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Clichéd and overlong novel about war photographers coping with PTSD, love affairs and family secrets.
Bradford's protagonist, 30-year-old Serena, is a combat photographer who has left the front lines to pen a biography of her late father, Tommy, founder of a photojournalism empire and a former war correspondent himself. When another photojournalist, ex-boyfriend Zac, is brought from Afghanistan to Venice by a mutual friend, Serena, summoned to his side to help him decompress, finds herself falling for him all over again. The scene shifts to Nice, where Serena reconnects with her older twin sisters, Cara and Jessica, at a villa inherited from their late mother, a movie star of Elizabeth Taylor stature. Over many, many glasses of pink Veuve Clicquot and cups of tea, repetitious conversations belabor mostly peripheral and insignificant details—about Cara's and Jessica's unadventurous love lives, an upcoming anniversary celebrating their departed parents and Zac's continuing recovery from a trauma that was never rendered convincingly in the first place. It isn't until two-thirds in that a potentially riveting "secret from the past" emerges: While combing through her father's archives, Serena finds a cache of photographs revealing that Tommy may have dallied briefly with another war photographer, Valentina. There are photos of a very pregnant Val, with a disturbing caption suggesting that Serena may not be a movie star's daughter after all. Serena can get no confirmation of her origins from her sisters or her father's closest friends. But Zac distracts her from this dilemma with another. Although he promised to give up war-zone reporting forever, he wants to go to Libya to cover the rebellion against Gadhafi. And he insists on taking Serena, now his fiancee, with him. Serena has an ulterior motive for agreeing: Val is now in Libya. But that's not the most distressing information she's withholding from Zac. However, the prodigious amount of front-loaded exposition may discourage readers long before the excitement starts.
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If you're a Justin Bieber fan, you'll want to check out these clips from tonight's episode of Saturday Night Live. The pop-star appeared opposite host Dana Carvey in the revival of the classic "Church Chat" sketch, as well as a digital short with Andy Samberg.
Was Bieber even alive during Dana Carvey's original, glorious ("best") run on SNL? The answer to that would require googling his age and my interest really doesn't extend that far. I suppose that's neither here nor there anyway, as he was around tonight to make the Church Lady's "naughty parts tingle" and later, to appear as the stalked guy in a fake trailer for The Roommate. Here are the clips, via hulu:
In all fairness to Bieber, as a non-fan who's too old to fully appreciate the Bieber-worship, I thought he did a fine job. Any Bieber fans out there care to weigh in?
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UPDATE: Devin The Dude 'One For The Road' Album Cover & Track List
Another day, another album update from Houston veteran Devin The Dude. Yesterday, the rap crooner blessed us with the first single off the LP, "I Probably Should Have." Today, we get the cover for the album which is entitled One For The Road. The cover plays on the popular cliche, with Devin sitting at a bar looking like he has already had a couple for the road. He is also being handed a CD which is presumably "for the road." If Devin stay true to his formula, this LP should be filled with tracks to ride (and smoke) to.
UPDATE: Today, DTD comes through with the track list for his upcoming album, One For The Road which hits shelves, October 8. Check out the 15 titles for the project, below.
1. I'm Just Gettin' Blowed
2. Fresh Air (Feat. Rum & DNA)
3. Livin' This Life (Feat. Angela Williams)
4. Stop Waitin'
5. Reach For It (Feat. Snap)
6. Probably Should Have
7. Your Favorite Radio Station/ Skit 1
8. Hear The Sound
9. Rearview (Feat. Shun Ward & Kiddrick James)
10. One For The Road
11. I Hope We Don't Get Too Drunk (Feat. Rob Quest & Jugg Mugg)
12. Your Favorite Radio Station/ Skit 2
13. Please Don't Smoke Cheese
14. Herb The Nation
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If the sophisticated grooves, dreamy delayed guitars and lilting harmonies of Geelong-based 4-piece The Evening Cast's latest effort 'Belong' serves to transport you to a vast wilderness via lonely highways you'd be forgiven, that's essentially where the band wrote and recorded their debut longplayer, a make-shift studio nestled deep within the Victorian Otways.
I already loved The Evening Cast, but with the release of this album I think I've fallen a little deeper. – Sounds Of OZ
Known around the country for their charm, creativity and personal approach to music writing and performing, The Evening Cast have carved their way across the Nation for the last 4 years with Headline Tours, Festival appearances and Tour support slots for the likes of Clare Bowditch, Oh Mercy and Young Hawke Blood (LA).
'The Evening Cast have an earthiness and crispness to their live set, that I hadn't experienced before. It's a gorgeous set.. that left me and everyone in the room speechless.' The Au Review
"When I listen to songs by The Evening Cast, I am struck with the sensation: "OH!! YES!!! These kids are absolutely extraordinary."– Clare Bowditch
'Gangs Of Fools' is the first taste of The Evening Cast's debut album 'Belong' the stirringly beautiful piece of music has been brought to life with a incredible video clip directed by Jake Plumridge, with follow up single 'Distant' drenching us all with sweet bass lines and swirling vocals.
Gangs Of Fools – Released 27th April 2016
STH Coast – A-cappella Release – June 6th 2016
Teaming with Grammy Winning Mastering Engineer Joe LaPorta, Music Mentor Marty Brown and Independent Record Label Catch Release Records, BELONG was released May 2016 and with a Tour in June/July
QUESTIONS National Tour Reviews
'Questions was Confident. Inspired. Vigorous and Triumphant" (NASHVILLE Music Blog),
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That is where I spend two nights a week. My cohort has officially reached the halfway point of our MBA program; one more year to go!
Veg Update:
As you may or may not be aware, I am in the process of a 30 day trial as a vegetarian. If you missed that post, you can catch up here. My personal thoughts so far...
PROS: This experience has already exceeded my expectations. It has turned into something that is much more than a "meat-free" diet. I am enjoying trying new foods and really tasting them. I have started to savor the flavors of vegetables like never before. Meat is often the focal point of our meals and the other foods are just "sides". When I eliminated meat from the picture, the veggies, grains and beans stepped into the spotlight. I have gained a new perspective on food, to say the least. Also, I don't miss meat AT ALL.
