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In a post yesterday about New York Times' coverage of the corpses found on Long Island and the ongoing search for a missing woman, we looked at how reporters Joseph Goldstein and Tim Stelloh's use of "missing prostitute" instead of "missing woman" in their lead sentence subtly casts a non-unbiased view on the article from the get-go, identifying the missing woman by her profession without good reason to do so.
CNN.com also reported on the crimes, using "four dead prostitutes" in their second paragraph prematurely before explaining how police believe the bodies are connected and why the women's professions need be mentioned.
We are happy to report that CNN.com HAS CHANGED this sentence and it now reads "four corpses".
Thank you, CNN, for fair coverage of a tragic story as it unfolds, and your prompt remedy of a careless mistake.
Update: Associated Press released an article by Frank Eltman, who goes hog wild with the word "prostitute," which FoxNews.com appropriated and elevated to an even higher level of sleaziness by changing its headline to include the word yet one more time where it wasn't already. Our favorite line, though, is this one:
"The four dead prostitutes were found amid a 4-foot-tall tangle of sea grass punctuated by scrubby pine trees."
Four dead prostitutes…is that like three blind mice and four calling birds and two turtle doves?? Scrubby pine trees? How many?
You would think the most important part of this whole story is that the women involved sold sex for money, not that there is a serial killer on the loose whose private activities—we're willing to bet—are gravely more controversial.
Last Friday after work I decided to go for a run, it was a cool evening and it was starting to rain, which quickly turned to sleet and then light snow. I was less than a 1/4 mile into my run when I heard yelling — my ipod was between songs, otherwise I might have missed the specifics of it. There was a guy (I am assuming high school age) leaning out the window of a car on the other side of the street who screamed out, "Nice ass………WHORE!!!!!!!!!" I have to be honest, it wasn't just the words that upset me, it was also how he said it — there was anger in his tone, and it felt threatening.
I tried to shake it off as just a bunch of immature kids with poor judgment and kept running.
Maybe a mile later I was on Beacon St in Cambridge when the same car drove by me again with this guy again hanging out the window screaming at me — I had my ipod cranked up so I don't know what he said but the tone was, again, unmistakably angry & threatening. I was freaked out that this was the 2nd time they'd driven by me, and I was getting into less residential neighborhoods where there were fewer people on the streets — I had visions of the next time they drove past me, what if they pulled over? got out of the car? pulled me into the car?? I decided to listen to my gut, cut my run short, and turn around & head back for more populated streets & home.
Unfortunately I was not wearing my glasses & did not get the license plate #. I am getting over this but had an anxiety dream about it Friday night that involved me being cornered by a large man and calling for help that never came. I remain disturbed by the fact that somewhere, somehow, the boys/men in that car learned that harassing & threatening a woman in this way is ok.
I've had more experiences with sexual harassment than I can even count, but this one stands out in my mind in particular.
I was eighteen years old, taking the Metro from my apartment in downtown DC to New Carrolton to meet my sister. She needed help with a charity event that her non-profit organization was putting on, and I'd agreed to paint faces of the children in attendance.
It was about 10 am on a Sunday morning, so the train was pretty empty. The only other person on the car with me was a male, approximately 35 years old, about 5'10", 180 lbs. He was wearing a dark red dress shirt, a patterned tie, and black slacks. I was sitting at the far end of the car, and he was sitting in the middle, talking on his cell phone.
He got on the car at Stadium Armory, but I'd been on since Foggy Bottom. For the first few minutes he sat down while talking on his phone, but then got up and started pacing the car. Every time he got to the end of the car where I was seated, he would linger, blocking the aisle from my seat, and leaning over me. This creeped me out, so I got out my phone and started texting my sister and my boyfriend so that I would look busy and he would hopefully leave me alone.
My seat faced the rest of the car. There was another bench in front of me facing the same direction, than a space for the doors, and a bench facing me. He sat down on that bench, so that he was facing me. I tried to keep my head down and look engrossed with my phone, but I could see out of the corner of my eye that he was staring at me.
I detected movement, so I glanced up for a second. He had his penis out and was masturbating, still staring at me, still talking on his phone. I could hardly believe what I was seeing. I immediately felt EXTREMELY uncomfortable and unsafe. I didn't know what this was going to escalate into, I felt endangered all alone on the train, and I wanted to cry.
I pressed the emergency intercom button that goes to the conductor which was right behind my head. The conductor asked what I needed, and I said that there was a man exposing himself on my car. At the next stop, the conductor came down to the car, but by that time the man had plenty of time to leave.
So, no police report or anything ever came of it.
I want to ask if you have a category for non-gender/sexuality based harassment? Because I've seen a lot of the same general kind of power dynamic in the verbal harassment given by some able-bodied people to people in wheelchairs, people on crutches (except if it looks obviously temporary, like a leg in a cast), people with visible challenges of cognitive function, people with speech issues.
Is there a Hollaback for those folks? Because some of those stories need to be told, too.
Hi Maggie,
Thanks for your awesome question! We totally accept and welcome stories about street harassment in all its forms. While we focus on sex and gender based harassment, we know that street harassment is one of the most basic ways our culture keeps oppressed people of all kinds down, and that we are all in it together. We're basically interested in the way power dynamics play out in all aspects of life in the public realm.
In terms of other resources that are more specifically geared toward people that are visibly physically challenged check out our friend Eva's blog that focuses on the way people treat her as someone who's physically disabled. It's an amazing blog!
About half an hour ago I got on the back of the Spadina Streetcar at Spadina Station. A short (5.6″) man wearing jeans and a dark jacket was sitting in an aisle seat. He followed me to the back of the streetcar, sat down, spread his legs with one on the seat in front of him and began touching his genitals through his pants while looking over at me. This only lasted a few seconds before I looked him in the eyes getting ready to yell. He saw the provoked expression on my face and took his hands of his crotch and put his legs in front of him. I kept looking at him until I was sure he would not begin masturbating. Other male passengers got on the back of the streetcar and this pervert kept his eyes off me and his hands at his sides.
This man got off at College Street. To add to the above description, he looked rough: his hair was messy and he had stubble. He also talked to himself at one point in a South Asian accent.
