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Welcome to Treetop! Escape to the Woods Resort and gaze at the forest and mountains from this charming cabin. Beautifully located in the Sleepy Creek Forest, Treetop is a restful retreat for "Honeymooners" or to celebrate a memorable getaway. You'll adore the Country Interior with attractive and comfortable interior design and furnishing accented by a cozy wood burning fireplace and full service kitchen. The Front enclosed porch and chalet windows showcase a spectacular woods view of The Sleepy Creek Forest.
A perfect area for swimming, fishing or golfing.
Fabulous wooded setting within a short drive of the Golf Course, Sleepy Creek Spa, Restaurant and Recreation Center of the Woods Resort.
Located in The Woods Resort, within a short drive to the following Woods Resort Amenities: Indoor Pool, Jacuzzi and Steam Room, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Volley Ball and Basketball Courts, Golfing and Horseback Riding, Hiking, Visitor Center, Restaurant and Pub
Fabulous location to bird watch, bicycle, hike or walk.
Winter Getaways: Please note this property is located in hilly, mountainous terrain, during winter months all wheel or 4 wheel drive is strongly recommended. During snowy conditions, secondary roads normally melt and are clear through the day and then re-freeze as the temperature drops in the afternoon hours, please keep this in mind when traveling.
Snow policy: During a snow fall event, driveways and secondary roads are not kept open and are not plowed until the snow has stopped. Also due to the rural conditions of the area, it may take time to get all of the driveways plowed. The contractors who plow driveways also are dependent on the secondary roads being cleared before driveways can be plowed. Please keep this in mind when planning your winter getaway and pack extra food items.
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All Cabins are Smoke Free
November 18th, 2012
We enjoyed our 33rd anniversary here in this beautiful location. We have never been to this area and will definitely come earlier in the fall to enjoy the beauty of the leaves changing color. Thanks for sharing your "home away from home" with us.
October 20th, 2012
Thank you for a fun fall weekend. The back deck is such a peaceful spot to enjoy and watch the very colorful leaves.
Carol, Louis, and Giselle
September 30th, 2012
We enjoyed a restful, relaxing retreat here at the Treetop. It's the first time I've been to Berkeley Springs and I will be back! We came to the woods to celebrate the soon-to-be Mrs. McIntyre!! We transformed the Treetop into a wedding factory- arranging last minute wedding favors, tying ribbons, laughing in the midst of the woods, and embellishing in shish kabobs and salad for an evening meal. It was a memorable retreat- mother of the bride, maid of honor, bridesmaid, and the beautiful bride. We had an interesting adventure at the Berkeley Springs Spa… needless to say, we were late, but we enjoyed a soothing massage and explored the eclectic shops in Berkeley Springs. With a fabulous pumpkin pie coffee. I definitely recommend a retreat to the Treetop! It was a welcoming cabin and was very well equipped for the enjoyment! Plenty of celebration and relaxation!
Lauren O.
Pam T.
Kate T.
Liz K.
September 21st, 2012 – September 23rd, 2012
We came here for our 3rd wedding anniversary. The house and are was perfect. The house was cozy and comfortable, nice and relaxing. We did a four hour hike at Devil's Nose and it's beauty was breathtaking. We loved being able to bring our dog, Akina, She loved watching the deer from the deck every morning we hope we get to come back again. Everything was wonderful!
Ryan and Briana B. and Akina
Very nice! The cabin was very cozy and comfortable. My dogs loved it! We all enjoyed our stay very much.
Rose Marie Dragomir
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No pun intended but I'm sure that every clach put on her càrn will be genuine. The story of the Bana-Ghaidheil from Allt Beithe in Wester Ross has been well told elsewhere, most notably in the Gaelic short film An Ceasnachadh.
|Coronation of King Alexander III on Moot Hill, Scone on 13 July 1249. He is being greeted by the ollamh rìgh, the royal poet, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= Beannachd Dè Rìgh Alban, "God's Blessing on the King of Scotland"); the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy.
It's also very fitting that another tribute to her and her friends' exploits in retrieving the Lia Fàil is also composed in the indigenous Scottish tongue that Kay fought to keep alive in her own corner of Scotland. Oran na Cloiche was written by Dòmhnall Mac an t-Saoir (Bàrd Phàislig).
'S gur coma leam i 'n Cearrara,
no Colbhasa no 'n Calbhaidh,
Cho fad 's a tha i 'n Albainn
nan garbhlaichean casa;
'S i iù ro bha hò ro hill i em bo hà.

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A New Officer for a New Army: The Leadership of Major Hugh J.C. Peirs in the Great War
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World War One brought dramatic changes to the officer corps of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) fighting on the Western Front. The heavy casualties sustained meant that mass mobilization at home had to take place in order to replace combat losses. As a result, the previously small, but professional British army was forced to transition into a large citizen-soldier army. This new force required not just new officers, but an entirely new leadership model. The formation and exercise of this new style of leadership is examined through the letters of Major John Hugh Chevalier Peirs, executive officer and later commander of the 8th Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment who served on the Western Front from 1915-1918. Major Peirs' letters highlight the emergence of this new breed of leadership within Kitchener's New Army and make clear why its emergence was so important to the overall morale and success of the BEF.
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Dracopoli, Marco Z.
"A New Officer for a New Army: The Leadership of Major Hugh J.C. Peirs in the Great War,"
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Nicki Minaj Makes a Big Mistake During 2015 BET Awards Acceptance Speech [VIDEO]
Nicki Minaj was a big winner at the 2015 BET Awards on Sunday (June 28), taking home a trophy for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and the other was for, well, the rapper actually forgot the name of the award she was receiving. The "Only" rhymer slipped up during her acceptance speech for the Viewers' Choice Award, admitting that she was clueless about the honor.
As soon as she was announced as the winner, it took quite some time for the New York native to head to the podium to accept her award. It appeared that rather than being seated in the audience she was actually backstage, which may explain why she was frazzled.
When she finally made it to the stage, she began to thank her fans for supporting her album, The Pinkprint, but then things took a turn for the worst when she couldn't figure out why she was up there. "What was this award for? I'm sorry," she asked mid-speech while holding her award.
Once the audience helped her out with why she was standing up there, she laughed in embarrassment. "Oh, Viewers' Choice. Oh my god, y'all, thank you. I was in the back," she giggled.
Of course, Minaj's gaffe became a huge meme on Twitter. One fan even mimicked the Young Money rapper's acceptance speech for laughs and giggles (watch below).
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In the end, it was one of the many funny and bizarre moments that happened at the 2015 BET Awards.
