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Drexel LeBow's School of Economics partnered with Econsult Solutions for the first annual joint conference on urban economic policy on Thursday, May 21. The conference, entitled "City and the Environment: Topics in Urban Economic Policy" brought together experts in the field to discuss issues facing cities locally and globally. During his introduction to attendees, Econsult President Richard Voith shared his hope that these conferences would become a regular source of ideas, discussion and inspiration in the field of urban economics.
The keynote address by Matthew Kahn, a professor of economics at UCLA, set the tone for much of the subsequent discussion with a focus on how major northeast U.S. cities can improve their environment, economy and equity for all residents. While acknowledging that cities in warmer parts of the country are growing faster, he shared evidence that all cities can make progress by focusing on increasing quality of life and improving access to education. Thoughtful responses and questions from the audience set the stage for the two panel discussions that followed.
"The panel discussions focused on climate change and urban transportation and brought together experts from academia, industry and government," explains Vibhas Madan, director of LeBow's School of Economics. The exchanges between experts included many proactive suggestions for approaching the challenges cities are likely to face as the climate changes and transportation infrastructure ages.
Looking to the future, Vibhas says, "This conference, our partnership with Econsult and future planned conferences on urban economic policy are significant parts of the School of Economics' goal to participate in and inform the public discourse on economic policy."


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When it comes to buying an engagement ring there are many things to consider such as the size, shape and colour of the diamond and the overall style. While some rings are classically simple others are much more elaborate. So how do you decide?
The ring you go for will largely depend on your partner's personality and taste but if you're looking for something antique here's a helpful guide to vintage engagement rings.
The meaning of vintage
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The term "vintage" is being used more and more these days to describe jewellery designs but what does it actually mean in this context? Well, it usually describes jewellery that has been around for a long time or which has been reproduced from an original item. It can also refer to something that's been styled to look like a design that existed a long time ago.
Vintage ring collections are often also inspired by older styles of jewellery making, which are more ornamental and make use of smaller decorative diamonds inspired by Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco jewellery designs. This, of course, is in stark contrast to more contemporary designs that tend to feature a singular diamond and a plain band.
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Victorian era engagement rings
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If you think your loved one would like to wear something retro on her finger then a Victorian era engagement ring could be the perfect accessory. The Victorian period dates from 1835 to 1900 and was named after Queen Victoria who was known to love jewellery — in fact, one of her trademarks was to wear a different ring on every single figure. Rings from this period were mostly made from rose or yellow gold and boasted an array of elaborate engravings including flowers, branches, trees and other images reflecting the natural world.
Engagement rings also featured symbolic designs such as carefully crafted snakes, which represented both wisdom and eternity. Queen Victoria's engagement ring from Prince Albert was actually a diamond-encrusted snake with ruby eyes. Birthstones were also popular during this era as well as other precious jewels such as pearls, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, amethysts and topazes. Therefore rings from this time are often brighter and more colourful than modern designs.
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Edwardian era engagement rings
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The heavy, elaborate designs of the Victorian period gave way to more delicate, feminine designs in the Edwardian era, which dates from 1900 to 1920. Metals were often bent to mimic the look of lace embroidery and many jewellers also used a decorative technique called milgraining. This literally translates to a "thousand grains" and is used to describe the milgrain decoration — a string of tiny bead shapes coined right at the edges of a jewel.
Diamonds were particularly popular during the Edwardian period too and, while many engagement rings had a diamond centrepiece, they were often surrounded by other precious stones including amethysts, garnets, peridots, sapphires, black opals and aquamarines.
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Art Deco engagement rings
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The Roaring Twenties — which saw the start of Art Deco trends — was a time of experimentation. Huge changes took place in the fashion world and jewellery was often characterised by geometric shapes including square-cut diamonds (often referred to as "French-cut" due to their development in Paris).
Triangular-shaped diamonds known as Trillions were also popular as were materials such as plastic and aluminium, which became commonplace in jewellery making thanks to the invention of high-tech machines. Diamonds were still a top choice for engagement rings but they were often surrounded by linear patterns of sapphires and emeralds — a real trademark of the Art Deco era.

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Well, we finally made it back to the office and got everything unpacked. We are still in the process of getting everything back in order. We have tons of items to add to our inventory here on the main website, so keep checking back to see what we bought, what's new, and what we finally were able to add after months of preparing for the national!!!!
Once again, our employees did an amazing job of making this a successful week. Rick had everything planned out to the inch, and it runs like a well oiled machine. Besides the hiccup of having to push our pallets to the truck, everyone was home safe by Sunday evening. Steve and Christine did nothing but authenticate all week, so there's definitely no shortage of unopened wax that everyone wants authenticated! Check out the pictures below and keep checking back for new updates here at BBCE!!


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Pastel Artists of Canada, 3rd Online Juried Exhibition December 1, 2015: Honourable Mention Award for "La Jeune Boheme en Vert" Click link to view: PAC 3rd Online Juried Exhibition
ART FROM THE UNKNOWN October 23, 24 & 25 2015
Strathearn Art Walk, Saturday September 12 2015
It's the 20th Anniversary of the Whyte Avenue Art Walk this year! Come out and enjoy the sunshine, the art and the ambiance of Whyte Avenue!
Whyte Avenue 2015 Art Walk, July 10 through 12. I will be at the MKT site, located between Whyte Avenue and the MKT pub/restaurant on Gateway Blvd (on the south side of Whyte Avenue).
The Pastel Artists of Canada Second Annual Online Juried Members show
Strathearn Art Walk September 13, 2014. A beautiful venue at the top of the hill on Strathearn Drive overlooking the river valley! Can't wait to be there again in 2015!
It's the Spot – Mini Street Festival with the Paint Spot September 22, 11:00 am to 4:00 p.m.
WHYTE AVENUE ART WALK JULY 12 through 14 2013
I will be located in front of The Pawn Shop (pub and club) at 10551-82nd (Whyte) Avenue from 10:00 am to 5:00 daily, Friday through Sunday during the 2013 Art Walk. Here's a link to my Art Walk site gallery.
I'm really excited about my first time at Art Walk, and looking forward to meeting lots of new people on the Walk. Please come out if you will be in Edmonton and stop by my location!
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Hon. Sandy Silver
Minister of the Executive Council Office
Minister of Finance
The Hon. Sandy Silver was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election for the 33rd Legislative Assembly on October 11, 2011. He was re-elected in the general elections for the 34th Legislative Assembly on November 7, 2016, and the 35th Legislative Assembly on April 12, 2021.
The Hon. Mr. Silver's appointment as Premier took effect on December 3, 2016. In addition to being Premier, the Hon. Mr. Silver is Minister of the Executive Council Office (which includes aboriginal relations and intergovernmental relations) and Minister of Finance.
The Hon. Mr. Silver has been leader of the Yukon Liberal Party since February 2014. He was Leader of the Third Party in the Legislative Assembly from August 17, 2012 to the end of the 33rd Legislative Assembly.
During the 34th Legislative Assembly the Hon. Mr. Silver was a member of the Members' Services Board. During the 33rd Legislative Assembly the Hon. Mr. Silver served on the Members' Services Board, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Board and Committees, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, and the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments. He also served on the Select Committee on Whistle-blower Protection and the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.


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We were at a party on the 40th floor of a friend's building in downtown Chicago watching the Chicago Air and Water Show.
The girls loved watching the planes fly by but the most exciting moment of the day, and possibly of their entire lives, came when they were asked to be flower girls in a wedding. They both literally threw their arms in the air and repeated, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" again and again. The bride certainly wasn't left to wonder whether or not they were excited about her request.
They are now "practicing" being flower girls daily and have been greatly inspired by the book "Lilly's Big Day," a perennial favorite about a mouse who desperately wants to be a flower girl in her teacher's wedding. (If you have a little girl, go buy this book. It's darling.) They have wanted to simply attend a wedding for the longest time and to be asked to actually be in a wedding is just about the single most amazing, special, glorious thing that has ever happened to them.


