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In 1922, Sejm adopted a new act on the construction of the port in Gdynia. It resulted in the construction of one of the most modern ports in Europe and a city. The wave of enthusiasm after regaining the access to the sea as well as huge port investments were the reason why Polish art connected with the sea was born.
For a hundred years, the artists have been intrigued by the images of Gdynia’s “God’s Cove” – the place where “civilisation has penetrated into primordial nature”. In the interwar period, this space electrified people with the dash of the investment, the scale of the project, unknown technologies and modern architecture. A visit to the Polish coast and the port were a magnet for many Poles. The national dream of marine power feed the artistic inspirations too. After World War II, the issue did not lose its significance. Unconventional or even daring views of the port prove that the subject of the sea and the seaside architecture intrigued many artists. Various pieces were produced: from realist masterpieces by eminent seascapists like Marian Mokwa and Antoni Suchanek, through impressionist interpretations by Włodzimierz Radziszewski, to abstract compositions by Kazimierz Ostrowski. At the same time, their message remains so clear, that a keen eye will easily notice distinctive forms and breakthrough events.
Today, the audience is meeting this fascinating tale of the sea, Gdynia and its port face to face.
Most of the exhibits come from the Gdynia City Museum’s collection. The exhibition is complemented by pieces borrowed from the National Museum in Gdańsk, the National Marine Museum in Gdańsk, the State Art Gallery in Sopot, the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. as well as private people.
The exhibition Enchanted Wall. Bożena Truchanowska’s Illustrations is an educational experiment.
For long months, we would study illustrations by the title artist in detail to spot their common elements. We divided them into several categories. They underwent thorough analysis and thanks to collaboration with two illustrators – Joanna Czaplewska and Anna Gawron – we have transferred them into the museum. This way, we have combined the extraordinary world seen through Bożena Truchanowska’s eyes with a contemporary vision of an educational exhibition.
The exhibition consists of ten parts (modules) with original illustrations from children’s books. This is a fantastic occasion to analyse, compare and, above all, get to know the worlds created by the great illustrator in detail. During the work on her illustrations, Truchanowska used an array of tools: from traditional coloured pencils, paintbrushes or nibs, to the less obvious needles, sticks or… her own finger! In the Poland of the 70s and 80s, material shortages would often increase Polish illustrators’ creativity.
The division into ten modules is a deliberate educational strategy. During the exploration of different sections, children will get to know many plant and animal species. They will discover details hidden at the exhibition, imagine the unrealistic parts and watch various stages of an image’s development. They will learn something about perspective too. But, above all, they will find out that everything is possible in the world of illustration.
A visit to the museum may be a great adventure for every child (a small and big one). Especially, if you can take your shoes off at the exhibition, run and jump around, play or, just the opposite – lie, calm down, listen to different sounds and fall asleep!
Let it enchant you!
The exhibition ‘Gdynia – the open work’ is the Gdynia City Museum’s permanent exhibition devoted to the history of the city and its inhabitants.
The history of Gdynia, like every decent story, has many strands. Some are very important, and some less so; some are clear to see, and some concealed. When Gdynia was first founded, the most important threads were easy to grasp: on the one hand, the dream of a modern, dynamic Poland, boldly gazing into the future, and on the other, a romantic patriotism rooted in the history of the nation. The modernisation efforts of a young nation that desired to make up for its late civilisational development therefore coincided with a need to serve the homeland. Without this convergence of desires and needs there would be no Gdynia, a grand Baltic port would never have been built from scratch, nor would a city have grown with “American” speed to soon become an object of universal pride.
All of this was brutally interrupted by the German invasion in September 1939. The Gdynians discovered that they were to be the first victims of a cruel war – murdered, driven out and exploited as forced labourers. The end of the war did not bring the expected revival in their fortunes. For Communism destroyed what was the essence of the Gdynians’ spirit – their enterprise, right to own their homes and their freedom to take their fate into their own hands. The Gdynians clamoured for freedom in dramatic fashion: in Gdynia in 1970, the city’s streets flowed with the blood of workers protesting against the communist authorities; in August 1980, Gdynia became one of the most important centres in Poland of resistance against the injustices of the system.
Nevertheless, in the shadow of great historical and social processes, life went on as normal. Male and female Gdynians completed their education at Gdynia’s schools, married in Gdynia’s churches, buried their dead in Gdynia’s cemeteries, cared for Gdynia’s tenement houses, travelled to their jobs in the docks on Gdynia’s trolleybuses, shopped in Gdynia’s covered market, sailed from Gdynia, and returned.
Without all of this, there would be no history of Gdynia. The life of Gdynia, the lives of Gdynians, are of their own making, and still in the making…
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For some, Radmor was a dream hi-fi 5100 obtained by miracle while for others it was about the long-awaited conversations of the longing seamen through Radio Gdynia, the hustle of everyday life in the port, the best Polish industrial design or the workplace of tens of Gdynia and whole Tricity’s inhabitants. The company, which has existed continuously since 1947, first under the name MORS, then Unitra-Radmor and Radmor has gone down in the history of our country as one of the leading producers of communication devices. The equipment with Radmor logo served radio officers, divers taxi drivers, railwaymen and uniformed services for years. It was also popular in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century among the fans of crystal-clear sounds in the form of modern musical equipment.
At the Gdynia City Museum Exhibition, the over fifty year long history of radio communications, technology and industrial design will become a background for the story of people whose everyday work built this Gdynia legend – the legend of Radmor.
Curators: Agnieszka Drączkowska, Paweł Gełesz, Artur Wodzyński
Curative collaboration: Michał Miegoń, Marcin Szerle
Authors of texts for the exhibition: Marek Cichowski, Agnieszka Drączkowska, Paweł Gełesz, Marcin Szerle, Małgorzata Zeman
Text editing and proofreading: Agnieszka Kochanowska
Translation: Marta Skibińska
Interviews with Radmor employees: Dariusz Małszycki
Interview editing: Michał Jeziorski
Digitalization of archive materials: Katarzyna Piotrowska
Photographs: Leszek Żurek
Exhibition design: Paweł Gełesz
Visual identity and graphic design of the exhibition: Anita Wasik
In collaboration with: Roman Bartkowski, Blanka Balicka, Martyna Basalska, Marek Cichowski, Jacek Czerniejewski, Ryszard Dulski, Rafał Frankowski, Anna Kondracka, Karina Kowalska, Dariusz Małszycki, Marzena Markowska, Helena Młyńczak, Karin Moder, Czesława Niedziółka, Marek Petryk, Barbara Rzepiak, Ewa Skelnik, Władysław Stachowski, Robert Szymanowski, Grażyna Szkudlińska, Edward Tomaszewski, Gabriela Zbirohowska-Kościa, Małgorzata Zeman
Educational Programme: Olga Lewandowska, Aleksandra Menderska, Iza Meronk, Tomasz Sosnowski
Promotion: Michał Miegoń
Exhibition Set-up and Installation: “Technik” Rafał Rzeczkowski, MAT95
Honorary Patronage: Mayor of Gdynia Wojciech Szczurek
Strategic partner: Radmor S.A.
Partners: Museum of Diving in Warsaw, Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
Media patrons: TVP 3 Gdańsk, Radio Gdańsk, Trójmiasto.pl, Dziennik Bałtycki, Lizard Magazine, Klif Gdynia, TVP Kultura
The exhibition presents items from the collections of Jacek Czerniejewski, Ryszard Dulski, Barbara Rzepiak, Radmor S.A. company, Authorised Audio Service Centre Radmor S.A., Museum of Diving in Warsaw, Department of Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
The exhibition was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
For the protagonist of this seventh edition of the series, our museum has proudly chosen Janusz Kaniewski, a world-renowned Polish car designer and visionary with a sensitivity to the aesthetics of public space. This prematurely deceased designer is a remarkable figure, full of vision and closely tied to Gdynia. He co-created the Gdynia Design Days festival (in 2012 he was its main curator), and advised the Mayor of Gdynia on the city’s aesthetics. 2020 marks five years since his death.
The exhibition features a whole spectrum of Janusz Kaniewski’s work, introducing us to this artist of brilliance and good humour, in love with travel and cars. The various zones of the exhibition have been planned to contrast the two faces of Kaniewski – the official one we know from vehicle and commercial designs, and the private, lesser-known one, which is essential for understanding many of his decisions in execution or design.
During the process of making this exhibition we were inspired by Janusz Kaniewski’s own words: ‘The most effective way of predicting the future is to create it’. Here Kaniewski was alluding to the viewpoint of American computer scientist Alan Kay and his understanding of the future as something that ought not to be foreseen, but shaped and created through action. With this thought in mind, we decided to focus on the design’s impact, its resonance in the times to come.
In defining the significance and aim of design, Janusz Kaniewski wrote that it ‘should be functional and aesthetically pleasing, and if it makes someone smile – that makes it good design’. He equated design and functionality, practicality and pleasure. We are surrounded by things that are designed: objects, technical devices, buildings, cities. What does this mean for us in practice? What is the agency of design? To what future does it lead us? How does it change our world? We will join our visitors in seeking responses to each of these questions, chiefly focusing on design as a tool that improves the functionality of our surroundings and helps us create a better tomorrow.
curator: Anna Śliwa
project team: Blanka Balicka, Marta Borowska-Tryczak, Mateusz Kozielecki, Olga Lewandowska, Michał Miegoń, Robert Szymanowski, Gabriela Zbirohowska-Kościa
cooperation: Izabela Meronk, Katarzyna Piotrowska, Ewa Skelnik, Tomasz Sosnowski, Patrycja Wójcik
exhibition architect: Dominika Janicka
visual identity: Anita Wasik
language editor and proof-reader: Aleksandra Piechnik
translation: Soren Gauger, Marta Skibińska
film: Piotr Seweryn
photography: Anna Iwanow, Ksenia Kaniewska, Maria Kaniewska, Janusz Kaniewski, Mateusz Nasternak, Katarzyna Wrońska, Leszek Żurek
framing: F.H.U. „Szklarz” Konatowski
typhlographics: Studio Tylografiki „Tyflograf”
montage: Rafał Frankowski, Robert Szymanowski, Mirosław Studniak, Pixella, Stolmar
honorary patrons: Prezydent Miasta Gdyni Wojciech Szczurek, MKiDN, Włoski Instytut Kultury w Warszawie
strategic partner: Mazda Polska
partners: Pomorski Park Naukowo Technologiczny (Centrum Designu), Centrum Nauki Experyment, ASP Gdańsk, School of Form, Instytut Dizajnu w Kielcach, Instytut Wzornictwa Przemysłowego, Traffic Design Gdynia, RMF Classic, Elzab S.A., Koło/Geberit, ModerTrans Poznań, S.Z.T.K. TAPS, Virako Sp. z o.o., Żywiec
media patrons: Radio Gdańsk, Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto, Dziennik Bałtycki Polska The Times, Design Alive, Elle Decoration, TVP Kultura, TVP3Gdańsk, trojmiasto.pl, Prestiż, Linia, Logo24, Klif
This exhibition was co-financed by funding from the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport.
The port of Gdynia and the city which came to existence together with it are among the top flagship Polish economic investments of the 20th century. Many photographers from all over the country made sure its construction and operation were well documented. Roman Morawski (1883-1931) was one of them. The photographer and sales specialist from Lviv came to Gdynia in 1921. Unfortunately, we have not been able to determine his earlier fate. The Lviv address books indicates that a sales specialist with an identical name worked in the city and ran a mercer’s shop in 2 Sykstuska Street. However, it remains uncertain whether it was the same person.
Roman Morawski was probably the first photographer to settle in Gdynia permanently. He opened Gdynia’s first stationary and office supplies wholesale company in 2 Starowiejska Street. He also ran a tobacco products wholesale and retail outlet in the same place. He was one of the founders of the Independent Traders Association in Gdynia. Apart from being a trader, he was a photographer too. In 71 Szosa Gdańska (today’s Morska Street) he ran a photography studio – formally, it was registered in his wife Seweryna’s name. He died on 12th December 1931 and was buried in the Witomino cemetery.
He is the author of multiple photographic postcards with views of Gdynia, including the port being built. His work documents the scenes from the city’s and its inhabitants’ live as well as the establishment and development of the Polish Navy and the fleet of warships. You can also see those who were building Gdynia – from the anonymous workers and seamen, through those who represented local administration to the dignitaries who were visiting the place. The 330 of his photographic postcards which belong to Gdynia City Museum’s collection allow to examine the process of Gdynia’s transformation from a village into a large port and city.
It is a certain paradox that we only know Roman Morawski, who took hundreds of photographs, from two slightly blurry images kept as a part of the Gdynia City Museum’s collection. Both the photographer’s biography and his likeness still remain a mystery to us.
Once Upon a Time on the Baltic Sea. Gdynia of the 1920s on Roman Morawski’s camera
Gdynia City Museum
1 Zawiszy Czarnego Street
From 30th November 2019 to 12th April 2020
29th November 2019, 18.00
The Warsaw Rising is an important and frequently raised subject. The exhibition 75 Photographs by „Joachim” on the 75th Anniversary of the Warsaw Rising will allow to look at this issue from the perspective of an inhabitant of Gdynia, Joachim Joachimczyk nom de guerre „Joachim”. He took part in the fighting of September 1939. After the capitulation he did not come back to Gdynia but became engaged in underground activity in Warsaw. From 1942, he served at the Bureau of Information and Propaganda for the Headquarters of the Home Army (AK). During the Warsaw Rising, he worked as a photographer, which resulted in thousands of photographs. Not all of them survived until today.
The idea of the exhibition was born thanks to the initiative of Stowarzyszenie im. Bolesława Srockiego (Bolesław Srocki Association), Stowarzyszenie in Gremio (In Gremio Association) and Pierwsza Społeczna Szkoła Podstawowa w Gdyni (Community Primary School No. 1 in Gdynia). Thanks to the help of the Warsaw Rising Museum and co-organization by the Gdynia City Hall, Culture Centre in Gdynia and the above-mentioned association, the idea became reality.
We would like to present 75 selected photographs by Joachim which depict the Warsaw Rising. In appreciation of a broad spectrum of themes in „Joachim’s” photographs, the exhibition was divided into four sections: Insurgent Forces, In the Quarters and in the Free Time, Day After Day Under Fire, Warsaw under fire and a supplementary part devoted to the author of the photographs.
The exhibition of photographs by an inhabitant of Gdynia who captured so many aspects of the Warsaw Rising will allow us to look at this event in a unique, yet matter-of-fact and multidimensional way.
EXHIBITION OPENING: 1.08.2019, 17.00
EXHIBITION DURATION: 1.08.2019 – 2.10.2019
LOCATION: Skwer Kościuszki, Gdynia
The sixth exhibition in Gdynia City Museum’s “Polish Design Polish Designers” series has exceptional promise. For the first time it will be focused on a woman – and an unusual woman, the fashion designer Barbara Hoff. Hard as it is to believe, her varied oeuvre has never been presented at a monographic exhibition. In Gdynia we will see numerous, often previously unpublished archival materials: drawings, designs, photos, films from fashion shows, and – what is most important – original Hoffland brand clothing, on loan from the National Museum in Warsaw, Central Textile Museum in Łódź, and many private collections.
Barbara Hoff is a one-of-a-kind creator, escaping the traditionally understood definition of a designer, usually a graduate of an artistic school or a technical institute. For Hoff is an art historian, and her ties to fashion began not with design, but with writing – she wrote on fashion for the cult “Przekrój” [Cross-Section] weekly since 1954. Only in later years she became a designer with her own clothing brand. Her Hoffland became synonymous with “fashionable mass production” to millions of Poles.
