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Textile Committee Jobs 2025: सरकारी नौकरी पाने का सुनहरा अवसर, स्टार्टिंग सैलरी ₹29,200 से शुरू, आज ही आवेदन करें!
Textile Committee Jobs 2025 Apply Online: Textile Committee Recruitment 2025 एक शानदार मौका है उन सभी उम्मीदवारों के लिए जो टेक्सटाइल इंडस्ट्री में सरकारी नौकरी पाना चाहते हैं। वस्त्र मंत्रालय के अधीन काम करने वाली Textile Committee ने विभिन्न तकनीकी और गैर-तकनीकी पदों पर आवेदन आमंत्रित किए हैं। यह भर्ती 2025 के लिए आयोजित की जा रही है, और इसके तहत Group A, Group B और Group C के कई महत्वपूर्ण…
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Eagerly awaited ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition in Singapore gears up for opening of space application
The ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 exhibition has attracted heightened levels of interest since it was launched in Milan last June. Drawn by the regional market opportunities, many leading textile technology brands are looking forward to apply for their booth space when online space application opens from 9 April 2024.
The Singapore edition is scheduled to be held at Singapore Expo from 28 to 31 October 2025. It is owned by CEMATEX (the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Tex).
According to the show owners, there is a huge increase in inquiries from machinery manufacturers as the Singapore exhibition targets not only South and Southeast Asia, but also from very important markets in the Middle East.
Mr. Ernesto Maurer, president of CEMATEX, explained, “These regions present vast opportunity for our members as technology buyers from these textile and garment hubs are sourcing cost-effective and sustainable solutions to modernize and upgrade their production.
“The Singapore exhibition complements our ITMA exhibition in Europe and the ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition in China. The platform will help to broaden our exhibitors’ market focus and diversify their reach, enabling them to effectively engage with many of the buyers who were not able to attend these two exhibitions previously. For these buyers, we are convinced, Singapore is more accessible due to its closer proximity to their home countries, but even more so due to its visa-friendly policy.”
Mr Gu Ping, president of CTMA, said: “The combined exhibition in Singapore has opened a new phase of development for CITME. We are excited to bring our members along as we ride the wave of regional opportunities through the Singapore edition.”
Mr Daisuke Murata, president of Japan Textile Machinery Association (JTMA), said: “We congratulate the ITMA ASIA + CITME owners for making the decision to have a second exhibition in Asia. The Singapore exhibition will be useful for our members to better penetrate other regional textile hubs in Asia, and as far as the Middle East.”
Prominent textile technology providers are also eagerly eyeing the start of space application for the combined exhibition.
Ms Rebekka Dilo of Dilo Systems GmbH shared that the group is looking forward to the Singapore edition of ITMA Asia + CITME 2025. She enthused, “As an important gathering of the whole textile industry, it is a great opportunity for us to present our latest innovations.” Ms Chandrima Chatterjee, secretary general of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), welcomed the staging of the exhibition in Singapore. She said: “This expansion of the exhibition from Shanghai to Singapore recognizes the growing needs of the Asian textile industry, especially India. The industry today is looking for technologies to meet its need for optimizing production, minimizing supply chain risks, better control of quality and finishes, and enhancing sustainability in all aspects of production.”
She added: “We look forward to the Singapore exhibition to address these needs and help this biggest textile manufacturing and exporting region of the world leverage the latest in technology and innovations.”
Live Webinar
To mark the opening of the space application, a webinar titled Springboard to Regional Markets will be held on 9 April 2024 (Tuesday) at 3 pm SGT. To register for the live session, visit https://www.itmaasiasingapore.com/webinar/9apr.
Billed as The Leading Textile Technology Exhibition Driving Regional Growth, ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 is expected to gross 60,000 square meters. It aims to attract over 600 exhibitors and a visitorship of 30,000.
The combined exhibition is organized by ITMA Services and co-organized by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
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Residency: 2021 Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence (Auburn, WA)
https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/parks_arts_recreation/art 2021 Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence - City of Auburn, WA 910 Ninth Street SE Auburn, WA 98002 APPLY NOW https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8267 Contact Email: [email protected] Call Type: Residencies Eligibility: Regional State: Washington Entry Deadline: 2/25/21
REQUIREMENTS: Media Images - Minimum: 5, Maximum: 10 Video - Minimum: 0, Maximum: 2 Total Media - Minimum: 5, Maximum: 10
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY The Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence program offers an annual opportunity for an artist to pursue their work in, and to be inspired by, the unique and beautiful setting of the Mary Olson Farm in Auburn, Washington. The residency lasts approximately two months during the months of June and July.
The residency will provide:
A $3,500 stipend (funds can be used at will towards art supplies, transportation, meals, etc.)
A large historic barn “studio space,” approximately 450 sq. ft., on an historic 67-acre property (accommodations not provided)
Opportunities to tour and learn about the property and the other six historic buildings, as well as Auburn’s history as shared by the White River Valley Museum
An exhibition opportunity, reception and well-publicized artist talk in the City of Auburn
Expectations of the selected artist include:
A minimum of ten hours per week times eight weeks, creating work on-site at the Mary Olson Farm “studio space”
Two “open-studio” weekend afternoons for the public to view works in progress and talk with the artist (dates TBD between selected artist and city staff)
One free artist-led workshop demonstrating techniques or inspiration to the public
Participation in a final artist talk/presentation, reception and exhibition
Artists provide their own art supplies, and transportation to and from Mary Olson Farm in Auburn, Washington
ELIGIBILITY
Individual artists or artist team currently residing in the Pacific Northwest working in two and three-dimensional media, including but not limited to: drawing, painting, photography, textiles, sculpture, installation, woodworking, printmaking, etc.
Other than individual artists, collaborative projects will also be considered
SELECTION CRITERIA & PROCESS The review process will be competitive and the selection process will be made by a jury including: the City of Auburn Arts Coordinator, the Mary Olson Farm and White River Valley Museum Director, at least one other City of Auburn staff person and a panel of local artists or arts professionals.
All applicants will be selected based on the following criteria:
Artistic excellence as demonstrated in work samples
Artist’s residency proposal: strength, creativity and originality in concept, material implementation, and engagement with the site as described in proposal
Feasibility of artist’s ability to create innovative work during the residency, participate actively in all expected open studio days, artist talks, public workshop, final exhibition, etc.
Applicants should use the residency proposal to provide the selection committee with a comprehensive idea of the planned project, how it will draw inspiration from the Mary Olson Farm or surrounding natural landscape, and why the proposed project should be the one chosen. To get an idea of what kind of experience you can expect at the Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence, we welcome interested artists to make appointments to come visit the farm and meet with the City of Auburn staff.
PROCESS Phase One
Submit application by deadline at 10:59 PM Pacific Time on February 25, 2021
Applications will be reviewed by the jury and finalists will be selected
Finalists notified of results by late March 5, 2021. Finalists move on to phase two.
Phase Two
Finalists will be invited to interview with jury and city staff on March 10, 2021 between 2-5 pm to discuss proposed project in more depth (so please plan ahead to be available)
Final selection and artist notifications by March 12, 2021
Phase Three
Selected artist receives contract, and coordinates dates of residency events/workshops
Artist participates in residency in June and July of 2021 (including two open weekend studio afternoons and a free public workshop)
A final art exhibition, reception and artist talk/presentation will be scheduled for a later date TBD by artist and City staff
ABOUT THE FARM Alford Olson, a Swedish immigrant, purchased the property in 1879. Throughout its existence, the farm has diversified its activities, but it has always essentially operated as a subsistence farm. In its early days it was a source of timber and hops. After hops declined in value, the Olson family moved into raising cows for dairy and veal, poultry and egg farming, apple harvesting, and potato farming. Mary wove rag rugs and her son Alfred took up hunting and sold pelts and bartered apples and veal.
In the 1970's the farm was rented out to various tenants and some renovations were begun on the buildings, but never completed. In 1994, after many years of vacancy and deteriorations, the City of Auburn purchased the 67 acre farm. After several years of planning and fundraising, restoration work began on the major buildings, as well as projects surrounding the restoration on Olson Creek and reclaiming the pastures from years of neglect and invasion by Himalayan blackberries. The final restoration projects were finished in 2011 and the Mary Olson Farm opened that summer for the first time to the general public. Today, visitors can tour inside the restored 1897 barn, pause and consider what life was like on a rural farm in the 1902 farmhouse, or wander through the century-old orchard and learn about the many varieties of apples and cherries Alfred Olson cultivated. Other restored and preserved structures on the property include a garage, weaving shed, chicken coop, outhouse, smokehouse, and 19th century wagon road.
Amenities available for use in the barn artist “studio space” include: large indoor works space complete with electrical outlets and lights, water available from an exterior hot and cold sink or hose, Sanican bathroom onsite, and tables and chairs available for artist’s use. More information about the Mary Olson Farm can be found at: http://wrvmuseum.org/visit_the_farm.html SELECTED PARTICIPANTS MUST AGREE TO
Sign agreement with the City of Auburn about residency plans, expectations and guidelines.
Leave the space in the same or better condition as when they moved in. The farm is on the National Register of Historic Places and as such absolutely NO changes can be made to the buildings, gardens or landscape.
Understand that the initial $2,000 portion stipend payment is made at the beginning of the residency, and that payments cannot be made until contracts have been fully processed. The remaining $1,500 will be retained until all of the expected residency requirements are completed.
Understand that the artwork displayed must be appropriate for the public realm.
Install and de-install your own work in a professional fashion for the final exhibition.
Partner with the City of Auburn to market and promote the exhibition. Exhibits are publicized through city-generated press releases, printed materials, social media, and the City’s web site at www.auburnwa.gov/arts.
Artists are welcome to offer their works for sale, but are not required to do so. All sales are handled privately between the artist and the buyer. The City of Auburn does not take a commission on any works sold through the galleries or residency program.
The artist agrees to make available their photos taken of the farm during the residency, for use by the City of Auburn and the White River Valley Museum to promote the program.
The selected artist must agree to participate in the entire residency program including all events, the final exhibition, etc. No exceptions.
Artists are welcome to have visitors during the residency, but must notify the farm caretaker of planned visitors and receive advance permission.
Comply with all federal, state, and local laws.
