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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — Successful fairs such as the Newport Antiques Show have a distinctive chemistry all their own. At St George's School, minutes from downtown Newport on a hilltop overlooking the ocean, the July 25–27 event is a favorite among its several loyal constituencies: the patrons who attend its glamorous preview party, the exhibitors who look forward to a working holiday in one of America's great seaside resorts and the collectors who shop the enjoyable range of art and antiques that this handsome showcase has to offer.
Launched in 2007, the Newport Antiques Show owes much of its success to chairman Anne Hamilton, manager Diana Bittel and facilities manager Ralph DiSaia. This hardworking trio has formed a durable partnership with the show's beneficiaries, the Newport Historical Society and the Boys & Girls Club, as well as with the show's presenting sponsor, this year American Realty Company. ARC's chairman and chief executive officer Nick Schorsch and his wife, Shelley, and co-founder William M. Kahane and his wife, Elizabeth, all serious collectors, brightened the floor at the Thursday evening preview. Two days later, Nick Schorsch spoke at the fair about the car museum that he and others are establishing in Newport.
"We had a different kind of show this year. A lot of furniture sold, which isn't always the case. We've added an extra day, which has made a big difference to attendance," Hamilton told Antiques and The Arts Weekly.
Back home in Bryn Mawr, Penn., two days after the fair's conclusion, Bittel said that the gate was up a buoyant 20 percent versus a year ago. She is confident that, after some trial and error, organizers have found the right date for their show, one that catches exhibitors as they head to Nantucket, Mass., and Manchester, N.H., and falls at a fortuitous moment in Newport's crowded summer social calendar.
"I think it was the strongest show we've had. Wicker sold out and garden ornament was booming," said Bittel. The sales trend favored two new exhibitors, Stephen Score and Francis J. Purcell Inc. A seasoned pro with one of the best eyes in the business, Score mixed garden seating and sculpture with architectural fragments and folk art. His many sales included a whirligig, swan and boat sculptures and — suitably, for Newport — a "bird chateau," as the Boston dealer called his enormous birdhouse.
Offering a similar mix, Purcell featured a 6-foot, 9-inch-tall zinc fountain styled as the water nymph Hebe and a circa 1790–1800 transom light with decorative leadings, ex-collection of the Henry Ford Museum.
Regulars come looking for Bruce Emond of Village Braider Antiques, whose seductive display combined a cast limestone Birth of Venus figure styled after Botticelli's famous painting and two large sea-clam shells. A third shell had already sold.
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Newport's cabinetmaking tradition inspired some exhibitors to bring fine American furniture. Hanes and Ruskin attributed a circa 1770 Rhode Island candlestand to Newport's Goddard-Townsend school. SAJE Antiques showcased a circa 1800 Abiel White of Weymouth, Mass., bowfront chest of drawers with distinctive veneers and bellflower inlays. Up from Naples, Fla., Ed Weissman placed a hold sticker on a diminutive cherry bonnet-top, blockfront secretary desk made in eastern Connecticut around 1770.
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Above all, Newport has emerged as a venue for fine art, a strength reinforced by two anchor exhibitors, Newport dealers William Vareika and Roger King. Vareika's drop-dead display spanned the gamut from Michele Felice Corne to Martin Johnson Heade. Especially fetching was "Beach in Beverly Farms, Cape Ann, Mass," a jewel of a Pre-Raphaelite influenced watercolor and gouache on carpet paper by William Trost Richards.
Roger King led with three paintings by Andrew Wyeth: "The Barnacles," a marine scene of 1942; "Friendship Dory," painted at the Wyeth retreat in Cushing, Maine, in 1952; and "Mother Archie's Church," 1943, illustrated in Andrew Wyeth: Close Friends, written by the artist's wife, Betsy James Wyeth.
A fourth Andrew Wyeth, "Chopping Wood," was offered by Roberto Freitas Antiques. Just back from a successful outing in Aspen, Colo., the Stonington, Conn., dealer is now representing Jerry Valentine Malzahn, a Texas painter whose paintings of the Colorado Rockies are reminiscent of Moran and Bierstadt.
Best known for Connecticut Impressionism, the Cooley Gallery of Old Lyme, Conn., paired two works by Guy C. Wiggins, the instantly recognizable New York view "Winter Along Central Park" and the rare, early "Mystic Harbor," an irresistible evocation of a sun-splashed summer's day in southern New England.
Rehs Galleries took the Continental approach, going with two Eugene Boudin oils, "Dunkerque" and "La Rivage a Plougastel."
Works on paper were well represented by Arader Galleries, featuring Captain John Smith's "Map of New England," printed in London in 1626; and at Hill-Stone Inc, which offered a drawing of Achilles by John Heinrich Tischbein and a mid-Eighteenth Century architectural capriccio by Louis-Joseph Lorrain.
Newport's yachting history never far from mind, the show is rich in marine art and antiques. Diana Bittel paired shellwork with two unsigned watercolor depictions of the famous War of 1812 naval battles between the Constitution and the Guerriere, and the Macedonian and the United States.
New York dealer Paul Vandekar brought a trio of Cahoon paintings from Cape Cod: the large Ralph Cahoon oil on masonite "A New England Seaside Village Dock," and two by Martha, "Farewell At The Dock" and "Still Life with Flowers and Mermaids."
To their arresting assortment of English pottery, Maria and Peter Warren Antiques added "Harbor Scene," an oil on canvas by Charles Milchay.
Port 'N Starboard Gallery of Falmouth, Maine, hung a large, gilded spread-wing eagle, circa 1930-40, ex Stillington Hall, Gloucester, Mass., over William Gay Yorke's "Sloop Julia G."