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What is the EMJMD NURSING Programme?
It is a one and half year joined degree in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing promoted by the Erasmus Mundus programme and taught by four partner universities with broad expertise in the field that offers a highly specialized education in nursing. This programme provides a progressive specialization in paediatrics, adult, geriatrics or crisis resource management; and covers specific aspects about the care of oncologic, postoperative or transplanted patients.
Erasmus Mundus is an EU cooperation and mobility programme programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries.
Erasmus Mundus programmes are offered by a group of partner universities and include studies in at least two European countries. Thus, all students are guaranteed international mobility.
The Erasmus Mundus label is associated with the highest academic quality and standard of excellence.
The Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU's programmes in the fields of education, culture, youth, citizenship and audio-visual, such as the Erasmus Mundus Programmes.
The EMJMD NURSING Programme consists 90 ECTS credits spread over 1 ½ academic years.
The partner Universities are:
The associated partners are:
You will complete the first term in Portugal (the 1st edition will start in the Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Santarem and the 2nd edition will start in the University of Algarve; the location will alternate each edition). During the second term, you will travel to Spain or UK depending on your study track: the University of Oviedo offers specialization in Adult and Paediatric Clinical Practice, whereas the Edinburg Napier University offers specialization in Geriatric Clinical Practice and Crisis Resource Management. Finally, you will complete your Master's Thesis during the third semester in any of the associated partners supervised by one of the partner universities.
Students are expected to successfully complete a total of 90 ECTS credits. All academic achievements are assessed using the European Credit-Transfer-System (ECTS): 60 credits have to be earned during the first year and 30 credits during the second year (including the completion of a Master's Thesis).
ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer System, which is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other collaborating European countries. One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS credits that are equivalent to 1500–1800 hours of study in all countries irrespective of standard or qualification type. One credit corresponds to 25-30 hours of work.
The EMJMD NURSING Programme applies the ECTS grading system used in the EHEA, which has been established as follows:
The programme starts in September in Portugal (either in Santarem or Faro, depending on the edition).
This programme will be taught completely in English.
The tuition fees are similar to other EM Master courses: €5,000 for European students (Category B) and €10,000 for non-European students (Category A). The different tuition fees for Category A and B are connected to the University regulation, and the fact that they are partly financed by national taxes. The tuition fees will cover teaching costs, the use of high quality equipment in the laboratories, and any special learning projects and activities.
Yes. The Erasmus Mundus programmes offer outstanding scholarship opportunities for admitted students. The EMJMD NURSING will select some students to be awarded with individual Erasmus Mundus scholarships according to the Student selection criteria approved by the EACEA.
The number of scholarships awarded for each category (Categories A and B) will be defined on a yearly basis by the EACEA.
The amount of the full-study scholarship will be higher for third-country master students (Category A scholarships) than for European master students (Category B scholarships).
Category A scholarships are conceived as "full scholarships" covering all necessary costs of the student during his/her study period in Europe; this includes the tuition fees, insurance policy, a travel contribution and a monthly allowance. All in all, it amounts to roughly €36,000.
Category B scholarships have to be considered as a "financial contribution" to the student's costs while following his/her EM studies. It also covers the tuition fees, insurance policy, a travel contribution and a monthly allowance. All in all, it amounts to roughly €17,000.
You will receive a joint degree recognised by the four partner Universities and the National Agencies of the partner countries taking part in the Consortium.


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Small Kitchen Renovations – Remember that the kitchen is one of the most important parts of the house. If you're planning to renovate, you need to consider your reasons for doing so as well take into consideration all necessary elements.
The goal is to improve the small space you have through a sound kitchen plan backed up by reliable remodeling ideas. Here are some effective tips.
How is Your Work Triangle?
One of the main reasons why people renovate their small kitchen is because their work triangle is not functioning very well.
The spaces between the three main points namely the refrigerator, the sink and the oven are not well balanced so time preparing meals, storing and getting items and cleaning up materials may take more time and space.
At present, your kitchen may have a disrupted work triangle or do not work within a triangle at all which requires renovation.
You need to decide if you want to do the renovation yourself or hire a professional who can do it for you. Your choice may depend on your knowledge, skills and budget.
It is recommended to at least have an expert approve the layout design that proves to be the most convenient for your available space.
Your kitchen plan should properly determine the cooking center, preparation center, cleanup center and storage center. Classifying these areas properly will maximize space, save time and make all persons using the kitchen comfortable.
What Do You Need to Renovate?
Renovating your small kitchen may mean adding new structures or items to increase storage or holding space or tearing down structures and removing items to free up more working and walking space.
Cabinet installation is one of the most basic procedures included in a renovation plan. Adding more cabinets or improving the depth of existing ones will improve functionality since you will be able to store more or bigger items. You may also renovate or fix the cabinet doors, knobs and style to improve design.
You can remove some structures to maximize floor space depending on the type of layout you want. This could mean tearing down a wall or two or a built-in counter or removing a standalone cabinet.
The work triangle should have enough floor space where one can do tasks efficiently without being interrupted by others. Renovations can also be done to enhance floor space like adding an island which will serve both as a storage area as well as direct traffic to keep others off the work triangle.
Aside from floor space, you also need a lot of counter space to work on. You can install more countertops, a larger sink or a built-in oven.
Best 20 Small Kitchen Renovations Ideas
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6. Amazing DIY kitchen remodel by Cousin Frank
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8. Pretty Before And After Kitchen Makeovers
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11. Refresh your kitchen with a coat of paint
12. Small kitchen house renovation before after
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14. Removed wall into dining room and created a large granite breakfast bar
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16. Before and after pictures of a RV kitchen renovation
17. Kitchen cabinet before and after
18. Before & After: Carolyn's "Yucky" 1980s Kitchen
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Some renovations can also be done to enhance the appearance of your small kitchen. Even if nothing much may have changed with regards to the arrangement of structures and fixtures, you can successfully create the illusion of a wider space by installing bright halogen bulbs or under-the-counter and behind-the-cabinet light.
You may put in more windows or a skylight to allow more natural light to come in during the day or invest in French style doors and windows.
During your small kitchen renovation, consider a new color that will expand the room such as yellow, white or sky blue. Colors coming from other sources like pots, pans, dishes and decorations are also useful as well.


