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Confession time... despite being a dyed in the wool Kiwi who loves deserted beaches and wild crashing surf, I have a weakness for English seaside piers.
I have no idea where this love of coastline kitsch comes from and never even suspected I had a problem until I visited Blackpool some years ago and had to be dragged kicking and screaming from the Kiss Me Quick hats and sticks of Blackpool Rock.
Maybe it was just a one-off aberration I thought, that was until a few weeks ago when I found myself on Britain's Pier of the Year (yes, there is such a thing). Once again, I felt the trappings of antipodean civilization falling away - I craved fish and chips, wanted to blow all my small change in the amusement arcades and, heaven forbid, I even desired to hire a deckchair.
The Pier of the Year is in Southwold, Suffolk... not an English county that features high on most New Zealanders' touring routes but I reckon it should be.
Southwold's Pier is a 21st century reincarnation of an original pier built in 1900. A century of mishaps followed - from storms to drifting sea mines and the pier that was once 810 feet long was by 1979 stretching only a pathetic 60ft into the North Sea.
After coming under private ownership in 1987, work began to restore and extend the pier and today it is now, as the publicity material says with just a hint of tongue in cheek: "623 feet of fun".
And there is fun to be had on Southwold Pier, especially in the Under the Pier Show which is probably the world's quirkiest collection of hand-built slot machines. Feed a few pence into the machines and you can "Whack a Banker" (a machine that in the present economic climate in Britain had a queue of people waiting to try) or My Nuke, where you can load plutonium rods into a nuclear reactor. My particular favourite was the Mobility Masterclass.
Embarrassingly I attracted an audience when I set the dial for expert level and then attempted to manoeuvre a zimmer frame across three lanes of traffic. Even after several tries I was flattened mid-crossing every time. Appropriately I then moved to My Doctor where I applied a stethoscope to my chest and the mannequin in the booth wrote out a suitably illegible prescription for me.
Unfortunately the Quickfit machine was occupied or I would have tried that too. This involved lying on a comfy bed while a Jane Fonda workout video plays and the bed does all the exercises for you. It'll be next time for that one and the auto-frisk machine that offers to "check out those suspicious bulges" by patting you down with a pair of inflated rubber gloves.
The pier has its own water clock too, also made by the same mastermind who created the machines, Tim Hunkin. On the hour the water-powered mechanism features people sitting up in bath and squirting water at each other and two peeing boys who manage to miss the toilet. It's all classic end-of-the-pier stuff. What is rather startling to those of us from nuclear-free New Zealand is that from the actual end of the pier is an excellent view of the Sizewell B nuclear power station.
Southwold is more than a pretty pier and a whiff of radiation however. Stretching along both sides of the beach on either side of the pier are its famous beach huts. There are about 300 of these small gabled-roofed huts. Small they may be, and with no running water, but they are hugely desirable, some changing hands for up to £100,000. And even if you've spent that much on a hut local bylaws forbid you to overnight in it.
Beach huts can be found all around the British coast but Southwold is considered to have the best. Most are immaculately painted and many are fitted out with all the comforts of home from sun-loungers to gas hobs. They are quintessentially British. I walked past the open doors of huts where people sat sipping tea from china cups, feet firmly enclosed in sandals (sadly no sign of socks as well). Many have names: Summer's Lease, Forty Winks, Whoa Stop, Life's a Beach. I wanted one, even for a day.
But the Suffolk coast had more in store for me, so there wasn't even time to visit the town's lighthouse, built in 1887 and which rather incongruously is set in the middle of the historic town centre (the previous lighthouses were destroyed by coastal erosion so clearly the last architect was taking no chances).
By now, having tested my zimmer frame competency and inspected sheds worth almost double my own house I felt prepared for anything more Suffolk had to throw in my direction. I was wrong.
Surreal is an over-worked word but my day out in Suffolk did take on a dreamlike air full of weird juxtapositions on a stretch of coastline that even today swirls with mystery and conspiracy theories.
Shingle Street is a bizarre conglomeration of terrace houses and jerrybuilt holiday homes just metres above a beach of golden gravels, close to Suffolk's border with Essex. The houses sit windswept, lonely and with a tangible sense of neglect facing out to sea. At their backs is featureless flat countryside worthy of Shakespeare's "blasted heath".
With a bleak sky overhead and a brisk wind blowing it was not difficult to conjure up the feeling that there was something rather sinister about Shingle St. And in fact this is not so far-fetched. During World War II, in 1940, bodies of four German airmen were washed up here. This discovery fuelled a wild rumour that they were part of an invasion force of up to 80,000 Germans who had been incinerated by a secret weapon: an impenetrable barrage of flames in the sea.
If that wasn't enough to cement the eerie aura around Shingle St, events of 1943 did so. By now the residents, along with those of many other coastal communities had been evacuated because of the threat of German invasion. Shingle St was thus uninhabited when the Porton Down Chemical Defence Research Establishment was given permission to drop on it an experimental 250lb bomb combining liquid mustard and high explosive.
They made a direct hit on the settlement's only pub, the Lifeboat Inn. It was to be a long time before anyone moved back to Shingle St, as, in a final indignity, the beach had been heavily mined and took years to clear.
If this was reality and even now it's hard to know what is true and what is not, I wanted to retreat into the more benign face of Suffolk's other-worldliness.
I found it soon enough when a house appeared high above the hedgerows seemingly floating metres above the countryside about halfway between Shingle St and Southwold
This was the House in the Clouds, a red house atop a five-storey black weatherboard tower. Today it is holiday home but it was originally built simply to disguise an ugly water tower. The town at its base is, similarly no ordinary one although I didn't realise this at first.
As I walked around Thorpeness past mock Tudor homes, a boating lake dotted with swans and under a pseudo Jacobean archway and even another water tower disguised as a Norman castle I did begin to feel like I was trapped in the pages of a Rupert the Bear annual.
It turned out I was not far wrong - Thorpeness is a fantasy village, the work of one Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie, a Scottish barrister and playwright. Ogilvie owned nearby Sizewell Hall and, intent on creating a holiday village for family and friends and to help the local community, in 1910 he began to buy up the neighbouring dunes and heathland. He then built a complete village including a pub, a shop, a church, a tennis club, golf course, boating lake and holiday lodgings, all in Ye Olde English Village style. To add to the feeling of unreality the islands in the lake are dotted with depictions of characters from Peter Pan. The author J.M. Barrie was a friend of Ogilvie's.