"I've been sailing my whole life," said Dave White, a North Yarmouth, Maine, dealer who arrayed pond yachts and half-hull models.
An unusual pair of carved wood sconces from Pitcairn Island, circa 1880, were at Leatherwood Antiques.
Plans are already underway for the 2015 Newport Antiques Show, which will host a special loan exhibition from Philadelphia's new Museum of the American Revolution.
For details, 401-846-2669 or www.newportantiquesshow.com.


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Why would I then go to a conference? To meet the other writers, of course. Since I can't this year (a) afford it or (b) get time off to go in the summer, I'm conferencing the cyber way -- by visiting the blogs of other poets and writers who go and report. Kelli Russell Agodon has a great blog series on AWP, which just concluded in Vancouver. I heard about it well in advance on a listserv, and have been envious since February of others who got to attend.
Another report on AWP suggests that it has gotten too big, too repetitious, and also, that Canadians are the politest people on earth. I like this report because (a) it makes me feel better about not having gone and (b) I agree, Canadians are the politest people on earth, which is probably secretly what Americans have against Canada.
My favorite report from AWP so far is that Molly Peacock giggles. Somehow, from reading her work, I can imagine this and like her poetry better for it.
I still have fantasies about making it to the Napa Valley Writers' Conference, which I imagine I could commute to, and make it home every night to sleep in my own bed. But seriously, why would I want to go? Really. When there's a poetry reading every night in the San Francisco Bay Area. And a stack of unread books next to my own bed, which I've already paid the mortgage company to occupy. If anyone can give me a compelling reason to plunk down $600 - $1500 to go to one of these shindigs, I'm willing to consider it.
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Rachel, I did go, being so close already and feeling like some adventure. In terms of the panels, I've learned more from online articles and even board discussions and blogs. But the readings were mostly great, to the point where I came home with poetry overload. The thing is, I only actually talked about poetry one night and scattered amongst other conversations. But there was something about just being around all those creative types, I think ... I came home with bits of two poems in my notebook, and a whole new device I'm experimenting with. Nothing I heard, unless in a roundabout way ... somehow just being there brought it out. Which convinces me I do need to hang out with flesh-and-blood poets, not just virtually, but it sounds like you already do that.ReplyDelete
Jennifer -- Yes, I belong to a couple of workshop groups and sporadically attend and participate in local readings. I find something disconcertingly anti-poetry, though, about the dramatic values of spoken word overtaking other values. I wonder if this obtains in a conference setting as well, so many of them emphasizing "new work" (as though creativity needs to be jump-started like a dead battery) and the workshopping of the daily maundering being a feature of the whole high-priced thing. That said, I do hope to attend the right conference one of these days. Just being around all those creative types -- we are nurtured by it, aren't we?ReplyDelete
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Day 9,
Tuesday March 12, Nevsky Conference
Received Wednesday, March 13, 3:11 a.m.
Patty Baker
Tuesday was spent working in committees. Resolutions prepared by students prior to the conference were presented, amended, modified and either passed or rejected by the committee members. Each committee is composed of representatives of the schools in attendance at the conference, and each is assigned a country to represent. Issues of global importance and concern are debated and solutions (in the form of resolutions) are recommended and voted on by the General Assembly. The conference sessions truly do model the
United Nations!
While students were in conference, the adults enjoyed another day of sightseeing with our St. Petersburg guide, Katya. They visited the
Dostoyevsky Museum
, the
Imperial Porcelain Factory
, and the
Nevsky Monastery
After a full day of working in committees, we returned to the Hotel to freshen up before dinner with all the Nevsky Conference delegates at the historic Russian Officer's Club followed by a wonderful Russian Ballet performance. The students were off to bed with sweet dreams of
Swan Lake
and many other favorites from Russian Ballet!
It is now Wednesday here, and we are in our General Assembly session of the Conference. We will have closing ceremonies this afternoon, and then off to High Tea and the
Astoria on St. Isaac's Square
. I will forward pictures from the tea and the evening disco in my next report on Thursday. We have a full day of touring on Thursday, so you will have more pictures to enjoy tomorrow!
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Day 8, Monday, March 11
Received: Tuesday, March 12, 1:23 a.m.
Patty Baker: The Nevsky Conference
It is Monday morning here, and while you back home begin the relaxing week of Spring Break, our students get down to serious business of the Model UN Conference. Five students stayed up late last night fine-tuning the speeches they were to deliver in behalf of their respective country during the opening ceremony this morning. The ceremony took place in the
Mariinsky Palace
. All of the parents on the trip were in attendance, and we were able to hear the speeches given by all the delegates representing the 32 countries in attendance at this conference. Seriously, we are not biased in reporting that our students were definitely the most articulate, confident speakers, and their one-minute speeches reflected the issues of concern of their respective countries. The students enjoyed lunch with the delegates in their committee, and began lobbying and committee work in the afternoon. They were totally unaware that St. Petersburg was being covered in snow while they were busy at work (some of us adults enjoyed a delightful walk down Nevsky Prospect in the snow!). We all met with our bus for a short ride to the
Nikolayevsky Palace
, for a wonderful dinner with entertainment (and more snow!).
With no argument from the students, we returned to the hotel with an early curfew, as all agreed we need to catch up on our sleep!! We don't think they have snow days in Russia!
Day 7, Sunday, March 10, 3:09 p.m.
Patty Baker: St. Petersburg
We started off on our first day in
St. Petersburg
with minus 13 degrees (centigrade). Driving down the main street,
, we were inundated with so many buildings and palaces rich with Russian history. We have a new guide, Katya, a native of St. Petersburg. Mr. Mitchell and Katya explained that most of the buildings are painted in pastel colors; St. Petersburg has only about 45 days of full sunshine, so brighter colors are used to offset the "gray" days which occur most of the year. We stopped first at
St. Isaac's Square
, with
St. Isaac's Cathedral
and the beautiful palace built as a gift for Maria, the daughter of Nicholas I. In the center of the square is the Monument of
Emperor Nicholas I
on a horse. The story goes that the statue was turned a couple of times because neither Maria nor St. Isaac's wanted to look out the window and see the behind of a horse!
