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! ! !! CONDITIONS(OF(BELONGING:( ( LIFE,(HISTORICAL(PRESERVATION(AND(TOURISM(DEVELOPMENT(IN(THE(MAKING(OF(( ( PELOURINHO8MACIEL,(SALVADOR(DA(BAHIA,(BRAZIL,(196581985( !!! by! ! Micaela!Alicia!Smith! ! !! ! !!!! A!Dissertation!Presented!to!the! FACULTY!OF!THE!USC!GRADUATE!SCHOOL! UNIVERSITY!OF!SOUTHERN!CALIFORNIA! In!Partial!Fulfillment!of!the! Requirements!for!the!Degree! DOCTOR!OF!PHILOSOPHY! (AMERICAN!STUDIES!AND!ETHNICITY)! ! August!2012! !! Copyright!2012!! ! ! ! ! Micaela!Alicia!Smith
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|Conditions of belonging: life, historical preservation and tourism development in the making of Pelourinho-Maciel, Salvador da Bahia, 1965-1985
|Smith, Micaela Alicia
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|Doctor of Philosophy
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|American Studies and Ethnicity
|College of Letters, Arts And Sciences
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|Gilmore, Ruth Wilson
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Gomez-Barris, Macarena
Gómez-Barris, Macarena
Lloyd, David C.
Sanchez, George J.
|Conditions of Belonging focuses on the development of Pelourinho-Maciel from 1965-1985. It argues that the making of Pelourinho-Maciel, and the particular rationale market development discourse produced by the city, state, and international elite, relied on the symbolic presence of the longtime residents in the beginning just as much as it required their structured absence in the end. ❧ Pelourinho-Maciel is the colonial center of the old city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, and consists of the largest and most important collection of baroque and rococo architecture in the Americas. As the oldest Brazilian city, and one that for two hundred and fourteen years was the seat of the Portuguese empire (1549-1763), Pelourinho-Maciel is synonymous with times of colonial splendor and the labor of enslaved Africans. The campaign to restore Pelourinho-Maciel for tourism development began in earnest during the late 1960s, as local urban developers and state managers began the extensive process of petitioning the United Nations Educational, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to make Pelourinho-Maciel an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yet setting the conditions and priorities for how Pelourinho-Maciel should be restored was no easy task. While UNESCO recommendations mandated that the original community benefit from tourism development, the military regime (1964-1985) had radically different ideas of how economic development should proceed. During the regime, absolute security and development was enforced—meaning absence of conflict and economic growth at any cost. Economic growth was maintained through an orientation toward profit rather than welfare. As a result, the highly censored press contested these recommendations by describing UNESCO officials as foreigners intervening with no sense of the local issues. The "local issues," decried the critics, were the increasing numbers of Black prostitutes and thieves living within the abandoned colonial mansions. Yet as many sociological surveys contested, prostitution was already in decline, based on a policy of residents moving out "of their own accord". ❧ Since the 1930s, Pelourinho-Maciel had become isolated and abandoned by the local state as the elite continued to move out of the colonial neighborhood in search of housing with more modern amenities. A growing number of poor Afro-Brazilians took up residence as the neighborhood proceeded to decline, subdividing the colonial mansions into small partitioned rooms. Local residents worked in the city center as well as in the nearby areas as shoemakers, book-binders, laundry washers, street vendors, domestics, laundresses, seamstresses, hair stylists (Espinheira 1971, 57). Thirteen percent of the Maciel population had lived in the area for more than twenty years and in the same building. 27.5% in the same category had lived there for eight to twenty years (Espinheira 1988, 9). These numbers demonstrate the sense of permanency residents felt living in their homes and of the duration of their relationship as renters to their landlords. Throughout the 1970s, a debate ensued among journalists, UNESCO officials and sociologists as to whether, and if so, how, living and working conditions should be improved for the local poor as a result of the restoration process. ❧ The history of Pelourinho-Maciel as a history of the neighborhood's long-time residents provides us a rich site to explore the ideology of development as its practices and logics were being imagined and implemented across and within multiple scales throughout the 1970s. The constantly shifting relationships between local, state, and international technicians demonstrates that the development of Pelourinho-Maciel was a multiscalar project with a particular focus on fixing one place: to make a colonial "living museum" and produce both the material and symbolic narratives to define Pelourinho-Maciel as a "living" historical monument (Azevedo 1994; Romo 2010). A focus on the residents, and how they were described and discussed in the debates surrounding their status as valid residents of Pelourinho-Maciel, brings to the fore issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the history of Pelourinho-Maciel's urban renewal and state development strategies. Yet the logic of development in the making of Pelourinho-Maciel does not follow one continuous single narrative. Rather, the logic of development, as employed by the various city, state, and international actors, relied on multiple narratives, sometimes overlapping and sometimes contradictory.
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|! ! !! CONDITIONS(OF(BELONGING:( ( LIFE,(HISTORICAL(PRESERVATION(AND(TOURISM(DEVELOPMENT(IN(THE(MAKING(OF(( ( PELOURINHO8MACIEL,(SALVADOR(DA(BAHIA,(BRAZIL,(196581985( !!! by! ! Micaela!Alicia!Smith! ! !! ! !!!! A!Dissertation!Presented!to!the! FACULTY!OF!THE!USC!GRADUATE!SCHOOL! UNIVERSITY!OF!SOUTHERN!CALIFORNIA! In!Partial!Fulfillment!of!the! Requirements!for!the!Degree! DOCTOR!OF!PHILOSOPHY! (AMERICAN!STUDIES!AND!ETHNICITY)! ! August!2012! !! Copyright!2012!! ! ! ! ! Micaela!Alicia!Smith


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TUNIS, Tunisia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The beating drums of war seem to be growing louder in Mali especially after the realization that al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and its allies in the Sahel region have probably played a key role in the lethal attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, in September.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned recently that al-Qaida's presence in northern Mali constitutes a global security threat and that there is a risk that terrorists there would develop "a command-and-control capability from which they could conduct attacks, either in Europe or on this country", the way they did in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Against the backdrop of such concerns, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week undertook her second trip to Algeria this year. High-level discussions between Algiers and both Paris and Washington, have been taking place for a while. On his fourth visit to Algiers, last September, U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, was clearly on a "listening" mode.
"One of the aspects of my visit to Algeria is to improve my understanding of the situation and to find out which terrorist groups are active in the region," he said.
Most diplomats and military strategists say it is imperative that Mali's neighbors, especially Algeria, support or at least do not oppose military action in northern Mali.
"Mauritania and Algeria must involve themselves more fully," opined Foreign Minister of Cote d'Ivoire Daniel Kablan Duncan recently.
Algeria has one of the best equipped armies in the region, shares with Mali an 870-mile border and has had a long experience facing-off with al-Qaida and its affiliates. Mauritania is also a neighboring country, host to tens of thousands of Malian refugees and al-Qaida nemesis.
For a number of reasons, however, Algeria has not been enthusiastic about military intervention in Mali. Anouar Boukhars, a Carnegie Middle East Program scholar, says Algiers' considerations range "from its norm of nonintervention to its wariness about outsider meddling and the spillover of the extremist threat into its territory."