Thorpeness stayed in the family's hands until the 1970s when Glencairn Ogilvie's grandson and heir died on the golf course and most of the properties had to be sold off to pay death duties. In a perfectly appropriate postscript the Ogilvie family had over the years also amassed the largest collection of mounted bird species in Britain. This is now the pride and joy of the Ipswich Natural History Museum and promoted under the heading "Get Stuffed".
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as he faces some choices with life-long possibilities.
I told him I'd pray he'll be able to lift his head
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- up out of the many things pulling him one way or another;
- up out of any given season's conflicts and confusion
and all this to look ahead to what his heart truly desires
and to understand what he might need to do, even forgo,
to achieve what will bring him real peace.
In praying for my friend, Psalm 121 came to mind.
It seems to me that stepping aside from the day-to-day,
lifting one's head up out of the business-as-usual
and looking beyond the moment's needs and desires
just might be something all of us could pray for ourselves...
Find a quiet time and place to pray...
take a few deep breaths... be still...
and know that God is near...
A word to reflect on:
I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
From where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth... Psalm 121
Lots goin' on, Lord - and some days there's just too much...
I've got choices and decisions to make,
responsibilities to meet,
and more desires than I can count...
I've got a job to do, bills to pay and people to care for;
I've got plans to make and a future to shape;
I've got a heart to give and a life to live...
So much goin' down, Lord,
and sometimes I'm so caught up in all of it
I don't know what to do or where to turn -
and I'm not sure where it's all heading...
(And more and more I'm thinking, Lord,
it's pretty important that I know where I'm going
and where this path I'm on is taking me!)
So, slow me down, Lord,
and let me take a few deep breaths...
Let me find some quiet time, a quiet place,
to sit and talk with you...
Let me lift up my eyes to the mountains,
lift my head up out of all my worries, mistakes and concerns -
even out of the fun times, the good times that can distract me
and keep me from looking at the big picture...
I need to lift up my eyes to the mountains, Lord,
because I know I need more help than I can give myself...
And let me lift up my eyes from the sandy beach
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I need to look out over the ocean, Lord,
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Give me some quiet time, Lord,
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not just for today or tomorrow - but for the long haul...
Help me understand what I really want
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And show me what I have to offer, Lord,
and what you might ask in return
for all you've given me...
Lots goin' on, Lord... so much goin' down:
choices and decisions, responsibilities and desires,
plans to make, a future to shape, a heart to give, a life to live...
So, when I lift up my eyes to the hills
and scan the horizon from my sandy shore,
come and help me, Lord...
You who made the heavens and the earth,
the mountains and the oceans,
come help me make of my life
the best of what you've given me
and the best of what I can offer in return...
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Zamfir wrote:DSenette wrote:not for the same individual. if you're the person who is treating it like a ponzi scheme, then i find it hard to think that you'd also be following the dogma whole heartedly as an actual adherant would. especially since for you to KNOW it's a ponzi scheme, you'd have to also know that the entire thing is a lie for the purpose of making you filthy fucking rich (for various definitions of rich).
so yes, it can be a ponzi scheme and a religion, but no one person could actually treat it as both.
Seriously, why not? Empirically, people are excellent at collecting wealth and power while also honestly believing in their cause. The Catholic church is the prime example of a religious organization that collects dues from around the world. The Vatican is still filled with die-hard believers who dedicated their lives to religion, and who are not exactly living a life of blow and hookers.
At other points in history the Vatican was filled with blow and hookers, and quite some of the cardinals of those days must have been in it for the money only. Then again, it's also possible to be in it for the gold, the hookers, and the religion, and all of them serious.
but they're not collecting the money as a ponzi scheme and they're not actively and knowingly participating in a ponzi scheme.
if you legitimately don't know that what you're doing is a ponzi scheme you can't be actually accused of leading a ponzi scheme.
besides that, collection of wealth and running a scam are two completely different things. the catholic church (as in, the church) isn't collecting wealth specifically to collect wealth, they do have a purpose for collecting the money and it's typically either for improving "the church" or improving the congregations of the church or for actually improving the lives of members of society as a whole (that one doesn't always happen they way they claim it will).
all of which is ENTIRELY different from tricking people into giving you money under false pretenses.


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The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in / and the suffix (if present in string) from string, and prints the result on the standard output. It is normally used inside substitution marks (` `) within shell procedures.
The suffix is a pattern defined on the expr(1) manual page.
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Visible Ink, a one-on-one writing program for patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, offers opportunities for self-expression, stress reduction, personal growth, and individual success at a time when many participants face the considerable challenge of a serious illness.
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Dear Voyage-Air:
I can't recall ever writing a company praising their product – even the great ones – but the Voyage-Air guitar is a special case for me. I think any guitar loving addict like me would feel the same way.
I interviewed all the "travel" guitars that were in stock at the San Francisco Guitar Center. They were all wanting of a decent guitar sound. Then, the salesman told me that they recently had a full sized folding neck guitar that really did sound great and that really could be easily folded and put back into play again (with a little tuning.) He said Guitar Center had the guitars on order but I didn't want to wait so I took a chance and ordered the Voyage-Air VAD-2 dreadnaught model online: sight unseen and unheard!
I figured I would return the guitar if it didn't meet my quality standards.
I should state here that I have a forty year old Martin D-35 and a Taylor 12 string. I may not have "golden-ears" but I do know what a quality guitar sounds like.
My new Voyage-Air passed the audition with flying colors. The sound is very good and will only get better with age. The construction and materials are quality, and I can take it anywhere.
My excitement over this guitar reminds me of when I purchased the first generation iPod: finally I was able to conveniently take my music with me – just like I can now take my guitar with me.
For a lover of music and guitar playing, who could ask for anything more?
Now I'm thinking about that electric Voyage-Air.
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Hart of Dixie's Tim Matheson has a knack for quietly taking control. Take, for instance, our chat with him two weeks ago, when he started the interview with a question of his own: Did EW think The Hunger Games would make $100 million during its opening weekend? [Update: It did, Tim. And then some!] He thought such a prediction was bold.
But Matheson himself is familiar with bold acts — it's how he got Gary Cole to sign on for a guest role in tonight's episode as Ethan Hart, renowned heart surgeon and the man Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) once believed to be her father. "There's a danger about having a character like that, who's been spoken about in every episode and who Zoe has such deep feelings for and conflict about," he says. But Cole, whom Matheson had worked with on A Very Brady Sequel and West Wing, was just he man he needed. "I just picked up the phone and called him and told him he'd make everyone here deliriously happy if he could do this….In Hollywood, you never know if you're crossing a boundary. 'Should we go through an agent?' and all that stuff. But I didn't care. I wanted to selfishly reach out and make my job easier," he said, laughing.
