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House of Representatives Passes Lewis Resolution Condemning Theft of Mojave Cross
The House of Representatives Tuesday voted unanimously to support a resolution by Congressman Jerry Lewis condemning the theft of the Mojave Cross veterans' memorial, and urging federal officials to cooperate fully with veterans groups in returning the memorial to its rightful location.
"Supporting our veterans is one of the top priorities for members of Congress, and I am grateful that my colleagues took this important measure up before we went out of session," said Lewis, who introduced the resolution in May. "Congress has repeatedly voted overwhelmingly to protect the Mojave Cross as a memorial to veterans and those who have died to defend our nation, and it is vital that we continue that support.
The Mojave Cross was erected on Sunset Rock in the East Mojave more than 75 years ago by veterans in honor of those who gave their lives in defense of the nation and freedom, Lewis told his colleagues. It was cut down and stolen by vandals in May after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision declaring the memorial unconstitutional.
Lewis joined with Congressman Buck McKeon and Ken Calvert in condemning the theft, and introduced the resolution calling on the Interior Department and Justice Department to work closely with veterans' groups to ensure it was returned. The resolution was cosponsored by 22 other members, and was set for a floor vote as part of the end-of-session wrap-up.
Although veterans' groups have offered to replace the stolen memorial, the National Park Service has refused because of the on-going court case surrounding the Mojave Cross.
Ruling on a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, lower courts have determined that the Mojave Cross was an unconstitutional display of a religious symbol on government land.
In response to urgent requests from constituents and veteran's groups, Congressman Lewis in 2003 authored legislation that exchanged land on which the cross stands for privately-held acreage within the Mojave National Preserve. He had also authored legislation in 2001 to declare the cross a national memorial -- the only such memorial dedicated to the war dead of WWI.
The land transfer was also ruled invalid by federal courts. But the U.S. Supreme Court in April overturned that decision, saying the lower courts had not given adequate consideration to whether Congress's action in exchanging the land resolved the constitutional question.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, in writing the Supreme Court decision, said the law granting the land exchange "embodied a legislative judgment that this dispute is best resolved through a framework and policy of accommodation. The statute should not have been dismissed as an evasion, for it brought about a change of law and a congressional statement of policy applicable to the case."
The cross was not established by the government, but rather by veterans to honor veterans of all wars, Lewis told his colleagues Tuesday. It has never been maintained by the government, and the land on which it sits was transferred by law to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in exchange for other land within the Mojave National Preserve.
Lewis has urged the Justice Department and Interior Department to complete the land transfer, which would allow the veterans' groups to replace the cross on private land.
"Legislation was approved by Congress and signed into law that would resolve this problem by removing the land from government ownership, and it is time to complete this process that has gone on for more than a decade now," Lewis said. "It is time to give our veterans groups the ability to replace this important memorial to those who gave their lives to defend our nation and freedoms."
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The Washington Park Board spent Thursday night reviewing the first draft of a proposed revision to park ordinances.
The revision of the ordinances, which cover everything from the makeup of the park board to acceptable behavior at the parks, has been a project for parks director Darren Dunkle since he came to the city in 2011.
Thursday night, the park board conducted a workshop to go over the proposed revisions instead of having a regular meeting.
Dunkle said the ordinances hadn't been updated for many years. He said there were some conflicts that needed to be addressed, as well as additions that needed to be made since new facilities have been added since the last revision.
Most of the ordinances remain unchanged, but some were altered. Dunkle said he consulted with other cities to see how they do things before making changes.
Bidding Process
The board requested one big change that wasn't in the draft proposal. Board members requested Dunkle present them with any bids for purchases before taking the request to the city council.
Earlier this year, Dunkle presented bids to the council for replacement doors at the city auditorium. The bid was $27,000 over budget and the council asked Dunkle to take the bid back to the park board to get a recommendation.
At the time, members of the park board said the first time they had heard about the door bid being over budget was at Dunkle's presentation to the council.
"We should have a good idea what we're buying," said Bob Kloeppel, board member.
Board members wanted to be more involved in the bidding process, but didn't want to see bids from every single parks purchase. Things like sod and mulch are regularly purchased and the board said it would slow down the process if they reviewed small purchases like that every month.
Still, the board requested to be included in the decision-making process for some purchases.
"I think if the board is going to make a recommendation, it should be an educated one," Sparky Stuckenschneider, board member, said.
After a discussion, the board came to the consensus that Dunkle should present bids on purchases more than $10,000 to the park board for review first, before taking the bids to the council.
"Let's go with $10,000," said Dan Cassette, board member. "If it becomes a problem, we can always change it."
Other Changes
The bidding change was the only major change to the draft, but the board did agree to some minor adjustments.
Dunkle, borrowing from other cities, proposed an ordinance that would require a vehicle exceeding a gross weight of 8,000 pounds to get permission before entering park property.
Dunkle said the reason for the ordinance is, some other cities have had problems with landscaping trucks and other heavy vehicles using parks as a meeting place. The heavy trucks can damage the pavement.
Dunkle said this hasn't been a problem in Washington. Because it hasn't been an issue, the board agreed to take it out for now.
"Let's get rid of it," Cassette said. "We can always put it in next year if it's an issue."
Another change clarifies the voting majority. For the nine-member board, five voters are needed for something to pass.
The board had been, at times, just doing a majority of people at the meeting.
"It's a simple majority of not who shows up, but of the collective group," Dunkle said.
The board also discussed a need for more signs. Several members expressed surprise at an ordinance banning glass bottles at parks. Dunkle said the ordinance wasn't new.
Other ordinances, like not feeding animals at Lions Lake, in the draft weren't new but were mostly unknown. The board said more signs needed to be placed so more people could be aware of the rules.


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Stir Fry Vegetables with Sofrito
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Try serving this zesty dish over rice, pasta, chicken or fish.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
Side Dishes
Serves: 4
Cups of Fruits & Vegetables per Serving: 1 1/4
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 cup sweet potatoes, fresh, sliced
1/2 cup calabaza or winter squash, sliced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, sliced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, sliced
1 cup zucchini, sliced
1/2 cup eggplant, sliced
1 medium tomato, chopped
2 Tbsp Sofrito
- Wash vegetables. Peel potatoes, calabaza and eggplant. Slice all vegetables.
- In a large frying pan, heat oil. Add potatoes and cook until slightly tender.
- Add calabaza and cook until slightly softened.
- Add bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes and sofrito.
- Cook in covered pan for 4-5 minutes or until tender. If needed, add a small amount of water to pan to keep vegetables from sticking.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 101
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Total Fat: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Saturated Fat: 0.3g
- Dietary Fiber: 3g
- % of Calories from Fat: 45%
- Sodium: 98 mg
- Protein: 3g
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Great brick twin conveniently located in Pennsburg. Cozy living room leads to eat in kitchen with newer appliances and ample cabinet space. First floor laundry/mud room exits to large, shaded yard with patio and storage shed, all fenced in for your privacy and enjoyment. Three bedrooms and full bath complete this economical home. Third floor is drywalled and could easily be fourth bedroom. Walking distance to Main Street shops plus easy access to restaurants, medical facilities, and major arteries.
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Daryl Clay Reid, 53, of Longview is under arrest, picked up on Wednesday by the Longview Police Street Crimes Unit. SCU Sergeant Ray Hartley says that Reid was arrested outside of his home, initially picked up on a no-bail Department of Corrections warrant. During the arrest, officers also claim to have found that Reid was in possession of heroin, scales and cash. Reid is now being held on that DOC warrant, and will face a new charge for possession of heroin.
Archive | July, 2013
School Board Forum
The seven candidates who are vying for two Longview School Board positions are invited to take part in a forum that's planned for this Sunday afternoon, being put on by the League of Women Voters of Cowlitz County. The forum is planned to start at 2 pm on Sunday in the John Searing Auditorium at the Cowlitz PUD Building in Longview. Anyone interested is invited to come by and listen to the candidates talk about their position on the possible consolidation of schools in Longview, along with other issues facing the district. Additional information on these candidates and other local candidates is also available on VOTE411.org.
Road Work
Up in Castle Rock, work continues on the Front Street Improvement Project. This week, sidewalk construction begins between Jackson Street and Huntington Avenue North; contractors will also be putting the first layer of asphalt down, working between Shintaffer Street and Jackson Street. That work is expected to be done today. On Monday, the existing street and sidewalk between Jackson Street Northwest and Cowlitz Street West will be removed. Full details are available from Castle Rock Public Works.
Cowlitz County has a full weekend of work planned, with striping, chip sealing and paving projects all around the county. Striping is planned for today on county roads in the Toutle-Silver Lake area, tomorrow in the Kelso area, and on Sunday near Kalama. Chip sealing is also planned in several locations. You can get full details by going to the Cowlitz County Public Works website.
Starting tonight and going through next Friday, I-5 northbound will be reduced to two lanes near Ridgefield, as some deteriorated pavement is replaced. Washington Department of Transportation officials say that the closure will give work crews the space they need to work on about a half-mile worth of pavement in the right lane of the freeway. The lane closure starts at 8 pm tonight, and is expected to continue to noon on Friday, August second. Delays are possible, so you'll want to budget some extra time if you're coming through that area.
