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In times of great social and political upheaval such as we see in the world today, whatever has been suppressed by the prevailing agreed upon attitudes builds up in—and disturbs—the collective unconscious, accumulating enormous energy that needs to be channeled somewhere.
If these contents of the activated unconscious remain suppressed, however, there is a great danger that the unconscious will get into the driver’s seat of our vehicle. There it will, so to speak—destructively, instead of constructively—act out in the world what has been blocked from healthy expression and thereby rendered unconscious. Then we will be truly dreaming a nightmare, as we see in the converging world crises that are engulfing us at this current moment in history.
Oftentimes humanity is not saved from a crisis by the products of our conscious intellect, but rather the saving grace comes from something being revealed to us that emerges unexpectedly as a result of the crisis. Revelations—which can be likened to timeless treasures waiting to be discovered in time—come in many forms and in many ways.
Sometimes they first emerge seemingly outside of ourselves through—or are triggered by—some external event in the world like the coronavirus outbreak. Ultimately speaking, however, the deepest revelation is something that lies hidden within the nature of our soul awaiting discovery. We have to reveal it out of and from within ourselves, which is a self-sanctifying act needing no outside validation.
Awakening Treasures Buried Within
There are treasures buried within us, concealed within our unconscious. These hidden gems are like precious jewels or diamonds in the rough that are encoded within the fabric of the unconscious psyche. They can be conceived of as existing in a higher dimension relative to our conscious mind, and as such, are typically invisible to our intellect. These treasures, having lain buried and dormant in the collective unconscious of our species from time immemorial, are typically awakened in times of great need and duress.
When the time is ripe, our intuition—due to its connection to our unconscious—divines and begins to “see” the heretofore formless revelation that is gestating in the alchemical cauldron of the unconscious. Our task then becomes how to bring forth and creatively express the revelation in a form that helps it come to fruition as we realize it more clearly within ourselves.
The potential revelation can be conceived of as an innovative force of nature alive in the unconscious. This force is thirsting to incarnate both within our minds and into our world. As if a living entity gestating in the womb of the collective unconscious of humanity, this soon to be revelation will draft a suitably creative person—someone who is sensitive to and resonates with the potential revelation—to become the instrument through which the newborn revelation clothes itself. In this, it takes on a particular individualized form and enters into our third-dimensional world.
As human beings we are a creative force thirsting for conscious realization. Our creativity isn’t as a mere hobby, a sideline, something that we should just indulge in on our days off. The creative spirit is an essential part of our being, the life-giving oxygen for our soul.
A Timeless, Living Impulse
Creative expression is not merely the embellishment of the forms of life, but the very dynamic of the life force itself taking new forms. The mysterious secret of our being can only be realized via participating in the creative act itself.
Knowing is an act of creation in itself; if we want to know creativity, we have to be creative. There are no holy scriptures for this creative activity—we are left to our own devices. Being creative means to partake in our innate god-like spiritual freedom.
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We can conceive of the creative instinct as a timeless, living impulse implanted in the human psyche that moves through the generations. The inspired individual participates within their own soul in the same creative process that takes place outside of themselves in nature.
The creative person follows an unknown directive, a higher authority, what Jung would call the Self, the wholeness and guiding force of the deeper personality. People who are inspired by the creative spirit are oriented toward the invisible, toward a mysterious something that wants to become visible and reveal itself.
The Healing Power of the Creative Spirit
It is no badge of honor or measure of sanity to adapt to a world gone mad. Instead of trying to adapt to the world’s insanity, a person who is awakening remains open to the world—and open to their wounds—such that a regenerative and curative power arises from within their own dark depths in response. This healing power is the creative spirit. The creative impulse is simultaneously an individual and collective phenomenon, which is to say that when any of us becomes a channel for this spirit, it serves all of us.
A creative person’s healing power lies in their willingness to not cling to fixed ideas—of who they are or of the world at large—but to allow themselves to be shaped and informed by new experiences of the world. Then, in turn, they are able to translate and craft these experiences into novel “art”-iculations. This involves a receptivity to authentically and imaginatively respond to the reciprocal interactions and continual collisions—with the inevitable wounding—between ourselves and the world. The litmus test for our creativity is our inspired response—or lack thereof—to these experiences.
The hidden treasure, the great revelation that is hidden within our unconscious—also referred mythically as “The Treasure Hard to Attain”—is the creative spirit itself. When tapped into, this spirit is a seemingly inexhaustible source of inspiration within us that issues forth a stream of revelations like a spring bubbling upward from the depths of our unconscious.
This living current—our greatest resource—helps us to connect with our source. Whenever it manifests, this vital spirit appears as a revelation in which we are participating as the instrument through which it incarnates in time and space. Our creativity transforms the world so as to find our place in it.
Our species is desperately in need of the guidance and aid of the boundless creative forces latent within the depths of our unconscious to help us find new ways to resolve the myriad interwoven aspects of our multiple world crises. Creative expression is the zero point at which consciousness and the unconscious momentarily become a generative unity.
Only at the point in which the stream of unbridled inspiration emerges from the darkness of the unconscious and enters the light of consciousness, and is thus both at once—darkness and light—is the creative spirit made real in time. As resourceful individuals, it is our job to harness the raw impulses arising from the depths of the unconscious into a form that serves our world.
It is not the conscious ego that will change the world, but rather, sufficient numbers of people who develop a relationship within themselves between their conscious and unconscious parts who then connect with one another—deepening each other’s inspiration in the process. As long as we remain unaware of the contents of our unconscious—therefore not being able to be the conscious architects of our inner landscape—our ability to transform the outer world will be limited.
An Expansion of Consciousness
Given that our widespread systemic crises are the result of a deficiency in human consciousness, it becomes obvious that it is only through an expansion of consciousness that we will be able to navigate the tight passage before us. Consciousness can evolve and develop, however, only where it preserves and cultivates a living connection with the creative powers of the unconscious.
Just as our view of the world is a decisive factor in shaping the unconscious, the forces activated in the unconscious reciprocally transform our conscious perspectives. In its collective archetypal dimension the unconscious contains the wisdom and experience of untold ages and could serve as a guide par excellence for us during these troubled times.
Certain individuals gifted with particularly strong intuition sense the moving currents taking place in the collective unconscious and are able to translate these changes into communicable language (verbal and/or nonverbal). These original expressions can potentially spread rapidly—going viral—and have such powerful transformative power because parallel changes have been taking place in the unconscious of other people.
Contagious in its effects, genuine creative expression emerging at the right moment can “virally” spread via the unconscious of our species in ways that can ignite latent, creative energy lying dormant in the collective unconscious of humanity. This can bring forth and actualize hidden possibilities (both within us and in the world) into the light of conscious awareness, which is a process that has the power to effect real change in the world.
New Ideas Are Creative Acts
A new idea is itself an expression of a creative act. Certain ideas can assist us in remembering something that we had forgotten we had forgotten. A new idea—such as wetiko—can set up a chain reaction in people’s minds that can potentially unleash previously unimagined insight and creativity.
As part of their design, mind-expanding ideas are meant to be shared with others so as to fully activate their nonlocal benefit and blessing. These ideas endlessly increase in potency the more they are shared among us.
Like a key unlocking a door or like a charm that breaks a spell, a new symbolic idea can unleash the dormant creative spirit imprisoned within us. A revolutionary idea has the potential to catalyze revolutions in thinking; a shift in a single idea can precipitate a shift into a new epoch.
The creativity of the unconscious psyche—which is an agency in a state of never-ending re-creation and re-formation—continually transforms our experience of reality as well as itself. As an artist of life, we are what Neumann refers to as a “bearer of the divine miracle,” actively and endlessly participating in re-creating ourselves anew, revealing ourselves—to ourselves—through the bringing forth of our gifts to the world.
Only in these acts do we actualize our wholeness. Acting out of our wholeness is like kryptonite to the seeming superpowers of wetiko. In being creative we not only find refuge from the dangers of wetiko, but we discover the true revelation that is none other than ourselves. Each new act of creativity brings with it an element of self-discovery. We must create in order to know ourselves.
When human beings are deprived of their freedom and power of expression, however, they will unconsciously express themselves in the drive for power. This only feeds the will to power of the demonic and destructive shadow, with the baneful consequences we see in the world today.
Being oppressed in our expression, instead of stopping us cold, however, can potentially—if we so choose—fuel our creative fire, forging in us an “inner necessity” to connect with the living primal generative spirit that lives within us. The authentic creative spirit—if it’s the real thing—can’t be discouraged or kept down for long, for then it wouldn’t be creative.
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Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World
by Paul Levy
In its Native American meaning, wetiko is an evil cannibalistic spirit that can take over people’s minds, leading to selfshness, insatiable greed, and consumption as an end in itself, destructively turning our intrinsic creative genius against our own humanity.
Revealing the presence of wetiko in our modern world behind every form of destruction our species is carrying out, both individual and collective, Paul Levy shows how this mind-virus is so embedded in our psyches that it is almost undetectable--and it is our blindness to it that gives wetiko its power.
Yet, as the author reveals in striking detail, by recognizing this highly contagious mind parasite, by seeing wetiko, we can break free from its hold and realize the vast creative powers of the human mind.
For more info and/or to order this book, click here. Also available as a Kindle edition.
About the Author
Paul Levy is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence and a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for more than 35 years. He has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma. He was the coordinator of the Portland chapter of the PadmaSambhava Buddhist Center for over twenty years and is the founder of the Awakening in the Dream Community in Portland, Oregon.
He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis (2006), Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil (2013), Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father (2015) and The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality (2018).
Visit his website at AwakeningheDream.com/

