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In the last couple of years or so, Surrey CC have gone for stop specific timetables, which is fair enough as it's the way things are going industry-wide.
Personally, I'm not a fan - as stop specific gives less information, and I can read a bus timetable.
New timetables have now gone up for the 32 ready for the changes from 1st September 2015. Here's one at Dorking station. Quite how you're supposed to know which buses serve Emlyn Road in Redhill and which do not, I don't know.
The bigger problem however is the lack of notice that on schooldays, the 1500 departure zooms off normal line of route at Reigate and misses out all of the route around Meadvale, Earlswood station and Earlswood to Redhill (instead running via St Bede's School)!!
Similarly, the Guildford-bound timetable doesn't identify the journey via Holmbury St Mary (reduced to one journey each way from 01/09/15, currently two evening journeys do it Guildford-bound).
Station Approach, Dorking railway station, Dorking, Surrey.
En Silencio es una instalación site specific realizada por la artista brasileña Sandra Cinto y comisariada por David Barro para el programa Gran Escala de Matadero Madrid. Un programa que propone a una serie de artistas abordar un espacio de naturaleza industrial y grandes dimensiones, ahora resuelto por Sandra Cinto como un paisaje imaginario, íntimo y rotundo, aunque se estructure desde lo frágil. Si por un lado se reivindica el silencio en una sociedad invadida por el ruido, por otro esa tentativa, silenciada, individual, se resuelve expandida, rotunda, colectiva. La experiencia es física, pero sobre todo psíquica, mental.
El espacio abismal de Matadero se convierte ahora en una habitación dominada por una mesa donde Sandra Cinto, escenifica un sentimiento, el de la dificultad de la creación, de componer, de manifestarse. En Silencio hace que el tiempo se pare como cuando estamos ante una fotografía antigua. Como cuando la música no suena, la creación es un callejón sin salida, igual que cuando una escalera no conduce a ningún lugar o cuando los libros no se pueden abrir.
Sandra Cinto. Nacida en Santo André (Brasil) en 1968, Sandra Cinto vive y trabaja en São Paulo, donde codirige el espacio-taller de artistas Ateliê Fidalga. Además de las habituales muestras en las galerías que la representan, como Casa Triângulo en São Paulo y Tanya Bonakdar en Nueva York, ha realizado exposiciones individuales en el Museo de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Seattle Art Museum, Instituto Tomie Ohtake o, actualmente, en el Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, así como colectivas como las celebradas en Museum of Contemporary Art de Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art de San Diego o el Centre Georges Pompidou. Seleccionada en importantes proyectos editoriales como Vitamin D (Phaidon), su obra se encuentra en colecciones como la Fundación ARCO, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Museo de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Centro de Arte Contemporânea de Inhotim o The Philips Collection.
Europa: Pasajes de Invierno, una instalación site specific de Florentino Díaz comisariada por Carlota Álvarez Basso para el programa de intervenciones Abierto x Obras, en la antigua cámara frigorífica de lo que fue el matadero municipal. La pieza se inscribe además en la programación de PhotoEspaña 2015.
La pieza conformada a partir de materiales de derribo, representa un barracón sobre el que no cesa de caer la lluvia. En su interior, pantallas de video nos muestran las imágenes de vidas anónimas del siglo XX, recogidas de álbumes encontrados en mercadillos, con el Winterreise (Viaje de invierno) de Schubert sonando de fondo. Según la comisaria Carlota Álvarez Basso, son “historias que hablan de los momentos de felicidad ajena que han caído en el olvido, de la fragilidad de nuestra existencia y de la inconsistencia de la memoria, tanto de la individual como de la colectiva”.
“El espectador debe recorrer estos pasajes de invierno a través de estos videos en los que, paradójicamente, no cabe imaginar el trágico destino que aguarda a sus protagonistas, y que nos hacen pensar en el incierto destino que nos espera” señala Florentino Díaz. Respecto al título, Díaz se inspira en El Libro de los Pasajes, el gran proyecto inacabado de Walter Benjamin, fallecido en 1940, que “cuestiona el desarrollo de una historia que hasta ese momento no había cumplido las expectativas de liberación humana, y que en sus ruinas mostraba la imposibilidad de alcanzar sus metas últimas”, explica el artista.
