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PRECIOSA Terra Intensive
The vivid PRECIOSA Terra Intensive colors on selected beads and seed beads have expanded the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ range. This involves a surface finish in 11 distinctive shades ranging from bright yellow to chocolate brown.
We offer this pallet of shiny colors on PRECIOSA Rocailles, PRECIOSA Farfalle™ and PRECIOSA Twin™ seed beads, as well as on 13 types of pressed beads, including PRECIOSA Pip™ and PRECIOSA Twin™, and on the basic shape of the fire polished beads.
The collection also now includes the PRECIOSA Terra Intensive Matt finish on PRECIOSA Rocailles in 3 sizes: 10/0, 8/0 and 6/0.
PRECIOSA Rocailles
Article number: 331 19 001, 331 39 001
Sizes: 10/0, 8/0, 6/0
PRECIOSA Farfalle™
Article number: 321 90 001
Size: 3.2 x 6.5 mm
PRECIOSA Twin™
Article number: 321 96 001, 117 01 323
Size: 2.5 x 5 mm
PRECIOSA Pip™
Article number: 111 01 346
Size: 5 x 7 mm
PRECIOSA Fire Polished Beads
Article number: 151 19 001
Size: 4 mm
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This is probably the midpoint of the process - preparation involves blocking off the side and shielding the passers by from any fragments by setting up temporary fencing and scaffolding to hold a mesh protection, then salvaging anything from inside and outside, removing any hazards, then actually knocking down or pulling down the supports. After the dust settles then the process of sorting wood, metal and any other resource from the concrete, brick and other solid construction materials to dispose of. Finally the bare ground is tided up; or if a cement floor was laid, that, too, is taken away.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Pictured: Dr. Barbara Waldman, recipient of District Five Superintendent's Volunteer Service Award.
Lexington-Richland School District Five held its Community Involvement Celebration on May 1, saluting the hundreds of individuals, groups and businesses that serve the district’s schools. Nearly 300 volunteers attended this year’s event at Spring Hill High School. District Five Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner said volunteers play a key role in the district’s success.
24/10/07 : my future plans involve a major career change. in fact, i will be starting up my own business, eventually. since i made the decision to go ahead and get myself in a position to do that, i've found that my current job suddenly seems even more tedious. i've been there almost 10 years. i work with my dad, which can be really great, and there are elements of the job i love. plus, i'm really good at what i do and my customers really appreciate me. but my clever little systems and my ability to make the company run smoothly are part of the problem. i get my work load out of the way too quickly and then find myself with little to do. certainly little of interest. bah. i can't wait to start on my new path properly. i really can't.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Fall 2019 Student Involvement Fair on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on August 27, 2019. (Jay Grabiec)
For Zahrah Alghamdi, material and memory are inextricably intertwined. Many of her works involve large accumulations of material that seemingly layer the histories and cultures of the places from which they come. When Alghamdi, who grew up in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, visited Palm Springs, she was struck by the connection between the desert landscapes and architectures. For Desert X, she has created a sculpture that echoes and synthesizes the traditionally built forms from her country with the architectural organization she found in the Coachella Valley. The result takes the form of a monolithic wall comprised of stacked forms impregnated with cements, soils, and dyes specific to each region. It expresses a highly individualized language corresponding to feelings, emotions, and memories associated with place and time.
Zahrah Alghamdi (Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, 1977) explores memory and history through traditional architecture in both medium and assemblage. Her laborious and meticulous process involves assembling particles of earth, clay, rocks, leather, and water. Her medium and process draw on the notion of “embodied memory” to translate and delineate themes of cultural identity, memory, and loss. Alghamdi represented Saudi Arabia in the 2019 Venice Biennale and participated in Desert X AlUla 2020.
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Para Zahrah Alghamdi, el material y la memoria están estrechamente entrelazados. Muchas de sus obras condensan grandes cúmulos de material cual si fuesen estratos superpuestos de historias y culturas de los sitios de donde provienen. Alghamdi creció en Al Bahah, en la región suroeste de Arabia Saudita, y cuando visitó Palm Springs quedó impresionada por la conexión entre los paisajes y las arquitecturas del desierto. Para Desert X, creó una escultura que sintetiza y hace eco a las formas de construcción tradicionales de su país con la organización arquitectónica que encontró en el Valle de Coachella. El resultado toma la forma de un muro monolítico compuesto por elementos apilados, impregnados de cemento, tierra y tinturas específicas de los procesos de edificación de cada región; expresando un lenguaje sumamente personal que atañe a sentimientos, emociones y recuerdos asociados a un lugar y a un tiempo.
