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Top Homebuyer TradeoffsWhat are you willing to sacrifice when you buy a new home?
How To Avoid Buying A "Lemon" ProductA lack of information can lead people into bad purchases and bad investments. Find out how you can avoid these lemons.
Why You Don't Need Mortgage Protection Life InsuranceMortgage protection life insurance sounds great in concept - a guarantee that your mortgage will be paid off if you die unexpectedly. But take a hard look at what you get before choosing it.
Insurance Tips For HomeownersUse these simple ideas to save money and get better coverage for your house.
Financing Options For Buyers Of Foreclosed HomesWhile the upcoming retirement of Fannie Mae's HomePath program is sad news for those wanting a foreclosed home, check out programs at FHA and Freddie Mac.
18 Do-It-Yourself Projects To Boost Home ValueThese home upgrades can be achieved for surprisingly little money.
4 Steps To Attaining A MortgageIt starts with knowing your choices as well as your price range. We show you how to get there.
Understanding Your Insurance ContractLearn how to read one of the most important documents you own.
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Metro police want to put money in your pocket, just in time for Christmas.
This weekend, officers will be passing out $25 giftcards in exchange for guns, no questions asked.
All you have to do is show up with a gun - even a broken gun. Hand it over to police, and you will walk away with a giftcard to Dollar General.
"Turn in a firearm, and hand it to a police officer who will render it safe," said police Chief Steve Anderson.
So far this month, Metro officers have collected 256 firearms from Nashville citizens. They are guns that potentially could have been used to commit a crime.
Now, they hope to break through the 300 mark all in the name of safety.
"We're standing here as clergy people, telling you that there will be no questions asked. You drop your gun off, get your card and go your way," said the Rev. Michael Joiner. "This is not a trick. It's not a joke. It's not a setup. It's the real thing."
The so-called gun-buyback program is set up at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church on Nolensville Pike.
Anytime between 8 a.m. and noon, anyone can hand over a gun and remain completely anonymous. The church's pastor calls it an opportunity they could not pass up.
"It's a proven event. As the chief already shared, so many guns are turned in, and we believe that every gun turned in will save a life," said the Rev. Welsey Baldwin.
Metro has held this program in years past, but this time they reached out specifically to the Hispanic community. Officers who speak Spanish will be on hand to help those who may have tips but not know how to communicate that.
"This is something that gives people an opportunity to get that, potentially, out of the hands of a criminal - out of the hands of a child - and to prevent a tragedy," said Davidson County District Attorney Tory Johnson.
Police said Thursday that recent calls to Crime Stoppers (74-CRIME) are up 70 percent. As a result of those calls, at least 741 armed robbers have been taken off the streets.
Officials said that goes to show the community is playing a big role in helping police get a handle on local crime.
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RECIPE # 4396 ANCHO CHILE MEAT MARINADE Tuesday November 10, 2009
Chipotle Mexican Grill / Ryan Dickerson / Ancho Chile Marinade for Meat
1 pkg (2 oz.) dried ancho chiles or pepper of choice
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. cumin powder
2 TBS. fresh oregano, chopped
6 cloves garlic
1/2 red onion, quartered
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 cuts of meat of choice (steak)
Soak dry chiles in water overnight or until soft. Remove seeds. Add all ingredients except meat in food processor. Puree until smooth. Spread mixture over meat and refrigerate at least one hour, up to 24 hours. Heat grill to about 400 degrees, or if cooking inside heat small amount of oil in skillet or grill pan over high heat. Salt meat to taste. Grill meat about 4 minutes per side, depending upon thickness, until done. Serve with rice, black beans, or choice of side dish. Garnish with fresh cilantro.
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From Alex Jones to Zest
The ABCs of animal medicine reach far beyond the borders of campus at UGA's Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Hamish is a 10-year-old Welsh Cob. His owner, Melissa Hyde-Town, calls him "Steady Eddie." He's the go-to horse at Suwanee's Starting Point Farm—the one who can be counted on to take care of inexperienced riders.
"He takes them out walking on the trails, along the Chattahoochee River, through the water, up the hills, and they gain a huge amount of confidence," she says. "That's his purpose here."
"We have people that won't ride anybody else but Hamish."
And that's why Hyde-Town and her husband, Phil Town, were devastated when they thought Hamish might have to be euthanized. Last fall he began passing out unexpectedly, which led to the discovery of a life-threatening arrhythmia and significant heart damage. Luckily for Hamish, and his many fans, veterinarians at UGA's Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) were able to insert a permanent pacemaker, a rare procedure that brought together three teams—large animal internal medicine, large animal surgery and small animal cardiology.
Less than a year later, Hamish is back at work and feels better than ever, Hyde-Town says. She credits UGA with getting him back to his calling.
"I have a lot of confidence in the program up there," she says.
UGA's College of Veterinary Medicine, including the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, was founded in 1946. Before the school's permanent building was finished in 1951, they made do with temporary quarters in surplus prefabricated buildings from army camps that were closed at the end of World War II. Sometime in the early 1950s, the hospital's first patient was a little brown dog named Charlie Bray, who belonged to 6- or 7-year-old Toombs Lewis Jr. Charlie Bray had been hit by a car in front of the family's home in Greensboro and spent six weeks at the hospital recovering from multiple fractures of the forelimbs and various other injuries. When the family came to take him home, they were told there would be no charge.
The VTH has come a long way since Charlie Bray, with an estimated yearly caseload of nearly 19,000. Clients bring animals from all over Georgia and beyond, but now the vast majority are referrals—patients who have been evaluated by their local vet and sent to UGA for specialized care not available in their community.
Treating patients is just one way that UGA's Veterinary Teaching Hospital serves the state of Georgia. Educating students—training both veterinarians and veterinary technicians—is another. And pioneering new methods of treatment is the third.
"The three arms of what we do—teaching, research and service—all come together in the hospital," says Dean Sheila Allen.
It's a Tuesday morning in May, and Adrienne Zercher, a fourth-year vet student, is examining Alex Jones, a gray tabby with small cell lymphoma.
Corey Saba, assistant professor of oncology, has asked a question: "What is a sign that the treatment is working?"
"Abdominal ultrasound? Blood work? Body condition?" Zercher asks. "Weight?"
"Yes! Weight," Saba says.
In this case, weight is a good indicator that Alex Jones is doing well. He has cancer cells throughout his intestines, and when he came in last summer he weighed about half of his current 12 pounds. The chemotherapy he's been receiving has put his cancer in remission, and his prognosis is good.
Saba then asks Zercher to look for something unusual in Alex Jones' physical exam. Zercher starts at the cat's head and moves down his body, looking stumped.
"You're getting warmer," Saba says.
Near Alex Jones' tail, Zercher notices something under the skin.
"It feels like a BB," she says, and Saba confirms her finding.
Though the BB is not relevant to the cat's lymphoma, it's a way for Saba to make sure that Zercher is paying attention to details. Like all fourth-year vet students, Zercher is rotating through the departments of the VTH's Small Animal Hospital in three-week stints, adding real-world experience to what she's learned in the classroom.
"I call the fourth year dress rehearsal for real life," Saba says. "The students can order tests and interpret tests, but there's always someone there to guide them."
Educating students is part of everything at the VTH, Allen says.
"Everything we do down in the teaching hospital has a student with it," she says. "Our clients understand that when they come here. The visits take a little longer because they see a vet student first before they see a veterinarian, but that's part of what we do. The most important function that we have is to train tomorrow's veterinarians."