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Now in its fifth year (and counting), the Alaska Bear Project continues to build momentum. Working in collaboration with Professor Tom Quinn from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Professor Aaron Wirsing just returned from Bristol Bay, Alaska, where researchers have been non-invasively studying brown bears hunting along six sockeye salmon spawning streams since 2012. Thus far, they’ve collected more than 2,000 hair samples for genetic analysis using barbed wires strung across the streams, and detected 121 individual bears.
This year, for the first time, they’ve also been collecting video using motion-activated trail cameras deployed in conjunction with the wires, and elsewhere, on each stream. They’ll be analyzing the videos to explore bear behavioral responses to the wires (e.g., do they learn to avoid them?), and to track the timing and location of different bear behaviors, including foraging and traveling. Working with Anne Hilborn, a doctoral student in Professor Marcella Kelly’s lab at Virginia Tech, they’re also using the videos as a means to better communicate their work and findings to the public.
Below, check out one of their videos from this summer, which provides a great example of the type of footage they’re collecting: a brown bear mother passing by with two cubs!
Photo © Blakeley Adkins; video © Aaron Wirsing.


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The finish on the safety selector is a type III hard coat anodizing and is meant for protection. There may be subtle differences in color because of this finishing process.

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United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division
LOREN MICHAEL WILLIAMS Louisiana Department of Corrections #313801 River Bend Detention Center #219864 PETITIONER
JIM HOOD, et al. RESPONDENTS
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S  PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION, AND DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AS MOOT
HALIL SULEYMAN OZERDEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter comes before the Court on the Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation  of United States Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker, entered in this case on April 6, 2015. Magistrate Judge Walker recommended that this case be dismissed as moot. Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation  at 1. The Acknowledgment of Receipt  of certified mail containing the Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation was executed on April 13, 2015. To date, Petitioner has not filed any objection to the Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation.
Where no party has objected to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the Court need not conduct a de novo review of it. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (“a judge of the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings and recommendations to which objection is made.”). In such cases, the Court applies the “clearly erroneous, abuse of discretion and contrary to law” standard of review. United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir. 1989).
Even if the Court were to conduct a de novo review, dismissal of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus  is warranted. The Petitioner had sought relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, from a detainer lodged in Pearl River County, Mississippi, in that the detainer adversely affected the status of his incarceration in the Louisiana Department of Corrections system. Pet. ; Reasons to Drop Detainer in Mississippi . On January 22, 2015, Respondent filed a Motion  to Dismiss as Moot the Petition, stating that an Order of Nolle Prosequi [13-2] had been entered and the detainer was no longer in place. Mot.  at 1-2. On February 18, 2015, Williams filed his unsigned Petition  to Dismiss the Habeas Corpus in which he states that, as long as the charges against him are dropped, he “accept[s] the Attorney General’s petition to dismiss as moot.” Pet.  at 2.
After review of the record, the Court, being fully advised in the premises, finds that the Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation  is neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law, and should be adopted as the opinion of this Court. Accordingly,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, the Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation  of United States Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker, entered in this case on April 6, 2015, is adopted as the finding of this Court.
IT IS, FURTHER, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, this case is DISMISSED as moot. A separate judgment will be entered in accordance with this Order, as required by Rule ...

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Ola Electric will be launching its electric two-wheeler in Indian and global markets in 2021. Etergo’s AppScotter, which is an all-electric two-wheeler, runs on high-energy batteries and delivers a range up to 240 km.
Ola Electric is currently running several pilots to deploy electric vehicles and charging solutions across cities with a focus on 2 and 3 wheelers.
It aims to build a suite of electric and smart urban mobility solutions for global citizens, both in India and around the world.
Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder & Chairman, Ola Electric said, “The future of mobility is electric, and the post COVID world presents an opportunity for us to accelerate the adoption of electric mobility globally. Every year, almost twice the number of two-wheelers are sold across the world compared to cars. With electric, digitally connected capabilities, two-wheelers will further emerge as the most preferred urban mobility paradigm around the world and empower every consumer. We look forward to building the best global capabilities in engineering, design, and manufacturing for these products to be made here in India.”
Bart Jacobsz Rosier, Co-founder & CEO, Etergo BV said, “Ola is one of the world’s most admired mobility companies and has led the way for many innovations in the space, including its bold ambition for electric mobility. We are looking forward to joining Ola Electric and together, reimagining electric mobility to transform the way the world moves!”

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PORT JERVIS — The Port Jervis school board agreed Thursday to seek voter approval for $5.2 million in improvements.
The capital referendum, which covers school safety and classroom improvement projects, will be put before voters May 20.
If the plan is approved, the district would replace non-fire-rated interior school doors, install a new generator at the Route 209 complex and upgrade exterior lighting, according to a district news release.
Other renovations include upgrading SmartBoards and changing dated chalk boards to white boards and replacing cabinetry that is original to the Route 209 complex and Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary classrooms
Improvements would be funded partially by $500,000 from the district's fund balance. The proposed projects also qualify for state building aid of 84 percent of expenses, the district said.
The estimated cost for the average taxpayer with a home valued at $100,000 would be about $5 per year after the basic STAR exemption, or $3 per year after the senior citizen enhanced STAR exemption, the district said.


