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Advancing social justice : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus. Vol First edition.; 2013.
Teaching college students communication strategies for effective social justice advocacy. New York: Peter Lang; 2012.
The age of knowledge : the dynamics of universities, knowledge and society. Leiden, NL: Brill; 2012.
Higher education in the world four. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan; 2012.
On being included : racism and diversity in institutional life. Durham: Duke University Press; 2012. Abstract
"On Being Included offers a critique of what happens when diversity is offered as a solution. It also shows how diversity workers generate knowledge of institutions in attempting to transform them."
Discipline-centered learning communities : creating connections among students, faculty, and curricula. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass; 2012. Abstract
Higher education and democracy : essays on service-learning and civic engagement. Philadelphia: Temple University Press; 2011.
Developing cultural capability in international higher education : a narrative inquiry. Vol 1st. London ; New York: Routledge; 2011.
Knowledge matters : the public mission of the research university. New York: Columbia University Press; 2011. Abstract
Understanding the international student experience. Basingstoke, Hampshire U.K. ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan; 2010. Abstract


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Columbia, Missouri - The final round was fired at the 2013 Bianchi Cup on Sunday. Titles were conferred, prizes awarded and memories made. For those unable to attend, their memories of this year's championship will be relegated to the names and numbers found in the record books ... which is a shame.
To help you avoid such a fate, NRA Competitive Shooting's John Parker put together a quick video recap of the 2013 Bianchi Cup Championships.
Take a look.
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Women's Wilderness Escape Rec Shooting Sports Specialist Samantha Olsen's take on the NRA's Women's Wilderness Escape.
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Sleeps | 4 |
Bedrooms | 2 |
Bathrooms | 1 |
Property type | cottage |
Minimum Stay | 3 - 7 nights |
Newly renovated - clean and fresh - cottage with large private yard, located in the desirable Middletown Greenway district close to Norman Bird sanctuary, Second Beach, Third Beach, public golf coarse, wine vineyards, and Sweet Berry Farm (a local favorite farmer's market). Perfect family get away for a small family of four or a couple. Split level unit, bedrooms upstairs, living space downstairs. Eat-in kitchen, slider door to outside patio, patio furniture, grill, and Adirondack chairs. Peaceful yard with vegetable garden and bird feeders. Beach towels, beach chairs, and boogie boards included. Washer/dryer. Off street parking.
Perfect affordable get away from it all' vacation rental!!
Affordable vacation getaway: Enjoy the natural beauty of MIddletown's greenway in this adorable, clean and quaint beach cottage townhouse just minutes from beautiful Second Beach, Third Beach, Sacusett Point Wildlife Reserve, Norman Bird Sanctuary, and more. Visit Sweet Berry Farm, which is right around the corner, for fresh fruits and vegetables and daily fresh baked goods - a local favorite hot spot with weekly events including strawberry picking, blueberry picking, apple picking, or picnicking while listening to local bands. Drink in the local culture of the island. Bring dinner home to your own peaceful patio. Enjoy grilling, outdoor dining and just plain relaxing in private. This area is one of the most beautiful areas on Aquidneck Island.
And it's affordable! Book quickly as weeks go fast in the summer.
Popular Newport Rhode Island tourist resort is 5 miles away. Major yacht center, folk and jazz music festivals, art festivals, chowder cook offs, local music and entertaining, famous restaurants, famous cliff walk, Newport mansions, Ocean Drive, golf courses and country clubs.
Other Activities: bird watching, kayaking,
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Refundable damage deposit | $500 |
Cleaning | $100 |
Notes |
A signed lease and reservation/damage deposit are required to reserve the cottage. The reservation/damage deposit and signed lease are due within 7 days of making a reservation. Rental payment is due in full 60 days prior to arrival.
We accept cash, check, or wire transfer but no credit card payment at this time. |
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.


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29 I know that after I leave, some people will come like wild wolves and try to destroy the flock. | 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. |
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Our family broke down on a cross-country trip with three kids in tow. We needed an angel to help us get back on the road.
We were only an hour into our 3,000-mile, cross-country trek to my family reunion in North Carolina.
Already, bored voices from the backseat of our old, un-air-conditioned Dodge Dart were pleading: "Are we there yet?" Driving wasn't the fastest route to our destination, but it was the cheapest.
My husband, Jeff, and I had planned this trip for months, mapping it from our home in eastern Washington, highlighting campgrounds along the way. I couldn't wait to catch up with relatives and show off Christy, our newest addition at 18 months old.
At least she wasn't crying in her car seat—yet. Her sisters, LeeAnne, seven, and Kellye, five, were already complaining.
Even reaching this point—doing laundry, packing, planning snacks and car activities—hadn't been easy. We'd left right after church, midday on a Sunday, the minister's sermon on turning our worries over to God still fresh in my mind. That might have worked for someone who wasn't carting three kids on a road trip in a car with 165,000 miles on it and an unsettling tendency to slip out of gear.
The Dart rode so low to the ground that we held our breath over speed bumps. Plus, I had to watch our pennies and keep us on schedule. All those breaks for the girls to potty could really add up. These were my worries for now. God could take over the worrying once we made it to the reunion.
We stopped for a quick lunch by a big pond in northern Oregon. "Who wants to watch Daddy skip rocks?" Jeff asked the girls.
"Not now, Jeff. We're still ten hours from your mother's house," I called after him. We'd planned to spend our first night in Reno with her.
"Just a couple more. I have to beat my record!" he said. At this rate, we would never make it to the reunion.
"Try this one, Daddy!" Kellye yelled. "It's perfect."
Jeff fingered the pebble, nodding his approval. He pulled his arm back and released the rock with a practiced flick of the wrist.
Plop! Plop! Plip! The last skips came so fast we could barely keep up with them. Sixteen skips in all! Each sent a swell of ripples out through the water. It always amazed me what one pebble could do. This one had left its mark for sure. It was so beautiful I nearly forgot my worries. "Okay, everybody. In the car!"
By late afternoon southern Oregon's soaring temperatures made the Dart feel like a blast furnace. The girls were whining and arguing. "I guess we need a break," I said.