Oncologist Corey Saba examines Alex Jones, who has small cell lymphoma. He receives chemotherapy, and his cancer is in remission.
In 2005 researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard finished mapping the genome, or genetic sequence, of a female purebred boxer named Tasha. They discovered that dogs—like mice—have a genome that's similar to humans. But unlike mice, dogs live in our environment and have naturally occurring (not lab-induced) diseases similar to those in humans. Add to that a shorter lifespan and less genetic diversity in the case of purebreds, and dogs become a better model for human disease.
"It's much easier to identify a genetic abnormality in a dog with a disease than it is in a person," says Simon Platt, associate professor of neurology. "We're all so vastly different that it would take thousands of us with the same disease to find a common genetic abnormality. In dogs we can literally look at 10 dogs with the same disease and find that they all have a single abnormality, which is then a potential marker for the search for a genetic abnormality in people."
Platt is studying canine degenerative myelopathy, a progressive disease of the spinal cord seen in breeds including German shepherds, Welsh corgis and boxers. There are no treatments for this condition, but clinical trials offer clients subsidized options that may benefit pets as well as furthering research. Degenerative myelopathy is similar to Lou Gehrig's disease in humans, so research may lead also to progress in human medicine.
Assistant Professor Michelle Turek emphasizes that animals are enrolled in clinical trials only with owner consent and only when the trial offers a potential benefit for the animal.
"As in human medicine, clinical trials are available for veterinary patients, with the aim of improving upon our existing treatment regimes to increase quality of life for our patients," she says. "Many trials are done in parallel with what's happening in the human world in order to inform both sides."
Turek, a specialist in medical oncology and radiation oncology, uses a linear accelerator to treat cancer in dogs and cats. The linear accelerator, which emits high energy x-rays, is also used to treat humans with cancer.
"By making advanced technologies available for veterinary patients, we are able to contribute relevant clinical information to the broader understanding of how this technology works for cancer. We can get this information much faster than is possible in the human population."
John Peroni, associate professor of large animal surgery, says that horses offer a similar model for using regenerative therapies to address musculoskeletal injuries like tendonitis.
"We don't even have to create anything," he says. "They just come in with that injury, and (regenerative therapies) can be utilized to help the horse and at the same time gain information about how they would aid in the healing of humans with similar injuries."
Peroni uses adult—not embryonic—equine stem cells and platelet-rich plasma to boost the healing process for musculoskeletal injuries.
"There's an obvious need to improve on the quality of healing of what we call musculoskeletal injuries—injuries to the limbs, joints, bones, tendons, ligaments," he says. "The support structures of the limbs are injured often in horses and people, and we haven't really made a lot of significant advances in how well these injuries heal with traditional therapies."
Although the researchers are excited about the possibility of having an impact on human medicine, their first priority is their animal patients.
"We recognize that the financial value of our work to the human field can be considerable," Platt says. "The emotional value to the pet owners is something we're very interested in, though, too."
Lindsey Boone, a Ph.D. candidate and surgery resident, works on media preparation under a ventilation hood as research technician Merrilee Thoresen watches. The two work in the regenerative medicine lab directed by large animal surgeon John Peroni.
The intensive care unit (ICU) at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital often is full. That's because there are a variety of patients sharing the space—the very sick, emergencies, surgical patients recovering from anesthesia and those who are less sick but need fluids and monitoring.
"We actually receive emergencies directly into the ICU, which is not ideal," says Amie Koenig, associate professor of emergency and critical care. "You want the ICU to be a quiet place to rest and recover, and then there are emergent patients arriving and contributing to a busy atmosphere."
"It would be beneficial to everybody—both the people working in the ICU and the animals that are being cared for—if we could separate those different functions. Right now we just don't have the space for that."
Space is a common problem at the VTH, which is housed on South Campus in a wing that was added to the original building in the late 1970s.
"When this current hospital that we're in now was built, we didn't do ultrasound, we didn't do CT scans, we didn't do MRIs, we didn't do endoscopy, we didn't do laparoscopy or radiation therapy for cancer patients," Allen says. "None of those things were being used at that time on animals. We're doing all of that now, and that's in response to client demand."
"Medical technology is exponential in how rapidly things change, and we need to keep pace with that, not only for providing service for the clients, but the students need to learn state of the art."
In fact patients are shuttled to the Coverdell Building for MRI on a machine that is shared with researchers across campus. Limited availability means that clinicians are faced with the choice of waiting or using an inferior imaging tool. It also means that surgery is delayed because patients must be shuttled back to the VTH and undergo a second round of anesthesia. An in-house machine would allow patients to go directly from MRI into surgery. And it would also allow for MRI of horses, which the Coverdell Building cannot accommodate.
"We have to try to provide that for all species, so it takes more room," says Gary Baxter, director of the VTH.
Australian cattle dog Zest and her owner, Faith Davis (right), meet with the team that helped Zest recover from a weeks-long stint in ICU: (left to right) Andrea Wang, internal medicine resident, and students Jordan Mracna and Caroline Monk.
In addition to keeping up with technology, the VTH is also addressing the state's changing needs. Georgia's population has increased 18.3 percent since 2000, compared to 9.7 percent nationally. As the population grows, so does the need for veterinary care for companion animals, care for animals involved in food production and greater numbers of veterinary graduates. Since 1979, the VTH's annual caseload has grown 37 percent and full-time staff has increased 339 percent, but the hospital square footage has grown only 4 percent. Compared to peer institutions, UGA has 1,700 fewer square feet per student.
The College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking public and private financial support for a new, larger hospital that will provide improved patient care and enhanced educational opportunities as well as allow increased enrollment. The new facility will be located off College Station Road, just 2.7 miles from the existing veterinary medicine campus.
"There's no doubt in my mind that the University of Georgia needs a new veterinary hospital," Baxter says. "And really they needed it several years ago."
On a day early in June, concerns about research questions, evolving technology and space issues seem far away. A happy reunion is taking place in the VTH's small animal waiting room. Faith Davis and Zest, her Australian cattle dog, have been joined by members of Zest's medical team—internal medicine resident Andrea Wang and fourth-year vet students Jordan Mracna and Caroline Monk. Zest is clearly happy to see everyone, but keeps trying to head for the door in between greetings.
Her reluctance to stay is understandable. Just two short months ago Zest was admitted with symptoms of vomiting and lethargy and began a stint in ICU that lasted more than three weeks. She lost 22 pounds and could barely walk. She was diagnosed with immune mediated hemolytic anemia, an autoimmune condition in which the body destroys its own blood cells. During the course of her treatment she received 10 blood transfusions from the VTH's blood donor program, which stores blood from screened donor animals that belong to faculty, students and staff.
"I am so grateful for the transfusions," says Davis, who lives in Franklin County. "She wouldn't have made it without them."
Zest also suffered complications including pneumonia, a bleeding ulcer and a urinary tract infection.
"It was a crash course because it all happened so fast," says Mracna, who was on rotation with internal medicine when Zest was admitted.
When he finished his rotation, Mracna passed the case to Monk. She found herself reading about everything she could—immunology, radiology, lungs, urine culture and urinalysis.
"The classroom learning is one thing, but having to know things for a specific patient is different," Monk says. "It was overwhelming. I didn't sleep much during those three weeks, but it was worth it."
And although it was a valuable learning experience, the bottom line for Monk is that Zest is healthy again.