No pets or children are allowed.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
1. WORK SAMPLES
5-15 digital images that demonstrate the artist’s past work (required) Artists applying as a team who have no examples of joint work in the past should submit 3-5 images of each artist’s work. Individual artists are advised to submit 10 images.
File Format: Submit according to CaFE requirements with the highest resolution allowed.
File Labeling: Files must be titled with the applicant’s last name followed by a number indicating the viewing order. Use a “0” in front of single digit numbers and use only letters, numbers, and underscores. For example: Smith_01.jpg; Smith_02.jpg. If using Mac OS 8 or later, be sure to include a “.jpg” extension at the end of each image title.
3 online videos that demonstrate the artist’s past work (optional) Please provide the exact web address(es) where the online videos can be viewed. The panel will view a minimum of 1 minute and a maximum of 3 minutes of each video.
2. WORK SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS Provide the following information on the online application upload for each image:
Title of each work represented in the image
Media & dimensions (H x W x D)
Description if needed. If work is presented as part of a collaboration, explain your role in the larger project
For videos longer than 3 minutes, note what 1-3 minute segment you want reviewed
3. RESIDENCY PROPOSAL Please write a statement outlining the work you would like to create or display if selected for the Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence opportunity. We encourage proposals crafted from inspiration provided by the farm and its history. The proposal should briefly outline the materials, concept, any necessary technical installation details or plans of how to hang/display your work.
Upload as a PDF
500 words/3000 characters or less
Name your residency proposal file as follows: “Last Name_ Residency Proposal.pdf”
4. ARTIST STATEMENT Provide us with a brief artist statement to give us a sense of your work, inspiration, materials or techniques. Feel free to describe your work overall, or describe a past project or body of work.
Upload as a PDF
500 words/3000 characters or less
Name your artist statement file as follows: “Last Name_ Artist Statement.pdf”
5. ARTIST RESUME/CV Provide information which may include: education, exhibition record, awards, residencies, visiting artist lectures, relevant work experience or training, publications, etc. If submitting as a group, a current resume should be submitted for the contact person and all group members.
Upload as a PDF
3 pages or less
Name your resume file as follows: “Last Name_ Resume.pdf”
QUESTIONS & MORE INFORMATION Contact: Allison Hyde City of Auburn Arts Coordinator [email protected] 253.804.5043
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Nike Wants its Swoosh Back, New Dark Mode Icons by Apple, H&M’s First Global Collaboration with Indian Designer Sabyasachi, Star Wars Merchandise Collaboration with Star Wars Voice Actress, and more
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Nike Wants its Swoosh Back
Delhi District Court has passed a permanent injunction against three footwear companies, G.B. Shoe, Vishal Footwear and New Hira Shoes, located in Agra, the Defendants, for violating the trademark(s) of Nike, the celebrated sports shoes manufacturer. Since its adoption in 1971, Nike has been using its brand name continuously worldwide and is the registered trademark holder of marks such as NIKE, SWOOSH (logo), etc. Based on the evidence and the reports submitted by the appointed Local Commissioner, the Court noted that the Defendants’ adoption and usage is creating undue enrichment by creating confusion in the minds of customers. The Court further ordered the Defendants to pay Nike a nominal damage of Rs. 50,000 each.
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK UPDATES
New Dark Mode Icons by Apple
Apple, the American technology major, has recently applied for registration of three new trademarks in China, one of them being the Apple’s music logo in dark mode. The logo comprises of a black square with rounded edges with a blue, purple, and pink stylized musical note in the center. This filing might open up the possibility of dark mode icons coming to Apple devices in the near future. Further, Apple also filed for the figurative version of Apple Music for Business and lastly a Chinese mark roughly translated as ‘Deep Integration’, which is specifically for the Chinese market.
The US Olympics Committee Claims Psychologist Cannot Use Olympics Logo
The US Olympics Committee, a federally chartered Non-profit Corporation, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Steven Ungeleidera, an American Sports Psychologist, of misrepresenting himself as a psychologist affiliated with the US Olympic Committee, in several of his emails to journalists and the US State Department. The suit alleges federal trademark infringement and that despite the Committee’s cease-and-desist letters, Steven Ungeleidera continues to use the Olympic logo mark on his website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
BRAND LICENSING UPDATES
H&M’s First Global Collaboration with Indian Designer Sabyasachi
Hennes and Mauritz (H&M), the global fashion retailer, has announced its collaboration with the iconic Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. The Sabyasachi x H&M collection themed “Wanderlust” will be a mix of modern and traditional silhouettes with the Indian textile and print tradition as a key highlight of this collection. The collection will be available in all H&M stores in India as well as select H&M flagship stores around the world and online.
Star Wars Merchandise Collaboration Star Wars Voice Actress
‘Star Wars’ has partnered with ‘Her Universe’, a fashion company and lifestyle brand founded by the actress Ashley Eckstein for an all new apparel collection. Ashley Eckstein is popularly known to everyone as the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars. The “Star Wars” x Her Universe Apparel collection will include t-shirts, joggers, jackets and will be available at Disney parks and online.
FRANCHISING UPDATES
Reliance Inks Franchise Deal with ‘The Entertainer’
The Entertainer, a UK-based toy retailer, has signed a master franchise agreement with Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) to foray into the Indian market. The Entertainer will bring to the country a selection of action toys and figures, soft toys, art and craft sets, games and jigsaws, outdoor toys, collectible toy items and more, including their private label brand Addo. With this agreement, RBL will be opening The Entertainer stores in Mumbai in the first half of 2020.
DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE UPDATES
Naturals Salons Loses Domain Name Dispute to a Korean Company
Naturals, a prominent beauty salon chain in India with over 650 outlets had filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center against a Korean company, Daegu Law Auction owned by Mr. Deock-Ho Kang for using a identically/confusingly similar domain name, www.naturals.com. Naturals alleged that by virtue of the widespread use and reputation of the NATURALS trademark, members of the public and the trade are bound to associate the domain name with Naturals and would have the wrong impression that the Korean company is associated with it. On hearing both the parties and going through the records and submissions, the WIPO Panel finds that there is no evidence that the Korean company was aware of Naturals and its trademark when registering the domain name in 2001 as the domain name was registered well before the NATURALS trademark was applied for registration in India in 2006. Further, there is no evidence that the NATURALS mark was known in the Republic of Korea. The Korean company’s passive holding of the domain name is not evidence of bad faith. Therefore, although the marks were confusingly similar, the Panel denied the complaint due to lack of bad faith.
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION UPDATES
Osmanabadi Goat Filed for GI Under Live Animals Category
Osmanabadi goat is the most popular goat breed of the arid and semi-arid regions of Maharashtra. This breed has derived its name from the region Osmanabad, where it is predominantly found. It has many desirable characters such as early maturity, high kidding rate, growth rate and quality of the meat. Osmanabadi goat breed is also noted for its high resistance power against diseases and also for their reproductive capacity. The Application was filed by Osmanabadi Sheli Sanvardhan Shetkari Gat of Osmanabad District, Maharashtra under Class 31 for Live Animals.
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Textiles Committee Recruitment 2019: Apply online for 16 Officer & Accountant Jobs
New Govt Job is added on https://naukrilatest.com/all-india/textiles-committee-recruitment-2019-apply-online-for-16-officer-accountant-jobs/
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Buy Static Eliminator Online
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Proteksyon, pangangalaga sa lokal na industriya ng paghahabi, isinulong
#PHinfo: Proteksyon, pangangalaga sa lokal na industriya ng paghahabi, isinulong
LUNGSOD CALOOCAN, Peb. 22 (PIA) -- Binigyang-diin ni House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, kasama ng ilang panauhing tagapagsalita, ang kahalagahan ng pangangalaga at pagbibigay-proteksyon sa mga gawang-habi, kasama ng tradisyunal na pamanang kultura ng mga katutubong Pilipino, laban sa anumang uri ng pamemeke at ilang pang-aabuso.
Sa ika-35 na kabanata ng “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Pathways,” na may temang, "Protektahan at Pangalagaan ang Lokal nating Industriya ng Paghahabi!" na naipalabas din sa Facebook Live, tinawag nina Legarda na mga taong walang konsensya at "kriminal ng kultura" ang mga gumagawa ng mga pamemeke at pang-aabuso sa lokal na industriya ng paghahabi.
Nagtipon-tipon ang mga katutubong manghahabi, mga tagapag-tanggol at tagasulong ng lokal na industriya ng paghahabi, kasama ang mga kinatawan mula sa pamahalaan, na nakisali sa online na paguusap at talakayan.
Sila ay sina Virginia Doligas, General Manager ng Easter Weaving Room, Inc.; si Anya Lim, Co-Founder of Anthill Fabric Gallery; si Rosalina Salifad, manghahabi mula sa La Trinidad, Benguet; si Abigail Mae Bulayungan, Presidente ng PhilExpo CAR; Atty. Emerson Cuyo, Director ng Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines; Abubacar Datumanong, Commissioner ng Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts at Head of National Committee on Southern Cultural Communities ng National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); Edwin Antonio, Secretary ng Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts at Head ng National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities ng NCCA; Remedios Abgona, Chief ng Fiber Utilization and Technology Division of the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA); Commissioner Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) - Central Mindanao; at si Dir. Julius Leaño, Chief ng Research and Development Division ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI).
“Ito’y napakahalaga dahil ito’y pamana ng ating mga kapatid na katutubong Pilipino. Ito’y sakop ng ating mga polisiya at mga batas, ang pagprotekta sa ating tangible at intangible heritage – yung mga resilient livelihoods ng ating mga manglilikhang-sining at manghahabi,” ani Legarda.
Tinalakay ng katutubong mga manghahabi at ng mga negosyante ang epekto ng dagsang bagsak sa merkado ng gawang makinang mga kumot at mga baro na sinasabi at inaakong mga anyong-habing mula Cordillera na mula naman sa ibayong dagat, at ito ngayon ay nakakapaminsala sa lokal na industriyang paghahabi.
“Nagsimula lahat ito noong isang taon, maraming nakapagsasabi sa amin na mayroong mga commercial cloth na ang hitsura ay kamukhang-kamukha ng design ng ating katutubong-habi. Hindi po kami nakatugon kaagad dahil wala naman po kami nakikita, ngunit pagkatapos itong mga nasabing pekeng mga materyales ay nagsimulang dumagsang-buhos sa Baguio, kung saan nabahala po kami at doon na po namin napatunayan na may mga fabric material na commercial na printed siya na katutubong disenyo at nalaman naming ito ay imported material mula sa China,” sabi ni Doligas.