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Dumbbell Swings to Get in Shape
A workout that includes dumbbell swings will tone your body, giving you noticeable results from your strength training. There's no denying that lifting weights is hard. Yet, being able to see the effects of your efforts can prove very motivating. The most difficult part may be getting started.
Building Your Exercise Program
One advantage of using dumbbells is their versatility. You can target most areas of your body with a single piece of equipment. When doing dumbbell swings to get in shape, you need to bear in mind two important caveats. First, you need to work your muscles to the point of fatigue in order to build muscle mass. The American Council on Exercise explains that women can gain up to 40 percent more strength from regular strength training workouts.
The second thing to bear in mind is that you should work the larger muscle groups to the smaller ones. That is, you do not want to fatigue your triceps first since they support exercises targeting your pecs. The same applies to your abdominals.
Upper Body Exercises
You can use an exercise bench or stability ball to do these exercises. Proper form is essential to avoid injury and for targeting specific muscle groups. You will also want to make sure you avoid holding your breath. Rather, use it to assist you with the movement.
The bench press will target the pectoralis major muscle of your chest. You can begin by lying down on your bench, holding a dumbbell in each hand with your elbows bent. Then, exhale as you push the dumbbells upward straight above you. Pause briefly, and then return to your starting position.
The dumbbell fly focuses on your pecs as well, but will also work the deltoids and biceps. You will do this exercise like the bench press, only you will take the dumbbells to the side of your body. You should avoid locking your elbows when doing this move.
The shoulder raise shows how you can target different muscles by making subtle changes in the exercise. This exercise isolates the serratus anterior muscle, located at the scapula. You can do this exercise on an incline with a bench or seated upright on your ball. To do this exercise, lift the dumbbells above your head, hold and then return to your starting position.
There are three heads to your deltoid muscle. The front raise will work the anterior deltoid of your shoulder. Standing upright, take a dumbbell in each hand. Raise them forward in front of you with your arms extended. Taking the dumbbells to the sides for the lat raise will target the lateral heads of the deltoids, though the anterior deltoid still supports the movement.
Triceps and Biceps
The triceps extension can be performed on a ball or exercise bench. You can begin by lying on the support, holding a dumbbell in each hand with your arms extended above you. Then, bend your elbows until the dumbbells reach the sides of your head.
The concentrated curl isolates the biceps. You will be seated when doing this exercise. Take a dumbbell in one hand, resting your other arm on your legs. Bend your elbow toward your head and return to the starting position. Repeat with your other arm.
Lower Body Exercises
Dumbbell exercises for the lower body add additional challenge to your workout. For example, you can make exercises targeting your quadriceps muscles more difficult by holding a dumbbell in each hand while doing squats or lunges.
The deadlift will isolate the hamstrings while also working the muscles of your back and glutes. Taking a dumbbell in each hand, you bend at your hips as you lower them to your feet. While staying in this position, pull the dumbbells toward you, bending your elbows. Lower the dumbbells again and return to the starting position. This exercise will also work your upper back, allowing you to combine a move for the upper and lower body.
An Effective Workout
Dumbbells swings provide an effective way to strengthen and tone your body for attractive results. With numerous variations, you can add variety to your workout to help prevent boredom. After just a few weeks, you will enjoy the added strength you have for everyday tasks.


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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Tenmusu Bento
Today's bento (actually yesterday's) is so simple, not so fun to see because I was unmotivated and didn't want to cook much in the morning. However the tenmusu sure hit the spot! So I think I have to share my tenmusu recipe some of these days.
This is the treat I got yesterday. Kawaiiii!
Guess what, my posts have passed 200th already! When I got at my 100th post I did a giveaway and thought I would do something fun again when I reached 200th. But I'm not sure what I really want to do for it at this point. In the meantime, I don't know why but my followers on this blog, Flickr and tumblr keep increasing. I'd love to show my appreciation in some fashion!
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- TracynpuApril 25, 2012 at 1:31 AM
Where did you get those doughnuts! They're so cute!ReplyDelete
I already said this on FLickr, but OMG CUTEST DONUT EVER!!!!!!!!!!! :DReplyDelete
Your followers keep increasing because your photos are great and always have such interesting food! :D
I am super behind on updating my blog these days....urgh. Must get motivated!
Haha I know, you like stuff like that. I'm not a big fan of Mister donut but the bear was yum!ReplyDelete
I'm not great at photography unlike you but yes, I think I've had as many interesting foods as you do. :D
They are from Mister Donut. Do you have it in your place?ReplyDelete
Hi Babykins! I just want to say thanks for putting me on your blog roll...I'm getting lots of hits on my blog from it. I visit your site every day...thanks for all the information, and the beautiful photos, you're my bento inspiration! And I want to try your yogurt and sauce this weekend! :)ReplyDelete
Would you share your tumblr? I'd love to follow you there!ReplyDelete
Hi, Babykins. I have just discovered your blog and love it! Your photos are fantastic and bentos make me dream of being able to make such beauties... They are also very inspiring.ReplyDelete
I have never heard of tenmusu, so, obviously I am looking forward to see the recipe!
I see the link now on the side! Followed you :)ReplyDelete
Hi karen! No problem and thank you. Your comment always means a lot! I hope my posts can help make good bentos in a simple way. :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for following! I'm going to post my fav photos there besides bento. :)ReplyDelete
Aw I'm happy to have a new friend! Thank you for the sweet words. Most of my recipes are rather rough but I hope it's helpful to get some inspiration. I'm going to write a tenmusu recipe when I have time. :)ReplyDelete


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Dear Friends,
As some of you know I have spent the better part of this week in Cap Haitien, Haiti, where I met with Pastor Jean Claude Compere, the pastor with whom we are partnering in ministry. We have sent two teams of students to Haiti thus far and Matt Mikesell and I spent time with Jean Claude early last year. We are in the process of forming our 2016 team (there are still spaces available for students and adults) and my trip this week was for the purpose of doing both short and long term planning for the future of our partnership for the sake of the Gospel in that part of northern Haiti.
I know that some of you are interested in my trip, what I experienced and what I accomplished; the Beverly Heights family is always so faithful in praying for these kinds of enterprises and wants to know what the shape of our congregation's involvement might be moving forward. I'm not sure when or if I'll be able to make a formal presentation to the congregation in the near future; the value of the trip will be manifested in the planning and execution of the work of our summer team. However, I thought I might simply give you a number of bulleted items to share a taste of my four days with Jean Claude:
Oh God, give us the faith of this dear brother in Christ and continue to reward him for his trust in you for, at the end of the day, both for him and for us, that is all upon which we can rely. AMEN
Faithfully in Him,


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Koolhaas Lecture[1] introducing the 2010-2011 research themes at the Strelka Institute.