But even before the Clinton trip, several reports have pointed out that Algiers' position was shifting away from opposition to any kind of outside military intervention to something more nuanced. It now favors a double-track approach -- dealing politically with parties amenable to dialogue; but using "all other possible means" against terrorist groups. It is still, however, not interested in deploying troops outside its borders.
Algeria's political dealings could include using its close ties to Iyad Ag Gali, head of Ansar Al Dine, the hard-line pro-al-Qaida militia in northern Mali, to push the latter toward distancing himself from AQIM and the al-0Qaida splinter group, Movement for Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa. A number of countries in the region also say the more moderate Tawareq should be part of the solution, now that they have given up their separatist demands.
The dynamics of military intervention are expected to reach full-gear by early next year. On Oct. 12, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted a resolution, stating its willingness to respond, under Chapter VII, "to the request of the transitional authorities of Mali, regarding an international military force assisting the Malian armed forces in recovering the occupied regions in the north of Mali."
It gave a 45-day deadline to stakeholders to submit an action report toward this end.
The Economic Community of West African States is not alone anymore in advocating military intervention in northern Mali. Non-ECOWAS neighboring countries are in consultation with each other and with stakeholders and superpowers. On the political as well as on the military and security fronts, the African Union, which has already reinstated Mali as a member-nation, is actively aboard. So are the United Nations and the European Union.
The plan of action is expected to involve holding elections in Mali, first, in order to consolidate sovereignty in the one third of Malian territory not under extremist control, then moving to push AQIM and its allies from the north. Paris magazine Jeune Afrique says a "Somali-model" of intervention is being considered. Several reports state that France, which is expected to lead the campaign, is already providing advisers to Malian troops. It also intends to move unarmed surveillance drones to West Africa from Afghanistan before the end of the year.
Invoking the "Somali model" is not reassuring to many security experts, especially in the Maghreb region.
A number of question marks still remain: Will there be any time soon a central government in Bamako strong enough to lead the fight against pro-al-Qaida forces? What are the guarantees that a military intervention will end quickly or be decisive enough in the inclement terrain of the Sahara? And is the international community ready to face the humanitarian crisis that could ensue?
Some analysts are also worried about possible "blowback". Where will the al-Qaida fighters go and how will they react once they are squeezed out of northern Mali? Abdul Kader Abdur Rahman, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies in Addis Ababa is not optimistic. "Such a military intervention could have dramatic consequences and create a spillover that will affect not only Mali, but also the entire Sahel and the African continent," he says.
Stirring a hornet's nest never comes with guarantees. But, as other experts have pointed out, tolerating the transformation of northern Mali into a regional and global launch-pad for terrorist and narco-trafficking activities offers even less guarantees. The only certainty is that Maghreb's national security interests require a decisive and concerted approach before the air and land campaign starts in the region's immediate backyard.
(Oussama Romdhani is a former Tunisian minister of communication.)
(United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)

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This is Czech WRC privateer Martin Prokop thanking his fans for pulling him out of a ditch at Rally Sweden over the weekend. Look at how he gives them a delightful tug, throwing them to the ground in appreciation.
Prokop, of course, was on the clock for this whole off-road escapade, and he understandably didn't want to stand around giving out handshakes, or even closing his hatch for that matter.
Prokop nearly Orlove'd himself the next day, and retired from the rally after another ditchwards diversion.


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When it comes to bringing his "Diner" to Broadway, Barry Levinson is feeling a serious sense of deja vu.
As detailed in a recent New York Times article, "Diner" is among a number of shows that have had their projected openings pushed back, thanks to a combination of economic skittishness and (at least in the case of "Diner") scheduling problems stemming from the tumult caused by Superstorm Sandy. While the show's producers had hoped for an April opening, fall 2013 is appearing more likely. (You can read the Times story here.)
But the Baltimore-born Levinson, whose 1982 film was a snapshot of a group of young guys growing older and maybe a little wiser over burgers and fries at the local diner, said he's facing some of the same resistance to the play that he worked through when the film was being made. "Diner" defies easy categorization, and that makes potential backers nervous.
"It's not a silly comedy, it's not a coming-of-age film in the real sense. It's not a movie that could be pigeonholed ... the studios were always afraid of it," Levinson said. "That was always a negative, one of the initial problems we had with getting it out there 30 years ago. And in some ways, we're having the same problems again. It's funny to hear the same things."
So far, Levinson said, there have only been two run-throughs of his completed "Diner" script for prospective backers, thanks to scheduling problems attributable to Sandy and the damage it left behind. A third was staged for the creative team, he said, which includes songwriter Sheryl Crow.
Levinson added that he's still tinkering with the script ("I'm open to playing with stuff," he said) and raved about Crow's songs. "The reality is that the music is spectacular," he said, "It's really fantastic. In some Broadway musicals, you see them and you can not remember one song. But in this one, when you play some of the songs, you go, 'Holy God!' She really has done an extraordinary job."
Rather than rush things, he said, the show's producers have decided to aim for the later opening date, giving everyone time to work on fine-tuning the show and lining-up the necessary finances.
"We'll sort our way out," he promised. "I think it'll probably go forward in the fall."
When it comes to bringing his "Diner" to Broadway, Barry Levinson is feeling a serious sense of deja vu.


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Mahoney examines new Missouri Lottery commercial
Ad implies large funding role for lottery money
A new television commercial reminds Missourians that money from the state lottery helps to fund public schools, but KMBC's Micheal Mahoney said it doesn't come close to covering the whole amount.
The commercial, which includes uplifting music, tells the story of a Swedish exchange student visiting a Missouri school and being greeted in Swedish by a classroom of children. The commercial's tag line reminds viewers that "small gestures can make a big difference."
Mahoney said the Missouri Lottery does direct money to public schools, about $289 million this year. But the state's education budget is more than $5 billion, so the lottery represents just 5 percent of the overall amount.
Mahoney said only about a quarter of every dollar spent on a Missouri Lottery ticket goes to the schools. Most of the money goes to pay for prizes, and a smaller amount goes to help run the program.
Mahoney said public schools in Missouri generally don't offer Swedish lessons. The state said that was something that the advertising agency came up with.


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Congratulations to the PEOPLE of Egypt!
Now that you have secured your freedom, make sure you maintain it. That means that you must NOT let global bankers into your country to indebt your people, thus moving from despot enslavement to debt peonage.
THE MOST IMPORTANT thing the people of Egypt can do is to produce your own money, but be sure to create transparency and checks and balances to keep the quantity of money under control.
Best of luck, the rest of the world is watching and needs the positive role model!
I hope that everyone understand how significant an event this is. Egyptian people have not been under self rule since the time of the Pharos!
It is possible for the people of any nation to be free, but that freedom must be taken by the people. The people of America are not free as long private banks control the issuance of our money and give us false choices at the ballot box.
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He sat for a moment, stunned at what he'd done, stunned at what had happened, wondering what he would do the rest of his life with the memory of it. Then he zipped up his pants.
