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The Version Control with Git course provides you with a solid, hands-on foundation for understanding the Git version control system. Git is open source software originally created by Linus Torvalds. Git manages team files for large and small projects. This allows the team to continuously improve its product. It is used by most major technology companies, and is assumed knowledge for many modern programming and IT jobs. It is a core component of DevOps, continuous delivery pipelines and cloud-native computing. You could also use Git to manage the many continuously improving revisions of that book that you are writing. In this course, you will not learn everything there is to know about Git, but you will build a strong conceptual understanding of the technology, and afterward will be able to confidently dig deeper on any topic that interests you. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Git, but if you do have experience with it, you may find this course to be both useful and challenging. This is especially true if you currently "know just enough Git to be dangerous". There are two paths in this course. Both rely heavily on hands-on labs. One path assumes that you have experience using a command line interface, and the other path uses the Sourcetree graphical client. If you are not experienced with a command line, we highly suggest that you go through the Sourcetree path. Eventually, you might want to go through both paths, so that you can decide which tool to use for specific tasks. Besides, repetition is good for learning :) You can watch the videos and take the quizzes from your phone if you want, but the hands-on labs require you to have a Windows or Mac computer. If you use the command line path through the course, you can also use Linux. This course uses Bitbucket ( as the hosted provider for remote Git repositories. Bitbucket is free for teams of up to 5 people, including private repositories. However, most of the knowledge that you gain in this course applies to Git itself, and you can apply this knowledge to other hosted Git providers (such as GitHub). This course tries to be as concise as possible. It will probably take you about 5-10 hours to go through one of the two paths, but your mileage may vary....

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Mar 28, 2018

Great course, should be a pre-requisite or additional reading to any intro data science course using Git. Straight-forward, not overly taxing to your time, and full of practical application exercises.

Aug 21, 2019

This was certainly a very well constructed course. It challenged my perceptions, my ideas and my knowledge. I would certainly recommend for anyone looking to get a good understanding of Git.

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An unofficial Google Contacts API for ruby. Might not be stable (but probably is).

Do the tests pass?

Build Status

Right now upgrading should just work, barring any bugs in my implementation. In the next major version I will probably drop (or at least stop maintaining) support for OAuth::AccessToken objects and depend directly on the oauth2 gem.

You need to pass to the GoogleContactsApi::User constructor one of the following two objects:

  • an OAuth::AccessToken from the oauth-ruby gem
  • an OAuth2::AccessToken from the oauth2 gem

See their respective documentation for details on how to get this object. (I'm guessing there would be a few changes in implementation details of the GoogleContactsApi::Api class if you use another OAuth library, mostly to change how the base get/post/put/delete methods work.)

Then you can instantiate a GoogleContactsApi::Api object for direct posting and parsing, or a GoogleContactsApi::User object for easier stuff.

oauth_access_token_for_user# => <OAuth2::AccessToken:0x000000029a69d36>

google_contacts_user =
contacts = google_contacts_user.contacts# => <GoogleContactsApi::ContactSet: @start_index=1, @items_per_page=100000, @total_results=638>

groups = google_contacts_user.groups# => <GoogleContactsApi::GroupSet: @start_index=1, @items_per_page=100000, @total_results=8>

# group methods
group = groups.first# => <GoogleContactsApi::Group: System Group: My Contacts>

group.contacts# => <GoogleContactsApi::ContactSet: @start_index=1, @items_per_page=100000, @total_results=20>

# creating or deleting a group
new_group = google_contacts_user.create_group('New group')

# contact methods
contact = contacts.first# => <GoogleContactsApi::Contact: Alvin>

ContactSet and GroupSet both implement Enumberable.

In addition, Contact and Group are subclasses of Hashie::Mash, so you can access any of the underlying data directly (for example, if Google returns new data in their API). Note that data is retrieved using Google's JSON API so the equivalent content of an XML element from the XML API is stored under the key "$t".

The easiest way to see the convenience methods I've provided is to look at the RSpec tests.

I welcome patches and pull requests, see the guidelines below (handily auto-generated by jeweler).

  • Any missing tests! (using RSpec, please)
  • Read more contact information (structured name, address, ...)
  • Get single contacts and groups
  • Posting/putting/deleting contacts and their photos. This might require XML?
  • Adapter layer for different OAuth libraries? I'm not sure there are any other widely used libraries though
  • Support ClientLogin (maybe not, since Google's old library covers it)

Contributing to google_contacts_api

  • Check out the latest master to make sure the feature hasn't been implemented or the bug hasn't been fixed yet
  • Check out the issue tracker to make sure someone already hasn't requested it and/or contributed it
  • Fork the project
  • Start a feature/bugfix branch
  • Commit and push until you are happy with your contribution
  • Make sure to add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a future version unintentionally.
  • Please try not to mess with the Rakefile, version, or history. If you want to have your own version, or is otherwise necessary, that is fine, but please isolate to its own commit so I can cherry-pick around it.

Copyright (c) 2011-15 Alvin Liang (aliang). See LICENSE.txt for further details.

  • Some code based on a few bugfixes in lfittl and fraudpointer forks.
  • Support for Google Contacts API version 3 fields by draffensperger.
  • Additional specs and empty GroupSet entry fix by Jeiwan.

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What's In an Oriental Rug Name?

What's In an Oriental Rug Name?

What's in Oriental Rug Names?

Oriental Rug Names conjure up images of faraway exotic lands, they sound mysterious and romantic - but how do these beautiful rugs get their names?
A Brief History Lesson
Oriental Rugs are named for their design, tribes or the location of origin. For example here are a few names of oriental rugs:
Aubusson - An Aubusson Rug comes from the villages of Aubusson and Felletin, which are located in central France. However, these rugs are also produced in India, China and Pakistan. Old Aubusson rugs are often very large in size and can feel very luxurious. The design of these rugs are made up of floral designs and motifs and are usually soft pastel colours - especially, ivory, blue, and pink tones.
Bokhara - These rugs come from Afghanistan and central Asia. They are made in many different sizes and most often include a jewel-toned background. A Bokhara rug can have as many as 5 to 8 colours repeated in a pattern. These rugs are a highly styled pattern that is repeated all over the rug.
Chobi - A Chobi Rug is also known as a Peshawar rug and is traditionally made in Pakistan. The colours are most often earthy, golden tones which seem to lend themselves to an "antique" feel. Chobi rugs have symmetrical borders and floral motifs.
-Gabbeh - Gabbeh rugs are a Persian style rug. They are traditionally made in southwest Iran. The word Gabbeh is Farsi meaning "raw" or "natural". A Gabbeh rug is usually a geometric style which often includes stripes. These rugs are very well suited to a modern interior.
Kazak - A Kazak rug is traditionally woven in Afghanistan and Armenia. "Qazak" is actually a city in northwest Azerbaijan. The Kazak rug is most often made up of deep indigo's, dark reds and ivory colours. The design on these rugs features animals, flowers and tribal medallions.
Oushak - Oushak rugs are from Turkey and can be almost shimmering and silky looking in their wool. Oushaks lean towards shades of cinnamon, terracotta and greys. Some Oushaks also include pastel colours. Generally, Oushaks are made of large scale geometric floral patterns.
Kashan - These rugs are from Iran and can be very elaborate in their colour. Some Kashan rugs can have as many as 15 to 25 colours. Kashan rugs are decorated with unique looking central medallions and floral motifs.
Qashqai - Qashqai rugs come from Iran. They are usually very bold and combine geometric designs with tribal designs. These rugs are often made of 6 to 9 colours which can include, gold and yellow tones, deep indigo blues and rich intense reds. -
Overdyed Rugs -  These overdyed rugs started in Istanbul as a way to perk up or to brighten faded rugs. Overdyed rugs are usually bleached and the colours are diffused with various washing techniques. Then the rugs are dyed over so that the original design is still visible through a more muted colour. The design of an overdyed rug varies, depending on the type of rug they are working on. -
There are so many other types of oriental rugs, but whatever the name, they all seem to transport us to beautiful, mystical places.

