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From the Apartheid Musem in Johannesburg. Freedom, Respect, Democracy, Responsibility et al. rusting away.
My scrap attack values/bullseye quilt. I threw untrimmed blocks on the design wall as I had sewn them just to see how it will look.
Fabrics from grab bags, gifts, swaps and projects past.
More details here: naptimequilter.blogspot.com/2010/12/valuable-finish.html
A tiny heart detail in homage to my daughter's art.
Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library
Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214 Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Cornell University
Title: Frémont-Cochrane Campaign Items, ca. 1864
Political Party: Radical Republican
Election Year: 1864
Date Made: ca. 1864
Measurement: Mount: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.; 13.335 x 10.795 cm
Classification: Metalwork
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/60rc
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
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Dartmouth has been recognized for the exceptional value of its education and acknowledged for the low debt load carried by undergraduates in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges 2015." The College came in at No. 5 among national universities in terms of least debt carried by graduates, moving up from No. 12 last year.
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Petersen's True Value Hardware is located at 850 Sullivan Avenue in South Windsor, Connecticut.
This is a family-owned hardware chain store in South Windsor for decades and we have an great selection of tools, supplies, Benjamin Moore paints and more stuff.
I was tasked with designing icons to graphically convey our core values. They will be used as graphics during appropriate sermons, in training publications (ie - small group leaders' training manuals), etc. Top to bottom, left to right they are...
My biggest concern is that the contrast isn't significant enough (especially if they're sized down for printing purposes). Thoughts? This is still in the prelim stage, so any feedback is welcome.
Majorette are trying once again to make a permanent presence in the North American market and with that in mind i've no doubt their brand new classic Chevrolet C10 has been aimed at collectors over there.
Debuting in the new budget orientated Ride Now series it brings the fight right to the doors of Matchbox and Hot Wheels with a more cost conscious approach though still retaining their traditional values of licensed realism and good build quality. You can no longer expect to find working suspensions, opening features and clear lense headlights but detailing is still 360 degrees.
Found recently at the charming Ca La Madrona toy shop in Vilafranca.
Mint and boxed.
The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa was initially conceived by Marriott International even though Marriott already had a strong presence in the Phoenix area with its Camelback and Mountain Shadows Resorts. Marriott planned the property on its own, and then approached CNL Hospitality in the first quarter of 2000 with the idea of coming up with an ownership strategy. CNL’s REIT division made an investment on its own, and the company also sponsored a partnership to fund the $300 million development. Marriott International also became an ownership entity.
The building of the 950-room resort reflects a deep commitment for all those involved. With 170,000 square feet of meeting space, the developers intended the mega-resort at being a major player nationally for meetings and convention business. The resort would face stiff competition in the local marketplace which included The Phoenician, Arizona Biltmore and Scottsdale Princess. Also opening within a month of the JW Marriott were the $180 million 750-room Westin Kierland Resort and the $125 million 500-room Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort. Two of the JW Marriott's ballrooms alone will make it stand out from the competition. One is 33,000 square feet, the other is 26,000: either of those are the largest in Arizona.
The JW Marriott Desert Ridge opened in Dec 2002 as the largest hotel in Arizona with 950 rooms (869 standard rooms and 81 suites) at a cost of $311 million. The hotel claimed 10 restaurants, two championship golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Nick Faldo, 8 tennis courts, and a 28,000 sq ft spa. The grounds include 267 palm trees, broad lawns and several ponds, not to forget the lazy river and three swimming pools including an Olympic sized pool.
At opening the fine dining outlet was Ristorante Tuscany headed by chef Dina S. Davies. Another major outlet was Blue Sage with Southwestern cuisine. Also Chef/Owner Roy Yamaguchi opened a branch of his Hawaiian-fusion themed restaurant Roy's. The 5-story atrium lobby has limestone pillars lined with alabaster light fixtures. Opening room rates started at $260 per night.