Editor: Ellen Datlow
Year: 1990
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Science fiction, obviously, has an interest in aliens. And let's face it, everyone has an interest in sex. So it's not surprising to occasionally find both interests coinciding in the same place. In this volume you'll find nineteen tales of sex seen through the lens of science fiction (with a bit of fantasy and horror mixed in as well). These stories run the gamut, from thought-provoking to dull to incomprehensible; there is enough of substance here, however, to make this a worthy contender for the reader's attention. The stories also vary in their approach to the anthology's theme; while some are straightforward speculations on human-alien relations, whether serious or humorous, others take the metaphorical route, using the guise of alien sex to say something about human sex, relationships, or gender differences. Each story is preceded by a short introduction by Datlow, and followed by a few words from the author explaining their inspirations or intentions in writing it. That last is a plus for me, since I like getting into the heads of authors to see where they're coming from.
On the lighter side of things we have Larry Niven's "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex," a speculative look at Superman's sex life. Also among the more humorous stories is Harlan Ellison's "How's the Night Life on Cissalda?", about a trans-dimensional explorer who brings back an addicting orgasm-producing creature — "the most perfect fuck in the universe." It's typical Ellison irreverent weirdness, but fun. Also in this category is "The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod" from Philip Jose Farmer, a self-proclaimed "parody-pastiche" that asks the question, "What if William Burroughs, instead of Edgar Rice Burroughs, had written the Tarzan stories?" Interesting concept, but since I can't stand William Burroughs' style I found this one unreadable.
On a more serious note there is "Her Furry Face" by Leigh Kennedy; it explores what happens when a primate researcher becomes attracted to an engineered super-inelligent orangatun. Lisa Tuttle uses "Husbands" to ask about the meaning of separate genders, and about what happens when one of them goes extinct. Bruce McAllister's "When the Fathers Go" uses the alien sex idea to look at the lies people tell each other in order to keep relationships going. Michaela Roessner's entry is "Picture Planes," a poem portraying a destructive, imprisoning relationship between an alien and a human that mirrors too many real-life couples. "Roadside Rescue," by Pat Cadigan, poses an intriguing problem: what if you engaged in sex with an alien and didn't even know it — simply by performing some innocent everyday action?
Then we come to my two favorite stories of the lot. "War Bride," by Rick Wilber, is a depressing picture of a man who, in order to escape impending destruction, becomes the sexual pet of brutal alien invaders. This one, too, is a reflection of a scenario surely played out many times in human history, and is a stark reminder of the conditions people will subject themselves to in the name of survival. "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side," by James Tiptree, Jr., is possibly the most thought-provoking piece of work in the book. It takes the position that our deep-seated biological imperative to spread our genes far and wide might become maladaptive when we encounter aliens, with whom mating is sure to be sterile. Tiptree deftly gets across the tragedy of this uncontrollable, misdirected drive, of eagerly striving toward a hopeless and unobtainable goal, to the diminishment of the species.
There are other stories — by Scott Baker, K. W. Jeter, Edward Bryant, Geoff Ryman, Connie Willis, Richard Christian Matheson, Lewis Shiner, Roberta Lannes, and Pat Murphy — that I didn't mention for one of several reasons. Some are fantasy or horror and thus not really my cup-o-tea. Some were simply of no interest to me. And a few inspired me to ask that oh-so-frequent question, "what the hell was the editor thinking by including that?"
There are some winners and losers here, like most anthologies. But hey, how can you pass up a book about SEX? And ALIENS!? You know you cant!


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It's Daring Bakers time again!!!
The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE's blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.
This was the PERFECT dessert to make for Valentine's Day. I actually baked it in a heart-shaped pan. I've never made a cake with fewer ingredients...at only 3 items long, the ingredients list made me do a double-take. I had heard of flourless cakes, and I've been wanting to try one. It's super simple to make, and the results are down-right decadent! It's more dense than a normal cake...it won't have the spongy texture that you might be used to with a regular layer cake. However, nothing beats a warm piece of cake with vanilla ice cream melting down the sides!
How was your Valentine's Day this year? I hope it was fabulous!!! Brad cooked his traditional Valentine's Day dinner for me...his Famous Spaghetti. It was SO good!
Chocolate Valentino
(a.k.a. Flourless Chocolate Cake)
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
16 ounces (1 pound) (454 grams) of semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
½ cup (1 stick) plus 2 tablespoons (146 grams total) of unsalted butter
5 large eggs separated
1. Put chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over a pan of simmering water (the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water) and melt, stirring often.
2. While your chocolate butter mixture is cooling. Butter your pan and line with a parchment circle then butter the parchment.
3. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites and put into two medium/large bowls.
4. Whip the egg whites in a medium/large grease free bowl until stiff peaks are formed (do not over-whip or the cake will be dry).
5. With the same beater beat the egg yolks together.
6. Add the egg yolks to the cooled chocolate.
7. Fold in 1/3 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture and follow with remaining 2/3rds. Fold until no white remains without deflating the batter. {link of folding demonstration}
8. Pour batter into prepared pan, the batter should fill the pan 3/4 of the way full, and bake at 375F/190C
9. Bake for 25 minutes until an instant read thermometer reads 140F/60C. Note – If you do not have an instant read thermometer, the top of the cake will look similar to a brownie and a cake tester will appear wet.
10. Cool cake on a rack for 10 minutes then unmold.
Dharm's Ice Cream Recipe
Classic Vanilla Ice Cream
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Recipe comes from "The Ice Cream Book" by Joanna Farrow and Sara Lewis (tested modifications and notes in parentheses by Dharm)
1 Vanilla Pod (or substitute with vanilla extract)
300ml / ½ pint / 1 ¼ cups Semi Skimmed Milk – in the U.S. this is 2% fat (or use fresh full fat milk that is pasteurised and homogenised {as opposed to canned or powdered}). Dharm used whole milk.
4 large egg yolks
75g / 3oz / 6 tbsp caster sugar {superfine sugar can be achieved in a food processor or use regular granulated sugar}
5ml / 1 tsp corn flour {cornstarch}
300ml / ½ pint / 1 ¼ cups Double Cream (48% butter fat) {in the U.S. heavy cream is 37% fat){you can easily increase your cream's fat content by heating 1/4 cup of heavy cream with 3 Tbs of butter until melted - cool to room temperature and add to the heavy cream as soon as whisk marks appear in the cream, in a slow steady stream, with the mixer on low speed. Raise speed and continue whipping the cream) or use heavy cream the difference will be in the creaminess of the ice cream.
1. Using a small knife slit the vanilla pod lengthways. Pour the milk into a heavy based saucepan, add the vanilla pod and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and leave for 15 minutes to allow the flavours to infuseLift the vanilla pod up. Holding it over the pan, scrape the black seeds out of the pod with a small knife so that they fall back into the milk. SET the vanilla pod aside and bring the milk back to the boil.
2. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and corn-flour in a bowl until the mixture is thick and foamy.