We found a park in Klamath Falls with a wading pool. After we cooled off, we loaded up again. Jeff threw the car in reverse. But the Dart slipped out of gear and lurched forward, its bottom scraping over the concrete parking strip. The underbelly of the car ground against the barrier as Jeff got us free.
Heading down the road, Jeff looked in the rearview mirror. "Uh-oh!" he said. I looked out the back. A trail of oil snaked behind us.
Jeff groaned. "Busted oil pan." He coasted to a spot behind a gas station, jacked the car up and crawled underneath. When he finally wriggled out, even the oil couldn't hide the concern on his face. "It's fixable, if I can find someone to weld the hole in the oil pan. Plus, I need more oil and a gasket. But who're we going to find at five o'clock on a Sunday?"
Jeff and I stared at the Dart, not knowing what to do. A gravelly voice startled us. "Howdy, folks!"
We looked up at a tall man with a thatch of silver hair poking out from under a black cowboy hat. "Name's Phil," he continued. "Anything I can do?"
We explained the situation. "Let me make a call," Phil said and strode to the gas station. When he returned he said the owner of the auto parts store had agreed to stay open for us. "He's a friend," Phil explained.
He led the girls and me to his air-conditioned van while Jeff got the bolts off the oil pan. "I'm hungry, Mommy!" Christy said.


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Urban Education Book Club
Engage with a selected book that the entire faculty will be reading that is designed to stimulate ongoing school-wide conversation on issues of urban education with links to the Spiritan Tradition.
- Launch a book reading initiative that includes every faculty person in the SoE.
- Monthly book club meetings for those who will dialogue about the book.
- Creating a comfortable space for ongoing dialogic engagement and fireside chats with the Sizemore Professor.
- Periodic questions put forth for faculty to ponder, respond to and discuss.
- Invite entire faculty to join the ongoing meetings of the DILE Research Group.
Fireside Chats With the School of Education Faculty and the Barbara A. Sizemore Professor: A Book Discussion Group
A new book selection will be discussed once a month.
To register for any of these discussions, send an email message to Melissa at email@example.com
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Fall 2014: The Evoloving Significance of Race: Living, Learning and Teaching by Sherick Hughes and Theodorea Berry
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Episodes: May, 2013
May 31, 2013
McMinnville Officers Sued For Alleged Brutality
We'll get the latest on a police brutality lawsuit in McMinnville.
Expanding Mental Health Care In Oregon
We'll find out more about a bill in the legislature that would significantly expand mental health services in Oregon.
News Roundtable: May 31, 2013
We'll review the biggest national and regional news stories of the week.
May 30, 2013
Our Town: Vanport
For the next installment of the Our Town series, we'll focus on a city that was destroyed in a flood 65 years ago: Vanport.
May 29, 2013
Shutting Down Poker Clubs?
Some lawmakers say poker clubs are operating outside the law and should be shut down, while players want the law to be changed.
Exploring Oregon's History Of Slavery
The journalist and historian Gregory Nokes explores Oregon's little-known history of slavery in his new book Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory.
Understanding PANDAS
The mother of the Albany high school student arrested for allegedly plotting an assault on the school says he has a rare condition linked to strep.
May 28, 2013
Exploring The Moral Roots Of What Divides Us
We'll talk with Jonathan Haidt, a social scientist who explores the moral roots of what divides us, from politics to religion.
Environmental News Round-Up
We'll talk with David Steves and Ashley Ahearn, both of EarthFix, about some recent environmental headlines they've been following.
Albany Student Accused In High School Bomb Plot
A 17-year-old high school student arrested last week in Albany is due in court Tuesday afternoon.
May 27, 2013
Stephen Greenblatt Discusses The Swerve To Modernity
On this Memorial Day holiday, we bring you a special encore presentation of our show with Pulitzer prize winning author Stephen Greenblatt about The Swerve.
May 24, 2013
Buried In The Sky Sheds Light On Sherpas' Lives
Buried in the Sky tells the story of the sherpas and high-altitude porters who do much of the heavy lifting on the tallest — and most deadly — mountains in the world.
News Roundtable: May 24, 2013
We'll review the biggest national and regional news stories of the week.
May 23, 2013
Obama Addresses Military Policy
President Obama gave a speech today addressing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the use of drones.
Cracking Down On Insurance Companies
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the way insurance companies are regulated in Oregon.
Live In Salem With Governor Kitzhaber
We'll catch up with the governor about some of his priorities for the last month of the legislative session.
May 22, 2013
Lowering the Legal Limit for DUIIs
The National Transportation and Safety Board has made recommendations for states to lower driver's acceptable blood alcohol content to 0.05 percent.
Special Election Results
We'll discuss how some of the major ballot items across the state fared in the May special election.
May 21, 2013
Transforming Schools Through Play
We'll find out why some schools are using a program called Playworks to reduce bullying and boost classroom learning.
May 20, 2013
Diversity and Hiring in Collegiate Sports
Oregon's state schools are under scrutiny for ignoring diversity and hiring laws.
Living In A Historic District
What are the benefits and drawbacks of living in a designated historic district?
New Rules In Washington For Legal Marijuana
Washington state has released new draft rules for its now-legal marijuana industry.
May 17, 2013
Michael Pollan Talks About Braises and Barbeque
Food guru Michael Pollan talked to Dave Miller at Portland's Newmark Theatre.
May 16, 2013
News Roundtable: May 16, 2013
We'll review the biggest national and regional news stories of the week.
Reading The Economic Tea Leaves
The state budget hangs in the balance as lawmakers pore over the latest revenue forecast released Thursday.
May 15, 2013
The Dalai Lama Part II
The second part of Dave Miller's conversation with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
May 14, 2013
The Dalai Lama Visits Oregon
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama talks to Dave Miller during his visit to Portland.
May 13, 2013
Voting On Public Safety Funding
Voters around the state will decide on tax measures May 21 that would fund jail beds, law enforcement personnel and other public safety infrastructure.
Dry Weather Impacting Water Users And Wildfires
We'll check in on how the dry weather is affecting Klamath Basin water users and the early wildfire season.
