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PHILADELPHIA — Only a few weeks ago, Mason McDonald had been in Calgary for the Hockey Canada program of excellence goalie camp which is where Brad Treliving and Co. received some of their final notes on the kid.
Flames go big with draft picks
PHILADELPHIA — Only a few weeks ago, Mason McDonald had been in Calgary for the Hockey Canada program of excellence goalie camp which is where Brad Treliving and Co. received some of their final notes on the kid.
So, it was a logical choice when the Calgary Flames selected the 6-foot-4 Halifax native 34th overall Saturday, the second day of the National Hockey League draft.
"I'm very happy about that," said the Halifax native who often draws comparisons to Steve Mason. "I knew there was a chance coming in that I would be the first goalie. When it happened, I was relieved of all the stress that was building up in me.
"I was sitting in the chair shaking, pretty nervous, and when I got picked by Calgary, I was really happy."
Just like his Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft year, McDonald was the first goalie off the board even with one of the other top-ranked goalies still available, Boston College's Thatcher Demko.
However, to the Flames, he was their top-ranked netminder and joins a stable that includes prospects Joni Ortio (their sixth-round pick in 2009), Providence's Jon Gillies, Olivier Roy (who they snagged in the Ladislav Smid trade).
McDonald had also starred at the Top Prospects Game in Calgary on Jan. 15 and started for the Canadian under-18 team at the world tournament.
"I know (Calgary has) a few goalies there now, but I'm not looking at next year," McDonald. "I'm looking at progressing and being the goalie there down the road."
After selecting Sam Bennett fourth overall on Friday, McDonald was the first of the Flames' picks on Saturday at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.
Winger Hunter Smith (second round, 34th), defencemen Brandon Hickey (second round, 54th) and Adam Ollas-Mattsson (sixth round, 175th), and winger Austin Carroll (seventh round, 184th) were Calgary's other selections.
The 6-foot-7 Smith was on scene in Philadelphia along with sister Stephanie and parents Lyle and Vicky — all of which are around six feet tall.
He said he interviewed with the Flames at the combine which wasn't the first time they met.
"They came to see me a few times throughout the year," said the Oshawa Generals forward, the nephew of former NHL-er Brad Smith. "I was suspended the one day they came to see me. I was sitting in front of Craig Conroy and he was disappointed I wasn't playing. He came back the next weekend and I got two goals in front of him.
"So, I had a good inclination I was going to get picked here."
Hickey missed the moment, stepping away from the TV set to hustle his breakfast dishes into the kitchen.
No matter. Soon enough he got the call.
The Flames drafted Hickey in the third round, 64th overall, meaning the Spruce Grove, Alta., native had to immediately ditch his lifelong allegiance to the Edmonton Oilers.
"I'm happy to be part of the Flames — I never thought I'd be able to say that," said Hickey, chuckling. "But I'm very happy."
A six foot two, 185-pound defender, Hickey is bound for Boston University in the fall.
Two more things …
He is in shape — at the combine (where he'd been interviewed by 16 clubs), he'd finished in the top 10 in eight of the 20 fitness tests — and he can wheel.
"That's my best attribute — my skating," said Hickey, who, with AJHL Spruce Grove, collected 22 points in 49 appearances. "I'm a smooth-skating defenceman. I move the puck really well. But definitely my skating is my best asset."
Carroll, picked 184th overall, boiled down his Saturday: "It definitely makes my day. It makes my year. Probably the best day of my life so far."
In a way, the selection represents a homecoming for Carroll.
The left-winger was born in Calgary, before moving with his family to the States when he was six years old. Carroll grew up playing minor hockey in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Last summer, he'd attended the Flames' development camp.
"I didn't have (many expectations)," said Carroll, six foot three, 219 pounds. "I know it's always difficult going into a draft as an overeager … but I had high hopes personally."
Carroll, 20, scored 34 times — and collected 114 penalty minutes — last winter for Victoria. He is eligible to return for one more season in the Western Hockey League.
"I'm going to continue to pursue the dream," he said. "I'm very happy that Calgary picked me."
Calgary general manager Brad Treliving earned some respect from his peers when he handed the mic over to Tom Webster, the long-serving Flames amateur scout who is retiring this year. Webster announced the Flames' final pick — and earned an impressive standing ovation from the draft floor and patrons of the Wells Fargo Center. "I had talked to Tom a few weeks ago," Treliving said. "We didn't want to tell him (the Flames were going to let him announce) because I knew he'd be a little upset … he was emotional. That was the first time I've seen a standing ovation on the floor. It shows the impact he's had on the game and what he's meant to a lot of people out here."
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Have Your Say On River Red Gum Parks
Tuesday 9 August 2017
Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has encouraged interested community members to comment on Parks Victoria's River Red Gum Parks Draft Management Plan.
The plan is intended to be a strategic guide for managing and protecting five national parks and more than 100 other parks and reserves in northern Victoria.
The area includes the floodplains and banks of the Murray, Ovens and Goulburn rivers, including Swan Hill, the Gunbower Forest, the Kerang National Park and the Nyah-Vinifera Park.
"The direction of future management of these parks and reserves in each of the key management strategies is of imperative importance to the electorate," Mr Walsh said.
"I am strongly encouraging all stakeholders to have their say."
The plan can be downloaded from Parks Victoria website – www.parks.vic.gov.au/redgumplan
Comments can submitted online or in writing to Red Gum Plan Submissions, Parks Victoria, Level 10/535, Bourke St, Melbourne, 3000.
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Behind the First Picture there is a pullout for some journalling which I haven't written on yet as I want to make sure I put something special on there that really tells the story of the photo's and I think my boyfriend should help with that.
I used flowers from the pretties kit which I coloured in with real red ink and a sponge Dauber. They are so nice and the first time I've used them! I think I'll be using them again!
Stamp Sets: Season of Joy, Many Merry Messages, Big Deal Alphabet
Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Certainly Celery Prints DSP
Ink: Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Real Red Marker, Summer Sun Marker, Real Red Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Round Tab Punch, Pretties Kit, Ice Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, Mat Pack, White Gel Pen, Stapler, Hemp Twine, Spounge Dauber
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Book #31
The Sign of the Cross, by Andreas Andreopolous. Hardcover.
This is a delightful little book, more interesting than the topic -- the social history of crossing one's self -- may suggest. Academic yet devotional, historical yet readable, the book manages to weave church history and the author's own experiences in an intriguing manner.
Andreopolous is an academic, and as a professor myself, I appreciate his turning an academic subject into a practical, general work. The 10 pages of notes at the end of the book are not necessary reading, but do reflect the academic heft of the book.
As an evangelical, I have only recently begun to appreciate the contributions to faith and practice that other streams of the Church have made. Andreoppolous explains the Orthodox approach to gestures and symbols as worship, as well as the theological and practical implications of the sign of the cross, and how that meaning has changed over time.
found thise book very insightful and interesting.
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When Vince Gilligan, a long-time writer on The X-Files, set out to create a new television series, he wanted the central character to evolve "from Mr Chips into Scarface". "Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on for years or even decades," he told Newsweek. "When I realised this, [I thought], how can I do a show in which the fundamental drive is toward change?"
