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Kapoor In Berlin
Anish Kapoor declared to the opening crowd of Kapoor in Berlin that this survey was his best show to date.1 Fans and critics alike lined up to scrutinise his lofty claim, keen to assess how the sculptures of the international heavy weight artist translated within the walls of the Neo-Renaissance-cum-white-box of the Martin-Gropius-Bau. Featuring roughly seventy works spanning over thirty years of practice, half were either new pieces or reinventions of older works. Kapoor insisted this was an intentional decision, taken to ensure that Kapoor In Berlin would not be viewed as a retrospective,2 and there is no doubt that Norman Rosenthal curated the exhibition to resist such an assumption. Kapoor in Berlin does not simply showcase the artist's past accomplishments but also suggests new possibilities for interpreting his practice. The show was met with a mixed reception from the public, which may indicate that the future direction of Kapoor's practice might be diverging from the expectations of his viewers.
Upon entering the main atrium of the Martin-Gropius-Bau, the viewer is met by the massive centerpiece commission Symphony for a Beloved Sun (2013). Three black conveyor belts protrude from separate corners of the atrium floor, slowly hoisting up large slabs of rich red wax. Once each brick reaches the apex it plummets to the ground, heaping in massive piles on the gallery floor, in an offering to the imposing, opaque red sun disk suspended overhead. Kapoor's references to both art history and the location itself are legible and cohesive within Symphony. As his major reference points for the work, he cites Joseph Beuys's 1982 exhibition that reopened the refurbished gallery and, unavoidably, the rich history of the location itself.3 The Martin-Gropius-Bau, situated precariously on the border between the old East-West divide, endured substantial structural damage during the Nazi dictatorship. Symphony brings Kapoor's characteristically huge scale and professional resolution together with the new context of the atrium's neo-renaissance interior in a spectacular contrast. It also provides an introduction to the materials the viewer will see repeated throughout the exhibition. For example, Shooting into the Corner (2009–2013) utilises the same wax slabs, but in this performance they are fired through a cannon aimed at the corner of the gallery space. Like Symphony, the viewing of this performance is laden with anticipation. Its climax is disconcertingly violent and the debris from the shot is both sumptuous and devastating. This menacing and sometimes melancholic relationship between Kapoor's materials and their interrogation within his artworks is the dominant focal point within the exhibition. For this reason, some reviews have claimed that Kapoor in Berlin reads as a 'hellish factory'.4 However, the destructive processes within his artworks are only capable of disturbing so strongly because of Kapoor's intentional decision to work with materials and colours which channel the malleability of the human body itself. In his own words, Kapoor is simply speaking of 'a visceral reality'.5 His sculptures and installations cannot avoid being disturbing as their devastated state alludes to the destruction of our own bodily autonomy. Sculptures such as Apocalypse and the Millennium (2012), a grey porous mass of resin and earth that evaporates over the duration of the exhibition and The Death of Leviathan (2011–2013), a half deflated black balloon that engulfs three gallery rooms, diminish over the time span of the exhibition. They testify to the fact that time defeats all. The porous, visceral resin sculptures of First Body (2013) are amorphous masses, suspended in a process of regeneration and entropy that parallels that of our own internal organs. Even Kapoor's shiny, distorted mirror sculptures force viewers to reconsider their notions of self through a warped perspective. All these works speak of larger defeats and failures within the self, the nation state and the natural world.
When Kapoor announced in his press statement that 'I have nothing to say as an artist, but [my] process has a lot to say',6 it is because his concepts have always been located in the symbolism of his materials. This symbolism surfaces once his materials are impacted by the processes involved in his art. Of course, Kapoor in Berlin provides many of the shiny crowd pleasers that have rendered him both notorious and famous throughout the years. However, these works are able to take on a new life and suggest alternative perspectives through their new 'Berlin' context. They read as darker, more mature, more reflective when contextualised within the politically turbulent history of the Martin-Gropius-Bau. It is this new perspective that makes Kapoor in Berlin undeniably disturbing and gruesome. Equally, it is a surprising demonstration of a depth that many doubted Kapoor still retained after years of international mega-commissions.
Anish Kapoor, Symphony for a Beloved Sun, 2013. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Installation view Martin-Gropius-Bau, 2013. Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, London. Photograph Jens Ziehe. © Anish Kapoor / VG Bildkunst, Bonn, 2013.
Anish Kapoor, Shooting into the Corner, 2009-2013. Installation view Martin-Gropius-Bau, 2013. Photograph Jens Ziehe. © Anish Kapoor / VG Bildkunst, Bonn, 2013.
Anish Kapoor, Apocalypse and the Millenium, 2013. Resin and earth, 270 x 450 x 395cm. Installation view Martin-Gropius-Bau, 2013. Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, London. Photograph Jens Ziehe. © Anish Kapoor / VG Bildkunst, Bonn, 2013.
Anish Kapoor, The Death of Leviathan, 2011-2013. P.V.C, dimensions variable. Installation view Martin-Gropius-Bau, 2013. Photograph Jens Ziehe. © Anish Kapoor / VG Bildkunst, Bonn, 2013.
1. Kate Connolly, 'Anish Kapoor in Berlin: "in short, Britain's fucked"', The Guardian, Thursday 16 May 2013. See http://www.fadwebsite.com/2013/05/18/anish-kapoor-in-berlin-in-short-britains-fucked/
2. 'Kapoor in Berlin / Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin / Interview with Anish Kapoor', http://vernissage.tv/blog/2013/05/19/kapoor-in-berlin-martin-gropius-bau-berlin-interview-with-anish-kapoor/
3. 'Anish Kapoor draws on Berlin's dark history in new show', ST Communities, The Straits Times, 25 May 2013. See http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/show/2013/05/25/artist-kapoor-draws-berlins-dark-history-new-show
4. James Shaeffer, 'A Factory from Hell', Art Parasites.com Magazine, 21 May 2013, Berlin. See http://www.berlin-artparasites.com/reviews/factory-hell-1112
5. Geir Moulson, 'Wax and Mirrors: Anish Kapoor Opens Show in Berlin', AP, 17 May 2013. See http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/wax-mirrors-anish-kapoor-opens-show-berlin-19199971#.UaAFyKKmh30
6. James Shaeffer, op. cit.

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Results of a Field Poll released Wednesday show growing support for gay marriage among registered California voters, including Catholics. Fifty-nine percent of those polled favor same-sex unions, the greatest support in the 35 years the Field Poll has been tracking the issue. Catholics showed 51 percent support in the new poll, up four percentage points from the 2010 poll.
Protestants polled showed 45 percent support, an 11 percentage point gain, while 49 percent remained opposed. Eighty percent of voters with no religious preference said they support gay marriage.
Among white voters polled, there was 64 percent support, while 53 percent of Hispanic voters and 50 percent of African-American and Asian-America voters said they support same-sex marriage.
The strongest support in the poll (69 percent) comes from voters 18 to 39 years old. Among voters 40 to 64 years old, there is 59 percent support, and 45 percent support among those over 65.
Both supporters and opponents of gay marriage say poll results of registered voters don't necessarily translate into actual votes. In 2008, when 52 percent of voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage (Proposition 8), the Field Poll had shown 51 percent support of gay marriage.
Last month in San Francisco, a federal appeals court ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's earlier ruling. Further appeals are expected.
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_I offered to build someone an Ambika in trade for a kit of my own. 6 voice poly synth, digital oscillators, Analog Filters & VCAs. Pretty nice sounding synth once you get to understand the character of the wave forms. Mutable already discontinued this synth but I was able to source PCBs & pre programmed Atmel chips from Laurentide Synthworks. I can recommend this project for anyone with mid to advanced level SDIY skills.
Assembling the 12 voice cards & two Mother boards was a task but I had no problems.
