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Star Junction is a district in the borough of Algonquin in Liberty City. It appears in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Its archetype is Times Square, New York City. Star Junction is bordered by Middle Park to the north by Nickel Street and The Triangle to the south by Jade Street. The Meat Quarter, Westminster and Purgatory are on its western borders by Frankfort Avenue, while Hatton Gardens, Lancet and Easton sit on its eastern borders by Columbus Avenue. Along with the Middle Park, and The Triangle it is one of the well known neighborhoods in Algonquin and Liberty City. It is also one of the few places where buses always spawn (they are parked).
The entire district is designed with the commercial intersection at the center that features a diagonally placed road, Burlesque, that run from the northwest at Manganese Street to the southeast at Gamet Street neighboring Triangle, cutting across Denver-Exeter Avenue and Kunzite Street and making up one of Algonquin's main attractions. While seemingly depicted as one, the cityscape is in fact located in both Star Junction and neighboring Triangle, which takes up the southern end of the area.
Star Junction is intended to mimic the functions of New York City's Times Square as both a cultural and corporate center of the city. Star Junction's urban design is characterized by heavily ad-laden buildings and entertainment establishments in the center surrounded by less "decorated" apartments, hotels and officer towers to the north, east and west. Its intended function also results in the presence of "Broadway" theaters and other entertainment establishments (including the Split Sides) which show different performances. The northern edge of Star Junction that borders Middle Park is designed to mimic a more homely skyline of older hotels lined along Central Park South, implying Nickel Street is the in-game equivalent of 59th Street.
Places of interest
While most districts in Liberty City are generally not strictly adherent to the design of their counterpart, Star Junction's is more accurate in layout as Times Square, placing in-game renditions of Time Square's landmarks as accurately as possible. Landmarks based on those in the southern end of Times Square are in fact located in neighboring Triangle.
Star Junction borrows elements from the following buildings and structures:
- 1 Times Square. The building is situated in Triangle.
- 2 Times Square/704-720 7th Avenue (Ramada Renaissance Times Square), depicted in game as one of two Libertine Hotels in the city, the other located in Lancaster. The Libertine Hotel is implied by its five stars to be a five star hotel.
- 7 Times Square (Times Square Tower) [1]. While forming part of the Star Junction skyline, the building is situated in Triangle.
- Duffy Square, specifically the Father Francis D. Duffy Monument.
- An LCPD sub-stationCPD sub-station located right in the middle of Star Junction is similar in design to the Times Square Police Station. The building is situated in Triangle.
- Just north of the LCPD sub-station is an LC Services Recruiting Center, the game's equivalent of Time Square's United States armed forces recruiting station. As oppose to the rendition's association with the military (including the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines), the in-game rendition is linked to civic services (including the "LCPD", "FDLC", "DOA" and "COLP").
- 1605 Broadway (Crowne Plaza Hotel), depicted in game as The Star Plaza Hotel.
- 1585 Broadway (Morgan Stanley Building). The in-game rendition features a corner street level signage bearing "Cooper Jackson" naming, similar to the Morgan Stanley name, as well as the manner in which the name is rendered on the building's sign. Like its counterpart, the in-game depiction features several rolling stock tickers. The building's design and textures are partially reused for another similar building to the north.
- 1567-1569 Broadway (W Times Square), depicted in game as the Celtica Hotel.
- 1535 Broadway (Marriott Marquis Hotel), depicted in game as Hotel Uberbrucker.[1]
- 1501 Broadway (Paramount Building) [2]. The in-game rendition houses Canyon Entertainment, a Superstar Café and an unspecified Superstar venue advertising a Love Fist gig; the building also sports a functional rooftop clock. While forming part of the Star Junction skyline, the building is in fact situated in Triangle.
- 1568 Broadway (Doubletree Guest Suites/Embassy Suites Times Square), depicted in game as the Banner Hotel & Spa. The game's renditions appears to integrate some of the tower's feature but opts for a more simple symmetrical design. In addition, the orientation of the building relative to the streets differs to that in. The Seagull Theater is also integrated into the building, adopting more traditional street-level brick facades of the building.
- 1540 Broadway (Bertelsmann Building). The in-game rendition houses a "Thespian Theaters", which entrance is used as a venue for Pathos.
- 1500 Broadway (Times Square Studios) [3], prominently featuring a curvy FlyU6 LCD display, tickers, and housing a Cluckin' Bell restaurant. While forming part of the Star Junction skyline, the building is in fact situated in Triangle.
- 1 Astor Plaza, which, is occupied by MTV Studios on the second floor. The in-game replication of the building houses a similar establishment for MeTV, a play of MTV, as well as a "MeTV Theater", and a spinning turntable prop on the side of the building. The building has a helipad on the top, which occasionally spawns a Maverick, accessible via a window cleaner lift at its western face. One of the 200 flying rats can also be found there.
- The Condé Nast Building. Its in-game rendition at Kunzite Street houses BAWSAQ's main office on the lowest floors in the same way the rendition houses NASDAQ. This tower is the third tallest building in the Liberty City Metropolitan Area being only slightly smaller than the Zirconium Building
- Rockefeller Center [4]: The in-game rendition features replicas of four Rockefeller Center buildings, including 30 Rockefeller Plaza (GE Building), 630 Fifth Avenue (International Building), 1260 & 1270 Avenue of the Americas (Radio City Music Hall, depicted in game as the Live Central Music Venue, and the American Metal Climax (AMAX) Building/former RKO Building, respectively), and a low-rise building based on either 610 Fifth Avenue (La Maison Francaise) or 620 Fifth Avenue (British Empire Building). The building complex is centered around a sunken plaza, similar to the Rockefeller Center's grand plaza, with only a fountain and flagpoles as decors.
- 300 West 57 Street (Hearst Tower)
- 209 West 42nd Street (New Victory Theater), depicted in game as the Liberteen.
- 226 West 46th Street (Richard Rodgers Theatre), depicted in game as the Magic Curtain. Having five arches along its facade instead of three.
- AMC Empire 25 [5] [6], depicted in game as the Amdram Theater. Whereas AMC Empire 25 has been modernized and expanded with only the front of the AMC Empire 25's original frontal facade still stands, the Amdram Theater is depicted as an independent building.
- 220 42nd Street and 221 41st Street [7] (Candler Building). The in-game rendition houses a Wigwam Burger outlet at the lowest floor, mirroring the McDonald's outlet in the same building.
- The Plaza Hotel, depicted in game as The Emissary, which rooftop sign is lined by five stars below, implying it is a five star hotel. Its size has been reduced.
- 50 Central Park South (Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park/former St. Moritz Hotel) [8], depicted in game as the Majestic Hotel (the structure is slightly smaller) and located at the same block as The Emissary. It also is located on the same block as a building based on 35 Central Park South, the Helmsley Park Lane. The block is a simplification of the block all three buildings exist on.
- The Rockefeller Center is depicted as the Columbus Center compleate with a public court yard surrounded by office towers.
Other landmarks in the area include:
- Liberty City's comedy club, the Split Sides, hosts comedy acts with Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams.
- Restaurants and bars
- Burger Shot
- Cluckin' Bell (technically located in Triangle)
- Superstar Café (technically located in Triangle)
The subway stations are the Frankfort and Easton stations.
Here there are many buses that are parked which would make this another possible termination point for buses but were withdrawed in the final version for unknown reasons.
- There is a mistake in the game at the south of Star Junction where the road markings say it is a two way road but the traffic ignore this and treat it as a one way system.
