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Optical eyeglasses will be the glasses that let you see things clearly and properly without straining your eyes. For those people with less than perfect vision, these glasses are a commodity that the majority of us possess a relationship together with. We love what they do to our eyesight and the very fact that we’re able to see together, but we despise that we must wear them and our eyesight isn’t perfect by itself. This love-hate relationship normally begins on the day that you get your eyeglasses and doesn’t end until you discover the ideal eyeglasses, glasses that you love and wish to wear daily.
Pets become an integral part of any family and need to be taken care of in the event of emergencies and for routine care such as checkups and shots. Unfortunately, it’s not always affordable for someone to cover the full cost of a trip up-front, which results in pets that are not adequately taken care of at all times and massive bills for the client. This is true for numerous pet owners as a result of economic difficulties the nation faces. Treatment for your family pet is given lesser priority when confronted with mortgage payments, insurance, and basic expenditures.
These strategies are designed by the vet and the pet owner. It enables both parties to choose the type of preventative and regular care pet requirements. Afterward, owners can pay their bills in payments rather than one lump sum. Pet health plans are also great for emergencies and other Asheville animal surgery. It allows the owner and the veterinarian to decide on medical care.
The vet benefits from such plans too since they will receive payment for their invoices promptly. It can also help boost business and generate a base of consumers for any vet office that participates in health plans. The proprietor is put at ease knowing that they can pay for medical expenses in reduced monthly obligations. Both parties are free to talk about the care their dog or cat deserves without talking about the finances involved.
Doctors of chiropractic (DC) treat patients with problems of the musculoskeletal system. They treat the effects these issues have on the system and general health. Someone may call a chiropractor for back pain that’s persistent and unresponsive to pain medicine. In fact, 35 percent of all visits to a DC are to get back pain which might be caused by sports injuries, muscle strains or accidents. The doctor will have a medical history and then perform a physical examination. Other imaging, x-rays, along with laboratory tests could be employed to ascertain the appropriate therapy.
When you look in any telephone book to find a dentist for you or your family you might be overwhelmed by the number of listings and advertisements. Which new dentist is the best for you or your loved ones? Your smile is one of the features that are most crucial and you must keep it healthy-so picking a dentist is crucial. Whether you’re trying to find a family dentist, a dentist, or a dentist to the new dentist, there are some things that you ought to certainly look for. You need to think about the credentials and training of the dentist, the place, the cost, and the air of the workplace.
It’s not unusual for people concerned with their image to be equally concerned about their welfare when it comes to personal treatments of any kind. For instance, there’s the matter of the gap between dentist tooth whitening procedures and home teeth whitening. If you can whiten your teeth in the comfort of your own house, why bother using a dentist? Conversely, one may inquire,”Why to hazard pursuing teeth whitening at home when you can acquire safe and professional tooth whitening results with a dentist?”
It is not uncommon for individuals concerned with their picture to be concerned about their welfare in regards to personal remedies of any sort. By way of instance, there’s the matter of the gap between dentist tooth whitening processes and home teeth whitening. If you can whiten your teeth in the comfort of your own house, why bother using a dentist? Conversely, an individual may inquire, “Why to threat chasing teeth whitening at home if you can acquire professional and safe tooth whitening results using a dentist”
Although many may suffer with the symptoms, in addition, there are many who don’t know? Basically, this describes the sound which can be heard inside the person’s ear or head. The sound is described as ringing, wheezing, buzzing, and other, shrill and insistent notes. The noise is heard periodically; without cessation or pause, it’s heard constantly for others.
While there is absolutely no true loss of hearing tinnitus, the repetitive and constant sounds distract the individual from obviously perceiving or interpreting the noises from his/her environment. For individuals with cases, tinnitus even cause them difficulty in receiving a night’s sleep, and supplies them virtually no quiet moment during all waking hours.
Dental injuries can be a traumatic experience, if you’re unlucky enough to knock out one of your teeth, the odds are a god that tooth can be saved so long as you haven’t swallowed it and the tooth is otherwise undamaged. There are based steps that you can take that will optimize the odds of your mind out tooth surviving. Provided that you act fast, then it could be possible to successfully replant your tooth.
You will need to see your dentist so the first thing you should do is to request an emergency appointment as soon as possible. If you explain the appointment is needed because of a knocked-out tooth then the dentist will comprehend the urgency of the situation and should have the ability to match you in quickly.
Dental hygiene and attention is a significant aspect of your health and well-being. No matter how worried you’re about dental hygiene, it is essential to get a normal check-up from a fantastic dental practice to maintain it. But to obtain a fantastic dentist you must rely on great resources and gather information. Here are some tips to locate good dentists in your region:
One of the downsides to wearing aid styles is that you simply can’t place anything ELSE on your ears. This means no headsets for listening to TV, no iPod or MP3 player earbuds, and frequently no ear-level Bluetooth pieces. Consumers have been asking for a solution, and finally, producers are listening. There are ways to connect without first having to remove your hearing loss help. Most usage Bluetooth® technology or in some way connect through Bluetooth.

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In what activists are calling a historic development, the Maryland Senate Thursday evening voted 25-21 to pass the Civil Marriage Protection Act, a bill that would allow same-sex couples in the state to wed.
The bill now goes to the House of Delegates, where most political observers say it will pass within the next two weeks. Gov. Martin O’Malley has said he will sign the bill if it gets to him.
The vote to give final approval of the bill came shortly after the Senate voted 30-17 to limit debate to 30 additional minutes each for supporters and opponents.
In a development that surprised some observers, senators didn’t use all of that time, prompting Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller (D-Calvert and Prince George’s Counties) to order a roll call vote on the bill.
The vote was identical to a preliminary vote on the bill held the previous day in terms of those voting for and against it except that one senator who voted no in the preliminary vote — Joanne Benson (D-Prince George’s County) — was absent for the final vote.
“I’ve never been prouder to be a Maryland State senator than I am tonight,” said Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County), a sponsor of the bill and the designated floor leader for the bill’s backers.
“I just want to say that for me, the issue is summarized by this thought: It is a fundamental wrong to deny our citizens a fundamental right,” he said.
Raskin and Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-Cecil and Harford Counties), the Senate’s minority leader, each praised their fellow senators on both sides of the issue for keeping the debate civil and dignified.
But Jacobs, who acknowledged she expects the House of Delegates to follow suit and pass the bill shortly, told her colleague in a floor speech that the issue won’t end with the legislature’s approval of the measure the governor’s signature.
Pointing to one of her colleagues who raised the issue of a voter referendum in Maryland on same-sex marriage, Jacobs said, “Well, when we knew we did not have the votes, that’s what we started investing our time in.”
“We’ve met with people all around the country who have run successful referendums on this issue,” she said. “And I just guarantee the people in the State of Maryland who feel very strongly about this issue that you will see it again and you will see it at the ballot box.”
Discussion of the bill in the House of Delegates is set to begin Friday with a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee that lawmakers say is likely to be far more rancorous than the relatively gentile debate tonight and Wednesday in the Senate.
Earlier in the day on Thursday, State Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery County), who is gay, urged his colleagues to afford him and his partner, along with thousands of same-sex couples in the state, the right to marry during the second day of debate on a same-sex marriage bill.
Madaleno was one of about a dozen senators who spoke today for or against the measure. Observers expect it will win approval by the full legislature this spring.
Madaleno noted that the bill “reiterates that no religious denomination will ever be required to recognize or perform or bless or celebrate any marriage that is against its belief.”
At the same time the measure would provide “full equality under the law for thousands of same-gender couples in our state, couples like Mark and myself” through civil marriage, he said.
“Many of you know Mark … my partner. But even using that term partner sounds a little odd,” he said, noting that the two had a church wedding ten years ago with friends and family members attending.
“He in my heart is my spouse, even though the laws in the State of Maryland do not say he is,” Madaleno said during a Senate floor speech.
“But to the law, he remains a legal stranger to me. He is my partner. I wouldn’t ask any of you to call your spouse your partner because that makes it sound as if he’s your business associate, that your spouse is your business associate and not the person you choose to spend your life with.”
Opponents of the bill, including Sen. Brian Simonaire (R-Anne Arundel County), argued that the bill would “redefine” marriage and damage it as an institution that serves as the foundation of all societies.
“Unintended consequences — that is the subplot of today’s vote,” Simonaire said. “Yes, this bill affects homosexual individuals wanting to marry. But as we’ve seen in other states, it also affects young, impressionable students in our school system who are taught the homosexual world view.”
“It may also affect teachers and public employees who lose their jobs due to their religious beliefs if they are unwilling to teach the promotion of same-sex marriage,” he said.
Backers of the bill, including Raskin, the floor leader on behalf of the measure, disputed that assertion, saying the state education authority and local boards of education throughout the state decide the content of school curricula, with input from local communities.
Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-Howard County), the only Republican supporting the bill in the Senate, said he struggled over the issue of same-sex marriage but came to realized that it is a matter of civil rights and equal justice for all Maryland residents.
“It is the right thing to do,” he said. “The time has come. Today is that time.”
The Senate voted on Wednesday 25-22 to give preliminary approval of the bill by passing a committee report recommending that the bill be enacted into law. Most observers of the legislature saw that vote as confirmation that senators would approve the bill in a final vote on Thursday or possibly early Friday.

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Betting update: Liverpool installed second favourites to sign Joe Hart
By Tom Blackburn
Liverpool have been installed as second favourites to sign Everton target Joe Hart as he looks to escape Manchester City.
Sky Sport reported on their website that Liverpool were expected to compete with Everton to sign the goalkeeper and cited Sky Bet slashing the odds of Hart joining Liverpool to 11/4 on Wednesday morning.
Everton remain favourites to land the Hart at 4/6, while Sevilla are priced at 12/1 and Barcelona are a more distant 25/1.
Hart was dropped from the City team for their Premier League opener with Sunderland on Saturday, and he looks set to leave in search of first team football.
