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What is a mask?
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The origins of mask (Part 1 – The hunt)
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Carnival and the popular feast (Part 1)
Tweet As we have seen in Charlatano and the square in Commedia dell'Arte the market square and the life in the streets were a form of refuge from the hard everyday life and the oppression of the state and the … Read the rest of this entry
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The life among Commedia dell'Arte companies
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The language of the marketplace
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A Servetta's prolog
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Music as a discipline in Commedia dell'Arte
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Disciplines in Commedia dell'Arte
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2014 – Sexfiaskon och en stol (sex/six-failures and a chair)
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Sexfiaskon och en stol (Sex/six-failures and a chair)
Tweet Text and directing – Micke Klingvall Zanni – Yosefin Bouhler Pantalone – Per Mollan Flavio – Mårten Gunnarsson Flavia – Malin Andersson Capitano – Axel Boberg Signora – Manuela Bjelke Click here to see a trailer of Sexfiaskon och en Stol. This was a … Read the rest of this entry
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More New Yorkers are benefiting from the services of NYLAG's LegalHealth division, thanks to recent expansions. Over the last 10 months, LegalHealth opened new clinics at Manhattan's Harlem Hospital Center and Brooklyn's Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, bringing the total number of LegalHealth clinics to 16 across the five boroughs. Funding for these expansions was provided in part by the Robin Hood Foundation, which has long supported LegalHealth's legal clinics in New York City's public hospitals.
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Mr. Toro, a client at Woodhull Hospital, was one such patient. Recently diagnosed with stage IV lymphoma, he was in need of a life-saving bone marrow transplant. His oncology team requested an exclusion from his Medicaid Managed Care plan to cover the cost of the transplant. When their request was denied, the team referred him to the new LegalHealth clinic. NYLAG attorneys researched Mr. Toro's eligibility to switch to a Medicaid Managed Care plan that would be accepted at the hospital where the transplant was to take place. Thanks to these efforts, his insurance was successfully switched and he is now undergoing pre-bone marrow transplant treatment. Mr. Toro's NYLAG attorney also advised him that he was eligible for an expedited review for Social Security Disability Income and helped file this application, which will help him meet basic expenses during his treatment and recovery.
The Harlem Hospital clinic, opened in October and run by staff attorney, Lia Capri Minkoff, has already handled 143 legal matters, with patients being referred from all of the ambulatory care clinics and the emergency room. The Woodhull clinic, led by staff attorney, Keiko CervantesOspina, has handled 74 cases since it opened in January, with referrals coming from the adult internal medicine clinic, pediatrics, oncology, psychiatry and in-patient floors. "Both the clinics at Harlem and Woodhull Hospitals have been welcome additions to the hospitals' range of services, and we continue to schedule trainings so that the health care professionals are well-versed in how we can help their patients," said Julie Brandfield, Associate Director of LegalHealth.
LegalHealth provided free legal services to over 4,500 New Yorkers in 2010. Most patients need help with multiple legal issues that impact their wellbeing. The goal is to stabilize the nonmedical situation for these individuals and their families so that they are better able to focus on their health.
Longtime Volunteer Honored for Helping Expand LGBT Law Project
Clara Ricciardi, a volunteer attorney at NYLAG since 2009, was honored at the UJA-Federation of New York's recent Volunteer Recognition Ceremony for her hard work and dedication to NYLAG's LGBT Law Project. On a daily basis, Ricciardi responds to telephone intake calls, advocates on behalf of clients, conducts legal research, and drafts motions and other court documents. Thanks to her involvement over the last two years, the LGBT Law Project has significantly expanded the number of individuals it is able to help. Perhaps the most important of her contributions to the Project's success has been to enhance its ability to draft wills and other life planning documents for clients. Ricciardi was instrumental in forming the LGBT Life Planning Legal Clinic, which handles these areas.
NYLAG's LGBT Law Project partnered with the LGBT Law Association Foundation of Greater New York to create and operate the new clinic, held at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan. The clinic was formed in response to the increasing need for life planning documents that provide legal protection and address the unique needs of the LGBT community. At the clinic, volunteer attorneys assist low-income LGBT individuals with the preparation and completion of essential documents such as health care proxies, living wills, powers of attorney and wills, helping to ensure the fulfillment of their wishes.
"Every day we learn about members of our community who are in crisis as a result of not having basic planning documents in place," said Virginia Goggin, Project Coordinator of NYLAG's LGBT Law Project. "Through this clinic, we are successfully preventing these problems before they start."
The UJA-Federation of New York's annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding volunteers across its vast network. Ricciardi was recognized for her fierce advocacy and extraordinary commitment to advancing the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. "I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with Virginia Goggin and the other talented and dedicated people at NYLAG to provide legal assistance to the LGBT community," Ricciardi said. For more information on the Project, please visit its web site at www.nylag.org/lgbt.

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There has been a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges breach of contract by Bank of America and subsidiary BAC Home Loans Servicing in mortgage modifications.
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As You Like It is a shrewd choice of play for the first season of the new regime at the Globe and will doubtless go down well with audiences across the summer; but it lacks a governing vision that unites and compels our attention over and above the exciting individual incidents along the way.
An ensemble of twelve actors has rehearsed this new production in parallel with their new version of Hamlet. While directors are listed for both shows this represents an abrupt turn-around from the concept-driven work of Emma Rice, and one that has mixed results. Those responsible deny that this is a return to 'actors' theatre'; but the stress on returning to the resources and rehearsal patterns available to the first casts that performed at The Globe must mean that the role of the directors is drastically reduced.
There are plenty of local advantages to this strategy: by involving actors specifically in the more technical aspects of costume and lighting and design you create a company that is very much at ease at the start of the run, both with each other and all the contributions of the creative team. But it also tends to mean that there is more of a local focus than an overall direction – each scene taken on its own terms is richly detailed from the perspective of those involved, but we miss the big picture in a number of key ways. For example, there is little effort to evoke the ethos of the Forest of Arden and the complicated set of contrasts Shakespeare sets up with the worldly court society beyond.
A more positive example which crystallises this issue is a memorable insertion of a scene involving the hunting and slaughter of a deer, in which mime, simply assembled props and thunderous music create a powerful and economical tableau involving most of the cast – but it remains a local effect, and not one that echoes through the production more meaningfully.
The first half sprawls without dramatic urgency, but the second is much tighter once the key relationships are established and the actors feel free to play and relax into the roles. The set pieces are done exceptionally well, where the discipline of avoiding modern theatrical equipment compels the cast and creatives to come up with effects that are still special and spectacular without going beyond traditional devices – no more is this true than in the wedding scene, which is charming and delightful.
The usual strengths of The Globe are in evidence. The whirl of concealed identities gives plenty of scope for the visual humour and slapstick that works so well on this huge stage. Moreover, the extensive creative team ensures that the dancing, fights and overall invention of movement are carried off with flair and ease even by those less naturally mobile members of the cast.
The wardrobe offers an eclectic combination of period and modern dress but it all seems to be thought-through carefully, not least the neat device of having the members of each court simply reverse their outer garments when the scene switches from Duke Frederick's retinue to the greenwood of Arden.