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New tool takes guesswork out of rooftop solar ROI
Aucklanders can now instantly assess the viability of installing rooftop solar using a clever tool produced by the Energy Centre, Auckland Council and the Centre for eResearch.
The collaborative project was developed using LiDAR data provided by Auckland Council, and a digital 3D model of the city with its topography, trees and buildings. This model was used to calculate the slope and aspect of Auckland rooftops at a spatial resolution of one square metre.
This information along with the digital 3D model were used to calculate annual solar radiation on all the roof areas. With the assistance of the Centre for eResearch, a web-tool was developed to make these results publicly available, along with an educational tool to estimate annual solar power output and economic feasibility.
The user can select a building by clicking on it and the annual solar radiation on the best spots on the roof will be given for 4 different areas. The user can then select a PV system size, by area.
For ease of use, the corresponding approximate kW-capacity of a standard silicon crystalline PV system is already provided. After selecting a system size, the user can select the panel efficiency, either from the given default values that correspond to common PV technologies, of by inserting an efficiency value of choice. The tool will then calculate an average annual solar power output of the assumed system, taking in to account system losses of approximately 12%.
Finally, the tool gives an estimate of annual cash flow and net present value of the investment assuming a 25 year economic lifetime – with parametres that the user can change to better fit their individual circumstances, or just to test the impact of each parametre on the economic evaluation of the system.
For any queries or to provide feedback, please contact Dr Kiti Suomalainen, Project Manager:
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Eggs are one of the easiest, cheapest, and healthiest things you can give your dog for Easter, or any other time of year. Like many concerned pet owners I feed my dogs high end grain free kibble but I still worry that my dogs are not getting the nutritional benefit they would from a fresh diet. To help boost the nutritional value of their food I regularly add fresh foods such as yogurt, cottage cheese, cooked meat, and eggs.
Dogs need high quality protein and eggs are just that. In addition to protein they have plenty of vitamins and minerals, and as I mentioned before they are cheap. Egg can be fed to dogs raw or cooked, I prefer cooked since my dogs don't regularly eat a raw diet. However, I have fed raw eggs when I was sure of the eggs source, i.e. from a local farmers market.
Once large egg has about 70 calories which is a fine daily kibble topper for an active medium to large dog, for smaller dogs you can divide the eggs or serve every other day and reduce the kibble as needed. In home cooked diets egg shells are often recommended as a source of calcium, but if your dog is eating kibble then you should remove the shell to avoid giving your dog too much calcium. The shell should also be removed on any eggs that are not organic.
Of course dogs could care less if the eggs are dyed:
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Jiří Váchal, M.D.
Jiří Váchal, M.D. graduated at 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague and later gained 1st and 2nd degree attestation in the field of Orthopaedics.
MUDr. Váchal worked at Orthopaedic Clinic of the III Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague and at the University Hospital in Motol as a head surgeon od the deparment. Now he works as chief surgeon of orthopaedic depatrment at CLPA clinic.
He was involved in following studies: Reparil study on postoperative knee swelling and Neramexan study on pain relief postoperatively. Also he participated in several scientific publications.
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Admitted to practice law in 1986, and AV Rated for many years, Mr. Tessier's legal career included representing defendants in general negligence, real estate, and product defect claims, as well as representing plaintiffs in varied matters of general and product liability, motor vehicle, and jobsite and construction injury litigation. As a mediator, he has developed particular expertise in traumatic orthopedic, brain and neurologic injuries, as well as worker's compensation and medical lien issues. Since joining Judicate West in 2008, he has mediated over four thousand litigated tort cases, including a myriad of major injury and high profile claims. He has become one of the most sought after mediators in Southern California, and is well respected by all sides. One attorney commented: "Bob is extremely knowledgeable about the litigation process and is dead on in his analysis of cases. He has a wonderful way with people and uses his skills to cut to the heart of the case, while at the same time giving everyone their say. Another client commented: "Mr. Tessier was fantastic on a complicated premises liability claim, he never gave up during the negotiations and continued to encourage and work the parties until the case settled. I will absolutely use him again." A recent client succinctly summed it up: "He's a closer."His varied life experience before becoming a lawyer, such as working in automobile restoration, restaurants, fitness trainer, and as a musician gives him a practical and unique perspective to alternative dispute resolution, and a comfortable, relatable style with his clients.
His personal life involves his love of music-as he continues to moonlight in various bands-and classic automobile restoration.
Charitable work includes being a current board member and officer of the JW Foundation, and Honorary board member of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyer Charities.
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Catalogue information
Muromachi period, early 16th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
82.2 x 34.7 cm (32 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
Donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation in 2015
Murase 1993, no. 14.
Jewel Rivers: Japanese Art from the Burke Collection. Exh. cat. Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Art.
See also
- Japanese paintings » Ink Painting of the Muromachi and Momoyama Periods
- Hanging scrolls
- Works of the Muromachi period
This artwork was published as catalogue entry 128 in Volume I of Art through a Lifetime.


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Jake Carlson, an English teacher at Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto, Illinois, hopes his students learn a few lessons by writing blogs this school year, not just lessons about writing but also about the payoff that comes from working hard on something, The Eaglet reports.
One team of freshmen, for instance, is blogging about their experiences as they go around in their community and try to get through the day, with its many activities, without talking.
"Going to school, ordering dinner, asking for help are all things that are easy to us but aren't for those who can't speak," reporter Josie Johnson quoted one of the students, Jaden Devino, as saying about her team's blog on mutism, an anxiety disorder that sometimes renders people unable to speak. "Because of our experiments, we know how difficult it is to live a normal life."
"Students are doing well," Mr Carlson was quoted as saying. "This is a good opportunity to (learn to deal with) success and failure."
The blogs will be set up on Mr Carlson's teacher website, and students will work on them until April, when they'll give a presentation about their experience to the class.
But there will be more than teachers and other students reading the blogs, and that's part of the draw. The audience is what makes the writing meaningful, we know, and this assignment, based on the 20Time Project, which is itself based on the book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink, seeks to give students that audience over the internet.
Chapter 2 of Pink's book deals with the failure of our current systems of motivating people, be they students, employees, or whoever. He identifies seven reasons why "carrot-and-stick extrinsic motivators often produce the opposite effect of what they set out to achieve."
Right after that comes an addendum that explains a few situations when the carrot-and-stick approach could work, but the overwhelming majority of organizations today, including schools, continue to deploy motivational strategies that have long since been proven ineffective.
"These practices have infiltrated our schools, where we ply our future workforce with iPods, cash, and pizza coupons to 'incentivize' them to learn," he writes. "Something has gone wrong. The good news is that the solution stands before us."


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Yesterday we began our interview with Antoine Ware of Catalan. Here he discusses Catalan's unique menu and lets us into his world.
Eating Our Words: Tell us a little about Catalan's mentality and what aspects you really feel define your kitchen.
Antoine Ware: You've got to put in the hours at the market if you want fresh products. We try our best to buy and procure all our products from local sources. Our menu is diverse, just like our staff, and is inspired by them. The family atmosphere in the kitchen really translates into a family atmosphere on the floor. It is hard not to have a good time when you visit Catalan.
EOW: We agree. What's your story outside of work?
AW: I work out a lot. My beautiful girlfriend is a bodybuilder, and we work out together a lot. When I am not hitting the gym, I really enjoy eating Houston's ethnic food. This city reminds me of New Orleans in the diverse food scene. Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Hispanic and European flavors can be found all around town. I suggest Barbecue Inn's fried chicken, the best chicken outside Willie May's Scotch House in New Orleans.
EOW: What job do you think you would have if the chef trade never was brought to your table by the Brennans?
AW: Without question, I would be a butcher.
EOW: Good answer. We really feel that Catalan is lucky to have such a powerhouse sous chef. Is executive chef in your future somewhere?
AW: It is all about timing. I made a pact with myself that Catalan would be my last sous position. When you go to culinary school and invest your time and energy in this industry, it is definitely because the dream is to run your own kitchen. I am blessed to be a part of such a respected kitchen staff, and I hope to translate what I learned here to my own kitchen one day. Until then, I will be holding it down here with Chris.
EOW: Any suggestions for a first-time patron of Catalan?
AW: Our entire menu is so amazing. Be open-minded and expect the best. Enough said.