May 10, 2013
News Roundtable: May 10, 2013
We'll review the biggest national and regional news stories of the week.
May 9, 2013
Ashleigh Flynn Tells Stories In "A Million Stars"
Portland singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn profiles historical figures and draws on her own experience in her new album, A Million Stars.
Sexual Assaults Increasing In The Armed Forces
An alarming new study shows sexual assaults are on the rise in the military.
May 8, 2013
Dan Wieden Talks About W+K
We broadcast live from "the nest" at Wieden+Kennedy in conversation with the company's co-founder, Dan Wieden.
The five winners of Portland's Verselandia poetry slam competition bring their game to Think Out Loud.
May 7, 2013
Special Election: Fluoride
As the May special election nears, we'll check in with both sides of the water fluoridation debate.
Changing And Implementing The Portland Arts Tax
The arts tax that Portland residents approved last fall is facing some legal and bureaucratic hurdles. We'll get an update.
May 6, 2013
Stephanie Lenox And The Poetry of Voice
The poet Stephanie Lenox joins us to talk about channeling the voices of other people, and telling her own stories, in her collection Congress of Strange People.
Environmental News Round-Up
We're bringing together our Ecotrope blogger and Earthfix editor to catch us up on some of the latest environmental news.
May 3, 2013
Seattle Vs. Portland Smackdown!
Today we go head-to-head with Puget Sound Public Radio's The Conversation over the great Northwest debate, which city is better: Portland or Seattle?
News Roundtable: May 3, 2013
We'll review the biggest national and regional news stories of the week with our colleages at KUOW's The Conversation.
Catching Up On Two Regional Stories
Our co-production between KUOW's The Conversation and Think Out Loud begins with a look at two top stories from our region.
May 2, 2013
Increasing Penalties For Logging Protests
The Oregon House just passed two bills that would restrict protests that aim to block logging operations on state forest lands.
Sheriff Releases Report On Clackamas Town Center Shooting
The Clackamas County Sheriff has released a report on what happened before, during, and after the Clackamas Town Center shooting this past December.
May 1, 2013
Putting The Left Hand Of Darkness On Stage
Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking 1969 science fiction novel is being staged by Hand2mouth Theatre and Portland Playhouse.


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New Arrivals - History
In this history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to show that the bombings had little impact on the eventual outcome of the Pacific War.
Offers the author's account of his Chinese family's flight from oppression in Vietnam, their harrowing experiences as boat people, their subsequent rescue, and the difficulties they faced after being relocated to Fort Smith, Arkansas.
One woman's journey to find the lost love her grandfather left behind when he fled pre-World War II Europe, and an exploration into family identity, myth, and memory.
Before returning to America after spending twenty years in Britain, the author decided to tour his second home and presents a look at England's quirks and its endearing qualities.
Presents a guide to touring national parks and Native American sites in the Four Corners region, and offers a history of the ancestral Puebloans and their habitation in the region from 10,000 BC to the present.
Follows a handful of young Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) delegates, a twenty-two-year-old Belgian woman, two U.S. diplomats, the head of the CRB, and a Belgian businessman and a Belgian priest who team up to fight the German occupation.
"A collection of Don Morreale's YourHub/Examiner.com articles about the life and times of contemporary Coloradans. He writes about artists, athletes, thinkers, helpers, seekers, travelers, and plain folks with unusual personal histories."--from publisher's description.
"War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely. Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In 'Pay any price,' James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses -- and until this book, it has worked very hard to cover them up. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR authorized the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. Presidents Bush and Obama now must face their own reckoning. Power corrupts, but it is endless war that corrupts absolutely"-- Provided by publisher.
An exploration of the people, places, institutions, and aspirations of those living in and about old East Denver.
Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in 2014, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped tributary of the Amazon. He and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. Yet he accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it.--From publisher description.
The author recounts her almost two-thousand mile journey across Australia with nothing but a dog and some camels for company.
A day-to-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, one which endures to this day. With insight into the forces at play in the Middle East, Lawrence Wright takes us through each of the thirteen days of the Camp David conference, delving deeply into the issues and enmities between the two nations, explaining the relevant background to the conflict and to all the major participants at the conference, from the three heads of state to their mostly well-known seconds working furiously behind the scenes.--from publisher's description.
In this history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to show that the bombings had little impact on the eventual outcome of the Pacific War.
"Best Tent Camping: New Mexico is a must-read for campers and adventurers desiring an excursion into the Southwest. New Mexico offers a charm and beauty that is rare. From open Southwestern landscapes with blue mountains visible on the distant horizon to the meadows and streams and pines of Sugarite Canyon State Park in northern New Mexico, and on to White Sands, it is a truly an enchanting journey. This state is full of history, offering ruins and forts from the Spanish-American War, Native American pueblos, archaeology, and cliff dwellings. Camping in New Mexico offers extensive options. Best Tent Camping: New Mexico is an indispensable guide, and the best campgrounds in and around these remarkable areas are described in great detail. In Best Tent Camping: New Mexico, local author Monte Parr details the locations where travelers can best experience New Mexico's incredible beauty. Amenities, price, elevation, restrictions, directions, and GPS coordinates are listed for each campground, and all locations are rated for beauty, privacy, cleanliness, and quiet. "-- Provided by publisher.
The incredible true account of the most extraordinary storm of the 20th century, this is the story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed fishing boat with her crew of six that was helpless in the midst of a force beyond comprehension.
Describes the adventurous prospectors who traversed the United States in 1848 in response to rumors of gold in the Sacramento Valley, detailing the rough and rowdy cities that popped up, seemingly out of thin air, to accommodate the treasure-seekers.


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pbrinich asks: "I am in the process of designing a new audio system for a house under construction. I have been looking for a purely IP-based audio system. Has anyone heard of a good, open, IP-based, multi-zone audio system that is ready for consumer use? I have read a bit on a company called netstreams and their DigiLinx line. Any thoughts?"


