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Waist Size Determines Cardio-Metabolic Risk in DiabetesPosted: Monday, July 23, 2012
searchers are uncovering more links between abdominal fat and the chronic inflammation that leads to heart disease, diabetes and a host of other ailments.
In a special report at the International Congress on Abdominal Obesity, scientists are gaining a better understanding of how inflammation, which normally protects the body against injury, can spiral out of control and increase the risk for disease. They also are learning more about the role that fat cells in belly fat play in promoting inflammation.
Last week, the International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk, based at Université Laval in Quebec City, held its third International Congress on Abdominal Obesity which gathered a wide range of medical specialists to present new research on topics relating to visceral, or intra-abdominal, belly fat.
A group including Peter Libby, chief of the cardiovascular medicine division at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School, presented a summary of results of an international study showing links between intra-abdominal fat and liver fat and higher disease risk. Asians were found to be more prone to intra-abdominal fat and liver-fat accumulation than other ethnic groups with similar body mass indexes.
Libby, a founding member of ICCR, stated that the group's aim is to fight the rising tide of abdominal obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease sweeping the world and warn of the "impending catastrophe of bulging bellies." As many areas in the developing world adopt a Western diet high in sugar and fat, "we are sitting on a powder keg and incubating an epidemic of cardiovascular risk to come," Libby says.
Researchers presenting the study data said it is critical to measure waist circumference in patients with type 2 diabetes because the greater the waistline, the higher the risk will be of developing cardio-metabolic complications.
Studies show that moderate weight loss -- as little as 5 to 10% of initial body weight -- can reduce intra-abdominal fat or visceral fat by 10% to 30%. For a given amount of weight loss, according to ICCR, exercise burns more intra-abdominal fat than cutting calories, while preserving lean body mass. This makes it possible to reduce intra-abdominal fat without necessarily losing weight.
Libby blames food and beverage producers for marketing unhealthy foods and sugary beverages, and physicians for not doing enough to goad their patients onto diets and exercise. But he also says consumers have to take responsibility and not rely on weight loss remedies or supplements to knock off pounds and get the right nutrients.
Source: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13174&catid=53&Itemid=8, Presented at the International Congress on Abdominal Obesity, July 2012 .
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We had most of it right. This year's early Heisman Trophy favorite was correctly identified as the quarterback with "unfinished business."
He returned for his senior year to lead a high-octane offense, featuring the nation's best receiver tandem, on a national title quest.
We just had a messed-up GPS device.
He wasn't from Tinseltown. He was from Morgantown.
West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith didn't specifically mention the preseason fawning over USC quarterback Matt Barkley. Yet, on a conference call Tuesday, you could hear the indignation in his voice only a few days after he threw for 656 yards and eight touchdowns against Baylor.
Barkley's hype was understandable given that his return was a surprise. He would also be leading a team that capped a 10-2 season with a 50-0 win over UCLA.
What other quarterback out there could match that kind of 2012 ramp-up?
Smith saw one every morning in the mirror.
He ended his own junior year by throwing for 407 yards and six touchdowns in a 70-33 win over Clemson in the Orange Bowl.
Yet, all he heard in the off-season was crickets.
It wasn't just that. The chip Smith says he's carried on his shoulder since high school now includes being a three-year starter at West Virginia and not getting much ink for it.
As a sophomore and junior, Smith threw for 55 touchdowns with 14 interceptions.
"And people still don't think you're good enough," Smith said. "I think that's where it's coming from."
Safe to say "people" are starting to warm up to Smith. It's difficult to imagine a quarterback having a better September. Through four games, Smith has thrown for 1,728 yards. He has 20 touchdowns and no interceptions. He is completing 83% of his passes and last week blew the doors off America with his performance against Baylor.
Smith completed 45 of 51 passes, meaning he had two more touchdown throws than incomplete passes.
West Virginia plays at Texas on Saturday and it sounds as if Longhorns Coach Mack Brown is conceding Smith the first 30 points.
"This isn't going to be a shutdown game," Brown said. "This guy just scored 70 points. I mean, unbelievable. It's just amazing."
In a month, Smith has swapped places with USC's Barkley and become the prohibitive Heisman Trophy favorite. Smith is the nation's leader in NCAA passing efficiency while Barkley languishes at No. 48. In fact, Barkley is only the fifth-highest-rated passer in the Pac-12 Conference.
Smith isn't buying any of this yet. He knows that no matter what "people" are feeding into his ear, this isn't over by a longshot. He knows that scoring 70 points against what is now the NCAA's worst-ranked defense cannot sustain him.
"I'm not going to get caught up in the hype," he said. "If I go out and do poorly in the next game, I'm pretty sure the story line is going to be 'Geno fails.'"


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New Zealand-based Canterbury knows a thing or two about making high quality sports apparel. For starters, it inhabits a rugged country clinging to the ends of the earth, where durability is an essential – not an option. It's a country that's unquestionably the world leader in rugby union too, one of the toughest of sports. As such, Canterbury has been manufacturing tough-yet-stylish garments since 1904, especially in the field of rugby. It's the current official England rugby kit partner.
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It's time to stop romanticizing and glorifying mental illness. Normalizing it only makes things more difficult for people who actually suffer from mental illnesses.This bullshit that being 'tragic' and 'misunderstood' is not appealing, it's destructive. Someone isn't going to come along and think your scars are beautiful and make everything okay for you. You've got to make things okay for yourself.
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Woman thankful for recovery of credit card
To the editor:
It seems that every time I turn on the TV or read a newspaper, I hear reports of crime and bad things happening in our work and in our own community. I want to talk about the many good things that happen around us every day.
According to the calendar, "Make A Difference Day" is Oct. 27. We hear of random acts of kindness, when someone does a kindness for a complete stranger and takes no credit for it. There are many people in this community who do kind things for strangers every day and think nothing of it. Every day is "make a difference day" to them.
I was at the Elizabethton Walmart Sept. 12, rushing around, trying to grab some groceries and get home to a house full of company. I threw my groceries in the car and started the long drive home and then realized I needed to get gas.
I then realized my credit card was missing. I remember hurriedly sticking it in my pocket instead of replacing it in my purse as I usually do when I left the Walmart. The credit card must have fallen out when I took my car keys out of my pocket to open the door to load the groceries.
