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The Great American Sunday Dinner
- Perilagu Khan Sep 22, 2013 09:03 AM
I don't know how much of a tradition this still is, but growing up in the 70s, a special Sunday dinner was a common occurrence and a pretty big deal. The matriarch of the family--paternal or maternal grandmother--would prepare a luxus meal--usually a late lunch--and invite the extended family over to partake.
My maternal grandmother was not much of a cook, quite frankly. She lived in rather straightened circumstances most of her life and was abstemious in the extreme. Consequently, she was loth to shoot the works in the kitchen, and I think felt a mild disdain to those who did. This culinary puritanism did not, however, prevent her from preparing one hell of a roast beef with mashed taters, rolls, gravy and all the usual trimmins. This was her Sunday dinner and it was easily the best thing she ever cooked.
My paternal grandmother, although also a bit poor, had no such qualms about ritzing it up in the kitchen, and she was a superb country cook. Her Sunday specialty was supernal fried chicken--everybody who tried it agreed it was the best they had ever tasted--with biscuits, cream gravy, green beans, etc. We grandkids practically fought over the "pulley bone" and always broke the wishbone, with the lucky kid holding the long piece getting to make a wish. After dinner, the adults smoked and drank and played 42, canasta or 31 while we kids did what kids do. Great times.
Did you have such experiences as a child? Do you still?
Yes, the following is a stereotype and generalization....but in my opinion, the Great American *Family* is fractured. Too busy in life for family getting together. It's not happening on Sunday's and it's not even happening during the week.
What you describe seems to happen only in ethnic families today.....where they are noticeably more dependent on each other in family care taking and business support...and maintaining family traditions.
re: fourunder
Boring white woman here. My husband and I try to do a nice Sunday dinner semi-regularly and it's just us, although we have an addition arriving soon. Both our families had pretty regular Sunday dinners and its just a nice tradition to keep up. Generally when we do invite family over, it tends to be for Sunday dinner. It's a nice thing to have before the week starts, not to mention good for leftovers.
Absolutely! Sunday dinner was always a special time. I seemed to have carried on the tradition. Even if I'm alone for dinner I usually plan a nice Sunday dinner. If I didn't live 2 hours from my parents, there would still be family gatherings on Sunday night with dinner made by my grandmother who usually whips up the family favorites - roast lamb, braised pork chops, smothered collard greens, mac and cheese.
I did as a child, first at my grandmothers house, then at my mothers house.
By the time I became an adult, everyone moved away. Now, my adult children and extended family all live hours and hours away from one another. Family dinners are only on holidays now.
Yes. As a child I had four sets of grandparents. My moms biological parents which I never met, her adoptive parents, my dads mother and her husband and my dads father and his wife. My dads mother and his step mother were excellent cooks. Dad's mom was a cook in a school cafeteria and made food based on that style of cooking. But Sundays were a special pot roast and trimmings day. And Sundays at step grandma's house was either fresh eggs from the coop, bacon from the pigs grandpa raised, slaughtered and smoked, and biscuits or pancakes. If it was dinner, it was late afternoon and it was a fresh slaughtered chicken, swamp cabbage or greens from the garden, sliced tomatoes from the garden, radishes,green beans etc... all fresh. Or sometimes it was sausages that grandpa made served with sauerkraut that grandma made fresh(rediculously good, not like the canned crap) and boiled potatoes. My knees are buckling from the memories.
I never experienced this growing up in the 70s, despite having ethnic grandparents (Italian on paternal side, Polish and Slovenian on maternal side), and despite living a slow life by today's standards. (My mother did not drive, which curtailed most opportunities for extracurricular activities.) I don't recall ever eating dinner at my maternal grandparents' home, and my paternal grandmother only hosted Thanksgiving dinner, with good homemade ravioli but mediocre everything else. Quite frankly, considering the emotional dynamics in my parents' families of origin, having to sit at the table and struggle through a so-so dinner would have made the weekly visits even more trying. It was a little better at home, but not much. My mother regarded preparing and eating dinner as tedious chores, so she regarded Sunday as a break day, meaning fast food.
One bright side of growing up without heartwarming traditions is that you can start your own without the emotional baggage of the past. I often go all out for Sunday dinner with my husband and daughter. Sunday is a great opportunity for meals I would not have time to prepare during the week, such as roasts and stuffed cabbage. I also love combining Sunday dinner with an outing, such as visiting an apple orchard and then preparing a pork roast with apples. Fourunder's stereotype and generalization does not hold up with us, as my husband and I both work full-time, we all participate in extracurricular activities, and we are not ethnic by any of the usual connotations of that term.
re: MrsBridges
Tough having a mom who regards doing things for her family as grim tasks, isn't it?
re: sandylc
Yes, it was tough, but I'm sure it was worse for her. My mother was never meant to be a stay-at-home mom, but she came of age in a time when that was the expectation, and she did not have a rebellious spirit. She's much happier now that my dad is retired, and they can enjoy sharing adult lives together. This is why I have no sentimentality or nostalgia about SAHMhood. It's great if that's your vocation, but if it isn't, you're better off adapting your lifestyle to your true self.
And somehow, despite their lack of role models, my parents are wonderful grandparents.
re: MrsBridges
I can relate, if you read my story you'll notice it's all about my grand mother and myself. My mother, not so much. Her favorite thing(s) to make for dinner were reservations.
Having grown up in an Italian home, with grand parents living with us, Sunday dinner was always at our house. It would start early Sunday morning 5/6am my grandmother would start the gravy. The morning would start with various meats for the gravy, my job was rolling the 3-4 dozen meatballs.
Once the gravy was started we moved to whatever fresh pasta she was making for the day. Using a fork to seal the raviolis, hanging string all around the house to hang linguini, rolling gnocchi you name it we did it.
Around 2pm my uncles and all my cousins came over and dinner was around 4pm. My uncles would bring bread and cheese from Newark NJ, where they all grew up.
I've done my best to continue the tradition and have big Sunday dinners about once a month, having both sets of parents over and as many brother and sister in laws as care to come as well as any nephews and nieces that can make it. (Now they are of driving age)
I wouldn't change those memories for the world.
re: jrvedivici
That sounds wonderful!
No, we only had big family get-togethers like that on holidays.
It wouldn't appeal to me now, either. I like my Sundays to be low-key and frankly, seeing my family or in-laws that often would drive me nuts.
The Khantessa often tells me how fortunate we were to have had families that sincerely enjoyed being together. I see that she is right.
My experience was the exact opposite. Sunday dinner was the low key diner where we ate in front of the TV (the only time we were ever allowed for Sunday night family movie) and usually had home-style foods like Pizza and Fried Chicken. About once a month we would have more of a special dinner that you are describing but that was usual Saturday night or sometimes Friday night but never Sunday.
Yes, I did, until well into my 20's when my grandparents all passed away. My parents and I most often went to my paternal grandparents, and Grandma often fixed a pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions, fancied-up canned green beans (added bacon and onions) as well as biscuits or light rolls (folks not from Texas would probably call them yeast rolls or dinner rolls). If she asked me what I would like, I always requested chicken and dumplings (simply simmered chicken with Biquick dumplings...so good and what I miss most when I think of Sunday Dinner). It was an amazing way to grow up and a sweet memory.
re: buzzardbreath
Another Texan here who doted and still dotes on chicks and dumps. But my mom usually made them on weeknights during the fall and winter. They were the food of the Gods and I scarfed them until I was fit to pop. Fortunately, I've got my mom's recipe and still make the chicks and dumps on a fairly regular basis.
I definitely remember weekend meals like the at my grandparents' in San Francisco. It was usually a huge crowd for roast lamb on Friday or Saturday and a slightly but not much smaller crowd the next night for rice and curry.
Now we live in Texas and the nearby family is small. So Sunday dinner is enchiladas at Maudie's.