_I sourced a pre made case for my friend & I let him get away with not buying one for me. For my own I planned to just fab a front panel as part of a travel rig . Impatient withs gigs looming, I ditched the idea of having a panel laser cut for me. Weekend warrior style I just cut a serge panel down to 11″ my self using a table mounted jig saw & cut the rectangle for the screen with the same saw + a nibler & file.
_Just need it to protect the synth while I take it on gigs.
_Found some old scrap PNP Blue pieces and cooked them onto the panel for a shabby DIY look. Not bad may be I will eventually etch it.
_Had to cut some 1/4″ aluminum U channel & some 1″ Aluminum L channel in some funky ways (using the crazy upside down jig saw mounted to table thing) to make it all mount into my serge travel case. Its all in with room for other modules. + made my own custom Octo ears in the process. Looked up the threading of the ear kit electron sells first & I happened to already have the little mechanical screws.
_Scrap individual serge panels used as break out panels for the Ambika and Octo. Will add more I/O to the break out panels later. This worked as is for a gig over the weekend.
_I dreamed up this rig a while ago , I looked up the over head travel compartment specs of various major airlines & planned a 4 (serge) panel gig case that I could bring as cary on. Paid my friend to build the case to my spec with thin wood & tolex. The lid will eventually have an NCS1 serge panel in it.
_Got these two specific pieces of gear because they would fit in a 7″ tall space/ fit with my serge panels interchangeably. I had to make custom cables (1/4″ & midi) without the barrels & tier the two rows to make it all fit but its all in. The break out panels are there so that the weak barrel-less cables are never used, they just connect to the backs of jacks on the break out panels. zip tied internal. #Sturd. Super shallow too allowing for the case to eventually close with the serge panel in the lid pre patched.
_I was late to the game with Ambika and a review for a discontinued product is kinda sad but its not all sad. Actually MI released this synth under some new style copyright license. I don't know all the legal specifics but I do know that they have released some gerber files + code, have allowed some builders to sell PCBs + chipsets & sell these things pre assembled.
_This is not a Virtual Analog. The Oscillators are shamelessly digital sounding. You gotta choose the semi pre filtered ones suggested in the manual if you want to nice it up warm style with the fat chords. It doesn't sound like a Juno 106 nor like a DSI Prophet 8. My first impression is that it can be glassy but really more than anything, its kinda grimy. Pretty sure it was developed with arduino & developed by only one guy which is a pretty huge achievement. Its digital oscillator sound is where the character begins. Each voice has two oscillators that can be mixed in weird ways, XOR mix the two wave forms or ring mod. Then there is a sub oscillator with selectable wave form (SUPER BAD ASS) sounds and works wonderfully. Then there is a Fuzz option! WTF? Yes fuzz on the oscillator. The fuzz has a great range. Totally usable! Then you can bit crush the waves. This is all before the filter btw.
_The filters & VCA are real analog. So its a hybrid. I went with the Multi mode filter. This filter has a gang load of peaky resonance so the Q setting must be used with caution. (in live setting anyway) Though like the 73 serge Filter its a multi mode, the two respond & sound totally differently. The 73 is just instantly warmer but nothing ever beats it. The resonance adds a lot of character to the Ambika SVF. It can make a sound pop out in the mix nicely. I think it would be really cool to build one of these with different kinds of filters on each voice!
_Most of this was written before I really got my head around the modulation matrix & havn't yet tried sending it any CCs. Havn't yet tried the onboard sequencer. So the review is a bit too early. I have a feeling that I will really like this synth & may even build a custom midi controller for it.
_With most "kit synths", You expect things to be a bit clunky. So what if it makes a quick gerp sound when I send it a program change from the Octo? The program change works! I have no complaint. The OS/ firmware is surprisingly well done, feature packed & the UI is elegant. As stated before its been discontinued so MI wont be issuing any new Firmware upgrades but they did release the code to the public & new unofficial versions of the firmware made by users are popping up on the MI forum. Buying a pre assembled Ambika is something I only recommend to someone who can appreciate its unique qualities, features & sound. Kit synths are only "cheap" for people who can do the labor them selves. If you are in the market bargaining for the best deal on a poly, you are better off just buying something mass produced by robots instead of trying to haggle a builder for hand assembly work. If you want it for its unique features, collect synths & absolutely must have one be prepared to pay around $1900- for a 6 voice pre assembled in a metal box. IMO its worth it if you get it form an experienced builder. You can find them assembled for around a grand on ebay but beware! They don't have all 6 voice cards installed for that price. & Beware many will be assembled by people with no experience.
_If you can't afford to spend a grand or more on a 6 voice poly synth but have electronics assembly skills, Ambika is a really great option! *Here is a tip: If you already know how to source your own parts / are willing to spend the time searching & don't need to buy every single part direct from the mouser BOM, its easier on the pocketbook.
_Here it is in action sequenced by the Octotrack. The rig was just this & Elise's looper + a little mixer.


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Genetic Choir & stichting Here & Now are co-organiser of WhatIIIF? Festival in Gothenborg. For an impression of Day 2, click on the post below.
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Dear improvisers,
the 2019 edition of WhatIIIF in Gothenborg, Sweden, is going into its second day and the work is expanding, connecting and thickening. What a wonderful, intense day.
If you happen to be close enough, come tomorrow for witnessing more of this process of exchanging about the art of interdisciplinary improvisation performance at Galleri 54 (10:00-15:00) or in the evening during the Tiny Festival where we will do the opening performance at Theater Trixter (18:00)
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Top Ten – Ways To ForgetLeave a comment
October 1, 2014 by vinylburns
Top ten ways to forget it ever happened.
1) Create a drunken fake twitter identity and tell the truth there.
2) Horse Hair Glue and Scotch.
3) Get involved with four new and awful projects.
4) wipe yourself down with a fresh chamois and pretend you're French, again.
5) Sing something
6) Sing something better than that shit.
7) Phone up an old girlfriend and tell her you never really got over her. But get her name wrong.
8) Take photos that will almost certainly get you arrested, but that will also make you money in the long term.
9) Ask a policeman where the "Bombery" is.
10) The moon's not real and your problems don't really count. Get drunk.
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I love quick recipes like this tasty carrot muffins, which became even more extravagant. Such recipes are perfect as a dessert or for serving in a dinner party. However, they must look extraordinary, that is why I like filling my carrot muffins. The carrot muffins seen here were desserts for a dinner party. My wife took a simple carrot muffin recipe and filled them with a jam filling, raspberry jam filling. You can fill your carrot muffins with any filling of your choice. You and your guest will love this variety.
Quick and Tasty Carrot Muffins
These muffins are quick and easy to make as the steps will show; for an added twist we decided to fill the centre with raspberry jam and top it with store bought cream frosting and slivered almonds. These were decadent and were calling for a glass of ice cream to complete the meal, but alas there weren't any "Chunky Monkey" or "Cherry Garcia" close at hand.
Note to self: Buy Ben and Jerry's ice cream before making these muffins next time.
Carrot Muffins Recipe
2 cups cake flour
3/4 -1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup grated carrots
1/4 c soft butter
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. vanilla essence
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
slivered or chopped almonds
vanilla cream frosting
See, it was short today. Coming up next … maybe something a bit cheesy……Now to go look for some Cherry Garcia lol!!
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Another quality edit from Melbourne's round of the Street Series from Monster – this time from RideBMX… here Ed Zunda guides us through the jam.
