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The Open Text Book Assessment (OTBA) introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) this year had some students wondering how to go about answering the questions asked. For instance, a student of Class 11 in Bhopal was confused while he attempted to answer the Biology question paper. The question asked the student to apply the knowledge from textbook instead of writing down what the student had 'learned'.
The student said, "When I figured it out, I realised how it was simply an application of theory to real life situations. I managed a very good score."
The OTBA was introduced by CBSE for Class 9 for all subjects and for Class 11 for Geography, Economics and Biology. The board might consider extending the practice to Class 10/12 examinations if the response is positive.
Chairman of CBSE Vineet Joshi said, "We have introduced OTBA to steer students away from rote learning. Such an assessment will help children apply theories. We are considering extension of the same to Class 10 and Class 12 but haven't decided yet."
The students feel that a little flexibility and modification in the amount of time allotted will make the process better before it is introduced in the board examinations, while the teachers and principals feel this is a 'good and creative' move. Ajay Sharma, Principal of Delhi Public School in Bhopal said, "I strongly feel that the concept should be introduced for all students starting Class 9. When kids move out of schools, they have to face such out-of-the-box questions. It is better to prepare them for it."
"The whole objective of learning is not about constant delivery. We have to transact good learning, not just content," said Lata Vaidyanathan, Principal of Modern School in Delhi, agreeing to Sharma's words.
Should the new exam model form a part of the summative evaluation, is the question that one needs to consider. Vaidyanathan feels that the schools must be given the option to consider it or not. "The extension of time to three-and-a-half hours also needs to be debated," she added.
"It is an excellent way of relating academics with real-life situations. I am sure this will improve scores," said Meena Goyal, the Principal of Nava Hind School. There should be a parallel reduction of curriculum to eliminate the burden, she added. Some changes in the amount of time allotted will also aid, she said.
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I have a vector of QString and i added all elements of this vector to the QListWidget. I want to edit elements of vectors by editing elements of QListWidget. I tried to handle this by using pointers but it doesnt help. I can only edit QlistWidget items, changes does not effect vector elements. I can achieve this by writing code that finds the which row of QlistWidged correspond to the which element of vector but i want to find out that is it possible to do it with direct access.
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Be easy on yourself if you work with those classes for the first time, it usually takes a bit until it really sinks in.
The point of this approach is to not duplicate the data in the displaying component (the view), but keeping it all in the back (the model – e.g. owning your vector) in one spot. So by editing something in the view, this editing transaction is directly passed to the model.
Unfortunately Qt doesn't provide a compromise between full-fledged MVC, which creates quite an amount of overhead, and the ease-of-use of the QList/Table/TreeWidget classes.
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A visit to Australia is not complete without spending some time getting lost in the Aussie outback and what a better place to do than venturing out to Uluru, arguably one of Australia's biggest bucket list spots.
We are both massive advocates for travelling in your own backyard, so it may come as a surprise that we have yet to visit the Red Centre – never heard of it? Firstly just think of that beautiful red dirt we are known for and secondly where do you find it? The centre of our country of course (Australians are very into simple/shortened names).
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Uluru, as it is known to the indigenous Aboriginal people, is a very sacred place and when visiting you will have no trouble relating to the magic and power of this formation. Rising 348 meters above the ground with a circumference of 16 kilometers – it truly is one pretty big rock that needs to be seen in person to truly appreciate.
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After watching the sunset perched up on a hill, we slowly made our way down into the field as the sky went from oranges to blues, to reds as the lights illuminated the area. You could easily get lost walking for hours amongst the lights.
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The installation will disappear in March of 2018, so make sure if you want to tick of this bucket list destination in a super unique way make sure you plan a trip sooner than later!
Thanks to Tourism Northern Territory for kindly inviting Flying the Nest to experience the Field of Light. As always, all opinions are our own.


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Actually, it's the night before the Western Isles pilgrimage tour. We're about to set off tomorrow with 16 devotees of stone circles, Fairy faith and ancient places of worship, of the sacred and of peace.
We'll be touching in on six Scottish islands and I'm looking forward to finding some new places that I haven't been to myself before, and of course, finding the newness in the old places through the eyes of our fellow travellers.
This is the tour we are running for our friend Mara Freeman. It's 12 days and I expect we'll blog a little for all the vicarious travellers out there. Keep your comments and questions coming and we'll feel more connected to you.
Alas we must leave our wee cottage garden, just when the weather has become wonderful and warm and the garden so inviting to plant and weed and potter in.
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Monday, 8 December 2014
Geisha-stalking in Kyoto
When I lived in Tokyo, the local correspondents used to have a joke about the to-do list of the visiting, 48-hours-in-Japan journalist: a feature about the yakuza, one about Mount Fuji, and one about geishas. So I decided it would be a bit tacky to go geisha-stalking during my short stay in Kyoto. Or rather, geiko-stalking - here, they're called geiko and maiko (trainee geisha). Surely I was too cool for that.
Anyway, one of the great things about Japan is that you need never feel shy about a photo fetish. Or any kind of fetish, for that matter. After deciding to be all aloof and dignified about the geiko/maiko thing, I passed a little throng of Japanese men and women in front of one of the little tea houses in Miyagawa-cho, where I'm staying. I asked what they were waiting for. A maiko! I think one of the maikos was having a coming-of-age party, hence all the attention. But one of the women and I quickly decided to look out for other geikos as well. And we spotted quite a few.
"They're very quick on their feet," my new friend said. So quick that we didn't manage to take pictures of the others. But anyway, I just wanted one picture. And seeing them clip-clopping through the lantern-lit alleys was better than any photos.
Speaking of Japan and photos, I walked past a lot of engagement photo sessions earlier in the day, around Shimbashi. Most of them were quite traditional: sweetly smiling couples in kimonos, portrait-style. But then I saw these guys. They were having so much fun! I loved it. Dear newly engaged couple, I hope you don't mind seeing your picture on this blog. May you enjoy many more years of happiness and laughter.
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Sunday, 7 December 2014
Magical Koya-san in the Snow
The temple town on the holy mountain of Koya-san is my new favourite place in Japan. The fact that women have only been allowed to enter this site for a hundred years or so, made my stay here all the sweeter. We're here now, sisters!
If there's any way you can go and visit Koya-san in December, do it. It's one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that will change the way you think about life, death and central heating.
I came to this ancient place on a bit of a whim. I'm in Asia to see friends, clear my mind and finish my current novel, and a temple retreat seemed like a good way to help with the second and third part. Otherwise I would just spend the entire trip chatting and drinking. Which is great in terms of catching up with friends, but not all that conducive to writing.
I'm not going to lie - Koya-san in December is not an easy trip. To get here from Tokyo, you need to take a bullet train to Shin-Osaka, then a subway to Namba, a local train to Gokurakubashi (changing at Hashimoto, which is funny if like me you suffer from Hashimito's thyroditis), then a cable car and finally, a bus.
Other downsides: the monks don't really do central heating, or indeed any kind of heating. I stayed in two temples, and in the first, there was snow in the hallway in the morning.
However, in a concession to the tourists whose good custom keeps the temples from rotting away, they've put little electric heaters in every guest room, and heated low kotatsu tables. One of the monks assured me that they also use heaters in their own dorms - I was worried the monks were forced to shiver all night as part of the whole austerity and spiritual purity thing, while the guests were sleeping snugly. Apparently, in the old days there was really no heating of any sort, and the older monks used to flee to another monastery the valley when their bones could no longer take the mountain cold!