I chose not to call the police because my previous experiences of reporting to the police were not satisfactory. I have experienced sexual assault and harassment many times in Toronto. In one instance, after being assaulted by a group of teenage boys, I had the experience of being intimidated by a police officer as he took my statement in my apartment: he kept inching closer to me until I was pressed up against my oven feeling unsafe. On another occasion I had police show up 20 minutes after a 911 call even though there was a police station less than 5 minutes away. The two officers who showed up appeared not to have any training around sexual violence and could not give any information about witness safety to a woman who was experiencing partner violence and stalking. I had called 911 on behalf of this woman after I had tried to help her, and after her partner nearly hit us with his car.
Regarding the man on the streetcar today, if you see this man masturbating on the TTC do not let him get away with it. If he touching himself (for more than a few seconds as in my case) and there are people around I would yell at him and draw others' attention to him. I would also tell the driver. If you feel comfortable dealing with the police then place a call to them right away before this man leaves the streetcar. I understand that some people would not feel comfortable yelling, in this case just tell the driver and/or call the police.
There are so many incidents I don't even know where to start, or when it even really all started.
In high school my sophomore year it got around that I was bisexual after some nasty girl found out that I was dating another girl at school. Walking home with her one day we were confronted by a group of guys from our school. They followed us for blocks saying obscene things and trying to get us to "let them show us what it's like to be with real men since we obviously had never been with any man with a big enough cock." and asking us how we like being ate out since, y'know, we pee out of there. i got so fed up with it and turned around and asked them if they liked it when their girlfriends gave them head because "y'know, you piss out of that." After that they just kind of left us alone.
That was the first real time I stood up for myself when it was happening. I was so freaked out.
A few years later (this was right after I'd turned 18 and moved to another town) I was walking to my boyfriend's work down the road about 12 blocks from where we lived and this group of guys were following me. At this point I was so used to stuff like this that i'd taken to carrying something called a "Stinger" (it's basically an extendable metal rod with a ball on the tip and a large rubber grip for a handle) with me whenever I walked alone. They just kept leering at me and whistling, making loud comments about my "curves" and my "sway" and talking loudly about how'd they'd "tap that". At one point they were following too close for comfort and several times it felt like they were trying to sniff my hair or grab my ass. Fed up with it I finally turned around and asked them what they wanted, as I did so I sneakily took my "stinger" out of it's belt holder (which was hidden under my shirt). When they went to answer one said something like "We just want your attention sweetheart." some other guy said "You're so juicy, we just can't resist." I flicked the rod out so that it extended out to my side and I glared at them and said "Well, I don't want yours." They kind of freaked out and backed away from me. They never bothered me again.
It feels good to be able to do the same thing to them that they do to us women daily: Have some sort of power over them by scaring the crap out of them. It's a nice turn of the tables, to make them feel like we do every time they do that kind of stuff to us, but at the same time I still think it's sad that I've had to resort to carrying something so dangerous (and I think technically even illegal to own in my state) in order to make sure I can protect myself because stuff like this happens all of the time.
My friend and I were on riding the number 2 train last night from 42nd Street. At 34th Street an old man (resembling the Six Flags man) sat down diagonally across from us. To our right was a young Asian female with headphones on and taking a cat nap. He pulled out an old school SLR camera from a black plastic bag. He proceeded to take pictures of the young girl. He snapped at least two shots. Then pulled out a magnifying glass from the inside pocket of his grey blazer. I was appalled. We gently nudged the girl to wake her up and explained the situation to her. Unfortunately, she didn't seem as appalled as were. She got off a few stops afterwards. He stayed on until Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY. He took pleasure in zooming in and out with the lens. And using the magnifying glass to take a "closer" look at this piece he just shot. This perv is on the loose and I can only imagine how many other shots he's already captured. Be careful ladies and gents!
This story is not about being harassed, though I have experienced that to some extent.
This story is about a time when I tried to express to my peers how bad it felt to be called out or intimidated by strangers because of my appearance or maybe even just because I'm a woman. I was perhaps 15 at the time, sitting in high school drama class. As a group (mostly girls) we were having a candid discussion with our teacher about self-esteem and about how important it was as a dramatic group to support and respect each other. Towards the end of class, this turned into an open-forum discussion where people shared how they felt about their appearance and how tough it was living with impossible standards of female beauty (this was also roughly the same group of people who took the Media & Writing class and a lot of us were new, passionate feminists).
I decided I wanted to express how it felt to be yelled at in the street, called pretty/sexy/a whore, and to be propositioned by strangers. I felt so ashamed over these incidents, disgusted, convinced somehow (I assume by systematic patriarchal programming) that it was my fault and I had somehow invited the attention. I'm sure many people would agree that it does not make you feel good about your appearance or your body, even if the attention is "approving." So the one thing I didn't feel about these incidents was pride.
I received overwhelming dislike and disgust from most of my female classmates and immediately after class several of them lashed out at me. I can't remember exactly what was said, but they belittled my feelings of disgust and shame and overall seemed to feel that I should take it as a compliment, that I should be happy that strange men found me appealing in this way. They felt (perhaps justifiably) that it had not been the time to tell my sob story about being "pretty" when so many of them had been struggling with feelings of being "ugly." They were very mean about it and started a bit of a smear campaign against me.
Perhaps they were right and it wasn't the best time to tell my story. But what they missed completely was that it made me feel BAD about myself. This incident kind of perverted my view on street harassment for a long time, and for several years afterwards I tried to be pleased over the dirty little comments. When my drunken neighbours would hang out on the front steps of their building all day and yell things at me as I passed, I would try to smile (though most of the time it was more like a grimace). Looking back, I am now ashamed over the fact that I tried to enjoy the attention!
I'm not sure why I felt the need to post this here, but to this day it is the experience regarding street harassment that still hurts the most. I wonder if anyone else has experienced something similar? Did you fall for it like I did?
To the girls out there who may be inclined to smile or accept catcalls as a compliment – it's not. It's disrespectful and degrading. It gives them the encouragement they want or need to continue harassing people. I, for one, will never miss another opportunity to hollaback.
Ironically enough last month we had a sexual harassment class. You know when they tell you what is appropriate and what isnt. I thought oh that would never happen in my school. Little did I know that it did. As I was leaving early i see this three kids that were younger than me yet bigger (I am really small) walking up the stairs as I am going down.
I am looking at my phone texting a friend, when this kid calls back "i said hey". I turn around thinking i might know this person, and i stupidly answered "i dont even know you" he starts getting all worked up saying that i should still say hi and not be rude. That just because im hot and he likes my curves doesnt mean i have to be a stuck up chick.
I just walked away and ignored him, but it bugged me. The whole way down the stairs he kept shouting stuff.