Las obras de Florentino Díaz (Cáceres - 1954) se caracterizan, desde los años 1990, por el uso de materiales e imágenes recuperadas, elementos aparentemente sencillos pero cargados de sentido y de connotación emocional. Desde hace muchos años Florentino Díaz ha ido guardando pequeños tesoros encontrados en el Rastro de Madrid o de las ciudades que visitaba en sus viajes. Objetos, libros, fotografías que a veces nos desvelan y otras se guardan los secretos de vidas e historias de otro tiempo. El artista es además un referente cuyo trabajo ha girado siempre en torno al concepto de lo doméstico, de la casa, concebida como un espacio cada vez más difícil de habitar. Sus instalaciones se han expuesto en centros nacionales e internacionales, como el CAB DE Burgos, MEIAC de Badajoz, Museo Barjola de Gijón, Casal Solleriç Espai 4 de Mallorca, Museo de Cáceres, Salón de los 16, Kunstamt Kreuzberg-Bethanien de Berlín, y en ferias como Art Cologne, MACO-MEXICO, Liste The Young Art Fair de Basel, Art Chicago, Busan Bienal de Corea. Y forma parte de colecciones privadas, museos e instituciones como CGAC de A Coruña, Colección La Caixa, Fundación Coca-Cola España, Colección Banco de España, Museo de Cáceres, entre otras.
Abierto x Obras
Abierto x Obras, en Matadero Madrid, es un programa de intervenciones site specific que incentiva el carácter experimental de la creación contemporánea a través de planteamientos que exploran la relación entre el arte y el lugar que lo acoge, la antigua cámara frigorífica del Matadero. Desde 2007 Abierto x Obras ha acogido las intervenciones de artistas como Daniel Canogar, Jannis Kounnellis, Román Signer, Carlos Garaicoa, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Jordi Colomer, Los Carpinteros, Cristina Lucas, o Eugenio Ampudia, entre otros. Próximamente se podrá disfrutar del trabajo del artista británico Haroon Mirza.
In a site-specific installation, Artistic Bokeh presents a collaboration with Georgios Papadopoulos (GR) and Société Réaliste (FR) thematizing the symbolic value of artistic production and its subordination by the valuation of markets.
"There is never enough money, especially for cultural production; but also too much since money and market tend to impose their interpretation of artistic and cultural value. The system of prices organizes an order of meaning, where taste, subjectivity and community are reconfigured according to the mandates and the geopolitics of the market. In this hostile environment, the artist needs to create new possibilities of independence at the same time as she has to survive and thrive, despite the exploitative conditions of employment that more often than not define artistic work. Too Much Money is not the solution. but a tiny a reminder of the poverty of the artist in a system that celebrates (and profits from) the value of art."
(Text: G.Papadopoulos)
A lecture-performance of C.Lisecki / G.Papadopoulos will mark the opening on Thursday, February 27, accompanied by the film screening of "Art Accounts Deutsche Bank (2013)" by Carsten Lisecki.
This product specific Anhydrous Ammonia Training included in-class instruction regarding product characteristics, rail safety, regulatory compliance, and post incident debriefing. Practical hands-on training consisted of donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, hook up of transfer lines, flaring and sparging, and decontamination. Mock ups of challenging real life scenarios provided Itech’s emergency response personnel with the opportunity to reinforce skills and best practices throughout the day.
Ganesh
Site specific wall drawing (12' x 20')
Spirograph, ink, graphite, latex, gouache, watercolor, kum-kum powder, tumeric, incense, fire and found objects.
2010
@ The Pittsburgh Center For the Arts
from the exhibition Cluster
Curated by Adam Welch
February 5, 2010 - March 28, 2010
Watch a video of the making of Ganesh here
Copyright © 2010 David Pohl
HOP | House of Pingting Archives
I can’t really remember any specific dreams in full, but I have really horrible dreams where my teeth all fall out! I’m sure there’s a definition for those dreams and it probably means I’m mental! I also had some really bizarre dreams about aeroplane crashes from the age of 16 to about 19, they were really realistic and vivid, and within about 1 or 2 days there would have been something on the news about an aeroplane crashing somewhere in the world. This happened about 4 or 5 times, not saying i was some kind of teenage psycic/witch or anything but it really freaked me out every time it happened.
beat.wave - a site-specific entrance
J. MAYER H. Architects
project team: Juergen Mayer H., Jonathan Busse
Project: 5th - 9th December 2007
Client: PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, Miami
Location: Soho Studios in the Wynwood District, 2136 NW 1st Ave, Miami
Courtesy of PULSE, magnus müller and the artist
beat.wave, is an entry gate to PULSE Miami with an undulating arch that is
about 11 feet high. Cantilevering, split and sliced, this ambivalent
structure offers seating areas as a meeting point and a place for
contemplation.
The architect, designer and artist Jürgen Mayer H. focuses on works at the
intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. From urban
planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new
materials, the relationship between the human body,
technology and nature form the background for a new production of space. In
his art work, Mayer strategically chooses to bypass architecture and to use
art as an operative platform. In close interaction with our built
environment his work highlights the
relationship between the human body and the architectural space.
Whether it's for specific fitness goals or sports elevation, there is always a reason for the need to reach higher goals (literally). Maybe your vertical necessitates an increase for basketball evaluations or your daughter is a monster striker in volleyball but wishes to assert more dominance in her game. Additional to speed and agility, the ability to spring yourself off the ground is the gold standard for athletic competition, from basketball to football.
