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Visionary performer waged war on trivial art
Her trademark was a experimental process that embraced dance, music, text, mime, clown, ritual and mask
By Paula CITRON Friday, April 11, 2003 - Page R13
Canada has lost a powerful force in experimental theatre and dance. Director, dancer, actor, writer and choreographer Elizabeth SZATHMARY died last month in Toronto.
While she will be remembered as a dynamic figure, her artistic life will remain a contradiction. At the beginning of her career, Ms. SZATHMARY was one of the gilded darlings of Toronto's burgeoning experimental theatre. At the end, she was seen by some as a marginalized, religious eccentric who put on plays in church basements.
To her long-time Friends and loyalists, however, Ms. SZATHMARY's life was a spiritual journey in which art, religion and morality were inextricably intertwined in a nobility of purpose.
Ms. SZATHMARY was born in New York on October 12, 1937, to Jewish-Hungarian parents. Her mother was an unhappy former opera singer and vaudeville performer and her father was a composer and arranger who wrote the theme for the popular television show Get Smart and who abandoned his family. Ms. SZATHMARY attended New York's High School of Performing Arts and later performed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet under choreographer Antony TUDOR.
A ravishing beauty with masses of long, jet-black curls and compelling light-coloured eyes, Ms. SZATHMARY attracted followers throughout her career. She was, says Toronto choreographer David EARLE, a powerful, mysterious presence and a charismatic performer.
Another admirer was Canadian Robert SWERDLOW. Mr. TUDOR's piano accompanist, he fell in love with the beautiful young dancer and followed her to France where Ms. SZATHMARY danced with such companies as Les Ballets Classique de Monte Carlo and Les Ballets Contemporains de Paris. He was the first of many artists to be inspired by Ms. SZATHMARY.
"Elizabeth was a theatre philosopher who wanted to save the world through the beauty and truth of her art," Mr. SWERDLOW said.
The couple relocated to Montreal in the mid-sixties where Mr. SWERDLOW got a job with the National Film Board. One assignment brought him to Toronto, and it was Ms. SZATHMARY who persuaded him to settle there because of the city's "happening" dance scene. Performing under the name Elizabeth SWERDLOW, she first worked with Mr. EARLE and the future co-founders of Toronto Dance Theatre.
In 1969, Mr. SWERDLOW took an unexpected windfall of $30,000 and built his wife a performing venue of her own. In this way, Global Village Theatre emerged from a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police stable and the couple went on to became synonymous with a new wave of provocative, political, issue-oriented theatre.
Mr. SWERDLOW provided the words and music, and co-wrote the shows Elizabeth co-wrote, choreographed, directed and was the featured performer. Importantly, she was the visionary who came up with original concepts and her trademark, multidisciplinary theatrical process embraced dance, music, text, mime, clown, ritual and mask.
Among their better-known collaborations was Blue.S.A., an indictment of the "American empire," and Justine, the story of a young girl who gains wisdom through the vicissitudes of life. A huge hit, Justine went to New York where it won off-Broadway awards and enjoyed a long run.
Its success meant Global Village became a stopping place for others. Gilda RADNER, John CANDY and Salome BEY represented just some of the talent that passed through. Later, when Ms. SZATHMARY founded Inner Stage Theatre, she helped propel the early careers of Antoni CIMOLINO and Donald CARRIER of the Stratford Festival, Jeannette ZINGG and Marshall PYNKOSKI of Opera Atelier and Native American performer Raoul TRUJILLO.
In the mid-seventies, Ms. SZATHMARY experienced a religious conversion and became a devout Christian.
For Mr. SWERDLOW, it was the last straw in an already turbulent relationship. After the couple split up, Ms. SZATHMARY founded Inner Stage, a name that expressed her desire to produce art that would transform and heal through spirituality. To better strike out on her own, she also shed the SWERDLOW name. Until the 1990s, the main work of Inner Stage was a series of acclaimed morality tales -- or modern fables as Ms. SZATHMARY called them which toured schools from coast to coast. She also explored the storytelling power of Native American myths and turned to such themes as the plight of street youth or to the Holocaust from a teenager's point of view. Her final project, No Fixed Address, attempted to air the true voice of the homeless by both telling their stories and casting them as actors.
By all accounts, Ms. SZATHMARY was a true eccentric who personalized everything. Her computer, for example, was called Daisy. Her home was a living museum dominated by a family of cats who occupied their own stools at the dining table, held conversations and sent out Christmas cards to the pets of Friends. Spiritual sayings, religious art and theatre memorabilia covered every scrap of wall and floor space. On an even more personal level, Ms. SZATHMARY kept a journal of religious visions and dreams written in ornate calligraphy and illustrated in Hungarian folk-style art. What is more, she described ecstatic events and augurisms, including a personal affinity with bison, as if such occurrences were as routine as the weather.
In her work, Ms. SZATHMARY demanded perfection, which meant she often proved impossible to work alongside. Friends and colleagues Robert MASON, Julia AMES and Peter GUGELER all talk about Ms. SZATHMARY's middle-of-the-night phone calls -- and the fact that she brooked no criticism or contrary opinions. All the same, their devotion never lessened.
"She was a queen and we were her subjects," said Mr. GUGELER. "Elizabeth never left you once she got ahold of you."
Guerrilla theatre, grass-roots theatre, shoe-string theatre, theatre against all odds, a "let's-make-a-show" mentality -- that was the brave, artistic world in which Ms. SZATHMARY waged her war against what she saw as frivolous or commercial art. In 1989, Inner Stage lost its operating grant and from that time on she financed her own productions. During the last year that she was able to work, she earned a pitiful $5,000.
Ms. SZATHMARY continued to perform in all her productions, turning more to straight acting as her dancing powers declined. Even so, she never gave up the stage to anyone.
Elizabeth SZATHMARY died of rectal cancer in Toronto on March 28. A memorial service will be held at the Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W., Toronto, at 3 p.m. on April 27.
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Edward Clarence Howe, age 58, of Hudson passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital.
Edward Clarence Howe, age 58, of Hudson passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital.
He was born Feb. 19, 1956, in Long Beach, Calif., to Albert Armistace and Ruby Pauline (Smith) Howe. On Dec. 24, 1990, he married Phyllis Jean Carr in Toledo and she survives. Edward loved his family, especially his grandchildren and the times they spent together. He enjoyed Harley-Davidson motorcycles and NASCAR.
In addition to his wife, Phyllis, he is survived by one stepson, Todd Court of Hudson; one stepdaughter, Tanya (Rob) Matthews of Clayton; and five grandchildren, Kayla, Madisyn, Payton, Isaiah and Leland. He was preceded in death by is parents and a sister, Debbie Howell.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service for Edward will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Anderson Funeral Home with Pastor Wesley Rowen officiating. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday, from 2 until 2:45 p.m. prior to the memorial service at Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian.
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June is the time to begin applying for some autumn quota hunts throughout the state. If you're planning to apply, this link has information on applications and worksheets that explain the hunt choices along with how and when to apply for each limited entry permit.
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We love standard summer corals as much as the next beach babe, but China Glaze's fall '12 collection has us craving more sophisticated, earthy shades from sage green to deep plum to a sparkling bronze. This safari-inspired line of 12 exotic shades (which happen to be free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde) is just what you'll need to perk up those favorite fall staples that have been languishing at the back of your closet these past few months.
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Interim Provost Louise Lennihan has announced that Professor Mario Antonio Kelly has joined the staff of the Provost's Office as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, effective August 1. Kelly has been with CUNY since 1988, when he joined the Department of Educational Foundations and Counseling Programs in the School of Education at Hunter College; as well as teaching, he served as its acting chair. He also was associate dean of Hunter's School of Education for several years. He joined the Graduate Center's doctoral faculty in 2010, serving one term as executive officer of the Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology.
In collaboration with the associate provosts, Kelly has responsibility for a wide variety of academic and administrative areas, including planning; oversight of assessment and evaluation of the implementation of the GC's Strategic Plan; coordination of the Performance Management Process; coordination of doctoral program accreditation and student licensing; oversight of the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies; and student academic appeals.
Kelly earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Rochester and his doctorate in education from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester, specializing in learning, development, and instruction. His scholarship focuses on factors affecting the development and achievement of poor and minority youth, the impact of technology on teaching and learning, and the intersection of these two areas. His publications include Challenging the Potential: Programs for Talented Disadvantaged Youth, written with S. Oden, Z. Ma, and D. Weikart, and Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Educators, coedited with fellow members of the Committee on Innovation and Technology of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). He has been co–principal investigator on major education grants and has been active in such professional associations as the Japan–United States Teacher Education Consortium and the Society for Information Technology in Education.