The worst thing is that if i report it the kid will prob just get a detention (if that). Cause my school (a catholic one) does the most retarded punishments, once a kid handcuff some grade 7s to a toilet, punishment: oh a 3 day suspension, no biggie. You steal something, oh no punishment if you give it back, no questions will be asked
New York Times reporters Joseph Goldstein and Tim Stelloh join a growing rank of journalists who don't quite get it (a club founded by James McKinley, whose coverage last month of a young girl's gang rape and the Times' decision to publish it appalled the general public). By 'it' we mean how to cover news un-misogynistically.
Their coverage of the dead bodies found on Long Island suspected to be the work of a serial killer is mostly unbiased. But it is worth pointing out a subtle indiscretion since the New York Times is read by, you know, a fair amount of people. We wouldn't want any of those readers going off thinking that a story about a 'missing prostitute' is any different or less than a story about a 'missing woman'.
Tip #1: Replace all instances of 'missing prostitute' with 'missing ___ (fill in with gender of person)'.
Tip #2: Cover a person's profession later in the story if it is relevant (in this case it is) but don't include this information in your lede when it isn't necessary and might cast an unsympathetic sway on your readers.


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The Barnstable County Commissioners submitted their 2014 spending plan to the Assembly this week, but delegates will have to wait until March 6 for the formal presentation.
Commissioners Chair Mary Pat Flynn of Falmouth stood in for County Administrator and Finance Director Mark Zielinski, absent with some form of bug.
The budget is up more than 18 percent from the current fiscal year, due in large part to a $2.3 million capital plan and another $1 million in spending for joint information initiatives between the county commissioners and Cape Cod Commission.
The budget also splits the county finance director and administrator into separate, full-time positions.
The Assembly subcommittees begin their review of the budget next Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers, First District Courthouse in Barnstable Village.
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Chapter One
All things considered, Dax thought, this has been one helluva voyage.
Seated in the center seat of the U. S. S. Defiant, Ezri keyed the navigational display on her port command console and reviewed the arc of their journey through the Gamma Quadrant. With more than nine-tenths of the voyage complete, they had made direct first contact with eleven different civilizations, eight of which had expressed interest in follow-up contact by the Federation. In addition, long-range probes had exchanged friendship messages with sixteen other promising contacts. They had recorded or obtained samples of 644 new varieties of life; mapped (with the help of the probes) nearly 1200 cubic light-years of space; witnessed the emergence of a new sentient life-form into this universe; prevented a genocidal civil war; discovered an ineffable artifact with which members of the crew -- herself included -- had made intimate personal contact; and, somehow, managed to pass Burning Hearts of Qo'noS among every member of the crew along the way.
Even Senkowski had finally broken down and read the Klingon romance novel, after a particularly brutal loss in the crew's regular poker game. Once boredom with the usual stakes had set in, Prynn (of course) had suggested betting dares. The game quickly became more popular than ever among the winners, and despised among the losers -- Senkowski having been among the latter, after he accepted the dare to read Burning Hearts of Qo'noS during a savage hand of five-card stud with Lieutenant Nog.
One helluva voyage indeed.
Of course, they'd also seen their share of tragedies. Ensign Roness had been killed not long into the mission, while under Dax's command; they managed to make enemies of at least three different civilizations (possibly more; transmissions from two of the longrange probes had cut off abruptly, their fate unknown); and many of the crew had been personally affected by some of the things they'd encountered along the way. Not what we came out here for, Dax thought, but we all knew the risks of exploring. It was, for many, what being in Starfleet was all about. "Risk," she quoted to herself, "is our business."
"Did you say something, Lieutenant?"
Dax looked up. Ensign Thirishar ch'Thane had turned from his sciences station to look at her inquiringly. She must have spoken aloud without realizing it.
"Just talking to myself, Ensign," Dax said. She worried about Shar. Defiant's science officer had been among those most wounded during their travels, but ironically, not by anything directly attributable to the voyage itself. Shar had been betrothed to three other Andorians back in the Alpha Quadrant, and one of them, Thriss, had grown so despondent by Shar's choice to go on this mission that a month ago she'd committed suicide.
Since receiving that awful news, Shar had been battling his own guilt and despair. Work had been his tonic, but Dax knew that his hours off-duty, when he was most idle, were the hardest for him. Her attempts to engage him as a trained former counselor seemed to help somewhat -- he was grateful to talk to someone who understood the emotional and psychological dangers many Andorians faced as a result of their fragile reproductive biology. With Thriss dead, the chances of her surviving bondmates picking up the pieces of their lives to produce the child their culture mandated were slim. Dax feared what would happen to him when they finally returned to Deep Space 9. Would Shar's remaining bondmates embrace him so that together they could work through their shared grief, or would they blame him for what had happened to Thriss, and by extension, to all of them?
All this passed through Dax's mind as Shar looked back at her pleasantly, almost childlike in his demeanor."Have you studied the data from that biostream yet?" Dax asked.
"Some of it. I regret to report it's looking more and more like a missed opportunity."
Dax nodded ruefully. Three days ago the ship had passed within a light-year of a strange ring of organic molecules, orbiting half an A. U. out from a white dwarf star. Although the readings were anomalous, the captain had elected to launch a probe and press on, rather than investigate directly. Setbacks in their encounters with the Inamuri, the Cheka web weapons, and the so-called "cathedral" had put them behind schedule in returning to the Alpha Quadrant. Add to that the total loss of their replicator systems during the cathedral affair -- a development that was now severely limiting their ability to feed themselves and repair damage to the ship -- and Vaughn had been compelled to make some tough choices about whether or not to, as he put it, "stop and smell every rose" they came across for the remainder of the voyage.
The cloud ring, however, had been a particularly tempting discovery, especially after the probe had started sending back indications that the organic molecules were far more complex and densely organized than originally thought. Shar believed they'd discovered a new type of spaceborne colonial life. But by then, the unusual star system was well behind them.
"Maybe the next wave of explorers from the Alpha Quadrant will learn more about it," Dax said. That was their primary mission objective, after all: to blaze the trail for the ships that would eventually follow. And with ninety percent of their journey done, Dax knew they could all be proud of what they accomplished.
"Yes, sir," Shar replied."It's just. . . frustrating to come so close to something so new and not being able to study it."
"Remind me to tell you sometime about Jadzia's first attempt to study a Bajoran Orb," Ezri said
Shar tilted his head to one side, intrigued."I recall reading that report. The Orbs defy conventional analysis, don't they?"
