#Hagley college

[obwan110]

The Strap of the old schoolyard.

Aren't our kids lucky today, I was at primary school in the 1980s and we had a principal who had been a teacher from the 60s and believed in Strapping, good old Mr. Bell, he would be dead now I think.

I recall in about 1986ish we were in a water crisis in Christchurch and there was a strict water ban at our school, But kids being kids me and my small group of friends had a water fight And got caught. we were hauled into Mr Bell's office as a group and he told us all life at once I had one of my friends look over at me and he smiled and made me laugh, and Mr. Bell punched me with his finger on my chest and yelled 'What are you laughing at' I replied 'Shannon looked at me.' I don't know why but I'm smiling as I voice type this, jeez we were punks.

Another one of my teachers would throw chalk if you were misbehaving she's now the principal at my old primary school, then there was Mrs. Oliver She would grab your cheeks and squeeze your cheeks together, and tell you off, My older brother also had her as a teacher and would talk about the way she grabs people's cheeks in a joking manner.

Another one of my teachers Mr. D he would also strap happy and would use intimidation by moving the strap across your desk, if the strap made it to your desk he would strap you. once he strapped an empty desk and the disk fell apart.

I'm not saying that these guys were bad teachers they weren't. Mr. D wrote in my school report that I am concerned for OBwans future, my dad got me tutoring after seeing that school report. but life has thrown me a few curveballs and I have to say he was right about me.

it was funny when I entered high school in the 90s I dated Mr. Ds niece very briefly she told me he was living down south.

lucky me also had a father who would wake me with the vacuum cleaner pipe if I played up, like not going to school was my biggest thing. I hated school I was bullied on and off at every school, primary intermediate and high school, didn't grow out of it until I went to Hagley college for my 5th and 6th form years, and my attempt at Lincoln University I went one day and anxiety took over.

Today kids would be assessed for ADHD and ADD but that wasn't even a thing in the 80s, I could be wrong though, I did have a reading assistance teacher, mum and I would bike to another school because my school didn't have the resources.

After I left school I joined the LDS church (17 yrs old) met my future employer there he had just started a start-up business (early 2000s) that became a multi-million dollar business today 2023. I stayed there 7 years During that time I got married and had a child, and left the church, and went to Polytech CPIT or ARA today, and tried Carpentry. During that time my wife and I split which made school really really hard emotionally. (25)

During carpentry, Quantity Surveying (QS) caught my eye, and I dropped carpentry and enrolled in that, a Diploma course that should be longer than 2 years lol The workload was crazy, I should have done it part-time. I only did the first year and didn't return, like some of my other classmates.

[justforbooks]

Brian Griffin, who has died aged 75, was one of the most original and influential British photographers of his generation. His images of Kate Bush, Donald Sutherland, Iggy Pop and Damien Hirst, and his album covers for Echo and the Bunnymen and Depeche Mode, are some of the most famous pictures of the 1980s.

For the cover of Depeche Mode’s 1982 LP, A Broken Frame, Griffin transposed Soviet social realism to a cornfield off the M11 in East Anglia, and the result was named by Life magazine as one of the greatest images of the decade. His virtuosity saw him declared photographer of the decade by the Guardian in 1989.

His work, which has been exhibited globally, is in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the V&A, the Arts Council and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Griffin’s success capturing the glossy worlds of money and hairspray was rooted in something darker. He was forged in the Black Country, the industrial heartland of the West Midlands, and the influence of the factories, and the harsh light from the furnaces, suffused his early photography. He had a relentless work ethic and would do anything to succeed in a world far removed from that of his upbringing.

He was born in Birmingham, the only child of Edith (nee Moore) and James Griffin, who were both factory workers. The family lived in a two-up, two-down in Lye, where every street had a factory. Young Brian felt that “the whole world appeared to be partly made of metal. Everything you touched seemed to be iron and steel.” After passing the 11-plus exam he went to Halesowen technical school, then went to work at the age of 16.

In 1965 he was making conveyors for readymix concrete plants when the factory foreman suggested he join Hagley camera club, where he picked up a camera for the first time. He then got a job at British Steel and was working as a nuclear pipework engineering estimator in 1969 when everything changed. Devastated by the end of a love affair, he decided to leave his old life behind.

Griffin’s only means of escape was photography, so he put some of his camera club images into a Boots photo album and applied to art colleges. He was accepted into Manchester Art School at the age of 21, where he studied with Martin Parr and Daniel Meadows.

In the college library he devoured books on art, and after graduating and moving to London, he spent weeks at the National Film theatre immersing himself in German and French cinema. Inspired, he began to look for work.

In 1972 he went to see the art director of Management Today magazine. Griffin’s talent was plain to see, and he was immediately put to work. He shot a shadowy monochromatic image of rush hour on London Bridge from the back of a cab, calling it his Metropolis image, after Fritz Lang’s expressionist masterpiece. Prior to this, Griffin had doubted his ability, but now he knew that he could make it as a photographer, he unleashed his artistry.

Through his images for the magazine, Griffin introduced surrealism to the boardroom. His industrial background meant that he clicked with the businessmen who were his subjects, and the captains of industry played ball. He wittily subverted the corporate power of the men he photographed by introducing discordant juxtapositions, building tension. He wound intrigue throughout his work, stopping the viewer in their tracks, making them take time over his images, and his work began to be recognised.

Ambitious, he wanted to expand his repertoire and earn more money. He understood that the style he had honed in the business world would translate into the pop sphere, where post-punk bands were eschewing bondage trousers in favour of being suited and booted. He went to Stiff Records and photographed Elvis Costello and the Attractions and Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Recognition followed and commissions flooded in. He worked for Esquire, Rolling Stone, the Face, Time Out, the Sunday Times and the Observer, in advertising for British Airways, BMW and Levi Jeans, and photographed Brian May in a series for Sony Walkman in 1980.

That year he moved to Rotherhithe, a working-class area of south London on the banks of the Thames. He loved the place, recognised its people and was to stay there all his life. He set up a studio from where he continued to push the boundaries of the conventional. Using his background in engineering, allied to his innate creativity, he built lighting machines and used knicker elastic and ping-pong balls to create startling special effects in an analogue age.

Some experiments led to happy accidents: his highly regarded 1984 image of Siouxsie Sioux, intended as a double exposure, was in fact a triple: “It was wrong, but so right,” he said.

In the days before social media, aside from magazines, the main showcase for a photographer’s work was on walls, be they in galleries or town centres. Griffin’s first solo London exhibition was at Contrast Gallery in 1981, and the posters of his work for bands such as Spandau Ballet and Ultravox were plastered across the land. His family finally saw his work and were proud: they had always wanted more for Brian than factory life.

As well as portraiture, he produced numerous documentary projects. In 1986 he photographed construction workers at the Broadgate development in the City of London. At the time he was still reeling from the death of his father from lung cancer, due to a life inhaling cast-iron dust. The project allowed Griffin to pay homage to his father and to all working people: he monumentalised the men “like knights lying in state in a cathedral with their swords”.

In 1989 he left still photography to make television commercials, music videos and short films, but returned a decade later. In 2003 he produced a project to aid Birmingham’s bid to become the European City of Culture. He worked promoting the 2012 London Olympics and in 2015 his photo-essay, Himmelstrasse, movingly documented the railway tracks in Poland that transported people to Nazi death camps. He continued to work up until the end of his life, with new projects still in the pipeline.