CONS: Sometimes finding a decent veg-friendly option when eating out is a challenge. You don't quite realize meat is everywhere until you are trying to avoid it. Many restaurants around here do have amazing meat-free dishes, but eating out can be a complication. I have also had some social conflict. I am not comfortable inconveniencing my friends or family because of my choices. I don't want people to feel like they have to only eat places with vegetarian options or cook a meat-free dish when I come over for dinner. Everyone has been super accomodating so far...but is that because they think this will be over in a month??
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I'm curious to know what the play is about, i've seen it but my lack of japanese understanding makes me sad :/
I mean I can guess from the lyrics that it's a love story via letters but it'd be nice to know more about it.
A rough outline would be very appreciated. :3 Thanks in advance.[/quote]
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In this article, I will explain a few basic tax concepts related to our Federal income tax system that include Tax Brackets, Marginal Tax Rate, and Effective Tax Rate. In the United States, we have a progressive tax system where people who earn more money generally pay more. There are six Federal tax brackets and the you can see the most up-to-date tax brackets here.
Note: The numbers in this section is based on 2009 tax brackets; however, the concept is applicable regardless.
One of the biggest misconceptions is that your entire income is taxed at your bracket tax rate. For example, if you make $100,000, you have to pay 28% or $28,000. In fact, that's not the case at all. Suppose your taxable income (after deductions and credits) is exactly $100,000 and your status is Single; then your tax would be calculated as follow:
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The $100,000 taxable income puts you in the 28% marginal tax rate bracket, but this only applies to income above $82,250. Income below that amount is taxed at the appropriate tax rate as per above chart.
When we talking about tax deduction, e.g., IRA contribution or charitable donation, we often talk about reducing our tax burden at the highest tax bracket. For example, "My $5,000 IRA contribution would cut my taxable income by $1,250 at my 25% marginal tax rate."
Effective tax rate, or your actual tax rate, is simply the amount you are paying to the government as a percentage of your taxable income. In the example above, your effective tax rate is 21.72% ($21,720 divided by $100,000).
Since these tax brackets are marginal, meaning that the rate is applied for each bracket before moving on to the next bracket. This means that your effective tax rate will always be less than your marginal tax rate — the percentage listed in the highest bracket.
I hope this article helps you better understand our tax system, specifically, tax brackets, marginal tax rate, and effective tax rate.
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|Implications of Mixed Marriage for Indonesian Women's Property Ownership
Awareness of the Marriage Law is essential for Indonesian women who marry foreigners to retain their land rights.
Indonesian women who marry foreigners need to have sufficient understanding of the 1974 Marriage Law, the 1958 Citizenship Law and the 1960 Agrarian Law to enable them to retain their right to own freehold property.
Article 35 of the 1974 Marriage Law clearly states that a person can retain all assets obtained prior to marriage or assets inherited during marriage, unless the couple makes a prenuptial agreement. The definition of assets here covers land and property. While articles 29 and 36 of the Marriage Law require Indonesian who marry foreigners to make prenuptial agreements in order to buy and own property if they wish to do so after they marry.
The National Land Agency (BPN), however, uses the old Dutch citizenship law, which stipulates that Indonesian women who marry foreigners are automatically considered foreigners. This principle is then applied to the 1960 Agrarian Law, which stipulates that foreigners are not allowed to own freehold property and may only be granted leasehold title.
This may explain why some Indonesian women who marry foreigners sell their land to the BPN out of fear that they will lose it or have their ownership status reduced to a 70-year leasehold title, which has to be renewed every 25 years.
The old Dutch citizenship law has been replaced by Law No. 62/1958 on citizenship. The new law states that Indonesian women who marry foreigners are free to choose their citizenship. Therefore, they can still be Indonesians if they choose to be.
With the issuance of the new law, the old law is automatically annulled. Therefore, with the issuance of Law No. 62/1958 on citizenship, the old Dutch law no longer applies. Indonesian women who marry foreigners but still choose to be Indonesians still retain their right to own freehold property.
Furthermore, a law that regulates specific things automatically annuls the law that regulates general things.
Commenting on the Marriage Law's requirement for Indonesians marrying foreigners to make prenuptial agreements if they wish to own property after the marriage, many Indonesian women failed to make such agreements out of ignorance about the law. As a result, many Indonesian women are surprised to find that they cannot buy or own property after marrying a foreigner.
The lack of awareness of the abovementioned principles had caused them to lose their property ownership rights. These women's freehold property ownership should be revoked, thereby retaining their rights, even after they marry foreigners.
The opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice and specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
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Well it was a long hard winter here on Prince Edward Island. We're not so proud of the fact that we reached record snow fall levels. When we visited the property in March, the banks were as high as the peak of the roof. As quickly as the snow melted, renovations got underway. We're working […]View Details
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July 2009 SCENA.org Update
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La Scena Musicale's July-August 2009 Issue has been distributed since July 2nd and will be available for sale on newsstands on July 17 along with this month's Discovery CD. Violinist Jonathan Crow is our cover and Discovery CD artist. You can also find the issue online in PDF and HTML format at http://www.scena.org. See editorial below.
- View HTML back issues of our magazines from the last 12 years of innovative reporting. Find them at www.scena.org/lsm/back_issues-
- Our blog (http://blog.scena.org) is active with news, reviews, commentary and birthdays and our jazz blog (http://jazzblog.scena.org) is hopping with Fall Previews. Come back often for updates!
- Our newswire service (http://newswire.scena.org) continues to be your guide to the latest music and arts news. We'Äôve published over 1300 press releases since December 2007.
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- Opera Weekend in Toronto: Join La Scena Musicale in an opera weekend in Toronto onOctober 17 and 18, 2009 to see two operas over two days presented by the Canadian Opera Company: Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Stravinsky's The Nightingale and Other Short Fables(directed by Robert Lepage). Don't miss this unforgettable weekend! More info here.
- Opera Weekend in Montreal: Join La Scena Musicale in Montreal on October 3, 2009 as the Montreal Opera opens their 30th season with an Italian double-bill: Leoncavallo's tragic I Pagliacciand Puccini's comedy Gianni Schicchi. Contact 1-877-948-2520.
