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"Neither qualify," says Heidegger (or so he might have said) in "The Origin of the Work of Art." Rather, in order to be a "work of art," a thing must have earth-shattering, culture-transforming significance. Only a few candidates meet this criterion – like the Temple did for the archaic Greeks. It defined their world and created a disclosive space within which things and roles became meaningful.
I have come to believe that Heidegger's account is lacking in (at least) three important respects. First, we want to designate many things as "works of art," even though they lack the paradigm-constituting feature Heidegger requires, in order to receive this appellation. Heidegger's criterion therefore is unduly restrictive. Second, Heidegger cannot explain the being of what might be called "consumer entertainment software" – objects like books, DVDs and "records" (an "old school" term I will use as a proxy for CDs, downloads, and streaming digital media). In many cases, these are our only means of access to the work itself – but what is the nature of their relationship to the work? Third, Heidegger does not account for the being of tools of creation – objects like guitars and synthesizers for the musician, the brush and palette for the painter, etc. I will deal with each of these issues in turn.
I. Heidegger's Creative Ontology
Heidegger's ontology is regrettably sparse when it comes to creativity – ironic, because Heidegger himself is one of the most creative thinkers of the 20th Century. For Heidegger, there are three (and only three) basic kinds of beings – equipment (the "ready-to-hand"), things (the "present-at-hand"), and Dasein. This leads to a problem, which is, "[a]n art work is like a thing because it is perceptible by the senses * * * [on the other hand, it] is clearly unlike things … because it is produced by man. * * * [A]n art work is like equipment because it is made by man, but it is unlike equipment precisely because [it is not] wholly subordinated to function," Lawry 186. In "The Origin of the Work of Art," Heidegger therefore established another category of being, which is, the "work of art." "It has a privileged relation to Being, similar only to that accorded to Dasein," Mansbach 163.
In order for something to be a work of art, it must be capable of creating, or invoking, a world. "The world in the sense in which Heidegger uses the word when he calls man's fundamental state of being "being-in-the-world" is not our environment nor the sum-total of objects in external reality. * * * This realm of my possibilities is a unified interrelated realm of being, i.e., all things of existing reality that are known to me appear here as what they are," Jaeger 62.
For a painting, this means situating that which is depicted in a context where it co-exists with all of that world's other accouterments. Heidegger considers Van Gogh's depiction of a pair of peasant shoes. "The art work let us know what shoes are in truth," Heidegger (1971) 35, emphasis added. By "in truth," Heidegger means, the painting discloses the way the shoes "are," the nature of their being. It constitutes, or comprises, their world, or the world in which they appear. "Van Gogh's painting 'spoke' and 'disclosed' what the peasant shoes really are, unveiling the truth of the peasant shoes' being by means of the work of art," Stulberg 260.
As a corollary to this, should there come a time when we no longer can envision or comprehend that world, then the "work" no longer is a "work of art." In a kind of play-on-words, the work of art no longer "works." The Greek Temple, for example, stopped being a work of art after the archaic Greeks no longer believed in the gods who inhabited it. It became simply an aesthetic experience – something that pleases us, for whatever reason. "[A]rtworks belong in a specific world which they help found, but become, with the passing-away of that world, merely worldless art objects," Bruin 56. Reciprocally, for Dasein, "The clearing which the work of art creates makes authentic existence possible," Mansbach 167.
But Heidegger doesn't stop here. He relegates all non-"truthful" art, in this specialized sense of "creating a world," to the same category – merely aesthetic phenomenon, works that appeal to the senses. "Aesthetics … takes its domain as the realm of sensation or feeling and confines itself to examining the manner by which such feelings are conveyed through the mediation of the object. * * * [Since] the object-in-itself remains veiled from human cognition, aesthetics naturally turns itself over completely to an examination of the experiencing subject. In the process, the work of art itself is rendered superfluous," Palmer 400, emphasis added.
II. There's Gotta Be More to It than This!
I think Heidegger's definition is way too restrictive, because it does not account for things everybody would call "works of art" which, nonetheless, are not "culture-establishing" or "culture-transforming" in Heidegger's specialized sense. Two examples I consider are Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch (1642) and the Beatles' record Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967).
On prominent display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Night Watch is one of Rembrandt's most famous paintings. It depicts a group of Dutch burghers, in various mock-heroic poses, as they supposedly head off to guard the city's ramparts. Known for its subtle interplay of shadow and light, it is "a clear-cut case of a work of art," Ziff 58.
I have stood in front of this painting, mesmerized, gazing at it from different perspectives for half a day, watching the light flit across the canvas, looking at people looking at it, the words of a song performed by the art-rock band King Crimson reverberating in my head:
So many years we suffered here
Our country racked with Spanish wars
Now comes a chance to find ourselves
And quiet reigns behind our doors
We think about posterity again
And so the pride of little men
The burghers good and true
Still living through the painters hand
Request you all to understand,
Palmer-James, R (1973). The characters depicted in the painting smile at me, beguilingly. One of them beckons. "Come join us," he says. In this way, the borders between art and observer dissolve.
Mr. Palmer-James' beautiful lyrics concisely summarize all of the requisites of a culture-defining work. Do they not capture the "meaning" of the work, especially for those intensely acclimated to both the being of the painting, and the being of the song?
Yet the community of Rembrandt's 17th-century patrons was transitory. It dispersed after Rembrandt's death in 1669. Furthermore, Night Watch was not particularly popular. "[M]any of the archer's guild who gave Rembrandt the commission would not pay their share because their faces were not plainly seen. * * * [It] was the very last commission that any of the guilds were willing to give the artist, because he would not make their portraits beautiful or fine looking to the disadvantage of the whole picture," http://www.historyofholland.com/rembrandt-and-the-nightwatch.html (2007).