Nutty Narrows Listing
The original Nutty Narrows Bridge is now being listed on Longview's Historic Register, and the City Council is also directing Mayor Don Jensen to submit a letter, requesting that the bridge be listed on the National Historic Register. Roger Peters, the son of Amos J. Peters, who built the bridge, says that it's a proper move, and one that would delight his father…nuttynarrows…Peters spoke to the City Council for about 20 minutes at last night's meeting, relating the "happy history" of how the bridge came to be, and the international attention that it has garnered over its lifetime. In fact, Peters says that the original construction of the Nutty Narrows Bridge was even marked by Sports Illustrated, as he read the "Scorecard" entry from the March 25th, 1963 issue of SI, which talked about the construction of the structure. The proposal for local listing sailed through on a 7-0 vote, and Jensen says that he'll be proud to write the letter requesting the National Historic Register listing, saying that the Nutty Narrows Bridge is a source of pride for the city, and will continue to bring tourists to this area.
KLOG Friday Sports
Hisashi Iwakuma got the win and Nick Franklin hit s three-run homer to lead the Mariners to an 8-2 win over the Twins. Felix pitches tonight, KLOG 6:00 pm…..Walla Walla beat Cowlitz 8-4 in West Coast League action last night. The rubber game of the three game series is tonight at Story Field, 6:35 pm…..The Kelso 10-year-old All-Stars went 1-1 at the Cal Ripken Regional in Montana yesterday. Kelso lost to West Linn Oregon 6-3 and beat Miles City Montana 18-4. Action continues today and Saturday in Helena…..Today is Pac-12 Football Media Day and the sportswriters picked Oregon to win the North Division with the Huskies picked 4th and the Cougars last…..The Seahawks first day of practice clouded by news that Percy Harvin has a hip injury that could need surgery.
Weekend Events–7/26-28/13
You can find some great buys on Friday in downtown Longview, as the Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce works with downtown businesses on its first-ever Sidewalk Sale, running from 10 am until 4 pm.
Mark Morris high school graduate Chris Waggoner brings his 10-piece Neil Diamond tribute band called "Play Me" to the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday night. Sing along with all of the classics, starting at 8 pm on Friday night. Call 575-TIXX for ticket information.
The Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo opens Friday night at the Cowlitz County Fair, starting at 7 pm. They'll also have go-rounds at 1 pm and 7 pm on Saturday. Tickets are available at the Cowlitz County Fair offices.
Stageworks Northwest continues a melodrama called "Dirty Deeds at the Depot," with shows planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Longview Theatre on Commerce Avenue in downtown Longview. Curtain is set for 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday, with 2 pm Sunday matinees. Bring the kids, come on down, cheer the hero and boo the villain. Tickets are available at the door.
You can help out the Kelso High School Marching Band at a garage sale that's planned for Saturday at 3314 Pine Street in Longview. Hours are 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday.
The Cowlitz County Chaplaincy is holding a golf tournament on Saturday, going off at the Lewis River Golf Club. Organizers say that they still have slots available for the four-person scramble, with the shotgun start at 10 am. Call 425-7222 or 360-920-5747 to get signed up.
The 11th annual Columbia County American Cancer Society Relay for Life is planned for this weekend, starting at 10 am on Saturday at St. Helens High School, continuing until 10 am on Sunday.
Amalak presents the annual Garden Tour in Kalama on Saturday, featuring five special locations around town. You can get maps and tickets for the tour at the Floral Effects Florist Shop on First and Elm. Proceeds from the tour will help support local charities that are backed by Amalak.
The second Music on the Mountain concert is set for Saturday night up at Johnston Ridge, with Seattle-based Daniel Kirkpatrick and the Bayonets performing at 6:30 pm. Admission is free.
The Cowlitz Community Farmers Market is taking this Saturday off, due to the Cowlitz County Fair, but they'll be back next week, open from 9 am until 2 pm on Tuesday and Saturday in the parking lot on 7th Avenue across from the Fairgrounds. The market runs through October. Berry season is kicking into high gear, fresh peaches are coming in, and local produce is also starting to come in.
The 2013 Ol' Pastime Tavern Car Show is set for Sunday in downtown Rainier. This will run from 10 am until 3 pm on Sunday, a benefit for the Columbia Womens' Resource Center. Registration starts at 8 am on Sunday; they'll also have raffles, a cake walk and kids' games. In addition, you'll be able to purchase a breakfast buffet at Hometown Pizza on A Street in Rainier.
The first-ever Southwest Washington Family YMCA Day Camp Car Wash is planned for Sunday in the large parking lot of the facility on 15th Avenue in Longview. Hours are 9 am until 3 pm on Sunday, with all proceeds helping to support the YMCA Summer Outdoor Day Camp. All campers who help out will get 10% cut off of their fee for the following week of camp.
The Sunday highlight at the Cowlitz County Fair is the return of the Demolition Derby, starting at 2 pm in the grandstands at the Fair. Tickets for that event will be available at the Fair offices.
Catch the Downtown Farmers Market at its new location on Sunday, heading to the parking lot at 15th and Broadway, across from the Longview City Hall. Along with the fresh flowers, hanging baskets, plant starts and handmade crafts, local berries and other fresh produce is expected to be in this weekend. Hours are 10 am to 3pm on Sunday.
WSH Fatal–Updated
The Sheriff's Office continues to investigate last night's fatal car crash in the 7000 block of West Side Highway, now saying that excessive speed was clearly a factor in the incident. They're identifying the woman killed in the crash as Brenda Osgood, 42, of Castle Rock. The initial investigation shows that she had been traveling northbound at a high rate of speed, and then lost control of her car. There were more than 300 feet of skid marks before her car skidded off the southbound shoulder of the road, slamming into a large tree. Osgood's car came to rest about 30 feet off the highway, down in a ravine. At this point, they're not sure of the possibility of driver impairment, but toxicology tests are pending.
Motorcycle Collision–Updated
Longview Police continue to investigate a serious motorcycle crash that took place last night in the 200 block of 24th Street. Officers and aid crews were called to that scene at 9:25 pm, where it was reported that a motorcycle had crashed, and that the rider was seriously injured. Those on the scene reported that the male rider was bleeding profusely from a head injury, and also had a wound to his chest. That man was taken first to Saint John Medical Center, and then was transferred to Oregon Health and Science University, where he's now listed in critical condition. The victim's name hasn't been officially released. At this time, it doesn't appear that anyone else was injured. As the investigation continues, it's now being reported that the 33 year-old motorcycle rider had been following a small sedan, and then moved to overtake the car. They say that the man got in front of the car and attempted a wheelie, and that's when the crash occurred. The victim's name still has not been released.
Private Rescue
A 48 year-old woman from Katie, Texas, who was injured in a fall on Mount Saint Helens, apparently decided that riding in a stokes litter wasn't the best way to get off the mountain, and decided to pay for a private helicopter to evacuate her. Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox says that Nancy Allen had climbed the mountain Tuesday night, with her 18 year-old daughter. On the descent, Allen and her daughter lost the trail, and she fell off of a rocky outcropping. Allen contacted the Skamania County Sheriff's Office around 8 pm on Tuesday. Their search and rescue team responded, along with the Volcano Rescue Team out of Yacolt. Though Allen's injuries weren't serious, she was unable to walk, and was loaded into the litter. Around 5:20 yesterday morning, Allen apparently decided that she'd had enough of the stokes basket, and decided to hire a private helicopter to airlift her and her daughter out. Around 6:30 yesterday morning, that chopper picked up Allen and the 18 year-old at the 6,100-foot level of the mountain. Cox says that the name of the helicopter company and their destination haven't been made available at this time.
Archie Anderson Burglary
The folks with Longview Youth Baseball say that someone broke into their clubhouse at Archie Anderson Park, stealing electronic equipment valued at about $1,000. The theft was reported a little after 1 pm yesterday; league officials say that the thieves got a PA system with a microphone, an amplifier and a CD player. It's also noted that there were no signs of forced entry, so it's thought that the suspect may have had a key. So far, no suspects have been identified, but Longview Police are following up on the case.


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New Scotland Archives The Altamont Enterprise, July 23, 2009
Going out for theater in the shadow of the Helderbergs
By Maggie Gordon
NEW SCOTLAND The sound of crickets and birds tangles with iambic pentameter in an herb garden as the Classic Theater Guild prepares for the third annual Helderberg Theater Festival on a rare, dry evening in July.
The festival, which features local actors and directors in four plays scattered around the grounds of Indian Ladder Farms, is free and will be open to the public from July 30 to Aug. 9.
It all begins with two Director's Projects scenes from Neil Simon's The Good Doctor, and a one-woman show called The Syringa Tree followed by Charlotte's Web and Much Ado About Nothing.
"The best part is that it's local, organic theater," said Ed Bablin, the festival's executive producer. "It's minimalist theater, just the sky, the chairs, and us.
"It's a bring-your-own chair production," he said while sitting on a grassy hill beneath the lights set up in front of the herb garden as the Shakespearean actors rehearsed their opening scene. "Bring a picnic, and a bottle of wine, and it can easily be an all-day event," he said.
One-woman show
The Syringa Tree is the first one-woman experiment for both director Rachael Schaeffer and actress Chelsea Mauger, and both are enjoying the experience. "A one-woman play is more of a collaboration than larger productions, because you don't have to split your focus it's a partnership," Schaeffer said.
"The play is about a young girl in South Africa, during apartheid, her experiences, and how she feels about her experiences," said Schaeffer. Though the story takes place in a far-away location, the story elements and the way the story is told are relevant to everyone, she said.