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ROCHESTER — Police are looking for a man who robbed the Market Basket on Milton Road around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, police said.
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Energy Journal: U.S. Gas Boom Visible From Space
The U.S. shale plays are visible from 500 miles above the earth, thanks to NASA imaging.
While it sure looks pretty, the views of Bakken and Eagle Ford are believed to be of gas being flared—what the Financial Times calls "a less than sparkling side of the U.S. shale gas boom"—although undoubtedly there are some wellhead illuminations in there, too.
Flaring is a byproduct of an issue familiar to followers of the U.S. oil industry—the infrastructure needed to move the product from the remote fields to somewhere it can be used cannot keep up with fast-increasing production, as The Wall Street Journal's Liam Denning reports. So much gas is being produced that the price has plummeted, meaning there is little incentive to capture it.


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Today, we're happy to introduce Sabrina, who blogs at BESskincare.com, is guest posting. Enjoy! Enter Sabrina:
I've been blogging about beauty and skin care for quite some time now and one of the most common topics I get asked about is scarring.
Scars are like war wounds that you don't want to share with the world. Whether you got yours from scratching at childhood chicken pox, falling out of your neighbours tree or battling acne in your youth, they mar your skin and makes some people very self-conscious.
Scars are formed when you damage the deep, sensitive layer of your skin (or the dermis). Your body automatically begins to produce collagen to start healing the injury and this is what forms the scar tissue. Sometimes our bodies over or under-produce collagen and this influences how your scar looks and feels.
Chances are, you can't prevent an injury or stave off every acne outbreak, so you have to be prepared. The quicker you start treating healing skin, the less likely you are to have permanent scarring.
A few of my favourite holistic healing techniques involve essential oils. Certain essential oils work magic to help reduce the initial appearance of scars and here's a few of my faves:
Calendula – An extract from the marigold flower, this oil has natural anti-inflammatory properties that can help soothe irritated skin. You can mix it into your favourite lotion and rub over your wound to help reduce dark scarring when it heals.
Lavender – Not only is this sweet scented, but it is a great antiseptic and antifungal agent. Use directly on a healing wound to promote skin cell rejuvenation.
Mustard Seed – This oil can seriously reduce puffing of scars. It contains a high fat content that fills scar tissues so they don't appear lumpy and dimpled. It's downfall is that it's not the most aromatic essential oil.
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In pursuit of Poggle the Lesser, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli descends deep into the catacombs of Geonosis, where she uncovers an even greater threat to the galaxy in "Legacy of Terror," an all-new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, November 20 on Cartoon Network.
When Luminara disappears while tracking the Geonosian warlord, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker lead a platoon of clone troopers in search of her. Following her trail, the heroes descend deep into the lair of the grotesque Geonosian queen – Karina the Great – where they discover that the hive is alive and teeming with undead defenders.
Though the episode finds Luminara confronted by agents of evil deep within the darkest bowels of Karina's underground nest, actress Olivia d'Abo saw her character's strength reflected by the grave nature of the circumstances. Rather than succumbing to despair, Luminara embodies the teachings of the Jedi Order even in desperate times. Despite her thoughtful and meditative nature, she is nonetheless a dedicated protector of peace and justice – and a formidable warrior when called to action. Faced with the potential escape of her quarry, she doesn't hesitate to follow Poggle into the heart of darkness. Devoted to her noble cause even at the risk of life and limb, she is the quintessential Jedi Master – brave, strong, sage and selfless.
"Luminara is a Jedi, so she's always going to have that ability to focus and remain calm," says d'Abo. "I'm thrilled to be playing a role that requires such wisdom and strength; it is really empowering.
Despite Luminara's seemingly desperate plight, d'Abo relished the opportunity to tap into imagination and celebrate the creative spirit of the "galaxy far, far away."
"The themes and characters in the [live-action] films have had such a major influence on me and everyone I know," says d'Abo. "As a child, Star Wars allowed me to fall into another world that was more vivid, more defined, more authentic and so much more exciting. There's nothing lightweight about the philosophy of the films, and I am finding that the Clone Wars series is just as timeless."
Though perhaps best known for her role as Kevin Arnold's older sister in TV's The Wonder Years, d'Abo boasts a career that has included such iconic genre properties as Conan the Destroyer, Green Lantern: First Flight and Ultimate Avengers.
"I love science-fiction, the fantasy genre, and comic books," she says. "They tend to stand the test of time because of their marvelous content; these kinds of projects will always capture people's attention by providing far-away settings we'd like to escape to. I've been really lucky with all my roles and projects because I have an innate understanding of what they require. I just jump in and make them my own."


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Lollapalooza will launch its first-ever pop-up shop on Friday, July 27 through Monday, August 6.
Presented by C3, the "LollaShop" will give ticket and non-ticket holders the opportunity to purchase official goods before the gates open to the annual music festival being held August 3-5.
The retail location will be set up at Michigan and Van Buren (332 S Michigan Ave), despite earlier reports that it would be held at the Thompson - Chicago Hotel, which is still under construction and scheduled to open in spring 2013.
VIP events will take place in a lounge and performance area that will be designed by the Thompson Hotel. The lounge will resemble the chic hotel's lobby, offering a sneak peek into the hotel's own lounge.
The shop will serve as an extension of the popular festival and will include T-shirts, branded items, signings with festival performers, the official Lollapalooza T-shirt provided by Gap, brand experiences by retail partners including Adidas, festival after-parties, as well as fashion- and music-focused programming throughout the week.
Other partners and more retail programming will be announced in the coming weeks.
The hours for the pop-up shop are scheduled for Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m.-7 p.m. and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. on the days of the festival.
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Nanoleaf's Aurora shines a light on tech design
Let's face it, technology and design haven't always mixed well. The earliest technology pieces looked like they were designed by engineers (which, of course, they were) and without the input of anyone with a creative bone in their body. At least, not the kind of creativity that most would consider "artistic."
When it came to the first personal computers, a lot of the design was based on the materials at hand. For example, the Commodore PET was made with a metal housing because Commodore owned a metal fabrication facility. (They also made filing cabinets and metal desks at the time.) When Commodore hired Ira Velinksy, things changed as the design for the Commodore B128 would go on to win design awards. It was rumoured that Commodore hired Porsche to design computers for them, which was true, but they ultimately stuck with Velinksy's design. This was possibly the first time a computer was designed by someone with a sense for good aesthetics.
Apple products have often been deemed "sexy" but that certainly wasn't the case (pardon the pun) with its early products. It wasn't until Steve Jobs came back and Apple started producing products, such as the iMac "Sunflower," that you could consider design playing a key role in the development of the machine. Today, the design of phones and tablets all take the look and feel into consideration as much as anything else.
Of course, computers aren't the only technology affected by design. What happens when you marry design and technology together? The results can be stunning as I found out, recently, with something that showed up at my door from a Toronto-based company called Nanoleaf.
Called the Aurora lighting panels, the starter kit includes nine modular lighting panels. The triangular panels can connect together in virtually any configuration you want to fit the wall (or even ceiling!) of your choice. The instructions include some example configurations but you are completely free to choose any layout that works for you.
The lighting panels connect together with the included connectors, which are about the size of a piece of gum and look similar to USB connectors. As soon as you attach them to the main controller piece, you are good to go. The panels will light up but that's only a small part of the story. You can flip through a bunch of pre-designed scenes that are included as well as program your own setup. You can even download new pre-made lighting setups from an accompanying app on your iOS or Android device. The only thing I didn't like about the device is that, of course, there is now a cord hanging down that has to plug into the wall but maybe the next version will somehow use wireless power. Yes, that's a thing, and it is coming.
Since the Aurora connects to things, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple's Siri, you can actually turn it on and off with just your voice. So saying, "Hey Siri, turn on my bedroom lights" or "Hey Siri, turn on my lights" can actually activate the Aurora. You can even be more specific by saying,"Hey Siri, set my lights to green" or "Hey Siri, set my lights to 50%." Does it feel like Star Trek has become a reality? You bet it has.
Products, such as Nanoleaf's Aurora make it possible for people who love the design and aesthetics of regular everyday items to now unleash a higher level of potential because of the benefits technology provides to us. We are no longer limited to having great function at the cost of appearance and design. Creative minds can now run free with the greatest of technology behind them and the Aurora is just one product that unleashes that power. I haven't felt this way in a long time since unboxing a tech product but it truly made me feel like we are stepping into the next evolution of technology products in the home that are both functional and "cool."
Now that's a bright idea.
Syd Bolton is the curator of the Personal Computer Museum and the manager of Information Technology at ACIC / Methapharm. You can reach him via email at email@example.com or on Twitter @sydbolton.