- The Burger Shot located here will not show up as a marked location after entered in TBOGT.
- In real life, Times Square is very crowded, Star Junction has about the same amount of people as a normal street. This is due to hardware limitations; rendering a large amount of people and vehicles would take a large amount of memory and would make the game run very slowly.
- ↑ www.peepthatshit.com/hotels.html (In game website.)
See also
- Bedford Point, a similarly designed district in the preceding rendition of Liberty City.


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Boca Raton Museum of Art501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432 In Mizner ParkT: 561.392.2500 F: 561.391.6410Email: email@example.com
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One of the most interesting pieces I've seen hanging in the Permanent Collection galleries here at the Boca Museum of Art is the painting by Larry Rivers. Even if you have never heard of this artist, the piece should be very familiar.
It is an homage to a very famous French painting by Eugène Delacroix from 1830, Liberty Leading the People, hanging in the new branch of the the Musée du Louvre in Lens, France, (which incidentally was defaced recently with no permanent damage).
Completed near the end of 1830, Delacroix depicted a very modern subject. This is the July Revolution, also known as the French Revolution of 1830. It was known as The Three Glorious Days in which the Parisians overthrew King Charles X, the last Bourbon king of France, and replaced him with Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans.
While Delacroix was unable to personally take up arms in the uprising he fulfilled his patriotic duty through depicting the event in a dramatic and visually forceful painting. He wrote to his brother that October "I have undertaken a modern subject, a barricade, and although I may not have fought for my country, at least I shall have painted for her. It has restored my good spirits."
In this allegorical composition where the personification of Liberty is charging into battle atop a landscape strewn with corpses, every kind of Parisian is represented:
Delacroix was a leader in the Romantic Movement and the genuine and impassioned take he brought to this work of art embodied the noble truth of the uprising and the greatness of Parisian citizens.
Larry Rivers, a postwar American artist associated with pop art, is famous for reworking and reinterpreting classical paintings by mixing grand art and absurdity. While living in Paris in 1950, Rivers was influenced greatly by the large-scale paintings hanging in the Louvre and when he moved to New York afterward took up painting full time. He became what is known as a gestural realist.
Rivers' work combines loose gestural marks that encompass abstract expressionism with realistically rendered images drawn from history and popular culture. This piece by Rivers hanging in our gallery is a perfect example of this style of painting and a stunning addition to our permanent collection. Have a question about the Boca Museum of Art? Call us at (561) 392-2500 or send the Boca Museum an email.
Dorbani, Malika Bouabdellah. July 28: Liberty Leading the People. www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/july-28-liberty-leading-people.Lye, Harriet. Larry Rivers. American Center France. www.americancenterfrance.org.
1. Gregory A. Jones (Lakeland), Two-Piece Chair, 1997, acrylic and mixed media, Best in Show 1998
If you follow the Boca Raton Museum of Art at all you know about our annual juried competition, but do you really know what it's all about?
It's about supporting and promoting exposure for Florida artists and giving our community an opportunity to see what's happening in the arts in their own backyard.
It is a showcase of the best in emerging and professional artists in Florida, is the state's oldest annual juried competition and is a way for the museum to reinforce its commitment to local artists.
This year's accepted entries for the 62nd installment are installed right now through July 14th.
Started in 1951, this competition displays a variety of photographs, drawings, videos, paintings, sculpture and mixed media that come together to represent a myriad of artistic expression. While the competition has always had cash prizes, it wasn't until 1998 when the title of "Best in Show" was distinguished. Gregory A. Jones from Lakeland was the first to win this honor with his painting Two-Piece Chair (1.) and is still dominating similar competitions. Last year he won (for the third time) Best in Show at the 47th annual DeLand Outdoor Art Festival.
Our Best in Show winners represent local artistic talent who have achieved recognition in the arts beyond just the Boca Museum.
Carol Prusa is an artist from Boca Raton who is frequently featured in our annual exhibition and has been awarded several times. Her From our Belly, (4.) 2003 was awarded Best in Show but she has also won several Merit awards throughout the years. Most recently she was represented by Bernice Steinbaum Gallery in Miami (2011) as well as at Coleman Burke Gallery in Chelsea in New York City (2010) and she is now represented by Zadok Gallery in Wynwood, Miami.Another Boca winner from 2004 is Denise Moody Tackley with Is It So? #2 (5.). Her artwork deals with the deconstruction of the American feminine myth. Her work was most recently shown at the 10th International Open at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. Lou Ann Colodny (6.) was the founding director of MoCA, Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami and director of its precursor, COCA for 15 years. She has works in the permanent collection of the Miami Museum of Art, the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona, MoCA, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami-Dade Public Library Collection, and the Okaloosa-Walton College in Niceville. Colodny has exhibited all over South Florida and has made quite a name for herself with her videos, drawings, installations and photographic work.Pip Brant (8.), a fiber style artist, uses a plethora of found materials in her work. Brant has exhibited her work in the United States and abroad in Belfast, Ireland, Lithuania and London, England. She was awarded the South Florida Cultural Consortium for Visual and Media Arts for Tabled Reports.Vanessa Diaz's sculpture The Offering (12.) 2012 was last year's recipient of Best in Show. The mixed-media work is a combination of furniture pieces that come together to create a surreal yet organic piece which justly earned its title. Our juror's selections represent the best Florida artists have to offer and we relish the opportunity to present their creations to the public. Come on out to the current show to see this year's winner for his body of work, Geoff Hamel's (13) monumental colored pencil works.
Today is early into my third month interning at the Boca Museum of Art under Registrar Martin Hanahan. As an English major and Linguistic minor, people look at me oddly when I tell them the internship I pursued. But through my studies in English, I learned every facet of art is intertwined seamlessly, and we must pursue each type to experience what art is. Artists paint with many colors, writers paint with two.
Our words, in perfect black and white, show how colorful life is. And artists, with their cubism and their expressive modernism, offer an abstract sense of life that playfully incites our senses. The beauty of art is that it does not tell you what to think, or even how to think. It simply is. Just like music. So, after studying the great writers, I decided to pursue a different approach to the world of expressive awareness. I am drawn to art because it is quiet, but even the quietest painting, possibly in hues of blue, still sends our senses diving into an ocean of consciousness. Art, like literature, can affect society by presenting something we are afraid of, or by creating a calming space in which we find solace.
Either way, art, music, and literature are the catalysts that strip away fake and replace it with raw. Whether artist, writer, photographer, we tell the story of life boundlessly with no restrictions. We welcome consequences. We are renegades of the present. This is how I found myself in a museum instead of a library. I am surrounded by artifacts that tell of our history without words; silent pronouncements of truth. Quiet frames hang on quiet walls and tell stories of lovers, children, animals, trees. Loudly they spill their secrets, forever surrounded by a gold frame, in remembrance of a tender, experienced hand.
Last week I documented 13 old photographs: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes. I also stored 11 cameras dating from the Second World War to the 1960s. The photographs were produced in the 1800s; each "type" produced differently. Daguerreotypes (1840-1855) are extremely reflective photographs on polished silver. Ambrotypes (1855-1865) are not shiny like daguerreotypes, but matte, because the photograph emulsion is coated on glass with black paint that often cracks and darkens the picture.
Tintypes (1855-1900) are black painted tin- exposed. There is rarely any tarnish and it does not have a reflection. It doesn't come in an ornate case like the other two because it is not fragile. So the type of picture that goes on these artifacts usually contains an unsmiling, somber subject who looks like she or he has no idea what is going on. Pulled from the farm, or the church, or the kitchen, the subjects exude nothing artificial about them. In fact, you feel as though you are standing there, facing them (which we very well could be). Their attitude (or lack of) in the photographs sent my mind reeling. It is so different from the way we take pictures today- with our poses and our scrunched faces and our obscene gestures.