I love this question! I did grow up with Sunday Family Dinner. I was 3 when we moved to a small down close to my dad's father and step mother. Every (and I mean every) Sunday had a routine. My sister and I walked to Sunday School at 9:00am. My parents met us for church at 10. Walked home and Mom and I started cooking. Pancakes and bacon after church. Then we started the chicken. Most often it was fresh from my uncle's farm the day before. Clean the chicken if needed, soak in buttermilk, peel potatoes, start the green bean, maybe stewed tomatoes. Then about 5 fry chicken, make biscuits, make tea, make gravy, set the table (in the dinning room). Today, folks are gone but my sister still makes Sunday dinner as do I. Tonight was shrimp, crab legs, pretzel rolls, chopped salad, perfect tomatoes and other veggies. I should call my sister and ask what they had. Sunday is a day for family, food and blessings. Thanks for the reminder.
It was never a tradition in my family growing up. We just had no talented cooks nor really the desire to have everyone together. Sunday brunch at a restaurant was one thing I always did with my grandparents and their friends. Always.
Now, our closest family is hundreds and hundreds of miles away, so usually the nice dinner is on Friday night. My husband doesn't always feel like ending his workweek by going out, so I cook a nice dinner and bust out the good liquor then.
The 'Family Sunday Dinner' went out the window when Connecticut did away with its Blue Laws and allowed Sunday retailing in the late 70s.
Although, traditionally Sunday Dinner was a post church activity, this Jew and his family had one most weeks. Dad was a retailer and Sunday was his only regular day off, thus Sunday 1:30 PM was a set time for the family (nuclear and sometimes extended, if in town) to dine together.
When the law changed and we had to open the stores on Sunday to compete/survive I worked Sundays for 14 years straight until I got out of the retail business.
re: bagelman01
We still have Blue Laws in Minnesota. No liquor or car sales on Sunday. I thought this country wasn't supposed to base its laws on religion????
re: sandylc
Living in a state that has laws predating the United States, many of those laws were based on religion. The state regulated religion well into the 1900s. Churches and Synagogues received charters from the state.
While the First Amendment of the US Constitution mandates a separation of church and state, outside of prohibiting establishment of a state religion, most other practices that seem to violate this principle have to be challened in court.
Prior to doing away with its Blue Laws (dating from the 1600s) Connecticut allowed non-Christians to open their businesses on Sunday, if they were closed on their respective Sabbath.
My BIL's family had a hardware store that was open Sunday thru Friday for almost 100 years....
Here in CT, we just got Sunday Liqour and auto sales (within the past decade) so CT businesses could compete with those in neighboring states which were open Sundays.
IMHO---24/7 shopping has done much to hasten the deterioration of the Amnerican Family and do away with traditions such as Sunday Dinner.
Growing up, each metro area had one 24hr pharmacy for emergencies. Do we really need a CVS, Walgreen's and Rite-Aid open 24/7every 5 miles?
re: bagelman01
re: Perilagu Khan
You got that right, but I'm afraid it's too late.
re: sandylc
Those two particular laws started out based on religion, but that is not why they are still in effect. Most liquor store owners and most automobile dealers do not wish to be open on Sundays. They think it will not make them more money, just shift sales from other days of the week. If the laws were changed, they would likely have to be open for competitive reasons.
re: John E.
It was the auto dealers and liqour store owners in CT who led the campaign to allow them to open on Sundays.
In a small state, where no one lives more than about an hour drive to another state, if you can't buy it here, you will but it there (if you want it now).
Back when I was 18 (more than 40 years ago) you could buy alcohol in New York 7 days a week. You had to be 21 to buy in Connecticut and stires were only allowed to open 8am-8pm Mon to Sat. I made many a booze run to Portchester, NY, late nites or Sundays.
re: bagelman01
re: bagelman01
I lived in NY all my life and we only got Sunday liquor sales a few years ago, years after CT. Unless you mean beer, which you can buy at a food store, or wine, which you could sometimes get at an Italian restaurant "to go". You did have to wait until after 12 noon though, even to buy a drink at a bar, so all the churchgoers were done with their godly duties.
I'm probably the same age as you; my recollections go back to 1972, when I turned 18. Or maybe a bit earlier, since I had an "older" boyfriend (he was in college!)
And the same here, the liquor store owners were the ones that were begging to be open seven days.
re: coll
we are the same age. CT got Sunday liqour sales July 1, 2011 and the ability to sell until 9PM weeknights. This applies to beer as well as hard liqour and wine.
Also, no chain liqour stores. On that date theamount of storesownedby one entity went from 2 to 3. This only 3 Costco locationsin the entire state can have liqour licenses.
re: bagelman01
It's amazing the difference in state laws. Even though we are only 8 miles over the Sound from Connecticut, technically. Ah for the days of rumrummers. No chains here that I can think of, either.
re: pie22
We have beer only in our supermarkets, plus a few bottles of really low alcohol wine you sometimes see back in a corner somewhere. No beer in liquor stores at all. I used to feel like such a bum back before, when I'd go food shopping and forget it was Sunday and they'd make me put the beer back.
Liquor stores, where you get real wine and all liquors, open Sunday for limited hours here too. Can't remember if they open at 9 or 12, I think they close at 6PM. Oh well, everyone else is open Sunday so what the heck!
re: pie22
I went to college in Philadelphia 40+ years ago. In those days, you had to buy hard alcohol and wine from a state store. Beer could be bought by the case from a beer distributor, or buy the quart bottle or six pack as a takeout from a bar.
Lucky for us, the subway ran under the river to Camden, NJ where the laws were more liberal.
re: John E.
Yes. I had that in my original post, but deleted it for fear of being slapped for going off topic!
Some things that come to mind....Fried chicken, rice 'n' gravy, peas and/or butter beans, cornbread and/or biscuits. Squash and boiled or fried okra were common. As were fresh slices of tomatoes, cucumbers and onions. Kentucky wonder pole beans were popular in the spring/early summer. Fried green tomatoes were always a hit....so, so many others. ~~ Desserts were usually Peach or Huckleberry cobbler. Pecan pie. Chocolate pie with calf slobber, banana pudding. Sweet potato, and buttermilk pies would show up at times. Always plenty of tea and coffee. The more I think the more I think of.....
re: Uncle Bob
Sounds like we grew up in similar circles.
I come from a Jewish family and while my mother didn't cook on Sunday nights, we had a traditional Sunday dinner...Chinese food! It generally didn't involve extended family, just the immediate family.
Now, with my own kids, we still have Chinese food most Sunday nights. I cook a ton during the week, so weekends are my time off.
re: valerie
We had Chinese every Thursady night. Right befire mom left for her Mah Jongg game.
My youngest (born in China) thinks this tradition is great. Thursday night Chinese, Friday night gefilte fish, chicken soup and roast chicken. Best of both traditions.
re: valerie
Sunday night dinners of Chinese food (in Oakland, CA's Chinatown), were a tradition in my house too, followed by ice cream at a local 'soda fountain'. Before we moved to Oakland, we lived in Houston, TX: same tradition but different foods (bbq or Tex-Mex). I presume that we made the switch to Chinese when we moved to an area where it was better (yes, I realize Houston has a diversity of types of restaurants now, but this was years and years ago...). I think the ethnic slant reflected my father's desire for good food that wasn't very expensive..
Traditions might have been different if we lived near our extended family, but most of our relatives lived at least 300 miles away, more during the Texas years. I wish I'd lived closer to my maternal grandmother; she was a smashingly good cook. As it was, Sunday night was the one night my mother (a pedestrian cook at best) didn't cook, so dinner out was our tradition. I credit the explorations we did on those Sunday dinners for my 'hound tendencies now...
re: susancinsf
Same tradition as Susan (we're sisters:-). But later in our teenage years we spent some time in Mexico (the DF), and I think we often ate out (or at friends') on Sundays there too....(by this point it was already a tradition; in Mexico we had a maid who did the cooking, but she had her day off on Sunday...). When we returned to Oakland after almost a year, our father started seeking out Mexican (as opposed to Tex-Mex) places to alternate with the Chinese....
re: janetofreno
Nice to know that you guys are sisters....Interesting about your Mexican respite...when you have the chance....more info.
re: PHREDDY
Twins, actually:-). The funny thing is that we didn't tell each other about chowhound, but at some point (quite a while ago) discovered that each other were posting here...
