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Gossip Girl Round Table: "The Princess Dowry"by Steve Marsi at . Comments
Welcome to our weekly Gossip Girl Round Table discussion! Below, our panelists gather to break down Monday night's winter finale episode (see our official Gossip Girl review) in even greater detail.
In a Q&A session below, TVF CEO Eric Hochberger (Gossip Guy) editor Steve Marsi (Mister Meester) and staff writers Courtney Morrison, Christina Tran and Leigh Raines discuss "The Princess Dowry."
Weigh in with your take on the following topics after reading ours!
1. What was your favorite quote or scene from the episode?
Courtney: Blair: "Oh my god, I was just b!tch slapped by Bridget Jones." The only thing that made it better was the music playing in the background.
Christina: In such a messy episode all thanks to the obnoxious G, I loved the scene with Rufus, Lily and Serena arriving home to find the late CeCe Rhodes' perfectly planned wake. I couldn't help but snicker as the ghastly look on their faces all screamed WTF.
Leigh: My favorite scene is a weird choice but it was the only one I really connected with: Serena laying in bed at the end talking to Dorota about how everything in her life has sucked lately. I actually felt bad for S in that moment, her storyline sucks, her family is crazy, her best friend is about to bang her first love, apparently she doesn't go to Columbia anymore. Life is blah for the It Girl!
Steve: All the sarcastic cheap shots between Carol and Lily. Now we know where the kids get it.
Eric: "Dan."
2. Dair: Can you believe the writers are actually going there?
Courtney: I guess the writers have been reading the comments section! There are plenty of Dair shippers out there and the relationship does make sense. It has been built up from a friendship and it has been pretty enjoyable to watch. But knowing the Gossip Girl writers, I imagine they won't be going there for too long before something gets in the way.
Christina: Yes and no. I get Dair, and the build up to their relationship made sense. However, I didn't think they'd go full on Dair so soon. It felt so incredibly rushed. Seriously, wasn't Blair just professing her undying love for Chuck a week or two ago?!
Leigh: Yes I can believe it. They built it up and they heard their fans so they're finally acting on it. Honestly, I don't really care for Dair as a couple, I think they are better off best friends as they will discover when things TANK in the sack. BUT if Sex and the City taught us anything, it's that you can love more than one person at once for different reasons.
Steve: I can't, but I guess the writers need one thing they aren't half-assing.
Eric: OMG. After three seasons of claiming it'll never be more than a tease, I'm the most shocked closeted Dair shipper ever. Plus, if you couldn't tell from answer one, I got all giddy when Blair showed up at Dan's door.
3. Hotter couple: Dair or Nola?
Courtney: Both are pretty hot. We have seen this intense build up to Dair and Nola pretty much came out of nowhere lighting up our screens. I'm picking Nola, just because it gives us the chance to see more of Nate and less of his clothes.
Christina: Nola. Honestly, to me this question is really only asking who is hotter: Dan or Nate?! And I'd pick Nate over Dan any day.
Leigh: One couple has Nate so basically Nola wins by default. Sorry I'm bored of Blair's fickle drama! Nate and Lola what up!!!!
Steve: Despite Nate's hair and my crush on Lola, Dair FTW hardcore. I'm a convert. He was there for her consistently and their relationship has been believable, enjoyable and natural. They share a terrific rapport, funny dialogue and lot of things in common beyond sexual chemistry, so Nola has a lot of catching up to do.
Eric: Strictly based on looks? Well that's unfair when one couple features Nate and his third blonde sister. Taking into account, well, anything else, and I'm giving it to Dair. I don't care what I accidentally saw the upcoming episode's preview (below). Hottest GG couple ever.
4. Will Serena be the new Gossip Girl?
Courtney: No way! She will check out whats on the laptop and use some of it to benefit her and her family, but there is no way S is getting behind the computer to write about others. She is the one who gets written about!
Christina: Nope! The days of Serena as the damsel in distress are long over, and she's kind of sort of the voice of reason of this season. Hence, she doesn't need to be Gossip Girl 3.0. In fact, Gossip Girl needs her.
Leigh: I'm not sure. She's certainly bored enough. But we all know S likes being the story better than behind the scenes. Remember season 2, "the Serena Also Rises"? You can't keep SVDW down for long.
Steve: I doubt it, but awesome would that be? Depressed, burned out and lacking a viable storyline, Serena decides to turn on everybody and embrace the badness of G.G.? Okay, maybe not.
Eric: Gosh no. She'd learn faster than G it's more fun to be the one they talk about than at home doing the gossip. Right Steve?
5. Biggest plot hole: Estee's annulling of Blair's marriage, Dan leaving his phone on the table, or the front of Georgina's dress?
Courtney: How can you choose? Estee's annulling was pretty lame. Who would believe that a royal minder has that much pull? Dan knows better to leave his phone out in the UES, especially when Georgina is nearby. G has always been pretty over the top, but that dress was out of control. It was a wake, and even Serena was covered up more than that!
Christina: Estee? Who cares?! The front of Georgina's dress? LOL, but seriously how is that girl anywhere and everywhere all at the same time. If you can't tell by my responses yet, I thought she was ridiculously annoying. To answer your question, I'm going with Dan leaving his phone on the table. That was just stupidly lame.
Leigh: The whole Estee bit was complete nonsense. None of that was even legally binding. I know Blair is so desperate to get out of that marriage, but she can't possibly be that dumb.
Steve: The annulment and Estee's role involve myriad logistical issues that are literally impossible, but I'm still going with Dan's phone. No one leaves one of those around (next to Georgina no less) for that long without noticing. I once couldn't find mine for 10 minutes and the feeling was akin to having misplaced my first-born. And I still have the iPhone 3, people! The iPhone 3.
Eric: Hah. Hole in G's dress. I see what you did there. But I'm still going with pretty much anything related to Estee or B's dowry / annulment at this point. I honestly re-watched the scene with Estee explaining her plan... multiple times... and still don't get it. Heck, I get nothing about this plot.
6. More shocking reveal: Jack having saved Chuck's life, Ivy getting all Cece's money, or William being Lola's dad?
Courtney: Jack saving Chuck's life. There was a brief phone call and that was all we ever heard about the hottest uncle ever. Ivy did stay by Cece's side; whether she was manipulating her is a different story. She was there when Cece's real family wasn't. If you asked me last week, I never would have guessed William was Lola's dad. Especially since I had briefly forgotten about him. But as soon as he showed up, I could smell the drama brewing and I figured it had to do with Lola.
Christina: ChIvy getting a run for her money. I'm not too concerned with whether or not she spilled the beans about life as a con-artist to CeCe. The real question is: what drugs were CeCe really on to give ChIvy only a bajillion dollars, while forgetting about her real family?!
Leigh: The fact that Cece left her money to "Ivy Dickens" and not Charlotte Rhodes, blew me away. I figured she would leave the money to Charlie and then it would be a debate between Ivy and Lola. Cece chose a stranger to keep her money over her own daughters. Now that part I'm not completely surprised about. Have you met Carol?
Steve: Like Leigh, I assumed "Charlie" would get the estate and a battle royale would ensue over who that meant exactly. Jack's role wasn't too big a shot after Diana's fall finale phone call, and William as Lola's dad started to become clear after the repeated mentions of the fact that no one knew who her father was. Someone did!
Eric: Ivy getting CeCe's money. But only because Chivy spoke the truth for once and actually revealed her true identity to CeCe before dying. Now that was a shocking reveal. And suddenly I'm on team Chivy. Her ridiculous inheritance and the fact she's single might have something to do with it. Call me.
7. Did Ivy hasten Cece's death or at least manipulate her will?
Courtney: We do know that Ivy never really had a family and this faux one was the closest she was getting. I'm sure she said what Cece wanted to hear, but I think she genuinely cared about her. Regardless, Cece was no dummy and if she knew all of Ivy's secrets and left her everything anyway, well there is a reason for that!
Christina: Who knows?! After all, this is the UES. If you think about it, we really don't know much about Ivy at all. Sure, she could have manipulated CeCe's will, but I wouldn't put it past her either if she had played a minor role to possibly hastening CeCe's death. Let's not forget the sole reason why she signed up for this gig with Carol. Hint: $$$!