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- Julie Anne San Jose brought "kilig" all over social media with her new post
- It's her video, in which she is with her rumored boyfriend, Rayver Cruz
- The two of them were singing the song 'All My Life' and netizens couldn't get enough of their sweet stares at each other
- As of this writing, Julie's post has gone viral with more than 100,000 videos on the said social networking app
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Julie Anne San Jose recently posted an adorable video, where she is with her fellow Kapuso star, Rayver Cruz.
She and the actor performed a terrific rendition of the song All My Life.
Their sweet stares at each other caught the attention of the people, and even some famous celebrities have also reacted to their video.
Most of them teased the rumored couple for their evident sweetness towards each other.
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In fact, Rayver's sister-in-law, Dianne Medina, also left a cute remark in the comments section. According to her, she was so "kilig" to the point that it was making her cry.
"Awwww bat naiiyak ako sa kilig hahahaha," she wrote.
Watch their sweet video below:
Dianne Medina, born Maria Patricia Dianne Perez Medina, is a Filipino actress, host, and model who was a former member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She is married to Rodjun Cruz and they now have a son named Joaquin.
In a previous report by KAMI, Dianne took to social media to pen a touching message for her brother-in-law, Rayver Cruz. The 35-year-old actress posted a photo of her and Rayver giving each other a warm hug. In her online post, Dianne told Rayver that she loves him “always and forever” which touched netizens. However, some also noticed that Dianne posted the said message amid Rayver’s split rumors with Janine Gutierrez.
Earlier, the celebrity mom posted a video of herself singing and dancing while she was feeding baby Joaquin. All throughout the video, baby Joaquin could be spotted observing his mother from time to time as she danced. His reaction eventually prompted one netizen to comment, saying that Joaquin was not "smiling all the time."


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Most cutting machines are sized to cover a single plate width. But some high-production shops or steel service centers may want a machine wide enough to cut 2 plates side-by-side. That will quickly bump you up into a larger model gantry. Likewise, most machines can have rails long enough to cover one or more plates end-to-end.
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May 10, 2020 · ii) Always clean the plasma cutter after every single use. This is quite true of the torch itself. The machine parts such as torches and components are expensive to replace and their longevity can be massively enhanced by following these simple rules. iii) Do not allow any form of collisions of the torch.
Jun 25, 2019 · However, CNC plasma cutting machines were usually limited to cutting patterns and parts from flat steel sheets with only two axes of movement. In the last ten years, the manufacturers of the various plasma cutters have developed completely new models with a smaller nozzle and a thinner plasma arc .
In this manual, the Techno CNC Interface that is supplied with the CNC plasma cutter is used to control the machine. This is the program used to drive the torch manually, set the tool origin or offset and run the machine code to product the part. On many CNC machines, the production interface is built into controller that is part of the machine.
Consequently, A CNC Plasma cutter is an automated plasma cutter machine which has a plasma cutting tool can cut the electrically conductive metals. So, we can find that the main difference between the CNC cutting machines is in their cutting tool. The structure of Plasma cutting machine
Nov 05, 2018 · CNC PLASMA is how I got my start in manufacturing. It started with metal art then I started getting commercial customers. Talk to any of the local fab shops or fence/railing contractors. I would cut out tabs, mounting plates, stair treads, house numbers and logos.
Why a CNC is used. A plasma cutting torch is a commonly used tool for cutting metals for a wide variety of purposes. A hand-held plasma torch is an excellent tool for quickly cutting through sheet metal, metal plates, straps, bolts, pipes, etc.
3. Study of plasma cutting machine Plasma arc cutting can increase the speed and efficiency of both sheet and plate metal cutting operations. Manufacturers of transportation and agricultural equipment, heavy machinery, aircraft components, air handling equipment, and many other products have discovered its benefits. Basically
One of the newest tools in Frank's shop is a CNC Router Parts industrial-grade CNC cutting machine. This router and plasma cutter is actually a kit that you ...
Oct 02, 2018 · Plasma cutting has always been innovative but it was propelled into a different league with the introduction of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) technology in the late 1980’s. The addition of CNC to plasma cutting gives the machines greater flexibility to cut a varied range of shapes.
CNC plasma cutting machines require no preheating to operate. The cutting torch is ready to take action immediately, it can begin cutting your material whenever you are ready. Another important thing to look into is the tight integration of its nesting software, it needed to be done as fast as possible.
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Jul 17, 2015 · Like every other plasma cutter, CNC plasma cutters have the same principle of cutting thick metal sheets. Plasma cutters are the best option to cut thick to thickest steel sheets very fruitfully yet finely. This sort of plasma cutter is used to cut metal sheets, which are commanded by a computer attached to it.
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Simply plug the machine into your computer and attach your plasma cutter. Then load and cut a drawing file that has been designed for shape cutting. (Optional art discs are available, as well as software add-ons for drawing and editing your own designs.) Unlike other CNC machines, GoTorch is easy to use.
These CNC plasma cutting machines were, however, generally limited to cutting patterns and parts in flat sheets of steel, using only two axis of motion (referred to as X Y cutting). Safety [ edit ] Proper eye protection and face shields are needed to prevent eye damage called arc eye as well as damage from debris.
Air Plasma units only need you to supply them two things to cut metal - Air and Electricity. Most plasma machines need a supply of around 100 PSI to make this all happen. Its critical to the quality of the cut that the air delivered to the plasma cutter be as clean and dry as possible.
On the other CNC machine have a different cutting tool like plasma cutter or the router or others. But, all of them have a computer to operate the machining system. It is known as CNC or Computer Numeric Control. Let’s focus on the CNC laser engraver machine. First, the Computer saves the command of the places we need to cut. After that, it ...
CNC Plasma Cutters are also used in many workshops to create decorative metalwork. For instance, commercial and residential signage, wall art, address signs, and outdoor garden art.
The CNC then automatically calculates to compensate for the width of the cut, keeping the kerf on the waste side of the part. To find the proper kerf compensation value, operators often use a trial and error method. They first estimate the kerf using the rule of thumb or physically measure it to get an initial value.
Mar 08, 2017 · Whether it is a plasma cutting machine or another electrical tool, duty cycle represents the percentage of time the machine can operate in a given period. For plasma cutters, that time period is 10 minutes. For example, a system with 30 percent duty cycle simply means the plasma arc can remain on without causing the system to overheat for 3 out ...
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May 28, 2013 · MACHINE QUALITY. First and foremost, the number one thing to make sure of is that you’re getting a high quality machine. CNC plasma cutting tables (no matter the manufacturer) are expensive. Do your homework beforehand and make sure you’re getting the highest quality your budget will allow. Materials.
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text: Client Biodiversity Pathways & Wildlife Science Centre Services Branding, Website Design & Development Biodiversity Pathways Wildlife Science Centre Overview One of our long-time clients (ABMI) approached us with a potential new subsidiary company that would help them to collaborate easier with national organizations. It was to be a not-for-profit that operates at arm’s length from government and industry, providing information that is both objective and unbiased. They just didn’t know what to call it, how it should be perceived from a brand perspective, and it needed a place to live online. What we did We worked with a team of individuals from across various institutions that had come together to advise and manage the initiative. We took their incredibly valuable direction and feedback and applied it to a name for both the main organization and one of it’s offshoots (Wildlife Science Centre). We created a consistent pattern for the visual identity that can be expanded upon as other related offshoots came to fruition and designed out a branded online experience for each identity. It was important to use to set up a system of tools for both brand and websites that allowed these brands to grow and evolve naturally. We had to create systems within the brand thay could be flexible enough to take on new shapes and meaning while still feeling like a part of a larger system. They also had to be able to exist as their own entities, while being able to work together.Similarly with the websites, they both have their own distinct message and functionality but yet when experienced together through mentions and links, they feel like a collaborative system.


