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Tiffin Art Guild has partnered with JAZZin' Tiffin again this year for "A Masterpiece in the Making."
This juried, fine arts and fine crafts show is to take place 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 8 on Frost Parkway in Tiffin. Local artists are to offer for sale paintings (watercolor, oil, acrylic), glass, drawings, jewelry, wood carvings, sculpture, ceramics, metal art, garden art, mixed 2-D and other fine media.
Friday is the deadline for artists to register for the show. The cost is $50 for a 10- by 10-foot booth. Applications can be downloaded online at www.tiffinartguild.org or stop at the gallery, 178 S. Washington St., and pick up a form.
The art show sponsors are TAG members Mary Lewis and Mark Levans of M.L. Advertising and Design LLC.
New this year is the People's Choice award. After viewing all the art in the booths, patrons can vote for their favorite artists. Voting is to take place at the TAG information booth. Ballots are to be available from TAG members and the artists.
Younger artists can stop by the Kid Zone, where children can work on arts and crafts projects they can take home. High school students and TAG volunteers are to guide the children through their projects.
The Kid Zone is sponsored by Elmwood at the Shawhan and TAG members Donna Eastlick and Diane Schafer.
People of all ages are invited to stop and add paint on the community mural designed by TAG's Diane Schafer and receive a free T-shirt while supplies last. No previous painting experience is necessary.
The 12-foot canvas, provided by Joe Moore of the International Cultural Center, is to become part of the Art Miles Mural Project, a 12-year movement combining the efforts of children and adults worldwide to promote global peace and harmony through mural art.
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It's one of the best pay-per-views that the WWE puts on as a company: the Royal Rumble. And tonight, the field is as wide open as ever.
However, before we get into the over-the-top battle royal match, there is a stacked card that features three excellent matches. Two of those matches are title bouts, with the WWE and World Heavyweight Title on the line.
Will both champions—CM Punk and Daniel Bryan—be able to hold onto their championships and head into the road to WrestleMania as the face of the company? Or, will Dolph Ziggler pull one of the biggest upsets in the history of the company, defeating Punk for the WWE Title?
On the SmackDown side, can Daniel Bryan hold off both the Big Show and Mark Henry as they battle inside of the unforgiving steel cage? It will be interesting to see if Henry will be able to compete tonight, after suffering an injury on the last episode of SmackDown.
Aside from the two title matches, John Cena will be out for blood as he battles "The Big Red Machine," Kane. Kane is fresh off of destroying Cena's best friend, Zack Ryder, and it looks like it was the thing that finally pushed Cena over the edge.
Will Cena finally embrace the hate, destroying Kane and showing a violent side that the WWE Universe has never seen?
And then there is the 30-man Royal Rumble match. There are a number of exciting question marks heading into the match such as:
Will Randy Orton win the Royal Rumble at his hometown of St. Louis? Can The Miz survive from No. 1 to be the last man standing? What will Chris Jericho do in the rumble match that makes it the end of the world? And, which former superstar will make a shocking return tonight?
Follow us live here tonight as we will be updating you with results, analysis and opinion on what happened in the match.

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We ran a good Associated Press piece this weekend about what has to happen before the bailout works its magic on the economy:
Experts say the most important thing that needs to happen before the $700 billion bailout even has a chance of working: Home prices must stop falling. That would send a signal to banks that the worst has passed and it's safe to start doling out money again.The story also contained this. See if you can find the part that made me nervous*:
The problem is the lending freeze has made getting a mortgage loan tough for everyone except those with sterling credit. That means it will take several months or longer to pare down the glut of houses built when times were good - and those that have come on the market because of soaring foreclosures - before home prices start appreciating.
Housing is a critical component to the U.S. economy and by extension the availability of credit. Roughly one in eight U.S. jobs depends on housing directly or indirectly - from construction workers to bank loan officers to big brokers on Wall Street. A turnaround in housing prices would boost confidence in the wider economy and, experts hope, goad banks into lending again.
"Housing traditionally does lead the economy through a recovery. I think it's going to be critical for a sustained recovery in this cycle, too," said Gary Thayer, senior economist at Wachovia Securities.
In the meantime, people like Alicia Elliott are adjusting to a new American reality: Life without credit.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the Financial Services Committee chairman and a key negotiator over the past weeks, said the measure was just the beginning of a much larger task Congress will tackle next year: overhauling housing policy and financial regulation in a legislative effort comparable to the New Deal.
In the meantime, the Treasury Department is moving swiftly to get the plan started. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday he did not wait for final approval of the measure to begin preparation. He has been lining up outside advisers as his staff works out details on a multitude of complex issues.
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A man with a knife robbed a Harrisburg bank Wednesday morning, according to police.
The masked man entered the Fulton Bank in the 1400 block of North Third Street and demanded money be placed in a white plastic bag, police said.
He got away with a small amount of cash and no one was injured, police said.
Investigators said they think Wednesday's bank robbery could be connected to a similar heist at the Metro Bank in the 100 block of North Second Street on Feb. 24.
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A variety of Western Massachusetts organizations are accepting donations to assist with providing disaster relief to victims of Superstorm Sandy. They include:
• People wishing to make a gift to the American Red Cross may do so by going to www.redcross.org or texting "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
• Through Nov. 17, Big Y customers and employees may donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief at all Big Y locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.
• Donations may be given to Catholic Charities with checks made out to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield - Hurricane Sandy Victims' Fund, PO Box 1730, Springfield, MA 01102. People may also donate directly to Catholic Charities USA online at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
• The Red Cross is urging immediate blood and platelet donations in areas unaffected by this storm; to schedule an appointment to donate go online at www.redcrossblood.org or call (800) RED-CROSS.
• Goods will be collected on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at The Common School, 521 S. Pleasant St., Amherst, and loaded into a truck that will be taken to Queens, N.Y. Items sought include blankets, batteries, diapers, nonperishable food, pet food, coats, gloves and cleaning supplies. No used clothing is being accepted.
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Spreading the word on water
Colene Carter
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Members of the Water Resources Management Technical Committee are truly a resource for all APWA members. They are relied upon for their expertise in every area of water resources management. They are frequently asked for their comments on proposed legislation or regulations, guidance on education sessions or input on publications.
The committee anticipates a busy year in terms of legislative advocacy. The Public Policy Advocacy Priorities approved by the APWA Board of Directors include several water-related issues. Staying on top of resources development, infrastructure protection and funding, stormwater management and funding, and emergency response issues requires a significant time commitment from committee members.
Emergency management is obviously a topic of great interest in the water resources field at the moment. For that reason, a Water Resources subcommittee has been formed to tackle this issue. The new subcommittee is chaired by past committee member, Steve Masters. This group will be working with the Emergency Management Technical Committee on homeland security issues and a new publication on emergency response.
The committee is also forming a subcommittee to work on publications. Of particular interest is an effort to revise and bring up-to-date an APWA publication from the '80s, Urban Stormwater Management.
In its ongoing efforts to provide the latest and best available information to colleagues, the committee is preparing some interesting sessions for this year's Congress in Kansas City. Some of the topics to be covered are stormwater management, sewer collection systems and asset management.
Stormwater is definitely the hottest of the hot topics. And, the fire isn't likely to go out anytime soon. Committee members are constantly trying to come up with new ways to spread the word on the latest strategies.