For those who have been living under a televisual rock for the past four years, Gilligan's Breaking Bad is the story of a mild-mannered Nobel Laureate brought low by fate and a complete lack of chutzpah, who turns drug kingpin. Once a brilliant scientist, Walter White (played by the dizzyingly talented, creepily dualistic Bryan Cranston) is now a poorly paid high school chemistry teacher who needs a second job at a car wash to support his pregnant wife Skyler (Anna Gunn) and disabled son Walter Jr (RJ Mitte).
Just when being forced to detail the tyres of a snotty student's sports car may seem the absolute nadir to which he could sink, Walter is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and given only months to live. Brought to so low a point, he cares little for his own life; left to his own devices Walter would probably curl up and gratefully die, but the thought of leaving his family destitute is more than he can bear. And so, inspired by his DEA-agent brother-in-law Hank's (Dean Norris) stories of the staggering wealth of successful drug dealers, geeky, hapless Mr White decides to put his knowledge to more lucrative use: making and selling enough crystal meth in the little time he has left to leave them a comfortable legacy.
Having no practical knowledge of the industry itself, he enlists the help of a former student, stoner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), to be his partner in crime. Then they are ambushed by rival dealers… And that's just the first episode
As critics and awards shows have borne testimony, the show is phenomenally good. The plot arcs are intense, dramatic and utterly plausible. The casting is exquisite and the performances immaculate. The violence is horrendous but never gratuitous. Even the title sequence is clever. And despite the highly effective black comedy of the scripts (in one brilliant scene Walter confronts mad-dog drug dealer Tuco (Raymond Cruz) and introduces himself as "Heisenberg"), the show treats its subject matter as seriously as cancer. There's no justification offered for Walter's actions, and the show pulls no punches in its portrayal of the horrors of the drug world and those who inhabit it.
Season 2 began with Walter and Jesse's business relationship with the increasingly agitated Tuco spinning crazily out of control when the gangster took them hostage. An attempt to poison him did not come off thanks to the interference of Tuco's invalid, wheelchair-bound uncle, left paralysed by a stroke and able to communicate only by means of a hotel desk bell mounted to his armrest. The ensuing escape left Tuco dead and Walter and Jesse free, but unable to account for their two-day absence.
Walter persuaded Skyler and his family that he had undergone a fugue state and had no memory of the pervious 48 hours, while Jesse worked out a shaky alibi with Wendy the hooker. Jesse lost his home and moved into a cottage rented by Jane (Krysten Ritter), a pretty, recovering drug addict with a protective father.
Hank and his DEA cronies caught wind of the new brand of blue super-meth that's hit the streets. Hank suffered from post-traumatic stress after Juarez was shot and started to obsess over the shady, legendary "Heisenberg" and whether or not he actually exists.
Meanwhile, Walter's health rapidly improved, but the treatments had drained his finances. He and Jesse took on shyster lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) as a business partner and headed into the desert to cook for a long weekend and replenish their supplies, but got stuck in the wilderness. When they finally returned, Jesse continued his relationship with Jane, and the two embarked on a rapid descent into heroin-induced isolation, culminating in Jane's death.
Walter was given a tight deadline for delivering his 38lb of meth to their new contact just moments before Skyler went into labour. He raced against time to deliver the drugs and made it to the hospital (with $1.2 million in cash) shortly after baby Holly is born.
Walt's surgery went ahead as planned, but as the anaesthetic took hold he let slip a detail to Skyler, whose suspicion was once more piqued. By the time Walt was in recovery she had discovered too much to trust him and demanded that he move out of the house… Jane's distraught father returned to his job as an air traffic controller – a terrible mistake, it turns out, as his grief hindered his concentration, resulting in a horrific accident.


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The Live on the Green line-up for this fall was recently released and it appears that this year's artists are going to put on quite the schedule of shows!
Live on the Green is a free outdoor concert series that happens every Thursday in the fall in downtown Nashville at Public Square Park. The event highlights local acts along with national artists who may have a connection to Nashville. This event also brings the community together with music to utilize and encourage environmentally-friendly practices at the same time!
Some of the happenings of Live on the Green that help make it a "green" event include:
- Location of the event, the Public Square Park, is actually a 2.25 acre green roof that sits on top of a 5-level underground parking garage – the structure incorporates a 57,000-gallon rainwater collection system that's used to irrigate the green roof throughout the year
- Recycling centers are located around the event for aluminum cans, plastic cups and paper products
- A free bike check is offered.
- All merchandise for sale made from eco-friendly materials and inks
The line-up for this year is as follows:
Sept. 6
Jon Cleary, Moon Taxi, Dr. John
Sept. 13
Delta Spirit + two others yet to be announced
Sept. 20
Roots of a Rebellion, Missing Cats featuring John 'JoJo' Hermann & Sherman Ewing, North Mississippi Allstars
Sept. 27
Fly Golden Eagle, The Apache Relay, Alabama Shakes
Oct. 4.
HoneyHoney, Trampled by Turtle + one other yet to be announced
Oct. 11
The Delta Saints, Yacht Rock Revue, Here Comes the Mummies
Be sure to head down to Public Square Park this fall and enjoy this incredible event and all of the phenomenal artists it is bringing to Music City. For more information about Live on the Green, visit www.liveonthegreen.net.


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Nobody enjoys doing house chores, unless this is the excuse that's used to initiate a sexual encounter with another hot stud. Luke Allen and Jessie Montgomery have to do the laundry and some other tasks around the house, but before they can get started on cleaning up around the house, the two turn their attention towards each other and decide that it's more important for them to enjoy the pleasure each other can provide rather than doing the laundry. These two enjoy sucking each others cocks and rimming as well – so you could say they are making sure they're cleaning each other before they worry about cleaning anything else. They both get an opportunity to fuck each other and get fucked as well, taking turns to top and bottom and feel the love inside each others holes. A hot mess gets left at the end, so they will have to do some more cleaning up before they start the cleaning they were meant to do before they got sidetracked. They definitely chose the more enjoyable option, but I have to go now, because I have to do some cleaning up myself!
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Gatlin Brothers to Perform at South Dakota State Fair
SIOUX FALLS - Marty Stuart and Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers will take the grandstand stage Friday, Aug. 30, at the South Dakota State Fair.
Fair manager Jerome Hertel tells KSFY television that the country acts round out a lineup that includes the Eli Young Band on Saturday, Aug. 31, and 3 Doors Down on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers have been making music and touring since the 1970s. Their top hits include "All the Gold in California" and "Broken Lady."
Tickets for the general public go on sale June 24.
The fair runs Thursday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 2 in Huron.
