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The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion of the global state of the art in retirement policy and pension system reform. The occasion is the release of Lessons from Abroad for the U.S. Entitlement Debate, a new CSIS report that puts the U.S. aging challenge in international perspective, reviews the most promising retirement reform initiatives in other developed countries, and draws lessons for U.S. policymakers.
An article entitled "Sea lions at Victoria's Race Rocks injured by debris, boats" just ran in Victoria's Times Colonist that quoted me. See it here: www.timescolonist.com/technology/lions+Victoria+Race+Rock...
Anna Hall, a marine zoologist also quoted in the article suggests showing graphic images to children to warn them of the dangers posed to sea lions. This series is a response to that suggestion and not biased propaganda as I have been accused of.
An update from a NOAA research biologist and a veterinarian who specializes in marine mammals: Both experts agree the wound has been present for so long that the original source of the trauma is impossible to say with scientific certainty. Possible causes include orca bite, entanglement, and boat strike.
Entitled 'My favourite places and spaces' the competition was based around 'Reminiscences of Childhood' - Dylan Thomas’ classic recollection of the sights and sounds of his childhood.
Following in the footsteps of Dylan, the competition asked pupils to submit a short story, poem or picture depicting their own favourite places and spaces.
Participating schools were provided with a fascinating insight into the Swansea writer’s story through animated performances of the piece by actor Mark Montinaro and word-based workshops with Dylan Day Coordinator and poet Mab Jones.
Mae'r gystadleuaeth - 'Fy Hoff Leoliadau A Lleoedd' - yn seiliedig ar raglen radio Dylan Thomas, Remininscences of Childhood - Dylan Thomas cofio clasurol o golygfeydd a synau ei blentyndod
Gan ddilyn yn olion troed Dylan Thomas, fel rhan o'r gystadleuaeth bu'n rhaid i ddisgyblion gyflwyno stori fer, cerdd neu lun o'u hoff leoedd a mannau.
Rhoddwyd mewnwelediad cyfareddol i stori'r ysgrifennwr o Abertawe i'r ysgolion a gymerodd ran, trwy berfformiadau animeiddiedig o'r darn gan yr actor Mark Montinaro a gweithdai'n seiliedig ar eiriau gyda Chydlynydd Diwrnod Dylan a'r bardd Mab Jones.
CORPORATION OF PORT ADELAIDE.
A public meeting of persons entitled to be placed upon the citizens' roll of Port Adelaide was held at the Ship Inn on Monday evening, for the purpose of determining upon the persons to be recommended to His Excellency for appointment ad interim to the various Corporate offices.
Mr William James, who was unanimously called to the chair, reminded the meeting that a Committee had been appointed, upon a former occasion, to take all requisite steps for bringing the Corporation into operation at the Port.
That Committee, pursuant to the instructions then given to it, had presented the necessary petition to His Excellency the Governor, who as they were all aware from the Gazette, had acceded to its prayer by extending the provisions of the Corporation Act to Port Adelaide.
It had occurred to the members of the deputation when they waited upon His Excellency with the petition that it would be necessary to give in the names of certain persons to be appointed to the various Corporate offices, and this they had done to the best of their ability; but a letter had since been received from the Crown Solicitor, informing them that names would be required for some further offices besides those which they had thus supplied, and they had then determined to call the citizens together and take their opinions as to the entire number of offices to be temporarily filled.
They were all aware from the Gazette notice that the Corporate town of Port Adelaide was divided into West Ward and East Ward, the Commercial Road forming the boundary between the two. They would have that night to nominate a Mayor for the entire Corporation, and, for each ward, an Alderman, three Councillors, two Assessors, and a Collector. They would further have to nominate, for the entire Corporation, two Auditors, and a Town Clerk.
These had better, perhaps, be taken in their order, and he would first call upon them to nominate a fit person for Mayor.
Mr Grosse moved that the meeting should simply elect Councillors, and leave to them the appointment of the Mayor and Aldermen. That would be the system under the Act when the permanent appointments were made, and he saw no reason why the rule so laid down should be departed from.
The Chairman would leave it entirely to the meeting.
Mr Smith preferred the plan the Chairman had suggested. He moved that the meeting proceed at once to the nomination of the Mayor.
Mr Calton seconded this. It would be casting their franchise to the wind to leave the appointment of Mayor in the hands of eight men.
The Chairman thought it proper to explain that there was nothing irregular in Mr Grosse's motion, though it was not seconded. There was not really any franchise in the case, as they were at present only meeting recommend persons to His Excellency for appointment and when the permanent appointments were to be made they would, as Mr Grosse had said, vest in the Councillors, not in the citizens at large.
Captain French was declared elected for nomination as Mayor ad interim.
West Ward nominations:-
Alderman Mr Bower
Councillors – Walter Smith, Grosse, and Collinson.
East Ward nominations:-
Alderman – John Smith
Councillors – France, Galway and Cave.
The two Assessors for West Ward – Robert Murray and W F Webster.
The two Assessors for East Ward – C Boykett and J Giles.
Collectors – explained as a paid office. Mr Perry elected for West Ward, and Mr Graham for East Ward.
Auditors – as it was understood that the ad interim Corporation would be
without funds, their office would, of course, be only honorary:
Mr Ferguson and Mr Calton were appointed.
Nominations for Town Clerk – the only persons nominated were William Boykett and the Chairman himself, and both immediately withdrew, Captain France being temporarily called upon to preside.