Some bloggers have described Koya-san as expensive, but right now now it's actually amazingly good value as the yen is so weak. A night at Eko-in, the second temple where I stayed (and my favourite of the two), costs about 12,000 yen including dinner and breakfast. That's about 65 quid. For that, you get to stay in a tatami-matted room in beautiful ancient temple, with a view of snow-topped rooftops; sleep on a comfy futon and relax with your feet unter a heated, duvet-covered kotatsu table; take part in a guided afternoon meditation session; and have a delicious vegetarian feast served by a friendly monk in a dozen pretty bowls (for dinner, and a lighter version for breakfast). Plus, a steaming hot soak in a lovely communal bath, after which you can wrap yourself in one of the yukata (cotton kimonos) they provide, sit by your window and contemplete the bittersweet brevity of life and the beauty of the passing moment.
You also attend the morning service, which at Eko-in (one of the two temples where I stayed) includes the fire ritual. I may suggest this to my local rabbi to liven up the shabbat service. It should be ok, halachically speaking, as long as you light the fire before sundown on Friday.
Anyway, what I'm saying is that it's all worth it. Even if I had left Koya-san with pneumonia and not a single new chapter, it would have been worth it. The beauty of the place is impossible to capture in words or pictures. Maybe you're looking at the photos and thinking, oh that temple is pretty - but the point is, the entire town looks like that. There are a few modern buildings, little shops and cafes, but the site is really dominated by the dozens of temples lining the streets. You can step away and take it all in a one big temple feast for the eyes, and it's beautiful, and then you walk close up and see a carved stone sculpture, or a charm dangling in some incense smoke, or a red bridge flashing in the snow, and it takes your breath away.
Ok, enough cliched travel writing. Koya-san in spring, summer, autumn is probably stunning as well, and more comfortable. But I cannot imagine it looking any more spectacular than this.
(Footnote: my Japanese was never great, even when I lived here, and once I moved away, what little I had fell out of my brain. However, in a wholly unexpected, delightful bit of travel magic, I now find I can suddenly speak Japanese! Sort of. I can book a room, order a meal, praise the prettiness of the snow, agree that it's very cold but the onsen is very hot, tell them I'm from Germany via London and working on a book, exclaim "omoshiroi-desu, ne!" and "sugoi!" and "honto!" while tilting my head and widening my eyes just so, and check if the Eko-in temple is after the next set of traffic lights and then to the right. And so on. All of this seemed pretty lame when I was living here, the kind of functional level it's so easy to get stuck on, but now, as a tourist, it feels GREAT.)
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Friday, 5 December 2014
A Visit to the Umbrella Revolution
I'm a bit of an accidental protest tourist. Last year, during the Gezi Park protests, I attended a dear friend's henna night in Istanbul complete with a big "Occupy Henna" banner. This year, visiting some friends in Hong Kong, I stumbled into one of the pro-democracy camps, the one at Admiralty. Intrigued, I took a stroll around and chatted with the activists.
|Christmas at the protest camp
When they heard I was German, they reacted with delight (when does this ever happen?).
Seriously, they got very excited about that. Several of them said the fall of the Berlin wall was a huge inspiration and proved the power of peaceful protest. Yay.
I for my part always find it moving to see a peaceful pro-democracy campaign, precisely because it reminds me of one of the few good things my country is known for.
I liked the protest art inspired by the humble umbrella, which turned into a revolutionary symbol after demonstrators used it to shield themselves from tear gas. The characters on the yellow sign say: "I want universal suffrage." The Occupy activists are demanding free and fair elections for 2017, with the people choosing their own candidates. Beijing on the other hand insists on vetting any candidates first. After two months of protests, the student leaders are now considering ending the occupation, and activists at the site expected police to come in soon and dismantly the camp anyway. So here are some more photos before it all goes.
And some very orderly Occupy graffiti:
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The protests are student-led, and an older man I spoke to expressed great concern for them.
"I'm old, if I go to jail, it doesn't matter," he said. But many of the students, including the leaders, are only 17 or 18. He pointed out that risking their future in this struggle. Which is why it's so important that the rest of the world doesn't forget about them. In any case, they keep reminding us to listen:
|Mini-camp at the British Consulate in Hong Kong, reminding Britain that guarantees for Hong Kong's democracy were part of the handover to China
Also, in case you forget we're in Hong Kong. Occupy tents reflected in a fancy car dealer's window:
Despite their perseverance so far, the people I spoke to at the camp were not very hopeful. China is unlikely to give in, especially since it would probably fuel people-power movements elsewhere. Think how the average Tibetan or even Beijinger would react to the umbrella revolution triumphing over the central government.
But regardless of who will win this particular stand-off, just the fact that the movement has come this far, gathering global attention and defending the right to protest right under the nose of a dictatorship, should be a point of pride.
As activist Benny Tai wrote in the New York Times: "The Umbrella Movement has awakened the democratic aspirations of a whole generation of Hong Kong people. In this sense, we have achieved much more than what we could have hoped for."
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Big-eyed art fraud
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I'm looking forward to the Tim Burton biopic on the big-eyed art fraud of the century. Walter Keane's 1960s paintings of big-eyed children were apparently really created by his wife, Margaret. The Guardian did a very nice story about it. There was one passage in particular that struck me:
"This story begins in Berlin in 1946. A young American named Walter Keane was in Europe to learn how to be a painter. And there he was, staring heartbroken at the big-eyed children fighting over scraps of food in the rubbish. As he would later write: "As if goaded by a kind of frantic despair, I sketched these dirty, ragged little victims of the war with their bruised, lacerated minds and bodies, their matted hair and runny noses. Here my life as a painter began in earnest.""
The bit about his life as a painter is a lie, apparently, but the bit about the children rings true to me. As it happens, my mother was one of those ragged post-war children in Berlin. She doesn't have any stories of fighting with the other children, but she does have plenty of stories about running along trains full of GIs throwing sweets and sliced white bread from the windows. And picking crumbs of coal from the gravel, then carrying them home in a tin to heat their little flat. Knowing how fastidious my grandma was, I can't see my mother's hair being matted, no matter how poor they were. But as for the bruised minds, yes, that's probably quite an accurate description. So amid all of Keane's lies, there are some little coal-crumbs of truth.
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Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Do you know this woman?
So I arrive at the green door, I'm intrigued, I open it, and guess what? There's a whole party going on, a room full of people, conversations, connections that somehow haven't made it into mainstream history. This party tends to be so fascinating that I forget all about my novel and spend a few weeks or even months there, catching up on all these stories I never knew existed. After a while, I decide to go back to writing my novel, knowing that some of what I saw at that party will make it into the story, but most of it won't.
For my current novel-in-progress, the little green door is actually a painting. It was created by Pan Yuliang, a brave and unusual woman who was born in China in 1895 and went on to become a celebrated avantgarde artist in Paris. There are hundreds of accounts of Pan Yuliang's life on the Internet. Most of them say that she was sold into a brothel as a child and ended up marrying one of her clients, who then paid for her to go to art school in Shanghai. Apparently this story is not true. Sadly, there's a lack of reliable accounts of her life, thought over the past few years, scholars seem to have taken a renewed interest in her.
Well, I was noodling around on the Internet, looking at Pan's Parisian paintings, when I came across the one shown above.
Who is this woman?
