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One day I stumble upon a little green English-looking building stashed between the houses on a street in Second Style Island™, that gives me an RL flashback of Noella™ art gallery in the backstreets of London behind Tate Museum™. In this little green house of Second Life™ you find the gallery SMUDGE™.
Little green house at Second Style Island
In the comfy chair between the Northern Lights and Wheet I look at the smudged canvas on the walls and start to realize the reason for the name of this gallery.
Myndi Meredith, the artist and gallery owner of Smudge, confirms to me that she loves to smudge colours. She relaes with this in her own time when not working her full time job or when her little son needs her. She does this digitally now since canvas, easel, colour palettes, and so, is not practical at her RL home any more because she has a little one year old son now.
Blogger Liza Veliz
I met her at the Grand Opening Event for Smudge on the 18th of July at FIERCE™ Nightclub in Dominion Estates™. Her PR person and good friend Anden Tolsen was also there.
In a BOSL™ radio interview that same morning Myndi said Anden was also the reason she even started the gallery. She just showed him some paintings she was making while dancing at Fierce when he asked her why she was so quiet and he suggested she should sell them.
Anden Tolsen even gave her the gallery at Second Style island as a surprise gift. That is the reason there are two Smudge galleries now.
The other one is at Shopatorium @ Gallinas
Here the building is also very special from the others. Its like a piece of candy with the stonewalls of red decorated with a pink framed window and glittery coloured stars hanging in the ceiling and with the sign of the shop glowing in its Pink. Inside there is no comfy chairs but a comfy carpet instead. It is smooth to lay there in its depth of wool and check the smudged paintings on the walls, guessing what they are about. A bit like laying in grass checking clouds actually.
There is Good and Evil licking at each other in one and a blue flower possibly inspired of the 80´s digital artwork, there is a sun on an easel and the pink painting called smudge and so many more.
Oh, the party? It was great! DJ Atreyu Witrial delivered the music and lots of press people and art gallery owners came, and of course the citizens of Dominion Estates. Lots of lovely people that made me think of some SL friends I really miss since their clubs shut down and they moved on and I really haven´t had the time to find them again. The jokes jangled like shingles in the air and all were smiling and having a great time. The atmosphere was awesome!
The gift for everyone contained two paintings by Myndi Meredith.
Moolto was sponsoring the event by advertising this, and FIERCE sponsored by building it and holding the party.
Me, Anden and Myndi met after the party at a couch upstairs.
There Anden Tolsen tells me his reason for helping Myndi out.
- She is a very close friend of mine and I believe in Smudge.
Myndi tells me her dreams while Anden is listening to the BOSL interview during our meeting.
- My hopes are for *SMUDGE* to grow and grow and grow! The more painting I can get out there, the more tastes I can provide... the more money I can make, the less time I have to be away from my son! And THAT will put a smile on MY face :)
She doesn´t do galleries in RL.
- I haven´t found one yet that provides a FUN environment. I think when you look at art, it should be an all around experience... the smells should be right, and the music should be right. I don´t go to gallerys in RL... its all that stuffy elevator music. *Bringing *SMUDGE* into RL would be the ultimate :)
- I hope to bring smiles to peoples faces! There is so much ugly in this world.. people sick, dying, sadness. I just want to make people escape from that :)
Myndi has her painting for a hobby and never released her art in RL, and she did not go to an art school. She just loves to smudge nice colours and let her inner move the hand. And she makes pictures of things like Northern Lights as they feel to her. It looks like a bright star shooting in different colours to me. But she tries to capture it from what she sees and knows. She explained this to me but I was actually curious about another one. The one you see in my photo with three thick shades of different colour on black background. She tells me...
- ah that...it is just random, that is a genuine *SMUDGE*. I just grabbed colour and smudged it! haha it´s genuine smudging.
You may already know Myndi Meredith from her stylist company Meredith Interiors™ or maybe by the fashion blog she writes together with Stephberry Delling, The Facetious SL Blog™
- I'm thinking about starting a new one, strictly for *SMUDGE* but my fashion blog is already syndicated... so I may just keep blogging my new releases along with clothing looks :)


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Rating I have owned many keyboards over the years and in the past 10 years, they have all been Logitech. I also have the Logitech G11 gmanig keyboard which I was using prior to this one. First of all, if you don't need a gmanig keyboard, don't buy one. I noticed a few reviews that actually seemed to view this keyboard negatively for having lots of keys they won't use. Doesn't make sense, does it? If you are not a gamer or the idea of macro recording and extra keys doesn't entice you, this is a rather expensive keyboard. You would be much better off getting a wireless Logitech desktop for your non-gaming needs.Now, if you ARE a gamer, welcome to heaven!! I absolutely love the softness of the keys on this keyboard. They are quiet and very responsive. The keys are silky smooth and it's just a joy to use. It has taken a bit to get used to the extra keys along the left side as they are so close to the rest of the keys and when not looking, it can be slightly annoying to find where you are on the keyboard. I'm sure this will disappear in a few more days of use though. All of the features on this keyboard are absolutely wonderful and I'm so glad they chose to go with the minimum features needed to enhance your game play and not clutter up the keyboard with a bunch of stuff you do not need.The macro keys are awesome. Very easy to use and making new macros on the fly is quick and simple. The windows lock key is invaluable. Why has no one thought of this before?! I can't tell you how many times I've been in a heated PvP battle and accidentally hit my windows key. You know the rest. The headset and microphone mute buttons are also ingenious. Not everyone has a quality headset or microphone with a built in mute button, so this is priceless for those people and also more convenient for me to push one of these buttons rather than reach up to my head to mute the mic there. The back light turns on and off with a simple tap on the button. No need to open up a configuration program to turn it on and off. Nice. The back light is just the right intensity and the ability to change the colors (pink!) is very cool. The media player buttons are pretty standard on keyboards today, but I do love how they confined them to a small space on the right side of the keyboard so they aren't dominating my play area on the keyboard like others I have had. The volume wheel is also the best I have ever seen on a keyboard of any kind. I don't particularly like the volume dials that click with every movement because volume control can lack a lot of precision at times. One click can take you from too loud to so quiet you can barely hear it. This volume wheel is very