Radar | Jun 15,2019
Jul 31 , 2021
By HAWI DADHI
Regional authorities will soon start computing the size of their respective economies based on a new manual prepared by the federal government.
It is a part of the Planning & Development Commission's (PDC) initiative to determine the size of Ethiopia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which was estimated to be 96 billion dollars last year, one of the two largest in East Africa. However, there have been concerns among researchers and international organisations over the computation of GDP in the country. Regional states used to compute their own GDPs, although neither consistently nor in compliance with the methods of the national GDP account.
"The country's GDP has been over-valued for years," said Alemayehu Geda (Prof.), a professor of economics at the Addis Abeba University, who has conducted several research studies on Ethiopia's economy.
The new project, launched under Fitsum Assefa (PhD), commissioner, would enable harmonising the measuring of GDP at regional and federal levels using standardised methods.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been providing training and technical assistance to the Commission to develop manuals, beginning last year. The duo has prepared a computation and standard manual, which all the regional states must comply with, adding to templates used to compute sectoral activities.
Experts from the regional states have received training on the calculation of GDP and signed a memorandum of understanding with their federal counterparts. During the most recent meeting with regional planning commission officials, a review of trial computations was conducted, usually disclosed quarterly and annually.
Five regional states have done well, presenting their test results; however, the remaining will need further support and might need a couple of years to fully catch up, according to Feleke Demsis, director of Regional Accounts at the Commission.
Computations of the national GDP began in 1953.
Under the regional accounts office, there would be six teams expected to engage in GDP measurement, with each having up to 60 experts under them, though some are understaffed.
Production, expenditure, and income approaches are widely used to compute GDPs. Ethiopia uses the former two for their ease in collecting data.
In the production method, sequential data collection procedures are to be followed. Initially, data is gathered from censuses and surveys conducted by the Central Statistics Agency (CSA). If survey data is not available, data is collected from regional administrations. The procedure then moves on to analysing economic activities in the area.
According to Teshome Adugna (PhD), head of the Oromia Region Planning & Development Commission, Oromia has been consistently computing its GDP since 1992. Last year's GDP computation from the regional state showed it comprises 1.3 trillion Br of the country's GDP, recorded to be over four trillion Birr.
Some cross-regional sectors are difficult to compute, but the manuals are expected to address these issues.
"When we talk about regions, it is about political autonomy rather than the economy," said Teshome.
The project will help conduct a comparative analysis of regional economic activities. He does concede that computation processes sometimes fail to value certain factors, such as informal economic activities.
"GDP measurement isn't replaceable, but it has its own challenges," said the Commissioner.
Alemayehu, the professor, believes that calculating regional GDPs would have been beneficial if the country was structured geographically. He contests that the data collected might not be reliable when it comes from regional dynamics filled with political contestation. The scholar also points out that data from the CSA may not be all that reliable either, arguing that the Agency reporting to the Council of Ministers makes it prone to political pressure. He wants to see CSA report to Parliament.
The gaps in gathering data coupled with political factors are often seen by experts to have caused unreliable GDP measurements, according to Alemayehu.
The country's official GDP growth since 2008 has been an average of 9.9pc.
Inaccurate GDP data can have several implications, according to Alemayehu. It creates a false perception that a country is growing while it is under severe poverty. It can also show an inflated capacity to take out public loans while encouraging the state to spend excessively under the assumption of a bloated money supply, which can be inflationary, the economics professor warns.
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Claude Ollier is the author of more than fifteen books, including novels, plays and criticism. He lives in Maule, France. Despite being one of the major forces behind the nouveau roman and despite decades of critical success in his native France, Claude Ollier is virtually unknown in the United States.
Books by Claude Ollier
Law and Order (translated from the French by Ursule Molinaro)
A man waits to be killed in a town by the sea, probably in North Africa. His room is described, the sound of the elevator, its vibrations, the light at different hours of the day, the shifting positions of the men waiting below for him, who follow him in their Buick, slowly at a distance, then so close that only their faces are visible in the rearview mirror. Chronology is jumbled. It is never certain when and whether he is apprehended. The climax is all through the story. The reader constructs his own story, his own terror.
“The ocean liner that was passing the jetty a little while ago has taken a south-west course. It is now quite far off the coast. Its white hull—a tiny hyphen, still visibly undulating—glitters every now and then in the middle of the neutral uniform vastness where nothing guides the eye, where no distinct line divides the sky and water, only the presence of the ship imposing itself as one of the last still discernible, undeniable parts of the water—which comes as a momentary surprise because, without the ship, the eye would have fixed the horizon at a lower line.”
from Law and Order

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Darling Downs gins smash cotton record
A BUMPER crop has seen Darling Downs gins process a world record amount of cotton.
Queensland Cotton regional manager John Robinson said this year's pick had smashed all previous records.
"Across our gins on the Darling Downs we produced more than 730,000 bales of cotton," Mr Robinson said.
"The previous record was about 425,000 bales.
"It has been historic. It is the biggest pick we have seen on the Darling Downs by at least 25 per cent."

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The P56 packs an Intel Kaby Lake seventh-generation Core i7-7700HQ quad core processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card, delivering about as much gaming performance as one can reasonably expect from a 15.6" laptop. The standard display is a 1080p affair, but there's an option for a 3840x2160 panel. The keyboard offers per-key RGB LED lighting, and an optional UHD Blu-Ray drive lets users really show off that 4K display.
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Just before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President Biden announced three new nominations to the Federal Reserve Bank Board, two of which are women. If the U.S. Senate approves, women would then account for most of the Federal Reserve Bank’s seven-member board.
Lisa Cook and Sarah Bloom Raskin, if confirmed, would join Lael Brainard, who President Biden picked as vice chair, and Michelle Bowman, who is already a board member. In addition, Lisa Cook would be the first Black woman on the board. Women are still in the minority, however, if you include all the Federal Reserve Bank’s regional presidents, but the board is where the voting power resides. All-in-all, I say hip-hip hurrah for women!
Don’t get the idea that women have been excluded from Fed membership in the past. Plenty of women have served on the central bank’s policy-making team and Janet Yellen, the present U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, held the top spot between 2014 to 2018. Secretary Yellen, in commenting about the president’s picks, remarked that the U.S. economy has “never really worked” for Black Americans, “or really for any American of color.”
In my opinion, the proposed composition of the board would better reflect the actual population of the United States. Women, for example, account for 80% of all consumer spending decisions in the U.S., including 93% of the decisions on food purchases and 65% of automobile purchases. They are the ones who notice inflation, price changes, the cost of day care, and how badly rising prices can stretch the family budget.
If we do see a new composition of the Fed board, don’t expect any big changes to monetary policy any time soon. The Fed is still bound and determined to quell inflation, even if that means tighter monetary policy during the next several months. However, the two women nominees for board governors, plus Phillip Jefferson, the third of President Biden’s nominations, are expected to place their focus on a healthy labor market.
All three would have a permanent vote on monetary policy (unlike regional Fed presidents who rotate) and their influence over the economy could outlast the administration that appoints them. All three nominees have, in the past, articulated their commitment to assist workers and to forge greater racial equality. In order to do so, I am betting that the three would be reluctant to push interest rates higher once the inflation scare is resolved.
In the case of Sarah Bloom Raskin, who would be the Fed’s top regulator, the Fed’s growing focus on climate change could also be strengthened. Raskin, who served as a Fed governor from 2010 to 2014, has advocated the need for financial regulators to prevent climate change from becoming a systemic risk to the banking system.
She sees a need for financial regulatory agencies, like the Fed, to go beyond analysis and planning and face the danger of climate change head on. She argues that the Fed and others should be assisting firms in addressing the risks of climate change and also play an active role in reducing emissions.
Getting past the U.S. Senate will not be an easy task for the president’s picks. The top Republican on the Senate banking Committee, Pat Toomey, has already expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the Raskin nomination. It remains to be seen what opposition forms in the coming days over President Biden’s remaining nominees.
One can be sure, however, that if by some miracle, all three successfully survive the U.S. Senate gauntlet, the future Fed will be more explicitly pro-worker and probably far more attune to the country’s needs than ever before.

