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The Ballpark E-Guides Blog Is Now Where It Belongs
Nothing against MLBlogs, but I saw no sense in updating two blogs all the time, so I have moved the Ballpark E-Guides Blog to the Ballpark E-Guides site, which in my mind makes pretty good sense.
Check out the new blog here: http://www.ballparkeguides.com/ballpark-e-guides-blog.php
Thanks for reading and stay tuned!
Book Review: The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip
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For all of the information contained in "The
Ultimate Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide To Major League Stadiums",
authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O'Connell fail to answer the one question I had
while reading this book.
And that, of course, is how they persuaded a publisher to
pay for this venture. THAT is something I want to know.
But that said, this book isn't short on information about
any ballpark destination you may have, at least any ballpark that opened before 2004. Josh and Kevin traveled across the country and visited all 30 major
league ballparks in 2003. At least I'm guessing it was mostly 2003, the book does
include chapters for Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and Petco Park in San
Diego, both of which opened in 2004. If there's one regret they may have, it's
that they didn't go on this trip in 2012, when the only stadium left to replace
will be Oakland's.
There is a chapter dedicated to each ballpark; in each
chapter the reader learns some of the history of the team, where and how to get
a good seat, how to get to the ballpark, some places to eat or drink at before
and after the game, some features of the ballpark, and some comments on the
overall experience. Overall each of these is covered pretty well; if there's an
obstructed view seat, they'll probably let you know about it. They've even
ranked each stadium's hot dogs, with San Diego's as the worst, while Oakland of
all places produced the best. A matter of opinion of course, but still fun.
All of this, I can tell you from experience, would be
painstaking work if it were actual work. They obviously enjoyed doing it as
much as I do.
And for the most part Josh and Kevin have done a terrific job.
This book would be very handy if you were going on a trip to four or five or
more ballparks as a vacation. It's also an enjoyable read for any baseball fan on its own.
It is all written in an easily readable style, as if they
were talking to you and giving you the scoop in a non-condescending way,
occasionally interrupted with eye-rolling jokes shared between the two.
If I had a complaint about the book if would be that there's
just a tad of braggadocio in it; for example, the introduction asserts that "You
hold in your hand the best guide on the market for the kind of road trip you're
envisioning". True, probably, although you could substitute the word "only" for "best". Which isn't their fault, of course. Still, this is a minor complaint. I received this book as a Christmas gift, and haven't spent a minute
wishing I'd asked for something else.
If the publisher were willing to pay for an updated version
in order to include Citi Field, Yankee Stadium, Busch Stadium, Nationals Park, Target
Field, the new ballpark for the Marlins that opens next year and the renovated
Kauffman Stadium and U.S. Cellular Field, I wouldn't say they hadn't earned the
right. This stuff changes constantly, as I well know.
So while adding the shameless plug for comparison; The Ultimate
Baseball Road Trip is very good for that, a road trip. The book doesn't go into
the detail that a Ballpark E-Guide
does, and the reader probably won't learn much new about his own home ballpark, but then they don't have the luxury of updating things for the reader like I
do. But even with eight of the chapters in this book becoming dated, it's still
a worthwhile purchase.
Take it from someone who is insanely jealous of the authors.
Some Thoughts on Sun Life Stadium
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attending a Marlins game at Sun Life Stadium, it's probably natural for fans of
the Fish to be frequently overcome with that feeling that "I'm in the wrong
place". That feeling will probably last until the Marlins new ballpark opens in
Not only was
Joe Robbie / Pro Player / Dolphins / Land Shark / Dolphin again / Sun Life
Stadium constructed and currently maintained with the Miami Dolphins and the
NFL firmly in mind, the place never lets the occupying MLB Marlins and their
fans forget it. Other than late Dolphins owner Joe Robbie's foresight in having
his new stadium built with the capability to accommodate baseball, the local
baseball team that has racked up two championships playing here (to the
football team's big fat zero) is largely regarded as a nuisance.