One of the most beautiful and moving experiences was our visit to the
Cathedral of St. Nicholas
. It was built in the baroque style. The church is built in the traditional Russian style with 5 domes, the center dome symbolizes Jesus Christ and the 4 surroundings symbolize the 4 evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. A traditional
Russian Orthodox
service was taking place with the priests in royal religious robes and acapella chanting, incense and many Russian worshippers. Even non-believers would be moved by this service. Katya informed us that
St. Nicholas
is the patron saint of the Russian fleet, and a special service is held each year on the anniversary of the death of the sailors who drowned in the submarine several years ago.
Next we visited the
Grand Choral Synagogue
, which is the second largest in Eastern Europe, the largest being in Budapest. The synagogue is orthodox, and we observed orthodox prayer services during our visit. We visited the Wedding Ceremony room , complete with the traditional
and wedding chair. Our visit was completed by a trip the synagogue's adjoining
foodstuffs store and Jewish culture gift shop. Mr. Mitchell now boasts a
Jewish-dressed nesting doll
, a cute souvenir and symbol of the region's fused Judeo-Russian culture.
Next we visited the
Church of the Spilt Blood
, which is named this because it was built on the site of the assassination of
Alexander II
. It is also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection. It is truly a work of art in itself, especially the mosaics, which cover 6000 square meters inside the cathedral and 1050 square meters outside. It is similar in style to the Cathedral of St. Basil (see group shot from yesterday).
After a wonderful lunch, we were excited about our next stop, the
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace of Catherine
the Great. Words cannot begin to do justice to opulent beauty of this place! (editor's note – click on the link to see a video of the inside). Our guide stated that it would take nine years to visit all areas of the Museum. As you may know from history, the palace became a private museum housing the fine art collections purchased by Catherine the Great. As her collections grew, more buildings were added to the palace to house her private possessions. We were able to see works by such famous artists as
Rembrandt, Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Renoir, Gaugin Monet, Matisse and van Gogh
. I did purchase a DVD which I will be happy to loan to any interested parent or student who would like to see more of the Hermitage Museum and Winter Garden.
Before joining our fellow delegates to the Nevsky Conference for dinner at the
Tchaikovsky Restaurant
, we rode by several other historical sites in St Petersburg such as the
Summer Gardens
the Kazan Cathedral
. We ended the evening at our host school for the Nevsky conference,
the historical Gymnasium #2
. After introduction to our committees and delegates, we returned to our hotel to rest before opening ceremonies Monday morning.
Special note: We had one of those 45 days of sunshine today—I think we brought the Florida sunshine with us to St. Petersburg!!!
Day 6, Saturday, March 9, 1:16 p.m.
Patty Baker
Saturday was a travel day. We were able to sleep in a little later before heading to the train station to take the
speed train
to St. Petersburg. The trip took about 4-1/2 hours, but it was a very comfortable train with excellent amenities. The students had time to fine tune their position papers and conference opening session speeches.
After checking into the
Radisson Hotel Sonya
, which was named after the main character of Dostoevsky's book, "
Crime and Punishment
," we enjoyed a delightful dinner with the great great great, etc. grandson of the grandmaster novelist himself. He speaks very little English, but we were able to communicate through our new St. Petersburg guide, Katya. We have another full day tomorrow so it was an early night for us. We are looking forward to beginning our tour of the city nick-named the
"Venice of the North!"
Saturday, March 9, 1:47 p.m
Terry Mitchell
Saint Edward's School Nevsky MUN delegation departed Moscow this afternoon for Saint Petersburg. We have had a very full schedule over the last several days and with a very large student group this year, I am very busy with logistical issues. I also have incredible pictures of some of the places we have visited in the last several days. When we arrive in Saint Petersburg, we will begin serious conferencing and the students are ready.
More to follow.
Day 5, Friday, March 8, 2:17 p.m.
Mrs. Baker / The City of Moscow
We started off the morning with a tour of the
City of Moscow
. Our delightful tour guide, Sasha, provided some interesting facts about the city laced with his quick wit; he throws in quizzes periodically to keep us on our toes. As it turns out, today,
Friday, is a National holiday
in which the Russians celebrate the equivalent of Mother's Day. Good news for us, because the
traffic in Moscow
is beyond anything we have seen in the U.S.; only Los Angeles comes close. The traffic is at a stand still from 6:00 am until at least midnight. Russians celebrate many holidays, according to Sasha, and advises against visiting in
May, as many holidays occur during that month
(editor's note: click link to read about Putin issuing a "staycation holiday" including time for gardening). (Note to all you future travelers)!
The first church we visited is
Christ the Savior
. It is quite a magnificent view driving toward the cathedral. We could not take pictures inside, but I must say, even the most seasoned traveler would be in awe at the beauty and ambiance inside the cathedral. We do have many pictures of the exterior of the cathedral. Along the drive to
Gorky Park
Leo Tolstoy's residence
, we passed the quaint church of
St. Nicholas
. It seems to have an Alpine architectural influence. We also passed by the Moscow River and the more modern
nautical statue of Peter the Great
When we visited "Swan Lake", with Sasha's approval we let the kids venture out onto the frozen lake (we have a picture for you!). The park affords a beautiful view of the
, which is where Peter the Great kept his sister Sophie. If you can see the two windows in the white building in our picture, he allowed her to watch all of his activities around the beautiful lake from her windows, including lots of executions! How very generous of him (my own commentary!). We visited a shop with many beautiful gift items (and free bathroom facilities!) before we headed to
Red Square and the Kremlin.
