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Exposed!Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Now that the rainy season has arrived full on, perhaps it's timely to expose certain downtown buildings and their owners for a socially reprehensible offense to pedestrians. I am referring here to the growing prevalence of fake canopies.
Over the last year a number of older buildings around the downtown core have been retrofitted with projecting canopies constructed of glass and steel. Some are simple and serviceable, others are quite elegant. Some have been accomplished as a part of Metro Transit's commendable efforts toward making downtown a better place to use transit. All of these improvements are welcome in a climate that demands cover over the sidewalk during the winter and sunlight in the summer.
However, the objectives of this general endeavor are apparently not universally shared. Whether done by individual merchants or property owners, we are seeing constructions of steel ribs and struts that extend out over the sidewalks but in fact contain no glass or other materials to provide actual cover. It's quite the mean-spirited trick: What looks like cover is, in fact, open to the sky and, therefore, rainfall.
I have experienced at least three of these architectural cheats. One is over the entrance to Belltown Court on Second Avenue. Although a small canopy, I have seen more than one parent waiting to send a child off on a school bus while waiting under this false cover and getting soaked in the process.
More egregious is the one Third, just north of the Century Square building, which has recently had a handsome canopy added to its west- and south-facing sides. The offending canopy is actually a quite elaborate and costly structure but it offers no glass panels.
The third one I have experienced is at the American Apparel store on 6th Avenue. This structure is really a sign disguised as a canopy, which should not be allowed at all. Here is a prime street in the retail core with a national brand business thumbing its nose at shoppers. How completely rude is that?
I'm sure there are other examples, which I leave to respondents to point out.
I fear that perhaps the city's land use code does not mention the requirement of glass (or other solid covering) in its definition of canopies – a loophole that should be corrected immediately. If glass is indeed a requirement, then these parties should be sent notices of a city code violation with the associated penalties.
Now, for those who will undoubtedly send me some sharp retorts about how transients or teenagers will gather under these projections and businesses would have to pay more for cleaning, security, blah, blah, blah — save your breath (or typing fingers). Throughout downtown there are scores of glass and steel canopies, generous in width, high enough not to block storefronts and low enough to offer shelter that are not havens for antisocial or criminal behavior. To not provide canopies in this climate and latitude along primary pedestrian streets is either being lazy or insulting.
Besides, why would we ever take the view that, because of a few miscreants, 95 percent of the population must suffer?


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Surly & I got a wild hair of sorts and decided to do a L.A. Kings podcast tonight. Nothing like a last-minute production to bring out the unrefined fun among fanatics. Here is the link. Enjoy.
Surly & Scribe L.A. Kings Podcast For 5-24-12
Along with the podcast, what a great video by our very talented reader, jmsalsa!
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Jennifer Buchanan from Annandale, Virginia and her father Kent Wright who was visiting from Massachusetts were on their way to a Caps game Thursday night when they became someone's hero.
The excitement was suppose to be at the ice rink but all the adrenaline would happen during 'pre-game.'
"I could see the lights on the train in the tunnel," Buchanan said.
A man looking down on his phone stepped right off the platform into an oncoming Metro train at Pentagon City station while they were waiting for the train.
"He slipped right off the track right in front of us," Wright said. "He was laying on the rail on his face."
You can barely make out in the Metro surveillance video that the man falls down on the tracks. The crowd gathered around on the platform to see, what happens next would save the man's life.
"I got down on my hands and knees, my daughter got down on her hands and knees. I said 'give me your hand' I didn't know the train was coming," Wright said. "I grabbed his hand, yanked him up. My daughter grabbed his legs and rolled him onto the platform, just as the train got there."
The quick thinking in mere seconds prevented a tragedy. And according to the pair, it was pure instinct.
"I think the guy is alive because we didn't think. As soon as he fell we were on our hands and knees pulling him up," Wright said.
The man they helped save is a mystery to them because the father-daughter team went on to the Caps game. But not before a little gratitude.
"I looked at him and he said 'thank you' but he was so dazed. You read about it and you wonder what I would do. And now we know we'd do the right thing and we did," Wright said.
Metro is not releasing the identity of the man who was saved. The father daughter pair do say the take away from all this is don't be distracted.
Stop looking at your phone, or what have you, and pay attention to your surroundings at metro or anywhere else. You may not have good Samaritans around to save you.


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|Peekin' into the Past
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Five Years Ago
Holyoke General Store officially opened its doors to customers on Sept. 8 in the building that used to house Pix Super Foods.
In the midst of a busy bean harvest, Jack's Bean Co. has been trying to complete construction on six new bins that it recently put up near the plant site southeast of the cemetery.
English credit for up to four semesters of English as a Second Language classes has been proposed by the HHS English department and ESL coordinators. Specific criteria for the requested graduation credit was presented at the Sept. 2 meeting of the Re-1J Board of Education.
Candi Rivera of Wray has been hired as the new director of nursing at Prairie Vista Care Center and began her duties on Aug. 25.
Holyoke sixth-grader Megan Colglazier earned several awards in the 4-H Talent Show at the Colorado State Fair, including Overall State Grand Champion for Intermediate Dance.
Local voters will have to wait until April to cast their vote for or against a proposed 1 percent city sales tax increase. Members of the Holyoke City Council voted at their Sept. 2 meeting to postpone the ballot measure until the city election in April.
Mark Shaw recently opened Shaw Auto Service at 310 E. Denver St. in Holyoke, in the former Wells Motors building. The business will provide automotive service and repair mainly on light cars and light trucks.
Carol Schmidt, who started business as Carol's Music Mobile five years ago, opened a studio for her music lessons at 137 W. Denver last week. The studio is just another branch of Carol's Music Mobile.
An arm exercise wheel was recently purchased for the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Melissa Memorial Hospital with money from the Everett Jaycox memorial fund.
James H. Moore arrived in Holyoke this week to take over his duties as minister of the Holyoke Church of Christ.
Mr. and Mrs. Loran Prottsman of Holyoke were awarded a trip to Zurich, Switzerland as winners of the Champion Sparkplug sales campaign. Prottsman operates Holyoke 66 Service.
The offices of Ben L. Garman and Carl J. Absmeier, Holyoke attorneys, were moved early this week to remodeled quarters "around the corner" in the former post office building.
Plans are under way for a softball tournament at the Pleasant Valley ballpark next week. Teams from Holyoke, Wray, Pleasant Valley, Amherst, Wagon Wheel and Wauneta are expected to enter the tourney.
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I live in SW Colorado about 75 miles from Farmington. I've hunted elk here in Colorado and in Wyoming for years, but never NM. I am interested in hunting NM and need a little advice. I am not opposed to hunting with an outfitter, but do not have an unlimited budget as I am retired. Started looking at outfitters using the internet and don't really have a clue about any of them. I just got back from a wilderness, 30 mile packin hunt in Wyoming that was a bust for many reasons, mostly because of wrong choice on my part on which hunt I chose(not outfitters fault), weather and wolves.
Because of the tag limitations, it will probably be easier to hunt private land, so be it.
Looking for a little input. Thanks in advance.


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In the fall of 2011, a new institution will open its doors to the Orthodox community. St. Katherine College in San Diego, California, will commence the first year of classes, offering an emphasis in Composition, English Language and Literature, Foreign Language, U.S. Government and History, Economics, Mathematics, and the Sciences. As to affiliation, the website explains that "The College community is independent, but it is closely associated with the Orthodox Christian community." Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dr. Scott Cairns, and Dr. Vladimir Morosan are all listed as faculty, among several other Orthodox academic luminaries.
Recently, Antiochian.org interviewed Vicki Brannock, St. Katherine College's Executive Director for Communications and Recruitment.
1. Tell us about your academic approach.
Of course the academic emphasis is important to us. We are selecting staff that represents the best in Orthodox academia and are working to strike a balance between the well established (Fr. Thomas Hopko, Scott Cairns) visiting professors and mid-level and younger faculty that we believe will make significant impact on the future.
