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Australia, NZ dollars slugged as US$ surge shakes emerging markets
[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars hit fresh multi-month lows on Wednesday as the relative outperformance of the US economy sent its currency higher across the board.
The Aussie dollar was huddled at US$0.7435, having touched its lowest since last June at US$0.7424. It has now shed almost four US cents in less than three weeks.
The kiwi dollar was near its lowest since December at US$0.6967, having again lost four cents since mid-April.
The US dollar has been on a tear as economic indicators there outpaced much of the rest of the advanced world, forcing a mass shake-out of short dollar positions - particularly against the euro and sterling.
That has also shaken confidence in a synchronous global recovery, sending funds toward US assets at the cost of emerging markets from Argentina to Turkey.
This trend has been doubly negative for the Aussie since many investors use the commodity-leveraged currency as a liquid proxy for global growth and emerging markets, selling it as a hedge when times are troubled.
Adding to the strain was President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from the nuclear deal with Iran, leaving investors uncertain as to what might happen next in the Middle East.
All of which overshadowed an upbeat budget from Australia late on Tuesday which underlined the country's favourable debt background.
With the budget set to return to surplus a year early Australia's net debt is set to peak around 19 per cent of GDP, far below the G20 average of 80 per cent.
"Consequently, Australia will remain an attractive destination for foreign debt investment," said Elias Haddad, senior currency strategist at CBA.
"This will further facilitate Australia's ability to finance its small current account deficit of just 2-3 per cent of GDP."
One result is that the Australian government can currently borrow for 10 years at rates 20 basis points lower than the United States.
The kiwi's next test will be a Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy decision early on Thursday. A steady outcome is considered certain but a change of tone is possible from Adrian Orr, its new governor.
New Zealand government bonds slipped in line with US Treasuries, nudging yields up as much as 4 basis points.
Australian government bond futures also eased, with the three-year bond contract off 2 ticks at 97.785. The 10-year contract fell 5 ticks to 97.1950.
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The families of the dead received the money Saturday at the governor's office, said Kandahar provincial council member Agha Lalai. Each wounded person received $11,000, Lalai said. Community elder Jan Agha confirmed the same figures.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Sept. 26, 2014) – Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront") (TSX VENTURE:NOT) is pleased to provide an update on its work plans for the winter 2014-15 season.
Noront has agreed to support Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN) as the proponent of a winter road to access its Eagle's Nest Mine in the Ring of Fire. MFFN has submitted a permit application to build a winter road from Marten Falls to Noront's Esker camp where the Eagle's Nest Mine will be located. This road will be used to transport bulk materials including fuel and heavy equipment, to be used for work on the existing airstrip and to help ensure that Noront is in position to initiate mining activities once the necessary approvals are in place.
Work on the airstrip is planned for fall/winter 2014 and will be completed under an approved land use plan with Noront's development partner Marten Falls Logistics (a 100%-owned entity of Marten Falls First Nation). As part of this project, the landing area will be cleared to its final dimensions for use as a winter air strip during the 2014/15 season rather than the previously used ice air strip constructed on Koper Lake. The airstrip will be upgraded for all-season use when waste rock aggregate is available from construction of the underground mine at Eagle's Nest.
Feasibility Study Update
Noront is currently preparing an update to its 2012 Feasibility Study which is expected to be complete by the end of October. It is being prepared by Micon International based on detailed construction cost estimates provided by the companies contributing to Noront's Eagle's Nest project, a group of world class organizations that includes:
- Cementation – Canada's leading underground mine contractor. Responsible for underground mine development and concrete formations.
- Kiewit – A global expert on civil, heavy duty industrial construction and management of large complex civil/mining projects. Responsible for access road construction.
- Nuna Logistics – A leading Canadian aboriginal civil construction and logistics company. Responsible for winter road, all-season road, site roads and transportation logistics.
- ATCO Structures and Logistics – Responsible for permanent camp and associated infrastructure.
- AECON Group Inc. – A Canadian leader in industrial construction. Responsible for mechanical, electrical and instrumentation installation.
- Outotec – A global leader in process plant equipment. Responsible for design and supply of the process plant equipment.
- ABB Ltd. – Responsible for the design, supply of electrification, automation and communications systems.
- Atlas Copco – A global leader in underground and process equipment.
These contractors were selected based on their global and northern experience, proven track record of working successfully with First Nation communities, commitment to training an operating workforce and environmental health and safety performance as well as financial terms.
Status of Environmental Assessment
The federal environmental assessment process for Noront's Eagle's Nest Mine continued to progress throughout the summer. During that time, additional environmental studies and sampling were completed in response to requests from government reviewers. Comments were also received from several First Nation communities and their concerns/issues are being addressed. Noront is waiting for the provincial government to approve our Terms of Reference for the provincial environmental assessment process. Upon completion of the environmental assessments, we will proceed with the acquisition of the approvals and permits necessary to begin road and mine site construction activities, which are scheduled for a mid-2015 start.
We are also advancing discussions with a number of First Nation communities, with the objective of negotiating Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) and community participation in our environmental assessment processes.
Exploration Update
Noront is preparing for a winter 2014-15 exploration program that will include completion of geophysical surveys in the early winter and a diamond drilling campaign to follow up on any targets that have been identified. Both our geophysical and drilling contractors utilize local workers. Our 2014/2015 work plan is dependent on receiving certain approvals from the provincial government, local community support and financing.
Noront Resources Ltd. is focused on development of the high-grade Eagle's Nest nickel, copper, platinum and palladium deposit and the high-grade Blackbird chromite deposit, both of which are located in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario in an emerging metals camp known as the Ring of Fire. www.norontresources.com
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including predictions, projections and forecasts. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion, growth of the Company's businesses, operations, plans and with respect to exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, permitting time lines, government regulation of exploration and mining operations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage, timing and possible outcome of any pending litigation and timing and results of future resource estimates or future economic studies.
Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "planning", "planned", "expects" or "looking forward", "does not expect", "continues", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "potential", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", or "belief", or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions, including, the result of drilling and exploration activities, that contracted parties provide goods and/or services on the agreed timeframes, that equipment necessary for exploration is available as scheduled and does not incur unforeseen break downs, that no labour shortages or delays are incurred, that plant and equipment function as specified, that no unusual geological or technical problems occur, and that laboratory and other related services are available and perform as contracted. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, future events, conditions, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, prediction, projection, forecast, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the interpretation and actual results of current exploration activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold; possible variations in grade or recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of exploration, as well as those factors disclosed in the Company's publicly filed documents. Although Noront has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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Earlier site works had been undertaken by previous sub-contractors across the former site with monitoring installation points previously constructed. Historical data identified the site as a decommissioned landfill site by 1994.
Initial monitoring was undertaken across the site showing elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane. We attended site for a further three months to undertake continuous gas monitoring enabling us to produce a ground gas risk assessment, based on the results of the assessment we deteremined that gas protection measures were only needed in the central zone of the site which was classed as a high risk.
