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Start Up Britain have been organising a series of events around London ahead of Global Entrepreneurship week.
Events start today and Emma Jones, founder of the campaign, explained to Wake Up London the appeal of being an entrepreneur and why now is the perfect time to start a business.
Emma also shares her advice for aspiring start-ups this year and explains which businesses are currently thriving in the market.

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Super Smash Bros. E3 2014 Video: Invitational Tournament Highlights
At E3, Nintendo hosted the Super Smash Bros. Invitational, giving us our first look at high-level play in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The most exciting moments of the event have been compiled into a highlight video posted on Nintendo's YouTube page.
The 16-player tournament, the first for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, featured highly-skilled players of the series battling it out in four-person fights. Geoff Keighley hosted the event, hyping up the already fever-pitch crowd by introducing series creator Masahiro Sakurai. Once Sakurai kicked off the tournament, the fists flew, providing some explosive moments.
We got to see Kirby use his Final Smash to clear the board, knocking all three of his opponents off the side of the map. After the already-reported Mega Man's Final Smash, we got a look at Greninja's Final Smash, which is reminiscent of Spider-Man's Maximum Spider Hyper-Combo from the Marvel vs. Capcom series.
In the final battle, player Gonzalo Barrios used Zero Suit Samus to eke out a victory over Kirby. Both characters were at 300% damage, and the timer had already run down to zero. The excited Barrios was rewarded for his efforts with a trophy presentation by Reggie Fils-Aime.
Nintendo has stated that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is not 100% complete yet, so getting a chance to watch some of the world's best players kick the tires should help the developer fine-tune the product. For everyone else in attendance, it was a high-energy event that thrilled viewers and helped hype up one of 2014's biggest releases.


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It's a Shaw thing! Ex-Hear'Say babe Suzanne set to wed businessman
FORMER Hear'Say star Suzanne Shaw has announced her engagement to businessman Sam Greenfield and said he was "a breath of fresh air" after a string of romantic disappointments.
The actress and singer, who was previously engaged to Darren Day and split from husband Jason King two years ago, is set to star in About Miss Julie on stage in London.
The couple got engaged after a whirlwind 12 month romance following a troubled few years which included her divorce and the death of her father.
She said: "He is everything I've ever wanted in a man.
"Strong, protective, sensible, intelligent, affectionate, good-looking – he ticks all the boxes. I now understand the term 'my other half'.
"People say it all the time, but now I know what it means to feel part of a team moving in the same direction."
"He is everything I've ever wanted in a man. He ticks all the boxes. I now understand the term 'my other half'"Suzanne Shaw
The Bury-born star, who shot to fame on the Popstars talent show, said she appreciated the fact her fiance was not involved in showbusiness.
She told Hello Magazine: "He's like a breath of fresh air.
"He hasn't had the drama I've had but can still empathise. I am, at heart, a laid-back person; complications come to me. But I don't want the drama any more. I'll keep the drama to the stage.
"Thankfully, I've come out the other side now. Time is a great healer and we have so much to look forward to. I feel really secure and I'm the happiest I've ever been in my personal life - ever in my life."


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Suggestion - Add Reports of Distinction Threads
Maybe this already exists somewhere on the site and I just haven't found it yet, but if not, then I think it would be a good idea to create Reports of Distinction threads where readers can go and find the very best trip reports written on any particular mongering destination.
Reports for inclusion into a ROD thread would be selected based on any one reader's opinion that the report is worthy, including the original writer's own opinion. This is how I've seen it done on other sites, and it works. If somebody thinks somebody else has written an outstanding report, then they create a link to that report in the appropriate ROD thread.
There's a lot of material on a site like this, and having ROD threads makes it a hell of a lot easier to do research when planning for a trip. The wheat will have already been separated from the chaff allowing anybody who puts in just a little bit of effort to efficiently gather and benefit from the best mongering intel available on the site.
Just a thought on how to make the site more useful . . . .
I'm not sure it would be necessary in the current layout of our forums and subforums. For example, in the Colombia section, there is a 'Colombia Trip Reports' section. This is an entire subforum devoted to individual reports.
If you're comparing it to Jackson's site, he simply has threads that are quite difficult to navigate. He adds a ROD section because the normal threads are chaotic. We don't have that disarray here, and don't really need to reorganize it.
I agree that one of the strengths at MN is the organization of the threads. It is 100x more orderly than the just never ending thread of ISG.
thecane does have a point though about reports of distinction. What is needed is something to help stop all the newbies from asking the same question over and over again. We have been answering the same shit since 2011. Gracias a dios Jjbee has appeared and has more patience to answer all the questions again and again. But one day he will grow tired of this as well.
I suggest not a RoD but rather a main sticky that provides a general oversight to Medellin. the thread should also be locked and only open to editing by a few well informed members like jonesie, jjbee etc
1- apartments
2- chica friendly hotels
3- Ball Lick Inn or whatever its being named this week
restaurants- a few most mentioned by mongers
transport from airport
vico zul
ATM vs exchanges
best exchanges
schwab account
strip clubs
fase dos, luna lunera, etc etc
new life, etc etc
freelancer locations
jensons, gustos, parquet lleras
facebook scene
-a few starter girls
general guidelines
cell phones, internet
things to do
botero museum
city tours
escobar tour by jimmy, etc etc
there can then be a prominent link to jonesie more indepth guide. this sticky would be just to get some basic info out there. otherwise Jjbee will be answering the following in October
-"hey new guy here, been to costa rica 100 times and I am so cool but how does one exchange money overseas"
-"hey was wondering guys where are the chica friendly hotels"
-"I need transport from the airport what am I supposed to do?"
-"hey I'm staying at the mans-ion do I call girls or do they show up?"
and my personal favorite that appears every autumn along with football and the changing of leaves up north in America. "hey so I have never been to Colombia and don't speak Spanish but I am coming to Medellin December 24-January 1. I want true 10's like Miss Universe quality to come over and see me on xmas eve. This is a good plan right?"


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Windjana Gorge National Park
Eco-friendly activity
At Windjana you can walk the 7-kilometre-return length of the gorge along the Lennard River, which becomes a series of pools in the dry season. Watch out for bats, crocodiles and birds aplenty. You can camp in this peaceful spot, with toilets and water available.
