Given all this, many expect the Red Sox will sell some of their eldest veterans before the Major League Baseball trade deadline, allowing them to call up high-profile prospects before the end of the season.
Red Sox chief operating officer Sam Kennedy, however, believes it’s still too early to address that notion.
“I think it?s more of an eyeball, organic kind of thing,” Kennedy said Thursday morning on WEEI’s “Dennis and Callahan” show. “I think we?re probably 29, 30 days away from the trade deadline. It seems to me, in my baseball experience, that as you get closer, the market starts to develop more and more each and every day. While it feels desperate right now for us, I don?t think we?re really going to know much until the market starts to develop and we play out the string here on the remaining games before the trade deadline.”
Kennedy said that, given the addition of the second wild-card spot, it’s simply too early to tell if the Red Sox will be in a place to contend at the July 31 trade deadline.
Kennedy added that calling up prospects such as Mookie Betts, Christian Vasquez and Garin Cecchini certainly is a possibility.
“I think the strength of our organization over the last 13 years has been the willingness to recognize that value can be found at different times of the year,” Kennedy said. “We?ve invested heavily in the draft and scouting and player development, which has yielded some great major league talent for us on the Red Sox major league roster.”
He noted, however, that acquiring some big-name talent never was out of the question.
“We?ve also shown that we?re willing to make a big move at the deadline,” Kennedy said. ” … So we?ll see how it develops.”
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Our long-term goal is to understand the developmental and molecular basis for soma-germline interactions that influence germline proliferation and differentiation. The germ cells of most animals, including mammals, proliferate extensively during development. This proliferation is required to produce an adequate progenitor pool for adult gamete production. We are investigating how somatic signals control germline proliferation, including the role of nutrition-sensitive signaling pathways in this control. These mechanisms are not well understood and can be studied best in a whole-organism context that is amenable to genetic and molecular analysis, such as the nematode C. elegans. Despite the evolutionary distance between C. elegans and mammals, molecular pathways are largely conserved. Therefore, these studies will likely provide broadly applicable results and lend insights into general aspects of cell proliferation control in humans with implications for fertility, cancer, and stem cell biology. Recent studies from our lab implicate the distal sheath cells and the insulin-like pathway in the control of germline proliferation in C. elegans. Using molecular-genetic and biochemical techniques, as well as anatomical manipulations, we propose to identify and chacterize the relevant targets of the pathway for germline proliferation, to elucidate the role of the S6 kinase in this context, and to investigate the molecular basis for the influence of nutrition on germline proliferation.
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Academy of Botanical Artsm
Nature Art in the French Court Tradition
Classical Renaissance instruction offering Certificate and
Non-Certificate Programs in Botanical Art & Illustration
Courses in Drawing, Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Plant Morpholog,y
Scientific Illustration, and the Business of Art
The Study of Nature is a Field
BIGGER THAN FLOWERS
Science | Botany | Ornithology | Entomology | Research | Filmography | Horticulture | Entrepreneurship |
Landscape Design | Graphic Design | Art History | Education | Photography | Curator | Author
- Academy Mission
- Study Locations
- Program Study Sequence
- Class Schedules
- Academy Instructors
- Apprentice To Instructor
"Join us today and let your inspiration
be tomorrow's masterpiece!"
Olivia Marie Braida-ChiusanoMaster Botanical Artist, Author, Educator
Founder and Director of the Academy of Botanical Art℠ and OM Art Designs
Students around the world take advantage of Ms. Braida’s
techniques and teachings through her local, distance learning, home art study
based on her clearly written and illustrated text books!
"Ten Steps - A Course in Botanical Art & Illustration."
Each course is designed in a class-by-class format that is easy to follow.
The Academy of Botanical Art ℠ was established to offer both a creative experience and a road map for adventure. It addresses our worldly needs and calls us to remember what is soul-satisfying. This beautiful art form can be accessible to all who are willing to open themselves to learning. An open admission policy, designed with complete flexibility, is an opportunity for both local and distance learners to take advantage of drawing, painting and other courses that will develop their artistic skills.
The Academy of Botanical Art ℠ offers training through a directed course of study based on Ms. Braida’s “Ten Steps” series of books. Students acquire accurate rendering skills unique to the scientific nature of the botanical subject. A variety of elective courses held in various places in the United States and abroad is available through the Academy and other resources that will broaden the student’s range of education and development. Above all, prospective students need to know that prior art experience is NOT required.
Weekly Classes, Workshops, Tutor and Non-Tutor
Distance Learning Programs
The Academy of Botanical Art ℠ offers various methods and locales
for students to accomplish their art studies
Workshops at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Fl.
- One-Day, Three-Day, and Five-Day Botanical Art Workshops are held at the beautiful Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is a respected center for research and education, as well as a famous showplace that delights more than 130,000 visitors each year. Visitors see beautiful horticultural displays and learn from their many educational programs. They also take away with them a better understanding and greater appreciation of the natural world and the challenge it faces.
- Nestled in 14 acres and amongst 12 buildings in a brick-laid residential section of Sarasota, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is an open-air and under-glass museum of thousands of colorful and exotics plants. Many of these plants have been collected from the wild on more than 200 scientific expeditions to tropical rainforests by Selby Gardens' research staff.
- Students enthralled by the discovery of detail will find Botanical Art an amazing art genre. Artists who like flower painting will find this course a huge boon to executing better drawn plant images. Students will concentrate on one subject to develop drawing and or watercolor skills in the classical tradition. Learn the pencil and watercolor techniques in the style of the French Court. Understand the importance of Gesture, Contour, and Key Element Warm-Up Exercises and explore the Five Elements of Geometric Form. Learn to measure depth and portray actual plant size. Students will be able to repeat lessons from this class at home with the help of Ms. Braida’s Ten Steps book series. No experience is necessary.
- To Register for classes, visit: http://www.selby.org/learning/classes
Instruction at Studio 20, Sarasota, Florida
- Botanical Art Instruction at Studio 20 ~ Class times: Weekdays, 10:30am to 3:30pm. Saturdays, 10:30am to 2:30pm. Please check schedules on this site or in our Monthly Newsletter or call 941-953-9999. This is an open enrollment program. Students can work projects of their own choosing, or they can follow the Academy of Botanical Art program based on O.M. Braida's Ten Steps book series. If you want to attend more than one class, register and adjust quantity. If you attend four classes, please select the other 4-Class icon.
Distance Learning Programs with Tutor Assistance
- Custom design your education with a home study program that works for you.
- The Distance Learning program can be combined with independent study, tutor study, and classroom study.
- Work at your own pace and follow the book series for self improvement or for Botanical Art and Illustration Certification.
- Our distance learning program has students from all over the world, working towards their own botanical artistic development. Their instruction is completely tailored for a one-on-one experience to help these students focus on their particular areas of growth in this genre. The Academy brings the internationally sought after botanical art instruction and curriculum right into students' own homes and their personal schedules.
- "Olivia is an extremely skilled botanical artist and instructor with great attention to detail in both her work and her teaching. She has gone to great lengths to create a world-class educational system through her Academy of Botanical Art. I highly recommend her as both an artist and teacher of botanical art." Ron Sanders, Artist, Sanders-Studios.com, Englewood, FL February 26, 2011
All classes and workshops, including Out of State events are announced on this website under "Class Schedules" and in our free monthly newsletter
- Learn more under "classes" and to register, call: 941-953-9999
Be sure to sign up for our FREE monthly newsletter and our Once-A-Day Art Tips
Certificate Course in Botanical Art & Illustration
The following information outlines a study sequence for a Certificate Course in Botanical Art & Illustration especially designed by O.M. Braida and now available through the Academy of Botanical Art ℠ (local and distance learning), and The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The availability of this course is continually growing as new locations are being added and instruction is available from qualified Academy Instructors. The sequence shown below can be altered to accommodate the student’s schedule.
The certificate program is represented by 280 credits. There are twelve required courses that comprise 220 credits, and various electives to make up the additional 60 credits.
Each core course is represented by one volume from the textbook series entitled "Ten Steps - A Course in Botanical Art & Illustration" by O.M. Braida, in addition to a supplementary set of 16 course paks that act as study companions. These books and course paks are the basis for the entire course. Books and paks can be ordered individually. Purchasing a set of "Ten Step" books Volumes 1-12, plus Thirteen Course Paks #'s 1-16, are your most economical way to proceed!Click here to find out about how to order the “Ten Steps” series of books on Botanical Art and Illustration.
Recommended Sequence for the Certificate Course
Recommendations for the elective courses are: Colored Pencil, Bromeliads, Palms, Endangered Plants Species, Photoshop, Black and White Photography, Color Photography, Framing Techniques, Printmaking, Art History, and others. Inquire to be sure you are selecting electives that will help meet your goals. The following four elective courses are offered by the Academy:
Requirements for a Certificate of Botanical Art and Illustration
I.Statement of Proposed Thesis:
- The "Statement of Proposed Thesis" for Presentation of Independent Work must explain a connected botanical theme for an original body of work.
- This proposal must be submitted first to the Academy for approval.
- An copy of the “Statement of Proposed Thesis” will be returned to the student marked “approved”.
- A copy of the approved “Statement of Proposed Thesis” must be included in student’s portfolio of independent work.
- In addition to the original works of art, students are required to submit two portfolios. See below.
- Nine original works of art in accordance with their approved theme as outlined in #III below.
- One Portfolio of quality copies of Original Work and Documents as outlined in #IV below.
- One Portfolio of ORIGINAL student course work as outlined in #V below.
III.Original Works of Art:
The presentation of independent work will be presented as follows:
- Three Research Boards relating to the chosen theme - complete with research, key element studies, and color guides. These boards are to appear professional in appearance and content. Photographs are to be by the student, except for one or two that are included as research validation of species. Photographs are to back up your illustrations and watercolor color choices.
- NINE original botanical artworks completed from the three researched subjects.
- The nine artworks are as follows: THREE graphite drawings, FOUR watercolor paintings and TWO Scientific Illustrations in pen and ink. One of the watercolors is to be of an orchid.
- All completed artwork will be attached to foam board with a protective tracing paper overlay that is labeled.
- The tracing paper overlay is to be labeled with its specimen identification label as learned in Drawing III. Be absolutely sure that your identification label is positioned on the tracing paper overlay so that it does not cover any of the artwork.
IV.A Professional Portfolio of Independent Work that includes:
- Name and Title Page.
- Table of Contents.
- Statement of Proposed Thesis.
- Résumé as prepared in the Marketing Class .
- Color Copies of each completed independent artwork inserted vertically into portfolio and on the right side only and in any order you choose.
- Slides or digital images submitted on disk of all nine completed independent artworks.
- Name and Title Page.
- Table of Contents.
- Twenty (20) pieces of best work presented in sequence, either originals or color copies, as explained in items #4-8 below.:
- Two (2) pieces each from Drawing I through IV; Watercolor I through IV, and Pen and Ink, for a total of 18 works.
- One (1) additional piece selected from Drawing I through IV; Watercolor I through IV, Pen and Ink, or other Botanical elective work.
- One (1) final project from morphology. This drawing is to be placed last.
- Images must be inserted vertically and on right side only.
- Identifying tags on left are optional.
Academy of Botanical Artsm
Schedule of Classes, Workshops, and Certification
Enroll as an Academy student and combine Distance Learning with Class Time at any of our locations!!!
ACADEMY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
offered at several locations
2017 and 2018
2068 Sunnyside Lane, Sarasota, FL 34239
4 Classes (20 hrs) with Review and/or Grade = $595, includes Course Registration
4 Classes (20 hrs) without Review and/or Grade = $470 , includes Course Registration
Additional 5 hr Single Class without Review or Grade: $125 each
2017 Thursday, June 29......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 6.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 13.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Tuesday, July 20.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 27.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Fall 2017 Thanksgiving Holiday Break Holiday Break 2018
All Dates Subject to Change
2017 and 2018 BOTANICAL ART WORKSHOPS 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236 No experience is necessary. Beginners to Advanced. Those students interested may pursue a Certificate in Botanical Art if desired. Courses may be applied as Academy credit. Students, and all Certificate Students, who wish to receive a review of their work and/or a grade for this course, pay an additional $125 course registration and review fee to instructor. FREE Lecture December 5, 2017 10am "A Brief History of Botanical Art"
Thursday, October 26.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, October 28.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, November 2.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, November 4.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, November 9......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, November 16.........……........10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, November 18.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, December 2.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, December 14.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, December 16.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, January 4......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, January 6.........……........10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, January 11.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, January 18.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, January 20.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Tuesday, January 25.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, February 1.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, February 3......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, February 8.........……........10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, February 15.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, February 17.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, February 22.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, March 1.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, March 3.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, March 8......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, March 15.........……........10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, March 17.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, March 22.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, March 29.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, March 30.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, April 5.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, April 12......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, April 14.........……........10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, April 19.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, April 26.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, April 28.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, May 3.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, May 5.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, May 10......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, May 17......…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, June 14.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, June 16.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, June 21.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, June 23.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, June 28.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, June 30.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 5.........…….......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, July 7.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 12.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 19.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, July 21.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Thursday, July 26.........…….....10:30am to 3:30pm.