"One day around the world, BMXers hit the streets for the honorary BMX Day (it's actually 7/20, but The Street Series pushes it to the closest Saturday). This year I jumped on a 16 hour plane ride, landed at 8am, and was in the streets by 11am to witness the Australian BMX scene in its full awesomeness. If I'm being honest, I did a rather poor job of capturing just how hilarious and awesome the day was. Constant heckling, laughs from every direction, and some downright awesome riding from the locals. Ed Zunda was the official host of the day, but he's a man of few words, so just enjoy the randomness. Shout out to Monster for putting The Street Series together…"


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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Vote NDP to stop Ford...but don't try to sell it as supporting a leftist agenda
Why on earth are some leftists lining up enthusiastically to support her after her history as leader and the ONDP's transparently opportunistic stances that only the careerists and the willfully blind cannot see through?
How can leftists be excited -- except about the idea that Ford might be defeated --with the possible election of a party and leader entirely of the same ilk as Dexter, Notley, Horgan, Romanow and Doer?
Is Horwath a better alternative to Ford? Unquestionably so.
Is she better than Wynne? Given the circumstances, perhaps mildly. Especially if she seems likely to stop Ford, which she now might due to a fluke of circumstance.
Can she or an ONDP government be trusted to deliver anything remotely like their already mundane platform let alone a left agenda?
Only if you are dreaming in an election group think haze induced orange.
The ONDP platform is, at best, a tiny smidgen to the "left" of Wynne's. Much of this platform -- including the atrocious, gets worse as you read the details, vague, phased in, means tested childcare plank -- was clearly drawn up on office napkins when these least imaginative of all social democrats were caught off guard by announcements by a liberal party they wish they could replace.
Even her most outwardly "left" plank of bringing back Hydro One into public hands is based on a nonsensical, years long "buy back" formula and will have little immediate impact on hydro rates which anyone who knows anything about how they are set would understand.
But why advocate for an actually radical vision of public ownership of a utility when you can delude folks with a totally nonthreatening one?
The NDP's pharmacare plan does not even approach "universality" while its dental care plan openly eschews it.
"Change for the Better" in this case really means no change at all, just liberal governance without the Liberals. In this specific context that might work well electorally, but it is not leftism.
After her support of two Liberal austerity budgets and her campaign in 2014 how anyone could think Horwath had some conversion to socialism on the road to Toronto is beyond me.
As to those who claim that the Liberals and the Conservatives -- in this era where the right has shifted to the very far right -- are the "same old story" while the NDP are some radical alternative, they are either being intellectually dishonest or are complete idiots. Take your pick.
Any ideological differences between the ONDP and the Liberals are minuscule. They do not even exist in a serious sense. Should Horwath win, it will take exactly no time for this to become apparent.
It is always easier for some leftists to take the lazy route when jumping on another dead end NDP bandwagon as they have done time after time after time -- all while demanding that everyone else also drop their critical lens to join the mindless stampede to nowhere new -- claiming "this incarnation will be different", than to take the intellectually consistent and honest step of saying, "no it won't" even if advocating for a tactical NDP vote.
It won't be different.
You can rest assured, and so can Bay St., that should the NDP sweep to power on June 7th, little will change, especially versus the Wynne agenda of the last year or so.
There is a segment -- sadly rather sizable at times like this -- of the Ontario left that like to talk a good game about folks like Corbyn or Mélenchon, the need for the type of serious socialist politics we see emerging in so many other countries, the need to get past the old patterns of a fundamentally bankrupt and undemocratic NDP, but who then line up to bleat out like sheep in support of transparently third way leaders like Horwath.
They talk radical two years out but tow straight-up centrist lines at election time and demand everyone else do as well. They claim those who remain critical are somehow trying to undermine something noble or are cynics.
Yet there is nothing more cynical than trying to sell what the NDP is peddling as a seriously different or compelling radical vision for "change".
Vote NDP to stop Ford if that makes sense for you in whatever community you are in.
But don't try to pretend this is a vote for anything other than a liberal platform from a party that will govern in exactly the way such a platform implies.
See also: Horwath rises as Ford stumbles and other news -- The Left Chapter Ontario Provincial Election Roundup Week Two
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Labels: Andrea Horwath, Doug Ford, Kathleen Wynne, ONDP
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You wrote: "You can rest assured, and so can Bay St., that should the NDP sweep to power on June 7th, little will change, especially versus the Wynne agenda of the last year or so." Well actually no elected government will "sweep to power" since in our Bourgeois Democracy it's Capital that's always in Power. And this is the analysis that's missing here and in most discussions about this election and all elections conducted in such a system.ReplyDelete
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I think about what breaking up for me means. Breaking up for me is a time machine. He took us to a time we did not meet. He took us to a time where what we were or what we had is no longer a reality and never was a reality. It is not the past. It is just a different reality. Two paths crossed in one universe. They didn't, in another. We have not moved to a time before we met. We have simply shifted from one universe into another. In that other universe, they/we are still together. I imagine them happy and surprised to meet, surprised at the connection. And happy.
In this universe, he is as significant as a stranger on a sidewalk, walking to the bus stop, getting hit by a car, narrowly getting missed getting hit by a car, is fine, is dead, is wounded, is alive, is married, suffers, loves, disappoints, inspires – all of the things that I'm sure strangers around me are experiencing, doing, living or dying. He is a stranger I want to yell at. The ghost of a girl wants to scream at him, through me, she does not exist in this universe. This is a message from another space, another place, another woman. Soon she will cease her mindless rantings. "He's dead to me" is too emotional. "He's a stranger to me," is more accurate. "These memories do not make sense" is more accurate. "These memories are not mine" is more accurate. "These memories are a small twist, a knot in the fabric of space-time, which sometimes occurs when people make the jump. These memories are an echo of a reality that could have been and never was. They are not even memories really. They are thoughts. They are a whispered imagining. They are a dead girl's thoughts. No, they are the ideas of a girl that never existed. it's not exactly easy to explain." is more accurate.
Breaking up is a wormhole of epic proportions. We are in different universes now. Even if I run into him, it's not him. And I'm not me. I am a different me. He is a different him. There is no "us" in this universe. I have the disjointed memories – dreamlike and random, of a girl from another universe. They do not make sense in this reality. They are not for this reality. She is dead here – no, she does not exist, has never existed.
Who exists?
I exist.
I will tell you one of these ghost like memory like thoughts from the dead girl that was never alive:
He – the other he – told me/her about a book, where people keep meeting each other across lifetimes. "How very non-Muslim of you," I/she joked. "They just find each other – friends, lovers across millennia," he continued. "Like soulmates," I smiled and kissed him.
We are not soulmates in this universe.
Breaking up is a choice to make two people who know each other, unknown to each other. It is a one way coerced trip through time and space. He has made himself the unknowable, the gone, the never-there. A break-up is not an ending, for me and my swan heart. A break-up is the negation of the beginning.
I will wait for the ghost girl to stop. She will eventually, once the time travel is complete. Sometimes bits of bodies and memories get lost in the process – it's not an exact science. There are always health risks – hazards to traveling like this. I will wait for those memories to return to their rightful owner – the "me" in the other universe. They will pass between us through our dreams at night.
I wake up each morning, remembering less and less, and thankful for the empty space in my heart.


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Ant Varieties of Lubbock, Texas
As you may be painfully aware, Lubbock has quite a unique climate. So much so, in fact, that in 2013 Lubbock was named the "Toughest Weather City" in America, according to the Weather Channel!
This interesting climate situation means that several different species of Ant can make their home in the Hub City. What's more interesting is that certain species of ants will behave differently in Lubbock versus the rest of Texas!
Some of the common species of ants you might find on your property are:
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We mentioned Flying Ants. This type of Ant is frequently mistaken for Termites. Learn how to distinguish between these two flying pests.


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I could stay out most of the day today so I went to Grove, arriving at 6.30.
First stop was the ramp where it was obvious that the water levels are very high and there is no mud and consequently no waders. The ducks and grebes seemed to like it though with mallard, tufted duck, gadwall, shelduck, great crested grebe, swan and grey lag all being seen. In the reeds and bushes there were loads of sedge, reed and Cetti's warbler plus robin and wren.