3. Gradually pour in the hot milk, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the pan and cook over a gentle hear, stirring all the time
4. When the custard thickens and is smooth, pour it back into the bowl. Cool it then chill.
5. By Hand: Whip the cream until it has thickened but still falls from a spoon. Fold it into the custard and pour into a plastic tub or similar freeze-proof container. Freeze for 6 hours or until firm enough to scoop, beating it twice (during the freezing process – to get smoother ice cream or else the ice cream will be icy and coarse)By Using and Ice Cream Maker: Stir the cream into the custard and churn the mixture until thick (follow instructions on your ice cream maker)


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I used to enjoy waking up before everyone else and enjoy the day just as she was being born. But then i fell in love with a drummer and if we ever get to go to sleep around 1 am we call ourselves lucky. I need my sleep. 8 hours is the minimum for me. I can not function with less. I can not work with little sleep, because when i am doing a reading i have to be as close to feeling perfect as possible. I tend to overeat when i have n't slept well. Sometimes i get headaches and i am in such a bad mood.
I wonder in what ways our life will change now with the baby. I always wait for Petros to come home from a gig or a rehearsal, or a trip. That is mostly because i can't sleep well without him but also because when Phoebe(the dog!) hears him park the car, she starts running up and down, sobbing from joy, taking down numerous stuff in her path and i eventually wake up. If i wake up in the middle of the night it is extremely difficult for me to get back to sleep, so i choose to stay up and wait for my husband to return patiently. Well, obviously that will have to stop.
It is hard for me not knowing how some things will work. I am a planner. I need to know what is up ahead. It is in my blood. I do a daily reading for me, and a montly one and a yearly one and when something is bothering me, or stresses me out i read my cards many times a day. So, not knowing exactly how things will work is bugging me, the least... I understand that this is one of the things you can not prepare, or anticipate, when you are a first time mom, and that i just have to wait and see, but i have so many questions constantly in my head. How exactly will i be working? Could i have the baby with me in the readings like my mom did? How much Petros's schedule will change? Will he be enough around? Will i need extra help? Will i manage to take next January my diploma or i will just go for a degree and get it over with? Will i bother the baby when i sing? And the biggest one of all.. Will i do a good job? Am i going to be a good mom for her?
So for now all i can do is prepare the best way possible. Make the nursery, baby proof the house, find music for her, plan her wiccaning, work on spells for babies, learn about breastfeeding, learn about babies in general(i know so little, it is scary), find a couple of good pediatricians and well relax.
Today i have been searching for the best dreamcatcher for her crib. I have n't bought the crib yet, but i know which dreamcather i want. I am also working on the best combination of herbs for a peaceful sleep pouch, because until now i have made only ones for prophetic dreams(and that is definitely not peaceful!) .
Wishing you guys lots of luck and love, happiness and magic.
I guess i need a shrink!
I used to enjoy waking up before everyone else and enjoy the day just as she was being born. But then i fell in love with a drummer and if we ever get to go to sleep around 1 am we call ourselves lucky. I need my sleep. 8 hours is the minimum for me. I can not function with less. I can not work with little sleep, because when i am doing a reading i have to be as close to feeling perfect as possible. I tend to overeat when i have n't slept well. Sometimes i get headaches and i am in such a bad mood.
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10 comments:
- Dede said...
Good Morning! You would be wise to throw all of those planners in the trash prior to her arrival. Babies do not care what your plans are, you are now on their schedule and they are all that matters. You will eat, sleep and shower when she allows it. You will be so surprised at how thankful you are for a couple of hours of uninterrupted sleep. And the sheer panic that will come over you the first night that she sleeps all through the night. Relax, enjoy the journey, there will none other like it. You are going to be a great mom!
- February 20, 2013 at 12:31 PM
- Hindustanka said...
I do love when you express your worries here, because besides you relieving yourself, you also bring up some issues, which are close to me.I understand why sleep is important to you, I also have a bad mood and head ache when I don't sleep enough.Women need to sleep well and much.
No, no, I'm not at all glad you worry, but I hope that your wisdom will help you to overcome all those big and small anxieties. Baby will make you and your husband happy for sure :)What a wonderful idea to make a dream catcher for her!Be happy and be blessed!
(I need to pick up my cards too..need some answers).
- February 20, 2013 at 1:39 PM
- Debra She Who Seeks said...
They say that nothing changes your life like a baby! From what I've seen, that's true. But what do I know? I only have a cat, LOL!
- February 20, 2013 at 3:59 PM
- Leanna said...
I can't have children and now I'm considered too old for safety reasons, But Dede is so right. I helped bring up 7 of my siblings and let me tell you babies are a handful. Your life will revolve around your child not the other way around.
So relax and like Dede said throw out those planners. Enjoy the time you have now because your life will be a busy joy after.
Oh and will you please get some sleep! Stop fretting about everything. You need it for the baby now.
- February 20, 2013 at 7:01 PM
- Diandra said...
I guess even with your third or fifth child, you'd be asking yourself questions like these, since every child is different.
And: As long as you love your child, you will do the best job you can. All parents make mistakes, but as long as their love outweighs their mistakes, everything is fine.
You will figure something out. Just as you did when you first lived on your own, and when you started living with your husband. Don't worry.
- February 21, 2013 at 10:16 AM
- Grammy said...
You just need faith in your self and tell your self all is well and as it should be. You add stress to your self when you try to live in the future. And loose today. I spent most of my life in the future and lost so much of the joy in the moment. If I can give any advice it is. Learn to live in the moment. Enjoy each minute. The future will be as it should be if you just let it unfold. Kids are flexible. My oldest grand son is a night owl.And stayed up late as a toddler. You will be a great mom as long as you believe in your self. And I believe in you too. I know you will be great. Have fun planing the arrival, but do not stress. The baby feels what you feel. So be happy. :) much love sent your way. All will be well.
- February 21, 2013 at 12:02 PM
- angela said...
I know you will be a good mum because you are already worrying so much. That's what mums do! You will find the baby will tell you what she likes and what whe does not. You will find your new rhythm and you will all prosper xxx
- February 22, 2013 at 7:23 AM
- Judy said...
Relax... and be patient with yourself...
- February 23, 2013 at 4:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
I didn't know you were expecting. How fun. Towards the end of my pregnancy, I had a lot of prophetic dreams. As she gets a little older, she'll have some obvious past life regression as well. My daughter is five now, and she's outgrowing the closeness to past lives that really little ones have. When she was 3, my mom bought her a toy weaving loom and having never seen one in this life, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "I had a big one of these when I was a mommy!" Good luck with everything!
- March 4, 2013 at 8:51 PM
- misty boston said...
I am sure everything will be fine!!! Its a scary thought to have all these unknowns but you will shower her with love and they say love is the answer! :)
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We've all been entertained by Wiimote hackery in the past, but I for one can never tire of the new inventions constantly being cooked up by clever sausages like this guy.
Using the Wiimote and an LED light, William Luxemburg from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands knocked together a water-level sensor, measuring evaporation. As you can see from the picture, a tub of water with a Wiimote pointing at a plastic boat is a simple and cost-effective way to achieve the same—or even better—results that pressure sensors costing $500 or more can produce.
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My One Piece Freeform RP is reborn!
Who wants in on it?
The setting is the same as the series, the Straw Hat Pirates were never formed. Most of the organizations, pirates, what have you that are shown in the series may or may not exist, depending entirely on relevance to the plot and/or characters.
