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4-2-11 Nationals Park
The 2011 baseball season kicked off for me this weekend in Washington DC. Fellow ballhawk Nick Pelescak, my girlfriend Amy, and I headed down for the weekend.
On the way there, winter gave us hopefully, a goodbye, as we traveled through heavy snow in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The roads were untreated, and we had to keep it at 40 mph. It was rather treacherous.
We grabbed some breakfast at McDonalds in Breezewood:
And continued on I-70 east. Once the dawn arrived, the pictures of the snow turned out better, but trust me – the roads were much worse than this:
We got to Washington a little after 9AM, and shelled out $15 to park near the stadium.
The walk was through a construction zone.
I had my phone handy as I was keeping an eye on the weather. It had rained and snowed for most of the trip to Washington DC, and there was a large percent chance of rain today, but according to the weather sites, it looked like it wouldn't start until around noon or 1PM.
When we reached the intersection across from the stadium, there was thick cloud cover, but it looked like batting practice would be a go.
We paused in front of Nationals Park for a few obligatory photos:
Amy was the photographer for this trip. We were in Washington for two games and she took over 900 photos. She captured mostly everything.
Check out this awesome photo of the Washington Nationals logo she took with cherry blossoms:
She's the best.
The walk to the center field gate from home plate was extremely cold and windy. When we got to the left field gate, we peered in to see if the cages were up. It was inconclusive.
Walking along the exterior of Nationals Park, I was looking for any new decorations or improvements.
It is probably the blandest most boring stadium I've ever seen from the outside.
When I rounded the corner to head towards the center field gate and the ticket offices, I noticed one change. Do you see it?
There were large mirrored baseballs installed on the outside of the stadium/parking garage.
At the main box office, we purchased the cheapest ticket available: $10 each.
I purchased tickets for today's game and tomorrow's game as well.
Then we headed over to the center field gate to stake our claim to the front spot in the line.
After getting in line, I organized the string of my glove and tested out a new rubber band.
Then, with forty minutes still to kill before the gates opened, Nick and I threw for a bit.
We caught for maybe ten minutes before someone from the Nationals staff came out and enforced the no having fun unwritten rule that many staff members at MLB parks abide by.
10:30AM finally came and the gates opened. Here was my first view of a major league baseball field in 2011:
Nick and I were the first ones into the stadium, but I didn't find any Easter Eggs. Nick found 2.
Batting practice probably didn't begin for at least 10 minutes until after the gates opened. As the players were still warming up down the right field line.
Amy followed us back and forth between left field and right field for two full days taking lots of great shots. Here's one of the field from center field:
And here Nick and I are in right field at the very beginning of batting practice. I had checked the gaps behind the outfield walls for baseballs that I could glove trick, but there were none there.
Amy got lots of great action shots of the players too, because batting practice started out pretty bad for me.
I got shut out for at least the first two groups if not three.
The bounces weren't going my way, and the home runs that were hit were always over my head.
It was one of those days for me.
What would've been my first ball of the day was knocked away from me by the kid in blue who cut a row in front of me and knocked the ball to the right where some other fan grabbed it.
Finally, after a long drought, Rick Ankiel hit a towering blast toward right field.
The ball was hit directly between Nick and I who were both in the same row.
Since Nick had already snagged several, he laid back and allowed me to make the clean catch uncontested. Thanks Nick! It was my first ball of the year and first of the 2011 season. It broke a weird streak. In 2009 both Nick and I got our first ball of the year thrown by Ian Snell. In 2010, we both got our first ball of the year off the bat of Bobby Crosby. The streak ended in 2011 when Nick found his first ball and mine was from Rick Ankiel.
Anyway, back in left field, there was a lot of waiting around during the Nationals batting practice. I was expecting Jayson Werth to put on a show during batting practice. He disappointed, exclusively hitting ball after ball to right field, but did hit two home runs. One of which I caught on the fly, high above my head, fully extended.
Here I am bringing the ball over to Amy to put in my backpack.
That would be all that I would get during the Nationals BP.
The Braves came out to hit, so I changed into my Braves garb.
I decided to stay mostly in right field for the Braves batting practice, as they were very heavily left handed oriented.
I had to stay in the third row because those handrails that you see in the picture severely limit my range. Being boxed in by people is bad, but being boxed in by people and handrails is agitating.
Anyhow, soon Nate McLouth hit a dying line drive right at me. I ran down to the front row and made the catch just above the outfield wall for my third ball of the day.
Here I am inspecting the ball.
The Braves batters put a good number of balls into the seats, but I couldn't get to any of them. Someone was either in front of me: (they are obstructed in the picture)
Or over my head:
Or literally three feet over my head
Or I would get completely robbed.
Amy took so many pictures! But there were so many near misses.
Every time I came close, I had to navigate around railings or people standing in aisles.
And as a result, I'd be too late.
Near the end of batting practice I spotted three balls in the bullpen. They were perfect for the glove trick.
I rigged up my glove and headed over to double my days total in a matter of one or two minutes.
When I got to the bullpen area, the Braves finished their BP and were walking off the field.
The crowd started to thin out. I needed to work fast.
Just as I began to lower my glove, two ushers swooped in and told me I had to stop.
I ended the day with three baseballs.
Amy and I decided that we didn't want to stay for the game and we'd rather go back to the hotel room for a little bit and then go explore Washington DC. Nick would stay at the game.
Before heading out, we posed for a picture at Nationals Park:
Our hotel was the Renaissance. It is a $409 a night hotel, but we got it for $116 thanks to Priceline.com
Here I am outside of the hotel:
There was an interesting Chinese themed courtyard too:
After all, we were two blocks from Chinatown.
Here's a snapshot of the room we received:
After some quality time in the hotel room, we decided to explore the lobby and the surrounding area. Amy was super pumped for free lemon water:
We headed out into the city.
We walked around Chinatown.
You really couldn't miss it with the giant arched entry way.
The picture with the Chinese man wasn't planned by the way…
Amy made the Chinatown entrance look better.
There was some cool stuff, such as museums on just about every corner,
Amy was pretty pumped about Auntie Anne's, but we didn't stop to share our customary Cinnamon Pretzel.
We came across some really creepy areas,
but overall the area was decent. The cherry blossoms added a nice touch to the city streets.
After walking around for awhile, we decided to head over to the Georgetown area to go find DC Cupcakes, a store that Amy had seen on TLC, which has its own series on that network.
On the way there, we passed a Ben & Jerry's store, which was spewing bubbles all over the road.
Eventually we came to the store that Amy wanted to visit. It was called Georgetown Cupcake. I guess DC cupcakes sounds better as a show title.
We figured that we would park up the street somewhere and then run in and grab a cupcake just to say that we'd been there.
However, upon rounding the corner, we noticed a line.
That extended as far as the eye could see.
So, that was pretty much out of the question. We headed back through Washington DC to go pick Nick up at Nationals Park. It was almost 5PM.
At least the trees in Washington DC were blossoming.
Its still cold and dreary in Pittsburgh. And everything is still dead.
Here's some shots that Amy took on the drive back. The Cherry Blossoms were out in full bloom!
Washington Monument:
We arrived back at the hotel after picking Nick up and unpacked all of our things. We would then go out for dinner at Ruby Tuesday's and get the worst waiter ever.
Chinatown at night:
We would then get up tomorrow and do it all over again.