BBC Sport correspondent David Ornstein reported on BBC’s Sportsday feature (10.05am) on Wednesday that Hart does not want to commit to a permanent move with just two weeks left in the transfer window, so Liverpool or Everton may have to settle for a loan.
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The Mirror claimed on Monday that Everton are keen to sign Hart and make him their first-choice despite new signing Marteen Stekelenburg impressing in goal during his debut against Tottenham.
Liverpool have already signed Loris Karius from Mainz this summer, though he is seen as competition for current number 1 Simon Mignolet rather than a direct replacement.
Should Hart arrive at Anfield, he would most likely rise to the top of the pecking order and would have the goalkeeper’s jersey as his own.
Pep Guardiola has preferred veteran Willy Caballero in goal for his new look City side and Hart could now be given the opportunity to restart his career at Everton.
The England number one endured a difficult Euro 2016 campaign with some costly mistakes, as the nation were dumped out by minnows Iceland in the last 16.
Hart joined City from Shrewsbury in 2006 and has been a mainstay of the Premier League team during the Abu Dhabi era.
He is a firm favourite with City supporters for his leadership and commitment, and was a key player in the side that won Premier League titles in 2012 and 2014.
In other Liverpool transfer news, they received an emphatic response after tabling a £25million bid for a 20-year-old.


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By Shella Georgina Beatrice
The term ‘rural’ is often linked to those who are staying outside the city, participate in farming and agriculture, and often lag in terms of development.
These communities are often identified as requiring substantial support from various agencies, industries and government bodies. In the earlier years, the National Development Policy, initiated by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, aimed at achieving economic growth while ensuring equitable benefits distribution to all segments of society.
Yet, in this narrative of environmental upheaval, a hopeful chapter is being written. The bio-integration doctrine of urban growth emerged as a proposition of a balanced coexistence with nature been developed since the 1950s, including the first Malaysia Plan in 1966, highlighting the commitment to rural development.
Currently, we are in the twelfth Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), which is aligned with the vision of a ‘Prosperous, Inclusive, Sustainable Malaysia’.
Sarawak’s rural landscape
Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state, boast a rich biodiversity, a diverse culture, and breathtaking landscapes. As Sarawak progresses, the focus on rural development becomes paramount. This is not only for the rural populace’s well-being but also for the state’s overall economic growth.
1. Infrastructure development
A primary determinant of successful rural development is the establishment and enhancement of infrastructure. Robust roads, bridges and reliable transportation networks connecting rural areas to urban centres facilitate the seamless movement of goods and people. The completion of the Pan Borneo Highway, for instance, significantly benefited communities by shortening travel distances while aiding business activities.
2. Education and skill development
Empowering rural communities requires a focus on education and skill development. Investments in quality education equip the rural population with the knowledge and skills required to participate in various economic sectors.
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs, tailored to local industries, foster a skilled workforce capable of contributing to the growth of local businesses.
An educated and skilled population is fundamental for innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. Encouraging continuous efforts to promote TVET and STREAM (Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) skills is essential with necessary support such as training extended to teachers.
3. Technological integration
Embracing technology is key in propelling rural development. The integration of digital technologies bridges the gap between urban and rural areas, providing access to information, markets, and financial services. The implementation of e-governance initiatives can streamline administrative processes, making public services more accessible to rural residents. Additionally, technology can enhance agricultural practices, promoting precision farming techniques and sustainable resource management, thereby boosting productivity in the agricultural sector.
For example, educating pineapple farmers about advanced technology can help them generate additional income from a single pineapple plant, even utilizing plant waste for cow feed pellets.
4. Community engagement and empowerment
The success of rural development hinges on the active involvement and empowerment of local communities. Community-driven initiatives, participatory decision-making processes, and the recognition of indigenous knowledge contribute to the sustainability of development projects.
By involving the community in planning and implementation, development efforts can be tailored to their unique needs and aspirations. This fosters a sense of ownership and pride among the people. This is of importance as often the community is not involved in preliminary planning.
Sustainable environmental practices
Sarawak’s rich natural resources are a source of economic potential. Thus, its sustainable management is critical for the long-term success of rural development. Implementing eco-friendly practices, promoting biodiversity conservation, and adopting sustainable agricultural methods are essential to preserve the environment while ensuring a stable source of income for rural communities. Balancing economic growth with environmental conservation is key to fostering resilience in the face of climate change and global challenges.
The future success of rural development in Sarawak lies in a comprehensive and integrated approach that addresses infrastructure, education, technology, community engagement, and sustainable environmental practices. The commitment of the government, collaboration with local communities, and the wise use of resources will pave the way for a prosperous and inclusive future for rural areas in Sarawak.
As the state embraces these factors, it can create a model for sustainable development that uplifts the lives of its rural population while preserving the unique cultural and environmental heritage that defines Sarawak.
The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus. Shella Georgina Beatrice is Head of Department – Business, Design and Communication, School of Foundation Studies. She is contactable at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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[ARCHIVED] Master Plan schedule out and other updates
The City's first Storm and Surface Water Master Plan will be out for comment later this spring, watch for signs of the Bell Creek awareness campaign-- and other updates of the Stormwater Stewardship Project.


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There’s exciting news on the retail front in the Central West End. Pass the Past, a Vintage General Store, is set to open Memorial Day weekend at 4744 McPherson (next to Mission Taco Joint). Proprietors Erica and Eugene Tsimerman, above, are busily spiffing up the space and will be stocking it with a collection of mid-century to 1990’s home goods, furniture, women’s and men’s clothing, handbags, and accessories.
Eugene explained that they chose the name, “Pass the Past,” because “we’re passing vintage from the past to a new life.”
The Tsimermans have literally lived all over. Eugene’s family left Ukraine in 1989 and eventually moved to St. Louis. Erica, who is from Indianapolis, met Eugene in 2008 in Las Vegas. After losing touch for a few years they reconnected in New York, moved to Des Moines, IA, married in 2016 and moved back to Brooklyn in 2017.
While they were living in Des Moines, Eugene’s mother suggested they start an Etsy shop selling vintage items they had collected on their travels. Then, after they moved back to New York, they would frequently sell their collection at flea markets around New York. “Vintage has always been part of our wardrobes,” Erica said.
Eugene’s work for a U.S. company took the couple to China. At the time Erica planned on continuing working remotely as a fabric buyer for the brand Theory, but those plans fell through. “Things have a way of working out though,” Erica said. “I got to spend time exploring Asia at my leisure with Eugene. We were able to travel to Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Japan.”
When Covid19 surfaced in China and the country began to lockdown, they quickly came back to St. Louis to be closer to family. “Of course we had no idea that St. Louis would soon be on lockdown too.” Eugene added.
“The pandemic jumpstarted the business we started in 2016. Our vintage sales tripled. People were sitting at home without much to do, so they were shopping online,” Eugene explained.
The Tsimermans decided to get serious about it, and began searching for a retail space in the city. They chose the shop space on McPherson because they love the walkability of the Central West End and, “the architecture reminds us of our old Brooklyn neighborhood, Clinton Hill.”
Pass the Past, 4744 McPherson Ave., opening Memorial Day weekend. The website isn’t live yet, so until then, email: email@example.com, for more information.


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JK Foods, the specialist pan-Asian food importer and distributor, has launched two new websites focusing on the company’s “foodie” experience and expertise in sourcing products from around the globe.
The new website for JK Foods (https://www.jkfoods.co.uk/) has been designed to give customers a user-friendly experience, with improved navigation and functionality to help them find products and brands. Fully mobile-compatible, it also features JK Foods’ new 2022 catalogue containing details of 1,600 SKUs across all the main pan-Asian cuisines including Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean and Vietnamese.
The second new website, for JK Foods’ own Tiger Tiger brand (https://www.tigertigerfoods.com/), gives customers a flavour of Tiger Tiger’s comprehensive range of authentic Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Indian food and ingredients. Visitors to this site are also able to keep up to date on Tiger Tiger’s social media activity through links to the brand’s Instagram and Facebook channels.
“While updating and refreshing the look and feel of the websites, we also enhanced the user experience to ensure it’s easier for customers to find all the information they need, and to make browsing all the more enjoyable. They’re a great way for us to really tell the story of our products, all of which now look great whether you’re viewing on desktop, tablet or mobile,” said Debbie King, Sales & Marketing Director at JK Foods.
“The focus on our unique experience of sourcing authentic pan-Asian foods also makes each of these new sites a great resource for both retail customers keen to extend their world foods offering, and for hospitality businesses seeking inspiration to help them keep on top of global trends and flavours,” she added.
“With 2022 being the Year of the Tiger, it’s definitely our Tiger Tiger year!”

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Vella Lovell is an American actress best known for her roles as Heather Davis in The CW’s comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Mermista in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, as well as Khadija in The Big Sick. The actress is presently starring in the NBC series Mr. Mayor as the lead character. Fans of the show are curious about the actor, despite the fact that the first two episodes of the show were released on January 7, 2021. How much is the actress’s net worth after the release of Mr Mayor? Who is Vella Lovell husband and what is he up to? Scroll down to get all the fascinating information regarding the actress Vella Lovell husband, net worth, income, age, and many more:
Who is Vella Lovell husband? Is the gorgeous actress married or dating someone?
Vella Lovell husband is unknown because she is not married. She is now in a relationship. She is dating actor Michael Braun. He is well-known for his roles on ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Dare,’ and ‘The Good Wife,’ among others. Initially, the couple kept their relationship private, but with time, the stunning actress chose to reveal her relationship status on Instagram on January 3, 2016. Vella has been posting their photos on her social media platforms on a regular basis since then. She has not, however, revealed how or where she met her boyfriend. They may have met on the set because they are both in the entertainment industry.