He had more than 20 monographs published in his lifetime and won numerous awards. In 2013 the Royal Photographic Society awarded him their Centenary Medal, and the following year he received an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University for his lifetime contribution to his home city.

Griffin’s 1980 marriage to the photographer Frances Newman ended in divorce. Their daughter, Layla, died in 2020; he is survived by their son, Danz, and three grandchildren.

🔔Brian James Griffin, photographer, born 13 April 1948; died 27 January 2024

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship 2024

Are you interested in studying in the USA? Well, we have some great news for you! The Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship is now accepting applications. This article will tell you all about the fellowship, why you should apply, and how to apply step by step. Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship 2024-2025 is a fully funded PhD scholarship for international students. This fellowship will provide $25,000, an office, stack access, inter-library loan privileges, internet access, the opportunity to present a paper in Hagley’s seminar series, and the use of Hagley’s discounted scholar’s accommodations. The Business and Politics Fellow, just like other National Fellows, is matched with an experienced scholar in their field who will act as a mentor and offer valuable advice throughout the year. Additionally, the Fellow participates in meetings during the fall and spring seasons and receives instruction on how to reach a broader audience. Scholarship Summary - Level of Study: PhD - Institution(s): Jefferson Scholars Foundation - Study in: USA - Courses Offered: — Business — Politics - Program Period: Three academic years - Deadline: February 01, 2024 Scholarship Coverage The Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship offers a range of benefits to its candidate. - The Fellow is granted a payment of $25,000 for the duration of one year. - They will also have access to an office, stacks, inter-library loan privileges, internet access, and the chance to present a paper in Hagley's seminar series. Additionally, they will be able to utilize Hagley's discounted scholar's accommodations. Eligibility Criteria for Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship To be eligible for Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria: - Required Languages: English - Eligible Countries: All World Countries. - An applicant must be a Ph.D. candidate who is expecting to complete his or her dissertation by the conclusion of the Fellowship year. This is not a post-doctoral fellowship. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply. - Each Fellow is required to participate in two conferences, one in the fall and one in the spring. The conferences provide a forum for presenting research and findings to the scholarly community at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation and the University of Virginia. The spring conference, in particular, provides an opportunity to receive feedback from mentors who are also in attendance. Expenses for both conferences are paid for by the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. - Residence at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation is encouraged but not required for all Fellows, with the exception of the Jefferson Scholars/Hagley Library Dissertation Fellowship (which requires residence at the Hagley Libraryduring the academic year). With the exception of the Jefferson Scholars/Hagley Library Fellow, Fellows who choose to be in residence will receive an additional stipend of $1,500 in lieu of costs associated with Fellows’ travel and lodging for the spring and fall conferences. - All Fellows, regardless of residency, are expected to participate in and contribute to the interdisciplinary community of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. ALSO APPLY: Imperial College President’s PhD Scholarships 2024 How to Apply for Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship? To apply for this fellowship, please follow the instructions provided below. The application comprises the following materials and must adhere to the specified word or page limits. - Applicant information sheet - Project description (1,200 words) – describe your dissertation or book, state the thesis, explain how it contributes to or revises existing scholarship, and how or why you decided on this particular topic - Op-ed or blog post (750 words) – a published or sample op-ed (like those featured in the New York Times) or a published or sample blog post (like those appearing on Slate.com) that applies a major finding from your research to a current public policy problem - Bibliography (3 pages) - Curriculum vitae (2 pages) - Writing sample (40 pages maximum) – selected sample should consist of one chapter from your dissertation with a one-page introduction that situates the chapter in the broader project OR an accepted/published journal article - TWO letters of recommendation (one of which must be from your advisor). Letters of recommendation are initiated through the application process or may be sent to the Selection Board at nationalfellows@jeffersonscholars.org. Website To know more about Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship, please visit official website: http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/national-fellowship  We hope you found this article helpful. If you have any questions, thoughts, or experiences you’d like to share, we encourage you to leave a comment below. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to more update via the bell icon. Disclaimer: Scholarshint is an independent publisher, The information provided is for educational purposes only and we encourage you to seek more clarified details from the source official website.  Read the full article

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DACC Lists Honors Students for Spring Semester

DANVILLE – Danville Area Community College has released a list of its honor students for the Spring 2023 Semester.   A student must carry 12 or more credit hours and a straight A (4.0) average on a 4.0 scale to be included on the President’s List. To be included on the Honors List, a student must carry 12 or more credit hours and have a B+ (3.5) grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Danville Area Community College

Spring 2023 President’s & Honors Lists

President’s List

Spain

                           Candela Nevares Garcia; Maria Sobany Bosch

Malawi

                           Josephine Kamwela

Florida

Tampa

                           Briana Hernandez

Illinois

Alvin                             

                           Nicholas Garmon

Armstrong                    

                           Olivia Logue; Justin Wilken

Bismarck                      

                           Allison Bostwick; Landon Potter; Dianne Trimble

Catlin                           

Kayleigh Davis; Holden Dunavan; Taylor Garwood; Macallister Hill; Rebecca Rogers

Champaign                   

                           Mark Hardwidge

Charleston                    

                           Ashlynn McPeak

Chrisman                      

                           Chris Christensen

Crescent City                

                           Madison Hamilton

Danville                        

Wariya Alhassan; Joan Applegate; Amber Atkinson; Rebecca Balla; Xitlally Bonilla; Ne'Kedra Cain; Anna Carrion; Rowan Clawson; Jeremiah Cooper; Isabella Courson; Hannah Creed; Joel Cundiff; Olivia Edgington; Noah Gomez; Teagyn Goodwin; Meghan Gross; Dalton Hagley; Marlee Harper; Jennifer Huckstadt; Lindsey Janssen; Tamara Jimson;  Anna Lehmann; Lenox Li; Latana Lillard; Layla Martinez; Jacob Maskel; Amanda Nelson; Carson Pollom; Ethan Rayburn; Sierra Ritter; Janaeja Rose; Edwin Sanchez; Braeden Skoog; Maxeen Smart; Kember Spickard; Lewis Towne; Britney Van Camp; Charlene Walsh; Grace Ward; Cassie Warren; Madison Watson; Katelyn Welch; Donald Wills

Fairmount                    

                           Aaron Dean

Hoopesotn                   

                           Tori Birge; Gage Hopkins; Amanda Inman; Skyler Morgan

Mahomet                      

                           Ahmad Al-Heeti

Mattoon                       

                           Raven Morrison

Milford                         

                           Craig VanHoveln

Oakwood                      

Rebekah Allsopp; Lane Bensyl; Jarron Fleming; Travis Goodner; Hayley Mascari; Kimberly Montgomery; Grant Powell; Charles Rieches; Brevin Wells

Paris                             

                           Drew Pinkston

Philo                             

                           Kyleigh Weller

Potomac                       

                           Violet McCool; Seth Pollitt

Ridge Farm                   

                           Chloe Pickett

Rossville                       

                           Heidi Goble; Hunter Howe; Morgan Miller

Sidell                            

                           Hazelyn Hunter

Tuscola                         

                           Alexis Koester

Urbana                         

                           Stella Obasi; Kanayochukwu Onyedibe

Westville                      

                           Chloe Brant; Caleb Brasker; Jack Duensing; Joshua Miller; Emma Myers

Indiana

Anderson                      

                           Jacob Lee

Brazil                            

                           Hayden Smith

Cayuga                         

                           Angela Schwartzkopf

Covington                    

Alyssa Cheuvront; Margo Galloway; Briley Peyton; Calvin Springer; Alexandra VanVickle