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I Am a Run Commuter

I recently discovered I am a run commuter. It went like this:

(upon finding out a friend was running to school each day)
Me – Hey that’s so cool! You’re, like, run commuting!
Him – Uh yeah, just like you.
Me – Me?
Him – Yeah, you. What do you call it?
Me – I just run toward home from work three days a week.
Him – Yeah, that’s called run commuting. </sarcasm>

Well. That led me to Google “run commuting” and it turns out…I am a run commuter! And now that we put it that way…here’s my story.

I’ve been run commuting since moving to New York City in 2009. The decision to run home from work was more practical than anything else. I live 11ish miles away, which takes anywhere from 45-60 minutes via subway. I moved in February, so riding the subway home before leaving to run guaranteed I’d be running in the dark in neighborhoods with which I wasn’t yet familiar. It only made sense to take my running clothes to work and run toward home in the evenings. I’ve been doing it ever since.

My Method

I typically run toward home three days per week. Days and distance depend on whether I’m training for a race and what my training plan calls for. I start at the office, run as far as I need/want to, then hop on the subway or a bus to ride the rest of the way. For example, while training for a marathon I might run a 6 mile tempo run on Monday, the full 11 miles home on Wednesday, and an 8 mile easy run on Thursday.

I take my running clothes with me to the office on run days. I change after work, leaving my work clothes in my office. On days I don’t run I carry my work clothes back home.  I keep two pairs of shoes in my office, which alleviates the need to carry shoes back and forth.

Most days I run with a waist pack that holds my phone, wallet (ID/metro card/cash), and keys. If I am running 10+ miles after work, I go ahead and run with my Nathan HPL 020 so that I can carry snacks and fluids.

The best part about run commuting is being able to unwind from the work day. No matter how good or bad a day you have, it’s better after a run.

Another good thing is minimizing a crowded commute. Running cuts down on the time you spend crammed in to a rush hour train or bus.

Run commuting gives you options to take a different route home and gets you into parts of your city that you might not normally visit.

Try it!

Even if you only have time to run commute one day a week, it’s worth trying. You might find out you really like it. 🙂

Here are some pictures I’ve taken during my commute:

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The Face

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

“Nicolas Cage”

Join Andrew Chupa in his stage debut in “Redemption”

Bringing Andrew in to the cast has been a treat watching him give the role his all and every week bring a new facet to the character. Andrew takes acting serious and it shows as he takes in the process of understanding what the character is going through in a relationship that is tortured by his actions.

Rehearsal in a new year

We start the new year off the right way. Rehearsal is a scorcher and the UE actors showed that they came prepared with words as there weapons each members held their own. We also introduced new members to the core that showed this opportunity was one they could stand.

What is talent?

What is talent ? Talent is something that is noticed before it ever hits the stage pound is something that is noticed at a young age. When the cast saw Darryl and Kylia  come in to the rehearsal room it was an instant embrace after all this was a first time seeing them since June and July show. For new members to see them or should I say to hear them in a group chat was all they knew but on this day they would get the chance to see the talent that they possess on stage.

Through A Window

I couldn’t resist her look her emotions of being we connected from a distant window and I knew what she liked what she wanted what she needed a gentle hand a passionate hand someone that cares enough to take etchings filled with fabric apply them to her and allow her to show the world how beautiful she is from a window marked Macy’s…#

An Artist Worth

When you have talent it is often others that recognize it. We usually never see the creative marks we instill within our work our craft or how we surround ourselves around those that help build the character we have become.

But then comes that day when you realize that you are a talent a gift and you can do it that the fear that stopped you now becomes the motivation behind the force that will allow you to grow and see you are worth more then even you imagined as the talent shines brightly.

Actors Grind

Week two was a good one as the UE cast began exploring the characters a little more. Beginning the session as usual,we had a discussion concerning how each person felt towards the character they would be portraying. For many they already saw the relation of how these characters can be someone in their lives. From utilizing life events many saw themselves as a mother loosing her child or a trash man or teacher talking to kids trying to help them onto a straight path. With the vision of stepping in these shoes life was able to be brought to these characters.

For the vets reprising roles was both easy and hard as it becomes a moment of generating that emotional felling back up but first it needed to be summoned through the memory of words to cast life once again.

In some cases it became more of a call to stepping up that would prove to be the challenge as it would be more so about them being able to lead and getting others to follow. However as the path is laid out seeing the emotion of all will prove to be the tops of the actors grind.

The Art of Telling a Story

There is a place of understanding when it comes to writing and Kash has shown that when it’s in honesty people will come out to see it. Over the weekend I had the honor of taking in Mr. Goins play VtoX with an ensemble cast that showed they have what it takes to bring characters to life this show about the many faces that are placed into the judicial system all connect in someway as we learn that this is and always will be big business. What audience, this was definitely worth as wild as it was shown in and interactive state allowing them to be part of the action and with in the breath of the play for many it is probably ring true to home with stories surrounding rape molestation wrongful incarceration abuse and again business. These stories were made to make you cry make you laugh and more than anything make you think to wear as you only can see one thing and that is the truth within the story.


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A RUSI panel discussion ahead of the government’s announcement on Modernising Defence.

Throughout 2018, the Ministry of Defence has been undertaking a defence review to match resources to requirements. This supposes that the government understands the range of obligations it has, the sort of operations towards which it might commit UK forces, the strength and depth of the on-shore and international defence industrial base, and the range of technologies emerging to challenge conventional orders of battle.

To discuss these key strategic issues ahead of the government’s announcement on Modernising Defence, RUSI’s own in-house experts will craft an understanding of the forces and factors at work.

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group

Submitted on Fri, 02/12/2016 - 09:03

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a joint news conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group, Munich, 11 February 2016

Statement of the International Syria Support Group, 12 February 2016

Ladies and gentlemen,

Adding to the comments of my colleague, US Secretary of State John Kerry, I’d like to express gratitude to our German hosts and to thank the UN team for its efforts in arranging this meeting.

The meeting has been held at the right time, considering the overall concern we have over the hindrances to the implementation of the agreements reached at our previous meetings. The main result of our meeting today was our full and unconditional support for UN Security Council Resolution 2254, including humanitarian aspects, the political process, the fight against terrorism, and a ceasefire, with the obvious exception of the terrorist organisations that have been declared as such by the UN Security Council.

We took a closer look at all the problems that hinder the implementation of the above resolution. Mr Kerry mentioned some of them in his speech. We focused, for understandable reasons, on the deteriorating humanitarian situation, the improvement of which, just as with the implementation of all of our previous agreements, calls for a real collective effort, something we have been advocating since the beginning of our aerospace operation in Syria and the importance of which our partners are coming to see. This is a pleasant development.

As for humanitarian issues, we are glad that today we were able to reach agreement on the principles for their settlement and on ensuring access to all the besieged Syrian regions without exception. We will carry out these measures simultaneously so as not to discriminate against anyone and to prevent the settlement of problems in one part of Syria at the expense of others. In particular, we were worried that previous UN efforts to coordinate such decisions jointly with the Syrian government and the opposition were often derailed by the opposition. My American colleague mentioned Madaya, Fuaa and Kafraya. The UN has been working hard and for a long time, jointly with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to synchronise the delivery of humanitarian assistance to each of these towns. The Syrian Government was responsible for access to Madaya, while the opposition promised to facilitate humanitarian deliveries to Fuaa and Kafraya. The Syrian Government fulfilled its obligations last month, whereas the opposition has gone back on its pledge. The UN and the ICRC were forced to issue statements denouncing such unwarranted termination of the opposition’s obligations. Now that we have put on paper the importance of a comprehensive solution to all these problems, I hope that the opposition and those who control various opposition groups will have no justification for evading their obligations.

As Mr Kerry has mentioned, we have agreed to create a task group, which will meet as soon as tomorrow in Geneva and will henceforth work regularly under the co-chairmanship of Russia and the United States and with expert assistance. Its goal is to help the UN and other humanitarian organisations implement their obligations with regard to the civilian population of Syria. We have worked out a mechanism for the objective consideration of any problems that may arise and for finding prompt solutions to them. The documents on which we agreed today say that we will work jointly with the Syrian Government and the opposition groups that maintain contact with us, and we hope that the United States, regional countries and other members of the International Syria Support Group will employ their influence on opposition groups to convince them to fully cooperate with the UN. We share the same resolve to ease the suffering of the Syrian people, and we hope to achieve this goal. This is especially important in that some of the recent efforts to ease the humanitarian situation in Syria only concerned refugees and did not address the huge number of internally displaced persons.