Our exhibition will revisit Barbara Hoff’s immensely interesting design trajectory, covering more than half of the 20th century. We will see her as a trendsetter, with her first fashion proposals in the DIY (“do it yourself”) movement, including the already famous design for “coffin shoes”, i.e., how to turn cheap tennis shoes into ultra fashionable ballerinas. We will see a trendwatcher who, by describing the fashions from catwalks and streets in Paris or London in letters to “Przekrój”, conveyed the news of what was “in” in the world. We will get “a flash” of her as a photojournalist, finding fashionably dressed students in the streets of Krakow and jazz fans coming to Sopot. But it is as a fashion creator she will be shown to the fullest – a creator in full sense of the word, not just designing the clothing, but also organizing and overseeing the entire process, “design to sales.” Finally, she will be shown as the stylist for models, often actors, musicians and dancers friendly with the designer. During the fashion shoots for “Przekrój,” they posed in prototype “own collections” by Hoff, soon to be sold by the hundreds of thousands at Hoffland counters in Domy Towarowe “Centrum” [“Center” Department Stores].
Hoff, said to be an institution, a dictator, a phenomenon, for several generations of Poles was first and foremost a designer, having Poles dress fashionably, colorfully and inexpensively despite the rigors of Socialist reality. Her cult designs for Hoffland are not just an important chapter in the history of Polish design, but also a part of “daily iconosphere” of Poland in the 70s, 80, and 90s of the last century. Let us get acquainted with Barbara Hoff, and inspired with her concepts – not just in fashion!
Weronika Szerle – exhibition curator
Celem wystawy jest prezentacja 50 miniatur tkackich, wybranych przez Jury konkursu 11 Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia. Wystawa umożliwi odbiorcom obejrzenie najciekawszych i najlepszych artystycznie spośród 324 prac, zgłoszonych przez 155 artystów z całego świata.
Za szczególną wartością miniatur tkackich przemawia ich ścisłe powiązanie z kierunkami twórczych poszukiwań sztuki współczesnej. Narzucone wymogi skalowe, przy jednoczesnej dowolności tematu, zastosowanych materiałów i techniki, czynią z miniatur swoiste laboratorium, pozwalające odkrywać nowe możliwości tkaniny artystycznej. Niewielki wymiar pozwala artystom eksperymentować ze skomplikowanymi, czasochłonnymi technikami, umożliwia zastosowanie delikatnych, nietrwałych materiałów. Różnorodność autorskich technik, interesujące rozwiązania twórcze przekonują, że miniatura tkacka jest nie tylko samodzielną, ale ważną i pełną potencjału dziedziną sztuki.
Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia to konkurs organizowany w Gdyni od 1993 roku. Przez 25 lat swojego istnienia zdążył wypracować własną pozycję i znaczenie, dołączając do grona prestiżowych międzynarodowych przeglądów miniatur tkackich organizowanych w Szombathely (Węgry), Angers (Francja) i Como (Włochy). Konkurs zaistniał początkowo jako triennale, by później przekształcić się w biennale, a od 2004 r. powrócić do formuły triennalowej. Jego inicjatorką i pomysłodawczynią jest Aleksandra Bibrowicz-Sikorska, artystka z Gdyni, uprawiająca tkaninę artystyczną, malarstwo na jedwabiu, rysunek i ceramikę. Od 2001 r. konkurs zaczął też towarzyszyć Międzynarodowemu Triennale Tkaniny w Łodzi.
W gdyńskim przeglądzie brali udział artyści z całego świata: USA, Kanady, Brazylii, Meksyku, Izraela, Korei, Japonii, Australii i prawie całej Europy. Najlepsze prace wyróżniane są nagrodami: GRAND PRIX Prezydenta Miasta Gdyni, Nagrodą Marszałka Województwa Pomorskiego (zazwyczaj Nagrodę Marszałka otrzymuje ex aequo dwóch artystów) oraz Nagrodą Muzeum Miasta Gdyni. Laureat GRAND PRIX Prezydenta Miasta Gdyni nagrodzony zostaje statuetką w formie bryły bursztynu i propozycją wystawy indywidualnej podczas kolejnej edycji triennale.
Niezwykłość gdyńskiej imprezy polega na tym, że uczestnicy pozostawiają muzeum dary — swoje miniatury, z których powstała pokaźna kolekcja, licząca ponad 300 prac. W 2005 r. wybrane prace z kolekcji były prezentowane w Kilonii (Niemcy), a w 2008 r. — w Martha Gault Gallery w Slippery Rock (USA). W latach 2012–2013, dzięki współpracy z The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA), ekspozycję można było oglądać w kilkunastu australijskich galeriach. Z kolei w ramach partnerstwa województwa pomorskiego i regionu Środkowej Frankonii miniatury z gdyńskiej kolekcji zostały zaprezentowane w Norymberdze (Künstlerhaus, 2014 r.) i Ansbach (Galeria LOFT, 2018 r.).
PATRONAT HONOROWY: Mieczysław Struk Marszałek Województwa Pomorskiego oraz Wojciech Szczurek Prezydent Miasta Gdyni.
PARTNER WYSTAWY: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku, Bezirk Mittelfranken
PATRONI MEDIALNI: Radio Gdańsk S.A., Trojmiasto.pl, Dziennik Bałtycki, Contemporary Lynx, TVP Kultura, TVP3 Gdańsk, Arteon, Artinfo.pl, Kurier Gdyński, Magazyn Together – rodzinna strona Trójmiasta, Klif Gdynia
11th Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia 8.03–9.06.2019
The Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia competition has been held in Gdynia since 1993. Over the course of 25 years, we have seen works by artists from all over the globe, including Europe, Asia, North and South America and Australia. The review was initiated and launched by the Gdynia-based artist Aleksandra Bibrowicz-Sikorska.
The exhibition features 50 textile miniatures selected by the jury of the 11th Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia competition from among 324 works submitted by 155 artists. This year’s GRAND PRIX of Mayor of Gdynia was awarded to Ieva Krūmiņa (Latvia) for her miniature Private Endlessness. The two equivalent Prizes of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship were awarded to Myriam Dion (Canada) for her Procession of Faith and Magdalena Soboń (Poland) for her Timeless drawings 2. The Gdynia City Museum Prize went to Baiba Osīte (Latvia) for Water Lilies. The jury also awarded four distinctions to Marijke Leertouwer (the Netherlands), Sue Stone (UK), Elizabeth Pien (Denmark) and Gertraud Enzinger (Austria).
The competition guidelines gave the artists a high degree of freedom when choosing their topics. However, there were several recurring themes and intersections which helped us connect works by artists from different places and allow them to enter into dialogue. At the 11th Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia competition, the artists frequently turned their attention towards the same fabric by exploring its limits; alternatively they posed questions about the world and what lies beyond it – what is material and nonmaterial, or physical and metaphysical. With this in mind, we organised the artworks into the following thematic blocks: Textile References, Crossing the Boundaries, Nature and Infinity.
The extraordinary attributes of textile miniatures were explored through their close ties with the latest trends in contemporary art. The strict size restrictions meant the resulting miniatures served as veritable laboratories revealing the new possibilities presented by artistic textiles. The small scale let artists experiment with complex, intricate techniques and use delicate, ephemeral materials. The huge variety of the artists’ own techniques and fascinating artistic solutions show us that textile miniatures are a fully independent, important genre, full of potential.
Muzeum Miasta Gdyni
ul. Zawiszy Czarnego 1
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10:00 –18:00
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays 10:00–17:00
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VIOLENCE AND MEMORY
Research by the SRV Sektion Rassen- und Volkstumsforschung
(in memory of my family, and those who experienced forced resettlement in 1947 during “Operation Vistula”)
cooperation: Dariusz Sitek assistance in making the ambrotypes: Aleksandra Wolter
In cooperation with the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow.
The MOCAK collection. With the financial support of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. This project has been made possible through the cooperation of the Jagiellonian University Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology and the Jagiellonian University Archive in Krakow.
The main aim of the installation, featuring some remarkable materials created during World War II and presently found in the Jagiellonian University’s Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology and the Jagiellonian University Archive, is an attempt to critically appraise their equivocal „scientific” value, in part to remember the cultural heritage of the regions explored at the time. The archival photographic materials come from the racial ethnology and reconnaissance section of the Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit (IDO). According to the intentions of Hans Frank (Governor General GG), the institute was to be transformed into a German university in Krakow. These photographs were meant to display the natural virtues of the General Government and the cultural backwardness of the conquered lands of Poland, to prove the Germans had been eternally present in the “East,” explained as “the Germans spreading civilization.”
This project also reflects upon the use of anthropological and ethnographic methods and art history by National Socialism, showing how science was entangled with totalitarianism, and the ambiguous status of neutral and seemingly innocent reconnaissance and ethnographic photographs. The photographs depicting Lemko, Polish, Ukrainian, and Goral peoples are not so very different from traditional reconnaissance and ethnographic photography documents. Obviously, all the activities involved in studying peoples in the lands occupied during World War II, such as photographs of faces and various body parts, medical interviews, and psychological, sociological, and anthropological questionnaires, were obligatory, and participation was ensured by force.
The installation is composed of a large, steel construction, symbolically alluding to the form of the Subcarpathian iconostasis. The piece has a symmetrical frame, containing digital copies of archives printed on steel plate. The photographs have been selected from the IDO racial ethnology and reconnaissance section. The form of the iconostasis makes reference to the culture, customs, and Greek-Catholic religion of the populace: Ruski Gorals, Lemkos, and Ukrainians. In place of the holy images, apostles, and prophets, we find images of village folk. This gesture of shifting or altering the hierarchy aims to commemorate and turn attention to social groups who, in the wake of the military operations and ethnic cleansings of 1947, known as “Operation Vistula,” were displaced from Roztocze, Pogórze Przemyskie, Bieszczady, and Lower Beskids. With this, the cultural heritage of these regions was irreparably destroyed.
What Is or Was the IDO Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit:
Founded in Krakow, this German institution with academic ambitions was created during World War II, after the closure of the Jagiellonian University. The Nazis were carrying out their plan to exterminate the intellectual elite of the conquered nation. On 20 April 1940 – Adolf Hitler’s birthday – the Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit was established by the command of Hans Frank, head of the General Government. Frank appointed himself the Chair, and made the director Wilhelm Coblitz. The institute was installed in the Jagiellonian buildings, with branches created in Warsaw and Lwów [presently Lvov, Ukraine]; others were planned. IDO was divided into eleven sections, exploring a multitude of issues. It was conceived as a branch of a future German university, like the one created in Poznań (Reichsuniversitat Posen). Employees of German Eastern Studies and academic centers in Berlin, Königsberg, Wrocław, and Vienna contributed to its organization. Its publications spread propaganda (primarily through their periodical, Die Burg) justifying Germany’s aggression on Polish lands, and evoking the theory of Germany’s cultural mission throughout history in Eastern Europe.
Several departments, mainly the racial ethnological section headed by Austrian anthropologists, embarked on field trips. Their destinations included the ghetto in Tarnów, Podhale, the Sądecki region, and Lemko villages. Some IDO projects and analyses involved goals that the German authorities wanted to achieve in Central and Eastern Europe after the war. These were both economic and ethnic: the separation of ethnic groups and the segregation of conquered peoples. The German organizers of IDO used the same methods in creating Einsatzstab Reichsminister Rosenberg, situated in the old headquarters of the Jewish Academic Institute (Jidiszer Wisnszaftlecher Institut, YIVO) in Wilno [presently Vilnius, Lithuania] – local experts were employed as lower assistants, and were indispensable in compensating for the imported Reich workers’ shortcomings in language and knowledge.
In mid 1944, when news of German military catastrophes were coming in from the front lines, Director Coblitz ordered the evacuation of the IDO collections. They were hidden in two Bavarian castles: Zandt and Miltach. What remained of IDO in Polish territory after the war (the “old IDO” and other piecemeal, scattered, or stolen materials) eventually joined the collections of several Polish archive institutions: the Jagiellonian University Archive, the State Archive in Krakow, the Head Commission for Investigating Nazi Crimes in Poland (presently the Institute of National Memory) and the Archive of New Acts in Warsaw.
When Bavaria was taken by the American army, the IDO collections were transported to the USA under the care of the War Department. In February 1947, the institution that was storing the crates – the Medical Intelligence Section of the United States’ Surgeon General’s Office – passed on seven of them to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Two or three crates containing the personal files of IDO workers were later withdrawn and deposited in the storage houses of the Alexandria military fort. It seems they were next under the jurisdiction of America’s central archive, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In 1951, the IDO documents that were deposited at the NARA were handed over to the German Federal Republic, at its government’s request, along with other Reich archivalia, after being committed to microfiche. In Germany, part of the IDO collection was deposited at the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz, and then, in 1996 it was taken to the new headquarters in Berlin, where it is stored under number R 521V (Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit). In the Berlin Bundesarchiv there is also an important group of documents concerning the IDO: Bericht über den Aufbau und die Forschungsaufgaben des Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit iIn Zandt und Miltach vom 3. Februar 1945 (R 52II, Kanzlei des Generalgouverneurs complex, File 173).
On 22 January 2008, the Polish Embassy in Washington ceremonially transferred the Sektion Rassen- und Volkstumsforschung collection in the framework of Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit (IDO) to the Jagiellonian University via the heads of the Smithsonian Institution. The Krakow school was represented by Prof. Karol Musioł, and the Jagiellonian University Archive by Director Dr. Krzysztof Stopka. Until that time, the archive had been stored at the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution) in Washington. Following an agreement signed on 14 July 2006, between the Jagiellonian University and NMNH, the collections were conserved and digitized. The Jagiellonian University and the US Holocaust Museum in Washington covered the costs of the endeavor.
Brian Griffin is an outstanding photographer and the author of the most significant pop and rock bands’ albums’ covers of the 80s. The artist photographed Post Punk, New Wave or New Romantic bands and musician for years.
The exhibited material was selected from over 160 photo shoots. They were produced for more than 100 musicians and artists. One of the exhibition’s elements are alternative versions of album covers for Depeche Mode, who are one of the headliners of Open’er festival 2018. Symbols designed by the artist appeared in urban spaces, including Gdynia, where the Depeche Mode fans who were a separate subculture painted them on walls. Apart from cover photos, the exhibition will feature unknown photographs of stars like Iggy Pop, Kate Bush or R.E.M.
Apart from cover photos, the exhibition will feature unknown photographs of stars like Iggy Pop, Kate Bush or R.E.M. Brian Griffin’s work is a peculiar window to the past and a must see for every pop music fan or a person who is interested in the history of culture or photography. The exhibition was prepared together with the International Festival of Music Producers Soundedit. The event in Łódź is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Curators: Jacek Friedrich, Michał Miegoń, Brian Griffin
Concept cooperation: Agata Abramowicz, Maciej Werk – International Festival of Music Producers Soundedit
Project team: Anna Lipińska, Mateusz Kozielecki, Robert Szymanowski, Rafał Frankowski, Tomasz Marcinkowski
Exhibition production: Omnidruk
Graphic design: Krzysztof Wroński Artwork
Cooperation and collection lending: International Festival of Music Producers Soundedit