Indianapolis                  

                           Linda Ogedegbe

Kingman                       

                           Lydia Van Huysen

Mentone                      

                           Owen Kirchenstien

Osgood                         

                           Elizabeth Pavy

Williamsport                 

                           Keenan Ashby

Honors List

Michigan

Almont                         

                           Kylar Fisher

Ohio

Blacklick                       

                           Nevaeh Reaves

Illinois

Bismarck                      

                           Ethan Edwards; Parker Stonecipher

Catlin                           

                      Jaiden Baum; Matthew Crawford; Emily Fier; Samantha Henthorn; Grace Niedzwiecki; Emily Watson

Chicago                        

                           Lauren Crawley

Danville                        

                      Gracie Arnett; Leighton Arnett; Adrianna Beasley; Ka'Mya Bellik; Michele Budnovich; Karsyn Coon; Hadley Cox; Froylan Cruz; Debra Cummings; Paili Davis; Benjamin Dickerson; Brenda Fisher; Jameya Glover; Tedrone Gouard; Jayla Greer; Ca'Rron Hill; Lexi Hudson; Anasha Huguley; Samantha Kamplain; Brooklynne Klett; Christopher La Combe; William Landis; Trenton Lewis; Elisa Loredo; Jericho Maniquis; Kalia Mason; Declan Miller; Jacob Moore; Michael Moore; Prayse Odomes; Aaron Olmstead; Ashlynn Pinnick; Seth Rayburn; Adan Rivera; Tah'yah Rose; Vivianna Ruffo; Ruth Salazar; Andrew Sentelle; Shahd Shillo; Sebastian Skinner; Raenyn Sliva; Shania Smith; Frederick Soderstrom; Jennifer Stovall; Damon Terrell; Rylie Terrell; Samantha Tomlinson; Haziel Trujillo; Nomorya White; Abigail Wilson; Benjamin Winn; Ella Wolfe; Naomi Woods; Mia Yant

East Lynn                     

                           Abigail Walder

Georgetown                 

Alexia Fellers; Erica Hughey; Jennifer Jurumbo; Makaelyn Lagacy; LaVonte Taylor; Hunter Way; Tristan Youngblood

Hoopeston                   

                           Maria Alvarado; Ashley Cadle; William Franke; Kayden Wallace; Brady Woods

Mahomet                      

                           Gunner Bohlen

Marine                          

                           Alixandria Grenzebach

Milford                         

                           Jessica Hines

Muncie                         

                           Emma Morman

Oakwood                      

                           Madison Doan;  Koby Fletcher; Raiden Jackson; Austin McDaniel; Lesley Rameno;

                           Isaiah Ruch; William Sandusky; Madison Wells

Pesotum                       

                           Melanie McFarland

Potomac                       

                      Patrick Fitzsimmons; Casey Grant; Madelyn Hudson; Mason McMasters; Leanne Rogers

Ridge Farm                   

                           Matthew Coleman

Rossville                       

                           Alyvia Jackson; Sabrina Koenig; Lindsay Trunnell

Sheldon                        

                           Julia Bushnell

Tilton                           

                           Karlee Belton; Trinity Dokey; Elena Harris

Urbana                         

                           Chiedozie Anyika; Sconeadria Bowdry; Ugochukwu Echendu; Anika Ford

Westville        ��             

                           Lori Gnaden; Lydia Gondzur; Isaac Hughes; McKenzie Meinders;  Zoee Troxel

Indiana

Covington                    

                           Hailynn Herzog; Jade Skidmore

Evansville                     

                           Matthew Bunnell; Ryan Caddell

Remington                   

                           Xavier Cantrell

Williamsport                 

                           Ethan Hickman

[hagleyvault]

When Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr. started at DuPont in 1964, he was only the fourth African American with a doctorate in chemistry to join the company.

Over the course of a thirty-two-year career, Memeger amassed fourteen patents and left his mark on some of DuPont’s most famous products, like Kevlar, the synthetic fiber found in bulletproof vests. His passion for chemistry has also influenced his career as an artist; Memeger’s pieces often explore geometrical themes reminiscent of molecular models. On February 24, Hagley Library, in partnership with Clark Atlanta University and Bloomfield College, premiered Dr. Wesley Memeger, Jr., Science Into Art, a special documentary chronicling the life of Dr. Wesley Memeger, Jr. Now, we’re please to announce the debut of a digital exhibit to accompany that work.

The exhibit, Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr.: Scientist, Artist, Activist, covers key points of Memeger’s life story and makes use of archival photographs as well as clips from an oral history of Dr. Memeger conducted by Dr. Jeanne Nutter in 2020, which also served as the primary source for the documentary. Visitors to the exhibit can listen as Memeger recounts his journey, beginning as the son and grandson of farmers in St. Augustine, Florida during the era of Jim Crow laws, following his interest in science to Clark College, a historically Black university in Atlanta, at the height of the movement for Black civil rights, to his career at DuPont and his intriguing transition from scientist to artist.

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Hello lovely librarian! I recently read Enigma Variations by Coriaria, and I was wondering if you had any recs for more of this vibe - kind of historical au I guess? Thank you ❤️

Hello friend! The Librarian has many historic AUs, so there’s a collection below sorted by era. There’s also an Ancient AU list you might like, and  @wolfstarwarehouse  has an amazingly extensive list that you can find here. Happy reading! 

Ancient AU

Wolfstar Historic AUs

WWI + WWII

*fic referenced

Enigma Variations by Coriaria  When Sirius Black is unmasked as a spy, it seems that nearly everyone in Bletchley Park knew all along that something wasn't right about him. But Lily Evans thinks otherwise. She knows that if Black really was a spy, he'd have done it properly, and would have never been caught. Remus Lupin doesn't believe Sirius is a spy either. According to the landlady, she found the stolen ciphers in his room between the pages of a magazine filled with photos of half-naked women. And Remus knows that such a magazine would hold no interest for Sirius. It's not much to go on, but both Remus and Lily are determined to get to the truth. A man's life depends upon it.

The Rosary by @fluorescentgrey-blog On a Thursday in April 1943 Remus took the train from London to Birmingham, where a stately black car was waiting at the station to take him a short drive southwest to Hagley. In a wood on the estate of the Viscount Cobham of Hagley Hall four local boys hunting quail had found a woman’s skeleton in a wych elm tree.

Or, a Portrait of the Mathematician as a Young Man by zambla Historical AU. University of Cambridge, 1931. Remus J. Lupin, a mathematics scholar at King’s College, has fallen in with a set of friends who called themselves The Marauders—and at its masthead the dissolute aristocratic heir, Lord Sirius Black.

In No Man's Land by Minnow_53  Spring 1942. Sirius is in London to see Remus on a twenty-four hour leave.

Hope by @toyhto They told him to run and he ran and certainly there was a point in all this but all he could think about was the boy in the trench.

Regency Era

The Boy in the Bordello by @yumenouveau Regency Era - London- Sirius has spent the last five years starting a new life for himself as a brothel worker until late one night a stranger enters his room wanting only to talk.

A Love Match by the_gramophone Ever since Sirius Black parted ways with his family, he doesn't see the point in attending Society events just so people can gossip about him. Until one day, he meets Mr. Remus Lupin, new to Town and possibly the most captivating man he's ever met. But what could he possibly have to offer him when he's lost everything?