Contact Info
DEC West Kimberley Broome; (08) 9195 5500
DEC Tunnel Creek / Windjana Gorge; (08) 9191 7076
See Also
- Wandjina Tours - The Kimberley, Recreational Indigenous, Recreational Indigenous
- Windjana Gorge National Park, Kimberley, National park


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While Alaskans may begrudge the real Chris McCandliss for his foolishness, actor turned writer/director Sean Penn is able to turn the story of one disillusioned young man's failed attempt to get back to nature into a life re-affirming and almost spiritual road trip quite unlike any other film this year.
Decidedly manipulative at times in his portrayal of Chris as an almost romantic hero, he's nevertheless unafraid to briefly explore the man's stubbornness or more self-destructive traits including his inexperience and arrogance. By the end you don't so much like him, but you do understand his viewpoint and why he did what he did.
Penn's direction is extraordinary. There's nature photography that would make David Attenborough jealous, cast performances that truly push all the actors to the edges of their range, and a sheer confidence that allows him to get away with many poetically beautiful non-dialogue scenes of quiet reflection and, at times, a touch of experimental editing and camera trickery.
Scenes of warmth and pathos featuring a variety of wacky characters on Chris' long journey north are skillfully intermixed with his darker and more primal fight for survival against nature in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness. He even manages to make a voice over, generally one of the laziest elements of filmmaking craft, into a vital piece of the puzzle that greatly expands the scope and impact that Chris' journey is having on others.
Kudos also to the entire cast but specifically Emile Hirsch. The young actor goes to such extraordinary physical and psychological lengths here, showing off such a committed and courageous performance that his omission from this year's Best Actor Oscar nominations list is criminal. Hal Holbrook did get nominated and deserves to be for his short but superb role as an old man who takes Chris under his wing – their final scene together in the truck is truly heartbreaking.
Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart and the like deliver the goods in their small supporting roles. At 150 minutes it's a long movie and certainly feels it. This is a full on journey, complete with rough patches, some very grisly moments, passages of stark beauty and emotions that run the entire gamut.
Whilst Penn addresses Chris' shortcomings, he rarely challenges his idealized portrayal of the man or gives consideration to some real world issues that could quickly deflate the modern day legend he's so carefully constructed here. Despite these obvious omissions and manipulations though, it doesn't stop the film from delivering many enriching rewards to us as an audience.


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Fierce. When I say it, I immediately think of Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Madonna (pictured) as women who embody the word. To me it means confidence, passion, untamed, with a splash of what will she do next…the perfect theme for a beading challenge.
What's an Exhibition Challenge?
Well, I made it up. I wanted to create a safe space for creative expression with beads- no voting, no winners, no prizes. We will celebrate creativity and beading as an art form, and I am excited to promote these artists and their work!
I made kits available and participants had to use items from the kit in their beadwork and incorporate beadweaving techniques. Animal print daggers, chain, various size spikes, and firepolish beads were included.
I am blown away by the inspirations and results!! I hope you enjoy the reveal as much as I did. Click each image for a closer view.
The Fierce Lariat by Care' Sharpin
Growing up I always admired the movie heroines that bested their enemies using only their wit, ninja skills, and lipstick. These were the characters that could walk into a ballroom and turn everyone's head, but still kick some serious butt in 5-inch heels.
With that in mind, I sat out to create something that my heroine would wear that could also be used as a weapon should the need arise. It had to be beautiful and elegant with many options for wear, while still being able to dish out some serious punishment. Bonus points if the weapon could also get through security.
The Fierce Lariat is my version of a "wearable whip" and can be worn as a necklace or a wrap bracelet. As a necklace, the fringe can we worn in front (shown); over the shoulder; or pushed to the back, (which gives the choker a stronger look while the fringe plunges down the back – perfect for that backless gown). As a wrap bracelet the braided part wraps around the wearer's wrist twice and the fringe dangles down – perfect if our heroine also doubles as a rock star.
As a weapon, the braided section serves as a handle while the beads act as the whip. Our heroine could also use the lariat to put a serious choke-hold on the enemy; lash their hands; or even tie them securely to a fixed object.
The Fierce Lariat includes daggers, spikes, firepolish, bricks, chain, seed beads, delicas, and bicones. Techniques include tubular herringbone, herringbone, RAW, CRAW, PRAW, nepal, serpentine, chevron, and St. Petersburg.
The Tiger Lily by Connie Bradley
I wanted to make a necklace that was wearable, but still "fierce" in the spirit of the challenge. I decided to make a layered necklace in order to effectively display all of the types of spikes and daggers. The collar part of the necklace is the tiger, as it looks like a set of grinning teeth. The dangling part is the lily.
The collar is made with ladder stitch and a chevron chain strap. The lily is peyote stitch around a rivoli, with zig zag stitch for the flower as inspired by Kate McKinnon in Geometric Beadwork. The large spikes in the necklace were encircled with peyote and topped with a 2 hole brick to create a wonderful spacer.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Tracey Levandoski
I found the steel skull several months ago in the parking lot of our local K-Mart, so beyond that, I have no idea of the origin of the skull. I thought it looked cool and was something I could incorporate it into a bead embroidery piece at some point, so I picked it up. As I was going through my stash to see what I could do with your Fierce challenge kit, I ran across it again and had an 'aha' moment.
I used everything in the kit except the daggers; I thought they had too much blue in them to go along with the rest of the piece. I used the spikes to create beaded beads, including the toggle closure, using a component in a pattern from Helena Tang-Lim of Manek-Manek Beads. I embroidered the rose using a line drawing I found on the internet. Everything else was from my own imagination.
A Fierce Fascinator by Peggy Vargas
When you said "fierce", I immediately thought "steampunk"! The heroines of the genre are definitely fierce! The picture that came to mind was a "fierce" fascinator for the intrepid warrior woman to wear. One must keep up fashion standards, even when saving the world from evil!
The main feature is a flower with a potion bottle as it's center. The potion bottle can be removed and used as a bracelet, depending on what our heroine chooses. Hovering above is a butterfly with a spare knife as its body. One must always have a spare weapon at hand. A fascinator often has lovely feathers giving a feminine softness. But our lady isn't soft. So I created "feathers" with the spike beads, and only added the smallest feathers to give a false sense of softness. It's all finished off with luxurious tassels using the animal print daggers.
Matching earrings echo the tassels, but add some lock nuts – just in case a quick repair job is necessary. I chose to leave in several of the imperfections.
Fierce + Goth by Alex Dycus
Inspiration: Combining old Goth of the 80's, with the new Visual Goth of the 2010s. Little bit of thorns & roses motive all in black.
