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Laura Telman
Hometown: Litchfield, Conn.
Major: Music education, trumpet performance
WCSU Degree: Bachelor of Science, Music Education
Internships: Student-teaching in the New Canaan High School band/music program and the Huckleberry Hill School in Brookfield for general music experience
Activities: WCSU Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, jazz combos, Brass Quintet/Choir; orchestra member for the opera and theatre productions; MENC; WCSU Jazz Club (secretary for three years); independent study in microbiology for almost two years, teach private trumpet lessons
Honors and Awards: 3.9 GPA; Dean's list every semester; Merit Scholarship recipient; James Furman Memorial Award recipient, freshman year; 2007 Research Day research award for my work in microbiology, CSU Henry Barnard Award recipient
As a high school student, Laura Telman was passionate about music and involved in many statewide ensembles, including the Hartt School's Connecticut Youth Symphony and the Connecticut Music Educators Association All-State/Regional ensembles. "I knew at a young age that music was something I wanted to pursue and my wide range of musical experiences as I got older fueled that drive," she says. "Teaching is also a passion of mine, and my own teachers influenced me to follow the same path. I believe that education is the most important asset a community can possess."
When considering where to attend college, Telman found WestConn attractive for a number of reasons. "The money was the most obvious of those," she explains. "I received a full scholarship, and in the face of other schools costing over $35,000, a virtually free degree sounded pretty good! Other than that, the music program has a great and growing reputation, with a group of outstanding faculty members who are incredibly accessible and supportive of their students. My own teacher, Rich Clymer, has made an immeasurable impact on me as a musician, and was the main reason I chose WCSU over some very visible, well-known conservatories. I also wanted to be able to play a wide range of musical styles such as classical, jazz and contemporary genres."
In addition to Clymer's influence, Telman says she found mentors in several areas of the university. "Initially, I spent a lot of time working with Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Ruth Gyure in the science department," Telman says. "She almost convinced me to change my major to microbiology! She changed the way I saw the world, and helped me evaluate my role and potential within it. Once I came back to the music department, a couple of teachers took over as mentors. Undeniably my most influential mentor throughout the four years I've spent here is the chair of the department, Dr. Dan Goble. I can't even begin to describe what he has done for me — musically, he has helped open my ears up to more contemporary and alternative genres of music. He has been a guide as far as entering into the professional world, and navigating the politics of the music scene. He has offered his advice, opinions, and efforts to assist me through every issue or decision that I have faced while at school, even about relationships! I owe most of my success here to his support, and am so grateful for having the chance to work with him.
Asked what she will remember most about her WestConn experience, Telman says, "The feeling of performing my senior recital was probably in the top five, as the culmination of a semester of hard work to put together an hour's worth of music. Many of my friends and teachers were either involved in the performance or present, so it was both musically satisfying and personally gratifying.
Most of my favorite moments from college are associated with our annual Jazz Festival. I remember sitting in Dr. Goble's office, chatting with Jimmy Heath (a legendary tenor saxophone player who was the featured guest with our Jazz Orchestra that evening) and his wife, listening to his stories and jokes. The best story was one about Miles Davis, who, back in the '60s, had bought Jimmy a pair of platform boots. Jimmy said he never wore them. I was completely in awe of this man, who had played with everyone from giants like John Coltrane to young musicians from my own generation. Our Jazz Festival offered up lots of opportunities like this, chances to get to know widely recognized and celebrated jazz musicians on a very personal, casual level. This is not the kind of experience you could ever have at a large conservatory!
After graduation, Telman says she has "a number of things in the works: grad school is absolutely down the road, most likely in trumpet performance. I will continue to teach lessons and music groups, though it is possible that I will be moving to Seattle for a year or two. My biggest and most concrete future goal is to establish a Community Music School associated with the university that reaches out to both talented and financially disadvantaged music students in the surrounding school districts. The program will consist of a private lesson system involving university faculty and students as instructors, and eventually will include chamber and large ensembles as well."
Telman's advice to new students entering WCSU is: "This university is full of opportunities if you have the ambition to find them. The faculty is eager to help dedicated students, and if you want to travel, or produce, or perform or do virtually anything, you will find a teacher or a program that can address those needs. It will take effort and initiative on your part — rarely will anyone approach you out of the blue, but like anything in life, if you are committed, well-prepared and genuine, you really can do anything. Be honest with your professors, and expect to learn something from everyone. Stay focused and goal-oriented, and be involved in the community."


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Industry News
CA Panel with Congresswoman Talks Trade Development, Exporting
The Office of Congresswoman Sánchez hosted a panel discussion entitled, "Exporting: a Gateway for Increasing U.S. Manufacturing" in conjunction with the Long Beach City College Center for International Trade Development. The event, which was held on April 30 at a local manufacturing company in Santa Fe Springs, included international trade and manufacturing experts who shared their insight on what it takes to successfully export and achieve growth through U.S. manufacturing. Congresswoman Sánchez invited fellow legislators to discuss initiatives centered on exporting, manufacturing and resources available to small business owners exploring opportunities to export their U.S. manufactured goods. Current and previous trade mission participants showcased their product lines and discussed how exporting helped grow their local manufacturing operations globally, engaging and encouraging local manufacturers to think and strategize internationally.
Key Recommendations from the Event:
1) Don't be afraid of expanding overseas: Industry partners and government assistance exists to help you enter new markets successfully as well as offer training to you. Check out the U.S. Commercial Service for buyer matchmaking, the SBA for export financing, and the CITD to help put the transaction together and for trade education. Don't forget to research U.S. Free Trade Agreements, this may be one of the best ways to help open up foreign markets as it becomes more feasible for U.S. companies to export their products or services to trade partners which have more stable and transparent markets.
2) Financing: Several tools exist to help finance your transactions, for example you can even offer terms to your buyers and insure your payment through public partners like the U.S. Export Import Bank which works with many lenders. In addition, you can utilize working capital programs like SBA's Export Express for financing up to $500,000 , which provides loan approval in 36 hours or less amongst a variety of other loan programs.