Soccer goalies, rebounders, dunkers, spikers, hurdlers, receivers, and defensive backs, to name a few, should all incorporate Plyometric Box Jumping into their exercise circuits. Plyometrics or plyos are jumping drills where muscles distribute full force in minimized time intervals. The objective is to increase speed + strength, which = power. Moreover, plyos enrich cardiovascular health, incinerate calories precipitously, and tone the physique.
For the "Fit Fathers Plyometric Box Jumping Routine," use an anti-slip, three-in-one box (20-in, 24-inch, and 30-inch) for various height levels and exercises. Our set goes like this:
•Stretch the calf, Achilles tendon, quads, and hamstrings for five minutes
•Complete 3 sets of 20 weighted step-ups with dumbbells your size of choice
•Complete 3 sets of 10 weighted box jumps with light dumbbells
•Engage in 3 sets of 20 box knee highs
•Finish with 3 sets of 10 explosive box jumps at the highest level
Follow-up exercises could include running in place, burpees, jumping jacks or going out for a jog. Have fun with it and keep reaching higher!
"Projet Montréal s'engage à mettre en place un règlement municipal qui accroîtra réellement la sécurité du public et diminuera le nombre de morsures, sans égard à la race ou à l'apparence du chien.
Projet Montréal will implement a bylaw that will truly enhance public safety and reduce the number of bites, regardless of the breed or appearance of the dog.
Plus d'inclusion. Moins de discrimination.
More inclusion. Less discrimination.
Le 5 novembre / On November 5th
Équipe / Team Valérie Plante.
Le Sud-Ouest."
Affiche de campagne électorale, élection municipale de 2017 à Montréal.
Electoral campaign sign, 2017 Montreal Municipal Election.
Aire d'exercice canin Bande Saint-Antoine, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest et Vinet.
Montréal, 15 novembre 2017.
Bande Saint-Antoine dog park, Saint-Antoine West & Vinet St., Montreal, 15 November 2017.
Ganesh
Site specific wall drawing (12' x 20')
Spirograph, ink, graphite, latex, gouache, watercolor, kum-kum powder, tumeric, incense, fire and found objects.
2010
@ The Pittsburgh Center For the Arts
from the exhibition Cluster
Curated by Adam Welch
February 5, 2010 - March 28, 2010
Watch a video of the making of Ganesh here
Copyright © 2010 David Pohl
HOP | House of Pingting Archives
This image goes along with the gender theme in our class. Its showing that the stereotype for girls is to wear pink, and the stereotype for boys is to wear blue.
SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound) goal setting concept presented on blackboard with colorful crumpled sticky notes and white chalk handwriting
===General information=== Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known in its native territory as black locust, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States. It has been widely planted and naturalised elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe, Southern Africa and Asia and is considered an invasive species in some areas. Another common name is false acacia a literal translation of the specific name (pseudo meaning fake or false and acacia referring to the genus of plants with the same name.) It was introduced into Britain in 1636. The name 'locust' is said to have been given to Robinia by Jesuit missionaries, who fancied that this was the tree that supported St. John in the wilderness, but it is native only to North America. The locust tree of Spain (Ceratonia siliqua or carob tree), which is also native to Syria and the entire Mediterranean basin, is supposed to be the true locust of the New Testament. Robinia is now a North American genus, but traces of it are found in the Eocene and Miocene rocks of Europe. Black locust reaches a typical height of 40–100 feet (12–30 m) with a diameter of 2–4 feet (0.61–1.22 m).[12] Exceptionally, it may grow up to 52 metres (171 ft) tall[13] and 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) diameter in very old trees. It is a very upright tree with a straight trunk and narrow crown which grows scraggly with age.[5] The dark blue-green compound leaves with a contrasting lighter underside give this tree a beautiful appearance in the wind and contribute to its grace. Black locust is a shade intolerant species and therefore is typical of young woodlands and disturbed areas where sunlight is plentiful and the soil is dry. In this sense, black locust can often grow as a weed tree. It also often spreads by underground shoots or suckers which contribute to the weedy character of this species. Young trees are often spiny, however, mature trees often lack spines. In the early summer black locust flowers; the flowers are large and appear in large, intensely fragrant (reminiscent of orange blossoms), clusters. The leaflets fold together in wet weather and at night (nyctinasty) as some change of position at night is a habit of the entire leguminous family. Black locust produces both sexually via flowers, and asexually via root suckers. The flowers are pollinated by insects, primarily by Hymenopteran insects. The physical construction of the flower separates the male and female parts so that self-pollination will not typically occur. The seedlings grow rapidly but they have a thick seed coat which means that not all seeds will germinate. The seed coat can be weakened via hot water, sulfuric acid, or be mechanically scarified and this will allow a greater quantity of the seeds to grow. The seeds are produced in good crops every year