"It's amazing to see her look normal," she says.
Sealed with a kiss
Shilo has a good reason to kiss Chloe. Two years ago, Chloe saved his life. A groomer noticed that Shilo, a 4-year-old Ragdoll, had become extremely thin under his thick fur, and subsequent testing indicated renal problems. Shilo had been born with only one kidney, and it was failing. His owners, Melissa and Charles Barrett of San Antonio, Texas, began looking into kidney transplants, and they found UGA and soft tissue surgeon Chad Schmiedt (DVM '00). UGA is one of a half dozen places in the world that offer feline renal transplant surgery. And they found a donor in 9-month-old Chloe, a healthy stray available for adoption at their vet's office. Testing indicated that Chloe was a match, and the cats were flown to Georgia. The surgery took place in June 2009, and after recuperation they headed back to Texas, where Chloe went to her new home with Shilo and the Barretts. "The donor cats all live—that's important for people to know—and they are adopted by the recipient cat's family," Schmiedt says. And Shilo also has a new lease on life. Before the surgery he had lost five pounds and didn't feel well enough to go outside. Now the Barretts are keeping an eye on his weight, and he enjoys hunting lizards. "It's a big surgery, but when the kidney starts working they're like a kitten again," Schmiedt says. "They feel great. All of a sudden they're not sick."
More public service and outreach:
Vets for Pets and People educates vets and the public about the link between animal abuse and domestic violence and provides help for victims with companion animals. http://www.vet.uga.edu/vetsforpetsandpeople
The Wildlife Treatment Center, funded through donations, provides medical treatment and care for injured wildlife. This year the WTC cared for Daisy, a mallard duck and unofficial mascot at The Lovett School in Atlanta, after a goose attacked and broke her leg. http://www.vet.uga.edu/hospital/services/exotics/wildlife-treatment
Dog Doctors is part of the college's pet visitation program. Bernese mountain dogs and vet students go into elementary, middle and high school classrooms as well as nursing homes to share information about animals, research and careers in veterinary medicine. http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/activities/dogdocs
At the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, experts work with private, state and federal authorities to monitor parasites, diseases and death in wildlife. Earlier this year SCWDS investigated the sudden deaths of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas and Louisiana. http://www.vet.uga.edu/scwds
Georgia Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories, located in Athens and Tifton, provide diagnostic services to veterinarians, companion animal owners and the livestock industry as well as non-traditional species including aquarium animals, marine mammals and zoo species. http://www.vet.uga.edu/dlab
Get More
UGA's Veterinary Teaching Hospital http://www.vet.uga.edu/hospital
UGA's College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vet.uga.edu.


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The crew of the world's last wooden whaling ship probably didn't anticipate a hurricane interrupting its historic 38th voyage, but Mystic Seaport officials said Thursday they don't expect much trouble from Arthur.
The Charles W. Morgan is currently "in a very, very good position" to ride out the storm, said the seaport's Director of Communications Dan McFadden. The ship will be in its home port of New Bedford, Mass., until Monday, where a large hurricane barrier operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guards the main shipping channel.
It's an "extremely safe harbor," added McFadden. If the forecast for the New Bedford area worsens, the Morgan may be moved to a more protected place in the harbor, but he said they'd prefer to keep it in its current location, where it is open to the public.
The crew members will just have to take the changing weather conditions as they come, he said, and whether or not to move the ship will be left to the judgment of Capt. Kip Files.
Quentin Snediker, director of the seaport's shipyard, said he is "not overly concerned" about the Morgan's safety where she is, but should the weather take a turn for the worse, the crew has prepared extra deck lines, fenders and anchors to secure the boat.
For now, "things look pretty snug here in New Bedford," Snediker said. He said he, Files and a staff member at Mystic seaport have been closely monitoring the forecast.
They've had twice-a-day conference calls with the National Weather Service to get more localized forecasts for the Morgan's specific location, he said.
The Morgan is scheduled to leave New Bedford Monday, but that will be dependent on weather conditions, said McFadden.
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Society Cafe Encore - Wynn Las Vegas
- Address:
3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109Neighborhood:
Wynn Las Vegas and Encore
- Cuisine:
Contemporary AmericanPrice: $31 to $50
Society Cafe Encore - Wynn Las Vegas
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://wynnlasvegas.com/
- Phone: 7027705300x
- Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Daily from 7:00 am - 11:30 am. Lunch: Daily, 11:30am - 3:00 pm; Afternoon Menu and Happy Hour: Daily, 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 11:00 pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,JCB,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Comfort Food, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Jeremy Pacheco
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Cafe, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: Whether you are planning a corporate lunch, lavish wedding, bachelorette dinner or family gathering, Society Cafe Encore offers casually elegant surroundings that are perfect for any occasion. The semi-private top tier can accommodate seated dinner events for up to 70 guests on multiple tables and cocktail parties for up to 100. Society Cafe Encore is also available for full, exclusive restaurant buy-outs at dinner. Ideal for people-watching, the handsome bar and lounge area is inviting and comfortable. The space accommodates cocktail parties for up to 60 guests and may be used as a non-exclusive space for a seated dinner of up to 20. The bar and lounge offers an array of creative libations, from hand-crafted mojitos and fruity sangrias to fine spirits and Champagnes. The signature rolling Bloody Mary cart brings a lively, interactive experience to any event.
- Private Party Contact: Linda Brookins 7027702251x
- Entertainment: A Happy Hour is served in the Society Bar and Lounge Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm with a variety of appetizers as well as select two for one drink specials.
Getting there
- Cross Street: Las Vegas Boulevard and Wynn Boulevard
- Parking: Hotel Parking
- Parking Details: Convenient drop-off at the Encore Las Vegas Boulevard entrance or at the Encore Main Valet or Tower Suites entrance. Fully enclosed, free parking at the Encore or Wynn self-park garages, accessible from Las Vegas Boulevard.
A word from Society Cafe Encore - Wynn Las Vegas
At Society Cafe at Encore, rising star chef Jeremy Pacheco's reimagined comfort fare adds elegance and decadence to classic American dishes. The accomplished chef has a deft touch with crafting crowd-pleasing dishes that bring new flavor to traditional favorites: for breakfast there are steak and egg 'sliders' and tempting 'XL' sticky buns. At lunch, filet mignon sliders share the bill of fare with Society fish and chips and a luxurious lobster roll. At dinner, the cafe's signature peppercorn rubbed rib eye and addictive mac n'cheese bites turn the comfort volume way up. The cafe's fanciful decor combines grandeur and whimsy - a place where black crocodile chairs and vivid lime green accents meet comfy fuchsia-tufted settees. Overlooking the busy casino floor, Society imbues the casual cafe experience with personality, life and great people watching. Reservations accepted for dinner only.Continued
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- Diners' Choice WinnerGreat for Brunch
- Diners' Choice WinnerContemporary American
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Society Cafe Encore - Wynn Las Vegas reviews from OpenTable diners
67 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.2Service3.9
- Ambiance4.2Noise LevelModerate
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- Great ExperienceGregDined on 9/18/2014The restaurant lived up to expectations in every way.Special Features:
- good choiceglobetrotting1Dined on 9/8/2014I selected this hotel for a business meeting with customers. The food was very good, although it took a while to get it. Service was generally good as well, although awkward at times with multiple poorly timed interruptions. Given we were there to discuss business matters, this stood out - especially when the server would repeatedly interrupt mid-sentence, versus standing by and waiting for a natural break in the conversation. Apart from that it was a good experience, nice environment and enjoyable meal. I would recommend Society Cafe for a casual non-business meal.
