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April 21-24, 2016
A conference, performances, workshops, and an exhibition surveying culture through the lens of art and technology.
Festival Participants: Aaron Koblin, Alexander Randon, Benjamin Bratton, Casey McGonagle, Ceci Moss, Chelley Sherman, Container, David McConville, Deru, Effixx, Ekene Ijeoma, Eric Parron, Erik Nemeth, Erin LeDell, FredTurner, Gabriel Dunne, Geeta Dayal, Gene Youngblood, Georgina Voss, Harvey Moon, Heather Kelley, Jonathan Dinu, Jonathon Keats, Jono Brandel, Joreg, Joris Strijbos, Joshua Noble, Justin Anastasi, KIamal Sinclair, KOKOROMI, Lara Grant, Mark Hellar, Marpi, Megan Prelinger, Morehshin Allahyari, Nicky Assmann, Pablo Garcia, Pharmakon, Ray McClure, Ryan Alexander, Sarah Brin, Sherri Wasserman, Sophie Lamparter, Sougwen Chung, Telefon Tel Aviv, Tiffany Shlain.
Gray Area Festival April 21 - 24 2016. Images taken by Mariah Tiffany
Many Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) graduates showed their creativity through their unique mortarboards and attire. But for some graduates, this was also a way to tell the stories of their journeys and where they are headed as they âDepart to Serve.â
As students marched into Bowman Gray Stadium during the Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 19, they shared their messages of gratitude, accomplishment and encouragement.
Dealva Glaspie, a biotechnology graduate, had a decorated mortarboard with the message, âI turned my canâts into cans, and my dreams into plans.â Glaspie is the first in her family to earn a college degree. âI finally made it. I turned my dreams into plans,â Glaspie said.
Sherabiah Olglesby, a behavioral sciences and social work graduate, wore a stole with the imprint âblack grads matter,â to show her pride as a graduate of a historically Black college and university (HBCU).
âA lot of my friends went to predominately white institutions and believe that their degrees are better, but thatâs not true,â Olglesby said. âA lot of graduate schools want students from WSSU because they know that we have been properly prepared and are ready for the work force, and I think that is great.â
Olglesby plans to attend graduate school in the fall.
Taylor Gaulden, an interdisciplinary studies graduate, had a picture of her recently deceased grandmother on her mortarboard. âI promised my granny that I was going to do it, and I did.,â Gaulden said.
James Bullock, a sports management graduate and former member of the Rams football team, was at the front of the processional with a large crown atop graduation cap. About 25 family members from Cleveland were there to cheer him on.
Berenice Rodriguez, a nursing graduate whose parents migrated from Mexico, displayed the message, âLo Hicimos. Gracias mami y papi,â which means âWe did it. Thank you, mom and dad.â Rodriguez is the first in her family to graduate from college. âI did what Iâm doing for them.â
Class of 2017
WSSU recognized more than 1,200 graduates during the ceremony.
The ceremony honored WSSU students who earned their degrees in summer and fall 2016 and spring 2017. Many outstanding students were among the class of 2017. More than 1,100 undergraduates and 129 graduates received degrees.
Graduates included:
Sisters Eomba F. and Edith Pungu, immigrants from the Congo who are earning their masterâs in nursing degree to become family nurse practitioners. The sisters will cross the stage together for the second time as WSSU graduates.
Nursing Bridge to Ph.D. Scholars Nicole Calhoun, Morine Cebert and LaKita M.J. Knight, who will earn their masterâs degree and continue their education this fall as doctorate in nursing students at Duke University.
Taylor Evans, a third-generation educator who has several job offers in special education.
Victoria Segwick, a chemistry major who will attend the Medical Sciences Ph.D. Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Anthony Wells, a marketing major who plans to join AllianceBerstein as a private wealth consultant in New York City. While at WSSU, he studied abroad in Brazil and the Dominican Republic and studied at the Harvard University Business School.
Also at the ceremony:
Dr. Donna Gwyn Wiggins, associate professor of music, was awarded the 2017 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Dr. Brenda Allen, provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for her contributions during her eight-year tenure at WSSU. Allen was recently selected as the president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.
A bold past. A brilliant future.
For 125 years, Winston-Salem State University has fostered the creative thinking, analytical problem-solving, and depth of character needed to transform the world. Rooted in liberal education, WSSUâs curriculum prepares students to be thought leaders who have the skills and knowledge needed to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. WSSU is a historically Black constituent institution of the University of North Carolina with a rich tradition of contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic growth of North Carolina, the region and beyond. Guided by the motto, âEnter to Learn. Depart to Serve,â WSSU develops leaders who advance social justice by serving the world with compassion and commitment. Join us in celebrating our 125th anniversary with events throughout 2017. Learn more at the 125th Anniversary website.
While watching one of the Gray Seals swim around (I think this is the grand dame of the seals, Selkie), she popped up her head and looked around for a couple of seconds. I think this is called a "spyhop."
FIELD MARKS- dark gray overall black cap long,black tail, often cocked undertail coverts chestnut short, dark bill
I havent been uploading that much lately.
Just havent really had the motivation to stick the stuff up really.
Still doing gigs and I'm trying to do some other stuff too.
Got the ideas just need to make em work.
Saying that photography wise I have been pretty luck in the last few months but Im not gonna bore you guys with some gloating.
Best just keep that to yourself.
Also getting my site done now.
Hopefully be up for Christmas if I get my arse into gear with the editing.
So now I will leave you with a picture of David Gray.
There wasn't a dry eye in the house that night(well apart from me,I was the odd one out in a sea of couple)
Awkward it was..
I do quite like some of his older stuff though.
Off to sleep now.
Will try harder...