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IÔÇÖm interested in feedback as to what putting a sink and dishwasher in a kitchen island weÔÇÖre adding, adds to the price of the kitchen job for an old New York City (Brooklyn) brownstone. Complicating things is that we have nice hardwood floors and a nice tin ceiling in that room that we prefer to keep (the tin ceiling is higher priority, we could replace the floor if we had to). We just added a header over the future kitchen island after taking out the wall between two rooms to make room for the island, and weÔÇÖll need a column/post (and might have two posts for symmetry, book-ending the island). Can we keep the floor and/or tin ceiling if we add the sink in the island? I personally prefer an island with no appliances but the appliance/cabinet wall is 10 feet long if we leave an airshaft and fitting everything along 10ÔÇÖ will be a challenge; so having the island contain one appliance would give us a better triangle and breathing room. So for us itÔÇÖs a question of, do we cut into the air shaft and dumbwaiter for more space, or put an appliance into the island ´┐Ż´┐Ż" and which one is a better value for the extra money. If we HAD to do neither, itÔÇÖll be one of the more crowded 10-foot-long kitchens running along one wall, with a nice sized island opposite the workhorse wall (basically no countertop other than on the island)ÔÇŽ |
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As a former appraiser I can say that individual items, even quite expensive ones often add so little compared to the entire price ($200K? $700K?) that their value contribution is not measurable. They usually also add significantly less than it would cost to install them. What does sell is the entire thing. If the sink fixed a "functional obsolescence" issue that would cause prospective buyers to frown a bit at the kitchen layout then it'd add far more value than it cost. Style can be a functional obsolescence problem. In some stylish markets an "old" color granite can cost significantly more than it would cost to replace with something in style. (In another, less style-conscious, more tight-budget market, buyers would'n't pay much more for granite than for 10-year-old tile.) If the kitchen actually functioned fine but you thought a second sink might be "desirable," but installing it cost a charming old feature, it might well take away value. Sometimes an change can be a wash value-wise, or even cost a bit, but still be worth doing because it makes a property sell faster. In a slow or buyer's market, worth doing. In a hot, seller's market, definitely don't bother. |
Have you posted your floor-plan for specific feedback yet? You might get some good insights that way. Trying to put all the major appliances in 1 10' section sounds pretty tight, although I know NYC kitchens can be more compact that way. Also, I left you some pictures in your thread looking for islands with posts the other day. Not sure if you got them or not. |
- Posted by mrsmortarmixer (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 17:22
Just throwing this out there. I'm guessing that cutting into the air shaft will cost a bit less, running water and plumbing to an island would be the better way to spend the money. I think almost everyone would agree that adding extra counterspace would be far more important, especially if the other option was losing more counter. I don't know much about actual brownstone structures (I'm not well traveled and they don't exist anywhere near me), but I see no reason you couldn't keep your floor. Do you have a basement? Kitchen on the first floor? If so, it should be a simple matter of cutting a few holes for water lines and drains so the lines can be run up into the cabinets. However, if your kitchen isn't on the first floor or you don't have a basement/crawlspace with access to the kitchen floor, you're going to be looking at higher costs. |
- Posted by dreamojean (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 17:31
Here is the floor plan give or take if we have an island (which we want) - right now we have temporary posts where the island will be and we can bookend the island with posts or just have one post on one side of the island as needed for support. As for the window at the bottom of the kitchen, we intend to turn that into a door to a deck and stairs to the garden (the attached photo shows the door off the dining room but that creates other issues so we changed that plan). And the drawing shows the sink in the island but obviously that in't decided. What also isn't decided is whether the fridge should face INTO the kitchen area or OUT into the common area so people can come and go and grab stuff from the fridge while the cooks do their thing... To answer mrsmortarmixer, our kitchen is on the "parlor floor" (2nd floor basically) so we don't have the luxury of hiding pipes in our celler (which was done for a previous owner's first floor kitchen renovation already). |
- Posted by GreenDesigns (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 17:52
Can you do a wider diagram showing more of the adjacent space? And is that table your only place to eat? Because your island doesn't really work that well as an island. There's no landing space to one side at all, and your cleanup is right on top of your prep. It might work better as a peninsula. Or, it might work better if combined with a table. There may be other opportunities that you haven't thought about. But we need a wider shot to see if there might be better suggestions for the space. |
- Posted by dreamojean (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 18:27
Here's a wider diagram showing a mock-up of the layout before we took out the wall between future kitchen and future dining rooms and before we decided to put the door off the kitchen and not the dining room (so we can't have a sink in front of the window since it's going to be a door). So, picture one big room with a header and 1-2 posts/columns where the wall between the rooms used to be, and with the doors from the little hallway having been removed. And the little areas between kitchen and dining room are air shaft (closer to the far left wall) and dumbwaiter (with a little door to the hallway) and picture the dumbwaiter removed so it could be a narrow pantry, and likely most of the air shaft removed except for about 12" from the lefthand wall where plumbing/pipes will remain. Also, we prefer the sink along the main wall so we have a galley kitchen with one side of the galley being counters and appliances and the other side being an island or peninsula (i.e., island that extends down to the bottom wall so there is only one method of egress) but the problem I have with that is that with the door off the kitchen, a peninsula will require people to walk through the workspace to get to the deck/backyard and that could drive us crazy, whereas an island will let people go around us - but we'll have less countertop space to work with. |
- Posted by dreamojean (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 18:31
And one last picture upload, this time of the proposal for a peninsula with a sink in it - which is the subject of my original post, as to whether it makes sense from a cost perspective to put the sink in an island (or peninsula) - for a peninsula it might be easier to run plumbing through to the wall where the peninsula is connected, so that might be easier or less costly to do, but I'd be fine with a sink along the main wall, although then we give up our triangle. |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 20:33
Honestly, the original layout was much better than any of your new alternates. With the wall down, having a door in the DR is just as easy to get to as one in the kitchen. Just add a small mobile island about where the wall was. No seating. The table is right there just a step or two away if you want to socialize with kitchen visitors. |
- Posted by dreamojean (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 20:45
Just to clarify- our original layout was not an original layout because the prior owners took out the kitchen and changed it into a laundry room so we had been using the future dining room as a bedroom and the future kitchen as a laundry room/home office. So now we are modernizing our home so that we have a kitchen and dining room with an island and are working out the layout pretty much from scratch. Are you saying that you prefer the layout with the wall up and a small kitchen that is not visible from the dining room and a pocket door between them? We think that that is not a social enough layout so we are very happy to have an island or Peninsula and an open kitchen the question is just what kind of open kitchen |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 21:16
