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athens. The christening of the Acropolis Museum in June cemented the Greek capital's association with its ancient past, but a growing contemporary art scene has begun to refresh the city's cultural profile. Private initiatives in museums and the market are accelerating the pace of change.
Collector Dakis Joannou remains a significant presence through his Deste Foundation, which shows rotations of works by Jeff Koons, Maurizio Cattelan, Robert Gober, Pawel Althamer and Urs Fischer, among others. But Deste is no longer the only game in town. The Athens Biennale—founded in 2007 by Deste director Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, critic Augustine Zenakos and artist Poka-Yio—put the city on the international contemporary art festival circuit. The second edition (until 4 October) presents more than 150 artists from 30 countries in six separately curated shows, which have drawn visitors despite a venue lacking air conditioning in the former Olympics complex outside the city centre. "Athens was an unexplored place within Europe, a kind of intermediate place in the periphery, but this is changing now," says Poka-Yio.Larry Gagosian announced on 25 August that the next addition to his international network of galleries will be in Athens. He will open a 90 sq. m space on upscale Merlin Street on 25 September with a show of Cy Twombly, an artist fond of alluding to classical antiquity. "I am delighted to open a space in the historic city of Athens and we look forward to becoming part of the thriving contemporary art scene of this extraordinary city," stated the press-shy dealer in the press release. The presence of hugely wealthy Greek collectors and clients is likely to have motivated the new venture, which expands a constellation that includes New York, London, Beverly Hills and Rome and an office in Hong Kong. The director of Gagosian Athens will be Marina Livanos, a shipping heiress whose father's legendary sisters Athina and Eugenia were married, respectively, to Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos (Athina to both). Marina Livanos, whose family collects art, recently married Andreas Martinos, nephew of Dinos Martinos, another of the country's top collectors. Another sign of change in the city is ReMap (until 4 October), a project that allows galleries and independent art groups to exhibit in the city centre during the biennales. A young developer, Iasson Tsakonas, invites exhibitors to install shows and site-specific works in dozens of properties he owns in the Kerameikos and Metaxourgeio neighbourhoods and has encouraged other owners to contribute their properties for exhibitions as well. The district (known as "KM") includes an important ancient necropolis, but is largely a mix of empty lots, run-down early 20th-century neoclassical apartment buildings and flimsy post-war tenements, many occupied by brothels, drug dealers and immigrant squatters. Bars and restaurants have begun to crop up, but Tsakonas envisages cutting-edge art and architecture transforming the area into a culturally vibrant catalyst for the city's renaissance. "It's a great idea," says Joannou. "Iasson has energised the whole art scene with this, brought international galleries to Athens and created a lot of energy." Most of the 30-odd exhibitors this year are Greek, but foreign participants include Eva Presenhuber of Zurich, Peres Projects of Los Angeles, Andersen's Contemporary of Copenhagen, Parisa Kind of Frankfurt, and Johann König, Giti Nourbakhsch and Isabella Bortolozzi of Berlin. They don't pay rent, but contribute $1,500 to the non-profit ReMapKM foundation's $200,000 outlay for administration and marketing. Joannou plans to exhibit parts of his own collection in the KM district in a window showcase dubbed "Deste Vitrine". Details and a completion date are yet to be set. Meanwhile, in the past year two commercial galleries have relocated to the area—the Breeder and Rebecca Camhi—and Tsakonas says he will offer project space for the Museum of Contemporary Art and other cultural groups."The question is how do we identify the area with contemporary art and architecture to enhance the standard of living in a more multicultural balanced manner," says Tsakonas. He has enlisted emerging architecture firms such as Atelier Bow-Wow to design buildings, and expects to begin construction of several this autumn. Dimitris Rigopoulos, who covers urban affairs for Kathimerini newspaper, says left-wing opponents fear the project will push out immigrants and lower-class workers, but he believes redevelopment is necessary to save one of the most declining areas of Athens."The contemporary art scene in Athens is starting to move and therefore the audience is beginning slowly but steadily to become interested," says Sandra Marinopoulos, president of the Museum of Cycladic Art. In 2007 the antiquities museum began mounting summer shows of contemporary art designed to lure younger audiences. The first was an international survey of video work curated by Marina Fokidis that introduced Athenians to Doug Aitken, Paul Chan, Isaac Julien, Bruce Nauman and Tony Oursler, among others. An exhibition of Thomas Struth is on view until 14 September and Marinopoulos says that Tate Modern curator Jessica Morgan will curate a show in 2010. A new branch of the Benaki Museum of Greek culture has also bolstered its contemporary programme, recently presenting a show curated by Paolo Colombo that included work by William Kentridge, Natalie Djurberg, Kara Walker and Haluk Akakçe. And Joannou recently launched a project space on the nearby island of Hydra. The municipality gave him use of a former slaughterhouse and he plans to sponsor annual shows of "young but established" artists. "It's not an experimental space for young guys," he says. The first exhibition (until spring 2010) is a collaboration between Matthew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton, and next year the space will be given over to Cattelan. These initiatives are groundbreaking in a city whose state-funded National Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1997, has for years been forced to move from one temporary venue to another while its future home, a former brewery in the city centre, undergoes renovation. An opening date has yet to be set. Joannou is now joined by a growing number of Athens-based collectors of international contemporary art, such as Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Grigoris Papadimitriou and Constantinos Papageorgiou. "When I started in the mid-1980s there were one or two serious collectors, now there are maybe ten," he says. "More people buy contemporary art for their houses, which was not the case 20 years ago," he adds, noting the recent establishment of galleries with an international programme, including the Breeder, Gazonrouge, Alpha Delta, Ileana Tounta and Rebecca Camhi. Despite the increased vibrancy of the scene, Poka-Yio says the various elements have yet to form a cohesive and stable agenda for contemporary art. Part of the problem is the lack of support from the state, which devotes resources to ancient sites but has yet to give similar backing to contemporary art. Another impediment is the lack of consistent policy and long-term planning that results from the frequent replacement of culture ministers and institutional leaders with each change of government. "There is a momentum at the moment," says Poka-Yio, "but it's the energy of particular individuals and institutions."