“Malalaman kaagad sa embroidery at texture kung ano ang printed at original. Pag printed po, manipis. Ang akala namin, 'Buti na lang nakapasok yung mga gawa natin sa department store [dito sa Baguio]', pero nung nahawakan po namin, replica pala, kasi manipis at printed lang siya," sabi ni Salifad.
"Ang pagkakaroon ng mga huwad o pekeng barong-habi dito sa aming probinsya ay naka-aapekto sa marami naming mga manghahabi. Karamihan sa mga tao na hindi talaga sanay sa original or genuine woven fabrics ay pumapayag at pumipili na lang ng mga gawang kamukha at di naman orihinal. Yung ibang weavers dito, nagkakaroon na ng takot na habang kami ay mayroong limitadong kakayahan magtinda e ito namang mga replicas ay marami na ang bumibili sa kanila, kaya ang nangyayari, nandoon yung takot namin na mababawasan yung market namin, na sa kalaunan ay maka-aapekto rin sa pagbibigay namin ng trabahong gawain sa aming mga manghahabi," sabi ni Bulayungan.
“Bigyan natin ng halaga ang mga habi. Ito ay hindi lang basta basta sangkap o palamuti lamang sa fashion, hindi lang ito basta tela. Ito ay kwento ng kasaysayan, kwento ng ating pagka-Pilipino. Ito ay ikino-consider ng ating mga ninuno na kanilang second skin. Bigyan natin ng halaga ang paghahabi ng higit pa sa paglagay lang natin ng presyo sa habi. Ang tela ay gawa sa kamay, hindi gawa sa makina at maraming metikulosong proseso na pinagdadaanan ang paghahabi bago siya maging tela," ani Lim.
Samantala, ang mga kinatawan mula sa mga ahensya ng pamahalaan ay naghayag ng kani-kanyang mga hakbanging makapagpo-protekta sa ating mga lokal na anyong paghahabi mula sa mga pagpe-peke at paghuhuwad.
"Sa ngayon po meron pong ginagawang profiling, na sa kasalukuyan ay binubuo pa rin namin, pino-profile po namin ang lahat ng tradisyonal na produkto ng ibat-ibang mga pang kulturang pamayanan sa buong bansa, na syang bahagi ng NCCA Subcommittee on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts sa kanilang taunang plano. Ito po ay isinasakatuparan ng ibang tagataguyod po kasama po ang ating mga cluster heads," sabi ni Commissioner Datumanong ng NCCA.
“Nahinto ang produksyon dahil sa pandemic tapos biglang ito po ang kahaharapin ng mga manghahabing Cordilleran, na meron palang mga produktong peke. Patuloy pa rin ang pag-aaral namin sa sitwasyon ngayon at meron kaming pinag-uusapan sa Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts na magkaroon sana ng talaan ng ibat-ibang textiles at designs ng mga cultural communities para sa gayon malaman din natin at magamit para sa pagtukoy at pagkilala ng different textiles,” sabi ni Sec. Edwin Antonio ng NCCA.
"Meron nang naririyang Memorandum of Understanding sa pagitan ng Kagawaran ng Agrikultura at ng IPO na nilagdaan noong taong 2018. Ang pakay po ng MOU ay ang kilalanin at maitaguyod ang protection ng mga produktong nagtataglay ng tanda ng kanyang pinagmulan, mapalago ang kalidad ng produksyon, palakasin ang posisyon sa merkado, maisulong ang pantay-pantay na distribusyon ng kita para sa pambukid na mga pamayanan at makaambag sa pangkalahatang paglago ng ekonomiya at pambansang pag-unlad," sabi ni Director Abgona ng PhilFIDA.
"Geographical indication po ang tawag sa sign na ginagamit sa mga produktong mayroong natatanging geographical origin, o di naman kaya ay merong mga katangian o reputasyon na maaaring makilalang mula sa origin na yon. Sa ngayon po, wala tayong sistema ng GI ngunit maaari itong maprotektahan sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang IP code bilang isang collective mark. Kung gusto ng ating mga pangkat o grupong katutubo na magkaroon ng kani-kanyang collective mark para sa kani-kanyang mga industrial weaves, pwede po silang mag-apply sa Intellectual Property Office," ayon naman kay Atty. Cuyo ng IPO.
“Alam natin na hindi lang paghahabi ang ating problema dito, kundi pati na rin yung sinasabi nating embroidery. Nagrereklamo rin po yung ating mga Manobo mula CARAGA dahil yung Suyam nila ay lumabas na rin sa merkado na peke rin yung materyal na ginagamit at pini-print na walang pahintulot sa ating mga komunidad. Dahil marami kaming natatanggap na mga reports na gumagawa yung mga "kriminal ng kultura", enterprising individuals o mga companies nating ng mga pekeng materials na hindi nagpapaalam sa ating mga komunidad, kaya nga't bumuo kami ng Task Force kung saan ito ang mag-iimbestiga ng mga ganitong paglabag sa karapatan ng ating mga katutubo,” sabi ni Commissioner Sibug-Las ng NCIP.
“Ang design component, ang proteksyon ng design, ay hindi agarang nasa ilalim ng ating mandato, pero dahil nga sa ating kakayahan at pagkakaroon ng textile development, mayroon na ngayon tayong visualization app software kung saan maaaring maging bahagi na tayo ng documentation ng two-dimension patterns ng lahat ng mga textiles sa buong Pilipinas. Nilalagyan na nga natin ngayon ng laman ang ating database sa ating textile product development center para po digitalized na yung ating mga designs,” ani Dir. Leaño ng PTRI.
Para lamang mapalakas pa ang traditional property rights ng ating mga IPs at maprotektahan ang kani-kanyang traditional cultural heritage, isinulong ni Legarda ang House Bill No. 7811 o "An Act Safeguarding the Traditional Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples."
Ang batas ay naglalayong pagbawalan ang posibleng pang-aabuso o pananamantala ng ating mga pamanang kultura, pinupunan nito ang ating mga pagkukulang at gumagamit ng conventional forms ng intellectual property, tulad ng copyright, royalty, at ownership.
Karagdagang isinulong ni Legarda ang House Resolution No. 1549 na siyang humihikayat sa House Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts na maglunsad ng isang inquiry, in aid of legislation, ukol sa usapin ng counterfeit garments na nagmumula pa sa ibayong dagat na sinasabi at inaakalang gawa o barong habing mula Cordillera.
"Ang sining at ang mga likhang sining ng ating mga kapatid na katutubo (IPs) ay nangangailangan ng masusi at malalimang proseso ng mangangalaga at pagpro-protekta. 'Di natin dapat hayaan na ang kanilang mga malikhaing gawang sining na mula pa sa kani-kaniyang mga pamanang kultura ay mapasailalim sa banta ng mga huwad at pekeng imported materials," ani Legarda. (PIA NCR)
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* Philippine Information Agency. "Proteksyon, pangangalaga sa lokal na industriya ng paghahabi, isinulong." Philippine Information Agency. https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1067547 (accessed February 22, 2021 at 10:37AM UTC+08).
* Philippine Infornation Agency. "Proteksyon, pangangalaga sa lokal na industriya ng paghahabi, isinulong." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1067547 (archived).
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Anna University Minimum requirement for the completion of Semester
National Conference on Emerging Trends in High Performance and Intelligent Computing INCETHPIC 2020 – UCE – BIT International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Characterization (AMPC 2020) – Dept. of Mechanical Engg. National Level Technical Symposium – INDCON – Dept. of Industrial Engg. Green Skill Development Programme – Water Budgeting and Auditing – IOM Green Skill Development Programme – Valuation of Ecosystem and Ecoservices and Green GDP – IOM Recruitment for Field Assistant – Dept. of CSC Mathrix’20 One Day Training Programme on Library Services and Systems in Higher Education – Library – MIT Recruitment of Project Associate I – Dept. of Textile Technology One day National level Technical Symposium GLITZ 2020 – Dept. of ECE – UCE – Panruti Two-Day Programme on Training on Basic knowledge and uses of Computers for Orphanage Students – MIT CUIC – TNSLPP – IBM – Selected List (Coimbatore Zone) National Level Technical Symposium and Workshop – Dept. of EEE – UCE – Dindigul Application for Grant of Provisional Affiliation for the academic year 2020-21 – Existing Affiliated Colleges – Last Date of Submission Extended upto 17.02.2020,5 P.M. Visit of Inspection Committee – Grant of provisional affiliation for existing / additional programmes / variation in intake in the existing programmes for the academic year 2020-21 Recruitment of Project Technician – NHHID Department of Instrumentation Engineering, MIT Campus, Anna University – FDTP on Applied Machine Learing – 09/03/2020 & 10/03/2020 Recruitment of Project Associate / Project Assistant / Field Assistant – CES Two Day Training on Data Entry and Documentation for Sector and Village Health Nurses (SHN & VHN) on 21.02.2020 and 22.02.2020 Two Day Workshop for Government School Students on Basics of Computer on 29.02.2020 and 01.03.2020 Two Day Programme on Training for Home Makers about the use of Computers on 22.02.2020 and 23.02.2020 Two Day Hands on Training on Computer Service and Networking on 07.03.2020 and 08.03.2020 Two Day Workshop for Government School Teachers on Basics Knowledge about Computer Problem Solving and Programming on 29.02.2020 and 01.03.2020 Faculty Members in Affiliated Colleges – Ph.D Genuineness Certificate to be obtained Inter Zonal Selection Trails 2019-2020 – Change of Dates – AUSB Q Quest 2020 – 21st Annual Conference on Quality Management Company / College UGC XII Plan – Five Days Training on The State of Art-Analytical Instruments – ACT Campus UGC XII Plan – General Development Assistant Scheme – Extension activities and outreach program Annual Sports Day Celebration 2019-20 – CEG National Level Technical Symposium INNOGIDO 2020 – Civil Engg. – UCE – BIT Campus Two Day Research Oriented Faculty Development Training Programme (UGC-XII Plan) on Groundwater Modelling – CWR National Level Technology Exhibition 2020 cum Training Programme – CTDT Application form for Registration / Renewal of Industrial Associateship Scheme (IAS) 2020 – CUIC IEEE SSIT 3rd Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century – July 23-26, 2020 RUSA – Programme on “Career Guidance” – Government Sponsored Skill Development Programme – CUIC Short Term Training Programme (STTP) / Faculty Development Training Programme (FDTP) – Winter Vacation 2019 – Circular and Online Registration – Centre for Faculty Development Hands – on Six Sigma Case studies with Minitab – AU TVS CQM Machine Learning Hands-on Certificate Training Programme – AU TVS CQM Data Science with R Hands-on Certificate Training Progrmme – AU TVS CQM Python Hands on Training Certificate Training Programme – AU TVS CQM Lean Six Sigma Certificate Training Programme – Green Belt – AU TVS CQM UPE workshop-Product Development and Commercialization using MATLAB – Dept. of ECE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Evolutionary Computations in Engineering Systems, ICAIECES – 2020 – Dept. of EEE – Date Extended Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Scheme A ready reckoner for enhancing placement activities Students Quality Club Membership Open Govt. – Merit-cum-Means Scholarship / Post-Matric Scholarship WiFi Connectivity Registration for Students and Staff Members of University Departments
Anna University students have to fulfill at least 3 basic requirement to get its semester completion.
A Candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements for completion of a semester.Ideally every student is expected to attend all classes and secure 100% attendance.However, in order to give provision for certain unavoidable reasons such as Medical /participation in sports / personal, the student is expected to attend at least 75%of the classes during any semester commencing from First semester.
Therefore, he/she shall secure not less than 75%(after rounding off to the nearest integer)of overall attendance taking into account the total number of 450 periods in a semester within 90 working days in all courses put together attended by the candidate as against the total number of periods in all courses offered during the semester.
However, a candidate who secures overall attendance between 65%and 74%in that current semester due to medical reasons (prolonged hospitalization / accident / specific illness/Participation in Sports events) may be permitted to appear for the current semester examinations subject to the condition that the candidate shall submit the medical certificate attested by the Head of the Institution. The same shall be forwarded to the Controller of Examinations,Anna University, Chennai for record purposes.
Candidates whosecure less than 65% of overall attendanceshallnot be permitted towrite the University examination at the end ofthesemesterand not permitted tomovetothenext semester. They are required to repeat the incompletesemesterin the nextacademic year,as per the norms prescribed
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Textiles Committee QAO Admit Card 2019 JQAO, Accountant Junior Investigator UDC Group B & C Exam Date, Hall Ticket
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Quick and Easy Fix for ISO 22301 Certified BCMS Lead Auditor (CBC LA)
ISO 22301 Certified BCMS Lead Auditor (CBC LA) Certification Exam Credential With protection taking centre stage throughout the enterprise, the position of the CSO or CISO is fitting more and more complex and challenging, however pleasing, having said that. As these admiral discover new roles in which they could deliver their adventure and imaginative and prescient to bear, we’ll preserve you up so far on new accessories and actions on earth of cybersecurity.
auto components maker Motherson has made Mohit Gupta its neighborhood chief suggestions security officer, advertisement to the neighborhood CIO. In his new position, he will assignment to enrich the common safety posture of Motherson group agencies, which employ , staff in forty one countries.
Gupta has over two decades of journey in IT. prior to now, he was CISO of MothersonSumi INfotech and Designs intellect, Motherson’s IT capabilities subsidiary.
Gomeet blow has been appointed as vp and head of infosec capabilities at ABB’s world enterprise service – assistance methods GBS IS.
blow, who had currently been appointed as CISO and head of IT operations at Vedanta Zinc overseas, moved to ABB in April to tackle his world position.
ABB’s GBS-IS gives IT features to over ninety international locations during which ABB has a presence.
above senior supervisor of advice safety at Flipkart, Ambarish Singh has been appointed because the new arch tips safety administrator CISO at accomplishment company Godrej & Boyce.
A pro cybersecurity chief, Singh served as associate administrator of the Indian navy’s on the net incidents response group, where he oversaw agenda forensics and become involved within the planning, accomplishing, and beheading of vulnerability and possibility assessment. He also performed a key position in defining and imposing procedures and guidelines.
Singh is an EC-certified licensed moral hacker, and holds licensed tips systems auditor CISA and licensed suggestions systems supervisor CISM certifications from ISACA, as well as a grasp’s degree in cybersecurity and online law from the country wide legislations institution.
formerly international chief of cybersecurity at Max Healthcare, Kapil Madaan is taking on as arch assistance protection administrator at auto part manufacturer atom Minda.His career in cybersecurity began all the way through a stint at Ashtech Infotech, where he became answerable for managing amount IT basement and security. He has more than years of event in managing cybersecurity operations, analysis and accreditation, infosec, statistics privateness, strategic planning, and disaster restoration planning. He additionally constructed advantage within the enviornment of regulatory acquiescence—chiefly in carrier company manage SOC, ISO, and company continuity management programs BCMS.
above CISO at amazon Pay India, Ashok Kumar has abutting Encora as Sr director, international GSRC babyminding safety possibility and compliance and head of digital safety.
Encora is a global agenda engineering company headquartered in Arizona, US with a + powerful team and becoming.
The business assists corporations in driving addition in AIML, cloud, IoT, automation, and mobility in addition to other enterprise know-how options.
In his new role, Kumar will activate Encora’s digital protection practice. he ll also be developing and instituting the framework for technology touching on governance, chance and acquiescence GRC. moreover, he should be accountable for the implementation of international safety, risk, and acquiescence requisites and frameworks at the firm.
Kumar accumulated huge experience for his current position all through his administration at Unisys, the place he developed and installation the enterprise’s protection and acquiescence Centre of excellence for global operations protecting over workplaces within the Americas, Europe and Asia.
He has accomplishing adventure in dissimilar specifications and frameworks, together with ISO , ISO , ISO -, ISO , NIST, HIAHITECH, ISAE SSAE sixteen SOC & SOC , SOX, FedRAMP, Fisma and PCI-DSS.
In his stint with amazon, he led the adoption, implementation and localization of corporate, transactional and regulatory protection requirements from US & ceramics to India & South Asia.
Gomeet blow has been appointed arch of IT Operations & Cybersecurity at South Africa-based mostly Vedanta Zinc international VZI.
In his old position pant was heading cybersecurity at cairn Oil and gasoline – a vertical of the Vedanta neighborhood. In his new function at Vedanta Zinc overseas VZI, he might be overseeing IT infrastructure in addition to cybersecurity.
The seasoned cybersecurity chief has been linked to Vedanta on the grounds that June when he joined the company as community advance, IT protection and acquiescence.
His new role makes him accountable for Operational technology OT safety at VZI. answer his new position, pant stated: “I’m now on the Vedanta neighborhood’s safety committee and should be leading as the community’s safety anchor.”
As Vedanta Zinc international is a South African article, pant should be relocating to SA in two months from now. moreover his new responsibilities, there’s a portion of IT protection he ll proceed to control for the Vedanta community in India.
being responsible for OT methods’ safety, pant aggregate his concepts on what makes OT protection extra crucial than IT security: “records may also be recovered after an attack on a corporation’s IT, but if there’s a cyberattack on OT techniques, it may cause a major affect on animal security and the environment.”
He brought that a cyberattack on IT outcomes in fiscal accident, however unlike attacks on OT systems, animal lives are not at stake.
Neha Taneja will now be heading cybersecurity at abundance Oil and gas. A tenured cybersecurity chief, Taneja become in the past Asst. VP-IT at GE capital business system management functions.
She then abutting SBI agenda as agent VP-IT and served years months within the business before her avenue as VP-IT Controllership.
former CISO at Adani companies, Dharmesh Rathod has joined the Welspun community as head of Cybersecurity. established in , Welspun group is a multinational amassed with investments in steel, power and textiles.
in advance of his assignment at Adani, Rathod played the role of a CISO as arch-IT assurance and assistance safety at Essar functions India Ltd. for six years.
At Adani agencies, he led safety approach, audits, possibility management and compliance, probability administration, and IT & OT safety. he s credited with developing a security assessment framework in accordance with global security necessities. He additionally designed the OT protection program, together with POCs and reviews and played a key function in riding ISO certification and assessment for the community.
In a profession spanning over years, Rathod has been the recipient of a couple of leadership awards. He has fabricated his mark as an eminent apostle at international and home platforms and has authored articles on cybersecurity for reputed publications.
Rathod is certified in ITIL V, ISO LI and LA, to identify a couple of, and is additionally a expert certified information techniques security expert CISSP. apart from being a cybersecurity chief, he has also played the function of an IT & cybersecurity strategist, architect & adviser and changed into an trade mentor for the Standford advanced Cybersecurity program.
unique Kumar, who during the past, headed protection operations at Max Healthcare, Aviva India and Aptara, has been appointed as the neighborhood CISO at CK Birla group.
besides his wide event in cybersecurity, in his outdated stints, Kumar was answerable for enforcing new IT applied sciences, agenda transformation, IT infrastructure, datacentre, large calibration ERP rollouts, IT automation and billow computing.
He also has adventure in mergers & acquisitions and retaining stakeholder relationships. He has the know-how in managing risk and audits and is licensed in ISO compliance, tips know-how basement Library ITIL and venture management knowledgeable PMP.
In , Kumar bagged his d after CSO award for spearheading key security initiatives at Max Healthcare – this included intrusion apprehension programs, email security, phishing simulators and id and entry administration IdAM.
Maya R Nair appointed as director & CISO at credit standing suggestions features of India constrained CRISIL
Maya R Nair, former CISO at assurance capital Ltd. and head-information protection at conception cellular has abutting credit standing assistance capabilities of India constrained CRISIL as director & chief counsel safety administrator.
In her old stints, Nair also served as arch of safety operations at reliance Jio and become CISO & arch-IT basement at Lentra AI Ltd.
An experienced adept within the credit counsel space, Nair served as assistant vice president-InfoSec at TransUnion credit counsel agency limited TUCIBIL for close to a decade. besides conserving TUCIBIL from inner and exterior threats, she played a key position in developing the ISMS framework to comply to ISO :; she helped revamp and migrate the datacentre with zero downtime and also install the BCP and DR website for the business.