Public works staff members all across the country are learning how to pull together volunteers for water quality monitoring, streambed restorations, cleanups, rainfall monitoring and erosion control enforcement. Others are teaching residents how to properly direct downspouts, plant rain gardens, and host stream-friendly car wash events. Many public works directors find themselves asking staff members to be educators and volunteer coordinators. Just when you thought public works had done it all!
As the field of stormwater management continues to grow and expand with new technologies, new methods and new ideas, the Water Resources Management Committee strives to stay informed and pass that information along to the APWA membership.
More information on the committee can be found on APWA's website by clicking on "Technical Committees" and choosing "Water Resources Management." You can find meeting summaries, position papers and contact information.
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Hey, I'm Florine!
We live in Amsterdam, next to the amstel. A really nice and beautifull area in Amsterdam.
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Nous avons passé un super séjour à Amsterdam dans l appartement de Florine pour le nouvel an. Dès l'arrivée, nous nous sommes sentis comme à la maison. L'appartement est très propre et cosy, bien agencé / décoré et tout équipé. Nous n'avons pas pu rencontrer nos hôtes mais j'ai apprécié la disponibilité et la confiance de Florine dans nos échanges ainsi que les petites attentions à notre arrivée. Expérience à renouveler en été pour encore plus apprécier le mignon petit jardin et le canal juste en face de l'appartement ! We had a great time in Amsterdam in Florine 's apartment for New Year' s eve. We immediatly felt at home ! The apartment is very clean and cozy, well designed and fully equipped. We have not been able to meet our guests but I enjoyed Florine's availability and confidence in our exchanges and the little attentions at our arrival. Experience to be repeated in the summer to enjoy more the cute little garden and the channel just in front of the apartment !
Very cosy and nice flat. Ideal location. Florine couldn't welcome us but her lovely brother did. We found everything we needed in the little guide she left for us. It was a great experience and will definitely come back. Thank you Florine.
Nous avons été très bien accueillis par Florine et Ezra. Leur appartement correspond exactement à la description, propre et cosy avec une ouverture sympa sur le jardin pour prendre l'air. Je le recommande vivement, foncez c'est une valeur sûre ! Le centre est très facilement accessible en métro, la station est à 3 min de l'appart. Florine, Ezra, thank you again for everything, we really enjoyed our stay in your beautiful flat and city :)
Florine very kindly came back to let us into the flat and show us around, although our flights arrived fairly late in the evening. She gave us a tour of the flat before leaving us to enjoy the space. The flat was fab and I loved the design of the place, and all the little touches. It made the visit to Amsterdam much more memorable, to have stayed somewhere local rather than a hotel or hostel, and what a nice place to stay in! It was very comfortable and we all felt at ease in the place straight away. It was also lovely to see a part of Amsterdam that we might not have seen. It's also a great location not too far a walk (maybe 20 to 30 min) from the city centre and easily accessed by the metro too. Florine had left out a few pages with information about Amsterdam and places to eat, which was very useful and we took her advice and went to the areas she suggested. Thanks Florine!
We had a wonderful time in Florine's apartment. We got stuck in a terrible traffic jam on our way to Amsterdam and they patiently waited until we arrived, even though they had already made plans. Upon our arrival Ezra, very nicely, gave us all the necessary information and some local tips & tricks for our stay and parking arrangements. We had a wonderful time. The apartment and the garden are beautiful and are very well located (20 minutes by foot to the city centre. If you prefer, you can use the underground to the city centre or the tram to go to the museum square). We would definitely recommend it. A pity the weather was not all that good.
Florine and Ezra are wonderful hosts, they were warmly welcomed us into their home. We had a great stay, the apartment is perfect: cozy, comfortable, tastefully decorated and fully equipped. It's ideally located in a quiet neighborhood near downtown by bike. The terrace with the garden ends of delight us. We highly recommend this accommodation.
Florine has been a great host. She was very helpful and very kind. She gave us advices about places to go to in Amsterdam and prepare a brochure that was very convenient to carry. The flat is as described very cosy, with a nice terrace to have a drink outside. The neighboorhood is quiet, safe and easy to reach by bike. We really enjoyed our stay in Amsterdam, thanks to Florine.
Florine and Ezra were really nice. Their place well located with the subway going to the center, the tram going to the museum district and a nice breakfast at 5 min walk. The appartment is really clean with nice furniture and a small garden, it makes you forget the size of the room. The host gave us lots of good tips on Amsterdam (where to eat, where to drink, how to go there) on paper with a map. I highly recommend Ezra and Florine and also Amsterdam!
Highly recommended! Staying with Florine and Ezra was an absolute pleasure! They are both very kind and helpful and willing to help you make the best of your trip to Amsterdam. The guest bedroom is small but very comfortable and the whole apartment is very clean and beautifully decorated. The place is about a 20 min walk or 5 min metro ride from the heart of Amsterdam which makes it ideal if you want to take a break during the day and head back to the apartment. Do yourself a favor and stay with Ezra & Florine if you want to have a wonderful airbnb experience in Amsterdam.
Florine and Ezra were great hosts! Their home is decorated beautifully and they made us feel very welcome. We were invited to use the kitchen and whole house. Upon arrival Florine gave us an information booklet with a guide to local bars and restaurants that they like. The room was very small, but we were able to keep our bags in the kitchen area. We would definitely recommend Florine's house. Thanks for a great 3 nights :)
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It 'it has been a pleasure to host this young couple on their honeymoon. Very polite and have respected the rules of the house, pampered animals and we spent good time talking together. The organization and communication before their arrival was quick and easy. I highly recommend these guys and I will be glad to have them again as guests.
Florine and Ezra were an extremely nice persons, they were wonderful guests, very polite, We would gladly host them again, we highly recommend them :)
Florine is an excellent guest all round and we are happy to recommend Florine to future hosts.
friendly happy couple, was nice to have them home. Enjoyed their company. Room was in good order when they left.
Hola Florine y su amiga han sido educadas y muy amables, las recomiendo 100% y espero que hayan disfrutado de su visita a Sevilla. ¡¡ Gracias a las dos!!
Very friendly and considerate guests. Even when they got up early to go running, they were so quiet I couldn't hear a thing. I recommend them highly.
Florine and her boyfriend were a nice, young, adventurous couple. They were friendly and easy to get along with, kept a peaceful house, and left the kitchen very clean. I was happy to meet and host them. Wishing you the best in your travels!


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Super middlweight prospect Will Rosinsky knows a thing or two about hurting people and helping people, and he's very good at both. That's because in addition to being an up and coming professional prizefighter, Rosinsky is also a certified EMT with the NYC Fire Department.
In this exclusive one-on-one interview with KO Digest, Rosinsky discusses both of his careers, his recent fight with Edwin Rodriguez on SHOBOX, the controversial scoring of that fight, as well as several other topics including his thoughts on CompuBox, judge Glen Feldman, and where he hopes to go from here.
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Trusting people as a matter of course can help you relate to the individuals you encounter in a more positive way. Having faith in others can be difficult because many of us have a tendency to think pessimistically and assume the worst until we've been proven otherwise. Putting your trust in others from the moment you meet will help you act more kindly and considerate, be more forgiving and tolerant, and cooperate more readily. The people you meet in the various spheres of your life will appreciate your willingness to believe in their honesty and will thus be more likely to afford you the same courtesy. In a trusting environment, you can work together without tension. You'll be more open and companionable today when you have faith in others.
