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Historical Traveler Reviews Las Vegas Marriott
Much Better than the Casino
Just spent five days at the Marriott Suites on Convention Center Drive in Las Vegas. Probably the best alternative to the smokey, noise filled casinos that I have seen in LV. Very close to the strip, you can catch the monorail or walk wherever you want to go. Rooms are a small suite, but well designed and decorated. Bed was wonderful. View on the front side is of the convention center parking lot so it is pretty grim, but the back side has a partial view of Mr. Wynn's new golf course. Staff was quite good and the breakfast buffet was very good.
Good stay
Very nice, very large rooms. Rooms have a sitting area with a couch, chair, desk and chair and TV. The area also has a minibar and a sink. The prices in the minibar are obscene. $3 for a can of soda. The bedroom is separated from the sitting area by a french door, very nice touch. The bathroom can be accessed from either the sitting room or the bedroom. Shampoo provided was very nice from bath and body works. There is also a tv in the bedroom. The mattress was a very comfortable pillowtop mattress. The bedding consisted of about 10 pillows and a down-filled comforter. The parking is free now. The location is a bit off the beaten bath. There is no casino. It is pretty close to the monorail station. I booked this room through priceline for a very good rate 75% of the rate if booked through the Marriott site.
Great Hotel!
My husband and I are not gamblers, so we wanted to stay at a nice, quiet hotel near the strip for a long weekend. I am particular about where I stay, and this hotel met my criteria. The bed and bedding were wonderfully soft, and the room was spotless. The bathroom was large with a separate shower and bathtub. All employees were very friendly and helpful. We would not shy away from this hotel on our next visit to Las Vegas!
Nice Hotel
My wife and I stayed here for 3 nights (Dec. 26th to the 29th, 2005) and highly recommend this hotel for anyone wanting a quiet and relaxing place to stay near "The Strip". We are not gamblers, so our visit to Las Vegas was for shopping, dining, relaxing and a side Christmas visit to Zion National Park.
The Marriott Suites is primarily a business hotel on Convention Center Drive just a few blocks from the Convention Center. Our suite was on the 9th floor on the south side of the building. We had a great view of the south strip. We could see Wynn, Paris, etc. in that direction.
Every Marriott employee that we met was accommodating and very, very pleasant. The hotel was very quiet and at times, it was like we were the only people staying there. However, we did notice that it was starting to fill up with New Year's Eve revelers on the day of our departure. Not a bad thing - just noticed that the Hotel was filling up.
The accommodations were very clean, modern and comfortable. In the living room area, there was a desk with comfortable chair. Internet access is $9.95 a day and it worked flawlessly. Everything is done via your computer and there is no need to call the main desk. There is a bag of cables in the main closet for your use in case you do not have your own. The furniture and carpeting were very clean (almost new). There was also a small refrigerator, coffee pot, wet bar with a sink and stocked refreshment center (pay per use). However, we did not find a room safe.
French doors opened to a a very nice bedroom, with a king size bed. There were phones as well as TVs in both rooms, with a large selection of channels. The bathroom had a combination tub/shower and a granite countertop and sink area. Bath products were from Bath & Body Works.
We did not use the outdoor pool or fitness center and there is also a restaurant/lounge in the lobby area.
On a side note - we enjoyed "The District" shopping and dining area near Green Valley Ranch in Henderson. Very nice oudoor mall! We also went to Cirque De Soleil "Mystere" at Treasure Island and would recommend this show to anyone. It was just fabulous!!!
Happy Travels to all!
Being renovated until Dec 15th, 05
I stayed at the Marriott suites because it has a great location, NO casino, and less buzz. But this time i was subjected to infrequent hammering. They are renovating the hotel floor by floor and have a few left. They start hammering around 7a till late afternoon. I was woken up a few times around--7a, 830a, and 1p. I stay at this hotel because it is out of the hub-bub of Vegas. It is on a wide side street with little traffic, between Las Vegas Blvd and Paradise Rd. This gives you quick and easy access to any direction.
I did not eat at the hotel. They have a very limited buffet that is overpriced. I usually at breakfast at the Paris Buffet-$12.95 plus tip.
This is a great place to stay once the renovations are complete.
Great Quiet Hotel - Away From Strip's Hubba Bubba
I stayed here for 3 nights (March 30-June 2, 2005) and highly recommend this hotel for anyone wanting to escape the hubba-bubba and mayhem of the LV strip. It's a quiet, high quality business hotel on Convention Ctr. Blvd., next to Pieros's Italian Restaurant and just 2 businesses away from The Beach, a hot nightspot.
I was first assigned an oversize room that did not have a separate bedroom like the pictures that appear on their website. I called the front desk as soon as I entered the room and was moved promptly to the unit with French doors to the bedroom. I don't know if I was originally assigned that room because I booked via Priceline, which the desk clerk mentioned to me when he asked for a credit card to cover incidentials.
My suite, on the 15th floor overlooked the Convention Center parking lot, however, I could see Circus Circus looking toward the strip and the LV Hilton a bit to the east. It's not the neon view you would get from a strip hotel, but that's the tradeoff. Everyone at the hotel, from the check-in crew to the cleaning staff and the "at your service" kid were very accommodating and pleasant. The hotel was very quiet and at times, it was like I was the only one staying there.
The accommodations were clean, modern and comfortable. In the living room area, there was a desk with comfortable desk chair, red brocade sofa bed, striped casual upholstered chair, and coffee table. There was also a small refrigerator, coffee pot, 36" wet bar with a sink and stocked refreshment center. The carpet was a red/green design and the walls were wallpapered. The bath area was tiled.
French doors opened to a smaller than "strip size" bedroom, with a King bed (lots of fluffy pillows) and two night stands. There were phones as well as TVs in both rooms, with a large selection of channels. The bathroom had a combination tub/shower and a 36" granite counter with undermount sink in a separate alcove. Bath products were neutrogena.
The hotel had a nicely equipped fitness center (Lifecycles, Stairmaster, Free Weights, Treadmills, etc. & TVs) with free 24-hour access via room card. A small outdoor pool and hot tub were nearby. There is a restaurant/lounge on the lobby level, but I did not use it.
One negative: The air conditioning blower was very, very loud everytime it kicked on. It was on the ceiling close to the bed.
Marriott Suites is 2-3 very long blocks from the strip. The closest strip hotel is the Stardust. I like to walk and didn't mind walking to the Wynn, Alladin and MGM during daylight hours. However, being a single female, after midnight, I opted to take a taxi back two of the nights. The third night, I took the monorail, however the closest stop, Convention Center, was too deserted for my liking, so I exited at the LV Hilton. It was a very long and desolate 3 block walk from there (as long as from the Stardust).
I would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to stay off the strip and near the convention center. The price I paid was well worth it, even with the taxi fares back after a night on the strip.
Much better than a casino hotel
For me, the best part of this hotel was that it did not have a casino and it was just off the strip. It was a block and a half walk to the Convention Center monorail station. It was very nice to return to this hotel after wandering thru the maze of smoke and noise in the casinos in the hotels on the Strip. The hotel was very quiet so it was a nice respite after a long night on the Strip.
The room was nice and clean. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The e-mail at the Business Center cost $3.95 for 15 minutes.
A great experience
A beautiful two room suite with french doors to the bedroom. Upscale furnishings throughout. A two room marble and travertine bath. USA Today at the door in the morning and in room coffee maker as well as a mini fridge, (also a stocked and expensive mini-bar). No charge for parking, evidently this is a new policy. The common areas are neat and clean and again a cut above. The absence of slots machines was appreciated, made for a quiet stay. Just a couple of blocks and you are on the strip. I had my reservation through Priceline and not a comment when I checked in or out, just "Welcome to the Marriott."
Quiet alternative for business travelers
Once again unable to get a room at my usual Las Vegas haunts for business, I decided to try this property, right next door to the Marriott Residence Inn Convention Center. Unlike the Residence Inn, which was clearly a great value for families, this property was more upscale, with well-appointed suites, nice furniture, standard business equipment (work desk, internet access, ironing board, etc.). The hotel restaurant had a pretty nice lounge/sports bar along with a business casual restaurant that was reasonably priced with good service and pretty good food. It was not at all the stereotypical Las Vegas Lounge Lizard type of place, and could easily accomodate business travelers or even families with older children. There is no casino or any signs of gambling in the property, another nice option for those travelers wanting to escape the noise and bustle of that activity; there are plenty of casinos within walking distance, including the Hilton only three (long) blocks away. The previous reviewer very accurately described other features; I also bristled at the $5 parking fee (it dropped $5 since his/her stay), but overall enjoyed my stay. The staff were very friendly and accomodating and if you can garner a room for $100 or less (I got one at $79 per night), it's a good value.
Great hotel location but...
I stayed there last year for business and was tempted by its rate and pictures of the hotel on a travel website. The facilities look new and very well kept. The room is a spacious, two-room suite with a sitting room and a bedroom, separated by a french door. The sitting room has a business desk, which is facing a wall so it's not confortable to work and watch TV at the same time. They charge $10 per day for Internet access and long distance calls. My stay was great and the employees are very cordial. What ticked me off was that they charged $10 for parking.
It's not valet parking, mind you, but a garage parking using your room key. More, it's not that the garage is attended; anybody can walk into the garage and do anything to your car. Given that they may have security, they're still not responsible for any loss or damage to your property, right? Besides, you have to pay for parking anyway, because there is no on-road parking nearby. Even for parking in the area in front of the hotel lobby (not on the road, not in the garage) you still have to pay. The location is great; 2-3 blocks from the Strip (near Sahara Casino) and within walking distance to the Convention Center.
Don't expect any great view; none of the rooms face The Strip. No matter where your room faces however, you can get a good night's sleep.
They do have a great gentleman greeting everybody as they are leaving or coming in the lobby, which is always a nice touch.
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The view from the bypass was lovely, we had a prime aerial view of the Hoover Dam that we were going to visit within the half hour. We snapped a ton of photos and I made a point to stand in Nevada and Arizona at the same time. Then Bruh-Bruh and I walked to Arizona and back to Nevada to get back on our bus.
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Day 5 - Las Vegas to Istanbul
Travel day. Check out from the MGM was easy, lining up with 16,000 Arbonne conference attendees for a cab was a challenge for somebody who hates queuing. Queuing for Americans seems to be a way of life. There were queues everywhere we went in Vegas. The most common was at any Starbucks we saw. Starbucks is like a magnet that attracts people. People that seem obsessed with what (to me) is substandard coffee. Leaving Vegas was a happy/sad event. It is the most unique place I ...