The result, airing tonight, is an emotionally satisfying episode that finds Zoe working with Ethan Hart on a case and brings key character arcs full circle, he says."It's all the things that have been percolating under Zoe Hart's skin from the very beginning — finding out this man wasn't her father, the fact that Ethan has pulled away and disengaged from his presumed daughter," he says. "I think, dramatically, it's one of the high points of the season. The story is very rewarding in that regard."
Not long after he wrapped work on tonight's episode, Matheson was back in the director's chair for the show's season finale, which, he teases, has "swans, goats, pelicans, near-hurricane winds, rain, dream-sequences, and wedding preparations." And, of course, more entanglements between Zoe, George (Scott Porter) and Wade (Wilson Bethel). "Relationships connect and go places you wouldn't have imaged they'd go. I don't think that the audience will be disappointed in any way," he says. "All the dots are connected and, at once, it opens up immense possibilities for future stories."
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United States of America
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|ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be instituted against Peter C. Restivo ("Restivo"), pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act").
In anticipation of the institution of these administrative proceedings, Restivo has submitted an Offer of Settlement of Peter C. Restivo ("Offer"), which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of these proceedings, and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Commission or in which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings set forth herein, except as to the Commission's jurisdiction over him and the subject matter of these proceedings, and the findings set forth in Paragraphs III.A. and III.B., below, which are admitted, Restivo consents to the entry of this Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions pursuant to Section 15(b) of Securities Act of 1934 ("Order").
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted against Restivo pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act.
On the basis of this Order and Restivo's Offer, the Commission finds that:
A. From December 1998 through, at least, February 2000, Restivo was President and CEO of, and associated with, Peter Restivo, Inc. d/b/a U.S. Funding ("U.S. Funding"), a New York corporation functioning as a broker-dealer, but not registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Between October 2000 and June 2002, Restivo was associated with 1st Freedom Securities LLC, a broker-dealer formed by Restivo and others and registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act;
B. A permanent injunction was entered against Restivo on October 15, 2002 by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in an action captioned Securities and Exchange Commission v. Emsanet Internet Services, Inc., et al., Civ. 02-532 (ADS) ("Injunctive Action"), which permanently enjoined Restivo from future violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and Sections 15(a)(1) and 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder;
C. In the Injunctive Action, the Commission's complaint alleged, inter alia, that between March 1999 and February 2000, Restivo and others sold the securities of Emsanet Internet Services, Inc. ("Emsanet"). In connection with the sale of Emsanet's securities, Restivo made materially false and misleading statements to Emsanet investors. Moreover, Restivo acted as a broker-dealer without being registered with the Commission and sold and offered to sell Emsanet securities without filing a registration statement and without a registration statement being in effect.
Based on the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate in the public interest to impose the sanctions specified in Restivo's Offer.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act, Restivo be, and hereby is, barred from association with any broker or dealer.
For the Commission, by its Secretary, pursuant to delegated authority.
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SEC Grants Accelerated Approval of Rule Change Relating to Transfers of Specifically Designated Customer Account Assets through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS)
On July 14, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted accelerated approval of amendments to Rule 11870 making the procedures for transferring specifically designated customer account assets through the ACATS system consistent with the procedures for transferring securities account assets in their entirety through the ACATS system unless the customer authorizes a partial transfer of assets to be facilitated outside of ACATS. The amendments also permit customers to authorize an account transfer, in whole or in part, via electronic signature in a format recognized as valid under federal law to conduct interstate commerce. These changes conform to recent amendments to New York Stock Exchange Rule 412 and the Interpretation of Rule 412. The amendments become effective on September 13, 2004, to allow firms sufficient time to develop and implement any necessary systems changes. The text of the amendments is provided in Attachment A.
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text: « back to directory print Gregg Macey Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-780-7998 | Email | CV | Twitter Areas of Expertise Environmental LawOrganizational TheoryDisaster LawUrban Planning Education B.A., Duke University M.A., University of California, Irvine J.D., University of Virginia School of LawPh.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy Professor Gregg Macey Article Included in Land Use and Environmental Law Review 6/1/2017 An article by Professor Gregg Macey, "Boundary Work in Environmental Law," was recently selected for reprint in the annual Land Use and Environmental Law Review. Grist: Fracking produces tons of radioactive waste. What should we do with it? 6/22/2016 Professor Gregg Macey's article is cited, in which he reports the Department of Environmental Protection's growing confusion over increasing numbers of radiation alarms at landfills and mislabeled waste. Professor Gregg Macey on the Legal Fight for Environmental Justice 10/5/2015 Years ago, Professor Gregg Macey spent weeks in a computer lab with two colleagues assembling a mix of spatial, demographic, and public health variables to explore the challenging issue of lead exposure in South Central Los Angeles. They constructed models of health outcomes and were ready to run their final regression. What they found surprised them. The Center for Public Integrity: EPA plans more aggressive civil-rights reviews 9/17/2015 Professor Gregg Macey points out that the EPA's civil-rights office has used voluntary agreements to force improvements in community outreach, which raises concerns. The Center for Public Integrity: How to fix the EPA's broken civil-rights office 8/22/2015 Professor Gregg Macey believes the EPA is doomed to failure if it continues to operate at odds with the work of other federal offices. Recent Study by Professor Gregg Macey Finds Environmental Hazards Near Residential Areas 11/7/2014 A recently published study co-authored by Associate Professor Gregg Macey examined air pollution near oil and natural gas production sites in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Ohio, and Colorado, finding potentially cancer-causing levels of chemicals in locations close to where people live. Professor Gregg Macey on Potential Law Suit against BP for Gulf of Mexico Spill 12/23/2010 The Department of Justice announced that it plans to sue BP and eight other companies in connection to the oil rig spill in the Gulf of Mexico that lasted throughout the summer of 2010. Professor Gregg Macey discussed the potential suit with Digital Journal. "BP's potential liability is on the order of tens of billions of dollars," he said. "DOJ is seeking to recover response costs and natural resource damages through the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and civil penalties under the Clean Water Act (CWA)... The maximum penalty under CWA, if BP is found grossly negligent, is $4,300 per barrel." Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum


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David Winter, 22, died Dec. 3 at Saluda, N.C. He was born Nov. 30, 1990, in Hillsboro to Dale and Rachel (Hofer) Winter. He was a railroad conductor.