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Median U-turns target traffic trouble in Federal Way
Federal Way is on track to be the first Northwest municipality to implement a street engineering design known as median U-turns.
The design is also commonly referred to as a Michigan left, as it originated in Michigan. A $3.36 million state grant will fund most of the approximately $4.5 million cost to construct a pilot project at the 21st Avenue Southwest and Southwest 336th Street/Southwest Campus Drive intersection.
If the design is successful, the city will look to spread median U-turns to other areas of Federal Way.
Innovative design
In all directions approaching a median U-turn intersection, lanes will be re-striped, essentially shifting everything one lane to the right. What are now left-hand turn lanes will become through lanes, and the existing far right-hand through lanes will become right-hand turn lanes.
Median U-turns are the most appealing solution to solving Federal Way's traffic backups, given the city council's 2010 instructions to staff to alleviate traffic, while avoiding lane widening, at 42 intersections expected to be operating at or above capacity by 2035.
"We were struggling very hard to come up with a cost-effective way to manage the traffic without massive intersection widening," traffic engineer Rick Perez said. "This seemed like a good fit."
Pilot project
Traffic engineers estimate the 21st Avenue and Southwest 336th Street intersection will see backups of at least one-quarter of a mile in all directions by 2035 if the roadway is left as is, Perez said. The intersection would be operating at 20 percent over capacity in this case, he said. Already, the crossing boasts a high collision rate.
Here's an example of how the median U-turn design will work at the pilot location. A driver traveling east on Southwest 336th Street and wishing to turn left onto southbound 21st Avenue Southwest will travel through the intersection, then merge left into a newly created median U-turn lane. The driver will make a U-turn, with the assistance of a traffic signal, onto westbound Southwest 336th Street, and immediately begin merging to the right. Once reaching the intersection, for the second time, the driver will turn right to begin traveling southbound on 21st Avenue Southwest.
"We're pushing the envelope a little bit here, but I'm confident it's going to work," Perez said.
At the Jan. 18 city council meeting where the grant was unanimously accepted by the council, some council members showed more enthusiasm toward the design than others. Councilwoman Jeanne Burbidge said she's used median U-turns in Phoenix and found them comfortable to drive. Councilman Roger Freeman requested city staff make its best effort to educate the public on the matter, allow for safe U-turns and mediate the impacts to nearby businesses.
Design drawbacks
It will take time to educate the public on how to use median U-turns. The first step to driver safety will likely include public meetings before the design is completed, Perez said. Signage will be present. An educational website could be another tool, Perez said. Usually drivers catch on to the design within a year's time, he said.
"The biggest disadvantage (to the design) is training drivers," he said.
Despite its ability to move traffic, the design has the potential to negatively affect nearby businesses. Delivery trucks will use the design, making street widening necessary at the location where the U-turns take place, Perez said.
"We want to be able to accommodate truck deliveries to businesses," he said.
The city is still contemplating whether to allow drivers to make left turns out of businesses located near the U-turns.
"There's a couple different scenarios that could occur with how we treat access to those businesses," Perez said. "I know the businesses are going to be concerned about access restrictions."
Discarded options
Other options for addressing traffic conditions at the intersection were considered. Designs such as roundabouts and additional traffic lanes were in the running. A three-lane roundabout would be needed to adequately address traffic needs, Perez said. It would affect businesses on three of the intersections' corners, bumping the price to build a roundabout up to nearly $12 million, he said.
"That drove up the cost tremendously," he said.
Adding lanes was an undesirable option because it's not considered pedestrian friendly and would likely require right-of-way acquisition.
"The biggest thing to remember is how we got here," Perez said. "(City) council was very concerned about both the pedestrian impacts and the cost impacts of building massive intersections."
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Roz Elliott, a spokesperson for the company, said Tuesday the tipping points in the company's decision were votes by the Planning Board last week.
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Here's a recap from this week's whereabouts...I apologize I didn't include more photos of myself (as many of you readers have requested recently). I promise to make more of an effort to get in them!
W's Awesome Teachers
All of W's classmates sang her happy birthday, since she has a summer birthday.
E's Wonderful Teachers - Can you tell how much she LOVES them?
L - Hanging out with his girlfriend.
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MEXICO CITY — A missing shipment of radioactive cobalt-60 was found Wednesday near where the stolen truck transporting the material was abandoned in central Mexico, the country's nuclear safety director said.
The highly radioactive material had been removed from its container, officials said, and one predicted that anyone involved in opening the box could be in grave danger of dying within days.
The cobalt-60 was left in a rural area about half a mile from Hueypoxtla, an agricultural town of about 4,000 people, but it posed no threat or a need for an evacuation, said Juan Eibenschutz, director general of the National Commission of Nuclear Safety and Safeguards.
"Fortunately there are no people where the source of radioactivity is," Eibenschutz said.
Commission physicist Mardonio Jimenez said it was the first time cobalt-60 had been stolen and extracted from its container. The only threat was to whoever opened the box and later discarded the pellets of high-intensity radioactive material that was being transported to a waste site. It had been used in medical equipment for radiation therapy. "The person or people who took this out are in very great risk of dying," Jimenez said, adding that the normal survival rate would be between one and three days.
He said there was no word so far of anyone reporting to area hospitals with radiation exposure. He said those who exposed themselves to the pellets could not contaminate others.
Federal police and military units on the scene put up a cordon of 500 yards around the site. The cargo truck hauling the cobalt-60 was stolen from a gas station early Tuesday in the neighboring state of Hidalgo, about 24 miles from where the material was recovered, Jimenez said. Authorities had put out an alert in six central states and the capital looking for it.
The truck was taking the cobalt to a nuclear waste facility in the state of Mexico, which is adjacent to Mexico City
The material was used in obsolete radiation therapy equipment that is being replaced throughout Mexico's public health system. It was coming from the general hospital in the northern border city of Tijuana, Eibenshutz said.
Before the container was found, he said the thieves most likely wanted the white 2007 Volkswagen cargo vehicle with a moveable platform and crane.
Eibenschutz said there was nothing to indicate the theft of the cobalt was intentional or in any way intended for an act of terrorism.
On average, a half dozen thefts of radioactive materials are reported in Mexico each year and none have proven to be aimed at the cargo itself, he said.
According to the complaint of this theft, a truck marked "Transportes Ortiz" left Tijuana on Nov. 28 and was headed to the storage facility when the driver stopped to rest at a gas station in Tepojaco, in Hidalgo state north of Mexico City.
The driver, Valentin Escamilla Ortiz, told authorities he was sleeping in the truck when two men with a gun approached about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. They made him get out, tied his hands and feet and left him in a vacant lot nearby.
When he was able to free himself, he ran back to the gas station to get help.
Eibenschutz said the transport company did not follow proper procedures and should have had GPS and security with the truck.
"The driver also lacked common sense because he decided to park along a highway so he could sleep," Eibenschutz said.


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This is the original definition for this occurrence, the name vicious cycle is used incorrectly by a lot of people.
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He was so hungover he got drunk, and this caused him to be hungover again, so he got drunk again. The vicious circle of drinking continued until he realised he was a raging alcoholic.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
River Lady / Jenny Greenteeth
In english folklore she's called Jenny/Jinny/Jeannie/Ginny Greenteeth, and she is a greenskinned river hag, who is known to pull children or elderly under the water and drown them.
In my version, however, she seems to prey on young people enjoying romantic boat trips.
