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WREN: Shy, solitary, and somewhat melancholy, you
spend your days chirping in obscurity. Poor
thing, you probably get stuck doing the
dishes while everyone else has a party.
Speak up for yourself more!
[Title Unknown]
Thomas Reed
c. 18?? or 19??
The russet wren glides in among the vines
And adds another strand unto its nest;
Then, on the neighboring trellis pours its song.
The poor man's cottage is its favorite haunt;
And he is poor indeed, who to his roof
Can welcome not the yearly visitor
To cheer his door with music.
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Hm, I suppose so. But I do think I speak up for myself. Does this result come out of me answering 'readbookznow!' a lot? Anyway, first test-thing. Huh. Whaddya know.

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I wanted to Thank you all for taking such good care of Mattie. I felt confident Mattie was in the best of hands during her surgery. I was worried Blue Pearl was going to be a large and impersonal hospital, and that was not the case. We felt so welcomed at your clinic and at ease. Even Mattie didn't mind walking through your door. I wish things could have turned out different, but I am grateful for the 40 extra days she lived after her surgery. We made the most of our time together. This is hard having her not here. Mattie was such a special dog. She was the most devoted dog I have ever known. She was always by my side. I catch myself turning around to see if she is right behind me.
I will never forget how everyone was so nice and kind and supportive. I am grateful for Frankie's Friends. Without them and the Dog and Cat Cancer Fund, I wouldn't have had the extra time with Mattie, so I thank you all.


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It's been such a whirlwind these past few months, I've really slacked off on the blog...but I want to change that. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing different photo series with y'all! And if you know me, you know Ringo will more than likely be the main subject. Here's a little taste :)
Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!
Lexi & Ringo


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Christmas - Yes it is that time of year. A time when we are bombarded with advertising, with expectations from our family and colleagues, with more and more to attend and do. A time when there seems to be so much to fit in, as we finish work, celebrate achievements, prepare for holidays and hold parties. This year I have also noticed that added to the normal bombardment there has been a push in the opposite direction. Memes and Facebook posts encourage simplicity, inspire alternatives to consumerism and support ethical, natural, fair-trade and values based buying decisions. We have become caught between two warring streams of thought that want our attention and money at this time of year. It is no wonder we feel stressed as we attempt to find our way through all the competing demands that are coming towards us. Often we feel that it is not what we want that even matters. Even if we want an ethical anti-consumerist Christmas our families may not accept it. I remember one year I put an Oxfam chicken into a family secret Santa exchange - well let's just say that only one person even understood what it was, and I was not popular that year. Negotiating family communication styles and different needs and wants at this time of year can be tricky and adds another layer to our stress, as we often feel that we are getting swept up in other's decisions, and that our choice is being taken away from us.
If we want to begin to navigate all these competing demands better, and in a way that reduces our stress, the first place to start is by taking a step back and asking:
What is Christmas actually for?
Why is it so important that we rush around with huge lists of what to do, what to buy and what to eat?
So often Christmas has just become something we do, because everyone around is doing it, it has become uncoupled from meaning and it can leave us feeling like it didn't live up to our hopes or expectations. Christmas can be stressful because we have lost any sense of meaning or purpose from the celebration. Ritual, symbol, traditions, rites of passage, celebrations and festival rhythms are important to include in our lives and our current western urban life lacks opportunities for these. We are left longing for meaning and opportunities to celebrate well, but Christmas often fails to meet these needs. Traditions and festivals are part of how we express the things that are important to us that words don't quite describe. They serve as outward demonstrations of our inner commitments. They are ways of telling the stories of our values, of re-centering ourselves in those values and expressing what it is that we value to others. They are opportunities to create and remember shared stories with our families and friends, that enhance our bonds and our sense of belonging.
However many of the traditions and expectations of Christmas lack context for us and don't appear meaningful, so we throw them out. I stopped making a Christmas cake about 20 years ago. I don't like Christmas cake and having the oven on for hours to cook dried fruit just when the summer berries and first juicy stone fruit are appearing seems silly. Some of these traditions have been thoughtlessly passed down and are now so disconnected from the context of our lives that it makes sense to abandon them. Yet my mum used to faithfully make my Grandma's fruitcake recipe that had been lovingly handwritten into a recipe collection. By discarding something that is no relevant I am also discarding a chance of connection to my past and my family.
So we scrap the traditions that lack relevance to our context or lack meaning, and that makes sense. However we often don't replace them with anything or we don't know how to replace them with something meaningful. We may desire an informal low stress family meal but it doesn't 'feel' important or any more meaningful that any other family meal we may have over the year. We may have scrapped some traditions and yet often haven't added back any ceremonies, rituals or traditions that hold and express meaning and our values. In the past these types of festival rhythms connected people to the seasons and the land. For example events like the harvest were celebrated as part of a significant rhythm of the year. These were important connections to maintain and celebrate when life was mainly agricultural. For our mainly urban culture these days it is not so much a connection to the land and the seasons that we need (although I am sure some of you may argue that this would be helpful too). What our communities and families are lacking is a deeper connection to others that creates a sense of belonging, a connection to who they are, their story and their values, and to the value and worth of their story. It is these connections that allow us to navigate our way in the world, increase our resilience and foster our well-being. We need to re-create traditions, rituals and celebrations that give us a sense of meaning through celebrating and nurturing our connection to these things. Re-establishing a sense of purpose allows us to reclaim Christmas from the drive to consume and opens us up to expressing connection and meaning in more creative ways. Creating a new tradition of making shared art work, sharing photos and memories or stories from the year all add meaning and connection in a way that buying things may not.
Traditions are important, but to help us avoid stress they need to be contextually relevant, express our values, add meaning and create connections.
Rituals and celebrations don't have to be solemn and serious we can all do with a little more fun and magic in our lives. Christmas is almost here but if you do have some spare moments for reflection this week, reflect on your Christmas celebrations and what purpose they serve for you. I have prepared a worksheet, with some questions to prompt your thinking around Christmas and creating meaning for yourself.
Taking the time to add purpose, value and connection back into your Christmas will help you to reduce some of the stress and overwhelm of this season. You can then begin to head towards a fun and relaxing festival.
I'd love to hear what new traditions or rituals you come up with so do share your ideas in the comments.


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Miracles are difficult to quantify. But the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, a student-run group of stats freaks, set out to do just that in an article titled "A Statistical Analysis of the Miracles of Tim Tebow."
In a nutshell (for dummies), the HSAC crew examined the Broncos under Kyle Orton through the team's first five games, using a formula to predict the Broncos would win about 36 percent of their games this year (based on the first five games).
They then compared the next five games under Tim Tebow to the season start. Denver's offensive numbers trended down over that span, with the defense improving only slightly (statistically). And yet, the Broncos went 4-1 over those five games.
So how do you explain the difference between downward stats and a significantly-improved record?


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With Christmas over, my husband and I had money burning holes in our pockets, and we were trying to decide what to spend it on. My husband has been wanting an MP3 player, and couldn't decide if he wanted to go with something that was only Windows compatible, or both Mac and Windows compatible (e.g. an iPod), since we have both a Mac and a PC. He prefers using iTunes, so he had been hard pressed to find something other than an iPod that would work.
The difficulty was that his budget was around $50, which severely limited the field of choices. So, we kept our eyes out on craigslist and E-bay. Not much was popping up. We were looking for the most storage (2GB or more), and the most functionality (at least a Nano or better). He did not want a Shuffle. So, everything we saw--within those parameters--was running $80 and up. Not good. We kept looking and waiting.
If you'll remember my earlier posting on Patience (the first of many foundational bargain shopping tenets), you will remember that what you are looking for will eventually come your way if you are patient. Well, it's true!
Eventually, a 4GB (remember, storage was important) black iPod Nano appeared on craigslist. It was used, and the description said there were a couple of scuffs on the back, but that didn't really concern us, because it was in new condition otherwise. We scheduled a visit, so we could check it out. The asking price was $70. When we took a look at it, it seemed a bit more scuffed than we both expected. My husband mentioned this to the seller, and he knocked $10 off the price (remember my husband's budget of ~$50?). Sold! After handing over the $60, my husband now has an iPod he's really been enjoying!
So, that was really my husband's latest, greatest deal . . . but, a phenomenal deal nonetheless.


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We had an in-law apartment built for my handicapped sister with an attached 3 car garage. This was not the first project Ben completed at our home- he also built a custom fence around our large vegetable garden and finished our front porch with special added touches.
It went phenomenal- I am never disappointed when I have Hyatt Construction complete a project in my home. When we decided to take on this huge task- there was no doubt who to contact. I wanted it done the right way the first time so I called Ben at Hyatt Construction. We are beyond pleased and the outcome far surpassed our expectations.
We needed to have our basement finished, there was only concrete and some rough plumbing downstairs, almost 2000 square feet of space. We meet with Ben Hyatt multiple occasions to review our design ideas and settled on a final design. We then picked out all of the items that we needed, cabinets, applicances, furnishings, etc and Ben gave us the final cost. We then hired him for the project.
The outcome was beyond what we hoped for. We ended up with a finished third level to our house that included a great bar, kids game room, wine cellar, entertainment/movie area, bedroom, exercise area and full bath. Along with many storage areas and plumbing/electrical work. Ben and his trades people were wonderful and really each one brought their ideas to the project to make it something special. Ben really took his time for every detail that would make this living area truly something wonderful to enjoy for years to come.