Given the confusions over identity that lie at the heart of the play's meaning the decision to offer gender-blind casting across the company causes no disruption to expectations or additional confusions of interpretation. However, the decision to cast a Deaf actor as Celia is less dramatically convincing. It needs to be said that this is no criticism of Nadia Nadarajah, whose characterisation of the role has real energy and personality, and whose specially adapted sign-language is both expressive and wholly in tone with the piece. However, the dramatic pace slackens inevitably, and especially in the first half, as the actors focus more on getting meaning across than on the light and shade of what should be quicksilver exchanges.
With such a well-integrated cast it is no surprise that there are few weak links on view, and no grandstanding by individuals: we have genuine ensemble acting here. However, there are some standout performances that do deserve a highlight. The crucial pairing of Orlando (Bettrys Jones) and Rosalind (Jack Laskey) works very well, with the wooing scenes having just the right level of edge and energy.
Pearce Quigley is a very laidback Jaques, but with excellent, deadpan comic timing and a knack of finding a new offbeat way of presenting his very familiar text. Helen Schlesinger brings a natural swagger and authority to the two Dukes, and Catrin Aaron and Michelle Terry find a lot more than usual in a sequence of minor roles that in other hands might overstay their welcome.
Among the more knockabout roles Colin Hurley finds the right balance between comic drollery and wan pathos as Touchstone, and James Garnon, a regular at The Globe, offers a tarty comic turn as Audrey that stays just on the right side of caricature. Most of the songs are delivered by Tanika Yearwood with a rich, velvety tone that fills the space credibly, though her handling of the text in a range of minor roles is less assured.
The musicians deserve a special mention in this production. Musical director Phil Hopkins on percussion leads a brassy, but also – when it needs to be – poignant ensemble with especially fine contributions from Richard Henry on trombone and Dai Pritchard on clarinet and a range of wind instruments. James Maloney's music, with period and jazzy inflections, does more than any other aspect of this production to generate the rough music of the Forest in all its shifting moods.
This is undeniably a shrewd choice of play for the first season of the new regime and will doubtless go down well with audiences across the summer; but it lacks a governing vision that unites and compels our attention over and above the exciting individual incidents along the way.


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In the past decade, technology and business trends have conspired to minimize the role of DBAs, creating some unintended consequences. Three key elements have played a part:
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With improvements in database tools, like installation wizards, non-DBAs (System Administrators, Application Developers, Network Administrators) can set up a database, such as a Microsoft SQL Server, with little or no real understanding of how to manage and optimize the database environment. Which means that, in these environments, databases often are set up, run and never get touched again – creating a perfect opportunity for catastrophe. Even tools and services aimed at performing automatic maintenance functions, like Microsoft SQL Server's database maintenance plans, are not properly configured when performing default database installs. If a non-DBA IT professional sets these up in their default configuration, they can cause serious negative consequences across an entire database environment. Issues like database locking/unavailability, space and performance degradation are not uncommon. Improved tools and 3 automation provide a false sense of security where database stability and reliability are concerned.
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Scotch Whisky Association - Distillers beat government targets on energy efficiency - 31st October, 2011
The UK spirits sector has beaten government energy efficiency targets. Investment in energy
saving schemes is paying off for Scotch Whisky distilleries.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DEEC) latest results reveal that the 71 sites participating in the Spirits Energy Efficiency Company's (SEEC) scheme improved their energy efficiency by 25% since 1999, more than meeting the Government's target for the sector.
Sixty-six of the sites are Scotch Whisky distilleries. Meeting the energy efficiency target allows companies to benefit from a 65% reduction in the Climate Change Levy (CCL). This will lead to a saving of about £2.6 million a year for the UK spirits sector.
Julie Hesketh-Laird, the Scotch Whisky Association's Operational and Technical Affairs Director,
"This outstanding result has been achieved by investments in energy saving technologies across the board, including the construction of new distilleries and investments in efficiency measures at existing sites.
"We welcome the Government's commitment to extend the CCA scheme for another ten years from April 2013. We believe there is scope to improve the scheme to deliver further energy savings. In our sector we have long-called for our bottling operations to be eligible for inclusion in this effective climate change scheme. It's odd, illogical and inequitable that the bottling of other drinks can qualify for a CCA, but not the bottling of spirits at large stand-alone sites. This must be addressed.
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The new bianconera creature gets form more and more.
Have arrived Ziegler, Pazienza, Pirlo, Lichststeiner, Vidal and Vucinic, but it is not all: Marotta has in mind two more names to give the keys to Conte of competitive team on two fronts.
The roles are those of the central defender of experience that accompanies Chiellini during the season and allow to Leonardo Bonucci to grow and learn the tricks of the trade inside the team and on the wing of the field, to be deployed on the left foot with the characteristic left-footed.
On defense the first goal is Alex, the Brazilian Central defender of Chelsea does not seem to enter Villas Boas new project and that could leave the capital with no more than 10 million: Marotta would spend less cash on the guy and if he does not find a agreement between the 7, and 8 the DG will reroute Diego Lugano, a guarantee of experience and substance which amounts to 3.5 million for card and that could actually unlocking the parameter 0 in case of relegation (possible cause betting scandal in Turkey ) of his club.
For what concerns the left side, however, the priority is Fiorentina's Juan Manuel Vargas that for those who follow the Italian league for a few years know him well, the problem to solve is the evaluation of nearly 15 million set by Corvino considered too much by Juventus management, the alternative in this case is the young emerging Diego Perotti of Sevilla, talented and promising player in La Liga Having become in the Liga.
Four names for two places then, Juventus is thinking big.


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I've decided I may have to name my Wednesday blog "Food Porn" since lately I have been posting recipes for food we all enjoy but know we shouldn't have. So if you're trying to eat healthy like I am, then you can either make a half batch, do like I did and make a full batch but only eat a few, or just enjoy the pictures and the recipe (too bad there's no Smell-a-Vison app!)
Sweet Corn Fritters
oil for frying
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp sugar
(salt and sugar are more to taste depending on if you like your fritters sweeter or saltier. This particular recipe is more even, so you can either dip them in ranch dressing or maple syrup when you're done, whichever you prefer.)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 Tbsp. melted butter
1 can (14 oz.) sweet kernel corn, drained
Heat oil in a heavy pot, at least 3 inches deep, until a tiny amount of batter will sizzle when dropped in.
In a medium bowl, combine all the other ingredients.
Drop fritter batter by heaping teaspoonfuls into the hot oil and fry until golden.
Drain on paper towels.
Serve warm with your favorite sweet or savory condiment.


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- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 2008.
- M.Sc. in Economics, University of Barcelona, Spain, June 2002.
- B.S. Industrial Engineering with Honors, University of Valparaiso, Chile, 1999.
- B.A. Business Administration with Honors, University of Valparaiso, Chile, 1999.
Environmental Economics, Game Theory and Industrial Organization.
- Associate Director, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, August 2019-
- Associate Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, August 2014-
- Visitor, University of Barcelona, School of Economics. January – May 2017.