The "Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions" unit of the Society of Biblical Literature, is excited to announce that it will be honoring the Very Rev. Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi on Saturday October 23, 2010 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his academic career. The festivities, under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop PHILIP, will begin with a Festschrift (academic conference) on Saturday October 23, 2010 at the conference hall of St. George Antiochian Church in Little Falls, New Jersey, from 9am – 4pm. Lecturers have been invited from all over the world to present papers on subjects dear to Fr. Paul's heart. The conference is free of charge and is open to the public, but an RSVP to attend is encouraged. The Festschrift presentations will be compiled into a special volume for publication following the conference. For more information, please click here.
To submit a few lines to the booklet or reserve a banquet seat, email: firstname.lastname@example.com, or write: Fr. Paul Tarazi Festschrift, c/o OCABS
P.O.Box 2902
Danbury, CT 06813
The Chairman of the Festschrift Committee, Fr. Vahan Hovhanessian PhD, can be emailed at email@example.com.
(From the June 2010 WORD magazine)
By Camille Patrick
"Flip-Flops for Haiti"? That's a popular phrase at St. Matthew's of North Royalton and all around Cleveland, since one of our parishioners, Josephine Katzbach, ventured on a four-day trip to Haiti in early March with a friend of hers, to help build a clinic for the mountain people.
The ladies made the trip to work with a nun and a priest affiliated with a church in Chicago called Fraternité Notre Dame. Josie returned from Haiti with an ambitious goal of raising 2,000 flip-flops for the 1,500 or so impoverished inhabitants who live around a primitive camp at the top of a mountain near Port-au-Prince. She and her friend plan to return sometime in July to distribute the flip-flops to the people there.
Kyrgyzstan Refugees (Photo by D. Dzotsendize/IOCC-ACT International)June 25, 2010
Baltimore, MD — International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is delivering medical supplies to assist refugee families who have fled ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan this month. Tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks fled the violence and crossed the border into Uzbekistan to seek safety while others remain displaced within Kyrgyzstan. Read about the IOCC response here.
IOCC is providing medical care for the refugees and displaced – mostly women, children and the elderly – in the form of an Emergency Health Kit with enough medicine and supplies to treat 10,000 people. The kit, valued at $421,000, is being provided in cooperation with Medical Teams International (MTI) and will arrive at Tashkent today. MTI staff will then immediately transport the kit to the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan and along the Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan border.
Help the victims of disasters around the world, like the refugee crisis in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, by making a financial gift to the IOCC International Emergency Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief as well as long-term support through the provision of emergency aid, recovery assistance and other support to help those in need. To make a gift, please visit www.iocc.org, call toll free at 1-877-803-IOCC (4622), or mail a check or money order payable to IOCC, P.O. Box 630225, Baltimore, Md. 21263-0225.
The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion has announced that their annual conference will be held on November 5th and 6th, 2010, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New York City. The title of the conference is Orthodox Practice and Clinical Practice: How Our Faith Informs Our Work. Featured speakers include Archbishop Lazar Puhalo, Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Dr. Herman Tristram Engelhardt, and Dr. Stephen Muse.
Click here to download the conference flyer (PDF format), for details on logistics, speakers and events.
Click here to download the conference registration form (Word format).
Click here to visit the website of the OCAMPR.
In a Communique dated June 22, 2010, posted on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain website, it was announced:
"The Inaugural Meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Assembly of Bishops with Churches in the British Isles was held on 21st June 2010 at Thyateira House, the centre of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. The Assembly operates in accordance with the Decision reached at the 4th Pre-conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference Meeting at Chambésy ( Switzerland) on 13th June 2009."
The announcement emphasized the historical significance of the gathering, stating that up until the present day, "...there has been no kind of Inter-Orthodox Episcopal Committee." Three subcommittees have been formed, for Theological, Pastoral and Educational considerations. The second meeting has been scheduled for December, 2010.
After the meeting, the Orthodox Bishops joined His Grace Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams at Lambeth Palace for a dinner and fellowship.
A photo gallery of the event can be viewed here.
Just around the corner!
Orthodox Christian Prison MinistryConvocation 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 4:00 PM-to-Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 12:00 PM
At the Embassy Suites, Philadelphia Airport Hotel, Pennsylvania
Just around the corner!
Orthodox Christian Prison MinistryConvocation 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 4:00 PM-to-Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 12:00 PM
At the Embassy Suites, Philadelphia Airport Hotel, Pennsylvania
Click here to register online and here for a complete schedule of events.
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the official prison ministry of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) announces its 2010 Convocation. The convocation will bring together the many Orthodox clergy and laity from throughout North America who are participating in prison ministry or are interested in participating in prison ministry, for a time of fellowship, education, encouragement, communal worship and the free exchange of ideas.
Certified counselor, businessman, active layman and father of three Paul Karos, was the featured speaker at this year's Antiochian Village Men's Retreat, themed "Exploring the Passions that Drive us and the Virtues that can Save us." Mr. Karos drew from both his professional life as a financial analyst and investment banker, as well as his life as an active Orthodox Christian at St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, to lead discussions about the role and impact of the passions, and the meaning of spiritual discipline and repentance. Attendees participated in a liturgical cycle of services, enjoyed a barbecue cookout at the Pavilion, and enjoyed three separate sessions presented by Paul Karos.
Archbishop DEMETRIOS at St. Vladimir's SeminaryOn June 10-12, St. Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, New York, hosted a groundbreaking symposium on the role and significance of Hellenism in the Orthodox Church. Key addresses were offered by His Eminence Archbishop DEMETRIOS, primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, ("Hellenism and Orthodoxy: A Linguistic and Spiritual Journey"), and by Archimandrite Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, chief secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ("Greek Orthodoxy, the Ecumenical Patriarachate, and the Church in the USA").
Associate Professor for Systematic Theology Dr. Peter Bouteneff stated in his opening remarks, "Simply put, Hellenism is undeniably one of the most significant cultural impulses for the life of the Church since its earliest historical manifestations. More than any single culture, it is possible to say that any and every Christian must somehow deal with Hellenism, or specifically with the Hellenistic impress on the formation of Christian doctrine and life."
To listen to Archbishop DEMETRIOS' Keynote Address on ocn.net, click here.
Wedding BrochureJust in time for the summer wedding season, now those who are in the midst of planning for a wedding have a helpful tool provided by the Antiochian Department of Marriage and Parish Family Ministries. The customizable souvenir wedding brochure can be downloaded from the department's web page, and customized with the names of the bride and groom, wedding attendants, and wedding date. (The download is in PDF format. Some may have the software and technical skills to customize this brochure on their own, but we recommend simply taking this file to a local printer for customizing and printing.)
Oftentimes weddings are the only Church service which non-Orthodox family and friends will ever attend. Orthodox brides and grooms need a way to explain to their guests what is happening in the ceremony. Those attending Orthodox weddings are struck by the rich symbolism, but they are also curious and perhaps even critical of the wedding, not understanding why it is so different from other weddings they've attended.
This souvenir brochure provides a helpful take-away explanation for your guests as to why the priest is doing what he is doing and what the parts of the wedding (such as the dance of Isaiah) mean.
Additionally, a bride and groom and their family members, can also benefit from reading and downloading the brochure "Crowned With Glory and Honor: Guidelines for Orthodox Marriage Preparation."
OCMC Building At DedicationBy Alex Goodwin
It is for the Glory of God and His Church that the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) is pleased to announce its acceptance of a grant totaling $650,000 awarded by an anonymous donor on June 10, 2010.
This two-year grant will completely retire the mortgage on the Archbishop Anastasios and Archbishop Demetrios Missionary Training and Administration Center in St. Augustine, Florida, which serves to administer the many ministries of OCMC and to train and equip mission workers from the United States for service around the world.
With this gift, OCMC will continue to develop its vibrant mission ministries which serve to extend the open arms of the Orthodox Christian Church to parts of the world that still long for the hope of salvation in Christ.