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Rabbi David Walk
There's a big debate in traditional sources about giving chastisement. Even though there is a mitzvah in the Torah, 'You shall surely rebuke your fellow (Leviticus 19:17),' many authorities discuss how it's often better to refrain from this activity than to participate in it. Already in the book of Proverbs it says: So don't bother correcting scoffers; they will only hate you (9:8). The Talmud also teaches that 'Just like it is a mitzvah to say something that will be heeded, it is a mitzvah not to say something that will not be heeded' (Yevamot 65b). Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spector (1817-1896), whose name adorns the yeshiva part of
As I've noted in these articles many times before, Rabbeinu Bechaye (d. 1340) introduces every parsha of the Torah with a verse from Proverbs which he believes best describes the content of that week's reading. This week's quote is: Open rebuke is better than hidden love (27:5). The open rebuke referred to by King Solomon in the verse is the rebuke of Moshe in this week's parsha. This is what Moshe said to the Jews: Perhaps there is among you a man, woman, family, or tribe, whose heart strays this day from the Lord, our God, to go and worship the deities of those nations. Perhaps there is among you a root that produces hemlock and wormwood. The Lord will not be willing to forgive them; rather, then, the Lord's fury and zeal will fume against that person, and the entire curse written in this book will rest upon that individual, and the Lord will obliterate that person's name from beneath the heavens (Deuteronomy 29:17 &19). The Midrash (Devarim Raba 8) explains that this open rebuke declared by Moshe is so good because he delivered it with love and care. Rabbeinu Bechaye pleads with us to take these warnings to heart. He then reminds us that the end of the verse I quoted above about not bothering to chastise a scoffer ends with the words 'rebuke a scholar, who will then love you.' The height of wisdom is to openly embrace those who correct us with appreciation.
The heart of Rabbeinu Bechaye's commentary on this verse is the following statement: God chastises us in order that we should repent from our evil path. However, one who despises rebuke, it's not enough to be punished with suffering because for them there is no repair (Tikun). Love of rebuke is the sign of the best character, while the hatred of rebuke testifies to the evil nature and lack of character of the individual.
Now we can understand another aspect of this famous speech delivered by Moshe just a few days before his death. At the beginning of this section the verse states: You are all standing this day before the Lord, your God the leaders of your tribes, your elders and your officers, every man of Israel,your young children, your women, and your convert who is within your camp both your woodcutters and your water drawers (verses 9-10). Normally, we think that it's wonderful that Moshe made sure to deliver his message to the entire society, even those who are often denigrated and left out. But now we read it differently. Moshe is teaching that everyone must be willing to accept rebuke and correction even the highest echelons of the community. Since he's demanding that they all admit error and repent, it's remarkable that he includes the leaders of society, who often view themselves as beyond reproach. Well, not in Judaism.
It's very hard to deliver these words of rebuke, but one of the best in Jewish history was Harav Elchanan Wasserman (1874-1941). In his position as head of the Novardik Yeshiva, he offered weekly addresses of chastisement to the students. It was noted that he always looked down at his lectern while delivering these speeches. When he fled before the Nazi onslaught the students lovingly hid his lectern in anticipation of his return, which wasn't to be. However, the students noticed that firmly attached to the center of his lectern was a mirror. To deliver rebuke one must also accept rebuke.
Of course this trait is not only Jewish. Already in the fifth century BCE, Socrates advised, 'Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.' And even Ben Franklin, who had a few faults himself, said, 'Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.' So, as we enter this season of repentance, our biggest ally may be our ability to hear, accept and correct our shortcomings. It's very hard to fix things when we can't understand that they are broken. Therefore, at least for the next two weeks, learn that we should dish out less, and learn to take more. In this effort to reform ourselves, it might help to remember another great quote from Ben Franklin, 'The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.' Just like with iodine, the sting heals.
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Lehman Property Management is a fee based property Management Company focused on providing quality service to tenants and owners alike.
Glenn Lehman» PROPERTY MANAGER, OWNER
I was born at the Polyclinic hospital in downtown Harrisburg. The major part of my childhood was spent in Manada Hill, before all the truck stops were there! I was actively involved with the Golden Sabers indoor color guard, for most of my teenage years. In 1979, I graduated from Dauphin County Technical School with a degree in Chemical Technology.
After High School I joined the Navy and volunteered for submarine duty. Some of my jobs on the sub were to operate the atmosphere control equipment, tend to the air conditioning and refrigeration system, maintain the high pressure air and hydraulic systems. I had the privilege of traveling to Israel, France, Greece, Scotland, and other exciting places like the North Pole. I am frequently ask what is the longest amount of time I have spent under water. Do you care to guess?
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For over six decades, Robert Irwin (b. 1928, Long Beach, California) has explored perception as the fundamental issue of art. Irwin, who began his career as a painter in the 1950s and became a pioneer of the "Light and Space" movement in the 1960s, has, through a continual breaking down of the frame, come to regard the role of art as "conditional"—working within and responding to the specific surrounding world of experience.
Irwin has conceived over fifty-five site-conditional projects, including the Central Gardens for the Getty Center, Los Angeles (1992–98) and the architectural and grounds design for Dia:Beacon, New York (1999–2003). His large-scale permanent installation at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas (2001–16) is the first free-standing structure devoted exclusively to his work. Irwin received the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1976, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur "Genius" Award in 1984, and was elected as an Academician at the National Academy in 2012.
NEW YORK, August 17, 2012—Pace is honored to present the second part of Dotting the i's & Crossing the t's, an exhibition exploring the seminal themes that have defined Irwin's career: condition, experience, perception, and light. The two-venue show, on view at 510 West 25th Street and 32 East 57th Street from September 6 through October 20, 2012, continues a presentation of Irwin's work that began in the spring. An opening reception will be held at 510 West 25th Street on Wednesday, September 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Robert Irwin, who will celebrate his 85th birthday this September, is one of the most significant and influential artists working today. Dotting the i's & Crossing the t's refines and crystallizes six decades of exploration of perception as the fundamental issue of art. Beginning his career as a painter in the 50s, by the early 70s, Irwin left the studio to expand the role of art from an object into something that could be experienced as perception, shadow and light.
At 510 West 25th Street, Pace will present the artist's iconic acrylic columns—the last works he conceived prior to abandoning his studio practice more than fifty years ago. Rising from the concrete floor and stretching more than fifteen feet towards the skylights above, the nearly transparent prisms warp the surrounding air and space. The columns are the completion and realization of an idea conceived in 1969. At the time, Irwin was restricted by the limitations of available materials, but today, more than four decades later, new materials and technology have enabled the artist to realize the works as originally conceived—as one unit without the interruption of joints, reaching the height he envisioned.
The gallery at 32 East 57th Street will feature a site-conditioned installation that incorporates the gallery windows overlooking 57th Street. The work, which premiered in the spring, alters viewers' orientation, blurring the line between illusion and reality. In recent years, Irwin returned to the studio, engaging with light and energy by using fluorescent tubes to create wall installations that can pass through different states, altering chromatic relationships, rhythm, and the surrounding atmosphere. An example of the artist's light installations will also be on view.
A 33-foot-tall acrylic column by Irwin will soon be unveiled at the San Diego Federal Courthouse, where the artist is working with his longtime friends and collaborators, architect Martin Poirer and landscape architect Andrew Spurlock, on the courthouse's outdoor plaza. The three-story-tall acrylic column, built decades ago but never given a proper home due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, will refract light and cast colors as the sun moves through the lobby. The courthouse's $385-million renovation is slated for completion this December.
Irwin is also currently working on a commissioned permanent installation for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, which will be inaugurated in October. Other current projects include an environmental piece destined for permanent installation in the former army base hospital at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, and a three-story permanent light installation at Swiss Re's corporate headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which was inaugurated this summer.
