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by Kim Steele
30 Saturday Apr 2016
by Kim Steele
An enlightening exhibit at the illustrious Cooper Hewitt Museum, Willi Smith: Street Couture, on Fifth Avenue and 91st Street (the old Frick mansion), focuses on Willi Smith, a 'streetwear' designer in the eighties–and a dear friend who fell to AIDS. The exhibit features Smith's portrait by Boulevardiers Publisher, Kim Steele. My portrait graces the entrance of the Cooper Hewitt exhibit– modeled after the original site at PS1, where I photographed Smith, for an exhibition titled "Art as Damaged Goods." The current exhibition is suspended at the moment due to the coronavirus.
Much hoopla has been published about the 'largest urban development project in US history.' But it has been predominantly negative. Hudson Yards is overrun with Super stores like Balenciaga and Hermes, and criticism over 'public space' [air] waste above the turn around yards from Penn Station.
The Shed's wheels are forty feet high, that use the tracks to reveal its roof, and cover an expansive outdoor venue for top flight mainstream performances. Within the West Side Rail Yard of 28 acres, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with others, The Shed is made of steel, and a translucent Texlon-based polymer, which rolls out to form McCourt Plaza. Co–designer David Rockwell stated, "the mark of a good design is that that it survives reality." (Credit: Pilar Viladas) "Meh" – I say. In a place of white-boxed galleries and glass stores, it is not embracing and certainly not a novel use of urban development-same old stuff. It's our contemporaneous Atlantis.
As a shooter of film for forty years, it has been a struggle to grasp the impact of the digital age and the Internet on of the status of photography in our world. The act of shooting has become an indulgent, social event.
Henry Wessel, sadly recently deceased in California, was a profound photographer, mentor, professor and thinker on photography, especially on the American West.
"Pressing the shutter is saying yes to the world.'" One of his most poignant quotations which set me back; upon arriving at LAX, he commented on the light intensity, "it looked like you could lean against it." He was honored by many museum exhibitions from Szarkowski's at Moma, to Eastman House, to Cologne. He was instrumental in the photo program at the San Francisco Institute, joining its faculty in 1973.
Lee Friedlander called him the "Photo Buddha." I could mention Walker Evens or Cartier Bresson as his inspiration, but he embarked further into the ordinary terrain of life. This plots a direct collusion with Instagram and Facebook imaging. He was concerned about the proliferation of pictures and it's deterioration of the import of the photograph.
"People don't pay much attention these days to the descriptive, expressive and suggestive facts found in a good still photograph.
"The process of photographing is a pleasure: eyes open, receptive, sensing, and at some point connecting. It's thrilling to be outside your mind, your eyes far ahead of your thoughts."
That's picture taking.
I cannot help to be critically drawn to the narcissistic nature of people's images – selfies, food, pets and fronting famous objects. Nothing to do with image making but all about themselves. Sadly that is our future.
NERO: Life and Legacy
November 12, 2020 - March 28, 2021 at British Museum, London
Nero (AD37-AD68) is the archetypal villain, the Roman all students of ancient history love to hate. Any accomplishment he achieved in nearly 14 years as Roman Emperor—he was the last ruler of the august Julio-Claudian line—is overshadowed by tales of murder, debauchery, corruption and cruelty. Thanks to accounts by ancient writers such as Suetonius, Pliny the Elder and Tacitus, we know of Nero's penchant for patricide, matricide and fratricide (basically, all the major "cides"), his sexual interest in both sexes (the more unavailable the better) and his mad extravagance. Nero's taste for the finer things is best illustrated by his Golden House, which boasted surfaces made of gold, gems and ivory, a 120ft-tall statue of the emperor and a banqueting hall that rotated day and night. During the Great Fire of Rome in AD64, which destroyed two-thirds of the city, Nero reportedly played the fiddle while marvelling at "the beauty of the flames".
The British Museum is attempting to separate fact from fiction in a 200-piece exhibition that explores contrasts in written sources and seeks to answer the question: who was Nero? A press statement asks if he was "an inexperienced ruler reconciling change in the face of political diversity, or a merciless, matricidal maniac?" We will have to wait and see.
October 3, 2020 - January 24, 2021 at National Gallery, London, 3
The National Gallery in London will hold what promises to be one of the greatest ever exhibitions on Raphael with key loans coming from major museums including the Musée du Louvre, Vatican Museums and Galleria degli Uffizi. Among the paintings gathered for show will be Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, also known as the Esterházy Madonna, (1508) from Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts and the Terranuova Madonna (1504-05) from Berlin's Staatliche Museum, to be shown alongside the museum's own masterpieces such as The Madonna of the Pinks (around 1506-07). Altogether the museum hopes to assemble around 30 Raphael paintings, with 20 or so outside loans. The show will also include important drawings such as Study for the Head of an Apostle in the Transfiguration (1518-20), which had come to England in the 16th century and passed into the Chatsworth collection. It was sold in 2012 at Sotheby's, fetching £29.7m, then a record price for a drawing and will be coming on loan from a private collection in New York. The exhibition will cover the entire span of Raphael's career, not just paintings and drawings, but also his involvement in archaeology, architecture and poetry, as well as prints, sculpture, tapestry and the applied arts. There will be several shows this year marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael's death, including another major show at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, (March 3 - June 2, 2020).
GERHARD RICHTER: Painting After All
August 15, 2020 - January 18, 2021 at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
After a long absence, Gerhard Richter will return to US museums next year with his first major retrospective in two decades. The German painter, whose tireless experiments in form and format have made him a critical darling and auction house juggernaut, is due to present more than six decades of work at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in August. It follows a version of the show that debuts in New York in the spring in what is due to be one of the final shows at the Met Breuer (4 March-5 July).
"He is one of the greatest painters of our time," says Sheena Wagstaff, who is co-curating the Met Breuer show. "The twin modes of abstraction and figuration that he developed are now flourishing among younger generations of artists."
The exhibition centres on the artist's ground-breaking series lsuch as Cage (2006) and Birkenau (2014) while showcasing some of the painter's earliest lithographs and other works not shown before in a museum exhibition. They include Group of People, a 1965 black-and-white painting from Richter's early photo-based practice, which features a man reading a newspaper amid a crowd of demonstrators. Such works, says the curator, are a testament to not only the artist's examination of art history but his engagement in the fraught political history surrounding it.
THE TORLONIA MARBLES: Collecting Masterpieces
April 3, 2020 - January 15, 2021 at Musei Capitolini, Rome,
A long battle between the Italian state and Alessandro Torlonia, who died in 2017 aged 92, has come to an end, and to celebrate the peace, 96 works from the family's superb collection of 620 Greek and Roman sculptures will go on show this April, having been inaccessible for half a century. To emphasise the importance of the exhibition, not only is the Italian president due to open the show but the sculptures will spill out into the gallery housing Rome's earliest collection: the bronze sculptures donated to the people in 1471 by Pope Sixtus IV, which include the Capitoline wolf feeding Romulus and Remus. The curator of the exhibition is Salvatore Settis, a noted classical scholar and former head of the Getty Research Institute, who mounted a ground-breaking exhibition on copies in classical sculpture for the opening of the Prada Foundation in 2015. He explains that the Torlonia show is of a collection that has incorporated earlier collections, right back to the 15th century. To gain the interest of the viewer without any classical education, he believes that the elegance of the display by the architect David Chipperfield will help a great deal, along with the fact that he has given the exhibition five stories to tell. Among these will be an evocation of the Museo Torlonia, which was open to the gentry from 1874 to the end of the 1940s, and a section about the pieces dug up by the Torlonia themselves on their huge estates. "We have also tried to put the pieces together in such a way that even a non-classicist asks questions," Settis says.
