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Make it a point to shop annually for coverage and take advantage of available discounts. Homeowners can often save up to 20% by bundling their home and auto policies with one carrier and save up to 10% and sometimes more by having a security alarm installed in their home.
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Standard Rhode Island homeowners insurance coverage
Many people don't know what typically comes as part of a standard home insurance policy. Coverages include:
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- Other Structures: Standard Rhode Island homeowners insurance policies offer protection for structures on your property such as detached garages, sheds, fences, etc.
- Contents/Personal Property: Offers protection for the personal possessions in your home such as electronics, furniture, clothing, jewelry, etc. You may need to purchase additional coverage if you own high values items. Think Rhode Island doesn't have much crime? According to an FBI report, Providence's burglary rate is above the national average.
- Loss of Use: In the event your home becomes partially or entirely uninhabitable due to a covered peril, your loss of use coverage would reimburse you for living expenses incurred while being temporarily displaced.
- Personal Liability Protection: Standard RI policies provide financial protection in the event a visitor is injured on your property and decides to sue you.
- Medical Payments: Helps pay medical bills for someone who is hurt on your property and doesn't plan to sue you.
Did you know standard Rhode Island homeowners insurance policies do not offer coverage for flood damage? From Providence to Newport, homeowners who need flood protection in the Ocean State can purchase a separate policy through the National Flood Insurance Program.
For homes located in flood plains, flood insurance is a necessity. For homes not located in flood plains, flood insurance should still be considered. Remember, Rhode Island's location right on the coast line makes it susceptible to hurricanes and tropical storms that travel north. It's never a bad idea to purchase a flood policy for your home, especially after the destruction Super Storm Sandy caused Northeastern homeowners in 2012. Learn more about the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Baked feta with chilli & oregano
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 10 mins
Indulge in this moreish, Mediterranean side dish with chunks of bread and plenty of summer salads
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal87
- fat8g
- saturates4g
- carbs0g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein4g
- salt0.67g
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- 200g pack feta cheese, drained
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 tsp fresh oregano, or ½ tsp dried
Closely related to marjoram, of which it is the wild equivalent, oregano has a coarser, more…
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Sit the feta on a sheet of foil. Scatter over the chilli and oregano, then drizzle with olive oil. Scrunch up the foil to seal the feta in a parcel, then place on a baking tray and bake for 10 mins until warmed and softened.
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16th May, 2012
Hi, does anyone know if this will have the same effect if I cook it in baking parchment instead of tinfoil? I'm having an everyone-sharing dinner party and thought that might be a bit nicer presentation than tin foil, but I don't want it leaking out etc! Any hel would be great, thanks.

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LittleJulz necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 87 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Little Julz
Little Julz is a fashion business that makes handmade resin jewellery. The look that we go for is a little funky and unique, but still pretty. We aim to make all our works not look like mass produced jewelry.
I'm looking for a funky logo that we will be using on our website, business cards and possibly stickers to be stuck on my products for display purposes.
The target audience are women, aged 18-40. Generally people who like to dress a little differently and like to stand out from the crowd.
I don't want just a fancy font, but an actual graphic as well which should still be recognizable even if the text was taken away.
To give you an idea of the style I like (but not necessarily the actual logos) here are 3 websites:
http://www.penny-dog.co.uk/ (favourite)
I especially like the "swirly" designs these sites are using.
Nothing too plain because it is a fashion based brand and needs to be creative. Also please do not use any actual pieces of jewellery in the logo.
The logo will need to be delivered as a vector based.ai file for print (CMYK)
And a web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo and all rights of the design are to be transferred upon payment.
I am looking forward to seeing your creative designs.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
New York Department of Transportation
I try to get to Boston each Baseball Season to catch The Yankees at Fenway. In 1998 I noticed something out of the ordinary.This response is further proof that government employees are dull and boring...
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Labels: Government Organization
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Frito Lay
Hal often has ideas to make existing products better, this is one of those times. I'd written Frito Lay in 1998, Now it was Hal's turn
Such a great idea and all they sent was some lousy coupons!?
This is basically a slightly personalized form letter. At least they mentioned Olga. Hal always seemed like more of a Lacey or Misty kind of guy to me.
Such a great idea and all they sent was some lousy coupons!?
Posted by Gabe at 9:10 PM 1 comment:
Labels: Harold M. Rantello
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Frito Lay
I decided to write to Frito Lay. It seemed that their "Rold Gold' product was a natural partner for the "Non-Shop" concept.
Their response is generic. They even sent the original letter back.
All letters from "Gabe's Non-Shop" go out with this handy, informational pamphlet. Brian designed this and I think the "Non-Shop" concept may have been his idea or suggestion.
Their response is generic. They even sent the original letter back.
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Labels: Corporations, Gabe's Non-Shop
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Hollister Co.
This letter is based on a bad experience a friend had at Hollister.
Here it is in it's shipping container.
Posted by Gabe at 4:24 PM 2 comments:
Labels: Barney Norman, Carl Lindroski, Corporations, Fake Relatives
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Brown Sheep Company
A new letter AND the debut of a new alias. Only time will tell if he sticks. Is Aunt Ernestine the new Uncle Irwin?
Not sure why but I'm digging this envelope.
A classic hand written response. Someone actually spent more than 30 seconds on this. Kudos to them!
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Labels: Corporations, Fake Relatives
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Warner Brothers Studio Stores
For some reason when it came to cartoon characters, Elmer J. Fudd was always my man. I feel like he's gotten short shrift though, respect wise. This letter addresses that.
I waited 10 months and this is the best they could do? Bastards!
Posted by Gabe at 4:13 PM 1 comment:
Labels: Corporations
Monday, April 14, 2008
Joe's American Bar & Grill
Posted by Gabe at 10:55 PM 1 comment:
Labels: Barney Norman, Corporations, Product Improvement
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The morning session by the lake reminded me a little of SummerFest. Unfortunately, my two regular black belts were working and both Jon Ceiri and Tony had other commitments, so I ended up with a class of very energetic and talented beginners. (We missed both of you)
So I couldn't perform anything spectacular or very advanced and ended up working on an old "sensitivity" drill that the class enjoyed, leading up to my favorite subject... "Living with the flinch - - and learning to love it"!:)
I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I deal with people of all ages, sizes, abilities, strength and capabilities. Give me another six months with this group (twice a week - one hour a class) and an occasional special session like today, and I'll have them looking pretty capable.
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The City of Sydney has announced plans for a revitalized city center, starting with a project that will remove cars from congested main thoroughfare and transform the area into a spacious plaza, complete with trees and pedestrians. But that won't mean commuters will have to pick an alternate route – the plaza is part of a larger light rail project by the NSW Government, which will make Sydney more accessible by public transit while making the city greener.
"Light rail gives us a chance to revitalise the entire city centre, not just transforming George Street but also the laneways that run off it, making the city an exciting place to explore," Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.
The city isn't working alone, however: they're looking for input from the locals on everything from how much space should be reserved for pedestrians to whether the light rail system should have overhead lines and barriers. To help Sydneysiders envision the future project, the city has installed an exhibition called Next Stop: 21st century George Street, which is arranged to give an idea of how the project will look when completed.
Sydney city center – today
Sydney city center – proposed
"At the moment, George Street is choked by day and drab at night. This exhibition shows we can make it a wonderful wide boulevard where people will want to walk, shop, dine and meet up with friends," said Lord Mayor Moore. "To get it right demands good design. That's why we are asking people who live, work and visit the city to come to the exhibition, to see the designs and tell us how we can make them the best they can be."
To read the full press release, click here.