Using the zoning plan, protection measures were designed and carried out by our client, with validation and integrity testing undertaken by an accredited subcontractor, which was supervised by one of our consultants. Validation techniques included:
Due to the results of the previous investigation being insufficient, the client had already experienced delays with the development programme. Our findings allowed only part of the site to be classified as a high risk for gas, therefore preventing further delays and delivering cost savings to our client. Once each individual plot had been completed, a report is issued for sign off by NHBC, to allow our client to release the new home to its owner.


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This post is inspired by Adventures in Preservation blog post, which asked readers what buildings were on our bucket lists, as well as my the last Thoughts For Thursday of 2012, a feature that will return soon. I must admit that my mother was horrified to learn that I had a bucket list, saying that I'm much to young, to which I said my bucket was enormous and not to worry. I think that calmed her down. What can I say? I always know where I want to go, even if I don't always know what I want to do.
As this is a New Year, and I have already shared my resolutions, I feel it appropriate to also share this part of my bucket list.
*Note: The regions I have given these states in this and upcoming posts are how I have come to rationalize them for this purpose (and to prevent any one post from being too long), not necessarily how these regions are defined by any government entity.
Rhode Island:
- Swan Point Cemetery
- Paine House
- Block Island
- Culinary Arts Museum
- The Mount
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
- Tanglewood
- The Big E
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Gloucester
- Barnum Museum
- Mark Twain House
- Norwalk
- Wadsworth Atheneum
- Yale
- Vermont Marble Museum
- Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock
- King Arthur Flour
- Bennington
- Trapp Family Lodge
New Hampshire:
- Mount Washington
- Polar caves
- Kancamagus Highway
- Ruggle's Mine
- Castle in the Clouds
- Rhododendron State Park
- Portland
- Bar Harbor
- Acadia National Park
- Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk
- Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor
- Rockport
New York:
- Empire State Building
- Statue of Liberty
- 9/11 Memorial
- Howe Caverns
- Herkimer Diamond Mine
- Buffalo
- Hyde Park
- Olana
- Coney Island
I wonder how many I'll visit this year!
Think something should be added to my list? Let me know!


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Southern Telecom, Inc. (STI) has expanded its sales team with the hiring of Michael Lamar and Michael "Mickey" O'Kelley, both in the role of carrier account executive.
The telecom industry veterans were added to the team to focus on STI's portfolio of dark fiber, conduit, and colocation in the Southeast U.S. In their roles, Lamar and O'Kelley are responsible for new client acquisition and management of telecom carrier, content provider and large enterprise customers.
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Starting a life abroad that has you moving from one location to the next every couple of weeks, months, or in some cases, years can seem like something out of your comfort zone. But if you find yourself sitting in your cubicle or your corner office gazing into the distance and feeling dissatisfied with your life it may just be time to pack it all in and start the adventure of a lifetime.
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First, look at your skillset is it something that can be done from anywhere and are they in-demand? These can be soft skills like languages, writing, website design or hard skills like programming. If you really want to make the digital nomad life work you do need to have a skill set that can translate to an income while abroad or your 'dream' may be short-lived unless you decide to work for room and board at hostels along the way.
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If you want to live a pretty basic life in Southeast Asia or in South America you will need to determine what your monthly living expenses will look like. Do you want to rent a quaint apartment and live like a local? Or do you want to be in an expat community which can be more expensive but gives you a sense of home? You may even want a luxe life and just live in hotels. If you can afford that option great but for those that can't you will need to look at the cost of living in all of your destinations and determine what income you need each month to make that a reality.
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Once you have your finances figured out, potential work projects set up all you need to do is settle on the first place you want to go to. Hot or cold weather seems to be a good place to start or simply closing your eyes and spinning a globe and putting your finger on a country if you don't care where you go.


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Leopold the Strong (died 1129) was Margrave of Styria from 1122 to 1129. He was the son of Margrave Ottokar II of Styria and Elisabeth of Austria from the Babenberg family. His wife was Sophie of Bavaria, daughter of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria. He was succeeded by his son Margrave Ottokar III of Styria. After the death of Henry of Eppenstein in 1122, Leopold inherited the provincia Graslupp, which comprises the estates of Neumarkt and Sankt Lambrecht as well as the Murau region.
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The Labour Party candidate who is set to stand in Buckingham in the forthcoming general election on December 12 has been unveiled.
David Morgan, who is from the county, is a former lecturer in constitutional law and politics and has worked as a regular contributor to the BBC and for many community radio stations.
He currently presents a radio show in Milton Keynes which focuses on citizens' empowerment.
READ MORE: Liberal Democrats unveils Chesham and Amersham parliamentary candidate
Following the announcement, Maxine Myatt, who is the acting chair of the Buckingham constituency Labour Party, said: "David is a life-long member of the Labour Party who knows this area, and the issues that concern the people of Buckingham.
"He is an experienced campaigner whose integrity and character will be respected by the voters.
"I am excited at the campaign ahead.
"It has been 14 years since the people of Buckingham have had a real electoral choice.
"We represent the voice of the silent majority who have suffered years of austerity.
"Enough is enough.
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"David Morgan will be the voice of the many not the few."
Looking ahead to the campaign, David Morgan said: "Buckingham needs a brighter and more hopeful vision for the future, for our children.
"This election is about values and what sort of society do we want to create.
"One based on justice and fairness for all, or one based on low-wages for the many and low taxes for the few?
"One based on protecting our environment and the most vulnerable in society, or one based on protecting privilege?
"Labour remains the main voice of opposition, of hope against the same tired Tory policies that bring despair to so many people.
"I want to give voice to Buckingham's silent majority as 14 years without a vote, without a voice, 14 years of austerity, of hurt.
"This election is our chance to stand up and reject the politics of division and poverty.
"It is time to decide who we are as a community – do we want a society that works for the many or just the few.
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As of today, I'm officially in my last year of my twenties! Year 28 was great – we bought our first house, made a great group of friends, had another successful year of business, and celebrated our first wedding anniversary! It was a year of settling into our new life in Virginia and our marriage. There were a few growing pains along the way, but it was generally a joy-filled year, which I'm incredibly grateful for. I'm hopeful that 29 will be a continuation of the good stuff!
I'm going to enjoy the day off of work (mostly) and give myself a little time to rest and recharge. Mike has some things planned for today — all I know is that I should be ready to leave the house later this morning. I'm looking forward to spending the day with him!
In the spirit of celebrating, I want to give away a few of my favorite things to one of you!
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This is the third of three exclusive PEMPix cases that will be posted online in advance of the 2019 Section on Emergency Medicine programming at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.