Leigh: No, I honestly don't believe that Ivy hastened Cece's death or messed with her in any way. She was hired to be a liar, but I don't think she is that malicious.
Steve: I would honestly have said no in a millisecond before she threw Lily and Rufus out onto the street (or at least the Brooklyn loft that's still probably worth at least $2 million). Banishing Lily to go live with Rufus' old clothes? That's just cold. No matter how sweet she might have been to CeCe, how do you pull that move if you don't have an agenda?
Eric: Look, I've said a lot of bad things about Chivy over the past year of round tables, but accusing her of kevorkianing? And besides, I think one thing remained true of the little schemer: all she ever wanted was a family. CeCe was giving her that. That and like a gagillion dollars.
BONUS: Share your prediction(s) for April and May.
Courtney: Lola decides she wants to be a part of the Rhodes family until the bomb drops that William is her daddy too. Serena and Lily are not going to take that too well. Blair will get out of paying the dowry but will face some issues with Dan. Chuck and Jack will reunite to be the hottest uncle/nephew duo ever. Dorota will have her baby and Ivy will run things for a bit. That is until the Rhodes' find a way to ruin her, probably with the help of Georgina.
Christina: Aside from Dair's first time being similar to Seth and Summer's and the return of Uncle Jackass, I'm looking forward to a major throw down between the Rhodes and Ivy, with the Rhodes ultimately sending off ChIvy bags packed and totally empty-handed. Since Chuck needs an actual storyline since Blair loves him but isn't in love with him again (ugh), Jack will return with Diana and we'll finally get some answers as to how she really knows Chuck. Then, the UES will continue to live unhappily ever after.
Leigh: Blair and Dan will get it on and it will suck. They will maybe try again but realize they are better off as friends. Chuck will pay Blair's dowry because he feels so guilty and Blair will once again have eyes for Mr. Bass. Makeup sex will ensue. Chuck will track down Jack to thank him for the blood transfusion and we will find out more about the Jack/Diana storyline. Lola will find out William is her father. The Van der Woodsens will fight Ivy for Cece's estate. Lastly, the writers of Gossip Girl will need therapy or at least a few very long spa days after all of the fan backlash and hatred that has been happening this season.
Steve: We'll learn that Louis is Milo's father, and/or Diana is Chuck's mother. Jack will be back but on Chuck's side in some capacity. Dair will not break up as quickly as some people think, despite the bedroom rough patch. Serena will use the contents of G's laptop to ... do something. To be honest I just want to see her get back on her feet after looking so glum.
Eric: Besides the obvious return of Jack and what that means for poor Chuck? Let's see, first they're clearly going to Gossip Girl out of Blair's marriage. By that I mean build up a storyline for a whole season only to drop it in a quick sentence. Like Eric's trip to Zaire. They'll clearly throw a cog in the Dair wheel in the form of mediocre sex (stupid preview!!), but I'm not worried. I'll get Dair for at least those two months. Oh and most importantly, the Rhodes will find a way to take Chivy down and get their money back. Not through the legal court system. That's boring. We're talking UES style.
What do you think? Sound off in the comments!
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: Gossip Girl, Round Tables
@kalisib I meant in Blair's position. Yeah, it's a true match when he starts going Chris Brown on her when she starts to piss him off again. True love indeed. *sarc*.
@Anonymous Sorry he was hit in the face season 4 :-)
Chuck = Blair true match
@dan whoooo??? I never said anything about perfection. I don't have to focus on his bad side because the writers and the show itself is doing that already. The hotel incident, the Jenny incident, almost punching Blair, etc. I didn't write that, the writers did. @kalisib Until he's traded for a hotel or almost punched in the face, it's not even in the same league. @dansucks Someone has issues.
Blair and Dan are NOT Seth and Summer. Dan being anything like Seth Cohen is laughable. I think Seth Cohen is one of the best teen soap characters ever and i have wanted Dan to be killed off of Gossip Girl since the first four episodes. The creator of both the OC and Gossip Girl Josh says himself Chuck and Blair are going to end up together. If he thought Blair and Dan were like Seth and Summer he never would have said that. Dan is the most annoying character on gossip girl other than Vanessa, I honestly would love it if he got killed off. I would probably laugh. Nevermind who he is dating I just cannot even watch his scenes he literally SUCKS! The actor who plays him even hates him! Vote to get Dan killed off the show, Penn Bagdley wants out anyway!
"there are many kind of abused like emotional abused, sexual abused, mental abused etc...." I agree but why then Dan likes Blair. He was mentally abused by her for 4 years, and this seasen emotionaly he was her doormat????
@Anak INA OMG thank you :D damn chuck and i...perfection.
@dan woo???. you crazy girl, bastard like chuck. chuck not deserve for blair but i think you & chuck meant to be together (crazy couple).
@Anonymous...damn shit, sorry, he isnt perfect?! no one is!
none of the characters and none of us. "selling Blair out for a hotel and almost punching her in a drunken stupor is 'interesting'" --> never said that, stop mentioning only the bad sides of his behaviour, character and actions.
@Cecilia Then go watch those seasons instead of watching this show. @dan whoooo??? Uh-huh, selling Blair out for a hotel and almost punching her in a drunken stupor is 'interesting' all right. I can certainly see the difference.
@HAHAHA Who? Yourself? That would explain your immature, childish insults. @


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3. If you're the couple that gets drunk and fights, break up. At a certain point, people will just stop inviting you places.
4. No one cares if you smoke "only" when you're drinking.
5. Like your degree and SAT score, your college drinking achievements no longer matter and should never be brought up in conversation.
6. You don't have to do that bomb shot.
7. You shouldn't be hanging out with anyone whose go-to drink is a bomb shot.
8. Don't bring your drink onto the dance floor. Sure, you can handle yourself, but what about that jerk who knocks the glass out of your hand? Now the party is bummed AND you don't have a drink.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Check-in for "Chelsea On The Rocks" ... finally!
Chelsea On The Rocks, that long-lingering Abel Ferarra documentary about life at the Chelsea Hotel that we mentioned here, is finally getting a theatrical release, making its debut this Friday at -- no surprise -- the Chelsea Clearview Cinema, a couple doors down from the actual hotel. How cool is that?
For the full immersive experience, listen to our podcast on the Chelsea Hotel beforehand and see how it matches up with the film.
Here's the trailer:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Yosemite's loss: Olmstead between the parks
I'm assuming that by Wednesday, Burns should get here to New York with discussion of two national monuments (the Statue of Liberty and Castle Clinton) protected through Theodore Roosevelt's Antiquities Act. And later with the 1966 establishment of the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the 1972 formation of the Gateway National Recreational Area, scattered through Queens, Staten Island and New Jersey.
I was pleasantly pleased to hear the name Frederick Law Olmsted dropped during the first episode. Olmsted was a commissioner for the State of California in 1865, assigned to formulate a plan for Yosemite Valley, America's first natural area granted money by the United States government.
From our perspective, Olmsted was between his two great New York masterpieces. The creation of Central Park had begun in 1857, but by 1960, Olmsted's rocky relationship with the city and Tammany Hall got him replaced as superintendent. He fled to Civil War battlefields as secretary of the U.S. Sanitation Commission (prototype of the Red Cross) and eventually made his way to California as the operator of an unsuccessful mining company.
His attempts in Yosemite were not well received. His report to the state of California in 1865 is seen today as a far-sighted explication of the responsibility of government to preserve their natural gifts for the health and well-being of its citizenry. (You can read the entire proposal here.)
California just shrugged. It was their loss, frankly. Faced with this rejection and the failure of his mining practice, Olmsted came back to New York to work once again with his partner Calvert Vaux. A year after Olmsted's Yosemite rejection, work was underway on their second masterpiece -- Prospect Park.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Lady Liberté and her little ladies of Paris
I promise, we're still doing podcasts! We'll be back on the twice-a-month schedule starting next week. In the meantime, I've actually been away on vacation the past week and a half to another fabulous city and the birthplace of the Statue of Liberty -- Paris. The New York history buff in me naturally led to a trip to find the smaller sister of the Lady Liberty. She actually has two of them.