text: April 27, 2018 Awards and Honors: Representative Assembly 2018 Source: NYSUT Communications Share This Article... If you want to know how a union works, how a workplace becomes safer or what type of professionals go above and beyond the call of duty, then look no further. NYSUT honors both hard work and achievements of members from different constituencies and leaders during the 2018 Representative Assembly, April 27-28 in Buffalo. Learn more at www.nysut.org/ra. The complete awards book is also available to download (PDF). This page includes the following press releases for award winners at NYSUT's annual convention, the Representative Assembly, taking place April 27-28, 2018, in Buffalo. New York State Teacher of the Year: Christopher W. Albrecht School-Related Professionals of the Year: Margaret Dalton-Diakite and Stephen Rechner Higher Education Members of the Year: Bethany Gizzi and Cynthia Eaton Health Care Professional of the Year: Alicia Schwartz Retirees of the Year: Millie Glaberman and Mel Stern Not for Ourselves Alone: Anne Goldman and Nadia Resnikoff Sandy Feldman Leadership Grant: Lori Griffin New York State Teacher of the Year Christopher W. Albrecht Brockport Teachers' Association Brockport TA's Albrecht named 2018 Teacher of the Year Christopher Albrecht, a fourth-grade teacher at the Fred W. Hill School in Brockport, is the 2018 New York State Teacher of the Year. Albrecht, a Brockport Teachers' Association member, has mentored numerous student teachers and several first-year teachers, eager to spread his passion for the profession. Last spring, SUNY Brockport honored Albrecht for his work supporting teacher candidates in the college's Childhood Inclusive Education program. He was later invited to be the keynote speaker at the college's Student Teaching Conference Day. NYSUT UNITED: '2018 Teacher of the Year instills positive values into learning' (PDF) In his more than 20 years at Brockport, Albrecht has served on English language arts curriculum development committees, and founded the Hill School Spelling Bee and the Hill School Yearbook Committee, which he still advises. Albrecht also coached high school baseball and soccer. In 2015, Albrecht began an after-school running program for fourth- and fifth-grade students with a focus on building self-confidence among all students, including those with special needs. This team has grown from five to 19 students with all completing three months of training and a 5K road race in downtown Rochester. As Teacher of the Year, Albrecht will serve as an ambassador for teachers throughout the state and will be the New York State nominee for the National Teacher of the Year. School-Related Professionals of the Year Margaret Dalton-Diakite United Federation of Teachers Stephen Rechner Union of Clerical, Administrative and Technical Staff at New York University NYSUT honors two School-Related Professionals at convention BUFFALO, N.Y. April 27, 2018 — Two longtime union activists from the New York City area have been named School-Related Professionals of the Year by New York State United Teachers during NYSUT's annual convention being held this weekend in Buffalo. Margaret Dalton-Diakite of the Bronx, a member of the United Federation of Teachers, and Stephen Rechner of New York City, president of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Technical Staff at New York University, were recognized for their work on behalf of education professionals who provide support and leadership in school districts and on college campuses across the state. "The work that Stephen and Margaret have done as educators and as unionists has improved the lives of their colleagues and their students," said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. "They are very deserving of this award." Dalton-Diakite has been a UFT paraprofessional — for more than 20 years with most of her work in the borough of Manhattan. She has been a leader in ensuring that her SRP colleagues receive professional development opportunities and she is known throughout both NYSUT and UFT for her organizing skills. Rechner, who is also a member of NYSUT's statewide Board of Directors, has been an active unionist for nearly 30 years. He has been the lead negotiator for several successful UCATS contracts and, in the early 1990s, led the fight for domestic partner benefits for all NYU employees. Rechner also edits UCATS' award-winning newsletter. "School-related professionals are the unsung heroes of our schools and campuses. By honoring Margaret and Stephen, we honor all of our members who do the important work of providing support in an academic setting," said NYSUT Second Vice President Paul Pecorale, whose office oversees SRP issues. More than 2,000 delegates, staff and guests are in Buffalo this weekend for NYSUT's Representative Assembly, the union's policy-making body. New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. -30- Higher Education Members of the Year Bethany Gizzi Monroe County Community College Cynthia Eaton Suffolk Community College NYSUT honors Suffolk, Monroe leaders as Higher Education Members of the Year BUFFALO, N.Y. April 27, 2018 — Two community college faculty leaders have been named Higher Education Members of the Year by New York State United Teachers. Bethany Gizzi, a sociology professor at Monroe County Community College, and Cynthia Eaton, an English professor at Suffolk Community College, are being recognized at NYSUT's Representative Assembly this week in Buffalo for their contributions to their institutions, members and local unions. "Beth Gizzi and Cynthia Eaton have selflessly dedicated hours upon hours to their locals, their fellow union members and to the labor movement in their home communities," said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. "They are leaders among leaders, and are incredibly deserving of NYSUT's Higher Education Member of the Year honors." Gizzi, a resident of Bergen, is president of the Faculty Association of Monroe Community College and a leader in the local's fight for respect and a fair contract. She is an active member of NYSUT's Women's Committee; a fierce advocate for additional funding for community colleges; and an outspoken voice supporting the power of collective bargaining. In 2016, Gizzi was invited to the White House to attend President Obama's Free College Initiative panel discussion. She teaches a number of popular sociology courses, including environmental sociology. Eaton, a resident of Ridge, has a passion for teaching and quality distance education. She has been an active member of the Faculty Association of Suffolk Community College for more than a decade, and is currently the local's secretary. She has served as editor of the local union's award-winning newsletter. She has a particular interest in MOOCs (Massive On-line Open Courses) and has lectured about the possible impact of MOOCs on workers' rights and intellectual property rights. Among her many community activities, Eaton organized the first Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Suffolk's Eastern Campus, an event that raised more than $7,000 for charity. More than 2,000 delegates, staff and guests are in Buffalo through Saturday for NYSUT's Representative Assembly, the union's policy-making body. New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. Health Care Professional of the Year Alicia Schwartz United Federation of Teachers Alicia Schwartz of the United Federation of Teachers honored as Health Care Professional of the Year BUFFALO, N. Y. April 27, 2018 — New York City may be some 1,600 miles from Puerto Rico, but when the Caribbean island of 3 million people was ravaged by a devastating hurricane last fall, United Federation of Teachers member Alicia Schwartz immediately sprang into action. With less than 24 hours notice, the veteran nurse joined her union's disaster relief team and was soon leading rescue workers throughout Puerto Rico, bringing supplies, and providing compassion and support to those left homeless and suffering. Schwartz — a member of the NYSUT-affiliated UFT Federation of Nurses — was honored this weekend as Health Care Professional of the Year at NYSUT's Representative Assembly in Buffalo. "Alicia is an inspiration, and we are privileged to call her one of our own," said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. "Throughout her career, Alicia has demonstrated an unyielding commitment to her profession and union. She represents the very best that NYSUT has to offer." In nominating Schwartz for the Health Care Professional of the Year honor, Anne Goldman, who chairs NYSUT's Health Care Professionals Council, said Schwartz brings to her profession a "wealth of knowledge, nursing experience (and) critical insight," adding that she serves as a "wonderful liaison" to the union's membership. Among those for whom Schwartz cared while in Puerto Rico were residents suffering from dehydration, hunger, gangrene and cancer. "As her work in Puerto Rico underscores, there is no limit to the lengths Alicia will go to care for others," said NYSUT Vice President Paul Pecorale. "Her selflessness in working to improve the lives of those in her care is a testament to the professionalism that NYSUT members display on a daily basis in schools, on college campuses and in health-care facilities across our state." NYSUT's Representative Assembly — held this year in Buffalo from April 27-28 — is the union's annual policymaking convention. The weekend-long event was expected to bring more than 2,000 delegates to the city. New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. Retirees of the Year Millie Glaberman United Federation of Teachers Retired Teachers Chapter Mel Stern Half Hollow Hills Retiree Chapter NYSUT honors Millie Glaberman and Mel Stern as Retirees of the Year BUFFALO, N.Y. April 27, 2018 — Millie Glaberman and Mel Stern were honored as New York State United Teachers 2018 Retirees of the Year during the union's 46th annual Representative Assembly in Buffalo. Glaberman, a member of the United Federation of Teachers Retired Teachers Chapter, was a participant in the 1960 strike that led to the UFT's creation, and has been a dedicated union activist ever since. As an in-service member, she was a liaison to the Central Labor Council, received five proclamations from Manhattan borough presidents for her activism and, in 1978, served as the Manhattan political action coordinator, a position that taught her the value of phone banking. She counts U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer as a former student, and is the current UFT/RTC political action coordinator, guiding the group's efforts from topic research, to script writing, to contacting phone bank volunteers. Last year, her group made 22,000 calls, helping the union soundly defeat the proposed New York State constitutional convention. "We had a tough fight on our hands last year, and Millie's leadership and commitment played a key role in helping us defeat the constitutional convention," said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. "Political activism is the foundation of NYSUT's work and Mildred shows what one person can achieve when passion and professionalism combine." Mel Stern is president of Retiree Council 20 and co-president of the Half Hollow Hills Retiree Chapter. He served as a NYSUT Election District director and president of the Half Hollow Hills Teachers Association as an in-service member. A tireless union advocate, leader and activist, Stern was an enthusiastic backer of Christine Pellegrino, a former educator who achieved a David-and-Goliath-sized win last year in a race for the New York State Assembly. As a NYSUT Political Action Committee member, Stern split his time between hitting the campaign trail on Pellegrino's behalf and working relentlessly to defeat the constitutional convention; in the four months preceding the vote, Stern held weekly retiree phone banks. "More than 83 percent of New Yorkers voted 'no' on the constitutional convention last year and we couldn't have done it without the help of retirees like Mel Stern," said Pallotta. "The consistent and unwavering support of members like him, who've dedicated themselves to the union movement, is an inspiration." "I am proud to call Mel and Millie fellow union activists: both represent the very best of NYSUT," added NYSUT Second Vice President Paul Pecorale whose office oversees retiree issues. "Both exemplify what it truly means to use our union voice, live our union values and stand in solidarity with our union from the retiree perspective." More than 2,000 NYSUT delegates, guests and staff are in Buffalo attending the union's annual policy-making convention, which runs Friday and Saturday at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. Not for Ourselves Alone: The Sandy Feldman Outstanding Leadership Award Anne Goldman United Federation of Teachers Nadia Resnikoff Middle Country Teachers Association NYSUT honors Goldman for leadership and advocacy BUFFALO, N.Y. April 27, 2018 — Anne Goldman, a nurse and a United Federation of Teachers vice president, has been honored with the 2018 "Not for Ourselves Alone: The Sandy Feldman Outstanding Leadership Award" for her bold and skilled union and health care advocacy. Goldman was feted during New York State United Teachers' annual Representative Assembly, being held this weekend in Buffalo. The UFT is NYSUT's largest local. Goldman was among the first of those seeking collective bargaining rights for nurses in New York City, and she has claimed her seat at the table ever since. Achievements include successfully bargaining on behalf of nurses in the UFT's Federation of Nurses against major corporate entities running hospitals and home care services. She has advocated politically with NYSUT to help push for the passage of state laws on behalf of nurses, including the end of mandatory overtime for hospital nurses and the safe patient handling bill. She is chair of the NYSUT Health Care Professionals Council. An active unionist at the local, state and national levels, Goldman is a member of the NYSUT and UFT Board of Directors and of the American Federation of Teachers Program and Policy Council. She played an instrumental role in the inclusion of an additional 35,000 registered nurses to her national union. She works on professional issues and is on national and statewide committees dealing with nurse recruitment and retention, staffing issues and specialty training. UFT President Michael Mulgrew recalled that Goldman approached former AFT President Al Shanker "and told him she wanted to bring the Lutheran Medical Center Registered Nurses to the UFT because she wanted a strong union that represented professionals." Since 2013, Goldman has served as the UFT vice president for non-Department of Education members, working with private-sector members in negotiations, labor relations and legislative activities. She serves as a liaison between private-sector health care providers and educators working together to form Community Learning Schools — providing a connection between health care services and education, to improve student achievement. She has testified on behalf of family child care providers to increase the state minimum wage, provide training, inspections, background checks and the need for subsidized early child care education. The New York State United Teachers award is presented annually in honor of Sandy Feldman, former president of the UFT and AFT. "Sandy would, indeed, approve of an award in her name being given to Anne Goldman, a strong unionist, advocate and professional," said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. "Our union is fortunate to benefit from her leadership and tenacity." The NYSUT RA runs through Saturday and has brought more than 2,000 delegates, guests and staff to Buffalo. It is the union's largest policy-making body. New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. -30- Middle Country teacher Nadia Resnikoff receives union leadership award BUFFALO, N.Y. April 27, 2018 — Sixth-grade Middle Country teacher and union activist Nadia Resnikoff is being honored with the 2018 "Not for Ourselves Alone:" The Sandy Feldman Outstanding Leadership Award by New York State United Teachers at the statewide union's Representative Assembly. Resnikoff has served as union president of the Middle Country Teachers Association in her Long Island school district since 2001, and is involved in union leadership on the local, statewide and national levels. She is known as a fierce advocate for public education, special education and organized labor. "Nadia has acted as a coach, mentor and role model for women at many levels," said Barbara Hafner, president of the West Hempstead Education Association and NYSUT board member who recommended her for the award. As a teacher and education proponent, Resnikoff has focused on inclusion, literacy and Academic Intervention Services for students, serving on the State Education Department's Commissioner Advisory Committee. She has taught all subjects in sixth grade, specializing in math. In her role as MCTA president, Resnikoff has spent time as a volunteer activist and picketer to raise awareness about needs in public education. She has served as mentor/intern program coordinator, guiding new teachers through requirements, curriculum, regulations, evaluations and more. She also has met as an advisor with hundreds of teachers to help them grow as effective teachers. Her duties as union president include budgeting and negotiations, and coordinating her local's outreach activities, such as food and coat drives, providing toys for children in foster care, and making up Thanksgiving baskets. Resnikoff is an activist in other areas of interest as well, having served on NYSUT's Civil and Human Rights and Fair Trade committees. She's walked with colleagues on Women's Marches in Washington, D.C., and New York City the past two years. Previously, she traveled to Ciudad Juarez with the New York State Labor-Religion Coalition Border Pilgrimage to learn about the effects of NAFTA and the impact it has had on people, economy and working conditions. "It was our obligation to return home and continue discussing these issues and share our experiences to help change these unfair conditions," Resnikoff said. "This was one of the most moving experiences I have encountered in my lifetime. I hope someday that borders can blend cultures rather than separate and keep people out." She is a past member of the NYSUT Board of Directors and a graduate of the Leadership Institute. She is also a delegate to the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, where she served on the AFT Program and Policy Council and Learning First Alliance Council. "Nadia exemplifies the ideals of Sandy Feldman," said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. "She proves the adage that 'a women's place is in her union.'" The NYSUT RA runs through Saturday and has brought more than 2,000 delegates, guests and staff to Buffalo. It is the union's largest policy-making body. New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. Sandy Feldman Leadership Grant Lori Griffin Copenhagen Teachers Association Lori Griffin is an English teacher with the Copenhagen Central School District and longtime leader and activist with the Copenhagen Teachers Association. Griffin is a graduate of NYSUT's Leadership Institute and member of her local's Local Action Project team as well as the union's political action committee. She was a founding member of a regional PAC of NYSUT locals. A one-time radio personality with several Watertown stations, Griffin has spearheaded a grassroots campaign to address the teacher short-age in the North Country. The campaign has been used by NYSUT as a template for other locals to follow. Griffin is the proud product of the State University of New York, with degrees from Oswego and Potsdam.