The Phoenix JW Marriott along with the 998-room JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes and 582-room The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes have been linked for well over a decade. They were formerly owned by CNL Hotels & Resorts of Orlando. In 2007, the team of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, California State Teachers and Florida State Board acquired CNL for $6.5 billion which included the three hotels. In 2011, the Morgan Stanley partnership defaulted and surrendered the properties to the holder of mezzanine debt — an investment group consisting of Paulson & Co. of New York (a 43% stake), Capital Trust of New York (42%) and Winthrop Realty of Boston (14%). In 2012 Blackstone took control of Capital Trust and assumed its interest. In 2015, Blackstone bought out Paulson & Co in a transaction that valued the three properties at $1.2 billion. It financed each resort separately with floating-rate loans, totaling $1 billion, from Deutsche, Barclays and J.P. Morgan. Some $722.4 million of those two debt packages was securitized in a single-borrower deal (BXHTL 2015-JWRZ).
In September 2019 Blackstone Group sold the 950-room JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix for $602 million, or $633,684/room to a venture of Trinity Real Estate Investments and Elliott Management Corp. For comparison the Arizona Biltmore sold in 2018 for $403 million and in 2015 the Phoenician Resort sold for $400 million.
Sean Hehir, Managing Partner of Trinity, said the JW Marriott Desert Ridge was purchased at well below replacement cost. Trinity and Elliott intend to implement a multi-million dollar capital improvement plan to further enhance the Resort and unlock embedded value. In addition to guestroom renovations, planned improvements include upgrades to the Resort’s meeting spaces and ballrooms, water features, and food offerings. Trinity Investments is a private real estate investment firm. Recently Trinity acquired the Westin Maui Resort on Kaanapali Beach, Maui and divested itself from the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii and the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu. Hehir is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration and holds a Diploma in Hotel Administration from the Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland.
Paul Singer created the hedge fund firm Elliott Associates in January 1977. In 2019 Elliott Management acquired Barnes & Noble for around $683 million and in 2018 acquired the A.C. Milan the professional football club in Milan, Italy, Elliott Management Corporation specializes in distressed debt acquisitions.
According to legal documents The JW Marriott Desert Ridge generated $42 million of net operating income in 2018 with a 73% occupancy rate. Blackstone, during its ownership, spent about $37 million on renovations. Steve Hart was the opening General Manager and today continues as Area Vice President and General Manager.
Compiled by Dick Johnson, October, 2019
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The final call on a short four church crawl.
Brenchley is where Jools' Nan grew up, and a place I had not been to, but is a chocolate box pretty place, damning it with feint praise, but the village pub, The Bull, look inviting, though we had already had lunch and a pint, so best not.
The church lay opposite the village square with its water fountain, and access to the church was down a fine tree-lined path to the porch.
I have reviewed my shots, and All Saints is a fine church, just not outstanding. It has some fine monuments, some good Victorian glass and nice painted ceiling and roof beams, but it is the setting that makes the church.
Nice turret staircase in the south chapel, unusual to an interior one rather than exterior.
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All Saints is an interesting church standing in a beautifully kept churchyard. The crownpost roof incorporates a canopy of honour over the eastern bay, where it would have emphasised the position of the rood figures. The lower part of the rood screen survives and is dated 1536 - making it (with Lullingstone) one of the last to be built in Kent before the Reformation. The sedilia and piscina survive in the chancel and date from the fourteenth century, even though this part of the church was rebuilt in the nineteenth century. The east window is by Morris and Co., and dates from 1910, whilst the windows to north and south of the sanctuary are also of twentieth century date and are by the well known artist Robert Anning Bell who is not usually associated with stained glass. There is a fine memorial in the north transept to Barbara and Walter Roberts, showing the two figures holding hands. It dates from 1652. One of the bells in the tower carries the inscription, 'Untouched I am a silent thing, But strike me and I sweetly sing.'