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It's summer!! I'm loving the bold colors, so this dress needed to come home with me. It's bright yellow and has white stripes...total perfection! Well perfection, aside from a few things...
Also, there were some issues of the hole varietal!
I'm not really loving the looseness up top either. I couldn't even try this on without a tank!
It's time to make this summer worthy! Let's tend to the tweaking!! (Say that three times fast!!)
So, this was what was in the seam of the top - the nylon, ribbon-y material (I thought it was just old elastic but I was wrong) was knotted in a few areas and unraveling...
...so out it came!
I took some gorge gold and rust coiled ribbon from my collection that I thought would look lovely with this dress.
I safety pinned the edge of the ribbon and began to push it through the seam! This trick has been working wonders on pieces lately!!
I made the trip all the way around the neck seam with the ribbon and trimmed the edges, leaving enough to gather and make a bow.
Now on to tackle the holes! The more I looked over the piece, the more openings I was finding! The skirt part seemed to be hand sewn in places which made me think that this piece had already had some hole issues in the past. I scoured the dress and pinned all the problem spots.
Luckily all of the holes were found on the seams making them an easy fix, however there were many of these "easy fixes." Onto the sewing machine I went with all my fixes to mend.
I added a braided red leather belt to tie into the ribbon color and was ready for some Mexican eats!
Nothing like gorging on some tacos, guac, and margies with my lovely cousins in town before I take off to the airport myself!!
It was nice to spend a little bit of time with M & B before heading to LAX. It's family visit time for me!!
This was the perfect plane wardrobe - comfortable and non constricting!! Plus the flip flops are key, just for the ease of taking off at the security checkpoint if nothing else.
After lugging bags from one terminal to another I finally got to sit and chill at the gate. (Small side note - I mistakenly went to the airline that was on my confirmation email/ticket instead of the airline that was written in small writing at the bottom of the email/ticket saying 'operated by'. I got my flight through Kayak and didn't pay attention as well as I should have. Time wasn't an issue because I got there early, but schlepping my BIG and HEAVY checked bag along with my carry-ons from the wrong terminal to the airport shuttle to the right terminal to the elevator to the ticketing counter to the TSA agent (yeah, the TSA agents were checking the bags) gave me a slight case of the sweats. It also taught me a lesson - read the tickets carefully and don't pack as much!)
I'm about four years late into the Stieg Larsson trend, but as the plane took off I began my journey into the world of Lisbeth Salander. And without trying, look what else matched.
I landed, made my way through half the book, and got some gnarly sore spots on my shoulders from all the bag straps I carried. Overall, a totally successful flight.
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Dallas Cowboys executive vice president and C.O.O. Stephen Jones wants you to know he and the rest of the team's leadership are committed to ending the sort of training camp brawl we saw on Tuesday, when--surprisingly, considering both teams specifically told their players not to fight--the Cowboys and the Rams had a bit of a melee, cutting the joint practice short.
Problem is, there's not really a clear-cut solution. Coaches and teams believe these joint practices are beneficial enough that no one wants to discuss scrapping them altogether, but there's no arguing that they pretty consistently lead to fights--for obvious reasons.
"I can't imagine that we can't continue to have joint practices and get this right just like we do a lot of things," Jones said, per ESPN Dallas. "But we're going to have to continue to emphasize that stuff is not what we want. It should not be a part of our game. It's not good for either team. Obviously, there are huge injury risks. We've just got to learn from it. I'd hate to think two teams can't get together.
"When you see the energy level out here with the fans, they enjoy it, watching the teams play. I do think we can continue to do this. I just think we have to emphasize we don't want this in our game."


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Isn't She Lovely Features Veronica Zoppolo
I couldn't get much out of New Yorker Veronica Zoppolo (born June 24, 1992) but that fresh, lovely face can't get enough of my screen. Veronica Zoppolo hails from Montevideo, Uruguay. The 23-year old, 5'9″ model lists her hair color as Châtains Clairs, loosely translated as chestnut brown. She's been modeling for five years. You may know her in her campaigns, TV appearances and runway shows such as Bath & Body Works, Etam, Avon, Garnier Fructis and Urban Outfitters, to name the least.
Q&A with Veronica:
The craziest thing I've ever had to do on a shoot is: I had to perform stunts with a professional acrobat in a circus in Lebanon.
I feel sexiest when: I'm wearing a good perfume.
My guilty pleasure is: Sleeping in.
The best thing I can cook is: Yummy apple crumble.
My biggest fear is: Fear itself – you better just go out and do it!
My favorite song to sing in the shower is: You don't want to hear that hahah.
I'm best known for my: Smile and eyes.
My favorite SI Swimsuit model is: Heidi Klum back in the day.
If I weren't a model, I would be an: Actress. I love acting!
My favorite sport/team to watch is: Uruguayan soccer matches.
My favorite body part on a guy is: Chest.
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FAMOUS FIVE: Ex-Tigers scoring against City
After Tom Cairney's swirling howitzer in midweek, we bring you five other examples of ex-Tigers haunting their old club with goals…
1: Leon Cort
Cort was a consistent, disciplined tower of strength in the centre of defence for City in two seasons under Peter Taylor and when the manager left for Crystal Palace in the summer of 2006, it seemed more than likely he'd want to take Cort with him. The first seven figure fee received for a City player was duly negotiated, and Cort departed with everyone's thanks and blessings, a good guy as well as a fine defender.
All that goodwill evaporated when he returned to the Circle at the end of September 2006, with the cheery applause on announcement of his name pre-match turning into venomous spits of derision after he scored a slightly flukey goal to put the Eagles ahead. The goal itself – a low shot from outside the box taking a deflection that turned the trajectory banana-shaped and gave Boaz Myhill no chance – wasn't the issue. It was the celebration.
Cort turned towards the East Stand of the KC and jogged adjacently to them, laughing. Really laughing. The lovely relationship he'd enjoyed with the same sets of fans was ruined in that single fell swoop, even though he apologised profusely later and said he was laughing to himself that he had scored such an unCort-like goal – he never had a shot from outside the box with City, let alone scored from one – but the damage with many was done. His replacement at City, Michael Turner, scored an injury-time equaliser that at least prevented Cort from being the entire story afterwards, and although his impact as a player remains something easily recalled with fondness to this day, that goal will always slightly blemish Cort's reputation with the Tiger Nation. The following season, after joining Stoke, he scored against City again – and this time just jogged back to the centre circle with barely a watery smile, let alone a chuckle.
2: Brian Marwood
The best player to come through City's ranks in the 1980s, sold by the club to Sheffield Wednesday after the agonising failure to gain promotion to the Second Division in 1984, came back to City as an opponent only twice afterwards. The first was in 1988 when Arsenal ventured up to Boothferry Park for the first leg of a second round tie in the League Cup.
Marwood had joined in the summer after four fine seasons with the Owls, and at 28 was coming to the peak of his career. "Brian Marwood on the wing" had quickly become a staple on the North Bank at Highbury after a scintillating start to the season for both club and player, although anyone picked to replace Martin Hayes was always going to be given time to bed in.
City, under new manager Eddie Gray, began the game well, and Keith Edwards outpaced Arsenal's youthful skipper Tony Adams to crack a fine goal past John Lukic early in the first half, though a deflected Nigel Winterburn shot made it level at half time.
It was clear that Arsenal were in charge afterwards, though as the final ten minutes approached, a 1-1 draw looked useful enough for City to take into the second leg. Then a high ball into the box broke City's offside trap and Marwood chested it down before steering it under Tony Norman for the winner on the night. The travelling Gooners immediately burst into song as their new hero celebrated flamboyantly in front of them, and Arsenal won the second leg 3-0 in north London.
Marwood made a point of applauding the City fans at the end of each game, but there was always a feeling that as his career rose, he seemed to devalue his long grounding as a City player, something he denied when asked about it long after he hung up his boots. By the end of this season he had a title medal and an England cap, albeit he only managed one of each as injury rendered him a one-season wonder at Arsenal. He later played for Barnet against City in a 4-4 draw at Boothferry Park, but didn't score.
3: Gregor Rioch
Rioch, combative and corpulent, was dropped by Warren Joyce from pretty much the moment he became manager of Hull City, after a couple of seasons where his ability to tackle well one minute and do something imbecilic the next had made him impossible to love during a period of acute unloveability around the club. By the time he left in the summer of 1999, having played no part in Joyce's Great Escape™, he was not well regarded, to say the least, so his swift return with Macclesfield Town in August 1999 was an opportunity for the boo-boys to turn again on an old nemesis.
In a farcical game of notable low quality, however, Rioch had the last laugh. After City went ahead, he stuck away the penalty that brought his new club level after keeper Lee Bracey had received his monthly red card for a crazy foul in the box on striker Richie Barker. A defensive catastrophe among the City back four, something with which Rioch had been previously all too familiar, allowed him then to score a second in front of Bunkers in the second half. City levelled, but a fine overhead kick from sub Paul Ware, a unique piece of footballing artistry for this match, won it for the Silkmen late on. It was too much for Gary Brabin to take, with the City midfielder starting a fight with several players on the pitch seconds after the final whistle.
To Rioch's credit, he didn't go mad in celebrating either goal, when many a player with history of taking abuse from the terraces would easily use the opportunity to have a go back, but this didn't enhance his image with the club at all. He remains a player whom the Tiger Nation sees as symptomatic of the ill-disciplined, limited dross that nearly took City into the non-league game at the end of the 90s. In truth, there were worse players than Rioch, but there weren't many quite so easy to dislike.
4: Charlie Palmer
Palmer was an excellent full back, signed in 1986 by Brian Horton but inexplicably sold by Eddie Gray at the start of 1989, the dour City manager preferring ex-striker Nicky Brown in the number 2 shirt. Notts County, with new manager Neil Warnock, happily took him on, and Palmer played a part in their promotion to the old Division Two at the end of the 1989/90 campaign, reacquainting him with his old club the following season.
The two sides were paired on the opening day at Boothferry Park and early in the game the visitors took the lead when a corner was flicked on and Palmer, not renowned in his City days for going up at set-pieces, won a far post header and scored. In front of the travelling fans he went absolutely berserk in his joy, with nobody feeling the need to chunter among the City fans – the club hadn't wanted him, not the other way round, and now he was playing for someone that did. It was his first goal at Boothferry Park, despite two and a half years of playing there every other week.
Palmer was exceptional in a season when Notts County got lots of attention thanks to promotion via the play-offs for a second straight season and a run through to the FA Cup quarter finals (which began with another win over City). As they went up, City went down – Palmer was suddenly two divisions higher than the club that had decided he wasn't their best right back just two years before. And, for the record, Nicky Brown wasn't even that good.
5: Ben Burgess
Burgess was a fine player for Hull City during the Peter Taylor era, but a combination of injury and the team's double promotion success left him surplus to requirements by the time Phil Parkinson took over as manager, so a move to Blackpool was organised and the lanky striker left in the late summer of 2006 with everyone's blessing.
Fast forward two years, and City were playing Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. The Sky cameras were there. Jay Jay Okocha was in the crowd, ahead of making a ridiculous-sounding move to City for the remainder of the season. Caleb Folan, the club's first million pound player, was on the pitch. Andy Dawson, the most left-footed player in christendom, was playing at right back. It was one of those nights.
The score was 1-1 when Folan then suffered a nasty head injury and the subsequent delay for treatment meant a whole 15 minutes of time was added on, with people worrying about late trains and incurring the wrath of Blackpool's notorious parking ticket system. Burgess, meanwhile, was then introduced as a late sub, the juxtaposition being that he'd come on in the 83rd minute but had been given something pushing 25 minutes to find a winning goal.
Right at the death, as carriages were preparing to turn back into pumpkins, a cross came in that exploited Dawson's unnatural turning position and Burgess was able to direct a backwards header beyond Matt Duke and into the net. He, and everyone associated with Blackpool, celebrated well – of course they did. There was barely time to reassemble the players, let alone restart the game, and Burgess was quickly collared by the Sky cameras afterwards, with the interviewer desperate to get a "dish best served cold" line from the hero of the hour who'd just beaten his former club.
A smiling Burgess visibly bristled at the suggestion that he loved scoring that goal more than he would any other, responding with the words "It's not anything personal against Hull as I had a lot of good times there." Proof there and then that a player can still tuck up his old mates while simultaneously maintaining a level of professional decency, and he remains in everyone's good books for it. The fact that Okocha signed, Folan recovered and City got promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season made this kind of thing incidental.