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May 04, 2004
Los Angeles — On May 20, 2004, the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management will hold the final round of the 23rd annual Knapp Venture Competition. The semi-final round consisted of 22 teams presenting their business opportunities. The six finalist teams that emerged from that round will now present their business plans to a judging panel of entrepreneurs and investors to compete for the $20,000 in cash prizes.
The Knapp Venture Competition is designed to provide UCLA Anderson students with an intensive learning experience involving the entrepreneurial process. Virtually all UCLA Anderson students will start, work in, advise or finance growing businesses at some point in their careers. Participating in the Knapp Venture Competition prepares students - whether they will be founders, financiers, consultants, marketers or general managers - for these experiences by simulating the process of starting and evaluating an entrepreneurial enterprise.
UCLA Anderson faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the final round competition, which will be held on Thursday, May 20th from 4 to 8 p.m. in Korn Convocation Hall at UCLA Anderson. The winners of the 2004 Knapp Venture Competition will be announced at a reception following the competition.
"This year six superb teams made it to the finals," said Kindra Liedtke, program manager, Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. "We implemented a new system that allowed smaller scale business opportunities not seeking VC placement to compete for the first time," said Liedtke. "We received a record-setting 48 entries, which clearly demonstrates the commitment of the UCLA Anderson community to the spirit of entrepreneurship and business plan development at any level."
The Knapp Venture Competition requires that at least one member of a team be a current UCLA Anderson student. The competition allows students to discover the incredible resources that are available to them at UCLA and throughout the greater Los Angeles community. Fellow UCLA Anderson classmates and alumni, as well as graduate students in the other technical and professional schools, are all potential partners and sources of ideas.
The finalists of the 2004 Knapp Venture Competition are as follows:
Deeptek - Deeptek, LLC is an early stage San Diego-based company, developing laser printer technology exceeding existing technology in terms of speed, quality and cost.
Team: Deepak Trikannad, founder & CEO; Rob Greenip, board of advisors, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Flavia Rusconi, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Robert Sokolowski, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; and Juan Francisco Levine, UCLA Anderson MBA '04.
Jet Fleet International (JFI) - JFI's concept is to unite single corporate and private jet aircraft owners with the purpose of increasing their buying power for aviation services such as fuel, pilot training, aircraft maintenance, pilot accessories, weather data and in-flight broadband access.
Team: Rajeev Kulkarni, UCLA Anderson FEMBA '04; James Haug, UCLA Anderson FEMBA '04; Suzanne Rebele, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Finn Moller, CEO; and Kevin Moller, managing director of global aviation operations.
Krank - The industry's only hipster publication for teenage boys, Krank magazine will deliver provocative lifestyle content to a generation of male consumers with bulging wallets, raging media appetites and few channels for self-expression. In addition, Krank will provide a one-stop advertising vehicle to companies currently lacking an effective, efficient way to reach this attractive demographic.
Team: Anni Rodgers, founding editor, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Maggie Brenneke, marketing consultant, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Giorgi Chigogidze, financial consultant, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Marc Olshan, marketing consultant, UCLA Anderson MBA '04; and Manuel Madrazo, financial consultant, UCLA Anderson MBA '04.
MessageRite - MessageRite offers a hosted, comprehensive electronic message management solution that enables organizations to use e-mail and instant messaging (IM) effectively while ensuring adherence to policies and industry regulations. MessageRite protects and supports its customers' messaging environments by additionally offering spam & anti-virus protection, content filtering, and disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
Team: Kevin Merritt, CEO and Carey Ransom, vice president, sales & marketing, UCLA Anderson MBA '04.
Micropurity - Micropurity offers professionals and homeowners a safe, simple, and inexpensive solution to eliminate mold and its associated health risks from homes, workplaces and schools.
Team: Elliott Parker, president, UCLA Anderson MBA '04 and Keith Johnson, managing partner, UCLA Anderson MBA '04.
RA Imaging - RA Imaging is a start-up biotechnology firm developing molecular imaging agents that permit earlier and more definitive detection of melanoma. The firm's targeted therapeutics seek out definitive disease biomarkers, making them more specific and less toxic than traditional imaging technologies, and the company's transdermal delivery technology provides a convenient, highly localized diagnostic tool.
Team: Jacob Waugh, M.D., senior scientist, Stanford University School of Medicine & founder, Essentia Biosystems; Ceron Rhee, 3rd year biology/economics undergraduate, Stanford University; Jane Lee, scientist, Essentia Biosystems; Ashraf Abdelkerim, M.D., UCLA Anderson MBA '04; Bassel Rifai, 3rd year electrical engineering undergraduate, UCLA; and Karoon Monfared, 3rd year biochemistry undergraduate, UCLA.
The Knapp Venture Competition is named for Bud and Betsy Knapp, whose $2 million gift to the school supports the annual event and other entrepreneurial initiatives. The couple serve on UCLA Anderson School's Board of Visitors.
Below is the list of judges who will evaluate the business plans and presentations of the five finalist teams:
Betsy Wood Knapp, founder and CEO, BigPicture Investors, LLC
Cleon "Bud" Knapp, trustee, The Knapp Foundation
John Shields, former chairman & CEO, Trader Joes
Christopher Jennings, Roth Capital Partners
Tom Epley, chairman, Paradyne Networks
About the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
The Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, a recognized leader in entrepreneurial education, oversees all teaching, research, extracurricular and community activities related to entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson School of Management. The Price Center strives to provide academic and extracurricular experiences that advance both the theory and practice of entrepreneurship.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs and doctoral programs.
UCLA Anderson's faculty includes outstanding educators and researchers who share their scholarship and expertise in such fundamental areas as finance, marketing, accounting, business economics, decision sciences, operations and technology management, human resources and organizational behavior, information systems, strategy and policy.
Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson School of Management as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.


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While some disagree with McCrory for signing law, others applaud him
JACKSONVILLE � N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory recently signed into law controversial abortion legislation, after weeks of debate throughout the state.
Local critics of the new law, such as Dr. Takey Crist, who established Jacksonville�s Crist Clinic for Women in 1973, say the law is a war on women�s rights cloaked with, �deception that it�s for the safety of women.�
Crist is an obstetrician, gynecologist and clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC Medical School and Eastern North Carolina School of Medicine.