And fill you guys in more soon
A conference, exhibition, performances, and workshops advancing culture and common good through the lens of art and technology.
A conference, exhibition, performances, and workshops advancing culture and common good through the lens of art and technology.
Blue-Gray Beads made of Paper Yarn waiting to be incorporated into earrings, necklaces, bracelets etc.
My wife attended this school in the early 1960s (though of course she was not my wife at the time). Known as Arthur Street junior school, this building's proper title was Thameside school although that does sound a bit modern and "Thames Gateway"
This is looking down from beside the entrance from East Thurrock road. Interesting building detail but pupils were not allowed down here.
Taken in July 1989
I found this rarely seen bird around Mahoney Lake in Oliver, BC. They do breed around the area but I rarely get the chance to see them.
A conference, performances, workshops, and an exhibition surveying culture through the lens of art and technology.
Festival Participants: Aaron Koblin, Alexander Randon, Benjamin Bratton, Casey McGonagle, Ceci Moss, Chelley Sherman, Container, David McConville, Deru, Effixx, Ekene Ijeoma, Eric Parron, Erik Nemeth, Erin LeDell, FredTurner, Gabriel Dunne, Geeta Dayal, Gene Youngblood, Georgina Voss, Harvey Moon, Heather Kelley, Jonathan Dinu, Jonathon Keats, Jono Brandel, Joreg, Joris Strijbos, Joshua Noble, Justin Anastasi, KIamal Sinclair, KOKOROMI, Lara Grant, Mark Hellar, Marpi, Megan Prelinger, Morehshin Allahyari, Nicky Assmann, Pablo Garcia, Pharmakon, Ray McClure, Ryan Alexander, Sarah Brin, Sherri Wasserman, Sophie Lamparter, Sougwen Chung, Telefon Tel Aviv, Tiffany Shlain.
Gray Area Festival April 21 - 24 2016. Images taken by Mariah Tiffany
A winter resident this far south but I've read that in northern Florida some are year-round residents. They will be leaving soon. I'll miss their distinctive main 'cat' song (but can also produce over 100 different sorts of sounds) and their hilarious antics in the bird bath.
Gray Settlement is very hard to find on any map. This is an old train map.
Kenny (1984) attributes the name of the community in Howard County that is simply called Gray to Edward Gray (1776-1856), cotton manufacturer, from Bowera, near Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Since Gray is a Scottish surname, this suggests the probability that Edward Gray was Scots-Irish. The reasons for the naming of the other above-listed communities have not been given but most would probably involve the surname Gray.
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The Gray Manufacturing
Company and the Gray home were between
Ellicott Mills and Ilchester on the
Baltimore County side of the Patapsco
River. Later the Kennedy’s took over the
home and expanded the house, including
an Italianate tower for Kennedy’s books
and papers. Factory, house and personal
effects were all lost in the flood of 1868.
The Kennedys were away and survived. A
picture of the gray factory and home can
be found in Henry K. Sharp’s book, “The
Patapsco River Valley”, page 76.
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Patapsco (later Gray) Manufacturing Company
In 1813, the Patapsco Manufacturing Company began producing cotton yarn. It was located about one mile downstream from the "lower" Ellicott Mills. This mill was the first that provided a heated work environment for its workers. On January 21, 1820, it caught fire and was declared a total loss. It was rebuilt in 1824. In 1844, Edward Gray acquired a purchase option and renamed the complex the Gray Manufacturing Company. The Company was severely damaged by the July 1, 1868 flood, but it remained in business until 1888. There are a few stone homes along River Road and Frederick Road which remain after the flooding from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
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A&S100-021 "Community 101: Learning Lexington" students were "treated" to a Halloween visit by Lexington Mayor Jim Gray in class Thursday. Mayor Gray provided a first-hand account of proposed renovations to Rupp Arena, which is owned by the city and serves as the arena for Big Blue Basketball. The vision for a revised Rupp is to create a stand-alone structure that is more accessible to pedestrians and is better connected to the downtown area. Gray, a construction company owner and executive, agreed that the existing Rupp "has good bones" and the proposed reconstruction will create a physical separation between the interior shopping mall and the Lexington Convention Center. This will give Rupp it a more distinctive and lasting presence -- like the Coliseum in Rome, which served as a sport arena in ancient times -- to support what he called "the Roman Empire of basketball."
Community 101 students posed for a class picture with the Mayor, and several students requested selfies with the Mayor.
Community 101 is a 2-hour course intended to familiarize UK students with the greater Lexington community, including its history, economy, and challenges for the future. It is taught by Geography's Dr. Lynn Phillips.
Photos by Brian Connors Manke
A gray camera bag on a gray stone bench (under a foggy gray sky, I might add).
Taken for Our Daily Challenge - Gray / Grey
Our Daily Topic - Gray / Grey
Dragonflies are often misjudged by people who don’t know how important they are to their ecosystem. Dragonflies do not bite people (well, they can but you really have to irritate them a LOT for them to do it). In fact, in addition to their jewel-like beauty, they are very beneficial to humankind. Their prodigious mouth parts, in both their adult and larval forms, are designed to trap and devour insects. Aquatic larval dragonflies, called nymphs or naiads have lower jaws that can shoot out in 1/100 of a second to catch mosquito larvae (or even a tadpole). In many aquatic ecosystems without fish, dragonfly larvae are the top predators in the food chain. (The Order name of Dragonflies, and their cousins the Damselflies, is Odonata, meaning "toothy jaw".)
One of Maryland's most distinctive dragonflies is the Gray Petaltail. This species, considered rare in Maryland, is very large at 3 inches in length. Its gray and black coloring provides a very effective camouflage when it perches vertically on tree trunks.