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HONOLULU – BYU-Hawaii women's basketball dropped a 61-47 game to Hawaii Pacific Thursday at the Blaisdell Center.
"We have difficulty taking care of the ball," said BYU-Hawaii head coach Craig Stanger. "We had too many turnovers that cost us a lot of possessions despite us outrebounding them. They are a great team and we still have a lot to learn."
Kristin Baldwin recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds for BYU-Hawaii (8-9, 5-6 PacWest). Marian Sheikh also contributed a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, the first of her career, while leading the team with five assists and three blocks. Tyvette White added 10 points to go with two steals.
Gabriella Fotu and Breanna Mackenzie each finished with nine points for the Sharks (13-3, 10-1 PacWest) and Spencer Gray finished with seven total rebounds.
Hawaii Pacific shot 33.9 percent from the field, holding BYU-Hawaii to 30.5 percent, but the Seasiders outrebounded the Sharks 52-37. BYU-Hawaii's 21 turnovers proved the difference leading to 18 fastbreak points for the Sharks.
Scoring started slow in the first quarter, but the Sharks built a 5-0 advantage in the first four minutes. The Seasiders played to their strengths, grabbing the defensive rebounds until Maia Jean Watene put them on the board with a 3-pointer at 3:50 and equalized the game with 1:10 to go. Hawaii Pacific regained their lead as Cece Pearl's three ended the period 9-7 in its favor.
Mackenzie hit back-to-back layups at the start of the second to give the Sharks a 6-point lead before BYU-Hawaii answered with a 6-1 run to close the gap to 14-13 with 6:20 left. Jessi Reeves sparked a 9-0 streak for Hawaii Pacific to put them ahead 23-13 with 3:41 in the half and the teams traded points until a free throw by Safia Sheikh ended the half with her team trailing 28-18.
Hawaii Pacific held their advantage through seesaw scoring in the third quarter and S. Sheikh attempted to put BYU-Hawaii back in the game with a 3-pointer that made it 35-23 with five minutes remaining in the quarter. M. Sheikh powered a 9-point Seasider run that ended with a buzzer-beating three by Watene to finish the third trailing 40-33.
A 13-point run highlighted by a 3-pointer from Brianne Yasukochi gave the Sharks all the momentum and their largest lead at 53-35 with 3:11 to play. White put a stop to Hawaii Pacific's dominance when she started an 8-2 run that included four points by Baldwin to make it 55-43 with 1:32 on the clock, but it wasn't enough as the Sharks secured their victory.
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I'm a particle physicist working mainly on the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in Geneva, although I'm employed and spend more of my time in Edinburgh, Scotland. Professionally I'm mostly interested in various aspects of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and its impact on measuring "beyond Standard Model" particles and/or Higgs bosons, and in simulating such things as well as possible. Outside work, I try to spend my dwindling amount of free time climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking or otherwise trying to scare myself (kite surfing is the latest fad)... and more conventionally obsessing about books, films and good food.


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At 17 years old, Carlissa Frederich entered The American Legion's Oratorical Contest – her first ever speech contest – as a way to learn more about the founding of America and to express gratitude for her freedoms. Frederich's desire to learn about and understand the U.S. Constitution aided in her writing a speech, "Limited Government: Our Right and Responsibility," which helped earn her a first-place finish and an $18,000 scholarship in The American Legion's 81st annual National Oratorical Contest: "A U.S. Constitutional Speech Contest," on Sunday in Indianapolis.
"I'm just blown away right now. I still can't believe it," said Frederich of Paducah, Ky., about her win. Sponsored by American Legion Post 73 in Murray, she is only the second contestant from Kentucky to win the National Oratorical Contest in its 81-year history. And Frederich believes she made it from the post-level competition to the national level thanks to her "incredible support system with my family, my community and my (Legion) post … I'm just incredibly grateful."
Frederich emerged from a competitive field of 52 other high school orators who won their respective American Legion department Oratorical Contest. She was one of three finalists to advance through semifinals on Saturday to stand on a stage at the Wyndham Hotel for the finals competition in front of an audience of Legion Family members, family and friends, and five judges. The judges included two American Legion program alumni – Alan Keyes, a 1996 presidential candidate who in 1967 won the Legion's National Oratorical Contest and was elected as president of Boys Nation; and Rachel Forbes, a 1996 recipient of the American Legion Samsung Scholarship.
Once results were finalized, National Commander Denise H. Rohan and Americanism Commission Chairman Richard Anderson presented the awards to the three orators. Second-place finish and a $16,000 scholarship was awarded to Emily Parker of Lino Lakes, Minn., who was sponsored by Post 566; and third-place finish and a $14,000 scholarship was awarded to Nathan York of National City, Calif., who was sponsored by Post 255.
Frederich presented her prepared oration three times over the course of the two-day competition with a message each time – "that the founders designed a system of limited government. They gave us that right and it is our responsibility to preserve that given gift and preserve limited government," she said. "(The U.S. Constitution) is the foundation of our way of life, truly. The American experiment worked because of limited government and to live in America we should understand the principles of the Constitution and the reasons we have the liberties that we do. And in order to preserve these we must understand."
Frederich's speech focused on the Constitution's founding six principles (federalism, tripartite system, checks and balances, popular sovereignty, republicanism, and liberty through the Bill of Rights) and related them to a wall of a dam – "a bulwark preventing destructive forces from being unleashed. However, the greatest fortification is we the people. Without Americans who perpetuate the principles of this document, it remains just that – a piece of parchment."
Frederich emphasized the lack of Constitutional knowledge in our country, stating from a poll that only one in four Americans could name all three branches of government. "Knowledge allows citizens to share ideas and become part of the political process, holding leaders accountable to serve the people." Frederich said her participation in The American Legion's Oratorical Contest has "made me much more politically active and understanding of current issues .. and made me desire to be in the political realm. Not necessarily as a politician but as an active member of the community who has a voice and can make that heard."
Frederich, who will be attending Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, this fall, encourages other high school orators to participate in The American Legion's Oratorical Contest.
"You definitely step out of your comfort zone but what you gain is so worth it. Not only is it really an incredible experience as far as learning and to memorize a speech and delivering it to people … it is an incredible opportunity to learn about our country and our founding principles and the importance of the Constitution.
Frederich spent months memorizing and rehearsing her prepared oration and after each win from the post level to the department, she would tweak it. "I had to find a drive and perseverance in myself to really write (the speeches) and memorize them and perform them," she said. That ambition of succeeding came from The American Legion's Oratorical Contest encouraging "youth of America to recognize what we've been given and to try to become leaders and preserve the Constitution."
Frederich will be an honored guest alongside other American Legion youth champions at the National Convention in Minneapolis in August.
Since 1938, The American Legion's Oratorical Contest has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships. Nearly 6,000 youth from across the nation participate in the contest at the post, district and department level. For more information, visit www.legion.org/oratorical.


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The Valley City State University Vikings fall to Mayville State University 4-2.
Valley City State University Vikings lost 4-2
It was a good day at the plate for the Vikings' Colin Waldner. Waldner went 2-4 and scored one run. He singled in the first and fifth innings.
RJ Page got the start for Mayville State University. He allowed two runs over three innings. He struck out four, walked three and surrendered three hits. Vic Sokolofsky pitched the final four frames for the Comets allowing no runs.
The Vikings jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Waldner kicked things off for the Valley City State University Vikings with a single. Daniel Buehner singled, scoring Preston Jensen and Waldner.
Mayville State University never trailed after scoring three runs in the second on a three-run home run by Dillon Lundin.
Mayville State University pushed one more run across in the top of the fifth when Bryan Jacklitch stole home.
Ryan Shaw went five innings for VCSU and Cory Pudas pitched a scoreless 6th and 7th to complete the game.
The Valley City State University Vikings hang tough until late in 10-4 loss to Mayville State University.
It was a tight game until Mayville State University scored four late runs for the 10-4 victory over the Vikings on Thursday in Lennox SD.
Daniel Buehner boosted his batting average thanks to a perfect 3-3 day at the plate to pace the Vikings. He singled in the second, third, and fifth innings.
Darrin Stanislawski got the start for Mayville State University. He allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings. Stanislawski struck out two, walked five and gave up one hit.
Phillip Steer, Bryan Jacklitch and Johnny Pistulka helped lead Mayville State University. They combined for seven hits and six RBIs.
After pushing across one run in the bottom of the second, VCSU faced just a 2-1 deficit. A wild pitch gave the Vikings life. But, Scott Petry got Colin Waldner to strike out to end the inning with the bases loaded.
