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A tribunal has upheld a race discrimination complaint against a legal definition used to deny disaster recovery payments and social security to thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia.
The decision against ACE Insurance Ltd opens the way for more anti-discrimination action against companies and state governments across Australia, successful applicant David Faulkner claims.
His race discrimination allegation against the company was over rules limiting its American Express Repayment Protection (AERP) policy to "Australian residents".
That excluded New Zealanders defined as "non-protected" visa holders under the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Citizens) Bill 2001, because they arrived in Australia after February 26, 2001, or who were on long-term trips overseas on that date.
The same social security law has been used to deny disaster recovery payments to thousands of Kiwis caught up in the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi and to stop social security for sick and disabled New Zealanders.
It is thought to affect up to 176,000 people - or 47 per cent of the New Zealanders living in Australia.
Mr Faulkner had moved to Australia in 1970, when he was six years old, but has a non-protected Visa because he was stationed overseas on a long-term work placement on February 26, 2001.
After repeated complaints to the company over its refusal to cover him, he lodged a suit with the Equal Opportunities wing of the New South Wales tribunal in September 2009.
Its verdict, delivered in February, upheld an allegation of indirect race discrimination and required the company to change its policy.
Mr Faulkner was denied benefits that would have been available to Australians because of his status as a New Zealand citizen, the decision stated.
"The Tribunal concludes that Australian citizens, in the same circumstances, or circumstances not materially different, would not have been refused cover under the AERP Policy by ACE.
"This finding is sufficient to establish that Mr Faulkner was treated less favourably than a person of a different citizenship or nationality."
The tribunal decision could set a precedent which could be used against Australian state governments in future cases, said Mr Faulkner.
"In effect, the Equal Opportunity Tribunal found that the definition of 'Australian resident' in the Social Security Act discriminates against New Zealanders.
"There are governments across Australia doing virtually the same thing. They directly use New Zealand citizenship as a reason to reject you.
"The ramification is that you could see major class action by Kiwis that have been discriminated against. The direct implication is that all companies who have been using this definition of Australian resident will have to review their polices."
The Queensland state government has already confirmed to Mr Faulkner that it is reviewing its eligibility criteria for public housing assistance in light of the decision against ACE Insurance.
New Zealander Glenda Campbell, whose 19-year-old daughter Hannah needs 24-hour care for severe cerebral palsy, is one of those who is taking action over what she sees as discrimination.
The Toowoomba resident has been turned down for three federal disability support allowances since arriving in Australia in 2006.
She is preparing to lodge a human rights complaint against the Australian Government with the United Nations and considering a claim of discrimination against the Queensland Government.
"I'd like to see everyone who comes to Australia in our situation get treated well. We're ANZACs, after all. But this is discriminatory."
Hank Jongen, manager of Australian social security agency Centrelink, would not discuss the case of Ms Campbell for privacy reasons.
But he said a range of support payments could be available to New Zealanders on non-protected visas, including the Disability Support Pension if a person is deemed severely disabled.
Foreign Minister Murray McCully recently said he was "concerned" at New Zealanders being denied social security payments in Australia.
There was no similar non-protected visa status for Australian immigrants in New Zealand, he said.
"No doubt this is a matter we will discuss with our Australian colleagues in due course."
But he was reluctant to criticise the Australian Government over the imbalance, as it was dealing with a far greater number of immigrants than the New Zealand Government.
"I understand the changes that took place in 2001 were designed to deal with substantial cost pressures that emerged as New Zealanders took access to the welfare system there.
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We got an early start to the Ruby River and arrived there about 9 AM. The Ruby is a smaller river and so we walked and waded it. The access at the dam is closed for repairs to the dam so we did an extra amount of walking, but the scenery was nice and we enjoyed it. The Big Sky was there in the morning but things changed about noon and we had white stuff coming down mixed with rain. The fishing was great and we even caught a few, a mixture of browns and rainbows, but predominately browns. We also saw a mink on the bank.
We got off the river about 5 PM and it was snowing again. We drove to Ennis where we are staying the night and had dinner with our guide, Tom Cornell, before parting ways. Tom has been with us for the past four days and had organized everything for us and did an outstanding job. He works out of the Blue RIbbon Fly Shop in West Yellowstone.
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luminantskin My name is Ann Hollinger.In december 2013 i took an offer of a free trial 4.99 shipping,if I did not like it return it and I wouldent be charged.I received the luminantskin december 18th2013 took it to the post office returned it december 22nd,I had them sighn for package,in it was a letter saying the product burnt my face,I did not want it.I called them and was told december 18th they charged me 93.00 I was in plenty of time.When I called they said in January this month they charged me another 98.40 and sent a package.I will send the package back,and told them I wanted my moneyI was told I would get the 98.40 back but not the 93,00 and I was in the 14 day limit.I cant believe this.I tried to grt them on line but it keeps denying me.I will probablt have a bad check because of this. Can someone please help me get my money. or tell me where to go? im not wealthy,this is the first time I ever did this,I learned a lesson! a costly one if no one can help me.thank you for listening to my complaint Ann Hollinger clearwater Florida
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Hello, My name is Ann Hollinger.I ordered a cosmetic trial on line,and used my visa .I was told I had 14 days to return or they would charge me 4.99shipping.I received it on december18 2013 and put a letter in it that it burnt my skin,I dident want it.I paid extra to have them sign for it and a tracking number,they got it but I was charged on the 18th of december 93.00.I sent them the package back december 22 1913.January 14th I received another shipment 98.40.I imediatly called them they said I couldent have the 93,00 back,but they would see about the 98.40This just isent right,I am a senior citizen and due to this had a check come back,now Im sure another will.Can you please help me,or send me where I can get help. I did tell them I was Going to complain to everyone1.thank you for listening .
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Episode 65 of the Only In Miami Show featured an interview with elected Miami-Dade County School Board Member Raquel Regalado, who is involved in more than school board issues in Miami-Dade County.
Host Grant Stern talked about Walmart's continuing plans to colonize all of Miami and the Rally for the Rocklands / Shame on The U protest on Friday, February 27th from 3-6pm at the University Metrorail Station. This Walmart war is over south Miami-Dade's native pine rocklands surrounding to Zoo Miami which University of Miami recently sold to a developer Ram Realty.
Racquel Regalado joins the show after 7 minutes to speak about her personal #OnlyInMiami story and about the need to preserve our local history and pursue a consensus land use policy. Raquel also disucssed transparency issues in local government and about her fight against the recent courthouse bond question. She also spent a few minutes discussing her recent lawsuit with Norman Braman in opposition to the SkyRise subsidies.
At the beginning of the second hour, VP of Curation Michael Knoll of History Miami joined the show to talk about the Community Photo Gallery, a project he operates with funding from the Knight Arts Challenge.
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Jul 25, 2014 - By Chris PeckCristobal Valdez has that task; give him a chance
I haven't met new Central Wyoming College president Cristobal Valdez yet, but I sympathize with his challenge.
