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Parks Canada, an agency of the federal government, protects and presents nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Service (UAS) is a team of seven underwater archaeologists based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team, the only one of its kind in Canada, conducts underwater archaeological projects across the country, mainly at Canada's national historic sites, national marine conservation areas and national parks. It also provides underwater archaeology expertise to various levels of government and to non-government organizations, often working in collaboration with them, as it is the case of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror expedition. The Parks Canada crew for the expedition will be Ryan Harris, Senior Marine Archaeologist and project director, as well as underwater archaeologists, Jonathan Moore, Thierry Boyer and Chriss Ludin. Mr. Harris and Marc-André Bernier, Chief of the UAS, will serve as Parks Canada's principal media contacts for the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror Expedition.
The Arctic Research Foundation (ARF) is a Canadian private charitable foundation established in 2011. The vision of ARF is to support long-term sustainability in the Arctic through innovation in knowledge and research capacity by promoting the mobilization and use of shallow-draft near-coastal research vessels in the Arctic.
The objective of the initial year 2012 is to dedicate a vessel towards an innovative, high-tech program in the Canadian Arctic, with Parks Canada Agency and other partners, to locate the shipwrecks HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site, using technology at the precision required to generate Canadian Hydrographic Charts and conducting a complimentary science program. Using Canadian technology and expertise, an efficient use of resources through a partnered multidisciplinary approach, and through public-private partnership with Arctic Research Foundation, we maximize the short and long-term benefits to the North and to participating departments and groups such as Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Space Agency, National Defence, Natural Resources Canada, University of Victoria, Government of Nunavut and others.
ARF's main role within the project is the outfitting and provision of a research vessel, the R/V Martin Bergmann, for use by the Government/University field research team. The vessel will allow the research team to conduct survey and marine research efforts over the course of a full 6-8 week ice-free Arctic season on a multi-year basis. The ARF's role is also through strategic planning and providing guidance on mission planning and delivery.
2012 marks the Canadian Coast Guard's 50th anniversary. Parks Canada is pleased to recognize the Coast Guard's commitment to saving lives, responding to environmental and other natural disasters, clearing the way for maritime traffic, and ensuring Canada's waterways are safe and accessible. From providing navigational aids and icebreaking assistance, to search and rescue, maritime security and marine communications, the Coast Guard's significant role in the Arctic cannot be overstated. CCG icebreakers are deployed to the Canadian Arctic each year specifically to provide services in support of the various mandates of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the CCG, as well as to meet the general needs of the people and the Government of Canada. Every year, from late June to early November, the CCG deploys one light, two heavy, and four medium class icebreakers to the Arctic. These icebreakers operate in a harsh climate with some of the most challenging sea ice conditions in the world. They are often the first vessels into the Arctic each shipping season and the last to leave. The GCC also has two vessels that provide services on the Mackenzie River and Beaufort Sea. The Coast Guard's Arctic activities, many of which are delivered in partnership or on behalf of other federal departments and agencies, academic institutions, and northern communities, include: Escorting commercial ships through ice to ensure access to Northern communities; Supporting scientific endeavours such as hydrographic charting and marine science; Maintaining aids to navigation in the Canadian Arctic waterways; Acting as the lead federal agency overseeing response to ship-source pollution incidents north of 60; Providing marine search and rescue (SAR) services; Operating Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) centres, detecting distress incidents and providing information to mariners; Resupplying remote Arctic areas where commercial shipping services are not available; and providing support to other government departments, agencies and other organizations to conduct important work in the Arctic environment.
For more information on the Canadian Coast Guard and the 50th anniversary, please visit: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/CCG/50th_Anniversary
The Canadian Hydrographic Service is a federal government branch made up of Canada's ocean and freshwater mapping experts. As part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Hydrographic Service conducts surveys and publishes nautical information and charts related to tides, sea bed depths, sailing directions, marine hazards and other types of information that contribute to navigation safety, scientific research and other marine activities. The main users of this information are typically commercial vessel operators and recreational boaters, as well as other individuals and industries that rely on Canada's waters for business or recreation. Canadian Hydrographic Service has carried out hydrographic surveys in the north dating back to as early as 1910, and in recent years as teamed up with the Canadian Coast Guard to conduct new surveys in the Arctic to obtain new information on the shape and heights of the seabed and navigational hazards across northern waterways. This information is used for updating and improving navigational charts in the North, a task growing increasingly more important as more commercial and tourist vessels navigate Arctic waterways. This seabed mapping led to a natural partnership between the Canadian Hydrographic Service and Parks Canada and its other expedition partners to help locate the lost ships at the bottom of the Northwest Passage and formalized the Arctic Charting and Mapping Pilot Project.
CHS 2012 Expedition Program Team: Andrew Leyzack (Hydrographer-in-charge); Gianni Di Franco, Ryan Battista, Glenn Macdonald and Glenn Toldi (Multi-disciplinary Hydrographers ); Carl Bastedo (Electronics Technologist).
The mission of the Canadian Ice Service (CIS) is to provide the most accurate and timely information about ice in Canada's navigable waters. They work to promote safe and efficient maritime operations and to help protect Canada's environment.
The Canadian Ice Service (CIS), a division of the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC), is the leading authority for information about ice in Canada's navigable waters. Ice in its many forms (sea ice, lake ice, river ice and icebergs) covers Canada's waters. As a result, it touches Canadian life in many ways. It affects: marine transportation in Canada's heartland as well as in the North; commercial fishing; offshore resource development; the hunting and fishing patterns of aboriginal peoples; tourism and recreation; and local weather patterns and long-term climate.
In direct support of their mission, the two main objectives of CIS are to ensure the safety of Canadians, their property and their environment by warning them of hazardous ice conditions in navigable Canadian waters, and to provide present and future generations of Canadians with sufficient knowledge about their ice environment, in order to support sound environmental policies.
Parks Canada's underwater archaeology team is dependent on the data provided by CIS in Canada's Arctic. As part of their research, the archaeologists utilize CIS information to gain knowledge of ice patterns in the Arctic, which allow them to determine the most opportune time to conduct their work. As their operational time approaches, they monitor the CIS website to stay informed of current ice conditions which directly affects their field time. In addition, CIS can use archival data and historic satellite imagery to ascertain the general drift patterns of the ice, which may help determine the direction the ships might have drifted after they were abandoned. This information could in turn support the search being conducted by Parks Canada.
The mandate of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is to promote the peaceful use and development of space, to advance the knowledge of space through science and to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians.
Since its creation in 1989, the CSA has set out to ensure that all Canadians learn and benefit from the innovations of space science and technology to the greatest extent possible. Its objectives are to support and promote a highly competitive space industry and address the needs of Canadian society. With almost half of Canada's GDP growth in the knowledge-intensive sectors of the economy, the Canadian Space Program is a key driver behind continued leadership on the world stage, new opportunities for industry and scientists, and long-term social and economic benefits for all Canadians.
The CSA is proud to support the interdepartmental Arctic Charting project, and specifically the 2012 campaign led by Parks Canada in search for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. As part of its contribution, the CSA will provide images, topographic data and near shore marine hazards products derived from Canadian satellite RADARSAT-2 and other high resolution optical remote sensing imagery. These products and images will provide the project team with reconnaissance data to define the Arctic coastline, identify targets of hydrographic significance and near-shore topography.
Since 2003, the University of Victoria's (UVic) Ocean Technology Lab (OTL) has been developing and facilitating underwater technology. It has launched underwater technology projects ranging in scope from autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to the evaluation of underwater cameras and instrumentation for scientific use.