The painting seems to be from the 1930s. Most artists in Paris at the time were white and male, most models were white. Yet here was an Asian woman painting a nude portrait of a Black woman. The drawings in the background seem to hint at some African connection, though that doesn't mean the woman would have necessarily been African - she could have been African-American, or a Frenchwoman from somewhere like Martinique. I couldn't find any reference to her, though I did come across another Pan Yuliang portrait of possibly the same woman.
From Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/spkushner/1411131776/in/set-72157602091277443
Were they friends? Acquaintances? Was the black woman also a painter? A professional sitter? A celebrity of some sort, or just someone Pan Yuliang met by chance and found inspiring? It's a beautiful portrait, and without going too deeply into the "male gaze" debate in art, I think it's noticeable how different it is from most traditional (and indeed avant-garde) female nudes. The model is not offering herself to the viewer in the traditional full-frontal, available way. She is naked, but not exposed. Her gaze is sceptical rather than flirty. It's a very sensual painting, but there is also a sense of ease and familiarity.
Well, I looked and looked but I could not find out who this woman was. So I checked out possible candidates. There was a boom in black entertainment in Paris in the 20s and 30s, and the most famous artist in that scene was obviously Josephine Baker. I found plenty of photos online of Baker wiggling her hips and rolling her eyes, and then I came across this one:
Look at the eyes, the mouth and the facial expression. Now take another look at the nude:
I thought the resemblance was pretty striking.
The other portrait seems to hang in China's Capital Museum. I used to hate people who walk through museums snapping all the paintings, but now I'm grateful. Again, the eyes, mouth and expression kind of match the photo of Baker.
From Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/spkushner/1411131776/in/set-72157602091277443
Sadly, the museum's website doesn't seem to have any information on the painting or the model. If the paintings are indeed of Baker, the connection between the two women becomes even more interesting. After all, Baker was known to be close to many avant-garde artists. Apparently, she had an affair with Frida Kahlo when the Mexican painter was visiting Paris. Baker also had affairs with other women. Even if Pan Yuliang did paint Baker in the nude, this obviously doesn't mean they were romantically involved. But still, it's an intriguing possibility.
So that was the green door. I opened it. I spent far too much time trying to find out who the woman in the painting was. And then I started looking up other European avant-garde paintings of people of colour. There are more than you might think. An excellent project called The Image of the Black in Western Art has made it its mission to document this hidden seam in art history. Once you start noticing it, you will never think of European art history - or indeed European society - the same way. Even in the 1920s and 1930s, Europe was much more multi-cultural than is often assumed. But many of these paintings were lost or forgotten because of the Nazi persecution of modern artists. Other paintings were preserved but clearly not considered important enough to identify the sitter. There is also a self-reinforcing narrative bias, whereby later writings and works of art tend to refer to the dominant cultural model of the time and ignore artists and models who seemed to be outliers. Anyway, here are a few examples:
|Ernst-Ludwig Kirchner, model unknown? Kirchner was labelled a "degenerate artist" by the Nazis and committed suicide in exile. He worked with several men and women of colour, mostly circus performers.
|Elfriede Lohse-Waechter, "Jealousy", 1929. Lohse-Waechter was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and murdered by the Nazis under their euthanasia programme.
|Christian Schad, "Agosta and Rasha", 1929 (Tate Modern). Unlike most of his contemporaries, Schad was not persecuted by the Nazis, possibly because he was not that famous, or because his style was relatively traditional.
|Felix Vallotton, La Blanche et La Noire, 1913. So mysterious and intriguing, but sadly, nothing is known about the models.
|Shalva Kikodze, Paris 1920. I thought the woman in the centre could be Baker but it doesn't fit with her biographical dates. Model unknown?
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Monday, 13 October 2014
Another thing women can't do, apparently
|Look, Tom! Medieval female celebrity chefs.
Infuriating headline of the day: Michelin-starred chef says women don't have the "fire" to make it to the top.
It amazes me that in every single career, but really every single one, there's a man saying women can't excel in it. Not in the Middle Ages, but now.
Georg Baselitz - "Women can't paint".
VS Naipaul - "Women can't write."
Larry Summers: "Women can't do science."
And most recently, this Tom Kerridge chef character: "Women can't be top chefs."
Is there anything we can do? Ah, right, we can be muses, models and little helpers.
You'll never make it to the top, dear, but there's something so soothing and pretty about watching you pose for my painting, help me with my research, wash my petri dishes and chop some onions for my molecular kidney pie.
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Sunday, 5 October 2014
Yom Kippur in A&E
Yom Kippur was a bit different this year as my husband's appendix started bursting half-way through Kol Nidre. The good news was that he was ready to be operated on as he'd been fasting anyway. The bad news was that there was no one around to operate him as we were in a super chaotic A&E with plastic bottles of stale pee left in the corner to ferment, and nurses asking him if he could remember how much morphine he'd been given as they were worried about overdosing.
When I went off to find a nurse for more morphine, I spotted a young Hasidic couple. The Hasidim always seem to exist in some parallel world, certainly some parallel time, with their big hats and beards and shiny black coats and, for the women, wigs and headscarves. But we were all in A&E, and all going through the same experience of dealing with the A&E chaos on an empty stomach, so I wished them a loud and cheerful Shana Tova. They stared at me as if a Martian had just opened her mouth and started speaking Hebrew.
On my way back from the nurse, they had overcome their initial shock, and after confirming that I was Jewish, started to share their woes with me. The woman was pregnant, had started bleeding a little, was waiting for someone to confirm that the baby was okay.
"I'm sorry to hear that," I said. "You must be so worried. Is this your first pregnancy?"
"No," she said, "My seventh."
By the time we had covered each of her pregnancies, births, and various other child-related subjects, my head was spinning a bit and I also remembered that poor Dan was sitting there in his cubicle, craving more morphine. The Hasidim decided that they should wish him a happy new year and generally cheer him up a bit, so they came along as well. Dan looked very happy to see me, and very surprised to see I'd brought two Hasidim with me.
Their baby was fine in the end, and they went back to Stamford Hill and their own little universe. Dan and I stayed - it took another 24 hours until they eventually whipped out his bursting appendix. We missed all the other Yom Kippur services. But somehow a hospital seemed a pretty suitable setting for atonement. After all, it's not often that you get to fast with the Hasidim.
(Note: apparently 15,000 Hasidim live in Stamford Hill! Europe's largest Hasidic community.)
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Friday, 3 October 2014
Ideas are tear-gas proof
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Thursday, 2 October 2014
Ways of Seeing
I've started a PhD in creative writing at Goldsmiths College, which happens to be a great fit for my next novel on art and art forgers. The campus has a strong arty vibe (Damien Hirst et al went to Goldsmiths). Every time I attend a lecture or seminar there, I find myself scribbling down lots of intriguing fine art references. Last night I went to a talk on women and theatre in the 1970s. An actress read a passage on the male gaze in art by John Berger - it was brilliant and finally prompted me to look up his groundbreaking TV series, Ways of Seeing. Turns out they made pretty good television in 1971. The special effects are low-tech but very clever. I particularly like Berger's existential earnestness, the way he clarifies right away that we're not just going to be watching a programme about pretty pictures:
"We shall also discover something about ourselves and the situation in which we are living."
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Friday, 15 August 2014
Berlin dispatch
Friday evening yoga in Berlin, feisty yoga lady next to me: "Well I never join in with all the chanting because what if I chant one of those mantras and then I find out it means Heil Hitler." #ThatsOneWayOfLookingAtIt
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Thursday, 12 June 2014
German task force reveals history of lost Matisse
|Femme Assise / The Sitting Woman.
