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Yet Another Flubber Bullet Fired In The Never-Ending Battle over L.A.'s Fictitious "Eastside"
Posted by Will under history, los angeles, make believe
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I may sigh in general fatigue knowing there's no winning this war on ignorance, but that doesn't mean I drop my armor and surrender from defending the true Eastside as well as my part of town against those blythe hoards ever-intent on conveniently jumping on the bandwagon with those who've come before them to dismissively mislabel its civic geography.
The far more forgiving Franklin Avenue Blog introduced me to my latest foe: the no-doubt fine folks at the Your Daily Thread website, who've recently released "The Official Eastside Green Guide." But instead of being about Boyle Heights and surroundings where it should be, of course it's that never-gets-tired westside-stoked POV of what's eastside: namely Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Atwater Village, with perhaps a little Virgil Village and East Hollywood along with a sprinkling of Historic Filipinotown and Angeleno Heights.
Basically as they see it pretty much anything east of Western Avenue qualifies because after all, it's east of Western Avenue, duh! Nevermind that Western Avenue was so named because it represented the westernmost boundary of an expanding late-19th century Los Angeles (Westlake, anyone?), making everything between it and downtown the ORIGINAL WESTSIDE way back when today's westside wasn't much more than swamps and ranchos and oil fields.
But good westies don't let facts like that get in the way of co-opting this part of town as their "eastside." Because it's east of them, get it? Because they're the city's true center.
I really should forgive such endless elitist entitlement for they simply know not what they do — and I probably might have until I got to the comments to the post on YTD.com announcing the guide and found a response to someone who dared ask, "…why are you calling it the eastside? It isn't."
Tracy Hepler wrote back: "Thanks for the comment. The communities we mentioned are considered part of the east side of Los Angeles. There are many communities even more East but as L.A. that does not mean that the communities mentioned aren't a part of the Eastside."
I became particularly fixated with that first broad stroke she presented as some sort of acknowledged fact. "Considered part of the east side of Los Angeles," by whom I wondered. Maybe the three people in the office that day when it was time to title the guide? Sure, there are those who consider L.A.to be a desert or dinosaurs to have existed 4,000 years ago or the world to be flat or the Holocaust to be fiction, or President Obama not to be a U.S. citizen, but just because an ignorant or biased segment of the population agrees with what you believe doesn't make it true.
It's nice that Tracy saw fit to give an unnamed shout-out to the "many communities even more East" (like Pasadena and Las Vegas and New York and London perhaps?), but then she slams the door with her final rebuttal" "that does not mean that the communities mentioned aren't a part of the Eastside."
Of course I au contraire'd mademoiselle Hepler with the following comment:
You lead with: "In L.A. it often feels as if the Westside is leading the charge when it comes to being consciously green."
To which I respond: "In L.A. it often feels as if the Westside is leading the charge when it comes to being consciously obstinate in perpetuating the misnomer of Silver Lake/Echo Park/Los Feliz as "Eastside."
Tracy Hepler's rationalization that it's east of the westside and therefore is the east side of L.A. is typically dismissive and woefully narrow. Google maps may provide little in the way of clues, but history does. Western Avenue wasn't named because of what's east of it. It was named because it represented an approximation of the original western boundary as the city expanded beyond downtown. From that perspective anything between it and downtown is the original westside.
Sad thing is I know that doesn't mean diddly to Tracy or anyone else who decided to misname the guide. I'm sure it's great and full of excellent info, but just know that there are those of us who live in those communities and frequent the establishments there that take umbrage with your title and know and respect where the true Eastside is, geographically, culturally, politically and socially.
Do I know what this diverse section should properly be labeled? Well, I'm still sticking by my favorite informal name of choice: the Upside.
11 Responses to " Yet Another Flubber Bullet Fired In The Never-Ending Battle over L.A.'s Fictitious "Eastside" "
Hi Will–
First off I want to start off with apologizing if our Eastside title offended you or any other Eastsiders who don't consider the areas included in our guide to be the Eastside. As a born and raised Angeleno my entire life (and yes I've never lived on the westside), I've never known a specific boundary for the Eastside (unlike specifically zoned areas i.e. East Los Angeles). But perhaps using a more specific title, rather that the broader "eastside" would have been more appropriate and not have cause such confusion and chaos about the communities we featured. Truth be told, before today I was not aware of the boundary issue–so now I am aware of it and I'll thank you and the other comments for that. The goal of our green guide was not to create ruckus and bring up a neighborhood boundary dispute–or give off a westsider elitist view of the Eastside. The goal was to highlight the local businesses in these specific neighborhoods that are doing their part to make the environment a better place–and I hope that doesn't get lost in this debate.
And on a personal note in regards to your final comment–"squat", "diddly" or whatever–your negativity towards me is not appreciated nor needed.
Hi Tracy,
You wrote: "First off I want to start off with apologizing if our Eastside title offended you or any other Eastsiders…"
Too Cute! You say you're sorry for offending me and then immediately thereafter offensively lump me in as an "Eastsider" — this despite then confessing to a sudden enlightenment and/or sensitivity to the subject.