UVic is a national and international leader in the study of the oceans. Its areas of expertise include: ocean-climate interaction; ocean physics; marine geology and geophysics; biological and chemical oceanography; deep-sea ecology; ocean monitoring systems; coastal resource management; marine conservation; coastal erosion; underwater vehicle design; wave and tidal energy; and ocean technology and development.
The OTL engineers have diverse backgrounds in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and software development, providing a solid framework for developing new and innovative underwater technologies.
The Parks Canada-led search for the Franklin vessels will enlist UVic's AUV, equipped with bathymetric side-scan sonar, to explore the ocean floor at depths that are unsafe for divers. The AUV, operated by UVic team members, will use high-resolution imagery to detect hazards and identify artifacts of archaeological significance.
The Department of Culture and Heritage's mandate is to preserve and enhance Nunavut's culture, heritage and languages. The Department's Heritage Division is responsible for the management of Nunavut's archaeological heritage. It administers Nunavut's archaeological research permit system, conducts archaeological training and research projects in collaboration with community and land claims agencies, and provides expertise on archaeological matters to government and non-government organizations. Dr. Douglas Stenton, Director of the Heritage Division, assisted by Dr. Robert Park, University of Waterloo, have led investigations, in recent past years, on islands near the underwater survey area for sites containing evidence of the Franklin expedition.
The project appreciates the ongoing support of the community of Gjoa Haven and the Inuit Heritage Trust. In particular, local historian and Franklin researcher Louie Kamookak, who has brought his considerable depth of experience and insight into Inuit traditional knowledge to the search, and to the Gjoa Haven Hamlet Council, who is to be thanked for its kind assistance and hospitality.
The British High Commission in Canada works to advance the UK's interests in a safe, just and prosperous world by: developing and maintaining a wide range of substantive partnerships with Canada of real value to both countries; developing business between the UK and Canada, and encouraging Canadian companies to invest in the UK; and, providing effective and courteous public services.
A 1997 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Great Britain, as owner of HMS Erebusand Terror, and Canada, as the nation in whose waters they are believed to have been lost, assigns control over "site investigation, excavation, or recovery of either of the wrecks or their contents" to Canada, in the event of their discovery.


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- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 8 oz packages of cream cheese
- 1 cup Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
- 3/4 cup of Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cooking Instructions:
Boil chicken breasts in water until cooked, about 25 minutes. Drain and let sit until breasts become cool to the touch.
Place a large and deep frying pan on medium heat on the stove and place the cream cheese, ranch dressing and wing sauce into the pan. Stir until completely combined.
Shred the chicken into the mixture, being sure to stir occassionaly so the mixture does not congeal. Once the chicken is completely mixed into the sauce, stir in the shredded cheddar cheese until sauce thickens.
Remove frying pan from stove and place dip in a crock pot on low heat to keep warm. If you don't have a crock pot, just keep keep the dip warm in the frying pan until you are ready to serve.
Pour the dip into a bowl, sprinkle on some more cheddar cheese and serve! Dip with scoopable corn chips.
Recipe courtesy of Noreen Houlihan-Smith

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Apart from going out a lot, working and having a precious few hours a day to play with my kitteh, there hasn't been much time to blog this week, which sucks cuz life happens to be so interesting right now.
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How NOT to save money on your trip to Disneyland
April 1, 2010 | Posted By: Troy Redington
WOOO, you won a gold medal in the Olympics and the first clichéd words out of your mouth locked you in to a fun financially frightening trip to Disneyland! Is there a cash prize involved with Olympic medals? You better hope so because as entertaining as Mickey Mouse is, the park is filled with bad investments and ATM machines.
Here's a list of vacation blunders for you to keep in mind if you're not into the whole 'save time & money' thing, or if you prefer to go home broke, sunburned, and still a space mountain virgin.
Smile. You're on vacation. Let loose and have a good time. It's perfectly acceptable to spend money on things that you normally wouldn't; however, a little bit of thought and planning will get you more for your money.
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April 1, 2010 | Posted By: stelfson
"...or if you prefer to go home broke, sunburned, and still a space mountain virgin." Haha, great blog!
October 27, 2010 | Posted By: gujupike
Maybe its me, or maybe its the author, but I can't seem to understand which ones are sarcastic and which ones aren't. It seems as if you are promoting buying a season pass, why would you do that? Shell out an extra 200 bucks so you can come back and shell out more money later on in the year? Best way to get into disneyland? Find a friend that works there and have them let you in. Every southern california resident has a friend that works at disneyland, or has worked at disneyland and still has connections.
November 19, 2010 | Posted By: BigBoyMichigan
I would think you would do a topic on "How to save money on your trip to Disneyland" of course my idea would be to go to a few Travel Agents and see if you can get a great deal and get it in writing. I did this with car repair shops and I saved over $125 in repairs on the same job, but of course thats another story!
November 26, 2010 | Posted By: michgirl
I slept in a Holiday Inn and feel great
December 11, 2010 | Posted By: jcantanixon
Regarding the comment mentioning Disneyland employees..it's not just employees of the park. Anyone who works for any of Disney Corp get in free and can let up to three others in free at the same time.
January 11, 2011 | Posted By: dazviking
Although we had to wait in line for every single Disney character's signature for my daughter, my wife smartly purchased a 'blank' notepad/scrapbook approx 6" x 6" with heavy duty cardstock. The character signed one page, and we left the other page blank, to be later filled with pic of her and that character. We still have this book after 5 years. We also purchased Disney World sweatshirt at local drug store for much cheaper. (We did splurge on Minnie Mouse Ears/Hat that she wore for a longtime afterward.)
May 20, 2011 | Posted By: mandyboyle
Totally agree on the food. Most of the food I ate in Disney was so so and wayyyy over priced. Granted, I knew that walking in, but next time, I'll pack a lunch or go elsewhere.
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Opening Day. The pomp. The circumstance. The patriotic bunting. No, this isn't a post about the best National Anthems on Opening Day or the most entertaining first pitch thrown by a sitting President. It's about the games played on Opening Day.
The games. Oh yes, the baseball games. That's what Opening Day is all about. Playing baseball games. That count.
Now, technically, not all teams start their baseball season on the very first day of official games. This year, for instance, the A's and the Mariners had their Opening Day in Tokyo, Japan. Last week. The Marlins and the Cardinals kicked off their seasons last night with the first regular-season game at the new Marlins Ballpark. Seven additional "Opening Day" games will be played on today and seven more on Friday.
With that introduction, here are my awards for most memorable performances by baseball players in the first game played by their teams in a season.
Oh, one more thing. My list doesn't include the Opening Day moments that already have received lifetime achievement awards: Walter Johnson's 13-inning shutout for the Washington Senators in their Opening Day 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics on April 23, 1919; Bob Feller's no-hitter for the Indians against the White Sox on April 16, 1940; and Hank Aaron hitting career home run number 714 to tie Babe Ruth's record on April 4, 1974.
You know me. I like to do things a bit differently.
The Good
Willie Smith/Chicago Cubs, Opening Day 1969
Who? What?
Exactly. That's why I like this one. Willie Smith was a jack-of-all-trades ballplayer. He came up with the Tigers in 1963 as a pitcher. He started two games, pitched in nine others, and ended the season 1-0 with a 4.57 ERA. The next year he pitched 32 innings for the Angels, almost all in relief, going 1-4 with a 2.84 ERA. But Smith also played more than 700 innings in the outfield for the Angels that season, posting a slash of .301/.317/.465. Smith continued his career as an outfielder/first baseman, and didn't pitch again until 1968, when he threw five innings for the Indians and 2⅔ innings for the Cubs, after a mid-season trade. He also batted .275/.333/.465 with five home runs in 157 plate appearances.