I then went to the river hoping for a grasshopper warbler but it was not to be. I did however immediately hear nightingales (3 in total) and found several common whitethroats. I walked the river bank to the track leading to Harrisons seeing blackcap, chiffchaff and I hearing my first cuckoo of the year. This bird called until about 8.00 when it went silent and wasn't heard again.
I left the river back and walked along to Harrison's hide but this largely a waste of time. On the pool itself (and there's little or no dry ground to be seen there now) there were a few duck with teal adding to the day list and along the footpath and in the adjacent pasture there were skylark, mippit and a few reed bunting.
I went back to the river and I was lucky enough to get fleeting views of a kingfisher and green and great spotted woodpecker were heard.
The water meadows looked superb but try as I might I couldn't find a garganey, the only inhabitants being the more common ducks and grey lags. A yellow wagtail flew past but I saw none on the ground. Also from the water meadows I saw my first marsh harrier of the day.
Further along, and as I approached the main lake, the number of blackcaps jumped significantly and I added tree creeper and little grebe to the day list.
The main lake held the a few ducks, including shoveller plus a good number (10+?) great crested grebes but no terns as yet.
Alder wood didn't add anything to the day list but blackcap and chiffchaff numbers were in good voice..
For the first part of the day I was more intent on birding than photography my thinking being that there will be ample time to get some warbler shots later in the day. Well by the time I started looking for photographic subjects it had gone very quiet – with my only picture being of a butterfly!
At the Marsh Hide I found Steve Ashton and a little later Mike |Gould wandered in. The garganey of last week seemed to have moved on and all there was out on out on the marsh were teal, coots, and grey lags. I did add to the day's wader list with snipe and redshank and a few marsh harriers were seen but none came very close.
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Birding-wise it was pretty dull all in all.
The only real photographic opportunity was presented by a lone reed warbler who sang close to the hide. Even he was difficult to photograph as he remained behind the reed stems most of the time. Fortunately now and again the breeze moved the reeds so that most of the bird was in view.
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And that was about that really – on the upside there was kingsfisher, nightingale and cuckoo, on the downside no gropper or garganey. I ended up going home a lot earlier than I had envisaged – sad really on my first free weekend for a long time..


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My Name is Bruce trailer online
The trailer has arrived for My Name is Bruce and I can't help but watch it with a slight tinge of sadness. I'll tell you why. I was so taken with Bubba Ho-tep (Filmstalker review) and the news that Bruce Campbell is definitely not returning to the role of Elvis in the sequel has me disappointed from the outset. I find myself wondering what could live up to that role.
Of course there are creative choices, it's his career, and he's got other fans to please, but it doesn't help when I'm trying to view this trailer afresh. Still, it's My Name is Bruce, the latest film he's directing, and the idea seems superb.
Actually My Name is Bruce looks a lot of fun, and the character he's playing, the Hollywood version of himself, seems strangely similar to the one he plays in Burn Notice, and all that's good. The humour looks strong and the film enjoyable.
The creature however, I'm not so sure and I wonder if it looks a little too un-menacing. Of course there is a low budget to the film, and perhaps it'll all be sold on the script, story and characters. What am I saying, that's how every film should be sold.
Okay, I'm talking myself in circles here. The trailer looks good, I'm just still a little sore about Bubba Nosferatu and the Curse of the She-Vampires. Move on Richard.
You can watch the trailer over at Apple Trailers [QT:iPod:S:M:L:480p:720p:1080p].
On a side note why are Apple as restrictive as Microsoft? Why can't I use my non-Apple portable video player to download and watch the film too?


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The Ghana Association of Phonographic Industry (GAPI), made up of music producers in the country, on Monday organised a forum at the Teachers� Hall in Accra for all the stakeholders in the music industry to find solutions to the numerous problems confronting the industry in Ghana.
At the forum, which attracted a large number of stakeholders including music producers, musicians and music publishers, a wide range of issues affecting the progress of the music industry were discussed, including the organization of elections to elect a substantive board to manage the newly formed collective society, Ghana Music Right Organization (GHAMRO).
The essence of the forum was to gather stakeholders� views on the way forward.
The stakeholders, who are all members of GHAMRO, also deliberated on the formation of the Collective Management Organization (CMO).
At the forum, they proposed that the congress be held in four months for the election of a substantive board to manage GHAMRO.
The stakeholders, deliberating on the way to manage the Collective Management Organization, proposed the formation of sub committees to review the constitution, with participation of the stakeholders to oversee the conduct of free and fair elections.
They declared that the current GHAMRO board could stay for a period of three months until the election of a permanent board.
They were of the view that the current board should be made to account to the stakeholders before resources were channeled into the election.
Speaking at the forum, Nana Kwame Ampadu I confessed that he was part of those who agitated for the removal of Alhaji Sidku Buari as the chairman of the then Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA).
He noted that he had regretted his decision because Sidiku Buari had worked tirelessly towards the building of a vibrant music industry in Ghana.
Alhaji Sidiku Buari is a former president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and a former vice president of the International Federation of Musicians (FIM) who appealed to government during his tenure to waive duty on musical instruments to enable musicians acquire their own set of instruments, and also succeeded in championing the passage of the Copyright Law C690 to protect the interest of all copyright music and other stakeholders.
According to Nana Ampadu, those who took over from Alhaji Sidiku Buari had done more harm than good to the industry, adding that there were people who should be shown the exit.
He stated that the music and the creative industry witnessed massive enhancement during Alhaji Sidiku Buari�s era.
He emphasized that the industry did not only need fresh people to manage affairs but people with required competence and commitment to push for vast improvement in the music and the creative industry.
Some of the stakeholders who attended the forum included Kojo Antwi, Rex Omar, Obour, Nana Kwame Ampadu, Opoku Asiedu, Yaw Osborn, Jewel Ackah and a host of others.
Source: George Clifford Owusu/Daily Guide
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A blog collaboration with Swish+Click Photographer, Christine Wright.
Photo by Swish+Click Photography
If you're preparing for your engagement photo shoot session, you may be feeling a bit apprehensive. Getting everything together and stress-free isn't always easy, which is why the below tips will definitely come in handy before your upcoming photo session. I've teamed up with photographer, Christine Wright, owner of Swish + Click photography to give insight from the other side of the camera. Let's dive in!
1. Don't make a huge deal out of it.
Now is not the time to try out a new haircut or color. Keeping it real and simple can be a great asset when it comes to preparing for your engagement photo shoot session. Be sure to schedule your beauty session with your hair and makeup artist well in advance to prevent date conflicts. Choose a look that you're comfortable with that showcases your style as a couple. I like to build my clients look from the engagement session up to the wedding day. Starting small and ending with a bang! The less stress you put on your self the better. Focus on the big picture and don't sweat the small stuff.
Swish+ Click: Some couples over think engagement sessions, especially with social media only showing people's highlight reels. The thing to remember is that this session is about the love between you and your partner. So approach planning the session with that in front of your mind.
2. Make it fun.
Have a couple "fun pictures" where you get to pick your own poses or props. The more relaxed your are the better your pics will reflect who you are as a couple. Don't be afraid to incorporate color in to your makeup look. You can do this with your eyeshadow or a smokin' hot lip look.
Swish+Click: I would be hard pressed to find a couple that didn't have inside jokes or did weird quirky things together. When planning your engagement session, think of things you two like to do together and chat with your photographer and see if that can be worked into the session. It's super cute to go get ice cream together or drinks at a pub. I have also had couples who want to skip around in a field and giggle at each other. It's super cute and shows off the fun side of the couple.