After a show of hands Mr Boykett declared the nomination for Town Clerk.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr James for his conduct in the chair, and for the exertions he had used in securing the extension of the Corporation Act to Port Adelaide.
The Ship Inn was on the south side of North Parade, between Nelson and Mildred Streets, Port Adelaide. Established in 1840, destroyed by fire 1857, rebuilt on same site. Stopped trading 1909. From June 1840 to March 1841 it was known as the Help Me Through the World Inn. John Smith was the owner from 1860 to 1884.
Ref: South Australian Register (Adelaide SA) 8-1-1856
View from the Lobby - RCA - GE Building 30 Rock Rockefeller Plaza Center in New York City - winter - 01/25/2015 NYC - large mural by the Catalan artist Josep Maria Sert entitled - American Progress - depicting a vast allegorical scene of men constructing modern America in the Grand Lobby - The ceiling figures appear to change leg position depending where you're standing in the lobby below optical illusion of perspective - 2015
In July 1937 an exhibition entitled Entartete Kunst, in Italian Degenerate Art, curated by Adolf Ziegler (Bremen, 1892 - Varnhalt, 1959) was mounted in Munich at the Hofgarten Institute of Archaeology. The latter was an artist of the Nazi regime who headed the Reich Chamber for the Visual Arts, with the aim of popularizing the regime’s German art. Through art the idea of race was spread better than through words; it was to serve as an example. At the same time, however, art had spread, in his view, that had caused degradation, the weakening of morals: hence the definition of “degenerate art,” guilty of deviating from the true purpose of art, and as such was to be repressed. It was for this reason that one of the most significant ideologues of the totalitarian defense of art, Wolfgang Willrich (Göttingen, 1897 - 1948), wrote in 1937 a pamphlet, Säuberung des Kunsttempels, meaning “Cleansing of the temple of art,” according to which it was necessary to withdraw from German museums all works belonging to degenerate art. It was Willrich himself who called Freundlich a Bolshevik as an artist who had contributed to the “red” contamination of art, its Bolshevization.
Returning to the Entartete Kunst exhibition, the symbol of the latter became precisely the Great Freundlich Head, since an image of the sculpture had been reproduced on the cover of the exhibition catalog, to which, however, the title had been changed to Der neue Mensch, or The New Man, recalling in a negative sense the theories underlying the art and society of the author of the work depicted. The sculpture was derided by many artists and critics, both because of its author’s Jewish origins and because of the facial features depicted. In keeping with the “cleanliness of art” mentioned above, fourteen of Freundlich’s works that had entered the collections of German public museums were seized; among them, of course, was the Great Head, which was probably destroyed by the Nazis. It was never found again.Racial hatred led to the elimination and destruction of many works of art, of which there is therefore no trace left today except the tale of a painful affair. There is, however, a fact to be added to reflect on: of this great sculpture it is possible to tell the story, since it is significant and well-known, making it still possible to view it through photographs and documents, but of so many other works, whose history is less relevant or little known, traces have been completely lost forever.
One of the artist’s works to have been miraculously spared is the mosaic entitled Die Geburt des Menschen, translated The Birth of Men, executed in 1919. It is a central work in Freundlich’s production because it closes his early, still figurative path and anticipates abstractionism: indeed, one can see a coordinated rhythm of vivid colors and a continuous relationship between the complete work and the detail, an aspect that attests to the mutual connection between man and the world, the focus of his thought. The mosaic was originally intended for the villa of tobacco merchant Josef Feinhals in Marienburg, a district of Cologne, but was never placed there; in 1954 it was donated to the city and installed in the lobby of the Cologne Opera House. A recent exhibition held in 2017 in the city’s Museum Ludwig presented it as a major feature.
To the mosaic can be added the canvas Mein Himmel ist rot ( “My Sky is Red”), which right from its title contains a political statement on the part of the artist and was created through juxtapositions of juxtaposed color boxes, imitating the mosaic technique. Painted in Paris in 1933 and exhibited that same year at the Salon des Indépendants, it was donated in 1953 to the French state by Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss, Otto Freundlich’s partner.
Otto Freundlich, Die Geburt des Menschen (1919; mosaico, 215 x 305 cm; Colonia, Teatro dell'Opera)
From my set entitled “Fibrous Begonia”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213642582/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. The only other member of the family Begoniaceae is Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands. The genus Symbegonia is now included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus.
With ca. 1500+ species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant, the male containing numerous stamens, the female having a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).
Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable hybrids and cultivars are cultivated. The genus is unusual in that species throughout the genus, even those coming from different continents, can frequently be hybridized with each other, and this has led to an enormous number of cultivars. The American Begonia Society classifies begonias into several major groups: cane-like, shrub-like, tuberous, rhizomatous, semperflorens, rex, trailing-scandent, or thick-stemmed. For the most part these groups do not correspond to any formal taxonomic groupings or phylogeny and many species and hybrids have characteristics of more than one group, or fit well into none of them.
The genus name honors Michel Bégon, a French patron of botany.
The different groups of begonias have different cultural requirements but most species come from tropical regions and therefore they and their hybrids require warm temperatures. Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely. Many begonias will grow and flower year-round but tuberous begonias usually have a dormant period, during which the tubers can be stored in a cool and dry place.
Begonias of the semperflorens group are frequently grown as bedding plants outdoors. A recent group of hybrids derived from this group is marketed as "Dragonwing Begonias"; they are much larger both in leaf and in flower. Tuberous begonias are frequently used as container plants. Although most Begonia species are tropical or subtropical in origin, the Chinese species B. grandis is hardy to USDA hardiness zone 6 and is commonly known as the "hardy begonia". Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.