text: Netflix's "Nanette"-star Hannah Gadsby to perform in Belgium in Stadsschouwburg Antwerp on November 1, 2019 Dinsdag 11 juni 2019 — Tasmania's own Hannah Gadsby has come to the world's attention through her multi-award winning stand up show Nanette which played to sold out houses across Australia, London, Edinburgh, New York and Los Angeles before launching on Netflix in June as the first Australian Netflix Original Comedy Special and stopping the comedy world in its tracks. And now she's heading over to Antwerp with her all-new Douglas on November 1, 2019. Tickets go on-sale Friday June 14 at 09:00AM. For more info/press requests, please contact Bert: [email protected] or +32499/41 09 84. The overnight success of Hannah Gadsby was more than ten years in the making, with her award winning stand up shows a sell out fixture in festivals across Australia and the UK. She played a character called Hannah on the TV series Please Like Me and has hosted three art documentaries, inspired by comedy art lectures she created to accompany collections at major galleries. Her Netflixspecial Nanette basically broke all conventions of modern comedy, but left the audience begging for more. In the second part she attacks the very institution of stand-up, with a detailed account of why she considers stopping with the genre. Throughout the whole set, she voices intelligent and funny opinions on never more on-current topics like gender, LGBT-hate and fear, her own coming-out, ... Combined with her background as an art historician, it makes for a well-balanced and clever show.Nanette received absolutely raving pressreviews: "As uproariously funny as it is profoundly furious." The New Yorker"The laughs of her show are a means to an end, which is, at its core, a ferocious attack on comedy itself." The New York Times"Nanette is the kind of work that leaves you shaken. Not because it's really funny (it really is), or because it's equally heartbreaking, but because it finds a fusion of those two modes that's incandescent." The Atlantic"one of the finest hours of stand-up I've seen" ★★★★★ The Times, UKNanette deserves to win all the awards because it changes everyone who goes to see it." The Scotsman"one of the most powerful stand-up hours the Fringe has witnessed. The power of Nanette is undeniable and this show will last in the mind long after the final discarded Fringe flyer has been swept away" The List, UK WINNER: Comedy Special Of The Year, Just for Laughs Montreal - Best Comedy Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer - Best Comedy Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hannah found her voice with Nanette, and with Douglas she plans to use it. The stand-up stage has been Hannah's home for more than a decade, and the last couple of years have given her a few very new ideas to think and talk about in her brand new show. Hannah premiered Douglas in Melbourne in March this year before hitting the road on her world tour. One of the many international stops is Belgium. On November 1, 2019 in Stadsschouwburg Antwerp. Tickets: €39,00 (incl. fees) are available from Friday 14/06 at 9:00 AM. Lees meer Hannah Gadsby - 2017 Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow Hannah Gadsby - The Big Three Oh! (Ep 5) Hannah Gadsby Sent a Legendary First Text to Emma Thompson Hannah Gadsby: Nanette | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix See More hannahgadsby.com.au See More twitter.com/hannahgadsby See More nrc.nl/nieuws/2018/07/09/comedian-hannah-gadsby-vindt-het-genre-opnieuw-uit-a1609398 See More nytimes.com/2019/04/01/arts/television/hannah-gadsby-australia.html See More livecomedy.be/event/hannah-gadsby