This case was originally submitted by…
Jessica Barnes, DO
Sanford Children's Hospital
Sioux Falls, SD
LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Memphis, TN
Mindy Longjohn, MD
Timothy O'Conner, MD
The Case
A 17 year old male with with a chief Complaint of vomiting and abdominal pain presents to the Emergency Department with approximately nine hours of 10 episodes of yellow vomitus. He has a past medical history of cyclic vomiting and reports pain this time, that is a bit different than in the past. He denies fever, diarrhea, dysuria, scrotal pain, or penile discharge. His mother also interjects that it seems like he is having more severe abdominal pain with this episode than in the past.
His cyclic vomiting diagnosis diagnosis was Ade by pediatric gastroenterology two months ago, but symptoms were presents for months before that. he is not on any regular medicines and has had no prior surgeries. He denies drug use and is not sexually active.
Physical Exam
VS: T 36.8C, HR 86, RR 30, BP 130/62, O2 sat 100% on room air
General: Alert, Mild distress, Ill-appearing but not toxic
Skin: warm, dry, intact, no rash
CV: RRR, no murmur, capillary refill < 2 secs
Respiratory: clear to auscultation, non-labored, breath sounds are equal
GI: soft, non-distended, no organomegaly, diffusely tender worse in lower quadrants with rebound, normoactive bowel sounds
GU: normal male genitalia with no testicular tenderness
Neuro: Alert and Oriented X3 with PERRLA, EOMI, no focal deficits
Ext: Negative for lymphadenopathy
His initial workup included a CBC with differential that showed a slightly elevated WBC count. His electrolytes were normal, and he had a mild metabolic acidosis. His plain view abdominal X-Ray was unremarkable, but given the persistent pain a CT scan is obtained.
What is the diagnosis?
A. Acute appendicitis
B. Infectious colitis
C. Meckel's diverticulum
D. Malrotation with volvulus
E. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
C. Meckel's Diverticulum
The CT showed a small bowel obstruction with a transition point in the right lower quadrant. The fecalization of the small bowel suggests that this is a subacute or chronic finding. Cue the flop sweat from that cyclic vomiting diagnosis…
The above image has the Meckel's with the adhesive band circled. Surgery was consulted and elected to go to the OR for exploratory laparoscopic surgery. The postoperative course was uneventful. His prior diagnosis had included an ultrasound, along with some lab work. Ultimately, you will see many patients with vomiting. Trust the parent and the patient – especially if they know their symptoms well. Don't ignore the "it feels different from their usual symptoms…"
Rattan et al. Meckel's diverticulum in children: Our 12-year experience. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2016 Oct-Dec; 13(4): 170–174.
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The new EMIR Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) will start to apply from 1st November 2017 (see here). See here for a link to a video on The OTC Space with Elena Gaetini of RegTek discussing the new RTS. REGIS-TR will hold a webinar about the new RTS on 21st June. The link to register can be found here.
This article by Shanny Basar on the Markets Media web site refers to attempts by the European Commission to simplify reporting. It refers to comments made by Andrew Douglas, the CEO of DTCC, on the initiative by the Commission to rationalise the many reporting streams faced by market participants, especially financial companies. Reporting rules such as EMIR, MiFID II in its various forms and SFTR lead to multiple requirements. The desire appears to be to converge on less streams when the same data is required for multiple purposes.


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Lee Ufan
Pace Wildenstein Gallery September 19 – October 25, 2008
Korean-born painter and sculptor, Lee Ufan, now in his early seventies, spends much of his time living in either Japan or France. Known for his sparse, large-scale brush marks on empty canvas and his sculpture in which boulders are placed on glass or weathering steel, Lee—like his fellow countryman, the late Nam June Paik—has indeed spent most of his career outside of his native Korea. In 1956, at age twenty, Lee left Seoul to study philosophy at Nihon University in Tokyo. Upon graduation, he became active as a writer both on politics and art, while experimenting in theatre, music, and painting. A turning point happened in 1968 when he met the painter Sekine Nobuo along with other important Japanese artists, including Jiro Takamitsu and Suga Kishio. Eventually they founded the "Mono-ha"—an experimental group inspired by the Arte Povera movement in Italy. By the early '70s, Lee became active as a sculptor juxtaposing boulders with steel and wood, among other industrial materials. He continued to write theoretical essays during this period and in 1973 was appointed as a professor at Tama University (a rare opportunity for a Korean artist) where he began painting seriously once again, using glue and ground mineral pigments on canvas. By the early '80s he was well into his seminal "Wind" paintings, this time using oil and stone pigments on canvas—a medium he has used regularly up to the present day.
Lee Ufan's Zen-like brushworks and boulders are held in high esteem by critics, art historians, curators, and collectors worldwide. He has received many prestigious awards and is frequently shown and collected by major museums. Even so, he has never had a major show in the United States until a large, two-gallery exhibition opened last month at Pace Wildenstein. While the 57th Street space included mostly early paintings and watercolors from the '70s and '80s, the West Chelsea location presented many of the recent brushstroke paintings, entitled "Dialogues," and a selection of his important sculptural works, generally titled "Relatum." The corresponding effect between these two groups of works may be puzzling for some and exhilarating for others. Those who follow the paintings of Robert Ryman may find a kinship in Lee Ufan—the difference being the pragmatism of the former in contrast to the pure intuition of the latter.
The rock and steel sculptures, for example, are precisely placed in a way that echoes Mondrian's orthogonal in the neo-plastic paintings of the 1920s. Lee's placement of a weighty plane of steel against a wall with a formidable stone in front, as in "Relatum – Silence" (1979), feels spatially in balance—every bit as balanced as one of Mondrian's intersecting lines. On the other hand, his three-paneled painting "Dialogue" (2007) evokes an equal sense of silence, with its three large brushstrokes—one occupying each white panel—utterly defining the parameters of the space. The important formal issue of Lee's work, whether it exists in two or three dimensions, is the visual weight. In this sense, the placement of the stones in three-dimensional space is fully equivalent to the "weight" of the brushstrokes in terms of how and where they appear on the three separate paintings of "Dialogue."
What makes Lee Ufan's work exhilarating is the structure—not in the pragmatic sense, but in the virtual/tactile sense; that is, the manner in which the "weight" comes down to the gravity of seeing: we see and touch the work in phenomenological terms, less in actuality than in concept, approaching the kind of phenomenology that Heidegger and, especially, Merleau-Ponty wanted to make clear. The transensory experience—the arbitration of touch through the retina—is nothing less than the human desire to know the place and the time of one's existence. Rather than transforming the appearance of objects and signs, Lee Ufan's work appeals to the active presence of the viewer. This active presence makes these objects and signs appear real to us, not simply as extensions of who we are, but of who we are in relation to what we are seeing. This is the major contribution of Lee Ufan's art—the signification of the point in which the act of seeing admits the marvelous void that we, too, occupy.
