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Hope in the promise of yet another spring to come
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of the apparently dead trees of winter.
I've said it before: if the Catholic Church had the vision to ordain women to the priesthood, Joan Chittister would be the Pope. Here's her Christmas message that I got in today's email. You can find more or sign up for her emails at benetvision.org.
Now and here bells everywhere are ringing again. The gift boxes are heaping up. Everybody's saying it: "Christmas Blessings… God bless you at Christmas time… Christmas Peace to you and yours… Merry Christmas." But is there any truth at all to any of this manufactured joy? Or is this, at best, nothing more than an exercise in auto-suggestion: Say it often enough and you'll think it's true, whatever the facts to the contrary.
Christians, after all, at least from one perspective, live a very schizophrenic life. As Paul puts it in one of his letters to the fragile communities of the early church, "Your standards should be different than those around you." But at Christmas time, those standards can get terribly confusing. The Christian standard says that Christ, our Peace, has been born. But look around you. The other standard, the real public norm, the front page of our daily newspapers, says that there is no such thing as peace anywhere.
So, are we simply kidding ourselves when we put up manger scenes in our parks, and weigh our churches down with bark-covered, life-size crèches, and decorate the crib sets under our Christmas trees? Will the world ever really come to peace? In fact, is there really any such thing as peace? And, most of all, what do we have to do with it? What are we singing about? (It depends, I believe, on what you think "peace" means.)
One kind of peace is a state of life that is free from chaos and turbulence, from violence and institutionally legitimated death. That kind of peace happens often enough in history to show us that such a thing is possible. But don't be fooled: that kind of peace can be achieved as easily through force as well as through justice. In the latter, little is gained by it.
But there is another kind of peace. This kind of peace does not come either from the denial of evil or the acceptance of oppression. This kind comes from the center of us and flows through us like a conduit to the world around us.
This kind of peace is the peace of those who know truth and proclaim it, who recognize oppression and refuse to accept it, who understand God's will for the world and pursue it. This kind of peace comes with the realization that it is our obligation to birth it for the rest of the world so that what the mangers and crèches and crib sets of the world point to can become real in us—and because of us—in our own time.
The award-winning foreign film "Joyeux Noël" reminds us of another Christmas Eve. This one in Europe during the bloodiest period in WWI. Knee deep in wet snow and ice that jammed their weapons and froze their souls, two armies—one French and Scottish, one German—faced one another across a barbed-wired field. Hundreds of fallen soldiers had already died on both sides of the rough and blood-soaked land. Then suddenly, the Christmas truce began. The men put down their weapons, ceased for awhile to be soldiers, and bowed their heads while they listened to the other side sing Christmas carols.
That is the kind of peace—disarmed, foreign to hate, and receiving of the other—that was born in the manger we remember at Christmas time. That is the kind of Christmas peace we must ourselves seek to be. Then "Merry Christmas" will really mean something.
Dear Friends of Bill (and Mollie) Hopper,
We are sorry to have to tell you that our father died this past Monday, December 12th, nine days before his 86th birthday on December 21st.
Many of you know that he had been suffering from COPD for several years, and often his breathing was quite difficult. He contracted pneumonia after he had been taken to the hospital for an unrelated health problem a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately he had seen each of his three daughters very recently. Laura and Katie were with him on Thanksgiving, Jane was able to see him for a couple of days after he was moved from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility, and Mary Ann and Mark arrived to see him the day before he died.
Our parents had many friends and we know that their friendships with all of you gave them great joy and comfort. Bill and Mollie loved to keep in touch with all of you and to visit (and be visited) whenever they could.
There will be a memorial service for our dad on Saturday, January 21st at 3:00 p.m. at Westminster Gardens in Duarte, California. There will also be a second memorial service at Louisville Seminary in early February when his ashes are interred with our mom's in the seminary's memorial garden.
In lieu of flowers, we would appreciate memorial gifts to any of three organizations that our dad valued very highly – Louisville Seminary, the overseas mission of the Presbyterian Church, or Westminster Gardens, the wonderful community where Bill and Mollie lived for 15 years following their retirement.
The addresses are listed below.
Thank you all very much for your friendship with our parents. They were always very grateful for the part that you played in their lives. There is a recent photo of our mom and dad at the end of this email, with the photo file attached.
Mary Ann Kearns
Jane Adamson
Laura Hopper
Memorials may be sent to:
William H. Hopper, Jr. – 1925 – 2011
Mollie Brown Hopper – 1925 – 2010
A dear friend of mine died this morning.
From San Gabriel Executive Presbyter Ruth Santana Grace:
It is with deep sadness that I share the news that the Rev. Bill Hopper has passed away. He died early this morning. As you know, Bill dedicated his life to the ministry of the Church of Jesus Christ as a missionary, executive, pastor, leader and much more. He will be deeply missed. I am confident that the heavens opened to receive him as he crossed over from this life to the next; I am equally confident that God's voice was heard echoing, saying "This is my servant and son, in whom I am well pleased." We will let you know of plans for his memorial service once we have them. Please pray for his family as they make this journey – may they experience the hope of the resurrection and the love of Christ through friends and family.