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Interview with Internationally Known Iraqi-born British Architect, Zaha Hadid
Aired September 14, 2011 - 05:30:00 ET
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANJALI RAO, CNN ANCHOR: It's the centerpiece of Southern China's burgeoning cultural scene. On the banks of the Pearl River, the recently completed Guangzhou Opera House is an elaborate addition to a region on the rise. The $200 million cultural center is expected to stage more than 200 shows a year. And, with its acoustically tuned grand theater, it caters to both Chinese and western opera needs. All this is the brainchild of acclaimed British architect, Zaha Hadid. It's the first permanent structure in China for the Iraqi-born designer who is renowned for pushing the boundaries of architecture. She has already made her mark across much of the world with her signature style cemented in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. And, while some of her designs have divided opinion, she is regarded as one of the industry's best and was the first female recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize. This week, "Talk Asia" meets Zaha Hadid in Guangzhou to get a close up look at her latest creation. (END VIDEO CLIP) RAO: Zaha, welcome to the program. It's wonderful to finally have you with us. So, we are here at the Guangzhou Opera House, which is one of yours. It must be an incredibly rewarding thing for you to sit here now. ZAHA HADID, BRITISH-IRAQI ARCHITECT: It's really very exciting. I mean, I gave a talk earlier and I said it's kind of rare for you to give a talk in your own building, you know, and in an opera space. So, it's very exciting. RAO: I imagine there must have been plenty of blood, sweat, and tears that went into doing something like this. HADID: You know, architecture is really very difficult. I mean, it's very pleasurable, but it's also very difficult because you have to be continuously at it, like everything else you do, you know, in any profession. Architecture I think is particularly difficult because it requires so many people. There are so many teams you have to coordinate. You have to coordinate all the consultants. Especially with a building like that which has a complex program. You have precision. You know, and then, you have to coordinate a site, you know. Yes, so it's quite complicated. It's like making a film, actually, except it takes maybe a bit longer. But still very rewarding. RAO: This was your first project in mainland China. What were the pros and cons of working here? HADID: Well, I mean, I'm kind of quite distant from it. I'm in London, you know. Everyone on the ground, I'm sure -- I'm sure there's kind of a learning process or learning curve. But it comes with any kind of job. It's not an unusual thing. I first came here 30 years ago, when China had just opened up, just beginning to open up. I went from Hong Kong to -- I made a trip across China all the way to Beijing. I mean, it was a very different place. And even when I first came and when I first won this competition, it was also - - I mean, this doesn't exist around this. It was like a site on the Pearl River, so I saw this amazing change. And, I think, as they build, they learned to do certain things better. And I think it's very exciting watching that, you know? (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) (END VIDEO CLIP) RAO: With the Grand Theater here, how much more complicated is it to work on something like that, something like an Opera House as opposed to a regular building? Because I guess, acoustics have to be front and center. HADID: This theater is not asymmetrical and as a hall, just kind of goes about asymmetry in an opera house. But it's about volume. You know why a concert hall is about elongated space. They have a very different kind of quality, and so sound is different. So, I think it's about, you know, volume. How intimate the space would be even if they have many seating. You have to be able to design a theater which is -- you know, this one has 1,800 seat theater, but it still feels a bit -- it still feels kind of -- when you are in it and watching a performance -- kind of an intimate space, right? You have to be able to achieve that. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) (END VIDEO CLIP) RAO: Well, let's get on to your personal story. In 2004, you became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, which is sort of like the Oscars of the architectural world. And the words to introduce you were "Her architectural career has not been traditional or easy". How would you characterize your journey so far? HADID: I think, you know, there's certain paths you take in your career and, you know, at the time when I finished school, I mean, you know, I was very young and you make a certain decision and away you go. But I really thought, even when I was in school, that there was a kind of a glimpse that there could be another kind of world, you know? In terms of what you build. And, naively or not, I took that decision to pursue something which required a tremendous amount of research and hoping for a level of invention. And it was very difficult. And I'm thinking there was no one very accustomed to women architects. The first one in the profession and later within the field, so that was another difficulty, but also, the difficulty was that I was a foreigner. You know, I was a foreigner in the UK, you know, and although I've lived here now most of my life there. So that was another difficulty. But it was really because of the extremeness of the work, you know. That one had to kind of fight. And, of course, these fights makes you not necessarily cynical, or whatever, it just makes you tougher. You know, and you, you know, certain beliefs and strengthen your beliefs and I think it was an important -- although, at the time, difficult -- journey that was important. RAO: Yes, absolutely, because you are famous for designing these buildings that, to others, are the stuff of dreams. They cannot possibly exist in reality. Some even said that your designs were outright unbuildable. HADID: In Hong Kong, actually. RAO: So you must be referring to your 1983 project on the peak. HADID: The Hong Kong Peak, yes. RAO: Right, which was sort of a spa and a sports complex. HADID: Well, it was, you know, it was kind of a club, in a way. But, with that, part of me did, we thought, it should be more like a civic building. I mean, it's a nice idea. There was a lot of occupation at the time of dealing with a metropolis. And you have a place of release. You know, you release your -- you know, you relax and, you know, whatever. The thing is, because -- first the way they were drawn -- they were not traditional drawings the way they looked, so, when people saw these kind of beams flying around, they thought, you know, it's not possible to do. But, actually, that project was easier to build than many of the other projects we actually took on later. RAO: Coming up, we find out how this Bagdad-born girl became one of the world's most sought after architects. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) RAO: Can you remember a deciding moment at which you realized that architecture was what you wanted to pursue for your life? HADID: When I was very young, I was only maybe 10, 11-years-old, and, you know, at that age, you know, it's not really based on some sort of career development. You do it because something intrigued you and I think I started the vision in Bagdad. You know, at the time, also, there was a lot of projects done by major architects at the time. Like, Frank Lloyd Wright was doing -- did the opera house -- it wasn't finished. And Le Corbusier did the stadium. So, I think that it was topical, you know? And there was a kind of this embrace by the Arab world because it was also the time of nation building and investing in architecture because it's kind of symbolic of their new era. RAO: Tell me about the Iraq in which you grew up, as opposed to the Iraq that the world now sees on the news. HADID: I remember very well, you know, when the revolution took place. And so, I remember Iraq being -- I mean, on one hand it was a very nice life. I remember all these kind of political changes. So, at a very young age, you become very conscious of politics. But it was a very nice place to live. You know, people are wonderful, you know, and had a -- it was kind of -- not as cosmopolitan as Beirut, necessarily, but it was very liberal and open and, you know, I think it was a very good time. RAO: Your family were well to do and politically active, but then you left after Saddam Hussein -- HADID: My parents did not leave, no. My parents stayed in Iraq -- RAO: Oh, they still stayed? HADID: Yes, my parents stayed in Iraq. I left to school. I went to boarding school and then I went to university in London. So -- and I used to go back to Iraq, you know, every -- twice a year. Until the Iran-Iraq war, when I -- it was more difficult to go back and get an exit visa to leave. RAO: You started your own company in 1979. Tell me about those early days of setting out on your own. HADID: Well, I didn't start a company, I just worked in my house, which was a very small news house. I used to do competitions and do obviously -- early paintings were all done there. I mean, it was a tiny house. We had to kind of do a traffic jam situation to move the drawings around. And some of the friends actually are here whom I'm missing for a long time. I remember this very well -- who came to the opening. Me, turning my board, which was where I was painting and drawing -- when they came for dinner, I would turn it around, and I would make it into the dining table. And, yes, there were -- then it was kind of still fun, because I was teaching and, you know, drawing, and doing all that. There was no pressure. There was some pressure from the, you know, friends and family, but not great pressure. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) (END VIDEO CLIP) RAO: There was a time there when you were better known for projects that you'd worked on that weren't built than for those that were. And I suppose the best example of that was in 1994. It was the Cardiff Bay Opera House. HADID: Right. RAO: What, exactly, happened? HADID: I think it was, you know -- first of all, Britain was not used to doing sort of open competitions where you might have a wild card winner. You know, you don't know who is going to win. The other issue, I think, that the Cardiff Bay people had made promises. So, frankly, they invited four people and then it was an open competition, which was four more. So, then it was only eight. I was one of the eight. So it could not have been a total shock for me to win, because I was one of the eight. I mean, any one of us could have won it. But, from the first minute I won it, I felt something was not right. I think also there was a collusion between them and other people in the establishment and I think that Lord Crickhowell, who was the chairman of the kind of opera house really believed in -- that the right thing would be done. That the best scheme would win, the right thing would be done, but I think in the meantime, there were a lot of things going on in the background. Nobody would come out and say that's what went on. RAO: Right. HADID: Because it was -- I think it was awful. But everybody suspects and they know, but they will never say it. RAO: Because the consensus seems to be that it was Welsh politicians who were very angry. They felt that they were being imposed upon by London. HADID: Yes, but they accepted a competition and was the law. I mean, it was -- you see, what happened in Europe later -- or the same time -- by law, to do a publicly funded building, you have to go through a public competition process. You cannot do it. I mean, it could be an interview or it could be, you know, a paid competition, whatever. But it has to be done through that process. Now, the project for the -- for all the Millennium projects had to go through that process, including the Tate, and so on. And I think then, some things went -- because it took so long -- something went around one of the politicians. But there was a collusion between the politicians and the Millennium Commission, which finally killed it by not giving it the money. RAO: How did it affect you at the time? HADID: It was terrible, really. I mean, it really was like a kind of a black cloud. A few months after they cancelled it, it was so depressing. I mean, we were all devastated. We had to go back up the next day and do the next competition, you know? And then we were stigmatized and we couldn't win anything. RAO: You did get back up on the horse and people did start coming to you again. There were small jobs at first, like a ski jump in Innsbruck and a tram station in Strasburg. But it was the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati that really -- HADID: Yes, the ski jump was a bit later. I mean, it undone all through competitions. Yes. RAO: It must have been the best "so there" moment, though, when you got the art center. HADID: I mean, I really don't feel about it that way, but it was really great, you know. You know, it split people off -- you know, those who really did not like it and those who liked it and those who were in between and went either way like in any kind of sort of election. Many people were very happy about it and they felt that, you know, it would be the beginning of something good. RAO: Your temper has been called volcanic. Do you think that's accurate? Or are you misunderstood? (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) RAO: This is the BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany. The 2005 Zaha Hadid design integrates office space with three adjoining manufacturing halls. The centerpiece is an elevated conveyor, which carries vehicles in various production stages through this core building. The revolutionary design earned Zaha Hadid numerous accolades, including her first of four nominations for the prestigious Sterling Award. She finally scooped that top prize in 2010 for the MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art. (END VIDEO CLIP) RAO: Take something like the MAXXI Museum in Rome, which you designed. The walls not only curve, they also change depth. When you're working on something as challenging as that, you know, with builders -- with a team, how on earth do you do it without knocking each other's blocks off? HADID: Well, actually, a lot of builders are quite challenged by these kind of projects. And, you know, these buildings are very modest compared to any sort of civil engineering works, or their motorway bridges, you know, dams, whatever. They really are very -- they don't have enormous spans, they have big spans. So we try to use that kind of, you know, audacity of structure in this kind of civil engineering way on these projects. In the beginning, when we do the drawings -- because the drawings have a level of complexity. Normal drawings, you know, like even of this building -- early on, they couldn't work out whether it was a drawing which was drawn wrong or the building. I think when you spend time to explain to people, it's not really. RAO: Which of your buildings are you most proud to put your name to? HADID: Well, so far, I think, you know, most of them. Because they all came at different times and they also represent different times of my career. So, it's very difficult. It's like asking somebody who is their favorite child. RAO: I know. HADID: But, I have a particular kind of affection for Vitra, because it was really my first building. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) (END VIDEO CLIP) HADID: We do so many drawings, and yet you cannot predict everything. RAO: Yes. HADID: And there are moments, whether in this building or in Rome or whatever, that you see something which you have not totally predicted and it's very exciting. That is really exciting. RAO: Your personality has been often spoken of in hushed tones. I've interviewed plenty of architects over the years. And it is true that almost all of them do have a very forceful quality about them. I think you're probably no exception. But your temper has been called "volcanic". Do you think that's accurate? Or are you misunderstood? HADID: I'm funnier than the others, maybe. (LAUGHTER) HADID: You know, I mean, as I said, it's not seen as kind of strange if a guy would -- how they lose their temper or quiet up on their people in the office or whatever. You know, and also, I don't mince my words, you know? I could be very charming and diplomatic, but I'm not, really. Somebody once said -- a client, actually -- you could be seen as rude. And I said, "I am not rude, but I realize I don't pander to people". I don't enough compliment and flatter. So, by not doing it, you are seen as rude or have a volcanic temper. RAO: There was a time in which your staff wore T-shirts that said "Would they call me a diva if I was a guy?" What, exactly, have you faced as a woman in this still traditionally male game? HADID: It's really changed a lot. I mean, at the beginning, it was very difficult. It wasn't just one thing. It was the woman thing -- I mean, they would never call a guy a diva, you know? But if I'm a woman, oh, I'm difficult. I mean, the worst thing is I didn't know I'm difficult. But if you are a guy, you are opinionated -- you have an opinion. You know, you're not difficult. There was that kind of -- until this day there is prejudice. So, you have to kind of get over it. RAO: You're about to start work on your first project in your home country, Iraq. How are you feeling about that? HADID: I think that, you know, no matter how long you live outside your country, you know, there is something very wonderful about speaking the language, you know? I feel very touched by all these Iraqis I've seen who are actually in Iraq now. The Central Bank in Bagdad -- I mean, you know, they just really picked up the phone and they called. And, you know, we get messages by other people saying, you know, "How much to do this?" and "Why don't you come and do that?" And I say, well how could I do it if I'm not asked to do it? I'm not going to -- well, I'm not going to go and solicit work. And so the head of the Central Bank -- the governor of the Central Bank -- called us. And then, a week later, actually, he told them, "I called Zaha and she would like to do this job". And they said, "Oh, we've been trying to reach her, we've been trying to contact her, what did you do?" And he just said, "I picked up the phone and called her". And that's all that's really needed. I mean, they are so thrilled, and it's very touching. And I'm very excited by this. RAO: Zaha, thank you so much for spending time with us today. It was a real pleasure to meet you. HADID: Thank you. Thank you very much. END


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AP: Your fiancee is very witty on Twitter, and you slide some jokes into many of your songs. How important is humor to you?
Legend: Chrissy is hilarious and I'm a big comedy fan. We go to comedy clubs ... I wish I was funnier myself ... I surround myself with people who are different from me. Obviously, people always ask me, "How are you and Chrissy together?" And then people also ask me, "How are you and Kanye working together for so many years because you're so different?" But I think I gravitate toward people that are a little more outrageous than I am. And we complement each other well.
AP: Do you want Kanye-level fame?
Legend: I want Kanye-level success. I don't think I'm craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it's a great thing. And I'm already not far from there. But Kanye has been a really singular artist that's made a unique contribution to pop culture, and I respect that and I wouldn't mind being known for that as well.
AP: What's your vision for your wedding? What do you want from it?
Legend: I'm excited to get married, but I look at it as just a fun party where I want my friends to have a great time. ... I guess we should look good, too, so the pictures come out nice. But other than that, I feel like it's no pressure.
AP: Are you going to sing?
Legend: We've got a DJ and most of the night, it'll be a DJ. But we do have a piano set up at dinner. So I'll probably sing a song or two. And who knows who else will jump on the piano?