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What could make the news of GM phasing out Australian production worse for Holden fans? Maybe it'll be when the beloved Commodore line is turned into a, gasp, front-wheel driven four-cylinder sedan. From China, no less. Bad news for hoonage fans.
News Corp Australia (via TTAC) says they have seen documents confirming GM's plan to give Holden a Buick-derived sedan that's made in China as a range-topping successor for the VF Commodore.
Since 2007, a stretched Commodore has been sold as the Buick Park Avenue in China. It's a safe bet that the new sedan will be LaCrosse-inspired as that's currently the brand's largest sedan, and it already has a four-cylinder engine option. Holden, however, is pushing for a V6, too, since no one's wanted a four-pot Commodore since the '80s.
And what does that mean for the Chevrolet SS that's just arrived here? Get a V8 with RWD while you can.
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text: Theres a scene in the otherwise fairly decent 1990s disaster flick Deep Impact where the President played by Morgan Freeman reveals that a cover-up has been ongoing for about a year to keep an impending inbound doomsday comet a secret. Such drama makes most backyard observers chuckle inside; we know that on any given night, legions of observers are looking skyward, hoping to find a body that could immortalize our efforts. By day and on cloudy evenings, were at our keyboards, sharing data and computing orbits. Our tools are homemade observatories, sometimes housing instruments that would make some universities blush. Its extremely unlikely that the Big One would slip by the worldwide astronomical community. Thats why I got a brief chortle this morning out of a message board post suggesting that one only need conduct a brief (insert favorite search engine here) scouting of the Net for C/2010 X1 Elenin. The name was familiar to me and observers everywhere; This comet may put on the summers best show of the year as it passes perihelion on September 10th at 0.45 A.U. from the Sun and moves into the predawn sky, well positioned for northern hemisphere viewers. Then, in October, Elenin will pass within 0.3 A.U. (about 28 million miles, or 112 lunar distances) from the Earth Yes, Elenin will probably put on a fairly decent show. One key indicator for this is that it was first spied about 4 A.U. from the Sun; this means that its fairly large and intrinsically bright, much like Hale-Bopp. The geometry of the pass is also very similar to the passage of comet McNaught in 2007, which means we may be in for a decent show as Elenin unfurls its dust tail on its way out of the inner solar system. But lets just dispel some of the gathering Woo out there and state that there is ZERO chance that Elenin will impact the Earth. This is just one cosmic cat that even the likes of Morgan Freeman couldnt keep in the bag. And no, myself and the legions of astronomers behind me are NOT in cahoots with Big Brother in hushing things up, as we have yet to receive one single pay off, and do our debunking on a pro bono basis. And, much like comet Halley in 1910, Elenin will unfurl its tail in our direction, but remember, a cometary tail is mostly composed of nothing! Were talking a vacuum many orders of magnitude better than what can be done in a laboratory. Yes, nasties such as cyanide have been detected in the spectra of comets, but we arent due for a cyanogen bath this summer. Will Elenin sprout the hysteria seen in 1910? Youd think wed have learned in a centuries time but as Mark Twain once said, A lie can travel round the world while the truth is just puttin on its shoes and that paradigm is never more true than in todays wired-in world. At very least, Comet Pills may be only an E-bay order away this time


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Oh my... I cannot believe 2013 is over already!! And I can't believe how much has happened this year... It's always a bit overwhelming looking back on time gone by, don't you think?
This year feels like such a journey. It was the year in which I started this blog. The year in which I photographed the sky (for three whole months! ;). The year in which I wrote my first tutorials and got many lovely responses. The year in which I had to undergo surgery for the first time in my life. The year in which I rather spontaneously decided to visit Oxford again after five years of absence, and also traveled to lovely Denmark and wonderful Sweden. It was the year of two funerals and one birth.
So yes: 2013 feels more like a journey than previous years. It was filled with pain and love and sadness and joy. I learned a lot. I feel like I'm on the brink of another phase in my life, although I do not know what that next phase might be. But that's alright. Maybe I'll find out in 2014. Maybe I won't. Either way: onward we go! :)
Goodbye 2013. You were wonderful.


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Woman, 81, jailed in vote-fraud case
A Bexar County woman is accused of using her dead sister's identity to vote twice in the 2008 general election.
Bexar County deputies Monday night arrested a woman accused of using her long-dead sister's identity to vote twice in the 2008 general election.
Mary Ann Comparin, 81, was released from Bexar County Jail on Tuesday after posting $10,000 bail, officials said. She faces one count of illegal voting.
Comparin, who reportedly uses a wheelchair, also goes by aliases Mary Garrish Singer, Mary Gorrish Comparin, Mary Ann Singer - and her older sister's name, Norma Gerrish Collins, court documents state.
An arrest warrant affidavit states Collins committed suicide in San Antonio in 1963, but Comparin allegedly used her late sister's name and driver's license information to vote in 2008.
The Texas Department of Public Safety's image verification system matched the photo on Comparin's driver license to the one on the "Collins" license, according to the affidavit.
The system, about five years old, routinely scans 24 million images from licenses and identification cards, and compares them using an algorithm, DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange said.
"It's not uncommon, unfortunately, to have things that come up where there are multiple photos and multiple IDs," she said. "There's a mathematic way to break down our faces, and the computer is constantly looking."
A match between the two license photos was detected in July of 2009, the affidavit states, and the agency referred the case to the attorney general's office.
After investigating the complaint for more than a year, Attorney General Greg Abbott's office sought a warrant for Comparin's arrest Sept. 30.
"Investigations take time, and we're very thorough," said Tom Kelley, a spokesman for Abbott. "We don't discuss what these investigations involve."
Kelley did say the arrest is one in a string of DPS cases that has arisen from the computer system in recent years.
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Comparin's case has been sent to the Bexar County district attorney's office, which will investigate and could file additional charges, Kelley said.
Officials said Comparin's arrest record includes charges of illegal use of credit cards and swindling.