The best known rendition, the Liberty under Pont de Grenelle in the Seine River, is a lonely creature. She overlooks a famous body of water, like the original; however, she sits at the western end of Île des Cygnes, a quiet island sliver with virtually no foot traffic. A person who lived in a tent under the bridge sat many meters away.
At 37 feet tall, she's four times smaller than the original, a gift of American expatriates given to the city in November 1889 as a thanks for the original. At first she faced the Eiffel Tower, a far more iconic view that the one she enjoys today.
The second Paris Liberty is even smaller -- a bronze model located in Luxembourg Garden that was actually used by Frédéric Bartholdi in his creation of the United States version. She may be the smallest, but technically she's also the oldest, created in 1870.
For details on Bartholdi, the statue, and the absurd struggle to get it funded, listen to one of our early podcast on the subject. Or read all about many of her other knockoffs here.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Rewind: The Evolution of Central Park
ABOVE: 1969 -- Central Park's Sheep Meadow was transformed into 'Moon Meadow', a celebration for people watching the Apollo 11 moon landing.
We don't have any regular podcast this week; however I am reposting the second part our Central Park show called 'The Evolution of Central Park, re-launching it in our secondary feed NYC History: Bowery Boys Archive. Images of some of the things we talk about now pop up on your media player while you listen. So if you've heard this one already, you might want to give it another go.
When last we left the Central Park, it was the embodiment of Olmstead and Vaux's naturalistic Greensward Plan. Then the skyscrapers came. Also, how did all those playgrounds, a swanky nightclub, a theater troupe and all those hippies get here?
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Happy birthday F Scott Fitzgerald!
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald with wife Zelda, from 1921
"I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night and the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines gives to the restless eye. I liked to walk up Fifth Avenue and pick out romantic women from the crowd and imagine that in a few minutes I was going to enter into their lives, and no one would ever know or disapprove." -- Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby
Trace Nick's walk through Manhattan at Walking Off The Big Apple -- from Yale Club "down Madison Avenue past the old Murray Hill Hotel, and over 33rd Street to the Pennsylvania Station"
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
On the Waterfront, in photographs
Above: Diane Cook's dreamy "Little Red Lighthouse, Fort Washington Park, Manhattan, 2002"
You can see the picture above and lots of other impossibly good-looking pictures at the Museum of the City of New York's new show The Edge of New York: Waterfront Photographs. The exhibition features an array of images from all eras of New York photography, including photos from my very favorite city photog Berenice Abbott.
And if you're in the museum mode this week, you should also try a new show at the New York Historical Society on controversial Kansan radical John Brown. The show John Brown: The Abolitionist and His Legacy marks the 150th anniversary of Brown's failed raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, an event often seen as the opening salvo for the Civil War. It's not New York City specific necessarily, although 19th century abolition activists and intellectuals in the city considered Brown a hero of sorts. And he also owned a farm in Lake Placid, New York; you can still visit the site today and see his gravesite there.
I have not yet seen the NYHS show but expect to this weekend, especially because, as my own personal family lore goes, I am a distant relative of John Brown. Personally, I don't see the resemblance.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Alphabet City gets the Hollywood treatment
But the rent was cheap: ravaged East Village avenues in the 1970s (Pic courtesy here)
Spike Lee and Robert Deniro are making a new show for Showtime called Alphabet City, set in the raggedy 1980s culture of the East Village. Expect some graffiti, a little crime, rapping and breakdancing, and lots of performance artists. Note to Spike and Bob: please resurrect John Sex for this project. Read more about the show here.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Lucky Star: Danceteria and the debut of Madonna
And you can dance: Madge performs Borderline at Danceteria Photograph by Charlene Martinez
FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER To get you in the mood for the weekend, every other Friday we'll be featuring an old New York nightlife haunt, from the dance halls of 19th Century Bowery, to the massive warehouse clubs of the mid-1990s. Past entries can be found here.
Scrappy nineteen-year-old Michigan teen Madonna Louise Ciccone arrived in New York the same year as Studio 54 -- 1977.
"It was the first time I'd ever taken a plane, the first time I'd ever gotten a taxi cab. I came here with $35 in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I'd ever done," she says (in a UK Mirror interview) with her usual reserve.
She dabbled in contemporary dance with Alvin Ailey, becames employed in a potentially lucrative career at Dunkin Donuts, filmed a provocative movie, and soon began dabbling in the nightclub circuit with the rock groups Breakfast Club and Emmy. She began making dance records of her own with help from her boyfriend Stephen Bray and by spring 1982 had herself a recording contract with Sire Records.
On her way to superstardom, she performed all over town during the early 1980s -- the Roxy, the Pyramid, the Mudd Club -- but perhaps no club in the city was more influential to her career than Danceteria. Although this staple of 80s New York nightlife moved all over town during its tenure, its most recognized location is the one which saw the birth of Madonna's career -- a four-story building at 30 West 21st Street (now a swank condo!).
"I met her at Danceteria when she was sitting on [a friend's] lap. She was really, really foxy. She was really glamorous," says Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.
She was also apparently such a fixture of the club that the resident DJ, Mark Kamins, even dated the singer. (That's getting your foot in the door.) Says Kamins: "Madonna was a regular at Danceteria. She had great style and had to be the center of attraction. She always hung out in the booth, one day she gave me a demo to play." That demo, for the song 'Everybody', eventually got her signed to a major label.
Below: Madonna debuts her future hit 'Everybody' on the stage at Danceteria
But Madonna was certainly not the only future music star to use the club to her advantage. Many started as routine employees. LL Cool J was the elevator operator, and members of the Beastie Boys were busboys. (Both LL and the Beasties are pictured below at the club, photo by Dorothy Low) Keith Haring worked at coat check, while both Karen Finley and Sade was briefly employed behind the bar.
Everybody -- everybody hip-- eventually showed up on the dance floor of Danceteria. The after-hours club originally opened in 1980 at West 39th Street, a project of club impressario Rudolf Pieper and promoter Jim Fouratt. "We put it together for $25,000. We rented everything," Pieper said in a New York Magazine interview.
The club, dramatically put, was "a dreamworld of mysterious souls, sidelong glances, and the perfume of ruin." (No, I didn't write that, they did.) Its admission policy was reputedly tight and exclusionary, but not so elitist that a trendy and fashionable nobody couldn't pass muster; only the most fabulous got to experience this stark, winding little club.
However problems with the law -- the neighborhood, after all, the Tenderloin -- forced the club to move. Several times it seems. In 1982, it eventually landed at the 21st Street location, adding John Argento as promoter. Believe it or not, Argento would later spin off Danceteria to another location -- the Hamptons.
You never knew what you were getting on any random night. Russell Simmons hosted talent showcaseson some Wednesdays, while other days might feature more eclectic nights with Philip Glass or Diamandas Galas. Ann Magnuson might be hosting a barbeque, or you might stumble into a 'rubber and leather' party.
With new wave music as its soundtrack, Danceteria seemed to dip its toes in both the East Village art scene and the Studio 54-style celebrity, employing video installations (Kamins claims they were the first to employ videos) and go-go dancers to entertain the throngs of fashionistas, artists and wanna-bes.
Like so many buzzkills, Danceteria lost its lease at 21st Street and eventually closed in 1986. It appears that another Danceteria briefly opened in the 1990s, at 29 East 29th St. (between Madison and Park).
But while we have no more Danceterias -- we hardly have any dancing at all -- the club provided the world (and its most famous material ingenue) with a glamorous film moment: this scene from 'Desperate Seeking Susan'
NOTE: I know I just touched on some of Danceteria's greatest moments and its most fascinating characters. (I didn't even mention Johnny Dynell, Anita Sarko, and Michael Alig!) Please add your memories below and if you have corrections to any information, I'd be grateful. With the type of press that Danceteria received in the early 80s, its difficult to seperate truth from the hyperbole!
You can start your Danceteria education at Danceteria.com or flipping through this wonderful selection of flyers.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Mayor Aaron Clark: lucky Whig and New York lotto king!
KNOW YOUR MAYORS Our modest little series about some of the greatest, notorious, most important, even most useless, mayors of New York City. Other entrants in our mayoral survey can be found here.