ContributorRobert C. Morgan
Robert C. Morgan is a non-objective painter who lectures on art and writes art criticism. In 2017, he was given an overview of his career as an artist at Proyectos Monclova in Mexico City. Known primarily for his writing and curatorial projects, Morgan has published numerous books and catalogues internationally, now translated into 20 languages. His anthologies of criticism on Gary Hill and Bruce Nauman were published in 2000 and 2002 respectively through Johns Hopkins Press. www.robertcmorgan.com
Andrea del Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance FlorenceBy Christian Kleinbub
NOV 2019 | ArtSeen
About midway through the National Gallerys exhibition Andrea del Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence, you find yourself standing in front of a beautiful young woman carved from marble that has mellowed to a honey-brown hue.
Conversations About SculptureBy Phillip Griffith
NOV 2019 | Art Books
In May 2008, as the Parisian daylight stretched into summer hours, Richard Serras set of five 56-foot-tall steel plates, Promenade, had taken over the citys cavernous, glass-roofed Grand Palais. In the Tuileries Garden, Serras 1983 work Clara-Clara, with its paired, inverted semicircles (or more precisely, conical sections), had been reinstalled in its original location at the gardens gate to accompany the new work.
Christopher Wilmarth: Sculpture and Drawings from the 1970sBy Jan Avgikos
APRIL 2020 | ArtSeen
A new exhibition at Craig F. Starr Gallery presents a rare opportunity to revisit Christopher Wilmarth's serene glass and steel sculptures of the 1970s. No drama, no mess, no rough edges, nothing but the Apollonian perfection of flawless, hydrofluoric acid-etched translucent glass surfaces that attract and hold the light, reflecting in their layered depths tonal ranges from frosty white to pure aqua.
Alive Still: Nell Blaine, American PainterBy Karen Chernick
NOV 2019 | Art Books
When painter Nell Blaine was just 37 years old, she was almost completely paralyzed from the neck down, after the start of a burgeoning career in the downtown New York City art scene. Yet thats not the closing chapter of Alive Still: Nell Blaine, American Painter, the recently published first biography of this lesser-known postwar American artist, which chronicles Blaines five-decade career.


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Our babies have been very busy this week. Be sure to check out our footprint art. It was fun hopping like a bunny as we made our footprint painting!
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We have been having a great time taking turns sitting and playing with our friends in a cardboard box too!
We sang songs with motions like "Itsy Bitsy Spider," the "Wheels on the Bus," and "If You're Happy and You Know It." We books about bunnies this week too.
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Eph Bookshelf: Carry a Chicken in Your Lap
Posted by Anonymous Senior under 1991, Alumni, Book Review, Joe Rice '54 at 10:30 am
Carry a Chicken in Your Lap Or Whatever it Takes to Globalize Your Business, by Bruce Alan Johnson and R. William Ayres '91.
This fun, modest-length volume comes from two principals of Baja Associates, a small consulting firm. Yes, it's partly a sales pitch for their services. But it's a good sales pitch — and an enjoyable standalone read for a broader audience of those not yet ready to hire a consulting firm, but ready to start thinking about expanding their activities internationally. The authors have in part targeted subgroups within the latter category, including employees thinking about an overseas assignment, and nonprofit idea-makers looking to expand their influence.
The academic career of Eph co-author Ayres (whose name is fortunately spelled differently than the well-known Weather Underground terrorist leader of the 1960s) has focused on the study of international affairs and its relationship to issues of individual identity and identity politics. His scholarly expertise pairs seamlessly with the hands-on experience of polymath linguist Johnson, who has a long business resume and describes himself as a "former senior US intelligence officer." Whether through innate compatibility (like Ayres, Johnson is the product of a small, excellent, liberal-arts institution — the former Claremont Men's College) or excellent editing, their writing is well-melded and Carry a Chicken reads as well as any product of a single business author.
While some of the book's lessons for business executives are intuitively obvious: (make sure you don't give overseas assignments to people intent on proselytizing for American values), others are not (the sense of distance in many cultures is very different from the sense we develop in our "jump in your car and drive there" society). Even the obvious lessons benefit from the clean, precise statements the authors give them. Equally valuable are the subtler ones about the need to examine less-obvious cultural assumptions rooted in "can-do" attitudes and politically correct ideas of equality that lead many companies to conclude "anyone can do any assignment," no matter where it is. (Relatedly, their advice to the would-be internationalist "to do a serious assessment of yourself" and "to be honest" in doing so is on-target). Even within the limits of this book, these sections distill creative thought and hard-won experience into the right questions to be asked.
One of the authors' most intriguing insights is to outline the irony of how companies that have done the most to emphasize the importance of their overseas operations have, in doing so, frequently hindered their international success. As the authors describe, a major management fad of the last decade has been "globally competent managers," in which "international experience" has been made a requirement for continued advancement by many companies. Of course, this sets up an incentive structure for every ambitious manager to maneuver to land those positions and makes it much harder to match the right person with each assignment. A significant question left unanswered, however, is whether and how a company can provide advancement opportunities for U.S.-only leaders who lack the skills to go abroad, will(under their scheme) never go abroad, and yet may end up
overseeing those who do.
As noted, the co-authors write together smoothly: very little, except personal anecdote, is attributed to one or the other. (Alas, the titular anecdote belongs to Johnson, not Ayres). The other area where Ayres's contribution shines through is reinforcing many of the intuitive points with his knowledge of actual research. For example, when the authors discuss the need for overseas employees to master the ability to sit in complete silence facing their counterpart (to outfox foreign executives' tendency to take advantage of the American trait to fill silence with talk), their anecdotes are underscored by citation to academic studies that "the American will start talking" to fill the dead air – "within about eight seconds."
The further the book strays from its core lessons and anecdotes, the less credibly it reads. In several places, Johnson and Ayres take the time to argue why growing your business (or expanding your nonprofit) overseas is important or a good idea. They're right — but it isn't necessary to rely on dubious statistics or the never-stale chestnut that the era of American exceptionalism is over. In any case, they're likely preaching to the converted –who else is going to carry a chicken in their lap?
Another annoying habit is their periodic mention that certain things are "for our American readers, not our Canadian ones." It's understandable that, given their interest in selling services in both the U.S. and Canada, they'll want to emphasize that point wherever possible — and distinguish advice for the two markets where
appropriate. Still, the repeated references to "U.S. and Canadian" are an annoying stylistic convention, and their emphasis on this point is particularly puzzling given the noticeable dearth of advice tailored specifically to Canadians, other than "this point doesn't apply to you."
Best anecdote: the company that sent a Cuban Spanish-speaking employee to interview a candidate for a Colombian job, assuming that "all Spanish is the same."
Worst anecdote: the couple on the Paris metro who gain acceptance by offering their seats to elderly ladies, only to then embarrass themselves by confusing "canard" with "conard."
Sentence David will most appreciate: "Bill has seen 'diversity panels' and 'diversity task forces' at most of the universities and colleges he's worked for over the years, and the sad truth is that more often than not these efforts stifle open conversation rather than foster it because everybody already knows what you can and can't say in public."