We rode through the main downtown area past many government buildings, including the
American Embassy.
(Question: who can name the American Ambassador to Russia?). We passed the beautifully renovated
Bolshoi Theatre
(BTW, we learned "Bolshoi" means grand), and the
old KGB building
, now called FSB (Question: who knows what FSB stands for?).
Next we stopped at Red Square. We took a group picture at the beautiful backdrop of
St. Basil's Cathedral
; many of the sites we visited today did not allow pictures to be taken inside. After we walked around Red Square, we went in to tour St. Basil's Cathedral. St. Basil was restored within the past few years. There is a legend of the architects who built the cathedral being blinded by
Ivan the Terrible
; this was done to prevent them from building anything that might be viewed as more beautiful than St. Basil's Cathedral. Obviously, Ivan the Terrible was serious about copyright material (Sasha's joke).
We had lunch at a quaint Soviet style restaurant; we did get to have
authentic Russian borscht
(editor's note: click on the link to cook up some this weekend) which was quite tasty. Refreshed and recharged, we headed to the Kremlin. Again, no inside pictures, but the information from our tour guides and just to walk through these buildings with their rich history was almost sensory overload!! The
Tsar Cannon
Tsar Bell
were there –impressive in size—and both have never been used. We toured the
Cathedral of the Assumption
, which was the site of coronation of many Russian tsars.
We did learn some fascinating facts related to all the churches and cathedrals we visited: each church is laid out in the same manner, with judgment fresco paintings and icons on the West wall, the altar is on the East wall, those who have risen to heaven are on the ceiling, and the saint for whom the church is named is always the second icon to the right of the altar. It was interesting to see this format carried out in every church we visited.
Probably one of the most interesting sites of the day and, believe me, it needed to be big because we were all in overload after such a full day of sightseeing, was
the State Armoury
(see video). It represents the wealth accumulated by Russians princes and tsars over many centuries. The various rooms contain arms and armour, carriages and sleds , ambassadors gifts presented by visiting emissaries from the Netherlands, Poland, England, and Scandinavia, Catherine the Great's coronation dress and other beautiful royal gowns, the State diamond fund, and beautiful Faberge' eggs. It was a great ending to our day touring Russian historic sites.
Just when we thought we had seen it all, we visited
, which is a HUGE, modern Russian shopping mall. Just about every high-end shop you have ever visited anywhere in the United States is in this mall!! It is truly a shopper's paradise!!
We walked from GUM to our dinner destination,
Boris Godunov's Restaurant
, stopping long enough to snap some beautiful pictures of the Red Square at night. We were pleasantly treated to Russian entertainers at the end of our dinner. Sadly, we bid farewell to our wonderful tour guide, Sasha, as we headed back to our hotel at the end of our final night in Moscow.
We spent many hours walking and touring today, but even the students said it was the "best day" yet!! We all have much to ponder and appreciate as we prepare to leave for St. Petersburg tomorrow.
"Moscow Nights
" is still playing in our heads!
Day 4 Thursday, March 7, 2013, 2:08 P.M.
From Mrs. Baker: Suzdal and Vladimir
We awoke Thursday morning to a beautiful sunshine on the snow-covered grounds of our quaint wooden cabins of the
hotel and after a buffet breakfast, we boarded our bus with our new guide, Nadya, who started us off with a tour of the
Museum of Wooden Architecture
, which is an open-air exhibition of wooden buildings brought from all over Russia.
One of the buildings we saw was the
Church of the Transfiguration
which was built without using any metal nails. As we rode through the streets of Suzdal, we were informed of the rich and interesting history of Suzdal and the surrounding territory; our interest was held by Nadya's inclusion of funny stories and folklore told in her thick Russian accent! We then visited the
Monastery of our Savior and St. Euthymius
; as a special treat we were graced with an accapella song by two Russian monastery workers who happen to have wonderful voices! Because of the small size of the monastery rooms and the unique structure of the high ceilings, the acoustics are incredible.
We traveled to the Kremlin and we walked through part of the snowy grounds leading to the main building. Our Florida students were very excited by a hill of snow and we took a small detour while they climbed to the top; some decided to try sliding down the hill and a few did face plants; some funny pictures should be forthcoming!
We enjoyed a hearty Russian lunch at the Kremlin
Trapeznaya Restaurant
before our bus for a short ride to
. In Vladimir, we were again amazed by the rich Russian history that emerged from this city. We entered the city through
Golden Gate
and made our first stop at the
Cathedral of the Assumption
which is the most famous monument in Vladimir. Some superb frescoes by medieval masters
Andrey Rublev
and Daniil Chernyy are still visible under the choir's gallery.
Definitely ask to see the works of art made by the students in our master class of
Matryoshka doll painting
(editor's note: click the link to learn how to make your own nesting dolls.). As Mr. Mitchell pointed out: we needed some tactile stimulation after all of our bombardment with Russian history facts and figures!!! After dinner at the Russian Izba restaurant, we boarded our bus for the ride back to Moscow. Most of the students and parents slept on the bus in preparation for an exciting day in the city tomorrow. Dos Beedonyah!!
Day 3: Wednesday, March 6
3:30 p.m. from Tour Leader Mr. Mitchell
All have arrived in Moscow well and we are now in the interior of Russia...what I call the heart of Russia... Today we visited Zagorsk (which is how I understood this town in Soviet times), now it has reverted back to Sergei Poasad and the spiritual home of Russian Orthodox Christianity. Students are having great time:"More interesting observations to follow.