He's been on the job all of a week now.
No doubt various CWC staff and Fremont County citizenry already are testing him, prodding his ideas, trying to get a feel for where the new college president is coming from.
That's challenge enough in a new job. I've experienced myself, more than once.
But the new CWC top dog also is following in the footsteps of an icon.
He steps in for Jo Anne McFarland, who had been at the helm of CWC since 1989.
She was the first female college president in Wyoming history.
She had risen to the top of her profession, nationally recognized for her work with American Association of Community Colleges.
Yes, she joked about her staff "dancing in the streets'' at the news of her retirement, but the truth is far different.
She was an institution. An inspiring elder. As familiar a face in Fremont County public life as there ever was.
The average tenure for a college president these days is seven years. She lasted 25.
And now, Cristobal Valdez.
The new guy.
Not from Wyoming.
It's not an easy role.
The path of being the new guy who follows a legend is riddled with ruin.
What bits of advice could serve incoming President Valdez as he begins?
Let's start with these three:
1. Listen and learn about Fremont County. The last thing people ever want to hear from new boss is the phrase that begins, "In my old job we.....'' This isn't the old job. This is a new job. Taking time to learn about the new people and the new place it will be huge advantage.
2. Don't change too much in your first 90 days. Of course, make sure you are going to the right meetings and getting up to speed on projects. Beyond that, be ambitious but restrained --not that guy who flames out early. Note to self: Study history of now-departed University of Wyoming President Bob Sternberg, who lasted only 137 days on the job in 2013.
3. Be an optimist about CWC. Sure, raising money, coping with faculty and students, dealing with legislators can be a pain. But CWC occupies a shining, hopeful spot in the place. Good things happen on that hill. More good things are ahead with a new president. Paint that picture.
Will following this free advice ensure success for the new CWC president?
No, nothing can guarantee that.
Sometimes events conspire, people conspire, or fate conspires to make best intentions fizzle like a Fourth of July sparkler.
With the departure of a long-standing, well-respected Jo Anne McFarland, it's important for those who care about CWC to give the new president a chance.
A chance to be himself.
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This is a big move for President Valdez. And a big change for CWC.
It can be good, if everybody tries to make it that way.
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I have several version/paraphrases NIV, Message, and NLT-SE. I am looking for a module that is more simplified.
I haven't seen anything that was simpler than any of these on Accordance, but I'm wondering if there are any that are more
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I am looking for something that I can use for children. Each of these have their place and will be used i am just looking for others.
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You might try the NIrV (New International Reader's Version). The reading level is supposedly targeted at those reading below a third-grade level.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron is worried about the loyalty of Muslim inhabitants of the nation. He believes the presence of Muslim in England somehow will result in a decline of national self identity and emergence of many ethnic enclaves whose loyalty is to local groups rather than to the nation. Cameron is not the first to make such claims concerning the presence of a minority group. In the 17750s, Benjamin Franklin decried the presence of a n alien group who he claimed would never integrate with those of English descent–he was referring to "alien Germans" who had migrated to Pennsylvania! Perhaps, Cameron might study the history of the United States which has seen his argument directed at "evil Irish Catholics" who were charged with owing loyalty to the Pope rather than to America. Al Smith, in 1928, the first Irish Catholic to run for president suffered an overwhelming defeat and when asked by reporters for a comment, he said: 'I just sent a telegram to the Pope in Rome telling him to unpack his bags."
Unfortunately, the prime minister apparently has not checked with polling figures reveals when UK Muslims are asked if they identify with the United Kingdom they report:
45% Muslims, "very strongly," while 42% say "fairly strongly."
When the question was posed to Muslims in the 16-24 age bracket:
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It is one thing for David Cameron to be a bigot, it is another to be an "ignorant bigot."


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Toshiba "Theaterview" TV, about 12 yrs old, all of a sudden, no sound. Channels change , mute button works with sub titles and all, just no sound. Any idea if a DIY guy could fix this? Circuitboard, you think?
Do you have a cable box, or is the cable/antenna hooked directly to the TV. Some cable boxes (especially the junk Motorola ones Comcast used) have their own mute. I had a tech out 3x before they figured out he cable box was muting itself and programmed the "help" button on the remote to work as a mute button.
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It happened 44 years ago. A 14-year-old Beatles fan named Jerry Levitan managed to sneak into John Lennon's Toronto hotel room and asked for an interview. And he got one. Now, there's a short animated film that brings that encounter back to life. I Met the Walrus was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short. You'll know why when you watch it. Another excellent find by Vickie.
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SEG is a scam. Enough people have been taken in by their false advertising, dishonesty, umprofessionalism and general disregard for their clientele that a class-action suit should be filed. THey are a shady operatiopn. They don't allow you to keep certain paper work, they provide no support and basically jusyt want your money. They are not up front about additional costs and what is really needed to work as a security guard in NYC. THey inflate the basic salary they promise as a come-on.
Ms. "Matthews" took my money but did not even use her own initials on my receipt. A certain "Lt. Kelly" does the sales pitch. But you never see her and get to confront her about her false promises. They are taking advantage of people in a bad economy. I would guess that about 80 percent of the people who use their services are people of color. Many of them do not have English as their first language. SEG is a terible compnay that needs to be investigated and shut down for fraud.
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Bruins plagued by missed chances to beat Sens, wrap up division title
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The phrase "missed opportunities" has been swirling around the Bruins of late: missed opportunities to wrap up the Northeast Division title over the last few weeks, and, on Sunday, missed opportunities to beat Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner and squeak into the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Bruins had 36 shots on Sunday – 29 through the first two periods – but the shots they missed, or failed to take, stood out. Both Tyler Seguin and Dennis Seidenberg shot high on promising rushes, and Seguin also waited too long to shoot on a previous chance, allowing Ottawa's defense to get back in position against him. When they did get the puck on net, Lehner or his defensemen usually took care of the rebounds before the Bruins got there for second chances.
"Lots of scoring chances, and when you don't bury them, eventually the other team comes in and scores," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "We let them hang around for too long, and when I say hang around, even when we had a 2-2 game, before that, in the first period, we had lots of good scoring chances and didn't capitalize."
Sunday's game mirrored the last few weeks in a way: the Bruins also let the Canadiens hang around too long in the standings. Despite a 4-6-0 showing in their last 10 games, Montreal eventually finished with 63 points to the Bruins' 62, wrapping up the second seed in the East while the Bruins finished fourth.
The Bruins went 3-5-2 in their last 10 games, with those only three wins coming against non-playoff teams: the Devils, the Lightning and the Panthers. While the end of the regular season doesn't always have much bearing on the postseason, the Bruins' last game before the playoffs certainly reflected some larger issues.
