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The Exchange Dance Festival, presented by The Bell House, is a festival of modern dance focusing not so much on the performance of dance, but on the process of creating it. So for those of you curious about the inner workings of the creative process, this is just the thing for you.
Rachel Johnson, who started the festival in 2009 and now serves as its executive director, as well as artistic director of The Bell House, spoke recently about some of the festival's talking points.
"The dance world in general is kind of blooming with these kinds of festivals," she said. "It's the main way that modern dancers can get their work out there without having the support of major companies."
While we all wish it weren't true, when an artist, be it a dancer, a musician, a painter, a writer, doesn't have funding, or some sort of company behind them providing monetary compensation for what they're doing, they have to have day jobs to pay the rent. Still, an artist with a day job is still an artist, and with artistic ability comes the need to use it.
"There are so many dancers that don't have a major company behind them that can pay their dancers all the time," Johnson said. "But they still want to dance and work. So festivals are a way for dancers to continue to learn and grow."
And learn and grow they will. It seems that one of the unusual things about this particular festival is the classes and workshops offered to dancers.
"A lot of festivals don't, but we have classes, and they're geared toward advanced dancers," Johnson said. "We have workshops that are sometimes really specific, like Dancing for the Camera. And I've intentionally put a Q and A and a Meet and Greet in each concert. People don't always make connections with modern dance, and so this is a way to try to make it reach people."
The Exchange Dance Festival, in addition to being a place for dancers to gather and give each other feedback on their work and their creative processes, is the flagship event of Johnson's Bell House, not so much a dance company as a network.
"I'd say it's a dance cooperative, and by that, I mean it's an umbrella organization that can support and house artistic exchanges between artists, dancers, visual artists, musicians, artists who want to collaborate on projects," she said.
"This is our big event every year," she continued. "Every other event or performance we have is usually an artistic venture that I'm involved in. I'll get together with another artist in town and put something together to perform out of town, but the Exchange Festival is our main event."
The Exchange Dance Festival may be young, but it's certainly doing its job as a flagship event according to Johnson.
When Johnson started this in 2009, she had a little trouble filling out all the concerts with dancers. That's not the case anymore.
"I do know that from 2009 to 2011 I went from inviting people and having to fill the concerts to having to turn people away and getting submissions from 12 states," she said.
"There are a lot of people who are really excited about the festival in Tulsa," Johnson said. "We all do stuff together around town, so this is kind of a grass-roots kind of thing right now."
Brooke Schlecte, a dancer with Waco's Out On A Limb dance company, is a close friend of Johnson and sings loud praises about the festival and its benefits.
"I actually had a dream the other night that I could take a once-a-week technique class from my grad school," she began. "You really get to where you miss those dance tech classes. It's really neat to be able to see and experience things and sort of get your brain going again."
In doing so, Schlecte and her dancing ilk all come away from the festival with fresh inspiration.
"I get a new shell. I get energized again, I get new ideas," she said. She's attended both previous festivals, so she knows what to expect. "I'm like, 'Oh, there are other people doing this work, too -- it's not just me.' I get to remember that I'm doing something that matters and I need to keep going. I always have a great feeling afterward."
Schlecte perhaps summed up the festival best when she commented on its name.
"It's called Exchange," she said. "All the performers and choreographers in the community have a chance to have a dialog and have an exchange of ideas. We get people to talk and we get them together to think about it and ask questions."
A big part of the exchange, according to Johnson, revolves around the process of creating dance. Artists are able to get feedback on works-in-progress if they so desire, or they might be able to test the waters of something brand new with a small audience that is already on their side.
"A lot of times, these festivals are all about just performing your works and showing it to somebody," she said. "What ends up happening is a group comes in and does its thing. They pack up and leave, and there's not any talk about process or anything."
In an effort to avoid exactly that, Johnson has built in elements into the schedule that will be conducive to artistic growth.
"We have networking times so that you can talk about things like process," she said. "It's also a way to be accountable for your work. We've had artists in the past get asked questions in the Q and A and weren't able to talk about what they were doing. We see you're talented, but we want to see what you're doing and why. And how."
So the Exchange Dance Festival comes to Tulsa Ballet's Studio K this weekend. In addition to the classes for dancers, there are three performances for the public.
"The show starts at 6 o'clock," Johnson said. "It's the same show on Friday as Saturday. Then there's a no-frills show on Saturday afternoon. There are a couple of pieces where the artists wanted a more intimate space, so the no-frills show will be in a studio. So there are two shows and three opportunities to see them."
Sunday will feature an improv jam, a couple of hours of dancers just doing their thing, which seems like it might be a bunch of people randomly shaking it.