Be it intentional or not, such a backhanded apology only proves my original assessment of the subject's meaninglessness to you, and can't help but make it too easy to come up with some other choice words beyond "diddly" and "squat" to further characterize what little regard you clearly have for an opposing and entirely valid point of view.
But instead I'll refrain from furthering the negativity you've so sensitively taken such redundant issue with, and in the meantime attempt to be postitively thankful that this civil discourse (within which I can only hope you recognize I could have been ridiculously uncivil and trollish) helped shed even the dimmest of lights on a subject with which you were so previously ignorant.
Hi Will,
I absolutely LOVE your article and am on your side 100%. For those of us who love the Los Feliz/Silver Lake/Echo Park area, what do we call our area besides the "Upside" ? I have also encountered that elitist Westside attitude and really don't know how to respond to them or their referring to this area as the Eastside. So how should I refer to the best area of Los Angeles when these Westsiders call this area the "Eastside" ?
I get what you are saying here but I think there are two different ways of thinking that are informing people's ideas on this. To me it boils down to two trains of thought: history or geography.
History – downtown is the center of Los Angeles and therefore things to the west of it are the westside and things to east are the eastside.
Geography – downtown once was the center of Los Angeles but geographically speaking it is not anymore. If you look at the city of LA as a whole on a map the physical center of town is more around mid-city/mid-Wilshire. South-Central after all is south of mid-city, not downtown. And West LA is now around the 405, not Western.
So if you look at it historically then yes, Silverlake, Echo Park, etc are on the westside or northwest of downtown. But in that same logic, 95% of the city is the westside. If you look at it geographically, neighborhoods on the eastern half of town are eastside and western part of town are westside. In this logic, Downtown is actually on the eastside.
East and west are geographical markers that can also have historical and cultural context… so the debate continues. But my point is that maybe it isn't some big, ignorant, westside conspiracy to become the center of the universe and it is more about trying to better geographically describe where people live.
Awesome! I'm gonna have to mention this on our site, it's good to know other people understand the significance of this issue. Thanks Will!
For most folks in this city, Downtown Los Angeles is still the center. All the buses congregate there, City Hall is there, courts, Union Station etc. There are many folks who live on the Eastside that would not think of Mid-City/Hollywood areas as being the center. It's not a historic thing, it's how folks here still think.
My family has lived in the Echo Park area since the late 1930s. No one in my family has ever called it the Eastside (actually they used to call it the Westside). They STILL don't believe me when I tell them folks are calling their neighborhood the Eastside. They, nor any of their neighbors would dare refer to Echo Park as the Eastside. I'm mentioning this because it's only the NEW residents of this area calling it the Eastside.
Tracy says she's a Los Angeles native, I'm wondering where she grew up. You had to have lived in a pretty insular world to not know about the large, historic part of the city east of the river.
Hey Everyone–thanks for the comments and feed back. We wanted to share that we've renamed our guide. You can see it at
if your curious.
thanx for shedding some light, will. and for anyone else who might stumble upon this entry and is still not clear where the eastside is… i find the post at the following link an excellent reference in los angeles geography:


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How much RAM do you have on your Glesys VPS for this?
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The divorce mediation process is significantly less costly than divorce litigation.
The typical or average divorce costs each party $7,500 to $15,000 by the time everything is done.
That same matter when mediated, would cost about $2,500 in divorce mediation fees, plus $2,000 in attorney fees for preparation and review of legal documents.
If the parties prepare their own divorce papers without an attorney the cost of mediation alone is usually under $1,500 or 1/10 of the cost of the average litigated divorce.
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2 There is no chronological order to the joint session phases. Typically, an issue is addressed until it is resolved. Therefore it could be viewed as Issues Identification, Agreement and Compromise as 4 sessions total.
3 For all cases where the retainer fee is paid and the case successfully concludes in an agreement, the preparation of the Mediator's Memo of Understanding is included at an addional cost based on the hourly rate. In the event the mediator determines after the Initial Assessment, that the case is not suitable for mediation then:
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Most cases will require the use of some consultants either for appraisals, education of the parties, or for expert opinions on value.
The role of the attorney in a Divorce Mediation is as a consultant not as an advocate.
The final step in the process requires that the agreement, written up as a memorandum of understanding by the mediator, be converted into a legal document called a Property Settlement Agreement. Then a lawyer drafts legal papers that are filed with the court so that a final judgment of divorce can be entered by the judge.
The attorney fees estimated are typical of what our firm would charge for those services when another firm has mediated the case. The attorneys to whom we refer our mediation clients, typically charge similar fees.
The filing fees are based upon the number of children and the types of pleadings that are required. There could be a complaint, acknowledgement of service and default; a complaint and entry of appearance (assumed in our example) or a complaint, answer and counter-claim, answer to counter-claim, and a dual judgment of divorce.
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Letter to Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) Board
by Joel Burns | Posted June 20, 2012
Dear Chairman Cumby, Mr. Brennan and Mr. Ruddell,
Later today The T board will take action on the proposed Medical District TEXrail commuter rail stop. I will be traveling to a previous commitment and unable to attend The T board meeting. I ask, though, that Members consider my comments as you deliberate and to include this letter in the record of your meeting.