This is a quite interesting lecture for many reasons. Although it might be worth doing it, I am not going to comment on the whole lecture. I would simply like to emphasize one point Koolhaas makes. He suggests that the Bilbao Museum can be seen as a turning point for Architecture "not serving civilization anymore". I have always felt quite uncomfortable with this museum, thinking there was something fundamentally wrong with it. The fact that a work of Architecture is hardly discussed in its spatial qualities but mainly in its image qualities could be taken as a "proof" for the radical transformation taking place in the field. There are other problems that I see with recent "Gehry's" in general. I believe they are incapable of aging. This is quite obvious with the pavilion that he created for Chicago's Millennium Park (just next to the Kapoor that Koolhaas shows in the lecture as well). It cannot deal with dents and stains — the wrinkles that happen to architecture. Nevertheless, I am unsure if the Bilbao Museum is correctly described as a turning point. It made apparent — perhaps for the first time — the forces of the global market as forces of transformation in Architecture. The transformation has been going on for a much longer time already.
In any case, for those who do not fear self criticism (see left) Strelka might be an interesting place for further studies. Recent graduates and young professionals may apply. The deadline for completing the application form and submitting the other materials is August 10, 2011. The program is fully funded, i.e. whoever is admitted receives a stipend. Accommodation is provided as well.
[1]Thanks to Salvatore Iaconesi for pointing to this lecture.


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As we reported yesterday, a former teacher at a Queens junior high school pleaded guilty to charges that he repeatedly had sex with a female student, starting when the girl was just 13.
So, how long will this perv be in prison? Ten years? Twenty years? Try no years — he faces a maximum sentence of six months in county jail. Additionally, he can no longer teach and will be on probation for 10 years following his release.
Seems like a slap on the wrist, we know — the guy abused his position of trust as a teacher to exploit a young girl to satisfy his own sexual impulses. But the Queens District Attorney's Office sees the plea deal it reached with convicted pervert Charles Oross. The D.A.'s Office has provided the Voice with the following explanation:
"The defendant was given the opportunity to plead guilty to the
top count of the indictment and to surrender his teacher's license in
order to spare the young victim the ordeal of testifying at trial. The
plea and proposed sentence were discussed with the victim and her family
prior to today's court appearance and they were in total agreement with
the proposed outcome of this case. The defendant is now a convicted
felon and will be sentenced to six months of incarceration and ten years
of probation at his next court appearance. He will also have to
register with the state as a sex offender for the next twenty years and
must successfully complete a sex offender treatment program. Under the
circumstances, the proposed sentence is appropriate."
That said, here's what Oross did…
According to the initial investigation into the relationship Oross had
with the 13-year-old student, the sexual relationship started in January
2009, when the girl and Oross started meeting at the school every
morning at 6 a.m., before most of the other students and faculty got
The sex, investigators say, happened in the classroom, as well as in Oross' car.
The relationship continued when the girl got to high school, but came to
a brief end when she started dating another boy — one her own age.
The teacher and the girl rekindled their old flame after Oross started
sending her emails and Facebook messages asking if they could meet —
which they did, and started having sex again.
Oross and the girl had sex again "10 to 14 times" in his car,
authorities say, when he would drive the two to secluded locations so
they could be alone — without pesky parents or wives to get in the way.
A few months later, the girl ended the relationship, telling Oross that she wanted to start hanging out with people her own age.
A few months later, the girl again started receiving Facebook messages from Oross — sort of.
The messages actually were from Oross' wife, who was sending them as though she was her husband.
The trick didn't work — the girl knew it was Oross' wife, Wendy, but admitted that she'd had sex with Oross, anyway.
Oross' wife confronted her husband, who admitted to having sex with the
young girl. She also confided in a friend that her husband was sleeping
with a child. The friend called police — Wendy didn't go to authorities
until Oross broke his promise to end the relationship with the victim.
As we mentioned, Oross is only going to jail for a maximum of six months.


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In the latest family film from Disney, ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, Disney does what it used to do best which is make goofy, family safe movies. Back in the day you could picture this movie on Sunday nights on the Wonderful World of Disney. Steve Carrell, who could be the new Dick Van Dyke of Disney, and Jennifer Garner play the parents of four kids of various ages living in the kind of place you only see on Disney. Tons of slapstick humor and goofy jokes, along with the usual life lesson and happy ending. Is it a movie I'd see on my own? Definitely not even though the actors al ldid a fine job. If my kids were young again and I took them to see it, I'm sure I'd enjoy it a lot more through their enjoyment.
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'Tell him about looking at the side of wonder,' Froi said to Gargarin.
Gargarin seemed irritated. 'Am I going to have to do that again and again?'
'Already he's sick of it,' Lirah muttered.
Froi laughed. They were the maddest people he knew and he laughed until his side hurt.
'What's the side of wonder?' Arjuro asked, confused. 'Why is he laughing like a fool?'
'Because there are two sides of a day according to Gargarin,' Froi explained. 'The side of despair and the side of wonder. On the side of despair, we're freezing half to death. On the side of wonder, the four of us are together.'
From Quintana of Charyn, Melina Marchetta (2012).


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Sixth Glenn Gould Prize Laureate
Pierre Boulez (born Montbrison, France, 1925) is one of the most important musical and intellectual figures of the 20th century. An international acclaimed conductor, composer, researcher, author, theorist, teacher, administrator, and recording artist, he graduated from the Paris Conservatoire in 1945. Resolute imagination, force of will and ruthless combativeness quickly secured him a position, as a young man, at the head of Parisian musical avant-garde. M. Boulez's compositions have been in the forefront of many new streams in contemporary music, and he has won distinction as one of the great orchestral conductors of our time.
Listen to Pierre Boulez's acceptance speech from the Gala concert
Pierre Boulez selected Jean-Guihen Queyras as the recipient of the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize. Read more...
The Sixth Glenn Gould Prize Jury
Sarah Caldwell (USA)
Sarah Caldwell is a renowned American impresario, conductor and director. In 1957 she founded the Boston Opera Company and in 1976 she became the first woman conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Ms. Caldwell has conducted many North American premieres of operas such as Prokofiev's War and Peace and Arnold Schoenberg's Moses und Aaron.
Schuyler G. Chapin (USA)
Schuyler Chapin, a former director of artists and repertoire for Columbia Records, has lent his programming expertise to Lincoln Centre and to the Metropolitan Opera. He was also Dean of the School of the Arts at Columbia University and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of new York until December, 2001, where he witnessed first-hand the impact of September 11 on that city's artistic landscape.