3) Distribution: Do your due diligence. Don't give away entire regions to one distributor without knowing whether they can service the region and represent your brand correctly. Offer your buyers promotions to move slow selling products.
4) Regulations: Educate yourself and your staff on foreign regulations for product importation, including product registration requirements, and labeling, some industries are more stringent than others.
5) Contracts: Your international distribution agreement should be customized to fit your company's specific needs. Important clauses that should be outlined are INCO terms, sales force requirements, performance, intellectual property, warranty, assignments and transfer, applicable law, arbitration location, product liability and recall, orders & pricing termination clauses.
For international trade news, seminars, and trade mission and show activities:
visit www.citd.org www.lbito.org www.californiastep.org

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Golden State Warriors (26 - 32) @ Indiana Pacers (13 - 46)
Start time: 4:00 PM PST @ The Conseco Fieldhouse
Local TV: CSN Bay Area
Probable starters for the Golden State Warriors:
C - Andris Biedrins
PF - David Lee
SF - Dorell Wright
SG - Monta Ellis
PG - Stephen Curry
Probable starters for the Indiana Pacers:
C - Roy Hibbert
PF - Josh McRoberts
SF - Danny Granger
SG - Brandon Rush
PG - Darren Collison
Team leaders:
PPG - M. Ellis (25.0) | D. Granger (20.9)
RPG - D. Lee (9.4) | R. Hibbert (7.8)
APG - S. Curry (5.9) | D. Collison (5.1)
SPG - M. Ellis (2.2) | D. Collison (1.2)
BPG - E. Udoh (1.0) | R. Hibbert (1.8)
Game Thread: Warriors @ Indiana Pacers 2011-03-01
Talk about the upcoming Warriors game here
Moderators: Mr. Crackerz, JREED, Guybrush, 32
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Guybrush wrote:I think it would be too much to lose 4 in a row...this one is a win. Warriors are not that bad of a team, they just got on the wrong foot after the break.
hope you're right, cause there is not a lot of help coming in this year's draft. Would ideally like to finish 35-40 wins (although we would still miss playoffs) and maybe find a diamond in the rough in the draft for a change. Then it's time to take a long hard look at this team personnel and player-wise...
You don't want any links to this game...but I'm sure ATDHTV (is that it?) has one..
Thanks Guybrush...thank goodness for our bench today! Geez..
great comeback..UDOH!
praying we can HOLD the lead till halftime
praying we can HOLD the lead till halftime
rockyBeli wrote:liking what J. Lin is bringing at PG. hustle, decent defense, and a better passer than AC Law
Yeah, my girlfriend and I noticed that a few games ago...he's always swinging his arms and going for the ball...keeping the offensive player on their toes and matching step more often than not.


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1. An Introduction to this article
As we take time to look at the grand variety of operating systems available, it shows us that there is no one right way to 'do it'. With hardware already a commodity, the way we interact with our computers is taken as a standard, and a given best-practice of design. The joy of alternative operating systems, is the variety of Computer ? Human interface models available.
Even now, the modern operating system is designed from the perspective of the engineer. Whilst actual human guinea-pig testing is done on new interfaces, it still does not make up the bulk of the design process. User involvement in design is almost an after-thought.
What we've come to accept as the standard way of interacting with a computer was cemented in the early days by the extremely knowledgeable and technical system engineers of the day, through a process of creating:
- What they felt was right
- What the limited hardware was capable of
So, for my article, I have decided to focus on an Operating System born in the early days of consumer-available 'WIMP' interfaces, on extremely restrictive hardware.
It is my belief that 'the restraint of hardware is the true muse of the software engineer'.
Good software does not come from being given unlimited resources; just take a look at the hardware requirements for modern PC games, for graphics that were reproducible (until recently) on a 300 MHz, 4 MB VRAM Playstation 2.
2. A Quick History of GEOS
The history surrounding GEOS and its implementation within hardware restraints unimaginable nowadays makes for the most interesting parts of the OS, rather than just the GUI itself. Below is a brief history of the Operating System, up to its heyday; where we'll then get into usage, screenshots and technical details :)
This history has been carefully gathered and researched through actual GEOS manuals, cited sources and websites.
When you think of the history of our modern day operating systems, they are either the works of individuals and volunteers based on technical ability and software beliefs, or the work of large corporations employing many programmers. Rarely is the history of an OS based in the vibrant gaming era of the 1980s.
The Graphical Environment Operating System was released in 1986, created by Berkeley Softworks: a small company start-up by serial entrepreneur Brian Dougherty. GEOS is a classic Mac like GUI running on Commodore 64 / 128 hardware, then later the Apple II, and PC.
Around 1980, Brian turned down a job at IBM to go join the games manufacturer Mattel, then maker of the Intellivision gaming system. Brian helped write games for the system for about a year, before leaving with other engineers to form Imagic, a very successful games company that rivalled Activision, before being wounded in the games industry crash of 1983. Whilst Imagic went under in 1986, Brian did not.
Dougherty formed Berkeley Softworks (later Geoworks), who in collaboration with a firm that made batteries, worked on a product for the airlines named "Sky Tray". The concept was a computer built into the backs of the seats, and Brian and his team would develop the OS for it.
GEOS was coded by Dougherty's elite team of programmers, who had cut their teeth on the very restricted Atari 2600 and Intellivision games consoles of the time (usually 4 KB RAM). However, after the OS had been written, airline deregulation mandated that all in-flight extras were to be trimmed down to save weight and fuel, culling the Sky Tray project.
With all that time put into an OS, Dougherty looked at the compatible (6502 Microprocessor-based) Commodore 64. A few changes were needed and the OS sprang to life on the affordable home computer, complimenting the powerful graphics capabilities of the machine with a GUI.