Source: The Art Newspaper
The German task force investigating the provenance of potentially Nazi-looted paintings has concluded that one of them, Femme Assise by Henri Matisse, painted in 1921, was originally owned by art dealer Paul Rosenberg. Rosenberg's granddaughter, the French journalist Anne Sinclair, has made a claim on the painting, saying the Nazis stole it from her family.
I received the task force's German press release this morning and will summarise the gist in a few bullet points, see below. The paintings were part of a stash discovered in the flat of the late Cornelius Gurlitt. Gurlitt had inherited the paintings from his father, Hildebrand, art dealer to the Nazis. In the 1930s and 40s, the Nazis seized thousands of art works from Jewish families through forced sales or direct confiscation - the biggest art theft in history. They also confiscated modernist art works from museums as the style was deemed "degenerate".
|Paul Rosenberg with Matisse's "Odalisque" in 1937
Paul Rosenberg was a friend of Matisse and an early champion of his work. He fled the Nazis in 1940, leaving France for Spain and then New York, but had to leave behind 162 paintings. A year later, the Nazis confiscated the entire collection. Gurlitt senior, it seems, was charged with selling some of the confiscated paintings on behalf of the Nazis, but kept some for himself. (Again, this seems to be the gist - I don't fact-check blog posts as thoroughly as I fact-check my other pieces, so apologies in advance for any inaccuracies). As the press release explains, the task force couldn't fully clarify how Femme Assise ended up in Gurlitt's hands.
Gurlitt junior came across as a tragic figure rather than a scheming villain. He lived a secluded, lonely life. In an interview with Der Spiegel, he said that he talked to his paintings every night, and that their confiscation had hurt him more than the death of his sister. Before he died, he declared that he would abide by the groundbreaking Washington Principles on the restitution of Nazi-looted art. Legally, he did not have to do this - the paintings were his, as the claims had expired under German law. Morally, it was of course the right decision, and set an important precedent for other private owners.
It's interesting that the task force sees Gurlitt's decision as binding for his own heirs, and also, that so many open questions remain regarding the work itself. You'd think it would be quite easy to seamlessly construct a famous painting's history from 1921 to 2014, less than a century. The fact that it's difficult shows just how many hidden stories are still there to be uncovered.
Here's what the task force said about investigating the history of Femme Assise (my translation, quick and dirty). I thought it might be interesting for people trying to track down their family's lost art:
- Research was difficult and complex, particularly clarifying the work's identity. There was mismatching data on the size of the work, as well as gaps in the timeline of the provenance.
- Investigators had to do extensive research in German, French and US archives, as well historical sources provided by the claimants.
- Not all questions regarding the work's history could be answered
- But overall, they concluded it was from the collection of Paul Rosenberg
- This expertise will be used as the basis for the decision regarding restitution of the work to Paul Rosenberg's heirs.
- Just before his death, Cornelius Gurlitt declared he would abide by the Washington Agreement (legally he didn't have to do this as any claims had expired under German law).
Quote from the head of the task force:
"Even if we could not document with absolute certainty how Hildebrand Gurlitt acquired the work, the task force has reached the conclusion that the work constitutes Nazi-looted art from the collection of Paul Rosenberg."
- Task force says a fair and just solution should be found "in the spirit of the Washington Agreement".
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014
On not reading reviews
Dear readers,
I'm trying out a new review-reading strategy. It involves not reading any reviews.
The main reason is that I found Love and Other Wars incredibly hard to write.
It was a great privilege to interview former conscientious objectors, read letters and diaries in archives all over London and spend time with Quakers to learn about their pacifist beliefs. But at the end of my research I felt rather crushed by the sadness of it all: so many lives wasted, so many people killed along with their hopes and plans.
At the Imperial War Museum, I read the letters from a young RAF pilot to his parents and saw him mature from wide-eyed teenager (off to Rhodesia!! First solo flight! Elephants! Fifteen exclamation marks per page!!!) all the way to calm, unflappable RAF ace. When I reached the bottom of the box, after the last letter, there was nothing but a telegram to his parents: We regret to inform you...
In the University College London archives, I leafed through old copies of the student newspaper. There, between an ad for a lecture by an eminent birth-control expert and a witty spat over a work of modern art in the cafeteria, was an appeal for British sponsors to help a Jewish student leave Berlin. What was the outcome of this desperate bet on the kindness of strangers? Did he make it out?
And so on. Every day brought a new encounter with some brave, optimistic, life-loving person who had been born at the wrong time, in the wrong place. It seemed pointless to turn away and invent a story about fictional characters when all these true and important stories of real people were still untold.
In the end, a good friend reminded me that a novelist's task is to write a novel. Which I did. Since the writing part of the job is now finally done, since there is nothing I could have done differently about this particular book, and since the people whose judgement I am most curious (and perhaps most worried) about are dead, it's probably best to let others get on with the reading and reviewing part, and not interfere. Having said that, I am very grateful to have you as my readers and do hope you enjoy the book.
Best wishes
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Monday, 2 June 2014
World's best book-staircase (with tiger)
Seen at the Hackney Pirates, an excellent organisation in East London that aims to make reading, writing and learning in general more fun. I've been volunteering for them for a while so I'm completely biased, but still, their new book-staircase is just amazing. I'm trying to find out the names of the artists who made it - all their work is stunning, they made an excellent pirate-themed fake book-case with a secret door as well.
When I first volunteered with the Hackney Pirates, they were running a summer school for local children on a rooftop in Dalston. I then followed them through a series of unconventional classrooms: a room with a chicken coop just outside the window (gawk gawk gawwwwk), an empty building transformed into a pirates' ship, a make-shift beach shack next to a kebab shop with incredibly supportive owners who let the Pirates hold volunteer meetings in the shop. This year they've finally got a permanent ship, a building on Dalston high street complete with a shop, a cafe and a lovely educational space. And a book-staircase.
Instead of the rooftop summer school, there are now daily afternoon sessions. During the first half of the session, children do their homework or read a book; during the second half, they work on a creative project. Each child is paired with a volunteer to help and encourage them. It's a very simple formula and it works. I've seen so many young Pirates gain confidence, improve their reading and develop a new enthusiasm for learning over the years. I used to be quite a cynic about these things so it's been a good learning experience for me as well. If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, just visit their website and sign up for a training session. See you on the rainbow-coloured steps!
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Thursday, 15 May 2014
Five common myths about conscientious objectors
|Source: Peace Pledge Union archive
Today is Conscientious Objector Day, and I thought I would use the opportunity to debunk five common myths about conchies here in the UK. My facts are drawn from interviews with former conscientious objectors, the Peace Pledge Union archive, the Quakers and the Imperial War Museum in London.
1. Conscientious objection is a World War One issue. In WW2, everyone fought.
There were 60,000 conscientious objectors in World War Two. After the horrors of World War One, public opinion became much more receptive to pacifist ideas. In 1935, an Anglican priest called Dick Sheppard founded the Peace Pledge Union along with Aldous Huxley and others. They received 100,000 postcards from men across Britain pledging not to fight, though some of these men later changed their minds.
2. Conchies are basically cowards and shirkers
During World War Two, conscientious objectors risked their lives as ambulance workers, as hospital workers, as human guinea pigs for new vaccines, and in many hazardous jobs fighting fires and clearing rubble in British cities during the Blitz. So many young pacifists wanted to serve in ambulances and hospitals that there was a waiting list.
Clifford Barnard, a young Quaker working for the Friends Ambulance Unit, risked his health and life as one of the first aid workers to enter the liberated Sandbostel Concentration Camp in north-west Germany, caring for the inmates in the midst of a typhus epidemic.