- Assistant Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, August 2009-2014
- Visitor, University of California, Berkeley, April 2010.
- Visiting Professor, University of Granada, Spain, Summer 2009.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Economic Sciences, WSU, 2008-2009.
- Researcher, Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB), Spain, 2001-2002.
- Strandholm, J. and A. Espinola-Arredondo.Investment in Green Technology and Entry Deterrence. Forthcoming The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A., F. Munoz-Garcia and I. Duah. Anticipatory Effects of Taxation in the Commons: When Do Taxes Work, and When Do They Fail? Forthcoming Ecological Economics.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A., F. Munoz-Garcia and A. Jung. Organic Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade. 2020, 20, pp. 59–91.
- Bayham, J., F. Munoz-Garcia and A. Espinola-Arredondo. International Coordination of Environmental Policies: Is it Always Worth the Effort? Environment and Development Economics. 2019, 24(3), pp. 294-316.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A., F. Munoz-Garcia and B. Liu. Strategic Emission Fees: Using Green Technology to Deter Entry. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade. 2019, 19, pp. 313-349.
- Choi, P., A. Espinola-Arredondo and F. Munoz-Garcia. Conservation Procurement Auctions with Bidirectional Externalities. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2018, 92 , pp. 559-579.
- Strandholm, J., A. Espinola-Arredondo and F. Munoz-Garcia. Regulation, Free-Riding Incentives, and R&D investment with Spillover. Resource and Energy Economics. 2018, 53, pp. 133-146.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. F. Munoz-Garcia and P. Tantihkarnchana. Information Transmission During the Trial: The Role of Punitive Damages and Legal Costs. Journal of Public Economic Theory. 2018, 20(2), pp. 136-155.
- Zaikin, A., A. Espinola-Arredondo and A. Prera. Water Allocation Strategies: Experimental Evidence from Uzbekistan. Journal of Water Resource and Protection. 2018, 10, pp. 20-40.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Profit-Enhancing Environmental Policy: Uninformed Regulation in an Entry-Deterrence Model. Journal of Regulatory Economics. 2016, 50(2), pp. 146-163.
- Tongzhe Li, Espinola-Arredondo, A. and Jill McCluskey. Promoting Residential Recycling: An Alternative Policy Based on a Recycling Reward System. Games. 2016, 7(3), pp. 1-18.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. An Excessive Development of Green Products? Economics of Governance. 2016, 17(2), pp. 101-129.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Can Poorly Informed Regulators Hinder Competition? Environmental and Resource Economics. 2015, 61(3), pp. 433-461.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Why do Firms Oppose Entry-Deterring Regulation? Environmental Regulation and Entry Deterrence. Environment and Development Economics. 2015, 20(2), pp.141-160.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. The Signaling Role of Subsidies. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. 2015, 15(1), pp. 157-178.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A., Munoz-Garcia, F. and J. Bayham. The Entry-Deterring Effects of Inflexible Regulation. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014, 47(1), pp. 298-324.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Asymmetric Information May Protect the Commons: The Welfare Benefits of Uninformed Regulators. Economics Letters, 2013, 121(3), pp. 463-467.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Don't Forget to Protect Abundant Resources. Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2013, 3(4), pp. 251-278.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. When does Environmental Regulation Facilitate Entry-Deterring Practices? Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2013, 65(1), pp. 133-152.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Uncovering Entry Deterrence in the Presence of Learning-by-Doing. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2013, 13(3), pp. 319-338.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. The Entry-Deterring Effects of Environmental Policy. Review of Environment, Energy and Economics (Re3), January 10, 2013.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and H. Zhao. Environmental Policy in a Linear City Model of Product Differentiation. Environment and Development Economics, 2012, 17(4), pp. 461-47.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. When do Firms Support Environmental Agreements? Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2012, 41(3), pp. 380-401.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Can incomplete information lead to under-exploitation in the commons? Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, 62(3), pp. 402-413.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A., E. Gal-Or and F. Munoz-Garcia. When should a firm expand its business? The Signaling Implications of Business Expansion. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2011, 29(6), pp. 729-745.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Free-riding in International Environmental Agreements: A Signaling Approach to Non-Enforceable Treaties. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2011, 23(1), pp. 111-134.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. The Intuitive and Divinity Criterion: Interpretation and Step-by-Step Examples. Journal of Industrial Organization Education, 2010, 5(1), Article 7.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. Free-riding and cooperation in environmental games. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2009, 11(1), pp. 119-158.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A., Yoder, J. and P. Wandschneider. Biofuel policy for the pursuit of multiple goals: The case of Washington State. Western Economics Forum, 2009, 8 (1), pp. 1-9.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. Green Auctions: a biodiversity study of mechanism design with externalities, Ecological Economics, 2008, 67(2), pp. 175-183.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. "Common Pool Resources: Strategic Behavior, Inefficiencies, and Incomplete Information." Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming Fall 2020.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. "Intermediate Economic Theory: Tools and Step-by-Step Examples." The MIT Press, Forthcoming Fall 2020.
- Dunaway, E., Strandholm, J., Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. "Practice Exercises for Intermediate Economic Theory." The MIT Press, Forthcoming Fall 2020.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia. Editors of the volume dedicated to "Game Theory," in the WSCP reference of natural resources and environmental policy in the era of global change, World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC)/Imperial College Press (IPC). October 2016.
- Espinola-Arredondo, A. and F. Munoz-Garcia "Environmental Negotiations under Uncertainty," in the Analyzing Global Environmental Issues: Theoretical and Experimental Applications and their Policy Implications, Ariel Dinar and Amnon Rapoport, eds. Routledge. February 14th, 2013, pp. 53-68.
- F. Munoz-Garcia and Espinola-Arredondo. "The Role of Information in the Tragedy of the Commons," in the Analyzing Global Environmental Issues: Theoretical and Experimental Applications and their Policy Implications, Ariel Dinar and Amnon Rapoport, eds. Routledge. February 14th, 2013, pp. 29-52.
- Instructor's Manual to Accompany Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 8th edition. (Tom Tietenberg and Lynne Lewis), Prentice Hall, 2009.
- Signaling under Bilateral Uncertainty: Do Green Consumers Lead to More Greenwashing? (with Dolores Garrido and F. Munoz-Garcia)
- Mergers as an Environmental Ally: Socially excessive and insufficient merger approvals. (with P. Choi and F. Munoz-Garcia)
- Regulators and Environmental Groups: Better Together or Apart? (with F. Munoz-Garcia and E. Stathopoulou)
- Abolishing Environmental Regulation: Strategic Effects and Welfare Implications. (with F. Munoz-Garcia)
- Can Mandatory Certification Promote Greenwashing? A Signaling Approach. (with Dolores Garrido and F. Munoz-Garcia)
- Do renewables affect the strategic behavior of OPEC? (with A. Islam)
- Pollution Abatement and Disruptive R&D Investment. (with John Strandholm and Felix Munoz-Garcia)
- Does Ambiguity Matter for Ex Ante Regulation and Ex Post Liability? (with Casey Bolt)
- When does Disinformation Promote Successful Treaties? (with Felix Munoz-Garcia)
- Unilateral and Bilateral Signaling in Environmental Negotiations. (with Felix Munoz-Garcia)
- The effect of Parental Leave on Female Employment: evidence from state policies (with Sunita Mondal)
- Economic Inquiry, Co-Editor 2018-
- PLOS ONE, Editorial Board 2019-
- 2017-18 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant.