But while it may be relevant, it is far from traditional. Unlike actors in many one-person shows, Mauger will portray several roles, without using props or changing costumes. While she admitted to being a little nervous, she said she's excited about the play.
"It's relevant to our society. It's about freeing your spirit from the cage you put around yourself, and the cage the environment puts around you," Mauger said. "It really is a great play."
The Good Doctor and The Syringa Tree will be in the Apple Barn July 30 and on Aug. 2, 7, and 9 at 7 p.m., and Aug. 1 and 8 at 2 p.m.
Hammin' it up
A dozen kids sat cross-legged in front of a newly built stage as their director, Matt MacArevey, prepared them for a rehearsal. "No hamming it up," MacArevey told them.
"I try to say that as often as possible," he said with a smile.
There was a lighthearted mood on the set, as MacArevey substituted the traditional director's chair for a camping chair, making notes on a sheet of paper with a pink pig pen. His cast includes about 20 local children and adults, who will perform Joseph Robinette's adaptation of E.B. White's classic Charlotte's Web.
The children's novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur who is saved from slaughter by a smart barn spider named Charlotte.
"This is a great place for a show that takes place in a barn," MacAvery said, pointing behind the set where the mountains rise upward from the land. "We've got the mountains and the trees, and the outdoor smell of cut grass."
But outdoor rehearsals can present challenges during an uncharacteristically wet summer. "We've canceled one rehearsal and had to put off building the set," he said. "We don't have a rain location, so I had to tell everyone that we might have to cancel a performance or two."
The director is hoping for good weather, so the audience can appreciate all the hard work the actors have put in, and the beautiful scenery the venue provides. "It's going to be a great show," he said. "It's always fun to see characters you know done in different ways."
Charlotte's Web will be near the berries on July 31 and on Aug. 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9 at 5 p.m.
Shakespeare in the herb garden
This marks the third year the festival will feature one of William Shakespeare's plays. "We were originally thinking of doing King Lear, but we thought it would be a great idea to do a comedy this summer," said Roxanne Wegman, director of Much Ado About Nothing, which will be performed in the herb garden.
"A lot of people can't go on the vacations they normally have in the past, given gas and food prices, the loss of jobs, and all the things that seem to be going on in the world," Wegman said. "Theater gives us a chance to step outside of reality and feel as though all those problems have gone away even if just for a moment . . . I hope that people will come to our show and leave with lighter hearts than when they came."
Wegman, along with the actors, has been working on the production since March, and she's ready for an audience. Even though the play was written almost 410 years ago, Wegman said she's confident that a local audience will appreciate the romantic comedy.
"It's local, organic theater. You don't have to travel all the way to Lenox to see Shakespeare," she said. "It's great for the whole family, and it's one of the easiest Shakespeare plays to understand, no matter what your background is in Shakespeare."
The whole festival is great, Wegman said. "It's in hands-down, one of the most beautiful venues in this area for outdoor theater, with some of the most talented, young, local actors," she said.
Much Ado About Nothing will be at the herb garden on July 31 and Aug. 1, 6, and 8 at 7 p.m., and on Aug. 2 and 9 at 2 p.m.
Indian Ladder Farms is located in New Scotland on the Altamont-Voorheesville Road, Route 156, about three miles from Voorheesville and about five miles from Altamont. All performances in the Helderberg Theater Festival are free and open to the public.


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Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)—The influence that Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) had on other painters, from Cézanne to Picasso, is far-reaching, but "Poussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions" focusses on the artist's poetic affinities. Starting around the time that Poussin settled in Rome, in 1624, the show opens with a roomful of paintings built around scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses. They are grand, lush, and languidly erotic, with nude bodies echoing the elements of the landscapes. This is nowhere more evident than in a small painting of Daphne semi-transformed into a laurel tree, but elsewhere women's supine bodies undulate like the hills behind them, and satyrs' craggy heads recall rock formations. The poignancy of the artist's later work is profound; mortality, and the possibility of trouble in paradise, adds a satisfying bitterness to the prelapsarian sweet. Through May 11. | "Gustave Courbet." Through May 18. | "Jasper Johns: Gray." Through May 4. | "Tara Donovan at the Met." Through April 27. | "Lee Friedlander: A Ramble in Olmsted Parks." Through May 11. (Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 9:30 to 5:30, and Friday and Saturday evenings until 9.)
11 W. 53rd St. (212-708-9400)— Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today." Through May 12. | "Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings." Pictures don't get more arresting than Freud's confrontations with forms of flesh—which, when face-shaped, may be termed portraits. The show proves that the artist's driven scrutiny of lumps and dimples satisfies most cleanly in his etchings, absent the fuss of his paintings' sullen colors and dirty-meringue textures. An etching needle beats a brush at detailing the insults of carnal fact to egoist fancy. Freud's secret of true happiness: be a dog. His pet whippets advertise the bliss of consciousness at one with sinew, bone, and whisker. Through March 10. | "Design and the Elastic Mind." Through May 12. | "Jan De Cock: Denkmal 11." Through April 14. (Open Wednesdays through Mondays, 10:30 to 5:30, and Friday evenings until 8.)
Fifth Ave. at 89th St. (212-423-3500)—"Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe" packs the museum's spiral with strident installations, noisy videos, and huge drawings that were made—in a flash—with gunpowder. Suspended cars emit flares of light. Veristic wolves pile up against a glass wall. An epic sculptural tableau of the Mao era, exhorting revolution, is reconstructed, and crumbles, on site. Firework events play and replay. The prince of internationally surging Chinese art, Cai revels in evocations of violence, often political, for the aesthetic heaven and disquieting hell of it. A benignant Taoist detachment may underlie his temerity. But, here and there, the breezy tone more than verges on callousness. Through May 28. (Open Saturdays through Wednesdays, 10 to 5:45, and Fridays, 10 to 7:45.)
Madison Ave. at 75th St. (800-944-8639)— "2008 Whitney Biennial." Opens March 6. | "Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings." Through April 27. (Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and weekends, 11 to 6, and Fridays, 1 to 9.)
200 Eastern Parkway (718-638-5000)—"Ghada Amer: Love Has No End." A small retrospective showcases some fifty works made in the last two decades by the Cairo-born, Paris-raised, and New York-based Ghada Amer. Her signature embroidered "paintings"—canvases in which women in pornographic poses are literally woven into what, from a distance, appear to be heroic gestural abstractions—deservedly hold center stage. Earlier works include canvases based on dress patterns, sculptural jumpsuits embroidered with text about Barbie and Ken, and a series of collages based on an Egyptian fashion magazine called Venus (which Amer calls "Vogue for the veiled woman"). More recent projects include a "Peace Garden" planted with carnivorous plants and a series of billboards trumpeting proverbs like "For the love of money truth will fall silent." Through Oct. 19. (Open Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 to 5, and Saturdays and Sundays, 11 to 6.)
Central Park W. at 79th St. (212-769-5100)—"Water: H2O = Life." Through May 26. | Around five hundred specimens flit through the Butterfly Conservatory, a pocket-size hothouse planted with orchids and other flora. Through May 26. (Open daily, 10 to 5:45.)
Park Ave. at 70th St. (212-288-6400)—"Designed for Pleasure: The World of Edo Japan in Prints and Paintings, 1680-1860." Through May 4. (Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 to 6, and Friday evenings until 9.)
Fifth Ave. at 91st St. (212-849-8300)—"Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008." Through July 6. (Open Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 to 5, Fridays, 10 to 9, Saturdays, 10 to 6, and Sundays, noon to 6.)
1 E. 70th St. (212-288-0700)—You may be disappointed at first by the diabolically seductive portrait in "Parmigianino's Antea: A Beautiful Artifice," on loan from Naples. Sleek in reproduction, the painting, of a probably imaginary young woman, is rather coarse when seen in person. But give the subject—her dainty chin, bee-stung lips, huge eyes, tapering fingers, perfect flesh, and Mona Lisa-ish air of erotic intelligence—time. The brushy handling of her gorgeous clothes aggrandizes her smoothly painted skin: undressing her, in effect. Everything works to arouse or to warn. Note the congeries of details at the level of her loins: soft gloves, a chain, and the sharp-toothed head of a marten pelt. Through April 27. (Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 to 6, and Sundays, 11 to 5.)
1133 Sixth Ave., at 43rd St. (212-857-0000)—"The Collections of Barbara Bloom" revisits—and, in some cases, revises—the artist's output since the nineteen-eighties. The rear galleries are more cohesive and illuminating than those near the front, but Bloom's over-all project, which might be described as highlighting the weirdness of objects, shines through in one section after another. High points include an installation devoted to kintsugi, the Japanese practice of repairing ceramics with gold-laced lacquer to illuminate the breakage; a collection of Braille-embossed objects (an ashtray, a copy of Playboy); and a wall of photographs that playfully examine the concept of framing. A grid of color samples, with such unlikely captions as "Nietzsche" and "Miranda Rights," offers a sense of Bloom's poetic-philosophical approach to the world and the objects that populate it. Through May 4. | "Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art." Through May 4. (Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 to 6, and Friday evenings until 8.)
Fifth Ave. at 92nd St. (212-423-3200)—"From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig." Through March 16. (Open Saturdays through Wednesdays, 11 to 5:45, and Thursdays, 11 to 8.)
225 Madison Ave., at 36th St. (212-685-0008)—"Michelangelo, Vasari, and Their Contemporaries: Drawings from the Uffizi." Through April 20. | "Close Encounters: Irving Penn Portraits of Artists and Writers." Through April 13. (Open Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10:30 to 5, Fridays, 10:30 to 9, Saturdays, 10 to 6, and Sundays, 11 to 6.)