I rushed back to the place I had parked, with little hopes of finding the card. It was not there, so I rushed into the store to the customers service desk, thinking someone is using my card right now and will charge thousands before I can get it cancelled.
The woman at the desk told me a woman had brought it in, and it had been locked in a drawer. I thanked her and gave a big sigh of relief.
I kept thinking I really want to thank the woman who found my credit card and brought it into the store. I am writing this letter to thank her. That was a wonderful act of kindness she did for me.
I am proud to live in Carter County among such honest, caring people.
-Frances VanLandingham, Butler


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Two Egyptian companies acquired the ISO 22000 certification under Etrace technical assistance
Within the pilot program of Etrace to assist a limited number of companies in implementing the ISO 22000 quality and food safety management system, two beneficiary companies finalized the full implementation and acquired the certificate.
As for the two companies, one is a major exporter of table grapes and the other is a major exporter of peanuts. Both passed the final audit during July 2007 and September 2007, respectively. Etrace is continuing its efforts to assist five additional companies within this program.
Fifteen Egyptian Companies Completed Full Implementation of a Traceability System
Under the supervision and guidance of Etrace, fifteen large Egyptian companies working in growing, producing and exporting fresh vegetables and fruits have successfully completed the full implementation of a traceability system. As a result of the technical and financial assistance, 75 companies were technically assisted, 50 are in the implementation phase and 15 have completed the full implementation. The financial assistance targets around 100 pack houses, representing 57% of the total number of pack houses at the national level. It is expected that all of them will finalize full implementation by June 2008.
The implementation of traceability systems allows importers and authorities to trace all the steps taken during the preparation and distribution of food products, particularly in the case of health emergencies that require recall, thus functioning as a risk management system that ensures transparency, improves supply-chain management and allows smooth and cost-effective exchanges of information.
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State Sen. Mike Parry, locked in a bitter primary battle with former state rep. Allen Quist to challenge Rep. Tim Walz (D-1st Dist.) in November, has based much of his campaign on the things Quist did and said some 20 years ago when he was in the Legislature.
If Quist's words back then are relevant issues in the campaign, what are we to make of Parry's words, spoken this week at a Republican fundraiser in Brown County?
Parry, ignoring Quist, took off on Gov. Mark Dayton, urging Republicans to prevent Dayton from getting a Democratic majority in the Legislature.
Parry called Dayton a "scary" man. "When you sit across from him, watch him pop 15, 16 pills while you're having a meeting, it's scary," Parry said. Dayton called the allegation a lie, and "gutter politics."
Pressed for further explanation at Farmfest on Tuesday, Parry stood by his statement, even though he couldn't recall exactly when the breakfast meeting took place, and admitting it might not have been 15 pills. But he said he saw what he saw.
The politics of insinuation should be abandoned by both parties. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid insinuates Mitt Romney is a tax dodger, Michelle Bachmann insinuates the State Department is riddle with Muslim extremists, and now Parrry calls the governor a "pill-popper." We think politicians should stick to rational statements they can back up with facts.


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Greater Oklahoma City is in the geographic center of North America equidistant from the east and west coasts and major trade partners of Canada and Mexico. The ten county region is at the crossroads of the U.S., sitting at the heart of three major national highways on the NAFTA corridor.
There's a reason Greater Oklahoma City is such a great place for business: Location. The ten county region is positioned within a day's drive of the rapidly-growing south-central region (OK, TX, AR, LA) projected to grow more than 44% during the next 25 years.
Explore the counties and cities of Greater Oklahoma City including major employers and higher education. The ten county region boasts an average commute time of 20 minutes and a skilled workforce over half a million strong.
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OKLAHOMA CITY - Capital West Securities took up its new identity as Geary Securities on Monday, company President Keith Geary said.
The change, which coincided with Oklahoma's statehood day, was marked with an open house at the company's downtown Oklahoma City headquarters.
Two years ago, Geary and his wife, Joni, bought Capital West for $5 million cash by acquiring 100 percent of the holding company from majority owner Bob McDonald and other shareholders. Now the company, with 35 employees, managers more than 5,000 accounts that total almost $1 billion in assets.
Geary said that when the company recently announced its OOK Exchange Traded Fund, or ETF, that focused on publicly traded Oklahoma companies, it was placed under OOK Advisors as part of Capital West. But once the company offered a similar investment vehicle based on Texas companies - with a big cap and a small cap option - it made more sense to include them all under one umbrella name. And as long as OOK Advisors was being changed to Geary Advisors, he decided to sweep the board with Geary Securities, too.
The timing of the name change was influenced by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Geary said. He wanted to reveal the name earlier, but the process of releasing the Oklahoma ETF on Oct. 29 was already under way.
As for the possibility of designing more ETFs in other states, Geary said it was unlikely. Bundling companies only because they're based in a particular state would only produce novelty value, not true profit potential.
"I challenged my summer interns to build an ETF backed up with good back-test data to perform better than the S&P 500," he said. "And they came up with the same conclusion: You just can't do it. Oklahoma and Texas are kind of unique that way."
According to Geary's data, if the OOK index had been available in 2000, it would have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 each year by an overall annual average of 21 percent.
Geary expects more changes, but that's only because of the nature of the market now, he said.
"Two years ago, when we acquired the firm, I wasn't thinking about ETFs," he said. "Then about six months ago, the idea came up to re-securitize mortgages that had been downgraded and had collateral enhancement.
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Car parks
Local car parks
The City operates 2 car parks – Goulburn Street Car Park (near Central Station) and Kings Cross Car Park – and there are many more private ones around town (see map for locations).
Goulburn Street
Corner of Goulburn and Elizabeth Streets
Entry via Goulburn Street 02 9211 0013
- designated spots for drivers with a disability
- free bicycle parking
- vehicles under 1.98 metres high only.
Permanent parking
Permanent parkers have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Casual parking
Note: Below are ENTRY times only. The EXIT operates 24 hours.
All rates apply per entry per day.
Monday–Thursday: 6am–12am
Friday: 6am–1am
Saturday: 7am–1.30am
Sunday: 8.30am–11pm
Public holidays: 9am–11pm
Daytime rates
0–½ hour: $5
½–1 hour: $9
1–2 hours: $19
2–3 hours: $29
3–4 hours: $39
4+ hours: $49
Maximum rate: $49
Evening, weekend and special rates
Monday to Friday evenings, entry after 5pm, exit before 6am next day: $10 flat rate
Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays: $10 flat rate
Rooftop parking
Entry between 6am and 9.30am, exit between 3pm and 7pm.
