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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofabed (Air Conditioned)Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with SofabedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Salzburg SuiteMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Premier Room, 1 King Bed with SofabedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Get an overview of this hotelRomantic lodge with free valet parking and restaurant
Situated in the mountains, this romantic lodge is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Stowe Golf Park and within 6 mi (10 km) of Swimming Hole and Wiessner Woods. Vermont Ski Museum and Stowe Area Association are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Property Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free lodge has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 96 rooms offer free WiFi, cable TV, and free local calls. Hair dryers, phones, and ironing boards are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Trapp Family Lodge provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. The lodge offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
3 meeting rooms are available. This romantic lodge also offers a library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary valet parking is available on site.
Trapp Family Lodge is a smoke-free property.
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free valet parking
- Computer station
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Meeting rooms
- Wedding services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 96
- Number of floors - 4
- ATM/banking
- Babysitting or childcare
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Porter/bellhop
- Tennis on site
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Hair dryer
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Dining Room - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
The Lounge - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Snowshoeing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Massages
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed, Pet maximum weight in lb is 50
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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2.Machine head - groove metal

Songs: locust, imperium

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Songs: liberty lying bleeding, fighting backwardzs

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Songs: tyranny of steel, machine world

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Songs: 24 hours, earth that was

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As you've noted Tony, it takes a purposeful break from the habits of interruption. We've all adjusted our lives to being constantly on and available. But we can't go deep if we are spread so incredibly thin.
I've gone on silent retreats at least once a year for the past three years. With each experience I've come away enriched and renewed. I don't want to overstate the impact—it's not like I've figured everything out. As a very verbal and social person it no longer seems weird to be by myself, among people I don't know. Being surrounded by the beauty of our natural world in quiet contemplation, I just feel more grounded.
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North Elementary School is located in Watervliet, MI and is one of 2 elementary schools in Watervliet School District. It is a public school that serves 281 students in grades 3-5. See North Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, North Elementary School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
In 2011, North Elementary School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Today's topic is: Misc: If your pen made things come to life, what would you draw first?(pg-13 please)
Today's topic is: Misc: If your pen made things come to life, what would you draw first?(pg-13 please)
Does that mean ONLY pg-13 or just no worse (*better*)?:evilbat: :beer:
"The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say -- because they were too obvious."
- André Gide
This one is SOOO open to abuse. hmmm... will try get time to do this one! Look forward to seeing what ppl come up with!
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first thing would be friend Rumlørf. He's constantly moving lines, has a blade instead of one of his feet, and likes trampling small innocent animals. also, few people can tell where his arms are.
relation is the key -
relation and ability to understand
that all is not known to you
nor me
I cant handle that power...
Im gonna go back painting my trees...
"I will live forever or die trying"
:rofl: Marvin that is frickin hilarious..thanks for making me laff this early.
Umm... I cant think of anything not cliché.
and thats all..
How about a cherub of good decision and mindfull ness so I dont forget anything anymore!
Al Ian
He said "Donkey Fart"
The most important thing I can think of to "have":
My first drawing would be a self-portrait.
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I went for the cheesy obvious
And it is lunch time afterall...
Nice idea Velo
hm.. a magic lantern?
and thats all..
If only it were true :evilbat:
He he, would draw lots of these!
I might do a better one later this took 30 seconds lol!
Yes, i said no!
No, that time i said yes, but the first time i said no!
One Pen to draw them all!
Dude, you should draw english pounds instead, makes it go alot faster to build up the $BLING$
Self-improvement is masturbation, Self-destruction on the other hand....
Just to see if it would cut back my prices.
Just because something 'aint true doesn't mean you can't believe in it.
Well, it seems as if I wasn't the first one to think of this. I didn't expect that I would be.
It's supposed to be a money tree. It took me about 30 min.
I'm always impressed by the work on this forum.
*plaf: your line work is great!
*al-ian: I like your color scheme.
*velo: I always like what you put out.
*amerasu: You made me hungry! You fiend!