Tim Page (USA)
Tim Page is a graduate of Columbia University, also studied music at Tanglewood and the Mannes College of Music. In 1987, he received the Pulitzer Prize for his critical writing on music for The Washington Post, where he remains the chief music critic. The author of such books as The Glenn Gould Reader, Page has served most recently as artistic advisor and creative chair for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Andrew Porter (United Kingdom)
Andrew Porter is one of the world's most respected authors on music. He was Music Critic of The New Yorker for 20 years and now writes for The Times Literary Supplement. His work has also appeared in The Observer, The Financial Times and in magazines such as Opera, Musical Times and Gramophone. Five collections of his magazine articles have been published in book form.
Robert Silverman (Canada)
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An Orleans Parish jail inmate died Thursday morning from a heart attack, the Sheriff's Office reported.
David O'Neal, 44, collapsed in his cell about 1:20 a.m. His cellmates alerted the jail's staff that the inmate was ailing, according to Sheriff Marlin Gusman's office.
O'Neal died at the Interim LSU Public Hospital about an hour after he collapsed. He was treated by medical staff, as well as EMS at the jail.
According to the Sheriff's Office, which cited a preliminary autopsy by the Orleans Parish coroner's office, O'Neal died from "acute myocardial infarction with sudden cardiac arrest as the cause of death."
But family members who viewed a photograph of O'Neal's face when they went to see his body at the coroner's office said they doubted that conclusion. Lisa Christmas, a niece who was O'Neal's next-of-kin, said her uncle's face appeared swollen and bloody, making her wonder if he was beaten or "in a scuffle" before his death.
O'Neal had no history of heart problems, she said.
John Gagliano, the chief investigator for the coroner's office, said there is no evidence to support an accusation of foul play. A jail spokesman said O'Neal suffered no injuries, except perhaps a minor head laceration when he collapsed.
O'Neal was actually an inmate assigned to the state Department of Corrections; he pleaded guilty last fall to simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling. He was slated to be released this summer, Christmas said, adding that she actually received a letter from her uncle on Thursday in which he expressed excitement about returning home.
While O'Neal had a previous criminal record and "wasn't a perfect person," his family cared about him, she said. "He was hard working and tried to keep a job," Christmas said.
He is the third state inmate housed at the Orleans Parish jail to die in recent months.
In late March, Shedrick Godfrey, 48, died of an apparent heart attack while working a community service detail with other inmates. About an hour later, Chris Blevins, 22, died from a stab wound to the chest suffered during a lunchtime fight with another inmate.
More recently, a 31-year-old man who had just been booked at the jail hung himself with his own T-shirt while in a holding cell at the Intake and Processing Center.
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Sepp Blatter's lawyer has confirmed his client will appeal the eight-year ban from football activity handed down by Fifa's Ethics Committee last month.
The outgoing Fifa president and Uefa counterpart Michel Platini received lengthy suspensions following an investigation into a payment of $2 million from world football's governing body to the former France international in 2011.
The men were found to be in breach of Fifa Code of Ethics articles relating to "offering and accepting gifts and other benefits; conflicts of interests; loyalty; and general rules of conduct".
Blatter and Platini were provided with the written reasons behind the judgement on Saturday, a necessary step prior to the launch of any appeal.
Platini's legal representatives were quick to announce they will appeal against the judgement and Blatter's lawyer has now confirmed the 79-year-old Swiss will also challenge the ruling.
"We will appeal it, of course," Blatter's US-based attorney Richard Cullen told Agence France-Presse.
An initial appeal must go through the Fifa Appeal Committee prior to any potential involvement of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
A congress to elect Blatter's replacement is due to take place on February 26. Platini withdrew his candidacy last week.
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More than 100 runners are expected to participate Sunday morning in the Pasadena Pacers Running Club's "Unity Run" around the Rose Bowl in support of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
"We want to recognize the unbreakable spirit of the runners of our community by bringing together clubs from the Pasadena area to run," Pasadena Pacers Vice President John Beatty told the Pasadena Star-News.
The run is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Sunday. Beatty has begun a Facebook page at facebook.com/unityrunners to provide a forum to connect all the Unity Runs that are happening around the country in solidarity with the Boston Marathon victims, the newspaper reported.
Runners who have participated in the Boston Marathon in the past are especially encouraged to run on Sunday and share their stories with other runners, Beatty told the Star-News.


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Oh definitely. Yes. The first time I came here, I couldn't finish a sentence. I was Pre-Intermediate level, but I wasn't really fluent and made lots of grammatical mistakes.
Yes. I got lots of help from my host family. I learned a lot of English vocabulary that I might use in real conversation. For example, my host-Mum said to me one day, "Could you bring the condiments over to the table". I had no idea what she meant!
She explained it was sauces, pepper, salt etc. She said to use condiments was quite "posh", but she likes to use it. I asked her what other people might say. She explained they might say, "Bring over the sauce or ketchup."
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Yes. The English we learn in Korea is focussed on words you need for the exam, for example for TOEIC or TOEFL. But those words are not really necessary in real life. For example, the first time I attended the Conversation Club here in Brighton, I didn't even know basic words such as flip-flop. It was quite embarrassing!
Not really, but I discussed with my parents the best way to improve my English. We came to the conclusion that I should learn English abroad. Also, my Mother said it would be a novelty for me to experience another culture and broaden my perspective. I think it's working very well!
I think it will be my experience with my host family. They were so nice. It was my host-mom's rule to have dinner for the family at 8 pm each evening. We talked about what had happened that day. They were also a bit like my own parents, giving life -skills advice.
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Number 39 from the portfolio, Harlem Document
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions (Sheet): 356 x 279 mm (14 x 11 in.)
Signed in ink, lower right: "Aaron Siskind"; identified and dated in pencil on verso
Edition: 50; printed in 1980 by Michaela Murphy from original neg's, supervised by A. S.
Accession number: 1985.24.39
Gift of Ann and Seth B. Rosner (B.A. Wesleyan 1952), 1985
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[The title is attributed to Secretary Joel Rocamora during the press conference today, 23 April 2013.]
My two earlier posts on income distribution point to the obvious, – that income distribution appears to be set in concrete to the disadvantage of the non-rich.
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Poverty incidence unchanged,
as of first semester 2012—NSCB Filipino Version
(NSCB-PR-201304-NS1-04, Posted23 April 2012)
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) releases its latest report today on the state of poverty in the country. The report— using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) last July 2012– measured poverty incidence or the proportion of people below the poverty line to the total population.
In a press briefing, NSCB Secretary General Jose Ramon G. Albert reports that poverty incidence among population was estimated at 27.9 percent during the first semester of 2012. Comparing this with the 2006 and 2009 first semester figures estimated at 28.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively, poverty remained unchanged as the computed differences are not statistically significant.