Most begonias are easily propagated by division or from stem cuttings. In addition, many can be propagated from leaf cuttings or even sections of leaves, particularly the members of the rhizomatous and rex groups.
The cultivar Kimjongilia is a floral emblem of North Korea.
(2017)(digital) Painted mural, entitled Cattle 2, by Eunice Lim. Seen in Kerbau Road, in Little India, along Serangoon Road. 0801_170114_800PS6
Depicts a whimsical painting of cows exploring Little India is sure to catch your eye. Cattleland 2 transforms this once sombre wall into an energetic emblem of national diversity. In the past, the area had a cattle rearing industry.
Info source: www.visitsingapore.com/walking-tour/art-tour/little-india...
tags: Singaore, mural, art mural, painting, wall painting, culture, Little India, Dancing cows, insta, instalike, instagood, cattle industry, street photography, Eunice Lim, Kerbau Road,
Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 has helped support active and healthy students and families by engaging in a month- long family fitness initiative entitled Family Zumba Nights! Students from all age groups participated in high energy aerobic workouts alongside their teachers, parents and community members for a weekly one hour Zumba-thon. The Terence C. Reilly physical education team would like to thank all the families, staff and instructor Yadelin Pena for making Family Zumba nights a huge success. Our goal was to turn fitness into a family event and demonstrate our commitment to a healthier lifestyle in the community, home and school. We are most proud that our district continues to support and encourage our commitment to excellence.
New Deal walnut carving entitled "Opp" was created by Hans Mangelsdorf in 1940. Around 1996-97, when the postal service moved to a new building, this piece was given by the Postmaster at the time to the President of the local historical society. When the City wanted to reinstall the artwork in the old PO, now used as City Hall, they were told by the Historical Society President that it had been destroyed. There has been no concrete evidence of what exactly happened to it, though some feel it was sold. To add more intrigue, the historical society president shot himself in October 2006.
I can attest that I was told by a member of the historical society around 1999-2000 that it had been "burned" due to it was falling apart. The truth may never be known.
I received this image from Dallan Wordekemper via the National Archives.
New Deal mural entitled "Printing in Springfield" painted by HH Wessel in 1937. During renovations in the 1960s, the murals were not visible to the public. Around 2009, more renovations resulted in the murals being displayed in their original space but now in a postal museum off the main window section.
From my set entitled “Tuberous Begonia”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213634242/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. The only other member of the family Begoniaceae is Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands. The genus Symbegonia is now included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus.
With ca. 1500+ species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant, the male containing numerous stamens, the female having a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).
Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable hybrids and cultivars are cultivated. The genus is unusual in that species throughout the genus, even those coming from different continents, can frequently be hybridized with each other, and this has led to an enormous number of cultivars. The American Begonia Society classifies begonias into several major groups: cane-like, shrub-like, tuberous, rhizomatous, semperflorens, rex, trailing-scandent, or thick-stemmed. For the most part these groups do not correspond to any formal taxonomic groupings or phylogeny and many species and hybrids have characteristics of more than one group, or fit well into none of them.
The genus name honors Michel Bégon, a French patron of botany.
The different groups of begonias have different cultural requirements but most species come from tropical regions and therefore they and their hybrids require warm temperatures. Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely. Many begonias will grow and flower year-round but tuberous begonias usually have a dormant period, during which the tubers can be stored in a cool and dry place.
Begonias of the semperflorens group are frequently grown as bedding plants outdoors. A recent group of hybrids derived from this group is marketed as "Dragonwing Begonias"; they are much larger both in leaf and in flower. Tuberous begonias are frequently used as container plants. Although most Begonia species are tropical or subtropical in origin, the Chinese species B. grandis is hardy to USDA hardiness zone 6 and is commonly known as the "hardy begonia". Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.
Most begonias are easily propagated by division or from stem cuttings. In addition, many can be propagated from leaf cuttings or even sections of leaves, particularly the members of the rhizomatous and rex groups.
The cultivar Kimjongilia is a floral emblem of North Korea.
Entitled 'My favourite places and spaces' the competition was based around 'Reminiscences of Childhood' - Dylan Thomas’ classic recollection of the sights and sounds of his childhood.
Following in the footsteps of Dylan, the competition asked pupils to submit a short story, poem or picture depicting their own favourite places and spaces.
Participating schools were provided with a fascinating insight into the Swansea writer’s story through animated performances of the piece by actor Mark Montinaro and word-based workshops with Dylan Day Coordinator and poet Mab Jones.
Mae'r gystadleuaeth - 'Fy Hoff Leoliadau A Lleoedd' - yn seiliedig ar raglen radio Dylan Thomas, Remininscences of Childhood - Dylan Thomas cofio clasurol o golygfeydd a synau ei blentyndod
Gan ddilyn yn olion troed Dylan Thomas, fel rhan o'r gystadleuaeth bu'n rhaid i ddisgyblion gyflwyno stori fer, cerdd neu lun o'u hoff leoedd a mannau.
Rhoddwyd mewnwelediad cyfareddol i stori'r ysgrifennwr o Abertawe i'r ysgolion a gymerodd ran, trwy berfformiadau animeiddiedig o'r darn gan yr actor Mark Montinaro a gweithdai'n seiliedig ar eiriau gyda Chydlynydd Diwrnod Dylan a'r bardd Mab Jones.