Julien attributed the Bruins' failure to finish on Sunday to a possible lack of focus. After a game where they didn't follow through on many rebounds, he also noted that the B's would have to work harder close to the net to succeed.
"It's pretty simple. You've got to get your nose a little dirtier, and you've got to have the confidence to shoot," Julien said. "We all know that teams that want to get their nose dirty in front of the net during the playoffs are going to get rewarded, so we have the guys that have the ability to do that, and now we've got to get them to do it."
Across the Bruins' locker room, the refrain on Sunday was that they were happy with the game they played, just not the results they got. Shawn Thornton said he thought the Bruins' failure to bury the chances they created was a mixture of bad luck and offensive issues, and joked about an unconventional way to turn their fortunes around.
"Probably a bit of both," Thornton said. "I think there's been some second opportunities where we maybe didn't bear down as hard as we could. There's also some posts and some pucks hopping and some of that stuff too. So I don't want to dwell on it too much. We're just going to probably sacrifice a chicken or something."


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Analysis: Iraqi Kurds stir regional fears
Leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have created a new unity, signing a pact to commit themselves to a future democratic Iraq.
But their neighbours, Turkey and Iran, seem to be concerned by the prospects of any Kurdish role in the campaign.
Kurds could either be a participating force or their region could act as a safe haven for refugees fleeing from the rest of Iraq.
Both scenarios are seen as paving the way for a strong Kurdish say in post-Saddam Iraq, as Iraqi Kurds are the only organised opposition group on the ground and have been in control of two-thirds of the Kurdish region outside the control of Baghdad since 1991.
Kurdish 'threat'
The remaining oil-rich third is still under Baghdad's control and is being systematically Arabised.
Apart from not wanting a war on their borders, Turkey and Iran are wary that a strong Kurdish element in Iraq will set an example to their own Kurds, who have been demanding cultural and political rights.
Washington's concern over a strike against Baghdad is that it could pave the way for Turkish and Iranian intervention.
Turkish concern
Turkish officials have expressed their country's concern about a US-led strike against Baghdad, as it could pave the way for "new formations" in Iraq, an act that the Turkish defence minister considers a justification for intervention.
This rhetoric has caused increased tension between Turkey and the KDP, whose area would be invaded if Turkey decided to intervene.
The Turkoman Front is a group based in the region and enjoys the strong backing of Ankara, which has repeatedly said that the Turkomans should also have a share in any future deal in Iraq.
"Turkey has two ready-made pretexts to intervene," said a senior Kurdish official who wanted to remain anonymous. "The Turkomans and the PKK."
Remnants of the PKK (now KADEK) fighters, the main Kurdish opposition group in Turkey, are in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iranian influence
Iran, which entered into an eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, has historically supported various Iraqi opposition groups against Baghdad.
A new hard-line Islamist group emerged in the region last September and controls a strip on the border between Iran and PUK territory.
The group - Ansar al-Islam - has proved to be a security headache for the two Kurdish parties, especially the PUK.
Sources in the region say that the group has links with al-Qaeda and enjoys the backing of Iran in facilitating their movement and outside access.
Another main opposition group that enjoys Iranian support is the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) whose fighting force is regarded by many, especially Turkey, as part of the Iranian armed forces.
Wider conflict
A successful US-led military action against Baghdad could bring Iran's long-time enemy, the US, to its border.
To counteract this, Iran would encourage Ansar al-Islam to attack the Kurds and distract them from taking part in the US-led campaign.
It would also push for its ally, SCIRI, to have a presence on the ground.
Turkish officials have communicated to the Kurds and the US that they would regard military intervention by SCIRI as an Iranian action and that they would also intervene militarily.
These regional threats of intervention, the fast-running clock in Washington, and four years of talks after their earlier agreement in Washington, have put the Kurds under more pressure than ever to be united in the face of all looming scenarios.
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Hit-and-run arrest relieves family of Alma Reaux
Ruben Cazares charged with double murder
El Paso Police arrested 38-year-old Ruben Cazares and charged him with two counts of murder from the November hit-and-run that killed 18-year-old Alma Reaux.
A detective spoke with Alma's sister, Alvina Reaux, Tuesday morning to tell her the news. The family canceled their Christmas because they are still grieving about the accident that happened November 19 during the afternoon in the 200 block of West California Avenue, near St. Patrick Cathedral.
"They finally found the people that did it and that was really good news," Reaux said. She and her sister were five years apart. Alvina describes Alma as an independent young woman who loved to write poetry and paint. "I've never had such a close relationship with anybody."
Alma's mother was too distraught to talk. However, Alvina says the family has honored Alma by putting a memorial with a cross and flowers at the accident site.
Police say Cazares and Reaux were meeting for a drug deal. The investigation revealed that a fight between the two caused Cazares to take off in an SUV after running over Reaux. The victim was 13-weeks pregnant when the hit-and-run happened. Testimony from witnesses was critical in the investigation, according to a news release.
ABC-7 pulled the criminal records for Cazares. He's been arrested previously for aggravated robbery, burglary and possession of drugs.
Along with sister Alvina, Reaux left behind a brother, mother, father and a dog named "Courage." Alvina says she plans to go to the trial and hopes that justice is served for her sister, her unborn nephew and her family.


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Wow, talk about "The Rest of the Story"!
That's awesome! I never knew that about her.
Subject: Martha Raye
Some of you wont know who she was----but this is pretty impressive. I thought she was just a comedian.
Some of you remember Martha Raye very well. A comedian and singer, she had a large mouth and appeared with Bob Hope, and on other radio programs and usually played supportive roles in comedy films and musicals. She was also loved for the work she did entertaining troops in WWII and Korea.
Some things you probably did not know about
Martha Raye
Most of the old time entertainers were made out of a lot sterner stuff than today's crop of activists and whiners in Hollywood.
It was just before Thanksgiving 67 and we were ferrying dead and wounded from a large GRF west of Pleiku, Vietnam.
We had run out of body bags by noon, so the Hook (CH-47 CHINOOK) was pretty rough in the back.
All of a sudden, we heard a 'take-charge' woman's voice in the rear.
There was the singer and actress, Martha Raye, with a SF (Special Forces)
Beret and jungle fatigues, with subdued markings, helping the wounded into the Chinook, and carrying the dead aboard. 'Maggie' had been visiting her SF 'heroes' out 'west'.
We took off, short of fuel, and headed to the USAF hospital pad at Pleiku.
As we all started unloading, our Captain said to Martha.
... Ms Ray, with all these dead and wounded to process, there would not be time for your show!
To all of our surprise, she pulled on her right collar and said.....Captain, see this eagle?
I am a full 'Bird' Colonel in the US Army Reserve, and on this is a Caduse which means
I am a Nurse, with a surgical specialty....now, take me to your wounded.
He said, yes ma'am.... Follow me.
Several times at the Army Field Hospital in Pleiku, she would cover a surgical shift, giving a nurse a well-deserved break.