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Brenchley
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BRENCHLEY
WRITTEN in old deeds BRANCHESLE, and in the Textus Roffensis, BTÆNCESLE, lies the next parish eastward from Pembury. The village of it is, almost all of it, within this hundred, though the hundred of Twyford extends itself over a narrow district of the northeast part of this parish into the town of Brenchley, some of the houses of which on the eastern side are within the jurisdiction of it.
The boroughs of Stoberfield and Roeden, in this parish, are within the manors of East Farleigh and East Peckham, of which the lands in them are held in free socage tenure. (fn. 1)
THIS PARISH is of large extent, being upwards of four miles from north to south, and about three in width. It consists of hill and dale, the soil is various, on the hill on which the village stands, it is a sand, intermixed with much of the rock or sand stone, which soil continues mostly over the northern part of it, and towards Horsemonden green, the rest of it is a stiff miry clay in winter, excepting the high road, hardly passable, and in summer has a cakey surface, as hard as iron.
This parish is very woody, especially on the skirts of it, the whole of it has a dreary gloomy aspect, as well from that as from the quantities of large spreading oaks throughout it. The houses, which are mostly old-fashioned timbered buildings, are situated in general round the different small greens or sostals; the bye roads here are broad, and covered on each side with green swerd, and in wet weather, as well as the country round them very deep and miry; the farms are but small, and of moderate rents, and there are several plantations of hop-ground belonging to them.
¶The village, or town of Brenchley, as it is frequently stiled in antient writings, is situated pleasant enough on a hill, the turnpike road leading through it towards Horsemonden, Goudhurst, and the southern parts of the Weald. The houses in it are mostly large well-timbered buildings, and of antient date; at the south end of it is the church and parsonage; at a small distance eastward is a seat called BROADOAK, which was in queen Elizabeth's reign purchased of several persons, by George Paine, citizen of London, whose heirs in 1698 alienated it to Mr. John Hooker, of West-Peckham, younger brother of Thomas, the grandfather of Thomas Hooker, esq. late of Tunbridge, his son of the same name, died in 1717, whose third son Stephen at length became possessed of it, and left one son, John Hooker, esq. now of Broadoak, which he rebuilt. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas Cooke, of the county of Salop, by whom he has one son Stephen, and now resides in it.
About a mile westward of the village, among others round Matfield-green, is a modern house belonging to Mr. Bowls Merchant, whose father Thomas Merchant, built it about sixty years ago, and he resides here as his ancestors have done for some generations. At no great distance eastward from Broadoak, at Castle-hill, just at the point of the eminence, stands the remarkable toll of trees, called Brenchley toll, which from their high situation, are a remarkable object for many miles round.
In the adjoining wood there are the remains of a square mote, containing between three and four acres of ground, probably the scite of some manor. This wood, and the farm belonging to it, are the property of Mr. John Monckton, they have now no particular name, but have the reputation of having had a very extensive manor once belonging to them.
There are the remains of another mote or intrenchment in this parish, of great width and depth, undoubtedly inclosing a building of considerable strength; the area of which is, I think, not quite so large as that above-mentioned. There is no name used either to the wood or farm adjoining to it. The family of Daffy, of Rumford, in Essex, were formerly owners of it, and continued so till one of them alienated it to Mr. Thomas Outeridge, the present possessor of it.
The poor who receive constant relief yearly are in number about eighty, those casually 180.
BRENCHLEY is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester and deanry of Malling.
The church is dedicated to All Saints. In it there are monuments and inscriptions for the families of Roberts and Courthope, and an inscription for Elizabeth, wife of George Fane, esq. of Tudeley, in 1566.
This church seems antiently to have been esteemed but as a chapel to the adjoining parish church of Yalding; Richard de Clare, earl of Hertford, gave that church, with this chapel, and all its appurtenances, in pure and perpetual alms, to the priory of Tunbridge, lately founded by him there.