smooth with no clicking and works like a dream. The mute button is also right beside it so you can quickly push it if you are like me and have to keep an ear out for a baby monitor in the evenings. Last but certainly not least, the USB 2.0 and headphone/microphone jacks are absolutely wonderful! I could never go back to a keyboard without at least one USB 2.0 port having so many gmanig peripherals and electronic gadgets. My only gripe is that I wish they had kept the two USB 2.0 ports of the G11. All our headsets are USB anyway but we do have one headset that can be either.I have to take the time to refute a few of the claims here on the other reviews as I don't believe this keyboard deserves the 3.5 stars it currently has here on Amazon. Some of the negative reviews are what made me skip over the G110 and try the G11 first. I honestly wish I had waited for this keyboard because it is superior in many ways. One reviewer states this keyboard feels cheap because it's lightweight. This keyboard absolutely does NOT feel cheap. Everything about it boasts quality. Just because it is lightweight does not mean it is garbage. I appreciate the fact that it's lightweight, as I'm sure many others do as well. It was also stated that this keyboard is unattractive. I can only assume this person was comparing photos and not actual products side by side because there is nothing unattractive about this keyboard, but it is a matter of opinion I suppose. Another reviewer compared it to the beautiful SideWinder X6 which to me looks almost identical but with extra bulky buttons along the top side. And how much does it really matter when you don't usually look down at your hands while gmanig, typing or anything else. I did at first think my G11 was more attractive than that G110 until I had them both in my lap. The layout of the G11 is meant to be pleasing to the eye with the mix of silver and black and the fancy handles?? on the top. But when you have them side by side and you see how enormous the G11 is beside this little beauty, it's easy to see why I favor the G110. The G11 has extra macro keys, true, but between the normal in game hot keys and my Razer Naga mouse with 12-key thumb pad, I don't need 54 potential macro keys. 36 suits me just fine. It was also stated in a previous review that the back light is uneven or that you have to be looking straight down at the keyboard to even see it. This is just flat out untrue. Unless this person received a defective product, there is no way this is true. The lighting on my keyboard is just right. Bright enough to be clearly visible during daylight (which another reviewer stated was impossible) and dim enough that it isn't harsh on your eyes in the dark. The lighting is also perfectly even across all keys.Another issue pointed out by other reviewers is the supposed lack of height from the feet on the back of the keyboard. The height on this keyboard is exactly the same as my other two Logitech keyboards AND my husband's Microsoft keyboard. The perfect height for comfort and the removable wrist support is actually very functional on this keyboard. Normally I remove them because they are simply too low and do nothing to actually support my wrists. This keyboard sports the first wrist support that actually comes straight out from the keyboard and actually *gasp* supports my wrists. It's very comfortable and wonderful during long gmanig sessions.Overall, if you are looking for a quality gmanig keyboard with lots of customizable keys and you aren't swayed by the largely unnecessary LCD screen of the G19 series, you really can't go wrong with the G110. Ignore the naysayers, you will absolutely love it. A great buy for the serious gamer who wants functionality and not flash.
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Fattoria di Colleoli provided a perfect break after 1 and 1/2 week of walking through Paris and Rome. We stayed in Il Camino which is an apartment located on a 2nd floor with beautiful views. It is a very spacious and charming apartment that easily accomodated all 5 of us. The enourmus fireplace looked great. Initailly we planned to do alot of driving but all 5 of us enjoyed the place so much that we decided to spend most of the week on site, relaxing by the pool, eating delicous bruchettas with a beer and wine from the bar. In the evening we walked into Colleoli or drove to Palaia for dinner. Sabrina and the rest of the 'crew' mades us feel very welcomed.
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That's a great price, compared to down here. I have one and they're pretty good guns...
This is a discussion on Ruger LC9 Special $299 within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Anyone who lives near Hoffman's Gun Store in the Hartford CT area...they are having a four day sale on the LC9 for $299 each! A ...
Anyone who lives near Hoffman's Gun Store in the Hartford CT area...they are having a four day sale on the LC9 for $299 each!
A great deal in my opinion....
"A free people ought to be armed." - George Washington
That's a great price, compared to down here. I have one and they're pretty good guns...
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That is a sweet deal!
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I'd be on that like a duck on a junebug. I paid $350 for mine and at the time that was a heck of a deal.
"He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." - Leonardo da Vinci
Hoffman's always has great deals like this from time to time.
Unfortunately, I'm going to pass due to the heavy trigger, manual safety and the magazine disconnect safety. Ruger had a chance to make a LCP in 9mm. Instead, they decided to force California's ridiculous requirements on all of us. [/rant]
Is the Lc9 not selling well? I don't think a hot item would go on sale.
Trying to tell the wife she needs one. A local friend is buying another, he LOVES his first. Of course, his first is his wife's, too.
As has been well-documented here, that item is a problem you can solve. Unlike other guns in its class, the LC9 also features smooth, rounded edges that make for very comfortable carry. This is one you need to shoot in person before making a decision.the magazine disconnect safety
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
I also am loathe to modify a SD gun in any way. While it's unlikely to come up in court in a SD shooting, it's not something I would be comfortable ruling out either.
Luv my LC9, even though I paid $379 back in April.
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Now if they only sold the Kahr CM9 for $299.00........ Saving up for one of these instead....I have the LCP and I Love it....but will most likely pass on the LC9
"A free people ought to be armed." - George Washington
I love my LC9. Trigger is smooth, not excessively long and the gun itself is more reliable than a Kahr PM9 I used to have...The LC9 is also very accurate for its size. Well worth the $349 I paid for mine...
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"
The LC9 may not be for everyone but I believe it has its place. I have looked at them but it hasn't been high on my list of got to have guns.
$299 definitely a good price though.


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This State Legislative Update includes summaries of select bills tracked by the AVMA through April 15, 2016.
Now that about one-third of state legislatures have adjourned for 2016, the number of bills being introduced across the country has slowed down. But for legislatures that are still in session, or meet year-round, some intense debates are still going strong.