As for Mexico, our father was a University professor and had a sabbatical. I actually think that year was the year I developed chowhound tendencies. My parents' goal for us for the year was that we learn to speak Spanish, so they didn't seem to mind that if we went out any night of the week, "school night" or not. (It was the year we turned 16)....They figured that if we went out with friends we were at least conversing in Spanish.....(I don't think they stopped to think that maybe our friends wanted to practice their English with the "gringas"..;-)
We had rented a house in the Colonia Condesa, and the rental included the services of a maid. She was a good cook, and I learned several dishes by watching her. She cooked dinner most nights, but in the Mexican tradition dinner was served mid-afternoon, shortly after we returned from school. And there was usually no formal meal later in the evening. However, there were several good taquerias near our house that were open late, not to mention the famous "quesadilla lady" who set up shop most evenings in front of the bakery on the corner. Our friends would often stop by and pick us up on their way to seek out late night snacks. I gained 15 pounds that year, but I also gained an appreciation for searching out good holes in the wall. And back then (in the late 1960s), California had not seen the explosion of good Mexican places it has now - no taquerias. Heck, we had so much trouble finding cilantro when we returned that my mom ended up planting and growing some from coriander seed to feed her cravings. And hence my dad's search for Mexican on Sunday evenings. There was a place in downtown Oakland (the Maya-Azteca) that did a decent job of providing favorites remembered from the DF, and so it became part of the Sunday night rotation.....
re: janetofreno
I had forgotten about Maya-Azteca: where Vo's is now. Of course, the cilantro was not for my Dad: he loved most things Mexican, but not cilantro. He falls into the 'it tastes like soap' category. Fortunately, none of us kids inherited that.
Edited to add: yes, eating street foods with friends didn't hurt in developing a 'hound tendency. But I still think it was already there, thanks to Sunday dinners out at variety of ethnic places...
My family grew up a couple hundred miles from both sets of grandparents so the big extended-family meals were mostly limited to holidays.
Our Sunday dinners were usually in the early afternoon with a lot of grilled meats in the warm months and potroast, pork roast, or roast chicken type meals in the winter. Sunday evening meals were quite casual, such as grilled cheese and tomato soup or sometimes just a big bag of popcorn (mom popped enough popcorn to fill a paper grocery sack) which we ate while watching The Wonderful World of Disney on television. I think Wild Kingdom and Flipper preceded the Disney show.
re: John E.
Ha. I well remember the Wonderful World of Disney. A tradition of my maternal grandparents was to pick up burgers from a dam' good burger stand called Husky Burger on Sunday evenings, and to chuff them while watching the Lawrence Welk Show. IIRC, the WWoD came on directly before Welk.
re: Perilagu Khan
:-) I have the same memory. WWoD then Welk. I had forgotten about it until you posted. :-)
re: Perilagu Khan
Wasn't Lawrence Welk on Fridays? I remember we always watched LW when my grandmother lived with us. It could not have been Sundays because on Sunday we watched Ed Sullivan followed by Bonanza (my grandmother's favorite - she loved Hoss).
re: sandylc
My dad watches all of those old westerns as well. Back in the day it was the dad who decided what to watch on TV so we got to watch westerns (only one TV). My dad recently grew out his mustache into a handle bar and last weekend he wore a cowboy hat to a college football game. I told him he would look more like a cowboy if he were wearing boots instead of old-man velcro shoes. ; )
re: John E.
Ha! We won't be like that, will we?
re: sandylc
I was always parshul to Gunsmoke and deppity Festus Hagin.
re: Perilagu Khan
Who knew he had a last name?
re: sandylc
Ha! My dad asked my kids and nephews how they liked his Festus Haggen
hat. I told him they did not know who Festus was. My dad proceeded to say he was a character on Gunsmoke. The reaction was "what's Gunsmoke"?
re: John E.
I started a new job 19 years ago, I was 41. I was there a few days and my boss, 26, said she sensed something was wrong, I told her I was a little bummed out because Dean Martin died, she said "Who the hell is that?"
We would go to my maternal grandmother's house. She was a wonderful cook - jewish food. Potted chicken, brisket, chopped liver, latkes. And for dessert she went to the neighborhood bakery and got the kids the best rainbow cookies on the planet - the kind with the marzipan at either end. The adults got "compartment cake" which was a tart with 4 different toppings. It was wonderful!
re: wincountrygirl
This dinner sounds absolutely delicious! The "compartment cake" sounds amazing. :-)
My best childhood memories are of Sundays at my grandparents house. My grandmother would start the roast or ham before church and I remember the flurry of cooking as everyone arrived after church.
These were all day affairs. I remember aunts and uncles napping all over the house in the afternoon as the cousins ran wild outside. The really great days were when we stayed for a homemade ice cream dinner.
By the time the oldest set of cousins hit our teen years, my grandmother went on strike and the epic Sunday feasts stopped.
My dad sort of picked up the tradition. He worked long hours during the week and liked quiet Sundays at home. He would make the absolute worst steaks in the world and a "salad" of tomatoes, iceberg lettuce and vinegar that I can't forget. My grandparents (the same ones from above, my maternal grandparents) would often join us.
re: cleobeach
Lol at "absolute worst steaks in the world."
re: Jerseygirl111
Oh the steaks were truly bad yet the memories are so good......
My father immigrated to the US as an adult and came from a time and place where men did not cook, shop or otherwise think about food preparation.
He also had no grasp of different cuts of meat being suited for difference cooking methods. To him, "steak" was any thin cut beef from the grocery store, the cheaper the better. To say he cooked them until charred is an understatement.
One time, my husband and a visiting relative conspired to keep him away from the grill. Somehow, filets came into the house (likely purchased by the visitors) and my dad declared them to be "too thick" and wanted to butterfly them. Mr. CB and relative snuck out of the kitchen and grilled them in secret.
re: cleobeach
What was your dad's reaction? Did he like the filets?
re: Jerseygirl111
He complained they were underdone (by his standards) but otherwise kept his mouth shut as I think he didn't want to make his cousin's wife feel uncomfortable.
She had planned the meal as a thank you for the hospitality. (they were staying with my dad.) I had given her a heads up on the meat issue and offered Mr. CB up to run grill interference.
Had my husband worked alone, Dad would have given him an earful for sure!
Sundays, we would often have my mother's delectable roast beef with potatoes and green beans,etc. As a pastor in my first call, I heard the story of why they rang the bell during the Lord's Prayer (prayed toward the end of the service); they called it the potato bell; since church would soon be over, it would be time to put the potatoes on to cook!
re: betsydiver
Sunday dinner was always a big deal. My mother and her sisters (Mennonites) would roast whatever game was available or pork or beef roasts. Mashed potatoes root veg.
Lots of family bringing desserts.
My mother's father, a very stern patriarch was known to be an excellent 'moon-shiner'. He and his seven sons and sons-in-laws and us older boys would go hang out in the hay barn all afternoon. The men used this time to 'hold court' and plan for the coming week/month/crop season/do the family banking etc.
The women basically did the same thing in the house with matters they were in charge of. Even the odd 'drop' may have passed their lips I think. They had their own made-up code names for the 'digestives' they drank.