- VallancianoDined on 9/3/2014We celebrated our son's 21st birthday here and the food, ambience and service was first class. The chef even rustled up a delicious chocolate cake with candles helping to make it the perfect evening. I would not hesitate to recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Elegant and affordableOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/2/2014perfect, relatively affordable breakfast or lunch option without having to leave the resortSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Food at an awesome venueFoodnutVIPDined on 8/31/2014I left here feeling satisfied and happy. I got what I was expecting and that was excellence. Glad it lived up to the higher than usual prices. Fresh Watermelon juice is amazing and their desert cart is just great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Vegan Friendlyelephantgurl126Dined on 8/22/2014I really appreciated the fact that they had a special vegan menu and made knowledgable accommodations to people with special dietary needs. The vegan burger bun was not that good, but the vegan tomato soup and vegetable salad were incredible. So was the vegan chocolate shake. I'd go back for those items. The Wynn Terrace Cafe had a much better and tastier vegan selection, but they are only open for breakfast and lunch.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Avoid this place for if your veganOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/21/2014The Wynn proclaims itself vegan friendly but it's not. The menu was so small and the food was horrible. I wish I never wasted a night in Vegas going to this place.
- LovechocolateVIPDined on 8/20/2014This place is hit or miss. Breakfast is ok: their chicken sausage is good, hash ok, eggs don't realy taste like anything. As far as lunch this time I ordered calamari and it was mostly a mush, they all stuck together and tasted bland; the marinara and Tabasco helped. It's pretty but food just ok.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great BreakfastBobCVIPDined on 8/17/2014Kitchen was a bit slow but otherwise a star. Wait staff was friendly and food excellent.Special Features:
- LovechocolateVIPDined on 8/16/2014The place is very nicely done. You can view the casino from certain tables too. Food is good. Service ok. Coffee great!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DancingGalDined on 8/15/2014Had appetizers and cocktails before attending an event at Encore. Food was good and service, though somewhat slow, was still acceptable.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- What kind of service was this?AshleyDined on 8/14/2014Went in two days ago and was sat in the corner booth all the way in the back. I live in vegas and decided to bring my 3 friends from austrailia because food was SO good last time. We were sat pretty quickly which is good. But the waiter took forever to get our drinks and beers and waited OVER an hour for our food. A table of 15 that arrived maybe 20 min after we did got ALL their food before us which was upsetting. But our waiter was no where to be found to ask how long until our food arrives. And when it did arrive my salmon was barely warm! Didn't want to wait another 10 min to eat so I didn't mention anything. We were polite to our waiter the whole meal and tipped 20% on our $188 tab but found the service to be horrible!! :(Special Features:
- Too pricey for what you getLuvtoeatoutDined on 7/30/2014A nice enough restaurant but had a snobby feel to it. And pretty pricey for basic food. Great decor. Classic modern. We've been before and had better service the first time.Special Features:
- Great place 4 a business breakfastInterviewdinnerVIPDined on 7/30/2014I was at a business conference at the Wynn and this was a great place away from all the conferce attendees for a business breakfast. Great staff and great foodI would recommend this to a friend.
- Adma27Dined on 7/27/2014Waiting time for a BOOKED table was 20 (!!!) minutes!!! The most terrible experience in Wynn!!Special Features:
- Not worth the priceVeteranVIPDined on 7/9/2014I went here as an out of town friend wanted to try it. Like most places on the strip, this place is over priced. I found the food very average and way overpriced for what it was. When asked about a veterans and/or local residents discount - I was told by the manager to call the corporate office. I find some places on the strip work hard to gain the support of veterans who are also local residents. This place seemed to go the opposite direction. Very sad.
- DinnerNYFOODGUYDined on 7/8/2014Table of 5, didn't give us a round table in the back (section wasn't open) so sat us at a larger table for 6 which wasn't as ideal as one person was "on their own, at the end". There was a special 3-course pre-fixe but no other specials. Ordered drinks which took forever to come (actually didnt even come until our appetizers/salad/soup came out) - which was annoying. They did provide very tasty warm pretzels w/mustard for the table as or instead of the typical bread/rolls/butter - which was a nice alternative. Mains were good. I had the short rib which was cooked nicely. There could have been more veggies on the plate though.Special Features:
- Great style and food!LeifLynnDined on 7/6/2014We ate here first in 2012 after winning a free 150 dollar dinner on our Wynn Red Card. We ate a late dinner and it was delicious. We visited again 7/2014 and brought my 69 year old Mother along and she loved the ambiance and the food 😃 it's great for all occasions and the food is amazing. The decor is beautiful and the staff do a phenomenal job!Special Features:
- Classy CafeChrisDinesOutDined on 7/6/2014If you enjoy eating in style and class, you will love the Society Cafe at the Encore - Wynn in Las Vegas. Besides the ambiance and great service is the diversity of the menu. On my first visit with three friends, we virtually ordered every item on the menu. They have an extensive list of juice drinks and smoothies. The breakfast menu offers many unique dishes.Special Features:
- chill for breakfast, great serviceJoshVisitsFromLADined on 7/5/2014A little loud. I had burger and it was cooked nicely but the flavor was boring and I prefer in and out for $20. Overpriced as well. But it's the Encore which us a beautifully done hotel with brand new video slots that help you pay for the art work ;)Special Features:
- Good food-- esp. for vegetariansOpenTable Diner Since 2005VIPDined on 7/4/2014It is hard to find good vegetarian food in hotels in Las Vegas. This restaurant has a number of high-quality vegetarian selections-- plus a small VEGAN MENU! Even the signature hot pretzels come in a vegan version. And the food is excellent!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 6/29/2014It was absolutely delicious!! Good food - starting with the pretzel bread and mustard butter!!
- Surprising findMarshDined on 6/29/2014We had originally planned to go to another restaurant at the Wynn for Sunday brunch/lunch, but mistakenly made a reservation at Society Cafe. When we discovered our error, we decided what the heck and gave it a try. What a nice surprise! Really excellent food and service! And at a very busy time on a Sunday. We decided on sandwiches-- the truffle patty melt and chicken club-- and they were simply delicious. Great fries as well. Although we had originally wanted an outside view for our dining experience, we ended up having a great inside view… talk about interesting people watching! Although it's not the ambience we were looking for, it was a kick. We really enjoyed ourselves in every way.Special Features:
- Fun night outDiana78VIPDined on 6/24/2014The ambiance at the Society Cafe Encore is great. The food is delicious and the menu has great variety. The only downside is its location to the casino. Not the best for a smoke-free environment but depending on where you sit, is tolerable.Special Features:
- Always greatHughVIPDined on 6/19/2014We eat here monthly or so. Had the Halibut which was terrific. My wife had the rib eye, rare. It was as fine a steak as served anywhere else in Las Vegas. Service is always great and never overbearing.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Slow, grouchy serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 6/10/2014Took server nearly 30 minutes to take our order and we had early breakfast reservation. Even when we told her we were in a hurry and had meetings to get to, the meal arrived after a lengthy wait which was followed by another wait for the check. Server's attitude not accommodating at all.