The Viking offense failed to pick up any key hits leaving 8 runners in scoring position in the game.


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In the middle of the twentieth century, an accumulation of data on essential oil pharmacology was afforded by the experimental methods of the time. There was a strong emphasis on antimicrobial activity and also on effects that can be characterized by measuring tone and tension in muscle or nerve tissue.
Then, as more refined methods became available in the 1980s and 19190s , the effects of essential oils on chronic, metabolic, and horomonal diseases were recognized. In the late 1990s there was a proliferation of research on the antitumor effects of terpenoid and also other essential oil components.
Research had already progressed to successful clinical trials. Then, in 2001, all of a sudden the research stopped. Why this promising development was not pursued more vigorously, and was apparently even abandoned, is anybody's guess.
It does not appear too outlandish to suspect reservations on the part of corporate pharmacology about remedies that might be too cheap and too accessible.
As physiological activity was discovered for a growing number of essential oil components, the active ingredient concept was expanded to allow for multiple active components and for resulting synergistic effects. But whenever a new type of activity was reported, the most common terpene molecules were implicated again and again as the responsible substances.
From antiviral and antitumor to influencing the calcium uptake, ubiquitous compounds ; like linalool and limonene were credited with a growing portfolio of pharmacological properties. Assuming than an active ingredient produces only one or two specific effects was simply no longer describing the reality that could be observed.
Nonetheless, scientific understanding of essential oil activity remained based on variations of the active ingredient concept. And in fairness, it must be said that this approach did produce valuable insights. Even late in the twentieth century important discoveries were made. A few of the findings are mentioned here.
Components in Helichrysum italicum have been shown to mediate their tissue protective regenerative quality by effectively scavenging free radicals.
Studies by Muhlbauer, Lozano, Palacio, Reinli, and Felix established common essential oils as unexpected and effective agents to prevent osteoporosis, the loss of bony tissue associated with low levels of estrogen.
PMS and Menopausal Complaints
Vitex agnus castus has been shown to be a singularly effective agent to re- equilibrate progesterone and estrogen levels and to have pronounced benefits for PMS and menopausal complaints.
Hepatitis B and C:
Long-term clinical studies by Dr. Anne-Marie Giraud-Robert have shown that various oils are effective in the treatment of hepatitis B and C, but no mechanisms have been proposed at this point.
Reference:The Healing Intelligence of Essential Oils: Kurt Schnaubelt, Ph.D.
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Google antimalware efforts rely on website malware detection
A member of Google's antimalware team revealed how the search engine giant combs billions of webpages for hidden malware downloads.
TORONTO -- Google Inc. Tuesday revealed how it detects websites infected with malicious code, part of its effort to protect users from drive-by downloads and other malicious content.
Fabrice Jaubert of the Google antimalware team presented details about Google's antimalware efforts, Tuesday, at the SecTor 2010 conference. The team uses proprietary algorithms to identify malware distribution sites and sites that have been infected with malicious code. While Google's technical efforts succeed in identifying and blocking millions of websites suspected of hosting malicious code, Jaubert described the process as a typical cat-and-mouse game, in which savvy cybercriminals find ways to avoid detection.We may be better or worse [at detecting infected websites] on any given day. It's very much like the antivirus lifecycle…We get better at detection and then the bad guys find a better hiding spot.
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Google antimalware teamGoogle Inc.
"We may be better or worse [at detecting infected websites] on any given day," Jaubert said. "It's very much like the antivirus lifecycle. … We get better at detection and then the bad guys find a better hiding spot."
Jaubert said in the past 12 months, attackers have been redirecting their "infected" distribution servers to other "innocent" servers to try to avoid detection. Another problem has been the recent rise in sites peddling fake antivirus programs. Rogue antivirus programs are mutating at such a rate that Google is finding antivirus signatures unable to keep up with the changes. With antivirus signatures becoming less effective, Google is tweaking its internal algorithms in an attempt to detect and identify sites hosting fake antivirus downloads.
"Today's fake AV sites go up and down in about an hour," Jaubert said, "so it is very difficult [to stop them]."
Jaubert said Google's website malware detection pipeline begins with Internet-connected virtual machines running Windows and Internet Explorer that monitor and log all network traffic. All new processes, newly written files and registry writes are flagged, along with the infected website, and downloaded files are scanned with antivirus software. The collected information is then blended with data collected by Google's crawlers.
Despite Google's efforts, Jaubert said up to 1.5% of Google search results include a link to malware distribution sites. A substantial number of infected webpages are spam and are removed from Google's search index by a team of engineers. But webpages hosting malware typically remain in the index; if they are detected by Google's algorithm, Google uses a warning page in those search engine results.
Finding legitimate websites that contain malicious code is becoming more common, Jaubert said. "There's really no safe harbor on the net and your browsing habits are not a safe harbor in keeping you safe," he said.
Jaubert said Google is working on technical solutions to eradicate malware, but a broader approach is needed. Even if Google eradicated all sites that contained malicious code, cybercriminals would use social engineering tactics to trick users and infect their systems, he said. There's a need for a "multidisciplinary approach with a coalition of different actors" to combat the problem, he said. The United States can begin in its own backyard, he said. Twenty-five percent of malware distribution servers are located in the U.S.
"Although we do need global cooperation to address the problem fully," Jaubert said, "there are definitely servers within our reach that we can try to shut down."


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Sire: Street Boss
Colour: Bay
Dam: Precious Jewel
Sex: Filly
Age: 3
Foaled: Nov 05, 2016
Country: Australia
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STREET BOSS (USA) (Chestnut 2004-Stud 2009). 7 wins to 7f, Del Mar Bing Crosby H., Gr.1. Sire of 663 rnrs, 475 wnrs, 31 SW, inc. The Quarterback (VRC Newmarket H., Gr.1), Cathryn Sophia, Decked Out, Danza, Capo Bastone, Rapper Dragon - Street Rapper (Aust.), Holy Boss, Hence, Petits Filous, Tris, Metaboss, Scarlet Billows, Thiamandi, Ploverset, Balk, Bebhinn, Get Rhythm, Street Surrender, Tougherthantherest, Big Handsome, Right Hand Man, etc.
1st dam
PRECIOUS JEWEL, by Stratum. Winner at 1950m in Aust. Dam of two named foals, neither raced.
2nd dam
IN THE EAST, by Entrepreneur. Placed at 3, 3d STC Safilo Eyewear H. Half-sister to BEAT THE FADE, DAWN TILL DUSK,
Precious Jewel. Winner. See above.
Noonday. Winner at 1600m in Aust.
Casino Gal. Winner at 1300m in Aust. Dam of-
Ultimate Dreamer. 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, A$95,135, 2d Clarence River JC NRRA Country Championships Qualifier.
3rd dam
DAWN RUN, by Sir Tristram. Winner at 1600m, AJC Chicola H., 3d STC Lidcombe H. Dam of 10 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-
BEAT THE FADE (Maroof). 3 wins from 1200m to 1600m, A$464,535, AJC Emancipation S., Gr.2, South Pacific 3YO Classic, STC Probus Club of Barra Brui H., 2d STC Coolmore Classic, Gr.1, AJC Winooka H., 3d VATC One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, STC Sheraco S., L, AJC Heron, Todd & White H., 4th STC Queen of the Turf S., Gr.2, Millie Fox S., L. Producer.
DAWN TILL DUSK (Manntari). 6 wins at 1600m, 2200m, WRC Cuddle S.H., Gr.3, ARC Nathans Memorial H., Poenamo Hotel H., Waikato RC Bloomsbury Stud H., Lowe Schollum & Jones H., 3d Cambridge JC Deputy Governor Trophy, ARC Lindauer Sec H. Dam of-
Angel in Bluejeans (Mastercraftsman). 5 wins from 1200m to 2100m to 2017-18, Matamata RC Tonezone H., 2d Waikato RC Riverlsey Park H., 3d Rotorua Challenge P., L.
Grimalkin - Mr Blackberry (H.K.) (Tale of the Cat). Placed at 3, 2d North Canterbury RC Canterbury S., L, 3d CJC Guineas Trial, 4th New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1.
Pat's Trick - Smart Guy (H.K.). 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 2200m, NZ$12,950, HK$2,105,100, ARC Barfoot & Thompson 2YO H., HKJC Fu Tai H., Celosia H., Privilege H., Yung Shue O H., 2d HKJC Citigold Private Client H., Golden Years H., 3d HKJC Clarke Quay H., Audemars Piguet Royal Oak H., Tsim Sha Tsui H., Bering Sea H., Yue Yee H., 4th Waikato RC Star Way S., L.