- The Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship. AAEA Foundation, 2010
- Second Place in Research Medal Award of the Global Development Network (sponsored by International Development Research Center, Canada (IDRC) and the World Bank) with the paper "Free-riding and Cooperation in Environmental Games." Kuwait, February 2009.
- Nominated Outstanding Mentor, Women and Leadership Forum, WSU, 2009.
- Junta de Andalucía Research Fellowship, Spain. Summer 2009.
- Arts & Sciences Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Summer and Fall 2007.
- Moyer, M. (PI), W. Mahaffee, A. Espinola-Arredondo (Co-PI), T. Miles, R. Naegele, R. Stoll, P. Brannen, M. Cooper, M. Lewis- Ivey, I. Stergiopoulos. "Fungicide Resistance Assessment, Mitigation and Extension Network for Wine, Table and Raisin Grapes (FRAME)." The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. $2.4 million. September 2018.
- Yoder, J., C. R. Shumway, P. Wandschneider, D. Young, H. Chouinard, A. Espinola-Arredondo, S. Galinato, C. Frear, D. Holland, E. Jessup, J. LaFrance, K. Lyons, M. McCullough, K. Painter, L. Stodick. Biofuel Economics and Policy for Washington State. A Report to the Washington State Legislature and the Washington State Governor's Office. December 2008.
- The Sylvia Lane Mentorship Fund. ($2,500)
- Washington State University:
– Microeconomic Theory I (Graduate Level), Fall 2019, 2018, Fall 2017.
– Environmental Economics (Graduate Level), Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
– Master's Microeconomic Analysis II, Spring 2018 and Fall 2018, 2016, 2015.
– Natural Resource Economics (Undergraduate Level), Fall 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
– Industrial Organization (Undergraduate Level), Spring 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
– Economics Capstone (Undergraduate Level), Spring 2010.
- University of Pittsburgh. Introduction to Environmental Economics, Summer 2006.
- University of Granada – Spain. Game Theory (Graduate Level), Summer 2009.


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Reports just in suggest that Hollywood has been vaporized. It is no more.
SEN's US correspondent, Lindsay Liplicker called in today to confirm that she drove up from downtown LA, only to find Hollywood gone.
All of it.
Sunset Strip, Hollywood Boulevard, the studios, Mann's, Mulholland Drive, the Hollywood sign - all just gone. Without a trace.
Hollywood, it appears, has vaporized.
"When I got up there," Lindsay Liplicker told us. "It was all just gone. Vanished without a trace. It's just hills now - no streets, no roads, nothing. God, I know they make some really shitty movies and TV shows there, but nobody deserves this. There's just nothing left."
Further investigations revealed that Lindsay Liplicker has a long history of drug abuse, and a terrible sense of direction.
"Silly bitch probably took a wrong turning," an insider explained. "She's always doing it. She once insisted that San Francisco had been vaporized too. Turned out she was stoned off her face out in Death Valley someplace. Hollywood's still there - I just talked to my cousin Bob on the phone and he's just assured me that everything's okay."
More as we get it.


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Saudi Arabia plans to build an oil refinery in Pakistan's southwestern strategic port city of Gwadar -- a key route of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) -- an official said.
The development came days after Islamabad officially invited Riyadh to join the $64 billion CPEC, which is part of Beijing's ambitious One-Belt-One Road project.
"The Saudi government plans to build a large oil refinery in Gwadar, which will help Pakistan meet its petroleum-related requirements," Mir Dosteen Khan Jamaldini, the head of Gwadar Port Authority (GPA), a government agency that deals with the managerial affairs of the Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea in the southwestern Balochistan province, told Anadolu Agency.
Local broadcaster Dawn News citing unnamed officials reported that the proposed refinery will be the third largest in the world.
A Saudi delegation led by the Kingdom's advisor on energy Ahmad Hamed al-Ghamdi visited Gwadar on Tuesday to discuss the feasibility of the project.
The delegation has been engaged in talks with top Pakistani authorities for last two days.
"We have given them [Saudis] two options. The refinery can either be built in the [proposed] oil city or at the deep-sea port," Jamaldini said adding that Riyadh will take a decision after discussing the options with experts.
"Saudi Arabia is mostly exporting its oil through its western ports on the Red Sea. Gwadar port will give the Kingdom another option", he said.
Also, the Kingdom reportedly plans to invest in a copper and gold project in Balochistan's Reko Diq area.
Last month, Pakistan formally invited Saudi Arabia to join the CPEC as a "third strategic partner". Though, there is no official confirmation of the expected volume of Saudi investment in the project, local media quoting unnamed government officials claim that Riaydh is going to invest $10 billion in the CPEC.
Riyadh has already announced the financing of three CPEC projects in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Azad Kashmir.
The mega project signed in 2014 aims to connect China's strategically important northwestern Xinxiang province to the port of Gwadar through a network of roads, railways and pipelines in order to transport cargo, oil and gas.
The economic corridor will not only provide China with cheaper access to Africa and the Middle East but will also earn Pakistan billions of dollars for providing transit facilities to the world's second largest economy.
By Aamir Latif in Karachi, Pakistan
Anadolu Agency


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The Witch's Room is story, puzzle and exploration of associative meaning-making, operative in multiple modes and framed by the code of the Gothic. Designed as interactive fiction for the iPad, it employs the hermeneutic qualities inherent within narrative as a means of enticing and engaging the investigative gaze. Five objects of great supernatural potency have been removed by subterfuge from the home of their magician collector, Charles Paget Wade. Each object has a prodigious history, leaving traces of its presence strewn across archives, ancient grimoires and popular culture. To unravel the secrets of the objects, close reading of this evidence is required to discover the keystone passwords that unlock the door to the Room where they are reunited with their collector.
Rather than using prose or linear methods of storytelling, The Witch's Room deploys environmental cues to weave its elusive narrative. Tmesis, literally 'cutting', provides structural and aesthetic fundament; imaginary events are interleaved with historical ones, the popular with the experimental, authorship with authorlessness, creating a defamiliarised world as multifaceted montage.The Witch's Room binds together convention and invention to produce a Frankenstein narrative sutured from fragments as a means of rebalancing the mundane with the mystical and to restore Magic to its rightful place in British cultural history.
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Okay, I'll admit that it does seem a little backwards to introduce Grimoire Almadel first, and then feature the original Grimoire boutique second, but what can I say – I was just so excited to share it! We've been overwhelmed with the response so far, and a couple of photos from the shoot have over 2000 notes and counting on tumblr; I'm so happy that that so many people share our love of Tokyo's amazing vintage fashion.