Irwin has conceived fifty-five site-conditional projects since 1975, ranging from the architectural and grounds design of Dia: Beacon Center for the Arts (completed in 2003) to the Getty's lush Central Gardens (completed in 2005). His work has been featured in more than sixty solo exhibitions, including Primaries and Secondaries at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2007–2008), for which he cut rectangles of glass out of the museum's windows with his installation 1˚ 2˚ 3˚ 4˚, 1997, transforming the panoramic ocean view into a perplexing perceptual experience. In Excursus: Homage to the Square³ (1998–2000), at Dia: Chelsea, New York City, Irwin altered his initial installation, a series of chambers constructed of fine mesh scrims lit primarily by multicolored fluorescent lights (Prologue: x 18³, 1998), into an environment of color, expanding Josef Albers's one-dimensional experiments into a three-dimensional experience.
Robert Irwin's work is in more than thirty public collections worldwide, including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
Robert Irwin (b. 1928, Long Beach, California), the pioneer of the Los Angeles-based "Light and Space" movement, became the first artist to receive the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur "Genius" Award in 1984. This year, the artist was elected to the National Academy. His many accolades also include the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture (2009), an appointment to the Advisory Policy Panel for the National Endowment for the Arts (1981), and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (1976), among others. Irwin was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2007. He studied at L.A.'s Art Institutes (Otis, 1948–50; Jepson, 1951; and Chouinard, 1952–1954), and holds Honorary Doctorates from the San Francisco Art Institute (1979) and Otis-Parson's Art Institute, CA (1992). Irwin has lectured in the art, architecture, philosophy, and perceptual psychology departments of more than 150 universities and art institutes in forty-eight states and has held a number of prestigious professorships and lectureships.
Robert Irwin lives and works in San Diego, California. He has been represented by Pace since 1966.
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I wanted to share the first chapter of Hero's Heart with you all. You can pre-order your copy HERE! It will be released on July 31, 2017. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter One
I know you shouldn't have a favorite animal. However, for me, Donut my American Quarter Horse was mine. He was given to me by my parents shortly before they died in a car accident. I was five years old, and it's probably why I love Donut so much. I finished brushing him, grabbed another bale of hay, and settled him for the day. On my way back up to the main house, I double-checked on the chickens and goats. They all seemed to be peacefully happy. My brothers Bryson and Wallace were working with Gramps today. They were moving the cattle and steers into another field. Usually, I would be right next to them, but today I had to take Grammy to the store. "Hero." Grammy called out from the front porch, standing behind the missing posts. Over the years, I've watched the bright yellow paint of the house turn gray and chip away. The red roof looked was rusted now and in desperate need of fixing. I tried to fix the gutters as best I could without having to replace them all. Grammy could be described as the best woman in the entire world, but never, ever make her mad. She had perfect aim in whatever she was throwing or shooting, depending on the situation. I've seen many fooled by her short stature and silvery white hair. You had to love a woman who could cut someone down with a sweep of their tongue, all the while wearing a floral dress with a matching jacket. I jogged up the steps of our magnificent home. It was designed and built by Gramps for Grammy. Their marriage came out of a Lifetime movie. Gramps wasn't from our small town. He was simply passing through on his way to Tulsa when he stopped at the diner. Grammy's parents owned it, and she happened to be working the day he strolled in. Gramps claims it was love at first sight. Grammy told it as he was a bit too shy for her, but by the time dessert came around they were in love. For the earlier part of my life, I thought they were insane. Who falls in love after thirty minutes? It wasn't until I was eight years old and a new student walked through the doors that I understood. Even at such a young age, Ranger oozed confidence. I loved him instantly. And I thought he loved me. "Hero." Grammy's tone interrupted my daydream. "I'm ready." "I'm coming." I bolted up to the second floor and grabbed my keys and purse. "Stop running in the house. You're actin' like you're a kid again." She hollered at me. "I'm walking briskly." I corrected her, coming back downstairs. "Little girl." Her glare was one to make men double her size drop to their knees. "Fine." I sounded like a small child after being scolded. The grocery store in our tiny town was the core of the local gossip. Who was dating whom? Who started a new job? Who lost their job? Who was pregnant? Or the topic I hated the most, who was cheating on their partner? Gossiping seemed to be a trait every person here excelled in – especially in this town. Simply because there wasn't anything else to do. In our town of fewer than two thousand residents, there's a post office, one bar, the diner, the store and a bank. Clearly nothing more goes on here. I used to dream of leaving Langston, Oklahoma – until Ranger. Because of him, I went to the community college two towns over
instead of becoming a Sooner. And because of him I never went out without my brothers or Garrison. The ping of sadness hit my heart when Garrison's smiling face appeared in the forefront of my mind. Has it already been three months since he passed? It felt like yesterday. Grammy pushed the cart as I picked up the items she told me to, especially the ones on high shelves. People stopped and talked to her and mainly shot glares my way. Although a few gave me a sympathetic smile. I just looked away and pretended not to be there. Silently praying Grammy wouldn't take long and we'd be out of here. "Hero," she yelled from across the produce. "Don't forget the prune juice and the fiber bars." I rolled my eyes as a few people turned and glanced at me. That old woman will be the death of me. I headed over to the aisle and picked up the items she wanted. "I'm finished," she said and elation filled me since we could leave now. We checked out and as I loaded the bags into the back seat of her compact SUV, I felt eyes staring at me. I didn't turn around, but this wasn't something new. I continued my task as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck. I've felt this before, but only with… "Hey, Hero." The deep voice sent shivers through me and took my breath away. Ten years ago, it would be excitement from his voice, now it was anger. I slowly turned to see his green eyes connecting with mine. He looked the same only ten years older. His tall six feet two body was still shined with a deep tan over his ripped muscles. The tight t-shirt highlighted his toned body. His hair coal black but shorter than I remember. However, the last time I saw him he was leaving on a bus for his military training. A gasp broke my connection with him. "Ranger." Grammy came up next to me. "Son, what are you doing home?" "Um…" His eyes bounced between her and me. "Grammy, we have to go. The food will spoil. That's what happens when you leave things out too long and don't do what you're supposed to do – it rots." I shut the back door and then climbed into the driver's seat and slammed my door closed. I started the car and revved the engine a bit hoping she took the hint. The light taps on the window didn't sway my eyes from staring dead ahead. "Hero, we need to talk." I remained frozen in hurt and anger. I knew if I even blinked in his direction I would jump out and let him have it. "Hero." His tone was clear. He was like a dog with a bone. "Hero." "Saying my name over and over isn't going to make me listen." I held the steering wheel tightly causing my fingers to ache. "We need to talk." "You're a broken record," I yelled. "You've said that already. Take the hint that my silence is because I don't want to talk." "Please." He lowered his tone to the point I almost didn't hear him. That lowered tone used to be welcome in my ear, in the dark, in the cab of his truck. Grammy settled into her seat and buckled up. I slammed the vehicle into reverse and drove like a NASCAR driver out of the lot and up the road. I didn't care about the speed limit or