After which I find it no longer mentioned as a chapel, but as an independent parochial church. Bishop Henry de Sandford, who came to the see of Rochester in 1227, confirmed the church of Brenchley to the prior and canons before mentioned, to be possessed by them as an appropriation for ever; saving, a perpetual vicarage for a priest, to be presented to it by them, who should for the time being personally serve in it; and that he should, in the name of a perpetual vicarage, have the whole altarage, and all small tithes, obventions of the altar, and tithes of curtilages, and all the tithes of corn and pulse, and hay of Westroterindenne, (now called Witherenden) which was of the fee of the abbess of Malling, and lay between the way which leads from Yalding towards Condingebery and the land of Hamon de la Downe, and extended itself in length from Badeshulle to Matefeld; and that he should have, in the name of a glebe, four acres of land, which lay adjoining to the messuage of Simon de Wahull, towards the north, between the road which leads to the house of the parson of Brenchley and the house of Fulk; and that he should have yearly from the barns of the prior and canons of Brenchesle, two seams of oats, and two seams of crowe for his palfry, paying yearly to the prior and canons from the vicarage, two wax tapers of four pounds each; but that the vicar should sustain all episcopal burthens, and all others due and accustomed. As to the two seams of crowe as above-mentioned, in the Latin deed it is, duas Summas de Crowe, the meaning of which, I own, I do not understand, but think it is most probably a mistake of the transcriber. At present the payment is made to the vicar in two seams of oats.
In which state this rectory, with the advowson of the vicarage, and THE MANOR OF BARNES likewise appendant to the rectory of Brenchley, remained till the dissolution of the priory of Tunbridge in the reign of king Henry VIII. who in the 17th year of it, granted that priory, with all its possessions, among which was this church and the manor of Barnes, with the land and appurtenances belonging to them, to cardinal Wolsey, for the better endowment of his college, commonly called Cardinal's college, in Oxford. (fn. 6) But that great prelate being cast in a prœmunire, all the estates of the above-mentioned college, which had not been firmly settled on it, were forfeited, and came into the king's hands, where this rectory, manor, and advowson remained, till the 31st year of that reign, when the king granted them to Paul Sydnor, gent. to hold in capite by knights service. His son, William Sydnor, esq. succeeded to these premises in the 5th year of queen Elizabeth, and not long afterwards alienated them to William Waller, esq. of Groombridge, who married Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Sir Walter Hendley, by whom he had three sons and three daughters. She survived him, and appears to have possessed these premises in Brenchley, and afterwards married George Fane, esq. of Badsell.
Her eldest son, by her first husband Sir Walter Waller, succeeded her here, and his son Sir Thomas Waller, of Groombridge, alienated the manor of Barnes, and the rectory of Brenchley, with the advowson of the vicarage, to John Courthope, esq. afterwards of Brenchley, youngest brother of Sir George Courthope, of Whileigh, in Suffex, who died possessed of them in 1649, in whose family they have continued down to George Courthope, esq. now of Uckfield, in Sussex, the present owner of them.
¶This family is supposed by some to have been originally seated at Courthope-street, commonly written Court-at-street, near Limne, in this county. One branch of them settled at Goddards green, in Cranbrook, whence descended those of Danny, in Sussex, and of Horsemonden, in this county, both now extinct. Another branch settled at Stodmarsh, near Canterbury, now likewise extinct; and another at Whileigh, in Sussex, the only one now remaining of it, who now reside at Uckfield, in Sussex; of which branch is George Courthope, esq. the present possessor of this rectory, whose father and grandfather, both of the name of George, intermarried into the family of Campion, of Danny, in Sussex. The present Mr. George Courthope, (whose younger brother Henry was vicar of this parish, and died unmarried), married Francis Barbara, daughter of William Campion, esq. of Danny, and has two sons, George; and William now vicar of this parish, and a daughter Frances. They bear for their arms, Argent, a fess between three estoils azure.
The vicarage is valued in the king's books at 12l. 18s. 9d. and the yearly tenths at 1l. 5s. 10½d.