When the N.C. Senate first proposed a law to change abortion regulations early in July, Crist said he had faith McCrory would not dabble in abortion legislation per promises he made in his campaign.
�He�s come out as a liar,� Crist said. �(The N.C. General Assembly and McCrory) have been playing games with women�s rights for the last two months.�
McCrory defended signing the law, which in part says that abortion clinics must comply to similar standards as ambulatory surgical centers, in a written statement released Monday.
�I am pleased that this new legislation is focused on the health and safety of women in North Carolina,� he said in the statement. �These higher standards will result in safer conditions for North Carolina women. This law does not further limit access and those who contend it does are more interested in politics than the health and safety of our citizens.�
Crist said the law will restrict access to abortion within the state by shutting down abortion centers that do not meet standards of outpatient surgical centers and cannot afford to renovate to meet them.
�They�re going to destroy the Planned Parenthood clinics and the other clinics in the state that are not able to afford redoing the space and the volume that is required by surgical ambulatory clinics,� Crist said before the bill was signed into law.
Crist predicted an uptick in illegal abortions if clinics are shut down.
�One thing that will always be true: If a woman is pregnant and she does not want the pregnancy, law or no law, she will find a way, whether legal or illegal, to terminate the pregnancy,� he said.
Crist said �it�s a shame it�s come to this� because he said North Carolina has always been known as a frontrunner for family planning and women�s health.
�They created this atmosphere as though all these things are important for the safety of the patient,� he said. �North Carolina has one of the safest rates on abortion statistics.�
But Crist said he expects women to �come up in arms� against the new law, one that he says was passed dishonestly.
The House version was added to a motorcycle safety bill that was renamed, �Health and Safety Law Changes.� The Senate tacked the abortion measures onto an unrelated House measure to prohibit North Carolina judges from applying Islamic Sharia law or any other foreign law in certain cases.
Crist said he believes the entire issue has raised public consciousness and he thinks there will be a large showing of citizens at the next election to show their opposition.
The bill went through three rounds of being bounced from the Senate to the House of Representatives and back to the Senate before it reached McCrory�s desk Monday.
The law approved Monday also requires doctors to be in the room during the entire surgical abortion procedure and during the first dose of a medical abortion.
It forbids gender-selective abortions and allows doctors and nurses to refuse to participate in an abortion-related procedure on ethical or religious grounds. It prohibits public employees and those who acquire healthcare under the federal healthcare law�s new public exchange, from accessing a plan with abortion coverage and allows North Carolina�s health department to make temporary new rules for the state�s abortion clinics as it sees fit.
Legislators and advocates of the law counter that it would make the practice of abortion safer.
Bartolo Spano, a retired clinical psychologist, a third and fourth degree member of Council 3303 of the Knights of Columbus and a regular protestor at the Crist Clinic, said he supports the law.
�I and several of my colleagues have written to Governor McCrory that we strongly support the bill,� Spano said.
Spano�s colleagues include fellow churchgoers and Knights of Columbus members.
He said he agrees with the legislation partly because it will offer safety for women wanting abortions.
�First of all, as you know it guarantees proper medical care, proper protection in a way,� he said. �The quality of care, this is in the best interest of the patient.�
Though Spano thinks the regulations are a step in the right direction, he said he wishes to see abortion done away with completely one day.
Spano said he believes opponents� criticisms of the law � that it will effectively shut down clinics and restrict access for women � is �an over-exaggeration.�
�Crist Clinic offers a host of services,� he said. �Abortion is just one of them.�
Abortion standards have not been changed in the state since the mid 1990s, the Associated Press reported Monday.
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Wellness festival at local vineyard to feature yoga and wine
There's a reason the VinYoga Festival is being held at the Altamont Vineyard and Winery. And it's not the wine.
"Here, I feel like there's a pause," Franca DiCrescenzo during a brief tour of her family's 26-acre vineyard and the setting for the upcoming event on Saturday, June 7.
DiCrescenzo held on to a large umbrella in a windy rainstorm while walking along paths that a 5K will be run to kick off the festival. Even with the weather, the view of the Helderbergs from the vineyard would give anyone pause.
"It's like a little bit of France in the Capital Region."
The "Vin" in VinYoga not only refers to the vineyard but also to vinyasa, the type of yoga she practices.
DiCrescenzo and her friends, all like-minded yoga lovers, are planning the first ever VinYoga Festival to bring together a community dedicated to helping people feel great. Dubbed as "A Taste of Local Wellness," the event is sponsored in part by MVP, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross' Armed Forces Care Services, which provides free yoga to vets.
The day will kick off with a 5K run through the vineyard and continue with a number of yoga classes, including several by internationally known Cameron Shayne, the founder of Budokon Yoga.
A number of local instructors will also be on hand to teach varied yoga classes. In the evening, there will a "Moonlight Moving Meditation" and a drumming circle.
In a 3,000-square-foot tent overlooking a pond where there are geese and some new goslings, DiCrescenzo and co-organizer Lisa Coldwell O'Brien, a friend, yoga teacher and founder of Lifeyum.com, pointed out where classes would be held and where food vendors would set up.
O'Brien, who presents homeopathic remedies like some people offer mints, pulled allergy pellets out of her large designer bag and gave some to DiCrescenzo.
"I'd have my moments and then Lisa reminds me to breathe," said DiCrescenzo, the owner of Armida Rose Realty.
Another friend, Gina Tralongo, also a yoga teacher, said planning began about a year ago. "(DiCrescenzo) had this grand plan for kind of everybody who's an expert in their field all together for a day to try and grow our wellness community meaning anything from juicing — it's so big now — to yoga," she said.
"It's so beautiful there. You're on top of the mountain. I think it's going to be better than being in a studio. You're there in nature," Tralongo said. "It's a very peaceful environment up there already, so the whole thing about yoga is trying to come to that peace, so you're already there. Your yoga should be very easy ... just have fun with it, be there, you know, meet some new people and learn how this community is trying to grow and to really take your health in your own hands."
Hot Yoga Saratoga instructor Justin Wolfer will be teaching vinyasa yoga at the event. "I love to practice and to teach in different communities. It's sort of an amazing kind of phenomenon that yoga's popped up all over the world, and it's connected me to different places and people I never would've been able to connect with other than our love for yoga which is very, very cool."
There will also be wine tasting for those who wish to indulge, since it is a winery, after all.