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, June 12, 1914
In spite of the effort made by the town to keep the vegetation along the streets free from the tent caterpillars, thou- sands of broods were allowed to mature on private property and everything about the town is overrun by the pests.
The Beavertail Road is receiving a coating of oil to lay the dust.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, June 9, 1939
The eighth-grade pupils of the Thomas H. Clarke School visited various classes at Rogers High School Thursday afternoon.
From the Newport Daily News, June 10, 1939
Softball games are being played each evening at the recreation center at the Sherman farm. Friday evening the game between the firemen and Holy Ghost teams resulted in a score of 19-5 in favor of the former. From the Newport Daily News,
June 12, 1939
The Beavertail Country Club opened its golf course for the season Saturday. From the Newport Daily News,
June 13, 1939
In the softball game Monday evening at the recreation center, the men's club at St. Matthew's lost to the Pork Hill Club, 11-1.
An organization meeting of the Jamestown Athletic Association was held Monday evening in the Town Hall, with an attendance of 50 members. Officers were elected.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
June 10, 1964
Jamestown has been assigned the code number of 423 to be used when the dial system goes into operation Nov. 1. From the Newport Daily News,
June 11, 1964
Grade-four pupils of Jamestown School today visited the state fish hatchery at the University of Rhode Island and the historic Gilbert Stuart house in North Kingstown. The children had a picnic lunch in Arcadia State Park. From the Newport Daily News,
June 12, 1964
Swimming classes, sponsored by the Jamestown chapter of the Red Cross, will commence on June 29 at Mackerel Cove. Classes will be held in beginning and advanced swimming, and junior and senior life saving.
25 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
June 9, 1989
In the strongest language to date, the war chief of the Narragansett stated that any unilateral decision by the committee to build onto or near the existing school building will be met with militant action.
Lyme disease, transmitted by the bite of a deer tick, is a major problem if not treated properly.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
June 10, 1999
No one was injured, but a circa 1905 Jamestown landmark (the captain's house) was destroyed in a raging fire Saturday that was fought with all of Jamestown's fire apparatus plus equipment from the towns of Newport and North Kingstown.
The second phase of the new water conservation regulations will go into effect tomorrow, and town water customers who violate these rules could have their service shut off or have a lien put on their property.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
June 10, 2004
After an hour review of the April draft of an anti-noise ordinance, the Town Council Monday put it on hold until September to give police time to make more noise level tests and to give assistant Town Solicitor Carolyn Mannis time to review the draft.
Marilyn Crawford, Jamestown's town administrator for seven years, is leaving her job to become director of administration for the East Greenwich school system, effective July 11.
(Headline) Bridge demolition won't happen until spring 2005, at the earliest.


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The New York Yankees reassigned P's Corey Black, Matt Daley, Nick Goody, Shane Greene, Bryan Mitchell, Zach Nuding, Michael O'Brien and Ryan Pope, and INF Kyle Roller to minor league camp.
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New York Yankees minor league OF Zachary Heathcott will be sent to the Arizona Fall League. The organization is also considering sending Ps Dan Burawa, Preston Claiborne, Tom Kahnle, Mark Montgomery, Zach Nuding, Branden Pinder and Matt Tracy to the AFL.
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The HTC 8X is available at US retailer giant Target for just $129.99, when taken out with a new contract on T-Mobile US. The Windows Phone has its own product page on the retailer website showing off features included as well as the attractive discounted price.
This is -of course- a handset that's tied to a contract, so what's the catch? Minimum plan charge is $59.99 a month, which includes unlimited minutes, SMS and a data add-on. Unfortunately, the HTC 8X listed at Target isn't currently available, and sports the following notice:
"Due to overwhelming demand, the nationwide supply of the Windows Phone 8X is limited. All orders approved by T-Mobile will be reserved and shipped when available."
The Lumia 920 isn't the only Windows Phone suffering from higher-than-expected demand levels. Walmart's inventory system has also revealed a low price of just $150.
Source: Target; thanks, jossueinacoma, for the tip!