ART at the TUDOR COURTS
October 6, 2020 - January 10, 2021 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The late 15th-century Tudor dynasty, compared to royalty on the other side of the English Channel, were johnny-come-latelies. As upstarts, they were keen to prove themselves the equals of the more deeply rooted European dynasties, such as the tenth-century Valois, the 11th-century Habsburgs and Estes, or the 12th-century Colonnas. At the same time, the legitimacy of Tudor claims to the throne of England was itself shaky and their failure to produce multiple children did not add to their security. But, in order to keep up with the Joneses and materially to insist on their status, each successive Tudor monarch (with the possible exception of the short-reigned Mary I) collected and displayed works of art on a scale comparable to any other royal house. This exhibition shows the cosmopolitan range of their tastes from Henry VII's seizure of the throne in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. Works by European armourers, goldsmiths, printers, manuscript illuminators, sculptors, painters and weavers, from both the Met's own collections and from international loans, will be brought together to show what was the particular Tudor style. Among the highlights is Hans Holbein's Portrait of Henry VIII of England (around 1537), on loan from Madrid's Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.
THE OLMECS and the CULTURES of the GULF of MEXICO
May 19 - November 15 at Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris
The Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac has joined forces with Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia to present the first major exhibition on the Olmecs in Europe. While the Olmecs, who inhabited southern Mexico from 1400BC to 400BC, are celebrated in the Americas, European audiences are less familiar with the Pre-Columbian civilisation than with the Aztec and Mayan peoples who came after them. The museum aims to bring greater recognition to the Olmecs by presenting a display of more than 200 artefacts that show their economic, social, political and artistic prowess as well as their development into the first major Mesoamerican civilisation.
The exhibition examines concepts such as symbolism, writing systems, ritualism and ideology that led to the creation of the Olmecs as a complex society, which, in turn, paved the way for the development of subsequent Mesoamerican civilisations. "The rise to social complexity is a rare event," says Steve Bourget, the Branly's head curator, who oversees its Americas collection. "It only happened in about six places in the world, and the process that took place in Mesoamerica is still poorly understood."
Known for their colossal heads carved from stone, Olmec artisans also worked in clay, wood and jade. Scholars think this 40cm-tall figure of a baby holding an ear of corn may have been an offering to, or a depiction of, the god of maize, as the crop was a staple of the Olmec diet.
ORDER and ORNAMENT: Roy Lichtenstein's Entablatures
September 27, 2019 – September 27, 2020 at Whitney Museum of American Art
This exhibition will present a diverse array of works on paper by Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) related to his Entablatures series from the 1970s. Inspired by the architectural facades and ornamental motifs he encountered around Wall Street and elsewhere in Lower Manhattan, the series addresses many of Lichtenstein's central artistic themes while demonstrating a unique emphasis on texture, surface, relief, and reflectivity.
Named after the horizontal structures that sit atop the columns in Classical Greek architecture, Lichtenstein's Entablatures represent a distinctly American derivative, one based in revivalist, industrialized architectural imitations that were built en masse in the early twentieth century. By isolating clichéd symbols of—in the artist's words—"imperial power" and "the establishment," Lichtenstein traces the effect of mass production and replication on cultural forms. A sustained investigation into pattern and repetition, the Entablatures also underscore the echoes of Classical order embedded within Minimalist sculpture and Color Field painting.
The first exhibition at the Whitney devoted to Lichtenstein's work since the transformative gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Study Collection, this capsule presentation provides a focused look at a single pivotal series, highlighting the artist's inventive processes and techniques across drawings, collages, prints, photographs, and archival materials.
April 4 - July 26 at National Gallery, London
The first UK exhibition on Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654) will focus on her singular position as a successful female painter in 17th-century Europe and how she turned it to her advantage. The show's curator, Letizia Treves, says that the "very selective" presentation of 35 works at London's National Gallery—including 29 paintings firmly attributed to Gentileschi—will invite visitors to consider "Artemisia in the round", as a talented artist, storyteller, entrepreneur and "determined woman of wit and passion".
The broad chronology ranges across the Italian painter's 40-year career, "drawing attention to her adaptability to different markets and tastes in the cities where she worked", Treves says. Trained in the Roman studio of her father Orazio Gentileschi, Artemisia established herself as an artist in Florence and returned to Rome in the 1620s before settling for the last 25 years of her life in Naples.
The museum's recently acquired Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (1615-17), which was unknown until it was discovered by a French auctioneer, will appear for the first time in context with star loans such as Susannah and the Elders (1610), Artemisia's first signed work, and the unflinchingly bloody Judith Beheading Holofernes (1611-12). One room of the exhibition will explore images of the female hero, underscoring how Artemisia "brought an unprecedented female perspective to traditional subject matter", Treves says.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
March 18 - June 15 at Centre Pompidou, Paris,
The Bulgarian-born French artist Christo and his late wife Jeanne-Claude first had the idea of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe when they rented a small flat nearby from 1958 to 1964. Their dream will come true this autumn (19 September-4 October) when the imposing monument will be shrouded in a silvery blue fabric, tied by 7,000 metres of red rope.
But before that, the Centre Pompidou will play host to the first institutional show on the duo in France, which will focus on the years they spent in the French capital. Previously unseen works such as Cratères (1959-61), a series influenced by Jean Dubuffet, will be included as well as a special focus on the Pont Neuf project, which, along with the Reichstag in Berlin, is one of the most famous landmarks the pair covered in fabric.
Since Jeanne-Claude's death in 2009, Christo has carried on alone, but she remains a constant companion. In a recent interview in The Art Newspaper, he said: "She was extremely argumentative, very critical and I miss that so much. I always think when things become very difficult, what would Jeanne-Claude think now?"
VAN EYCK: an Optical Revolution
February 1 - April 30 at Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
Around half of the approximately 20 works firmly attributed to Jan van Eyck (around 1390-1441) will be gathered in Ghent for one of the largest exhibitions ever on the Flemish Old Master. The show will feature a number of freshly restored works, including the outer panels of the Ghent Altarpiece (1432) and Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy (around 1438-40), which will come straight from the Berlin Gemäldegalerie's conservation department. The Berlin restorers will have removed the old varnish and surface dirt, old retouchings and fillings, and will have applied up-to-date restorations of paint and a new layer of varnish. A relatively recent cleaning has also established Portrait of a Man with a Blue Chaperon (around 1428-30) as autograph. In addition, but involving no restoration, there will be a unique opportunity to see the two versions of the Madonna at the Fountain side by side (1439 from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, and 1440 from the Frick Collection, New York). The exhibition will be complemented by myriad events as part of the Flemish Masters initiative (2018-20), a series of year-long programmes focusing on a different Dutch Master each year.
MAKING MARVELS: Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe
November 35, 2019 – March 1, 2020 at
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Between 1550 and 1750, nearly every royal family in Europe assembled vast collections of valuable and entertaining objects. Such lavish public spending and display of precious metals was considered an expression of power. Many princes also believed that the possession of artistic and technological innovations conveyed status, and these objects were often prominently showcased in elaborate court entertainments, which were characteristic of the period.
Making Marvels will explore the complex ways in which the wondrous items collected by early modern European princes, and the contexts in which they were displayed, expressed these rulers' ability to govern. Approximately 170 objects—including clocks, automata, furniture, musical instruments, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, print media, and more—from both The Met collection and over fifty lenders worldwide will be featured. Visitors will discover marvelous innovations that engaged and delighted the senses of the past, much like twenty-first-century technology holds our attention today—through suspense, surprise, and dramatic transformations.
October 24, 2019 – February 24, 2020 at
Musée du Louvre, Paris
The year 2019 has a special significance for the Louvre, as it will mark the fifth centenary of the artist's death at Amboise, in the Loire Valley. When his patron Giuliano de' Medici died, Leonardo da Vinci left Italy for France at the invitation of the new French king, François I. Probably around November 1516, he arrived at the Château du Clos Lucé, a stone's throw from the king's residence at Amboise.
This château was the splendid home provided by François I for Leonardo, whom he appointed "First Painter, Engineer and Architect to the King," a position for which the artist received a princely allowance. This is where he spent the last three years of his life, compiling notes on various scientific and artistic subjects with a view to publishing treatises, and working on the paintings he had brought with him to France, such as Saint Anne, the Mona Lisa and Saint John the Baptist. Some remarkable drawings from this period, done on French-made paper, illustrate his work on hydraulic projects, festivities for the king and a monumental equestrian sculpture.