This photographic portfolio entitled "THE MAASAI" is the result of a period of one month lived with them from Kenya to Tanzania. Earth, fire, sun, blood: red is the color of the Maasai. Red is the earth, “Osinyai”, of the rough path that, a two hour drive from Nairobi, plunges into the Kenyan highlands crossed by arid rivers, in this ignored corner of the bush. A dozen low and narrow huts made of branches covered with a mixture of earth and dung, which the women build and rebuild that do everything, housing, food and milking the cattle. Tattered children dressed in variegated fabrics, old cloths draped in colorful fabrics, sparkling pearl necklaces and bracelets.
In the land of the Maasai, nothing is the same as before: the extension of the outskirts of the capital, first of all, has made these nomads withdraw, fleeing from civilization and refusing to mix with other ethnic groups. They bought their land which these shepherds, indifferent to land ownership and reluctant to agriculture, abandoned. The state created huge animal reserves, which further expropriated them of their territories. Gradually they withdrew to Tanzania, where today they emigrate in large numbers, there were also those years of terrible drought, which saw their herds wither.
Entitled 'My favourite places and spaces' the competition was based around 'Reminiscences of Childhood' - Dylan Thomas’ classic recollection of the sights and sounds of his childhood.
Following in the footsteps of Dylan, the competition asked pupils to submit a short story, poem or picture depicting their own favourite places and spaces.
Participating schools were provided with a fascinating insight into the Swansea writer’s story through animated performances of the piece by actor Mark Montinaro and word-based workshops with Dylan Day Coordinator and poet Mab Jones.
Mae'r gystadleuaeth - 'Fy Hoff Leoliadau A Lleoedd' - yn seiliedig ar raglen radio Dylan Thomas, Remininscences of Childhood - Dylan Thomas cofio clasurol o golygfeydd a synau ei blentyndod
Gan ddilyn yn olion troed Dylan Thomas, fel rhan o'r gystadleuaeth bu'n rhaid i ddisgyblion gyflwyno stori fer, cerdd neu lun o'u hoff leoedd a mannau.
Rhoddwyd mewnwelediad cyfareddol i stori'r ysgrifennwr o Abertawe i'r ysgolion a gymerodd ran, trwy berfformiadau animeiddiedig o'r darn gan yr actor Mark Montinaro a gweithdai'n seiliedig ar eiriau gyda Chydlynydd Diwrnod Dylan a'r bardd Mab Jones.
The inauguration of the ‘Mirrored Painting’ by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, entitled 'Ritratto di Paolo Nespoli - Astronauta, Missione VITA', took place on 28 March 2018 at ESRIN, ESA’s centre for Earth observation in Frascati, Italy, as the climax of a joint initiative and a permanent symbol of the important link between space and art. The event hosted by the Head of ESA ESRIN and ESA's Director of Earth Observation Programmes Josef Aschbacher, was attended by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Michelangelo Pistoletto, ASI representative Fabrizio Zucchini and RAM radiartemobile representatives Dora Stiefelmeier and Mario Pieroni.
This original piece of art, created by famous artist Michelangelo Pistoletto who is known as one of the founding fathers of the Italian Arte Povera contemporary art movement, features a full-scale representation of ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. For Paolo’s VITA mission, ESA and ASI developed original ‘space and art’ initiatives as part of the communication activities to actively involve wider audiences. This began with Pistoletto’s development with ESA of the official patch for Paolo’s mission, which includes the artist’s symbol of his Third Paradise concept in the artwork.
A natural continuation of this cooperation was the ‘SPAC3’ app, which allowed users to select and combine Paolo’s images from space with their own photos. This activity was intended to draw attention to the wellbeing of our planet, and was inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. These provided the basis for Paolo’s choice of photos, and the app users could respond with their own photos on the same theme.
As a social artwork project, SPAC3 demonstrated that the two worlds of art and science can work together with the common objective of highlighting issues affecting our planet, and showed how involving a wider public could contribute to the vision and become part of this collective work. This joint initiative was made possible via a partnership between ESA and RAM radioartemobile, in cooperation with ASI and Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto.
Photos: ESA – M. Valentini
Choco is a 12-pound Tuxedo Cat. He's a boss cat and feels entitled to do things that he's not supposed to do, like sit on the stove. The stove is dangerous. But Choco loves to sit on the stove and go over to the window, just behind him in the picture, poke his nose through the plants (a Pothos), and look out the window.
He's pulled this stunt before. Compare the pictures. I think Choco feels that he's become more entitled.
Image from 'The Russian Empire, its People, Institutions and Resources. Translated [from the work entitled: “Studien über die innern Zustande,” etc.] by R. Farie', 001623786
Author: HAXTHAUSEN, August von Baron
Volume: 01
Page: 230
Year: 1856
Place: London
Publisher:
Following the link above will take you to the British Library's integrated catalogue. You will be able to download a PDF of the book this image is taken from, as well as view the pages up close with the 'itemViewer'. Click on the 'related items' to search for the electronic version of this work.
Open the page in the British Library's itemViewer (page: 000230)
Psycho Killer by Clint Crisher is a cover from Clint Crishers addictive collection entitled Terrific Distraction.
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These are the pieces from my first solo show, entitled “The Ghost of the You Haunted Me..." held at Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, IL on Sept 7, 2012.
This body of work is the culmination of many of the elements found in my custom toy work within my Forest of Sorrows narrative and I have strived to create a cohesive storyline that ties together many of the concepts and themes seen over the past couple of years.