even if I got pulled over from one of the town's two police officers. I wanted away from Ranger, and it had to be as far as I could get. I made a beeline up our drive, practically giving my seventy-two year old grandmother whiplash. I heard Ranger's loud truck coming up the drive and I raced as fast as I could into the house and to the gun cabinet. "What are you doing?" Gramps called out from the living room. "I'm going to kill Ranger." I loaded the gun and stomped my way back onto the front porch, passing Grammy along the way. "Little girl, don't you shoot that boy. I mean it, Hero." Normally, I would never ignore an order from Grammy, especially in the tone she was using now. I continued on with my march toward the front door. Ranger jumped out of his lifted black truck. He was coming around the front of the truck, when I steadied my wobbly knees and fired off the first shot, hitting the tree. "Have you lost your mind?" He ducked. "You could have taken off my head." "I was aiming lower." I roared letting off another round. My entire family came running to me and Wallace yanked the gun from my hand. "Fine, I'll just go break his jaw." I tried my best to run, but Bryson was holding me back. Ranger held up his hands. "I just want to talk." "No one wants to hear what you have to say, Ranger. Go on home." Wallace pointed up the driveway, shooing him away as if he were a fly. "Leave now, you good for nothing jerk." Grammy slapped his arm, trying to shush him. She might be the only one who still liked Ranger. "I can't leave. Garrison's lawyer found me and told me I have to meet him to go over his will." We all froze. My stomach tightened into knots at the mention of Garrison's name. "What about his will?" Grammy asked. "It named only Hero and me in it. We have to go speak with him." He continued. "They wouldn't tell me what it said. Do you know?" Anger was still boiling in my veins, but I shook my head. "Garrison only gave me medical power of attorney." "Jacob didn't tell me that." He scoffed. "Don't say his name in my presence. Jacob's a liar and a jerk." I clenched my jaw so tight I could grind glass into sand. "He's my best friend." "Well, you know what they say about those who run with dogs." I paused for a dramatic effect. "You'll catch fleas." He rolled his eyes and looked up at the sky. "We're supposed to be there at nine tomorrow. Are you coming?" He paused. "Garrison wanted us to go. He'd want you to go." Bryson released his grip slightly. "I'm not sure has hell frozen over yet?" He opened his mouth to say something, but I continued trying to keep my voice steady and void of emotion. "Garrison was my friend. Mine. I was the one who took care of him day after day, night after night until the cancer ate him away. I bathed him, fed him, and held him as he became sicker and sicker. Where were you, huh? Where were you when your brother was dying?" I tried my best to hide the burning sting of tears behind my eyes. I won't let him see me cry. He didn't deserve to see my tears.
Ranger lowered his head, and I saw his chest rising and falling as he took deep breaths. When he lifted his head, his green eyes stared at me. "He didn't tell anyone but you and your family. My own parents didn't know until you called them." His deep voice was like ice. "And he was more than just a friend to you." Before I could blink I was right in front of him shoving him with all my might in the chest. "How dare you? You know nothing." "Jacob told me all about your little rendezvous' with Garrison and everyone else?" He glared at me. "Oh and Jacob is someone you believe? He's the one you trust. Not the girl who loved you, cared for you and gave you everything. Not your girlfriend." "Wrong. You're a girl who took comfort in my brother's bed while I was off fighting a war. I lost sleep over you because I thought you were making plans for us." I took a deep breath, pulled my arm back and it connected right on his jaw knocking him back a few steps. "Get off my land and don't you ever come back." I spun on the heel of my cowboy boots and went back into the house – finally letting the tears fall. I pushed my legs to the very limit running out the back door, through the backyard until I reached our pond. Grammy had a couple of benches out there along with a picnic table. We'd had many family events out here, and it was where I came to get away from everyone or my problems. I paced along the edge trying to figure out what in the world is happening right now. It had been ten years since I'd seen his face. We'd spoken on the phone when he first left for deployment, but once a month became once every two months and then it all just stopped. He was distant-vague like I was an afterthought. Garrison was there for me when I would rack my brain trying to figure out what I did wrong. I gave my heart to Ranger along with a promise. I kept my promise but he didn't keep his. He promised to return to me – to us. So we could finish what we started so long ago. "Hero." Grammy touched my shoulder. My head fell to her shoulder and I sobbed as if I were a child who just scraped her knee. "It's okay, Hero." She ran her hand up and down my back as the emotions still ran out of me. "Why is he here?" I managed to form a sentence. "He told you." She pulled back a bit, wiping my cheeks. "It's for Garrison." "Wrong." I shook my head. "It has to be for some sort of selfish reason." "Hero." She chided me softly. "You don't know what he's thinking. However, if the lawyer wants you there too, then you need to go. Not for Ranger, but for Garrison and for you." She pushed my hair back and kissed my forehead. "It'll be hard, but you're a tough girl." "I don't think I can do this." Being in the same room as Ranger would almost kill me. He has done nothing but stomp on my heart. "You can and you will. You know it's the right thing to do." I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. She was right – I have to do this. Garrison was my best friend and if he wants me there then I will be.
I COULDN'T MOVE out of my truck. I'd been sitting in here for the past fifteen minutes debating what I was doing. I needed to get out and go in, but my body wouldn't move. I hardly slept a wink last night. I tossed and turned as the memories of my first love kept creeping up. There were many memories I loved and they brought a smile to my face. The others hurt me. The day he left for his deployment I cried until there were no more tears left in me. Garrison had been there for me the whole time. He was a shoulder for me to lean on because he understood my love and pain for Ranger. Tap. Tap. I jumped at the noise and when I looked out the window, Ranger's green eyes were staring at me. His jaw was slightly swollen but there was no bruise. Obviously, I didn't hit him hard enough. I threw up the steel wall to hide my emotions from him. He doesn't deserve to know the heartache he caused me. I shoved my door open almost hitting him in the process. "What?" "We need to go in." "Oh do we?" I smarted off at him. "Hero, come on. This isn't something I want to do." He sighed. I slung my purse over my shoulder, slammed the door shut and stomped up the sidewalk toward the attorney's office. I'd been here before when Garrison died. I had to let the attorney know he passed and get the probate started for his will. He had told me his will listed all those important to him, but he never mentioned me. I assumed it to be his parents and Ranger. We were close and I would never deny our bond but being in charge of someone's will was a different level of friendship. Ranger and I stepped up to the receptionist, telling her who we are and who we're seeing. We sat on opposite sides of the room. I couldn't help looking over at him briefly from time to time. No matter how much I didn't want to. The man was my first kiss, my first love, my first everything. He was my world. Now, I wanted to punch him in the throat and then force him to tell me why he broke my heart. "Mr. Bronson. Ms. Danner." A young woman stepped out into the lobby. "Follow me please." We both rose to our feet and kept in step with her until we reached the end of a long hallway where a small conference room was located. Ranger allowed me to go in first. He gently placed his hand on the small of my back. It was a gesture he's done a hundred times before, but now it made my blood boil. I reigned in my emotions because I really didn't want to cause a scene at the attorney's office. At least not yet. "May I get you something to drink? Water? Coffee?" She smiled at us. "I'm fine. Thank you." I told her. "No thanks," Ranger said and sat across from me. "Mr. Anderson will be here in a moment." She nodded and exited the room. The only sound in the silent room was the slow hum of air coming from the vent above us. I picked at a stray thread on my purse, making sure not to look up. "You look nice." He spoke softly. I scoffed and dramatically rolled my eyes at him. "Do I look someone who's in the mood for small talk? Or for that matter any talking?" "We need to—"
"Nothing. We need to do nothing but listen to whatever Mr. Anderson has to say and then leave each other alone." I huffed and crossed my arms. I was trying to protect my heart again. It has been shattered one too many times from him already, and I wasn't certain I could handle it again. He wanted to say something else, but Mr. Anderson walked into the conference room. "Hero, nice to see you again. You must be Ranger." He extended his hand to him. They shook hands and then both sat down. "I know you both are wondering why you're here. I must say it would have been sooner, however, Mr. Bronson, you're a difficult man to find." Ranger simply nodded. "Garrison has a unique request in his will. Not the strangest one I've ever seen but he felt it was important to be done." I moved closer to the table and listened more intently as did Ranger. "Garrison was very good with money. Actually, extremely good and he's leaving it to you both – under one condition." "What is it?" I asked. I knew Garrison had a little nest egg but nothing of any significance. He glanced at me and then at Ranger. He actually looked nervous. Whatever was about to come had to be more serious than anything I could think of. I've known Mr. Anderson for a long time, and I was certain he was aware of Ranger's and my past relationship. If nothing else Garrison had to have told him since we're both here now. He cleared his throat, shuffled the papers and then said, "For the next six weeks, you're to spend as much time together as possible. Garrison wanted you to rebuild your friendship and your relationship. In return, if you both fall back in love and convince me you have, then you'll receive your portion of the estate." My mouth fell to the floor. This couldn't be real. This had to be some sick practical joke. However, Garrison was never comedic. Everything to him was serious. "What?" I breathed out my question. "There has to be a catch." Mr. Anderson shook his head. "No catch." "What if we don't fall in love? What if we don't want to spend the time together?" The questions kept firing out of me. "Then the money goes elsewhere." He simply stated. I looked at Ranger. I didn't care about the money and I certainly didn't want to spend time with him. "There's no way I'm doing this. Goodbye, Ranger. Best of luck."