Fifth Ave. at 104th St. (212-831-7272)—Grainy photographs, dog-eared scripts, and scratchy film and audio clips of decades-old performances do not always make for a riveting exhibition, but "Arte ≠ Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas 1960-2000" is just that. A treasure trove of information about avant-garde performance from the Caribbean and Latin America, the show presents art as political corrective, sensual respite, and social commentary. From the Brazilian neoconcretismo, of the sixties, to the acid comedy of San Diego's Border Arts Workshop / Taller de Arte Fronterizo, in the nineties, more than a hundred artists are represented; much of the work here has had a profound influence on more familiar movements and artists. Through May 18. (Open Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 to 5.)
Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. (212-534-1672)—"Under New York Skies: Nocturnes by Yvonne Jacquette." Through April 13. | "Street Dance: The New York Photographs of Rudy Burckhardt." Through April 13. (Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 to 5.)
235 Bowery, at Prince St. (212-219-1222)—The museum inaugurates its new building with "Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century," an international survey of recent sculpture that examines the antiheroic tendency in contemporary art. Through March 23. (Open Wednesdays and weekends, noon to 6, and Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 10.)
1048 Fifth Ave., at 86th St. (212-628-6200)—"Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections." Through June 30, 2008. (Open Thursdays, and Saturdays through Mondays, 11 to 6, and Fridays, 11 to 9.)
22-25 Jackson Ave., at 46th Ave., Long Island City (718-784-2084)—"WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." "WACK!" is a keen reminder that second-wave feminism coincided with other progressive movements—the sexual revolution clearly being one of them. The show is awash in liberated bodies, which appear in films, videos, photographs, collages, and paintings by Carolee Schneemann, Marina Abramovic, Lynda Benglis, Dara Birnbaum, Martha Rosler, Yoko Ono, and many others. Less politically inclined viewers can take refuge in the galleries that house lyrical paintings by Mary Heilman, Joan Snyder, Louise Fishman, Joan Semmel, and Sylvia Plimack Mangold. While "WACK!" doesn't do much to thwart criticism of the women's movement as predominantly white and middle-class (despite the inclusion of prominent black artists like Howardena Pindell, Betye Saar, and Adrian Piper), there is evidence of fractiousness within the ranks: Hannah Wilke's 1977 silk screen warns, "Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism." Through May 31. (Open Thursdays through Mondays, noon to 6.)
44-19 Purves St., Long Island City (718-361-1750)— "Tom Burr: Addict-Love." Through March 30. (Open Thursdays through Mondays, 11 to 6.)
144 W. 125th St. (212-864-4500)—"Kori Newkirk: 1997-2007." Through March 9. (Open Wednesdays through Fridays, and Sundays, noon to 6, and Saturdays, 10 to 6.)
Kline was one of those legendary painters of the New York School who lived hard and died (relatively) young. His signature style relied on muscular, calligraphic brushstrokes and a palette that was pared down to black-and-white. "Heaume" and "Black Star," two canvases from the late nineteen-fifties, are the centerpieces of this modest but certifiably blue-chip show. Hung alongside them are paintings punctuated by occasional shards of color. A canvas titled "Ninth Street," is an homage to a then scrappy part of Greenwich Village that nurtured a now mythic generation of painters. Through March 15. (L&M Arts, 45 E. 78th St. 212-861-0020.)
Penn, master of the still-life—and virtually every other photographic genre he puts his hand to—has only ten small-scale pictures in his new show, but each is so intensely, lovingly observed that it deserves its own room. His subjects are antique vessels (a silvered glass cup, a brass coffeepot, several ceramic and enamelled pitchers) all showing signs of use, most seen in splendid isolation; they can be read as modest self-portraits. As in so much of Penn's work, there's a marvellous tension—an exquisite balance between flawlessness (of concept, of execution) and imperfection (of the objects themselves). Through March 29. (Pace/MacGill, 32 E. 57th St. 212-759-7999.)
Riboud, one of Magnum's most prolific and long-lived photojournalists (he's eighty-five this year), works in the Cartier-Bresson tradition of personal reportage. This survey of photographs made all over the world includes a number of instantly recognizable images among many more that are unfamiliar. The best of the latter is a series from Castro's Cuba, taken in 1963, that turns into an essay on fashion as an expression of personal style. Riboud's famous image of a painter perched between girders on the Eiffel Tower is shown alongside others from the same 1953 shoot and a 2007 sequence that follows workers high atop the Times building, in New York. Through March 8. (Greenberg, 41 E. 57th St. 212-334-0010.)
Short List
CARROLL DUNHAM: Skarstedt, 20 E. 79th St. 212-737-2060. Through April 5. MARK GROTJAHN: Gagosian, 980 Madison Ave. 212- 744-2313. Through March 11. TIM NOBLE & SUE WEBSTER: "Electric Fountain," Rockefeller Plaza. Through April 5. JEFF WALL: Goodman, 24 W. 57th St. 212-977-7160. Through March 22.
The tree-of-life motif is familiar to fans of Mexican folk art—studded with fruit, birds, animals, angels, and Adam and Eve, it symbolizes creation. Cabrera borrows the image—which evolved from pre-Columbian Olmec traditions—and updates it as a kitschy emblem of Mexican agribusiness. A life-size John Deere tractor, pickax, and wheelbarrow are sculpted in clay and embellished with flowers and butterflies. In Plumb's video, the artist assumes the dual roles of her grandfather and grandmother, alternately appearing in a wig and a leather blazer, and a housedress and badly smeared lipstick. It's a winning portrait of the solace and horror of long-term relationships. Through March 15. (Meltzer, 525-531 W. 26th St. 212-727-9330.)
The fifty-six gouache drawings on collaged paper in "The Liars and the Moonstruck" are selected from Florian's ongoing project "Sefer Shel Or." (When it's completed, the series will comprise six hundred and thirteen works, per the number of mitzvoth commanded by the Torah.) Florian describes the style of his small, uniformly sized works as "abstract regressionist," which may refer to the fact that his simple gestural marks hover on the edge of symbolism, suggesting suits in an unfamiliar deck of cards. The palette tends toward saturated viridian, tomato, ochre, and ultramarine. The project is abstruse and irresistible. Through March 8. (Bravin Lee, 526 W. 26th St. 212-462-4404.)
This slender, hypnotic pair of shows—works on paper and sculptures—finds Gober honing his highly personal, Neo-Surrealist take on Americana. In the hand-worked linoleum-block prints, a road winds through green hills until it vanishes under a cloud-flecked sky. The sculptures, which are mounted to the walls, replicate the seat and legs of a ragged wooden chair—the first that Gober owned in New York. A gun wraps around one, a bird's nest is tucked into another; wax breasts affixed to the seats look uncannily like staring eyes. Through March 29. (Marks, 521 W. 21st St. and 526 W. 22nd St. 212-243-0200.)
With these six tight Rorschachian sculptures assembled from wood (polished walnut, pine, maple, oak), string, canvas, metal, and so on, Ronay veers into more contemplative, less whimsical territory than in his last show at the gallery. Perhaps the times demand it. Unchanged is Ronay's impeccable craftsmanship and pristinely economical arrangements. Sections of his ambiguous rebuses suggest Islamic architecture, divining rods, sandbags, bottles, fern fronds—even a corpse. The accumulated mystery only increases with repeated viewing. Ronay is nothing if not deliberate and in control; viewers need only surrender to the reverie of free association. Through March 8. (Rosen, 525 W. 24th St. 212-627-6000.)
Out in some chic precinct of the galaxy, one imagines a sleek spaceship with a holodeck that looks like a Ruth Root painting. Flat, shaped panels of aluminum, with rounded corners and tabs or flanges protruding from the sides, are painted in hard-edged fields of enamel in puce, chartreuse, gunmetal, apricot, beige, rose, and black. The mod lozenges of the supports paired with the parallelograms of color are optically zingy, if cumulatively a little predictable. A bonus comes in the unexpected guise of the press release, a wordless series of thumbnail images in which Root lays out a manifesto of her sources, from Ellsworth Kelly to shaped bathmats. Through March 15. (Kreps, 525 W. 22nd St. 212-741-8849.)
Tichy, the eccentric, reclusive Czech photographer whose work from the past several decades began appearing a few years ago, is a man obsessed. Using homemade cameras and unreliable film stock, he surreptitiously photographs small-town women sunbathing, strolling, bending over, walking with the kids, having a beer—ordinary women, ordinary activities, transformed by the unflagging fervor of his attention and the deliberate carelessness of his technique. The fifty little prints here, all unique, are not just badly focussed, they're often dirty, scratched, foxed, or chewed by insects. Yet the effect is never degrading, it's hallucinatory: women are apparitions, amazing, tantalizing, and mysterious. Through March 15. (Bonakdar, 521 W. 21st St. 212-414-4144.)
Though his appetite for vulgarity is likely to be more voracious than his viewers', Teller really lays it on this time, exhibiting more than eighty color photographs in vitrines and on the wall. The vitrine pictures—nudes, portraits, and shrugged-off social studies—were made on a visit to Ukraine, where Teller's cold, glossy style rubbed up against a nastier, more pointedly satirical approach that recalls Boris Mikhailov. Most of the other photos come from editorial assignments or Marc Jacobs ads, including an image of Victoria Beckham in a tiny hat that makes her look more foolish than anyone else here. Through March 15. (Lehmann Maupin, 540 W. 26th St. 212-255-2923.)