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When 30-year-old self-proclaimed homebody Mack Martin (Elizabeth Lail) reluctantly joins a Palm Springs bachelorette trip for her best friend Carla (Taylour Paige), her inner 70-year-old is released — literally. The frustrated writer and influencer magically transforms into her future self: “Aunt Rita” (Oscar winner Diane Keaton). Freed from the constraints of other people’s expectations, Rita comes into her own, becoming an unlikely social media sensation and sparking a tentative romance with Mack’s adorable dog-sitter, Jack (Dustin Milligan). A sparkling comedy with a magical twist, Mack & Rita celebrates being true to yourself at any age.
Official Site: mackandritamovie.com
Director: Katie Aselton
Writer: Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh
Producer: Alex Saks, Brett Beveridge, Diane Keaton, Dominic Medina, Dori A. Rath, Jackie Shenoo, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Jina Panebianco, John Straley, JoJo Ryder, Joseph Panebianco, Joseph Restaino, Lauren Beveridge, Lori Abrams, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, R. Wesley Sierk, Stephanie Heaton, Steve Demmler and Terry Dougas
Cast: Diane Keaton, Elizabeth Lail, Taylour Paige, Loretta Devine, Dustin Milligan, Simon Rex, Martin Short, Patti Harrison and Nicole Byer
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LIVE THE LABRADOR EXPERIENCE
We fish the world for fresh and saltwater species and recognize the tremendous value of this Labrador resource as well as the soul enriching benefits that are fostered at this wilderness paradise. This river had been practically exclusive from 1964-2010. Considerable investment in conservation and science along with plenty of patience has increased Atlantic salmon returns fourfold since acquiring the Hunt River Lodge in 2010.
Hunt River Lodge showcases the extraordinary beauty of the remote northern Labrador wilderness, world class angling and fine cuisine. Located on an island at the mouth of the river, Hunt River Lodge is amongst the finest remote retreats to nature in North America.
16 km of river is accessible from the lodge via river canoes. The lower section from the Lodge to First Falls hosts 8 pools and the upper section above First Falls to Hunt Lake hosts 21 identified pools.
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A catch and release policy was introduced on the Hunt River upon the commencement of the 2012 angling season. In 2014 Atlantic Rivers and LOOP entered into a collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to conduct baseline migration, redd densities, rearing habitat, and catch & release studies.
Hunt River Lodge is located in northeastern Labrador Canada, approximately 246 kilometers north of the nearest paved commercial airport of Goose Bay (YYR). The Inuit village of Hopedale (YHO) is 31 kilometers to the southeast and has a 750 meter gravel airstrip.