Martha is the only woman buried in the SF (Special Forces) cemetery at Ft. Bragg.


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Jennie Price, Sport England's chief executive, said: "We appreciate that sport isn't a major priority when people's lives, homes and businesses are at risk. But once communities are starting to get their lives back to normal, being able to use their local pitch or sports club as usual can make a real difference.
"By launching this fund quickly to help with clean up and repair costs, I hope we can give people affected by the floods one less thing to worry about."
Work that will typically be funded includes:
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Making good on their word to introduce more hybrid vehicles, Lotus reps today announced that the British automaker will unveil a pair of heavyweight front-engine Lotus hybrids at the Paris Auto Show later this month.
One will be a four-door hatchback in the style of the Porsche Panamera. The other will be a two-door coupe.
Both cars will be based on the modular-hybrid concept chassis Lotus debuted at this year's Geneva Auto Show for both its own Evora 414E Hybrid Concept (pictured) and Proton's Giugiaro-designed hybrid concept.
The concepts from Geneva used hybrid systems based on the Lotus-developed 1.2-liter, three-cylinder, monobloc "Omnivore" engine specifically designed to provide energy for electric-drive series-type hybrids.
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US President Barack Obama has welcomed a crucial deal with Russia to bring Syria's chemical weapons under international control, but warned there would be "consequences" if the Assad regime does not comply with the agreement in a transparent, expeditious and verifiable manner.
After US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov hammered out the agreement on the Syrian chemical stockpile during talks in Geneva, Obama said the international community expects Syria to live up to its public commitments.
"While we have made important progress, much more work remains to be done. The US will continue working with Russia, the UK, France, the UN and others to ensure that this process is verifiable, and that there are consequences should the Assad regime not comply with the framework agreed today," Obama said in a statement on Saturday.
"And, if diplomacy fails, the US remains prepared to act," he said.
He reiterated that he had decided to take military action against the embattled regime after it allegedly used chemical weapons that left over 1,400 people dead.
After Russia proposed the initiative to bring the chemical weapons under international watch, Obama put on hold his planned military intervention.
"In part because of the credible threat of US military force, we now have the opportunity to achieve our objectives through diplomacy," Obama said.
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I will be be doing some workshops at the Molokai Arts Center for those on Molokai
The dates are April 16th noon to 6 pm
And on the the 19th 3 to 6 pm
I also am converting a 12 cubic gas kiln to a salt kiln this week and we will fire a salt fire on the 22nd 23rd
Or 24th yet to finalized.
These are for members of the Mac as well as a Maui community collage class
But I,m sure non members for a fee would work as well.
The 16th will cover what it takes to support yourself with clay as well as production tips and throwing.
The emphasis will be from a production potters point of view.
So if you're on Molokai this month stop by the MAC in the town of Kualapu'u
Mark Cortright
Liscom Hill Pottery
Molokai Workshops At Molokai Arts Center This Month
Posted 13 April 2014 - 02:19 PM
I will be be doing some workshops at the Molokai Arts Center for those on Molokai
Posted 16 April 2014 - 02:02 AM
Added salt ports and ring pull port as well as protection tube for thermocouple
Shelves got ground-wash made
Kiln sprayed inside
Salt glazes mixed up
Salt fire next week is shaping up.
The centers tech Kathleen has been a huge help
Along with others
Posted 16 April 2014 - 07:06 AM
Be sure to post pictures. I was impressed with the system the Maui potters had for showing at various hotel lobbies on a rotation system. Good marketing plans. Sounds great. Enjoy Molokai.
Posted 17 April 2014 - 05:45 AM
Art center folks in afternoon
Salt fire shaping up on the 24
Kiln is almost prepped for salt
This may be 1 st salt fire on Molokai ever ?
Ground breaking stuff
I really like this sleepy art centerand it's participants
It's been a ton of work for many but it will be. Worth it.
Posted 17 April 2014 - 03:28 PM
Let's just say
Spent way to long fighting the software
Will post small photos next month from a real computer
Let me describe it palm trees aqua colored warm water
12 cubic foot kiln that needs lots of alterations and spraying
Bag walls and posts need costing steel skin need holes cut as well as soft brick ports
Selves need grinding and washing
Salt glaze and slips need mixing
Hey what about all the other stuff we need bra- oh ya that all needs doing to
New pyro protection tube and digital meter install and 1'ooo other things to bra
Uh- oh it's raining again get it all inside - hey bra it rains about every day a few times
Man these shelves are heavy
Hey when we get to go swimming?????
Big wind again
Palm trees bent over - good kite weather
Let's take today off and go hiking and swimming
Mark on Molokai
Posted 22 April 2014 - 01:39 AM
Here is last weeks progress
Cutting salt ports spraying interior
Since then-
I have coated two different coatings
Added a hard brick coated bag wall and have all shelves ground and washed
Added a protection tube and new digital pyro and thermocouple
Will load mid week and fire Thursday
This kiln will have very limited life and will die from salt firing
It's soft brick on the thin edge with 2 1/2 inch wall thickness with steel skin and fiber outer skin
Sprung arch
Downdraft. With 4 natural burners and propane fired
They used to fire to cone 10 in this kiln before it was replaced with an Olsen kit kiln
Kiln was very wet and we have spent some time firing it dry.
I plan on salting -dumping salt thru the ports into flame/ trench as well as spraying salt via a sprayer thru burner ports into the hard brick bag wall
I,ll be easy with spray as it can dissolve sift brick
Not sure how many fires they may get before this kiln is toast
My guess is 6 fires
I just may have to return in a year or two and fire this kiln again
If there is anything left.
I just hope to get it up to temp.
Mark on Molokai
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Heres the load ready to fire as well as done-
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Wants to marry her own dad? And that's supposed to be sweet?? Eww.
Wait, it's all Seo Young's fault!? What happened to "why couldn't you have gotten your act together a few years sooner?" (which made total sense). The karmic reciprocity of Seoyoung My Daughter is too matchy-matchy to miss, even if karma isn't your thing. Except Sam Jae hasn't said he's sorry to her yet, has he? And then the Look Back – eww again. Call me prissy, but this conflation of romantic love with family love makes my flesh crawl.
I love Ji Seon's little stage-whispered side chat with herself in the conversation with Ki Beom. Think about everything twice is good advice for us all. Ki Beom seems so surprised that no one in his family trusts him!
Sheesh, can't the Lees just cry at weddings and eat cake? All this transformation-by-accidentally-witnessed-wedding-of-estranged-family-member stuff really upstages the bride.
What are those black things on the breakfast rice sketching out the hearts? I won't say what they look like – it's too gross. I guess this is just my eww episode.
I love Seo Young's justification for not mentioning her alternate suitor's GF. Right, she was just protecting his privacy. Not that I blame her a bit. Woo Jae sure didn't waste a second on meaningless courtesies before sizing up and throwing down his gauntlet at the competition! Who is rather good-looking.