Therefore, there are grounds to hope that today we have done a good deed, one that will materialise into action. We welcome the willingness of the United States and some other countries to join the Russian-Syrian operations to airlift humanitarian assistance to the residents of Deir ez-Zor, the largest of the besieged communities in Syria. We also agreed to parachute humanitarian cargo to the other regions where this is possible. However, the bulk of these efforts should be carried out on the ground.

A ceasefire and an end to armed confrontation as the first step is another important achievement of today’s meeting. This is a difficult task because too many parties are involved in the hostilities. It is important to use the unique potential of the International Syria Support Group that unites virtually all countries influencing warring parties on the ground one way or another.

We have agreed to draft priority concepts that would determine the timeline for the cessation of hostilities over a period of seven days. We believe that the Government of Syria and opposition groups will be able to take the required action during this time in order to prepare for a cessation of hostilities, and that the concepts will be drafted by another expert group that was also established today and whose work will be co-chaired by Russia and the United States. It will include diplomats and military personnel, without whom it is very hard to address practical issues. The planned concepts are important. I would also like to single out an agreement that the mandate of this expert group includes charting common approaches towards territories that are controlled by ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist groups listed as such by the UN Security Council. All these months we conducted a rather emotional discussion as to who was hitting the right and wrong targets, and we repeatedly suggested addressing this issue in a professional manner. Now that we’ve agreed that the expert group will also determine the areas controlled by ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra, as well as by other terrorists, we have taken a highly important practical step in this direction. I would like to note that for the first time in our work the document which was approved today formalises the need for cooperation and coordination on political and humanitarian issues and on the military dimension of the Syrian crisis. This is a drastic change in approaches which we are praising and have repeatedly advocated.

Today’s document clearly confirms the need to completely fulfil UN Security Council resolutions that call for stopping the influx of terrorists and militants from foreign states, illegal oil trade and other contraband. This is no less important. This serves as an important reminder of the UN Security Council resolution in its entirety.

The task of resuming the negotiating process that was suspended in circumstances when part of the opposition voiced a completely unconstructive stance and tried to advance pre-conditions was also underscored. We wrote down that the talks should resume as soon as possible, without any ultimatums, in full conformity with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and should include a wide range of opposition forces. As you know, not all real opposition members from certain groups of the Syrian population have been invited to attend these talks. As we confirmed today, the UN will be strictly guided by principles formalised in Resolution 2254.

In sum, I would like to support the concluding remarks made by US Secretary of State John Kerry. An ability to respect our obligations and to fulfil our agreements will serve as a real endurance test for our relations. Unfortunately, this problem arises not only in the context of the Syrian crisis. We constantly see the inability of some our partners to negotiate. I have already mentioned attempts to reinterpret Resolution 2254. We are facing similar approaches while, for example, reviewing the implementation of the UN Security Council resolution that has approved a package of measures to resolve the Ukrainian crisis and on other issues. I am not talking about the Palestinian problem. We should learn somehow not to merely compromise but to fulfil other agreements formalised by them. It is not beneficial when one of the sides tries to find reasons not to fulfil agreements. The complete fulfillment of the agreements we reached today, rather than only those components that suit one or several members of the International Syria Support Group, will become a real endurance test. We have also agreed that our group will continue the Vienna process. The number of problems is not diminishing. If we manage to achieve progress in the areas on which we have agreed today, this will help us address other tasks stemming from Resolution 2254.

Question (addressed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura): Could you explain how a ceasefire differs from “cessation of hostilities?”

Question (addressed to US Secretary of State John Kerry): As you said, Russian air strikes in the past few weeks strengthened the positions of Bashar Assad and his allies and allowed him to establish de facto control over Aleppo for the first time in four years. If the military operations were to stop, these “freezing” measures would give Assad a brilliant opportunity to control the country years after US President Barack Obama said Assad must go?

Question (addressed to Sergey Lavrov): What would you answer be to humanitarian organisations that are unanimously saying that Russian air strikes in Syria are killing civilians every day? Your government is denying these allegations. Does it mean that the humanitarian organisations aren’t telling the truth?

Sergey Lavrov: As for the difference between a ceasefire and “cessation of hostilities,” the UN Security Council Resolution envisages a ceasefire only. Some countries in the International Syria Support Group don’t like this term. This is where we should all stick to the agreements we’ve reached and not try to rewrite the consensus each time to secure unilateral advantages. We agreed with this because the resolution clearly states that it’s the first step on the way to a ceasefire. John Kerry has explained that the difference is really very small. But this game of terms refers me to the statements about a certain plan B and about the need to prepare land forces. It is a very slippery path. They say we need this to defeat the Islamic State. No doubt it will only aggravate the conflict. Moreover, many countries, including the United States, remain focused on “the issue of Assad,” though the UN Security Council Resolution stipulates, and we reiterated it today, that only the Syrian people will decide the fate of Syria. The political process should be based on mutual understanding between the Government and the entire spectrum of the opposition forces. We spoke about Aleppo a lot today. Accusations were made against us, which I won’t repeat now because you can hear them every day.

You mentioned some humanitarian agencies, which, as you said, accuse Russia of killing civilians every day. I haven’t heard any such accusations from UN humanitarian agencies, so I can’t say whether they are lying or not. But somebody is. If I’m not mistaken, I think it was a respected British edition that borrowed Ban Ki-moon’s interview and published it, dishonestly twisting his words. In that interview, the UN Secretary General never mentioned Russia and only called for stopping any actions that could incur suffering to civilians, but the interviewer decided to put words in Ban Ki-moon’s mouth and said he was referring to Russia. So we can say that somebody is lying, but not the humanitarian agencies. We cooperate with these organisations. If you ask them, and there is no pressure, they would admit that the Syrian Government is far more cooperative in tackling humanitarian issues than the opposition.

Many are now trying to appear part of the mainstream, which is unfortunately shaped by the press and is trying to distract attention from our main shared task of preventing the Islamic State from implementing their criminal plans. Once again, attempts are in place to cut it all down to regime change, as if Iraq and Lybia never happened. Some are still nurturing the illusion that “we change the regime in Syria, and everything will be fine.”

As for Aleppo, John Kerry expressed concern over what he called the Government’s recent “aggressive” actions. If the liberation of a city occupied by illegal armed groups may be described as an act of aggression, well, probably… But it is necessary to attack those who occupied your land, all the more so since this is primarily Jabhat al-Nusra. The western suburbs of Aleppo are still being controlled by Jabhat al-Nusra, Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar ash-Sham. The eliminated leader of Jaysh al-Islam, Zahran Alloush, was fairly eloquent in expressing the ideology of this movement. Modern communications will help you find his statement online. He voiced the need to rid the entire Levant from “bogeys and dirt.” That is what he called the Alawites, whom he described as even more faithless than Jews and Christians. He called Jabhat al-Nusra fighters his brethren alongside of whom he was fighting the common enemies. These are the kind of guys that are now around Aleppo, at least on its western side.

In the east, the Russia-assisted government forces have already unblocked the city, and, according to our information, militants are fleeing the city. It is important to remember that all those who are now around Aleppo – Jabhat al-Nusra, Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar ash-Sham, as well as a number of more moderate groups – use the same supply route from one and the same place in Turkey. This fact is important because the resolution of the UN Security Council that preceded Resolution 2254 prohibits providing any supplies to the terrorist groups.