That's some
thanks to a team that has somehow managed two World Series victories in its
brief existence, and all without the benefit of division titles. Has any team
in any major sport pulled off that particular feat? You'd think the Dolphins
would show a little more gratitude. At least one team in Miami wins.
Still, it's
not hard to see why the Marlins have more struggles at the gate than most
To start
with, there is the venue itself, with its constant reminders that you are here
to watch football games, not baseball. The angle of the seats, availability of
concessions and lack of nearby, well, anything are all big strikes against the
place. For eight football games a year, these things don't matter so much.
Then there is
the oppressive weather in South Florida, where
85-degree July and August nights and near daily thundershowers are the norm.
Sun Life Stadium is no help in this regard, with blisteringly hot orange
colored seats and precious little covering or shade for most of them.
And finally
there is still the lingering discord over the "fire sales" following the team's
championships, where an overreaching owner let the team's biggest stars go
following a World Series title, a sure way to kill the excitement of local
baseball and alienate plenty of fans. The heat of Miami is no place to spend time getting to
know a completely new group of players.
But being a
Marlins fan, at least for now, requires a special kind of fortitude. And a
guide to make the best of it.
To their
credit, the Marlins have made the best of the situation. They've been offering
fans more deals than most other teams. They've created an outfield wall that is
actually asymmetrical, without fudging it as many parks do these days. There's
plenty of extracurricular entertainment, like the SportsTown tent outside the
Stadium, a hot tub near the Marlins' bullpen, and multiple fan zones where kids
can burn some energy.
And while
baseball isn't necessarily a cheerleader sport, no one here is complaining
about the Marlins' Mermaids, who dance for the fans in scant teal and green
outfits between innings. I've read that they're rejects from the Dolphins
cheerleading squad, in which case I need to see the winners.
And the
Marlins are a good team. So it's not
all bad.
They Still Miss Michigan And Trumbull
Comerica Park in Detroit is a beautiful ballpark, one of the more underrated in the new retro-park boom. There is a great view of the city and the gargantuan scoreboard from just about any seat and the front gate with its tiger statues is stunning and is not done justice with photos. The concourses are large and there aren't any obstructed views, which is more than can even be said about PNC Park. There is a cool Walk of Fame in the outfield and water fountains in center field. The nearby scene has improved and becoming a fun place to be, in a city where there aren't many attractions.
But researching Comerica for an upcoming guide, I ran across quite a few diatribes from Tigers fans who hate it. And for no other reason than because of what it replaced.
If Tiger Stadium were still standing today, it would be, along with Fenway Park, the oldest ballpark in baseball, older than Wrigley Field even. That isn't something any baseball fan dismisses lightly. The new Comiskey Park was not warmly received by White Sox fans. Baseball's history is among its most appealing attributes, and fans will always choose to preserve it.
The venerable venue at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull initially defied efforts to take it down. In the late 1960s, the initial plan for the Lions' Pontiac Silverdome was for it to be a multipurpose facility; thankfully, the Tigers ultimately balked. (Although, if they had gone through with it, the building of Comerica might not have been so hard on Tigers fans' hearts.)
In the 1990s Tigers fans openly opposed the idea of replacing Tiger Stadium, but with Camden Yards and Jacobs Field bringing in hundreds of millions in revenue, Detroit and the Tigers passed on saving the old girl, even though Tigers owner Mike Ilitch had poured some money into improving the place.
So understandably, Comerica Park is a sticking thorn in the side of Tigers fans. Most Red Sox fans will tell you that they don't care if there are poles in their view or that their seat is uncomfortable when they're sitting in the ballpark where Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski played. Tigers fans felt the same way about the ballpark where Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Mickey Cochrane and Al Kaline resided.