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The children's author, Roald Dahl's most famous stories may strain belief, certainly, though some of us are hoping to find a golden ticket in a bar of chocolate someday. But in his book, "James and the Giant Peach," Dahl came up with a mostly plausible way to move a giant piece of stone fruit: A flock of 501 seagulls. But some physics students from England's Leicester University weren't so sure.
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- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 8- by 2-inch round cake pans; line with parchment rounds, and butter parchment. Dust with flour, tapping out excess. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.
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- In a small bowl, stir together the 2 tbl teriyaki sauce, 1 tbl honey and 1 tbl butter.
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A Nationals evaluator pointed his finger at Steve Lombardozzi's name at the top of the lineup card Monday morning. "With a man on third and less than two outs," he asked, "is there anybody else you would want up?" The answer was implied.
Lombardozzi has turned from a tertiary figure in this Nationals' season to a crucial piece of their offense — a reliable situational hitter, a relentless worker, an on-base machine. After going 3 for 4 with a run in the Nationals' loss yesterday, Lombardozzi is hitting .323 with a .381 on-base percentage.
He is still eight plate appearances shy of qualifying for league leader boards. But for the sake of context, only 14 National League hitters entered Monday with an on-base percentage higher than .381.
"He's great," third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "I think he doesn't let anything affect his approach and his style of play. He knows who he is and what kind of player he is. And he definitely knows what he needs to do to be successful at this level. And he sticks with it, no matter what the situation is or who says what to him."
Lombardozzi has become the Nationals' typical leadoff hitter, batting first in six of the Nationals' past nine games. "My primary lineup is Lombo leading off," Johnson said.
Monday morning, Manager Davey Johnson discussed the composition of his lineup when Michael Morse returns. He indicated he wants to keep Lombardozzi in the first spot. And through the first two months of the season, Lombardozzi has made clear the Nationals' best lineup includes him at the top.
With Morse coming back into the mix, the Nationals may have to sacrifice defense in the outfield to keep Lombardozzi in the lineup. Johnson said he likes Espinosa's recent progress and, after sticking with him through a downturn, Johnson has no plans to cut into Espinosa's playing time.
The Nationals could put Morse in right, Lombardozzi in left and Bryce Harper in center. Harper would be the only "plus" arm. Morse's ability to throw is very much in question coming off his injury, and Lombardozzi, a second baseman by trade, can't help not having a strong outfield arm.
The point is, Johnson wants Lombardozzi in the lineup and leading off. When Lombardozzi comes up, the same word tends to surface: "approach." He has the ability to do the right thing at the right moment. In 30 plate appearances with runners in scoring position, for example, he has struck out twice.
"I think it varies," Lombardozzi said of his approach. "I'm watching the pitcher when I'm in the dugout. Before the games I'm watching tape on him, seeing what his tendencies are. I try and go up there and stick to a game plan."
Boz sees the Nationals becoming a pennant contender game by game.
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Hagerstown 9, Greensboro 7: Alex Meyer allowed one run in five innings on five hits and two walks, striking out three. Brian Goodwin went 1 for 4 with a walk. Billy Burns went 2 for 5. Jason Martinson went 2 for 5 with a double. Matt Skole went 1 for 4 with a home run.


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Thursday, April 30, 2009
When Does it Stop?
I'm sure you have heard it. "Well, my husbands an officer."
"At least your deployment is only 6 months. I have already been through 2 12 month deployments."
"Why isn't your husband a pilot?"
"Oh, your Air Force, that explains a lot."
"I sure wish my husband had a desk job."
"I didn't realize your husband was only a reservist."
Blah blah blah, the list goes on.
So when does it stop? When will we as spouses stop playing this "trump" game with who has is the worst. Truth is, someone always has it worse than you. Your husband has been on 4 deployments? Hers has done 5. Your husband is combat? Hers is EOD. Your husband came home? Hers did not.
Why can we not simply support each other in whatever current state our fellow spouse is in. Maybe it's "only" a TDY, but your first long separation can be difficult. Maybe your husband is Air Force and her husband is Army, does it really matter? (Well, when Will and Sarah give us a hard time it does. Go Air Force!)
Just like in every other factor we can't control, we need to respect the differences. Differences that do not make us better or worse than another spouse. Differences that do not align with the level of respect we are to be given. We are all coming to the table with different experience and strengths. Should someone not be allowed at the table at all simply because their story doesn't align with yours? I think not.
We do not wear rank. (Okay, most of us. Unless you have the purse.) We do not have patches. When will wives stop the attempt to wear their husbands service as a badge? Yes, we should all be proud. Truth is, we still have not earned the right to wear the uniform, but they have.
So I'm stopping it here. Now. Let it go. We are all in this together. Sometimes this life sucks, sometimes it's great. The cool thing is? We have a built in group of other wives who understand us. Who can help us. Stop the trump game and just be satisfied. Just be.