It won't be.
"Improv jam is using improvisational skills," Johnson said. "Improv has to be practiced. It's about listening to other people with your body. You can't just go in there and do whatever the crap you want."
Perhaps most fascinating would be simply watching the developments on that improv jam floor.
The Exchange Dance Choreography Festival takes place August 10-12 at Tulsa Ballet's Studio K. Classes and workshops begin Friday morning, with performances open to the public Friday and Saturday at 6pm, Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at 9am. Tickets for dancers and audience members are available by phone at 918-549-1231. For more information, visit exchangefestival.org.
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ok so i got hit a couldn't escape. got killed even though my units were maxed with what i though was the best in beta but died anyway. any tips?
ok so i got hit a couldn't escape. got killed even though my units were maxed with what i though was the best in beta but died anyway. any tips?
Don't deploy your units, they get pretty much instakilled by the carrier. Try to flank it and shoot the engines as well as the command center, then retreat and repeat. The enemy carrier soon runs out of fuel to repair itself and you can take it out piece by pice
Deploy Walruses and use a single Manta to take out the engines (side pods) before starting on the defenses, once they are down you can get the rest of the Manta's up and running. Then throw everything at it until it dies .. .. ..
The key with the Manta is to stay as close to the sea as possible to ensure the enemy AA cannot start hitting you .. .. ..
We've been improving the behavior of the Carrier somewhat, so hopefully it will be a little more pleasant fighting against it now. Many changes have been made since the last beta. As I mentioned in another thread, we are releasing a new beta build soon.
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I would disagree slightly. Once I see the enemy carrier I always deploy my units before contact, as the battle will probably knock my lifts out of action, which kind of leaves me stuck not able to do anything. I tuck my units well away from the fight, but in a position to help. Then I attack the carrier and try to take out some of its guns. If it launces units on me I immediately swap to another unit to let my defense guns rip the carrier units apart. After its units are dead it will usually run, But if Not I use my guns to take out his before sendingin my units.
Anyway, that leaves me with fully equipped units and him having to replace them all. Generally after a couple of battles like this he is dead in the water and I can finish off the islands at my leiusre. That probably wont work as well with a bigger load of Islands int he full game, but its still a good stratagy I think.
I also tend to run behind the lines and nuke the command center of his Islands rather than capture them. Makes sure he cant make use of them.


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Monday, December 5, 2011
Goals for December 2011
I am taking up the inspiration I found online from
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All villa luxury resort on Praslin with plunge pool and 24-hours Butler service
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This luxury hotel is situated on the beautiful Northeast tip of Praslin island, surrounded by pristine sandy beaches and crystaline clear waters. It is located nearby the famous Anse Lazio beach.
Services and facilities
Raffles Praslin Seychelles provides 24-hours Butler service, Raffles Lounge on Mahe, largest SPA in the Seychelles, 500 m long sandy beach, children and teenagers club, 5 restaurants and bars.
Villa features
All villa luxury resort with ocean or hillside views. Other amenities include free wireless, private plunge pools, outdoor pavilion with private cellar, sound bar and plug-and-play facilities for MP3 player.
Hotel Amenities
- General
Raffles Praslin Seychelles offers 86 villas designed in contemporary residential style, with personalized 24-hours Raffles Butler service.
Exquisit dining experiences, with the option of private dining, which can be customized according to your preferences. This luxury resort offers 5 restaurants and bars.
Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Raffles Praslin Seychelles features 2 outdoor swimming pools and a fitness facility. This luxury hotel also offers a concierge desk, a children and teenagers club, and multilingual staff.
Complimentary access to our fully serviced Raffles Lounge on Mahe. Transfer service from Praslin airport (30-minutes by car).
Wedding and honeymoon packages are also available.
Librerie/Business center.
- Technology support staff
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Private beach - direct access
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Internet point
- Computer station
- 24-hour business center
- One meeting/conference room
- Room service (limited hours)
- Event catering
- Audiovisual equipment
- Secretarial services
- Business services
- Exhibit space
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
- On private beach
- Banquet facilities
- Total number of rooms - 86
- Beauty services
- Concierge desk
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Free Wi-Fi
- Children's club
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Free parking
- Poolside bar
- Year Built 2011
- Wedding services
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking
- Room Amenities
- MP3 docking station
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Access via exterior corridors
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom phone
- Bidet
- Rainfall showerhead
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- Slippers
- Bathroom scale
- Welcome amenities
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Clock radio
- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Remote lighting/drapery/curtain control
- Double sink
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Down comforter
- Down blanket
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- First-run movies
- Free movie channels
- Individually furnished
- Pillowtop mattress
- Private plunge pool
- Espresso maker
- Dining
Losean Restaurant - Losean is open for breakfast and dinner featuring contemporary Mediterranean cuisine with influence from the Indian ocean, its main draws are the open kitchen and an abundance of homemade fresh products.