She has not yet hinted at marrying her lover and giving him the title of spouse. She may be moving slowly and steadily. Vella didn’t bat an eyelid when it came to flaunting his boyfriend on social media until 2017 when she stopped posting about him entirely. It’s unclear whether she’s still dating him.
Vella Lovell wiki: Age, Parents, and Childhood, Nationality, Ethnicity, Education, height
She was born on September 13, 1985, in New Mexico, United States. Lovell is a stunning 35-year-old lady. She appears to be a very private person, as she has not spoken a single word about her parents or siblings. In 2018 she has shared her childhood photo with her mother on mother’s day on Instagram. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. According to reports, Lovell, who is of African and European origin, is frequently misidentified as Middle Eastern and Indian (“several times a week, in fact!”). and is regularly cast as roles of many nationalities, notably a Pakistani woman in Kumail Nanjiani’s rom-com The Big Sick.
Her height is estimated to be 1.75 meters, and her weight is approximately 121 pounds. Lovell is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Interlochen Arts Camp. She subsequently went on to Juilliard in New York City to complete her education.
When did she start her career as an actress?
Vella wanted to be a concert pianist when she was younger, but she later changed her mind and became interested in theater or acting. She began her acting career in 2009 with the stage drama ‘The Bacchae,’ in which she co-starred with Jonathan Groff. By the following year, she had appeared in her first online series, ‘CollegeHumor Originals.’
Similarly, she had a minor role in HBO’s ‘Girls,’ which starred Gillian Jacobs, Lena Dunham, and Adam Driver. She co-starred on The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in 2015, alongside Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Vincent Rodriguez III.
Vella Lovell made her cinematic debut in 2017 with the romantic comedy picture ‘The Big Sick
Vella Lovell acted as lead actress in American Sitcom TV Series Mr Mayor
Mr. Mayor is a television sitcom produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock for NBC. Ted Danson, Bobby Moynihan, Holly Hunter, Vella Lovell, Mike Cabellon, and Kyla Kenedy feature in the series, which premieres on January 7, 2021. The series got renewed for a second season in March 2021. Mikaela Shaw, Neil’s head of staff and a social media influencer who is Tommy’s good buddy, is played by Vella Lovell. Mr Mayor stars Ted Danson, Bobby Moynihan, and Holly Hunter, as well as Vella Lovell as Mikaela Shaw. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Little Stranger, Bevel Gears, and 3 Arts Entertainment are producing “Mr. Mayor.”
The actress Vella Lovell net worth, income, earnings and all the ways she make her fortune
Lovell is a fantastic actress and one of America’s most intelligent women. She rose to prominence at an early age as a result of her exceptional acting talent. As a result, she is significantly more wealthy than the majority of other actresses. Vella Lovell has a net worth of $2 million (approx). The actress is presently starring in the NBC series Mr Mayor as the lead character. On January 7, 2021, the first two episodes of the show were released, increasing her net worth.
“Literally, Right Before Aaron,” “Bears Discover Fire,” and “The Big Sick” are among the films in which Vella has appeared. Vella has also been in a number of television shows, including “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Flip the Script,” “Younger,” and others. Furthermore, her film, ‘The Big Sick,’ grossed $56.4 million at the box office despite having a budget of more than $5 million.
Quick facts about Vella Lovell
|Full Name||Vella Lovell|
|Birthdate||September 13, 1985|
|Age (as of 2021)||35 years old|
|Place of Birth||New Mexico, United States|
|Net worth||$2 million|
|School/College||Juilliard School in New York City, Interlochen Arts Academy|

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Real Madrid beat J-League side Kashima Antlers 3-1 today, with Gareth Bale grabbing an impressive 11 minute hat trick to steer his side into the Club World Cup final.
The Welshman opened the scoring for the La Liga side just before halftime, after playing a neat one two with Marcelo on the left wing and finishing low to the keeper's right:
The second came as a result of a cock-up in the Kashima Antlers defence on 53 minutes, Bale pouncing on a bad back pass to the goalie, rounding the keeper and slotting into an empty net:
His third strike was the pick of the bunch, lashing home from a tight angle after being put through by Marcelo:
Bale would not be risked for the entire match and was substituted on 60 minutes, having scored in the competition for the third time, a feat only accomplished by ex-team mate Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Kashmima Antlers would respond through Shoma Doi on 78 minutes but it wasn't enough as Real Madrid advance to the final, which takes place on Saturday against UAE's Al Ain.


Since embarking on his MSc in Software Technology with Network Management, Andi was determined to put the skills learnt during this course to good use. Having previously worked for the Indonesian Environmental Agency, Andi decided to contribute to the streamlining of the analytical and reporting tasks undertaken by the agency’s researchers.
Each researcher uses a set of locally stored spreadsheets to record data captured by Infra-Red Gas Analysers, embedded in the forests, to calculate and monitor the levels of CO2 emissions. This process was time consuming and error-prone.
Andi’s idea was to develop a database-driven Java-based application that allows researchers to:(i) upload data from data files or input data into the system after undergoing the necessary validations;
(ii) view the data in tabular and graphical format;
(iii) generate various calculations and analyses related to the data; (iv) view/print/export various summary reports.
In the near future, Andi’s plan is to provide a Web interface to his application that allows the agency to share some of the findings with the wider public.


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Born: November 18, 1909, Savannah, Georgia
Died: June 25, 1976, Bel-Air, California
From SKYLARK, a 2003 biography of Johnny Mercer written by Philip Furia: For twenty years, from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s, Mercer dominated the popular song charts. During that era, he had at least one song in the Top Ten for 221 weeks; for 55 weeks he had two songs in the Top Ten; for 6 weeks he had three songs in that circle; during 2 weeks in 1942, he had four songs there--virtually half the HIT PARADE. In some years, he had a song in the Top Ten during every week of the year, the songwriter's equivalent of Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak, and his songs were number one a record thirteen times. In the course of his career he would write the lyrics, and sometimes the music as well, for 1,088 songs; of these, 18 would be nominated for the Academy Award for Best song, and four would win the Oscar.
Johnny's career is rather interesting. He is one of just a few men to enjoy success as a Singer; Actor; Lyricist and Composer. Mercer's big break in show business came when he won a singing contest sponsored by Paul Whiteman. When the Rhythm Boys (Al Rinker; Harry Harris and Bing Crosby) left Whiteman, Mercer was hired as their replacement (where he wrote a song a week). Along with his singing, he would often write special material for the band. Stays with Benny Goodman and Bob Crosby followed. At first, Mercer worked as lyricist for other composers, but eventually he wrote both lyrics and music, although he never learned to read music or play an instrument .
Mercer had started writing lyrics by the time he was 15. He continued writing verse even as he pursued an acting career. After graduating from a Savannah, GA high school, Mercer came to New York City with the Savannah Little Theatre Group, which had entered an acting competition. One of his songs, "Out of Breath and Scared to Death of You," was used in the Garrick Gaieties in 1930. He joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra as a vocalist. Whiteman introduced him to Hoagy Carmichael, they produced the 1933 hit "Lazybones." 1933 also saw Mercer's move to Hollywood where he started writing lyrics for Warner Brothers productions.
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In the 1940's:
In 1942, he co-founded Capitol Records with Glen Wallichs and Buddy DeSylva. During WW2, he worked on many different Hollywood musicals. He gave a recording contract to Nat Cole, which greatly aided in Cole's career at a time when the nation was still racially divided.
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He worked on still more movie musicals, and worked on the film DADDY LONG LEGS without a collaborator. He was the composer and lyricist for "Something's Gotta Give." He wrote both the words and music for the 1951 Broadway play TOP BANANA (Phil Silvers starred). Around 1955, he sold his interest in Capitol Records.
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He collaborated with composer Henry Mancini in 1961 for the hits "Moon River," "The Days of Wine and Roses," as well as others.
"Life is What You Make It" was his last song, written in 1971, for the film KOTCH.
In 1975, Mercer was operated on for a brain tumor. He never recovered from the operation and died in 1976, at age 66. Only 3 songwriters have received Best Song Oscars, four different times, from the Academy of Motion Pictures - Mercer was the first of them.
Mercer had been a leading lyricist from the 1930's and remained active until his death in 1976. His output of over 1,000 songs made him, along with Irving Berlin and Oscar Hammerstein II, one of the most prolific songwriters of all time.
He is a member of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
by Ed Decker
Born John Herndon Mercer, November 18, 1909, in Savannah, GA.
Died of a brain tumor, June 25, 1976, in Los Angeles, CA
Married Ginger Meehan (a dancer), 1931; children: Amanda, John.
Appeared as bit player on New York City stage, 1927; co-wrote first published song, "Out of Breath and Scared to Death," for Garrick Gaieties, 1930; began writing songs for RKO Pictures, 1935; appeared in films OLD MAN RHYTHM and TO BEAT THE BAND (both 1935); became emcee and featured vocalist for Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, late 1930s; became vocalist on Benny Goodman's Camel Caravan (radio show), c. 1938; co-wrote lyrics for first musical, Walk With Music, 1940; hosted own radio show, Johnny Mercer's Musical Shop, 1940s; co-founded Capitol Records, 1942.
Collaborated with many popular composers, including Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, Richard Whiting, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Michel Legrand, Henry Mancini, and Jimmy Van Heusen; co-wrote hit songs for Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Glenn Miller, Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra and numerous others.
American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP; director, early 1940s).
Academy awards for best song, 1946 (with Harold Warren), for "On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe," 1951 (with Hoagy Carmichael), for "In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening," 1961 (with Henry Mancini), for "Moon River," and 1962 (with Mancini), for "Days of Wine and Roses."
Johnny Mercer wrote lyrics or music for more than 1,000 songs in a career spanning nearly 50 years, making him one of the most successful songwriters of the twentieth century. One of the most versatile lyricists ever, he penned catchy words for everything from bouncy numbers ("Goody Goody") and mysterious mood setters ("That Old Black Magic") to romantic love songs ("Moon River").