The Cubs opened the 1969 season on April 4th, at home against the Phillies. Ferguson Jenkins on the mound for the Cubs, facing Chris Short of the Phillies. You might have expected a pitchers' duel, as both Short and Jenkins had posted sub-3.00 ERAs in 1968. Not on this day. Short allowed five runs in four innings while Jenkins gave up five runs in eight innings. By the end of nine, the score was tied at five. The Phillies took a one-run lead in the top of the eleventh. Ernie Banks led off the bottom of the inning with a fly-ball out. Randy Hundley then singled to left field. Cubs manager Leo Duroscher sent Willie Smith to the plate as a pinch hitter. Smith blasted a two-run home run to deep center field and the fans shouted, "Cubs Win! Cubs Win!"
The Bad
Dusty Baker/Oakland Athletics, Opening Day 1986
Memorable doesn't necessarily mean "good." Things can be memorable and bad. Just ask Dusty Baker.
On April 8, 1986, the Twins opened their season against the A's in Oakland. Dusty Baker was the A's designated hitter that day and recorded the lowest Win Probability Added by a DH in an Opening Day game. Win Probability Added measures how a player affects his team's Win Expectancy on a play-by-play basis. Win Expectancy is the percent chance a team will win based on score, inning, outs, runners on base and the run environment. A player's WPA for a game is cumulative of all his WPA for each play in that game.
Baker's WPA on April 8, 1986 was -.612. The lowest WPA by a DH ever, in any game, is -.756. That honor belongs to Bill Schroeder, who went 0-for-6 for the Brewers in a game against the Mariners in 1987. Baker's is the fifth lowest ever by a DH.
How did he accomplish that feat? He singled in the bottom of the first with a runner on first and one out. Good start. Then he grounded out to lead off the third, flew out with a runner on first and one out in the fifth, flew out with a runner on first and two outs in the seventh, and hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded and one in the bottom of the ninth. The A's lost, 3-2.
The Ugly
Pedro Martinez/Boston Red Sox, Opening Day 2002
Pedro did something ugly? In 2002? When he went 20-4 with a 2.26 ERA and 8.3 fWAR? That was Pedro's prime, right? In the three prior seasons, Pedro posted a cumulative win-loss record of 48-13 with a 2.07 ERA and 28.1 fWAR. He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1999 and 2000. Granted, he spent much of 2001 on the disabled list with a rotator-cuff injury but bounced back with a superlative 2002.
But not on Opening Day.
The Red Sox opened the 2002 season at home against the Blue Jays. Chris Carpenter on the mound for the Jays; Pedro on the mound for the Sox. Right out of the gate, the Jays hit Pedro hard: walk, fly-ball out, line-out, hit by pitch, double, double, ground-out. Before the Red Sox came to the plate, the Jays had a 3-0 lead. The Sox scored one in the first to cut the lead to 3-1 but the Jays poured it on further in the second: double, reached on error, single, single, single, single, and three strikeouts. Four runs and a 7-1 Jays lead. Pedro gave up another run in the third and was two batters into the fourth when he Sox manager Grady Little pulled him for a reliever. All told: three innings pitched, eight runs, nine hits, two walks, a hit-by-pitch, and four strikeouts. The single worst start in Pedro Martinez's illustrious career with the Red Sox.
That's the thing about Opening Day. Everyone comes in with hope but only half the teams go home winners. Whatever happens, though, it's always memorable.
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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Editorial: A breathtaking proposal
Original post made on Sep 28, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 28, 2012, 10:33 AM
on Sep 28, 2012 at 10:56 am
Another ad for this preposterous monstrosity of a project? Is Mr. Arrillaga also a Palo Alto Weekly "philanthropist"? Palo Alto inhabitants have already given their response on the following thread:
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Their response is NO. We don't accept that such a monstrosity be built in our town. No going back to the seventies and City Hall like projects. No thanks
on Sep 28, 2012 at 12:23 pm
That's not how the editorial reads. It is rightfully plenty skeptical of the development and the giddy razzle-dazzle process being used to push it through.
Has anyone else noticed that this is a council election year? Monitor the campaign contribution disclosure statements carefully for the name Arrillaga, plus relatives and employees.
on Sep 28, 2012 at 1:30 pm
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The Trinity Fire Department managed to contain a gas leak before it go out-of-hand, but a water treatment worker is injured in the Sunday morning incident.
Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace said the worker had gone in a room in a Camp Olympia water treatment plant and did not close a chlorine gas valve. He managed to call 911 and is on the way to the hospital. Wallace did not know the extent of his injuries.
Firefighters were able to turn off the gas and keep it contained to that one room.
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Summer is coming to an end but I'm not quite ready to say goodbye. Decorated hibiscus cookies are the perfect nod to warm summer days filled with fun in the sun. The cutter used here is actually a sand dollar, but it makes a great hibiscus. You can find it here. If you're a little short on time, a four leaf clover also works well. To learn more, click here. To make these cookies you will need: White 20-second icing Bright pink … [Read more...]
Cookie Quickie: Decorated Hula Girl Cookies
It's time for another "Cookie Quickie," the same tutorials you're used to, without all the photos. Today's theme is luau, featuring decorated hula girl cookies. Like many of my cookies, this sweet hula dancer began life as a snowman cutter, which is included in this set. To make hula girl cookies, simply follow the steps below: Use 20-second icing in the color of your choice fill the top portion of the hula girl's hair. Wait a … [Read more...]
Denim Pocket Cookies
Blame it on my Texas roots, there will always be a special place in my heart for blue jeans. I guess that's why I love these pocket cookies so much. Not only are they adorable, they're oh so easy to make! To make my pockets, I trimmed the house cutter from this Wilton set but you can purchase an adorable pocket cutter from Whisked Away Cutters, here. To make these cookies you will need: Navy blue piping and flood icing Copper … [Read more...]
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Years ago, I ordered ballerina slipper cutter and eagerly waited for it to arrive. I was very excited, but as soon as I opened the box I realized I was in over my head. That poor cutter went straight into a bin never to be seen or heard from again. This happened over and over again until finally, I realized that specialized cutters just aren't for me. So, here are ballet slipper cookies, Sugarbelle style. I used a simple egg cutter to … [Read more...]
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Easy Bandana Print Cookies
Until recently, bandana print cookies were quite a project. But now, thanks to the stencil revolution, you can make gorgeous bandana cookies in a fraction of the time. To make these cookies you will need: Paisley cookie stencil Red piping and flood icing Black airbrush color White piping icing Begin by outlining and flooding the cookie as pictured below. Let dry. When the base is completely dry, place the stencil securely … [Read more...]
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If you haven't noticed by now, I'm kind of on a dinosaur kick. My dinosaur-obsessed son has been requesting this theme for years, so I'm always in search of fresh, fun ideas. This triceratops face cookie is one of my older designs, but it's definitely one of my favorites. To decorate these cookies you will need: Light yellow piping and 20-second icing Dark yellow piping and 20-second icing White piping icing Black piping … [Read more...]
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It's known as the "bear in the air"...the aircraft that Virginia State Police use to catch speeders. But lately, that bear appears to be in hibernation.
It's expensive to fly those planes...anywhere from $600 to about $1,000 per hour. Couple that with funding cuts and this "eye in the sky" doesn't see the way it used to.