Losean Delicatessen - Comfortable yet relaxing boutique-like outlet offering homemade products like jams, marmalade chutneys, and relish. Picnic hampers can be personalized.
Curieuse Restaurant - Seafood restaurant exuding a breezy atmosphere in a relaxed and casual venue. It offers the highest quality of seafood and prime cuts prepared with light modern cooking methods.
Curieuse Pool Bar - This pool-side bar offers residents fresh juices, refreshments and light fare, ideal for a day by the pool.
Danzil Bar Lounge - Inspiring vistas that overlook the ocean. Danzil features an extensive array of skillfully prepared cocktails, premium alcoholic beverages with a rich selection of rare whiskies, cognac, rums and wines.
Takamaka Terrace Lounge - Trendy and chill-out lounge with dramatic vistas overlooking the sea, exuding a sophisticated, soothing ambiance. Takamaka offers premium cognacs, whiskies, classic cocktails and signature Raffles cocktails under the stars. Shisha pipes.
In-villa Dining - Dine in the privacy of your own villa; choose from a selection of international cuisine and home-style cooking. Available 24-hours a day.
Private Dining - With the varied landscape at Raffles Praslin, opportunities abound, be it for casual outdoor dining or private dining for formal occasions. Raffles butlers are able to arrange a romantic dining experience on the beach or on board a yacht.
- Recreation
The Sugar Palm Club is a dedicated kid's club catering to toddlers (0-4), children (5-12) and teenagers (13-18). Lively, educational and age appropriate activities are coordinated by our recreation team. Babysitter on request.
A range of non-motorized water sport activities like kayaks, pedalos, snorkeling and diving. Sunset cruises may be arranged for you, a perfect way to end the day; for the big game fishing enthusiasts, a boat will take you to a nearby fishing hot-spot, to aland the "Big One." Yacht charter tours are also available at your convenience.
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Complimentary bicycles on site
- Golfing nearby
- Boating nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Dock on site
- Kayaking on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Playground on site
- Running track/path on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Swimming on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Spa
The first Signature Raffles Spa, the largest in the Seychelles, located steps away from the stunning coastline of Anse Takamaka, is the perfect haven for a complete rejuvenation of the mind, body and soul. The Raffles Spa embraces the philosophy of living well, and at the core of the spa philosophy is the pearl, adored for her cherished beauty and charm.
The luxurious spa features 13 Treatment Pavilions, each showcasing the spectacular views, which sandy beaches and dramatic granite boulders, from every window. Set among natural rock formations and high above the water, even the journey to the treatment pavilions is an intrinsic part of the Raffles Spa experience.
The Raffles Spa also offers steam and sauna (separate men and women), whirlpools, inhalation room and experience showers, outdoor lounge with soaking pool, Spa Garden and outdoor movement pavilion for Yoga and Pilates. Fitness centre with Technogym equipment.
Beauty and Hairdressing saloon. Spa boutique. Healthy Spa menus can be served.
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Body wraps
- Couples treatment rooms
- Facial treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Manicures and pedicures
- Massages
- Massages on beach
- Number of treatment rooms 13
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Caters to couples
Caters to families
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 190
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 100 (from 8 to 4 years old)
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 110 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Babysitting/childcare fee: EUR 15 per hour, per child (up to 14 years old)
- In-room childcare fee: EUR 15 per hour, per child (ages 2 to 12 years old )
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Guests must transfer via airplane or boat to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Yep, this is my bicycle. And here I'll show what I'm doing to this poor soul.
First, What I started with
And now what it looks like with a new battery/brains box + recycled NiCd's + and old BD36
At this point the bike works, and I've used it for a few rides. The duct tape and cut up zip-lock bag provide basic rain sealing for now. I'll be painting the battery box and properly sealing it once I get a few more switches and a power socket for my headlight installed. Oh yea, 33.6v 7.6Ah battery pack, should give me ~20 mile range while averaging 12-14 mph. (I'm a slow-poke biker, we'll see how long that lasts )
Future plans:
finish up the battery box
better head light (so I can blind the car's for a change)
Up my gearing so I can pedal with the motor
make the motor drive the bottom bracket
P.S. I'll get pics inside the battery box next time I pull it apart.


