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Congress' familiar path: short-term solutions
Deadlocked over long list of problems, Congress picks familiar path and goes short-term
Senate tweaks veterans health law to boost specialized care
Senate tweaks health care 'choice' law to boost veterans' access to specialized care
Discussion of TSP issues by the people who know
The Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board's Greg Long and Kim Weaver join hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan to discuss the TSP and plans to use a loan from the G Fund to help fund the federal deficit.
May 25, 2015
VA must find millions to finish troubled Denver hospital
Construction at Denver VA hospital to move forward, but millions still needed to finish it
USPS ready to replace aging delivery fleet
The Postal Service told a House panel Thursday that it's become too expensive to maintain its aging delivery fleet and it needs to purchase up to 180,000 new vehicles. USPS spends $4,200 annually on maintenance per vehicle to keep the fleet running.
Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.)
Customer service at the Veterans Affairs Department has been a mixed bag lately. After the long weekend and the barbeque paraphernalia are cleaned up, area vets will have a chance to sit down with a caseworker and sort their affairs. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) will have those caseworkers on hand for a Constituent Services Workshop in Germantown. Vets can get help with all sorts of things. Rep. Delaney joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more workshop details.
House to VA employees: Your mess-ups will live forever
Under the Ensuring VA Accountability Act, reprimands and admonishments that VA employees receive for misconduct would remain part of their permanent record for as long as they work for the department.
Fed bashing: How bad is it?
Federal Drive host Tom Temin joins Mike Causey to discuss fed bashing and federal job security, and Federal Times senior writer Andy Medici will tell us Congress has in store for feds after the Memorial Day break.
May 20, 2015
Want to help feds do their jobs? Stop attacking them
The Senate subcommittee that oversees federal management hosted a hearing Wednesday on how agencies can better address 21st century problems. Two employee representatives had an answer for Congress: Stop attacking the federal workforce.
Hudson Hollister, Executive Director, Data Transparency Coalition
This afternoon, Rep. Darrell Issa (D-Calif.) plans to introduce a bill that will change the way financial regulatory agencies go about their work. The Financial Transparency Act of 2015 would modernize the process of financial regulatory reporting, and force all nine major financial regulators to adopt open data formats for everything they collect. Hudson Hollister, executive director of the Data Transparency Coalition, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to analyze the bill's implications and importance.
DoD leader raises an eyebrow over proposed acquisition reforms
Pentagon has concerns with Senate legislation requiring more acquisition authority for military service chiefs and House provision dictating new career paths for uniformed acquisition personnel.
Bill offers feds $10,000 to report wasteful spending
The newly introduced bill could curb "agency bloat" and the tendency for them to spend frivolously at the end of the year, said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), one of the co-sponsors of the bill.
Controversial agency rule-making bill advances in House
The All Economic Regulations are Transparent (ALERT) Act of 2015 advanced Tuesday in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee along party lines, with some Democrats saying it would add red tape on top of red tape for agencies trying to finalize rules.
From bomb-detecting elephants to catfish inspections, new waste books slam agency spending
Agencies are wasting more than $1 billion on duplicative and unnecessary programs, according to two new reports from members of Congress.
IGs given power to subpoena former feds, contractors under new bill
Inspectors general would have the power to subpoena former feds and contractors to testify in cases of fraud or waste of more than $100,000, or when criminal activity is suspected.
Republicans clash over NSA surveillance powers
Republicans clashed over the future of government surveillance programs on Monday, highlighting a deep divide among the GOP's 2016 presidential class over whether the National Security Agency should be collecting American citizens' phone records in the name of preventing terrorism.
New bill aims to improve oversight of FEHBP prescription drug benefits
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced a new bill that would improve federal oversight of the prescription drug benefits of federal employees and retirees and reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Bill aims to save government billions of dollars on leased space
The legislation represents a "limited, tremendous" opportunity to fix the General Service Administration's leasing process, as half of federal buildings' leases expire soon.
David Hawkings, Senior Editor, Roll Call
The defense appropriations process starts in earnest this week. The Overseas Contingency Operations fund will likely be at the center of debate for the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. It will likely mark up its fiscal 2016 bill Wednesday. House Republicans want $38 billion in the OCO fund. But President Obama says he will veto any measure that uses the OCO as a way to avoid defense spending caps. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, tells In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu how this might all play out before Congress breaks for recess next week.
Senate panel votes to overhaul military retirement, to cut headquarters spending
The Senate Armed Service Committee's version of the annual Defense authorization bill would revamp military retirement, order DoD to reduce its headquarters and sidesteps sequestration by using the Pentagon's overseas contingency accounts.


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INOLA — The Poteau Lady Pirates track team placed second with 68 points, well behind meet champion Vinita (172.5 points), in Friday's Inola Invitational. Spiro's girls scored 12 points to come in 16th, while Talihina was 22nd with four points.