3. Be prepared.
If you're going to be out for several hours, ensure that you are well rested. Makeup can only hide so much so make sure you've gotten a good nights rest. If you plan to shoot outside, keep in mind that your hair and makeup could melt on hot summer days or dry out during cold winter months. The humidity in Texas can take natural hair by storm causing hair to expand, revert or go limp so you want to choose your engagement photo shoot date carefully. Bringing some snacks and water is a good idea. Consider snacks that won't get messy and take off your lipstick.
Swish+Click: At least two weeks before the session you should have picked the location, and if it needs a permit to be paid to photograph there, do it well in advance. Sometimes certain places {like Rice University} only allow your photographer to book the space, which is another reason why you want to plan in advance. As well, if you are going to have any props during the session, it's important to acquire them at least a week in advance. Amazon Prime is my BFF for my last minute purchases, but I have had couples who bring hand made items/signs, which require a bit more planning in advance. Same goes for buying new clothes. Lastly, I highly recommend getting your hair and makeup done the day-of, and getting a manicure a day or two beforehand. Your ring {and fingers} will be on display and you want them to translate well on camera. Also, hair and makeup artists book well in advance and if your session is on a weekend, you will be competing with weddings, so it's important to lock in the artist ASAP as possible.
4. Be patient.
Save your sanity by trying not to control the photo session too much. Sometimes the best photos are ones that just flow. Relax, gaze in to your fiancé's eyes and let love take over. Work with your photographer so your photos will look fantastic.
Swish+Click: I tell all my clients the first 10-15 minutes of your session is awkward. You are not used to being in front of the camera, you're worried about where your hands should go, there's a lot going on initially. So relax. Your photographer knows this is the time when you are getting to know each other with the camera involved. And don't worry about your hands, your photographer is a professional and has that covered. You just need to show up and be in love.
5. Have a chat.
Make sure you have open communication with your beauty professional. Conveying your look is going to be very important so that you are both on the same page. The last thing you want is to feel uncomfortable with your look because it will definitely translate in your photos. In most cases I would not suggest doing your wedding beauty trial the same day as your engagement photo shoot session. Trials tend to take more time because you're trying different makeup and hair looks. Pick another day to do this so that you'll have time to play.
Swish+Click: chatting with your photographer before the session, if not multiple times is super important. If you have certain images you want captured, send it along to them for inspiration. Also tell them what you are wanting to wear, where you want to do the session, etc. They might have cool ideas you never thought of, and it snowballs into a session your totally excited about!


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Academics protest at visa denial
In response to the denial of 11 visas for Cubans scheduled to participate in the Latin American Studies Association International Congress in San Francisco, May 23-26, 2012, the leadership of the Section for Scholarly Relations with Cuba has prepared a resolution. Many of the 11 have received visas one or more times in the past several years.Continue reading
US denies visas to Cuban academics
As scholars make preparations for next week's prestigious Latin American Studies Association Congress 2012 in San Francisco, there has been the very disturbing news that seven visas for Cuban academics have been denied in the past few days, two were denied on Tuesday, five on Wednesday; it is likely that at least three others will be denied as meetings have been scheduled for Friday and Monday.Continue reading
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Cuban academics visit UK
Two leading Cuban academics toured the UK for a week in April giving talks and lectures at conferences in London and Sheffield. Professor Carlos Alzugaray of the University of Havana and Dr Rafael Hernandez, editor of Temas magazine, were the guests of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba (IISC). They arrived in the UK on Monday 16 April and carried out an intense programme of activities from the 17 April until their departure on the 22nd.Continue reading
Could this be the last OAS summit?
US under intense pressure in hemisphere over Cuba policy
Leaders from across the western hemisphere ended the Organisation of American States summit in Cartegena, Colombia, on Sunday 15 April, without a final declaration of agreement because several Latin American governments opposed US President Barack Obama's insistence on preventing Cuba from attending future meetings. Unprecedented Latin American opposition to the US policy on Cuba left Obama isolated and illustrated Washington's declining influence in a region that is now being aggressively courted by China. They met in plenary session to decide whether this would be the last hemispheric summit because several Latin American leaders made it abundantly clear they would not attend in the future if Cuba were kept out. On Saturday, the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, the host of the Summit and Washington's closest ally in Latin America, said it would be "unacceptable" to keep Cuba out of the next gathering.Continue reading
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Why is the Mexican President in Cuba?
President Felipe Calderón has just a few months left to cement — a dangerous word in the post-Macondo world — his presidential legacy in the oil sector. His visit to Cuba is intended to sell the Cuban government on the wisdom of the global template that his government negotiated with the United States on the subject of cross-border oilfields.Continue reading
Interview with Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban Parliament
President of the Cuban Parliament since 1992, and member of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party, Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada is, after President Raul Castro and First Vice-President Antonio Machado Ventura, third in line in the Cuban government. Professor of philosophy and a career diplomat, Alarcon spent nearly 12 years in the United States as the Cuban ambassador to the United Nations. Over time, he has become a spokesperson for the Havana government. In this long interview, one that lasted nearly two hours, Alarcon did not seek to evade a single question. The interview concludes with a discussion of the relationship of Cuba with the Catholic church and the Vatican, the imminent visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI, Cuban relations with the European Union and the new Latin America and finally the future of Cuba after Fidel and Raul Castro.Continue reading


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The Most Important Facebook Insights for Career Pages (Part Two)
In the first part of this blog series we looked at what I consider to be the most important insights for a Facebook Career Page, namely engagement and "People Talking About This," inspired by a post on the Agorapulse blog, which covers facebook Insights for general Brand Pages. All page administrators have access to the Insight data for their own page, and in these posts, I discuss how to use this data for your Facebook Careers Page strategy.
3: Fan Reach
Reach is different from the number of fans. It doesn't really matter how many fans have liked your Career Page in the past' what is important is how many of them get to see your updates in their Newsfeeds now. This figure relates to the direct views by fans and not to the views of friends of fans.
This is important to keep an eye on, because fans can opt to hide your posts from their stream due to your page being too "noisy" or your updates irrelevant. When people choose to hide you, things aren't working. Growth in fan reach indicates that you are doing things right and keeping fans switched on, whereas a drop in fans shows cause for concern.
You can find Fan Reach by exporting the data in excel format from your Insights report. It is a bit fiddly, but the number is important enough that you should make the effort.
4: Organic reach
This figure also relates to your direct fans as opposed to views by friends of fans, but this one also includes views via widgets on blogs and other web pages. This is important because you can build a picture of how well your widgets are working.
When your like boxes and other widgets bring a new audience, you get new fans, and new fans means new candidates, as well as a whole new audience. An increasing number of companies are finding their Career Pages to be as important as their Career Sites, and many have been embeding content boxes to attract interested parties to connect via Facebook.
The relationship a fan has with a hiring company on their fan page, as opposed to their Career Page is quite different. The Career Site is the "shop," whereas the Career Page is the "club," and the content posted on each should reflect this. This is evidenced by the number of visitors who view pages via widgets on pages (as measured by organic reach), and by initiatives like the highly effective retargeting of anyone from Career Page viewers who don't apply for jobs to fans of the Career Page. You can access organic reach on your Insights page by clicking on "Reach" and by clicking on the "Organic" section of the reach chart.
Insights is your page's data center, and it lets you know just how you are getting on. You invest a lot of time in your page, and quite often money. An increasing number of hiring companies are turning to Facebook Career Pages as an alternative to corporate career sites or as an extension of their talent attraction strategy–and without an understanding of how and why people come to and follow your careers, there will be a battle to get and keep fans.
What we are learning is that the way in which people view Facebook is different from how they view other parts of the web, in that people want to stay connected to receive relevant and engaging updates, and that they develop attachments to those Career Pages that keep them engaged, while disconnecting with those who don't. Learn to monitor and understand your page insights to get the best Facebook recruiting results.