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Our Russian Adventure
After a very long flight, we arrived in Moscow and were met at the airport by our wonderful guide, Sasha. The drive to downtown Moscow at night was quite an introduction to the city, and Sasha's knowledge of Russian history combined with his sense of humor kept us entertained in spite of our jet lag. We enjoyed a light dinner at a local restaurant and then checked into Hotel Izmailovo Vega, which consists of 5 high rise buildings. The hotel was used to house athletes during the Olympics. We stayed in the good old Best Western high rise! Finally, we were off to bed around midnight Russian time.
After a wonderful buffet breakfast a la Russian style, we boarded our bus heading for
with several interesting stops along the way. Sasha provides a constant narrative on Russian life, past and present. We arrived in Sergiev Posad at noon and toured the Sergiev Trinity Monastary. We have many beautiful pictures to share upon our return and, in spite of the blowing snow, we were able to snap a group picture on the steps of the main Trinity monastery. After our tour, we enjoyed a delightful Russian lunch at a local restaurant in Sergiev Posad, and we emerged from the restaurant to a beautiful sunshine on the snow-covered streets. (Editors' note:
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The afternoon was spent on a long bus ride to get to our next destination: the beautiful town of Suzdal. We rode through vast open, snow-covered fields that you could see for miles. And, news flash: we
think we saw a glimpse of Alaska!!!
What eye candy awaited us in Suzdal: the hotel
Pushkapskaya Sloboda
is exquisite!! It consists of individual wooden cabins decorated in quaint Russian style, but with all the comforts of home. The students were able to get in a snowball battle before dinner! We will send more pictures of this place tomorrow.
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From Mrs. Baker: Greetings! We have had a busy morning and are currently on the road to Suzdal. Internet service is sketchy, but I hope to send details and pictures tonight. Let me summarize by saying we have started our Russian adventure with snow, a beautiful monastery visit (
Sergiev Trinity Monastery
), and a lot of very interesting facts and history provided by our guide, Sasha. More to come tonight!!
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Chaperone Patty Baker emailed School at 2:30 p.m., our time on Tuesday, March 5th to say that they have arrived safely in Moscow and that it is very chilly. The SPIMUN trip itinerary shows that the group is stopping by Red Square before checking into their hotel. According to the hotel's website (thankfully translated into English) "The enormous
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Memories of rebel activities once more returned to the minds of hundreds of Monrovians when students of the University of Liberia engaged each other in violent street-battles.
Since last week, students who find themselves in the Student Unification Party or SUP and a Coalition of the Students Integration Movement or SIM and Students Democratic Alliance or STUDA have been engaged in violent 'running battles' on the Fendell and main campuses of the University, as well as the streets in a bid to subdue each other in the wake of the ongoing campus politics.
As if there is no guidance, in terms of the presence of the authorities of the University, members of the campus-based political parties continue to exhibit the attitudes of 'rebels', brutally attacking and throwing stones at perceived associates of the other, as well as journalists, visitors and other innocent students.
The rebel-styled riots even disrupted normal campus and academic activities on Thursday as if that institution was not the bedrock of intellectualism, reminding others of Liberia's war years.
The ruling Student Unification Party or SUP barricaded the main entrance of the UL auditorium, disallowing a presidential debate with the opposition SIM-STUDA Coalition or COSS.
Thursday's violence erupted as a result of "bitter exchanges", accompanied by 'stone-throwing' among supporters of the two parties. Supporters of the coalition (COSS) brutally attacked our reporter, destroying his camera beyond recognition on grounds that they did not want their 'rebel activities' to be photographed.
The reporter was capturing the destruction of the SUP Flag by rioters of the coalition who were chanting victory after temporarily chasing the ruling party (SUP) out of the main campus at about 1pm. The riot further intensified following the return of a reinforced contingent of SUP.
The ruling party is reported to have tactically avoided the debate with opposition presidential candidate Daniel P. Charles and his running mate on grounds that they were both break-away officials of the UL student leadership or ULSU.
They were perceived as possible and serious threat to the candidate of the ruling Student Unification Party, Patrick Sowah. The debates, however, were never held yesterday, while polls were postponed pending investigation. Police on Wednesday arrested ten students following another bloody encounter between SUP and COSS.
Police Spokesman George Bardue named the 'rebel' students arrested as Isaac Williams, George Sallay, Gayflor Flomo, Clifford Nyenpan and George Yokaneh. Other are Prince Magbenie, Emmanuel Gbawaquinga, RawlinJardia and Morris Bamba.
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MANSFIELD -- The three young men in the shiny silver SUV tooling around Central Park Wednesday afternoon were on a road trip. But this trio didn't include ballparks or beaches.
They were part of the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund's "Drive Beyond Oil Tour." It's a campaign to rally public support for higher fuel economy standards as the House prepares to vote on an energy bill by the end of the week. The Senate passed an energy bill June 21 that includes a 35 mpg standard by 2020.
Starting July 24 in Maryland, the Toyota Highland Hybrid stopped in Richland County as part of a five-state tour sponsored by the fund, an affiliate of the environmental action organization Natural Resources Defense Council.
Wearing T-shirts declaring "35 MPG OR BUST," Rob Perks, John Grant and Scott Laeser fanned out across the downtown square. They offered statistics about what more miles to the gallon would mean in terms of personal savings and potential jobs. They also had available cell phones so people could call their congressional representatives on the spot and urge them to vote for stronger mileage standards.
Noting that while they did have trouble renting the hybrid SUV in Ohio, Perks stressed that they were not shilling for Toyota.
"We're not talking about flying cars," he said. "We're talking about stuff that's here now."
Laeser said Toyota surpassed the 1 million mark in hybrid sale in June.