After Rembrandt painted it, "he slowly fell out of public favor * * * [One of the reasons for this decline] was a change in Dutch tastes in art. During the 1640s wealthy citizens, perhaps growing a trifle soft in their security, developed a fondness for showiness and elegance. They began to prefer the bright colors and graceful manner that had been initiated by such painters as the fashionable Flemish portraitist Anthony van Dyck – who, however fine an artist, lacked Rembrandt's depth. Rembrandt's use of chiaroscuro dissatisfied them too, and they turned away from an artist who seemed 'dark' and – what was perhaps worse – demanded that they devote some thought to what they were looking at," http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/ rembrandt's_night_watch.htm (2007). It would be fair to say that it was not until the invention of modern lithography that the painting became exposed to a wider audience.
Night Watch, then, lacked the significance-bestowing attributes of a Heideggerian work of art. Not even its own people believed in it, and until the advent of modern times, it essentially was inaccessible to anybody not visiting it personally. It only is subsequent art criticism and art history that recognize it as the paradigm-defining work it is, in truth and fact. For Heidegger, though, this isn't sufficient. Rather, the people whose world is defined by the true work of art must be contemporaneous with it. Because if they do not believe in it – when the gods leave the temple – its "magical" properties vaporize. Heidegger does not allow for the possibility that a work of art transcends time, or that its art-like qualities only manifest themselves in time.
Let's look at another example, which is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was around in 1967, and experienced its phenomenon, first-hand. "Whether the Beatles intended it or not, Sgt. Pepper came to symbolize – immediately – the ambitions and longings and fears of a generation. * * * What began in those years as a consensus in taste and style – with the Beatles at its center – had transformed into a challenging worldview. * * * No single work had yet epitomized these bold new senses of community, ideas and art. Nothing that is, until Sgt. Pepper. * * * Sgt. Pepper hit a nerve in popular culture as nothing before had; it was era-defining and form-busting, and intentionally or not, it caught and emboldened the mood of the times. * * * Sgt. Pepper was part of a moment when the twentieth century was opening up to reveal the potentiality within …", Gilmore 74.
Strong acclaim, to be sure. And it always is wildly entertaining to spot Heidegger-type language ("opening up to reveal the potentiality within") from a writer who shows no inclinations towards Heideggerianism. However, the fact of the matter is, the community embracing this record was not the entire population of "the world," or even "a world." Rather, it was "a generation," and a younger one, at that – a subset of a group. Furthermore, this sub-set was geographically oriented around large, urban, mass-media centers, such as they were at the time – places like college towns, for instance. Thus, we are faced with a work that undeniably was influential, culture-transforming, and even world-defining – but only for certain people at certain locales. Heidegger thus is dislocated not only with reference to time, but also with regards to space and group (or class, or kind) membership.
I open my copy of Poetry, Language and Thought, its pages now separating from their binding, only to discover (once again, to my continued dismay) that Heidegger does not consider either of these to be a work of art.
The solution to this dilemma is not difficult to achieve. Heidegger needs only to expand the criteria for what counts as a "work of art" to accommodate smaller groups, who may be in different places, and exist at different times. This does not constrain, and in fact implements, Heidegger's objectives, which are: (a) to demonstrate the connection between "art" and "truth," that is, the way art reveals the meaning of being; and (b) to distinguish between art, in this sense, and other kinds of works that, while we still may "call" them art, really aren't "art," properly understood.
This in turn allows for the possibility of what might be called an "ontic" account of the being of the work of art. By this, I mean that a work of art might have a transformative effect on an individual, or a small community of individuals, as opposed to an entire culture. And, that individual or community need not be situated contemporaneously with the world that originally produced the work.
III. Iterations of a Work of Art
Most people, I dare say, have encountered Night Watch by looking at a reproduction of it in a book, and now, without question, on line. On principle, these reproductions vary tremendously in caliber and quality. Print reproductions, for example, are affected not only by the type of paper used, but also by the type of ink, and other vagaries of the printing process. A quick glance at Google Images reveals that bit density of on-line Night Watch reproductions varies by several orders of magnitude. Is the work of art only the painting itself, hanging in the Rijksmuseum? Or do these other iterations, or instantiations, or inculcations of it – however imperfect they might be – still have the power, or the capacity, to inspire Dasein, and to help define its world?
This issue becomes even more acute when we consider Sgt. Pepper. For the simple fact of the matter is, there "is" no physical "work," like a painting. Rather, the "work" itself comprises the millions of copies that are sold and distributed.
As a person who has produced sound recordings, I can tell you that of course there is a multi-track master sound recording, comprising the individual and group performances of the members of the band, sometimes rendered simultaneously, sometimes "overdubbed" in a non-real-time process. This multi-track master then is mixed down to a two-track stereo master. Copies of it then are made (and, sometimes, copies of copies, and so on for many generations), from which physical goods – sound carrier devices such as records, cassettes and CDs – are duplicated.
The master tapes in turn can be remixed or reconstructed, potentially resulting in a drastic revision (and different perception) of the work. For example, I recently purchased a new album of Beatles remixes entitled Love. One of the tracks is a remix of the Sgt. Pepper George Martin (the Beatles' original producer) and his son, Giles Martin, have expertly and painstakingly recreated it from the original. song, "A Day in the Life."
After listening to it once, I immediately replayed it a dozen times in a row, I was so knocked out by its pure sonic impact. I had no control over doing so, it was that compelling. The differences between the remix and the original are impressionistic, like comparing wines, or analyzing the finer points of audio pre-amplifier tubes (Brimar v. Amperex v. Mullard v. Telefunken). My impression is the new version of "A Day in the Life" is more visceral, more muscular. From an audio technology perspective, this has been accomplished via different (improved) track separation, compression, equalization, and (quite frankly) eliminating a lot of sonic information.