or every-other year. Root suckers are an important method of local reproduction of this tree. The roots may grow suckers after damage (by being hit with a lawn mower or otherwise damaged) or after no damage at all. The suckers are stems which grow from the roots, directly into the air and may grow into full trees. The main trunk also has the capability to grow sprouts and will do so after being cut down. This makes removal of black locust difficult as the suckers need to be continually removed from both the trunk and roots or the tree will regrow. This is considered an asexual form or reproduction. The suckers allow black locust to grow into colonies which often exclude other species. These colonies may form dense thickets which shade out competition The bark, leaves, and wood are toxic to both humans and livestock. Important constituents of the plant are the toxalbumin robin, which loses its toxicity when heated, and robinin, a nontoxic glucoside Horses that consume the plant show signs of anorexia, depression, incontinence, colic, weakness, and cardiac arrhythmia. Symptoms usually occur about 1 hour following consumption, and immediate veterinary attention is required. In Romania the flowers are sometimes used to produce a sweet and perfumed jam. This means manual harvesting of flowers, eliminating the seeds and boiling the petals with sugar, in certain proportions, to obtain a light sweet and delicate perfume jam. ===Common names=== false acacia locust tree ===*Useful websites=== ift.tt/1XlSwFF ift.tt/2LN9TNR ift.tt/2JBYKCJ ift.tt/2HOIx7J ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Robinieae Genus: Robinia Species: R. pseudoacacia *Information sourced from the above websites
SPECIFIC develops ‘Active Buildings’ which are able to generate, store and release their own solar energy.
SPECIFIC is an academic and industrial consortium led by Swansea University with Akzo Nobel, NSG Pilkington, Tata Steel and Cardiff University as strategic partners.
SPECIFIC is funded by the EPSRC, Innovate UK and the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
Pictured is Dr Khalil Khan of the College of Engineering with anti-corrosion equipment.
The Porcelain Fungus, is specific to beech wood. These mushrooms are edible, although their slimy covering is probably enough to put most people off. Sometimes referred to by the common name of Poached Egg fungus.
Thanks to Peter (MadPierre67) for organising today's outing and becoming a member of the Last Of the Summer Wine group! Enjoyed your company as ever Ken (Adobeman) and Hans (Sadloafer).
2012 © David White Photography. Please do not use without permission.
beat.wave - a site-specific entrance
J. MAYER H. Architects
project team: Juergen Mayer H., Jonathan Busse
Project: 5th - 9th December 2007
Client: PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, Miami
Location: Soho Studios in the Wynwood District, 2136 NW 1st Ave, Miami
Courtesy of PULSE, magnus müller and the artist
beat.wave, is an entry gate to PULSE Miami with an undulating arch that is
about 11 feet high. Cantilevering, split and sliced, this ambivalent
structure offers seating areas as a meeting point and a place for
contemplation.
The architect, designer and artist Jürgen Mayer H. focuses on works at the
intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. From urban
planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new
materials, the relationship between the human body,
technology and nature form the background for a new production of space. In
his art work, Mayer strategically chooses to bypass architecture and to use
art as an operative platform. In close interaction with our built
environment his work highlights the
relationship between the human body and the architectural space.
Visiting Felix Gonzalez-Torres "Specific Objects without Specific Form" retrospective at Wiels with Erg (Ecole de Recherche Graphique) students, february 2010.
Meeting with Charles Gohy, Assistant Curator at Wiels : the exhibition charts and processes file.
Europa: Pasajes de Invierno, una instalación site specific de Florentino Díaz comisariada por Carlota Álvarez Basso para el programa de intervenciones Abierto x Obras, en la antigua cámara frigorífica de lo que fue el matadero municipal. La pieza se inscribe además en la programación de PhotoEspaña 2015.
La pieza conformada a partir de materiales de derribo, representa un barracón sobre el que no cesa de caer la lluvia. En su interior, pantallas de video nos muestran las imágenes de vidas anónimas del siglo XX, recogidas de álbumes encontrados en mercadillos, con el Winterreise (Viaje de invierno) de Schubert sonando de fondo. Según la comisaria Carlota Álvarez Basso, son “historias que hablan de los momentos de felicidad ajena que han caído en el olvido, de la fragilidad de nuestra existencia y de la inconsistencia de la memoria, tanto de la individual como de la colectiva”.
“El espectador debe recorrer estos pasajes de invierno a través de estos videos en los que, paradójicamente, no cabe imaginar el trágico destino que aguarda a sus protagonistas, y que nos hacen pensar en el incierto destino que nos espera” señala Florentino Díaz. Respecto al título, Díaz se inspira en El Libro de los Pasajes, el gran proyecto inacabado de Walter Benjamin, fallecido en 1940, que “cuestiona el desarrollo de una historia que hasta ese momento no había cumplido las expectativas de liberación humana, y que en sus ruinas mostraba la imposibilidad de alcanzar sus metas últimas”, explica el artista.