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Pacific Paradise Bowls Club
"Hello there,
Pacific Paradise Bowls Club Inc. has recently undergone a major refurbishment, which has made it an impressive, modern Club, with a reputation for being one of the friendliest Bowls Clubs in the state of Queensland. Our Club is available for day and night time Bowls activities, and we welcome Bowlers from interstate and Overseas.
Our two Greens are excellent.
Many business and social activities are held throughout the year in our Club Function room, which is available for hire by contacting the Main office. We also have a small gaming Room. Our Club is licenced.
Our Club which forms part of the Sunshine Coast Bowls District has both Men and Ladies players who are very active in Club and Pennant Bowls competitions. On most evenings, we have entertainment featuring excellent musicians. Our staff are friendly and obliging. The Club provides a Shuttle bus service for patrons wishing to visit.
Our restaurant is open daily for middays and evening meals, which are of the highest quality, with prices reduced for the midday meals only.
So why don't you visit our Club and enjoy the experience ?
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I realized that I haven't made a movie post since the beginning of August! Here's a list of the movies I've seen since starting college (the list is in no particular order):
1. The Hangover (2009)
Rating: 8/10
It's one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. It managed to catch me completely off guard with some Vegas references even though I've been to Vegas three times.
2. EuroTrip (2004)
Rating: 7/10
A pretty hilarious comedy. Doesn't quite match The Hangover in coherency, but it does pack a fair number of unexpected punches.
3. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Rating: 8/10
A very, very good heist movie. A must see.
4. Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Rating: 7/10
Smart in its own way, but much of the plot is reduced in importance by a revelation at the end, so much that it almost feels like a waste of time. But it's still very impressive, and that commonly criticized portion is only a minor flaw. The amazing laser dance scene makes up for this.
5. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Rating: 8/10
Matches the ingenuity of the first, very good overall.
6. Ninja Cheerleaders (2008)
Rating: 2/10
We watched this movie on a band trip (on Bus "Happy"). It was super-cheesy and contained some very unconvincing scenes. The bus laughed at it.
7. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Rating: 5/10
An extremely amusing movie. We watched this on the bus as well. It has the feel of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but seemingly not done as well.
8. Mary Poppins (1964)
Rating: 9/10
A classic, and a very nice musical. Watched this on Bus "Happy."
9. Up (2009)
Rating: 8/10
Not my favorite Pixar movie, but still cool. We watched this on the way back from a band trip. Ironically, I also watched this on a bus back from a band trip in high school.
10. Anchorman (2004)
Rating: 7/10
Funny. Also watched on Bus "Happy." (In this post , Up and Anchorman are the only movies that I had seen before college.)
11. The Social Network (2010)
Rating: 7/10
There was SO much hype about this movie, but I didn't see how it was THAT good. It certainly wasn't bad, but it just wasn't that great either. Acting is probably the strongest part of this movie.
12. Adaptation (2002)
Rating: 10/10
A really interesting, mind-boggling, and emotional movie. Watched this on the last night of my stay in NYC, i.e., last night. My long-spent hours on TV Tropes finally paid off, for they made me very knowledgeable about the movie's screenwriting references. Also, I watched this movie with Kayla, a film major, and this actually made the experience even more enjoyable. Seriously!


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"What's celebrity sex, Dad?" It was my 7-year-old son, who had been looking over my shoulder at my computer screen. He mispronounced "celebrity" but spoke the word "sex" as if he had been using it all his life. "Celebrity six," I said, abruptly closing my AOL screen. "It's a game famous people play in teams of three," I said, as I ushered him out of my office and downstairs into what I assumed was the safety of the living room. ...Read the whole thing (and if the Journal's Web site wants you to subscribe, remember that Google is your friend). There's a fair amount of Siegel's analysis with which I disagree, from his assertions about the socially liberating "power" of crass sexual discourse to his praise of "Miley Cyrus's brilliant, purposeful, repeated travesties of her wholesome image" to the fact that he still seems to be using America Online in the twenty-first century. But Siegel gets one thing absolutely right: "Once you spell it all out, the tension between temptation and taboo disappears." In other words, overt explicitness robs raw content of its power -- and that matters a great deal for narrative writers.
And so it went on this typical weekend. The eff-word popped out of TV programs we thought were friendly enough to have on while the children played in the next room. Ads depicting all but naked couples beckoned to them from the mainstream magazines scattered around the house. The kids peered over my shoulder as I perused my email inbox, their curiosity piqued by the endless stream of solicitations having to do with one aspect or another of sex, sex, sex!
When did the culture become so coarse? It's a question that quickly gets you branded as either an unsophisticated rube or some angry culture warrior. But I swear on my hard drive that I'm neither.
"Fiction goes after understanding by creating characters who subtly embody values, then testing the truth of those values through drama," crime writer J. Mark Bertrand states, paraphrasing from John Gardner's On Moral Fiction. One of the dramatic paths most authors will want to take at some point is the via negativa, the negative way that shows readers how not to go. To do that, we'll need to portray Bad People doing Bad Things (and sometimes Very Bad People doing Truly Awful Things should you prefer to pen noir and horror as I do). But that doesn't mean we need to normalize their transgressions. We shouldn't rob wrongdoings of their impact, because their wrongness is the very reason we include them in the first place. (That and verisimilitude, which is an entirely different discussion.) A single startling obscenity, the play of light on a knife blade, a quick flash of flushed skin -- such things have far more impact than all the twerking or torture porn in the world.
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I've Had a Revelation
10 comments
- Katie said...
you make me laugh. all your blue things are so cute though? I missed the beaded necklace and need to find it so I can make one! I realize I stand that same way, like to tie my shirt like I live in the 80's, wear the same orange sandals far too often, and think some of my posts are way funnier than they probably are. : )
- August 15, 2012 at 9:50 PM
- Heather J said...
haha! I love it! It's a great color.
- August 15, 2012 at 10:01 PM
- Stephanie @ Henry Happened said...
I think there's nothing wrong with having blutitis, as long as it looks so "awesome" on everything! It's really such a peaceful color!
- August 16, 2012 at 10:13 AM
- Denise Pacurar said...
So funny!! For a while I realized I was wearing alot of red & blue!! I love the two colors together! Then I realized I had a lot of red & blue in my house! It was pretty funny!!
At least all your stuff is super cute!!! Keep bringing on the blues!!! You have great taste!
<3 Denise
- August 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM
- sherri lynn said...
ha I love how much blue you have! I wouldn't call it a problem per se but it is really interesting that you only found this out by going through old blog posts! I think what I would find by looking through old posts is what I already know... I'm addicted to eating! :)
- August 16, 2012 at 6:58 PM
Revelations from my blog? Hmmm.... How about the fact that I never seem to finish any kind of goal I set out for myself?! Lol! I discovered this one when I was going though posts for my blogiversary. I tend to start projects or post goals which I think will help me be accountable. Instead I usually just forget about those goals and 'don't mention' it again! Lol!
- August 16, 2012 at 11:50 PM
Your blog is the only thing that brightens my day :)
From: A former "Graytitis", currently a "Burlaptitis".
- August 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM
- Terrie R. said...
Ha, ha, well if you're going to have a thing for a color at least it's a pretty one!
I'm visiting from Thee Networking Blog Hop. I'm loving what I see so far!
Your new follower,
Terrie - HearthandWhimsy.com
- August 19, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- Unknown said...
I love all of the blue! No I have not looked back over my posts to see what I can see because I am too scared of what I may find!
- August 20, 2012 at 11:29 PM
- Tori Bella said...
I'm not really sure I see the problem. In fact... my friends actually refer to Teal as Tori Teal. ;)
- September 1, 2012 at 10:56 PM