Even though Berkeley Softworks started out small, with only two salespeople, the new software proved very popular because of low price for the necessary hardware (and of course the capability of the OS). This was due in part to the aggressive pricing of the Commodore 64 as a games machine and home computer (With rebates, the C64 was going for as little as $100 at the time). This was in comparison to an atypical PC for $2000 (which required MS-DOS, and another $99 for Windows 1.0) or the venerable Mac 512K Enhanced also $2000.
In 1986, Commodore Business Machines announced the C-Model revision of the Commodore 64 in a new Amiga-like case (dropping the 'breadbox' look), and bundling GEOS in the US.
At its peak, GEOS was the second most widely used GUI, next to Mac OS, and the third most popular operating system (by units shipped) next to MS-DOS and Mac OS.


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This is a mod that I've been working on fore a wile it adds weapons from 1960 to 1990 mostly Russian now but more coming later I have used other mods and textures for this mod I give all the credit to eye fore an eye Coordinators: HrcAk47, C0ntrol, Ali Modellers: Ali, Matty, C0ntrol Mappers: HrcAk47, Hughbado, Kapula Scripters: Linke, Tigerkiller Skinners: C0ntrol, Ali, Matty Coders: HrcAk47, Linke Multiplayer: HrcAk47, C0ntrol unit addons Berz3rk = All the work by him. Xfire= berserk3r902 Protodevil = BETA testing, information. Xfire= protodevil Fulmen = BETA testing, information. Xfire= FFulmen RobohunterX = BETA testing. Xfire= robohunterx hope I haven't made anyone angry. Adds Russian cold war infantry \conscripts And spetsnas\homeguard And commasar\ warden And us privets
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb University softball team has picked up five commitments for the 2013 season, head coach Kristin Ryman announced Thursday.
The Lady Bisons, intent on adding depth at key spots all over the field, were rewarded with three outfielders, a pitcher and a catcher.
"We are extremely excited about this class," said Lipscomb head coach Kristin Ryman. "(Assistant Coach) Lexi Myers and I have worked very hard to put together a class we feel can come in and have a big impact right away."
Three signees were in-state recruits. Outfielders Heather Montgomery (Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS) and Brittany Elmore (Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Goodpasture Christian School) are top-of-the-order talents who can get on and steal bases for the Lady Bisons.
Montgomery led her school to the 2011 TSSAA state championship, hitting a game-winning walk-off home run to clinch the title. She was a Tennessean Top-10 Player to Watch in 2011 after hitting .376 with 56 steals in 2010.
"Heather is a big base-stealing threat," Ryman said. "She can get on in a variety of ways and covers a lot of ground in the outfield. She's smart and plays with a unique swagger that will allow her to compete right away."
Elmore was also part of a 2011 state title squad at Goodpasture. She was an all-tournament selection after getting a tournament-record five base hits in a single game. She can also provide quality defense in the middle infield as needed.
"(Elmore) is a girl that epitomizes the word 'student athlete,'" Ryman said. "On the field, she goes all-out and is absolutely fearless. She is a great person with a contagious personality who will make our program better."
The third Tennessee athlete is pitcher Tanner Sanders. A Flintville native, Tanner has been a three-time All-District 8-AAA pitcher and was District Pitcher of the Year in 2010 for Lincoln County High School. A left-handed bat, Sanders can also play multiple spots around the diamond.
"One of the first things everybody will notice about Tanner is her demeanor on the mound," Ryman said. "She pitches with a confidence that is hard to teach. She's a hard thrower who works the zone and has outstanding movement. We believe she is one of the best pitchers in the Southeast."
Outside the borders Lipscomb picked up two more commitments: outfielder Dee Baddley from Olive Branch, Miss. and infielder Micaela Bell from Clark's Hill, S.C.
Baddley, a 2011 Best of Prep's All-Metro team selection by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, has been a starter for the Lewisburg High School softball team since she was in seventh grade. She has been named all-district as an outfielder each of the past three seasons.
"Dee is a speedy slap-hitter who will add depth to the outfield," Ryman said. "She carries herself like a champion and plays with a passion that is hard to describe. She will challenge everyone on the field to get better."
Bell has starred for Fox Creek High School in volleyball, basketball and softball, but sets herself apart on the diamond. A career .619 hitter, she is a three-time All-State player and plays travel ball for the Atlanta Vipers, finishing in the top five at ASA Nationals each year since 2009. She will play catcher and fill in at third base for Lipscomb.
"Mickey is a steady catcher we believe can have an immediate impact," Ryman said. "Offensively, she's a strong, natural hitter who will be able to drive in runs as a middle-of-the-order bat. On defense, she controls the game behind the plate and is a confident leader."
This is a pivotal class for the Lady Bisons, who will lose seniors Whitney Kiihnl, Mollie Mitchell and Caroline Mason following the 2012 season.
"We tried to address our specific needs," Ryman said. "We believe this class will perform well early in their careers. They will fit in well to our system and we are excited to welcome their families into ours."
Check back on Lipscombsports.com for more information on the Lady Bisons softball team, and be sure to like us on Facebook (Lipscomb Softball).


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Try our 6-week planning guide to get your home festive a little bit at a time.
Welcome the holidays into your home with some of these pretty -- and easy -- seasonal decorations.
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Thanks to easy techniques, you can make this whole collection the night before Christmas. Or give your true love a different ornament during each of the 12 days of Christmas.
These projects can turn dated or damaged ornaments into beautiful tree decorations!
Find project ideas for joyful decorations.
Give a greeting that will be cherished for a lifetime. For each card shown here, you'll find a link to complete step-by-step instructions.
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Bake up some holiday memories with these recipes!
Surprise your kids with unforgettably fun Christmas cookies.
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No matter how busy you are, there's no need to sacrifice the pleasure of cooking and baking for the holidays. Follow our helpful hints while creating something special in the kitchen.
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Last Thursday saw the opening of LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya and hyper-real photographer Dean West's "In Pieces" exhibition at New York's Openhouse Gallery. After speaking with both artists about the project, we had the opportunity to photograph the exhibition in person. Both the completed artworks and LEGO sculptures were on display adding an extra layer to the already deep project.