Mayor Aaron Clark
In office: 1837-1839
He's the first mayor ever elected representing the anti-Democrat, anti-Andrew Jackson Whig Party -- a political party abolished less than 20 years after Clark's victory. He was known as the 'Dancing Mayor', which was not an accomplishment but a mockery. He called himself the New York's most prestigious lottery operator, which he considered an accomplishment but sounded like a mockery. And finally he was elected amidst one of the worst financial crises in its history-- the Panic of 1837.
Clark, perhaps more honorably, was also the second man to ever be popularly elected as mayor of New York. Previously, the post was selected by the Common Council (city council), district representatives who often chose men beholden to their whims. When the state finally changed mayoral selection to one of popular election in 1834, the result caused violence at the polls and mass pandemonium. Cornelius Lawrence would come out ahead for three consecutive one-year terms.
Lawrence was naturally a candidate of Democratic machine Tammany Hall -- with their influence, who else would be the first mayor? -- but Democrats were facing strong opposition from an ascendent Whig party. In fact, the Whig candidate in 1834, Gulian Verplanck, very nearly won; the animosity between the Democrats and Whigs was so contentious that right before the election, Tammany thugs stormed their opponents headquarters, destroyed everything inside and even killed a man.
During Lawrence's tenure, the Whigs remained strong as the Democrats got weaker. In a situation which certainly has some reflection in current national events, Tammany was split between conservative and liberal factions (an 'Equal Rights' faction, as they called themselves). During a Tammany meeting in 1835, the Equal Righters stormed a Tammany committee meeting loaded with conservative members and threw them out. When the lights were turned out on the party-crashers, they lit Spanish matches or 'loco-focos' and continued. The opposition, which would eventually run the conservatives right out of the party, would forever be known as the Loco-Focos.
BELOW: A rather dramatic illustration from 1837 of the Tammany Hall split. The Loco-Focos, in this case, are the wife. (Edward Williams Clay, The Death of Old Tammany and His Wife)
So what does this have to do with Whig man Aaron Clark? At another period in history, Mr. Clark might never have gotten to experience life in City Hall. But the dissention within the Democrats opened the door for the fleeting Whig party to reign briefly in New York. With that sort of luck, it's no surprise to learn that Clark's primary occupation up to then was as operator of a lottery business.
Privately-run lotteries were, believe it or not, quite common in early American history. As we mentioned in last week's podcast, King's College was founded with a lottery pool. A young P.T. Barnum operated one up in the 1820s. Benjamin Franklin and George Washington both held fund-raising lotteries in their day. Alexander Hamilton opined that "everybody ... will be willing to hazard a trifling sum for the chance of considerable gain."
By the mid 19th century, private lotteries would be associated with more disreputable elements and would be abolished at the end of the century. Clark was thus a successful operator of an industry in the 1830s that would soon be looked upon as scandalous and unseemly.
However, in 1837, it was a highly regulated but legal trade. In Charles Haynes Haswell's classic Reminiscenses of New York by an Octagenarian, Mr. Haswell writes, "As lotteries, under certain regulations as to the drawings, which were had upon the esplanade in front of the City Hall, in the presence of an alderman, were authorized by law, there were many offices in the city, notably one at the southwest corner of Broadway and Park Place kept by Aaron Clark, a much reputed citizen." The Woolworth Building now stands on the spot where Clark's business once stood.
"He was a great lottery seller and made a fortune of it," says one source. A recollection from an 1890s New York Times article shortlists Clark as one of the "best known rich men" at the time.
Clark was born in 1787 in Massachusetts, a veteran of the War of 1812, and spent his early years as a clerk of Albany state assembly. He moved to New York to pursue banking and eventually fell into his lottery endeavors, becoming wealthy and, by extension, highly suitable for early 19th century public office. He soon moved to an alderman's seat, typically a neat launching pad into the mayor's chair.
The Whigs announced him as their candidate in 1837 against the intensely split Democrats. Conservative Tammany ran John J Morgan, while the Loco-Focos put up
the intreguingly named Moses Jacques. His opponents certainly tried to use Clark's occupation against him. Wrote William Leggett : "If we elect Aaron Clark for Mayor who knows but he may get up some 'splendid scheme' and insure 'a grand prize' to everyman who assisted in making him manager of the municipal lottery. Huzza for Clark, Fortune's Favorite!"
However Morgan and Jacques cleaved the opposition in two, and for the first (and only) time in New York history, on April 11, 1837, a Whig became mayor. He then would be re-elected in 1838 when Tammany's conservatives threw their support to him out of spite towards their liberal LocoFoco brethren. (There was apparently a shocking amount of fraud going about that year, which also helped matters.)
BELOW: The City Hall that Aaron Clark would have seen in 1839
Clark was an ardent Native American, meaning he generally despited the boatloads of Irish emptying into New York slums, driving "the native workmen to exile," he said in a meeting to the Common Council. His campaign was openly hostile to 'clannish', 'untrustworthy' Irishmen, and his tenure as mayor only stirred up xenophobic sentiments. He advocated for keeping new immigrants on ships, directing them away from city and charging them 'commutation fees' of $10.
Clark aimed his racial paranoia to the lower classes at large, fearing that the charity organizations already in place were turning the city "into a rendez-voux of beggars, paupers, vagrants and mischievous persons." [Burrows and Wallace, Gotham, p. 623)
One general benefit of this alarming hysteria was an improvement to the system of nightwatchmen and security patrols throughout the city, a "military arm" to assuage rioting and general chaos. Clark was no pansy; he would frequently lead these local militias through the city himself, breaking up rabblerousing groups.
Unfortunately, his charms were limited. He chose to woo New York's elite in a series of parties through from his home on Broadway and Leonard. Now, this had been a winning recipe for mayors like the honorable Philip Hone (whom I call 'the party mayor'); Hone practically governed from an armchair.
Clark, however, was roundly ridiculed for attempting such grand 'entertainments'. In fact, in an early form of political snark, Clark was ironically called 'the Dancing Mayor', not for his graces assumably or even the class of his "splendid patent leather pumps" but for his pretensions of trying too hard.
When Clark died in 1861, he was bured right here in the city, at the old New York Marble Cemetary (Vault #89). The upcoming Open House New York in October will undoubtedly open the gates of this rustic burial yard for visitors, so I recommend bringing a lottery ticket to his headstone.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
New York Election Day traditions no longer celebrated
In the past, New Yorkers have celebrated election days with some behaviors and traditions that are no longer with us:
1) Lights and drama at the Flatiron Building
I'm unsure of the date of this postcard, however it's from a time when the Flatiron was one of the city's tallest buildings. Today we have the Empire State Building to help us celebrate in lights -- but the apparent tradition of a swirling spotlight has alas not been replicated.
2) Torchlight Parades
This image, of one such procession, gathered supporters of George McClellen who tried to wrest the presidency from Abraham Lincoln in 1864. I'll bet the swillholes of the Bowery were hoppin' that night.
3) Bonfire celebrations on Canal Street
In this illustration from Frank Leslie's magazine, election victory in the 1870s often spawned open fires in the street. Today, candidates are more likely to have a few drinks at the W Hotel than light open blazes on a busy thoroughfare. (Pic courtesy NYPL)
4) Wholesale violence
Repeat voting, destruction to polling places and destruction of unfavorable ballots were common practices during more contested elections of the 19th century. The Bowery Boys and other gangs were recruited to create disruption for political parties and create a hostile environment for potential voters. The image below, from the Illustrated London news, lays out the scene during the Lincoln/McClellan faceoff in 1864.
Today, the most hostility you might face are from children fighting past voters to get to their classrooms. (Pic courtesy NYPL)
5) Aligning mayoral candidates with World War I emperors
This cartoon from the New York Times implies that Kaiser Wilhelm II seemingly supports Democrat John F. Hylan and the Socialist candidate Morris Hillquist. Shudder if that were the case; Hylan ended up winning that election and held the job of mayor for eight years.