Las obras de Florentino Díaz (Cáceres - 1954) se caracterizan, desde los años 1990, por el uso de materiales e imágenes recuperadas, elementos aparentemente sencillos pero cargados de sentido y de connotación emocional. Desde hace muchos años Florentino Díaz ha ido guardando pequeños tesoros encontrados en el Rastro de Madrid o de las ciudades que visitaba en sus viajes. Objetos, libros, fotografías que a veces nos desvelan y otras se guardan los secretos de vidas e historias de otro tiempo. El artista es además un referente cuyo trabajo ha girado siempre en torno al concepto de lo doméstico, de la casa, concebida como un espacio cada vez más difícil de habitar. Sus instalaciones se han expuesto en centros nacionales e internacionales, como el CAB DE Burgos, MEIAC de Badajoz, Museo Barjola de Gijón, Casal Solleriç Espai 4 de Mallorca, Museo de Cáceres, Salón de los 16, Kunstamt Kreuzberg-Bethanien de Berlín, y en ferias como Art Cologne, MACO-MEXICO, Liste The Young Art Fair de Basel, Art Chicago, Busan Bienal de Corea. Y forma parte de colecciones privadas, museos e instituciones como CGAC de A Coruña, Colección La Caixa, Fundación Coca-Cola España, Colección Banco de España, Museo de Cáceres, entre otras.
Abierto x Obras
Abierto x Obras, en Matadero Madrid, es un programa de intervenciones site specific que incentiva el carácter experimental de la creación contemporánea a través de planteamientos que exploran la relación entre el arte y el lugar que lo acoge, la antigua cámara frigorífica del Matadero. Desde 2007 Abierto x Obras ha acogido las intervenciones de artistas como Daniel Canogar, Jannis Kounnellis, Román Signer, Carlos Garaicoa, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Jordi Colomer, Los Carpinteros, Cristina Lucas, o Eugenio Ampudia, entre otros. Próximamente se podrá disfrutar del trabajo del artista británico Haroon Mirza.
You realize how specific factors make you desire to smoke, like anxiety at-work, consuming a-cup of espresso or even simply observing the sport with friends? EX teaches you without lighting up, how to handle these causes.Replacement treatment isn't for coping strategies a substitute. It handles
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Michael Peleg shooting Full side Volley with Tennis Balls, hitting Specific targets helped by Seinor Forza player Emily.
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Do you love someone and want to spend your whole life with that person then you should read to dua to get married to the person you want. This dua can help you to bring the person closer to you. Maybe the person you want has no hint about this, then dua to get married to a specific person can help you to send him a signal.
If you want to know about this dua you can read this article about dua for getting married to the person you love lovebackduas.com/dua-to-get-married-to-the-person-you-want/
You should take help from an expert while practicing this dua. If you are looking for such a person, you can contact Molana Junaid Jafferi. He has years of experience in Islamic astrology. You can contact him at +44-2038075722 (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram)
Site Specific Series
Bird Feeder
-Mortise and tenon joinery
-Slopped roof
-Gravity fed
-Refillable
-Grate floor to allow light and food to fall for ground feeders
-Inner feeding room for protection from predators
-Made from FlatCor - 100% recycled and formaldehyde-free material
-Weatherproofed with non-toxic and non-hazardous sealant
Intended for:
Black-Capped Chickadee
Song Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
House Sparrow
American Golfinch
And many others...
So, we're up to Round 3 of the Good Mail Day Swap. Thanks to Karen for organizing this one :)
I'm super busy right now, and trying to get ready for a trip for work tomorrow, but I wanted to get something up here. This is my info from the last swap. I'll update it with holiday-season specific stuff ... later.
Many of you probably know a lot of this stuff already.
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Foods you like:
Ummm, almost all of them? Dark chocolate. Macaroni and cheese. Anything made from a potato. Cheese. Citrus flavors, though I hate peeling citrus fruits (the icky white stuff gets under my fingernails and drives me batty.) Love donuts. And vegetables. Probably not together, though.
Foods you despise:
Mussels and clams - it's a texture thing. Otherwise, there's nothing else that I really dislike. But I don't eat red meat. I became a vegetarian at age 13 -- I read Peter Singer's Animal Liberation. Who the hell reads that at the age of 13 anyways??? I added chicken and fish back in after I graduated from college. And pork a couple of years later. I got bored of my vegetarian diet. I never missed the red meat, though, so I figured there was no need to eat it.
Foods you can't eat (allergies, etc.)
None. But see the red meat disclaimer above.
Coffee vs. tea
I'm a coffee drinker. More specifically, Dunkin Donuts iced coffee, size medium, with milk and sugar. Yes, every day. Even in the winter. Luckily, we live really close to DD, because I don't like the way it tastes when you brew it at home. I used to drink it with cream, but switched to milk about a year ago, thanks to Accountability Wednesday. Now I find the cream too rich.
