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Kent Monkman, artist, filmmaker (born 13 November 1965 in St Marys, ON). Often addressing issues pertaining to both gay and Indigenous history, Kent Monkman is among the most skilled and successful artists of his generation.
Early Life and Education
Kent Monkman is a member of the Fish River Band in northern Manitoba. Of Swampy Cree, English and Irish descent, he was born in Ontario and raised in Manitoba, primarily in Winnipeg, as well as on various reserves in northern Manitoba. He was drawn to artmaking at an early age, and at 17 began to study illustration through a commercial art program at Sheridan College of Applied Arts in Brampton , ON. He subsequently attended various other Canadian and US institutions, including the Banff Centre, the Sundance Institute in Los Angeles and the Canadian Screen Training Institute. Later, he worked as a set and costume designer for theatrical productions in Toronto, eventually turning exclusively to artmaking. Working with traditional painting technique, along with performance, film and installation, Monkman explores aspects of his Indigenous heritage. Through appropriations of conventional Canadian history painting, flavoured with overt, often saucy homoerotic imagery, Monkman's paintings create a critique of the traditional way that this country's history has been recorded.
As a child growing up in Manitoba, Monkman was strongly affected by a sense of alienation from his Indigenous cultural traditions and by the general feelings of dispossession that are shared by Indigenous peoples living in larger Canadian urban environments. For his art, he found himself drawn to nineteenth century, romantic depictions of North American landscape painting by artists such as Edward Church, Thomas Cole and Albert Bierstadt. In particular, he was interested in the way that early Canadian artists such as Cornelius Krieghoff , Paul Kane and Peter Rindisbacher romanticized and idealized their depictions of Indigenous life and culture, while at the same time presenting the post-contact inhabitants of Canada as exotic specimens of a dwindling species.
A major early influence was the American painter and journalist George Caitlin, who made a career of painting beautiful, often very sympathetic portraits of Aboriginal Americans, but who, like most Europeans, saw the original inhabitants of North, Central and South America as a disappearing race in need of scientific study and as subjects for visual record. In addition to painting his subjects, Caitlin collected Aboriginal artefacts for display in his "Indian Gallery" in Philadelphia, and would even bring Aboriginal men and women to his exhibitions to stage dance performances, ostensibly in order to showcase what were presented as authentic demonstrations of their dying heritage.
Mature Work
Monkman has continued to mine the conventions of the romantic art of nineteenth century America, but although he makes direct appropriation of historical Canadian landscape and narrative imagery, his art is not an assimilation or development of that earlier tradition. Rather, the artist uses close re-creation of earlier artworks as an opportunity for ironic, often humorous representation of historical attitudes towards Indigenous culture, attitudes that persist today. With his art, he assumes a traditional Indigenous persona, that of the trickster, to subvert the viewer's expectations, creating visually lush, often mural-sized paintings that present oddly inverted narratives of Aboriginal/white interactions.
Of particular interest for Monkman is the depiction of homosexuality, which he sees as something accepted, even valued, in First Nations culture, but which he believes was pushed into the shadows by white prudery and the oppressive effect of Judeo-Christian beliefs. Depictions of Aboriginal and white males interacting in elaborate tableaus are designed to first shock, and then gently nudge the viewer into an awareness of the humorous irony of white expectations of cultural dominance. In his 2010 touring exhibition, The Triumph of Mischief, for example, Monkman combined large-scale, faux history- paintings depicting scenes of amorous encounters between "cowboys and Indians," with film,
photography and theatrical performance and featuring the starring character a "gay, crossdresser, two-spirited fan of Louis Vuitton," that he had puningly named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Miss Chief assumed the role of ringmaster of an elaborate and flamboyantly whirling circus that lambasts conventional myths of Aboriginal and white cultural contact.
Kent Monkman has achieved international recognition for his colourful and richly detailed combining of disparate genre conventions and also for his clever recasting of historical narratives. What is notable about Monkman's approach to his art is his tendency to rely on humour in his paintings and installations in order to get his message across, without preaching or scolding. The effectiveness of his method is evident in his wide acceptance.
Kent Monkman's works have been shown extensively throughout Canada, the US and in Europe. He has been featured in numerous group exhibitions and in solo exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts , the Winnipeg Art Gallery , the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection , and the Royal Ontario Museum . His film and video works have been presented at the 2007 and 2008 Berlinale in Berlin, and at the Toronto International Film Festival (2007). He is represented in numerous Canadian and international public collections, including those of the National Gallery of Canada , the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Glenbow Museum , the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Calgary, the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (See also Indigenous Art and Contemporary Trends in Canadian Art .
Canada 150
On January 26, 2017, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, Kent Monkman's attempt as both a curator an artist to address the past 150 years of Canadian history before Confederation, opened at the University of Toronto Art Centre. The exhibit's historically significant objects and works of art, including paintings by Robert Harris and Paul Kane, as well as large scale, realistic paintings by Monkman depicting, and more often than not critiquing, real or imagined events in Canada from the present back 150 years and more. One of the exhibits centerpieces, The Daddies (2016), a version of Robert Harris' legendary Fathers of Confederation (1884), which was destroyed in the fire that consumed the Parliament Building in 1916, but this time the participants in the Charlottetown Conference are arranged in a semi-circle around a naked Indigenous man in high heels, none other than Monkman's performance alter-ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. The exhibit will tour Canada until 2020, with stops in Kingston, Charlottetown, Halifax, Montréal, Winnipeg and Vancouver.


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James McCarthy celebrated his first start in the Barclays Premier League by setting Wigan on the way to their first win in six games against fellow struggles Wolves at Molineux.
McCarthy, signed last summer from Hamilton, followed up his debut goal against Hull in the FA Cup with the 59th-minute opener before Charles N'Zogbia added the second for the Latics.
Wolves goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann also saved a Hugo Rodallega penalty and both sides ended the game with 10 men as Wolves defender Richard Stearman and Wigan midfielder Hendry Thomas were sent off.
The visitors had looked the sharper side throughout with Rodallega causing problems for the shaky-looking Michael Mancienne and his fellow defenders.
N'Zogbia was also a threat with his pace and trickery and only a fine display by Hahnemann kept the score within reasonable bounds.
The Latics will also take pleasure from a rare clean sheet after conceding 31 goals on their travels this season.
But they were aided by a less than impressive home attack and it is no surprise, despite the efforts of Kevin Doyle, that they are the division's lowest scorers with just 17 goals.
Jody Craddock, making his 200th appearance for Wolves, almost played Hahnemann into trouble with an under-hit back pass but the former Reading player was able to clear as Rodallega threatened.
N'Zogbia was allowed to line up a shot after cutting in from the right but Craddock blocked his eventual drive.
Stearman became the first player to be yellow-carded for a touchline challenge on Paul Scharner while Wigan midfielder Thomas was also booked after a lunge at Stephen Ward.
Wolves looked jittery at the back and a misdirected pass from Kevin Foley allowed N'Zogbia a clear run at goal but Hahnemann parried his shot around the post.
Wigan looked the more threatening and Hahnemann needed two attempts to cling onto a low 30-yard free-kick from Thomas.
But after 18 minutes Sylvan Ebanks-Blake missed a golden chance to score his first Premier League goal in open play.
The former Plymouth player was played onside by Mario Melchiot after latching onto a pass from Nenad Milijas and he found himself with only Chris Kirkland to beat.
But, from 10 yards out, Ebanks-Blake poked his shot wide.
A long hopeful ball from Wigan debutant Gary Caldwell picked out Rodallega, who got in behind Mancienne, but he failed to make proper contact on his shot and Hahnemann was able to make the block.
Mancienne looked uncertain and failed to deal with a bouncing ball on the edge of the box and allowed Rodallega to send in his low shot which Hahnemann turned around the post.
Hahnemann was beaten by a fierce 25-yard drive from Rodallega, with Scharner the creator, but it cannoned off a post and back into play.
There was drama in the closing seconds of the half with Stearman being sent off and Hahnemann saving a penalty.
Stearman gave away a spot-kick when he tugged at the shirt of McCarthy and was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
But Hahnemann saved the penalty from Rodallega and then Scharner sent the rebound wide.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy made a half-time switch with Matt Jarvis replaced by David Jones as he adapted a 4-3-2 formation after Stearman's red card.
The visitors also made a change with Scharner, who picked up a knock in the scramble after Hahnemann's penalty save, making way for Jordi Gomez.
Hahnemann again came to Wolves rescue when he was perfectly positioned to keep out a fierce shot from Rodallega, who had been teed up by N'Zogbia.
Wigan finally made the breakthrough after 59 minutes through McCarthy's first league goal of
the campaign.
N'Zogbia shook off the challenge of Ward and squared the ball back to Rodallega who once again was denied by Hahnemann at close range. But this time the rebound fell to McCarthy who made no mistake from 12 yards.
Wigan were also reduced to 10 men after 66 minutes when Thomas committed his second bookable offence via a foul on Ward.
McCarthy immediately brought on Chris Iwelumo for Ebanks-Blake.
Wolves skipper Karl Henry was then booked for a challenge on Gomez and there was worse to come for the hosts as, with 18 minutes left, N'Zogbia doubled Wigan's lead.
The impressive Rodallega shrugged off the challenge of the lightweight Mancienne before the ball broke into the path of N'Zogbia and he cut in from the right before sending a left-footed drive into the corner of the net.
N'Zogbia went to celebrate with the Wigan fans and was yellow-carded for his actions.
Iwelumo had a fierce shot beaten away by Kirkland in a rare attack by Wolves.
Doyle was then booked for a challenge on N'Zogbia as Wolves finished well beaten.