I love Comerica Park, but I understand Tigers fans' feelings on the whole thing. As great as Camden Yards is, as an Orioles fan I would have been happy to attend games at Memorial Stadium for the rest of my life, and sit in the ballpark where Jim Palmer, Brooks and Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, and Eddie Murray made their marks. I still would.
Like Memorial, the Tiger Stadium building managed to survive a few years, before it finally was decided that the land is too valuable to simply preserve a landmark and the crumbling building was demolished. This is as it probably should be–it's worse to have the ballpark still standing without a purpose. And so today in both cities, only a baseball field remains where a majestic and historic ballpark once stood.
Time marches on relentlessly and the feeling of the world passing you by is painful. Rarely is that represented in the mind of a fan than in seeing their home ballpark demolished. Ten years later, some Tigers fans are still vocal about that. It wouldn't have mattered if Comerica was the greatest ballpark ever built, just as it didn't matter how good New Coke could have tasted. NASCAR's popularity is plummeting right now precisely because everything people loved about the sport was altered or changed in some way.
As much as I love Camden Yards and Comerica Park, I understand the feeling. Even 20 years later in my case.
Free Parking At Tropicana Field
At most ballparks you can find free parking somewhere, if you're willing to walk at least a half a mile and/or risk getting your car towed. But for Tampa Bay Rays games, you need only find three other people to carpool with you–admittedly a challenge in a lesser venue featuring a team unlikely to be very competitive this year, but at least a viable option.
The Rays list this under "The Rays Go Green", but apparently they're most ecology-minded after getting out of church, since this option is widely available on Sundays, while for the rest of the week it's the first 100 cars that arrive in the lot. The applicable lots are 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9; 6 and 7 are closest to the field and are off of 10th Street.
Not a bad deal, unless you're one of those antisocial tightwad types who only goes to the game with other people only so that they'll chip in on the parking. In that case, there are further lots that charge about half of what the Trop does, but it's a bit of a hike.
The best thing is that the "premium game" parking rate is even waived for this–the Rays say "all other games", so from that I assume that it applies to when the Yankees and Red Sox are in town. I probably shouldn't mention this, since it may have been an oversight on their part. So shhhh…
Tropicana Field will never win any best ballpark awards, but it does have some things going for it, and one of them is that it won't break your wallet in half. The upper reserved and upper box seats are perfectly reasonable, and if you're early enough you can bring some friends and park for free. And you know the game won't be rained out.
And if you've gotten those occasionally available all-you-can-eat seats in the tbt* Party Deck, your food and parking is paid for. That's a significant chunk of change at the ballgame these days.
The MARTA Braves Shuttle (?)
The task of going to an Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field used to offer several options–among them simply driving and parking, taking a MARTA Blue or Green Line train to the Georgia State Capitol station and walking, or taking any MARTA train to the Five Points Station and hopping on a free (for train riders) "Braves Shuttle", which took riders directly to Turner Field and back to Five Points after the game.
This last option was probably the most popular of the three, Atlanta traffic being what it is and Turner Field parking costing as much as it does (although it is cheaper than many ballparks, I will grant). It was a rather simple, inexpensive way for Braves fans to get to a game.
Apparently though, as I write this, the Shuttle is no more. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) has been losing money in a struggling economy, being funded by suburban counties that have lost considerable tax revenues. As a result, along with upwards of 300 MARTA employees being laid off, services like the Braves Shuttle are being cut. Needless to say, Braves fans are not happy about this development, and I've read a few angry comments on blogs suggesting that they will not be attending Braves games this year.
It's understood the new dilemma that has been created. The latest I've read from the excellent Braves blog called "Talking Chop" is that the Braves are considering funding the shuttle, but this was in July, and I have not yet heard word since then. The Braves do still, however, mention the Braves Shuttle as a way to get to the game on their own website–and if it's not going to be available, I would hope they would let people visiting Atlanta this summer for a game (myself, for instance) know well enough ahead of time.