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Sunday, February 2, 2014
Cults of Arkham
So this is the final installment in my board game adventure for now. Left to right: Hastur, Cthulhu, Shub Niggurath and Nyarlathotep.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Here be monsters!
Top left to bottom right: Byakhee, Night Gaunt, Dark Young of Shub Niggurath and a Shoggoth. Again their colorscheme is tied to which player they belong to.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Arkham locations and investigators
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
It's been along time since I posted anything. Anyhoo, here are some guys I'm working on for a board game project that shall not be named. Octopussy guy needs a bit of extra lurve, though.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Last lesson of my Schoolism course.
Last fixes put in: The dragon has become blue, and lost a leg :) It now only has it's four arms. Other than that, just more polish and filters.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Second to Last lesson in my schoolism course: Finalization.
Uhm.. well actually it's the last TWO lessons I'm posting because I didn't upload my colored dragon. I actually re-drew it, because it strayed too far from my thumbnail, so the design, pose and composition is different from last time you saw this piece.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Color studies.
So, this assignment was to do 3 studies of animal patterns. Proportions were secondary for this assignment. Values and saturation were the most important things. Also, no colorpicking!! O_O
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Even more dragons.
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EMMYS: Matthew Weiner And Maria Jacquemetton On 'Mad Men'
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When Jared Harris received an email from the Mad Men production crew asking him whether his signature had a calligraphic flair, he finally saw the writing on the wall: His character, Lane Pryce, the nebbish British partner of the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce ad agency, was being eliminated from the show.
"I figured, 'Oh, he's forging a check,' and if he's doing it in secret, that's not good", explains Harris, who learned during the episode 10 shoot that Lane would hang himself in episode 12 after Don Draper (Jon Hamm) discovers he embezzled ad agency funds.
It might have taken 10 episodes for Harris to find out about his character's fate, but Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner dropped hints all season: Don drew a noose during a meeting with Lane (episode "Signal 30"), and Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) and his train buddy Howard Dawes (Jeff Clarke) converse about insurance and suicide ("Lady Lazarus").
Though Weiner is notorious for his iron grip on details about the season, even when it comes to his own actors, he has a very good reason for the cloak-and-dagger approach. He wants to keep the drama organic, especially after his writing staff has vigorously crafted a specific intonation for a scene. It's a tactic that has paid off in terms of the show's fan base and its Emmy haul. In fact, Mad Men has earned the best drama Emmy four years running, and it's poised to earn a record fifth.
"With Jared, I delayed the conversation about Lane until the last possible moment out of cowardice", quips Weiner, who also held out on telling Elisabeth Moss that her character, Peggy Olsen, was leaving Sterling Cooper. "I don't want the actors to 'play the end,' it would tinge their moments if they knew. Jared had a defiant courage throughout the entire season, and it made perfect sense to tell him when I did. I never told Jessica Paré (Megan Draper) that she would wind up as Don's wife ultimately–her heart would have been racing through every scene. They're all super-gifted actors, and on some level, it wouldn't effect their performance, however, there are huge things not worth risking".
In addition to the topic of suicide, which earned Harris a supporting actor Emmy nom, Weiner and his cast tackled tough, messy subjects in the fifth season, though often to mixed critical results. Don dreamt of murdering a woman, Joan (Christina Hendricks) prostituted herself for a partnership at the firm, and Roger Sterling (John Slattery) dropped acid. It was widely reported that Weiner made a mandate to his writing staff that the earmarks of the '60s (i.e. civil rights and women's lib), which were swept under the carpet in previous seasons, could finally seep into their characters' lives.
"I am always interested in a socially conscious, realistic depiction of human behavior, which may lean toward the ugly, but has an element of redemption because it's familiar", Weiner explains. "I love people being forced into real-life drama, which are the decisions we make: Sometimes because everybody is doing it, sometime because it's required of us to get what we want, and sometimes because we don't know any better".
Count Megan Draper as one of those victims of circumstance. The most challenging scene for the writing staff wasn't Lane's death, but the moment when Megan tells Don that she wants to leave the agency and become an actress. By rejecting an advertising career, Megan, in turn, was rejecting Don.
Nailing the intricacies of the couple's dialogue was key, as it marked "the emotional turning point in the season for Don's character", explains executive producer Maria Jacquemetton, who runs the writers' room with her husband, André, when Weiner is absent. "We had to make this happen without Megan looking petty, childish, or ridiculous. It was difficult. There were many weeks of Matt having us try it different ways".
Weiner adds: "Similar to real life, part of the premise of Mad Men is these people's inability to communicate their real desires. Our characters walk away from conversations thinking of what they should have said. Here we have a scene where someone has to actually express their desire to Don, who is not a welcoming audience. What became obvious to us while writing was that Don is unable to understand. The hard part of it was that she wakes him up in the middle of the night because she's scared of his reaction and also that he can't process it".
Don and Megan's complex relationship was largely inspired by Jean Cocteau's 1946 film Beauty and the Beast: Don is the beast and Megan the imprisoned princess in his penthouse who contends with his duality, according to executive producer André Jacquemetton.
"Overall, our influence comes back to cinema, both American and international", adds Maria Jacquemetton. "We approach each episode like it's a separate little movie".
Such macro themes and inspirations are front-and-center discussions in the writers' room, but Hamm, who was bestowed with a producer credit this season, is the only actor Weiner bounces larger ideas off of at the beginning of a season. Before he even speaks to the writers, Weiner meets Hamm for three hours at L.A.'s iconic Pacific Dining Car to mull over Don and the show.
"Even though the pilot script existed before Jon, I entered into this idea that Jon would be my partner for the life of the show. He's a smart person beyond acting, and whatever I write, I want to run by him", says Weiner, whose p.o.v. on the Season 3 finale shifted after a discussion with Hamm. "Jon went on in a great way about how Don feels about what he has given Betty. I always thought Don felt guilty about lying to her. Don's lines (to Betty) when he comes in drunk and after he discovers Henry Francis: 'I wasn't good enough for you, but I gave you everything'–that's threaded throughout the whole season. I didn't see that. I felt guilty for Don lying to her and bad for Betty living with him. Jon told me, 'It doesn't matter what Don did. In the end, he and Betty made this life together.' "
And Hamm's input on Season 5? "Oh, he got it. We talked about the year 1966 and what this second marriage means to this man, how hard Don was going to try to do it right", Weiner explains.
Despite Weiner's tendency to keep his plans close to the vest, Mad Men actors must arrive to the set with a game plan in mind for their character and prepped for the tight production schedule: an episode a week, seven pages a day, with a table read and blocking cue rehearsal. As such, there's no time for an actor to deliberate their character's motivation. ("They don't have time to wait for the actors to do sense memory exercises", Harris says wryly.) Further propelling the actors are the precise stage directions in Weiner's script, down to a character's gesture: for example, Lane wiping his mouth after advising Joan to take a partnership in exchange for her prostitution. Despite this attention to detail, none of the actors have taken home trophies at the ceremony.
"It's a mystery to me", Weiner says. "There's a story every year about why it didn't happen (for an actor). I take it personally. I begin to think maybe it's something with the writing and the degree of difficulty of what the actors are adding to their performance. I'm not in the actor's voting group. It could be that they're more subjective".
"Let's face it, we wouldn't be talking if it wasn't for the writing", says Slattery, who directed the episode "Signal 30" this season. True, the TV Academy has given Weiner and his writing staff three consecutive wins (2008-10), and this year three Mad Men episodes ("The Other Woman", "Commissions and Fees", and "Far Away Places") consume the majority of nomination slots.