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'Ragas, Jugs & Mojo Hands' features collaboration from Gwyn Ashton and Chris Finnen, two of the finest musicians to come out of South Australia and both inductees of the South Australian Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Friends for 35 years, the two kindred-spirit musicians join together for the first time on record.
With special guest Peter Beulke on upright bass, they form a formidable roots and blues partnership bringing a unique Australian flavor to the blues, evoking a tapestry of varied cultural influences, weaving the sounds of Indian, Arabic and African traditions into the album. Recorded over two evenings this spontaneous session involved no rehearsal or pre-production. They recorded everything first or second take, both on acoustic guitars and National resonators, Ashton also on Weissenborn, with Finnen adding chumbush, dumbuka, cajon, clay pot and banjo into the mix.
Ashton has spent the past 30 years touring Australia and Europe, recording with some of the biggest names in blues and rock including musicians from Deep Purple, Robert Plant's and Rory Gallagher's bands. He has been special guest for Status Quo, Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Buddy Guy, Mick Taylor, Johnny Winter, The Yardbirds, Canned Heat and countless other musicians from all over the world.
"Chris Finnen is one of Australia's most innovative guitarists. He took us down to the crossroads and off into space, from Delta Blues to Chicago, from Adelaide to Northern Australia via India and Africa." The Australian, February 2013. Finnen performed for the Dalai Lama in 2005, was a guest of the International Expo in Nagoya, Japan, and has shared the stage with some of the world's best, including Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Witherspoon, Roy Buchanan, Eric Burdon, Keb Mo, and many more.
Chris Finnen – Acoustic guitar, National resonator, Chumbush w/bow, dumbuka, cajon, banjo, clay pot, vocals.
Peter Beulke – upright bass
*You are Invited to attend the Pre-Launch Party at the Boom Boom Room Colonel Light Hotel 8pm
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1: I Can Feel That Mojo Working On Me
2: Moravian Rhapsody
3: Raising Sand
4: Duchsov
5: Lonesome Road
6: Givin' Up The Church
7: Silence
8: Keep Your Oven Warm
9: Who's That Knockin'
10: Zing It Up and Down
11: Migration


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The Full 90's 2014 World Cup preview: Group E
If every World Cup group needs to have a name, let's call Group E "The Group of Doubt."
Switzerland is the seeded team and waltzed through qualifying. Of course, that qualification group featured such soccer-rich countries as Iceland and Slovenia. Many believe the Swiss to be the weakest seeded team in the tournament.
France, arguably one of the most talented rosters in the world, struggled to qualify for the tournament and their absolute implosion during the 2010 World Cup is still fresh in everyone's mind.
Ecuador and Honduras are both young and intriguing teams who could play the spoiler roles, but both have issues creating goals. Which will be vital to beat the more expansive European opponents.
Who's going to win? Just about any of them.
Read the other Previews: Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D
The Swiss, like Greece, have a reputation for defending as a unit and relying on set pieces to score. However, this isn't a typical Swiss team. Blessed with several young attackers with world class names — Bayern Munich's Xherdan Shaqiri, midfielder Granit Xhaka and striker Josip Drmic — this Swiss team can actually play some soccer.
Against Honduras and Ecuador, look for the Swiss to come out swinging. Against France, a bit more pragmatic and defensive shape is more likely. Ottmar Hitzfeld, a Champions League-winning coach nicknamed The General, is a world-class coach and will lead a very proud team that could be out to prove their seed isn't a fluke.
How They Got Here: Won UEFA Group E
Best World Cup Finish: Quarterfinals in 1954
Following the debacle of the 2010 tournament, when the French team collapsed into chaos and withered with losses to Mexico and South Africa in the group stage. Needless to say, Les Bleus have a lot to prove. The challenge for former French captain and current coach Didier Deschamps is to keep the team from imploding in the heat of Brazil. Many in France believe the country is doomed already, if Deschamps can convince them to realize their potential, a semifinal run is a real possibility.
A three-man powerhouse midfield of Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye has the capacity to overrun any opponent. With Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery, the French shouldn't want to creativity or goals. The team's defense is also a strength with Real Madrid youngster Raphael Varane on the verge of super-stardom.
How They Got Here: Finished second in UEFA Group I, defeated Ukraine 3-2 in a two-leg playoff.
Best World Cup Finish: Champions 1998
Unlike the other South American squads, Ecuador might not have a built-in advantage in Brazil. During its qualifying campaign, Ecuador reached the World Cup on the strength of its impressive unbeaten record at home in the altitude of Quito — only Argentina managed a draw. On the road, Ecuador was very average and often poor. The team managed to navigate tragedy last year after the death of 27-year-old striker Christian Benitez to close qualifying strong.
Led by wingers Antonio Valencia and Jefferson Montero, Ecuador is primarily a fast, counter-attacking team. That style could come in handy against the likes of France and Switzerland.
How They Got Here: Finished fourth in CONMEBOL qualification
Best World Cup Finish: Round of 16, 2006
This is a much better draw for Honduras than 2010 (Chile, Spain and Switzerland), and if the favorites suffer a squad implosion, the Hondurans could counter-attack and press their way into qualification for the knockout stage. Manager Luis Fernando Suarez knows how to guide an underdog — in 2006, he took Ecuador to the round of 16. He will face his old team in the second match of the group stage.
The Hondurans are led on the field by Roger Espinoza, a familiar face to Kansas City fans. The Wigan midfielder has become the squad's best player and his relentlessness could give Switzerland and Ecuador problems.
How They Got Here: Finished third in CONCACAF "Hexagonal" qualifying
Best World Cup Finish: Group stage, 2010
The Picks
Who Will Advance: France, Switzerland
Dark Horse: Ecuador
Glad to be Here: Honduras
Three Players to Watch
Yohan Cabaye (France): Ribery and Benzema will draw the plaudits and score the goals, but a lot is riding on the seldom-used PSG midfielder. As the point of France's three-man midfield, Cabaye is the key to unlocking defenses set on preventing Les Bleus from their preferred free-flowing attack. A good tournament for Cabaye could mean a long tournament for France.
Antonio Valencia (Ecuador): His strength and speed on the wing will give the left backs of this group nightmares. While Ecuador don't score a lot of goals, Valencia on one side and Montero on the other are always dangerous.
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland): With maybe the exception of Brazil's Neymar, there isn't another young midfielder (he's just 22 years old) carrying such a heavy burden. Whether he lines up in the middle or out wide, the Swiss offense will flow through the stocky Bayern Munich forward. He's confident and capable enough to deliver.
Must Watch Match
France vs. Switzerland, June 20
A winner in this match should determine the winner of the group — and the team that will avoid Argentina in the knockout stage.