In Connecticut, two significant bills of interest to the veterinary profession are still in play. SB 228, which would allow for noneconomic damages when an animal is intentionally injured or killed, continues to be debated in public and committee hearings.
A separate Connecticut bill, HB 5344, would permit "animal advocates" to be appointed in certain cases involving animal cruelty or custody. Judges could appoint a volunteer, from a list of attorneys and law students provided by the agriculture commissioner, to advocate for an animal's best interests or the interests of justice in criminal proceedings relating to (1) animal cruelty or fighting, (2) a cruelly treated or neglected animal's seizure by an animal control officer, or (3) an animal's welfare or custody.
Compounding continues to be a hot topic, with Colorado lawmakers considering a bill that would make that state the 11th in the nation to allow veterinarians to dispense from office stock. The North Dakota Board of Pharmacy is considering two changes to compounding rules, which would also apply to veterinarians and pharmacies that serve them. Under the proposed changes, veterinarians would be limited to using in-state compounding pharmacies for their needs. A public hearing will happen at the end of this month.
Two members of the Chicago City Council made headlines last month when they introduced a resolution that urges the nation's third-largest city to become a "no kill" zone in which animals held at animal-control facilities are euthanized only in cases of terminal illness (not due to lack of space). Proposed strategies associated with this goal include increasing transfers to animal rescues or no-kill shelter organizations.
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A New Hope for Juvenile Offenders Serving Life Without Parole
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When Erik Jensen was just 17-years-old, he was sentenced to life without parole for a murder he witnessed but did not commit. He turned to his father and mother as he was led from the courtroom with no understanding of what his sentence really meant.
"He was bewildered," says Erik's father, Curt Jensen. "He had no concept at that point of what [his sentence] really meant—how long that really meant and what was going to happen to the rest of his life."
That was in 1998. To date, Erik has spent nearly half of his life behind bars.
Erik was convicted and sentenced under Colorado's "felony murder rule"—a rule that places the same amount of guilt on an individual if a court believes they were "complicit" in the crime in some way.
"[Erik] was with his friend Nate, and Nate, at that time, killed his mother—Erik was in the other room and came in just as it was being accomplished," says Curt. "Erik was convicted of being a complicitor, which is a very complicated thing to analyze as an adult. Even though he wasn't an adult he was tried and convicted as an adult."
Though his family was hopeful at the time, Curt says that it quickly became clear that his son had no options.
"We didn't believe that the jury would say [life without parole]," he says. "We thought they were offered several other alternatives and [the court] said 'No, it's complicitor in murder.'"
But the Jensen family now has new hope. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a previous decision to ban mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders should be retroactive. The 6-3 ruling means that more than 2,000 inmates who have been sentenced as juveniles to life in prison without the chance of parole might have their sentences reviewed.
Looking back, Curt says that his family was "shocked" when they learned of Erik's sentence.
"It's a very, very helpless feeling," he says. "Most people just give up. We didn't. We said, 'No, we're going to try get these laws changed—for everybody.'"
After Erik went to prison, Curt founded the Pendulum Foundation with his wife in 2001. The organization helps to educate the public about the issues of children in adult prisons. But Curt says his son's sentence was only the beginning of his ordeal.
"Most of the juveniles, back in those days, they put them in isolation at some point during their prison terms," Curt says. "It's generally early on because they're juveniles and they've been acting out because they've been given long, long sentences that exceed their age."
Erik was sent to what Curt calls an "isolation prison." He spent two and a half years there in solitary confinement.
"The only time he could come out was once a week for a shower, once a week to work out in another cell for 30 minutes, and once a week when we came to visit him," Curt says. "He was, at all times, held in chains on his arms and legs and never allowed to see another human being."
On Monday, President Obama announced a ban on solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons—a move welcomed by Curt and his family. Additionally, Curt says that the Supreme Court's ruling will give his son and others a new chance at life.
"It's been shown in the courts since [Erik's case], and in fact by the Supreme Court of the United States, that juveniles are not grown up at that point," Curt says. "They may have the right look of being an adult, but they're not an adult in their head—they haven't got the ability to see into the future and understand the consequences of what's going on around them. And that's why the [Supreme] Court has said that these kinds of sentences are not constitutional."
Curt acknowledges that some individuals who were sentenced to life without parole as juveniles are indeed violent and dangerous offenders. But he still believes the justice system should proceed with caution.
"I do believe there are some guys that are in there now that have been given life without parole and that committed heinous crimes and that if I were sitting on a jury panel or if I were a judge or on the parole board, I might have very strong feelings [and say], 'That one's not ready yet,'" he says. "But I don't think that it's up to us to decide that at the time that they're 16-, 15-, 14-years-old that that's what they're going to serve—life without parole—because of what they just did."
Though the Jensens are still waiting for Erik's case to work its way through the system, they are looking ahead towards brighter days. Curt says he wants to teach Erik about modern life and show him the stars and the moon—a sight that has been obstructed by bright prison lights for more than a decade.


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This was on one of the hiking trails. Texas has just about every kind of terrain--deserts, mountains, forests, coastal plains and beaches--but the Hill Country in the central state is what most people picture as characteristically Texan. Limestone hills, red dirt, lots of cactus, mesquite and live oak. It was very dry when we were there, but in the spring when the wildflowers bloom, it's beautiful.
This was the view from our porch. You can see a little bit of the lake here. Lake Buchanon is actually quite large. The dam that created it is some kind of unique structure, built in the 30's, and the last of it's kind. I wish I'd gotten a picture that showed more of the lake, which is actually in a valley, with some gorgeous vistas. But I didn't.
This is slightly blurry because this guy was so close to Mr. RCM that he couldn't focus the camera properly. (Well, he probably could have, but it was my camera and therefore unfamiliar, and Mr. RCM doesn't believe in reading the manual for anything.) I include it because few non-Texan have seen an armadillo that isn't squashed on the side of the road. Few Texans, for that matter.
This guy kept peering up over the side of our porch. Obviously not afraid of humans.