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MUSKOGEE — The bad news was the Poteau Lady Pirates golf team did not sweep the titles at the Class 4A Regional Tournament, which took place Tuesday at Cobblestone Golf Course. The good news is that the Lady Pirates will still have a shot at defending their Class 4A state title.
The Lady Pirates were regional runners-up with a 368, finishing behind regional champion and host Hilldale (348).
Defending individual state champion Hannah Ward was regional runner-up with a 76. She finished a stroke behind regional champion, Hilldale's Courtney Cunningham (75).
TAHLEQUAH — Two of the three Heavener Wolves golfers made it to the next stage of postseason play.
At Monday's Class 3A Regional Qualifier at Cherokee Trails Golf Course, Chance Dunigan and Colt Dunigan each qualified for Monday's regional tournament at Verdigris.
Chance Dunigan tied for fourth with a 97, while Colt Dunigan tied for sixth with a 99.
Jackson Long, Heavener's third golfer, missed out on the cut to make Monday's Class 3A Regional Tournament as he shot a 102.
SALLISAW — Two Poteau Pirate golfers were top-10 medalists in Monday's Sallisaw Invitational.
Cody Shore was runner-up medalist with a 75-70—145, while Connor Wheat was seventh at 78-75—153.
As a team, the Pirates were third in their first 36-hole tournament of the season, finishing with a 318-306—624. Host Sallisaw won its own tournament, while Fort Gibson was runner-up.
As for the rest of the Pirates, Jarrett Lowrimore shot an 83-79—162, followed by John Scott Sanders at 82-82—164 and Connor Bandy at 93-102—195.


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Version 2.0 of my original maple-bourbon pickles, this time made with Cabin Fever; an 80 proof whiskey blended with Grade B Vermont maple. If it's possible to improve on greatness, I did.


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One service I always offer is a full antivirus installation including at least a year license. Getting the full version usually gets you a better/faster update for all things within the program. That includes program updates and virus signature files (the files that identify the new types of virus and trojans out there). There are several people who always try to save some cash and avoid the extra expense by either not getting any antivirus or getting a free version later on, on their own.
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Chrome Browser ProblemsSubmitted by owner on Tue, 08/12/2014 - 17:50
Google Chrome browser is something I usually recommend for an alternative browser. When running it on a desktop computer or laptop it generally works without incident. However, when it comes to tablets and phones, things can run a litte differently.
Since tablets and phones run on a different operating system (Android and iOS are the most prevalent), they have to run a different code, and hence, the browser may behave differently. Recently I have been experiencing issues with the Chrome browser on our tablet devices. The screen will go blank in the browser window every once in a while, seemingly regardless of what site I'm browsing to or what else is running at the time.
Limited Return WindowSubmitted by owner on Tue, 07/22/2014 - 13:32
Just because you order something from Amazon doesn't give you unlimited time to return it. Also, just because there is a return item button next to your item you recently ordered, doesn't mean it can be returned!
Recently I ordered a few items, and was taking my time to find a part that went with it so I could then return everything together. Today I finally got everything gathered up and was about to print out a return slip from Amazon. I found the item that had a return button next to it, but when I clicked it, there was another page which gave the unwanted information that the return period had expired on a previous date... Now I must either deal with the manufacturer for the waranty, or repair the item myself.
So a word to the wise, check your ordered items more quickly, the return period is shorter than you think.
Free Xbox One AND 360 GamesSubmitted by owner on Tue, 07/01/2014 - 02:53
If you have an Xbox 360 game system and subscribe to the Gold online membership, you are probably aware of the bi-monthly free games with gold. What you may not be aware of is that you can schedule your Xbox to download those free games by signing in to your Gold account through your web browser.
Beware of Installing ANYTHING!Submitted by owner on Fri, 04/04/2014 - 03:12
Do you search or find programs to install, simply by using Google, and choosing any link available? Maybe you also don't read the windows that pop-up once installation begins. If both of those are true, you also are likely to skip the EUA (End User Agreement) that may also pop-up. If all the above are true, your computer is most likely running on borrowed time.
Hidden programs are in a vast majority of the otherwise useful application or game you're installing on your computer. These programs are known by many names:
The REAL Price of ComputersSubmitted by owner on Fri, 02/28/2014 - 05:09
A local business in Central Square just tasked me with putting together a proposal for a custom computer. I feel they may have sticker shock, however. Quality parts and a well thought out business computer is NOT an off the shelf system. Those companies with high advertising budgets and deep pockets are able to brainwash the public into thinking their inexpensive mass-produced systems will do everything that everyone wants and needs them to do... That is just not the case!
It takes time to learn what the customer needs and how they work. Once I have an idea of what they need, it then takes time to put together an order and await the customer's go-ahead.
Web Browser CrashesSubmitted by owner on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 04:58
There's a lot of differences between Internet Explorer version 8 through vs 11. Several bug fixes, changes in the menu interface, plus the way web pages are displayed. However, if your computer crashes repeatedly or simply cannot display any web page, it's possible that your web browser is to blame.