We've all seen those brown rectangular signs. And we've all wondered...just what do they mean, "speed limit enforced by aircraft"?
"Do they actually do it?" asked Dan McClarren.
"I just think it's there to scare people," said Matthew Crowther.
"What are they gonna do? Come down and land? Drop a bomb on you?" joked Rip Brown.
Not exactly. There is a plane: A Cessna 182. And there are three troopers: A pilot, a spotter, and one more on the highway who pulls over the driver seen going too fast. But that takes a lot of time, money, and manpower, and State Police spokesperson Corinne Geller told the Charlottesville Daily Progress, "We've cut back significantly because of the cost associated with operating an aircraft."
As a result, the number of tickets issued has been declining in recent years, just 12 years after the Cessnas were first called into service. For example, in the first eight years of the program (2000-2008), State Police issued 5,117 speeding tickets from the air. But since 2009...just 87.
We asked our random drivers what they thought about that.
"They should get rid of it anyway. There's enough cops on the highway," said McClarren.
"I think it's probably a good idea since there are so many issues with budgets and spending government money and whatnot," said Laura Mackle.
"I think they oughta get rid of it. What are they gonna do, send a place up there to check everybody?" added Brown.
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This week I have been mostly listening to...
In true Fast Show style I have been listening to...
The Black Keys - Brothers
Röyksopp - Melody AM
Lush Life - Cassette City
Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
...this week or month actually. What albums/tracks are you listening to lately?
I have been mostly listening to
John Butler Trio
Eskimo Joe
The Corries
Kate McGill
Natalie Holmes
and many others
Still don't get why people listen to trance music on the Turbo.
Aside from Radio 4 podcasts, I've been listening to:
Verdi Requiem
Brahms Requiem
Mozart Horn Concerto k.447
Mozart Horn Concerto k.495
Finlandia (Sibelius)
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor (New World Symphony, Dvorak)
Aside from them, a mixture of Coldplay, Ben Howard and Bon Iver.
Sir Velo
just a few artists (could be here all day
nine inch nails
peter gabriel
mirror's edge game soundtrack
ico game soundtrack
pet shop boys
quake game soundtrack (giblets
The yeah yeah yeahs - it's blitz
I am kloot
Scott Matthews
The XX
We are augustines
and quite a bit of hip hop
The Enid
Aphrodite's Child
The Pretty Things
Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Bulletproof Girl...(listening to the track on heavy rotation)
Well on Wednesday it was a conceptual piece by the Tate Modern called 'engaged'.
Since shopping yesterday it's alternating between
Black Sabbath Greatest Hits
Slipknot Antennas to hell
2 for £10 at HMV
Usually Kerrang Radio or Radio 4
You lot obviously haven't noticed its December and you can only listen to Christmas music
James Brown: Funky Christmas
Santastic 1 to 7
Elvis' Christmas album
The Muppets red and green Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald swinging Christmas
Above and Beyond Podcast's
David Sylvian
Ringo Starr
Of Monsters and Men
Maximo Park - The National Health
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Turin Brakes - Dark on Fire
Stevie Wonder - Hotter than July
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
At last someone with good taste; too many Rush fans around here. I'll be asking for age restrictions soon.
I saw Maximo Park at the Manchester Ritz in November. Tell me: What has become of the broken hearted?
No such thing as too many Rush fans! And good luck with the age restriction, I'm 22
Due to my age i can honestly say i have not heard of most of the groups mentioned above.
My list revolves around:
The Jam
Big Country
Sex Pistols
and a little bit of Coldplay.
Hope i'm getting the new Teenage Kicks cd for crimbo
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it. Gaius Julius Caesar.
rush - Snakes and Arrows
rush - Counterparts
rush - 2112
Tangerine Dream (!!!)
Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Spectral Mornings - Steve Hackett
and right now Metallica - Justice for all ....
tomorrow's drive in is "podded" up .... BB King, Muddy
Waters and leadbelly
and i'm 49
still on the 3rd switch-back of Bwlch !
Hadn't played it for ages, but picked it up the other day and thought, well it's about time. Now can't stop playing it.
Is A Woman, by Lambchop.
Been watching The Inbetweeners Series 1-3 on DVD whilst turboing ..... time flies!
Queens of the stone Age
At jazz
Fritz Kalkbrenner
Due to my age i can honestly say i have not heard of most of the groups mentioned above.
Now you have a chance to hear something new (well new to you) I myself did not know about Penguin Cafe Orchestra but I do now thanks to Timbo13
Since my other half bought me Celebration Day (Zeppelin) for crimbo, this has been on. I had the dvd/cd set as she saw the anguish I had on my face when I couldn't afford tickets for the real concert due to bankers, Canary Wharf sorts and MP's inflating the prices.
You could tell, some of the lucky b******s in the croud were 'la la la'ing' - they didn't even know the songs but they could say they had been there......... Gutted.
Phew - anyway, cracking albums and dvd of the concert.
Grunt, puff, pant and groan goes the old man - but he gets there in the end. ;o)
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Cooperstown Cheese wins ribbon
The Cooperstown Cheese Company of Milford brought home a white ribbon at the 2013 American Cheese Society's annual cheese competition, "The Oscars of Cheese," in Madison, Wis.
The Otsego County cheese maker took third place for its "Jersey Girl" in the category for American original cheeses made from any milk, a highly competitive category for one-of-a-kind cheeses. "Jersey Girl" is a creamy, buttery textured raw milk cheese produced from pastured Jersey cow's milk obtained from Tim and Patti Everett's Stone House Farm in Sharon Springs.
Co-owner Sharon Tomaselli said in a news release: "This has been a great year for our 'Jersey Girl,' first to share a spot with our Toma Celena on the dessert plate at the Presidential Inauguration in January, and now to receive this very important national recognition from the American Cheese Society."
The American Cheese Society is an organization representing the Artisan Cheese business for all of North and Central America.
Tomaselli and Bob Sweitzer, founders of Cooperstown Cheese Company, produced their first batch of Cheese in Milford in 2007. Their cheeses are widely available around the New York metropolitan area, as well as being increasingly available in the San Francisco Bay area and Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Other New York winners included Meadowood Farms in Cazenovia, Catapano, Old Chatham Sheepherding, Coach Farms, Lactalis America, Macadam and Formaggio Italian Cheese.
Bank names branch manager
Community Bank System, Inc., a registered bank holding company with more than 185 retail branches throughout Upstate and Central New York and Pennsylvania, has announced the promotion of Naomi Grigoli as branch manager for the Cooperstown office.
Grigoli is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the branch operation, including managing the branch staff and functions and managing the mortgage and business leader teams. She has eight years of banking experience, most recently as a senior customer service representative in the Community Bank Schenevus office. Before that she worked at Wilbur Bank as a customer service representative and a teller.


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Two CrossFit gyms in the west valley owned by firefighters are joining together to hold special workouts to raise money for Brad Harper's family on Saturday.
CrossFit Incendia and SpartanFit CrossFit want to honor Harper, a fallen firefighter who died while responding to a mulch fire on Saturday night.
FOX 10's Kristin Anderson reports.
CrossFit workouts to benefit Brad Harper's family May 25 at noon CrossFit Incendia 21465 N. 78th AvenuePeoria, AZ 85382Price: $10 www.crossfitincendia.com/brad-harper-memorial-wod/
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Access to grocery stores in Pueblo County proves challenging
More than 40 percent of those who live in Pueblo County don't have a grocery store within 10 miles of their home, according to the Pueblo City-County Health Department.