On May 2, 1519, the great Italian Renaissance genius died at the Château du Clos Lucé. This is why the Louvre holds almost a third of his corpus of paintings: those he brought to France were purchased by François I and entered the royal collections, which probably already included The Virgin of the Rocks and La Belle Ferronnière, acquired by Louis XII. This outstanding set of paintings, which formed the beginning of the Louvre's collections, was supplemented by twenty-two of the artist's remarkable drawings.
The fifth centenary of the Italian master's death is therefore a unique opportunity for the Louvre to bring as many as possible of the fourteen to seventeen paintings now attributed to Leonardo, according to specialists, to join the five large paintings in the Paris museum. The exhibition will include a large selection of drawings and a small but significant group of paintings and sculptures that will provide some tangible context.
This international retrospective will present the latest research findings, critical editions of key documents and the results of the latest analysis carried out in laboratories or during recent conservation treatment by the Louvre.
We have celebrated The Boulevardiers raison de'tre for five years now, founded on the French pre-occupation of strolling and window gazing in Paris, and London, and Rome. This Publisher was struck by a newly found term, "Faire du Lèche-Vitrines," which is crudely translated as "window licking." Now knowing the decorum of the French, I am convinced that they would not apply this term to their promenading in the trendy section, the Marais, of Paris, which is the center of all that is cool, hip and expensive. The original center of Paris, built in the 13th century by the Knights Templar, much has remained, avoiding destruction by City decree in 1964. The Boulevardiers strolled through this section last summer on the way to L'Orangrie and gazed covetously at the many shops, bakeries and patisseries... and could very well appreciate this phrase.
Guest Musing from The Boulevardiers "Muse" Sally Steele:
Never let it be said that the Boulevardiers don't celebrate all who wander in search of inspiration, or in daily observation. A recently published book, The Flâneuse, is a lively tome focusing on the French flâneuse, the feminine of flâneur: defined as a woman who is or who behaves like a flaneur; who is defined as an idle man-about-town.
Author Lauren Elkin: "The portraits I paint here attest that the flâneuse is not merely a female flâneur, but a figure to be reckoned with, and inspired by, all on her own…She is a determined, resourceful individual keenly attuned to the creative potential of the city, and the liberating possibilities of a good walk."
For some time, I have been lamenting whilst walking my town, enviously observing the abundance of hipster bistros and coffee bars populated all day and into the evening by those lucky enough to grab the time to simply sit and watch the world go by. But how oh so boring that would be!
Recently perusing the tales of Diego, the sire of Galapagos tortoises, I smiled having "met" Diego in the Galapagos several years ago. And when reading about the rich arts scene in Milan, funded mostly via the largesse of the fashion houses, my head was full of images of days spent wandering there, not so long ago. As I poured over my travel photos I saw Los Angeles, Lima, and Santiago; New York, Maui and Athens; Venice, Istanbul, and Marseilles; Cannes, Sydney, and Tokyo, and so many more. I walked for miles in for London, from my favorite museum, The V&A, to Harrod's, to the trendy parts of town with all the big name galleries. Ditto for New York. And Rome, major renovations to ancient and Renaissance sites currently underway, again due to the largesse of the world's fashion leaders. And oh, Paris, strolling in the Tuileries in the drizzle after a glorious morning spent at l'Orangerie. Then there were some standout strolls on La Croisette amidst the excitement of the awards season. I live a fanciful life!
I'm lucky enough to be partner to the ultimate flâneur, who has so graciously guided me into becoming a full-fledged flâneuse.
Here's to women everywhere, and to living a life that takes the good walk, and turns it into the truly great walk.
The raking light of fall brings out the Flaneur in me, the season of Flanerie. Elaine Sciolino reminds us of the first establishment of this pastime in literature, "Tableau de Paris," a twelve volume set of observations the gestalt the of 'street' in Paris. Half a century later, this sites' figurehead, Charles Baudelaire, demarked the 'wander-spectator' activity as flaneur. "The crowd is his habitat, as is air for the bird or water for the fish" he quoted.
This activity is so important to the French, that Hermes created a pop-up museum on the left bank to honor its significance. The artistic director of the project, Pierre-Alexis Dumas also created an illustrated book on the subject. It's a small single room structure with four window displays, including from the collection of a past president, Emile Hermes.
To observe yes, to interact no. The sounds, the smells and the visual jewels glistening in the shop windows- draws us to the streets of Paris, or London or our favorite ville, Roma. And of course, the most animated of them all – the people who stroll and sit and observe in the cafes, not the harried New Yorkers who are irritated by strollers in their path. Years ago, I proposed a story for Life Magazine, on the important promenades of the world, but to no avail. Sadly, it is not an American occupation.
On every trip to NY, I visit one of my favorite urban spaces, The Grand Central Oyster Bar. Between my passion for oysters and my adoration for Guastavino's tile craft, this is my ideal spot. We traveled to 103rd Street this last trip to enjoy a beautifully illustrated and informative exhibition at The Museum of New York, of his sumptuous tilework throughout New York employed by McKim, Mead and White, and NY City (including the recently uncovered bottom to the Queensborough Bridge, now a Farmer's Market).
Guastavino tile is the "Tile Arch System" patented in the United States in 1885 by Valencian (Spanish) architect and builder Rafael Guastavino (1842–1908). Guastavino vaulting is a technique for constructing robust, self-supporting arches and architectural vaults using interlocking terracotta tiles and layers of mortar to form a thin skin, with the tiles following the curve of the roof as opposed to horizontally (corbelling), or perpendicular to the curve (as in Roman vaulting). This is known as timbrel vaulting, because of supposed likeness to the skin of a timbrel or tambourine. It is also called "Catalan vaulting" and "compression-only thin-tile vaulting".
Guastavino tile is found in some of New York's most prominent Beaux-Arts landmarks and in major buildings across the United States.


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Rumors have held for months that Microsoft would use Build, its developers' conference, to preview Windows 9. That didn't end up happening, but executive vice president of operating systems Terry Myerson did his best to make sure attendees weren't disappointed.
Noting that customers want Microsoft to be more transparent about its plans, Myerson revealed an unusually forward-looking and wide-ranging Windows roadmap. Official references to Windows 9 might have been missing, but the company spilled the beans on topics that ranged from April 8's Windows 8.1 update to the eventual return of the Start menu to the OS's invasion into the Internet of Things.
What can you expect from Windows? Here are eight changes coming to world's most ubiquitous operating system.
1. The Start menu is coming back.
Myerson noticeably deflated the audience of approximately 5,000 people when he said he wouldn't be introducing the next version of Windows. He clarified, however, that he wanted to share aspects of the company's long-term roadmap -- that is, things that won't be arriving in Tuesday's Windows 8.1 update.
A few minutes later, Myerson provoked the day's loudest applause when he unexpectedly unveiled a Start menu, the absence of which remains a prominent Windows 8.1 criticism. Instantly familiar to Windows 7 users but infused with a healthy dose of the tiled Modern UI, the new Start menu will arrive in a future update, though Microsoft did not offer timing expectations. Myerson didn't delve into any functionality details, and in an interview, a Microsoft rep was quick to say that the Start menu is a work in progress whose appearance and functionality could still change.
2. Microsoft is not going to kill the desktop.
When Microsoft released Windows 8 without a boot-to-desktop option, many accused the company of force feeding the Modern UI to users. This criticism led some to speculate that Microsoft might kill off the desktop altogether.
However, Myerson stressed during Build that Microsoft remains committed to the desktop. Based on his presentation, the company seems determined to integrate Modern apps into the desktop experience, but it also appears more receptive to the UI needs of traditional mouse-and-keyboard users.
3. Cortana and personalization will pervade the Windows ecosystem.
At Build, Microsoft introduced Cortana, a digital assistant that will compete with iOS's Siri and Android's Google Now. The app boasts a fairly open model that allows it to interact with a variety of other apps through spoken and typed commands.
Microsoft also hopes to position its digital assistant as the market's most personalized, thanks to close integration with Bing and the user's MicrosoftMichael Endler joined InformationWeek as an associate editor in 2012. He previously worked in talent representation in the entertainment industry, as a freelance copywriter and photojournalist, and as a teacher. Michael earned a BA in English from Stanford University in 2005 ... View Full Bio

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Every dog has his day, and in the Pacific Northwest, he also has nights and weekends. For endless and economical summer (and all season) fun, here are four favorites.