Take a look at the images above and head over to the gallery before March 17th to see the collection in person.
Photography: Jacob Breinholt / Highsnobiety.com


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Hyperpigmentation is darkened areas on the face that can be caused by numerous factors, including overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun, acne scarring, and for women, certain oral contraceptives and pregnancy. Age spots, also called liver spots, are forms of hyperpigmentation, as are the dark spots left behind after acne heals. Hyperpigmentation less often occurs in men and is less likely to clear up, though it is possible. People with darker skin tones are more likely to be affected by hyperpigmentation. Oddly enough, people with very light skin commonly have a well-known form of hyperpigmentation, called freckles.
Hyperpigmentation, for any reason, is when melanin (which gives skin it's color) gathers more strongly around a certain area of the face or body. While normally harmless, and a normal part of aging, it is important to keep an eye on any darker spots that appear suddenly on the face, such as freckles or age spots. These can occur after sun damage and should be checked out by a dermatologist to rule out skin cancer.
Treating hyperpigmentation is common and does not have to be painful or invasive. While commonly treated with prescriptions such as Retin-A, for most people, a prescription is not a necessity. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser resurfacing are also used to treat hyperpigmentation. These treatments serve to effectively remove the damaged layers of skin. Often a good at-home treatment can do the trick to reduce age spots, freckles and other forms of hyperpigmentation, making costly and sometimes painful trips to the dermatologist unnecessary.
The most effective at-home treatments for hyperpigmentation work much like chemical peels and microdermabrasion at a professional's office will. They exfoliate the skin and promote new, healthier layers of skin to replace the old. They have ingredients such as glycolic acid,which in conjunction with a dermabrasion, or exfoliating ingredient are extremely effective.
Exfoliating is not only important for the treatment of hyperpigmentation, but also for prevention of that and other skin problems, such as clogged pores and acne as well. Exfoliating as part of a skin-care routine does wonders for the complexion. Everyday skin care products should only contain the best natural ingredients and will not irritate the skin. Zenmed has a complete line of products that fit all of these requirements, including products to erase any hyperpigmentation and/or skin discoloration you may have.


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|2009-06-02, 13:09
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Japan is a wonderful, beautiful society (like many asian cultures) with its own cartload of nasty ugly bits. All societies (east or west) have their own nasty bits and its a strategic error to think of a society as a fantasy nirvana.
Also, I've seen no data to imply there really is much in the way of "casual fans" in Japan. The anime fandom in Japan has a much different texture than the fandom in the US (or the West for that matter). There are *closet* fans or manga fans who may watch an adaptation of a favorite manga. ... Manga is very accepted in Japan (though you have to watch what you're seen reading) but, in general, anime is considered a "weird hobby" so "casual" may not be very applicable.
This would probably shift faster as a trend if the otaku-dom were integrating into society more as they grew up, became less afraid of being "outed", and started breeding -- the way "geeks, trekkies, and nerds" overseas are shifting perceptions of them by doing the same.
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|2009-06-02, 20:06
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
Anime industry is not a single entity, like some would believe.
It's a diversified entity, just like the American film industry.
You can't talk about the entire "Anime industry" and say what it's focusing on.
Because it is a multi-market industry diversified into serving its general base.
The largest market is, and has always been, children's market.
There are far more toys and goods bought by parents for their little kids than what the entire population of otaku culture can consume.
Although there are consumers who intertwine between these diverse markets, they are minority and not the target base.
And some people argue "well otaku have more money to consume since that's all they buy".
While this is true, comparing 1:1 proves nothing, when the base number of consumers is extremely one-sided.
There are far more parents and children in the country than there are otaku. FAR MORE.
It doesn't matter if one otaku consumes $1000 worth of goods in one month, when there are 500 children for each number of otaku consuming $10 a month.
Anyways, back to the topic, I got side-tracked.
The correct question would be, "is the otaku anime market growing, and the general anime market getting smaller?"
I think the otaku anime market will try to put out as many titles as possible to appease its audience to "find" that sweet franchise.
But churning out titles like that will can only put them in black. Look at the terrible DVD sales for example.
If the hard core otaku consuming habits keeps growing, to become larger profit than the larger number of casual fans, then I guess we could see more otaku-heavy titles than not.
But I don't think we've ever seen such a market in any media. Casual fans always outnumber hardcore fans greatly, and thus a more profitable base to market to.
General anime market, if there is such a thing, will continue to do what it always did: solidify the franchise they have, instead of pumping out mediocre titles.
Now, one thing I don't understand well about your question.... what exactly is a "anime title for non-anime fans"?
As far as I can remember, non-anime fans don't.... you know, enjoy anime in the first place.
Only exception to that I can think of, are teenage and older shoujo manga fans who enjoy watching likes of NANA, but don't enjoy anime in general.
Casual fans of what?
Otaku anime franchise that targets otaku consumers will obviously focus on their main base, and franchise that targets general market will focus its general appeal, while children market (the largest) will focus on producing products more attractive to children.
Like I said, "Anime industry" isn't a single entity.
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|2009-06-02, 20:20
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
It will only get worse in the next several hundred years if it doesn't improve.
Although I'm not worried about it, when eldery becomes majority and economy cave in, people will start breeding like rabbits like the rest of the world, and it'll all even out in the course of centuries. It's not like it'll be the first time Japan was short on youth, and bred like rabbits. Same thing happened post-WWII.
Besides, I think having lower birthrate is a good thing in the long run.
There should be less of us humans, we expanded six times the number in mere 200 years, I don't think Earth resource can handle it anymore.
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|2009-06-02, 21:10
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The GAP Man
Why is it with Otaku and untouched maidens? Why is it frowned upon when japanese otaku discover that they favorite characters had already been taken by someone else? And they had intercourse with them? I ask this because of the Kannagi debacle or even the doujins I read where I see secenes of explict sex yet theya re still consider "pure" by otaku. Why is this?