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You know what sucks? When you’ve poured your time, energy and heart into baking up a storm only to have it stick to the baking paper. That sinking feeling when you try to peel your cookies off the baking paper only for it not to budge, oh man it’s just the worst. It’s enough to make anyone throw in the towel. Well, what if I could tell you that thanks to Bacofoil® – Non-Stick Baking Paper you can say goodbye to caked on cookies and welded meringues and hello to perfectly baked treats that slip right off the paper. Hurrah!
So, what could Bacofoil® have done that so many other baking papers haven’t I hear you say? Well, thanks to the innovative and unique Non-Stick double sided textured surface – cake mess and cookie disasters baked are a thing of the past. The little dimples mean there is less surface area in contact with the bake, so everything bakes evenly and food just slides right off. Genius right?!
When Bacofoil® came to me with a challenge to bake something notorious for sticking to the baking tray my mind went straight to cookies, or maybe a meringue. I mean, I’ve had my problems with both in the past, queue me sat eating cookie batter right from the tray but the less said about that the better. I just couldn’t decide, they’re both baking tray devils, then I remembered about a recipe I saw in a book many years ago. Forgotten Cookies! Forgotten Cookies are a meringue based cookie that you pop in the oven, turn it off and forget about till the next morning. The perfect thing to test out Bacofoils® Non-Stick baking paper.
I whipped up the batter, plopped my little clouds of meringue cookies onto the dimpled baking paper and put them in the oven for their overnight sit. It felt so weird to turn the oven off straight after filling it up with cookies but hey, who am I to argue with an age old recipe. I went to bed excited about what I’d find the next morning. Would I be faced with the dreaded sticky baking paper mess or would Bacofoil® really live up to the hype.
The following morning I woke up and excitedly checked on my little sleeping beauties. I looked at them for a while, a little scared to touch incase I broke their delicate shells by attempting to move them. I mustered the courage and picked one up, and to my delight it just lifted right off the paper. No mess, no sticking, just an effortless sheet to mouth motion.
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- pinch fine sea salt.
- 100g caster sugar.
- 1tsp cornflour.
- 1tsp white wine vinegar.
- 1/4tsp ground cardamom.
- 75g dark chocolate chips.
- 75g pistachios, finely chopped
Preheat the oven to 160C and line a large baking tray with Bacofoil® non stick baking paper. Whisk together the egg whites and salt in a grease-free bowl, until you have soft peaks. Whisk in the sugar a little at a time until thick and gleaming.
Using a metal spoon fold in the cornflour, vinegar and cardamom, then add the chocolate chips and most of the pistachios and very gently fold these in too.
With a spoon, drop mounded tablespoons of the merengue onto the prepared tray. Sprinkle with the remaining pistachios.
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Sven Lidstrom. IceCube/NSF
The IceCube laboratory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica (shown in March 2012) hosts the computers collecting raw data. An international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has observed 28 neutrinos that traveled millions of light years through space, crashing into the South Pole ice and emitting a flash of blue light the size of six city blocks. The discovery provides clues in the study of high-energy cosmic rays.
A team of scientists has captured rare collisions of subatomic space particles and polar ice, opening new clues to nature’s power. »Read Full Article