I recently came across a system that did not function correctly, not loading ANY web page. This system had other issues, but even once those were repaired this problem remained. Windows was fully updated to the latest browser, version 11 of Internet Explorer. So, it was down graded to version 10, then 9, finally 8. Eight was the ONLY version that would work! The same was true for Google Chrome, an older version from back in December 2013 was the only version that worked without crashing. In fact, the system crashed to the point of a blue screen...
Dirty ComputersSubmitted by owner on Thu, 10/17/2013 - 05:52
This is one of the dirtiest desktop systems I've ever worked on. It was surprising the system was still running with how much dirt was inside this system! As part of our full service, the system was cleaned up inside and out. This did take quite some time, but the customer was not charged for the added service.
A computer with this much dust and dirt inside can experience overheating and even component failure. If you bring your system in for service it is always thoroughly cleaned. Doing so will add to the life of your system.
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Badass Big Way: How The F*ck Did They Key This?
Okay, so you can see the first key at 1:55. But seriously, regardless of what orientation you fly, this is some impressive flying — a 4-point 106-way formation skdive! Earlier in the event, they also completed a 100-way from 13,500 feet. No additional altitude necessary. Badass belly flying at it's finest, circa 2001. Watch Video »
World-Class Skydiving: Hayabusa Does Dubai
All Belgians all the time. That's what this video is about. And more specifically, Belgians at Skydive Dubai. All joking aside, this video is a kickass compilation of a truly kickass team: Hayabusa. Most footage of them doing what they do best, 4-way formation skydiving, sliced up with some cool angles and other little bits... Watch Video »
Up Close And Personal With The Golden Knights
POV footage from an inside cam of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights formation skydiving team. Being up close and personal from this perspective really gives you an appreciation for what it takes to be a world-class formation skydiving team. It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Watch Video »
Naked Women Falling From The Sky. Literally. [NSFW...
If you're uncomfortable with dozens of topless women, avert your virgin eyes. This is quite possibly the best commercial ever made, or the best formation skydive, or both. And only the Danish could get away with something like this. But I'm not sure how effective Fleggaard's commercial is from a marketing perspective. Don't get me... Watch Video »
Golden Knights: Army Girls Git 'Er Done
Go Army is right! The U.S. Army's Golden Knights Female 4-way (GKF4) competition team is relatively new, but they've been training hard. GKF4 won gold at the CISM competition back in July 2011, and took 4th place at the World Cup competition in Saarlouis, Germany. Congrats to this up-and-coming female 4-way formation skydiving (FS) team.... Watch Video »
The Mystery Cutaway. Whodunit?
Remember to protect and check your handles, folks! Phil of The Bombdigity, a 4-way formation skydiving team, had his cutaway handle mysteriously dislodged and fly off into the blue. Whodunit?! Way to stay cool, calm and collected Phil… unlike this other unintentional cutaway mishap, which happens to be my fave Friday Freakout of all time. Watch Video »
From The Archives: Skydiving In 1978
From the archives, here's a throwback to the classic 1970s film "Sky Dive!" by Carl Boenish — a leading skydive photographer of the era. This historical flick was shot on original 16 mm film. No, not a 16 GB memory card. Film, dammit! If you're looking for some entertainment, be sure to check out the... Watch Video »
Lingerie-Way: Women Skydiving In Lingerie
It's raining half naked women in lingerie. Dreams do come true. For all you ladies out there, here's some lingerie-way eye candy for you (disclaimer: watch at own risk). Watch Video »
Team Hayabusa Shredding It Up
Team Hayabusa, the world-class Belgian formation skydiving team, shredding it up at Skydive Empuriabrava while training for the 2012 World Championships. Watch Video »
Formation Skydiving: Powerful Women Breaking Recor...
On this same day last year, the Arizona women's 27-way formation skydiving state record was set during the Holidays Boogie at Skydive Arizona — 32 years after the 20-way formation skydiving record was set back in 1978. Well, it's that record-breaking time of year again. They're having another go at it today to beat last... Watch Video »
Parachuting Over The Dubai Skyline (DIPC)
Team Hayabusa under canopy after a 4-way formation skydiving round at the third annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Photo by Danny Jacobs. View Photo »
Hayabusa: The Best Of The Best
Team Hayabusa, one of the best 4-way formation skydiving teams in the world, practicing at Skydive Empuriabrava in Spain. Hayabusa was stronger and faster than ever in 2011; I'm looking forward to following their progress and accomplishments in 2012. Another stunning shot by Danny Jacobs. View Photo »
40th Anniversary: Formation Skydive Over the Palm ...