The department says for those who don't have a car or nearby bus transportation, it's difficult to make healthy choices, like eating fruits and vegetables. Health experts say the key is to prevent long-term health effects rather than having to treat them.
"We often see that individuals that live in areas that are affected by low food access, food insecurity, poor food quality, have higher rates of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and obesity," said Christina Hopewell, public health educator for Pueblo City-County Health Department.
The health department wants Pueblo County residents to take a survey, answering questions ranging from what they eat to their access to a grocery store. To take the survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6SHSHYN
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There are so many "Heros" willing to help in the wake of the devastating flooding. The Mello-Dear BINGO hall,(Owego) distribution center has seen children coming in, proudly giving up their old clothing and toys. Mello-Dears had so many donations that we are able to help our members in other communities. We were able to fill an entire pick up truck a Mello-Dear Alum took back to Athens where she is helping run a distribution center.
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Keeping Up Appearances
Episode #138
Although the musical for which she had auditioned is already fully cast, Hyacinth is convinced that Emmet is only too shy to offer her a part. Hyacinth evolves a plan to pluck up his courage by inviting him to Violet's home for a 'bon vivant buffet.' [29 minutes]
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Clarion University–Venango Campus' Phi Theta Kappa Chapter
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OIL CITY, PA— The Clarion University–Venango Campus Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is busy delivering 224 educational totes throughout the community this week as part of their Totes for Tots service project. Professor Beth Jackson, Phi Theta Kappa advisor, stated "the positive impact that the chapter makes in the community keeps me involved year after year."
The idea of a community effort to address literacy issues was developed by Jackson in order to bridge the gap between illiteracy and scholarship. The project, now in its fourth year, provides totes full of items that help improve manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and early literacy, encouraging reading and education for life to children in area Head Start programs. Behind the scenes, the project brings members of the community together, as residents of area nursing homes, including the Presbyterian Nursing Home, Golden Living Center, The Caring Place, and Sugar Creek Station paint pictures on the totes, and Clarion University–Venango Campus students and Youth Alternatives assist in filling them.
"The Totes for Tots project is strengthened by the community wide contributions from local businesses and organizations. Without the group effort we could not make nearly as much impact," stated Jackson. The project began in the Oil City community in 2009 and expanded this year to include the Head Start Programs in Clintonville, Oil City, Rocky Grove, Seneca and Titusville areas.
Totes for Tots is Phi Theta Kappa's multigenerational and educational community project that reaches across all boundaries including the youngest and most vulnerable within our community, to promote the love of learning. This year Phi Theta Kappa received a grant from the Samuel Justus Charitable Trust in the amount of $4,000 which Jackson was instrumental in writing, in addition to many other contributions and donations to provide a variety of literacy materials for the children and their classrooms.
Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society and the largest in American higher education. The Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Clarion University–Venango Campus, Alpha Kappa Delta, provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and information, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
Clarion University?Venango Campus, located in Oil City, is the oldest regional campus in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. The campus provides high-quality educational programs and personalized services to help students succeed. Students can begin any of Clarion University's 90+ bachelor's degrees at the Venango Campus, earn an associate degree, a bachelor's or master's degree in select areas, obtain a one-year certificate or participate in a variety of professional development and personal enrichment courses. The campus is home to Clarion University's School of Nursing and Allied Health, the Department of Applied Technology, and the Venango Department of Arts and Sciences. Clarion University?Venango Campus is committed to serving the needs of the community.


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NEW YORK (AP) - An orthopedist has been sentenced to eight years in prison for scheming to help Long Island Rail Road employees receive disability payments by exaggerating or making up ailments.
Dr. Peter Lesniewski was sentenced Friday in Manhattan federal court for his role in the LIRR disability fraud scheme.
Prosecutors said Lesniewski diagnosed fake ailments for LIRR employees so they could receive disability benefits they weren't entitled to.
They said Lesniewski got about $1,000 for each patient he assisted. They said he also received hundreds of thousands of dollars in health insurance payments for unnecessary medical treatments.
In addition to his prison sentence, the 63-year-old Rockville Centre resident was ordered to pay $70.6 million in restitution and forfeit $70.9 million in assets.
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- Me so hungry May 21, 2007 04:34 PM
Just had the special ramen with BF at the Torrance Mitsuwa and i just don't get it. I love ramen, but to pay $7.00 for a bowl of ramen noodles, half a soft boiled egg, a slice of charsu pork and a piece of nori? Are you for real?
For that much, I can get a big bowl of Pho with tons of beef and tendons, an assortment of herbs and sprouts, spring rolls for appetizer and a Vietnamese coffee at Pho So 1.
Maybe I'm comparing apples and oranges, but if you had to choose, which one would you choose?
If I HAD to choose between the two, I'd choose ramen. I enjoy pho, but I enjoy ramen far more on the whole. I understand the price difference (a bowl at Daikokuya is a couple bucks more than a large at Pho 87, my two regular spots as someone who avoids driving in LA), but the combination of the thicker soup, abundance of bamboo and fatty charsiu is just too good.
Then again, so much of choosing between the two is about feel and cravings. As a soup lover, it's hard to imagine only getting to have one.
I agree, went to Mitsuwa and they were selling ground beef and ground pork combo for $3.99/lb nicely pre-packaged. At ABC supermarket in Westminster, each will set you back $1.99/lb at the most. Japanese culture is also very aesthetic, using little doilies for tempura and the use of nice serving dishes. Most SE asian will serve in acrylic dishes/bowls with either plastic or wooden chopsticks, won't find that at a ramen place. Also with the Japanese into the 3rd or 4th generation, it's harder to woo folks to do the restaurant biz as bulavinaka said. Makes me hopeful that the SE asian cuisine will flourish after this current generation. Still wierd to have an elder asian speak to me in perfect english, as you will find with many Japanese.
Each has it's own place. Pho is my comfort food being vietnamese and adding your own touches makes it your own. I love ramen though, it's salty filled with different textures that tantalize. Any meal under $8 in OC is a good deal for me!
Oops - look like my post vanished... oh well - I still think both are good - just a preference thing for me... but it's hard to beat your comparison on a bowl of ramen versus a mini-cauldron of pho...
sometimes i want pho noodles, but often I want ramen, especially for the taste and texture of the noodles broth is good on both
i don't think you can really compare. basically pho is a dish, whereas ramen is more like, a category of food like... a "sandwich" or "pasta."
while there are a few regional variations in pho (north versus south, pho from hanoi as opposed to saigon, etc.), it's all primarily the same thing - a beef-based broth prepared using fairly defined spices, rice noodles, beef toppings, etc. (unless you're talking chicken pho lol). it's all a matter of finding the one place that does pho best/most to your liking.
with ramen, you have a multitude of soup and noodle types and toppings and dozens of variations that have evolved over the years into unique and accepted styles - asahikawa ramen, tokyo wafu ramen, chukasoba, etc. each unique and completely unlike the other.
along those lines, it might be more approriate to compare say, pho from a particular restaurant with a specific kind of ramen from a specific ramen shop. Like Golden Deli pho versus shoyu ramen from Ramen-ya. Althought to me it's still apples and oranges =).
as for bang to buck ratio, keep in mind that when it comes to japanese food, we're talking about a culture where you can pay $1,000 or more for a single piece of sushi!
that said, i eat both pho and ramen. personally, pho is great for "light days" when i still want something brothy. ramen, then, the rest of the week ^^.
re: rameniac
I agree that pho is great for "light days"; ramen, to me, is a bit more heartier.
