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Dancing is Dreaming Your Life to Life
This weekend I rewatched Dirty Dancing, the 1987 chestnut, or classic depending on who you ask. To me it's a classic chestnut. It's predictable with stock characters yet there's something about it that endures nearly 25 years later. As I watched it, I realized how true it is in the sense that women come to life through movement. Whether they do zumba, belly dancing, hip hop, pole dancing, ballet, or freestyle in the living room, dancing brings us to life.
There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. ~Vicki Baum
Movies give us ample examples of this.
- Dirty Dancing – "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." Most people focus on the love story of this movie. Yes, she does fall in love for the first time with the older, experienced dance instructor. What opens her up to this and all the other possibilities in her life is learning to dance. It changes the way she carries herself, the way she sees the world and gets her out of the "corner" the expectations of her father has put her into.
- Footloose – "What's this I see? I thought this was a party. LET'S DANCE!" This is another one of my favorites (the 1984 original, I haven't seen the remake yet). The movie is mostly about the new boy in town, Ren. His love interest is the preacher's rebellious daughter Ariel. For Ariel, dance is a way to express herself, a way to escape the overprotective radicalism of her father.
- Stricly Ballroom – "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." In 1994 Baz Luhrman, not yet famous for Moulin Rouge, created this story of frumpy Fran who becomes the partner of a professional ballroom dancer, Scott, after his regular partner leaves. This is an Aussie Cinderella dance story. Dance gives Fran confidence, self love and taps into her feminine power.
- Flashdance – "I don't want you buying me anything. I don't want you buying me, period!" In 1983 welder/dancer Alex demonstrated how following your dreams can be tough, discouraging and ultimately worthwhile. Alex's entire self expression revolves around her dance. And who can forget the water scene!
- Save the Last Dance – "Let's put some S-E-X in those H-I-Ps!" (2001) Sara was a ballet dancer. Her mom died and Joulliard rejected her. Her life fell apart. She gave up dance and it wasn't until she met and of course fell for, Derek the hip hop dancer and had her dance expression reawakened that her life started to come back to a sense of order and joy.
These movies illustrate how dance is key to a woman's happiness, power and expression.
To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. ~Agnes De Mille
Dance is the hidden language of the soul. ~Martha Graham
To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak. ~Hopi Indian Saying
When is the last time you danced? And I mean REALLY danced. The kind of let loose, not worrying about what others may be thinking, completely in the moment, just for you dancing? If you can't remember when – it's time to change that.
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes and dance. ~Oprah
Whether it's turning on your favorite music at home and letting loose, going out to a club with the girls or taking a class – I challenge you to release your self expression – your soul even – by dancing.
Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn. ~Terri Guillemets
The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie. ~Agnes de Mille
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb
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My baby is having trouble gaining weight. I can see several possible issues and would appreciate any suggestions.
I had a breast augmentation in 2002 with the incision over the areola. I can produce milk, but it appears that I'm not producing very much. My baby was okay with nursing for the first few days, but then he began to cry and claw at the breast out of frustration (mainly in the evening). He is also very sleepy and likes to nibble at the breast without really sucking. If I try to put him down, he wakes up and cries then goes back to nibbling sleepily without a strong suck. He sleeps for several hour stretches at night, waking up only a couple of times to nurse.
I have been pumping several times per day to try to increase milk supply. A couple of times, I have been able to get over an ounce between both breasts. More commonly I can only get 1/2 ounce at a time. After pumping, though, I can still hand express some milk. I rented a hospital grade Medela pump. I didn't get very much milk at first, so I bought larger breast shields and that helped. When I pump, milk starts spraying out but this only lasts about 30 seconds, then only drops come out, then nothing at all. Sometimes if I keep pumping the milk will start to spray again in a few minutes, but usually it doesn't. Also, one side seems to produce more milk than the other. I got a Medela SNS so I can tube-feed my baby the pumped milk while he is nursing. Even with the SNS he does not finish the milk inside.
Baby was 8 lb, 5 oz. at birth. I was induced, so I had lots of IV fluids. The following day he was 8 lb. 3 oz. At two weeks he was 7 lb. 12 oz--a loss of 9 oz. total from his birth weight. I spoke with a lactation consultant at the place where I rent the pump and she said I should definitely be supplementing as baby should have regained his birth weight by now and I should be pumping 20 oz a day!!
Baby poops and pees all day long (and has already peed on me several times while I was changing his diaper). His pee is yellow, not clear. Poop is yellow and watery (sorry if this is tmi).
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And by the looks of the teenage crowd this past weekend, I now know even fewer.
I was exposed to "The Evil Dead" as a young lad one very late night while channel surfing, and it scared the bejesus out of me.
It was the first film directed by Sam Raimi, who has gone on to do the original Spider-Man trilogy as well as the more recent "Oz the Great and Powerful."
"The Evil Dead" spawned two sequels, "Evil Dead 2" and "Army of Darkness."
"Evil Dead" is the remake/pseudo sequel which hit theaters this past weekend.
Now, I call it a remake/pseudo sequel because in the original, a group of 20 somethings head out to a cabin, find the Book of the Dead and unleash an ancient evil.
In "Evil Dead," another group of 20 somethings show up at what seems to be the same cabin to help their friend kick heroin cold turkey.
While at the cabin, they too find the Book of the Dead and unleash an ancient evil.
And that's when the lines get blurred a bit.
The cast is well above your average stupid teenyboppers and/or rappers that seem to populate most horror films these days. These actors can actually act.
The plot follows the young adults as they get slaughtered one by one by the summoned evil.
Sounds simple and boring, right?
Well, it's not really about the story line; it's about the characters and how they deal with their friends becoming possessed and eventually turning on them.
Oh, and the tons and tons of blood and gore.
All of the deaths and possessions are pretty gruesome and mostly original. I say mostly because we've seen the girl with long wet black hair over her face, crawling towards the camera. But it still works.