A matter of the heart by @engie-ivy The time had come for the fortunate heir of the most ancient and noble house of Black to secure himself of an advantageous marriage. A feat which should not be proven difficult for the handsome and becoming young man, were it not for the young Mr. Black to dismiss all his admirer’s attentions. I dare say, the only person he seemed to find agreeable was the young Mr. Lupin, a boy solemnly dependent on what was bestowed upon him out of charity by Mrs. Potter, but with no fortune and no prospects of himself.

Early America

The Woods by @fluorescentgrey-blog Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1692. "How oft have you eat and drunk your own damnation?"

Victorian Era & 19th Century

Kindred Spirits by shoebox_addict Anne with an E/Victorian!AU Remus Lupin, tired of the bullying he receives at school in his small village, leaves to spend the summer with Alphard, the kindly uncle of his friend Andi. A fellow guest at Alphard's house captures Remus' heart and makes him realize he's not so alone.

Untold Blessings by @aryastark-valarmorghulis Magic once existed in England and has finally returned. Mr Sirius Black, a gifted magician, ventures, rash and ill-prepared, into Faerie.

Deepwood Wreathing by Chromat1cs

A baron in Victorian London, Sirius Black is very near his breaking point of simply absconding into the obscurity of the forest. That is, until a rent boy going by the name of Remus arrives to turn his reality on its head in one fell swoop.

1920s

in the current, moving forward by @alifeincoffeespoons

In the scorching summer of 1926, Remus Lupin—war veteran, Yale alumnus, starving artist—moves to West Egg, Long Island to write.

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SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND

South Island New Zealand - Our high 16 locations of the place to go in New Zealand South Island - If you're searching for spectacular surroundings, some superb locations to go to, with a variety of sights, actions and South Island journey. Dominating the South Island of New Zealand are the Southern Alps, which run the complete size of the island. Queenstown is the journey capital of New Zealand, and a terrific location to discover Milford Sound and Fiordland Nationwide Park. Within the south is Dunedin with its Scottish heritage and numerous wildlife. To the north are sunny Nelson and Marlborough, well-known for his or her wines and meals.

1) Queenstown

New Zealand's primary all 12 months-spherical alpine resort, magnificently situated beside Lake Wakatipu within the Southern Alps, Queenstown has each journey exercise possible. You possibly can strive your hand at jetboating, white water rafting or bungee leaping. In winter strive snowboarding on the close by ski resorts of the Remarkables and Coronet Peak.

2) Fiordland National Park

The biggest Nationwide Park in New Zealand is Fiordland, dwelling to the magical Milford Sound and Mitre Peak. Much less well-known, however even bigger, is Uncertain Sound. Take a cruise, go sea kayaking or fishing or strive one of many many hikes within the park.

3) West Coast Glaciers

The West Coast of New Zealand has the enduring Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers. Strolling to the face of the glacier, taking a guided stroll or helihike on the glaciers is a must-do New Zealand attraction. Take pleasure in spectacular mirror-like reflections of magnificent Mt Prepare dinner in close by Lake Matheson.

4) Dunedin

A previous College city, Dunedin is a novel mixture of historic buildings, Scottish and gold mining historical past, together with pure wildlife sights of Otago Peninsula.

5) Christchurch

Christchurch, New Zealand is the biggest metropolis and essential gateway to the South Island of New Zealand and is also known as the "Backyard Metropolis", with its picturesque parks and gardens. Take an experience on the Christchurch Tram, go punting on the Avon River because it winds its means by way of Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens.

6) Nelson Region

A space is synonymous with arts and crafts, fantastic meals and wine, and the gateway to the pure wonders of Abel Tasman Nationwide Park, Golden Bay and Nelson Lakes Nationwide Parks.

7) Marlborough Region

Well-known for wine and meals, in addition to the close-by nature lovers paradise of the Marlborough Sounds. Marlborough is world well-known for Sauvignon Blanc wine and visiting one of many wineries is a should. Out of doors pursuits together with swimming with the dolphins, fishing, climbing or kayaking within the Marlborough and Queen Charlotte Sounds.

8) Aoraki - Mount Cook

New Zealand's highest mountain is a good place to base your self for scenic flights over Mt Cook and the glaciers, climbing, wonderful fly fishing, 4WD journeys or taking a glacier boat journey on the Tasman Glacier lake. You'll be able to go to the Sir Edmund Hilary mountaineering centre or strive star gazing within the night.

9) Hanmer Springs

Right here you'll be able to keep and chill out within the well-known Thermal Scorching Springs and Spa, have a therapeutic massage or spend time searching the boutique outlets within the village. Hanmer Springs can be nice for mountain biking, climbing or strolling on the forest trails, taking a jetboat experience and even bungee leaping.

10) Kaikoura

The small seaside city of Kaikoura, surrounded by gorgeous mountain surroundings of the Southern Alps, is a mecca for wildlife. Right here you'll be able to go whale watching, swim with the dolphins or seals, and look at pelagic sea birds of their pure setting. At night time strive the native crayfish (lobster) or different seafood specialities.

11) Wanaka

The idyllic small city of Wanaka, New Zealand is usually bypassed by guests. Nonetheless, Wanaka has a terrific vary of household actions, in addition to being a really perfect base for journey fanatics thinking about climbing, fishing, mountaineering, snowboarding or snowboarding. Wanaka has 2 world-class ski areas of Cardrona and Treble Cone, in addition, to cross-nation snowboarding on the Snow Farm, and freestyle snowboarding or snowboarding on the Snow Park.

12) Stewart Island

Stewart Island is strictly talking not a part of the South Island, however, is as a substitute New Zealand's third-largest island. It's not often visited by the primary time customer to New Zealand. Consequently, it has managed to take care of its unspoilt pure appeal. Stewart Island is a haven for nature fanatics with alternatives for fowl watching, fishing, climbing and kayaking.

13) Greymouth

The West Coast of New Zealand's largest city, Greymouth is the flip round level for the TranzAlpine specific from Christchurch, and in addition an area with quite a lot of historical past revolving across the previous gold mines. Join from right here with automobile rental or coach companies to the opposite West Coast sights.

14) Hokitika

A small vibrant historic city on the West Coast, dwelling to a thriving arts and crafts neighbourhood. Every year the Hokitika Wild Meals Pageant is held in March. Do not miss it, in case you are there presently of 12 months!

15) Akaroa

Simply 75kms from Christchurch, Akaroa has a terrific English and French historical past. You'll be able to simply spend a day seeing the historic buildings, boutique outlets, arts & crafts, or taking outing at an area cafe. For nature lovers, a dolphin cruise on Akaroa harbour is to not be missed.

16) Punakaiki

Situated on one of the crucial spectacular scenic coastal drives on this planet, Punakaiki is legendary for the world-renowned Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.

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Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm?

The words “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm – Hagley Wood” first appeared graffitied on a wall in Upper Dean Street, Birmingham in the year 1944. Immediately, links were made to the discovery of the body of a young woman in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, a year earlier.

On the 18th April, 1943, four boys were poaching in the local Hagley woods, part of the Hagley Estate. Coming across a large Wych Elm tree, one of the boys climbed it to search for birds’ nests. Looking down into the hollow trunk of the tree, the boy discovered a human skull. As the boys were on the land illegally, they originally agreed to return the skull to where it was found and to go home without mentioning the discovery. However, it didn’t take long for the youngest of the boys to become uneasy and to reveal the discovery to his parents.