In 1608 there were 664 communicants.
"Catalyzing Youth Enterprise and Employment through Urban and Rural Value Chains" session from the Youth Economic Opportunities Conference featuring Mr. Nicardo Neil, Project and Marketing Manager, The Competitiveness Company; Ms. Elizabeth Markovic, Senior Program Officer, Workforce and Youth Development, Winrock International; and
Mr. Yibin Chu, Program Manager, Enterprise Development Community of Practice, The SEEP Network. The Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, hosted by Making Cents International, was held in Washington, DC on September 11-13, 2012.
Photo credit: USAID KDMD Project (Microlinks)
Mojo 2.5
Bringing inspiration and innovation to value performance wake boating, the Mojo 2.5 wide-bow boat is an experience in wakes, handling, ride, reliability and fun. This 22-foot 6-inch wake slider's dream rolls off the production line with a boat-load of standard features and more wake sport performance than its price class can handle. A definite departure from the “me too” pickle fork trend in wakeboard boat design, this Moomba gives value performance buyers a safe, deep, wide bow in addition to extreme functionality. Simply comfortable interior design compliments the functional nature of the boat with snap-out carpet covering an, easily maintained, all fiberglass floor. This unique boat design is pushed by the torquey Indmar Assault 330 horse power engine, perfect to pull all levels of riders. Beginner to pro will flip for the Moomba Multisport Wakeplate, Digital Pro speed control, the new upgradable 1800-pound Gravity III-D ballast system and the new standard Surf+ wakesurfing platform. Put some more pop in your lake life with the 2013 Moomba Mojo 2.5.
Overall Length w/o Platform: 22' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform: 24' 6"
Overall Length w/ Trailer: 26' 2"
Width (Beam): 99"
Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"
Draft: 27.5"
Weight - Boat only: 3,900 lbs
Weight - Boat and Trailer: 5,100 lbs
Capacity - Passenger: 16
Capacity - Weight: 2,400 lbs
Capacity - Fuel: 49 gals
Capacity - Ballast (Standard): 1,800 lbs
Capacity - Ballast (Optional): NA
Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 330 HP, V-8
20 May 2019 - OECD Forum : Values, ethics & collective intelligence in the age of AI.
Moderator
Gareth Mitchell, Presenter, BBC Click
Speakers
Gluckman, Chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice, New Zealand
Ann Mettler, Head, European Political Strategy Centre
Geoff Mulgan, Author, Big Mind: How Collective Intelligence Can Change Our World; Chief Executive, NESTA, United Kingdom
Eric Salobir, Head, Optic
Pallaw Sharma, Senior Vice President, Digital and Data Science, Johnson & Johnson
Jess Whittlestone, Research Associate, Centre for the Future of Intelligence, Cambridge University, United Kingdom
Closing
Andreas Schleicher, Director, Education and Skills; Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General, OECD
OECD Headquarters, Paris, France
Photo : OECD / Maud Bernos
From 11-13 October 2012, the Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development in Uganda project held an Outcome Mapping and Site Selection Workshop (photo credit: ILRI).
Students who sold over a certain amount of dollar value in a school fundraiser were allowed the opportunity to throw a pie in the face of teachers and administrators.
Pewter was used and valued by the Chinese long before it appeared in Europe. Pewter is an alloy of tin and lead. It is soft and can be easily shaped, engraved and stamped. In China, pewter was used for keeping water hot in kettles and serving food, wine and tea. During the 19th century, Yixing clay was added as an interior liner for pewter teapots.
Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was originally illegal in China, but the use of snuff was allowed because the Chinese considered snuff to be a remedy for common illnesses such as colds, headaches and stomach disorders.
It was common to offer a pinch of snuff as a way to greet friends and relatives. Snuff bottles soon became an object of beauty and a way to represent status. The highest status went to whoever had the rarest and finest snuff bottle.
1. Double gourd flask
ca. 20th century
Pewter
97.40.115
The double gourd symbolizes the union of yin and yang, heaven and earth, and good omens.