- Posted by dreamojean (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 21:35
Hollysprings, thanks for your suggestion - I wish it would work! It does seem like a good solution - We thought that too but the window off the dining room is 2" narrower than the one off the kitchen (29" vs. 31") and the dining room windows have gorgeous parallel trim (two long windows and one tiny high picture stained glass window between them with fantastic trim around the whole thing). We are told that if we put the door off the dining room chances are good we would lose the symmetry because we would have to widen the window where the door is not to mention the un-parallelism of having a door there. And the window is on a curve so harder to make into a door. I consider the window layout in the dining room a big selling point for resale of the house and beyond that it's just really pretty and I think losing it would be a shame if we can figure out an alternative. The contractor who has been doing the wall work (and who I trust) summarized it by saying that putting a door off the dining room is fighting the house and the door off the kitchen makes much more sense. So we come back to that problem.(oh and the architect's drawing above is really not to scale - I don't think a dishwasher would ever fit to the left of the sink facing out the window) I generally agree with you. These old new york city houses have so many amazing details - and so many design issues. If I remember I will post a picture of the dining room windows for context. So maybe a sink in the island is our next best option, to make a triangle and have open flow. It is not uncommon in these houses, I just fear the price tag |
Please start with some graph paper and make an accurate measured drawing of the spaces you have above. Post it with a new title such as, "Please help with layout of brownstone kitchen". You'll get much better feedback this way. If you can put in a few pictures of the window unit you want to save or other pertinent details, that could be helpful to those who are trying to help you. There isn't a lot of sense figuring out prices of sinks in islands until you have a plan that is really worth putting your money toward. I'm hoping that is not being too blunt. I'd like to see you have a kitchen you'd feel blessed to work in each day rather than one that might make you or your future owners feel batty when you try to use it. : ) As I look at your drawings I'm wondering if it would be to your advantage to swap the dining room and kitchen. Since this is on a 2nd floor, I don't know if this would be feasible or not. |
- Posted by dreamojean (My Page) on Wed, Apr 10, 13 at 16:34
Thanks laughable, swapping the dining room and kitchen is a great idea - just not affordable for us since it's a 2nd floor (parlor floor) kitchen and the plumbing, electrical etc. is already on the interior wall not the exterior one. the kitchen on the lower floor did in fact get moved to the far wall for more space and the prior owners (who were DIY'rs so it cost them much less than it would cost us) used the basement to run pipes where no one cares anyway - it looks bad in the unfinished basement but good on the first floor. But the prior owners managed to muck up the layout anyway with an L-shaped kitchen with fridge and stove next to each on the short end of the L, and sink/dishwasher and cabinets and a nice end pantry on the long part of the L, which means the corner of the L is between sink and stove and includes a LOT of dead space in the corner that we can't get to (but one of our cats loves sneaking into, where we can't reach her). So we put in a small "kitchen island on wheels" (kitchen cart) that really helps, and then get in each others' way a lot when trying to cook as a team. I'm trying to avoid the same mistakes. We have an appointment with a kitchen design place that knows these old brownstones really well, and I'm leaning toward just going with a brownstone specialist kitchen design place. We might pay more but do it more "right" that way too, and it might mean I can ultimately take less time asking a gazilion questions online and not sleeping enough trying to figure this stuff out (including how to deal with the technology of posting multiple pictures to these posts!) |
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Black Bean Turkey Enchiladas Recipe
My best friend and I created this recipe together because we wanted a meal that's easy to prepare, affordable and nutritious. We both have hectic schedules, so when we're feeling crunched for time, it's a relief to have these wholesome enchiladas waiting for us in the freezer. —Holly Baber, Seattle, Washington
- 1-1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium taco seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend, divided
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1-1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
- 2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chilies
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 14 whole wheat tortillas (8 inches), warmed
- 2 cans (10 ounces each) enchilada sauce
- Minced fresh cilantro
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat plain Greek yogurt
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large nonstick skillet, cook turkey, onion and seasonings over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink and onion is tender. Stir in cream cheese and 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend until melted. Stir in beans, corn, tomatoes, chilies and salsa.
- Place 1/2 cup turkey mixture off center on each tortilla. Roll up and place in two 13x9-in. baking dishes coated with cooking spray, seam side down. Top with enchilada sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake casseroles, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro; serve with yogurt. Yield: 14 servings.
Freeze option: Cool unbaked casseroles; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Bake casseroles, as directed, increasing time to 20-25 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.
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"I think I might use less cream cheese next time but I really enjoyed this recipe. Easy and quick to make."
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"This was delicious. I did cheat and use ground beef. My husband said it needed hot sauce. I thought it was great."
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"We've had these twice - the "fresh" and the "from freezer" version - and both times they were a resounding hit. My husband prefers it to the standard beef enchiladas I also make, I am pretty sure!"
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My family & friends love it and I have to say I've never had anyoneTry it without asking me if they can have the recipe. I even use just regular ground beef in it sometimes. ..still yummy as ever. Love this great recipe...thanks to the cooks for sharing it!!"MY REVIEW
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Downtown WPB: Happy Birthday, Pistache; now let's tour the world
- 5:21 pm Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
This Friday night, Pistache, the French bistro at the east end of downtown West Palm Beach's Clematis Street, is celebrating its 5th-anniversary with a party.
Managing partner Thierry Beaud knew—or at least was banking on, obviously—that this day would come.
"Since the day we opened, we always focused on the long term for everything we do—picking the right menu items, the right wines. But more importantly, we were and are always highly focused on quality products and execution. We challenge our vendors and our staff to do a little better every day. And we also listen very closely to our guests and [More]
Wind down, wine down at downtown French bistro Pistache
- 10:28 pm Monday, May 13th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
If you plan on dining out with friends at Pistache any time soon, now's a good time, price/value-wise, to pair your moules frites, say—or cheese-and-charcuterie plate, bouillabaisse or filet au poivre—with wine at the downtown West Palm Beach French bistro.