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Earlier this week, the UK shit rag/newspaper The Daily Star printed a "shocking" story about how Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar North were going to base the next version of their incredibly popular series in the sleepy Northern England town of Rothbury, scene of the recent fatal stand off between Northumbria Police and Raoul Moat.
Expect of course it wasn't. Someone at The Star had clearly been on the Something Awful or B3ta forums and decided that someone's mock up was a real game and ran with the story, without first bothering to do anything important like fact check. The story was pulled from the website within hours of publication but not quickly enough for Rockstar Games' lawyers to ask the Star for an apology.
What's most interesting about the apology (link here) is the bit at the very bottom.
If ever there was a more appropriate use of punctuation, then I'd like to see it.


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Don Aaron Greenlee
Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Don Aaron Greenlee will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at Cortez Cemetery.
Don Aaron Greenlee was born Oct. 21, 1937, in Cortez to Howard Edward and Gailen Lorene (Longenbaugh) Greenlee. He passed away at his home Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the age of 75.
Don married Janelle Huff and to this union Pam and Cinda were born. He then married Verna Trout and to this union Brian and Bradley were born. Don then married Dorothy Hinton.
He loved horses, hunting and raising cattle.
Surviving Don are his children, Pam Seyller and husband, Karl of St. Joseph, Mo., Brian Greenlee of California, and Bradley Greenlee of Farmington, N.M.; five grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; four step-daughters; brothers, Darrell Greenlee of West Linn, Ore., and Garth Greenlee and wife, Sandy of Cortez; and sister, Cheryl McCutcheon and husband, G.W. of Cortez. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Greenlee; parents, Howard and Gailen Greenlee; daughter, Cinda Greenlee; and brother, James L. Greenlee.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choosing.
Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. For further information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.


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Celebrating Life DISNEY style.
Wow, we're in July already!! Can you believe it? We're half way through the year already! It's winter....but some days, you just wouldn't know it here.....coz we still get to enjoy fun in the sun & ice cream:
Just a couple of months ago, I was struggling so miserably with all-day morning-sickness, and although I'm not one to wish my life away....I was sure as hell wishing away those months & holding on to hope that the sickness would relieve & life would return to some sort of normalcy & a beautiful baby would greet us at the end of it all :) And...now...it's July! I'm 23weeks pregnant!! I have my energy & a zest for life again. My bubba is growing nicely, our trip is just 4 weeks away & the school holidays have been GREAT!
Chris celebrated his birthday last Tuesday! We went out on Sunday night with family & friends to commemorate his special day, and then stayed home for some family time on his actual special day! Ella & I made his favourite dinner, baked him a chocolate mud cake {even though he doesn't even like cake....let alone chocolate cake lol}, decorated the house with balloons & set the table ready for a party for 3. It was nice! Ella loves LIFE! Like most toddler, she embraces life for all it's grace & glory & lives it 100%! She loves to celebrate & the girl loves to PARTY! So, as we celebrated Chris's 37th year of life, I smiled & cherished all that we have at this moment! I'm so very grateful!
On Friday, my Mum took Ella & I to Disney On Ice! IT.WAS.AWESOME!! I've been to a Disney On Ice once before when I was about 13yrs old with some friends & I also saw Cinderella on Ice a few years ago. But this one was PURE MAGIC! I don't know if it was the pregnancy hormones or because I'm weakening in my old age or if it's because I see the world in a whole new light now.....but the show was so entertaining & I even shed a tear....a happy tear of course!
{Above: My Mum & Ella: aka Tinkerbell, walking into the Centre}
{Above: My girl & I waiting for the show to begin!}
{Above: Mum & Ella....and one of Ella's scores for the day: a $30 Princess Light Wand! Total rip off....but hey, how often do we get to be Tinkerbell at Disney On Ice?}
Ella was in complete awe the whole time! She clapped & cheered & was screaming out at the top of her lungs "Just kiss her" to the prince in the Little Mermaid :) She loved it! And so did Mum & I :)
Today, Monday, Kirsty & I packed 3 kids, 3 esky bags, 2 nappy bags, a stroller, several grocery bags & the NavMan into her car & the 5 of us headed into the Northside of town to meet our lovely friend Kim & her 2 kidlets! It was the first time we went to this park....and Oh.My.Goodness. we'll be back!! It was so cool! The kids had an absolute blast! Four hours later, we re-packed the car, however this time with empty eskies & VERY dirty yet VERY content kids back into the car & headed home! IT WAS FUN!! One of those perfect days really!