Food and poverty thresholds
The report points out that during the first semester of 2012, a Filipino family of five needed PhP 5,458 to meet basic food needs every month and Php 7,821 to stay above the poverty threshold (basic food and non-food needs) every month. These respective amounts represent the food and poverty thresholds, which increased by 11.1 percent from the first semester of 2009 to the first half of 2012, compared to the 26.0 percent-increase between the 1st semesters of 2006 and 2009.
The food threshold is the minimum income required by an individual to meet his/her basic food needs and satisfy the nutritional requirements set by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), while remaining economically and socially productive. Put another way, the food threshold helps measure food poverty or "subsistence," which may also be described as extreme poverty.
Poverty threshold is a similar concept, but incorporates basic non-food needs, such as clothing, housing, transportation, health, and education expenses, among others.
Poverty among Filipino families
The NSCB also releases statistics on poverty among families—a crucial social indicator that guides policy makers in their efforts to alleviate poverty.
According to the report, the subsistence incidence, which represents the proportion of Filipino families in extreme poverty, was estimated at 10.0 percent during the first semester of 2012. At 10.0 percent in the first semester of 2009 and 10.8 percent in the first half of 2006, the differences among these three figures remain statistically insignificant.
In terms of poverty incidence among families, the NSCB estimates a rate of 22.3 percent during the first semester of 2012, and 23.4 percent and 22.9 percent during the same periods in 2006 and 2009, respectively.
Estimated cost of eradicating poverty
The NSCB also releases other poverty-related statistics, such as the income gap. This measures the amount of income required by the poor in order to get out of poverty, in relation to the poverty threshold itself. This may be used as a hypothetical benchmark for the amount needed to eradicate poverty as a whole, assuming expenses are focused solely on assistance rather than on targeting costs (such as operations and implementation).
In other words, using figures for the income gap and the poverty threshold, the NSCB estimates the total cost of poverty eradication (exclusive of targeting costs) is Php 79.7 billion for the first semester of 2012. It should be noted that the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the CCT was Php 39.4 billion for the entirety of 2012.
More frequent release of poverty statistics
The release of the latest official poverty statistics is a remarkable milestone for the country. In previous years, official poverty statistics were only released every three years, and usually with a one-year time lag from the year when the FIES data was first collected. However, starting this year, poverty statistics will be available in two series for every year in which the FIES is conducted—once, for the first semester and secondly, for the entire year.
In August 2012, Director General Arsenio Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) suggested to the NSCB and the NSO to examine FIES data for the first semester of 2012 and release it as quickly as possible. This is consistent with earlier efforts and discussions of the TC PovStat and the NSCB to respond to the growing need for more frequent and timely poverty statistics.
Albert says that the NSCB—along with partner institutions such as the NSO, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) and the members of the TC PovStat – ramped up the estimation and publication schedule to make this possible, while ensuring data quality and accuracy.
He hopes that, through this initiative , the Philippine Statistical System, particularly the NSCB, will be able to deliver a clearer, more relevant and more up-to-date snapshot of poverty in the Philippines to help policymakers and stakeholders alike (from both the public and private sectors) craft informed programs and policies based on timely and accurate statistics.


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Hello, my name is Darren Worrow. I guess this all started with my love for comics as a kid. With my pocket money I raced down the shop to buy a Beano comic and a bag of sweets. I would then sit on my bed, eat my sweets and read my comic. When I had read it I would draw the characters.
I was never happy with just copying though, I would create my own characters and storylines and before long I had my first cartoon story published in my school magazine, I even designed the covers for the magazine too! My caricatures became a hit with the teachers and kids alike and I hand made my own comics out of pinched text books and handed them around the school. By College I was editor of the college rag, allowing me to fill it with my cartoons.
I studied graphic design at art school and held dreams of being a cartoonist. I began drawing a strip in a local music paper and a new age zine. This led to a regular strip cartoon in Chalice Magazine and I began to contribute cartoons to many zines and underground publications.
By 1995 I started up my own anthology based underground comic which ran for over 10 years and also produced a whole-story spin off series. I began writing scripts for other artists to render and this led to my love of writing books. Selling in head and comic shops all over the UK and beyond I finally closed the shop in favour of settling down to a family life.
Once the self-publishing bug hits you though it is hard to stop and as time went on I discovered I could self-publish ebooks with far greater ease and set to work on my second incarnation as an author. With a few design jobs commissioned I kept my hand in on the artistic side and this allowed me no problems when it came to designing my own covers.
Meeting many other authors online I began to realise that could help them visualise and produce the book cover they dreamed of for a lot less than other websites were producing them for and thus Kingfisher Designs was born.
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First things first,
If you haven't already guessed my names Jake, comic's artist an Illustrator. I fell in love with art and illustration at an early age and haven't been able to put my pencils down since. I am foremost a Manga & Anime artist but love all styles of illustration and will endeavour to design the perfect cover art for you.
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Among the many blessings received by the pilgrims traveling with Gurudeva on the 1981 India Odyssey the most particularly meaningful for fifteen Preparatory Members among them was the confirmation ceremony held for them on February 1, 1981, at the Chidambaram temple, the most holy of all Siva temples. The newly confirmed members are: Kanda Aran, Gayatri Ananta Devi, Adiyan Haran, Nitya Nadesan, Jothi and Ramya Kumara, Ravi Peruman, Deva Rajan, Aran Sendan, Deva and Amala Seyon, Lila Shaktidevi, Prashad Shanmuga, Indivar Sivanathan and Dr. Devananda Tandavan.
In the American Church system, which is followed by most of the religions in the United States, members will study the beliefs of their sect and the system of their particular church in depth and then after passing tests on these matters be "confirmed" in their membership which gives them full and unrestricted participation in the church and in turn commits their church to helping them in their religious life.
At the end of the confirmation ceremony, Gurudeva explained the significance of the event: "This confirmation ceremony is a symbol that all of you have your minds fully permeated with the Saivite Catechism of Saiva Siddhanta Church, and that you are fully in accord with these beliefs and that your will is fully behind the Saiva Siddhanta Church's Paramparai and mission. This ceremony indicated that you have accepted me as your Guru, and that I have in turn accepted you and am bringing you into the Sri Subramuniya Gotra. This means that your children and their children for generations far into the future will be in the Sri Subramuniya Gotra and will follow the Sat Gurus of this Order."