Nair is an authorized tips device auditor CISA and a certified suggestions safety administration system ISMS advance accountant for ISO . among her record of accreditation are BS advance Implementer and DSCI-licensed privateness lead assessor.
former CISO at IDFC aboriginal financial institution, Rajesh Hemrajani has joined Paytm funds bank as the chief suggestions protection officer.
He has over years of event in framing corporate information and cybersecurity policies & strategies, environment security standards for IT infrastructure, possibility assessment, and constructing enterprise chain plans and repair standards.
At IDFC first financial institution, Hemrajani managed global tips security capabilities and verticals with an eighty five-member crew of professional cybersecurity and chance professionals. He became a champ of the CSO award in .
above CISO at yes financial institution, Rajesh Thapar has been appointed as the head of IT and assistance safety at OakNorth. OakNorth is a UK bank featuring loans to small and mid-sized corporations in the UK. A adept CISO within the banking area, Thapar has huge competencies in ISO , IT approach, administration, Pre-revenue, and management counsel systems MIS.
in advance of alive at yes financial institution, Thapar was with IBM India as counsel security and possibility administration advance, delivering IT safety and risk management features across assorted strategic outsourcing clients. He has additionally worked with Citigroup world capabilities now TCS eServe and IDBI bank.
former SVP - arch of information technology & Cybersecurity at ENAM, Kiran Belsekar joined Aegon lifestyles as vice president - tips security. Belsekar has collected over years of adventure in IT features in BPOs & KPOs, accomplishment, retail, cyberbanking, life assurance & the media area.
He has confirmed his advantage in managing IT, assistance security & possibility management, IT operations, IT basement, ERP, managing IT budgets, and enterprise mobility options. moreover, Belsekar has demonstrated the skill to assignment in established companies in addition to startups.
above Sr. GM-counsel know-how at WNS international functions, Allwyn Pereira, joins SPi global as arch of IT protection
Allwyn Pereira has joined SPi global as head of IT protection. Pereira is an ISACA-certified counsel security manager and changed into the Sr. neighborhood supervisor - counsel expertise at WNS world features.
prior to becoming a member of WNS, Pereira changed into the director of information technology at Sutherland world services, where he worked for over four. years.
above arch of expertise at Motilal Oswal fiscal functions, Amit Jaokar joins NKGSB financial institution as CISO & CDO
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Residency: 2021 Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence (Auburn, WA)
https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/parks_arts_recreation/art 2021 Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence - City of Auburn, WA 910 Ninth Street SE Auburn, WA 98002 APPLY NOW https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8267 Contact Email: [email protected] Call Type: Residencies Eligibility: Regional State: Washington Entry Deadline: 2/25/21
REQUIREMENTS: Media Images - Minimum: 5, Maximum: 10 Video - Minimum: 0, Maximum: 2 Total Media - Minimum: 5, Maximum: 10
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY The Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence program offers an annual opportunity for an artist to pursue their work in, and to be inspired by, the unique and beautiful setting of the Mary Olson Farm in Auburn, Washington. The residency lasts approximately two months during the months of June and July.
The residency will provide:
A $3,500 stipend (funds can be used at will towards art supplies, transportation, meals, etc.)
A large historic barn “studio space,” approximately 450 sq. ft., on an historic 67-acre property (accommodations not provided)
Opportunities to tour and learn about the property and the other six historic buildings, as well as Auburn’s history as shared by the White River Valley Museum
An exhibition opportunity, reception and well-publicized artist talk in the City of Auburn
Expectations of the selected artist include:
A minimum of ten hours per week times eight weeks, creating work on-site at the Mary Olson Farm “studio space”
Two “open-studio” weekend afternoons for the public to view works in progress and talk with the artist (dates TBD between selected artist and city staff)
One free artist-led workshop demonstrating techniques or inspiration to the public
Participation in a final artist talk/presentation, reception and exhibition
Artists provide their own art supplies, and transportation to and from Mary Olson Farm in Auburn, Washington
ELIGIBILITY
Individual artists or artist team currently residing in the Pacific Northwest working in two and three-dimensional media, including but not limited to: drawing, painting, photography, textiles, sculpture, installation, woodworking, printmaking, etc.
Other than individual artists, collaborative projects will also be considered
SELECTION CRITERIA & PROCESS The review process will be competitive and the selection process will be made by a jury including: the City of Auburn Arts Coordinator, the Mary Olson Farm and White River Valley Museum Director, at least one other City of Auburn staff person and a panel of local artists or arts professionals.
All applicants will be selected based on the following criteria:
Artistic excellence as demonstrated in work samples
Artist’s residency proposal: strength, creativity and originality in concept, material implementation, and engagement with the site as described in proposal
Feasibility of artist’s ability to create innovative work during the residency, participate actively in all expected open studio days, artist talks, public workshop, final exhibition, etc.
Applicants should use the residency proposal to provide the selection committee with a comprehensive idea of the planned project, how it will draw inspiration from the Mary Olson Farm or surrounding natural landscape, and why the proposed project should be the one chosen. To get an idea of what kind of experience you can expect at the Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence, we welcome interested artists to make appointments to come visit the farm and meet with the City of Auburn staff.
PROCESS Phase One
Submit application by deadline at 10:59 PM Pacific Time on February 25, 2021
Applications will be reviewed by the jury and finalists will be selected
Finalists notified of results by late March 5, 2021. Finalists move on to phase two.
Phase Two
Finalists will be invited to interview with jury and city staff on March 10, 2021 between 2-5 pm to discuss proposed project in more depth (so please plan ahead to be available)
Final selection and artist notifications by March 12, 2021
Phase Three
Selected artist receives contract, and coordinates dates of residency events/workshops
Artist participates in residency in June and July of 2021 (including two open weekend studio afternoons and a free public workshop)
A final art exhibition, reception and artist talk/presentation will be scheduled for a later date TBD by artist and City staff
ABOUT THE FARM Alford Olson, a Swedish immigrant, purchased the property in 1879. Throughout its existence, the farm has diversified its activities, but it has always essentially operated as a subsistence farm. In its early days it was a source of timber and hops. After hops declined in value, the Olson family moved into raising cows for dairy and veal, poultry and egg farming, apple harvesting, and potato farming. Mary wove rag rugs and her son Alfred took up hunting and sold pelts and bartered apples and veal.
In the 1970's the farm was rented out to various tenants and some renovations were begun on the buildings, but never completed. In 1994, after many years of vacancy and deteriorations, the City of Auburn purchased the 67 acre farm. After several years of planning and fundraising, restoration work began on the major buildings, as well as projects surrounding the restoration on Olson Creek and reclaiming the pastures from years of neglect and invasion by Himalayan blackberries. The final restoration projects were finished in 2011 and the Mary Olson Farm opened that summer for the first time to the general public. Today, visitors can tour inside the restored 1897 barn, pause and consider what life was like on a rural farm in the 1902 farmhouse, or wander through the century-old orchard and learn about the many varieties of apples and cherries Alfred Olson cultivated. Other restored and preserved structures on the property include a garage, weaving shed, chicken coop, outhouse, smokehouse, and 19th century wagon road.
Amenities available for use in the barn artist “studio space” include: large indoor works space complete with electrical outlets and lights, water available from an exterior hot and cold sink or hose, Sanican bathroom onsite, and tables and chairs available for artist’s use. More information about the Mary Olson Farm can be found at: http://wrvmuseum.org/visit_the_farm.html SELECTED PARTICIPANTS MUST AGREE TO
Sign agreement with the City of Auburn about residency plans, expectations and guidelines.
Leave the space in the same or better condition as when they moved in. The farm is on the National Register of Historic Places and as such absolutely NO changes can be made to the buildings, gardens or landscape.
Understand that the initial $2,000 portion stipend payment is made at the beginning of the residency, and that payments cannot be made until contracts have been fully processed. The remaining $1,500 will be retained until all of the expected residency requirements are completed.
Understand that the artwork displayed must be appropriate for the public realm.
Install and de-install your own work in a professional fashion for the final exhibition.
Partner with the City of Auburn to market and promote the exhibition. Exhibits are publicized through city-generated press releases, printed materials, social media, and the City’s web site at www.auburnwa.gov/arts.
Artists are welcome to offer their works for sale, but are not required to do so. All sales are handled privately between the artist and the buyer. The City of Auburn does not take a commission on any works sold through the galleries or residency program.
The artist agrees to make available their photos taken of the farm during the residency, for use by the City of Auburn and the White River Valley Museum to promote the program.
The selected artist must agree to participate in the entire residency program including all events, the final exhibition, etc. No exceptions.
Artists are welcome to have visitors during the residency, but must notify the farm caretaker of planned visitors and receive advance permission.
Comply with all federal, state, and local laws.
No pets or children are allowed.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
1. WORK SAMPLES
5-15 digital images that demonstrate the artist’s past work (required) Artists applying as a team who have no examples of joint work in the past should submit 3-5 images of each artist’s work. Individual artists are advised to submit 10 images.
File Format: Submit according to CaFE requirements with the highest resolution allowed.
File Labeling: Files must be titled with the applicant’s last name followed by a number indicating the viewing order. Use a “0” in front of single digit numbers and use only letters, numbers, and underscores. For example: Smith_01.jpg; Smith_02.jpg. If using Mac OS 8 or later, be sure to include a “.jpg” extension at the end of each image title.
3 online videos that demonstrate the artist’s past work (optional) Please provide the exact web address(es) where the online videos can be viewed. The panel will view a minimum of 1 minute and a maximum of 3 minutes of each video.
2. WORK SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS Provide the following information on the online application upload for each image:
Title of each work represented in the image
Media & dimensions (H x W x D)
Description if needed. If work is presented as part of a collaboration, explain your role in the larger project
For videos longer than 3 minutes, note what 1-3 minute segment you want reviewed
3. RESIDENCY PROPOSAL Please write a statement outlining the work you would like to create or display if selected for the Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence opportunity. We encourage proposals crafted from inspiration provided by the farm and its history. The proposal should briefly outline the materials, concept, any necessary technical installation details or plans of how to hang/display your work.