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|2009-06-03, 00:22
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
First, not all otaku think that way --- actually its a rather small but very loud minority from what I can gather. I suppose you could argue that they're just very retro-conservative that way - a weird cultural flashback to extremely misogynistic times.
Another argument might be that the small faction that gets their undies all wadded up over the notion are also "untouched by women" and they hate the idea of their fantasy object having more experience than them.
Whatever, there's little reason not to skewer such nonsense when it crops up - whether it be abusive of 2D fictional women or real world seiyuu/idol women. It is fundamentally irrational and shows a distinct failure to connect the dots as you notice
|2009-06-03, 01:51
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Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
Virginity being sacred is a Western cultural influence, not a Japanese one.
Japanese culture has traditionally been very open about sexuality, and even homosexuality.
For example traveling shrine priestess of shinto also served as prostitutes, and sex with young boys and girls was a common and accepted culture during the feudal times.
|2009-06-03, 02:03
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World's Greatest
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Francisco
Age: 31
|2009-06-03, 02:26
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
|2009-06-03, 02:33
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Feeling comfy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 43
Very touching stuff. Highly recommended. *sniff*
|2009-06-03, 09:46
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Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 31
|2009-06-03, 12:44
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
The miko=temple_priestess=sex_ritualist is very old (the term "prostitute" is misleading and degrading -- a very Victorian assessment of what temple priestesses did in pagan cultures == sex magic) .... to most Shinto-ists, miko are "traditionally" young *maidens* who retire when they become young *women*. I'm guessing that there's a fantasy aspect of virginity for fetish-types.
(actual shinto practice tends to be more practical... don't ask, don't tell)
I've always loved the miko garb long before I knew a thing about Shinto simply because it is a very cool looking outfit.
|2009-06-03, 13:17
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Otaku Apprentice
I think I saw some table that says: As of 2002 (but it's so old at Nipponia magazine... so I need to find a better one)
Japan > Overseas
|2009-06-03, 17:30
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It was immensely popular among my generation when it was being serialized.
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Anime is widely accepted in Japan and is a form of mainstream media (much more so than in the US). So there is really no "non-anime fan". Most Japanese knows a thing or two about anime and manga having watched or read them growing up. I had a fun chat with my professor and his wife about various manga they knew during my study abroad in Japan while their kids spend part of their morning watch PreCure...just to show how entrenched anime is in Japan.
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But most people grow up out of it, and in general treat anime as something for children.
Otaku culture is not as widly accepted as you want to think, people who are still into anime after being grown up are looked down by the majority.
Because the otaku that grew up in the 80s are now adults, there are more otaku population than before, but it's still a minority. It's still treated as a geek culture in Japan.
You're preaching to Buddha, dude. I'm an otaku generation that grew up in Japan, experienced 80s, 90s, and 2000~ era myself.
I know very well first-hand how we are preceieved in Japan, and who the fanbase are.
Anime fans/Otaku/Adults who are into anime = kimoi
This is a general stereotype, that is the reality. Just go to Japan, turn on the TV, and change the channels a few times.
You'll find many stereotype of anime fans being presented as horrible low-lifes the TV variety shows (and girls on the street) make fun of.
Sure, not everyone's anti-otaku. It's a stereotype, and anime is very popular culture while also being looked down by many.
Think of it like... Star Trek. Trekkies are often the target practice for the majority to stereotype and make fun of, yet the franchise is immensely popular at the same time.
You don't treat Disney film audience the same as you treat Teen Aqua Force fans, or adults who read Marvel comics do you? There ya go.
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Sondheim turned 80 in March, and he's been blowing out the candles ever since. There was an all-star birthday concert at
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The far-off look in his eyes, as though tracking a giant hourglass emptying somewhere in the middle distance, is reminiscent of Trigorin, the writer in Chekhov's "The Seagull," who strives to deromanticize the artist's life to a young gaga actress: "Here am I talking to you and getting quite excited yet can't forget for a second that I've an unfinished novel waiting for me." Or as Sondheim apologetically put it, "Even as I'm sitting here talking to you, and I'm having a perfectly fine time, part of my head is saying, 'I should be up at the computer.' My Jewish guilt is building up."
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titan toppling his forebears in an Oedipal wrestling match for pride of place in posterity. But as Sondheim reminded, "I cover 12 of them, and half of them I really like, almost without reservation." What's more, he unleashed his pointy editor's pencil on himself, complaining that some of the lines of "America" in "West Side Story" "melt in the mouth as gracelessly as peanut butter and are impossible to comprehend…."
A British playwright friend objected to the way he didn't consider the class system that informed Coward's sneering satire of the rich, an attitude Sondheim unfavorably contrasts with
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"Teaching is a big deal to me," Sondheim said. "I was asked to do a book of collected lyrics, and I said I would do it only if I could write about the craft of writing lyrics. To my horror they said, 'All right, go ahead.'"
"I just think it's interesting to read how somebody does something, whether it's raising cattle or making pewter ashtrays. All they have to do is be articulate and honest about it. I figure I have no problem with being honest about my own flaws or what I think are the flaws or virtues of others. It doesn't bother me, because I'm very confident about what I do and I have opinions. And opinionation is very important in the arts."
When asked whether there's been a drop in skill level with the current generation of lyricists, he refused on principle to speak about "living writers," having been burned often enough in the press to know how it feels. But he admitted that the business of Broadway has made it challenging for today's innovators to get produced there.
"Most of the so-called serious musicals, like 'Rent,' 'Next to Normal' and 'Spring Awakening,' started in off-Broadway houses," he said. "Nobody would ever put those shows right away on Broadway. Things are just too expensive. Producers want familiar songs, big names or a tested product. So I think if you're a young writer, the only chance you have is starting either in regional theater or off-Broadway."