Beach-Town Fun. Manzanita (northern Oregon coast)—all beach resort and no pretense, this seaside escape is so dog-friendly we call it "Muttzanita." Dig for treasure on a seven-mile strip of windy sand, hike Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain and stop in for treats at Four Paws on the Beach boutique. Hang out at a half-dozen outdoor eateries for chowder, pizza, Southwest-Mex and coffee. Another not-to-be-missed beach town—Bandon-by-the-Sea in southern Oregon, on Oregon's sunny "Gold Coast."
An Island Getaway. Orcas Island (San Juans, Wash.)—the hilliest of the San Juans, Orcas offers unsurpassed mountain action. You can get happily lost for days in 5,000-acre Moran State Park, climbing to the 2,049-foot peak of Mount Constitution for some of the state's best views. Stunning Turtleback Mountain Preserve has the newest trails, dedicated in July 2007. There's an off-leash park in the village of Eastsound, also the best place to grab outdoor eats. Camp at Moran to keep it cheap, or splurge and stay at Pebble Cove Farm or Blue Heron B&B.
For a Warm Welcome. Old Fairhaven (Bellingham, Wash.)—the four square blocks of the Fairhaven Historic District take the cake (or the dog biscuit) for their welcoming ways. Go from Village Books through Paper Dreams to clothing boutiques LuLu2 and Four Starrs, and on to Pacific Chef, all with dog in tow. The boardwalk at Taylor Avenue and 10th takes in the scenic stroll along Bellingham Bay. From the custom doggie water fountain in the Village Green, you can access 80-plus miles of hiking in the Chuckanut Mountains nearby. Exercise is free, and leash-free, at Lake Padden Dog Park and Post Point Lagoon. Port Townsend (Olympic Peninsula, Wash.), a Victorian seaport town, also fills this bill.
Vintage Pleasures. Canine and Wine (Lake Chelan, Wash.)—there are no less than seven pet-friendly wineries dotting the hillsides of this summer playground. The patios at Balsamroot, Lake Chelan Winery, Tildio and Tunnel Hill welcome dogs. Tasting fees are minimal, and many have picnic food. The lawn at Vin du Lac and the tasting room at Nefarious Cellars are "must-sit" spots." For a stroll, take to the Riverwalk, a one-mile path along the Chelan River through sleepy downtown. For serious miles, stay at Uncle Tim's Cabins and walk out your door onto the 30-mile Echo Ridge Trail System.


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The Prada Transformer is a huge four-sided open-air building whose floor can be any one of its radically different sides. Massive cranes rotate it into place, leaving the other three to compose its ever-changing ceiling.
This isn't some neat concept, it's an actual construction, penned by Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, and built by Prada with help from LG and Hyundai Motor. It's framed out of steel and covered entirely with a "smooth elastic membrane" and it will be situated in Seoul, Korea, where it will be used for concerts, fashion shows and other cultural events.
I think the best illustration of it is this piece from Freshness Mag, when the Transformer was only in the planning stage:
As you can see, the hexagonal side is flat, and the square has some bleachers, so it works for "cinema" mode. The circular side has a giant cylindrical platform in the middle of it, which houses a projector when it's in the air for cinema mode, but then is used as a performance stage when it's flat on the ground in "special event" mode.
Shot from the air and as yet unpainted, it doesn't look like much, and reminds me less of the robotic Transformers of the 1980s than it does of the Dungeons & Dragons dice from roughly the same epoch. The question is, how in hell do you make sure that the thing is on level ground? And while we're talking, who has to hose all the mud off of it when it gets rotated to a new position? And most importantly, who gets to drive the crane? Ooh ooh, me me! [Dezeen]


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Colourful cookies and cupcakesThursday, October 11th, 2012
In January I had the honor to bake for a Red Cross charity event for separated refugee children (i.e. children that have arrived in Sweden all alone without any relatives). I wanted to bake something colourful for the kids, something that would make them smile. So I baked lovely spiral cookies and also mini cupcakes that I donated to the event. I never saw the kids as I only left the cookies before the event started, but they were supposedly very popular. I used this recipe at Sprinkle Bakes for the cookies and my own recipe for the mini cupcakes. I had so much fun baking and I hope to do this more times.


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This week's Accidentally Vegan product is… Chocolate Coated Matzo by Yehudah Matzos! For all of our friends who are still celebrating Passover til the 14th, we wanted to give a shout-out for chocolate covered matzo. It's light, crunchy, and it's covered in CHOCOLATE. Need we say more?


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Like a baseball pitcher who starts a game by throwing at the hitter's head, Gov. Jerry Brown began his State of the State speech by departing from his prepared text and firing a brushback at legislative Republicans.
Brown noted that Republicans had issued a response to his speech the previous day -- some 24 hours before he gave it.
"I'll let you in on a little secret," said Brown. "My speech wasn't finished 24 hours ago."
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Addressing Republican leaders, he continued, "I didn't know you were psychics," and sarcastically congratulated the GOP on having the power of "pre-cognition" (the same power that the precogs had to predict future crimes in Steven Spielberg's film Minority Report).
Sticking in the knife, he added: "After the speech, I want to check with you on some stock tips."
Brown's riff was funny, but it also set a tone that won't make cooperation with Republicans any easier. Of course, Republicans weren't that inclined to cooperate with Brown even before the speech.
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Bob Taylor, MathWorks
Learn how Financial Toolbox can be used to solve asset allocation and portfolio optimization problems that include transaction costs and turnover constraints. In this webinar, we will discuss the new object-oriented portfolio tools introduced with the R2011a release of Financial Toolbox. Short examples will illustrate the new features followed with case studies that demonstrate how to customize the tools for different tasks, including Sharpe ratio optimization, and 130/30 portfolios.
About the Presenter: Bob Taylor is a developer at MathWorks for computational finance products.
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Hiya everyone, sorry for the lack of posting, I have so much work and revision to do so can't post as often as I would like to :( An outfit post will follow tomorrow hopefully, I was at school today for maths revision (only my school would open on a saturday -_-) so when I got home the lighting was terrible, so no outfit photos. Although, I managed to take some self portraits inside, *vanity* ahaha, it was a last resort, they didn't come out too badly just a bit random! Anyway, hope you are all having a lovely weekend, thankyou for following and reading my boring life? :P xx
Saturday, 21 April 2012
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LONDON — The Australian radio station that made a prank call to a UK hospital that apparently resulted in the death of a nurse says it will donate at least 500,000 Australian dollars (US$524,000) to a fund for the nurse's family.
Jacintha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by the prank call from two DJs seeking information on Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine.
Read more: Radio personalities apologize for prank call
The Sydney-based 2DayFM radio station has come under heavy fire over the hoax call.
The media group which owns 2DayFM said it would resume advertising on the station — halted in the wake of the tragedy — beginning Thursday, with all profits until the end of the year going to a fund that would directly benefit Saldanha's family and a minimum contribution of 500,000 Australian dollars.
"We are very sorry for what has happened," said Rhys Holleran, chief executive of Southern Cross Austereo.
"We hope that by contributing to a memorial fund we can help to provide the Saldanha family with the support they need at this very difficult time."
Saldanha put through a call from the DJs to a nurse on the ward at King Edward VII's Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness early last Tuesday.
The 46-year-old nurse was found dead three days later in living quarters in central London provided by her workplace.
An autopsy will be carried out Tuesday in Westminster, London's Metropolitan Police said.
The two DJs, who impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the hoax call, made tearful apologies on Monday for what had happened.
Mel Greig and Michael Christian, both crying at times, told two Australian television shows that their thoughts were with Saldanha's family.
"I'm very sorry and saddened for the family, and I can't imagine what they've been going through," Greig said on the program "Today Tonight."
Christian described himself as "gutted, shattered and heartbroken."
Read more: Nurse death sparks outrage, casts glare on 'shock jocks'
"For the part we played, we're incredibly sorry," Christian said on "Today Tonight."
Both have said that they never expected the call to go through.
They also stressed Monday that while they made the call to the hospital, they did not have a say on whether it went to air.
The call was recorded and then went through a vetting process at their network, Southern Cross Austereo, before it was broadcast, they said.