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|10 Jan 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
New Build..Need Input
I'm running my "New Build" ideas past the forum to see what people think, I have not built in a long time so kinda "out of the loop" on newer parts.
I will be building this earlier than I first thought (with in a month now)
This computer will be used as a "Do any and everything" games,net,burn,play,vbox...ect
I could use all the Input I know you guys/gals have, don't just think it, please speak it too!!
So here it is, I think my final draft!
Case:$199.99 COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel
Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
MotherBoard:$264.99 EVGA X58 FTW3 132-GT-E768-KR LGA 1366 SATA
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L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
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Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Power Supply:$169.99 CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3
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48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner LightScribe Support
Monitor:$119.99 2x ASUS VE198T Black 19" 5ms LED BackLight LCD
monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 10,000,000:1
Total: $1669.00 ($1909.00/w Monitor) +tax and Small parts. (All Newegg.com prices)
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|10 Jan 2011
Windows 7 Professional
Looks good but I just want to comment on the case which I also own. The dust filter for the large side intake fan cannot be removed without removing the fan. And the front filter cannot be removed at all. Its embedded into the bezel (which can be removed and cleaned I guess!). Other than that the case is great loads of space and the large fans run pretty much silent. Oh and you may need an extension cable for 12v ATX power connector. Mine wouldnt reach the top of the case if I routed the cable through the cases cable management. I also own a Corsair 850AX PSU so I assume the cables will be the same length. An 8 Pin extension cable should only run you a couple of bucks so no big deal. Id also shop around $199US seems a little steep. I picked up mine for $169CAN
I also have 2 6850 cards in crossfire talk about cheap performance!!
Good luck with your build.
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|10 Jan 2011
jeepmann4x4, The system sounds wicked. Might I suggest just a tad larger PSU, I wouldn't want your top flight Crossfire boards to be starved. I would look into a 1000 watt - 1200 watt PSU as it shouldn't be much more than the 850, maybe 50-70 bucks. Also a system of this caliber without a SSD is just like hot apple pie without a scoop of french vanilla ice cream.
Edit: just checked on the EVGA mobo and it's a nVidia board and only supports SLI not Crossfire, so re-think the mobo or the GPU's. Good luck with your build and remember to take tons of pic's and share with us on the "show us your rig" thread !
|My System Specs
|11 Jan 2011
That CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W will handle those 6850's easily.
The MB "might" be able to do crossfire as well, not sure and could be wrong. Research it, might just need a BIOS update. On second though it might be SLI only.
Nice system MB, and system BTW. I do agree that an SSD drive would set it off, but I understand the expense. When I built my system, the SSD drive was to last to enter.
Edit - If you want the choice between SLI or Crossfire - Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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|11 Jan 2011
sygnus21, those GPU's don't work with the Mobo or the other way around so we're kind of in limbo!
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So what would be a good SLI set up in the same price point? SLI to GTX 460's.......wicked even if it's a $40 dollar bump per card.
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|11 Jan 2011
Windows 8.1 Pro
A number of things pop out immediately.
There are a number of reviews around. You should definitely take a look at Sandy Bridge.
Going after the fastest single GPU solution is the way to go IMO. Which in your case would be, either the GTX 570 or HD 6970. And my recommendation would be: GTX 570.
NVIDIA's Fermi based cards, sport much better all around performance under heavy AA/tessellation vs AMD's latest HD 6800/6900 cards.
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|11 Jan 2011
Honestly I know nothing of Nvidia's cards. Never had one. However as I pointed out, the Gigabyte UD5 motherboard will support either setup he chooses. The board gives him a choice.
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|11 Jan 2011
A number of things pop out immediately.
We all have opinions here, but let's just say a Core i7-950 on a 1366 MB isn't chop liver here
As for getting to 5gigs, yeah you could do it.... to what extreme, and what cost? Realistically the avarage everyday enthusist isn't even going to hit 5gig on a processor. I didn't say it couldn't be done, I said the avarage person isn't going to do it (because of all the work and expense involved in getting there)
I could hit 4+gig with my processor, and it would be a heck of a lot easier to do, and wouldn't require an elaberate setup
See my system specs.
Anyway that's my opinion.
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ICGEB at the 2012 edition of the Milan Cultural Festival "La Milanesiana"
The 13th edition of "La Milanesiana" Festival, showcasing Italian literature, music, cinema, art, philosophy, theatre and, this year, science - in attendance Mauro Giacca, Director ICGEB Trieste.
An international, multiform, artistic event taking place in Milano, Turin and Bergamo, with protagonists from across artistic, cultural and scientific disciplines, "La Milanesiana" offers a unique opportunity for exchange and enrichment of world cultures.
This year's event hosts 140 international speakers from 15 countries, Nobel and Pulitzer prizewinners, among numerous others and a huge number of the general public between 30 June and 19 July 2012.
The intervention by Prof. Mauro Giacca took place on 9 July 2012.