*artisanbul: yours is my fav. How'd you pull off the shine effect?
its volume graded, low opacity block fill done over and over. fast thing really..
oh and thanks yours is quite nice as well
and thats all..
BrokenHalo - that's hilarious, love it!
i wouldnt bring anything to life.
Originally posted by mr.right
Well, it seems as if I wasn't the first one to think of this. I didn't expect that I would be.
Damn, I supose we are all greedy money grabbers at heart! lol
nice pic by the way!
And to all!
Yes, i said no!
No, that time i said yes, but the first time i said no!
One Pen to draw them all!
It's infinity
- infinite love
- infinite happiness
- infinite wealth
- infinite power
- infinite life (immortallity)
I'm only human so I have infinite wishes...
plaf: like the style
Al Ian: the heaven/angel drawings were yesterdays
artistanbul: Love yer coloring, but the lamp looks a bit like it's melting
a cute littel mascot character!
but, don't be fooled it can tranform into a huge dragon.
RIP Gerry Lee..died June 25th 03 at the age of 14. Got hit by a drunk driver.
Somebody had to do it...
I'll post the others later, I have lots of ideas, tough to choose.
sooper fast: my dream cabin in the canadian wilderness...
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aww, poor Gerry Lee, drunk drivers need to all go to heck! Sorry for your loss Osmus.
Wow, it's been a long while!
little photo manip mixed with a sp done in painter and voila!
if only.
could have gone with something obvious but...
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The Dyson DC23 Motorhead Canister exhibited excellent air power at the hose, and good embedded-dirt and very good pet-hair pick-up. And, while it performed excellently in bare-floor pick-up tests and has a washable HEPA filter, Good Housekeeping Research Institute testers thought its unique design made it awkward and difficult to carry. It was otherwise deemed easy to use. dyson.com.
Manufacturer's warranty: Limited five years.
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- Excellent power at the hose means excellent pick-up potential
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Kensington last week introduced the , the latest product in its line notebook accessories. It designed for notebooks 16" and smaller, it allows users to convert their mobile PC into a slim desktop computer, complete with a screen that is automatically raised for optimal viewing and ergonomic comfort. It features a 4-port USB 2.0 hub, an adjustable screen height, and both tilt and swivel features. A curved back and padded insert ensure constant ventilation and secure fit, while enclosure offers protection from spills; it also offers a built-in copyholder and a VESA mounting plate to attach to monitor arms, wall mounts and cubicle hangers. It will be available this week for $110 ($80 street price).


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Bill Gates' Letter to the World
Bill Gates' Letter to the World
In January, 2009, Bill Gates shared his first "Annual Letter" relating his expanded role at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and priorities for the Foundation during the year ahead. In the letter, Gates discusses: why he remains optimistic in the face of the current economic crisis, and the Foundation's work in their focus areas of global development, global health and U.S. programs. Gates specifically details the progress that has been made in the field of global health, and the importance of moving that work forward, with special focus on HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria, and childhood health; the critical need for agricultural improvements in Africa; the state of U.S. education, and the Foundation's new strategic approach; and the role of foundations, and the importance of partnerships between the sectors.
The Gates Foundation's focus on global development resonates strongly at NYU Wagner, where one-third of students are pursuing an International specialization with their MPA. Wagner is also home to the Financial Access Initiative (FAI), a research consortium launched with support from the Gates Foundation in 2006. FAI is a consortium of leading development economists focused on substantially expanding access to quality financial services for low-income individuals. FAI is led by Managing Director Jonathan Morduch (NYU Wagner), Director Dean Karlan (Yale), and Director Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard).
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with NYU Wagner in 5-City Initiative
Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with NYU Wagner in 5-City Initiative
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced July 14 the establishment of a $24 million, three-year initiative to fund "Innovation Delivery Teams" that will help mayors effectively design and implement solutions to pressing city challenges, focusing on five major U.S. cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, and New Orleans.
In an integral part of the initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies also announced a partnership with NYU Wagner to document and share best practices across these cities, and translate those learnings into resources that other cities can use.