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A Pavlovian Approach to Learn Coding
So, when I say "function" what do you think of? I think of pretzels, chips and salsa, pasta, and ... well ... my mouth starts to salivate. Strings, variables, arrays, and objects just make me think "mmmm yummy."
When I first started coding. I hated it. I mean like a ton. Took me 3 months to make one dumb website. It was for this economics tutoring idea I had.
After a 2 month stint of not touching it, I started again. But I changed it up:
I started eating anytime I did anything related to code.
I know it sounds goofy, but between that and always standing when I was learning (and opposed to sitting), my desire to do so became easy.
It's not something I came up with out of brilliance or anything (I'm sure someone else has done it). But it started back when I was studying economics in college. I just couldn't stay awake. So I started eating these little caramel candies constantly while I'd study. And all of the sudden, economics was yummy. (And since now I have to get a crown on one of my teeth........)
Some unexpected results are that when I hear Jeffrey Way or Simon Allardice (two online course teachers for code) my mouth also salivates. Lynda.com and Tutsplus are excellent places for video courses.
Anyway, I hope this helps someone. It sure helped me to love it, even if it was rather primitive.
Edit: Just to make things clear. -I- run a ton. So, if you take this approach, you should probably exercise.
J Cole Morrisonhttp://start.jcolemorrison.com
Startup Engineering and Management, former Techstars Hackstar, AWS Solutions Architect, and Headmaster at awsdevops.io


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You can check Part I for my full excuse (book deal, no time) but the basic facts are that I fell way behind on my movie watching, necessitating a flurry of reviews to play catch-up. So without further ado, here comes Part II.
The folks behind THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG-13, 3 stars) went to great pains to assure us that this new film is "totally different" than the "Spider-Man" movie we just saw 10 years ago. Well, yes, there are different actors in the roles and a new villain, but otherwise? It's the exact same movie.
That doesn't make it a bad film – it's technically sound, well-acted and entertaining – but it does make it superfluous. What I mostly felt through the run time of Spidey's new adventure was that I just seen Spidey's old adventure. The last thing I need is another origin story about a caped crusader, but here we are.
(And you know what? From a business standpoint, it worked. The film grossed more than $260 million in the U.S. alone.)
"Amazing" details how nerdy Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), still stung from his father and mother's mysterious disappearance and death years earlier, stumbles into becoming the world's most-famous web slinger, complete with all the beats found in practically every iteration of Spider-Man from print to TV to film.
Spider bite? Check. Untimely demise of poor Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen)? Yup. Unrequited crush on hot babe from school, in this case Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). Uh-huh. Training montages? You got it.
Yes, if you want to be pedantic, there are several things different about this version, but in reality, no. Spider-Man is an awesome character, so I can clearly see why Sony wanted to go back to the well without using the Tobey Maguire-Kirsten Dunst duo, both of whom were getting long in the tooth. But why not take the opportunity to move the story forward? We're all smart enough to understand how the biz works, and for younger viewers, you could have thrown in a 10-minute segment that details how Spidey came to be.
Here, Spidey battles Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), one of his father's co-workers, who in his quest to create a serum that would help rejuvenate lost limbs, inadvertently becomes the Lizard, a snarling monster who wants to take over New York. The action scenes involving the Lizard are a little CGI-heavy, but all in all, the portrayal comes off well.
Director Marc Webb does a solid job of handling the high-flying action in this, his big-budget debut coming off the success of the much smaller scale "500 Days of Summer." He also has a better handle on the love and high school elements of the story, but again, the sense of deja vu is overwhelming.
Garfield and Stone have a nice chemistry together (they wound up becoming a real-life couple), although its strains credulity to case these 20-somethings as teenagers. The inevitable sequel will likely trod upon other familiar aspects of the Spidey canon, but there's no doubt that audiences will eat it up once again.
The American political system is more than ripe to be skewered, but perhaps Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis aren't the right two comics to do it.
That's probably the biggest problem I had with THE CAMPAIGN (R, 3 stars), a perfectly fine political-lite comedy that is missing a level of incisiveness that the two genial leads can't bring to the material. That's not to say there aren't plenty of laughs to be found here, but when we're dealing with the absolutely broken political system, the material could have gone much further than baby-punching jokes.
In a tiny North Carolina congressional district, Cam Brady (Ferrell) is the good-old-boy incumbent, running opposed for another term in the House despite his extramarital affair and lack of real understanding or concern about the issues of his district. He's simply fine with enjoying the spoils of which his title affords him and doing little else.
But when the money-hungry Motch brothers (Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow) want to relocate a Chinese plant to the district, they need a candidate in which to funnel their money and ideas. So they turn to Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), the scion of a former political heavyweight (Brian Cox) who gives tours of his tiny town and spends his free time with his supposedly square wife and kids.
Since Huggins is a blank slate, the brothers assign him nefarious campaign manager Tim Wattley (Dylan McDermott) to shape his race against Brady, turning the mild-mannered Huggins into a hard-nosed politician, much to the surprise of Brady and his own campaign manager (Jason Sudeikis).