Zahrah Alghamdi explora memoria e historia a través de la arquitectura tradicional como medio y montaje. Su trabajo y meticulosos procesos comprenden el ensamblaje de partículas de tierra, arcilla, rocas, cuero y agua. La noción de “memoria encarnada” sirve como base de producción y prácticas para traducir y delinear temas de identidad cultural, memoria y pérdida. Alghamdi representó a Arabia Saudita en la Bienal de Venecia 2019 y participó en Desert X AlUla 2020.
What Lies Behind the Walls
33.964250, -116.484250
Pierson Boulevard between Foxdale Drive and Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs
On view from sunrise to sunset
Generous support is provided by Ba’a Foundation.
On September 5, 2018, the Student Involvement Fair and the Global Opportunities Fair showcased different clubs, Greek Life and international experiences that students could participate in while at Ramapo College. Representatives from more than 100 clubs and organizations were in attendance.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Traditional festival in Jembrana - Bali, involving more than a hundred buffaloes and thousand of people. This picture was taken during preparation of the race, located in Delod Berawah - Jembrana.
Please do not use this picture for any kind of media for any objectives without my expressed permission.
Mariya is the half of the syncronized swimming duet that is the USAs only chance of medaling in syncronized swimming. Check her out in London 2012!
A rather big ameloblastoma with its typical, if not pathognomic, radiological appearance. (Conventional tomography image).
The Spring 2023 PantherPalooza/Student Involvement Fair was held on January 24, 2023, in the MLK Jr. University Union. (Brejona Hutchinson)
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Vysehrad is a pretty neat place to visit in Prague, in my opinion -- especially if you want to relax away from tourists.
It has a combination of things that make it wonderful for me. Its history, its current use, its location (and views it affords), and what's left on site -- taken individually, warrant a visit in my world. Collectively? Winner.
We'll start with what Vysehrad was, which involves local beliefs and legends. The (unproven) thought is that this is the original site of Prague, founded by Duke Krok in...who knows what year? Duke Krok is a myth, though may have been real. And since he's a myth, his daughters, too, are mythical. One of them is Libuse, who has a "bath" here, and she can be found in some architecture around town. I recall seeing her on a building on Karlova.
Duke Kroc was the first duke of the Czech people. Princess Libuse, the youngest (and wisest) of his three daughters later became queen and married a ploughman named Premysl, founding the Premyslid dynasty (interesting...she's royalty, he's a commoner, yet the dynasty is named for him because he's a man...yea for sexism?). The three sisters had special powers (one a healer, one a magician, and Libuse could predict the future). She prophesied the founding of Prague in the 8th century. So believe the Czechs.
What does history tell us? Well, this fortress-castle has been here for a thousand years give or take. Precise origin dates are unknown (or I can't seem to find them). One of the buildings here -- St. Martin's Chapel -- is known to have been built sometime between 1060-1090, so we can say it's conservatively a thousand years old.
Part of the fun of the legend that could support its continuing existence is its location high on a bluff directly overlooking the Vltava River. It was a perfect place to build a defensive fortress, that eventually became a royal castle. As the city grew, and Prague Castle was built, Vysehrad's importance waned.
The two castles competed (kind of) for two centuries to be the most important in Prague. The heyday for Vysehrad was in the late 11th century (when St. Martin's Chapel was built). Vratislaus II, the first king of Bohemia (until him, all were dukes or duchesses) moved his seat of power here from Prague Castle, at which point the original Vysehrad fortress received a major upgrade: a new palatial home, a church, a chapter house.
Growth continued, but only for a short time. Vratislaus's son, Duke Sobeslav (I'm not sure why he was duke, if his dad was king) moved the royal seat right on back to Prague Castle.
The death knell for Vysehrad (as a royal residence) came when Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (yeah, the same one for whom Charles Bridge is named) renovated Prague Castle to its current dimensions. Vysehrad was abandoned. However, Charles did renew the fortifications with new gates, a royal palace (though never official seat of government), and started repairing the basilica. This was early 14th century. About a hundred years later in 1420 at the start of the Hussite War, Vysehrad was rancasked. And again, a few decades later. Finally, Vysehrad was left to ruin...
...Until the Austrians came along. Austria-Hungary gained Czech lands as a prize of the Thirty Years' War, remodeling it as a baroque fortress, to use as a training center for their troops.