Bargain Hunter. 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1800m, CJC Farringtons Tavern H., 2d Otago RC Carlton Bar & Restaurant H.
The Nightingale. Unplaced. Dam of-
INFANTRY (Tavistock). Horse of the Year in Singapore in 2017. Champion 4YO & Miler in Singapore in 2017. 9 wins from 1200m to 2000m, S$1,915,889, Singapore TC Kranji Mile, L, Singapore Derby, L, Merlion Trophy, L, Moonbeam Vase, L, Victoria Racing Club Trophy, Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy, Mark Walker S., 2d Singapore TC Chairman's Trophy, L, Stewards' Cup, L, Singapore Guineas, L, Always Certain S., 3d Singapore TC Patron's Bowl, L, Fortune Bowl, L, Colonial Chief S., L, 4th Singapore TC Committee's Prize, L.
Night Nurse (Tavistock). 6 wins from 1400m to 2000m, NZ$132,010, to 2017-18, CJC Farmers Mill H., Mick & Melba Murfitt Memorial H., New Zealand Cup Meeting H., Lindauer H., 2d CJC Spring Classic, L, Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup Trial H., Mid Winter Xmas Races H., 3d North Canterbury Cup, CJC New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Series H., Linwood Park Stallions H.
Dawninsky. Unraced. Dam of-
Perfect Charger. 5 wins at 1000m, 1100m, S$285,544, Singapore TC Benchmark 89 H., Graduation S., Safety Outlet S., Class 4 H., 2d Singapore TC Benchmark 89 H., Kranji B S., Kranji C S., Hello Spain Graduation S., 3d Singapore TC Kranji C S., 4th Singapore TC Garden City Trophy, L.
4th dam
Strong Queen, by Major General. Joint second top filly on The 1971-72 Aust. 2YO Free H. 16 wins-8 at 2-to 1200m, STC Lilli Pilli H., Whirlwind H., Tiny Tots S., Flying Welter H., BATC Flying H., 2YO H., Juvenile H., QTC Rainbow Nursery H., Nursery H., 2d BATC HJ Murphy H., L, AJC Dover Heights H., STC Opera House S., Elizabeth Farm H., Qld Tatt's RC TR Hall S., BATC Flying H., Juvenile H., 3d BATC TM Ahern S., L, AJC Allawah Welter H., Woollahra H., QTC Coral Nursery H., Piccaninny S., 4th AJC Gimcrack S., Gr.3. Sister to
Dawn Run. Winner. See above.
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by Ciprian IVAS
Qumran is one of the happiest moments in the history of archeology, a time when not only scientific research but the whole contemporary civilization and culture rooted in the spirituality of the biblical books received confirmation and arguments of its origins.
The Jewish sect of Essenes, who founded the Qumran community and developed the famous manuscripts, enjoys a relatively good knowledge among researchers due to three major ancient authors who wrote about the Essenes. It's about Joseph Flavius who writes about them in all three books that we have received from him, "Jewish Antiquities", "History of the Jewish War against the Romans" and Autobiography. Flavius Joseph's credibility regarding the Essenes is even greater as we know that he was a disciple of an Essene. The second author is Philo of Alexandria. He also writes about the captivating history of the discovery of the Qumran manuscripts in three of his works, of which we have received only two, namely "Quod Omni Probus Liber Sit" and "De Vita Contemplative". A third work, "Apologetics" is missing. It is noteworthy that in "De Vita Contemplative" Philo speaks of a sect of "therapists" in Egypt, which today historians grants Essene identity. The third author who is referring to the Essenes is Plinius the Elder in his "Historia Naturalis". To these we add two more that can not be overlooked, Saint Hieronymus and Origen.
The history of the discovery of the settlement of Qumran manuscripts is one captivating. In 1945 a pastor called Mohammed el-Dib, during the search of a lost goat founds one of the caves with manuscripts and therefore enters it's possession. In 1947 a group of bedouins belonging Tamireh tribe, which included that young pastor, appears at a Jacobite monastery gate, South of Jerusalem, trying to sell manuscripts. It was time the entire scientific community pushed the "alert" button. In 1949 started the systematical search. We can say that there was a contest between archaeologists and the bedouin tribe Tamireh motivated by the large amount of valuable manuscripts. Gradually are found all 11 caves known today as the former shelters of the manuscripts. Location settlement is 20 km south of the present town of Jericho in the West Bank by the river Wadi Qumran, which name was given the archaeological site.
Manuscripts of great value are written on four types of support: leather, parchment, papyrus and copper. Their datation is between 3rd century BCE and the lst century CE, including more than 600 books of which nine only were fully recovered. About 200 of them are biblical books. They represent all the canonical books of the Old Testament (except Esther) plus four books of the "anaghinoscomena" section of the Septuagint Bible version, respectively Tobit, Jesus Sirach, Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah.
Books refer to no less than three traditions, first pre- Masoretic, the second being Septuagint and the third the Samaritan Pentateuc.
These books are 1300 years older than everything was known before, and of course before the first Hebrew canon.
The importance of the discovery of the Qumran cannot be measured and the value to scientific biblical research is priceless.


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This Is Where You Will Find Different Sight Seeing Tour Business Also Different Sights To See And Places To Go. Check Out The Weather At The Bottom Of The Page .
Boston Garden Tours & History Center
150 Causeway Street, North Station Concourse
Boston 02114 (617) 557-1255
Boston's Newest Attraction! Come see the historic arena that the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics call home. Become a part of history! For more information call 557-1255. Also visit the newest addition to the Boston Garden Tour Center, the Upper Deck Authenticated Outlet.
Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum
Congress Street Bridge
Boston 02210 (617) 338-1773
History comes alive aboard the Boston Tea Party Ship. Participate in our Reenactment presentation with Paul Revere & Sam Savage, throw tea chests over board. Engage in discussions with Colonial Costumed Guides. Tax free tea served. Hours: Spring/Fall 9-5, Summer 9-6, closed Dec 1-Mar 1. Children Under 5 Free.
The Bostonian Society - Old State House
206 Washington Street
Boston 02109 (617) 720-3290
Boston's history museum features exhibits on the American Revolution, the Old State House and other aspects of the city's heritage. Open daily 9:30am-5pm. The Society's reference library at 15 State Street is open Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm.
Bunker Hill Pavilion
55 Constitution Road
Charlestown 02129 (617) 241-7575
In a specially built theatre, the Battle of Bunker Hill is recreated through sight, sounds and theatrical effects. Group discounts available. Hours: April-May 9:30-4, June-August 9:30-5, Sept-Nov. 9:30-4.
Children's Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston 02210 (617) 426-8855
World famous interactive exhibits encourage imagination, curiosity, questioning and fun for the whole family! Hours: 10am-5pm, Fri until 9pm, closed Mondays Sept-June except Boston school vacations and holidays. Children under one are always Free.
The Commonwealth Museum
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston 02125 (617) 727-9150
Explore the People, Places and Politics of Mass. Interact with exhibits which focus on historic and contemporary issues; they appeal to visitors of all ages. Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Sat. 9am-3:30pm. Admission is free to all.
The Computer Museum
300 Congress Street, Museum Wharf
Boston 02210 (617) 426-2800; (800) 370-CHIP
Set aside your expectations of a traditional museum and come discover the only museum devoted to people and computers. With our more than 125 interactive computer exhibits we guarantee you'll have more fun than humanly possible! Sept-May: Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; June-August: open daily 10am-6pm.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts Avenue at Huntington Avenue, 175 Huntington Avenue
Boston 02115 (617) 450-3790
Tour The Mother Church, and in the Christian Science Publishing Society where The Christian Science Monitor is published, see the 30-foot stained glass Mapparium, and nondenominational Bible Exhibit. Free.
The Institute of Contemporary Art
955 Boylston Street
Boston 02115 (617) 266-5152
An internationally renowned center for contemporary art and culture. Exhibitions feature works by emerging artists and major figures such as Cindy Sherman and William Wegman. Conveniently located opposite the Hynes Convention Center, one block from Newbury Street. Open Wed./Thurs. 12-9, Fri./Sat./Sun. 12-5; free Thurs. 5-9pm; $5 general, $3 students, $2 seniors and children under 16.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Mailing address: 2 Palace Road
Boston 02115 (617) 566-1401
Museum built 1900-1903 in style of 15th c. Italian palace to house Mrs. Gardner's extensive art collection. Interior flowering courtyard and outdoor gardens. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11-5.