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R-09HR v2.0 software announced. The award-winning and best-selling field recorder gets a major software update…
EDIROL's R-09HR gets a major facelift with many user-requested additions, including an on-board tuner, wave editing and metronome…
EDIROL were the first company to bring field recording to the masses with pioneering machines like the R-1 and original R-09. Now they are updating their award-winning R-09HR with free v2.0 software to include many features requested by their user base. The Edirol R-09HR has already taken the world by storm with its combination of high-quality recording, ease of use and extreme portability. However the new v2.0 software makes the unit an even more rounded and complete recording package, and includes some great additions for journalists, musicians, songwriters, hobbyist recorders… anyone, in fact, who needs to record the perfect take every time and in any place.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Best of 604
The lovely Rebecca Bollwitt of Miss604.com (who is in my opinion, the Queen of Vancouver Blogs) has created what she's calling the Best of 604. It's the people's choice awards, celebrating the best of Metro Vancouver online.
Photo: Miss604 on Flickr
Always innovative, Rebecca continues to inspire and impress me with her amazing ideas. This is such a fantastic way to promote local blogs. Vancouver has such a great blogging community and it's exciting to celebrate it. A big thanks to Miss604 for putting this together.
Here's the deal- nominations are currently posted on the website. You can vote for your favourite blogs in several different categories starting today. Ballots will be up until December 10th at midnight PT.
Best of 604 will wrap up with an awards reception, where winners will be announced at The Cellar on December 11th. Free tickets are available through EventBrite. Donations to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank will be collected at the event.
I am so honoured to be nominated in such incredible company, in two categories: Best Style/Fashion Site or Blog and Best Personal Site or Blog.
If you love me, you can click here to vote for me.
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7 comments:
- Miss 604 said...
Thanks for the kind words!
I was kind of secretly hoping someone would nominate you for fashion site - you have some great insights there.
- December 4, 2008 at 5:55 PM
- Keira-Anne said...
It was me! It was me!
- December 4, 2008 at 5:58 PM
- Jennifer Stoddart said...
@Miss604: Thanks Rebecca! That means so much to me!
@Keira-Anne: Yes it was, and it's yet another reason for me to love you so much!
- December 4, 2008 at 6:02 PM
- deep_in_vogue said...
will vote for you :)
- December 5, 2008 at 8:35 AM
- Kat said...
And...I voted for you!!
- December 5, 2008 at 3:06 PM
- Tawcan said...
Done & done. :)
I moved my blog to Wordpress. You can find it here:
Please update your blogroll link accordingly. Oh and don't forget to drop by to say hi. :D
- December 7, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- Roshan said...
I've just voted for u dear girl.
- December 9, 2008 at 9:05 AM
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Good Books
Posted 31 March 2009 - 04:23 PM
Posted 31 March 2009 - 10:10 PM
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 31 March 2009 - 10:28 PM
religion,as opposed to organized
So wicca ,rosicrucian,santeria,voodoo,satanism, et al are all pagan.
Posted 31 March 2009 - 11:25 PM
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 01 April 2009 - 08:39 AM
Wicca dominates most bookshelfs in the stores. For that I personally recommend anything by Scott Cunningham as a kind of starter, he's pretty classic. I own a copy of Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practioners and have nothing bad to say about it at all. There is a workbook of sorts on Wicca by Raymond Buckland, mainly Gardnerian Wicca. I had a copy, loaned it to a friend and haven't seen it since. It's called The Complete Book of Witchcraft.
Thea Sabin has a book called Wicca for Beginners. Fundamentals of Philosophy and Practice. I've not personally read it, perhaps another member here can give their thoughts on it. Starhawk has The Beginners Guide to Wicca.
I saw in the store the other week the Complete Idiot Guide Paganism by Carl Mccolman...lol.
For non-Wiccan paganism, that's where things get really, REALLY broad. We're talking just about every culture on earth having a modern interpretation of pre-Christian, pre-Judaic and pre-Islamic faiths. Some are pretty out there I must say....lol. The most common you'll find in North America and Europe would be Celtic, Druidic, Norse, Roman and Greek, and you'll find more info on them than others (you can also count Native American, but if you ask me, most of what you will find is not proper Native American but rather an appropriation of those beliefs and spirituality mixed in with Eastern mysticism and some strange New Age stuff practiced by people of European descent).
The web has thousands of sites out there, most Pagan books are general rather than specific. Some sites, and some books, are far better than others as I'm sure you are aware. Use your best judgement and common sense to sort the wheat from the chaft.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 10:12 AM
But as for books, I would recommend Llewellyn's Magickal Almanac. One comes out every year and even though they primarily seem to be Wiccan based there are articles in there on a variety of religions.
Also, I have a book published on Kitchen Witchery (see my signature for details). It explains the path of Kitchen Witchery. (Magick for the Kitchen Witch by Deanna Anderson)
I've heard "the Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft" is good but i haven't read it myself.
Posted 26 June 2010 - 01:53 AM
dont no what type your looking for....teen witch is a good one....
Does anyone know any good books to read about paganism? I'm starting to study it and wanted to know what you would recommend for me to read.
Posted 27 June 2010 - 05:09 PM
The Celtic Druid's Year (Seasonal Cycles of the Ancient Celts) by John King is a scholarly look at exactly what the title says, the Celtic year. King is a neo-druid as well.
The Way of the Shaman by Michal Harner - introduces us to core shamanism. Harner is an anthropologist who pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance and is a bona-fide shaman himself.
Posted 16 July 2010 - 02:18 PM
He gives great explanations as far as the basics go.
He's written quite a few books that go into the specifics of things, but Solitary is a good primer to see if Wicca is something that you'd be interested in getting involved in.
He also has a book called The Truth About Witchcraft Today that's another good primer on the basics of what Wicca is about.
I've read quite a few books about the Wiccan faith, and Cunningham seems to be one of the few that mentions how personal Wicca is and should be. I've found that far too often authors will say (not in so many words) that there is a certain way to do things, and that can be true, but Wicca is a very personal thing. If someone states that you must use a gold candle on your altar to represent the Great Mother, but that's not what feels right to you, then whos to say that you can't make your own choice?
It would be like asking for advice about a good pair or running shoes. If someone states that Nike's are the only shoes to buy, and you do, but you find them uncomfortable, running won't be much fun will it?
Remember something. If you are indeed interested in Wicca, it's YOUR path. Do what you feel is right. Never accept what someone says as gospel as far as how you should practice. And never listen to someone who says that "YOUR DOING IT WRONG!"
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Following the complete destuction of Fugates Station, Laporte Helghan f*orces retreated from the area and prepared
defensive measures against the zombie epidemic which had mysteriously began to spread throughout the countryside.
The closest area to Fugates Station, the Laporte Helghan Nary Mine, was heavily fortified with appropriate ground and
air f*orces in order to keep production running smoothly.
The Laporte Helghasts constucted a simple barracks out of the very earth they were working on, using it for a makeshift shelter.
The local ice dragon and a new pet, simply named "Battle cult", took to their newfound sleeping quarters quite readily.
The ice dragon sleeps while his rider tends to his riding harness.
Laporte miners at work. Here, a small rock crusher is used to sort through materials for ordinance.
A robotic backhoe digs through a green puddle of sifted, watery material, while a Laporte Mech and Rocketeer
stand at the ready.
The AIC has been moved to the front lines, supported by a Laporte Warthog, and a flying Scout vehicle.
Emperor Eli, however, has taken notice of Laporte f*orces falling back. After scouting from the air, NBA f*orces,
supported by a small unit of mercenaries from Snake Mountain, are sent into the hotzone.
The Bemidji Fleebnork mech approaches from the Western front.
Project Adeline, a unit composed of an undead torso attached to a mechanical body, accompanies Snake
Mountain mercenaries into battle, all of them armed with various firearms. A small robotic support unit,
carrying additional weaponry, is in attendance as well.
The Eastern front consists of the heavy vehicles. A Bemidji Gunslinger happens upon a tamed Laporte fleebnork
as the Red Dual (from Snake Mountain) drives into the area, accompanied by the BAT (Bemidji Armored Truck).
General Steve is at the helm of the BAT's .50 M2HB machine gun. The Wicked Witch of the Sticks, a traitor
of King Dillon's empire, marches at the rear of the vehicle for magical support.
And to the surprise of all, the Overlord of Evil and Ruler of Snake Mountain, Skeletor himself, is present within
the rear of the Red Dual!
NBA f*orces take the initiative and rush forward in a combined assault upon the Rocketeer. The Bemidji
Fleebnork mech buries itself and also rushes forward in the hopes of attacking enemy units from underground.
Combined gunfire fails to overcome the Rocketeer's armor.
Skeletor takes notice of the Laporte fleebnork, which is staring hungrily at him and his vehicle.
"You flaming lunatic! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!!!"
Skeletor's magical feat succeeds: the fleebnork is banished to the Far Realm and is eliminated from the game.
The Eastern front moves up. The Gunslinger opens fire with its plasma cannon, and hits the AIC, but fails
to do any real damage to its hull.
The robotic backhoe flees from the area while Laporte f*orces move ahead to engage the aggressors.
Gunfire from Da Choppa overhead takes out one of the BAT's front wheels!
Those within the Da Choppa are identified by NBA ground f*orces as Captain Badass and the man known simply
as "Ghost," who is behind the support fire onboard the helicopter. They swing around, bringing their weaponry
to bear upon the defenseless troops down below.
More Laporte f*orces begin to pull ahead.
The Rocketeer brings both of its machineguns to bear against Project Adeline.
The first casualty of the NBA assault force is spalttered upon the ground.
A defensive line is formed on both the West and Eastern fronts.
The Laporte Scout takes to the air and heads straight for the Bemidji BAT.
The Laporte Mech takes overkill to an all new level, using both its bladed hand and drill to take out a lone
footsoldier. Nearby fellow mercenaries look on in horror.
Laporte miners are given the order to flee the area.
Laporte's Battle cult roars with anger and moves ahead to engage enemy f*orces.
His cries wake up the slumbering ice dragon within the Helghast's barracks.
"Hey, what? The hell's goin' on out here?"
The Bemidji Fleebnork erupts from the ground and grabs hold of the Laporte Mech's right leg.
Combined damage from the Fleebnork's pincers and teeth completely shatter the other robot's leg and f*orces it
to the ground. Unfortunately, the Fleebnork's teeth shatter upon impact against the mech's armor, leaving it
with one less melee weapon.
With the Laporte Mech down, Snake Mountain ground f*orces move ahead into the bloodbath. One mercenary
decides to don Project Adeline's armor and takes up her speargun.
The Eastern front. The Bemidji Gunslinger opens fire upon the AIC, but its plasma cannon fails, and burning-
hot plasma cools within its barrel before it can exit, rendering the weapon useless in terms of ranged attack.
Skeletor's Red Dual takes a position beneath the enemy Choppa, and the Overlord of Evil attempts to use
his vile magic to cause the Choppa's engines to fail and crash to the ground. Unfortunately, his feat fails,
and his connection to raw, magical energy is cut for four turns.
"Curse you all and your foul dice gods, Captain Badass!"
In response, Captain Badass orders the Choppa pilot to turn the aircraft around and open fire on Skeletor's
mercenaries. They splatter one in all directions with gatling-gunfire.
The Ghost then takes aim at the Red Dual below. The closest unit within his sight is fired upon--
Unfortunately, he sees the attack coming, and bails the hell out of the way.
"Witless fools, do I have to do everything for you?!"
The Western front. The Laporte Mech takes its drill and blade to the Bemidji Fleebnork's head. Although the
monster-robot's head is damaged, it's not down yet.
A blast from the mech's shoulder-mounted flamethrower, however, is enough to liquify the Fleebnork's head
and operating systems, destroying the foul abomination and leaving it a burning wreck.
The Rocketeer changes positions and opens fire with two of its computerized rockets.
The Red Dual takes a point of size damage, and its front hull erupts into flames.
The Hunter runs straight into the thick of things, opening up with his arm blaster, but the weapon fails to
Disaster strikes. As General Steve opens fire upon the AIC, the Laporte Scout opens fire on him with its
lasers. The end is swift and painless for the decorated commander.
The AIC proceeds to do what it does best: ram into and run over enemy f*orces. Despite losing an inch of
momentum from plowing over an enemy soldier (the one who bailed out from the Ghost's line of fire), the AIC
is still able to reach and crash into the Red Dual.
After a gratuitous amount of dice rolling for both vehicles momentum and physical opposition, the score is
finalized as the AIC=84, Red Dual=23.
The Red Dual loses two more points of size damage, and after knockback is determined and a crazy-die roll,
is sent flying over five feet from the point of impact, and hurled into the Void below. Although his vehicle is
damaged and he's been knocked out of the game, Skeletor lives to fight another day!
Laporte's Battle cult rears up and pounces upon the BAT. His claws fail to rip and tear through the armored
truck's adamantium plating.
The same can't be said for his teeth, which find an NBA soldier and slice his head off.
Laporte f*orces gather and prepare to launch a massive push forward.
The Wicked Witch of the Sticks has hung back so far, but now she makes her move. She attempts to cast a
spell which will teleport her into the cockpit of Da Choppa.
Her spell fails her, however, and her magical broom disintegrates into fine dust!
Embarassed, she sprints ahead and takes cover beneath the low-hovering Gunslinger.
The Gunslinger lands on top of the AIC, and lashes out with its scythe blade at Battle cult's skull, but the
blade fails to deliver any serious damage.
The lone Snake Mountain mercenary hustles around the burning husk of the Bemidji Fleebnork, the support-
bot right on his heels.
The Laporte miners take shelter at the Helghast barracks.
The Bemidji BAT pushes ahead while Battle cult is distracted, and finally makes it into enemy territory. At
that point, the local Helghan commander comes onto the mine's loudspeaker and issues an ultimatum.
"Attention Bemidji f*orces. We're willing to let you leave of your own accord without following you and inflicting
any more casualities. If you wish to accept our offer, you may turn and leave now, or we will destroy your
entire assault force and leave none alive."
To show that they aren't just making empty threats, the Rocketeer's pilot aims his remaining rockets at the
Gunslinger's head...
And completely obliterates the robot's head, causing it to crash to the ground, barely missing the Wicked
Unable to contact the Helghan commander, the BAT's pilot begins to back up. However, he stops and brings
the hatch up for a brief moment.
Apparently he's unwilling to leave his fellow soldiers behind, even if they have fallen.
The Wicked Witch uses her magic to teleport to the top of the BAT, and also to mend the armored truck's
missing wheel.
The Snake Mountain mercenary comes around the corner and comes face-to-face with the Laporte ice dragon.
Realizing that he stands no chance, he takes his chances, and he and the support bot throw themselves
into the Void.
The BAT finally leaves the area of its own accord, just as radio squak from NBA f*orces outside of the area
come over the radio, pleading for assistance.
The end results of the brief attack. NBA f*orces were pushed back and allowed to leave, suffering heavy
casualties against a powerful, armored force.
Despite what has occured, the mining operation will continue. But it is quite obvious that despite the previous
engagements, the Northern Bemidji Alliance isn't about to halt its aggressions against the Laporte Helghasts.
King Dillon soon contacts Emperor Warhead, high over the planet's atmosphere, to ask for assistance...
It is granted.
Now, unfortunately, for some bad news. My opponent for the past several "North vs South" battles in this campaign has fallen onto hard times of his own making, and as of right now, he is currently serving time in a local jail. I think he brought his fate upon himself, if you want my honesty. That being said, this campaign for the moment is being halted.
However... I'm willing to go ahead and set up a forum battle within the NvS "universe" with multiple groups fighting over an objective, of which I've already thought of. If anyone would be interested in taking part in such a forum battle, please let me know, and I'll go ahead and start making preparations.
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Ashley Benson: Justin Bieber Parody Video with James Franco
Ashley Benson goes temporarily brunette in this new parody video with her Spring Breakers co-star James Franco.
In the video, the two actors parody Justin Bieber's video for "Boyfriend."
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Are you excited for the winter premiere of Pretty Little Liars?
"I'm going to be live 'Keeking' throughout tomorrow's #PLL premiere! Be sure to follow me on @Keek to watch," Ashley tweeted.
The show returns TOMORROW @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC Family.
UPDATE: The video was removed from James' page. It was great while it lasted!
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Although the Bruins' search for production from their third line led coach Claude Julien to increase Daniel Paille's ice time in a handful of Boston's first 29 games, the veteran winger is still averaging just 21 more seconds of ice time than last season.
That's unfortunate considering that in just 11:51 of ice time per night, Paille has managed to pot six goals, which is just three shy of his total for an entire 82-game schedule (he skated in 69 games) from 2011-12.
The answer to some of the Bruins' offensive struggles could be increased playing time for Paille. Julien doesn't figure to use the long-together line of Paille, Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton as his third line, as he did Thursday in Ottawa, much longer. So finding ways to get Paille more ice time could mean a full-time promotion to at least for the third line for a player tied for fifth on the team in goals scored.
At 28, Paille hasn't lost the desire from his youth to be a top-six performer. He's just better accepted his role as a guy counted on more for energy, checking and penalty killing than lamp-lighting.
"When you're young you try to do as much as you can and think of those personal goals. But now that I look back, I have no regrets where I'm at at this point of my career," Paille recently told TheBruinsBlog.net. "I've been pretty happy with the way I play. I like this type of style, I've played it my whole career. But now it's more about defensive than offensive, and I don't have a problem with that."
Paille was once a 37-goal scorer in junior hockey. More than a majority of NHL players can point to their junior stats to make an argument for an expanded offensive role at the game's highest level. But Paille's track record includes a 19-goal season with Buffalo in 2007-08. The next season, Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff slotted Paille in a checking role. The left wing's goal total dropped to 12 and the next season he was dealt to Boston.
Paille's early days with Boston featured nights with him in a top-nine role. A combination of his inability to finish and the Bruins' increased depth eventually pushed Paille to the fourth line, where he became a key component in the Bruins' '11 Stanley Cup championship with Campbell and Thornton.
Many players proclaim at the end of every season that they're going to attempt to improve in the offseason. Paille is obviously a player who has turned those words to actions. He's clearly skating stronger, playing more creatively and putting a harder shot on opposing goaltenders. Paille's 17.1 shooting percentage is his best since his 19-goal season.
With Jay Pandolfo and Lane MacDermid around the Bruins have plenty of pluggers to fill their fourth line. Right now they need players who can be a threat to score playing top-nine minutes. With Paille, Julien could get the best of both worlds – a player who can score and still has the defensive instincts and experience in the Bruins' system that Julien loves.
Down the road, you'd expect Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli to add at least one piece to fill a top-nine slot. The Bruins are hopeful Chris Kelly will be healthy in time for the playoffs and Rich Peverley can break out of his season-long slump.
Regardless of what the future holds, Paille has made his case for an increased role. Julien should put the speedster to better use. Maybe the expanded role could even pay off for Boston down the road as well as this season.
Paille hasn't completely ignored the allure of being a more effective scorer.
"If I get the opportunity to do that and play a little more minutes, hopefully that will come someday," he said. "But I've been really focusing on just not putting my mind on it and just figuring out the right plays at the right time."