The myth about the camera stealing the soul feels very real with these pictures. For some reason, our technology often fails to gather the real soul of a person, possibly because the entire experience of photography has changed into point and click. Easy to capture moments, but there is something distinctly un-timless about them. Perhaps this is why there are so many programs that offer ways to alter photographs in an effort to lend them some authenticity.
Now, each moment is real, but sometimes moments are so on-the-surface that we fail to appreciate the way of life- the harshness of it, the cold and the hot, the good and the bad. When people took photos in the 1800s, their faces show of struggle, of reserved resignation, sometimes exultation or humble adoration. But in each person's face, there exists a question of the future. And this question creates a formidable distance between the person and the photographer.
Juxtaposed with the present, we pretend not to ask questions of the future because the answer is always the same- we don't know. Why did we stop searching in an effort to look in control? It is not more becoming for a person to take a beautiful picture that has lost all sense of wonder. The people in these old photographs are asking questions of everything, even themselves.
Pioneers, renegades of the present, their souls are wondering, wandering, losing, and finding. They are not afraid to show vulnerability or strength. Their experiences are genuine because each moment has its own breath and the wildness of the photographs emulate the wildness of their world. In a world where we attempt to control the uncontrollable, a sense of magic has flown away.
To find it, we must live in and breathe every moment without contention for the past, anxiety for the future, or resistance of the present. We must accept the query. Just as these forever-young pioneers in their gold frames asked questions of the future without abandoning the present or escaping to the past. We could learn to do the same, and avoid the midlife crisis of waking up in chains. Visit the Boca Museum of Art (561) 392-2500
Unknown artist, Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1850, daguerrotype, 3 x 2 ½ inches. Permanent Collection 1991.128F. Museum Purchase
Unknown artist, Portrait of a Woman in a Bonnet, ca. 1850, ambrotype, 4 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches. Permanent Collection 1991.128T. Museum Purchase
Unknown artist, Two Children, ca. 1850, tintype, 3 x 2 ½ inches. Permanent Collection 1991.128. Museum Purchase
Today is Tuesday, March 12, 2013. And today Martin, the Registrar at the Boca Museum, had me document each piece of the exhibition Jody Culkin: Refashioned. This exhibition subverts traditional functions of women's apparel. Now, Jody Culkin: Refashioned is slightly left of wacky, right of weird, and smack dab in the middle of wait, what, why?! Let me paint you a picture: mesh, broken glass, chains, bright fabric, water, light, cameras, and eyes.
Jody Culkin: Refashioned reveals the chains of women fashion, and reinvents them in a capricious light to expose the issue of fashion: our clothes can make us prisoners. Much of her inspiration came from the Victorian household she grew up in (inside information thanks to curator Kathy Goncharov, a close friend of Culkin's). So the contemporary artist refashioned pieces of art take modern daywear and transform them with a Victorian element.
As an active feminist, Culkin's art also contains elements of female anatomy. This image sparks confusion in our minds as we try to compartmentalize the vision of the art. But contemporary art is not meant to be compartmentalized, it has an agenda of its own, and a large amount of history to play with. There is a refashioned burka out of white mesh with little purple propellers on each sleeve. This may be so the wearer can fly away from her repression.
However, the onlooker will notice the gold rectangle as the eye piece and it creates a sense of suppressed, imprisoned, clothing that is not simply a woman's dress but her fabricated chains. And as we view this piece, we feel trapped, ensnared. A little to the right is a hanging chain of black mesh filled with broken glass. It begs the question, what kind of jewelry are your chains made from? Subversive, yes. Repressive, no!
As I fulfilled the task of documenting and measuring each piece of art, a few museum visitors took a look around. The immediate reaction of many was to turn and walk away- I actually heard "no, I don't like this" from a woman within the first 20 seconds looking around her. Other women would exclaim at how cute the purse with the roving eyes is, but they would silently pass by the more abrasive elements of the collection. I wanted to give them a tour so they could understand that this exhibit is meant to cause unease!
If only the women would have read the introduction to Jody Culkin: Refashioned they would have understood this art is not to look pretty. It is not to please the eye. It is to open the mind through the eyes. It is meant to make you feel. The exaggeration of the refashioned pieces is a call to arms: as a woman, how does our dress confine us? Does it present a feminine image that is meant to please the looker? Does our dress please us at all besides in the validation of the onlookers?
And which ogglers are we dressing to impress, exactly? How are we empowered when we display our bodies in this way? The exhibition itself exposes that if something is not "appealing" or "pleasant" to look at, our immediate reaction is to recoil. Does this look nice? No? Then I want nothing to do with it. How would you feel if people talked about you that way? And if we realize that we have the same reaction, wouldn't it be better to take a moment and let the art enter our brain, twist around our neurons and shoot something?
We cannot only appreciate the beautiful, the perfectly packaged. Most of it is just a mirage. Once we stop aiming for perfection and niceties we could accomplish something with our minds, our voice. Hence contemporary art, such as Jody Culkin: Refashioned, is an expression of where our world came from, the history of the upright Victorian society. And Jody Culkin: Refashioned is also a silent commentary on our reactions to something a contemporary artist refashioned to be less than perfect. Chains or shackles, our perception must break those gold and silver loops that keep us lost and mesmerized.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art may be renowned for its extensive collection of fine art and for its impressive array of exhibitions but few may know the significant impact the museum has with current artists working in our community. The Artists' Guild, an auxiliary of the Museum, is a very organized and self-sufficient community of artists who maintain a gallery in downtown Delray Beach. With over 20 juried exhibitions a year and over 350 members, the Boca art guild fosters the success of local artists while supporting the Museum with a portion of its proceeds. Upon entering The Artists' Guild Gallery I was met by Lorrie Turner (above) who has been involved in the arts since she was a child and has been a Boca art guild member ever since she first moved to Florida nearly nine years ago. She overflowed with information and enthusiasm as she told me everything there is to know about how the guild works. However, the main source of her excitement seemed to be the sense of community created among the members of the guild. Lorrie explained that when she moved to Florida and didn't know a soul, she joined the Boca Museum artist guild and was provided with an immediate circle of friends which has only grown throughout the years. The guild gives artists an opportunity not only to exhibit and sell their work but to network with other artists and grow through each other's feedback and collaboration.© Durga Garcia "The Tutu and the Airplane" DurgaGarcia.comI spoke with local photographer and curator for the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach, Durga Garcia (above), who is in the process of becoming a signature member of the guild. This status would allow her to exhibit in the gallery space so long as her works pass the double jury process, of which I have no doubt they will. Durga is very active in the South Florida art scene and her work has been awarded in many local, national and international juried competitions in addition to her work at the Boca art guild.So, for all you art enthusiasts out there don't forget to visit The Artists' Guild Gallery and see what today's local artists are coming up with. Keep in mind there is the "Artists' Choice Gallery" section in that rear of the Boca art guild where they display smaller canvas pieces, prints, photographs and sculptures for those art lovers on a budget. So stop on by and show your support for local artists as well as the Boca Museum of Art!For more information please visit 512 East Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483 (561.278.7877) to learn more about becoming a member of the Boca Museum artist guild.