You might think that John Kerry’s and my assessments of the events do not always coincide. We have differences, indeed. This is exactly why it is so important to establish direct contacts to clear up these and other issues. We need contacts not only on procedures for avoiding incidents but also on cooperation in Syria between the military, notably, the US-led coalition and the Russian military, which is now operating in Syria at the invitation of its legitimate government. This will be our point of departure. I’d like to repeat that I’m absolutely certain that practical issues will be resolved effectively if what we agreed upon will be done, that is, if the military develop such contacts and cooperation. There are no grounds to say we have been doing something wrong for five months and to refuse to look at the facts with maps in hand. Such actions amount to propaganda rather than an approach. Propaganda was popular in the Soviet Union. Thank God, we gave it up but we see its numerous manifestations in the foreign media. It is probably time to put an end to this and understand that we have a common enemy instead of pointing fingers at each other over and over again. All concerns about one’s pre-election political image or over some domestic political events in this or that country should be set aside. Instead of playing geopolitical games, all parties should focus on resolving an issue that has become truly existential for human civilisation.

To be continued...

Statement of the International Syria Support Group, 12 February 2016


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Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

The challenge said to find shots that weren’t just BIG but “made your jaws drop”.  Hmmmm.  A “wow moment”? Not simple to find.

I thought of slides of Fingal’s Cave in the Hebrides  from a trip with my parents but that would mean digging in a distant closet. I went in a rowboat without a life preserver but they said the water was so cold you wouldn’t make it anyway.

Then I found the photos from a Washington trip to Dry Falls which isn’t the Grand Canyon but still astounding- well, it is when you are standing there drinking it all in.  The postcard shot I managed doesn’t capture the awe of the scene.  Or the grandness.  Maybe tomorrow.  The Western vistas just don’t accompany the one below.

Thinking of a grand moment in life, flipping through fading albums of photos made from actual FILM, I found the one to answer the grand challenge for me.  A picture of a picture, true and how about that turquoise woven web lawn chair?

A grand momentMark now 37    Matthew 33 and Laura just 30 last August.   Photographed in Grafenwoehr Germany on our third floor balcony.

If I had to retitle it, I would call it “love”.

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  3. Ha ha, true ! I don’t know for others, but Matthew looks the same, only now, he is grander ! And look at Laura’s hands ! She is having some “grand” dream…

  4. Grand has to have something of the heartbreaker (in a good way) about it and this delivers in spades! A beautiful shot Ruth, and I bet it doesn’t seem that long ago either. (Love that chair!)

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  8. I’ve got probably over 100 photos of Dry Falls – but I’d pick this one as grand over any of them any day. I love the smiles!!

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  12. Such a great moment, Ruth, forever frozen in time. “Grand” is right!
    We, too, had chairs like that. I think everyone did. It was in the pre-disposable age. When a few of the strips wore out, Mom bought rolls of the stuff and re-wove all of the chairs and a chaise lounge, too. Who would do that today? 🙂

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  14. This sentence made me simultaneously shudder and laugh: “I went in a rowboat without a life preserver but they said the water was so cold you wouldn’t make it anyway.”

    We had two of those old woven chairs when I was growing up! Eventually we wore them out. (Literally.) But it took 20+ years, so I’d say we got our money’s worth.

    A lovely image. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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  16. Hello, me and my brother are your biggest fans here in Croatia! And right there, sitting in that photo is our english teacher and friend, actually more of a big brother now (sorry, Mark and Laura 🙂 ).
    We send you our best regards from far away, keep posting beautiful photos so we can enjoy them!

    Jona & Toma

    • Thank you for your wonderful comment on the blog today. You must have a nice teacher!
      I am glad you are enjoying the photos. Your writing makes my day!
      (Matthew’s Mom)

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UH-OH! FBI Just Raided Offices Of Trump-Bashing Mayor – Uncovers Closet FULL Of Skeletons

Liberal leaders have enjoyed years of running amok of government and going unchecked. This has allowed many problems to flourish and was the cause of major scandals that didn’t need to happen, but were allowed, simply for political gain.

However, those days are done now that a non-career politician isn’t in charge, is beholden to nobody, and acts only on the behalf of Americans. President Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp” and hasn’t stopped doing just that since the since he was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

Considering the closet full of skeletons that just spilled out one mayor had locked up, it’s no wonder the fight against Trump is so strong and unyielding.

The Daily Wire reports on the unexpected turn of events that hit an anti-Trump Mayor where it hurts:

Early Tuesday morning, the FBI raided government offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico, including the office of San Juan’s mayor, Carmen Yelin Cruz, looking for evidence to substantiate allegations of “corruption” within San Juan’s city government.

Cruz, of course, is the outspoken San Juan mayor who appeared regularly on television during and after Hurricane Maria last year, blaming the Trump administration for failing to address the situation in Puerto Rico. Cruz even donned a “Nasty Woman” shirt in one interview.

She’s recently been making the rounds on late night television on the mainland, appearing on Stephen Colbert’s show to discuss (and condemn) the Trump administration’s hurricane response.

But, as administration officials — including President Donald Trump — have pointed out, many of the problems rescuers faced were the result of local failures, including a lack of infrastructure, government favoritism, and rampant corruption. Cruz and others are alleged to have hampered, and occasionally blocked, the distribution of much-needed supplies to Puerto Ricans without food, water, medicine, or electricity.

And now, it seems, the FBI is trying to get to the bottom of exactly what’s going on in San Juan.

NBC News reports that “FBI agents were seen raiding an office on the 15th and 14th floor of Torre Municipal de San Juan, according to authorities. The operation was related to suspected corruption in the purchasing department.”

“We are seeking documents and evidence that support this allegation,” an FBI spokesman told reporters, according to NBC. “This search will help us confirm if allegations are true or not. We will look through every document, bill, email … anything that will let us clarify the claims.”

Cruz commented on the raid on Twitter, pledging her “total collaboration” with the FBI’s investigation: “If someone has done something wrong, they should be subjected to due process and face the consequences of their actions.”

That might include Cruz. Fox News reports that the FBI’s investigation centers around whether Cruz and allies in the San Juan city government handed city business — and city money — to preferred companies, many of whom allegedly charged the city thousands more than other suppliers.

Cruz’s former director of procurement, Yadira Molina, apparently blew the whistle on her own offices — and her boss, Mayor Cruz — last February reporting ““alleged irregular acts” to a local comptroller. Molina told officials that “a supply company was granted ‘preferred supplier’ status which paid them more than three times what regular suppliers made,” and that Cruz may have been responsible for inking the deal.

White House Guests KNEEL During National Anthem, Trump Makes Them Immediately Regret It

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The Marine Corp band in their bright red uniforms were on the south balcony of the White House on a bright, sunny Tuesday in Washington, DC. The Army Chorus sang, beginning the event with ‘America the Beautiful’ and concluded with ‘God Bless America’. At least two people who were guests at President Trump’s Celebration of America event yesterday knelt, showing exactly why so many Americans are ticked over the National Anthem controversy.

The event replaced a celebration at the White House in honor of the Super Bowl win for the Philadelphia Eagles. These two disrespectful idiots took a knee as the “Star Spangled Banner” rang out across the South Lawn of the White House. Simply disgraceful. These aren’t social justice warriors… these are unpatriotic jerks.

A video was posted to Twitter by a reporter for SVT, the Swedish national public TV broadcaster. It shows a man, wearing a light blue button down, kneeling as the National Anthem played, before clapping and ultimately coming to his feet after the song finished. I guess he thought that was his five minutes of fame or something.

What it really amounted to was making a fool out of himself internationally. President Trump showcases all of these liberal dimwits for what they are… America-hating, radical leftists who are far more interested in hating our brave police officers and our country than they are in respecting America and taking national pride in their country and President.

When President Trump took the podium, he blew his audience away with his love for our country, military, police, flag and the National Anthem. He made every single person who disrespects them like this look like the small, craven liberals that they really are. The man, who did not identify himself, left the event immediately after the United States Marine Band performed the anthem, according to a news anchor for TV2 Denmark. Gee, crawling away with his tail between his legs like the lowly cur he his. Guess he couldn’t stand patriotism after he showed how much he hates his own country.

There was a second man who was pictured kneeling as well. That was posted to Twitter by a CNN White House producer. He was wearing a light blue checkered shirt and had a little American flag. This guy was right up front. He was also apparently the same person who reportedly heckled Trump. That guy was roundly booed by everyone around him. CNN’s analyst April Ryan posted false news on Twitter yesterday claiming people were booing Trump when it was the heckler they went after. She eventually retracted what she said after her own colleagues called her out on the lie. “Stop hiding behind the armed services and the National Anthem,” the guy yelled to a chorus of boos, according to the Daily Mail. “Let’s hear it for the Eagles.” “Go home,” one person shouted at the heckler.