33 comments:
- Tania said...
Thank you for writing this! I think I'd be really annoyed if I heard anything like that. I personally haven't. We all need to support one another!
On another note, I really don't like when I hear other milspouses talking trash about civilians whining about week long absences from their spouses. It just makes you sound bitter! - April 30, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Allison aka HaselBride said...
I really appreciate this post because this is how I feel about other military wives on a daily basis. I am ALWAYS saying this to my husband because it is like we don't want to support each other. We just want to hate one another for silly things and it is ridiculous. We are ALL far away from our friends and family. We are ALL living in new places. We are ALL in this together. I just have to remind myself that sometimes women are our own worst enemies.
- April 30, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- Sarah said...
It's all true. So ridiculous- I think most of the time the wives who insist on being like that need a hobby they can call their own. Being so proud of your husband is one thing but beina -bad word- about it is completely different. But seriously... Go Army! :-p
- April 30, 2009 at 10:47 PM
- . Becca . said...
Totally agree with you, of course.
Girls are always looking for something to one up each other on, and that makes me crazy. - April 30, 2009 at 10:48 PM
- Amber said...
well said! I've been getting a lot of crap about my husband's deployment lengths these days, glad to know someone gets it! (even if you are an Air Force wife hehe)
- April 30, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- Kate Craig said...
I like this post. It applies to so many areas of life, too.
A friend was asking me about when I would see my husband again and she kind of sheepishly said,"I hate it when my husband's gone one night." My reaction was, "Of course! After 2 months, one night still sounds just as yucky to me." Separation is always separation. Hard stuff is always hard stuff! I get embarassed when people treat me like I'm doing something special. I'm sure they all could do it too if they had to.
Oh, and the pilot thing always makes me laugh. Sometimes I give up on trying to explain that it's not every man's goal in life to be a pilot and I just say... Oh, he doesn't have 20/20 vision. - April 30, 2009 at 10:58 PM
- Beth said...
So true! We may not know exactly what it is like to walk in the "shoes" of a fellow military wife, but shouldn't we be each others biggest fans!? When it comes down to it we are all women in love with men who have chosen to serve our Country! The branch, job, etc. may be unique to each person but they are all an important piece in a very LARGE puzzle! Thank you for encouraging people to remember what this is all about!
- April 30, 2009 at 11:32 PM
- Allison said...
amen :)
- May 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM
- Crazy Shenanigans said...
I whole heartily agree! I get really tired of hearing "oh this is your first deployment, well this is my ____"
Thanks for posting about it! - May 1, 2009 at 4:03 AM
- Alison said...
- May 1, 2009 at 4:28 AM
- Jane said...
Well said, Casey, well said!
- May 1, 2009 at 4:51 AM
- silver star said...
Exactly! I couldn't have said it better!
- May 1, 2009 at 4:57 AM
- daniella said...
I"m picturing you on a podium saying all this while wearing your red stilettos. Seriously though, thanks for pointing out that someone else DOES have it worse. Yes, we have to deal with deployments and such but at least there's still a steady income, we're medically taken care of, and the value of FAMILY is kept as a priority.
On the contrary we could possibly face the other side where both husband and wife lose their annoying corporate job (because of this crummy economy), lose both cars, and eat canned pork & beans for 20 out of 30 days of the month. - May 1, 2009 at 5:11 AM
- Jaime said...
yippee! you're back!
and very good post. that's why i feel i always have to put the disclaimer on my deployment themed blogs... b/c someone always "has it worse" than i do, and many aren't afraid to say something that makes you feel like you're situation doens't matter.
you go girl! (and i just the finger snap & arm wave-snap-thing simultaneously with the "you go girl") - May 1, 2009 at 5:27 AM
- Cassie said...
I don't think it ever stops. Really. I have a ton of friends who are either army brats or married army guys (we grew up outside an army base) and when I talk to them they always tell me how easy we have it because my husband is Navy. or they make fun because the Navy is "the armpit of the military." It doesn't matter that he is a Nuke and one of the most highly trained specialties outside of the Navy Seals. He only goes out to sea 3 months at a time so we "can't complain." It doesn't matter that it is 3 months in, 3 months out, so that he is gone half of the year every single year for the rest of his contract.
I totally understand where you are coming from. - May 1, 2009 at 5:53 AM
- Bridge said...
- May 1, 2009 at 6:14 AM
- d.a.r. said...
Welcome back, glad you are feeling a little bit better.
And this is so true. Yeah, being on your 4th deployment sucks, but it also sucks for the girl who has just been married for a few short months and is seeing her husband leave for a year for the first time. It sucks to have a 15 month deployment, but a 6 month deployment is no less dangerous or worrisome. And being in the ANG and deploying is no less sad than someone who is active duty.
Yes, they are ALL different. But, they are all still hard in their own ways. - May 1, 2009 at 6:20 AM
- Stacey said...
AMEN! I find myself avoiding gatherings and stuff just because of this game that goes on! Is it sad that I would rather be kind of a loner and live life on my own with friends who don't even understand military life than try to make military friends who will just stress me out further?? Kudos to your post. Hooah!!!
- May 1, 2009 at 6:24 AM
- Mrs. Smith said...
Thanks for writing this. It is so true.
- May 1, 2009 at 6:53 AM
- The Rest is Still Unwritten said...
Glad you're feeling a little better.
- May 1, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Katie said...