It always made me look twice to see a couple of my sweet innocent 'Godly' aunts wearing prayer kapps sitting behind the pump house sipping on a 'digestive' with cigarettes hanging from their mouths. My lovely grandmother always knew everything but she never said a word to them.
re: Puffin3
Heh. I experienced a similar shock on some long past July 4th when I spied my paternal grandma, the very spit and image of the kindly and pious septuagenarian, with a can of Coors in her hand. The sight stopped me cold in the middle of my childhood hijinks, whereupon I simply goggled her for several seconds in disbelief.
re: Perilagu Khan
My grandmother always had a couple of cans of beer in the fridge, but she used it to wash her hair. Still, it really was so weird to spot it as she was holier than thou.
re: coll
My paternal granddad kept a handle of George Dickel under the kitchen sink--out of grandmother's sight, out of her mind--and Ocean Spray cranberry juice in the ice box. Every now and then, usually just before bedtime, he'd make himself a CranDickel.
Grandmother and Granddad were strict Church of Christers, dontchaknow.
re: Perilagu Khan
Actually I just remembered, once she started having heart problems the doctor told her a glass of red wine a day with dinner and she was very conscientious about that. Always Christian Brothers, haha, not that there was much choice back then. She probably thought it was approved by God himself.
Growing up, Sunday "dinner" was the norm. We would all go to Mass very early in the morning..(for those of us who didn't go the night before)..my dad would stop off at the bakery for our breakfast of "rolls and buns"..after which my mom would either make A. Roast Leg of Lamb, B. Roast Chicken. C. Fresh Ham. D. Roast Beef..each Sunday it was one of those. She wasn't a very "out of the box" cook and didn't experiment, but to this day, I've never had a roast as good as my mom's. The accompaniments were mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and a home made dessert. We sat down at 12:30 or 1:00 PM every Sunday. Sometimes we had "company" sometimes not. When I was married and my own children were growing up, we stayed true to the family Sunday dinner. Things changed after a divorce, but when the kids visit me and my S.O., we always have a formal sit-down dinner but on a Saturday evening as Sunday is their travel day. Nowadays our Sunday dinners are quiet and the timeframe is in the evening.........
My mother did not work outside of the home until I (her youngest) was 14years old and then it was part time so she would not go nuts from boredom. Sunday dinners were huge and similar to everyone else here...roast beef...fried chicken...roast pork....steaks...venison....ham...mashed potatoes......gravy....home made biscuits...salad or Waldorf salad.....fresh vegetables and always dessert. In the summer it was a huge BBQ with steaks....garlic bread...potato salad watermelon and either strawberry shortcake or hand cranked home made ice cream with berries. We usually ate at 3 PM and just snacked later in the evening on leftovers. Food is love:)
yea. My mother worked in the 50s when all the other moms stayed home, so Sunday was our family day. After church we would either visit one of our aunts or grandparents for dinner and if we stayed home Mom would make a roast or bake a chicken, or her stuffed pork chops.
It was the only day she had time to cook
we always watched WWoD and Ed Sullivan
We had Roast beef every Sunday- church, donuts, and dinner. Roast beef, gravy, mashed, rolls, cabbage salad, corn, carrots, spinach. My grandmother lived upstairs, so we did not have to travel far. My mom also used to have a Sunday dinner when her grandkids were small. Roast beef dinner! I also have a weekly Sunday dinner. Myself, my mom, two of my brothers and their families (6-9 people) come every week. I change up the menu- this Sunday will be steak, salad, rice and garlic bread. Also have my niece and her family over every Monday night for dinner. Last week, her 3 year old asked me if we could have "breakfast for dinner"- so that will be our dinner next Monday!
The K family has maintained this tradition on three continents so far. We grab up our friends and make it a feast whenever we can. It is a great excuse to try something new, or fall back on something that is everyone's fav, and the leftovers work during the busy work week!
Because I'm originally from Texas and my family had ranches, our Sunday dinner was usually either pot roast or steaks and baked potatoes with lots of butter and sour cream.
Even though my Mutti worked she cooked every day of her life,my dad had his saying he would rather put the money on the table than give towards hospital and doctor bills.Which has served me also.
But Sunday's always were special,she'd fix things like German roladen, potatoe dumplings and red cabbage or stuffed cabbage[ the Serbian kind] the list goes on and on,even though I also make these foods now they still aren't as good as my Mom's
re: mutti
My mom's favorite recipe was also "Roladen" but usually with mashed potatoes, red cabbage (of course)--she wasn't big on dumplings (Knödel, etc...)--which I love. Occasionally, she'd make the "Kohlroladen" (stuffed cabbage). I got kind of "roladened out" though, but I still love the cabbage rolls!


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Matt Easton is a martial arts teacher and
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On Tuesday, we opined that Mayor Tom Leppert's U.S. Senate campaign was moving full steam ahead regardless of whether Kay Bailey Hutchison resigns before her term expires at the end of 2012. Why? The donations to his mayoral campaign completely dried up in the last half of 2009; his annual fu ... More >>
Sam MertenCouncil member Carolyn Davis talks to zoning lawyer Kirk Williams as Willie Cothrum (right) listens.If nothing else, the city council's hastily planned ethics reform briefing early this morning showed that this group is capable of a spirited debate. For the most part, Mayor Tom Leppert has ... More >>
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Brandon ThibodeauxIn case you missed it, Reed was profiled in December 2007 by former Observer-er Matt Pulle.In this week's paper version of Unfair Park, Schutze uses two of Mayor Tom Leppert's top political consultants -- Carol Reed and Mari Woodlief -- to explain why the mayor is hardly the "Angel ... More >>
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"The message tonight is Dallas is moving forward," said Mayor Tom Leppert as the crowd here at Gilley's roared in approval. The votes still aren't all in, but, said the mayor, "I can tell you tonight the winner is the Dallas taxpayer."The mayor looked exhausted and seems to have aged a decade in his ... More >>
Just minutes after the Mavs lost to the Nuggets on a last-minute three-pointer, a campaign staffer for the Vote No folks reported the early-vote tallies on a chalkboard in the middle of The Loft dining room. It was hard to discern any type of reaction from a crowd still stung by the Mavs' loss, but ... More >>
Perhaps Carol Reed was right about closing strong: With 79 of 534 precincts reporting, the Proposition 1 race is only getting tighter -- separated by a mere 207 votes now. At the moment, the pro-hotel faction has taken the teensy-weensy lead with 22,481 votes, or 50.23 percent of the vote. Which mea ... More >>
Sam Merten If you don't support the hotel, Mayor Tom will destroy you. Just got back from the big Build the Hotel pep rally in the Flag Room at City Hall, where Mayor Tom and friends announced they'll be doing some signature gathering of their own. Apparently, they are asking people to sign up an ... More >>
"They cared enough to give sanctuary to the nameless, faceless, powerless among us."
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I'm either happy, sad or still churning out column inches on the Trinity, depending on how things turned out
Well, if you wanna drink with the early-voting winners, they're here -- drinking wine with council members, save for, ya know, Angela Hunt. Well, there's a pattern here. Every time I call Carol Reed on election night, she quickly pounces on the phone and sounds jubilant. Reed, who managed Tom Lepper ... More >>
Might as well learn to live and love the Balanced Vision Plan. Almost there: 383 precincts in now, and Mayor Tom's got 40,983 out of the 77,296 votes cast. Which leaves a mere 36,313 for Angela Hunt. And only 17 precincts left to go. It's over: The Trinity River toll road wins. By 10 miles. Matt ta ... More >>
Recently, when I was handed the assignment of writing a weekly political column for our Web site and blog, I hoped to go as long as possible without writing about the Trinity River vote, since people far smarter than I -- and Steve Blow -- have explored every corner of this debate for months. So, on ... More >>
Jim Schutze, at right, doesn't need to be marginalized. He just needs a shinier tie, like Wick Allison's. The Trinity River toll road thing has the downtown old boys so rattled they don't even bother to cover their traces. Two weeks ago I heard from my snitches that the boys and their hired spear- ... More >>
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So, how do you take a candidate who has lived only a short time in a city, who has never held elected office there and is virtually unknown and get him to the top of the pack in the first round of voting for mayor? That's what I wanted to know when Carol Reed, political consultant for candidate To ... More >>
Tom Leppert prepares for a mayoral forum. We are so kidding. Or...are we? I attended mayoral forum other night at Paul Quinn College, where about 100 students and faculty gathered to hear the candidate posse tell their stories. I had been away from the forum scene for a while, and things have change ... More >>
Rasansky's way out on his lonesome about those bridges
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The DA was hot to do something about it until his own campaign got going
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Record Number of Retiring Controllers in 2007 and Impending New Budget Cuts Will Hurt Safety and Exacerbate Crippling Delays
After a Year Filled with Runway Scares at Airports in NYC and Nationwide, Schumer Calls on Senate to Triple Additional Funding for Air Traffic Controllers in '08 Budget
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Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed that air traffic control towers at New York City area airports are 30% understaffed and that record retirements slated for 2007 along with President Bush's new budget cuts will further jeopardize air travel safety and exacerbate crippling delays. To resolve this impending crisis, Senator Schumer today called on the Senate Appropriations Committee to triple funding in the Fiscal Year 2008 budget to boost controller recruitment, training and hiring. He also called for the repeal of new salary reductions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that hinder recruitment efforts in the New York City area.