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston 02125 (617) 929-4523
Nation's memorial to the 35th President. The New Museum features the life, leadership and legacy of President Kennedy through 25 new exhibits, 3 theaters and 20 video presentations. Open daily 9-5.
John Hancock Observatory
200 Clarendon Street
Boston 02116 (617) 247-1977
For a bird's eye view of Boston and its metropolitan area, start off your visit at the top of the John Hancock Observatory, Boston's tallest building at 60 floors. Located in Copley Square at Trinity Place. Hours are Mon-Sat, 9am-11pm, Sun noon-11pm.
Longyear Museum and Historical Society
120 Seaver Street
Brookline 02146-5797 (617) 277-8943
An independent historical museum open since 1937; contains exhibits and archival/library materials that allow the visitor to explore the history of Mary Baker Eddy. Open Tue-Sat 10-4:15; Sun 1-4:15; closed February.
Museum of African American History/African Meeting House
46 Joy Street
Boston 02114
(617) 742-1854
The Museum of African American History is a non-profit educational institution founded to study the social history of New England's African American communities and to promote an awareness of that history by means of educational programs, publications, exhibits, and special events. Open daily 10-4. Meeting House free/Gallery admission: donations accepted.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston 02115 (617) 267-9300
The comprehensive collections offer a survey of the world's finest art. Hours: Tues-Sun 10am-4:45pm; Wed 10am-9:45pm; Thurs & Fri West Wing only 5pm-9:45pm. Closed Monday.
Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Avenue
Roxbury 02119 (617) 442-8614
An art museum dedicated to the promotion, exhibition, collection and criticism of black visual arts heritage worldwide. Programs in five areas: exhibitions, collections and conservation, publications, research and education. Open October-May, Tues-Sun 1-5. June-Sept, Tues-Sun 1-6pm.
Museum of Transportation
15 Newton Street
Brookline 02146 (617) 522-6547
A cultural and educational institution dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of the automobile.
New England Spring Flower Show
Bayside Expo Center, Exit 15 off 93
Boston 02125 (617) 536-9280
March 5-13, 1994. Third largest Flower Show in the world, this nine day exposition features more than 60 fully landscaped spring gardens in peak bloom.
Old South Church
645 Boylston Street
Boston 02116 (617) 536-1970
Old South Church is a large urban church (on the historic register) centrally located at Boylston and Dartmouth.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street
Corner of Washington & Milk Streets, on the Freedom Trail near Downtown Crossing
Boston 02108 (617) 482-6439
Hear and see Boston's past through a permanent multimedia exhibit at the historic site where the Boston Tea Party started. Daily 9:30-5 April-October; 10-4 Mon-Fri & weekends 10-5, November - March. Modest admission with discounts for seniors, students, children & AAA.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston 02113 (617) 523-2338
Located in Boston's historic North End on the Freedom Trail. Restored home, exhibits, gardens, gift shop. Open year-round. Parking is limited, a short walk from area lots.
Prudential Skywalk Observation Deck
Prudential Tower Building
Boston 02199 (617) 236-3318 or 236-3744
The Prudential Skywalk Observation Deck offering the only 360 degree view of Boston and beyond from over 700 feet up. Open Mon-Sat 10-10, Sunday 12-10pm.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Harrison Gray Otis House
141 Cambridge Street
Boston 02114 (617) 227-3956
Proprietors of 33 house museums in 5 New England states, with headquarters at Otis House designed by Charles Bulfinch, 1796. Tues-Fri, 12-5, and Sat 10-5. Tours on the hour, last tour at 4.
Thompson Island Outward Bound
Boston Harbor, P.O. Box 127
Boston 02127 (617) 328-3900
Beautiful private harbor island, located thirty minutes from downtown Boston. Available for corporate functions including clambakes, picnics & barbecues, weddings and special events. Full-service package includes boat transportation, gourmet meals, beverage package and all on-island coordination.
USS Constitution Museum
P.O. Box 1812, Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston 02129 (617) 426-1812
New hands-on exhibits and theater to open Spring of '94. The history and adventures of America's greatest fighting ship come alive. Be a sailor aboard "Old Ironsides," fire a cannon, hoist a sail, swing in a hammock, navigate and turn a ship's wheel. Open daily.
Cranberry World Visitors Center
225 Water Street
Plymouth 02360 (508) 747-2350
Contains exhibits tracing the history, cultivation, and uses of the cranberry from colonial times to the present. Daily cooking demonstrations. Free samples. Free. Open daily 9:30am-5pm, May 1-December 1.
Foxwoods High Stakes Bingo & Casino
P.O. Box 410
Ledyard, CT 06339 (203) 885-3000; (800) PLAY-BIG
Largest casino/bingo complex in New England states. Located in the Mystic Coast area, less than 2 hours from Boston.
Franklin Park Zoo/Commonwealth Zoological Corporation
Dorchester 02121 (617) 442-2002
A 72 acre zoological park, which includes an African Tropical Forest, hooves and horns, birds world, children zoo, educational and volunteer programs.
Gore Place Society
52 Gore Street
Waltham 02154 (617) 894-2798
Gore Place, New England's largest 1805 Federal period mansion, featuring 22 furnished rooms located on 45 acres of lawns, gardens, woodlands, with a flock of sheep. Grounds open daily. Mansion tours Apr.15-Nov.15, Tues.-Sat.10-5, Sun. 2-5.
Heritage Plantation of Sandwich
Pine & Grove Street, P.O. Box 566
Sandwich 02563 (508) 888-33004
Americana museum and gardens. Military museum, antiques, museum store and carousel cafe.
J & J Promotions Outdoor Antiques & Collectibles Shows
P.O. Box 385, Rt 20
Brimfield 01010 (413) 245-3436
Outdoor antique show featuring 600 to 800 exhibitors from the US and Canada.
Massachusetts Audubon Society
208 South Great Road
Lincoln 01773 (978) 259-9500; (800) AUDUBON (283-8266)
Massachusetts Audubon protects over 22,000 acres of land in Massachusetts. Eighteen sanctuaries, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod, are devoted to nature interpretation and passive recreation. They offer thousands of programs and are open year round. Call for brochure.
Mystic Valley Railway Society, Inc.
120 Beaver Street, P.O. Box 486
Hyde Park 02136-0486 (617) 893-6756; (800) 375-6420
Provide train excursions to locations in New England with special themes like fall foliage trips, maple sugar farms, Christmas shopper, seashore, etc.
Newport Mansions - The Preservation Society of Newport County
Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 (401) 847-1000
Located 1 1/2 hours south of Boston, three centuries of American architecture and decorative arts can be found by visiting the Society's eight historic houses; The Breakers (1895), Marble House (1892), Rosecliff (1902), The Elms (1901), Chateau-sur-Mer (1852), Kingscote (1840), Hunter House (1747), Green Animals Topiary Gardens (1852). Guided Tours. Individual & Group Admissions. All houses open daily May-Sept., limited openings Oct.-Mar.
Old Sturbridge Village
One Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge 01566 (978) 347-3362; Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) number, (508) 347-5383;
Living history museum located on 200 acres with over 40 exhibit buildings. Costumed interpreters carry-out daily life in this recreation of a rural New England community of the 1830s. Open daily, 9am-5pm, April-October, and Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm, November-March. Closed Christmas and New Years Day.
The Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem 01970 (978) 745-9500
Museum complex in the center of historic Salem encompasses world-class collections of Maritime Art & History, Asian Export Art, American Architecture & Decorative Arts, and collections from around the globe including Pacific, Asian, Native American, and Indian art and artifacts.
Plymoth Plantation including Mayflower II
Box 1620, Route 3A
Plymouth 02362 (508) 746-1622; (800) 2-MAYFLOWER
Living history museum. Main exhibits include 1627 Pilgrim Village, Mayflower II, Indian homesite, and craft center. Open 7 days 9-5, April-November with extended summer hours. General Admission (includes Mayflower II, 1627 Pilgrim Village, Wampanog Indian Homesite and Carriage House Crafts Center).
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
174 Derby Street
Salem 01970 (978) 745-1470
Historic structures and wharves from Salem's Golden Age of Sail. Operated by the National Park Service. Ranger Guided tours. Open daily 9am-5pm. Free. 9 acres.
Salem Witch Museum
19 1/2 Washington Square North, Route 1A
Salem 01970 (978) 744-1692; (800) 544-1692
The Salem Witch Museum is a multi-sensory presentation recreating the witch hysteria of 1692. Translations available in French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian. Hours: 10am-5pm; July & Aug. 10am-7pm.