Police subsequently searched the area and found the skeleton of a woman inside the trunk of the tree, including a shoe, a wedding ring, and some scraps of clothing. The remains of a hand were found a short distance from the tree. Professor James Webster performed the forensic investigation on the remains, deducing that the woman had died approximately 18 months prior, meaning the time of death was around October 1941. A piece of taffeta was found inside the mouth of the skull, leading to the theory that she was suffocated with this material. It was also determined that the woman was placed inside the tree not long after her death, as she could not have fitted inside the trunk after the start of rigor mortis.

Given that the UK was in the midst of the second world war, authorities found that the records of missing people were far too vast to be able to identify the woman easily. In 1944, the message in Birmingham appeared, followed in later years by similar phrases written on the Hagley Obelisk close to the area where the woman was discovered. Police worked to try to determine who “Bella” could have been.

In 1945, Margaret Murray, an anthropologist from University College London, presented her theory. She believed that “Bella” had been killed in an occult ritual by gypsies and that the removal of her hand was consistent with a ritual called the Hand of Glory (whereby the hand of a criminal is removed after death and is deemed to hold spiritual powers).

Other theories are that Bella was a local prostitute by the name of Luebella who had worked on Hagley Road and was reported missing in 1941, that she was the lover of a German spy, and that she was a Dutch woman killed by a group of spies for knowing too much.

In 1953, a woman named Una Mossop came to the police to say that her late husband Jack Mossop had spoken to her about placing a drunken woman inside a tree. Apparently after discovering a drunken woman on a night out, he and a friend had placed the unconscious woman inside the hollow trunk of a tree so that she might wake up and “see the error of her ways”. Jack was sent to a mental hospital in Stafford and had regular nightmares about a woman staring out at him from a tree. He died in the mental hospital before the body of the woman was discovered.

As of today, it hasn’t been determined who Bella was, or indeed who put Bella in the Witch Elm.

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Fantasieherz, schöner Verstand. Pt XXIII Das Ende (R).

Memorials

 Tolkien and the characters and places from his works have become the namesake of various things around the world. These include street names, mountains, companies, species of animals and plants as well as other notable objects.

By convention, certain classes of features on Saturn's moon Titan are named after elements from Middle-earth. Colles (small hills or knobs) are named for characters, while montes (mountains) are named for mountains of Middle-earth. There are also asteroids named for Bilbo Baggins and Tolkien himself.

Three mountains in the Cadwallader Range of British Columbia, Canada, have been named after Tolkien's characters. These are Mount Shadowfax, Mount Gandalf and Mount Aragorn. On 1 December 2012, it was announced in the New Zealand press that a bid was launched for the New Zealand Geographic Board to name a mountain peak near Milford Sound after Tolkien for historical and literary reasons and to mark Tolkien's 121st birthday.

The "Tolkien Road" in Eastbourne, East Sussex, was named after Tolkien whereas the "Tolkien Way" in Stoke-on-Trent is named after Tolkien's eldest son, Fr. John Francis Tolkien, who was the priest in charge at the nearby Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Angels and St. Peter in Chains. In the Hall Green and Moseley areas of Birmingham there are a number of parks and walkways dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien—most notably, the Millstream Way and Moseley Bog. Collectively the parks are known as the Shire Country Parks. Also in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England there are a collection of roads in the 'Weston Village' named after locales of Middle Earth, namely Hobbiton Road, Bree Close, Arnor Close, Rivendell, Westmarch Way and Buckland Green.

In the Dutch town of Geldrop, near Eindhoven, the streets of an entire new neighbourhood are named after Tolkien himself ("Laan van Tolkien") and some of the best-known characters from his books.

In the Silicon Valley towns of Saratoga and San Jose in California, there are two housing developments with street names drawn from Tolkien's works. About a dozen Tolkien-derived street names also appear scattered throughout the town of Lake Forest, California. The Columbia, Maryland, neighbourhood of Hobbit's Glen and its street names (including Rivendell Lane, Tooks Way, and Oakenshield Circle) come from Tolkien's works.

In the field of taxonomy, over 80 taxa (genera and species) have been given scientific names honouring, or deriving from, characters or other fictional elements from The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and other works set in Middle-earth.  Several taxa have been named after the character Gollum (also known as Sméagol), as well as for various hobbits, the small humanlike creatures such as Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Various elves, dwarves, and other creatures that appear in his writings as well as Tolkien himself have been honoured in the names of several species, including the amphipod Leucothoe tolkieni, and the wasp Shireplitis tolkieni. In 2004, the extinct hominid Homo floresiensis was described, and quickly earned the nickname "hobbit" due to its small size. In 1978, Paleontologist Leigh Van Valen named over 20 taxa of extinct mammals after Tolkien lore in a single paper. In 1999, entomologist Lauri Kaila described 48 new species of Elachista moths and named 37 of them after Tolkien mythology. It has been noted that "Tolkien has been accorded formal taxonomic commemoration like no other author."

Since 2003, The Tolkien Society has organized Tolkien Reading Day, which takes place on 25 March in schools around the world.

In 2013, Pembroke College, Oxford University established an annual lecture on fantasy literature in Tolkien's honour.

Commemorative plaques

Sarehole Mill's blue plaque

The Plough and Harrow's blue plaque

There are seven blue plaques in England that commemorate places associated with Tolkien: one in Oxford, one in Bournemouth, four in Birmingham and one in Leeds. One of the Birmingham plaques commemorates the inspiration provided by Sarehole Mill, near which he lived between the ages of four and eight, while two mark childhood homes up to the time he left to attend Oxford University and the other marks a hotel he stayed at before leaving for France during World War I. The plaque in West Park, Leeds, commemorates the five years Tolkien enjoyed at Leeds as Reader and then Professor of English Language at the University. The Oxford plaque commemorates the residence where Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and most of The Lord of the Rings.

Address

Commemoration

Date unveiled

Issued by

Sarehole Mill, Hall Green, Birmingham

"Inspired"  1896–1900 (i.e. lived nearby)

15 August 2002

Birmingham  Civic Society and The Tolkien Society[225]

1 Duchess Place, Ladywood,  Birmingham

Lived near here 1902–1910

Unknown

Birmingham Civic Society[226]

4 Highfield Road, Edgbaston,  Birmingham

Lived here 1910–1911

Unknown

Birmingham  Civic Society and The Tolkien Society[227]

Plough  and Harrow, Hagley Road, Birmingham

Stayed here June 1916

June 1997

The Tolkien Society[228]

2  Darnley Road, West Park, Leeds

First academic appointment, Leeds

1 October 2012

The  Tolkien Society and the Leeds Civic Trust

20 Northmoor Road, North Oxford

Lived here 1930–1947

3 December 2002

Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board[229]

Hotel  Miramar, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth

Stayed  here regularly from the 1950s until 1972

10 June 1992 by Priscilla Tolkien

Borough of Bournemouth[230]

Another two plaques marking buildings associated with Tolkien are:-

·         On a residence in Harrogate where Tolkien convalesced from trench fever in 1917.

·         On 76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford, his home from 1953 to 1968.

Artwork

In 2012, Tolkien was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork—the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover—to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires.

Autographs

Tolkien rarely signed his works, and his autograph has become highly valued by collectors.