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The President didn’t engage the heckler, but looked in his direction and pursed his lips. He looked like he wanted to smack him. Right there with ya.

President Trump disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House after they at first said they had more than 70 players coming to the People’s House to celebrate. By this week, that number had dropped to less than ten and then to only one player. They kept trying to change the date to one where President Trump would be out of the country. I don’t blame the President in the least for canceling the visit. That was totally appropriate. If you insist on being ungrateful and insulting a sitting President of the United States, then you don’t deserve the honor of going to the White House period.

Trump claimed on Monday that the team disagreed “with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country.” Eagles players denied that accusation, pointing out that no one on the team knelt for the anthem during last season. But that has nothing to do with how each individual on the team states his beliefs and shows his disrespect for President Trump.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders accused the team of a “political stunt” just minutes before Tuesday’s alternative event began, claiming the players had chosen to “abandon their fans.” That’s exactly what they did. “If this wasn’t a political stunt by the Eagles franchise then they wouldn’t have committed to attend the event and then backed out,” she said in her Tuesday press briefing. “And if it wasn’t a political stunt, they wouldn’t have attempted to reschedule the visit while the President was overseas.”

Trump was brief in his remarks and only spoke for about four minutes. He began by explaining why it’s an issue of patriotism for Americans to stand for the National Anthem. “We love our flag and stand for our National Anthem,” Trump said to great applause from the crowd on the South Lawn of the White House. “We stand to honor our military and to honor country and to honor the fallen heroes who never made it back home.” Yes, we do… and those that don’t can take a hike.

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Melania Unveils This Year’s White House Christmas Decorations That Libs Are SURE To Hate

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Melania Trump’s first year in office was marked by immense criticism of our incredible first lady, who in the eyes of the Trump family’s numerous detractors, Melania could do nothing right, or at least as well as her predecessor, Michelle Obama. This included her full Christmas decor plan, which was stunning in silver and white, and a beautiful modern take on the same tired style that Michelle un-creatively came up with.

This year’s decorations will likely be no different, if not worse.

Last year, liberals claimed she decked the halls in depression and gloom, likening it to looking more like a haunted house than a holiday home. So, what will they say about this year’s new look?

Chicks On The Right reports:

FLOTUS doesn’t just slay on the fashion front. Her decorating skills are off the charts. (Yes, yes– I know she didn’t do this by herself, but if you really believe she didn’t have a say, you’re nuuuuuuuuuuuuts.)

ANYWHO. She finally unveiled this year’s White House Christmas decorations, and they’re GORGEOUS.

You have no idea how much I want to stroll through those halls of beautifully decorated trees. Oh well. I’ll have to settle for the aisles of Hobby Lobby.

It all looks great. I’m obsessed. TY, that is all.

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The astute among you may have noticed over the last day that my blog managed to disappear for a bit and then this morning magically reappeared – with a new, more spartan look and some default messiness.

For the last year-plus, my blog has been on, where I help people every day with their blogs. I loved it and if you are thinking of starting a blog or you want to take a lot of the hassle out of managing the blog, I suggest you consider doing so there. I’m proud to work on the service and it really does take a lot of the managing out of the picture so you can get down to business.

But I realized that I had become out-of-touch with a few things, like the state of core development as a whole, how plugins like Jetpack and others function (Jetpack is especially important because I support it), and just hacking a bit on WordPress here and there.

So over the last day, I leased new hosting, checked out trunk, and moved my domain. Now I’m looking forward to exploring a bit more and having some fun with it—starting with making changes to Twenty Twelve.

One thing I’ve fallen behind on is plugins. I’ve grabbed a few and have installed some basics, but I think there are likely a few things that I’m missing. Are there any plugins that—especially recently—you think are key to a good personal WordPress installation? Drop a comment below and let me know what you think.

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Prior to joining Quietly he was the Director of Strategy & Business Development at Invoke Media where he drove innovative thinking for its clients and products–in the process creating strategic partnerships with Facebook, Instagram and Apple.

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Pure Drinking Water for Pre-schools

Access to safe and clean drinking water for rural preschools children

The quality of drinking water continues to remain a major challenge in rural as well as urban areas. Impure drinking water is a major cause of diseases and malnutrition amongst children. The villages of Sanand block of Ahmedbabad District was suffer from water of poor quality. Due to high PH level, poor quality of water and lack of proper water filtration systems, children frequently suffer from water borne diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, jaundice etc. and many suffer from fluorosis and kidney stone problems as well.

Our Intervention

To mitigate the water related problems, Saath’s Sujal programme was initiated in Partnership with Ford Motors for providing safe drinking water to pre-schoolers of the age group of 3-5 years. Under the project water purifiers were installed in village preschools. The programme also creates awareness among the village communities regarding the importance of pure and clean drinking water.The second Phase of the project have been completed and in the third phase additional 50 villages of the Sanand Block in Ahmedabad will be covered.

975 preschool children now have access to safe drinking water with the installation of RO Units at their preschools. Additionally 750 school going children have been covered by installation of RO Units at 5 village schools. Along with the children’s attendance, the awareness regarding the importance of safe drinking water in the village has also improved.

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Sujal Project

Under Sujal Project, Saath in collaboration with Ford motors has installed a RO plant in Bakrana village’s Aanganwadi number 1.  Reverse Osmosis plant is working with its full efficiency and children are taking maximum advantage of it. Geetaben, Aanganwadi worker says, “Installation of RO plant in the aanganwadi is a real blessing for us as not only children coming to aanganwadi have access to clean drinking water but along with them villagers and visitors coming to aanganwadi also benefit out of it.  We do regularly create awareness regarding RO plant among the villagers visiting the aanganwadi. The children of the village suffer from many water borne diseases and the younger children are most vulnerable to this. After the installation of the RO unit there has been an improvement in the health of the children and reduction in water borne diseases.”

At aanganwadi various stake holders (children, women, men and government officials) visit and during this visits we do make them aware of RO plants and its benefits. Even the mid day meal is prepared in RO plant which really helps in maintaining the quality of the food.  People living in the village are very curious about the RO plant and they constantly inquire about the RO plant. Major beneficiary of the RO water plant are Children, young girls, pregnant women and breast feeding women.

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To install the entire block of Sanad with Sujal water purifiers.


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Bank of America Names SafeHouse Denver 2017 Neighborhood Builder!

Bank of America Names SafeHouse Denver 2017 Neighborhood Builder!

More than 100 Bank of America leaders, non-profit organization representatives, and SafeHouse Denver Board and Staff members gathered at the Denver Art Museum on Monday to learn that SafeHouse Denver had been selected for this prestigious award. In announcing SafeHouse Denver’s selection from a field of 10 highly respected non-profits, Jodi Rolland, Colorado State and Denver Market President, Bank of America, noted that “SafeHouse Denver is meeting critical community needs and helping to strengthen the economic health of the city through their lifesaving services for survivors of domestic violence.”

Through the Neighborhood Builder Program, Bank of America provides nonprofits with $200,000 in flexible funding, leadership development for the organization’s executive director and an emerging leader, interaction with a network of peer organizations across the U.S., the involvement of Bank of America volunteers, and the opportunity to access capital to further expand their impact in the Denver community. SafeHouse Denver will direct the funds toward the purchase of our Extended Stay facility and the program’s first year of operation.

“We are incredibly grateful and honored to receive this generous award,” said Victoria McVicker, CEO. The Neighborhood Builder Award is an exciting opportunity for SafeHouse Denver to make an even greater impact in the Metro Denver area and we applaud Bank of America’s commitment to partner with us to create a community that will not tolerate abuse. Bank of America is clearly invested in helping survivors of domestic violence heal and become successful, thriving members of the Denver community.”

Since 2013, Bank of America has partnered with five nonprofits in Denver through the Neighborhood Builder Program, investing a total of $1 million to help them strengthen and expand services and programs serving the community. Through additional grants and partnerships, they’ve invested over $4 million in Denver.