"This season was a doubling back to the first season and a reevaluation of all these characters in a telescopic way", Slattery explains. "You think you know who these people are, and then you get more information about (them). The writing is the best because Matt isn't afraid to tell new stories and stick his neck out. I think it's the best season so far".
It's time this cast were rewarded for their incredible work; Harris in particular this year.
Yeah, how do you explain Best Drama without Best Cast? It's like when Best Film doesn't also win Best Director. Baffling.
everyone in the cast is great, except for jessica pare. i was disappointed by how much significance she had in the last season. her acting skills are okay, a bit too "days of our lives" for me, and i feel like you can tell considering the rest of the cast is absolutely terrific.
I want to thank Matt Weiner for selecting Jessica Pare for the part of Megan. Enjoyed her work and development of Megan as S5 progressed. Perfect expression of the young, later 1960's, independent woman. Bravo. Hope to see more from this actor.
Hamm's performance in the scene where Peggy quits was one of the most remarkable moments of TV acting I can remember EVER.
If he does not win an Emmy it would be a bloody shame.
Harris was great, but I have to go with Giancarlo Esposito for best supporting actor this year though – like Hamm he just took things to another level.
I want to like Mad Men because I think it's well written and well acted, but it's clear that it has badly damaged the morals of its cast – Elizabeth Moss divorcing, January Jones having a child out of wedlock, etc. If this article is to be believed, it seems that this moral weakness originates from creator Weiner, who compels a married couple to waste the best years of their lives trying to appease his incomprehensible whim, while he's off indulging his monstrous appetites at the Pacific Dining Car, one of LA's most notorious dens of vice. Indeed, during the 13 weeks a year that the show is on the air, I have found myself straying from my strict Wolverine-esque personal code of honor/conduct: catching myself hitting on Whole Foods check out girls, buying irregular cordoroy pants at Ross's, and even giving the middle finger to parking enforcement officials as they drive around in those little electric cars. I'm not blaming Weiner per se, but clearly a man who gets so much anonymous scorn from the internet while still producing a high quality television program must have some role in the great ills of society. As for the best actor/actress stuff this year, I believe that all TV acting awards should have been retired when Jerry Orbach died, but I understand that it's tradition, so I dunno… the guy who plays the earnest hispanic cop on Dexter?
I concur. The ensemble cast was given heavy material this year and pulled off the intricacies wonderfully.
Watching Harris cycle through the stages of grief once his embezzlement and forgery was discovered; Hendricks prideful shock and indignance slowly and incrementally giving way to acceptance as part of the reality of what advancement – both financially and status-wise for herself as a partner at the firm after thirteen years of running the office smoothly and the company's first prestige car account – would mean for the longterm health of their respective lives; Hamm and Moss cycle through several seasons worth of loaded shared history between Don and Peggy in a few short minutes all contain moments which made me tear up to outright ball.
For the aforementioned reasons, I've enjoyed rewatching "The Other Woman" and "Commissions and Fees" a multitude of times for its artistry and its cathartic entertainment value, a notion I would apply to the series overall from its pilot episode in season one through the final episode of season five. However, the stakes felt high this time: the existential angst of previous seasons literally ending in a death for one while giving phoenix-like rebirth at a second chance at a new life, mirroring Dick Whitman's ascent as Don Draper, for the two women who've come a long way, baby – each in their own right and their own path.
Rooted in reality, Matthew Weiner's auteur vision for the series enrich my senses emotionally, intellectually, and as a woman, spiritually as I watch the lives of Peggy Olson and Joan Holloway, especially this season, develop and unfold before me.
Kudos to everyone involved in creating the stimulating and entertaining work of art this stellar season. Bravo.
It's important that this series not derail in its final couple of seasons. If giving these guys more Emmys–including the ever-so-modest Mr. Weiner–encourages the show to keep breaking new ground, then I'm all for it.
In continuum, the ease with which Jon Hamm enacts Don Draper's complex psychological architecture with enigmatic mystery and sartorial elegance will always be the anchor and primary draw to the series; although it all begins with Matthew Weiner at the helm.
Regarding the change in tone this season from seasons past, comparatively, if the meditative quality of seasons 1-4 is reminiscent of the color fields of a Rothko painting whereby the experience deepens as deeply as you want to go into yourself then season 5's dynamism is reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock action painting whereby one wants to find order and a settled place for oneself amongst the frenetic chaos; and therein lies the beauty of Mad Men as both meditative and dynamic canvas for our subjective interpretation.
As an aside, when I read the names Andre and Maria Jacquemetton as the writers on "Commissions and Fees" I immediately thought, "They're bringing out the big guns."
This was the season where Mad Men turned into a soap opera. It was really disappointing to watch. And if they wanted the audience to like Megan then they should have hired an actress who can actually act to play her.
Jon Hamm deserves Best Actor, for sure.
As for the story line, I sure hope the firm gets the American Airlines account. ;)
The lack of recognition for Kartheiser is awful. He takes such huge risks, delivers such stellar performances, and never gets nominated. It's apalling.
Emmy voting is done by peer group. Only actors can vote for actors and right now there are about 70 to 80 Emmy judges voting in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category.
While the Emmy writing judges have rewarded the Mad Men writers for their work, the Emmy acting juges have not rewarded a single actor in the series. Do these actors believe a four-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series acts itself without the benefit of an actor's contribution? Surely, as actors themselves, they don't believe this possible. So why then, this egregious state of affairs in their category? This implausibility is simply an embarassment to their group.
In the contest for Best Drama Series, there are three groups of voters. Each group is comprised of about 300 members of the TV academy, representative of a diverse and random pool of judges.
I just discovered Mad Men (never have had cable) and have watched all five seasons in about as many days. Finally to have an artistic series with "critical nostalgia" as Weiner calls it and subtle, emotionally realistic writing and acting. I love it. There are a few things that I think would make it better and even more affecting/believalbe: The ease with which the many men bed down the many women does not ring true. Yes, Don is a womanizer, and so is Roger, but the way the women relate to the sex seems run through a male interpretation. I always check who the writer and director are (often a mix of genders, that's good) but can pretty well predict if there will be extra gratuitous sex in an episode before I see it, depending whether it was written by a man or a woman. The characters other than Don and Roger should have more subtle sensual lives, not constantly hopping into intercourse with virtually no foreplay. The other thing that I would hope could be tweaked are the anachronisms, from the teacher who is a "jogger" — women jogging alone, even as pioneers of their time, didn't happen until the early seventies — to language like "really?" and "seriously?" with a very current (even just a year or two now) intonation. Please check these things with people who grew up in the sixties… just changing "seriously" to "are you serious?" would do it, and "really?" with a different intonation that doesn't scream "2010s". I love the links to pop culture icons of creativity and kitsch like Star Trek. The Jewish characters deserve some development… esp Ginsberg. Fabulous work, thank you! I would love it if smart kids (tweens like the Sally character) could watch this show, even just a few episodes without so much sex? Probably too much to ask…
You tell 'em! I love his acting.
Mad Men continues to be the gold standard of television drama. It's time to acknowledge that the whole season depended on the credibility of two performers, Jessica Pare and Christina Hendricks. Christine's performance in the episode where she sleeps with a client to get a partnership was both heartbreaking and riveting. Pare's sensual power over Don is the key to holding the relationship together. The show has never showed him needy of anything, till now. In the hands of lesser writers and actors it could easily slipped into a cliche. It was anything but. Well done, again.