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THIS is What Your Shoes are Doing to Your Knees and Back!
There are many people who have problematic tastes when it comes to footwear. Let’s be clear, most of them select very trendy designs, but they forget that the basic purpose of wearing shoes is to protect this part of the body and the trendy appearance should not be a crucial factor when we are choosing footwear.Unfortunately, the majority of shoes found on the market today were not created according to the needs of our postural alignment and feet. For instance, there are many trendy shoes with raised heels, which often lead to imbalance between our knees and back. If we wear these shoes for some time, we will probably start noticing pain.
This means that in case you are dealing with knee or back pain, it is very likely that your shoes are wearing are part of the problem. Whenever we are running or walking, the knees absorb a lot of stress and pressure. Your body weight directly affects the work of the knees.
Of course, the knees are naturally created and designed to withstand weight, but they can be effective only in cases where the body is adequately aligned. So, if you wear shoes with very high heels, you can expect adequate alignment.
On top of that, in case you have a BMI equal to 25 or even more, every additional pound means three additional pounds of stress and pressure on the knees whenever you are walking or 10 whenever you are running. In other words, if you are not wearing proper shoes, your knees will be suffering a lot.
But, how can one know whether some shoes are good or bad?
According to Jenny Kitchen, experienced podiatrist, experiencing pain is one of the most obvious indicators that something is not right.
There are many women who are talking about their sore and blistered feet after spending a night out in town on raised heels. The situation is similar for men wearing trendy dress shoes. If we think about foot reflexology, this won’t be a surprise. We should never think about fashion and looks before we consider the practicality of our shoes.
Jenny Kitchen also advises people who experience problems with feet and knees, to be prepared to spend more (not much more) in order to buy proper shoes that have solid heels, shock-absorbing abilities and deep and soft toe box.
Via David Wolfe

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iOS: Paper is a fantastic drawing app on the iPad, and today it launches on the iPhone for the first time.
Paper is known as a drawing app, but this new version’s a lot more than that. The iPhone version has everything the iPad version has, but it’s also made more as a notebook where you can quickly capture ideas. You can now easily add text to a photo, call attention to various parts of a picture, annotate photos, create bulleted lists, and more. You do so inside of the same categories that Paper has always had but the old notebook view is gone. You also now have various views and spaces to work in. It’s similar to streamlined Evernote in some ways, but a little more elegant in its design. The iPad version gets the same updates as well.
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I climbed a mountain – a post in pictures
Ok, dear ones. Prepare yourself for some serious metaphor! It has been my great privilege to be in Ubud on yoga retreat this past week. This is attainment of a long held dream and to top it off I am here with my two best friends and the greatest yoga teacher I have ever practiced with.
It also happened to be the week of the Pisces supermoon and the same month in which Angel, Angelique and I brought our beautiful new creation into the world, Lightworker Institute. Let’s just say, it’s been a good month so far.
But this week and this month is the completion of a 12 year cycle that has brought me back to my true home at a far deeper and more profound level. The completion of this cycle was not something I was consciously aware of and yet now my face has turned to see the completion, I feel enormous joy and gratitude well up inside of me.
The surest sign of this cycle completing is the birth of Lightworker Institute and my powerful return to my true heart’s desire, that of the path of service to my brothers and sisters by holding the light in full consciousness. This is not an easy task but when you are in the flow of your life you will move mountains if need be to reach that place of passion and peace. This is what I feel in being able to make my soul’s passion my life’s work.
So, when my dear yoga teacher casually suggested that the group of divine women I am retreating with all climb a mountain together I was certain that this mini-pilgrimage into the absolute unknown for me was a powerful enactment of the completion of this cycle of my life.
I gave it no thought as we began our climb in the dark at 3am. Full of energy and vigour I joked and laughed my way up the gentle slope. The incline became steeper, of course, and I easily continued my pace. But as we reached the half way point, I looked up and saw the snake of torch lights disappearing up the mountain side and I became absolutely uncertain of my capacity to complete the climb.
I made my decision to proceed despite my aching legs and panting breath. It was still pitch black and I knew if I continued I would definitely see the sunrise, which was the absolute pinnacle for me. So many times I have visualised myself in meditation atop a mountain watching the sunrise through the clouds.
On this day we were blessed that there were no clouds and sunrise would be absolutely visible. Achingly I began again along the path and the steepest part of the journey. Loose stone and sand slipped away under my feet. It was tough. Really tough. But every time I looked up I could see my fellow Goddesses surging on drawing me forth with silly stories and warm encouragement. Almost to the top I lost my strength. I paused, panting, defeated.
Out of no where a guide, not the one assigned to our group, was at my side, smiling and strong, and he took my hand without a second thought. He literally pulled me up the last remaining, chatting easily with me and distracting me from my pain.
And then I was there, in the moon light and there as the first warm glow appeared on the opposite side of the sky. It was astonishingly beautiful and something I never thought in my life that I would achieve. As our guides brought us hot coffee and the sky changed from night to day I revelled in the sense of physical and mental achievement.
It is the triumph of my soul that most amazes me now. In spite of the journey of self-doubt and fear that I walked through the last four years, my soul’s purpose never abandoned me. It waited patiently, gently, not pushy or proud, for me to recognise and return. If I can climb a mountain and stand on the top of the world in my absolute truth it is because of my soul’s power.
It is your power too. Don’t rest until you find it.