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I am a CS student who finished his third year in school, and I'm interested in game development. This summer, I bought a book named "Foundation Game Design with Flash" by Rex Van Der Spuy. I'm halfway through it. It's a book for beginners, but it still helped me get familiar with Flash interface and AS3 syntax.
After I finish this book, I want to continue learning. I'm going to buy another book soon, and currently I'm considering three different items: Real-World Flash Game Development, AdvancED Game Design with Flash and "Foundation ActionScript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move!" I want an intermediate level book. I now understand basic concepts of Flash and AS3, and can google my way through if I can't understand a concept in the book I'm going to buy.
Do any of you have a suggestion among these three? I only have budget for one. If you think I can benefit more from a completely different book, that's also good advice. Keep in mind that I will keep buying books as I finish them, so you can suggest an order of books to follow, aswell.


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During her last year of college at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, photographer Ina Jang began weaving paper cutouts into her images as a way of problem solving. "I started it because I was struggling to make images at the time," the Brooklyn-based photographer says. "I was forcing myself to like everything—from the people I was working with to locations where I was shooting, so I started getting rid of the elements I didn't like in the picture."
Among her inspirations is Martin Margiela, a notoriously private fashion designer who avoids being photographed. "I admire how he visually deconstructed the language of fashion," says Jang, who wanted to create her own language through the series featured here. "I liked the idea of using optical illusion and the two-dimensional quality of photography. I always go back and forth in experimenting with the combination of analog and digital manipulation in photographs. While working on the series, I enjoyed making images that allowed me to explore both approaches to photography. Additionally, having an anonymous character in the images have given me more freedom to relate myself to them. I wanted the images to effortlessly create its own language."
From portraits to still-lifes, Jang covered up faces, shapes and spaces that she didn't like and used paper to make new images. "I started with white space and filled it with stuff I like, such as painting or illustration," she says. Jang graduated in 2010 with a B.F.A in photography, and though she's no longer working on this particular series, Jang says she'll continue incorporating layers into her photographs. Some of her new work is included in the gallery above, and her more recent work with paper cut-outs will be exhibited at the Hyères Festival of Fashion & Photography beginning April 27 in Hyères, France. "I'm still really into shapes and cutouts and collages," she says. "So I think you'll always see part of that in my work."
Ina Jang is a Brooklyn-based photographer. Read more about her here. Her work will be exhibited at Christophe Guye Galerie in Zurich March 29 through June 2 and at the Hyères Festival beginning April 27.


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Learning Law Through Virtual Means
Learning law through virtual means takes extraordinary discipline. The person's capacity to learn with the wealth of information online is great. Here are some things you should keep in mind when learning law through virtual means.
Remember that the law isn't the same in each state. Each individual state has its own laws. If learning law through virtual means, remember to double-check any content to verify that the information holds true for the state where you are located. You can learn a great deal through the typical website, but you must remember to verify the laws of your jurisdiction.
Next, consider your purpose for learning law. If the goal is to master a certain area of law such as real estate or employment law, there are a number of websites available to you that cover different areas of law well. Websites that provide comprehensive overviews of different key aspects of a given area of law would be good resources for those learning law online.
Discover whether or not learning independently or through an Instructor-led course would be best for you. If you reflect on your academic career and your work schedule, you should know what your learning style and tendencies are. You have to consider what scenarios would make for the best learning outcome for you. Do you feel that being held accountable for assignments by a third party would make a better situation for you? Consider which learning scenario would give you the best academic experience.
Your personal learning goals should be clear. If your goal is to learn to the point of mastery, you should look for websites that provide courses with completion certificates. You will likely have more luck with sites that have instructor-led courses with assessments and other opportunities for evaluation. If your goal is to learn the basics of an area of a law, you could probably learn a great deal from blogs that cover legal topics. If you have professional goals you are trying to accomplish such as becoming a paralegal or legal secretary, you can pursue online education through institutions that grant professional certificates upon completion.
Before personally handling any of your own legal matters, consider thinking about the risks associated with practicing law on your own if this is why you are pursuing online legal education. If the goal is to handle certain pressing legal matters that could impact your life greatly, you need to consider consulting with a paralegal or attorney to assist you in navigating legal hurdles.


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The invisible helper
Flight instructor Cord Becker, a former Lufthansa pilot with some 20,000 flight hours under his belt, writes about aviation topics. This time he talks about the autopilot
Security concerns no longer permit it, but in the old days, passengers sometimes paid a visit to the cockpit. And someone invariably said, "Aha, the autopilot's on now, right?" If we switched it off, visitors started looking uneasy. Did they really have more faith in an automatic pilot than in us? To explain: No scheduled flight can take off on with the autopilot activated and 99 percent of all landings are handled manually – so that the pilots always have their hand in in case of emergency.
The autopilot may not be used in particularly difficult situations, like extreme winds; and cannot be used if a technical problem prevents it. At such moments, only a pilot with his or her hand on the joystick can land the plane safely. There are lots of good things about the autopilot function, though. If pilots give it useful and correct orders, it helps them to fly safely and precisely – even more precisely than a human being can. In fact, the technology has come so far these days that pilot and autopilot together make a fantastic team. I've started hearing some drivers talk about "visual driving," whatever that means, when referring to a car. I just hope they will always drive with full visibility and that no one ever gets the hare-brained idea of relying on instruments alone.
It's different for pilots. Depending on the weather, they can choose between visual flight or instrument flight. Only very rarely is a pilot required to land solely on the strength of one or more autopilots. Some aircraft are equipped with two or three autopilots that can be operated simultaneously, a prerequisite for approach flights when visibility is very poor. The red button that switches off the autopilot is right on the sidestick because it is so very important to be able to deactivate it within a fraction of a second. You will never find a button that reads "Land at destination airport" in a cockpit, only in the movies. That's because "operating" the autopilot is sometimes trickier than performing a perfectly normal manual landing. So who do you think takes full responsibility for your safety on board: the human being in the cockpit or the autopilot? You already know the answer, naturally. Happy landings!


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I wasn't alive during the 1960s, but I probably would've liked them better if they had iPod docks like the Revo Heritage. Granted iPods wouldn't have been around to help enjoy the shiny OLED screen, DAB, FM and Wi-Fi support.
According to Stuff.tv, the $US380 Heritage is well-built and produces sound far better than what you'd expect from a gadget looking as old as my parents. If you feel like spending nearly $US400 on a nice bedside companion then this could definitely satisfy your inner 60s child. I'm just plain gonna focus on keeping mine outta trouble. [Stuff.tv via Engadget via Unplggd]