Thank you, Bank of America!

Pictures from left to right: Jodi Rolland, Colorado State and Denver Market President, Bank of America, and Victoria McVicker, CEO, SafeHouse Denver; Kasia Iwaniczko MacLeod, Senior Vice President, State of Colorado Market Manager, Bank of America, Jodi Rolland, and Lina Kornmeyer, Vice President Enterprise Business & Community Engagement, Bank of America; Jodi Rolland and SafeHouse Denver staff and board members; Jodi Rolland and Victoria McVicker with the Neighborhood Builder Award

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Safe Days Before and After Ovulation

Safe Day Birth Control Method

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Safe days to avoid or delay pregnancy are in use for thousands of years. This is the oldest known birth control method used by human beings. The accuracy of the safe day’s method improves with the implementation of modern scientific knowledge. Effectiveness and accuracy of the safe day’s method are almost the same as male condoms and better than female condoms with proper use.

Many studies are favoring the proper use of safe day’s method as a birth control method. Proper use of the safe day’s method prevents unwanted pregnancy without any side effects. There are several methods of natural family planning methods are in use. The rhythm method and the mucus method are used by peoples around the world. Furthermore, they are less reliable and not standardized as a birth control method.

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Safe Period Calculator is developed to provide maximum protection against unwanted pregnancy. Basic understanding of physiological and hormonal changes of the female reproductive system during the menstrual cycle is helpful to understand the safe day calculation method.

Menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is commonly divided into three phases: the follicular phase (pre-ovulatory phase), ovulation, and the luteal phase (post-ovulatory phase). The length of each stage varies from woman to woman and cycle to cycle, though the average menstrual cycle is 28 days. Menstrual cycles are counted from the first day of menstrual bleeding.

The Follicular Phase

The follicular phase (proliferative phase) is the phase of the menstrual cycle before ovulation. During which follicles in the ovary mature. It ends with ovulation and the primary hormone controlling this stage is estrogen. Estrogen levels go to peaks at the end of the follicular phase. Peak level estrogen triggers luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

Ovulation is the process of discharges a mature ovum (egg). The time immediately surrounding ovulation is the ovulatory phase. A woman gets pregnant around the days when ovulation occurs. Usually, ovulation date is between 12 and 14 days before the first day of the next menstrual cycle.

The luteal phase

The luteal phase (or secretory phase) is the latter phase of the menstrual cycle. This stage begins with the formation of the corpus luteum, a temporary endocrine structure. Luteal phase ends in either pregnancy or degradation of the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum is needed for the production of estrogen and progesterone. The endometrium is the inner membrane of the uterus and estrogen and progesterone are required for maintaining it ready for implantation.

Infertility time frame

The infertility period depends on the life span of the sperm and the life span of the egg. The average time of ovulation is the 14th day of an average length (28 days) menstrual cycle. Ovulation time vary for every individual and can occur from 12th to 19th day of the cycle. Sperm can live up to 3 to 5 days in a woman's reproductive tract, so it is possible to become pregnant if unprotected sex occurs five days before ovulation. The life span of the typical egg is relatively short, only around 24 hours. If fertilization does not occur within that time frame, the egg will die.

How to count safe days of women after periods to avoid pregnancy

In the Safe period Method, day 1-7 of a regular menstrual period lasting from 26 to 32 days are considered as infertile or safe. Considering the 3-5 day life span of sperm cells in the female reproductive tract. Post-ovulatory infertility period calculated based on the fact; if ovulation occurs on the 19th day, fertilization can result until the 20th day of the cycle, considering the short life span of the egg. So day 21 to the rest of the cycle is considered as safe or infertile days. Since it is a calendar based method, results may vary from women to women. The World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that approximately 80% of menstrual cycles range from 26 to 32 days. Safe period calculation system reflects these data.

Natural Birth Control Recommendations

Proper use of the Safe Period Calculation method along with the withdrawal method or pull-out method is recommended as a sin-free birth control method for couples with self-control over sexuality. The withdrawal method is not recommended for adolescents or those having casual sex. Others may use condoms during unsafe days.

Who May Use the Safe Period Calculator?

  • If your average menstrual cycle length in the last six months falls between 26 and 32 days.
  • The variation between the shortest cycle and the lengthiest cycle during this time is seven days or less.

Check with your doctor about the effectiveness of natural family planning methods. The expected perfect use failure rate for this method is 3 - 4% per year.

Who Cannot Use the Safe Period Calculator?

  • If your average menstrual period length is less than 26 days or more than 32 days.
  • The variation between the shortest cycle and lengthiest cycle during the past six periods is eight days or more, you may not use this method.
  • Soon after childbirth: you must wait for six regular periods, before using this method.
  • This method is not recommended for teens and those reaching menopause.


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This weekend saw the first Safex migration transaction performed by the Safex Developers. However, due to some additional last-minute adjustments to the upcoming wallet and migration tools, the team decided it was not wise to release it to the public until these changes have been thoroughly tested. This in turn has set back the release of the wallet and tools by a week.

The first migration transaction, performed ceremoniously to signal the start of the blockchain swap process, took place Friday evening by Daniel and the team.

So, what do we know about the swap process?

It looks like from the Safex-BTC (the old blockchain) side two transactions are required. As explained by Daniel:

“A Safex Address [on the new blockchain] is composed of a spend public key and view public key. They are 64 bytes each.

The maximum data you can embed in a Bitcoin transaction is 80 bytes. So we can’t fit both the Public and View key in a single transaction. Therefore, we need to do it in two transaction.”

Does this mean our private keys for the new blockchain address will be exposed on the Bitcoin transaction?

Daniel further explains:

“You have two keys, a spend and a view. Each of these keys have a public and a private variation also. The new Safex Blockchain address is composed both of your public spend and view keys.”

The transaction embeds only your public view and spend keys, which made up your main address. These are needed so the migration system knows where to send your allocation of Safex Tokens and Safex Cash. With these keys alone you are unable to glean anything meaningful from your address. Nobody would be able to see your address balance or any transactions that have been performed.

Proof of the first migration transaction

As mentioned, the migration function is performed in two transaction. Daniel published a link to the Bitcoin Blockchain Explorer which shows the first and second transaction performed:

  • BTC Transaction 1: Link
  • BTC Transaction 2: Link
  • Safex Blockchain Transaction: Link

What’s next?

Now we know the actual migration functionality is working, it’s now a case of waiting for the team to finish testing the additional changes they have made on the upcoming wallet. Daniel informs us that it will be an additional weeK.

One thing we can glean from this weekend is that we will need to ensure we have enough BTC in our Safex addresses to perform two transactions (10K to 15K Satoshi should be MORE than enough). Simply send enough Bitcoin to each of your Safex addresses (this is the OLD Safex addrese i’m talking about, not the new one) and you’ll be ready for when the new wallet is released laster this week.


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Editor’s Picks: The Season Ahead in Visual Arts

“Embrace” by Shawn Heinrichs.

Light on Shadow at Southampton Arts Center

Curated by Matthew Hockley Smith, “Light on Shadow” features fine art imagery by Shawn Heinrichs, showcasing the reality of marine life under threat. “We fuse dramatic imagery with intimate and thought-provoking stories, to connect people to globally important issues and inspire action,” says Heinrichs.Presented by the Blue Sphere Foundation, an organization founded by the artist, Emmy-award winning cinematographer and marine conservationist, “Light on Shadow” will run at the Southampton Arts Center May 26 through July 16 with an opening reception on Saturday, May 26, featuring a 6 p.m. “In Conversation” between Hockley Smith and Heinrichs. Southamptonartscenter.org.

Lizzie Gill, “Miami Ready,” oil & mixed media on canvas, 2017, 46x60in, Signed.

Pasttime/Time Passed at Roman Fine Art

Roman Fine Art in East Hampton will open Pastime/Time Passed: Lizzie Gill and Ciara Rafferty on May 26, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view at the gallery through July 1. Color-splashed retro imagery, glamorized nostalgia and leisure studies of bygone eras make up Gill and Rafferty’s stylized representations of the 1950s and 60s. Romanfineart.com.