This significant contribution further illustrates the intent of Orthodox Christians in North America to make disciples of all nations.
Alistair Lyon, special correspondant for Reuters, has published this interesting analysis of Christians in Syria.
"Many Muslims feel they own the truth. Many Christians do too," said Mayssa Rumman, who runs a tiny, lovingly restored hotel in Bab Touma, a Christian quarter of the Old City.
"But we don't fight about it and it doesn't stop us from being neighbors or from working with each other," she said.
Syria's dwindling Christians coexist with their Muslim compatriots in a country many of them see as a safe haven, in a region where religious minorities often struggle for survival. ...
Syria remains a relatively benign place for Christians, who nevertheless fear any spillover of regional conflicts and the rise of Islamist movements that might restrict their freedoms.
Muslims and Christians enjoy equal rights here, apart from a constitutional stipulation that the president must be a Muslim.
"Many Muslims feel they own the truth. Many Christians do too," said Mayssa Rumman, who runs a tiny, lovingly restored hotel in Bab Touma, a Christian quarter of the Old City.
"But we don't fight about it and it doesn't stop us from being neighbors or from working with each other," she said.
Syria's dwindling Christians coexist with their Muslim compatriots in a country many of them see as a safe haven, in a region where religious minorities often struggle for survival. ...
Syria remains a relatively benign place for Christians, who nevertheless fear any spillover of regional conflicts and the rise of Islamist movements that might restrict their freedoms.
Muslims and Christians enjoy equal rights here, apart from a constitutional stipulation that the president must be a Muslim.
Click here to read the piece in full.
At the Episcopal Assembly recently concluded in New York City on Friday, May 28, His Grace Bishop BASIL was elected Secretary of the Assembly. Reports His Grace, "I was nominated by Archbishop DEMETRIOS of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (Chair of the Episcopal Assembly), and Metropolitan PHILIP (First Vice-Chair of the Episcopal Assembly) seconded my nomination. I was then elected by acclamation by the 53 other bishops present at the Episcopal Assembly. I will head the Secretariat of the Episcopal Assembly which will be headquartered in the center of America's Heartland -- Wichita, Kansas."
By decision of the Assembly, all organizations and joint action projects such as International Orthodox Christian Charities which operate under SCOBA, will function now under the auspices of the Episcopal Assembly. Newly formed committees will meet at regular intervals to discuss issues of common interest to all Orthodox Christians.
HCHC President Rev. Nicholas Triantafilou, EFOM President Mrs. Helen Nicozisis, Rev. Alexander Veronis and Rev. Luke VeronisThe Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity was established on April 29, 2010, at Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology with an initial endowment of one million dollars from EFOM (the Endowment Fund for Orthodox Missions). EFOM, a charity connected with the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was created in 1981 to honor the missions-minded ministry of the Reverend Alexander and Presbytera Pearl Veronis. The endowment was presented to the Reverend Nicholas Triantafilou, President of HC/HC, by EFOM's Board President, Mrs. Helen Nicozisis.
On presenting the check to the school, Mrs. Nicozisis noted that this gift came not from one major benefactor, but from many people who gave both small and large donations over many years. "All of these people," she emphasized, "believe in the essential importance of cultivating the spirit of missions, especially among our seminarians and future clergy."
Fr. Luke Veronis Preaches in AlbaniaBy Andrew Lekos
Following classes and orientation led by Fr. Luke Veronis, Missionary Nathan Hoppe, and Fr. David Rucker, a Team of 2 priests and 11 seminarians arrived in Albania for two very full weeks of ministry and learning on Tuesday, May 25th. This Team is historic in several ways: It is the first joint Team of the newly inaugurated Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity and OCMC. It is also the first Team jointly made up of students from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and Holy Cross School of Theology. This is also the first fully accredited Team, offering three hours of seminary credit for the class work and time in Albania. The course will study in depth the life, missiology and writings of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania and examine how he has practically lived out this missiology through his ministry in the Church of Albania. The course will look at the foundation and calling of missions. The practicum includes the Team traveling to Albania, witnessing the resurrection of the Church of Albania, meeting missionaries and the indigenous leaders, and participating in an evangelism program within the country.
Please join OCMC and The Mission Institute of Orthodox Christianity in prayer for this historic Team to Albania. Support for this effort and the work of missions can be given on-line at www.ocmc.org.
Joanne Hakim, Administrator for The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch, reports: "At the recent board of directors meeting in New York, the amount of dollars that The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch contributed to camp scholarship was reported. A member of the board asked how many children were able to attend camp as a result of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch's contribution. The answer to that question follows:
'The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch, as you know, contributes a significant portion (over 10%) of its annual revenue to our Camp Scholarship program. Beginning in 2009, we increased our commitment to $175,000 annually. Since inception the Order has contributed over $1,700,000 for scholarships to our camp children.'
However, what is most important is human lives impacted. For the 2010 camping season over 700 young people will receive scholarship assistance from The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch. We thank all of our Orthodox brothers and sisters who have joined The Order and ask everyone in our Self-Ruled Archdiocese to consider joining. One new member = one new camper = one soul saved!"
For more information, contact the Order of St. Ignatius or Antiochian Village.
Assembly of Bishops Web Site is Now Online
Metropolitan Jonah Discusses Episcopal Assembly in Salt Lake City, UT
Ecumenical Patriarch Receives Officers of Episcopal Assembly
Bishop Basil to Visit Istanbul for Episcopal Assembly Meeting
Pan-Orthodox Town Hall Meeting at St. Elijah, Oklahoma City, OK
Video of Bishop Basil's Address on the Episcopal Assembly Available Online
Tentative Dates Set for 2011 Episcopal Assembly
Bishop BASIL Reflects on Historic Episcopal Assembly
Bishop BASIL Elected Secretary of the Episcopal Assembly
Message of the Episcopal Assembly Of the Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America, May 26-28, 2010
Images of Episcopal Assembly Divine Liturgy from Bishop THOMAS
Bishop MARK's Reflection on the Episcopal Assembly
Bishop MARK Provides Pictures from Episcopal Assembly
Thirty graduate from St. Vladimir's Seminary
[SVS Communications/Yonkers, NY] With jubilant ceremony, thirty seminarians from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary received their diplomas at Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 22, amid a throng of family, friends, and fellow classmates. Eager, hopeful, and grateful, the Class of 2010—among them 12 priests—celebrated the end of their formal studies and the beginning of a variety of ministries in service to the Orthodox Church in North America and abroad.
Highlights of the joyful day included the Valedictory address by Fr. Andrew Cuneo, and the Salutatory address by seminarian Michael Soroka. The seminary Board of Trustees also bestowed two honorary doctorates: one upon Mr. Albert Foundos, a member of the seminary's Board; and the other upon His Grace, The Right Rev. Basil (Essey), bishop of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America, of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Mr. Foundos gave the Commencement address titled "Where My Treasure Is."
Please view the full story and gallery of Commencement 2010 photos here.
Much to the surprise of His Grace, Bishop JOSEPH, the faculty, trustees and students of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary bestowed on Sayidna the Doctor of Divinity degree, honoris causa. In a gesture of brotherly love in Jesus Christ, His Grace, Bishop MICHAEL (outgoing seminary dean and now Bishop of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, Orthodox Church in America) personally announced the award, recognizing Sayidna's lifelong efforts to spread the Holy Gospel everywhere he has lived and shepherded. The honorary doctorate described Sayidna as a "loyal son of Antioch and devoted father in North America, illumined educator and patient shepherd, inspiring churchman and loving archpastor." You can read the entire citation here. Sayidna then had the honor and distinct pleasure of addressing the graduating class of 2010, their families and friends at the 68th Commencement exercises at St. Tikhon's. At this institute of spiritual learning and refinement, Sayidna's message centered on knowledge, but not the secular type that traps us in this world and deprives us from the life to come. Sayidna reminded the gathering that "the Theologian is one who prays." His Grace's message often cited that pillar of spiritual knowledge, the ecumenical teacher St. Basil the Great. Though this archbishop of Caesarea did not abhor secular learning, Sayidna quoted him as saying "the arrogance of philosophy has nothing in common with humility."