During the 1930s and 1940s Mercer was also a popular singer who performed on a number of radio shows with top bands. He was a master at the business of music as well, as evidenced by his co-founding of the highly successful Capitol Records.
Well-turned Mercer phrases for such classics as "Too Marvelous for Words," "Hooray for Hollywood," "Fools Rush In," and scores of other songs have been forever locked into the memories of millions of listeners. Mercer also wrote memorable melodies for such songs as "I'm an Old Cowhand," "Dream," and "Something's Gotta' Give," composing them by using one finger on the piano because he couldn't read a note of music. Mercer was once quoted as saying that his songwriting success was due to his "feeling for tunes, no matter where they come from." This "feeling" helped him forge effective partnerships with a wide variety of composers over the years, among them Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Henry Mancini, Rube Bloom, and Michel Legrand. The long and distinguished list of performers who made hit songs of the words and melodies of Johnny Mercer includes Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Andy Williams, Peggy Lee, and Tony Bennett.
An unpublished ditty called "Sister Susie, Strut Your Stuff," written when he was 15, was Mercer's first known attempt at songwriting. His first desire was to be a star on the stage, and he joined a theater group in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, while still a teenager. After his group won a one-act play competition in the Belasco Cup in New York City, Mercer decided to stay in New York and try to make it on Broadway. Mercer managed to land a few small parts during the late 1920s in VOLPONE, MARCO MILLIONS, and HOUSEPARTY. During this time, and on into the 1930s, he also worked at a music publishing company and continued his songwriting.
After auditioning for the GARRICK GAIETIES in 1929 without landing a part, Mercer offered his and Everett Miller's "Out of Breath and Scared to Death" to the show, and it was sung by Sterling Holloway. The song was a minor success but didn't create a demand for Mercer's other songs in the months that followed. He continued working at various jobs to support himself, including as a runner on Wall Street.
Mercer's singing helped him get on the fast track. After winning a contest for unknown singers staged by Paul Whiteman, one of the leading bandleaders of the time, Mercer was hired as a featured vocalist, emcee, and songwriter for Whiteman's orchestra. A key element of Mercer's popularity as a crooner was "a dry Southern drawl that gave his singing a distinctively good-natured character," according to The Oxford Companion to Popular Music.
Whiteman put his singer-songwriter in touch with Hoagy Carmichael, who at that time was having trouble writing a song. Mercer came to the rescue with his lyrics for "Lazybones," which became his first big hit. According to John S. Wilson in the New York Times, this song "drew on his Southern background in a way that was to prove effective throughout his career." Indeed, many of Mercer's most popular numbers had an easygoing, down-home charm that reflected his early years down South.
By 1934 Mercer was one of the most successful lyricists in the United States. His recorded duets with Jack Teagarden--Whiteman's jazz trombonist--led to an offer from RKO Pictures in 1935 to write songs, as well as sing and act in movies. Mercer's movie star potential, however, proved to be dim, and he would only appear in two films. However, his songwriting fame soared, thanks to Bing Crosby who sang a number of his songs in the 1936 film RHYTHM ON THE RANGE.
Mercer's popularity with movie fans grew throughout the 1930s with tunes such as "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," "Jeepers Creepers," and "Love Is Where You Find It." After co-writing songs with Richard Whiting for HOLLYWOOD HOTEL, a 1937 film featuring Benny Goodman's orchestra, Mercer became a singer on Goodman's Camel Caravan radio show. He also sang on radio with Bob Crosby's orchestra. His steady climb up the musical ladder in the early 1940s led to hosting his own radio show, Johnny Mercer's Music Shop.
In 1940 Mercer collaborated with Hoagy Carmichael on his first musical, WALK WITH MUSIC, but the show had a very short 55 performance run on Broadway. Not content to merely add more popular songs to his resume, Mercer teamed up with businessman Glen Wallichs and songwriter-film producer Buddy de Sylva to found Capitol Records in 1942. It was not the best time to start a record company, since the shellac material used to make records was being rationed during World War II. Starting by producing records pressed partly from recycled scrap records, the company's first ventures were Mercer's "Strip Polka", and Freddie Slack and Ella Mae Morse's " Cow-Cow Boogie." It wasn't long, however, before Capitol Records had signed up budding stars Stan Kenton, Jo Stafford, the King Cole Trio, and Margaret Whiting. In 1946, with Mercer serving as president, the company sold 42 million records, one-sixth of the total record sales in the United States. Capitol was also the first record company to provide disk jockeys with free promotional records, as well as the first to utilize all three turntable speeds.
Broadway became fertile ground for Mercer in the 1940s. He contributed lyrics to Arlen's score for ST. LOUIS WOMAN In 1946 and Robert Emmett Dolan's TEXAS L'IL DARLIN' in 1949. He also won his first Academy Award, with composer Harry Warren, for "On the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe," sung by Judy Garland in THE HARVEY GIRLS. By the end of the 1940s Mercer had logged up over 250 published songs and nearly 60 hits.
Mercer showed no let-up in giving the public the songs they wanted in the 1950s, and he had his greatest success with musical shows during that period. He earned credits for both music and lyrics for 1951's TOP BANANA, which starred Phil Silvers, and he had major successes in collaborations with Gene DePaul on SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS in 1954 and L'IL ABNER in 1956. He also penned words to songs in the film Here's to My Lady, and two Fred Astaire vehicles, THE BELLE OF NEW YORK and DADDY LONG LEGS. A generous spirit was revealed by Mercer in 1959 when he received a song idea from Sadie Vimmerstedt, an Ohio cosmetician who sent him the line, "I want to be around to pick up the pieces when somebody's breaking your heart." After fashioning a song around the contribution, Mercer gave Vimmerstedt a co-author credit that earned her about $3000 a year after the song became a hit for Tony Bennett in 1963.
In the 1960s Henry Mancini proved another valuable songwriting partner for Mercer as the pair earned Academy awards for "Moon River" and "The Days of Wine and Roses." Mancini and Mercer also wrote songs for two other movies, THE GREAT RACE and DARLING LILI. Composer Andre Previn became yet another collaborator when Mercer shifted his base of operation to Britain for extended periods in the early 1970s, and the two teamed up for the musical THE GOOD COMPANIONS in 1974.
Mercer remained active right up to suffering a brain tumor in late 1975. His death marked the end of an incredible stretch of success in a business known for fleeting fame. A precious rarity in the music industry, Johnny Mercer managed to stay in style and continue stirring listeners through four decades of continually evolving musical tastes.
Selected songs As lyricist "Too Marvelous for Words." "Ac-Cent- Tu-Ate the Positive." "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby." "On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe." "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening." "Goody Goody." "Moon River." "The Days of Wine and Roses." "Jeepers Creepers." "That Old Black Magic." "Fools Rush In." "Tangerine."
As composer and lyricist "Dream." "I'm an Old Cowhand." "Something's Gotta Give."
Selected musicals as lyricist (Co-writer of lyrics) Walk With Music, 1940. (With Harold Arlen) St. Louis Woman, 1946. (With Robert Emmett Dolan) Texas L'il Darlin', 1949. (And composer) Top Banana, 1951. (With Gene DePaul) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954. (With DePaul) L'il Abner, 1956. (With Robert Emmett Dolan) Foxy, 1964. (With Andre Previn) The Good Companions, 1974.
Books Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Volume 2, edited by Colin Larkin, Guinness, 1992. Halliwell, Leslie, Halliwell's Film Guide, seventh edition, Harper & Row, 1990. Katz, Ephraim, The Film Encyclopedia, Harper & Row, 1979. Oxford Companion to Popular Music, edited by Peter Gammond, Oxford University Press, 1991. Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, edited by Donald Clarke, Viking, 1989. Periodicals Cosmopolitan, April 1946. New York Times, June 26, 1976. Newsweek, January 29, 1945. Los Angeles Magazine, September 1992. Reader's Digest, June 1991. Spin, November 1992. Stereo Review, June 1988.