Personal Strength by Deborah Baker
It is a two part necklace with pendants. I tried to weave around the concept of fierce, per your instructions. When I first received the beads from you, I thought about what being fierce as a woman meant to me, as a mother, as an artist, as a woman. So often in life we become warriors for our children, for our families, our communities, and ourselves. It was my intention to embrace that fierceness within myself, and exhibit them in the bead weaving you will see before you.
I chose a spiral rope with a pendant at the end as the longer piece of the two necklaces. The spiral rope is made of an embellished graduated twisted herringbone rope, starting with 11/O's, working up to 8/O beads, and 8/0 hexes. The piece became a sampler for me, as you can see in the pendants, which are worked with peyote, netting, and branch fringe.
The smaller necklace is clearly the chain that was included from you, embellished only with fire polish beads, and then the pendant. This pendant is my favorite. As with the longer piece, the bezeled piece shows two faces: one of the Sun, one of the moon. I have always found the concept of balance fascinating. I am in a constant quest for balance. Light against dark, and at this point in my life, health against cancer. The pendant allowed me to express that search for balance in my life at a point where I need it the most. The upper pendant is my favorite, as I got to use the large and small spike beads, rulas, fire polish, and the wonderful vitrail drops!
All in all, this has been a wonderful journey for me in bead weaving! It has given me inspiration to continue on and create more pieces which will echo and exhibit my life as an artist, as well as allow me to find my fierce personal strength.
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The first Assessment workshop (take a look at the presentation) took place yesterday at the Bartilucci Center. This workshop was presented by Dr. Marc Gillespie with an audience of Physician Assistant, Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Radiologic Sciences majors. The presentation was primarily concerned with conveying the assessment structure of the college, how students can become involved in assessment, and the power of assessment in students' lives. It is important to convey to students how assessment initiatives will not only impact their current lives as students but will continue to be important after graduation. It is partly through exit interviews and other assessments that the reputation and strength of the college is maintained. The directors of each program also spoke and conveyed to students how assessment is involved in their specific program.
The Office of Assessment is in the process of sending a survey to students in order to gauge their reaction to the workshop. This survey will hopefully show that students were engaged in the presentation and learned more about the assessment process as a result. The Office of Assessment is also hoping to gain information that will improve the content and delivery of the presentation for the future.


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Friday, June 26, 2009
Seen in Vermont...
Kayoko, one of my students, gave me an origami winged dragon that she made. I love it! It folds flat so that I can travel home with it. It will live in my studio. Thank you, Kayoko.
Steve and I drove to Stowe for a couple of hours. Steve hiked and saw quite a bit of Vermont while I was working so this was my chance to see some of the state. We took the scenic route and found this spot in the road. The rocks are HUGE and the road is narrow and winding. Very scenic.
These flowers were in Stowe. I should know what they are, but I don't. Let's just call them pretty.
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Are the yellow flowers begonias?
- June 26, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Sandy said...
I would say begonias.
The pink one...cyclamen??
- June 26, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- CynthiaJay said...
The big rocks are actually Smuggler's Notch where contraband from Canada would be smuggled into the U.S. It is closed in winter - too hard to plow. There is a gorgeous, easy hike up to a mountain lake nearby.
We go to Stowe every year. Next time you should rent a bike and go for a ride on the Recreation Path over the river and through meadows. So beautiful. (And shop for amazing shoes at Well Heeled!)
- June 26, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- Kristin said...
I think the yellow flowers are tuberous begonias. As a very lucky person to have been one of your VQF students, I am still smiling from the class. Thank you again. Now, I need to practice my stitching. Yipee!
- June 26, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Yellow ones are begonias. Pink ones are mandevillas. Very nice!
- June 26, 2009 at 10:03 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed Stowe. Hopefully, you stopped for some Lake Champlain Chocolates ice cream! I enjoyed our Applique class very much! Thanks again.
- June 26, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Becky said...
Dang! I missed the good shoe shopping. Next time...
I think the yellow flowers are begonias. I don't try these are home but the stems and leaves look begonia-like. Is a mandevilla a relative of a bouganvilla?
I'm glad you all enjoyed the classes - I know I did!
- June 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
- Carrie P. said...
Love all your photos. Thanks for sharing your trip.
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Fujifilm made its first ever square format analog Instax camera
Fujifilm is announcing a square format analog Instax camera, and it sounds like a cute novelty gift to whip out at the dinner table. It's called the Instax Square SQ6, and it's an instant film camera with a 1:1 aspect ratio, which renders photos in a 2.4-inch by 2.4-inch square format.
The Instax Square SQ6 has an auto-exposure control feature so that you don't have to manually tweak the settings for a perfectly exposed photo and a sensor for detecting surrounding brightness that will adjust the shutter speed accordingly. It comes with three color filters — in orange, purple, and green — that can fit over the flash to add a different look.
There's also a selfie mode that adjusts the focus and brightness to take better close-ups. The camera has a small mirror located next to the lens that helps with capture. If you feel like taking a photo with a larger group than just yourself, there's also a built-in ten second timer and a tripod socket so you can set up your own camera rig.
You can also activate other shooting modes. By pressing the shutter button twice, you can use double exposure mode, which lets you superimpose two images onto a single film. There's also a macro mode for close-ups as close as nearly 12 inches, and a landscape mode for capturing scenery.
Fujifilm technically has another square camera, called the Square SQ10, but it costs a hefty $279 and is a hybrid between analog and digital. Other companies like Lomography have made their own square cameras as well, but Fujifilm's new square analog camera, which has no digital functions, is a deliberate callback to the past.
The Instax Square SQ6 comes in three colors: white, gold, and gray. You have to purchase Fujifilm Instax film separately, which costs $12.54 per pack of 10 prints on Amazon. The Square SQ6 comes out on May 25th in the US and Canada for $129.95 and CAD $159.99.


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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #518
This is the 9th "Top Ten" show of this year 10 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour … Your friends in podcasting count down their lists of the Top Ten All-Time Most Overlooked Science Fiction Films!