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"If Anglo persists with the retrenchments, it's a window for government to take those mines and nationalise them," Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa told reporters in Johannesburg on Thursday.
"See if nationalisation will work on a small scale. The issue of retrenchments is just a drop in the water." Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) announced this week it could cut up to 14 000 jobs, close four shafts and sell a mine considered unsustainable. Mathunjwa expressed shock at the announcement.
"We were shocked on Tuesday …. This is very unacceptable," he said. "We all know the country is facing a high number of unemployment. Now for Anglo Platinum to shed so many jobs is a sign of not putting the interest of this country at heart."
The union would hold a meeting in Rustenburg to discuss and plan the way forward. Mathunjwa said it was important for the government to step in to find "amicable solutions" to the problems facing the mining sector and the economy at large.
"We cannot let these foreign investors do as they please with our mineral resources," he said. "It is high time now that we as a nation stand together and find ways of ensuring that our mineral resources benefit the people of South Africa." He said Amcu represented about 26 000 Amplats employees.
Workers' strike
On Tuesday, workers embarked on a strike and refused to go underground following the company's announcement that about 14 000 jobs could be lost by its plan to stop production at four of its shafts in Rustenburg.
The announcement came after Harmony Gold said it was suspending operations at its Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville to review operations after several illegal strikes. On Wednesday night, Amplats miners returned to work and abandoned their illegal strike, the company said.
Mathunjwa described the situation at Harmony Gold as tense. He said when workers returned to work on January 3, the gates were closed and they were told the mine was shut down until further notice.
Miners were denied access into the mine hostel and many slept outside the gates, he said. Amcu took the matter to the High Court in Johannesburg, to obtain an urgent interdict granting access to the hostels. The matter will be heard on January 22. – Sapa


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The participants come from Parimaribo, Suriname.
The Kulanu press release indicated that they hoped it will help the young Jews of Suriname, isolated for generations, to strengthen their Jewish roots and ensure Jewish continuity in their country. The trip, envisioned for many years and finally a reality, is expected to have a profound impact on the lives of the young people and on their community.
Most of the young people are descendants of Jews who traveled to the jungles of Suriname some 380 years ago from Spain and Portugal to escape the Spanish Inquisition. Others are descended from Jewish immigrants from Holland, Germany and Poland who arrived later and joined the community. Family names, such asDespite a jungle climate, economic and political upheaval over the centuries, the community has survived. It is the oldest continuing Jewish community - with some 150 people today, who speak Dutch - in the Western Hemisphere. Suriname's Jews worship at the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Parimaribo, the capital.
Abarbanel, Beuno de Mesquita, Robles de Medina, De Costa, Duym and Fernandes, echo the history of Iberian ancestors and their proud struggle and determination to survive and flourish in a far away land.
For more than 40 years, they had no permanent rabbi or Jewish educator until California Rabi Haim Beliak spent three months there last winter.
During their visit to Israel, the young people will visit the newly restored Zedek v'Shalom Synagogue, originally located in Suriname, which has been rebuilt in the Israel Museum. The synagogue served the Portuguese Sephardic community in Parimeribo until 1999. Today the Jewish community worships together at the Neve Shalom Synagogue.
The Birthright Israel trip for these young people is being supported through various organizations: Kulanu, Good People Fund, World Union for Progressive Judaism and the Union for Reform Judaism in North America.
In 2008, a Kulanu volunteer spent six weeks in the community, initiating a Hebrew teaching program for children ages 6-12. Since then, Kulanu board member (and Suriname coordinator) Jacob Steinberg has raised funds for diverse projects. These include fencing the historic cemetery, renovating the 150-year old mikvah, renovating the old rabbi's house, developing a Suriname Jewish community website, and buying mezuzot for homes and community buildings.
In 2010, Kulanu helped pay for matzot and kosher wine sent from New York for the community's Passover seder.
For more information, see Kulanu's Suriname Page and the Suriname Jewish Community website.


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BOOK PRIZE: APLA Book Prize Announcement
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology is pleased to launch a new book prize for the book that best exemplifies the ethnographic exploration of politics, law, and/or their interstices. The first APLA book prize will be awarded at the American Anthropological Association meeting in 2014 and annually thereafter. It carries an award of $1,000. The winning book will be reviewed in PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review and may be featured at a roundtable or author-meets-readers session at the AAA meeting. An honorable mention may be identified by the committee, if appropriate.
To be eligible for consideration, a book must examine law and/or politics ethnographically, and must have been published in English. For the 2014 prize only, a book may have been published between 2011-2013; thereafter, the book must have been published during the year prior to the competition. Either single- or multi-authored books are eligible, however edited volumes, reference works, or second editions of previously published works are excluded from consideration. Books translated into English from another language are eligible for consideration. In such cases, the year that the translation was published is considered the year of publication for purposes of eligibility.NOMINATION PROCESS:
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John and Sue Dean endow faculty position at Shidler College of Business
Silicon Valley couple create first endowment from Shidler matching fundsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Shidler College of Business
HONOLULU - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is pleased to announce that John and Sue Dean have committed $250,000 to the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Their gift combines with $250,000 in matching funds
provided by Jay Shidler's transformational donation in September 2006 to create an endowed professorship at the business school called the John and Sue Dean Distinguished Professorship.
"Sue and I have been involved with the College for some time and seen first-hand the benefits it has brought to Hawaiʻi, from well-educated decision makers and entrepreneurs to the newest ideas in the business arena," said John Dean. "We decided that the time was right to invest further in the College's success with an endowment that will enhance its ability to attract and retain top-flight faculty," said John Dean.
This is the first endowment utilizing the matching funds that were part of Mr. Shidler's gift; a total of $3 million was allocated for matching funds for endowed faculty positions, scholarships and programs at the business school.
Dean Vance Roley noted, "We are grateful to John and Sue for their continuing generosity and guidance. Their assistance has been instrumental in the growth of the College, such as introducing us to key contacts in Silicon Valley and establishing the Kipapa lecture series, which brings some of the finest business minds to Hawaiʻi."
John Dean is managing general partner of Startup Capital Ventures, a private equity fund that invests in venture capital funds and start-up technology firms in the U.S., overseas
and Hawaiʻi, general partner of Tuputele Ventures and chairman of the Entrepreneur's Foundation of Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit organization that helps develop a culture of community service and philanthropy. Dean, a banking professional for more than 20
years, was previously CEO and chairman of Silicon Valley Bancshares and Silicon Valley Bank. During his 8 years as CEO, Silicon Valley Bank's market capitalization grew from $65 million in 1993 to over $3 billion in 2000.
UH President David McClain said, ""I'm delighted that John and Sue Dean have stepped forward once again to support business education on the Mānoa campus. Their leadership on behalf of the University of Hawaiʻi is exemplary."
UH Mānoa Chancellor Denise Konan said, ""The UH Mānoa campus has been home to some of the nation's finest college faculty for much of our first century. The Dean's gift will help us build on this legacy of excellence for future generations of students in the business school."
UH Foundation President Donna Vuchinich said, "I thank the Deans for their efforts to realize the world-class potential of the Shidler College of Business. They embody the highest aspects of philanthropy — giving not only to meet a current need, but also to help transform the future and improve our communities."
About the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Established in 1949 as the College of Business Administration, the College was named in 2006 after alumnus Jay H. Shidler, founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group.
The Shidler College of Business is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is consistantly ranked among the nation's top 25 graduate schools for international business by U.S. News & World Report. Long recognized for its
Asia-Pacific focus, the College is a professional school, offering a wide variety of degree, certificate and executive programs. The College places a strong emphasis on the
development of management skills, entrepreneurship and the management of business information technology. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawai'i accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.
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Change may be the key to keeping the private option insurance plan afloat in the upcoming fiscal legislative session.
Change may be the key to keeping the private option insurance plan afloat in the upcoming fiscal legislative session.
Last week, I wrote about the effort underway from the architects of private option to save the plan from the possibility of defunding. The bipartisan approach crafted last year allows for expanded health insurance coverage funded with federal dollars from the Affordable Care Act. Funds designed for Medicaid expansion instead are directed to private insurance plans for the same target population.
With the fiscal session only a week away, the strategy is emerging to keep a handful of fence-sitting legislators on board while continuing to infuse conservative market-based principles into the plan.
I caught up with House Speaker Davy Carter, who is still fully committed to the plan but admits he is open to some tweaking as it continues to develop.
"First, I want to continue to make it clear that the vast majority of the members of the General Assembly, including myself, oppose the Affordable Health Care Act. If it was an option in Arkansas to abolish this federal legislation I think we would see 90 plus votes in the House and 30 plus votes in the Senate to do so. But unfortunately, that's not possible. Indeed, the proper venue for that fight is in Washington D.C.," Carter said.
"Much has been written about Arkansas' leading and unique approach to dealing with this difficult and polarizing issue," Carter explained. "The upshot is that the private option is designed to reduce the state's exposure to the rapid growth in Medicaid by alternatively placing our citizens in private insurance policies. Although it is still very early in the process, we are seeing very positive results in this area. Additionally, we need to remember that the private option will save Arkansas businesses approximately $30 million in fees and penalties that otherwise would be levied against them beginning in 2015. Arkansas businesses are strong and vibrant, but do not need this additional burden, especially in today's economic environment."
But if some changes are needed to continue the plan, Carter said he is willing to be flexible. Sen. David Sanders, one of the chief private option architects, gave a look at some possible changes, which he describes as important improvements.
"What we are working on right now is the heart and soul of the private option," Sanders said in an interview with Roby Brock over the weekend. "What is going to be a formula for success is when we stop being users of health care and become consumers of health care. So what we are working on right now is a very significant component of this and that is the development of the health saving account for this population."
State legislators have brought in former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt to help craft the Health Savings Account program for implementation in the plan. Leavitt served as the Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bush, where he was vocal that the current Medicaid was unsustainable without significant reform. He is now one of the leading consultants to states on how to put these reforms in place.
Sanders emphasized that the changes are not just minor cosmetic changes but a key component to getting the health consumer involved in the delivery of his or her health care. Part of the plan will be to expand the HSA's from a pilot program to full implementation as soon as 2015.
Changes that beef up conservative reforms in the health care system could be a key selling point for holding some important swing votes. And more importantly, it could actually make the health care system work better in Arkansas.
Jason Tolbert is an accountant and conservative political blogger. His blog — The Tolbert Report — is linked at ArkansasNews.com. His e-mail is email@example.com.