- Reasonable Find at the WynnChrisDined on 6/4/2014Not a bad deal for the money in a good location. I would visit again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very disappointing!PaulaDined on 5/30/2014Very disappointing as Wynn and Encore are my favourite hotels on the strip and when in Las Vegas we always eat at one of their many beautiful restaurants which are always fantastic but unfortunately this time was very disappointing, the food was lovely but service was poor, which was ashame, we watched 'Le Reve' first which was amazing but dinner at 'society cafe' burst the bubble! We were expecting so much more!
- The following 39 reviews are from the Society Cafe Encore - Wynn Las Vegas reviews archive.
- Great FoodjmjkatzDined on 5/20/2014We eat here on each morning of our convention, before we head over to the show. Food is great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 60/40 is 100% awesome!LVHMDined on 5/12/2014If you like bacon on your burgers, you'll love the 60/40! It's a burger patty composed of 60% ground beef and 40% ground bacon - it's 100% awesome! In addition to the 60/40 burgers, we also had yummy truffled mac and cheese bites, lollipop chicken wings, a flatbread pizza, a bacon and egg burger and (of course) dessert - a smores sundae with house-made marshmallows, a orange creamsicle creme brulee, and the largest piece of chocolate cake I've ever seen! Well worth the trip to the strip for this local! Yum!Special Features:
- Good FoodvegasgapDined on 5/10/2014Breakfast/Brunch on a beautiful Saturday morning at the Encore. Service was a bit slow but it was a busy morning. The menu choices were excellent. The Florentine Benedict and Crab Cake Oscar Benedict were very good as was the seasonal fruit plate. Excellent choice for an intense business brunch.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good but not remarkableNorCalMomDined on 4/30/2014Enjoyed our meal but for the money, I'd go elsewhere next time. there are at least 3 other places within the Wynn complex that I'd pick over this one.Special Features:
- Best kept secretHughVIPDined on 4/23/2014This is a great restaurant! Concise menu so more attention goes into preparation than a place with 5 pages of choices ( my opinion). Ribeye my wife had was as good as any in town (and we live here). I had the halibut and risotto. I was blown away. Brilliantly prepared fish and exquisite risotto. We had wines by the glass so we could have choices. Their selections were excellent. Was not crowded on a Wednesday.Special Features:
- an outstanding dining experiencenandanDined on 4/20/2014This restaurant its perfect for brunch or lunch. We tried the easter menu and it was delicious!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wynn Win!HoneyBflyVIPDined on 4/8/2014Society Cafe ia our go to casual place when we stay at the Wynn. They have wonderful Vegan dishes and great food. I had a vegan tomato soup made with cashew cream and it was delightful. One morning I had a egg white omelete that was cooked perfectly. Mostly though the service is outsanding and the staff is genuinely friendly. Will go there again and again when I am at the Wynn-Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- nice RestaurantOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/8/2014Very comfortable and convenient for business lunch. Personnel very good.Special Features:
- Food fun in the EncoreTexasFoodieDined on 4/5/2014I visit Las Vegas once a year almost solely to seek out and find the best culinary experiences. The Wynn / Encore is certainly one of my favorite hotels, and this was my second visit to their exemplary Society Café. I so enjoyed the Mac & Cheese bites, and the delicious blue crab fritters. I chose the Society Signature Burger prepared as the chef would like it. It was very close to, or was, the second best burger I have ever eaten in my life. The service was well above average, and the prices were as you would expect for this kind of food in this environment. I will definitely visit Society Café again, and would recommend it to those that enjoy elevated tastes, and a fun and unique dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Hidden gem in Wynn EncoreCorgimomDined on 3/30/2014After scouring the restaurant options at the Wynn and Encore resorts, my husband and I ended up at the Society Cafe restaurant in the Encore. Everything was great from the hostess and server to our dinner entrees of Salmon and Fish & Chips.Special Features:
- First time experience for momHayleysMomDined on 3/27/2014I took my mom here for breakfast on the recommendation of a friend, and it was fantastic! I'd been once before by myself, and I enjoy it as a solo dining spot, as well. Since it's right off of the casino floor, you can do a lot of people-watching. This time I ordered the Huckleberry Souffle' Pancakes, and my mom had a ham and cheese omelet. I was pleasantly surprised by the pancakes and would order them again. They take about 15 minutes to make and are worth the wait. Mom remarked over the decor over and over again, and I think she wants to go back on her next trip with my cousin.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- breakfast there 2 days in a rowpclocalVIPDined on 3/23/2014Did Tableau at Wynn the first day and then Society the next two. I loved the huevos rancheros and the green machine juice. I had the same meal both times! I liked that when I said I wanted the eggs hard, no run at all, that they came that way. That doesn't always happen at other spots. The bloody mary bar circulating was great and it was nice for March Madness b/c they had discreet tvs that we could catch scores on. Husband had the french toast day 1 and an omelet the second day: both were excellent!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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3 Big Trends in Digital News Publishing
By Alicianne • NewsCred Blog • Jan 09, 2012
We've read a lot of 2011 end-of-year lists and quite a few more predictions to kick off the new year. To keep things simple, we decided to boil it all down to 3 Big Trends that you need to stay on top of in 2012:
1. Leverage syndication to get content in more places across more platforms and devices.
Without a doubt, 2012 will be the year that digital news publishers finally start taking syndication seriously. Not only do publishers need a smart, efficient way to filter, organize and manage all the content they create each day, but they also need a way to meticulously and securely track who has access (and licenses) to their content, when and where. A deep-dive analysis – understanding how people are consuming, sharing and distributing your content – is hugely valuable in understanding your consumers and finding new ways to monetize content.
As ReadWriteWeb noted in a recent article, Mashable is already starting to do this. NewsRight, a news registry launched just a few days ago, is also approaching licensing and policing content seriously. And at NewsCred (yes, us!) – clients such as Forbes, ABC Radio (and soon Conde Nast) are already successfully using our API to manage their entire syndication processes.
2. Re-imagine the possibilities of the digital news experience – no matter what the platform.
The opportunities for digital news on mobile devices and tablets exploded this year with apps like Flipboard and Pulse. Yes, we agree that new devices offer new opportunities. But from our perspective, the opportunity really lies in curating and delivering amazing news experiences – no matter what the platform or device. Whether it's mobile, tablet or TV (keep tabs on Apple moving into this area in 2012), quality content is key. And by quality, we mean both the quality of the journalism and the design/delivery of the story itself.
When we think of platforms, we're not just thinking of hardware or devices. Advertising as a platform has a huge potential for innovation particularly when it comes to creatively integrating social media, content and e-commerce. In 2012, advertising will become more content-driven, contextualized, customized and interactive (check out Flite for a great example).
3. Build credibility and trust by using social data to support stories and create conversations.
Alfred Hermida of the Neiman Lab is right:social media is boring. It's not a buzzword anymore, it's a given. In 2012, social media will stop being a layer "on top" of content and will become more and more seamless, integrated and instant (like Washington Post's partnerships with Facebook).
Social media will BE the story, shape the development of the story and help create/connect new ones. "By the people, for the people" takes on real meaning with tools such as Storify and @MentionMachine. There's no doubt that the use ofsocial datato analyze how people are responding to and sharing news will explode with the2012 election coverage. For example,Buzzfeedis redefining the very notion of what an "article" actually is by varying content lengths and using social messages as the main content message:
"Content comes in three sizes: short (Twitter), medium, long (traditional pieces). That middle ground, the brief updates mentioned above – there's a lot that can be done in that space. It includes video snippets; it includes Matt Stopera's brilliant and evocative photo collections; it includes Buzzfeed's trademark image / quote pairings. It's the space, in other words, that allows for flexibility, innovation, and the embrace of completely non-traditional – but completely accessible – vectors for relaying information. It's the space from which coverage is most likely to go viral. Any one of the bite-sized vignettes created by the team – any Lego piece – could take off."