Holleran last week said he was "deeply saddened" by the nurse's death but defended the legality of the station's action, saying he was "very confident that we haven't done anything illegal."


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Retail VARs: How Did It Come To This?
By The Business Solutions Network
Past events, actions, and inactions have led retail VARs to a key turning point. Whether the story ends in ruin or prosperity is for each VAR to decide.
Let's set the stage. Payment processing companies have entered the POS world, bringing low-priced hardware and software alternatives that threaten to replace the traditional POS systems you've sold for years. Some actually approached POS dealers with their offerings first, and when they didn't get the traction they needed, they brought in independent merchant processing agents. Many of those agents are now happily selling POS, effectively doubling, tripling, or more the number of competitors you have.
Additionally, the desires of retailers have changed. Whether they really need tablet-based POS solutions or not, they want them. Enter a deluge of uber-affordable, easy-to-install, sold-direct tablet-based POS apps. In both cases, your customers now have low-priced alternatives that, if you offered them, would put you out of business. Cue dramatic crash of thunder.
In light of everything above that's already happened, it's not productive to sit back and wonder how things came to this. It also isn't productive to ignore the situation or fight against the trends. It's too late. You can't unring this bell. Rather, you need to be spending considerable time evaluating yourself and your business and determining what steps you need to take to survive.
I use events like RSPA Inspire to help gain insight into the POS community and where things are heading. At the most recent Inspire, in early 2013, the future direction became clear to me. Sitting in a room surrounded by the most successful and forward-thinking dealers and vendors, the "as a Service" model was the hottest topic and was agreed upon as the future model of the channel.
Before I go further, let's define the "as a Service" model. We're talking about the bundling of everything you currently offer into a "service" for which you charge your customers a monthly subscription fee. Think of the Harbortouch model (hardware, software, and payment processing), but you control everything in the bundle. Sell your hardware as a service. Sell software as a service. Sell security, infrastructure, etc., as a service.
The Many Benefits Of The "as a Service" Model
This model has some key benefits. First, it lowers the initial cost of a solution for your customers, making purchases more palatable and closer to what they're seeing from these new competitors. This makes purchases an operational expense rather than a capital expense. Second, you get stable, recurring revenue. Rather than ride the wave of sales throughout the year, you get a predictable stream of revenue.
Take a look at the following example that came out of Inspire keynote speaker Tom Bouwer's presentation on this model:
Here's what you're looking at. Both charts depict a $10,000 sale. The cost of goods sold is $6,000. In the top example, after you pay out the commission and take out some other costs, the sale nets you $2,560 immediately. In the next two years, you'll get some additional revenue from maintenance. After it's all said and done, after three years, that $10,000 sale yielded $3,480.
In the bottom example, which is an "as a Service" model, that same $10,000 deal is on a $425/year plan. All the other costs still exist, and the net result at the end of year one is a loss of $3,308. Hang in here with me. Look what happens in year two. You make a portion of that money back due to that recurring $425. By the time year three ends, rather than netting $3,480, you'd make $5,688 on the subscription model. It should also be noted that with this model the cost of goods sold is actually a little misleading in that you own the goods. There's still the out-of-pocket to you, but you now have an asset.
Bouwer shared another set of charts which illustrated the difference in revenue over three years using many customers. I won't share the images here with you, but I will share the punchline of his example of a fictitious business: Starting with 12 new customers in year one and ending with 72 total customers in year three, the "as a Service" model brings in about $410,000, while the traditional model yields a paltry $251,000. Same hardware, software, and services, just bundled and sold differently. Now, it isn't realistic to think that you can snap your fingers and make this leap, but you need to realize how much money you are leaving on the table.
The third benefit of this model is that your relationship becomes stickier. As you'll learn, the "as a Service" model doesn't and shouldn't end with a POS bundle. You'll want to create add-on services for things like networking security, backup and recovery, digital signage content creation and delivery, and so on. This is something managed services providers (MSPs) in the traditional networking space do very well. Indeed, most are always looking for that next service to offer their customers. With the addition of each service, you become more difficult to replace (and make more money).
Finally, the value of your business increases for when it's time to sell the business and retire. In all honesty, as a break-fix business with little to no recurring revenue, chances are your business isn't worth a fraction of what you think you deserve for all the years of painstaking work. I've talked with lots of dealers who are learning this the hard way. Changing to a recurring revenue model is your key to getting the most for your business when you walk away.
Hard Decisions Might Be In Your Future
Understand, this model isn't without challenges. Customers might not want a monthly payment. You might not be able to afford to give your customers such payment terms (as you might guess, cash flow is a huge hurdle to overcome). And, quite realistically, the composition of your company might have to change.
In the July issue of Business Solutions, I spoke with Jim Stewart of Advanced Data Systems. Stewart made the switch to a recurring revenue model in almost everything his company offers. To make it happen, he found himself dramatically reducing expenses and hiring a salesperson who could talk this new talk. He also became willing to vastly expand his product line to all things retail IT. Within a couple years' time, Stewart's entire business looks totally different. However, he also now has a very profitable business with a stable revenue stream, something his company lacked for a long time.
Stewart made the switch because he had to, and if you're not feeling similar pressure to change yet, rest assured it's just around the corner. The commoditization of POS has already occurred. Sure, there will always be some customers that have a need for robust systems, but those will be few and far between.
According to Lynn Skurla of Skurla's POS Solutions, "Many customers don't want complex systems of the past. They don't use 90% of the capabilities of traditional POS systems. The 10% they do use is what's showing up in these new apps."
If the old systems of the past aren't needed, what about all your technicians? Can your existing salespeople sell these new solutions? Can they adequately convince customers to switch to a subscription model? Hard questions indeed.
Then there's the question of whether you're financially healthy enough to pull off this transition. In speaking with Hunter Allen, CEO of Cervion Systems, a retail solutions provider built entirely on the "as a service" model, he stressed how important it is for resellers undertaking this model to have their books in order. That is, make sure you have true financial statements and understand the cash flow aspects of your business. "If you are struggling to pay bills, meet payroll, etc., then financing a transition to an 'as a Service' model will require external resources," he says. Start by talking with your payment processing partners, some of which have programs in place to help fund such purchases. Also, have the conversation with your hardware and software vendors to see what options they might be able to offer. "Depending on your internal accounting resources [or lack thereof], it may be valuable to engage an external CPA or financial advisor," Allen continues.
Difficult decisions are probably ahead, but so too are better times if you're willing to take the necessary steps. The following pages of this guide were put together to get you started. Understand that they're just the beginning of a long journey that will require patience, hard work, and outside-the-box thinking.
Which brings me to my final point. Don't even bother turning the page if you still think you can salvage your old business model. Don't turn the page if you still think you can retire selling POS systems alone. As today's POS dealer, you need to be willing to make giant leaps to become tomorrow's forward-thinking retail IT provider. If you're ready to take your first steps to an exciting future that blows the concept of a traditional POS dealer out of the water, turn the page.


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God damn it allQuantumsurfer wrote:Fish face looks like a luchador mask.
Anyway my order finally arrived. I have mixed feelings as to if I'll ever buy again because of the incredible wait time, oh and today's reveal that I had to pay a COD roughly 1/4 the value of my order.
So much for free shipping.
It doesn't look like much, but it's essentially the parts to make 25 Minifigs similar to these. and then some extra headgear for my other armies.


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tlynnmitchell necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 123 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
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Home Plate is a charitable organization founded for the purpose of providing housing (or in many cases home repairs) and meals to individuals and families in need. home plate's focus is on meeting those two most basic needs (food and shelter) for our own families in the United States. Although we don't hold ourselves out as strictly a Christian organization we believe in serving others through our actions not our words and this organization is inspired by Matthew 25:35. We do serve the King of Kings but he is also the Servant of servants, and we hope to reflect His love to those in need through our giving.
The logo should appeal to those in need but convey a sense of hope, not despair. It should be solid, and feel warm. Kind of like baseball. We even think most of those who will receive help have kind of had a "3 strikes and they're out" series of events that has placed them in such a position as to need help. The logo should feel strong and yet be simple.