The most interesting phenomenon, though, is the creation of differences, to begin with – within the structure of a song that previously was static. Which version "is" the song, or better iterates the being of the song, whatever that means?
Remixes of this sort notwithstanding, I can assure you to an epistemological certainty that the "original" master sound recordings of Sgt. Pepper are kept under lock and key at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, where the album was recorded. I know this personally 'cause I've been there, when I was an executive with EMI Records. The only people who have "heard" them are the artists themselves, and an extremely small cadre of technical personnel.
Also, the Beatles never performed Sgt. Pepper in front of a "live" audience. [Though evidently the band Cheap Trick recently did so. Not only did they perform a track-by-track rendition of Sgt. Pepper, they even hired the band's former engineer as chief sound technician (Powers 2007).]
"Replicability," in this sense, turns out to be the distinguishing characteristic of copyrightable works:
"While the cost of creating a work subject to copyright protection – for example, a book, movie, song, ballet, lithograph, map, business directory, or computer software program – is often high, the cost of reproducing the work, whether by the creator or by those to whom he has made it available, is often low. And once copies are available to others, it is often inexpensive for these users to make additional copies. If the copies made by the creator of the work are priced at or close to marginal cost, others may be discouraged from making copies, but the creator's total revenues may not be sufficient to cover the cost of creating the work. Copyright protection – the right of the copyright's owner to prevent others from making copies – trades off the costs of limiting access to a work against the benefits of providing incentives to create the work in the first place," Landes & Posner 326.
All of this leaves several important questions for Heidegger. How is it possible for people to become exposed to Sgt. Pepper as a "work", if nobody (for all intents and purposes) ever has "perceived" it "directly"? In Heidegger-welt, this is at least an implicit condition precedent for something to be a work of art. Because it would be impossible for the work of art to exercise its iconic influence, if nobody knew what it was. This is as true for reproductions of Night Watch as it is for records like Sgt. Pepper, and DVD reproductions of films and television shows.
More importantly, what is the being-nature of the work's replications? If Sgt. Pepper is a "work of art," does it acquire this stature only by virtue of their thing-like characteristics? Nobody would characterize the record "itself" as a work of art. Rather, it is a true piece of equipment – functional and transparent to the aural information it contains, which it will dispense upon interaction with the proper type of sound-reproducing device. The "work itself" remains fundamentally intangible, enticingly out-of-reach. Our "means of access" to it is curiously attenuated.
This becomes even more apparent upon considering the phenomena of radio and television, or, more currently, streaming Internet media. Let us imagine a world where we have done away with finished goods sound-reproducing devices altogether. In order to listen to music one enjoys, or watch a performance, all one has to do is connect to a portable device of some sort, which will receive them automatically through the aether. Literally no "thing" is involved, except for an ephemeral "master" audio-visual recording, somewhere on a server.
These technological advances have profound implications for Heidegger. They have no "being," because they are not "things." Since they don't "exist," they can't have any "truth," nor can they be, or comprise, or even stand in for, a "work" of art. There's no particular reason, though, why we should constrain the ontological realm of (potential) works of art, so severely. I think there is a way out of this dilemma for Heidegger, though it will require him to admit phenomena such as "performances" and (reciprocally, but more dubiously) "experiences" into his metaphysics. Although Heidegger would care less, the distinction between "mechanical" uses of a musical work (i.e., its being as a physical sound-carrier device), and the work's "performance," are incredibly important, especially when it comes to matters like payments to the creator of the work. Since the latter are intangible, they clearly are not "things." Nonetheless, they can partake of, or participate in, "truth" – just like a "work of art."
IV. Hand Me that Guitar, Please
The last issue I'd like to consider is the being-nature of creative implements, such as instruments (for a musician), brush and palette (for a painter), or even body (for an actor, a dancer, or a porn star). These are more than merely "equipment," which is the only Heideggerian category-of-being to which they otherwise might belong. The reason why they're different is because the performer/artist deploys them to produce a creative work in a manner quite dissimilar to the way in which a carpenter uses a hammer, Heidegger (1962) 98, or a player wields a tennis racket, Dreyfus (1998).
As a musician (reasonably adept on guitars and modular synthesizers), and also as an as-necessary carpenter (OK-ish) and tennis player (not so good), I can report with clarity that the phenomenological experience of playing a musical instrument is utterly different than that of hammering in a nail, or wielding a tennis racket. Heidegger and Dreyfus are completely right about the latter two, and I have nothing to add to their respective accounts.
However, the former is quite dissimilar, in that it adds a creative component to the utilization of the tool. When Mozart performed a piano sonata, for example – or when Eric Clapton improvises a guitar solo – not just "any old note" will do. Whereas, any old swing of the hammer is sufficient, so long as it hits the nail accurately and with force, and any old swing of the tennis racket is sufficient, so long as it returns the ball with desired effect to a zone on the court.
Yes, the better you are at playing an instrument, the more transparent it becomes. For example, you miss fewer notes. However, this does not account for the essentially creative experience of playing the instrument, which integrates its functionality as equipment with its capacity as the means of expression of a creative, artistic intention.
One way to see why this is so is to consider what would have to be true if the opposite pertained. There is a sense in which any work of art is indeterminate – an observation marvelously made by John Cage in his work of close-to the same name (Cage 1959). Because, in principle, any old note will do, or any old brush stroke will do, so long as it meets certain technical requisites, i.e. it is correctly intonated or applied with a sure, smooth stroke – or perhaps not, if that is the desired effect.