Starting this Wednesday, Pistache (101 N. Clematis St.) kicks off its annual "Wine Down Wednesdays" for the 6th consecutive year.
On Wednesday nights, bottles of wine ordered with dinner will be 50 percent off (20 percent off reserves and champagne).
This comes on the heels of Pistache's launching "Yellow Fridays," when Veuve Clicquot yellow label is $8 a glass, 7:30-9:30 p.m., and $75 a bottle [More]
Your sweet downtown WPB story could net a free dinner-on-the-town
- 6:33 pm Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
When you've been in downtown West Palm Beach, have you ever been swept off your feet by a romantic smooch along the waterfront or rejoiced over your toddler's first steps by the fountain?
That story may be worth a $75 gift certificate to a downtown restaurant of your choice.
Once again, West Palm Beach's Downtown Development Authority is calling on sweet downtown memories.
To enter the "Fall in Love Downtown" contest, share your downtown story—be it a marriage proposal on the trolley or a chocolate sauce-slathered smile on the face of a child gobbling an ice cream sundae—in an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. [More]
Clematis, CityPlace turkey-day doings
- 8:15 pm Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
As previously detailed in "The Dish," Palm Beach's dining opportunities for Thanksgiving abound, but if for some incomprehensible reason none of them got you on the horn to make reservations, here are a few Thanksgiving options offered tomorrow in downtown West Palm Beach's Clematis Street district and CityPlace, including one feast that benefits nonprofits and another with a Greek twist:
Longboards: A Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixings will be offered 4-10 pm.—and 100 percent of the $18.95 price will be donated to Achievement Centers for Children & Families and The Lord's Place.
Pistache: A three-course $39 Thanksgiving menu will be served, [More]
Downtown West Palm Beach French Bistro Channels Russia
- 7:15 pm Friday, September 28th, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
Some of the words printed on a dinner menu at down West Palm Beach's French bistro, Pistache, are in Russian.
Two are followed by an exclamation point. Translation: Good appetite!
There's more Cyrillic script on the menu because the selections listed (in English, too)—borscht and chicken Kiev anyone?—are on tap for tomorrow night's "Back in the USSR" event at Pistache as part of the restaurant's ongoing Tour du Monde (World
Tour) program.
In addition to the special $39-a-person (plus tax and gratuity) menu, the evening also will feature Russian DJ Ilya Tatarov spinning Russian house music.
Menu items include the aforementioned, plus smoked salmon, Russian potato salad, beef stroganoff [More]
This Friday, Italian Chef Cooking at French Bistro Pistache; Italian Opera Medley Featured, Too
- 5:46 pm Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
There's a little culinary cross-pollination, with an operatic soundtrack, afoot at downtown West Palm Beach's French bistro Pistache.
This Friday night (Sept. 21), Italian chef Fabrizio Giorgi, of West Palm Beach's Café Sapori, brings his buon-appetito cooking chops to Pistache (101 N. Clematis St.) as part of Pistache's ongoing Tour du Monde program, which nearly every month features an eve focused on the tastes of a different country or city.
In addition to Giorgi's three-course menu, "Italian Feast!" also will serve up an Italian opera medley by Philippe Harari.
Giorgi's menu ($39 a person, plus tax and gratuity; Pistache's regular menu also will be [More]
Downtown West Palm Beach French Bistro, Pistache, is Zorba-Bound
- 6:02 pm Thursday, August 16th, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
On the Nia Vardalos meter, downtown West Palm Beach's French bistro, Pistache, might score high in Greekness this weekend.
Zorbas, plate-smashing, ouzo and none to few rounds of "Opa!" are on tap to set the tone Saturday at the Clematis street restaurant, otherwise known for frites fabulousness.
"Get us to Greece"—the next "stop" on Pistache's Tour du Monde program, a series of evenings focused on the food and customs of various destinations around the world—will feature a three-course Greek menu (available from 5:50 p.m. through dinner hours) and professional folk dancers performing the sirtaki, that dance made famous in the 1964 film [More]
Tons of Joie a La Mode at Pistache's July 14 Bastille Day Festivities
- 6:38 pm Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
Get ready to storm the ramparts: The annual Bastille Day party at downtown West Palm Beach's French bistro, Pistache, is upon us and, although it will be a slightly scaled-down version from years past due to street construction and other issues, one can expect a French-fair celebration feel—jugglers, musicians and other performers, to name a few elements—thanks to the restaurant's France-native management team and a party planner's whimsical vision.
As Bordeaux-born Thierry Beaud, Pistache's managing partner, promises, "Bastille Day is an important and fun celebration (in France) and we will replicate the revelry here."
This Saturday's Bastille Day party at Pistache won't include [More]


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Rabid fans have always populated pop culture—who can forget the flocks of devotees who howled outside the windows of MTV's Total Request Live? But in today's social network age, they'd rather sprint to timelines than sidewalks for a bite of star interaction. Online, especially on Twitter, follows, direct messages, tweets and re-tweets from celebs hold far more significance than a wrinkled autograph. "For a lot of these fans, they'll never be in a greenroom. They'll never go to a meet and greet. They'll never be backstage," says Tatiana Simonian, Twitter's Head of Music. "Twitter is the next best thing. When Rihanna's @-replying a fan and re-tweeting them, that may be the only time the fan is able to have a response from Rihanna in their life. And that's an amazing gift."
It's also a gift that keeps on giving. For artists, digital pied piper lines present them with not only a never-ending buffet of flattery, but a young and restless no-cost street team willing to promote in all hours and all countries, in exchange for a salute worthy of screen-grabbing. It's a win-win for both sides. When Rihanna revealed the cover art to her seventh album, Unapologetic, on October 11, her diehards tweeted for joy at the sight of the hashtag "#Navy" scribbled across her stomach—a stamp of appreciation. "I feel like, if she's doing all this for us, what can I do for her?" says Airy, citing Rihanna's individualism as a motive for reverence. "I want to put pictures on my wall. I want to do all her hairstyles to make her feel like she's loved. Because it feels good when you see people inspired by you. Some people call it obsessed. I call it dedication."