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As we conclude our publishing year, we reflect with pride on a fruitful season full of memorable moments. We had the opportunity to profile passionate, talented artists such as Marc-Andrˆ© Hamelin, Marc Boucher, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Maria Schneider, and this month, Jonathan Crow. We delved into the wealth of jazz, world and classical festivals to create comprehensive festival guides. We were thrilled to meet many of you at our Choral Extravanganza, a beautiful and inspiring gala celebration. Subscribers have benefited from our recent addition of a free Discovery CD with each issue, as well as access to the extensive and invaluable online NAXOS music library.
Looking towards the fall, we are pleased to announce the first-ever annual La SCENA Arts and Music Directory, which will hit stands August 12, 2009. The directory will be the first of its kind in Quebec and promises to be a premier source for artists, students, and arts-lovers. Readers will have access to comprehensive listings of schools, teachers, competitions, websites, performance spaces, amateur and professional choirs and ensembles, supply stores, high-end audio, agents and more in the fields of music, dance, theatre, film, and visual arts. This bilingual directory is timed for back-to-school publication, and will be the essential guide for arts and music learning and participation. (Info)
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It has been 18 days since my last post. This was not a disappearing act. We have been very busy at the Casa di Team G. One of the things we have done is book tours for our upcoming trip. That may sound perfectly normal for most people, probably a little boring. But for us, it is very weird. We do not do tours. We enjoy the freedom of going off on our own. We do not like being tied to someone carrying a flag on a pole, paying big bucks to follow them around, unable to hear or see what they are talking about. I am one of those people who needs to be able to see your mouth moving in order to understand the words that are coming out. I despise having to constantly shift around to peek between or above the heads in front of me to see the speaker. It's annoying. Mainly, we just are not big on paying money to someone for something we can do ourselves. So why the big deviation now? Thanks for asking. Grab your cup of coffee or glass of vino. I'll bring cheese and crackers. Everything is more fun when there are refreshments. Pull up a chair and I'll fill you in. I like long stories.
It all started with a Facebook page. As part of our "vision board," we follow a few Europe-based Facebook pages, most of them about Italy. At last count, I think the number was 74 different pages that provide us with tons of visual encouragement to maintain our focus on the Dream o' Italy. One of those Facebook pages is Walks Of Italy. Those beautiful, kind people have a never-ending supply of gorgeous photography that we get to relish every single day. The only reason we followed the page was for the pictures. Case in point see below. Oh, the horror!
See, stuff like that gets burned into your retinas. Those images get into your head and are there for life. Years of therapy will not erase them from your memory. You have to deal with it. Face the monster! Ok, so back to how we ended up stepping outside our comfort zone into the tour world.
One day, Gigi Griffis, inspirational person extraordinaire and fine author of The Ramble, made mention that she had been on a Walks of Italy tour and had enjoyed it. Go over and take a look at Gigi's blog, check out who she is, and then it will make sense to you why I took note of her endorsement. Ok, I'll just tell you, otherwise I'll eat all the refreshments waiting for you to catch up. Gigi, an amazing twenty-something, said, "later gator" to the corporate world, created her own company so that she can work from wherever-the-hell-she-pleases, and now lives a location-independent life traveling the planet with her dog, Luna. Does this sound like the type of person who needs or wants someone to lead her around with a flag on a pole?? I think not! So, yeah, when Miss Gigi made mention of having enjoyed her Walks of Italy tour, that little factoid stuck in my head.
Move along a few weeks or months, I don't really remember. It doesn't matter. I was just trying to distract you so I could refill my wine glass. I'm just a bit parched. I was reading through every Tuscany-related trip report and forum thread on the TripAdvisor website overwhelming myself with information so that I could plan the world's most perfect trip ever in the whole universe or have a nervous breakdown trying. I kept coming across references for the Walks of Italy tours. As a matter of fact, Walks of Italy is highly rated in the TripAdvisor Things To Do category for both Florence and Rome. People rave about the tours, mainly how wonderful the tour guides are and their depth of knowledge. Several, like a billion, people said they were not tour-type people, but had they not gone with Walks of Italy they would have missed out on so much "inside" information. I believe in signs. They are there. It's incumbent upon us mere humans to recognize them. The Universe was screaming at me to book a freaking tour….or three. Yep, that's right. I said three. T H R E E tours. Why? Because, I couldn't make up my mind. One time I ordered three desserts in a restaurant because I couldn't make up my mind, so it's not like it's unprecedented in my world. AND! Yes, there is an and because I want to show I was using some part of my brain. AND, if we booked three or more tours we got a 10% discount. Score! So there.
The three outstanding tours that made the cut after four solid days of scholarly research only equaled to that of a doctoral candidate working on their thesis in molecular physics and some waling and gnashing of teeth are the Welcome to Rome – Twilight City Stroll with Gelato, A.M. VIP Access – Coliseum Underground, Arena & Forum, and Crypts & Bones & Catacombs – Underground Tour of Rome. The Twilight City Stroll tour is scheduled for the evening of our arrival in Rome. I thought it would be an easy way to get our bearings and settle in a bit. And, the word gelato was there, which means "refreshments" in English. Food? Yes, sign me up. The Coliseum tour – well aside from the obvious, it's The Coliseum for heaven's sake, this one is definitely a nod to the big guy, the G-man. G-man minored in ancient history in college. For a layperson, the man knows his stuff. It will thrill him to no end to touch, see and smell the places he has read so much about. I'm not saying I'm not interested. I am, for sure! But for this one, my joy is focused entirely on him, just knowing how cool it will be for him to be there. The Catacombs tour is more my thing. I just have this odd affinity for old cemeteries. I have no idea why or where it comes from. I just find them fascinating.
So there it is. We are going to, for the first time in our lives, follow the flag holder. Not once. Not twice. But three times. Some folks escape their comfort zone by jumping out of an airplane. We live on the edge by going on a tour. We hope that this moment serves as inspiration for others. Now, excuse me while I replenish my cup o' vino.


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On the Tenth day of Christmas – Here are some of our key posts from 2015
Just in case you have missed some of our blogs over the course of the year, here is a collection we think are worth revisiting from our key practice areas:
Business Services:
Commercial Leasing – Getting good advice will pay for itself tenfold.