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I've got several false starts on blog posts that I've written up and then read over and thought 'ick, I can't post that'. So here I am on Good Friday, sitting at my desk wondering why in the world it's been weeks since I posted. Laziness and a lack of inspiration are part of it. March was a difficult month and I couldn't seem to get myself back into the swing of things.
But on Tuesday Mike Dellosso started an interesting discussion on the 7 Hours Facebook page. He posed the question of what would you do if you lost everything, job, house, family, etc. I commented that I had lost everything before but that God always turned things around for the better. Someone else commented that they would be angry, then sad, and then pick themselves back up again.
That stuck with me. Here I am realizing from past experience that the Lord always brings me through, yet I'm acting like this time things will be different. Like God can't possible pick me back up again. How ironic is that?
So this Easter, I'm picking myself back up. I can't keep living like I'm dead. I want to move forward in every aspect of my life instead of just waiting around to see what happens. I'm going to seriously begin pursuing publication again, whether that comes in the form of self-publication or traditional. I'm going to put more effort into promoting authors whose works I believe in. I'm going to put in more effort at work.
And most importantly, I'm going to put my focus back where it belongs, on Christ. He's the One who makes my life have purpose and meaning. It's for Him that I write. It's for Him that I work. And it's for Him that I live. It's high time I start acting like it again.
Have you ever found yourself in a position where you didn't know where to turn? Have you ever landed in a rut and didn't know how to get out of it?
I can guarantee one thing, sitting and waiting for things to change doesn't work. God brings the change in us. He performs the miracles. He makes a way for us to live lives pleasing to Him, but we have to pursue Him.
James 4:8 says to draw near to God and He will draw near to you. While it is God who works in us, we also have a job to do. And it's to look to Him. If we keep our eyes focused on ourselves, we'll miss where God is working. And you can't move forward that way.
What better time to draw near (or back) to God than on Easter weekend? This should be a time of great reflecting on exactly what Jesus gave for us so that we could be reconciled to Him. In the face of such love, my minor afflictions don't really seem that bad.


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a short trailer for the film, made for the forthcoming
International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam (Nov 22-Dec 2, 2007)
blog update – Jashn-e-Azadi has a trailer!Published November 14, 2007 azadi , from the film , images , screening news , words 5 Comments
a short trailer for the film, made for the forthcoming
5 Responses to "blog update – Jashn-e-Azadi has a trailer!"
May 23, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I am 62yrs old. I yearn to be with suffering people, over there, myself.
I do not know how and where to approach.
June 16, 2010 at 8:14 am
how can i get copy of the short film
April 15, 2012 at 12:41 am
Thank U for u kind concern for the oppressed masses but if u really want to help do something for the people who are languishing in jails for foghtong for the oppressed people
January 29, 2012 at 7:32 am
My heart goes out for the Kashmiri people who are being subjected to continuous and ruthless violence of suppression and subjugation by Indian and Pakistani forces on their own territory on either side of the LOC. It is high time for both India and Pakistan to seriously make a rethink on their respective policies on kashmir before they pay the price for their sins in kashmir. Commendable and excellent job of Mr. KAK for his depiction of ground reality of Kashmir valley and the mindless violence unleashed on the innocent Kashmiris by the suppressive forces of India and pakistan.Good Job Sir. Hats off to you.
February 4, 2012 at 5:42 pm
State sponsored terror is a black spot on Indian democracy. The collective conscious of Indians is also dead. They very well know what role Indian paramilitary forces are playing but are mum. Please wake up and follow your conscious and sto your politicians from killing innocent Kashmiris.
Hafiz Ullah


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Mike Lennon
Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 30
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:33 pm
Post subject: Free Leitrim & Roscommon Search Facility
Last week the Irish Family History Foundation launched its new website
From this site you can access birth, marriage and death records up to 1900 for 16 counties, including Roscommon and Leitrim. More counties will be added over the coming months.
There is a Free Search facility as well as Pay-Per-View when you require full details from either the church or state records.
The Free Search window is easy to use and can save you a lot of time.
Happy searching
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Jim Irvine
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Posts: 59
Location: Liverpool, England
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:14 pm
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I had a look at this and I'm not sure how useful it actually is. I suppose it could narrow down a search if you really had little idea of who you were looking for and where.
I would certainly prefer if the search results gave a parish instead of just 'Leitrim'. Otherwise you could have far too many hits, especially on common names - and at 5 euros a throw that's a lot of cash.
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Karen Elias
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 7
Location: Flanders New Jersey
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:13 am
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It is possible to figure out where the various records come from without paying for them. It's just a bit of work.
You have to check for a first and last name. Once you have found the hits for that name you will need to enter a specific parish/civil district in the space indicated. For instance, two Patrick Scollans were married in Leitrim. One in 1847 and one in 1851.
I would have to click on 1847 Patrick and start entering different parishes/civil districts to see where that record was found. Then do the same thing for 1851 Patrick.
Sometimes you will find both a civil and church record for the same person if the records are after 1864. You can also check to see what records are available for each parish and civil district.
It's definitely doable but it takes a little time.
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Jim Irvine
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Location: Liverpool, England
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:31 pm
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I'm sure you're right. I'm just a bit cynical when it comes to the Genealogical Centres. Everything they do seems just a mite too expensive for my liking. I'm sure it would work quite well if the name you are looking for is a bit unusual but for a common name I imagine it would be less friendly.
I tried looking for one person whose details I know and got quite a few possible hits. At 5 euros per query that would have added up to quite a lot of money. If I was looking for someone whose details I was unsure about I dread to think what it would cost.
Fortunately I have an LDS library near at hand so I will just continue looking at the microfilms they provide.
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Location: new york city
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:34 pm
Post subject: Buyer Beware! It's not worth the $$$
I decided to bite the bullet and purchase credit to view the records. I don't think I got my money's worth. Paid 10 euros to view a marraige and a baptismal record.
On the marriage "record":
No information other than the names and date of marriage. No witnesses or place or residence listed so I basically paid Five euro to see nothing.
On the baptism "record"
again- the only info you see is paren'ts name and the child's name and date of the baptism. No information on occupation, residence, or witnesses.
Someone on this message board was able to provide the witness, residence, and occupation information on these exact same marriage and baptism records for me(FOR FREE NO LESS! thanks fellow researchers!), so I know the info is available in the records.
This is just my humble opinion- but this web site is a rip off.
Also- you only get access to the record for 48 hours. if you don't transcribe or print the record you have to pay the fee again to access it.
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Tom Coughlan
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:32 pm
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I agree the search facility is very useful, but would caution against the use of the actual charged view facility. I availed of the special Easter discount to request some views. Not one of the baptisms gave sponsors' names. Most of them did not include townlands. The only marriage transcription I asked for did not include the fathers' names or townlands. And I paid to view 2 death records for similarly named men - they turned out to be identical records listed twice. I would recommend using the basic search facility, then either going to the film yourself or even paying a professional to do so. At least then you will get the full detail, and either confirmation it is record you're looking for or isn't. For 10 a go, the least one could expect is a full transcription, and clearly that isn't available, and as for the duplicate records, that is shockingly poor.
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Dear All, I have paid for quite a few records online and, as has already been said, got a few pretty scanty reports back but have also gathered quite a bit of information from some which have included townlands, sponsors etc. I'm trying to avail of the 5 Euro offer at the moment as I'd hate to count up how many 10 Euro's I would have spent otherwise. I was just thinking that for future searches it would be helpful to share the costs if people were researching the same surnames or by posting that which we have purchased but does not have a connection with our own ancestors. Just a thought. Fiona
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Dear All,
It is always fascinating to read other people's comments on a new link. I too took a quite evening an gave this site a workout using data from original source documents to test my theories. My conclusion - typical heritage centre rip-off! Some of my observations:
1) these are transcriptions, not origial images, thus secondary sources, not "proof" of anything
2) seem to have "corrected" the spelling of surnames (they say varients, but don't list all the varients found)
3) Not all data on the record is transcribed
4) found the husband in a marriage but not the wife (interesting)
5) they seem to have ignored the PLU districts which were the ones used for Civil registration
6) beyond me why anyone would pay 5 euro to look at a Civil Reg index when you can go to the FHC and look for free, plus get vol and page number to order original if required
7) takes quite a bit of work to search all possibilities
On the positive side:
1) it can be used to narrow a range of years if you are not sure of dates
2) Catholic Parish records such as Athleague/Fuerty which were not filmed by the FHL are on this site and again, can be used to give leads to further research. Personally, I would pay a researcher to look up and transcribe from the film at the NLI rather than this route.
All in all, I will use it, but only the free area.
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Here is DC's lineup
2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Batfleck, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and the Suicide Squad)
2017: Wonder Woman and Justice League Part One
2018: The Flash and Aquaman
2019: Shazam and Justice League Part Two
2020: Cyborg and Green Lantern
Warner Bros., parent of DC Comics, also announced the LEGO Batman movie for 2017, although that won't count towards the DC universe.
Although unconfirmed on the dates, there are also two new standalone Superman and Batman films. Should be some interesting times for comic and superhero fans.
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AustralianForeign Minister Julie Bishop has raised objections to China's militarisationof the East Sea after reports that a Chinese bomber capable of carrying anuclear warhead had landed in the Paracel archipelago.
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Bishop on May 21 held talkswith her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 foreignministers' meeting in Argentina, ABCNews reported.
The Australian ministerdescribed the discussion as "very warm and candid and constructive" and saidshe would shortly visit the Chinese capital of Beijing.
She also affirmed thatAustralia would "continue to approach our bilateral relationship with goodwilland realism and pragmatism and open communication".
While the meeting inArgentina was obviously intended to achieve a diplomatic thaw, Bishop confirmedshe had raised objections about China's activities in the East Sea.
Australia's position hasbeen very clear and consistent and it is very well known to China, she said,adding that Canberra's concern about militarisation of disputed features in theEast Sea has been the subject of a number of discussions.
Bishop also discussed theEast Sea issue with the US at the G20 meeting. She said Australia wouldcontinue to exercise its rights to freedom of navigation and overflight "andsupport the rights of others to do so" – and had conveyed that position toChina.