"Yup," Ezri said, then added deliberately, "so far anyway." In response, Shar's antennae rose up before he turned his attention thoughtfully back to his console.
Dax smiled. Nothing lifted Shar's spirits quite like a new challenge. He was one of those people who became more exhilarated the harder a puzzle was to solve. Of course, she thought, with the Orbs, a good scientist could die from the happiness before he learned anything substantive. I can be so cruel sometimes.
"Lieutenant, can you come here a moment?"
Dax spun in the command chair to face Bowers, standing at the aft tactical station. He's got that look --
She got up and joined him."What's up, Sam?"
"I was monitoring telemetry from our advance probes," Bowers explained, "when one of them sent back this." Defiant's tactical officer nodded toward his console display, indicating a particular waveline in the midst of a chaotic stream of white noise.
Dax blinked, certain she was seeing things."That looks almost like -- " She looked at him sharply."Sam, this better not be a joke, or so help me -- "
"Ezri, this is no joke," Bowers insisted quietly."I've triple-checked it, and I'm telling you, it's exactly what it looks like. . . almost."
Dax frowned and stared at the reading."All right. Give it to me from the top. . . ."
"'Spinach Frittata,'" Dr. Julian Bashir read aloud off the Starfleet ration pack." 'Just add water. ' " His face puckering, he replaced the package on the wall rack and grabbed another."'Ham and Brie on a Quadrotriticale Baguette. '" He put that one back, and picked up a third." 'Denevan Cherries Flambé. ' " He arched an eyebrow at that one. It might be worth trying it just to see the flames leap out of the ration pack. But no; he wasn't in the mood for something sweet right now."Eelshark Salad with Mixed Greens" looked promising, until he read the warning label: "CAUTION: May be toxic to non-Bolians." With a heavy sigh, Bashir finally grabbed a pack labeled "Assorted Grilled Vegetables" and took a seat at a table on the other side of the mess hall."Have I happened to mentioned that I've come to detest Starfleet field rations?" he asked his dining companions.
"Yes, quite a few times, in fact," Elias Vaughn replied without looking up, seated on the doctor's left and eating from a pack Bashir could see was labeled "Arroz con Pollo." Vaughn consumed a forkful and added, "You're attitude surprises me, Doctor. Colonel Kira once mentioned that you fought to get assigned to DS9 specifically so you could rough it on the frontier."
Bashir winced, recalling that first day on the station. He'd been an overeager junior-grade lieutenant, and as his first official act, he'd successfully managed to offend the station's first officer, then-Major Kira, by describing Bajor and the space around it as a "wilderness" in which he intended to carve out his own legend. Looking back on it, it was a wonder Nerys hadn't decked him.
Bashir looked at Tenmei, seated opposite Vaughn and eagerly devouring her Baba Ghannoush."Ensign Tenmei's appetite seems unaffected," he noted.
"Learn to live dangerously, Doctor," she suggested playfully."You'll be amazed how much you enjoy everything."
"Remind me to make an appointment for you to see the new counselor when we get back to the station," Bashir said. Tenmei stuck out her tongue at him as he turned back to Vaughn."I don't suppose Nog has had any luck at all with the replicators?" he asked.
Vaughn shook his head."Shall I remind you why we're eating field rations in the first place?" Bashir gave up."Touché, Commander." Being reminded that the replicator systems had been sacrificed in order to save his life, as well as those of Ezri and Nog, was an effective way to silence his complaints. Until the Defiant returned to Deep Space 9, meals would be restricted to the ration packs, and whatever they could cook from the limited raw ingredients stored in the cargo bays.
"You know," Vaughn said at length, "back in '04, I was in a situation much worse than this one."
Tenmei leaned over in Bashir's direction."Run for it, Doctor, before he gains a head of steam," she advised.
"I remember it well," Vaughn said, seemingly oblivious to Tenmei's warning."I was assigned to a ship that had been forced to go quiet for a month on the wrong side of the Tholian border. No replicators, no holodecks, complete radio silence. Just eighty-five people with nothing but ration packs, a library computer, and a lot of imagination."
"I told you," Tenmei said to Bashir in a singsong voice.
"You know, sir," Bashir got out, "that sounds fascinating, but I just realized that I left something on in the medical bay -- "
Vaughn's hand closed around Bashir's wrist, refusing to let him leave."I can still recall Crewman Richards stealing the rats from the biolab for meatloaf --"
"He did not," Tenmei said.
Vaughn arched an eyebrow at his daughter."Who's telling this story, Ensign? Anyway, the point is," Vaughn said, releasing Bashir and grabbing the tall drink at the commander's elbow, "that compared to many who came before us, we live and work in luxury, even when deprived of some of the things we take for granted."
"Point taken," Bashir assured him.
Vaughn drained the last of his iced tea and smiled."That was delicious. And you haven't even started your meal yet."
Bashir looked at his unopened ration pack and smiled sheepishly."I think I'll save it for later," he said as he rose from the table."For when I'm really hungry." Pack in hand, Bashir nodded to his fellow officers and started for the door.
Tenmei laughed. Vaughn smiled and shook his head.
As Bashir was crossing the room, the mess hall doors parted and Ezri walked in, carrying a padd. Uh-oh, Bashir thought. I know that expression. Something's up. . . .
"Hi," he said as they met up with each other."You okay?"
"What? Oh, yeah. Just a report I need to make to the commander. Enjoy your dinner?"
Bashir held up his ration pack."Decided to save it. See you when you get off duty?"
"Sure. I'll even grab one myself and we can eat together."
"It's a date," Bashir said."Try not to work too hard."
Ezri laughed."Where the hell were you when I decided to transfer to command?"
Bashir was already in the corridor."Being supportive," he called as the doors closed behind him.
Dax walked toward the table, trying not to rush. Judging from the look on Julian's face, he'd figured out immediately that she had something to tell Vaughn. She hoped she wasn't that obvious. Then again, Julian's enhanced perceptions helped him to pick up on visual cues that might escape other people. Especially in someone as close to him as Ezri.
"Commander, Ensign," Dax began."Hope I'm not interrupting."
"Actually, I was just about to get going," Prynn said, rising from her chair."I promised Mikaela I'd look over her ideas for improving the navigational deflector."
"If you have time, stop by my cabin later," Vaughn said."I found a Rowatu recording in the ship's database that I don't think you've heard."
Prynn smiled."Okay. 2100?"
Vaughn nodded.
Prynn bid Dax goodbye and departed the mess hall."It's nice to see you two getting along so well, now," Dax told Vaughn."If you don't mind my saying so, I think it agrees with both of you."