But this observation falls short of the mark, because if it was all there was, there would be no difference between a Mozart piano sonata, and a fusillade of staccato notes unleashed by, say, McCoy Tyner. Both would just be random assemblages of notes, whereas, that clearly isn't the case. Not only are there different notes, but each player also deploys different performance techniques, and evokes different aesthetic responses in the listener.
The brush and palette were, for Rembrandt, far more than merely tools. For the Beatles, their instruments were far more than merely tools. Night Watch and Sgt. Pepper didn't somehow just accidentally "happen." Rather, they required intense creative concentration, during the course of which equipment was deployed to achieve a creative result.
Another way to see this dynamic at work is to consider musical improvisation: for example, a saxophone solo by John Coltrane, or a guitar solo by Eric Clapton. I saw the rock band Cream, of which Mr. Clapton is/was a member, in 1968. While I did not see them on their recent, somewhat abbreviated "reunion" tour, I have watched the DVD, and listened to the CD, of same. I am pleased to report the band was, if anything, far better reunited, than it ever was in its (original) prime. More importantly, while of course he played the required musical themes – the "riffs," in rock parlance – his improvisations around them were completely unique and original.
Sounding suspiciously Heideggerian, Mr. Clapton has stated, "I haven't got any music in me until I'm in the place where it's needed. Which is one of the reasons I do this," Fricke 52. "The place where it's needed" is nothing more or less than a Heideggerian world. These artists are not just randomly playing notes. Rather, they are deploying an elaborate set of skills towards a creative end, and using their instruments in a manner that is completely different than equipment.
Dance – ballet, jazz, hip-hop – partakes of the same purposefulness, as does acting, particularly on stage. There, like with improvisation, freedom of movement is not rigorously constrained by a choreographic score, or stage directions in a script. Even though there are dozens of different inflections and nuances, different ways to play a scene, one in particular emerges. Part of the skill of directing is to induce the actor to deliver the performance that best captures the character's essential nature (the nature of the character's being) in the scene (further, in the case of film, selecting among competing takes).
And then there is the performance of the porn star – having sex on camera – where her body literally is the artistic medium itself, without the intervention of external translative devices (guitars, paint-brushes, etc.) – except when – oh, never mind.
Since it is the custom in essays like this to close with a wry, post-ironic observation, I offer the following. How did Heidegger regard the thing-ness of his own books – the means by which he expressed his exceptionally creative ideas? The books comprise words. But why did Heidegger select the particular words he did, as opposed to some other words? Of course, to express the ideas he wanted to express, in his own idiomatic, idiosyncratic style.
But this is the whole point – the book is more than merely a container for the words written in it. The words are more than merely "equipment." Rather, the book is a repository of ideas and intentions – those meant and conveyed by the author in the work. Rembrandt knew which brushes and colors he wanted to use. Clapton knows what notes to play. Heidegger used, and often made up, the best words he could.
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text: Bob Henry (age 61), vice president and founder of Bay Marine, Inc. died December 18, 2003. Although Henry suffered from heart disease for years and more recently, from Parkinson's disease, he battled back and was working nearly full time. Henry, a boat builder from a young age, completed his first at age 11. At 16, he built his own boat and cruised from Essex, Conn. to Lake Champlain. After graduating from the Webb Institute, Henry worked for Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding and Jack Gilbert before landing a job managing the Matton Shipyard in Cohoes, NY at the eastern end of the Erie Canal. In the early 70's, he moved to Rhode Island with his wife Kathy and two young sons, Shawn and Seth where he went on to manage the Blount shipyard. In 1975, he started Bay Marine, Inc. with the design of a 72-ft. offshore Lobsterboat, the Mark Darren. With only a brief hiatus during which he was involved in the beginning of Freedom Yachts – Henry continued with Bay Marine until his death. Since its founding, Bay Marine has produced 72 vessel designs, of which 42 have been built. These include a series of nine offshore lobsterboats and two similar longliners, other fishing vessels (clammers, gillnetters, trap boats, skiffs, scallopers and a dragger), oil skimmers, barges, push boats, pilot boats, passenger boats, research vessels, a 108 ft. reproduction sailing vessel and one tug. In addition, Bay Marine has done over 200 consulting jobs. Some of the more interesting included an automated crabbing vessel, and in-water rudder repair jig for the USS BOBO class MPS ships, and a beach building barge unloader for Weeks Marine. Henry was also a busy man outside Bay Marine: he was a volunteer for teen programs in his town of Barrington and served on the school committee; he was an advocate for better elder care and the founder of the RI Association of Assisted Living residences; and he was the former owner of two small assisted living residences. Bob was an avid boater, outdoorsman and especially …a fisherman. In addition to his wife and children, Bob leaves his first granddaughter, his mother and five siblings. At Bay Marine, Henry is survived by his partner Dave Bonney and their employee, Jared Boyd. Bay Marine will continue as a full service naval architecture firm as Bob would have wanted. Donations are being accepted in memory of Bob at the Parkinsons Diesease Research Foundation, attn: Dr. Joseph Friedman, Memorial Hospital, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, RI 02860.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Angry, drunken fans ran wild after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in the decisive Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashing windows, showering giant TV screens with beer bottles and dancing atop overturned vehicles.
Later, looters smashed windows and ran inside department stores.
"We have a small number of hooligans on the streets of Vancouver causing problems," Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said. "It's absolutely disgraceful and shameful and by no means represents the city of Vancouver. ... We have had an extraordinary run in the playoff, great celebration. What's happened tonight is despicable."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Anthony Weiner intends to resign his seat in Congress after a two-week scandal spawned by lewd and even X-rated photos the New York lawmaker took of himself and sent online to numerous women, relieved Democratic officials said Thursday.
