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Surrogate mum describes amazing moment she gave birth to her best friend’s twins t.co/DZ55UhwCMW #surrogacy (via Twitter twitter.com/FamilyTreeSurro/status/1024619811010174976)
Shemspeed Rap Fest with Y-Love, VoKCAl, DeScribe, DIwon, Kosha Dillz, Flex Mathews, J. Stone, TJ Da Hitmaker, El Da Sensei, Bekay & guests.
photos by Schneur Menaker cameratology.com
Describing the US soldiers defense at this particular battle site.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: Montana, USA
Described as an inventory of Kingsley’s slaves based on skills and value. While this is clearly not a depiction from an original document, it does serve as a reminder of how slaves who may have been treated somewhat benevolently here were, in the end, just inventory.
(Part of a photo-essay series on personal history and race with keyword FlaAla0518)
There's a battle inside u no one will win u will loose .. Ur heart is big as huge as ur love, the love u hold inside it , listen to me ,been there, was gonna go through there myself but, i got to a point of accepting what "is Mektub" by praying and by claming myself down, calming, NO BATTLES should take place inside me for a long time so, i said to my heart: listen, u have loved like u never will, u can always keep on loving... many people, many relatives, many passions, many pleasures... only one face....your face
George Catlin,Born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-
died Jersey City, NJ 1872
Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone, 1832-1833, oil on canvas, 24 x 29 in.
George Catlin described this scene as “animals dying on the ground passed over; and my man Batiste swamped in crossing a creek.” He made the sketch on the Upper Missouri in 1832. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)
"If my life be spared, nothing shall stop me from visiting every nation of Indians on the Continent of North America." With these words George Catlin staked his artistic claim. He was the first great painter to travel beyond the Mississippi to paint the Indians, and his Indian Gallery, staggering in its ambition and scope, is one of the wonders of the nineteenth century.
Catlin was just seven years old in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on a three-year expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. In 1830, Catlin made his initial pilgrimage to St. Louis to meet William Clark and learn from him all he could of the western lands he hoped to visit. He would have only a short time to accomplish his goal—to capture with canvas and paint the essence of Indian life and culture. In that same year, the Indian Removal Act commenced the twelve-year action that would remove the remaining Indians from land east of the Mississippi. Within a few years, the Mandan would be decimated by smallpox; with in a few decades, the number of buffalo would drop from millions to a few thousand, and the high prairies would be crosshatched by the plow and the railroad.
When he undertook his first journey, George Catlin turned his back on a first career as a Philadelphia lawyer and a second as a miniaturist. In 1832 he traveled more than 1800 miles up the Missouri River from St. Louis. By the decade's end, he had painted more than 500 portraits, scenes, and landscapes and accumulated an astonishing collection of Indian artifacts. He had exhibited his collection in major American cities, and in 1839 he crossed the Atlantic to display his Indian Gallery in London and eventually Paris and Brussels as well.
Not merely a painter, Catlin also considered himself a scientist, explorer, author, and entrepreneur. While touring with his Gallery, he fell so deeply into debt that he lost almost the entire collection. His compulsion to continue was so strong he re-created more than 400 paintings and undertook further travels to paint 200 additional images covering North and South America. He believed that his Indian Gallery was a national treasure, worthy of preservation by the United States government. Though he did not live to see his wish fulfilled, the original Indian Gallery came to the Smithsonian seven years after his death in 1872.
Brian W. Dippie, et al George Catlin and His Indian Gallery (Washington, D.C., New York, and London: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with W.W. Norton & Company, 2002)
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the home to one of the most significant and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal America’s rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today. The museum’s main building is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., above the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail station. Admission is free.
The museum has been a leader in identifying and collecting significant aspects of American visual culture, including photography, modern folk and self-taught art, African American art, Latino art, and video games. The museum has the largest collection of New Deal art and exceptional collections of contemporary craft, American impressionist paintings and masterpieces from the Gilded Age. In recent years, the museum has focused on strengthening its contemporary art collection, and in particular media arts, through acquisitions, awards, curatorial appointments, endowments, and by commissioning new artworks.
Explore the sweep of the American imagination across four centuries at the nation's flagship museum for American art and craft. Dive into inspiring artworks, the reimagined collection, and an array of special exhibitions including Glenn Kaino: Bridge. Experience our offerings both online and in person at our two locations, including national educational programs, innovative research, video interviews with artists, virtual artist studio tours, lectures, audio guides, and more. Admission is always free.