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Well, since I canceled our 3pm photos today I decided. Let's clean the kids bedroom. And when I say clean I mean, remove everything out of their room other then the beds and bedding supplies. Well little to my knowledge, these two demonic beings have made a massive mess in their bedrooms and hid it underneath blankets on their floor.
So. Let the scrubbing commence. Mopping, sponging, wiping, cleaning. Ah how I hate all thee. I hate messes, yet there is always messes in my house. Having 2 toddlers SUCKS on the cleaning aspect of things. Between the amount of hours I work, plus the amount of hours I spend cleaning, I am doing at least 100 hours a week of cleaning/working.
Now, I've taken a break from the scrubbing, but I will be going back in there. Round 2, ensuring everything is in tip top shape. Will the kids drive me insane in process. Oh hell ya they will. Anytime I attempt to do something that they don't want to, they bug me NONE stop. I swear they want their lives to end early. Mommy has no patience for annoying, ankle biting beings so GO AWAY and play with your damn toys. You know, those things that you make huge messes with. Awesome! Thanks.
Well, enjoy my freak out of the afternoon. Back to the unwanted, annoying scrubbing. Ah!

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Jim Suttie: How to avoid a back injury while playing golf
Believe it or not, 80 percent of all the people who play golf will experience some sort of back problem during their playing careers. Some of these problems will be structural while others will be neuromuscular.
In any event, it is not fun to play golf with a bad back. The motion of the golf swing is very stressful on the spine, as it is a rotary motion of the body around a central axis.
Most of these back problems could be avoided if we strengthened the muscles in the core area. Poor swing mechanics and being overweight are also culprits that cause back issues. In addition to this, there are some people who have back problems from birth, and, as they get older, their backs start weakening.
In any case, if you are one of those golfers with a bad back and are looking to take some pressure off your back, here are some helpful tips that have worked for myself and many of the amateurs and professionals I have taught:
■ Stand as tall as you can with a great deal of knee flex. This might require you to look for longer clubs.
■ Align your body slightly to the right of your target. This is called a closed stance.
■ Do not play out of an overly wide stance as this will also stress your back.
■ Your ball position should be in the center of your stance and never too far forward.
■ Turn your hips and shoulders together on the backswing. Don't restrict your hip turn. Your hips should turn as much as your shoulders. In turning in this manner, your left heel should come off the ground to prevent any coiling of the body.
■ Move into a flexed right leg on the backswing. If your head moves a little bit on the backswing don't worry about it. Some head movement to the right is required for golfers with back problems.
■ Don't drive your legs toward the target on the downswing. Most golfers with back problems are seriously hurting themselves when they drive their legs or use excessive body action on the downswing.
■ Stay away from the overly inside-out downswing as that will torque your back. The correct feeling is almost an "over-the-top" feeling with the right side in control.
■ And finally, finish your swing with 100 percent of your weight on your front leg. This finish position will put your head directly over your front leg.
It is interesting to note that you never heard of back problems in golf until the advent of the modern swing. The modern swing, of course, is flatter and more centered, with an emphasis on coiling and torso rotation.
Golfers in the Sam Snead Era had free flowing motions that had no restrictions on the backswing or the forward swing. If you have a back problem and are looking to play more "pain free" golf implement some of these suggestions, and get back to golf.
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (10) (remove)
- Wozu Dichter? (2010)
- Goethe's Tasso is no "Dichter in duerftiger Zeit." He is rather duerftig himself, unbalanced and impulsive in the extreme. In fact, in an annoyed moment, the diplomat Antonio sees him as a useless and pampered brat and undiplomatically says so, triggering a fateful sequence of events that generate a seemingly unstoppable momentum.
- Murnau's Faust : eine deutsche Volkssage (2010)
- The 1926 silent classic was directed by FW Murnau and stars Emil Jannings (Prof. Unrat in "The Blue Angel") as Mephisto. Goesta Ekman is Faust, the incomparable Camilla Horn an unforgettable Gretchen.
- The house of Tantalus (2010)
- Faust the colonizer (1995)
- "Musst du nicht längst kolonisieren?" ("Hasn't colonizing been your business?") is Mephisto's loaded comment on Faust's dilemma, namely his inability to persuade Philemon and Baucis to vacate their little estate voluntarily in exchange for pleasant retirement quarters in his newly gained territory, wrested from the sea (Faust, Part II, V, line 11274). Baucis in particular sees no reason why they should be displaced and resents Faust's expansiveness. "Wie er sich als Nachbar brüstet, soll man untertänig sein" ("He struts into the neighborhood expecting us to act like serfs," lines 11133/4). "Kolonisieren" as Mephisto uses the word clearly favors strong-arm tactics over restraint. Faust finally gives the go-ahead: "So geht und schafft sie mir zur Seite" ("Go and get them out of there," line 11275) for an attempt at forced resettlement that leaves three more corpses on his path to salvation and is followed by a seamless flow of events culminating in his own death.
- Faust : the legend and the book (2010)
- (Excerpts and paraphrases from a spectacular scholarly achievement of the 1950ies, the Faust edition with introduction, text and extensive notes by Heffner, Rheder and Twaddell, DC Heath & Co., now sadly out of print. Vol. I, p. 18 ff.).
- Goethe: Helena (2010)
- Although we are concentrating on the Third Act, Faust's appreciation of legend's most beautiful woman begins much earlier, perhaps as early as the Hexenkueche scene where he is thoroughly enraptured by a woman's image in a magical mirror. It drives him crazy, he says (2456), particularly since he has to stay at a certain distance to keep it in proper focus (2434); can you see Mephisto's mischievous smile at this bit of enforced "disinterested contemplation"? Woman is God's final art work, the true Crown of Creation, we learn from Schiller's Princess Eboli; Mephisto seems to say as much, and Faust like most men needs no convincing. We can't be sure that this is indeed Helen, we (and Faust) have yet to meet her. She remains nameless but, by any name, would be as sweet.
- Gretchen's infanticide (2010)
- In the scene At The Well, Gretchen herself describes the sequence of events best and in all their fateful simplicity. It is the progress from "sin" to "shame", that is to public disgrace as soon as her private transgression becomes "visible" as pregnancy. Already here the painful confusion over her private perception ("good, dear love", lines 3585/6) and public judgment ("slut", line 3753) which will eventually drive her mad is obvious. In her derangement and despair she will destroy the evidence against her, that is, drown her child.
- Goethe - Egmont (2010)
- Goethe : Novelle (2010)
- Eckermann reports a conversation with Goethe on January 29, 1827: Es kam sodann zur Sprache, welchen Titel man der Novelle geben sollte; wir taten manche Vorschlaege, einige waren gut fuer den Anfang, andere gut fuer das Ende, doch fand sich keiner, der fuer das Ganze passend und also der rechte gewesen waere. "Wissen Sie was", sagte Goethe, "wir wollen es die Novelle nennen; denn was ist eine Novelle anders als eine sich ereignete unerhoerte Begebenheit. Dies ist der eigentliche Begriff, und so vieles, was in Deutschland unter dem Titel Novelle geht, ist gar keine Novelle, sondern bloss Erzaehlung oder was Sie sonst wollen. In jenem urspruenglichen Sinne einer unerhoerten Begebenheit kommt auch die Novelle in den Wahlverwandtschaften vor." This is the epilogue, as it were, to a lengthy conversation on January 15, 1827, in which Goethe interprets his own Novelle. Here an excerpt, a highly condensed analysis: Zu zeigen, wie das Unbaendige, Unueberwindliche oft besser durch Liebe und Froemmigkeit als durch Gewalt bezwungen werde, war die Aufgabe dieser Novelle, und dieses schoene Ziel, welches sich im Kinde und Loewen darstellt, reizte mich zur Ausfuehrung. Dies ist das Ideelle, dies die Blume. Und das gruene Blaetterwerk der durchaus realen Exposition ist nur dieserwegen da und nur dieserwegen etwas wert.
- An ode to joy : a season of grief (2007)
- Beethoven's Ninth in Bailey Hall the other evening, April 20, ending in an instant standing ovation by a clearly enchanted audience, was an unforgettable experience. And, like all such truly extraordinary events that are marked not only by artistic merit, but draw their power from the circumstances surrounding their creation or performance, it recalled others and enhanced their significance. I was reminded of a stellar performance on Christmas Day of 1989, only weeks after the unexpected fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, that haunting date in German history. Few people believed it would ever happen. But now, suddenly, reunification in justice and freedom, as the truncated old national anthem phrases it, was within reach.