Even though I can't directly relate, this post is so right on for tons of women out there in general. Always trying to outdo each other with the better Coach bag or the Seven Jeans...
I hope you feel better soon! - May 1, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- Megan said...
SO true. It's like that around here too. :(
- May 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- kd said...
Very true! It's like some people think we are playing some sort of sick game of poker. If they think you are showing your hand, they thrown down their Ace of Spades and say their husband has been deployed 93 times and spent 47 years in the field, so obviously your life has been a total cake walk. Over it!
- May 1, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- J.J. said...
Nice post Casey....from one Air Force Wife to another. :)
- May 1, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Stephanie said...
I don't know why girls have to be so competitive!
Seriously, saying good bye for a week sucks just as much as saying good bye for 6 months.
I've learned the ones that are super catty typically aren't getting the appreciation from their husbands or other family. It's just sad to watch. - May 1, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Leslie said...
Very well put!
- May 1, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- Cole said...
Well said, Casey! Deployments suck - no matter how you slice it. Getting in a bitching contest doesn't help anyone... :-)
- May 1, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- Erin said...
Glad you are feeling better! And I really appreciated this post. This life is not a competition contrary to what a lot of people believe.
- May 1, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Mommy to those Special Ks said...
GREAT post!!! Couldn't have said it better myself!
- May 2, 2009 at 7:47 AM
- Hannah Noel said...
I'm not looking forward to comments like that lol. *sigh*
- May 2, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Puttin' On The GRITS said...
I couldn't agree with you more. I've been pretty lucky with the wives at Country's base. Although I'm not a wife (yet), we are all in this together and the reason the USAF can do what they do is because all of them do their job...If the little grunt crew chief wasn't there to do his job...that big important pilot would have some problems.
I'm so, so, so proud of all of them! I just happen to be quite found of one of the big ole rednecks. ;) - May 4, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- Andrea said...
Oh yeah. Sometimes girls/women can act like it's middle school all over again. I try to be as supportive as I can to friends who have deployed husbands because I may need their support when I am in their boat. Like next week. Blah! Summertime with kids solo. 'Nuff said.
- May 8, 2009 at 8:32 AM
- Jessica said...
Im later posting but I also say thank you for saying what many of us feel. Too many wives waste time on posturing and one upmanship
- December 16, 2009 at 8:43 PM


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Ancient festival of Holi makes colourful splash in city
Ancient festival makes colourful splash in city
An explosion of colour and happiness has splashed on to the faces of people in Palmerston North.
Documenting the damage to the landscape
Terra Firma Dissonance is a new exhibition by Victoria Forbes exploring the issue of soil erosion.
Staging an epic love story
PNBHS and PNGHS joint production of West Side Story has been months in the making and it will be in the performers' memories for a long time.
School springboard to stardom
Ben Orwin-Higgs played a star in a nativity play. Now he's starring in a high school production. Carly Thomas meets the ambitious teen.
Food forms basis of art display
"I think humour in art is great."
Food will also be the main theme for a collaborative art exhibition in Palmerston North.
Movie review: Jupiter Ascending
REVIEW: It may have been written in the cosmos that Jupiter Ascending would take audiences by storm but the planets, the plot and the characters were wildly out of alignment.
Downtime dress dilemmas
The tricky rules of smart casual
Avoiding casual calamities when invited to an out-of-work-hours function is quite an art.
Musician shows his diversity
Entertaining with tunes from Asia
Chinese musician Jiang Li treated a crowd at Palmerston North's Red Cross to a concert.
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Bringing Dark Room to light
Management change may energise theatre
Nathan Mudge hopes to inject some light into Palmerston North's Dark Room, making it more a community space.
Programme selection showcases talents
Yesterday saw the opening of Te Manawa 2015 Concert Series, the 20th year that this season has been entertaining local audiences.
Colour me 11 ways
It's colour put into words, movement, and thought, and it's a performance that the audience moves with. Beyond boundaries and definition,He Ara Tae: A Pathway of Colour is something special. Carly Thomas has a behind-the-scenes look at Palmerston North's Creative Journeys.
Loss propels rider to front of pack
When Carol Webb's husband died from cancer a year ago it was a hard road to acceptance, but cycling has helped her do that.
Creative excursion
They are often walked past, some are hidden and some you may not even know are there. But our city's public sculptures and urban artworks are abundant and a guided walk this Saturday will give people the chance to stop, learn and really look.
Summer show goes down well
The sun and the guitars came out for Sounds of Summer Lunchtime Concert series in The Square.
Young artist reaches exhibition goal
Melissa Gilbert is celebrating being Pretentious, her first exhibition at Palmerston North's Square Edge Gallery.
Black humour in Pacific play
If play Black Faggot is anything to go by, then as a society we are ready to get real, funny, filthy and forthright.
Bulletproof coffee craze hits town
Would you like some butter in your coffee?
The Theory of Everything
What an extraordinary man Stephen Hawking is. Well, we all knew that.
Adventures in online dating
Do you have veiny feet and will you kick me in between my legs?
Tipping her hat to fashion
Style never goes out of date
Anel Heyman's craft of millinery is an old one, one heaped in sophistication and pout.
C'mon Cupid, play the game
Love in a university town a young person's game
Unless you're young, being single in Palmy is a tough game.
Movie review: Mortdecai
REVIEW: For those pondering whether Johnny Depp could ever lose his charm, the answer is an emphatic yes.
Give a fig
The fig season is upon us, so make the most of this wonderful fruit.