Vaughn sighed, staring after his daughter."Lot of wasted years to make up for. We've learned quite a bit about each other on this voyage."
"She's a good officer, too," Dax added."Quick, dedicated, talented. You should be proud. The next generation of Vaughns is off to a good start."
Vaughn snorted."Fortunately for her, she's a Tenmei through and through." He turned to meet Dax's gaze, then glanced toward the padd she was holding."So what's up?"
"I was hoping you could tell me," Dax said as she took the seat Prynn had vacated."Sam was reviewing the datastream from the last pair of probes we sent out when one of them detected an anomaly in one of the narrower subspace strata, a layer nobody we know uses for communications because of the high background interference. There was so much white noise, in fact, Bowers admits he almost missed it. He passed it through the filters a few times to be sure, and there's no longer any doubt: it's a Starfleet transponder signal." Dax handed Vaughn the padd for his perusal."One of our people is out here, where nobody else from the Federation has ever been, as far as we know. But the signal's not like any that Bowers or I have ever seen before. The beam is much stronger, as if it was designed to punch through all the subspace interference it was being sent through. But since ordinarily we wouldn't look for a communications signal in that stratum, it made me wonder if it might be connected to Starfleet Intelligence or. . ." Dax paused, stopped by the look on Vaughn's face."Are you all right?"
Vaughn was frowning. Not in confusion or contemplation, as if he'd found some new puzzle to solve, but in what Dax could only characterize as denial. The look crossed his face for only a second before returning to the neutral expression he usually wore.
"Who else knows about this?" Vaughn asked quietly, still studying the data.
"Just Sam," Dax said."Is there something -- "
"Make sure it stays that way," Vaughn interrupted."I don't want either of you sharing this with anyone. Return to the bridge and engage the cloaking device immediately. Then alter course to trace this signal back to the source, maximum warp. If the crew asks -- tell them not to." Vaughn stood up and started to leave, taking the padd with him.
"You want to tell me -- "
"No," Vaughn snapped."Just carry out my orders, Lieutenant." At the mess hall door Vaughn stopped."One other thing: The Sagan's taken a beating the last couple of months. I want her better than ready in case we need her. Have a complete battery of systems diagnostics run from bow to stern, and an overhaul on the navigational array. Put Tenmei on it."
Dax frowned."All right," she assented, "but it'll take time."
"Whatever it takes," was Vaughn's response."Just do it." He stepped across the threshold and the door closed behind him.
Dax watched the commander go, wondering what new crisis had just been sparked.
When Vaughn reached his quarters, he found he couldn't recall how he'd gotten there. He knew he must have traversed the corridor from the mess hall, ridden the turbolift up to deck one, and passed through the door of his cabin, but he had no memory of making the journey. Only one thing occupied his thoughts, one impossible thing.
Setting the padd down, he touched a contact on the back wall of his cabin, causing the basin to emerge. He held his hands under the faucet and cool water gathered into his cupped hands. Bending over, he brought the water to his face, splashing his eyes, soaking his beard. He repeated the process, again and again, realizing that each breath was becoming more difficult. He stopped and stared at his hands. They were shaking.
Steady, Elias. You'll hyperventilate or worse, push that hundred-year-old heart of yours right over the cliff.
Vaughn closed his eyes and steadied his breathing and heart rate, using a Vulcan meditation technique he'd learned. . . when? Forty? Fifty years ago? So hard to keep the events of his life straight in his mind sometimes. When he opened his eyes again, his aged reflection stared back at him from the mirror above the basin. Water dripped from his silver hair, forming rivulets in the deep lines of his face. Dark hollows surrounded his eyes. So many damn years. . .
Vaughn grabbed a towel and patted himself dry. Then he picked up the padd and collapsed on his bunk.
There was no mistaking the transponder signal. He'd committed the code to memory decades ago. But why here, and why now, of all times? He sifted through the possibilities, and decided the only answer he could believe was the one that made no sense at all. But if it was true. . . if the trail they were now following led to the Valkyrie, then the closure he'd long sought for the disastrous mission to Uridi'si might finally be within his reach.
He fell asleep with the padd clutched to his chest, dreaming of the dead.
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I used Pompeian grapeseed oil spray to grease the tart pan for this recipe. It worked well, although I did have to loosen the sides a bit with a knife. After that, though, the tart popped right out. I have also used the spray to grease a mini muffin pan for brownie cups, and to grease a skillet for scrambled eggs. It worked perfectly for both of those, and I'm happy to have it in my kitchen. The spray bottle allows you to cover a lot of surface area with a small amount of oil. The oil is also not strongly flavored, so you can use it for both sweet and savory dishes, and has a relatively high smoke point, which makes it great for stir-fries. The spray bottle contains 100% grapeseed oil from France, and is not diluted with propellants or anything else.
Ingredients (makes one 8 or 9″ round tart):
For the cranberry orange curd:
For serving:
3/4 cup heavy cream, or coconut cream from 1 (14-ounce) can of coconut milk, refrigerated overnight
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Orange zest (I used a vegetable peeler to make long ribbons of zest for the garnish)
When you are ready to serve the tart, beat the heavy cream or coconut cream with an electric mixer until it holds soft peaks, then beat in the maple syrup and vanilla. Spread the cranberry curd on top of the crust, and top with whipped cream or coconut whipped cream, orange zest, and cranberries. Slice into wedges and serve. The tart will keep, refrigerated, for up to three days, but it's best to fill the crust right before you plan to serve it.
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VA Comicon (November 2014)
July 15, 2014 by vacomicon.com
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Event Details:
|Convention Name
|The VA Comicon in Richmond
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|This convention will take place:
|Start Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy)
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|About This Convention
|Now in it's 28th year, this will be the BIGGEST VA Comicon EVER, with almost 200 booths, over 100 artists, Cosplay, Deloreans, and more! We are VA's #1 comic book show for investment collectors looking for rare comics. GI Joe fans will want to meet Larry Hama, the Godfather of GI Joe, and Herb Trimpe, the co-creator of Wolverine! Turtles Fans will want to pick up our special TMNT foil edition comic limited to just a few 100, with a cover by guest Matt Slay! Don't Miss out…it will be almost 200 booths, with FREE parking, and Richmond's LARGEST Anime show (included)…all for only $19.95!
|Venue Name and Address
|The Richmond Raceway Complex
600 E Laburnum Ave
Richmond, VA 23222
United States
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|Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe, Billy Tucci, Dan Parent, Jerry Gaylord, Tom King, Brian Clevinger
NYC – Forbidden Planet Mega-Signing
April 16, 2014 by Colin Solan
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James Tynion IV, Amy Chu, Alitha Martinez, Tom Chu, Marguerite Bennett, Morgan O. Shay, and Larry Hama appear at Forbidden Planet on Wednesday May 7, 2014 at 6:00 pm!
Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
NJ – Free Comic Book Day 2014
April 15, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Larry Hama, Ron Marz, Bryan J.L. Glass, and more appear at Level Up Entertainment on Saturday May 3rd for Free Comic Book Day!
Press Release:
It's the most wonderful day of the year! Join us on May 3rd for free comics, special guests, vendors, artists, prizes, costume contest, sales, and more!
Some of this year's special events include:
TRANSFORMERS vs GI JOE #0 LAUNCH PARTY, brought to you by IDW Publishing!
Unveiling of this year's GI JOE vs TRANSFORMERS EPIC DIORAMA!
Special Q&A and workshop with the talented RON MARZ!
Guests include:
Ron Marz – Writer
Best known for: Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Marvel vs DC, Star Wars, Batman/Aliens
Larry Hama – Writer
Best known for: G.I. Joe, Bucky O'Hare, Avengers, Wolverine
Bryan J.L. Glass – Writer
Best known for: The Mice Templar, Furious, Thor: First Thunder, Valkyrie
Robert Bruce – Popculturist
Best known for: AMC's Comic Book Men
Mark Bellomo – Author
Best known for: Totally Tubular 80's Toys, Transformers: Identification & Price Guide, The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe
Justin Piatt and Zack Dolan – SUPER!
Level Up Entertainment
4403 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330
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NYC – JHU Anniversary Signing
April 13, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Amy Chu, James Tynion IV, Larry Hama, Robert Rodi, Tom Chu, and Alitha Martinez (Batgirl, WWE Superstars) appear at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday, April 30th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm to celebrate the launches of both Vertigo Quarterly and Girls Night Out: The Way Love Goes.
PURE INSANITY, MAYHEM AND ABSOLUTE FUN! Oh, and probably some cake, as it is also the first birthday of JHU Comic Books!
Purchase of Vertigo Quarterly: CYAN #1 required to participate in signing/event.
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
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Epic Proportions Booth Schedule for NYCC 2013
October 5, 2013 by Colin Solan
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New York Comic Con is just a few days away. And Epic Proportions/Secret Identities Universe has some GREAT signings scheduled at their booth (#2010) this year!
On Friday October 11, they will host Greg Pak, Bernard Chang, Cliff Chiang, and Walter Simonson!
And then not to be undone, on Saturday October 12, we'll have Larry Hama, Bernard Chang, and Walter Simonson.
This year Epic Proportions boasts their biggest booth yet! A 10×20 corner booth! Booth 2010!
And to help celebrate this, they have once again partnered up with THE Walter Simonson (Thor, Batman, Fantastic Four, Beta Ray Bill, Archangel) to create one amazing contest!
The above image represents a 13×19 giclee print that 2 lucky winners will get for free!
All you have to do to enter is purchase one of the EP Comic Con Exclusive Ragnarok tees:
Coast City Comicon (November 2013)
August 22, 2013 by CoastCityComicon
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|Coast City Comicon 2013 will feature both an MST3K reunion featuring Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl, and Kevin Murphy, and a Savage Streets reunion featuring Linnea Quigley, Kristi Somers, Brian Frishman, Scott Mayer and Robert Dryer! This will be the very first East Coast reunion for the Savage Streets cast, as well as the first ever convention appearances by Kristi Somers and Brian Frishman!
So far, we've booked:
Bill Corbett (Voice of MST3K's Crow T Robot)
Kevin Murphy (Voice of MST3K's Tom Servo)
Mary Jo Pehl (MST3K's Pearl Forrester)
Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead, Creepozoids, Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Savage Streets)
Brian Frishman (Savage Streets, Midnight Madness, School Spirit, Starforce)
Scott Mayer (Savage Streets)
Robert Dryer (Savage Streets, The Borrower, Behind Enemy Lines, Street Knight)
Kristi Somers (Savage Streets, Hardbodies, Tomboy, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Return to Horror High)
Ethan Nicolle (Co-creator of Axe Cop)
Tim Seeley (GI Joe, Hack/Slash, Ex Sanguine, co-creator of Revival)
Mike Norton (Creator of Battlepug, co-creator of Revival)
Larry Hama (GI Joe, creator of Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes)
Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, TMNT: Secret History of the Foot Clan)
Chris Burnham (Batman Inc. Vol 1 and 2, co-creator of Bat-Cow)
Yanick Paquette (Batman Inc., Civil War: X-Men, Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman: Earth One)
Braden Lamb & Shelli Paroline Lamb (Adventure Time)
Ben Templesmith (Co-creator of 30 Days of Night, Fell, Ten Grand, creator of Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse)
Craig Rousseau (Batman Beyond, Impulse, Harley Quinn, The Perhapanauts)
Rich Woodall (Creator of Johnny Raygun)
Bob Camp (Ren & Stimpy, Thundercats, Silver Hawks)
Doug Paskiewicz (Arsenic Lullaby)
Rachel Deering (Creepy, Anathema, Womanthology, Womanthology: Space, Diablo III)
Christian DiBari (The Warriors, Pale Horse, Anathema, Ghost Cop, Sebastian Hawks)
Mort Todd (Cracked Magazine, Marvel Comics)
Rick Parker (King of all Marvel Letterers, Beavis and Butthead, Papercutz series)
Rondo Hatton Award-winning Horror Hosts Penny Dreadful XIII and Garou
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363 Maine Mall Road
Portland, Maine 04106
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|Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Mary Jo Pehl, Linnea Quigley, Kristi Somers, Brian Frishman, Robert Dryer, Scott Mayer, Ethan Nicolle, Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, Larry Hama, Mort Todd, Bob Camp, Rick Parker, Erik Burnham, Chris Burnham, Yanick Paquette, Ben Templesmith, Braden Lamb, Shelli Paroline, Craig Rousseau, Rich Woodall, Penny Dreadful XIII, Rachel Deering, Christian DiBari
NJ – Secret Identities Panel
April 10, 2013 by Colin Solan
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Larry Hama, Natalie Kim, Robin Ha, and Adam WarRock join Jeff Yang, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma for a panel at Rutgers University on April 15th at 8:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center as part of Geek Week!