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House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee
Fixing Fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability
Fashion: it shouldn’t cost the earth
19th February 2019
HC 1952
Sixteenth Report of Session 2017-19
Report, together with formal minutes relating to the report
Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 February 2019
Key Facts:
· More than $500 billion of value is lost every year due to clothing underutilisation and the lack of recycling (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
· By 2030 global apparel consumption projected rise by 63% (from 62 million tons to 102 million tons)
· UN: by 2050 equivalent of almost 3 planets required to provide natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles given growth of global population
· September 2015, UK signed up to UN Sustainable Development Goals (inc. a commitment (SDG 12) to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns)
Fast Fashion:
· Fast fashion business model encourages over-consumption and generates excessive waste
· Demands high throughput of garments and is based on linear economy (Clothing Sustainability Research Group at Nottingham Trent University)
· Cheap garments aimed at consumers wanting to change wardrobe regulartly – on a trend-driven basis
· Short lead times = wash tests/wearer trials not always feasible à implications to garment quality
· Very few made from single fibre materials à cannot be recycled
· ‘Fast Luxury’ collections (e.g. Louis Vuitton: offer small collections every 2 wks)
· Growth in UK retail market coming from low value end (ASOS and Boohoo – low prices and high turnaround)
· Fashion designer Phoebe English says fast fashion has made the sectore a ‘monstrous disposable industry’
- Overproduction of items which will never be purchased or used + the speed in which the sector churns new designs = never-ending production of cheap, poorly made fashion which will only last a few weeks then throw away
· Dr Dumner of Leeds University School of Design depicts fast fashion phenomenon as successful due to the ‘democratisation’ of the benefits of fashion
- Allowed all segments of society, irrespective of class, income, and background to engage in hedonistic and psychogenic pleasures of fashion
- Fashion accessible to everyone across society
· British Retail Consortium suggests retailers are using insights from production/consumption data to streamline their products and minimise waste throughout supply chain
· Hubbub Foundation: 17% of young people wouldn’t wear an outfit again if they’d posted it on IG
· Online brands established relationships with online ‘influencers’ – advertise latest fast fashion through IG photos
· Website cookies = retailers target individuals with fast fashion ads as they browse the internet
· Eco Age: suggests stricter online marketing, argues psychological issues connected w/ high levels of consumption + detrimental environmental and social effects caused by overconsumption
Sustainability of the industry:
· Ellen MacArthur Foundation: New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future (2017)
- Textiles system operated in a linear way: large amounts of non-renewable resources
- $500 billion value lost each year due to clothing underutilisation and lack of recycling
· UK WRAP esitimates that £140 million worth of clothings goes to landfill each year
· Boston Consulting Group and Global Fashion Agenda for the Copenhagen Summit in 2017
- The sustainability ‘pulse’ of industry is weak
- Scored 32/100 (measured sustainability of sector)
Consumption levels:
· Clothing charity TRAID warned ‘over-consumption of clothes in UK plays its part in deepening the main environmental challenges that we face at national and global level”
· UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 aims to promote resource and energy efficiency
· UN says if the global population reaches 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost 3 planets would be required to provide natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyle
· Prof. Tim Cooper from the Clothing Sustainability Research Group at Nottingham Trent University argues: Garments should be designed and manufactured for longevity, but that a more difficult problem is how to reduce consumer demand for cheap, short-lived garments.
- “Sustainable consumption demands cultural change. The throwaway culture applies to the whole economy, not merely the clothing sector. If consumers are to be encouraged to buy fewer clothes there needs to be a wider public demate on [the] future of the ‘consumer society’, including an evaluation of its benefits and costs”
· ^ backed up by Professor Dilys Williams from the London College of Fashion à arguing that technocentric efficiency improvements are not sufficient to make fashion items sustainable if we are ‘still producing more and more of them’
- Society would have to challenge ‘growth logic’ and develop different business models which involve less material consumption
Social impact of garment production:
· One of the world’s most labour-intensive manufacturing industries
· ‘Chasing the cheap needle around the planet’ since 1980s
· Dr Mark Sumner: consumers in the UK ‘are getting pleasure and enjoyment from fahsion and that is coming at a cost to workers and the environment in exterritorial, overseas production routes as well as agriculture’
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Vietnam must keep up with new industrial revolution
Prof Nguyen Mai
The world is witnessing the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is opening up many opportunities for countries across the globe, including Vietnam. However, some have commented that while Vietnam is indeed being industrialised, it still has a way to go and should focus on implementing the Second Industrial Revolution first, instead of thinking about the 4IR.
In fact, Vietnam has been integrating itself deeply into the world’s economy, with aspirations to elevate itself amongst global value chains and various achievements to show for it. Currently, Vietnam is conducting the Second Industrial Revolution with the construction of social and technical infrastructure, while also implementing the Third Industrial Revolution with the development of IT, automation systems, and the Internet. The country also actively engages with the 4IR in order to grab opportunities to catch up with regional and global development.
In May 2017, the prime minister issued a decree on strengthening the local capacity to approach the 4IR, offering many solutions on creating breakthroughs in infrastructure and IT application, improvement of the country’s business climate, selection of key strategic products for national development, and the formation of startup ecosystems.
Impacts on foreign direct investment
The 4IR requires Vietnam to alter its policies in order to further lure in foreign direct investment (FDI). While Vietnam still puts top priority on attracting FDI into high technology and environmentally-friendly technology, education and training, research and development (R&D), healthcare, and infrastructure, the country considers the 4IR an effective gateway to add further value to the sectors of IT, electronics, Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cloud computing, big data, mechanics, automation, and biotechnology.
To materialise its green growth goals, Vietnam should not endorse more FDI projects in the production of cement or steel, and oil refining. It should limit this type of FDI through a considered selection of investors, and attract modern, more efficient technology into power plants. It should also have more incentives for projects to build renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and tidal.
Localities with a relatively high development level should attempt to attract FDI into sectors and products that have a high content of knowledge and added value, and should not attract labour-intensive and environmentally-unfriendly projects. This will enable Vietnam to build its new growth model.
Meanwhile, localities with a low development level should build their infrastructure works to narrow the development gap between them and the country’s big economic hubs. They should also have specialised policies for labour-intensive projects in the garment, textile, and footwear sectors. It is also necessary for them to take advantage of their potential, developing tourism and services, and connecting with FDI firms in neighbouring areas as to attract investment into their modern technological and service sectors.
While continuing to allure FDI from small- to medium-sized enterprises, the country needs to pay more heed to luring capital from the world’s leading transnational corporations operating in the high technology sector, and constructing big R&D centres to create high-quality products that have high added value and can compete on a global level.
Proving Vietnam’s eligibility as an attractive investment destination, Samsung Group has selected Vietnam as their global mobile phone manufacturing base, generating an export turnover of $50 billion last year and accounting for a staggering 25 per cent of the country’s total export turnover.
Vietnam’s FDI incentive policy should be suitable to the effectiveness of each project. Those projects enjoying incentives must be listed as projects prioritised for development. In need of bigger reforms
According to a report issued in June 2017 by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the US-based Cornell University, and the Institute for Economic Analysis and Decision-making, Vietnam was ranked 47th out of 127 nations in terms of global innovation, up 12 places from the previous year.
Within ASEAN, Vietnam stayed ahead of Thailand and was seen as having great potential for developing a knowledge-based economy.
According to experts, in order to effectively assess the impacts of the 4IR, it is necessary to conduct appropriate scientific research to precisely assess effects in each industry and its products. The results of this would be key to building a national development strategy with apt goals and without wasting resources.
Dam Bach Duong, head of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Department for High Technology, has proposed that Vietnam actively take specific action with considerable amendments. Examples of this include the improvement of the National Committee on Application of Technology and Information’s operations, as well as supporting enterprises in IT application in order to catch up with the latest global technological trends.
Duong said that efforts must be made to focus on researching and applying new technologies like IoT, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and big data. This would maintain and develop enterprises’ competitiveness, help them save operational costs, and produce a higher quality of products that can contribute to environmental protection.
Vietnam also ought to attract investment into the manufacturing and assembly of machinery equipment and digital spare parts, enabling the application of digital technologies to industrial sectors and improving the country’s export structure via the development of high-tech and supporting-industry products.
It is fundamental to build a development strategy for the automation industry and high technology sectors, with special incentives and preparations for progress. These include the close co-operation between science and technology on one side and business and production on the other; the boosting of technological renovation in private enterprises; the strong application of new technologies; the boosting of international co-operation
In R&D and technological transfers; and the prioritisation of financial assistance for organisations and individuals with excellent scientific and technological achievements.
The first early studies on the global 4IR have all stressed the selection of some specific sectors for investment, which can be expanded to other sectors. For example, regarding IoT, Vietnam should first begin by building smart edifices instead of smart cities, because of its limited resources and technologies.
The determining factors for forming a 4IR development strategy include joint efforts from leading experts, which can help specify goals along the way.
Conclusion So, to take advantage
Of new opportunities and weather all challenges in implementing the 4IR, much remains to be done.
Specifically, the government needs to change its management method. The government must be a regulator and facilitator equipped with modern information tools. This will create a favourable climate for the innovation of enterprises and people.
Enterprises are experiencing new trends in modern technology that have created new production methods and radically changed production chains. This requires enterprises to improve their corporate governance capacity, technologies, and product quality. They also must reduce operation costs to adapt to the new 4IR-led development environment.
Scientific research and training organisations must also radically alter their operational methods in order to adapt to 4IR requirements. They need to update their technology and equipment with the view of meeting enterprises’ growing demand in technological renovation. Importance must be attached to the application of the world’s state-of-the-art technologies in Vietnam, connecting institutes with enterprises on a win-win basis, and creating technological incubators – adventure investment funds, which are aimed at supporting new enterprises and startups.
Meanwhile, people must also partake in the country’s renovation process in order to create more value-added products which can compete with products on a global scale. People also need to be given favourable conditions to enjoy high-quality goods and products sold online via premium services.
In short, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is now growing nationwide, and has significant impacts across all sectors, enterprises, and people. Thus, it is necessary for the government, enterprises, organisations, and general population to modify themselves in order to develop Vietnam into a modern industrial nation.
VIR
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‘The Arrangements’: A Work of Fiction
By CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIEJUNE 28, 2016
The New York Times Book Review asked the acclaimed novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to write a short story about the American election. A second work of election fiction — by a different writer — will follow this fall.
Melania decided she would order the flowers herself. Donald was too busy now anyway to call Alessandra’s as usual and ask for “something amazing.” Once, in the early years, before she fully understood him, she had asked what his favorite flowers were.