Saturday, July 28.........……......10:30am to 3:30pm.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Thanksgiving Holiday Break
All Dates Subject to Change
2017 and 2018
BOTANICAL ART WORKSHOPS
811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236
No experience is necessary. Beginners to Advanced. Those students interested may pursue a Certificate in Botanical Art if desired. Courses may be applied as Academy credit. Students, and all Certificate Students, who wish to receive a review of their work and/or a grade for this course, pay an additional $125 course registration and review fee to instructor.
FREE Lecture December 5, 2017 10am "A Brief History of Botanical Art"
Selby Gardens.Visit www.selby.org to register
Visit www.selby.org to register for Olivia Braida Workshop
December 6, 7, 8, 2017
THREE-DAY ART WORKSHOPS WITH OLIVIA BRAIDA
Orchids-Up Close & Personal Noon to 5pm
$395 Non-Member; $350 Member; Plus $35 Fee payable to Instructor at time of class.
Visit www.selby.org for Other 2018 Olivia Braida Workshop listings
THREE-DAY ART WORKSHOPS WITH OLIVIA BRAIDA
$395 Non-Member; $350 Member; Plus $35 Fee payable to Instructor at time of class.
ONE-DAY ART WORKSHOPS WITH OLIVIA BRAIDA
$95 member; $120 Non-Member; Plus $25 Fee payable to Instructor at time of class.
Oliva Marie Braida-Chiusano
Founder, Academy of Botanical Art
Master Botanical Artist, Author, and Educator
Olivia Braida is founder of the Academy of Botanical Art, a division of OM Art Designs. As a Certified Botanical Artist, Ms. Braida has authored a book series entitled, “Ten Steps – A Course in Botanical Art, Volumes 1-12,” which she has used to design the various classes that form the Academy’s Botanical Art Certificate Program. The botanical art lessons are designed to be sequential with each lesson building on the one before.
Ms. Braida’s course curriculum emphasizes developing strong drawing skills and an understanding of both watercolor and pen and ink which are considered the traditional media of the botanical artist. The entire program is designed to prepare the student for becoming a professional artist – whether it be for vocation or avocation.
Founder and Board President Emeritus of the Florida Society of Botanical Artists, Inc. (FSBA), Ms. Braida is delighted to expand the awareness of botanical art to both adults and young teens who may find the numerous opportunities connected with botanical art of great interest as they develop their drawing skills.
Ms. Braida's work has received many exhibition awards and publishing honors. She is a full member of the Copley Society of Artists in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work is featured in “TODAY’S BOTANICAL ARTISTS” by Cora B. Marcus and Libby Kyer, Schiffer Publishing 2008 and in “Kirpal Singh, His Grace Lives On” published by Ruhani Satsang 2001. She created a florilegia reflecting the biodiversity study in the Caribbean -- thirteen grand scale commissioned pieces now hang in the Cornell University’s Conference Center for Biodiversity and Medicinal Plants, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Ms. Braida has been recognized by The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Research Division of Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, by the purchase for their private collection of her original watercolor, “Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ #2"; and the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, Florida by their acquisition of “Nelumbo 'Baby Doll’' (Dwarf White Lotus). She has developed a network of clients within the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and Thailand. Ms. Braida is the founder and director of the Academy of Botanical Art. Her school, books, and teaching methods available through her Distance Learning Program attract students in the US, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia and Mexico.
A graduate of the State University of New York, Ms. Braida holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Art and Writing; a Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate from the New York Botanical Garden; and a Certificate in children's book writing from the Institute of Children's Literature. She received her professional art training at SUNY Purchase, Pratt, the New York Art Students League, the New York Botanical Garden and studied under Master Painters Caesar Borgia and Anne Marie Evans in New York and in the United Kingdom.
Ms. Braida also conducts travel workshops and offers distance learning both in the U.S. and abroad. She lives in Sarasota with her husband and other family members close by.
James L. Castner, PhD
Certified Academy Instructor of Entomology
The Academy is proud to appoint Dr. James L. Castner, PhD. as a Certified Academy Instructor of Entomology. He brings his wealth of knowledge and experience as an entomologist and tropical biologist, as an educator, author, and photographer. His artistic abilities and his professional background will bring a wealth of enjoyable experience.
Although Dr. Castner intends to continue writing, his first love is teaching and interacting with students and educators. Dr. Castner has created an online program to teach entomology, tropical biology, and a variety of other courses related to the life sciences, and forensics. This program under the auspices of the Academy of Botanical Art will offer students a chance to take a course or two, or more, with Dr. Castner and an opportunity to receive a Certificate in Entomological Illustration or a Dual Certificate in Botanical Art and Entomological Illustration. He firmly believes in field-oriented, hands-on courses where students can learn and enjoy themselves at the same time and to this end will be planning field trips to the Amazon.
Dr. James L. Castner who writes, photographs, edits, from the University of Florida where his academic background includes entomology, botany, and Spanish. This academic foundation, combined with the experience of over 20 years of travel and research in Latin America and the Amazon Basin, have provided the expertise to teach and write on a variety of topics for diverse audiences including children, college students, and educators.
Feline Press is a publishing company founded by Dr. James L. Castner in 1990. It specializes in a limited number of titles treating various aspects of entomology, botany, and the natural history and cultures of the Amazon. By writing and photographing his own books, Dr. Castner has created texts that are affordable to students and coffee-table books on unique subject matter. You can locate Dr. Castner's books by visiting the Academy Marketplace – click here: http://astore.amazon.com/theomartdesig-20
Ron Sanders, PAA
Certified Academy Instructor
Ron Sanders is an extremely talented artist and the Academy of Botanical Art is proud to have him as part of their education team.
Ron is a Signature Member of the Paint America Association and Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America. With his inclusion in numerous national juried exhibitions and ever increasing Best of Show Awards, this dedicated artist houses his beautiful work in both private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Indiana State Museum Collection. Recent awards include First Place in the 2009 Richeson 75: Portrait/Figure competition and the Most Innovative Painting Award at the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society “Best of America 2008” exhibition.
A BFA graduate, Ron received a strong foundation in traditional art at the Columbus College of Art & Design including an introduction to Renaissance painting techniques by Nathaniel Larrabee. In spite of Ron's love for and commitment to Academic Realism, his preference for outdoor settings eventually lead to his study of impressionism and alla prima painting with instructors like Huihan Liu and then president of Plein Air Painters of America, George Strickland. This helped Ron develop a thorough understanding of outdoor color and plein air paint application which explains his advanced skill in expressing temperature and edge shifts that occur in natural light. Ron now integrates the design, draftsmanship, and layered painting techniques of his classical training with the color, texture and edges inspired by impressionism. He continues to explore the balance between the formal aspects of academic work and the expressive and romantic qualities of impressionism. He is author of the book "Color Mixing/Color Matching: How to mix clean bright colors and beautiful neutrals."
Experienced in oil, watercolor, and acrylic, Ron has also worked as a commercial illustrator represented by agents in New York and Chicago. His commercial clients include Spike TV, Doubleday Book Club, Chase Financial, The Boy Scouts, BF Goodrich and many others. Although some of Ron’s work appears as limited edition prints, including extensively researched historical images, his focus is now on the sale of original paintings through galleries and on commissions. Learn more about Ron Sanders by visiting his website: www.sanders-studio.com
Ron is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1989 from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, with a BFA in illustration and minors in advertising, photography, and fine art. He currently lives in Florida with his family.
Leslie W. Ramsey
Certified Botanical Artist
Certified Academy Instructor
Director of Academy @ Kentucky
Leslie Ramsey was born and raised in the beautiful mountains of Eastern Kentucky. She has always enjoyed drawing and painting. Ms. Ramsey has been a snowbird since the tender age of two when her family began wintering in Bradenton, Florida . She continues to call both Florida and Kentucky home. It was during the winter several years ago that Ms. Ramsey met Olivia Braida at the Ringling College of Art and Design Open House and was so impressed with Ms. Braida’s watercolor rendering of a pineapple that she decided to take an introductory course in Botanical Art and Illustration and the rest, as they say, is history.
Ms. Ramsey is an award winning botanical artist, a member of the Florida Society of Botanical Artists and the Florida Native Plant Society. Her work has been published in Ms. Braida’s “Ten Steps – A Course in Botanical Art.” Ms. Ramsey followed the Academy’s instructor apprenticeship program to completion and is now an approved Academy instructor. In addition, she was chosen to be part of the OM Art Design team that created images for the IWGS. Her drawing of Nymphaea ‘St. Louis Gold’ was chosen for the cover of the 2006 International Water Garden Society program for the annual convention in Orlando, Florida. She and Ms. Braida collaborated on the IWGS promotional materials featuring Freddy the Frog which can be seen on the symposium Freddy information fold-out for the IWGS arts competition and the symposium water bottles. After drawing Freddy for many years he has finally hopped into the limelight.
Leslie Ramsey is currently living in Lexington, Kentucky where she recently began teaching the Academy lessons at the new Academy in Kentucky school. In addition to her teaching, and her private art commissions, she has her own interior design firm, Designing Women, LLC.
Rosalind Sorbello Rowe
Researcher, Writer, Educator
Certified Academy Instructor
Distance Learning Program: Plant Morphology for Artists
Rosalind S. Rowe is a researcher, writer, educator, and nature artist. Her extensive career in nature studies has provided opportunities that involve her in the study of Central Florida Invasive Plants for the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and as editor for the Florida Native Plant Society newsletter (Sabal minor).
Rosalind has been busy contributing her research and case studies to provide hands-on activities for 12th grade science textbooks, as well as conducting research to summarize and create composite species descriptions for over 2500 plants, descriptions which will be used as baselines for the herbarium and field research applied to writing Flora of Virginia. Never too far removed from the botanical art world, Rosalind has contributed line drawings and paintings of plants for brochures and displays for The Wintergreen Nature Foundation and the Next Steps Collective.
Rosalind brings to the Academy her knowledge of botany and of education. Her background as a Senior Technical Writer and Education Curriculum Developer for Computer Associates not only gave her experience in designing and developing training deliverables, including student workbooks and instructor guides, but also in performing editorial and quality assurance reviews and in mentoring her peers and others working on course development products. The Academy is delighted to have Rosalind’s contribution to their course study of Plant Morphology for Artists by O. M. Braida. We are grateful to her contribution to the course work book and her many suggestions for improving the plant morphology course for online students.
Rosalind Rowe holds a B.S. in Information Systems Management from the College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (3.9 GPA) and studied in the Ecosystems Analysis core program in Maths & Sciences major at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Her analytical and strong communication skills (she speaks fluent English, French and some Spanish) will go a long way to help students enjoy their studies of Plant Morphology for Artists at the Academy of Botanical Art. She currently lives in Florida with her family. Academy Students can contact her at email@example.com.
Artist, Illustrator, Designer & Educator
Certified Academy Instructor
Essentials for Design & Decorative Arts Program
Elizabeth Trostli received her artistic education at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in Illustration. Since 1981, Liz has been a successful free-lance artist and designer, serving the advertising, stationery and giftware industries.
Liz Trostli's creation of advertising materials includes logos, brochures, point-of-purchase displays, catalogs, packaging, and direct mail. She is adept at various hand and computer-enhanced illustrative techniques. Her projects included architectural rendering and fashion illustration, textile, stationery and jewelry renderings. She is experienced in all aspects of print and Web-based graphic design and production, from concept through finished project. Her specialty is surface and product design for the giftware industry. She combines her passion for tropical flora, antiques, travel and historical decorative arts in the creation of the images that include poster-sized collages, exquisite hand-painted embellishments, and an array of products including wall decor, tabletop, needlecraft, stationery, textiles and giftware.
In addition to her artistic talents, Liz speaks fluent English, Portuguese and German, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Italian. The Academy is grateful to Liz for her contribution to the Essentials for Design & Decorative Arts program for syllabi content and development. Students will find her delightful nature helpful as they explore the courses offered in this program. Learn more about Liz from her website: www.etrostli.com.
John Beckner, BS Botany
"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrote in our life or in the life of another." Helen Keller
Academy Instructor of Botany - 2002-2011
Author of Several Botany Programs at the Academy and
Collaborator with Ms. Braida on Volume #10: Plant Morphology for Artists
Ten Steps A Course in Botanical Art & Illustration by O.M. Braida
"Only the individual artist can be truly creative and express whatever the artistic goal may be. To reach the level of talented art production, a vast foundation can be learned from those who have already gained experience. Olivia Braida is one such person, an artist and a teacher, who has covered just about anything the student, will want to know to begin their botanical art career in her "Ten Steps" series. Even more important, she teaches what they did not realize they needed to know. It is a privilege to be associated with such an ongoing effort. In the years ahead we can watch for the growing body of talented students and an impressive body of artistic results." JB
B.S. degree in Agriculture, major in Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL with coursework at University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, and St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL.
University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, FL