We're not even close to being in the middle of the Tokyo Vintage project yet – there's still a ton of stunning shops we're aiming to feature in due time – but the focus for the next two days is on Grimoire. Long-time readers of Tokyo Telephone and followers of Japanese fashion will already be familiar with this highly influential vintage shop, but for those not in the know, Grimoire can be summed up in a few words: baroque, folk, opulence, luxury, taxidermy, antique, and er, Gunne Sax. While others may strive for authentic reconstructions of various outfits, what Grimoire has achieved has been revolutionary: it's a new fashion style, and ultimately a lifestyle too.
Creating something new from something old has always been the result of Japanese ingenuity, and Japanese fashion is no exception. From lolita fashion's reinterpretation of Victorian and Edwardian aesthetics mixed with gothic darkness or saccarine sweet prints, gyaru redefining conspicuous consumption and then subverting it, and to vintage menswear aficionados incorporating military items from opposing forces, it's no wonder that contemporary Japanese fashion has become such a fantastic melting pot. It's almost impossible to pick apart each individual style here, and Grimoire's own dolly-kei is no exception. On the surface very similar to the laid back forest-dwelling mori girls, dolly-kei lovers take it once step further: perhaps the witches secretly ruling the forest, perhaps travelling sellers of ribbons and bobbins, the dolly style aesthetic is a touch more regal and imposing. In my opinion, there's no hard and fast rules, and taking a look a Grimoire one can easily how two people can interpret the style in differing ways…
Peeping through the curtains…
I'm now wondering where I can source a full spine and ribcage for Telephone Towers.
More original Grimoire creations alongside vintage items.
Be sure to stay on the line for part two of our look at Grimoire tomorrow!


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Just discovered The Detroit Bicycle Company. w00t! Gorgeous fixed gear frames. Superb logo: Check them out.
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Just coming for my bike. Super old skool. From the estimable Velo-Orange
Labor Day weekend in the hood.
Ah, the prospect of a long weekend. Plenty of time for exploring and cardio stretching. But the weather didn't fully cooperate.
Saturday was just plain too windy. You've heard of the Beaufort Scale, no doubt, but since that is based largely on observed conditions at sea, I've made my own, based on observed conditions around my house. Saturday was too gusty for an enjoyable ride. I rate it a B.O.T.P.F on the misterarthur scale of wind velocity. (B.O.T.P.F. = Blowing Over The Patio Furniture). My neighbor's bench and etagere had already blown over when I got up. So I skipped a tour on Saturday.
Sunday was glorious. Our stated goal was to visit the abandoned Dorais Velodrome at Mound Road and Outer Drive. That said, there were plenty of unplanned delights en route. You can follow our passage here: (Map courtesy of the Legal Eagle, official TDH cartographer).
I got a hair cut on Friday, but, alas, it wasn't here: Someone's retail dreams shuttered and shattered.
Nails? Hair? East Side Madame de la Farge?
The next place I photographed seemed as likely to cause an accident as cure one.
Get injured by falling mortar, get cured inside?
Harrell's could be many things. Furniture shop. Interior Design Firm. One of those people who figure out your personal color scheme. Wall-painting service. Set Design. I guess part of its charm is its mystery. It turns out that Harrell's is a re-upholstery shop. Looks like color is one of their specialities.
I'm not sure how you reupholster a coffee table
Across the street and down a bit is the mighty Davezilla's self-proclaimed favorite store sign. I can see why he likes it. When you got roaches, the one thing you want is someone to get rid of them, stat! This place makes its expertise immediately known.
Wonder if they can do anything about Detroit's recent plague of bedbugs?
The first mystery entry of the day appeared shortly thereafter. Nice new paint, and the store's purpose is abundantly clear. Pet Supplies. With an accent on dogs. I get that. I'm a little nervous, however, about the offering between "accessories" and "houses". Look closely at the photo:
I'll take an ulna, a kidney, and a pair of lungs
There has to be a good, legal reason they're advertising the fact that they sell body parts. My question is, whose body? Which parts?
Got meat? Need a case? Here's the place for you. Cases galore, both new and used. It's too bad it's not closer to Shopping Cart World.
The perfect birthday gift: A used meat case
The Legal Eagle, as you well know, is a fan of Fire Stations. As the front door was open, we decided to stop in and say hi to the fire fighters from Engine 46, who were first responders to the unfortunate fire at the historic Eastown Theatre (which I have photographed pre-fire in an earlier post).
Engine 46 of the Engine 46 Station
The firefighters were a gracious, gregarious bunch, happy to invite us in for a cup of coffee. They were also pleased to show off their self-made recreation area/garden, complete with pond & ice machine. (The two aren't connected). Almost every fire station has a nickname. The "Double Deuces". The "Lords of Livernois". The "River Rats". Engine 46 is no exception. Their nickname's taken from decorative water feature mentioned above.
I am a friend of the pond with the cigar-smoking fish
Should you be interested, Engine 46 has t-shirts and patches for sale. I encourage you to support the station by getting one, or both, for yourself. They are truly nice guys.
Getting closer to our destination, we rode by an auto repair shop that may well be a superior fix-it place. Or not. But they will scane your auto.
I read a book called Flowers for Enginon in Middle School
This week's recycler award goes to this fence builder on Mound Road. He has repurposed a tarp and a billboard into a delightful patio surround.
I hope this isn't the future
The Dorais Velodrome was abandoned some time in the 1980s. We (the Detroit Metro Area) have a new velodrome, but it's way out in the burbs. The Detroit Velodrome, neglected for 30 years, is showing its age. But it could be worse. Detroit's own "Mower Gang" has at least chopped the grass down in the area, so you can approach it on your bike. Here it is.
Ceci n'est pas le velodrome d'hiver
Even if you've ever seen a track race on television, you're likely to be quite surprised at how steep the banking is in the flesh, as it were. (It reminded me of turn one at Daytona). Perhaps this will give you a clearer idea:
Take it to the bank
We took a lap, though our ferocious speed was limited by the cracks and potholes in the surface. Here's a shot I took riding on the flatter bits.
The pavement did not inspire the Santana song "Smooth"
The parade of misspelled retail establishments started up again once we hit 8 Mile Road. (There aren't many photo ops on Mound, I'm sad to say). Here's a car parts joint.
Clearly suffering from an ED issue. Viva Viagris
I tried to take photos on the Detroit side of 8 Mile, but was drawn to this spot (which, technically, isn't Detroit. I hope you'll forgive me). This could be a sister company to the Anointed Hands Salon on the East Side, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately, the shadow across the window kept me from being able to get a clear shot of its slogan/promise.
I'll spell it out for you: "Where Dance is in God's Hands"
While I have photographed a number of strip – er – Gentlemen's clubs on my tours, 8 Mile is the reputed king o' the strip clubs street in Detroit. I'd have to say, given the front deck of the Colosseum, the rep is right. Behold the mighty entry way to the splendors of Roman Sybarites, D – style.
Veni, Vidi, I was stunned
Now that's a Gentlemen's Club. Upon closer inspection, it seems clear that the owners of the Colosseum care not a whit for historic accuracy. The Colosseum (the real one) was Roman, no? And even though there was that Marc Antony/Cleopatra thing happening, the reign of the Pharaohs had nothing to do with Caesar, et. al., did it? So then why were these Egyptian maidens decorating the facade of a romanesque building? I don't know.