The main building that dominated Vysehrad (to this day) is the Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul. It's pretty big. Hard to miss, for sure. Like St. Martin's Chapel, it was also (originally) built in the 11th century. Unlike little St. Martin's, though, the big fella was remodeled in the late 1300s and, again, by the Austrians in 1885 & 1887. It's now a neo-Gothic church. Also dating to this baroque renovation are the Tabor and Leopold gates.
So...what do you get when come to Vysehrad now? A city park, really. It's free to come and go (though I think going inside the church may cost a little money).
The bastion walls are fantastic to take a walk around and enjoy panoramic views of every part of the city, the river, the bridges, just to reflect on the here and now, and the past. The bastions are big enough, and long enough, that you can take some time to just do that alone. There are also benches if you want to relax and enjoy the view.
Inside the fortress walls, you'll find mostly wooded land (thanks to its having been abandoned) with the aforementioned church and chapel, plus some other historic recreations, a few trails, and...well, all around, pleasant places to be. There are a handful of statues around the grounds, including Good King Wenceslaus, and Princess Libuse.
Being as that it's a church -- and a large one -- there's also a church cemetery attached directly to the side and back of it. Creatively, it's called "Vysehrad Cemetery."
As far as cemeteries go, I've been to many, and this one has some of the most interesting headstones I've seen. Not only that, as far as Czechs go, this could almost be their Pantheon. While royalty are buried elsewhere (Prague Castle, for starters), the literati all seem to be buried here -- except Kafka. He's in the New Jewish Cemetery. And, not every famous Czech is buried here, of course, but quite a few prominent ones from arts and letters are taking their dirt naps here. At the end of the day, this is a big, beautiful public park, well worth a visit, and the locals love it. This seems to be one of the places they come to celebrate New Year's Eve. I love that it's not overrun by tourists, though hope that anyone who has read this can make it there and see for yourself.
There was something for everyone at the Student Involvement Fair on Friday, 14 September, 2018, and judging by the signups there will be plenty of student led activities happening on campus in the weeks and months ahead. Photography by Glenn Minshall.
The PantherPalooza Student Involvement Fair was held on the Library Quad on August 30, 2022. (Dominic Baima)
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Students learn about services, clubs, and volunteer opportunities from both on-campus and community organizations at the 2017 Involvement Expo on the UIS Quad Wednesday, August 30, 2017
On September 4, 2019, the Student Involvement Fair and the Global Opportunities Fair showcased different clubs, Greek Life, and international experiences that students could participate in while at Ramapo College. Representatives from more than 160 clubs and organizations were in attendance.
I enjoyed today's half marathon. It was my first "mega-race" involving thousands upon thousands of enthusiastic, fund-raising runners. From start to finish, thankfully, Unicef's taut organization ensured a smooth, predictable event. The venue, one of the most scenic - not to mention most manicured - spots in the territory, Hong Kong Disneyland, also added to this competition's overall allure. The vast majority of the runners, I believe, would agree that today everyone ran hard and went home happy.
My finishing time of around 90:30 was about right for the race conditions and constraints: my late arrival at the magic kingdom prevented me from warming up properly; moreover, the sheer number of runners made the start quite a nightmare through which I had to wade and tread carefully, avoiding toes and wrathful stares at the same time; and when the gun did go off, I became lost, a lone figure within a myriad of shoes, tops and flowers that could easily color a rainbow or three.
The course itself proved more challenging, yet more pristine, than I had originally imagined. I would consider this course to be slightly more difficult than the Tai Mei Tuk route because though both share irritating undulations, this course at times left runners exposed from lack of shade, forcing them to run headfirst into a murderous sun and biting headwinds; trust me, it verily sucked to run up the elevated roadway, one final time, while the sun mercilessly pounded my forehead and shoulders. Be that as it may, and fortunately enough, I continued to sweat throughout the race and thus avoided the fatal touch of my nemesis, the dreaded heat exhaustion.
The flat run along Penny's Bay, along its azure waters underneath an open, massive sky filled my heart with awe; Inspiration Lake, Disney's ever-musing, contrived body of water was also a beautiful course feature around which I had the pleasure of huffing and puffing.
Indeed, my breath quickened and my heart rate jumped over the last several kilometers after I had taken my tactical Powergel at the 10k mark; the overpowering, caffeinated surge came in waves, beginning immediately after consuming the gel and igniting my entire body by the 13km mark. I was drugged-up dynamite on the course - no walls today! In the end, the most satisfying part was passing everyone in front of me on the final, kilometer-long home stretch.