2. Butterfly bowl
ca. 20th century
Porcelain
97.40.204
Butterflies are a symbol of long life, beauty and elegance.
3. Square vase
ca. 20th century
Pewter
97.40.132
4. Bamboo teapot
ca. 20th century
Pewter, jade, Yixing clay
97.40.29
This teapot is shaped like the bamboo plant.
5. Teapot with bamboo design
ca. 20th century
Pewter, jade, Yixing clay
97.40.38
Bamboo symbolizes longevity reliability, courage in adversity, and good breeding.
6. Pair of lotus blossom candlesticks
ca. 20th century
Pewter
97.40.75ab
The lotus flower, which grows out of the mud, is a symbol of purity and enlightenment.
7. Snuff bottle
ca. 20th century
Glass, inner painting
97.40.281
Goldfish are a symbol of success and wealth. The words for gold fish are phonetically identical to the two words meaning gold in abundance.
8. Teapot with lizard lid
ca. 20th century
Pewter
97.40.45
9. Lotus leaf dish with rooster
ca. 20th century
Porcelain
79.17.5d
10. Floral bracelet
ca. 20th century
Lacquer, cinnabar
97.40.320
Cinnabar (or vermilion) is the pigment used in Chinese red lacquer.
11. Snuff bottle with birds
ca. 20th century
Glass, red glass overlay, brass
97.40.271
12. Snuff bottle with Mandarin Ducks
ca. 20th century
Porcelain, enamel, turquoise, coral
97.40.237
Mandarin Ducks are a symbol of married bliss because they are believed to mate for life.
By Menomonie School District - 5th Grade Academic Enrichment Classes from Menomonie, Wisconsin
Teacher - Joy Bergstrand
Students from 3 schools collaborated to make this panel.
Name of Panel: "Peace on Earth"
Dream Theme: Peace (also with themes related to other topics)
Participants:
Oakland School: Jake, Justin, Evan, Joshua, Brendan, TJ, Kate, Gabriela, MyKlebust, Camryn, Brooke, Lexie.
River Heights School: Brooke, Mara, Belle, Tyler, Nicole, Andrew, Kenna, Sylvia.
Wakanda School: Neil, Isak, Austin, Lexey, McKenley, Jeremy, Harlee
Materials and Techniques Used: The large earth was appliqued, the smaller squares used fabric markers. The small squares were pieced together to make the panel.
What is the story behind your groups panel?
We discussed our dreams for the future in each of the 3 schools I work in. Overwhelmingly, the students said peace was their dream. Se we decided that peace would be central in our squares, then each student designed a small square that represented a related hope (but not exactly like anyone else's square / hope). Students collaborated within their class and among students in other buildings. We finished our unit discussing the fact that dreams demand action and brainstormed what we could do to accomplish these dreams. The finale was viewing "The Lost Generation" on U-Tube. Students were really moved by it.
*Two local papers wrote news articles about the project!!!!
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The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
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28 years after the biggest chemical catastrophe The Union Carbide Chemical plant in Bhopal, India, still stnads as a reminder of the disaster which ultimately killed in excess of 22,000 people within the first months of the MET (methyl isocyanate) leak from a tank. The ground hugging vapor causes suffocation and ultimately drowning in the pulmonary and respiratory failure.
Since then over half a million people jave been effected in both latent respiratory complications and manipulation of DNA, producing birth defects.
The Indian government which held a 49% stake in the company at the time, have been instrumental in contorting the initial compensation release to the victims and their families. Dow chemicals bought Union Carbide in 2001.
The images show the state of the factory as it stands today. it is located in a shanty town area of inner north western Bhopal, many hundreds of thousands of people live in this area and many of the local residents draw water from the nearby Chemical Vapor Evaporation Ponds which were nasty waste water dumps where the theory was that the chemical would evaporate along with the water, but the chemical is heavier then water so that it sinks into the soil.
Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library
Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214 Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Cornell University
Title: McKinley-Hobart-Butler Portrait Ribbon, ca. 1896
Political Party: Republican
Election Year: 1896
Date Made: ca. 1896
Measurement: Ribbon: 7 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.; 19.05 x 5.3975 cm
Classification: Costume
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/60gf
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
Suspended Animation Classic #530 First published February 21, 1999 (#8) (Dates are approximate)
Comics Legend Carl Barks
By Michael Vance
Carl Barks was the best duck man in history. His often un-credited work in comic books made him a true legend of the medium.
Although Carl Barks did not create Donald Duck, it is undeniable that no other man did more to define the character for his animated shorts, movies, comic strips and books, and television shows than this master cartoonist. His impact on the characterizations of Donald's three nephews and Uncle Scrooge was even more substantial.
In addition, Barks' adventures single-handedly elevated the ducks from gag-centered characters, and created a history and a world for his beloved 'funny animals'.
Carl Barks was born in 1901, and worked at, the Calgary Eye-Opener newspaper from 1930 to 1935. But it was not until the artist became an 'in-betweener' - the man who actually makes characters move - and as a writer for Walt Disney (1935 to 1942) that Barks carved a permanent niche for himself in history.
Barks' comic book credits include: Donald Duck (1942-'66), Uncle Scrooge (1952-'62), Mickey Mouse (1945), Andy Panda (1943), Gyro Gearloose (1959-'61), Benny Burro (1943-47), and Barney Bear (1944-'47). These were all published by Western. His work has been reprinted worldwide in dozens of comic books and special collections including hardback collections of the 'duck' books reprinted by Gladstone. Barks' original duck paintings are highly prized.
Barks also wrote and drew Donald Duck in Firestone and Cheerios give-away comics, March of Comics, Big Little Books and Little Golden Books. He was chosen to receive the first Shazam award (Best Humor Writer Of Comic Books) in 1971 after he became semi-retired in 1966.
The work of Carl Barks is highly recommended for all ages.
Some older comics are expensive and difficult to locate. Price guides or comics dealers help. Comics shops, conventions, mail order companies and trade journals are best sources. Prices vary: shop around for the best values.
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The search for new ideals characterizes our generation. But which values and virtues are still relevant today - religious, moral, spiritual or personal?
The 2013 Trend Diary presents design projects exploring the theme of values.
Why a Trend Diary dealing with values? We feel that in the course of the change instigated by the digital revolution, our view of a clearly defined, shared value system is increasingly fading. While design for "material values" is loud and ever-present, ethical values that paint a picture of belief, family, virtues and moral ideals are drowning in the modern media excess.
What´s in the trend diary? The Trend Diary, in the format of a desk calendar, assembles inspiring works of design by 53 designers of different cultures. Design that conveys values in message and function, provides guidance or aids us in our quest for meaning. Design that shows us that values are the most valuable thing we possess.
In keeping with the trend set by previous award-winning issues from the EIGA Trend Diary series, the publication showcases a special focus on experimental typography and groundbreaking graphic design. The designers at EIGA have developed a unique typeface whose characters are composed of continually rearranging elements – just like society’s understanding of shared values. Furthermore each calendar week features an individual composition corresponding to the designer’s contributions while still following a consistent overall design principle.
The cultural background. Design has been a guide and bearer of standards and values in all cultures from time immemorial. This is evidenced by the codex the Mesopotamians hewed in stone in the 18th century BC, by the awe-inspiring illumination of European Bible manuscripts in the Middle Ages or by the Bauhaus school's function-driven approach to design. Utilizing any given era's media toolbox, design brings the ideals and moral values of society to the surface.
Fact and figures. The Trend Diary was initiated by EIGA, a Hamburg-based design office, and published by NBVD. The production enjoys support from well-known partners in fine paper, printing and print finishing. 53 designers are given a special platform in the form of a weekly motive in the exclusive design calendar.