Unlike other authors of the genre, Tolkien never favoured signing his works. Owing to his popularity, handsigned copies of his letters or of the first editions of his individual writings have however achieved high values at auctions, and forged autographs may occur on the market. In particular, the signed first hardback edition of The Hobbit from 1937 has reportedly been offered for $85,000. Collectibles also include non-fiction books with hand-written annotations from Tolkien's private library.

Canonization process

On September 2, 2017, the Oxford Oratory, Tolkien's parish church during his time in Oxford, offered its first Mass for the intention of Tolkien's cause for beatification to be opened.

A prayer was written for his cause:

O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having graced the Church with John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and for allowing the poetry of Your Creation, the mystery of the Passion of Your Son, and the symphony of the Holy Spirit, to shine through him and his sub-creative imagination. Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Wisdom of God Incarnate, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with You. Grant us, by his intercession, and according to Your will, the graces we implore [....], hoping that he will soon be numbered among Your saints. Amen.

[irvinenewshq]

De Kocks very good salvo Hobarts merciless rain: Takeaways from Proteas World Cup opener

The Proteas have been unlucky to be robbed by the rain after they could not procure a consequence in opposition to Zimbabwe in Hobart on Monday. South Africa did all it might to get a consequence, however the rain received in the way in which, they usually might solely get a degree. Such was SA’s climate’s curse, it was the primary sport in Hobart out of 9 to be impacted by the aspect. The Proteas have been robbed of what was a deserved win in opposition to Zimbabwe in Hobart, however there have been a number of issues that went proper for them regardless of the truncated nature of the sport. Listed below are 5 speaking factors from Monday’s washed-out sport: When De Kock fires, SA fires South Africa’s final failure ultimately 12 months’s T20 World Cup was their lack of intent after they chased down small totals in opposition to the West Indies and Bangladesh. That lesson was clearly heeded and remembered by Quinton de Kock, who took the sport by the scruff of the neck and chased the rain deadline. His 18-ball 47 noticed him drive SA’s 51/0 in three overs they usually solely wanted 13 extra to seal the sport, however the rain intervened. There will likely be sterner bowling assaults within the type of India and Pakistan, however De Kock has set out a batting stall the Proteas should depend on for the remainder of the match. READ | Boucher responds to Proteas’ rain-induced World Cup heartbreak: ‘We needed to play’ The template of attacking laborious on the high performed an important function in New Zealand’s huge win in opposition to Australia the place Finn Allen’s 42 off 16 received the ball rolling for the guests. South Africa’s geared up with energy hitters who can take SA to greater batting ranges. Lungi Ngidi is SA’s most adaptable T20 bowler Lungi Ngidi’s first ball was caned for 4, however he bounced again with scrumptious varieties that lopped two wickets and stopped Zimbabwe from dreaming of a complete of 100, which might have been difficult for SA to chase in 9 overs. Ngidi first eliminated Regis Chakabva, then claimed the important thing scalp of Sikhander Raza.  The nine-over allotment meant Ngidi might solely bowl two overs, however he once more showcased his capability to learn situations sooner than most of his teammates. Fielding made the distinction De Kock’s catch off Ngidi and David Miller’s run-out might seem like regulation moments, however with the fluctuating nature of SA’s fielding, such moments cannot be taken with no consideration. Proteas pacer Lungi Ngidi News24 Isuru Sameera/Gallo Pictures There was a tricky dropped catch that went Ngidi’s manner, however De Kock took an excellent catch to do away with Raza. Then there was Miller’s run-out of Sean Williams that robbed Zimbabwe of any momentum they sought by their top-order. On an outfield saturated by rain, these sorts of fielding efforts can’t be seemed down on. Hobart saves its rain for the Proteas Hobart is about to suffer from rain for the remainder of the week, which is sweet for the town, however devastating for cricket if video games have been to be performed there. READ | Hobart rain cruelly denies Proteas important factors over Zimbabwe in farcical circumstances It so occurred that the neighbourly derby between South Africa and Zimbabwe was the Bellerive Oval’s final sport of the match. The bottom hosted 9 video games and just one, that of South Africa’s, was rain affected. It is true that because the third southernmost cricket floor forward of Christchurch’s Hagley Oval and Dunedin’s College Oval, the Bellerive is on the mercy of the Southern Ocean’s climate whims. It is simply unhappy that the climate held simply lengthy sufficient to proceed SA’s ICC match climate curse. Originally published at Irvine News HQ

[obwan110]

Selfie 1996ish

fugly 17-year-old me, I haven't changed much, I'm in my 40s now.

[roymatmet]

Jacinda Ardern Speech Research

Who is Jacinda Ardern?

Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. First elected to the House of Representatives as a list MP in 2008, she has been the member of Parliament for Mount Albert since March 2017.

What was her speech about?

New Zealand PM addressed a crowd of thousands who had gathered for a memorial service at Hagley Park in Christchurch, two weeks after the mosque attacks in March 2019

Her support for the Muslim community and speech that captured the support and zero tolerance for this horrifying act was felt worldwide and gained the support of many people around the world even those of other religions. With many coming to show their support for the community.

What was happening in the world in 2019?

Mar 3 SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully docks with the International Space Station during its demonstration run

Mar 5 Kylie Jenner is the world's youngest-ever billionaire at 21, according to Forbes

Mar 6 Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg reveals plans to turn the social media platform into a more "privacy-focused platform"

Mar 10 Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashes just after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 on board

Mar 11 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (82) changes his mind saying he will not seek a fifth term and postpones elections after mass protests

Mar 12 Dozens charged in US college admission scandal by US federal prosecutors, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman

Mar 15 Terrorist attack on two mosques by a right-wing Australian gunman kills 51 and wounds 50 in Christchurch, New Zealand

Mar 15 Climate change strikes held by school children take place around the world inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg

Mar 21 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons, 6 days after the Christchurch terrorist attack

Mar 21 US President Donald Trump says US should recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights on Twitter

Mar 23 Syrian Democratic Forces announce that the last Islamic State territory has been retaken raising flags in Baghuz, Syria and ending the five-year Islamic State "caliphate"

Mar 24 Investigation headed by Special Council Robert S. Mueller finds no evidence President Trump colluded with Russia in 2016 election

What is the mood of the speech?

It is said with a heavy heart and with compassion for the people mourning the dead, a sadness for the victims involved and a tone that helps people of all religion and ethnicities to all come together and feel supported. This was a first experience for New Zealand of a shooting at this scale and Jacinda Ardern made an effort to make sure she captured how serious this was of a hate crime.

[cleoburygolfclub]

Jack and Christian are settling into life at CMGC.

Here is some info on them.

Jack Severn profile

I have played golf at Cleobury since I was 3 years old.I have represented Worcestershire County since I was 11 years old. I have been studying Sports Science for last 2 years & been Team Captain of the Midlands College of Golf based out of Hagley, playing in all the national college finals.

I have been County Boys Captain at all age levels for the last 6 years. My Major Golf achievements:I have been club champion both Strokeplay & Matchplay.Worcs County Boys Matchplay champion 2016, Worcs County Boys Strokeplay champion 2018, Worcs County Youth Strokeplay champion 2019,I currently play for Worcs County Men’s team.I have qualified & played in all the England Boys Opens at Under 14, 16 & 18 level.Qualified & played in R&A Boys amateur championship 2019 (top 256 u18’s in the world).Qualified & played in Junior European Open for 3 years running (in Spain) best finish 6th.