The Belgian painter is expected to produce searing political commentary, thanks to the success of past works about colonialism in the Congo and about the Holocaust. This time, Tuymans takes on the most revered and reviled of American institutions: the Walt Disney Company. But while he handled the epic subject of European oppression and genocide with an almost impossibly deft touch, he falls short here. The problem is, he's up against one of the most powerful image manufacturers and disseminators in history. Tuymans wisely sidesteps the sacred Mickey, but his muted, impressionistic paintings of Disneyland and Epcot Center feel wan and lacklustre. Through March 22. (Zwirner, 533 W. 19th St. 212-727-2070.)
Uslé is a city painter (he moved to New York from Spain in 1987), and his abstractions recall high-rise windows, streets, and overpasses. Thin washes of color are laid on like glazes, accreting into blocks, bands, and stripes; dry pigments vivify what might otherwise be unremarkable patterns. In almost every painting, a single detail undercuts the regimented order of the whole—a curving sliver of acid orange, a stripe that slips the ranks of its neighbors and kinks into a curlicue. If Uslé's approach seems stretched a bit thin, his reliably exquisite effects—like the thin veils of jewel-tone pigment combed into agatelike patterns in "La Cámara Oculta"—redeem it. Through March 15. (Cheim & Read, 547 W. 25th St. 212-242-7727.)
Weems, an artist who uses photography and video to delve deep into issues of African-American history and identity, is the subject of a museum-style survey that works both as introduction to and refresher course in one of the more remarkable careers in art. In a red-tinted series that appropriates early anthropological images, she questions photography's role in defining black subjects. Weems herself appears in a grid of black-and-white pictures staged around a dining-room table, skirting domestic melodrama in linked vignettes about a woman in and out of love. The most recent images find the artist as a stranger in a strange land, wandering through Rome like a ghost or an avenging angel. Through March 8. (Shainman, 513 W. 20th St. 212-645-1701.)
Yonemoto's project sounds almost insultingly simple-minded: dress handsome young Asian-American men in Hollywood Civil War costumes and photograph them in old-fashioned studio settings with swagged curtains, fluted columns, and patterned floors. His results, in crisp, cool color, are as elegant as they are provocative. Yonemoto suggests not just that all portraiture is role-playing, but that all roles are fluid and available. Posing as soldiers from the Union and the Confederacy, his models reclaim roles in American history that Chinese immigrants actually played, while turning war into costume drama—one more vainglorious reënactment. Through March 15. (Gray, 526 W. 26th St. 212-399-2636.)
Short List
NAYLAND BLAKE: Marks, 523 W. 24th St. 212-243-0200. Through March 8. BRIAN FINKE: ClampArt, 521-531 W. 25th St. 646-230-0020. Through March 22. BRUCE NAUMAN: Sperone Westwater, 415 W. 13th St. 212-999-7337. Through March 29. ADRIAN PIPER: Dee, 545 W. 20th St. 212-924-7545. Through April 19. SETH PRICE: Petzel, 537 W. 22nd St. 212-680-9467. Through March 8. MICHAL ROVNER: PaceWildenstein, 545 W. 22nd St. 212-989-4263. Through March 15. DAN WALSH: Cooper, 534 W. 24th St. 212-255-1105. Through March 29. "MALE": White Columns, 320 W. 13th St. 212-924-4212. Through March 30. "THE VISION AND ART OF SHINJO ITO": Milk Gallery, 450 W. 15th St. 212-645-2797. Through March 30.
The Swiss artist has shown widely in Europe since the nineteen-eighties but is little known here. That may change with this small and stylish show of works on paper in gouache, ink, and crayon, which stake out a territory between painting and drawing. Bächli's severe grisaille palette offsets her washy, brushy touch; a preoccupation with abstract line effloresces occasionally into figurative elements (a pair of eyes or stockinged legs). The oppositions hold a tendency toward wispy girlishness in check. Through March 22. (Freeman, 560 Broadway, at Prince St. 212-966-5154.)
A narrow passageway leads to a dimly lit chamber with a leather sofa. It looks perfect for a meditative moment or a makeout session—but what is that noise coming from the ceiling? Liden's white cube within a cube, constructed for this show, includes, unseen to the viewer, an entryway for pigeons and food to lure them in. Lurking in their own space behind and above the little room, they provide a subtle but uncanny soundtrack of scratching, pecking, and shuffling. Depending on your mood, you might find it soothing (a phenomenological reminder of a world outside our own) or infernal (like an audio outtake from "The Birds"). Through March 9. (Spaulings, 165 East Broadway. 212-477-5006.)
Blanket adulation can ultimately do more harm than good to an artist's reputation, so it seems fair to observe that some things in this small survey of Martin's works on paper (dating from 1960 through her last-known drawing, made in 2004) are better than others. There isn't a dud, however, in the bunch. Within her famously minimal parameters of grids, dots, and earth- or sky-toned washes, she seems to have been incapable of making an uninteresting mark, and many of the works—most about the size of an album cover—are breathtaking. Through March 15. (Blum, 99 Wooster St. 212-343-0441.)
In 1950, Richard Diebenkorn went to the University of New Mexico on the G.I. Bill, drawn to the high, flat light of Albuquerque. He stayed for two years, painting in a quonset hut, and, judging by the forty-some works in oil, gouache, sumi ink, and watercolor here, his stay was transformative. The planar clarity of the signature "Ocean Park" series (1967-78) hasn't fully crystallized, and one senses traces of apprenticeship to, say, Kline or de Kooning. But the color is rosy, sandy—Western—and the young lion (Diebenkorn was twenty-eight) is busy moving past New York School abstraction into an idiom of his own. Through April 5. (Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square East, 212-998-6780.)


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Derek Lam: The practical dreamer
When it comes to straddling two very different worlds, very few do it as well as fashion designer Derek Lam.
Born to fourth generation Chinese Americans in San Francisco, the 45-year-old, known for his pure lines and easy chic designs, says he is absolutely balanced between Asia and America. Or perhaps Europe too, as he serves as creative director for Italian luxury leather company Tod's while heading up his eponymous American label.
Yet it is his yin and yang quality and his mix of culture, or, in his own words, "not too sweet, not too sexy", that has assured Lam's rise to the top of the design world today. A graduate of Parsons The New School of Design in 1990, Lam spent 12 years working with Michael Kors before venturing out on his own.
A series of awards and recognition soon followed, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America's (CFDA) Emerging Talent in Womenswear in 2005 and Accessories Designer of the year in 2007.
His tailored creations splashed with whimsical uses of patterns and colours have made him a celebrity favourite with fans including Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester and stars such as Diane Kruger and Kirsten Dunst. Meanwhile, his luxurious leather creations for Tod's have found favour with Sarah Jessica Parker, Katie Holmes, and Renee Zellweger.
Lam spoke with tabloid! recently, to give us a sneak peek into how he exists every day in two very different but highly creative worlds and yet manages to write one big success story.
You've once said, "Derek Lam is about daydreaming, and Tod's is about taking the daydream and being focused with it." Has that changed at all over the years?
No, it has not. It is still like that exactly as it was at the very beginning: to me, Tod's is really the archetype of everything that's great about Italian luxury and fashion, about a dream coming true into beautiful and luxurious products, the ability to combine traditional craftsmanship with modern technology to create a totally new type of luxury item.
How do you segregate your time for Tod's and for your own label? Don't the two sometimes clash?
I would say never. They are two completely different worlds and different ways of working. I love summarising it saying that Americans are strong with practicality and Europeans, Italians in this case, are great with craftsmanship and with elegance, they truly embody "la Bella Vita"!
I try to learn from both worlds in order to get the perfect balance between the styles combining new suggestive creations. Furthermore, Tod's helped me thinking beyond just clothing. Tod's is so successful at disseminating a consistent philosophy.
It's really made me think from season to season, there should be some thread that runs through whatever it is that I'm doing.
What about inspirations? How do you decide which label to use it for?
It is quite natural to me to divide the two brands, as they both have a very strong personality. For Tod's, I am mainly inspired by real women. Women who are juggling career and a family yet still manage to look super elegant. Inspiration is also based on functionality, and not only beautiful from an aesthetic point of view.
That's what I truly love about Tod's: that commitment to a contemporary kind of luxury, it maintains a beautiful and modern design accompanied by the highest quality and materials and high level of craftsmanship.
In any case the inspiration is double and this can just help me in doing better products for both Tod's and my own line.
How would you rate yourself on your time with Tod's?
It is not me that should reply to this answer, but I can personally say that I am very happy working for such a prestigious brand and I believe that I have been able to transmit this feeling into the collections.
Where would you like to take Tod's five years down the line?
Plans are always evolving, inventions are a constant process of trial and more trial. Generally speaking, people will have to keep coming to Tod's to see for themselves what special ideas and things we have in store for our friends. Tod's will be in the near future in the Olympus of the five most luxurious brands on earth.
Has the economy had an effect on the way you work as a designer?
Absolutely not. Working with Tod's, listed among the most luxurious brands in the world, means for me not being affected by this crisis.
We, of course, have huge respect for those less lucky than us, we definitely pay much more attention, if possible than before, to iconics and details, which always make the difference.
Is there a season collection you find easier to put together for: spring-summer or autumn-winter?