Sondheim says he was "completely gobsmacked" to have had a Broadway theater named after him. But does he see a metaphor for the current state of theatrical affairs in that the inaugural production in this rechristened venue is "The Pee-wee Herman Show"? "I made jokes about it too," he admitted. "But it isn't just Pee-wee Herman. This is also reflective of the jukebox musical. In other words, a popular character in this case, as opposed to a popular score, is presented to an audience that knows what it's going to get before going into the theater."
Does he worry that our willingness to inhabit new fictional worlds has been compromised by the technological mania of contemporary life? He nodded wearily and admitted that he doesn't use an
for fear "of walking right into the path of a Fifth Avenue bus." Nor does he allow himself to hang out in Internet chat rooms, understanding that someone of his "addictive nature" might end up there all the time.
If this makes him sound like a throwback, so be it. "I'm a cliché," this inveterate cliché-crusher said at one point. "I'm a person getting old." Sitting on the couch, he gives the impression of a timeless monument — scruffy, relaxed and settled into his final shape.
Often credited with teaching the musical the meaning of ambivalence, Sondheim rejected this as patently false. ("Gosh, you know, shows like 'Show Boat' and 'Porgy and Bess,' they tell stories of some complexity in terms of interrelationship of characters."). Yet he says his sensibility, sometimes derided as "cold" (another bogus charge, in his view) has been largely influenced by drama: "Even today, I don't go to very many musicals. I go to plays, because that is what I, as an audience member, want to go see."
As for the future, he has his sights set on a major new production of a tricky older work, "Merrily We Roll Along," a show he accepts may never be popular. "To start with the sour part of the character and then go back until you get the sweetness — I love that as a structure, but audiences may not be able to do that," he said. But London (and likely
) will be getting another crack at it in the not too distant future.
He sounded a touch melancholy that "Road Show," which received mixed reviews off-Broadway in 2008, didn't catch fire with the critics (or Broadway producers). Like Dot in "Sunday," he knows when to "move on," but is the hunger for original work still there?
"The trouble with getting old is you get less hungry. So no, I'm not as hungry as I wish I were, but I am hungry. I mean I'm restless. As long as I'm busy, and I am busy finishing the second volume of the book. But then I'm going to start feeling itchy. I have been nibbling around at new projects, but I haven't committed myself to anything yet. I can only concentrate on one thing at a time. I don't have a compartmentalized mind."
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Campo is a new upscale Italian restaurant that opened in downtown Reno across Sierra Street from the theater. You enter from a door facing the Truckee River.
It's a tad on the expensive side but the quality is good. It's not a place where I can afford to eat regularly.
Reading the web site I see that they make their own cured meats, or salumi. So I definitely had to try that. They also make their own olives so that was another must. I had trouble deciding between the pizza and the pasta but I decided to try the pizza.
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Oscar Pareja has not yet met his team, but he's already answered questions from fans to let them know what to expect when preseason training begins next Monday.
In the latest installment of The Denver Post's "Fan Mail" feature, Pareja goes in depth on his vision, creative players, the current roster, style of play, his goals, the Arsenal relationship, the youth system, his potential assistant coach, Designated Players, and his preference between Guapo and Papi.
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Plaintiff: Judith Cole, Louise Michael and David Johnson
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Case Number: 3:2018cv05182
Filed: March 8, 2018
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County: Thurston
Presiding Judge: Ronald B. Leighton
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A reflective Thanksgiving, and a necessary one
For so long, we've been divided. ¶ Our struggling economy has separated rich from poor, job-holders from job-seekers, the optimistic from those without hope. ¶ Our politics, capped by a strident election season, divided us to the left and right. ¶ On top of this, we feel bruised by the world around us. ¶ Hurricane Sandy. The looming "fiscal cliff." Gas and grocery prices. And on and on. ¶ "It's a worrisome feeling," Kevin Schmitt, a West Seneca resident, said of the mood this late November. "There's a lot to worry about." ¶ And so, we come once more to Thanksgiving. ¶ This most American of holidays, initiated and nurtured in our earliest days as a people, made permanent by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War as a way to unify a bloodied and soul-weary nation around a common theme – we are Americans, let us give thanks for that and for our mutual blessings – may seem antiquated in a 21st-century world of iPads and smartphones, Facebook and Twitter.
Yet, to many, Thanksgiving's virtues and values have become – for all of that stubborn old-fashionedness – more important nowadays than ever.
"There's so many things that could drag you down," said Sandy Schultz, of Olean. "The world is going so fast. It's hard to be thankful, sometimes. But we need to be thankful."
In short: When the world around you is changing in ways you cannot predict or plan for, you may find some consolation in the traditions your family and your countrymen, have long held dear.
"Thanksgiving is important," affirmed Dr. Leigh Eric Schmidt, Edward Mallinckrodt University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, a member of the university's Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, and an expert on holidays and their changes over time. "It takes its place as a very unifying holiday."
Let's be clear on this point: We could use a little unity, these days.
Many of us – setting the table today with a grandmother's china, perhaps, or making the stuffing according to an old family recipe – seem to realize that, deep down, even amid the busy and clamorous lives we lead.
That is why many people in Western New York called themselves a little bit concerned, a few weeks ago, when Christmas music began blaring from several local radio stations on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and Christmas decorations and sales filled shops and malls across the region.
"We've totally lost Thanksgiving," said Mary Ellen Rzepka, a West Seneca mom who planned to host a holiday table of a dozen relatives today.
"I [feel like I] went from Halloween – and the minute you walk into these stores, you think Christmas," said Rzepka, outside a Southtowns mall earlier this week. "My kids won't even listen to the Christmas music till after Thanksgiving. They've got sense."
Thanksgiving has its roots in the beginnings of our nation's history.
From childhood textbooks, we know the stories – about how the Pilgrims and Native Americans came together to give thanks for their harvest and their blessings in the New World.
But many might not recognize that Thanksgiving as we know it is actually more of a creation of the mid-1800s, said Schmidt, who has written books including "Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays."
"It's kind of a mid-Victorian invention," said Schmidt. "It became especially important in the lead-up to the Civil War and after the Civil War, as a holiday that people imagine can be unifying in some way."