{Sophie, Jet & Ella}
These three have been friends since babyhood. Ella was 6 weeks old, when I nervously stepped foot into the local health centre & joined a New Mother's Group! One of the best decisions I ever made....coz Ella has lifetime friends from it...and so do I :)
And below: This is one of their first park play dates back in 2008 when these kindred little souls, were just getting to know each other :)
{Ella, Jet & Sophie in 2008!}
And now in mid 2011, that 3 has grown to 5....and later this year I can't wait to see our little man in his pram, making it 6, amongst this crew :)
It's been a great week!
School holidays ROCK....even if it's only teachers & kids who agree with me lol! I love being off work with my little lady! We've been busy enjoying life, seeping it all in & I couldn't be happier! We've baked & played & rekindled friendships & slept in {well....kind of}, we've laughed & loved & everything else in between! I wonder what this week will bring?


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Taxes are huge issue of the election inches closer but it's actually not the top concern for many business owners -- -- new survey of small business CEOs.
Laid out their top three problems and they are.
Health care at 62% of the economy at 61%.
And access to capital 46%.
Susan solving business CEO of -- SE TV dot com and a small business expert.
To see that health care he's a bigger concern than the economy.
Yes they're really -- actually Melissa for the about the last twenty years health -- been creeping -- concern for small businesses.
And what we've seen a small businesses as health care has risen in cost they have had to either cut there health care for their employees.
Or they've cut back on what the coverage can be a lot of them opted for health savings accounts right right now they are paralyzed with fear about Obama care.
Particularly when they look at the fact that no -- can explain how this is gonna get paid for.
But secondly they also recognize that costs are going to be really sky rocket.
And what's happening for those employees who have under fifty employees right now we -- where your mandated to provide health care coverage.
They're saying you know what I'm not gonna cross over that fifty employee threshold.
Because it's too expensive that the disincentive for growth.
The second thing is I've talked to many small businesses were saying.
I got over fifty employees right now but I'm reducing my workforce -- cutting them back to part time I know in this economy it's ludicrous.
But it's a huge concern and is going to continue to be what.
Obamacare in a -- most employers will say needs to be repealed -- the second one I wasn't surprised about it's the economy in of course that that is something that I think small business owners would be.
Most focus on because that's -- -- demand comes for a that's right economy is huge in fact right now small business optimism has plummeted again.
More small businesses are saying they're not going higher and now we're -- even see some small businesses starting to lay employees off once again a very sorry state for this economy.
But that really what they're saying is.
Congress Mr.
President you have got to get the federal deficit in check you've got -- sixty -- only -- small businesses are focused on the deficit more a band.
Taxes more than other things that might drive the economy they really -- to trickle down from the deficit haven't they connect those -- well because you can only keep spending money you don't have for so long the reality of being in business as you can't spend money that you don't have and they have no way to repay.
They also see how it's affecting consumer confidence.
And what they see is consumer comments that confidence isn't coming back people aren't spending money like they should in order really grow your small business.
And it not only do they fear more of a recession they even fear going into a depression.
And that access to capital of course is the other 146%.
Said that they were concerned about -- that was that you know very significant headwind.
President Obama greeted the thirty billion dollar small business lending fund.
But will not a lot of that money made it back out when I talk to regional banks small banks community banks you know they say.
This standards are just a lot higher now from lending because you know we've been burned and also.
Businesses are reluctant to -- I mean that's absolutely true that thirty billion dollar fund what a joke.
Because not so little of it got out to small businesses we also saw hundreds of community banks go out of business and that they didn't have a bail -- they weren't too big to fail.
So what we do know is yes indeed under reading writing standard should be strong -- But balance sheets for small businesses aren't strong at this point they have -- -- This is -- forgotten market segment.
In this economy right now despite the rhetoric it's had forgotten what I -- solution though because it's not to give away money is -- businesses that are gonna felt the same time businesses.
Need money in order to bankroll their operation so I don't really know what the solution there as well this solution has to really get the economy going again for his.
-- -- out small -- as you said militia that are about another -- but no seriously it's it's not it's it's funny but it's not -- you know small businesses until they see that recovery.
They're not gonna go -- -- most of the bankers I speak with that said.
Loan applications are down.
So -- as you know if you're not act if the small business aren't going out to get loans obviously banks can't lend to them -- but nonetheless they're still they aren't strong enough to get those -- -- we need to get the Connery going -- need a pro growth agenda we need free enterprise.
We need an economy that will allow the American dream to be alive and well Susan.
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Here is Answer Me This! Episode 174. Cherish it. Savour it. For it is the penultimate episode before we take a holiday until May. Aw, quit blubbing, you'll set us off as well…
Today we consider:
Tony Blair's fortune
fireman's poles
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pretty jellyfish
Home on Their Own
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John Major vs. Rufus Hound
Paul O'Grady's fake shed vs. John Wayne Gacy
This Morning's head-shrinker
Cluedo, the telly quiz adaptation
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Catalog Living
Britney's derriere
the new face of Blue Harbour.