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Autumn 2011
Genre: Comedy/Horror.
Cast: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Imogen Poots, David Tennant, Toni Collette and Dave Franco.
Running Time: 106 mins. Approx
Certificate: 15
Seen at: The Trafford Centre's Odeon Cinemas.
On: Tuesday 6th September, 2011.
As those chilly autumnal nights start to draw in, and with Halloween just around the corner, how fitting then that DreamWorks Pictures have cleverly chosen to release a film which encapsulates so many of the more classic elements of cinematic horror.
A remake of the 1985 original starring Roddy McDowell of Cleopatra fame, this suburban shocker is jammed full of the more traditional, old-fashioned conventions: – doors creaking ajar, shadows creeping up on walls and house-phones ringing endlessly. These only count in its favour, solidifying it as a simple, straightforward, yet always highly effective example of the much-used genre.
What modernizes it, making it suit predominantly the teenage or early twenties audiences of today, is its 3D element. Whilst some critics have been quick to give the rise of 3D a decidedly cold reception, it only ever adds to the experience, tenfold in fact, in my opinion. Many movies either overuse this revolutionary tool, thus erasing its impact, or don't use it nearly enough, not utilizing it to its full fruition.
Here however, whether it's the pierce of a crossbow's arrow, the punch of a stake, or a splatter of fresh-fanged blood, there's just the right amount of three-dimensional flourish present to compliment and enhance, giving proceedings a bold added flair.
For all its jumpy scares, tonally it manages to also equal the balance between being just as funny as it is (not all that, thankfully), frightening.
Its protagonist is young Charley Brewster (a relatable and always likeable Anton Yelchin), an average teenager who turns from monster-skeptic to vengeful hunter when he finds out that his brawny neighbour Jerry (Colin Farrell, clearly having a lot of fun), is actually a bloodsucking vampire...
Recently, Colin Farrell has played so many heavily serious roles where his character's either highly conflicted or guilt-ridden (Crazy Heart, The Way Back, London Boulevard), so it's refreshing to see him in material that's much lighter – he revels in being so relentlessly evil. Cinematographically though, the film is somewhat Hitchcockian. As Charley becomes increasingly suspicious over Jerry's motives and the body count starts to drop, he resorts to spying on 'the vampire next door' with referenced binocular scenes reminiscent of the great voyeurism of 1954's Rear Window and it's far more recent homage – 2007's Disturbia.
A strong sense of eerie atmospherics is helped enormously by a chillingly irreverent musical score. As soon as those opening bars of choral pipes emit their foreboding sense of doom in the main theme – the tone is set for the rest of the film – fun, fast and never taking itself too seriously.
The leads are given hilarious support from David Tennant in the flamboyant role of a television vampire slayer who's all high theatrics and heavy eye shadow – his character makes swearing into an art form.
The screenplay is peppered with plenty of witty one liners, and when Jerry is in his fully-fledged vampire mode – some suitably impressive CGI is truly allowed to let rip.
In terms of popular movie genres, a horror comedy is difficult, as it's important to have both in just the right quantities – horror for the dedicated fans, and plenty of comedy so that the laughs are just as frequent as the occasional scream. Luckily, as was also the case with Scream 4 before it – this has both, in spades.
Overall – tongue-in-cheek, frenetic and full of energy, this is a worthy addition to the comedy horror cannon – with plenty of…bite!
Rating: * * * *


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It is really hard to raise good people these days — at least that's what it looks like when I start reading parenting articles. Everyone has grand ideas about what kind of rules and discipline shape kids into levelheaded adults who can navigate the world with a better moral compass than the generation before. With the holidays coming into view, there is already chatter online of how to deal with keeping kids gracious and well, chill when it comes to the avalanche of holiday gifts.
Mila Kunis seems to think so, too. The Bad Moms star and wife of actor Ashton Kutcher recently told Entertainment Tonight that at her house, the kids don't get presents at Christmas. Kunis said, "So far, our tradition is no presents for the kids," she says. "We're instituting it this year, because when the kids are [younger than] one, it doesn't really matter."
For Kunis, an American Christmas is loud and colorful … and maybe a little too exciting compared to her upbringing. "I come from communist Russia," Kunis told ET, adding "where you're not allowed to be happy, so my holiday traditions are 'be quiet.'"
But everything changed when her family immigrated to the States. Kunis explained, "Coming to America is when you realize Christmas has a magical quality to it. In Russia, back in the day, it was a very religious holiday, so you don't celebrate Christmas if you're not Christian and if you're not at Mass. So I, being Jewish, was like, 'Christmas is not for you.'"
Blending old traditions with new has been an interesting experiment for the A Bad Moms Christmas star and her family. Kunis described it this way:
"We come to America and we're like, 'Christmas is so inclusive.' We literally bought a Christmas tree. So as far as tradition goes, my family's big on any excuse to get the family together and get drunk. Whether it's Easter, which we've now all accepted into our Jewish household, or Christmas, it doesn't matter. It's all family time, but having kids, we're building up our own little versions of tradition."
So, how are the grandparents taking the news that there are no presents at Christmas for the Kunis-Kutcher children? "We've told our parents, 'We're begging you — if you have to give her something, pick one gift.'" Kunis told ET, "'Otherwise, we'd like to take a charitable donation, to the Children's Hospital or a pet [or] whatever you want.' That's our new tradition."
I hear you, girl. At our house, we tried the "no presents" thing too. It may have worked, too, had it not been for my complete inability to get less excited than my kids about a wrapping paper-covered floor on Christmas morning.