And the blood comes in buckets. It was really hard for me to realize the movie I was watching wasn't NC-17 (a rating for films that do not allow children under 17 to attend because of gruesome violence or sexual content).
But then the infant cries and toddlers talking in the theater brought me back to reality and made me remember it was rated "R."
And one of the refreshing things about "Evil Dead" was the practical use of effects. There's very little computer generated fakery in the film, which most horror movies use as a cop-out these days and always looks really bad.
They built the appendages that get severed and chopped and smashed and burnt, which adds to the realism of the horror.
Gorehounds should really get a kick out of this movie, if for that reason alone.
Director Fede Alvarez took on the massive task of remaking one of the biggest cult hits ever – and did it with style by not remaking the original but taking the basic premise, doing his own thing with it and staying true to vintage horror cinema.
With only a couple of features and shorts under his belt, it was an odd choice to hand him the reins to such a cult classic but one that worked out really well.
The score is also really great, though it evokes "Army of Darkness" at some points throughout the film. It's really big sounding for a movie that takes place in a cabin, but it all seems to only add to the horror of every scene and never takes you out of it.
Even though "Evil Dead" isn't as scary (for me anyway) as "The Evil Dead," it does deliver the shocks and disgust it promises.
The film isn't for the timid or weak-stomached, so be warned – it does get pretty nasty.
And any fans of "The Evil Dead" should stay until the very end of the credits to see my point proved about it maybe being a pseudo sequel.
All I'm going to say is it's pretty "groovy."
"Evil Dead" is playing at Rio 6 Cinemas, 806 E. Houston St. in Beeville.
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Be heard Tuesday
Vote for Trone, Kenne, Hampton, Murga and Phelps
By Kevin Uhrich 02/28/2013
Much has been written over the past few weeks about Tuesday's election, in which three City Council seats will be decided, as well as four Board of Education positions in newly created voting districts in the Pasadena Unified School District.
Some of what we've seen has been encouraging, with the PUSD's four of seven new districts doing what they were meant to do when they were drawn by a special task force last year: Attract new people to the political process. In addition to all the fresh faces, three incumbents will be trying to retain their seats as well.
However, much of what's been reported about the election has not been good news. In the three contests for the council's District 3, District 5 and District 7 seats, for example, stories have ranged from boring to disappointing to downright shocking, especially in District 3, where longtime Councilman Chris Holden was forced to give up his seat after being elected to the state Assembly in November.
Councilman Terry Tornek is running unopposed for a second four-year term in District 7, and Israel Estrada dropped his challenge of longtime District 5 incumbent Councilman Victor Gordo, so the results of those two contests are virtually foregone certainties.
But then there's District 3. All three candidates in that race — John J. Kennedy, Ishmael Trone and the Rev. Nicholas Benson — have provided new answers to the question of how low candidates can go to get themselves elected, all while raising new questions about why a person with a checkered past would run for public office.
Such is the case with Benson, who uses a doctor's title before his name. Deputy Editor André Coleman soon learned that the good reverend did not possess a doctorate. André also found that Benson has a number of aliases, and a few birth dates. But, along with that, André found out that the place where Benson, who owns a home in Altadena, claims he lives in the district is actually home to two convicted sex offenders.
Benson wasn't the only one in the race to have their residency challenged. Trone, who claims to reside on the second floor of the offices of his bail bonds business on East Orange Grove Boulevard, has been accused by his critics of actually living in a home in Altadena that he owns with his estranged wife, a claim that he emphatically denies. The LA County DA is currently investigating the matter.
Of course, Benson and Trone are certainly not alone in creating controversy. Kennedy, the former head of the NAACP Pasadena Branch back in the late 1980s, was acquitted of attempted murder after accidentally shooting a 20-year-old man he had once mentored while playing around with a gun that neither man realized was loaded.
Not to be outdone, Trone was actually convicted of misdemeanor gun charges after being caught at Bob Hope Airport in 1997 with a loaded handgun that he forgot was in his bag.
The pièce de résistance came last week, when someone tried to smear Kennedy by sending out around the district copies of a newspaper story about the man he shot 20 years ago.
For news people, these three candidates have produced some pretty exciting copy. For voters, however, none of them present much hope for anything getting done if elected.
In the final analysis, Trone appears to make the most sense, especially on the need to hire locals for major projects in order to spread the wealth that's escaped this district for too long.
Kennedy, too, has some good ideas, but more than anything, what he really represents, mostly by virtue of great bureaucratic polish, is a smooth transition of power in Holden's former district. In other words, the status quo — perhaps the very last thing people need or want. As for his plans of buying "stealth" helicopters to increase police flyovers while reducing noise, and putting more cops on local campuses, these are ideas that we could not oppose more strenuously.
For these reasons, and the fact that he's been deeply engaged in community affairs over the past several years, we endorse Trone to take over for Holden. Let's now hope he makes it through the DA's investigation without getting arrested.
Following are our picks for the Pasadena Board of Education:
District 1 — Kim Kenne
Kenne wants to further fulfill promises made last election regarding transparency and accountability. She's also working to increase parental involvement. We like that and think she deserves another term.
District 3 — Tyron Hampton
People say anyone like Tyron Hampton, who actually attended local schools, graduated from a Pasadena public high school, and then went onto a successful life, should have a shot at serving on the school board. We agree.
District 5 — Stella Murga
Over the years, we have seen Stella Murga devote her life to the betterment of local children through the Pasadena Youth Center and a number of other civic organizations. We believe she will continue this tradition of dedication as a board member.
District 7 — Scott Phelps
Scott Phelps taught in the district, served two terms on the school board and sends his children to PUSD schools, unlike his opponent, who has enrolled his kids in private school. 'Nuff said. n
Deputy Editor André Coleman contributed to this editorial.
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In this modern world of drive-by politics (at least in Pasadena), it seems to me that a primary source of information dissemination (that is ostensibly "free") would -- especially right before an election -- do everything it can to get a variety of opinions "out there."
