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TERRI LOEWENTHAL: Mountain Goat Mountain
September 15 – November 18, 2023
CULT Aimee Friberg is honored to announce Terri Loewenthal's second solo exhibition with the gallery: Mountain Goat Mountain. This exhibition presents new photographs made over the last two years during Loewenthal's trips throughout wilderness ranges in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Mountain Goat Mountain opens on September 15th and runs through November 4th, 2023. There will be an artist reception open to the public on Saturday, September 16 from 6 to 8 pm in CULT's San Francisco location (1401 16th Street).
This new body of work is a further evolution of Loewenthal's initial reckoning with the impact of Manifest Destiny and her perspective on the West as a female photographer. In this time of drastic impacts to the climate and our planet, Loewenthal pushed herself, both deeper into the remote landscape and deeper into her process. Using new techniques and handmade tools, she offers her audience the opportunity to look beyond the sublime into a space where awe culminates in a sense of connection and whole-ness, celebrating what it means to be a human in nature.
Loewenthal continues to create photographs using her tool kit of lenses and filters, with which she builds a unique optical construction for each image in front of the camera lens. When Loewenthal looks through her viewfinder, the image she sees is the same image the audience sees on the wall. Of the process, she says that these are "not 'made-up' images, but rather ones that reflect the truth of countless multiplicities: the human capacity for intimacy with land; our connection to a reality that is not merely factual but also arises from emotion and imagination; and our longing for wild, transformative experiences within and without the psyche."
In this new body of work, Loewenthal digs into the push and pull of the fantastical, grounding the photographs in actuality by emphasizing subtle realistic moments, while simultaneously allowing the horizon to play with the prismatic, otherworldly reflections that she constructs in her camera. Copper Lakes is a mind-bending image that captures the tension between a landscape that is recognizable, and her optics. Loewenthal bends the light bouncing off the lake, making it brighter and more visible. When Loewenthal sets out with her tools to work, she is doing so to show the complex and dynamic nature of relationship to the world around us – not as an explorer, but as a reveler in the complex and invigorating places she is privileged to visit.
The creation of each image is an act of commitment and devotion for Loewenthal. Her time, her physical abilities, her mental facilities, and her acute human senses are all employed in their entirety during her photographic treks. In her Summer of 2021 trip to Montana and Wyoming, Loewenthal journeyed to the most remote areas of her career to date. She traveled from outside of Helena down to Yellowstone, through country rarely walked today but previously cared for and lived on by many indigenous tribes: Crow, Blackfoot, Sioux, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Cheyenne, Salish, Eastern Shoshone, Cayuse.
In order to capture Copper Lakes, west of Yellowstone and looking up to Stinkingwater Peak, Loewenthal, hiked 45 degrees up a mountain with all of her gear on her back, crouching and sliding on shale, following a barely used trail from her campsite before dawn, and arriving at an alpine lake right when the sun was directly overhead. She says that she often reaches her destination at this hour, when the light is considered too intense and not optimal for traditional landscape photography. To counter this, in her composition, Loewenthal customizes the colors and manipulates the bright sun in an attempt to capture the unseen. Her images are not solely based on the light, but on where she stands and how she feels. The lake and the mountains are clear, edges layered with flashes of white, and a rainbow of surreal color radiates from the left. Like the iris of the eye, the image transports the viewer directly into the wonder of being out in the wilderness. Loewenthal's photographs radiate elation, inviting her audience to share in the feeling of joy and awe.
Originally from Florida, and having lived in Northern California for the majority of her adult life, Loewenthal has experienced a range of environments where weather can be extreme, but the pattern of the four seasons is famously temperate. After taking her only child to college in September of 2022, Loewenthal immersed herself in the forests of Colorado to experience the transition of time - planetarily, geologically, and personally - alongside the changing autumnal leaves. One of the four photographs from her time in Colorado, Cinnamon Peak, was taken during her hike from Crested Butte to Aspen. Hiking through land once occupied by the Ute, Loewenthal turned her camera not only to the Rocky Mountains, the great spine of our continent, but to the groves and forests that blanket the terrain. In these works, Loewenthal challenges our perspective, reflecting on stewardship and care. The leaves of the Aspens we see in Kebler Pass and Horse Ranch Camp will turn gold and fall, their silvery branches will lay bare, and then green will grow again. The cycle is in sync with the turning of the earth and the passage of the sun through the sky. The macro and the micro are equally present depending on where the viewer focuses in these transcendent photographs, a visual manifestation of the detail and the vista. As stewards of the land we must guide with a gentle hand, know when to intervene and when to take a step back, like the tender touch and patient guidance a parent gives to their child.
Loewenthal describes herself as an “astronaut of the human experience.” Her work addresses the parts of our lives and our world that are difficult to process by not only giving us the aerial view, but also a front row seat, to the ethereal. The photographs in Mountain Goat Mountain are a reminder of our temporary existence on this planet, of the trees that have been growing and the mountains that were formed long before we were here. Loewenthal’s feminist vision of the sublime does not wish to interfere with the otherness of the awesome. Instead, it seeks to look beyond the metaphors of the sacred and the holy, to create a closer connection with our appreciation of Earth’s beauty.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Terri Loewenthal has exhibited at diverse venues including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA), Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley, CA), San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (San Jose, CA) and Booth Western Art Museum (Cartersville, GA). Her work is included in many private, corporate and foundation collections including the City of San Francisco, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, JP Morgan Chase Corporate Art Collection, Facebook and Instagram. She has been featured in many publications including Aperture, Harper's and Wired. She is also founder of The Chetwood, a residency program that provides housing for artists visiting the Bay Area, allowing them to create lasting community with supportive peer networks outside of typical art-making structures. Loewenthal is a frequent collaborator with many Bay Area arts organizations including Creative Growth (Oakland, CA) and SF Camerawork and has been an active musician for over a decade; her bands Call and Response, Rubies and Shock have performed extensively nationally and internationally. Terri has a Bachelor of Arts from Rice University in Houston, Texas and resides in Oakland, CA.The full names for the tribes are listed here: Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Salish, Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Apsáalooke (Crow), Niitsítpiis-stahkoii ᖹᐟᒧᐧᐨᑯᐧ ᓴᐦᖾᐟ (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ).


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Soil color does not affect the behavior and use of soil; however, it can indicate the composition of the soil and give clues to the conditions that the soil is subjected to. Soil can exhibit a wide range of colour; gray, black, white, reds, browns, yellows and under the right conditions green. Varying horizontal bands of colour in the soil often identify a specific soil horizon. The development and distribution of color in soil results from chemical and biological weathering, especially redox reactions. As the primary minerals in soil parent material weather, the elements combine into new and colorful compounds. Soil conditions produce uniform or gradual color changes, while reducing environments result in disrupted color flow with complex, mottled patterns and points of color concentration.
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Soil color is mainly produced by the minerals present and by the organic matter content. Yellow or red soil indicates the presence of oxidized (ferric iron oxides. Dark brown or black color in soil indicates that the soil has a high organic matter content. Wet soil will appear darker than dry soil. However, the presence of water also affects soil color by affecting the oxidation rate. Soil that has a high water content will have less air in the soil, specifically less oxygen. In well drained (and therefore oxygen rich soils) red and brown colors caused by oxidation are more common, as opposed to in wet (low oxygen) soils where the soil usually appears grey or greenish due to the presence of reduced (ferrous) iron oxide. The presence of other minerals can also affect soil color. Manganese oxide causes a black color, glauconite makes the soil green, and calcite can make soil in arid regions appear white.
Organic matter tends to make the soil color darker. Humus, the final stage of organic matter breakdown is black. Throughout the stages of organic matter breakdown the colour imparted to the soil varies from browns to black. Sodium content influences the depth of colour of organic matter and therefore the soil. Sodium causes the organic matter (humus) to disperse more readily and spread over the soil particles, making the soil look darker (blacker).
Often described by using general terms, such as dark brown, yellowish brown, etc., soil colors are also described more technically by using Munsell soil color charts, which separate color into components of hue (relation to red, yellow and blue), value (lightness or darkness) and chroma (paleness or strength).

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By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
“I think the Fiji Fringe Festival is a great initiative for artists to bring their ‘A’ game and showcase their talent because we are trying to encourage children that they can have a career in art and can also be their mainstream of income that they can aspire to.”
– Soko Loga (Prima Voce Director)
Pasifika Prima Voce is going to take its audience in a completely different direction at the Fiji Fringe Festival.
The group name, which means “the sweet spot of your voice,” will take you on a theatrical musical performance, singing some of the classic fairy-tale favourites of your youth, from The Little Mermaid to Mulan, Aladdin and Moana.
Pasifika Prima Voce Director and lead baritone singer, Soko (Sisco) Loga, says his vision for the Fiji Fringe performance is the complete opposite of what Fiji has seen the group perform previously.
“We have met people who have asked us, “Why don’t you try something new, and I have said that the time will come,” he says.
“I think this is the right time. So this time around we are going the other direction, and something good about studying classical music is you can actually venture into something else and another genre, but not far away from opera.
“It’s a transition from Disney musical, and I know people are always used to seeing us in gowns and suits, this time around we are heading the other way around more theatrical, production wise.”
The two-hour musical-theatrical performance promises to be entertaining, and Loga hopes that “not only the public, but also the leaders involved in the arts sector, could also spend time to come for the week or choose a few performances to go sit, watch, and be a part of it.”
Pasifika Prima Voce has an exciting year ahead. They are in talks with opera singer Paul Potts (the first series winner of ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’), who is coming in April to teach and possibly collaborate with Prima Voce. As well, a vocal soprano professor is flying in to be the main lead for the St. Johns Gala Show; and much more is planned.
Loga says the Fiji Fringe Festival allows the artists to focus on their show, without the hassle of the logistics, i.e., booking a venue, sound system, lights, etc.
Tickets for the show can be purchased by messaging the Pasifika Prima Voce Facebook page.
Date: March 2, 2023
Venue: FMF Gymnasium

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President Li Jin-zhi founded Taiwan Eastern Asia Electronic Steel Co., Ltd in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County in July 1974. Originally named “Taizhuang Electronics Co., Ltd, the factory specialized in producing silicon steel sheet (EI lamination). Its replenishment in 1980 led to its reorganization, hence the name “Taiwan Eastern Asia Electronic Steel Co., Ltd.” It imports materials from Nippon Steel, Japanese-made hydraulic pressing machines, as well as the roller hearth continuous furnace (from Daido Co., Ltd.), which is a machinery imported by no other companies in Taiwan. It has also been running a technical cooperation programme with “TONGYA TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Japan” for over twenty years, always endeavoring to promote the technical competence of EI lamination in Taiwan while marketing quality products at home and abroad.
In 1980, it relocated to Zhongli Industrial Park in Taoyuan City and started to extend its product lines relating to electromagnetic steel sheet, toroids core, material sale, and materials of motor heat treatment. Cutting and processing business.
The plant, which specializes in electromagnetic steel processing, is of comparatively considerable size in Taiwan. It has 19 hydraulic pressing machines and a specialized cutting production line. The EI plant led the trend of importing advanced Japanese machineries with its use of roller hearth continuous vacuum furnace.
President Li Jin-zhi retired in 2007 and Mr. Li Guo-zhong took over as the chairman to continue running the business with a sure-footed fashion.
It purchased the heat treatment furnaces from Daido Co., Ltd. in 2014 and these were officially put into operation in October 2014.

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One of the most common problems faced by planners, whether in industry or government, is optimisation-finding the optimal solution to a problem. Even a one percent improvement in a solution can make a difference of millions of dollars in some cases. Traditionally optimisation problems are solved by analytic means or exact optimisation methods. Today, however, many optimisation problems in the design of embedded architectures involve complex combinatorial systems that make such traditional approaches unsuitable or intractable. Genetic algorithms, instead, tackle these kind of problems by finding good solutions in a reasonable amount of time. Their successful application, however, relies on algorithm parameters which are problem dependent, and usually even depend on the problem instance at hand. To address this issue, we propose an adaptive parameter control method for genetic algorithms, which adjusts parameters during the optimisation process. The central aim of this work is to assist practitioners in solving complex combinatorial optimisation problems by adapting the optimisation strategy to the problem being solved. We present a case study from the automotive industry, which shows the efficiency and applicability of the proposed adaptive optimisation approach. The experimental evaluation indicates that the proposed approach outperforms optimisation methods with pre-tuned parameter values and three prominent adaptive parameter control techniques.
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Robert Feder is reporting today that WLS-TV in Chicago will air all of its weekday programming in High Definition, becoming the first station to do so. That includes all of its newscasts, and syndicated programming such as Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! Meanwhile, Feder finally mentioned the Third Coast Press’ FCC challenge toward Chicago’s television stations, which was soundly rejected on Wednesday. According to Feder, the stations can breathe a sigh of relief, but those licenses were never really in jeopardy to begin with.
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I’m not here for long, but I wanted to stop in and say hello.
It’s been quite some time since I’ve written. Over the months, I’ve longed to write more, and I hope it’s not so long between now and the next visit.
But, there’s a good reason. Something amazing has happened. Continue reading


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You’ve never played a doodle game like this!
Test your reflexes and save all sorts of characters from a burning building.
Tilt your phone to control firefighters and rescue jumpers, avoid falling debris, collect coins and buy power ups, and see if you can reach the final stage — Armageddon!
DOODLE FIRE FEATURES!
- Simple controls! Just tilt your phone left or right to control the firefighters.
- 6 Stages and over 30 levels!
- Lots of fun characters to save. Humans, cats, dogs, and a lot more!
- Unlock all the stunning backgrounds.
- Cool power ups such as wider nets, big mattress and even an armored firefighter!
- Lots of hilarious voice sound effects that will keep you laughing.
- Gorgeous RETINA graphics!
- Game Center support to compete with your friends.

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Singapore law firm RHTLaw Taylor Wessing has added dispute resolution specialist Luo Ling Ling as a partner from local boutique Aequitas Law.
Luo has experience representing clients in criminal, commercial and civil cases including high-value litigation, white collar crimes and capital offences. She focuses on construction claims under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act (SOPA), acting for developers, employers, main contractors and subcontractors in both SOPA claims and defence against wrongful SOPA claims.
Prior to joining Aequitas, Luo worked as a civil servant in the Office of the Public Guardian, Ministry of Social and Family Development. She began her career at Colin Ng & Partners, leaving as a senior associate in 2013.

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Residents of Las Vegas may encounter some changes in water taste because of the different and new routing. The $817 Million dollar tunnel has been completed and will be tapping deeper levels of the Lake Mead water supply for Las Vegas.
WHY IS THE NEW INTAKE NEEDED?
The new pipeline can draw water from the deepest part of Lake Mead, the snowmelt-fed Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam that provides more than 90 percent of Las Vegas’ drinking water supply.
Erika Moonin, water authority project manager, said Tuesday it should ensure an uninterrupted supply far into the future.
The new intake taps the lake at 860 feet above sea level. That’s 190 feet below the tallest existing intake and 218 feet below the lake’s surface level Wednesday.
The reservoir is down 147 feet from when it was at full capacity in 1983. It’s currently 38 percent full.

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FLORIDA, Ohio - Voters in this western Henry County village will be asked on the May 3 ballot to raise their taxes to pay for village operating expenses, including emergency medical services.
Mayor Richard Rickenberg filed a request with the Henry County Board of Elections yesterday for a new 4-mill, five-year operating levy. It would collect almost $10,300 a year at a cost of almost $123 a year to the owner of a $100,000 owner-occupied home.
The village had a 4-mill levy that went off the books at the end of last year. Village leaders intended to ask voters to renew it in November but did not file their request with the board of elections by the deadline for the fall election.
That levy collected almost $5,900 last year at a cost of $68 to the owner of a $100,000 home. It was collecting at an effective rate of 2.2 mills.
Mayor Rickenberg said Village Council asked for more money because it expects to pick up some emergency medical services costs that Henry County commissioners previously covered.
Council voted 5-0 Monday to put the levy on the ballot. Councilman Kevin Schwiebert was absent.
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Among the Brazilian marsupials, the species of the genus Didelphis are the most parasitized by helminths. This study aimed to describe the species composition and to analyse the helminth communities of the Atlantic Forest common opossum Didelphis aurita at infracommunity and component community levels using the Elements of Metacommunity Structure Analysis, considering peri-urban, sylvatic and rural environments in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seventy-three specimens of D. aurita were captured during the study. Fourteen species of helminths were collected: nine of the phylum Nematoda (Trichuris minuta, Trichuris didelphis, Globocephalus marsupialis, Heterostrongylus heterostrongylus, Travassostrongylus orloffi, Viannaia hamata, Aspidodera raillieti, Cruzia tentaculata and Turgida turgida); four of the phylum Platyhelminthes (three species of Trematoda, Duboisiella proloba, Brachylaima advena and Rhopalias coronatus, and one species of the class Cestoda); and one species of the phylum Acanthocephala (Oligacanthorhynchus microcephalus). More than 95% of the animals were infected with parasites. The most abundant parasite species were V. hamata, T. turgida, C. tentaculata and T. orloffi. The nematodes T. turgida, C. tentaculata and A. raillieti were the most dominant species in the three environments. The analysis of the metacommunity structure indicated a structured pattern as a function of the environmental gradient, but only when all localities were considered together. At the infracommunity and component community levels, quasi-nested and nested structures with stochastic species loss were observed, respectively. The results indicate that the settlement of helminth species in the opossums can be attributed to the heterogeneity among individual hosts in relation to their exposure to parasites and to extrinsic factors, which vary among habitats, considering a regional scale. On a local scale, the characteristics of this host species may promote homogenization among individual hosts in terms of their exposure to the helminths. This study constitutes a new host record for the species G. marsupialis and T. didelphis and represents a pioneering investigation of the helminth metacommunity of a Neotropical marsupial.


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The Department of Social Welfare and Development envisions all Filipinos free from hunger and poverty, have equal access to opportunities, enabled by a fair, just, and peaceful society
To lead in the formulation, implementation, and coordination of social welfare and development policies and programs for and with the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged.
- Maagap at Mapagkalingang Serbisyo.
- Serbisyong Walang Puwang sa Katiwalian.
- Patas na Pagtrato sa Komunidad.
OO 01: Well-being of poor families improved
OO 02: Rights of the poor and vulnerable sectors promoted and protected
OO 03: Immediate relief and early recovery of disaster victims/survivors ensured
OO 04: Continuing compliance of social welfare and development (SWD) agencies to standards in the delivery of social welfare services ensured
OO 05: Delivery of social welfare and development (SWD) programs by local government units (LGUs), through local social welfare and development offices (LSWDOs), improved

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The first essential to a serious and successful treatment of Huron history is a knowledge of the country inhabited and the situation of the principal centres of population. The reconstructed Map of The Huronia of the Relations, which accompanies this publication, will, it is hoped,' supply this want. Part First of the present volume is a sequence of dry proofs vindicating the correctness of the village sites as set down on the Map. The derivation of all the Indian names of Huron villages is given either in the text or in the Appendix, for oftentimes their meaning helps to fix their position or corroborates the documentary evidence.
Part Second deals with the arrivals and departures Of the missionaries, their stations. In Huronia from year to year, and incidentally with the opening-of new village missions. It records, under their proper dates, the destruction of these Christian centres, while mention is made of the heroic men who fell victims of their zeal on these momentous occasions.

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Updated: Jan 10
In this season, the weather has switched to chilly and the indoor lifestyle is upon us. Unfortunately so are sicknesses that bring us to our beds for a short while. We suffer from body aches, fevers, and sneezes that send shivers. But most of all, bordem creeps in for moments attempting peace.
How do you keep your mind from drifting? How do you pass the time?
Is that 8th episode of the second season binge keeping you occupied?
This exact scenario is the life I have just lived for the past 2 weeks. Covid-19 had finally gotten to me and my quarentine began. I caught up on anything I wanted to watch, slept off the initial wave of symptoms, and woke up in restlessness. With a whole week left before I was not contagious, my mind began to wander. Which for many of us over thinkers can go 1 of 2 ways. Being already weak physically, my mental state could not take a hit too. So with a lot of prayer, I thank God I am a pack rat with tons of crafts just waiting to be created.
With the little strength that was coming back to me. I inched myself to the thrifted yarn stash in the corner to thumb through it. I also located a wire snowman that I had purchased at a Dollar Tree not too long ago. Hmm I thought. I could use a little Christmas crafting and holiday movies action to lighten my spirit.
So this is exactly what I did. I watched movie after movie, while I crocheted this adorable snowman that I typically would not have time to create. My favorite part of this project is the scarf that was made from all the scrap yarn pieces I had accumulated over other projects. I was watching Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors, Circle of Love and loved the message given from that movie. Both the kindness and thrifted nature of their lifestyle. So I decided to add that energy to the project I was working on.
I hope you are all well and staying healthy. But if you are like me and find yourself at home quarantining. It's always nice to entertain yourself with crafts that make you happy.
Happy Holiday Season!!


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Hampton v. Johnson et al
||David Johnson, Mark Griever and John Doe
||October 19, 2012
||Arkansas Western District Court
||El Dorado Office
||Susan O. Hickey
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 19 ; granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment; claims against defendants David Johnson and Mark Griever are dismissed; plaintiffs case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on March 31, 2014. (cnn)
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With the long-awaited States debate on discrimination legislation due to begin in just a few days, the Guernsey Disability Alliance is calling for deputies to support the proposals and "get this done".
If approved, Employment & Social Security's plans would see the island introduce a law protecting people from being discriminated against on the grounds of disability, carer status or race.
Currently, there is only one discrimination law in place - against sex discrimination in employment - and people with disabilities in particular have been campaigning for change for many years.
If the plans go through, it is thought the first phase of the proposals will come into force in 2022. ESS then plans to legislate against discrimination on the grounds of age or religious belief in 2024, and sexual orientation in 2026.
However, a last-minute amendment led by Deputies Andrea Dudley-Owen and Peter Ferbrache has been submitted that would remove the implementation date.
Pictured: The GDA held a briefing for members of the media ahead of the debate.
It has come under fierce criticism on social media over the weekend from other Deputies and campaign groups who have been calling for change.
Deputy Rhian Tooley said: "Asking for delay in Anti-discrimination legislation is the equivalent of asking permission to unfairly discriminate for longer. I won’t be agreeing to it and I would hope very few of my colleagues will either."
Employment & Social Security member Deputy Emilie McSwiggan said: "Gutted that Dep. Dudley-Owen & Dep. Ferbrache have decided to press ahead with their wrecking amendment to the Discrimination law. All this would do is kick long-overdue legal protection into the long grass."
It has also been criticised by Karen Blanchford from the GDA, who said work has already been done to bring the business community and representative groups on board with the proposals, which were revised last year after the States deemed some of the initial proposals to be too far-reaching.
Deputy Dudley-Owen said her amendment had been misrepresented.
"Useful to have sight of the Amendment. It is being entirely misrepresented. It seeks no delay, it does not translate into opposition to the legislation - it seeks to ensure that business/employee groups are involved in the implementation of the law."
Useful to have sight of the Amendment. It is being entirely misrepresented. It seeks no delay, it does not translate into opposition to the legislation - it seeks to ensure that business/employee groups are involved in the implementation of the law. pic.twitter.com/iW1cPmWxcq— Andrea D-O (@PourchetRouge) July 11, 2020
Pictured: Deputy Dudley-Owen's amendment and her response to criticism.
GDA Founder Rob Platts MBE said the proposals that will go to the States next week have the alliance's backing.
"They're not perfect, we've made a lot of compromises, but they will work," he said. :Maybe they won't work quite as quickly as we'd hoped because they won't have the strength that we wanted, but the headline is, 'let's get this done, they will work'."
One of the GDA's main aims is to have the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities extended to Guernsey. This would require the States to take steps towards eliminating all forms of discrimination experienced by people with disabilities, allowing equal access to society, goods and services, education and employment.
"We wanted the ratification of the CRPD to be extended to Guernsey and we haven't been able to do that," explained Mr Platts. "We wanted to do that immediately after [the Disability & Inclusion Strategy] was passed back in 2013, but we can't do that because we have to have discrimination legislation in place first. That's what's holding us back.
"The ratification is the promise. It's the government saying 'we promise we will do our best to realise the Convention'. Most of the Convention is progressively realisable, so things like improvements in the way that we provide healthcare, the way that we do housing for persons with disabilities etc.
Pictured: Rob Platts of GDA.
"As soon as we get ratification, that triggers the monitoring system. That means we have a third party - the UN - looking at how well Guernsey is doing. That provides a really good impetus for the government to get on and improve things.
"Then there is symbolic importance which is massive. For persons with disabilities who understand the Convention, this is a huge thing. If we manage to get that extension, it would mean an awful lot to persons with disabilities because they can see change is coming at last. That is what has been missing."
GDA members are planning on showing their support for the proposals on Wednesday morning, when they will stand outside the court as deputies make their way into the States Chamber for debate. They will be joined by members of the Guerns Against Discrimination organisation, which was set up recently to pressure local politicians into helping the island become a discrimination-free place.
The debate is due to start on 15 July.
More to follow on some of the amendment's that have been submitted on Friday.
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Late last week, Aramco confirmed a Reuters report that it was working on a possible purchase of a "strategic stake" in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund, the country's main sovereign wealth fund.
Aramco and Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. JPMorgan declined to comment.
(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh, Tom Arnold and Rania El Gamal. Editing by Jane Merriman)


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A red phone box street art hunt.
It was how I started blogging in 2012. By writing about my exploits in tracking down the 70+ BT ArtBoxes scattered around central London to raise awareness and money for the charity Childline. And 4 years later this still remains one of my favourite street art photography experiences. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard about another red phone box art project.
It all began when a friend showed me a photograph of a person doing a headstand inside a phone box. I could see it was a a painting but where had the artist put it? Wasn’t the phone on the back wall in the way? About a week later, this same friend showed me photographs of two more boxes he’d found. And then I knew that I had to find out more and follow this new trail.
Dan Witz, guerilla street artist
Dan Witz is a street artist who prefers to choose when and where he installs his work rather than wait for permission. He finds that this is a more affective way to communicate and campaign with people. He’s been an activist since 1970s. He hails from Chicago and is currently based in Brooklyn.
Dan Witz Wailing Walls 2013
In collaboration with Amnesty international, Dan created 25 pieces to protest about the injustice of people detained in prison purely for their political beliefs. They were installed, guerrilla style, around Frankfurt, Germany. And each image related to a specific prisoner and members of the public could learn about them via their smart phones. They could also leave messages on a virtual wailing wall.
I found the image above in London last year and now I understand that it is an extension of this project.
Dan Witz Breathing Room, London 2016
Dan Witz had planned to extend Wailing Walls to other countries. Our iconic red phone boxes would be his walls in London. I can see why. The concept of a person trapped inside a phone box is a powerful image. Then, in November 2015, the terrorist attacks occurred in Paris and a new project took hold in in the artist’s mind.
The shock of the Paris attacks profoundly affected him and his thoughts turned to peace and the need we all have for space to breathe. And this is how Breathing Room came about. A kickstarter campaign was set up to fund it and the project went ahead when it met and then exceeded its target.
10 pieces were installed in London in July 2016. The images are of people from diverse backgrounds all in the midst of spiritual practice. The boxes are scattered across the Capital, concentrating on the East, with one in central London and one down in South London.
Dan Witz Breathing Room: Creating the illusion.
Have you worked out from the photographs so far how the illusion is created? Dan Witz has painted each image on a panel which is glued onto the back of each phone box. The neat touch of adding the PULL handle to each panel plus the dark, shadowy background fools the eye into believing that there really is a person inside a phone box.
The panels were attached with an easily removed clear sillicone glue which would cause no damage to the phone box. A good thing too as I believe that they are all listed by English Heritage. In the photograph below you can see where one of the 10 works has been ripped off. And to date, this is the only one that is missing.
Breathing Room: Finding the boxes
The locations of these art works is deliberately not well documented. The idea is that people come across the meditating images unexpectedly. And you will notice that they do not leap out at you when viewed from a distance. There are clues on Dan Witz’s website. And I’m going to respect this by not posting the precise locations here.
Red Phone Box models K2 and K6: a clue
When phone boxes were first introduced in 1920 they looked very different to the iconic design we now think of. On the London streets today there are two models. The K2 (from 1924) and the K6 which was introduced later in 1936. The K2 was the first red designed box. And the K6 is a modified version which was no doubt cheaper to manufacture.
The K2 is a much bigger box and the glass panels are equally proportioned across its width. It also has a distinctive perforated crown on the top.
The K6 is slightly smaller and the windows panes are proportioned differently with a large central pane of glass and two small slivers on either side.
When Dan Witz planned this project, he measured the back of a K2 unaware that there were far fewer of these scattered around London. He designed his faux door from the K6. So your clue is to look for older K2 boxes for the panels on the rear.
The end of my trail. Finding my last box
When I started writing this post yesterday, I hadn’t found the 10th box. I was going accept defeat and then I found a clue on Dan’s website. So I was out early before the sun was too bright because they don’t photograph well in strong sunlight. By now I could spot a K2 from a 100 paces… Was this the right box?
It was. And I almost knelt down to pray with the meditating lady in joy. Well I did sit down to get a photograph.
Thanks to artist Dan Witz for a truly inspiring street art project. In the bustle of busy London, not always apparent in these photographs, they are powerful images. I hope to reflect on them more myself. This is the kind of street art project which lingers long after the experience of tracking them down.
Fab love these, great project and excellent photos Tanya!
Aw, thanks. So glad you enjoy the post Nandita. And for commenting too.
Fantastic project…. I still get a buzz when I pass the two painted grills behind Waterloo station of fingers begging to escape their plight… Dan Witz is a genius with his artwork! I think you might enjoy tracking these down next Tanya http://graffoto1.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Dan%20Witz
He’s such a clever artist Mitch. Another gem of a find. And thanks for link about his other work. I’ve a few blog posts to catch up on in the meantime…but good to know about.
Great way to use telephone boxes
These are really great. Makes me wish we had red phone boxes in NYC.
So glad you enjoy what Dan Witz’s is doing over here. And thanks to for commenting.
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Thanks for sharing my post. And glad you were moved by it too. I don’t speak Spanish but your blog looks interesting. 🙂
Thanks… but its Italian! 🙂 Unfortunately, I don’t live in London – a city I love. Street art has always fascinated me – it’s impermanence and subversive character. My boyfriend moved in London a couple of months ago, I’ve visited the city this summer and I’ll be back on Christmas holidays. Looking forward. Bye! 🙂
My apologies, I didn’t read closely. And now I’m a wee bit embarrassed too because I do know some Italian and Italy is one of my favourite countries. Street art is a fascinating culture for me too. In London the scene is growing and changing all the time. Whilst in one area – Shoreditch – it will be disappearing soon, I fear, it is growing in popularity in other areas of the City and across the UK. I hope you enjoy your next visit. Lovely to hear from you again. Ciao.
Yep. And I’m looking forward to read your next posts. Your blog is amazing!

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A UCF Research Team Has Designed a Fire Alarm for Space
With deep space flight less science fiction, and more of an inevitability, University of Central Florida engineers are building new ways to keep passengers safe. UCF’s Subith Vasu and his team have designed a sensor that uses the unique fingerprints of different gases, to determine whether toxic fumes are present in the cabin.
“From a human health perspective, the cabin area is not like the air that we have on Earth. If they’re going into space for an extended period of time, the information would be useful for them to take precautions for any long term illness.”
Vasu says the sensor could also act detect fire-causing gases which could lead to fatalities.
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Simple home and yard improvements may prove to be dangerous when working near power lines
|Home improvements often begin in the spring. Power companies are urging residents to use caution near power lines when working outdoors. Utah Power is also asking residents to be selective when planting trees which may cause havoc with power lines in years to come. |
Spring has sprung, and homeowners are out and about doing seasonal cleaning and fix-ups on their homes and yards. But sometimes the springtime zeal can put people in danger if they're not paying close attention to their surroundings.
"The weather during spring is just right for spending time on your home and yard," stated Gary LeMoine, Utah Power's corporate safety director. "We want to remind people that it's also the right time to take some extra precautions when tackling outdoor projects."
Utah Power makes it part of its mission to raise awareness about potential electrical safety hazards. Company representatives work with everyone from schoolchildren to contractors to police and firemen to teach safety basics and explain the importance of staying away from power lines. The power company tells people that power lines are dangerous and can kill if contacted. The company explains that electricity will take the shortest path to ground, traveling through tools, equipment or people to get there.
"The best way to stay safe is to be alert and aware," LeMoine said. "People should keep safety in mind as part of the task at hand. Power lines are put on top of poles and buried underground to help keep our customers away from danger, so plan your work to stay as far away from these as possible."
Utah Power offers the following safety tips on common home and garden projects.
When painting house or trim, note where power lines connect to the house and keep ladders, scaffolding and other equipment away.
If moving, adjusting or installing an antenna or satellite dish, keep well away from electrical wires.
Note the location of overhead electrical wires both while working and when moving equipment when installing, removing, cleaning or repairing gutters.
If using electrical tools while mowing, trimming or edging, do so only in dry weather after inspecting the cords and any extension cords. Also make sure to not allow the electrical cords to lay in water. Use a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) available from most hardware stores. Also, be sure to wear eye and hearing protection while working with and around electrical tools.
Check for nearby electrical wires when pruning trees. If lines run through or near a tree, don't attempt to cut. Instead, call Utah Power at 1-888-221-7070.
Be sure to plant flowers, shrubs, trees or bushes away from meters, power poles, switching cabinets and boxed transformers on the ground. Aside from roots damaging underground cables, eventual growth can block the view of the meter for reading or make access for repairs or maintenance difficult and dangerous for utility workers.
If building a fence or digging a hole for planting, call a utility locator service before digging to be sure not to hit underground power, gas, water, cable or telecommunications lines.
If unsure of the local number for, call Utah Power at 1-888-221-7070. Contacting underground electric cables can be just as dangerous as contacting overhead lines.
If planting trees near overhead lines, choose species that grow no higher than 25 feet at maturity. Utah Power has a free small trees for small places booklet. Call 1-888-221-7070 to order this guide.
To order free Utah Power safety education materials, call 1-800-791-6093 or visit www.utahpower.net.


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Environmentalists sounded the alarm over a new type of marine pollution, courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic.
France plans to hike up fines for dropping litter on the streets, after an outcry over images of surgical masks and gloves floating in the ocean.
Brune Poirson, a junior minister for the environment, said the fine would increase from €68 to €135. The penalty will rise to as much as €750 depending on the severity.
"Plastic waste linked to the COVID-19 crisis reminds us that if we want clean oceans, it starts with clear sidewalks," she wrote on Twitter.
The French government's announcement on Sunday came just a day ahead of World Oceans Day and a week after an environmental NGO sounded the alarm over a new type of waste piling on top of the longtime plague of plastic pollution.
Opération Mer Propre (Operation Clean Sea) released images of one of its recent clean-up operations in the Mediterranean, in which discarded surgical masks and plastic gloves could be seen littering the seabed alongside other rubbish such as empty cups and beer cans.
"It’s only the beginning," the group’s co-founder Joffrey Peltier told Euronews.
Its founder Laurent Lombard, who posted the video, wrote as a caption: “Would you like to take a dip with COVID-19 this summer?”
He went on warning that there could soon be "more masks than jellyfish in the waters of the Mediterranean".
From the street to the sea
If waste is not properly thrown into a rubbish bin, but on the road or the pavement, it will typically fall into a gutter, mix with rainwater and be washed out into a river or the sea, Peltier explained.
"All it takes is a little wind or rain and everything ends up directly into the sea," he said.
Opération Mer Propre is calling on people to behave responsibly and stop littering the streets. It’s also pleading for a shift away from disposable masks as well as plastic gloves and containers to reduce pollution at the source.
"Of course we need to protect ourselves from COVID-19, but I don’t think plastic is the adequate solution," Peltier said.
"We can wear reusable masks, and wash our hands with soap instead of using hydroalcoholic gel, because we’re now also starting to find these gel bottles in the sea."
Peltier welcomed the idea of raising fines but raised doubts about its enforcement.
"Perhaps, unfortunately, we should create an environmental police force," he said.
Protecting our oceans
Governments and environmental leaders held an online conference about protecting the world's oceans last week.
The five-day Virtual Ocean Dialogues was hosted by the World Economic Forum and Friends of Ocean Action. This year, it focused on fighting water pollution and building a blue economy. It also launched UpLink, a new platform to crowd-source ideas for sustainability projects.
The UN estimates that 13 million tonnes of plastic are dumped in the ocean each year and that half of the plastic produced globally is for single-use items.
"The ocean is part of our human health and human wealth," Kristian Teleki, the director of Friends of Ocean Action, told Euronews in a TV interview ahead of the conference.
The sight of discarded masks littering the Med sharply contrasts with more positive pictures of nature seemingly benefiting from coronavirus lockdowns. Residents of Venice have noticed how much cleaner the city’s canals looked in the absence of tourists and boat traffic.
"Some of the things that we’ve seen in Venice give us hope that small changes in behaviour can have a major impact," Teleki said.
You can watch highlights of the interview with Kristian Teleki in the video player above.