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At the third International Conference in Code Biology, recently held in Urbino, in Italy, it was decided that the 4th International Conference in Code Biology will be held 24-26 May 2017 in Köszeg, Hungary.
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Uncertain whether code biology conference will be held in Norway
There has so far been preliminary plans for holding a code biology conference in Stavanger, Norway, organised by me. However, it is now uncertain whether that will happen, due to ongoing considerations of costs, locality etc.
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125 home exam papers graded
Today I finished grading, and reported, 125 home exam papers in Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s Department of health studies (course code SVEXPHIL2, Ex.Phil. for nursing students).
Monday, 30 May 2016
Page reference for "Proto-language in wolves" abstract
Our paper "Proto-language in wolves" appears on pp. 42-43 on the printed abstract book of the 3rd International conference in code biology.
194 MC exam papers graded
Yesterday I completed grading 194 Multiple Choice papers (fail/pass) in Examen Philosophicum for University of Stavanger´s Department of health studies (course code SVEXPHIL2).
Parental leave to be approved
NAV, the Norwegian social and labour services, has informed me (orally) that my application for parental leave is being approved (ca. 10 weeks after I applied). My parental leave (for being with my twins born last autumn) starts as graded leave (40% from April 1st 2016 until June 30th, 50% in July). From August 1st until November 2nd I will be on 100% parental leave.
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NSD status report on research data
I have just submitted a brief status report to NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data in relation to our field work involving 13 interviews last year.
Thursday, 26 May 2016
"Proto-Language in wolves" paper presented in Urbino at Codebiology 3
I have just presented my paper "Proto-language in wolves" at the 3rd International Conference in Code Biology (Urbino, Italy, May 25-27th 2016). Some 20-25 people were present.
Third Biosemiotic Glossary Project survey: "Intentionality"
The third survey in the Biosemiotic Glossary Project is now open. Don Favareau is the assigned author of the third review article, to be published in Biosemiotics, and the term surveyed is "intentionality".
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
"Umwelt theory for our time" - Young Research Talents, second attempt
Today I have submitted my research application "Umwelt theory for our time" for a second and final time to Research Council of Norway´s Young Research Talents scheme. 42 pp.
Abstract "Synchronicity in human perception of animals" online at IVSA 2016 pages
My abstract "Synchronicity in human perception of animals", for IVSA 2016 (International Visual Sociology Association), to be held at Lillehammer University College in the end of June, is now online on the conference webpage.
Monday, 23 May 2016
Anthropocene chapter compulsory reading in UiS environmental history course
My book chapter
Tønnessen, Morten (2013). «Menneskeveldet: antropocen - menneskets tidsalder» [the human empire - the anthropocene - the era of Man], i Hvem er villest i landet her? Råskap mot dyr og natur i antropocen, menneskets tidsalder. Scandinavian Academic Press. (pp. 37-56).
is used as compulsory reading (pensum) for the 2016-17 University of Stavanger course "Miljø- og vannhistorie - Et historiografisk perspektiv" [History of environment and water - A historiographic perspective] (course code MHI335). Course coordinator is Eva Jakobsson.
The same chapter is also used as compulsory reading at a criminology course at University of Oslo.
Post.Doc. application - UiB
Yesterday I applied for a Post.Doc. position (in philosophy of science) at University of Bergen, with the project "Umwelt theory for our time".
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Reference for "Thinking about animals..." introductory chapter
Here´s the bibliographical reference for the introductory chapter in Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene, written by Kristin Armstrong Oma and myself:
Tønnessen, Morten and Kristin Armstrong Oma (2016). Introduction: Once upon a time in the Anthropocene. In Morten Tønnessen, Silver Rattasepp and Kristin Armstrong Oma (eds), Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene (Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books), vii–xix.
Preliminary reference for chapter with Tuastad
Here´s the preliminary bibliographical reference for my book chapter currently co-written with my colleague at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies Svein Tuastad:
Tuastad, Svein and Morten Tønnesses, forthcoming (2017). Familie og fridom. Norsk familiepolitikk i lys av liberal politisk teori [Family and freedom. Norwegian family policies in light of liberal political theory]. In Ingunn Studsrød and Svein Tuastad (Eds.), Familien bak fasaden. Barneomsorg på norsk: I spenning og samspill mellom det offentlige og det private [The family behind the facade. Childcare in Norway: In tension and interaction between the public and the private]. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
Friday, 20 May 2016
Work meeting on chapter on family policies and liberalism
Today I have taken part in a work meeting where a colleague at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies working a joint chapter on family policies and liberalism.
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Compulsory reading - chapters selected for UiS EVU course
Somewhat ahead of the first gathering, in November last year, I selected chapters (compulsory reading) from two anthologies for the UiS EVU Master course "Philosophy of science and health care ethics".
To be member of PhD evaluation committee
I have tentatively agreed to be a member of a PhD evaluation committee at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. More info as the engagement is confirmed.
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
"Thinking about animals" book top 1000 in Ecology, Zoology at Amazon
Our book Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene now ranks in the top 1000 in both Ecology and Zoology at Amazon. Specifically, it is currently:
#719 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Ecology#836 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Zoology#1268 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Environmental Studies
Overall Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,301 in Books.
Book flyers arranged
Lexington Books has arranged book flyers for our book Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene. They are valid until the end of the year, with a 30% discount.
Monday, 16 May 2016
Dissemination article on perception of wolves on internal UiS webpage
The dissemination article "Forskere: Fakta er ikke nok i ulvedebatten" [Researchers: Facts are not enough in wolf debate], written by Benedicte Pentz (see also previous posts), was published in Norwegian on ansatt.uis.no, the "internal" webpage (for employees) of University of Stavanger, on November 16th 2015.
"Wolf land" article referred to in "Habitat Model for a Recolonizing Wolf (Canis lupus) population in Finland"
My article
Tønnessen, Morten 2010. Wolf Land. Biosemiotics 3.3: 289–297 (online version, published April 23, 2010: DOI: 10.1007/s12304-010-9077-x).
is cited in
Kaartinen, Salla, Harri Antikainen and Ilpo Kojola (2015). Habitat Model for a Recolonizing Wolf (Canis lupus) population in Finland. Annales Zoologici Fennici 52: 77–89.
Excerpt (pp. 77-78):
In Fennoscandinavia, the primary reason for the presently small number of wolves is presumably wolf-human conflicts, including wolf predation on semi domesticated reindeer herds in Northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland and sheep flocks especially in Norway, as well as wolf attacks on dogs, a problem that concerns all Nordic countries (Kojola & Kuittinen 2002, [...] Tønnesen 2010).
Thursday, 12 May 2016
To review Arne Johan Vetlesen´s "The denial of nature"
I have agreed to write a book review of Arne Johan Vetlesen´s The Denial of Nature - Environmental philosophy in the era of global capitalism for the academic journal Environmental Philosophy.
"The semiotics of predation" - proof queries answered
I have just answered editorial queries related to my forthcoming book chapter "The semiotics of predation and the Umwelten of large predators".
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
"Umwelt transitions" paper cited in Kiiroja MA
My article
Tønnessen, M. 2009. Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change. Biosemiotics 2(1): 47–64.
is referred to in
Kiiroja, Laura 2014. The zoosemiotics of socialization: Case-study in socializing red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Tangen Animal Park, Norway. Master thesis. Tartu: University of Tartu. Available online: http://dspace.ut.ee/handle/10062/43977.
"Umwelt theory which, in this thesis, is predominantly based on the works of Jakob von Uexküll and Morten Tønnessen." [p. 6]
"While Uexküll claimed the most important functional circles in most animals' Umwelts to be the circles of physical medium (i.e. the surrounding environment), food, enemy, and sex (Uexküll 1982: 67), it might be more adequate to adjust those circles as physical medium, food, enemy and partner (Tønnessen 2009: 54). This adjustment is important when considering the various kinds of social relationships besides the reproductive ones, that function as partnerships in the animal's Umwelt. At least in a zoo environment, these other kinds of partnership obtain a comparable value for the animal as the relationship with a potential breeding partner has.Perhaps, the importance of Umwelt apprehension in the zoo animals is most adequately described by Norwegian philosopher and biosemiotician Morten Tønnessen. Tønnessen has brought out the concept of ontological niche, being inspired by Danish biosemiotician Jesper Hoffmeyer's theory of semiotic niche. While Hoffmeyer's semiotic niche involves all the interpretive challenges offered for the animal by its ecological niche (Hoffmeyer 2008: 13), then Tønnessen's ontological niche involves the set of the animal's active relationships at the current moment of the history of nature (Tønnessen 2009: 54). The ontological niche, therefore, determines the area in the phenomenal world occupied by the animal. Here, Tønnessen has depicted the ontological niche as phenomenal fields, where one animal's phenomenal fields overlap with those of the other animals with whom it is in interaction. (Tønnessen 2009: 54) Such ontological map sufficiently describes the possibilities of human-animal relationships (as well as animal-animal relationships). For facilitative reasons, it must be realized that in order to establish positive human-animal relationships, man has to "move" from the enemy phenomenal field (functional circle) of the animal to the partner phenomenal field (functional circle). It seems to the author that such Umwelt reconstruction is not as simple, but includes transition-phases of "rather negative significane", "neutral significance", "rather positive significance" of people, before people in general obtain a meaning-carrier of a partner in the animal's Umwelt. To make it even more complicated, it so happens that some people, who have a strong positive relationship with the animal, are considered as partners, where unfamiliar people could still, by default, carry a meaning of an enemy. The importance of Umwelt reconstruction (with a goal to change the meaning-carrier of people in general) is crucial for captive animal welfare, and, in the opinion of the author, should be consciously aimed in zoos, where different human-animal encounters are inevitable. Socialization is the part of animal welfare programme, which predominantly solves this problem." [p. 25-26]
"Only in means of positive experience is it possible to move man's meaning-carrier from the phenomenal field (or functional circle) of enemy to the phenomenal field of partner in the animal's Umwelt (Tønnessen 2009: 54)." [p. 68]
COST GroupHouseNet call for applications for research exchange
The COST action GroupHouseNet - Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens - has issued a call for applications for research exchange. The deadline is May 31st. The call for applications is available at the webpage animalwelfarenorway.com.
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Labels: animal welfare, Call for applications, COST, damaging behavior, GroupHouseNet, hens, mobility, pigs, research exchange
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
No participation in IRIS application
Despite a topical change occurring the last few days, I recently confirmed my interest in being part of a research application initiated by a researcher from IRIS - International Research Institute of Stavanger, but today I was told I will not be included in the application after all, due to disagreement about deep ecology.
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Monday, 9 May 2016
Wolf socialization article renamed
My article-in-progress with Laura Kiiroja "Socialization of wolves" is tentatively retitled "Socialization of captive wolves facilitates animal welfare and behavior".
"Thinking about animals..." on Amazon
Here is Amazon´s page for our new book Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene.
Current sales data indicate:
#1766 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Ecology
#1861 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Zoology
#3046 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Environmental Studies
Current sales data indicate:
#1766 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Ecology
#1861 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Zoology
#3046 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Environmental Studies
Friday, 6 May 2016
Radio appearance discussing culling of healthy zebra in Kristiansand Zoo
Today I appeared on regional Norwegian radio, on NRK Sørlandet, discussing the ethics of culling healthy zoo animals - specifically a zebra culled by Kristiansand Zoo recently (and wolves and kangaroos the last couple of years). I did this as chair of the Kristiansand division of the Green Party of Norway. A news story entitled "- Uetisk av dyreparken å avlive friske dyr" [Unethical of the zoo to cull healthy animals] also appeared this evening, based on the radio discussion.
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Animals in Norwegian politics chapter proof-read, re-named
I have approved final editing of my book chapter "A Critical Reading of Mentions of Animals in Norwegian Political Party Programs", which has, upon suggestion by the editors, been renamed "Animals in Norwegian Political Party Programs: A Critical Reading".
Book with "Agency in Biosemiotics and Enactivism" renamed
I have been informed that my book chapter "Agency in Biosemiotics and Enactivism" is print-ready, as are now all chapters for the book formerly work-titled "Establishing cognitive semiotics". The book now has a new title. Reference:
Tønnessen, Morten, forthcoming. Agency in biosemiotics and enactivism. In Jordan Zlatev, Göran Sonesson and Piotr Konderak (Eds.), Meaning, Mind and Communication: Studies in Cognitive Semiotics (Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang).
Wolf Symposium linking to interview on Swedish Radio
The webpage of the Wolf Symposium now links to Sara Sällströms report for Swedish public radio "När vilda djur blir försöksdjur" [When wild animals become laboratory animals], which features interviews with me, Katarina Cvek and Olof Liberg.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Work group on ethical trade - meeting on mandate, action plan attended
Today I have attended a meeting of the University of Stavanger Work group on ethical trade. Among other things we worked on a mandate for the Work group (to be approved), and on the action plan for 2017-2021 (to be approved by the board of University of Stavanger late this year).
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Minding Animals Norway board meeting attended
Last week, on April 28th, I attended Minding Animals Norway´s board meeting, which is held every second month.
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Exam questions composed for two Department of health studies Ex.Phil. exams
Some days back I composed exam questions for Examen Philosophicum at University of Stavanger´s Department of health studies (course code SVEXPHIL2), for both the home exam and the Multiple Choice exam. I am involved as an examiner, not as course coordinator.
No from UiA
A few weeks back I applied for the position as Head of Department of Nordic and Media Studies at University of Agder. When it turned out I was the only applicant, I thought I had a shot. However, it turns out that an internal scholar was, after the deadline had passed, asked to apply, and he is now being interviewed, whereas I am no longer being considered for the position.
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39 Weeks // Suns Out, Bumps Out
38 Weeks // Sun and Lilacs
Put A Bow On It
If you follow me on Instagram, this will be old news for you. But I realized I never made any acknowledgment to it here on the blog. So, TA-DA, I'm growing a baby!
I'm currently 24 weeks along and due towards the end of May. Oh yeah, and it's a girl! The first few months were rough. Real rough. Hence the absence from this here blog/social media/life. The all day sickness was no joke. I actually had Hyperemis Gravidarum, and don't wish it on anyone. BUT, all that is past now, and I've been feeling so much better. I have a really hard time sleeping through the night, every night, but I'll take that over the sickness any day.
We're just moving right along, preparing for baby's arrival. She's looking good, sounding good, and providing us with all normal test results. And in the meantime, the little super-human ninja warrior is moving around A LOT. And kicking me. A lot.
It might be the chocolate. Baby girl really likes chocolate.
dress: Lou & Grey
jacket: Loft
necklace: shopHollyDolly
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According to The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geo Dynamics (ZAMG), this past summer was one of the warmest ones ever recorded, with record highs reported worldwide. Rainfall in the heat also created steamy, humid days. Unfortunately, these are perfect conditions for flea infestation, which has allegedly also been worse this year.
Will cold weather remove flea problems?
Ideally, fleas need a warm, moist environment to live. So if the infected area is 40 degrees or less, yes, cold weather can kill fleas. However, since most of us don't live in temperatures of 40 degrees or less, fleas which have nestled indoors in your carpet or pet's bedding are sheltered from the cold. So once fleas are indoors, their larva and pupa or cocoon stage can survive even the harshest winter.
How do I remove fleas from my home?
Pets can bring fleas into your home. But even if you don't have pets, fleas can attach to humans' clothing. To remove any residual fleas and larvae, you should dust, vacuum, and mop your floors. Be sure to toss the vacuum cleaner bag away outside because fleas can jump up to ten inches right out of the bag! Then professionally steam clean the carpets in your home.
If you have pets in your home, place your pet's bedding outside. Dust it off well and leave it in the hot sun for several hours. If it's removable, launder your pet's bed. Then wash your pet. Ordinary organic dish soap will kill any fleas. Pay special attention to your pet's head and tail as fleas like to hide there. To be absolutely sure you've removed all fleas, brush your pet with a flea comb. These are available at any pet supply store. And while there is nothing which kills the fleas in their pupa stage, there are preventive treatments which attack the birth cycle, killing fleas as they hatch as well as killing adults already living on your pet.
Another effective way to kill fleas on your pet is to rub food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE) over its coat. Also, as an additional preventative, dogs can be fed brewer's yeast and garlic. If your dog can tolerate eating these, fleas won't nest in an animal which has them in its diet.
How can I tell if I have a flea problem in my home?
If your pet is repeatedly scratching himself, fleas are a possible cause. Check your pet's fur for "dirty spots," or dark dander which indicates fleas. Another easy way to tell if you have fleas in your carpet is to wear a pair of white socks around the house. As startling a discovery as this may be, you'll be able to easily see specks of black fleas as they jump on your socks.
Preventive follow-up
There are a variety of flea sprays available at pet supply and grocery stores which you can use to treat areas where your pets sleep and play outdoors. Dogs and cats can also be treated with the flea prevention treatment products Frontline or Advantage.
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Today's integrated infrastructure data centers must be highly responsive with heightened levels of flexibility and visibility. Personnel are responsible for protecting a rapidly expanding volume of data, supporting an increasing number of mission-critical applications, managing complex, heterogeneous environments, and meeting challenging service-level expectations. All of these tasks must be accomplished while supporting a wide variety of critical, and sometimes competing, business initiatives that require increased IT service. And don't forget the limitations that fewer resources and smaller budgets add to the mix.
How do you deal with these issues if you are managing a data center network across physical, virtual, and cloud environments? What if you are a server administrator managing all of the software and hardware components of the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) across multiple chassis and rack servers and thousands of virtual machines? How about a SAN administrator maintaining the health of the storage infrastructure, or an operations manager overseeing the entire integrated infrastructure?
Whatever your role, Cisco UCS Performance Manager can help you unify the monitoring of critical infrastructure components, network connections, applications, and business services across dynamic heterogeneous physical and virtual data centers powered by Cisco UCS.
Product Overview
With technology from Zenoss, Cisco UCS Performance Manager delivers detailed monitoring from a single customizable console. The software uses APIs from Cisco UCS Manager and other Cisco® and third-party components to collect data and display comprehensive, relevant information about your Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure.
With customizable views, your data center staff can see application services and view performance and service availability information for Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure. For example, staff can see underused or overused physical and virtual resources in the integrated infrastructure stack. They can also see the performance of an individual network port in a Cisco UCS chassis without having to switch to another tool.
Cisco UCS Performance Manager does the following:
● Unifies performance monitoring and management of Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure
● Delivers real-time views of fabric and data center switch bandwidth use and capacity thresholds
● Discovers and creates relationship models of each system, giving your staff a single, accurate view of all components
● Provides coverage for Cisco UCS servers, Cisco networking, vendor storage, hypervisors, and operating systems
● Allows you to easily navigate to individual components for rapid problem resolution
An Express version of Cisco UCS Performance Manager is also available for Cisco UCS-based compute platform coverage only (physical and virtual). The Express version covers Cisco UCS servers, hypervisors, and operating systems.
Major Benefits
Cisco UCS Performance Manager offers these main benefits:
● Provides deep visibility into UCS integrated infrastructure performance and capacity for service profiles, chassis, fabric extenders, adapters, virtual interface cards, ports, and uplinks for detailed data center monitoring
● Helps maintain service-level agreements (SLAs) by managing optimal resource allocation to prevent underprovisioning and avoid performance degradation
● Eliminates the need for multiple tools by enabling administrators to monitor SLA health and performance from a single console by defining component- or application-centric views of critical resources
Technical Details
Monitored Cisco devices include the following:
● Cisco Nexus® 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000 Series Switches
● Cisco UCS domain components
● Cisco Catalyst® 6500 and 3560 Series Switches
● Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching System (VSS)
● Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches
● Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
● Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches
The following common features are available across the supported products (where applicable):
Base discovery
Base monitoring
Cisco UCS discovery
Cisco UCS performance monitoring
● Chassis
● Supervisor modules
● Line cards
● Power supplies
● Fans
● Temperature sensors
● Physical ports and interfaces
● PortChannels and bundles
● Other logical interfaces
● VLANs
● Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances
● Quality-of-service (QoS) class maps
● Event collection from syslog and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps
● CPU and memory use for chassis and supervisor modules
● Power consumption and status for chassis and field-replaceable units (FRUs)
● Power available and drawn for power supplies
● Temperature for temperature sensors
● Use, throughput, error rate, and status for all physical Ethernet interfaces
● Use, throughput, and status for all logical Ethernet interfaces
● Throughput and status for VLANs
● Adaptor units
● Backplane ports
● Chassis
● Ethernet ports
● Fabric extenders
● Fabric interconnects
● Fabric ports
● Fans
● Fan modules
● Fibre Channel ports
● Host Ethernet interfaces
● Host bus adapters (HBAs)
● I/O modules (IOMs)
● Management interfaces
● Memory arrays
● Organizations
● Power supply units (PSUs)
● Processor units
● Rack servers
● Server blades
● Service profiles
● Switch cards
● Virtual HBAs (vHBAs)
● Virtual network interface cards (vNICs)
● Chassis Ethernet ports
● Fabric interconnects
● Fibre Channel ports
● Host Ethernet interfaces
● HBAs
● Server blades
● Rack servers
● Service profiles
● Backplane ports
● Chassis
● Fabric extenders
● Fabric interconnects
● Fabric ports
● IOMs
● vHBAs
● vNICs
● Aggregation pools
Third-Party Devices
Your Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure may include other third-party devices and virtualized instances. Following is a partial list of supported devices. See Cisco UCS Performance Manager documentation for more details.
● EMC VMAX and VNX Storage Arrays using the EMC Solution Enabler
● NetApp FAS storage systems in C- and 7- mode
● Linux server
● Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2
● VMware vSphere (Releases 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.5.)
● Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
Event Management
Cisco UCS Performance Manager combines the events it collects for all the devices registered. The Cisco UCS Manager fault life cycle closely matches that of the Cisco UCS Performance Manager event life cycle, so when a Cisco UCS Manager fault is cleared, the equivalent event is cleared in Cisco UCS Performance Manager.
When initially connected to Cisco UCS Manager, network and storage devices, and hypervisors, Cisco UCS Performance Manager processes the full list of open faults. Subsequently, it subscribes to and receives only new faults and updates to existing faults. A counter is maintained for those events and faults that repeat.
Capacity Monitoring
In addition to monitoring components, Cisco UCS Performance Manager allows you to monitor integrated infrastructure capacity. Network capacity is a measure of the maximum amount of data that can be moved between network locations. This measure includes data moving across or between ports, switches, fabric extenders (FEXs), fabric interconnects, and servers over a link or network path. An additional measure that is directly related to capacity is headroom, which is your system's amount of unused or available bandwidth. This measure includes aggregation pools, ports, fabric interconnects, FEXs, switches, servers, and more.
Identifying available headroom enables you to determine where excess bandwidth or load exists in your system. Then you can allocate resources differently to use the available headroom and alleviate oversubscription to other components.
Bandwidth use and available headroom data are available for individual ports, or collectively by role, in the aggregation pools view. Aggregation pools are logical bundles of multiple physical network interfaces, commonly known as PortChannels. For more information about aggregation pools, see the Cisco UCS Performance Manager Administration documentation.
By using Cisco UCS Performance Manager to analyze your system and its components, you can identify potential capacities and compare them with actual capacities. This analysis enables you to perform tasks that include the following:
● Determine how close to maximum capacity you are, so that you can plan for potential expansion or restructuring
● Determine whether a device is oversubscribed or has additional resources that can be used to alleviate oversubscription or help eliminate network pinch points
● Determine whether IOM server ports and Ethernet and Fibre Channel uplinks are congested now or have been historically; then you can alleviate the congestion, or forecast when the next cyclic congested event might occur
● Identify congestion sources and explore ways to address them, such as by moving service profiles between chassis
● Determine whether virtual or physical workloads and applications are affected by Cisco UCS fabric capacity constraints; then you can plan for or make changes to the system configurations or hardware components
● Determine whether virtual or physical workloads and applications are affected by Cisco UCS server CPU and memory configurations; then you can plan for or make changes to the server configurations or hardware components
● Compare current and historical performance across converged infrastructure components to find existing constraints and determine whether and how they can be removed
Using Historical Data
Historical data enables you to determine cyclic and periodic trends in your system. By using historical data with point-of-time information about your Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure, you can identify potential problems and analyze any existing problems quickly and efficiently.
For easier monitoring, you can use Cisco UCS Performance Manager to view and analyze collected data about each physical and virtual component according to the way that they function as one unit. For example, an infrastructure unit can provide information about the following device types:
● Blade and rack servers
● Network switches
● Storage switches and arrays
● Hypervisors
Cisco UCS Performance Manager provides key performance indicators (KPIs) for your integrated infrastructure components. KPIs enable you to quickly identify system constraints that are contributing to or will eventually result in performance degradation. Historical data can be defined in terms of scope and time frame so that you can quickly arrive at conclusions and take action.
Cisco UCS Performance Manager also lets you view service profiles, virtual machines, and operating systems. You can quickly identify and evaluate current and historical resource-derived constraints and component faults. Finer details in terms of the resources consumed by individual CPUs, interfaces, and memory are also available. For example, you can detect whether a particular virtual machine uses too much of the available resources or just the right amount. By using historical data to evaluate the severity, longevity, and frequency of issues, you can reassign resources or change profiles to prevent problems.
Getting the Full Benefits of Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure
A single Cisco UCS domain can support thousands of different infrastructure components. Understanding all these physical and virtual components as well as the LAN and SAN resources needed to manage the Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure is not easy. Cisco UCS Performance Manager, however, makes the process easier by helping data center administrators identify network faults, bandwidth oversubscription, and resource capacity headroom. This information can help you understand existing capacity, how to best use it, and how to most cost-effectively increase it.
IT Operations Management Best Practices
Cisco UCS Performance Manager provides unified server, network, storage, and virtualization visibility, as well as a logical view of application and IT services. This management solution helps you simplify data center operations, reduce costs, and provide all the capabilities needed to monitor today's dynamic, integrated infrastructure environments.
For More Information
For additional information about Cisco UCS Performance Manager and related products, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/ucsperfmgr.