I say comparing Pho and Ramen is like comparing apples and oranges. The one thing I love about a bowl of Pho is that it comes with all the fresh herbs and vegetables you can add. I think the broth in a good bowl of Pho is a little more complex. That said, I do enjoy Ramen, especially when it has really good Charsiu. Someone once said "sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't".
Of course, if you want to add Bun Bo Hue or Bun Tom Thit Nuong in the mix, I would vote for those. Bun Bo Hue has a very unique flavor and comes with a big pig's foot in the bowl (like a Crackerjack prize in a bowl of noodles). Bun dishes are one of my favorite things to eat on a hot day. The addtion of fish sauce also gives it a very unique flavor. Both dishes are great with a bunch of herbs and veggies added.
I can't compare the two fairly, because ramen is kind of a cultural touchpoint for me. It reminds me of sitting in my grandparent's kitchen, eating Obaachan's lovingly prepared bowl of ramen, spiked with whatever bits of goodness (ie leftovers) she had in the fridge. I enjoy both ramen and pho tremendously, but I can't separate the emotional reaction to ramen from the culinary aspect. It's probably been 30 years since I had any of her ramen, but every bowl at Daikokuya takes me back.
re: ricepad
It's all about perspective - and your point-of-view as well as everyone else's is what it's all about... and very touching...
re: bulavinaka
Agreed, pho or ramen at restaurants usually doesn't compare to homemade. Mom's pho tastes very different than store pho. With that said, eating something that reminds you of wonderful memories, that is true comfort food. Even though the taste isn't 100% the same.
re: ricepad
I hear you, ricepad. Only I'm back in my parents' house filled with yummy smells of everything that's cooking up in their kitchen. The water is boiling in the pot for them to toss the noodles in, their home-made (never store bought) chicken broth is simmering away, and there are all kinds of veggies and meat waiting to be embraced by the broth and noodle. Then we'd all sit silently around the dining room table, slurping away. Those really were the days....
Hi... I understand the basic premise of your pho vs. ramen topic. But as resident nit-picker :-) I'm gonna pick a small nit with you: the Pho with beef and tendon (and garnish) at Pho So 1 is gonna set you back at least $5. The spring rolls are gonna be another $5, so you're up to $10 already. Add your viet coffee, and you've nearly doubled the price (at Pho So 1) that you paid for your $7 ramen bowl at Mitsuwa, yes? I love me some Pho So 1 at any price, but unless the branch you frequent has radically lower prices, the two meals you describe in the original post aren't comparable, price-wise...
You're right. You're comparing apples and oranges. Yet, if I *was forced to* pick between the best available pho and ramen in Los Angeles, I'd pick ramen.
I love ramen, and I love pho, but if I had to pick, I would go with pho. As previous posters have mentioned, it has a lot to do with nostalgia. I grew up with pho and didn't have non-instant ramen till I was in college. Pho just seems more comforting to me.
It is apples and oranges. But if I am forced to pick one as the last meal of my life - it will be pho.
It's a party in a bowl - complexity of the soup, the chewiness of the noodles and tendon, the crunch of the sprouts, the herby flavors, the salty and the sweet.
Ramen, while good, doesn't seem to have that kind of complexity to me. I can't tell a great bowl from a good bowl. Pho - for me it's easy to tell at first sip/bite if it's a great one or mediocre one.
re: notmartha
if i was off to the gallows or strapped into the electric chair, there'd be a hakata ramen yatai right next to me. heck, i'd request the chef flip the switch!
re: notmartha
Hi there, notmartha: I think for many of us, the 1980s film Tampopo was a break-out moment of delightful education and clarity (albeit, fictionalized) into precisely what *should* constitute an exemplary bowl of ramen, from parts-to-sum. When reading poster Rameniac's blog about ramen in southern California, I get a sense of where some of those elements might be found locally...
re: silence9
I loved that film, pretty entertaining (but I generally like any food related films).
However, even knowing that the keys are the broth, and of course the noodles the distinction between best and next best isn't that obvious to me for ramen. Flaws are easier to hide in stronger flavors, perhaps.
re: tdo ca
Ramen at home
Pho for eating out
Ramen has too many home cooked memories for me to order it when I go out. Too many personal touches that I grew up with.
Wow, ... what a debate!
I think I would agree with the original poster, and say that pho does give more bang for the buck. It's just as hearty, I think. The broth can be so rich, depending on where you go, ...and my regular joint does it sooooo well. The veggies and herbs make it so much more interesting.
Ramen, that's kind of a treat for me. I like it too, but ... if I had a choice, I think I'd pick pho.
re: jennjen18
I've been eating pho since I was a wee youngin', but having just went on a mini-ramen tour...I gotta say ramen.
As an above poster mentioned, pho is pho no matter where you go. Pretty much the same base, + noodles, + beef/whatever. Some are better than others but all are pretty same.
I've tried 5 or 6 different kinds of ramen in the past 3 weeks, and they're all significantly different. Different noodles, soup based, toppings etc. Just so much more variety and depth IMHO. But it's also a bit more expensive, which IS a bust.
Here's a better debate: what's WORSE, the god awful efficiency of ramen shops (daikokuya and SSG to be exact), or the jackass but efficient service from pho places....
re: ns1
The thing is, it depends what meal you're on about. Ramen is lunch; pho can be breakfast. And you don't hear about college kids subsisting on sub-par packaged fried pho... which may be why pho has a cachet that ramen doesn't.
As for the service question -- Santouka takes like 20 minutes to get a bowl of ramen. I think the longest I've EVER waited for a bowl of pho is 3 minutes and that was in a place where people were howling because it was so damn slow (Pho Hoa, if you're interested, in San Mateo).
haha, i had a similar debate to this question a few weeks ago. "if you had to eat it every day for the rest of your life, would you eat pho or ramen?" and almost unanimously, the answer was ramen. it's just got a richer, meatier broth, toothsome noodles, and a hot salty taste (not to mention all those varieties). that being said, pho is my ultimate post-drinking food, but these days, that's the ONLY time i'll eat it.


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When you're feeling down, sometimes what you need is some great advice. And other times you just need a good LOL. And thanks to our favorite celebs, we can give you both! Check out these hilarious tidbits from Jennette McCurdy, Carlos Knight and Gracie Dzienny. AKA, it's time for some Wacky Words of Wisdom!
Wacky Wisdom 1: Don't sing your lyrics. Speak them! Jennette tweeted, "If you casually talk a pop song, it sounds really funny. Try it."
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Wacky Wisdom 3: When feeling embarrassed, just bust a move. "#IDanceWhen I'm in awkward situations," Gracie chirped. "...And pretty much every other moment of my life."
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The FGCU Women's Cross Country team took 22nd place out of the 44 participating schools at the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Saturday. Megan Thies led the way for the Eagles with a 69th place finish (19:29.40). Christine Baird finished in 118th place with a time of 20:43.20. The University of Alabama at Birmingham won the team competition, placing two runners in the top 5, while Dana Mecke of the University of Texas at San Antonio took the individual title with a time of 17:18.70.
The Eagles will be back in action this Friday at 4:30 PM as they take part in the Stetson Hatter Invitational in DeLand, Fla.