"Air traffic controllers are the eyes and the ears of airport safety, and in 2006, we saw that a reduction in controllers results in a spike in the number of close calls and even tragic accidents," said Senator Schumer. "New York's depleted air traffic control towers will become increasingly overwhelmed when it comes to safely and efficiently directing planes through the city's congested airspace. The FAA needs to stop playing Russian roulette with our air travel safety and give their controllers the first class treatment they deserve."
In October, 2006, a Continental Airlines Jet carrying 154 people landed on the wrong runway at Newark International Airport, serving as the latest reminder that New York's air traffic controller shortage could result in a potentially disastrous accident. Schumer warned staffing and recruitment problems are expected to only grow worse due to new FAA rules that have slashed starting pay for controllers in New York. In addition, for the Fiscal Year 2008, the Administration just cut its request from $18.2 million to $15.9 million for recruitment, training and hiring, which would only add an estimated 114 controllers nationwide.
Senator Schumer today disclosed data detailing how New York control towers are perilously understaffed by 30%, impairing controllers' ability to adequately manage runway traffic and prevent more near-aircraft collisions. LaGuardia Airport and JFK Airport control towers currently have only 27 and 30 fully-trained controllers on staff when 36 controller positions should be filled at both airports. In New Jersey, Newark International Airport and Teterboro Airport control towers have only 29 and 13 controllers when 40 and 26 positions should be filled. The New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) in Westbury, which is responsible for controlling aircrafts that arrive and depart from the New York Metropolitan area, one of the largest airspaces in the country, is authorized to have 270 controllers but currently has only 187.
A primary reason for the growing shortage of controllers is a spike in the number of retiring air traffic controllers triggered by the FAA's unwillingness to pay controllers overtime for filling in for a coworker. In the past, traditionally between 1% and 2 % of the controller workforce became eligible for retirement each year. Recently, however, the percentage has increased to between 3% and 4% annually, and this year it's expected to peak at approximately 10%, and then remain above 5% per year through 2011. The FAA has estimated that 7,100 controllers, approximately 45% of its current workforce, will retire over the next eight years.
In the New York City area, where the cost of living is among the nation's highest, the following numbers of controllers are eligible for retirement in 2007: 40 controllers at NY TRACON, 6 at the Newark International Airport, 5 controllers at LaGuardia Airport, and 1 at JFK Airport.
The controller shortage also contributes to crippling delays at New York's airports. The city's regional airports remain among the worst in the nation in terms of on-time arrivals and departures. In December 2006, according to the most recent available data collected by the federal government's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, New York's three major airports ranked 30th, 29th and 28th out of 31 airports for on-time arrivals at major U.S. airports. Newark fared the worst, ranking 30th with a 56.5% on-time rate, almost two percentage points worse than in December, 2005. JFK, ranked 29th, had a 61.12% on-time arrival rate, more than four percentage points worse than in 2005. And LaGuardia, ranked 28th, had a 63.64% on-time arrival rate.
For on-time departures in December 2006, New York's three major airports ranked 29th, 27th and 15th out of 31 major U.S. airports. JFK, ranked 29th, had the worst on-time departure rate at 67%, 2.5% worse than in December 2005. Newark, ranked 27th, had a 68.26% on-time departure rate. And LaGuardia, ranked 15th, had a 73.52% on-time departure rate.
"Unless we take immediate and drastic action to replenish our depleted ranks of air traffic controllers, New Yorkers can expect to spend more time waiting in airport terminals and on runways, and less time on vacation with family and friends," add Senator Schumer.
Schumer today called on the Senate Appropriations Committee to triple funding and include $47.7 million in the FAA's budget for air traffic controllers. He also reiterated his call on FAA Administrator Marion Blakey to boost recruitment by increasing training benefits for prospective air traffic controllers. Prior to September 2006, air traffic controller trainees received a $30,000 salary and per diem stipend. However, under the newly imposed contract, the FAA cut their salary to approximately $17,000 per year and eliminated the per diem. Schumer recently sent a letter to Blakey asking her to restore the annual salary to last year's level and restore the per diem stipend, but is still waiting for a response.
Senator Schumer has a long track record of championing air travel safety, and on September 4, 2006, blasted the FAA for air traffic controller shortages in the New York City area and across the country. Schumer has long believed that continued short staffing and labor strife between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and the FAA has created a serious safety situation that, with ever-increasing air traffic in New York area, could one day have dire consequences.
On September 28, 2006, Senator Schumer announced that the FAA gave final approval for $62 million for a new air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport which will ease crippling flight delays at the airport and help controllers manage traffic on the runways in order to prevent more aircraft collisions. The current control tower at LaGuardia Airport is dilapidated, leaks water, and is equipped with outdated technology and plagued by visibility problems due to a nearby terminal that partially blocks its view.


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Celebrating Gloucester's Heritage with Robert Williams' Paintings
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The RNAC Spring Show opened today. Opening reception is Saturday, April 26 from 4-6 PM. A great show – don't miss it, and our opening receptions are always great!
How to Recognize Artists
Now you can learn to recognize the 27 Cape Ann Artists and Photographers exhibiting at the Magnolia Historical Society Spring Art Show by coming to the show, seeing their work and maybe buying a piece to grace your home. A great way to recognize and support local artists and the Magnolia Historical Society.
Thanks to FOB David Simmons for submitting the How to Recognize Artists of Paintings, Magnolia Historical Society for hosting and to Thom Falzarano for organizing the show.
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New Visions at Cape Ann Giclee
This Friday. Carol McKenna's New Visions Opening Reception at Cape Ann Giclee. Don't miss it. Openings at Cape Ann Giclee are always great.
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Spring Art Show
Only 15 days til Spring…
After that, there are only 21 more days until the Spring Art Show at the Magnolia Historical Society. From the icy grip of winter emerges a fresh new body of work by some of your favorite Cape Ann artists. While it may not be the first Art Show of Spring 2014, it is lining up to the best. Mark your calendars now, and pray we won't have snow.
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Art in the Schoolhouse Preview Opening Party
Friday, 12/6 5-8:00PM at the new Magnolia Historical Society's Museum and Cultural Center building (in the old Blynman School), 46 Magnolia Ave. A great collection of artists and photographers, plus a large selection of affordable holiday gift items -cards, books, prints, mini paintings, calendars and more. Refreshments, live music and free admission. Come see, shop and find out what Magnolia Historical Society is up to – exciting developments for Magnolia and the Gloucester historical, arts and cultural scenes. Hope to see you there.
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Art in the Schoolhouse Preview Opening Reception Friday, 12/6
Another great holiday art event that you shouldn't miss – presented by Magnolia Historical Society. Come check out their great new location in the old Blynman Schoolhouse, 46 Magnolia Ave.