These pilgrims had studied very hard during the trip to qualify for the confirmation. Each was required by Gurudeva to meet high standards and to pass tests of character, learning, memorization and more. The ceremony itself began as all recited the Confirmation Pledge while seated with Gurudeva in the beautifully carved chariot hall. There followed four hours of puja, from the Sahasranama Archanai or chanting of the 1008 names of Siva in the inner mandapam, to Veda Parayana which is recitation of the Vedas and then a fabulous abhishekam to both the crystal lingam and a 9-inch Nataraja carved out of solid ruby. These two images date back to the days of Pazangali, Tirumular and Vyagrapada. It was a wonderfully auspicious step for these fifteen pilgrims who are now staunch and full members of Saiva Siddhanta Church.
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Annie and I came to Harborne on this basis nearly 18 months ago. We carried with us a sense that God wants to use St John's to inject new life into other churches in the diocese of Birmingham as part of His plan for Revival, Resourcing, Releasing among us. This is nothing new; we can say, rightly, it is part of the history and "DNA" of St John's – B1 is the most recent and before that with St. Germain's in the early '80s.
For much of our time here I have been in conversation with Bishop Andrew about how we can make this happen. One of the options we have explored has been for Tim and Kate Meathrel to spearhead a church plant but this now appears unlikely to be the right path for them to pursue. There is no one model for what this can look like but it includes the possibility of grafting groups from St John's into the existing vision and mission of other gospel-minded churches around us.
Christ Church Summerfield (CCS) is one such parish that is keen to explore the option of a "church-graft" with us and I am happy to commend it to you now. Pete Sainsbury, Vicar – CCS, says: "We believe that Christ Church Summerfield is being prepared and refreshed for growth." What follows is from a paper Pete prepared some months ago which was received recently at the St John's PCC:
Christ Church Summerfield
My initial idea was to make known our context and vision to St John's and then ask for 20-25 people who discerned (with me and Nigel) a sense of calling to CCS, especially perhaps those who live nearer to CCS in any case. We discussed this as a PCC and some valuable things came out of the discussion:
- Asking for a specific number of people could be rather artificial – numbers are secondary to a sense of calling which joiners should be able to express
- CCS needs to 'be taken as it's found', i.e. joiners should be able to embrace CCS for what we are (understanding our particular needs) as well as seeing what we could become
- We would need to work hard at integration and ensure that there is no sense of 'take-over' if quite a sizeable group came
- We would need those who come to be prepared to serve within the less glamorous and more practical areas of church life
- There should be a sense (as well as anyone can know it) of a long-term commitment before people 'sign up'
- Potential new members should be invited to a community event as well as Sunday worship to get a flavour of the local context.
We would really like to welcome all-comers! But these are our particular needs:
- Those who can embrace the social, economic and ethnic diversity of this part of B16
- People in their 20's and early 30's (some of whom would be good role-models for our growing number of older children and teens)
- People in their 50's and 60's with experience, time and energy, and wisdom (we have very few 'young retireds')
- Experienced musicians
- Kids leaders and youth leaders
- Those with a heart for ministry amongst older people
- Practical and servant-hearted people
- Those with an interest in developing young adult ministry (including students – there is a fair amount of student housing locally, including foreign students who are here to learn English)
If you sense this is something you want to explore the next steps are:
- Start to pray about this NOW – and discuss it with other church family members who know you well.
- Please let Nigel or Antony know this is in your thinking and praying; at the same time IF you are actively involved in a ministry role at St John's currently email the ministry head eg worship> Marcus, youth work > Jon, children's groups> Tim, C-group MNet and Talk Together leaders > Ruth, ministry with older people> Catriona, Toddlers > Beccy, , etc so that we can start to take stock of the planning issues as part of the internal processes and implications for St John's.
- Come to a meeting with Nigel and Pete at St John's on Thursday 10th May from 7.30pm – for those sensing this may be God calling, wanting to explore and pursue this actively, subsequent meetings will be at CCS
- Hold in your thinking and praying the possibility of making the transfer from September 2012 onwards.
We live in exciting times! This proposal is released with the blessing of Bishop Andrew; I believe this vision will catch the wind of the Spirit across the church family.
Nigel di Castiglione
Easter 2012
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Very happy to see this up on the St John's website! I look forward to meeting those of you who are interested – or just intrigued – at the meeting in May. Every blessing from Christ Church Summerfield.
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Sunday Rewind: Ben Heeney moves up KU tackle charts after career day at Texas Tech
When it comes to Ben Heeney, Kansas coach Clint Bowen believes there's a common misconception. Most observers, Bowen says, look at Heeney and see a throwback. They see the long hair and "Duck Dynasty" beard. They know the backstory — a relatively unheralded recruit from Hutchinson becoming an All-Big 12 linebacker. They see the way he plays, all kamikaze hits and hair-on-fire madness.
Some of that is true, Bowen concedes. But Heeney, a senior linebacker, is more prototype than old-school. In a sense, Heeney's greatest gifts — his speed and all-out motor— make him the perfect weapon against the Big 12's spread offenses.
The latest evidence, of course, came on Saturday afternoon, when Heeney racked up a career-high 21 tackles in a 34-21 loss to Texas Tech. The performance included an remarkable 17 solo tackles and a 37-yard interception return.
"The kid goes out and plays as hard as he can," Bowen said. "(He's the) true leader of our team and really exactly what you'd want to see any football player on any team play like. The guy plays the game with his heart and soul."
A caveat: Tackle totals, of course, are not always the best measurement for judging a defensive player. The Kansas defense is on the field a ton, different defensive schemes are set up to allow certain players to make more plays, and Heeney's numerous opportunities could also be considered an indictment of some of KU's other defensive players.
But Heeney's dominance has still been impressive.
A couple of Heeney numbers to consider:
▪ After Saturday's performance, Heeney ranks second in the country in solo tackles per game, averaging 8.3. He's made 58 solo stops, the most in the nation, though Arizona State's Damarious Randall (54 solo tackles) has played one less game.
▪ Heeney ranks first in the Big 12 and fifth nationally with 12 total tackles per game. His 12 tackles per contest also ranks first among all players in the power-five conferences.
▪ Kansas' career records for tackles — for both a season and career — are owned by Willie Pless, who recorded an insane 633 tackles from 1982-85. After Saturday, Heeney has 291 career tackles — even after playing strictly on special teams as a freshman and missing two games last year with injury.
If Heeney keeps up his current pace, he would finish with 351 total tackles, which would pass Curtis Moore for fifth all-time in school history.