Seashore Trolley Museum
P.O. Box A (195 Log Cabin Road)
Kennebunkport, ME 04046 (207) 967-2712
One hour north of Boston. Largest collection of electric trolleys in the world. Excursion rides daily on authentically restored cars. Exhibits. Open May-November (207) 967-2800.
Or if you prefer the more old-fashioned way of getting the weather, get to some place where you can see the old Hancock Building in the Back Bay (it's the squat building next to the newer, glass one) and use the lights in the tower to get a three-hour forecast. Here's the rhyme (which almost nobody can remember) to decipher the lights:
Steady blue, clear view. Flashing blue, clouds due. Steady red, rain ahead. Flashing red, snow instead (Except in summer, when flashing red means the Sox game has been rained out).
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What do I do when life's responsibilities get in the way of my yoga?
Well for starters, I acknowledge the fine line between 'life priorities' and 'self priorities'. Life priorities would include paying rent, working and most importantly, college. Self priorities include allowing my creativity to thrive, maintaining social relationships and of course, yoga.
I guess you could say that my education and yoga are my top priorities. For the longest time I would allow my education to get in the way of yoga. I would make study cards instead of flowing through an hour of meditation, memorize anatomy terms instead of studying my own anatomy and center my inner focus on solely my education.
Halfway through last semester, I finally said ENOUGH! It was a week before midterms and I wanted to work on my chaturanga but I had so much homework to do. I decided it was time to create a strategy to balance the two. So I sat on my mat and brainstormed ways I could integrate my homework with yoga. Here is what I do to balance school and yoga:
I allow my homework to join me on the mat
My favorite, and most productive way of integrating yoga and homework is to set my laptop at the top of mat. I find that doing this is a better technique of getting homework done then sitting in the library for hours. Usually I'll write a paragraph or do some editing while sitting on my mat – when I feel I need to give my brain a chance to rest or think about a topic further, I'll flow through some poses.
Downward dog tackles writer's block
In the past, writer's block would give me the opportunity to scroll through my phone or watch a YouTube video – it gave me a reason to procrastinate. However, when I'm struck by writer's block now, I take time to stretch it out in downward facing dog. As I bring my feet forward to come back to my laptop, I look at whatever I'm working on with the same determination I encounter in yoga class. This determination keeps me motivated and allows me to perform better on my work – thus curing my writer's block.
Replicate your studio
Clean your yoga space, keep it fresh and crisp up the air. Your work/yoga space should embody your favorite yoga studio. Personally, I associate the feels of a yoga studio with determination, focus and even creativity. Allow your brain to stimulate the same senses it does in a studio when you bring your homework to your mat. Trust me, it makes all the difference.
Your crystals will be your best tutor
I get it, not everyone is into crystals and their metaphysical properties. But I'm a true believer that they can help enhance life by channeling energies. I love surrounding myself with crystals during yoga, they help me focus on what I need to work on in yoga and life. The same applies for when I'm doing my homework or studying for exams. My personal favorite stone to have next to my laptop or in my back pack is fluorite.
Alright yogis, enough about what I have to say. How do you balance yoga with school, work and other priorities? Do you carve out time for class? Do you set aside 20 minutes a day for your own private practice?


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Francisco Ascemsao, marketing chief for Gillette unit Duracell batteries, said Gillette decided to give the business to GCI after being satisfied with the agency's handling of an event to promote Duracell's Portuguese 30th anniversary and toy-battery survey
last year.
'They did a great job and we decided to give them the account for that reason,' Ascemsao said, adding that the decision had nothing to do with Porter Novelli's past performance.
GCI will oversee comms and PR for Gillette's four operating divisions: Duracell, Braun electric shavers, Oral B dental products and Gillette.
Under the brief of undisclosed billings, the agency's mission will be to raise the brands' awareness in Portugal by launching events, devising promotional communications and working with the media.
GCI will also oversee PR surrounding the launch of Gillette's new Mach 3 Turbo men's razor, the firm's response to rival Wilkinson Sword's competing new product Quattro.
Ascemsao said Gillette's Portuguese sales were 'satisfactory' last year and that the company has 80% of the Portuguese razor's market and about 70% of other consumer categories.
Lisbon-based GCI, which recently celebrated 10 years of business, is a full-services comms firm whose top clients include Carlsberg, Dove and Sony Erikson.


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It seems like common sense that the first place someone with a health problem is likely to turn for help is their GP, who is expected to deal with them in an appropriate manner. For people with mental health problems, however, this isn't necessarily the case. According to the anti-stigma campaign Time to Change (TTC), many people experiencing mental distress arrive at the GP surgery to find that primary care professionals are ill-equipped to deal with their needs. Sometimes the sheer volume of work GPs must contend with means there aren't the resources available. But often a lack of awareness and training about mental health issues means patients do not receive the care and attention they need.
To tackle the issue, the organisation developed a pilot project to raise awareness among GPs, nurse practitioners and other primary care staff on how to improve their services. Launched in October 2012, the Time to Change Primary Care Project came to an end recently and, according to the practitioners and service users involved, has made considerable headway in changing attitudes among clinicians and support staff.
"I've had a lot of experiences with GPs' surgeries," says 25-year-old Rebecca David, who has been using mental health services for depression and anxiety since her teens and is involved with the TTC initiative. "Many times it just felt like box-ticking. I would be given forms to fill in [and] it didn't feel like [doctors] were really listening. In some cases they are overwhelmed [with work] but that doesn't make it okay."
David, a musician who works as a freelance trainer for mental health charities, signed up to the TTC pilot to train GPs to better understand service users' experiences. She took part in a number of 10-minute, one-to-one sessions with frontline staff (more than 500 health professionals participated in total) in practices in London, Liverpool and north Staffordshire. "In all the practices I went to, the GPs said they would aim to change the way they worked," David said. "They realised that they could improve things without adding to their workload – really simple things like making sure people are signposted to community mental health services and simply listening. It often takes a lot of courage just to go and talk to a doctor and it's not an exaggeration to say that if the service is poor it can have a profound effect on someone's future."
Sidney Millin, another "involvement worker" with the project, echoes David's assessment, saying that while he encountered "some reluctance", he too saw GPs and other staff react positively to being better informed. "A lot of time GP surgery staff have got this misconception that people with mental illnesses are always ill – they cannot communicate, they cannot speak and they cannot function normally. So this is kind of busting that myth."
A former journalist, originally from Zimbabwe, Millin has bipolar disorder and has had some difficult interactions within primary care. He talks of how when learning of his diagnosis, one GP "had an alarmed look on her face" and kept the door to the consultation room open whenever he was there. "It was a time when I was not so comfortable talking about my diagnosis so I didn't complain. But it made me feel bad."
Alan Hollinghurst, a former head teacher and mental health service user involved in the project, says: "The aim of the project is to raise awareness about mental health within primary care. As a service user I feel I can speak with authority because I am actually telling my own story." A few "small adjustments" can go a long way, he adds. "If [people] get treated right straight away it can make such a big difference to their recovery."
An evaluation by the Institute of Psychiatry published in April showed a reduction overall in the stigma and discrimination experienced by people with mental illness but it also found that negative attitudes among health professionals had not improved. Sue Baker, director of Time to Change, says that while there is evidence of attitudes shifting across society, "there is not the same rate of change among health professionals". The pilot project (it has an online resource that GPs can access too) is an attempt to provide "a tailored intervention" that recognises how "people with lived experience" can work with primary care staff to bring about improvements. "GPs have been openly saying they don't get enough training on [mental health]. There is definitely an appetite for this."
According to Baker, one of the main advantages borne out by the pilot was that change was achievable without being "burdensome" to overstretched professionals. Feedback following the pilot found that while 46% of GPs said they were confident about identifying the signs of mental illness before the training, this jumped to 64% afterwards. In addition, 64% said they were better equipped to make adjustments so that people with mental health difficulties could access their practice as opposed to just 41% before.
Baker says TTC has been "working closely" with the Royal College of General Practitioners and is hoping the model used during the pilot can be rolled out around the country. It is especially important, she suggests, because GPs are reporting that more people are coming to them with mental health problems. Dr Catherine Roe, one of the GPs who participated in the initiative, says at first she and her colleagues were "intrigued" by the idea of 10-minute sessions but that they were impressed from the start. "We were able to fit it into our normal working day which was a great help. If they wanted to, I could see this being rolled out to other primary care settings," she adds. "The point to really stress is that most mental health problems are dealt with within primary care and we don't always do it very well."
Roe says more people with mental health problems have visited her surgery in recent months, making it more important to be attuned to individual needs. Another GP, Dr David Abraham, agrees: "Mental health problems are a major part of our workload and unfortunately in this part of the world, and at these economic times, and for all sorts of reasons, we have an increasing workload related to mental health."