"I totally recommend doing that after the yoga," Wolfer said. "I think for me that's not necessarily what interests me, but since it's on a vineyard, when in Rome, I guess. But totally I recommend doing the yoga first.
"If you're interested in tasting the wine, do it after the practice. Because I definitely enjoy doing a lot of inversions and different balances so it's good to have your head about you."
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What: VinYoga Festival
Where: Altamont Vineyard & Winery is at 3001 Furbeck Road.
When: Saturday, June 7. 5K run begins at 9 a.m.
Cost: A ticket for the full festival, including yoga classes, is $40 in advance, $50 at the door.
Info: altamontwinery.com.


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Many countries outside the United States operate state-controlled companies. Most are giant behemoths, employing millions of people between them. These companies – among the world's largest corporations – are primarily in the banking and energy sectors. Some, like the giant oil and gas company, Saudi Aramco, aren't open to investors at all. But many are. Some fund managers shun these companies. With the governments that control them wielding various degrees of power over their daily operations, shareholder interests aren't always viewed as a top priority. But some managers view them as proxies for the growth of the emerging market countries in which they operate. Many are huge "cash cows," throwing off billions in profits each year. Some emerging market funds have some of these companies as core holdings in their portfolios. Let's take a look at five you might want to consider adding to yours. Not too surprisingly, at least to me, four of them are energy companies. Monster Oil The largest is PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE: PTR). It's the publicly listed arm of China's state-owned oil monolith. It's the biggest of the Chinese oil companies, and it employs over 500,000 workers. It's the classic state puppet, with 86 percent of it owned by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). CNPC controls its management, elects its board of directors, and decides on the amount and timing of any dividend payments. But PetroChina is widely viewed as the proxy for China's oil and natural gas sector. It holds sixth place in the Forbes listing of the world's largest listed companies. PetroChina is expanding rapidly, and is actively seeking acquisitions and investments in oil around the globe. There's plenty of upside here, especially as car sales continue to explode in China. Monster Bank Our second state-owned monster is a bank. But not just any bank: it's the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (HKG: 1398). Traded on the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges, ICBC is more commonly known is the largest of the four big Chinese banks. Holding down the seventh spot on Forbes' list, ICBC employs 387,000 people. It has a staggering 440 million holders of credit and debit cards. Investment managers are split when it comes to investing in Chinese Banks. Jim Chanos, the billionaire short-seller, told Bloomberg News a few weeks ago that: "The Chinese banking system is built on quicksand, and that's the one thing a lot of people don't realize. The banking system in China is extremely fragile." Chanos is shorting the Agricultural Bank of China. Others aren't as bearish as Chanos, and ICBC, China Construction Bank Corporation (HKG: 0939) and other large Chinese Banks are held in a number of mutual funds. Brazilian Giant From the subhead, you've probably guessed the third company is Petroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), more commonly known as Petrobras. This giant South American oil and gas exploration and production company is the world's deep-water expert. It has to be, since that's where most of its oil and natural gas deposits are located. Last year, Petrobras launched the biggest stock issuance in the history of the world, raising $70 billion in the process. It plans to use the capital to fund its $250-billion offshore oil and natural gas exploration and development program. The company employs about 77,000 and by value represents about 10 percent of the Brazilian Stock exchange (the Bovespa). It clocks in at number nine on the Forbes list. The true extent of its offshore reserves are really an unknown, but are estimated somewhere between 50 and 500 billion barrels. While the Brazilian government owns 48 percent of the Brazilian giant's common stock, it retains 64 percent of the company's voting stock. Petrobras' profits have suffered in recent years, primarily due to currency volatility. Despite the "managerial autonomy" the government insists that Petrobras has, it's sued to generate jobs and to control energy prices within Brazil. Nonetheless, Petrobras could eventually rival Saudi Arabia in overall oil output in as little as 10 to 15 years. It bears watching. The King of Natural Gas This company has often been described as a "state unto itself." It's Russia's Gazprom OAO (PINK: OGZPY), the largest company in the country. This state-run monopoly owns the largest gas transportation system in the world, supplying natural gas to Russia. European countries have become increasingly reliant on it, too. Employing over 400,000 workers, Gazprom accounts for over 80 percent of Russia's natural gas production, and about 10 percent of its economic growth. Given its gas monopoly status, and its 50.002 percent control by the Russian government, Gazprom has been the focus of political concern of the countries it sells to. The central government, through its "representatives" controls investments, financial plans, and cash flows. They also control the valves that supply gas to Europe. Back on January 1, 2006 in one of the numerous natural gas price disputes with the Ukraine, Europe was shut off from Russian gas for three days. Gazprom is 15 on the Forbes list, and is a mainstay of funds that focus on the BRIC nations, emerging market countries (particularly European ones), and Russia. Gazprom will figure prominently in the world's supply of natural gas, and will soon be one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). China and Energy… Again The fifth company on our list is another Chinese energy giant. Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. (NYSE: SHI) is also engaged in the petroleum and chemical industries. The company owns and operates over 30,000 gas stations in China. That's more than BP plc (NYSE: BP) has worldwide. It's 55 percent owned by the state-owned Sinopec Group. Employing over 400,000 people, Sinopec owns China's best oil and petrochemical assets. It – like PetroChina – is seen as a great play on China's seemingly endlessly growing demand for energy. The company is also branching out across the globe. Its most recent play was taking a 30-percent stake in the Brazilian arm of Galp, a Portuguese oil company. So there you have five of the largest state-owned companies in the world. If you have an appetite for risk, and believe oil is going up (it is and will continue to do so), then four of them are companies you could consider taking a small stake in. I'm with Jim Chanos though, in steering clear on ICBC. Time will tell, but China's banking system could be the next domino to fall. Good investing, David Fessler
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Cox leading Bisons team in Mason Rudolph Championship
The Lipscomb Bisons enter Sunday's third and final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in 17th place.
Alex Cox led the Bisons with a second round 75. His two-round score of 146 puts him in a tie for 39th place.
Blanton Farmer, with a two-round total of 152 (72-80), is tied for 75th place.
Ryan Terry has shot a two-round 155 (75-80) for 80th.
Brandon Mundie is tied for 87th with a two-round score of 159 (79-80). Dustin Wilder is in 89th place with a 161 (79-82).


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What's a tourist to do on a Sunday in Paris?