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Numerous articles related to many aspects of agriculture. Browse by topic to locate different information about corn. Use the search function to locate information about corn. Developed by the Department of Entomology at Iowa State University.
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New app allows users to configure, control and alter pump settings using Apple or Android devices
DALLAS — Grundfos North America has launched the Grundfos GO, a groundbreaking new app that provides intuitive wireless pump control and full access to Grundfos online tools. The GO is a combination of a mobile interface and a free app available in the App Store and Google Play.
“At Grundfos, we understand what convenience and time savings mean for professionals,” said Jes Munk Hansen, president of Grundfos North America. “That is why we created the Grundfos GO.”
To manage pumps by remote control, installers must simply install the app and connect the Grundfos mobile interface to an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android smartphone. Users are then ready to copy profiles to new pumps, generate installation reports, request status data, adjust pump settings and receive alarms and warnings. The GO also provides a live data feed from the pumps directly onto the screen, including duty points, historical data, power consumption, pump speed and temperature.
Thanks to round-the-clock access to Grundfos online services, users can also find exhaustive product information from Grundfos GO CAPS, a mobile version of the company’s product database. GO CAPS allows users to select replacement pumps right on site.
The Grundfos GO is the market’s most comprehensive platform for mobile pump control. It is is a product of extensive field research that revealed the needs of installers and showed Grundfos how to improve the installation process. Today, managing pumps effectively has never been so simple.
For more information, visit the website at www.grundfos.us
With an annual production of more than 16 million pumps, Grundfos is a global leader in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technology. The company specializes in circulator pumps for heating and air conditioning as well as centrifugal pumps for industrial applications, water supply, sewage and dosing. Grundfos also manufactures standard and submersible motors and state-of-the-art electronics for monitoring and controlling pumps.
In North America, Grundfos employs nearly 2,000 people – 1,400 in the U.S. alone – and is continually expanding its regional expertise. Grundfos North America maintains operations, sales and service facilities in Olathe, Kan.; Allentown, Pa.; Fresno, Calif.; Brookshire, Texas; Indianapolis; and Aurora, Ill. In Canada, Grundfos has a sales facility in Oakville, Ontario, and in Mexico, Grundfos has a manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí and a sales office in Apodaca. This year, the company celebrates its 40th anniversary in North America.
High on the company’s corporate agenda is an active commitment to improving the environment. Grundfos contributes to global sustainability by pioneering technologies that improve quality of life for people and care for the planet. For more information, visit www.grundfos.us, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Ed. А. Yu. Kazaryan. Moscow; Saint Petersburg: Nestor-Historia Publ., 2017. 264 p.
S. S. Vaneyan
THE STONE OF THE THEOPHANY — I: TOPIC AND TOPOLOGY OF SACRUM, TEXTUALITY AND TECTONIC
Under the architectonic influence, the topic of the prophane changes tectonically. More radical changes follow discursive-textual attempts to register the theophanic (numinous) which cannot be stopped in its destructive and restoring dynamics culminating in the Kerygma. From Jacob’s experience in Vefil to the pupils’ experience before the Empty Tomb there is a whole way of ‘architectonic narrative’ involving stones, laid and erected, Stone Tablets, broken and restored, testament and sacrifice, approved and rejected, earth and Heaven that rejected each other but eschatologically found themselves in the Flesh and Blood of the Lamb.
Keywords: architecture, tectonics, sacral, the stone of the theophany, Stone Tablets, temple, Tabernacle
V. V. Carpov
CHARLES BLANC AND JULIEN GUADET: RHETORIC AND HERMENEUTICS OF COMPOSITION, DRAWING AND COLOR
Part one. Charles Blanc. Grammar of the arts of drawing
The reading of two treatises from the second half of the 19th century — Charles Blanc’s Grammaire des arts du dessin. Architecture, sculpture, peinture (1867), and Julien Guadet’s Éléments et théorie de l'architecture (1901) — as the two fundamental theoretical accounts of the courses in the visual arts and architecture at the L’École des BeauxArts, and in formation of academic tradition in art and architecture as a whole, helps to determine a specific role for composition (Blanc, Guadet), drawing, and color (Blanc), both in education programs, and in the artistic and architectural practice of academism. Along with the evaluation of the obvious and generally accepted impact of these ideas and suppositions on further development of art and architecture, the tools inherent in them — rhetoric and hermeneutics — are brought out in their integrity and complementarity, which not only determine, often unwittingly, structural order and meaningful content of the two theories, but stand for the means of historical accounts and theoretical reasoning on art and architecture as well, and in many respects define instrumental techniques for artistic and architectural invention.
Keywords: academic tradition, artistic and architectural education, Blanc, color, composition, drawing, Guadet, hermeneutics, theory of the visual art and architecture
L. G. Khrushkova
THE TAURIC CHERSONESE: THE ARCHITECTURAL DÉCOR OF THE “1935 BASILICA”
Most of the early Byzantine basilicas of Chersonesus in the Crimea were excavated in the late 19th — early 20th centuries. The only exception was the so-called "1935 Basilica" investigated by the well-known archeologist Grigory D. Belov (1898–1979) in collaboration with Anatoly L. Yakobson (1906–1984). It is a complex of four structures that replaced one another. Firstly founded as a small synagogue, it was subsequently replaced by a basilica, which was rebuilt and expanded later in time. The latter, three-nave basilica with narthex and additional rooms from the south was named the "1935 Basilica". In the late Middle Ages, a chapel was built on the ruins of the mentioned structure. It underwent restorations in 1936, 1956 and partly in the 2000s. Today the basilica contains not only the capitals that were executed initially. The 1935–1936 excavations found a series of early Byzantine capitals of three types: 1) composite capitals with two rows of openwork leaves of thin toothed acanthus (so called "Theodosian" capitals). Seven examples of this type are known in Chersonesus, four of which are proven to originate from the basilica and dated the second half of the 5th century; 2) Corinthian capitals of the second half of the 5th century, three of which are of the common type with two rows of leaves of acanthus and one, the lost capital, belongs to the Corinthian "V-shaped" subtype (according Rudolf Kautzsch); 3) impost capitals, one of which has survived to our days and is analogous to the capitals of the church of St. John the Baptist (The Stoudion) in Constantinople (453).
Excavations also revealed small capitals from the altar barrier and a number of other marble elements. According to the existing opinion, marble decor corresponds with two construction periods of the monument, the dates of which are determined differently. I assume that most of the décor elements refer to the "1935 Basilica" in its final form. Reconstitution of the complete construction history of the complex requires further research.
Keywords: Byzantium, Early Christian architecture, basilica, Proconesian marble, capitals, columns, slabs
E. S. Lavrentyeva
GOLGOTHA IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE: QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
This article contains the most important questions and scholarly discussions that arose during the exploration of Golgotha and its architectural design. Being one of the central symbols of Christianity, today the place of the Crucifixion is situated inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. According to one version, in 4th century Mount Golgotha was included into the space of Basilica Martirium, which was located to the east of the Holy Sepulchre; in the 11th century it was included into the courtyard space; in the 12th century it was integrated into the main space of the Church of the Resurrection erected during Crusaders times. But there is another point of view. Some researchers believe there had been a small chapel on the top of Golgotha since the 5th century, and the mountain itself remained separated from the main construction until the architectural reorganization of the Church in the 12th century. The reason for the divergence of opinions was the use of different study methods of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Keywords: Golgotha, Calvary, «the Place of a Skull», «the Middle of the World», Garden Tomb (Gordon’s Calvary), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the architecture of Jerusalem
S. V. Klimenko
THE SUBORDINATION OF ARCHITECTURE OF POWER IN FRANCE: 2ND HALF OF THE 17TH — 1ST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
In 1664 King Louis XIV established the position of superintendent, Bâtiments du Roi,, at which point was laid the beginning of the formation of a new model of the architectural and building activities in France. Consideration is being given to the existing in this service system of design, construction and control. It has been praised for its impact on the development of the planning structure of cities, in which the role of the administrative body, such as the police, has been significantly regulated. Formed in France by the beginning of the 18th century, institutions have created a model for management of architectural-construction processes, which impact on the practices of other countries, including Russia.
Keywords: Bâtiments du Roi, superintendent, the First architect of the Кing (Premier architecte du Roi), architectural authority, police Department, architecture and construction process
O. V. Linnikova
THE ARCHITECTONIC FEATURES OF LATTICEWORK IN THE RENAISSANCE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS IN ANDALUSIA
In the Renaissance, the art of metalwork was flourishing in Spain. The 16th century was the real Renaissance for the latticework, which manifested itself in the works of many outstanding masters of latticework who created a great many of unique pieces. Among the most prominent works of Spanish Renaissance are the railings of the choir gallery, the main altar, the altar of the Virgin Birth in the Seville Cathedral, the railing of the altar in the Royal Chapel of Granada, the railing of the choir in Baeza Cathedral, the railing of the main altar in Virgen de la Cabeza church in Sierra Morena and many others. The artistic forging of Spanish Renaissance was never studied by Russian scholars. Despite the fact that a number of works by Spanish researchers were dedicated to the unique works of Spanish artistic forging, among them I. Dominguez Cubero, F. de Olaguer Feliú, L. Toussaint, T. Andres, A. Gallego de Miguel and others, this peculiar variety of art is still not appreciated by researchers and leaves room for studying and formulation of scientific problems. The article will show the role played by latticework in the organization of space and creating an artistic image of the interiors of Spanish cathedrals.
Keywords: Renaissance lattices, latticework in Spain, Renaissance art in Spain
A. Goulaki-Voutyra and G. Karadedos
CHURCH SCULPTURE IN THE АEGEAN (16TH–20TH CENTURIES)
The systematic study of marble carvings, especially of icon screens, in Greek Orthodox churches in the Aegean from the 16th to the 20th centuries resulted in identifying carving workshops and artists which led us to the origins of modern Greek sculpture in the Post-Byzantine period. The island of Chios seems to be connected with the origins of this art, while Tinos is the most important Aegean production center in the 19th century. The results of our research on this subject have been published in numerous articles, but most of all in three volumes, published in 1996, 2001 and 2011 (see references).
Keywords: Church sculpture, post-Byzantine architecture, icon screens, modern Greek sculpture, marble carving workshops, marble carvers, Aegean sculpture
A. V. Anisimov
ARCHITECTURE OF THEATER AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY
The Palais Garnier, the Vienna Opera and the Theater in Budapest introduced the maximum possible amount of decorative elements to the eclectic architecture of the theater having an essentially Baroque structure. It seemed that the theatrical play did not attract any serious attention anymore. However, at the same time, since the end of the 19th century, successful attempts have been made to find a new structure of the demonstration space, new technology and scenography. There are fundamentally new solutions in such theaters as the Wagner Theater in Bayreuth, the search for new forms in the theatrical architecture of Van de Velde and Auguste Perret. Attempts are being made to create theater buildings on the basis of creative collaboration between the architect and the director (sometimes the composer). This direction determined the future development of one of the ways for a theatrical building. However, the baroque tiered theater, despite many shortcomings, proved to be quite tenacious and continued to develop and improve for a long time. There were the Coliseum Theater in London, the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and many others, loved by the audience and singers for good acoustics and the brilliance of the interiors.
Keywords: theatre architecture, Opéra Garnier, La Scala, Bayreuth Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus, Teatro Colón, London Coliseum
N. A. Konovalova
THE 1910 WORLD FAIR: THE DIALOGUE OF JAPAN WITH THE WORLD
The Japanese-British exhibition of 1910 was a key moment in establishing a dialogue between Japan and the rest of the world. It made a significant impact on the formation of Japanese-British relations (political, cultural) and sparked the spread of fashion for Japanese art in Europe and Russia. Through the architecture of the pavilions and the expositions inside them, Japan had the overarching goal of showing itself as a country with rich cultural traditions, presenting the modernization of the country as a regular stage of development. The center of the Japanese exhibition was a three-story pagoda. Japanese pagodas are the most ancient high-rise structures of the country; they are the universally recognized symbol of beauty and harmony in architecture.
Keywords: world fairs, 1910 Japanese-British exhibition, exhibition architecture of Japan
A. V. Ivanov
REGULAR VERNACULAR — FREEDOM WITHIN THE GRID (THE HISTORIC CENTER OF GYUMRI IN THE 19TH — MIDDLE 20TH CENTURIES)
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Gyumri (formerly known as Alexandropol, Leninakan) was the largest — within the borders of the Russian Empire — city of Armenia and its trade, economic and cultural center. The city saw social upheavals and natural disasters (rapid industrialization and changes in the patterns of urban life in the Soviet period, the devastating earthquakes of 1926 and 1988, the post-Soviet economic collapse), but its historic part, consisting of planned low-rise blocks built up by local masons — actors of the “middle” architectural culture — without any professional architects involved, is well preserved and continues to serve as a multifunctional city center. The article highlights the features of Gyumri’s historical vernacular architecture in the context of coexistence and interaction of the three environmental strata corresponding to the main periods of the city’s history (A-L-G). Analysis of several architectural and environmental cases specific to this city (regular vernacular: freedom within the grid; Dzori Mayla: dissolution of regularity; the Church of St. Savior (Amenaprkich): vernacular sanctuary; master Petros’s home: living vernacular of the 1950s) allows us to approach a more stereoscopic analysis of the concept of “vernacular city”, proposed earlier by the urbanist A. Vysokovsky. For the first time, the category “vernacular ensemble” is introduced to adequately describe the peculiarities of such cities’ environment; its fundamental differences from the more traditional notion of an “architectural ensemble” are also discussed.
Keywords: vernacular, subjects of urban environment, regular and unplanned, architectural culture, vernacular city, vernacular ensemble
E. V. Konysheva
THE PROBLEM OF “REGIONAL PLANNING” AT THE INTERNATIONAL TOWN PLANNING CONGRESSES IN 1900–1930S
In the early 20th century, a new trend has emerged in the global town-planning process — the internationalization of town-planning searches. Regular international congresses have become the platform for discussions on Western urban development. They played a key role in consolidating the urban planners' community, in formulating and debating over current urban problems, in organizing a systematic international exchange of town-planning ideas and practical innovations. This article analyzes the formulation and discussion of one of the main problems of Western urban development in the first third of the 20th century — regulation and organizing of urban development and creation of agglomeration systems.
Keywords: urban planning, 1900–1930s, international congresses, monocentric and polycentric agglomeration
I. V. Belintseva
ARCHITECTURE OF THE BALTIC RESORT NEUKURHEN (TODAY’S PIONERSKY SETTLEMENT IN KALININGRAD REGION): THE ZIGZAGS OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
The fishing village of Neukurhen in East Prussia was declared a resort in 1837. By 1912, the settlement had been considered the third most important recreational place on the Baltic Sea. J. Karl, who loved the resort, described it in his literary works. In 1837, businessman K. Douglas built four guest houses, which, as well as the construction of the railway in the 1900's, made the city a popular vacation place. The building of the Kurhaus in the Art Nouveau style gave an attractive appearance to the fashionable resort (now it is a children sanatorium). In the first half of the 20th century, Neukurhen became a practical and scientific fishing center of the coast of Samland. In the early 1920's, here was built an exemplary fishermen village designed by the architect K. Frick. In the interwar period, an airfield and a standardized settlement for pilots were constructed. In the post-war period, the settlement remained almost unchanged, but the third millennium saw the construction of a presidential residence, new quarters of the "Prussian village" and other structures that significantly influenced the development of Pionersky.
Keywords: architecture, history, Baltic resort, model settlement, 19th–20th centuries
G. A. Ptichnikova
STOCKHOLMS STADSHUSET: TOWN-PLANNING TRADITIONS AND “GENIUS LOCI”
The article aims to investigate one of the best works of the National Romanticism style in Sweden in the 20th century — the Stockholm City Hall. For that purpose the research examines two important principles: continuity of urban traditions and search for the spirit of a place, "Genius loci." Consequently the present study of Swedish National Romanticism is built on the work of one of the leading Swedish architects Ragnar Ostberg.
Keywords: architecture, Stockholm City Hall, National Romanticism, Ragnar Ostberg
V. Sh. Hairova
THE PROBLEM OF DEMONSTRATION OF CREATIVE HERITAGE: CH. R. MACKINTOSH'S UNREALIZED PROJECTS
The recent years have been marked with the increased interest to the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Researchers also pay their attention to the master's unrealized projects, which he executed while taking part in different competitions, that he did not win. In 1996 The House for an Art Lover was built based on 14 surviving sketches from «Meisterder Innenkunst» design portfolio. Around that time the replica of The Artist's Cottage was built. All the other unrealized in their time projects were recreated by present-day architects as models. Mackintosh's realized ideas however indicate their significance for the further investigation of the Art Nouveau style in Europe.
Keywords: Mackintosh, unrealized projects, model, exhibition, London