"NYU Wagner is proud of its work on innovation and leadership and we are excited to partner with Bloomberg Philanthropies in its new effort," said Ellen Schall, dean of Wagner. "We look forward to helping capture and synthesize key lessons across these initiatives in order to both build the knowledge base and support municipal innovation nationwide."
To meet each city's impact goals in priority areas, the new Innovation Delivery Teams, each one composed of high-performing staff, will generate innovative solutions, develop implementation plans, and manage progress towards defined targets. Bloomberg Philanthropies will fund the salaries of these staff members and provide a range of support for the project's duration.
In each city, the team will focus on top-priority issues identified by City Hall, achieving results and producing value. In Atlanta, the team will implement a comprehensive 311 system to improve customer service. In Memphis and Louisville, the teams will implement new job-growth strategies. In Chicago and New Orleans, the teams will cut waiting and processing times for key city services.
The "Innovation Delivery Team" grants are the first made through the Mayors Project, the new government innovation program at Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The Mayors Project has two goals: increase innovation capacity within municipal government and disseminate effective programs and policies across cities. Additional investments will be made through the Mayors Project over the coming year.
"Mayors are uniquely positioned to tackle some of our most pressing challenges - from growing jobs to fighting climate change to keeping quality of life high," said Michael R. Bloomberg. "The Mayors Project will fuel
these efforts by spreading effective programs and strategies between cities and helping mayors work together in new ways around solutions. We are excited to kick off this new initiative in partnership with these five great American cities."
The "Innovation Delivery Team" model draws from successful approaches that have been utilized worldwide. In New York City, for example, Mayor Bloomberg established teams to develop and implement bold anti-poverty, sustainability, and efficiency agendas. Similarly, Former Prime Minister Tony Blair formed the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit to achieve impact in transportation, education, health, and criminal justice. In Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib Razak's Performance Management and Delivery Unit has documented critical gains in advancing that nation's government and economic transformation plans.
The five cities selected are all large American cities with strong executive forms of municipal government. Most of the mayors are in the first 18 months of their first terms in office, giving the "Innovation Delivery Teams" sufficient time to achieve impact under the current administration. Team leaders shall report directly to the mayor and oversee a team of five to ten members, depending on city size and scope. Given this variation, the size of the grants awarded to each city will vary from $1.4 million to $2 million per year.
Selected Cities, Mayors and Priority Areas :
Atlanta - Mayor Kasim Reed
Introduce 311 and other initiatives to improve customer service. Dramatically reduce street homelessness
Chicago - Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Reduce waiting and processing times for key city services.
Dramatically scale energy efficiency efforts.
Louisville - Mayor Greg Fischer
Partner with Lexington to implement a new regional export strategy. Improve agency performance and public accountability.
Memphis - Mayor A C Wharton, Jr.
Increase small business growth in target neighborhoods.
Reduce handgun violence.
New Orleans - Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Reduce waiting and processing times for key city services.
Reduce homicides.
Over the past nine months, Bloomberg Philanthropies surveyed government officials and a range of philanthropic, academic, and private and nonprofit organizations, to inform its approach to government innovation. This included convening 14 mayors of major American cities for a day of strategizing and idea generation in March.
Throughout these conversations, mayors and other stakeholders have identified both a heightened need for municipal innovation - demand for services is up and pressure on municipal budgets is severe - and a set of common barriers local leaders consistently face.
These barriers include siloed bureaucracies, a lack of risk capital, inflexible regulations, and challenges associated with successfully implementing programs that have been proven elsewhere. The Mayors Project's dual focus on increasing innovation capacity within municipal government and disseminating effective programs and policies across cities aims to address these challenges.
Throughout these efforts, Bloomberg Philanthropies will identify groups of cities interested in working on particular issues. Peer-to-peer learning networks that accelerate progress and elevate best practices will be established, and lessons learned will be shared broadly with other cities, academics, and grant makers.