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Cooking pizza on the grill takes just a few minutes. Have all of your toppings assembled before you begin to grill the crusts. Unless your grill is enormous, you'll only be able to cook one pizza at a time. Plus: More Grilling Recipes and Tips
How to Make It
In a small bowl, combine the yeast with the warm water and sugar. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the all-purpose and whole wheat flours with the salt and process to blend. Add the olive oil and the yeast mixture and process until the dough comes together.
On a lightly floured work surface, knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a large oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down the dough and cut it into quarters. Shape each piece of dough into a 6-inch disk.
Generously oil 2 large rimmed baking sheets and transfer 2 of the disks to each sheet; lightly brush the dough with olive oil. Let rest for 30 minutes.
Light a charcoal grill. Roast the bell peppers over a hot fire until charred all over. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let steam for 10 minutes. Peel the peppers; discard the stems, seeds and cores. Cut the peppers into thin strips.
Rake three-fourths of the coals to one side of the grill, leaving a thin layer of coals on the other side. Working on the baking sheet, pat and stretch 1 dough disk to form a 9-inch round. Lift the dough up by the edge and drape it onto the grate over the hot part of the grill. Grill the dough until it is nicely toasted on the bottom, about 1 minute. Then rotate and cook for an additional minute.
Flip the crust over onto the cooler part of the grill and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle one-quarter of the cheese over the crust and top with one-quarter of the peppers, tomatoes, garlic and capers. Move the pizza back to the hot area of the grill to melt the cheese. Cook until the bottom of the crust is lightly charred, about 2 minutes; if it starts to burn, move it to the cooler side. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve immediately. Repeat with the remaining dough and toppings to make 3 more pizzas.