We are seeing a lot of Park Hae Jin's cute side all of the sudden. Who knew?
Whoa, weird moment of delusional Gang Sun. I was remarking to myself in surprise that she actually liked Min Seok after all (and stranger still, he liked her), only to find it's even weirder than that. Ki Beom lip-synching a love song? Never in my wildest dreams. I think Sung Jae is teaching Ki Beom the lesson Eun Su taught him, namely, that other people have feelings.
Gang Sun and Ji Seon's talk just goes to show that there's no friend like an old friend to remind you who you are. More feelings. Can we get through the episode without hearing that in song? (please)
Gyeong Ho has a personality?? Yet another surprise!
Now why is Lawyer Ko helping Seon Woo help Seo Young realize she still loves Woo Jae? Could that be more convoluted?! It's this sort of thing that makes it so hard to talk about Kdrama to non-fans. And I kinda thought Lawyer Ko had a thing for Seo Young himself. But as the only adult in the drama, he knows and accepts that he hasn't got a chance. So simple, so obvious… so rare.
Yay, a landmark moment of boundary-respecting by Woo Jae! A little diluted by the fact that it came after he found out her alternate suitor isn't one, but still, never thought I'd live to see the day.
So has dad got an ulcer, or maybe it's furniture finish poisoning? You'd better hurry up and apologize, Sam Jae.
Seo Young needs to have a talk with her transcorporeal oma about acting happy vs. being happy.
Aha, I've discovered another Kdrama waste metaphor for extreme preoccupation. We've all seen the running water metaphor, which was replaced during the Korean drought last spring by the standing with the fridge door open metaphor. But a wasted food metaphor – that's big. I fear for Sam Jae.
Oh, right, Sang Woo is a doctor. It must be more serious than appendicitis or he'd tell Seo Young – unless he wants to milk this for a reunion (hmm, touch of the old Sang Woo if that). Of course, it would have to be his rescue of Woo Jae. And it would have to be Mi Kyung's fault that he never got checked up. Seoyoung My Daughter takes place in a small, small universe. Of all the emergency rooms in all the towns in all the world… Omo, they're actually going to let Sang Woo operate on his own dad? Wait, this is Seo Young's fault, too?!
I cringe when Mi Kyung brightens up at the rare compliment from her harsh senior. Even if he was right that she needed to shape up, negative reinforcement is NOT the most effective instructional technique. And the inference of a romance just makes the uneven power dynamic ickier.
I find Min Seok entirely credible as a seductive gigolo, don't you? And finally Gyeong Ho is showing a little family feeling for his stepmom. I think I could actually like him (American like), now that he's cracked a smile or two and shown that he has human feelings. If he stops being such a jerk to his students, that is.
What's up with Sun Jae getting his parents back together, anyhow? I thought he was on mom's side. Hate is a sign of love?? Why are they letting a 20-year old emotionally educate them?
There we go, finally an apology from Sam Jae. Was that SO hard!?
I've seen some weird transformations in Kdrama, but turning a cold, abusive, philandering husband into his wife's best shopping buddy – that's new. Ki Beom offers some insightful advice when double-bed shopping "don't look at my face, look at the beds." Note that his first choice is covered in 3 inch deep red fur. 'Nuff said.
He didn't just have a drunken one-nighter with So Mi. He had at least one affair that we know about, which never did come out, did it? Ji Seon suspected, but if she'd known for sure, would she have made her bargain (even a lawyer-reviewed and notarized one)?
Oh, sheesh, so now dad giving up his dream is Seo Young's fault, too?!
Alright, alright, I do detect sincere improvement from Woo Jae. "Don't push the river" is definitely a different tune for him.
This is all very dramatic, but intubation isn't that big a deal, right? (unless you don't do it). Sheesh, they had first year interns doing it on Grey's Anatomy.
Could they really kill dad off at the last moment? I couldn't figure out whether his fluctuating heartrate with Sim Deok in the room indicated additional medical problems, or infatuation.
I suppose there'd be a karmic roundness to it (he did cause his wife's death), but he learned his valuable lesson, changed his wicked ways, and even apologized, though it literally nearly killed him. So he's all redeemed, right?
Since Seo Young is entirely to blame for everything that everybody else does, his death would be a real life-breaker for her. And think what it would do to Ho Jeong. No, I can't see it. This doesn't seem like the kind of drama to leave us with such regrets.
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Date of Trip: June 2007
Students crowd every street in Heidelberg. Of the 140,000 population of the city, 30,000 are students. Bicycles, pedestrians, and the occasional car, all compete for space in the narrow cobblestone streets. Temperatures were high the day we visited. We looked over the rows of umbrella-shaded tables in the attractive main squares and along most streets, many of which afforded excellent views of the castle, but decided to settle for the shaded interior of a pub where we could settle down with a cold local brew. Afterwards, we located our bus and drove to Offenbach to await our ship. It was a thrill to see River Melody approach and gave us our first opportunity to photograph our ship as it sailed.
We docked in Mainz across from the Electoral Palace where seven electors once governed the city. Nearby, was the starkly modern city hall, designed by a Danish architect and built with Danish marble. In the front is a modern stainless steel sculpture (a bit reminiscent of a slinky toy) designed by a Spaniard. The city may be ancient, but it is part of the new Germany and a major participant in the European Common Market. The day we visited, the whole of the waterfront area was being set up for a community fair. Had we arrived a few days later, we might have been lost in the crowds.
Somehow, Mainz appeared more ornate than other towns. Its buildings appeared to have more elaborate timber patterns on their walls. The Mainz cathedral (Dom), most of which was completed in 1239, has an impressive size and stateliness that surpassed other cathedrals we had seen. The cathedral surrounds a peaceful central fountain and garden.
You wouldn't want to visit Mainz without walking to two other very special sites. The first is the Gutenberg Museum that displays printing presses and printed bibles made by Johannes Gutenberg. His invention of uniform metal molds for letters made it possible to produce error-free repeatable text and made printed Bibles and other texts available to the general public.
Mainz also takes pride in St, Stephan's Church. Russian artist Marc Chagall created the beautiful, luminous stained glass windows over the chancel. He was 90 years old when he accomplished these depictions of old testament stories.
In the evening, we joined an optional excursion to Rudesheim, the center of Germany's Rhine Valley wine production. En route we stopped at a park high above the Rhine river where we had a magnificent view of Rudeshein and Bingen, the town opposite on this wide mid-point in the river. Both towns were the anchorage for many ships. Our tour of Rudeshein included a stop at a winery as well as dinner and dancing at a local restaurant. Sadly, we lacked time for the Wine Museum in Bromserburg Castle, the Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments or the Museum of Torture - all interesting attractions in the town.