Sale or purchase of business – Maximise your return or get the best start possible.
Business Structures – Getting it right and keeping it that way.
Small business alert – The ATO has you in it's sight.
Terminating employment – Why it pays to get it right.
Mixing business with pleasure – It can all end in tears.
Improper emails in the workplace – Etiquette to consider before sharing.
Your inheritance – How to ensure it is properly allocated to your beneficiaries and not squandered by them.
Joint wills, mutual wills, contracts to make a will – What are they and should I use one?
Family Law:
Settle or litigate – What is the best way to resolve my family law matter?
Putting children first after divorce.
Family Law – Who supports my child?
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Try each of these 30 healthy smoothie recipes for a month's worth of breakfast, mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack ideas.
I don't know why I don't make smoothies more often than I do. I love them when I make them. But I go through phases every year. I think I get stuck in a rut of making my favorite Strawberry Blueberry Banana smoothie and then get bored.
When I made this Mango Banana Smoothie a few weeks ago, it unlocked my love again. They make such a a great, healthy mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack. I usually always add a scoop of unflavored protein powder (<- this is my favorite) as well.
Remember, it is best to eat 3 healthy meals plus 2 healthy snacks a day spaced out every 2-3 hours to keep that metabolism going. Also try to get a balance of protein, carb and healthy fat at each meal too.
I searched for more healthy smoothie recipes that we can make for a whole month!
Want to try it some of these with me?
1. Apple Pie Smoothie @ Prevent Disease
2. Berry Necessity Mango Smoothie @ Hott Mama in the City
3. Blackberry Cinnamon Smoothie @ The Law Students Wife
4. Blueberry Avocado Smoothie @ Gimme Some Oven
5. Blueberry Peach Kale Smoothie @ Snack Rules
6. Carrot Cake Smoothie @ Fit Sugar
7. Chocolate Avocado Smoothie @ Within the Kitchen
8. Coconut Green Smoothie @ Two Peas in Their Pod
9. French Toast Smoothie @ Produce on Parade
10. Green Machine Smoothie @ What's Gaby Cooking
11. Greena Colada Smoothie @Lemon Stripes
12. Healthy Green Smoothie @ Honest Cooking
13. Mango-Banana Smoothie @ Recipe.com
14. Mango Banana Avocado Smoothie @ Talisha Recipe Ideas
15. Peach Smoothies @ Taste of Home
16. Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie @ 100 Days of Real Food
17. Peanut Butter Cup Power Smoothie @ Mama Miss
18. Raspberry Pina Colada Smoothie @ Boulder Locavore
19. Pear Ginger Cinnamon Oat Smoothie @ Mom on Time Out
20. Pumpkin Spice Smoothie @ Lemon Tree Dwelling
21. Raspberry Cheesecake Smoothie @ Sober Julie
22. Raspberry Lemonade Smoothie @ High Heels and Grills
23. Raspberry Melon Smoothie @ A Family Feast
24. SkinnyLicious Protein Smoothie @ Skinny Ms
25. Strawberry Blueberry Banana Smoothie @ Luv a Bargain
26. Sunny Hawaiian Smoothie @ Daily Dish Recipes
27. Sunrise Smoothie @ Iowa Girl Eats
28. Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie with Banana @ Whole Yum
29. Toasted Coconut Coffee Smoothie @ Kitchen Treaty
30. Tropical Mango Pineapple Smoothie @ Natasha's Kitchen


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Have you been buying into the sales pitch for President Obama's nominee for chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
Mary Jo White's supporters say she was tough as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, where she prosecuted mobsters and terrorists. From my column for Bloomberg View today:
She spent the past 10 years representing Wall Street, so she knows something about the legerdemain of banksters. And — insert violin solo here — she is a patriot, willing to give up millions of dollars in income as chairman of the litigation department at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP for a lousy government salary."
Of course, the addition of "former SEC chairman" can only enhance her resume if and when she decides to go back to private practice. As for the idea that she might somehow be able to use her experience working for Wall Street to help crack cases as a regulator, I'm not buying it.
The SEC and Justice Department have had former defense lawyers checking in and out of top spots for years, and it hasn't led to any big-bank carnage among the people who orchestrated flakey derivatives, self-destructing collateralized-debt obligations or other outrages. When was the last time you saw anyone from a well-known bank doing a perp walk for his role in the financial crisis?
You can read the full column here.
As always, I'm happy to hear from readers via Twitter or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Jane B. Reece As Neil Campbell's longtime collaborator, Jane Reece has participated in every edition of BIOLOGY. Earlier, Jane taught biology at Middlesex County College and Queensborough Community College. Her research as a doctoral student and postdoc focused on genetic recombination in bacteria. Besides her work on BIOLOGY, she has been a coauthor on Biology: Concepts & Connections, Essential Biology, and The World of the Cell. Lisa A. Urry Lisa Urry (Units 1-3) is a professor and developmental biologist, and recent Chair of the Biology Department, at Mills College. After graduating from Tufts University with a double major in Biology and French, Lisa completed her Ph.D. in molecular and developmental biology at MIT. She has published a number of research papers, most of them focused on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Lisa is also deeply committed to promoting opportunities for women in science education and research. Michael L. Cain Michael Cain (Units 4 and 5) is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who is now writing full time. Michael earned a joint degree in Biology and Math at Bowdoin College, an M.Sc. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. As a faculty member at New Mexico State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, he taught a wide range of courses including introductory biology, ecology, evolution, botany, and conservation biology. . Michael is the author of dozens of scientific papers on topics that include foraging behavior in insects and plants, long-distance seed dispersal, and speciation in crickets. In addition to his work on Campbell BIOLOGY, Michael is also the lead author of an ecology textbook. Steven A. Wasserman Steve Wasserman (Unit 7) is a professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned his A.B. in Biology from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from MIT. Through his research on regulatory pathway mechanisms in the fruit fly Drosophila, Steve has contributed to the fields of developmental biology, reproduction, and immunity. As a faculty member at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and UCSD, he has taught genetics, development, and physiology to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. He has also served as the research mentor for more than a dozen doctoral students and more than 50 aspiring scientists at the undergraduate and high school levels. Steve has been the recipient of distinguished scholar awards from both the Markey Charitable Trust and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. In 2007, he received UCSD's Distinguished Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching. Peter V. Minorsky Peter Minorsky (Unit 6) is a professor at Mercy College in New York, where he teaches evolution, ecology, botany, and introductory biology. He received his B.A. in Biology from Vassar College and his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Cornell University. He is also the science writer for the journal Plant Physiology. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Peter taught at Kenyon College, Union College, Western Connecticut State University, and Vassar College. He is an electrophysiologist who studies plant responses to stress. Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching Excellence at Mercy College.