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Yes, tonight from Las Vegas, Raw Roulette comes your way to desperately try to pop a rating and convince people Raw is "must-see TV".
The question on my mind is how much bad "comedy" are we going to have to sit through.
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Our History of Art MA provides focused training in the history of art and its methodologies around a set of specialised themes. It will encourage thew student to develop original thinking on all aspects of visual cultures, and familiarise them with historical and contemporary cultural debates. You will learn how to work collaboratively as well as independently to develop your skills in written and oral communications. The MA is an excellent starting point for a career in curating, for working in the heritage industry, commercial art galleries and other sectors of the cultural industries, as well as in art criticism. For those inspiring to an academic career, the MA is a requirement for doing a PhD, and many of our former MA students have been successful to get funding for a research degree in the UK, North-America and elsewhere.
Why study this degree at UCL?
UCL History of Art is top rated for research; and staff are active researchers in a range of specialist fields. It is a challenging and versatile degree; you will study in a community of circa 35 graduate students; at the same time you will work in smaller groups and in close contact with tutors in your special subject courses.
The department is located in Bloomsbury, close to the Warburg Institute, the British Library and the British Museum. The National Gallery, Tate Galleries and the Victoria and Albert Museum are also within easy reach. UCL's own Art Museum, housed on site in the Strang Print Room, holds many rare and important works.
Collaboration with the Courtauld Institute, Birkbeck College and staff from national museums, enables UCL History of Art to offer access to a range of expertise in virtually any aspect of the subject.
Student / staff ratios › 17 staff › 43 taught students › 45 research students
Department: History of Art
Degree reviews
"The UCL History of Art Department appealed to me because of its long-standing commitment to critical theory, a willingness to embrace interdisciplinary approaches and a research culture in which period isn't the chief organising factor."
Dr Robert MillsHistory of Art MA, History of Art PhD, Medieval and Renaissance Studies MA
Reader in Medieval Art
"I have really enjoyed the freedom to explore both major and minor elements of the subjects covered by the taught courses. My primary interest in Old Masters has been developed by one of my taught courses and by my choice of dissertation topic was in turn influenced by a seemingly unrelated course on nineteenth-century technology. It is the predominant focus on the visual (and indeed sometimes not-visual) in conjunction with a strong theoreticall framework that develops the students of the History of Art MA into strong well-rounded critical thinkers."
James BaskervilleHistory of Art MA
Application and next steps
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
Who can apply?
The programme is designed for those with a first degree in the History of Art, or with some experience of the subject, who have a high level of commitment and an aptitude for academic work.
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- 29 July 2016
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Grieving a Natural Response to Loss
The NALAG (Vic) 2011 conference will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Melbourne on Thursday October 6th. The 1 day conference will explore the ways in which issues that arise following losses other than bereavement can be addressed within a loss and grief framework (griefwork). The conference topics will address issues of grief across the lifespan such as addictions, aged care, domestic violence, adoption and issues of grief for migrants.
Presentations include 'Adoption – from glow to woe' Gary Coles (former Manager Vanish – Victorian Adoption Network and author of several books on adoption), 'Addictions and Loss: A clinical approach' Ros Winkler (Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery), 'Exploring Hope Within the Practice of Loss and Grief' Tim Adam (Maryborough District Health Service), Moving Into Residential Aged Care – Experiences of transition care program clients, Jill Edwards (St Vincents Health). Other presentations will include a clinician's perspective on supporting clients navigating the loss and grief associated with major life change and personal stories of grief journeys by those who experienced them.
This conference will be of interest to counsellors, social workers, teachers, nurses, health/mental health workers, welfare workers, pastoral carers, students and anyone interested in loss and grief. The conference is open to the general public.
Date: Thursday October 6th, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, 131 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: NALAG Member/Conc/Student $170 Others $200
Registration includes;
• A Certificate of Attendance
• Lunch and refreshments
• 5 OPD / CPD Points
Please note registration fee is not refundable but is transferable
Pre Conference Workshop
Loss, Grief & Trauma: Enriching our understanding
This workshop will explore developments in loss and grief theory, and their relevance to practice. The presentation will consider how thinking has changed in areas such as the grieving process, goals for working with grief, complicated grief, and connections between grief and trauma."
'Loss, Grief & Trauma: Enriching our understanding' is a 1 day workshop for counselling professionals and students which will be held on Wednesday October 5th at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Melbourne.
The workshop will be given by the academic staff of the Graduate Certificate in Loss, Grief and Trauma Counselling, School of Social and Policy Studies, Social Work and Social Planning, Flinders University South Australia. Associate Professor Carol Irizarry and Michael Bull will present the morning session on current concepts in loss and grief theory and practice and the afternoon session will be a skills based workshop given by David Roach and Annie Jarvis.
Date: Wednesday October 5th, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, 131 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: NALAG Member/Conc/Student $170 Others $200
Registration includes;
• A Certificate of Attendance
• Lunch and refreshments
• 5 OPD / CPD Points
Preliminary Conference 2011 Program
Registration form
Or visit http://www.nalagvic.org.au/ev-events.htm
To register send attached registration form by mail to GPO Box 654, Melbourne Vic Australia 3001, email to email@example.com or fax 61 3 329 4005


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When the city sold Northwest Texas Hospital to Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services in 1996, interest rates were about 7.25 percent.
Amarillo Hospital District
Estimated future funds
Net assets at a 5.23 percent return
2007 $218 million
2021 $224 million
Net assets at a 7.25 percent return
2007 $218 million
2021 $331 million
Projections by the city of Amarillo based on current spending levels and 3 percent inflation
Backers of the sale hoped to invest money from the sale in safe bonds and securities and make about $200 million in 25 years while contracting with Northwest Texas Healthcare System to provide indigent care.
But interest rates slid and have averaged 5.23 percent in the last 10 years.
As a result, the Amarillo Hospital District spends about the same amount as it makes off its investments, leaving in question its funding of indigent care when its contract with Northwest expires.
"When we have to provide indigent care, we want to be able to take care of them for years and years without having to raise taxes," board member Dr. Paul Proffer said.
Northwest officials say they spend between $20 million and $25 million a year providing indigent care. The district pays Northwest about $6 million a year for its services.
"We're going to have to take over indigent care in 2021. If we're not going to have enough money for that, we're going to have to start planning today," hospital district board member John Ben Blanchard said.
District board members were shown the difference a 2 percent change in interest rates can make over the remaining 15 years of its indigent care contract at its quarterly board meeting Tuesday.
If rates remain about what they has averaged since the 1996 sale, 5.23 percent, the district's assets would increase from the current $218 million to $224 million in 2021.
If rates jump to 7.25 percent, about what it was at the time of the sale, the district's assets would increase from $218 million to $331 million, an about 50 percent increase.
The projections estimate a 3 percent inflation rate on the district's current spending.
"There's going to come a time that we are responsible for covering those indigent patients," Proffer said. "The amount of money will determine how we take care of those indigent patients."
As 2021 approaches, the gap between what the district has and what it needs grows, Blanchard said.
"Fourteen years is the blink of an eye," he said.
In other news ...
Board members listened to proposals from Northwest, Texas Tech University and Regence Health Network officials about restructuring its contract for services.