This logo will be used on the web, print, shirts, caps, and merchandise and on baseball home plate's. You should place the logo inside a baseball home plate like they do for collectibles of baseball teams. GET CREATIVE! We will be working with MLB on this.
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
I Talk Out Loud Like You're Still Arou-hound
The only upside to Aaron being out on business trips is that I'm able to Get Shit Done without him trying to prevent me or bitch about it.
Case in point: the Thrift Store Gods have been smiling upon me this past week. My favorite purchase:
A very old, very heave metal and wooden desk and chair. The paint is disgusting, chipped and bumpy.
Four cans of Royal Blue spray paint and three layers of polyurethane on the desk top later and it looks like this:
And now the boys fight over it.
A few days ago I went to another thrift store to get Griffin a shirt to use as a smock (Aaron refused to give up any of his shirts he hasn't worn in the past ten years, damn his hording issues). So I ended up getting a bunch of shirts (to cut up for sewing projects), some sweaters for felting and this:
A three dollar quilt. It's currently being washed a dried. It has a lot of tears in the patchwork but come on, three dollars!
And if Aaron was home through all of this, you had better believe he would have been don't spray paint that now and what's all those shirts for? and you're gonna do WHAT to those sweaters? and why'd you get a falling-apart quilt?
Phsaw. Men.
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Ooohh! I'd be fighing over that too. And the quilt! Ack! The quilt.
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Angeleen said...
Sounds exactly like my house!
You should have heard my husband fuss over me bringing home a 100+ year-old butcher block from my great aunt's basement. It was so funny I had to blog about it.
You found some GREAT stuff, Girl! Love the blue. Good job!
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Angelina said...
Dammit. Why don't I find cool stuff like that? I don't have the thrift gods smiling down on me.
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Chickenbells said...
You know it baby!
I love being able to drag stuff home on a whim...and congrats for getting right to all your projects and getting them done and put away before the boy comes home...chances are, he won't even notice anything new...
Oh, unless he reads your blog (tee-hee)
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Ali said...
The desk looks goood - always a good sign when the kiddoes fight over something!
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
Awesome job on the desk! I need to hunt up one of those. Isn't it funny how sometimes the men are more of an impediment than anything else?
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- LJ said...
lol...when the cat's away the mice will play!! tee hee...you rock the thrift finds! love the royal blue color. as a teen that was my favorite color!
i love the "falling-apart-quilt" phrase. you could cut it up make an apron, a table cloth, cushions anything!
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Alicia A. said...
CUTE desk. Score!
(I hope Griffin had a better day at school today.)
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
the desk and chair look awesome. i'd fight the boys for them. bet i could take 'em.
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
Love the desk!!
Really what good are men once the kids pop out? I just keep mine around for kicks. Oh, and once in a while he cleans up after the dog.
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- amy h said...
Nice redo on the desk and chair!
Elise was asking to see "Darwin-boy" this morning. So far, you are just "lady." :)
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
you lucky duck. great finds!
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Kim -today's creative blog said...
sometime's it's nice to be able to call all the shots without the peanut gallery. oooops, didn't mean to mention peanuts. :)
Love the desk!
I hope you get this school thing figured out quickly. So irritating.
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
There comes a point in the marriage (can't remember exactly when. Probably about 15 yrs in)where they just give up on the Whys?? and learn to live with it. Hell, they even start doing the sanding for you! I call them his "Defeated Years".
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Sarah and Jack said...
Some lovely things there!
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Amy said...
You definetely have a talent for thrifting. I NEVER have luck like that. You rock
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Oil Cloth Junkie said...
That's one purty desk & chair. Glad you survived the fumes.
- Thursday, August 23, 2007
- PamKittyMorning said...
Hope today was a better school day. I was afraid when I saw the desk that OHMYGOD THEY'RE MAKING HIM SIT OUTSIDE.
Sorry. I over reacted.
(But really, its not that big a stretch!)
Hope Friday goes well and the week ends on a happy note!
- Friday, August 24, 2007
- Mia said...
Good score!!!
- Friday, August 24, 2007
He, he...Aaron, meet my hubby Sergio. Two peas in a pod those two. Or is it just men in general that dont understand why you can not adopt a well loved homeless quilt?
Now, about that website...Im free.
- Friday, August 24, 2007
Ah, that quilt rocks!!! I never find quilts!
- Friday, August 24, 2007
Men! My husband gives me grief when I bring home stuff too, then when its all re-done and someone comes over and compliments it, he's all like, yeah we picked that up for almost nothing and did some work on it and now look at it . . . . (WE?) Sheesh.
- Friday, August 24, 2007
- lera said...
You are a very lucky thrifter. The chair/desk combo is so great! I can envision your boys fighting over it. My boys would be all over it, too.
- Friday, August 24, 2007
- Amanda Jean said...
$3 quilt??? that is awesome!
love the desk and chair, too.
- Tuesday, August 28, 2007
- Chara Michele said...
I like the color you painted the desk! So bright & cheery! :)
- Friday, August 31, 2007


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Denver real estate quest 2013: What we learned
Denver real estate quest 2013: An epic undertaking
Denver real estate quest 2013: A bumpy landing
Denver real estate quest 2013: Does anything ever go smoothly?
Once we'd sold our condo, we felt like the pressure was off. Buying wasn't too tricky because we knew that our sellers liked us — and we knew that we weren't going to flake on anything.
Our inspection turned up a few big items, and we asked for those to be dealt with. The sellers agreed, probably knowing that they'd have to fix these particular items for any old buyer (and perhaps wondering if they'd get an offer like ours on a second spin through the market). Read more…


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krooga precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
2 vencedores foram selecionados entre 23 designs enviados por 44 designers freelancers.
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To promote our latest and new trade show event aimed at business owners we require a professional logo that can be used on online and offline material.
Forum emarketing
Desired Color Scheme:
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Could reflect: Innovation, Modernity, Business growth, Sales increase, Visibility increase - a web 2.0 approach could also be tried.
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Company information:
Our company organises monthly events aimed at CEOs and various types of directors (Marketing, Human resources, etc.).
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Our latest event for which this logo is for is focused on the emarketing sector: helping companies market their product online thru affiliation, sponsored links, search engine marketing, etc. The name and brand of this event is as follow: Forum emarketing.
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By entering you agree that all submissions are yours and 100% original and that upon payment all property rights are to be transferred.
The winner can use his work on his portfolio for promotional purposes.
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Gonzaga University shields known rapists?
Gonzaga University student Melissa Kelsay makes an excellent point when she writes in the online Gonzaga Bulletin that
university policy functions to shield students who have been found by the university to have raped a Gonzaga student. What upsets Ms. Kelsay and now upsets the dankprofessor is the following from Gonzaga Student Handbook 2007-2008: "Sanctions for rape: Students found responsible for rape will be suspended or dismissed from the University at least until such time as the reporting party is no longer enrolled in their current course of study."
Ms. Kelsay writes-
Gonzaga University makes quite a statement in their stance on sexual assault. Of particular interest to me is the conflict-avoidance method the administration seems to default to in cases of sexual assault. The floundering of the University judicial system in such cases is an injustice that requires more in-depth analysis, but this particular stance is plain and simple: Gonzaga condones sexual misconduct. What kind of academic institution allows a dangerous threat to the student community to return at all? What kind of statement is the University making? So long as the immediate conflict is hushed and any bad publicity is avoided, a known rapist can return to campus?
Can anyone take the administration seriously if they hold that a person they believe to have raped a student is not a threat to other students? The dankprofessor is totally baffled. Might the University have a defense for said policy?
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U of Chicago law and ethics prof Martha Nussbaum speaks out on prostitution and the Spitzer case
University of Chicago Law Professor Martha Nussbaum has published an interesting essay on societal attitudes toward prostitution and the Spitzer case. A succinct version of the essay appears below. The dankprofessor's only quibble with Nussbaum is that she fails to recognize that many people, including myself, feel that the Spitzer resignation was appropriate since Spitzer was a zealous advocate of law reform in which the client or john is penalized for partaking in acts of prostitution. I call this dishonest, hypocritical and unethical. This is almost equivalent to "our" president Bush pre-election commitment to not taking part in overseas nation building. Of course, the dankprofessor would like to welcome Bush's resignation, but would not look forward to welcoming Cheney as the "new" president.