Robert B. Jackson Rob Jackson (Unit 8) is a professor of biology and Nicholas Chair of Environmental Sciences at Duke University. Rob holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University, as well as M.S. degrees in Ecology and Statistics and a Ph.D. in Ecology from Utah State University. Rob directed Duke's Program in Ecology for many years and just finished a term as the Vice President of Science for the Ecological Society


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Archival Spaces
Memory, Images, History
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Blog written by Jan-Christopher Horak, director, UCLA Film & Television Archive
This week I had the pleasure of meeting Jamaa Fanaka in Hollywood when he paid me a visit, because he had agreed to put his films on deposit at UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Jamaa is an African-American filmmaker in Los Angeles, who directed the hugely successful Penitentiary (1979), followed by Penitentiary II (1982) and III (1987). Like his earlier features, Emma Mae (1976) aka Black Sister's Revenge and Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) aka Soul Vengence, Fanaka's films play with the conventions of "Blaxploitation," while simultaneously commenting on the genre in a highly self-reflexive genre.
The term "Blaxploitation" was originally dreamed up by Variety for a wave of Hollywood films with all-black casts, often centered on crime, drugs, and prostitution that began with Melvin Van Peebles Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) and Gordon Park's Shaft (1971). During the 1970s, Hollywood produced more that seventy Blaxploitation films, many directed by black directors, and therefore a genuine expression of African-American popular culture. But there were also many "pimps n hoes" quickies, shot in the Philippines.
Ironically, Jamaa Fanaka belonged to a unique group of African-American film students at UCLA in the 1970s and early 1980s that film historian Clyde Taylor has labeled the "L.A. Rebellion," because they specifically reacted against mainstream Hollywood cinema's hijacking of African-American life to create a stereotyped and largely negative cinematic image. Indeed, the L.A. Rebellion filmmakers identified themselves as the first sustained and geographically specific effort in the United States by a group of black film artists working with a common purpose to forge a cinema practice that would be responsive to the lives and concerns of African American communities and the African diaspora. The most prominent of the group are Charles Burnett, Larry Clark, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Ben Caldwell, Billy Woodberry, Alile Sharon Larkin, Jacqueline Frazier, Barbara McCullough, Zeinabu Irene Davis, and Carroll Parrott Blue.
Surprisingly, neither UCLA Film & Television Archive nor the film school had ever attempted to stay in touch with or collect the films of this group of filmmakers, nor had there been any sustained attempt at historisizing the "movement." Only a few isolated film titles had entered into the Archive.
In 2009, we decided to change that and begin a truly holistic research and preservation project, by bringing the "L.A. Rebellion" home.
It is the first time the Archive is not waiting passively for films and television to "walk in the door", but rather is going out and saving a specific group of films we believe are important. We have assembled a team of scholars, filmmakers and professionals to research existing film and paper collections in libraries and archives; conduct and capture oral histories with participating filmmakers; collect film elements for conservation, restoration and exhibition; collect paper documents from filmmakers for the special collections library; publish a book which will contextualize the L.A. Rebellion and frame it in relation to its time period and parallel developments in film and the arts; strike many new prints for a massive retrospective exhibition in Fall 2011. We have received initial funding from the Getty Foundation, since the "L. A. Rebellion" film exhibition will be screened in the context of the Los Angeles wide art exhibition, "Pacific Standard Time."
I first talked to Jamaa last Fall on the phone and then began an email correspondence, when I became "a friend for life." When the sixty-something filmmaker arrived at the Archive last Monday, he had a lovely young women on each arm and appeared to be totally in his element. They were Professors Jacqueline Stewart and Allyson Field, two co-curators on the L.A. Rebellion project, who had met Jamaa previously at Roscoe's Waffles 'n' Chicken. Interestingly, like so many of his film school colleagues, Fanaka had financed his films independently and thus knew where his pre-print elements (negatives) were stored, something many mainstream director's don't know. So Jamma's main concern was that UCLA would not only store the films, but actually restore them, the way we have previously restored Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep (1977). Happily, Jamaa Fanaka's films constitute the first collection to be placed in the Archive.
Given the fact that we have now identified more than fifty different individuals in the L.A. Rebellion, our journey (and our fund-raising!) have only just begun.


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Katy Perry looked dazzling tonight at the MuchMusic Video Awards.
Although she is usually known for her outlandish outfits, she chose an understated black dress and gold halter. Finishing the look with a pop of purple in her hair.
Her entrance was more of an extravaganza. Perry brought along eight adorable little girls, dressed as her from her music videos. It was one of the more subtle entrances at the MMVAs, and it was delightful.
Other notable looks include a more risque Selena Gomez, in a tiny gold dress; 'Call Me Maybe' pop star Carly Rae Jepsen in a longer leather gown for her entrance and an adorable pink dress for her performance. Nelly Furtado rocked an understated and simple white number.
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — We believe in freedom of speech here at the hideout, and not just the spirit of the phrase but in actuality.
We don't keep one of those penalty jars for curse words on a counter. Say what you think and we'll work on the rough edges.
We do, however, have limits. And I must admit that I crossed the line during a recent conversation.
While debating the merits of Al Jefferson over Carlos Boozer as the low post catalyst for the Utah Jazz, someone informed me that Jefferson's numbers on losing teams don't compare the stats Boozer put up in a winning situation in Utah the last six years.
I snapped. Seriously, I lost it.
When told that solid numbers on a bad team mean nothing, I couldn't hold my tongue. It's the most ridiculous thing I've heard. Jefferson's work during his final season in Boston and his three seasons in Minnesota all speak to the talent he has honed during his six NBA seasons.