These might not be the best, nor the most underrated. They are, for reasons that Dean and Phil attempt to discern, overlooked by modern audiences …
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A great character actor and a fascinating political pundit are remembered in "Celebrity Deaths". Race relations and corporate purpose are discussed in "What We're Reading". The list of the most livable cities if the world and the criteria used for determining those rankings are analyzed. Jared Leto was "tricked" into appearing in Suicide Squad and Tom Hardy wasn't. How did both of these come to pass? And what long-awaited sequel will Jared Leto be starring in next? Speaking of long-awaited sequels, there's casting news and there are continued reports of unnecessary remake after remake in the Hollywood development pipeline. As for the films currently available, Dean and Phil chat about two current releases (including the best film of the year thus far), a documentary about a recent "celebrity death" and two silent classics starring Valentino. And finally, as promised, the initial importance, the legacy and the ultimate irrelevance of "method acting" is explained. All that PLUS Opus Dei and vengeful masseuses, this week on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
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Today is the day the annual movie awards season comes to a merciful conclusion and your friends in podcasting stick the final nail in its coffin with their annual review of the Oscars telecast wherein they reveal who they predicted would win in all 24 categories. As always, there's a wager involved and for the 2nd year running, you'll be treated to some classic clips from Academy Awards presentations past. And now, the envelope, please …
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Hollywood's longest night of the year results in one of the longest episodes of the year at YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
And unlike the Oscars, the 72 minutes brought to you by your friends in podcasting are full of surprises, full of irreverence and full of insight.
Oh, yeah, and there's the usual wagering between Dean and Phil, only this year, they don't find out what they stand to lose until the end of the show!
Boasting two special guests, it's our annual Oscar smackdown! Enjoy!
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The #1 film at the international box office in 2013 was Iron Man 3.
The #1 film at the U.S.A. box office in 2013 was The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The consensus of film critics revealed 12 Years a Slave to be the most critically acclaimed movie of 2013.
Today, you can, at long last, find out what films your friends in podcasting thought were the best and worst of 2013.
Plus, two former Best Actor Oscar winners are remembered.
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What other show covers such a range of topics as cognitive dissonance, psychogenic fugue states, memory, time travel, the Golden Globes, San Diego Comic-Con, California small claims court and the remains of ancient civilizations in the Amazon?
It's just another hour in the office for Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
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This week's show opens with four emails from listeners like you, prompting discussions about Henry Fonda, spaghetti westerns, the LAX shooting, depression, kindness, listening, a sketch comedy podcast, the Nielsen television ratings and digital piracy.
That's not all, though …
There's a live event involving actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and filmmaker Nicole Holofcener.
There are movies like The House on Haunted Hill, The Grapes of Wrath and three of this year's Oscar hopefuls.
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The Megillos have been packed away for next year, while the mishloach manos and other chometz are quickly being consumed. Brooms and mops are being wielded along with other reinforcements, and the fumes of Easy-Off and Windex waft through the air. Purim quickly becomes a distant memory as families turn their attention to the approaching Yom Tov of Pesach. Various Haggados and Pesach-related seforim, both new and old, are being prominently displayed in Judaic bookstores, as the focus on the meaning and depth of Pesach begins to be explored anew.
The Torah Vodaas Haggadah is taking its place of prominence at the forefront of the retail displays. The product of months of preparation, this unique sefer is a compilation of the divrei Torah of seven prominent roshei yeshiva who, collectively, led Yeshiva Torah Vodaas for nearly a century. A perfect complement to the Seder, this work includes, in addition to the roshei yeshiva's divrei Torah, the Pesach minhagim of these legendary figures, as well as biographical sketches of their lives. Beautifully laid out in a most aesthetically pleasing way, the Haggadah is a delight for the eyes as it is for the mind and heart.
This project was the brainchild of Tsemach Glenn, a devoted talmid of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. While still in the yeshiva, he developed a close relationship with Rav Simcha Sheps, Rav Avrohom Pam and Rav Elazar Kahanow, and he initially planned to compile the Pesach divrei Torah of just these three roshei yeshiva. Upon the advice of Rabbi Binyomin Zev Karman, a colleague from his days as a talmid in Torah Vodaas, Tsemach decided to also include in the Haggadah the works of Rav Reuvain Fein and Rav Gedaliah Schorr. As the project progressed, Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky's and Rav Shlomo Heiman's chiddushim were added as well.
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Given the amount of divrei Torah available from these roshei yeshiva alone, it was necessary to peruse many, many of their works and the writings of their talmidim in order to narrow down and select the pieces that would be most appropriate for this Haggadah. The writers hired for this project strove to have the sefer bring out the greatness of the miracle of Yetzias Mitzrayim, impart emunah, and foster a feeling of ahavas haTorah.
The beauty of this Haggadah is that it encompasses the length and breadth of Torah Vodaas history. Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz sought to infuse his talmidim with a broad array of Torah views and personalities. The authors managed to capture the essence of each one of these roshei yeshiva: the measured logic of Rav Shlomo Heiman; the Chassidic insights of Rav Gedaliah Schorr; the truthful and novel elucidation of Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky; the mussar of Shanghai and the "Mir element" of Rav Reuvain Fein; the fiery passion of Rav Simcha Sheps; the eloquence and aidelkeit of Rav Avrohom Pam; and the halachic brilliance of Rav Elazar Kahanow. There is no doubt that this Haggadah has something for every reader.
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6 comments:
- Clay Lomneth said...
I saw this image on your blog and loved it. Nice colors. Nice moment. I like the kid's posture on the left. The only thing that does bother me is the crop on the right side, chopping off that girl's head.
- July 28, 2008 at 3:43 PM
- Clay Lomneth said...
P.S. What's it look like in black and white?
- July 28, 2008 at 3:43 PM
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- July 28, 2008 at 4:55 PM
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Nor will many Canadians know who was the mastermind behind that winning issue.
Thanks to one of the masterful journalists who write in Macleans, Martin Patriquin, they will not have to go far to find the answers. In the September 25 issue of Macleans, Patriquin outlines the background of the man behind Trudeau's campaign for election. Gerald Butts is not only a policy wonk, but a seasoned political advisor, and also a close and longstanding friend of Justin Trudeau.
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Shortly after the election, Butts sent a three-page letter to McGuinty. In it he outlined what he felt the leader had to do to win the next election. McGuinty, Butts posited, lost because he wasn't known for anything other than being the anti-Harris guy. He suggested the would-be premier should think of three things he wanted to do as premier, then take former prime minister Lester Pearson's lead and devote two years to planning a platform. He suggested McGuinty surround himself with the best people in the world—Butts included. McGuinty obliged, hiring the 29-year-old as his principal secretary.
McGuinty's big, expensive 2007 promise of a poverty-reduction strategy—which included the implementation of full-day kindergarten and an increase in Ontario's minimum wage—served as both a rallying point for progressives and a wedge issue to differentiate the Liberal party from the provincial NDP, which, under leader Howard Hampton, had grown into a credible threat. "We put Hampton in a hell of a box in 2007. We outflanked him on the left," Brodhead says.