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Flight will be intricate dance of spacewalks and robotics
Posted: June 11, 2009
The shuttle Endeavour is poised for blastoff Saturday on one of the most complex space station assembly missions yet attempted, a grueling 16-day flight to attach a Japanese experiment platform, deliver critical spare parts, replace massive solar array batteries and swap out a station crew member.
Complicating the choreography, the station must host a combined crew of 13 - six full-time station astronauts and seven shuttle visitors - for the first time, putting the lab's life support systems, including its new water recycling system, toilets, oxygen generators and carbon dioxide scrubbers, to the test.
"It's like having your family descend on you for the holidays, right? And they're going to stay for a very long time. And they come, and they're bringing all their stuff," said Mike Moses, director of shuttle integration at the Kennedy Space Center.
But he said the combined crews are "more than ready" for the challenge, adding that with six full-time station astronauts on board, "I think what we're going to see is probably some unprecedented efficiencies" because "they know where to go, they know what the procedures are, they know how to get things done."
For the Endeavour astronauts, shuttle mission STS-127 is the equivalent of a "heavy duty construction mission," said flight engineer Julie Payette, a Canadian astronaut, jet pilot and robot arm operator. "It is about as complex a mission as we've put together so far in the joint shuttle-space station program.
"With the shuttle program ending in 2010, we had to pack the mission as much as we could. So our mission is probably reaching the limits of what one crew can do on a 16-day mission: five different spacewalks, we're basically operating at least two (robot) arms every day of the mission except for one, it is extremely intensive in the choreography that we do.
"But it is a construction mission," said Payette, making her second shuttle flight. "We are crane operators, we're construction workers, we're going to replace elements of the station, install new elements on the station, transfer equipment inside the station, we're going to disturb life for two weeks and then we're going to go home."
Lead spacewalker David Wolf, a physician-astronaut and Mir veteran making his fourth spaceflight, said the complexity of the mission is "not just from EVA (spacewalks). It's doing the EVA and robotics and the other internal transfer work that we have planned, all at once in a very complex choreography."
"It is busy, it is a sprint race for us and it's very interactive, it takes everyone (of the astronauts), mission control and the engineering teams to be with it real time, tracking as we go, to pull this off," he said.
Endeavour is scheduled for liftoff on the 126th shuttle mission at 7:17:15 a.m. Saturday, roughly the moment Earth's rotation carries launch pad 39A into the plane of the space station's orbit.
Joining Payette on the shuttle's upper flight deck will be veteran commander Mark Polansky, making his third flight, rookie pilot Douglas Hurley and first-time flier Christopher Cassidy, a Navy SEAL with combat experience in the caves of Afghanistan. Based on seat positions, Hurley will be the 499th individual to reach orbit and Cassidy will be the 500th.
Strapped in on the lower deck will be Wolf, physician-astronaut Thomas Marshburn and space station flight engineer Timothy Kopra, both making their first flights.
Kopra will trade places with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata as a member of the Expedition 20 crew, remaining behind aboard the International Space Station when Endeavour departs. Wakata, launched to the station in March aboard the shuttle Discovery, will take Kopra's place aboard the shuttle for the trip back to Earth.
"If I had to cherry pick a mission to be part of, it would be this one," Kopra, an Army helicopter pilot, told CBS News. "A fabulous space shuttle crew, it's very complex like a lot of our station missions, five EVAs using three robotic arms, transition to six-person crew and then to be part of that six-person crew and stay for a few months, I'm just really thrilled."
Along with the crew swap, the primary goals of the mission are to attach a porch-like external experiment platform to the Japanese Kibo laboratory module, to equip it with three experiment packages and to hook up TV cameras, data and electrical connections. Attachment of the Japanese Exposed Facility, or JEF, will complete the assembly of the station's most sophisticated laboratory suite.
"The Japanese Exposed Facility, or JEF as we tend to call it, is very impressive," Wolf said in a NASA interview. "It's a large external porch to the space station where high quality experiments can be conducted in the high vacuum of space. It's really an exceptionally valuable piece of real estate. It has its own robotic arm, the ability to do observations of the Earth and of the sky, astrophysics experiments, a very wide range of abilities."
Protecting against failures down the road, the astronauts also plan to mount a spare S-band antenna assembly on an external storage platform, along with a spare cooling system pump module and a replacement drive unit for the station's robot arm transporter.
In one of the more challenging tasks faced by the spacewalkers, six 375-pound batteries will be replaced in the station's oldest set of solar arrays on the far left end of the lab's main power truss. The battery replacement will be spread over two spacewalks.
"The P6 batteries have been up there since December of 2000, so they've been up there quite a while," said Kirk Shireman, deputy director of the space station program at the Johnson Space Center. "They're reaching the end of their life (and) we need to swap them out. We'll be doing that for the first time, it's very challenging."
The spacewalkers also will attempt to rewire a gyroscope circuit, install another television camera to provide additional external views and deploy a jammed external storage mount on the left side of the power truss. The crew plans to deploy two others on the right side of the station that are needed to hold spare parts and equipment being stockpiled as the shuttle program winds down toward retirement in 2010.
Finally, the astronauts will make preparations for the debut flight of a Japanese cargo ship in September. The HTV spacecraft is designed to be plucked out of open space by the station's robot arm for docking to the Harmony module's upper port.
In several cases, robot arm operations and equipment transfers will be going on while the spacewalkers are doing something else at a different location.
"It's an extremely challenging, complex mission," Polansky told CBS News. "The robotics that are interlaced with the spacewalks are complicated, we do complicated robotics every single day of the mission, starting with the first full day in orbit all the way through. We just never get to come up for air. It's something I think about a lot."
And with a combined crew of 13 aboard the space station, the pace will be hectic to say the least.
"It'll be very interesting to see how we're going to adapt to that many people inside a relatively small vehicle," Payette said. "I mean, it's very roomy compared to the comfort of the space shuttle, but it's still a very confined environment. There will be growing pains, how to adapt to one another, not to step on one another, not to all speak on the communications loops at the same time.
"But I think it'll be awesome for the first time to have that many people in space. It will really be the beginning of a permanent settlement in space, because that's what it will be in the future and we're trying it out for the first time. It'll be very interesting, the social aspects of having that many people on board from different nationalities."
Said Wolf: "We're kind of having a population explosion in space, you know, with the 13 or so people will be up there. That will be interesting. ... We're going to have to learn to operate and keep all that organized. And these are busy schedules, with a lot of activity going on, so it's important that we learn how to handle that, manage it."
Endeavour's road to orbit began in April when the shuttle was hauled out to launch pad 39B to serve as an emergency rescue vehicle for the crew of the shuttle Atlantis, launched May 11 on a fifth and final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Toward the end of Atlantis' mission, engineers started a countdown for Endeavour to protect against the possibility of damage spotted late in the Hubble mission. When it became clear a rescue flight would not be needed, the countdown was halted and engineers moved Endeavour to pad 39A for work to ready the ship for launch Saturday.
Other than interruptions prompted by stormy weather, Endeavour's processing has been relatively smooth. While engineers were unable to trace the cause of an avionics short circuit that knocked out a redundant flight control system during Atlantis' launch, NASA managers said Endeavour's wiring is newer and has been inspected more recently. No similar problems are expected.
Assuming an on-time launch, Endeavour will dock with the space station around 3:55 a.m. on Monday, June 15. The mission will be conducted during the deep overnight hours in the United States, with the five spacewalks beginning between 1:42 a.m. and 10:12 p.m. on June 16, 18, 20, 21 and 24. Undocking is expected around 8:11 p.m. on June 26 with landing back at the Kennedy Space Center scheduled for 12:18 a.m. on June 29.
"I sum it up this way," Payette said. "Six people, five EVAs, three (robot) arms, seven (payload) handoffs, 16 days. It is going to be an action-packed flight. So if you're bored, please tune in."
Endeavour's mission is being flown against a backdrop of high anxiety as NASA's post-Columbia drive to develop a new rocket system to replace the space shuttle comes under renewed scrutiny. The first public hearing by a presidential panel charged with assessing NASA's manned space program is scheduled for June 17.
The Bush administration ordered NASA to complete the space station and retire the shuttle by the end of 2010 to free up funds to pay for development of a new rocket system that would be safer and cheaper to operate. The ultimate goal of the program was to establish Antarctica-style bases on the moon beginning in the early 2020s.
Under the leadership of former Administrator Mike Griffin, NASA opted to develop the Ares 1 rocket, using a shuttle solid-fuel booster as a first stage and a hydrogen-fueled second stage, to launch Orion crew capsules to low-Earth orbit. A giant unmanned rocket called the Ares 5 is envisioned to propel lunar landers and attached Orion spacecraft to the moon.
Despite the Apollo heritage of the new upper stage and the remarkable safety record of space shuttle boosters - one failure in 127 shuttle missions, or 252 booster flights - critics have relentlessly attacked the Ares/Orion architecture, arguing that alternatives based on heavy lift Delta or Atlas rockets, or a new family of liquid-fueled boosters, makes more sense.
Emotions run high on all sides, fueled by the internet and bloggers, the perception of technical problems with the Ares program, distrust of the NASA bureaucracy and supporters of commercial rocket agendas.
The Obama administration recently ordered an independent assessment of NASA's manned space program, a review headed by former Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine, that is expected to be completed by August.
In the meantime, the White House Office of Management and Budget has deleted $3.1 billion from NASA's projected budget through 2013. That money is needed to begin development of the Ares 5 moon rocket and without it, NASA managers say, the moon program will be deferred if not eliminated.
Administration officials say money can be returned to the projected budget depending on the conclusions of the Augustine review. But for now, the future of NASA's manned space program is uncertain, including use of the International Space Station. As it now stands, U.S. participation in the project will end in 2015 unless additional funding is approved.
NASA has resolutely moved ahead with its ongoing programs and launch of a sophisticated satellite to begin mapping the moon in unprecedented detail is scheduled for June 17, the same day the Augustine panel will hold its first public hearing.
The Endeavour astronauts will be asleep, facing their second spacewalk in the deep overnight hours as NASA presses ahead with a final eight shuttle missions to complete the space station and stock it with the supplies and spare parts needed to keep it viable after the shuttle is retired.
Endeavour's mission comes on the heels of the May 27 launch of a Russian Soyuz capsule that ferried three additional crew members to the space station, boosting the lab's full-time crew to six for the first time.
Station commander Gennady Padalka, NASA flight engineer Michael Barratt and Wakata were joined by cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne of Belgium and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk.
"Six-person crew is a milestone in the history of the International Space Station," Thirsk said before launch. "In a big way, the International Space Station will be able to fulfill it's primary purpose, which is to function as a world-class orbiting laboratory for medical science and materials science."
But in a major milestone, a sophisticated water recycling system was installed late last year and, after startup problems were resolved, the new hardware was cleared for everyday use. The system recycles condensate and urine from a U.S. toilet in the Destiny lab module, generating ultra-pure water for drinking, crew hygiene and oxygen generation.
The water recycling system will be critical to sustaining a six-person crew after the space shuttle is retired late next year.
"It will be a challenge for everybody to make sure we can sustain six persons on orbit," De Winne said before launch. "I think it shows a great example to the rest of the world that if nations want to work together for something great, for something wonderful, for something for the future of our kids, that we can achieve incredible things."
Coping with a combined crew of 13 during Endeavour's mission will be another challenge, one that will pose a severe test of the station's life support systems.
"Oxygen, plenty of oxygen supplied by the O2 supplies on board the shuttle, we have the oxygen generation system on board the U.S. segment, which is functioning, and the Elektron, which is the Russian system. So oxygen production is not an issue," Shireman said.
"Carbon dioxide, we have the Vozdukh, which is the Russian carbon dioxide scrubber, we have the CDRA, the carbon dioxide removal assembly aboard the U.S. segment. Those two together cannot take care of 13 completely, so we'll actually be utilizing two lithium hydroxide canisters on board the shuttle every day to keep the carbon dioxide within its limits. We have a stockpile plus margin aboard ISS, so that's not an issue.
"In terms of food preparation, we have basically three galleys, the shuttle has a galley, the ISS in the U.S. segment has a galley and then there's the Russian segment galley and food warmers, all those things are functional. We'll have plenty of food preparation capability so we don't expect any difficulties there.
"To the best of our ability, we've tried to think of all those things that having additional people on board dictate," Shireman said. "I think we have a good plan at this point in time. I expect we'll learn and adapt during the mission as we see it unfold."
As for bathroom management, Shireman said he did not expect any problems.
"We've been planning for this for quite some time," he said. "We have the whole thing choreographed. When the shuttle crew arrives, there's actually three functioning bathrooms, so there's actually more bathrooms per person than we've had in the past, if you think about it."
Up until now, the station's science output has been limited because assembly was ongoing and the lab's three full-time crew members were busy simply maintaining the growing complex. With a crew of six, the time devoted to scientific research is expected to triple, jumping from 20 hours a week to more than 70.
"We've been building the International Space Station for 10 years now and we've finally gotten to a point now where it has some incredible laboratory facilities and six people on board the station to do some science," Thirsk said. "So you're going to see over 1,000 hours (in the near term) of crew time devoted to research and development."
More than 100 experiments are planned for the Expedition 20 crew.
"We're going to be doing life science work, we're going to be doing medical operations, plant biology, fluid physics, materials processing, exploiting this weightless environment of space," Thirsk said. "We're ... doing some great, fundamental science for preparing humans for the next venture into space."
But for now, it's not clear what that next venture will be.