Before long, the two men are embroiled in a dogfight filled with mudslinging, vitriolic TV ads, backdoor machinations and other elements of dirty pool. Of course, it's all rather exaggerated, with sex tapes and dog-punching and the kind of antics for which the broad comedians are well-known.
There's some funny stuff here, but after a while, it grows a little stale. You'll laugh, but it's not the kind of raucous comedy you might expect given the talent involved.
Oliver Stone always has plenty to say, so it's no surprise that SAVAGES (R, 2 1/2 stars) turns out to be another overstuffed, inconsistent addition to his filmography.
Stone's films are never boring, and this is no exception, given its colorful subject matter in the drug trade and central relationship between two characters sharing the same woman. But if 2012 was the year of Channing Tatum, it was not the year of Taylor Kitsch, as his horrific run of box office failures and lackluster performances continues here.
Tatum stars as Chon, who, along with best bud Ben (Aaron Johnson) are successful weed growers and sellers in sunny SoCal. Chon smuggled the seeds out of Afghanistan, where he was a Navy SEAL, and the results produced a potent strain that became a smash hit among the bong crowd. They share a relationship with the sultry O (Blake Lively) and live the good life.
That all changes when the Mexican cartel wants to partner with the pair. Enforcer Lado (Benicio del Toro) threatens them into doing so, but they refuse, turning to a crooked DEA agent (John Travolta) for help with their situation. Shortly thereafter, O is kidnapped by the cartel, forcing Chon and Ben to take decisive action to save their girl from cartel queen bee Elena (Salma Hayek).
This has all the makings – drugs, violence, sex, good actors – of a high-quality flick, but it doesn't come together in convincing fashion. The relationship between the trio comes off too lightweight, hurt by weak performances from Kitsch and Lively, and the "bad" guys spend most of their time chewing the scenery, creating a disjointed effect.
Of course, this being a Stone film, there are some striking images and a manic energy that you have to admire, but all in all, I'd have to rank this as an ambitious failure.


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Every now and then I am asked where my novels are available.
Of course they're available through the regular sources online in print and book (and audiobook for Flank Hawk only--with Blood Sword on the way). Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo, Smashwords, Audible, etc. (Check the my blog's links down a bit on the left).
order copies for a customer, but not a lot stock them regularly.
Even so, here's a short list of where my works can be obtained right off the shelf...
All of my Titles:
Around About Books (Troy, Ohio)
Readmore's Hallmark (Piqua, Ohio)
Dark Star Books (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
Some of my Titles:
Peach Tree Books and Co. (Bellefountain, Ohio)
Jay and Mary's Book Center (Troy, Ohio)
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Stores Where my Books are Currently on the Shelf
Posted by Terry W. Ervin II at 2:07 PM
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ya know for all my accomplishments, i cannot say they are available on any physical shelf... congrats!ReplyDeleteReplies
Kim, they (the various stores) sell a few, here and there. It really depends on placement, and I think how much emphasis the bookstore owners and employees recommend my works. Very few people come in looking for my works specifically.Delete
Having good covers has helped though, but not when displayed spine out only.
Good idea to keep track. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
It's not difficult when there are so few places ;)Delete
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Smile, You're on Candidate Camera
By MIREYA NAVARRO
May 6, 2003
Nelson A. Denis talks with actors in his movie, "Vote for Me!"
In the new movie "Vote for Me!" a Puerto Rican building superintendent decides to run for Congress after the representative from his district dies while giving a speech. That much is made up.
What ensues is a political satire, written and directed by Nelson A. Denis, a former state assemblyman from East Harlem. It seems to intentionally blur the line between reality and fiction to capture the spectacle of New York City politics. One character is a big-name Democratic Party candidate who bears a certain resemblance to Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, who defeated Mr. Denis in the 2000 Democratic primary. And a provocative black candidate in the film, although portrayed as a woman, may just remind New Yorkers of the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Then there are the cameos by New York politicians, like State Senator Olga A. Mendez, playing herself. Mr. Denis appears as a television anchor and provides the voice of an off-screen stand-up comedian who gives running commentary throughout the film. (A sample: "The worst thing about political jokes is that some of them get elected.")
Mr. Denis, whose film will have its premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival on Thursday, insists that his film is actually a love letter. He had no ax to grind or scores to settle, he said.
But what about the "dimwitted party hacks" or "blood-sucking consultants," by his own descriptions, depicted in his movie? "My idea was to entertain people with a great movie and to create a filmmaking career," he said over a recent lunch of chicken with rice at La Fonda Boricua, a restaurant in East Harlem.
Fernando Ferrer, the former Bronx borough president and mayoral candidate, who is among the few friends of Mr. Denis who have seen the movie, said he found it "very funny." While the characters are caricatures, he said, many elements ring true.
"There are echoes of it that are very close to reality," he said.
If that is so, voters may be in trouble.
"Vote for Me!" in a style reminiscent of "Do the Right Thing" by Spike Lee, but with a lighter touch, features scathing portrayals of candidates as opportunists, with absurd political debates, skirmishes by opposing campaigns, ethnic innuendo and bickering between black and Hispanic neighbors.
The low-budget movie how low Mr. Denis did not want published so as not to undercut the amount he could get from distribution deals revolves around the grass-roots campaign of Leo Machuchal, a character based on a 72-year-old employee who worked in Mr. Denis's Assembly office and who once beat up a drug dealer. Mr. Machuchal runs on a single issue ridding his block of drugs and with the campaign slogan "Viva Puerto Rico!"
Mr. Denis, 48, said the movie was autobiographical in its portrayal of the craziness and sometimes silliness of political campaigns. He had plenty of material to draw from: He ran 10 campaigns over 10 years for City Council, the Assembly and for district leader, and lost 8 of them. But he said the film's ultimate message was that any decent citizen with genuine intentions could run for office and ultimately do a better job than many elected officials.
Mr. Denis ran as a political outsider in East Harlem, a Democratic stronghold of mostly Hispanic and black voters known for rough-and-tumble politics and fierce electoral battles most often between African-American and Hispanic candidates, and between Hispanic candidates themselves.
In 1996, Mr. Denis, a Yale Law School graduate who ran a free legal clinic in El Barrio for several years, won a seat in the 68th State Assembly District and was re-elected two years later. Mr. Denis said one of the accomplishments he was most proud of was working to increase public financing of new housing and private lending in the area to help reduce the number of abandoned buildings and vacant lots.
But when re-election time came around again in 2000, Mr. Denis lost the Democratic primary, and his seat, to Mr. Powell, the former city councilman and son of the storied Harlem congressman. Mr. Denis attacked Mr. Powell in the campaign for trading on his father's famous name. "Adam is running on fumes," he said in an article in The New York Times during the campaign. "There is no gas there."
Mr. Powell accused Mr. Denis of being an absentee legislator.
"We have someone in Nelson Denis who is missing in action," he said in the same article.
Political analysts said name recognition undoubtedly helped Mr. Powell, but some, like Mr. Ferrer, also noted that Mr. Denis seemed to lack the political instincts to stay in office.
From his résumé, politics seems to be a detour from Mr. Denis's more creative endeavors. He performed in college theater both at Yale and at Harvard, where he received a bachelor's degree in government. He has also belonged to writers' workshops at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and Intar Theater.