As you well know, I have long been a proponent of expanded commuter rail service in Fort Worth. Forward-thinking transportation solutions for our City's future was a major tenet of my first campaign in 2007 and continues to be so in my subsequent service on Council.
To be clear, I will begin with:
- I support commuter rail from Southwest Fort Worth, connecting through downtown, to DFW Airport.
- I support the proposed route along the Fort Worth & Western Railroad right-of-way.
- I support a "Medical District" station that best serves the largest number of commuters in the area.
Those are easy choices on which we can readily reach consensus. It is warranted, however, that we revisit how The T arrived at the more difficult decision of locating the TEXrail Medical District Station at Mistletoe Blvd.
It's has been nearly four years since I first expressed concern to T leadership about publicly identifying the proposed 12th Avenue station as the preferred Medical District Station location. The 12th Avenue site was chosen in part because of promise of future transit-oriented development on the surrounding properties and its slightly closer proximity to more hospitals.
Over the years, my concern became frustration then dismay as year after year The T failed to act to secure the proposed location and parcel after parcel was developed by their owners. Now we have reached the point where 12th Avenue is what it has become today -- a financially and logistically unfeasible and unworkable station location. While The T is severely limited in its ability to reimburse property acquisitions made prior to Federal approval, the T waited years to even contact property owners about The T's plans, much less secure the properties before they were developed.
The T additionally failed Fort Worth residents in its recent public process. Once it was clear to most involved that the proposed 12th Avenue location was no longer tenable due to new private construction on the site, The T continued to allow Mistletoe Heights neighbors to believe there was a real choice between the 12th Avenue and Mistletoe Blvd. locations, even allowing an extensive neighborhood preference poll to be conducted. This charade-as-public process is the most damaging, disappointing aspect of the entire multi-year process. We deserved better.
I have growing misgivings about The T's ability to deliver on the TEXrail project for a variety of reasons, in addition to its handling of the Medical District station.
The T, though, can make great progress in restoring my trust and that of nearby neighbors in your actions. I request your actions today ensure the T's Federal application for TEXrail include the following provisions and commitments to Fort Worth and Mistletoe Heights residents:
- Use of the cleanest, most efficient and least environmentally-impacting vehicles possible.
- Extensive neighborhood public process in the design of the station.
- Sound wall design that far exceeds Federal requirements in terms of height and length and integrate neighborhood public process in the sound wall design.
- Vehicular traffic mitigation along Mistletoe Blvd. based on neighborhood desires in partnership with the City of Fort Worth TPW Department.
- Pedestrian pathway and sidewalk enhancements to improve neighborhood pedestrian connectivity around the station.
For the above requests to truly work, The T must outwardly renew its commitment to a public process and engagement that demonstrates our citizen's desires and honors their many hours invested.
I will close by highlighting my first request. I recognize that the proposed passenger trains are an environmental improvement over existing commuter rail locomotives and a significant improvement over freight locomotives. However, technology exists, such as the Stadler-designed vehicles used in Denton County, which are an even greater improvement and lessen the impact on surrounding neighborhoods. Using today's technology in today's rail projects should be a starting point -- not a deferred future goal.
Thank you for your service on behalf of our great City,
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July 05, 2015 - 18:29 GMT
UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in Sanaa on Sunday to discuss a UN resolution which calls on Yemen's Shia Houthi militia to halt all aggression.
July 05, 2015 - 08:30 GMT
In 102 days, 858 Yemeni civilians have been killed in the city of Aden. A significant part of the death toll is health related, as violence forced two of the largest hospitals to be closed.
July 04, 2015 - 12:59 GMT
UN special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheickh has been discussing with Yemeni factions in recent days a possible humanitarian ceasefire, to last the remainder of Ramadan.
July 04, 2015 - 10:30 GMT
Militiamen and locals say at least 16 people were killed in fresh Saudi-led airstrikes on Houthi positions in the Yemeni capital.
July 01, 2015 - 17:17 GMT
Some of the prisoners who escaped from a jail in Taiz were al-Qaeda suspects.
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At least 18 civilians were killed and 70 injured Wednesday after Houthis shelled a neighborhood, witnesses said.
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A troubling week of attacks across the Middle East and France show terrorism is spreading like wild fire.
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The kingdom denied rebel claims that a Scud missile had struck a military base.
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Daesh claimed responsibility for targeting two Houthi leaders in Yemen's capital of Sanaa, leading to 28 people being killed.
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Suns' Dudley still learned from disappointing season
The last time Suns forward Jared Dudley was on a team as bad as this one, he was a member of the Charlotte Bobcats.
Just about done with his sixth NBA season -- and fourth full campaign with the Suns -- Dudley has to look harder to find positives to take away from this year.
"That I can go through adversity and still overcome it," he told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf of what he can take away from the year. "When starting back up, not knowing what I'm going to play, not knowing my role at different times."
Dudley said he was and is able to adapt to any situation and every style of play and still be successful.
But as far as the team is concerned, there's very little to think highly of as far as 2012-13 is concerned.