My typical method of quilting involves quite a lot of planning and math before I begin. after a bit of getting in my own way trying to plan everything out, I found not over analyzing and going fully for the improve quilting yielded the best results. Every time I tried to replicate a result I was left disappointed, however each time I tried something new and improved upon my skills (specifically with piecing curves on this piece) I was pleased with the outcome.
Curves are not nearly as intimidating as I had thought. I had avoided them for sometime in favor of math and rulers. I found this exercise very helpful in getting over the initial hurdle allowing me to see what I could do next with this newly acquired skill.
I was pleased with the fact that the initial exercise was basic enough that any quilter could follow, but any one looking to advance could use it as a springboard into their own projects.
"Some finishing details could be added such as pressing, using weights and how best to pin layers.
- I found that clipping the curves and pressing towards the outside of the curve resulted in a flatter finish
- When cutting multiple layers of fabric I used weights to help hold all layers in place to create a more uniform cut when mixing fabrics
- I pinned the outer curved piece on top of the interior which allowed me to manipulate the outer curved pieces to achieve a more accurate curve"
My adaptions are the results from what I found to be dissatisfactions. I clipped the curves, pinned all pieces the same way and used weights when needed.
"After experimenting and becoming comfortable with the curves from the initial exercise I began to grow the project. I started with piece that became the center medallion, built up similar to a log cabin in that each piece was added one side at a time. After this I created some of the Layered Curved blocks that would be incorporated into the whole project.
The major step I took at this point was to treat this quilt as a whole project and the larger pieces that were already created with the layered curves as one solid fabric. I continued to layer and cut curves into the larger quilt until I was satisfied with the result. I feel this resulted in a very unified quilt which displays the newly acquired skills of curved piecing prominently."
For Zahrah Alghamdi, material and memory are inextricably intertwined. Many of her works involve large accumulations of material that seemingly layer the histories and cultures of the places from which they come. When Alghamdi, who grew up in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, visited Palm Springs, she was struck by the connection between the desert landscapes and architectures. For Desert X, she has created a sculpture that echoes and synthesizes the traditionally built forms from her country with the architectural organization she found in the Coachella Valley. The result takes the form of a monolithic wall comprised of stacked forms impregnated with cements, soils, and dyes specific to each region. It expresses a highly individualized language corresponding to feelings, emotions, and memories associated with place and time.
Zahrah Alghamdi (Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, 1977) explores memory and history through traditional architecture in both medium and assemblage. Her laborious and meticulous process involves assembling particles of earth, clay, rocks, leather, and water. Her medium and process draw on the notion of “embodied memory” to translate and delineate themes of cultural identity, memory, and loss. Alghamdi represented Saudi Arabia in the 2019 Venice Biennale and participated in Desert X AlUla 2020.
ESPAÑOL
Para Zahrah Alghamdi, el material y la memoria están estrechamente entrelazados. Muchas de sus obras condensan grandes cúmulos de material cual si fuesen estratos superpuestos de historias y culturas de los sitios de donde provienen. Alghamdi creció en Al Bahah, en la región suroeste de Arabia Saudita, y cuando visitó Palm Springs quedó impresionada por la conexión entre los paisajes y las arquitecturas del desierto. Para Desert X, creó una escultura que sintetiza y hace eco a las formas de construcción tradicionales de su país con la organización arquitectónica que encontró en el Valle de Coachella. El resultado toma la forma de un muro monolítico compuesto por elementos apilados, impregnados de cemento, tierra y tinturas específicas de los procesos de edificación de cada región; expresando un lenguaje sumamente personal que atañe a sentimientos, emociones y recuerdos asociados a un lugar y a un tiempo.
Zahrah Alghamdi explora memoria e historia a través de la arquitectura tradicional como medio y montaje. Su trabajo y meticulosos procesos comprenden el ensamblaje de partículas de tierra, arcilla, rocas, cuero y agua. La noción de “memoria encarnada” sirve como base de producción y prácticas para traducir y delinear temas de identidad cultural, memoria y pérdida. Alghamdi representó a Arabia Saudita en la Bienal de Venecia 2019 y participó en Desert X AlUla 2020.
What Lies Behind the Walls
33.964250, -116.484250
Pierson Boulevard between Foxdale Drive and Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs
On view from sunrise to sunset
Generous support is provided by Ba’a Foundation.