~~ Ed Decker
Highly recommend is a CD of Johnny Mercer singing a number of
the songs for
which he wrote the lyrics called AN EVENING WITH JOHNNY MERCER
the 92nd Street Y in New York in 1972 as part of their Lyrics
1944 ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE AFFABLE BALDIN' ME AFTER TWELVE O'CLOCK AFTERBEAT AH LOVES YA AIN'T NATURE GRAND 1941 AIR MINDED EXECUTIVE 1941 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SO TO BED 1939 AND THE ANGELS SING ANGELS CRIED, THE ANTONIA 1946 ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT IS HOME ARIANE ART OF CONVERSATION 1942 ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT ME DANCING IN A HURRY AS LONG AS YOU LIVE AT LAST AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL 1950 AUTUMN LEAVES BABY DOLL BABY, DON'T YOU QUIT NOW BABY O BABY'S BORN BACHELOR DINNER SONG BALLAD OF ALVAREZ KELLY, THE BAREFOOT IN THE PARK BATHTUB RAN OVER AGAIN BE MY GUEST BELLS OF HONOLULU BENEATH THE CURTAIN BERNARDINE BIG BEAUTIFUL BALL 1950 BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY 1961 BILBAO SONG BITTERSWEET BLESS YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE BLOSSOM BLUE RAIN BLUES IMPROVISATION BLUES IN THE NIGHT 1937 BOB WHITE 1964 BON VIVANT BOYS WILL BE BOYS BRIDE'S WEDDING DAY SONG, A BUONA FORTUNA C'EST LA GUERRE CAKEWALK YOUR LADY CALYPSO SONG CAMARADERIE CAMINO (EL) CAMPTOWN RACES CAN'T TEACH MY OLD HEART CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS CARIBEES. THE CENTRAL PARK CERTAIN SMILE 1962 CHARADE CHIMNEY CORNER DREAM CHIN UP, STOUT FELLOW CINDERELLA CINDERELLA WALTZ, THE CINDY 1946 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE COMES THE REVOLUTION BABY CONFIDENTIALLY CONJURE MAN CONVERSATION WHILE DANCING CORN PICKIN COULD BE COUNTING OUR CHICKENS 1956 COUNTRY'S IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS, THE COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN CREAM PUFF CUCKOO IN THE CLOCK CURE DADDY LONG LEGS DANCING THROUGH LIFE 1969 DARLING LILY DARN CLEVER THESE CHINESE DAY DREAMING ALL NIGHT LONG 1939 DAY IN DAY OUT DAYBREAK BLUES, THE 1962 DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 1942 DEARLY BELOVED DERRY DOWN DILLY DIG IT DIG YOU MOST DIXIE ISN'T DIXIE ANY MORE 1935 DIXIELAND BAND DOG EAT DOG DOG IS MAN'S BEST FRIEND DON'T THAT TAKE THE RAG OFF'N THE BUSH DOWN IN THE VALLEY DOWN TO UNCLE BILL'S DOWN THROUGH THE AGES 1945 DREAM DREAM AWHILE DREAM PEDDLER'S SERENADE DRINKING AGAIN DURATION BLUES 1949 EARLY AUTUMN EASY STREET ECHOES 1935 EENY MEENY MEINY MO ELEVATOR SONG 1964 EMILY EMPTY TABLES EVERY SO OFTEN EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME EVERYTHING IS TICKETTY BOO EXERCISE YOUR PREROGATIVE FACTS OF LIFE FANCY FREE 1934 FARE THEE WELL TO HARLEM FINE THING FLEET'S IN, THE FOOL THAT I AM 1939 FOOLS RUSH IN FOREVER AMBER FOUNTAIN IN THE RAIN 1972 FRAZIER FREE AN EASY 1944 G.I. JIVE 1959 GAME OF POKER GARDEN OF THE MOON GENERAL BULLMOOSE GEORGIA, GEORGIA GET A HORSE GETTING A MAN GHOST OF LOVE 1938 GIRL FRIEND OF THE WHIRLING DIRVISH GIRL IN NO MAN'S LAND GIRL OF ALL NATIONS 1952 GLOW-WORM 1974 GOOD COMPANIONS GOIN' CO'TIN' 1936 GOODY GOODY GOOSE NEVER BE A PEACOCK GOT TO WEAR YOU OFF GOTTA GET SOME SHUT EYE GREAT GUNS GUITAR COUNTRY HANG ON TO YOUR LIDS, KIDS HANGIN' LOOSE HAPPY BACHELOR 1971 HAPPY EVERY AFTER 1948 HARLEM BUTTERFLY HARVEY THE VICTORY GARDEN HAVE A HEART HAVE A NICE DAY HAVE YOU GOT ANY CASTLES, BABY? HAVE YOU HEARD HAVIN' A BALL HAYRIDE HE'S DEAD BUT HE WON'T LIE DOWN HE SHOULDN'T A'HADN'T A OUGHT TO HEART OF MINE, CRY ON HELLO OUT THERE, HELLO HERE COME THE BRITISH HERE COME THE WAVES 1951 HERE'S TO MY LADY HIGH LOU JACK AND THE GAME HISTORY OF THE BEAT 1942 HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND HOLY SMOKE, CANT YA TAKE A JOKE 1938 HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD 1939 HOORAY FOR SPINACH HOOTIN' OWL TRAIL HOPING HORSESHOES ARE LUCKY HOW DO YOU SAY AUF WIEDERSEIN 1944 HOW LITTLE WE KNOW HOWDY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HOWDY, STRANGER I CAN SPELL BANANA I COULD KISS YOU FOR THAT I DON'T WANNA BE ALONE I DON'T BELIEVE IN SIGNS I FEEL MY LUCK COMIN' DOWN I FOUGHT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY I GOT OUT OF BED ON THE WRONG SIDE I GUESS IT WAS YOU ALL ALONG I HAD MYSELF A TRUE LOVE I LIKE MEN I NEVER KNEW I NEVER SAW A BETTER NIGHT I NEVER WANNA LOOK I PROMISE YOU I REMEMBER YOU I SAW HER AT EIGHT O'CLOCK 1939 I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU I WALK WITH MUSIC I WANNA BE A DANCIN' MAN 1962 I WANNA BE AROUND I WANNA BE IN LOVE AGAIN I WIND UP TAKING A FALL I WISH I HAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU I WISH IT COULD BE OTHERWISE 1946 I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE I'LL BE RESPECTABLE I'LL CRY TOMORROW 1969 I'LL GIVE YOU THREE GUESSES I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF I COULD HAVE MY WAY IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS 1956 IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS IF SOMEDAY COMES EVER AGAIN IF YOU BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP IF YOU COME THROUGH IF YOU WERE MINE I'LL DREAM TONIGHT 1936 I'M AN OLD COWHAND I'M BUILDING UP TO AN AWFUL LETDOWN I'M DOIN' IT FOR DEFENSE I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE WHOLE THING I'M LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER 1942 I'M OLD FASHIONED I'M SHADOWING YOU I'M WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME I'M WITH YOU IN A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS IN MY WILDEST DREAMS IN SOCIETY 1951 IN THE COOL COOL COOL OF THE EVENING IN THE VALLEY IN WAIKIKI INDIAN SUMMER IT HAD BETTER BE TONIGHT IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT IT'S A NUISANCE IT'S A TYPICAL DAY IT'S' GREAT TO BE ALIVE IT'S A GREAT BIG WORLD 1946 IT'S A WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE I'VE GOT A HEARTFUL OF MUSIC I'VE GOT A ONE TRACK MIND I'VE GOTTA BE ON MY WAY I'VE HITCHED MY WAGON TO A STAR 1936 JAMBOREE JONES 1938 JEEPERS CREEPERS JEZEBEL JO JO, THE CANNIBAL KID JOANNA 1956 JUBILATION T. CORNEPONE JUNE BRIDE JUNE COMES AROUND EVERY YEAR JUST A FAIR WEATHER FRIEND JUST A QUIET EVENING JUST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS JUST FOR TONIGHT JUST LIKE A FALLING STAR JUST REMEMBER JUST THE LETTER Q KEEPER OF MY HEART, THE KISS FROM YOU LADY ON THE TWO CENT STAMP LALITA LAST DREAM HOME, THE 1945 LAURA LAWD, I GIVE YOU MY CHILDREN 1933 LAZYBONES 1947 LAZY MOOD LEAST THAT'S MY OPINION LEAVIN' TIME LEGALIZE MY NAME LEGEND OF OLD CALIFORNIA LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU LET'S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT LIGHTS OF HOME, THE LIKE THE FELLA ONCE SAID LI'L AUGIE IS A NATURAL MAN LITTLE ACORNS 1969 LITTLE BIRDS LITTLE BOAT LITTLE MAN WITH THE HAMMER LITTLE OL 'TUNE LITTLE OLD CROSSROAD STORE LOCA ILLUSION LOCK THE BARN DOOR LONESOME POLECAT LONG GOODBYE THE LONGING LOOK AT YOU LORNA LOST LOT IN COMMON WITH YOU, A LOVE HELD LIGHTLY LOVE IN A HOME 1957 LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON LOVE IS A MERRY GO ROUND LOVE IS ON THE AIR TONIGHT LOVE IS WHERE YOU FIND IT LOVE OF MY LIFE LOVE SONG LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER LOVE WOKE ME UP LULLABY MAKE WITH THE KISSES MAN IN MY LIFE MAN OF THE YEAR THIS WEEK MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT 1942 MANDY IS TWO MARCH OF THE DOAGIES MARDI GRAS (WHILE WE DANCED) MATADOR MATRIMONIAL STOMP ME AND THE GHOST UPSTAIRS MEANT TO TELL YUH MEDIUM COULDN'T GET THROUGH, THE MEET MISS AMERICA MEET MISS BLENDO MEMORIES WILL LINGER MEN WHO RUN THE COUNTRY MERCER'S MELODY MERRY GO ROUND IN THE RAIN MEXICAN MOON 1954 MIDNIGHT SUN MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR 1940 MISTER MEADOWLARK MISTER POLLYANNA MOMENT TO MOMENT MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING MONTH OF SUNDAYS, A MOON COUNTRY (IS HOME TO ME) MOON DREAMS 1961 MOON RIVER MOONLIGHT ON THE CAMPUS MOONLIGHT WALTZ MORNING STAR MUSICAL CHAIRS MUTINY IN THE NURSERY MY ADVENTURE MY HOME IS IN MY SHOES MY INAMORATA MY INTUITION MY MAMMA THINKS I'M A STAR 1976 MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU MY NIGHT TO HOWL MY OLD MAN 1943 MY SHINING HOUR 1956 NAMELY YOU NAUGHTY BUT NICE NAVY BLUES NAVY SONG, THE NIGHT OVER SHANGHAI NILE, THE NINE THORNY THICKETS NOT FOR SALE NOT MINE NOT WITH MY WIFE YOU DON'T OH HAPPY DAY OH WHAT A HORSE WAS CHARLIE OH YOU KID OKAY FOR T V OLD AUNT KATE OLD GLORY OLD GUITARON OLD KING COLE OLD MAN RHYTHM 1933 OLD MUSIC MASTER OLD ROB ROY OLD SKIPPER 1946 ON THE ATCHISON TOPEKA AND SANTA FE 1940 ON BEHALF OF THE VISITING FIREMEN ON THE BEAM 1935 ON THE NODAWAY ROAD 1942 ON THE SWING SHIFT ON WITH THE DANCE 1943 ONE FOR MY BABY ONE STEP TWO STEP 1962 ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME ONLY IF YOU'RE IN LOVE OOH WHAT YOU SAID OOPS 1930 OUT OF BREATH 1945 OUT OF THIS WORLD PALSY WALSY 1934 PARDON MY SOUTHERN ACCENT PARKS OF PARIS PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW PAST MY PRIME PEEKABOO TO YOU PERSON TO PERSON PETER PIPER PETTICOAT HIGH PHONE CALL TO THE PAST PHONY KING OF ENGLAND PINE TOP BOOGIE PINEAPPLE PETE PINEY WOODS, THE PIPES OF PAN, THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY POLITICS POOR MIRIAM POOR MR CHISOLM PROGRESS IS THE ROOT OF OF ALL EVIL PROPAGANDA 1934 P.S. I LOVE YOU PUT 'EM BACK THE WAY THEY WERE RAILROAD FIGHT, THE RAINY