A demo jump over the Palm Islands at Skydive Dubai to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates during the 3rd annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC). Photo by Danny Jacobs. View Photo »
Distance Battles in Dubai (DIPC)
Following the Mad Swooping Skills video I posted earlier this week, here's a mix of the canopy formation, formation skydiving, and canopy piloting rounds from Day 3 of the third annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Keep your eyes peeled at 4:43 for some swooping carnage. Oh, and a rant from the... Watch Video »
This Is Why We Fly
I don't know about you, but this is why I skydive. An incredible shot of the tracking teams at the P3 Big Way Camp at Skydive Perris earlier this year. Photo by Juan Mayer Photography. What is it about skydiving that gets you excited? View Photo »
X Marks The Flock
A great shot from the center of a 17-way X formation at Fly Zone Fermo in Italy. Photo by Cristian Vasari. View Photo »
Get Away From Me!
When there are 200 skydivers on a big way record jump, the only thought running through my mind at break-off until landing is, "get away from me!" If you're looking for video, check out Craig O'Brien's footage from this 200-way California state formation skydiving record attempt at Skydive Perris. Photo by Juan Mayer. View Photo »
200-Way Record Attempt Over California
Following yesterday's photo of the 200-way exit, this is Craig O'Brien's video of 200 of the world's most talented skydivers attempting to break the California state record at Skydive Perris in October 2011 (submission as an official record is still pending). Congrats to everyone on the jump! Craig, that's some badass backslididing at break-off. Watch Video »
Big Way Traffic: 200-Way Exit
A little traffic is expected on big ways, especially when 200 skydivers exiting 9 aircraft attempt to set a new California state formation skydiving record at Skydive Perris. Landing must have been interesting; kind of like this big way landing traffic, only twice as many skydivers/canopies. This is just a teaser for tomorrow's video, so... View Photo »


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Art Basel highlighted Hong Kong's new status as an international arts hub.
ANDY Warhol's art series of '$' signs in the booth of Dominique Levy (formerly L&M) at the vernissage of Art Basel Hong Kong was telling on the voracious art market in Hong Kong. It was the same colour of money in another booth featuring Tsang Kin-wah's vinyl installation ala Tracy Emin with the emblazoned words, 'Making Art, Making Money.'
While China is the second largest art market in the world, briefly once even the largest, the spillover effects of the art boom from the mainland after 1997 to the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are palpable and profound.
Basel's Magnus Renfrew helmed the last Art HK last year before it got the ermine 'Basel' livery which was an anointment of Hong Kong as a World City of arts and culture in the Asia-Pacific.
Hong Kong's main allure was as Art Basel director Marc Spiegler put it, "no censorship issues" (Warhol's Mao prints and dissident Ai Wei Wei's installations came up against a brick wall for an exhibition in Shanghai) apart from red tape, and the absence of tax (in China, it's 23% to 34% even with the trial concession of a halved import tax of 6%).
The selection in Art Basel Hong Kong, sandwiched in between the Frieze of London and the 55th Venice Biennale not to mention the Basel Basel on June 13-16, was much more stringent, restricting the overall participants to 245 (including those in the 'Insights' of solos, 'Discoveries' for emerging artists, and the 'Encounters' 18 large-scale projects, with 48 galleries making their debut).
Malaysia's Ivan Lam, under the aegis of Wei-Ling Fine Arts, made a parody of this rigorous selection in his brilliant automa-art art-on-tap – a vending machine dispensing miniaturised artworks in acrylic blocks offering a pseudo interaction whilst marrying art, sculpture/installation and technology. This way, Ivan Lam also bypassed and cocked-a-snook at the vetting process by "smuggling" in his reputable Malaysian artist-friends (38 of them) and having a backdoor exhibition of Malaysian art.
Rome-based H.H. Lim, who is also taking part in the Venice Biennale, was the only other Malaysian represented, by Tang (Bangkok-Beijing).
Building the base
So, what's so terribly different between Art HK 2012 and the first Art Basel HK?
Renfrew, who directed both, said Art Basel HK had the backing of the full resources of the Basel organisational juggernaut and expertise that powered its art fairs in Basel and Miami, apart from the A-list galleries, the high-profiled projects including talks, and the network of big-time collectors and art-industry leaders. Topping the Conversation sector was 'The Artist and the Gallerist' between Zhang Xiao-Gang and Pace Beijing's Leng Lin. Also, the layout was more spacious over the two levels of exhibitions.
At the vernissage, a tidal wave of the rich and famous thronged the booths and heady private receptions despite Hong Kong being hit the day before by the worst black rainstorms in decades.
Visitorship had spiked from 19,000 from the first Art HK in 2008 to more than 60,000 this year.
But HK, with an estimated population of only 7.15 million (as of July 2012), is already at the cusp of it all with an art ecology second to none in the region. It's strategically located at the gateway of the China economic powerhouse and a financial hub to boot.