Monday–Friday: $16
Lost ticket
$49 per day: all days
Motorcycles and scooters
$7 flat rate or $1 per hour.
Electric vehicle charge points
Any electric vehicle that enters the car park can use the electric charge points. There is no extra charge to access these. Four electric charge points are located on the ground floor near the boom gates and easily identifiable by distinct green signage painted on the floor.
For further information on parking at Goulburn Street Car Park, including permanent parking and special event fees, please call 02 9211 0013.
Kings Cross Car Park
9A Elizabeth Bay Road
Entry via Ward Ave 02 8356 9133
- designated parking for disabled drivers
- free bicycle parking
- vehicles under 2 metres high only.
Monday–Sunday: 24 hours/7 days access
Casual rates
All rates apply per entry per day.
0–½ hour: $4
½–1 hour: $8
1–2 hours: $15
2–3 hours: $25
3–4 hours: $32
4+ hours: $40
Night Rate $15
Available Monday to Thursday with entry after 6pm and exit before 6am the next day
Weekend Day Rate $15
Available Saturday and Sunday with entry after 6am and exit before 6pm the same day
Motorcycle and scooters
$7 flat rate or $1 per hour.
Lost ticket
$40 per day: all days, all vehicles
Electric vehicle charge points
Any vehicle that enters the car park can use 1 of 3 electric vehicle charge points. There is no extra fee to charge your vehicle in the car park. The electric charge points are located on level 5, near the exit gates.
For further information on parking at Kings Cross Car Park, including permanent parking, please call 02 9006 3200.
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The surprise of her win over previous front runner Sue Lowden was heightened by the fact that she easily out polled Lowden in every county in the state except for Eureka County. In Clark County, supposedly a bastion of Lowden strength, the numbers were equally startling because Angle had 38 percent of the vote to Lowden's 30 percent.
What caused such a relatively unknown statewide candidate to surge so dramatically in the closing weeks of the campaign? There were several reasons, not the least of which was that the Lowden campaign began a downward spiral that it never recovered when Lowden suggested "chickens for barter" some time ago. Adding to that, and accelerating the slide, was the question of who had title to the pricey RV that Lowden used in the campaign.
There were many political insiders that said the Harry Reid forces might have had a strong hand in Lowden's defeat, since they saw Angle as the easier adversary in the general election. However, as the saying goes, "be careful what you wish for."
Reid's camp might have underestimated the feisty Angle. Some indication of that was on national radio Thursday on the Rush Limbaugh Show, hosted by a stand in for Rush, when Angle had a lengthy interview which was capped by the report that the latest poll had her at a 50 to 39 lead over Reid.
Angle's fortunes were further enhanced in the primary by endorsements by the Tea Party Express, Joe the Plumber and the syndicated, highly rated talk show host Mark Levine.
Numerous pundits took to the airwaves on Wednesday and Thursday following Tuesday's close of the polls and most said that Angle would have to abandon some of her far right positions in order to appeal to moderate Nevada Republicans and the large number of Independent voters in the Silver State.
Conversely, several longtime Nevada campaign managers said that Angle should stick to her primary guns and even harden her far right stance since she is going up against one of the most "hard left" Washington politicians in the person of Harry Reid.
Another factor that weighs heavily in Angle's favor in the General Election is the undeniable one that there is an anti incumbency feeling across the country, based on results Tuesday in other state primaries. Certainly, Reid is the poster boy for long-term incumbency.
When interviewed on Thursday on the Limbaugh Show, Angle was asked how she hoped to compete against the $25 million that Reid is supposed to amass for his campaign. Angle's response was: "I'm right now asking for the one million people listening to this program to send me $25."
Pretty quick thinking for a supposed ingénue on the big stage of national politics.
One of the think tank type pundits who appeared on TV regarding the upcoming Angle/Reid battle said that the first thing she has to do is employ a speech coach in order to get rid of the stringent quality her voice sometimes seems to have.
Another fellow pundit noted: "At times she sounds just like Hillary Clinton." Speaking of the Clinton's, former President Bill Clinton has already announced plans to visit Las Vegas to stump for Reid.
Since southern Nevada has been Harry's strongest suit in previous elections, it is a safe bet that Angle will spend a lot of time there touting her lead over Lowden in the primary final count.
To her credit, Angle has already received reassurance from the Republican National Committee's Michael Steele that plenty of support and dollars will be coming her way for the general election. This because of the low approval rating in Nevada that has dogged Reid ever since the Obama administration took over in the nation's capitol.
Angle herself is no stranger to hard-fought campaigns as she served in the Nevada State Assembly and took on well established state Republican leaders such as Rep. Dean Heller and Sen. Bill Raggio. Although she lost the last two of those races, she has succeeded in building a pretty solid base of support around the state as her county dominance in the primary attests.
Canny political observers say that the best thing that Angle has going for her is that, despite her solid housewifey appearance, she is a pit bull when she gets on the campaign trail and goes after her opponent. In addition, they note there is some similarity between her and Sarah Palin since Angle expresses herself in "no nonsense," plain talking discourse when at the podium. Currently, that seems to resonate well with the voting community. This is the race to watch for this summer.
In other primary contests, there was a bit of a nail biter in the Ben Kieckhefer/Ty Cobb race to replace retiring state Sen. Randolph Townsend.
Cobb, like Lowden, seemed to self implode when he was caught not long ago trampling a Sheila Leslie campaign sign. In the Senate district of that race, it is usually a "given" that the winner of the Republican primary will be the victor in the fall. However, Kieckhefer has pledged to continue on in his same aggressive campaign mode up until November.
Another race that lived up to its early billing was the solid win that former Judge Brian Sandoval posted over incumbent Gov. Jim Gibbons. The defeated governor has said that she he lose the primary, his dream is to move to his ranch in Elko and become a cowboy. Not a bad choice for a guy who has had one of the most varied careers in Nevada political history.
Harry Spencer is a freelance writer in Reno. His column about the past and present of northern Nevada appears weekly in the Tribune.
Editor's note: Opinions expressed in Harry Spencer's column are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Tribune.