Plus: Olly shows the ladies a good time in Wood Green; Helen dusts off her good manners in order to tell you that your flies are undone; and Martin the Sound Man WAS NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING IN HIS PRIVATE BROWSER, alright? This week's Bit of Crap on the App (find it on iPhone or Android) tells how Olly beat the charity auction system, because even altruists love a bargain.
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My Kind of Town: Charleston, South Carolina
Novelist Josephine Humphreys says the city is more than just her hometown, it's her life
- By Josephine Humphreys
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One spring afternoon I was sitting at my office desk when I heard the sounds of a ruckus outside. And I do welcome a ruckus. My office is on the ground floor of the Confederate Home, where widows lived after the Civil War and old ladies still live today, with the extra studio apartments rented to artists and writers. It's a quiet place hidden away in the busy heart of town, amid lawyers and tourists and Charlestonians out for a stroll. In good weather I leave my two big windows open, knowing something interesting will waft in from Chalmers Street. If I'm lucky it might be oompah music from nearby Washington Park, or a snippet of conversation from passersby who're unaware that I'm only three feet away and may well weave their snippet into what I'm writing. The noise on this particular afternoon was new: a clomping and a hollering. I looked down the street and saw a company of Union soldiers marching my way, attracting the stares of onlookers.
Suddenly the spectators turned on the men in blue, hurling first insults and then projectiles. One big brick struck a soldier in the head, and he fell to his knees with a hand over his bleeding ear. When the brick hit the street, it didn't behave like a brick at all. It bounced. Aha. Better than a ruckus, a movie! Pretty soon everyone recovered, and Makeup came to clean up the fallen soldier.
I count myself lucky to have been born in a town that's rife with contradictions, a difficult past in constant need of retelling, and real characters. Moviemakers seem to love the place. Who would not, seeing for the first time these old tall houses with their unique side porches, the streets lined with palmettos and live oaks, the muted sunlight filtering down through sea mist and humidity? We're called the "Holy City" for our skyline of steeples, and we were named America's "most well-mannered city" 11 times by the late doyenne of etiquette Marjabelle Young Stewart. Visitors notice all this beauty and politeness and history. Sometimes I do too, but more often I can't clearly see anything at all, or at least not in any pure or definable form that could lead to a sobriquet or a superlative. This is because I've lived my whole life here. I know too much. Nothing I see is simply scenery or event, but all is overlaid with memories, and those memories with other memories and stories, plus the truth of history as I've learned it over time, and finally with a film of dreams and losses, bits of music, discoveries, tragedies, wild comedy and fragments of desire. I never think of Charleston as my "hometown." I don't know what I should call it, except maybe my life.
You'd think that a lifetime spent in one town would lead eventually to understanding or at least to boredom (if those two things are not the same). That has not happened. I can still be surprised, for instance, by coincidences, by abrupt outcroppings of irony or by the way history bubbles up in one form or another. Often it's Civil War history, given the local obsession, but it can also be my own.
Last November another movie was filming farther uptown at Read Brothers store, on the corner of Spring and King, where I'd gone under the pretense of buying a bedspread. Read Brothers is the strangest store you'll ever see, a big red-brick, creaky-floored building stocked primarily with fabric but also with used books, vintage toys, folding paper fans, long johns, foam rubber and high-end stereo equipment. I like to drop in periodically to get inspired by the wacky plenitude. Evidently, the movie director was similarly inspired when he chose the store as a setting. Whether the scene was action or romance didn't matter; Read Brothers looks like a place where anything could happen. The line between then and now is thin. Some of that merchandise has been on the shelves for decades. I asked the owner, Marianne Read, what the oldest item in the store was, and without missing a beat she reached into a basket on the counter and grabbed a card of hairpins, "Victory Bobbies," vintage World War II. I bought them for a dollar and asked if I'd gotten the last set. "Oh, no," she said. "We have cartons and cartons in the storeroom."
It was reassuring to think of those extra cartons, surely an eternal supply. I realized that Read Brothers mirrors my image of Charleston itself: a place packed with oddities and treasures that will never be depleted. Or maybe I was really thinking about my own self, desperately hoping my brain will prove to be similarly provisioned for the future. But just as I was leaving Read Brothers I noticed that the stock of merchandise on the main floor seemed a little thinner than it used to be. In a corner where once my childhood friend Pat and I used to select fabric for our dance recital costumes, choosing from shelves and shelves of bright tulle and satin, now the supply of the spangliest and glitteriest had dwindled to a dozen or so bolts. I pretended not to see that. I want Read Brothers to live forever.