Bertha Bracey, a Quaker, helped organise the Kindertransport, which rescued 10,000 mainly Jewish children from the continent and brought them to Britain. Another woman, Gertrude Wijsmuller, personally confronted Eichmann when he was head of emigration in Vienna, and negotiated the permit for the first Kindertransport.
Indeed, many WW2 pacifists had fought in the previous war. As one conscientious objector wrote in his application to be exempt from military service, in 1941: "The sufferings I observed during the war of 1914-1918 caused me to reflect upon the horror and futility of it all." (See picture - archive material from the Peace Pledge Union).
I interviewed Sheppard's daughter, Rosemary, who recalled that many veterans attended his services, glad that someone acknowledged their trauma rather than trying to glorify it.
3. They were all Quakers, or posh
I have read archived tribunal applications from Quakers, Socialists, Jehova's Witnesses and Anglicans, from university students, printers and window cleaners. One of the former conchies I interviewed, Noel Makin, decided to be a pacifist because of one formative literary experience: he read All Quiet on the Western Front as a boy.
Applications on religious grounds did stand a better chance at being approved than applications on political grounds (eg Socialists, "brotherhood of man"). Jehova's Witnesses were sometimes given a quick exemption because they had a tendency to use the tribunal as a preaching opportunity, and tried to convert the judges.
4. Conchies in WW2 did nothing to fight the Fascists
I have already mentioned the Kindertransport and humanitarian aid workers. Something else struck me when I read certain grassroots publications from the 1930s, such as student magazines, which reflected a wider range of opinions than the big newspapers. Pacifist student societies were very active in supporting refugees from the continent, trying to find sponsors for Jewish students stuck in Germany and later, Austria. This was at a time when many right-wing editorials ranted against letting in so many refugees.
The WW2 pacifists did not always get it right: many simply underestimated the German threat. With hindsight, their efforts can seem naive. But one things we can learn from them is that humanitarian work and support for refugees is never just a footnote to "real war" - it's a crucial part of fighting against evil.
5. Conchies are a source of shame
Are they? If so, they shouldn't be. Britain ought to be proud of its conchies. In Germany, where I am from, pacifists were brutally persecuted by the Nazis. Many were arrested and thrown into concentration camps.
Every single totalitarian regime has hounded conscientious objectors as traitors, saboteurs, the enemy within. The fact that Britain in principle provided an official status for them during WW2, and the opportunity to serve in a peaceful capacity or even opt out altogether, marks a proud moment in British history. It is testament to Britain's liberal tradition. Whether you agree with conchies or not, their stories show the value of freedom of conscience in a democracy.
|A note from a pacifist window cleaner in WW2. "My heart was not in window cleaning." World peace through Esperanto. Naive, maybe, but heart-breakingly sincere. Source: Peace Pledge Union
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Mercedes-Benz had planned to unveil the 2010 model year S63 and S65 AMG before April's end at the Shanghai Motor Show, but the high-performance S-class models have unwittingly been given an early internet unveiling by the company's own German market online configuration utility.
The refreshed limos will continue to get their weapons-grade thrust through big engines (the S63 has a 6.2-liter V8 giving 518 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque, while the bonkers S65 gets the twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 engine good for 604 hp and an absurd 738 pound-feet of torque), but the AMG models will finally get more visually distinct, thanks to new LED light strips, a more aggressive front fascia with an enlarged air gulper, bespoke grilles (the S63's fixture has five horizontal bars, and the S65, shown above, wears three double-bars). The S63 and its pricier S65 brother will be further differentiated by unique wheels, badging, and bespoke exhaust treatments.
The blokes at Car and Driver (who spotted the MB consumer website gaffe) say that America will probably continue to only get long-wheelbase models of these two, and prices are expected to be similar to that of the 2009 models, which retail for $131,350 and $198,950, respectively.
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Inside the head of an unusual harpist. Reflections on playing, teaching, learning, music in general, and life all together...
Saturday, June 12, 2010
To be someone's student
This weekend I got to see 5 of my students from Odessa perform at the UT Longhorn Harp Camp in Austin. They had spent a week eating and sleeping harp, and I went up to surprise them and take in the city of Austin one last time before I move out of the Lone Start State.
They made me so proud! I had a tear in my eye for their last piece- I'm really going to miss them. Not just them, but the entire lot of them. I'm really not looking forward to this next week of saying final goodbyes.
It's always nice to be in this city..... mmmmmm.... Austin. I can't not be in a fantastic mood here.
I realized something this weekend. I guess I knew it before, but it's becoming more prevelent? It has to do with the oral tradition of harp playing... it really does matter who you study with. A harp teacher becomes a friend and a mentor. And there is a special bond between two students of the same teacher, regardless of the point in time in which they studied with them. I see it in my teacher here, Delaine Fedson. I can relate with her students in particular. I spent an afternoon at Barton Springs with Jackie Ritter... I have never really met her before, but we have an instant connection simply because we've studied with Delaine.
Same goes for Delaine and Jackie... they both came from the same teacher. They share something special together... a person imparting their energy, talent, wisedom and blessing onto their student. Her and Delaine are able to rehearse almost without talking, Jackie says. Pretty cool.
Another example: myself and Santiago Morales. Nothing can replace the shared experience we have of being under the same teacher at the same time.
And lastly.... my students. I see them on stage, working together as a team, acting as family, sharing the same experience of being my student.
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Yup! That pretty much sums up what I think about 2015. It started off well, but took a serious nose dive for the last quarter and honestly, that nose dive was so shitty it took the shine off all the good things that happened prior to it.
Needless to say, I'm hoping for a better year for us all next year. Not that I want to be all doom and gloom. I am an eternal optimist after all, and a natural born fighter to boot, so I'll keep plodding along being thankful for the things I do have. With that in mind, I'm really wishing my amazingly supportive friends and family all the luck, love and happiness in the world for the coming year. They deserve so many good things. They're always there and always awesome but never was that truer than in September when my whole world crumbled. I seriously wouldn't have survived it without my amazing man and family by my side, and that handful of truly fantastic friends who just let me be. Whether I was happy or sad or crying or screaming, they just let me be. They have been and still are so understanding even when I've been an antisocial, miserable hermit! They lost the Cerian they knew and loved for a while there, but I think she's breaking through the surface now. For their unending patience, I can't thank them enough. They will never know how much they helped me or how thankful I am to have them in my life because there just aren't enough words to explain it.
I go in to this new year with a feeling of being at peace. Life is messed up and chaotic and sometimes really really shitty but if it wasn't then maybe we wouldn't be the people we are today. I hate that I, and so many of my friends, old and new, have had to know the pain of losing a child, but it has shown me that I'm capable of such all consuming love that the loss of it is utterly devastating. So, if I'm looking for a positive here then that has to be it. Because what could be more amazing than knowing you have that much love inside you?
So here's to a better 2016. A happy, healthy one full of happy tears not sad ones. Here's to a fresh start. X


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> Limited edition prints by Bill Tolley
Bill Tolley was born in Chiswick, London. At the age of fifteen Bill won a scholarship to Saint Martins College of Art, London. The three year course was intended to catch pupils at a young age and enable them to capture a spontaneous, naïve approach to art. The idea was to create an artist with the ability to be free-minded and insightful before it was lost through age.
After completing his course at Saint Martins he enrolled for two years national service. This was followed by a two year return to Saint Martins "sitting in" on lectures while working part time. After winning the scholarship to St. Martins College of Art, Bill Tolley started his career in the commercial world.