In this story, when people pass onto the next life, those with unfinished business are taken to the Silva Dolorosa (The Forest of Sorrows) to begin a life anew, where the choices and decisions they make will determine how their lives turn out.
At the end of days as one’s life ebbs away, the Flederkanichen creatures arrive to shepherd these souls, manifested as a seed, and carry them to the Silva Dolorosa. Upon arriving, they drop the soul seeds down into the depths of the forest where the Saplings catch them, plant them in their heads waiting for them to bloom again, at which point they will plant them on the forest floor in the perfect place, so that the souls can begin their new lives.
On one particular day, with one particular soul seed dropped by the Flederkanichen, a big gust of wind blew the seed out of the hand of the Sapling assigned to it and it hit the ground, breaking the cardinal rule of the forest. It was at this moment that Locket, the geist girl was reborn in this limbo, confused and bewildered as to where she was. Frightened, she runs deep into the forest to discover who she was in her previous life, and what she was to become in the next.
Concurrently, at the moment at which Locket was born, the last guardian of the forest, the Hollow Knight, was awakened from deep slumber, tasked with ensuring the sanctity of the Silva and all of its denizens. He sets off on a quest to find Locket, only to encounter yet another new visitor to the forest - the ferocious and monstrous Blackwülf, who seems to be racing the Hollow Knight in a quest to reach Locket first.
This is the story of death, understanding, rebirth and redemption. I hope that the pieces I have created for this show will help to give an insight into this story that I have been telling.
Photos taken by Kirby Kerr.
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Entitled “Welcome Spring”, these designs are by Pamela Byrd Smith for The Prairie Schooler, Inc. They were stitched on lambswool linen by Sally, then attached to magnets and mounted on a magnetic board, a format that allows for rearrangement as the mood strikes.
From my set entitled “Tuberous Begonia”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213634242/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. The only other member of the family Begoniaceae is Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands. The genus Symbegonia is now included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus.
With ca. 1500+ species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant, the male containing numerous stamens, the female having a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).
Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable hybrids and cultivars are cultivated. The genus is unusual in that species throughout the genus, even those coming from different continents, can frequently be hybridized with each other, and this has led to an enormous number of cultivars. The American Begonia Society classifies begonias into several major groups: cane-like, shrub-like, tuberous, rhizomatous, semperflorens, rex, trailing-scandent, or thick-stemmed. For the most part these groups do not correspond to any formal taxonomic groupings or phylogeny and many species and hybrids have characteristics of more than one group, or fit well into none of them.
The genus name honors Michel Bégon, a French patron of botany.
The different groups of begonias have different cultural requirements but most species come from tropical regions and therefore they and their hybrids require warm temperatures. Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely. Many begonias will grow and flower year-round but tuberous begonias usually have a dormant period, during which the tubers can be stored in a cool and dry place.
Begonias of the semperflorens group are frequently grown as bedding plants outdoors. A recent group of hybrids derived from this group is marketed as "Dragonwing Begonias"; they are much larger both in leaf and in flower. Tuberous begonias are frequently used as container plants. Although most Begonia species are tropical or subtropical in origin, the Chinese species B. grandis is hardy to USDA hardiness zone 6 and is commonly known as the "hardy begonia". Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.
Most begonias are easily propagated by division or from stem cuttings. In addition, many can be propagated from leaf cuttings or even sections of leaves, particularly the members of the rhizomatous and rex groups.
The cultivar Kimjongilia is a floral emblem of North Korea.
Entitled 'My favourite places and spaces' the competition was based around 'Reminiscences of Childhood' - Dylan Thomas’ classic recollection of the sights and sounds of his childhood.
Following in the footsteps of Dylan, the competition asked pupils to submit a short story, poem or picture depicting their own favourite places and spaces.
Participating schools were provided with a fascinating insight into the Swansea writer’s story through animated performances of the piece by actor Mark Montinaro and word-based workshops with Dylan Day Coordinator and poet Mab Jones.
Mae'r gystadleuaeth - 'Fy Hoff Leoliadau A Lleoedd' - yn seiliedig ar raglen radio Dylan Thomas, Remininscences of Childhood - Dylan Thomas cofio clasurol o golygfeydd a synau ei blentyndod
Gan ddilyn yn olion troed Dylan Thomas, fel rhan o'r gystadleuaeth bu'n rhaid i ddisgyblion gyflwyno stori fer, cerdd neu lun o'u hoff leoedd a mannau.
Rhoddwyd mewnwelediad cyfareddol i stori'r ysgrifennwr o Abertawe i'r ysgolion a gymerodd ran, trwy berfformiadau animeiddiedig o'r darn gan yr actor Mark Montinaro a gweithdai'n seiliedig ar eiriau gyda Chydlynydd Diwrnod Dylan a'r bardd Mab Jones.
I was able to get on the computer for a little bit...so put this one up...
miss you all...and your wonderful photos.
It's worthy of a peek this way...
Invited to Post in Search the Best - Invite only
Although entitled Grytviken, Jim Davidson was flown out to the ship in our Lynx Mk3 for an impromptu tour of the ship close to the Falkland Islands. This was because we had been tasked to conduct an exercise at sea while the rest of the garrison enjoyed an SRE show!
Entitled 'My favourite places and spaces' the competition was based around 'Reminiscences of Childhood' - Dylan Thomas’ classic recollection of the sights and sounds of his childhood.
Following in the footsteps of Dylan, the competition asked pupils to submit a short story, poem or picture depicting their own favourite places and spaces.