"It's my understanding that later in the day he will have a news conference," said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Weiner, 46, has been at a treatment facility at an undisclosed location since last weekend. He has not been seen in public since telling reporters on Saturday morning he intended to return to work.
The Democratic U.S. senate primary is likely to be as hard fought and negative as the GOP primary. The two races have much in common.
Both contests feature a U.S. house member or former member, representing Albuquerque, against an opponent who has won a statewide election.
In the GOP primary, former Rep. Heather Wilson and Lt. Gov. John Sanchez do battle.
In the Democratic primary, Rep. Martin Heinrich and state Auditor Hector Balderas face off.
Wilson represented Albuquerque for more than 10 years, never losing an election. She left her seat and unsuccessfully ran statewide in the 2008 GOP senate primary to replace Sen. Pete Domenici.
A good number of state department executive offices took a larger percentage budget cut in this year's legislative session than did the activity the office directs. This sends a good signal; the executives suffer more than the workers.
The insight, presented in the continuing quest for better understanding of what state government does, comes from the Legislative Finance Committee's "2011 Post-Session Review." See www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lfc/lfcfiscal.aspx.
Secretary of State IDs voter fraud cases
SANTA FE, — New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran has identified what she says are 64,000 cases of possible voter fraud -- a number that represents more than 10 percent of the people who voted in the 2010 general election in New Mexico.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the huge number is raising questions about whether it is prudent of Duran to ask the Department of Public Safety to investigate so many cases.
SANTA FE, (AP) — As wildfires rage in three corners of the state, local governments are debating fireworks restrictions.
Los Alamos County already has instituted such a ban.
Bernalillo County Tuesday imposed a ban on the sale and use of some fireworks in unincorporated areas heading into the Fourth of July holiday.
In Santa Fe, City Councilor Chris Calvert has also suggested a ban. But he says it will be ineffective unless neighboring pueblos and counties go along with it.
He told the Santa Fe New Mexican that the city is usually reluctant to enact bans because people just go outside the city limits and bring back stuff that is even worse.
On the Docket items are compiled from public information contained in Municipal, Magistrate and District Court records.
June 7
Dustin Nelson, 22, of Los Alamos appeared in Municipal Court on charges of violating his probation. Judge Alan Kirk sentenced Nelson to spend 15 days in jail and pay $46 in court fees.
June 9
Alexander Rose, 25, of Los Alamos appeared in Magistrate Court on charges of possession of marijuana, driving on an expired registration, no insurance and no headlights. Judge Pat Casados sentenced Rose to perform 10 hours of community service to be completed by July 26 and to pay $203 in court costs. As part of a plea deal with the state, Rose was found not guilty of marijuana possession.
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This 3 bedroom lakefront summer home with a cabin-like atmosphere is located on the most beautiful lake in all of Northern Michigan. I challenge you to find a lot more beautiful and remote site as this one. It has 150 feet of lake frontage and a sandy beach for swimming. The home is surrounded by national forest with trees on three sides and a wide open view of the lake. The only sounds you hear are those of nature; the wind blowing through the trees, chipmunks, squirrels, off-shore waterfoul and the ticking of the clock on the wall. Here, you'll find a small piece of heaven. Only a 20 minute drive to the Mackinac Bridge, Cut River Bridge and the Island ferries, 1 hour to Tahquamenon Falls and the Sault Locks and minutes to the quant little town of Moran.
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One particular performance by the lake encouraged some of our exhibitionist members to play naked during the show.
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Balgandharva Trailer (2011)
"Balgandharva (Marathi: बालगंधर्व) is a biographical Marathi film on one of the Marathi singers and stage actors Narayan Shripad Rajh" 06 May 2011 Drama 124 mins
Balgandharva, the eminent towering singer from the bygone golden era of Marathi "sangeet natak" (musical dramas) definitely deserved some modern celluloid space. This film does well to document his life, the younger generation who is unaware of his charisma will get to know him. The film chronicles his life , his acting career well. It gives a good overview of how the drama companies were run and how he influenced the running. His values and character stand out amidst all the tragedies in his life.
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NOTE: Victoria and Albert's no longer accepts the Tables in Wonderland program as of August 1, 2014.
Victoria & Albert's Dining Room - 7-course "Tasting Menu" Prix Fixe Menu $185 per Guest ($250 with wine pairings).
Pricing does not include tax and gratuity.
Menu changes daily.
Here is a sample 7-course menu:
Amuse Bouche
Galilee Osetra Caviar with traditional garnishes $105 half ounce/$210 1 ounce
Pintade Fermiere Verrine with Fuji Apples and Walnuts
Jumbo Lump Crab with Cucumber Gelee
Masago Crusted Maine Scallop with Coconut Curry Broth
Copper River Salmon with Charred Lettuce and Cauliflower
Wild Turbot with toasted capers and perserved lemon $35
Palmetto Farms Quail with Asian Pears, Serrano Ham Jus
Berkshire Pork with Mustard Spaetzle
Marcho Farms Veal with Peas, Carrots and Morels
Roasted Duck with Fennel and Leeks, "A l'Orange"
Niman Ranch Lamb with Delta Asparagus and Soubise Sauce
Australian Kobe-Style Beef Tenderloin with Oxtail Ravioli $35.00
True Japanese Kobe Beef $110.00
Flagship Reserve, Comte St. Antoine
Sottocenere Al Tartufo, Colston Bassett Stilton
Roasted White Chocolate Gelato with Candied Kumquats
Tanzanian Chocolate Timbale with orange scented milk chocolate gelato
Mango Quark Panna Cotta
Caramelized Banana Gateau
Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
Grand Marnier Souffle
Hawaiian Kona Chocolate Souffle
Coffee, Tea and Friandise
Victoria & Albert's Dining Room - A 10-course "Degustation Menu" also available for $235 ($340-$385 with wine pairings).