AP: Some songwriters make their best music when they're not in a stable relationship. It can also go the other way. Is that something you've thought about?
Legend: I've written some of my better songs about the ups and downs of relationships. ... I've thought about, you know, what am I going to do two years from now? ... But I imagine that we'll have some ups and downs too, so I'll tell those stories, too.
AP: You're a supporter of President Barack Obama, but covered several anti-war songs from the 1960s and 1970s on the 2010 album you created with The Roots called "Wake Up!" Are you worried about U.S. military intervention in Syria?
Legend: I am not anti-war in general. I am just anti-wars that I think are not a good idea. I didn't think the Iraq war was a good idea. ... I do understand the impulse to want to punish countries for using chemical weapons. I do understand the humanitarian impulse when you see 100,000 people getting slaughtered ... but we have to be very cautious about getting into another long conflict in the Middle East. ... We know that al-Qaida's infiltrated the rebel forces in Syria. We know that either way, no matter who wins, there are significant groups within each side that might not be pro-America. So I think it's a very difficult decision to involve ourselves militarily in Syria.
AP: After doing "Wake Up," do you wish there was more political pop music today?
Legend: Looking at the radio right now, you just hear nothing that's the least bit socially conscious or aware, and I think artists are doing that because they don't feel like the fans want to hear it. So what we have to ask ourselves (is), "Why don't the fans want to hear it?" ... It's not like there's nothing going on. We had the war in Iraq, which you could parallel to the war in Vietnam. Perhaps the biggest difference is there's no draft — because when there was a draft, everyone felt the war.


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OUT magazine has fired its entire editorial staff and owner Here! Media will contract the magazine's production to a start-up created by Editor-in-Chief Aaron Hicklin, reports Capital NY.
Hicklin said he will hire back an unspecified number of editors on a contract basis into a new company he is founding called Grand Editorial. It will operate the magazine as a contractor for Here Media, sister company of Regent Entertainment Inc., which acquired Out in 2008. Hicklin told Capital there will be no reduction in the frequency of the magazine or other major changes to the content. "This was not a cost-cutting measure," he said.
"Not a cost-cutting measure" but the circumstances suggest otherwise ...
Out is Hicklin's first, and so far only, client. He said he plans to offer long-term contracts at Grand to "most" of his 12 editorial employees at Out. Should any of them take it, he said, the gig will come with flexible hours and the opportunity to work on other projects in the Grand stable, but not full-time salaries or benefits. They will be contracted freelancers. ...
Hicklin said he doesn't have any outside investors and that revenue at this point will be project-based, a prospect that has been met with gentle skepticism from some Out staffers: Here Media has had problems paying its freelancers and vendors over the past several years. There is an outstanding fraud lawsuit, meanwhile, against Regent.
You may recall in November 2009, The Advocate announced it would no longer be sold on newsstands and would only become available as a subscription supplement to its sister publication OUT. That ended 40-years plus of the venerable newsmagazine's status as the nation's most trusted LGBT news source.
NOTE: I'm a former columnist and featured contributor to The Advocate and occasionally wrote for OUT.com.


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In my case, I gave a keynote talk about social media a couple of years ago. At the end, an audience member who'd been glaring at me throughout the talk said, "I sent in a couple of questions ahead of time--I wish you'd addressed those." I turned to the organizer, who said, "Yes, our new event registration allows us to take questions for the speaker in advance. I guess we should have shared them with you." Yes, indeed. That fellow had been a distraction for me--and I for him, a pairing that could easily have been avoided while improving the experience for all.
Martin's comeuppance was more public and awkward. He was mid-event at the 92nd Street Y in New York, being interviewed onstage by journalist Deborah Solomon about his art collection and his new (and related) book, when a staffer walked onstage and handed Solomon a note asking her to get him to talk about his career. About 900 people were watching, both live and remotely via closed-circuit TV all over the U.S.; the distant audience had been emailing the Y, which was monitoring those comments, asking for a change in topic. While they switched gears and changed topics, both speaker and interviewer later said they were taken aback. No advance discussion had mentioned specific topics. The fact that the request had come from a distant audience wasn't shared with the two speakers. The Y made a public announcement that all attendees would get a refund and that the session "did not meet the standard of excellence you have come to expect." In an opinion article in the New York Times, aptly titled "The Art of Interruption," Martin notes:
This was as jarring and disheartening as a cellphone jangle during an Act V soliloquy. I did not know who had sent this note nor that it was in response to those e-mails. Regardless, it was hard to get on track, any track, after the note's arrival, and finally, when I answered submitted questions that had been selected by the people in charge, I knew I would have rather died onstage with art talk than with the predictable questions that had been chosen for me. Since that night, the Y has graciously apologized for its hastiness....I can't help wondering what we might have said if we hadn't been stopped. Maybe we were just around the corner from something thrilling.We're not alone in this dilemma. Readers of this blog know how a tech conference failed to alert keynoter Danah Boyd about a live Twitterstream being projected behind her...so when audience members started laughing and whispering about lewd posts about her, she had no idea what was going on, until she got offstage.
Here's the thing: It's not the technology. It's the surprises that throw the speaker off-track in these situations, and sometimes, set them up to fail.
Speakers get surprised by organizers every single day. They hear things like we have a fourth panelist, rather than three, so you'll have less time now...we'd like you to address [a complex topic not previously discussed and for which you are not prepared]...we've decided you won't have time to eat lunch because you should start speaking sooner, and much more. While I'm a big fan of both organizers and audience members using social-media tools during presentations, those new tools require even more, not less, coordination on the part of organizers. In my experience, speakers get that: Who wants to speak and be surprised, mid-presentation? Until now, I've urged speakers to take responsibility for how new technology is handled. But if organizers are going to keep surprising them, it's time for organizers to share the responsibility.
So here's my brief no-suprises manifesto for organizers using new technology options:
- Organizers should not use new technology options if you have not thought through the consequences, and have not discussed them with the speaker directly. That might mean anything from the need for wireless access so audiences can tweet, to talking about whether and where a Twitterstream will be projected. Make no assumptions here. Are you going to record video with a cute little Flip camera? Be sure the speaker is in agreement. Putting it on YouTube? Ditto. Just because they're easy to use doesn't mean the speaker won't have a preference.
- Speakers should be given the chance to share input and ultimately to agree (or not) with your plans and how you intend to utilize new technical tools well before the event. Remember that it's the speaker, not the organizer, who will be facing the audience and handling its discontents on the fly. Ask for her input, comfort level and any concerns; then act on them until all parties are comfortable with the approach.
- The audience should not be invited to share input you do not intend to share with the speaker, or without the speaker's knowledge.All parties--audience members, speakers and organizers--have a right to know how topic areas, questions and follow-up will be handled. Making clear what will be covered and how helps avoid surprises and disappointment, and lets everyone make choices that will work for them.
- Don't neglect the audience in the room for the audience outside the room, and vice versa. If you're going to extend your audience through virtual means, make sure both audiences know how that will work, how you'll take questions and who's in charge of monitoring.
- Once the speaker starts speaking, organizers should let her be the judge of the room and make adjustments accordingly. Support her with a pre-planned method of sharing additional or distant feedback, such as employing a Twitter moderator or other on-site helper. Take the time to rehearse how this will work, rather than interrupting her.
- Organizers and speakers should understand that audiences will continue to post during your talk, no matter what. Don't try to stop that while the speaker is speaking, but do have a plan in advance for handling feedback.
- Organizers must ask themselves and the speaker whether any aspect of the new tools you're using will be a distraction, and come up with a work-around that will help the speaker avoid getting off track.