He adds: "It is difficult for some people to use the practice when their mental health is not so good and we don't always consider that as much as we would like to. If the atmosphere in the practice is universally accommodating and understanding then it's likely the outcomes for the patients will be better."
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text: In the last 2 weeks, Cycle Southend have been busy around town! Sunday 1st July saw our annual Tweed ride. A jolly time was had by all as we cycled in our vintage get-ups along the Prittlebrook, seafront and down to Southchurch Park for a sunny afternoon tea. Check back to find out more about our 2018 Anniversary Tweed spectacular! Saturday 8th July saw us with our North Shore Track in Chalkwell Park at The Village Green. We were joined by Cycle UK to help with the track as well as the Ideas in Motion South East Essex Travel advisors. Another sunny day with lots of visitors!


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Catherine Fairbanks
born New York, lives and works in Los Angeles
2010 San Francisco Art Institute, Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture
2005 Creighton University, Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude
1996 University of Nebraska, Bachelor of Science, Biology
Residencies, Awards and Accolades
2020 Long Beach Community College, Ceramics Department, Long Beach California, forthcoming
2017 The Wool Factory, Barcelona, Spain
2017 The Desert House, Yucca Valley, California
2014 Icelandic Textile Institute, Blonduos, Iceland
2013 LOOP Arts, Oakland
2012 Wassaic Project, Wassaic, New York
2011 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2011 Montana Artist Refuge, Basin, Montana
2011 Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
2010 Dennis P Gallagher Excellence in Ceramic Sculpture, Prize and Award, San Francisco Art Institute
Solo Exhibitions
With Edith, Our Prime Property, http://www.ourprimeproperty.org/
Mosaïkó, A-B projects, curated by Nicole Seisler, Lincoln Teaching Fellow, Scripps College Claremont, CA
Learning About Dance Through Clay, THE ONE, http://www.paperwasterpress.com/THE_ONE/2016/12/TO_122016.html
Two Chimneys, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, accompanied by artist talk with artist David Zuttermeister
Empathomimesis, Icelandic Textile Institute , Blonduos, Iceland
Just a Secular Babe, Montana Artist Refuge, Basin, Montana
To Form, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska
Two person and Group Exhibitions
Xenia, Practice Space, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Entangled Matter, Garden, Los Angeles
Fault Line Projects, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Magick is Afoot, Arvia, Los Angeles
Seven Places of the Mind, fused space, San Francisco
Altered, Gallery #106, Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco
SF Art Book Fair, Royal Nonesuch, San Francisco
Personals, Skowhegan, NY
Overture, Seymour 2017, Los Angeles
Stones, Vernon Gardens, Los Angeles
Paying Attention, Sediment, Richmond, Virginia
On My Volcano Grows the Grass, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles
Four Square in the Land of Mild and Honey, BBQLA, Los Angeles
End of Semester, BBQLA, Los Angeles
Vases and Faces, Royal Nonesuch, Oakland
Resonant Forms, Mystic Hotel, San Francisco
Elliot Anderson, Catherine Fairbanks, and Jackie Wang, [2nd floor projects], San Francisco
The Soul and the Pawnshop, Sediment, Richmond
Mount Analogue, Scrawl Center for Drawing, San Francisco, California
Pin Outs, Sediment, Richmond, Virginia
Everybody's Ocean, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California
Limn, Icelandic Textile Institute, Blonduos, Iceland
Reds, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
We are the Field, Scrawl Center for Drawing, San Francisco, California
Art Paper Auction, Atlanta, Georgia
Bonanza, n/a, Oakland, California
Concentrate, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
The Wassaic Festival, The Wassaic Project, New York
Some Fine Women, VAST Space Projects, Las Vegas
DoIT: 20 Years of Hans Ulrich Obrist's Project, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York
Far Along, Part I, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
AMP Short-Film Festival, Art Monastery Project, Labro, Italy
This Church Full of Balloons, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, New York
SkowheganPERFORMS, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York
Constructing Fantasy, Beacon Arts, Los Angeles
Experimental Film Festival, Gallery Homeland, Portland, Oregon
Strength In Numbers, SCOPE Miami, Miami, Florida
About the Thing and the Thing Itself, VAST Space, Las Vegas
OMDB, Root Division, San Francisco
Reformation, Skowhegan, Maine
Taste, Root Division, San Francisco
Double Dip, Root Division, San Francisco
Vernissage, Herbst Pavillion, Fort Mason, San Francisco
The Gaming Commission, Adobe Books Parlor, San Francisco
Warfield: Project: Survival, The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
Everything for Nothing or Something, Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco
Lab>, Queen's Nails Annex, San Francisco
Love Portraits and Long Distance Dinner Party, ap-art-ment, San Francisco
Inside/Out Adobe Books Parlor, San Francisco
The Day of the Thread, Pueblo Nuevo Gallery, Berkeley, California
Collide, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
Locality, Mission Art Center, San Francisco
Aurora Borealis Art Experience, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
CCACA California Ceramic Conference, UC Davis, Davis, California
Living Archives, Swell Gallery, San Francisco
Curatorial Exhibitions
Gum Heads, Laura Boles Faw, Ms. Barbers, Los Angeles, accompanied by artist talk with artist Jesse Robinson
The Domestic Garde, co-curated with Laura Boles Faw, ap-art-ment, San Francisco
A Matter of Course, co-curated with Laura Boles Faw, Swell Gallery, San Francisco
Visiting Artist Lectures, Visiting Educator Lectures, Panel Discussions, and Jury Participation
Artist talk in class, Ceramics, Scripps College, Claremont
Visiting artist in class, Sculpture, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts
Panel member, Art and Empathy, UCLA, Los Angeles
Visiting artist with Laura Boles Faw, Contemporary Practices and Unexpected Site, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
Visiting artist with Laura Boles Faw, Conceptual Cartography at California College of the Arts, San Francisco
Panel member, Some Fine Women, VAST Space, Las Vegas
Panel member with Laura Boles Faw, Art Worlds: History, Theory, and Practice, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
Visiting artist with Laura Boles Faw, Conceptual Cartography in Print, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
Visiting Educator, The Aesthetics of Empathy, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
Visiting Artist with Laura Boles Faw, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Juror of Annual Student Show, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska
Visiting Artist, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska
Positions and Research
2011- current
Critical Care nurse, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
Arts Educator for high school students, City Studio Program, Sculpture and Animation, San Francisco Art Institute
Teaching Assistant for Ian McDonald, Contemporary Issues in Ceramics, San Francisco Art Institute
Critical care nurse, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Interviews, Publications, Catalogues and Texts
Radical Hospitality, by Practice Space, Cambridge, forthcoming
http://glasstire.com/tag/not-a-hobby/, Interview with Ariane Roesch on Not a Hobby, on Glasstire, Houston, Texas, Upcoming
The Soul and the Pawnshop, catalogue accompanying an exhibition in Richmond, Virginia.
Interview with Max Maslansky, on Riffin', KCHUNG Radio,
Ceramics/z, The Writerly Art, by Catherine Fairbanks, Ian McDonald at Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, San Francisco Art Quarterly http://www.sfaqonline.com/2013/07/ian-mcdonalds-ceramicsz-at-rena-bransten-gallery-san-francisco/
Mason at Kordansky by Catherine Fairbanks, John Mason at David Kordansky, Los Angeles, San Francisco Art Quarterly
Some Fine Women, catalogue accompanying an exhibition in Las Vegas. Essays by Kristin Swenson and Shana Nys Dubront, http://www.thepopuparthouse.com/exhibition/some_fine_women/catalog.html
Some Type of Way, Bonanza, http://bonanzasf.bigcartel.com/product/some-type-of-way
The Gazette, VAST Space, Las Vegas, NV
Public Collections
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, New York Library, Agency, published 2013.
Southern Exposure, Art Library Now, The Broadsheet, published 2010.