He eventually became a freelance visualizer, working for a number of advertising agencies, studios and mail order companies. In 1969 Bill moved to oil paintings and working with stained glass. Turning professional in 1970, Bill has a charming almost 'Lowry-esque' style.
Bill Tolley has many set views on art; he is forever exploring its boundaries and beyond. He does not own any of his paintings but paints for the enjoyment of other people rather than the aim of making a profit. He believes that if you paint for commercial reasons it would lack the honesty and genuine feeling that is captured in his paintings.
He has exhibited (some one-man shows) in the USA, Canada, Malaysia and Australia.
In his own words "philosophy satisfies the mind, whereas painting satisfies the emotions. Painting is not about being logical it is done emotionally." His work evolves rather than being contrived and it is that involved depth which makes it so intriguing.
Bill Tolley's original work is now in strong demand and has been published for prints and limited editions by one of the countries leading publishing companies.
We are very sad to announce that Bill passed away and there will therefore be no new originals. We still have Bill Tolley Limited Edition Prints for sale and occasionally we receive re-sales of his original work. Please email us if you are not already on our client list, and we will keep you Informed. If you should have an ORIGINAL that you wish to sell, please contact us at the gallery.
Image size is 36" x 30"
Image size is 30" x 36"
Image size is 30" x 36"
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Wind in the works
It's that time of year again! We opened the fireworks stand. The wind about took us away as you can kind of tell. We will be open until July 5th. It means very long hours at the stand, especially now that we have so few people to help.
Posted by Annette at 3:45 PM
6 comments:
- Kathy said...
Wow! I hope the wind means cooler weather for you while you're out there. See you soon!
- June 27, 2008 at 9:48 PM
- Rachel H. said...
GOOD LUCK! Wish we could be there to help!
- June 28, 2008 at 3:57 AM
- Karen said...
Somehow that doesn't look like fun...but I do hope it's cooler. We've had a short not hot few days, but they tell us it's about to really warm up...ugh!
- June 28, 2008 at 5:14 AM
- Stephanie said...
That's a different stand than the one you had when I was there helping. At least it's windy and hopefully cool - I remember the wooden one being really hot! Good luck with everything!
- June 28, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Nathan and Esther Manwaring said...
In a way I don't realy miss the long hours at the stand. I know it is fun for dad though. Good luck this year. I hope it picks up.
- June 30, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Farrell Family said...
Good luck with everything. I hope it all goes well for you.
- June 30, 2008 at 9:19 PM
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The Park Lane International Film Festival (PLIFF) was a little bit of a dream that became reality back in the summer of 2015 after an almost year long preparation to get everything just right. Here at Park Lane we noticed that we had a large and growing population of enthusiastic film-makers and we decided, in true Park Lane fashion, to make something for them and like-minded people to enjoy.
After that year we thought it went so well so we skipped ahead on our plans and split up the next year into two days, one for primary and one for secondary. Both years we showed almost two hours of amateur short film that was made with great dedication and enthusiasm.
The Park Lane Film Festival is a celebration of creative minds that strive to achieve beauty in their craft. We have 2 years under our belt and we are excited to host the third year in 2017.
The festival is hosted in beautiful Prague, in the Czech Republic where the weather is nice and not too hot at the beginning of summer or the end of spring. A perfect location for the creative endeavours undertaken during the festival.
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Terrible 2's is where we are Day 15
Terrible 2's is where we are and they can be exhausting.
What I think the terrible two is may be different than what you think they are. Joshua is my 7th child and I am not saying I am a pro with kids but I have learned from them.
Joshua will be 22 months old on the 14th of May and I can see him becoming his own little person. He is changing daily and he is becoming more demanding.
I can be standing out at the sink doing dishes and he will be in the kitchen tearing stuff out of the cabinets which is not a big deal because he can only get to things that won't hurt him. He will want my attention and to get it he will come up behind me and bite the back of leg! I let out a scream because it is unexpected and it hurts! He will laugh.
He is at the stage where he knows what he can and can't do but he is going to try 100 times a day to do what he knows he is not supposed to do, like climb on the stands and stand in the middle of them.
He fights naps and bedtime. It seems like at bedtime he gets this big burst of energy and by this time of the day, it takes all I got to stay up with him.
These are some of my struggles and I believe they all paly a role in the terrible two's. This is how I personally handle Joshua with these.
If he decides to take a bite of my leg, I put the child gate up and put him over it. He hates to be in a different room than me even if he can see me. My house is pretty much child-proof and there isn't anything I have to worry about him getting into that will hurt him. It may look like a tornado went through a room but nothing harmful. Most of the time he will stand at the gate and cry but I ignore it after I calmly tell him, you can't bite mommy because it hurts so you have to wait there till mommy is done. This has worked and he hasn't bitten the back of my leg in a while.
Now for him climbing on the stands is a big battle. It can be ten minutes or longer taking him off the stands and telling him no. He will laugh and get right back up there. Time out is not an option at this time because I am not going to sit on him to keep him there. This battle has gotten better and I feel that the reason it has is because I keep taking him down and telling him no. So instead of him getting on the stands every 30 minutes he is getting on there maybe 3 times a day.
Now for naps and bedtime. Joshua will not stay in his bed during nap time and nobody is here during the day so we nap in the front room. Our front room has a gate that prevents Joshua from leaving the room and is trapped in just the front room. At nap time, I pull this gate across and tell him to lie down. This stops him from running through the house but he still refuses to lie down. I lie down on the couch and show him I am not going to do anything but lie there so he most of the time will give in and lie down. As long as the phone doesn't ring or nobody shows up, 9 times out of 10 he will fall asleep. Nap time is very time-consuming because this can take an hour or longer to get him to nap.
Bedtime will work the same way or sometimes I can take him in the bedroom, put him in his bed. I have to lie down on my bed to show him it is bedtime. Sometimes he will try to fight this and get out of his bed a couple of times. I put him right back in his bed, tell him no and tell him it is bedtime. There are times he will fall asleep on the front room floor but he has to be told to lie down. The other night we were telling him to lie down and he wanted us to read to him. He kept bringing us books and we would take them and tell him no and repeat to him to lie down it was bed time. After about the fifth time he gave in and he laid down and went to sleep.
Joshua is about pushing to see if he can surpass us. We simply keep our no's no and we talk to him calmly when he is throwing a fit. Joshua will hit at us and he will bang his head on the floor. Joshua is a strong-headed child but he also understands what we are telling him. When he gets to the point where he is just mad and throwing a fit, I stay calm, wait for him to stop and then I take a hold of him and tell him to listen to me. I calmly tell him again no or that it is bedtime.
Every child is different and what might work for one may very well not work for the other. When I find out what works I stick with it and this will make your toddler aware of what to expect and gives them the start of the structure they need and will always need while growing up.
I am not a perfect parent and I have made mistakes. With Joshua being my 7th child and so far apart in age from my other children, I have more wisdom and more patients. I choose my battles.
When Joshua is being good I always clap my hands and tell him, good boy, When Joshua is having a fit I simply ignore his behavior, wait for him to calm down, then I simply talk to him in a way I know he understands me.
When he is completely refusing to give in I will try to distract him, I will grab a book and ask him if he wants me to read to him or if he wants to play. This works and it is less stress for both of us. An example of this is, today we shared an ice cream, when it was finished he was telling me more, I told him no more right now and he would not stop saying he wanted more so I simply grab his bag of blocks and asked him if he wanted to play. Not only did he forget about the ice cream, he sat down on the floor with me and played.