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Crossed up-- sideways
Came across the website -- I enjoyed the pictures-- thought I'd share it.
I've done this a few times (crossed up, sideways-- on the pegs). I flat tracked for a bit-- but it was a 350 SL Honda and a DT 250 Yamaha. Barely enough power on a flat track to keep the back tire spinning so you can throttle steer. And if it stops spinning and bites-- you re-create Disney's Goofy Holler:
As you sail off into the sunset.
My Norton P-11A had the power-and the set up. I never missed a chance to do it when I found a nice hard surface covered with just enough loose stuff. But my favorite "Crossed up, sideways Feet on the pegs moment was on the beach at Daytona Beach, 1974. I borrowed a friends Penton. Just to see how it felt. Rolled down the beach about 50 yards, gave it a little gas, started to turn left, felt the back step out, gave it a little more gas, counter steered the front wheel, gave it more gas until I found that moment. That perfect balance between forward and sideways motion (kinda like you wheelie freaks feel when you hit that "sweet spot" and can keep the front end up-- forever).
There I was, cutting huge arcs in the sand-- roostin'! I had a grin on my face like a stoner after a huge blunt of Panama Red.
Coulda done it forever-- but, like all good things...
A Daytona rent a cop (deputized yay-hoo, for bike week) decides "oh hell no!". He grabs me by my right shoulder with a death grip. Trouble is, I also have a good grip on the bars-- and, I'm doing about 15-20MPH sideways. I snatch him off his feet like an express train hooks a mail bag off a train platform. I find myself at the moment of inertia about the center of mass as the pendulum effect of his body is offset by the Penton's front wheel lifting into the air and rotating to follow the rent a cops trajectory.
He lost his grip and went sailing off towards the atlantic surf-- Goofy's "Holler" echoing off the pier. I went down. But-- was able to get back up, fire the Penton up and rip down the beach, making my escape.
I returned the Penton to my (NO LONGER) "good racing buddy", hopped on my (73 TX500 Yamaha??) and beat feet.
OH-- yeah-- here's those pictures:
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Gary has conducted, composed, orchestrated and arranged music for symphony orchestras across the country, ballet, Broadway and Off-Broadway, Public Radio, regional and repertory theaters and university and conservatory orchestras.
Mr. Fagin is Music Director of the Bucks County (PA) Symphony Orchestra and New York City's Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra. He conducts the New Jersey Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker with the New Jersey Symphony and has appeared as conductor with numerous regional orchestras.
Mr. Fagin served as Musical Director and Conductor for seven years at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven and for three seasons at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge. His many theater credits include productions of The Three Penny Opera with Sting on Broadway, and with director Martha Clarke at the Atlantic Theater Company, and Stephen Paulus's Hester Prynne at Death at the 92nd Street Y. He composed, orchestrated and conducted the music for Charlotte: Life? Or Theater?, a music theater work based on the life and work of artist Charlotte Salomon with book and lyrics by Elise Thoron, which received its world premiere performance to critical acclaim at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia and has been performed in concert versions in Washington, D.C., St. Petersburg, Russia, London and Amsterdam. His Dramatic Song Cycle, John Adams in Amsterdam: A Song for Abigail, with lyrics by Terry Quinn, received its world premiere performance at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam before Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands; his A Distant Love: Songs of John and Abigail Adams was performed by Chelsea Opera.
The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra has premiered a number of Mr. Fagin's compositions: An Inaugural Fanfare (2009); Suite for Strings (2009); And Bold To Fall Withal: Henry Hudson in the New World, with Jason Danieley, tenor (2010); Robert Moses Astride New York, with Rinde Eckert, tenor (2011); Cantata for Huddled Masses, with Marin Mazzie, soprano (2012); Jane Jacobs Saves New York, with Marin Mazzie (2014); Supreme Justice: The Battle For Gay Rights, with Lucy Shelton, soprano, and John Duykers, tenor (2016); The Winter Garden Waltzes (2018); and The Struggle To Forgive: Confronting Gun Violence in America (2018), with soprano Michaela Bennett, mezzo-soprano Sarah Heltzel, and baritone Jorell Williams.
Mr. Fagin studied composition with George Crumb and George Rochberg at The University of Pennsylvania; cello with Orlando Cole of The Curtis Quartet; and conducting with Otto-Werner Mueller at The Yale School of Music, where he received the first Doctorate Degree in Conducting ever awarded by Yale. He Was a Conducting Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, Herbert Blomstedt's Conducting Institute in Loma Linda, CA and was twice chosen for the Conducting Seminar at Tanglewood. He pursued post-graduate conducting studies at The Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, and holds a Certificate from the Kodaly Institute of Pedagogy in Kescemet, Hungary.
Mr. Fagin was Assistant Professor and Conductor at The University of Wisconsin-Madison and later Hofstra University. He has taught at Yale University, The Juilliard School, The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and New York University. He is Founder and Director of The New York Conducting Studio; his students conduct major and regional orchestras, on Broadway, and attend America's most prestigious music conservatories.
For four seasons Mr. Fagin's arrangements were broadcast weekly on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion on American Public Radio. He has orchestrated music for the Boston Pops, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Sandy Duncan, Tom Chapin and for recordings by Rob Fisher & The Coffee Club Orchestra and The Manhattan Rhythm Kings. Mr. Fagin's Edition of Kurt Weill's Happy End is published by European American Music. Peer Southern Concert Music publishes his Rag Concertina, and arrangement of three rags for piano solo and orchestra. His transcriptions of works by Duke Ellington are available through The Smithsonian Jazz Anthology. As a cellist and bassist he recorded with the folk musician Bill Crofut.
As a Conductor -
Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra 2008 - present
Bucks County Symphony Music Director 2002 - present
New Jersey Ballet Guest Conductor 1997 - present
"The Birds" Alfred Hitchcock, Un-Slent Film Night, The New School, 2016
"Speedy" Harold Lloyd, Un-Slent Film Night, The New School, 2015
Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra Music Director 2002 – 2008
Korean National Symphony Guest Conductor 1999
Concordia Orchestra Guest Conductor 1998
Metropolitan Orchestra Of New Jersey Music Director 1991 – 1998
Rockland County Bicentennial Pageant Conductor 1998
Quad City Symphony Guest Conductor 1997
Chicago String Ensemble Guest Conductor 1997
New World Symphony Guest Conductor 1995
Colorado Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor 1994
Seoul Symphony Of New York Guest Conductor 1994
Hofstra University Symphony Orchestra Conductor 1993 – 94
Eugene Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor 1992
Putnam Symphony Orchestra Music Director 1989 – 93
New York City Inter-School Orchestras 1988 – 92
Norwalk, Ct Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra 1987 – 90
University Of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra 1982 – 84
Happy End (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill) Lou Jacob, Director; The New School, New York City, 2015
The Threepenny Opera (Bertlot Brecht/Kurt Weill) Mark Hardy, Director; Montclair University, New Jersey, 2014
The Threepenny Opera (Bertlot Brecht/Kurt Weill) Martha Clarke, Director; Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway, 2014
Hester Prynne At Death (Terry Quinn/Steven Paulus) Ben Levit, Director; 92nd Street Y, 2004
Charlotte: Life or Theater? (Elise Thoron/Gary Fagin) Ted Sperling, Director; Prince Music Theater, 2001
Running Man (Cornelius Eady/Dierdre Murray) Diane Paulus, Director; Lenox Arts Center, 2000
You Don't Miss The Water (Cornelius Eady/Dierdre Murray) Evan Yionoulis, Director; Vineyard Theater, 1997
The Three Penny Opera (Bertlot Brecht/Kurt Weill) John Dexter, Director; Lunt–Fontaine Theater, Broadway, 1989
The Seven Deadly Sins (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill) Alvin Epstein, Director; American Repertory Theatre, 1981
Berlin Requiem (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill) Travis Preston, Director; American Repertory Theatre, 1981
Happy End (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill) Walt Jones, Director; American Repertory Theatre, 1980
Mahagonny (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill) Keith Hack, Director; Yale Repertory Theatre, 1979
Question of Place: Bertolt Brecht John Madden, Director; National Public Radio, 1978
The 1940's Radio Hour (Walt Jones) Walt Jones, Director; Yale Repertory Theatre, 1978
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare/Henry Purcell) Alvin Epstein, Director; Yale Repertory Theatre, 1976
Dynamite Tonight (Arnold Weinstein/William Bolcom) Alvin Epstein, Director; Yale Repertory Theatre, 1975