"When this team wanted to share the ball and we wanted to play defense and actually have the right guys out there on the floor at certain times, we could be a pretty good team at times," he said. "But then when it's inconsistencies with us, when we're playing selfish, when we're playing 11, 12 guys on a nightly basis, we're not a good team."
Dudley is averaging 11 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting .470 from the field and .396 from three-point range. It's another solid season for the Boston College product and team captain, even if the team has not really been all that competitive.
"You've got to take it personal," he said of making sure he competes and does his job. "This is a 'me' sport in a team concept in the sense that everyone's out to get theirs, but if the team does well everyone gets theirs. Sometimes that's the point that's kind of missed with young guys."
Dudley admitted that not every NBA team "can be good," and that it often comes down to talent and chemistry, which are both areas the Suns could use some improvement.
And that is for next year which, Dudley admitted, has already kind of begun.
"Already had my exit interview," he said, adding it's likely because with the team far out of the postseason picture and with plenty of decisions to make, the front office is likely trying to get a head start on the process.
"Every team you're on, you get the same questions," Dudley said. "And for the most part, anything I say you already know. We had nine new guys, we had two head coaches and we struggled.
"We struggled with chemistry, we struggled with accountability at times, and we struggled overall just not playing well together."
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Ava's Wedding
My new full length opera with a libretto by Alexandra Taylor.
Birmingham Conservatoire will be performing it 26-28 February at the Crescent Theatre in Birmingham.
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A short new piece for clarinet and piano will be performed by Jack McNeill and Eliza McCarthy on 11 November 2014 at 1:05pm at the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire.
A piece for 4 dancers and 4 musicians. Choreography by Sebastian Matthias. Music by me.
A very nice review in German can be found here
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20-22 November Tanzhaus NRW Duesseldorf
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Danserye: music for the dance piece by Sebastian Matthias
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Out of Sight is a 1998 American crime film. The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. It was the first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and star George Clooney. The film was released on June 26, 1998. It was nominated for two Academy Awards (adapted screenplay and editing). It won the Edgar Award for best screenplay and the National Society of Film Critics awards for best film, screenplay, and director. It led to a spinoff TV series, Karen Sisco.
A career bank robber, Jack Foley (George Clooney), and a U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), are forced to share her car trunk during Foley's escape from a Florida prison. After he completes his getaway, Sisco chases Foley while he and his friendsâ??his right-hand man, Buddy (Ving Rhames), and their unreliable associate, Glenn (Steve Zahn)â??work their way north to Bloomfield Hills, a wealthy northern suburb of Detroit. There they plan to pay a visit to shady businessman Ripley (Albert Brooks), who foolishly bragged to them years before about a cache of uncut diamonds hidden in his home. A vicious criminal named Maurice Miller (Don Cheadle) who also spent time in jail with Jack and Ripley is planning on hitting up Ripley's mansion with his own crew, including Kenneth (Isaiah Washington) and White Boy Bob (Keith Loneker). A romantic interlude between Foley and Sisco takes place in a Detroit hotel, but the question of whether she is really pursuing Foley to arrest him or for love ends in a showdown during the robbery and adds to "the fun" Foley claims they are having. However, the heist goes awry, ending with Foley killing Miller's entire crew. Foley then attempts suicide by cop by convincing Sisco to shoot him, but she merely shoots him in the leg instead and arrests him. Meanwhile, Buddy makes his escape from the scene with the diamonds. Afterwards, Foley is placed in a prison transport awaiting transfer to a prison facility. However, Sisco deliberately places Foley with another inmate (Samuel L. Jackson) who is infamous for escaping police custody at least nine times.
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Fasting for Ramadan
Kazim Ali's searching descriptions of the Ramadan sensibility and its arduous but liberating annual rite of communal fasting is sure to be a revelation to many readers — intellectually illuminating and aesthetically exhilarating.
Fasting for Ramadan is structured as a chronicle of daily meditations, during two cycles of the 30-day rite of daytime abstinence required by Ramadan for purgation and prayer. Estranged in certain ways from his family's cultural traditions when he was younger, Ali has in recent years re-embraced the Ramadan ritual, and brings to this rediscovery an extraordinary delicacy of reflection, a powerfully inquiring mind, and the linguistic precision and ardor of a superb poet.
Advance Praise for Fasting for Ramadan
Kazim Ali—a writer whose powers astonish in everything he puts pen to—has made in Fasting for Ramadan a book that is hybrid, peregrine, and deeply, quietly revelatory. Ali's meditations on the month-long ritual fast unfold, across cultures and spiritual practices, the deep meaning of a chosen foregoing. These journal-born pages are both intimate and public, at once ecumenical, particular, daily, and eloquently learned; planted on the deep roots of tradition, they breathe this moment's air. Is it possible for a work to be at once modest and an undeniable tour de force? This book proves: it is.
—Jane Hirshfield, author of Come, Thief: Poems and After, which was named a "Best Book of 2006" by The Washington Post
Fasting for Ramadan is a remarkable book: an intensely personal meditation — shot through with poetry, philosophy, revelation, and doubt — on one of the world's great spiritual practices.