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Zandra Rhodes
First and foremost a textile designer, Rhodes studied at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London in the early 1960s, finding inspiration in Roy Lichtenstein's comic-book art and the prints of Emilio Pucci. "Textiles are my life," she wrote in 1988. "I enjoy the discipline of the prints—the fact that I have to consider measurements and repeats, and that the work combines both technical and artistic elements."[2]
When she realized her prints were too bold and boisterous for other designers, Rhodes began crafting clothing, as well. Still, she never lost sight of the methodical approach that she learned in textiles. For early collections, she visited the Victoria and Albert Museum and studied ethnic costume in the field. With a scholarly eye, she filled her sketchbook with drawings of Maasai warriors in Kenya, cacti from the Mojave Desert, Australian rock formations, and even celestial bodies that she discovered at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. For her book The Art of Zandra Rhodes, she wanted her garments displayed flat, like mounted butterflies, rather than worn by models. That way, their extraordinary patterns were revealed.
But if Zandra Rhodes is one part academic, she is two parts artist. Her process, which she has described as occasionally being "an agony,"[3] is deeply personal. As evidenced by her fuchsia hair—strikingly similar in shade to one of her punky 1970s dresses—Rhodes and her work are one and the same. "I've always used myself as a platform to experiment with,"[4] she told The Boston Globe in 2012.Today, Rhodes continues to fuse her life and her art. She lives and works right above the Fashion and Textile Museum in London, an institution she founded in 2003. She wants her fellow fabric artists, whom she has called the "Cinderellas of the business," to gain a little respect, too. "I'd like to see more credit given to textile designers for all their work done in the background,"[5] she said.
Zandra Lindsey Rhodes born in Chatham, a river town in the south of England. Her father is a lorry driver and her mother, Beatrice—a former fitter at the house of Worth in Paris—will work as a senior lecturer in the fashion department at Medway College of Art. "She was an amazing influence and such a talented woman,"[6] Rhodes will later say.
Studies textile design at Medway College of Art.
Enrolls at the Royal College of Art in London and continues to focus on textiles.
Graduates from the R.C.A. and sells her last major project, a colorful print named "Medals," to the furniture company Heal's. Meets Emilio Pucci, who tells her to focus on designing in black and white.
Opens the Fulham Road Clothes Shop in London with Sylvia Ayton, who has been designing clothes with Rhodes's prints. However, Rhodes soon decides to do her own design work. "The combination of people and ideas was not working, and I began to realize that I and my prints had too strong a personality to fit into someone else's designs,"[7] she later says.
Models her own wares in her first Vogue appearance, when flowing scarf designs from Fulham Road Clothes Shop appear in the magazine's Own Boutique section. Launches first solo collection.
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice star Natalie Wood wears Zandra Rhodes (including the Butterfly Coat No. 12) in Vogue. The magazine says the designs "summon up the delectable world of Russian fairy tales and English storybook pantomime."[8]
Named Designer of the Year in the U.K.
Releases No. 73/44, which will become one of her best-selling dresses. Princess Anne wears Zandra Rhodes in an official engagement photograph that runs in Vogue.
Earns the title of Royal Designer for Industry.
Opens a shop off Bond Street in London.
Introduces Conceptual Chic collection, which features tears, safety pins, and chains. Along with her compatriot Vivienne Westwood, is hailed as one of the chief proponents of punk. She'll later tell Vogue, "Punk represented rule-breaking, something to which designers always aspire."[9]
Model Iman shows off Rhodes's point-lace bolero and tap pants in January Vogue's "Lingerie Fever!"
Endless Love singer Diana Ross wears a ruffled Elizabethan piece by Zandra Rhodes in Vogue.
The Art of Zandra Rhodes published in the U.K. (It will be released in the U.S. the next year, and covered in Vogue.)
Diana, Princess of Wales wears a Rhodes dress of pink chiffon with crystal beads and pearl droplets to a state banquet in Kyoto, Japan.
Honored with a Hall of Fame Award from the British Fashion Council. Introduces Zandra Rhodes for Pologeorgis fur collection.
Made a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
January: Collaborates with Lygo Merx on a Zandra Rhodes eyewear collection. September: Creates an exclusive line for Liberty of London. December: Designs a pink-haired fairy to decorate the Christmas tree at Buckingham Palace.
Creates costumes for San Diego Opera's production of The Magic Flute. For September Vogue's "The Wild Bunch," Steven Meisel photographs model Nadja Auermann in a "rough-and-tumble"[10] lamb vest with raccoon trim by Rhodes for Pologeorgis.
Celebrates the grand opening of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. She will later tell The Telegraph, "I don't have children, so I wanted to found an institution that would live on after me."[11]
Does both sets and costumes for San Diego Opera's The Pearl Fishers.
A retrospective, "Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles," opens at the Fashion and Textile Museum. A book by the same name soon follows.
September: Produces a makeup collection with M.A.C. October: Introduces the Zandra Rhodes collection for Royal Doulton china.
July: Teams up with Topshop for a capsule collection. September: Hipster model of the moment Agyness Deyn wears a Rhodes for Pologeorgis fur boa in a café-society portfolio by Vogue fashion editor Grace Coddington. October: Aida opens at the Houston Grand Opera in Texas with sets and costumes designed by Rhodes.
May: Produces dresses, swimwear, beach bags, and underwear for Marks & Spencer, the U.K. mass retailer. September: Marc Jacobs and Michela Carraro channel Zandra Rhodes in their spring collections. "She's one of those people who inspires every new generation,"[12] Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York, later tells Vogue.com. November: She launches Zandra Rhodes tableware and bed linen for Marks & Spencer.
Works with Noelle Reno on a diffusion line called Z by Zandra Rhodes; however, it never officially launches. A book about her early work, Zandra Rhodes Textile Revolution: Medals, Wiggles and Pop 1961–1971, is published.
Helps design clothing for a 20-foot Lady Godiva puppet for the Olympic Games in London. Tipped as one of the British designers chosen to represent punk at the Met Costume Institute's splashy annual exhibit and gala in May 2013.
- "First Look: The 2013 Costume Institute Exhibit, 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' "September 13, 2012
- The Hamishsphere: "Hamish Bowles's Top Twelve Moments at the European Shows"by Hamish BowlesMarch 12, 2012
- "Pearls, Pleats, and Painterly Chiffon: Zandra Rhodes Inspires Marc Jacobs, Among Others"by Lynn YaegerFebruary 3, 2010
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The Art of Zandra Rhodes, by Zandra Rhodes and Anne Knight. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
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The Fabric Decorator, by Sue Peverill. Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1988.
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The Art of Zandra Rhodes, by Zandra Rhodes and Anne Knight. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
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"Zandra Rhodes on the Enduring Punk Aesthetic," by Jessica Teich. The Boston Globe, October 17, 2012. http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2012/10/17/designer-zandra-rhodes-textiles-creativity-and-enduring-punk-aesthetic/5gZappqruf68CWhkxOJY9O/story.html
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"Zandra Rhodes Talks Design, Giving Credit," by Katherine Bowers. Women's Wear Daily, December 14, 2011. http://www.wwd.com/eye/design/zandra-rhodes-talks-design-giving-credit-5430958
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"Zandra Rhodes: 'Clothes Shopping Doesn't Interest Me in the Slightest,' " by Sarah Ewing. The Telegraph, March 1, 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/7326566/Zandra-Rhodes-Clothes-shopping-doesnt-interest-me-in-the-slightest.html
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The Art of Zandra Rhodes, by Zandra Rhodes and Anne Knight. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
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"Fashion Forecast: The London Bit—Clothes from England's Bright Young Designers Worn by Natalie Wood." Vogue, January 1, 1970. http://archive.vogue.com/19700101/#!/102
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Vogue View: "Tracing a Trend: Hey, Punk!" by Armand Limnander. Vogue, March 2000. http://archive.vogue.com/20000301/#!/302
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"The Wild Bunch." Vogue, September 2001. http://archive.vogue.com/20010901/#!/621
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"Zandra Rhodes: 'Clothes Shopping Doesn't Interest Me in the Slightest,' " by Sarah Ewing. The Telegraph, March 1, 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/7326566/Zandra-Rhodes-Clothes-shopping-doesnt-interest-me-in-the-slightest.html
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"Pearls, Pleats, and Painterly Chiffon: Zandra Rhodes Inspires Marc Jacobs, Among Others," by Lynn Yaeger. Vogue.com, February 3, 2010. http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/vd-pearls-pleats-and-painterly-chiffon-zandra-rhodes-inspires-marc-jacobs-among-others/#1


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Richmond police say they nabbed a cross-dressing crook in Shockoe Bottom.