Managed staff activities, identified 2000-3000 specimens per year for the State Agricultural Extension Service. Conducted research for the U.S. Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base in western Florida.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, FL
Research interests: plants of Florida and the Caribbean; Orchidaceae of the world, especially terrestrials of warm regions; twig epiphytes; Oncidium; Vanilla; ecology and population biology of epiphytes; and theoretical aspects of evolution. Increasingly focused upon complex ecological systems that include orchids.
General Geography of Research: All counties in Florida and adjacent portions of other states. Formerly active in Cuba, Bahamas, and Central America.
Projects: Epiphytes in Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Collier Co., FL; terrestrial orchids and their natural hybrids in northern FL; variation, ecology, distribution of water plants, including species of Florida; variation, geography, domestication potential of Vitis shuttleworthii (Calusa grape); Sesbania (Legume), a genus of native and exotic nitrogen fixing and erosion control plants.
Goals: Prepared field guides and technical papers on Florida ecosystems; developed ways to enhance and make sustainable our environment.
TEACHING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
Academy of Botanical Art, Sarasota, FL. Distance Learning Instructor for plant morphology, Orchid Conservation, Bromeliad Studies, Endangered Species, Native Plant Studies.
Ringling College of Art, Sarasota, FL. Adjunct, teaching plant morphology course as part of certificate program in botanical illustration.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, FL. Delivered talks to orchid, bromeliad, fern, gesneriad, native plant, and conservation groups. Speaker at the Orchid Conservation-97 conference. Keynote speaker at the North American Native Orchid Alliance conference, Tampa, FL, April 1997, Master Naturalist class on Florida orchids, 2002.
Pinellas Technical Institute (formally Pinellas Vocational-Technical Institute), St. Petersburg, FL. Taught courses in Genetics, Plant Physiology, and primarily Plant Identification for 15 years.
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL. Adjunct, taught Plant Biodiversity, 2002.
Sigma Xi, since 1960’s.
Voted Life Membership in Florida West Coast Orchid Society. Past member and officer in numerous plant societies.
Accredited Judge of American Orchid Society since September 1963, active in AOS judging in Florida, until retired to senior status in 2003.
Founded and chaired The Orchid Conservation Committee, Inc.
Author of numerous popular and scientific papers on native and introduced Florida plants, especially orchids; assisted Carlyle Luer with The Native Orchids of Florida; and assisted Richard Wunderlin with Flora of Florida, Volume I, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms.
Beckner, John. 1953. Schizaea germanii in Florida. Amer. Fern J. 43: 124-125.
Beckner, John and L.E. Arnold. 1955. A fern genus new to the United States. Amer. Fern J. 45: 10-11.
Beckner, John. 1955. Letter on origin of agriculture. Brass Tacks. Analog 55(3): 156-158.
_____. 1958. Orchids on bark in nature. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 27(5):327.
_____. 1958. Letter on rare Florida orchids. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 27(12): 630-839.
Beckner, John, J.S. Sweet, and R. Livingston. 1960. Hereditary influences of the Cattleya alliance. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 29(1): 14-15.
Reprinted in various journals.
Beckner, John. 1963. The genus Trichocentrum. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 32(3): 194-196.
_____. 1964. Names for space plants. Analog 72(6): 87-89.
_____. 1964. Native Florida orchids. Fla. Orch. 7(2): 78-70.
_____. 1964. Fern culture. Pp. 30-33 in E.T. Wherry, ed. The Southern Fern Guide.
_____. 1964. Eulophidium maculatum. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 33(12): 1066-1068.
_____. 1965. Phalaenopsis- the typical section. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 34(2): 1069-1072.
_____. 1967. Hemigraphis reptans (Acanthaceae), a new Florida weed. Sida 3(2): 118-119.
_____. 1968. Lygodium microphylum, another fern escaped in Florida. Amer. Fern J. 58(2): 93-94.
_____. 1968. Anoda cristata (Malvaceae) in Florida. Sida 3: 280-281.
_____. 1968. The correct name of a natural hybrid in Habenaria. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 37(6): 480-482.
_____. 1970. Notes on Florida and West Indian orhids. Phytologia 20: 217.
_____. 1970. Orchids and orchid collectors in Central America. Part 1. – Panama. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 39(12): 1066-1073.
_____. 1971. Orchids and orchid collectors in Central America. Part 2. – Costa Rica. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 40(2): 124-131.
_____. 1971. Ada. Book review of V. Nabokov’s botanical novel. Orchidata 11(3): 67-69
_____. 1972. The genus Epidendrum. Fla. Orch. 15(2): 66-69.
_____. 1979. A method of growing the impossible bog orchids. Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 48(6): 556-560.
_____. 1991. Aa- an introduction. Aa 1(1): 1.
_____. 1991. Choices. Aa 1(1): 2.
_____. 1991. Report from the Orchid Conservation Committee. Aa 1(1): 3-4.
_____. 1991. Recommendations. Aa 1(1): 5-7.
_____. 1991. Introduction. Aa 1(2): 12.
_____. 1991. Illustration of Cypripedium kentuckiense & C. rebunense. Aa 1(2): 24.
_____. 1991. Cypripedium selected bibliography. Aa 1(2): 25.
_____. 1991. A carnivorous orchid. Aa 1(2): 24-25.
_____. 1991. What next? Aa 1(3): 27.
_____. 1991. Sexual expression in orchids. Aa 1(3): 33-34.
_____. 1991. Atmospheric hydrocarbons and orchids. Aa 1(3): 34.
_____. 1992. Island biogeography. Aa 1(4); 36-37.
_____. 1992. West Indian orchids. Aa 1(4): 44.
_____. 1992. Illustration of Laelia milleri. Aa 2(1): 7.
_____. 1992. Some interesting economic data on orchids. Aa 2(1): 8.
_____. 1993. Vanishing orchids in Florida. Aa 2(); 11-12.
_____. 1993. Orchids in the Florida Aquarium. Aa 2(2) 14.
_____. 1993. Illustration of Cattleya dowiana & Laelia milleri. Aa 2(2): 15.
_____. 1993. Aquatic orchids. Aa 2(2): 16.
_____. 1995. Statement of purpose. Aa 2(4): 27-29.
_____. 1995. Alwyn Gentry…6 Jan. 1945- 3 Aug. 1993. Aa 2(2): 32-33.
_____. 1996. Observations of orange-fringed orchids in north Florida. Aa: 3(2): 7.
_____. 1997. The biology of Florida’s orchids. The Palmetto, Spring 1997: 6.
_____. 1997. Flowering seasons of roadside orchids in Florida. Orchid News & Views. Insert.
_____. 1998. Atwood, John T. & John Beckner, 1998, Ceratostylis incognita J.T. Atwood and J. Beckner, a new species from the Philippines. Selbyana 19(2): 265-266.
_____. 1999. Orchids in north Florida bogs. Orchid News & Views. June 1999: 3-4.
_____. 1999. Fakahatchee Strand – it’s impossible to keep your feet dry. Orchid News & Views. May 1999: 3-5.
_____. 2000. Encyclia cochleata. Orchid News & Views. Jan 2000: 7-8.
_____. 2000. The green side of orchids. Orchid New & Views. Apr. 2000: 3-6.
_____. 2000. Orchids for landscaping along the central West Coast of Florida. Orchid News & Views. Oct. 2000: 6-8.
_____. 2000. Orchid grower and grand eccentric Edward James. 2000 The Tropical Dispatch. 27(2): 7.
_____. 2000. Wunderlin, Hansen, Beckner. Flora of Florida Volume 1 Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. “Botanical Explorations in Florida” pp 35-99. University Press of Florida.
_____. 2001. Questioning the origins of Vanda ‘Miss Joaquim’. Orchid News & Views. 2001.
_____. 2001. Swat! SWAT! A day of wild adventures in the Fakahatchee. Orchid News & Views. May 2001: 7.
_____. 2001. Gone with the ash. Orchid News & Views. Oct. 2001: 6-7.
_____. 2001. The most expensive orchids in the world. Orchid News & Views. Dec 2001: 2-3.
_____. 2002. Lawrence K. Magrath, Robert L. Dressler, Atwood, John T. & John Beckner. Flora of North America. Vol 26, pp 494-499.
_____. 2002. Selby Vignette: Gone with the ash. http://www.selby.org/research/vignettes/gone.htm
_____. 2002. Florida Native Orchids. Natural History Guidebook, for Master Naturalists. Selby. September 2002.
_____. 2003. Selby Vignette: Quest for the Ghost Orchid. http://www.selby.org/research/vignettes/questghost.htm
_____. 2003. A New Combination in Paphiopedilum (Orchidaceae). Selbyana 23(2): 196
_____. 2003. Plant Morphology, Textbook for Botanical Artists. Preliminary Classroom Version, The Ringling College of Art. October 2003.
_____. 2003. Book review of Mori, et al, Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana Part 2. Dicotyledons. Selbyana 24(1): 116.
_____. 2004. Orchid Conservation, Economics, and Research. An Introductory Chapter in: Bransilver, Connie. Wild Love Affair: Essence of Florida’s Native Orchids. Westcliff.
_____. 2004. Plant Morphology, Textbook for Botanical Artists, Second Preliminary Version, The Ringling College of Art.
_____. 2004. Book Review of Langenheim, J.H., Plant Resins. Chemistry, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethnobotany. Selbyana 25(1).
_____. 2004. Book Review of Smil, V. Enriching the Earth. Plant Science Bulletin 50(4): 122-123.
_____. 2004 Book Review of Philpot, J.H. The Sacred Tree in Religion and Myth. Plant Science Bulletin 50(4).
_____. 2005. Book Review of Roger D. Smith et al, Seed Conservation: turning science into practice. Plant Science Bulletin 51(1): 18-19.
______. (In Press) Aquatic Orchids. Water Garden Journal.
Art Consultant – Author – Appraiser
Certified Academy Instructor
Distance Learning Program: Business of Art
The Academy is honored to have among its instructors Alan Bamberger who will be consulting with its distance learners during their study of the “Business of Art – The ABC’s of Developing Your Art Career” program. Mr. Bamberger has a very long and distinguished career as an art consultant, advisor, author, and independent appraiser specializing in research, appraisal, and all business and market aspects of original works of art, artist manuscript materials, art-related documents, and art reference books. He has been selling art since 1979 and rare and scholarly art reference books since 1982, and has been consulting and appraising for artists, galleries, businesses, organizations and collectors since 1985. You will want to learn more by visiting his website: www.artbusiness.com.
Bamberger has appeared live on CNN's Daywatch, KTLA's Making It (Los Angeles), and KRON-TV in San Francisco, and answered art business questions on New York City Cable TV's Project Art Show. He's been quoted in numerous media including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Great Britain's Guardian Unlimited, Marketplace (National Public Radio), the Los Angeles Times, New York Newsday, the San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, ESPN Magazine, Real Simple, ARTnews, The Arizona Republic and Wired and has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Examiner, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Your Money, and other publications.
Bamberger has written about the art business since 1983. His syndicated column, "Art Talk," debuted in 1985 and appeared in antique and collectibles newspapers and magazines nationwide including Antique Week, Mid-Atlantic Antiques Magazine, Yesteryear, Antique and Collectables, The Collector, Antiques and Auction News, Antique Gazette, Old Stuff, and Collectors Journal. Bamberger currently writes the "Turning Pro" column for Coagula Art Journal, has been a columnist for Art Calendar Magazine, and has written numerous articles about the art business for publications like American Artist, Antiques and Fine Art, Antiques West, Antique Trader, San Francisco Review of Books, and Art of California. He has also written three books, Buy Art Smart and Art For All, published by Wallace-Homestead in 1990 and 1994 respectively, and The Art of Buying Art, published by Gordon's Art Reference in 2002, and then revised and enlarged in 2007.
He has given expert testimony in court, done numerous radio interviews, spoken with Spencer Michaels of The News Hour With Jim Lehrer regarding a PBS news story about eBay, consulted with financial columnist Andrew Leckey for annual predictions on what's hot in the art market, been interviewed by Random House editors for the art section of their book The Practical Guide to Practically Everything, and is a listed expert in Tony Hyman's Trash or Treasure. He also speaks to museum and collector groups across the country and was the original moderator of the "Topics in Art" forum on the Antique Week website.
Bamberger is a member of the Association of Online Appraisers, the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He has served on the board of directors of Creativity Explored, an organization dedicated to encouraging artistic expression in the developmentally challenged, on the exhibition committee of Visual Aid, a service organization serving artists with life threatening illnesses, and worked with ArtSpan which produces San Francisco Open Studios. Visit: http://www.artbusiness.com/
Marguerite Jill Dye
Plein Air Painter/Chinese Brush Painter
Approved Academy Instructor
Jill Dye brings to the Academy of Botanical Art her delightful spirit and artistic skills. Her work is influenced by her love of life, nature, France and China. Her deep connection with the natural world translates into respect for all of nature. Surrounded by nature and life, she paints what she feels and experiences: the movement of the wind translates into spontaneous brush strokes and lively lines; flickering sunlight and shadow become a playful dance of color and light; a sense of serenity becomes gentle transparent glazes of harmonious hues. The spirit of the place determines the mood of the painting, whether active and exciting or meditative and peaceful.
Academy students have enjoyed Ms. Dye’s classes in ink and watercolor, as well as her cheerful instruction in the art of Chinese Brush Painting. She tells her students, “The highest ideal is to create the work with a pure heart so the viewer will absorb only the best qualities of the artist which are believed to transcend the work of art.”
A Brief Biography of the Artist
Art Education: The Ringling College of Art and Design’s Fine Art Certificate Program, Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art (Hangzhou, China), Schiller International University (Paris), Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, private tutorials: China, US.
Teaching Experience: Classes and workshops for adults, children and families in Chinese Brush Painting, Chinese Culture, Watercolor, Ink and Watercolor, Plein Air Painting, Watercolor Woodblock, Experimental Work on Rice Paper, Eclectic Art, The Artist’s Way, Creating the Life You Want to Live.
Organizations and locations: Sarasota Arts Council Visiting Artist in numerous schools throughout Sarasota City and County (2003-current); The Academy of Botanical Art (2005-current); Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (2004-5); Sarasota Studio Classes (2003-5) Chaffee Art Center, Rutland VT (2005, 6); Killington Summerfest (2005,6); Richmond Partners in the Arts, Arts and Humanities Center, Henrico County Arts Program, Richmond Hand Workshop, Arts on the Square, Richmond Children’s Museum (1990-2000).
Exhibits: 1985 to Present: One woman and group exhibitions in Florida (including Promenade Gallery, Imperial Fine Art Gallery, and the Abbott Galleries of St. Armand’s Circle), Virginia and Vermont, plus public, private and corporate collections in the US, Europe and China; Ms. Dye is the recipient of numerous awards and certificates.
Associations: Founder and Director of Friendship Through the Arts, a cultural exchange program of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association, leader of nine delegations of artists, writers and teachers to China, hosted numerous Chinese delegations in US Sarasota Sister Cities Committees for China and France, leading delegation of artists to France 2007, National League of American PEN Women (served as Virginia State President), member Arts and Letters in Virginia, Vermont, Florida (1985-2006), Killington Arts Guild.
Becoming An Academy Instructor
Existing Botanical Artists/Instructors, or those students who successfully complete their botanical art certification, may wish to consider becoming an Academy Instructor. Application submission and acceptance is required. Please be sure to inquire about this exciting program.
1. Approved Academy Instructor: An Approved Academy Instructor is one who is already an established artist with teaching background who does not have a Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration from the Academy or other school. The Applicant must be familiar with fine graphite illustrations and watercolor in the style of classical realism and should be quite comfortable teaching at least to Level II of the "Ten Steps" Program. This includes the ability to teach Botanical Drawing I and II, Watercolor I and II, and Pen & Ink I and II.
2. Senior Academy Instructor: To become a Senior Academy Instructor, the applicant must have previous experience as a Botanical Art Instructor and must be capable of teaching to Level IV of the Ten Step Program or its equivalent. Senior Instructors are themselves already Certified Botanical Artists or are awaiting Certification. Senior Instructors who teach the "OM Method" under the Academy program and with Academy materials for a minimum of one year may make application for the Certified Academy Instructor status.
3. Certified Academy Instructor: To become a Certified Academy Instructor, instructors must first meet the requirements for Senior Academy Instructors status. Certified Academy Instructors are Certified Botanical Artists who have studied the OM Method either with the Academy Founder or one of her Certified Instructors. Certified Academy Instructors are able to teach to Level IV of the Ten Step Program.