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If you were hollan-dazed and missed The Trouble with Brunch author Shawn Micallef on CBC Radio's Q last week, fear not! You can listen to the episode online.
There's an entire world of literature to be read, and thank goodness for the brilliant translators who make that world available to us. In anticipation of The Sleepworker's October release, all of our currently available French-to-English titles will be discounted on our website by 40% (!) until the end of August.
Lisa Robertson's Cinema of the Present is featured in Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2014! The list is picked by PW's reviews editors and pulled from a Fall Announcements issue with more than 14,000 titles. To see what other new releases are being buzzed about, you can have a look at the rest of the list here.
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The Jenny Craig Experiment
Starting any new weight loss program is nerve-wracking, and beginning my four-week journey on Jenny Craig is no exception. Today I must visit my local Jenny Craig center to get weighed in, measured, order my meals, and learn about the fundamentals of the program.
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Mobile, social media, and email are three of the top ways to market your small business. But where should you focus your marketing energy? Use this infographic to help choose what's the best plan of attack for you and your business.
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Dany Levy of DailyCandy: Turning an Email Newsletter Into a $125 Million Business
Looking back, DailyCandy founder Dany Levy likens the sale of her company to Comcast as "running out of a burning building." The wire transfer of a reported $125 million went through on September 12, 2008, just two days before Lehman Brothers collapsed and all other acquisitions were inevitably axed.
Talk about a sigh of relief. Levy had launched her company just eight years prior in her Manhattan apartment after quitting her job as a writer for Lucky magazine. Long interested in exciting New York City trends, new restaurants, gallery openings and the like, she launched DailyCandy as an email newsletter to share her findings.
Today, the site has 12 editions (11 U.S. cities and one national edition) and more than 3 million daily subscribers.
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Top 41 Tips from Game-Changing EntrepreneursIn The Startup Playbook, David Kidder writes about the fascinating startup stories—the good, the bad and the ugly—of 41 successful entrepreneurs and asks them to divulge lessons from the trenches. A few common themes emerged: 1) don't fear failure (in fact, you should fail often); 2) focus on the big ideas rather than the to-do list; 3) always look forward and think ahead; and 4) develop a product that will improve lives and leave a positive impact on the world. Read here for our favorite pieces of advice from each entrepreneur profiled.
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- (hugging goodbye for summer break)
- 5-Year-Old Boy: I promise to email you if you start to miss me.
- Me: Oh, thank you, I know I will miss you.
One time I wore a cupcake costume for our school's Purim festival and my students pretended to eat me, and I said "Hey, you can't eat me, I'm not Kosher!"
I was teaching my pre k students about the North and South Poles, showing pictures of the Ice Hotels and Aurora Borealis and the magnetic field that creates it, and one of them started to get upset with me because I had forgotten to look up pictures of Santa to show him. I finally look it up and click on a picture of a man dressed as Santa and show him, and he says "That's Santa?" and, not wanting to dash any beliefs, I say, "Well, it might just be a person dressed as Santa. So many pictures of him come up, you can't know who's the real him." and he said "no, show me a picture of the REAL Santa!" and I said "ok, I will. Let's look it up later, it might take a few minutes to find.." and he said ok. Mind you, all of these kids are Jewish.. so anyways, when we are done with the activity and it's time to get ready for lunch, he starts asking the other teacher to show him a picture of Santa and she starts to tell him that some people don't believe in him so he should ask his mom first to help him find that. And then he says "but Santa isn't real." and I say "Ok.. then if Santa isn't real, how can you expect there to be a picture of the Real Santa?" and he kind of just made a face like, oh…i dunno…good point.
My mom just got a macbook pro and when she called to tell me she mentioned that it started spying on her because she accidentally clicked on something (Photo Booth). so now I am looking on her computer to check it out and see if I can help her learn how to use it, and I looked at the photo booth and it had a 40 second video where it was like a low angle view of the top half of her face and then she must have realized it was filming her and didn't know how to stop it so she just turned the computer so it couldn't see her, except for the edge of her hair and it just filmed like that for 30 more seconds. I can't stop laughing about it.
Corsets hurt so bad that I be callin' them Curse-its
- Me: (sees that my pre k kid's naked butt is hanging out of her pants during rest time) Put your pants back on please.
- Pre K Girl: (pulls her pants back up) But they hurt my ankle
- Me: (looks at her foot) They're barely even touching your ankle...
- Pre K Girl: No, this ankle (points to her hip bone)
- Me: Haha that's not an ankle...
Sometimes I send really punny snapchats and I just can't handle my laughter
I'm catching up on Teen Wolf…
#DamnitAgentMcCall is hilarioussssss haha sorry but that's too funny.
Melissa (the main teacher): That's my black bead (points to bead on the floor)
Me (thinks she is telling me to sweep up a black bean and sweeps it into dustbin, while looking at her as she is looking at me from her spot on the floor sitting with a kid)
(Melissa's face looks shocked)
(My face becomes Oops I just realized what I did)
Me: haha sorry I thought you were asking me to sweep it up. I will get it back for you
Melissa: I just thought you were trying to tell me how you really feel about me
Me; Hehe like I was being one of those cats who look you in the eye while they knock your things off shelves.
One time I went to PetCo with my dad and he saw some kid on rollerskates being pulled down the aisle by her dog, but the shelves blocked his view of the skates and dog, so he asked me what was happening, like he thought she was ghost-floating or hovering or something weird like that.


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Washington Teachers Union Endorses Candidates for State Board of EducationThursday, October 25, 2012
The Washington Teachers Union (WTU) announced the endorsement of candidates for the D.C. State Board of Education. The candidates are: Marvin Tucker for At- Large, Villareal Johnson for Ward 7, Trayon White for Ward 8, D. Kamili Anderson for Ward 4 and Jack Jacobson for Ward 2.
WTU is proud to endorse such outstanding candidates in the State Board of Education race. These candidates have the vision, energy, and commitment to improve student outcomes by collaborating with local school communities, parents and students to improve the quality of public education in the District. Washington D.C. needs a State Board of Education that will contribute to the creation of education policy that advances educational standards, said WTU President Nathan Saunders.
All candidates were invited to participate in an interview forum hosted by WTU executive board members on October 13, 2012. The candidates were each given an opportunity to present to the board and then participated in a question and answer session.
About the Washington Teachers Union: The Washington Teachers Union (WTU) represents more than 5,000 active and retired teachers in Washington, D.C. WTU is dedicated to fulfilling a commitment to build great minds by improving the quality of support, resources, compensation and working conditions for public servants and proud teachers who educate students in D.C. Public Schools. To learn more, please visit /admin/ or http://www.wtuteacherslounge.org/, the blog site of the Washington Teachers Union.


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Seeing Double
A Jewish literature is easy to identify. But defining Jewish art is a task of Talmudic complexity, as a new book, Jewish Art, makes clear.
Moritz David Oppenheim (1800-1882), the German-born artist who may deserve the title of the first modern Jewish painter, had similarly patriotic goals. His scene of The Return of the Jewish Volunteer From the Wars of Liberation to His Family Still Living in Accordance With Old Customs could not be clearer in its message. The old world of German Jewry is giving way to a more modern and assimilated generation, yet the two can still meet in a loving embrace. And the soldier-son's service in the German army, in the war against Napoleon, shows that Jews can be super-patriotic Germans.