Northwest is offering to be the middleman between the hospital district and dental and pediatric care providers and Tobacco Free Amarillo.
The move would allow Northwest to receive federal tax breaks that the district can't now receive. It would save the district about $200,000 a year.
The district could call a special board meeting in coming weeks to vote on a proposal when a contract with all parties is finalized.
Previously, the district directly contracted with Texas Tech to provide pediatric and dental services for qualified Amarillo indigent patients and the American Cancer Society, the supporter of Tobacco Free Amarillo.
Complicating matters is involving Regence Health Network to provide dental services at Regence's clinic at 824 Martin Road.
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Here is a possible but not exhaustive list of topics – other themes/topics are encouraged:
-Arabs in American media
-Arab film in the U.S.
-Arab drama, poetry, and prose in the U.S.
-Arab music and dance in the U.S.
-Arab immigration to the U.S.
-Arabs in the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks
-Arab political, religious, ethnic, linguistic, and sexual identity in the U.S.
To submit a proposal of 250 words (beginning September 1, 2012), visit this link: http://conference2013.swtxpca.org/. You will be asked to log in or create a new account if you haven't used this database before. Panel ideas should include one proposal of 200 words describing the panel and indicating which authors and proposals are to be included on this panel. Proposal authors must each create an account and submit their own proposals at the link provided above.
Graduate students are particularly encouraged to participate in the conference. They have several awards available to them. For more info on that, click here: http://swtxpca.org/documents/48.html. Those who are interested in sharing a room at the hotel can find info here: http://swtxpca.org/documents/roommate.html.
More info regarding the conference (listing of all areas, registration, hotel, travel, etc.) can be found at the conference website.
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture & American Culture Associations
February 13-16, 2013
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Conference Theme
Celebrating Popular/ American Culture(s) in a Global Context
Deadline for Proposal Submission: November 16, 2012
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: December 31, 2012
Hyatt Regency Hotel
330 Tijeras NW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA 87102
Tel: +1.505.842.1234/ Fax: +1.505.843.2710
Hotel Website: http://goo.gl/8mQaG
Special conference rates are available.


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With only two teams left in this NHL season competing for the Stanley Cup, that leaves fans of 28 other NHL teams looking forward to Jul. 1 when the NHL free agency period opens up.
2009 has one of the better lists of available free agents compared to recent years.
It's also anticipated to be one of the most unpredictable free agency offseasons because of the tough economic times.
Therefore, players may choose the longer contract with the less competitive club (teams that could afford to deal a big contract because of their cap) over the more competitive/stable franchise offering less money.
My top 10 list consists of free agents to potentially play for a different team than they were playing for last season.


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Founded in 1992, the mission of Danceworks is to enhance the joy, health and creativity of the community through performances, classes and outreach activities integrating dance and other art forms. Danceworks is committed to taking arts and arts learning out of the studio and theatre, and into the community by creating work that resonates with diverse groups of people.
Activities for all ages include performances by the Danceworks Performance Company led by Dance Senior Lecturer Dani Kuepper, an experimental venue for local and national artists called DanceLAB, more than 70 studio classes a week, dance and multi-arts school residencies, and dance and arts programming for under-served elders.


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VESTAVIA HILLS, Alabama -- City Manager Jeff Downes knows he was hired to bring economic development opportunities to Vestavia Hills.
Downes, who spent the last decade of his 26-year career as the executive level leader and Deputy Mayor in Montgomery, was involved in several developmental and growth-geared projects.
It was that range of experience that made him a particularly strong candidate in the eyes of the city.
"Jeff (Downes) has a background that will help us build on what we have already established as a city," said Mayor Butch Zaragoza when Downes was first hired. "His past experience includes a focus on public works, council relations, downtown projects and technology matters for the City of Montgomery."
Downes said he was prepared for the challenge.
"People come to jobs with lessons learned from previous experience," he said.
When he moved to Vestavia, Downes said it was easy for him to spot the city's potential.
"What I observed in Vestavia is there are great reasons for developers to invest in the city and great reasons for retailers to invest in the city," said Downes.
During the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Downes took the stage with Mayor Butch Zaragoza to outline the areas where he saw the city could improve, the potential it needed to take advantage of, and the strategies he believed are essential to help the city grow.
"There are some challenges," said Downes.
Those challenges, he said, have a lot to do with how the city has grown over time with a limited overall vision.
Moving forward, said Downes, he'd like to implement efforts to develop areas of the city with a central philosophy in mind.
"My philosophy," he said, "is that you have to create 'quality of place.'"
Accomplishing that "collective vision," which he shared during a Power Point presentation at the luncheon, involves several components.
Downes recently went into more detail about each in an interview with AL.com, as outlined below:
Creating Quality of Place
This is not a passive activity, said Downes, but "an active pursuit that requires looking at the opportunities that you have as a city, developing one's own land and working with developers in a proactive way."
It involves:
A Built Environment that has Long-Term Value
Downes said that when a development opportunity comes up, the City must seek to build with the "highest possible quality" in mind and not just accept the first prototype suggested.
The city, he said, should first ask itself "What do we want for Vestavia Hills?"
Part of the answer, he said, is long-term value.
Although developers usually build with a five to 10 year outlook, communities should remember that what's built should be built to stay, to remain a point of pride for the city.
Enhancement and Focus on Natural Resources
Vestavia Hills has certain qualities that "other communities don't have," said Downes, from diverse natural resources to what he described as "some of the best views in Alabama."
Developers, he said, have plenty to capitalize on.
"We have to look for opportunities all throughout the city that could enhance developments by shifting the focus on the natural resources all around us."
Creating Places that are Unique and have Pedestrian Orientation
More and more, communities are seeking to become more "walkable communities."
Downes said Vestavia Hills has the opportunity to be just that--to build village-inspired developments that keep residents in town.
"You know you've accomplished something as a community," he said, "when your residents want to eat there, shop there--not out of a sense of obligation, but because they want to be there."
The Establishment of a Collective Vision - a PLAN that Guides and Illustrates
That mindset, he said, is the driving force behind the city's plans for Patchwork Farms.
In December, the city held a charrette to discuss possible development plans for the more than 55 unused acres at the site. Today, the city has high hopes to develop the land as a mixed-use development set to include retails shops, a grocery store and even a local pub.
Getting that "collective vision" off of planning sheets and out into the real world, said Downes, cannot be done alone.
"You must build partnerships," he said, which can "come in a variety of different ways."
The city must respond both to the desires of its residents and of its business owners, said Downes, creating private-public and public-public partnerships alike.
The city might, for example, meet with a private development company and share the concerns of area residents as well as the "collective vision" for the city. That way, said Downes, the developer and the city can work together in a mutually-beneficial way.
"We all have to 'get in the game,'" said Downes. "The leadership here is on board with this philosophy. Now it's a matter of implementing our plans."
For now, those plans include:
A new, 57,000-square-foot City Hall at the site of the former Food World and Joe's Ranch House at 1105 Mayland Lane
(Click here to read more about City Hall)
A mixed-use retail village at the Patchwork Farms site--an approximate 87-acre area between Cahaba River Road, Caldwell Mill Road, U.S. 280 and Interstate 459
(Click here to read more about Patchwork Farms)
The redevelopment of the southern gateway into the city near the intersection of Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 31
(Click here to read about gateway plans)
"There's a wealth of opportunities in Vestavia Hills," said Downes. "This is just the beginning."
For more on City Manager Jeff Downes, click here.