I would like to try more teas, too. I like Revolution Tea's White Tangerine Tea. I don't know anything about tea, and frankly, am overwhelmed when looking at the selections.
Where do you live?
I live 25 miles north of Boston. Four years ago, my husband and I bought a house in the same medium-sized town that I grew up in. My parents live 3.1 miles away. We bought the house here because we thought that it would be good to raise a family near family. We're still contemplating the whole kids thing. (That's a personality quirk that needs its own thread!)
Favorite yarn(s)?
I dunno. I'm not a fanatic about any one yarn. I do prefer wool over most other fibers, but I'm open to lots of wools. Cascade 220 is a lovely workhorse. I too like the wooly wools -- Bartlett, Peace Fleece, etc. But I also like a nice refined merino, like the Karabella yarns. I like most merino or merino blend sock yarns, with a preference for handdyed semisolids. I really love my Artyarns Ultramerino socks. Technically, that's not even a sock yarn (not superwash either!) but omg, so soft!!
Crafty pursuits - knit, crochet, spin, sew, quilt, any of these or others?
I knit, obvs. I spin. I didn't mean to learn to spin, but it sort of happened. My fiber peeps are big enablers. I have a Schacht Matchless. I am less of a perfectionist control-freak know-everything-under-the-sun about spinning than I am about other things. I also spin less than I knit, etc. Coincidence? I think not. You can see my fiber stash and my handspun yarns in my ravelry stash page.
I know how to crochet, but only the basics. I have a sewing machine. And a small fabric stash. You know, those two things ought to meet more often. I made a quilt top last year. I ought to get back to that. Oh, wait. I did. I joined the Twitter Bee.
I dabble a bit in bookbinding. (Search my stream for "bookbinding" to see some of the things I've made.)
Hobbies/pursuits/proclivities/passions (other than the aforementioned crafty ones, obvs)
I'm a wee bit hyper-focused on things. (Some would call it obsessive. I don't know WHAT they're talking about.) It's a pretty good bet that if I do something, then I really DO it.
I coach synchronized swimming. I am a former synchronized swimmer, from the age of 10 until 18, then again for a year when I was 22/23. I am a nationally ranked synchro judge as well. I coached an age group club (the one I swam on) from the age of 17 until last year. It was a very tough decision to leave, but I couldn't support the coaching approach of our new head coach. I really, really, really miss the girls I used to coach. Especially the ones I worked with for 4, 5, 8 years. Now I'm coaching a college club -- at my alma mater. I like it there, but it's different working with college girls. This group also happens to be at a lower skill level than my old team, and I miss the challenges of the higher level. But I'm enjoying the change of pace, and looking forward to getting to know these girls better.
I played water polo in college (ages 18-22). Swam competitively for a couple of years from age 23-26. Then, I got busy/lazy/hurt my back and gave it up.
A year and a half ago, I got back into swimming again. I train with a masters team in my town, and swim and race in the open water (ponds, lakes, rivers, ocean) in the summer. Swimming quiets my crazy mind. It's my meditation. I race indoors in the winter, but love the summer open water season. I swam a 10-mile race this summer. That's like the swim equivalent of a 30-mile road race.
At the end of last summer, I started running too. I've tried, on and off, to become a runner for many years. This time it stuck. I've run a handful of shorter races, and two half-marathons. I run once a week with a dear friend. She is an inspiration, a motivation, and because of her, I love running. I am not fast, but I am proud of what I have accomplished so far. And I am lucky to be able to share the ride with a friend.
What do you do in life? (job, career, school, family, etc.)
I work in higher ed development (a.k.a. fundraising). I love my profession. I get to talk to interesting people (donors and faculty) about cool work, and raise money for worthy causes. I've worked with everyone from graduate students to Nobel Prize winners. I learn something new every day.
I've been married to my husband, Thom, since 2004. We've been together for over 10 years. We met when I was in college and he was a park ranger. Hat and all.
Random favorites -- books, movies, tv, genres, ice cream flavors, time of day, etc.
I don't watch much TV. When I do, it tends to be of the crime drama genre (Law and Order, Criminal Minds, Numbers, White Collar). I loved The Wire. I'm working my way through Bones now, up to season 3 so far.
I used to read more than I do now (work + internet + knitting + long-ass commute + coaching + running + swimming = less free time than I would desire).
I rarely watch movies.
Ice cream: Vienna Mocha Chunk. Or really, anything with chocolate as a main component.
My favorite colors are red/pink/purple and green/bue/purple.
And, now for some random quirkiness for your amusement.
* I have a relatively rare neurological condition called superior oblique myokymia. It's benign, but annoying as hell. Basically, my right eyeball has weird tremors. They get worse when I'm stressed or fatigued.