Here's KU's top five all-time leading tacklers:
1. Willie Pless, 633, 1982-85
2. Nick Reid, 416, 2002-05
3. Rick Bredesen, 403, 1984-87
4. Kyle McNorton, 381, 1978-81
5. Curtis Moore, 350, 1986-87, 90
A look at Michael Cummings
One question: Should Kansas have thrown the ball more against Texas Tech? Based on the statistic "Adjusted QBR" — a number that takes into account competition — Cummings was better on Saturday than any KU quarterback ever was during the Charlie Weis era. Cumming, a junior making his second start of the season, finished 20-of-32 passing for 235 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
Cummings averaged 7.3 yards per attempt, a respectable number. Conversely, the Jayhawks managed 3.2 yards per rushing attempt. The loss of Tony Pierson in the first quarter may have cut into the rushing game, but the Jayhawks still struggled to run the ball against the Big 12's worst rushing defense.
Should KU have thrown the ball more — especially early? Cummings threw the ball 13 times in the first half, completing nine passes, and KU scored just seven points.
In the second half, Cummings threw the ball 19 times, completing just 11 passes but racking up 129 passing yards. Tight end Jimmay Mundine had five catches for 63 yards after halftime. The Jayhawks scored twice in the third quarter.
For now, though, here's another question: In two games, Cummings has appeared steady and given the Jayhawks a semblance of a downfield passing game. So how did sophomore Montell Cozart so clearly beat out Cummings during spring ball and fall camp?
Looking ahead
After playing six consecutive weeks, the Jayhawks enter their first true bye week of the season. (Kansas was also off during the first week of the season.) It comes at an important time, too. On Nov. 1, Kansas will travel to Baylor before playing host to Iowa State on Nov. 8.
The final three weeks of the season will feature a home game against TCU and trips to Oklahoma and K-State, respectively.
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When you have a spectacle so outlandish, ridiculous, technologically advanced and unimaginable, people are naturally going to talk.
Feed the spectacle with money (lots of money), wild ideas, gimmicks, millions of gallons of alcohol and uncompromising demands on the environment; build castles to outdo the castles that outdid the previous castles, and suddenly you have a social study.
Las Vegas is nothing like anywhere else and everything like everywhere else. It's the great microcosm, the head-scratching experimental wonder of the world, and those of us who live here are gifted (or cursed) with front-row seats.
Discussions abound of unhinged capitalism, human arrogance, superficiality and philistinism. Artists, too, explore these concepts. How they respond to this environment recently caught the attention of Chad Alligood, assistant curator of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas, who along with museum president Don Bacigalupi, has been traveling the country, considering artists from each state for the museum's upcoming State of the Art exhibit, which looks at contemporary American culture through works by 100 artists from across the U.S.
Las Vegas, Alligood told the Huffington Post, "more than any other place, seemed to me to be really responsive to the local context.
"Las Vegas has such a rich visual and metaphorical terrain that artists can't help, but respond," he added. "So, they're making things that are obsessed with surface, that are interested in the multiplication and duplication of imagery, that are interested in ideas of excess and ornament and decoration: impermanence, dynamic change."
It's a comment that brings to mind Laurenn McCubbin's performance art on Las Vegas Boulevard, where she and her team passed out artist-designed sex worker cards to address the economic impact of sex work in a city that markets it but regulates against it. Or the replication in cardboard of CityCenter's $40 million art collection by artist Justin Favela, or Anthony Bondi's collages that piece together imagery of Las Vegas with other places (the real Venice, for example) and historical eras to create the collaged incongruity that lives as one on the Strip and in its psyche.
Jennifer Kleven has likened her photography series of cellphone towers wearing "nature outfits" that present them as pine trees with that of the faux elsewhere of the Strip's casinos.
Then there is Stephen Hendee's angular steel mountain with future-past overtones that was placed atop a time capsule in Centennial Plaza to be opened in 2105.
Commissioned by the City of Las Vegas for its 100th anniversary, "Monument to the Simulacrum" (which is 12 feet high and 9 feet in diameter) represents the idea that Las Vegas beat the odds, that somehow this rest stop in the Mojave Desert became a city on steroids built by dreamers in an area of limited resources—an unchecked fantasyland.
Hendee topped it all off by dedicating the sculpture to late French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, known for his treatise on simulacra.
While not every artist here explores the idea of Las Vegas (more don't than do), those who do rarely take the same approach, even if they share similar philosophies.
We spoke with artists Erin Stellmon, Justin Favela, Mark Brandvik and David Sanchez Burr about Las Vegas and how their work relates to the spectacle, the community surrounding it and the desert that serves as a constant backdrop.
Justin Favela
The Material Is the Message
Justin Favela was born and raised in Las Vegas, growing up in government housing amid a tight-knit family of Mexican and Guatemalan heritage. Favela was a childhood fan of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, and TV and popular culture live large in his interests, showing up in Favela's often-humorous piñatas and other cardboard constructions.
One of his early works was "Las Vegas, Las Vegas"—a photograph of a crudely constructed and charmingly sentimental assembled neighborhood that Favela built out of paper and cardboard, painted and then photographed at a low angle, placing the visitor in the neighborhood with a child's-eye view of the buildings and streets.
The piece, made in 2009 for a nationally themed postcard exhibit, was Favela's way of documenting the architecture and memory of his own history in Las Vegas, brought on by the realization that buildings he knew were beginning to disappear. It features UNLV's Grant Hall, Champagnes Cafe, the houses he'd lived in, his grandmother's home and the casinos where his family worked. At one end is the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, connecting the tourist town with his personal community.
That the finished piece was a photograph and not the sculpture is characteristic of Las Vegas, where much of the area's past is visible only in postcards, archived images and the signs in the Neon Museum, where Favela once worked.
Las Vegas and its community returned again as themes for his 2011 installation at the Clark County Government Center, where he appropriated works in CityCenter's $40 million art collection. The humorous exhibit with mocking undertones was a way for the artist to bring the collection, often called "public art," off the Strip and into the community. It included a Las Vegas bent on Maya Lin's "Silver River" (hanging behind the Aria front desk), exchanging Lin's rendering of the Colorado River in silver for a rendering of the Las Vegas wash made out of chicken wire and aluminum foil.
That Favela's works are made from cardboard and papier-mâché is characteristic of the ephemeral nature of Las Vegas and the materials used to construct it, while adding a "weird juxtaposition" to the sleek and shiny. "Estardus," a large cardboard and glue sculpture resembling the Stardust sign's Atomic Age design and vintage color palette, might seem durable from afar, but its cardboard construction mirrors the more impermanent materials—namely fiberglass and Styrofoam—of pillars, statues and other casino ornamentation.
"Part of my process in art making is problem solving with limited resources," he says. "I can make something about nothing with cheap materials. And that's Las Vegas. It grew from a pit stop to this with limited resources."
Favela, who received a BFA from UNLV, says that he thinks about going to graduate school in another city, an idea he says is somewhat frustrating because it would take him away from these stimuli.
"It's so easy to be inspired here."