It's not his fault he's been on bad teams in rebuilding situations at every stop. But to assume that his numbers (Jefferson was a 20-10 man during his three seasons in Minnesota and has career averages of 15.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks) are meaningless on a bad team is not only an insult to my basketball sensibilities, it's also downright foolish.
We're not talking about craft metrics here, we're talking about rock solid numbers. In his past three seasons Jefferson's numbers cannot be disputed — he went for 21.1 and 11.7 his first year in Minnesota, 23 and 11.1 in his second year there and 17.1 and 9.3 in just 32.4 minutes (nearly five fewer than the year before and his lowest per game average of minutes since his second season in the league).
Minnesota GM David Kahn didn't hide the fact that Jefferson was on the trading block last season, which no doubt colored the way he was used in an offense ill-suited to his skill set. Moving on to Jerry Sloan's outfit, where he and All-Star point guard Deron Williams will pick-and-pop opposing teams into oblivion, couldn't have come at a better time or be a better fit.
Toss in the fact that Jefferson is genuinely giddy to be a part of a playoff operation and you might be able to understand why it shouldn't be difficult to forecast big things this season for both Jefferson and the Jazz.
If nothing else, the Jazz should be just as good as they were when Boozer (one of the handful of 20-10 guys in the league the last three years along with Jefferson) was patrolling the paint.


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Northeast Editing, Inc. began in 1992 when Tracey Vasil Biscontini left her day job at an educational publishing company to spend more time with her young children. Her skills were sorely missed, so Tracey's former employer asked her to work at home on a freelance basis. Word of Tracey's availability spread and she soon acquired other clients as well. Northeast Editing, Inc. was born.
Within a few years, Tracey had a team of freelance writers and editors assisting her. When her home "office" (a tiny spare bedroom) overflowed into a nearby hallway, and the family's dining room became her conference room, Tracey decided to rent some office space and hire a few full-time employees. The company's new home was a three-room "suite" on the fifth floor of a building on Main Street in Pittston, Pennsylvania. With a small onsite staff, Northeast Editing, Inc. began to grow and flourish. (The building's elevator, however, did not. Tracey and team developed strong leg muscles climbing five flights of stairs carrying briefcases, books, and other supplies.)
Northeast Editing, Inc.'s next move was into a Victorian home on historic William Street in Pittston. While this "office" provided more space, it lacked parking and insulation—the house's enormous windows felt as if they were open in the winter. (Those working on the first floor wore gloves with the finger tips cut off to make it easier to type.) It was at this location that the group welcomed Prince, the company's mascot and beloved office cat, a stray who impulsively jumped into Tracey's arms after dashing across busy William Street.
In 2006, Tracey and husband Nick purchased a beautiful one-story home near Pittston that once served as a rectory. The spacious building boasted everything the company's editors needed—a large parking lot, a backyard for breaks, a sunroom that could be used as a conference room, and many rooms that could be easily converted into offices.
After moving into their new home away from home, Tracey and her staff hired additional full-time ELA/reading writers, copy editors, math item writers, and a graphic designer. The company earned a stellar reputation and began landing contracts from some of the largest educational publishers and testing companies in the country, including Cengage Learning, Pearson, CTB/McGraw-Hill, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR). In 2009, Tracey was named one of the Top 25 Women in Business in Northeastern Pennsylvania by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
In 2011, Northeast Editing, Inc. received the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.


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This year the Nobel prize for literature has been awarded to a real French writer - a writer who started when he was very young and is still going strong today. In 1963, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio did the unthinkable by winning, while still an unknown novelist of 23, one of France's top literary prizes, the Renaudot, for his debut novel, The Interrogation. He has not stopped writing since, with some 30 books to his name, including Désert (1980), which received a prize from the French academy. The Interrogation was the work of a young man but, 40 years later, it is still as pertinent as ever.
That is not to say that his work has not developed enormously throughout his career. He has gone from being a rather "difficult" young writer influenced heavily by the avant garde to a more accessible author who has made his voice heard on numerous political and social issues from pollution to exploitation. Le Clézio has also managed to do something very rare in France: to be loved by both the public and the critics. To please both, and to know how to impress both, is very special. He is what we in France call an "engagé", a humanist - and, above all, a great writer.
Dominique Guiou, Le Figaro
Le Clézio was a surprise choice as winner of the Nobel - but, fascinatingly, not to Ladbrokes. Evidently possessing an uncanny ability to second-guess the secretive cabal of Swedish worthies who pick the laureates, the bookies had made Le Clézio their 2-1 favourite, ahead of far better-known figures such as Amos Oz, Philip Roth and Haruki Murakami. Even though the Academy picking a fifth European author in a row - following Doris Lessing in 2007, Orhan Pamuk in 2006, Harold Pinter in 2005 and Elfriede Jelinek in 2004 - seemed unlikely.
The academy specialises in strange, windy citations, and true to form hailed Le Clézio as "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilisation". That at least makes his work sound more exciting than that of his immediate predecessors: Lessing was praised for "subjecting a divided civilisation to scrutiny", Pamuk for disclosing "the melancholic soul of his native city", Pinter "uncovered the precipice under everyday prattle" and Jelinek revealed "the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power".
Recent Nobel choices have provided bonanzas for their British publishers - especially Harvill Secker who publish Coetzee, Grass, Kertész and Saramago. In the case of Le Clézio, however, they were caught napping. The only English translation from the past five years listed on Amazon is Wandering Star, from the small US publisher Curbstone.
John Dugdale
An Indian or an Irishman will be named as this year's Booker winner on Tuesday, if the bookies are to be believed. William Hill makes Sebastian Barry's The Secret Scripture 5-2 favourite, with Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies at 7-2; while Ladbrokes reverses the order, offering Ghosh at 2-1 with the remaining four authors at 4-1 or 5-1. Paddy Power has Ghosh at the remarkably short odds of 7-4 and Barry at 3-1. Don't take this, though, as any indication of the likely outcome. Until the shortlist appeared and both were omitted, the bookies had Salman Rushdie and Joseph O'Neill as frontrunners. Last year's winner, Anne Enright, was a 12-1 outsider, and no favourite has won since Yann Martel in 2002.