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Earth Crisis stream new album, 'Salvation Of Innocents'
Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis are streaming their Zeuss-produced eighth studio album, Salvation Of Innocents.
"Lyrically, it focuses on animal rights/anti-vivisection. Many know this is what the band is known for, but we've actually never solely dedicated an entire album to the topic," says vocalist Karl Beuchner.
It's available now from iTunes and on CD or vinyl.


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One of the biggest magickal fails among manifestation and magick enthusiasts is the issue of not having enough time for ritual…
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How Students Can Help Provide Education By Ella DeMay My name is Ella DeMay and I am a big fan of the Caneille Regional Development Fund. After having the opportunity to volunteer in the past, I joined the CRDF Board this fall as a Junior Board Member. Through this position, I will continue to support … Continue reading How Students Can Help Provide Education
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The following blog was written by Ella DeMay and Keanna Schultz, Valley New School students who hosted an event in support of CRDF a few weeks ago. You can find out more about their project-based charter school at www.valleynewschool.com On December 20th, 2017 we hosted an event titled Printing for a Purpose, with the intention of … Continue reading Guest Blog Post: Printing for a Purpose


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Michelangelo….A Genius of the Arts…The Pieta
Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni (known as Michelangelo) was born on March 6, 1475 in the Tuscan town of Caprese and died on 18 February 1564 . He persuaded his father to allow him to leave his grammar school and become an apprentice to the artist Domenico. It was during this time that a bully punched him in the nose, causing some deformity that always made him ashamed of his appearance.
However, Lorenzo de' Medici (called the Magnificent), who was ruler of Florence at the time was so impressed by a statue Michelangelo was carving that he invited him to live in the Medici household. Lorenzo de Medici died and this forced Michelangelo to return home to his father, who had no interest in art.
It may have been his desire to learn about the anatomy of the human body that led him to work at dissecting corpses in the church of Santo Spirito. Florence, at this time, was filled with corruption and disturbing influences. Many felt that Florence would fall because of its sinful practices. This was preached about by many, even in the streets. Charles VIII of France invaded the city which only added to the unrest. Michelangelo decided to leave in 1494. This would not be his only flight.
Arriving in Rome, he began his work in marble by carving several works. The greatest of these and the most famous now stands in the Vatican. It is the famous Pieta shown below. The French Cardinal Jean Bilheres de Lagraulas commissioned the work.
A modern footnote about this statue: "LASZLO TOTH, who damaged the Pieta with a hammer on 21 May 1972, was never charged with a criminal offence. On 29 January of the following year he was declared by a court to be a socially dangerous person and was ordered confined to a mental hospital for at least two years. On 9 February 1975, the Hungarian-born, Australian geologist was released from the hospital and deported from Italy as an undesirable alien. He was sent back to Australia, where he was not detained by the authorities; Despite his recent absence from the public eye, he has managed to achieve some level of immortality, even aside from the perpetual linking of his name with the attack on the Pieta, in which he wielded a hammer and cried, "I am Jesus Christ – risen from the dead."
A very interesting thing was discovered while trying to repair the damage inflicted on the Pieta. About six months after the attack, the Vatican announced that the team of restorers had discovered a previously unknown monogram or secret signature of Michelangelo on the palm of the Madonna's left hand – an "M" fashioned from the skin lines reproduced in marble.
A detail of the Pieta shows the face of Christ below.
This is probably the world's most famous sculpture of a religious subject. Michelangelo carved it when he was 24 years old, and it is the only one he ever signed.
This marble creation is truly amazing. The next blog will be on his work on the Sistine Chapel.
Video of the Pieta below with music by Yo Yo Ma