In the 02/21/13 edition of the PW, a heartfelt plea is submitted at the tail end of the "Letters" section:
Have something on your mind that you'd like to share with the rest of the community? You're in the right place: Our Letters to the Editor page, one of the most widely read sections of the paper.
Send your letters to email@example.com. Just remember, it usually takes two to three weeks for a letter to appear in print.
To all those who have contributed letters over the years, and added valuable information to the ongoing community dialogue, thank you so much. And thanks for picking up the Weekly, the Pasadena paper people have to read.
~ Kevin Uhrich"
Tell me Kevin, regarding anyone submitting a letter to the PW, their easiest way of discovering whether or not that submission was ever printed is to check it out ONLINE, right? Then tell me, why is the online version of the Weekly's "Letters" section so haphazardly posted? In this week's PW (02/28), the dead-tree version of the Weekly has a "Letters" section in it where people's opinions about election matters have been posted.
I mean, REALLY! In spite of such a heartfelt plea by you ... why isn't it being felt too much by whomever's duty it is to faithfully post the weekly online? After all, right on the eve of a very important city election, those who might submit a letter to the Weekly AND THEN HAVE IT POSTED in the dead-tree version have had their readership at least cut in half because the Weekly's online editor is sleeping at the keyboard ... who is the online editor anyway?
All us conspiracy-theorists want to know, what's the reason for this particular practice of censorship anyway, Kevin? Is it just incompetence, or is there a subversively deeper agenda?
Are you asking why arent letters from readers being posted in a timely manner?
If so, that's a good question and warrants an answer. I'd like to read the letters regarding the election as well. I do not find them in the letters section.
Well pr, I'm asking something close to that, but the problem is not (in my reprobate opinion) quite as casual as you seem to suggest. Almost invariably, if you see a week missing in the Weekly's online listing of the "Letters" section, chances are that there were letters printed in the PW's pulp version, but were never posted online.
Why is the Pasadena Weekly committing this electronic error of omission? I'm sure that anybody can come up with a conspiracy theory, but the fact remains that it also makes the editorial staff of the Weekly appear quite unprofessional.
How can I (or anyone else) gloat (in these modern times) beyond its initial debut about any letter appearing in a newspaper if that ostensible news source yet fails to also post that letter in the online edition? Apparently, only REAL IMPORTANT people always get posted online (where the letter-reading audience really is) as well.


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One sunny afternoon after a storm cycle, I stood by one of my resort's backcountry access gates while two of my co-patrollers hastily searched an out-of-bounds rock band for a person allegedly cliffed-out. While I waited with high-angle gear at the ready, dozens of skiers—many of whom carried no pack, no shovel, no probe, nor any semblance of personal rescue gear—brushed by me and right through the gate in search of powder. Never mind that it was a weekday, the crowds were thin and the snow was plenty deep inbounds. I doubt many, if any, had read the day's avalanche report, let alone paid any attention to the written warnings that from this point forward, they were essentially on their own. Since everybody was going out, it must be safe, they assumed. I actually overheard one local woman ask another if she was carrying her cell phone in case something went wrong. "Good," she said. "We're covered."
My partners soon radioed me to leave the gear and come to their location; the 20-something-year-old man had hiked out of harm's way. He too had no avalanche gear, had no clue where he was going, and he was about to pay cold and hard for the proverbial farm when my partners finally reached him. "It's all good," he said. Uh huh.
When we leave resort boundaries, we enter the backcountry. How we get there or what we call it makes no difference to Mother Nature. Just because we access public lands from a ski area doesn't mean the resort's medical and rescuing resources extend beyond the gates. Know where you're going and what you're doing, and please, please…don't be that guy.


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Many state employees have been relocated because of the Waterbury complex closing. Im a state employee. I worked at the Waterbury complex, and I was relocated to Essex. Thankfully, I commute to Essex in a vanpool. Do I like traveling farther to work? No. Do I enjoy trying to find the easiest way to get to Essex because of construction? No.
Some state employees are upset because they dont want to work in Barre. I live in Barre, and I would love to work in Barre, enjoy everything the city has to offer two museums, a library, a bookstore and many nice stores to shop. Also, we have great restaurants.
I understand that working in cubicles wont be easy, but when state employees move back to Waterbury, we will be in cubicles. But, we will also be in Waterbury, and we can appreciate all that Waterbury has to offer a library, a bookstore and many other stores to shop.
We are state employees working to serve Vermonters. Lets do our jobs and appreciate that we have a job.
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- This paper focuses on online communities and describes how they can be differentiated from other Internet supported group interactions. A definition of an online community is given and three specific generic types are identified. These types are defined by the community ownership models based on the value proposition for the owners. The value proposition for members is strongly influenced by the ownership model as facilities and opportunities for interaction are structured by the site owners. Where online communities offer fulfillment of specific needs, people participate and become members. Additional benefits will enhance the value of membership and encourage retention and greater interactivity. There appear to be significant benefits to be gained from online communities for businesses, NGOs and other community organizations as well as individuals as owners and members. Identifying the different types of communities and their characteristics is an important stage in developing greater understanding of how virtual communities can contribute to businesses, healthcare, community needs and a myriad of other contexts.
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I am nursing my 7 week old baby girl from one breast because I have had so much trouble with the other (4 bouts of mastitis and thrush on that side) that it hurt too much to nurse. I haven't effectively nursed her off that side in probably two weeks. She REFUSES that side, probably due to engorgement, but I can't get any more than a few drops to come out, ever. I have hand-expressed and used the Lanisoh manual pump (the one everyone raves about), and it makes no difference....the milk will only form tiny beads on the surface of my nipple.
The other side lets down fine when shes nursing, but the affected breast doesn't do a thing. I've stood in the shower, soaked it in warm to hot water, applied cabbage leaves, applied ice packs (reduces swelling in a minor way, but as soon as the breast warms back up, it's hard as a rock again), tried basically forcing her to nurse, tried a nipple shield....nothing. This used to be my most dominant side in terms of powerful let-down, etc. but now it's totally unusable.