One of the prime motivators behind the formalization of Thanksgiving as a national holiday during this period was a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor at the influential magazine Godey's Lady's Book for 40 years.
Hale wrote many editorials over some two decades, Schmidt said, calling on the nation's elected leaders to make the Thanksgiving holiday both permanent and official, with a fixed date. Until that point, Thanksgiving had been celebrated largely in New England, and was held on different days from state to state.
In 1863, during the middle of the Civil War, President Lincoln set a fixed date for Thanksgiving as a Thursday at the end of November. The move was seen by many as an effort to unify the country. It became the country's third national holiday.
"By the end of the 19th century, it took on some of the overtones we associate with it – things like football," said Schmidt. "Certainly, by 1910, it would be fully recognizable to us."
That unifying force of the holiday is still powerful, some said.
"Everybody has their own lives, their own jobs. It's hard to get people together," reflected Rzepka. "For me, it's just a time to get the family together."
What some in Western New York worry about now is whether that American holiday is under pressure.
They are especially concerned about the fact that "Black Friday" shopping is now encroaching into Thursday's holiday, as some retailers open as early as 8 p.m. tonight, beginning the shopping weekend earlier than ever.
"That bothers us, really," Rzepka said. "I don't even know if I'm going to go [Black Friday shopping] this year. I don't want to do it – I don't want to go out on Thanksgiving. You basically have to tell people at your house, 'Sorry, you have to leave, I want to go shopping.' "
All this makes some wonder if there is some sort of larger cultural shift happening – a troubling erosion wearing away at the edges of our most beloved of American holidays.
Are we no longer unwilling to trade a night around the dinner table with our family members and friends – playing board games, drinking coffee, eating leftover turkey sandwiches – for the chance to score some early Black Friday bargains?
And, if so, what does that say about us?
Thanksgiving has been under commercial pressure before, Schmidt said. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, for instance, was criticized during his presidency for making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November, instead of the last Thursday, to allow for an extra week of post-holiday shopping. Some people said Roosevelt was over-commercializing the holiday and ridiculed his idea as "Franksgiving," Schmidt noted.
"There's always a sense that the pressure for Christmas is starting earlier than ever," he said. "That is not new." But, Schmidt said, "it's important for people to realize they still have power in this."
"If people resist them," he said, referring to the siren songs of the retailers, "there's a good chance such incursions to the day itself will simply go away."
To that end, some in Western New York said they were determined to resist those forces – at least for this year.
Much about life may change, and not always for the better, these residents said this week. But Thanksgiving 2012 must not.
"That's not going to happen in our house," said Schmitt, the West Seneca resident, who worked for 35 years at a paper company before being disabled by a back injury, of Thursday sale shopping. "We're going to have Thanksgiving."
"You may save a hundred bucks," he said. "But you know what? Being with my kids means more than that."
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Piers Morgan and Brooke Baldwin Will Host CNN's Live Coverage
Live from London, CNN will globally televise the spectacular pageantry of the Diamond Jubilee, marking Queen Elizabeth's 60 year reign of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. CNN's special live coverage will be anchored by Piers Morgan and Brooke Baldwin, across CNN/U.S. and CNN International. Users can also watch the simulcast live online at CNN.com/live or on the CNN App for iPad and iPhone by authenticating through their cable, satellite or telco provider.
CNN's live simulcast coverage begins on Sunday, June 3, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (ET) on location at the Tower Bridge for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Hundreds of boats will sail up the River Thames, making it one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river.
On Tuesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. (ET), CNN will broadcast the Royal Carriage Procession. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales will depart the Palace of Westminster for Buckingham Palace, travelling along a processional route by horse-drawn carriage. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and members of the Royal Family will appear on Buckingham Palace's balcony, at which point the Royal Air Force will fly over the palace and the Queen's Royal Guard will deliver a celebratory cascade of rifle fire as a salute.
Additionally, CNN International will feature live programming from location with Becky Anderson, Richard Quest, Zain Verjee and CNN's Royal Correspondent Max Foster. CNN en Español will provide coverage on Mirador Mundial, which broadcasts Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET).
Leading up to CNN's live Diamond Jubilee coverage, the network will broadcast four documentaries:
• Kate and Wills: First Anniversary – William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have celebrated one year of married life. On their first official trip abroad as a couple to Canada and the United States last year, she showed she has the same ability to draw the crowds. But it is not just about wearing cowboy hats or mingling with Hollywood A-listers, a 21st century Duchess needs to be clear about who she is and what she cares about. This half-hour program examines how Catherine passed her Royal apprenticeship with success. Kate and Wills: First Anniversary will air on CNN Saturday, May 26 at 2:30 p.m. ET and replay Sunday, June 3 at 8 p.m. (ET).
• The Diamond Queen – Long before Diana and Catherine, there was Elizabeth. This is the story of the young, fresh-faced and glamorous Queen of the 1950s and how she became the great matriarch. As she began a life of duty and service, she was also the ruler of the most revered monarchy in the world and helped build the new Commonwealth with a constituency of 2 billion people. In her Diamond Jubilee year, the Queen is still working and heading up a household which is enjoying an upsurge in popularity. The Diamond Queen will air on CNN Saturday, June 2 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
• CNN Presents: The Women Who Would Be Queen – CNN takes a look at the life of Catherine Middleton, the woman who will someday become Queen of the United Kingdom. The hour-long documentary also explores the ways in which the future King and Queen have honored the life and legacy of Diana. Featured in the documentary are Jules Knight, close friend of the couple from the origins of their fairytale romance during their university days at St. Andrews, and Arthur Edwards, longtime royal photographer, who has chronicled the princes' entire lives during his 30-year career at England's The Sun newspaper. CNN Presents: The Women Who Would be Queen is reported by anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien. The documentary will air on CNN Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET.