We were bused first to the Peter Ohlig winery where we toured the winery and enjoyed some fine white Riesling. Of course, Herr Ohlig was more than pleased to sell some of his fine wines. My wife and I selected a bottle of very pleasant Pinot Noir, two wine glasses with the Peter Ohlig imprimatur and an ornate corkscrew for use on River Melody. We were then bused to the main street of Rudesheim, which featured old stone towers, ornate buildings and a long view of the Rhine River, although partially blocked by a rail line. We briefly explored some stores on the main street, then wandered up the Drosselgasse, Rudesheim's most famous street (actually a narrow lane packed with wine bars, cafes and restaurants). Before entering the Lindewirt restaurant, we stopped at the Rudesheimer Hofengarten, a motel whose most popular units are converted wine barrels with single beds on either side of a center door and a bathroom to the rear. Fascinating. These cramped units rent for more than the larger standard motel rooms but are very popular. Our restaurant served more wine (a bit more than we needed for one evening) and typical German food. A band entertained us and encouraged us to the dance floor with polkas and other tunes. Towards the end of the dinner we darted out to the street to witness the Glockenspiel and carillon bells as they performed on the hour.
Our ship departed Mainz at 6 a.m. and cruised towards Koblenz. We passed Lorelei, a large rock rising 440 feet above the river. As in Greek mythology, the German's have a legend of Lorelei, a siren who sang sweet songs to entice sailors to their death against the reef below the rock. As we neared the rock, a crew member, wearing a shabby blonde wig, entertained us by playing the role of Lorelei. Happily, his less than alluring appearance and the crystal clear weather kept us from colliding with the reef. All along this stretch of the river we saw castles and towers, some of incredible beauty. There were so many to photograph that I began to be choosy about which were worth a picture.
Koblenz, situated at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, became a city in the 13th century and later became a refuge during the French revolution. As we entered the harbor, mid-morning, to dock on the Moselle side, we viewed the German Corner that features a huge statue of William I on horseback. We began with a walking tour of the old city. Across from our dock site was the Elector's Palace built in 1786 as a residence for the Archbishop of Trier.
Center city is dominated by the spires of the Church of Our Lady. We chose to view only the outside of the church, having already seen so many grand churches and cathedrals on this trip. Instead, we headed for the pedestrian zone of the old city. The colorful old buildings and residences of Koblenz proved equal in beauty to any we had seen previously. We were especially amused by the humor shown in many of the statues (a short, stubby policeman standing by a woman selling cabbages and fruit; a girl chasing geese through a fountain; a young drummer boy; and a boy on a pedestal who would periodically surprise and dampen tourists by shooting a spray of water from his mouth). One colorful three-story building had a beautiful painted clock high in a tower. Beneath the clock was a face whose eyes shifted from side to side at regular intervals. In one busy intersection in the pedestrian zone, the four corners are dominated by historic residences that have elaborate overhanging oriel windows - each worth a photograph. At the end of our walking tour, my wife and I toured the Ludwig Museum of modern art -- worth a stop.
Months before our trip, at a memorial service for a friend, we met our friend's brother, Dieter, who had flown in from Koblenz. When he learned that we would be stopping in Koblenz, he handed us his card and invited us to give him a call before we arrived. Fortunately, he was available. Dieter worked for many years as an attorney in the German defense department's military procurement section. After reaching the compulsory retirement age, he "retired" to a legal practice. Dieter picked us up by our ship in his new BMW 5 series sedan, informing us that it had a twin turbine diesel rated at 300 horsepower and demonstrating its incredible acceleration with pedal-to-the-metal bursts of speed. "My wife doesn't like it when I do that" he said, with a broad smile.
Dieter's wife, Marianne, greeted us at their home with coffee and an irresistible homemade cheesecake. Their beautifully furnished home appeared to have been converted from apartments. Its four stories contained no less than three kitchens and decks on each floor looking out over well-tended gardens in the back yard. After we visited for a while, they invited us to join them for a drive. We drove first to the Old Fortress perched high above the south bank of the Moselle river and offering a full view of Koblenz. The fortress, begun in the 13th century, is massive. Within the fortress is a simple memorial (a white arched doorway with iron cross above and flower garden in front) memorializing German soldiers lost in WWI and WWII. We finished the drive with a stop at a small white stucco church in the outskirts of Koblenz where Dieter's cousin had been wed. Its interior featured incredibly beautiful wood arches and paintings. The well-preserved beauty of Germany's churches and cathedrals is owed in no small part to a national tax that funds their maintenance.
The next morning, as we sailed towards Cologne, we were treated to a slide show and discussion of the famous Cologne Cathedral. There is evidence that allied forces had orders to avoid damaging this beautiful structure, which was spared, although bombs leveled most of the city. It is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and the most visited building in Germany, boasting beautiful stained glass windows, an ornate gold shrine on its elaborate altar, and intricate detail common to 14th century Gothic churches. Two large spires and elaborate stone carvings of gargoyles, wild animals and saints dominate its exterior. Scaffolding covered major parts of the exterior. We were told that every piece of the spires has had to be replaced within the last 100 years.
As we walked towards the cathedral, up long stone walkways, we were amused to see a large skin-tone statue of David prominently displayed in the midst of our view of the cathedral. The statue belonged to the Ludwig Museum of modern art. Both the Ludwig Museum and Roman-German Museum are adjacent to the Cologne Cathedral. All three structures are within a short distance of the Cologne railroad station. After viewing the cathedral, we visited the Roman-German Museum's extensive display of well-preserved Roman artifacts and statues and a magnificent mosaic floor transported from the ruins of a Roman villa. Adjacent to the museum is part of an old Roman road once located outside a 42,000 square foot Roman house. A few blocks away, on Kleine Budengasse, is a vaulted sewer system that served the city in Roman times. The now dry and clean subterranean system can be toured for 2.5 euros. Also nearby are the new and old city halls, the newer building having been located on the former site of the Roman Praetorium (seat of the imperial governor). Not far from the old city hall is the ruin of an old synagogue and the remains of a Jewish ritual bath (now preserved under a glass pyramid).
Next, we viewed the four floors of modern art displayed in the Ludwig Museum On the lower floor was an extensive collection of American abstract artists, possibly on loan. Other floors contained paintings by Picasso, Kirschner, Dali, and others. Our visit to the museums had eaten up much of our day. Although there was much more to see in Cologne, we had to return to the ship to continue on to Amsterdam.
Our ship docked three blocks from Amsterdam's rail station and close to the replicated three-masted sailing ship, the "Amsterdam." The nearby shipping museum was closed for two years of renovation. Our first impression of the city was the sea of steeples and a single windmill. We walked a short distance to board a canal boat for a delightful tour of the city's canals. With 1281 bridges connecting 90 islands, it is easy to see why Amsterdam is referred to as "the Venice of the north." Having visited Amsterdam many years ago, my first surprise was the number of houseboats anchored in the canals. The city's housing shortage has greatly increased their number! The many bridges over the canals, and bikes lined up on the bridges and along the parallel streets, please the eye. The tall, narrow, wall-to-wall houses have a beauty and fascination all their own. I only wish we had happened upon someone delivering furniture into a house by means of the loading hooks atop each house. The narrowness of the houses makes it impossible to move large items of furniture to upper floors by way of the narrow staircases.