Its US$2.8bil (RM8.7bil) West Kowloon Cultural District project on a 40-ha waterfront site in Tsimtshatsui is expected to come onstream in 2015 and already M+ is having a playground of inflatable sculptures of vinyl-coated fabric and fans, that are creating incredible buzz, especially for the works of simulated excrement (Paul McCartney, Complex Piles) and suckling pig (Cao Fei, House of Treasures).
It doesn't stop there. Plans are afoot to convert the former central police station into a cultural hub in a partnership between the government and the HK Jockey Club.
The blue-chip galleries have already set up their outposts in Hong Kong despite the high rentals and with most spaces exceeding 8,000 sq feet. In Pedders in Central, Lehmann Maupin Gallery joins Gagosian Gallery (since 2008), Ben Brown Fine Art, Simon Lee Gallery, Pearl Lam Galleries and Hanart TZ Gallery, while Jay Joplin's White Cube (March 2012) and Galerie Perrotin are in Gloucester Road.
All have their own blockbuster shows at their premises: Zhu Jinshi (Pearl Lam), Qiu Zhijie (Hanart TZ, several pieces at US$20,000 (RM62,000) sold), Frank Auerbach (Ben Brown), Jean-Michel Basquiat (Gagosian), Jake and Dinos Chapman's macabre installations The Sum of All Evil (White Cube), Takashi Murakami (Perrotin, until July 6), Jean-Michel Basquiat (Gagosian, Basquiat set a new record of US$48.8mil (RM152mil) for his 1982 Dustheads at Christie's New York just a week before).
While the new gilt-edged players hogged the cash registers, Leo Castelli's booth was comparatively quiet. The Delhi Art Gallery chose to bank on India's masters such as M.F. Husain and F.N. Souza instead of its hot contemporary artists.
HK also boasts a strong network of art-collectives with their own spaces – Asia Art Archives, Para-Site, Woofer Ten, The Salt Yard, Spring Workshop, Videotage and 1A Space. Para-Site staged A Journey Of The Plague Year on the SARS epidemic including an installation by Ai Wei Wei.
Their artists have also eked an increasing international profile. Like Lee Kit, Leung Chi-Wo, Chow Chun Fai, Kwan Sheung-Chi, Trevor Yeung Hung Keung, Tsang Kin-Wah, Tang Kwok-Lin, Samson Young, and TamWai Ping Ping, the one behind the M+ inflatable, Falling Into The Mundane World.
Since last year, China's Top Two auction houses of Guardian and Poly International have set up bases in Hong Kong, while Christie's has become the first foreigner allowed to trade in China, in Shanghai. Christie's HK Spring Asian Art auction on May 26 registered robust sales of Malaysian art including lots of Datuk Ibrahim Hussein, Latiff Mohidin and Chang Fee Ming.
Exciting sidelines
In the periphery of this heady 'HK Art Week', festival-scale extravaganzas exploded all over with trend du jour 'hotel art': the Asia Contemporary Art festival (ACA, J.W. Marriott Hotel, the Hong Kong Contemporary (The Excelsior Hotel), LINK Artfair (China Merchant Wharf), BankArt Fair (Island Shangri-La). The HK Asia Society Art Gala honoured Murakami, Zhang Xiaogang, Zeng Fangzhi, Nyoman Masriadi and Lee Ufan (absent) (Hong Kong Jockey Club).
Hong Kong East reprised the Saatchi London show last year of 24 HK artists including Chow Chun Fai and Amy Cheung.
An artists' parade performance, Paper Rain, was held at Victoria Waterfront (May 23). The 21st Le French May arts festival and the Opera Gallery, which had a separate Chagall exhibition, put up sculptures all over the Landmark hotel-chain buildings. The sculptures included Yayoi Kusama's Kei Chan, Cecile Bart's mobile, Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture, David Mach's spiky bear, Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali and Rodin.
The ACA exhibition at the Marriott had chuppies (HK yuppies) nudged one another in the crammed hotel room galleries featuring 2,000 works from 70 galleries spread over four floors on VIP Night, while the Bank Art Fair attracted 64 galleries (fourth floor). Among the notables in the ACA were the Art Xchange Gallery's Indonesian artists, Bui Thanh Tam (Vietnam) and China's Lu Zheng Yuan's copper-cast psychiatric ward re-enactments (Phoenix Art Palace).
Institutions and alternative spaces also flexed their muscles. The Hong Kong Museum of Art, which hosted a Warhol Retrospective attracting 250,000 visitors ending March, staged A Hundred Chinese Paintings (from late Ming, until Oct 30).
An entire collecion of eight of Juan Ford in Melbourne's Dianne Tanzer Gallery was sold out for US$150,000 (RM467,000) a piece.
A Malaysian also got into the act, snapping up Fernando Botero's Quarteto (Galerie Gmurzynska) for US$1.3 mil (RM3.93mil), which was among seven Boteros sold, from a lowest register of US$400,000 (RM1.2mil). Hong Kong's love affair with the eccentric Yayoi Kusama, at 84 the undisputed Grandmother of Polka-Dot Pop, continued, with several of her works sold including Flames Of Life (Victoria Miro/OTA Fine Arts) for US$2mil (RM6.2mil) and Love Is Forever (David Zwirner) for US$550,000 (RM1.7mil).