• Harry: The Fighter Prince – He is the soldier Prince, happiest in combat uniform. In this documentary, Prince Harry reveals to CNN's Royal Correspondent, Max Foster, "There's something about me, I do enjoy running down a ditch full of mud. It's the way I am. I love it." With a glint in his eye and a healthy streak of irreverence, the young prince is third in line to the British throne, and has always been one of the lads. As his grandmother celebrates sixty years on the throne, Prince Harry has been given duties away from the battlefield. He was sent on a Royal tour of the Caribbean – a trip which senior members at Buckingham Palace judged as a great success. Harry: The Fighter Prince will air on CNN on Sunday, June 3 at 8:30 p.m. (ET).
CNN Digital's global online coverage of the Diamond Jubilee can be found throughout the weekend in a special section on CNN.com (CNN.com/Jubilee). CNN's coverage includes in-depth stories on the Queen and her responsibilities, as well as a multimedia experience through photo galleries, videos and interactive features like the Royal Family Tree, which maps the Windsor hierarchy and offers biographical information for each member of the family. In addition, CNN iReport, the network's global participatory news community, is currently accepting photo submissions from users who have met the Queen or other British Royals. Related content will be available on CNN's mobile apps.
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El Otro Lado: Immigrant Stories Become Public Art
Profiled in Learn As You Go, the Fall 2009 issue of YES! Magazine, as one of 13 Radical Acts of Education, El Otro Lado is a community arts engagement project that uses the creative process to address issues of migration, human rights, boundaries, and sense of place.
But what makes the project transformational? Below, the project's founders and participants offer their thoughts.
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Santa Fe Tells Its Stories
You can glimpse the lives of Santa Fe youth in public art displays around the city. The Academy for the Love of Learning created El Otro Lado ("the other side" in Spanish), a citywide public art project that encourages people to learn about one another.
Through the year-old project, Santa Fe residents from different generations and cultures turn their heritage stories and immigration experiences into writing, paintings, photographs, and journals. Displays scattered in public places around Santa Fe transform feelings of alienation into feelings of community.
The pictured artwork is called "Carlos," with images by Carlos Mora and Chrissie Orr, and is installed at Genoveva Chavez Community Center in Santa Fe. The project incorporates audio narratives of the artists' personal stories. In Mora's narrative, he says: "I was born in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, an island in the Caribbean. I currently live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Home to me is within myself … I carry home with me wherever I go, wherever I am … Home is Santa Fe and it is also the Dominican Republic."
The impact of El Otro Lado continues to reverberate throughout the Santa Fe community and beyond.
We have been reflecting back on our experiences to explore what made this project transformative for individual participants as well as members of the community. We have witnessed individuals claiming their voices and their stories, and have seen multigenerational participants move from a sense of alienation and isolation to an experience of belonging and connection. As they transformed, the community changed as well.
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The participants of El Otro Lado found that cultural boundaries disappear when their stories are told and heard. They learned that they shared much in common with one other—more than they realized or expected. Artist and facilitator Chrissie Orr says it is that mutual self-discovery that fuels her involvement: "The reason I work as an artist in community is that I learn too—it's an absolute sharing of experience."
In recordings, journals, and art installations, participants share their wise, eloquent, and sometimes heartbreaking stories. They express universal themes like loss, separation, family, journey, prejudice, and borders:
- Ricardo, a teenager from San Juanito, Mexico: "We lived through racism and injustices and it hurts. But we kept thinking in the future, and not what everyone else says or thinks."
- Carlos, from the Dominican Republic: "My most immediate border was the ocean and many Dominicans crossed the ocean illegally in flimsy boats to make it to the United States. I believe borders do not, have never really existed. We fabricated them to keep each other apart, separated … The day we release the borders within ourselves, that day we will also release the external borders that separate people and nations."
- Sister Sylvia Gomez, a nun from Mexico who has spent half her life in Santa Fe: "I felt the discrimination, being from a different country, so that's why I express it here in this poem—that to cross to the other side is not just to cross a border, a line that is traced by us, by people. When god created the world, he created it open with no divisions, with no borders … Just as we cannot divide the sky, the earth was not divided, so it belongs to all of us."
The transformative power of giving voice to one's voice
Through the creative process of the project, participants have found that their stories have the power to touch others, build understanding, and heal wounds in themselves.
For one participant in the women's and children's group, the process of journaling became such an important means of self-expression that she has continued on her own, filling three more journals since the group ended. Another adult found the courage to connect with other people: "This project helped me a lot because I could not communicate to others, I always went around with a fear that I would be rejected but now do I not. Now I can talk without that fear."
Several youth participants also said they learned to communicate more freely. "This was my first experience of being able to express what I had been through coming from another country," says one teenager. "I am not embarrassed any more to express my feelings and to talk out," said another.
Students and their families notice that they now see themselves and their stories in a different way. "I had never been asked to tell my story before, and it felt good to know it was important," said one youth participant. Another added, "I have a complicated story, but for once I am being asked about my story." One parent, whose adopted child from China participated in the program, remarked, "my daughter is now interested to find out more about her Chinese heritage."
Transforming self transforms the community
Simply through the act of bearing witness to each other's stories, both we and our larger community can become whole and complete. The art installations scattered around Santa Fe offer the community at large a rare insight into the lives and stories of people they may not know—and in the process, they, too, are changed. Instead of holding "the other side" at bay, we are immediately touched and transformed by the other. We move from our separateness to the experience of connection. Our community has the opportunity to feel whole.
One participant from Mexico says the impact of the communal experience has given her strength and self-value. "For me the importance of this project is that one gets to know other people and share time with them. One gets to know their stories and their lives, and we can share our experiences of coming to this country. This project has helped me to be able to talk more openly and with less pain."
EL Otro Lado is working to expand its impact in Santa Fe, designing a facilitator training curriculum and partnering with the Santa Fe Public Schools. The project is also expanding to Albuquerque this spring, though in a different form: four different communities will take the journey to the other side, side by side, as they seek to create a new, unified community center. Stay tuned!
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