PARIS (AP) — A great debate rages in France over whether more shops should open on Sundays. In the meantime, here are some ideas of what to do in Paris on a day when much is closed:
— Head to the Marais. Many shops in this former Jewish quarter, turned Paris' gay center and trendy shopping hot spot, follow tradition and stay closed on Saturday to open on Sunday. While the rest of Paris can feel sleepy, the Marais positively buzzes on Sundays.
— Visit an ethnic neighborhood. The Little India and African markets near the Gare du Nord or the Chinatowns around the 13th arrondissement's Avenue de Choisy and Belleville metro station in Paris' east are all packed on Sundays. Join the crowds hunting for curry or dim sum.
— Take a day trip. There are several beautiful chateaux just outside Paris: Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte, Fontainebleau. Monet's house and gardens at Giverny are also open during the spring, summer and fall. Sundays are good for exploring these mansions and having a picnic on the grounds.
— Visit a park. The Luxembourg and Tuileries gardens are Paris' most famous, but the city is also edged by two woods: Vincennes in the east and Boulogne in the west. The Parc de Bagatelle, within the Bois de Boulogne, has beautiful rose gardens and a chateau of its own. You can rent a rowboat on the lake in Vincennes.
— Head to a market. Many food markets are open on Sunday mornings, and the flea markets on Paris' periphery, like those at Saint-Ouen and Vanves, are also busy on the weekends.


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Stitzel-Weller (S-W) Distillery Information (Condensed)
Earlier this week I posted my review of Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old bourbon. Later this week I am taking a deeper look at the 2011 Pappy Van Winkle 15 year bourbon and comparing it with a 2009 Pappy Van Winkle 15. Why does this matter? Well, it's complicated, but recently Preston Van Winkle confirmed that the 2011 release was 100% Buffalo Trace produced bourbon and no longer S-W whiskey. I thought it might be important to share why that matters to many enthusiasts. So here's a bit of light reading on the S-W distillery.
- The S-W distillery that exists (but is not operational) today was opened post prohibition in 1935 by Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle. S-W quickly became known for its wheated recipe. It's also the same recipe given to Bill Samuels Sr. that started Maker's Mark.
- Pappy acquired the original distillery through the purchase of a wholesale whiskey operation and the Stitzel distillery, eventually naming it S-W. The Weller portion of that name came from William Larue Weller, and one of the distillery's most important labels, W. L. Weller. Weller, the man, was an early bourbon pioneer, who produced the wheated recipe.
- In addition to W. L. Weller, the distillery also produced a number of other wheated bourbon whiskeys; Cabin Still, Old Fitzgerald, and Rebel Yell.
- Pappy operated the S-W distillery until his death in the Mid 1960's
- After his death, Pappy's son Julian Van Winkle Jr. was forced to sell the distillery in 1972. Afterwards he decided to resurrect one of the brands that existed in the operation prior to prohibition, Old Rip Van Winkle.
- While Julian Van Winkle Jr. no longer operated S-W, his Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon made use of S-W bourbon stocks. Van Winkle Jr. passed away in 1981.
- His son Julian Van Winkle III, who runs the operation today, was responsible for taking his father and grandfather's vision a step further. He decided to offer older whiskeys from S-W stocks after tasting them and noting just how fantastically the whiskey had aged. Many don't realize that Van Winkle III was the first of the trio of Van Winkles to produce the much longer aged Bourbons.
- In 1991/1992, S-W distillery ceased operations, effectively shutting down. As a result there was a free-for-all of sorts over ownership of the reputable brands/labels that S-W had produced for so many years. Heaven Hill was able to purchase Old Fitzgerald, for which they continue to make today. Buffalo Trace purchased W.L. Weller, which they continue to produce today as well.
- Even after the sell of S-W, Van Winkle III was still granted access to purchasing the whiskeys that still existed in the distillery's aging warehouses. However, with S-W no longer producing whiskey, and the popularity of the Van Winkle whiskeys increasing yearly, Van Winkle III found himself at a crossroads.
- In 2002, Julian Van Winkle III made a decision to partner up with another distillery that could keep his growing brand of Van Winkle Whiskeys alive and well. As a result the Old Rip Van Winkle whiskey operation entered into an agreement with Buffalo Trace to produce their acclaimed whiskeys.
- Now things get very cloudy. It is not known for sure at what time the younger labels, Old Rip Van Winkle 10 and Van Winkle 12 became 100% buffalo trace produced whiskey. We can only guess at this point, but it has been a number of years.
- Reportedly the 20 and 23 year old are still reserves of S-W stocks. However this is not officially confirmed. What is known is that as of Fall 2011's release, the 15 year old joins its younger brothers (12 year and 10 year) as 100% Buffalo Trace whiskey. Preston Van Winkle confirmed this on a podcast in recent weeks.
- Today, Diageo owns the S-W distillery. One of Diageo's brands, Bulleit, has its offices at the once bustling distillery. Apparently much of the original distillation equipment is still intact, but an asbestos clean-up and the tight margins that distillery's operate under are the kryptonite that keep S-W from resurrecting. Maybe one day…………
Many consider the bourbon produced at S-W to be some of the finest whiskey ever produced. And therein lies the reason for all of the talk and consternation over Pappy Van Winkle's 15 year old. Check back later this week to see how the 2011 release stands up against previous S-W releases.


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On 31 May, 1 and 2 June 2013, Cor Eixample—Trade and Professional Association for the Right Side of the Eixample—and the Barcelona City Council—are organising the ninth Barcelona Modernista Fair.
You can now view all the papers presented to the coupDefouet International Congress, comprising its provisional programme in 6 theme strands. These lists will be periodically updated as each paper becomes confirmed, and their corresponding downloadable abstracts posted online.
The Art Nouveau European Route is organising the 1st coupDefouet International Congress, to be held in Barcelona in June 2013.
The main strands of the Congress, still to be clearly defined by the Scientific Committee featured in the image below, will be on the following topics:
•The city as the powerhouse of Art Nouveau
creativity main strand)
•The historiography of Art Nouveau
•Future challenges for Art Nouveau heritage
The call for papers will be open from February 2012. Please take note of all updates on this and other procedures that will appear in the website Art Nouveau European Route www.artnouveau.eu.
On 1, 2 and 3 June 2012, Cor Eixample—Trade and Professional Association for the Right Side of the Eixample—and the Institut del Paisatge Urbà—Barcelona City Council—are organising the eighth Barcelona Modernista Fair.