Trading on America's puritanical streak Prostitution laws mean-spirited, penalize women
By Martha Nussbaum
Eliot Spitzer, one of the nation's most gifted and dedicated
politicians, was hounded into resignation by a Puritanism and
mean-spiritedness that are quintessentially American.
My European colleagues (I write from an academic conference in
Belgium) have a hard time understanding what happened, but they know
that it is one of those things that could only happen in America,
where the topic of sex drives otherwise reasonable people insane. In
Germany and the Netherlands, prostitution is legal and regulated by
public health authorities. A man who did what Spitzer did would have a
lot to discuss with his wife and family, but he would have broken no
laws, and it would be laughable to accuse him of a betrayal of the
public trust. This is as it should be. If Spitzer broke any laws, they
were bad laws, laws that should never have existed.
Why are there laws against prostitution? All of us, with the exception
of the independently wealthy and the unemployed, take money for the
use of our body. Professors, factory workers, opera singers, sex
workers, doctors, legislators – all do things with parts of their
bodies for which others offer them a fee. Some people get good wages
and some do not; some have a relatively high degree of control over
their working conditions and some have little control; some have many
employment options and some have very few. And some are socially
stigmatized and some are not. However, the difference between the sex
worker and the professor – who takes money for the use of a
particularly intimate part of her body, namely her mind – is not the
difference between a "good woman" and a "bad woman." It is, usually,
the difference between a prosperous well-educated woman and a poor
woman with few employment options.
The sliding stigma scale
Many types of bodily wage labor used to be socially stigmatized. In
the Middle Ages it was widely thought base to take money for the use
of one's scholarly services. Adam Smith, in "The Wealth of Nations,"
tells us there are "some very agreeable and beautiful talents" that
are admirable so long as no pay is taken for them, "but of which the
exercise for the sake of gain is considered, whether from reason or
prejudice, as a sort of publick prostitution." For this reason, he
continues, opera singers, actors and dancers must be paid an
"exorbitant" wage, to compensate them for the stigma involved in using
their talents "as the means of subsistence." His discussion is
revealing for what it shows us about stigma. Today few professions are
more honored than that of opera singer; and yet only 200 years ago,
that public use of one's body for pay was taken to be a kind of
Some of the stigma attached to opera singers was a general stigma
about wage labor. Wealthy elites have always preferred genteel
amateurism. But the fact that passion was being expressed publicly
with the body – particularly the female body – made singers, dancers
and actors nonrespectable in polite society until very recently. Now
they are respectable, but women who take money for sexual services are
still thought to be doing something that is not only nonrespectable
but so bad that it should remain illegal.
What should really trouble us about sex work? That it is sex that
these women do, with many customers, should not in and of itself
trouble us, from the point of view of legality, even if we personally
don't share the woman's values. Nonetheless, it is this one fact that
still-Puritan America finds utterly intolerable. (Note, however, that
we no longer allow a woman's sexual history to be used in a rape trial
because we know that the fact that a woman may have had sex with many
men does not mean that she has become a debased character who cannot
be raped.)
Exploitation the sordid part
What should trouble us are things like this: The working conditions
for most women in sex work are extremely unhealthy. They are exploited
by pimps, and they enjoy little control over which clients they will
accept. Police harass them and extort sexual favors from them. Some of
these bad features (unhealthiness, little control) sex work shares
with other job options for low-income women, such as factory work of
many kinds. Other bad features (police extortion) are the natural
result of illegality itself.
In general we should be worried about poverty and lack of education.
We should be worried that women have too few decent employment options
and too little health and safety regulation in those that they do
have. And we should be worried if men force women to do things
sexually that they do not want to do. All these things are worth
worrying about, and it is these things that sensible nations do worry
about. But the idea that we ought to penalize women with few choices
by removing one of the ones they do have is grotesque, the
unmistakable fruit of the all-too-American thought that women who
choose to have sex with many men are tainted, vile things who must be
Spitzer's offense was an offense against his family. It was not an
offense against the public. If he broke any laws, these are laws that
never should have existed and that have been repudiated by sensible
nations. The hue and cry that has ruined one of the nation's most
committed political careers shows our country to itself in a very ugly
• Martha Nussbaum is a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago.
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text: 20 best and worst movie remakesMichael Gibson, AP 08.02.2012Worst Total Recall RELEASED IN: 2012 ORIGINAL: TOTAL RECALL (1990) The actors who set out to remake the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led sci-fi class had their work cut out for them, and directed by Len Wiseman, Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel come up short. What reviewers said: "While it boasts some impressive action sequences, Total Recall lacks the intricate plotting, wry humor, and fleshed out characters that made the original a sci-fi classic." –via Rotten TomatoesMichael Gibson / APBest The Departed RELEASED IN: 2006 ORIGINAL: INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002) This Martin Scorsese-directed remake transplanted the original Hong Kong-based thriller to the down-and-dirty streets of South Boston. Starring Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson, this Oscar-winning film easily fits onto the long list of Scorsese's finest works. What reviewers said: "What makes this a Scorsese film, and not merely a retread, is the director's use of actors, locations and energy, and its buried theme. I am fond of saying that a movie is not about what it's about; it's about how it's about it." –Roger EbertFile / GIWorst The Stepford Wives RELEASED IN: 2004 ORIGINAL: THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) Starring Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick, this remake comes off as robot-like as one of the Stepford wives it depicts. "In exchanging the chilling satire of the original into mindless camp, this remake has itself become Stepford-ized." –via Rotten Tomatoeshandout / handoutBest THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR MADE IN: 1999 ORIGINAL: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968) Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo make a dynamic duo in this riveting remake by director John McTiernan. What reviewers said: "Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs -- as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest." – via Rotten Tomatoeshandout / handoutBest 3:10 TO YUMA RELEASED IN: 2007 ORIGINAL:3:10 TO YUMA (1957) Starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, this remake builds on the original – adding a healthy dose of modern-day cinema action. What reviewers said: "The remake of this classic Western improves on the original, thanks to fiery performances from Russell Crowe and Christian Bale as well as sharp direction from James Mangold." –via Rotten TomatoesLionsgate / ScreengrabWorst The Pink Panther RELEASED IN: 2006 ORIGINAL: THE PINK PANTHER (1963) Few good things can be said about Steve Martin's bumbling representation of Clouseau with a bad accent and mustache. What reviewers said: "Though Steve Martin is game, the particulars of the Inspector Clouseau character elude him in this middling update." –via Rotten TomatoesStephen Lovekin / Getty ImagesBest The Magnificent Seven RELEASED IN: 1960 ORIGINAL: THE SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) Though many believe this remake doesn't come close to Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Magnificent Seven starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, is still a lot of fun to watch. What reviewers said: "One of the most iconic Westerns." –James Plath, Movie MetropolisScreengrab / GIWorst The Jazz Singer RELEASED IN: 1980 ORIGINAL: THE JAZZ SINGER (1927) Suffering from a serious case of high hopes, this Neil Diamond number is a melodramatic remake that hits all the wrong notes. What reviewers said: "The Jazz Singer has so many things wrong with it that a review threatens to become a list." –Roger EbertScreengrab / GIBest Dawn Of The Dead RELEASED IN: 2004 ORIGINAL: DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) This glossy, Hollywood remake of the George Romero original is an action-packed version that delivered even more frights than the first. What reviewers said: "A kinetic, violent and surprisingly worthy remake of George Romero's horror classic that pays homage to the original while working on its own terms. " –via Rotten TomatoesHandout / Vancouver SunWorst Psycho RELEASED IN: 1998 ORIGINAL: PSYCHO (1960) If you're going to tackle a remake of a genre-defining classic such as Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, you might not want to match it shot-for-shot. genre-defining classic. Not even Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche could up the credibility of this ill-advised attempt. What reviewers said:" Van Sant's pointless remake neither improves or illuminates Hitchcock's original. " –via Rotten TomatoesScreengrab / GIBest Cape Fear RELEASED IN: 1991 ORIGINAL: CAPE FEAR (1962) Robert DeNiro's take on the twisted character Max Cady, coupled with Martin Scorsese's preservation of some of the best parts of the 1962 original, including Bernard Herrmann's goose bump-inducing score, make this remake a