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YOU. ARE. BEAUTIFUL Opening Reception & Panel Discussion
You are invited to two special events at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck this weekend related to the You. Are. Beautiful. photography exhibition. On Saturday, November 2 from 4-6 PM, please attend the opening reception. View the work with friends and enjoy complimentary wine and snacks. If you don't have dinner plans, consider drinks and dinner at Short & Main restaurant at 36 Main Street in Gloucester. 10% of your food and drink tab will be donated to charities selected by the artist: America's Fund for wounded vets and Pathways for Children in Gloucester.
Rocky Neck Show Features You. Are. Beautiful. Photographs
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck is presenting a solo exhibition of 30 photographs by Thi Linh Wernau, a Rockport-based artist and photographer. The work is from Wernau's project "You. Are. Beautiful.," featuring portraits which celebrate the human spirit and beauty in all people. The show opens on October 24 and runs through November 11. It will feature four events during the three-week period.
Stop in this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, October 26-27 from 2-4 PM, for the photobooth event. You can have your polaroid portrait taken by the artist, and your voice can become part of the project. You will receive one polaroid portrait to take home and one image will be added to the polaroid installation in the gallery.
"You. Are. Beautiful." depicts portraits of everyday people with grit, grace and gravity. A wounded Marine and amputee, a stage-three breast cancer survivor or a skater are all celebrated for their own beauty and spirit. Wernau created this body of work from her travels photographing strangers and a few people she knew. The artist asked all of them to complete the statement, "I am beautiful because…" Moved by the power of a simple phrase, Wernau also included the phrase "you are beautiful" into each person's set of portraits. Wernau's primary mission with this project is "to spread love and kindness."
Don't miss these other upcoming events:
Enjoy wine, light appetizers and good company. There will also be an after-party at Short & Main in Gloucester, with 10% of food and drinks donated to charity.
Listen to a talk with Cape Ann fine-art photographers, including Paul Cary Goldberg, Judith Monteferrante and Anne Rearick. The panel will also include a special guest artist, Joseph Geary, who was also photographed by the artist for this project.
Watch the artist's film and listen to her talk. Celebrate Veterans Day weekend with art and stories from local vets.
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck is located at 6 Wonson Street in Gloucester. Fall gallery hours are 12 – 4 pm, Thursday – Sunday. Visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org or www.facebook.com/ThiLinhPhotography for more information.
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Farm Fresh Opening Reception Tonight
Opening Reception for Leslie Heffron's Farm Fresh exhibit is this evening from 6-8:00 with heaping helpings of wonderful paintings and fresh baked peach and apple pie. Come on by. Khan Studio, 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3.
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Who Likes Fresh Baked Peach and Apple Pie?
Make sure you come by on Saturday, September 7th from 6:00-8:00 for Leslie Heffron's Opening Reception for her exhibit Farm Fresh. She'll be painting and baking up a storm.
E.J. Lefavour
Paul Frontiero Sr. Exhibit at State of the Art Gallery on Rocky Neck
You all know and love ArtRocks! Paul Frontiero, Jr. and his artwork, but did you know that his father, Paul Frontiero, Sr. was an exceptional oil painter. There is an exhibit of his work at the State of the Art Gallery at 4 Wonson Street on Rocky Neck (next to the Cultural Center), with an Opening Reception on Saturday, August 31 from 2:00-6:00pm. The exhibit runs August 18-September 23. Gallery is open Thursdays-Sundays from noon to 5:00pm. It is a lovely space and the exhibit is beautiful. If you can't make the opening, do stop by and see the exhibit on one of their open days.
Paul Frontiero (1925- 2012)
Paul Frontiero was born and brought up in Gloucester, a native of the Cape Ann area. Paul not only comes from a long line of fishermen ancestry but was a fisherman himself, for over half of his life-time.
He fished from as far south as the Diamond Shoals of the Carolina's to as far north as the Grand Banks off St. John's, Newfoundland and Canada.
The many hours Paul spent in the small dories made him realize the expansiveness of the sea, at times so calm and then again a raging fury. Although he painted other subject matter, most of his paintings are of his life on the sea. As a boy on the boats, he would often rough pencil sketch on anything that was at hand – paper bags, old wooden planks, and even on the side of the same dories that he spent so many hours on. Each and every painting has a spiritual quality that reveals Mr. Frontiero's deep love for the sea.
Mr. Frontiero maintained a year-round gallery off of Highway 128 in Gloucester for many years.
Ships, Shapes & Schtuff
Don't miss it. Opening Reception, Saturday 8/24 from 6-8:00pm. This is an exhibit of works by my sister, Judy Wilburn, and two of her artist friends from Boston, which promises to be very unique, interesting and fun. My sister has been an artist her whole life, and it makes me very happy and proud to be able to showcase her work, and that of her friends Joanne Kaliontzis and Lyn Cardinal, here on Rocky Neck. Hope to see you.
E.J. Lefavour
Ships, Shapes and Schtuff at Rocky Neck
Don't miss the Opening Reception for Ships, Shapes & Schtuff at Khan Studio August 24th from 6-8:00 pm. This exhibit of works by Judy Wilburn (my sister) and friends Joanne Kaliontzis and Lyn Cardinal promises to be something special. Exhibit August 24-September 6. Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 8:00pm.
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Ice Cold: Natural Extracts at Rocky Neck Gallery
Rocky Neck Gallery's Summer Artists Series: Ice Cold: Natural Extracts New photography by Skip Montello and Tom Robinson-Cox Wednesday, August 14 – Tuesday, September 4, 2013 Artists' reception this Friday, 8/16 @ 6-8 PM


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Historically very few earthquakes have occurred here, however damage
from earthquakes in the region has mostly occurred during large events originating in the Himalayas.
The last earthquake that directly affected Punjab
was in 1905. The M7.8 Kangra earthquake caused MM VII damage in cities like Amritsar,
Jallandhar, Tarn Taran, etc. In Jallandhar, the quake was strong enough to knock down
chimneys and parapets and even a few masonry walls. Five roofs collapsed in the bazaar and
the minaret of a mosque fell as well. At Amritsar,
damage was similar, with many famous buildings (at that time) suffering some damage or the
other. Most of the damage was from the fall of non-structural elements. Tall structures in
such as the bellfrys of two churches, the Clock Tower, and minarets of the Sheikh Din
Mosque were badly damaged, two of the latter fell. The Golden
was not damaged. The town of Tarn
near Amritsar
was witness to similar damage and 9 people were killed here. The Golden
here was badly damaged, with the roof collapsing. It didn't break through the sanctuary
roof which was extremely fortunate as it was crowded with worshippers at the time. Damage
to varying degrees occurred at Ludhiana,
Ferozpur and other smaller towns in Punjab
and also across the border in Lahore
(25 dead), Gurjanwala, Gujrat, Multan,
and Wazirabad. Damage from this earthquake would be comparable, if not similar to the
damage in Ahmedabad during the Bhuj earthquake, if one does not consider the collapse of
multi-storied buildings during the latter. The 1999 Chamoli earthquake resulted in
one death at Nakodar (SW of Jalandhar).
An earthquake near Lahore in 1827 is believed to have killed 1,000
people and a fort was destroyed. A few moderate events have occurred since 1970,most
notably in 1970 (M5.2, Near Kasur, Pakistan, Indo-Pakistan border, SW of Amritsar) and 1996 (M5.1, NW of Hoshiarpur, Punjab). Mild tremors are recorded from this region
and the last significant one occurred on 27 September 2003. It had a magnitude of 3.7 and centred
between Hoshiarpur and Jallandhar, it was felt mildly in both the cities.
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Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture to award eight honorary doctorates
The Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture will organise its fourth Formal Conferment Ceremony for Master's and Doctoral Degrees in the field of art and design on 11 January 2013.
Eight honorary doctorates will be awarded at the ceremony to the following persons: Laurie Anderson, multimedia artist from the United States; Rachel Cooper, Professor of Design Management from the United Kingdom; Arunas Gelunas, Minister of Culture from Lithuania; Pirjo Honkasalo, a director, screenwriter and cinematographer; author and artist Mauri Kunnas; Olavi Linden, Director, R&D, and Chief Designer at Fiskars; Ezio Manzini, Professor of Design from Italy, and Professor Emeritus Yrjö Sotamaa.