Popping the hood, Grant said the Highlander has a gas and electric engine that allows it to use electric power at low speeds for better fuel economy.
Perks said reports from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute along, with an NRDC report, "Addicted to Oil: Ranking States' Oil Vulnerability to Change," tout the effect higher fuel economy standards on Detroit automakers while saving energy and protecting the environment.
"Our latest research shows Ohio is in trouble," Perks said. "Not enough is being done to address oil dependence in the state and that is going to hurt the neediest. What Ohio needs is leadership on this issue and voting for the new House energy bill is a pretty good start."
He said fuel economy standards being sought are an average, acknowledging not all vehicles will meet them but it would be beneficial on numerous fronts to "do better."
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The makers of Burn Up knew from the outset that their drama would be a tough sell. The two-part BBC2 thriller by Simon Beaufoy, the writer of The Full Monty, focuses on an oil-industry conspiracy to cover up the full extent of global warming...
Christopher Hall, the producer of Burn Up, which is going to hit the screens next week, admits that "the question we kept asking ourselves was, 'How do we make a sexy programme about CO2? It's a gas, for goodness' sake!' So we see this piece as a Trojan horse: we rivet viewers with good drama and smuggle the message in that way." ..."There isn't a more important issue in the world than global warming. Even the Cold War and the Bay of Pigs crisis were notional threats. A warming planet isn't a threat – it's happening."
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Though no one would disagree that tax time is a rough period regardless of your marital status, things become a lot more complicated if you are preparing for or are in the midst of an Ohio divorce. Nobody wants to deal with the expenses associated with tax time while paying for divorce lawyers, so it's critical to avoid unnecessarily wasted money by following some important tax season advice.
First off, for those who are in the midst of divorce it is critically important to choose the right federal tax filing status. This can be tricky given that many people may not realize how to determine their status for the prior year. In reality, it's pretty simple. Your filing status is decided by whether or not you were married on the last day of the previous year. That means if you were married on New Year's Eve then you can file married and jointly. If you were solo already and your divorce was final, then you file your taxes as a single person.
The next thing that those going through a divorce need to be sure and do is claim all allowable tax exemptions. The biggie here is your child tax credit. The caveat is that only one spouse can claim the credit and only if certain conditions are met. Custodial parents are also allowed to take childcare tax credits as well as education tax credits for their dependent children. However, the child tax exemption can only be claimed by the custodial parent. The only possible exception to this rule is if the two parents agreed in advance that the noncustodial parent would take the exemption. If so, both parents must fill out the IRS Form 8332 to ensure that the exemption is transferred to the noncustodial parent.
Though everyone wants to get as many tax breaks as possible, it's important to make clear that some things cannot be deducted. For instance, if you are paying child support in Ohio you are not permitted to deduct this from your tax bill. By the same token, those receiving child support payments can breathe easy knowing they do not have to include child support money as income.
Thankfully (depending on who you are), the same rules don't apply to alimony or spousal support payments. For spousal support, those who pay the money can deduct it from their taxable income. On the other hand, the other spouse will have to claim alimony as income on his or her tax return.
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The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum recently kicked off "Design by Hand," a new series focused on the craftsmanship, innovations, and merits of contemporary global designers, with an evening that spotlighted Marimekko. We sent writer Nancy Lazarus to get an inside look at the Finnish design house, renowned for its original prints and colors.
Marimekko's Jussarö cotton fabric, designed by Aino-Maija Metsola, is part of the Helsinki-based company's new Weather Diary collection. Below, Sami Ruotsalainen's teapot uses the Räsymatto pattern designed by Maija Louekari.
While the name Marimekko is based on "Mari" a girl's name, and "mekko," the Finnish word for dress, to its legions of worldwide fans it stands for fond memories and cheery graphic prints. The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum recently hosted an event featuring three Marimekko designers: fashion and textile designer Mika Piirainen, ceramics and product designer Sami Ruotsalainen, and print designer Aino-Maija Metsola. While each designer offered a unique insider's perspective, selected themes surfaced that shed light on the brand's impressive longevity:
Potpourri of patterns: "While Marimekko is known for bold designs, it's not all about massive prints, it's also about contrasts," Piirainen said. "We're crazy about dots, and circles are the friendliest shapes in the world. We're crazy about stripes, too," he added. Flowers and their textures are also popular motifs, even black and white solids. Recently these designers have also turned their focus to smaller prints.
Individual inspirations and influences: "It's important that inspirations for products are close to you so people know there are emotions behind them," Metsola said. Finland's islands in the archipelago, seasonal weather patterns, and vegetation form the basis of much of her work, such as her "Weather Diary" aquarelles or "Midsummer Magic" collections. Piirainen is also influenced by nature, and takes photos during his travels to Lapland and Australia. For Ruotsalainen, food and items of everyday life impact his designs.
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First step - try DCDIAG from a command prompt and see if there are any issues?
Hi guys,
I'm having a very odd problem trying to replace a Old DC with a new one.
On the old server, when entering the new server name at the Change Directory Server screen in ADUC (when trying to transfer the FSMO roles from the old server to the new one), I get the following error:
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But if you attempt it from the other way round, ADUC on the new server can change to the old server and back with no problems.
If I then transfer the roles on the new server, the old server reports ERROR for the operation master for all the roles transferred.
Is there something major I've missed out?
Both servers are running 2008R2 Datacenter if this helps?
Thanks in advance!
First step - try DCDIAG from a command prompt and see if there are any issues?
Thanks for your reply!
I've ran DCDIAG on both servers and attached the results to this post. They're both showing errors, but the errors appear to be caused by the old server more than the new one.
I wouldn't know where to start with most of these errors, so any help is much appreciated!