From homestead to university
Pioneer's role in developing Massey land
Manawatu's immigrant settlers must sometimes have wondered what their lives would have been like, had they not boarded a ship to faraway New Zealand.
Anomaly's different beat
Low fees, big fun with modern dance styles
Having their own dance school has been a dream for the Palmerston North couple behind a new studio.
Gearing up for glitz and glamour
Busy contestant eyes national crown
A Palmerston North woman has landed a spot in the Miss World New Zealand competition.
McArdle's paintings on show in White Room
What Lana McArdle's sees is what you get - photorealism painter's new exhibition is a reflection of her world.
Bump in the night
They try to explain the unexplainable - but don't call them ghostbusters.
Overtones call for choral voices
Female barbershop chorus the Manawatu Overtones are singing out for more birds to join their flock.
Movie review: Into the Woods
Carla Amos reviews 'Into the Woods', starring Meryl Streep.
What he does with the shadows
Australian Raymond Crowe has adults and children spellbound by his shadow puppet show.
Birdman and American Sniper
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Revving up old the Singer
Reporter Thomas Heaton meets up with quilting expert Ron Te Kawa.
Film review: Taken 3; Exodus: Gods and Kings; Paddington
The perfect weekend movie combo - kidnapping, gunplay, gods, kings and, of course, marmalade.
Country comes to town
Suited and gumbooted: it's showtime
A&P shows are massive events for a simple reason - there's something for everyone, and even more if you love a good tractor.
Fiery festival hits Hunterville
As society becomes more and more reliant on social networking, as lives become busier and people become increasingly distanced from others, the concept of Kiwiburn as an event begins to seem less New Age and airy fairy and more pressingly relevant and necessary. When people get to the gate of the Kiwiburn site in Hunterville many say it's like coming home, like a letting out of breath.
Flatout fantastic with meatballs
Lamb meatballs in flatbread make for a fine barbie feast.
Time for a mixtape revival?
Here's why we should still be in love with the mixtape.
Concert fans get free run
Access Manawatu Sounds of Summer's annual series of free concerts at Victoria Esplanade begins this weekend.
The Fishmonger
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I Hope You Have a Wonderful Day
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Summer Fiction: The Two Aunties
This is an extract from he Two Aunties. Rupa Maitra wrote the short story while studying for her MA at Victoria University's Institute of Modern Letters.
Cold hearts, cool change
Getting dumped is bad enough without being stuck within the confines of a small car with the sounds of Little River Band's Cool Change blaring from the radio.
From exploding barrel to tasty brew
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My Hero: Margaret Mahy
When I first read The Changeover I understood that, in Margaret Mahy, I'd met a writer who was for me.
Stepping into the past
Walking back through the troubled past of the Kimberley Centre, once a home for intellectually disabled people.
Water Diviner reflective, melodramatic
The Water Diviner reproduces on screen a grieving father's efforts to reunite his family during WWI.
Summer essay: The Diving Board
Luke Elworthy wrote The Diving Board as part of his MA in Creative Writing at Victoria University's Institute of Modern Letters.
Odd man out in nursing hostel
Alistair Hughes learned his place after living for a year on the female floor of a nursing hostel.
P - From paradise to purgatory
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Ancient festival of Holi makes colourful splash in city
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Green Coffee Extract: Weight Loss Miracle or Just Another Fad?If you're looking for a weight-loss miracle, you might think you've found it when you read about green coffee extract (GCE). GCE is popping up in ads all over the Internet. It even has its own Facebook page. This diet supplement is marketed as a quick and easy way to burn fat and shed those extra pounds without changing your diet or eating habits — and with no exercise. "The fat just falls away!" Does it really work? If so, where's the evidence, and most importantly, is it safe? A green coffee bean is simply an unroasted coffee bean. Green coffee supplements contain naturally-occurring caffeine and an antioxidant called chlorogenic acid. The supplements are made from the unroasted coffee beans because roasting decreases the amount of chlorogenic acid. GCE can be purchased in capsule form, added to chewing gum or mints, or used as an ingredient in beverages. Researchers theorize that chlorogenic acid may be responsible for the pharmacological effects of GCE. Studies have shown that chlorogenic acid may inhibit fat accumulation causing weight-loss in both animals and humans. And it may reduce glucose concentrations after eating, and reduce the absorption of glucose in the small intestine. There is speculation that GCE could alter the level of adipokines, hormones that are involved in fat distribution and energy usage by the body. What the Studies Found
In 2011, a review or meta-analysis of a number of research studies on the effectiveness of GCE for weight-loss was published in Gastroenterology Research and Practice. The reviewers concluded that while the results of the studies showed promise, the methodology of many of the studies was poor. Moreover, an author of one of the studies reviewed had received funding from a company that manufactures green coffee extract.