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C. Nicole Mason Joins Essence Magazine Music Festival 'Empowerment Series'
C. Nicole Mason Joins Essence Magazine Music Festival 'Empowerment Series'
On Saturday, July 2, C. Nicole Mason, executive director of the Women of Color Policy Network (WOCPN) at NYU Wagner, will travel to New Orleans to join Dr. Cornel West, Reverend Al Sharpton, Soledad O'Brien, and other thought leaders, scholars and civil rights trail blazers at Essence magazine's 2011 music festival. The "empowerment series" at this premier cultural event for African Americans attracts more than 10,000 people each day, bringing together dozens of expert speakers to discuss pressing policy issues affecting women of color, their families, and communities.
As part of a panel on the "State of Black Women," Mason will be sharing some of the challenges that Black women face, as well as opportunities that exist to build the economic security of communities of color. Consider the following:
• Black women hold the highest poverty rates of any group. Black women have a poverty rate of 26.5 percent - a rate more than double that of white women and nearly triple that of white men.
• For every dollar earned by white men, Black women earn just 61 cents.
• Nearly half of all Black women have zero or negative wealth.
• Black women have the highest mortality rate of any racial or ethnic group, are 3 to 4 times likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, 15 times more likely to be infected with HIV/AIDS, and face greater health disparities and access to care across the board.
• Less than 19 percent of Black women have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Though Black women and girls rank low or last on nearly every social indicator of well-being, we have also made tremendous strides that cannot go unrecognized. Over the last several decades, much has changed about the Black woman's experience in the home, on the job, and in society. From Oprah Winfrey to Ruth Simmons to the presence of Michelle Obama as the first Black First Lady of the United States, Black women, now more than ever, are blazing paths only imagined by their grandmothers or their mothers.
Mason will also be interviewed by CNN on Friday, July 1, at 12:30 pm EST; viewers can visit CNN.com shortly thereafter to join the conversation on how best to advance the social and economic well-being of all women of color and their families.


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I don't see a software forum so I'm going to try here since i have a 6D and the other camera involved is a 5Di
I do contract work for a photographer that shoots Nikon and uses Lightroom to edit. My raw files will not work in her Lightroom. I have Lightroom myself and it works fine. There's a second contract photographer who shoots a 5Di and her raw files work.
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Fotohuis (Robert) Pro User says:
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So the way I read it is the film with the LONGEST EXP date is BLUE and the "OLDER" stuff is CLEAR.
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N4G is a fun place at the moment. So many people willing to believe anything if it puts something in a negative or positive light depending on their console bend. This is that time of a console generation where PR runs rampant. Just before the start when rumours, leaks, and "insider sources" start spreading around like wildfire.
At the center of it all, the fanboys willing to immediately believe whatever supports their preference or "destroys" the opposition. Like today for example. How many Xbox One fanboys pounced on a rumour about exactly how much RAM is going to be available for use on the PS4 for games? I'll tell you. EVERY SINGLE ONE! Why? Because Microsoft have made such a terrible PR disaster of the Xbox One, that the fanboys will jump on anything even slightly good for the Xbox One or slightly bad for the PS4.
Digital Foundry is making claims they can't back up. As long as they hide behind anonymous sources that say different things, they may as well have not posted anything at all because the information is equivalent to no information at all. We all know WHY they did it though. For the hits. But barring all the common sense reasons they are more than likely wrong, their article served its purpose.
As soon as there was even a hint of the PS4 even having one byte less RAM available for games than the Xbox One, the Xbox One fanboys were ready to jump on that like a flea on a dog. They didn't care about no fancy ability like reading. All they needed to see was a number that was less than the Xbox One's number and the word RAM next to, or before, that number and they immediately felt a sense of vindication and proceeded to bust out the Haw Haw's.
This is all with good reason though. You can't actually completely blame the fanboys here. You see, Microsoft have been failing the fanboys left right and center. Microsoft have been disingenuous, absentminded, non-committed, and have turned the Xbox One into a PR pancake. They have been hurriedly trying to play catch up that they just look foolish. Every new policy they backtrack on is a good move on paper, but the reason they did it has nothing to do with any kind of respect for the gaming community.
So when the world was looking towards Sony and the PS4 and seeing nothing but good things and showering it with praise, the Xbox One was over in a dark corner with only the buzzwords of "vision" and "future" to keep it company; its fanboys defending the indefensible.