* I like things to match and be symmetrical. If I want to knit a hat for myself, I had better be prepared to make matching scarf/mitts. I pretty much won't wear anything asymmetrical (off the shoulder on one side only, etc.).
* I have bursitis in my hips. Yeah, you thought only old ladies got that? I've had it since I was 15.
* I was really good at math and science in high school. I majored in history and french in college. What can I say? I like to challenge myself.
* My favorite drink is a gin and tonic. Bombay Blue Sapphire. I like sidecars too. And pinot grigio. Not a beer drinker.
* My middle name is Elizabeth. So is my mom's. Someday, if I have a girl, I want her middle name to be Elizabeth.
* I have never lived outside of Massachusetts. Except for the summer I spent in Nigeria (1998).
* I rarely wear clothes with patterns. Except for jackets (i.e. work jackets/blazers). But I love them on other people. I've been trying to branch out and work more interesting patterned clothes into my wardrobe. First purchase? A subtly patterned blouse in beige and grey. (Interestingness FAIL!)
* I love shoe shopping. But don't buy many pairs. I am super picky about fit. I'm sure this surprises nobody. I'm also kind of cheap. I'm happy to enable OTHER people's shoe purchases though.
* I'm a total night owl. I get up early. Conflicted, I know. And also, frequently over-tired.
* Apparently, my laundry quirks are amusing to others.
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OES - Order of Eastern Star:
Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives[2] as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, Members of the Organization of Triangles (NY only) and members of the Constellation of Junior Stars (NY only) to become members when of age.
The Order was created by Rob Morris in 1850 when he was teaching at the Eureka Masonic College in Richland, Mississippi. While confined by illness, he set down the principles of the order in his Rosary of the Eastern Star. By 1855, he had organized a "Supreme Constellation" in New York, which chartered chapters throughout the United States.
In 1866, Dr. Morris started working with Robert Macoy, and handed the Order over to him while Morris was traveling in the Holy Land. Macoy organized the current system of Chapters, and modified Dr. Morris' Rosary into a Ritual.
On December 1, 1874, Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 became the first Prince Hall Affiliate chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star when it was established in Washington, D.C. by Thornton Andrew Jackson.[3]
The "General Grand Chapter" was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 6, 1876. Committees formed at that time created the Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star in more or less its current form.[4]
The emblem of the Order is a five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger. In the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West. The character-building lessons taught in the Order are stories inspired by Biblical figures:
Adah (Jephthah's daughter, from the Book of Judges)
Ruth, the widow from the Book of Ruth
Esther, the wife from the Book of Esther
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus, from the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of John
Electa (the "elect lady" from II John), the mother
Order of the Eastern Star:
General Grand Chapter logo:
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Freemasonicappendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris, a noted Freemason. The order is based on teachings from the Bible,[1] but is open to people of all religious beliefs. It has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately 500,000 members under its General Grand Chapter.
Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives[2] as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, Members of the Organization of Triangles (NY only) and members of the Constellation of Junior Stars (NY only) to become members when of age.
History:
The Order was created by Rob Morris in 1850 when he was teaching at the Eureka Masonic College in Richland, Mississippi. While confined by illness, he set down the principles of the order in his Rosary of the Eastern Star. By 1855, he had organized a "Supreme Constellation" in New York, which chartered chapters throughout the United States.
In 1866, Dr. Morris started working with Robert Macoy, and handed the Order over to him while Morris was traveling in the Holy Land. Macoy organized the current system of Chapters, and modified Dr. Morris' Rosary into a Ritual.
On December 1, 1874, Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 became the first Prince Hall Affiliatechapter of the Order of the Eastern Star when it was established in Washington, D.C. by Thornton Andrew Jackson.[3]
The "General Grand Chapter" was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 6, 1876. Committees formed at that time created the Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star in more or less its current form.[4]
Emblem and heroines:
The emblem of the Order is a five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger. In the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West. The character-building lessons taught in the Order are stories inspired by Biblical figures:
Adah (Jephthah's daughter, from the Book of Judges)
Ruth, the widow from the Book of Ruth
Esther, the wife from the Book of Esther
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus, from the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of John
Electa (the "elect lady" from II John), the mother
Officers
Officers representing the heroines of the order sit around the altar in the center of the chapter room.
Eastern Star meeting room:
There are 18 main officers in a full chapter:
Worthy Matron – presiding officer
Worthy Patron – a Master Mason who provides general supervision
Associate Matron – assumes the duties of the Worthy Matron in the absence of that officer
Associate Patron – assumes the duties of the Worthy Patron in the absence of that officer
Secretary – takes care of all correspondence and minutes
Treasurer – takes care of monies of the Chapter
Conductress – Leads visitors and initiations.
Associate Conductress – Prepares candidates for initiation, assists the conductress with introductions and handles the ballot box.