I got to know Bill a number of years ago when I was working at Westminster Gardens, a local retirement community which was then exclusively for those who had served the Presbyterian church as missionaries, ministers, or some other capacity under the denominational Board of Pensions. Bill was the president of the Residents' Association then and I was serving as the Director of Communications, so we worked together on several projects. As we got to know each other, I shared with him that I am a lesbian; he shared with me that one of his and his wife Mollie's three daughters is also a lesbian. Since then I have spent quite a lot of time with Bill. Despite the fact that Melinda and I are the age of Bill's daughters, and Bill was of an unknown-to-me age at least as old as my own parents, I always felt that we were friends. Check that: I knew that we were friends.
When Melinda and I legally married in 2008, it was in our church, and Bill and Mollie (who preceded him in death) were among those who gathered to witness the occasion and to rejoice with us. This meant and still means a lot to us.
Always a gentleman, Bill was born and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. His father was a Presbyterian minister who was an eloquent preacher. Bill was a PK–a preacher's kid–so there were certain expectations of him, some by his family, others by his friends. Many PKs rebel in some way: Bill's way was in a socially acceptable one; Bill loved baseball.
As a kid, Bill would listen to the Birmingham Barons on the radio. He was a big fan of his home team. The radio announcer for the Barons was Bull Connor–who would later become in many ways the face of the racist, segregationist, Jim Crow South. I don't know what Bill's father's theology and politics were, but when Bill found out about Bull Connor and what he stood for he stopped listening to the broadcasts. (I'm no Dodgers fan, but I've listened to the voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully, for much of my life. It would be hard to say, "No more," and turn off that voice forever.) Bill's love of baseball continued, however–something that he and I shared. But his love for justice and equality and all things progressive were far greater–something else we shared.
Bill served as a missionary in Iran and Pakistan. Although the political leaders of those countries have changed since then, much of what we read now was true then. The three daughters lived their formative years in Iran, with one of them having been born there–they express remorse that they can never return to the land of their childhood. Bill contracted a powerful form of malaria in Iran, which cut their service short in order for him to return to the United States for medical treatment. He served the church in other ways for a few years, but he and Mollie felt like they needed to return to the mission field, so they got and assignment in Pakistan; they served there until his malaria returned. As Ruth said above, he served the church at every possible level: from the mission field to the local church to presbytery, synod and General Assembly. For a number of years he led the commissioner training prior to each year's GA–something vital to the success of our then-annual conventions.
Well into his retirement, Bill and former PC(USA) Stated Clerk Clifton Kirkpatrick–a colleague, neighbor, close friend and tennis partner–decided they would write a book together. I played a small part in creating that book, What Unites Presbyterians: Common Ground for Troubled Times, so I know that Bill did much of the heavy lifting, while Cliff read the chapters and made suggestions and corrections. It was a good collaboration, and one they enjoyed, so they wrote several other books together after that. Something special about Bill, though, was that he wasn't one who only associated with people who held the same theological and/or political views. Bill was a friend to many people regardless. Bill was the embodiment of grace.
Bill was active in the Witherspoon Society (now part of Presbyterians for Justice), More Light Presbyterians, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, and was a supporter of That All May Freely Serve. He encouraged me, prodded me, helped me, and occasionally gently guided and tempered me in my work with those groups and for those same causes. Bill was an ardent supporter of women's ordination and service, of racial and ethnic civil rights, and of many other causes. I don't know if anyone will ever know his full effect on the world though, because he was so modest about his own contributions.
At the same time, he had a great dry sense of humor, and was a wonderful conversationalist and story-teller. He had a deep, somewhat gravelly voice and that Alabama-Kentucky accent which was so easy to listen to. He delighted in sharing stories about his children and grandchildren in way that I loved to hear.
Even though I know that he's now rejoined with his life and life-ever-after partner Mollie and other friends and family members in the presence of the Christ who he served and loved in life, I will miss him a lot. I am proud that he was both a friend and a mentor, and I am a better person for having known him. Thanks, and God bless you, Bill Hopper.
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I forgot to say something important! Bill was one of the few people I know who liked fruitcake. A long-time tea-totaller, he even liked the booze-soaked ones. Every year someone would likely give me a fruitcake for Christmas (or I'd rescue one from someone else), and I'd make sure that it went to Bill. He'd have a tiny sliver every day for months–and would enjoy it immensely. If someone gives me a fruitcake this year I'll make sure to have a tiny slice and think of him.
Melinda and I were out running errands last Saturday afternoon. Because of traffic on the freeway, we took a route that we don't usually take, and we drove past a church where a friend of ours serves as the pastor. Like at many churches, they have a sign, a marquee out front. This one had the sermon title and the hour of the service, as is typical–but we both noticed that the pastor's name wasn't included.
I think that Melinda was upset a little bit, but I was delighted. I told her why: so many churches proclaim the name of the pastor, but that's not who it's about. She immediately got it. Good for our friend!
Then this week I pulled out a book of little ditties called Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC by Frederick Buechner, an author and a Presbyterian minister. I love Fred Buechner, and this is one of those well-worn volumes in my library. Flipping through this book, I stopped to read what Buechner had to say about revelation. Right after that was the topic "Reverend."