Mass in B minor: how to separate original scores of J.S. Bach from his son's later edits?
Investigation with XRF in National Library Berlin
The Mass in B minor is one of the latest works of J.S. Bach in which he set a liturgical Latin text to music. Clocking in at around two hours, the four-part Mass features both completely new Bach pieces as well as variations of his earlier cantatas compiled by the composer into the complex structure between 1748 and 1749.
After the composer's death, the manuscript was passed onto his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who made additions and adjustments into the score for the public performance of the Mass in 1786. The first attempts to reveal original music of the Mass were made in the next century, but those 1850s editions that would become standard were also far from the original score, containing many alterations and inaccuracies.
In recent decades, musicologists, armed with modern tech, have produced many versions of the Mass that still differ from each other.
Watch Kyrie Eleison from Mass in B minor performed by Karl Richter with Münchener Bach Orchester & Chor:
Recent X-ray fluorescence (XRF) study of the Mass in B minor could put an end to the search of the original score after the results showed the presence of lead sulfate in the inks used by Johann Sebastian Bach, making it easier to outline the original manuscript. The researchers suggested that lead got into the ink from tap water that was transported through lead pipes.


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Onward, young people, leading against the foe all over America and the world today.
The Atlantic has a roundup of photos here from the stupendous turnout in Washington and also in London, Brazil, Berlin, New York, Houston, Philadelphia and more. Note the credit to AP’s Alex Brandon on
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The Times’ Brian Chilson has an album of his Little Rock march photos here.
Good crowd in Bentonville, too. (link is to a roundup of photos on a participant’s Facebook page) Among them are many of the Bentonville 600 who defied promise of punishment from the Autocratic Four on the School Board and walked out of local high schools on national protest day. They’ll have something to talk about in the mass D-hall planned after spring break. A ragtag band of counter-protesters including white supremacists
For what it’s worth, to borrow a song title: Something’s happening here.
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Months ago, I tested the segmentation of YOLOv8. The result is not very promising:
The tail of one monkey couldn’t be segmented correctly.
At least the yellow monkey’s tail has been all correctly segmented.
Note: For running the notebook with T4 GPU, you may need to set
How about running with another picture? The goats:
Now, even the SAM couldn’t segment all the horns of goats correctly.

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Bruins Busy In Free Agency, But Miss Out On John Tavares
The Boston Bruins did not land superstar center John Tavares, but the B's made several signings in free agency, including the acquisitions of a pair of forwards and a new backup goalie.
The Bruins came up short in the John Tavares sweepstakes, as the top prize in the 2018 NHL free agent class agreed to a seven-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The deal's average annual value is $11 million.
Tavares improves a Toronto team that took the Bruins to a game 7 in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals last season.
The Bruins will also have to contend with the Tampa Bay Lightning next season, a team that re-signed Ryan McDonough to a long-term deal and should return with a mostly intact roster after eliminating the Bruins in five games during the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Boston will have to compete with those teams without center Riley Nash and forward Tim Schaller.
Nash signed a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, a three-year pact with an average annual value of $2.75 million, while Schaller agreed to a two-year, $3.8 million contract with the Canucks.
Helping replace the production of Nash and Schaller will be forwards Joakim Nordstrom and Chris Wagner.
The Bruins signed Nordstrom to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $1 million. In 75 games with the Hurricanes, Nordstrom scored two goals and posted seven points while averaging 10:34 of ice time. Nordstrom, 26, is a versatile skater who can play center and wing.
Wagner agreed to a two-year contract at $1.25 million per year. Wagner played a combined 79 games for the Ducks and Islanders last season, posting seven goals and 16 points. The 27-year-old Wagner is a versatile forward as well, as he could play either center or wing for the Bruins.
Boston will enter next season with a new backup goalie, Jarsolav Halak, who agreed to two-year, $2.75 million deal.
Halak will replace Anton Khudobin, who signed a two-year deal with the Dallas Stars.
The 33-year-old Halak appeared in 54 games and made 49 starts for the Islanders last season. He posted a record of 20-26-6 with a 3.19 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage.
The Bruins also signed defenseman John Moore, who inked a five-year deal with an average annual value of $2.75 million.
Moore appeared in 81 games with the New Jersey Devils last season, scoring seven goals and posting 18 points while averaging 20:01 of ice time.


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Adidas, the world’s largest sporting goods manufacturer, announced today that it has launched a new 3-D 3D-based Futurecraft 4D , which plans to start its next mass production next year. Of customized products.
The German manufacturer is aiming to use 3D printing to produce futuristic sports shoes, in partnership with Silicon Valley-based Silicon Technologies, which focuses on creating innovative products.
Futurecraft 4D is part of the company’s effort to create high-performance 3D printed shoes based on consumer data based on their individual footprint, announced in October 2015.
The future of the Futurecraft 4D was generated by 17 years of data operation and was created using Digital Light Synthesis, a super-futuristic process that uses digital optical projection and liquid etching to exceed the limits of the past and opens a new era in design and manufacturing. .
The production method is known as the “continuous production of the liquid interface”, which ultimately relies on ultraviolet light for the 3D printing process. The company explains that this type of work leads to the production of more powerful end materials and speeds up this approach significantly than the overall manufacturing cycle.
The company plans to release 300 pairs of Futurecraft 4D in April for family and friends, 5,000 retail pairs in the fall and winter of 2017 and plans to create more than 100,000 pairs by the end of 2018.
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Southern California traffic is famously congested. Because population and vehicle traffic have increased at rates that greatly exceed growth in highway capacity, stifling congestion has burdened the region’s economy and quality of life for its residents. Local officials estimate that every 10 percent decrease in Los Angeles-area congestion will create 132,000 jobs. To address these challenges, the region’s longterm transportation plans call for more than $100 billion of investments in transit as well as more than $80 billion in highway improvements (not including operations and maintenance). Federal funding and permitting of these projects will be placed at risk if the region is unable to demonstrate that they will not contribute to violations of EPA’s tightened standard.