—Toby Lester, Atlantic contributing editor and author of The Fourth Part of the World
[A]n important book…. Written 'in that third voice, a voice between two people, neither one nor the other, neither embodied nor disembodied.' I have wanted to know what fasting in Islam involves…to admire its intentions and effects in solitude…. I hope that multitudes will find their way to [this book].
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I can't believe this place got so many stars. It was disappointing. I had the elote and a steak torta. Aside from being overly spicy, it was TASTLESS. I'm so mad I could cry. The only good thing I can say is the bread on the sandwich is soft. I've had elote from pretty much every Mexican restaurant I've been to. It's really hard to mess up corn on the cob. THEY MESSED IT UP. Thoroughly disappointed and still hungry. :-/
Posted by Jenni on 01/20/2013
I absolutely love this place. I try to come as often as I can the best burritos in the world and for $6 can't beat that. There Mexican corn OMG that all I can say... I also love there new backyard/ outdoor seating super cute. And relaxing atmosphere... Rate a 15/10 that's how good.
Posted by Anonymous on 08/21/2012
We just discovered this place and the kimchi enchilada changed my life. We have ordered 3 times in 2 weeks. Soooooo good!
Posted by sean on 08/06/2012
This place is AWESOME! everything is homemade and you honestly can taste the uniqueness in every bite. also the service is great... new favorite place
Posted by Anonymous on 01/13/2012
If you haven't been here yet, you're missing out. The tacos are cheap and awesome. The guacamole rocks. Just try it and you'll be so happy you did.
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This is a great little place. Don't go here for "atmosphere." It's more of a takeout place with a few tables. (BTW, who really cares about atmosphere? I look for good food in a restaurant.) This is good Mexican food and cheap, too. I recommend the steak and kimchi enchiladas as well as the chicken mole enchiladas. The quesadillas are also quite good. I don't know about delivery because I live one block away and it would be sad if I asked them to deliver to me.


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Check out Raymond Lemstra and his wonderfully quirky robotic totems
Tribal and robotic, are rarely two words that go hand-in-hand but somehow illustrator Raymond Lemstra manages to succeed in fusing the traditional with the futuristic in his mask and character designs. Soft, dulled colours blend with rounded squares and fine angles, these illustrations are subtle and steer clear of becoming paraodies of tiki wood carvings or totem poles rather they breathe new life into them. Throughout his work there's a real sense of personality to each of his designs even when it's a completely symmetrical, unmoving mask. It's the detail and composition that enables Raymond to give them quirks and character, strengthening his pieces and making you dig that line work even more.


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A Kendallville man and his passenger were hurt in a rollover crash early Saturday in Noble County, according to the sheriff's department.
Matthew Hayes, 22, was driving east in a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu on County Road 1150 North, east of County Road 375 East. He lost control of the car, and it went off the road. The car rolled several times, hit a tree and came to rest on its side.
Emergency crews were sent to the scene about 3:50 a.m. Hayes got out of the car through the windshield, and firefighters freed his passenger, Angelica Garcia, 21, the sheriff's department said.
Garcia suffered neck, head and back pain and was flown to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. On Saturday afternoon, she was in serious condition, Parkview staff said.
Hayes suffered back and neck injuries, and medics took him to Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He was in fair condition, Parkview staff said.


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One of the most fun bars at Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas is Fat Turtle – Friday nights there are becoming the talk of the Island. They have this great drink called a "Where the @#*% Did I Park my Yacht" (once you see the ingredients you will understand why). I thought I would share […]
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Here's a little video highlighting the new Nikki Beach Resort Turks & Caicos which is home to the IGY marina — The Turks & Caicos Yacht Club.
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May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Whether you've experienced it on a sailing vessel or in a bar, here's an interesting yacht-related phrase courtesy of the gang at www.YotCru.com.
Three Sheets to the Wind
On a sailing vessel, sheets are the ropes that control the sails. Typically, two sheets control the fore sail, and one the smaller aft sail, though this configuration differs […]
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Robert Frank's Wealth Report is one of my favorite blogs. Here's an interesting post from today about the new trend in shadow yachts – a second vessel for megayachters to own in order to follow them around and store their toys. We look forward to welcoming both their vessels.
The $35 Million 'Shadow Yacht'
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Chelsea: Juve to step up Oscar chase
Juventus are being tipped for a move for Chelsea star Oscar if Arturo Vidal completes his own switch to Real Madrid.EatSleepSport » 58m
Juventus are being tipped for a move for Chelsea star Oscar if Arturo Vidal completes his own switch to Real Madrid.EatSleepSport » 58m
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Swift Current residents had been advised of a flaring of natural gas by TransGas for two days last week.
TransGas, the pipeline subsidiary of SaskEnergy, conducted a series of controlled flares of natural gas at SaskEnergy's Town Border Station #1 in Swift Current. The flaring took place starting at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, and lasted for approximately 10 hours. A shorter four hour flaring was for Thursday, again starting at 7 a.m. and lasting for approximately four hours.
A public safety announcement from SaskEnergy/TransGas noted the flaring was necessary to help TransGas perform planned pipeline maintenance.
During the flaring, TransGas released natural gas from the pipeline in a controlled burn – called a flare. Flaring is an industry standard procedure when natural gas needs to be released from a pipeline.