You will be roughly on their level, if perhaps a bit below. Imagine, say, some of the lower Numbered and Weekdays in Baroque Works. Still, One Piece makes it hard to properly measure powers and so, so we're keeping the definitions loose here. Over-the-top is always appreciated unless used specifically to dominate the game.
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1. Freeform still complies to the Golden Rules of Roleplaying; Don't play the other characters or NPCs. Extras, on the other hand, are yours to throw around with within reasonable limits.
2. You are not allowed to be a Devil's Fruit user unless you and I take a cooperative approach to this.
3. You can have a funny relationship with, I dunny, Foxy, or someone... but that doesn't mean you can be the illegimite child of Iceburg and Franky... but we take a Rule #2 approach to this as well.
So that's about it. I'm not demanding knowledge of One Piece from anyone really, but a basic idea about what it is would be helpful to both you and me. Wikipedia is a good help, and Kaizoku-fansubs have done some good fansubbing for the Anime.
OneManga has more or less the entire manga fantranslated up to and counting the most recent chapters, well worth a look.
The characters are to be either sent to me through PM or IM (I'm available at both MSN and AIM) and once I've given them the thumbs up you can post a description here. It would be preferrable that your characters don't have a retards approach to the Grand Line, the World Government, etc. although I won't disallow it. Then again, I can and will supply personal information for you hidden in spoilers tags in case they are needed.
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Clubbed Thumb & Brown University Virtual Reading Series, December 7th and 9th
We're proud to partner with Brown University's MFA Playwriting Program this fall to bring you readings of two recent graduates' plays:
On the Y-Axis by Lucas Baisch, directed by Josiah Davis
The Executrix by Emma Horwitz, directed by Sarah Blush
December 7th and 9th at 4pm and 7pm EST – RSVP HERE
We are pleased to announce the 2020/21 Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellows
We struggled mightily to recalibrate this program in light of the many forces the last 7 months have brought to bear. This year's iteration will take a very different shape than in years past, and we're delighted to go on this journey of discovery with an expanded group of eight fellows: Leonie Bell, Nana Dakin, Michaela Escarcega, Estefanía Fadul, Rachel Gita Karp, Arpita Mukherjee, Keenan Oliphant and Joan Sergay and four mentors: Anne Kauffman, Daniel Aukin, Niegel Smith and Laurie Woolery. Read more about them HERE
Congratulations to the 2020 Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission winners, finalists and semifinalists
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Biennial Commission: Francesca Pazniokas and Jacob Perkins and to the 10 finalists and semifinalists also awarded this year. Read more HERE
What the Constitution Means to Me streaming on Amazon Prime, starting October 16th
Though the national tour is on hold, you can still catch Heidi Schreck's beloved play (which originated in Summerworks 2017) before the election.
Filmed during their last week on Broadway, and directed for the screen by Marielle Heller, What the Constitution Means to Me will stream on Amazon Prime beginning October 16th.
Meet the next Early-Career Writers' Group
We're excited to get to know these eight writers over the course of the coming year, and to welcome them into the Clubbed Thumb fold: Nelson Diaz-Marcano, Allyson Dwyer, Nazareth Hassan, Johnny Lloyd, Cristina Luzárraga, Kathy Ng, Hanna Novak & Ruth Tang.
They'll be sharing their work (by Zoom for now) over the next eight months (and we hope to share it with you after that). Learn more about them HERE.
Like everyone else right now, we're in a holding pattern. In the meantime, click HERE to follow along with a fond look back at the last 24 years on our Instagram story, and read a recent Playbill article on the history of Summerworks HERE
Every other year Clubbed Thumb invites playwrights to propose plays inspired by a particular prompt. The application is open to all, and read blind. The winning proposal(s) receive (or split) a $15,000 award and two years of development support. Read the prompt HERE
Dear friends & supporters:
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We are very excited to share our upcoming Summerworks, featuring new plays by Gab Reisman, Angela Hanks and Rinne Groff – we're on hold for the moment, but in the meantime you and read more about them HERE
Our hit production from Summerworks 2016 returns for four weeks at the Connelly Theater – February 17 – March 21, 2020.
When we first produced this play, in the summer of 2016, the question of whether a hopeless citizenry could overcome their despair and band together to fight their oppressor felt like a metaphor, a general moral query about, you know, being a better person. After three long years, we have a very different understanding of the need for communities to come together to resist.
We have always loved Tumacho for its invitation to virtuosic comic performance, and for the slyness of its critique. Now it feels like a joyful way to gird our loins for the coming fight. We've wanted to revisit the show since our first short run, and we couldn't be more thrilled to be doing that right now.
THANK YOU to everyone who attended Winterworks 2020!! We were delighted to introduce you to the work of our 19/20 Directing Fellows: ANDRÉS LÓPEZ-ALICEA, EMMA MILLER and CAITLIN SULLIVAN, directing new plays by MILO CRAMER, T. ADAMSON, and GRACIE GARDNER.
Read more about the directors and the program HERE – and apply to be a part of the 20/21 cohort HERE
This summer's hit LUNCH BUNCH returns in 2020!
We are very excited to let you know that our production from Summerworks 2019 will return in 2020, as a co-production with our friends at The Play Company.
Lunch Bunch was born of a long, rich collaboration with Sarah, Tara and its other artists. It is very close to our hearts–and one of the most popular shows ever featured in Summerworks. How excellent to partner with PlayCo, whose work we love: two small companies sharing their resources to continue a beloved show's growth and reach. MORE INFO HERE
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Aug. 22, 2013
ST. LOUIS - Starting this fall, AmeriCorps alumni enrolled as graduate students in selected Webster University master's programs will be eligible for up to $5,400 in matching awards toward their degree. Webster announced this week that it would participate in the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Matching Program.
AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency that engages more than 5 million Americans in service to their communities. AmeriCorps alumni are eligible to receive from the program up to $5,645 that can go toward a graduate degree after completing their volunteer work. Under the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Matching Program, Webster University will match that award with $150 per credit hour, at a maximum lifetime cap of $5,400. The Webster University AmeriCorps Matching Award can be applied to eligible programs taught online or at any Webster University location.
"Webster has a distinguished history of outreach and partnership with the communities in which we are located and of recognizing those who serve," said Julian Schuster, Provost, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "AmeriCorps members are on the front line – helping their communities to grow and thrive. We are proud to partner with AmeriCorps to provide assistance for their alumni to take their community leadership to the next level with a relevant graduate degree."
The award will be applied for students earning Webster University graduate degrees in:
• College of Arts & Sciences: MA Counseling
• George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology: MA Nonprofit Leadership and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts: Arts Management and Leadership (MFA)
• School of Education: MA Teaching English as a Second Language
• School of Communications: MA Public Relations
Webster has a long history of offering assistance to those who serve their nation. It has offered special tuition rates to active military members for several decades. In June, Webster announced a First Responder Program, also starting this fall. In this program, qualified law enforcement professionals, fire department personnel, EMT personnel and 911 Dispatchers will receive a reduced tuition rate in Webster's undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs offered online and at any of Webster's U.S. locations. First responders will receive the same tuition rates offered to those serving in the U.S. military.