I was recently asked by MI6 to interview John Pearson, author of The Life of Ian Fleming and James Bond: The Authorised Biography, which you can read here. It was interesting to discuss Ian Fleming with someone who actually worked for him and had first hand experience of James Bond’s creator.
The interview was nearly doomed though. The a few days after recording the telephone interview i managed to trash my hard disk drive (don’t ask) and was unable to access anything. After 10 days of trying to recover the data, I received it back still unusable; but eventually managed recover most data, including the interview and a partial transcription.
Anyway, you can read the edited interview on MI6, but you might also be interested in some of the outtakes below:
David Leigh: In the novels Fleming put very little of Bond’s background and sometimes when it exists it can be a bit contradictory, did you know the novels inside out and how much did your first hand knowledge of Ian Fleming help?
John Pearson: Well, the novels are not very much help, as you say they’re fairly contradictory but Bond’s obituary was quite a helpful thing to have as a guide. I found all that rather interesting because I feel that underneath all the books that, as with Ian himself, there is a strain of melancholy and, I don’t know if they’d been reading my book but whoever wrote “Skyfall” had M, Judi Dench, saying orphans make the best agents and I don’t know how much of that came from the book, you know his parents were killed rather dramatically in the alps and Bond was brought up by his Aunt in this wonderful Bond named hamlet just outside Canterbury called Pett Bottom, which does actually exist. I used to live very near there at one time and Ian of course also used to live there, a very pretty bit of Kent and “Pett” is the Anglo Saxon word for wood apparently, so it was “the bottom of the wood” or “the back of the wood”. But old Fleming loved that you see, a perfect place for Bond to live, it was a sort of Fleming joke.
DL: There’s a pub there that boasts of Ian Fleming’s favourite seat I think.
JP: That’s right, that’s The Duck. When I had my children at school in Canterbury we always used to go there and sit in James Bond’s pub and the children rather liked it.
DL: You said in the introduction to your biography that Ian Fleming approached you for the job at the Sunday Times. How was it that you knew him?
JP: It was through a guy called Donald McLachlan, I was a journalist on The Times originally and left to work for BBC Television for a while, which I didn’t like.. I was one of the worst people on the television. I wanted to get back into journalism and I knew a bloke called Donald McLachlan who was a friend of one of the people who taught me when I was at university. He’d just been appointed as editor of the Sunday Telegraph and he promised me a job but that fell through and I was suddenly rather in need of a job. He told me “I can’t offer you one at the moment but I’ve got a friend who is looking for someone to work as an assistant for him. That was Ian, and I had no idea who Ian Fleming was when he rang me up and asked if I’d like to go and work for him. It was one of the best things that ever happened to me, it was an enormous bit of luck.
DL: And earlier on your said that when Ian Fleming first phoned you up you didn’t know who he was. Do you mean by that that you weren’t aware of the Bond books?
JP: No, I wasn’t aware of them at all. I think he’d written three or four by then and I’d worked for him for six months before someone on the paper told me that he wrote thrillers. He also said that they didn’t sell very well, that they’re rather specialised! And I got Live And Let Die and really thought it was marvellous and I said to him that it would make a marvellous film. He said “absolute nonsense dear boy, let’s not exaggerate. Caviar to the general, that’s all my books are, caviar to the general.” Of course he was trying very hard to sell the film rights already, they were terribly important to him. But there was this thing to start with that he thought they were very much for, in advertising terms, an A audience, he realised that one of the things about them was that they were over the whole range, sort of B and C.
DL:What’s the most 007 like thing you’ve ever done?
JP: I suppose the most 007-like thing I’ve ever done is to try to write a book about the Kray Twins. I know by the end of it, Ronnie who was a paranoid schizophrenic, was convinced that I was working for MI5, so I was really rather scared and I had to meet him occasionally and I used to meet him in the Ritz, which was rather a Fleming thing to do and it was quite a good place, because at least there I felt I was safe. It is rather what Ian would have done I think, although it would probably have been the Dorchester, he didn’t like the Ritz.
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who not long ago sounded like a 2016 Republican presidential prospect, might have thought that his decision to sign his state's so-called "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" (RFRA) would have at least earned him the enthusiastic embrace of all Republicans and all conservative media.
But it is not working out that way in Indiana, a state that (with the exceptions of Democrats Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Barack Obama in 2008) has backed every Republican presidential candidate since 1940. A number of 2016 Republican presidential prospects -- including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Dr. Ben Carson (who referred to the Indiana law as "vital") -- backed Pence with notably more enthusiasm than the governor could muster.
But the governor got a good deal of pushback from conservative Republicans and media at home -- so much, in fact, that Pence now says he is looking for a way to adopt new legislation that will "clarify" that the law does not permit businesses to engage in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
It remains to be seen whether Pence, who has bumbled badly as he has tried to defend the RFRA, will get the clarification right. He still does not seem to grasp what the problem is -- claiming that "we've got a perception problem."
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In the Brazilian Amazon the deforestation in January – the first month of Bolsonaros term in office – according to the research Institute, Imazon by 54 percent compared to the same month last year to 108 square kilometers.
Although it has been taken primarily on private property wood. After all, seven percent of the deforestation took place, however, on lands of indigenous communities, a five percent increase in designated conservation areas. However, had also already before Bolsonaros office of the deforestation.
the climate and the rain forest is not a main theme for Boslonaro-government
“The combat of deforestation is the responsibility of Brazil and should be a priority for the government,” said Carolina Marçal of the conservation organization Greenpeace in the run-up to the International day of forests on 21. March. “The new government is pursuing a policy that violates the rights of the indigenous and indigenous populations, and leads to more violence in the country, and more destruction of the environment.”
Bolsonaro has always made it clear that the protection of the environment and the fight against climate change are at the top of his priority list. He wants to designate any new protected areas in the Amazon region, further land clearing in the rain forest and allow the environment to the needs of the economy. “Under the indigenous Land lies,” he once said.
immediately after his inauguration on new year’s day, he transferred the responsibility for the protection of areas of indigenous and Afro-Brazilian communities, the Ministry of agriculture. To the top of the resort, he continued, the influential Agricultural lobbyist Tereza Cristina. Critics believe that the goat was made the gardener.
Brazil is important in the fight against climate change
The direction of the changing international climate could bring protection in danger, because the indigenous communities of Brazil, understood traditionally as the “Keeper of the forest” and resistance against the large-scale deforestation. Brazil has an important role in the fight against climate change, because the Amazon basin as a CO2 storage of global importance.
in Spite of the massive deforestation in the Amazon is the earth, according to a study by the US space Agency, Nasa, today, greener than 20 years ago. Responsible for the increase, especially afforestation projects in China, and more intensive agriculture in India, whether it is in the Nasa report.
However, these new plantations could not compensate for the loss of biodiversity through deforestation, for example, in Brazil and Indonesia.
For Bolsonaro, the Amazon rain forest represents, above all, a yet untapped economic potential. “Brazil is doing very much for the environment and nature conservation,” he said recently at the annual meeting of the world economic forum (WEF) in Davos.
The country had many natural resources – that he wanted to use. “We want to achieve progress and at the same time protect the environment and conserve biodiversity.”
Worldwide, there are in over 60 countries, 400 million Indigenous, of which 150 million live in tribal societies. Indigenous peoples are the first inhabitants of a given area. Are threatened, especially in South America, Africa and Asia. In many places their country has not secured the rights, and they are not recognized legally. Alarming the Situation for the 305 indigenous peoples in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has explained the quasi-war and wants to exploit their territories for agriculture and raw materials.
The attack on their territories, sets the stage for an environmental disaster. Indigenous peoples are the best conservationists are, they take such good care of their animals and the environment like no one else. Forced development and progress of Indigenous, neither healthier nor happier. The consequences of forced adaptation are often fatal. Unkontaktierte peoples of the most threatened societies, worldwide, there are about a hundred – a infection with the flu can wipe you out.
In the large climate-series of VIEWS is the global threat of climate change from all perspectives considered.
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The state govt is placing more emphasis on the type of close contact tracking which is the main contributors for the positive cases in the state
by HARIZAH KAMEL / source: selangkah.my
THE Selangor government is changing its focus for the SELangkah application function by emphasising more on the type of close contact tracking that contributes to positive Covid-19 cases in the state.
State Public Health, Unity, Women and Family Development Committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said since February 2021, the relaunched SELangkah application has been improved with the addition of a function that can scan MySejahtera QR codes.
SELangkah was initially developed to operate both types of contact tracing namely casual contact and close contact, but given some constraints such as the Health Ministry’s (MoH) refusal to share data and mandatory use of MySejahtera for casual contact tracing via QR code, SELangkah has integrated a casual contact tracing function with MySejahtera.
“In this regard, the state government has changed the focus of the SELangkah function by placing more emphasis on the type of close contact tracking that is contributing more to positive cases in Selangor,” she responded to state assemblyman Lau Weng San’s question at the State Legislative Assembly in Shah Alam on Monday.
Lau queried on how the state government conducts contact tracing through SELangkah given that there is no cooperation and information sharing between the state and MoH.
Dr Siti Mariah said SELangkah has improved close contact detection in Selangor by developing three separate close contact tracking databases namely based on individual reporting from the state government’s Covid-19 screening programme; based on patient interview at the district health office, Covid-19 assessment centre, Covid-19 Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre and from virtual interview of patients who are undergoing self-quarantine at home.
She said as of Aug 8, 2021, a total of 164,354 individuals have been detected as close contacts and all information obtained was shared with MoH, the Selangor Taskforce Covid-19, and staff and volunteers from the Greater Klang Valley Taskforce.
Additionally, she said the functions and roles of SELangkah have been improved and enhanced through several aspects.
“SELangkah offers anonymous epidemic risk maps to provide preliminary information on which areas have a high probability of Covid-19 transmission for the knowledge and actions of its users.
“The app now offers digital facilities for registration, participation and results of the Covid-19 community screening tests organised by the state government. This facility has been used by almost 44,640 citizens who have been screened through the state’s programmes with more than 2,312 detected positive and can be isolated earlier,” she said.
The app is also equipped with a home quarantine function that allows the patient’s health to be monitored by health workers, where a total of 21,200 patients have been monitored with zero mortality at home.
Meanwhile, Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said there are no changes in the direction of Smart Selangor programme following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Based on the current developments and forecasts, the state government does not expect any change to the direction of the Smart Selangor programme based on the Covid-19 pandemic and the state’s financial capabilities.
“The state government has put in huge expenditure starting in 2020 to ensure that the programmes planned under Smart Selangor run well and we have managed to achieve the direction of becoming a smart state by 2025,” he said.
The MB reiterated that the pandemic has accelerated the process of digitisation in Selangor which is in line with the state’s desire to achieve a smart state status by 2025.
He also noted that public acceptance is faster now, citing the Selangor e-bazaar programme as an example, which had attracted more than 20,000 participants.
On the value of investments coming into Selangor from January 2020 until now, state executive councillor for investment, industry and commerce and small and medium enterprises Datuk Teng Chang Khim said Selangor has recorded a total investment value of RM22.45 billion with 411 manufacturing projects that have been approved, of which RM10.43 billion were from domestic investments and RM12.02 billion from foreign investments.
Teng said approximately 27,491 potential job opportunities have been created during the period and that the state government through the standing committee has implemented 121 programmes or activities to encourage new investment activities and increase existing investments for the period of January to July 2021.