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FRANK THURSTON BROWN was born in Norwich, Connecticut, February 27th, 1853, and died there April 17th, 1909. He was the eldest of three sons of Francis and Harriet Thurston Brown. From his ancestors, particularly the Thurston branch, it is evident that Mr. Brown inherited some of those intellectual traits which peculiarly fitted him for the legal profession.
His early boyhood was spent on his father's small farm, and in attendance upon the public schools of Norwich. At the early age of eleven he entered the Norwich Free Academy, and there prepared for Yale from which he was graduated in 1872. In his school and college life, while not a close student in the ordinary sense of the term, he gave clear evidence of an unusually acute mind. From college he returned, as an instructor, to his home Academy where he taught until 1876, studying law meantime in the offices of those distinguished members of the Connecticut bar, George Pratt and later Judge Hovey and Hon. John M. Thayer. He was admitted to the bar in 1878, and from that time until his death, continued to practice his profession in Norwich. He was married in 1885 to Isabel L. Geer, who, with two daughters, survives him.
Always much interested in public affairs, Mr. Brown never sought public positions for himself. It was because of this absence of self interest, as well as his practical and comprehensive judgment, that the public often turned to him for advice and leadership. In 1883 he represented his native town in the legislature and served on the judiciary committee. For about ten years he filled the office of corporation counsel of Norwich, and did most efficient service in that position. He was selected to represent that town in the Constitutional Convention of 1902, where his conservative judgment and power of clear and concise statement made him a recognized leader. He was president of the Board of State Police Commissioners from its organization, and was appointed by Governor Roberts a member of the Commission upon Laws relating to Primaries and Corrupt Practices at Elections. Many other positions of honor, both judicial and political, were urged upon him which he did not accept.
He was identified with many local interests. At the time of his death he was a trustee of the Norwich Free Academy, a director in the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., a trustee in the three savings banks in Norwich, chairman of the Grievance Committee of the New London County bar, and a member of its Library Association.
Notwithstanding his prominence and efficiency in public matters, Mr. Brown's chief work was undoubtedly in his chosen profession. He was adapted by nature for it, and masterful in it. Through his own efforts he had become at the time of his death one of the recognized leaders of the Connecticut bar. Few of its members have been connected with more important cases. During the last few years of his life, such clients as the late Governor Lilley, the Southern New England Telephone Co., and The Norwich Gas & Electric Co., and his representation of the interests of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., and B. & M. R. Co., brought him into unusual prominence and into close touch with matters of state and national importance.
It was perhaps as an advocate that he excelled. Once persuaded that his contention was right, he was most tenacious in maintaining it. He possessed a most remarkable power of seeing the vital issues of a case, and of clearly and concisely stating them. Seldom, if ever, has Connecticut produced a man of keener, quicker intellect. He was not oratorical in his manner of address to the court, or jury, but his words were always forceful and commanded attention. He spoke for results and not for applause.
In his private life, Mr. Brown was unassuming and somewhat retiring, but possessed a kind and sympathetic disposition. He disliked ostentation and detested sham. To his friends he was loyal, but they must prove themselves worthy. He was fond of his home, and was ever a support upon which the members of his family and his relatives unconsciously and implicitly relied.
Mr. Brown was a man of pronounced personality. Positive in his convictions, he was frank and fearless in his expression of them. Of strict integrity, he held the confidence of his fellow men. In his death, the profession which he loved, and the State which he served, have suffered a profound loss. His memory will ever be an inspiration to his friends.[footer.htm]