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Sarah Bush Dance Project will perform in Masterworks Chorale's presentation of Carmina Burana in San Mateo, March 22nd & 23rd.
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
March 22 at 8pm & March 23 at 4pm | San Mateo, CA
One of the most popular choral works ever composed, Orff's spectacular Carmina Burana deals with fate, drinking, and love—it is full of the essence of humanity. Come join us as we sing this dazzling setting of the irreverent medieval poems called Carmina Burana.
Carmina Burana is the Latin for "Songs from Beuern," a group of poems found at the monestary, Benediktbeuern in Bavaria. The poems were written in around 1200 by a group of monks and clergy and are mostly bawdy and satirical. Carl Orff set 24 of the poems to music in 1938, and the work has become a standard in the choral repertoire.
Our very special 50th anniversary presentation will feature a full orchestra and a host of special guests, including Dan Glover, pianist, the Chamber Singers of Hillsdale High School, the Ragazzi Boys Chorus, and the Valley Concert Chorale. We are especially thrilled to have the Sarah Bush Dance Project join us, helping to make this a multimedia presentation that will be truly spectacular!
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Two friends who had long held ambitions to see the Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights – had so far failed dismally. Maybe a cruise along the Norwegian coast was the answer. Anna Hyman and Rob Philpott set sail.
The long range weather forecast was not promising. But at least it was dry as we boarded M/V Magellan at Tilbury prior to our overnight sailing to Rotterdam, a favourite city of mine, and our first port of call.
Rotterdam, a favourite city
Magellan we discovered had moored conveniently close to the elegant Erasmus Bridge. Consequently after a bracing walk across it we had plenty of time to admire the fascinating Cube Houses; the Market Hall with its stunning arched roof decorated with huge images of insects, fruit, flowers and vegetables plus its wide array of food stalls and cafes, and the vessels in the open air section of the Maritime Museum, before returning to the ship.
Stormy weather
The crossing from Tilbury to Rotterdam had been mill-pond calm but unfortunately that was about to change as Magellan made her way into the North Sea heading for Norway. Few of us got much sleep that night in the Force 9 gale, and the decks the next day were near deserted with many passengers feeling too ill to emerge from their cabins.
Unfortunately the weather forecasters were right and bad weather and high seas were to be with us for most of the two week cruise resulting in several changes to the itinerary. And the atrocious weather also meant we weren't able to properly admire the magnificent scenery of the Norwegian fjords.
Ålesund and elegant Art Nouveau
It rained heavily in Ålesund so we were unable to fully appreciate the picturesque harbour with its elegant Art Nouveau (Jugendenstil) houses. They date from 1904 following a devastating fire which had destroyed some 850 dwellings.
Luckily however, close to where Magellan had berthed we came across the Norwegian Centre of Art Nouveau. With its wonderful Art Nouveau interior and exhibits it proved to be an absolute treasure house.
Apart from its Art Nouveau heritage Alesund has another claim to fame; it is known as the fishing capital of Norway. Fish and fishing feature large in Norway's history as we discovered.
Olden and Stryn Lake
It was still raining when we docked at Olden so it was a quick dash to the coach for the tour we had booked to take us along the shores of the Stryn Lake and into the Jostedalen Glacier National Park. Our terrific local guide worked hard to tell us about this region noted for its salmon fishing, agriculture and glaciers, which even in the driving rain we could see was beautiful.
Kristiansund is built round a large natural harbour
The rain wasn't quite so heavy in Kristiansund.
The town is built around a large natural harbour on four main islands.
Unfortunately however, it was a Sunday so little was open. Having admired the statue of the Clipfish Woman on the quay side (clipfish is salted cod which was originally sun dried on the rocks) we headed into the town to look at the ultra-modern, angular design, church.
We had planned on crossing one of the bridges to explore one of the other islands but
the heavens opened yet again, so we turned tail and headed back to Magellan for lunch and to continue our daily Scrabble contest.
Alta, the town of the Northern Lights
By the time we reached Alta it had stopped raining. Encouragingly in our search for the Northern Lights, Alta, at latitude 70˚ north is sometimes referred to as the town of the Northern Lights. Indeed the first Northern Light observatory was built here in 1899.
Today the town boasts modern shopping precincts, a museum dedicated to prehistoric rock carvings and the somewhat minimalist and striking Northern Lights Cathedral, with beneath it an interesting interactive exhibition devoted to the Lights.
If we were going to see the Lights we were told Alta would probably be our best opportunity. Consequently in an endeavour to maximise our chances we booked seats for the 'In Search of the Aurora Borealis'midnight coach tour.
At the pre-departure lecture we were warned that there would be no guarantee of seeing the elusive Lights especially as the weather was so bad. But, by driving way inland and up into the mountains we might be lucky.
Snowball fights at midnight
By the time we reached the mountain hut the coastal rain had given way to heavy snow. Snow ball fights at midnight were entertaining but not what we had planned. Then suddenly a break in the clouds and a faint grey wisp appeared. The Lights were there, just!
Looking at camera images the next day we saw that what had appeared as a faint grey streak to the naked eye, through the camera lens was actually faint green. Not great, but better than nothing we agreed.
Honningsvåg and the North Cape
The weather could only be described as foul as Magellan docked at Honningsvåg. Whilst one or two other towns might dispute it Honningsvåg claims the title of the most northernmost city in the world. It was certainly the furthest north that either of us had ever been.
The bleak weather complemented the stark grey tundra landscape as we drove the 34km to the North Cape visitor centre, perched high on the edge of a sheer black granite cliff above the churning waters of the Arctic Ocean crashing onto boulders 307m below.
We posed beside the cliff top Globe
We did as tourists do and posed beside the Globe near the cliff edge.
We didn't linger long in the howling gale force wind quickly retreating to the café inside the North Cape Hall for coffee and freshly cooked waffles before turning our attention to the excellent shop.
Incidentally the Hall also houses Europe's most northerly post office where mail can be stamped with the special North Cape postmark.
Beneath the Hall is an ecumenical cave chapel, a tunnel with history tableaux, a Cave of Light and a Thai Pavilion which commemorates the 1907 visit of the then-king of Siam – King Chulalongkorn.
Ideally allow several hours for a visit to the North Cape there's a fair amount to see and do.
By now we were realising that that mid-October was really too late in the year to do full justice to Norway's ports of call – all too frequently attractions were closed for the season. And Tromsø was no exception.
The wooden cathedral was closed and the imposing modern Arctic Cathedral didn't open its doors till mid-afternoon by which time we had to be back on board Magellan. There was the same problem with the similarly-timed tour of Mack's Brewery which we had been hoping to join. A shame it looked as if it could have been interesting; the brew shop certainly was.
However, we found a super café and the Polar Museum
Unfortunately the Northern Norway Art Museum was also closed for the installation of a new exhibition, but close by we did find a super café which was open – the Smørtorget Kaffe & Mat – great for coffee and cakes or light lunches as well as a browse round its second hand shop.
Whilst studying our map we noticed that the Polar Museum was open. (Tromsø was once heavily involved with seal hunting and was also a base for many polar expeditions.) It is a fascinating museum, in spite of some of the history of trapping exhibits being rather gruesome.
More to our sensibilities were the displays and information about Arctic explorers including Nansen and Amundsen. Luckily, because our knowledge of Norwegian is non-existent, we were loaned explanatory leaflets in English.
Åndalsnes, our next port of call
Following a sea day our next port of call was Åndalsnes, an attractive looking little town between steep mountains and the banks of the Rauma river. It's noted as a centre for mountaineers and also for salmon fishing. Much of the town was destroyed in heavy bombing in 1940 and had to be virtually rebuilt after the war.