Those bobby pins are basically my age. I was born in 1945. The three houses where I grew up are all just a few blocks from my Confederate Home office, and Chalmers Street, which in my childhood formed a line between well-mannered downtown and a more variegated (and artier, wilder, more interesting) uptown, was my main playground. On the corner was the Fireproof Building, which as a child I never entered; it housed historical documents and didn't welcome children, as if History were something that could be destroyed not only by fire but by children. But in adjacent Washington Park, I played every afternoon with Pat, who lived just over the wall, and there was plenty of history for us in the park: not only the scaled-down replica of the Washington Monument (this one dedicated to Confederate soldiers), but also monuments commemorating the poet Henry Timrod; Francis Salvador, the first Jew elected to public office in America; and Elizabeth Jackson, mother of Andrew Jackson. Pat and I roller-skated around these monuments and memorized their inscriptions, which seemed to suggest to us a rich variety of histories. Sometimes we sat on a bench under giant live oaks and watched the comings and goings of lawyers on the way to City Hall. Beyond Pat's house was the Confederate Home, which I rather feared at the time, knowing that it housed old ladies. Charleston's old ladies ruled the town, and if you misbehaved within the hawkish eyesight of one, as Pat and I did once when we skated into the street instead of staying in the fenced park, you'd be in for a tongue-lashing even if the old-lady spy was not one you knew personally.
I don't remember ever hearing the word "woman" spoken in my early years. Is that possible? There were basket ladies, literary ladies, cleaning ladies, flower ladies, artist ladies, ladies of the evening. And two-block cobblestoned Chalmers Street had seen them all. At No. 6, two eccentric and valiant old ladies ran, on their own shoestring, the Old Slave Mart Museum, the single place I encountered where the shocking reality of slavery (human beings were bought and sold here) was acknowledged as part of our history. No. 17, "The Pink House," was the studio of Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, who painted idyllic watercolor landscapes of slaves at work on hazy pastel plantations; but in an earlier age the building had been one of the city's many bordellos. At No. 36, there lived one old lady whose presence in town would shape my future: Josephine Pinckney, the only flesh-and-blood novelist I had glimpsed, and aside from a great-aunt, the only other Josephine I'd heard of.
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Jo, I love this article! You are a wonderful author, capturing so many vivid images that I too recall. Now I thirst for more of your works...
Posted by Leonie Gill on September 21,2011 | 07:19 AM
goodness me, I was looking up Cecelia Vaughn on the internet and found this article. I too started dance at Miss Maime's and later taught for her in the 50's while in college at the C of C. However, most of my young life was spent in *Cele* Vaughn's dance studio(s). The earliest one I remember, and my memory is not what it once was, was on the lower end of King Street, upstairs over a liquor store..Across from the Riviera Theatre, I think. Then she moved her studio west of the ashley to Savannah Highway. She lived in the area so the move made sense. Read Brothers was *the* place for costume materials and my mother made many, many costumes...not only for me but for other students in Cele's classes.
I know live right outside Indianapolis, In. and one day got to chatting with the lady who works in our local pet supply shoppe. She's 20 yrs. my younger but we found we both are from Charleston, went to St. Andrews High School and she studied dance with Cele for 18 yrs.
FWIW, I still dance and belong to a group called *The Timesteppers* who perform.
Thanks for the great memories.
Posted by Eleanor carter on January 23,2010 | 10:55 AM
Ms. Humphreys:
My wife and I took the plunge and re-located to Charleston over five years ago. We were married here and held our reception at the Confederate Home and School! Now, we live just a block or so from you over on State Street. It was a huge adjustment, obviously, but we agree with you that it is rich in history and lore. And we're becoming richer all the time with new friends we've made here. Thanks for this lovely article.
Posted by Tom Bradford on May 25,2009 | 01:37 PM
We recently checked out Charleston as a possible location for our ultimate semi-retirement years - as a physician and ships' engineer I could never retire. However, after visiting and talking to so many nice people and being super cautious about our final decision and reading this wonderful article about our future home, I feel very heartened in our decision to relocate to Charleston and try to make a contribution to the society there and try to change absolutely nothing except to enjoy life as we have up till now, but I do feel that we will enjoy life much more in Charleston than where we live now. Thank you for such a heart warming and honest assessment of Charleston.