Since 1968, the National Portrait Gallery has been housed in the former Patent Office building, a structure designed by Robert Mills in the neoclassical style and built between 1836-1867. This historic building, which is the third oldest government building in the city, is shared with another Smithsonian museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The building's marble and granite porticos are inspired by those of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
An undulating steel and glass canopy wows visitors who enter the Kogod Courtyard. Inside you’ll find diners from the museum’s café, tourists soaking their weary feet in the shallow fountain running across the space, and students taking advantage of free Wi-Fi in the light and airy setting. The modern roof seals the center of the old Patent Office Building, currently shared by the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. Architect Norman Foster designed the roof to have minimal impact on the building by creating a support system that prevents direct contact and weight placement on it. Unlike most of the other Smithsonian Museums located on the Mall, this gem is found in the busy Penn Quarter of downtown D.C. It is a favorite place to bring visitors, not only for the impressive courtyard space, but also for the preserved architecture of the patent offices on the top floor. Check the Smithsonian’s website for special courtyard workshops, concerts, or events. The museum is right near the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro on the green, yellow, and red lines.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum showcases rotating exhibits, which have previously exposed visitors to work created in response to the Vietnam War, glasswork, native women artists and more. The Smithsonian American Art Museum also operates a separate branch, the Renwick Gallery, devoted to contemporary craft and decorative arts.
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Megan’s describes itself as 'a contemporary delicatessen and cafe that becomes a Mediterranean grill restaurant in the evening.’ Set up in 2002, Megan's apparently has been on the same site for decades, and is named after its founder - a woman actually called Megan (hoho DIDNT SEE THAT COMING DID YOU?). I know little about her, but the place has a lot of history. Initially an antiques shop (the atmosphere still retains some of those touches), it became a coffee shop and then eventually a restaurant. Then at some point recently it was bought by the people who run Tossed (I think?)
The outdoor space (courtyard) looks like a shed/garden combo, but one that has been thoroughly 'customised' or 'lived in.'. Haphazard enough not to be 'slick', but well organised enough to aesthetic. Strong. Megan's portions are…generous and I end up with much more food than I planned to deal with on a Thursday afternoon. I think this is part of the reason I end up staying there for so long.
We got to meet Thom, Megan’s highly talented ‘ Head Of Pastry and Confection Creation’. Unlike any other chef I have met, Thom sees his creations through a fashion industry frame of mind - thinking in terms of collections and ranges - there was even a 'lookbook' (lookbook cookbook?) of his hedonistic valentine's day creations. Thats’s cos he trained in fashion (which is not something you see with most pastry guys!)
Initially this was gonna be a whistlestop tour - as I was doing that thing when you try and line up a whole load of stuff in one day. But I found myself in one of those wonderful time warps where you lose hours in conversation and what the Spanish call 'sombre-mesa'. It is a very 'European' experience and perhaps an antidote to the Type A mindset/shit I'm always immersed in. I would say this place is so leisurely that it can/will 'leisurefy' even the most Type A of us.
It’s also BYOB with a £5 corkage fee on Tuesdays and Wednesday (because what’s better to do on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening?)
www.arqueologiadelperu.com/mokkan-tablet-describes-8th-ce...
A “mokkan” wooden tablet unearthed here was marked “kotaishi” (crown prince), an apparent reference to Emperor Shomu (701-756) before he ascended to the throne and commissioned the Great Buddha statue at Todaiji temple, researchers said.
Pieces of a “mokkan” ancient wooden tablet that were recently discovered read “kotaishi” (crown prince) [Credit: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties]
It was the first time kotaishi has been found written on a mokkan from an excavation site of the ancient Japanese capital.
The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties concluded that the crown prince described in the narrow strip of wood that dates to the Nara Period (710-784) was Emperor Shomu, who was previously known as Obito no Miko (Prince Obito), according to the institute's bulletin for 2015.
“The finding suggests there used to be facilities relevant to Obito no Miko near the site,” said Akihiro Watanabe, who heads the organization's historical material study department. “The discovery is important in considering how the land was used then.”
The institute's conclusion was supported by the era name written on another wooden tablet discovered at the same location.
In February last year, 4,400 mokkan and wood shavings were excavated on the east side of the former site of the Heijo Imperial Palace. One piece read “two people” and another read “crown prince.”