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The residence is located directly on the beach of Astrakeri, no road to cross and has a very large swimming pool and a poll bar open all day
In a large garden of palm, the Corfu Sea Palm Residence includes 3 nice villas of 3 and 4 bedrooms, 8 apartments of 1 bedroom and 1 apartment of 2 bedrooms.
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So my Love and I have the flu. Of course we do. After all, this was a four day weekend for me. So, to make it lovely, the flu came in for a landing on my head at 4:45PM on the way home from work. No reservations or anything. Just an uninvited house guest who has definitely over stayed.
Bah. I will rejoice the day oxygen returns to flow through my nasal passages.
Until then, I'm going to share a little fresh fruit joy with you all. I made this salad last week to share with some friends from work… and then selfishly ate it myself for dinner (okay.. I share with my Love) and lunch. I couldn't help it. It was irresistible.
You see, the week before I received two lovely packages in the mail. One, from Kettle Cuisine (GF frozen soups) and the other from Pom Wonderful. I'm saving my Kettle Cuisine to feed me once the Chicklet arrives (which BY GOD – had better be soon as I'm dying already!). If you would like to know about them now, however, pop on over to Jill Elise – she's got a lovely review them here.
The PomWonderful box of tiny 8-ounce curvy-gurly bottles was perfect timing too. And hey – who doesn't love those bottles! Easy for kid-hands and adult-hands alike, if you ask me.
Now, I'm not one to down a glass of unadulterated pomegranate juice, but I adore using it in smoothies, syrups, salad dressings and I've even been known to drizzle it over my yogurt parfait at lunch. There is something about the flavor profile of pomegranate that intrigues my tongue.
I keenly remember tasting pomegranate at school for the first time and then rushing home and having my mom buy some more so we could open them and eat them together. I have to say this: I am *quite* thankful that I can buy my pomegranate already in seed form if I so choose these days. While I love pomegranate, I have not mastered the easy-seeding so many others have. In fact, the seeds were the one thing missing for this salad that I wish I would have had.
Alas, with no pomegranates on hand, I ventured forth intrepidly into the refrigerator to find some other fruit salad ingredients. In the fruit drawer I found some heirloom navel oranges, a few blood oranges, and some strawberries. Easy. All of those mixed with about 1/3 cup of diced red onion and I was ready for the dressing.
This dressing is easy to make. The olive oil helps make it smooth (and some will tell you that a little oil with your salad helps your body absorb the nutrients better…. but I don't know if that is true. Do you?) and the red wine vinegar enhances the sweet pomegranate flavor nicely. In fact, I love this dressing so much that it was one of the first things I made today. I am feeling a bit better and need to get moving – so what a great way to kick off the return to life work but with a great salad and dressing for lunch.
Orange-Strawberry Salad with Pomegranate Dressing
Makes enough to serve 4.
4 medium-large navel oranges
2 blood oranges
1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds, if available
1/3-1/2 cup red onion
Pomegranate Dressing, to taste
- Using a sharp knife, trim the top and the bottom of each orange so that it will stand flat. Use the knife to then slice off the peel down each side a bit deeper than just peeling it. (You want to remove the membrane from the sides of the orange so you can just see the flesh of the fruit and each membrane dividing the fruit sections.)
- Carefully hold orange in your hand and slide a thin sharp knife along one membrane and then along the other side to release the section of fruit without any membrane. Do this with each section of orange and then gently squeeze the orange over the top of the fruit.
- Repeat steps one and two with each orange and blood orange until you have a small bowl filled with orange sections.
- Add the sliced strawberries and red onions (or more strawberries, if you'd prefer).
- Add pomegranate seeds, if you have them.
- Toss with dressing lightly. Set aside in the refrigerator for flavors to blend for 20-30 minutes. Toss again lightly (be careful not to break your orange sections) and serve.
Pomegranate Dressing
1/2 cup pomegranate juice, like PomWonderful
3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons olive oil
pinch of salt/black pepper to taste
Gently whisk together all ingredients and drizzle over salad.
Store unused portion in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-6 days.
Enjoy with your favorite fruit too – like pineapple sections, Asian pear slices, etc or even squeeze on some lime or lemon juice. Add a little grilled fish or chicken for the protein-machine in your house and you're all set.
~Wishing you all good health and/or speedy recoveries!