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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an $1 million transfer to the Sheriff's Department since the agency went well over its budget, primarily due to overtime costs, salaries and benefits.
About a third of that amount came from overtime costs for staff working in Isla Vista during Halloween in 2013, the Deltopia event earlier this year which devolved from a street party into a riot, and personnel responding to the shooting rampage of Elliot Rodger in May, Sheriff Bill Brown said.
It's an "unusual occurrence" for the department to be asking to fund a shortfall, Brown said, adding that the department hasn't asked for funding since 2007.
The department was facing a $1.3 million shortfall this year but can use $300,000 in state and federal asset forfeiture funds to cover frontline law enforcement costs.
The remaining shortfall is due to overtime costs, which account for $900,000, as a result of vacant positions in the Santa Barbara County Jail and other areas.
New staff need six-to-nine months to train and as a result, two people have to be paid for one position during that training time, Brown said. Twenty-five new hires exacerbated the problem.
Overtime costs for the three Isla Vista incidents added up to $85,000 for Halloween, $90,000 for Deltopia and an early estimate of $100,000 for the Isla Vista shootings.
Brown said that the the upside to Halloween was that it "was an injury-free and sexual-assault-free" event.
Ironically, increased police presence at Halloween and Deltopia had dissuaded Rodger from acting out his plans during those times, Brown said.
The department has also seen a marked increase in psychiatric beds needed for inmates, resulting in costs of $300,000, and the department's prescription drug costs are also $100,000 higher than anticipated, he said.
The increased funding was passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors.
Earlier in the meeting, a more controversial Sheriff's Department budget item came up with a contract to hire five deputies to provide law enforcement services on the reservation of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
Staff would likely backfill with overtime to fill the duties of the five deputies going to serve the reservation, Brown said.
The supervisors ultimately voted 3-2, with Supervisors Steve Lavagnino and Salud Carbajal dissenting, to have a revised contract come back at a later date.
The tribe had offered to pay $850,000 for the contract, but several members of the public raised eyebrows, saying that the language of the contract was too vague and wouldn't indemnify the county from potential lawsuits.
The contract doesn't include a waiver of the tribe's sovereign immunity, which means the county couldn't enforce the contract in court, according to county counsel.
Others argued that the Sheriff's Department is already servicing the area.
"It's amazing to me that we have to ask you to take our money to provide services that are extremely important to not only the reservation, but the entire Santa Ynez Valley," tribal chairman Vincent Armenta said.
Armenta issued a statement after the meeting stating that the tribe will not be renegotiating the contract.
Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr, whose district contains the reservation, said she fully supports the Sheriff's Department having the resources to enforce safety in the valley.
"Sometimes the way (a contract) is written is not careful enough and not protective of the county," she said. "That's the way I feel about this contract now."
Second District Supervisor Janet Wolf agreed, saying it wasn't an enforceable contract.
"That's the number-one problem," she said.
"We're already responding to the casino," Lavagnino said.
Carbajal agreed, adding that the tribe was providing $850,000 that would otherwise come from the county's general fund.
"For me it's pretty straightforward," he said.