One of the world's exciting rail journeys
We had opted to take a coach ride into the mountains to pick up one of the trains serving the Rauma Railway. It is said to be one of the world's most exciting rail journeys. Certainly our coach journey with its halts to admire the Troll Wall (a rock climbing challenge), the mountains and waterfalls was stunning.
But the best laid plans… Unfortunately a mistake had been made as to what time the train would arrive at Bjorli station where we were due to board it for the spectacular journey down to Åndalsnes. The train had departed long before we got there! Luckily the error was realised before the coach had set off on its return journey without its passengers!
Bergen, renowned for wet weather, was actually dry
We were now nearing the end of our two week cruise but not before our final port of call – Bergen.
Ironically this lovely city renowned for wet weather – allegedly 240 rain days a year -was not only dry that day, but a glimmer of sun came out to greet us too.
From the Hanseatic Museum…
Both of us had long wanted to visit the Hanseatic Museum but first we wandered through the honeycomb warren of medieval streets and alleyways known as the Bryggen.
The Hanseatic Museum was fascinating. It is in one of the oldest wooden buildings in the city.
Staircases, steep and narrow, lead us into a number of tiny rooms furnished as they would have been in the 18th century giving us an intriguing glimpse into the way the Hanseatic merchants lived and worked.
…to Edvard Grieg's home
Later that day we had a glimpse into the life of Edvard Grieg. His charming home, a short distance from Bergen, overlooks a gentle fjord.
In the grounds a small modern auditorium has been built; and luckily our visit coincided with a short piano recital of Grieg's glorious music. The recital and the magical views out across the fjord a fitting finale to our time Norway.
Ghostly grey wisps
Did we see the Northern Lights again. Yes, we did. As we sailed out of Tromsø an announcement told us that the Lights were visible. They were, beautiful ghostly shapes dancing and swirling across the night sky. With the naked eye they were still mere wisps of grey but next day when we played back the camera images they were vivid green.
So our search for those elusive Northern Lights continues. Yes we have seen them, we know they exist, but we still want to see them with our own eyes in full glorious colour.
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Call for Writers!
Interested in Joining our Team?
We are looking for NEW WRITERS and encourage the following people to consider joining us:
· those who want to develop their writing skill and are interested in the practice of constructive critique
· individuals new to writing who connect strongly to dance (artists, audience members, presenters)
· people new to dance who connect strongly to writing (poets, journalists, scholars, students)
· anyone interested in experimenting with new journalistic forms
· advocates committed to covering diverse styles and genres of dance
What do we expect of thINKingDANCE WRITERS?
· writers will attend a meeting on the first Tuesday (7-9pm) of each month
· writers are invited to about four workshops/retreats per year (typically on a weekend day)
· writers are expected to contribute 6-10 articles per year
How do thINKingDANCE WRITERS benefit from being involved?
· access to free workshops by leading dance writers and scholars
· mentorship by experienced dance writers, with two rounds of editing on each article then published on the website (which is read internationally)
· stimulating networking opportunities with the other TD writers
· a small honorarium for participation
· a wonderful outlet for creative thINKing
· privileged access to a diversity of performances in Philadelphia
How to apply?
Please send by email:
· a Letter of Interest indicating any relevant experience and motivation for participating (1page maximum)
· a short writing sample—it need not be dance-related (1200 words maximum)
Send to Kirsten Kaschock (TD Editor): email@example.com
Deadline for application materials: June 1st, 2015
Criteria for Selection:
· potential for committed engagement and willingness to make full use of this professional development opportunity
· diversity that represents the broad dance constituency in Philadelphia
· a writing sample that demonstrates some of the following: creative expression, English language fluency, curiosity, a distinctive voice, and provocative ideas
thINKingDANCE is a consortium of dance artists and writers who work together to comment widely on the myriad forms dance can take. Based in Philadelphia, thINKingDANCE works to increase visibility for local dance, encourage new forms of dance writing, broaden the scope of our coverage, and increase audience receptivity to dance. We do this through live events as well as on-line at www.thinkingdance.net. Our director and editor-in-chief were founding members, and our other positions (in communications, editorial, and education) are culled from within. All members are encouraged to participate in the areas of our organization where they have interest and expertise.
thINKingDANCE has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia Cultural Fund and Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Partners include the LAB (Live Arts Brewery), DanceUP, and Philadelphia Dance Projects.
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Love Trello? Try These 5 Alternative Kanban Productivity Tools
Do you swear by the Japanese technique of Kanban for managing tasks? Then you've probably used (and loved) Trello—the app that made digital Kanban popular—at some point of time.
If your love affair with Trello continues and you wish you could use Trello-like boards in other apps, you're in luck. Because the productivity apps we cover below combine Kanban boards with calendars, email, Slack, and more! Let's explore them one by one.
1. HeySpace: Trello + Slack
After using Slack, you'll most likely feel right at home in HeySpace—the layout is quite similar. Spaces, the equivalent of Slack channels, line up in the sidebar along with a list of your team members.
Of course, there's also the Kanban view that you're here for, plus a Calendar view.
The default view or the Chat view displays all your cards in the Card List sidebar to the right, with the lists stacked up in order. This sidebar gives you a quick way to add cards and lists without having to move away from your conversations.
For a full-fledged Kanban view, click on the Board button—look for it in the top section where the space name lives. This view, unlike the calendar view and the card list, is accessible only via spaces and not via private chats.
In the board view, you'll find the usual Trello-like options to create, copy, and archive cards. You can add tags, due dates, checklists, attachments, and so on from the card back. But you'll have to do without features like card sorting.
All in all, HeySpace is a pleasing app that captures the essence of Trello and Slack combined. You can even import your Trello boards to HeySpace! To do this, look for the Trello integration in HeySpace's add-ons section.
Visit: HeySpace (Free, premium subscription available)
2. Kanbanist: Trello + Todoist
The open-source app Kanbanist (formerly Trelloist) starts you off with a clean slate. Creating lists and cards is as easy as it is in Trello. Once created, each card shows up as a task in your Todoist account automatically, with the list name doubling up as the label name.
This doesn't work the other way round—if you edit the label in Todoist, the corresponding task won't show up under a new list of that name in Kanbanist. But the new label appears next to the task name.
The experience of moving tasks around to organize them did seem a little glitchy, but you might see better results.
Will you have to import your existing tasks from Todoist yourself? Not at all! They're already there in Kanbanist, but stay hidden. Click on the Backlog toolbar button to display them in a separate list.
Visit: Kanbanist (Free)
3. Airtable: Trello + Google Sheets
Airtable is one of the best online database apps and it's as simple as a spreadsheet.
The main layout is quite colorful and easy enough to navigate, but the database views can feel overwhelming in the beginning. We recommend starting off with one of the many in-built templates. They're organized into categories like Content Production, Event Planning, and Project Management.
As for the Kanban view, it's one of the handful of views you can switch to via the Main View button that's under the name of each sheet in the database.
In this view, Airtable allows you to create new stacks—lists, in Trello terms—and move cards around to organize them. You can also sort cards, filter them, and customize the details that show up on the cards.
Visit the app's support page for the Kanban view to learn everything there is to know about setting up Kanban boards in an Airtable database.
Visit: Airtable (Free, premium subscription available)
4. Flow-e: Trello + Gmail/Outlook
If your work revolves around your inbox, get Flow-e. It turns your inbox into a Kanban board and your emails into cards. The idea here is to help you visualize your emails as tasks and prompt you to get through them.
When you hover over any card/email, you'll find options to reply, forward, delete the email, and more.
Flow-e also includes a calendar component. This lets you create due dates, events, and reminders, and view the timeline for your tasks.