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This weekend is the Sydney Road Street Party, the Knox Festival, the Banyule Festival and a "Welcome Platypus Festival" at Hurstbridge. Details at Community Festivals in Melbourne. There is also a Hungarofest in Wantirna. Details at Ethnic Festivals in Melbourne. and a food, wine and music festival at Gasworks Park in Port Melbourne called 'Taste for Living'. Details at Food & Wine in Victoria.
Last chance
Cinema under the Stars at the Botanic Gardens concludes its season this weekend, so this is your last chance for a romantic fling with your current partner before they (or you) become "so last summer".
New city café
(a White Hat ramble so may be best to skip straight to the next section)
White Hat is invited to numbers of openings, but as soon as we arrived at this one it was obvious that this was more up-market than most. The beautiful people were there along with Melbourne's famous socialite, Lillian Frank (not to be confused with the famous cricketer Lillian Thompson). Having accepted a glass of champagne I turned around to look for some canapés only to find myself looking at the neck of a statuesque young lady. Knowing that it was impolite for a lad like myself to appear to be staring I thought the delicate thing to do was to slowly lower my eyes. However the cleavage seemed to go on forever. "There's no going back now" I thought and continued my downward journey until I finally reached the safety of fabric. I proceeded to lower my gaze but within an alarmingly short time had reached a hemline. With the cosmopolitan savoir-faire I had learned growing up in Ballarat I quickly lowered my focus to my own shoes and while slowly transferring my weight between each foot slowly rotated through 180 degrees. Our male subscribers will find that this technique renders them almost invisible in such social gatherings. At last I reached the sanctuary of a pair of male shoes and trousers and it became safe to raise my eyes. On the ascent I became aware of a particularly luxriiant growth of chest hair and then a gold chain that could serve the dual purpose of towing a small car. As I reached the five-o'clock shadow the horrible realisation occurred – this is the boyfriend! On such occasions, White Hat knows there are only two choices – flight, or pray to the gods of Melbourne for a diversion.
My prayers were quickly answered with a deus ex machina. The mayoral limousine arrived and during the confusion of our Lord Mayor performing without surtitles I was able to remove myself to another section of the gathering. Such are the dangers that White Hat endures just to bring you information about new Melbourne establishments.
The café in question is called Divertiti and serves gelati, coffee, fresh panini and pastries in the Milanese style. It is a couple of doors up the hill from the Regent in Collins Street (opposite the old George's) and complements well the dignity and style of the area. We suggest you give it a visit next time you are in town.
This weekend there are fetes at St Jude's in Scoresby, Boneo (near Rosebud), Wilmott Park Primary School in Craigieburn and Brandon Park Primary School. Details at Fairs & Fetes in Melbourne.
Normally around this time of year in Melbourne there is a Seniors' Festival with lots of free and cheap things for seniors. This festival has been postponed until later in the year because we need the seniors to run the Commonwealth Games for us in the form of volunteers. However there is a seniors' film festival at ACMI in Fed Square with lots of cheap screenings. Details at Seniors in Melbourne. We should issue a warning to seniors heading into Fed Square. Some of you may have memories of elderly relatives who went dotty and were even known to wander about in public wearing just a tattered, stained old slip. If you come across young ladies heading into Fed Square in this state, wearing a tatty old slip on the outside, don't call the authorities - they are just going to the fashion festival.
Reader feedback
"Dear WhiteHat Detectives,
I usually commute to Melbourne from Ballan by train. But occasionally I drive down. When I drive I go past a sculpture that always impresses me: the "house". It's on the triangle of land where the Ring Road, Westgate Freeway and Geelong Roads intersect.
- Q1: I would really like to know who did it and what it's correctly called. I assume there are many other sculptures & public works of art throughout the greater metropolitan area, as well as those around the CBD. I see some from time to time but rarely note them nor enquire - until now.
- Q2a: Could you suggest where I might find a map or catalogue of those (in the greater metropolitan area)?
- Q2b: Do you know of anyone who might run such tours [i.e. as well as your CBD "arts" tour]?
"Dear WH,
I still love your newsletter and will continue to follow your recommendations even at the risk of again being branded a whinger when I am not equally enthralled. "An Inspector Calls" was brilliant and it really challenged the audience to examine his/her life and conscience. It demonstrated to me that our youth still have open minds which we should nurture. Nat would enjoy it but it would be over Nathan and Crystal's head. I would go so far as to say that it was one of the finest productions, if not the best, we have seen. Thanks for alerting us about out this wonderful show
Clyde, the celery growing capital of Victoria"
This week, the classical music season really gets under way in Melbourne with performances from the MSO, Flinders Quartet, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Melborne Chorale, Australian String Quartet and Ensemble Gombert. Also on Tuesday morning you can hear James Morrison in performance at Hamer Hall. Full details at: Classical Music in Melbourne There is also a world music benefit concert for Tanzania at the Fairfield Amphitheatre. Details at World Music in Melbourne
Country Victoria
This weekend there is the Oppy Family Fun Day in the Dandenongs, the Shepparton Arts Festival (I'm sure all performers will have legal work visas), the Superbike Championships at Phillip Island, the Boolara Folk Festival, the end of the Benalla Festival (with fireworks over the lake?), the Wadong Country Music Festival, the Taste of Tatura Food & Wine Festival and the Elmhurst Festival of the Wind celebrating all things to with the wind (except maybe the dust-storms which removed much of their best topsoil). Details of all these can be found by going to our home page and selecting the appropriate weekend from the drop-down menu of events in country Victoria.
Melbourne's Hidden Gems
Preserved streetscape
There are many wonderful historic buildings in the Melbourne, but one usually has to use a sort of selective vision to see them in their original context. They are often surrounded with buildings and infrastructure from much later eras, or surrounded with garish advertising hoardings or constantly passed by travelling billboards (often in the form of trams), or disfigured with modern OHS additions which are legally required and socially laudable but historically jarring and often downright ugly. When you are wearing a special white hat you find that such visual distractions fade from view, but this can be more difficult for the infrequent visitor to Melbourne.
For this reason there is one block in Melbourne which is our favourite because it can still be appreciated as a largely intact 19th century streetscape. It is largely ignored by the tour buses, backpacker guides and popular tourism advertorial programs on television. However it repays quiet and informed contemplation.
Please note: This section of the newsletter has been removed as it forms part of a forthcoming publication.
This weekend is a 'Pets in the Park' day in East Malvern. There is also a microchipping day for dogs in Sunshine. That way, if your dog is found wandering lost and dazed in some distant suburb, authorities can contact you to come and retrieve it. You might want to have your boyfriend done at the same time. Details at Animal Events in Melbourne.
Advance notice
The following weekend is Labour Day Weekend and so there are many more events and activities than for a standard weekend. Although Moomba has been truncated for the Commonwealth Games there will still a parade and a mayoral speech. There is also the 'In the Realm of the Senses' film festival
In country Victoria tension is mounting in Ballarat and parents are resorting to the traditional Ballarat method of getting excited children to sleep – having them count begonias. There are jazz festivals at Inverloch and Moe, the Port Fairy Folk Festival, festivals at Harcourt, San Remo, Cobden, Myrtleford, Avoca and Mansfield. And up is spa country there is a 'Chill Out Festival' for those who are finding the pace and stresses of Daylesford life are getting too much for them.
For details, go to our home page and select the appropriate weekend form the drop-down menu of events in either Melbourne or country Victoria.
The White Hat Quiz
How well do you know Melbourne?
Melbourne & Victorian Streetscapes
- If you stand in the middle of Swanston Street you can see the Shrine at one end. Until the 1980s, what could you see at the other end?
- In what Victorian country town can you find the main street almost unchanged since the 1930s?
- What small suburban shopping strip maintains a full set of 'corporation verandahs' on both sides?
- What Victorian town has a railway line running down the middle of the main street?
- Where in Victoria would you find a submarine as part of the streetscape?