I went and saw a LC and she wanted me to do cabbage leaves for 20 mins, followed by ice for 20 mins, then stand in the shower with warm water hitting my back only (not the breasts), then pumping. Still nothing beyond a few drops. In fact, attempting to pump makes it WORSE because it stimulates the breast and I feel it getting fuller afterwards, but the milk has NOWHERE TO GO and will not come out. The LC theorized that I'm so engorged that "it's like stepping on a hose" and it restricts the milk ducts from being able to release.
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David Salazar, 32, was alone in a 2008 van when it and a 2014 Dodge Durango collided almost head-on.
The driver of the Durango, 24-year-old Joanna Quiroz of Beeville, was flown by a HALO-Flight helicopter to Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital with incapacitating injuries. She was listed in serious condition.
A one-year-old boy, Oscar Luis Vasquez, also was flown to Corpus Christi with non-incapacitating injuries. He was listed as being in serious condition.
A girl, Audrey Vasquez, was taken by ambulance to Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville. Her condition was listed as stable. Her age was estimated at about two months old.
Both children also were from Beeville.
Highway Patrol Trooper Jarrad Williams reported that the accident happened at about 12:15 p.m. when the eastbound Durango apparently veered into the westbound lane and the two vehicles collided.
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Welcome to the Barclays investment bank layer cake
What a difference a year makes. On April 18 last year, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins said that the investment banking division was so important that he wanted to "de-layer" the management structure giving him a "clearer line of sight" into the business. On April 17 this year, he added that management layer right back in. What's going on?
That's an important question to answer. We're in the middle of a big few weeks for the UK bank. This month, Barclays announced that it was going to pull out of most commodities trading businesses. A couple of days later, the senior management had to weather shareholder ire over bonuses at the bank's annual general meeting. On May 6, Barclays will release its quarterly results, which, thanks to guidance released last week, we already know will show a "significant reduction" in revenues from fixed income trading – the bank's traditional strength. And then on May 8, Jenkins will unveil his group strategy update.
All of those things – a retreat from commodities, issues with bonuses, a slowdown in fixed income, currencies and commodities revenues and an overhaul of strategy – are rooted in the difficulties at the investment bank, which Bernstein analysts recently estimated made a return on equity of just 3% last year. There is little doubt that the investment bank is the most fearsome hydra with which Jenkins has to wrestle. For him to have executed such a clear volte-face on the unit's management structure in the midst of that struggle hardly inspires confidence.
Let's rewind a year to last April. Jenkins had been the head honcho of Barclays for seven months, having taken over the previous August when his predecessor Bob Diamond and one of Diamond's two closest lieutenants, Jerry Del Messier, had been defenestrated over the Libor scandal. Now the third musketeer, Rich Ricci, chief executive of the investment bank, was off.
Jenkins said Ricci would be replaced by Eric Bommensath and Tom King but that these two men would retain their responsibilities as, respectively, head of markets and head of the investment banking division, the two arms of the investment bank. Explaining this decision, Jenkins said: "Given the importance of corporate and investment banking, I want to de-layer the organisation – creating a closer day-to-day relationship and clearer line of sight for myself into the business."
Fast-forward to earlier this month, the day before the anniversary of that "de-layering" in fact, and Barclays was naming Eric Felder as head of markets, and making Joe McGrath and Richard Taylor the co-heads of the investment banking division. All three report to Bommensath and King, the joint chiefs of the investment bank. A formerly redundant management layer has, in other words, been reinserted at the top of the investment bank. So, what gives?
Is the investment bank less important than it was a year ago? The answer to that is a resounding no. It still represents roughly two-thirds of the bank's assets and generates around half of its pre-tax profits. Was last year's statement just a cover to give Ricci – the most high-profile reminder of the Diamond-era culture that "Saint Antony" had pledged to eradicate – the opportunity to quietly exit stage left? There's probably something in that, but it's unlikely to be the whole story.
More worryingly: did Jenkins just get the structure wrong? There have certainly been a few missteps during his still brief tenure. There were, for example, his claims that Barclays had plenty of capital, days before a £5.8 billion rights issue. Then there was the 10% increase in the 2013 remuneration pool despite a 32% fall in underlying pre-tax profits last year.
This was justified by Jenkins's infamous remark that he feared the bank could be gripped by a "death spiral" of departures. There would have been a logic to that argument but for one thing: the upcoming strategy review is expected to lead to thousands of job cuts. Bernstein has estimated that as many as 7,500 positions could go – about 30% of the headcount at the investment bank.
If Barclays is going to reduce headcount by up to a third, why did it so desperately need to pay top dollar to hold on to everyone? It could have been far more discriminating, increasing bonuses for the most critical staff while cutting them for the vast majority and shrinking the overall pool.
Should the management re-layering be viewed as a similar miscalculation?
Maybe. One thing's for sure – the investment bank chief executive role has changed beyond recognition over the past few years. It is entirely possible that Jenkins may have underestimated the amount of time that King and Bommensath would be spending both with financial regulators and in overhauling the bank's technology, compliance and control functions.
But, viewed in this light, the promotions of Taylor, McGrath and Felder could also be seen as part of a natural evolution. Remember that Ricci did not rise to the top as either a trader or an investment banker; he was an operations guy. When he left, it made sense that Jenkins, who did not have any investment banking experience, should want to work closely with the executives who have their hands on the tiller.
But as King and Bommensath get ready to put the restructuring plans into action, they may simply not have the time to approve individual trades, handle personnel issues and deal with all the day-to-day issues that go with running an investment bank.
And if that is indeed the case, then it perhaps gives us some insight into quite how dramatic the restructuring might be.