A title of respect to be used only in the third person, if then. Speak about the Reverend Samuel Smith if you have to, but never go up to him and say, "That's telling them, Reverend!" any more than you'd go up to a Congressman and say, "How are things in Washington, Honorable?"
Reverend means to be revered. A minister is not to be revered for who he is in himself, but for who it is he represents, just as the British Ambassador is seated at the hostess's right not because of his beaux yeux but because he represents the Queen.
(See also MINISTER)
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[Okay, so there's that little problem of non-inclusive language. It grates at me, sure, but in the first place, Buechner was born in 1926; when he went to seminary and then was ordained, all ministers were male. In the second place, this book was published in 1973. And finally, Buechner is a tremendous advocate for inclusivity–for women, for LGBT folks, for everyone. He preached in 1997 at the PC(USA)'s General Assembly, the national church convention, in 1997, talking about how he had experienced God more at a lesbian wedding–a service officiated by a female minister) than he had in church for a long time.]
But I digress…
I live and am an elder in San Gabriel Presbytery. Southern California isn't like the rest of the country in most ways, and our version of presbyterianism is no different. Teaching Elders (as ministers are now called) and Ruling Elders (elected congregational leaders) both serve as voting commissioners to the presbytery (regional governing body); historically they differ in function only, as they (along with Deacons) take the same ordination vows with the exception of one question having to do with responsibilities. But here the presbytery moderator (elected for one year as vice-moderator who then becomes the moderator of presbytery, and then the moderator of presbytery council) seems to be a job for male ministers, since we have just elected our fourth male minister in a row. At least this most recent one, unlike the previous three, is non-European American… And all of the committee chairs–the ones who have presentation roles at our presbytery meetings–are ministers. There are only three elders on the presbytery council: two at-large, and one the chair of a "minor" committee (ironically, the presbytery's Committee on Representation). Worship at presbytery meetings almost always features a sermon or message from the pastor of the host church, and prayers and other parts of the service are almost always given by "Rev. So-and-So" as listed in the worship bulletin. We rarely see the names of nor hear the voices of ruling elders, either in the church's work or it it's worship.
Yep. Clergy-centric. This is sad. It's certainly not the church of our founder John Calvin (who himself was probably not ordained). And it's certainly not the church that professes to dislike the idea of having bishops or popes.
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And, in case you're curious, here's what Buechner says about "minister"–and remember: 1973… also that he also wrote a book called Son of Laughter:
There are three basic views:
1. A minister is a Nice Guy. He'll take a drink if you offer him one, and when it comes to racy stories, he can tell a few right along with the best of them. He preaches a good sermon, but he's not one of these religious fanatics who thinks he's got to say a prayer every time he pays a call. When it comes to raising money, he's nobody's fool and has all the rich old ladies eating out of his hand. He has bridged the generation gap by introducing things like a rock group at the eleven o'clock service and what he calls rap sessions on subjects like drugs and sex instead of Sunday school. At the same time he admits privately that though the kids have a lot going for them, he wishes they'd cut their hair. He's big on things like civil rights, peace, and encounter groups. He sends his children to private school. He makes people feel comfortable in his presence by showing them that he's got his feet on the ground like everybody else. He reassures them that religion is something you should take seriously but not go overboard with.
2. A minister has his head in the clouds which is just where a man should have it whose mind is on higher things. His morals are unimpeachable, and if you should ever happen to use bad language in his presence, you apologize. He has a lovely sense of humor and gets a kick out of it every time you ask him if he can't do something about this rainy weather we've been having. He keeps things like sex, politics, race and alcoholism out of his sermons. His specialty is religion, and he's wise enough to leave other matters to people who know what they're talking about.
3. A minister is as much an anachronism as an alchemist or a chimney sweep. Like Tiffany glass of the Queen of England, he is a camp figure whose function is primarily decorative. Although their various perspectives are admittedly limited, Maharishis, Communists, homosexuals, drug addicts, and the like are all to be listened to for their special insights. The perspective of ministers, on the other hand, is so hopelessly distorted and biased that there is no point in listening to them unless you happen to share it.
The first minsters were the twelve disciples. There is no evidence that Jesus chose them because they were brighter or nicer than other people. In fact the New Testament record suggests that they were continually missing the point, jockeying for position and, when the chips were down, interested in nothing so much as saving their own skins. Their sold qualification seems to have been their initial willingness to rise to their feet when Jesus said, "Follow me." As St. Paul put it later, "God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong." (1 Corinthians 1:27)
When Jesus sent the twelve out into the world, his instructions were simple. He told them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal (Luke 9:2) with the implication that to do either right was in effect to do both. (see HEALING) Fortunately for the world in general and the church in particular, the ability to do them is not dependent on either moral character or I.Q. To do them in the name of Christ is to be a minister. In the name of Christ not to do them is to be a bad joke.
(see also REVEREND)
And under VOCATION, Buechner say in part, "The place God calls us to is the place where our deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." Amen.
Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC.
Copyright 1973 by Frederick Buechner.
Harper & Row.
We all have friends. Some, of course, are closer than others. Some are close enough that we call them our chosen family.
I had a friend named Greg who was like that.