Here's the thing to remember though. Anonymous sources can literally be anyone. Anonymously given information can literally be anything. Just because you want to have a justification for your preference is no reason to throw out any common sense you may have left out the window. I can easily come up with an article that says that my brother-in-law's best friend's cousin works with a girl whose boyfriend has a job at Sony and he said that the PS4 is actually coming out with 16GB of GDDR6 RAM and call it "insider sources."
Before pouncing on something just because you want to feel a sense of vindication and justification, use that all too rare super power known as Common Sense. Also ask yourself the question of why you need to have that vindication and justification if everything was allegedly perfect beforehand.
**EDIT** In the interest of balance, I will stick to my word about the inclusion of anything that portrays the opposite end of the spectrum. For example, the Sony fanboys that are now making the claim "we didn't need that much RAM" after having given the Xbox One fanboys a hard time with their own "Ha Ha, we have 7GB of RAM and you only have 5." What is important to note is that the 7GB thing was also a rumour started by an alleged PS4 developer.
So there we have a developer, anonymous of course, stating that 1GB of RAM was locked off from them for the OS. However, what isn't made clear is if the developer in question was making that statement for when all developers thought the PS4 only had 4GB of RAM as Sony gave out dev kits that only had 4GB of RAM.
This means that, at the time, it could have been an easy possibility that developers thought there was only going to be 3GB of RAM available and later on Sony added 1.5GB more (if you believe the current rumour) of available RAM for games and another 3.5GB of RAM for the OS. This just shows that everyone has been the puppet of the gaming media again in this new generation as they bounce rumours off all of us to get our hits and stir the s***.


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He is aglow, too, remembering Freud presiding over the Vienna Society.
Other coats were quiet and subdued from the back and aglow with Spirograph patterns on the front.
I had expected to stir the imagination of my hearers, for my own was aglow.
Nana was in the centre with her pink dress all aglow in the sunlight.
He looked pinched and cold, and yet aglow with some inner warmth, and his first word told why.
When Ben Aboo came to himself the patio was aglow with flames.
Her eyelids were pink, her lips were moist and tremulous, her face was all aglow.
Off in the direction of the main fork the sky was all aglow with camp-fires.
The laburnum path was all aglow with blossoms, and the grape-walk, just beyond, made a shadowy retreat toward evening.


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Anthropology of the Middle East and Central Eurasia
(Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, China) (AMCE)
In spite of the difficulties of the terrain, it seems that students of the social sciences, especially anthropologists and ethnographers, are increasingly developing research projects and carrying out fieldwork on different aspects of modern and contemporary societies in the Middle East and Central Eurasia.
While in these two areas of the world varying populations live with correspondingly varying religious beliefs, everyday assumptions and orientations, and political concerns, many groups also have common traditions, inherit from common pasts, and exhibit simiwlar behaviors. Today, people of contemporary Middle Eastern and Eurasian societies, whether in dominant or minority groups, can arguably be seen as constitutive of a larger society, composed of distinct ethnicities.
In this part of the world, the three main Abrahamic and monotheistic faiths - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – have been, for about 1,300 years, historically and cosmologically intertwined, as well as in constant communication with more local faiths and streams of tradition. It is also the case that different regions in these two parts of the world have longstanding and significant historical connections. However, from 1979, particularly with onset of the Iranian Revolution (in February) and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (in December), the West's shift in foreign policies towards these regions has had visible impact.
The recent long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and increasing political, religious, and ethnic clashes in the different regions of the Middle East and Central Eurasia, signal that more geopolitical changes in these regions are forthcoming. Under such present conditions of conflict and transformation, anthropologists have plenty of work to do, and may yet contribute to a better understanding of complex problems and their resolution.
Given these considerations, we officially announced the creation of our network during the 11th EASA Biennal Conference in Maynooth in August 2010.
Our network is open to all likeminded and interested anthropologists, students and researchers of social science working on a diversity of aspects of modern and contemporary societies in the Middle East and Central Eurasia, including those who work on minority groups, or on religious themes.