Sound familiar? Ask Tom (Thomas) Mulcair.
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Behind the scenes, Butts oversees just about everything else, including the Liberals' campaign war room. Under his direction, the focus has sharpened on Mulcair with the latter's rise in the polls. The party recently produced a 12-page background report on Mulcair outlining possible lines of attack on him. They included everything from Mulcair's penchant for saying in French what he won't say in English and vice versa, to his past refusals to give up his French passport and the 11 mortgages he has had on his home.
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Butts the policy wonk, along with MP Chrystia Freeland, economists Mike Moffatt and Kevin Milligan, Liberal adviser Michael McNair and former cabinet ministers John McCallum and Ralph Goodale, crafted the infrastructure strategy… Butts the political salesman co-wrote the hard sell with Trudeau and, according to Liberal sources, timed the pitch to coincide with the beginning of the school year, when more commuters would likely take note of the terrible roads under their wheels.
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It was cold, it was seven o'clock in the morning, and it was February 1940. London had endured yet another night of sustained German bombing, for this was the prequel to what became known as the London Blitz.
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Kenny's father shouted at him yet again, telling him that he was supposed to be there at eight, to which Kenny rose silently to his feet, flicked his hair off his face, and left the room, muttering to himself as he went out the door, that he might not be there at all if one of those German bombs got him.
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Kenny explained to his friend that it was his father's idea, and in his best and most exaggerated theatrical voice, told him how he had always wanted to be an actor. This made his friend laugh, as Kenny was very good at impersonating people and putting on funny voices. Kenny saw that he had a captive audience, and so continued with the nasal twang, telling Derek that daddy thought that acting is no way to earn a living and, in his eyes, all men in acting are poufs and all the women are tarts. His friend couldn't stop laughing as Kenny ended with "blooming cheek I think, I'm not a tart".
The two friends parted and Kenny continued on his way to Bolt Court. He wasn't going there to become a reporter as his friend mistakenly thought, or to be interviewed for some sort of job, it was purely to train as a cartoonist, which was at least a honourable profession, in his father's eyes, and not 'some namby-pamby job in the chorus line of some theatre'.
Kenny did his best at the Bolt Court School of Lithography, staying on there for nearly six months, but his heart was never in it, and so when he and many other young people of his age, were ordered by the Government to be evacuated out of London for the duration of the war, he was quite pleased. In 1944 he was conscripted into the army, where he joined the Combined Services Entertainment, and from there he went onto become one of Britain's best known comedy actors, in such shows as Hancock's Half Hour, and from there to the Carry On films.
The young boy who set out to train as a cartoonist in Bolt Court ended up known to millions, as the world famous Kenneth Williams.
In keeping with the world of the theatre and the acting profession, a reference to Bolt Court can be found in an article about Jenny Hill (1850-1897), who started singing in 1869, and was one of the earliest music hall singers. The article mentions Jenny Hill as singing "a very ordinary pot-house sing-song in Bolt Court, Fleet Street." Records show that there has only ever been one Inn or Tavern in Bolt Court, and that was the Bolt-in-Tun Inn, which means that the 'pot-house' referred to in this article must be the Bolt-in-Tun Inn. The article goes on to mention what a good singer she was, and how some of her "husband-nagging, semi pathetic songs" had certain parallels with a lot of female blues singers of the 1920's and '30's.
The Bolt-in-Tun Inn, or Tavern, as it later became known, stood at the southern end of Bolt and Tun Court, which has now been whittled down simply to "Bolt Court". Over the years the Court has had various names, from "Bolt and Tun Yard," in 1642, "Bolt and Tun Alley," in 1644, "Bolt and Tun Court," in 1677), and "Bolt in Tun Yard" in 1875. The most likely explanation as to how the name originated, goes back to Prior Bolton of St Bartholomew, Smithfield, from whom it is alleged that it was a rebus on his name. The old sign for the inn, depicted a tun, which is a large wine cask with a capacity of 252 gallons, pierced by a bolt, which was the missile fired from a crossbow. Part of one of the stone windows of the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great in West Smithfield, depicts this in memory of Prior Bolton, who died in 1532.
In its heyday, the famous old coaching inn saw many stage coaches rumbling out of the Court every day; passengers on their way to various destinations across the country, such as Cambridge, Lincoln and Winchester. Evenings at the Inn saw scenes of tears and sadness, as relatives and friends said their farewells to those travelingthe following day. This was often followed by drunken celebrations, which could often last long into the night.
Whether these nocturnal activities ever blossomed out, beyond the confines of the Inn, is not recorded, but on 1st August 1748, a local newspaper, "The General Advertiser", carried the following story: 'Early on Tuesday morning last some rogues broke open the house of Mr. Berry in Bolt Court in Fleet-street, and stole from thence a large quantity of plate, money, and wearing apparel. They got in by wrenching the bars off the cellar window. This makes the sixth or seventh robbery committed in the Courts in that neighbourhood, within a short time. It is surprising that the inhabitants do not prevent such mischief, which might be done, by keeping, at a joint expense, two stout super numerous watchmen, to patrol through the Courts all night'.
Although Bolt Court is most certainly associated with The Bolt-in-Tun Inn, the Court also attracted the more normal, every day activities of those who lived and worked in the Court. The most famous being Doctor Samuel Johnson, who had moved from nearby Johnson's Court to take up residence at number eight Bolt Court in 1776. When Johnson's good friend, James Boswell called at the doctor's house in Johnson's Court on the 15th March 1776, he was astounded to find out that the man was no longer living there, and worst still, that he hadn't bothered to even tell him of his proposed move. He recorded the event in writing, with these words: 'I felt a foolish regret that he had left a court which bore his name; but it was not foolish to be affected with some tenderness of regard for a place in which I had seen him a great deal, from whence I had often issued a better and a happier man than when I went in, and which had often appeared to my imagination, while I trod its pavement in the solemn darkness of the night, to be sacred to wisdom and piety.'
Boswell last saw Johnson on the 30th June 1784 at the Fleet Street entrance to Bolt Court, where both Johnson and Boswell had just returned by coach from dining with their mutual friend, Sir Joshua Reynolds. As Johnson climbed down from the coach, he called out to Boswell 'Fare you well' and then hurried away, which Boswell described as 'with a kind of pathetic briskness', down the dark alley towards his house. Unfortunately this was the last time Boswell would see his old friend, for two days later, he embarked on a business trip to his native Scotland and did not return to London before Johnson's death on the 13th December 1784.