The Jewishness of such pictures is unproblematic because they are so easily legible—they admit of being "read" as messages and stories. In this way, they approach the condition of literature, turning images into illustrations and granting primacy to the word. Because words denote and connote, they are immediately related to the world, history, and society. But is the same thing true of a color or a line? Take, for instance, a 1955 painting by Barnett Newman, the Abstract Expressionist master. Uriel is an enormous rectangular canvas, 8 feet by 18 feet long, divided into two zones—pale aqua on the left, rusty brown on the right. It is not only nonrepresentational, but seemingly nonreferential. Certainly it would be impossible to deduce anything about the Jewishness of its creator.
Should our understanding of the picture change, then, when we learn that Newman was an American Jew, born in 1905 on the Lower East Side? What about the fact that, as Baskind and Silver write, "Even though Jews made up only around three percent of the U.S. population at midcentury, it is remarkable how many leading Abstract Expressionists were Jewish," including Adolph Gottlieb, Philip Guston, Lee Krasner, Mark Rothko, Newman, and more?
Finally, what about Newman's title? Uriel is the Hebrew name of the Angel of Light, an important figure in Jewish mystical tradition; other Newman canvases bear titles like Covenant and Eve. In Jewish Art, he is represented by a 1948 canvas, Onement 1, whose title seems like a pun on the notion of atonement, and on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Onement 1 is one of Newman's "zip" paintings, named after the thin zipper-like stripe that divides the canvas lengthwise—in this case, an orange zip dividing a brown background. Baskind and Silver quote an art historian, Thomas Hess, who interprets this canvas as "a complex symbol, in the purest sense, of Genesis itself. It is an act of division, a gesture of separation, as God separated light from darkness, with a line drawn in the void." In this way, Newman can be seen as a Kabbalistic artist, and his seemingly ultra-formalist pictures can be enlisted in a venerable Jewish intellectual tradition.
The question remains, however, whether that kind of enlistment is really more of a conscription. Certainly Harold Rosenberg thought so. In 1975, he returned to the subject of "Jews in Art" in a New Yorker review of two survey exhibitions: "Jewish Artists of the Twentieth Century" at Chicago's Spertus Museum and "Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century" at the Jewish Museum. This essay, collected in his book Art and Other Serious Matters, lays down a strict ban on reading Jewishness into abstract works such as Newman's. Indeed, he praises Newman's widow for refusing to allow his work to appear in the Jewish Museum show.
"In representational art, an accord was possible between visual folk peculiarities, a collectively shared scene and appearances, and a historically dominant style in art. All that art needed to be Jewish was that the artist should turn occasionally to the ghetto or the synagogue for subject matter," Rosenberg writes, thinking of painters like Lévy or Gottlieb. But "in the perspective of art since the Second World War, Jewish references in a painting increase the odds against its being a good painting." This has less to do with Jewishness per se than with the high-modernist contempt for any kind of representation or narration in art: "Works … [that] represent the Jewish experience are likely to belong to a bypassed style or to be, in a significant sense, outside the art of the twentieth century."
Indeed, the modernist and Abstract Expressionist repudiation of legible imagery, the insistence on strict form, can look like a parallel in the visual arts to the political universalism that was so dear to the same generation of Jewish artists and intellectuals. In both cases, Jewishness expresses itself by its insistence on its own absence—by the flight into the universal that has always been characteristic of modern Jewish idealism.
And might not the affinity of Jewish artists for abstraction have even deeper roots? After all, isn't it a truism that Judaism, from the very beginning, has been hostile to representational art? It's right there in the Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth." Many modern Jewish artists, regretting the absence of a great tradition of Jewish visual art, have blamed Judaism and its hostility to imagery, or "aniconism."
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Smarty and the Heartbrake Kid ride again
I got back on the bike.
And I had great company in my friend Smarty. She and I have been pals for about 15 years and even though she is in PA and I am in NYC, we have remained close. She is a beautiful person, a loyal friend and tells the best stories.
About a month ago, she called me and said, I don't know why, but I think I want to buy a bike. I have spent the past month convincing her that this will be the best decision she ever makes. Because when you ride a bike, you wish that everyone you knew also had a bike, so they could experience that same happiness.
Serendipitously, Smarty's bike just came in. Today was her inaugural ride. She hadn't ridden since we were kids. And today was my first real ride since my accident. So it was a first for us both.
We rode in Pennsylvania, in the safety of an enclosed park with a wide bike lane. With no cars. Within seconds, I was happy. Because on a bike, I am home.
We took it slow. I tried to impart all of my bicycle wisdom to her, which took about three minutes (shifting gears, hand signals for turns, getting used to a sore butt). The rest of the time we just chatted and caught up and explored. We decided that exploration is one of the best parts of riding a bike. When you are walking or running, you always want to have route. You don't want to get out too far and be too tired to run/walk back. But with a bike, you can travel farther and faster so when the road splits, you can explore where a path leads. It is a constant adventure.
A beautiful thing happened to me in this past year. I went from being a person who rides a bike to becoming a cyclist. I am now keenly aware that there is nothing that can take that away from me. Not even being hit by a car. Bicycles are in my blood. In fact, I am quite sure that little tiny bicycles are racing through my blood stream all the time, powering me forward through this life. Today I got to share that with an old friend, on a wonderful first ride.
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Jessica Jung from SNSD
Reference was from some photoshoot~
NOV 6TH & MAY 5TH are the happiest days of my life. VIPs are the awesomest fanclub :> I'm so happy to be in this fandom.
Just realised I reblogged some posts that were meant to be for my personal blog lol.
Totally forgot I was on my this blog ><
All those posts are deleted now :>
ps. Sorry for not updating much T-T Will update soon!
imagine if this happened.you: hi, i'm-
band member: i know who you are, i stalk your blog on tumblr omg. i know that you love me and i want you to be the mother to my children. let's raise the fuck out of our kids okay and then we can get married omg, we're meant to be.
WOO! That means I can draw again :D
I've actually worked on some artworks but I've not posted them cause they're not doodles. I may reconsider again :>
I think my doodling style has changed… It's more manga-ish now O_o Hopefully I can still feel comfortable drawing on my tablets.
Oh I miss them <3 lols
Anyways, just a teeny tiny short update ><
- Rosy
ieqa-punye said: can I request doodle ? I like your doodle ^^
hi ^^ sure you can request a doodle~
sorry if I replied late~
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sorry for such a late reply if it was!
sure you can request a doodle ^^ i'll try to draw it ~
Did this in school :>
Sorry I've been away for so long T.T
I gained followers :D
Aww thanks for following me :)
sorry if I don't follow everyone back cause my dashboard is kinda full now ><
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police say vandals have defaced graves at a Christian cemetery in Tel Aviv.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the words "price tag" were found on Thursday, sprayed on a number of graves in Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish part of the city.
That phrase is usually used by a fringe minority of Jewish extremists to protest what they perceive as the Israeli government's pro-Palestinian policies and retaliation for Palestinian attacks.
Rosenfeld says police are searching for the perpetrators.
Vandals have targeted mosques, churches, dovish Israeli groups and even Israeli military bases with "price tag" graffiti in recent years.
Thursday's incident follows one on a Jerusalem church two weeks ago.