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MANILA, Philippines – Letran coach Bonnie Tan said the arrival of new staff from the University of Santo Tomo is a challenge for knights, which he gladly accepts.
True, the rich got rich after the NCAA champion secured the rising star’s commitments Rhenzas Abando, Brent Paraiso and Ira Bataller.
“I don’t think we’re a very strong team, but I think we’re stronger,” Tan said in The Chasedown.
“As a coach, I think everyone will agree that it’s better to have the problem of too much talent than to lack the talent that can be used in the game.”
The three left the UST as the school faces a possible suspension of the UAAP after its men’s basketball team was called in to host a bubble training camp in Sorsogon between the coronavirus pandemic lock.
“We were surprised that they called us and asked if they could participate in the Letran program. It is difficult for a coach to resist the possibility of having these types of players who are experienced players, ”said Tan.
“There were no negotiations, but we met several times to find out each other’s expectations.”
Only in the first season of Letran head coach Tan led the minors Knights into an impressive championship run where they knocked down the defending title of San Beda and took the NCAA 95 season title.
Abando, Paraiso and Bataller will not be eligible for the Knights until the 97th season due to the one-year residency rule.
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January 1, 2018
You may be in a happy and upbeat mood, which you may wish to share with your close friends today. Perhaps you feel that there is so much in life that is incredible and needs to be experienced that by being alone you might not be able to contain your awe. Finding a way to surrounded yourself with the people you love and connect with them through your shared excitement about life could help you savor your joy. When spending time with others today, you may want to picture that all of you are interconnected by several strands of golden thread and that each thread represents the bonds of your connection through experience, shared interests, and love. Picturing each thread growing in strength could increase the joy you feel when you are with each other and make your moments spent together all the more precious.
Realizing the ways in which we fuel each other allows us to share in the delight of our loved ones' company. When we consciously picture how our lives intertwine--be it through a specific visualization technique or our conversations with each other--we begin to see that a large part of our happiness comes from being with the people we love. The bounty and wonders of the universe are best appreciated when shared with others. By spreading your love to and with those in your life today, everything you do will be inspired by the beauty of your mutual pleasure and the simple happiness of being together.
DailyOM Course Spotlight
by Chris Armstrong
You want and deserve a happy, equal, and authentic relationship. This is no secret. Attaining one can feel difficult, and is most definitely a personal journey. This course will help you get there with authentic, realistic and actionable information, tips, and advice. This is not a course about the secret ingredients to making someone love you, nor does it tell you how to find love in 48 days. It is absolutely worth your time, however. You see, love is patient and requires that you love yourself fully, which then strengthens your relationships with others. We are going to talk about this through a reflective and introspective lens. This 7 week course will take you on a journey of self-discovery that puts who you are and what you need in perspective. You will receive thought-provoking, action-oriented guidance and techniques for fully exploring and ultimately learning to love yourself, learning to love your needs, learning to teach people how to treat you, and learning to balance the head and the heart. Then and only then will you be able to have that equal and authentic relationship that you truly deserve.