The wood grains of the two fragments show they were from the same mokkan, meaning the original tablet read “two people crown prince,” apparently indicating the number of attendants to Obito no Miko.Author: Yumi Kurita | Source: The Asahi Shimbun [July 04, 2015]
Dalle de verre stained glass panel on the north side (liturgical south) of the church by Pierre Fourmaintraux.
Cheylesmore's church is often described as embodying the ‘Festival of Britain’ style and spirit, and this is no exaggeration. Situated in the southern suburbs of Coventry, Christ Church was built in 1954-7 on an ambitious scale to replace the war damaged Christ Church in the city centre (a Victorian rebuilding of the medieval Greyfriars church, of which only the octagonal steeple remains, the third of Coventry’s famous Three Spires). Designed by A.H. Gardner & Partners, this was one of the grandest and most expensive post-war churches in the country, and says much about the vision and optimism with which new churches were constructed at the time.
The church takes the form of a vast triple-aisled hall, the roof forming a low curve over each aisle which gives the main facade with its largely glazed walls a distinctive outline. Next to this rises the tapering oblong tower with its curious chequerboard top storey (originally a mixture of glazed panels and louvered grills, but replaced by brickwork in more recent years).
The interior is the most astonishing sight here, a great open space only lightly divided into three aisles by slender concrete columns, supporting a great expanse of concave plaster ceiling above, replete with perforated panels (decorated with badges of the City Guilds). The expanses of brick and woodwork are relieved by an unusually bold colour scheme of purple columns and a pinkish lilac for wall panelling (again with a chequered configuration on the south side). Each aisle terminates in a decorative wall finish, most notably the chancel with its wooden reredos with carved angels by John Skelton, whose Evangelist figures also adorn the nearby pulpit. Further angels can be found in more surprising places, a pair flank a clock above the tower door, but most eccentric of all are the tiny wooden figurines suspended in oddly birdcage-like light-fittings along the nave, giving these angels the appearance of caged canaries!
The vast windows are mostly of textured glass, but each contains a pair of densely coloured dalle-de-verre stained glass panels, figurative images from the Life of Christ by Pierre Fourmaintraux from 1955. These mosaics of glass chunks set in concrete are very rich, but alas overwhelmed by the clear glass surrounding them. Nevertheless they form a rare scheme in this medium, and illustrate the unusual degree of artistry lavished on this church.
The church isn't normally open to visitors outside of service times so an appointment will be necessary to see inside. I am hugely grateful to Jenny Scragg in the parish office for being so helpful and welcoming to me here.
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Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^
Shemspeed Massive LIVE with Aharit Hayamim, Eprhyme, DeScribe, Y-Love, Diwon, Anomally MC, Benyamin Brody, Dov, and guest Matisyahu @ 92Y
Described as three adventures in one... These three adventures are: 1) Boat Ride across Shasta Lake, 2) Bus Ride up to the caverns on a skinny mountain road, 3) Cavern Tour.
I would say it is one adventure, plus a trip to the adventure site.
Describing one of our applications, inspired by observations captured during our online dating study
Shemspeed Rap Fest with Y-Love, VoKCAl, DeScribe, DIwon, Kosha Dillz, Flex Mathews, J. Stone, TJ Da Hitmaker, El Da Sensei, Bekay & guests.
photos by Schneur Menaker cameratology.com
September 13, 2019 - "Described as either a floating workhorse or a mechanical gold pan, Gold Dredge 8 extracted millions of ounces of gold from the frozen Alaskan ground. Today, Gold Dredge 8 National Historic District serves as a monument to the hard working miners who built Fairbanks. Gold Dredge 8 is also a National Engineering Landmark.
Gold Dredge 8 operated between 1928 and 1959 and played an essential role in mining and the economy of the Tanana Valley. It is said that dredges and mining saved Fairbanks. In 1942, gold mining suffered a serious setback; the War Productions Board issued it’s famous Order L-208 which forced the closure of all gold mines in the United States for the duration of World War II. After the war was over, very few mines re-opened. By the time the war ended, the miners that once ran the gold mines were in other professions and their wage levels had increased too high for gold mining to support. But Gold Dredge 8 was one of the few mines that did re-open and ran successfully until it was shut down for economic reasons in 1959.