As in other years, the fair will be located on carrer Girona—between av. Diagonal and carrer d'Aragó—with leisure and cultural activities for young people, adults and the little ones. Among other activities, visitors can enjoy kids' games, shows, workshops, a museum displaying period cars, an old train, conferences on Modernisme, a family-orientated bike tour, street entertainment and many other surprises. Other towns and organisations which also share a relationship with Modernisme will be attending, as well as a stand offering information and selling products related to Barcelona's Ruta del Modernisme.
Furthermore, whoever comes dressed in an Art Nouveau period style will receive a gift photo of themselves and go into the draw for a trip, among other prizes.
For more information: The Centre del Modernisme tel. +34 933 177 652 or Cor Eixample tel. +34 934 871 243.
From February 2012, visitors can enjoy guided tours of the building housing the Hotel Espanya (Sant Pau 9-11, Barcelona), opened in 1859 and renovated in 1903 by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Once again, such gems as the Saló de les Sirenes (Mermaids Room), with paintings attributed to Ramon Casas, or the alabaster fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, among others, will be on view for the general public.
The Hotel Espanya is part of the Barcelona Modernisme Route and the Let's Go Out guide, listing a selection of Modernista bars and restaurants located mainly in Barcelona, but also in Catalonia (on sale in all Modernisme Centres).
Click the title of the news item for further information on the tours.
The Historical Conclave of the Hospital de Sant Pau is hosting a new exhibition covering some of the most important historical moments of the construction of the Modernista complex. It also focuses on the restoration project which is currently underway. You can visit the exhibition by following the guided routes of "Sant Pau en obres" (Saint Paul Under Construction) which are offered every morning from Monday to Sunday.
From 11 July 2011, the guided tours of the Modernista complex of Hospital Sant Pau will also include a section of the tunnels built by Domènech i Montaner that linked together the various Modernista pavilions that formed part of the hospital premises. With this new addition, the tour's itinerary will now include the renovated Sant Jordi Pavilion, which houses an exhibition on the past, present and future of the institution, the hospital church, Sant Rafael Pavilion and a section of the aforementioned tunnels, as well as a stroll through part of the complex's former gardens. The tours are guided and all visitors must wear a reflective helmet and vest, which are provided to each visitor at the beginning of the tour.
Click the title of the news item to see the times and languages of the tours.
On 25 March, coinciding with celebrations for its first anniversary, the Museu del Modernisme Català (Museum of Catalan Modernisme, Balmes, 48, Barcelona) will present its new permanent collection.
The museum is partially renewing its collection with sixty new works, half of which form part of the museum's stored works, which up until now have not been shown to the public. The other half are recent acquisitions and donations of the grand masters of Catalan Modernisme.
A must for lovers of Art Nouveau architecture and culture is this charming festival, which is celebrated in Bad Nauheim in September every year. The 2009 is themed "Jugendstil moves Bad Nauheim" and will take place from 5-13 September 2009.
List of prize-winners of the draw Vine vestit d'època a la Fira (Come to the Fair in period dress). See whether you're going to Germany!
The Fifth Barcelona Modernista Fair, organised by CorEixample and Barcelona Council's Urban Landscape Institute, was held in Carrer Girona, between the Diagonal and Carrer València, on 22, 23 and 24 May with a lot of participation by the public in all the activities. Click on this news item to read a report and see images of the Fair and all the activities.
Since May 2009, Sant Feliu de Llobregat has its Modernista Route, for which more than 20 buildings and groups of buildings have been selected, of which those designed by the architects Gabriel Borrell, Josep M. Jujol and Antoni Coll are of special note. The route follows the line of the Expansion Plan drawn up in 1902 by Gabriel Borrell, who was the municipal architect at that time. The Route is therefore particularly interesting because of the location of the buildings within the newly enlarged section of the town.
More information: www.santfeliu.cat
On 20 October the Francisco Godia Foundation, dedicated to the Barcelona entrepreneur, collector and racing driver of the same name (1921-1990), opened its new headquarters in the former Casa Garriga Nogués (1899-1905) at Carrer Diputació 250, a Modernista work by the architect Enric Sagnier. To celebrate the occasion, the Foundation is holding a temporary exhibition of a large part of its private collection, with a total of 260 works of mediaeval, Baroque and 19th-20th century art, including Modernista works, and a montage consisting of a selection of ceramics from several production centres throughout the Iberian Peninsula. The Foundation plans to offer a permanent exhibition, and also two temporary exhibitions a year with material from private collections.
On 12 and 13 September 2008, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., you will be able to enjoy two open days at Finca Sansalvador, designed by the architect Jujol, giving everyone the chance to see the restoration work that has been carried out on it and discover the artificial caves excavated inside it in the early 20th century.
Finca Sansalvador
Passeig de la Mare de Déu del Coll, 79
Friday 12th, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday 13th, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
On 23, 24 and 25 May 2007, Cor Eixample, the Association of Retail Traders and Professionals of the Right Eixample district, and the Municipal Urban Landscape Institute of the Barcelona City Council are holding the fourth Modernista Festival of Barcelona.
Actor and film director Woody Allen visited the Church of the Holy Family on 12 June during his search for locations for his next movie, which will be shot in Barcelona and Oviedo. The film will narrate the experiences of a tourist from the United States visiting the city. This will not be the first time that Modernism has been used as a set in a cinema production, for example, the Casas Ramos houses, in plaza de Lesseps, where Pedro Almodóvar filmed scenes in the movie Todo sobre mi madre (All about my mother).
The 422 boxes were found by a team of researchers from the Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya (Catalonian National Archive) on 16/11/2006, when they were working at the modernist designer and architect's house. He designed, Casa Amatller, the Palau del Baró de Quadras and Casa de les Punxes and other buildings. The documents have been acquired by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia for 1.4 million euros. This purchase guarantees public ownership of the material, which will soon be made available to researchers from the Catalonian National Archive.
On 18, 19 and 20 May 2007, Cor Eixample, the Association of Retail Traders and Professionals of the Right Eixample district, and the Municipal Urban Landscape Institute of the Barcelona City Council are holding the third Modernista Festival of Barcelona.
After General Primo de Rivera's coup d'état, Josep Puig i Cadafalch hid a series of documents belonging to the Region of Catalonia, of which he was President, to safeguard them from the dictatorship. In July 2006, these documents, together with several architectural drawings and projects, were discovered by chance when a historical search was organised at his home in calle Provença, 231 in Barcelona.