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Royal Berkshire Fire Authority Council Tax Consultation 2022/23
Published: 10 January 2022
The Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) consultation into Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s funding through Council Tax for the next financial year is now open and they are looking for support.
The consultation is open until 5pm 1 February 2022.
You can read more about their budget in a letter from Councillor Colin Dudley, Chairman of Royal Berkshire Fire Authority on our website.
As part of the consultation, we are actively encouraging who lives, work or travel in Royal Berkshire to have their say in our survey:
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Sebastien Taofifenua comes in for injured Raphal Chaume in French squad
25-year-old prop Sebastien Taofifenua has earned his first call-up for France for Saturday's Test against South Africa, replacing injured Raphal Chaume.
Chaume was injured on his debut as a late substitute in France's 38-18 defeat to New Zealand at the Stade France on Saturday.
Jono Kitto signs short-term deal with Harlequins
After picking up a number of scrum-half injuries over the last month, Harlequins Director of Rugby John Kingston has brought in former New Zealand U20 international Jono Kitto with immediate effect.
The 25-year-old’s previous clubs include Leicester Tigers and Worcester Warriors.
France XV v All Blacks Captain Luke Whitelock discusses his recent call-up
Israel Folau has just been shortlisted for World Rugby's player of the year
World Rugby Men's Player of the Year