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Morehead St. 55, Southern Virginia 0
Zach Lewis threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns to lead
Morehead State to a 55-0 victory over Southern Virginia in the
season opener for both teams Thursday night.
Lewis also rushed for a touchdown and was 16-of-22 passing
before giving way to backup QB Boone Goldsmith, who threw for 131
yards and a touchdown.
Big plays paved the way for Morehead State's victory.
Kitaro Lewis caught two passes for 89 yards, including a 76-yard
touchdown. Brandon Bornhauser caught one pass for a 51-yard score.
Donte Sawyer caught four passes for 41 yards and a touchdown, which
boosted his school record to 17 career touchdown receptions.
Last season, Zach Lewis ranked sixth among Football Championship
Subdivision players with 3,449 total yards and 28 passing
Cam Williams caught six passes for 60 yards for Southern
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Healthy Green Fun Idea #3
Last year, we joined a CSA for the first time at an organic farm in our town. For those who aren't familiar, CSA stands for "Community Supported Agriculture" and you pay upfront for a share of what the farm grows. Each week, you then get a box filled with whatever is in season that week.
I knew it would be great to have locally-grown organic food. I knew it was more affordable than supermarket organics. What I didn't realize was how much fun being part of a CSA would be.
We split a full share with two other families. Initially, I was worried that there wouldn't be enough for everyone. As you can see from the photo below–no worries about that. In our first delivery, we received an ENORMOUS head of Napa cabbage, 2 heads of red leaf lettuce, bags of spinach, mixed greens, watercress, scallions, kale, and something called a spring garlic. We also got a very nice note from the CSA manager letting us know everything was picked this morning, along with recipes. Fortunately, my neighbors also shared great ideas for what one does with a giant napa cabbage and spring garlic.
I've met and gotten to know the man who grows our food, Farmer Jim. He has a big tattoo of a beet on his forearm (which might explain the enormous quantity of beets we receive). He gives me flower garden advice, which I always need. One weekend, he took all the kids of CSA members on a tour of the farm.
Another highlight of the CSA was playing "name that vegetable" with my kids. I'd pull something out of the box and they'd have to guess what it was. Their answers had me in tears, especially when my rather sports-addicted son yelled out "tennis ball" when he saw a yellow onion.
I always thought the community support had to do with the financial model. But it's clearly more than that. A CSA share rebuilds relationships–with the farmer, the farm, the seasons and the food; with neighbors or friends who help you eat (or figure out what to do with) a giant napa cabbage. I knew a CSA would be affordable and delicious. I didn't realize it would be this fun.
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Florida is getting ready to start selling tickets to the popular Mega Millions game.
It makes its debut in the state on Wednesday.
Florida becomes the last state in the nation with a lottery to join Mega Millions, which last year had a record lottery payout. But the move comes amid lingering questions on how the sales will impact other lottery ticket games.
State economists have concluded that the addition of Mega Millions will result in reduced sales in both Powerball and Florida Lotto, which has been the flagship game for the Lottery.
The addition of Mega Millions is expected to do little to boost the overall amount coming from the Florida Lottery to education programs. The Lottery is expected in the coming year to transfer $1.37 billion to schools and college financial aid programs.
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In the new issue of the Weekly Standard out this morning, John Bolton favorably reviews Jay Nordlinger's Peace, They Say in "Mysteries of Oslo" (the review is behind the Standard's subscriber wall). Calling the roll of a few of the Nobel Peace Prize's most ludicrous recipients, Bolton comes to the 1995 award:
In 1995 Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, an antinuclear moveable feast established by the pro-Soviet businessman Cyrus Eaton, won [Rotblat had been secretary-general of Pugwash from its founding in 1957 to 1973 and president from 1988 to 1997]. How bad was the Pugwash movement? A former adviser to French president Jacques Chirac said it was "openly manipulated by the Soviets." Giving the traditional acceptance lecture for the Pugwashers on Presentation Day, December 10 (the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death), was one of its officers, John P. Holdren—subsequently science adviser to President Obama. Maybe Obama doesn't really need to whisper sweet nothings to Dmitry Medvedev.
Holdren, incidentally, was chair of the executive committee of the Pugwash Conferences from 1987 until 1997, so his tenure predated the fall of the Soviet Union. Here is some of what Jay writes about Pugwash and Holdren:
What made the 1995 prize especially galling, to some of us, was the claim that Rotblat and Pugwash had helped bring about a world of greatly reduced tension and danger–the post-Cold War (and pre-9/11) world. In his Nobel lecture, John Holdren said that neither "hawks" nor "doves" should congratulate themselves: Frankly, we were all a little lucky. An entirely just point. But, as some of us see it, Rotblat and the Pugwashers opposed virtually every step that made this better world possible.
They had nothing but scorn for deterrence, thinking it a snare and a delusion. They were for unilateral disarmament of the West. They thought containment was a joke. They fought like tigers against anti-missile defenses. They opposed just about any attempt to resist the Soviet Union and its aggressive expansion.
As I have pointed out here previously, Obama himself was an absolutely classic "useful idiot." Holdren is a soulmate.
A final note. Bolton captures the judicious quality of Jay's book in the penultimate paragraph of the review: "Not only has he said unkind things about the Nobel Peace Prize, he has said them in a devastatingly fair, thorough, and equitable treatment of the institution throughout its history. Had this book been a one-sided screed, the prize's acolytes would have far less trouble in scoffing or ignoring it. Unfortunately for them, Peace, They Say is irreproachably temperate."


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It's not every day that a trucker gets to give a college commencement address and even though he's a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Max Fuller – chairman & CEO of billion-dollar trucking conglomerate U.S. Xpress Enterprises – found himself more than a little surprised by opportunity to be the school's 2012 commencement speaker.
"Sitting in your spot back in 1975, I never dreamed I'd ever own a company with 1,000 employees – much less the 11,000 we have at U.S. Xpress today," Fuller (on the right in the photo at right) said in his 11-minute speech (which you can view by clicking here) in UTC's Arena before a crowd estimated at 10,000.
"I never dreamed I'd one day be running one of the largest transportation companies in North America; I never dreamed I'd be making a difference in my chosen profession of transportation," Fuller added. "Each one of you has that same opportunity; to take the knowledge that you've learned here and go out in the world and make a difference."
One thing Fuller stressed to the assembled graduates centered on them becoming what he calls "The Keepers" in today's workforce.
"'The Keepers' are those who don't view a job as just a way to get a paycheck; they are there to make a difference in the world," he explained. "Regardless of what industry or profession you enter, don't just go for the money – go to make a difference. Because if you have passion for what you do and you strive to make a difference, not only will you be successful, you'll feel as though you're being paid for something that doesn't feel like work."
Fuller also encouraged UTC's to take a more positive view of the economic times they are entering. "In 1975, when I graduated, we were in a recession then as well, with unemployment at 9%, sort of where we are today," he pointed out. "The difference is, back then, we were just entering what would become a five year recession, whereas now our economy is recovering, though recovering slowly."
He also noted that, over the next five to 10 years, the "baby boom" generation will begin to retire and that in turn will open up a lot of key positions across numerous industries that "Keepers" can easily step into. "You've taken the first critical step: getting an education," Fuller told UTC's 2012 graduating class. "Now you must take what you've learned and go out and make a difference; that will also keep you a step ahead of the other job seekers out there."


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October 10, 2011
Patricia Wright is a prisoner in Central California Women's Facility's Nursing Unit coping with an extraordinary array of challenges. She is legally blind, has stage four cancer that has spread to her breasts and her brain, causing her to lose control of her bodily functions, leaving her diapered, and has been given six months to live. What's worse is that she's innocent.


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'Millionaire Matchmaker' Patti Stanger Apologizes for Saying Homosexual Men Can't Be Monogamous
On Sunday, Patti Stanger, the star of Bravo's reality show 'Millionaire Matchmaker,' made some rather controversial comments about gay men on the live Bravo talk show show 'Watch What Happens,' saying "in the gay world, there is always going to be open relationships."
She added that she thinks "there is no curbing the gay," while she also told a caller, who identified himself as being gay, that she "tried to curb you people." On Monday night, she started to make the apology rounds.
Her first stop was her Twitter account, where she wrote, "So sorry – didn't mean to offend anyone. Love you all."
Stanger also provided a more detailed apology on HLN's 'Joy Behar Show.' claiming she has a strong history of advocating for gay marriage.
Not everyone is happy with the apology, though. One person on Twitter responded to Stanger by writing, "'I didn't mean to offend you' ≠ 'What I said was bigoted and wrong.'"