To join the mailing list visit: http://lists.easaonline.org/listinfo.cgi/amce-easaonline.org
New Publication Series: The Anthropology of Persianate Societies
New Journal of the Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia (ACME)
First ethnographic film and media programme. View details of the individual films here: www.easaonline.org/conferences/easa2014/amce.shtml
The Anthropology of the Middle East and Central Eurasia Network, currently
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Membres Associés Groupe sociétés, religions, laïcités - CNRS - GSRL/EPHE, Paris
Institut de Recherches et d'Études sur le Monde Arabe et Musulman (IREMAM), CNRS - Université d'Aix Marseille, Aix-en Provence
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My research focuses on advancing women's informed, autonomous decision making in pregnancy and birth care. I use qualitative and quantitative methods to examine how beliefs about birth and birth care relate to women's care decisions and intervention uptake. I also study treatment outcomes of acupuncture for pregnancy and birth concerns with the aim of providing more evidence for women's care decision making. I am currently developing patient-centered birth care informational interventions for different time points in women's childbearing years that take care beliefs into account. Undergraduate and graduate students are essential members of my research team, and I welcome you to contact me by phone (360/546-9727) or e-mail with any questions about my research.
Recent Publications
Soliday, E. & Hapke, P. (2014). Patient expectations of acupuncture in pregnancy. Global Advances in Health and Medicine Journal (Special Issue on Acupuncture), 3(4), 14-19.
Soliday, E., Tremblay, K., & Gartstein, M. (In press). Decisions in childbirth reported by a sample of U.S. women. International Journal of Childbirth.
Soliday, E. & Hapke, P. (2014). Characteristics of a U.S. obstetric acupuncture clinic patient sample. Explore: Journal of Science and Healing, 10(2), 109-115.
Soliday, E. & Tremblay, K. A. (2013). Provider trust: A useful concept in maternal care. Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health, 27(3), 193-209.
Soliday, E. & Hapke, P. (2013). Research on obstetric acupuncture: The U.S. contribution. Medical Acupuncture, 25(4), 252-260.
Soliday, E. & Hapke, P. (2013). Patient-reported benefits of acupuncture in pregnancy. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 19(3), 109-113.
Soliday, E. Tremblay, K., & Sayyam, J. (2013). Pathways to violated expectations of epidural uptake: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31(4), 413-425.
Megahead, H., & Soliday, E. (2013). Developing a conceptual framework of foster family placement. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 48(1), 48-63.
Tremblay, K. A., & Soliday, E. (2012). Effect of planning, wantedness, and attachment on prenatal anxiety. Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health, 27(2), 97-120.
Soliday, E. (2012). Maternal medical patients' rights reflected in women's reported childbirth experiences. Techne: Research in Philosophy and Technology, 16(1), 62-70.
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I have noticed an increase in searches for Kensington subdivision in Knoxville, TN, so I thought this would be a good time to update you all on what is happening on the market there. As you may recall, Kensington subdivision is along Northshore Road, heading west from Rocky Hill.
I also mentioned that property turn-overs are pretty stable, meaning when a property does come on the market, and Kensington is your subdivision of choice, you want to make an offer to purchase pretty quickly.
So, what has gone on in Kensington as far as home sales these past few months? There are 4 homes on the market*, and 1 closed home sale in July.
- Average price: $534,925.00
- Least expensive:$505,900.00
- Most expensive: $599,000.00
- Median price: $507,900.00
Let's take a look at overall home sales in Kensington. For that, I have a lovely chart:
As you can see, Kensington has seen some pretty steady home sales this year. That is good news for sellers and for buyers that want to enjoy the convenience that living in Kensington subdivision has to offer.
If you see a property you like, drop me a note today to set up a showing. I'd love to be your KEY to home.
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Is it possible to use a menstrual cup if you have problems with tampons? I think I inserted a tampon comfortably once in my life. Otherwise I can always feel them, so I gave up years ago and use mama cloth (well except for now while I'm EBF and not menstruating).