What’s in the bag.Driver – PXG 0811x 3 Wood – PXG 0341x Both with shaft - Tenesi orange 60 TX2 Iron – Taylormade P790 UD1, 4 Iron to PW – Mizuno MP18 (4 to 6 SC & 7 to PW MB)Wedges. 48 & 54 – Taylormade milled grind, 60 – Taylormade Hi ToeAll Iron & wedges shaft – KBS C-Taper 130xPutter – Seemore PTM2, Ball – Prov1

My other interests are all sports & travel, & support THE BAGGIES, Also one little known fact, I am a Blackbelt in KUK SOOL WON (2012)

Christian Thomsen A bit about me

Born in Durham with Danish parents, I spent the majority of my youth playing rugby at school and holidays were spent skiing. I lived in Mexico at the age of 15 for a year between GCSEs and A levels. For the last 7 years I have been building a career as a ski instructor and mountaineering guide. This season I will be becoming a partner in the largest ski school in Austria. I met Milly while doing my second season and am now lucky enough to be able to call her my future wife.

How I got into golf? June 2015, half way through a cold Twisted Spire, Graham told me he had signed me up for the Captain’s Weekend Par 3 competition. Having never touched a golf club before, I thought to myself this will be fun. Graham then proceeded to tee off and take all the pressure off. He thinned it into George’s caravan. Both of us creasing with laughter, I thought this might just be a game for me.

My target, like many golfers, will be to get down to single figures as quickly as possible. I love playing and competing and look forward to meeting more and more CMGC members out on the fairways.

What’s in the Bag? - Driver, 3 Wood, 4 Hybrid, 4-PW irons – Ping G400 - 50, 54, 58-degree Wedges – Ping Glide 2.0 stealth - Putter – Cleveland TFI 8.0 Counter Balanced

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DACC Lists Fall President's & Honors Students

Danville Area Community College has released a list of its honor students for the Fall 2022 Semester.   A student must carry 12 or more credit hours and a straight A (4.0) average on a 4.0 scale to be included on the President’s List. To be included on the Honors List, a student must carry 12 or more credit hours and have a B+ (3.5) grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Danville Area Community College Fall 2022 President’s & Honors Lists

Danville Area Community College PRESIDENT’S LIST – FALL 2022

Alvin, IL

Nicholas Garmon.

Armstrong, IL

Olivia Logue.

Bismarck, IL

Allison Bostwick, Ryan Bostwick, Dianne Trimble.

Bloomington, IL

Brennon Reed.

Catlin, IL

Jaiden Baum, Holden Dunavan, Joseph Kedas, Kylee Pate, Rebecca Rogers, Monica Vasquez.

Chicago, IL

Lauren Crawley.

Chrisman, IL

Lindsey Franz.

Covington, IN

Alyssa Cheuvront, Margo Galloway, Hailynn Herzog, Briley Peyton, Alexandra VanVickle.

Danville, IL

Noah Acree, Wariya Alhassan, Gracie Arnett, Amber Atkinson, Xitlally Bonilla, Jasmine Brown, Ne'Kedra Cain, Devontay Carpenter, Rowan Clawson, Jeremiah Cooper, Isabella Courson, Brandon Cox, Mariela Cruz, Debra Cummings, Joel Cundiff, Olivia Edgington, Robin Farr, Brenda Fisher, Nicholas Fuentes, Teagyn Goodwin, Meghan Gross, Logan Hall, Marlee Harper, Jadyn Hess, Lindsey Janssen, Tamara Jimson, Josephine Kamwela, Christopher La Combe, Trenton Lewis, Layla Martinez, Kalia Mason, Ashlynn Pinnick, Ethan Rayburn, Chelsea Reeves, Kearby Robinson, Vivianna Ruffo, Veronica Sasseen, Yoo Bin Seo, Maxeen Smart, Shania Smith, Maria Sobany Bosch, Frederick Soderstrom, Elmonia Taylor, Lewis Towne, Kayce Wagle, Charlene Walsh, Grace Ward, Donald Wills, Mia Yant.

East Lynn, IL

Abigail Walder.

Evansville, IN

Matthew Bunnell.

Fithian, IL

Codey McMahon.

Georgetown, IL

Jacob Maskel, Hunter Way.

Hillsboro, IN

Lauren Highland.

Hoopeston, IL

Charis Allen, Tori Birge, Gage Hopkins, Morgan Keith, Skyler Morgan.

Mahomet, IL

Ahmad Al-Heeti.

Marine, IL

Alixandria Grenzebach.

Milford, IL

Abigail White.

Mooresville, IN

Blake Nigg.

Muncie, IL

Dominyq Gritten.

Oakwood, IL

Madison Doan, Jarron Fleming, Natalie Garrison, Raiden Jackson, Kimberly Montgomery, Tannar Pouilliard, Carlie Reitz.

Osgood, IN

Elizabeth Pavy.

Paris, IL

Drew Pinkston.

Philo, IL

Kyleigh Weller.

Potomac, IL

Destiny Fitzsimmons, Violet McCool, Mason McMasters, Seth Pollitt.

Ridge Farm, IL

Matthew Coleman.

Rossville, IL

Heidi Goble, Morgan Miller, Abigail Ryan.

Troy, IL

Caleb Durbin.

Tuscola, IL

Alexis Koester.

Westville, IL

Laney Crawford, Jack Duensing, McKenzie Meinders, Joshua Miller, Emma Myers, Zachary Troxel.

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Danville Area Community College HONORS LIST – FALL 2022

Armstrong, IL

Justin Wilken.

Bismarck, IL

Trenton Spicer.

Catlin, IL

Naomi Dolan, Emily Fier, Lillie Hannan, Macallister Hill, Autumn Lange, Grace Niedzwiecki.

Champaign, IL

Lilian Eziefule.

Charleston, IL

Ashlynn McPeak.

Columbus, OH

Brianna Hamilton.

Covington, IN

Jacob Eells, Hannah Hunter, Calvin Springer, Katie Woodrow.

Danville, IL

Nora Abdelghani, Joan Applegate, Michele Budnovich, Anna Carrion, Christine Daniel, Benjamin Dickerson, Ian Dukes, Jayla Greer, Chelsey Haga, Dalton Hagley, Diego Hightower, Aryanna Huckstadt, Lexi Hudson, Matteo Janzen, Ginaveve Jessup, William Landis, Chayton Lawrence, Lezlea Lowe, Julieanna Morse, Amanda Nelson, Candela Nevares Garcia, Aaron Olmstead, Destiny Parker, Lilliana Perez, Tah'yah Rose, Ruth Salazar, Woodley Scholz, Andrew Sentelle, Sebastian Skinner, Braeden Skoog, Jennifer Stovall, Dylan Taylor, Rylie Terrell, Kendra Tucker, Cassie Warren, Zoe Wilson, Ella Wolfe, Jacob Xiong.

Evansville, IN

Ryan Caddell, Adam Evans.

Fairmount, IL

Aaron Dean.

Findlay, IL

Dirk Bruyn.

Fithian, IL

Reed Sperry.

Georgetown, IL

Brooke Robertson, LaVonte Taylor, Madison Wilson.

Hoopeston, IL

Maria Alvarado, Vanessa Blackburn, Ashley Cadle, Marissa Garcia, Brady Woods.

Indianaola, IL

Lacee Darr.

Ingersoll, Canada

Lucus Forbes.

Kingman, IN

Lydia Van Huysen.