must-see. What reviewers said: "Smart and stylish, Cape Fear is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro peformance." –via Rotten TomatoesHandout / PNGWorst King Kong RELEASED IN: 1976 THEN AGAIN IN 2005 (pictured) ORIGINAL: KING KONG (1933) This remake is a big-budget debacle in which the famous giant ape defies Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin, steals Jessica Lange and scales the World Trade Center. Yawn. The remake was again … remade in 2005 by director Peter Jackson – to applause and mass fanfare. What reviewers said: "Peter Jackson's dream project is as good as event movies get; King Kong is visually spectacular and emotionally resonant." –via Rotten TomatoesHandout / HandoutBest THE MALTESE FALCON RELEASED IN: 1941 ORIGINAL: THE MALTESE FALCON (1931) DEBUTING A FILM REMAKE 10 YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL MAY SEEM A BIT HASTY – BUT Director John Huston's rendition of the novel by Dashiell Hammett starring Hollywood great Humphrey Bogart is an acting and masterpiece. What reviewers said: "Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs -- as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest." – via Rotten TomatoesHandout / HandoutWorst The Longest Yard RELEASED IN: 2005 ORIGINAL: THE LONGEST YARD (1974) This Adam Sandler-created remake is a gridiron sham that failed to find solace in some surprising actors – including Burt Reynolds. What reviewers said: "This Yard has some laughs but missing from this remake is the edginess of the original." –via Rotten TomatoesScreengrab / GIBest RELEASED IN: 1978 ORIGINAL: INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) Director Philip Kaufmann's remake of the classic thriller about pod people from outer space taking over the human race is filled with tension and suspense. "There's a little something extra in virtually every frame of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Philip Kaufman's dazzling remake of one of the cleverest of horror classics" –Janet Maslin, New York Times criticScreengrab / GIWorst ARTHUR RELEASED IN: 2011 ORIGINAL: ARTHUR (1981) Russell Brand's reprisal of Dudley Moore's adolescent-minded adult character "Arthur" was a tame – and often boring – version of the original. The remake seemed to focus less on the character's dark side, and more on the petty and crude attitude oft-associated with the real-life Brand. What reviewers said: "An irritating, unnecessary remake that demonstrates the libertine charm Russell Brand exudes in supporting roles turn against him when he's star of the show." –via Rotten TomatoesHandout / HandoutBest Ocean's Eleven RELEASED IN: 2001 ORIGINAL: OCEAN'S 11 (1960) George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon pack a punch of star power to this remake about a band of merry grifters who pull off the perfect Vegas heist. What reviewers said: "As fast-paced, witty, and entertaining as it is star-studded and coolly stylish, Ocean's Eleven offers a well-seasoned serving of popcorn entertainment." –via Rotten Tomatoes Best Ocean's Eleven RELEASED IN: 2001 ORIGINAL: OCEAN'S 11 (1960) George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon pack a punch of star power to this remake about a band of merry grifters who pull off the perfect Vegas heist. What reviewers said: "As fast-paced, witty, and entertaining as it is star-studded and coolly stylish, Ocean's Eleven offers a well-seasoned serving of popcorn entertainment." –via Rotten Tomatoeshandout / handoutVanilla Sky RELEASED IN: 2001 ORIGINAL: ABRE LOS OJOS (1997) Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penélope Cruz, Director Cameron Crowe's translation of the Spanish original is both incomprehensible and pretentious. What reviewers said: "A good example of what self-destructive cinematic havoc can be wrought by handing over millions of dollars to movie stars to produce their own ego trips." –Rex Reed, New York Observer / ScreengrabBest Heaven Can Wait RELEASED IN: 1978 ORIGINAL: HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (1941) Actor Warren Beatty's spot-on performance in this remake about an athlete who dies before his time earned him the honour of being nominated for Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture for the same film – a first in history. Not bad for a man who originally wanted boxer Muhammad Ali to star in the role. What reviewers said: "Supremely produced, this whimsical romantic comedy served as star vehicle for Julie Christie and especially Warren Beatty, who made an impressive co-directing debut with Buck Henry; the film deservedly won the Oscar for Art Direction." –via Emanuellevy.comScreengrab / GIShareAdjustCommentPrint xShare20 best and worst movie remakes Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Linkedin


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Now enrolling!The Clarence W. Blount Child Development Center provides quality childcare services for the children of students who attend Baltimore City Community College. Staff and Faculty employed by the college may also utilize the services offered through the center. There are a limited number of spaces available for children from the community.
The Clarence W. Blount Child Development Center strives to promote quality and affordable childcare for children 6 months --12 years of age. We employ professional staff members who are certified and trained to provide quality care to children in an educational environment. Our staff also participates in the Credentialing Program of MSDE.Our center is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education under the Office of Child Care and complies with all requirements for a licensed childcare facility. In addition, our center shares membership in both the Baltimore City Childcare Association and the Maryland State Childcare Association. We are now able to offer Infant and toddler care, as well as Evening Care! We also offer scholarships under the CCAMPIS ( Child Care Access Means Parents In School) grant obtained through the U.S. Department of Education. We are located in Harper Hall, room 115.
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A 50lb dog should be fed 2 1/2 - 3 cups for high activity or 3 1/4 - 3 3/4 for intense competition
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This product contains 4716 kilocalories/kilogram or 591 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Chicken meal, chicken fat (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, and citric acid), corn gluten meal, ground corn, rice, natural chicken flavor, beet pulp (sugar removed), salmon oil, sodium silico aluminate, ground psyllium seed, potassium chloride, rice hulls, fructo-oligosaccharides, sodium chloride, monocalcium phosphate, choline chloride, brewers yeast extract (Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation solubles), L-lysine, Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, d-calcium pantothenate, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid], taurine, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], glucosamine hydrochloride, marigold extract, chondroitin sulfate, L-carnitine.
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Crude Protein Minimum 32.0%
Crude Fat Minimum 30.0%
Crude Fiber Maximum 4.3%
Moisture Maximum 10.0%
Vitamin E Minimum 700 mg/kg
Vitamin C Minimum 350 mg/kg
Glucosamine* Minimum 390 mg/kg
Chondroitin* Minimum 110 mg/kg
L-Carnitine* Minimum 50 mg/kg
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.
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Canine Health Nutrition CYNOTECHNIQUE Energy 4800 Formula for Adult Dogs that Need to Make Sustained Physical Effort is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.
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Use of low quality grains and controversial fillers.
The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, in meal form. This is the sole meat product in the food.
It is a concern to see fat as the second ingredient. Research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of a dry dog food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
The next two ingredients are both forms of corn. It is likely that if these ingredients were not split (see explanation of splitting on main page) the combined corn ingredients would in fact outweigh the chicken meal as the primary ingredient in the food. Corn is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. We prefer not to see this used in dog food. In it's gluten form, it is also a waste product for which the AAFCO definition is "the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm".
Barley is a decent quality grain, but beet pulp is filler and a controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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The toolbox is started from the shell using the tg-admin utility:
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As I understand you have to have passion for path you choose when learning martial art. And it is life long process.
BUT I have met people who's passion dwindled and they no longer had heart in their training. Or people who had the heart in right place but were unable to approach the study with discipline.
The question is how do you maintain discipline and how do your rekindle the passion of your studies if you start noticing if either is amiss.


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Got two of the toasted tundra because we to went through the same fire and wanted an other way to remember. Love our patches!
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Patch is great size glow is nice and bright.
Another quality patch for my collection! I enjoy these designs and the creativity of Gzilla Designs. It is hard to pick out a favorite. Yota is the Way is just another favorite in a ceiling fool of favorites from Gzilla Designs. I have not been disappointed by the quality or the timeliness of delivery, nor do I expect I will be. I look forward to the next patch to come out that will fit with my FJ and my particular quirkiness. Keep up the great work,
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Like it a lot!!:) is much nicer in the pockets, more so than some bulky Toyota metal emblem and it's identifiable where ever I set the keys down!:)
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Great patch, really cool to see the lights and the Toyota logo glowing at night!