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Barbara Kruger "Early Works" @ Skarstedt LondonJuxtapoz // Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Skarstedt London is delighted to announce its forthcoming exhibition of seminal early works by American artist Barbara Kruger( Juxtapoz cover artist, November 2010).. The exhibition features Kruger's large-scale black and white photographs, overlaid with provocative captions in bold Futura type. This group of works, selected from the 1980s, examines the cultural constructions of power, identity and sexuality through their juxtaposition of text and imagery.
Barbara Kruger @ Kunsthaus BregenzJuxtapoz // Tuesday, January 21, 2014
We are just getting around to showing Barbara Kruger's massive installation, exhibition, and public art project surrounding her museum retrospective at Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria. The former cover artist showed a mixture of past classic works, new site-specific installation panels, video works, and of course, a citywide public art display to promote the museum.
Barbara Kruger, November 2010Vault // Wednesday, May 08, 2013
News broke last week that NYC-based fashion staple, Supreme, was suing women's fashion line, Married to the Mob, for a copyright infringement based around the logo/graphic "Supreme Bitch." What many in the art world already understood is that Barbara Kruger, now a professor at UCLA and world renowned conceptual artist, was, and we say this gently, robbed of her style by Supreme with their now iconic logo. Kruger would never go on record saying she created the idea of a red box with Futura Bold Oblique look, but, well, she did. This is our cover story with Kruger from November 2010.
The Armory Show 2013: A Walk-ThroughJuxtapoz // Friday, March 08, 2013
As you may know, the art world has descended upon New York CIty (well, its always does, but this week is special) for the Armory Show and satellite art fairs. This morning, we took a tour of both the Modern and Contemporary portions of the Armory. And we took a bunch of photos...
Barbara Kruger Buses for "Art Matters" in Los AngelesJuxtapoz // Thursday, October 18, 2012
The LA Fund and LAUSD have launched a public art project, "Art Matters," in attempt to support funding for arts education in the Los Angeles school systems. Barbara Kruger (November 2010 cover artist), the conceptual/pop artist known for using black and white images overlaid with bold captions is working on the project.
Barbara Kruger buses in Los Angeles for "Art Matters"Street Art // Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The LA Fund and LAUSD have launched a public art project, "Art Matters," in attempt to support funding for arts education in the Los Angeles school systems. Barbara Kruger, the conceptual/pop artist known for using black and white images overlaid with bold captions is working on the project.
Barbara Kruger: Belief+Doubt @ Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DCJuxtapoz // Monday, August 06, 2012
Beginning on August 20, 2012, visitors to the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC can experience the transformative installation by influential and renowned artist (and November 2010 cover artist) Barbara Kruger. "Belief+Doubt" covers the lower-level lobby entry to the museum bookstore, about 6,700 square feet of surface—including walls, floor and escalator sides—covered in text-printed vinyl, surrounding viewers with lettering up to 12 feet high in a high-contrast color scheme that has become Kruger's custom of red, white and black.
Art Basel: A Visit to the Main FairJuxtapoz // Saturday, December 03, 2011
If you had 10 hours to spare on a Friday in Miami, then the Art Basel centerpiece fair was where you would go. With Gagosian, Lisson, White Cube, Regen Projects, Blum & Poe, Roberts and Tilton, David Zwirner, Chelm & Read and hundreds of others all with booths at the Miami Convention Center, we took the mega tour.
Barbara Kruger x Works on Whatever TowelJuxtapoz // Friday, December 02, 2011
November 2010 cover artist, and one of the more influential contemporary artists working today, Barbara Kruger just teamed up with Works On Whatever to create this bold beach towel. Even though its winter in most places, we could use a beach towel in Miami right about now.
In L.A. Barbara Kruger openingJuxtapoz // Monday, May 16, 2011
This past Saturday I stopped by the opening of Barbara Kruger's solo exhibition at L&M Arts, Los Angeles. Photos and more after the jump….


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That is the lesson we took from Memphis on that April day when we lost a King, and from Los Angeles when we lost another Kennedy.
The lesson begins whenever there is a shooting at a drug location.
The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known.