Of course, over-dramatic political cartoons and tying leaders to totalitarian regimes is still rather run of the mill in today's politics. (Pic courtesy Wikimedia)
Monday, September 14, 2009
History in the Making: Jim Carroll Edition
New York 1981: Jim Carroll (middle right) with punk stars Dave Treganna, Dave Parsons, and Stiv Bators of The Wanderers. (Picture courtesy punk turns 30)
Writer, punk poet, musician and New York fixture Jim Carroll passed away on Friday. Relive his career via words and pictures on fansite by Cassie Carter, including an exhaustive list of his past tour dates. [Catholicboy]
New Amsterdam returned to New York -- in miniature. Did you see it? ""If you talk to New Yorkers, they don't know what's happening." [New York Times]
You might have seen these on the East River over the weekend -- a fleet of flat-bottomed Dutch vessels in Red Hook! [Lost City]
The San Gennaro Festival returned to Little Italy this weekend. Food, fun and absolute chaos as always! [History of New York]
Today in history -- September 14, 1836: Disgraced Vice President Aaron Burr dies in Port Richmond, Staten Island. "The wonderful tenacity with which the name of Aaron Burr holds fast to the memories of the American people who know anything of the Colonial times and the Revolutionary war is the most astonishing fact in the history of a man of questionable habits, whose old age was embittered by the ever-present recollection of one great crime, committed in the zenith of his fame" [1895 recollection of NYTimes archive)
Friday, September 11, 2009
Movin' on up: from King's College to Columbia University
We're going back to school with one of New York's oldest continually operating institutions -- Columbia University. Or should we say, King's College, the pre-Revolution New York school that spawned religious controversy and a few Founding Fathers to boot. Listen in as we chart its locations throughout the city -- from the vicinity of Trinity Church to midtown Manhattan. And finally to its permanent home on the 'Academic Acropolis' in Morningside Heights.
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Freshman Years: The King's College campus in 1770, along Park Place overlooking the Hudson River. Things would not be peaceful for long on this quiet campus; several students, including young Alexander Hamilton, would join the fight for independence from England. The school would close in 1776 and become a military hospital.
Believe it or not, this is the corner of 49th Street and Madison Avenue, site of Columbia's campus during most of the second half of the 19th Century. It moved into a space formerly inhabited by the Institute of the Deaf and Dumb. Curiously, when it would move uptown in 1897, it would take over property held by the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum.
The same campus, in a photograph from 1882. The encroaching growth of the city northward seems to have taken a toll on the campus grounds. Columbia would move from midtown fifteen years later.
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, president of Columbia (back when it was Columbia College) from 1864-1889. In addition to bringing some prestige to the institution, his forward-thinkinig philosophies regarding education for both men and women eventually led to the formation of Barnard College.
Good Morning: The new campus slowly rises from Morningside Heights with the already completed Low Memorial Library in the background. When this photo was taken in 1897, there was little real development in the area, and it was barely even serviced by public transportation. McKim, Mead and White would turn the area into a veritable classical city.
The Low Down: The Low Memorial Library was constructed under the tenure of Columbia president Seth Low. However the building is named not for Seth, but his father Abiel Abbot Low, a successful Brooklyn silk merchant. The library is probably one of McKim, Mead and White's most beautiful existant works in the city. It's not, however, a library any more.
Nicholas Murray Butler, arguably the most influential (and controversial) president in Columbia's history, presided from 1901 to 1945, overseeing vast growth and prestige for the school.
Pictures courtesy Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Wikimedia and Columbia University
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Bobby Riggs and the early days of the U.S. Open
ABOVE: Tennis' great star of the 1940s Bobby Riggs takes a spill at the American National Tennis Championships -- later to be called the U.S. Open -- at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens. Believe it or not, the tournament was played at this Queens country club from 1915-1920 and 1925-1978. It was then tranferred to the Singer Bowl, the old Flushing Meadows music venue permanently transformed into Louis Armstrong Stadium, now part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Picture above courtesy LIFE images)
You can still relive the early years of tennis at this historic club -- that is, if you're a member.
Pictured below, sometime between 1910 and 1915 (Pic courtesy LOC)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Hands across New York
The massive amputation of a French woman reminded me of a similar disembodiment that occurred over 130 years ago. In 1876, in an effort to raise funds for its transport and display, the Statue of Liberty was displayed in Madison Square Park. Or rather, just her hand and right forearm with torch. The phantom appendage stood watch over the west side of the park for nearly six years.
And of course, this famous image of gaslight Madison Square, with Liberty's arm to the right:
Friday, September 4, 2009
Labor Day vs May Day: or why New Yorkers love a parade
A banner celebration: loading up with signs for the 1908 Labor Day Parade in New York
Labor Day is one of the few national holidays that New York City can lay claim to as their own. The roots of the U.S. holiday began here, with Union Square as its centerpiece, in 1882.
But in fact, New Yorkers borrowed the idea of Labor Day from Canada. Young Peter McGuire, educated at Cooper Union where he met labor activists like Samuel Gompers, was already making a name for himself as an advocate for workers rights as early at 1873, leading sit-ins at City Hall and heading a rally at Tompkins Square Park that was promptly broken up by police.
Workers in Canada were already marching annually by the 1870s. McGuire was invited to speak at one of these events in 1882 and decided to organize a similar event in New York. It's doubtful that his was the only voice in organizing such a massive spectacle; Matthew Maguire, from Patterson, NJ, and secretary of the New York Central Labor Union, is also said to have proposed the date. Given their deep involvement with the CLU, it's safe to consider both men (with such similar names!) as originator of the soon-to-be federal holiday.
That September 5 (a Tuesday, incidentally) anywhere from 10,000 to 25,000 participants marched from City Hall to Union Square and eventually on to 42nd Street. Matthew Maguire led the parade in a carraige he share with none other than Henry Ward Beecher. After the parade, the celebration continued with a massive picnic at Wendel's Elm Park (at 92nd Street and 9th Avenue).
Below: Two of the earliest photos ever taken of a Labor Day celebration, this one from Union Square stands of a 1887 celebration, five years after the first. (Photo courtesy NYPL)
The celebration spread to other cities over the coming years, and by 1894, it was declared a national holiday.
However Labor Day isn't the only day that workers and labor organizations have rallied and protested in New York. In fact, I would hardly even say it's the primary day of protest. That would of course by May Day which is still recognized internationally as a day of protest. Unlike Labor Day, May Day actually originated in the United States. In the late 19th and early 20th century, New York workers frequently organized May Day parades, demanding more reasonable working hours, better wages and safer working conditions. The first of these parades debuted across the country in 1886.
Today in New York, the area around Union Square often sees general protests on the first of May, but Labor Day has virtually lost its meaning. In fact, it's better recognized today as the day of the festive West Indian-American Day Parade.
Below: The first is taken from a May Day celebration in 1909, over a hundred years ago. The second picture is taken from the Labor Day parade that very same year
For more information, check out our podcast on the history of Union Square.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Postcard from the Past: New York, September 1959
TEXT: "Sept 16th and 17th 1959
'Ice Capades'
Plymouth Hotel Fire at 4:30 AM
Merman in 'Gypsy'"
The Hotel Chesterfield (130-136 West 49th Street), built in 1927, was a luxury accommodation conveniently near Rockefeller Center and various Broadway theaters.
The Ice Capades referred to in this card are the well-reviewed Ice Capades program launched at Madison Square Garden. The Capades were a colossally cheesy ice extravaganza featuring music and elaborate production numbers staged upon a skating rink. The Capades played the Garden for decades, eventually dying out by the early 1990s.
The fire at the building across the street, the 18-floor Hotel Plymouth (137-143 West 49th Street), probably wasn't severe. It was built in 1929 and often hosted stars from nearby Radio City Music Hall. Neither the Plymouth nor the Chesterfield are still standing today -- demolished, in fact, to make way for a couple severe, International Style structures owned by Rockefeller Center.
At least this visitor got to see something truly historic, at least in the annals of Broadway history -- Ethel Merman in her classic performance in 'Gypsy.
This postcard and many others can be found at the Old York Library
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
What a view! Library roof gardens in the Lower East Side
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Above is a picture, facing east, of Seward Park Library in the 'lower' Lower East Side at 192 E. Broadway (picture taken in 1911). This spectacular branch library, funded by Andrew Carnegie, opened in November 1909, two years before the 42nd Street main branch opened. All of the housing behind the library to the east has since been demolished.
The nearby park in the foreground is still there, but the small extension of Jefferson Street which separate them has been turned into a paved, closed off pedestrian plaza. The streets seen in the left of the photograph are completely gone.