Here is Lizzie, in my spot. Lizzie and I spent most of our time here, except when we retreated to the air conditioning. Lizzie is not an outdoor dog. It was kind of funny that she showed much more interest in the kids that were there than any other dogs or animals. Lizzie clearly thinks she is a person, and all other dogs come in the same category as Rocky the raccoon up there: interesting, but Not Her Kind.
One last vista, this time of the lake, again, not really doing justice to it's setting.
These are just a few of the pictures. If you want to see more (actually, the Hill Country is quite beautiful, even in summer) you can go to my web gallery. There aren't a ton, but there are some nice ones. (And more of Lizzie, of course.)


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Snow in the summer
I dreamt of summers arrival,
shortly after the blossoms of spring,
but never did I imagine it this way,
why has winter become king?
Why was there snow?
sitting cozily outside
my window mocking my,
logical mind now fried
In need of a logical,
answer I turn for,
a calendar but its,
its only a sad blur
Do I still dream?
Or perhaps I suffer from untrue wishes,
maybe I had slept far to long?
If that was the case I should check the witch's
they would do something like that,
wouldn't they?
Switching around our seasons
they shall pay.
I step outside to find it will not be so easy
to take down the king
for the world is falling
into period of ageing.


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The Festival of Words Collective strives to inspire creative expression and a higher level of literacy for residents of St. Landry Parish, and throughout Acadiana; the collective will contribute to the advancement of artists as well as the community.
FOW's area of operations comprises St. Landry, St. Martin, and Lafayette parishes. To date, the towns served are Grand Coteau, Arnaudville, Opelousas, St. Martinville. Eunice, Carencro, Lafayette, Lebeau, and Lawtell have also hosted visiting writer workshops, readings, and/or Drive-By Poetry performances. As FOW increases its financial and organizational resources, it can continue expanding its reach to more remote geographic locations.
Ms. Patrice Caryl Melnick
Festival of Words; literary; literacy; writing workshop; drive-by poetry
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Main Address
PO Box 252
Grand Coteau, LA 70541
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)
Arts Education/Schools (A25)
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
How does this organization make a difference?
Self-reported by organization
Community support for
Festival of Words, now in its 5th year. Unique to St. Landry/St.
Martin/Lafayette parishes, FOW hosts year-round literary readings capped by an
annual week plus weekend of 15
school and public writing workshops featuring 7 artists of national and regional stature;
public readings with Q&A sessions; an open-air, open mic stage; drive-by
poetry at non-traditional venues by youth supervised by teaching artists; and
oral history events. FOW prizes its diverse socioeconomic/educational mix of established
and emerging writers and multigenerational audiences, and is often the first
contact residents have with literary artists, as some 28.3% of St. Landry
residents live at or below the poverty line and 22% of those 16 years old or
older lack basic prose literacy skills. FOW aims to stimulate appreciation of written
and oral prose and poetry, to encourage literacy skills and academic success.
Launch of Grand Coteau
Voices: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated, a popular new monthly series providing
elders of the Creole community a venue for sharing life stories and local history.
Inspired by FOW, teacher
and student-led creative writing activities emerged in public schools: writing
clubs, poetry slams, literary showcases, and open mic readings, growing from 0 to 6 in the past 2 years.
Top Three Goals:
Expand FOW author visits and schedule multiple, sequential school workshops,
including outreach to geographically remote areas, part of our long-term goal
to serve every public school.
Launch an Education in
Schools pilot program of year-long Drive By Poetry/author workshops and performance
opportunities, with teach-the-teacher training of educators to lead writing/performance
workshops in their schools.
Grow FOW organizational resources
and administrative capacity to support program goals and marketing activities, through
a combination of enhanced grant-seeking, earned-income activities, board
development, and community support.
Self-reported by organization
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Program 1
Festival of Words
annual literary festival culminates our year-round program of 36-plus free
public readings by more than 80 writers at Casa Azul community arts space in
Grand Coteau. A 3-day weekend caps festival week and some 450 adults and 500
youth gather for: public readings by 6 to 8 authors selected for the quality of
their work, accessibility, and appeal to diverse audiences; drive-by student
performances in shops, cafes, and chapels; a book fair; oral history
storytelling; and free workshops by nationally-ranked and emerging writers and
spoken word artists. Authors teach creative writing workshops in St. Landry/St.
Martin/Lafayette parish public schools and share readings with youth on the
community stage; 2012 authors include Jarvis DeBerry, Kelly Harris, Randall
Kenan, Bonny McDonald, Patrice Melnick, slam poet Chancellor "Xero" Skidmore,
and Louisiana Poet Laureate Julie Kane. The festival also includes how-to sessions
on starting community and in-school creative writing groups.
Program long term success
will help reduce the rate of functional illiteracy in St. Landry, St. Martin,
and Lafayette parishes among people 16-plus years of age and increase the high
school graduation rate. More youth will
attend college.
forums and organizations will provide access to elders of Creole and other
ethnicities, by featuring their oral histories. Youth will personally meet more contemporary authors and gain
familiarity with their work. Adults in the community, especially parents of Festival
of Words youth participants, will become familiar with more authors. Family
relationships will be strengthened by intergenerational storytelling and
sharing of oral histories.
Program success monitored by
and written surveys of featured artists and performers, audience members,
students, families, teachers, and administrators of communities and schools
served are collected at the time of individual events and at the conclusion of
multi-event programs, tabulated, and used as planning aids for the next round
of programming.
Program success examples
2009, FOW was the only year-round literary arts producer and annual festival of
its kind in the area we serve. Happily, our success inspires imitators. Grand
Coteau's new Sweet Dough Pie Festival features a storytelling stage for locals,
inspired by FOW's oral history events. After learning of FOW events, teachers ask
our guidance to use drive-by poetry to teach literature. Schools and groups
have begun DBP and two student open mic showcases. We impact curricula: for two
years, Carencro HS students recorded author interviews, DBP performances, and
readings as a senior project. Since 2008, three St. Landry adult community
creative writing groups formed, including teachers. FOW has become part of area
culture, influencing residents who in turn help shape FOW. St. Martinville HS poetry
club, part of 2011 festival, mourned a classmate's death with on-line poetry
and public readings of his poems, using words for mourning, healing, and
self-expression--a lifelong lesson.
Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other
Population(s) Served
Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Program 2
Casa Azul Teaching Artist Program (CATAP)
FOW currently presents 80-plus authors in 36 free
year-round public readings at Casa Azul. Authors read for free and venue space
is donated. Based on our work placing festival authors in public schools, we
seek to expand impact on youth and utilize emerging writers, by placing 24
local authors and 6 teaching artists in schools in St. Landry/ St.
Martin/Lafayette parishes to conduct creative writing/performance classes and
teach-the-teacher workshops to equip teachers in these techniques. A part-time
Schools Coordinator will manage school outreach, coordinate with the year-round
school calendar and curriculum, develop content with teacher input, and conduct
program evaluation and assessment.
Program long term success
More educators will
integrate writing and performance into English, history, and other subjects.
CATAP students will achieve increasingly higher rates of literacy, grade point
averages, and college attendance. Students will enter more creative writing
contests, join writing camps like Acadiana Writing Project's Dead of Winter, start
their own writing groups, and serve on book festival panels. The program will
alter youth culture in our area, so that students appreciate opportunities to
demonstrate skills as writers and performers. With increased exposure, student
writers gain more peer respect. Communities that have historically lacked
access to or identification with literature will increasingly connect to
community and school programs offering those resources. Youth participation in
spoken word performances will attract family members, who may have never
attended a literary event before but come to events to support their children.
Family emphasis on academic success will increase.
Program success monitored by
Oral and written surveys of featured artists and
performers, audience members, students, families, teachers, and administrators
of communities and schools served are collected at the time of individual
events and at the conclusion of multi-event programs, tabulated, and used as
planning aids for the next round of programming.
Program success examples
Casa Azul has become a desirable venue for authors
travelling from all parts of the state to participate. We began in 2009 with
very lightly attended open mic sessions, growing to 24 nights of readings in 2010
and 36 in 2011. Teachers request FOW in-school workshops and information on
starting their own writing clubs. Schools set aside more time for author-led
workshops, which previously had to fit into 50-minute school periods. Two schools
now allow creative writing/English teachers to convene students from different
classes for special FOW 90-minute workshops. Students look forward to meeting
authors each year and two creative writing clubs and two open mic events have
started at schools. Poetry is being integrated into school programming:
Opelousas Junior HS included student poetry during Black History Month, and
Opelousas High's 2011 graduation ceremony included poetry. Both of these schools
have had visiting FOW authors for several years.
Education, General/Other
Population(s) Served
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Other Named Groups
Program 3
Drive-by Poetry
Drive-by Poetry is one of FOW's most popular programs,
an in-school performance workshop for public school students that aims to
instill in youth an intimate knowledge of literature and engender confidence
and ease with the spoken and written word. After instruction and classroom
preparation, students perform spoken works in nontraditional public spaces,
such as cafes, grocery stores, beauty salons, and churches. Current resources
allow the DBP to workshop with 75 youth in three schools, then
transport/supervise students at multiple sites one day of the annual festival.
A part-time Schools Coordinator and part-time teaching artist will enable DBP
to offer two student workshops apiece at 5 schools (a total of 10 workshops and
250 youth) and two community workshops (50 attendees). Classes and events will
be recorded for teaching purposes.
Program long term success
Poetry will be requested at other festivals, such as the Louisiana Book
Festival. Businesses will routinely invite drive-by poets to perform. Supported
by school poetry clubs, students will compete for places on youth poetry slam
teams of 12, will will go on to compete with the Baton Rouge slam team and in
the national slam, Brave New Voices. Participating youth will gain improved
reading and interpretation skills and score higher on standardized tests and
there will be a 20% higher rate of DBP students choosing to attend college compared
to nonparticipating peers.
Program success monitored by
and written surveys of student workshop participants and performers, audience
members, families, teachers, and administrators of communities and schools
served are collected at the time of individual events and at the conclusion of
multi-event programs, tabulated, and used as planning aids for the next round
of programming.
Program success examples
the past two years, high school students have performed their own works at
drive-by poetry happenings during the internationally-known annual Festival
International in Lafayette, inspired by Festival of Words programming. Businesses regularly request and anticipate
Drive-by Poets in Opelousas, in Grand Coteau during Festival of Words, and along
Jefferson Street in downtown Lafayette during ArtWalk, the monthly community
event that draws hundreds of residents and visitors.
Education, General/Other
Population(s) Served
Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Other Named Groups
FOW's area of operations comprises St. Landry, St. Martin, and Lafayette parishes. To date, the towns served are Grand Coteau, Arnaudville, Opelousas, St. Martinville. Eunice, Carencro, Lafayette, Lebeau, and Lawtell have also hosted visiting writer workshops, readings, and/or Drive-By Poetry performances. As FOW increases its financial and organizational resources, it can continue expanding its reach to more remote geographic locations.
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Funding Needs
FOW has succeeded to date, led by a volunteer Executive Director with all-volunteer support. But this model has reached its limits, and additional funding is needed to: a) support expansion of 3 programs with paid, part-time coordinators; b) design a comprehensive online media presence and fundraising portal; c) improve board capacity, initiating strategic planning. Build on Success: Program Expansion in Schools Add Teaching Artists component to our year-round series of readings and Festival programming. 24 authors, 6 TAs to be paired with schools; film and archive content for instructional purposes. A mini-pilot for Educaton in Schools 2014 rollout. Est. cost $14,720. Add a second Drive By Poetry instructor and schools coordinator to annual Festival. Est. cost $3,440 Promote Success: Marketing and Fundraising Hire a digital media specialist/designer to (re)design and implement website, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr presences as part of a social network marketing/fundraising campaign. Est. cost $3,500 Plan for Success: Capacity Building Hire a nationally-recognized literary nonprofit consultant to assist the board with organizational and strategic planning. Est. cost $7,500 Strategically recruit new board members to broaden/deepen FOW resources
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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Ms. Patrice Caryl Melnick
Patrice Melnick holds a bachelor's degree in English and a Masters in Creative Writing. She taught creative writing and English at Xavier University for thirteen years where she founded the first creative writing minor at a historically black college. She also founded Xavier's student creative writing journal, which is still in production 6 years after her departure.