There's an ugly side effect of digital fidelity. During the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, John Legend's fiancée, model Chrissy Teigen, tweeted during Chris Brown's performance: "Why sing when you can dance." Within seconds, an annihilation attempt from Team Breezy launched, catapulting tweets best read in a villain's voice: "You fucking with the wrong Team #TeamBreezy don't fuck with us you will commit suicide," from @_MechanicalBoy. And, "I wish you'd set yo ug'lass down somewhere with that droopy ass face .. EVERYBODY THAT'S LIGHTSKINNED AINT CUTE," from @ImMrsBreezy.
Scare tactics were also deployed in September after Nicki Minaj's Mitt Romney endorsement joke on Lil Wayne's mixtape track "Mercy." BET's former 106 & Park host Rocsi Diaz got flogged on Twitter just for mentioning the lyric during an episode. ShaVonté Samuel, a giggly, four-eyed 16-year-old from South Carolina who runs @iTSBARBiE_B_TCH and wants to be buried beneath a pink tombstone with an obituary highlighting her Team Minaj membership, tweeted to Rocsi: "Ya Fucked Up Big Time."
"She asked the crowd, 'Do y'all think she's a Republican? Tweet your thoughts to @106andpark. We were so mad. We went in on Rocsi," says ShaVonté. "She tried to play our Nicki. She didn't have to bring that up. She's not a journalist. Her job is to sit there and say what song's coming on next." When asked whether this skews a little Mean Girls, she responds: "If she's not [supporting] Nicki, don't talk about her. We're not trying to get people to turn against Nicki, and that's what Rocsi was doing."
For the biggest cyber sheep, one small quip can kindle a war, and celebrities seldom rein in their wildest fans. "They go so hard for these people, and it's kind of ridiculous. It's great to look up to celebrities, but they're not putting groceries in your fridge," says YouTube personality and blogger Kid Fury. "It's like bullying [in the name of ] someone you don't know. If you shoot somebody over Chris Brown or Trey Songz, you are going to end up in jail. And they're going to be in France. A big reason Stanning is so popular now is because certain celebrities enable it."


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1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Cush, [over] a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) | 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over %"127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: |
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I was insulating some pipes in my crawlspace (hot potable water lines and a big, long vent for the Jenn Air). In the process I had started to notice areas between the floor joists where they meet the outside wall, just on top of the foundation, where cold air could be felt and daylight was clearly visible after removing the fiberglass sqaures.
I don't know how common this is, but I found an area under my front door where the exterior wall hadn't been built down all the way to cover the ends of the joists. To 'close' the space between the joists, the builders had taken chunks of 2x6's and placed them in the spaces. This, of course, leaves huge gaps because floor joists are skinny in their center portion. To make it worse, the joists had been sistered for some reason. So a 2x6 sistered to a joist leaves a nice channel in the middle. I managed to seal all these gaps with spray foam and then replaced the little squares of fiberglass that had been concealing it for the past 25 years. There's only one spot where the spray foam nozzle simply couldn't reach due to distance and a narrow gap for accessibility. The pay off was nearly immediate! This morning I checked my entryway floor and it was clearly much warmer than it had ever been. I've always thought I'd paid enough attention to things like this, but I guess it pays to dig deeper. I'll have to climb under my front porch in the spring to seal up any more concealed holes, unless anyone out there wasn't to volunteer to dive under the snow and do it now? :-) |
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"There's only one spot where the spray foam nozzle simply couldn't reach due to distance and a narrow gap for accessibility." I extend mine by using straws. If they are not a tight fit into each other just overlap and tape them. Doesn't have to be pretty, you'll throw them away when the can is empty. |
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unless it was intentional as a means to ventilate the crawlspace. |
hendricus: I thought of that, but I don't have any straws. But even with that, the space available to work with is minimal. I can just fit my hand in the area, yet it's about a forearm length away. It will be easier to climb under the porch. (I say that now...wait till I see the bugs.) davidandkasie: There's plenty of other proper vents provided for that purpose. This is obviously some kind of construction flub or shortcut. Our house was built back when the inspectors were known for doing curbside inspections. Fortunately this doesn't seem to have caused any structural issues that I can detect. I'm actually making slow progress towards getting the crawlspace to be sealed. We monitor the humidity down there with a digital remote sensor and the winter is the best time to start some of this work due to the dryer weather. |
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Aww, it sure is beat up, poor thing. It looks like a Spicebush Swallowtail to me. Cathy |
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19 The LORD God had formed all the wild animals and all the birds out of the ground. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called each creature became its name. | 19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. |
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I left an old Maytag (probably early 50s) ringer washer at my old house. Sure wish I would have kept it, they make nice ice holders to keep beer and sodas cold at parties. |
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14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." | 14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." |
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Soft waves of the table clearly echo Pastil's rounded shape, and two together form sublime harmony of playful curves.However, Copacabana Table functions well on its own for any number of uses. It is striking side table, lovely sculpture for living room or garden, or handy bench when extra seating is needed.The table's sturdy fiberglass construction makes it appropriate for indoor and outdoor settings. It can be used in living room, bathroom, in garden or yard, by pool, and anywhere else it is needed.
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12 Be careful to dedicate the Sabbath day, as the Lord your God has commanded you. | 12 "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. |
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Tribeca Film Festival: Black Dynamite vs. "Kung-Fu Treachery"
Nearly 10 years after Louis C.K.'s surrealist masterpiecePootie-Tang,a good 20 afterHollywood ShuffleandI'm Gonna Git You Sucka, blaxploitation somehow remains the genre that keeps on giving. Those 'fros, those flares, that dated street slang—it all still gets Pavlovian laughs, even from audiences born well into the Reagan era.While this may seem odd for genre that made parody more or less redundant, some undeniable comic chi yet lives in that culture's heart—released with mere utterance of the incantatory phrasejive turkey.Such is the energy that drives director Scott Sanders'sBlack Dynamite, which shoots this barrel's remaining fish with a chrome-plated .44 mag.