Eph sightings: only as the alma mater listed in Ayres's bio. But it wouldn't surprise me if some of the blunders and triumphs related to Ephs.
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Doug Benson has been honing his blunt humor through regular appearances in San Francisco comedy clubs for many years. Appearing in the smoke-tolerant city to test out material in front of the veritable choir helped in the development of The Marijuana-Logues, which became an off-Broadway and a nationally touring show in 2004, and in Benson's own 2007 documentary Super High Me.
The open culture here provides an endless source of inspiration for him, not to mention many ciphers to join after each show. So it's only fitting that the comedian would choose S.F. to record his sixth comedy album (following last year's Smug Life) on the unofficial stoners' holiday of 4/20. But this is no ordinary day for Benson, so he is stretching the celebration out to two days.
Doug Benson begins with the "Countdown to 4/20" Friday, April 19, at 10:30 p.m. and continues with two sessions for the live album taping on Saturday, April 20, at 7:45 and 10 p.m at Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Ave., S.F. Admission is $25; call or visit cobbscomedyclub.com for more info.


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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said a member of the Ohio National Guard was suspended and removed from the mission in Washington, D.C., after it was discovered he had expressed white supremacist ideology.
Ohio sent 100 guard members to D.C. to help with the recent protests, DeWine said.
"While I fully support everyone's right to free speech, guardsmen and women are sworn to protect all of us," DeWine said, "regardless of race, ethnic background or religion.
"Anyone who displays a malice toward specific groups of Americans has no place in the Ohio National Guard."
DeWine said the FBI is investigating, but once that investigation is complete it is "highly likely" the guardsman will be permanently removed from the guard.


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Speeder charged and licence inquiry leads to arrest - OPP
A 36-year-old Nipissing First Nation man was arrested and charged with several offences after Ontario Provincial Police stopped the driver for speeding.
The traffic stop took place Tuesday at 11:46 p.m. on Highway 17 in Nipissing First Nation.
Officers began an investigation and placed the driver under arrest for suspended driving.
During a search police recovered drug paraphernalia, naloxone, prohibited rifle magazines, ammunition, drugs suspected to be methamphetamine pills, crystal methamphetamine and marijuana.
As a result of the police investigation Dwayne Marier of Nipissing First Nation was charged with possession of substance in Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of unauthorized possession of prohibited device, driving a vehicle cannabis readily available, driving while under suspension and speeding.
The accused was released on a Promise to Appear and Officer In Charge Undertaking with conditions.
He is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on Feb. 19.
A query on a licence plate turned up to be a stolen vehicle.
An officer from the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was on general patrol on Highway 11/17 Tuesday at 5:46 p.m. and conducted a query on a vehicle licence plate.
The plate came back as a vehicle that was reported to be stolen.
The officer conducted a vehicle stop and the driver was arrested.
As a result of police investigation, Zachary McEdwards, 24, of East Ferris Township was charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, operation while prohibited, two counts of driving while under suspension and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
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The 20 best money tweeters on Twitter
@thisismoney. It's the official twitter account which is updated by the whole of the This is Money team.We thought we'd join in with the Twitter Follow Friday(#ff) tradition by nominating our favourite people on twitter. But sometimes 140 characters just isn't enough so we've complied a list of the top 20 personal finance, consumer and money-related tweeters as a blog post.
From witty quips to breaking news we explain who they are and why we've nominated them.
If we've left anyone out that you think is worthy of making the list please let us know in the comment box at the bottom of the page.
@declancurry - Working Lunch presenter and former BBC Breakfast presenter
@evanHD - Dragon's Den, Radio 4 presenter, former BBC Economics Editor
@timharford - The man behind the FT's Undercover Economist and presenter of More or Less on Radio 4
@PensionsMonkey - Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at adviser Hargreaves Landsdown
@PensionsGuru - Former Head of Pensions at Prudential and pension strategist at Royal London, as well as multi award-winning blogger and commentator on pensions.
@martinbamford - Managing Director of award-winning IFA, Informed Choice
@CashQuestions - Annie Shaw of cashquestions.com on all things consumer
@SarahModlock - Funny and brilliant. Freelance journalist and consumer champion
@hilaryosborne - Editor of guardian.co.uk/money. Just don't ask her about the cider tax.
@hwallop - Consumer Affairs Editor of the Daily Telegraph on all things consumer. Witty tweets ranging from toilet roll price wars to insider goings on in the Telegraph office.
@andrewellson - Personal Finance Editor of The Times and undeniably a hilarious twitter-aholic.
@MSNMoneyJames - MSN Money editor James Andrews. Great insider info and witty anecdotes.
@Jasmine - Top notch penny pincher and TV pundit.
@Tepilo - Tepilo.com is Channel 4 presenter Sarah Beeny's alternative way to buy,sell or let your home for free. Lots of essential house price news.
@Times Money - The official Times Money account updated by Laura Whateley. We loved their list last month of the top 25 personal finance tweeters.
@FindaProperty - Brilliant info for house hunters. Exclusive content and up to date news.
@SaveOurSavers - The official twitter Save Our Savers campaign. Savings news and interesting links.
@rosaltmann - Dr. Ros Altmann, a former Treasury adviser on pensions and investments, now a governor of the London School of Economics
@martincampbell - Comms adviser to the good guys of financial services AND he plays guitar
@Frugal_Friday - The money saving blog from the Lovemoney.com team
Not forgetting the This is Money team...
@Andrew_Oxlade – Editor of This is Money, insider info and all round web geek.
@tim_houseprices – News, analysis and house price predictions. Keeping an eye on the house price market.
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At her biggest, Fit Factor contestant Claire Watson was a size 22 and hated going shopping.
Instead of looking at the clothes, Claire would only browse the handbag and shoe sections, refusing to try on anything which might be too small for her.
Today, she told why she signed up to this year's competition and revealed how she is already feeling like a new woman.
"I decided to enter because I was sick of being obese," said Claire.
"I would feel unwell and run-down a lot of the time and I'd always have a bit of a complex when it came to going out shopping. There were only certain shops I would go into and I tended to avoid the rest."
Claire had read about past Fit Factor competitions and had decided this was going to be the year her life would change.
She said; "This was the opportunity I had been waiting for."
Claire, 41, spent 13 years working in the Middle East and was living in Egypt at the time of the initial uprisings in 2011.
"I was working in sales and marketing for a hotel out there," recalls Claire.
"It was an awful time. I'd be lying in bed at night hearing gunfire. The hotel I was working at was attacked. I was stuck in my flat under curfew a lot of the time."
With internet connections cut, Claire would find herself increasingly isolated and took refuge in comfort eating.
Once she returned to the country, she began working in the Capital Projects department for Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Based at St Nicholas' Hospital in Gosforth, Claire's Fit Factor journey is now inspiring her work colleagues.