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The creators of free-to-play space ninjas are bringing us something new, pretty and interesting
5.00 isn't a huge improvement, but it's better than nothing, we guess... Stability!
Tired of waiting for a Diablo 2 remaster? This modder certainly is!
It is the fifth date, things are getting serious now, aren't they?
Piracy for retro consoles is big business in South Africa again, and you should really avoid it.
There are times in gaming you feel good about something that happened, these are 10 such times.
We Happy Few gets a publisher, goes multiplatform and adds more content, but will cost more.
Crackdown 3 is no longer a launch title for the Xbox One X.
Get ready for new gear sets and finally having your blueprints and crafting mats available across all characters.
Highway to the...
We can't shoot things in VR, but at least we can fish?

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Some changes to our television lineup have been made to accommodate the Indians game against the Yankees Wednesday night (7/6).
With the game's 7:05 p.m. start time, primetime NBC programming was be preempted and rescheduled.
Be sure to set your DVRs for these programming changes:
Minute to Win It will air at 4:30 a.m. this Saturday (7/9).
America's Got Talent will be broadcast at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday (7/9).


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WAMPSVILLE — Assistant District Attorney Bob Mascari and defense attorney Neal Rose made their closing arguments to a 12-member jury Tuesday morning in the Chauncey Winchell murder trial in Madison County Court. For more than two hours, each side laid out their final arguments in the case. Judge Dennis McDermott dismissed the jury for lunch just before noon. Court is expected to resume at 1:15 p.m. when the judge will provide the jury instructions on the law before it is charged with determining whether Winchell is guilty or innocent of 13 charges resulting from the murder of Syracuse-native Mark Murray.
Closing arguments heard in Chauncey Winchell murder trial; verdict possible today
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NEW YORK CITY (WHEC) — Former governor Andrew Cuomo's attorney is calling for New York State Attorney General Letitia James to recuse her office from any further decisions involving the Aug. 3 report that details sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against Cuomo from 11 different women.
Rita Glavin sent the AG' Office a letter, as well as made calls in a press conference Thursday, the same day the Assembly Judiciary Committee members are reviewing the report by Davis Polk & Wardwell, which was tasked by the Assembly to investigate the former governor for sexual harassment and other alleged violations while he was in office as part of an impeachment probe.
Glavin said that it's a conflict of interest now that James is running for governor of New York. She reiterated claims that the report is misleading, flawed, and unreliable because of material omissions and errors, and accused James of using the report to bolster her own campaign.
The attorney also called for James to release all evidence to Cuomo's office, saying the redacted transcript, which only includes 41 interviews out of the 179 that were conducted, is biased. Glavin wrote a letter to the Assembly Judiciary Committee asking that the evidence be turned over.
Glavin also recently called for an investigation into the Albany County Sheriff, suggesting he may have leaked information to the media about the ongoing sexual harassment investigation.
She also addressed some of the other allegations against the former governor that were investigated as part of the impeachment probe, saying that the governor's staff worked on his book, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic", voluntarily, and on their own time.
Earlier this week, the State Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted to rescind its prior approval of the $5.1 million book deal.
A spokesperson for the former governor sent the following statement after the press conference:
Additionally we urge the Attorney General’s Office to answer these critically important questions about the release of the transcripts.
The letter to the Attorney General's Office is below (mobile users, click here):
The letter to the Assembly is below (mobile users, click here):
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US: Churches may cease funding if Boy Scouts remove anti-gay policy
Some churches have not taken kindly to the news that the Boy Scouts of American are to vote on whether to drop a national ban on gay members, volunteers and staff.
The Southern Baptist church, one of the largest religious institutions to donate to the BSA, has suggested that it might pull its funding from the BSA if it decides to drop its national policy banning gay members, volunteers and staff.
It was reported on Monday that the vote, expected next week, could give individual scout troops the freedom to welcome gay scouts.
BSA national leaders said they were “actively considering an end to its decades-long policy of banning gay Scouts or Scout leaders.”
The BSA had reportedly spoken to several religious groups, including Southern Baptist, prior to its announcement on Monday.
“They had been working for months on this proposal and just days before, they informed us,” Roger S. Oldham, a spokesman for the executive committee, said in an interview with National Public Radio. “We would anticipate that there would be a very significant backlash to this as churches re-evaluate whether scouting comports with their values.”
Mr Oldham continued that the BSA “apparently intended to hide this from the public until days after thousands of churches would have celebrated Scout Sunday.”
He went on to say that, if the policy changed, the Southern Baptist Church leaders would probably issue a statement urging other organisations to stop supporting scouts, the Washington Times reports.
The Boy Scouts have lost funding from several large corporate donors over the policy, including UPS, back in November, who had given over $150,000 (£95,000), Intel, another of the scouts’ largest donors, ceased funding back in September, and the Merck Foundation in December.
In June last year, the SBC adopted a resolution at its annual conference criticising marriage equality advocates who adopted the ‘rhetoric of the civil rights movement’ and drew comparisons between discrimination against gay couples and racism.


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Fishing is a popular pastime around the world, with millions of people heading out to lakes, rivers, and oceans every day to try and reel in the big one. But one fisherman in particular has recently caught the attention of the internet with his unbelievable technique for catching fish – by hand.
This viral fisherman, who goes by the name of “The Hand Fishing Master” on social media, recently shared a video of himself catching a massive 27kg stingray using just his bare hands. The video quickly went viral, racking up millions of views and thousands of comments from amazed viewers.
So how did this fisherman manage to catch such a huge fish using just his hands? It turns out that he has developed a unique technique that allows him to sneak up on fish in shallow waters and grab them by the tail, pulling them out of the water and onto the shore.
This technique, which is known as “noodling” or “handfishing,” is a popular method in some parts of the world, particularly in the southern United States. It involves wading into shallow water and feeling around for fish hiding in holes or under rocks. Once the fish is located, the fisherman will use their hands to grab it by the mouth or tail and pull it out of the water.
While this method might sound crazy to some, it requires a lot of skill and experience to do safely. The Hand Fishing Master has been handfishing for years and has developed a keen sense of where fish are likely to be hiding. He also knows how to handle the fish carefully to avoid injuring it or himself.
Of course, not everyone is a fan of this method of fishing. Some argue that it’s cruel to the fish and can cause serious harm to both the fish and the fisherman. There are also concerns about the impact that handfishing can have on fish populations, particularly for species that are already under threat.
Despite these concerns, it’s clear that the Hand Fishing Master has developed a unique and impressive skill. His videos have inspired many to try handfishing for themselves, while others simply marvel at the incredible sight of a man catching a huge stingray with nothing but his bare hands.
Ultimately, whether or not you agree with this method of fishing, there’s no denying that it takes a lot of courage, skill, and determination to pull off a catch like the one made by the Hand Fishing Master. And who knows – maybe one day we’ll all be catching fish with nothing but our hands!


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Myrlie Evers stared out over the Mississippi Fairgrounds Thursday, and memories from a half century ago flashed through her mind.
She saw the people — young and old, black and white — housed like cattle because they had dared to protest segregation laws in downtown Jackson. They passed the time singing and praying, and those who delivered their food spit on it first.
“Think how far we have come since,” said the 80-year-old widow of Medgar Evers, who was assassinated June 12, 1963, in the wake of that protest.
She praised the building of the new Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, which overlook the fairgrounds. Both are slated to be finished in time for Mississippi’s 200th birthday.
The museums will show the world “who we are and where we are going,” Evers said. “Now I can say, ‘I am a Mississippian,’ and be proud of it.”
Gov. Phil Bryant quoted Medgar Evers as saying that he looked forward to the day that when Mississippi is mentioned, “We will not hang our heads in shame, but we will be anticipating the best.”
Evers joined Bryant and others in groundbreaking for the nation’s only state-run civil rights museum — just four miles from where she cradled her dying husband a half century earlier.
The Mississippi Development Authority estimates the two museums will bring in 180,000 visitors a year, creating a $17.1 million impact and adding 92 indirect jobs.
Archives officials announced Thursday that $5 million of the $10 million needed in private money for the exhibits has already been raised. The state is paying the other half. Another $4 million is being raised for endowments.
The state is spending $40 million to construct the outside of the buildings. Another $40 million is needed to complete them.
“We should not pick and choose which parts of our story to tell, and which parts to leave untold,” Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden said. “All Mississippi history belongs to all Mississippians, even those parts — maybe especially those parts — we wish had turned out differently than they did.”
When the Ku Klux Klan killed three civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner, “on that terrible night in 1964, one of the men in the murder party was a Snowden,” he said. “Not a close relative, mind you. I never met the man. But my blood kin, nevertheless. That story, too, will be told here. It must be told here.”