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New Year 2002
Trains to Keswick went from this platform on the track to the right.
This is the bridge that crosses the Glenderamackin river just west of Threlkeld.
Blencathra (Saddleback) can be seen basking in the mid winter sun.
This is the bridge crossing the river Glenderamackin looking north west.
The fly over in the background carries the A66, the railway will pass under the east side of this flyover.
This is the view looking north east into Penrith station.
The Keswick line is the leftmost track, the rightmost double track is the west coast mail line.
This is looking west where the Penrith-Keswick line branched off to the right and started to rise. The Keswick line is the rightmost track. This bridge takes the railway over the M6.
This is a sad view of Threlkeld station of which only parts of the platforms are left. The platform edge is used for a footpath. The National Trust has taken over the site.
This is the trackbed just west of Penruddock station looking west with a snow topped Blencathra in the background. The road went over the railway at this point. The bridge has been removed and the cutting filled in.
This is a railway bridge over an agricultural track near Stainton. The bridge is remarkably intact considering the line has been closed for 30 years. To the left of this point some agricultural buildings have been erected.
This picture looks across the Penrith golf driving range onto the railway trackbed
which is being used for a tee-ing off point. Just behind the NER trackbed (completely removed now) runs the Penrith-Keswick
railway trackbed which is still intact.
This is a section looking north just east of Blencow station.
An old railway hut can be seen to the left. The station yard is now used by a coal merchant. To the right of the picture the railway trackbed is still intact and is sectioned off for use by cattle. Blencow station is still intact but the trackbed between the platforms is now in use as part of a home. The proposed new line would run to the north of the station platform which used to be a goods loop. This picture has been taken from land that was previously the sidings trackbed into Blencow quarry.
This is the infamous St. Andrews cutting which was notorious for filling with snow. Just to the east of this bridge a good few hundred yards of concrete wall was added to stop the snow filling the cutting.
The bridge is both agricultural and a public right of way although the original gate has been removed and replaced with a stile. The cutting appears to have been abandoned as it is now home for many blown down tree's, Foxes, Rabbits and the occasional stray Sheep. There was a disaster here in the 1940's when some soldier's were killed and others hurt when a train ran into the cutting while they were removing snow.
This is a section about a mile east of Penruddock at Division Moor. The trackbed is still very clearly visible although just to the right of this picture many small trees have blocked the trackbed. Just to the left of the picture a field corner has encroached on to the trackbed and some landscaping has been done. There is the remains of a small railway hut to the right of the bridge which is mostly demolished now. To the right the trackbed used to go under a minor road, the bridge has been removed and the cutting filled in. There is a small wood to the right of this picture where the public are allowed to roam. The public wood runs adjacent to the trackbed for around a hundred yards.