Laurie Anderson (b. 1947) is one of the world's leading multimedia artists and a pioneer in the use of technology in art. She is known for imposing work that combines different media. Anderson's accomplishments are pioneering also in the area of experimental music. Her work has been displayed at the Guggenheim Museum SoHo and at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among other places. Anderson has received several different types of recognition and awards, including the 2007 Gish Prize as well as grants from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2002, Anderson was appointed the first artist-in-residence of NASA. She has also published six books.
Rachel Cooper (b. 1953) has been among the central actors and proponents of European research and education in the field of design for a number of decades. Much of her work has been conducted in collaboration with the European Academy of Design founded by her and through her position as the editor of The Design Journal. She has had a close relationship with the School of Arts, Design and Architecture for many years. Rachel Cooper is Professor of Design Management at the University of Lancaster, where she is Chair of Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, co-Director of ImaginationLancaster and co-Director of HighWire. She has produced a large number of publications, with The Handbook of Design Management (Berg 2011) as the most recent one.
Arūnas Gelūnas (b.1968) has been a central actor in developing cooperation between Baltic and Nordic art schools. He has acted as professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts and as visiting professor at a number of different universities in both Lithuania and abroad and authored several scientific publications. He has been involved in the BaltArt network organised by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Art Education) since its inception. Arūnas Gelūnas is also a graphic designer and an artist who has received several awards and held numerous exhibitions. In July 2010 Arūnas Gelūnas was appointed Minister of Culture of Lithuania. His recent activities have included promoting an initiative to establish the Arts Council of Lithuania according to the Finnish and Scandinavian model.
Pirjo Honkasalo (b. 1947) has been a director, screenwriter and cinematographer of documentary and fictional films for more than 30 years. In 2004, Pirjo Honkasalo was granted the Aho & Soldan Lifetime Achievement Award. Pirjo Honkasalo acted as Artist Professor, a form of grant awarded by the National Council for Cinema, between 2001 and 2006. In 2006, Honkasalo was given the Pro Finlandia medal. Her films have received several awards both in Finland and in international film festivals. Honkasalo graduated from the Department of Cinematography at the University of Art and Design in 1969 and she has been honorary member of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture since 2006.
Mauri Kunnas's (b. 1950) children's books have been published in 28 languages in 32 countries. Kunnas's vast production of artistically uncompromising books that are immensely rich in content can be said to constitute true popular enlightenment and have, among other things, brought Finnish folklore and history within the reach of children. He has received several awards, including the Puupäähattu prize of the Finnish Comics Society, the State Award for Children's Culture, the Rudolf Koivu prize and the Pro Finlandia medal. Kunnas was granted an award for his work to benefit children and most recently the Cultural prize of the City of Espoo in 2011. Kunnas graduated as graphic designer from the University of Art and Design in 1975.
Olavi Lindén (b. 1946) is best-known for his long and successful career as chief designer and director of research and development at the consumer products company Fiskars. Through his work in the area of design and product development, carried out at the Fiskars corporation throughout several decades, Lindén has impacted the development of both the usability and the aesthetic qualities of garden tools in particular. In addition to Fiskars tools, Olavi Lindén has also designed musical instruments. He has received several awards for his work, most recently the Muoto 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award by Aller Media. He is also honorary member of the Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo since 2011. Lindén graduated as engineer from Tekniska Läroverket.
Ezio Manzini (b 1945) has been working for more than two decades in the field of design for sustainability, with a special focus on social innovation. On this topic he started, and currently coordinates, DESIS: an international network promoting, worldwide, design schools as agents of social change towards sustainability. Throughout his professional life Ezio Manzini has been professor of design at the Politecnico di Milano. Parallel to this, he collaborated with several international universities. Currently, he is Honorary Guest Professor at the Tongji University, in Shanghai and at the Jiangnan University, in Wuxi, China as well as at the COPPE-UFRJ, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The most recent award granted to Manzini is the Sir Misha Black Medal in 2012.
Yrjö Sotamaa (b. 1942) is Professor Emeritus at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Currently, Sotamaa is Executive Vice Director of the Sino-Finnish Centre at Tongji University, one of Aalto University's partner universities, and Professor and Advisory Dean at the same university. When acting as Rector of the University of Art and Design from 1968 to 2008, he was a strong supporter of research and doctoral education that was being launched at the university. It is clear that without his persistent support and encouragement at the level of university management, the school's current leadership position in research in the field of art and design would not be possible. Sotamaa has been honorary member of the Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo since 1992, and he was granted the Magnolia Silver Award by the City of Shanghai in 2011.
An honorary doctorate is the highest honour that a university can award. The decision concerning the recipients of the honorary doctorates to be awarded at the 2013 Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture was made by the school's Academic Affairs Committee. According to the Aalto University's administrative guidelines, a school may, in connection with a Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees but also at other times, award an honorary doctorate and related academic insignia to a person who through his or her scientific or artistic activities or through merits obtained in the promotion of science or arts or other cultural activities is considered worthy of such recognition.
Further information:
Ada Schwanck, Project Coordinator tel. +358 (0)50 5697 449, ada.schwanck [at] aalto [dot] fi
Saara Koskinen, Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)50 5943 422, saara.koskinen [at] aalto [dot] fi


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Afghan hostility
A FEW days' stay in Kabul is enough to gauge how deeply entrenched anti-Pakistan sentiment is in Afghan society, across the ethnic divide — and particularly among young people.
A FEW days' stay in Kabul is enough to gauge how deeply entrenched anti-Pakistan sentiment is in Afghan society, across the ethnic divide — and particularly among young people.
The insurgency undeniably exists but is weaker than often portrayed.
Will Karzai try and cling to power, directly or indirectly? Is his brother, Qayyum Karzai, being groomed to take over?
A regional hub of trade and commerce, the hustle and bustle of Jalalabad is an important indicator of stability in Afghanistan's east.
POLITICAL and security circles in Pakistan are abuzz with analyses of America's failures in Afghanistan, appreciation for the Taliban's resilience and concern for the sufferings of ordinary Afghans.
THE issue of collaborative military offensives by Pakistan and Nato forces is a contentious one, and there is a need to assess whether or not such attempts would be productive.
LAST month's attack on Kamra airbase brought forth yet again an unpleasant facet of our national character: the absence of a united stand against an enemy that kills innocent people and targets vital installations of the state's defence system.
DIFFERENCES over cross-border incursions in eastern Afghanistan from Pakistan have led to the postponement of the crucial visit of Salahuddin Rabbani, head of the Afghan High Peace Council, to Islamabad.
THE government has decided to introduce the local bodies' system in Fata and the final draft of the Local Government Regulation, 2012 has been made public for feedback from tribal elders, elected representatives and political parties.
PAKISTANI and Afghan insurgents picked the same day — Sunday, April 15 — for a spectacular show of their strength.


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'Life, Death and the Grim Routine': International Medical Corps volunteers treating Ebola victims put boots to dry after they have been washed thoroughly, Suakoko, Bon County, Liberia.
Gas burn-off and oil tanks at the northern oil fields in Kirkuk. Kurdistan's oil surplus has already given them growth unseen in the rest of Iraq. Many oil experts in the Middle East believe that the Kurds will eventually gain considerable if not total control over the oil fields in their region. If they gain such control, their oil revenue will be on par with some of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Erbil, Iraq, September 8, 2014. Andrea Bruce / NOOR
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All 20 TFTs in this room (apart from 1) have all started flickering. They were all set to 60Hz but to reduce (or speed up) the flicker, I have to set them to their maximum of 120Hz. It is still slightly noticeable on some. (if you look sideways/peripheral)
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I am not a fan of the curfew. It can make innocent activity illegal. I prefer that we punish actual criminality.