Pricing does not include tax and gratuity.
Menu changes daily.
Here is a sample 10-course menu:
Amuse Bouche
Cauliflower Panna Cotta with Siberian Caviar
Galilee Osetra Caviar with Traditional Garnishes $105 half ounce/$210 1 ounce
Roulade of Smoked Salmon and Alaskan King Crab
Alaskan Sablefish with Baby Bok Choy
Wild Turbot with Toasted Capers and Preserve Lemon $35.00
Scottish Langoustine with Nage Crema
Truffled Bell & Evans Chicken with Chanterelle Mushrooms
Berkshire "Porchetta", Sherry Vinaigrette
Australian Kobe-Style Beef with Comte Potato Gnocchi
Miyazaki Japanese Beef $55.00
Selection of Cheese from the Market
Green Apple Mousse with Sour Cream Ice Cream
Peruvian Chocolate Crunch
Sulawesi Island Coffee by Joffrey's, Tea, and Friandises
Queen Victoria's Room - 10-course Prix Fixe Menu with French gueridon service $235 per guest ($340-$385 with wine pairings). Pricing does not include tax and gratuity.
Menu changes daily. Here is a sample menu:
Amuse Bouche
Soft Poached Quail Egg with Galilee Caviar
Chicken Liver Terrine
Cauliflower Panna Cotta
Porcini Mushroom Cappucino
Gulf Shrimp - with Heirloom Tomatoes with Charmoula sauce
Michel Redde Sancerre "Les Tuilieres", Loire 2009
Cold "Smoked" Niman Lamb - with Fuji Apple and Curry Dressing
Grans-Fassian Piesporter Kabinett Riesling, Mosel 2009
Alaskan Salmon - with Bamboo Rice and Soy Beans
Kanbara "Bride of the Fox" Gofryakumangoku Junmai Ginijo, Nigata
Poulet Rouge - with Calamarata Pasta, Forest Mushrooms and Black Truffles
Hartford Court Land's Edge Vineyards Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2007
Minnesota Elk Tenderloin - with Braised Red Cabbage Tart
Cerreto Rossana Dolcetto d'Alba, Piedmont 2010
Australian Kobe-style Beef - with Smoked Garlic Potato Purée
Mollydooker The Maitre D'Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia 2009
Selection of Cheese from Our Trolley
Quinta do Crasto Late Bottled Vintage Porto 2006
Green Apple Baba - with Sour Cream Ice Cream
Peruvian Chocolate Cylinder - with Elder Flower Sauce
Chocolate and Navan Bubble
"Celebes" Coffee, Tea, and Friandises - with Elder Flower Sauce
Chocolate and Navan Bubble
Chef's Table - 7-10 course Prix Fixe Menu $250 per guest ($355-$400 with wine pairings). Pricing does not include tax and gratuity.
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All aboard the Christmas Lantern Express!
The Three Rivers Rambler made its seasonal transformation Friday in Knoxville. Guests got to enjoy hot chocolate and gingerbread men at the depot before taking a trip with local celebrities and Santa.
Channel 10's own Becca Harbegger was that celebrity reader on Saturday. She read "The Christmas Lantern" by Karen C. Bishop to passengers before Santa made a grand appearance, handing out an early gift to children.
Because of wildfire dangers this season, the train has switched over to diesel power instead of steam.
All aboard the Three Rivers Rambler! It's a great day for a holiday train ride! They're operating diesel vs. steam due to wildfire concerns. pic.twitter.com/Cyh0MEwmE7— Becca Habegger (@BeccaWBIR) November 26, 2016
The Christmas Lantern Express will continue to run on weekends through the holiday season and each weekday on the week of Christmas until Thursday, December 22. The trip lasts around 90 minutes to two hours.
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W.Va. students caught screening 'Fifty Shades of Grey' during class
Portions of "Fifty Shades of Grey," a controversial movie depicting graphic acts of sexual violence, was screened in a West Virginia classroom this week.
The filmography request was made by a group of Hampshire County students who asked their teacher, who was ignorant of the film's content, if they could watch it as a reward for good work.
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We're GoKart Labs—a digital innovation company that uses collaboration and human-centered design to help companies of all sizes invent, make, market, and transform. We're also an active incubator, applying our methods, process, and team to launch our own businesses. Overall, we're a bunch of curious, entrepreneurial makers. A motley crew of strategists, marketers, creatives, and fearless explorers using design and technology to make experiences that people love.
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Bet the Garden, Not the Farm
We're not into taking huge, uneducated risks. Rather than spending large amounts of time and money on a product that may or may not work, we believe in creating a minimum viable product and iterating as we release it into the world. By starting small and using data and feedback to inform our decisions, we're able to make changes as we go, creating a better product that more users love.
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Seeking to stake out a place in the digital home, Microsoft is unveiling a plan to better integrate PCs with popular consumer electronics devices such as TVs and digital audio players.
Microsoft's integration initiatives include upgraded Windows audio drivers; a new protocol to transfer digital media between PCs and media players; a prototype for a Media Center TV client that can play content recorded on a Media Center PC; and technology to make it easier for networked media players to access content anywhere on the network.
The announcements are being made at the annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here this week, which revs into full gear Tuesday morning with a keynote speech by Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman.
Easier Entertainment
"Microsoft is trying to move its set of technologies more into the mainstream of consumer electronics, specifically entertainment," said IDC analyst Roger Kay.
The goal is to make it easier for consumers to enjoy their digital media with a minimum of hassle, said Dennis Flannigan, product unit manager for Microsoft's EHome division.