Participating schools were provided with a fascinating insight into the Swansea writer’s story through animated performances of the piece by actor Mark Montinaro and word-based workshops with Dylan Day Coordinator and poet Mab Jones.
Mae'r gystadleuaeth - 'Fy Hoff Leoliadau A Lleoedd' - yn seiliedig ar raglen radio Dylan Thomas, Remininscences of Childhood - Dylan Thomas cofio clasurol o golygfeydd a synau ei blentyndod
Gan ddilyn yn olion troed Dylan Thomas, fel rhan o'r gystadleuaeth bu'n rhaid i ddisgyblion gyflwyno stori fer, cerdd neu lun o'u hoff leoedd a mannau.
Rhoddwyd mewnwelediad cyfareddol i stori'r ysgrifennwr o Abertawe i'r ysgolion a gymerodd ran, trwy berfformiadau animeiddiedig o'r darn gan yr actor Mark Montinaro a gweithdai'n seiliedig ar eiriau gyda Chydlynydd Diwrnod Dylan a'r bardd Mab Jones.
Originally entitled 'cyclops' as there is only one eye visible - a little subtle perhaps? - taken at Lakeland Trial in the British Lake District. They really do put the classic cars through their paces. I had to use 1600 ISO as the light was very poor
This photographic portfolio entitled "THE MAASAI" is the result of a period of one month lived with them from Kenya to Tanzania. Earth, fire, sun, blood: red is the color of the Maasai. Red is the earth, “Osinyai”, of the rough path that, a two hour drive from Nairobi, plunges into the Kenyan highlands crossed by arid rivers, in this ignored corner of the bush. A dozen low and narrow huts made of branches covered with a mixture of earth and dung, which the women build and rebuild that do everything, housing, food and milking the cattle. Tattered children dressed in variegated fabrics, old cloths draped in colorful fabrics, sparkling pearl necklaces and bracelets.
In the land of the Maasai, nothing is the same as before: the extension of the outskirts of the capital, first of all, has made these nomads withdraw, fleeing from civilization and refusing to mix with other ethnic groups. They bought their land which these shepherds, indifferent to land ownership and reluctant to agriculture, abandoned. The state created huge animal reserves, which further expropriated them of their territories. Gradually they withdrew to Tanzania, where today they emigrate in large numbers, there were also those years of terrible drought, which saw their herds wither.
From my set entitled “Mandevilla”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213952426/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandevilla
Mandevilla, sometimes also called Dipladenia,[1] is a genus of plants. It consists of about 100 species, mostly tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae, the Periwinkle family.
Mandevilla is native to Central and South America and many Mandevillas come originally from the Organ Mountains forests near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The genus was named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a British diplomat and gardener.[1]
Mandevillas develop spectacular flowers in warm climates. The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red. As climbers, Mandevillas can be trained against a wall or trellis to provide a leafy green and often flowering picture of beauty. They have a tendency to attract insects like mealybugs and scales.
While Mandevilla scabra is sometimes as an additive to the psychedelic drink Ayahuasca, there is no evidence that it is psychoactive in its own right.[2] It is, however, considered to be toxic.[3]
Permiting, entitlements, concept drawings, neighborhood meetings, construction documents and construction observation services were provided to the City of Thornton for 5 miles of trails, bridges and underpasses. (Completed while at another firm)
statue entitled 'pygmalion', where the spectator is supposed to take over the role of this mythological sculptor by falling in love with his creation. in hindsight i found it striking that my shadow adopted the posture of the statue, which enhances the effect it calls for.
An exhibition entitled “PolandIn.” was held on the sidelines of the Assemblies of WIPO Member States, which met from September 24 to October 2, 2018.
It showcased the most important, most modern, and – in many cases – also iconic achievements of Polish technical know-how and design. WIPO co-organized the event with the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Violaine Martin. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 has helped support active and healthy students and families by engaging in a month- long family fitness initiative entitled Family Zumba Nights! Students from all age groups participated in high energy aerobic workouts alongside their teachers, parents and community members for a weekly one hour Zumba-thon. The Terence C. Reilly physical education team would like to thank all the families, staff and instructor Yadelin Pena for making Family Zumba nights a huge success. Our goal was to turn fitness into a family event and demonstrate our commitment to a healthier lifestyle in the community, home and school. We are most proud that our district continues to support and encourage our commitment to excellence.
Stern’s project at The Artist Studio, entitled Shelf Life, consists of three distinct spaces; an artist’s studio, a “shop,” and a lounge for visitors. In the “shop,” the "wares" available through a system of exchange are organized into sets and series along the walls and atop display shelving. An adjacent artist studio contains materials arranged like a workshop. During the hours in which the “shop” is open, the artist will work with various materials in the studio, in addition to conversing with the visitors, who will also be encouraged to sit in the lounge and add to the inventory of works that are already on display. In exchange for their participation, they will be able to take home items from the shelves comparable in value to the amount of time that the artist spent to create the object.
Although entitled Grytviken, Jim Davidson was flown out to the ship in our Lynx Mk3 for an impromptu tour of the ship close to the Falkland Islands. This was because we had been tasked to conduct an exercise at sea while the rest of the garrison enjoyed an SRE show!
New Deal mural entitled "Establishment of First Post Office in Ellenville in 1823" painted by Louis Bouche in 1942.
Entitled "New Growth" and donated in honor of my grandmother.
Acrylic and vintage text on canvas.
Diptych, both 8" x 10" each.