David Sanchez Burr
The Larger Picture
Sound and video artist David Sanchez Burr grew up in Spain, living in the suburbs of Madrid surrounded by fields and orchards. When he returned 15 years after moving away, the landscape he remembered no longer existed—it had all been developed.
Urban encroachment on the environment (and its effects) is a story that exists nearly everywhere, but in Las Vegas, it seems to happen at hyper speed. Add to that the extreme juxtaposition of the desert against the development and you have an intensely visible example.
"It's not as clear in other cities because of topography," Sanchez Burr says. "Here, the desert climate and strange circumstances create a stark contrast."
For him, the Las Vegas area and its surroundings flag other global, social and psychological issues, representing growth and decay, urban and human impact on the natural world, economy and the democratic process.
His installations, sculptures and video works focus on the pace and occurrence of change, emphasizing the constant state of flux through artwork that is evolving, rather than static on the wall.
In advocating democracy in city building, the artist had visitors to Cosmopolitan's P3Studio create their own city sculptures that were destroyed by sound vibrations—a revolving cycle of urban renewal and decay. The lighting, materials and ideology screamed Las Vegas, but the idea extended beyond the Valley, demonstrating the role of a community in a city's development, as opposed to technocrats, who build in their image and have the power and wealth to make all the decisions.
The abandonment and dumping of objects in outlying areas here (the "Kuiper Belt" of Las Vegas) led Sanchez Burr to study decay of foreign elements in the desert. The open landscape became his studio; the art was the natural manipulation of the unnatural.
"This city had a big impact on my artwork," says the artist, who came to Las Vegas for UNLV's MFA program. "As an artist practicing in ephemeral motion-based, time-based art, it opened my eyes a lot. It made it easier to flag my interests. There are brighter contrasts here that I drew from."
He approaches art as a change agent and suggests that Las Vegas is a composite of the world that can offer solutions. It's not, he says, a city that lives in a bubble.
"The concept of Las Vegas is owned by the people who visit here and live outside of Las Vegas. They're the ones who shape it. The weight of all these people visiting is manifested through the desert because of this economic potential."
Erin Stellmon
Neon and Transformation
It seems inevitable that artist Erin Stellmon would land in Las Vegas.
A graduate of Parsons who grew up in Portland, Oregon, Stellmon had been obsessed with neon since childhood and with Vegas since her teens. Steeped in nostalgia, she documented the disappearance of neon in Portland for her BFA, then spent two years selling paintings of Portland-style neon in New York City and living as a very traditional representational painter.
All of that changed, however, when she came to Las Vegas for UNLV's MFA program. The idea of painting the haunting, moody glow of neon against Portland's daytime gray skies no longer applied in the world of Las Vegas neon. Nor did continuing to explore nostalgic themes of home, fairs, Coney Island and Americana.
"Las Vegas turned all of that around," says Stellmon, who works at the Neon Museum. "There's something about Las Vegas that has a pioneer feel. The evolution of this city is so prevalent that it influences everything."
Soon she was reconfiguring neon of the past in futuristic mixed-media works. In her Reign of Glass exhibit, Stellmon's compositions commented on CityCenter as a planned city and community on Las Vegas Boulevard, while exploring the construction boom and ever-transforming nature of Las Vegas. Made with craft materials (Stellmon built a futuristic city out of Shrinky Dinks), she placed CityCenter and the idea of transformation within a timeline of hotel-casinos that preceded it. In one piece, a CityCenter structure was being demolished before workers finished building it.
In Reinventing the West, Stellmon revisited the pioneer spirit and ideas of community, this time through Downtown redevelopment, where the past and present clashed in charged works made from patterned fabric, paper, glitter and plastic, creating futuristic landscapes of urban Las Vegas.
For her, the constant change of Las Vegas and locals' hyper-awareness of their surroundings is inviting compared to living in the traditions, history and rules of New York City.
"This town adjusts so quickly to change," she says. "There are always people trying something new. There's always someone coming in and mixing stuff up every few years. It encourages constant commentary.
"Every generation in Las Vegas has seen a completely different world than the previous one."
Mark Brandvik
Image Is a Tool
When artist Mark Brandvik built a large-scale, Vegas-themed jungle gym in the Clark County Government Center in early 2012 and titled it Green Felt Jungle Gym after the 1963 book by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris, it seemed he was once again tapping into the marvel that is the native Las Vegan's backyard.
Constructed out of fencing material, the installation resembled a large playground in the shape of the Las Vegas skyline, complete with swings and trapeze rings. The bars served as a "contour line drawing in space" of the Stratosphere, the Luxor and the Wynn. For viewers, it fell directly into the idea of Las Vegas as an adult playground.
More than that of maybe any other artist, Brandvik's work seems easy to link to the idea of Las Vegas. His flat minimalist paintings of Vegas architecture and local places capture the austere natural landscape and depict the town as empty and isolated as it can appear during the sweltering summers when everyone seeks shelter indoors. His paintings conjure the emotionally desolate nature of a city often regarded as lonely.
But the works by Brandvik, who received his BFA from UNLV and master's from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, are not so much about Las Vegas as they are about form, color and composition. The architecture is often altered and the building removed from its location and placed against another background, making it more ambiguous than specific.
"It just so happened that I lived in Las Vegas," he says. "It didn't necessarily have to be Las Vegas. I just responded to the place I was in.
"A lot of it is tied to a memory of a place or how we like to reconstruct our world, or maybe our world is constructed of memories."
Much of his work, he says, begins with a Vegas theme or image that becomes unrecognizable to anyone outside the Valley. In Green Felt Jungle Gym, he says, the Stratosphere could be a rocket; the Wynn could be a Richard Serra.
Sometimes there's humor in his work, as in his depiction of the Morton Salt Girl as "Lot's Wife" and the Sun-Maid raisin girl as Mother Mary holding wine grapes in "Pieta." Religious references are recurring.
His series on death in Las Vegas, however, links murder, suicide and death by natural causes to the idea that Vegas has been a final destination for some. The series includes reductive paintings that highlight the street corner where Tupac Shakur was killed, the house where Ted Binion died of an overdose and the street where jazz singer Joe Williams collapsed and died on the way home from the hospital. In this series, he says, Las Vegas is secondary, not vital.
But, he adds, "Being out here, there's something about the vastness and the way the horizon gets lost."


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Tennis once again features in Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Issue. This year's edition features pictorials from Serena Williams. Caroline Wozniacki and Eugenie Bouchard.
Bouchard was in New York for the release (and for twitter date night), and in preview the Canadian star posted some preview pictures.
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— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 15, 2017
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— SI Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) February 15, 2017
Genie Bouchard STUNS in #SISwim 2017! pic.twitter.com/EfL87cJwc4
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