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I began writing for children in 2003 after earning a Master's degree in Education from Syracuse University. I have three published books to my credit: BE LITTLE, SHOO FLY, PLEASE BOTHER ME and LITTLE LEAF. BE LITTLE has made its way into school systems throughout the country. It has received positive feedback on Amazon and from anti-bullying organizations, teachers, counselors, concerned parents, and students. SHOO FLY, PLEASE BOTHER ME and LITTLE LEAF have gotten positive reviews on Amazon and from counselors, parents, teachers, and students. I hope you enjoy my books and the activities offered on this site.


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By Tony Grillo '12
This week the Crimson traveled to New Haven, Connecticut to compete in the annual MacDonald Cup hosted by Yale University. Last time out Harvard posted its best 54-hole tournament score in team history, finishing 7th at the McLaughlin Invite in New York. Heavy rain came through the northeast on Thursday and Friday. When the team arrived at Yale for the practice round on Friday they found a course that was closed due to inclement weather. The tournament was going to play slow and wet. Instead of hitting the course as they usually do, the team worked on the range and putted to get a feel for the course conditions. The tournament was shortened from 54 to 36 holes in order to let the course dry out as much as possible for Saturday's play.
Saturday was breezy and sunny. The Crimson posted a solid score of ten-over par 290 to begin the tournament. The team put themselves in 4th place, 10 shots behind leader St. John's University. Freshman Theodore Lederhausen led the pack with a one-under 69 (placing him 7th for the day), followed by Captain Tony Grillo who posted one-over 71. Other counting scores were Junior Mark Pollak (75) and Freshman Seiji Liu (75). Playing in the '5 -spot' for the team was Connor Wentzell who posted a 78. Also traveling with the Crimson and playing as an individual was Michael Lai, who shot 78. The first round placed the crimson one stroke ahead of rival Yale and five ahead of Dartmouth, the other Ancient Ei! ght team at the tournament.
Day 2 of the MacDonald Cup brought stronger wind and lower temperatures hovering around 50 degrees at tee time. All teams began in a shotgun start, with the Crimson beginning on holes five, six, and seven. Theodore Lederhausen got the team off to a great start by holing his first shot of the day for a hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth. He gave a few back throughout the day, but still managed to post a team low 71. Unfortunately, nobody else on the team managed to score well on what was a more difficult day at Yale. The team posted an 18-over par round of 298. Tony Grillo posted a 75, followed by Mark Pollak and Connor Wentzell who both posted 76. Seiji Liu struggled with the wind, stumbling into the clubhouse with an 80. Individual Michael Lai fired another 78. With their high scores in round! two, Harvard fell back to a 7th place finish at 588. Both Yale and Dartmouth were able to climb the leaderboard and finish 8 and 1 stroke ahead of the Crimson.
Next week Harvard will be traveling to the Big 5 Invitational in Philadelphia.
FINAL RESULTS (Date Posted: 10-03-2010) Par: 70 Yardage: 6766
Fin Team Scores
1 St. John's Univ. 280 285 565 +5
2 Yale University 291 289 580 +20
3 Binghamton Univ. 290 292 582 +22
4 Central Connecticut 295 289 584 +24
5 Sacred Heart Univ. 284 303 587 +27
Dartmouth College 295 292 587 +27
7 Harvard University 290 298 588 +28
8 Hartford, Univ. of 294 295 589 +29
9 Nova Southeastern U. 285 312 597 +37
10 Fordham University 298 302 600 +40
11 Lafayette College 303 303 606 +46
12 Holy Cross, Coll. of 304 306 610 +50
13 Bryant University 310 305 615 +55
5 Theodore Lederhausen Harvard 69 71 140 E
6 Tony Grillo Harvard 71 75 146 +6
41 Mark Pollak Harvard 75 76 151 +11
Connor Wentzell Harvard 78 76 154 +14
Seiji Liu Harvard 75 80 155 +15
Michael Lai Harvard 78 78 156 +16