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While Visiting Mexico City I had the chance to go to Ciudad Universitaria, I was so impressed with all the murals, specially the one in the the main library in the Campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It is in a group of landmark buildings that make the Campus a World Heritage site which was done by Juan O’Gorman.
My outfit for the occasion was well thought, dark blue trousers and this gorgeous jumper from the Nemeth collection. Let’s call it an artistic ensemble. It is amazing how you can feel this energy when you are visiting a university. It makes you feel younger and also brings back memories from those college years.
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Initially claimed by the French in the 18th century, it was not until the American Revolution caused hordes of United Empire Loyalists (loyal to the British) to escape to Toronto that the city became an established settlement. Then known as York, the town was exceedingly British in character, functioning as the administrative capital of English-speaking Upper Canada and becoming a thriving manufacturing centre by the 19th century. In 1834 it was renamed Toronto, a Huron Indian word meaning 'meeting place', to distinguish it from neighbouring New York.
The next 100 years saw the city experience a growth explosion. Driven by a combination of immigration, high birth rates and burgeoning industry, the population increased from 30,000 in 1851 to over one million by the 1950s. Even when the Great Toronto Fire of 1904 decimated a huge area of downtown, the Torontonians simply rolled up their sleeves, rebuilt and continued to prosper.
As it continued to grow, the city began to develop an impressive reputation for industry and commerce. A new sewage system was built to cope with the burgeoning population; the railway arrived, linking Toronto to the Upper Great Lakes and drawing more tourists to the city; and thanks to lenient laws, the distillation industry expanded until Toronto became the largest centre of alcohol distillation in North America.
Despite this licentiousness, the Toronto of the 19th and early 20th centuries was a law-abiding city, where rules were made and rarely broken and where the overriding concern was making money. As such, Toronto gained a reputation as a conservative, boring enclave of Protestantism - a reputation that still dogs it to some extent today. Older residents can remember the days when the city would come to a standstill on Sundays and only a handful of the very best restaurants served wine.
Towards the end of the 1950s, a surge in the arrival of immigrants infused Toronto with new foods, new languages and, most importantly, new attitudes. Italians, Portuguese and Eastern Europeans arrived first, followed by immigrants from the Caribbean, Asia and India. They settled into what would become the city's great ethnic neighbourhoods - Greektown, Little Italy and Chinatown. At the same time, Canada’s big multinational companies began to relocate their head offices from Montreal to Toronto, brining with them more employment and driving up immigration, gradually developed a multiethnic North American character. Today, one in two of the city's residents was born outside Canada.
It largely shrugged off its colonial identity, although vestiges still remain, such as the English-style pubs and the ingrained habit among conservative clubs and societies of toasting the Queen before eating. There is a similar juxtaposition in the architecture of the city itself; at first glance, Toronto does not appear all that different from any other large American city, albeit a clean one, although closer inspection reveals preserved Victorian and Edwardian buildings and a profusion of neighbourhood pubs.
Today, Toronto is the hub of the nation's commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural life, and is the capital of the Province of Ontario.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown City Council on Monday appointed a new city treasurer after a lengthy search.
Cheryl Buhr has taken over the reins of the position formerly held by Tara Cooper, who died suddenly in June while on vacation.
Buhr has been employed by the city since May, formerly serving as occupational tax auditor, said Elizabethtown Finance Director Steve Park.
Park interviewed roughly a dozen people for the role, which was later narrowed to about five applicants.
Park said the loss of Cooper weighed heavily on her co-workers but the position is in capable hands with Buhr.


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Join author Kathleen Maca, for a special book signing of her newest release at GHF’s Texas Seaport Museum on Saturday, October 22 from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. A special Haunted Harbor Tour will also be held in conjunction with this signing (tickets sold separately)
One of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle and more cast a dark shroud on the city’s legacy. Ghostly tales creep throughout the history of famous tourist attractions and historical homes. The altruistic spirit of a schoolteacher who heroically pulled victims from the floodwaters during the great hurricane of 1900 roams the Strand. The ghosts of Civil War soldiers march up and down the stairs at night and pace in front of the antebellum Rogers Building. The spirit of an unlucky man decapitated by an oncoming train haunts the railroad museum, moving objects and crying in the night. Kathleen Shanahan Maca explores these and other haunted tales from the Oleander City.
Kathleen Shanahan Maca lives in Clear Lake, Texas, and works on Galveston Island writing about its history. A graduate of Sam Houston State University, she is the author of Galveston’s Broadway Cemeteries from Arcadia Publishing, and a member of the Texas Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies. A fan of ghost stories and legends since she was a child, she uses her experience in historical research and genealogy to add dimension to local folklore.


I first played the ukulele when I was sixteen and have always had ukuleles around the place. About four years ago, after hearing George Harrison play "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", and hearing the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain on BBC Radio 4, I started to take my uke playing more seriously. I felt I had finally found the instrument for me and began recording reggae infused ukulele music in my home studio. This eventually led to collaboration with many ukulele players around the world on my song "Ukulele Revolution".
The internet is a marvellous thing and after hearing episode one of the "Ukecast" I contacted Chris and was accepted as UK correspondent. I was very fortunate to be able to interview George and Hester from the UOoGB, a report that appeared in the fourth show After a couple of shows where I took over hosting duties from Chris, he invited me to be the regular co-host; a job which I enjoy very much.
I also run a ukulele club called "Taunton Ukulele Strummers Club" (TUSC), which meets every Monday night in my local pub. We are going from strength to strength and played our first gig last Christmas. As if this wasn't enough ukulele, I also teach around 60 children to play ukulele at the school where I am a teacher.
At the moment my favourite ukuleles to play are a Joel Eckhaus 1k soprano and my mahogany "Nipper" uke, built for me by the mighty John Colter.
A big thanks to the marvellous Mrs Nipper and the little Nippers for their patience and love.
Be seeing you,
Other facts about Nipper
- Nipper also plays bass, melodica and clarinet.
- Nipper was a member of the reggae band "Skaville Train"
- Nipper cycles everywhere and has never driven a car.
- Nipper is a campanologist.
- Nipper sings 20's, 30's jazz tunes accompanied by ukulele.
- Nipper's favourite drink is "Fentimans Ginger Beer"