Just a few doors away from Doctor Johnson's house, the Scottish astronomer James Ferguson lived at number 4 Bolt Court. Ferguson died there in 1776.
The name Fleet Street is still synonymous with newspapers and the publishing industry, even though the industry has since moved out to Wapping in east London. One company which began around 1557 was the Stationers Company, who became involved in training and education, when 'apprentice's indentures' were drawn up by the Company and printing houses were obliged to present their apprentices at Stationers' Hall, for the fee of sixpence, during their first year.
In 1861 the Stationers Company established the first Stationers' School, based in Bolt Court, to benefit the sons of the Liverymen and Freemen of the Company. The school later moved to Hornsey but unfortunately closed in 1984.
Today, Bolt Court shows no signs of its past. All the old properties have long been demolished, including the Bolt-in-Tun Inn. In their place are nondescript office buildings. A blue plaque marking the site of where Doctor Johnson's house once stood is the only reminder left of Bolt Court's historic past.


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The Roughnecks, 2
February 12, 2014
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Jacob Iverson has plans. Distant plans, but they exist. Find the right woman, eventually settle down and do the whole "white picket fence" routine. Until eventually comes, he's having fun with right now. Then he meets Flora. Suddenly his distant plans are rushing up to meet him…only not quite the way he imagined.
Kicked-out of her home at seventeen, Flora Simms made her way through the world, found life and family in the form of two best friends. Everything is just the way she likes it. From life to love to relationships, she knows what she wants, how she wants it, and doesn't care if anyone agrees or not. And what she doesn't want is someone trying to tie her down with long-term plans.
But Jacob Iverson seems to love the future, somehow knows what she needs, and he's hitting all the right spots. Can Flora give up her idea of what independence means to let him in?
Chapter One
Jacob Iverson stepped into what would one day become his brother's kitchen. When finished there'd no doubt be granite counter-tops, the biggest refrigerator money could buy, and the best stove on the market. This place was being groomed for all future family events. When it came to four boys of their size, the kitchen was the most important part of the entire house.
For now, it was completely gutted. All that remained in the room was supporting frame work for the interior walls, the foundation, and a few boards waiting to hold the new floor. Temporary lights were mounted in the corners. A few penciled notes were scratched on boards.
There was one new surprising addition this morning that had Jacob resting a shoulder against the doorway to study. The most interesting part of this unexpected addition was the rounded shape of her ass.
Cupped high and tight in a snug pair of jeans. A leather tool belt was strapped around her narrow waist. Blond hair was fastened on the top of her head and mostly falling out like his hands had just been in there. Sweat soaked a dark line down the center of her back. There was little more than a sliver of skin showing on the low curve her back. Dots of sweat pebbled on her tanned skin like a tantalizing tattoo for a mere inch between tight jeans and purple cotton shirt. A spot just large enough to trace with his thumb. Then his mouth.
She turned her head a bit, adjusted in her squat so that she rested a small notebook on her knee, and wrote something. Her profile offered hair across her forehead, a short nose curved to full lips and a tiny chin before cutting back to form a jaw line that his fingers were itching to trace. Her neck was slender. A bead of sweat made a line down the side and slid into breasts large enough to round out and show despite her arm reaching forward as she continued writing something.
She blew hair from her eyes and sat back on her heel. "Shit."
He grinned. Just who was this woman? And what in God's name was she doing? "Need any help?"
She screamed and jumped. Paper and pencil flicked up in the air as she grabbed at the boards she'd been balancing on. He started across the narrow beams, swiftly moving over them with ease after years of walking pipe hundreds of feet in the air, but it was no use. She was too far away. He reached, but she tilted, falling between two boards and flopped to the damp ground in the house's foundation with a shriek.
He crossed the last boards and found her sitting on her ass on the clay floor, hands rested behind her and staring up at him, her blue eyes narrowed. "What the hell is the matter with you?"
Everything now. But in a fascinating way. A way he hadn't felt since arriving in Apple Trail months ago. It was her. Finally. "Diner Chick."
She didn't miss a blink. "Middle Iverson Triplet."
He'd seen her for weeks. Hell, a few months, maybe more. Not often. Once a week if he was lucky and just in passing. At the diner usually around lunch or supper when it was packed out. Occasionally at the bar. She'd always toss him a smile. Once or twice she'd blown him a kiss and a wink. When he'd first gotten to town, he'd gone a little stir crazy. Apple Trail was small. Just a few thousand was listed on the population sign on the way in. She had been his relief out of it.
She was fun and different. Bold at times with a laugh he could hear over a crowded room. So he'd kept his distance to make, hell, he didn't know, the fun of her last longer. But now that he was up close, different story. Close enough he could smell something on her. Honey, maybe? It was sweet. And her skin looked so soft that his mouth was watering for a taste. Keeping her at arm's length for interesting purpose was over.
Even with her eyes slightly narrowed at the corners as she stared up at him was interesting. He held out a hand. "I was trying to be helpful."
Her fingers clasped against his wrist in a strong grip. "You failed."
He laughed and tugged her up. In his squat on the frame, he was eye level as she stood on the ground, dusting her sides off. Dirt clung to her hips and thighs. He started to brush it off, but caught himself first. "What are you doing?"
"Taking measurements."
"For what?"
She continued swiping, twisting around more than he figured humanly possible. Who knew someone could see their own ass without a mirror? She brushed again and caught the clump of dirt he'd been itching to get. "To know how much pipe I need."
"For what?"
She put her hands on her hips and faced him. "So I can order."
His face was just a foot at the most from hers and there was this scent coming off her. It was fresh and sweet and hid the sweat and usual musty smell of the house. The corner of his mouth pulled into an easy smile. "Order for what?"
She blinked, her arched brows pulled into a frown. "For the new pipes."
He glanced at her slender frame again as she used one hand and easily hopped back on the frame boards of the floor. The back of her was now coated in a thin layer of brown dirt and mud as she walked across the room, then faced him, hands on her hips and seemingly waiting for something. With her tight girl shirt molding out her breasts and the earrings sweeping against her neck, he was having a hell of a time pulling any thoughts worth saying together.
He blinked. Pipes. Measurements. Ordering. Updating. Surely not. "You're the plumber Grant hired?"
She shook her head and tugged out her measuring tape and extended across the room. "Let me guess—because I don't have a penis, I don't know how to adequately finesse the pipe into the fittings."
"I never said that."
"Still counts if you were thinking it."