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Hi guys! So I'm back home in L.A after two weeks of being away; amazing but so tiring! I got home from rainy London a day ago and miss it terribly! It was my first time visiting the city but also attending a few shows and backstage for London Fashion Week. I was there with the amazing TONI&GUY Hair Meet Wardrobe team who worked on a couple of the most exciting shows during LFW.
On Sunday, September 15, the team and I headed to our first backstage of the day: Vivienne Westwood Red Label. It was one of the most exciting and out of the box hair & makeup looks I've seen all season! It was refreshing to see a look that's so different; the hair and makeup was taken to another level. It almost felt as though it was a theatrical show for entertainment rather than a runway show- which I thought was cool. I was ecstatic to be backstage at a big show like Vivienne Westwood and capture priceless moments with hair + makeup. The inspiration behind this seasons hair was animalistic…voluminous waves that was wild & free to help complement the collection.
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Take a look at some of my favorite backstage photos I shot for the Vivienne Westwood Red Label followed by backstage photos of Matthew Williamson:
The final look of the VW Red Label show: so fierce!! As Mark Hampton said: " For Vivienne Westwood Red Label this season, the look was wild and animal-like. We wanted hair with tons of volume, pinned up abstractly to create the look of a ferocious forest creature"
For my second backstage access; we headed to Matthew Williamson. Another show I was highly anticipating! The hair for this show was 70's inspired jet-setter hair, super glamour! It was simple, elegant and glossy which I loved because I can totally see myself wearing this hair style in my everyday life!
Mark Hampton created a very soft, but voluminous look, with a gently teased crown and side parted hair that was glossy! So pretty! It definitely had a natural, effortless look which I can definitely appreciate because it's an everyday look everyone can achieve.
Two main products that were used to achieve this look was the Glamour Volume Plumping Whip used on the roots then blow dried with a barrel brush. Mark then took sections of the hair and curled the ends of the hair with the Glamour Curling Iron . Then he followed up with a side parting to the center of the crown and teased the hair at the top of the crown for volume. He then finished off the look with the Glamour Firm Hold Hairspray to hold the style.
Take a peek at the backstage photos I shot for Matthew Williamson; the models were so pretty!
Ta-da! The final look for the Matthew Williamson show! So glamorously pretty!! The hair definitely complemented the 70's vibe Matthew Williamson tried to bring back!
Here are some photos I shot from the actual runway I got to attend; every piece was impeccably styled; from head to toe!
Got a quick shot of the always chic Olivia Palermo! She had the coolest hair style which I think I might recreate..sorry you can't really see the back, but it was a pony tail with two layers! She paired the pony tail with a super sleek all black outfit that looked elegant yet casual/classic for a hair meet wardrobe look!
Huge thank you to the TONI&GUY Hair Meet Wardrobe team for letting me be a part of this amazing experience with them!
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Tuesday Jan 11 2011
Chilling effect of Arizona shootings drifting to Auburn, Placer County?
By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
Will Saturday's assassination attempt and slaying of six in Arizona have a chilling effect on the way politics plays out in Placer County? U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Roseville, returned to a Washington, D.C. Tuesday that was absent the usual bipartisan rhetoric and flourishes of invective. McClintock, who said he had not met assassination target U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said President Obama has ordered normal D.C. government business postponed until next week and he'll be attending a ceremony marking the tragedy today. "It's hit the House pretty hard," McClintock said Tuesday. But McClintock, while acknowledging that the attack could have happened just as easily in Placer County as Arizona, said that it's important to not interpret the shootings in Arizona as evidence of a trend. "This was a creepy, deranged person and creepy, deranged persons do creepy, deranged things," McClintock said. McClintock said one obvious impact of the shootings would be to discourage interaction between elected officials and constituents. "This does a lot of harm but we will take every precaution," he said. "I intend to continue to take whatever precautions possible to make sure everyone who comes to a meeting is safe." McClintock expressed concern that the attack would be used as a wedge to move for changes in firearms laws or attack groups like the Tea Party. He noted that interviews from those who knew accused shooter, Jared Lee Loughner in high school described him as a Liberal. Giffords is described as a moderate Democrat. And McClintock doesn't think gun control advocates will gain a stronger case from Saturday's shootings. "I've always believed the best defense from a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," he said. "A good guy with a gun could've saved six lives." Steve Cavolt, one of the leaders in Auburn's Tea Party movement, said that the actions of one deranged man shouldn't be a force to put a chill on political discourse. But as radio talk show hosts, gun owners and people who want to assemble for political meetings feel threatened, it may be a good idea to step back and consider looking for common ground, he said. "We all just maybe need to tone it down a bit," Cavolt said. At Auburn's KAHI 950 rightwing talk show host Laura Ingraham's show rules the airwaves from 9 a.m. to noon. Ingraham, who's billed by the AM station as an equally conservative alternative to Rush Limbaugh is apt to throw out verbal blasts at Congress, at times calling leaders "frauds." But Dave Rosenthal, the stations vice president of operations, said the shootings haven't turned station listeners against the program or Ingraham. One listener identified himself as a World War II veteran of Iwo Jima and thanked the station for continuing with Ingraham's program in the wake of the attack. "Don't let them run you out of here," were the man's words, Rosenthal said. "There has been no backlash whatsoever," Rosenthal said. "But we have had calls of praise to continue airing shows with that point of view."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorities say heartthrob singer Justin Bieber has been ticketed for speeding on a Los Angeles freeway after being chased by at least one other vehicle.
California Highway Patrol Officer Ming Hsu says Bieber was cited for driving in excess of 65 mph at about 10:45 a.m. on Friday morning, after calls came in complaining of a freeway chase on southbound U.S. Highway 101 near Studio City.
Hsu says Bieber said he was being chased by paparazzi.
The claim of a chase is backed by eyewitness Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine, who called authorities after seeing Bieber's distinctive chrome Fisker Karma being chased by five or six other cars.
Zine, a former LAPD officer, says the chase exceeded 100 mph.
A call and an email to Bieber's publicist weren't immediately returned.
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Vanceboro Police have charged a mother misdemeanor child abuse after her 2-year-old child was found wandering down Main Street. Ivey Barfield was given a $500 bond.
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Angry Birds
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"Those birds are angry."
"Angry bird is the word!"
Angry Birds is an insanely obscure video game series created by Finish app designers and marketed by Google Applications, a subsidiary of Google Ltd which is a company in the Google family. Since its "Finishing", the Angry Birds have migrated south to America, giving up pig genocide to invest heavily in blue chip trading. The game is currently available on IPhone, ITunes, and Atari cartridiges for poor people less fortunate than us.
The Angry Birds series takes place in an island off the coast of some place which is inhabited by green pigs. The location is unimportant but it is important that the pigs are green, green being the colour of genocide. It is also inhabited by a population of birds, all having a case of extreme squizofrenia and a total inability to share living space.
The game begins with birds ignoring their unhatched eggs while day dreaming about giant slingshots and mass murder. Without realising, the eggs get stolen by the green pigs in hopes of eliminating a new generation of genocidal maniacs. The pigs hope to deliver said eggs to their famine-ridden villages to feed the hungry, thus killing one bird with two goods. The birds, who care nothing for their unhatched children, use the theft as an excuse to wage a holy Jehad against pigs, especially green pigs. Their oil black rage manifests itself into murderous super powers converting the birds into kamekazi flying ninjas of various colours and specialised abilities.