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Answer: We all are. Now, I don't know about you- but I really don't want to be there. I think that there are too many people there already. This guy is a sports figure- not a minister, not a world leader and not a moral entrepreneur. He's not out there telling us how to live our lives. He is out there telling us how to take a better swing. He is a model of talent, determination, and civility. But he did not offer himself up as husband of the year (and I doubt he is going to do that any time soon).
Would I hate to be his wife right now? Of course. She has a right to be angry enough to pick up a golf club (but I hope she is sane enough to realize that this was an inexcusable reaction- violence is appropriately against the law no matter what your gender). I have no idea if the rumors of medicating this wound with money are true, but if they are, it's just another odd twist on what constitutes moral or immoral behavior...isn't taking money to deal with emotions or sex prostitution?
In any case, imagine Tiger Wood's world. He has groupies at every tournament, every night club (and why is he in night clubs alone?) and in every supermarket he walks in to. He would have to be an extraordinary man to ignore them all- and it turns out, he is not. Whether or not he and his wife have been doing the work it takes to keep a marriage compelling is unclear, but they have had two children in a short period of time-not the sexiest situation in the life cycle of a marriage. There were probably vulnerabilities of several kinds-and more temptation than most human beings would withstand.


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This Is A Fantastic Presentation On Why 'Germany Is Riskier Than You Think'
But are they, really?
Carmel Asset Management's Jonathan Carmel gave this massive presentation on German exposure to the potential outcomes of the eurozone crisis, and concluded that "Germany is riskier than you think."
Since the beginning of the European Monetary Union, German banks and the government have been expanding their exposure to peripheral Europe. No matter what how the crisis ends—fiscal union or euro break-up—dealing with the consequences is likely to be expensive for Germany.
Click here to find out why Germany will probably lose no matter what >
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Jonathan Carmel is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Carmel Asset Management, a global macro hedge fund founded in 2008. From 2001-2007, Mr. Carmel was Managing Director at Angelo, Gordon & Co., a leading hedge fund with approximately $22 billion in AUM. In 2001, he created Angelo, Gordon's credit derivative trading desk and risk management platform as the head of international convertible arbitrage. In 2003, he launched a $225 million long-short credit fund. In his last two years at Angelo, Gordon, Mr. Carmel worked for Chief Investment Officer Michael Gordon managing the firm's flagship multi-strategy fund. Prior to his tenure at Angelo, Gordon, Mr. Carmel was a Vice President in fixed income derivatives at J.P. Morgan where he spent the first seven years of his career.


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So I know my title for this blog might be strange but in honesty, it is what truely is going on with me. I can not for the life of me, solve my head out. I kno I can do this, I can make the change I want, I can make the change I need to make. Yet, everyday I lose sight of whats important to make it, I let my food go, I let my exercise go. I know its important, Its something that needs a pretty good deal of my attention but yet something stirs me from it, something says its okay to do the opposite. Is my mind or atleast part of it in rebellion against me? i jsut dont kno, I'm hopeing I can figure it out though so I can move forward with my goals.
Dear Evil Crush,
I like you and the only prob is your a pain in the ass! There's days where I want to take your head and just smash it with my fist and scary enough I have no clue why or what ya did to deserve it. Well okay, I lied there because there is a reason I'm just not going to say what it is so ha!!
With Care, The Evil Bitch From Your Nightmares
Well I dont really have a best friend, more like siblings. Anywho there is someone that I miss dearly who I was severely close to back in the day of my youngness,lol!
Dear old friend,
I miss you and wish you still lived in Texas, when you moved away it crushed me and for the longest time I was very sullen and sulky. For a long period we had no contact for I had no way of getting a hold of you so the day I found your myspace it certainly brought my spirits up. We only get to contact once in a long while still but knowing I do have a way of talking to makes it easier on me with you being far far away from me. If chance ever arises that either I bring you back to Texas or I come to you in Washington it shall be taken, that is a promise. I love and miss you dearly!
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Day 13: Someone you wish could forgive you
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Day 16: Someone that's not in your state/country
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Day 21: Someone you judged by their first impression
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I figureed I could do this and at the same time put in a weightloss twist. The 30th day is a letter to my reflection. It would be nice to tell myself I look a lil bit more slim or better in face and figure. So for 30 days I'm going to get back on track and get my weightloss a going again. I plan to write a happy letter on the 30th :)
I def fell off the wagon these past 2 weeks mostly. I am getting back on stable ground for sure this week. Last night I did 15 mins of exercise to get back in the groove of it and am watching my food good today. I'm going to get the pounds I gained off again and move forward in my weightloss!


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With declining state aid and possible changes to transportation and pension funding ahead, the New Lenox school board got an updated financial forecast that administrators said is "bad, but not horrendous."
The five-year financial forecast is provided to administrators and board members twice a year, once in the winter and again in the summer, to provide context to the decisions they make. You can view the entire document, which is attached to this article as a PDF.
"When we met in January, things were looking good," business manager Harold Huang said. "We sounded rosy. Well, since January, I think it just went like this," he said, motioning his hand downward.
The reasons, explained by Howard Crouse of the PMA Financial Network, which gave the presentation, result from a number of factors:
- The state is still behind two catagorical payments. Earlier this year, Huang said the district could possibly receive one or two additional payments, which are about $1.1 million each. Now, receiving even one might not happen.
- General state aid will continue its decline, and the district will get less than originally thought because of the way the state has prorated it.
- There are ongoing discussions in Springfield that could put of a burden on local districts when it comes to pensions and transportation, which has already dropped significantly.
- Slight declines in the projected equalized assessed value in the district and an "overly optimistic" projection of foundation levels had the January forecast a bit brighter than Wednesday's.
The district actually , which helped cover a projected budget deficit for the current fiscal year. Looking ahead to next year, though, there are uncertainties as to what the state will decide.
"Last year governor took money away from transportation," Crouse said. "There's this risk that the governor will again play with the legislative dollars when it gets to his desk. There's no indication he will except for past practice."
Crouse said the district has done a nice job keeping its expenditures down, most notably with its health care costs. After projecting an 8 percent increase to costs in January, the district's costs didn't even increase half of that, at 3.82 percent.
Still, according to Crouse's presentation, "the district will need to use FY13 to review expenditures with an eye toward significant reductions." Huang and Supt. Mike Sass were confident the district could do that, saying the financial forecast has helped provide important insight in the past.
"We saw a picture like this four years ago, so we're now in the same situation where we're saying, 'This is bad, but it's not horrendous,'" Huang said. We can take care of this. It's what we always do. It's why we do this every six months."
The board has also looked at a capital improvements plan to upgrade its existing infrastructure, something Sass said is a priority for the district. With the most recent projections, though, he presented the board with various options that could help the district in the future.
"When the state fails to make their obligations, our board has done what it's needed to," Sass said.
This year, he said the district will closely review the budget and some of the options, which include:
- Receiving a fifth categorical payment from the state in each of the next two fiscal years.
- Selling land. The district owns land near Silver Cross Hospital, at Francis and Schoolhouse Roads and at Industry Drive. Sass said the land is definitely an asset to help the district in the future.
- Increasing class sizes by two students. The district is currently under its class size targets.
The other options that would "make the future look much brighter," Sass said, involve combinations of the three.
Other topics discussed during the school board's strategic plan meeting included facility planning, program updates and board member initiatives. Look for stories in the coming days for more from the meeting.


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