A small study on GCE created quite a buzz in early 2012. In this crossover study, 16 overweight participants took a high dose of GCE (1,050 mg), a low dose (700 mg), or placebo for six weeks. The average weight-loss was 18 pounds over 12 weeks. The authors of the study stated that they could not explain the mechanism which caused the weight-loss, but they theorized that GCE alters both carbohydrate and fat metabolism causing fewer calories to be absorbed. Then Dr. Oz conducted his now-famous "made-for-TV clinical trial" on GCE. The audience for this television episode was filled with the 100 overweight women who participated in the study. Some were given a placebo while others took a 400 mg GCE supplement three times a day. The women who took the supplement lost an average of two pounds in two weeks. Those who took the placebo lost one pound. Dr. Oz called it a "miracle" and claimed GCE was a "fat-burner." What Consumers Say
If consumer reviews are any evidence of the effectiveness of GCE, then the supplement doesn't live up to its reputation. On one website selling the product, most of the people who purchased the supplement reported they were disappointed with the lack of results, though many said they had more energy, presumably due to the effect of the caffeine. It should be said that such anecdotal evidence is not proof of GCE's effectiveness or ineffectiveness. So, does green coffee extract work for weight-loss? At this time there just isn't a clear answer. The evidence is pretty sketchy. The studies that have been done haven't been good studies, so much more research is needed. None of the studies has determined an optimal dose, and formulations can differ from one brand of the supplement to another. Safety Is an Issue, Too
Is green coffee extract safe to try? Probably, but certain people should avoid the supplement. High doses of caffeine can cause adverse reactions ranging from headaches to anxiety to irregular heart rhythm. Taking GCE with other dietary supplements that contain caffeine can cause dangerous interactions. High doses of caffeine can also trigger the loss of calcium and magnesium from the body. It is also worth noting that since the GCE supplements are unregulated, there is no guarantee how much of a dose one is receiving.
Caffeine can have adverse interactions with certain prescription drugs, and the list of such drugs is a long one. In addition, people with medical conditions such as anxiety disorders, bleeding disorders, diabetes, glaucoma, high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, and osteoporosis may be adversely affected by GCE. According to a recent article in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, "The evidence on the use of dietary supplements for weight loss indicates little to support use in the management of overweight and obesity. Treatment for overweight and obesity continues to evolve. A healthful lifestyle that includes increased physical activity, reduced total energy intake, and behavior therapy is the foundation of a comprehensive weight management program." A month's supply of GCE costs about $30. For a person who is trying to lose weight, that money may be better spent on weight loss strategies that are proven to work, such as a gym membership, exercise class, or fresh fruits and vegetables. There is just too much that is unknown about GCE. February 13, 2013
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Patrick-Murray Administration Designates 21 New "Green Communities" Across the Commonwealth
Third round of cities and towns named clean energy leaders; now eligible for municipal renewable power and energy efficiency grants
BOSTON - July 19, 2010 - The Patrick-Murray Administration today named 21 cities and towns from western Massachusetts to Cape Cod as "Green Communities," making these communities eligible for over $3.7 million in grants for local renewable power and energy efficiency projects that will advance both municipal and state clean energy goals.
Ayer, Bedford, Brookline, Buckland, Carlisle, Deerfield, Granby, Holland, Mendon, Middlefield, Millbury, Monson, Revere, Sherborn, Shutesbury, Somerville, Sutton, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Truro, and Woburn join 53 other cities and towns named in previous rounds of Green Communities designations - bringing the total number of official Green Communities to 74.
"We are making real progress in achieving a clean energy future for the Commonwealth, one community at a time," said Governor Deval Patrick. "These investments encourage energy savings, create jobs and protect our environment - boosting our economy and improving our quality of life."
"Our Administration is proud to partner with cities and towns as we continue to promote clean energy initiatives across the Commonwealth," said Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray. "These newly designated Green Communities will join 53 other municipalities that are moving forward with renewable and efficient energy projects to help build a more sustainable and healthier environment for Massachusetts."
The Department of Energy Resources' (DOER) Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, which is a result of the Green Communities Act signed by Governor Patrick in 2008, uses funding from auctions of carbon emissions permits under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to reward communities that win Green Communities designation by meeting five clean energy benchmarks:
Adopting local zoning bylaw or ordinance that allows "as-of-right siting" for renewable and/or alternative energy R & D facilities, manufacturing facilities or generation units;
- Adopting an expedited permitting process related to the as-of-right facilities;
- Establishing a municipal energy use baseline and a program to reduce use by 20 percent within five years;
- Purchasing only fuel-efficient vehicles for municipal use, whenever such vehicles are commercially available and practicable; and
- Requiring all new residential construction over 3,000 square feet and all new commercial and industrial real estate construction to reduce lifecycle energy costs (i.e., adoption of an energy-saving building "stretch code").
"This program rewards cities and towns that face their energy challenges by adopting green energy practices, which reduce energy costs for municipal residents and create sustainable energy solutions for municipal operations," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr.
June 10, 2011 was the deadline for municipalities to apply for Green Community designation in order to qualify for approximately $3.7 million in Green Communities grants. Communities designated today have until August 19, 2011 to submit applications for grants that will be awarded later this year.
"These projects serve as examples of smart energy use and renewable energy practices in communities across the Commonwealth - from installing solar arrays and energy efficient lighting in municipal buildings to purchasing hybrid vehicles for municipal fleets," DOER Commissioner Mark Sylvia said.
Using a formula that caps awards at $1 million and provides each community with a $125,000 base grant - plus additional amounts based on per capita income and population, and for municipalities that meet Green Communities Criterion 1 for energy generation, DOER notified the selected communities of their eligibility for the following funding:
Ayer $151,175
Bedford $148,150
Brookline $215,050
Buckland $134,150
Carlisle $139,300
Deerfield $142,950
Granby $144,125
Holland $143,250
Mendon $145,925
Middlefield $138,025
Millbury $167,025
Monson $165,975
Revere $366,600
Sherborn $137,450
Shutesbury $142,275
Somerville $362,175
Sutton $143,050
Tewksbury $207,725
Topsfield $132,975
Truro $141,200
Woburn $231,925
In addition to grant eligibility, each Green Community designated today will also receive a certificate from the Commonwealth, four road signs identifying it as an official Green Community, and at least one Big Belly solar trash compactor for municipal use.