The library was built by the firm Babb, Cook and Welch, whose accomplishments from the Gilded Age are seldomly still found today. But, in fact, one of the firm's lead architects William Cook was part of a committee which included Charles McKim (of McKim, Mead and White) and John Carerre (of Carerre and Hastings, who ultimately designed the famous 42nd Street branch) to standardize library designs in the city. Those two better known firms got most of the commissions; however the Seward Park library remains one of Babb, Cook and Welch's best known remaining public works.
During the library's first years, readers were actually allowed onto a "roof garden." According to a New York Times article from 1910, "There will be awnings over the top to shield from sun and the occasional shower; tables around which the readers can congregate, and a network of electric bulbs strung over the top so that there will be plenty of light for the industrious who wish to study."
Below: children and adults alike on Seward Park's roof garden
Adults were even allowed onto the roof late into the evening, including "mothers who wish to do their sewing out of doors."
Although this grand structure was placed here in 1909, it was certainly not the neighborhood's first library. Once the domain of the private sector, libraries were provided by philanthropic organizations such as the Aguilar Free Library Society, which began offering a reading room for New Yorkers at this very address starting in 1891.
Aguilar's East Broadway library, "where the readers are nearly all Hebrew," featured over 140,000 thousands books, the most popular being 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and 'Around The World In 80 Days". This library was sold in 1902 and remade as the building which stands there today.
The Seward Park Library has gone through two major renovations, the most recent in 2004, bringing back most of the building's original lustre. As evidenced by this photo, little around it remains from its original condition.
Of course, children have changed as well. Outside of a reading by Stephenie Meyer, can you imagine this mob scene at a library today? (Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine)
Pictures courtesy NYPL
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
New York City "in decay" on primetime TV
I just caught up on all my Mad Men episodes last night and feel foolish that I never mentioned the episode from a couple Sundays ago entitled 'Love Among The Ruins.' The AMC TV show, set in the early 1960s Madison Avenue ad agency Sterling Cooper, frequently offers us peeks into classic New York landmarks and history.
'Love Among The Ruins' presented a doozy, as Sterling Cooper attempted to woo the Madison Square Garden development firm who was in the process of tearing down old Pennsylvania Station. Upon reading Ada Louise Huxtable's criticism of said destruction plans, from her New York Times column "How To Kill A City," one of the stern faced developers remarks, "People know she's an angry woman with a big mouth."
One of Sterling Cooper's own ad men fails to hide his disgust at the plan -- "I don't think it's crazy to be attached to a Beaux Arts masterpiece through which Teddy Roosevelt came and went" -- so it's Don Draper to save the day.
"New York City is in decay. But Madison Square Garden -- it's the beginning of a new city on a hill." Don sees the Garden job as a way into the World's Fair of 1964, a potential boon to a successful ad agency. Hopefully future episodes of the show will take a stab at depicting this Robert Moses pet project.
Mad Men isn't the only current TV show dealing with New York history. Believe it or not, the kitsch SyFy Channel show Warehouse 13 has used city relics for plot devices. In one prior episode, an ancient Lenape Indian talisman is discovered in a construction dig in the Lower East Side. They even indicate that it's located at Corlear's Hook, although it looks more like Vancouver.
And on last week's show, we found out that the Studio 54 mirrorball actually possesses persuasive supernatural powers. I wonder what powers the man on the moon and his coke spoon have?
You can find a recap for that particular Mad Men episode here and keep your eye out for reruns of the episodes mentioned above.


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Tenmusu is a combination of crispy prawn tempura and a soft and fluffy onigiri rice ball. Using succulent tempura prawns that have been seasoned with a rich bonito sauce, these Tenmusu offer an exciting twist on the much loved onigiri lunchbox snack.
Originating from Nagoya, Tenmusu is now very popular all over Japan as a handy bite to enjoy on the go, in bento lunchbox or at a picnic. If you're looking for an alternative to your packed lunch ham sandwich and you love Japanese food, this is the recipe for you!
• 260g Cooked Rice
• 2 medium sized King Prawns
• 1/2 tbsp Cooking Sake
• 2 tbsp Flour
• 1 tbsp Hon Tsuyu Bonito Stock (diluted with 3 tbsp of water)
• 2 tbsp Iced Water
• 1/2 sheet Nori Seaweed cut in 2
• Vegetable Oil for frying
• A pinch of salt & pepper
Suggested drink: Genmaicha Brown Rice Tea
First things first, cook your rice the Japanese way by simply following our How To Make Japanese Rice recipe.
While the rice is cooking, you can prepare your prawn tempura. Remove the prawn's shell keeping the tail attached and pat dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper and the cooking sake and place on a plate in the fridge to chill.
The next step is to mix the flour with 2 tablespoons of iced water, add ice cubes if necessary. The colder the batter and ingredients before frying, the lighter and crispier your tempura will be.
Start heating vegetable oil in a heavy-bottom pan until the temperature reaches approximately 170°C. Drop a bit of the batter in the pan and if it sizzles and doesn't fall to the bottom it means that the oil is hot enough.
Time to deep-fry! Dust the prawns with a little extra flour and evenly coat them in the tempura batter mix. Slide them into the hot vegetable oil and let them fry for one minute on either side until lightly golden, remove from the pan. Dip your prawn tempura into the hon tsuyu bonito stock to add that lovely, rich bonito flavour.
To create the onigiri ball wet your hands with a bit of water and fill one hand with your cooled cooked Japanese rice. Press the rice into a flat pancake with your hands.
Place the prawn tempura in the centre and fold the rice around it covering the prawn up to the tail and making an onigiri rice ball shape. You can make either shape of onigiri, triangle or a ball.
When your onigiri is firm and secure wrap the strip of nori seaweed around the onigiri. The rice doesn't have to be completely covered but the nori will help to keep the onigiri's shape.
Fill your lunchbox with these cute Prawn Tempura Onigiri or hand out at a picnic. We recommend you drink a nice, refreshing bottle of Genmaicha Brown Rice Tea with these tasty Japanese snacks.
• You can use special tempura flour instead of the normal flour for your tempura.
• Be careful when deep-frying, don't overfill your pan with vegetable oil!
• Use cling film or an onigiri mould to help you make the onigiri shape.


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Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. Completes Acquisition Of Fertilizer Producer Agrifos LLC; Closes $300 Million Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. (NYSE:RNF) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Agrifos LLC, the leading producer of synthetic granulated ammonium sulfate fertilizer in North America. Agrifos' fertilizer production facility is located in Pasadena, Texas. The business will become a subsidiary of Rentech Nitrogen.
Rentech Nitrogen reiterated its expectation that the Agrifos transaction will be accretive to cash available for distribution per unit beginning in 2013. Based on the timing of the close, the transaction is expected to have an immaterial impact on Rentech Nitrogen's per unit cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2012. Rentech Nitrogen also reiterated its expectation that the Pasadena facility will generate approximately $20 million in operating income and approximately $25 million in EBITDA in 2013, excluding one-time integration and transition costs (as described in its press release dated November 1, 2012).
In conjunction with the closing of this acquisition, Rentech Nitrogen amended its existing debt facility, and expanded its borrowing base from $135 million to $300 million. The amended facility includes an accordion feature to expand the debt capacity by $35 million, subject to new lending commitments, to finance future growth projects. GE Capital served as administrative agent and GE Capital Markets served as sole lead arranger and book-runner for the debt facilities.
The initial purchase price of the acquisition was $158 million. $138 million of the initial purchase price was provided in cash through the amended credit facility. The remainder of the purchase price was provided in the form of 538,793 common units of Rentech Nitrogen, valued at $20 million based on the 30-day volume-weighted average price of the common units prior to signing the acquisition agreement."We are excited to bring this strategic facility into Rentech Nitrogen's portfolio of assets. We expect its integration to proceed quickly and smoothly and we intend to initiate our first planned organic growth project at the Pasadena plant shortly," said D. Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO of Rentech Nitrogen GP, LLC. "The Pasadena plant's assets are a tremendous fit with our existing business platform, adding to our cash flow per unit and diversifying our business."
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Mohammed Video Creator Arrested, Ordered Held Without Bond
Hmm, are the jack-booted thugs coming to take those who insult Islam away?