My immediate thoughts are a DNS issue, as Windows Server will no doubt try resolve the FQDN of the new DC. Is DNS able to replicate across both servers? I'd check each Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones on both servers.
I know at one point the DNS wasn't replicating, but since then I have removed the new server and added it again. I'll take a look now and see if they're both the same!
Just had a look at both servers dns records, and they're not showing the same entries. The new server has a computer listed that the old one doesn't. So i'm guessing that's problem number 1?
To speed things up (on the new server), if you type ipconfig /registerdns it'll register within 15 minutes (or something like that).
I'd also make sure the old DC and new DC IP config is correct i.e.
Old DC: 192.168.1.1 (first)
New DC: 192.168.1.2 (second)
New DC: 192.168.1.2 (first)
Old DC: 192.168.1.1 (second)
DNS will be the root of this problem. Once DNS is fixed, you'll be able to transfer roles. It is vital this is working, otherwise your end users will complain about logging on speeds etc... worse case scenario.
I'll go check them now, I've got the feeling they might be the other way round so i'll sort them.
One other thing to add is the old server is running unresponsively slow, so I'm having to do most stuff through CMD as the GUI is crashing out all the time. Could this be DNS related as well?
Oh right ok, It's had plenty of restarts the past few days so not sure what's going on there.
I've just changed the DNS settings on the old server through CMD, and i've just been met with the following error
Screen Shot 2013-11-14 at 09.49.20.png
Should this worry me or should I just ignore it?
(.14 is the old server and .16 is the new server)
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Have you disabled the built in Windows Firewall on both servers? This could be creating your DNS issue, as servers are unable to replicate.
I have yes, I thought that might have been an issue but it appears it hasn't made a difference.
just a thought is dns set to be stored in active directory I occasionally wonder why it wont replicate only to find its set to be stored locally not in ad?
I presume they each have themselves and the other server listed as dns server in their nics properties and can ping each other by name and ip?
The other possibility is a switch issue - if you have VLANs setup or just a fault with your switch in general?
I agree with the above - DNS should be integrated with AD these days. There are few reasons not to.
DNS on both servers is saying it is Active Directory-Integrated. Both servers have themselves and the other server in the Nic's DNS settings. They can both ping each other by name and ip as well. So it's looking like it's not a network connectivity issue?
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Tashard Choice never carried the load during his nearly three years in the Bills backfield. But that didn't keep him from being one of the most well-liked and respected guys inside the locker room.
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Fellow runningbacks C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson paid tribute to their now former teammate by both wearing Choice's number 20 during practice on Wednesday.


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The Morning Walkthrough: Ray's a devil to Grizzlies
The Celtics have gotten rid of their morning walkthrough, but that doesn't mean we have to. Here are a few Celtics links, and maybe even an NBA link or two, to help wake you up and get you focused for the day.
Frank Dell'Apa, Boston Globe – "Then, Pierce drove again as Garnett screened Gay. As the Grizzlies committed to Pierce, he attempted to pass back to Garnett. Instead, the ball ended up with Allen. 'We improvised a little bit,' Allen said. 'Kevin was wide open. Paul was trying to probe and see how much they wanted to help. Rudy's long and tall, and he got his hands on the ball. I was just trying to keep my feet active. I ended up just following the ball and the ball fell in my hands. I looked down at the other end and I saw it was like four seconds and I looked up and it was like '3.' And I said this has got to go up.'"
Chris Forsberg, ESPNBoston – "Rondo's jumper with 2:47 remaining put Boston out front 103-95, but Memphis quickly made it a one-possession game, striking for three buckets in little more than a minute.
That's when the Big Three took over. Pierce and Garnett ran a familiar pick-and-pop, leading to a 21-foot jumper by Garnett with 1:20 to play. Marc Gasol answered with a pair of free throws when Perkins fouled out, but Pierce made a driving layup on the Celtics' next possession to push the lead back to four. O.J. Mayo hit a long jumper to make it 107-105 with 42 ticks left, setting up Allen's heroics. Pierce and Garnett tried to run the same play at the top of the key, but Rudy Gay deflected the pass. Allen scrambled to get the loose ball, then pulled up from well beyond the 3-point arc and drilled a straightaway bomb for the final spread."
Ronald Tillery, Memphis Commercial Appeal – "Allen's basket — one of 10 for the Celtics from beyond the arc — came as the shot clock expired and accounted for the final score. The basket also fell good after it appeared the Griz would earn a much-needed stop. Griz leading scorer Rudy Gay disrupted the Celtics' pick-and-roll when he tapped away Paul Pierce's pass intended for Kevin Garnett. Instead of the Griz coming away with a stop, the basketball fell to Allen for the dagger. 'We played outstanding basketball, and they just beat us,' Hollins said. 'Sometimes that happens. When you play well, you can live with getting beat.'"
Me, Celtics Town – "Early in the second quarter, Tommy Heinsohn said, 'They… their defense is porous, man.' He was talking about the Grizzlies of course, but he could have been talking about either team on this night. The C's couldn't get stops, and it wasn't that Memphis was playing good team basketball. They were simply making one-on-one forays to the hoop. I can't really describe how Memphis played, besides saying it was 'selfishly unselfish.' It wasn't like any member of the Grizzlies took a ton of shots. Their four top scorers (Rudy Gay, Mayo, Mike Conley, and Marc Gasol) all took between 12 and 17 shots. If you were to look at the boxscore, you'd probably think they played great team basketball, and shared it nicely. But it wasn't that; It was more like the Grizzlies took turns being selfish. One play, they'd clear it out and let Mayo go to work. The next, it was Gay's turn. Then Randolph's, and on and on. There wasn't a lot of ball movement, and the Grizz only had 5 assists in the final three quarters, but their offense was nonetheless effective."