And of course it causes me stress; not only was I going to use the Shuttle myself, but it is a key tip in the (coming in 2011!) Turner Field E-Guide. But Ballpark E-Guides never backs down from a challenge, and I will get on this and find alternatives as soon as possible.
One thought that comes to mind is the same thought I had when I heard that the Nationals were discontinuing the Nats Express from RFK Stadium–why not charge people a buck or two to ride the shuttle? Surely someone could figure out how much to charge to make the option break even or even be profitable. I am sure Braves or Nationals fans would pay a small fee to have a convenient avenue to get to the game, and in the case of the Braves Shuttle, MARTA would be keeping the Braves fans riding the trains to games as customers–which they need in times like these.
But working for a government contractor like I do, I know whether or not an idea makes sense is rarely a consideration for its implementation. All the same, I contacted MARTA and asked anyway.
In the meantime, Braves fans can either drive to the game and park at Turner Field, or make the rather lengthy walk from the Georgia State Station. Quite frankly, neither seems all that great, especially with presumably more folks needing them.
I'll let you know what MARTA thinks of my idea.
UPDATE 2/12/2011: As expected, MARTA did not give my idea any consideration; I doubt they even read it. I was sent a very generic e-mail saying that the Braves Shuttle has indeed been discontinued. Well, heck, I already knew that.
You Get What You Pay For
"And, for the cost of $5.00, it's a bargain at twice the price." – Christine E., Boston Red Thoughts
Of course you've heard the expression "you get what you pay for". It is a generally accepted accounting principle that applies beyond commerce to all walks of life. You get the garden you've cultivated. You get the business success that you've put your effort into getting. You get the relationship you've worked at.
In other words, life is fair, right?
"You get what you pay for" is a general tendency. It is by no means assured. No one understands this better than baseball people. Did the Yankees get what they paid for with Hideki Irabu? Are they getting what they paid for with A.J. Burnett? Will they get their money's worth from a declining Derek Jeter in the upcoming years? I could do this all day of course, with any team. But the Yankees, for all of their success, are the easiest target.
When I was a younger and single man I had a part-time bartending gig. I won't say where it was, but one thing we were told to do when we ran out of Absolut vodka was to bring up the bottles to the attached liquor store. The manager would take them into another room, out of our sight, and refill them. He would run some bullsquat at me, like "we get paid on the return", but everyone knew they were filling the Absolut bottles with cheap rack vodka.
And every so often someone would make a point of demanding Absolut vodka in their vodka-and-cranberry, and I'd hand him the fifty-cents-extra-for-"premium"-vodka drink, which he would sip with a satisfied exhale. And I'd laugh. He got what he paid for, as far as he knew.
People in general have so assimilated the "you get what you pay for" principle that we just accept being ripped off sometimes. We have it burned in our minds that if we don't pay the ridiculous price for parking at the ballpark, that we risk getting our car stolen or towed. Why? That may be the case in some cities, but many times it is not. Baseball fans pay upwards of $4 for a small bag of peanuts or a soft pretzel at the park, not even thinking twice about the possibility that they could get a similar quantity outside for a quarter of the price–without the clumps of salt that make you thirsty enough for a $5 soda. People rarely imagine that a ticket agency or reseller or scalper might offer a bargain on tickets, and in reality that is very often a better option than paying face price from the team itself.
If there is one thing I've learned researching the ballparks I've researched, it is that I have been paying too much and experiencing too little at ballgames. Although, I suppose you could say that by researching, you get what you pay for in time and effort. Fair enough. But I've never subscribed to the notion that you must pay more for quality or even an acceptable outcome.
Ballpark E-Guides not only provide plenty of helpful tips for you and save you the time and effort finding them for yourself, they're just $5. Less than most tickets, less than parking, less than most items available at the ballpark these days–and who hasn't felt ripped off after paying for tickets, parking or food at the game?
Hopefully with a Ballpark E-Guide, you'll get more than you paid for.