Liberty Township, OH

Keiara Gregory.

Mattoon, IL

Raven Morrison.

Mentone, IN

Owen Kirchenstien.

Milford, IL

Craig VanHoveln.

New Market, IN

Samuel Endicott.

Oakwood, IL

Lane Bensyl, Gaven Clouse, Koby Fletcher, Travis Goodner, Hayley Mascari, Katherine Reffett, Charles Rieches, Isaiah Ruch, William Sandusky, Brevin Wells.

Potomac, IL

Casey Grant, Leanne Rogers.

Quincy, IL

Luke Mettemeyer.

Richland, IN

Jackson Raaf.

Ridge Farm, IL

Savannah Davis, Gentry Howard.

Rossville, IL

Madalyn Goble, Hunter Howe, Sabrina Koenig.

Sheldon, IL

Julia Bushnell.

Sidell, IL

Madison Farrell.

St. Joseph, IL

Kelsey Martlage.

Tampa, FL

Briana Hernandez.

Westville, IL

Jason Cotten, Gage Lange, Christopher Miller, McKenzie Montgerard, Douglas Reffett.

Wheaton, IL

Ian Johnson.

Williamsport, IN

Ethan Hickman.

[hagleyvault]

We’re excited to announce that tonight, February 24, Hagley, in partnership with Clark Atlanta University and Bloomfield College, will be premiering Dr. Wesley Memeger, Jr., Science Into Art, a special documentary chronicling the life of Dr. Wesley Memeger, Jr.

Memeger was a long-time DuPont chemist at the Pioneering Research Laboratory. He began working for DuPont’s Pioneering Research Laboratory in 1964 and continued his career there until his retirement in 1997. His research enabled the company to streamline the production of Kevlar, a synthetic fiber developed at DuPont by Stephanie Kwolek in 1965, by discovering a faster polymerization process to help scale for industrial production. Memeger and his wife, a fiber artist, are also accomplished artists, with Memeger’s work taking inspiration from the geometric shapes found in molecular compounds.  

The 40-minute documentary covers Memeger’s career and his own personal history. He discusses his childhood as son and grandson of farmers in St. Augustine during the Jim Crow era, the role of his two African American chemistry professors at Clark College, an HBCU, in contributing to his success as a scientist, and addresses the challenges of being a one of the DuPont’s company’s first Black scientists with a doctorate in chemistry during the civil rights era. His reflections on his remarkable career are the first of what Hagley hopes will be a number of oral history interviews with Black pioneers in the STEM professions in the Delaware area.

The documentary will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m. EST on our YouTube channel and on this website on February 24 and will be hosted by Dr. Jeanne Nutter, Professor of Media Communications at Bloomfield College and an award-winning oral historian. We hope you can join us to celebrate Memeger's many accomplishments spanning his career at DuPont.

[sciencespies]

You Can Thank Chemist Stephanie Kwolek for Bulletproof Vests and Yoga Pants

https://sciencespies.com/nature/you-can-thank-chemist-stephanie-kwolek-for-bulletproof-vests-and-yoga-pants/

You Can Thank Chemist Stephanie Kwolek for Bulletproof Vests and Yoga Pants

This story originally appeared on Massive Science, an editorial partner site that publishes science stories by scientists.

There’s a pile of fibers that Stephanie Kwolek helped invent. She laid the groundwork for NomexⓇ, the flame-resistant nylon-like material used in firefighters’ suits. She was involved in the development of spandex (LycraⓇ). But her most famous, most impactful science came when she cooked up a thin soup of polymers that could stop bullets in their tracks.

Kwolek’s initial ambition was not to be chemist at all. By my count, it was at least her third ambition. Born about 18 miles outside of Pittsburgh in New Keningston to Polish immigrant parents, she was first interested in fashion design, taking cues from her mother, who worked as a seamstress. She also learned about science from her father, a passionate amateur naturalist. They would walk quietly together in the woods, looking for small, modest works of natural art, like spiderwebs and leaves which she pressed into the pages of a book. As a child, she also wrote poetry.

After her father passed away, Kwolek cared for her younger brother while their mother looked for work. She said in an interview, “I did a lot of things. I didn’t start out to be a chemist. I was going to be a fashion designer, and that’s what I did as a child. I spent hours drawing, and so forth.” But, Kwolek’s mother commented that her daughter was “too much of a perfectionist” to work full-time in fashion.

Kwolek and Paul Morgan do the “Nylon rope trick demonstration,” which she invented, around 1960.

(Hagley Digital Archive)

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Instead, she attended Margaret Morrison Carnegie College (later a part of Carnegie Mellon University) for a degree in chemistry, intending to become a doctor. To save up money for tuition for medical school, she applied for a job with the DuPont chemical company. At the end of the job interview she was told, by W. Hale Charch, DuPont’s research director, that she would hear back in a few weeks. She recalled, “With great boldness—I would never do it now—I said to him, ‘I wonder if you could possibly tell me sooner because there is another company that wants me to decide whether I should come and work for them.’ So he called in his secretary, and he dictated the letter to me while I was sitting there, and offered me the job” (Kwolek surmised she got the job because of her assertiveness). She intended to only work at DuPont temporarily, but found the work so interesting and challenging that she remained with the company for over 40 years.

Ten years into her permanent career as a chemist, Kwolek was cooking up synthetic fibers in search of a replacement for the steel used in tires (DuPont wanted something lighter to improve gas mileage in anticipation of a fuel shortage). Her work involved dissolving fragments of fibers called “polyamides” into a liquid and then spinning the liquid to form that fiber. Usually the liquids her group made were thick and clear, like corn syrup.

What Kwolek came up with was thin, opaque, and milky.

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This solution was so alien that the scientist running the spinneret (the device that spins the liquid polyamides into fibers, like a spinning wheel making thread) was afraid Kwolek’s stuff would break their machine. After some convincing, they relented. The result was astounding. What she had made was stiff, five times stronger than steel, and resistant to fire. But, she said, “It wasn’t exactly a ‘eureka’ moment.” At first, she was afraid the tests were wrong, and hesitated to show her results to others. “I didn’t want to be embarrassed. When I did tell management, they didn’t fool around. They immediately assigned a whole group to work on different aspects [of the material],” she said.

That group eventually refined Kwolek’s work into Kevlar, an invention credited with saving thousands of lives and making DuPont billions of dollars. Though her invention is used in everything from bullet-proof vests to tennis rackets, sneakers, and even snare drums, Kwolek signed away the patent royalties to the company. She was compensated with a Lavoisier Medal, an award DuPont gives to employees for outstanding contributions. Kwolek is the only woman to have ever received the award.

Kwolek later in life.

(Chemical Heritage Foundation via Wikimedia Commons)

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Kwolek retired from DuPont in 1986, but continued consulting for the company, and served on various academic committees, including at the National Academy of Sciences. In her post-work life, she tutored high school students in chemistry, focusing particularly on encouraging young women into the sciences. She said, “I recommend that parents encourage their daughters to pursue scientific careers, if they are so inclined, in the same way they would their sons. The opportunities for both sexes are far more equal now.”

Kwolek was honored with an Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Honor, along with induction into the National Plastics Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. She lived in Wilmington, Delaware until she passed away in 2014 at the age of 90.

When asked, at the end of an interview, how she would live her life over again, if given the chance, Kwolek said “From the very beginning, I would do it again. I might do things somewhat differently, but I would still do it.”

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