In 1984, the dredge was opened for tours. The Binkley family has run a successful sternwheel attraction for over 60 years and added gold mine tours in 1994. They have been working to share our rich gold mining history with visitors ever since." Previous text from the following website: golddredge8.com
The player describing the picture puts the card into the colourful sleeve to cover the list of details. That way, he doesn't know himself what is important and what isn't.
You can tell two things from these pictures: that a 90 second explanation can get the general idea across and that my drawing skills are really nothing to brag about: mine is the picture on top.
Described as "an artistic response to the likes of the corporate O2 British Music Exhibition", the Rock n Roll Public Library contains a mash-up of items from Mick's life-long collection of punk memorabilia and pop-culture artifacts, and provides a unique guide to the influences behind The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite and Carbon/Silicon.
ROCK N ROLL PUBLIC LIBRARY:
2 ACKLAM ROAD, Portobello Green,
London, W10 5XL
(Ladbroke Grove Underground)
18th July to 25th August 2009,
11am-7pm. Wednesday-Sunday
"The term Metanomics was coined in 2007 to describe the study of economics and policy in the "metaverse" of online virtual worlds. Today, Metanomics defines not only our sphere of interest, but also the growing group of people who are interested in Metanomics, and how we communicate these innovative concepts.
Metanomics focuses on economic issues in virtual worlds like Second Life or There. On the one hand, we examine how residents of these online places establish, manage and regulate their enterprises. On the other, we explore how real-world businesses and nonprofit organizations interact with virtual worlds. "
this discussion: USC's Second Life and the Public Good Community Challenge
Described as 'the jewel in the crown of Welsh country houses', Erddig is a fascinating early 18th-century country house which reflects a gentry family's 250 years of upstairs-downstairs life.
It is set within a superb 18th-century formal garden and romantic landscape park
Technically, it cannot be described as a GPS tracker as it works on the principle of tracking the kids based on the QR code present in the band. It is a silicon band that has a QR code, which contains the details about the child’s parent. This device can be useful when your kid has lost his way or can’t contact their parents. With the cheapest price tag, it is a must buy product. With the price of $5, this one will be worth buying.
The gadgets mentioned above are some of the best GPS trackers for kids. While some offer more advanced features and functionalities, the primary function of tracking is present in all the devices. It is imperative to keep an eye on the kids, but our modern lifestyle has made it difficult to do so. With these trackers, parents can do their routines while keeping track on their child. It is an unusual yet useful device in the market that relies on the internet and smartphone, which everyone seems to have these days.
During the discussion about AGO, Secy. Salazar mentioned the Draft Vision Document of 'Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation'. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Megan’s describes itself as 'a contemporary delicatessen and cafe that becomes a Mediterranean grill restaurant in the evening.’ Set up in 2002, Megan's apparently has been on the same site for decades, and is named after its founder - a woman actually called Megan (hoho DIDNT SEE THAT COMING DID YOU?). I know little about her, but the place has a lot of history. Initially an antiques shop (the atmosphere still retains some of those touches), it became a coffee shop and then eventually a restaurant. Then at some point recently it was bought by the people who run Tossed (I think?)
The outdoor space (courtyard) looks like a shed/garden combo, but one that has been thoroughly 'customised' or 'lived in.'. Haphazard enough not to be 'slick', but well organised enough to aesthetic. Strong. Megan's portions are…generous and I end up with much more food than I planned to deal with on a Thursday afternoon. I think this is part of the reason I end up staying there for so long.
We got to meet Thom, Megan’s highly talented ‘ Head Of Pastry and Confection Creation’. Unlike any other chef I have met, Thom sees his creations through a fashion industry frame of mind - thinking in terms of collections and ranges - there was even a 'lookbook' (lookbook cookbook?) of his hedonistic valentine's day creations. Thats’s cos he trained in fashion (which is not something you see with most pastry guys!)
Initially this was gonna be a whistlestop tour - as I was doing that thing when you try and line up a whole load of stuff in one day. But I found myself in one of those wonderful time warps where you lose hours in conversation and what the Spanish call 'sombre-mesa'. It is a very 'European' experience and perhaps an antidote to the Type A mindset/shit I'm always immersed in. I would say this place is so leisurely that it can/will 'leisurefy' even the most Type A of us.
It’s also BYOB with a £5 corkage fee on Tuesdays and Wednesday (because what’s better to do on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening?)