Damien Hirst's butterfly painting flew off for US$500,000 (RM1.6mil); Murakami sold 15 sculptures at US$135,185 (RM409,203) each; two doghead sculptures by Yoshitomo Nara were sold at US$350,000 (RM1.1mil) a piece, while eight of his paintings were also snapped up; White Cube sold Gary Hume's sculpture for US$100,136 (RM303,113); while Indian Jatish Kallat's bamboo scaffolding went to Guy Ullens (Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing) for US$180,000 (RM560mil). Tai Xiangzhou's Paradise Hills (Paul Kasmin Gallery) sold for US$165,000 (RM499,455).
Indonesian Eko Nugroha's flowered puppy, Flower Generation II, went to a South Australian museum for US$54,000 (RM168,000), while Basel-based Eddie HaRA made a consecutive return to Hong Kong under a different gallery, Semarang, with his Environ-Art,and another Indonesian, Heri Dono, drew crowds with his Dinosaur Man alter ego combining technology, wayang kulit, Garuda wings, gamelan sounds painting/sculpture and video.
On automobile art, Indonesian Ichwan Noor's Volkswagen Beetle compressed into a sphere overshadowed Cesar Manrique's painted BMW, selling one of a set of five for US$88,000 (RM274,000).
It is not known if the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and the Swiss collector Uli Sigg bought anything.
The Art Basel HK really boiled down to an orgy of visceral delights: a Miro solo (Mayoral Galeria D' Art, Barcelona); a dirty organic linen drape masquerading as a landscape (Adam Avikainen, Monitor Rome), a life-sized Roger Rabbit (Marnie Weber), a venticular hologram painted on a 'Vermeer' (Joonsung Bae), Penny Bryne's tableau of figurines of protest (Sullivan & Strumpf), an awkward overhang of Venetian blinds (Haegue Yang), and a metallic pressed cheongsam (Men Fung-Yi, Alisan Fine Arts).
For all the hype over Art Basel, the sentiments of the Hongkongites were rivetted on the giant rubber duck by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman which listed in Victoria Harbour before being refloated to great relief and fanfare.
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Preparing Your Home Environment
Fun & Educational Toddler & Preschool Activities:
Here's our home environment: s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii232/s...
I don't have a lot of photos from around the house but you can at least see the dedicated space. I have various book nooks and other stations here and there, such as a kitchen cooking area with a learning tower. We have a physcial activity space in the basement with a trampoline, ball pit, etc.
Married my Knight on 5/22/99
�Elora Aerith 12/25/07 - Juvenile Arthritis since 4/10
William Wallace 10/23/09
We are in the process of moving so I do not have our home set the way I want yet but here is a link to part of our playroom from a few months ago.
-Darla, mommy to Mya (08/17/09) Emry (06/15/11)
�"Stand up for what is right, even if you're standing alone".
I also came across a list of essential items for toddlers in a Montessori environment...
General Equipment:
1. Long, low shelves
2. Small table and chairs
3. Table mats (placemats) and small rugs
4. Plants, artwork, and a pet to care for
5. Age-appropriate books, musical instruments, and art supplies
Practical Life:
1. Control of Movement
a. Pouring, Scooping, & Spooning work
b. Transferring work (both for whole hand and fingers)
c. Sorting (colors, shapes, sizes)
d. Stringing Beads & Lacing Cards
2. Care of Person
a. Dressing Frames
b. Folding (napkin, washcloth)
c. Scrubbing and Washing
3. Care of Environment
a. Sweeping and Mopping
b. Polishing
c. Dusting
1. Pink Tower
2. Small Cylinder Block Set
3. Color Tablets Box 1
1. Wooden Puzzles of all kinds
2. Matching Work (picture/picture, object/picture, etc)
3. Picture Sequencing
4. Sandpaper Letters
5. Classification Materials
1. Sandpaper Numbers
2. Stacking and Nesting Cubes
3. Number blocks and puzzles
4. Sorting and Counting Materials
-Darla, mommy to Mya (08/17/09) Emry (06/15/11)
�"Stand up for what is right, even if you're standing alone".
I love how this Montessori Mama and teacher-in-trainng set up her daughters's play room!
And this post from her on snack self-serving:
Fun & Educational Toddler & Preschool Activities:
I have some pictures of some materials in my photos here on BBC, and there are likely some on my blog as well:
Does anyone use a floor bed? We haven't gone that route yet. I thought about with DS but that's as far as it went. He still sleeps with us most nights anyway (yeah I always tend to find myself on the other side of mainstream) although he's starting to prefer his room. He's 15 months now and we're seriously considering a move to a toddler bed in the next few weeks.