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Pistoulet is a beautiful collection of dinnerware, serveware and accessories that are brightly decorated with freely rendered flowers, vines and vegetables drawn from or influenced by the book, The Secrets of Pistoulet by Jana Kolpen. Bright, colorful drawings are set against wide watercolor washes that evoke the light and colors of Southern France. This Porcelain Travel Mug is the perfect for taking a drink on the run, without worrying about spills. The mug is crafted of porcelain with our classic Pistoulet pattern motif. Features a double wall design that helps keep your drinks at the desired temperature for a longer period of time and a white stopper on the bottom. Comes with a blue silicone lid that fits securely on the mug. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Porcelain travel mug measures 5-3/4 inch high and holds 10 ounce.


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Williams-Sonoma Dual Probe Thermometer
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Monitor the progress of two dishes or even two parts of a single turkey at once, with this sophisticated oven thermometer. Each thermometer is easy to set temperatures—whether pre-programmed or custom. The digital display is easy to read.
- Pre-programmed with 15 meat types and four doneness settings: rare, medium-rare, medium and well done.
- Custom programming allows you to set cooking temperature to suit your personal preferences.
- Measure temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
- Thermometer cable is heat-safe up to 716º for up to 1 hour.
- Three alarms – pre-alert, alert and overcook – for monitoring your dishes every step of the way.
- Includes a foldable stand, hanger and magnet for access wherever you need it—on the fridge, counter top or hanging on a hook.
- 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" high.
- Made in China.
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- Requires one AAA battery, not included.
- Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
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We're talking about those new guidelines involving those cholesterol lowering statins...this affects a quarter of Americans over the age of 40.
Next up...we now know how many calories we're consuming at fast food restaurants...but no one's paying attention.
Doctor Sonu Ahluwalia is here with some of the medical topics making the news.
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A. Really, I could probably make any of them work in either band. They're not that drastically different. We need some more Divine Fits songs right this moment because we're about to go out on tour, so that's what I'm thinking about. Anything that I come up with today or tomorrow is going to be a Divine Fits song.
Q. How much does where you're living inform the music you're making?
A. I think it can. A lot of what it is is are you motivated to write in a certain place or not? I love Portland so much and I miss it, and I've been back a few times since I moved away, and immediately it hits me why it's so great. But when I was there, I got to a point where I was not wanting to write because it was rainy every day, and I would just want to drink, you know? I would say time for me to work; hold on, I just want to go have a beer. And then I went and spent a month down in L.A., and I was really motivated to write. It's not like I'm working outside. I can work inside while it's raining, but there's something about it.
Q. Did you write much when you were living in Chicago?
A. I did write a few songs there. The start of "Anything You Want" (from 2001's "Girls Can Tell") was written there and a bunch of songs. "Stay Don't Go" (from 2002's "Kill the Moonlight"), I started that there. It's funny because at the time, it felt like a very unproductive summer in terms of songwriting, but later, a lot of little kernels that were just little fragments turned into really great songs.
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Q. As you move forward, do you see yourself having a Jack White-like array of bands and projects?
A. Well, maybe. These two (bands) are going to be going. He puts out records real fast, and I admire that about him. I doubt we'll be on that schedule of a record a year (laughs). Yeah, I'm going to do both of these things for sure because I really believe in both bands. I really believe in this new thing. I think it's something pretty special, and you can really tell it when we're on stage.
Q. Has there been any jealous-girlfriend syndrome from guys in Spoon?
A. Um, not that they've mentioned. (Laughs) They are all real busy.
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After the Broncos won their first three very high scoring games with the most potent offense in the league, I said to myself, "Who needs defense when you have an offense like this? Defense wins championships? Maybe this year it will be Denver's offense that wins the championship."
At that time, it didn't matter to me that Denver was scoring so many points but only winning by one or two points. Denver simply didn't have a defense on the field, but no worries, as long as Jay Cutler keeps firing the ball the way he has. Denver will win the ugly ones. Look at these scores (with exception to the 41-14 blowout over Al Davis's Raiders): 39-38 against the Chargers at home, 39-38 against the New Orleans. Luckily, Denver's offense was able to simply outscore the opponent, although not by much.
Then Denver's offense got ugly against the Chefs… er, Chiefs, who at the time were the worst, the absolutely worst team in the NFL. And what happens when Denver's offense has an off day? Can the defense save the day? Hell no. And Denver was basically embarrassed 33-19. (So my hypothesis that a championship could be won with offense only doesn't hold much water.)
The Broncos high-powered offense that was dependant on the pass and not so much on the run fizzled that day with a whopping four turnovers. Even the best can be beat by the worst when the basics aren't taken care of.
"Coach said at the beginning of the game: stop the run, run the ball, no turnovers and we win the game – we didn't do any of those," veteran cornerback Champ Bailey told DenverBroncos.com after the game. "So obviously we aren't going to win the game and put ourselves in a position to win if we don't do that." At any given time, any given team can beat any other team when the basics fall through the cracks. Hey, at least I wasn't in Vegas before that game, or I would have really had some problems.
On to last weekend's game where Denver beat the Tampa Bay Bucs in a dogfight of a win, 16-13. This time, Denver's defense showed up to play while its offense, which can't seem to get the run going, continued to hiccup. This time though, with the defense in action and playing well and causing turnovers, the team was able to come out with another check in the win column – proving even further that a successful, even championship team must have some sort of defense.
The Broncos' season so far has been textbook football. An explosive passing offense can only take you so far. The run must be your base. Defense is more important than offense, no matter which way you look at it. As the defense goes, so goes the team. And finally, turnovers – the killer and the winner. The team with the most takeaways usually wins and if you can't hold the rock, you can't hold the lead.
Now I am not reinventing the wheel here. I am just pointing out that the Broncos' first five games are a terrific example of what football is all about. The basics. Run the ball. Stop the run. Make turnovers. Simple Xs and Os.
Looking forward, I think Denver's number one hope is to keep that defense they brought onto the field last weekend. Hopefully it wasn't just a good day for the D and they have made some real changes for the better… including better tackling and forcing turnovers.
If that defense can show up to play again and the offense, which we know can be the best, shows up, Denver will be the best team in the NFL hands down. It's finding that perfect balance that may be the hard part.