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|Sweetie and Chey Admire Antreas Alter's Beauiful Aurora Borealis
"What's that behind your back?" I said.
"Nothing," she said.
"Show me your hand," I said.
"The other one," I said.
"Now show me both of your hands at the same time."
That one perplexed her.
"Sweetie," I said, "you might have gotten away with it if you hadn't dragged the copy so large."
"It's not big," she said.
"It's the size of an SUV," I said. "Let me see it." She held it out.
Sweetie, it seems, had come home with a black metal fan on a rotating brass gimbal.
They're awesome.
There are now four of them creating a sense of drama at our sub-orbital asteroid retreat. Teleport here to see them.
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Todd Sharpville + David McAlmont + Melanie Masson + Marcus Bonfanti + Paul Lamb
Fine guitarist Sharpville has opened for Pink and Joe Cocker, and is widely regarded as one of Europe's best bluesmen. Here he presents a Christmas line-up which includes many top flight session players and guest singers across the night.
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Last week we finally held our much anticipated janggu concert. After just 6 weeks of studying the janggu (8 classes in total) we were put on the stage to show off what we had learned. We were really worried because we hadn't practiced in a week, and even our rehearsal before the show wasn't so great, this was to be our first time performing without the music notes on the board in front of us.
Our teacher, Mr. Oh, performing on the kkwaenggwari
Fortunately, we were the last of the three performances scheduled for the day. The first performance of the afternoon was a professional Samulnori group, lead by our teacher, Mr. Oh. Watching this performance after 6 weeks of studying the janggu was like a whole new experience for me. While to the untrained ear, the music of samulnori can just sound like a jumble of unorganized sounds, but after studying the rhythms in our janggu class I was able to pick out various rhythms that they were playing.
After the professional performers cleared the stage, it was time for the second performance of the day, a group of foreign students from Hanyang University performed Samulnori playing the janggu and the buk (a smaller round drum which is beaten with a thicker drumstick). We all really enjoyed watching them playing the buk, waving their arms around whenever they weren't hitting the drum...
Finally, it was the moment we had been waiting for. We all filed on stage. Two students introduced themselves and thanked our teacher and the staff for making the class possible. Then, we got settled and our teacher banged on the kkwaenggwari (mini brass gong) and we started our performance.
If you're curious how we did, just check the video. But, I can say, our final performance was much, much better than our rehearsals. We finally pulled it all together in the end!
Thanks to the staff of the Korean National Folk Museum for providing this free class to us. I hope I get another chance to study the janggu, it was such a fun experience!


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Ethnic holiday activities draw crowds to Omaha
By Paige Yowell
Omaha World-Herald
OMAHA, Neb. — Tourists wanting to experience the holidays around the world are finding festivities just a bus ride away — to Omaha, Nebraska.
Last week, 22 motorcoach tours from across the country converged on the city for a smattering of Christmas festivities, and local businesses and hoteliers are seeing the boost in a time of year when some hotel rooms sit empty.
More Christmas-themed tours are expected this week, but the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau said that last week may have been the busiest tour week in December in the city's history.
They come for Christmas in Germany at the German American Society; Christmas in Greece at the Greek Orthodox Church; Christmas in Mexico on South 24th Street; Irish Christmas at Father Flanagan's Boys Town; plus other holiday events, like the poinsettia display at Lauritzen Gardens, the Omaha Symphony's Christmas program and "A Christmas Carol" at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
Valarie Dean, manager of Bilbrey Tours of Abilene, Texas, told the Omaha World-Herald the motorcoach tour company sent a group of just under 40 people to Omaha last week.
"It just blew me away, all of the diversity that area has," Dean said. "We called it 'Christmas around the world.' It's like doing a European tour within the United States … in Nebraska."
Cathy Keller, vice president of sales and services at the Omaha visitors bureau, said at least 800 people making up 22 different tour groups from California, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and elsewhere came to Omaha last week.
The organization has been selling Omaha, with its various December events, to the tours for about 10 years, Keller said.
"It's been continually growing. About half of those tours are repeat tours. About half are new tours," Keller said.
Keller estimated that about 1,200 people were in town on bus tours late last week. All told, their hotel rooms, event tickets, restaurant tabs and other buying added up to a $250,000 jolt to the local economy, she said.
For instance, this year, about 10 percent of the Omaha Symphony's ticket sales are from tour groups. That's up from about 8 percent last year, said sales manager Deanna Garcia.
The German American Society near 120th and L Streets puts on a Christmas dinner and program for the groups — complete with pork schnitzel, lederhosen and German singing and dancing, said Frank Freihaut, the organization's president. The club served 630 people on tour groups last week, Freihaut said.
"The last three or four years it has grown to where they're able to put several buses on one day," Freihaut said. "We're all volunteer, so it really helps us out."
He estimated that the not-for-profit club made about $19,000 from tours last week, before expenses, to support its mission: fostering the elements of German culture, including the music, song, dance, food and language.
Patsy Looney of St. Louis was one attendee last week at the German-American spectacle. She said she had no idea what to expect, coming to Omaha, but was pleasantly surprised by all it had to offer.
"The food is fabulous. The variety of cultural experiences is fabulous," Looney said.
She said she and her husband have been "here, there and everywhere" on tours including trips to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Lake Ontario, Canada. "We love not having to do the driving or planning," Looney said.
Dawn Benson, who traveled from Minnesota on a tour group, said she was impressed by Lauritzen Gardens' poinsettia display.
"They always find great things to see and do, no matter where we go," Benson said of the tour group operator.
The tours range in price depending on the destination and attractions. One "Christmas in Omaha" tour, offered by Rustad Tours of Kerkhoven, Minnesota, is advertised on the company's website as $875 for an individual. That includes lodging, food, admission to all events and transportation.
The groups have been a boon for hotels, where business slows in December, with business travelers especially slowing down, said Magnolia Hotel Manager Tim Darby. Tour groups can help make up for that, he said.
"This year is better than it has been from a tour standpoint," Darby said.
In years past, the tours might reserve a block of 20 hotel rooms for a group, but only 15 would actually be rented. This year, the tours are filling up their entire reservation, Darby said.
The hotel also has picked up some revenue in serving the groups lunches or dinners. The Magnolia, downtown at 16th and Howard Streets, stays busy on weekends with holiday parties and weddings, Darby said. But the groups, popular with retired people, usually come through midweek, when the hotel isn't as full.
Along with hotels and various arts organizations, the tours also headed to Cascio's Steakhouse, Hollywood Candy in the Old Market and the Lithuanian Bakery. The Bohemian Cafe, before it closed, had been a big hit in the past.
Cascio's owner Alfie Cascio said business from the groups is up this year. He served groups nearly every day last week, either for lunch or dinner.
"This year's just been overwhelming," Cascio said. "I've already turned down three of them."
Chuck Rustad of Rustad Tours sent a tour group to Omaha last week that hit several cultural events, plus the symphony, Lauritzen Gardens and others. He's been bringing groups to Omaha for at least 10 years, he said.
"It is popular with them," Rustad said. "They all come back quite amazed. They don't think of what's in Omaha. They know the zoo and they know Warren Buffett, and they come back pleasantly surprised."
He'll be back again next year, in March, with another group for an Irish-themed tour.