Are you dealing with the terrible two's? How do you handle your toddler and their terrible two's?


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Norma Bartol: History comes alive at Belle Haven 'Casino'
When I was growing up in Belle Haven, my grandmother always referred to the lovely old building where we dined in great style as the "Casino," or a place for meetings and entertainment. It was formed in 1889 by Henry B. Riggs, George P. Sheldon, Leander P. Jones, William S. Mead, John D. Barrett, James McCutcheon, and H.W.R. Hout of Greenwich, and Edward K. Willard, Edward H. Johnson, Joseph Milbank and George W. Ely of New York City, as the Greenwich Casino Association, forerunner of the Belle Haven Club.
It was on land owned by the Belle Haven Land Co., and would become the first planned residential park in Greenwich, according to "Centennial in Belle Haven," published in 1989 by club members, with the late James Keogh as editor.
The property was known in the early days as Horseneck Plantation. It was farmland in the 18th and 19th centuries, where livestock grazed and potatoes grew, a popular product at that time. It was farmed by Nelson Bush, for whom Bush Avenue, where I lived, was named.
The association used the firm of Borina, Tilton and Mellen as architects to build the Casino, which opened in 1892 with a gala party on July Fourth.
Interestingly, in 1898 there was a nine-hole golf course, but residences ended the golf game. Horses were also part of the scene. Carriages would arrive at the door of the Casino, dismissing the drivers to wait. The horse shows ruled that horses must be ridden or driven by the owner or member of the immediate family, although there were certain exceptions. There was a prize for the best horn blower among the grooms on the coaches, which were much a part of the show, mostly among the four-in-hand drivers.
One of the ads in the program by James McCutcheon advertised his new linen mesh underwear designed to solve the problems of "hygienic underclothing for this climate." Of course the automobile caused the grand shows to stop in 1907, and in 1926 the Casino became part of the Belle Haven Beach Club, with John A. Topping, Robert P. Noble, Sherburne Prescott, Lunde Seldon, and Frederick K. Gaston as incorporators.
On Nov. 10, the Casino Royale will take place at the Casino, or the Belle Haven Club, as an historical evening by the Greenwich Historical Society, who will present the club with a Greenwich Landmark Site Recognition Award to celebrate its place in the town's past. Suzanne Frank, Rebecca Kirhoffer, and Elizabeth Street are chairs of the event, with M. E. Kjaernested, Alease Fisher Tallman, Lynne Wheat, and Debra Mecky, executive director, as honorary chairs.
It was a bitterly cold day in 1966 when the late Margerita Noble Serrell and I were riding in the ring at Round Hill Stables. Miggy explained that the Greenwich Riding Association, of which she was president, needed money. Having been on the National Horse Show Ball committee, I suggested we have a party around our horse show in June. "Why don't you?" asked Miggy, and thus the Ball was started.
This year Sabrina Pray Forsyth and Sue Baker were chairmen of the event, and I can only say that the GRTA Ball has come a long way. The Ball -- and it was -- was held at the Greenwich Country Club in the ballroom, which came alive with the fascinating table decorations.
Terry Betteridge was, as usual, great as auctioneer of some truly wonderful and interesting items. I was also pleased with the music, which is unusual, as I belong to the Lester Lanin era. All in all, it was a fabulous evening and I thank the committees.
Also enjoying the evening were Adie and Mamie von Gontard, parents of Vicky Skouras, always active in GRTA doings, Denis Keneally, Elise Kelsey Merrow, Susan Mufson, the Sean Murphys, John M. Sullivan, a true supporter of the GRTA, Fred and Donna Nives, the Walter Strattons, Michael Kovner, Jean de Montaillou, the Grant Gregory Jrs., Anita Keefe, Lindsey Thune, Anne and David Ogilvy, and many others.
Alice Fisher, a longtime Greenwich equestrienne, put together a Greenwich Riding and Trails Association timeline. She tells us that in 1914, the Greenwich Riding Association was formed by Karl Ely, James Perkins, Charles Lanier, Henry J. Fisher, Emerson Newell, Raynal Boling, and Roger S. Baldwin. The Association built a small stable at the Field Club, with Frederick Wahl to run it, uncle of the famous Ted Wahl of Round Hill Stables.
A small riding operation and the beginning of a hunt group, which became the Fairfield and Westchester Hounds; Greenwich's hunt was formed in 1951. The first Greenwich Horse Show was held in 1921 at Yale Farms, held now at the Milliken Estate, part of Yale Farms at that time. The following year, Samuel F. Bridge was hired to maintain the trails, and Emerson Newell was appointed chairman of the bridal path committee. In 1931, a plaque was installed on the trail around the Round Hill Club in memory of Emerson Newell by Henry J. Fisher. In 1953, GRTA chartered a nonprofit organization, reorganized by Thor Ramsing, Helen Castles, "Tinkle" Warfield, Bud and Betty Parker, now Davies, and Fred Jeffrey.
Since then, the Association has been active with the Day in the Country, an informal horse show, the Dogwood Ride, the Hunter Pace, and a GRTA benefit polo match at Conyers Farm organized by Adie von Gontard, and a barn tour chaired by Lindsey Thune.
Norma Bartol, a former Greenwich Time reporter and columnist, lives in backcountry Greenwich. Her column appears on alternating Fridays. Her email address is email@example.com.


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The Rugby World Cup 2015 was hosted by England. Newcastle was a host city during the tournament with several matches played at St James' Park. England failed to make it out of the pool stage of the competition, with Australia and Wales coming first and second in Pool A. The disappointing performance ended up costing Stuart Lancaster his job, to be replaced by Australian Eddie Jones.


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As you'll recall, Section 953b of the Dodd Frank Act requires corporations listed in the USA to publish a ratio of the total compensation of the CEO to the median compensation of all other employees (excluding the CEO).
Self-proclaimed "captains of industry" objected to the onerous requirement of providing this ratio, but their pleas were ignored --though implementation was delayed till 2017.
Now with a kindler gentler administration in the White House and control of both the House and Senate in the hands of the GOP, they are getting a second hearing.
February 6 Acting SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar:
The Commission adopted the pay ratio disclosure rule in August 2015 to implement Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The rule requires a public company to disclose the ratio of the median of the annual total compensation of all employees to the annual total compensation of the chief executive officer.Based on comments received during the rulemaking process, the Commission delayed compliance for companies until their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Issuers are now actively engaged in the implementation and testing of systems and controls designed to collect and process the information necessary for compliance. However, it is my understanding that some issuers have begun to encounter unanticipated compliance difficulties that may hinder them in meeting the reporting deadline.I encourage commenters and the staff to expedite their review in light of these unique circumstances.
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Yes, this is indeed an almost insurmountable task.
- One has to figure out the total compensation of the CEO. Oh, wait. That's already done for the annual Proxy Statement.
- Then one has to figure out the median salary. That's even more tricky because it involves two really "hard" steps.
- Big corporations have operations all over the world and pay their employees in a myriad of currencies. How possibly could they figure out the US equivalent of Paris-based Jacques' salary or Frankfurt-based Heinrich's? Oh, wait. Corporations routinely convert local currency transactions into US dollars for their annual financial reports, including salaries paid to foreign workers. Corporations also routinely keep detailed employee by employee payroll records for tax, pension, and other purposes so no new records have to be created. What probably would be required is to add a column to figure out the US dollar equivalent salary for each employee.