She said: "They have been absolutely fantastic and are giving me a huge amount of support. They've even launched their own 'biggest loser' competition in the office."
Now Claire, originally from Alnwick, knows she has nine more tough weeks ahead as she tries bring down her 18st 5lbs starting weight.
She added; "I've been enjoying the gym week during the past three weeks.
"The team we have this year are really fantastic and I know I've already made some friends for life.
"I'm also enjoying the beach bootcamps at Tynemouth every Saturday morning. Because there are a lot of people taking part, they really spur you and hand out the encouragement.
"I can honestly say I feel so much better already, just walking up and down stairs and getting out of the car is easier.
"We're only three weeks in and this has changed my life, so I'm looking forward to the next couple of months."


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A Skate Down Memory Lane
Skating. If you were born in Canada, you probably had skates strapped to your feet sometime between your first steps and the age of six. It's the great Canadian past-time (right up there with drinking Tim Horton's coffee and eating poutine) and one of the best parts of winter.
One of my favourite memories from when I was a kid was learning to skate at Thomson Park in Scarborough. There was a creek that ran through part of the park and I remember my dad taking me there and tying double bladed skates to my boots. They were kind of like the training wheels for your bike – those were my first foray into skating. Eventually I graduated into real skates and real rinks and developed one of my first pre-teen crushes on a "rink guard". He was a life guard but on skates! What wasn't there to love? I went to the same rink with a girlfriend every weekend for an entire winter just to skate in circles and giggle over the cute boy in the reflective vest who was in charge of telling everyone to get off the ice for the zamboni.
When I lived in Ottawa I skated the Rideau Canal during Winterlude. Drinking hot chocolate and eating Beaver Tails right on the ice. I don't think I've ever been colder but how fun it was not to have to skate in a never ending circle.
I thought of all this today during my first time on skates in two years. It was a little dicey for the first couple of minute,s but I guess, much like riding a bike, the old instincts start to come back. Ian and I spent almost an hour at Nathan Phillips Square, sometimes skating alone, sometimes holding hands. I remembered going there as a kid and getting hot chocolate in styrofoam cups (remember those?!) from the snack bar as we were leaving. The snack bar is gone now so we stopped for a tea instead and it tasted almost as good as that childhood hot chocolate.
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In this report, "migrants" is the general term used to refer to people who are in Greece either temporarily or permanently. It includes those migrants who move voluntarily and those who feel impelled to leave because of the economic and social hardships they face in their home country as well as refugees.
- The legalization documents used by the state to classify foreign nationals into different categories of regularity are coloured red, yellow, and green.
- Discrimination has also cast a dark shadow over the local authorities' treatment of their Roma constituents whom they forcibly evicted shortly before the Summer Olympic Games of 2004, and just as the organizers extolled visitors to "catch the light" through walks in the centre of Athens, the main Olympic site.
- Comparative research shows that Greece has some of the lowest asylum application rates in Europe.
- A major source of concern is the absence of access to an independent review in substance of a rejected application.
- Another major problem faced by applicants is the inability to communicate with the authorities.(19) A key factor contributing to this is the lack of adequate interpretation provisions. On the day of Amnesty International's visit to the Asylum Unit in Athens, one Mandarin-speaker was conducting interviews with all of the applicants, regardless of nationality, often with the help of other applicants acting as interpreters in a second or third language.
- Legal aid is not available to applicants at any stage of the process, apart from the aid provided by the Greek Council for Refugees and which only provides legal representation for applicants whose applications have been rejected at the second stage and whose applications are to be subject to a procedural review by the Council of State.
- One of the most worrying aspects of the asylum legislation in Greece is the provision which allows the authorities to "interrupt" the examination of asylum claims. Article 2.8 of the Presidential Decree (PD) 61/99 states that "in case of arbitrary departure [of the applicant from their stated place of residence], the procedure for the examination of his asylum claim is interrupted following relevant decision issued by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Order, which is notified to the asylum-seeker, [henceforth] considered as a person 'of unknown residence'.
- In practice, the major problem in the asylum determination process is the length of time taken for reviewing applications. Because of the backlog of applications, a secondary procedure exists that precedes the formal lodging of an asylum application, whereby prospective applicants are asked to visit the Athens Asylum Department often for months before their applications can be lodged.
- This apparently blanket rejection of applications at first instance exacerbates the delay in processing the applications and effectively renders this first stage of the examination process discountable
- Even though none of the detention centres visited is officially classified as a prison, the conditions under which they operate are undoubtedly prison-like.(48) Detainees are not allowed access to the outside, apart from exceptional occasions (e.g. for medical emergencies, when they are transferred under police escort to the nearest hospital). Access of outsiders to the centres is severely restricted
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Moonlight English Holly*
Ilex aquifolium 'Flavescens'
Moonlight English Holly foliage
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* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details
Height: 25 feet
Spread: 20 feet
Hardiness Zone: 6
Other Names: Common Holly
One of the most distinctive variegated broadleaf evergreens you'll ever find, with mottled canary yellow and gold over emerald green foliage which has sharp spines along the leaf edges, very much the traditional holly foliage; colors best in full sun
Ornamental Features
Moonlight English Holly is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features an abundance of magnificent red berries from mid fall to late winter. It has attractive gold-variegated emerald green foliage with hints of yellow. The spiny oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain emerald green throughout the winter. The flowers are not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Moonlight English Holly is a dense evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Insects
- Disease
Moonlight English Holly is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Vertical Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- Topiary
Planting & Growing
Moonlight English Holly will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more. This is a female variety of the species which requires a male selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.
This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the leaves in alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
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The dance floor is down!
After a fantastic effort by the team, the floor and hall was prepared for the layout.
Everything went smoothly and the flooring went down with no hassles. We have a few bits and pieces to fit and adjust here and there, but overall it is "job done".
We wish to again express our gratitude to all who were involved in making the dance floor happen.
We know the floor will feel fantastic underfoot for many years to come!
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Yesterday, we told you that Charles Scott had been traded to Arizona. However, we never discussed why the Eagles chose to make this move.
When the Eagles drafted Scott this year, I was a bit surprised. I was not surprised because they picked him; I was surprised he was still on the board at that point. Scott was a guy that had a great junior season but had his senior year cut short by an injury. My vision of Scott was the big bruising back who could help solve the short yardage problems we've seen the past few seasons.
However, as Training Camp moved further along, the Eagles had different plans for Scott. The team chose to start giving him reps at fullback and he transitioned into the position full-time. Scott obviously wasn't competing for a starting position with Leonard Weaver on the roster, and it was hard for him to see a lot of playing time as the team runs a lot of single-set back formations.
Scott also failed to show that he could catch the ball out of the backfield which is very important ability for any back on the Eagles roster to have.