I'm mostly just curious if anyone has done it and how it turned out. If so let me know because a long list of questions that I won't type out unless someone can actually answer them.
Married my Knight on 5/22/99
�Elora Aerith 12/25/07 - Juvenile Arthritis since 4/10
William Wallace 10/23/09
Shadocat, I just looked at all of your photos. WOW! I love your space and all of the true Montessori materials that you have! I am inspired and want to do things differently now! Where do you buy the low shelves and materials? I really want to make a handwashing/teethbrushing station for Ty too.
On another note, Ty co-sleeps on a mattress on the floor. When he's done co-sleeping he'll move to a mattress in his own room, but I think it's going to be a while!
You have some great materials as well mwcgirl! I'm wanting to buy, buy, buy right now...
Fun & Educational Toddler & Preschool Activities:
My favorite supplies for materials is Alisons Montessori. I researched for months before deciding where to purchase. Even then I only ordered a few items to check out quality, safety and customer service. There are so many junk vendors these days. I decided on Alisons because they were the cheapest vendor that had a real safety standard, had a number I could call to speak to a real live person, were housed here in the US (although most material is still made overseas) and they had decent reviews. It seemed like so many vendors had zero customer service and the products smelled like chemicals. I've had a few issues in my ordering history but they have always been resolved in a satisfactory manner. www.alisonsmontessori.com/
I love Montessori Services for practical life and other small items. www.montessoriservices.com/store/
I've got quite a few activites from Montessori-n-Such too. montessori-n-such.com/
All 3 vendors have catalogs so get on their mailing list if nothing else. I spent months decided on what to purchase for the primary classroom. My catalogs are written in and color coded now.
I recently came across Lakeshore Learning and they have some gems in there. I bought the alpha tubs set for use as language objects and I'm in love with them. They aren't cheap but you compare to the language objects from other vendors there's no comparison. www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/ca...
I like to get general supplies from www.discountschoolsupply.com/ ; They run a lot of sales and you can always find coupons if you google. I get a lot of stuff from Amazon too, especially books. IKEA is my favorite sorce for furniture. They have very affordable tables (although I got the little toddler table from Amazon).
As to my shelves...
My dad made the practical life shelves for me since I couldn't find any that would fit there. He also made my handwashing table and rug stand. The rest of the shelves are just plain cheapy bookshelves from the big box store. Most of them aren't that low. I don't love that aspect but oh well. My dad did put extra shelves in the math and sensorial section because I couldn't get all the materials out.
There is a low shelf/shoe organizer product made my Closetmaid that is a go to item for the kids rooms and play area. I love it for putting puzzles out. They are cheap ($12 a set at Wal-Mart) and you can stack them if you want. www2.closetmaid.com/Look/Product_Ca...
Married my Knight on 5/22/99
�Elora Aerith 12/25/07 - Juvenile Arthritis since 4/10
William Wallace 10/23/09
I am just starting out and we don't have a ton of room. I really would like to to have most shelves/items downstairs in our living area, but my husband suggested just coverting the office (upstairs) for use for Montessori things (i think he likes his space downstairs) but for some reason I feel kinda weird being just upstairs in a room all day, I guess it doesn't feel natural and would feel forced, does that make sense or am I being weird? What should I do?
That's exactly what we did... convert part of our upstairs office. We do not spend all day in that room. We also do not go there every day. We officially have work time 4 times a week. We've been slowly working up to a three hour work period. Right now we tend to last closer to 2.5 hours at a time. DS makes it about an hour. Sometimes we go in there more if DD asks.
We have other activites and such around the house. Each afternoon we have a planned activity. Monday - Kitchen Project, Tuesday - Music Learning, Wednesday - Art/Craft Project, Thursday - MOPS/Field Trip, Friday - Science Project. I usually throw in another art/craft activity on the weekend.
The kids do get free time to play throughout the day. We have more traditional toys (such as the train table and kitchen set) on the main floor of the home. They enjoy playing together, which is what they are doing right now.
I usually give them some time in their rooms each day too. I keep a lot of their Montessori based toys in there on shelves (pattern blocks, shape sorters, puzzles, etc).
I also have a cabinet setup in the kitchen with work trays for DD. I try to rotate the contents every 2 weeks. I open the cabinet when DS takes his nap. She works those projects at our kitchen island in her leanring tower. She has a table and chair set in the kitchen but she seems to prefer her tower.
I usually give them both a practical life based activity while I'm making dinner. Ice cubes have been extremely popular lately. I put some in a big bowl. They each get a utensil and a small bowl of their own. Sometimes I give them spoons... sometimes tongs... pretty much whatever I have laying around. It usually buys me a solid 30 minutes at least. If I'm making something that DD can participate with she does but most of the time I do dinner by myself (she prepares lunch and snacks).