That column looks Egyptian to me
Around back, we espied more day-to-day splendor, like these ( lap dance?) chairs being chastised for their impertinence.
Have a seat, make it rain
Best of all were the signs in the parking lot. The Colosseum owners have installed devices to slow vehicular traffic. In every case I have ever seen, they're called "speed bumps". Not at the Colosseum. Perhaps they refer more precisely to the services you can look forward to within its walls of temptation. Your guess is as good as mine.
Your headquarters for Speed Humps
Anyone caring to invest in Detroit's future should know there's a building for sale on 8 Mile. Use it for a business, or for your new home. Evidently, it's zoned, (but not spelled) for both.
I also dig the random capitalization
Over on Gratiot, an insurance firm seemed to be preternaturally optimistic. What happens to you or your car, though you may think is bad news, could well be cause for rejoicing.
Everything's dandy
The other side of the sign, while carefully painted, is yet another example of professional-painter-without-a-dictionary. 6 letters, and two of them are artfully transposed.
Qiute the misspelling. And you can qoute me on that
I don't know why this street name made me laugh. It isn't intrinsically funny. But it seemed to fit with the neighborhood.
We went down Pfent
50 cent is a famous fellow. His little brother may be the owner of the now-defunct establishment we spotted below. However, if you're being technical about it, the decimal point intimates that this is a rare 1/4 cent and up store.
Gods Seven, misterarthur Zero
The weather was more like fall than Labor Day, so an ice cream cone wasn't something I was hankering for. Should you be in the mood for one, you could stop by here:
Careful! That ice cream's driping on me
This week's "Stump the misterarthur winner" is a beauty supply store. I leave it to you to decipher what, exactly, you get for your $5.99 or $7.99. Nor do I have any sense of whether those are good prices or not. You decide. And decipher.
I prefer chicken Teriyaki, myself
There was more to see, of course. A couple of splendid murals; one of Captain Metro Man knocking out his competition, AT&T, Verizon, Nextel, and T-Mobile.
Nextel's in the trash heap!
Another, a luxurious and enticing display of beauty products.
Those eyes follow you as you move around
Finally, a store with a very uninhibited selection in stock. Everything from Toys to Jewelry to Coach Purses, no less, to Nacho's. {sic}
I wonder if Slush is only available in the winter.
On Monday, Labor Day, we attempted to have a family tour. First we had to pump up the Legal Eagle's brother's tires. Then the Legal Eagle's sister-in-law had a brake pad rubbing on the rim issue. (This was within .2 miles of departure.) Once under way, all seemed to be going well. The Geomaster was having fun, as you can see. (That's the Legal Eaglet behind him.)
The Geomaster, racing up Grand Blvd.
Then things kind of fell apart. The Geomaster picked up a shard of glass. I patched the hole, but tore another one in the tube putting the tire back on the rim. Then the pump didn't work. So we rode the wheel over to a gas station on Mack and pumped it up. By the time we got to the ex-Pfeiffer brewery, it was clear the fix wouldn't hold. While the rest of the party continued on, Geomaster and I walked/rode down Beaufait, where we were lucky enough to spot this altered signage. (I can't believe it's accidental)
What the eff do you want polished, anyway?
The Geomaster and I made it (mostly on foot) to the Tim Horton's on Grand Blvd. His rear tire was officially kaput.
Well, at least we enjoyed a donut
Mademoiselle misterarthur was gracious enough to pick up the Geomaster while I continued home on my bike. Halfway back, I saw the Legal Eagle and Eaglet by the side of the road. Poor little Eaglet had run over a safety pin, and the Legal Eagle's pump was totally kaput, too. Fortunately, L.E. (bro) and L.E. (S.I-L) continued on and came back to pick them up.
Ah, well. Sunday made up for it all. I hope you had a great weekend, too.
Avant le déluge, moi, monsieur arthur.
Short TDH today, I'm sorry to say. I don't like riding in the rain, much less thunderstorms. Here's what greeted me on Wunderground's radar this morning.
Color = Bad Weather
Fortunately, I got a short ride in and got home before the big weather (and predicted thunderstorms) hit.
No tanning opportunities today
I have some advice for Dish Network or Direct TV. You have a lot of unused dishes you should probably collect. I see them all over the TDH, and a largish number of them are on houses that are (or at least appear to be) completely uninhabited. To wit:
Working Dishes. Unworking houses.
I am happy to report that one of my sinkholes now comes complete with its own body guard. The City of Detroit's Water & Sewerage Department put up a couple of saw horses to protect it from vehicular traffic.
Sinkhole: Now with personal bodyguard
The City of Detroit's concern for its citizens doesn't seem to extend to protecting them from electric shock. Below, for example, is an unfortunately typical Detroit streetlight base. Seems to me it would be easy to electrocute yourself. On the other hand, if you've got the right Leatherman tool, this could also be seen as a source of free electricity. If you're not worried about frying yourself it might even be a way to hook up your computer AC adapter if you're caught on the east side with a dead battery and have to finish a Powerpoint presentation.
Raw power. Detroit style.
Not all was bleak and cloudy on the TDH this morning. I think the people of Detroit have come to the conclusion that no outside agency at the local, regional, state or federal level is going to do anything to help improve the city, so we'll have to take matters into our own hands. The citizens of Shipherd Street have planted a community garden on an abandoned corner, and invite all to come visit.
Come visit any time
A Detroit "Renaissance" has been attempted many times before. Perhaps it will come back, but at least for the nonce, it is still, as this local tagger seems to have put it, in its embryonic stage.
Right to choose?
The rain is now coming down. I hope things let up enough to get in a spin tomorrow. Happy cycling, wherever you are.
Gold vs. God
No big discoveries on the TDH today. A great day out on the road, though it was a bit breezy headed downtown. (Plus half my back is seized up). That said, I did run by some points of interest.
First, the house that comes with its own graveyard (see prior post, please) is no more. I don't know if they plan on pushing all the debris into the big hole – but maybe next week I'll be able to report back to you if that turns out to be the case. Voila: The ex-house.
Newly-dead house
The owners of said house had a clearly non-effective sign trying to keep the area tidy:
Careful! Security Camera is watching!
A couple of weeks ago, I pointed out a couple of sinkholes. The lesser of the two appears to be destined for repair. (At least that's what I think, judging by the paint. It could also be an alert to walkers, riders, and drivers). If you're on Kercheval, and you see it, you can tell your friends you saw one of the Tour De Hood landmarks. Gives you instant street cred.
Famous sinkhole
I think Detroit has general issues with its sewage system. While I'm not a civil engineer, I believe most of the sinkholes and enormous potholes I see are because of busted sewer lines and/or water lines leaking into the ground and eroding support for the pavement. On the opposite side of leaking is clogging, as demonstrated by this sewer, which by my lights is a seweren't. (I had to put this picture in just so I could include that jeux de mots). Or, if you prefer, it's a Storm Drain that Drain't working.
Storm Drain't.