Greg was transgender. More accurately, Greg was bi-gender–the only person I've ever known to use that terminology. Ze (a gender-neutral pronoun often preferred by transgender people) was also Delia (deh-LIE-a) but the personal expression that I knew best was Greg.
[I know this sounds weird. That's because I don't have the right words, not because of the person I knew and loved. Greg/Delia wasn't a multiple personality. Ze flowed freely back and forth, but was mostly integrated into one being. It's hard for me to explain, but I never had a problem with it because of the human being who ze was. But since I knew Greg best, I'll use Greg for this post.]
Greg lived in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. Ze had a great old apartment at Geary and Leavenworth. The Tenderloin is a very rough-edged place with its obvious homeless people, substance users and sellers, and sex workers, but it's also very real, with many charms (even if they're a bit frayed). From the street, the building looked run-down and funky, but as soon as you crossed through the solid wood door you were in a beautiful place built in the 1930s. To get to Greg's apartment you walked up two sweeping round staircases with thick carpeting and polished wooden bannisters. It was a world unto itself. (Go here for a fascinating look at the Tenderloin.)
We spent many hours in hir (gender-neutral possessive pronoun) apartment. This was in the mid-1980s. I lived in the Castro, but Greg wasn't as comfortable there–and Delia definitely was uncomfortable there. We cooked and ate together, we laughed and told stories. We went to the movies. We often went to a bar on the corner of hir block–the Hob Nob Lounge.
The Hob Nob was a mostly male-to-female transgender bar but there were some older gay men who hung out there too. This was the kind of place that opened at 6:00a.m. and stayed open until 2:00a.m. There was a little bar with about five barstools, and about four tables: the capacity of the place had to be around 20 patrons. This was the epitome of a Tenderloin dive bar. The bartenders were all very protective. I'm not petite by any measure, but the one who was there most often when I went in absolutely dwarfed me. I certainly wouldn't mess with hir! It was best to walk in with someone who was a regular customer–someone like my friend. Unlike in the Castro, drinks were cheap and they were strong. I mostly knew the daytime clientele, since I didn't often stay in the Tenderloin after dark unless Greg and I were having a slumber party. I was busy living my wild lesbian life in those days, but I probably averaged a trip to the Tenderloin once or twice a week.
Greg had come to San Francisco from Dallas. He (and I use that intentionally here) had grown up in a small West Texas town that a queer kid can't wait to get away from. Ze had a strong Texas accent and a great laugh and a twinkle in zir eye that made you want to know the story behind it.
But, as with all of us, there was baggage. The worst part for Greg was being estranged from family of origin. It was "bad enough" for them when Greg came out as a gay man, but when ze came out to them as transgender/bi-gender, they just couldn't listen any longer, so ze left and they never talked again. Greg wanted to be a happy-go-lucky person, so that was what ze projected, but there was so much more that wasn't let out that it led to self-medication. Not just the alcohol consumed at the Hob Nob, but ze also got into drugs–marijuana, then both speed and heroin. And then Greg got AIDS and quickly died.
I miss Greg. I miss Delia. I'm only reminiscing. There's no lesson here. Well, I guess there is: people are people, and you never know how wonderful someone is until you take a risk and get to know them. This is true no matter what their worldly condition is. I'm just glad that I once had Greg in my life.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is on November 20. For more information go to http://www.transgenderdor.org/.
My friend Katie Mulligan pastors what she calls tinychurch in New Jersey. This morning, on the Sunday that the church calendar calls "Reign of Christ" Sunday (or the less inclusive language "Christ the King" Sunday), there was to be no sermon this morning. Instead they were going to read this poem, then go out and "do something" to make the world a better place… even if just for this moment.
Now that's ushering in the Reign of Christ.
Hungry by "Street" from New Jersey, USA
Sometimes you do something you think you never would do
something like that happen to me today
first i was asking for change in front of a store
i was tired and hungry and feeling real sad
i look all around and went to the back
it something i really don't understand
i hid in the back and look all around
i aint a bum and i aint crazy
The author's name was only listed as "Street." The poem can be found at http://www.viewzone.com/poet66.html.


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Published on Sun, May 02, 2010
Brandon Hernandez is a typical American teenage boy. Clad in sneakers and baggy sweatshirt, the ninth-grade student is standing outside Central High School in Phoenix with a friend, flirting in vain with groups of girls passing by.
School has finished for the day and Brandon, who was born in Arizona to Hispanic parents, should be looking forward to the weekend. But the 14-year-old is worried: the state's new immigration law could make him a target of police searching for illegal immigrants, he says.
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ASPEN, Colo. Aspen is celebrating the opening of its new art museum with 24 hours of performances, tours and art, including a controversial exhibit featuring tortoises carrying iPads on their backs.
The museum opens to the public at 5 p.m. Saturday and will remain open until 5 p.m. Sunday.
Online petitioners have been calling on the museum to cancel the tortoise exhibition, equating it with animal abuse. But the museum has stood behind the "Moving Ghost Town" show, pointing out that the tortoises were rescued from a breeder and are being watched over by a veterinarian.
The tortoises will wander around the museum's roof deck as the iPads show footage of area ghost towns.
The museum had its grand opening last weekend but was only open to members.