Laurie Anderson, Chalkroom, 2017, (details) room installation for vr work, 27.5 x 40.5 x 11 feet (dimensions variable); MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Anderson Brings Multimedia Exhibit to Guild Hall

Avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director Laurie Anderson will bring a multi-media exhibit to Guild Hall in East Hampton June 2 through July 22, with a private member reception on Saturday, June 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. Curated by Guild Hall museum director and chief curator Christina Strassfield, the exhibition will be divided into three components, highlighting the various media Anderson works in: virtual reality, video performance and drawings. “Chalkroom” is a virtual reality work by Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang in which the reader flies through an enormous structure made of words, drawings and stories, and was the winner of the Best Virtual Reality Experience at the 74thVenice International Film Festival. Guildhall.org.

“Shadow of the Seventh” by Mary Jane Ansell.

Secrets of the Twisted and Entwined

The RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton will open “Secrets of the Twisted and Entwined” June 16, with the show running through July 15. The show will feature artist Salvatore Alessi, an Italian painter whose newest series “Dynamic Transformations” plays on his recurring theme of fusing different visual worlds together to make what he calls “a hybrid reality.” Artist Alain Vaes is a bit of a renaissance artist having worked as a set designer, costume designer, author and illustrator. His intricate works show a detailed look at environments that are truly twisted and entwined. Matt R. Martin, from Australia, is intrigued by the human body and places his subjects in compositions that are impossible to look away from, and leaves the viewer with a sense of voyeurism. Mary Jane Ansell keeps the viewer guessing with her enigmatic portraits that seem to have a fascinating backstory. Rjdgallery.com.

Caption: Keith Sonnier (American, born 1941), SHMOO – O.G.V., 2013. Neon tubing, acrylic, aluminum, electrical wire and transformer, 131 x 92 ½ x 4 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery, New York. Photograph by Caterina Verde.

“Until Today”: Sonnier at The Parrish Art Museum

“Until Today,” an exhibit by Keith Sonnier will open at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill on July 1, and run through January 27, 2019. On July 20, the Dia Art Foundation will collaborate with the Parrish for a talk between Sonnier and his friends and fellow artists, Nate Lowman and Adam McEwan. Poet Max Blagg will read from the autobiography he is working on with Sonnier about how a Louisiana Cajun boy became an artist, illuminating the artist’s eccentric origins, in an Artist to Artist talk on July 27.

Sonnier came of artistic age in the 1960s, part of a group of artists who created sculpture by experimenting with materials and techniques outside traditional art materials and formers, and is now recognized as one of America’s most influential artists — one of the first to incorporate light into sculpture. Parrishart.org.


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Lead by students for the student, the Peer Support Centre (PSC) is an inclusive, non-academic space designed for students to gather, socialize and actively participate in initiatives that promote mental health and personal well-being. As a student, the PSC is your place for relaxation, self-exploration, and connecting with other students. We provide a number of programs and activities specific to your needs to help you actively participate and reach student-life balance. Your fellow student staff-volunteers are always ready to listen and help when needed. Come visit us today in Senator Burns Building – room NJ105!

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Sameness leads to mediocre results and decreases the probability of making your number. So how do you stand out in a crowd of "me-too" brands?

One of today’s most popular exercises for marketing leaders is the blind website review. This is where you select your competitors websites, remove the names, and evaluate the messaging of each site with the goal being to identify key differentiators.

Typically this exercise produces very little value, except to validate that most of your competitors, including your own messaging, likely says the same thing. Perhaps different words are used.  Yet the essence of what your brand does relative to your competition is the same.

Sameness leads to mediocre results. It leads to commoditization. It leads to anemic or small increases in growth. Sameness decreases the probability of making your number. So how do you stand out in a crowd of “me-too” brands?

Leading CMOs know that creating a brand is far more than flowery words and vivid colors on a website. To create a captivating and compelling brand, the marketing team must dig into the customers mindset to fully understand the pain they are trying to eliminate, or the problem they are trying to solve.

This requires an outside-in focus by spending time with a variety of buyers in the marketplace. Too often, marketers limit their interactions with their core customers. Even more often those interactions are spent with their top customers – those that provide the highest NPS scores, or who spend the most. This approach is problematic when creating a strong brand.

Taking this approach leads to sameness, or me-too messaging. After all, your existing customers only have their current frame of reference. They’ve been trained to accept what is, rather than to dream of, or desire something better.

The top CMOS, the ones who create strong brands that deliver value and break through the noise, focus on answering the following questions:

  1. What is the buyer’s pain we are solving for?
  2. What other tangential pains or annoyances surround the main pain?
  3. What challenges are you helping your buyer solve?
  4. What does the buyer dislike or distrust about brands within our industry?
  5. What does the buyer’s emotional state look like if the problem is solved?
  6. How does the buyer finish this question relative to solving their pain point – “it would be fantastic if…”. What does the “if” look like?
  7. What and where are the gaps between our current customers and our future buyers?
  8. What are the main drivers of value that peek the buyers interest? Money, time, engagement, morale, efficiency, etc.
  9. What’s the effort required for me to do business with you?
  10. What specific words/phrases does the buyer use to describe their pain/problem?

Getting answers to these questions provides a solid starting point for building, shaping, and refining your brand. These questions must be answered by the buyer. This requires both capability and capacity.

  • Does your company have the skills and talent in-house to conduct this work?
  • Do you have skilled interviewers?
  • Do you have the assessment skills needed to sift and sort through the buyer responses?
  • Does your team have the time to do this work?
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Monday, December 23, 2013

Hello to the New Year 2014

2013 was an exciting year here at Lakeshore Willows with workshops and new developments.
Now that the Christmas markets, events and workshops  are done - the photo above is from the Christmas event at Vineland Estates Winery in December - and as the year is coming to an end, it is time to make some plans for 2014.

The garden globe has been popular at workshops here and is offered as a project to do at a one-day workshop again next year.
For other workshop projects available check out "Workshops and Events"
In January and February a workshop on the Tatza basket is offered at Vineland Estates Winery in combination with a delicious lunch at the winery restaurant and also winery tour and wine & cheese pairing seminar. Scheduled dates are January 25th and February 22nd. Further information to be announced at our website and also at Vineland Estates Winery's website.

From lush and green to naked with changed colour palettes the willow is now ready to be harvested. We expect to start sometime in February - weather dependent - and living willow for propagation and living willow structures will be available after harvest.
Orders are coming in and filled as received for shipping later in winter/early spring after harvest.

A few workshops have been scheduled for January, February, March and April and information can be found on my website under "Workshops and Events".
In addition to that we are very excited about willow basketry classes in May and June with 3 of Denmark's most talented, internationally known willow artists.
Detailed information about these classes will go out in a newsletter in January as well as being posted here at the blog and on the website.
In the meantime I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year 2014.
Words and photos by Lene Rasmussen,Willows.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Willow basketry workshops scheduled

It has been a busy summer – and I will tell you more about that including my travel for basketry classes – but it is time for some willow basketry workshops here at Lakeshore willows in Wainfleet, Ontario.
I have just scheduled workshops for September, October, November and December and you can see the details on my website under Workshops and Events

The weather has been perfect this year for growing willow here and I look forward to an exceptional harvest next winter. It is not so easy to take photos in the field that will show just how large some of the willow is, but the other day I had some help. With people walking in the field by the willow I was able to capture – from a distance – just how tall some of the varieties are growing.
Right behind the two ladies are Salix miyabeana and S var ‘Daves Green’ and further down is S x ‘Americana’

I have been practising some of the techniques that Anne Mette taught at the classes here last month (see previous 3 blog posts) as I am preparing for the upcoming markets.
The Tatza baskets (Polish bread baskets) are fun to make and pretty. Using the same technique they can be made to look quite different depending on number of rods used, colours and variations in the pattern.
The baskets in the photo on the right are baskets on a Catalan base.