Press Release:
Four years ago, "Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology," the ground-breaking graphic novel collection of original stories of Asian Americans told through the narrative of heroes and villains, was launched right here at Rutgers.
On the heels of releasing their second anthology, "Secret Identities, Volume 2: Shattered", SI comes back to Rutgers. Joining SI editors Jeff Yang, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma will be nerdcore rapper Adam WarRock, Marvel Comics and SI artist Robin Ha, co-host of InkedTV and creator of the web series Super Twins Natalie Kim, and writer, artist, editor, and creator of the GI Joe mythology Larry Hama!
Join the panel for an in-depth multimedia presentation on Asian American identity, comics, and more. The panelists will need audience assistance to create an original hero and villain on stage. Don't miss out!
For more information, visit the Secret Identities website.
Free admission. RSVP on Facebook!
DE – GI Joe Launch Party
January 19, 2013 by Colin Solan
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Fred Van Lente and Larry Hama kick off the new GI JOE Series on Saturday, February 16th at The Comic Book Shop with special guest Mark Bellomo! RSVP on Facebook!
The Real American Heroes are beginning a new era with a new ongoing series from IDW Publishing and we couldn't be more excited!
Writer FRED VAN LENTE (Comic Book History of Comics) will be at our shop to showcase his new direction for the team, whose secret identities have been exposed!
Joining him will be GI JOE LEGEND and writer of the original comic book series LARRY HAMA who is once again writing GI JOE: REAL AMERICAN HERO!
Toy and Pop Culture authority MARK BELLOMO has made special arrangements to attend so he can speak geek with us! He's written THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GI JOE: 1982-1994, ART OF TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON, and TOTALLY TUBULAR 80'S TOYS.
**SALE on ALL GI JOE Comics and Action Figures!**
**GI Joe Costume Contest!**
**Raffles for GI Joe Comics and Toys!**
*****All proceeds from the raffles PLUS a portion of the day's sales will be donated to soldiers in need! *****
You may know FRED VAN LENTE's work from Valiant's relaunch of ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, last year's ALPHA FLIGHT series, CHAOS WAR, HULK: SEASON ONE, INCREDIBLE HERCULES, several volumes of MARVEL ZOMBIES, and indie favorite ACTION PHILOSOPHERS!
Now he's bringing our favorite elite fighting force into modern situations – and on US soil – including new characters which reflect updated tech and current environments that our real life soldiers face every day.
The flagship series will be drawn dark and moody by Van Lente's long-time collaborator STEVE KURTH (Iron Man: Legacy.)
The Comic Book Shop
1855 Marsh Road, Wilmington, DE 19810
Walt Simonson & Larry Hama Appear at Epic Proportions Booth for NYCC 2012
October 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
Epic Proportions announces that comic book legends Walter Simonson (Thor, Manhunter, Batman, Avengers, Judas Coin) and Larry Hama (GI Joe, Wolverine, Barack the Barbarian, Bucky O'Hare) will both be signing at our booth 1113 during New York Comic Con!
What's the connection between these two legends and us you ask? Well they both have done exclusive original art tshirt designs for our Signature Tee Line!
Walter Simonson will appear at the booth Saturday October 13, 2012 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Larry Hama will make his only appearance at the con at our booth! Meaning, there is no other place you'll find him at the con! And he'll be with us all day on both Saturday and Sunday!
So bring all your Thor and GI Joe comics to get signed by these two legends! And pick up one of their Signature tees!
These tees will not be reprinted. So this could be the last chance to get any of them.
NYC – Marvels & Monsters/Alt.Comics Opening Reception
September 20, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, Comic Books, Comic Strips, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Press Release:
The Museum of Chinese in America is pleased to announce the launch of two new exhibitions exploring the relationship between Asian Americans and comic books – Marvels and Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 and Alt.Comics: Asian American Artists Reinvent the Comic Book, on view from September 27, 2012 through February 24, 2013. The opening reception will be on Thursday September 27, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00pm.
Recently donated to the NYU Fales Library & Special Collection, Marvels and Monsters is drawn from what is widely considered the world's largest archive of comic books featuring images of Asian and Americans, painstakingly collected over four turbulent decades (1940s to 1980s) by science fiction author and cultural studies scholar William F. Wu. The compilation offers a unique glimpse into America's evolving racial and cultural sensibilities, as depicted by wartime images of racist propaganda and xenophobic anxiety over Chinese immigration to lasting archetypes which continue to define America's perception of Asians today.
According to curator Jeff Yang, "All of the key elements that have shaped who we are as a people have occurred during this time: Pearl Harbor, Japanese internment camps, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, ethnic enclaves, the Asian American rights movement, and the economic rise of Japan and China. What Wu has done is to collect images shaped by political forces to tell a narrative of how America views Asians."
Marvels and Monsters is a selection of the most indelible images from Wu's collection, placed within a historical context and juxtaposed with insights from contemporary Asian American writers and artists Ken Chen, Larry Hama, David Henry Hwang, Vijay Prashad, and Gene Luen Yang. The exhibition also incorporates elements meant to encourage direct engagement with the archetypes, such as life-size cutouts allowing visitors to put themselves "inside the image" and an installation called "Shades of Yellow" which matches the shades used for Asian skin tones in the comics with their garish Pantone TM color equivalents.
Alt.Comics extends the conversation of Marvels & Monsters into the present, showcasing the efforts of Asian American artists to establish a new and authentic identity by subverting stereotypes and juxtaposing disparate images. The exhibition focuses on alternative and independent comic spaces, particularly in the hubs of San Francisco and New York, which produced many of the most prominent artists in the independent scene. The exhibition features work by: Larry Hama, Alex Joon Kim, Derek Kirk Kim, Jerry Ma, Christine Norrie, Thien Pham, Lark Pien, Jason Shiga, GB Tran, and Gene Luen Yang.
This exhibition includes excerpts from Secret Identities Volume 2: Shattered, a follow-up to the groundbreaking compilation using the comic format "to upend, re-envision, re-imagine – to shatter – the distorted and negative images that have shadowed Asian Americans since the earliest days of our arrival in this country." The Secret Identities component includes the work of: Jeremy Arambulo, Jef Castro, Louie Chin, Johann Choi, Ming Doyle, Robin Ha, Kripa Joshi, Eric Kim, Alice Meichi Li, Jerry Ma, Jamie Noguchi, Saumin Patel, Tak Toyoshima, GB Tran, Glenn Urieta, and DaFu Yu.