You cannot see it but the bottom edge is painted black up the sides to gunmetal gray then sky blue. The top is light leaf green. See the next scans for details.
More of the story later.
This piece entitled "For my Love" features an enchanting young female dragon named Kaylee. Kaylee loves Valentine's day beacuse she knows her lover will get her roses and chocolate's.. He did not dissappoint her this year! He gifted her white roses the symbol of eternal love with a love note and a lace heart treasure as well as her chocolates.
This little box is filled with her gifts. Kaylee is handsculpted of polymer clay and fits nicely within her heart box. The cover has 3 dimensional valentine chocolate stickers. The inside is lined with soft black felt and nesting fibers for a little dragon
The generic term used to describe non-Hawaiians is Haole. It is a demeaning term. In spite of all the years I have been coming to the islands and now having lived here for almost two years, I am still a Haole in the eyes of some. We have always respected the people and the land, and we've never gotten "stink eye" from the locals. That being said, there is also a very small group of native Hawaiians who feel entitled to do pretty much whatever they want, whenever they want. Saw a good example the other day at the Ace Hardware store in Captain Cook. Here's how one "entitled" Hawaiian parked his truck.
From my set entitled “Mandevilla”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213952426/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandevilla
Mandevilla, sometimes also called Dipladenia,[1] is a genus of plants. It consists of about 100 species, mostly tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae, the Periwinkle family.
Mandevilla is native to Central and South America and many Mandevillas come originally from the Organ Mountains forests near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The genus was named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a British diplomat and gardener.[1]
Mandevillas develop spectacular flowers in warm climates. The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red. As climbers, Mandevillas can be trained against a wall or trellis to provide a leafy green and often flowering picture of beauty. They have a tendency to attract insects like mealybugs and scales.
While Mandevilla scabra is sometimes as an additive to the psychedelic drink Ayahuasca, there is no evidence that it is psychoactive in its own right.[2] It is, however, considered to be toxic.[3]
From my set entitled “Fibrous Begonia”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213642582/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. The only other member of the family Begoniaceae is Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands. The genus Symbegonia is now included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus.
With ca. 1500+ species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant, the male containing numerous stamens, the female having a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).
Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable hybrids and cultivars are cultivated. The genus is unusual in that species throughout the genus, even those coming from different continents, can frequently be hybridized with each other, and this has led to an enormous number of cultivars. The American Begonia Society classifies begonias into several major groups: cane-like, shrub-like, tuberous, rhizomatous, semperflorens, rex, trailing-scandent, or thick-stemmed. For the most part these groups do not correspond to any formal taxonomic groupings or phylogeny and many species and hybrids have characteristics of more than one group, or fit well into none of them.
The genus name honors Michel Bégon, a French patron of botany.
The different groups of begonias have different cultural requirements but most species come from tropical regions and therefore they and their hybrids require warm temperatures. Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely. Many begonias will grow and flower year-round but tuberous begonias usually have a dormant period, during which the tubers can be stored in a cool and dry place.
Begonias of the semperflorens group are frequently grown as bedding plants outdoors. A recent group of hybrids derived from this group is marketed as "Dragonwing Begonias"; they are much larger both in leaf and in flower. Tuberous begonias are frequently used as container plants. Although most Begonia species are tropical or subtropical in origin, the Chinese species B. grandis is hardy to USDA hardiness zone 6 and is commonly known as the "hardy begonia". Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.
Most begonias are easily propagated by division or from stem cuttings. In addition, many can be propagated from leaf cuttings or even sections of leaves, particularly the members of the rhizomatous and rex groups.
The cultivar Kimjongilia is a floral emblem of North Korea.
Entitled 'My favourite places and spaces' the competition was based around 'Reminiscences of Childhood' - Dylan Thomas’ classic recollection of the sights and sounds of his childhood.
Following in the footsteps of Dylan, the competition asked pupils to submit a short story, poem or picture depicting their own favourite places and spaces.
Participating schools were provided with a fascinating insight into the Swansea writer’s story through animated performances of the piece by actor Mark Montinaro and word-based workshops with Dylan Day Coordinator and poet Mab Jones.
Mae'r gystadleuaeth - 'Fy Hoff Leoliadau A Lleoedd' - yn seiliedig ar raglen radio Dylan Thomas, Remininscences of Childhood - Dylan Thomas cofio clasurol o golygfeydd a synau ei blentyndod
Gan ddilyn yn olion troed Dylan Thomas, fel rhan o'r gystadleuaeth bu'n rhaid i ddisgyblion gyflwyno stori fer, cerdd neu lun o'u hoff leoedd a mannau.
Rhoddwyd mewnwelediad cyfareddol i stori'r ysgrifennwr o Abertawe i'r ysgolion a gymerodd ran, trwy berfformiadau animeiddiedig o'r darn gan yr actor Mark Montinaro a gweithdai'n seiliedig ar eiriau gyda Chydlynydd Diwrnod Dylan a'r bardd Mab Jones.
From my set entitled “Campanula”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607217763461/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanula
Campanula (Cam-pá-nu-la) is one of several genera of in the family Campanulaceae with the common name bellflower. It takes its name from their bell-shaped flowers—campanula is Latin for "little bell".
The genus includes about 300 species and several subspecies, distributed across the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest diversity in the Mediterranean region east to the Caucasus.
The species include annual, biennial and perennial plants, and vary in habit from dwarf arctic and alpine species under 5 cm high, to large temperate grassland and woodland species growing to 2 m tall.