Keep in mind that Flow-e is only a "skin" that helps you visualize your inbox differently. Your email data remains intact underneath. Even the cards you create in Flow-e stay within it. At any time, if you want to return to the usual inbox view, all you have to do is visit mail.google.com for Gmail and outlook.live.com for Outlook.
Of course, Flow-e is not the only tool that turns your inbox into a Trello-like board, but it's probably one of the few that work for Outlook users. KanbanMail is another option. If you're a Gmail user, you can also go with Sortd or Drag.
Visit: Flow-e (Free, premium subscription available)
5. Quip: Trello + Google Docs
While Quip isn't a dedicated Trello-like app, it makes a great alternative to Trello for project and task management. It has a customizable add-on that gives you a Kanban board. (Quip is also one of the best free online word processors.)
You can add a blank board to any document from the Live Apps ribbon below each document, the Insert menu, or from the toolbar. Starting off with a Kanban Board template document is another option.
Feel free to copy, edit, delete, and move cards as well as lists. You can also add comments to cards and change the card color.
While elements like checklists and attachments aren't a part of Quip's Kanban app, you can insert them directly into a Quip document.
Visit: Quip ($10/user/month starter plan, free trial available)
If Trello Had a Baby…
Too invested in Trello to even consider switching to Kanbanized apps like the ones above?
No problem. You can add calendars, forms or even data from apps like Slack, Google Drive, and Dropbox to Trello with Trello-IFTTT integrations or with Trello add-ons aka Power-Ups. We recommend beginning with these top Trello Power-Ups The 10 Best Trello Power-Ups to Add to Your Workflow Today If you haven't given Trello Power-Ups a shot yet, you're missing out. These are add-ons that can work magic on your boards. Read More :
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Friday, November 23, 2007
The New BMW 135i
Written by jzipperer at 9:45 AM
Here is a video I made at the San Francisco International Auto Show yesterday, on Thanksgiving (BTW, the Packers won). I'm quite smitten by this car, the first of the new 1-Series from BMW. This is intended as the new entry-level series for the pricier BMWs. As much as I love my little Jetta, it may be followed by a 135i someday.
The 135i begins production in December 2007, and is expected to go on sale in the United States in March, according to a BMW representative at the Auto Show.
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I've finally compiled my reading list for all of 2011.
Out of a total of 42 books I read:
3 books I rated as 5*
7 books I rated as 4.5*
12 books I rates as 4*
What were your top reads?
Here's a surprise for me; 9 of the books that I read were books I had previously read. I am not a big rereader of books. I generally figure there are so many books out there that I haven't read that I shouldn't spend the time on rereading books.
Did you reread any books last year?
Here are the titles of the books I read in 2011, to which I gave the top ratings.
5* titles
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (a reread)
Arctic Homestead by Norma Cobb (a reread)
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz (a reread)
4.5* titles
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Postmistress bySarah Blake
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield
A HeartbreakingWork of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
I Am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak
A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn
Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo
4* titles
Shakespeare in an Hour by Christopher Baker
Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott by Yona Zeldis McDonough
A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel
Emma by Jane Austen
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood
Spooky Little Girl: A Novel by Laurie Notaro
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
There's a (Slight) Chance I Might be Goingto Hell by Laurie Notaro
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Little Women Illustrated Classic Editions by Louisa May Alcott
The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt
Entombed in Alcatraz by Robert Victor Luke
Authors from the above list who are ones thatI return tofor fresh titles, timeand again, are: Natalie Babbitt, Bill Bryson, Laurie Notaro
Who are your favorite go-to authors?
I also broke my reading down into genres. I have listed only one genre for each title even though many could fall into more than one genre. I chose the genres based only on my own feelings and not by the publishers' designations.
Classics - 5
Non Fiction or Biography - 8
Fiction - 4
Juvenile Fiction - 9
Historical Fiction -2
Memoir or Auto-Biography - 8
Mystery - 2
Humor - 1
Young Adult Fiction - 3
My favorites, sorted by genre are:
Classic - Emma
or Little Women (because I read it to our five year old daughter)
Non Fiction or Biography - Dark Tide, then At Home
Fiction - Spooky Little Girl (I loved Notaro's jump into fiction)
Juvenile Fiction - Phantom Tollbooth, with Search for Delicious a worthy second
Memoir or Auto-Biography - Arctic Homestead, followed by Heartbreaking Work
Mystery - 13th Tale, followed by Red Herring (I love Flavia de Luce)
Young Adult Fiction - I Am the Messenger rates just above Looking for Alaska
Have you determined your favorites in each genre for 2011?


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Welcome to Mississippi Elementary, where our motto is "Aim High, Work Hard and Everyone Learns!"Less than a mile from the Mississippi River, Mississippi Elementary is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in southwest Coon Rapids. The school was built in 1961. Our excellent staff is focused on meeting the needs of each student. Our motto is "Aim High, Work Hard, and Everyone Learns!" We believe that all students are capable of learning, and we regularly encourage and challenge them to work hard and do their best.Mississippi has been an ENVoY certified school for seven consecutive years. Learn more about this certification by clicking on the ENVoY link to the left. You can also learn about our Schoolwide Discipline Policy using the links on the left. We value our relationships with our Mississippi families, and greatly appreciate the many wonderful parent volunteers who give of their time every year. Mississippi Elementary is an excellent school doing great work for students!
Mississippi at a Glance:Grades: Preschool through grade fiveSchool Day: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.Enrollment: 410 studentsPrincipal: Ann SangsterMiddle School attended by Mississippi students:
Coon Rapids Middle SchoolHigh School attended by Mississippi students:
Coon Rapids High School
Directions to Mississippi:From Coon Rapids Boulevard, go south on Crooked Lake Boulevard Northwest. At the stop sign, turn left to stay on Crooked Lake Boulevard Northwest at 108th Lane Northwest. At the next intersection, turn right onto Direct River Drive Northwest. The school is located on the corner of Direct River Drive and Crooked Lake Boulevard.
Mississippi Offers:
- Free All-Day, Every-Day Kindergarten
- Kindergarten Readiness (Pre-K) Program - Eligible families are free
- English Learners Program (EL or ESL)
- School Social Worker
- Community Education classes
- Adventures Plus (child care program)
- Schoolwide Title Programming
- Music, Art, & Physical Education
- Special Education
- Student Council
- School Safety Patrols
- Talent Development
- Volunteering Opportunities
- Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
- Grades four and five Specialization (students rotate to two teachers)
Our Principles and Core Values:The Mississippi Staff holds the following principles and core values.
- Children have the right to a safe and bully-free environment.
- Children need to be held responsible for their actions.
- Children should be treated with dignity at all times.
- All school staff, including teachers and administrators, are responsible to create a warm, welcoming, and positive learning environment.
- Adults should work to build and maintain positive and trusting relationships with students.
- Family involvement impacts a student's success.
- Teachers must teach, model, practice, and positively reinforce and review routines and expectations regularly.


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Mamata Banerjee welcomes TDP's decision to quit NDA
Kolkata, Mar 16 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today welcomed the Telugu Desam Party's decision to quit the NDA and urged all opposition parties to work closely together against "atrocities, economic calamities and political instability".
Banerjee's remark came after the TDP this morning formally decided to exit the Narendra Modi government over the Centre's refusal to grant Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status (SCS).
"I welcome the TDP's decision to leave the NDA. The current situation warrants such action to save the country from disaster," the TMC supremo said in a tweet.
"I appeal to all political parties in the Opposition to work closely together against atrocities, economic calamity and political instability," Banerjee said.
Later talking to the media persons in Siliguri, she said, "Whatever the TDP has decided is correct".
"We worked with them earlier. Every state has its own problem, its own issues. They (TDP) were in the NDA and they have left the NDA for a greater cause", she said.
The TDP moved a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha today, hours after the party's president N Chandrababu Naidu announced that the party was exiting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).