Megan’s describes itself as 'a contemporary delicatessen and cafe that becomes a Mediterranean grill restaurant in the evening.’ Set up in 2002, Megan's apparently has been on the same site for decades, and is named after its founder - a woman actually called Megan (hoho DIDNT SEE THAT COMING DID YOU?). I know little about her, but the place has a lot of history. Initially an antiques shop (the atmosphere still retains some of those touches), it became a coffee shop and then eventually a restaurant. Then at some point recently it was bought by the people who run Tossed (I think?)
The outdoor space (courtyard) looks like a shed/garden combo, but one that has been thoroughly 'customised' or 'lived in.'. Haphazard enough not to be 'slick', but well organised enough to aesthetic. Strong. Megan's portions are…generous and I end up with much more food than I planned to deal with on a Thursday afternoon. I think this is part of the reason I end up staying there for so long.
We got to meet Thom, Megan’s highly talented ‘ Head Of Pastry and Confection Creation’. Unlike any other chef I have met, Thom sees his creations through a fashion industry frame of mind - thinking in terms of collections and ranges - there was even a 'lookbook' (lookbook cookbook?) of his hedonistic valentine's day creations. Thats’s cos he trained in fashion (which is not something you see with most pastry guys!)
Initially this was gonna be a whistlestop tour - as I was doing that thing when you try and line up a whole load of stuff in one day. But I found myself in one of those wonderful time warps where you lose hours in conversation and what the Spanish call 'sombre-mesa'. It is a very 'European' experience and perhaps an antidote to the Type A mindset/shit I'm always immersed in. I would say this place is so leisurely that it can/will 'leisurefy' even the most Type A of us.
It’s also BYOB with a £5 corkage fee on Tuesdays and Wednesday (because what’s better to do on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening?)
Gloucester Cathedral – leaflet describing the statue of Kyneburga, Abbess of Gloucester, by Pascal Mychasin master mason of Gloucester Cathedral
Described as an 'Eastern Cape paradise', Morgan's Bay lies 10 minutes' away from the Kei River mouth and an hour from East London.
Our guidebook described a "darkly handsome tango dancer" who frequents Plaza Dorrego. Sure enough, there he was.
I wonder if he knows he's famous.
Update: My tango teacher told me that yes, El Indio knows he's famous, and that this guy isn't in fact the original El Indio. THAT guy got so famous he started traveling the world teaching tango or something, and THIS guy is his darkly-handsome-tango-dancing brother who has assumed the El Indio identity for the sake of us tourists. (kind of like the Dread Pirate Roberts)
Apparently once described by Time Out as âthe best thing that has happened to Vauxhall - possibly everâ, COUNTER is definitely one of my favourite places in the area. A bar and brasserie restaurant living under one of the railway arches, COUNTER combines the fun, offbeat and slightly eccentric industrial vibe of New Yorkâs Meat Packing District with the familiar gritty surroundings of Vauxhall (which has always been great, yâall naysayers be damned!). Its front entrance is mere yards from the tube and train exits, though due to the somewhat labyrinthine and busy structure of the tunnels/street, it is harder to find than you may expect. Look out for the orange graffiti mural out front.
COUNTER claims to be Londonâs longest restaurant (Iâm not sure if they have verified this or not, but it is 60m in length!), and is divided into two halves. One side is the restaurant/bar proper, and the other side you shall find BackCounter - which is a cocktail lounge and event space. I spent most of my time in the restaurant area, testing out their food (which was quite a bit better than I expected) - they passed the 'blue steak test' with flying colours! The food on the main part a mix of American (those New York influences again) and French - for some reason. Drinks: some interesting craft beers, plus French and American wines (like the food, ONLY French and American choices to be had here - and nothing too expensive either). Thereâs also a reasonable selection of cocktails, many of which making reference to the local area (think: âVauxhall Slingâ). The bar is pretty cool too, all shiny brass running straight down the middle, mirror-adorned walls and secluded, comfortable booths.
Philip Reicherstorfer, the owner, is a happy German guy and Vauxhall resident - formerly in banking but raised in a hotelier family (he told me that because of this he knew heâd always come back to food). His vision for the place combines the lightheartedness of the gay scene with high quality food, and towards this end he managed to get Dan Blucert, ex head chef of The Big Easy in Covent Garden. You probably donât think of Vauxhall as much of a place to go for restaurants but COUNTER could and hopefully will have a part in reversing this trend. Iâd rate the overall experience as 8-9 out of 10 and am recommending it to all and sundry! Very well done COUNTER, hope to see you soon ^_^