The production team behind Underbelly is returning to Nine with the untold, uncut story of Mark “Chopper” Read.
Award-winning actor Aaron Jeffery, winner of two Logies, will play the Chopper. Australian film and television legend and two-time Logie Award-winner Michael Caton will play Chopper’s father, Keith.
New Zealand-born Jeffery is best known for roles in hit Australian dramas Wentworth, McLeod’s Daughters and Water Rats as well as Kiwi drama Outrageous Fortune. Jeffery is no stranger to the Underbelly series after portraying Frank “Tink” O’Rourke in Underbelly: Badness and Geoff Leyland in Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away.
Caton has starred in some of Australia’s most successful television productions during his 48-year career. He became a household name in the 70s for roles in The Sullivans, Cop Shop and Homicide. Caton’s portrayal of the loveable Darryl Kerrigan in the cult feature film The Castle made him an Australian hero.
“Underbelly redefined Australian drama when it first exploded onto our screens in 2008,” said Nine Network co-heads of drama Andy Ryan and Jo Rooney.
“Now after a four-year break, it’s back with the riveting untold story of Australia’s most notorious and audacious gangster. This is Chopper as you’ve never seen him before, and who better to portray this larger-than-life criminal than multiple Logie and AACTA award-winner Aaron Jeffery, with the outstanding Michael Caton as his father Keith?”
Underbelly Files: Chopper will be produced by the makers of Underbelly, Screentime, for Nine.
Production of the miniseries starts in Melbourne in July.


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Cocaine is a powerful stimulant drug that increases feelings of euphoria, energy levels, and alertness. Because of this, cocaine has a high potential for abuse. Individuals can quickly develop a tolerance for the drug, where they need more to get the desired effect, which makes it highly addictive as well. Chronic cocaine abuse leads to significant physical, mental, and emotional impacts. With repeated use, individuals can also develop physical and psychological dependence. This makes quitting challenging for many as their mind and body begin to rely on the drug to function.
At Evoke Wellness Ohio, we understand the dangerous impacts of cocaine and how difficult it can be for patients in treatment and recovery. We offer various evidence-based programs and services to help individuals every step of the way. Our cocaine addiction treatment program supports patients through withdrawal safely and effectively. If you or a loved one are looking for an addiction treatment program, consider Evoke Wellness Ohio. Call our team at 866.430.9267 or reach out online today to learn more about how we can help you.
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In addiction treatment, detox is the crucial first stage, where individuals rid their bodies of drugs and alcohol. Withdrawal refers to the physical and mental symptoms patients experience when they stop using or reduce their substance abuse. During detox, people will likely face withdrawal symptoms that can range in length and severity. Symptoms can vary based on factors, including the type of substance, how often the patient uses it, and their method of use.
So, what does cocaine withdrawal feel like? It differs for each person and can be influenced by various factors such as age, physical health, and mental illness. However, those battling physical and psychological dependence are likely to experience uncomfortable or painful cocaine withdrawal symptoms. Many withdrawal symptoms typically ease within several days after beginning detox, but in some cases, patients may experience symptoms that persist for several weeks. At Evoke Wellness Ohio, our staff provides high-quality treatment and support for patients going through detox and withdrawal to ensure they remain safe and healthy.
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Those dependent on cocaine to function normally are more likely to experience intense withdrawal symptoms. This is because your mind and body must adjust to no longer having the drug in your system. It is critical to go through detox and withdrawal at a professional treatment facility. When someone tries to quit on their own, it will likely be ineffective and lead to a miserable cycle of relapse and addiction. If you recognize the signs of cocaine withdrawal in yourself or someone you know, it is best to reach out for professional help.
Below are some common cocaine withdrawal symptoms:
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- Intense cravings
- Increased appetite
These signs of cocaine withdrawal are also an indication that you or a loved one is struggling with cocaine addiction. At Evoke Wellness Ohio, our cocaine addiction treatment helps patients overcome the physical and mental side effects of addiction. Once individuals have gone through detox and withdrawal, they can move on to other treatments and therapy programs to continue their mental and emotional healing.
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Our dedicated team of professionals monitors patients throughout detox and withdrawal, providing treatment when needed. After detox, individuals can continue their treatment in our various programs and services, such as:
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Amid the growing threat of coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Nepali Government has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown period by another 12 days until April 27, 2020.
This is the third time that the Nepali Government has extended the lockdown. The first lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020 and it was extended till April 7, 2020 and then to April 15, 2020.
So far, Nepal has reported only 16 coronavirus positive cases. However, the government is implementing stringent preventive measures to restrict the COVID-19 outbreak.


Governor-elect Dan Malloy’s Chief of Staff Tim Bannon last worked in the Governor’s office twenty years ago, under then Governor Bill O’Neill. There was no internet, no cell phones, and no bloggers. In many ways it was an administration that was even older, having its roots in the 1970s, when Ella Grasso was elected Governor.
During a taping of Face the State, I asked Bannon if there are any policies or practices from those old days that will be resurrected on January 5th when Democrats will control the entire state government for the first time since 1991. Bannon told me like Governor O’Neill, Governor Malloy will be focused on creating jobs.
I also asked Bannon on how he will differ from the woman he will succeed, Lisa Moody, widely regarded as running the governor’s office with an iron fist, and a grip that extended beyond the State Capitol. If you are not familiar with Moody’s tenure, google articles from the Hartford Courant’s Jon Lender and Kevin Rennie to learn more. Bannon told me he will not be a de facto Governor and that Governor Malloy will make the major decisions.
Bannon also filled us in on potential changes in agencies and departments in an effort to save money, and said on January 5th, the state will resume spending on tourism. Citizens across our state were embarrassed last week when it was revealed Connecticut was the only state excluded on a guide of New England because it didn’t want to spend the money.
Tune in this Sunday at 11 AM for the complete interview with Tim Bannon.


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œLadies and gentleman, we’re going to a new world. We’re going to a world where not only will every device be connected, but every application, and more importantly every person will be connected. We’re going to a world where you will live, where how you live and how you work, the lines will be blurred, because lifestyle and work style are becoming more and more connected, said Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer.