The objective of the game is to help focus the direction of the bird's suicide mission in the attempt to get to their eggs by flying through fragile glass and thick wooden beams. Angry birds don't use their wings but instead have human beings launch them in hopes of inflicting severe damage to the porcine species. The player must shoot the birds from gigantic catapults so that they blow things up effectively turning them into them exploding cannon balls with feathers. The structures are known to topple and crush the pig into pork platter. Some pigs are known to survive for hours after the carnage, suffering from crushed ribs and singed eye lashes. The birds celebrate their victory by eating their own eggs with a side dish of raw bacon. Green bacon. Like green ham and eggs, which is not shown in the actual game.
Types of Birds
Throughout the many levels of Angry Birds, different bird species of varying shapes and sizes will show up, all with their own unique abilities, but sharing the same anger problems.
- Red Bird: The first and most common type of bird in the game. When flung from a slingshot, it basically does nothing other than knocking over structures, killing pigs, and dying afterward.
- Yellow Bird: A bird whose body comes in a bizarre triangular shape. When touched, this bird can accelerate its speed and hit structures with a stronger force.
- Blue Bird: When touched, this bird can multiply in the air without the need of sex. It is either asexual or a self cloning machine.
- Black Bird: A fat black bird who is practically the suicide bomber of the group. Touching this bird will cause it to explode, killing itself and the pigs nearby.
- White Bird: This bird will drop an egg which explodes upon landing. Guess that's why the birds won't eat those eggs. If that's not enough, imagine what happens when it poops.
- Green Bird: A deformed bird whose beak is bigger than its body. It works like a boomerang when thrown, except it doesn't come back. It dies like the other birds that get thrown off a slingshot.
- Orange Bird: This bird expands its size and kills pigs sumo-style.
- Pink Bird: One of the few girl birds in the game. It kills pigs with surprisingly deadly bubbles.
- Red Bird's Brother: A bigger, fatter red bird that does more damage.
- Mighty Eagle: The most powerful bird in the game. With the use of canned fish, it can be summoned to destroy all pigs in its path. Unfortunately, the player must pay for it, or else the game would be too easy to beat.
- Big Bird: An early concept for the game until they found out Sesame Street already had one.
- Gun Bird: Rejected for being too violent.
- Dodo Bird: Rejected because they're extinct.
- Rape Bird: Rejected for raping pigs.
Since the game was first released in December 2009, it became inexplicably popular around the world. Thus began the creation of many sequels, including Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Iraq, and so much more. The rising popularity of Angry Birds eventually forced T-Shirts, toys, drugs, and many other things in life to be given an Angry Birds theme.
There have been talks in the Amusement Park Company to build an Angry Birds ride, where people would fly off slingshots and hit structures. This idea was scrapped because they wouldn't be able to pay for all those hospital bills and because they couldn't find any green pigs.
The fame of Angry Birds has given the pork industry, farmers, and some fast food joints a new way to do their jobs. Simply by shooting chickens at pigs they will be able to sell not one, but two meats at the same time. McDonald's calls it the Chicken-Pork McAngrybird Bite.
Criticism and Controversy
Like many extremely popular things, Angry Birds has received quite a little bit of controversy from certain people. Parents argue that the games teach children about anger and pig abuse. Some also believe the game series is saying that violence solves your problems. But the most controversial thing about Angry Birds come from reports of die-hard fans committing suicide by shooting themselves from giant slingshots and into buildings.
Despite these, Angry Birds remains popular to this very day and does not plan to end anytime soon.
As of February 2012 at 3:00 pm, Warner Brothers has announced the making of an Angry Birds-inspired film. The film is said to involve a man trying to solve the problem of wild pigs eating everyone in town. He gets involved with a Government-based plan of making genetically-engineered birds which will be thrown at the pigs to end the problem once and for all. This would follow confrontation by PETA and KFC for foolishly treating the birds as weapons rather than animals or food.
The movie is slated to be released sometime in mid 2019. It will guest star Jack Black, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big bird, and a host of others. A trailer for the movie has already been released, but spoilers may be included and it may be fake.
Possible TV Spin-Offs
Angry Birds may soon get a TV Series, according to a few rumors by fans. A television series of Angry Birds, entitled Anger Management Birds, is rumored to air on Cartoon Network. The series will involve the birds attending anger management classes to combat their hatred of pigs. Another possibility is an untitled rumored series, where the birds and pigs settle their war in Afghanistan, which is said to be darker than the games.
Considering these bullshit ideas, it seems rather unlikely a TV series of Angry Birds will EVER come into fruition. You're probably better off playing Angry Birds on computer or IPhone.


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Gas shortage exposes Pakistan's energy crisis
In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 photo, Drivers queue at a gas station in Islamabad, Pakistan. It has become a familiar site across Pakistan in recent weeks: Long lines of cars and minibuses snaking for hundreds of yards as their frustrated drivers wait to fill up their tanks with natural gas. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)


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DirectionsFrom New York City, Manhattan and Northern New Jersey:
Take New York State Thruway (I-87) North to Exit 16 Harriman. Proceed onto Route 17 West to Exit 104, follow Route 17B West approx 10 miles, and turn right onto Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign.
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Take I-84 West to Exit 4W toward Route 17 West. Proceed onto Route 17 West to Exit 104, follow Route 17B West approx 10 miles, and turn right onto Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign.
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Take Route 17(86) East to Exit 104, At the end of the ramp make a right turn onto Route 17B West, travel approx 10 mi and turn right onto Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign.
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Take I-84 East to Exit 4 West, Route 17 West Take Exit 104, follow Route 17B West approx 10 miles, and turn right onto Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign.
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Take the NYS Thruway (I-87) South to Exit 17 (Newburgh) Take I-84 West to Exit 4W toward Route 17 West Proceed to Exit 104 follow Route 17B West approx 10 miles, turn right onto Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign.
By Air:
Stewart International Airport is approx 57 miles from Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Travel time approximately 1 hour 8 minutes. Make a right out of the airport onto Route 747 and take I-84 West. Follow I-84 West to Exit 4W. Proceed onto Route 17 West to Exit 104, follow Route 17B West approx 10 miles, and turn right onto Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign.
ParkingThere is no additional charge for parking at Bethel Woods. Ample parking is available adjacent to Hurd Road. Parking for patrons with disabilities is available in designated areas in the North Lot. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts prides itself in being a safe, family friendly environment. In order to provide for the highest level of safety and convenience for our guests, we have established the following guidelines for our parking lot areas. Tailgating is allowed in the parking areas; however, there are NO tents or canopies permitted. Barbequing is permitted on the pavement with gas-fired grills only – no charcoal grills. State Law prohibits the sale of tickets or any unauthorized merchandise in the parking lot. Parking at Bethel Woods is for the convenience of concert or museum ticket holders only. Distribution of unauthorized pamphlets, flyers, or any other item is strictly prohibited. There is no overnight parking at Bethel Woods.
Public Transportation
Coach USA/Shortline provides Roundtrip Bus service from Port Authority NYC, Ridgewood, NJ, Middletown and Monticello, NY to Bethel Woods.
Taxis are available. More info at www.coachusa.com/shortline.
Box Office NumbersFor information, call 1-866-781-2922. To buy tickets 1-800-745-3000
Box Office HoursBethel Woods Box Office opens in early spring for the first concert on-sale of the season. Open daily Monday-Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm during the summer concert season. Open until approximately 9:00 pm on event days until posted show time. Open 2 ½ hours prior to show time on Sundays with a scheduled event.
Types of Payment AcceptedCash, Amex, Visa, MC, Discover
Will CallTickets may be picked up at Will Call (box office reservation window) 2 ½ hours prior to show time. Customers must present the actual credit card used when they place the order, picture id, and confirmation number.