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The Dodgers were humbled at home this weekend by the first-place Boston Red Sox. Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and company took two out of three and ended the Dodgers' 18-series undefeated streak. No need to panic though, as the Dodgers maintain a 9.5-game lead over Arizona.
Yasiel Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu, two of the hottest rookies in all of baseball, had decent weekends but may be coming back to earth in the second half. Meanwhile, the future rookies down on the farm continue to thrive and grow.
How did number-two prospect Joc Pederson (pictured) fare after a week that earned him Southern Conference Hitter of the Week? Is Zach Lee still making a case for a September promotion? Did any new faces crack the top ten?
Let's check out the rankings, as compared to last week.
All stats courtesy of MiLB.com and current as of Sunday, August 25, 2013.


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Adam Perry Lang
Talking shine & swine with Adam Perry Lang
Billed as a "pioneer in urban barbecue," Adam Perry Lang is best known for his BBQ, grilling and smoking skills. We caught up with the chef, author and co-creator of Original Moonshine in London (where he operates Babecoa restaurant) to talk pork, fat and BBQ as a social medium.
To start- I have to say - Shine & Swine is one of the Festival's best-named events
And I will go ahead and take full credit for the name. The event is late night, not too many flavors going on. Pulled pork & moonshine
Pork seems to be everywhere this year
It's funny but chefs love pork. I think it's because it carries a lot of flavor. We love fat and pork is one of those fats where you can openly eat, where beef fat is a little less so.
This is your seventh year at the Festival, how have you seen it change?
It's incredible to see how much it's gown. It's no another level right now, it's corporate but it's intimate. It's large and it has all the players but Lee [Schrager] runs it on a very personal level. It's the biggest small event you can participate in as a chef.
BBQ seems to be all the rage this year
We're in this age where everyone is into mechanization and science, and that's great, but there's something real about cooking & working with the food. It's just a bit more soul. There's something about cooking with live fire and outdoors - it's very social. You talk about social media, well the grill has been the ultimate social medium for ages,
What's your favorite thing to eat on the grill
I'm a sucker for a ribeye steak, cooked rare to medium rare
Any tips for Festival attendees?
Pace yourself - both with drinking and the eating. And talk to the chefs – they're as excited to be there as the guests.
Adam Perry Lang's Top 10 Grilling Tips
- Wrap a brick in foil. Use it as something on the grill to lean things against
- Instead of using a brush to brush on sauce, take a bundle of herbs and tie them to a wooden spoon
- Don't be sacred of flames. Flames happen - don't be afraid to work with them
- Thin down BBQ sauces (or any sauce that has sugar) with water to slow down burning
- Create board dressings. Add olive oil, lemon zest or herbs to your cutting board and coat the meat in them as you slice it.
- If you want the grill marks, you need to have a clean grill. Invest in a good clean grill brush
- If you don't have a good brush, crumple up piece of foil, grab it wit tongs and scrub between the rods
- Create a safe part of the grill –I put a cast iron plate one on side of the grill, so I can keep cooking without having it on the flame.
- Resting is really, really important.
- Sweet and sour glazes that caramelize on meats hold in moisture and keep meat moist – a great solution if you have a group that's going to trickle in
More Information
Catch Adam Here:
Original Moonshine presents Shine & Swine
hosted by Master BBQ Chef Adam Perry Lang sponsored by Breville
Thursday, Feb 24, 10pm-1am, $100
Perrier-Jouët BubbleQ
presented by Allen Brothers hosted by Bobbly Flay and Friends sponsored by Miami Magazine
Friday, Feb 25, 7:30-11pm, $350
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First quarter D-FW home starts highest in five years
Home starts in North Texas rose by 35 percent in the first quarter as builders rushed to take advantage of the surge in local housing demand.
The number of home starts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area was the highest in five years, researchers at MetroStudy Inc. said Thursday. Builders in the area began work on 4,312 homes.
"Homebuilders entered 2013 with the largest backlog of sales in years," said David Brown, regional director of Metrostudy's Dallas-Fort Worth office. "Consequently the year began with a significant jump in home starts."
The greatest gain in starts was for houses priced to sell at over $200,000, Metrostudy found.
First quarter new home sales were up almost 25 percent from a year ago to 4,158 purchases.
At the end of March there were just under 3,200 finished, vacant new house on the market in the D-FW area, Metrostudy said. That's a bit higher than at the end of 2012 but is less than half the inventory in 2008.
The new home market is still very tight, due to constraints on construction and increasing demand, Brown said.
"We are seeing prices move up really fast," he said. "Builders are doing it to some degree to slow down activity because they don't have the ability to deliver more houses.
"In some of these markets, the buyer may be getting priced out of new homes."


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LOS ANGELES — The Yankees are in bit of an odd spot right now.
It's easy to say the team's in a good place after winning two of three in Anaheim. Because, of course, that's better than losing a series, especially after after a 3-5 home stand. It's also nice to be atop the American League East, even when you're tied with Baltimore.
But, naturally, there are still a bunch of things with the Yankees that are clear as muddy water. Here are some questions off the top of my head as I wait for a flight to Milwaukee, where the Yankees will have a three-game series.
What's next with CC Sabathia? Sabathia will start Saturday against Milwaukee, where he had pretty incredible run as a stopgap spot between the Indians and Yankees. Incredible hasn't been a word used to describe Sabathia much since the end of 2012. And, if it's been used, it hasn't been kindly.
Manager Joe Girardi said in Anaheim that his confidence in the big lefty hasn't been shaken, that he believes Sabathia will — sooner than later — morph into this new pitcher who can live with a high-80's fastball. Hasn't happened yet. Will it ever?
Situational hitters? The Yankees were 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position in Wednesday's win. Before that, they'd been .230 in those situations. Neither number is a good indicator, though, of how good the Yankees should be in run-sporing spots. Various parts of the lineup have gone through funks. That might be an ongoing problem, as its filled with older gears that could use more maintenance some days than others. But the RISP hitting should only improve from here. Wednesday might have been the start of that upswing.
Could Betances overtake Kelley? Listen, both have been great this year. Except that reliever Shawn Kelley has had two bad outings in a row. Dellin Betances, on the other hand, has been just about spectacular all year, with a plus-15 strikeouts per nine innings rate. It's not crazy to think Betances could be the bridge to Robertson before long.
Getting the shift? Before Wendesday's game, Girardi said the infield has had some growing pains adjusting to playing in the shift. For instance, second baseman Brian Roberts has had to practice making throws from shallow right and from deep behind the second base bag, and sometimes Derek Jeter ends up playing what amounts to a shortstop-third base hybrid. Girardi said it's best to learn how to do these things in game situations, but that's also the toughest way to get it down, too.
Can Tanaka hit? Even if Masahiro Tanaka can't hit a lick, it'll be fun to watch him at the plate Friday against the Brewers. Fun fact: Tanaka hit a pair of homers in batting practice Tuesday.
Is Roberts for real? He's eight for his last 20. He hit his first homer the other day. After a terrible first month — Girardi insisted Roberts was just getting robbed — the 36-year-old second baseman has shown he can do more than just stay healthy so far. He's raked. The other day, Roberts admitted to feeling pressure jumping into Robinson Cano's old spot. Is that pressure off a bit now?
Now, there are plenty of other questions the Yankees would love answered right now. But I'll leave it at that. What questions do you have about these Yankees? Tell us in the comments.