For more information about the Webster University AmeriCorps Matching Award, visit www.webster.edu/americorps.
About AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps engages more than 80,000 Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. Since the program's founding in 1994, more than 800,000 AmeriCorps members have contributed more than 1 billion hours in service across America while tackling pressing problems and mobilizing millions of volunteers for the organizations they serve.
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RSL MATCH PREVIEW & GAME NOTES: REAL SALT LAKE v. LA GALAXY– WED., JUNE 20
RSL Seeks to Remain Atop MLS, Hosting MLS Cup 2011 Champions Before SOLD OUT Rio Tinto Stadium Crowd; 7:00 p.m. MT Kickoff Live on CW30
SANDY, Utah (June 19, 2012) – Table-topping Real Salt Lake (10-3-2, 32 pts.; #1 in West) continues this week atop the MLS standings, seeking to extend its active seven-game unbeaten streak and its club-best record through 15 games in team history. Tomorrow night, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. MT the Claret-and-Cobalt play its second contest in an eight-day span by hosting the second of three Californian opponents this week, the Los Angeles Galaxy (4-8-2, 14 pts.; #7 in West), in a rematch of last year's Western Conference Final. As always, fans can enjoy pre-game activities in Sandy at the Carnival Real Festival at 5:00 p.m. on the stadium's East Lawn.
Tickets for Wednesday's match versus LA Galaxy are currently sold-out, but a limited number of standing-room tickets were released for sale at 10:00 a.m. MT on Tuesday for $30 at the Rio Tinto Stadium box offices. Vouchers will not be accepted. The game will be televised LIVE on CW30 at 7:00 p.m. MT across Utah, with Bill Riley and Brian Dunseth on the call. The RAM Trucks post-game show will air at 9:00 p.m. MT with interviews, highlights and reactions from the game.
With a win on Wednesday against Los Angeles – the second of three 2011 MLS Western Conference Final rematches this season – RSL's potential haul of 35 points from 16 games would place the 2012 side in a tie for the fourth-best mark at this juncture in the league's 17 seasons. The 1998 Galaxy went 14-2-0 / 40 pts, followed by the 2010 Galaxy (11-2-3 / 36 pts), the 2001 Miami Fusion (11-2-3 / 36 pts., featuring current RSL personalities Kyle Beckerman, Nick Rimando, Jeff Cassar and Brian Dunseth) and the 2006 D.C. United (10-1-5 / 35 pts).
How to Follow Real Salt Lake v. Los Angeles Galaxy
- Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT
- TV: CW30 w/ Bill Riley & Brian Dunseth (post-game coverage at 9:00 p.m.)
- English Radio: ESPN700 AM / ESPN700Sports.com (Pre/post-game coverage with James Rust & Brian Kamler)
- Spanish Radio: 102.3 FM "La Gran D" & 1600-AM with Nelson Moran & Fernando Hortal
- Online: Live updates via the @RSLkickoff gameday Twitter Feed and the MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter
MLS Game Guide for Wednesday's RSL-LA Showdown Now Available Online
Following is the link to the Adobe PDF version of the Major League Soccer Game Guide (media notes) in advance of Wednesday's contest between Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy. If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive it as an attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please contact Trey Fitz-Gerald in the RSL Communications Department via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Click here to download the Adobe PDF version of the MLS Game Guide
RSL History v. LA Galaxy
The two teams expected by most to once again set the Western Conference tone in 2012 – LA and RSL – have now met 22 times in all competitions since RSL was established in 2005, the all-time series perfectly even, each holding identical 8-8-6 records. The teams' first postseason contest, MLS Cup 2009, was tied 1-1 after 120 minutes, with RSL emerging 5-4 in a seven-frame PK tiebreaker.
RSL owns a six-game home-unbeaten streak against LA, posting a 3-0-3 mark against the Galaxy on Utah soil since losing at Rice-Eccles Stadium on April 29, 2006. All-time, RSL is 4-1-4 against the Galaxy on the Wasatch Front, including a 2-0-1 mark at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Last year, in regular-season play, both clubs held serve at home, RSL opening its Rio Tinto Stadium slate in MLS play on Mar. 26 with a dominant 4-1 victory, and Los Angeles with a statement 2-1 win in Carson on Oct. 1, a game which effectively clinched the Supporters Shield for the Galaxy. Los Angeles ultimately won the most pivotal match of all in the Western Conference Final on Nov. 6, with goals from Landon Donovan, Mike Magee and Robbie Keane to punch a ticket as the host of MLS Cup 2011 via a 3-1 home win over RSL.
In this season's previous meeting, back in Week 1 on March 10, Real Salt Lake kicked off 2012 with a 3-1 win at The Home Depot Center, the venue where 8 of RSL's all-time 23 road victories have come. After trailing 0-1 late in the second half after an Edson Buddle goal, RSL's turnaround in the final 17 minutes of the match saw an own-goal by LA DF Sean Franklin, created via service from rookie MF Sebastian Velasquez; what proved to be the game-winning goal by MF Javier Morales in the 80th minute – his first since returning from a horrific leg injury early in 2011; and the final dagger by FW Fabian Espίndola, currently tied with Alvaro Saborio as RSL's leading scorer with six goals, the first of which scored at LA in the 84th minute on a breakaway to give RSL the final 3-1 margin.
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Niagara Falls is quickly becoming a popular golf destination due to the scenic landscape, abundance of quality courses and PGA involvement.
Thundering Waters
Thundering Waters was designed by PGA pro John Daly and is uniquely located 1500 yards from the Falls. This course will test the skill levels of all players.
Royal Niagara
Located between the Welland Canal, the Bruce Trail and the Niagara Escarpment, Royal Niagara takes advantage of these unique landscapes to create a one of a kind course. Three 9 hole courses are available for players of all skill level.
Legends on the Niagara
Legends is rated one of the top 100 courses in Canada that is comprised of two distinct courses. Each course was designed to accommodate the natural landscape and provide golfers with a rewarding but challenging game.
Whirlpool Golf Course
Highly rated since opening in 1951 and located in a spectacular setting against the backdrop of the Whirlpool rapids and the Niagara Gorge.
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It's no secret that the price of a college education has risen. According to Bloomberg, tuitions have increased 538% since 1985, and they keep climbing.
Education costs often leave those with modest means stuck between a rock and a hard place — they either skip a college degree and make substantially less in their lifetime or try to finance school with outside means, which can lead to an enormous amount of debt.
Parents, even with higher incomes, face a tough decision of their own: how to split their savings between their children's college and their own retirement. Many single parents in particular struggle with balancing these two burdens by themselves.
When forced to choose, single parents tend to save for their children's education at the expense of their own retirement, a recent Allianz study found. As an advisor to single-parent clients, it is critical to understand what drives them to make this choice and to ensure they are allocating their savings wisely. Keep reading for four ways advisors can help their single-parent clients:
1. Understand Their Background
Not just their financial background, but who they are as people. The reason why many single parents might choose to save for their child's college education can sometimes be rooted in their desire to keep their children away from long-term struggle.