The "plot" is two partsThree the Hard Way, one partDolemite,with shots ofSuperflyandShaft.Roused to avenge his brother's murder, Black Dynamite—Vietnam vet/kung-fu master/private-dick-who's-a-sex-machine-to-all-the-chicks—declares war on the ghetto underworld, cutting a path of nunchuck destruction through the pool hall and the barbershop as he unravels a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. (Spoiler alert: it involves the Man.)
As reference-based comedy increasingly seems written by software, neither this subject nor storyline augurs hilarity. ButBlack Dynamitebrings its share, partially through its makers' film-nerd mastery of genre conventions and vibe, partially through the physical grace and granite deadpan of star/co-writer Michael Jai White—who is to avenging-ghetto-studs what Leslie Nielsen was to square-jawed-white-detectives.
We meet Dynamitein flagrante, his presence announced by a close-up on three chicks of various ethnicities writhing, side-by-side, in simultaneous thrall to his Olympian (and apparently three-pronged) studliness. Rising from his work, the muscled, 'froed, and mustachioed Dynamite shushes his bedmates' accolades. "You gonna wake up the rest of the bitches" he says, the camera pulling back to reveal the femaleRaft of Medusaon his bed.
Dynamite's Bunyonesque virility soon transfers to the dojang, where—in a red headband and obi—he breezily defeats five Chinese opponents in a tightly choreographed fight scene that reveals White'sEcht-blacksploitation pedigree. Like Bruce Lee's soul brother Jim Kelly, White is an actual martial artist, with black belts in six karate styles and over 26 titles. This mastery, along with his two-decade career playing action heavies from the title hero ofSpawntoDark Knightmob boss Gambol to the dreaded Mike Tyson (in a 1995 TV biopic) gives this performance a rare electricity. It's just funnier when a legitimate badass goes goofball.
After a Tarantinoesque, grindhouse opener—a ghetto-cinema malt-liquor ad, in grainy B-movie fim stock—Black Dynamiteestablishes its bona fides with split-screens, quaking zooms, and composer Adrian Younge's able knock-offs of Curtis Mayfield and Bobby Womack, including several over-literal R&B recitatives that nod to theThree the Hard Waysoundtrack (whose songs by the Impressions often blew plot points thirty minutes in advance). But the toneeventually shifts to the broader surrealism of Airplane!,mixing meta-filmic gags like visible boom mikes and flubbed line-readings with Monty Python flights of verbal and logistical fancy that veer into total crudeness when necessary.
When Black Dynamite bursts into a lair of thugs demanding to know who's in charge, a screenplay-challenged kingpin answers, "Sarcastically, I'm in charge." When one of Dynamite's punches accidentally connects in a fight scene, his opponent yells "Ow!"—and is replaced in a split-second by an identically dressed stand-in.And when Vietnam vet Dynamite pauses for an obligatory flashback to the shit, he ruefully dwells on the unintelligible last words of a mortally wounded child. "I don't need to speak Chinese to know whatthat question meant," he says, with a pause. "'Why, Black Dynamite. Why?'"
Depending on your generosity and/or degree of T.H.C. consumption, the film either touches genius or goes completely off the rails by Act Three, when Dynamite leads a series of commando raids: one on a warehouse full of specially engineered malt liquor whose devastating effects on black studliness prompts a line soon to resound through our nation's dorm rooms ("You diabolical, dick-shrinking motherfuckers!"); the other anEnter the Dragon–style assault on Kung Fu Island, where Dynamite confronts his wispy-bearded, Pai Mei-like nemesis, Dr. Wu, whose role in the multinational conspiracy leads Dynamite to a lengthy oratorical flourish that curses diabolical "kung-fu treachery" (a phrase I found myself repeating with delight hours later).
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May 26 at SIFF: 'Any Day Now,' 'The Invisible War'
Seattle International Film Festival highlights for Saturday, May 26, 2012, include Alan Cumming in a bravura performance in "Any Day Now," and a powerful documentary about rape and the military, "The Invisible War."
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Through June 10 at SIFF Cinema Uptown, Egyptian, Pacific Place, Harvard Exit, SIFF Film Center, Everett Performing Arts Center (through May 31), Kirkland Performance Center (May 31- June 10). Tickets are $11 for most individual films; various passes and packages are available. Information: www.siff.net or 206-324-9996.The Seattle Times prints festival highlights Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays in the B section; Fridays in MovieTimes and Sundays in NW Arts & Life. Or look daily on seattletimes.com/movies.
Saturday's Seattle International Film Festival highlights:
"Any Day Now": Alan Cumming has never been nominated for an Oscar, but director Travis Fine's powerful, fact-based movie could be the breakthrough role that makes it happen. Cumming is in his element as a late-1970s West Hollywood drag queen who raises an unwanted teenager (Isaac Leyva) with Down syndrome. His lover and partner in child-rearing is a closeted lawyer (the excellent Garret Dillahunt) who comes in handy when their arrangement is challenged in court. Frances Fisher is perfection as a seen-it-all judge who registers the homophobia of the times while suggesting that she really does have the boy's well-being at heart. But it's Cumming, playing a broken man who wants to be the next Bette Midler, who demonstrates the possibilities in a character who is sometimes his own worst enemy. 6 p.m. May 26 at the Harvard Exit; also screening at 2:30 p.m. May 27 at the Harvard Exit. Fine is expected to attend both screenings.
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"The Invisible War": Winner of the audience award for documentaries at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Kirby Dick's latest film is a devastating, powerful examination of rape in the military. Its numbers are shocking (among them: 20 percent of female veterans are sexually assaulted during their service; less than 5 percent of reported offenders are convicted); but this story is told not through statistics but faces and voices. We meet many women — and several men — who hauntingly speak of a double assault: first when they were sexually attacked, and then again when they weren't believed (or were punished for speaking of it), in a culture of victim-blaming. Dick, recently at SIFF with "Twist of Faith" and "This Film Is Not Yet Rated," handles the material with sensitivity and appropriate outrage; these are stories, however painful, that need to be told. 6:30 p.m. May 26 at Pacific Place; also screening 1:30 p.m. May 27 at the Egyptian. Dick is expected to attend both screenings.
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