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General Information
Niedersachsen is located in northwest Germany and is bordered by the North Sea coast in the north and by the Harz mountains and the Weser hill country in the south. What's in between encompasses everything from historic and seafaring towns to trade fair locations of international significance. Various natural habitats with tranquil rivers, dense deciduous and evergreen forests as well as moorland and heath landscapes offer opportunities for a multifaceted holiday in Niedersachsen.
The possibilities include everything from water sports, hiking,road cycling and mountain biking to equestrian sports and golf. 20,000 km of river routes and 13,000 km of cycle paths wind their way through the region. Exciting theme parks, animal parks and zoos ensure a memorable visit.
Cultural enthusiasts will enjoy historic windmills, exciting museums, magnificent castles and fortresses, as well as top international artists at dance and music festivals. There are no less than four UNESCO-World Heritage sites in Niedersachsen. Hildesheim boasts the Mariendom and St. Michael's, and Goslar has the old town as well as the nearby Rammelsberg mine and the Upper Harz Water Management area; the Fagus Factory in Alfeld has been listed since 2011. And let's not forget the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site: the Wadden Sea in the North Sea. Since December 2014 Hannover, the capital city of Lower Saxony proudly bears the titel UNESCO City of Music.
The federal state also wins over visitors with diverse cuisine characterised by both traditional regionalism and by contemporary internationalism: country inns and fine gourmet restaurants attract guests with regional specialities including hearty green cabbage, delicate fish dishes, an fresh asparagus.
How to get there
Whether you're travelling in your own car, by public transport, ship or plane – many roads lead to Lower Saxony. Modern motorways as the A2, A1 and A7 connect the state with the rest of Germany. International airports can be found in Hannover, Bremen, Hamburg and Münster-Osnabrück. Towns and cities like Hannover, Wolfsburg, Hildesheim etc. can be reached easily by ICE fast trains of Deutsche Bahn.
Health, Fitness & Wellness Holidays
Lower Saxony is a first-class region for wellness holidays: here you can recharge your batteries and regain strength. The beautiful surroundings and the friendly people are just as much part of this as the obvious high therapeutic competence and modern equipment. The elements sea, moorland, salt water, sulphur, air and water, created by nature, have been used by man for hundreds of years for health purposes. From health treatments to relaxation you'll find some very interesting and unusual health programmes different health spas. Bathing in algae, salt mud treatments or water treatments à la Kneipp, this is the right way to destress for body and soul.
Active and Alive
Lower Saxony is the perfect choice for fun holidays and active getaways. With its countless rivers and lakes, the North Sea coast, its vast heath, highland, forest and moor landscapes, visitors will find the perfect opportunities for various activities like cycling, golf, walking, hiking, riding or water adventures.
Cycling in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony's vast, rather flat landscapes are perfectly suitable for restorative cycling holidays: downstream along the rivers your bike will almost ride itself along. On the other hand, for cyclists with more sporty ambitions, a trip to the south of Lower Saxony with the Harz mountains is recommended. Here they will find demanding routes with steep inclines. Moderate to hilly slopes can be found in the Weserbergland, in the Wiehengebirge and the Teutoburg Forest in the Osnabrücker Land.
Hiking in Lower Saxony
You can choose between roaming barefoot through the tidal flats inhaling unpolluted fresh air, enjoying a relaxing stroll through the Lüneburger Heide, or donning your hiking boots and head the harz Mountains - or do all three! Take advantage of short loop trails that can easily be hiked in a single day or multi-day journeys along scenic routes, with professional organisation and guides.
Lower Saxony – land of the horse
Lower Saxony really is the land of the horse with some great equestrian events. You can experience world class tournaments, horse racing, elite horse auctions and stylish Hengstparade horse shows. A great number of riding routes invite you to discover the regions of Lower Saxony on horseback. Countless farms are specialised in riding holidays.
Lower Saxony – land of golf
Golfing from its most beautiful side: from the windy North Sea coast over the Lüneburger Heath to the undulating Weserbergland, first-class golf courses of all levels of difficulty await you in the Niedersachsen. A concentration of over 80 golf courses makes the region perfect for golfing.
Water Sports
Beside the North Sea, there are numerous places to do water sports. The largest inland water is the Steinhuder Meer, at around 30 km² in size – a paradise for sailors, windsurfers and kiteboarders. Just half this size is Lake Dümmer, near Osnabrück. The most important navigable waterways are the Elbe, Weser and Ems. Innumerable ditches, rivers and canals with a total length of 30,000 kilometres criss-cross the state.
Experience conoe tours with very different characters on 22 rivers with a total lenght of around 2,000 km.
Lower Saxony is home to a wide range of natural treasures. Visitors will find various natural attractions on offer at its two national parks, two biosphere reservers and 13 natur parks. The UNESCO world nature heritage site of Wadden Sea offers mudflat hiking and many opportunities to watch seals. Hikers and mountain bikers will be in their element in the Harz Mountains and Weserbergland. Heath and moor land can be discoveres easily by bike on the flat land. As a travel destination Lower Saxony is a "must" for individual nature lovers and groups. certified nature and national park guides are available to offer their expertise. More information, ideas and building blocks for travel industry you will find at:
There are so many reasons why Germany is an atractive holiday destination. Lower Saxony is certainly one of the best regions to visit because it combines wonderfully varied scenery with fascinating towns and cities and great cultural heritage. You can also discover the part Lower Saxony plays in the story of the British Royal Family.
There are several museum and culture insitutions in Lower Saxony which have achieved a very good reputation beyond the borders of the federal state. With its Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig offers the biggest and most outstanding art museum of the old art of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Art Gallery Emden with the Henry Nannen collection consistently puts innovtive art projects into effect to give young people an understanding of art. The Sprengel Museum in Hannover presents art of the 20th century. The Art Museum Wolfsburg has made its mark in the art scene duo to its collections and exhibitions on modern and contemporary art. The world´s first 24-hour Art Museum can be found in Celle. The Felix-Nussbaum-Museum in Osnabrück presents the work of Jewish painter.