This weekend it's Jacksonville who will (and always does) have something to prove when they come into Denver this weekend. Jacksonville is certainly a team Denver should beat. And then it's off to New England for a Monday Night Football matchup against the Pats, who without Brady are still miraculously looking strong in that AFC East Division. That game, I am sure, will garner further discussion as it nears.


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by Rick Ridgeway
Fall 2009
The best way to get a sense of what the world is like for wildlife that
migrate is to migrate with them. Last fall I set out with Joe Riis, a
24-year-old photographer from South Dakota, to walk the celebrated Path of the Pronghorn. Starting in Grand Teton National Park and ending 150 miles or more southeast in Wyoming's Red Desert, this particular population of these endearing antelope – with their protuberant eyes, black, white and fawn coats, and narrow-boned legs designed for running up to 60 miles an hour – each fall and spring go on the longest documented terrestrial migration of any mammals between Argentina and Canada.
For the last two years, the Path of the Pronghorn has been the focus of Joe's life. By normal yardsticks, it would qualify as an obsession. He lives in the back of his beater pickup, which he drives from one pronghorn area to another, and under the foam mattress he has a life-size cutout of an antelope that he uses as cover to get close-ups. Potentially, the more effective tools in his pickup are his infrared-triggered camera traps. No one has successfully made close-up photographs of the pronghorn during migration, and Joe feels these images could bring broader awareness to the vulnerabilities that threaten the migration corridor.
For Joe to get his photographs, our trek needs to coincide with the migration that begins each year between late September and early November – it seems to be triggered by cold weather. But my very "un-wild" life as an executive at Patagonia means I had to schedule our nine-day walk in advance. We start in early October, following game trails across the sage flats on the east side of Jackson Hole, and even though it's morning, we're comfortable wearing T-shirts. The sky is blue, and our sweat is glistening. We pass several groups of pronghorn grazing alongside a herd of at least 300 bison; from my human's eye view, the pronghorn look very content doing what they're doing.


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A study out this week examining space-born Drosophila flies—often studied because of the similarity between the flies' immune systems and that of humans—found that in the case of fungal infections, microgravity effectively nullified the immune response.
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A typical Wednesday morning finds millions of online banking customers checking their balances. Unless, that is, the stock market has tanked.
When the stock market goes down, sticking your head in the sand regarding your own money and investments is not uncommon. Early research findings from Professor Nachum Sicherman, working with George Loewenstein and Duane Seppi at Carnegie Mellon University and Steve Utkus at Vanguard, show that consumers undergo an ostrich effect — giving selective attention to investment information — with their bank account balances when they see bad financial news.
In their study of 3,000 consumers at a regional U.S. bank, Sicherman and his colleagues found that when the market goes down, so does online balance checking. On average, a one percent rise or fall in the stock market increases or decreases, respectively, the likelihood of a customer logging into his or her bank account by one percent. Additional preliminary results taken from the data of one million customers at Vanguard are consistent with this outcome, says Sicherman.
Initial results show that individuals with larger balances, especially those with higher percentage of stocks, check their balances more frequently. Women, for example, go online less than men, and the ostrich effect is stronger for men than for women. Their data also showed that Wednesday has the peak number of account logins and people tend to check their balance between 9 a.m. and noon.
Sicherman and his co-researchers are looking at the results to see if there is a link with patterns of trading.
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- Thanks to Jennifer Tyrrell for this guest post. Jennifer is a Montessori teacher who worked in the Spruce Toddler class at MSGL from 2003 - 2005.
One of the arguments I hear most often when I'm describing Montessori is that the open workspace—in particular the freedom to move around, to work where you do best for a specific task, and the ability to make a snack when you like—is not properly preparing children for the realities of life or the workforce: at some point they will have to learn to stay at their desk and do their work like everyone else. I think my husband's workplace shows the opposite to be true.
My husband Jeremiah took the family to visit his "office" in Cummins's COM building. Cummins is a well-known, large, international, Fortune 500 company that makes diesel engines, and they've recently built this COM building in their Columbus, Indiana, headquarters with a "collaborative workspace" design. They have converted several spaces in other buildings to this open style, as well. With this collaborative workspace, departments are located on the same floor, as much as possible. Though employees can work wherever they like on any floor, they are encouraged to work amongst their department's floor.
He showed us his locker (hook and cubby) with a couple drawers for his personal items and work laptop (each employee is given one as their primary work tool), and a thin cabinet for his coat and outerwear. Then we walked around a huge floor with areas that have a variety of tables, some standing height, some for chairs; other areas with couches and coffee tables; other more intimate areas with armchairs and footstools (Jeremy's favorite). A couple of kitchenettes with long counters and stools (snack tables) are located centrally with no walls enclosing them. There are cabinets (shelves) that divide some places and contain files and materials for everyone to access.
There are even treadmills with laptop spaces and hookups for those who need movement as they work (they are calibrated for walking, not running . . . we walk in the workplace :) There are walls to divide the elevators and small conference rooms (which can be used and reserved by any employee), but other than those areas, there are no rooms, no "offices", no cubicles, it is all shared space: managers working amongst underlings. It looks like, well . . . a grown-up Montessori classroom :)
They are doing this to encourage collaborative problem solving and to make the workday more pleasant so that Cummins continues to retain younger employees. Please share with anyone who questions the appropriateness of Montessori's open workspace. :)
You can read a news article about more of the company's redesigned workspaces see additional photos, here.
Somdatta and Felicia of the Canoe Birch Class and Cathy and Mary of the All-Day Program invited the children to tell who and what they are thankful for and then wrote their answers on leaves. Each class has a paper tree by the door displaying the children's gratitude. As this Thanksgiving Day draws to a close I thought it would be nice to share the gratitude of these 3, 4, and 5-year-olds with all of you.
Enjoy your holiday weekend!
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What is Montessori?
Rather than explaining what Montessori is, I am offering an excerpt from an article that does a beautiful job of describing what Montessorians do. Maria Montessori's Decalogue is a set of 10 rules for adults working in a Montessori classroom. It is relevant to parents, grandparents, and caregivers of all types who strive to relate to children peacefully and respectfully in any environment.
I hope you will enjoy this expanded version of the Montessori Decalogue as written by The Mammolina Children's Home Montessori Kindergarten in Beijing, China.