“I use the best florists in the city, they’re terrific,” he replied, and she realized that taste, for him, was something to be determined by somebody else, and then flaunted.
At first, she wished he would not keep asking their guests, “How do you like these great flowers?” and that he would not be so nakedly in need of their praise, but now she felt a small tug of annoyance if a guest did not gush as Donald expected. The florists were indeed good, their peonies delicate as tissue, even if a little boring, and the interior decorators Donald had brought in — all the top guys used them, he said — were good, too, even if all that gold yellowness bordered on staleness, and so she did not disagree because Donald disliked dissent, and he only wanted the best for them, and she had what she really needed, this luxurious peace. But today, she would order herself. It was her dinner party to celebrate her parents’ anniversary. Unusual orchids, maybe. Her mother loved uncommon things.
Her Pilates instructor, Janelle, would arrive in half an hour. She had just enough time to order the flowers and complete her morning skin routine. She would use a different florist, she decided, where Donald did not have an account, and pay by herself. Donald might like that; he always liked the small efforts she made. Do the little things, don’t ask for big things and he will give them to you, her mother advised her, after she first met Donald. She gently patted three different serums on her face and then, with her fingertips, applied an eye cream and sunscreen.
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What a bright morning. Summer sunlight raised her spirits. And Tiffany was leaving today. It felt good. The girl had been staying for the past week, and came and went, mostly staying out of her way. Still, it felt good. Yesterday she had taken Tiffany to lunch, so that she could tell Donald that she had taken Tiffany to lunch.
“She adores all my kids, it’s amazing,” Donald once told a reporter — he was happily blind to the strangeness in the air whenever she was with his children.
To keep the lunch short, she had told Tiffany that she had an afternoon meeting with the Chinese company that produced her jewelry — even though she had no plans. Tiffany had cheerily forked spinach salad into her mouth, her California voice too pleasant, too fey. Her wrists looked fragile and breakable. She talked about how much she loved Ivanka’s new collection; she talked about a vegan recipe, reciting details of berries and seaweed, as though Melania would actually ever make it. She played a recording of her singing and said: “It’s not there yet but I’m working on it. You think Dad will like it?” Melania said, “Of course.”
Now she found herself warming to Tiffany, perhaps more because the girl was leaving today. Tiffany was nice. Tiffany courted her. Tiffany acknowledged her power. Tiffany was different from that Czech woman’s children — she never disputed, with her manner, the primacy of Melania’s place in Donald’s life.
Not like Ivanka. Melania breathed deeply. Even just thinking of Ivanka brought an exquisite, slow-burning irritation. That letter Ivanka wrote to Donald after their engagement. She would never forget it. Congratulations, Dad. At least your ex-wife was pure. It lay carelessly on the desk, as most of Donald’s papers did, and Melania had read it over and over, and later, unable to control herself, had shown it to Donald. What does she mean by this? Donald laughed it off. Ivanka gets moody and jealous, he said. I am here! Melania had wanted to shout once at the girl, golden-haired and indulged by Donald, one summer when Ivanka joined them for breakfast in Palm Beach and did not once glance at Melania.
“Melania looks great, but we have to think about how to make her more relatable for the convention, maybe less contour makeup and her smiling and not squinting so much,” Ivanka said just two days earlier, at a meeting with Donald’s campaign team. Melania was seated there, next to Donald and part of the meeting, and yet Ivanka spoke of her as though she were invisible.
“Yes, that’s a good idea,” Donald said. He always agreed with Ivanka. Ivanka who spoke in eloquent streams of words that meant nothing but still impressed everyone, Ivanka whom Donald showed off like a glowing modern toy that he did not know how to operate.
Remember, only praise for his daughter when he is there, her mother told her whenever Melania complained.
Her phone chimed; a text from Donald. I’m leading in the latest poll. National! Nice!
It was probably what he had tweeted as well. He copied and pasted his tweets to her in text messages. Once she had suggested he hold back on a tweet and he replied that he had already tweeted it. He showed her his tweets after he had sent them, not before.
That is so great! she texted back.
She sagged suddenly with terror, imagining what would happen if Donald actually won. Everything would change. Her contentment would crack into pieces. The relentless intrusions into their lives; those horrible media people who never gave Donald any credit would get even worse. She had never questioned Donald’s dreams because they did not collide with her need for peace. Only once, when he was angry about something to do with his TV show, and abruptly decided to leave her and Barron in Paris and go back to New York, she had asked him quietly, “When will it be enough?” She had been rubbing her caviar cream on Barron’s cheeks — he was about 6 then — and Donald ignored her question and said, “Keep doing that and you’ll turn that kid into a sissy.”
She forced herself to stop thinking of Donald winning. There was this evening to look forward to, with Donald and her parents and a few friends, food and flowers, the butler’s creaseless service, and the magnanimous ease of it all.
Barron had told her last night that he would not join them at dinner. “Too boring, Mom,” he had said in Slovenian. She missed his delicious younger days, when he was pliable and happy to go everywhere with her, when she would brush his hair and hold his perfect little body close and feel it almost one with hers. Now, he had an individual self, separate and wise, with knowledge of golf and video games; when she kissed him he twisted away. At least she had persuaded him to come down and say hello to the guests after they arrived.
She had asked the chef for a menu that was both “old and new,” and he suggested steak and watercress and quinoa and lobster and something else she did not remember. Her mother would like it. When she was growing up, her mother used the French or English terms for the food she cooked, as if the Slovenian would make them unforgivingly ordinary. She would serve a ragout for dinner, after a long day at the textile factory, her lips still carefully rouged, her waist tightly cinched, always striving, always trying to escape the familiar. A woman had to hold herself together, her mother said, or end up looking like a wide middle-aged Russian.
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The butler called her bedroom. “Miss Tiffany would like to say goodbye, Mrs. Trump.”
“Yes, thank you,” Melania said, and waited for Tiffany to knock on her door.
“I’m so sorry, didn’t want to bother you,” Tiffany said. Her blond hair extensions were distracting; too long and doll-like.
“No, no problem,” Melania said. “You look nice.”
“Thank you so much for everything! See you in Cleveland next week!” Tiffany said, hugging her.
“Take care.”
At the door, Tiffany turned back and said, “Ivanka donates to Hillary.”
“What?”
“I saw it on her laptop when I went over there last night. She uses a fake name. It’s the same fake name she uses to order stuff online. I thought you should know.”
Melania swallowed her surprise. Why was Tiffany telling her this? Around Ivanka, Tiffany was like an eager insecure puppy, as though she would not truly be part of the family but for Ivanka’s good grace — a grace that needed to be fed with loyalty and adulation.
So why tell her this? And could it be true? Tiffany was watching, waiting for a reaction. She was determined to say nothing, just in case Tiffany was reporting back to someone. She always suspected intrigue among Donald’s children — and she would not tell Donald about this, not yet; she would first discuss it with her mother. Whether it was true or not, this was a morsel to be saved, molded, used in the best way.
“I must get ready for my Pilates, Tiffany,” she said firmly. “See you in Cleveland.”
Donald called just after she ordered the orchids. He had some meetings, but his big event of the day was a luncheon organized by the Republican National Committee.
“How is it going?” she asked.
“Great. Did you see the polls, honey? Can you believe this?” His voice had an ebullient pitch. He still did not entirely believe this was happening — his lead in the polls, the new veneer of being taken seriously. She could tell from the disbelieving urgency of his actions, and from the way he flipped through cable channels and scanned newspapers for his name.
“Remember I told you: You will win,” she said.
She always tried to sound casually believing, as if the polls were merely incidental, and her faith had conjured his victory. But she was as startled by his rise as he was.
When she had first told him “you will win,” that balmy day in Florida last year, drinking Diet Coke in tennis whites, she had meant he would win at what he wanted: the publicity, the ego polish. It would help his TV show, and impress those business associates tickled by fame. But she had never meant he would actually win the Republican primary, nor had she expected the frenzy of media coverage he received. Americans were so emotionally young, so fascinated by what Europeans knew to be world-weary realities. They were drawn to Donald’s brashness and bluster and bullying, his harsh words, even the amoral ease with which untruths slid out of his mouth. She viewed these with a shrug — he was human, and he had his good points, and did Americans truly not know that human beings told lies? But they had followed him from the beginning, breathlessly and childishly. There were days when every television channel she switched to had his image on the screen. They did not understand that what he found unbearable was to be ignored, and for this she was grateful, because being in the news brought Donald the closest he could be to contentment. He would never be a truly content person, she knew this, because of that primal restlessness that thrummed in him, the compulsion to prove something to himself that he feared he never would. It moved her, made her feel protective. Even the way he nursed his grudges, almost lovingly, unleashing in great detail slights from 20 years ago, made her protective of him. She often felt, despite the age gap of more than two decades, that she was older than Donald. Her response to his agitations was a curated series of soothing murmurs. Be a little calmer, she told him often. In bed, she had learned to gauge Donald and know when he expected her to gasp. On nights when she did not have the mental energy to act, she would tell Donald, “It is not a good night today,” and he would kiss her cheek and leave, because he liked her air of delicate mystery.
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The butler knocked and brought her lemon water on a tray. “Janelle is here, Mrs. Trump.”
He did his characteristic almost-bow. He liked her, mostly because of how little she said, and how she encouraged an air of enigmatic formality.
“Thank you,” she said.
She applied concealer and lip gloss and highlighter, checked herself in the mirror. She had not worn makeup with Amy, her last instructor, but Janelle made her want to look attractive. After Amy moved to Los Angeles and recommended Janelle, Donald saw her — he was home on Janelle’s first day and said: “Really? I didn’t think they did that Pilates stuff. It’s not like Pilates is hip-hop or whatever.” She, too, was taken aback when she first saw Janelle, sinuous and small, skin the color of earth, locs pulled up in a bun. She’s professional and discreet, Amy had said. Now, weeks in, Melania wished that Janelle were not so professional, so singularly focused on straightening Melania’s feet, flattening Melania’s belly, and never saying anything personal.
“Hi, Mrs. Trump. Ready for the warm-up?” Janelle asked, her face, as usual, a pleasant mask scrubbed of expression.
“Yes,” Melania said.
Janelle was beside her on the mat, legs aloft. She smelled of grapefruit. Melania wanted to reach out and taste her — the smooth skin of her arm, her full, brownish-pink lips. She followed Janelle’s lead and wondered about Janelle’s life. Was there a boyfriend? Someone like her, dignified and quiet? Each time the Pilates session ended, she considered asking Janelle to stay for lunch, or just a glass of juice, but she feared that Janelle would say no.