Open-air museums
The open-air museums in Lower Saxony attract thousands of visitors every year. At the Mühlenmuseum Gifhorn, real mills from the whole of the world can be explored, the Village Cloppenburg is probably Germany´s oldest museum village with many ancient half-timbered houses and historical handcraft facilities. Not to forget the Artist Village Worpswede in which painters such as Otto Modersohn, his wife Paula Becker-Modersohn and Fritz Mackensen lived and worked.
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The Herzog August Libary in Wolfenbüttel (Bibliotheca Augusta) is internationally renowned. The research institution for the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times also houses the world´s most expensive book, the evangeliar of Henry the Lion. The Roman and Pelizaeus Museum Hildesheim is a museum which is popular world-wide due to its important Old Egyptian collection.
Of course, there are also rather bizzare exhibitions and institutions in Lower Saxony, such as the Museum of Snoring in Alfeld, the Mussel Museum in Wremen or the Ammerländer Museum of Ham.
Professionals know: the success of a conference depends not only on content, top speakers and perfect technology. In the towns and cities of Lower Saxony you find ideal conditions: a professional service, conference venues of every size and multifaceted programmes. Hannover is known beyond the German borders for being the perfect exhibition venue. Since the first trade fair in 1947 the Hannover Fair has developed into the biggest exhibition of capital goods in the world and hosts today five of the ten biggest exhibitions in the world. Smaller meetings can be arranged in various hotels, universities and other venues in Lower Saxony or at special locations as the Meyer Shipyard in Papenburg.
Trade Fairs
The Hannover Messe and the CeBIT computer trade fair have made the Hannover area the most important trade fair centre in the world. Traditional universities in Braunschweig and Göttingen, the Hannover Medical School and numerous academic research centres demonstrate the close links between science and industry.
On our new travel trade portal the travel trade industry finds information about the various regions and attractions of Niedersachsen along with tips on travelling.
Information about group offers is available from the regional tourist partners.
Lower Saxony is a travel destination which offers plenty of options and facilities that enable visitors with disabilities and/or restricted mobility to discover different regions and attractions. Whether you are travelling with children or a pram, whether you are enthusiastic about short walks in nature, whether or not you have restricted mobility you will find just the right holiday trips in the travel destination Lower Saxony. You can undertake a cycling tour or a tidal flat hike, relax and enhance your well-being in Lower Saxony or experience the art and culture in the Lower Saxony towns. Advice and information is available from TourismusMarketing Niedersachsen and the regional tourist partners.
With motorways crossing the state and a well developed infrastructure Niedersachsen is ideally suited for individual travellers. The towns and cities are perfectly connected and even most of the attractions in the countryside can be reaches easily by bus. Because of these good connections everything seems just a stone's throw away.
Amongst nature in Niedersachsen
Niedersachsen offers many different options when looking for a green holiday because sea and mountains create perfect environments for active, nature-based vacations. The North Sea is ideal for bathing or hiking across mudflats to the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site, while the Harz mountains provide a vast natural setting for exciting climbs and long mountainbike descents. Hiking and cycling tracks regularly intersect with the centuriesold irrigation system of ponds, lakes, moats and streams – also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the "Upper Harz Water Management System", since 2010. For an authentic Harz experience, regional tourism establishments place great emphasis on local products.
Sustainability and climate protection are important topics in Lower Saxony. There are a lot of facilities and exhibitions which deal with this topic:
For example the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The exhibition LEVEL GREEN – The Concept of Sustainability examines various dimensions of sustainability and uses architecture to display the content in an interactive and playful way. Situated on approximately 1 000 m², the "experiential space Sustainability" is an interplay between a walk-in sculptural installation, divided into six themed areas, and the 25 exhibits within it.
Some Lower Saxony Must-Sees
Hildesheim with the cathedral with its impressive bronze casts and St. Michael, a beautiful early Romanesque church.
The ore mine Rammelsberg together with the mediaeval old city centre of Goslar.
The FagusWerk Alfeld, the first modern industrial building.
The Wadden Sea, declared UNESCO Natural Heritage for being an extraordinary habitat.
The Old Town centre of Celle with over 500 half-timbered houses mainly from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
The almost unchanged Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen with Baroque, English and botanical gardens.
Marienburg Castle, the former summer residence of the Guelphs is considered one of the most important neo-Gothic historical buildings.
Hämelschenburg Castle between Hameln and Bad Pyrmont, the most splendid castle of the Weserrenaissance.
Hameln, the picturesque hometown of the Pied Piper.
The Meyer Shipyard building luxury cruise liners.
The former salting and hanseatic town of Lüneburg.
The International Wind and Watermill Museum in Gifhorn with currently 16 original mills.
The museum in Kalkriese at the original Varus' Battle site.
The Emden Art Gallery with its collection of German expressionism and paintings of the new functionalism movement.
The castle complex of the Porzellanmanufaktur Fürstenberg one of Europe's most famous porcelain manufacturers.
The Autostadt in Wolfsburg with events and attractions based around the theme of mobility and the brand Volkswagen.
Braunschweig, the town of Henry the Lion, with its mediaeval city.
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The two most unlikeliest of heroes emerged over this past weekend.
On the left we have Jody Gerut. Journey man who was once a prized prospect for the Indians.
On the right, Dallas Braden. An outspoken man who has been at the heart of criticism over his own criticism of Alex Rodriguez.
Both Gerut and Braden have been favorite players of myself. This weekend just skyrocketed them near the top.
Gerut was a Cleveland Indian and the best they had for a while in the mid 2000's. He was traded to the Pirates in a trade deadline move and I was pretty pumped. He never lived up to the hype in Cleveland and therefore couldn't cut it as a Pirate. He barely played half a season, to be frank, just four games. He was injured and later became an after thought to Pirate fans and the baseball world.