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Dan Streible writes on April 3, 2014:
A lovely symbol of the morning after Orphans Amsterdam. Tulips (orange, no less) outside the houseboat Anna, on (in?) which Bill Brand and I stayed during the symposium. A nice 20-minute stroll to and from EYE each day and night.
|along Brouwersgracht
More news, follow-up, and documentation coming to this blog soon. But for now it must be said that Amsterdam and EYE were ideal hosts for NYU's Orphan Film Symposium. And the event itself was a grand success. Exciting rediscoveries, premieres of new works and new restorations, captivating presentations, eclectic (very) variety of content, lots of surprises, happy serendipities, genuine joy, and dare we say love amongst the symposiasts / orphanistas.
Let me take this first reawakening moment to recount just one of the rewarding rhymes that played out, connecting beginning and end in serendipitous manner. It involves animation legend Felix the Cat. Neither screening was on the original 'run of show' (or draaiboek, they/we/Anna Dabrowska say in Dutch).
At the Monday morning Orphans Orientation on Obsolescence, I opted to begin with a screening of the four minutes of outtakes from USC's Fox Movietone News Collection piece catalogued as Josephine Baker Visits Volendam (Aug. 24, 1928, viewable via the MIRC DVR). It was too apt not to show. Greg Wilsbacher kindly scanned the 35mm.
|Courtesy of University of South Carolina Moving Image Research Collections
The story of how the fun Baker footage got to South Carolina includes a story of its origins from an Amsterdam-based company called Mac-Djorski-Films. Turns out that Djorski was a pseudonym used by George Debels, a pioneer of Dutch animation. And that EYE has put a few of his early works online at Film in the Netherlands). After opening night, I decided we needed to see a sampling of Debels animation after seeing Josphine Baker on the big screen. So I took the liberty of cribbing from the site and making a slide that included this 18 seconds of digital video:
On the left is a clip from Een avontuurtje in 't luchtrium (An Adventure in the Skies, 1919), an advertising film for E.L.T.A. -- Eerstte Luchtverkeer Tentoonstelling Amsterdam [the First Aviation Exhibition Amsterdam] -- which was also one of the earliest Dutch animated films. On the right is an excerpt from Debels/Djorski's 1923 film advertising Niemeyer pipe tobacco. Both short silent movies are viewable in complete form at filminnederland.nl.
The latter has its own serendipitous connection to Orphans at EYE, in that it features Debels' rendering of Koko the Clown, a creation of Max Fleischer; EYE's day-long "Celebrate Cinema" on March 30 featured a screening of Koko's Queen (Fleischer, 1926). The latter was one of two films preserved through the National Film Preservation Foundation's newly announced repatriation partnership with EYE to identify silent American films thought lost but actually surviving in the Netherlands archive. The other, Clarence Cheats at Croquet (a Thanhouser Co. comedy, 1915), was presented by Ned Thanhouser at both Celebrate Cinema day and the Orphan Film Symposium.
Curiously, Debels not only copies Fleischer's Koko in his tobacco ad, he also has Koko introduce Felix the Cat -- who in turn draws the various men who enjoy smoking Niemeyer tobacco. A creation of animators Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer, Felix was (like Koko) first seen on screen in 1919. He was a popular movie star throughout the 1920s, recognized even then as a veritable sine qua non for the art of the motion picture (see the cover of Donald Crafton's great book Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1898-1928). Never mind that this is Debels/Djorski's unauthorized drawing of Felix selling tobacco. A Felix it is.
On closing night, the closing act was Dennis Doros & Mary Huelsbeck (WCFTR), with an hour of seldom-seen and never-before-seen works by American maverick Shirley Clarke, a preview of more of Milestone's Project Shirley releases. The material comes mostly from the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. More surprises! Including Shirley Loves Felix, a video (repeat: video) production in which Clarke performs while talking about the images upon which she is superimposed -- a copy of her prized film print of a Felix the Cat cartoon. The undated video was produced during her time on the UCLA faculty (1975-85). The on-screen Shirley tells us how she perpetually watched Felix to lift her spirits. And then, from Milestone Cinematheque, an inspired idea: an HD edition of her 16mm print of Felix Out of Luck (1924) from daughter/video artist Wendy Clarke -- with a newly added music score, selected from the unreleased jazz recording sessions done for Shirley Clarke's first feature film, The Connection (1961).
From Milestone's Kickstarter page for Portait of Jason, with Shirley's handwritten note:
When I was still a young girl, I had about twenty Felix the Cat toys, from tiny wooden ones to large stuffed Felixes that my parents brought back from France. I had a Felix the Cat costume that my French governess made for me to attend a girlfriend's costume party. Also, I had a 16mm film by Otto Messmer called Felix Out of Luck. So, I would sit watching my Felix film in my Felix the Cat costume, surrounded by my entire collection of Felix the Cats.-- Shirley Clarke quoted in The New American Filmmakers Series, no. 39, Whitney Museum of American Art, Dec. 5-27, 1987.
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|Photo from Radio Age (April 1956), harvested from the awesome Lantern <http://lantern.mediahist.org>.
I don't know if Clarke had it in mind, but the connection between video signal and the 1920s popularity of Felix reminds me how RCA's first experimental television broadcasts fed a test image showing a papier-mâché Felix rotating on a turntable. I should also note that my slideshow was informed by a richly illustrated essay by Mette Peters.
|PPT slide no. 20 of 48 (March 31, 2014)
I was not previously familiar with her work, but was glad to have credited it on screen -- since it turned out she was in the audience. She too works at EYE. So many talented people there! The full article is online. Mette Peters, "Het animatie maakproces in het archief. De vroegste Nederlandse animatiefilms [The Animation Creation Process in the Archive: The Earliest Dutch Animation], TMG, Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis [Journal of Media History], vol. 15, no. 1 (2012): www.tmgonline.nl/index.php/tmg/article/view/6/55


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It is June, 30, 2015, 11:50 pm
10 mins left before the end of June!
It was a fun challenge, I did miss a few days (which I am planning to make up for) and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. :)
Anyway, as promised the second part of our vlog.
And so goodbye June, it was a super fabulous month!