He grinned. More and more interesting. He hadn't dared to ask anyone a thing about her. He wanted to admire her from a distance and the moment he opened his mouth about her, rumors would start. He knew those took off in a small town. "Still in the clear then, because I wasn't thinking you couldn't do it, but why you would want to."
"It makes me money."
"Picked up the family career?"
She snorted and shook her head. "Lord no. A pitcher of sangria, a how-to-book, and with a little desperation, you can do anything." She pushed at some of that loose hair around her forehead. "Can you believe this place had wooden pipes in it?"
Yeah, he didn't give two shits about the pipes. "Never afraid you'll lose your earrings?"
She frowned, dropped the tape in her belt and grabbed both her earrings. A sigh of relief passed over her face, her eyes softened and she smiled as she stroked her fingers across the dangly silver things. And then that sweet moment was gone. A puff of air passed her lips and she picked her tape back up. "I haven't lost them before. Besides, I'm just writing up an estimate. I won't be doing anything dirty to lose them." Narrowed eyes met his as she extended the tape across the length of the room. "Unless someone scares the crap out of me again."
He winced. "I didn't mean to scare you, but you cursed. I thought I'd offer to help a woman in distress."
"I'm not in distress." She released the hold on the tape. The long metal sucked back in the holder. She pulled the pad of paper from her belt, added a number to an already long list and tucked the note away.
"Now that I'm closer, I see you look plenty capable." And tough. But still beautiful. And curious. And even more interesting.
"Thank you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have more measurements to take."
A dismissal. Other men would probably walk away. Jacob wasn't like other men. He saw something he wanted and he wasn't going anywhere until getting it. If life taught him one thing it was you want it, you gotta get it. And he wanted. "Need any help?"
Her ponytail swished across her back. The loose, long blond strands fell over her shoulder as she glanced around. "Thought we decided I was plenty capable?"
"We did. But if you finish early there's time to take you to dinner."
She propped her fists on her hips and met his gaze. Dear God by the spark in her eye and turn of her brow, he was just getting a taste of this woman. "Are you asking me out because you think I'm easy? Because I'm plumber I probably don't get a lot of dates."
Direct. Even better. "If I thought you were easy, I wouldn't have bothered with dinner part."
Her lips twitched. "Too bad."
He followed. "Too bad what?"
"Too bad you didn't take me for easy." She glanced over her shoulder. "That I would have gone for."
She was speaking his language now. He didn't think it was possible, but this woman just got better and better. "Well in that case."
She chuckled. Her finger tsk'd side-to-side in the air. "Nope. Too late. You've already shown your colors as one of those clingy relationship guys. We had a good thing going here. You ruined it with that date talk."
Jacob Iverson. Clingy relationship guy. He nearly laughed aloud. Dear God, the people who would fall on their asses if they heard that. "Are you for real?"
She continued walking, chin up, steps sure and words sounding somewhat distracted. "Last time I checked I was, but if you wake up from a dream in a few hours, I guess you'll know."
He was helpless but to follow. He didn't follow women. He never even chased this much. By now there was either an unmistakable cold shoulder or an agreement for later. This was still uncertain. And exciting. Jacob was in desperate need of exciting to break up the nonstop work he'd been doing for the last seven months. Or pretending to do, if you asked his brothers. "So you could be the woman of my dreams."
Her brow lifted. "Again with the clingy talk."
He'd moved close enough to smell that scent coming from her. She'd squatted again and that little patch of skin was back on display. "Depends on the kind of dream."
She laughed. The sound was full and rich. "Touché."
"What time and where should I pick you up? Or would you rather meet?"
"Maybe next time I see you at the bar I'll just met you around the back in five minutes?"
Heat settled through his bones and sent a groan up the back of his throat. Hell. Yeah. See, he knew this girl was something different. "I'll be at the bar when the door opens today."
She chuckled. "I already have plans tonight."
"Another day?"
She grinned and reached in her tool belt again. "Let me know if you wake up from that dream to people throwing rice at us or if we're sweating—then I'll let you know."
Throwing rice? He all but shook at the idea of marriage. Commitment. One woman and a thin sheet of paper binding them for eternity. Or at least through the length of divorce court. His skin itched and crawled. Like allergies. Being allergic to the idea of marriage. That sounded about right. "I'll do that. Will you be back here tomorrow so I can give my answer?"
"Depends if I finish taking my measurements today."
"How about a phone number just in case?"
Her brow arched and she pulled her tape measure from her hip. "How about we let fate decide?"
"Seems risky."
"We've been passing each other for months. Fate is well on our side."
He grinned. "True. What about a name so I know what to call out? Unless you like Diner Chick." He glanced to her hips. "Or now that I've seen the belt, I can call you Tool Belt Chick."
She shook her head and a humored huff of breath pushed out of her. "Are you saying the belt turns you on?"
He glanced down her body. He couldn't find anything about her that wasn't turning him on. Mud included. He nearly outlined her body with his hands, but resisted. "Will you wear it when we meet in the alley for hot and sweaty sex just steps away from getting caught?"
He thought she might have shivered, but he wasn't sure. It was hard to tell with the way her nipples pressed against the front of that tight shirt. She stroked a hand over the old leather of her belt. "I don't wear it when I'm not working. Besides, it would wrinkle my pants."
"Well there's a simple solution to that."
"What's that?" A single shaped brow lifted.
"Don't wear pants."
She laughed, but the rich sound was cut short by his brother yelling his name. "Jacob!"
He pushed his hands in his pockets, hating to go, but he'd spent more than enough time here. If he took any longer, his brother would bust his balls. "Boss calls. So what's it going to be? Diner Chick. Tool Belt Chick. Or your name?"
He nodded and stepped away as she turned around and returned to her work. He watched her a moment longer. The shape of her legs as she walked. The swing in her hips. He could stand here and watch her work all day.
"Jacob?" his brother called again.
He shook his head and headed out the front. "I'm here."
Grant looked up from a paper he held. "What are you doing inside?"
"Flirting with your plumber."
Grant frowned. "Leave Flora alone."
It was an absurd, ridiculous name. He liked it. "Um…no."
"Leave her alone, okay? Rebecca recommended her, she's best friends with Gretchen and Lane is pissy enough right now that if you make his girl upset, he'll take it out on you."
Jacob shook his head. Hell. Last thing he wanted was the anger of Grant's very pregnant girlfriend. But even that probably wouldn't be as bad as Lane and his PMS'ing. At least with Rebecca he could pick her up a batch of fudge and cookies to win her good graces back. If Lane got any worse, Jacob was buying him a box of tampons.
But still. Flora was far more tempting than the dangers of those two. "Lane says he's not dating Gretchen."