Bishop THOMAS has provided pictures of the Divine Liturgy that concluded the May 2010 North and Central American Episcopal Assembly. The Liturgy was served at Manhattan's Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Click here to view the photo gallery.
His Grace Bishop MARK, of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest, has provided a selection of photos from the North and Central American Episcopal Assembly.
Click here to view the gallery.
His Grace also encourages all to read the Assembly addresses of Archbishop DEMETRIOS, Metropolitan PHILIP, Archbishop NICOLAE, and Archbishop JUSTINIAN.
Also, click here for a selection of articles on this historic gathering.
Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, of St. Paul Antiochian Church of Emmaus, PA, has published his initial impressions of this week's North and Central American Episcopal Assembly, where he is present in an auxiliary role, on OrthodoxHistory.org.
It was a pretty hot day in Manhattan yesterday. Despite the discomfort, though, the Orthodox Christian hierarchy of North America seemed to be in pretty decent spirits.
I'm here in Manhattan at the 2010 Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of North America in an auxiliary role. I don't get to attend the actual meetings, though I've been at some of the meals and have spent time with the hierarchs and others present in the halls of the hotel. Since this is such a genuinely historic occasion, we thought it might be of interest to readers to provide an informal witness to how things have been proceeding, to what it's like to be here.
It was a pretty hot day in Manhattan yesterday. Despite the discomfort, though, the Orthodox Christian hierarchy of North America seemed to be in pretty decent spirits.
I'm here in Manhattan at the 2010 Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of North America in an auxiliary role. I don't get to attend the actual meetings, though I've been at some of the meals and have spent time with the hierarchs and others present in the halls of the hotel. Since this is such a genuinely historic occasion, we thought it might be of interest to readers to provide an informal witness to how things have been proceeding, to what it's like to be here.
Read the full account here.
Fr. Andrew continues his reflection, with this second part.
His Grace Bishop THOMAS of the Diocese of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic has graciously provided the first pictures of the 2010 North and Central American Episcopal Assembly. Click here to view the gallery.
Make sure to check back over the course of the Assembly as this gallery is updated.
Images of the Assembly are also available via this gallery provided by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.
The Archdiocese encourages all her members to pray for the gathering of the bishops of North and Central America at this week's Episcopal Assembly in New York, NY. May our Lord through the Holy Spirit guide our hierarchs, and may His will be done.
In their announcement for the Assembly, the Orthodox Church in America offers this petition:
O All Merciful God! Grant our Hierarchs gathered in Episcopal Assembly to grow in wisdom and strength, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and to increase in love for each other, deepening Christian fellowship so that conciliar decisions may build up a canonically united Orthodox Christian Church of the Americas. May their work be guided by the grace of the Holy Spirit, and may the Spirit of unity and love, of compassion and mutual respect, inspire each to contribute toward the building up of the Body of Christ for the glory of Thy name, for Thou hast ordered us to do all things for Thy glory. Bless Thy people, uniting them for the building up of Thy Holy Orthodox Church of the Americas. O generous Creator; hear us and have mercy. For Thou art a merciful God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O All Merciful God! Grant our Hierarchs gathered in Episcopal Assembly to grow in wisdom and strength, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and to increase in love for each other, deepening Christian fellowship so that conciliar decisions may build up a canonically united Orthodox Christian Church of the Americas. May their work be guided by the grace of the Holy Spirit, and may the Spirit of unity and love, of compassion and mutual respect, inspire each to contribute toward the building up of the Body of Christ for the glory of Thy name, for Thou hast ordered us to do all things for Thy glory. Bless Thy people, uniting them for the building up of Thy Holy Orthodox Church of the Americas. O generous Creator; hear us and have mercy. For Thou art a merciful God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese has published the opening remarks of Archbishop Demetrios, Assembly Chairman.
Antiochian clergy and faithful from around the country joined with other Orthodox Christians at St. Luke's Orthodox Mission in Anniston, Alabama from Friday, May 14 through Sunday, May 16 to participate in the 17th Annual Ancient Christianity and Afro-American Conference, sponsored by the St. Moses the Black Brotherhood.
The conference spanned three days and included many church services and lectures. Notable speakers included His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH; Priest Moses Berry, President of the St. Moses the Black Brotherhood and rector of Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" Mission in Ash Grove, MO; Dr Carla Thomas of Thomas Properties, LLC; Nun Katherine, superior of the St. Xenia Metochion, Indianapolis, IN; Priest Paisius Altschul, Executive Director of Reconciliation Services and rector of St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church, Kansas City, MO; and author, iconographer and rector Fr. Jerome Sanderson.
His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH celebrated the Hierachical Divine Liturgy on Saturday, May 15. More than a dozen clergy from across the United States concelebrated with him, from the Greek, Bulgarian, Antiochian, OCA, Moscow Patriarchate and Serbian jurisdictions.
On Sunday, May 16 His Beatitude celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the feast remembering the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Joining His Beatitude were clergy from neighboring jurisdictions and nearby parishes.
The St. Moses the Black Brotherhood hosts chapters in Detroit, MI and Anniston, AL.


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Herrion: Kane's improvement set tone for MU win over Tulsa
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -DeAndre Kane showed Marshall fans Wednesday night that, yes, he is back, and he can balance point-guard duties with his more natural "two guard" talents.
In the days leading to the Thundering Herd's 79-61 dismantling of Tulsa at Cam Henderson Center, Kane showed he can lead his team through adverse situations such as the aftermath of an ugly three-game losing streak.
"His last two days of practice were outstanding and that's what set the tone for our group, in my opinion," said Herd coach Tom Herrion.
Herrion's group laid pretty much the same whipping on Tulsa that it suffered four days earlier at Ohio. The 18-point margin of victory was deceptive, as the Herd led by 25 or more at several points of the second half.
In his second game back from a four-game absence caused by a hand injury, Kane scored 16 points, but that was a small part of the story. He hit 6 of 9 from the floor and 4 for 6 from 3-point range, putting at least a temporary end to a season-long shooting slump.
Entering the game, Kane's field-goal percentage was just .354 and he was 7 of 45 (.156) from 3-point range. His four 3-point goals were his most in a game since his freshman year, when he did it three times.
Perhaps Kane's improvement there was a simple matter of taking the shot only as a third or fourth option. He had seven assists, four in a span of 1:38 down the stretch in the first half. Correspondingly, the Herd expanded its 26-12 lead to 38-15.
Kane fed four different players for baskets, varying from Elijah Pittman's four-point play to dunks by Robert Goff and Dennis Tinnon.
The Herd shot 45 percent as a team, its highest level since another decisive victory, 89-82 over Nevada way back on Nov. 24. That included 12 3-pointers, tying the season high, on 32 attempts.
"There's no coincidence, in my opinion," Herrion said. "With DeAndre getting his legs back again, he's got the ability to get guys the ball in the right spot at the right time. When you're a shooter or a scorer, you've got to get the ball rhythm. We want our shooters to shoot open shots. We've got good-enough shooters."
That might just include Kane, once again.
"They played a ton of zone. We made a lot of shots early, not against the zone - we made them in transition," Herrion said. "We had guys spotting up, they all were moving. We had bigs running the lane, which they sucked guys in, in transition. We shot open shots.
"Thirty-two's a big number for us, probably too many. Kane gets his hand back, he shoots 4 for 6."
At that point, Herrion couldn't resist a jab at Kane: "Now he'll become the shooting doctor."
Other odds and ends from the Herd's much-needed romp:
With Marshall hogging most of the misses - 33 defensive boards vs. Tulsa's eight on offense - the Herd offense often had a head start at the other end.