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On the Rox: Rebel Life MediaWritten by Martini Rox | | email@example.com
Lately, I have received videos made by local artists. Most want feedback, but I wanted them to have something more to celebrate their hard work so I contacted an old college buddy in Columbus.
Gezus Zaire is a Cleveland native, 2001 graduate of the University of Toledo and heavy into independent media in Ohio. A passionate maker of films about Hip-Hop and politics, he is also the founder of Rebel Life Media.
A known advocate for great local music, his company is responsible for Rebel Army Radio (www.rebelarmyradio.t83.net), an online radio program dedicated solely to Cleveland artists, and newly launched RTV, an online music video show for all Ohio artists.
His background in college and independent radio, professional journalism and film combined with his knowledge of and passion for Hip-Hop helped influence Zaire's choice to give Ohio music a voice.
"It's a network, sort of like MTV for Ohio," Zaire said. "It's for Ohio artists. There are multiple shows and there are multiple programs for people to go and watch."
Located at www.rtvnation.com, RTV is the very outlet Toledo Hip-Hop music videos need to showcase the artists and filmmakers.
For rappers trying to find ways to gain exposure for their music, making a video provides another option. The quality of local videos has improved greatly over the last few years with the availability of affordable HD cameras and software. A clean professional look is achievable and quite a few artists are working behind the camera, adding filmmaker to their resume. Currently, RTV is prepping for its awards show, sponsored by the Ohio Hip-Hop Awards, taking place this fall the same weekend as the Ohio Hip-Hop Awards in Cleveland.
Fourteen different awards will be given, with several artists from the Glass City garnering multiple nominations.
Rapper Johnnie Mae is representing for the ladies in the Best Performance category for her video "Talking to myself," Best Female Video Artist and Best Female Video for her song "TKO."
P. Sweety is nominated in three categories, including Best Concept for his song, "Why tell a lie," Best Directing and Best Male Video.
Big J is nominated for the Fans Choice Award for his video, "Almost," featuring Caine and Nico the Beast.
Winners are set to be announced in early August.
Understanding that all any artist wants is to be validated and authorized by an institution, Zaire wants that institution in Ohio to be RTV. And according to him, "The main point is to just give artists from the state who maybe can't afford to get on MTV, BET or any other outlet considered mainstream an opportunity or an outlet to have their music heard, to have their music respected [and] have their videos respected."
The show is already in its second season. Therefore, new submissions may have to wait to be played, but Zaire promises the show is dedicated to providing the opportunity to see quality music videos.
To submit and gain exposure at the same time, Zaire suggests the music video be uploaded to YouTube for two reasons: RTV's easy access to the link and so artists can gain a buzz while waiting to be included in the season's lineup.
Artists can email their YouTube music video link to email@example.com
As we continue on …
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The world of animé has been one of the inspirations of today's fashion style and trend, and of course, introducing numerous eye colors – from the darkest black to the brightest purple – hasn't lagged behind. For those blue eyes that you've always wanted, put on a pair of Barbie Eye Blue Color Contact Lenses.
Not only will it make your eyes look bluer-than-blue, but it will make it look bigger as well. Now you can look as kawaii-cute as can be. Be your own favorite animé character like the cute and pretty Sakura in CardCaptor Sakura.
With Barbie Eye Blue Color Contact Lenses, you can even dress up as your favorite blue-eyes doll you've always given a hug when you were a baby. Wear them especially when it's sunny to match your eyes with the color of the bright blue sky. Wherever you go, with Barbie Eye Blue Color Contact Lenses, you'll be the center of everyone's attention.
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This pair of lenses is natural yet pretty! Can be worn without makeup! :)
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Victorian Gables E | 2 Bedroom - 2.5 Bath Luxury Rental in Downtown Breckenridge
Located in the Historic District these townhomes are just steps to the Breckenridge Free Ride Shuttle Stop with a short walk to Historic Main Street. This two bedroom, two and a half bathroom, 1,320 square foot townhome is within walking distance to Carter Park where there is a sledding hill in the winter as well as a year round playground. This traditional, rustic decor ski unit is a home away from home with comfortable accommodations for your mountain escape.
The suitably stocked, wood cabinet kitchen offers all the necessary appliances; dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, stove, oven, toaster and coffee maker, enjoy your favorite home cooked dish in the comfort of your own townhome. The large, wood dining table with seating or six and the bar with seating for two will provide ample seating for your meals or post dinner conversations.
Cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa and your vacation book in the living room on the two side chairs, loveseat or large couch and relish in the warmth from the gas fireplace. Enjoy your favorite DVD on the flat screen TV or simply get most of family time with the open layout in the living room.
The master bedroom has a comfortable Queen bed with dark wood furnishings, a TV and an attached private master bathroom with granite countertops. The second bedroom has a Queen bed encased in cozy floral bedding, dark wood furnishings and a TV. In case you are in need of additional sleeping space, there is a Queen sofa sleeper enabling this unit to accommodate six people.
The well maintained Victorian Gables townhomes feature ski area views, Wi-Fi, a washer and dryer and a private garage. The Victorian theme of Breckenridge is present in these townhomes all featuring bay windows and Victorian accents. We encourage guests of Ski Country Resorts to take advantage of our complimentary guest shuttle service while visiting Breckenridge!
Bedding: (Sleeps 6)
Bedroom 1: Queen
Bedroom 2: Queen
Living area: Queen sofa sleeper
Vacation Rental Summary
Comfortable, nicely furnished and suitable for two couples. A few basics were lacking such as salt &pepper and parking "off street" is minimal and awkward when there are two cars. Also, the owner park his work truck at our back door all week. There is a one car garage available several yards across the back parking lot. Property is only two blocks from Main and close to many good resturants. Definitely a plus.
Hello- Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. I am sorry to hear you encountered some issues during your stay. Also, we thank you for your suggestions for improvement on this unit! We have passed along your comments to the homeowner. We appreciate your business and hope to see you again soon in Breckenridge!
This condo is very comfortable and spacious. The Victorian decor is gorgeous and tastefully done. The evening weather was a bit chilly and the gas fire place was really nice! We felt like we had all the comforts of home! Off street garage parking is a definite plus. The location is perfect-walking distance to everything in a very quiet neighborhood with shuttle stops right outside the door. The view of the ski area is the best in Breckenridge so bring a camera! We highly recommend staying here and we will be back!
Hello- Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. I am so glad to hear you enjoyed your rental unit and vacation. We appreciate your business and hope to see you again soon in Breckenridge!
My husband and I live in Boulder and wanted to meet up with family who live on the Western Slope (easier for everyone if we just meet in the middle). I spent days searching for a rental that could accommodate us for 1 night. Most rentals require 3 nights as a minimum. This place was perfect! It was very clean, the antique decor was quaint, and the location absolutely ideal -- quite but just a few blocks from Main Street. Check in and check out was fast and easy. When we need a place to meet up with family again this will be our first choice. Such a great discovery!
Hello- Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your vacation and accommodations. I am also elated to hear that our services were what you were looking for. We appreciate your business and hope to see you again soon in Breckenridge.
My family and I had a wonderful time in this beautiful home away from home. We were able to cook together and eat at the table together. Love the tubs so we could soak after a long day of adventures of hiking, rafting or horseback riding. The beds were very comfortable. Would love to plan another vacation and stay here again.
Hello- Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We welcome guest feedback, as it is how to gauge and improve ourselves as a business. I am thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed this vacation rental. The home rental market for vacation is the best kept secret that needs to become more known for luxuries such as eating and cooking together in the comfort of your "home away from home" as you stated. We appreciate your business and hope to see you again soon in Breckenridge.
A gorgeous condo filled with Victorian ambiance. Walking distance to all that Breck has to offer, yet off Main Street and away from the hustle bustle.
Hi Michelle, thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time in Breckenridge and at our Victorian Gables E unit! Breckenridge's Victorian theme is very enchanting, and the Victorian Gables townhomes do a great job staying within this theme, and providing a very convenient in town location! Thank you again and we look forward to your return visit to Breckenridge! Be sure to check out all of our rental properties at www.SkiCountry.com.
The accomodations with the garage and kitchen are great. However, the $139/night stay online summer time becomes $220/night or more after the jacked up cleaning fees and B.S. insurance charges. Be careful booking online.
Thank you for your review of our Victorian Gables townhome and we are delighted that you enjoyed the accommodations.
You booked on-line through gobreck.com and they are responsible for all charges printed on your final confirmation before your card is charged. Ski Country Resorts provides only the accommodations and is not responsible for charges made through gobreck.com. Please call us direct at 800-633-8388 to make future bookings and we will be glad to explain all charges to your reservation before your card is charged.
We look forward to seeing you again soon. Please stay in touch with us at www.skicountry.com for up-coming lodging specials.
Wonderful service. Very helpful staff when selecting a place to stay. Home was very clean and very spacious. Great location, walking distance to downtown. But for a ride to the lifts picked up right outside the front door. We would stay there again no question.
We traveled from the UK and stayed 5 days in Vail and 5 Days in B.R. Both resorts were fantastic. The house in B.R was fantastic and we were extremely pleased with our stay there. The location was perfect for the shops and restaurants. The bigger Super market was accessible by the bus, or on foot, however there was a slightly more expensive supermarket just down the road. We walked to the Quicksilver Chair lifts each morning to start the day off. The rooms were comfy and clean as were the bathrooms. A fantastic place... time to save for the next trip!!


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Two librarians -- public librarian Elizabeth Bird and school librarian Travis Jonker -- have come up with a unique way to have a conversation -- by holding up titles of picture books at each other. They created a video of their conversation and now Candlewick Press is using it to launch their year-long celebration called We Believe in Picture Books . Check out the librarians' hilarious book "conversation" Elizabeth Bird and Travis Jonker discuss picture books on Vimeo. Keep tabs on the Candlewick Press site for more videos about picture books -- one video a day for an entire year!Posted by at September 1, 2012 03:52 PM


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Welcome to Motorland, our award-winning classic car showroom and service center on Maine's seacoast just 90 minutes from Boston. With over 75 classic cars and trucks in stock, we love to sell, buy and trade. We also welcome consignments. We offer classic vehicle storage and concierge services and a full classic car service center, with repair, upholstery/interiors, body/paint, detailing and transport. Visit our showroom at 2564 Portland Road (US Route 1) in Arundel, Maine. Open M-F from 8:30-5 and Saturdays 10-3.
1946 Buick Super 8 Sedan For Sale or Trade Just arrived. Lovely and powerful classic sedan. In 1946 Buick once again combined the large Series... More
1949 Chevrolet 3100 Panel Van For Sale or Trade. Wonderfully restored panel van, finished in dark blue and light blue and used to compete... More
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The 22nd annual DAME awards for marine design have announced the company Spinlock as winners in the deck equipment, sails and rigging category. The winning design was for boats under 28 feet, and with superyachts getting so much design attention these days it's nice to see some attention paid to smaller boats.
Spinlock deck organisers - now they've won an award for the T25 for boats under 28ft
Their T25 Organiser was designed for the smaller boat deck, a multiple-line organiser which is micro-sized for smallest weight, windage, and deck footprint.
The DAME jury were impressed with the smart design, as well as its space saving and cost reduction qualities.
Spinlock's Design and Development Director, Chris Hill, commented: 'The new T25 Organiser is a perfect fit for the OEM boat builder and developing innovative deck layouts. The award is a fantastic achievement for the whole Spinlock team and for delivering another category winner.'
Their unique modular design uses a kit of fine-detail, composite mouldings - halving the number of different parts required to produce all multiples from 2 to 6 x 25mm sheaves. Subtle stainless steel details add local stiffness and prevents line abrasion.
Like Spinlock's larger T38 and T50 organisers (pictured above), the T25 is designed to cope where more lines are needed within the same footprint. Uniquely, the T25 integrates the new BE10/2 or BE10/3 multiple bullseye on top to guide the lighter loaded lines.
New low profile double and triple bullseyes leads (BE10/2 and BE10/3) either stack on top of the T25 to group extra lines within the same footprint or can be mounted directly on deck using M5 fasteners.
Technical details:
Sheave Diameter/Type: 25mm composite
SWL per sheave: 400kg
Total SWL per unit: No. of sheaves x 200kg
Line Diameter: Up to 10mm
Fasteners: M5 CSK
For more information go to the www.spinlock.co.uk!Spinlock_website