Alice Munro appeared at the New Yorker magazine's recent festival in Manhattan, drily revealing to her interviewer that when her first book appeared the local paper's report was headlined "Housewife Finds Time to Write Stories", and that her father decided to take up writing late in life on the assumption that "if Alice can do it there should be no problem". Sticking to short fiction was not her original plan, Munro said, but she now recognises she needs to know when a project will be completed, and so is unsuited to working on anything more open-ended - "you might die while writing a 500-page novel".
The Canadian writer talked of a period when she gave up writing two years ago, worried that an author's constant need to observe was robbing her of experiencing life as "an ordinary person". Happily she soon realised she "wasn't very good" at this, managing only "three months, maybe" of being ordinary.
Istanbul's bookshop windows are full of copies of Orhan Pamuk's first novel since his 2006 Nobel prize, with its retro photo of a high-society family in a car tinted flamboyant pink. Artist manqué Pamuk designed his own cover for the book, Museum of Innocence, a filmic melodrama of a 1970s love affair in which a man collects objects touched by his beloved before her death. For the first time in so long, a relaxed Pamuk says on his balcony, "the media are sweet to me". About 100,000 copies were sold in 10 days.
A swift German translation was commissioned for next week's Frankfurt book fair, which Pamuk will open on Tuesday alongside the Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, marking Turkey's year as guest of honour. The tag is "Turkey in all its colours" - a seemingly bland coinage by Turkish publishers that is revolutionary for the culture ministry that signed up to it. In the teeth of an official nationalist ideology guarded by the military since the Kemalist republic's birth in 1923, stressing a unitary Turkish ethnicity, publishers led by Muge Gursoy Sokmen of Metis are proclaiming Turkey's diversity, with Kurdish, Armenian and Jewish authors - mirrored in art exhibitions and music, from ghazals to jazz. Pamuk feels he is representing a book culture led by "westernisers" and pro-EU intellectuals against stifling, insular nationalism.
President Gul, a former radical Islamist whose AK party favours EU membership, has been lunching writers and artists. Several authors bound for Frankfurt, including Pamuk, Elif Shafak and Perihan Magden, have been prosecuted under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code, which prohibits "insulting Turkishness" - notably by mentioning the Armenian massacres of 1915-17. Publishers say it is too early to tell how the April amendments of 301 - sought by the president but criticised by some as cosmetic - will bite.
Magden, "traumatised" by her trial and by "fascists and fanatical Kemalists out in the streets", published a novel last year, Escape, about a mother and daughter on the run, at a time when she had two bodyguards. For her, the threat comes not from the AK party, but from secular ultra-nationalists and a "military democracy". Headscarves are an issue of a rising class threatening an army elite: "Girls who were locked in their villages want to go to university and wear a headscarf. It's not a fundamentalist threat - I welcome it."
The lawyer who led the prosecution of Pamuk is among the 80-plus people now charged in the bizarre Ergenekon case - an alleged ultra-nationalist coup conspiracy involving death threats and assassinations, including the 2007 murder of Hrant Dink, editor of the Turkish-Armenian paper Agos. In Dink's office, where the walls bear photographs of his funeral, when tens of thousands of Turkish mourners marched under the banner "We are all Armenians", his lawyer, Fethiye Cetin, says the "only way to overcome the trauma of the past is to talk; being silent destroys everybody". Her 2004 memoir, My Grandmother (out in Britain earlier this year), about the relative she discovered had been Armenian, adopted by a Turkish officer after the massacres, was a bestseller. She feels it left a "crack in official state ideology in the minds of people". An estimated two million Turks have at least one Armenian grandparent.
Murathan Mungan, a novelist and playwright who has Kurdish, Arab and Bosnian grandparents, feels his plays were not taken into the state theatre repertoire because he used Kurdish names. Mungan, who also describes himself as the first openly gay author in Turkey, says his fight is against "conservatives on the right and the left". Other writers, including Shafak, seek to recover a language lost in the 1928 alphabet and language revolution which, in its drive to "purify" Ottoman Turkish of Persian and Arabic words - perhaps two-thirds of its vocabulary - sunders young Turkish readers from their own literary heritage.
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R.I.P. Reg Presley, long live the Troggs
While we mourn the death of any great artist, some losses hit harder than others. Though they ultimately are but a footnote in rock history, the Troggs are a brilliant footnote—an indispensible high point between the British Invasion and punk rock. A band of single-minded originals, they remain immortal to anyone who's heard them, despite the death from cancer of singer and songwriter Reg Presley at the age of 71 on Feb. 4.
Presley was the most unlikely of rock stars. Born Reginald Ball in the nowheresburg of Andover in southern England, he was working as a bricklayer when he formed the band. He essentially had one subject as a lyricist—frustrated teenage lust, not a bad topic for Valentine's Day—and a rudimentary knowledge of music and composition; there are perhaps a half dozen chords utilized in most of the band's canon. His voice could charitably be described as monotone, and he looked like a Dickensian street thug prowling the shadowy alleys off the docks, even when dressed in the spiffy Beatles suits of the group's early days.
You have to admire a character like that audaciously changing his surname to that of the King of Rock—and then somehow managing to realize a version of that dream himself.
Producer Larry Page, the man who launched the Kinks, turned the Troggs into stars with "Wild Thing" in 1966, overseeing the band's cover of a tune penned by American songwriter Chip Taylor. But the band members soon proved they could rewrite "Louie Louie" themselves, and a string of proto-punk hits followed, all of them based on a primal tom-tom beat, raw fuzz guitar and the lewd-but-droll rasping of pudgy ol' Reg. The Troggs got as much mileage out of this simple but timeless formula as the Ramones did a decade later, and no self-respecting rock record collection should be without a good best-of collection. My favorite: Archaeology (1966-1976); issued by Polygram in 1992, these two discs include 52 tracks, and there isn't a stinker among them.
Some artists' deaths hit harder than others, and I find myself deeply mourning the loss of Reg. But that sadness dissipates as soon as I return to the music, and in the spirit of celebration, I share with you a dozen of his greatest moments.