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Remember that time I coveted that unicorn pin I should have saved for today? Linking to that is going to ruin the effect of what I am about to show you, but I don't care. Have a look:
It's a seahorse! Made out of a bunch of crazy gemstones! And gold! I like it, okay? It's super pretty, and seahorses are really cool. And it's wearing a crown. This seahorse is so fancy it has been crowned King of the Ocean. I like fancy seahorses in crowns. And I want to wear one on my person. But only for a few seconds and then I want to put it somewhere safe because holy cow. I don't know how people who aren't rich only in their imaginations survive; I'm sad for the rest of the day if I drop a slice of pizza on the ground.
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- ON SET: Brent Renaud shoots on the Central High set.
The Renaud brothers, Brent and Craig, have made a career of telling difficult stories. The Little Rock-born documentarians have traveled the globe during the past decade, navigating war zones and wading through the bowels of society. Their films chart essential and pressing political and social issues of the day — the war in Iraq, drug abuse, elections — but never delve into critique. They film directly, without narration, without statistics, without any sort of commentary — just simply in dogged pursuit of the story.
That ethic serves them well in "Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later," the brothers' new documentary, which is scheduled to debut at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, on HBO. Within the swirl of national news coverage sure to surround the anniversary, their project stands as perhaps the best chance to stand out, to penetrate that ever-refreshing news cycle and to motivate people across the country to consider the legacy of integration.
The Renauds started this project more than a year ago, just as ground was broken for the National Historic Site Visitor Center across from Central. As they customarily do, the brothers spent months in research mode: They talked with students and teachers, sat in on classes and visited the cafeteria.
During their first few months on campus, Brent said in a recent phone interview, "What we kept getting from teachers and students, both black and white, was, 'Are you going to tell the same old story of Central High? Or are you going to tell the real story? Are you going to just tell how far we've come and celebrate our victories? Or are you going to be bold enough to tell the story of what's going on here, about the fact that a lot of kids do get left behind?' "
Archival footage provides a brief introduction, but the documentary is decidedly not a rehash of conflict and triumph. Instead, the filmmakers dive headlong into the dynamics of Central High today. The Renauds leave no stone uncovered: They film students white and black, failing and thriving, livid and apathetic; and teachers young and old, despondent and hopeful, pragmatic and angry. They film in classrooms, at lunch, on the playing fields, in students' homes and on the street. Everywhere, race is the central issue.
Along the way, familiar faces express familiar sentiments. Minnijean Brown Trickey of Little Rock, a vocal member of the Nine, worries about progress. Brandon Love, the black student body president and author of "Two Centrals" — an essay he submitted for college applications that the Arkansas Times published earlier this year — offers the essence of his argument: Central remains segregated, divided along an invisible line between Advanced Placement classes and the rest of the largely black school.
Nancy Rousseau, the school's principal, offers her customary refrain, caught on film during a Parent Teacher Association meeting attended almost entirely by white mothers: "We are continuing in our effort to pull more of our minority students into our upper-level classes. Is it perfect? No. But we've come a long way, too. We're working on things here."
The most affecting scenes capture students in more candid moments. In a child development class, Shannon Ellender, a white teacher, asks her mostly black class why, statistically, blacks perform three or four grade levels below whites at Central? One animated black student says that blacks have more responsibility around the house. Another suggests that whites "have had it all fed on a silver spoon," but blacks "have to work for everything." Within this discussion, Ellender asks her students to raise their hand if a family member has been to prison. All of the black students, giggling knowingly, raise their hand. Then Ellender asks how many of their friends have been killed. Several students recount murders in grisly detail: One girl lost two uncles to drug deals gone bad, a boy's brother was tied up and burned to death in another drug deal that went awry and another girl's best friend was stabbed multiple times.
Later, in stark juxtaposition, the filmmakers follow Ellender to her after-school position as the school's golf coach. Her players, she says, have fathers who are doctors and chief executive officers of huge investment firms; she can't think of a mother who works. These students came to Central because of the academic prestige, she says. "I think we live in a different world than the black students," says one skinny young golfer, ball cap cocked high. "When they're in high school they see their friends making a lot of money selling drugs or whatever. Where we are, we see older parents making money having a family. Our parents, I think, try to put that in our head. They see an easy way out and just try to go for it. They don't care about school."
The Renauds further expose the broadness of the Central High spectrum as they travel home with several students. One white student lives in the Heights, drives an SUV and has an older brother (a Central alum) at Princeton; his mother is in the PTA. Another student, a 17-year-old aspiring black boxer, has been kicked out of the house by his mother, and is in danger of failing the ninth grade. Another black student, who takes Advanced Placement classes, lives in a tiny ramshackle house without a functioning stove, a working kitchen sink, or heating and air. Yet another black student, a 16-year-old black softball player, has two kids.
"When we're involved in a film, it really becomes our life completely," Brent Renaud says. "We try to explore as much of it as we can." To that end, the brothers filmed about 100 hours of footage — they typically work at a 10:1 ratio for what's shot and what's kept. The recent School Board melee, notably, isn't included. But within just 70 minutes, it's amazingly expansive.
All racial and socioeconomic groups get a say. So, too, do local activists and city leaders. They address myriad problems within and outside of the school: black-on-black violence, racism, illiteracy, parental apathy and government indifference.
The film concludes, powerfully, with candid archival footage of the Nine, who are wide-eyed, beaming and giggling — a little goofy even. They're not icons, they're kids.
"It's astonishing that we had 16- or 17-year-olds doing what adults should've been doing," Brent Renaud says. "I think a lot of people think of Central High as a sort of a black cloud over the community that continues to put a spotlight on race relations in Arkansas, when, in truth, it's probably no better or no worse than any community in America.
"Minnijean always says, 'Central High is in Little Rock, but it's not really about Little Rock. It's about our country as a whole.' So far, different people who've seen the film already — people in Chicago, New York, Detroit and San Francisco — are telling us, 'It was exactly like that in my community. I never noticed it or I never thought about it like this.' It seems to be able to touch on a wider core. Just like Little Rock and Central told us about ourselves in 1957, I think Central High continues to do that today."