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This page contains notes on how to set up Internet Connection Sharing for backup connectivity. When your main cable/DSL modem connection goes down, you can connect through one of the PCs on your network that has a dial-up or alternate Internet connection.
These notes apply assuming the particular network configuration given below. You have multiple PCs behind a router that is connected to the Internet via a DSL or Cable Modem. One of your PCs has an alternate Internet connection, such as dial-up modem or a laptop wireless data card. The advantage of this backup connectivity plan is that it requires no changes to the configuration of the individual computers on your network. Essentially, the PC with the backup connection takes the place of your dedicated router. That PC must be left on and connected to maintain connectivity.
Internet | Cable modem | PC1 --| | PC2 --|--- Router (Wired/Wireless) | |-- PC3 -- Dialup --- Internet |--... PC4 Normal Router Configuration Internal (or Local, LAN) IP Address: 192.168.0.1 External address: x.x.x.x as supplied by your ISP Normal PC1/PC2/PC3 configuration DHCP or Fixed IP on 192.168.0.x subnet Gateway & DNS server is 192.168.0.1
These instructions apply to Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2.
On any PC, open IP address configuration from the main network adapter (usually a LAN or High-Speed Adapter). Change the DNS and Gateway to the router's temporary IP address (in this example, 192.168.0.2). Wait a few minutes, then attempt to load a web site like http://www.google.com/.
Uncheck the ICS checkbox on PC3.
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Demolition drama at future Walmart site
Some Ward 4 residents responded with anger to reports that demolition had begun on the site of the future Georgia Avenue Walmart. First reported by The Brightwoodian, it appeared that the roof had been razed off the Brightwood Car Barn even though the appropriate permit had not been issued. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs investigated and confirmed that a permit had not been issued for demolition on the site. Immediately, Ward 4 Thrives, a Walmart opposition group, penned a release about the developer's "flagrant disregard for due process."
Now, Michael Neibauer of Washington Business Journal reports, it seems the drama stemmed from a simple error. Rockville-based Foulger-Pratt, Walmart's developer for the Georgia Avenue store, did apply for a permit—but for the wrong address. The demolition began at 5927 Georgia Ave. NW, but the permit was for 5919 Georgia Ave.
A DCRA-issued stop-work order from Wednesday was lifted today. A DCRA spokesperson said the incorrect address should have been caught when the application was submitted.


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David J. Allen
What makes a philosophy materialist? At the most basic level, it might seem that the term 'materialism' serves to delineate a certain ontological position – for example, the 'materialist' may be the philosopher for whom any non-material being supervenes on the material. While this ontological characterisation is certainly true to some extent, it fails to capture the real essence of materialism. Materialism is not so much a position as a problematic. The materialist is precisely the philosopher for whom subjectivity is a problem.
As the contemporary French philosopher Alain Badiou illuminatingly states in his recent magnum opus, 'the essential trait of an idealist philosophy [is] that it calls upon the subject not as a problem but as a solution […]. The materialist thrust of my own thought […] derives from the fact that within it the subject is a late and problematic construction, and in no way the place of a solution to a problem of possibility or unity' (Logics of Worlds, trans. A. Toscano, London: Continuum, 2009, p. 101). Here the real essence of the division between idealism and materialism is brought to light: it is not simply a distinction between beliefs concerning being's supervenience on the material, but a split at the level of metaphilosophy, at the level of the decision as to what is philosophically problematic.
This subtle shift in our understanding of the distinction between materialism and idealism has various interesting consequences. Firstly, once we understand that materialism is a problematic, it becomes evident that contemporary philosophy of mind is materialist in its very foundations. The so-called 'hard problem' of consciousness, for example, is a paradigmatic materialist formulation. Although it is certainly open that one could provide an 'idealist answer' to the hard problem, this is a somewhat misleading phraseology: what one really offers in this case is a refusal of the problematic from which the question draws its philosophical significance. In fact, the whole enterprise of a 'philosophy of mind' – where the 'of' is in the objective genitive – is at heart materialist. This is perhaps why, although there remains a small minority of dualists in the midst of the materialist consensus of contemporary philosophy of mind, there are no idealists to speak of.
This brings us to our second interesting consequence. Materia-lism is ultimately a philosophy of subjectivity, and idealism a philosophy of matter, where the latter is conceived very broadly as that which is not straightforwardly identical with the subject. As such, a materialist must eventually turn philosophically to the question of the subject, even if this is simply to dismiss subjectivity as an epiphenomenon or as a Palaeolithic theory. Conversely, idealism need turn to the subject only as the solution to the aporias of matter. In this regard, the phenomenological tradition provides some of the paradigmatic figures of idealist philosophy – from Heidegger, whose Dasein permits the formulation of the question of the meaning of Being, to Sartre, whose self-'nihilating' nothingness grounds the irresolvable dialectic of being and nonbeing.
Interestingly, although idealist philosophies have all turned rapidly to the subject, they do so only to bring subjectivity to bear as a tool in the resolution of material aporias. This is the fact that the ontological understanding of idealism obfuscates. By formulating idealism in terms of a rejection of the ontological fundamentality of the material, the ontological definition obscures the fact that idealism is only instrumentally concerned with the non-material; its real concern is matter, as can be seen in Husserl's (idealistic) incitement to 'return to the things themselves'. If materialists seem reluctant to find the time to discuss the subject, seemingly preferring the stability of 'worldly' concerns, this is a neglect born of the desire to evade a task of great difficulty but also of great importance, not a reflection of the irrelevance of subjectivity to the materialist schema.
Third consequence: materialism need not be subject to naturalism. That is, materialism need not subordinate itself to the thought of the natural sciences. Matter is that which, for the materialist, is not of ultimate philosophical concern. While in many materialisms this has manifested itself in a relinquishing of the thought of matter to the natural sciences, this need not be the case. Materialism need only subject itself to some consistent thought – external to philosophy – of the being of matter. Matter might be thought mathematically – as in Badiou's work – or in the socio-political terms of bodies and power – as in the thought of Michel Foucault. The only restriction is that matter must ultimately be a category whose composition philosophy can take for granted. This is not to say that the materialist cannot elucidate and articulate the precise composition of this category from a philosophical perspective, but only that it is not philosophically problematic in its very being in the manner of subjectivity. Matter may permit philosophical elucidation, but subjectivity requires it if materialism is not to degenerate into an incoherence born of neglect. Insofar as subjectivity is – at least prima facie – a gap in any consistent thought of matter, a coherent materialism must find some way to shut it up.
I have posed in this brief note the following claim:
(M) Materialism is not an ontological position, but a problematic – viz. the philosophical problematic of subjectivity.
As such, the split between materialism and idealism is not ontological but metaphilosophical. From this, I have drawn three consequences:
(M1) The philosophy of mind is a materialist project.
(M2) Materialism is a philosophy of subjectivity, idealism a philosophy of matter.
(M3) Materialism is not subject to natural science, but simply to some consistent, extra-philosophical thought of matter.
I hope these consequences serve to convince the reader of the interest in this reformulation of the orthodox conception of materialism. And if the reader regards herself as a materialist, I hope this discussion will prompt her to fix her mind anew on the question at the heart of her endeavour: the question of subjectivity.
David J. Allen is a philosophy graduate of the University of York
Alain Badiou, Logics of Worlds, trans. A. Toscano, London: Continuum, 2009, p. 101