NIGHT RAISE A RUCKUS TONIGHT RED APPLE REMEMBER DAD REMEMBER DAD ON MOTHER'S DAY RIDE 'EM COWBOY RIDE, TENDERFOOT, RIDE RIDIN' ON THE MOON RIFFIN' THE SCOTCH ROCK IN A WEARY LAND ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOON ROSIE 1939 RUMBA JUMPS, THE RUN, RUN, RUN, CINDERELLA SAD LITTLE RAIN OF CHINA SALUD SANS SOUCI SANTA CLAUS CAME IN THE SPRING SARATOGA SATAN'S LI'L LAMB 1953 SATIN DOLL SAY IT WITH A KISS SAYS WHO, SAYS YOU, SAYS I SEEING'S BELIEVING SENTIMENTAL AND MELANCHOLY SEVEN LITTLE STEPS TO HEAVEN SHAKE IT BUT DON'T BREAK IT SHARP AS A TACK SHOOBY DOOIN' SHORTY GEORGE, THE SHOW YOUR LINEN, MISS RICHARDS SIGHS SILHOUETTED IN THE MOONLIGHT SIMPATICO SING, YOU SON OF A GUN SINGING IN THE MOONLIGHT SINGING MARINE SINGLE O 1969 SKAL 1942 SKYLARK SLEEP PEACEFUL SLUEFOOT SMALL FRY SMARTY PANTS 1969 SMILE AWAY EACH RAINY DAY 1953 SOBBIN' WOMEN 1957 SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE SOMETHING TELLS ME 1953 SONG OF INDIA SONG OF LONG AGO, THE SORRY SOUNDS OF THE NIGHT, THE SOUTH WIND 1932 SPRING IS IN MY HEART AGAIN 1953 SPRING, SPRING, SPRING SPRING REUNION SQUARE DANCE SQUARE OF THE HYPOTENUSE ST. LOUIS WOMAN STAR SOUNDS STRAWBERRY LANE 1942 STRIP POLKA 1965 SUMMER WIND SWEATER, A SARONG AND A PEEK-A-BOO SWEET LITTLE LADY NEXT DOOR SWEETHEART TREE SWING INTO SPRING SWING IS THE THING, THE SWING YOUR PARTNER ROUND TAILGATE RAMBLE TAKE A CRANK LETTER TALK TO ME, BABY TALUV 1942 TANGERINE TECHNIQUE TEMPORARILY TENDER LOVING CARE TEXAS LI'L DARLIN'' THANKSGIVING 1942 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC THAT'S FOR SURE THERE'S ROOM ENOUGH FOR US THERE'S A SUNNY SIDE TO EVERY SITUATION THERE'S A FELLOW WAITING THERE'S A RING AROUND THE MOON THERE'S NOTHING LIKE COLLEGE THESE ORCHIDS THIS LITTLE WHILE THIS TIME THE DREAM'S ON ME THREE GUESSES THUMBIN' A RIDE TIME MARCHES ON TIME TO SMILE TING-A-LING, THE BAD HUMOR MAN TOMORROW NEVER COMES TONIGHT MAY HAVE TO LAST ME 1937 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS 1951 TOP BANANA 1969 TREES 1943 TRAV'LIN' LIGHT TRULY TWILIGHT WORLD TWO HEARTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE TWO OF A KIND - Click here for a 30-second sample. UNNECESSARY TOWN WAIT AND SEE WAIT FOR THE WAGON WAIT NO MORE 1941 WAITER, AND THE PORTER AND THE UPSTAIRS MAID, THE WALKIN' WITH MY SHADOW WAY BACK IN 1939 A D WAY TO A MAN'S HEART, THE WEDDING IN THE SPRING 1938 WEEKEND OF A PRIVATE SECRETARY WELCOME, EGG HEAD WELCOME, STRANGER WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH COLLEGE WHAT'LL THEY THINK OF NEXT WHAT WAS YOUR NAME IN THE STATES? WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT YOU? WHATCHA MA CALL IT 1934 WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN WHEN I'M OUT WITH THE BELLE OF NEW YORK WHEN OCTOBER GOES WHEN SALLY WALKS ALONG WHEN THE MEADOW WAS BLOOMIN' WHEN WE RIDE ON MERRY GO ROUND 1951 WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIME SIGN WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK WHO'S EXCITED WHOOPIN' AND A'HOLLERIN' WHY FIGHT THIS WIDE PLACE IN THE ROAD WILD WILD WEST WINDMILL UNDER THE STARS WINDOWS OF PARIS WINGS OVER THE NAVY WITH MY LOVER BESIDE ME WITH YOU WITH ME WOMAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL DAY WORD A DAY, A 1932 WOULD'JA FOR A BIG RED APPLE? YODEL BLUES YOGI WHO LOST HIS WILL POWER YOU YOU AND YOUR LOVE YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT YOU FOR ME YOU GOTTA HAVE A SLOGAN 1939 YOU GROW SWEETER AS YEARS GO BY YOU HAVE TAKEN MY HEART YOU KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME 1938 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY YOU OR NO ONE YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING THERE 1942 YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER 1969 YOUR GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR YOUR HEART AND MINE YOUR MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM YOU'RE A NATURAL YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME YOU'VE GOT ME THIS WAY
YOU'VE GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME

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Birth Place:Bilovec, Czechoslovakia
Weight:154 lb (70 kg)
Marital Status:In a relationship (Radek Meidl)
Full Name:Petra Kvitova
Date of Birth:March 8, 1990
Occupation:Professional Tennis Player
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Credit Unions Growing Popular as Banks Increase Fees
POSTED: Monday, October 10, 2011 - 2:17pm
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 2:14pm
More banks are hitting customers with fees, but there are ways to get around them.
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With 560 beds the Johan Sverdrup living quarters topside is the largest of its kind in Norway. The fourth and last platform for the first phase of the giant project is now ready for sail-away from Kværner’s yard on Stord to the Johan Sverdrup field, where it will be installed in a single lift.
“This is an important day for Equinor, the Johan Sverdrup partnership and the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This is the last platform in the first phase of the project development, and the completion of the living quarters topside takes us one significant step closer to the start-up of Norway’s big source of income for the next 50 years,” says Arne Sigve Nylund, executive vice president for Development and Production Norway.
The Johan Sverdrup field – owned by license partners Equinor, Aker BP, Lundin Norway, Petoro and Total – is expected to provide value and revenue to the Norwegian state and society of more than NOK 900 billion over the field’s life.
A joint venture between Kværner and KBR was awarded the NOK 6,7 billion contract in June 2015 for constructing the Johan Sverdrup utility and living quarters topside. Leirvik AS was assigned to construct the living quarters modules for the platform. At peak, more than 2000 people have been involved in constructing the platform.
On 15 February this year the joint venture formally handed over the topside to Equinor, just as planned more than 3 ½ years ago. One month later, after further preparations, the living quarters topside is now ready for sail-away to the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea where it will be transported on board the lifting vessel Pioneering Spirit.
“Kværner, KBR and Leirvik have delivered a high-quality platform on time and cost. As regards health, safety and environment, the project had a few incidents in the early phase. But the way our suppliers have turned this around has been commendable, so the overall results also in this area have been good,” says Trond Bokn, senior vice president for the Johan Sverdrup development.
“The platform’s high quality and degree of completion at the moment is vital to be able to start field production as planned in November this year,” says Bokn.
“This is perhaps the closest to a «plug-n-play» platform of this size we have ever seen, proving that the joint venture in collaboration with Leirvik have delivered an excellent product,” says Aud Hove, Equinor’s project manager for the utility and living quarters topside.
«This is also a result of the good collaboration and high quality in execution which the project has had since day one. We’ve met every milestone as originally planned, which is quite unique,” says Hove.
The high degree of completion has been achieved by, inter alia, use of the Pioneering Spiritlifting vessel. The vessel’s ground-breaking lifting technology enables completion and testing of bigger topsides onshore before they are installed in a single lift offshore. Carrying out the work onshore instead of offshore leads to major savings and reduced health, safety and environment risk.
The single-lift installation technology was introduced globally during the installation of the drilling platform on Johan Sverdrup last summer.
Now the vessel will be put to work again, first by lifting the 26,000-tonne processing platform for Johan Sverdrup which according to plan will occur in the next couple of days, before the vessel returns to Stord to pick up the 18,000-tonne living quarters topside.
At the Rosenberg WorleyParsons yard in Stavanger yesterday Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partners celebrated that the two last bridges and the flare tower for the processing platform were ready for sail-away to the field.
With this, Johan Sverdrup is ready for installing the five last pieces constituting the first phase of the giant project puzzle.
Media is invited to attend the sail-away ceremony at Kværner’s yard on Stord at 10.30. Latest arrival is at 10.15.
The following people will take part in the event:
- Kjell-Børge Freiberg, minister of petroleum and energy in Norway
- Arne Sigve Nylund, executive vice president for Development and Production Norway, Equinor
- Karl-Petter Løken, CEO, Kværner
- Jan Egil Brændeland, president of Oil & Gas, KBR
- Gaute Straume Epland, mayor of Stord
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Written by Lewis Carroll
Published by Penguin Classics, 2010
5 x 7.75 inches
Discover the life of Aretha Franklin, "The Queen of Soul"
The fourth of five children, Aretha was born in Tennessee and took the stage at an early age in her father's church choir. She went on to become the best-selling rhythm and blues singer of all time, and the first woman to be installed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the broadcaster's life.
Discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world's best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking.
Little Astrid grew up on an old farm in Sweden. Her childhood was very happy, so happy that she never wanted to grow up. When she was four, her friend Edit read Astrid her first story. Suddenly, the entire place was filled with giants, witches and fairies. They all came out from a magic object call a book. Astrid did her best to learn how to read, and once she started, she couldn't stop! Soon, there were no books left to borrow from the library and her friends. Learn how Astrid turned her love of books and telling stories into a career as a world-renowned author. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the inspiring writer's life.
Little People, Big Dreams - Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Illustrated by Linzie Hunter
“Uneasy Dancer” is an expression Saar has used to define both herself and her artistic practice: “my work moves in a creative spiral with the concepts of passage, crossroads, death and rebirth, along with the underlying elements of race and gender.” Through her use of found objects, personal memorabilia and derogatory images that evoke denied or distorted narratives, Saar developed a powerful social critique that challenges racial and sexist stereotypes deeply rooted in American culture.Edited with text by Mario Mainetti, Chiara Costa, Elvira Dyangani Ose. Foreword by Miuccia Prada, Patrizio Bertelli. Text by Richard J. Powell, Deborah Willis, Kellie E. Jones.
London-born, Delhi-based Bharti Kher is becoming known for her evocative, layered sculptures and paintings, which explore identity and multiplicity. Featured here is a series inspired by a 1928 autopsy of a blue sperm whale, which Kher has spun into imagery conflating Indian traditions with gothic, punk and camp elements.Text by Ranjit Hoskote
‘I like the word ‘unpleasant’’ says UK-born, Indian contemporary artist Bharti Kher, whose heterogeneous oeuvre of work comprises painting, sculpture and installation.
She works primarily with representations of the female body and plays with the varied roles of women in society and culture. In her work from the last twenty years, time and again we see the motif of the bhindi, the dot painted on the forehead between the eyebrows that comes from Hindu tradition.
Chimera, the title of the exhibition at the Kunsthaus Pasquart in Biel, can be understood in relation to mythology as well as genetics. Bharti Kher sees her artistic practice as the search for the chimera, and in her works she hovers on the dividing line between reality and illusion.
Her monumental pieces encompass ideas of identity, social roles and gender. In interplay with clear references to the anatomy of humans and animals, they trigger strong emotions in observers such as alarm, confusion, shock or amusement.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Bharti Kher: Chimeras at Kunsthaus Centre d’art Pasquart Biel/Bienne (26 June – 28 August 2018).Written by Aveek Sen, Susan Silas, Chrysanne Stathacos
7.8 x 10 inches
Published on occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Freud Museum from September to November 2016, ‘This Breathing House’ offers an intimate view of Indian artist Bharti Kher‘s installation in Sigmund Freud’s final home in London.
Following a foreword from the museum’s director, the essay by Stephanie Rosenthal, Chief Curator of the Hayward Gallery, explores Kher’s work, its themes and dialogue with its setting. The essay, separated into enumerated sections, unfolds the vivid and history-laden artworks, interpreting their forms while also leaving room for interpretation. Quotes feature from the artist herself as well as Sigmund and Anna Freud, Gaston Bachelard, Georges Didi-Huberman and Maggie Nelson among others. Replete with installation views as well as detail shots of individual works, the publication reads like a thoughtful measured walkthrough of the exhibition itself.Text by Stephanie Rosentha, foreword by Carol Seigel
Discover the life of Corazon Aquino, the first female president of the Philippines
Little Cory was a shy, studious child with a great sense of justice. As a young woman and wife, she and her family felt compelled to speak out against the unjust leader who was ruining their country. Showing bravery, reliability, and honesty, she led the revolution that ended the dictator's rule and went on to become the president of the Philippines. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the politician's life.Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Illustrated by Ginnie Hsu
In Dream Villa Singh explores how the night transforms what seems ordinary by day into something mysterious and unsettling. This series of colour photographs presents a landscape which exists as much in the artist’s imagination as in the real world. Singh travels to many different cities never knowing where Dream Villa or its inhabitants will present themselves. It is a place where nothing is quite as it seems to be – it comes alive at night, when all is lit by artificial light and the moon is just ornamentation.By Dayanita Singh
“House of Love” is a work of photographic fiction that takes the form of nine short stories. Working closely with writer Aveek Sen, whose prose follows a journey of its own, Singh explores the relationship between photography, memory, and writing. “House of Love”, designed to blur the lines between an art book of photographic images and a work of literary fiction, is a book whose images demand to be read, not just seen, and whose texts create their own sensory worlds. The combination creates a new vocabulary for the visual book.
The “House of Love” itself is the Taj Mahal, but the Taj Mahal as a recurring motif that stands for a range of meanings—meanings made up of the truths and lies of night and day, love and illusion, attachment and detachment.By Dayanita Singh
Dayanita Singh’s Museum of Chance is a book about how life unfolds, and asks to be recorded and edited, along and off the axis of time. The inscrutably woven photographic sequence of Singh’s Go Away Closer has now grown into a labyrinth of connections and correspondences. The thread through this novel like web of happenings is that elusive entity called Chance. It is Chance that seems to disperse as well as gather fragments or clusters of experience, creating a form of simultaneity that is realised in the idea and matter of the book, with its interlaced or parallel timelines and patterns of recurrence and return. The eighty-eight quadratone images in the book will also appear on the front and back covers in random pairs, transforming each copy of the book into a distinct piece of work by the author.By Dayanita Singh, texts by Aveek Sen
Little Dolly grew up singing near the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. She was poor in money but rich in love and talent. After school, she moved to Nashville to pursue her singing-songwriting dreams. Dolly became a musical superstar, but she never forgot where she came from. She now uses her wealth to give back to people in need.Written by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Illustrated by Daria Solak
Beautiful, clever, rich – and single – Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégée Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen’s most flawless work.Written by Jane Austen
In this book discover the life of Evonne Goolagong, the inspiring indigenous Australian tennis player.
Evonne grew up on a hot, dusty farm in Australia. She was the third of eight children, and a descendant of the Wirundjuri people, who have lived on the land for more than 60,000 years. Her talent for tennis was discovered at a local tennis club, and before she knew it, the girl dreaming about the place called 'Wimbledon' was playing on the center court. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant tennis player's life.Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Illustrated by Lisa Koesterke
An intoxicating tale, Famous Father Girl is an intimate meditation on a complex and sometimes troubled man, the family he raised, and the music he composed that became the soundtrack to their entwined lives. Deeply moving and often hilarious, Bernstein's beautifully written memoir is a great American story about one of the greatest Americans of the modern age.By Jamie Bernstein
Isabella Stewart Gardner was a force to be reckoned with. She routinely went toe-to-toe with major museums and titans of industry to purchase masterpieces, created a museum unlike any other, and was famous for consistently flouting the social conventions that governed women of her time. However, this book shows another side of Isabella that readers may not expect: her love of dogs.
Richly illustrated with images from the collection and museum archives, this volume allows readers to meet Isabella's favorite dogs (Kitty Wink and Patty Boy), see the litters of puppies she bred, and discover how her dogs were a comfort toward the end of her life. Usually stern in photographs, Isabella - like many people - could not help grinning when posing for photos with puppies. This enthusiasm for dogs is also evident in her correspondence. As she wrote excitedly to her art advisor Bernard Berenson: "Part of my morning's work has been to try to induce two 9 days old fox terrier pups to open their eyes again. They did once; and then clapped them to, with a vim that seemed to say that the box they found themselves in was not the ideal they had come to this world to see!" Even the dogs of celebrities - both celebrities she knew personally, and others she admired from afar - drew her attention. This book also features some of the many photographs she collected of notable people and their dogs, like the painter Anders Zorn and his adorable pup Mouche and Caesar, the regal and loyal terrier who belonged to King Edward VII and even marched in the monarch's funeral parade.
From gathering Renaissance masterpieces to raising Fox Terriers, this book shows that Isabella approached all her tasks with enthusiasm and dedication. By learning about her love of her canine companions, this book presents a more human side of Isabella than typically on display.
Written by Diana Greenwald, Assistant Curator of the Collection at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Published by Paul Holberton Publishing, 2020
9 x 9 inches
Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers
Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today! In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and across the United States, Juliet Menéndez explores the first small steps that set the Latinitas off on their journeys. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.
From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla to NASA’s first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, this is a book for aspiring artists, scientists, activists, and more. These women followed their dreams―and just might encourage you to follow yours!
The book features Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Rosa Peña de González, Teresa Carreño, Zelia Nuttall, Antonia Navarro, Matilde Hidalgo, Gabriela Mistral, Juana de Ibarbourou, Pura Belpré, Gumercinda Páez, Frida Kahlo, Julia de Burgos, Chavela Vargas, Alicia Alonso, Victoria Santa Cruz, Claribel Alegría, Celia Cruz, Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, Mercedes Sosa, Isabel Allende, Susana Torre, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Sonia Sotomayor, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Mercedes Doretti, Sonia Pierre, Justa Canaviri, Evelyn Miralles, Selena Quintanilla, Berta Cáceres, Serena Auñón, Wanda Díaz-Merced, Marta Vieira da Silva, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Laurie Hernandez.