"You know that's shit as much as I do. Besides, Flora is also best friends with Tonya."
Girl who owned the diner. When he'd managed to see Flora out and about, she often had Tonya and Gretchen attached at the hip. That still didn't explained what their friendship had to do with him. "What does she have to do with anything?"
"Tonya owns the diner in town. You piss Flora off and she'll likely have Tonya pissing in your food."
He shook his head, getting lost in the flood of names when an idea struck. The trailer he rented was owned by one of these friends. "Does that mean Flora does the plumbing for the trailer park?"
Grant shrugged. "I don't know. Probably. Why?"
Jacob smiled. Hell it was risky, but some things were worth it. "No reason. I'm heading out to find something to do."
"Get on the bulldozer and widen the paths leading to the woods."
Jacob turned and started through the manor.
He turned back as his brother called him again. "What?"
Grant pointed to the side of the house. "Walk around the outside and leave my plumber alone."
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From Muse to Manuscript ; Creative Writing Programs Blossom as Colleges Cater to Growing Numbers of Would-Be O'Connors
Jonsson, Patrik, The Christian Science Monitor
Ruddy-cheeked and only 21, an unknown writer at a small Southern college is publishing his first novella, "When You Fall." But it's not a major publisher picking up his prose: His own school is sending the manuscript off to be pressed into 2,000 copies.
Meanwhile, at Georgia College & State University in the rural town of Milledgeville, where author Flannery O'Connor grew up, a new master of fine arts degree in creative writing has become the talk of the campus as big-name authors wend their way into the Southern outback to tell their tales.
And at the University of Texas, Austin, author James Michener has set up the school's first creative writing MFA.
As book sales hit an all-time high, more students are in pursuit of the perfect paragraph at colleges across the United States. Schools are raising the stakes and even staking their reputations on grooming great writers - and fine-tuning their degrees to cater to the growing numbers of would-be Faulkners and O'Connors entering their gates.
But they're not doing it by beefing up traditional English classes. Instead, they're starting creative writing programs, which were once unknown at all but a few schools such as the University of Iowa and the University of New Hampshire. Today, more than 320 colleges and universities feature in-depth creative writing classes, and about 240 have established creative writing MFA programs, up from half a dozen such programs in the early 1980s.
Intense demand is driving the phenomenon. At the University of Iowa, for example, 600 aspiring fiction writers applied last year for 25 slots in the writing program. At Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa., enrollment in creative writing classes has gone from a handful of students to more than 50 in fewer than five years; next year, the number of creative writing students there is expected to surpass the number of literature students.
People who sign up for these programs edit in peer review groups, write 30 pages a week in "novel classes," dig deep for personal essays, and listen to professional writers expound on "how to get published."
It's a distinct departure from classical English - and there's been "blood in the hallways" over whether students should be discussing the intricacies of Charlotte Bronte and John Donne or eyeing one another's half-baked prose. But such canonical controversies haven't stemmed the creative flow of ink.
"A lot of English majors became disaffected with deconstructionism and various other scholarly fads that were in vogue," says author Frank Conroy, who heads the Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. "They said, 'I don't want to do that; I want to write.' And the thing has just ballooned. These days, we don't talk about theory very much, because nobody's particularly interested. We talk about books."
But not everyone is thrilled with the sudden rush to pen a masterpiece. Too much self-indulgent prose, they argue, is unwisely being treated as if it were important.
Mr. Conroy concedes that lots of writing being done on campus is unpalatable. "Let's say there are 250 workshops in which poetry is part of the deal," Conroy says. "Well, three-quarters of them are completely unproductive. There are a lot of people teaching [creative writing] who are not really qualified to teach."
Coming soon to a bookshelf near you
Here at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., students are enrolling for the September launch of the new concentration in creative writing. But since 1995, the college has offered the Benjamin Wofford Prize to an outstanding student writer, publishing and distributing copies of his or her "thesis" as a publishing company would.
Increasingly, creative writing master's programs are also offering perks such as scholarships, publishing opportunities, or inside access to literary agents. …


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Yesterday me and my mum made our way into town to visit the yearly Foodies Festival on Hove Lawns. We went last year and despite the poor weather we loved it, so decided to make it a yearly occasion. All week I've been checking the weather and it said rain up until yesterday morning when it said sunshine all day! Unfortunately this wasn't true and it did pour with rain but luckily it was right before we were ready to go home. In case you're unsure what the Foodies Festival is (which I'm sure the name gives it away!) it's a festival with numerous different street food vendors, drinks tasting and stalls you can purchase goods from. We started off trying out a Crispy Duck Wrap with Duck Fat Chips from a stall which I believe was called Crispy Duck Rotisserie. Quite possibly the best chips I have ever tasted, the wrap was full of flavour, and they don't skimp out on the filling!! Throughout the day we had a pint of Pimms, tasted several cheeses, went to two live demos and my favourite part... Ice cream made in front of your eyes. A little story behind this is, if you've been to America and tasted the heavenly delights of Cold Stone Creamery you will know what I'm talking about. They create the ice cream in front of you, mashing in your favourite toppings. I went for Oreo & Nutella and my mum chose Coffee & Walnut. All in all it was a busy but successful day and I would encourage everyone to check if they visit a place near you and go see for yourself!
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Weekly wire: The global forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
Watchdogs Under Watch: Media in the Age of Cyber Surveillance
Center for International Media Assistance
The report looks at the implications that electronic surveillance–of e-mail communications, telephone calls, visits to websites, online shopping, and even the physical whereabouts of individuals–presents for privacy and for freedom of expression and association on the one hand and for national security and law enforcement on the other. Striking the right balance between these fundamental human rights and the need for governments to protect their citizens poses a daunting challenge for policy makers, civil society, news media, and, in the end, just about everybody.
Measuring what policymakers want from academics
Washington Post
An increasing number of unsupported, but plausible, claims assert a widening gap between the policy and academic communities in international relations. Certainly both IR scholars and IR practitioners perceive a growing gap between the academic and policy communities. But how would we know if there were an actual gap and whether it was growing or shrinking? Scholars have addressed this question by drawing upon personal experience and anecdotal evidence. Joe Nye and Steve Walt have argued that academic research is increasingly irrelevant and inaccessible to policy practitioners. Others, such as Peter Feaver and Mike Horowitz, offer a more qualified take but provide no systematic evidence. So we still need to do what Kate Weaver has suggested: "mind — and measure — the gap" between what scholars are researching and what policymakers are demanding.