Selected Bibliography
2019 Claire de Dobay Rifelj https://contemporaryartreview.la/entangled-matterat-garden/
2019 www.artnews.com/2019/03/01/entangled-matter-curated-by-kavior-moon-at-garden-los-angeles/
2018 Sarah Hotchkiss https://www.kqed.org/arts/13845690/at-fused-space-seven-places-of-the-mind-is-no-slouch
2017 Christine Kaeppeler, https://www.freitag.de/autoren/christine-kaeppeler/koenig-von-dingsbums
2016 Meg Whiteford, artforum.com/picks/id=59493 , April 18, 2016
2016 Annabel Osberg, artillerymag.com/catherine-fairbanks/, inn print, June 2016
2016 Catherine Wagley, http://www.laweekly.com/event/catherine-fairbanks-two-chimneys-6895641 , May 2016
2016 http://autre.love/journal/2016/4/15/one-work-from-catherine-fairbanks-new-solo-exhibition-wilding-cran-gallery-in-los-angeles?rq=catherine%20fairbanks April 15, 2016
2015 ArtPractical Critic's Pick http://www.artpractical.com/event/elliot-anderson-catherine-fairbanks3/
2014 Liz Ohanesian, http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/inglewood-from-city-of-champions-to-city-of-artists.html
2012 Meg Linton, https://blogs.otis.edu/freewaystudies/2012/09/21/cathy-fairbanks/
2012 Jeff Jahn, http://www.portlandart.net/archives/2012/05/rumblings_for_e.html
2012 Jeremy Quinn, http://riseindustries.org/arkv/3454
2012 Danielle Kelly, http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/dec/29/2011-year-review-art-and-theater/
2011 Jo Russ, http://jorussfotodiary.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html
2011 Pat Augsberger, http://fiberartsrock.wordpress.com/
2011 Danielle Kelly, http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/nov/09/sensuous-now/
2011 David Wolf, http://o-m-d-b.blogspot.com/
2010 Jarrett Earnest, http://www.artpractical.com/tcq/talkingcure_two_summer2010.pdf
2010 JD Beltran, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/beltran/index


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Title: If I Should Stumble
Author: Al Stewart, Claire Davis
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing
Release Date: December 1st 2016
Genre(s): Contemporary
Page Count: 148
Reviewed by: Ele
Heat Level: 1 flames out of 5
Rating: 5+ stars out of 5
Love is sure and timeless and forever. It whispers over the morning coffee and the last thought before sleep. Love is beyond hope, and cruel as life.
Kaz has been in the UK for almost a year, but the days pass by in an endless round of alcohol and nothingness. He has a story but no words good or bad enough to tell it, until one day, he is assigned a new peer mentor who asks him to help train a sponsored running team. Something that was stretched as old parchment breaks inside, and memories begin to re-surface.
Zack is overjoyed when his friend Adam asks him to be part of the sponsored run team trying to make money for the local homeless shelter. All day he makes cakes to lighten people's load, but something is missing from his life. Then he meets the boy with eyes like the desert, and with every step he runs, Zack's light burns away the darkness in Kaz's heart.
As the race heats gets nearer, Tork, Adam, Zack and Jo realise that under Kaz's careful programme, they have a chance to qualify and set right some of the wrongs of this world.
This book features the characters Tork and Adam from The Invasion of Tork and The Invasion of Adam.
""But what if I should stumble?"
"You? You are a boy who will stumble. You will fall and need help, and feel despair. You are a beautiful boy, so you will stumble hard. But then, you will get up any way you can. If you have to, you will crawl. You pull yourself up, and one foot at a time, you go on. And one day…" […] "You will know love again, and be able to live it."
Listen up! This is an important story. It's the story of a boy who one night chased the headlights, leaving his home, his family, his coach, and his ravaged country behind. Because he looked at other boys a little longer, and now people know.
Kaz reaches a destination. He is safe now. But does he feel safe? Or just lost?
Kaz tries to fill in the empty spaces with stuff but it's not enough. He tries to hoard all the things that would have helped him back then but it's never enough. Kaz doesn't know how to fill the emptiness inside, how to forget the baby (oh god that baby), how to stop getting drunk. But there's one thing he still knows how to do well. He knows how to run!
When his mentor in the group home (it's Tork!) convinces him to help train a sponsored running team, Kaz feels motivated for the first time ever. It was beautiful seeing Tork and Adam again. Tork has blossomed into this amazing person we always knew he was. And Adam is still an adorable mess. I'm so happy we found these boys in such a great place.
And then there's Zack. Zack with his soft, plump stomach and sweet smile. Insecure but always reliable. Zack, who joins the running team and pushes so hard despite being mocked at.
I 've read a couple of books with overweight characters lately, but something always felt off. This story made me realise what it is. Kaz didn't fall in love with Zack because he's overweight. He didn't fall for him despite of him being overweight. Kaz loved Zack because he was Zack. Because he was always there to listen. Because he baked Kaz cakes and rushed to pull him back when he was teetering on the edge.
The narrative structure is brilliant here. In only 148 pages, with a little back and forth in time, and without actually describing Kaz's past the authors manage to tell Kaz and Zack's story. It blew my mind.
This book is important. It's important to you, or at least it should be. It's important to me, because it hits too close to home. Literally. Right outside my door. If you watch the news you know that Greece is right in the middle of the refugee crisis. Or in the end of it? Or maybe the beginning. I don't even know anymore.
But most of all, it's important to people like Kaz, and I feel like we 're failing them every day.
If I should stumble made me feel all the feelings. It's a story very close to my heart, that I will forever treasure. Very highly recommended.
Tork and Adam Series
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STOWE, Vt./CRAFTSBURY, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College Alpine and Nordic skiing teams are seventh among 15 teams following the opening day of the University of Vermont Carnival, as the Alpine squad scored fourth-place points on Friday. Its events are being held at Stowe Mountain Resort, while the Nordic portion of the carnival is at Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Day two begins on Saturday at 9 a.m., as the Purple Knights have 204 points and trail Williams College for sixth place by only 27.
The Purple and Gold women's Alpine skiers scored 84 points to claim fourth place in the giant slalom, just one point short of third-place University of New Hampshire. Sophomore Anna Willassen (Jar, Norway/Persbråten VGS) claimed eighth place with a two-run time of 2:13.15, and senior Meggane Grand (La Plagne, France/Lycée des métiers Ambroise Croizat) was 14th at 2:14.57. Sophomore Erin Spence (Aspen, Colo./Aspen) took a career-high 17th place at 2:15.52, and classmate Kara Gailiunas (Warren, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School) placed 33rd at 2:23.24 during her first college race, coming within three spots of earning NCAA Championship points.
Junior Guillaume Grand (La Plagne, France/Lycée Général Ferrié) paced the men in seventh during the GS at 2:05.40, clocking in the fourth-fastest second run (1:02.85). Senior Mathias Grimsrud (Stabekk, Norway/Donski Alpine) was 19th in 2:08.19, and sophomore Zach Bouchard (Merrimac, Mass./Gould Academy) took 23rd in 2:10.03. Junior Torjus Grimsrud (Stabekk, Norway/Donski Alpine) captured 31st at 2:13.18, and classmate Tristan McInnis (Holladay, Utah/Rowland Hall) was one spot behind, trailing Torjus Grimsrud by 0.26 seconds.
During the women's mass-start 15K freestyle, senior Emma Barnes (Amherst, Wis./Amherst) tied for 44th by crossing the finish line in 52:19, while first-year Ale Legate (Anchorage, Alaska/West Anchorage) took 54th at 53:52. Junior Aimee Sala (Carrabassett Valley, Maine/Kents Hill School) placed 70th in 1:00:22. On the men's side, sophomore Mitch McDonald (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake) was 66th in the mass-start 20K freestyle at 1:01:24.1, while classmate Kevin Jeter (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) and first-year Sam Seeley (Center Harbor, N.H./Inter-Lakes) were 68th and 76th, respectively.


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Posts Tagged 'Housing Town Hall'
Ward 2 Housing Town Hall April 11
April 1, 2013 • Comments Off on Ward 2 Housing Town Hall April 11
Come hear from Ward 2 residents about the success of affordable housing programs in your community and join with others to call for more affordable housing for all our neighbors. DC and Ward 2 need affordable housing that Keeps long-term residents in the neighborhood Provides a permanent solution to homelessness Allows tenants the opportunity to […]Read More
Ward 6 Housing Town Hall – October 11
September 25, 2012 • No Comments »
On Thursday, October 11, the Housing For All Campaign will host our third ward-based town hall meeting. After our successful meetings Ward 4 and Ward 7 this past winter, we are heading to Ward 6! We are partnering with Manna Inc, and University Legal Services, two housing providers who work actively with Ward 6 residents […]Read More
Ward 4 and Ward 7 Housing Town Hall Meetings Show Need for Affordable Housing Across DC
March 6, 2012 • No Comments »
There is power in numbers. We need our voice on affordable housing to be heard, especially by the Mayor and City Councilmembers. We need the $18 million that was taken out of the Housing Production Trust Fund returned. I ask for the citizens of Ward 4 not to give up your power. You are powerful. […]Read More


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|My favorite try-on (and the only thing that fit), a Lanvin dress!