The Montessori Decalogue
1. Never touch the child unless invited by him (in some way or another).
Unless there is a very strong reason to (like avoiding an accident, for example), one should never touch a child unless a child requests it. Picking up a child without the child's consent, even if in a playful manner, or grabbing her hand, pushing her, etc., should always be avoided. If children are engaged, looking at a book, working, playing, resting, the same principle applies. Children invite contact in many ways, and parents and adults in general, who work with children, know how to interpret the signs they send. It is important also to respect a child when she is angry and does not want to be touched or picked up.
2. Never speak ill of the child in his presence or absence.
Speaking ill of a child, or making negative comments about a child, either in the child's presence or absence, denotes lack of respect for the child. It also sets a frame of mind and denotes an attitude that is negative and conducive to confrontation—and not always open! Preconceived ideas often linger as negative thoughts and breed reactive behavior. If an adult falls into this trap, it is very easy for a lack of patience and negative attitudes to creep in and damage the relationship with the child.
3. Concentrate on strengthening and helping the development of what is good in the child, so that its presence may leave less and less space for what is negative.
If adults focus on negative behavior, children will feel inadequate. This will result in low self-esteem, and a self-fulfilling prophecy like behavioral patterns will take over. Negativity will become second nature. Instead, by focusing on what is positive, the child will feel safe and confident. Children are learning what is and is not acceptable behavior can and cannot be done, etc. They do not need punishments or rewards. Simply to be shown what is and is not acceptable, by adults that model appropriate behavior.
4. Be proactive in preparing the environment, take meticulous and constant care of it. Help the child establish constructive relations with it. Show the proper place where the means of development are kept and demonstrate their proper use.
If the child is presented with a prepared environment, there is little need for much more. Again, modeling appropriate behavior is essential. A child that is shown an orderly environment will likewise feel encouraged to keep it orderly. If a child has available manipulatives she can handle, play and work with, rather than things she cannot touch, she will feel at ease to explore the world around her. If objects are at reach, that the child may break or hurt herself with, she should be shown how to handle them, rather than told "don't touch!" A kitchen is a world full of wonder for a child! Cutting, cooking, stirring, pouring, etc., are all activities the child will want—and need!—to master in order to become independent. Include the child in as many activities as possible at home, from cleaning to cooking; there is enough to keep any child busy and engaged all day long.
5. Be ever ready to answer the call of the child who stands in need of you, and always listen and respond to the child who appeals to you.
There is nothing worse for a child than to feel insecure and ignored. Abandonment is a feeling no child should have to live with. "If a child asks for attention, then that child needs attention," stressed Montessorian Margaret Homfray. When people brush a child aside and say, "she just wants attention," that person is missing the point: a child only wants attention when she needs attention. Children who feel cared for and do not have to worry about being abandoned, even if for a short time, are far more likely to care for others and show concern for and trust others, than those who experience this sort of "cold shoulder" treatment. Also, "timeout" and "go to your room and stay there" approaches are also expressions of abandonment.
6. Respect the child who makes a mistake and can then or later correct it herself, but stop firmly and immediately any misuse of the environment and any action which endangers the child, its own development or that of others.
Avoid rushing to correct mistakes a child has committed. Children are learning to cope and function. They will persist and practice to their heart's content whatever skill they need to acquire, until they master it. If a child starts throwing things around and disrespecting the environment, by all means, stop her. Yet, explain why you had to stop her. Reason and listen to what the child may have to say. Maria Montessori said that "a child's first tantrums are the first ills of her soul." There is always a reason for everything. Try to bring the reason to light. Punishing, isolating the child, etc., will only feed her pain, and burry deep those reasons—she will learn to hide rather than communicate.
7. Respect the child who takes a rest or watches others working or ponders over what she herself has done or will do. Neither call her nor force her to other forms of activity.
A child that is idle is often not idle at all… Children need to be given space to find what it is they are interested in and want to do. Once they do, they pursue their interests with unrestrained passion and perseverance! A child that is observing other children or adults is also learning. If the child is resting, she is not being lazy and doing nothing just lying there—she is most probably processing information, observing, reflecting on something she did, or saw, or is planning on doing.
8. Help those who are in search of activity and cannot find it.
Be sensitive to the needs of the child including differentiating when apparent inactivity is inner activity, or in contrast, a child is simply lost. A child in search of activity and unable to find it is usually restless. If sitting or lying down, it can be noticed that she is not "engaged;" she is not resting, but simply lost and prostrated. There is a thin line that separates these two worlds. It is the adult's responsibility to observe carefully and find out the signs—often very different from child to child—that can reveal what the child is experiencing. Abandonment differs from rest and contemplation.
9. Be untiring in repeating presentations to the child who refused them earlier, in helping the child to acquire what is not yet her own and to overcome imperfections. Do this by animating the environment, with care, with purposive restraint and silence, with mild words and loving presence. Make your ready presence felt to the child who searches and hide from the child who has found.
A child may need to be shown the right way to do something, say a word, express her feelings or acquire any sort of new skill, many, many times. One should never grow tired of repeating it, such as reading the same bedtime story or singing the same jingle. Children seek perfection in all they do until they reach a level which meets their needs (not what the adult may think "perfect" is, or means.) To be always available but not intrusive is an art. When a child needs help, she will ask for it. When a skill has been acquired and the child no longer needs assistance, adults should respect the child's new acquired or reached level of independence.
10. Always treat the child with the best of good manners and offer her the best you have in yourself and at your disposal.
Children who are respected will learn to respect others. Giving the child the best one has to give helps the child learn that you are someone she can count on, and teaches her to also give others the best she has to give. It is important the way Montessori puts it, "the best you have in yourself," as if to say, always reach higher, but do not feel dismayed if you fall short, and "the best" that you can give is not the best you think or know you should give. If your best manners are not always what they should be—a common feeling parents harbor when children seem to be pushing their patience beyond the limits, do not lose heart. The way Dr. Montessori put it, is basically this: have realistic expectations towards the child, and yourself too. Give the best you have to give, but don't feel guilty if you fall short. Simply keep striving to improve and always do your best. If you commit a mistake, giving the child your best may well be recognizing it and apologizing. "Amy, Mommy got upset and shouted. That was not nice of me. I am sorry." Children also need to recognize mistakes, learn to apologize, and that parents are not always perfect.