Melnick served in the Peace Corps in the Central African Republic where she taught English as a Second Language for two years.
In 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, Patrice Melnick moved from New Orleans to Grand Coteau, Louisiana where she started her own business, a gift shop with a dedicated arts space, Casa Azul. She began holding open mics, which lead to a popular literary program. This lead to an annual festival and establishment of the Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective.
Drawing on her work as a published author, business owner, educator and arts administrator, Melnick is passionate about and committed to literacy, education and creative expression.
Dr. Darrell Bourque
Poet Laureate Emeritus, State of Louisiana; Professor Emeritus of English and Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; board member, Ernest J. Gaines Center
Term: Sept 2011 - Sept 2013
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Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations?
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year?
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year?
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership?
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years?


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Experimental Leaves/Frost
Prompt: Autumnal. Write an experimental/concrete form poem.
Author's note: this was written on a landscape Word document and is designed to be read down then up, so the shape/poem here is completely different online than on paper/Word. But I feel like putting it here for prosperity's sake. Perhaps, though, as we were getting metaphysical, the mere presence of the words on paper will tell you what the poem is supposed to say.
Crisp underfoot like broken paper – Like broken paper, crisp and winter-torn.
Rasps, snaps, and tears tries, frays, and cuts.
Again, as the world turns towards a bitter tongue. Then it dares to cover our eyes. It
Like ice, my foot-trail is a hazard, a path that dares not frost – and a moment that has lasted longer, but only last week.
Reveal its glory until I am beyond any crunching of evidence. Where I once trekked. So all remaining is a plateau of
Never halting (unless one faces the Cry "Autumn at its worst", yet embellish
disturbed) I am left with a vortex of temperature With the leaves. I see them curl behind me,
Always dropping.


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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tony Parker knows the San Antonio Spurs can't win a championship without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. That doesn't stop him from enjoying a rare game without them.
Playing for the first time this season without Duncan, who sat out with a sore right knee, Parker had 37 points and 12 assists as the Spurs crushed Dallas 93-76 on Tuesday night in the worst offensive effort to date for the Mavericks.
GAME REPORT: Spurs 93, Mavericks 76
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said afterward he didn't know the severity of Duncan's injury. He said Duncan would be evaluated by doctors Wednesday morning, putting his status for San Antonio's back-to-back against Portland later that night in doubt.
Popovich said his All-Star forward appeared fine Tuesday morning but was stiff and had trouble getting loose while warming up. Duncan was not on the bench during the game.
"It was strange," Popovich said. "He was good this morning, but this evening he couldn't move on it."
The Spurs were already without Ginobili, who hasn't played since the All-Star break because of a stress reaction in his right ankle and is expected to miss at least two more weeks. The team then learned within an hour of tip-off that Duncan was also shelved.
Parker said he knew the Spurs weren't going to take risks with Duncan "so close to the playoffs." But he also relished the chance ahead of him.
"I love those opportunities," said Parker, who cramped up in the fourth quarter. "I'm not going to say I want to play every game like that, but you can show what you can do."
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle was grateful it was only Parker out there.
"I can only shutter to think what would happen had (Duncan and Ginobili) played," Carlisle said.
The Mavericks shot 34% from the floor and were held below 80 points for the first time this season. Carlisle called the game a "(butt) kicking" and said his team only threw about "six tough minutes at them in the second quarter."
Spurs forward Michael Finley scored 16 against his former team, and Josh Howard led the flat-looking Mavericks with 19 points.
It was the first time this season Duncan sat out with an injury, and left the Spurs to manage again without two of their big three. The Spurs survived a rocky first few weeks without Parker and Ginobili, who at the time was still recovering from surgery on his other ankle.
Ginobili cheerleaded in street clothes as the Spurs won their third straight and improved to 18-2 when holding opponents below 89 points.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 points for the Mavericks, who are also still without one of their biggest offensive weapons, Jason Terry. The standout sixth man missed his sixth game with a break in his non-shooting hand.
Minus Duncan, Ginobili and Terry, the latest meeting in the Interstate 35 rivalry was a far cry from the 133-126 double-overtime thriller that the Spurs wrested in Dallas in December. But for Parker, he was more reminded of his 55-point night against Minnesota in November.
Difference was, Parker said he knew Dallas would play better defense than the Timberwolves. But the Mavericks conceded it wasn't good enough.
"I didn't think we were aggressive enough with him to get the ball out of his hands," Nowitzki said. "He got whatever he wanted."
Matt Bonner added 11 for San Antonio and Kurt Thomas had 10 in taking Duncan's place in the starting lineup.
Popovich did not mention Duncan's health in a pregame chat with reporters. But when the subject of the recent rash of notable injuries came up — Ginobili, Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire, Boston's Kevin Garnett — Popovich plainly stated that "everyone knows you got to have your horses to win it all."
Perhaps, but apparently not to get a win in February.
No Duncan and no Ginobili meant an obvious dependence on Parker from the start, but the Mavs still couldn't shut down what they knew was coming.
Parker set up Thomas for San Antonio's first bucket, then scored 16 straight San Antonio points on a mixture of long jumpers, twisting layups and runners. The one-man run only stopped when Parker zipped a no-look pass to Fabricio Oberto for an easy basket.
By the time Parker sat for his first breather with 2:26 left in the first quarter, the speedy Frenchman had a hand in all but two of San Antonio's 26 points.
Jose Barea had 16 points and reserve James Singleton had 14 for Dallas.< Notes@ Popovich said Ginobili had a protective boot removed from his foot over the weekend and has limited himself to lifting weights and swimming in the pool. Popovich said he expects Ginobili to be on a treadmill soon. ... Even though the Spurs returned from their annual rodeo road trip 5-3, Popovich came home feeling robbed of the usual team-building the swing provides. He was frustrated, in part, because of the schedule being interrupted by the All-Star break. "It was too disjointed than what we wanted to get out of it," he said. ...The Mavs play their next three at home and will face the Spurs again March 4 in Dallas.