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General RulesThere is a no re-entry policy upon exiting. Each guest in the pavilion must be a ticket holder with an assigned seat.
All shows are "Rain or Shine" and will not be cancelled due to inclement weather.
Main gates open approximately 1 hour prior to performance show time.
Most of the Bethel Woods campus is designated NON-SMOKING. Bethel Woods has designated smoking areas along the top-rear of the lawn seating area walkway. Please limit smoking to those designated areas.
Children RulesChildren under 2 are admitted free on the lawn without a separate admission ticket.
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Grab a bite or your favorite beverage at one of our conveniently located concession buildings or stands throughout the grounds. A variety of delicious fare is available. Alcohol is normally sold at every event.
Several locations throughout the grounds. A select number of portable restrooms are available outside the main grounds in the parking lot areas.
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We encourage you to consider our Business Friends first for a wide variety of products and services including where to shop, dine and stay in the Hudson Valley/Catskill Region. For more info visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org, the Sullivan County Visitors Association at www.scva.net or call (845) 794-3000.
Museum Info:
The Museum at Bethel Woods is an immersive and captivating multi-media experience that combines film and interactive displays, text panels and artifacts to explore the unique experience of the Woodstock festival, its significance as the culminating event of a decade of radical cultural transformation, and the legacy of the Sixties and Woodstock today.
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Museum tickets sell out early. To avoid disappointment, please purchase museum tickets in advance. On Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Pavilion Stage event days, tickets for museum admission after 1:00 p.m. are limited to concert attendees only and may be purchased with concert tickets. If you already have concert tickets and wish to purchase concert-day museum tickets, please call the box office at 1-866-781-2922.


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Kegel Exercises
Topic Overview
Kegel exercises strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor, the "hammock" of muscles that control the flow of urine and hold the pelvic organs in place.
See a picture of the pelvic floor muscles.
Weakness in the pelvic floor muscles can cause bladder control problems (urinary incontinence) or the sagging of some pelvic organs. Doctors often prescribe Kegel exercises for:
- Stress incontinence in both men and women.
- Urge incontinence in men, a need to urinate that is so strong that you cannot reach the toilet in time.
- Pelvic floor weakness due to childbirth. During pregnancy and delivery, the pelvic floor can become stretched and weakened, commonly causing urine control problems for months to years after childbirth. A weakened pelvic floor can also allow one or more pelvic organs to sag (uterine prolapse). If you are pregnant, start doing daily Kegels and continue them after having your baby.
How to do Kegel exercises
Kegel exercises are easy to do and can be done anywhere without anyone knowing.
- First, as you are sitting or lying down, try to contract the muscles you would use to stop urinating. You should feel your pelvic muscles squeezing your urethra and anus. If your stomach or buttocks muscles tighten, you are not exercising the right muscles.
- When you've found the right way to contract the pelvic muscles, squeeze for 3 seconds and then relax for 3 seconds.
- Repeat this exercise 10 to 15 times each session. Try to do this at least 3 times a day.
Kegel exercises are most effective when done regularly.
Your doctor may want you to try doing your exercises with biofeedback to make sure you are doing them right. Biofeedback allows you to see, feel, or hear when an exercise is being done correctly.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
John C. Goodman: What's the Alternative to Obamacare?
Recorded: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Independent Institute Senior Fellow John C. Goodman, author of "Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis" describes how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, with its 27,000 pages of rules and regulations, has omitted some basic market-based concepts that would benefit all consumers. Goodman outlines the changes that would make such a healthcare system function, utilizing his extensive knowledge of the subject. Goodman is known as the "Father of Health Savings Accounts" whose suggestions for healthcare reform have been heard around the country. In this video, he highlights what is wrong with Obamacare, and offers his bold ideas on sensible healthcare reform.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: Independent Institute TVIssues: Antitrust, Competition, and Monopoly, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Government Power, Government Waste/Pork, Health Care, Politics, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation
Sr. Fellow John C. Goodman Testifies in Congressional Hearing
Recorded: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Sr. Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding risk corridorsthe Obamacare program that provides a bailout for insurance companies when premiums dont cover costs. Goodman says insurers will run away from the sick and insure the healthy, in what he calls "A race to the bottom."
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Free Market Economics, Health Care, Politics, Public Health/ Consumer Protection
John C. Goodman on Special Report with Bret Baier: Alternatives to the Affordable Care Act
Recorded: Friday, July 6, 2012
Research Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, discusses alternatives to the Affordable Care Act on FOX News Special Report with Bret Baier.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Economic Policy, Health Care, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
Full Video of The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty
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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
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Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
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The Good Eats at Smorgasburg: Umame Nuts
By Diana Tsuchida | September 24, 2013
Taking seaweed to elevated heights from its association as wrapping for sushi or a simple salad is no easy feat. But Li Liang has embraced the sensory power of this ocean greenery. He is the owner and creative force behind Umame Nuts, a name he's coined for a healthy snack inspired by Shanghainese and Taiwanese street food. Each Umame Nuts blend is a textural experience, as they are blended with tai cai seaweed, organic brown rice crisps, tapioca syrup and a small amount of cane sugar. The umami, or fifth taste (other than sweet, sour, bitter, salt), naturally occurs in the seaweed. Natural glutamates creates the savory note in Umame Nuts. No MSG and absolutely nothing artificial is found in the recipe. The company has already garnered recognition and acclaim, having won the grand prize at the Entrepreneur Challenge & Competition, a prestigious platform that showcases Taiwanese American entrepreneurs who are engaging and inspiring the community. Read More


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Why Trying Harder Doesn't Always Work
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Doubtful debt - cash now rec'd - please help with sage entries
Hi all - please help with the sage entries - having a mental block!!!!!!!!!!
TB for yr end Jan 11 included prov for d debt in sum of £250 & customer was included in the debtors list.
Customer duly paid up in October this year and I used the 'cust' button on the bank accounts to receive the money & clear the customers outstanding balance.
Now looking at my trial bal for this year end Jan 12 and need to clear the prov for d debt off as it has of course been paid.
Can someone confirm please that I should debit provision for d debts and credit ???????????????
Many thanks in anticipation!
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Credit bad debts recovered in the P&L, I assume you posted £250 as a bad debts expense last year
Bad debts or Doubtful debts or Bad & doubtful debts
"customer was included in the debtors list".
It seems then; when the provision was made,doubtful debts debited and provision credited.
Simply reverse that entry.
For payment received the double entry would be Dr Bank and Cr the debtor's account in the debtor's ledger; Otherwise customer remains included in the debtors list until cleared:)))
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In this inaugural installment of our Coffee series, it seems fitting that we sit down with Ann Rohrbaugh, Director of the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL), and talk about her years at KPL. Having started as an aide in the bookmobile department while still at WMU, Ann held several positions and became director in 2005.
Tell us how you got to where you are today
I came to Western Michigan University (WMU) for graduate school in library science and expected I'd be here for a year! While at WMU, I had a part-time job in the reference department at KPL. When I graduated there happened to be an opening and I was offered a reference librarian position. From that position I became acting department head, then eventually to the library office in a variety of positions until I became director in 2005. Along the way, I returned to WMU and earned a masters in library administration, a degree program like library science that is no longer offered there.
Why do you most love about the Kalamazoo community?
I expected to be here a year but clearly I'm here for the long haul! It has been a wonderful community in which to settle in, raise a family. I love the size of the community, the wide variety of activities, and of course, the strong support for libraries and learning.
What guides or principles do you rely most upon?