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The Impact of Environmental Certification on U.S. Hardwood Flooring Manufacturers
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The Impact of Environmental Certification on U.S. Hardwood Flooring Manufacturers Curt Alt (ABSTRACT) A nation-wide survey of hardwood flooring manufacturers was conducted in the spring of 1998. The objectives of the study were to determine the differences in beliefs towards certification between certified and non-certified hardwood flooring manufacturers and to explore the decision to certify and the implications of that decision. Those objectives were chosen because certification is a developing phenomenon of which there are some aspects that remain unknown. The survey consisted of a mail questionnaire that was sent to more than 250 hardwood flooring manufacturers. The questionnaire was used to collect demographic and attitudinal information from the respondents about certification. The second part of the research used the Analytic Hierarchy Process to model the decision process hardwood flooring manufacturers go through when deciding whether or not to certify. Data were collected as part of the mail questionnaire. The final goal of the research, to explore the experiences of certified manufacturers, was met through the use of personal interviews with the manufacturers. The results from the mail survey indicated that certified hardwood flooring manufacturers tended to be smaller than non-certified hardwood flooring manufacturers. The total amount of certified hardwood flooring produced in the U.S. in 1997 was estimated to be 435,579 bdft, roughly 0.1% of the total reported amount of hardwood flooring produced. The research also indicated that certified manufacturers felt that there was a need for certification in the U.S. and that it was the environmentally responsible thing to do, while the non-certified manufacturers felt that that was untrue. The most important factor in the non-certified manufacturers' decision whether to certify is the profit potential of the product, while the certified manufacturers based their decision to certify on the marketing advantages, image benefits, and access to new markets that the certified product provides. Overall, certified and non-certified hardwood flooring manufacturers hold widely differing views on certification, and those differing beliefs contribute to the choices each group makes.
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Adrienne Leonardo, 24
Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Instrumentation and Electrical Engineer
What do you actually do?
I work with other disciplines to manage a variety of upstream projects that are designed to improve the safety and production capabilities of Chevron's existing facilities. I'm responsible for the aspects of the projects that affect the facilities' electrical equipment and any associated Instrumentation.
Years in your current job?
2 years 2 months
Years living/working in Midland?
2 years 3 Months
B.S. Electrical Engineering
My husband (Brett) and I both reside in Midland.
What sets you apart from other professionals in your industry/field?
I took a fairly unconventional path after university. Most students coming out of my engineering program tend to go into electronics-heavy industries, but I decided to work in oil and gas, which is much more systems and process based, and much more involved in the power engineering aspect of electrical engineering. My unusual educational background required me to learn quickly on the job in order to gain skills on par with my peers, and my perseverance is what ultimately allowed me to achieve this.
What has been your greatest professional challenge and how have you overcome it?
When I first started out working for Chevron right out of college, it was overwhelming trying to learn as much as I could to get myself up to speed with how all the facilities operated. The best way for me to overcome that "drinking out of a firehouse" feeling was to ask questions and be patient with myself. The learning process is just that—a process—and it's completely normal to struggle through it.
What goals have you set for the next five to 10 years?
I'd like to earn an MBA within the next five to ten years and continue working in the energy sector. As I gain breadth in knowledge and experience early in my career, I'll be able to bring more clarity to what I'd like to specialize in during the MBA program.
What is your biggest accomplishment?
Getting into the Smittcamp Family Honors College at California State University, Fresno in 2011 has definitely been one of the biggest accomplishments I've had to date because the support the honors program provided was a huge factor for me in successfully landing an internship and ultimately a full-time offer with Chevron. The honors program helped set me on an amazing career trajectory with my top choice of energy company after graduation.
How are you involved in the community?
Describe your volunteerism and charitable involvement. I have been volunteering at Casa de Amigos as a GED tutor the past year and a half, and assist with teaching math, English, writing, science, and social studies topics covered in the GED exam. I also currently serve as a Meals on Wheels volunteer with Chevron on a monthly basis and deliver meals to homebound residents in Midland. This past spring, I also volunteered on the United Way of Midland Education Evaluation Panel and participated in site visits to multiple Midland-based nonprofits that provide educational services in order to determine funding allocation to eligible nonprofits.
What are you most passionate about?
I'm most passionate about finding ways to make an impact on my community. I lived in California and Virginia previously, and one of the biggest lessons I've learned from living in vastly different parts of the country is that the best way to integrate yourself into a community is to reach out and find ways to contribute your time and resources to making it even better, such as through volunteering. Midland has been so welcoming, and it's important for me to reciprocate that sentiment by getting involved in community events and local nonprofits.
What has been the most influential person in your life?
My husband has been the most influential person in my life by far. He moved all the way to West Texas with me, and at one point, I was facing some professional challenges and doubting my own abilities. I asked him if he thought that I was good enough to push through and succeed, and he said, "It doesn't matter if I think you can do it. If you think you can do it, then I think you can do it." His advice on shedding that self-doubt and ultimately believing in myself has stuck with me ever since.
Tell us something unique about yourself.
I fell in love with skiing in college, and I have plans to ski in as many different states and countries as I can! So far, I've skied in California, New Mexico, and Colorado, but I'm hoping to head to Utah and Canada in the next two years.
Please add any pertinent information we've missed and explain why you feel you deserve to be named one of Midland's 20 Under 40.
Although I'm still early in my career, I've strived for excellence both in my career with Chevron and in the volunteer work I do in Midland. So many people have helped me realize my potential along the way, including family members, coworkers, and fellow volunteers, and while Midland's 20 Under 40 recognizes individuals who have made a difference in their professional lives, in a way I think Midland's 20 Under 40 is also a celebration of the amount of support that Midland community members have provided for so many young and up-and-coming professionals. Behind every individual that's being honored are scores of community members who have rooted for us all along the way. I'm so honored to be recognized with this cohort of amazing professionals, and I fully intend to continue to work toward achieving success in my professional life and giving back to the community I've become a part of.


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The links in this article will all be to Japanese-language news stories; I hope to provide good reading practice to those of you that are interested, as well as interesting pics and bite-size chunks of news for those of you that don't do the moon-speak.
Firefighters all over Japan practiced for a event on the 26th that I will translate as Cultural Assets Fire Day. In this picture, they are hosing down Nagoya Castle, using a truck with a fifty-meter ladder.
An old man helps a child notch and aim a lucky arrow. There are twelve targets, and depending on whether they get hit or not, predictions are made as to how the weather and harvests will be. This year, ten targets were hit, and a very detailed fortune was told.
There was a protest march suing for peace in the middle east in Kyoto recently. The above picture, however, is actually for an article talking about worries that all the fighting in Gaza is leading to anti-antisemitism.* The above demonstration took place in London. Ah, middle-easterners and their love of shoes...
The above pic actually refers to a video article, of interest even if you can't speak Japanese, of the Nagasaki Lantern festival. I've been to the event twice; and may get around to uploading a youtube video with footage. You know how my video promises go though...
Bonus English story:
A film about the dolphin slaughters that happen each year in a secluded cove in Japan is a hit. The movie, titled The Cove, may soon bring Japan the amount of shame that seems to be required to get things to change. And good thing too; the dolphin meat is full of toxic mercury!
*I can't help but wonder if we need a new term, as antisemitism technically means "against Semitic language speakers" (Arabs use Semitic languages too). Anti-Israel won't work, because I think one can be anti-Israel without being anti-Jewish...
Did I just say something controversial?


text: EMI Music just announced in conjunction with Steve Jobs that they're going DRM-free with their online music sales. Not only that, but they're offering higher bit rates too! It sounds like they're offering various bit rates that you can choose from up to CD quality, although that part isn't clear yet. The presentation is still in progress in London. Single DRM-free songs at higher bit rates will be $1.29 on iTunes. Full album prices will stay the same. Now that's really, really cool. Kudos to EMI on this. http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2623 http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/


text: Project: RapidLED solderless kit (3" plug-in wires between lights) Situation: 12 blue and 12 white LEDs in 4x6 row layout. I screwed them on in an alternating pattern for an even look. (Obviously, I did not plan the connections in advance.) I have 2 drivers and dimming capability. Thought it best to have blues on one driver, white on the other. Now that I try to hook it up I see it is not possible with 3" connectors. (mad face) Would you just put half of both light colors on each driver at this point? This IS in a school, so not as crucial as if it were in someone's home.


text: The flats off of Ingleside Points are a sand and grass mix with good access to the deep water of Corpus Christi Bay. Redfish can be caught on the flats through out the year. There is long reef that runs west from the cut in the point for over a mile.