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The St. Louis Association of Wabash Men held a Wabash weekend this past weekend with a fun tailgate before the football game on Saturday and a WABASH (Wabash Alumni Benefiting and Serving Humanity) Day project on Sunday. The only blip in the entire weekend was the loss to Washington University in a good football game.
Thanks to the efforts of Gary Zack '76, the Wabash fans had a nice area for the tailgate at Fontbonne University, where Gary is a Vice President. A shady area with plenty of parking really helped on the unusually warm October day. Jim Dyer '83, who is the president of the St. Louis, organized a good turnout. Carol Runge, wife of Tom Runge in Alumni Relations, put together a lunch of pulled pork and chicken with plenty of extras. A good time was had by all.
On Sunday, The St. Louis group teamed with Gateway Gardening, a non-profit organization that works to educate neighborhood residents on healthy eating habits. Their WABASH Day project was to clean up and winterize an intercity vegetable garden. The St. Louis guys and several spouses went much further, though, in a Wabash Always Fights style. They added several yards of mulch to the garden and prepared planting areas for 18 new fruit trees. The project really added to this prospering neighborhood.
Many thanks go to Jim Dyer '83 for his leadership.
For a few more photos of the St. Louis weekend, click here.
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The point of this post is to ask for some help to prepare for my interview. I have one in three weeks with my top medical school pick (an overseas institution, hence the summer interview).
Monday, June 4, 2012
MiM Mailbag: Medical school interview advice
The point of this post is to ask for some help to prepare for my interview. I have one in three weeks with my top medical school pick (an overseas institution, hence the summer interview).
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I don't have the mother part of this ensemble down, but I'll still offer my two cents :)ReplyDelete
Most of all, be yourself. An interviewer can pick up on ingenuity quickly. Be prepared to talk about why you applied to/want to be a student at that school, why you want to be in that city/location and what you know about the local area, and what else sets you apart, whether it be research, job experience, etc (in your case, a nursing career that left you wanting more).
I'd also be professional and conservative in dress (something Grandma would give the thumbs-up), avoid topics of religion and politics, and relax. They want to see that you can carry a conversation, which means not only answering questions but asking some yourself. Do NOT let the end of the interview go like this 'Any questions for us?' 'Nope.' 'Uhh, okay...'
Good luck!
Well, how about avoiding the 'I want to help people' answer altogether and stand out of the crowd? I mean, we all do want that, but surely there are other reasons? I skipped that one completely and told the guy I was interested in the workings of the human body, and the conversation veered of to physiology (slightly above my then level. that was a challenging interview).ReplyDelete
Other than that, don't stay quiet and embarrassed and just tell them what you think. I think in all those copy/paste answers, they appreciate a little honesty and freshness.
Remember at all times throughout the interview day -- including the tour, waiting in the office, etc. -- that you are auditioning to be a physician. I was very laid-back with a lot of my interviews, and even though I was very professional in the actual interview, I was joking around a lot the rest of the time, and I think it really hurt my chances at a lot of schools.ReplyDelete
Probably won't be a problem for a seasoned, professional nurse such as yourself, but that's my two cents :)
One typical follow-up to wanting to help people question is "Why not be a nurse?" We all know nurses, in many settings, get to have more patient-interaction time and do more of the helping. Talk in terms of your own personal experience in health care. 1) Interviewers like to know you know what you are getting into, so it is good to bring them back to your experiences 2) Your experience/perspective is unique, "wanting to help people," as you say, isn't.ReplyDelete
Maybe your answer is that you've gotten a lot out of being a nurse (insert moving person-helping experience here.) BUT, you don't feel like the field takes advantage of all your skills or challenges you sufficiently to still be engaging years from now. Therefore, from the work you've seen doctors doing, you can see their role would be more fulfilling. You would have the ultimate say on a patient's care instead of trying to advocate for patients in a system where nurses aren't always heard. You know you will miss some of that one-on-one time, but feel like you can do more for your patients higher up the chain of command. And you feel like the challenge of that role will keep you engaged and therefore you will be a better caregiver down the road. ...Replies
Ellen, your advice was GREAT! one person gave me the advice not to bash nursing (which ofcourse I wouldn't do, because we work our butts off!!) but do you think its ok to talk about not being heard? I'm afraid that might show me in a poor light, like I am unable to advocate for my patients. Hopefully they would get my drift that I want to be able to direct the care in a way that I can't as a nurse. How do you think this sounds?Delete
I feel like I have several factors driving me towards being a doctor. First of all, as a nurse I have discovered that I genuinely love working with people, helping them feel better and see their health improved. However, I am ready for a fulfilling career that uses my skills and abilities on a daily basis, where I can advocate for my patients and have the ultimate responsibility to direct care for my patients. I think I will miss aspects of the bedside role, but I feel like I can do more for my patients as a doctor, than working in a system where nurses are not always heard.
I have also seen what a difference an effective doctor can make in improving not only the physical health of a patient, but their spiritual, mental and emotional health too. When you improve the entire wellbeing of somebody, you make a difference in the lives of their family too, and there is a ripple effect into the wider community. The success to improving the wellbeing of a patient lies in the joint effort between the patient and the doctor. That relationship involves a strong interpersonal skills and trustworthiness, which I believe I have and is a role I am excited to take on.
Finally, medicine is appealing to me because it allows you to work in the much broader scheme of healthcare. Beyond the 1:1 patient contact and interpersonal relationships of your own practice, there is a place for health care policy development, academic involvement and facilitating medical research. Integrating all of these spheres into a working life would allow me to operate in a much larger scope than I ever could currently as a nurse. This would allow for a fulfilling career, one that would never be short of challenges and opportunities to keep me engaged – which in end, will cause be to be a better caregiver down the road.
You can do research as a nurse too. I have an NP on my dissertation committee.Delete
I interviewed while pregnant (a story in itself) , and one of the main things I think led to my success was my focus and sense of determination. Spend time researching the school and the program. Mention specific values or research the school prides itself on, and intertwine those details in your "why a doctor" answer. For example, if the school has a student-run clinic that you are interested in that services an underserved population, you could answer (if it is true, of course) " I really enjoy looking at the entire picture and giving someone a diagnosis and plan on how to live a healthier life. As a doctor, I would have the ability to really impact their future..."ReplyDelete
Since you already have that experience, as was previously mentioned, USE IT! Explain why you are choosing to spend more time in school and change careers- they probably will ask it, anyway, so don't shy away from bringing it up if they have not.