You'll notice it's lost its ability to actually drain water. A bit further along I rode by the erstwhile "Peace in Heart Crusade Church of God". Looks like the neighbors prefer lucre to the promise of eternal happiness.
There's Gold in that there Hood.
I may be wrong, as I passed another building (a former restaurant supply shop) that is much more blinged out.
Gold, Cutlery, Scales and Meat Hooks
You'll notice on the upper left "MOCAD 3/29". MOCAD stands for Museum Of Contemporary Art Detroit. So this Gold stuff may actually be some kind of conceptual art that I'm too much of a philistine to appreciate.
Until today, I hadn't known there was a downtown Synagogue. Here it is, or was. I can't really tell if it's still in use for that purpose.
The Downtown Synagogue – must be the only one
I love the door handle.
Magen David
Right across the street is a new (to me – I don't spend much of my time looking for, or frequenting, adult entertainment enterprises) place to spend some time and money.
Generous drinks for fat white guys
Looks new to me. Maybe this is the result of the Stimulus Money Detroit is supposed to be receiving from the Federal Government. If anyone knows if this place has been around for a while, and I'm just ignorant, please weigh in.
That said, there's one thing for sure. The Tour De Hood is always filled with interesting things. This graffiti just about sums it up.
No kidding
Happy Fourth of July from The Tour De Hood
I hope you are having fun celebrating the Fourth of July today. I wish I could transmit aromas via the web, for all along the TDH route this morning, I could smell charcoal being ignited for afternoon and evening festivities. (For you non-Detroiters, we have a very weird fourth, as we sort of co-celebrate with our Canadian neighbors to the south, whose national holiday is on the first. The city's official "big" fireworks display was last week. Today, it's taken over by individuals and smaller municipalities. By the way, fireworks are "illegal" in Michigan, but that doesn't stop Detroiters from blowing things up in impressive style.)
Here's a big 4 to remind you of the date. (And inexpensive tire repair – a hallmark of American independence)
Such a Deal
Much of "urban" Detroit is abandoned or on its way to being abandoned. As a consequence, you're more likely to run into prairie-ish areas than you might imagine. 2 miles from the heart of downtown it looks like wheat is making a comeback.
Amber Wave of Grain – right next to a major thoroughfare
Detroit being Detroit, though, this prairie-like setting is a block or two away from an abandoned factory. (Continental Aluminum).
Not Continental Motors
Nearby, I rode past an interesting exhortation to the local populace:
All the kids are doing it
What interested me was the addition (you can barely make it out on the left side of the photo) of the remnants of Nancy Reagan's personal war on drugs.
Just say no to crack
I didn't pass any dealers – weed or crack, along the way, but it was kind of early, and maybe they were taking the day off to celebrate the 4th, too.
Yesterday, I posted an in-progress mural across the street from Cliff Bell's. Chris Steve Coy finished the job, as you can see by the photo below.
Hygienic Dress League Mural #2
Good news is that the Predator in drag has a man friend now.
Gas mask guy 'n' gal.
For those of you who didn't click on the Chris Steve Coy link yesterday, here's the Hygienic Dress League's first mural. (It's on Cass, not far from the murals shown above).
Hygienic Dress League Mural One
Many more people used to go downtown for their entertainment than they do today. This sign, I am sure, used to point to much fun for many people. I have no idea what restaurant, club, bar, or lounge the sign originally lured people into – perhaps someone can weigh in with an opinion or historical fact.
Welcome to (INSERT NAME OF ENTERTAINMENT VENUE HERE)
It still doesn't feel like summer here. Grrrrrrr. Maybe if the sun would come out for more than a few moments at a time it would heat up. But we've been living with semi-cloudy (semi-sunny for you optimists) weather for much too long to get any warmth momentum going.
Looking up on the 4th.
Finally, I spotted a unique pothole this morning. This photo doesn't capture its peculiar qualities very well (sorry). The best way I can characterize it is thusly: It's virtually horizontal.
A non-vertical pothole
The potholes of Detroit continue to amaze in their variety. I hope you all have a Fourth of July to remember.
Tour de Hood Pothole Archaeology
Yogi Berra once said: "You can observe a lot just by watching". Or, in my case, by riding by it. Today's lesson: Every pothole tells a story, don't it?
These two sister potholes are on Lycaste between Jefferson & Kercheval.
Pothole one
Pothole two
You see? Tracks upon which wheeled vehicles can travel. There used to be trolley lines up and down Jefferson, so these could be part of our former trolley system. Or they could be a spur from the train tracks that still cross Kercheval and Jefferson just north of St. Jean. Any railroad/trolley/Detroit history buffs want to weigh in with an opinion?
Closer to downtown, I noted this road hiccup, (on Concord near Lafayette) which reveals Detroit just as removed layers of ash reveal Pompeii.
History of road construction, exhibit one.
Looks like Concord Street used to be paved with what we call "Belgian Blocks" around these parts. Then they were patched with concrete, and finally, smothered in asphalt. I like the original better, myself. And you?
It was a beautiful day on the TDH. Downtown was calmer, as the Michigan State Spartan Fans are gearing up for the Final Four Final Two. The NCAA needs a catchy phrase for the championship game: Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four….and then? Tremendous Two? Totally Awesome Two? Someone help me out here.
Enjoy your week. It's supposed to snow here (4-6 inches) on Monday.
As someone (wish I could remember so I could give proper attribution) wrote recently, our State Motto ought to be "What did we do wrong?" Indeed.


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A Bit Too Much Stroganoff, and Far Too Much Pie
Made some beef stroganoff Saturday and it was not bad. One of Mr. S's Top Ten Meals, for sure, and right up there on my list, too. He's been away in Chicago giving a talk on Cognitive Dissonance and How to Be Fair In An Unfair World, and rolled in just in time to eat. There was salad, too, with beets (he's not a fan but I am) and blue cheese, a pan full of brown butter carrots, and for dessert, his favorite candy replicated: Almond Roca Bars. "A triumph, my dear!" he said, as he sipped his coffee. "A triumph." Straight out of "A Christmas Carol." Sigh. And then he leaned over and smiled, "And I don't feel crapulous. Not in the least."
Sometimes I have to look up words Mr. S uses (that's a whole other story), and I found Webster's defines "crapulous" as one "marked by intemperance, especially in eating or drinking." Which means Mr. S didn't overeat to the point of feeling sick. Which is a good thing. I've always been a fan of moderation, and don't find myself feeling crapulous much in my life. Though I must say I did get there with TV and the news a couple months back. Just too much. So I shut 'er all down and it's done my spirit good. No TV apart from my National Geographic shows and an occasional episode of "Law and Order." (Shh.) Sometimes there's a documentary which I feel compelled to watch (stories about advances in Alzheimer's treatment or music as a form of therapy or great white sharks), and the weather on the local news is always a must, but lately I've taken to listening to music, or the wind outside, or silence. No newspapers, even, for the time being.