Marvels & Monsters is curated by Jeff Yang and organized by the A/P/A Institute at NYU. It was originally exhibited at NYU Fales Library, and was recently shown at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia. Alt.Comics is curated by Jeff Yang for the Museum of Chinese in America.
These exhibitions are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (Museums Program), celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is provided by Museum members.
About William F. Wu, Collector
Nominated five times for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, William F. Wu has published over a dozen novels, including the best-selling 1996 STAR WARS: Tales from Jabba's Palace and Avon's young adult SF series Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time. His most acclaimed book, Hong on the Range, was chosen for the Wilson Library Bulletin's list of science fiction "Books Too Good To Miss," a selection for the American Library Association list of Best Books for Young People, the New York Public Library's Recommended Books for the Teen Age, and was also a Young Adult Editor's Choice by Booklist. A prolific short story writer, Wu's works have appeared in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies; his short story "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium" was a multiple award nominee that was adapted into an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. He has a Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan, where he wrote his doctoral dissertation, published in book form as The Yellow Peril: Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850-1940 (Archon Books, 1982).
About Jeff Yang, Curator
Jeff Yang began reading and collecting comics at the age of eight, and hasn't allowed distractions like adulthood, marriage and fatherhood to deter him since. He has written the column "Asian Pop" for the San Francisco Chronicle for the past six years, and penned a series of acclaimed and bestselling books — Eastern Standard Time; I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action (the action icon's official autobiography); Once Upon a Time in China; and, most recently, the seminal graphic novel collection Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. He began his career as founding editor and publisher of the pioneering Asian American periodical A. Magazine and as a cultural critic for New York's alternative weekly the Village Voice. He can frequently be heard as a contributor on NPR's Tell Me More, PRI's The Takeaway, and other public radio programs. He, his wife Heather and his sons Hudson and Skyler live in Brooklyn, New York. He writes a column for the Wall Street Journal online called Tao Jones.
About Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
MOCA's mission is to celebrate the living history of the Chinese experience in America, to inspire our diverse communities to contribute to America's evolving cultural narrative and civil society, and to empower and bridge our communities across generations, ethnicities and geography through our dynamic stories.
MOCA is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution that presents the living history, heritage, culture and diverse experiences of Chinese Americans through exhibitions, educational services and public programs. It began in 1980 as the community-based New York Chinatown History Project founded by community and student activists led by historian John Kuo Wei Tchen and Charles Lai. It has since grown to encompass the stories and journeys of the many communities of Chinese America, both in the New York Metro area and across the U.S., including new immigrants and established multi-generation families.
Since late 2009, when MOCA moved into its new space, designed by Maya Lin and located at the crossroads of Soho and Chinatown, its exhibitions, programs and audiences have grown in size and scope. This was made possible by a unique public/private partnership between collaborative government efforts to rebuild Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11 and MOCA's growing community of donors led by its Board of Trustees. Currently, MOCA's family consists of its many visitors, members, scholars, artists, activists, and families with young children as well as a growing base of young professionals, business leaders and entrepreneurs. For more info and upcoming events, please visit www.mocanyc.org.
The Museum of Chinese in America
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I am filing this complaint because of their contract practices. We were very excited to have our wedding reception at their banquet hall, but unfortunately had to cancel because of a family illness. The wedding planner we had dealt with, Amy Faust (who apparently no longer works for this company) had told us that we could receive our deposit back if we cancelled in 90 days. We had our date booked for 4/18/2012 and cancelled on 10/18/2011, well before the 90 day period we were informed of. Once we had cancelled, the vice president of this company, Debbie Stambaugh, informed us that we would not receive our deposit back until our previous date was re-booked. This was not what we had been told by a representative of their company. In our contract, there is no mention of this "industry standard" of not receiving our deposit back unless the date was re-booked. Debbie is under the impression that we had to "prove" that we had been told what her representative had told us. This is an incredibly deceptive business practice. At first, we were told that we had just signed a blank "function sheet" and not a contract, but later when threatened with not having a binding contract with Silas Steakhouse, Debbie told us that was indeed a contract. Debbie has denied my request for all of our signed documents that we have sent them, and by turning our blank "function sheet" into a "contract", she believes that she can pull certain contractual elements, that should have been in the contract, out of thin air. We would like to receive our deposit back since nowhere in our "contract" does it say we are not entitled to it if the event does not take place.
Do not book your reception here. Before we even had any of these issues, getting someone to talk to us was like pulling teeth.
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AUTHOR: Flynrider - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Friday, November 04, 2011POSTED: Friday, November 04, 2011
Your report is very confusing. Things that you have to sign, usually indicate some sort of contractual obligation (otherwise you wouldn't have to sign them). This is why you have to carefully read stuff before signing, and avoid signing anything that is blank. Since you say you sent them other signed documents (that you no longer have a copy of), it's likely that you have a contract. Contracts are virtually always required for reserving venues for large gatherings.
Forget what anyone told you or anyone else. If there are signed documents relating to the terms of the deal, they will take precedence over anything that anyone said. That is the purpose of written contracts. To finalize the terms.
". In our contract, there is no mention of this "industry standard" of not receiving our deposit back unless the date was re-booked. "
Here you seem to be confirming that you do have a contract. If that is the case, what does it say about cancellation and the return of the deposit? They cannot decide to claim some "industry standard" policy if it was not in the contract. That wouldn't fly in any court.
Basically, whatever the contract says about cancellations is what should happen. What you or anyone else were told is irrelevant. Their "industry standard" is also irrelevant if it is not written into the contract.
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After two podcasts and one video - plus Jimbo's paper review - some of you might be a bit weary of our schtick but, hey ho, for those of you still here it's time for another Football Weekly.
James Richardson has Barry Glendenning, Gregg Bakowski and Jacob Steinberg in the pod to look back on the weekend's action, including Reading's defeat to Southampton, Wigan's last-gasp draw with QPR, Paolo Di Canio's (remember him?) first game in charge away at Chelsea, and Matt Lowton's wonder strike as Aston Villa dragged Stoke into the mire.
Next, we look forward to the second legs of the Champions League quarter-finals. which seem a little done and dusted, but you can't have everything.
Anyway, your line-ups for the rest of the week are very sexy indeed. Football Weekly Extra on Thursday will feature Rafa Honigstein, Philippe Auclair and James Horncastle, while Friday's videotastic Football Weekly Very Extra has Pedro Pinto and Amy Lawrence.