"I think a lot of it comes down to what they've been through and they want to save their child from any pain of struggle from what they've faced," Sean Moore, a certified financial planner, told ThinkAdvisor. "Going from a happily married person to a single person is a big game changer — psychologically, emotionally and financially."
Moore, who has a background in retirement planning, started his own firm called Smart 4 College geared to providing financial guidance for families, especially young parents. By understanding what parents' goals are, he says, advisors can better equip themselves with the knowledge and tools to serve their needs.
Larry Moskat of RIAA Advisors tells ThinkAdvisor that funding a child's education is good for promoting the child's well-being. Moskat also has a background in clinical psychology and uses that knowledge to better serve his clients.
"It's [also] good for meeting expectations, for assuaging guilt (or even displaced anger at your own parents) from your own childhood, and it satisfies an unconscious drive to move our species forward," he says. "It's bad in that as a parent, we may suffer and interestingly, may have our own sufferings boomerang back to the very children we sought to support as we have to move in with them, enlist them as caregivers, etc."
2. If You Have to Choose, Pick Retirement Over College Savings
A college student has financial options beyond parental support, like work, loans and scholarships. The parent, once retired, has less recourse.
Parents aren't being selfish by protecting themselves, says Elle Kaplan, the CEO and founder of LexION, a wealth management firm.
"A student can take care of themselves," she says. "There's no work-study for retirement."
While helping foot the bill for college "can be a benefit to the child if the parents can afford to help them, it can cause parents to struggle in their later years, even to the point that the parents cannot afford to retire," Garry Patterson, Area Manager of ClearPoint CCS, told ThinkAdvisor. ClearPoint CSS is a nonprofit agency that offers free consumer credit counseling.
3. Help No-Longer-Single Parents Safeguard Assets
This is important whether a parent is entering his first, second or third marriage. Moskat, as a parent himself, suggests setting up funds in case the unexpected happens. Setting up a trust for both the spouse and child could be one option. He also suggests getting assistance from an expert. "It comes down to a combination of financial and estate planning using a financial planner and estate attorney working in sync with each other," Moskat said.
4. Plan for the Worst
As a sole caregiver, planning for death is important. The first step is to "make arrangements ahead of time with a succession of people who would be willing to take on the obligations of caring for your child if you are gone," Moskat advises. He says that life insurance policies are the most efficient ways to do this. "If uninsurable, then a trust for the benefit of your child can be drafted specifying that the assets bequeathed to the trust are to be used for the child."
The trust can be used for college education or any other type of expense, Moskat added.
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The Original Best Witches Crystal necklaces
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Your choice of 1 inch gemstone pendants, on 18" silver plated chain, with small tibetan silver alloy Best Witches pendants (3/4" tall)
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● Amazonite: Well being and health, calms worries and fears
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● Turquoise*: (dyed howlite) Travel protection, Friendship, Intuition
● Unakite: Psychic healing, negates EMF fields, past life healing.
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++On occasion, my supplier sends Black Onyx instead of Obsidian
*** Labradorite: MOST pieces have some colorful flash. Not every piece
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Helmer Laurie Sansom has been appointed a.d. of the National Theater of Scotland, following the departure of founder-director Vicky Featherstone, who takes up the helm at London's Royal Court in spring 2013.
Sansom is a.d. of regional house Royal and Derngate Theater, Northampton, which won the inaugural Stage award of Regional Theater of the Year in 2010. His successes there included twinned productions of Tennessee Williams' "Spring Storm" and Eugene O'Neill's "Beyond the Horizon," which won the TMA award for best director and transferred to London's National Theater.
Since its launch in February 2006, the National Theater of Scotland has been a key player in the U.K. legit scene, creating 186 productions in 156 different locations. With no building of its own, the company takes work all over Scotland and internationally. Current productions include tours of "Beautiful Burnout," a co-production with Frantic Assembly, and the multi-award-winning "Black Watch," which is about to debut in Seoul. "The Monster in the Hall" opens shortly in Shanghai as part of a Chinese tour, and "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" is playing the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Future plans include a stage adaptation of "Let the Right One In," based on the novel and screenplay of the cult Swedish romantic horror film by John Ajvide Lindquist, helmed by John Tiffany with associate direction by choreographer Steven Hoggett, who together created the eight Tony-winning "Once."
Richard Findlay, chairman of the board said: "The board was unanimous in its selection of Laurie from a strong field of candidates. The net was spread across the U.K. and overseas so we had a wide and highly talented field to choose from."
It has also been announced that Lucy Davies will join Featherstone at the Royal Court in the post of executive director. Currently the founding exec producer at National Theater Wales, she was formerly exec producer at the Donmar Warehouse, and head of Studio, the National Theater's project development arm. In addition, she spent five years commissioning, developing and working on feature films.


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PASA Local Food Month: Preserving the Harvest
The idea of eating fresh, local food all year long is a delightful proposition: Crisp garden flavors delight our palates, and as one food craving begins to be satisfied, another one emerges. In turn, we help create a system of support for our farmer neighbors. When I lived in California, I gardened year-round and shopped farmers' markets several times a week; I simply–and happily–changed my diet according to what was available. Alas, that's a lot harder to in Pittsburgh. To be sure, there are a few options for buying local food all year long: Kretschmann Farm has a winter CSA, Penn's Corner Farm Alliance runs a year-round farm stand, and you can pick up locally raised meat and eggs at the Pittsburgh Public Market. But let's face it, winter is pretty bleak around here; I can't grow lettuce in my garden in January or pluck Meyer lemons from trees while I walk my dog (seriously) like I did in February in CA. So what's a local food fan to do?
Preserve the harvest.
Preserving food for winter sounds daunting at first, but, with a bit of patience and practice, it's easier than you think it is. Yes, you're going to have to plan in advance, you might have to follow instructions, and it's going to get messy. But it's totally worth it. Think about how marvelous it'll be to have bright-tasting tomatoes in January or lusty blueberries in March. You can make it happen. (OK, you probably should have started this in May, but there are still things you can do in September. Hello, sauerkraut.)
This one is easy because it doesn't take a lot of special equipment–we all have freezers, right? Blueberries are a fantastic fruit to freeze; separate the berries individually on a baking sheet, let them freeze, and store in an airtight bag. Easy. Tomato sauce freezes pretty well, too. If you have a vacuum sealer you'll be able to keep food longer, but a freezer bag with all the air sucked out will work perfectly fine. My favorite thing to freeze is pesto. Do it right, and it'll taste almost as fresh as when you made it over the summer; all you have to do is blend basil, olive oil, toasted pine nuts, garlic, salt, and parmesan cheese. Protip: Freeze it in ice cube trays or cupcake pans; you'll have perfect serving size.
Preserving food in sealed glass is the classic way of extending the harvest. You can make jams and jellies, sauces and chutneys, and pack your shelves with goodness. I made strawberry jam for the first time this year, and as autumn begins to take hold, I can remind myself of the flavors of spring by cracking open a jar. The upside to making your own jams is you can control the sugar content. The downside is that it takes a bit of finesse to perfect your recipe; I have a grape jelly that's more like a beverage than something I can spread on toast.
If you're looking to get in the jarring game, there's still time: you can find late-season tomatoes at farmers' markets and it's prime time to make Concord grape jelly! (Yes, I'm going to try again.)