The Universal Audio Architecture initiative, for example, will include drivers for audio equipment hooked up via either USB or FireWire (IEEE 1394). Right now, vendors have to write their own drivers, which can be expensive and tricky.
The Universal Audio Architecture also supports Intel's Azalia next-generation audio specification, the first significant upgrade of baseline PC audio since Intel released its AC'97 spec six years ago.
Flannigan says Universal Audio Architecture will both improve the audio experience for consumers and reduce the cost of developing audio devices for hardware manufacturers.
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Microsoft is also announcing its plans for a Media Transfer Protocol intended to simplify setup, media transfers, and management between PCs and MTP-compatible players. MPT would be part of Windows (likely as a Windows Update download), so devices supporting MTP wouldn't require installation of special software to move content to and from a PC.
Just as Windows Image Acquisition technology provided a standard for seamless transfer of digital images from a camera to a PC, MTP supports transfer of all types of digital media; Microsoft says it will handle music, video, and digital image files.
In a related development, Flannigan said Microsoft is also working on extensions to HighMAT, a storage technology it codeveloped with Panasonic. HighMAT (High-performance Media Access Technology) specifies both a storage structure for media and a means of accessing and playing it. If widely adopted, it too should simplify the enjoyment of media.
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The Media Center TV client is designed to extend the reach of Windows XP Media Center PCs. The client software would give users access, from anywhere in the home, to content stored on the media center PC. By attaching a Media Center TV client to a TV in the kitchen, you could play video or music stored on a Media Center PC in the den--presumably streamed over a wireless connection.
Microsoft is also developing content directory services software intended to make it simpler to access digital media from any device on a home network. The software, to be based on Universal Plug and Play Forum A/V Working Group specifications, will allow networked devices to detect and play compatible content stored on a networked PC.
From a technological standpoint, Microsoft's plans make sense, IDC's Kay said. They eliminate the need for a hodgepodge of software and drivers now required to enjoy digital media, he said.
But, he added, "You can also look at it negatively and say that it's an attempt to bring all that plumbing that makes the stuff work into the operating system." Some vendors may prefer not to have Microsoft in charge of digital media standards, he noted.
"But I do think that standardization and integration is generally a technical good, although it may not be a business good," Kay said.


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Keep your spirits flying high friends, here is a quick overview on the Budget situation.
The Budget voting keeps getting postponed because They (GOI through the direction of the UN) are going to time or stage the event to coincide with the release of their new currency and its "new" rate of $3.42. This will happen any day now, they know they can not keep kicking the can down the road for very much longer. Trust me, the budget voting is nothing more then a formality at this point. As I have said before, the terms in the Budget, HCL, Erbil and Chapter 7 type of issues are agreed upon and none factors anymore. The agreements will all come out publicly afterwards. Given the fact that they keep saying the budget vote will be delayed again for another day or so for whatever reason they give, is a great sign that they are very close to finally doing this.
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My husband tells me that huge efforts are underway to help resolve the water and energy crisis that face the citizens of Iraq as we speak. Sadly, Over a quarter of the population in Iraq live in poverty, George W. Bush freely gave over 20 billion dollars to help stabilize economic independence, that money is to be used to help pay contractors for the rebuilding of these services.
Things are about to change in a very big way in the Middle East.
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Wife in the Know
3/7/2013 01:11:25 am
Thank you for your uplifting words.
3/7/2013 01:12:01 am
The post before this says that the Budget has been passed. Let's hope it's soon whoever is right.
3/7/2013 02:22:28 am
Mike, you're right.. here it is from her/him:
Got to admit, you alway have such a clam manner to express what is going on, I was loosing faith in you for a second but the more you writ the more I believe you are for real. I am sorry for doubting you. I believe you do know what you are talking about and it really makes a lot of sence. The Rv is not waiting on the buget to pass, the buget is waiting on the RV to be announced it wll has been agreed upon. Too much smoke to be able to see what is in front of your face....Thank to so much for you input, I will not doubt you again. You are more sane than most on here.
3/7/2013 01:20:11 am
WITK ~ thank you for sticking to the facts as you know them & thank your husband for risky his freedom, possibly his life to share with us ~ you hail from a 'free' site so you lack the motive to increase 'paid' memberships & you've avoided 'fictional' intel such as bank or forex screens showing rates, etc. ~ for this you have the respect of the BEDOUIN ~ As Salaamu Aliakum Ra Matullah!
3/7/2013 04:50:19 am
Agreed!! Well said!
Dinar Owner from NY
3/7/2013 01:21:01 am
The Budget has finally been passed !!
3/7/2013 01:21:54 am
Wife in the Know, Wife in the Know, i beleive u, i havent been here for a few days and bam i log on and ur just posted. lets see what the immediate future brings. George Bush did give them a lot of money but as far as i know they stole it all.
3/7/2013 01:24:33 am
Thanks WITK this confirms my feelings I have had for some time that there is another unknown issue holding them up from announcing the budget especially with all the protesters mounting pressure. HOpefully the release will be soon for the people of Iraq and we can get on to a prosperous new beginning.
3/7/2013 01:28:49 am
i doubt freely was exactly the mood. if that even happened. not sure it will matter because the wgs and pp are supposed to put every man woman and child at positive income levels so..just thinking out loud but following this iqd thing is small potatoes and just entertainment why i am here) if the bigger picture does actually come true. yes?
3/7/2013 01:29:29 am
Thanks for giving us your update. Along with the article that says the budget passed this morning, we might be truly at the end. The realist in me says that someone will find a way to muck this up inspite of these developments and we'll keep waiting. OTOH, the optimist in me says "we're there, keep hope alive!"