I would say no. They are pretty different from one to the other, but I won't say that one is easier compared to the other. This spring-summer season, for Tod's I thought of flour, water, farm fresh egg and a pinch of salt. Simple ingredients combined to create the daily Italian essential, pasta. With a tweak here and there, a simple deft of hand and a slight recalibration, what is essential can be special and yet remain a daily requirement.
What is your earliest recollection of when you realised your interest in fashion?
My family is involved in the manufacture of clothing, I have therefore always been into fashion, it's in my blood, I guess.
Originally, I wanted to do fine arts, but then again considering my family history, fashion seemed pragmatic. Then I decided to go to school at Parson's, and after that I worked at Michael Kors.
How would you describe your design sensibilities?
Simple cuts, pure lines to look easy chic. Natural cottons combined with technological fabrics, to make products functional. Attention to details — if you want to stand out among the other brands, the winning element is details. Natural hues and palettes, that provides the perfect backdrop to highlight any skin tone.
How much of Asia do you think you have in you?
I think that the success of one of my designs is not due properly to my origin, but to the innovative idea it leads. But I am fascinated by mixing cultures, that balance of the yin and yang — not too sweet, not too sexy. Said so, I believe I am absolutely balanced between Asia and America, I am practical but also a dreamer, thinking of exotic places with a rooted and interesting culture.
How would you say Asian designers and designers with Asian heritage have fared in the industry, especially in the States?
Lately, many designers with Asian origins have come into the spotlight, that means surely they caught the attention of the design panorama in a very innovative way and I am very curious to see their new creations.
Are Asians taking over the fashion world?
Lately, I would say yes, more and more. Asia in general, and China above all, have become a super retail power and Asians are renowned for loving fashion and beautiful things. To this they do have a huge purchasing power.
How important is e-commerce for you?
A lot, the world we are living in is going into the digital world and commerce. Tod's, in fact, will enter this world this year starting the e-commerce from the US to then launch it in selected countries around the world.
How important is social media for you?
All is linked, if we enter the e-commerce, you have to be active in the social media networks too. It is a constant evolving world of which I am very fascinated and attracted. I try in any case to use it carefully, but we definitely need it.
Do you think haute couture is a dying craft?
Absolutely not. On the contrary, now more than before it is highly requested and appreciated. Due to the international economic crisis, customers of high end brands rather prefer to spend more to buy one of a kind products, extremely luxurious.
When not working or designing, what else takes up your time?
Travel, mostly to Asia, mainly to Burma [Myanmar] and Bhutan. So fascinating!
What are the five things you cannot live without?
A pair of Tod's Gommini, Cleopatra's Nose (Judith Thurman) — my favourite book, a cashmere pullover, a pair of Rogan jeans and a CD with the movie In the Mood for Love.
Have you been to Dubai?
Unfortunately not yet, but I have been told by many friends that it is really a unique place.


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Dollhouse Kitchen Set
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If your dog suddenly starts eating less than her well-established norm, it's reason enough for a trip to the vet's office. Minor appetite fluctuations occur sometimes and are perfectly natural, and external factors like different food, increased treat feeding and changes in activity level can affect how much your pet eats. However, a number of illnesses, from the fairly benign to the very serious, can cause a noticeable and lasting decrease in appetite.
You have good reasons to be concerned about your dog eating less than normal. Most importantly, it may point to an underlying illness that needs veterinary attention. It can also lead to weight loss, vitamin or mineral deficiencies, anemia, stunted growth in puppies, problems with offspring in pregnant dogs or other effects of malnutrition. Your dog might also lack the energy necessary to get enough exercise or go about other aspects of her daily routine.
Stress is often implicated in a dog's loss of appetite. Consider whether your dog is dealing with significant environmental changes or alterations to her familiar routine or schedule. The addition of a new pet or human family member, or the loss of either, can be quite stressful for a canine, too. If there's construction on your street, lots of thunderstorms lately or other sources of loud or continuous noise, it can have a considerable adverse effect on your dog's mental state and desire to eat. Work to eliminate sources of stress or consult your vet about acclimating your dog to unavoidable changes and other management strategies.
Infections and Other Illnesses
Countless types of infections and diseases can trigger a decreased appetite in dogs. Parasitic intestinal worms, GI infections, inflammatory bowel syndrome or diseases, periodontal disease, liver and kidney failure, cardiac disease and various cancers are all common culprits. But just about any illness can make your dog less hungry or prompt her to eat less due to related discomfort or pain. Aging can, too. If your dog is taking a new medication or supplement, loss of appetite may be a side effect; check the label. Your vet will consider the history, accompanying symptoms and results of a physical examination to determine which tests to run and to arrive at a diagnosis.
Obviously, the appropriate treatment for your dog's loss of appetite depends largely on the cause. Talk to everyone else in your home to make sure nobody's feeding your dog meals or treats you're unaware of. If your vet gives the OK, increase your dog's physical activity a bit to stimulate her appetite. If your pet takes a new drug or supplement, discuss the side effect with your vet and discuss management or alternative therapies. Follow all your vet's instructions for treating any infection or other illness diagnosed as the cause of your dog's decreased appetite.


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One of the NDC's legal heavyweights, lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata, who has been acclaimed as perhaps the NPP's nemesis when it comes to legal matters, has been labeled an expert in "delaying court proceedings".
A member of the NPP's Communication Team, Asamoah Gyamfi, who spoke on Okay FM's Ghana Decides programme, cast a slur on Tsikata's reputation as a lawyer, by making inferences to suggest he (Tsatsu Tsikata) was a legal luminary specialized in the field of stalling important court proceedings.
Asamoah Gyamfi's decision to go hard on Lawyer Tsikata comes on the heels of the latter's alleged "plot", to "deliberately" drag the court's feet by making submissions he knows would require formal petition before the judges could grant him a go ahead.
The Supreme Court on 30th January, 2013, by an 8 to 1 majority decision or ruling, stopped Tsatsu Tsikata; counsel for NDC in the electoral dispute from making submission on whether petitioners in the case should be allowed to provide particulars of their allegations of irregularities in 4,709 polling stations.
The decision was taken after the petitioners lead counsel, Philip Addison objected to Tsikata's attempt to make submissions on the matter. Lawyer Addison said Tsikata should not make any submission on the matter because the matter was brought forth by the Electoral Commission (EC) and John Mahama's lawyers who had made Applications to that effect.
He said without Tsikata 'applying formally' in written form, he cannot make submissions on it.
The Supreme Court Judges by 8 to 1 majority decision restrained Tsikata to that effect.
Asamoah Gyamfi claims Mr Tsikata knew he will be required to file a formal application before making submissions and that all what he put up in court on that day was simply a ploy to drag the case.


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Actress Melissa Gilbert, who is best known for her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder in "Little House on the Prarie", is set to marry "The West Wing" star Timothy Busfield.
The couple became engaged over the Christmas holidays and celebrated their upcoming wedding during a lavish party at Mr. Chow in Los Angeles on Monday.
A source said that Gilbert, 48, and Busfield, 55, "They got engaged over the holidays. They've known each other for quite some time, as their paths have crossed off-and-on over the past 20 years."
Melissa Gilbert starred on "Dancing with the Stars" for season 14 in 20012, paired with hottie Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She suffered a mild concussion during a fall in week four, returning to compete until she was eliminated in week eight.
Timothy Busfield is probably best known for his role as Eliot Weston on the television series "Thirtysomething" and his recurring role as Danny Concannon on the television series "The West Wing.
This will be the third marriage for both Melissa and Timothy. Let's hope the third time is a charm!
Gilbert was married to actor/director Bo Brinkman in 1988. They had one son before divorcing in 1992. She went on to wed actor Bruce Boxleitner in 1995 with whom she also has a son. Gilbert filed for divorce from Boxleitner in 2011.
Busfield, who has three children of his own, was previously wed to Radha Delmarter and Jenny Meriwin.
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By Rachel Kytonen
Isanti Mayor George Wimmer is concerned about the thousands of dollars in damage being done to city parks by vandals.
During the Isanti City Council meeting Tuesday, May 3, Wimmer asked Police Chief Ron Sager what can be done about the vandalism.
Sager said vandalism has decreased by 10 percent from last year, but agreed there have been recent incidents.
Sager said Lieutenant Gene Hill has put vandalism as a high priority for the officers, and said Officer Adam Gau has been walking through the parks in the evening watching for any type of vandalism.
"We do have a large gathering of juveniles at Mattson Park, and that does seem to be a problem area," Sager said.
Following discussion, the council approved a motion to place "no trespassing" signs on city property.
Wimmer said he is glad to hear the police department is remaining on top of the issue.
"I'm happy to hear Officer Gau is walking the parks at night and we are keeping our resources on this," Wimmer said. "I've been trying to take my kids to Mattson Park more. One day I saw a bunch of kids trying to tip a picnic table upside down."
The Council also mentioned the concerns with juveniles playing inside the culverts on Main Street.
"There are dangers with these culverts, and if our officers see the kids in there, they will chase them out," Sager said.
It was also mentioned there have been problems with vandals at Redbird Field and the BMX track.
Council Member Ross Lorinser said he wants to make sure the city is doing everything it can to stop the vandalism.
"I want to make sure we are doing proactive patrols in our parks and we are doing something," Lorinser said. "I want to see proactive work in the parks, and we are walking around the parks and making positive contact with people in the parks."