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The pork producers and other agricultural lobbyists aren't shy about pushing the government to force other nations to open borders that have been closed to U.S. products using methods that violate existing trade agreements. Giordano says turnabout is fair play in free trade. "Sometimes the U.S. is in the wrong," he said. "It isn't surprising that other countries want us to live up to our commitments."
One of the biggest ongoing bilateral disputes is with Mexico, the second-largest export market for U.S. pork by value.
Sixteen years after the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the U.S. still does not allow Mexican trucking companies to operate north of the border. Cross-border trucking between the U.S. and Mexico was part of NAFTA, but it has never been implemented, except for a limited test by the Bush administration.
After Congress pulled the plug on a Bush administration pilot program that had permitted 97 Mexican trucks to operate in the U.S., Mexico retaliated with $2.4 billion in tariffs on U.S. manufactured and agricultural products. Those tariffs already have been approved by the World Trade Organization but were put on hold by Mexico while the pilot program was in place.
Among the commodities affected are Christmas trees, pears, potatoes and onions from Oregon, and grapes, strawberries and other produce from California.
Giordano said the pork industry, along with others in the agricultural sector, is concerned Mexico might expand or amend the list. "We don't want to end up on the retaliation list, but we could," he said.
Sectors placed on the retaliation list last year have been hit hard. "Grapes have a 45 percent tariff. It's had an impact," said Ken Gilliland, director of transportation and international trade for the Western Growers Association. "When you get to the grocery store and add 45 percent on top of the price, it's easy to figure out that we're not competitive."
According to the California Farm Bureau Federation, the state's entire table grape sector shipped about 1.7 million 19-pound boxes of grapes to Mexico last year, down almost 70 percent from the 5.5 million boxes shipped in 2008.
"Strawberries, onions, almonds, lettuce — they've all been impacted," said Gilliland, whose group represents agricultural interests in Arizona and California that grow, pack and ship about half the nation's produce. "The tariffs range from 10 percent to 45 percent, and our market is getting smaller."
Mexico also targeted potatoes grown in the Pacific Northwest. Exports of frozen potatoes to Mexico have fallen by more than half, from $64 million to $30 million. Because of the lowered demand, ConAgra Foods' Lamb Weston subsidiary has closed its potato-processing plant in Prosser, Wash.
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The U.S. pork industry has a lot to lose if it were hit with tariffs by Mexico. The country was the largest customer of U.S. pork by volume, buying 503,503 metric tons in 2009 — 27 percent of all pork exports. Based on value, Mexico is the No. 2 market behind Japan. The $762 million of pork sold to Mexico last year represented 17.6 percent of all export sales.
"We've had to work hard for many years to get our product into Mexico," Giordano said. "We've built a good market. These sorts of trade issues necessarily involve lots of innocent bystanders."
He said U.S. pork producers have lost $6 billion in the last several years and just started to climb into profitability last month. "To have restrictions imposed now," Giordano said, "would be economically lethal."
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The Convention was September 4, 5, and 6. A Tom Burns auction was conducted on September 6th at 03:00 PM
The Convention will be in the same hotel in Leominster, Massachusetts, now the Leominster Doubletree by Hilton.
Convention will include interesting and educational seminars, room displays and awards. There will be a mini auction to support the club.
Conventions and auctions are a great way to learn more about Carnival Glass. If you have an interest in collecting Carnival Glass consider joining us.
Check out some photo's of this years convention here.
Also, here is a video of Gary Sullivan presenting Dugan/Diamond glass. It was quite educational.
The 2015 Convention dates have been established and the hotel has been booked. Tom Burns has already indicated that we will have some FANTASTIC glass for the auction. Mark your calendars for September 10th, 11th and 12th.
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For 2014, MCUL & Affiliates has several committees (listed below) that require the expertise of credit union professionals to provide input, leadership and strategic insight. As such, the league is asking these professionals to review the list of committees and purposes, and submit a volunteer form if they are interested in providing their time and talents.
"Being involved at the committee level is a rewarding opportunity for credit union professionals from all areas of operations," MCUL & Affiliates CEO David Adams said. "We count on this valuable feedback to set the direction of many activities, ranging from awards and educational offerings to media plans to governmental affairs and more. Many committees meet by phone, so the time commitment is minimal, while the sense of contribution is great."
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas veterans affairs advocate says he provided a ballistic vest to a Nevada state lawmaker who's now fighting to keep his seat in the Legislature amid criminal and personal issues.
Veterans in Politics president and Internet talk show host Steve Sanson said Thursday that Democratic Assemblyman Steven Brooks also wanted night vision goggles but didn't get them.
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Faubourg Marigny House Rental Photos and Description
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Quiet residential block steps from everything in search of quiet respectful guests. Our accommodation uniquely offers both the experience of being steps from all the tourist activity with being on a real block surrounded by families, young kids, second line parades, and fruit and vegetable trucks calling out the days offerings.
This is actually two units, one on top of the other. There are a total of 3 bedrooms, (a fourth if you count the queen sofabed in the 2nd kitchen), TWO of which are MASSIVE and have two queen beds in each and still plenty of room. So there is the balcony unit (Top row of photos on this listing) and then the massive first floor loft (bottom row of photos).