Zach Lowe, Celtics Hub – "But Rudy Gay got a hand on the ball, knocking it into no-man's land behind the three-point line. And there was Ray, fresh off sitting nearly 7:00 on the bench in the 4th, in the right position to retrieve the ball, take two dribbles and launch a three from the top of the key—while falling to his left as the shot clock expired. Swish. Game over. Big plays. All night. On both ends, whenever the Grizzlies threatened. That was the theme of the night. (That and the continued development of Rajon Rondo, which makes me giddier than anything has as a sports fan since maybe sometime in the fall of 2004). The Grizzlies were good and the C's were a step behind their usual brilliance on D, but they still found a way to win—without overplaying the starters."
Matthew Noe, 3 Shades of Blue – "In the grand scheme of things, one shouldn't be all that surprised by the outcome of this game-the Celtics are, after all, infinitely more experienced with games going down to the wire than are the young Grizzlies. But as the esteemed Eric Hasseltine said immediately after the game on the radio broadcast, if you're a Grizzlies fan and you're not proud of the way the team played tonight, you need to check your pulse and look in the mirror. Well said, Eric, well said. I can dig that. There were a zillion reasons why everyone in the FedEx Forum got their money's worth tonight….but I would have gotten just a bit more value out of the deal if the Griz could have pulled this one out…"
Straight Outta Vancouver – "And while they might not be rising quite as fast as a couple weeks ago, the Memphis Grizzlies are showing a hell of a lot more resilience than anyone expected from this team. This recent run has seen the Grizzlies playing the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Thunder, Heat, and Celtics. That's quite the spread right there. I don't want to take anything away from the Celtics, because that's not my point. It takes an enormous change in team culture for the Memphis Grizzlies that most people remember as the Memphis Grizzlies to come out on the second night of a traveling back-to-back and play a full-strength, reloaded championship squad down to the wire."


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Love your new banner......what a sweet and ironic pairing! So pretty and full of promise! I love the goodies you got from the Farmer's Market and thanks for rewarding their time and effort to bring healthy and tasty foods close to home! Love, Momma
That's so cool your market is open in the winter. And how awesome you found pecans!
I wish I knew more about winter gardening-- I need to get on that because I'm too lazy to go all the way over to the farmer's market to get my produce when I have a garden out back!


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I'm going to pretend that my three week absence was totally planned. In actuality, being gone for so long will make the story I'm about to tell you a lot more interesting and give it a true beginning, middle and end.
When I went to my college reunion in early June, my friend Abby told me all about this cleansing program that she did with her husband Ben in February. It was 28 days, and eliminated meat, dairy, flour, caffeine, alcohol and sugar. Additionally, they drank 12 - 32 ounces of vegetable juice each day and did a bunch of other detox-y activities. After talking to Abby about the program at great length, I decided I would do it upon our return from family camp, and I enlisted Michael to join me.
We bought the book, bought a juicer, and last Monday we got started. The juicing was phenomenal from the start. We LOVE making and drinking vegetable juice. A typical juice in our house contains at least four vegetables, and is usually bright red as a result of the beets. For example, this morning we juiced cabbage, celery, beet, ginger, carrots and an apple.
Last week went pretty well. There were some rough moments. I definitely missed my after-work cocktail, and I was pretty sick of brown rice come Friday. But... we continued on, determined to make the cleanse work. Then, I had my long run yesterday. As I've mentioned, I'm training for the Chicago Marathon, and my long run this week was 10 miles. Now, I know that we all have bad runs sometimes, but this was something different. I was shaky, my legs were achy, and at one point, I got totally shaky and felt like I was floating above my own body. NOT GOOD.
When I got home, I told Michael I was out and I begged him to take me to The Bagel (our favorite breakfast diner). I proceeded to scarf down a vegetarian omelet (with feta) along with half of a bagel. I followed that by a big beer at Goose Island.
I haven't completely fallen off the cleansing wagon. I am truly in love with juicing, and plan to keep on that indefinitely. I also have a much better perspective (as good as a perspective can be with just one week of research) on sugar and flour and how much we consume those.
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Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
IR-HUVH was founded in 1994 with the mission of developing a stable framework for basic and clinical biomedical research. The Institute is located in an independent building in the Vall d'Hebron campus and employs 397 researchers, 219 Ph.D. students and 201 technician/administrative staff. The institute is now ranking second in scientific productivity among biomedical research centres in Spain (417 publications and 2.321 total impact factor in 2008).
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The canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwith was watched around the globe and now people back home in the Mohawk Valley are finding special ways to honor her. As YNN's Maria Valvanis explains, St. Mary's Hospital now has a new saint on their property.
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. -- Sister Danielle Bonetti said, "We thought, how often do we get to have a neighbor canonized and we wanted to do something special."
That something special is a new St. Kateri statue, blessed Thursday morning at St. Mary's Hospital.
"Hopefully it's a sign that all of us that work here, no matter what we do, we all have a role in providing healing," said Sister Bonetti. Director of Pastoral Care, David Pilliod, said, "It's very fitting, it's a real honor for our region to have a saint."
Kateri became the first Native American ever admitted to sainthood this past Sunday in Rome. Thousands of people celebrated in her hometown of Auriesville, just down the street from St. Mary's.
Pilliod said, "Our identity as a hospital is completely dependent on our service to the community, so identifying what is important to the community is important to us to display."
And even before getting the statue, hospital leaders say they've had a connection with Kateri all along.
"We've had a great feeling of connection with the shrine, we often take our chaplains up for retreats," said Pilliod.
Bonetti said, "She had the number of miracles required to be called a saint, with a capital 'S.' There are many small 's' saints walking around."
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