Of all places, eh? Anyhow, Winners is not a where I'd pay $999.
2) It's there for a reason - check all seams, stitching, sizes, stains etc.. things may not be what they appear to be size-wise. We just don't rush to use the d term.. hint, it rhymes with "effective".
3) If you and your shopping companion like the same thing? Forget about finding a second one - she who finds it first, gets it!


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Assessing the Applicability of Compuer Aided Photo-identification for Pinniped Studies Through the Determination of Site Fidelity in Long Island, NY Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina Concolor)
Publication Date
Open access
Embargo Period
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Marine Affairs and Policy (Marine)
Date of Defense
First Committee Member
Marialuisa E. Estevanez
Second Committee Member
Daniel O. Suman
Third Committee Member
Jill L. Richardson
Studying the population parameters of marine mammals requires that individuals be identified both spatially and temporally. Traditionally, to identify individuals in the field, animals have been captured and physically marked with a unique feature, allowing the individual to be identified in the future. This method known as Capture-Mark-Recapture (CMR) has been widely utilized to analyze marine mammal populations. While quite effective, traditional CMR is invasive and poses potential risk for both animals and researches. More recently, with advanced technology and camera equipment a far less invasive and more cost effective method of Photo-identification based Mark Recapture has been developed (PMR). To assess the efficacy of computer aided matching software and the applicability of such software for future pinniped studies, a photographic based mark recapture study was conducted across the 2011-2014 harbor seal seasons using both manual and computer aided methods to determine if the Long Island, NY population display site fidelity, in that they return to the same haul-out location over multiple seasons. Additionally, manual and computer methods were compared for accuracy and their potential use in future pinniped studies.
photo-identification; marine mammals; pinniped; site fidelity
Recommended Citation
McCormack, Meaghan, "Assessing the Applicability of Compuer Aided Photo-identification for Pinniped Studies Through the Determination of Site Fidelity in Long Island, NY Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina Concolor)" (2015). Open Access Theses. 557.


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Get creative and colorful designing plots of "fairly stupid" fairy tales!
LA: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
LA: Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.
LA: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
LA: Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
LA: Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
LA: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade level topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
VA: Students will investigate, plan and work through materials and ideas to make works of art and design.
VA: Students demonstrate an understanding that creative thinking and artmaking skills transfer to many aspects of life.
VA: Students experience, analyze and interpret art and other aspects of the visual world.
Explore other books by Jon Scieszka or Lane Smith, such as The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Create your own fractured fairy tales with plots, illustrations and font choices in the style of Scieszka and Smith.
Invite children to form groups to act out their favorite fractured fairy tales from The Stinky Cheese Man. Motivate students to document their skits by writing down their ideas in the form of a script. Model format and techniques for script writing at an age-appropriate level. Allow students to exchange scripts to perform them for their creators.
Study the characters in the fractured fairy tales in The Stinky Cheese Man. Provide a variety of art materials for students to create puppets of their favorite characters. See Crayola Lesson Plans "Pop Up Puppets" and "Regal and Royal" for inspiration.
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Customers of Monk and her husband, Alexander Duvel, were also harassed.
The couple appeared on Fox & Friends this morning.
Worlds of Music will close next month but it will continue on as on online presence. But they plan to abandon Chicago "as soon as we're physically able."
Monk and Duvel have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for their exodus to a tolerant and more patriotic place.


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Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Classic Cockblock
You can tell the guy in the middle is trying to keep his bonhomie game up, but it's so hard when he knows his shitfaced friend is sinking his battleship.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Magic Eye Picture
A reader named sent me this picture of her friends, explaining the optical illusion of the upskirt shot of the girl in red. What you're actually seeing is just her thighs meeting, but it looks like an anatomically impossibly giant vagina. She dubbed it "THIGINA". Enjoy.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Man Day Thursday: Men in the Moons
Planet Earth doesn't have enough manliness for me. I need to transcend. I need to go beyond this realm.
I need to go to the Man Moon.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
My New Attitude About New Rock Boots
When you're stone cold sober, goths ladies in New Rock boots are easy to make fun of. But when you're 8 beer deep at a free outdoor radio station concert, she's a cool girl who is down to party and laughs at your jokes and shares her beer.
So you're at a crossroads.
Either take your dignity and sense of coolness, or submit to the darkness inside you that's willing to love a loser.
Follow your head or follow your heart.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I Like Your Bod
I know that having muscles is antithetical to being a Cool Hip Dude, but just for once I really wouldn't mind seeing some defined biceps on a guy who isn't totally a loser. We tend to think that Depped-up meatheads who name their 6-packs have cornered the market on smokin' bods, but we forget about these insidious long-haired yoga enthusiasts who would love to let you toke on their bong and while giving you a back massage and telling you about how great it feels to be in tune with your body. I can smell this guy's body reak wafting past his crystal deodorant from here.
I'm going to go ahead and call this one: Muscle Hippies are offically The Worst.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Cheap Monday Booze Belt
Maybe like 2 years ago I bought a pair of Cheap Monday jeans from this really cool palce called www.UrbanOutfitters.com. They didn't fit, so I sent them back for an exchange, but then I didn't get the new pair for a while, so I called back and was like, "wazzup?"
And they were like, "oh we're sold out of the new size you requested so we're just refunding you."
And I was like, "that's ok cause I wasn't that into them anyway."
Thanks to Cavale for the photo.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Your Friends Are Jerks
So before you think this is just another guy passed out with an exposed gut, let me fill you in on the guy, Chris, who sent this picture to me. Chris forwarded me this picture that he received as a picture text from his friend's phone. Because he forwarded it with the message header still attached, I could see the original text and phone number that went along with it in the message header. The text said "PLEASE HELP".
This means that someone sent this MMS message to their friend good Chris, begging for help with their friend who was floundering drunkenly on the floor. And Chris did the responsible thing by forwarding it right along to me. Thank you.
Oh shit. What if this isn't of a guy drunk, it's of a guy who was about to be murdered? I THINK I HAVE SEEN THIS LAW AND ORDER!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Overdressed vs. Underdressed
Whether or not you think it's better to be overdressed or underdressed for a party is kind of like if you like summer or winter better. The problem is when it's 90 degrees and you're sweating, January sounds pretty nice, but your mind doesn't actually remember the sensation of how crummy it felt to be so cold.
I think most people think as a general rule it's better to err on the side of overdressed, because if you're going to feel awkward, at least you'll look good. But even so, it's hard to remember exactly how much it does suck to be the only one in a sequined ball gown with a daringly tantalizing neckline when everyone else is wearing their sweats and the free t-shirt given out for their son's basketball league.
I guess what I'm saying is either way, you're screwed and life is horrible.
Monday, January 11, 2010
The World's Most Beautiful Art
A few days ago, I said that I wished I could see a watercolor version of this photo. Internet, you have never failed me yet, and this is no different. 3 different people immediately sent me their own artistic renderings of what I call "Old Babe with Glass in Saggy Cleave". Now, as someone who never properly filed the paperwork to declare their Art History minor, I can say with full authority that this is The Best Art in the World.
I beseech anyone who has an artistic inclination, and even more so anyone who feels they do not, to try your hand a painting, drawing, ASCII art, whatever of a SIMYP pic. Send them to me, and there will be the most important art exhibit, either IRL or otherwise, of the art world since the Saratoga affordable art fair of 1993. PLZ RETWEET.
And now behold. You are looking at greatness. These make the Mona Lisa look like the streakmarks left in the toilet bowl after an enormous beer shit.
by Anonymous. Pastel.
by Morgan. Ink.
by Emily. Ok, to be fair, Emily admits this is just the original photo with the "watercolor" tool from Photoshop. But still awesome.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: Passed Out Edition
When a guy wakes up to find his pants open after he passed out drunk, he's like "LOLZ!", but a girl who woke up like that would be like "OMFG" because it would be way more sinister.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Man Day Thursday: Men Pissing on Cars
Do you think this will be a manly decade? Do you think the 00's were manly? I think maybe they were more manly than the 90s, but I'm not really sure why. All I know is I want just one day this week, this Thursday, to set aside to ponder on men and how much they love pissing on cars. Why do they piss on a car instead of a wall or even just straight on the ground? Does it have to do with splashback? I wouldn't know, cuz I'm not a man. Only the mildly retarded mind of a man could dream this up.
Oh Man Day Thursday, take me away to a place where a Maaco paint job is just around the corner, and the urine flows freely against a '98 Toyota Celica!
Even a king sometimes has to piss on a van: