Here are some troubleshooting tips for RLC-520. You may check whether your camera's issue is listed below. If not, you may go to the Troubleshooting section to find suggestions for more issues or you may contact Reolink support for help.
PoE cameras cannot be powered on by PoE Switch/Injector
The camera cannot be powered on while using PoE Switch or PoE injector. Please reset the camera and cover the daylight sensor on the camera lens or take the camera to a dark room and wait for a few seconds then you'll find the IR lights on the camera will not light up/ not hear a "click" sound.
Cause 1. Incompatible POE switch/injector
Solution: Please refer to Which POE injector/switch can I use for Reolink POE cameras
Cause 2. The camera is not properly connected to the POE switch/injector
Solution: Please check the lights on the PoE switch/injector. If the lights are not on, please try to plug the camera into other ports that work and use another working Ethernet cable.
Cause 3. The PoE module of the camera fails to get power
Solution: Please use the DC adaptor to power the camera on.
For more information, please check POE Cameras Cannot Be Powered on by POE Switch/POE Injector.
Fail to add PoE camera to NVR
After plugging the new camera into the NVR, the camera's image does not show up on the monitor and it prompts "video loss". The following troubleshooting may be helpful to you.
Cause 1. No available channels can be distributed to the new camera
Solution: In this case, you have to remove the cameras which are no longer used and then manually distribute a channel to the new camera. You can refer to How to Delete Camera from PoE NVR//How to Delete Offline Camera Information on Channel Management Page via Reolink NVR(New UI)
Cause 2. The new camera has been distributed with the same IP address as the previously added cameras
Solution: Generally, this situation will cause more than one camera to be offline, or video loss. On the IP channel page, there will be at least two cameras with the same IP address. In this case, please reset the POE camera, and you can refer to How to Reset Bullet or Dome Cameras. Also please reboot the NVR.
Cause 3. It shows "invalid PWD" on the IP channel page/live view page
Solution: It means that the camera has been set with a password previously, so the NVR couldn't recognize its password. Please input the camera's password to add it.
For more information, please check to Fail to Add PoE Cameras to NVR.
The micro SD card can not be detected
There are several possible causes for Micro SD Card Not being Detected on Reolink App. You may follow the troubleshooting tips listed below to solve the problem.
Cause 1. The Micro SD card can not be recognized by Reolink cameras
Solution: Please format the Micro SD card into FAT32 on your computer, and then insert the Micro SD card into the camera to see if it works. Check if the Micro SD card meets the requirements: How to Choose Micro SD Card for Reolink Cameras
Cause 2. The card had not been properly inserted into the camera
Solution: Take out the Micro SD card and insert it again to see if it works.
Cause 3. The Micro SD card is defective
Solution: Please test the Micro SD card on your computer and see whether the Micro SD card can be read and written. If it doesn't, please use another Micro SD card to see if it works.
For more information, please check the SD Card Can Not be Detected.
Connection failed when logging in remotely via UID
Reolink UID (based on P2P) can be used for the set-up and remote access of Reolink cameras and NVRs. If you get a Login failed/Connection failed/Timeout error message when trying to remotely access the camera via the UID, please follow this guide for simple troubleshooting. (Please make sure you can log into your device on the LAN before the troubleshooting.)
Cause 1. Incorrect UID and settings
Solution: Check your UID to see whether the UID you enter is correct; enable UID for your device, and try to log in again.
Cause 2. The UDP ports are blocked by the network firewalls
Solution: Please log in to your router to confirm whether the UDP ports have been enabled or not. If you couldn't find this setting, please contact router support for some help.
Cause 3. Your device is blocked by the system firewall/VPN/VLAN of the login terminal
Solution: Check if you have enabled a firewall/VPN/VLAN on your router, phone, or computer, please disable it.
For more information, please check Connection Failed when Logging in Remotely via UID.
IP cameras stop working
There are several possible causes for an IP camera to stop working. You may follow the troubleshooting tips listed below to troubleshoot.
Cause 1. Camera accessories failure
Solution: Check whether the outlet and the DC adapter/power cord are working properly.
For PoE cameras, try to use another Ethernet port and cable to see whether your device can be connected to the network successfully.
Cause 2. The camera cannot be properly powered
Solution: Cover the day/night sensor or place the camera in a dark environment. After a few seconds, if no IR LED is on or no sound can be heard, please contact our support for help.
For more details, please have a look at IP Cameras Stop Working
If more help/information is needed, please submit a request to our support team for further assistance.


A mother and her ambitious weight loss journey is receiving global support after a video of her exercising was viewed by millions.
In fall 2018, Leneathra Reed, a certified pharmacy technician from Meridian, Mississippi, kicked off her plan to lose 451 pounds.
Starting at her heaviest weight of 626, Reed’s goal is to get down to 175. Her decision to make a change came from not being able to provide an “energetic lifestyle” for her 2-year-old daughter, Kenlyn.
“I couldn’t get down on the floor and play with her… even giving her a bath was a challenge,” Reed, 39, told “Good Morning America.” “I said, ‘You want to be here for your daughter? It’s time to get up and do something about it.'”
Reed said she hasn’t been overweight her entire life, but put on pounds over the course of 12 years after undergoing breast reduction surgery.
She said that during the procedure, her lungs collapsed and she was placed on life support. Afterwards, she was put on steroid medication which was the start of her weight gain followed by an unhealthy lifestyle, she said
“Even right now, I can’t go to the movies because I can’t sit in the chair,” Reed explained. “I went to see ‘Black Panther’ when it came out and I was so embarrassed and ashamed because I had to place a chair in the handicapped section.”
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The semiquantitative distribution of mRNA encoding for rat galanin receptor (GAL-R1) was examined by in situ hybridization in the rat hypothalamus using a 35S-riboprobe. Most hypothalamic nuclei expressed GAL-R1 mRNA. In the anterior hypothalamus, high levels of expression were found in the medial preoptic area, paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei. Numerous cells also expressed the GAL-R1 mRNA with a moderate level of expression in the periventricular region. Very few GAL-R1-expressing cells were present in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. In the medial hypothalamus, numerous expressing cells were detected in the dorsomedial and ventromedial nuclei. The arcuate nucleus was moderately labeled throughout its rostrocaudal extent; labeled cell bodies were visible in the ventromedial and ventrolateral subdivisions as well. These results indicate that the GAL-R1 mRNA is not only expressed in anterior hypothalamic nuclei but also in the mediobasal hypothalamus and periventricular region. This hypothalamic distribution correlates well with that of 125I-GAL-binding sites and GAL-immunoreactive fibers. This distribution represents the morphological substrate for GAL roles in the hypothalamic regulation of neuroendocrine, behavioral and autonomic functions.

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The Campground at Yampa River Headquarters is OPEN for the season. The camper services building/ laundry facility is also OPEN for the season. These facilities are for Yampa River and Elkhead guestscampground guests only
No current fishing reports. Ice thickness on the river is highly variable and is ice fishing is not recommended at this time.
Yampa River State Park Headquarters office is currently open to the public with varying hours Monday through Sunday.
Please call the Park office with any questions (970) 276-2061.
The winter trail is packed down and will continue to be groomed. Please call the Visitor Center for grooming updates.
Please remember to purchase a $9.00 daily entrance fee pass at the self serve station outside the Visitor's Center front door unless you have the annual pass.
The river extremely low; Please check the USGS River and Stream Flows for daily CFS reporting or call Headquarters office with questions at (970) 276-2061.
Floating the Yampa River is not recommended at this time.

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Easy Chicken & Prawn Risotto Recipe
At Fresh, we love a good risotto, and so does the family. This chicken and prawn risotto recipe is like a Spanish Paella and is cooked from raw in your oven. The rice can be a little soft but it’s absolutely delicious and very easy to cook.
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Serves: 4
- 250g/9oz cherry tomatoes
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 300g/10oz risotto rice
- 4 chicken thigh fillets, halved
- 200g/7oz chorizo, thickly sliced
- 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 litre/1¾ pints hot chicken stock
- pinch of saffron strands
- 8 large, raw prawns
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 220C. Place the cherry tomatoes in a roasting tin and sprinkle over the red onion, garlic and olive oil. Roast for 20 minutes until the tomatoes are softened.
- Stir in the rice, chicken, chorizo, rosemary, chicken stock, saffron and some salt and pepper, mixing well together. Return to the oven for 20 minutes.
- Stir in the prawns and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through.

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text: A growing body of research suggests the involvement of immune system factors in central nervous system development and in pathophysiology related to schizophrenia.(1,2) We therefore investigated the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-II (TNF-RII), a TNFalpha receptor expressed in fetal brain, as a candidate disease gene for schizophrenia. We also investigated the relationship between TNF-RII and adult brain morphology. The study sample consisted of 140 probands diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder, 197 parents of the probands (a subset of which formed 62 proband-parent trios), and 46 psychiatrically normal control subjects. A bi-allelic TNF-RII polymorphism was examined for evidence of association, with none being found between this polymorphism and schizophrenia. Subjects with schizophrenia homozygous for allele 1, however, had larger ventricles and smaller frontal lobes than subjects with at least one copy of allele 2. On follow-up testing, they also had an earlier, less variable age of onset for their illness. We found no support, therefore, for TNF-RII as a disease susceptibility gene for schizophrenia. The gene may, however, modify phenotypic aspects of the disease such as brain morphology and age of onset of illness.


text: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 263 pages. Edited and with illustrations by Dickson. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer. Includes works by Aristophanes, Witter Bynner, Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, Max Eastman, James Weldon Johnson, John Keats, Amy Lowell, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Harriet Monroe, and numerous others. A tight near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket that has some minor wear and light soiling. Scarce in any jacket.

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Golden sands, sizzling sunshine, and clear blue water. The Florida Keys have all the ingredients for a relaxing holiday on the beach. With Jersey Key Charters, you’ll get to experience a whole new side to this idyll. With miles and miles of coral reefs and a proximity to the Gulf Stream, the fishing opportunities are endless. With Captain Michael Sisto, you’ll go after exciting game fish, beautiful table fish, all in the company of a true pro who has been fishing since childhood.
You’ll leave the beaches behind aboard a 28’ Whitewater saltwater fishing boat. This great vessel comes with all the amenities you need for an exciting and productive day on the water. For your comfort, a full toilet is fitted aboard, and there’s plenty of shade for you to escape the blistering heat. On the deck, there’s enough space for 5 anglers to fish at once. Powered by twin 200 HP Yamaha engines, you’ll get out to the sweet spots in no time.
Hit the reefs for beautiful and delicious Snappers, and Cobia; take a Shark trip to go after Blackfin, Bull, Hammerhead, Bonnethead, or Lemon Sharks; or head offshore and go after the majestic Sailfish and delicious Mahi Mahi. Bottom fish in the shallower waters, while trolling, popping, and kite fishing will give you the best chance in deeper seas. You’ll use the latest Avet and Connley gear, and bait will be caught as you first head out.
Capt. Michael will share his lifetime of experience with you, so beginners are welcome to learn from one of the best. On longer trips, a first mate may come along, and he’ll be happy to answer any questions and show you new techniques. Gatorade and water are provided, but feel free to bring any other snacks and drinks you want, and stash them in the captain’s ice box. Hop aboard Jersey Key Charters to see the Keys like never before.
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Both kids wanted to continue the fabrics explorations we started the day before. Above, Little Guy was matching the fabrics to the label cards I made. I cut a small square of each fabric, printed the name, and laminated it all.
The kids were exploring a new set of fabrics. We had five more samples consisting of tejido, paño, dril, raso o satín, and pana (knit cloth, terrycloth, denim, satin, and corduroy). Both kids decided to touch their cheeks with the cloth to get a better feel.
They added five more pieces of fabrics to their learning folder. Then they took the label cards to match and write the names of each fabric.
Here is what their folders look like. As you can see, all the fabrics have been dyed blue to make it more about the texture and the composition, rather than the color. Still, there are many shades of blue. We continue to use the blindfold, and future exploration to see how they are different.
In the meantime, I had a little activity for them. They had to sort objects based on whether they were or not made out of fabric. I looked through their miniature objects and found everything I needed =).
They sorted it together, and then Big Sister did it by herself. We talked about plastic, glass, metal, and paper as other materials things are made out of. We also talked about the types of fabrics they found. We had felt, satin, silk, cotton, etc.
Little Guy has been working with only lower case letters. I just got the uppercase sandpaper letters here. He was happy to try to find the match. I love this IKEA rug!!!
Meanwhile, Big sister was interested in looking at each fabric with her little microscope. I need to start saving to get her and her brother a proper one. She really enjoys looking through it. The one we have is great for little ones.
When their dad was home they wanted to show him the new game. Above Big Sister is trying to match the new set of fabrics.
Both kids put my husband to match all ten fabrics.
Then the kids wanted a turn trying to match all the 10 pairs of fabric. My husband was teaching them some techniques to explore them without their sight. He showed them how to scratch it, and to wave it by their ears to listen to them.
Big Sister was able to match all the pairs. Above she was checking her work.

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Appropriately known as the Bay State, Massachusetts borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine with countless incredible beaches lining its long, indented coastline. While Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard have long been popular vacation spots, pretty and pristine swathes of sand can be found up and down its scenic shores.
Dominating its almost 200 miles of coastline are the three big bays of Buzzards, Cape Cod and Massachusetts. While some of their beaches are serene and secluded, others hum with life as holidaymakers pack their sands and swim or surf along the shore.
With lonely lighthouses, charming towns and all kinds of breathtaking landscapes lying about them, the best beaches in Massachusetts really are a treat to visit.
17. Singing Beach, Manchester-by-the-Sea
So named due to the distinctive sound it sometimes makes when you step on it, Singing Beach is set just south of Manchester-by-the-Sea. As well as this intriguing and as yet unexplained phenomenon, it boasts some beautiful sands, scenery and views.
Lying alongside the Atlantic Ocean, it forms a near-perfect crescent with numerous isles and rocky outcrops to be spotted offshore. Very calm and quiet for the most part, it attracts loads of sunbathers and swimmers in the summer months when a small snack stand also opens up.
After having delighted in its squeaky-sounding sand and snapped some photos of the dramatic rocks at either end, make sure to leave time for exploring the quaint New England town itself.
16. Coast Guard Beach, Eastham
As it is regularly ranked among the best beaches in the country, Coast Guard Beach really is a must-visit when in Massachusetts. Protected as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, its pristine sands lie just a five-minute drive from the small town of Eastham.
Surrounded by both vast marshes and rolling dunes, its wide, flat sands occupy the ocean side of the Cape. Hugely popular with locals and tourists alike, it is the perfect spot to sunbathe, swim and surf with others instead opting for boogie-boarding and volleyball.
In addition to taking in all its stunning scenery, you can also sometimes spot seals playing about in the surf and seabirds flying overhead. There are also some amazing old lighthouses and a lifeguard museum to see not far from the beach.
15. South Beach, Martha’s Vineyard
Just outside of Edgartown on the eastern side of Martha’s Vineyard you can find the sweeping sands and sizeable swells of South Beach. While some sections are often quite busy and crowded, there is more than enough sand to go around if you don’t mind walking a bit further along.
Stretching endlessly into the distance, the idyllic beach lies along the south side of the isle, looking out over the Atlantic. Ideal for lounging on lazily, its inviting sands mainly attract a younger crowd. Families with small ones usually stay away due to the rough waves.
As the beach drops away quite quickly, some fantastic boogie-boarding, surfing and kitesurfing can be had atop its fierce rips and swells. Thankfully, lots of lifeguards are normally on duty at South Beach during the busy summertime.
14. Good Harbor Beach
Very peaceful and picturesque, the gorgeous Good Harbor Beach can be found in Gloucester which is remarkably the oldest seaport in America. As its name indicates, its soft sands are protected from the endless onslaught of the Atlantic by the rocky headlands and islands around it.
Thanks to this, some splendid swimming and paddling can be enjoyed in the sea with a small creek and wooden boardwalk also traversing its white sands. At low tide, you can walk out and explore the nearby Salt Island or search for shells and crabs in its tidal pools and marshes.
While topping up your tan, you can drink in the divine views of the cliff top mansions, rock formations and offshore islands bordering the beach.
13. Spectacle Island
Although it lies only twenty minutes from downtown, Spectacle Island feels a world away from the hustle and bustle of central Boston. Lining the lush green isle are a couple of sandy beaches for day-trippers to bask on with a cafe, visitor centre and marina also on offer.
Only reachable by ferry, its scenic shores are located in the humongous Boston Harbor not far from several other islands of varying sizes. From atop its forested hill, you can enjoy striking views of the city’s sparkling skyline and the shimmering waters of the bay before it.
Asides from walking along its nature trails, visitors can relax and unwind on its beaches, swim in its shallow waters and picnic up on the hillside.
12. Nantasket Beach
Not far away is another sublime stretch of sand that is well worth checking out when you’re in the area. Lying almost at the entrance to the Massachusetts Bay, Nantasket Beach curves its way gently alongside the Atlantic in the tiny town of Hull.
In total, the long, narrow, light grey beach reaches 3.5 miles in length and runs along the east side of the town’s peninsula. As its cold, crystal-clear waters are ideal for swimming and body-surfing and the views on offer are so spectacular, it can get quite crowded in summer.
On top of sunbathing and splashing about in the ocean, visitors can play volleyball and explore its tidal pools at low tide.
11. Head of the Meadow Beach
Another pristine and picture-perfect spot to hit up is the magnificent Head of the Meadow Beach in Cape Cod. Set just outside of Truro, it is surrounded by swathes of swaying seagrass and ginormous dunes with its fine white sands facing the Atlantic.
Much calmer and quieter than Coast Guard Beach on the Cape, it is a lovely, laid back place to while away the day. Besides sunbathing and swimming, you can stroll about its sands, explore the dunes and sometimes even spot seals, sharks and whales offshore.
Plenty of parking spaces and public bathrooms also make it convenient to visit while lifeguards are on duty in summer. As it is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, there is also some great hiking and cycling to be had in the area.
10. Race Point Beach
Nestled at the northern tip of Cape Cod is Provincetown’s ravishing Race Point Beach. Often listed amongst the best beaches in the States, its vast strip of shimmering shoreline certainly makes for a spectacular sight.
Despite its undoubted beauty and wide, open sands, not too many visitors actually venture up to the Long Point Peninsula. Consequently, you can often explore and enjoy its superb sands, shallows and dunes with barely another soul in sight.
While its exposed waters are routinely quite rough, you can splash about and swim most of the time or paddle about in its plentiful pools. Only adding to the area’s appeal are the lonely lighthouses and charming historic cottages and shacks that line the wind-swept beach.
9. Kalmus Beach
A very sought-after spot to go windsurfing, the incredible Kalmus Beach can be found tucked away along the south coast of Cape Cod. Due to its convenient location in between Hyannis Harbor and Lewis Bay, hordes of people head here in summer.
While its sheltered bayside is perfect for swimming, bodyboarders, windsurfers and kitesurfers all brave the oceanside’s choppy waters. Further out, you can also sail about the Nantucket Sound with numerous marinas and yacht clubs dotted up and down the coast.
Although some parts are strewn with seaweed and seashells, the beach has more than enough space for you to lay down a towel and soak up some sun. Just a stone’s throw away are some snack bars should you get hungry or thirsty at any point.
8. Mayflower Beach
Almost directly opposite Kalmus Beach along Cape Cod Bay, you can find the absolutely beautiful Mayflower Beach. As well as calm waters, stunning scenery and divine views, it boasts all kinds of epic outdoor activities and useful amenities.
Actually named for the Pilgrims’ famous ship, the broad beach makes up part of the mid-Cape town of Dennis. At low tide, the bay’s waters retreat and unveil expansive tidal flats, pretty pools and lots of low-lying sandbars.
Aside from exploring its sands and snapping pictures of the sun glinting off the bay, you can picnic, play and look for periwinkles. Due to its scenic splendor, Mayflower Beach can get quite crowded during the high season with queues forming at its showers and snack bar.
7. Madaket Beach, Nantucket
A treat to lounge on lazily, the marvelous Madaket Beach lies right at the southwestern end of the isolated and idyllic isle of Nantucket. Particularly known for its spellbinding sunsets, its soft sands are easily reached by bike, shuttle bus or car.
While the beach is great for sunbathing, strolling about and paddling, its rough surf makes any kind of swimming a challenge. Lifeguards, however, are on duty during the summer months. From its fine sands and dunes, you can enjoy striking sunsets over the ocean and the nearby Tuckernuck Island.
Although there are no facilities at the beach, the hugely popular Millie’s restaurant is situated just a short walk away. Many people also bring chairs, drinks and food and stay until the sun goes down.
6. Marconi Beach
Yet another enticing stretch of sand along the Cape Cod National Seashore is that of Marconi Beach outside of Wellfleet. Backed by high bluffs and steep sandy cliffs, it offers some outstanding views over both the Atlantic and bay.
Popular with locals and tourists alike, it is named for the influential Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi who sent the first transatlantic wireless message from its shores. Due to the wild winds and waves that pulverize the coast, its size actually fluctuates from year to year. These harsh conditions, however, make it ideal for boogie-boarding, surfing and skimboarding.
In addition to sunbathing and taking in its scenery, you can also hike about the beach’s surroundings and spot seals playing in the surf.
5. Herring Cove Beach
For the few hardy tourists who do make it to Cape Cod’s hook, attractive Herring Cove Beach is ample reward for their troubles. Often overlooked by towering dunes, its long, sweeping sands and lush tidal marshes offer some fantastic views over the bay before them.
Despite being the most popular beach in Provincetown, it is delightfully untouched and unspoiled with a calm and quiet atmosphere. On the beach’s soft, sheltered sands, visitors can relax and unwind or swim and splash about in its warm shallows. Sunsets here are very vivid with seals and whales sometimes spotted offshore.
Unlike many beaches in Massachusetts, Herring Cove is clothing optional. As such, lots of naturists come here with many beachgoers also visiting the nearby Pilgrim Monument and some lighthouses before heading home.
4. Wingaersheek Beach
Nestled away in the northeast of the Bay State is the wonderfully wide Wingaersheek Beach, which lies along the Annisquam River. Also located in Gloucester, it is known for its super swimming and all the shallow pools and rock formations you can explore at low tide.
Thanks to these massive outcrops, the rolling dunes that back it and the beach’s crystal-clear waters, the scenery and nature on show really is stupendous. Besides snapping some pics and taking in its exquisite views, you can look for limpets, crabs and cool shells in its tidal pools.
All this makes Wingaersheek Beach a firm favourite with families who flock to its shores during the sunny summer months. Bathrooms, showers and changing rooms also make it convenient to visit, as does its on-site snack stand.
3. Nauset Beach
Not to be outdone, Nauset Beach also has extensive swathes of sand and excellent outdoor activities for visitors to enjoy. Stretching a staggering ten miles or more in length, it sprawls along a huge part of Cape Cod’s east coast.
As it extends endlessly into the distance, the beach never gets crowded with many picturesque parts being almost deserted. Consequently, you can take as much space as you like and swim and splash about til your heart’s content.
At its entrance in Orleans, you can find public bathrooms and changing rooms with food stands and lifeguards also featured in summer. Some great fishing and surfing can also be enjoyed at the beach that sometimes has seals sunning themselves on its sands.
2. Chatham Lighthouse Beach
Occupying the southeastern corner of Cape Cod is the large and lovely Chatham Lighthouse Beach. Named after the charming lighthouse that lies just to its north, its sands face both the nearby North Beach Island and the Nantucket Sound.
Due to the adjacent isle, its waters are calm and peaceful and are perfectly suited to families with young ones. At low tide, you can even walk out to some sandbars and see seals resting there or watch them on their daily migration up and down the coast. As currents are a lot stronger along its southern side, pay close attention to the flags and signs that indicate where swimming is safe.
Aside from sunbathing, swimming and seal spotting, the beach’s other main draw is its historic old lighthouse which was built back in 1877.
1. Crane Beach, Ipswich
Widely considered to be one of the most breathtakingly beautiful beaches in Massachusetts, Crane Beach lies alongside the enormous Ipswich Bay. As it is protected as part of a conservation site, gorgeous dunes, maritime forests and marshes can also be found lining its sparkling shores.
In total, there are more than four miles of pristine beach for you to lounge about and play on. Clean, calm waters border it the whole way along with scenic hiking trails winding their way about the untouched and unspoiled surroundings. Bathrooms, changing rooms and showers are scattered about with a snack stand also operating in summer.
Thanks to the magnificent scenery, nature and views on offer wherever you go, Crane Beach really is not to be missed when in Massachusetts.

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INTERNAL ONLY – THIS ITEM IS DISCONTINUED
CElixir-plus™ kit for Cations and aliphatic amines is a valuable tool and preferable to traditional methods to separate these compounds such as Ion Chromatography. Easy to use and reliable, save time when buffers are pre-made and quality control tested.
NH4, Na, K, Li, Mg, Ca (approximately 10mg/L)
Capillary: MicroSolvCE™ Bare Fused Silica, 75µm x 60cm
Injection: 5 sec @0.5psi
Run Buffer: CElixir-plus™ kit
Detection: Indirect UV 200nm
Instrument: Beckman® P/ACE MDQ™
Using a Beckman P/ACE MDQ and a 75µm bare fused silica capillary, the earth metals are easily and reproducibly separated using “inverse detection” mode. Buffers are pre-made and supplied in a kit as CElixir-plus™. To avoid carry-over of Sodium, the capillary should be rinsed between runs with a Lithium solution. If Lithium is an analyte of interest, NaOH solution should be used instead.
Discussion and Rationale on using Inverse Detection:
CE instruments are usually equipped with a UV detector, the problem is that the analyzed Cations do not absorb sufficient amount of the UV energy to allow photometric detection. For this reason, an indirect detection technique is used where the supplied buffers (CElixir-plus™) absorbs the UV and the analytes appear as negative peaks. The software of the CE instruments will invert the signal to obtain a normal looking e-gram.
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Transcript for Street artists create murals of Black lives lost that cannot be ignored: Part 1
We turn to police encounters that have turned deadly. The Colorado governor has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the death of 23-year-old Elijah Mcclain, and like others said those chilling words -- I can't breathe. Please! The part that ravaged me the most, what he said, were kind words. He was kind to the people that were killing him. A portrait of 23-year-old Elijah Mcclain, playing his violin. I have been constantly going, which is still nerve wracking, I'm not a doomsdayer. But I'm cautious. But then the protests start. Black lives matter. You just blame protesters. Hand up, don't shoot. Everything in me was I don't want to get sick, but I need to be out there. I need to be in this, this is about me right now. George Floyd! You have heard their names. Say her name. Breonna Taylor. You know their faces. Victims of racism and police violence, now memorialized in full color and larger than life. In the midst of a global pandemic, clashing with the modern day civil rights movement. Hands up! Don't shoot! Artists across the country are matching the voice on of a movement with murals. The words black lives matter -- painted up and down the streets. They have become contagious in a certain way. This one is in downtown Manhattan. The word lives designed by local artist Sofia Dawson. What type of impact is it for people to see art like yours having a similar message in other places in the country. I looked at what they did in Seattle and Harlem. I was like, oh, my god, it's like a domino affect, a ripple affect happening, right? I think it's for the communities, I feel like they feel like their voices are being heard. That they are being seen for the first time. Today, we are in Newark, new Jersey, by Sofia's piece, called every mother. She painted it in the fall of 2016, after the police killings of Alton sterling. There's nobody who is excluded when you are dealing with public art. What has this moment meant to you? How it happened and there was no pandemic or quarantine, the people would not have time to be on the streets and so the purpose of collar bars is to really literally be the TV screen that used to say programming is done for today and you were stuck with this background until TV came back on. And so, it feels like the world stood still in that way for the first time. You talk about the color bars but you painted this in 2016. Yeah, I know. You knew something was going to happen? I like that the work is still relevant, but it also hurts that the work -- that is work is relevant at the same time. What is it about making art this big that it makes a big impact and gets a reaction? Working big, it's so in your face, you cannot miss it. You do not have to be privileged enough to go to a museum or gallery. So essentially public art is bringing art to the people. Paintings like Sofia's follow a long history of street art that mirrors the struggles of society, Whitney museum director said with the pandemic and the racial reckoning, everyone has a This pandemic has given everyone their, that sense of being their own super hero. Like, we are doing it. We all are doing it. I think everyone has really started to see that they have, you know, we have the answers in ourselves and that's a lot of artists I think who have known that for a long time. Artists in the United States have been chronicling the now on walls for decades. Now we call it street art, I think in the past we have had kind of different names for it, one of the ones I think of is the Mexican muralists, and I'm thinking in the hiv-aids crisis, artists like Keith herring. They had an impact on the public's attention to that crisis, which of course was under recognized and ignored. What is beautiful about art and what we are seeing today, people are appreciating it in a very different way than they have before. What we are seeing are these conversations and they are making people want to act. This is an amazing piece. Jessica runs the winwood walls in Miami. America's Mecca for murals and big art. Said it's a sign of what is to come. We will have an interesting time in the next few months with our elections and I think you will see an interesting amount of art that is surrounding the topic of making sure that you vote. I think artists today are being seen in a leadership role unlike they have ever been seen before. One of those artists looking to push the conversation in to voting booths this November, los Angeles's Tristan Eden. Angela Davis has a beautiful history of activism and fighting for the freedom of back people in the country. Her story should be told and we have an election coming up so I painted vote around her with her shouting it. Back in June, Tristan made local headlines after this mural of mlk he created was defaced. I decided to paint martin Luther king as a sign of solidarity, and that was met with blow-back. So my mural was tagged with racist slurs. But Tristan was not going to allow that to detract from his message. It's easier to paint martin Luther king than malcolm-x, because he can be a divisive figure. So I thought, well, if they do that, I will paint again. If somebody paints over it, you paint over it again, and you go to wore with each other in a creative battle. It turns out that disrespect is something that every street artist knows. On the day of our interview with Vince, his mural had also been tagged. What happened? A lot of times if you leave too much space that doesn't look like it's occupied, somebody is going to come by and say, well, there's enough room for me right What is your plan to cover this up? Oh. I know now. I didn't until right this second. Right this second. Right here. Right this second. One thing that he kept saying repeatedly was I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I am sorry. While there were no shortage of walls, there's been no shortage of names and faces to paint. Vince said that the moment as been bitter sweet. Talk to me about really what this calling has been to you as an artist and as a black man? Never in my years of living on this planet has it been an advantage to be a black painter, it's kind of like I'm a commodity now, people are like now responding to my work. Like they never have before. As the summer comes to a close, the season of change continues. These artists continue to honor the lives lost. Most recently an icon. The notorious. And across the country, they are inspired, to lift the voices of those who are tired and sick, of being sick and tired. Transformation is on the horizon and we are kind of, there's an awakening where people are awakening, it makes sense that artists are at the vanguard of that. The world of graffiti is the largest secret society on the planet. We have access to the public space and I expect to see huge movement and a lot of noise from this world of people in the next few months. You call yourself a vessel every time I talk to you. The work is supposed to minister to people, people should come in front of the painting and if they are hurting because they lost a family member or hurting because of what is happening to the community. They are supposed to be inspired, they are supposed to be up lifted. Do you feel a responsibility to be out there as this is all happening kind of painting the story on the walls? Mlk, he didn't volunteer for the job. He didn't want to say I'm the leader of the civil rights movement. But when they came to him, and said, we want you to do this. I feel the same kind of way, it was like, I didn't ask for it, but, I feel like I do have a so, the art opened the door for this conversation.
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Close to 900 equipment items and trucks were sold in the auction. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.
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Clark Rowley enjoyed his day off from school by helping his dad test out this 2013 Caterpillar compact track loader for their business, One Stop Hydraulic Shop, St. George, Utah.
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Earlier this month, a DC-based nonprofit was targeted for investigation by city government, allegedly misusing public funding, at a time when municipalities are facing budget crunches, if not prospective bankruptcy. D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court against Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas Jr., seeking damages of $1 million from [...]
The IRS announced this week that it had revoked the tax exemptions of some 275,000 nonprofit organizations after they did not meet legal requirements to file annual returns. The original watchlist of candidates for revocation was about 341,000.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Rock News for Wednesday 11th August, 2010
ROCK BAND KANSAS TO LAUNCH '2010 COLLEGIATE SYMPHONY TOUR' TO RAISE FUNDS FOR COLLEGE MUSIC PROGRAMS
Inspired by the success of their 2009 StarCity Recording DVD/CD release 'There's Know Place Like Home' - which saw the veteran classic rock band KANSAS team up for a special night with the Washburn University Orchestra - the group decided to take this idea on the road. The feedback that KANSAS drummer Phil Ehart received from prospective universities has been overwhelmingly supportive in their desire to bring the concept to their campuses.
"We started by cold-calling schools all over the country to find out if there was interest in us coming to play with their orchestras. We immediately discovered that most schools have no money for their music programs. We then thought of performing the shows as fundraisers, helping to raise funding for the school's music programs. As we started talking to the schools, we found out that many of them don't even have a place on campus for a school symphony concert...but they do have an 80,000 seat football stadium! I had one school music director actually break down emotionally on the phone with me - he was very distraught that this might be his school's last year with a music program. He thought this concert might actually save the music program for another year!
The result is the 'KANSAS Collegiate Symphony Tour.' With performances booked throughout September and October, the group will be joined by each respective college's symphony, conducted by Larry Baird, for what promises to be a truly unforgettable evening of powerful rock music. "These will be full-blown concerts with pro lights and sound," adds Ehart. "KANSAS prides itself in performing first class shows no matter what the venue. Our college tour will showcase KANSAS and each school's orchestra in the best possible manner."
As the presenting sponsor, D'Addario & Company, Inc., is joining KANSAS in their objective to raise funds for college and university music programs. D'Addario, the world's largest musical products accessory manufacturer, brings products to market under the brand names D'Addario; Planet Waves; Rico Reeds; and Evans/PureSound/HQ percussion products.
"Receiving the support of D'Addario seemed like such a natural tie-in," comments Ehart. "Most of us in the band use their gear, and I know you'll find their products on college campuses across the country."
"We are so excited to be part of 'KANSAS Collegiate Symphony Tour," offers David Via, VP of D'Addario & Company. "The experience and memories that these schools and their students will have from these concerts will last a lifetime. Financially, the D'Addario Foundation will be providing music scholarships to each school's music department, while D'Addario & Company will be providing complimentary product support to each institution," concludes Via.
With their self-titled first album released in 1974, KANSAS went on to become one of the decade's most popular rock acts - issuing classic rock albums such as 1976's 'Leftoverture' and 1977's 'Point of Know Return,' along with the hit singles "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind", and "Point of Know Return." The band - which in addition to Ehart, is comprised of singer/keyboardist Steve Walsh, guitarist Rich Williams, bassist Billy Greer, and violinist David Ragsdale - continue to tour in front of large and enthusiastic audiences and to this day remain a fixture on classic rock radio. Additionally, they have reached an entirely new audience through their unmistakable presence on the popular video games Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
In closing, Ehart hints that the 'KANSAS Collegiate Symphony Tour' may point to the band's future.
"This is going so well that other schools are contacting us for 2011 and 2012. City orchestras are even calling us about doing the same for them. KANSAS has always been a symphonic rock band; we may have found a whole new niche!"
Confirmed 'KANSAS Collegiate Symphony Tour' dates and venues, with more to be added:
September 9 & 10, 2010 - University of Alabama (Moody Concert Hall - Tuscaloosa, AL)
September 17, 2010 - University of Texas - San Antonio (Laurie Auditorium -San Antonio, TX)
September 18, 2010 - Wichita State University (Hartman Arena - Park City, KS)
September 23 & 24, 2010 - Oklahoma State University (Stillwater High School Performing Arts Center - Stillwater, OK)
September 25, 2010 - Hardin-Simmons University (Behrens Chapel Auditorium - Abilene, TX)
October 9, 2010 - Truman State University (The Family Arena - St. Charles, MO)
The Winter Tour stage is being built as we speak and the entire band is counting the days till we get to fire up the new show. As always we are determined to take the show to another level. Can't wait to see you on the road.
Sincerely From New York City (Nocturnal Division),
Paul O'Neill & Everyone in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Side note here: I have held off posting the dates that are shown at the site or in the bands newsletter, as there are conflicts. i.e. Two different cities are being shown in many cases down the list, on the same date!
This is including the 2 shows that they are typically doing per day. Afternoon matinee and evening performances, just the same if you go to the link below here you WILL see the cities they plan on playing!
It seems UFO are being singled out for a little rumour mongering, regarding a line up change!
This statement has just been posted over at the bands website:
"Just a quick update to address the rumour that has been circulating recently that a line-up comprising of Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell is expected to tour next year. This is not the case and is pure nonsense!"
Interesting one that, makes you wonder where that came from ...?!
Anyway, the band still have a few more shows lined up for the rest of the year and plan to add more, so keep checking in for more details.
The huge Soundwave festival will be hitting Oz in 2011!
SOUNDWAVE RETURNS, BIGGER, BETTER & GOING WHERE NO FESTIVAL HAS GONE BEFORE.
There used to be a saying at Soundwave that no one band is bigger than the festival ...
That saying will be tested in 2011 as we proudly announce a rare chance to see rock legends IRON MAIDEN as the headline artist for next years festival. Maiden are one of the few artists that inspire loyalty and worship by a constantly growing army that spans several generations of not only fans, but other rock musicians ranging from todays biggest metal bands to pop icons.
What makes Iron Maiden unique amongst their peers is that the band has never lost their creative touch and their ability to deliver album after album of greatness. Just when you would think there cannot be another hitherto undiscovered original yet amazing guitar riff; Maiden turn up with another album full of new classics to add to metal and rocks greatest back catalogue.
Only a fool would bet against the bands upcoming album, The Final Frontier, being anything less than a masterpiece. Only a fool would bet against Iron Maiden, period.
Maiden will be bringing with them the full stage production that featured in their hugely successful recent tour of North America, where they played to almost 400,000 fans over the 25 shows. And of course that includes Eddies latest incarnation..!!
Joining our gargantuan headliners is a cast of rock, punk and metal luminaries, headed by the regal guitar rock of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, metal gods SLAYER, indie pioneers PRIMUS, the incomparable SLASH and fifty or so other international artists who form the who is who of cutting edge music for the coming decade.
And that is just the 1st announcement...
IRON MAIDEN ARENA SHOWS
Iron Maidens appearances at Soundwave are part of their Final Frontier World Tour and the band will also play two extra arena shows in Melbourne (Feb 23) and Sydney (Feb 24) prior to the start of Soundwave. For more details please see below -
'We promised our Australian fans in 2008 that it would not take too long to return and we are delighted to have not only kept our promise but also to be headlining Australias greatest Metal Festival, Soundwave, along with a couple of arena shows beforehand to rev up the batteries!! To say that we are greatly looking forward to this is a major understatement, with so many great bands in the Soundwave line up this promises to be one hell of an event!!' - Bruce Dickinson


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I’m not Paul.
And my apologies to Paul if anyone thinks he’s me.
It’s a persistent case of mistaken identity.
One day recently, I was sitting near the entrance of Gaunce’s Deli & Café having a bowl of chili and a grilled cheese sandwich when a woman who was leaving with her friends or family gave me a smile of recognition.
Who was she?
I’m only 63, but I’m becoming more forgetful when it comes to remembering people I know I should know, and I couldn’t think who this woman might be.
I stalled by sipping my Ale‑8, returning her smile and fluttering my fingers around the straw as I racked my brain for some hint of recollection. Then right as she was walking out, she said, “Hi, Paul!”
So that was it. She thought I was him.
It happens quite often. Someone will walk past me at the courthouse or on the street and think I’m Paul.
I really don’t know Paul, but I’ve met him a few times.
One of those times was a couple of years ago at a luncheon at Woody’s. As I watched him from my table, I not only noticed the physical resemblance, but his mannerisms. He reared back in his chair with his fingers hooked over his belly like I do and threw his head back and laughed like I do.
It was like watching myself in a video.
Later, I walked over, introduced myself and told him it finally made sense.
Paul must be a good guy, because when people mistake me for him, they are always amiable.
Sometimes they’re exuberant.
For example, last year, on Election Day, I was working the polls, and a beautiful little girl saw me and lit up.
“Mommy! It’s Mr. Paul!”
No, honey, it isn’t, her mother had to tell her.
The first time it happened was more than a decade ago when I was managing editor of The Winchester Sun.
I often ate lunch at JK’s, which was on Main Street near the courthouse. One day I was waiting to order when a woman I had never seen before greeted me with a big hug and gushed about my wife and kids.
I’ve never been married and have no children.
I must have looked startled.
She looked slightly embarrassed.
“You’re not Paul, are you?” she asked.
“No, ma’am, I’m not.”
I almost wished I were, though.
After that, it happened again and again. I found it funny, and thought others might, too, so I wrote a column about it for the newspaper.
Then one afternoon or evening that week, I was walking across the parking lot at Kroger, and a young woman made eye contact, smiled and walked on. Then she turned and asked, “Are you Paul?”
“No, but you’re not the first person who’s asked me that,” I said.
Or words to that effect.
“I know,” she grinned. “I read your column. I’m his daughter.”
When I moved to Bardstown in 2012 to work for The Kentucky Standard, I thought my days of being mistaken for Paul were in the past.
But then I started running into people who thought I was Jim.
Jim Brooks was a former reporter and photographer for the Standard who had started his own online newspaper, the Gazette.
One day soon after I arrived in Bardstown, I was snapping pictures of kids at a drugstore soda fountain around the corner from our office when someone asked, “Weren’t you just here a little while ago taking pictures?”
“I wasn’t,” I said.
“You’re the guy from the newspaper, right?”
“You were just here.”
Over the years, people mistook me for Jim and Jim for me. We laughed about it, and I told him the story about Paul and me.
But Facebook had the last laugh.
My last year at the Standard, The Cox’s Station Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution invited Jim and me to an annual dinner and presented both of us their 2019 Media Award for our attention to Nelson County’s rich history in our news coverage.
Jim thought it would be a good idea for us to be photographed together with the women presenting the plaques — just to prove to our readers that we were two different people.
The picture was printed in the paper and on the websites of the Standard and the Gazette. But when I shared it on Facebook, the social media platform’s face recognition feature gave it a surprise twist: It labeled me “Paul!”
Randy tips his hat to country singer Willie Nelson for the title of this commentary.

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Godey's Lady's Book introduced something new to American fashion plates in December of 1860: fold out fashion plates. In Godey's and other magazines, single page fashion plates had been appearing for decades, but two page engravings were something new. In the next few years, other magazines caught on to these larger embellishments with Madame Demorest's Mirror of Fashion publishing engravings up to four pages as early as 1862.
Stepping outside this morning, the chill in the air made me miss my annual November trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It also put me in mind of fur. Many images show women in fur collars or cuffs. Thrift stores are a place to find used furs to recycle and make into new to you items. In fact, one coat can go a long way in adding fur trims to coats for different eras. My mother gifted me her fur coat from the 1980s and I have used it for multiple projects and still have a big bag waiting to be used. This 1870s ferrotype presents two women ready for cold weather in their fur collars and cuffs.
When I decided to take part in the Modern Maker’s Historical Halloween Costume Contest, I already had idea for an ensemble in my head. I wear black almost every day in my modern clothes, but not in historical costuming. The contest allowed me to finish the black impression and take it to Halloween. Halloween is and has always been my favorite holiday. I have always admired Halloween photoshoots by historical costumers and wanted to give it a shot. The competition gave me the little push I needed to actually follow through with the ideas I had been tossing around in my head. The ensemble idea was a good jumping off point, but I needed to take it further. I like spooky, but not scary. My vision for the photoshoot was to reflect that.
In the process, there were successes and some issues along the way. I love the results. Even if I don’t win, I still had fun and got some great pictures.
The spencer is pulled from an extant in the DAR collection. The pattern will soon be available from Figleaf Patterns. I have the benefit of testing some of their patterns before they are released and this is one of them. I love the super long tight sleeves on this garment. It is entirely handsewn in licorice silk taffeta from Silk Baron.
The sheer petti-coat
I initially wanted a sheer petticoat with a train, but I didn’t have enough fabric to make the train as long as I hoped. I really had to do some creative piecing to make it work at all. It is entirely hand sewn. Unfortunately, the fabric, originally purchased at 96 District Fabrics, was no longer available, so I had to make do. Also, I forgot how much I hate silk organza and the way it puffs instead of drapes. I added two rows of velvet trim at the bottom of the skirt to weigh down the bottom of the skirts. When I finished petticoat , I added additional full length skirts underneath for the desired volume. With this addition, I really liked the way the skirts looked with the spencer.
My initial intention was to have most of the pictures with a black velvet poke bonnet. Once I had it all together, I didn’t like the poke bonnet with the spencer and petticoat. Probably because the bonnet shape I was using was 20 years fashion forward compared with the rest of the ensemble and looked overdone with the late 1790s silhouette. I decided a simple early soft crowned bonnet with a downward angled brim would be more suited to the rest of the ensemble. I used our Camillia Pattern. I added an original bonnet veil, but I needed more feathers! I always wanted a significant amount of feathers as part of this photoshoot.
I decided to make wings. For the shape of the wings, I looked at 18th century gravestones and actual bird wings. I cut the wings from poster-board as a template. I then cut the wings from buckram and wired the outside of the wings individually. At that point, the wings were still unruly, so I ended up sewing wire back and forth across the wings as I would with a bonnet brim. I wanted to make a soft curve, but still support the wing. I then covered both sides of the wing with black cotton fabric. Before attaching the feathers, I looked at the anatomy of wing feathers online and examined the wings of my chickens to get a natural look. I fortunately have a lot of feathers in different sizes to choose from. I ended up using black pins to pin the feathers to the wings, so I could reuse the feathers at a later date.
Hair and Makeup-
My initial idea was to wear my hair down, but with the wings and so much black I was afraid my dark hair would turn me into a big black blob. I decided to wear my hair up and paint my face and neck white. I have a long neck which would create nice contrast to the tops of the wings. I used lbcc historical paint for the face. My daughter helped me paint and powder my face and neck. We added a dark shadow around the eye and a red lip. The look was overall very simple, but worked well. I used a masquerade mask for many of the pictures, so you can’t really see the dark eyes, but when I took the mask off some of the pictures ended up looking like a wide eyed Edward Scissorhands.
To complete the look, I added an original silk parasol, plain black masquerade mask, American Duchess boots, jewelry by Dames a la Mode, and a random piece of dotted netting that acted as additional veiling and random drape. Once I made the wings, I needed a scythe. I didn’t want a plastic scythe, but finding someone who had one proved difficult.
I live in a town established in 1814, but the cemeteries and churches are even older. I initially wanted to use the oldest cemetery, but on further thought I realized that it was surrounded by modern buildings, so shooting would be difficult. We decided instead to use a very large cemetery on the edge of town. My husband and eldest son were to take the pictures. We had very little time for the cemetery portion of the shoot (you know kids have obligations!). I mean very little...less an a half an hour. My daughter and cousin acted as art directors to make sure everything looked ok in the shoot. Some of the shots in each of the locations are interesting artistically, but didn’t really show off the outfit.
When we finished, I received a text on my phone that friends had located a scythe for me, but I needed to use it near the owner’s house. We hopped in the car to the natural/farm location. We found some great old buildings, but it was a big muddy mess and traipsing through the woods in silk organza proved challenging. We ended up with some really great creepy shots, but some of the pictures really didn’t show the outfit well.
The last pictures we took were the field shots. We did the best we could to not destroy the dress or the farmer’s soy beans and avoid fire ants at the same time to get these shots. I love the natural look and composition of these shots, but for some reason some of the pictures came out blurry.
My Favorite Shots
I like the composition of this shot. It is really about the whole picture for me on this one. I am really an after thought.
I love this shot because of the tree, the house, and you can really see my vision for the skirts. I do not like that you can’t see the wings.
I like this shot because the wings are clearly visible while also showing the outfit. I like the contrast of the natural greens in the grass and ivy with my outfit and the stones.
I like the composition of this shot and that the red lip is clearly visible. Like the previous shot, I also like the shape of the wing and the contrast of the green. I wish you could see the bottom of the dress in this shot.
Creepy Editing and Final Thoughts
I really don’t care for edited photos other than a little cropping, but it was fun going a little crazy with some of these images to take them all the way to Halloween. I received help with editing from Kara Bocek. For the photo editing I used Photoshop. I used the subject selection tool and had fun playing with the background using filters, color selection, and blur tools.
This was so much fun. I want to do more and can’t wait for next year! A special thanks goes out to my family for all of their help and to the Daniel and the Owens families for help with the scythe and the natural portion of the photoshoot.
This late 1840s 1/6th plate daguerreotype has so many wonderful details. The drawn bonnet slightly flares at the brim to allow for many tiny blossoms which frame the face. Her tight sleeves sleeves feature beautiful lace cuffs. I really wonder about the silk dress and fine accessories with a child of this age. He is very still for the image. I imagine him jumping off her lap and running around the studio. Is it nap time or did they bribe him with a sweet?
The truly brilliant aspect of this mid to late 1850's ambrotype is the tinting. Of course, I bought this one because of the blue flowers and ties. If you really look, someone spent a lot of time on this photo. Not only is it tinted in the cheeks, but also her hands and forehead are carefully tinted bringing the sitter to life.
There are so many things that I find magical about this bonnet.
For one, it is blue. This is the first dark blue tight bonnet I have examined from the mid 1850s to early 1860s. Drawn yes, tight no. In fact, when people ask me to make dark blue bonnets, I usually encourage them to choose another color for the silk and add blue trimmings. Blue silk is just not seen on surviving bonnets. The fashion plates don't describe them either.
For a tight bonnet, it is in excellent condition. The silk is not shattered and it still has its trimmings. The majority of my extant bonnets are either drawn or straw and no longer have trimmings.
The movement of the flowers is truly magical. All the little rose buds and leaves are on thin stems that allow them to move. The ribbons are not woven in one piece. The edging is attached with a tiny seam allowance.
So say hello to my unicorn. I am proud to have you in my collection.
This cdv from New York City shows a woman who embraces all the trends for 1865. Her hair is dressed in rolls on top of her head. The fanchon bonnet sports no curtain and allows for a low chignon in the back. Her skirts are fashionably trimmed, but pinned up to reveal a decorative striped underskirt. You can almost feel the luscious texture of that paletot. Hello fashion icon! Thank you for stepping straight out of Mme. Demorest's Mirror of Fashions.
Bonnets in the mid 1860s were small... very small. So small in fact, that often when I find extant bonnets, they are listed as children's bonnets. The bonnets in from 1865 to 1867 let the hair come out from under the back and do not come much further forward than the top of the head. On extant bonnets, there is a crescent shaped piece that replaces the bavolet that helps keep the bonnet up on the head. So don't be fooled when you see them, they really are for grown ups.
Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine
Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for March.
Fig. 1.—Dress of pearl gray silk reps, trimmed with green velvet arranged in the sheaf style. Paletôt of heavy brown silk, trimmed with wide and narrow velvet. Rose Portugal silk bonnet, made in the Empire style. Bands of pink velvet edged with white lace are attached to the bonnet and strap the waterfall. Gloves of buff undressed kid stitched with black.
Fig. 2.—Dress of brown poplinette, trimmed with black velvet and steel beads. The dress is looped up by black velvet rings over a petticoat of the same material as the dress. The corsage is made with a very long basque, and worn with a belt and sash richly trimmed with velvet. The hat is of black straw, trimmed with black feathers, and a long black veil of spotted tulle which is turned round the hat and falls over the back.
Fig. 3.—Dress of pearl-colored gros grains, gored and trimmed with Magenta velvet and buttons. The bonnet is of pearl Terry velvet, trimmed with a long plume, crystal ornaments, and Magenta velvet. A long veil of white tulle is fastened on the right side of the bonnet.
Fig. 4.—Full suit of mauve linsey, trimmed with heavy silk cord and white llama fringe. The bonnet is of white silk laid in folds, and trimmed with mauve velvet. A long veil of white tulle covers the face.
Fig. 5.—Dress of white alpaca, trimmed with bands of blue silk edged with black lace. A wide sash of bias silk falls over the back of the dress. Black silk paletôt, made very short in front, and richly trimmed with bugle lace, cord, and buttons. Black Neapolitan bonnet, trimmed with blue velvet and white field daisies.
Everything about this mid-1850's daguerreotype says 1850s: the lace mitts, the wide hair, the large collar, and the bonnet. Yes, there really is a bonnet in there behind all of those ribbons. In the mid 1850s, bonnets shrunk to a very small size. The only part of the bonnet visible from the front were the trimmings which were in abundance.
Even though I hand sew almost every day, I do not use many different hand-sewing techniques every day. This morning I am sewing a rolled hem to finish a ruffle on a Lunardi hat for 1780s. Rolled hems are particularly helpful in sewing cap ruffles and other millinery projects, so I use this technique several times a year, but for some reason I forget how to get a perfectly formed rolled hem between the projects I use it on. There are several channels on YouTube I like to visit to brush up on hand sewing techniques.
Sewn Company by Sarah Woodyard has great videos on hand stitching and also offers classes. Sarah is not only an accomplished historical seamstress, but a delightful individual. I was honored to work with her at an event last August hosted by the Heritage Sewing and Skill Building Group in Savage, Maryland. The group offers classes and workshops on sewing from the colonial through the federal periods. They are now offering virtual programs as well.
Another place I like to look for hand-stitching technique videos is Burnley and Trowbridge. Most historic seamstresses and tailors know them for their beautiful historic fabrics and tools, but they also have a YouTube channel. Their page is filled with all types of videos to help you with your hand sewing and they have had classes and sew alongs this summer as well.
This ruby ambrotype has been in my collection for at least 10 years, but she doesn't get to come out to play. Broken and poor quality, I wonder about her story. Ruby ambrotypes are developed on purple rather than clear glass and usually of better quality and yet here we are with a barely visible image. I have enhanced her image dozens of times to get a better look, but this is the best I have come up with so far. Is it actually taken outside or in front of a backdrop? How did she survive all these years in pieces and so difficult to see? Is it an image taken of an image, or a novice photographer with little experience? Some how I feel she is special, or special to me any way and I will continue trying to get a better view as technology improves. One day, I will get a better glimpse of this early 1860s beauty.
This mid-1850s ambrotype is filled will details. From her lace mantel to her white work collar, a lot of hard work and skill went into her ensemble. Most of these items were probably purchased rather than homemade. Popular from late 1856 through 1858, this style of bonnet creates a tiny halo around the face with its full cap of netting. One noticeable detail from the photograph is the curtain. Fabric doesn't lay like that by itself without support. Many extant bonnets have a wire at the bottom of the bavolet. The wire allows the bavolet to flare and stand out from the bonnet rather than lay limp. One more simple detail that we should be adding to our reproductions to more closely create the look of the fashion plates and photographs of the mid-19th century.
American fashion plates? Unthinkable.
Many American living historians look to fashion plates to help interpret the clothing of the 19th century, but before the late 1820s and early 1830s only European fashion plates existed. Although Americans did closely follow European styles, there is an entire ocean between the United States and Europe and a unique American identity. The Ladies’ Magazine and Literary Gazette and The Lady’s Book introduced American fashion engravings to their publications in the early 1830s. Many people do not realize that the two were separate publications before Louis Godey purchased The Ladies’ Magazine. The combination of the two magazines would later become Godey’s Lady’s Book, the most widely read ladies’ publication in the 19th century. The early fashion plates in both magazines were not numerous, often poor quality, and lacking descriptions, but they are American.
Our new fashion plate book for 1830-34 is now available for digital download.
Many living historians talk about women dressing their age. Others insist society pressured women to dress to the norm. Others feel women purchased the fashions they could afford. There were probably all three types of women just as there are today. I do not find a lot of older women in outdated styles in photographic evidence. This older lady definitely fell in the last category. She is dressed to the nines including her bonnet. This extremely fashionable style of bonnet peaked in the fashion plates in the first half of 1864. Towering above the forehead and narrow at the cheek, this particular high brim bonnet ushered in the end of the popular spoon shaped style. By the second half of 1864 and the first half of 1865, the fashion plates began to show more conservative styles sitting closer to the head.
Vintage flowers don't go bad, but there is a limited supply. We do what we can to continue to bring you what we can find. Sales have been slow with most events cancelled, but we are still plugging along and building up inventory of these hard to find gems. If you like yellow or orange, you are really in luck. A lot of these flowers come in limited color choices, but I can always find yellow and orange. My favorites are usually from the German Democratic Republic or Czechoslovakia. Both of these countries haven't been around since the early 1990s. The 1990s don't seem like a long time ago to me. I graduated from high school then. Alas, I am vintage and so are these flowers.
A conveniently placed mirror in this fashion plate gives us a front an back view of this popular style of headpiece seen in the late 1830s and early 1840s. Engravers often used this technique to allow viewers to see different angles of a garment. The headpiece in question appears like a bun shaper that has been cut to lay straight, and placed oddly on the top of the head. I have always found this style odd, but they pop up in many fashion plates. The idea of it being velvet increases its appeal and the cap at the back to cover a small chignon makes it a useful addition to a fancy early Victorian impression.
The Court Magazine & Monthly Critic and Lady’s Magazine, a Museum of the Belles Lettres, Music, Fine Arts, Drama, Fashions, &c.
Description of the Fashion Plates in the Present Number.
[Having found that many of our Subscribers have been desirous of having a greater Number and greater Variety of Fashion Plates than we can possibly give in this Work, we beg to inform our Readers generally, that there are eighty-four Plates and upwards of the same description published by us annually in Paris (from which, monthly, we select two of the most novel and seasonable for the use of the Court Magazine), and that the same can be obtained from Mr. Dobbs, our publisher, at No. 11. Carey Street, or by the Order of any Bookseller in England, Scotland, or Ireland, viz., for three months, 12s.; for a year, ?2, in advance, as customary in France.
No. 2. – Dinner and Evening Dresses. – First figure. Dress of organdi (book muslin), embroidered in coloured worsteds; corsage en pointé and a la Sevigné with folded draperies across the bosom; the sleeves excessively short and full, but without trimming (see plate). Hair turned back entirely off the brow in the Chinese fashion, the back dressed low, in a rouleau with one small bow of hair in the centre (see plate); the wreath of roses is put on a la vestale. Long gold earrings; white kid gloves ornamented at the tops with a puffing of gauze. A bow of pink satin ribbon with long ends is placed at the point of the corsage. White silk stockings; black satin shoes.
Second figure. – Dress of striped gauze, with a very deep flounce at bottom. Châle manteau or mantelet, of black satin; this shawl is rounded at back in the style of the mantelet Châles we have so frequently described; the front ends are long and finished by thick tassels. This shawl has likewise the useful accessory of a large hood, which can be drawn over the head at pleasure. It is lined with white silk and wadded. Coiffure a la Berthe. This is the most fashionable style of coiffure at present adopted in Paris. The one on the figure on our plate, is composed of black velvet, and consists merely of a narrow head-piece, deep enough to admit of its turning up in a roll in front (see plate); a deep fall of black lace is put on at the edge (bord) and hangs low at the sides, forming a kind of oreillettes. A bouquet of flowers is placed at each side. Three gold-headed pins are stuck into the roll at the left side (see plate); the front hair is in braids en fer à cheval, the back in a single braid en rouleau. Half long black silk mittens; bracelets, worn high up on the arm. Antique fan; white satin shoes.
As a student of 19th century millinery, I do my best to make historical reproductions. When a customer purchases a Timely Tresses bonnet, they don't have to question the research. They know that it is true to the shapes and techniques of the desired era of interpretation. There are many milliners who don't mind hot gluing the flowers to their bonnets, cutting up straw hats from a thrift store, or trimming imported straw blanks that are just not the right shape, but I am just not one of them. I don't wish to put those milliners down. I am glad they have success in business. It is just not the right path for me. I have had to get over some things. Many period materials, like willow, are just no longer available. I carry the best the supplies commercially available, many of them vintage, to encourage folks to make more authentic bonnets. Constant examination and collection of extant bonnets, antique photographs, and fashion plates improves my product with little details like crossbands to take bonnets one step closer to the real deal. Authenticity brings me joy and that is what I choose for my business.
When I look at wet plate photographs, the first thing I notice is the bonnet. Shocker right? Sometimes, that means I end up with pictures where, let us say, the bonnet outshines the wearer. In this mid to late 1850s 9th plate ruby Ambrotype, the young woman's beauty definitely does justice to her bonnet. Most of my photographs show solid colored backgrounds, but some feature decorative backdrops. I especially love the little sailboat on the lake. Just today, I noticed that there appears to be a little flag on top of the mountain. Decorative backgrounds can help identify the photograph and give further information about the photograph like location and specific dates. Unfortunately, I haven't been so lucky with mine, so I guess I better get back to research!
When ever a new costume drama comes out, my friends and family call or text to see what I thought of the costuming. For the most part, I either have too much to say and the questioner glazes over or I just say it is a theatrical interpretation and move on to something else. A issue for me with costuming in film is that I inevitably have a customer who wants to look just like that character. Part of our mission at Timely Tresses is historical accuracy. How can I in good conscience dress a customer in a bonnet that is 20 years out of date to the impression or that is just a fanciful creation of a costume designer? Even when movies get the dresses right, the bonnets are usually terrible. I have started many times to review the millinery in a movie or series and ended up with a passage far too long to post. I have decided addressing one bonnet at a time is a far more manageable task.
When I think of bonnets in the movies that really impress me, this bonnet from the 2011 adaptation of Jane Eyre always comes to mind. The shape is appropriate to the late 1830s and early 1840s. The brim flares neatly around the wearer's face. The curtain is an appropriate length. The crown goes strait back rather than earlier raised crowns. The tip (the tiny circle at the back of the crown) is sort of weird. Unlike the rounded blocked tip of most 19th century bonnets, It is super flat and the one thing that is strange about this bonnet. The rest of the bonnet is so phenomenal that I choose to ignore the tip.
Finally, the straw . . . . . the straw is just amazing. I can't say enough about the straw. I don't know who they found to do this straw work, but it rings true to the 19th century. Popular throughout the 19th century, fancy straws were a lighter than air option for summer. Usually the decorative work was produced in strips and then sewn together either to other strips or to straw braid. I purchased straw thread and a straw splitter years ago in the hopes of making a fancy straw. I realized after starting, the bonnet would end up being a ultra time intensive labor of love that I would be afraid to wear for fear of damaging it. For the Jane Eyre bonnet, my fear is that they took the straw off of an original bonnet. My hope is they paid someone an exorbitant amount of money to make this masterpiece. One day, I hope to finish my fancy straw bonnet. Until then, I will enjoy looking at this one.
Today when we want to see an image again we simply screenshot it on our phone or computer. It was not quite so easy in the 19th century. This ferrotype (tintype) is reproduction of an earlier image probably dating to the early 1850s judging by her clothing. The edge of the original image is visible and indicated by the black line around the outside. When I purchased this image off of eBay, I was hoping it was a daguerreotype mislabeled as a tintype, but I wasn't quite so lucky. Nonetheless, she is pretty interesting. Wet plate photography captured a phenomenal level of detail. Even though this is a copy, you can see the canes in her bonnet, the wrinkles in her hands, the print of her dress, and so much more.
This woman apparently was so frustrated with her bonnet falling off of the back of her head that she pulled her crossband down over her forehead. Crossbands often appear in extant bonnets and were used to secure the bonnet to prevent slipping off the back of the head. They aren't usually visible in photographs or mentioned in the magazines. Without combining different sources for research, I might of thought that this older woman was just wearing a really groovy headband. Unfortunately, this image doesn't have any back marks, so finding further information about her is difficult. She is a treasured member of my collection and always makes me giggle.
Currently, my goal is to make all of my dress lengths into various ensembles before purchasing any more fabric. With this particular fabric, I decided to recreate this mid-late 1860’s gown shown in the book Sous L’Empire des Crinolines. I don’t have enough of the fabric to make the under and overskirt out of the same fabric, but I found the exact same colors with a wider stripe for the detachable overskirt. Without the overskirt, the gown will be usable for balls and slightly earlier events. As I always do, I started with the skirts. I cut my panels, stitched them, added the facing, and hem. However, when I tried to balance the skirt, it was too short. I am not sure how this happened, I have not grown taller in at least 20 years. So, how to fix it… With the lovely horizontal trim on the skirts, I have an option. I will slice the skirts under the trim to lengthen the dress about two inches. Not looking forward to this, but I am not ready to throw in the towel on this dress yet! Everyone makes mistakes. Tricks and fixes are visible on a lot of extant gowns, so it isn’t just me.
This French plate from 1812 is one of our very favorites. Furthermore, one of our favorite creations was inspired by this plate. We started with a base from our Ophelia pattern with a few brim adjustments. We used sinamay fabric to achieve the flipped up brim with great success. The ivory silk was gathered flat and then placed on the bonnet and trimmed and bound with red silk taffeta bands. Twelve feathers were hand curled and sewn using period techniques to achieve the full look of the plumes.
There is so much to see in this 1860's ambrotype from the Timely Tresses collection: two well dressed women, a spiffy man, and even a dog. The bonnets in this image are stylistically very different. The woman on the right shows a high brim with narrow sides in the height of popularity in 1863. In contrast, the woman on the left has a rounder earlier bonnet appropriate to the very early 60s or even late 50s. Could this be a younger sister? The fashionable high brimmed bonnet sports two different colored ties, a trend seen in fashion plates, but not often visible on extant bonnets or in photographs.

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