"We had a game plan we thought was good," Herrion said. "I felt good about it Sunday night watching the game against SMU [Tulsa won 48-47]. When I was able to shut my eyes a little while Sunday night, I felt like - I'm not saying we were going to shut them down like that, but I felt like we had a good plan coming in Monday morning with our guys, in terms of what we wanted to execute defensively."
As a team, the Herd enjoyed its sixth double-digit advantage, with a 5-1 record in those games.
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In a full-page ad appearing in Friday's edition of The Boston Globe, the Chicago Blackhawks shared an open letter to the people of Boston and the Boston Bruins - the team they defeated to win the Stanley Cup.
The letter, signed by Rocky Wirtz, chairman of the Wirtz Corporation, and John McDonough, president and CEO of the Blackhawks, thanked Boston for what happened on and off the ice during the recent Stanley Cup Final. In particular the letter thanked the citizens of Boston for the respect and good sportsmanship they showed to visitors from Chicago during the series.


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Seven Royals to compete for Surprise in the 2011 Arizona Fall League
The Arizona Fall League and the Kansas City Royals announced today seven players from the Royals organization who will compete for the Surprise Saguaros in the 2011 Arizona Fall League. The Royals prospects are right-handed pitchers Nate Adcock, Jeremy Jeffress and Bryan Paukovits, left-handed pitcher Brendan Lafferty, first baseman Clint Robinson, shortstop Christian Colon and outfielder Wil Myers.
2011 marks the 20th season of the Arizona Fall League, created by Major League Baseball in 1992 to serve as an off-season league for top prospects. The season will begin on Tuesday, October 4.


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Once I asked my dhamma-brother, Dr.Han Tun, about Prince Ajatasattu, he gave me this story..and he always gives me hard to find Dhammapada/jataka stories..that I've never heard before.
I can feel his kindness toward me since the day I join SD/JTN. I'm the only one that he calls 'sister'. So I often tell him that I love him, though he never says that he loves me back...I know that he loves me as a kalayanamitta..but more as a sister..he's older than me/Tep..he/Tep discuss Dhamma online for more than 10 years..I just join the groups last year..but I know him long before.. because Tep always talks about him everyday for the past 10 years Dr.Han Tun is truly a dhamma-gentleman..very hard to find!!
The Duties of Children
[From Dr.Han Tun,MD]
Children must support parents in return when they have income; must look after parents' affairs on their behalf; must keep the tradition of the family; must behave towards parents to be worthy of their inheritance and they must give alms for departed parents and must share merit with them.
Good parents' love is boundless and they treat their children with very tender care and give the best education for their good and future welfare. They merit children's gratitude, respect, obedience and care especially in their old age. As soon as they know an embryo is conceived the wife and husband happily and tenderly care for it. The expectant mother has to forgo hard work or some pleasures in order to give birth to a healthy child. Her husband also has to try to get more money in order to bring his child up or sacrifice some of his indulgences to save money for his child.
After their child is born, their happiness is beyond description, and the baby is nursed with tender care, and the urine and stool are cleared without the least complaint or disgust, and then they are always anxious to provide the best of health, education, wealth and so on for their child, and they nurture their child to the best of their ability. Parents always regard their son and daughter, whatever their age, as babies and they tend to admonish them. They never complain about going to the aid of their children when their children are in financial, social or legal difficulties. They are ready to protect and care for their beloved ones at the risk of their own lives, their property and health. The kindness and love of parents are so much and so great that parents cannot be repaid in full.
Prince/King Ajatasattu
In the lifetime of the Buddha, there was a king in India who was given the name 'Ajatasattu' which means 'enemy of his father before he was born' because when he was conceived his mother had a strong desire to drink his father's blood. So, his father pierced his right arm with his royal knife and took blood out and gave it to his wife. Royal fortune-tellers said "The child will murder his father." When his mother heard about it, she wanted to have an abortion but her husband did not allow her to do so even though he realised the danger to his life.
When Ajatasattu grew up, he associated with Devadatta, an evil - minded bhikkhu. Taking Devadatta's advice, he tried to kill his father even though he came to the throne in accordance with his father's wish. He ordered his men to imprison and starve his father to death. And then he ordered his men to cut the sole of his father's feet and to put salt in the wounds and to roast the feet on a fire. Finally, his father passed away. Al the same time, his wife gave birth. When the king heard the news, happiness and affection permeated his whole body, and his father immediately came into his mind. He thought that his father would also have had the same feeling of joy. He ordered his men to set his father free at once. But, he was horrified by the news of his father's death. There was no help for it. He asked his mother if his father loved him. His mother replied "You should know how your father loved you in view of the following incidents; even though he was aware of the danger to his life from you, he never allowed you to be murdered. And then when you were young, you had a whitlow. One day you could not sleep very well because of the pain and you cried bitterly. So, your father cuddled you and put your finger in his mouth to warm it to get you off to sleep. You got over it and fell asleep. While you were sleeping, your whitlow burst in his mouth. But, instead of spitting out the pus, your father swallowed it because he was afraid you might wake up."
When Ajatasattu heard his mother's reply, he was in anguish over the loss of his father and he repented of what he had done. From that time, he could not get to sleep because he always had nightmares.( DA Samannaphala Sutta)
Children might not realise their parents' generosity when they are young. But, when they become parents themselves, they should know how worthy parents are of gratitude. Foolishly, some young people might think that they become human beings because of their parents' passion or lust, and their parents have to look after them by law or for their own satisfaction: because of that, there is no need to take gratitude to parents into account. In any case, whether or not we become human beings by nature or by our parents' passion, we are indebted to our parents because they care for us before we are able to look after ourselves.
Thinking of their indebtedness to parents children should help their parents in housework and look after them in illness, and even if they cannot give material support to them, at least they should be concerned about their spiritual welfare or should obey and behave respectfully towards them so that they can live happily for the rest of their life. If they do so, they will gain the praise of their parents and their neighbours. That home in which they live will be blessed with prosperity and happiness, peace and harmony.
Do you know that Ajita was the son of King Ajatasattu and Queen Kancanadevi ????
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1953 Dodge B4B Pickup - Fire-Powered Hay HaulerWritten by on August 1, 2000 Roger Schafer's B4B Dodge Truck Is Enjoying Retirement
"I got smart and went to Mopars about 30 years ago," Roger Schafer says proudly. And we might add that he's never looked back since his conversion.
Roger's enthusiasm for Chrysler products shows, too. His '53 Dodge B4B project has undergone a refined metamorphosis to get it into its current show condition.
Unlike many Mopar lovers that start out with a vehicle and then stand on the performance of the existing engine, or simply replace the powerplant altogether with a bigger one, Roger did things just the contrary. While wandering about a local boneyard back in 1971, he strolled upon this beast of an engine and trans. "I couldn't believe how huge that early Hemi was!" Roger claims with wide-eyed fanaticism.
It was love at first sight, and the engine went home with its new owner. The 392 "Whale" laid beached for a few years while Roger plotted a course of action and contacted sources. The big questions were, what would the monstrous 392 Hemi fit outside of an Imperial, and what area should the project be aimed at-street rods, hot rods, or customs?
Those questions were solved when, in 1982, Roger ran across an ad posted in a local supermarket. It read, "For Sale-'53 Dodge B4B farm truck." The truck didn't look too shabby in the ad's photo, so Roger was off to secure the Hemi's next home.
He began his project by pulling the body, bed, fenders, and bumpers off the frame and building the mountings for the engine and trans. During that time, he ran across a '71 Road Runner third member, complete with a Sure Grip and 3.91 gears. The axle was left at its stock length and mounted on the stock truck springs.
Gene Price undertook the three-year detailing of the sheetmetal and applied the Chrysler Commercial Blue paint to the body and fenders of the B4B. Once painted, everything was assembled with "tons of stainless fasteners" from bumper to bumper, and rich-looking solid oak was installed for the flooring, to set the bed off.