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A DISTINCTIVE DESTINATION:KU's new Points of Distinction Web page is available at www.distinction. ku.edu. The university's top points of distinction are listed, and additional points are listed by category, school and department. Individual units also have statements of purpose, such as this example from the School of Social Welfare: "Ébecause people deserve lives with dignity." The school and department sections also include links to the representative sites for each.
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SURGOINSVILLE — The Hawkins County Republican Party's candidate forum Tuesday evening may be a bit more interesting thanks to a flier distributed by county mayor candidate Dennis Deal. The flier is highly critical of incumbent Melville Bailey.
Cecile Testerman, county GOP chairwoman, said Sunday that in light of Deal's flier, there will be a law enforcement presence at the forum, which is being hosted by Surgoinsville Middle School beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The flier, which was widely circulated in Hawkins County on Friday by Deal is titled "A case of incompetence; A cause for change."
In the flier, Deal questions Bailey's budgeting skills, criticizes him for failing to break the County Commission's 10-10 tie when choosing between James Taylor and Buddy Baird to fill the sessions judge vacancy and derides him for failing to work with commissioners seeking more affordable health insurance for county employees.
On Sunday, the Times-News contacted Bailey, who said he is sure that law enforcement won't be necessary at Tuesday's forum, at least not on his account, although he does plan to address Deal's flier during the forum.
For an expanded version of this article, please see Monday's print edition or our expanded electronic edition.


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January 16, 2006
On my way to work, but I just wanted to tell you: Yesterday Lala and I took a little spy-walk in the neighborhood and walked by the house. There had been an open house planned for the weekend. So, leaned up against the front gate was the realtor's open house signboard with a handlettered sign that read: "Open House Cancelled. Sale Pending."
We plotzed. That's US. WE'RE the pending.
How are you going to handle me like this until February 10th? (That's the hoped-for close of escrow date. I hope I hope I hope I hope.....)


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Connecting People with Nature
According to Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder, children are spending more time indoors and less time outside connecting with nature. Research suggests that a lack of experiences outside in the natural world may negatively affect children's mental and physical health as well as their emotional and intellectual development. Louv refers to the resulting health and developmental issues as nature-deficit disorder. A lack of experiences in the natural world may also prevent children from developing an ethic of caring for the earth. Louv explains,
"Children cannot love what they can never touch...if the young are not bonding with nature now, who will care about the refuges in the future?"
Responding to Louv's message, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared one of their six national priorities to be Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation.
Environmental Education Programs
Friends of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Connecting People With Nature by offering environmental education programs at McNary National Wildlife Refuge and in the community-at-large. The programs for students of all ages are based on the following premise stated by David Sobel, Director, Center for Place-based Education, Antioch University:
"Authentic environmental commitment emerges out of firsthand experiences with real places on a small, manageable scale."
With this in mind, Friends of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges leads environmental education programs that immerse students in nature and help inspire them to love and care for the earth. A typical school day program introduces students to the biodiversity, life histories, and ecology of native plants, wildlife, and habitats through experiential and hands-on learning activities. Students also explore the significance of National Wildlife Refuges and the value of conservation. The programs are designed to be sensitive to the cognitive abilities and emotional development of participating students. The programs emphasize scientific understanding, sensory awareness, and creative expression.
Scientific understanding
Students gain scientific understanding of the natural world through exploring, examining, questioning, and observing. Volunteer educators share their knowledge, identify and describe aspects of nature, and encourage curiosity and inquiry.
Sensory Awareness
Opportunities to touch, listen, see, and smell while in nature sharpen students' senses, improve their observation skills, enhance their experience of the natural world, and promote healthy emotional development. According to Robin Moore of North Carolina State University, "Children live through their senses. Sensory experiences link the child's exterior world with their interior, hidden, affective world."
Creative expression
As part of the environmental education programs, volunteer educators encourage creativity through the visual arts, writing, drama, music, or movement. This helps students creatively express their experiences and understanding of nature. Artist and educator, Tony Angel, states, "Since the Stone Age, one culture after another has contributed to a continuous outpouring of artistry focusing on nature. Most suggest a powerful search for kinship with other life."
Environmental Learning Field Trips
Registration for 2015 field trips at McNary has closed. On December 4, 2014, field trip slots will be filled by a lottery drawing from submitted registrations.
We offer two different types of educational field trips:
- Environmental Learning Field Trips
- Nature Arts Field Trips
Environmental Learning field trips will lead students through a series of four to five hands-on environmental learning stations. Topics will range from the National Wildlife Refuge system, aquatic invertebrates, wetland and shrub-steppe habitats, vertebrates, birds, use of binoculars, and more.
Nature Arts Field Trips
Nature Arts field trips will lead students through careful observation (micro and macro) and recording techniques in science notebook format. Teaching Artist Jenny Rieke teams with a variety of local visual artists to offer a different session each week, focusing on media ranging from pencil, pen and charcoal to water colors, pastels and native fibers. Students will study the flora and fauna of the wetlands and shrub steppe habitats, interpreting their observations by practicing skills, techniques and expression.