I certainly reply upon professional standards for the library profession….open access; freedom to read, listen, and view; the library bill of rights. I've learned to trust my instincts too – I think that comes increasingly with experience and a sense for what will serve our community best.
Who was one of your mentors and what do you carry with you from that relationship?
Mentors early in my career certainly were staff at KPL, especially the Head of the Reference Department and later the library director. From both of them I learned how to operate within an organization, the importance of the long-range view, and appropriate risk taking.
What's an average day like for you at the Kalamazoo Public Library?
Nine department heads report to me and I meet with each of them most every week, so most days I have one or two standing meetings. I'm usually preparing for some upcoming meeting or event, I often have an outside meeting AND I try to find time to sit at my desk and work….plan for our monthly board meeting, write my weekly blog, make progress on the 'big-picture' items. Some days email can be overwhelming – good and bad!
What are the types of challenges/opportunities that keep you up at night?
My overarching concern is the financial uncertainty facing public libraries in Michigan. On a shorter term basis, staff issues sometimes make me restless at night.
How do you stay up-to-date on latest trends in your field?
I read the standard library publications and listservs, attend state and local conferences, talk informally with colleagues. Equally important in the library field is staying current generally – technology, current events and trends, government development that could impact us, local news. That's a challenge but I do read a lot both professionally and, of course, for pleasure.
What advice do you have for those wishing to have a long lasting career in the nonprofit sector?
I'd offer two pieces of advice: network with others both in your field and in related fields, both locally and at some distance. My small group of Michigan library directors of similar size public libraries has been invaluable both professionally and personally. We offer advice and support to each other. Second, live a balanced life. Nonprofit work can be all-consuming, don't let it become so for you.
What do you geek?
I geek baking! I no longer select cookbooks for the library's collection, but I still browse them frequently. I bake often, but now that our kids are grown and live elsewhere, I have to share it with others. Fortunately many baked items freeze well.
Anything else?
Enjoy what you do and if you don't look for something else.
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I know it is customary for the opinion writer to save the exegesis of his column's name for the farewell installment, but given the potentially painful associations of the phrase "Wide Right" for many Buffalo sports fans, I thought it best to make my intentions clear from the outset.
There are of course those who feel that the ghost of Scott Norwood is best left stowed away in the attic of our collective mind, that dredging up such bitter memories at this late date will only lead to ever greater bitterness. I could not disagree more. Such a head-in-the-sand attitude will only leave us woefully unprepared when such a moment of truth once again presents itself.
In fact, we would do well to take examine how Mr. Norwood himself handled the situation following his 1991 Super Bowl failure. Rather than replaying the situation over and over in his mind and letting it become an obstacle to his future development, the place-kicker went on with his life. He left Buffalo later that year, and today is a well-contented insurance agent in the suburban Washington area of Virginia.
Buffalo, meanwhile, muddled on rather aimlessly in the wake of Mr. Norwood's missed field goal. Although the Bills made it back to the Super Bowl in each of the three following years, each time they were systematically demolished by representatives of the then-dominant NFC East. Salary cap woes and a roster of aging veterans led to even more woeful results in the years since.
The lesson here is obvious: the sensible player knows not to throw good effort after bad and recognizes when it is time to get out of what is quite clearly a bankrupt situation. As the wise carpenter says, better to tear down and start anew than to perform superficial cosmetic repairs on a structure whose foundation is ruined. The rat who flees a sinking ship may seem selfish and cruel, but only from the perspective of those foolish enough to stay behind and slowly perish.
Still, it is not too late for this city and its beloved football franchise. And the way out lies in the true meaning of "Wide Right." In short, we must adhere to traditional, conservative values while subtly adapting them to meet the requirements of modern realities. Nothing can alter the fundamental truth that strong defense and veteran leadership wins championships. But now that free agency is no longer in its infancy, we must adopt a slightly different approach in our off-season transactions. The signing of high-priced marquee players must be balanced with bargain pickups of key role players.
This of course is an approach that worked wonders for the New England Patriots, a divisional rival and, until last season, a team that had good reason to feel every bit as jinxed as our own Bills. And yet that team rode all the way to the championship on the shoulders of an untested backup signal caller and an unlikely assortment of free agent pickups that no one else seemed to want. And surely it is no coincidence that Adam Vinatieri's field goal on the Super Bowl's final play to beat the heavily favored St. Louis Rams was from 47 yards out—just like the one Mr. Norwood missed those 11 years ago.
The Bills and their fans would be wise to view this as a positive omen as we head into the upcoming season.
Was the Bills' Losing Season Really Bad?
I know that a lot of people were disappointed with the Bills' 3-13 regular season mark last year, but where did the expected victories disappear to? I'm not sure exactly what happened with the Bills, but I suspect that many of those 13 losses were the result of imprudent trades on the free-agency market. This means that the victories the Bills failed to achieve were not wasted, but rather transferred to someone else.
Consider two hypothetical NFL teams that experienced disappointed losing seasons. One team wasted tens of millions constructing useless luxury boxes that no one will ever use and signing aging veterans who can no longer compete at a high level. This team reduced the value of the franchise and its supporting community by wasting resources.
Now consider a second team whose season went down the crapper because it made a free-agency market bet with another team (let's call it the third team) that certain players' effectiveness would rise when it really fell, and vice versa. The second team did not waste resources, because its expected victories were enjoyed by this third team.
While I'm not entirely sure which team more closely represents the Buffalo Bills, I suspect it might be the second. Likewise, the third team appears to be a reasonably good approximation of the New England Patriots. For example, Bills castoff Antowain Smith was a key element in that latter team's unexpected triumph.
Thus, the way to that elusive championship is elementary: the Bills must turn the tables on the Patriots, who now have nowhere to go but down. The much ballyhooed signing of quarterback Drew Bledsoe must then be a key element of this strategy.
But Is Bledsoe the Solution?
This, unfortunately, is a question with no easy answer. The eternal optimist will surely be quick to point out that one man's garbage is another man's treasure, but I'm inclined to be a bit more skeptical on the matter. Is it really reasonable to expect that New England, which was so flawless in its decision-making last year, would now be so frivolous as to give up the player with the skills to carry a division rival to victory? Probably not. But then again, stranger things have happened when a perennial underdog has suddenly found itself the king of the hill.
We may argue back and forth on the subject all we like, but ultimately the victor is decided on the field of play. As for which will be the last team standing at the end of this upcoming season, only time will tell.


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|"Forecast: Death! Cloudy with Chance of Sun!"
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|"The Byakugan Sees the Blind Spot!"
|Naruto #191
|"Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise!"
|Land of Vegetables Arc
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Forecast: Death! Cloudy with Chance of Sun! (死の宣告"くもり時々晴れ", Shi no Senkoku "Kumori Tokidoki Hare") is episode 191 of the original Naruto anime.
Naruto learns that his companions have been kidnapped by Renga's men and will only be released if he turns over Haruna. During this confrontation, it is revealed that the princess' father, shortly before his death, had confessed his regret of turning over the princess for the sake of his people and wished for the good of the people regardless of what happens to him. Haruna, having been influenced by Naruto and this revelation, offers to sacrifice herself to protect Naruto. Naruto defeats Renga by reflecting sunlight off his forehead protector, and learns that Shizune, Shikamaru and several Konoha ninja have rescued Hinata, Chōji and Yurinojō. Haruna then succeeds her father as ruler of the Land of Vegetables, and Naruto and his companions return home.


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London 2012 Festival officially starts
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The London 2012 Festival officially launches today.