He has directed commercials for a cable channel in California and worked as an editorial writer for the Spanish-language newspaper El Diario/La Prensa in New York.
Mr. Denis has directed several short films, but "Vote for Me!" made from one of eight screenplays he has written, is his first feature film.
"It was a very New York story to me," said Nancy Schafer, the programmer for the TriBeCa Film Festival. "We wanted movies that highlight the diverse nature of New York and that really stood out."
With his artistic credentials, why dive into the cesspool portrayed in his movie and run for office? Mr. Denis, who was born in Washington Heights of Puerto Rican parents, said that as an editorial writer he met many elected officials "lacking in information and real commitment to public service." He said he had wanted to be part of improving the neighborhood known as the cradle of Puerto Rican migration to the city.
After he lost, he said, he went back to practicing law but decided to sink all his savings into making "Vote for Me!" to offer an insider's look at New York-style politics and make sense of all those years he spent campaigning.
Many East Harlem residents worked as extras in the film during a four-week shooting in 2001 on East 115th Street. Mr. Denis said he used campaign volunteers, local musicians like the group Yerbabuena for the soundtrack and even his mother, Sarah, who all worked free.
Some East Harlem political denizens, like the Democratic district leader, Felix Rosado, said they hoped they were not targets of ridicule in the movie. Mr. Rosado supported Mr. Powell against Mr. Denis.
But told of the plot, Mr. Rosado said the nastiness in a movie could hardly top reality. "The reputation politicians have in the community is hard-earned people say they are all crooks," Mr. Rosado said.
Assemblyman Powell, who Mr. Denis said served as the model for "Al Blanco," the candidate whose famous name is supposed to be a vote magnet, said he looked forward to seeing the movie.
"Political satire is a legitimate form of entertainment," he said when asked if he was worried about the portrayal.
But Mr. Powell said that even in filmmaking Mr. Denis came in second. Mr. Powell co-produced and made a cameo appearance on "Keep the Faith, Baby," a biography of his father that was broadcast on Showtime last year.
"I wish him as much success with this movie as I had with my movie," he said.


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Towards a Greener tomorrow
Electrosteel's world extends beyond the perimeter of its areas of operation and encompasses the vision for a safe and pollution-free environment in the future. The Company is committed to reduce the impact of its business footprints on the environment through responsible use of natural resources and continuous improvement of processes. Some of the steps taken by Electrosteel in the direction of effective environment conservation and management have been discussed below.
Waste Heat Utilization
Khardah Plant is reducing waste heat and helping Global Warming. Blast furnace gas at the Khardah is used for generating power and replacing oil heat treatment furnaces. Waste heat of the gas recovered and used for reheating raw material for blast furnace and foundry.
To view Electrosteel's Environment Policy, click here.


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Dell released its financial report yesterday for the first quarter of the company's 2014 fiscal year and the overall numbers are positively dismal: a 79 percent drop in net income from the same quarter in FY13. In the first quarter last year Dell reported an overall net income (GAAP) of $635 million; this year for Q1, net income has plummeted to $130 million.
Reuters, CBS News, and tons of other sites are carrying news of the sharp decrease in earnings along with much speculation on what the report means for the company's future. Company founder Michael Dell is engaged in a war with the company's board of directors and other shareholders over whether or not to take the company private and how much it should cost to do so, and the latest financial statements provide ammunition to both sides in that argument.
If Michael Dell is able to get shareholders to accept his $24.4 billion offer to buy back the company it's a virtual certainty that he will push the company to shed its ailing consumer PC manufacturing and sales business. The numbers do indeed show that a strategy focusing on high-end (and high-margin) enterprise services and equipment has some merit. According to the Reuters report revenue from Dell's enterprise solutions, services, and software group actually increased by 12 percent.
CBS points out however that two-thirds of Dell's overall revenue still comes from PC sales. Weakening worldwide demand for PCs and laptops and increased competition from Asian manufacturers mean that in spite of gains in the enterprise, the shape of the PC market still sets the direction of Dell's profits. For now this won't change unless the company's leadership (in whatever form that ends up taking) decides to massively restructure the company's product offerings.


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Mayor Gonzo Mays is with Andy Newman and 28 others.
Christmas Eve at 6:00 PM???
Planning on reading this to the Grandminions. Have a great time everyone!
I followed the stories of Mel Fisher and the Atocha. Would love to see the Museum!
Didn't this happen years ago?
Did this just happen this year?
Lifted that very gold bar at Mel Fisher's Museum. Guy we spoke to after the theft said that if knew Mel, he probably painted a lead bar gold and placed it in that case!
ok the sign said if you can get it out it's yours in the old days. they brought in a saw I believe
This is why you have to take off you hat inside the museum, so the security cameras can clearly see your face.
One of the greatest capers of all time. Until they got stupid and caught
I've held that before.
Scott Lang true?
Mayor Gonzo Mays shared a Page.
Release Dickie Lynn
Richard (Dickie) Joseph Lynn has done his time. Let's bring him home.
Good thing I always carry $5.00
There are some words, when read or heard, evoke an immediate emotional response. "Key West " are two of those words.
Where SO MANY of my happy memories have been made...<3
And the bacon lobster Benedict is to die for!
My favorite hideout in Key West!!!
One of my very favorite places to eat! ❤🌴😎
Love blue heaven😍
Love that restaurant.
One of my favorites!! 😊
I'm in
Happy holidays to you and your family, hugs!!!!
Looking forward to my once a year chance to read to my 3 grandsons at Christmas. Christmas in Nashville and Tampa just not the same as Christmas in Wisconsin. Makin" Merry!
i have the audio verioin of this.. I think i got it from your website? Cool.. time to add it to my WTF playlist this holiday season 🙂
Is this the resort that Bloodlines was filmed?
Way cool. Love the architecture


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"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." -Aaron Siskind.
Isn't September such a beautiful month!? This is the time of year where summer winds down, the leaves start changing, there's just a bit of chill in the air. Let's not forget it can be an exciting time for the kids going back to school. Back to school time can be wonderful for both children AND parents. It's a fresh start to the school year for the kids with shiny new pencils and clean white paper. It can also be a little reprieve for the parents from a busy summer.
Parents alike can agree that their children grow up all too fast. One day you look at that precious face at 9 weeks old, next thing you know they're going to their first day of kindergarten. Children grow up before our eyes, making it hard to remember years later how small they were, or that special smile. Professional family photographs and baby photographs are a great way to capture each stage of their development and each nuance of your relationship.
How fun would it be to have a photo of your daughters first day of kindergarten shared at her wedding, or to share your son's last day of preschool at high school graduation?
As time presses on it becomes harder to get everyone together for a nice family portrait. Why not use this time of year to take the time and get those precious baby or family photos?Sometimes we don't realize how important family photographs are until it's too late.
*Feature Family*
Heidi and Leslie, Clients of Jennifer's for 10 Years.
Heidi and Leslie are long-time returning clients of Jennifer Loomis Photography (www.jenniferloomis.dev). We dug deep into our archive to show you both of Heidi's pregnancies and how their children and family have grown up, and the special moments between them. As a special bonus, they took these photos to show their special family photographs hanging proudly in their house.