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Intentionally causing viewers to question if the subjects are adults or children, the figures involved in their game are representatives of spritely innocence and the simplistic happiness found of child's play. Clambering up the tree and pointing at each other, the figures serve as a reminder to the viewer of the freedom they used to experience - a notion we tend to forget in our increasingly constrained world.
Born in Hunan province in 1977, Xie Ai Ge made her name in the international art world with a host of remarkable works in bronze and synthetic materials. Graduated from the Shanghai Fine Arts College, she was recognized early as a promising young sculptor and in 2005, was acclaimed by art critics for her innovative work during her exhibition in the Shanghai Duolon Museum of Modern Art. The artist has progressed to exhibit globally with a focus on China and the US, where her works are part of many prestigious collections. Xie Ai Ge currently lives and works in Shanghai, China.
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"Taiji", Close to Sculpture: Xie Aige's Tremendous Transformation
It was in the spring of 2004 that I first came to know Xie Ai Ge.
I was then working at the organizing committee of Shanghai Spring Art Saloon when a large-scale art exhibition entitled "Spring" was organized by the Fashion Saloon of Shanghai CITIC Square. With hundreds of participating artists, the art show covered a multitude of art works employing an entirely different variety of materials and works, amongst which I was most deeply impressed by the pottery works created by an artist named Xie Ai ge. I did not meet her when making arrangements for the art show. Her pottery was on display at an eye-catching place in the center of exhibition hall portraying a detailed-oriented yet proportionately exaggerated and slightly transformed realism figure.
Ms. Xie arrived at the art exhibition on the date of the opening ceremony. To my surprise, with a long-stemmed Chinese pipe in her hand, she stepped into the exhibition hall hurriedly and put that pipe on the hand of her art works. It turned out that the long-stemmed Chinese pipe was an indispensable part of her works, which has left an unforgettable impression on my mind. Ms. Xie played an active role in almost all group exhibitions planned by me from 2004 to 2005. Her distinctive art works and remarkable style definitely enriched the art materials she used and enhanced artistic appreciation of art shows. Her works on display include such works as A Touching Moment in Early Spring, Spring Tropics, Waking Up Time, etc.
The art exhibition entitled "I Have A Date With Spring" has been known as a benchmark in my career as an art show planner. The term "Contemporary Art in China" was not invented or even clearly defined in 2005. Chinese art planners, who were not content with the status quo of the Chinese art at that time, took the lead in organizing a great many influential pioneering artists in Shanghai together, taking bold and drastic steps and coming up with clearly-defined definitions. Despite their relatively immature art works and imperfect materials and artistic languages, they still came up with their own versions and interpretations of early contemporary Chinese art free from the dominance and influence of western art planners and organizers. These artists created artworks showcasing their unique understanding and knowledge of art by insisting on taking a road of their own instead of copying and imitating the art of western counterparts. The art planning team included more than 10 artists such as Xiao Xiaolan, Ji Wenyu, Chen Qiang, Chen Guanghui and Kangqing. I recommended art works and sculptures made by Xie Aige, Han Zijian and Yuan Kan. With her dedication and passion, Ms. Xie was the only artist participating in the art show named "Spring Trilogy" planned by me in 2005.
The years from 2006 to 2008 witnessed tremendous and turbulent changes in terms of artists and development of an artistic community in China. Because of gradual changes of my art show planning orientation, there were some gaps between Ms. Xie and I, and thus she was not actively involved in my exhibitions and was moving away from my field of vision. However, she had thus embarked on a road leading to brilliant and fruitful artistic creation by setting up her studio in M50, which was equipped with electric kiln making pottery art works. Although I planned very few group art exhibitions at that time, I still paid visits to Ms. Xie's studio whenever I traveled to M50. Moreover, Ms. Xie set up her very first art gallery on the second floor of a building in M50, where I saw art sculptures made of glass steel and cast copper, characteristic of her impressive creativeness and vivid imagination in her pursuit of artistic development and improvement.
I am not aware when Ms. Xie started to create sculpture. But I am sure the works named "Taiji" are of significant importance in her works. I am of the view that there is much extensive knowledge and profound understanding behind her "Taiji" works. Known as a complicated, mysterious and everlasting subject evolving from the time immemorial, Taiji might represent the most essential and profound concept of ancient oriental culture, which interprets the eternal cycle of birth of all creatures and lives on the earth and has a direct bearing on knowledge from the Book of Changes. According to YiJing Etymology, Yi consists of Taiji, which gives birth to the two appearances, and the two appearances give birth to the four images which in turn lead to development of the BaGua. What do two appearances mean? In a word, they are composed of Yin and Yang, two types of vital energy, which are used to explain the unfolding implications of the universe and all phenomena within, and they can hardly be changed by any human beings in the world.
How could we explain and interpret such in-depth and profound knowledge and principles? Profound as the knowledge sounds, we still have to impart and pass it on to future generations in a relatively simple and easy manner. Therefore, Taiji shoulder boxing is one of the easiest ways to interpret the concept of Taiji in real life. Ms. Xie has also come up with her own version of "Taiji shoulder boxing", which is known as the "Silly Roots" series featuring works carrying more relaxed and harmonious facial expressions, which are common characteristics of Taiji boxing grand masters. Compared with her other art works, Xie's 'Taiji" series are a great success.
By choosing "Taiji" as the theme of her works, Ms. Xie has selected the most essential and brilliant chapter of Chinese culture. Her works depict and represent the most important philosophical ideas between the heaven and earth such as Yin vs Yang, inner vs outer, movement vs quietness, soft vs hard, visionary vs real, strong vs weak, evil vs justice, dark vs bright, life vs death, etc.
The year of 2010 still marked a deterioration in terms of the art market and economic scene. British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley used to say "If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Ms. Xie's works are closely related to the theme of spring. I have been looking forward to seeing her important works at art shows planned by me once more, in which "Taiji" works are arranged like a strong army with unyielding spirit, symbolic of our Chinese nation. With "Taiji", we are able to weather numerous calamities and surmount various catastrophes in the world. When facing land and heaven, the sun and the moon, the thunder and lightning, the tyrannical rain and strong wind, earthquake, flood, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, or even all kinds of disasters, both man-made and natural, we stand rock solid and rock firm with the very concept of "Taiji" deep in mind.
Chu Hao
Critiue and Artist Stament for Xie Aige - Exhibition at the Duolun Museum of Modern Art
Romance and freedom belong to our human nature, chasing them is like cultivating excellence. Pure heart has been changed by material. Xie Aige's work is trying to illustrate the essence of human nature, unshackling the chains and returning to the nature in order to show the true colors of soul. Within the Chinese sculpting community, which is a melting pot of many trends - classical, modern and port-modern - Xie Aige is a sculptor who deserves a special place,The sculptures of Xie Aige are very characteristic of her way of life, traditional and modern at the same time, while reflecting her Hunan Province roots, they are shaped in a kind of abstract mould that is very modernist.
Her creativity is limitless but encompasses mainly women, either sitting in a waiting posture or in faceless freeform groups or playing with a pet. These sculptures are centered on the Chinese women's condition which has become somewhat lost between traditional Chinese culture and the modern requirements of today's life.
Since her inception into the art scene, Xie Aige has evolved the size and shapes of her sculptures but through the process of change, is always consistent with the message she wants to convey with her creations - the challenges that Chinese women face in our modern world
As she says in her own words:
"I like making portraits, and I can spend hours working on them without feeling time passing. Those figures normally appear with rustic, plain and straightforward profiles.
I was born in a remote countryside village, and now live in the metropolitan city of Shanghai. Due to my origins, I naturally cherish simple, rustic and plain things. In my work, I tend to take my countryside life experience as inspiration; traditional garments and fashion as form and media; and my understanding of urban culture and living as a foundation. My sculptures always appear straightforward, without any pretentious mannerisms and fancy decorations, they are just authentic descriptions of the real life of normal common people.
The description itself is meaningless, but once it is endowed with the form of life, then this description is no longer the just a matter of describing something, but has become a body of art, a part of culture thus becomes meaningful. These are the feelings that put I into my works such as 'The Man Playing Chess,' 'Music Player' and 'Relaxing.'
I like angels and like to think of women as angels. Today angels are suffering so much from heavy pressures, competition and the violence of everyday life, making them lose their innocence and natural beauty. As an artist and a woman, I really want to share joy and pain through my work, to reveal the true beauty of life. The work 'The Tears of An Angel' is the portrait of my life, and my attitude towards life. I love my life, and enjoy so much working as a sculptor.
I enjoy capturing transient moments and trivial things in life and transporting them into my work. The characters appearing in my work are mostly portrayed in a state of total relaxation in total simplicity. They just behave like themselves, with no artifice, make-up, and designed postures. They seem to live in their own world, enjoying their own lives, without noticing time passing and the world changing. It is a captured moment with no dimension of time, space and the environment."
LA Art Show, showcasing her ''Yoga Series'' sculptures, Mingjia Gallery, (China) at LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA
''Arts of Pacific Asia'' exhibition, showcasing ''Yoga Series'' sculptures, Mingjia Gallery (China), at San Francisco, USA
Kohler Art Project – exhibition, sponsored by Kohler Corporation (USA), USA
ART Miami, at Goedhuis Contemporary (UK), Miami, Florida, USA
''Ceramic Woman'' art exhibition , Crailsheim Museum, Germany
Xi'an ''Contemporary female'' art exhibition, Xi'an, China
China – Korea art exchange exhibition, Shanghai, China
''Habitat Heart'' solo exhibition, Tangram Art Center, Shanghai, China
Dazzled and Enchanted new age animamix 2009-2010, Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China
''Happy Land'', solo exhibition, Shanghai Sculpture Art Center, Shanghai, China
''Talk Together'' – Lanzhou Gucang Museum, Lanzhou, China
''A Peaceful Nature'' – solo exhibition, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
''A Feminine World in Clay and on Paper''- German Consulate General Shanghai, China
Shanghai International Biennial Urban Sculpture exhibition, Shanghai, China
''Vision Express'' Shanghai Youth Biennial exhibition
Shanghai university— China - Korea Ceramic Art Exchange exhibition
International Ceramic Art exhibition, Yixing, China
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Former Envoy: Pakistan Too Dangerous to Return
By Annabel Symington
Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S., has declined to return to Pakistan to testify before the Supreme Court in the so-called "Memogate" affair, claiming that the government is unable to offer him adequate protection.
In a Dec. 27 letter addressed to the Ministry of the Interior, Mr. Haqqani wrote: "I will not and cannot trust my personal safety in the hands of state machinery that routinely fails to protect Pakistani citizens."
The letter was read out before the Supreme Court by his lawyer, Asma Jahangir, Monday.
At issue is whether Mr. Haqqani, an ally of President Asif Ali Zardari, was instrumental in the writing and delivery of a controversial memo to Admiral Mike Mullen, then chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, that asked for U.S. help in averting any prospect of a military coup in the wake the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
The memo also detailed promises to improve the protection of Pakistan's nuclear weapons, to curtail the intelligence agency's backing of militants in Afghanistan and a commitment to cooperate with India over the investigations into the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai in exchange for U.S. help.
The existence of the memo first came to light when Mansoor Ijaz, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin, claimed in a column in the Financial Times in October 2011 that he had helped deliver the memo to Admiral Mullen at the request of President Zardari. The Pakistani government dismissed Mr. Ijaz's claim.
Just over a month later, on Nov. 16, 2011, Admiral Mullen publically acknowledged that he had received the memo. He said he viewed it as "probably not credible."
Mr. Haqqani resigned a few days later. He has denied any involvement.
The Supreme Court ordered an inquiry into the incident and is now holding hearings after a court-appointed commission submitted its report. The report states that Mr. Haqqani overstepped his mandate as an ambassador in asking for U.S. help to avert any military coup.
In the letter, Mr. Haqqani strongly criticized the report. "I have neither been charged or tried nor convicted of any crime under the laws of Pakistan and yet I have been painted as a criminal and a traitor or person disloyal to Pakistan in the eyes of the general public," he wrote.
In an interview, he added: "I have denied involvement from day one."
In the letter, he claimed that cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, a former minister in the administration of President Pervez Musharraf, were encouraging their "supporters in Jihadist terrorist organizations to eliminate me as a voice for a liberal and tolerant Pakistan and for Pakistan's continued alliance with the United States of America."
Mr. Ahmed, in an interview, denied that he had ever called for violence against Mr. Haqqani, but reiterated the call that the former ambassador needed to be tried for being "involved in anti-state activities." Mr. Khan could not be reached for comment.
Ms. Jahangir, Mr. Haqqani's lawyer, said in court Monday in front of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that the Supreme Court is "encouraging investigations from the top down rather than the bottom up."
The case has been adjourned until Feb. 12. The Chief Justice has asked the Interior Ministry to inform Mr. Haqqani of the details of the security provisions that have been put in place for his return to Pakistan. Ms. Jahangir said that Mr. Haqqani would not return to Pakistan regardless of any security put in place for his protection. Mr. Haqqani said, "I will return when I think I can safely return."
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Berkeley City Council Preview
This Tuesday, February 8, the Berkeley City Council will continue its public hearing on the West Berkeley Plan, carried over from the January 25th meeting when dozens of commentators lined up to speak. Plan changes and accompanying zoning changes are supposed to be aimed at increasing the amount of economic activity in West Berkeley, especially industrial production. Backers say they are focused on the reuse of existing buildings, the development of large multi-parcel sites, and start-up of new types of industrial activities. Public commentators have expressed concern about the proposed 75-foot height limit for buildings and the preservation of the arts in the area. -more-