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Noel Couch with her sister Mikayla
Aug. 13, 2012
Bienvenida! Benvenuto! Welkom! Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome Georgia gymnastics coaches. Welcome back students. Welcome freshies to UGA. Welcome back to the blog! First and foremost I'd like to welcome head coach Danna Durante and assistant coaches Jay Hogue and Philip Ogletree to the Gym Dog family and the rich tradition and pride that runs strong here at UGA. My relationship with Danna has actually come full circle. I met her as a junior in high school when I took my first ever recruiting visit to the University of Nebraska and now as a senior in college I'm getting to know her as my head coach. I've had to opportunity to get to know each of them individually, as well as their vision as a coaching staff, and let me just say that I am so motivated and inspired about the plan for our team this year. It is going to be an amazing year.
Now let me rewind a bit and fill you in on my fun summer. I took a telecommunications class in May, which was tough with tests every two days, but definitely interesting. After my final I headed down to Orlando to stay with Shayla for a few days. She took me to Universal Studios and, of course, I insisted on doing everything from riding every rollercoaster to taking a picture with the Jaws shark. Our favorite ride was the new Rip Ride Rockit Rollercoaster. From Orlando we headed to Tennessee to work Flip Fest Camp. I really enjoyed getting to known the owners and Olympians, John Rothlisberger and John Macready, as well as Paul Hamm who was the guest of the week. In between practices Shay and I got to go tubing on the lake, do the ropes course, and play in the corn hole toss tournament, which is now my new favorite game (Jersey doesn't know corn hole toss, only boardwalk ring toss)! From there we headed back to Athens to work two weeks of Gym Dog camp. I truly enjoyed working with and getting to know the gymnasts at both camps. It's so special to see what an impact we have on their lives and it always reminds me of when I was a gymnast their age.
Following camp I headed home to Jersey. I was so happy to be able to spend time with my family. Mama Couch had planned some fun trips for the month my sister and I were both home together. We went into NYC where we shopped and saw the cirque du solei show, Zarkana…incredible! The trapeze acts always amaze me. We also spent time at the infamous Jersey Shore swimming in the ocean, bike riding, and going for boat rides on our 15-foot Boston Whaler named "The Beast." And of course I loved being able to go back into my home gym, North Stars, to train with my club coach Tony and see all the little girls. The gym and Tony's coaching style are still just as I remember it. My last few days at home were spent in Cape Cod, which in my opinion is the most peaceful place you can be. And now I'm back in Athens where the next chapter in my story here at UGA has already begun. So, welcome senior year!
Another big welcome to our Gym Dog freshies! I've spent some time with Mary Beth Box, Brandie Jay and Anysia Unick over the past week and they are full of energy and spirit and ready to get the year underway. They've shown some great qualities in the gym and around the team so far and I believe these ladies will be a wonderful addition to our program. Well, my backpack is packed and I'm ready for another fantastic year at UGA. Best wishes to everyone starting up class and practice tomorrow, and a big welcome to all coaches, athletes, students and 2012-2013 year! Continue to follow my blog and I'll be sure to keep you updated on all the Gym Dog happenings…Ciao for now!
Noel Couch, from Towaco, N.J., is a senior on the Georgia gymnastics team.


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Remember when I told you that Wendy Williams was taking it all off for PETA? Well, the picture for her "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur' campaign has hit the net.
Check out Wendy as she gets stripped down for PETA, after the jump!
Doesn't she look good?
Photoshop did a HELL of a job!
Not only has Wendy Williams stripped down for PETA, she is also helping out with a winter coat drive. She is asking fur coat owners to donate them to PETA so they can be given to the homeless. PETA is assiting shelters in Wendy's homestate by giving the coats to them. There is a huge number of families homeless after super-storm Sandy.
Sexy? People are using that word wayyyy too freely
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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
UTAPAO, Thailand, Jan. 21, 2005 "I made the decision to come in (to the Marines) in 10th grade," said Cpl. Justin Morris of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. "But they wouldn't take me until I was a senior."
The influence that drove Morris to join the Corps is a bit unusual.
"I saw 'Born on the Fourth of July,'" Morris said. The movie flipped a switch. "It was something in Tom Berenger's speech at the beginning of the movie." The 1989 film was about a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist.
Currently stationed at Okinawa, Morris, originally from the Pittsburgh area, is on orders to Thailand to assist in the tsunami relief effort. Oddly enough, Thailand is part of the Marine's favorite memory of his service. He was sent here in 2003.
"I'd never been out of the country," Morris said. "(The military) sent me to Okinawa and then Thailand. It blew my mind."
But his favorite part of his job as an administrative clerk is "the Marines I work with," he said, noting it's "just the atmosphere that's provided being there."
While Morris has decided not to make the Marine Corps a career -- he's due to separate in July -- he said it's given him great opportunities to develop his interests.
"You spend a lot of time by yourself," he said. And he's used that time to write. He is planning on attending Bowling Green State University in Ohio beginning in August. Morris said he chose that school in particular because it has a good creative writing program.


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Holliday 'overtime' report is misleading
HUNTINGTON -- A report listing Marshall University head coach Doc Holliday as having been paid $425,000.08 in overtime is misleading, according to Marshall University officials.
On Tuesday, those officials, including Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick, aimed to clear up the misconception that Holliday received overtime pay, as reported in an article in The Charleston Gazette on Tuesday about an audit presented to lawmakers.
Hamrick stated Holliday's pay includes his base salary and supplemental compensation, which includes his involvement in radio shows, television shows, Big Green events and other university appearances.
"We don't have overtime," Hamrick said. "We can't get overtime in these positions. It is simply supplemental compensation. Our coaches aren't eligible for overtime.
"For anyone to insinuate that they are means they don't know how college coaches are paid. Every Division I coach I know of gets compensated in this fashion."
Holliday's contract includes supplemental compensation provisions based on his involvement with the aforementioned outside appearances associated with being the head coach at Marshall.
Payment for such compensation is in accordance with the contracts agreed upon once he became coach at Marshall University, according to Hamrick.
"He gets a base salary for being the coach here, and all this is supplemental for doing Thursday's radio show, his television show and appearances with the Big Green and other appearances," Hamrick said. "He can't get overtime."
Holliday's contract shows an annual base salary of $175,000. Added annual guarantees include $300,000 for media appearances, including weekly television and radio programs; $100,000 for fundraising efforts on behalf of the Big Green Scholarship Foundation; and $25,000 from the Thunder Club, a Marshall sports booster group.
Some might ask why such a large amount of compensation is not just lumped into the base salaries of the coaches, but the answer is simple.
The base salary is state-funded while the supplemental compensation in question comes from private sources.
In Holliday's case, that supplemental compensation comes from IMG College, which has a contract for multimedia rights for Marshall sports and pays Holliday for his involvement in the radio and television shows, and the Big Green Scholarship Foundation, which compensates Holliday for his fundraising appearances.
That supplemental compensation is filed in West Virginia's Employee Payroll Information Control System (EPICS) as type code 171.
According to Matt Turner, Marshall University's chief of staff, the code title itself indicates it is for "Extra Help and Overtime" but it is used for a variety of payments, including overtime, as well as supplemental lump sum pay items for regular employees, such as Holliday or men's basketball coach Tom Herrion or Marshall President Stephen Kopp -- both of whom were also listed in the article as receiving excessive "overtime" benefits.
"Marshall University, in working with the State Auditor's Office, determined that in order for our payroll systems to share information, this was the best code to use for overtime as well as extra help or supplemental pay," Turner said.
The initial report was part of the West Virginia Legislature's study into Public Employee Insurance Agency (PEIA) premiums and the employees' ability to pay such premiums.
Premiums for PEIA are set forth by tier classifications based on the "insured's ability to pay," as stated in the report.
The study looked into those whose overtime compensation exceeded $5,000 in a year's time and whether such overtime would bump individuals into a different premium tier if base salary and overtime compensation were included in premium payments.
The article reported auditors performed a random sample of 28 employees who had received more than $25,000 in overtime pay and found that if overtime was applied to their salaries, those employees would have paid an additional $40,332 in PEIA premiums, along with $6,575 in deductibles.
That figure does not apply to Holliday, Herrion or Kopp because PEIA premiums are capped at the $125,001 salary level and each of their state-funded salaries exceed that cap.
The university also stated that both the state-funded base salaries of those individuals and the supplemental compensation are both reflected and disclosed publicly through the Auditor's state employees' total compensation website.