Wickstrom Home
City Planner/Parks Coordinator Lisa Wilson explained park board members have been discussing the removal of the Wickstrom home from the Bluebird Park property.
She explained there are liability and safety issues with the home, and each year public works spends time re-boarding the home to keep potentials vandals out of the structure.
Wimmer explained the original home was removed a long time ago, and it has created constant issues for the city. He said he also talked to the former owner and they don't have any sentimental ties to the home.
Following discussion, the council approved a motion to allow someone 60 days to move the home at their own cost, and at their own risk. If no one takes the home within 60 days, the council will readdress the issue, and decide how to proceed.


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ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ebix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EBIX), a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, today announced that its Singapore Subsidiary Company has signed a contract with ThaiRe Services Co. Ltd. (TRS) to implement its group medical system in Thailand. ThaiRe Services Co., Ltd (TRS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand's only local Reinsurance Company for both Life and Non-Life reinsurance businesses, namely Thai Reinsurance Public Company Limited (ThaiRe). TRS is a major provider of outsourced Third Party Claims Administration (TPA) services to the Thai insurance industry. Its customers are predominantly insurers, both Life and Non-Life, offering Medical insurance and related coverage to Corporations as well as Individuals. In the provision of its TPA services, TRS has developed its own expansive Hospital and Clinic Network. As a part of the contract, Ebix will implement its Group Medical system for TRS while replacing its current TPA system, to enable them to meet the needs of a growing customer base. Ebix Group Medical will enable TRS to have end-to-end claim processing capabilities, while allowing for synchronous interfacing with third party systems and real-time tracking of Medical Benefits Utilizations. Surachai Sirivallop CEO of ThaiRe, said, "We are excited to be working with Ebix towards implementing this system across our network of 20 Thai insurance companies. Ebix's advanced on-Demand technology coupled with its deep understanding of insurance made Ebix a natural choice for us. We expect this implementation to be the first of its kind in Thailand and thus are looking forward to showcasing this to the market." Ebix Senior Vice President Graham Prior said, "We thank TRS for this opportunity to help them in their pursuit to handle end-to-end claim processing over the web across their wide network of insurance companies. We intend to grow our presence in Thailand and thus are excited to be working with all 20 insurers while implementing this project."
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Hello list, I've searched through FAQs, docs, and the mailing list about this problem, but haven't found anything, so I hope this isn't a repeat. I've got a windows machine running some Shipping software, connected to a postgresql 7.4 database via the Postgres/ODBC driver, behind a secure stunnel connection. On SELECT's from this windows machine, everything is great: The driver connects, discovers the info it needs, and then that connection stays open as we do SELECT after SELECT, and it works great. After the SELECTs, we do UPDATEs back to the database, sending back Tracking # and weight Information. Instead of connecting, discovering, and then UPDATING on that connection over and over, each UPDATE connection is separate. So, for every UPDATE, there is a new connection, a new discovery, etc. Now, our database is quite large. The ODBC driver runs queries like this (this is what I mean by "discovery"): Jul 30 11:35:05 tenzing postgres[1515]: [253-1] LOG: statement: select u.nspname, c.relname, a.attname, a.atttypid, t.typname, a.attnum, a.attlen, a.at ttypmod, a.attnotnull, Jul 30 11:35:05 tenzing postgres[1515]: [253-2] c.relhasrules, c.relkind from pg_catalog.pg_namespace u, pg_catalog.pg_class c, pg_catalog.pg_attribute a, pg_catalog.pg_type t Jul 30 11:35:05 tenzing postgres[1515]: [253-3] where u.oid = c.relnamespace and (not a.attisdropped) and c.oid= a.attrelid and a.atttypid = t.oid and (a.attnum > 0) and Jul 30 11:35:05 tenzing postgres[1515]: [253-4] c.relname like 'category_subcat' and u.nspname like 'bcs' order by u.nspname, c.relname, attnum Jul 30 11:35:05 tenzing postgres[1515]: [254-1] LOG: duration: 2.503 ms on every object/table/etc in our whole database. This ends up taking 5 to 7 seconds. Our warehouse workers have to sit there for many seconds after a package has shipped, waiting for each UPDATE connection to do this discovery, before the actual UPDATE is done. (The actual UPDATE query itself is very fast). During Christmas, we're going to have so many packages going through, that this delay will kill us. I'm wondering if any of the possible solutions are available: 1) Can I force the first UPDATE connection to stay open, meaning only a single discovery set, and then fast UPDATEs right after each other somehow? Would this be part of the driver, or part of our shipping software? 2) Can I force the driver to cut down the amount of discovery it does? Or cache the discovery? (If I could have it discover only certain pertinent tables, instead of every table and object in our entire database, it would be fast enough to do this on every UPDATE query connection). I tried creating and connecting a specific database user for this, giving it permissions to only the necessary tables, but those discovery queries still ran on everything in the database. 3) Are those discovery queries necessary? Or can we turn them off somehow? The only option that seems remotely helpful for this would be the option of using Cursors, but we select and update single rows at a time, not many. thanks for any help or advice, Brev Patterson Backcountry.com
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3 bedroom detached house for saleWarwick Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73
Sold STC £219,500
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DESCRIPTION This well presented, modern style, three bedroom detached property occupies a popular, residential location, being well served by local amenities including nearby public transport services, local schooling and shopping facilities, enjoying a surrounding road network providing easy access to neighbouring areas. The property offers the advantage of no onward chain, has three bedrooms, family bathroom and en-suite shower room with guest cloakroom and detached garage and must be viewed internally in order to be fully appreciated and in more detail comprises:
ENTRANCE HALL Having central heating radiator, stairs to first floor and access to:
GUEST CLOAKROOM Having double glazed window, wood effect vinyl floor, central heating radiator, W.C, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback.
LOUNGE 14'3" max, 11'4" min x 10'10" max, 9'4" min (4.35m, 3.46m x 3.30m, 2.85m) Having double glazed window to fore, coving to ceiling, central heating radiator, gas fire with marble hearth and backplate with wooden surround and open access to:
DINING ROOM 9'0" x 8'9" (2.74m x 2.67m) Having coving to ceiling, double glazed sliding patio doors to rear, central heating radiator, with internal access to:
KITCHEN 9'0" x 8'4" (2.74m x 2.54m) Having double glazed window, central heating radiator, wood effect vinyl floor, a range of wall, base and drawer units with roll top work surface incorporating one and a quarter bowl stainless steel sink and drainer, tiled splashback, integrated oven, hob and hood, space for fridge freezer, space and plumbing for washing machine, with side door to driveway and additional recess having access to hall and under stairs storage cupboard.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING Having loft access, double glazed window to side, central heating radiator, airing cupboard over stairs, having doors to:
BEDROOM ONE 12'0" x 10'8" max, 9'2" min (3.66m x 3.25m, 2.79m) Having double glazed window to fore, central heating radiator and double fitted wardrobe, with access to:
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM Having double glazed window, central heating radiator, tiled shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin, splashback tiling, W.C, with extractor fan.
BEDROOM TWO 10'6" x 8'9" (3.20m x 2.67m) Having double glazed window to rear, central heating radiator, with fitted wardrobe.
BEDROOM THREE 8'6" x 8'0" max (2.59m x 2.44m) Having double glazed window and central heating radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM Having double glazed window, central heating radiator, panelled bath with mixer type shower, W.C, pedestal wash hand basin, with wood effect vinyl floor and extractor fan.
OUTSIDE The property sits behind a lawned fore garden with planted border and having driveway providing off road parking for vehicles and access to garage. Rear garden being mainly laid to lawn with fenced and walled perimeters and having gated access and slabbed patio.
GARAGE 17'1" x 9'6" (5.22m x 2.90m) Having up and over door to fore and power and lighting.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There's been a lot of talk recently about wearable technology and Apple's (AAPL) upcoming role in it as the iWatch launch gets closer to reality. However, if the iWatch costs as much as some think, wearables may fall flat on their (watch) faces.
From 9to5Mac (a partner with TheStreet), comes a report from KGI Research analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who in the past has been spot on with Apple's product releases even if the timing has been a little off. This year he's not expecting much in the first half of the year, only a small update to the iMac. But in the back half of the year is when Apple goes beserk and has the mother of all product updates, including the unveiling of the iWatch.
Starting in the third quarter and going to the fourth, Apple will update the iPad Air and iPad mini, the Apple TV, as well as all of its MacBooks. In addition, we'll also see the long-awaited launch of the next iPhone, dubbed by many to be called the iPhone Air, which will come in two sizes, 4.7-inches and 5.5-inches. The 4.7-inch model, according to Kuo, may be released before the 5.5-inch version because of manufacturing issues for the larger screen.
However, the big release for Apple this year will be the iWatch. What's most troubling from Kuo's report is not that it will be available in a variety of different styles and two sizes but how much it will cost.


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On March 11, 2011, the unthinkable happened. The "Great East Japan Earthquake" — the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan — led to a tsunami, which together led to a major nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi power plant. This series of accidents has become known as Japan's "triple disaster." The earthquake and tsunami had devastating effects, killing over 15,000 people and destroying large parts of the regional infrastructure and houses.
This multidisciplinary virtual special issue focuses on the Fukushima Daiichi disaster that followed, as it has had very broad consequences for Japanese and international energy policies, the direct environment, public opinion on nuclear energy, and disaster management.