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Many students enter their college math courses with the idea that getting "the right answer" is what mathematics is about. This is not surprising, since that's how many high-school courses approach mathematics. Most students have been successful in math classes because they can memorize formulas and procedures for computing answers to specific types of problems. You have probably done this yourself. For example, you probably know the quadratic equation can be used to solve an equality like
x2 − 2x − 3 = 0, though most students don't know why this is true.
Certainly this is an important fact to know, but knowing it only allows you to solve one kind of problem. The quadratic formula would be of no use to you if you wanted to solve the equation
x3 − 2x − 3 = 0or the equation x4 − 2x2 − 3 = 0. (Actually, it can be used to solve the second of these; can you see how?)
Mathematics is not really about how to compute answers to problems that other people have already solved.
Mathematics is about finding ways to use information you already know to solve problems that no one has told you how to solve before. It involves combining things you know how to do in order to do things you don't know how to do.
Mathematics is about finding ways to use information you already know to solve problems that no one has told you how to solve before.
If all you can do is solve the problems that other people have told you how to solve, you are not going to be valuable to an employer. For example, if what you get out of the section of this course on differentiation is only how to compute derivatives, then you have missed the main point of the section. An employer who wants to compute derivatives will buy a computer, not hire you. The computer will always beat you at that game: it is faster, more accurate, and more reliable than you or I will ever be. Anything for which we could write down a procedure in class, someone can program a computer to do, and you will not be successful if that's the skill you use to promote yourself to an employer.
What you have to do is realize that your value comes from knowing what it is that you are computing, and what it is that needs to be computed. The computer is very bad at this; it is not adaptable or insightful. That is where you can beat it, and that's why you need to understand the meanings (the definitions and the theorems and the proofs) of the things we study. You need to practice them, not because you will be called on to compute them, but because you need to know how they work, how they interact with one another, what they mean, when to use them, and when not to.
The thing that separates you from the computer is that you can take a situation that you have never seen before, and can adapt the knowledge you do have to that situation, perhaps breaking it into parts that you can solve, perhaps rewriting it into another form, or perhaps developing a new idea that is analogous to one you already know. It is that flexibility that makes you valuable to an employer. It is what makes you a leader rather than a follower.
In order to become adept at this, you need to practice those problem-solving techniques. You need to learn how to determine for yourself what the important features of a problem are, and how to isolate the crucial information and relationships.
This involves learning how to ask the right questions about a problem. In academics, you are judged not by the answers you can produce, but by the questions you can ask.
You are judged not by the answers you can produce, but by the questions you can ask.
Learning to ask the right questions is not easy, and it does not come quickly, but it is part of the mission of this course to provide you with some of that experience. To that end, some of the problems assigned will not be things we have already solved in class. You will not be able to just look at a problem and recognize it as an example of what we did in class (or what is in the book). You will need to find your own method of solution, using the tools we have developed in class. These are the most important problems in the course, and while they can be frustrating, they can also be the most rewarding. Don't give up, you can do it!