Fun tip- bring flats! You have to walk around a TON in most interviews. I brought heels in my purse for the actual sit-down interview part, and a pair of flats to walk around the campus in. In more than one interview experience, administrators at the schools noticed and applauded my practicality- (i got into both :) )Replies
Hey Liz, thanks for the advice! regarding the flats - I talked to a doctor who recommended I wear flats in the interview. I bought a pair with a little bit of heel, so they aren't typical ballet flats. She thought that would be better than 3 inch heels, as I'm interviewing in a fairly conservative area. they are patent black leather, with a little button on the side. sound ok???Delete
The shoes sound great, definitely better than 3inch heels. Make sure to wear them a bit before so you don't get a blister day of. Also, make sure your suit, shirt is ironed!Delete
This is all fantastic advice that I will also be using as I enter the application process this year! I'm so grateful that this blog exists!ReplyDelete
I just finished up my first year, so the interview season is still fairly fresh. All the above comments are wonderful. I would also suggest retreading your application right before your interview, so you know everything you wrote inside and out. Also read the mission statement of the school and review the big programs that make the school unique. It looks good if you can say something specific about an interest or how that program aligns with your goals. Be prepared to discuss some current issues like healthcare reform, ethics etc. you don't have to have a polarizing discussion, but be able to explain the issues on both sides of the debate. I had one interview that grilled ethics and current events, another that barely touched those topics. Definitely have a couple questions prepared to ask the interviewer. Definitely act professionally throughout the day. Not to sounds creepy, but you never know who is watching and how much influence they may have. Look up online for lists of practice questions. Practice answering these until you feel comfortable, but you don't want to give overly canned answers, just be polished. Also, if you get a tough question, take a moment to think about it. It is far better than rambling or saying something dumb that you didn't mean. Lastly, take advantage of the chances to ask questions to get to know the school better. During your tour or lunch, there are usually students who can offer their perspectives. We have several former nurses in my class. They will definitely ask you about it, but it sounds like you have received great advice on answering those questions. Just stay positive and focus on your unique perspective. Good luck! Let me know if you have more specific questions.ReplyDelete
I'm not a doctor, but I do work in a field where someone might say they want to do this job because they want to help people. And lemme tell you, if it's just a vague notion that you want to help people that got you into this particular field, you're not gonna last long. Sometimes it feels like you aren't helping anyone! And sometimes you really do realize that you are helping someone. But that's certainly not all there is to it. And it doesn't sound like that's all there is to your desire to be a doctor either! It sounds like you have a strong grounding in other reasons that the field will be good for you. Now, I don't know much about interviewing...I'm just at the beginning of my career...but I imagine you could say something like "well, I want to help people. The reasons I decided to pursue that goal in this particular way are...." Because you could help people by being a doctor or a therapist or a teacher or a managing a non-profit, etc. etc. etc. Tell them why you chose this particular way of helping...what you get out of it/what you enjoy about it beyond the feel-good from helping, why you are well suited to it, what is most engaging about it, etc.ReplyDelete
I am a 4th year medical student at SGU and I also applied and interviewed at Ross so in my experience the interviews were not at all stressful. (If this is what you meant by overseas. If not, you may chose to disregard this.)ReplyDelete
The interviews were simply a way to confirm that I knew what I signed up for and that I was the same person that I was on paper. They were trying to sell my the school just as much as they were interviewing me and most of the questions I was asked were in regards to how much I knew about the school and island where I would be living for two years.
And let them know that you tried nursing and got bored. My best friend at medical school was in the same position and I'm pretty sure she used that as her selling point. But most of all, good luck!
Hey Amy,ReplyDelete
I was a nurse before I went to med school. I second all the other comments--don't *ever* bash nursing (who would?), and have something more than just "I want to help people" in your response. If you want to read my personal statement, you can email me at mamascrub gmail.
I only interviewed at one medical school, but both interviews were very informal, and both interviewers fairly quickly turned to the "so what can we tell you about *institution X"?" It was frustrating, because I wanted to talk about myself more to convince them to let me in!ReplyDelete
BUT, although I did have a few prepared questions about the school (curriculum, research, etc), what was more productive and engaging than anything was to ask the interviewers questions like, "What do you love about it here? Why did you choose *specialty X*? What do you enjoy about teaching medical students and residents?" And I don't mean grill them or make them sell the school to you, but ask because you're genuinely interested in talking to your potential future teachers/colleagues about the profession you're applying to train for.
Other interviews might be more formal and this may be less appropriate, especially in those MMI format more places are adopting these days, but I found it helped the interview to feel more like a conversation, and flow easily into the next question, and you can share more about yourself in the process and demonstrate your interest.
I would think your previous nursing experience would be a HUGE boon when interviewing for medical school. Most pre-meds (myself included) had no idea what the practice of medicine looked like in the real world. I think if you are asked the "Why do you want to be a doctor" question, consider drawing on your experiences of being a nurse (and yes, keep it positive), maybe acknowledge the overlap between medicine and certain aspects of nursing (i.e. autonomy, procedure, etc), and then answer the question directly.ReplyDelete
I don't know what the answer would be exactly, but there has to be some reason that you've decided to make such a drastic career decision. "Boredom" isn't probably the best way to describe your decision making (not that you would), but explore that idea more. What is it exactly you couldn't do as a nurse that you think you will be able to do as a doctor? Smart doctors have a tremendous respect for nurses, I think the answer you come up with will be far more intriguing than the canned answers provided by the other pre-meds.
Hi Amy,ReplyDelete
Exciting! Have a good one-liner (or few sentences) about yourself, who you are, and what you are proud of, and why they want you in their med school.
Though this is for applying to residencies, you might find it of some moderate help:


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The Grace Oughton Cancer Foundation was originally established in 2006 to support the needs of the Oughton Family after Grace was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare and deadly form of cancer. After Grace's death in 2007, the mission has undergone a remarkable evolution and the foundation has become a leader in program development in the Greater Fredericksburg Region.
The Oughton Family lived the challenges that a family faces when a child is diagnosed with cancer. They also experienced the death of a child and the impact that such an event can have on all of the members of a family. With this knowledge, the Oughton Family and the Board of Directors were armed with the information needed to develop infrastructure required to support families fighting pediatric cancer, or recovering from the death of a child.
The Grace Oughton Cancer Foundation's current and developing programs address clinical, psycho-social, financial, educational, wellness and logistical needs of these families living in Fredericksburg and the surrounding counties. The foundation is also pursuing legislation that will further ease the burden on families travelling for care. All programs offered by the Grace Oughton Cancer Foundation are offered at no charge to our clients, so we rely greatly on donations and grants.
The Grace Oughton Cancer Foundation is managed by an Executive Director and four members of the board, all with diverse educational backgrounds providing the breadth of experience necessary to develop and manage programs that will dramatically affect the lives of our clients.
The GOCF is a registered non-stock corporation with the Commonwealth of Virginia. We are tax exempt and a registered charitable 501(c)3 organization with the IRS. Please visit our Contact Page to find out how to support our efforts.


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I think you're right. How disgusting someone would use this tragedy as a cryptid hoaxReplyDelete
I think so too, which is why I felt it high time that this photograph was rigorously investigated and the ridiculous claims concerning it quashed. The poor infant deserves nothing lessReplyDelete
Thank you, this was very interesting and sad. Hopefully you will track down the original picture and solve the mysteryReplyDelete
Dr. Karl,ReplyDelete
Have a look at the video of a similar creature.
It is apparent that it is some sort congenital birth disorder. I have no idea where this was taken but the language characters were Islamic accompanying the original post.Replies
Hi Lyall, I tried to access the video in the link that you gave, but the link wouldn't open. Sorry, KarlDelete
I made a copy of video and try this link to photobucket:Delete
You may have to scroll down some - mp4 format.
Hi Lyall, Yes, I could access it this time - what a poor tragic infant. Probably anencephaly.Delete
anencephaly is exactly what i thought the first time i saw this image as well.Delete
If that is the case, and the facial deformation and small cranial size point to it being anencephaly, that tissue hanging off the back of the head is probably a meningocele.
If it makes anybody feel any better, this birth defect is almost always fatal.
Hi, i noticed one thing in the picture when I zoomed in att the bottle at the bottom of the picture. Right above little to the right, it looks like "something" is looking up. I think it looks like an eye and a mouth... Maybe just me..ReplyDelete
Dr Shuker,.thanks for your work here. I feel strongly against hoaxing,and the fabrication of any evidence,that would be an attempt to do/provide anything to any field except for truth,.and understanding in regards to our favorite subjects and topics.ReplyDelete
That being said..yes Sir,,this is an absolutely heartbreaking situation,and photo.and.,i totally agree,.this is tragic,and uncalled for. Hopefully the rightful owners/creators of this gruesome picture will be found soon,and appropriate charges/actions taken,although I'm not sure what,if any,there could be. Of course,there's the old standby,,some call it Karma,I tend to see it as it is,.as in more often than not,,folks seem to get what they put in. If that's love,kindness,care,understanding,and many other positive,and helpful traits,.it may take a few days,or many,many years,.it seems the good comes back,.in a great way! Of course,.for those who invest in the bad,,they may have the worst to look forward to,..this may be the case here.