These are basic principles. What Montessori strives for is to protect the child from all sorts of negative influences that can create deviations in the child's spirit and psyche. To preserve the natural curiosity of the child, help her find her interests, protect her passion for learning, foster it and let it grow in a healthy way. In this way, the child can contribute her best to society. This is conducive to world peace, as Dr. Montessori envisioned it, and Montessorians believe is possible. It takes passion, it takes commitment, and it takes working together.
- Excerpted from Montessori: Committed People with a Passion for Children by the Mammolina Children's Home Montessori Kindergarten in Beijing, China.
I had the great pleasure of working in my former classroom today and it reminded me of why the three-year cycle in Montessori classrooms is so beneficial, not least of all, to the teachers.
Our Montessori preschool classrooms are composed of a mixed-age group of children who remain, ideally, in one classroom for three years. A child starts at age three and stays through her Kindergarten year. This is called the three year cycle. Each of those years brings new and unique learning opportunities for the child. As a three-year-old, the child observes her older peers and benefits from their experience. As a four-year-old, she starts to see herself as one of the "big kids" and expands her social circle. In her Kindergarten year she is recognized as a leader and takes pride in helping others.
When I took a sabbatical at the end of the school year in May, I left behind children who had been in my classroom for one or two years. I was able to catch up with many of those students today when I visited the classroom. I observed that two of "my" third-year students, I'll call them S and K, were part of what Montessorian John Chattin-McNichols calls a "roving pack of 5-year-olds." They were wandering around with some other boys and mixing it up a little. I knew these two boys when they were just barely three years old. I knew them before they could consciously control their bodies at group time and even before they could dress themselves successfully. Now, here they were - big, bold 5-year-olds and I was curious to see who they had become eight months after we last worked together.
Angie, my dear friend and the lead teacher of my former class, shared with me that S and K had been working on the squaring and cubing chains in the math area, so I asked them about those activities. They were eager to show me what they had already done and tell me what came next. Within a few minutes, they broke off from the pack and were ready to master the 10 cubing chain.
The 10 cubing chain - or 1000 chain - is a concrete representation of 10 cubed. It's made up of one thousand pea-sized beads organized into bars of ten. The bars of ten are attached at the ends to make a chain. Children are ready for this work after they have mastered the 1 - 10 squaring chains and the 1 - 9 cubing chains. This video from the DuPage Montessori School in Naperville, Illinois provides a good overview of how the squaring and cubing chains are presented in the Montessori classroom.
The 10 cubing chain is nearly 30 feet long so it must be laid out in the hallway outside the classroom. So, off to the hallway we went.
S and K divided up the tasks between themselves. One carried the rolled-up mat and the other carried the chain. We established the space we would use in the hallway and K unrolled the mat while S went back into the classroom for the number tabs. We discussed how they would sort the tabs on the tray and move it down the mat as they worked.
S found the 1000 tab. He knew it went at the very end of the chain but he left it on the tray. There was a pause before they started and I asked what number they would start with. S said, "We have to count them all."
That is certainly one way to do it. But when a child is ready for the 1000 chain, he is generally ready to complete it without counting every number because he can now count by tens and hundreds. Once you trust that 10 is ten, you don't have to count it again.
I asked if they thought they could first put tabs on the hundreds. Yes! They were sure they could. Together, we counted the bars as 10, 20, 30 and so on until we got to 100. S got the 100 tab and marked that spot. K quickly grasped the system and immediately went to work sorting out all of the hundreds tabs in a separate group so that S could place them. This was my cue to find something else to do. I went back inside the classroom to assist Miss Angie while the boys marked off every 100th bead on the chain with the appropriate tab.
They repeated the process, stopping after each bar of ten. K was the sorter, S was the placer. "150! I need 150," S said. K had it ready. There was never any disagreement, that I heard, over who would do which task. They just got started and they each found their niche as they went. And they were really digging their work.
They started the cubing chain work at 9:45 and I checked in with them every few minutes. They finished at 11:00. One of them stopped to use the bathroom then went straight back to his work. Other children would step into the hall to see what was happening and then go back inside to their work.
Sometimes I checked on S and K without speaking and other times I acknowledged their progress. Once, I said I would be back to check on them in a bit unless they needed some help. "We need some help," S said. They could not find the tab for 590. I suggested they leave a space for that number and they could put it there when they found it. They never found it, but they were able to move on without hesitation.
As they got to the very end, S picked up the 1000 tab and started to place it under the 1000th bead. K said, "Hey! We decided we would put that one on together!" And so they did. That's when this photo was snapped.
If you had asked me three years ago if these children were developing normally and if they were going to learn to read and write and grow up to be compassionate humans I would have responded, "Of course they will!" But in the back of my head there would have been a tiny voice saying, "What if they aren't? What if they are never able to sit in a chair for more than 8 seconds? What if they never learn to put their shoes on by themselves? What if they show no interest in reading? What if they always write six as 9?"
That doubtful voice is a familiar one to parents because most of us only get to experience the development of one or two children. We fear we will do something wrong and our children will not achieve their potential. Preschool teachers should know better because we get to observe hundreds of children over the course of our careers, right? But sometimes, even with years of experience, we forget that our job is simply to prepare a nourishing environment. It is the child who must do the work of building the man.
In 1949, Maria Montessori offered us some guidance in our quest to relax and trust that each child will reveal himself as a competent and confident being in his own time. In The Absorbent Mind she wrote, "...for while, in the traditional schools, the teacher sees the immediate behavior of her pupils, knowing that she must look after them and what she has to teach, the Montessori teacher is constantly looking for a child who is not yet there."
Dr. Montessori also implemented the three-year cycle in our classrooms to give us enough time to look for that child and see him before he moves on to primary school.
I am not at all surprised that S and K can count to 1000 by tens and hundreds. I am not surprised that they can recognize 3-digit numerals or that they can prepare, complete, and put away their work. I am not even surprised that two 5-year-old boys willingly work together on a math material for 1 hour and and 15 minutes with only a bathroom break and very limited guidance. I've seen it before.
I am surprised at the sense of joyous relief I feel each time children reveal themselves in this way. It's an experience that never gets old. I suppose that's the ultimate reward of being a teacher.
First, I will start with what I saw this week. This was my favorite moment.