On Saturday night he made a name for himself and surpassed the potential he demonstrated floating around in the Minors of the Tribe. In my opinion the cycle is the most exciting accomplishment in baseball. Every time I am at a game I make sure to check each batter's hits just to make sure that the could be flirting with that single, double, triple and HR. Twice in the past year I have been a single away. One being with Nate McLouth, the other Garrett Jones. I hope Gerut continues to have a solid career. He will always have May 8, 2010 to fall back on if he doesn't.
I have been a Braden fan for about two weeks now. He has had many pundits on his case for jawing at A-Rod for crossing across the mound during a game. I'm sticking up for Braden simply because Rodriguez needs to show respect. His cocky attitude already preceeds him and he treats the game like it is below him. You just don't go and step on the pitcher's mound like that. I compare it to stepping across someones line on the putting green while playing golf.
Braden dominated the Rays on Sunday. The Rays! Now they haven't been the offensive juggernaut as they have relied on great pitching. But they are no slouches at the plate especially with Evan Longoria batting over .320 near the top in the AL.
I also like Braden for a much deeper reason. He lost his mother to cancer when he wa sin high school. To become the 19th pitcher in history to hurl a perfect game on Mother's Day with his mom watching from above is awe-inspiring. I'd be crying my eyes out at the end of the day. My mother means so much to me, I cannot imagine losing her, especially as a high school senior ready to embark on a successful life's journey of baseball.
I was lucky enough to be with my mom on Mother's Day. I am so lucky to have had her throughout my young life. She is the one who plans all our baseball trips and has slowly warmed up to the sport her sons and husband love so very much.
Thank you for all that you do mom! And to all Mother's…HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
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I thought it was great how Braden yapped at ARod…then did it again. With a perfect game under his belt, I can't wait to see what happens now. That is remarkable how this has played out so far.
Great Entry! I'm glad to hear Braden has a new fan…us A's fans know how great he is, and today he proved it to all of MLB. What a game!
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I enjoyed the Braden outing myself. Gotta love anyone who sticks it to A-Rod. Sorry about the 2 out of 3… nah, no I'm not. I can't lie.
Good for Braden! Hopefully his success continues, and this game was not just a fluke. Glad to hear your mom has slowly warmed up to baseball. I notice she's the only one in the photo not wearing Pirates gear. Maybe you got her a nice jersey for Mother's Day?
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I was excited just hearing about the perfecto while I was at Dodger Stadium. That was a nice tribute to your mom and is so great that she plans the baseball trips.
It was such a nice story, being on Mother's Day and all that. And he is not wrong about A-Rod so I can't be mad at him ;o)
what a performance for Dallas Braden on mother's day! What a gift to give his grandmother🙂 Did you see him on letterman? It was quite funny😀
I'm glad you got to spend some time with mom on mother's day. Moms are pretty special people. I think it's great when good players finally get their due or when unlikely heroes prove step up to the plate and wow everyone. Especially for Braden who is now known more for his perfect game than that stint with A-rod.


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Morgan plays honky-tonk music. He does not mess around with variety. His self-titled Bloodshot Records debut should be required listening for people who claim they hate what mainstream country has become.
Thursday at Woodlands, he'll be joined by Erika Hughes and The Well Mannered.
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I should be jumping for joy that my 8 1/2 months old is sleeping through the night most of the time (7:30pm –7am). The problem is that when he wakes up he doesn't want to BF! He will just have a couple of sips and then get mad at me if I want him to continue...shouldn't he be starving??? I have tried BF him 30 min after wake up but it is the same thing a couple of sips...then he has breakfast 1/4 cup of oatmeal and some fruit puree. Then before his morning nap (around 2 hours after wake up) he will nurse himself to sleep. He then has two stage one jars for lunch and then two more for dinner.
But really throughout the day he will only have 7 minute BF sessions before getting fussy – he has around four BF sessions per day (sometimes including that morning sip) doesn't that seem too little?
Right now his eating routine is something like this:
7am wake
7:30 or 8am BF (only a couple of sips)
8:30 am Oatmeal & fruit
9:30am BF and Nap
1pm Veggie and/or Fruit
2pm BF and Nap
5:30pm Veggies and/or Fruit
7:00pm BF and sleep
Any suggestions to help him eat more upon waking?
Do you think he may want to wean? I hope not, I am so not ready.
Should I just continue like this, is this normal? He seems happy and weighs around 22lbs at 8 1/2 months and is around 27 1/2 inches long.
Some have advised to skip that BF before the morning nap.. To stick to 4 hours a day BF and that he will come around but I feel that he will starve if I make him hold off until lunch with just those couple of sips, plus my milk supply will go down right? Also, as far as feeding on demand..he is so busy and happy that he will go hours without bf unless prompt and then will only drink for a couple of minutes, like I said.
What should I do? I really want to BF until 1 year?


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We love listening to music. More often than not my kids want to have a dance party in the living room, or in the kitchen. We love to shake groove, and beebop (especially when the curtains are closed and no one can see This Mama bust a move…). Right now an almost constant in the cd player is BUGS from Mister G. His Twitter bio says its Dr Seuss meets Jack Black and I can't think of a better description. Fun and funky, sunny and spunky. I love it and the kids love it. I've even caught Mr. Bargains tapping his toes along with the beat (he's not a dancer).
There's 14 songs on this album, including the title song, Bugs, Cocodrillo, Gonna Take My Hat (one of my faves), Grilled Cheese, Friends, The Shortest Song, Snow Day, Shark in My Bathtub (Buddy B's fave), Blast Off, Pam the Pug, Brothers and Sisters, Ghost and Goblins, Vamos a la Playa, and Benny on the Jets. SO many fun songs, so much dancing to do!!
Mister G is actually kind of "local" to me, since he's up in Massachusetts, and has a long list of places he'll be doing concerts this summer. I'm hoping I can make it to one that's in nearby parts of Mass- what a blast that will be! He just looks like he'd have so much fun performing with the kids and I really hope we can coordinate!!