This special issue was created to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the disaster. It contains a selection of important and impactful studies about the accident – and related accidents such as the Chernobyl disaster. By highlighting the tragic incident from various perspectives, we aim to stimulate discussion and broaden understanding across a wide range of disciplines spanning physics (radiation), engineering, environmental science, oncology and genetics, human psychology, economics, nuclear energy, and policy and regulation.


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"I recommend Jay Robb's egg-white protein powder [$22.15, jayrobb.com]," says Avanti. "It's made with 100 percent natural ingredients and pure egg whites—a near perfect protein." For a good vegan alternative, Avanti suggests hemp protein powder.
In general, look for powders that have more grams of protein than any other nutrient and don't contain artificial sweeteners, colors, or flavors.


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I AM a resident living on the East side of Newport. And On many occasions I notice traffic jams near the Cenotaph in Clarence Place during peak times.
I note that there are three main roads, Caerleon Road, Chepstow Road and Corporation Road that during peak times run west wards into a single lane approaching Newport Bridge. Cars remain at a standstill as they're not permitted to filter into the bus lane, which is generally only used by a very small number of buses and taxis.
Is there a need for these extremely short distance bus lanes?
I believe by freeing the short distance bus lane on Clarence Place to allow the three main roads to filter into two lanes not one will allow not only the buses and taxis but all other traffic will be able to circulate efficiently during peak time.
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Cintas opens submissions for 2011 Wear the Care Contest
October 7, 2010
CHICAGO — Cintas Corporation has opened submissions for its 2011 Wear the Care™ Contest, according to a press release.
In its third year, the contest offers the winning facility an opportunity to transform their image with a $10,000 apparel makeover from Cintas, the release noted.
"Health care staff image is a critical component of patient satisfaction," said John Savage, director of health care marketing for Cintas.
"The Wear the Care Contest offers health care facilities an opportunity to update their image while giving patients the comfort of easily identifying staff," Savage added.
In addition to the apparel makeover, the grand prizewinner will receive a $1,000 donation to the facility''s foundation in the entrant''s name, an image seminar for health care staff conducted by Roberta Hughes, president of Avidere LLC, and an expert Cintas image consultation, the release stated.
To enter the 2011 Wear the Care contest, health care professionals must submit details of why they feel their department staff needs a new apparel program, the impact they anticipate it will have on patient satisfaction and a photo of current apparel: Entries must be received by December 31, 2010, the release added.
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By Wade Tatangelo
Times Correspondent
Think of Ybor City's music clubs and acts who play there, and the term "American icon" doesn't readily come to mind. But set down your import beers, kids. Real deal Charlie Louvin will be making an appearance at the New World Brewery on Friday night.
For those of you a little rusty on your Americana history, here's some essential background to prep you for the night.
The Louvin Brothers incorporated elements of hillbilly, bluegrass, gospel, folk and pop to create some of the most enduring country recordings of the 1950s. Ira's heavenly high tenor and Charlie's steady, slightly lower vocals united to forge a gorgeous, distinctive sound that would prove extremely influential, especially with alt-country pioneer Gram Parsons.
Charlie and Ira split in 1963 to pursue solo careers, and the heavy-drinking Ira died in a 1965 car crash that also killed his fourth wife. Charlie turns 82 in July but remains active with his self-titled 2007 album featuring guest spots by the likes of Elvis Costello and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.
We caught up with Charlie on a recent morning at his home in Manchester, Tenn.
What drew you to the bleak subject matter of your new album Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs?
It seems the whole world has gone crazy. There's always something bad today but tomorrow it might be worse.
What songs are you performing in concert these days?
I do lot of my own songs and quite a few Louvin Brothers love songs and gospel songs. But when I'm working a bar I hardly ever do gospel because I was raised to believe that's improper. But if you go to the bars — do you go to bars?
Well . . .
You'll always notice at last call, they'll be people in the corner singing a gospel song to themselves. Working on their conscience, for being in the wrong place.
Your late brother, Ira, had quite the reputation as a heavy drinker and troublemaker.
Well, I wouldn't say that. He was a troublemaker to me. We kept it in the family.
Did Ira really smash all those mandolins on stage?
Oh, absolutely. He stomped some of the most expensive mandolins in the world, simply because it got out of tune. The audience thought that was great — part of the show. But then he'd get a broom, sweep up, and put it back together and there wouldn't be a scratch on it. He was good with stuff like that. He was what people call a "perfectionist." Maybe that's why he didn't fare too well. He strived to be perfect. The fact he couldn't . . . Only one man was perfect and look how it turned out for him.
So many artists have covered your songs over the years. Do you have a favorite?
Well, Emmylou Harris started her career with her first decent record If I Could Only Win Your Love. The boy who introduced our music to her was Gram Parsons. He was trying to teach Emmylou to sing harmony and showed her a Louvin Brothers song. After hearing it, she asked, "Who is that girl singing the high parts?" Emmylou turned into an exciting, entirely viable artist because of him messing with her, showing her to do these things. That's nice.
You've toured with everyone from Cheap Trick to Lucinda Williams and recently with the Old 97's. How did that go?
The tall boy, the singer (Rhett Miller), was ungodly nice. He'd come on and introduce us every night. "We should be opening for them," he'd tell the crowd; gave us a marvelous introduction. Everyone I've met, rock or otherwise, has been extremely nice to me.
What keeps you touring?
I love people, y'know? I know entertainers who do their show and go hide. I don't do that. So I'll keep working as long as the good Lord gives me breath. But if I get to where they have to use that Pro Tools (digital help) on me, I'll quit!
Wade Tatangelo is a Tampa freelance writer. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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We bring you the best five stories of the Indian Express you must read before beginning your day.
AAP begins poll fundraising
In the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party has devised innovative ways of raising funds to run its campaign — from tying up with telecom service providers to receiving donations in monthly installments. Mobile money, EMIs, meeting with HNIs: AAP poll fundraising begins
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice P Sathasivam on Tuesday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty for three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Supreme Court spares convicts death, state may remit sentence
Author Stephen Alter says that if self-appointed custodians of faith and culture can use outdated laws to silence a writer, it is time for us to ask whether India as a modern democracy has the kind of political leadership can make these irrational attacks a thing of the past. The right of the reader
Telangana bill passed in LS, 29th state comes into being
The contentious bill that will split Andhra Pradesh and allow the creation of Telangana has been passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday despite opposition, unruly scenes and a controversial "blackout" of the live TV broadcast of the proceedings. Telangana bill passed in LS, India's 29th state comes into being
Used or misused, MPs funds, Congress to start probe
Indian Express tracks how MP local area development have been spent in districts, based on third party audits. Used or misused, the MPs' funds
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Xbox 360 owners will be charged 400 Microsoft points (around £3.50) to move 55 of Rock Band's 59-track playlist for use with the second game. Licensing restrictions mean that Metallica's Enter Sandman, Tokio Hotel's Through the Monsoon, Black Sabbath's Paranoid and Iron maiden's Run to the Hills will not be transferable.
Developers Harmonix adds that any tracks downloaded for the first game should be compatible with the second.
Rock Band 2 is due out in the US this month, though no European release date has yet been confirmed – indeed, the PS3 version of the first game is still yet to arrive on European shores.


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I have to admit, I love a great cooler when I see one. They can be personalized, multi-functional, mobile, and creative. Although most people wouldn't think twice about it, coolers can make a statement about you. For example, as a child, my dad would often ask me to bring him a beer out of his large metal cooler in the garage. To this day, I always associate my father with that large metal cooler (and his love for beer)! Coolers can make a statement about everyone.
Historically used at barbeques or parties, coolers have become more of a permanent appliance for many households. You can see them as a piece in outdoor patios, or even indoors as a wine cooler. Nonetheless, if you're considering purchasing a cooler, we suggest you check out the versatility and aesthetics of it all beforehand.
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The newest Cessna Citation Sovereign will benefit from having a Northrop Grumman Litef (Booth No. 1423) fiber-optic, gyro-compassing LCR-100 attitude heading and reference system as a standard feature. The announcement also made note that Cessna customers who need more capability can have their Sovereigns delivered with the LCR-100N hybrid navigator, which meets more precise required navigation performance standards and offers extended coasting performance that enables the aircraft navigation system to maintain its accuracy and continue to provide navigation information in the event of GPS signal loss. Certification of the Citation Sovereign is expected in early 2013. "Early flight tests have indicated a smooth integration of our systems with the avionics suite in the aircraft and demonstrated the high-performance capabilities of our products," said Eckehardt Keip, managing director for Northrop Grumman Litef.
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EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalosensation feat. 初音ミク is a compilation album by EXIT TUNES, the 11th in their "Vocalo-" series. It contains 21 tracks in total, two of them (#20 and #21) being bonus tracks, sung by Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO, GUMI, Camui Gackpo, Lily, IA and MAYU. Lily and MAYU are featured in this series for the first time. Notable songs such as Mikito-P's "Ii Aru Fanclub", Utata-P's "Eien ni Shiawase ni Naru Houhou, Mitsuke Mashita.", and Last Note.'s "Houkago Stride" are featured. Like the two previous albums, the continuation of the Night ∞ Series by Hitoshizuku-P and Yama△ is first revealed in this album. It ranked number 5 in the Oricon Weekly Sales chart its first week of sales.
A crossfade of the album can be heard on Nico Nico Douga. Another crossfade was uploaded 18 days after the first one, this one containing all of the songs.
The official album website is available here. More details can also be seen on EXIT TUNES.
The album is purchasable on iTunes, Amazon and CDJapan.