“Oh, I must get a massage, for my thighs,” Melania said, tentative, desperate to say something personal and yet safe.
“A warm bath should help,” Janelle said. “Have a good day, Mrs. Trump.”
Melania felt deflated. Had she expected Janelle to offer to give her a massage? It was so silly of her. Had Janelle meant anything more by “warm bath”? She was trying to read what was not there. But she would not allow herself to be sad. There was the evening to look forward to.
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Her phone chimed. Another text from Donald.
Hope says fashion people are asking what you’ll wear to convention. Has to be a big name. An American designer. Have you decided?
I have three and will choose tomorrow, she texted back.
Donald had never taken much interest in what she wore. Not like Tomaz, her ex, who had picked out her clothes and liked the smell of her sweat. Why had she suddenly thought of Tomaz? Tomaz smoked thin cigarettes and walked the world in an existential haze of disapproval. After she was interviewed in a French magazine some years ago, Tomaz had sent her an email through her sister Ines. Now you have what you always wanted, you have forgotten Ljubljana? It had annoyed her and of course she did not reply. Unlike Tomaz, Donald was not a sensual man. But it was what had attracted her to Donald in the beginning: He was not a man who traded in complexities. After brooding, Sartre-quoting Tomaz, Donald came as a relief.
She checked the time. Donald would be done with his luncheon. She would call, to remind him to be back on time. He sometimes forgot himself at these things.
“The dinner party?” he said. “Of course I’ll be home.”
“You want me to wear those first diamonds?” she asked, light and teasing. It was their joke; the first time they made love, she had worn nothing but those earrings. It had also been his first gift to her, in a pretty black box, and he asked her to open it, humming with a need for her gratitude. He was not eager to please her, she realized, he was keen to be pleased by her pleasure. And so she gave in, thanking him, wreathing her face with delight, even though she wished the diamonds were bigger.
“Yes, wear them. I bet those beauties have tripled in value,” he said. “I have to go, honey, I’m meeting with the top five guys of the committee. They’re all dying to talk to me.”
She undressed and examined herself in the mirror. There was a new dimple in her thigh. Donald would say something if he noticed it. “You need to get these fixed soon,” he had said a few months back, cupping her breasts, and when he got up from bed, she looked at his pale, slack belly, and the sprinkle of bristly hair on his back.
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In the bath, sunk into scented foam, Melania settled down to read the latest coverage of Donald. There was a story about his money; they kept saying he did not have as much as he claimed to have. What did it matter? He had a lot. She glanced at the comments at the end of the article and the name “Janelle” caught her eye. The commenter wrote: Trump needs to modernize those ill-fitting suits, throw away the bottle of orange tan, get fake teeth that actually look like teeth and let himself go bald like God intended. How many Janelles were there in America? Of course it could not be her Janelle. Still, seeing the name excited her. It was unfair that people made fun of Donald’s hair but she could not help smiling, reading it, imagining her Janelle writing it.
There was a story about some of his angry supporters, displaying swastikas on their trucks, and she cringed reading it. Extremes of anything discomfited her. The day Donald announced he would run for president, she had been filled with light on their glorious descent in the escalator, eyes and cameras on them, and everything dazzling. Afterward, she escaped to the cool white of her bedroom, and lay still for a long time, and then looked online at the coverage. She loved the way her smoky eyes popped in the photographs. A heady sense of accomplishment suffused her. But she did not want too many more of those moments, because they shifted her balance, left her spirit vaguely disjointed.
She Googled herself and enlarged some of the photos. Why did some news sites choose the most unflattering images? It was deliberate. She was scrupulous about presenting the best angles of her face to the cameras, practicing the tilt to her neck that ensured a slim silhouette. Yet some photo editors were determined to use the few bad shots. They were jealous of Donald; nothing else could explain it.
She hoped Donald would not open her bedroom door tonight; this was the kind of day that he would come, exuberant and expansive from victory. It had been almost two months. The last time, he kissed her, eager and dramatic and sweaty as he often was — he hated her initiating things, “aggressive women make me think I’m with a transsexual,” he’d told her years ago — and then fumbled and shifted and suddenly got up and said he had a phone call to make. Only then did she understand what had happened. They did not talk about it, but for a few days he had sulked and snapped, as though it were her fault.
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Donald came home red-faced, his lips a snarl of rage. He ignored the butler’s greeting. Melania kissed him hello and braced herself.
“Can you believe these losers? They’re talking about 2020,” he said. He flung his jacket down on the living room floor and she picked it up.
“What happened?” she asked.
“Reince pulled me aside after the meeting. He’s a great guy, always nice to me. He said all the top guys at the R.N.C. have decided to focus on 2020, and put very little money and effort into my campaign. Like I don’t even have a chance at all!”
“It makes no sense what they want to do. You have many votes. Look at the polls. People love you.”
She knew how easily mollified he was by praise, but he barely seemed to hear her, consumed as he was, typing furiously on his phone. She hoped he would not hurl the phone at the wall, as he had done after a newspaper wrote about Trump University, after which he stayed up all night writing hasty, flagrant letters to journalists.
The doorbell rang and there was Ivanka, her face dewy as though she had not had a long day at work, lips crimson. Too crimson; Melania herself favored nude lipsticks. She imagined Ivanka sending money to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, using a fake name. Could it be true? What name did she use? Thinking of a fake name made her think of Janelle.
“Hey!” Ivanka said. A general greeting, but she was looking at her father.
“Ivanka. What a surprise,” Melania said.
“Ivanka wanted to come over to discuss this,” Donald said, glancing up from his phone. He was only telling her now. He would expect her to ask Ivanka to dinner and she would have to endure Ivanka’s polished voice, that fulsome surface that shielded cold metal.
“Oh, what gorgeous flowers,” Ivanka said. “Are they from Alessandra’s, Dad?”
“No. I used another florist,” Melania said. Ivanka’s admiration pleased her, and she resented Ivanka for it.
“Can you just believe these losers?” Donald said testily, impatient with talk of flowers. “They want to sabotage me!”
Donald admired in his daughter qualities he would not abide in a wife. Not that Melania minded, she told herself, watching them. Ivanka moved like him, loose-limbed. Like him, she was comfortable with display. Like him, she was always selling something. The difference was that you knew what Donald was selling; Ivanka left you wondering.
“It’s utter sabotage and unacceptable,” Ivanka said.
“I’ve got to hit back at these guys.”
“You do have to hit back, totally,” Ivanka said. “We have to figure out the best way.”
Why did she not calm him down? Melania was annoyed. Her evening would be ruined, Donald’s churlish mood would darken her dinner, and he would probably leave after the main course, without apology. He had done it the day after Cruz beat him at a primary, and they had been with guests that he had invited.
“I’m leaving the Republican Party. That’s it. If they’re going to treat me this way. It’s not nice. That’s it,” Donald said.
“But you need the party,” Melania said.
“This isn’t Europe, honey. You don’t know anything about this,” Donald said and turned back to Ivanka.
She would not be annoyed, not with Ivanka to witness it. Donald used “Europe” to belittle her sometimes, but he also used “European” as Americans did, like an aspirational word. European chocolates. European bread. European style.
“Can we set up a three-way with Paul and Hope in the study, Dad?” Ivanka said, looking amused. “Is Barron in his room? I’ll just go say a quick hi.”
Melania felt an unreasonable urge to get up and drag Ivanka back. You do not go to my son’s room without my permission!
If only Barron didn’t like her. It was Ivanka with whom he discussed tennis and golf.
“Look, honey, can we do this dinner another time?” Donald said after Ivanka left. “I need to think about this. These losers can’t do this to me. Your parents will be fine. They’re here most of the time anyway, and I can fly them back in if they want to. . . .”
He was still speaking, but she could no longer understand. A tightness had gripped her temples, her hands shook. “Donald, I want this,” she said. “We have not hosted my parents. It is 50 years of marriage for them. Their friends are coming. I have planned for one week. I want this today.”
Donald looked up astonished from his phone. She dug her nails in her palm and stared back at him.
“O.K., O.K.,” Donald said sighing. “Just give me some time to talk to Ivanka.”
He went inside, and a new elation settled in Melania’s bones.
They emerged half an hour later, Donald’s face relaxed, Ivanka laughing, pushing her hair away from her face, fondly indulgent of her beloved man-child father.
“We can’t keep letting them think you’re going to be Caligula when you become president, Dad,” Ivanka said.
“Whatever,” Donald said with a grin. He turned to Melania. “Honey, we have a plan. I announce two days before the convention that I’m done with the party. My supporters don’t care about the party anyway. It’s Trump they want. If I’m an independent they’ll still come to me. So that leaves the R.N.C. with one day to try and fix things. I’ll give them a list of my conditions, they need to show me plans and figures for how they’ll support my campaign, otherwise no deal. It’ll knock them down. Let’s see what they do with that!” He sounded gleeful.
Melania was startled. How could Ivanka have agreed to this? It would only lose him votes. His supporters were already with him, but what about the people who would vote for him only because of the Republican Party? Would that not turn them off? She opened her mouth to say something and then closed it. Ivanka had the smallest of triumphant smiles on her face. A well-oiled smile. Melania remembered that smooth smile at other times, when Donald insulted John McCain, when Donald boycotted a Republican debate. Ivanka always egged him on, never dissuaded him; she stirred the pot with her fulsome words.
But Donald was calmer and her evening would go well and her mother would be happy.
After dinner, she would ask Donald to come to her room, and she would be soft and subtle, and wear the jasmine scent he liked, and tell him Tiffany had come to her this morning, upset and crying, because she had discovered that Ivanka was supporting Hillary Clinton. She would suggest that Donald do and say nothing about it, hopefully none of the dishonest media people would find out, because of course it would be terrible if he had to publicly denounce his daughter, and Ivanka was so wonderful really, even though she was always telling the press how she didn’t agree with all of her father’s policies.
“Ivanka, will you join us for dinner?” Melania asked, knowing Ivanka would decline.
“Thanks, but I have to get back to the kids,” Ivanka said.
Melania smiled sagely. “Of course. Say hello to the family.”
The doorbell rang. Her guests had arrived.
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