My latest obsession. A shrub is an old-timey way of preserving the harvest; records date back to the time when the US was still a British colony (and it's likely shrubs were made before that, too). Basically, you crush fruit, and mix it with an equal part sugar; let the mix sit in the fridge for a day or two. After that, you strain off all the solids, and then add an equal part of vinegar. The result is a savory-sweet flavor reminiscent of the fruit you started with. Shrubs are a hot trend in cocktails today, but you don't need to be a drinker to enjoy the pungent sweet flavor of a shrub; just add Pittsburgh Seltzer and you have the world's best fizzy drink.
Pickles, sauerkraut, kimchi are all foods that are brought to you courtesy of preservationist bacteria. Fermentation is one of the oldest methods of keeping perishable food edible for long periods of time. OK, a kosher dill pickle doesn't taste anything like the cucumber that got it started, but sometimes preserving the harvest means creating a whole new flavor. You don't need any special equipment for this one, but you do need to pay particular attention to sanitation. Also, the fermentation process releases some–unique–odors. Personally I find the smell of pickles in brine to be a beautiful thing, but if you don't you might want to use a fan to circulate the air.
My hot pepper plants were prolific this year, and I wasn't sure what to do with them. I made a few salsas (those will extend the harvest, but a September salsa in January isn't pretty) and put a few in recipes, but I still had too many. So I decided to dry them. Think about all the wonderful dried foods there are: fruit leather, herbs, sun-dried tomatoes. What they have in common is that they are all flavor…concentrated. The most efficient way to dry food is with a dehydrator–but they can be expensive, so don't run out and buy one if you're not going to use it. An oven set to the lowest temperature will usually do the job, and if you're especially diligent you can dry food in the sun–it is the original dehydrator after all.
I posted this blog as part of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's Local Food Month challenge. Leave a comment below by Sunday, Sept 23, sharing what you're preserving this winter, your favorite food preservation story, or any recipes/tips you have in your playbook. Winner will be picked at random and will receive a signed copy of Marisa McClellan's remarkably informative book Food in Jars and a $25 gift certificate to the East End Food Co-op! Hooray for free things!
Meanwhile, try to get cracking with a preservation project. Visit a farmers' market, raid your garden, or check out a local farm. Be creative and have courage! Feel free to ask me for advice, too.
For more on PASA's local food month, check out the rest of the challenge.
We have a contest winner! Congratulations to Sarah Leavens!
Method: I used random.org's random number generator. The list of numbers is as follows:
1: Emily S.
2: Amanda W.
3. Catherine
4: Julia
5: Katie O.
6: Dora
7: Sarah
8: Lori D.
9: Food Me Once
10: Leah L.
11: Marieella
12: Leigh W.
13: Damarias
14: Jeralyn
15: Jackie @ Auburn Meadow
16: Brigid
17: Jackie
(15-17 via PASA blog). Winning number, generated at random, is 7.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Kjar Sisters' Retreat ** 2011
16 comments:
- Alyse said...
Oh man! I look forward to these posts, and not just because it makes me crazy jealous that I'm not a Kjar sister, but because I love that you all have such a sweet time together. There is something so special about all you ladies individually and even more powerfully as a group! Sure love you Haley--you've got to be the sweetest, most darling girl around!
- September 8, 2011 at 10:01 PM
- Gentri said...
Oh my goodness! What an awesome and fun idea!! Seriously! I hope I do something like this sometime! :)
- September 8, 2011 at 10:20 PM
- Kris and Cath said...
WOW! you girls go all out! I think this is a tradition worth starting in my fam:) Fun!
- September 8, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- Janie Richardson said...
I love this Haley! I love the Kjars and it looks like you all have such a fun time together! What a fun tradition!
- September 8, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- Marlene Fredricks said...
Just sharing your adventure is a way of "paying it forward"! You girls are such an inspiration!
- September 9, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Alli said...
Oh my goodness! This is a fantastic way to spend time with your family! I will definitely have to implement this in Noah's family when I officially join next summer.
Do you rotate each year who plans?
I love that at the end of it all you Paid It Forward. What a beautiful thought. Thank you so much for sharing Haley. This was a delight to read before my weekend to set me on a positive path!
- September 9, 2011 at 6:27 AM
- Anneke said...
Can I join your family? please? How fun.
- September 9, 2011 at 7:19 AM
- Melissa said...
Looks like a blast! Sisters and sister-in-laws are truly the greatest! I cannot imagine life without them!
- September 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- Britney said...
Did the fun ever end??!! holy cow that sounds awesome! I wouldn't mind at all if you invited me next year ;). Ok: lots of high calorie food, horseback riding, jimmy john's, comedy sportz (which I've gone too as well and is TOTALLY hilarious--p.s. love the white jeans/pants), desserts, tandem bike rides!!, hot dogs, and a service project??--this is probably the most epic girls outing. EVER.
I would plan one of these for us Stevens women, but I know we (I especially) would have died after the horseback riding and gone home. You women really know how to have fun!
- September 9, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Rachel said...
Such a beautiful idea!
- September 9, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Megan and Justin said...
oh my goodness this is such an awesome idea! I want to start this with my family haha you guys are adorable!
- September 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Angela Brian said...
i am finally back to blogging and WAY excited to catch up on your adventures.
your sister trip looks amazingly fun. i am very very jelous.
you make me want to get on a plane for home to spend time with my sisters.
- September 10, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Drew {Coral Cafe} said...
What a beautiful adventure you had! Love the ability to get together with the women you love and do great things! I went horseback riding last week and it was so much fun! My backside might not been so meant for it either, though ;)
- September 12, 2011 at 7:41 AM
- Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...
What a WONDERFUL weekend, Haley! I'm swooning over the western wear, beautiful setting, and of course, the horseback rides (that's my kind of adventure!)! And the night out with Disney serenades and Italian songs? I would be in absolute heaven! I hope they sang O Sole Mio AND A Whole New World. :D :D Those are my two favorites.
I love a good comedy club, and this sounds like a blast of a good time! Sort of like a mash-up between improv and dueling pianos? Count me in! :) I'm always up for some laughs.
Chocolate covered potato chips?! YUM!!! Have you shared the recipe? Because I need it.
Love the idea of sharing your favorite things...the idea of the pass along bracelets is just brilliant! Can't wait to hear more about it.
Oh and crepes?! My tummy is growling! Y'all enjoyed WAY to much good food on this trip.
My heart is so happy...hearing about the older man passing along his money. You girls are awesome...what a wonderful thing. I'm sure you went home feeling very uplifted and positive and joyful.
- September 12, 2011 at 8:05 PM
- Rachel Winfield said...
Wow that sounds like such a fun weekend! What a good idea! And you're right about the hot dogs......when I lived in Russia they always put mashed potatoes on them....and its surprisingly good!
- September 14, 2011 at 4:44 PM
- Bri!!! said...
I would love to go to the Kjar retreat! What a cute idea! I used to work at Sundance stables as a trail guide! Loved that job! I've ridden to Stewart falls MANY times! Love your family!
- September 14, 2011 at 7:26 PM