When the 392's rebuild began, Roger opted for the K.I.S.S. plan-Keep It Simple Stupid. No trouble that way. Stock '57, 9.25:1 compression pistons stuff the cylinder bores and are fed a steady diet of premium pump gas. For a valve timer, Roger contacted Schneider Cams and procured a nice street grind that specs out at 284 degrees of valve timing on the insucks and extakes at .470-inch lift on both sides. Even though the cam is a mile bigger than the stock job, its power delivery is smooth and solid-not to mention it can idle down to an amazing 600 rpm. Two Carter 625-cfm AVS fuel mixers sit astride a Weiand aluminum intake manifold. The carb and manifold setup looks so stock on the early Hemi, it could fool the untrained eye. Roger reinstalled the OE iron exhaust manifolds and fabricated a custom dual system that flows spent gasses out the south end of the truck.
The trans build was an even simpler proposal than the engine. Fresh OE replacement parts fill the internal compartments of the trans case, pure and simple. A little more line pressure adjustment was dialed into the tranny to provide a performance snap between the shift changes, and that's it. Of course, being an old Chrysler trans, it came with the push button dash-mounted gear selection unit, which Roger mounted left of the steering wheel-where it belongs. For ergonomic reasons, a New Yorker's tilt and telescoping steering column was added to the otherwise stock-looking bench seat interior.
With the flash and dash accomplished, the only remaining phase of the plan was to upgrade the truck's handling ability. The suspension was completely rebuilt, front and rear, and kept relatively stock. A short foray back to the used parts palace yielded four '76 Charger 15x6 Rallye Wheels, which were cleaned, painted, and shod with a set of super-handling BFG 235/70SR T/A radials.
Upon completion of the B4B, Roger decided to aim the project at his favorite pastimes-cruising the streets and attending shows. When we're put out to pasture, we hope our remaining days are as well spent as this former farm truck's!


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May 27, 2013
36 Hours: 150 Weekends In The USA & Canada
by Ireland, Barbara, ed.
If you like to travel, but don't always have a week or two for a trip, or if you travel on business and have a little time to spare, this might be the book for you. Beautifully illustrated, each entry gives a three day itinerary of the recommended spots to see in each city. In large cities some of the emphasis may be on lesser known attractions. The book is organized by region and each section is introduced with a regional map. Each entry contains a section called The Basics in which you will find a small street map showing each destination, and some hotel information. If you are looking for a guide to a weekend get-away not too far from home, check it out. Or take a look to see what they recommend for Indianapolis. Yes, we're in the book! And you just might want to take a tour of your own city.
— Recommended by Brenda Grable, Pike Library
May 20, 2013
Glass Houses
by Caine, Rachel
College freshman Claire Danvers thought her parents were being too overprotective by sending her to Texas Prairie University instead of letting her attend MIT. Protecting their daughter from growing up and experiencing life is the least of the Danvers' worries when Claire learns that Morganville is a haven for vampires.
When living in the dorm becomes too much (and too dangerous), Claire moves off campus and into Glass House, a house owned by Michael Glass, who readers quickly learn has secrets of his own. Claire makes friends with house roommates Eve and Shane, a couple of Morganville locals, who teach Claire how to stay out of harm's way and survive in a town where the impossible is very much possible.
Glass Houses is the first book in Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series. Caine does a good job of character development and explaining just what makes Morganville tick in the first couple of books. Further into the series readers will learn about Morganville's history and just how deep Claire's involvement with the town will run. This series is a good one to pick up for those who enjoy reading paranormal fiction such as the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.
— Recommended by Aimee Bittle, Garfield Park Library
May 13, 2013
Summer Lies
by Schlink, Bernhard
Currently, short stories abound, fitting perfectly into our fast paced lives, but I've found none so deeply satisfying as Bernhard Schlink's Summer Lies. Each finely tuned scrumptious tale begged to be reread. This set of seven stories has been translated from German and all have European travel in common, with the characters maneuvering precarious social situations. After reading about the persons you will meet--- playwright, writer, musician, househusband, grandmother, murderer, father, son--- our own relationships may seem less complicated, more successful!
A musician and trust fund baby meet while on vacation and engage in a mutually deceitful yet satisfying affair. Upon returning home, they make decisions based on reality, not fantasy.
A woman author has a househusband who has begun taking controlling behaviors to an extreme. What steps will he take to prevent her fame from disrupting their idyllic life in the country?
While on an all night flight, imagine yourself seated next to a passenger who unburdens himself, confessing a murder. The murder that he committed while involved in human trafficking. Upon arrival, you notice that your wallet is missing. There are so many ways this story can go….identity theft is one of them, but Bernhard has a surprise in store and I will not disclose it!
An estranged father and son take a trip together-a music festival-will they finally be able to finally discuss the issues left unanswered for decades? Will they be able to translate these emotions with the help of music?
How does a grandmother cope with the loss of love for her own grandchildren? Her granddaughter tries to encourage her to try to reconnect with pleasurable memories from youth, only to find that her youthful actions were alienating for others then, also.
If you enjoy these stories, rush out and top them off with a copy of Schlink's more famous book, The Reader, which will not disappoint. Caution: if you begin to devour a story before bed, your sleep may be postponed!
— Recommended by Sharon McKittrick, Lawrence Library
May 6, 2013
Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools
by Brill, Steven
I had not known who Steven Brill was until encountering his terrific piece "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us," a special report which Time magazine published on March 4th of this year. I found the writing to be clear, accessible, and willing to stake out a position (which is something journalist writers often seem to struggle with).
Brill displays all of those traits in this book as well. Structured as a kind of annotated timeline (from January 2009 to Winter 2011), Brill takes a look at Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's Race to the Top program, the Harlem Success Academy charter schools, then-New York School Chancellor Joel Klein, then-Chancellor of the Washington D.C. school system Michelle Rhee, and current president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten.
Brill controversially identifies teacher unions as the most conservative and problematic player in education reform. Initially he is able to marshal the work of skilled charter school teacher Jessica Reid as well as researcher Thomas J. Kane to his cause. By the end of the book, however, Brill comes to realize that the problem is too large to solve without the union's help.
This debate has continued at the local level as well. From conservative Democrat Glenda Ritz defeating Republican reformer Tony Bennett for State Superintendent of Education, to far-right republicans advising that the state abandon Common Core standards, education is one issue where it can be hard to identify who believes what. Hopefully you attended the Library's recently concluded series "Conversations about Education", held at the Central Library. You can be sure that this will continue to be a heavily discussed issue both nationally and locally.
— Recommended by Chris Murray, Central Library
April 29, 2013
The Art Forger
by Shapiro, B. A.
This is a clever novel with many twists, both a mystery novel and a rumination on art and reality, with a sidelong glance at romance. The "Art Forger" is a talented young painter named Claire Roth, blackballed from major art shows by tragic circumstances having to do with the death of a former lover. To make a living she has been painting openly-acknowledged reproductions of classic works for sales to collectors. Aiden Markel, the owner of the most prestigious art gallery in Boston comes to her with a proposition – if she will forge a copy of an art piece for him and NOT publicly acknowledge it as a reproduction, he will give her a show in his gallery and help re-launch her career.
When Aidan brings the art piece to her apartment, she is shocked to discover that it appears to be a famous Degas painting stolen from a local museum in the largest unsolved art theft in history. Or is this painting itself a forgery? If you have a painting that looks as good as the original and everyone thinks it IS the original, should you be satisfied?
Shapiro gives us many details and history on real art forgery, which is fascinating. And I liked her thoughts on the obsessive devotion of artists and art collectors. But what really makes the story work is how she reveals the story of Degas, the painting, and Clair's own history layer by layer, like a painter gradually removing the paint from an old canvas and meticulously building a new painting with careful brush strokes of color and varnish. The details of the forgery and even the painting techniques are doled out by the author in just the right amount to keep your curiosity, but without diminishing the accelerating plot as Claire's life starts to come apart.
Shapiro has written several suspense novels as "Barbara Shapiro," but this is her first major success.