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Leonard Cook
Mass of Christian Burial for Leonard Cook age 82, of Glad Valley, SD was 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial followed at the Timber Lake Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation was Friday, December 27, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. at the church. Leonard passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Medicine Wheel Village in Eagle Butte.
Leonard Ivan Cook, son of Norman and Ethel (Traversie) Cook, one of nine children was born on October 14, 1931, in a log house at the Andrew (Grandpa) Traversie ranch, ten miles southwest of Timber Lake. He attended the first four years of school at the Lind Country School, four years at St. Joseph Indian School in Chamberlain, SD, and two years of high school at Marty Mission School at Wagner, SD. He left school when his mother passed in 1949 and returned to Timber Lake.
He joined the United States Army in 1953 and served in the Korean War until he was honorably discharged in 1955. Upon his return to Timber Lake, he married the love of his life Estelle Dahlgren in 1956 and made their home south of Timber Lake and started a family. Then in 1957, they moved to the Glad Valley area. Besides raising six children, Leonard and Estelle raised cattle and purebred Rambouillet Sheep.
During his life in Glad Valley, Leonard was involved in various organizations. He was a lifetime member of the Edwin Hodgdon American Legion Post 124 in Dupree, SD, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Faith, SD. The Cook Sisters Rambouillet was selected as the National Rambouillet Purebred producer of the year in 1979. He served as the Director of the National Rambouillet Association, Western Junior Livestock, South Dakota 4-H Program and a member of the Ziebach County 4-H Leaders Association.
Leonard enjoyed meeting people. He had many friends from all over the country and liked to visit with individuals at the sheep shows they attended.
Grateful for having shared his life for 57 years is Estelle and his six children: Ethel (John) Hill, Dawn (Mike) Stocklin, Judy (Bernie) Anderson, Lenny (Ardys) Cook, Carol (Alvin) Veit and Daniel (Sheila) Cook. He has two sisters still living: Sharon Trudell of Aurora, CO, and Donna Ager of Citurs Springs, FL. He is survived by 16 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents, Norman and Ethel; three brothers, Melvin, Julius and Anthony; three sisters, Patricia Lindgren, Marlys Gray, and Nina Hicks; two grandsons, Alvin Franklin (Red) Veit and Boe Michael Stocklin and one granddaughter Kathryn Estelle Cook; one son-in-law, Larry Schuchhardt.


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On this hellish weekday morning, when the sun prickles the skin through a wheezy haze from the wildfires to the north, the sea-licked shores of Miami Beach and its summer players seem as far away as Haiti. For the inner-city entrepreneurs who work here each day, summertime means business as usual. Several young men are carefully sudsing and rinsing a row of taxicabs and sedans at the car wash while the drivers look on, jangling their keys and chatting in Creole. A little girl and her grandmother wearing identical straw hats slowly push a shopping cart piled with clothes to the crowded laundromat across the street. A pungent smell of frying oil escapes from the Delice Restaurant next door; on its façade jaunty paintings of a jumping fish, a steaming roast chicken, and a highball glass beckon customers for the approaching lunch hour.
Unlike those Miami neighborhoods designed to ensure tidy anonymity, with code-approved barricades and identical condo towers, here life spills voluptuously into the street. Small-business owners with a dream, a plan, or at least a notion announce their intentions in bright acrylic paint that blazes across the faces of tired buildings -- often erasing the bad memory of a failed predecessor. Little Haiti and its northern and western neighbors, extending to Liberty City, compose the land that neon, airbrush, and computer graphics forgot. Instead, a dynamic gallery of hand-painted murals featuring laughing cows and spry crabs, dancing soda cans, swaying palms, steely-eyed Vodou deities, and pensive political heroes covers the walls of shops and restaurants, advertising car parts and tires, refrigerators and slip covers, curly perms and "ocean waves," bail bonds and tax returns, birthday cakes and goat's head soup. The anarchic urban landscape spurred by plain necessity has made this area of Caribbean immigrants and African Americans more picturesque than any tourist board could have ever planned.
"The people who make up these communities come from cultures where art is a functional part of their lives," says Marvin Weeks, a Miami-based artist originally from the Sea Islands off Georgia, whose own work often explores the ties between African-American and Caribbean visual culture. "It's an everyday form of expression."
In the artworks on these city walls, cultural icons are put to the service of commerce. On the side of a market on NW 63rd Street, Martin Luther King stares poignantly into the distance. He may be composing a moving discourse, or perhaps just trying to decide between the turkey wing and "porck" sparerib from the list of offerings printed in colored letters on the wall next to his portrait. Over in Liberty City, the Arab owner of a one-stop hopes the rappers' faces painted on the front of his store will give it the neighborhood seal of approval.
"You've got a lot of people selling a lot of things, so you've got to find an image that people can relate to in order to attract their attention," says Weeks, who on a recent afternoon perches atop a scaffold outside the My Dream Laundry on NE 79th Street. A huge hyperrealist face of King floats on the white wall before him.
Weeks, age 44, has been painting in the street for more than two decades, most actively as a member of Washington, D.C.'s Urban Muralists Association. When he moved to Miami twelve years ago, he noted evidence of a street-painting tradition in the city's black neighborhoods, especially a few remaining signs by a character named Johnny Cool, who, legend has it, rode around in a red Cadillac and painted most of the signs in Overtown and Liberty City in the Fifties. "He never got his due," Weeks laments.