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Wildlife Shields
It is the story of all life that is holy and good to tell, and of us two-leggeds sharing in it with the four-leggeds and the wings of the air and all green things; for these are children of one mother and their father is one Spirit. Black Elk 1863-1950
During my first tropical snorkeling experience, I was blown away by the designs swimming around me- an indelible spark struck instigating the Wildlife series. The abstract patterns and textures on convex wall shields bow to Nature's ingenious design constantly evolving for each unique environment. Starting with patterns on dinner plates, this series was made to grow. (Early Works)
Motivated, I became a certified diver in the Puget Sound, dove in tropical seas and climbed the North Cascade peaks to learn from our diverse environments and extraordinary life. A shield is defined as a person or thing providing protection from harm and also heralds honor of and sense of family and here, species. The convex wall Shields offer a lens, an eye into wonder and the genius with which we share this planet.
The Wildlife work is a celebration and honoring of life in the spirit of the Oglala Sioux Holy Man.
Hand-built ceramic
Weedy Sea Dragon: 17"d x 5"h
Weedy Sea Dragon: 17"d x 5"h
Fritillary Butterfly: 8"d x 2.5"h
Drawing Conclusions, 2015: Final LandLab Exhibit, CFEVA
Apis Mellifera-Honey Bee,Detail Leg: 14" x 15" x 4", Ceramic, 24K gold
Puffer Fish: 20" d x 8"h
Puffer Fish: 20"d x 8"h
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Blue Whale: 14"d x 3.5"h
Blue Whale: 14"d x 3.5"h
Clown Fish: 13"d x 3.5"h
Jewel Puffer Fish: 13"d x 3.5"h
Jewel Puffer Fish : 13"d x 3.5"h
Okapi - Short Neck Giraffe: 20"d x 6"h
Tear Drop Butterfly Fish: 13"d x 3.5"h
Loon: 13"d x 3.5"h
Flower Manits: 20"d x 6"h
Red Eye Tree Frog: 20"d x 6"h
Spotted Drumfish: 20"d x 6"h
Red Eye Tree Frog: 13"d x 3.5"h
Magnificent Sea Anemone: 14"h x 12.5"w x 5"h
Magnificent Sea Anemone: 14"h x 12.5"w x 5"h


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George and Jack Paton, two young brothers, started PBR in 1927. Their optimism and spirit of adventure laid the cornerstone for a superior line of brake products. They were specialists who understood brake systems, and as the automotive industry evolved, they continually worked on designing and making better products. Today, PBR continues the leadership position in engineering and manufacturing industry-leading brake products.No matter what you drive, or how you drive, PBR offers premium quality, reasonably priced braking products that provide the best combination of stopping power with outstanding attributes.
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More cyber-crop madness last weekend as the end of the Paper Issues crop overlapped with one for Quirky Kit subscribers. I made this page for the first class from Leo at Quirky Kits, called 4 Squared; she designed it to use up those paper scraps, but I used an old 6x6 pad instead.
My daughter bought a pair of gerbils recently but we forgot to ask if they are males or females. She's assuming that they are girls, but they had to have gender-neutral names just in case, and after trying a few out she settled on Sesame and Cumin.
Most of the papers are from Studio Calico, but I used embellishments from a long list of companies and entered this page into Paper Issues' Spring Salad challenge - mix at least three manufacturers on your page.
Paper - Melissa Frances, Studio Calico Sundrifter, First Edition, My Mind's Eye
Letters - Doodlebug
Die-Cuts - Simple Stories
Stickers - Crate Paper, Bo Bunny, Echo Park, Fancy Pants
Ink - Docrafts
Mist - Cosmic Shimmer
American Crafts Notebook Border Punch
Woodware Scalloped Circle Punch
American Crafts Mini Stapler


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When Skuyler disembarked from the boat at Calais, he promised that he would not begrudge himself any new or interesting and exotic titillation that would cross his path. The passage across the Channel was indeed very rough, so he was looking for a little respite at one of the tea shops that lined the path to the dockside.
A young boy about the age of 15 was offering his services by suggesting that he carry two of my heavy valises, which I gladly relieved myself of. He was a strapping lad that did not hesitate in the least with lifting my cases, carrying them into the nearest refreshment shop along the dusty path. He dropped them with a plump and stretched out his hand, expecting a shilling from me.
I gladly acquiesced and gave him a guinea, as he was very good-looking and appealing in physical stature in every way…
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Bahrain riot police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at an anti-government protest camp in the capital, eyewitnesses claimed today.
Demonstrators who blocked roads into the main financial district were also said to have faced similar measures.
The Sunday morning police operation was the largest effort to clear the protesters from Pearl Square in the capital, Manama, since the Shia demonstrations, inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, started in mid-February.
Mostly Shia protesters are demanding greater political freedoms and want the Sunni monarchy to give up its monopoly on power in the strategically important Gulf nation, the home of the US Navy's 5th Fleet.
On Sunday, the protesters blocked a main highway leading to Bahrain's main financial district in downtown Manama, causing huge traffic chaos during morning rush hour.
Sunday is the first working day of the week in the Arab world.
Traffic was stalled for miles and police fired tear gas and used heavy vehicles to try to move the protesters and dismantle the barriers they had set up.
Eyewitnesses at Pearl Square said security forces also surrounded the protests' tent compound, shooting tear gas and rubber bullets at the activists.
Protesters showed an Associated Press photographer rubber bullets apparently fired Sunday. Activists tried to stand their ground and chanted: "Peaceful, peaceful."
Bahrain's government said that security forces are conducting "operations to reopen the King Faisal Highway." Police dispersed about 350 protesters "by using tear gas," the government said.
The statement did not mention police activity at Pearl Square.
Four people were killed at Pearl Square last month when security forces stormed it just days after the protesters set it up. Three other people were killed at protests aimed at reclaiming the square.


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The Georgian Theatre Royal is part of Richmond Cultural Education Partnership.
Heritage Lottery Funding, connected to the redevelopment of The Green Howards Museum, has enabled us to form the Partnership and employ an Education Manager.
A joint programme of curriculum based school activities, incorporating the Green Howards Museum, Georgian Theatre Royal and the Station is being created to help children maximise their learning within a local setting.
We currently provide outreach workshops in school, either as standalone sessions, or in conjunction with a visit to the museum, Theatre or station.
Box Office: 01748 825252
Theatre Office: 01748 823710
Open 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday
Guided tours every hour on the hour
For more information, please look at our Plan Your Visit page
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Acne cyst is one of the most difficult acne types out there. This article provides tips and advice on how to cure acne cyst by home remedies, medical options and most importantly life style changes and improvements. [Click Here To Read This Post…]
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School rules dress kids down
It's back-to-school time, and that means it's time to get dressed. In accordance with the authorities, that is.
I bring this up because my Uncle Bob was kind enough to forward me an article from The Morgan Messenger outlining the dress code this year at Berkeley Springs (W.Va.) High School. Since this is my old high school, I am subsequently permitted, by statute, to publicly examine it in great detail.
Of course, when I was in school, we didn't have a dress code, because to have one would have deprived teachers of the one good laugh they could count on every new school year. Teachers are fine people, and one of their finest accomplishments was to be able to seriously discuss protons and verb conjugations with a straight face while staring at a room full of striped bellbottom trousers.
But apparently things have become so extreme that a dress code is called for. And the first item on the dress code agenda for this West Virginia high school? You guessed it.


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Riding the black dragon to a dream
It's true…I am riding the black dragon Chinese bus all the way from NC to NYC every week while we look for a paint shop and home in Manhattan. It has been a dream of mine to go to NYU since I was knee high. It is a bit odd to be so much older…but I am grateful for the perspective, and extra focus it gives me. They were gracious enough to cover my Graduate School tab…so here we go! Seeing the old neighborhood mowed down and replaced by glass box developments was far more difficult to process than taking notes in my first class…..but I was the ONLY person using a pen and notebook..haha.
Places that I am grateful to see Week #1
The Parlour – fav hair shoppe….remember when they opened… on Ave B…my excellent stylist was from Asheville ha!
Manitoba's- perfection x Ave B Long live rock n roll
Mamoun's- would die w/out my falaffel stand
Cafe Reggio and Cafe Habana mmmmmmm
La Sirena on 3rd amazing handmade Mexican catrina earrings
Great Jones – still the best margarita and mex soup
Di Napoli's in Little Italy bread meat cheese ravoili
Bruno's Bakery- La Guardia cooooooookies
Congee on Bowery- actually made a chicken that made me cry
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