We also have scheduled activites after dinner when DH is home. Most of these are less Montessori in nature. Monday - Game Night, Tuesday - Dance Party, Wednesday - Bible Adventure Night (looking into Godly Play Montessori based curriculum), Thrusday - Game Night, Friday - Movie Night. DH is also in charge of the evening physical activity time. During the spring and summer the kids go outside. Now that it's too cold they go to the gross motor area in the basement or we put up the bounce house (if fit in our living room). What I wouldn't give to have an area for real nature walks...
So anyway... our room gets used as a school room. All of our official Montessori equipment lives in there while most of the Montessori like toys and such go in their room or in the activity cabinet in the kitchen. I certinaly couldn't imagine spending the entire day in any part of my house so I understand the sentiment. We also have activities outside of the house including PT for DD, dance class, MOPS, BSF and an aresenal of doctor appointments for DDs condition. As you can see, I keep everything mixed up.
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�Elora Aerith 12/25/07 - Juvenile Arthritis since 4/10
William Wallace 10/23/09


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Joakim Noah worked out with Kareem this summer
Sep 19, 2012, 6:03 PM EDT
Joakim Noah doesn't have what you would call a traditional low post game. No doubt he has touch around the rim and will out-work you for everything he can. He averaged 10.2 points a game on 50 percent shooting last season.
But this year, you might see a little more from him. Which is good because with Derrick Rose out for much of the year (and likely not quite his old self when he does get back) the Bulls could use the points.
Noah has spent the summer working out with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six time MVP, six time NBA champ, all time leading NBA scorer, often overlooked in GOAT conversation). Noah said he was going to do this before the season and Gary Washburn of the Washington Post confirmed it on twitter.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @kaj33 tells Globe he worked with #bulls C Joakim Noah this summer & expects him to have expanded post game this season
I like this pairing. Remember when the Lakers brought in Kareem in to work with Andrew Bynum, and Bynum eventually grew tired of Kareem's harping on his fundamentals? A summer of work on footwork, core post moves with counters and that kind of thing could really benefit Noah, who has the skills and energy to put them to good use.
We'll see what happens, but it's something to watch with Noah this season. He should get his touches.
- money2long - Sep 19, 2012 at 6:33 PM
i think 50 percent from the field for a center is low. i dunno. 55%+ is where it should be in my opinion. and anywhere from 60+ is much respectable. mainly because you're a big man, playing mainly from a distance on the court that is in high percentage vicinity. so i just expect better.
- money2long - Sep 19, 2012 at 6:38 PM
50%, for a center, to me, i just get the impression that you in retrospect, easily and probably often, had numerous games where you shot over 50 just as much as you shot in the 40% range. and that suggests that the kareem training was a much needed step to help improve his promising game. i love the kid's energy. and i haven't noticed too many times where he let missing a shot get to him when he is playing good defense and rebounding. that is his strength any how. but polishing his offense can't hurt and is smart. i like when he and taj gibson play together. they both have a relentless sort of style. remember when taj dunked on wade? anyone?
- willcoop62 - Sep 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Noah is not your classic back to the basket post man. He helps to facilitate the offense because he passes the ball so well and he keeps the ball moving. If he adds another three points to his already 10.2 it's a success.
- 16x8equal49ers - Sep 19, 2012 at 7:34 PM
I'm excited. Looking forward to it. Go Bulls.
- canehouse - Sep 19, 2012 at 8:05 PM
It matters not… he is still gonna be a 10 / 10 guy… which is nice… but he will mever ever ever play at Kareem's level… although he is probably as big as a douche bag as Kareem is.
- money2long - Sep 20, 2012 at 10:04 AM
i don't think the the training suggests that whomever kareem trains should have expectations to one day be as good as kareem. that's not what they are paying for. the training is in fact just to help fix kinks, polish, and improve. that's all.
- manchestermiracle - Sep 20, 2012 at 12:28 PM
We'll defer to you on levels of douchery. I would imagine, based on your post, you're way up there yourself….
- 28loose - Sep 19, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Umm, pretty much no one will play at Kareem's level. He is one of the greatest centers to ever play and is the all time scoring leader. Learning from one of the all time greats can't harm his game.
- itsthemelman82 - Sep 19, 2012 at 11:36 PM
Makes perfect sense since he's gonna have to up that average a few points until D. Rose gets back. I'll gladly take 14 & 10 from Jo a night! Great by him looking to expand his game on offense
- bullysix - Sep 20, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Great move on Noah's part to work with one of the best offensive center in NBA history, I expect that it will be a big move for Noah even better when Rose returns
- manchestermiracle - Sep 20, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Let it not get lost in all the deserved kudos to Abdul-Jabbar's offense that he was also a very, very good defensive center. Noah likely benefited from that as well.
- Foul Dwimmerlaik - Sep 22, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Noah is great for the Bulls. He and Rose are essential to bring the Bulls back to the Promised Land.
Wished the Lakers had Noah instead of Howard… a pipe dream, I know.
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