Terrell A. Reid, 30, is accused of robbing the Exxon station at 17th and Broad streets. K-9 units were called in to help track the suspect.
"I frequent that Exxon. I get gas there. I go in there to shop," said Charles Willis who is executive director of Citizens Against Crime. "At one time, folks would rob you and they would put on a mask. Now, folks are just going out at will with no mask or anything."
Police say the suspect ran from the Exxon along Broad Street to 18th and Grace streets, where the trail went cold. It turns out he was hiding behind a white picket fence. Police say the suspect had taken off the clothes he wore during the robbery and changed into women's attire.
"Evidently it was an attempt on his part to fool the responding officers," said Lt. Jason Hudson. "It didn't work."
Reid was arrested and charged with robbery and use of a firearm. Police say the fact that the suspect left the fence open allowed observant officers to make the arrest.
"It was noticing that a specific gate was not closed, which was abnormal for this particular address," said Lt. Hudson.
The rest is history for the cross-dressing crook.
"And to be in the Shockoe Bottom area dressed in drag," said Willis. "You weren't going to get far."
The K-9 Officer involved in this arrest was Robert Gregory and his partner, K-9 Sumo.
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We sat down with visiting professor Yossi Klein Halevi to discuss his teaching, his work at JTS, and his new book, Like Dreamers.
The Jewish Theological Seminary: Tell our readers how you came to be a visiting professor at JTS.
Yossi Klein Halevi: Professor Alan Mintz invited me to speak at JTS about two years ago. I addressed students and faculty over lunch about the emergence of the Israeli center, and then lectured to a group of students in Hebrew, at Alan's request, about the book I was working on at the time (and which has just been published, called Like Dreamers). After that experience, which was very positive for me, Alan invited me to come teach for a semester. I was initially supposed to come last spring, but then requested a postponement to the fall, to allow me to be in the States when my book was published. The administration was extraordinarily gracious in changing the schedule to accommodate my request.
JTS: Tell us about your courses. What are you most looking forward to during your time as part of the JTS community? How will your classes connect to your new book, Like Dreamers?
YKH: I'm teaching two courses: one, in Hebrew, about the ideologies of Zionism and how they have [influenced] Israel, and a second, in English, on Israeli society and the varieties of Israeli "tribes" and identities.
It's a wonderful experience teaching JTS students-from rabbinical students to students from the joint JTS-Columbia/Barnard programs-because I'm teaching young people who deeply want to understand Israel. The conversations in class are passionate; students feel they have a personal stake in the outcome of the argument. In both classes we have a weekly debate, in which students argue positions either from classical Zionism or contemporary Israel. I try to get students to assume the position they don't agree with-not always easy among mostly liberal students. I consider it a great success when students are able to argue articulately (and in Hebrew!) about positions with which they don't naturally agree. My goal is to expand students' understanding of the complexity of the issues. What I ask is that whatever your position on Israel's various dilemmas, you come to your conclusion from a place of struggle, rather than an instinctive social/cultural identity.
As for how this connects with Like Dreamers: The book tells the story, through the lives of seven paratroopers, of Israel's political, cultural, and economic evolution from May 1967 until more or less today. My class on Israeli society overlaps with at least some of that material, especially the transformation of religious Zionism and the emergence of the settlement movement. It's very moving to me to be teaching students about the book, even as I do the book tour. Being at JTS is an opportunity to take that material to a deeper level.
JTS: Your book has been released just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Each of your characters has a different vision for Israel's future. What is your vision?
YKH: In a way, my vision is an amalgam of these seven men. A combination of the humanism of the left and the realism of the right. That describes the politics of most Israelis today-hawks who want to be doves.
Along with the hope that this political center will strengthen and find an effective political framework, I hope for a parallel strengthening of an emerging cultural center. The new cultural center-and in some form it was probably there all along-wants more Judaism in Israeli society, and less Judaism in government. It seeks new forms of Judaism that would reflect the experience of being a sovereign people in its land, rather than importing the Judaism of the ghetto, which the secular founders of the state allowed to take root (in part because they didn't care much about Judaism). There are many expressions of this emerging indigenous Israeli Judaism-from the egalitarian prayer groups forming around the country to the growing centrality of Judaism and spirituality in Israeli rock music. I hope for a growing convergence between Israelis who are post-secular and Israelis who are post-Orthodox-which is how I identify myself. And I'm not alone.
JTS: Who has had the greatest influence on your writing?
YKH: I was profoundly influenced as a journalism student by the "new journalists"-the name given to a group of writers who emerged in the 1960s and adapted literary novelistic techniques to non-fiction. They included Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The Armies of the Night-the great non-fiction chronicles of the rise and fall of the '60s. I was also deeply envious-and a writer grows in part through envy-of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, which tells the story of Indians born with Indian independence, and of E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime, which tells the story of the birth of the 20th century. Like Dreamers was very much influenced by those two novels in particular.
JTS: Your father was a Holocaust survivor, which you explore in the documentary film Kaddish. How do you feel about Holocaust education today? How has this aspect of your identity influenced your writing?
YKH: I grew up as a Holocaust obsessive. It was the way I saw the world around me-non-Jews, my own Jewish identity, Jewish history, Judaism, God, almost everything. (Thank God I grew up in the '60s, which gave me a slender opening into an alternative universe.) By the time I moved to Israel in 1982, I thought I was cured of my Holocaust obsession. I'd come to realize that I was vicariously living my father's reality, not mine-and that the distance between my reality, as an American-born Jew growing up with a sovereign Jewish state, should have been measured from my father's reality not by mere decades but centuries.
I ended my first book, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, with an account of visiting my father's town in Transylvania, just after the fall of communism in 1990. The last line of the book was, "For me, the war was over." Or so I thought.
In recent years, though, since the Second Intifada-the impact of which on the Israeli psyche many liberal American Jews never understood-I've experienced a certain relapse of Holocaust consciousness, which I need to fight against.
I think that, as a people, we're moving fitfully to a more balanced relationship with the Shoah-frankly confronting its enormity while trying not to let it define our Jewishness. That argument, I think, has been largely resolved. At least I hope so.
JTS: What are you working on now? What do you want to be writing? What's next?
YKH: Having just resurfaced from a decadelong book project, my first impulse is to flee from the question. Whatever I do next, I intend it to be brief.
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- Microfiber and Fabric
- Custom Made
- Movie Seating
Multimedia Sofas
- Accessories
TV Stands & More
- Type
- Entertainment Centers
- TV Stands & Cabinets
- Corner TV Stands
- TV Stand Fireplaces
- TV Lifts
- AV Racks & Stands
- TV & Projector Mounts
- Speaker Stands
- Massage Chairs
- Sports Themed
- Sales