As it is not common that you receive any written instructions at a willow basketry class, I usually take lots of notes and photos (just love digital cameras).
Unfortunately – as I was the hostess and go to at the classes as well as participating as a student – I didn’t take the time to take notes and only a few pics. That is why you can see my little notebook on the table next to the base of the basket that I made, while I still remembered a lot, after the classes. So what I missed during the days of classes, I caught up on a few days later.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Frame willow baskets – third Hjornholm class 2013

 Also a two-day class we enjoyed making frame baskets of different styles, sizes and designs. Furthermore a few students who didn’t make it into our “Baskets on a Catalan Base” class were making a purse on a Catalan base during this class.

Anne Mette taught us the basics of making big rings of willow for the hoops of the baskets. Most of us succeeded somewhat with the rings, but when any of us had a challenge, Anne Mette’s strong hands and expertise from making hundreds of these rings quickly and seemingly without much effort magically fixed the ring.

For the rings I had cut some fresh rods of Salix dasyclados that has not been cut down the last two years and now have the strength, flexibility and tension that make for good rings. The rods had been cut 2 weeks before the class and were stored in the shade behind the barn.

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Cathryn working concentrated on her beautiful tray and in front of the barn with the finished product. Great job!

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These four baskets are basically the same although the shapes vary from almost round to oval and the sizing is different. The basket to the right has a random weave which looks very beautiful and will be finished off with bands of willow bark woven in between some of the willow.

As I mentioned in my earlier postings about Anne Mette’s classes here, it was a delight to watch how Anne Mette is able to cater to the needs of both the beginner and more experienced willow basket weaver. I believe that everyone went home full of inspiration and with some new skills learned.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Willow basket weaving – baskets on a Catalan base

After a wonderful day making Tatza baskets, Saturday and Sunday were a two-day class on baskets on a Catalan base taught by Danish basket maker Anne Mette Hjornholm.2013-07-20

Once again we started out in the barn working on the Catalan base for our baskets. The Catalan base is  beautiful and very versatile and baskets were made of different designs from a large, beautiful oval basket to purses of various shapes and weaving techniques.

Later we moved out to work in the shade of our old weeping willow and the heat wasn’t quite as unbearable there.

By the end of the day you feel kind of “sticky” and Anne Mette and Jane decided to go for a swim in the lake. You can barely see their heads as two little, black dots in the picture.

In addition to the willow weaving experience of this class old friends enjoyed the opportunity to spend time together doing one of the things that they like - making willow baskets – while chatting and exchanging news.

Everyone had a great time learning new skills and enjoying each other’s company.

Most of us chose to make a purse during this class and here is an example of an open, fitched purse.

Other purses had a closed weave and patterns were created using different weaving techinques and different willow varieties for colour:

Really, working and creating with willow is absolutely wonderful

Monday, July 29, 2013

Willow basket weaving one o' one

Anne Mette Hjornholm was here from Denmark to teach willow basket weaving again last week - and we were not disappointed! In fact, just like last year everyone was thrilled about her abilities to cater to each individual person's needs as we all are at different levels of experience.

Day one making Tatza baskets

The Tatza basket - also called a Polish bread basket - is a beautiful flat basket that can be varied in many ways. These are made using 6 x 6 willow rods of just one variety of willow and a small star of 6 x 2 rods appear in the center. Made with two or more varieties of willow with different colored bark the basket will appear quite different. It can also be varied by choosing another number of rods or by weaving another path of the rods in the center.
The day was hot and after having assembled rods for our first baskets, we soon migrated from the barn to the lawn underneath our old weeping willow. For some magical reason there always seems to be a cooler breeze in the shade there - coming from Lake Erie just across the road.
As we were working on our second baskets Anne Mette was able to keep an eye on all of us from the swing at the center of the tree. A wonderful start to 6 days of weaving.
Words and photos by Lene Rasmussen,Willows.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Willow Basket Weaving - and Opportunity

I have mentioned it before. It can be difficult, very difficult to find someone living nearby who can teach you willow basket making - that is when you live in North America.We have some good willow basket makers in this part of the world; but they are few and far between.

Last month I had the opportunity to combine visits with family and friends while in Denmark with willow weaving sessions. Although Denmark is a very small country, I believe that they have some of the very most talented willow artists in Europe and I spent a few days learning from the best and discussing opportunities.

Anne Mette Hjornholm, who will be teaching here at Lakeshore Willows for 6 days in July, offered to teach me a technique new to me. Unfortunately I didn't have room in my suitcase to bring my basket home; but it found a home at my daughter's house. This week I am making a couple more to get a better feel for it.

Anne Mette's studio is like a candy shop when you like willow basketry and art. Take a tour of her website - you can choose English text - to see some of her beautiful work.

This very charming little girl - full of energy - was at our side most of the day

Anne Mette also introduced me to two of her friends and colleagues, both members of the Danish group "Baskets4Life" as is Anne Mette.
Ane Lyngsgaard, a professional basket maker, owns "Pileriet" a former dairy renovated, rebuilt and now featuring 2 work studios, sleeping and cooking facilities for students staying there for classes as well as living quarters for Ane and her family.

This was of course another place to make me drool. Baskets and sculptures everywhere. Ane's website also features English texts as you browse some of her extraordinary work.

Dorte Tilma works her art with a multitude of materials. To mention a few: Large seaweed, willow, burning nettles, avocado shells, driftwood, bark. Besides that her skills with fibers as in knitting, sewing, weaving are fabulous and you cannot help but be inspired by her. Her website is also worth a visit for anyone interested in basketry and art.

Another internationally very well known Danish basket maker is Steen H Madsen. I was lucky to be able to book two days of "private class" with him at his studio where I - by chance - had an opportunity to meet the French basket maker and author Bernard Bertrand who was visiting for a couple of days.
Steen's knowledge about basketry and historical baskets is enormous and he has an impressive collection of baskets of all sorts. My next blog post will  about my days with him.

Opportunity, opportunity... I think there is a chance that both Ane Lyngsgaard and Steen Madsen will one day visit Lakeshore Willows to teach classes.

Words and photos by Lene Rasmussen,Willows.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

This blog, WILLOWS has for a long time now acted both as a blog and a website.
After a long time coming I finally took the time to set up a website and I hope you like it:

This, of course, means that there will be some changes to the blog as information will be placed on the website and WILLOWS will revert to being a blog with references to the website.

Words and photos by Lene Rasmussen,Willows.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

What an amazing opportunity! One of Europe's most talented willow artists - Anne Mette Hjornholm - will be visiting Lakeshore Willows again this summer to teach willow basketry classes..

If you like willow basketry, you don’t want to miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from this very talented willow artist. 4 classes with Anne Mette have been scheduled:
Friday, July 19th 2013
Saturday and Sunday July 20th-21st, 2013 (2-day class)
Monday and Tuesday July 22nd-23rd, 2013 (2-day class)
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

During the 6 days of classes a wide variety of designs and techniques will be taught and your project will be tailored after your preferences and skill level.

Each class will have a theme
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Friday the Tatza basket is taught. This is also called a Polish Bread basket. You will make 2-3 baskets of this type during this one day class.

Saturday and Sunday a wide variety of designs of baskets and purses made on a Catalan base will be available for you to choose from.

Monday and Tuesday again, a wide variety of designs of baskets, trays and sculptural designs "frame baskets with or without frames" will be available for you to choose from.

Wednesday you will learn the
Burkina technique and make 2-4 small, charming baskets at this one day class.

More information about the classes - and a registration form - can be found under the tab "Hjornholm 2013 class" at the top and don't forget to check out Anne Mette's web-site Hjornholm Pil - now also an English version.

Last year Anne Mette's class was filled within one week! So if you want to take one or more of this year's classes, make sure to register NOW.

Words and photos by Lene Rasmussen,Willows.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Living Willow Workshops Spring 2013

Winter is here, but in another month we will be anxious to get our hands dirty in the garden.
Luckily that's the time to create living willow trees for your patio and garden and we have scheduled a number of workshops during March and April. At the workshops this spring you will be able to make
Harlequin tree
Variations of the twisted tree

Or multi-stemmed columnar trees where a number of living rods are woven together in a circle or square.

For information about scheduled workshops, time, cost etc, please look under the tab "Workshops and Events" at the top.

Words and photos by Lene Rasmussen,Willows.