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November 30, 1961 - August 22, 2013
Cornwall on Hudson, NY
Mr. Steven J. Kapczak of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at St. Lukes Cornwall Hospital, Cornwall, NY. He was 51.
He was born November 30, 1961 in Bethpage, NY, the son of the late John and Anna Samilo Kapczak. Steven married Alison Davies 20 years ago on June 26, 1993 in Cornwall, NY.
He was a first responder on September 11, 2001. He retired from the New York City Dept. of Corrections as an Undercover Detective for Special Investigations and worked at Rikers Island. He was the owner and operator of KAPKO & Sons, Inc. a construction and real estate development company.
He was a Junior Fire Fighter at the age of 13 and later became a Volunteer Fire Fighter and EMT for the Nassau County Fire Dept. in East Meadow, NY. He was a member of COBA, Corrections Officers Benevolent Association.
Surviving are his wife, Allison Kapczak, at home; two sons: Jonathan and Luke Kapczak, at home; mother, Anna Kapczak of Glen Spey, NY; three sisters: Annie Caputo and her husband, Paul of East Meadow, NY; Orysia "Irene" Lyons of N. Babylon, NY, Kathryn Stansberry-Penafiel and her husband, Pat of Massapequa, NY; eight nieces and nephews: Eric, Amanda, Nicholas, Kelly, Samantha, Emily, Christina and John. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Olga "Baba" and Theodore "Gijau" Samilo who he loved very much and his paternal grandparents, Olena and Sam Kapczak; his brother-in-law, Michael Lyons.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., today, Sunday, August 25th at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis and from 3 to 6 p.m., Monday, August 26th with a Panachyda Service at 5 p.m. at the funeral home. A Liturgy Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 27th in St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 2104 County Route 41, Glen Spey, NY 12737. Burial will take place at Glen Spey Cemetery, Glen Spey, NY.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Storm King Fire Engine Co. #2, PO Box 333, 233 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520 or Make-A-Wish Foundation Of Hudson Valley, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.
Arrangements by Gray-Parker Funeral Home; for additional information, directions, or to send a condolence note to the family, visit grayparkerfuneralhome.com


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Spezza trade, Stastny signing headline first day of NHL free agency
Sorry, National Hockey League trade deadline day.
The real frenzy across the NHL usually happens on Canada Day, and this year has been no exception.
Jason Spezza was traded to the Dallas Stars by the Ottawa Senators for a package that included winger Alex Chiasson.
That deal simply set the deal for what came when free agency opened at 12 p.m.
Centre Paul Stastny, one of the coveted players on the market, left the Colorado Avalanche to sign with the St. Louis Blues for four years and $28-million US. The addition between the pipes makes a solid Blues team better, and they kept pace not only with the Stars and the acquisition of Spezza, but the Anaheim Ducks, who acquired Ryan Kesler last week.
Late afternoon, defenceman Matt Niskanen finally got around to putting his signature on a new contract, leaving the Pittsburgh Penguins to sign a seven-year, $40.25-million US deal with the Washington Capitals.
The Vancouver Canucks, mired in goaltending problems since the departures of Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo, managed to ink goalie Ryan Miller to a three-year, $18-million contract. Miller's mediocre performance in the playoffs helped lead to the Blues early departure.
Defenceman Josh Gorges, meanwhile, wouldn't accept a trade to the Maple Leafs, yet said yes to a deal that included the Buffalo Sabres. Going to the Montreal Canadiens is a second-round pick in 2016.
Several teams didn't mind shelling out big dollars to players, including the Capitals, who signed 33-year-old blueliner Brooks Orpik to a five-year, $27.5-million US contract, and the New York Rangers, who got defenceman Dan Boyle for two years and $9 million.
And the Leafs threw three years and $9 million at defenceman Stephan Robidas, who will be 38 in March.
Other signings on Tuesday (2013-14 team in parentheses):
Jonas Hiller, Calgary, two years, $9 million (Anaheim)
Justin Peters, Washington, two years, $1.9 million (Carolina)
Chad Johnson, N.Y. Islanders, two years, $2.6 million (Boston)
Thomas Greiss, Pittsburgh, one year, $1 million (Phoenix)
Anders Lindback, Dallas, one year, $925,000 (Tampa Bay)
Al Montoya, Florida, two years, $2.1 million (Winnipeg)
Devan Dubnyk, Phoenix, one year, $800,000 (Montreal)
Ray Emery, Philadelphia, one year, $1 million (Philadelphia)
Scott Clemmensen, New Jersey, one year, N/A (Florida)
Joey MacDonald, Montreal, one year, N/A (Calgary)
Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay, five years, $20 million (N.Y. Rangers)
Mark Fayne, Edmonton, four years, $14 million (New Jersey)
Christian Ehrhoff, Pittsburgh, one year, $4 million (Buffalo)
Tom Gilbert, Montreal, two years, $5.6 million (Florida)
Stephane Robidas, Toronto, three years, $9 million (Anaheim)
Mike Kostka, N.Y. Rangers, one year, $650,000 (Tampa Bay)
Clayton Stoner, Anaheim, four years, $13 million (Minnesota)
Mike Weaver, Montreal, one year, $1.75 million (Montreal)
Andrej Meszaros, Boston, one year, $4.125 million (Buffalo)
Matt Hunwick, N.Y. Rangers, one year, $600,000 (Colorado)
T.J. Brennan, N.Y. Islanders, one year, $600,000 (Toronto)
Deryk Engelland, Calgary, three years, $8.7 million (Pittsburgh)
Zach Redmond, Colorado, two years, $1.5 million (Winnipeg)
Taylor Fedun, San Jose, one year, $600,000 (Edmonton)
Willie Mitchell, Florida, two years, $8.5 million (Los Angeles)
Brad Richards, Chicago, one year, $2 million (N.Y. Rangers)
Jarome Iginla, Colorado, three years, $16 million (Boston)
Leo Komarov, Toronto, four years, $11.8 million (KHL)
Dominic Moore, N.Y. Rangers, two years, $3 million (N.Y. Rangers)
Tanner Glass, N.Y. Rangers, three years, $4.35 million (Pittsburgh)
Matt Moulson, Buffalo, five years, $25 million (Minnesota)
Mike Cammalleri, New Jersey, five years, $25 million (Calgary)
Thomas Vanek, Minnesota, three years, $19.5 million (Montreal)
Dave Bolland, Florida, five years, $27.5 million (Toronto)
Mason Raymond, Calgary, three years, $9.5 million (Toronto)
Milan Michalek, Ottawa, three years, $12 million (Ottawa)
Ales Hemsky, Dallas, three years, $12 million (Ottawa)
Brian Gionta, Buffalo, three years, $12.75 million (Montreal)
Benoit Pouliot, Edmonton, five years, $20 million (N.Y. Rangers)
Mathieu Perreault, Winnipeg, three years, $9 million (Anaheim)
Jussi Jokinen, Florida, four years, $16 million (Pittsburgh)
Martin Havlat, New Jersey, one year, $1.5 million (San Jose)
Shawn Thornton, Florida, two years, $2.4 million (Boston)
Jesse Winchester, Colorado, two years, $1.8 million (Florida)
Blake Comeau, Pittsburgh, one year, $700,000 (Columbus)
Jiri Tlusty, Carolina, one year, $2.95 million (Carolina)
Adam Cracknell, Los Angeles, one year, N/A (St. Louis)
Mike Blunden, Tampa Bay, one year, $600,000 (Montreal)
Cody McCormick, Buffalo, three years, $4.5 million (Minnesota)
Peter Regin, Chicago, one year, $650,000 (Chicago)
Ben Street, Calgary, one year, $650,000 (Colorado)
Steve Bernier, New Jersey, one year, $600,000 (New Jersey)
Brian Boyle, Tampa Bay, three years, $6 million (N.Y. Rangers)
Derek MacKenzie, Florida, three years, $3.9 million (Columbus)
Patrick Eaves, Dallas, one year, N/A (Nashville)


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"His later life was overshadowed by his conviction for homosexual activity, a sentence we would now consider unjust and discriminatory and which has now been repealed," said Mr Grayling.
"Turing deserves to be remembered and recognised for his fantastic contribution to the war effort and his legacy to science. A pardon from the Queen is a fitting tribute to an exceptional man."