Chaplain – leads the Chapter in prayer
Marshal – presents the Flag and leads in all ceremonies
Organist – provides music for the meetings
Adah – Shares the lesson of Duty of Obedience to the will of God
Ruth – Shares the lesson of Honor and Justice
Esther – Shares the lesson of Loyalty to Family and Friends
Martha – Shares the lesson of Faith and Trust in God and Everlasting Life
Electa – Shares the lesson of Charity and Hospitality
Warder – Sits next to the door inside the meeting room, to make sure those that enter the chapter room are members of the Order.
Sentinel – Sits next to the door outside the chapter room, to make sure those that wish to enter are members of the Order.
Traditionally, a woman who is elected Associate Conductress will be elected to Conductress the following year, then the next year Associate Matron, and then next year as Worthy Matron. A man elected Associate Patron will usually be elected Worthy Patron the following year. Usually the woman who is elected to become Associate Matron will let it be known who she wishes to be her Associate Patron, so the next year they will both go to the East together as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron. There is no male counterpart to the Conductress and Associate Conductress. Only women are allowed to be Matrons, Conductresses, and the Star Points (Adah, Ruth, etc.) and only men can be Patrons.
Once a member has served a term as Worthy Matron or Worthy Patron, they may use the post-nominal letters, PM or PP respectively.
Headquarters:
The International Temple in Washington, D.C.
Main article: International Temple
The General Grand Chapter headquarters, the International Temple, is located in the Dupont Circleneighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the former Perry Belmont Mansion. The mansion was built in 1909 for the purpose of entertaining the guests of Perry Belmont. This included Britain's Prince of Wales in 1919. General Grand Chapter purchased the building in 1935. The secretary of General Grand Chapter lives there while serving his or her term of office. The mansion features works of art from around the world, most of which were given as gifts from various international Eastern Star chapters.
Charities:
The Order has a charitable foundation[5] and from 1986-2001 contributed $513,147 to Alzheimer's disease research, juvenile diabetes research, and juvenile asthma research. It also provides bursaries to students of theology and religious music, as well as other scholarships that differ by jurisdiction. In 2000 over $83,000 was donated. Many jurisdictions support a Masonic and/or Eastern Star retirement center or nursing home for older members; some homes are also open to the public. The Elizabeth Bentley OES Scholarship Fund was started in 1947.[6][7]
Eureka Masonic College, also known as The Little Red Schoolhouse, birthplace of the Order of the Eastern Star
Signage at the Order of the Eastern Star birthplace, the Little Red Schoolhouse
Notable members
Clara Barton[8]
J. Howell Flournoy[9]
Eva McGown[10]
James Peyton Smith[11]
Lee Emmett Thomas[12]
Laura Ingalls Wilder[13]
H. L. Willis[14]
See also:
Achoth
Omega Epsilon Sigma
References:
^ "Installation Ceremony". Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star. Washington, DC: General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. 1995 [1889]. pp. 120–121.
^ "Eastern Star Membership". General Grand Chapter. Retrieved 2010-06-03. These affiliations include: * Affiliated Master Masons in good standing, * the wives * daughters * legally adopted daughters * mothers * widows * sisters * half sisters * granddaughters * stepmothers * stepdaughters * stepsisters * daughters-in-law * grandmothers * great granddaughters * nieces * great nieces * mothers-in-law * sisters-in-law and daughters of sisters or brothers of affiliated Master Masons in good standing, or if deceased were in good standing at the time of their death
^ Ayers, Jessie Mae (1992). "Origin and History of the Adoptive Rite Among Black Women". Prince Hall Masonic Directory. Conference of Grand Masters, Prince Hall Masons. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
^ "Rob Morris". Grand Chapter of California. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
^ "OES Charities". Retrieved 2016-04-15.
^ "Elizabeth Bentley Order Of The Eastern Star Scholarship Award". Yukon, Canada. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
^ "Eastern Star has enjoyed long history". Black Press. Retrieved 2009-11-05. The Eastern Star Bursary, later named the Elizabeth Bentley OES Scholarship Fund, was started in 1947.[dead link]
^ Clara Barton, U.S. Nurse Masonic First Day Cover
^ "Sheriff 26 Years – J. H. Flournoy Dies," Shreveport Journal, December 14, 1966, p. 1
^ by Helen L. Atkinson at ALASKA INTERNET PUBLISHERS, INC
^ "James P. Smith". The Bernice Banner, Bernice, Louisiana. Retrieved September 13,2013.
^ "Thomas, Lee Emmett". Louisiana Historical Association, A Directory of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ Big Muddy online publications
^ "Horace Luther Willis". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk on findagrave.com. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
Official website:
Eastern Star Organizations at DMOZ
Pride of the North Chapter Number 61, Order of the Eastern Star Archival Collection, located at Shorefront Legacy Center, Evanston, Illinois, USA.