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Authors note: This is my first attempt at writing a story like this, so please keep that in mind while reading the pages to follow. My grammar is poor by most standards, and i really don't care either. I'm not writing this to impress you with my grammar and syntax. I am writing this however to give you a window into my life and the people I have shared my life with. Now the legal stuff: 1. you are supposed to be 18 to read this. 2. if it is illegal where you are too read this type of story, it is entirely your responsibility to stop right now. 3. This story is not all gratuities sex but there are sex involving consenting males under the age of 18. Mainly because this story involves the details of my life and I have had my share of sex when I was a teen. 4. If this type of reading material offends you, do not continue! that being said I have no way of knowing who will read this so enjoy if you will at your own risk 5. Of course this is my story and My intellectual property, but feel free to read copy and distribute it as long as you keep the disclaimer and give credit where and when it is due:
My Hidden Love
I woke up wit with the alarm clock ringing, gosh I hate it when that happens. I got up and bush my teeth and get ready for school again, my name is Mike and I am 14 years old normal looking boy with black hair and brown eyes. I went down stairs to my mother where she is in her kitchen cooking breakfast for me and preparing my lunch. I love my mother so much so cared for me more than anyone in this world, whenever I am alone. After the nice meal I went out heading for school, as usual met up by my best friend Nick, as we walk to school. Nick and I have been close friends since year 1 and we have been living close to each other for as long as I can remember, so I kind of told me just about anything that happened to me. Well I never thought I am attracted to boys? How could I? I mean that is not normal right? Everyone having girlfriends and talking about which is the hottest chick and I have been doing that too. Till Dean came into my life, I was down I just could get over him? I tried so many time to think of something else but it seems to drift back to him again. From that moment on I know my life is shattered, I can I survive that way? I was so sad and so confused I went to Nick's house to tell him to share my feelings with him and thank god he accepted me for who I am. He let cried on his shoulder and tells me its ok and that nothing will go wrong. Nick is 14 as well blond hair nice body and clear crystal blue eyes that girls could stare for hours and never look away. Well Dean is also the same age with light brown hair and the similar brown eyes like mine.. Wow just thinking of him makes me so happy.
" So how are you feeling today" to strike me back to reality.
"Oh I am feeling great" I answered.
"You seems to be a bit quite today?" he asked.
"I am? Oh its nothing really I am just thinking how much I have changed since two weeks ago when Dean came to school" I answered quietly.
" Ohhhh...hehe, he is really THAT unforgettable?" He asked
" Um...kind of?" I blushed never wanting to lie to my best friend.
So he pretty much left me with my thoughts and we walked to school in silence. When we got there it was still quite early so we decides to walk around and see where our friends are. When suddenly Alex jumped me " Hey dude, what's up" with a happy smile, "nothing much" I smiled back. " Come on I met this guy in my history class and he is pretty cool, I want you to meet him" So he dragged Nick and me to the shade area. When it suddenly strike me, there stand the one I hated and loved so much. I must have stood there like a zombie because the next thing I know everyone is looking at me and asking me what is wrong with me. When I realize that I blushed quickly and said " What I was just thinking about the plans and what I am going to do for this whole day" desperately hoping that they will just let it drop but they kept on staring at me including my dream man Dean. Oh my god so I glance over to Nick and trying to tell him to help me he seems to be a bit unhappy which I have no idea why but he started to change the subject by asking Alex to introduce Dean to us. Oh great is he doing this on purpose? He knows I can't stand that kind of thing. So I nervously went over to them, as Dean extend his hand and I move forward to shook it I felt an electricity flooding through me. I almost fate right there, no thanks to Nick here. As Nick saw my feeling uncomfortable so he excused us as he drag me to another place where is more isolated. "That was scary" When we reached a spot where no one can see us. "Really well I don't think so" he a bit strangely. Which I found very unusual, he never like that at all before he is always easy going and always there to help and share my feelings? So I asked, " Are you ok today?" " Yeah sure why shouldn't I be?" answered nervously. I looked at him and eye him suspiciously "You acting a bit weird today you know that, especially when we met Dean?" " Oh really, I don't think so". I was about to ask another question when the bell rang and so we decide to let this drop and took off to our first class. At lunchtime when we were eating lunch Dean showed up at the table and I kind of got the courage and started chatting with him like we've known each other for a long time. That is when I saw the cold stare that Nick was giving Dean? I wonder why? "I sorry I have some homework due in next class and I haven't finished it so I have to go to the library" then he got up and left. That was interesting? I have PE/PD with him and we're playing soccer today what could be the homework for that subject? Oh well I guess he is not feeling well today I will talk to him later. So I went back to chatting with Dean, we found out that was had a lot in common, we like the same sport, movies, pop stars and so on. The time passes so quickly I just don't remember till the bell ring and Dean got up and said " Um... you don't mind if I have your phone number do you ..you know like if I needed help or to hangout I can call you" I was so nervously and happy that is nearly forgot that he is asking me a question
"Um.. sure" with that I wrote down on his hand and he wrote his on mine and we went our separate ways.
I was over joy and wanted to share it with Nick when I realize that Nick must had jigged school? but why? We always tell each other what we're doing? The PE?PD lesson was so boring without him.
I run home and got changed from my school uniform and headed straight for Nick's place. I rang the bell but no one seems to answer? So I rang again? for sure he is at home ? after the fifth rang I guess he must have gave up. The next thing I know the door flow open and Nick stood there like his been crying or something but he kept his head down and said lazily " Oh sorry I can't hang out today I am a bit sick" Sick??? He was ok and perfectly fine this morning so I asked "What is wrong?" "Oh nothing I think its just a bad cold or something" "Oh so why didn't you tell me" "Do I have to tell you everything?" He said a bit loud then usual, I was there don't know what had happened? What did I do? I tried to apologize " I ...I am sorry if I done anything wrong?" He looked up at me with his red angry eyes and shouted "You know what, GET OUT OF MY FACE YOU ANNOYING LITTLE CRAP, GO WITH DEAN AND HAVE YOUR LITTLE HAPPY LIFE TOGETHR" then slam the door at my face. My face is full of tears now, what did I do that was so bad that even 9 years of friendship can't even help at all, what is wrong with him.
I was so angry, my trusted cared fun loving best friend for 9 whole years won't even talk to me about the problem that made him hate me? I run home sitting on my bed thinking what the hell happened to me. First was my strange feeling towards boy named Dean, now my best friend Nick in totally ignoring me for no reason? I am so confused, I don't think I have even been so confused in my whole life. I run into my bedroom sat on my bed, grab my CD player and placed Dreamstreet album in and lay down on my soft bed, trying to relax myself and pretend nothing today had happened. This is one of the way I can calm myself when I am sad or angry and trying to get my mind to relax. Before I knew it I was asleep. The next thing I knew was waken up by my alarm clock again, Its 6.45am and its time to get up for school. I got up lazily and went to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. After all the thing that had happened to me yesterday I am not going to talk to Nick since he think that he can ignore me then that is it I had enough with him. I did what I should do like a good friend by going up to him and try to discuss about the problem that he had with me and try my best to solve it.
I went to school as normal... well not really normal. Today I went to school without Nick by my side, I felt like there is a hole in my heart that I just don't know how to describe the feeling. I stood strong and try to forget the feeling that is burning inside of me for no reason, I mean I don't even love him and he acted like a jerk to me and I want him to feel the pain. When I reached school, I went up to our friends where we always hang out before going to the classroom. Some how I didn't see Nick but my handsome Dean was there, he gladly came up to me and ask me "How are you today?" "I am great today" I lied but putting on a smile. "Did you know that Nick looked like he has been crying?" "Well no but since he is been such a jerk and won't talk about his problems, then let him be" said angrily but deep inside I want to go and see him. "Where is he?" I asked without knowing why. "He went to the bench area" he replied "Thanks" I said and hurry to the area. When I reach the place there was Nick sitting there all by himself staring into nothing at all. I was about to go up to him, but the selfish part got the better part of me and left him sitting there. The day was so boring, at lunchtime Dean came up to me and ask me to hangout. I was over joy, I said "sure thing". I run home straight after school and got changed into my favourite clothes that I got for my birthday. We promised to meet at the arcade down in town, I was so nervous, does this look good on me and hoping he likes me clothing.
When I got to the arcade, there he was wearing his black T-shirt and long trousers. He look so adorable, gosh I mean he is soo sexy and hot. But I wasn't that excited, why? Am I sick? I mean a sexy boy there and I am not that excited? How come what is happened to me? Am I normal again? I don't think so. We hangout near the arcade, it was fun. But just fun not that exciting, I got tired and said I had something to do and went home.
I got home wondering why wasn't I excited about see Dean anymore? How come? I mean I loved him and he is the reason I had to face the fact that I am gay? Could it be Nick? May be I valued this friendship more than I thought. But I will let him come and apologize to me. With that made me more happier, thinking that may be there is a chance that our friendship will get better since I am not that angry with him anymore.
Today Wednesday I had a class same as Nick's which was english. So I was excited to see him and if he apologize I will forgive him and will not be angry with him anymore. When the class started I walk up to the english room and as I always I saw Nick already inside the room. I went up to him and sat down next to him, to my surprise he got up and called me an asshole and went to another sit. I was mad, more mad than anything else that had happened to me. Why? He is so not normal. My heart was broken, I felt so bad like I am going to die. I was so hurt and tried my best to hold it inside of me, I got up and tell the teacher " Miss, my stomach hurt really badly can I go to the office to call my parent to pick me up" " sure if your parent come or give you permission" "Thank you miss" I walk out of the room to the office called mum and told her that I felt terrible that I want to come home. She gave me permission to come home, since she is working and couldn't come to pick me up.
When I reached home, I went to my bed. "God why do I even care who that jerk think of me? God that hurt so much" I thought. My head is like splitting into two, what is wrong with me? I was crying for whole 2 hours when I heard the phone rang. I was expecting mum to call to see if I was ok. But to my surprise it Nick, "Hello" he said, I wanted to hang up right there. But I didn't instead I said "Hi" "I am sorry about today, I have been acting like a jerk but I have been hurt I couldn't control myself." You have been hurt what about me I thought "Could we be friends again? I felt so bad, what did I do? Please tell me I will change, I just couldn't stand with out you ignoring me." " Can I come over now?" he said "sure" with that he hang up and before I knew it the door bell rang.
When I opened the door, I saw my best friend Nick. I felt myself feeling all better and smiling at him, he came into my bedroom. "Thank you for putting up with me for all these times" I said when he sat down on my bed. "But i..i...I really was hurt" "Hurt? Tell me what your hurting, we can work it out" I must have sounded really desperate because straight after I said it, he started giggling. "What?" I said rather embarrassed "Nothing, I want to ask you want question, do you truly love Dean?" "Um... well I never been in love before so yeahhhh???" he took a deep breathe and continued "I heard that you and Dean are getting pretty close lately, I felt happy for you" "Um... thankx?" I said without knowing what does this have to do with him getting angry? " Well that is all I have to ask, as long so your happy with him that is all it matters" I got angry " what does this have to do with you getting angry?" "You really don't know? Or are you just acting dumb with me?" " I really don't know " I said confidently. "Well makes it more easier for you and your tiny brain, I was gay so bisexual or something when I was 8 years old I felt an attraction to a boy. That every special boy told me his is gay 6 years later, I was so happy. Then he told me that he is also in love with another boy who came to our school" As he finished his tears fell from his eyes. I stood there like a zombie looking at him "Who are you talking to?" I asked, He looked at me with a wide open eyes "Who am I talking to? The wall? NO .. YOU of course" he reply then shake his head. " You love me, but what about the time when I didn't know I had an attraction to girls and we were like full on talk about girls?" " well at first before you told me you had an attraction to guys, I thought that having you is impossible. So the best I can do it hang around with you and enjoying being with you. But when you tol d me and said that guy you love wasn't me, its like put a perfect meal in front of you and take it away straight away. I was so close that I don't want to give up" "But I don't love you, I mean your like a brother to me" I said "Well I am not your brother am I? Why can't you just give me a chance? For 6 years of waiting for what I wanted" He said it as he run out of the room crying.
Well that is it for the time been I hope you like me story, my email address email@example.com If any comments please email me.