— Recommended by Steve Bridge, Irvington Library, where this book will be discussed on May 16


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The artists participating in the "Transmission LA: AV CLUB" festival were selected by curator Mike D,
a musician, artist, producer and founding member of The Beastie Boys. He lives and works in New York City and Los Angeles. The Beastie Boys had one of the richest, most important careers in hip-hop and rock, introducing rap to a huge new audience and then pushing the frontiers of what a hip-hop group could do. In April 2012 the Beastie Boys received their merited spot at the Rock
Roll Hall of Fame and can without a doubt be called one of the most important and avant-garde music groups of all times. Mike D is a creative mastermind in many different artistic fields and has an enormous impact on global pop culture. His vision and his network of outstanding people make him one of the most inspiring icons of post-modern society.
The Artists Mike D chose are:
Cory Arcangel
He creates work in many different media, including drawing, music, video, performance, and video game modifications, for which he is perhaps best known. Arcangel's work has appeared in many museum exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the Migros Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, and exhibitions at the Barbican Centre in London, England and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Illinois. Arcangel often uses the artistic strategy of appropriation, creatively re-using existing materials such as dancing stands, Photoshop gradients, and YouTube videos to create new works of art.
Mike D: "With Cory Arcangel I like his diversity and complexity. His work explores the relationship between technology and culture."
Sanford Biggers
A native of Los Angeles and current New York resident, Sanford Biggers uses the study of ethnological objects, popular icons, and the Dadaist tradition to explore cultural and creative syncretism, art history, and politics. An accomplished musician, Biggers often incorporates performative elements into his sculptures and installations, resulting in multilayered works that act as anecdotal vignettes, at once full of wit and clear formal intent. Biggers has won several awards including: The Creative Time Travel Grant, Creative Capital Project Grant, New York Percent for the Arts Commission, Art Matters Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts Award in performance art/multidisciplinary work and others.
Mike D: "Sanford immediately came to mind for this show as his work continues to explore the dialogue and border that exists between music, visual, art, expression, spirituality and the moment. Thankfully he is part of this program."
Roy Choi
His food truck "Kogi Korean BBQ" has won much recognition, including a Bon Appétit Award in 2009 and "Best New Chef" for Roy Choi by Food & Wine in 2010, the first for a food truck. It was also recognized as one of the Top 5 Food Trucks in the U.S. by gayot.com.
Mike D: "This LA native represents the truly global vision and tastes that can be LA at least in a culinary sense. Roy truly amazes me with his ability to reinvent radically different cuisines presenting them with respect for what they are but completely remixed or reinvented. His work is really analogous to what a hip hop producer or DJ does, chopping up a sample, re-contextualising it, adding beets, maybe a little vocal and on and on. And he makes a hell of a mixed tape."
Peter Coffin
His work is exhibited internationally and features in several prominent collections. Peter Coffin received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis in 1995, subsequently attending Carnegie Mellon University and receiving an MFA in 2000. He is currently collaborating with Al Jaffee inspired by his undergraduate personal encounter with the modern dance choreographer Twyla Tharp. Often using art history as a departure point for his surreal reinventions, Peter Coffin's work engages with pre-conceptions about cultural ideals to challenge established perception and interpretation.
Mike D: "Peter is a mad man, genius, and physicist/prankster and keeps a sly wit in cold storage for special occasions."
Will Fowler
His abstract paintings reference early Modernism, can sometimes take years to complete and often feature the same patterns and shapes that appeared in his previous work. At the NY Armory Show at David Kordansky's gallery in March 2010, Fowler's works were the objects of desire: Kordansky moved 13 of them in under two hours. MoMA trustee David Teiger even snagged three of them.
Mike D: "I first saw Will's work at David Kordansky's booth at the Armory show in New York City. Even amongst this chaos, his methodical yet witty abstract canvases stayed tight, focused and galvanising. I was sucked in immediately. One can keep coming back to his work which, filled with enough depth that repeat views are a must and rewarded."
Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe
Since 2008 Los Angeles based artists Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe have been collaborating on several projects; among others they showed their installations at Ballroom Marfa, Deitch Projects, Miami Art Basel and Country Club at R.M. Schindler 's Buck House. With its work the duo manifests a fictional parallel universe – part slide show and lecture, part fashion show, part art installation, part rock'n'roll freakout. In the ever expanding narrative universe of their work they have amassed a variety of fictional products, books, magazines, movies, drugs, characters and places. The broader picture of their ongoing body of work could be seen as a form of "expanded cinema" in which the various elements that go into the construction of a narrative film are exploded into separate autonomous pieces.
Mike D: "Work that plays with perception, with time with place with reality. History is by nature revisionist anyway. Was Zabriske point a place or a movie or both? Are they artists from Red Hook or Laurel Canyon? If they were a record would they be the Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I am not sure."
Benjamin Jones
Besides exhibiting sculptures, paintings and drawings at galleries internationally, Benjamin Jones has designed giant blimps, sneakers and board shorts. He animated music videos for M.I.A. and Beck, staged performances with homemade costumes and produced a plethora of zines, comics and art books – all while tinkering on the website-as-art, paperrad.org, which also hosts a much beloved series of his computer-animated cartoons. Jones has defined an aesthetic both handmade and mass-produced, combining cartoon characters, high energy techno music, meta-graffiti, fantasy worlds and sublime colour fields.
Mike D: "Ben's work can be silent, in that there can be moving animated images without a sound track, but it can be the loudest thing on the planet. I can truly say that his installation will leave visitors stoked or perhaps nauseous or both."
David Kramer
He is a co-founder of Family Books a book store at the heart of Los Angeles's thriving art scene. His humorous ramblings tell of an American Dream as Sisyphus' rock. David Kramer's work has been exhibited throughout North America, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Pierogi 2000 (Bklyn), Feigen Contemporary (NYC), and RoeblingHall (NYC) as well as various venues in Europe. Kramer's videos, installations, paintings and drawings satirize his own unrequited and boundless desire for things that offer only temporary fulfilment and diversion from the existential condition – things that are quickly used up and discarded and deemed worthless once in the artist's possession.
Mike D: "I admire David Kramer for his humour and almost sarcastic approach. I'm looking forward to seeing his contribution to AV CLUB."
Lauren Mackler / Public Fiction
Lauren Mackler founded Public Fiction in Los Angeles in 2010. The physical space, a storefront in Highland Park, provides a site to experiment with installations, performances and shows on a changing topic. The publication of the same name combines ephemera from these experiments with things that happened outside and around L.A. on the same subject.
Mike D: "Lauren Mackler is an energetic magnet for artistic talent on the East side of L.A. I became aware of her from her publication: Public Fiction. What will go down at the show will go way beyond the publication and will really explore the audio visual realms and realities."
Robert McKinley
Robert McKinley, principal of Robert McKinley Creative Services (RMCS), and co-owner of GoldBar in New York's Little Italy and the Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York, has become an industry leader in hospitality design and branding. With a career that began within the fashion houses of Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan, and most notably Giorgio Armani, McKinley's affinity for sophisticated environments was cemented early on with projects including retail store layouts, event design, concepts, and production, eventually leading to branding events for such high-profile clients as Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Ermenegildo Zegna, Boucheron and others.
Mike D: "I've been working and hanging out with Robert a lot. He has many facades and is a guarantee for surprises!"
Mike Mills
He has created music videos for musical acts as Moby, Yoko Ono and Air. Air named the fifth song on their album "Talkie Walkie" after Mills. He has also worked as a graphic designer on promotional material and album covers for such acts as Beastie Boys, Beck, Sonic Youth, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. In addition Mike Mills has created graphics for X-Girl and Marc Jacobs, and currently produces his own line of posters and fabrics called Humans by Mike Mills.
Mike D: "Mike is a true Renaissance man: a visual artist, a film maker, a graphic designer, a musician and a personal collaborator even. What am I forgetting Mike? And he does it all with such great flare but a lot of heart."