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June 23. 2013 6:56PM
Instrumental to the arts: Nashua Community Music School's Family Music Fest
By BARBARA TAORMINA
Union Leader Correspondent
Nashua resident Bob Ullman and his daughter, Mia, perform with the African drumming group at the Nashua Community Music School's Family Music Fest at Greeley Park on Saturday. (BARBARA TAORMINA PHOTO)
Nashua knows Molly Wood as a musician and piano teacher, but at the Nashua Community Music School's Family Music Fest on Saturday she showed she's also handy with a paint brush
Wood, who teaches piano at the school, headed up a team of artists manning a face-painting tent while other volunteers served platters of barbecued food to a crowd that watched as students and friends of the school performed on the stage at Greeley Park.
"Nashua Community Music School is a family school and students come from a lot of different places," said Wood, who also teaches at Southern New Hampshire University and performs with both local ensembles and regional companies like Opera North.
Wood said one of the things she loves most about the school is its flexible, almost holistic approach to teaching music.
"When you learn to play piano, you learn more about rhythm and different aspects of music," she said. "You become a more well-rounded musician."
Since 1984, the Nashua Community Music School has provided a place to learn how to play and perform a wide range of music to aspiring musicians of all ages and abilities. The school offers individual lessons, jazz bands and flute choirs for children and teens and African drumming for anyone who wants to learn how to beat out some rhythms. There are also programs for kids and adults to explore and experiment with different instruments and musical styles.
"We used to be a very small school in the back of a church," said Executive Director Gillian Hinkle.
Today, the school has a home of its own in the Millyard with 12 rooms for classes and a performance space that seats 50. And Hinkle said the faculty is a deep pool of musical talent.
"We have a lot of people who take private lessons," said Hinkle. "But we also offer more innovative things."
In addition to an African drumming group, the school now has a ukulele ensemble and Trash Talk, a percussion group that coaxes rhythms from recycled objects.
And Hinkle is committed to being a resource for all musicians, whatever their tastes and interests happen to be.
"We try our best to work with all kids and adults," she said, adding if the school can't provide the type of instruction a student needs, she'll try to find someplace that can.
But Hinkle said it gets tough keeping up with the city's diverse musical interests on the school's shoestring budget. Donations and fundraising events like the Family Music Fest help pay the bills and allow the school to reach out with scholarships for kids who otherwise couldn't have music lessons.
Professional guitarist and teacher Mike Loce and Kate Leonas, a science teacher as Nashua High School South, were at the Family Music Fest to catch some of the scheduled performers. Both feel the school is a valuable resource for the city, which has a strong arts community and a growing arts economy.
"It's important to be able to read what the community wants," said Loce, who added that Nashua has been developing a taste for jazz over the past couple of years.
The school is encouraging a new generation of jazz musicians with an ensemble for high school kids that is geared toward improvisation and experimentation.
For Leonas, Nashua Community Music School is one of the city's top educational assets.
"At a time, when music and arts are being cut from public schools, it's important for kids to still be able to get those experiences and opportunities to express themselves," she said.


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How do you convince children not to do drugs?
Land a helicopter in their elementary school.
On Wednesday morning, about 400 children sat student-style in Needham Elementary Schools courtyard as Chief Warrant Officer Ron Trani of the Colorado Army National Guard, accompanied by Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent John Preeg, landed a Lakota LUH-72 helicopter in their football field.
Judging by the students manic applause, not even Justin Bieber could have proved as awesome a sight.
The National Guard repeated this helicopter stunt at Park Elementary and Animas Valley Elementary later Wednesday as part of its Red Ribbon campaign, an annual anti-drug effort that began after DEA Special Officer Enrique S. Camerena was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered in 1985 as he was on the cusp of unraveling a billion-dollar drug pipeline.
Maj. Holger Peters with the National Guard said that as part of the Red Ribbon campaign, the Colorado Army National Guard visits 70 to 80 schools a year.
Peters admitted that the helicopter had nothing to do with the campaigns anti-drug message.
Its just the platform through which we get the DEA agent from site to site but the helicopter comes with a high cool factor it just drives the kids nuts, he said.
The helicopters effect on Needhams students certainly was narcotic. As classes shuffled out and seated themselves in the courtyard, Trani teased his growing audience by flying the helicopter around the back of the school, low enough that its rotors whirring echoed off the concrete, but just out of sight.
A young boy pointed at a woman in uniform, who was setting up a radio. Look! A soldier woman! he exclaimed.
Then, from the radio, came Tranis voice: It would help me find the school if you could make a lot of noise.
This elicited a deafening chorus of whoops and were right here as the children desperately waved at the sky.
By the time Preeg addressed the crowd, he had their undivided attention.
Helicopter pilots, policemen, teachers, principals, soldiers all these people have good jobs, but it takes making the right choices. The biggest choice is to not take drugs, he said.
Trani spoke next, opening with, Do you think I could land the plane if I were on drugs?
No! came the childrens emphatic reply.
What do you do if someone offers you drugs? bellowed Trani.
They chanted in rapturous unison, Just say no!
One boy, who apparently missed the cue, instead yelled, throw them in the trash! causing Trani to chuckle.
Kathy Morris, safety coordinator for Durango School District 9-R, said the Red Ribbon Campaign is a phenomenal program.
Elementary kids may not be using drugs hopefully but they may be bystanders to it, whether its older kids using or theres substance abuse at home, she said.
She said to believe substance abuse isnt occurring here is naive.
How many medical marijuana clinics do we have in this town? I dont think thats a perception there are lots of them. Among kids, whether its drugs or alcohol, substance abuse is on the rise, she said.
According to a 2011 Colorado Healthy Kids survey, 65.5 percent of Colorado high school students reported having at least one drink of alcohol in their lifetime. More than a third reported consuming alcohol in the last 30 days, and more than a fifth reported binge drinking in the last 30 days.
Almost 40 percent of students reported using marijuana with 22 percent using in the last 30 days. Twenty percent reported taking a prescription drug without a doctors prescription.


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Anjuman Muslim Panchayat in Salumbur town, 70 kms from Udaipur, issued the diktat at a meeting held a few days ago after cases of intercaste love marriages were reported.
"We have asked the community families to not allow their girls to carry mobile phones outside homes. They can use it in front of their parents but not in schools or colleges so that they do not get involved with boys," Habiburrehman, Secretary of the community panchayat, said on Friday.
"We are also against objectifying women. Hence, we have decided to ban their dance in wedding procession which is taken out in open on roads. However, there is no restriction inside their house and they can dance or sing in a function in the house," he said.
Justifying the decisions, he claimed the restrictions were necessary to maintain a secure environment in the community.
"It is for the safety and security of girls. There have been cases where girls and boys in our community did intercaste marriage. It is a serious trend and our community wants to ensure that no such happening reoccurs. Hence, the community panchayat took the decision," he said.
The panchayat was "not against" the freedom of women. "We promote them to get education but at the same time, we want to ensure that they follow and honour social arrangements also."
The panchayat has warned young people against love marriages as well and decided to impose a fine of Rs 51,000 on families if a boy or girl elopes or marries against the traditional social arrangements, he said.


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Ken BurnsFebruary 22. 2013 2:26PM
Ken Burns is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who resides in Walpole, New Hampshire with his wife. He has three children. Burns is best known for his 11-hour film series "The Civil War," a collection of nine episodes chronicling the Civil War through personal anecdotes and photos, that is unlike any film on the subject. The series was aired on PBS and earned him more than 40 major film and television awards, including two Emmys and a Peabody Award.
Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 29, 1953. He attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 and later, an L.H.D. from Bates College in 2002. His first film, Brooklyn Bridge was made in 1981 and a succession of films followed including Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God in 1984 followed by The Statue of Liberty in 1985. His work in the nineties included the miniseries Baseball in 1994, the film Thomas Jefferson and Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, both released in 1997.
In 2001, Jazz earned him 5 Emmy nominations and the award for "Outstanding Achievement in News and Information" by the Television Critics Association. The miniseries follows the development of American Jazz from its development in African American culture to the height of its popularity between the 1920's and the 1940's. It is a complete look at the history of Jazz and the musicians who made it a part of American culture. All the jazz legends are featured; Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington.
Ken Burns has become something of a legend himself. His method of stopping on photographs, often the only evidence of our history, zooming in on interesting subjects during a narrative, has become known in the industry as the "Ken Burns Effect."
His most recent work includes the 2004 film Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, a story about the first heavyweight African American boxer. The film won three Emmys and several other accolades. He also produced a documentary about Mark Twain in 2001 and 2003's Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, about the motorist Horatio Nelson Jackson. Tom Hanks narrated the voice of Jackson.
His seven-part documentary about WWII, titled The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 was released on PBS in September 2007. The critically-acclaimed series chronicled World War II through stories, photographs and maps. His most recent documentary, America's Best Idea: Our National Parks, aired on PBS in September and October, 2009. He is currently working on a film about Prohibition and another about the Dust Bowl, which came out in 2012 along with The Central Park Five. Several other films, including The Roosevelts, The Vietnam War and Jackie Robinson, will be released in coming years.
It seems there is no end to the subjects that Burns has worked on. From Baseball, America's Pastime, to the history of our country, to the journey of some of the greatest American's, there is no limit to what he can produce. He is, without question, today's most celebrated American documentary filmmaker.