After our canal boat tour, we were provided with bus transportation to the vicinity of the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum. Having time for one, not both, we chose the smaller Van Gogh Museum. I had been in the Rijksmuseum many years ago but had never seen the Van Gogh Museum. We also had been informed that the display at the Rijksmuseum had been reduced because of remodeling; however, friends who attended the Rijksmuseum were very pleased with the display. Because it was a Saturday in June, the Van Gogh Museum was extremely crowded. The individual paintings and sketches were pleasing once we found a vantage point from which to view them. Among the Van Gogh masterpieces on display were Wheatfields with Crows, Irises, and numerous self-portraits. Also exhibited were works by Gaugin, Toulouse-Latrec and Millet. Our return bus trip took us past the National Palace -- a rather unspectacular structure - and a shopping center with spires, looking every bit like a palace. Go figure!
After lunch on the River Melody we walked to the rail station where we boarded a streetcar and headed to the Anne Frank house and museum. The crowd lined up to enter was at least a block long; but, the line moved fairly quickly. One thing we learned in line was the importance of watching for bike riders rushing down the sidewalk with little regard for the safety of pedestrians. We saw many near misses. The Anne Frank house and museum was impressive and saddening, reminding us of the best and worst extremes of humanity. We climbed through four stories of narrow rooms that had hidden the Franks and another family behind what had been a warehouse. The displays included pictures of the era, including the roundup of Jewish families and quotes from Anne Frank's diaries. The diaries were also on display in glass cases. Being there was an emotional experience.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Holy Motors A Bizarre But Immensely Entertaining Ride
Posted by Courtney Small
It has been almost a week since I watched Holy Motors and a day has not gone by without me reflecting on some aspect of the film. The film is one of those rare cinematic experiences where I was both dazzled and befuddled at the same time. Holy Motors is a film that is an enigma that cannot easily be solved in one viewing. In fact the film is not really designed to be figured out at all. Leos Carax deliberately crafts his film in such a way that it forces the viewer to focus more on the experience and themes rather than finding concrete answers.
The film starts off with a man (played by Carax himself) waking up in a room and inspecting a wall that looks like a forest. After a few moments he locates a hidden door which leads into a theater. As the man looks out into the theatre, the figure of another man scampers down the aisle followed by a dog walking in slow motion. It is at this point Carax's film falls down the rabbit hole as the main crux of the film beings to unfold. The film within a film finds Monsieur Oscar (Denis Lavant) leaving a posh estate and walking towards a waiting limousine. After greeting his driver, Celine (Edith Scob), and making a brief phone call, Monsieur Oscar begins to prep for the nine "appointments" he will be required to fulfill over the course of the day. These appointments will have Monsieur Oscar embodying a series of unique personas.
Using his limo as his dressing room, Monsieur Oscar creates a specific character to suit each assignment. He starts off pretending to be an old woman begging on the street and moves to a motion capture performer and then on to a father trying to understand his teenage daughter. One minute he is a disgusting man who eats flowers off graves and kidnaps a model (Eva Mendes); the next he is playing an uncle on his deathbed. As the day progresses the various appointments begin to wear-down Oscar and questions begin to arise about whether or not he still loves the line of work he is in.
Of course this question is ultimately a bit of a red herring as Holy Motors, despite centring around an actor, has very little to do with acting itself. It is a surreal film that uses a series of vignettes to tackle themes about life, death, and the impact of technology on cinema. With every death that occurs in the film, new life beings in the guise of a new role for Monsieur Oscar to play. Yet, there is a sense that life is never truly appreciated until it is no longer there. This is one of the reasons why there is a moment where Oscar is commissioned to recreate the final moments between a dying uncle and his grieving niece. This longing to reconnect with the past is also captured brilliantly in one poignant scene when a former flame, Eva Grace (Kylie Minogue), sings the touching song "Who Were We". The melancholy ballad questions such things as "who would we have become had we died differently back then?" while also looking back on turbulent relationships of the past by remarking "lovers turn into monsters and yearn to be far apart."
This longing to understand and appreciate the past also transfers to the realm of cinema as well. Carax not only references his own previous work by bringing back the character Merde from his segment of the film Tokyo!, but also offers much commentary on the state of filmmaking. Whether it is Monsieur Oscar referencing the fact that the cameras are getting smaller or the tombstones in the Pere Lachaise cemetery that have no names but read "visit my website", Carax is clearly dismayed with the current state of cinema. More specifically how machines are not only changing how we look at life, but films as well. Instead of creating challenging films that expands both the medium and the mind of the audience, technology seems to be turning cinema into something that only pleases the faceless masses.
Packed with far more cinematic references than any other film you will see this year, Holy Motors is a film that is destined to be dissected in film classes for years to come. This does not mean that the film will only appeal to film scholars though. Despite the overall bizarre nature of the vignettes, and the odd characters that inhabit Carax's world, Holy Motors is a film that never bores. It is a film that frequently features funny moments and it is a treat to watch Denis Lavant effortlessly drift through the eleven characters he portrays in the film. It is a performance that will go down as one of the best of 2012, if not the decade.
Holy Motors is not a film that will please those who prefer their films to have a coherent plot. However, those of you who are open to a unique cinematic experience are in for a treat. Holy Motors may leave you scratching your head, but you will be more than happy that went on such a wildly entertaining ride.
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Right now, this is my favorite film of 2012. It's really unlike anything as well as being a tribute to the art of cinema. I just love how surreal it is and is not willing to define itself. That's what great art is.ReplyDelete
Great review. So far, this is my favorite movie of the year, but I can't really explain why. I just know I loved it.ReplyDelete
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Hong Kong authorities have denied that plans to re-auction some of the 3G frequencies currently in use will cause disruption and lead to higher prices for the country's 3G users.
Frequencies in the 2.1GHz band are due to expire in October 2016, but under a so-called "hybrid approach" regulators plan to re-auction just a third of these frequencies, which – it insists – represents just 7–10% of the overall spectrum held by the incumbent operators.
Nevertheless, the re-auction proposals have met with an angry reaction from 3G operators CSL, HKT, Hutchison and SmarTone, which claim they will lead to service disruption and higher prices for customers.
Responding to those concerns, the Communications Authority (CA) says that incumbents are free to participate in the process and will have "two years after the auction in the second half of 2014 to adjust their network and business plans to address any changes to their holdings of 3G spectrum so that satisfactory customer services will be ensured".
The CA also takes issue with the argument that a re-auction will lead to higher spectrum utilization fees and, ultimately, higher charges for consumers.