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First up: Four prime examples of the Troggs at their… um, most eager. The titles pretty much say it all, but even at his most obsessive and hottest to trot, Reg evinces an endearing clumsiness. "I can't stand still 'cause you've got me goin'/Your slacks are low and your hips are showin'," he sings. "I take you girl as you're standin' there/Your low-cut slacks and your long black hair." What other rocker would even use the word "slacks"—not once, but twice?
1. "I Can't Control Myself"
2. "I Want You"
3. "Give It to Me"
4. "The Yella in Me"
Like a lot of guys who talk about it all the time, the Troggs were masking their true romantic natures under all that puffed-up machismo, as evidenced by the heart-stirring ballads that balanced the primal stompers. Musically, the group doesn't get enough credit for its range, while tunes such as the three that follow helped make their randy moments more amusing than annoying, since, when all was said and done, they really were the type of guys who'd send a bird flowers in the morning and kiss her mum upon meeting her.
5. "Any Way That You Want Me"
6. "You Can Cry if You Want To"
7. "With A Girl Like You"
Of course, even in ballad mode, the band never was completely innocent. "Cousin Jane" ranks as one of their creepiest moments, thanks to addition of a hint of the forbidden. Yikes!
8. "Cousin Jane"
Back on the sunnier side of romance, "Love Is All Around" may be the group's prettiest song ever, a true power-pop gem, and it was covered by some masters of that form in a later generation, R.E.M. That led to Peter Buck, Chris Mills and Bill Berry collaborating with Presley and original Troggs guitarist Chris Britton for an odd gem on an EP titled Athens Andover released in 1992. It's a bit heavy on the "Love Is All Around" and a bit short on the "I Can't Control Myself." But hey, even a legendary troglodyte starts to slow down as he gets older.
9. "Love Is All Around"
10. The Troggs with Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry, "Nowhere Road"
Everybody knows this next one—heck, even Jimi Hendrix loved it—but needless to say, it has to be on any list of the band's best.
11. "Wild Thing"
Finally, we come to a sample of what might be considered "spoken word." Many believe the Troggs were idiot-savants, an impression that comes from the infamous bootleg "Troggs Tape." Towards the end of their initial run, in1970, the group struggled in the studio to nail a simple five-beat groove and capture one more piece of brutish brilliance on tape. Unbeknownst to them, a bemused recording engineer kept the reel-to-reel rolling as the musicians screamed obscenities at one another and spouted absurdities worthy of Spinal Tap. ("I know that it needs strings, that I do know!") The 12-minute recording became a prized collectors' item, and it's a must-hear, though it's nowhere near safe for work.
12. "The Troggs Tape"
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Between October 22nd & 30th 2011, myself and another artist joined UGG Australia on a UK Roadshow, customising at promotional events in House Of Frasiers around the UK.
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During London Fashion Week 2010, I was invited to customise Tom's Shoes at an event at Top Shop Oxford Street London.
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ST. JOHN AT HACKNEY SPRAYPAINT WORKSHOP August 2009
Myself and another artist (John Barnet) was asked by St. John At Hackney to give a one day workshop with local children and young people.
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CHILDREN'S PARTY AT THE PALACE June 2006
The Children's Party at the Palace was an event held on 25 June 2006 in honour of the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The event at Buckingham Palace, which had the theme British children's literature, was attended by 2,000 children and 1,000 adults.
Adrenaline Dance Productions provided entertainment on the day with a troupe of 28 magical faeries. I was asked to design and produce accessories such as head dresses, hair clips, belts, broaches, staffs, armour, gloves and general embellishments to all the faerie costumes.
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I am planning my son's birthday party - He turns 2 next month.
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Isn't her website the best? I'm using her circus party for inspiration for my son's 2nd birthday in August. She has great ideas!
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Chicago 7 @ Wisconsin 4 - Luke Morin had two goals and three assists to lead the Chicago Junior Bulldogs to a 7-4 victory over the Wisconsin Whalers. Chicago also got points from Matt Kostopoulos, who also finished with two goals and two assists, Ryan Maksimovic, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Tyler Dalton, who also had one goal and one assist. Wisconsin was led by Mitch Riese, who finished with one goal and one assist and Zack Johnson, who also registered one goal and one assist. Boxscore
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Pichi Pichi Recipe
- 1 – ½ cups grated cassava
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- 1 cup sugar
- 1 bundle of pandan leaves,boiled in 2 cups water until reduced to one cup, and cooled ( or canned pandan concentrate, or a few drops ofpandan essence in a cup of warm water)
- ½ tsp lye water ( lihiya)
- grated coconut for topping
- Mix the sugar and the pandan flavored water and mix until sugar is dissolved. mix in the cassava and then add the lye water drop by drop mixing well as you do so.
- Pour into a mold or bowl that fits your bamboo steamer. steam until the mixture becomes translucent.
- While still hot scoop out the cooked mixture (use ice cream scoop or a tablespoon the same size as the scoop) and roll into grated coconut.
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2013 Greater New Bedford Home Show: To take place March 2-3. For information on homes or events visit www.newbedfordchamber.com/greater-new-bedford-home-show. Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, 1121 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford.
Artworks: Calling all knitters and crocheters to be part of Community Art! ArtWorks! has plans to cover really interesting things in downtown New Bedford for AHA night March 14. Deadline for contributing knit and crochet pieces is March 1. For more information call (508) 984-1588 or email email@example.com. Drop off pieces at ArtWorks! 384 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford.
hands across the river coalition: Annual meeting, 6-8 tonight, New Bedford Free Public Library. 613 Pleasant St, thirrd floor, New Bedford.
Hetland Arena: Registration for Spring Session I is now available for skating programs. Registration available at www.fmcicesports.com or by calling (888) 74-SKATE. 3010 Hathaway Blvd., New Bedford.
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Voice and Music Theory Lessons: With Candida Rose, March 5. First session for ages 12-17, 5-6 p.m. Adults 6-7 p.m. Donation of $10 to help The Learning Academy asked. Call (508) 996-8800 to register. Venilia Gardens, Inc., 172 William St., New Bedford.
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How to Make Flannel Sheep
The season is changing. Fall is knocking on the door. I should be thinking new purse, warm scarf.. but all this gal wants this season is fancy flannel sheep for story time. They are the perfect accessory for everyone's library. You heard it here first!
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