- But, as no doubt many a beleaguered corporation will point out, then they have to figure out the median salary. What's a median? An extremely challenging task. One lists all salaries and then picks out the one that is smack in the middle. This is the sort of things that computers were made to do. Microsoft's Excel has a preprogrammed "median" function so this is definitely not rocket science.
- So the corporation would have to consolidate US dollar-equivalent lists of salaries prepared by various operating units (foreign and domestic) and then sort them by amount and pick out the median. Another automated process.
On its face, it sure looks like this objection is motivated by a desire to avoid providing this information because it's likely to raise uncomfortable questions about CEO compensation.
But, let's accept the manifest absurdity of this argument and assume for a moment the objection is true. After all, we have a new Treasury Secretary who swears he can't fill out government ethics forms and other members of the Administration see things that never happened (3.5 million people at the Mall for the Inauguration, 3.5 million illegal voters, etc).
On that score Mr. Piwowar "understands" that some corporations are having a problem. It's not clear if there have been many complaints from companies, whether he is seeing things, heard about it from KellyAnne, or read about it on Breitbart.
On that score Mr. Piwowar "understands" that some corporations are having a problem. It's not clear if there have been many complaints from companies, whether he is seeing things, heard about it from KellyAnne, or read about it on Breitbart.
Rule 953b was finalized 5 August 2015.
That means that some US listed corporations have been unable to establish a system to calculate this ratio in the 17 months since then and believe that they will be unable to complete it in the additional 11 months remaining during this year (assuming most corporations have a December fiscal year end).
That means that some US listed corporations have been unable to establish a system to calculate this ratio in the 17 months since then and believe that they will be unable to complete it in the additional 11 months remaining during this year (assuming most corporations have a December fiscal year end).
If this is the case, then 3 troubling questions.
- In an era where complex calculations are at the base of product development and production, should a consumer purchase a product from a company that acknowledges its inability to do simple maths?
- In an era where proper pricing of products, operations and risk management depend on the ability to perform complex calculations, should an investor buy the stock or bonds of a company that admits that simple mathematical procedures exceed its competence?
- Should the average citizen and our government be worried that our self-proclaimed math-challenged corporations are clearly not equipped to compete with foreign corporations?
The SEC is taking comments on implementation of this rule. Let your voice be heard.


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MEXICO CITY – President Felipe Calderon delivered his latest "state of the nation" report to Congress on Wednesday, saying Mexico has made gains in security and is enjoying its strongest economic growth in a dozen years.
The report came days after Calderon conceded there has been a surge in drug-related violence and said he was willing to discuss changes in his strategy for fighting the country's brutal drug cartels.
He planned to deliver an address on the report Thursday.
"There is still room for improvement, but the indicator shows a positive trend in recent years," the document said.
Discussing security matters, the report said police and troops killed two dangerous drug lords and arrested five others in the past 12 months. The most recent came this week, when federal police captured U.S.-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, an alleged drug hit man who prosecutors say became a major trafficker.
Calderon's report also said authorities made 34,515 drug-related arrests in the past year and confiscated more than 34,000 weapons, 2.7 million bullets, 2,500 grenades, 12,000 vehicles, 60 boats, 76 aircraft and $72 million and 133 million pesos in cash.
It added that 12 billion doses of drugs had been captured, "representing more than 2,517 million dollars in losses for the drug cartels."
Calderon's report said the economy has returned "to the path of growth," with the gross domestic product growing at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the first quarter of 2010 and 7.6 percent in the second quarter – the highest in the 12 years.
Foreign direct investment totaled $12.2 billion during the first half of 2010, a gain of ent in the second quarter – the highest in the 12 years.
Foreign direct investment totaled $12.2 billion during the first half of 2010, a gain of 23 percent from the same period in 2009.


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August 16, 2009
Thrill Value
"Whether and under what conditions a thing is useful to me, whether and under what conditions it is a good, whether and under what conditions it is an economic good, whether and under what conditions it possesses value for me and how large the measure of this value is for me, whether and under what conditions an economic exchange of goods will take place between two economizing individuals, and the limits within which a price can be established if an exchange does occur—these and many other matters are fully as independent of my will as any law of chemistry is of the will of the practicing chemist. […] For economic theory is concerned, not with practical rules for economic activity, but with the conditions under which men engage in provident activity directed to the satisfaction of their needs."(1)
Without engaging the endless, age-old debate concerning subjective values, it recently became remarkably evident to me that the relative exchange value of art is directly proportional to one's investment of time. That this insight came to me while standing on-line for a "thrill ride" in Hersheypark is significant for the fact that I began to reflect on the actual amount of time that I would "own" the thrill that I had "purchased." As Menger says, both the use value and the exchange value of this thrill that I "needed" to experience were "independent of my will." However, what struck me as unique about the experience was its relationship to art.
The thrill of a rollercoaster ride is comparable to the accessible and repeatable experience one has with art, whether through the contemplative viewing of an object, or interaction with an installation, or watching a performance. The intangibility of the "art" itself is always exterior to the object, installation or performance as the thrill value of art is momentary and ephemeral.
The thrill is repeatable because each time you stand in front of a painting you can again access the experience.(2) The thrill of a rollercoaster is also repeatable, of course, and another point of comparison can be drawn to the "economic activity" of art collecting. If time is money, then art collectors do indeed exchange their time for art, not only as a quantifiable amount of money traded for the art but time as well (hopefully) invested in learning about the art they decide to buy.
The investment of time one stands on line to access that rollercoaster thrill is also an "economic activity" and it may certainly be noteworthy that it is disproportional to the measurable moment of that thrill.(3) Amusement park planners shrewdly separate the money exchange for park entrance ostensibly to distract one from comparing time invested with actual thrill value.
On a final note, it has been said that the thrills offered up by rollercoasters approach the sublime in that we know that this experience is of no physical danger to us. This is why people flock to horror films. Notwithstanding the engineering expertise and safety design of amusement park "thrill rides," there is the very real danger that one might die during the experience. Far from being a sublime experience then, like looking at the vast, dark night sky studded with millions of stars, the thrill of a rollercoaster ride is equivalent to a simple yet measurable economic exchange. Like art, it is a provident activity that gives temporary respite from mortality as we seek the thrill value to access experiences outside of our quotidian lives.
Image: Thrill seekers ride through one of several inverted loops of "Fahrenheit" in Hersheypark, PA; photograph © copyright 2009 by MCB.
1. Menger, Carl. "Principles of Economics", (Dingwall, J., Hoselitz, B.F., trans.), New York, 1950, 50.
2. Performance art and time-based works escape these criteria somewhat as they are not "objects" per se; are not static.
3. Patrons at Hersheypark sometimes wait 1 hour and 30 minutes to ride the "Fahrenheit" rollercoaster which runs about 45 seconds.
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The lawsuit between Apple and Samsung continues, the last thing that we heard was both Apple and Samsung were in talks to settle their patent disputes outside of court.
Now it seems that Samsung has been denied access to Apple's unreleased products, the iPhone 5 and the iPad 3, as according to Foss Patents Samsung's motion to get their hands on Apple's yet to be announced devices has been turned down.
When Samsung filed the motion, Apple basically accused Samsung of harassment, and then apple said that Samsung are 'blatantly imitating' its products in terms of both the design and also the retail packaging.
Apple filed a motion earlier to stop Samsung from selling some of its products in the US, but it now looks like this motion will be turned down by the courts. Have a look at our iPhone 4S review and also make sure you read or article on the difference between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
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