3/7/2013 01:29:37 am
What you gave seems like a very positive post. Should we still be expecting the post and informationin the coming days (that we are supposed to ignore) that the IQD is a scam or has that been hopefully squashed.
3/7/2013 01:33:47 am
Thanks, It is a comfort to hear numerous sources reaffirming that we are almost there. It is good to hear from you again.
3/7/2013 01:44:12 am
Thanks knowing wife. I not only look forward to the RV but to the new Iraq with better things for the Iraqi people. Won't happen overnight but then, what does? All things have a beginning.
3/7/2013 01:47:39 am
Dear WITK, thank you so much for staying with us through this process. This sounds like a pretty calm post given the content....can't wait to see the actual results! I pray it gives us what you say. You are our heroine, no matter what.
3/7/2013 01:52:24 am
Thanks for your posts, as always they are really appreciated.
Tom Reed
3/7/2013 02:38:44 am
I wonder where did George W. Bush got 20-BILLION DOLARS?????
3/7/2013 02:44:14 am
I LOVE YOU, WITK! You made my day and thank you for staying with us through this.
retired in Thailand
3/7/2013 02:51:15 am
Witk thats great here that the hcl,erbil and chapter 7 are agreed upon and non issues...have they been posted in the Gazette? and implemented? So Steve says the budget has passed...your saying it is being delayed a few days....do you people cross reference your info.... that money that George Bush gave Iraq, 20 million to stabilize there economy,ill bet maliki has that in pocket or it is in Iran
3/7/2013 02:51:39 am
Do you believe the 3.42 is the rate with 3 zeros removed? Ex. 1000 dinar =1.00 =3.42 so every 1000 dinar equals $3.42?
3/7/2013 03:20:11 am
No... You are referring to a LOP. IMHO with much research over MANY years. A LOP would only hinder Iraq and the world economy NOT help it. Besides, Lopping a currency usually comes from hyper-inflation. "Removing the 3 zero's" simply put, refers to removing he 3 zero "notes" out of circulation. Hope this helps... God Bless!
3/7/2013 03:22:15 am
20% POVERTY , thats better than the unites states if they would tell the truth here , here in USA most think if you dont make at least
3/7/2013 03:25:11 am
Thank you, Wife, I have been following you for a few weeks, just got in this dinar movement, I noticed you've been accurate; thus far.
3/7/2013 04:44:44 am
Wife in the know. thank you so much.Thank your good husband on my hehalf. I hope the rate will be higher when we go to US Banks to exchange our currencies. May Our Lord be with you and yours in Iraq.
3/7/2013 05:36:34 am
First of all, I thank our Lord Jesus Christ who is the overseer of this entire IQD situation. Next, I happy for the Iraqi people a new life of normal everyday living begins for them. Lastly, I thank God for the financial blessing to myself and all the investors....Stay prayed up!...
3/7/2013 05:58:18 am
You make it sound as if G Bush gave $20 billion out of the goodness of his heart. I feel that he was obligated to do so. I understand that overall approx $60 billion has been allocated to Iraq towards reconstruction without the expected results.
3/7/2013 07:18:10 am
Wang Dang says it's the 2011 budget that matters when it is opened.
Question for Wife in the know....Please, I obviously was wrong about the RV announcement before the budget. So if you know whst really is going on about the holdup could you share some things with us who are on pins and needles.Is outher laws that have not been passed holding this up?
Mike II
3/7/2013 10:00:18 am
A about a little over a week ago, you said after the budget was passed we would see the RV either that night or with in a couple days. Are you still thinking that way?
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Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has been told to forget about his errors against Manchester City by his supportive team-mates.
The Wales international endured a mixed afternoon at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as Wolves lost 3-1 to table-topping City.
He shone in the first half, producing a string of fine saves to keep the scores level.
Hennessey was, however, at fault for City's opener as Sergio Aguero blocked his attempted clearance and Edin Dzeko returned the ball into an empty net.
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Volunteering on the Thai-Burma border for a dozen years has changed me. I'm humbled and inspired by friends who've had everything ripped away – famimlies, home, jobs, safety – and still care about others. They connect me to the rest of the world, help me see behind horrible headlines. Back in Seattle, I relive certain moments, a dusty afternoon, the smile of a child recovering from fever. I feel human. My life is not only about me.
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A reminder that helping is complex. Over time, you make mistakes; you learn. You learn to provide what's really needed, not just what you want to give. You learn fulfillment can't come solely from checking off items on a do-good list.
What if you help rebuild a library in a refugee camp that was burned to the ground — and it all gets torched again? Do you erase the check mark? Abandon your altruistic agenda? Spend your next holiday on a Maui beach? (Tried that, felt hollow, sat by pool with computer plotting next volunteer visit.)
You learn to find joy in the unexpected. Stray moments. Momentous events. [read full article]
My trip to the Thai-Burma border and into one of the Karen villages was eye and heart opening. I only regretted not being able to travel with my wife which is the reason why we are making plans to travel "out of our comfort zone" this upcoming summer for our 3 month sabbatical. Our family, including our three kids, hope to travel to couple destinations to remind ourselves
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In late February the Obama administration unveiled a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights," drawn up by a U.S. Department of Commerce task force, based on principles including individual control, transparency, respect for context, and security. This Thursday, July 12th, the Department of Commerce will bring together companies, privacy advocates, academics, and other stakeholders in the first in a series of meetings to develop a code of conduct to address mobile app transparency aligned with the Bill of Rights. Adoption of the code would be voluntary, but companies that claim to be in compliance of any code of conduct are subject to Federal Trade Commission enforcement if that representation turns out not to be accurate, notes D. Reed Freeman Jr., a Morrison & Foerster partner focused on consumer protection law.
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