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I was so lucky to find this wonderful home. The home is renovated down to the last nail and it is lovely. This also means very clean, a biggie for me. The rooms are spacious, the windows let in lovely light throughout the day and the amenities are top notch. This unit has a second floor balcony that overlooks the street. I spent many a morning out there sipping coffee and enjoying the passersby!
The location is ideal for the French Quarter and Marigny, really it is convenient to the whole town as it is located near bus service and the street car. A little walking might be in store to some locations, but its good to work off all the good food and drink! I had a rental car and was able to park in front of the house every day of the 30 I stayed.
The linens are lovely and very clean. The kitchen is stocked with new dishes and cookware. There is a sweet, brand new laundry set up as well.
Enzo was the icing on the cake! He is a hardworking, patient, charismatic darling! He took care of all my needs very quickly. There was never an unanswered text or phone call. He ensured that I was well versed on the town as well. I got a locals guide straight from him! He is very particular about his guests and we had an in depth conversation before I rented to ensure I was the kind of person he wanted in his property. This is in a neighborhood and each resident expects respect of their personal privacy and comfort regarding noise and traffic. This is understandable and makes the location even more desirable for safety reasons as well as general warmth in spirit! As a single woman I felt safe and at ease on this 'up and coming' neighborhood street. A few families, lots of young couples and late 20, early 30 kinds of neighbors.
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Coming to NYC and need some foodie help
Hey everyone,
My wife and I are coming in to celebrate our 1 year anniversary in NYC with some sightseeing and lots of good eats. We're very adventurous eaters, don't shy away from any type of cuisine, love street food and high end as well. We'll be in town for 3 days and would like help for ideas during our trip. I've searched the boards and other sites, and would like some help/suggestions. We'd like to spend around $20pp for our meals (not inc. drinks, etc), except for dinner on Saturday where we'd like to have a more romantic place, at around $60pp (preferably prix-fixe or a tasting). I know its a tall order to ask of you all, but suggestions are really appreciated. Here is our itinerary, so restaurants nearby would be most welcome:
- Lunch near South Street Seaport - no ideas yet!
- Dinner near Greenwich Village/SoHo - no ideas yet!
- Lunch near Central Park/UWS/UES - thinking of picnic in Central Park or a light lunch...
- Pre-theatre "snack" (theatre is near Times Square) - ideas were Margon or Biryani cart
- Late dinner (kind of fancy?) - some ideas I had are Telepan, Balthazar, Casa Mono, Kittichai and TOWN
- Lunch in Harlem - maybe Amy Ruth's, Dinosaur BBQ or Miss Maude's?
- Early dinner near Grand Central Terminal - my idea was Szechuan Gourmet
I'd also appreciate any suggestions for places to go for late-night drinks with a laid back - i.e. no loud music - vibe. Thanks for the suggestions, and I'll be sure to post up reviews when we get back!
edit: we eat anything, really, but aren't fans of Italian or "American" (i.e. simple burger and fries, etc.). A great pizza, Southern soul food, Cajun, etc. are however, all welcome!
There are many threads on South Street Seaport/Fidi (Chinatown is also a good option). You might want to do a search. What type of cuisine and price range?
Casa Mono is not fancy. It's a small casual place. Balthazar is a lively french bistro and is also fairly casual, not fancy IMHO.
re: financialdistrictresident
And I think your Chinatown idea is a good one, and is a nice way to save some money on lunch, that might be then allocated to another meal. Banh mi at Saigon Bakery and some dumplings else where, plus ice cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory would make a good lunch in my book.
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I'm craving lunch at Big Wong right now . . .
re: financialdistrictresident
I haven't been there - any particular dishes that you like there?
re: MMRuth
We usually get the roast duck or the rice with salted fish and chicken. A side of greens with sauce. No ambience. Inexpensive and good.
I also like the place near PS1, Noodletown?
re: financialdistrictresident
Thanks. I'll check out Noodletown as well.
re: MMRuth
Actually it's J.M. Family Noodle Restaurant (on one of my older menus. I noticed the menus in the restaurant have a slightly different name now), 19 Henry Street (near PS1). I usually get a barbecued rice plate (roast duck on rice $5-ish). I've tried the roast duck noodle soup and vegetable noodle soup.
A quick comment on Saturday night - I've not been to Kittichai for a couple of years now, because I wasn't enthralled with the food there, particularly given the cost. It is nice to have a cocktail outside in front of the hotel though. Maybe someone who has been more recently than I will chime in.
I love the food at Casa Mono, but it is a bit cramped, and can be noisy, so might not be what you are looking for in terms of romantic. Also, while I always enjoy going to Balthazar, I don't think of it as romantic either. You might want to look into Le Gigot, in the Village, which has excellent French food, cozy ambiance and a well priced prix fixe with good selections on it.
On the UES, near the park is a place I like called Via Quadronno, that has wonderful panini, that you could either eat there, or bring to the park. Or, if the UWS is more convenient, you could pick up food for your picnic at Zabars/Fairway/Citarella.
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MMRuth, Le Gigot is a good suggestion. We went earlier this year, it's very good. Le Gigot is small so it can get lively. nader, if you make a reservation at Le Gigot suggest you ask for table in back corner just before the hallway to kitchen, etc. It's a nice quiet spot.