The leaves are alternate, sessile, and often vary in shape on a single plant, with larger, broader leaves at the base of the stem and smaller, narrower leaves higher up; the leaf margin may be either entire or serrated (sometimes both on the same plant). Many species contain white latex in the leaves and stems. The flowers are produced in panicles (sometimes solitary), and have a bell-shaped, five-lobed corolla, typically large (2-5 cm or more long), mostly blue to purple, sometimes white or pink. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds.
Well-known species include the northern European Campanula rotundifolia, commonly known as Harebell in England and Bluebell in Scotland, and the southern European Campanula medium, commonly known as Canterbury Bells, which is a cultivated garden plant in the United Kingdom. As well as several species occurring naturally in the wild in northern Europe, there are many cultivated garden species. The species Campanula rapunculus, commonly known as Rampion Bellflower, Rampion, or Rover Bellflower, is an annual vegetable and a popular garden plant, though sometimes considered too invasive. There are blue, purple and white varieties. The Brothers Grimm's tale Rapunzel gave its name to this plant.
Campanula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Common Pug (recorded on Harebell), Dot Moth, Ingrailed Clay (recorded on Harebell), Lime-speck Pug and Mouse Moth.
This image entitled "Chucky likes Knives" is an image that captures the power of one photo. I know that this photo here could scare people and that is bluntly saying my motive behind creating this image, an eerie, somewhat disturbing image. It displays rule of thirds with chucky being the main point of focus. I used a black and white filter along with giving it a slight threshold to give off an ominous old movie feel to the image. The assignment was to use a still life and create a scene using the still life, in which i did so by creating a creepy image. I like this image the best of all my still live's because it really does give the viewer an unsettling feeling. Especially one's who don't like realistic children's toys.
These are the pieces from my first solo show, entitled “The Ghost of the You Haunted Me..." held at Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, IL on Sept 7, 2012.
This body of work is the culmination of many of the elements found in my custom toy work within my Forest of Sorrows narrative and I have strived to create a cohesive storyline that ties together many of the concepts and themes seen over the past couple of years.
In this story, when people pass onto the next life, those with unfinished business are taken to the Silva Dolorosa (The Forest of Sorrows) to begin a life anew, where the choices and decisions they make will determine how their lives turn out.
At the end of days as one’s life ebbs away, the Flederkanichen creatures arrive to shepherd these souls, manifested as a seed, and carry them to the Silva Dolorosa. Upon arriving, they drop the soul seeds down into the depths of the forest where the Saplings catch them, plant them in their heads waiting for them to bloom again, at which point they will plant them on the forest floor in the perfect place, so that the souls can begin their new lives.
On one particular day, with one particular soul seed dropped by the Flederkanichen, a big gust of wind blew the seed out of the hand of the Sapling assigned to it and it hit the ground, breaking the cardinal rule of the forest. It was at this moment that Locket, the geist girl was reborn in this limbo, confused and bewildered as to where she was. Frightened, she runs deep into the forest to discover who she was in her previous life, and what she was to become in the next.
Concurrently, at the moment at which Locket was born, the last guardian of the forest, the Hollow Knight, was awakened from deep slumber, tasked with ensuring the sanctity of the Silva and all of its denizens. He sets off on a quest to find Locket, only to encounter yet another new visitor to the forest - the ferocious and monstrous Blackwülf, who seems to be racing the Hollow Knight in a quest to reach Locket first.
This is the story of death, understanding, rebirth and redemption. I hope that the pieces I have created for this show will help to give an insight into this story that I have been telling.
Photos taken by Kirby Kerr.
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Christopher L. Barrett, Executive Director, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute/Professor of Computer Science, Virginia Tech. Dr. Barrett’s talk entitled “Massively Interactive Systems: Thinking and Deciding in the Age of Big Data"
Abstract: This talk discusses advanced computationally assisted reasoning about large interaction-dominated systems. Current questions in science, from the biochemical foundations of life to the scale of the world economy, involve details of huge numbers and levels of intricate interactions. Subtle indirect causal connections and vastly extended definitions of system boundaries dominate the immediate future of scientific research. Beyond sheer numbers of details and interactions, the systems are variously layered and structured in ways perhaps best described as networks. Interactions include, and often co-create, these morphological and dynamical features, which can interact in their own right. Such “massively interacting” systems are characterized by, among other things, large amounts of data and branching behaviors. Although the amount of associated data is large, the systems do not even begin to explore their entire phase spaces. Their study is characterized by advanced computational methods. Major methodological revisions seem to be indicated.
Heretofore unavailable and rapidly growing basic source data and increasingly powerful computing resources drive complex system science toward unprecedented detail and scale. There is no obvious reason for this direction in science to change. The cost of acquiring data has historically dominated scientific costs and shaped the research environment in terms of approaches and even questions. In the several years, as the costs of social data, biological data and physical data have plummeted on a per-unit basis and as the volume of data is growing exponentially, the cost drivers for scientific research have clearly shifted from data generation to storage and analytical computation-based methods. The research environment is rapidly being reshaped by this change and, in particular, the social and bio–sciences are revolutionized by it. Moreover, the study of socially– and biologically–coupled systems (e.g., societal infrastructures and infectious disease public health policy analysis) is in flux as computation-based methods begin to greatly expand the scope of traditional problems in revolutionary ways.
How does this situation serve to guide the development of “information portal technology” for complex system science and for decision support? An example of an approach to detailed computational analysis of social and behavioral interaction with physical and infrastructure effects in the immediate aftermath of a devastating disaster will be described in this context.