Written and illustrated by Juliet Menéndez
Published by Henry Holt and Co, 2021
7.43 x 0.56 x 9.27 inches
Laura Owens is a significant and prominent painter, whose apparently romantic-naive visual language dissolves any separation between abstract and figurative art. Her paintings move between vital colorism and an apparently symbolic representation that portrays both the world of the abyss and the world of dreams. The childlike handwriting in her ornamental paintings raises the issue of the limits of painting as an art form or as part of everyday life. This catalogue publishes works for the first time and accompanies Laura Owens‘ first solo museum exhibition in Germany.By Laura Owens, text by Stephan Berg, Stefan Gronert, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer
Celebrate the witchiest women writers with beautiful illustrations and imaginative vignettes.
Literary Witches draws a connection between witches and visionary writers: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general badassery. Through poetic portraits, Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan honor the witchy qualities of well-known and obscure authors alike, including Virginia Woolf, Mira Bai, Toni Morrison, Emily Dickinson, Octavia E. Butler, Sandra Cisneros, and many more.
Perfect for both book lovers and coven members, Literary Witches is a treasure and a source of inspiration. Kitaiskaia and Horan bring fresh insights on your most beloved authors, suggest enchanting new writers, and invite you to rediscover the magic of literature.
Celebrate 25 amazing women throughout history with the Little Feminist Picture Book. With easy to process words and colorful illustrations, this book is the perfect way to introduce young children to these inspiring women.
Four decades of multimedia exploits in race, art politics and subjectivity: a long-overdue survey on conceptual performance artist Lorraine O’Grady
Conceptual performance artist Lorraine O'Grady burst into the contemporary art world in 1980 dressed in a gown made of 180 pairs of white gloves and wielding a chrysanthemum-studded whip. For the next three years, O’Grady documented her exploits as this incendiary fictional persona, visiting gallery openings and providing critiques of the racial politics at play in the New York art scene. The resulting series, Mlle Bourgeoise Noire, was merely the beginning of a long career of avant-garde work that would continue to build upon O’Grady’s conceptions of self and subjectivity as seen from the perspective of a Black woman artist. This survey of O’Grady’s work spans four decades of her career and features nearly all of her major projects, as well as Announcement, the opening series of a new performance piece seven years in the making. Contextualized by an extensive timeline with letters, journal entries and interviews, Both/And provides a long-overdue close examination of O’Grady’s artistic and intellectual ambitions.
Before she became an artist at the age of 45, Lorraine O’Grady (born 1934) worked as an intelligence analyst for the United States government, a translator, and a rock music critic for the Village Voice and Rolling Stone. O’Grady’s unique life experiences, as well as her identity as a diasporic subject, have informed her multidisciplinary practice across live performance, video, photomontage, public art and cultural criticism. She is represented by Alexander Gray Associates, New York.
This book is about how women artists have depicted women in art over the last 30-40 years. It is not a feminist diatribe but a rich, varied and exciting overview of the many different media and approaches that women have used to create images of themselves and other women that are different from the ways in which male artists perceive and have depicted women in art.
There are six chapters beginning with an "historic" chapter starting in the 1970s which sets the artistic and cultural context for the period that followed up to the present. The remaining chapters cover the themes of life, death, body/self, icons and story.
Each of the 200 women artists is represented by one work of art. There is an international mix of artists, ranging from the well established to the lesser known. The result is a visually stimulating and eloquent book.
11.5 x 8.3 inches
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighborhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.
Written by Jane Austen, edited by Kathryn Sutherland; illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith, introduction by Tony Tanner
Published by Penguin Classics, 2012
5.3 x 1.4 x 8 inches
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic even at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers. This inspiring story of her life features a facts and photos section at the back.
Little People, Big Dreams - Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
Written by Lisbeth Kaiser, Illustrated by Leire Salaberria
From the Little People, Big Dreams Series
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2016
8 x 9.8 inches
Ushering us into the world, our mother is our physical and cultural wellspring. Even if she is lost or absent, we are all sons and daughters. Throughout history and across cultures, the role of the mother has shifted, expanding at times and narrowing at others, as traditional family structures are by turns questioned and reinforced. This volume of art and literature on the many representations of the mother figure in art history ranges across religion, music, film and medicine. Excerpts, essays and poems by Marcel Proust, Maggie Nelson, Rachel Cusk, Lydia Davis, Gustave Flaubert, Sylvia Plath and Hans Christian Andersen meditate on motherhood alongside a wealth of visual material. Although the volume’s main focus is on 20th-century and 21st-century art, Mother! Origin of Life reaches back through history to trace artistic motifs from the prehistoric era to Ancient Greece to the Renaissance, noting how contemporary artists continue to tap into such universal themes. Between more than 150 artworks, expert texts and a short anthology of motherhood in literature, this publication reveals how depictions of motherhood in the arts have been linked to broader cultural perceptions.
Artists include: Sophie Calle, Mary Cassatt, Rineke Dijkstra, Laure Prouvost, Frida Orubapo, Tracey Emin, Alberto Giacometti, Mary Kelly, René Magritte, Alice Neel and Pablo Picasso.
Edited by Laerke Rydal Jorgensen, Kirsten Degel, Marie Laurberg; with forward by Poul Erik Tøjner
Published by Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2022
8.5 x 10.24 inches
The curious history of magic and the powers of the occult, witchcraft, ritual, and the imagination, from their earliest appearances to modern times
From the days of the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts, the Bible, Judaism, and Islam. Secret words, spells, and incantations lie at the heart of nearly every mythological tradition. But for every genuine magus there is an impostor.
During the Middle Ages, religion, science, and magic were difficult to set apart. The Middle Ages also saw the pursuit of alchemy―the magical transformation of base materials―which led to a fascination with the occult, Freemasonry, and Rosicrucianism.
The turn of the twentieth century witnessed a return to earlier magical traditions, and today, magic means many things: contemporary Wicca is practiced widely as a modern pagan religion in Europe and the US; “magic” also stretches to include the nonspiritual, rapid-fire sleight of hand performed by slick stage magicians who fill vast arenas.
The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic is packed with authoritative text and a huge and inspired selection of images, some chosen from unusual sources, including some of the best-known representations of magic and the occult from around the world spanning ancient to modern times.
By Christopher Dell
Published by Thames & Hudson, 2016
8.4 x 1.3 x 10.4 inches
Porsha Olayiwola’s debut poetry collection soars with the power and presence of live performance. These poems dip their hands deep into the fabric of black womanhood, pulling out all of its threads. This book establishes Porsha Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics, pulling equally from Audre Lorde and Danez Smith.
This is a book of gentle breaking and inventive reconstruction. This is a book of self-care, and community-care―the pursuit of building a world that will keep you alive.
Porsha Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas. She is an Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and is the current poet laureate for the city of Boston.Written by Porsha Olayiwola
Ramie Targoff’s Renaissance Woman tells of the most remarkable woman of the Italian Renaissance: Vittoria Colonna, Marchesa of Pescara. Vittoria has long been celebrated by scholars of Michelangelo as the artist’s best friend—the two of them exchanged beautiful letters, poems, and works of art that bear witness to their intimacy—but she also had close ties to Charles V, Pope Clement VII and Pope Paul III, Pietro Bembo, Baldassare Castiglione, Pietro Aretino, Queen Marguerite de Navarre, Reginald Pole, and Isabella d’Este, among others. Vittoria was the scion of an immensely powerful family in Rome during that city’s most explosively creative era. Art and literature flourished, but political and religious life were under terrific strain. Personally involved with nearly every major development of this period—through both her marriage and her own talents—Vittoria was not only a critical political actor and negotiator but also the first woman to publish a book of poems in Italy, an event that launched a revolution for Italian women’s writing. Vittoria was, in short, at the very heart of what we celebrate when we think about sixteenth-century Italy; through her story the Renaissance comes to life anew.
By Ramie Targoff
Published by Macmillan, 2018
6.4 x 1.1 x 5.3 inches
Texts and photos in the form of autobiography and confidences. This box of 50 postcards brings together Sophie Calle's most famous works.By Sophie Calle
For Voir la mer, Sophie Calle invited inhabitants of Istanbul, who often originated from central Turkey, to see the sea for the first time. “I took 15 people of all ages, from kids to one man in his 80s … once we were safely by the sea, I instructed them to take away their hands and look at it. Then, when they were ready--for some it was five minutes and for others 15--they had to turn to me and let me look at those eyes that had just seen the sea.” The project was eventually composed of 14 five-minute videos, made for Calle by Caroline Champetier. Each person is filmed from behind, eventually turning to face the camera, revealing the emotions the experience has evoked. This charming catalogue features Calle’s evocative photographs of these subjects.By Sophie Calle
In this luminous volume, New York Times bestselling writer Julia Pierpont and artist Manjit Thapp match short, vibrant, and surprising biographies with stunning full-color portraits of secular female “saints”: champions of strength and progress. These women broke ground, broke ceilings, and broke molds—including
Maya Angelou • Jane Austen • Ruby Bridges • Rachel Carson • Shirley Chisholm • Marie Curie & Irène Joliot Curie • Isadora Duncan • Amelia Earhart • Artemisia Gentileschi • Grace Hopper • Dolores Huerta • Frida Kahlo • Billie Jean King • Audre Lorde • Wilma Mankiller • Toni Morrison • Michelle Obama • Sandra Day O’Connor • Sally Ride • Eleanor Roosevelt • Margaret Sanger • Sappho • Nina Simone • Gloria Steinem • Kanno Sugako • Harriet Tubman • Mae West • Virginia Woolf • Malala Yousafzai
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FORT WAYNE (WPTA21) – Luke Goode poured in 31 points to lead Homestead to its first ever Summit Athletic Conference Holiday Tournament boys title with a 65-49 win over Snider Friday night.
Goode hit five three pointers, and had 29 of his 31 points after three quarters.
Zak Krueger back Goode with 21 points, 15 of those coming in the third quarter, when he hit three three pointers.
Dillon Duff led Snider with 17 points.
Homestead reached the final with a 51-40 semifinal win over Carroll led by 22 points from Goode and Snider came from behind to beat Northrop in the other semifinal 75-68 with Duff scoring 22 for the Panthers.