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"What child has reason to be outside?"So now the government wants our kids to have a reason to be outside?Chip, chip, chipping away at our freedoms...
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This is what happens to a community which expects the government to raise their children.
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So law abiding teens need to be inside because some in the communi-tee are criminals.I grew up in an white neighborhood in the 50´s 60´s and stayed out late in the summer with no shots fired.
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I can see that Nos. 1 through 4 are from a younger geneeation than I, but who is not?I do not look on curfews as punishments. My small city in nothwestern Massachusetts had a curfew . It also had one policeman and no crime. At 9 PM ( well north of Baltimore) night was just falling and a factory whistle blew signaling that any child under 16 should head for home. We all hapilly did so. What is the big deal? We were safe, the neighborhood was quiet for woking people to get their sleep and our parents knew where we were. Which, for me, was always bed. Why is this onerous or in any way insulting?
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And here is the problem in spades: Nicole and Kelly (low-info types, no doubt) don´t have the common sense to keep their young kids off the street at night but they´re more than happy to have the government force them to do so.
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Children can stay outside until the street-lights come on. An old rule, a good rule."Nothing good happens after Midnight"
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Poster #5 says nothing about parents controlling their children but the government forcing them off the street is OK.This is punishment of the many, for the few.
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For those not familiar with Baltimore, these "kids" run riot at night, attacking anyone and anything they think will make an easy target. There have been several mass attacks on people, that the police denied happened until video of the attacks showed up (all of it black mobs on single white victim.)The city is hurting financially because it has lost a major portion of its tourist trade. It wasn´t that many years ago that the Inner Harbor would be wall-to-wall people on the weekend; the last time I was there - about 8 years ago - there was hardly anyone there. The new casino that cost a small fortune to build is not getting business because people know it´s not safe to go there.For years, the police and city government have turned a blind eye to the crime problems. (Hey, it´s racist to arrest a black kid...) It has gotten to a point that they´ve lost control of the city. This is a last-ditch effort to try to save it.
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Clearly the most cost-effective system of Level II care delivery is to "train up" counselors already in place in treatment settings across the state. We plan for this to lead quickly to trained counselors and certification for those interested in such recognition of their commitment and skills.
Research indicates counselors benefit form the specialized knowledge of gambling treatment, so they learn how to help with complicated financial restitution needs, legal conflicts, vocational and interpersonal and relational conflicts specific to problem gamblers and their families.
One of the first problem gambling counselor training programs was started in Maryland. Following the V.A. gambling treatment program model we have added and refined clinical training into three levels of training using current research and evidence based and practices.
One of the strengths the Center is proud to have is our partnership with the clinical trainers of the Maryland Council on Problem Gambling. These trainers have worked in over 43 states, ten Canadian provinces, and nine other countries. Our training staff includes the current president of the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board and an international expert on gambling treatment among diverse populations.
To support the clinicians new to gambling treatment the Center will also provide two monthly clinical case conference calls at no charge to the counselor. These calls are intended to offer support, mentoring and coaching to counselors new to gambling treatment to assist in the integration and consistent use of effective gambling treatment strategies.
Please note the State of Maryland does not require certification of gambling counselors at this time. The Center's training program offers approved gambling specific training for those counselors who may be interested in this level of recognition of their training and skills. Please go to www.IGCCB.org for details on certification.
Evaluation of program effectiveness cannot be sacrificed. This field has little published research on treatment effectiveness and we cannot contribute to the dearth of data when a reporting system for counselors on client care speaks to accountability, system improvement, quality controls and can significantly contribute to the research on treatment outcomes. Some of the earliest contributions to the problem gambling research field came from the early treatment programs the State funded in Maryland. This research tradition needs to continue as we step forward funding only those efforts we know work because they have been researched and refined based on the outcomes of that critical research.
Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. Jon Grant
June 14, 2013
The Neuroscience of Gambling Disorder
1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling in Baltimore, MD
A University of Chicago Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Dr. Jon Grant's research focuses on the neurobiology and treatment of impulse control disorders (e.g., gambling, stealing, shopping, sex, obsessive compulsive disorder, and drug addictions).
Dr. Nancy Petry
June 14, 2013
The Gambling Disorder and Treatment Implications
1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling in Baltimore, MD
Dr. Nancy Petry earned a PhD from Harvard University in 1994 and has been faculty at University of Connecticut Health Center as a professor of psychiatry. She presents on her experience serving on the DSM V workgroup for substance use and addictive behaviors.
Rob White
June 14, 2013
1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling in Baltimore, MD
The 1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling gets underway with a welcome from Rob White, the director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, and opening remarks from Gayle Jordan-Randolph, the Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Michael Rosen
January 2, 2014
Self-Help and Support Groups
Michael Rosen, the Network Coordinator of the Maryland Center of Excellence for Problem Gambling, delivers a webinar on self-help groups and programs available to the problem gambler.
Deborah Haskins, Ph.D.
February 1, 2014
African Americans and Problem Gambling Treatment
Deborah Haskins, Ph.D., of the Maryland Council on Problem Gambling presents on being more aware and skilled in the area of disordered gambling treatment for the African American community.
Nita Kordonowy
June 14, 2013
Acceptance and Commitment: Therapy for Problem Gamblers
1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling in Baltimore, MD
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Problem Gamblers Nita Kordonowy serves as a psychotherapist and addiction specialist at Hazelden. She's worked with the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, Trimeridian Inc. Gambling Treatment Resources in Las Vegas, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board.
Marilyn Lancelot
June 14, 2013
Been There Done That: Problem Gambling Recovery For Women
1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling in Baltimore, MD
Ms. Lancelot is an author of two books on recovery. The first, "Gripped by Gambling," is a popular story of recovery from compulsive gambling by one of the first women to enter G.A. in Arizona, "and stay." She's also one of the Founders of "Women Helping Women" a webpage and newsletter designed to connect women from around the nation to each other as they seek understanding and support in recovery.
Christopher Anderson
June 14, 2013
Interview with a Gambler: The Gambler Chronicles
1st Annual Maryland Conference on Problem Gambling in Baltimore, MD
Christopher Anderson is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Forensic specialist in private practice in Chicago. He's the former president of the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling.
Carl Robertson
January 1, 2014
Youth Problem Gambling Prevention In School, at Home and within the Community: Smart Choices
Carl Robertson, Prevention Manager for the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling delivers a webinar on Youth Problem Gambling Prevention & the Smart Choices program.
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Claiming Our Future – A Career Exploration Day, reflects our commitment to excellence in building pathways for higher education, innovation, and partnerships across the city of Baltimore. We believe children and youth represent the brightest hope for our future as an institution and that we must help them identify and cherish their innate power to make positive choices.
On May 9, 2011, with support from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Government and Community Affairs, the Office of the Provost, the Baltimore City Schools Office for Partnerships, Communications, and Community Engagement, and a number of East Baltimore community partners, students and teachers from Baltimore City Schools were invited to attend a talk given by world-renown neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Carson shared excerpts from the made-for-TV motion picture and book, "Gifted Hands" and inspired the students to Think Big. Other featured guests included GiGi Barnett – Reporter from WJZ Channel 13, Mr. Darin Atwater – the Composer & Conductor of Soulful Symphony, and Angel Carpenter – on air radio talent for R&B station 92Q.
This all-day event featured success stories from other young adults of color from across Baltimore and areas similar to East Baltimore who have succeeded in college and professional careers. Students participated in a series of life skills workshops on topics such as reducing violence and bullying, keys to successful career preparation, and building healthy lifestyle habits. The fifth grade students were extended an opportunity to have hands-on experience with the high-fidelity patient simulators. The students were able to learn about health careers related to patients seeking treatment in an emergency room.
With a collaborative spirit, the planning of this event helped to bring in over 320 students from Baltimore City Schools. The teachers will continue to work with a team of evaluators to measure impact of the event on their students. A PowerPoint slide show is available here.