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Colombo, Feb 26 (PTI) After snatching a thrilling 11-runvictory over Sri Lanka, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi todaywarned the opposition teams to beware of them and said theywould come harder with each game in the World Cup.
"It is a big win for us. The boys knew how big a game itwas. Misbah-Ul-Haq and Younis Khan played a matured innings.
It was amazing the way we played," Afridi said after Pakistanrestricted Sri Lanka to 266/9 after posting 277/7 in a Group Amatch.
"It is a great message for the other teams that we wouldkeep coming harder and harder with each game," he added.
Afridi, who notched up his second consecutive four-wickethaul to run away with the Man of the Match award here,attributed his heroics to the good bowling conditions of the RPremadasa Stadium here.
"The conditions are beautiful here. The wicket wasproviding turn and bounce and it was same for the fastbowlers, so it is good bowling conditions," he said.
Asked about the lax fielding by the Pakistani players,who dropped catches, missed run outs, Afridi said the boyswere a bit relaxed today on the field and hoped they come goodin the next games.
"The fielders relaxed a bit, but on a stage like this wecan''t do that. I am sure they will improve in the cominggames," he added.
Test captain Misbah-Ul-Haq, who scored a unbeaten 83,said toss played an important role.
"Toss is a very important factor in Sri Lanka because ofthe conditions here. The ball comes to bat in the firstinnings but batting is difficult in the second innings," hesaid.
"In the first innings, the conditions were good and itwas just a matter of hanging in there and playing longinnings.
"It is a very important win for us. Sri Lanka is a goodside and playing them at home is always a difficult. So it isa good win," he added.
Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara blamed his batsmen formaking the chase difficult and said the three wickets whichfall quickly put them in the back foot.
"It (Chase) was not too difficult, we made it difficultby losing wickets. We were going pretty good. We bowled wellon a flat deck. We needed to bat long but unfortunatelyPakistan played very well. We lost three quick wickets at thewrong time," he said.
"They batted really well, they adjusted to theconditions. They got good start and kept picking singles andkept the momentum. We dragged it back to 270. We chased wellin the beginning but we left to much for ourself to do in theend.
"There are quite a positive to be taken. We need to keepgoing. It is a long tournament and there are a lot of matchesto be played," he said.


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Munch goes to Mount Everest Sushi
Sushi donuts and sushi tacos on the menu at fast casual Oakland spot.
Not that you ever asked, but for the purposes of this column let's assume you did -- in the event that "Breakfast Lore" might be a Jeopardy! category someday -- here's an unsolicited and abbreviated history of the humble waffle.
As with most things, it traces it origins to the ancient Greeks who made obleios, or flat cakes, between hot metal plates; the modern word and appearance is derived from medieval European Communion wafers; the Pilgrims brought waffles to America, but Thomas Jefferson made them popular via White House "waffle frolics" -- parties with waffles made from a French iron. About the same time, some unknown genius (is God too strong a word?) paired them with maple syrup, and the rest, as they say ...
There are Brussels waffles, Liege waffles, Belgian waffles, good ol' 'Murrican waffles, Flemish waffles (though hopefully not Phlegm-ish waffles -- yuck), Bergisch waffles, Hong Kong waffles, Pandan waffles and my favorite sounding: Stroopwafels from the Netherlands.
California's Dorsa brothers created frozen waffles in the 1930s and a few years ago, a flooded Kellogg's plant curbed the country's supply of Eggos, creating the Great American Waffle Panic of 2009 (really). Somehow we slogged through that long national nightmare only slightly more divided than usual: the left calling it a vast pancake conspiracy; the right blaming the bagel-industrial complex.
But from Scandinavia where the Swedes celebrate Vaffeldagen (Waffle Day) to the Pacific rim where the Vietnamese eat green waffles, waffle love seems universal, particularly at the two Greater Pittsburgh locations of Waffles Incaffeinated.
Founded about three years in New Brighton by a pair of Army reservists, Tajh Merriman and Josh Cuddy (currently deployed in Afghanistan -- thanks, guys), and Mr. Cuddy's wife Cassandra, a second location opened late last year at the SouthSide Works complex. It's a cute, clean space full of calming green hues, decent tunes for a breakfast place, consistently good service and well prepared quality food.
Seven signature dishes comprise the waffle menu, such as the MegaBerry -- blueberries and raspberries in the batter, fresh berries in a vanilla bean syrup on top, whipped cream and a berry reduction atop that; and the Foster's -- walnuts in the waffle and atop, bananas, vanilla bean ice cream, topped with Foster's sauce (both $8.25).
The waffles are of a medium proportion and with a slightly doughy consistency that lends itself well to whatever topping combinations you might pick.
Always preferring savory to sweet (and pork to fruit!), I like the Sausage Gravy waffle, made with a terrific house sausage gravy, green onions, and requiring a nap afterwards ($6.25). My girlfriend goes for the Eggs Benedict-inspired "Benny" -- poached eggs atop a waffle with ham, house Hollandaise and crab meat ($8.95) which is decadent deliciousness.
My girlfriend's niece inhales the Funky Monkey -- topped with copious chocolate chips, fresh bananas, a house-made peanut butter chiffon and a fudge sauce ($7.65) -- with such gusto that her mother is borderline upset with us for the massive sugar dose we gave the kid. Hey, at least there's some potassium in there too.
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I am still working on the Santa display. It is going to take some more time but it will turn out "well" (and for me, "well" is very good.... I settle for no less.)
Thanks Pumpkin for offering to help with the "best of" thing. I will take you up on it!
I hate (HATE HATE HATE) chicken wire, but... I am going to have to make my life size snowman out of it.... (Lowe's out here only sells GIANT spools of chicken wire so I had to go to The HD to get what I wanted.) I also dislike HD! But I do have a company credit card for HD, so at least I didn't have to pay for it this time out of my own pocket...
And Paper Machie, machei, machettie? Same thing!
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Coming soon!
Can't wait! :D
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I pretty much finished up my Snowman display (Santa will sit with him) and I took some pictures.