(The Smoking Gun) The producer of the controversial anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" has been arrested for violating terms of his probation and is set for an appearance today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, is scheduled for an initial appearance in the courthouse where Judge Christina Snyder sentenced him in June 2010 following a bank fraud conviction.
[UPDATE: Citing Nakoula's "lengthy pattern of deception," a federal magistrate this afternoon ordered him held without bond for alleged probation violations, including making false statements to his probation officer and using aliases. The judge rejected a plea from Nakoula's lawyer, who argued that the convicted felon's life would be in danger at an L.A. lockup due to the facility's large population of Muslim inmates. Nakoula will remain in custody in advance of a probation revocation hearing, the date for which has yet to be scheduled.]
Lest you think it over the top for federal agents to arrest him and see him appear in federal court, many of his original charges were federal ones.
Investigators have not yet provided details about how Nakoula allegedly violated probation, but it seems clear that his involvement in the "Innocence of Muslim" production is central to the government's new charge.
Glenn Reynolds writes "Ya think?"
Included in his probation terms were prohibitions on his use of the Internet, unless he secured prior approval from his probation officer. Additionally, he was not to "use, for any purpose or in any manner, any name other than his/her true legal name or names without the prior written approval of the Probation Officer."
From Allahpundit: "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. And if we occasionally have to haul a guy in on a probation violation to ensure that the future doesn't belong to him, hey."
There was quite a bit of outrage on Twitter over this yesterday, and……I'm not going to take part in that. Certainly, the film played 100% of a role in Nakoula being arrested. You have Obama, Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Boy Wonder Jay Carney, and other administration officials criticizing the film, but, it appears that by making the film and disseminating it on the Internet while using multiple aliases Nakoula broke the terms of his probation. He's not exactly an upstanding, law abiding guy.
It may seem that the jack-booted thugs are coming for him to stop his freedom of speech which was highly critical of Mohammed, but the only person to blame is Nakoula himself for breaking the terms of his probation.
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A porter gives me my first greeting as I cross to the Gazan side of the Erez border with Israel.
"You said you'd be back in a couple of weeks, it's been more than a month!"
It's nice to know I have been missed. Strangely, it felt like I was coming home.
In fact, it's been almost two months since I left Gaza, shortly after the end of Israel's offensive on the territory.
Everything looks exactly the same. Everyone looks exactly the same and, worst of all, as I quickly discover, everyone still feels exactly the same - frustrated and isolated.
In two months, there has been no reconstruction, the siege has tightened and Israel has kept its crossings with Gaza almost permanently closed.
Subtle changes
However, Israel has made subtle changes in the last few weeks.
Fishermen can now fish up to three miles off the coast of Gaza only. It was double that before the war.
Israel has closed one of the commercial crossings into Gaza for no apparent reason. The other two working crossings for goods have had more restrictions placed on their opening times.
Humanitarian aid is still dripping in - about 100 trucks a day - but supplies fall well short of what Gaza needs. And 50,000 people have no clean water. Gaza City experiences electricity cuts of up to 12 hours a day.
As disappointed as I was with the lack of reconstruction, it is not surprising - what is surprising is the lack of foreign journalists in Gaza. Again.
When I left after the war, there were 400 international journalists covering this "uncovered" story.
Complaining they had been locked out, forced to report on Gaza from the periphery. They came, they saw and they left - story over?
There is no military operation in Gaza, but there is still a tragedy taking place worth reporting. It's the same story it has been for two years: siege, occupation, violence, the strangulation of a population.
They ignored it before the war and they are ignoring it again now. I'm not sure why I am so surprised.
Nowhere to go
One thing that is new are the tents ... tents, tents everywhere - every size, every colour and they have one thing in common ... none are withstanding the terrible weather.
Over the past few days there have been severe gales and low temperatures and the tents are falling like paper.
And in Gaza, when your tent is blown away, there is not much anyone can do for you.
Now 100,000 people are homeless and what strikes me as so unfair is that they are not even allowed to be refugees.
Not allowed to flee the war zone and start afresh, in a different place as other people caught in other conflicts are permitted.
They are living on top or underneath or beside or even inside what is left of their homes.
The same homes that hold such painful memories of Israel's 23-day onslaught.
That is where they are forced to live in their tents.
And those are the luckier ones.
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James P. Blaylock is the author of over 25 novels and is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Steampunk! His brand new book, The Aylesford Skull, just came out in January, and James was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. **You can also win a limited edition of The Aylesford Skull, so be sure to check out those details at the bottom of the … Continue reading
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I have been teaching for twenty three years. My first year of teaching was in a small Eskimo village in Alaska. While rummaging around in one of the storage rooms, I found a brand new mac SE. From that moment on, I was hooked on technology. I also became the guy people came to with "tech" questions. For years I was the de facto "tech" guy at my current high school, until an official position was created.
For years I have been taking classes of all kinds and have often thought I should complete a master's degree. Finally, three years I found the Master's in Education Technology program at BSU. It has been an amazing three year ride. I have learned so much and have met people from all over the world. I have added an enormous number of technology tools to my arsenal.
This web site is a look into my journey through the Educational Technology program.
What You Will Find here.
The purpose of this site is two fold. First, it is a place for my students. Through this site they can:
- Have access to homework assignments
- Find links that they may find helpful while taking a class from me.
Second, it is a place to showcase the work that I am doing while participating in the Master's Program at Boise State University. I am building a portfolio that will show:
- My progress as a student
- Examples of my work as I am required to create a portfolio of my work for my Master of Educational Technology
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This program can help you lose weight by forming helpful habits, eating smarter, getting more exercise, and providing support through in-person meetings and online resources. En español
Weight Watchers
This booklet helps people with diabetes make wise food choices to prevent health problems and keep blood glucose levels on target. En español
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This booklet helps people with diabetes choose and begin a physical activity program and safely lead an active, healthy lifestyle. En español
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Something about Shea
April 29, 2011
Do you know what's in your shaving cream? Have you taken a good, hard look at what makes that white, fluffy stuff, so, well . . . fluffy?
At Pacific Shaving we have a different take on shaving cream. We like it thick and moisturizing with a luscious low lather that packs a wallop. But how do we pull it off? How do we get this shaving cream to do what it does?
I decided to take a closer look. There are a bunch of awesome (sounding) ingredients in this shaving cream, but what do they do, exactly?
Today it's all about Shea. Shea Butter, that is.
Ingredient Spotlight: Shea Butter
What: Intensely moisturizing butter (or fat) from the nut of the African Shea Tree.
Why: This is no average butter. Uh uh. So much more than a lotion or a cream, Shea Butter is nature's balm, an organic way to bring your skin back to its natural supple state.
How: Shea is packed with vitamins A and E and absorbs quickly for supreme moisturizing. Shea has yet to meet a dry patch that it couldn't take.
Extra Points: In addition to superior epidermis hydration, Shea Butter is also thought to promote healing. Yup. Take that nicks and cuts.
- Marisa
An Earth Day Shout Out: Green Your Shave
April 22, 2011
It's Earth Day.
Let's celebrate with an eco-friendly shave session that will make the planet blush with pride.
The gear: two-blade razor kept super sharp with regular application of blade oil.
The eco-benefit: Consistently sharp razor equals a longer blade life, which equals less dull blades dumped in the garbage/landfill.
The product: shave oil or cream made from natural and organic ingredients. Think sunflower seed oil, avocado oil, tangerine peel oil, shea butter …
The eco-benefit: naturally derived ingredients are better for you, sure, but they're also better for the planet. Every personal care product we use eventually goes down the drain and moves into the earth and our water supply.
Extra eco points:
** turn off the tap while shaving and save gallons and gallons of a most useful resource. Running water will not help you navigate around a blemish or sculpt your sideburns. Trust me. It won't.
** choose shaving products housed in minimal packaging (read: skip the bulky aluminum can) and look for those that can be easily recycled.
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Transatlantic (Facial Hair) Inspiration
April 15, 2011
I love unexpected inspiration. Especially when that inspiration happens on the second leg of a overnight journey to an international destination with a three-year old in tow. Oh, yes.