Lasting 12 weeks, the festival includes 25,000 artists from the 204 Olympic and Paralympic nations taking part in 12,000 events from live music shows to comedy to theatre across the country.
There are 10million free tickets to events at 900 venues.
Ruth Mackenzie, director, Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival, said: "When the UK won the bid for the Olympics in 2005, we promised to return to Baron Pierre de Coubertin's original idea of an Olympic Games based on the three pillars of sport, art and education.
"This summer, London 2012 Festival showcases the world's greatest artists alongside the stars of the sports world, a once in a lifetime cultural experience to match the once in a lifetime visit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the UK."
Among the highlights is Yoko Ono's Imagine Peace art installation, which will be unveiled on London 2012 Live Site screens, situated at free outdoor venues in London including Hyde Park, Victoria Park, Walthamstow and Woolwich.
Imagine Peace is Ono's worldwide initiative of anti-violence, featuring the Imagine Peace message translated into 24 world languages. A major exhibition of her work will also be on show at the Serpentine Gallery as part of the London 2012 Festival.
Other highlights of the London 2012 Festival include the World Shakespeare Festival, with performances of the Bard's plays.
The first major survey of Damien Hirst's work ever held in the UK, bringing together over 70 of the artist's works including For the Love of God and other seminal pieces, will be at the Tate Modern until September 9, the last day of the London 2012 Festival.
There will be a number of events from the Festival's Unlimited programme, the largest ever UK programme celebrating arts, culture and sport by disabled and deaf people.
Tate Britain is displaying the Official Olympic and Paralympic Posters by artists including Fiona Banner, Rachel Whiteread and Tracey Emin until September 21.
Celebrated conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela return to London's Southbank Centre for a four-day residency, Sounds Venezuela 2012, this weekend.
Also taking place this weekend is the free Trafalgar Square festival West End LIVE, for the first time featuring entertainment from every single one of London's highly-acclaimed West End musicals.
ENO bring Damon Albarn's Dr Dee to the London stage.
The London 2012 Festival is the finale of the Cultural Olympiad.


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We will be working with many key local agencies on the Diaper Change campaign this June and July. We are asking our community partners like you to help us fund the campaign with a cash contribution or to run a diaper drive at their agency. One hundred percent of all diapers and cash donations collected through the Diaper Change campaign will be distributed through our non-profit partners.
The rationales for conducting a diaper drive are*:
• 1 in 3 American mothers struggle to provide diapers for their babies.
• Babies in low-income households often spend an entire day in a single diaper.
• Inadequate diaper changing increases the risk of many health problems, from skin disease to hepatitis.
• A baby crying from being in a soiled diaper for prolonged periods of time may be at a greater risk for child abuse.
• Diapers are not covered by social service programs.
• A healthy change of diapers cost $100/month or more.
• Babies need 8-12 diapers a day and may spend 2.5 years in diapers, needing about 12 thousand diaper changes costing over three thousand dollars.
• Parents who can't afford to leave the required diaper supply at childcare may have to quit work to care for their children.
We are actively developing media advertising and collection events. Our marketing activities will highlight the need for collection drives. If you are interested in enlisting your employees/members and/or agency to participate in our Diaper Change drive we will provide marketing materials (flyers/posters and receptacles for diapers) and we will empty the receptacles for you each week or as needed throughout the campaign.
Enclosed is a participation form to indicate your interest in participating on behalf of your employees, members and/or agency. Please complete the form and forward it back to me by fax at 757-875-5785 or email me at the email address below by April 22, 2011. We are also seeking commitments from at least two non-profit agencies, one on the Peninsula and another on the Southside, to serve as fiduciary agents for collecting monetary contributions. Please let me know if you are interested in serving in this capacity.
For more information, please contact me, Tresserlyn L. Jones, Health Promotions Consultant at (757) 875-5784 or email@example.com. You may also contact Lynn Cline Vogel, Program Manager at 804-354-7028 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you for your interest and for being a generous partner.
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Dungeon Deities is part Browser-game, part realtime Dungeon Crawler. Players traverse the Dungeons of other players, carefully avoiding traps and battling enemies in search for treasures, which they can then steal. Naturally, you store your loot in your own dungeons, so make sure they are safe!
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(ママさん Mama-san)
|Starter Cities:
|All player characters, Norman (Husband in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald), Husband (In Generation I and IV)
|First Appearance:
|Pokemon Red and Blue
The player's Mom appears in every Pokémon RPG game to date, excluding, of course, games like Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Snap and similar. This entails all of the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and the new DS games (Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black, and White.) She assists you in the beginning on these games in small ways. In the Pokémon games Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, and White, Mom gives you Running Shoes before you leave the first town. In FireRed and LeafGreen, she sends the running shoes to you through one of Professor Oak's aides.
In all the games save for Gold, Silver, and their respective remakes, as well as Crystal, talking to Mom heals injured Pokémon as would a Pokémon center. In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver, Mom will take a percentage of your income from defeating trainers and save it. Occassionally, she will spend some of the saved up money on decorations, berries, or other items she finds. At the beginning of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Mom draws your attention to the television downstairs, informing you that they're showing the gym of the players father, Norman. Unfortunately, by the time your character has made their way to the TV, you've missed seeing your father.
At the end of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, after you've defeated the Elite Four and are standing in the Hall of Fame, there will be a television report of one of two Pokémon roaming the world, either Latios (Ruby) or Latias (Sapphire). In Pokemon Emerald, the news report will not distinguish between which of the two it is. When you next talk to Mom, she will ask you if the report was about a red creature or a blue creature, and whichever you pick, Latios being the blue creature and Latias being the red, will determine which of the two will be roaming in your world.
The mother in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum is the only version of Mom to have an actual name in the game, that being Johanna. She takes on a much more active lifestyle then the Mom's from past games, often competing in contests. When the player meets up with Johanna, their Mother, at the Super Contest Hall in Hearthome City, she gives the player either a tuxedo or a dress depending on the players gender. She also supplies the player with a journal at the beginning of their journey.
Pokemon Black and White's Mom was once a Pokémon trainer herself, where she met her husband, and in turn the player's father, while he was on his own adventure. She and her husband settled down and had a child, which later becomes the player's character. At the beginning of the game, after the player selects their starting Pokémon, she gives you an Xtransceiver (or Live Caster from the direct Japanese translation) which can be used like the PokéGear phone from Pokemon Gold and Silver, Crystal, and Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver to contact, or more specically be contacted, by Professor Juniper, Mom, and others. When a call is made with the Xtransceiver, it acts like a video call, bringing up an image of your character and whomever your character may be calling or receiving a call from. In it's sequels Mom was a Pokemon Center receptionist, meaning she was or work with a Nurse Joy.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Art Carden on Stossel
Recorded: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Research Fellow Art Carden on Stossel to discuss the topic What you think you know...may not be so.
Experts: Art CardenType: TelevisionIssues: Agriculture, Economic Policy, Education, Free Market Economics, Trade
Benjamin Powell on the Payroll Tax Cut and Salt Regulation by the FDA
Recorded: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Benjamin Powell engages with Judge Napolitano on Fox Business Networks Freedom Watch about the payroll tax cut and the FDA regulation of salt.
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Agriculture, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Regulation and Deregulation, Social Security, Taxes
Benjamin Powell on U.S. Pork Barrel Farm Policies
Recorded: Friday, August 20, 2010
Benjamin Powell on CNBC discusses the pitfalls of U.S. protection of the farming industry with pork barrel farm policies, and how they hurt both Americans and producers in underdeveloped countries.
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Agriculture, Government Waste/Pork, Trade