Another photo. If you are familiar with Humans of New York, the book and website by Brandon Stanton, then I know you can relate. If not, I know you can relate.
Children dress so fabulously and so beautifully because they have not yet learned that other people are judging their choices. They wear what they like. I want to wear what I like but I feel childish. How old will I grow before I truly understand that being childish is the truest way to be?
And, one more photo.
And now, for what I heard.
1. I erroneously asked a child how she was enjoying her Kindergarten year at MSGL. She responded, "I'm not IN Kindergarten. That's why I'm HERE!"
2. "That's a small story."
3. A friend was reading me a note from his lunch box. "Look! Look it! It says I'm going to my grandma's house. And I think I'm gonna get a Spiderman hat when we go to the store."
4. "Yeah. Let's do our maps."
5. "Where's the damn lizard?"
Rest easy. That darned lizard was found.
If there truly is a flashback movie that plays in our heads just before we die, the remodeling of the MSGL buildings will certainly be a part of mine. And the sweaty people covered in dust will be in it too, smiling (mostly) like they were in these photos from the first week of demolition.
The following pictures represent some of my favorite memories of the building project because we were all so young and optimistic. We didn't truly grasp what working for six months through the winter with no electricity and no toilets and no babysitters would be like. So many parents, teachers, spouses, and extended family members gave their days off and their nights and weekends to prepare this space to be our new and improved Montessori School of Greater Lafayette. They did it for free and, most importantly, they did it with a sense of humor.
Dragging the folding partitions out of the basement.
The above photo brings to mind a particularly disheartening day. The church basement was divided up into classrooms by these heavy, orange, folding partitions. Before we could start cutting into the concrete floors and tearing out the ceilng, we had to remove all of these partitions. Did I mention that they were extremely heavy? So heavy, in fact, that we couldn't move them once we got them detached and rolled up on the floor. I recall seeing Craig Lamb, Beth Nichols, and Tony Harvey pushing on them with all of their might and they just weren't budging. The wise, manly men in our group decided to drag them out of the basement using the Bobcat. Don Harvey did just that. As Tony, project manager, recalled, "That part of the demolition was really brutal. You would go in and see what was going to beat the heck out of you that day."
Just like in a Montessori classroom, every volunteer found a niche. Some of the parents didn't want to see anything go to waste, so they took out the light fixtures and the doors and anything that might be of value and marked it for a remodeling sale we had a few weeks later.
Ellie's mom is organizing the salvaged items in the future toddler room.
One of the reasons we had such a dedicated group of volunteers is that demolition work is really fun! After a long day we could put on our grubby clothes and work gloves, grab a Wonder Bar and tear into the drywall and studs.
Ron and Cathy Stier.
Brian Berndt.
Beth working in the future River Birch room.
Beth and Cathy take out nails so we could re-use the studs.
Tools like the Sawzall made the job a lot more fun. This volunteer is standing in what is now the Willow room.
Tony unloads another wheelbarrow of debris.
Water girls, Gaia and Grace.
The author was concerned about lawn maintenance.
I was really worried that the lawn would grow too long and we would look like bad neighbors. This was the first and last time I mowed the entire campus with a push mower.
That week was lots of fun, but I'm glad it's done. Have a great Wednesday!
I should mention that there ARE other ducks in the toolbox. They are small ducks that fit in Harriet's pocket when she carries her camera and tripod to the classrooms to take group photos. But The Duck only works the main room. There is also a rubber frog that sometimes gets called up on the rare occasion that The Duck can't get a child to laugh. Harriet's experience tells her which toy to try.
She also encourages parents to let their children wear something comfortable on picture day. "Don't overdress them because children don't act the same way if they are overdressed," Harriet suggests.
It was great to spend picture day with Harriet and get answers to all of my (and your) questions about The Duck. But I had to confess that up until a few years ago, I didn't even know she had a first name. I had always known her, as we all do, as "The Ducky Lady." That seems to be how she likes it. But she was willing to share just a few personal details.
Although The Duck doesn't spend much time in the water outside of his daily bath, Harriet enjoys being outdoors when she's not behind a camera.
"I go kayaking and hiking. I belong to a kayaking group. That's what I do when I don't photograph," she says.
A few years ago, our school director Suman invited Harriet and some friends from school on a trip to India. For Harriet, that was a dream come true. One favorite memory is of riding on an elephant with her friend Beth.
"That was nice," she says, smiling. "India was my dream country. That's where I always wanted to go. I wanted to go there before they lose their saris and all the colors and become jeans people."
At the end of picture day as Harriet packed up The Duck to leave MSGL, Lena and Anita made sure she got one of our tie-dyed school t-shirts. The shirt made Harriet really happy and I asked her why.
"It's yellow and orange," she exclaimed. "My favorite colors!"
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Bertozzi and Casoni manipulate the indistinction between the real and the simulacrum in their work, an obsession for detail which evokes the Decadent taste for imitation and crafted artifice as superior to the natural. In fabricating these visually and emotionally compelling still-lifes, the artists engage the viewer in deeper themes of impermanence and mortality. Through rendering the abject and overlooked in such exquisite detail, Bertozzi and Casoni signal the return of the repressed, the avoidance of our own mortality. In one piece in which the memento mori is explicitly rendered, an ox skull is dominated by a vivid monitor lizard, symbolic of both death and rebirth in its habitat across Asia and Australia. In the antonymously titled DisGRACE, vibrant blooms sprout from the polluted detritus of a decadent and avaricious society, a scene of nature triumphing over the excesses of hyper-capitalism.
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Inscribed in their material is the transience and fragility of life, etched into the familiar gloss of the ceramic clay. Their material significantly claims no preference for the objects it simulates, from the most delicate orchid to the decaying sod it stems from, the ceramic detail is precisely rendered without discrimination. This aesthetic redemption and regeneration typifies Bertozzi and Casoni's work; by aligning objects outside of context and value systems, their imaginative, unbridled approach reveals the humour, depth and beauty latent in the interstices of a culture veiled by aesthetic superiority. Their work is a continuous cycle of discovery, awakening a curiosity within the viewer that fuels a return to innocence, a regeneration of Arcadia from the seeds of a crumbling empire.


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No special deals posted at Target.com, but I did notice that they now have the A30 and A35 online, in addition to the Venturer. It will be interesting to see if they try to get in on some of the HD DVD love going around right now.
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