With all those things in mind, Scott was a long shot to make the roster. There was a chance he may land on the practice squad, but his odds of being on the game day roster weren't very high. However, his chances in Arizona are much higher. They lost their starting fullback so he'll have a much better chance making the squad there.
In return for Scott, the Eagles received Jorrick Calvin. Calvin is a cornerback who is also a return specialist. The corner position is somewhere the Eagles could use more help, and they're also not set on a return guy this year.
This isn't to say that Calvin has a great opportunity to make the team, but I think he has a better chance than Scott did.
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Magasin cosmétique
The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmétiques for use in Ashes of Creation.[2] The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.[3]
- Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.[3]
- Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win.[4]
I want to incentivize purchase in the cosmetic shop for sustainability of what expansions we have intended, since we are not a box cost. I want to incentivize purchase by offering limited items: limited time, limited quantity, so you have confidence that when you purchase them, they won't be offered later on in some other way.[3] – Steven Sharif
Pets, Supports, Costumes, Armure, Buildings and Accessories sold in the cosmetic store are skins.[5]
- Skins are cosmetic items that do not grant the user any benefit.[6]
- Skins are only be able to be applied to things that have already been earned, crafted or found within Ashes of Creation.[7]
- Different variants of store purchased cosmetic creatures may exist in the wild.[8]
- Flavor text relates to the lore and background of creatures and items in the world of Verra.[6]
- Costumes and mounts may also be accessible in Ashes of Creation Apocalypse.[6]
We plan to include a shop for micro transactions. The shop will only include cosmetic items. Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.[4]
All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[9] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.[10]
I don't want cosmetic items that can be purchased from the market to be transferable... because it is in a way a transfer of money for potentially something in-game.[10] – Steven Sharif
Obtaining cosmetics
Some cosmetics can be obtained in-game:[2]
Réalisations may unlock some cosmetics.[2]
Not all cosmetics are obtainable through in-game means. These will be purchasable through the cosmetic store.[2]
Cash shop cosmetics will be limited in quantity, limited in time for purchase. They will be unique, but you will also have extremely difficult to gain cosmetics in game as well as unique cosmetics that look great and better... There will be a lot of cosmetics that are achievable in the game because that is a very fun aspect of MMO play.[11] – Steven Sharif
Cosmetic binding
All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[9]
Pre-order packs
Pre-order packs are available from the Cosmetic store.[1]
- Wayfarer pre-order pack (History).
- Expeditionary pre-order pack (History).
- Voyager pre-order pack (History).
- Voyager plus pre-order pack (History).
Cosmetic items
Cosmetic items allow players to customize their character in-game.[13]
- Eye color.
- Skin color.
- Hair color.
- Hairstyles.
- Tattoos.
- Scars.
Cosmetic items that produce in-game cosmetic effects will also be available.[14]
- Fireworks.
- Picnics.
- Camps.
Dyes are a cosmetic item in Ashes of Creation.[2]
Dye usage
Dyes are normally one time use items that apply a cosmetic color change on certain items/gear.[17]
The Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding dyes are sets of unique colors that are not obtainable by players who did not participate in Crowdfunding. These dyes are not usable as normal dyes are. Instead they are used to override the color of another dye obtained in game.[18]
- They are assigned to a character from a user's account management page.
- They do not expire, so they may be used to continually override dye colors.
- Once a dye has been overridden it becomes a bound dye to that character, so the colors cannot be sold for in-game benefit.
- When an item is sold or transferred, color changes are reverted.
Armor appearance
Gear will have appearance slots (Transmutation/Transmog/cosmetic slots) that are used to copy the appearance of an item (in some cases).[19][20]
- Armure will take on a racial appearance.[21]
- Cosmetic slots can be toggled on or off.[22]
- This may happen automatically during battles to increase performance.[23]
- Gear is intended to be realistic in appearance.[24][25]
I'm more of the mind that it wouldn't really serve a purpose to have bikini plate armor, just in like reality, if you're going to have armor, it should be protective. I think from a fashion statement is enjoyable for some people, but it's a kind of an immersive issue.[24] – Steven Sharif
We're going for kind of a more realistic look; not necessarily realistic setting, but we want our characters to have weight and kind of feel like they're there.[24] – Jeffrey Bard
Attachments are able to be unlocked as flair pieces to armor to create a customizable look.[31]
- There will be hundreds of attachments available ranging from a small clasp to the front plate of a breast plate.[31]
Caravan cosmetics
Caravan skins ("Pimp my caravan") are available in the cash shop (cosmetic store).[32]
List of cosmetics
External links
See also
Les références
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Livestream, 8 April 2018 (PM) (58:29).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
- ↑
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rime and Regal
- ↑ Livestream, 6 December 2018 (41:43).
- ↑ Livestream, 28 June 2019 (1:25:55).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Interview, 11 May 2018 (32:36).
- ↑ Livestream, 9 July 2018 (55:20).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ashes of Creation - July Cosmetics.
- ↑ Livestream, 8 May 2017 (48:49).
- ↑ Livestream, 26 May 2017 (32:14).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Livestream, 28 July 2017 (9:47).
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 26 May 2017 (3:04).
- ↑
- ↑ Interview, 24 August 2018 (5:28).
- ↑ Livestream, 17 November 2017 (22:33).
- ↑ Podcast, 4 August 2018 (53:43).
- ↑ Livestream, 9 February 2018 (50:29).
- ↑ Livestream, November 22 2019 (1:08:05).
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Livestream, 26 May 2017 (19:51).
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Reddit Q&A, 8 January 2019.
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 18 July 2017 (54:56).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 3 September 2017 (48:56).
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Interview, 20 October 2018 (3:34:46).
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Blast Off
May 07, 2013 09:11AM
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As parents, we all have a unique path to travel.
Although our journeys vary greatly, at the end we all find ourselves at the same destination—the place where our children will leave home and launch into the world on their own. As we approach this take-off zone, we begin to ask ourselves: "Have I done my best to prepare them for this day?"
Not long after our first child is born, we realize all of the advice we had for others before this day is now null and void. We come to the sobering conclusion that no one is adequately prepared for the task of being a parent and raising a child to be a functioning and responsible member of society. Suddenly, all of our self-perceived intellect has vanished and we are reduced once again to mere mortals, where the deepest answer we can muster to the questions of life and parenting is, "I don't know!" (Which will also become the adopted response of our children to every question we ask them for the next 20 years or so.)
Most of us complicate the matter even more by adding multiple members into the equation. Once we thought we had child number one figured out, child number two turns out to be from another planet. We call the hospital and demand a DNA test to confirm this child was not switched when we weren't paying attention—fully convinced we couldn't have created and birthed such an alien. By the time numbers three and four come along, we no longer care.
As the years progress, we somehow seem to survive the various stages of life and start to enjoy the journey—being thankful there was no pat answer, only life to experience together. One day we look at our children and—as if by miraculous intervention—realize we all have survived the journey, and they are ready to embark into the world on their own…even the alien.