More recently, Oscar Thomas, who died last year at age 41, covered the walls of Liberty City with powerful photorealist murals of historical black figures in an effort to boost community morale. "We as black folk don't take much time to go to galleries and museums. The way to get impact is to use the cities," Thomas once said. "If this is not supposed to be the place for art, then I really need to be here."
Most of Miami's urban artworks are created out of a different sense of need -- to get by. Stores have to advertise, paint is cheap, and so is the labor. Theo Daniel, a 33-year-old Haitian, recently covered the facade of Cayard's Market on North Miami Avenue and 62nd Street with naive depictions of a girl balancing a basket of tropical fruit on her head, an idyllic island scene, a tiered cake, meats, and seafood. Daniel, who came to Miami when he was twelve, graduated from North Miami Beach High (he faked his address so he could go there instead of Little Haiti's Miami Edison High). Now he has four children to support. His regular job is stock supervisor of the market, which caters to a Haitian clientele with items like salted pork and cod, homemade pistachio cookies, and huge bags of rice bearing the kerchiefed visage of Madame Gougousse -- Haiti's equivalent of Uncle Ben.


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Katy Perry is said to have dumped John Mayer for good after growing tired of being his "booty call."
The 'Wide Awake' songstress has been dating the ladies man on and off for several months since her divorce from comedian Russell Brand earlier this year, but she is said to have had enough with John's lack of wanting to commit to their relationship, so called it quits permanently.
"John just can't commit, and he kept luring Katy back with promises that he was going to change, but then he didn't," a source told Radar Online.
"Katy was pretty crazy about him, so she kept giving him another chance."
"John liked Katy, so he wanted to keep her in his life, but it just wasn't up to Katy's standards. She needs the guy to be on board 100 percent."
"She was sick of John disappearing for five days at a time, then booty calling her, then straightening up and treating her well, only to go back to his old behaviour a few days later. Finally she was like, 'Lose my number'."
Katy was recently said to be planning a "divorce party" to celebrate the end of her marriage to Russell, coinciding with her birthday.
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SBWFF 2011: Grand Tasting Village Was a Satisfying Feeding Frenzy
Categories: South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Bill? Is that you? |
After receiving a Waterford glass, but no neck lanyard cup-holder to keep our eager paws free (they were deemed defective), we hungry early birds wandered inside. Confused about what was to happen next, we overate in the "Experience Italy" pavilion and Whole Foods tent (which had surprisingly scrumptious guava pastries). At about one, two gigantic tents opened to reveal endless cooking and booze stations, and we braced ourselves for a day of intense consumption.
Best schwag: New York Times towels, making you the coolest nerd on the playa.
Strangest thing: While not an obviously opulent event, rather, noticeably casual, people were cleaning their wine glasses out with Evian and Fiji.
Spotted: Food Network favs Emeril Lagasse, Sunny Anderson, Robert Irvine, Ming Tsai, Fabio Viviani, and Guy Fieri.
Best idea: Plugra's Mashed Potato Bar. Who doesn't love mashed potatoes with a variety of butters? Sick people, that's who.
Nice view. |
Barry Gump sniffs out which is which. |
Two funny guys! |
New York and Los Angeles performance duo The Bumbys were sponsored by Fiji Water to offer the crowd "a fair and honest appraisal of your appearance." We expected them to say, "Lord, you're unattractive." Instead they started their assessment with, no lie, "You look like you're here for work."
Food Network's Sunny Anderson has the loveliest voice. |
Fabio Viviani, warming up for a demo. |
STK's braised short ribs, sweet and savory, the best thing eaten today. |
More, please! Mostly thimbles-full were provided. |
This guy was ready to party. |
Nearly not enough stomach in this body to eat and drink all that was available. Nearly. |
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The Doctor spots an old friend and drags Donna over to meet him. He is, however, being watched.
Uploaded by Rich at 01:00 on 12 September 2011The Dinosaur Table Project - 4
Posted 09:40Sun 19 June
by Rich
The Dinosaur Table Project - 4
It's been a while since I've updated this little log. Last time I worked on the table I didn't add anything overly significant so it seemed a bit much to do an entry for a couple of small additions. Most of that session went into regluing. Turns out the spray adhesive I used didn't really stick very well and the mountain segments started to separate. I found that carpenter's glue works a lot better, so I had to redo portions of the land and mountains.
This weekend I finished the peaks over the Triassic period. My goal was to make a transition of mountains, high pointy peaks for the young mountains, lower peaks for the middle section and way over on the right are the low, rolling hilltops for the well aged mountains.
Here's a view from the POV of an Acrocanthosaurus standing in the forground in the Cretaceous period. In the distance you can see the high peaked Triassic mountains. I like the low-angle that gives a sense of scale.
Here's a slightly different view from behind the Tyrannosaurus.
Here's a view across the mountaintops with the approximate location of the Pteranodon aerie.
This is down in what I've started calling 'Sauropod Alley'. In the background you can see the cliff face. In the foreground is a new piece of scenery. During a visit to a pet shop, Hilary found some fantastic fish tank decorations that will enhance the table wonderfully! This is one of them, a clump of palm trees. I will have to do a bit of research before sticking it down, but it will probably wind up in the Cretaceous or Pliestocene era.
Here's a downshot looking into the small sea, home of the various marine reptiles.
Thanks for reading!