My trusty sidekick Wyatt (said three-year old) and I are in Germany visiting friends for a week or so. We're using the opportunity to drink crazy strong European coffee — fizzy fruity drinks for the little man — pet an array of abnormally friendly Deutsche dogs and check out the squeaky clean shaven faces of the extremely well coifed locals.
I guess they didn't read Andrew Dicken's super funny, totally spot-on essay on the rebirth of the beard. Tucked in ShortList — a magazine new to me — Dicken's piece was my in-flight entertainment/inspiration from London to Dusseldorf. Part social history of the beard, "… until a few years ago, a beard would've marked [a man] as a fringe member of Western society, such as a hippy, communist or gnome," and part personal essay, "Since well before puberty, it's been my ambition to grow a beard. A proper beard, that is. Not a David Brent-esque goatee or something that looks like I've missed a bit of shaving but a Galifianakis, a Blessed. I'd even settle for a Gyllenhaal. But nature has denied me," Dicken's chunk of writing is honest and funny and makes you want to grow a fluffy expanse of facial hair — even if you can't.
"My beard angst is not simply that I want to grow a beard, it's that I can't. At least, not a really manly one that tells people I've lived. I'm in my mid-30s, I've done stuff, I've earned a beard."
You're kinda my new hero, Andrew Dickens.
- Marisa
Looks Good – And Convenient Too
April 4, 2011
Nothing like an object that's utilitarian and sexy.
Today's winner is the hooking razor from goodjoy.
I'll let them speak (boast) for themselves:
". . .It's made from PP plastic (polypropylene is a no.5 category for recycling) and is recyclable after the razor head is easily removed. Hangs onto shaving mirrors, shower caddies and like the hooking toothbrush, just about everything!"
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Mathematics Education
The Master of Science Degree in Mathematics under the Mathematics Education Option is designed for practicing high school mathematics teachers. The degree consists of 30 semester hours of course work.
Designed specifically to meet the needs of secondary mathematics teachers, the core courses and electives are drawn from common core content including mathematical modeling, statistics, algebra, geometry, analysis and discrete mathematics, as well as pedagogy courses focusing on technology, standards, curriculum and assessment. The program of study emphasizes inquiry-based learning and use of technology in the context of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics. Classroom research projects give teachers the opportunity to try new ideas for improving mathematics teaching and learning in their schools.
Courses are offered on the Bozeman campus each summer. Additionally, two Internet-based courses are offered each summer, fall, and spring.
All course credits may be applied toward teacher recertification.
Summer Session 2014, which begins June 9 and ends July 25 for Mathematics Education, will include the following courses:
On-Campus Courses
Enroll through the Office of the Registrar:
June 16 - July 3
M 524 - Algebra for Teachers
3 credits
M 517 - Mathematical Modeling for Teachers
3 credits
Distance Delivery Courses
Enroll through the Office of the Registrar:
June 9 - July 25
M 523 - Number Structures for Teachers
3 credits
Enroll through Extended University, Office of Continuing Education:
June 9 - July 25
M 518 - Statistics for Teachers
3 credits
For more information about the Master of Science in Mathematics – Mathematics Education option:
Consult our website or contact:
Jennifer Luebeck
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-2400
(406) 994-5341
Science Education (MSSE)
Designed to be completed in two Summer Sessions with five or more semesters interim distance learning course work.
The Master of Science in Science Education degree program is designed for practicing science educators. This intercollege-interdisciplinary degree is sponsored by the colleges of Agriculture; Education, Health and Human Development; Letters and Science; and The Graduate School at MSU. The degree program is coordinated by Intercollege Programs for Science Education.
Thirty semester credits of course work are required for the degree. The program of study includes distance courses that students take by computer-mediated conferencing from their homes or work places and summer campus courses. The program ends with an on-campus summer session in which the student presents the culminating capstone project.
All students complete core courses (12 credits) in education and develop interdisciplinary combinations of courses (18 credits) from offerings in biology, chemistry, earth sciences, microbiology, physics, and other areas. About three-fourths of the courses are offered through a distance learning mode of instruction.
Each student is advised by a three-person faculty graduate committee, and graduate programs are designed taking into account the student's background, interests, and career goals.
Summer Session 2014 will include the following courses:
On-Campus Courses
Courses are restricted entry. For more information and registration details, contact email@example.com or (406) 994-5679.
June 9-13
CSCI 591 - Computer Science in the Classroom: Introduction to Computational Thinking
2 credits
June 16-20
BIOL 520 - Understanding and Managing Animal Biodiversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2 credits
PHSX 591 - Teaching Mechanics
2 credits
PSPP 591 - Flowering Plants of the Northern Rocky Mountains
2 credits
June 18-20
MB 538 - Cell and Molecular Biology (1st of 2 weeks)
2 credits
June 23-27
EELE 591 - Solar Cell Basics
2 credits
ERTH 516 - Northern Rocky Mountain Geology
2 credits
LRES 547 - Thermal Biology in Yellowstone National Park
2 credits
MB 538 - Cell and Molecular Biology (2nd of 2 weeks)
June 28
ERTH 594 - Field Geology: Bahama Montana
1 credit
June 29-July 5 (July 4 is a holiday - no classes)
EDCI 575 - MSSE Capstone Project and Symposium in Science Education
Note: Summer 2014 graduate candidates only
3 credits
June 30-July 3
BIOL 591 - Land Use Issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2 credits
CHMY 594 - Science Lab Safety and Risk Management
1 credit
July 7-11
BIOE 523 - Wildlife Ecology of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2 credits
LRES 569 - Ecology of Invasive Plants
2 credits
PHSX 401 - Physics by Inquiry (1st of 2 weeks)
3 credits
PSPP 591 - Biomimicry: The Technology of Biology
2 credits
July 7-12
GEO 521 - Dinosaur Paleontology
2 credits
July 14-18
BIOL 591 - Ecology of Trout Streams
2 credits
GEO 560 - Geology of Yellowstone Volcanic Center
2 credits
PHSX 401 - Physics by Inquiry I (2nd of 2 weeks)
July 21-25
BIOL 591 - Alpine Ecology
2 credits
LRES 591 - Lake Ecology
2 credits
PHSX 402 - Physics by Inquiry II (1st of 2 weeks)
3 credits
- Distance Delivery Courses
Enroll through Extended University, Office of Continuing Education. For more information and registration details, visit the MSSE website or call (406) 994-5679.
July 28 - Aug. 1
ERTH 591 - Geology of Glacier National Park
2 credits
PHSX 402 - Physics by Inquiry II (2nd of 2 weeks)
June 16 - Aug. 1
Note: Individual course lengths may vary. Exact dates will be included when the course descriptions are posted online.
BIOE 513 - Terrestrial Ecology of Plains and Prairies
1 credit
BIOE 519 - Biology of Riparian Zones and Wetlands
2 credits
BIOE 591 - Anatomy and Physiology
3 credits
CHMY 591 - Exploring Chemistry for Teachers
3 credits
CHMY 591 - Exploring Biochemistry for Teachers II
3 credits
CHMY 591 - Chemistry of the Environment: Water, Air, Earth
3 credits
EDCI 536 - Construction of Curriculum
3 credits
MB 591 - Biofilms: The Biodiversity of Slime
3 credits
MSSE 501 - Inquiry Through Science and Engineering Practices
2 credits
MSSE 591 - Capstone Data Analysis
2 credits
MSSE 591 - Web Tools for Science Teachers
3 credits
For more information about the Master of Science in Science Education (MSSE) Program:
Visit our website or contact:
Diana Paterson
MSSE Associate Director
401 Linfield Hall, P.O. Box 172805
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-2805
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The Mandarin Castle is a Chinese restaurant which has been open since 1987.
Where you can get authentic Chinese cuisine from our main menu and also classic takeaway's like chicken curry and chips from our takeaway menu. We aim to make you feel as comfortable as possible so you will see that once you step inside the atmosphere is Cozy and homely and our staff are friendly. The smell in the air of our famous sizzling dishes might the first thing you notice as walk up the stairs.
Being one of the first Chinese restaurants opening up in the castleknock area our chefs have perfected their art over the years and we have become one of the best Chinese restaurants in the local area.
Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact The Mandarin Castle for directions and precise location prior to your visit.