As they head out to pursue their education, careers and dreams in life, we look back, remembering nothing but the joy they have been in our lives. All of the trials and dysfunction that has been uniquely our own, seem to mean nothing now and worth doing all over again. Then we pause, have a cup of coffee, and wait for grandchildren (and enjoy watching as our children become parents!).
It's always hard to let them go, but they must become who they're meant to be. We can hold them in our hearts and in our prayers, but we have to set them free. We've given all we have to them. Send them off with an "I love you"…until they find their way home again.
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The weather is hot and so is the market. Home prices are on the rise faster than they have ever been since 2006 and the interest rates we're seeing, while on the rise, are still very low.
You're considering putting your home on the market to catch the wave, but you're not sure what to do to your home to garner the best offer. Should you put in hardwood floors, granite counter tops, finish unfinished space, paint, etc? And if you did do any of these things, which one is going to get you the biggest return on your investment?
These are all very good questions and we have some pretty good answers for you in this week's Monday Morning Mojo.
We've included a link to a great blog entry from www.realestate.com called 10 Best Home Improvements for Increasing Property Value. It's a straight forward, no-nonsense review of what to do and what not to do…including some good data to back up the recommendations that are made.
We found the information very useful and we believe you will too. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who is considering selling his or her home.
Here's your Monday Morning Mojo.
Here's the link to the blog post. Please feel free to call us if you'd like a complimentary review of your home to help you determine what the best next steps are for you and your family to get your home sold.
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Radish King, by Rebecca Loudon
'Poems that burn.' These poems ignite and sear with white heat. Like a fever to read them is to feel flushed, disoriented and ritually cleansed. '…bats flap in my cherry tree, little broken umbrellas…..My hands reek of gasoline, …smell leaking into albumen…'
-Suzanne Frischkorn
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Suzanne Frischkorn blogs here
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Whether you are buying or selling property, you need a knowledgeable attorney on your side to make sure everything is legal and that your best interests are protected in any deal. That is why residential and commercial clients have trusted Petersen Moss Hall & Olsen for all their real estate litigation and transaction needs.
Give us a call today for a consultation and put our attorneys on your side!
Families and businesses have relied on our experience since 1950 for a variety of residential and commercial real estate transactions. We make sure the title is clear and marketable in order to avoid unintended assumptions or incurring of liabilities. We represent and advocate for your best interests, no matter how simple or complex the transaction is. We also take into account your tax consequences.
We represent landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions. We can handle large leases involving warehouses and shopping centers, as well as small leases for storefront properties. We also handle triple net leases for big box stores. Let us assist you with all your commercial lease needs, including negotiating, documenting, property development, and other simple or complex lease transactions.
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Happy People Are Healthy People
The effects of mental well-being may be so strong when it comes to physical health that even children who have a more positive outlook may enjoy better health in adulthood, according to Harvard School of Public Health researcher Laura Kubzansky.
Certain attributes appear to be particularly beneficial for preventing or managing health conditions like heart attack, stroke, diabetes and depression, they include the following;
- Emotional vitality, which involves a sense of enthusiasm, hopefulness and engagement
- Optimism, or having the outlook that good things will happen. Dr. Kubzansky found optimistic people may cut their risk of coronary heart disease by 50%
- Strong social support from friends and family
- Strong self-regulation, including the ability to be resilient in stressful times, choose a healthy lifestyle and avoid risky behaviors
Dr. Kubzansky believes your Go-To psychological state may be 40 to 50% genetic. In another study of nearly 1,000 pairs of adult twins, researchers at the University of Edinburgh also suggested that genes account for about 50 percent of the variation in people's levels of happiness.
The underlying determinant was genetically caused personality traits, such as being sociable, active, stable, hardworking or conscientious. But, while some people may be naturally happier than others, there is still a lot of room for change, for better or worse, and it's very possible to cultivate happiness.
A person may be in the midst of an unhappy time in life, in which it feels virtually impossible to "turn off" the sadness or anxiety. Keep in mind that everyone feels negative emotions sometimes, and it is not always possible to change them with the flip of a switch.
That said, it is possible to make small, steady changes that may ultimately help to cultivate more happiness in life.
Always, make it a point to show gratitude by starting a gratitude journal and reflecting each morning on what you're thankful for.
Research showed that when study participants engaged in a gratitude intervention consisting of a gratitude diary and grateful reflection 4X a week for 3 weeks it led to improvements in measures of depression, stress and happiness.
Simple steps like writing thank-you notes and smiling and hugging others can also help one get in touch with a sense of gratitude.
Another tenet of happiness is that is helps one live in the moment, not focused on past regrets or future worries.
"Everyone needs to find a way to live in the moment, to find a restorative state that allows them to put down their burdens.
Happiness is also about identifying and having a sense of purpose.
The term "eudaimonic well-being" originated with Aristotle and describes the form of happiness that comes from activities that bring you a greater sense of purpose, life meaning or self-actualization.
This could be career or family, or it could be gleaned from volunteering or learning a new skill. So, the more positive changes one can make to tend to mental health, such as taking time each day to ones self, appreciating the simple pleasures in life and making connections with friends and family, the better your physical health will become
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The ocean is, of course, home to endless natural wonders, some of which crop up in CW's monthly photo contests. Among the submissions to the May contest are two photographs that capture Mother Nature at her surreal best. "Sunset off the Coast of Northern Chile," contributed by community member milest, is not just any old snapshot of a beautiful sunset. In the photo, dark orange seas seem to bubble up towards a fiery sky, as if the underworld were suddenly erupting into the heavens.
Community member rognvald's submission "100_0338" is more inspired than its name would suggest. This otherworldly image captures a ray of sunlight beaming down on the first whisps of fog building over a mercurial sea; it feels divine. Better yet, it's only one of dozens of great photos submitted to the contest. There are still a few days left to enter the May contest, so snap your best shots and zap them our way!
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roBOt returns
roBOt Festival is an electronic music festival held anually in Bologna in northern Italy.
After celebrating its 10th birthday in 2018, the festival returns to its historic home with its dazzling immersive music and digital art experience. Taking place over several venues, roBOt has grown significantly over the past few editions, now occupying massive venues and art spaces, from modern convention halls to breathtaking 11th century palaces.
- Interstellar Funk
- John Talabot
- Leon Vynehall
- Moxie
- Red Axes
- Tolouse Low Trax
- Andrew Weatherall
- Alessandro Cortini
- 808 State [live exclusive Italian premiere]
- Badsista
- Batu
- Donato Dozzy
- Francis Inferno Orchestra
- The Comet Is Coming
The festival takes place across two locations:
-Ex Gam, Piazza della Costituzione 3 – Friday 25 & Saturday 26 October from 20:00hr
-DumBO / Capannone 4, Via Casarini 19 – Saturday 26 October from 23:00hr
Bologna, Italië
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport has many international flights a day.
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