Field trips at McNary Refuge are hosted by volunteers from Friends of Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuges, along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff.
Volunteer Educators
Volunteer educators have a special role to play in educating the students who visit the Refuge. Not only do they share their knowledge of nature, but they also inspire in students curiosity, wonder, joy, and love. They engage students in age-appropriate activities that reinforce State academic standards as well as encourage meaningful connections with nature. They introduce students to diverse habitats and wildlife and they perform an array of duties such as collecting samples of wetland water, peering through microscopes, observing wildlife from the bird blind, using a compass or GPS unit, examining native plants, storytelling in the teepee, listening to birdsong, and examining animal bones and tracks.
Friends of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges provide training for volunteer educators. If you would like to become a volunteer educator, please contact us!


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Synesius of Cyrene
Mosaic depicting an angel. Museum of Ptolemais
of Cyrene (c.370-c.413) was a Neo-Platonic
philosopher who became bishop of Ptolemais
in the Cyrenaica.
He left behind a small corpus of texts that offer much information
about daily life in Late Antiquity, and about the
of the Roman world.
Letter 146, written in 402, is offered here in the translation by A. Fitzgerald.
Letter 146: Friendship and PhilosophyTo Herculian
The desire which I felt to fortify your hallowed soul made me write to you in blame of your excessive desire to converse with me. But long ago there was such a flood of enchantments in your letters that I, in turn, felt softened. And you see me today such a man as I at one time reproached you for being. Has the illustrious Herculian done me great benefit in thus making my soul depend on himself, and in compelling it to descend from the heights of philosophy?
I believe that the Sirens are censured by the poets purely because by the melody of their voice they lured to destruction one who had put his trust in them. I heard some man of learning too give an allegorical explanation of this tale. He said that the Sirens signified for the wise an allegory of the voluptuous pleasures, which destroy, little by little, those yielding to them and bewitched by their enticements.
Well now, how do the pleasures of your letters differ from the Sirens, they which make me dismiss from my mind all that is serious, and cause me to become the entire possession of Herculian? May God be my witness that I have not written these words, as the habit of writers is, for want of something else to say, or in search of a subject for my pen!
Among the three letters which Ursicinus gave me, the one which is midway between the others in length bore some vital affection of the soul which it has instilled into me, and I am so influenced by the flattery that I am ashamed.
You ought to have given your brother Cyrus a letter on the subject you have mentioned to me; because of the count of Pentapolis. I am much indebted to you for your desire to recommend me to him; but you have forgotten that I do not wish to be anything but a philosopher. I am, God be praised, in want of nothing. We do no harm to anyone; no one does harm to us; it is not fitting for us to solicit it. If there had been any question of seeking letters of introduction, the request ought to have been made to address them to me, for that would be doing me honor. I should not ask anybody to send any addressed to another on our behalf.
Take continual care of your health and happiness, be the loyal servant of philosophy. The whole household, God be my witness, salutes you, the young and old alike, and the women; but perhaps you detest women, even when they are well-disposed to you.
See what you have done to me. I was always on the road, but you hold me fast and do not let me go. The Egyptians were sorcerers, and Homer does not falsify everything, I see, since you yourself also send me from Egypt letters full of incantations. The drug which brings forgetfulness of grief was handed to Helen by Polydamna, the wife of Thon.[1] But who gave you the painful philter with which you have infected the letter you sent me?
Note 1:
Homer, Odyssey, 4.227.
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Oh gosh, I totally forgot about this topic! Thanks a bunch for the comment! I've been working with MS Paint for a while, and I've never found anything as elegant as it.
But now that I've found this topic again, how about some more ships!
This first one I call the "Iron Dragon" and I imagine it as a predecessor to the Defiant-Class niche of a small(ish), fast attack escort.
This next one is one of my favorites, because it seems like one of the most likely to be a "real" ship. I call it the USS McChord Light Battle-Cruiser.
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I do love to bake, but I find it virtually impossible to find the time at the moment, so when I found out that there was a user of the website who is a goddess in the kitchen and has some truly scrumptious recipes, I just had to ask her to share them with us!
So, here's another great recipe from FP Club member, Claire! This time it's No Knead Bread, in Claire's words…..
I am so taken with the concept of 'no knead' bread that I saw in the New York Times that I haven't looked back. It seems to take time, but it actually takes no effort. It's something to do with the yeast doing all it's stuff slowly overnight and the casserole working as a mini steam oven.
This is my version of it as it makes a fabulous crusty loaf with a great open texture to soak up butter.
15oz Strong bread flour
1/4 tsp instant easibake yeast (out of a sachet)
1 tsp salt
Mix together well
Add 11fl oz of lukewarm water
Slosh it round into a gooey lump of dough
Leave in a big bowl and cover with cling film
Leave in kitchen for 16-18 hours – or more if you forget!
Use a dough scraper/cutter to scrape the quite wet dough away from the sides, using plenty of flour to stop it sticking, and shuffle it back into a nice round shape.
I tend to put it in a clean floured or oiled bowl to stop it sticking.
Cover with a tea towel.
Leave for 2 more hours.