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Family Session // Scioto Grove Metro Park // Columbus, Ohio
This is going to be a different kind of family blog post, for the privacy of the family they have asked me to not share photos of their faces (except mom) - I am going to respect that. I have always loved he details way more than the big picture photos anyway. Details for me are where I feel the story is told, they spark interest and make your imagination work to see the rest of the scene. I am so excited to share these photos with you!


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Brene' + Taylor
This beautiful couple and their gorgeous wedding day have been on my mind lately since I recently met with Taylor's twin (and I mean tw-win), Jordan and his seriously adorable (and fellow Chi Omega) Kylie. I am soooooo excited about this wedding! Jared had a great time filming this one with our friend and college, photographer Randy Coleman. I mean, seriously, how attractive is this couple, right? And so obviously in love. Congrats Brene' and Taylor! And thank you for having us as part of your wedding day.


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The William Woods University Hunter/Jumper Show Team competed at the Springtime Encore Horse Show, capturing a Division Championship and a Division Reserve Championship. Michele Smith, associate professor of equestrian studies, coached the team at the show in Germantown, Tennessee, April 14-17.
For more than 30 years, the West Tennessee Hunter Jumper Association has been presenting what are considered some of the finest Hunter/Jumper shows in the South Central/ Midwestern United States. The premier A-rated USEF-rated horse shows offer competition for beginners and advanced hunter and jumper riders alike. The class offerings include a full range of hunt seat, equitation, classics and derbies along with jumper divisions for every skill level.
These are the results from the show:
Jennifer Koch riding Timeless (Timmie), second, third and seventh in the Modified Adult Hunters, five firsts in the Low Hunter and Division Champion
Megan Shahinian riding Golden Years (Cash), four seconds in Over Fences in the Low Open Hunters, second in Under Saddle in the Low Hunters and Division Reserve Champion
Morgan Holmes riding Omnistar (Odis), first and reserve champion in Meter .90 and second in Low/Child Adult One Meter Jumpers
Vonla Glassman riding Pass the Chip (Chip), two thirds in the Meter .90, fourth and fifth in the Low Child/Adult One Meter Jumpers
Annie Graber riding Remington Van Beau (Remi), fourth, fifth and two sixths in Over Fences in the Performance Hunters


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TODAY: Photo Workshop at Etsy
Who says you need a fancy SLR to take great pictures? Our very own Elena of SimplyNu will teach this hands-on workshop and share with you how to make the most of your camera. We'll explore the use of manual settings—time exposures, crops, macros and more—to take the perfect pic! Bring your camera, tripod, an item to photograph and an object to use as a background.
And here's the nitty gritty:
- Date: Date: 10/9/2012
- Time: 6pm - 8:30pm
- Event location: Etsy Labs 55 Washington St. Suite 712, Brooklyn, NY
- Fee: free for team members, $5 for the general public.


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NASA photograph depicting engineers working on the Mars exploration rover, Spirit, in the lab. NASA provides information about this image:
The Spirit rover sits (in the stowed configuration) atop its lander which is enhanced by fabric ramps, whimsically referred to as "batwings." The ramps were conceived as a way of increasing the rovers' exit paths off of their landers.
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Image online, courtesy NASA.
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Via LA Times
The race for the 9th District City Council seat pits state Sen. Curren Price (D-Los Angeles), a veteran African American politician, against Ana Cubas, a youthful Latina seeking her first elected office. Their biographies and backgrounds present a stark contrast; their campaign platforms do not. Both have promised to bring more city services to the blighted 9th, clean up the commercial corridors, attract investment and create jobs. Sadly, neither has offered a detailed, credible plan to accomplish these objectives. But Price's experience and connections give voters more reason to believe he can move the district in the right direction.
The 9th covers a narrow, densely populated stretch of the city that runs directly south from downtown, with offshoots extending to Staples Center and USC's main campus. Outside those two islands of prosperity, the district is rife with problems and short on resources to solve them. It has the highest poverty rate and the lowest median income of any council district; unemployment is high and business activity is low; and it has the city's highest percentage of high school dropouts, with comparatively few nonprofits on hand to provide services.
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