Takeshi Murata
He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1997 with a B.F.A. in film, video and animation. Takeshi Murata produces extraordinary digital works that refigure the experience of animation. His innovative practice and constantly evolving processes range from intricate computer-aided, hand-drawn animations to exacting manipulations of the flaws, defects and broken code in digital video technology. Whether altering appropriated footage from cinema (B movies, vintage horror films), or creating Rorschach-like fields of seething colour, form and motion, Murata produces astonishing visions that redefine the boundaries between abstraction and recognition.
Mike D: "Takeshi Murata, like Jim Drain and Ara Peterson, was in the show of the Forth Thunder group that shared ideas, visual art, studio space and even a music project."
Ara Peterson & Jim Drain
Ara Peterson and Jim Drain are Providence-based artists who have been collaborating in different ways over the past ten years. Both are members of the group Forcefield, whose exciting project in the 2002 Whitney Biennial was one of the major events in new art-making today. The geodesic spheres were developed in collaboration with Eamon Brown during a residency at Pittsburgh's Mattress Factory, one sphere being shown in the Lyon Biennial, 2004, curated by Bob Nikas. Some of the pinwheels were a component of the Wiggin Village installation at the Moore Space in Miami, December 2004, curated by Larry Rinder. A smaller version of the kaleidoscope piece was first shown at Greene Naftali in 2003.
Mike D: "I am psyched to have the pinwheels as a big part of the AV CLUB. This big format, mind altering installation is one of my favourites. AV CLUB will be at 11, Pinwheels will be 15, what?"
Tom Sachs
He is a sculptor, probably he is best known for his elaborate recreations of various modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design of one kind or another. A lot has been made of the conceptual underpinnings of these sculptures: how Sachs samples capitalist culture, remixing, dubbing and spitting it back out again, so that the results are transformed and transforming. Equally, if not more important, is how he totally embraces "showing his work". On a practical level this means that all seams, joints, screws – or for that matter anything holding stuff together – such as foam core and plywood, are left exposed. Nothing is erased, sanded away, or rendered invisible. On a more philosophical level this means that nothing Sachs makes is ever finished.
Mike D: "It is with great pleasure that AV CLUB presents Tom Sachs. It is kind of a full circle thing for me because over a decade ago during a hot summer in NYC a small group of us including myself and Tom kept gathering in the evenings at a friend's shaved ice stand in lower Manhattan trying to cool off from the savage heat. We wanted to listen to music, so Tom started building different boxes so we could listen to dub while we enjoyed the shaved ice, good company and scenery. One of these, the aptly titled Guru (the name of the aforementioned shaved ice stand) is in the show. These contraptions became bigger and more elaborate as the summer went on and eventually Tom built the Behemoth Toyans that you all will see, feel and hear."
Sage Vaughn
Wildlife and Wildlives make up the world of artist Sage Vaughn. Swarming brightly coloured butterflies along with strangely dressed kids make for some interesting subject matter, and there is definitely a feeling of tension between the natural and unnatural elements in these paintings. He has had widely acclaimed solo shows in New York, L.A., Geneva and London. Sage also helped illustrate a music video for N.A.S.A. called "Way Down", feat. RZA and John Frusciante.
Mike D: "Sage is a painter that I am a fan of. I am always excited to see new work of his. He has the chops, imagination and the humour."
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Local teens get help dressing up for proms
Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 11:39 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 11:39 a.m.
Part of the "magic" for teen girls preparing for proms, military balls and other special occasions typically held in spring is picking out the perfect dress.
Marion County Public High School proms include:
April 13: Forest and West Port
April 20: Lake Weir
May 18: Belleview, Dunnellon, North Marion and Vanguard
(Hillcrest and MTI students attend proms at their base school.)
Source: Marion County Public Schools
A local cancer awareness group, Pink, Pearl and Lace also is sponsoring its third annual give-away event to help clothe needy high school students - boys and girls - for prom.
The goal of A Bless Dress Giveaway Event, said spokeswoman Katrina Thomas, is to clothe a minimum of two girls and two guys from each Marion County public high school "from head to toe."
Donations of new or gently used dresses and tuxedos, as well as accessories, still are needed, said Thomas. Or, she said, individuals, families and businesses are invited to sponsor individual students. Donations can be dropped off at Howard Academy, 306 NW 7th Ave, Ocala.
The giveaway event, which is being held at the academy, is scheduled for noon Saturday, April 6. For more information, or to make arrangements for pick-ups, call 512-5130.
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Unfortunately, not every girl can afford a new dress, not to mention shoes and other accessories to go along with their special outfit. That's where Linda Crabtree comes in.
Crabtree is preparing for Lindsey's Dresses For Hope, an annual dress giveaway event she started as a way to honor her daughter, Lindsey Faye Crabtree, who died in an automobile accident in 2004 at 17. Now in its eighth year, this year's giveaway is scheduled for March 23 at the Munroe Regional Medical Center's Auxiliary Conference Center.
"This is what gives me the energy to go on," Crabtree said on Saturday as she collected dresses in front of Gabriel's Christian Book and Supply on East Silver Springs Boulevard. She said her husband, Wesley Crabtree, and daughter, Kelly, 20, as well as numerous volunteers, help her make the event possible each year.
A little after noon Saturday, more than 20 dresses had been dropped off, along with a few boxes of shoes and a variety of sparkly jewelry and hair accessories. The owner of Jeannine's Hairstyles, a hair salon in the shopping plaza, also had stopped by and donated gift certificates for free hairstyles to be given away at the event as prizes.
But then, Nina McNeal showed up with her SUV packed with at least 15 nearly new dresses that had been passed along to her, and shopping bags filled with boxes of high-heeled shoes. The dresses ranged from a petite-sized pink and purple flower-print formal with spaghetti straps to a simple plus-sized black and white semi-formal.
Crabtree said she loves to offer a wide variety of sizes and styles so every girl in need can find "just the right dress."
McNeal said she was glad to help. Crabtree noted that McNeal, who is a sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics, had already donated goody-bags and certificates for free makeovers to be given away during the event.
Other prize items previously donated, said Crabtree, include a bottle of Juicy Couture perfume, a Sally Hansen "crackle" nail polish kit, and a number of free prom up-dos by local hairstylists.
"The community has been awesome with contributing to this event. I've just been blown away," she said.
In the past, Crabtree said, she has held a fashion show as part of the festivities but, this year, she is planning a fun program that will include a variety of speakers and singers. She is planning for about 50 to 100 girls to attend, she said.
Any girl who needs a dress for a special event and cannot afford one is invited to the giveaway, said Crabtree. She emphasized that all the dresses as well as shoes and accessories will be given away at no cost.
To date, Crabtree has given away more than 1,000 dresses.
"One year, we gave out over 500," she said, adding that she welcomes donations year-round.
"It's not just about the dress," she noted. "It really means so much to these girls that someone cares enough to help them make their particular event special. It truly does make it magical for them."
"I think Lindsey would be proud," she added.
The Lindsey's Dresses For Hope Dress Giveaway will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 23 at the Munroe Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Conference Center, 1542 SW First Ave., Ocala. For more information, call Linda Crabtree at 216-8861.
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Some Meridian children got a chance to hear some entertaining stories, while hopefully learning a few life lessons.
Terrence Roberts, also known as Da Story Weaver, shared stories at Poplar Springs Elementary School.
As part of the school's celebration of Black History Month, Roberts told traditional African and African- American folktales.
"These stories are packed full of messages so that the children learn something," said Roberts. "They're entertained, but the story works in them, and they think about the lessons, and hopefully make good decisions and help build good character."
Friday's event was a part of Poplar Springs Elementary's Whole Schools Initiative.
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Robotic technologies have the potential to play a major role in search-and-rescue missions—particularly in disaster areas that are dangerous for humans. Traditionally, operators have remotely guided robots by using a device that resembles a videogame joystick. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, are exploring ways to integrate Microsoft Surface and its natural user interface (NUI) into search-and-rescue robotics to control robots remotely with more precision and accuracy.
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