> Dinner near Greenwich Village/SoHo - no ideas yet!
It can be challenging to keep it under $20pp in these neighborhoods. Maybe Rhong Tiam (Thai)?
> - Lunch near Central Park/UWS/UES - thinking of picnic in Central Park or a light lunch...
Keep in mind these are 10-3pm is prime brunching hours in NYC, so if you want to do a sit down meal you might be fighting the crowds.
If you want to picnic in Central Park, I'd do takeout from Shake Shack, or maybe some take out nibbles from Salumeria Rossi, Whole Foods, Bouchon Bakery, or Zabar's. Of course, you should probably have a backup plan in case it's raining.
> - Pre-theatre "snack" (theatre is near Times Square) - ideas were Margon or Biryani cart
I see you've been reading midtownlunch.com. Are you certain these folks are out and about on weekends?
Since you mentioned great pizza as a nice to have, how about an early dinner at Co., in Chelsea? They open at 5pm for dinner. One pie per person puts you at just under $20pp.
> Saturday where we'd like to have a more romantic place, at around $60pp (preferably prix-fixe or a tasting).
$60pp before tax, tip, and drinks is pretty low for a tasting menu. Have you looked into Degustation?
> - Early dinner near Grand Central Terminal - my idea was Szechuan Gourmet
Great choice.
the seaport sucks for food...yr best bet is to go eat in tribeca and walk over...for lunch, i suggest walkers...old school bar and grill...great crowd, solid food, great drinks. or bubbys on hudson a block away...food is less amazing but its always a pleasant scene. walking distance to seaport...maybe 5-8 minutes.
dinner in greenwich/soho...on the cheapish side, check out bianca, cash only, no reservations italian...solid fare, semi-romantic. or da andrea for better italian on 13th off 5th ave...less romantic but best italian in my opinion. or check out ino on bedford for small plates, italian meats and cheese and wine...everything is excellent and cheap.
for lunch near central park...see if le bonne soupe is reopened by then...they had a fire but should be open any day now. great for simple, casual french fare and cheap.
margon isnt exactly a light snack sorta place...unless you split the cubano sandwich perhaps. great joint though...a favorite of mine.
dinner on sat? id skip that lot...look into perilla or barbuto or little owl if you can get in...romantic, solid food places, good nights out...barbuto is a bit more lively.
for drinks, check out brandy library or angel's share...on a more laid back tip, try tavern on jane, walkers, or keens bar.
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sam1, there are a few, limited options in Seaport North. I respectfully disagree that "seaport sucks for food." Onda, Tables Tales Cafe, Made Fresh Daily are all good.
Second your Perilla suggestion.
Re: $60 prixfixe for Saturday, you could look into Convivio. The setting in the hidden-away Tudor Square Park is very nice, and while the resto might not be called totally romantic (although the outdoor tables could qualify), the price and food quality are exactly right. $59 for a four-course prix fixe that's really, really good. It is Italian but quite unusual, not red-sauce by a long shot.
Re: Sunday near GCT, a fun choice is Sakagura, an underground (literally) sake bar with yummy Japanese bar food. A more adventurous choice than Szechuan Gourmet, especially if you are doing Chinatown the day before.
I work near the Seaport and am happy to report that there are lots of good food options now.It used to be a culinary wasteland.The places at Pier 17 aren't good by and large.But the surrounding area has lots of good choices.The best bet is to take a walk on the stretch of Front Street that runs between Fulton Street and Peck Slip.You won't need reservations at most of these places for lunch and can see what looks good to you.Some of the restaurants I recommend are Suteishi(very good good Sushi and other Japanese food), Il Brigante for thin crust pizza,Onda(Brazil/Argentina),Salud(Spanish/Cuban),Stella Maris and Nelson Blue both of which are considered gastropubs
for lack of a better description.There is also a very good steakhouse,MarkJoseph,nearby.
Also there are several places on Water Street,running parallel to Front Street.It's a very charming area with cobblestone and friendly restautanteers.They all have their menus posted out front so you can see what they have to offer.Just stay away from the Pier and tha main square,which has bad over-priced food.Sorry if this is a rambling response,but I highly recommend this area for lunch.All in all it will be a very charming and tasty experience.You can easily pull up a street map of the area on Google.
re: TooLooseLaTrek
TooLooseLaTrek, with all due respect, I cannot recommend Salud!, Stella Maris. Nelson Blue is pretty much a bar (some of their apps are good). Seaport North's Onda is quite good. Suteishi is decent, not for sushi conoisseurs . . . I had really bad sea urchin there once. Their barbecue eel is quite good.
Have you tried Made Fresh Daily or Table Tales Cafe yet?
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No,not yet.Do you recommend them? I like Barbarini a lot,but didn't recommend it because it is Italian,but no pizza.