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Watch Sports: Red & Black Lose, Rams Win
The Watertown Red & Black almost pulled out a win Saturday night against the Northeast Pennsylvania Miners, but a fourth quarter interception cost the Red & Black its last chance to come back, and the team lost to the Miners15-12.
It was the Red & Black's home opener in Empire Football League competition, played at the Alex Duffy fairgrounds.
Also at the fairgrounds Saturday night, the Watertown Rams kept winning, beating Cooperstown 6-4.
Click on the picture for highlights from both the Red & Black and Rams games, and video from the second weekend of the 1812 lacrosse shootout in Sackets Harbor.
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The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
From Google Earth to Finish Map: How to change KML to SHP files to a finished map for free
As part of my efforts to eventually get my writings on the Oregon Trail published I have been creating maps. However, as a poor person most cartographic programs are beyond my reached. However, by scouring the internet I have found a way to make maps for free. All one needs is a little time and several easy to use freeware programs.
The programs I used for the project are
Google Earth
Forestry GIS
Paint.net (or any other drawing program)
So here is my train of thought as I worked. I needed to make a map showing the Oregon Trail going through modern-day states. I wanted to do everything myself and on some stuff I had no choice (is was no Oregon Trail SHP file before I made it- to my knowledge).
So what I did first was to create the states. With Google Earth I proceeded to use the "Add polygon" tool to draw out the various states. After that I drew the Oregon Trail, according to paper maps I had. To do this I used the "Add Path" tool. Finally I made polygons over popular sites along the trail like Fort Laramie.
When I was pleased with the creation I saved all the state and sites polygons and the Oregon Trail path as KML files.
Next I loaded all the KML files one by one in KML2Shp and converted them into the standard GIS SHP file. It was a fairly straight forward process. However, some installations of the program fail to load all the necessary BPL files. If this happens download the needed files here.
So now I had all are manually created files in SHP format. I used Forestry GIS (fGIS) to load each file as a layer. I then created a buffer to enlarge the trail to make it more visible. I followed the same step make the locations viewable. As a last step I labeled the locations.
So now I had the map almost complete. I did final touch-ups on Paint.net. A simple "Print Screen", then paste, then with a crop I had the map on a white backdrop. I adjusted the tilt sightly and added a title on the bottom using the text tools. With this I was done and my "professional" (big time quotations needed) was complete.
So that is Catholicgauze's long way route on how to make maps. I would like to thank Free GeoTools for pointing out KSL2SHP.
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- Dan tdaxp said...
Very cool!
- Mr Minton said...
Love to see the work of another rookie map maker. Your efforts remind me of my learning curve. Keep up the good work. By the way, you might find my efforts interesting. My work is at EVS-Island (evs-islands.blogspot.com). Keep up the good work!
Mr Minton
- Roger Hart said...
Very cool. Funny, just this week I was thinking to myself, "I'm sure there's a way to do that, but I'm not sure how." Now I know.
Reminds me of an important historical lesson I got a couple of years ago. Although my home county is too far north to be a part of the Oregon Trail (Gentry Co. MO), we still recieved our fair amount of westsern travellers. This includes a, for most, forgotten cemetary of about 30 children who died of cholera in my home county as their parents were headed west. The cemetary only had about 3 weathered headstones now. Whoknows what happened to the parents. When I first learned of them, I had a prayer for their success in reaching the west coast. So sad that their seed would die in my home, which never really amounted to much, it's populaton max reached 90 years ago.
I hope they made it. I hope they had forgotten my home by the time they died; I know they didn't.
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- Catholicgauze said...
Mr Minton,
Thanks for the link. I'll explore it. I can't stress the "rookie" aspect for my work enough.
Glad to help!
Fasinating and saddening at the same time. Cholera cemeteries have mostly been forgotten but in bushes and off remote roads in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska one can still find a clustering of worn stone which attest to the deadly toll.


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Sausage ragu & spinach pasta bake
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- kcal941
- fat44g
- saturates20g
- carbs100g
- sugars11g
- fibre6g
- protein43g
- salt3.38g
- 6 good-quality pork sausage (about 400g), skinned
- 680g jar passata with garlic and herbs
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Heat a large frying pan and brown the sausages, using a wooden spoon to break up the meat. Pour off any fat from the pan, stir in the passata, bring to the boil, then add the oregano and season. Simmer for 10 mins.
Cook the pasta for 2 mins less than the pack says, reserve some cooking water, then drain, cool under cold water and drain again. Meanwhile, pour a kettle of boiling water over the spinach in a colander to wilt, then squeeze out all the water. Mix the pasta with the cheese sauce and some of the reserved water, to loosen. Season.
In a large dish, add the meat sauce, then the spinach, some nutmeg and seasoning. Next, add a third of the Parmesan, the cheesy pasta, more nutmeg and finally the rest of the cheese. Wrap and freeze. Defrost at room temperature for about 8 hrs. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bake for 40-45 mins, until the dish is piping hot and golden.
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This is really tasty, but not so quick if you make the sauces from scratch! That said, it does freeze well so you can get several meals from one batch. I found that I had to break the sausages up a lot more that it appears in the picture or they don't go very far and the dish ends up as mainly sauce.
This tasted really good even though I left the sausages out and served them separately as I was cooking for vegetarians too. I made it with the tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish and layered up as per the recipe. I used only 200g of spinach but this seemed enough. I also made my own cheese sauce and used Cheddar instead of Parmesan. It didn't mention what to do with the egg so I mixed it up with the last bit of Cheddar and poured over the top before putting into the oven. Very good end result.
I made this tonight and thought it was tasty and filling. I only used about 150g of spinach though, I've no idea how you would get 400g in there! I cooked it after making it, so didn't freeze it and baked it for about 25mins. I used cheddar rather than parmesan, and also when cooking the sausages I added some red wine which gave them a nice flavour. It mentions glazing with an egg but I didn't bother with that. It is a huge dish will keep us going for a few days!
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Blue Boy with the Banana, 1931
Diego Rivera
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Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection
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