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4 Port 6Gb/s eSATA PCIe Host Adapter
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The SeriTek/Q6G is compatible with all Apple Mac Pro computers with an available PCI-Express slot. The high performance SeriTek/Q6G is Mac OS X Bootable, whether installed inside the Apple Mac Pro or inside a Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis. Windows 7 is also supported with Bootcamp or desktop PCs with an available PCI-Express 2.0 4x slot.
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The SeriTek/Q6G offers four channel, extreme PCIe 2.0 bandwidth, designed to maximize Solid State Drive (SSD) and Hard Disk Drive (HDD) performance. The latest 6G SSD technology requires maximum SATA controller bandwidth to enable full performance. The SeriTek/Q6G was born to meet this challenge. With each port featuring bandwidth over 500MB/s, the Q6G is a great option for adding a bootable 6G SSD to the Apple Mac Pro.
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The FirmTek SeriTek/Q6G driver features S.M.A.R.T application support, which enables it to deliver SMART data to third party Macintosh utilities like Hardware Monitor. Users can conveniently monitor hard disk temperatures and the health of hard disks attached to the SeriTek/Q6G. In addition, Disk Utility can also be used to verify the SMART status of hard disks connected to the SeriTek/Q6G. SMART application support is a useful tool for keeping an eye on the condition of your hard disks and verifying they are receiving sufficient cooling.
The FirmTek SeriTek/Q6G includes port multiplier support which allows up to twenty hard disks to be connected to the controller when four 5-bay SeriTek/5PM enclosures are available. The port multiplier configuration option can provide massive storage volumes and excellent performance. The SeriTek/Q6G optimizes performance for up to 5 hard disks per data port by utilizing the advanced bandwidth characteristics of the PCI-Express architecture. When 20 high performance hard disks are configured in a RAID 0 array, throughput can reach beyond 600Mb/sec, enabling up to four simultaneous HD video feeds to be streamed directly to disk. In addition, port multiplication offers significantly less cable clutter. A single eSATA data cable can attach up to five hard disks to the computer. The SeriTek/Q6G can dramatically increase on-hand high-performance data storage capabilities. With up to 20 RAID configured hard disks connected simultaneously, accessible storage limits can be effectively eliminated for all but the most demanding applications.
Using a direct connect hard disk enclosure like the FirmTek miniSwap/ES allows up to two external 2.5-inch SSD or SATA hard disks to be attached to the SeriTek/Q6G. Dual miniSwap/ES enclosures can be connected to maximize all four SeriTek/Q6G ports. This configuration offers optimal bandwidth for ultra-high performance RAID installations with a limited number of disks. The SeriTek/Q6G controller allows the customer to select which hard disk configuration option best suits their needs.
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All the best new music released in March 2018 – featuring Blossoms, Neko Case, Let’s Eat Grandma, Snail Mail and Shy Layers!
A preview and playlist ahead of 2018’s Mad Cool festival in Madrid, running from July 12th-14th.
Great songs about snow, ice, wind and cold weather generally as we wait for the Beast of the East to pass over. Happy listening, and stay warm!
All the best new music released in February 2018 – including Courtney Barnett, Chvrches, Parquet Courts, Goat Girl and Janelle Monae!
Imagine a festival on an idyllic beach, where it doesn’t rain, headlined by the best musicians from a plethora of genres at the top of their game… You just imagined Primavera Sound 2018, the biggest and best indie festival in Europe.
As we prepare to say farewell to Wild Beasts, here’s 14 songs to mark their 14 years together.
All the best new music released in January 2018 – including Shame, Soccer Mommy, Dream Wife and Field Music!
1977 was an incendiary year for music – here is a track-by-track guide to 20 essential punk and new-wave singles released that year!
A Spotify playlist of all the best new music that was released in November 2017!
Under the aegis of Simon Raymonde (ex-Cocteau Twins), Bella Union is one of the most well-regarded independent record labels in the business.


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Mindfulness is a skill that can help you relax and be aware of the sensations that you are experiencing in your body. It’s a superpower that can help you in many different areas of your life. It’s important to learn mindfulness when you’re young, and practice it often. Training the mind is something that takes time, but it can be done.
One way to practice mindfulness is to practice meditation. Meditation helps you focus your attention on the present moment. This will help you avoid overreacting during stressful situations. Mindfulness can also help you handle difficult emotions. For example, it can help you handle your anger or frustration. By being fully aware of the moment, you will be able to make better decisions.
Meditation is an effective way to reduce stress and anxiety. This practice is often used in complementary therapies. Licensed professionals often use it in combination with other techniques. In clinical practice, practitioners retrain a person’s mind by teaching them to be more mindful. Mindfulness practice has many benefits for people, ranging from improving athletic performance to helping people with special needs.
Another benefit of mindfulness is that it lowers the body’s response to stress. Stress impairs the immune system and can lead to many health problems. By lowering your stress response, mindfulness can help you reduce your risk of cardiovascular accident and other ailments. It’s also important to note that people who practice mindfulness when eating have less trouble controlling their weight.
Mindfulness can be practiced throughout the day. You can do it while driving, walking, swimming, or even while brushing your teeth. You can also practice it in a relaxing environment, such as a park or in the woods. For optimal results, practice mindfulness in a place where you feel comfortable. A place where the air is clear and relaxing is an ideal setting for practicing mindfulness.
Mindfulness can reduce your stress by improving your daily movement. In a recent study, researchers looked at college students and found that mindfulness improves the physical activity of students. Researchers also linked yoga and mindfulness to reduce chronic pain and anxiety among patients. It also increased their ability to perform daily activities. It is an excellent option for people who have a hard time focusing on their daily activities.
The early Buddhist teachings of mindfulness focused on introspective awareness of the self. Today, Western mindfulness practice tends to focus on external sensory objects, such as thoughts and sensations. The Buddhist approach focuses on introspection as a means to develop a more holistic understanding of mindfulness. The Buddha encouraged practitioners to focus on their perceptions of the five senses, as well as their reaction to them.


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CAMILLUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – On Sunday morning, West Genesee students were among the first in Central New York to receive free, at-home COVID test kits before heading back to school after winter break.
Grandfather, Michael Kinahan was the first in line at West Genesee High School for the drive-thru distribution, picking up test kits for his two grandchildren who were out of town.
Sarah Cappella was just a few cars down the line, picking up tests for her three children to make sure they don’t have COVID-19 again.
“We haven’t had any problem getting tests at pharmacies, but we are thankful to have a little supply at home just in case it comes back,” Cappella said.
The district received 4,400 kits from the Governor’s office as at-home detection has become a focal point for getting kids back in the classroom safely.
“I think it shows that schools are supporting homes and home school partnerships obviously, but it’s an even greater signal that the county and the state are streamlining those resources to us to get them right into people’s hands,” West Genesee Superintendent David Bills said.
The district chose to distribute their allotment of tests from 10 am-2 pm on Sunday, but for those unable to make it at that time, Superintendent Bills said he’ll be sending out a notice to families to arrange a separate pick-up time in the coming days.
“This is just another mitigation measure it’s another resource to utilize. Not any one of these components is fool proof or is going to be the perfect answer, but in this case to be able to have a rapid test for peace of mind and or to find out someone who many be asymptomatic who should be staying home.”Superintendent David Bills
Providing families with a tool not many can find to help get through this winter surge.


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Diego Milito has given Inter a boost ahead of the Derby della Madonnina by revealing that he will remain at Appiano Gentile for as long as he is wanted.
The Argentine endured a difficult 2011 but has been in fine goalscoring form since the turn of year and is now looking forward to next season as he believes that Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti will spend big in the summer in order to restore the club to its former glory.
"I have always said that I'm happy here," Milito told Rai Sport. "I want to stay, unless off course they want to send me away.
He added on Sky Sport Italia: "I'm happy in Milan. I'm at a great team who are the offspring of a great club. And we are already convinced that we will return to being competitive next season. The president has always invested in the squad, and not just in terms of passion, to make a great Inter."
Milito admitted that he is also keen to continue working with Andrea Stramaccioni, who is being tipped to get the Nerazzurri job on a permanent basis after overseeing an impressive upturn in the club's fortunes since succeeding Claudio Ranieri at the helm in March.
"Stramaccioni's arrival has been very positive," the striker enthused. "With him, we have rediscovered our identity and regained our confidence. Stramaccioni has given us enthusiasm."
However, on Wednesday, Inter tasted defeat for the first time since the former Primavera boss took charge, losing 3-1 at Parma, a result which has left the team three points off third spot with just two rounds of the season remaining.
"The truth is that now it's even more difficult because it does not depend on us," Milito conceded. "We can just try to give everything in the last two games and see what happens."
Sunday's derby against Milan is now of even greater significance to Inter, which must win to keep its Champions League dream alive.
"The derby is always important for all of us and for the fans," said Milito, whose goal downed the Rossoneri earlier this year.
"The race for third place has become difficult, but we must forget about Parma and try to win the derby, which is always a lot different and very special, regardless of our respective rankings."
The eagerly-awaited clash at San Siro kicks off at 2:45 p.m. ET.