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The city of Jounieh is located in the district of Keserwan, in Mount Lebanon, 15 km North of the capital Beirut.
The old Souk (or market place) of Jounieh still testifies to the charm of the olden days. Coffee shops, restaurants, crafts shops, banks and hotels contribute to its daytime bustle. By night, bars and night clubs liven up the city and its approaches with music.
The attractive sites of the city of Jounieh are joined by many near-by tourist, cultural and entertainment sites (such as the Casino du Liban) due to its location between Beirut and Byblos.

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Given the circumstances of this season’s abrupt ending, F4 decided to make a “Spring Special” CADathon, which ran from Easter Day to the following Sunday. A CADathon, for those who are unaware, are similar to a hackathon, however instead of programming it is CADing. A game manual of a game similar to FRC is created, along with the Field CAD and Q&A section. Teams have to strategize, design, CAD, and render a virtual robot to complete the challenge that season, all in the constrains of a week. In the past, these were limited to 3 days, so we were giving more time to create a more thoughtful and detailed design. They also changed who was allowed to be on a team, making collaboration within a team easier. This was Lawton’s 5th CADathon, and given these changes, invited others to join him.
On the first day, we read through the rules (a couple of times!), and began thinking of strategies. Lawton thought the key to a successful robot would be maximize the number of balls able to be scored in a cycle. That night he created a basic model of a “Honeycomb” robot, which could index and store 18 balls! It had a number of flaws, however, including little space for a mechanism to control the other game elements, the weight plates, and difficulty loading and unloading the balls. The next design didn’t index the balls, but had an equally large capacity. It used a drawer mechanism to store balls, either from the ground or human player. Then it would sort them and launched them with a flywheel angled at 30º of each other, to give spin on the ball.
That evening, we had a virtual meeting with other members to discuss strategy and design. Ian, Roach, Alec, and Lawton were all present. After some discussion, we found a large cycle wasn’t as important as first thought, and the weights were more important. We decided to shift attention to creating an efficient weight mover, and reduce the capacity of the football storage if needed to accommodate. Lawton played around with the CAD some more, finished a drive base similar to this season but with 4 falcon motors (cost isn’t nearly as important here), and began looking at weight mechanisms. On Thursday, Lawton reported back what he found and others shared ideas they came up with. We found we were able to fit an arm into the existing design, so kept the drawer collector. Roach proposed some modifications to the indexing module, as well as some thoughts on the lift. With a clear direction of where we wanted to go, Lawton continued to construct the robot.
On Sunday, Lawton worked from 8 am – 3 pm finishing the design. He made some modifications to arm like was discussed, redesigned the indexer, added electronics, and did a lot of rendering and aesthetic changes. With 15 minutes left to spare, we got the model turned in, and are excited to see how it will be scored!
Update: We ended up scoring 63rd place, out of about 100 teams. While not as high we were expecting, the judges gave wonderful feedback about the improvements that could be made to the design. We may have been too optimistic that the arm would be able to lift a 10 pound weight, and there were some great concepts for ground intake mechanisms that would make collection easier. Also there were some elements we didn’t consider like we would have in a usual season, like how bumpers would mount or ability to access electronics. Nevertheless, it was a great learning experience and wonderful to see how other teams solved the issue.


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1. What is motivational forgetting?
- When anxiety caused by the memory in some way represses it from conscious thought to protect us.
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2. What did Loftus et al. (1995) say about therapists?
- Therapists may be planting “false memories” which can be done quite easily as people’s memories are very malleable (Loftus et al. 1995) so reduces validity.
3. What did they do?
- P’s told to give free associations to both neutral and negative emotionally charged words. Shortly after the p’s were given the words again and asked to recall their associations.
4. What did Freud suggest?
- Suggested that anxiety-causing material may be repressed as an ego-defence mechanism to protect us.
5. What did they find & conclude?
- Emotional words also produced a higher galvanic skin response (GSR) – a measure of emotional arousal. Repression slowed the p’s recall of associations with emotionally charged words.


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Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way aired its finale.
All that is left is the Tell All, and that was already filmed weeks ago.
Ariela Weinberg was one of the show’s most polarizing stars this season — second only to Brittany Banks and Deavan Clegg.
Her first foray into reality television was a rough one, as she shared some of her most vulnerable moments with millions of strangers.
Ariela signed up for the show for one reason, and she’s hoping that her efforts pay off.
But over time, she has formed real attachments with some of her castmates, and watched them all along with the rest of us.
So she has taken to Instagram and posted a series of moving tributes to everyone else from her season.
Take a look below at what Ariela had to say:


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News & Updates
A while ago I bought some Black Leicester Longwool and Angora Goat fibre directly from the farm. I have been waiting for a sunny dry day to wash the fleeces and put them out to dry. They went from very smelly to clean and bouncy !
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Samsung Networks collaborates with AT&T in Samsung Austin Semiconductor facility and delivers new 5G interactive installation in DC solution center
As commercial network deployments of 5G have begun in earnest and more devices become available, the wireless industry has pivoted toward exploring use cases and commercial applications. The broad ecosystem of 5G carriers and suppliers is going beyond the incredible promise of new consumer experiences like AR and VR, 4K/8K streaming and mobile gaming toward other opportunities for 5G in the enterprise and government segments. Unlike previous generations of cellular standards, 5G’s new capabilities and broader use of spectrum is requiring the industry to delve into use cases and applications trials and test beds to evaluate technical and business case support.
As an early technology leader in 5G, Samsung’s Networks division has been joining operators, enterprises and other ecosystem members to examine, evaluate and develop new applications and use cases to solve customer challenges. These efforts include the recent 5G Innovation Zone opening in Austin, TX at Samsung’s Semiconductor facility with AT&T, designed to test use cases for the next generation factory. Showcases like the Solution Center at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue feature 5G as well a variety of solutions for enterprise, Federal Government and DoD customers. These recent 5G showcases from Samsung are driven by a desire to get different industry perspectives and expose industry leaders to 5G technology to help evaluate its technical and business relevance to their business and operational challenges.
With the recent opening of the 5G Innovation Zone, AT&T and Samsung have begun their collaboration on the initial set of 7 use cases that offer immediate to near-term (1-2 years) impact in manufacturing. This newly opened test bed will serve not only as a way for Samsung and AT&T to evaluate 5G’s technical capabilities and the business viability of these application but also serve as a window for other manufacturers and industries to visit and assess the possibilities of 5G for their business.
To provide both private and public sector technology leaders with a glimpse in to how the next generation network platform can potentially solve some of their tougher challenges, Samsung has introduced a 5G multi-media showcase. (Insert photo from Solution Center) The interactive uses AR and a Unity-based animation to provide context to 5G capabilities versus other wireless technologies as well as industry use cases covering healthcare, transportation, public safety and entertainment. The 5G multi-media display is at Samsung’s 700 Penn Solution Center with a variety of other solutions for enterprise and government customers that span Samsung’s broad product and services portfolio.


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“I got a smaller tattoo of my own with some watercolor work. And I knew I wanted him to redo my nurse…Now she is sexy again.”
My pinup nurse was very important to me. It is one of my most loved tattoos. It represents my profession and my calling. However, over the years I didn’t like certain parts of her. She looked jaundiced. I didn’t care for the open toes shoes and her right hand looked weird. Her face was losing definition. I went to Vintage Karma when a friend got tattooed and fell in love with Ainslie’s work. I got a smaller tattoo of my own with some watercolor work. And I knew I wanted him to redo my nurse.
Now she is sexy again. Her skin tone is normal. And I absolutely love the blue brush strokes behind her! Her shoes are now closed toe and her hand looks better. You can see her facial features. I was SO pleased and went back for a new tattoo. Love, love, love Vintage Karma and Ainslie!


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Callie Derossett, a seventh-grader at Henry County Middle School, has recently been awarded a state win in the Kentucky 4-H Written Essay Communications Contest. Callie’s essay, “What 4-H Means to Me,” was chosen by a group of judges at the state level in her age group.
“We are so proud that Callie was chosen as a state champion,” said Cathy Toole, the 4-H agent for Henry County’s UK Extension Office. Toole said Derossett was also chosen as the county winner in the 12-year-old Speech division.
Toole said there is a county and district level communications event that includes competition in speeches, demonstrations, and variety show in which youth compete at the county level. If selected as the winner, that 4-Her is then eligible to compete at the district level event against other county winners. District winners are then eligible to compete at the state level competition. The written portion is different in that all essays and poems go from the county winners to the state level.
At the county level communications event the competition was held virtually with the following winning in their respective categories: HCMS eighth-grader Ella McManis - 13-year-old Speech, and HCMS seventh-grader Cambree Tingle - Junior Demonstration and Vocal of the Variety Show.
The District Communications Event will take place virtually in a few weeks.


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No bail application for murder accused.
A man was remanded in custody today charged with murdering a grandmother in east Belfast.
Alice Morrow’s body was discovered in her flat at Whincroft Way on the Braniel estate last Sunday.
William Stephen Hutchinson, 42, appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court to face allegations that he murdered the 53-year-old.
Hutchinson stood head bowed during the brief hearing.
Handcuffed and dressed in a grey tracksuit, he nodded to confirm that he understood the charge against him.
Members of the victim’s family were in attendance, remaining silent in the public gallery.
An investigating detective said he could connect Hutchinson to the alleged offence.
Defence solicitor Michael Madden put no questions to the officer.
“There is no application for bail,” the lawyer added.
With police following a number of lines of enquiry surrounding the killing, no further details were disclosed on court.
Deputy District Judge Joe Rice remanded Hutchinson in custody, to appear in court again by video-link on April 5.
Meanwhile, police have made further appeals in an attempt to help trace Ms Morrow’s last movements.
The mother-of-three and grandmother of three was last seen on CCTV at 2.52am on Sunday at Brackenvale Eurospar on the Saintfield Road.
Detectives believe she may have been murdered sometime between 12 noon and 8pm that day.