"The spectrum utilization fee paid by the incumbent 3G operators for the re-auctioned spectrum is estimated to account for only about 0.5% of their total annual operating cost," it said. "Mobile service charges are determined primarily by demand and supply in the market as a result of competition, not the fee paid for the spectrum by the mobile network operators."
Addressing concerns over service quality, the CA also notes that 3G operators have ample quantities of 4G spectrum they could use to prevent any service degradation.
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Hard to pick the winner among the top four. Mao's SP was not impressive. Akiko did great in jumps! Ashley was very well all around. Korpi's skating was beautiful and dreamy. I prefer Ashley. Wish all of them good luck tomorrow!
Hard to pick the winner among the top four. Mao's SP was not impressive. Akiko did great in jumps! Ashley was very well all around. Korpi's skating was beautiful and dreamy. I prefer Ashley. Wish all of them good luck tomorrow!
Swan Lake is intensely passionate and full of high drama (the curse, love, pledge/vow, betrayal, etc. etc. etc.), yet there's no passion or intensity in her program. She could be skating to any other music, and it won't make a particle of difference to her program. That's what I mean by "what she doesn't do with the music." And that's why I dislike certain skaters who skate over whatever music that happens to be playing in the background.
But there's no point in using music that so many are familiar with and does...whatever she does. I don't understand what she is trying to do on the ice. I don't see artistry, but rather lazy interpretation of the program and music. It would've been better if she selected a piece without any well-known story or characters and created a program.
And to make another point -- the music was composed specifically for the ballet. It's not like people decided to grab a bunch of pieces by Tchaikovsky and dance to them (compare this to: Swan by Saint-Saëns, which was never meant to be a dance/ballet piece, or non-narrative Les Sylphides which is danced to a collection of compositions by Chopin, which were never meant to be ballet music). So to me, it's an odd thing to pick Swan Lake, a piece w/ such a strong story & intent to tell the story and yet do none of those things and just skate around aimlessly w/o any attempt at character portrayal or storytelling, while wearing a swan dress. I do not understand what artistic point Mao is trying to make at all, or if she ever had any artistic intent to this particular program. I like it far less than her Vancouver LP or Debussy.
ETA: I should add that this doesn't mean Mao's good skating qualities are not noticeable or gone. They're still there, but again, they don't serve the program because of the weakness in the program from my point of view.
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I'm thrilled to see Akiko in the top three after the SP instead of further behind. I like her spunk and this program has many cool features or choreo - just still not loving the music cuts but love the energy she brings to it.
Mao's a great skater - this program is cute and light and it is fun to see her in that 'character' but it isn't my favorite SP this season or from her.
Didn't watch Kiri yet - but, I'm just over the moon with Ashley's SP. I think her loop exit looked a little tight, but overall, I really love the choreo on this, love, love, love her confidence, love the way she takes her time with the elements, and love the falling leaf and stag jumps after the axel and loop. Looking forward to the LPs
I made a bit of comparison between Ashley's and Mao's SPs and here's the result:
Jumps Mao 18.21/Ashley 18.58
Spins Mao 11.11/Ashley 11.27
Steps Mao 5.70/Ashley 5.10
So, we can see that Mao won the TES basically because of the StSq!
And, Mao's PCS was higher (and this is fair, I think). So, this SP is an example of how important the steps/artistic part are now!
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I first went to Cuquita's in Farmers Branch a few years back, and it has always been memorable. At that time, though, I wasn't the scrutinizing shrew that I am now.
These days, my friends know better than to take a bite before I snap a photo. And is it weird when I intently stare at an onion? No, that's routine.
So I recently took my food-examining behaviors back to Cuquita's, one of the most beloved Mexican restaurants in all of DFW. Its menu happens to have some of the most authentic Mexican dishes around.
Take milanesa de res ($11.59), for example, a breaded beef cutlet that's thin, fried and a little crispy -- the Mexican equivalent of a chicken-fried steak. But unlike its American counterpart, the meat is complemented with lime instead of gravy. (There's also a chicken milanesa.)
That crispy cutlet has always been a personal favorite, just like barbacoa and caldo (Mexican stew), safe bets almost anywhere. But even the bizarre dishes at Cuquita's deserve recognition, like tacos de lengua (tongue tacos, $8.29).
The very mention of tongue tacos brings a frown to my friends' faces, but lengua has a similar flavor to barbacoa, with an added sweetness, even though it is not as tender. And like all tacos at Cuquita's, it's served on warm, soft, house-made tortillas.
Pozole ($7.59), like caldo, is another Mexican comfort staple. It doesn't have the dynamic flavor profile of caldo (beef or chicken, $7.59), but its thin, scarlet-colored broth, flavored by chile ancho (mild, dried chiles), hominy and salty pork, is expertly prepared.
Cuquita's also offers a variety of gorditas ($2.59), which are small, pitalike breads made of flour and stuffed with cheese, chicken, pork and other fillings.
The guiso de puerco (pork) gordita is full of tender chunks of meat, with a color and flavor similar to the pork in the pozole.
But if stuff like tongue tacos or brightly colored pork freak you out, Cuquita's has common favorites like crispy flautas with juicy chicken ($7.79) and chiles rellenos ($7.79), stuffed with ground beef, chicken or jack cheese.
But let's get back to the atypical and amazing: pollo en molé (chicken, $7.79) -- chicken smothered in a dark sauce. For those dabbling in Mexican cuisine, molé puts up a serious cooking challenge. It's notoriously difficult to prepare and requires well over a dozen ingredients, including various peppers, cumin, garlic and sometimes even chocolate.
It's extremely rich, robust and sometimes overpowering in big helpings. It has a lively sweetness and a spicy bite that linger at the roof of your mouth. And the chicken is easily handled with just a fork.
Skip the tongue tacos if you want. Pass on the menudo ($7.59) for all I care. But don't overlook the molé. It's a savory, true example of authentic Mexican cooking.
And don't forget to snap a photo. But even if you don't, a visit to Cuquita's is always memorable.


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Students are challenged to create innovative works utilizing plating technologies; top three concepts as judged by the panel be awarded $5,000 scholarships.
LaVaughn Daniels and Dan Cunningham from the Metal Finishing Association of Southern California examine plated parts while judging last year's Bright Design challenge.
The National Association for Surface Finishing and the Metal Finishing Association of Southern California (MFASC) are again sponsoring the West Coast Bright Design Challenge for students at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif.
The contest is incorporated into the college's Material Explorations class, which is led by Art Center instructors Catherine McLean and Krystina Castella. A transdisciplinary team made up of product design, environmental design, fine art and graduate industrial design students will spend the term learning about surface finishing technologies and applications, and working with local electroplating companies to enhance their understanding of the process.
Students are then challenged to create innovative works utilizing these technologies. At the end of the term, they will present finished 3D prototypes and presentations to a panel of faculty and MFASC judges. The students with the top three concepts as judged by the panel each will be awarded $5,000 scholarships.
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