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BeschreibungThis timely book brings readers up to date on the wide range of advances made in fisheries science since the publication in 1957 of On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations (Beverton and Holt), regarded by many fisheries scientists as one of the most important books on fisheries yet published.
InhaltsverzeichnisForeword by Sidney J. Holt. One hundred and twenty years of change in fishing power of English North Sea trawlers. The decline of the English and Welsh fishing fleet?. After Beverton and Holt. Contributions of the fishing industry to research through partnerships. Understanding and managing marine fisheries with the aid of a digital map. Managing without best predictions: the Management Strategy Evaluation. framework. From fish to fisheries: the changing focus of management advice. The contribution of science to management of the North Sea cod (Gadus morhua). and UK sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fisheries: can we do better?. Management of elasmobranch fisheries in the North Atlantic. Accumulation of new knowledge and advances in fishery management; two. complementary processes?. New technologies for the advancement of fisheries science. Assessment and management of data-poor fisheries. The importance of reproductive dynamics in fish stock assessments. 80 years of multispecies fisheries modelling - significant advances and. continuing challenges. Benthic communities, ecosystems and fisheries. Simulating the marine environment and its use in fisheries research. Overfishing affects more than fish populations: trophic cascades and regime. shifts in the Black Sea. Beverton and Holt's insights into life history theory: influence, application. and future use. The "soundscape" of the sea, underwater navigation, and why we should be. listening more. Fish vitellogenin as a biological effect marker of oestrogenic endocrine. disruption in the open sea. In recognition of inevitable uncertainties: from fisheries management to. managing marine resources
PortraitAndy Payne, John Cotter and Ted Potter are based at the CEFAS Laboratory, Lowestoft, UK
Pressestimmen"This book will be valuable reading for fisheries managers, scientists and ecologists, students and other interested readers," Fishing News "This book is a fitting tribute to two of the iconic names of fishery science - Ray Beverton and Sidney Holt." Fishing News International
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Verlag: BLACKWELL PUBL
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Islamic State group ISIS becomes target of Arab satire
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In one skit produced by the "Ktir Salbe Show," a taxi driver picks up a jihadi who rejects listening to radio because it didn't exist in the earliest days of Islam, a knock on the Islamic State group's literal take on the Quran. The driver offers to turn on the air conditioning, but that too is rejected. The jihadi finally criticizes him for answering a mobile phone.
Fed up, the driver asks: "Were there taxi cabs in the earliest days?"
"No, 1,000 times no!" the passenger answers. The driver responds by kicking out the jihadi and telling him to wait for a camel instead.
Even the dark videos of mass shootings conducted by the Islamic State group have become comedic fodder. Palestinian television channel al-Falastiniya aired a skit showing two militants shooting Muslim civilians for their lack of knowledge on the number of times to kneel during prayers, all the while reminiscing over the beautiful women and best party neighborhoods they'd visited in Beirut.
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BeschreibungThe Talmud is one of the most important holy books of the Hebrew religion and of the world. No English translation of the book existed until the author presented this work. To this day, very little of the actual text seems available in English -- although we find many interpretive commentaries on what it is supposed to mean. The Talmud has a reputation for being long and difficult to digest, but Polano has taken what he believes to be the best material and put it into extremely readable form. As far as holy books of the world are concerned, it is on par with The Koran, The Bhagavad-Gita and, of course, The Bible, in importance. This clearly written edition will allow many to experience The Talmud who may have otherwise not had the chance.
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Verlag: BOOK TREE
Erscheinungsdatum: April 2003
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Markets around the world have climbed since the last days of the Iraq conflict in March, when the FTSE 100 slumped to 3287 and the S&P 500 on Wall Street, now at 1046, dived to 800.
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HONDA has confirmed the return of the Africa Twin with details and dimly-lit images of the new model.
The new CRF1000L is effectively the production version of the 'True Adventure Prototype' unveiled caked in mud at the Eicma Milan Show last November. Pictures released this morning still don't quite fully reveal the 1000cc parallel-twin, instead showing us part of the front and side
Hinting at real off-road potential, Honda says the new adventure bike will share the 'go-anywhere' attributes of the original 1988 XRV650 Africa Twin and its successor, the XRV750.
The new Africa Twin will also come with the option of Honda's automatic Dual Clutch Transmission. The system is already available on a number of Honda models including the NC750 range and the VFR1200. Honda says the latest evolution of DCT has been developed 'to provide the off-road ability with which the Africa Twin is synonymous'.
The CRF1000L Africa Twin is due to go on sale this autumn.
Honda said in a release: 'Honda is delighted to announce the return of one of motorcycling's most celebrated and evocative names - the Africa Twin.
Having clearly shown the direction of its development and intent with the reveal of the True Adventure prototype at EICMA in November 2014.
Nick Campolucci, Head of Honda Motorcycles, Honda (UK) commented "We look forward to seeing the Africa Twin here in the UK, the return of this iconic name is already causing quite a stir and we're looking forward to the excitement it will bring when it arrives in UK showrooms next year."
Some motorcycles encapsulate perfectly what an adventure motorcycle is all about. The original XRV650 Africa Twin - which debuted in 1988, after the first 3 out of 4 consecutive wins at the Paris-Dakar* - was one such machine. Its go-anywhere ability, rugged durability, easy-handling agility and all-day comfort made it the perfect partner with which to explore. And it helped to define a motorcycling segment that has now grown into one of the most popular worldwide. The new Africa Twin remains true to all the attributes and abilities of the XRV650 and its successor the XRV750, while adding the benefits of everything Honda has learnt on and off-road over the last decade, including Team HRC's return to the Dakar in 2013.
Furthermore, in a first for the category, the Africa Twin will feature the option of a new evolution of Honda's Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) technology, which remains unique to Honda in motorcycling. This latest evolution of DCT has been specifically developed and programmed to provide the off-road ability with which the Africa Twin is synonymous.
The all-new CRF1000L Africa Twin is set to redefine expectations of just what a large-capacity adventure motorcycle can and should be capable of, both on and off-road, and opens an entirely new chapter in Honda's illustrious history of dual-purpose motorcycles made for true adventure.'
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