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Kent State Students Pursue Musical Dreams on TV Singing ShowsPosted Mar. 3, 2014
Claudia Hoyser on The Voice
Claudia Hoyser, a Kent State University sophomore applied communications major, made it through one audition on her way to appearing on the NBC singing competition show The Voice. Hoyser is in the beginning stages of this audition process, but her singing ambitions go back many years.
"I've been singing my whole life," says Hoyser. "I've always played in little restaurants, whether it's alone or with my band at home. I've watched The Voice since the very beginning, and I've always wanted to try out."
Hoyser forwent auditioning in 2012, when tryouts fell during her Kent State freshman orientation. She was inspired to go through with auditioning after a New Year's Eve party. She listened to a girl singing at the party, who told Hoyser she was planning on trying out for The Voice.
"She sparked the idea," Hoyser says. She researched upcoming tryout locations, and found that an open audition was taking place in Chicago on Jan. 19. She and her boyfriend drove six hours from Kent for the daylong event.
"It was a long day, but it was super fun," Hoyser says.
Hoyser got a callback and returned to Chicago two days later. She sang three songs this time, including "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum.
"I went in, did my thing, and they said that I'll hear from them," Hoyser says. "It's just kind of a waiting game from here on out."
Hoyser says her friends' and family's reactions sweetened the deal. Her roommates welcomed her back from the audition by decorating her residence hall room with balloons and ribbons, and her parents were thrilled.
"My dad was just in heaven," she says. "My mom is the nervous one. She wants me to stay up on school, but she's also really excited."
Hoyser says attending Kent State and being in the Delta Gamma sorority have given her exposure crucial to building her dreams. She's racked up more than 61,000 hits on her YouTube channel since arriving at Kent State.
"That has really opened up so many doors for me," Hoyser says of being in the Greek community. "People contact me all the time with gig opportunities. Even if some of those don't work out, it's cool that those opportunities are building."
When it comes to managing schoolwork, songwriting and auditioning, Hoyser says it's all about balance.
"It's a little tough because I want to just be writing all the time and making YouTube videos," she says.
Hoyser says she will continue to keep music a priority in her life and career.
"If this doesn't exactly go as planned, I still think I can bring communications into the music business world," she says. "I would love to move to Nashville and be able to play on the weekends and work during the week. I want to keep performing in my life for as long as I can."
Whether or not she gets another callback, Hoyser has loved every minute of her journey.
"Even if it stops here — and hopefully it doesn't — it's just been fun and amazing," says Hoyser. "I wouldn't change it, and I would definitely go back and do it again."
Nancy Wilson on American Idol
Nancy Wilson, sophomore visual communications design major, followed her lifelong love of singing country music to try out for American Idol three times.
This year, she made it all the way to Hollywood. She finally got the chance to sing in front of the celebrity judges: Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban.
"It was so nerve-wracking singing for them," Wilson says. "And that's crazy coming from me because I usually don't get nervous!"
Leading up to the celebrity judge audition, Wilson says the process was "very lengthy and very much luck based." She first auditioned in Detroit last July, followed by two callbacks during the fall semester.
"I decided to try out because even if it was a long shot, a chance is a chance, and I had to try," Wilson says.
Wilson was sent home after "Hollywood Week," but it was nonetheless a fulfilling experience for her.
"This experience has been phenomenal for me," Wilson says. "It's nice to be surrounded by people who love the same thing you do. I'm so happy that I've gotten this much publicity from this accomplishment."
Looking ahead, Wilson plans to continue chasing her music dreams after graduation. She hopes to move to Nashville and release an extended play (EP) of country music. She says anyone with similar dreams of being on a music talent show should "definitely do it."
"It's very hard to get through on these shows, but go and meet people with your same dream," Wilson says. "If nothing else, it's a day well spent with music."
Attending Kent State was pivotal in her American Idol process, Wilson says.
"I find myself gaining followers and getting new interviews every day," she says. "It's the best feeling to have my Kent State family have my back!"


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The Poblano chile is a star in Mexican kitchens. It is used in a wide range of ways and in a wide range of dishes. Some well known examples are Chiles en Nogada, rajas, pickled, and stuffed with meat or cheese and bathed in a tomato sauce. But there are hundreds of other ways...
Aside from being absolutely gorgeous - chubby, curvy, large, sensuous and with a beautiful dark green color with a bit of a shine to it- it has a striking flavor -rich, exuberant and fruity. It tends to be a bit capricious as well: it ranges from the very mild to the very hot. However, there are ways to tame its heat (continue for more information and photo).
It is rarely used or cooked in its raw form. Unlike other ingredients the Poblano has to go through a couple of steps to bring out the finest qualities of its flavor, color and texture. It may seem daunting at first, but once you prepare them a couple of times, the process becomes very simple. It is just like preparing roasted Red Bell Peppers.
Hello Pati,
Viewed your show on TV and really enjoyed the show.
I have a question about the main dish you presented.
Chicken with garlic,onions,poblano peppers, sunflower and pumkin seeds. When you added the poblano peppers to the chicken did you cook them before added them to the top of the chicken?
Hi Jeff, Thank you for watching the show! I charred, sweated and peeled the poblanos before adding them to the chicken. If you'd like, I have a detailed description of the process here: http://patismexicantable.com/2009/04/preparing-poblano-peppers.html. I hope you will have a chance to try this recipe...Pati Jinich replied to comment from Jeff Glassburn | December 19, 2012 6:26 PM
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Ivan Dasa Saputra
State-controlled airline Garuda Indonesia is planning an initial public offering for either of its subsidiaries in a move to help improve corporate governance.
Emirsyah Satar, president director of the flag carrier, said the company had named Mandiri Sekuritas as the financial adviser for the IPO plan. Garuda has two units: GMF Aero Asia and Aerowisata.
"We are still thinking whether to take GMF Aero or Aerowisata for the IPO," Emirsyah said after an extraordinary shareholders meeting in Jakarta on Thursday.
Aerowisata, the larger unit of Garuda, provides in-flight catering services, hotels and resorts, land transportation and cargo storage.
GMF Aero Asia maintains Garuda's fleet. The company also provides engineering and maintenance services to various airlines in the region. GMF recently agreed to be the official maintenance service provider in the Asia-Pacific region for aircraft made by Canada-based Bombardier.
Emirsyah said Mandiri Sekuritas would have to assess the viability of the two units for the IPO.
The assessment, he added, will be completed in one month.
Mandiri Sekuritas "will evaluate the value of the companies, their sustainability, whether they are viable for an IPO or not. If they are viable, [it will say] when is the best time [for an IPO]," Emirsyah said.
The number of air travel passengers in Indonesia is expected to increase in the coming years in line with accelerating economic growth.
Emirsyah said there were about 60 million domestic passengers last year, while in 2015 that number could reach 90 million with international passengers accounting for another 30 million flyers.
According to Emirsyah, airlines were continuing their rapid growth in the country and across the region.
In 2011, there were 705 aircraft owned by local carriers. By 2015, there will be a total of 966 planes, he said.
Shares of Garuda, which made stock market trading debut early last year, fell 1.4 percent to Rp 700 on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on Thursday. Its shares have risen 47 percent so far this year, outpacing the 1.7 percent advance in the benchmark stock measure, the Jakarta Composite Index.
Shareholders of the airline also appointed Peter F. Gontha as an independent commissioner of Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah said after the meeting.
Peter, a veteran banker, is the publisher of BeritaSatu Media Holdings, which is owned by the Lippo Group. The Jakarta Globe is part of BeritaSatu.
Many Indonesian companies have been struggling to lure more investors amid uncertainty in global financial markets stemming partly from the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. Coal miner Toba Bara Sejahtra and heavy equipment distributor Kobexindo Tractors have scaled back the size of their share sales in their planned IPOs for this year.


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Top five Mercedes-Benz company cars for Lewis Hamilton
You may have heard a young British chap called Lewis Hamilton has decided to leave his beloved McLaren Formula One team next season, and race for the AMG Mercedes Petronas F1 team instead.
Hamilton's arrival has pushed a rather old gentleman called Michael Schumacher out of the team.
To mark this rather momentous event, we thought we'd take a look at the cars Mr. Hamilton may well like to have as a company car next season.
Truth be told, he's probably not going to listen to what we say, but it's our chance to chat about some lovely Mercedes-Benzes anyway.


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Below is the poem entitled The Wife with Flavored Eyes which was written by poet
Dietrich. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Andrea Dietrich
One moment she was teasing him. He turned
his head. Sweet eyes that twinkled testified
that she adored him. Then his stomach churned!
A deer appeared from the forest wild-eyed.
He braked the car and swerved. A brilliant light
from headlights streamed upon the startled doe
which, swallowed up by fate that cold, black night,
was killed on impact from the crashing blow.
Now stopped beside the road, he turned to see
his wife, whose soft eyes soothed him when their car
would not start up and, prone to worry, he
envisioned they'd get frostbite. Town was far!
The flavor of those dear eyes, toasty warm,
now reassured him they'd be safe from harm.
8/11/14 - Theme is "An Accident"
For the three themes - Poetry Contest of shadow Hamilton