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Today I’m going to bring up a subject that is serious. Deadly, in fact.
Only I feel a twinge of discomfort as I begin this dark post. Because everywhere I look there are blogs overflowing with gorgeous eye candy. Fashion blogs, with sharp, edgy images of beautiful women, design blogs with tasteful, perfectly staged homes, and mommy blogs exploding with photos of exuberant, chubby toddlers laughing in front of the camera. And yes, I admit it. It’s so easy to be swept up in this blogger’s land of positive thoughts and perfect images.
Only today’s post is not a cheerful one so I feel compelled to warn you, and like any good hostess, offer you a seat at a happier table. Do you want to read my latest post on My Summer Fashion Style? Click HERE for pretty pictures.
Otherwise, welcome to another reality.
Because today while I was at the gym, a middle-aged anorexic woman stepped up on the treadmill next to me. And in that one moment, my eyes immediately zeroed in this woman’s bony chest, the gaunt curve of her inner thighs, and the jutting cheekbones of her malnourished face, obvious signs of an eating disordered life. And within seconds, I was flooded with old memories.
You see, in my other life I was an eating disorder therapist. And no matter how many years pass and how far away I travel from those days inside the session room…
I will never forget this world.
When this woman began walking on the treadmill next to me, I immediately thought of an old patient of mine. A young twenty-something woman who looked like a twelve year old during her worst days of anorexia. Her weight had plummeted into the mid-seventies and during this frightening time, I remember her coming to our session room with a sense of utter outrage.
How dare this stranger. Someone had pulled over in their car while she was walking (high-speed walking I’m sure, although she denied this exercise at the time) and offered to pray for her. A stranger offering her prayers. Did it sound dramatic? Of course. At the time, she looked like an animated skeleton.
But of course, my patient didn’t get it. She didn’t understand because she was in the throes of her mind-bending addiction. While she walked around in her emaciated body she experienced this kind of concern to be gawking, and another’s worry, as intrusive and irritating; these were simply reactions that mirrored those of her parents.
Suddenly in this woman’s presence, these old details seemed fresh and current again.
But even though I felt an overwhelming urge to stop my treadmill, to turn and face this woman, I didn’t. Even though I wanted to ceremoniously lean over, hit the red “stop” button on her treadmill, look into her eyes and say these two words to her: “I know”…
I wanted to tell her that I knew she was suffering. And that she deserved more. And I wanted to ask her, no-- to insist, “You are in treatment, right?”
Although truthfully, if she was in treatment, I was pretty sure her therapist and her physician didn’t know that at this very minute, she was wildly swinging her arms and sweating away her entire caloric intact of the day. Right here, on the treadmill.
But I didn’t say anything. I just felt incredibly frustrated.
And here’s the surreal thing. When my eyes scanned the sleek, mirrored walls, I saw no one else looking at this anorexic woman. I witnessed no curious, outraged or concerned onlookers. In fact, everyone had their eyes plastered on their own bodies, sculpting and sweating away as they moved one day closer to lean and mean.
What is your opinion? Do you think an employee from the gym had a moral or legal obligation to approach this anorexic woman? And if so, what should they say? Should they offer resources?
Or do you think I was simply overcome with that same helpless emotion all family and friends have when they’re on the sidelines with an eating disordered sufferer? Because it’s true. I wanted to DO something. Right then. Only the truth is, there are no magic words that will penetrate the mind of an anorexic and suddenly make them change.
But I also know this.
Remaining silent in the midst of craziness is never the answer.
Tell me what you think.
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BTS’ RM, SUGA, (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon, MONSTA X’s Joohoney and more: 7 talented K-Pop idol producers
Here are some of our favorite idols/producers of K-Pop. Read ahead to know more.
There are so many idols who are talented in many facets of music- one being producing and composing music so we have curated some of our favorite idols/producers :-
RM is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the leader of the South Korean boy band BTS. RM released his first solo mixtape, RM, in 2015. In 2018, he released his second mixtape, Mono, which peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 and became the highest-charting album by a Korean soloist in chart history. He has also collaborated with artists such as Wale, Younha, Warren G, Gaeko, Krizz Kaliko, MFBTY, Fall Out Boy, Primary, Lil Nas X, Erykah Badu, and Anderson .Paak. Besides being a rapper, leader and a brilliant lyricist, he is known to be a talented producer as well.
Suga is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer. Managed by BIGHIT MUSIC, he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS in 2013. In 2016, he released his first solo mixtape, Agust D. In 2018, he re-released the mixtape for digital purchase and streaming. The reissue reached number three on Billboard's World Albums Chart. In 2020, he released his second solo mixtape, D-2. Commercially, the mixtape peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, number seven on the UK Albums Chart, and number two on Australia's ARIA Album Chart. The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 100 songs to Suga as a songwriter and producer, including Suran's Wine which peaked at number two on the Gaon Music Chart and won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.
Joohoney is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group MONSTA X, which was formed through Mnet's survival show No.Mercy, under Starship Entertainment in 2015. He proved his outstanding musical ability by participating in the production of his first title track in 2021, earning a nomination from one of the most influential music awards in the United States. He strengthened his presence by featuring various artists, as well as active activities between groups and individuals, and developed his own unique world of music through his mixtapes. Upon his limitless growth, he had established himself as an all-rounder artist with vocals, rap, and even producing.
Hui is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer. He debuted as the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of boy group PENTAGON in October 2016, under Cube Entertainment. He was a member of the co-ed trio Triple H, alongside former bandmate Dawn and former labelmate Hyuna, and is the leader of trot boy group Super Five of MBC's Favorite Entertainment. Hui participates in writing and producing a majority of Pentagon's songs. Some of his best-known works are Wanna One's Energetic, Nation's Son's Never, Produce X 101's Boyness, JO1's Oh-Eh-Oh, and PENTAGON’s Shine, Naughty Boy, and Daisy.
Stray Kids’ Bang Chan, Changbin and Han (3RACHA)
3RACHA is a South Korean hip-hop sub-unit group under JYP Entertainment. The group consists of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han under other stage names: CB97, SPEARB and J.ONE. All their music is uploaded onto SoundCloud and the trio is credited as writing and producing the majority of Stray Kids' discography alongside JYP producers. They work extremely well and are constantly seen creating songs at any given time. Their harmony managed to produce some of the best songs to come out of 4th Gen K-Pop.
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