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Barbarini is okay (coffee, soup, etc.) and value priced. Acqua is better. Both Italian so I didn't suggest them either. I've only been to Il Brigante a few times (mostly tourists and business lunch crowd). I think Onda and Table Tales Cafe ($26.50 three course prix fixe dinner) are two of the "very few," best in Seaport North. Made Fresh Daily is a lunch place. I posted a link to my experience someplace in this thread . . .
re: financialdistrictresident
Went back and read your post on Onda and others from the above link.Lots of good info.I agree that Onda is one of the best Seaport North spots.First went a couple of weeks ago and have been back twice since.Liked the flatbread app. topped with skirt steak.They didn't have the duck version.The pork spare ribs are also good as is the cuban sandwich and Churrasco(skirt steak with chimichurri sauce).The wine selection isn't big,but they have some interesting
choices at reasonable prices.
re: TooLooseLaTrek
TooLooseLaTrek, glad you enjoyed Onda. I need to go back but my choices are limited there since I don't eat red meat. I've already eaten my way through Table Tales Cafe, Onda and Acqua menus :)
Of course, there's always The Paris, not that great foodwise but a favorite for us locals. And value priced. I always get the salmon salad when I go there.
re: financialdistrictresident
It does seem like an area called the Seaport should have a good seafood place,but I can't think of one.I went past a place several months ago on South Street,a little north of Pasanella and Son Vintners that was getting ready to open and I think they were going to feature seafood but I haven't been back since.Don't recall the name.
re: TooLooseLaTrek
TooLooseLaTrek, your observation was one of the issues that was addressed in the Seaport Charette awhile back. I believe the restaurant was Fishmarket:
It's supposed to re-open (per the bartender at The Paris). Not sure if it will be same owners or seafood. None of the seafood places around here are great. Sometimes Carmine's has decent sole or soft shell crabs almondine (large ones). The last time I went to a "seafood" restaurant it was Aquagrill. Have not been to Le Bernardin yet.
thanks for all of the suggestions! convivio looks like a nice spot for the dinner (the others either close too early - the show ends at around 10:30pm - or aren't as ethnic as we usually like). Any other suggestions of upscale to semi-upscale ethnic eats in midtown that are open late? Anything but Chinese would do (having enough of that already during the weekend)...
Also, suggestions on Harlem eats would be really appreciated too, maybe something out of the ordinary in the area that we should definitely try while in town.
thanks again!
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The Bread Bar at Tabla serves until 11:30 p.m. It's on the corner of Madison & 25th St, a short cab ride from the Theater District. The Indian-style cuisine is tasty, and the interior space is very attractive. If the weather is conducive, there is a pleasant outdoor terrace facing Madison Square Park.
If you like seafood, The John Dory is on 10th Av., b/t 15th & 16th Sts. The food is excellent, and the fish-themed decor is kitchy and eye-catching. Not exactly romantic, but the overall ambiance is very pleasing, especially because the music they play is very enjoyable, i.e., not deafening and no pounding beat. They serve until midnight.
Btw, Town has closed.
re: nader
We've not been to Kefi, but from what I've read, it's casual.
If you're looking for a Greek restaurant that's a bit fancier, there's Molyvos, in the Theater District area, on 7th Av., b/t 55th & 56th Sts. We haven't been there in ages, so I can't provide a current opinion of the food.
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Well, my experience says simply you want 1-2 meters plus to avoid casting ugly flash shadows on the background. As long as subject to background distance is taller than subject, and as long as you put flash high enough to direct shadows downward, you are fine. Also, the camera-subject distance should be longer than subject-background distance, and the subject-background should be long enough for natural "separation" throwing the background out of focus for a pleasing focus on the subject.
With glamour, I am sure they use one or more extra lights behind the subject, illuminating it, killing shadows. So, the distance is less critical. They also do it to over expose the background to eliminate background distraction from the beauty in foreground, so using distance for focus separation is less relevant also.
Finally, the distance should be determined by the goals of the picture. An environmental portrait would want more focused background than a studio shot.
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I do a lot of environmental and executive portraiture. I don't adhere to any strict rules concerning the distance to the background. In studio I almost always use a backlight and the distance behind the subject must accomodate the light+modifier and allow a decent projection on the background (the light pattern is a matter of taste and what works for the shot).If you want a distance, I'm usually around six feet (for an individual).
If you're shooting high-key portraits with a white backdrop, the distance becomes more critical because you're lighting it white and have to deal with a lot of reflected light coming back at your subject and risk blowing out the sides of the face or hair if the subject is too close.
I love having my backgrounds go way out of focus(in studio and out) and depending on the modifier I'm using and projection pattern I want, I need decent space back there. I've never developed a taste for in-focus studio backdrops unless it's a requirement in the shot.
Environmental portraits are a whole other ball game and I strongly believe personal taste and style should reign (unless the client requests something specific). You can achieve beautiful portraits on location with everything but the subject (even an eye) in critical focus and still convey a strong sense of environment. Let your creativity take over and try a few wide open images. Pay close attention to composition and object placement to link your subject with the space. Sometimes an out of focus background/foreground on a location shot can convey more depth than when everything is reasonably sharp. Go wild, try lots of stuff and don't worry too much about rules.
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Three-Channel Audio Recording and Playback via Two-Channel Transmission with Absolute Minimum Cross-Talk
Three discrete audio signals are combined by means of an encoding matrix into two signals. The stereo compatability of these two signals is shown to be optimum in the sense of left-right separation. This encoded two-channel signal is expanded by means of a decoding matrix into three pseudo-discrete channels. It is shown that this three-channel signal is optimum in the sense of minimum cross-talk.
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