This poor unfortunate is as you rightly summise is a human foetus or new born human with severe abnormalities. It look very similar to some specimins kept at the Gordon Museum in London.ReplyDelete
there is just one probolim. this is a white baby suronded by jungle people who are not the same skin colour meaning that this is not their baby. even if the mother had white skin the baby would still like more look those people in the background. also the head looks like a dwarf person you would see in the movie hobbit. I don't think this is a human baby i think it is a different speicesReplyDeleteReplies
I didn't say that it was their baby - I speculated that it was a hospital scene with computer-superimposed jungle scenery, and that the people in the scene where hospital staff, one of whom is holding a newborn baby or near-fullterm aborted foetus with severe developmental abnormalities.Delete
Black babies are very light skinned when they are born. They can even look white. It takes time for the pigment to set it.Delete
I think this is so terribly sad. To think a child no matter how deformed could be treated so barbarically. I thank you for finding out the truth and hope this picture will be laid to rest just like that poor little boy.ReplyDelete
what is it sir?????????????????ReplyDelete
what shall we call it???????????????
ts look so ...... its really too terrible and too sad.
Looks to me as photo manipulation or a child born with a severe case of trisomyReplyDelete
Call it Yutu , a mythical half rabbit half man that lives on/in the Earths moon , China named their lunar rover in honor of Yutu , in Gaelic it the Pooka a six foot tall white rabbit from County KerryReplyDelete
In my professional, I would say it's a calcium deficiency. He needs some milk.ReplyDelete
Sad, disturbing that anyone could find this amusing. Souless bastards! Makes my heart ache as no matter what the situation that man is holding "him" like a beer can.ReplyDelete
Dr. ShukarReplyDelete
This is definitely a photomanipulated image of an anencephalic newborn - examination with various tools show that the infant's left side, with the other eye, also open, and the ragged form of the top of the skull have been
blurred sufficiently to make them disappear into the foliage. I don't know which software was used to sink the foreground of the image into the background, but it has been done ineptly enough that it is easy to detect the mismatched (foreground/background, foliage) parts of the picture. People ought to be ashamed of themselves but they are not, so we will be exposed to further "alternative facts" in every area of human interest.
I don't know if anyone has said it yet but my best guess is that this was taken in Haiti. I lived there for a few years and though there isn't a huge picture of the background a few things seem very familiar to me. For one it's looks like a tropical area. The trees on the back ground but also the rock they are standing on. Haiti doesn't have much top soil left and most (not all) of the ground is covered in rock and coral. Second would the trash on the ground. The bottle is a pink Tampico bottle. It is very popular down there and seeing them littered all over the ground is not uncommon. Last is the plastic bag on the ground to the left of the baby. Its a bag of Culligan water. Another common sighting littered around Haiti. They are small square bags of water. I never saw them until I went there. I don't know what Africa is like but it definitely seems like Haiti to me and I think you are right on with it being some sort of deformed fetus.ReplyDelete
I don't know if anyone has said it yet but my best guess is that this was taken in Haiti. I lived there for a few years and though there isn't a huge picture of the background a few things seem very familiar to me. For one it's looks like a tropical area. The trees on the back ground but also the rock they are standing on. Haiti doesn't have much top soil left and most (not all) of the ground is covered in rock and coral. Second would the trash on the ground. The bottle is a pink Tampico bottle. It is very popular down there and seeing them littered all over the ground is not uncommon. Last is the plastic bag on the ground to the left of the baby. Its a bag of Culligan water. They are square bags of water and you can find them littered all over the ground there as well. Anyway, I don't know much about Africa but this definitely seems like Haiti to me and I think you are right about it probably being a deformed male fetus. It's sad that it ended up being made into some huge Internet hoax.ReplyDelete
Is it in anyway possible that this could be a deformed sloth phoetus?ReplyDelete


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Former Gov. Tom Kean to succeed Jay Sherrerd on Robertson board
Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman has informed members of the Robertson Foundation board of trustees that longtime trustee John J.F. Sherrerd has decided to retire as a University-designated member of the board, and that he is being succeeded by Thomas Kean, the former New Jersey governor, president of Drew University and chair of the 9/11 Commission.
The Robertson Foundation was formed in 1961 to expand and support the graduate program of Princeton 's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. It was created following a gift of $35 million from Marie Robertson, whose husband, Charles, was a member of the Princeton class of 1926.
"Jay Sherrerd has made extraordinary contributions to the Robertson Foundation in two capacities," Tilghman said, "as a wise and thoughtful trustee since 1982, and as the only chair the foundation's investment committee has ever had. He took on that role even before he joined the board, at a time when the foundation's endowment was just under $34 million. Under his leadership, the endowment has now grown to more than $840 million, even as it has also contributed a total of more than $315 million to expand and support the Woodrow Wilson School 's graduate program.
"While I regret that Jay has decided to retire from the board, I am very pleased that Tom Kean has agreed to succeed Jay as a University-designated trustee," Tilghman added. "I know of no one in public life who commands greater respect for integrity, fair treatment, clear vision and an abiding commitment to the public good. His government service and his international affairs experience will provide invaluable benefits to the foundation and to the graduate program of the Woodrow Wilson School , and I greatly look forward to his service on the board."
A 1957 Princeton graduate who then earned a master's degree in history from Columbia University Teachers College and taught history and government, Kean served for 10 years in the New Jersey Assembly, rising to the positions of majority leader, minority leader and speaker, before being elected governor of New Jersey in 1982. An exceptionally popular governor, Kean also became a national leader, chairing both the Education Commission of the States and the National Governors Association Task Force on Teaching. In 1990 he was elected president of Drew University , a position he held until 2005. A member of the board of trustees of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since 1990, he was elected chair of that board in 2005. He is also a former chair of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the National Environmental Education Foundation and a former member of the National Endowment for Democracy.
In 2002, Kean was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission), an independent bipartisan commission that issued a final report in 2004 with the unanimous endorsement of its members. The commission is widely regarded as one of the most influential in American history and its report was nominated for a National Book Award.
In commenting on his appointment to the Robertson Foundation board, Kean said, "For more than 50 years I have had a deep appreciation for the contributions the Woodrow Wilson School makes to our country and the world. I have great regard for the support the Robertson Foundation has provided to enable the school to expand and strengthen its graduate program. At a time when our government and our country need well prepared people in leadership positions more than ever before, I welcome this opportunity to serve on the board of the foundation and to participate actively in its deliberations."
The Robertson Foundation is organized under the U.S. tax code as a supporting organization of Princeton University. Its seven trustees include the president of the University, three other members designated by the University and three members designated by the Robertson family. The foundation's governance structure was created in 1961 following the Robertson donation in 1961, and Charles Robertson served as president of the foundation board for its first 20 years. Since 1981 the board has been chaired by the president of the University.


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WBU professor published
PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University Associate Professor of History Thomas Ray published two articles recently dealing with British/American relations.
The articles "The Virginia Company" and "Nine Power Treaty" were published in a three-volume encyclopedia entitled Britain and the Americas: Culture, Politics and History.
The volumes deal with topics ranging from pop culture to diplomacy and politics.
"The Virginia Company" deals with the company that founded Jamestown, the first English settlement in North America.
"It deals with the founding of the company in 1606 and the problems it went through over the next two decades," Ray said. "Eventually, because of mismanagement and some other problems, the company's charter was dissolved in 1624. They started the settlement and seeded the colony, then basically, the King took it away from them."