There may be a lesson for the Obama administration as it tries to calibrate what Israel will do on Iran.
"It seems like somebody at GMA needs a lesson in how to seize an opportunity," he said.
It may be that Sir John will live; if so I hope that he may profit by this lesson.
You'd better not tell him so, or he might give you a lesson in politeness.
Yes, it will serve him right," replied Mrs Seagrave; "and be a lesson to him.
He had learned his lesson of experience, and profited thereby.
Stella, I have learned this one lesson, that I am not in it, for it is He that is doing it all.
early 13c., "a reading aloud from the Bible," also "something to be learned by a student," from Old French leçon, from Latin lectionem (nominative lectio) "a reading," noun of action from past participle stem of legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Transferred sense of "an occurrence from which something can be learned" is from 1580s.


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Former cast member Bill Hader returned to Saturday Night Live as a first-time host and brought an old friend with him: Stefon! The flamboyant Weekend Update correspondent offered his trademark New York City recommendations to rookie Update anchor Michael Che. Midgets and 90's MTV veejay Dan Cortese were recurring themes. Stefon ended his segment with a surprise… he's expecting of course!
Adapted from a YA novel written entirely in the comments section of a Hunger Games trailer, The Group Hopper chronicles Thehero's (Pete Davidson) fight against a tyrannical leader (Bill Hader).
War vet Anthony Peter Coleman (Bill Hader) has a hard time keeping things light while performing with his puppet, Tony.
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Received the first film back which was exposed in the Yashica Electro 35, and it looks like I have a light leak at the hinge/door area.
But going off on a tangent from the Yashicas - do other makes of RFs have similar problems with a particular defect solely related to that make ? I am not referring to light seal problems, as all cameras have that problem. Yashicas have the POD. Is there anything to look out for in Minoltas, Ricoh, Konica, Petri, etc. ?
I am not going to mention Canon and Nikon RFs, - their prices are increasing quite a bit here in the UK. In fact, prices on ebay for the likes of Yashicas are beginning to rise.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of "Recarving Rushmore," appears on the Lars Larson radio show
Recorded: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of the newly updated book "Recarving Rushmore," appears on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson radio show to discuss how he ranks the U.S. Presidents in terms of peace, prosperity and liberty. The updated version of the book includes President Barack Obama.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Democracy, Freedom, Government Power, History (U.S)
Ivan Eland: DEA's New Database
Recorded: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on Doug Stephan's Good Day radio show to talk about the DEA and their tactics of accessing data from civilians' phone calls. According to Eland, this is an example of one agency borrowing tactics from another in violation of the Constitution.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Democracy, Law Enforcement, Terrorism and National Crises
Ivan Eland on Ranking US Presidents
Recorded: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, appears on Fox & Friends to discuss his updated version of "Recarving Rushmore."
To order copies of "Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty," click here.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Government Waste/Pork, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Regulation and Deregulation, Terrorism and National Crises, Trade
Ivan Eland on Arise TV
Recorded: Thursday, March 20, 2014
Ivan Eland, Director of the Independent Institute Center on Peace and Liberty, discusses new US sanctions on Russia in response to the ongoing Crimea situation.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Democracy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Government Power, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Ivan Eland on Bahraini Opposition to Saudi-Bahrain Merger Plan
Recorded: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses Bahraini opposition to Saudi-Bahrain merger plan on English Radio.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Democracy, Government Power, History (International)
Full Video of The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Full Video of The Independent Institutes 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs
Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa
Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Experts: Leszek Balcerowicz, Price V. Fishback, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Jorge Quiroga, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Mario Vargas Llosa, Lech Wałęsa, Yuri Yarim-AgaevType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Property Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
Ivan Eland on Pentagons Faux Budget Cuts
Recorded: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Ivan Eland on Russia Today discusses why cuts to the U.S. military budget are unlikely to happen, given how the defense industry is closely tied to campaign funding for politicians.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt
Ivan Eland on Increased Military Budget
Recorded: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Ivan Eland on Russia Today discusses the flaws behind prevailing rationales for the U.S. military's increased budgets.


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