Preheat oven to 200-220 and put in a Le Creuset or cast iron casserole with a lid on.
Again use the scraper and a a good sprinkle of flour to detach the dough from the bowl without puncturing it's airy goodness! Then quick as you can, without losing the heat from the oven and pan, throw the dough into the hot pan smooth side down and put the lid back on.
Cook for 30 minutes lid on
Cook for 10-15 minutes lid off until Golden brown
Cool well before trying to slice….enjoy!
Click here to visit Claire's rather lovely blog.


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4" Ultra Weight Brass Staunton Chess Pieces
4" Brass Staunton Ultra Weight Chess PiecesThese remarkable chess pieces are some of the heaviest tournament size chessmen available. They are a highly detailed staunton pattern made in a slightly antiqued finish brass and make an absolutely stunning display.
The set also includes an extra queen for each side.


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I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you soon.
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June 2011 Archives
Birth Defects A Result of Coal Mining - 2011-06-28
Guest contributor Brianna Panzica documents the results of a study on fetal development in mountaintop removal mining towns.
Weekly Spotlight: ecoConnect, UK - 2011-06-27
This week in our Cleantech Cluster Weekly Spotlight, contributor Angela Guss showcases ecoConnect, the center of UK cleantech.
Shale Gas Scam - 2011-06-27
Do the economics of shale gas even make sense?
Economic Impact Of Releasing Oil Reserves - 2011-06-23
Jeff Siegel sounds off about the latest release of 30 million barrels from the strategic reserves.
Bachmann Environmental Agenda - 2011-06-22
Jeff Siegel discusses Michelle Bachmann's very dangerous environmental agenda. . .
Tritium Leaks Cause Public Health Concerns - 2011-06-21
Guest contributor Brianna Panzica discusses recent finds of tritium leaks at 3/4 of the United States' nuclear reactor sites.
Green Retail Chains - 2011-06-21
Contributing editor Shawn Lesser reveals his top ten U.S. retail chains with cleantech initiatives.
Finnish Cleantech Cluster - 2011-06-20
In this week's Cleantech Cluster Weekly Spotlight, we travel to Finland with contributor Angela Guss to visit the the Finnish Cleantech Cluster, an OSKE Programme.
Filet-o-Fish Gets Upgrade: McDonald's to Serve Sustainable Fish to Euro Locations - 2011-06-17
Editor Brigid Darragh reports on McDonald's recent announcement to serve fish certified "sustainable" by the Marine Stewardship Council at its 7,000 Euro locations starting October 2011.
Italy Chooses Renewables Over Nuclear - 2011-06-16
Italian voters turn out in record numbers to oppose nuclear development.
Food Supply Safety - 2011-06-15
Guest contributor Barry Estabrook reveals what fracking could do to our food supply.
BMW Gets Serious about Electric Cars - 2011-06-15
Contributor Brittany Stepniak reports as BMW enters the commodities competition, embarking on a $100 million spending spree on electric vehicles.
Exxon Oil Discovery - 2011-06-14
Why Exxon's latest discovery is a tragic illusion of safety.
Clean Energy Dirty Secrets - 2011-06-13
Contributing editor Craig Shields calls out Fox for being the dishonest news agency it is.
The CleanTech Center - 2011-06-13
Contributor Angela Guss kicks of the Cleantech Cluster Weekly Spotlight with a feature on The CleanTech Center in Syracuse, New York.
Fracking Safety - 2011-06-10
R.T. Jones weighs in on the fracking debate.
Posers: First Fish, Now Eggs - 2011-06-10
Editor Brigid Darragh shares the latest report from The Cornicopia Institute as it reveals the truth behind "organic" and "free range" eggs.
Global Energy Demand Rises as China Surpasses U.S. as World's Largest Energy Consumer - 2011-06-09
Green Chip contributor Mike Tirone reports as China nudges the U.S. from its top spot in energy use.
GMO Foods - 2011-06-08
Guest editor Maria Rodale discusses the precautionary principle and how it should be applied to our food production.
Solar Heats Up Hollywood - 2011-06-08
Contributor Brittany Stepniak reports on Hollywood's latest trend: solar-powered film studios.
Cilantro Lovers Beware! - 2011-06-07
USDA's first test of cilantro reveals more than 30 unapproved pesticides coating the herb.
Rock Out With Less Carbon Out - 2011-06-06
Green Chip Living's Angela Guss discusses a new partnership between UPS and Live Nation Entertainment to help performing artists reduce emissions related to tours and offset Live Nation's shipping-related emissions.
Fish Fraud at Large - 2011-06-03
Editor Brigid Darragh reveals the findings of nonprofit Oceana's latest report on mislabeling of seafood, its effects on the environment, consumer health and wallets.
Generating Solar Power at Night - 2011-06-02
SolarReserve receives $737 million from the Department of Energy to build a new plant to provide electricity all day with new technology.
Food Safety Violators Face Execution - 2011-06-01
After several high profile food safety scandals, China has increased punishments for food safety violators, going so far as to suggest capital punishment for manufacturers whose products lead to fatalities. Editor Jimmy Mengel compares China's punishments with those in the United States.