A person can get caught up in swirls here and there. News flashes. Breaking news. Gossip. Rumors. Reports. The Latest. Bah. It's important to be informed, of course. But consider your sources, consider your prime directive, consider a stretch of quiet. Not everything happening out there is worth much attention, and frankly, if I'm gonna get to a point of feeling "crapulous," let it be from walking out in the cold a bit too long, or drinking too much coffee at a cafe with a friend, or a bit too much stroganoff and far too much pie after a couple hours of shoveling snow..
Turn off your TV, just for awhile. Give it a week, or maybe a month. Listen to the winter birds, or Mozart, or your children. Listen to your partner telling about the day. Listen to your cat purring, the rope clanging on the flagpole, your heart.
Here's one for the recipe box. Just plain delicious, and one of the simplest comfort foods this side of the Canadian border. Serve it with some good bread, cooked beets on the side, and a full glass of red red wine.
Beef Stroganoff
12 ounces boneless beef sirloin steak
18 ounce sour cream
2 T flour
½ cup water
2 tsp instant beef bouillon granules
¼ tsp black pepper
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T butter
2-3 T cooking sherry or white wine
2 cups hot cooked noodles
If desired, partially freeze beef for easier slicing. Trim fat from meat. Thinly slice meat across the grain into bite-size strips. In a small bowl stir together sour cream and flour. Stir in water, bouillon granules, and pepper; set aside.
In a large skillet cook and stir the meat, mushrooms, onion, and garlic in hot butter over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until desired doneness. Drain off fat.
Stir sour cream mixture into skillet. Add sherry. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Serve over noodles.
Makes 4 servings.
A Fever and Chills
Made some hot Russian tea on Saturday, and it was not bad. It was day four of feeling of feeling ill in a way that left me flopped on the couch like a sack of beans on the couch, wrapped in a soft white blanket, sipping grapefruit juice and fading in and out of sleep. Started with a fever and chills, then an inability to keep my balance or stay awake for a whole episode of 20/20, then a stretch of ache and tired that kept me in the house for four days, Mr. S is out of town, speaking in Seattle on the importance of storytelling later in life, so I've been on my own where a menu is concerned and I did pretty dang well. Malto-O-Meal wins the prize for Best Food When You Feel Like Crap, and I was blessed to have a few friends visit with Potato Leek Soup and homemade macaroni and cheese and some praline pecan ice cream that disappeared faster than spit on a skillet.
I'm feelin' a bit like me again, and this being day seven, it's about time. Hard to say what it was I had, and truth is it doesn't much matter. I talked to myself this morning when I woke at a normal hour, and turned on the radio, made up some stuffed chicken parmesan to bake later in the week, and didn't think more than one fleeting thought of lying down and napping on the couch by the fire.
I get a lot out of doing things. "Getting' 'er done!" Mr. S often hollers when I'm cleaning the house from top to bottom. "You're a machine," he says, as I fold load number four of sheets. And it's true. I enjoy being busy. And what is most unenjoyable about being sick is that I can't do much at all. Except lie there and think. Which, now that I mention it, is rather enjoyable. All curled up and warm, no one hollering for help, the fire crackling near my feet, and the creakings of the house in the bitter winter cold.
Got a few phone calls during those blurry days. I didn't answer most of 'em. One was Mr. S, though, and he said something about planning a trip somewhere, and asked where I'd like to have dinner this weekend. "Scotch eggs," I remember saying, "and fried potatoes." And I remember someone else, the sweeter voice of a friend, saying gently through the phone, "When you're an oak most of the time, it's okay to be the wind now and then."
Well, now. That felt like a blessing to me. And it was. Pass it on.
I'm a fan of pasta.
A pasta fan am I.
Cook this one up and serve it 'round,
And someone will tell you how awesome you are.
And you'll simply have to accept it.
That's my poem for today.
Stuffed Chicken Parmesan
3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
Salt, to taste
1 cup mozzarella
2 cups flour
6 eggs, beaten
2 cups bread crumbs
1 cup oil, for frying
3 cups tomato sauce (or your favorite spaghetti sauce)
½ cup Parmesan
2 T basil
½ tsp garlic salt
Pinch of cayenne
Cut a pocket into each chicken breast and stuff each evenly with the mozzarella cheese
and press the edges of the chicken together to seal the pocket.
Separate the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs into 3 separate bowls. Being careful to keep the chicken from opening, roll the stuffed chicken in the flour, shaking off the excess.
Dip the floured chicken into the egg, then the bread crumbs, coating evenly.
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Fry chicken until golden brown on both sides. Place ⅔ of the tomato sauce evenly on the bottom of a baking dish. Place the chicken on top. Top with the rest of the tomato sauce, then sprinkle the parmesan, garlic salt, cayenne and basil on top. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 350.


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The blurbs on the cover of Innocents
mention Nabokov's Lolita, but the resemblance is only superficial. It is well over twenty years since I read Endless
Love, a novel about an intense, even obsessive relationship between two
teens that was turned into an apparently icky film I never saw, but Cathy
Coote's Innocents brought that psychosexual novel to mind. Coote's anti-heroine is 16-year-old scheming
temptress who remains unnamed, and her prey is one of her teachers, who also
remains unnamed. The novel is narrated
by her and addressed to him, so the lack of names for the main protagonists does
not seem artificial, and indeed, I didn't even notice this feature until I
started to write this review. In
retrospect, it is clear that the device enhances the sense of disturbance the
book manages to convey. This is
representative of the novel as a whole in that it first seems a relatively
innocent flirtation and developing relationship, but as more details emerge, it
seems increasingly sick. Her motives
are never entirely clear, but there are hints from the start that she has
unusual preoccupations. She expresses
her anger towards her high school classmates by drawing pictures of them in
pornographic scenes. She lives with her
aunt and uncle, but is very distant from them, so when her uncle discovers her
sketchbooks and is horrified by them, she is ready to leave home. She is fascinated by her new teacher, maybe
because she immediately recognizes that he is attracted to her. So she sets out to seduce him, playing her
supposed naivety and youth. Soon she moves
into his house, and he resigns his job to avoid scandal. As their relationship develops, she takes
the role of a sexually available child, which she knows he finds
irresistible. She knows he is attracted
to the forbidden and she plays into his fantasy. She deceives him, and yet maybe this is the only relationship
they can have, because he is not interested in her as an equal or an
adult. Eventually their life together
spirals out of control, as it was bound to, since she is getting older and she
cannot take on the role of the child forever.
She writes to him after they have separated with a sense of regret and
pity for him, with no obvious anger for what he ends up doing to her. Innocents is an uncomfortable read
because it is explicitly sexual and even erotic, yet the narrator is always
detached from her lover, and, ultimately, isolated and vulnerable. The novel is open to different
interpretations; one could see it as a simple indictment of the duplicitous
ways of women, but it could equally be read as a feminist condemnation of the social
construction of female sexuality and the warped identities available for
women. At the end, there are few clues
about the girl's fate, and those that are given are far from clear, so one is
left with a lack of resolution. It
seems that Coote does not aim to make any argument, and is merely an exploring
an idea. Judged in those terms, Innocents
is successful, but the examination of the virgin/whole dilemma through the
girl's perspective leaves many of the important questions unanswered.
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