Posted by Dr. Steven Klein on April 15,2009 | 12:00 AM
Loved your article on Charleston, one of my favorite cities in the world. I spend part of the year here as my daughter and her family live here and I love to walk the streets downtown, fantasizing about all the history that has taken place in these old buildings. How I wish I could have seen the Charleston of your childhood; everyone I meet here keeps telling me how much things have changed (though they usually add, "for the better.")But of course, the old is still very much present, especially if you look for it.
Thanks for an insider's view....
Jackie Frey
(Co-incidentally, Duke Women's College, Class of 1964)
Posted by Jackie Frey on March 17,2009 | 10:14 AM
Goodness, My broker in charge at Carolina One real estate sent this article written by Josephine.and I am reading it this morning, as i begin my week.....I am flooded with similar memories. i too was born in charleston, St Francis , in 1947.and I too went yearly to Read Brothers to purchase the shiny fabrics and glo in the dark glitter for my dance recitals at Memminger auditorium, taugh by Cecelia Vaughn Dance Studio, somewhere i think up above where Saks is now., The highlight, other than the dance class, was having mom to myself and then walking up to Woolworths. to buy 10 cents worth of malted milk balls from the vast candy counter..............The memories are flooding me right now, and I could go on for awhile, but need to get back to present...........Thanks to Josephine for writing, Brenda
Posted by Brenda Bennett Rosenthal on March 16,2009 | 08:57 AM
I loved your article, Jo. Your writing spans a wide swath of Charleston life and makes it all warm and real. I just want to insert that the picture of you on the calendar first appeared as the cover of my Charleston: A Historic Walking Tour book published by Arcadia Publishing Company. In this book I outline three downtown walking tours and give the history of selected buildings and houses seen along the way. I have the picture you are referring to but I don't know how to upload it here.
Posted by Mary Preston Foster on March 13,2009 | 05:38 PM
Hey, Josephine, What a nice surprise to open up my Smithsonian and see the great story by you! Lawrence called to say he enjoyed it too. I loved the way you describe your feelings about Charleston - I feel the same way about Kent, and realize that I am also one of the old lady spies in my life town. Your love of your beautiful town comes through clearly in your writing. I miss Charleston and miss you all...
Posted by The Other Marge on March 11,2009 | 07:38 PM
A delightful article about my favorite place to visit! (This past December was our most recent, and the homes were so beautifully decorated for Christmas.) There is something very special about Charleston, with it's 'living history', and gracious southern hospitality. Thank you for sharing your 'life' story, Josephine, it took me back once more. I'll think of you writing beside your open windows next time we stroll the city streets.
Posted by BJ Porter on March 6,2009 | 01:32 PM
Jo, the article makes me want to go back to Charleston for the umpteenth time. The old city never gets old and I even like being a little old lady there! You write with such style!
Posted by Louise Maynor on March 3,2009 | 11:01 PM
Dear Josephine Humphreys, I loved your Smithsonian story - my mother was a Read and her father was one of the original Read Brothers (Daniel Tobias Read) - she grew up playing in the store and riding to the top floor attic on the old lift. Her family "legend" was that Finnigan the Tooth Rat lived up there and collected her teeth from under her pillow and left her a shiny coin as payment (no tooth fairies in her dreams!) Love your writing! Charleston is magic! Best regards, Edie Read Crouch
Posted by Edie Crouch on March 3,2009 | 10:20 AM
Jo, I met you w/ the Lunatics Book Club on IOP and discovered recently you know Nancy Pate (Furman friend). Charleston is on my radar screen right now because I had a family painting in Maine researched (artist was Isabel Lydia Whitney) and the trail led to Society St. and the whole Gordon Langley Hall story. Not only was that house painted by Edward Hopper, but the house across the street is the house where great-great grandfather, William Gilmore Simms, died. So I MUST get to Society St. with palette and paper.. Enjoyed the article--I am a fan of Three O'Clock dinner. Anne (Lee Simms Buck) Davis
Posted by Anne Davis on March 2,2009 | 08:16 AM
Dear Ms. Humphrreys, My daughters and I will be escaping Minnesota in March in order to spend a few days in Charleston. We have a list of things to see and do, and now we have added Read Brothers to the list. Maybe we'll stand on the sidewalk outside your office and say something scandalous. We'll stop short of a ruckus, though. Thank you for your delightful article. Best wishes! Marge Lundeen Annandale, MN
Posted by Marge Lundeen on February 26,2009 | 09:14 AM
Hey, Joe. One of my novels is set in Charleston (Dreams of Sleep), and two just outside of Charleston (Rich in Love and The Fireman's Fair). Hope you have a great time here in March!
Posted by Josephine Humphreys on February 25,2009 | 07:45 PM


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