"Nine Power Treaty" deals with a treaty that was signed in the 1920s between Britain, the United States, Japan, China, France, Italy and several other European countries.
"They were trying to protect China from anyone moving in or invading," Ray said. "It was basically a treaty that tried to protect China's territorial integrity, guaranteed by those nine countries that signed it."
The encyclopedia was published this year by ABC Clio Press.


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Grapes are not used to their full potential. You see them in tarts,fruit salad and on cheese plates but rarely in other baking. I wasn't sure if there was a reason for this or not but I wanted to find out!
I decided to create a grape quick bread with a lemon glaze (lemons and grapes really compliment each other). Did it work? Definitely! The grapes shrink a little bit which increases their sweetness and the lemon glaze adds a bit of zing.
The Daring Bakers' February 2012 host was – Lis! Lisa stepped in last minute and challenged us to create a quick bread we could call our own. She supplied us with a base recipe and shared some recipes she loves from various websites and encouraged us to build upon them and create new flavor profiles.
See other recipes here.
Adapted from thekitchn
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
2 tbsp ground Flax (optional)
2 tbsp hemp hearts (optional)
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1-1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 c super fine sugar
1 c grapes, cut in half
1 egg
1 c buttermilk
1/4 c butter, melted
1 tsp almond extract
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp lemon juice depending on how thick you want it
What to do
- In a large bowl, whisk together spices, flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, buttermilk and almond extract.
- Pour wet ingredients over dry.
- Stir to combine. Use a light hand and stop as soon as ingredients are mixed. If you over stir, your loaf will be tough.
- Gently fold in grapes.
- Scoop batter into 9 x 5 pan.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out crumbless.
- Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare glaze by combining powdered sugar and lemon juice. Whisk until smooth.
- Poke loaf multiple times with a wooden skewer or toothpick.
- Pour glaze over warm loaf.
- Cool and dig in!


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Homeland Season 3 Episode 4 recap
They got me. In fact, a little Twitter scrolling before I watched the episode tipped me off to the twist, and I still didn't see it coming in precisely the way that it did.
Before we get serious here, can we just shout out to my Virgil? Back for just a small scene but boy did he make it count. Not only did he look delightful but managed to tip Carrie off to what was really going on. Not bad at all for 3 minutes work, my love.
Speaking of love, though, I had enough of Dana "Endless Love" Brody last week, and that was before they were involved in Mickey Mouse car trading. Seriously, Brandon Walsh could have been more slick with those moves. I know it seems callous to laugh at the adventures of teenagers, but as I said before, this is not the show we signed up to see. The show is assuring us that there are valid, important things to learn in the ongoing romance of Dana Brody as she struggles with not turning into her father, but are we seeing them? Or is this just another teen angst storyline thrown in to give Morena Baccarin something to whine about? The woman is gorgeous and we even got the return of Good Guy Mike, but man is this boring, and does Jessica ever seem like she's complaining about her kid all the time.
Furthermore, Leo doesn't seem like he's threatening, no matter what we learn third-hand about his sordid past and evaded homicide charges. (Also, is there a legal term for something like fratricide, or is that just a colloquialism?)
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This is why the show can keep going even when it makes major missteps, though. Carrie has been authentically sold to us as a resourceful character who can keep things changing and keep improvising to keep herself safe and her interests protected. When she's weathering the proposal from Leland (who, by the way, probably shouldn't be listened to due to his use of "nucular", as if that would ever happen) she manages to be authentically upset and outraged. Given what we know now – that she was working via a pre-arranged deal with Saul – can you believe how much you believed her? The crumpled face, the practical demands? She's basically your dream girl, if capability is the number one desirable trait. There's Something About Carrie.
So now she and Saul are back on the same side (though not without a little hurt on her behalf – hurt that, I imagine, will grow stronger once she realizes he has a new protégé) and she's got to rebuild her life from scratch. For me, the most intriguing part of the episode was Carrie's formerly doting dad talking about how he couldn't talk to her, he wasn't at home. Was that some sort of code too? If not, who casually goes for chess and lemonade on someone's porch while wondering if your daughter's ever getting out of the mental hospital? I'm oversimplifying, but I couldn't help but wonder if we were supposed to see something in that, too.
Finally, I have to ask. Even with Dana taking up valuable screen space, is the show better when Brody isn't on it? I have to say I didn't mind his endless trips to the tailor last year, but I have no desire to see him and Carrie check and double-check themselves six times as they fall into bed together.
So is this the way forward? Are Carrie and Saul the heart of the show, and is there enough here to bring us back to Langley as the center of it all? I can hope, right?
Attached – Claire Danes running in New York this weekend.


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In an effort to combine two of the worlds best things, pizza and comedy, I split a couple of steaming pies with Philly Sketch-Gang Camp Woods. Anyone who is paying attention knows the fabled role pizza plays in Camp Woods folklore. Who better to sit down and chat with over a few pies?
In between slices, I asked Sam Narisi, JP Boudwin, Brendan Kennedy, and Patrick Foy all the hard-hitting questions…
How much do you like pizza?
Sam Narisi: The most.
JP Boudwin: I wish it lived in the wild so I could kill it, and feel it die in my hands. Then feed it to my weird forest family.
Brendan Kennedy: A whole lot. Too much, even.
Patrick Foy: 1,000,000.00
What is your favorite pizza topping?
SN: I'm in a big white pizza phase right now. Also: bacon, mushrooms, and anything with ricotta cheese.
JP: Extra cheese -- other cheeses.
BK: Pepperoni.
PF: Sausage, avocado, spinach, chopped tomato, pesto.
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It's highly possible that this idea has already been presented, but I could not find it in the posts, so here goes.
We want a pirate ship to spread the word. And not some dinghy. We want a real galleon. So we need loot - hordes of it. So, another item we could make and sell to help fund his Holy Noodle's Pirate Ship is...pasta. That is FSM pasta. We could have several versions:
1) Little FSMs like this: and the letters F, S, and M
2) Noodles and eyeballs
3) Pirate fish and pirate hats
Lord Cheeses would be prominently displayed on the packaging and we would let people know that 100% of the profits will be going to fund the pirate ship. It could be sold online but also at FSM events and groups trying to spread the gospel. Imagine the Campus Crusade for Pastafarianism selling not only FSM car decals at their student fair booth, but FSM pasta. College students live off pasta and grog, so it would be a huge hit. Then there's the FSM pasta to be given out as gifts at birthdays and holidays. What better way to start a conversation about Noodles (an affectionate term I use for him. He likes to hear it, especially when you tickle his meatballs) than over a bowl of Pastafarian pasta!
This would have to be 100% non-profit. We must avoid all accusations of profiting from the Santa Tagliatelle. We're not capitalists after all, we're pirates. We must keep our pasta clean if we are too succeed in converting the masses. If we pull this off and make the pirate ship, the Church of FSM could easily win a Nobel Peace Prize. Half the world would convert at that moment.
peace through pasta,
Zeno Telos
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Arrrrgggg, Oive got me a fine boat...oye only need a piratical FSM flag, me crew, and oim off to redistributin' the grog and wimmen assets of the other boats!
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Re: FSM Pasta and the Great Pirate Ship
I was actually seriously wondering if anyone had considered selling pasta under the Flying Spaghetti Monster label, and this thread is here, so on the bandwagon I jump.
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Re: FSM Pasta and the Great Pirate Ship
Does anyone know how someone can just donate to the pirate ship fund?
Praise be to The Sauced And Noodly One, and may your cheese never be from a green cardboard can. R'amen.
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