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Blue Heron Creamery launched in 2016 as a vegan cheese-making and event catering company, but recently Chef Karen McAthy and her business partner Colin Medhurst announced that they will shortly be opening Vancouver's first standalone vegan-cheese shop. We talked to Karen about the new storefront operation and about the growing appeal of plant-based cheese. How did Blue Heron Creamery start? I had
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Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, announces a call for artists for Women's Works 2020, a juried fine art exhibit celebrating women artists. Women's Works provides an opportunity to showcase the creative artwork of women artists in North America and internationally. This year will mark the 33rd Anniversary of the show.
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Deadline: 26 Jan 2020
Women's Works 2020 is open to all women artists in all media. There is a $40 application fee, but no further fees if accepted.
This year's show will be judged by fine art photographer, Helen Smith-Romer. Romer works with collaged color photography using a repetition of human features to create bright, surrealist portraits and settings contrasted against a dark background. Romer states that her current body of work, "investigates the paradoxical beauty and mysticism of assemblages and the process of doing imagery." Her work can be found in various collections across the country, including the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Historical Society.
Women's Works 2020 Artist Benefits
Women's Works has been a showcase for women artists from around the world for decades. It enjoys excellent visibility in the greater Chicago area and is viewed by visitors from over the course of its 6 week run.
The gallery hosts over 30 exhibits a year, with new exhibits opening every 2-4 weeks. This ensures a steady flow of repeat visitors and buyers who visit the gallery to view each show.
Accepted artists will have their work judged by local noted artist Helen Romer-Smith. Artists will have a chance to meet with Helen at the gala reception which will be held on Saturday March 14th.
The show also awards prizes worth over $1500 in cash prizes: First prize: $500; 2nd Prize: $300; 3rd prize: $200. 3 Artistic Merits ($100 each) and a gallery award of $250.
About Old Courthouse Arts Center
The Old Courthouse Arts Center is housed in the historic old McHenry County courthouse dating back to the 1860s. With over 5000 square feet of gallery space, the gallery presents over 30 different exhibits each year in its 4 gallery spaces, with new exhibits opening every 2 weeks. The art center also offers weekly life drawing, art classes, and workshops.
2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Old Courthouse Arts Center. It is one of the longest-lived institutions on the historic Woodstock Square. The Art Center – and it's parent organization the Northwest Area Arts Council (which was founded in the mid 80s) – are also two of the older art organizations in the greater Chicago area.
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J + K Isacson announces a call for artists for Curiosity, a five week national fine art exhibition focused on exploration of the unusual and the human need to discover. Art can be a journey of exploration into the unfamiliar, or unknown, and has the power to introduce us to the new and unusual.
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Deadline: 20 Nov 2019
Artists are encouraged to submit work that explores their own personal curiosities about themselves and the world or artwork that is, itself, an unusual curiosity. All mediums are welcomed for submission. As an artist, what intrigues you? Is your artwork a journal for your new experiences and obsessions? Show us how you have explored new experiences or ideas through your artwork. Exhibition curated by J + K Isacson in partnership with the Old Courthouse Arts Center.
Curiosity Artist Benefits
Best in show & Honorable mention awards presented opening night. Artists/artwork from the exhibition will receive promotion online and via promotional videos sent to mailing lists and shared on social media. Artists from exhibitions that go on to a museum location are encouraged to be in invitational versions of the exhibition. Steady foot traffic throughout the week. There is good traffic flow during this exhibition due to Woodstock's Groundhog Day festivities, which brings in tourism.
Social Equity
J + K Isacson intentionally curates for inclusion. Some themes expressly highlight artists whose voices have not been heard, including artists from different ethnicities, psychological disorders, religions, gender identity, and sexual orientation. They seek to give a platform to artists whose style of artwork or whose personal characteristics have provided them with limited opportunity to show in all our exhibitions.
About J + K Isacson
J + K Isacson works with emerging, mid-career, and museum-exhibiting artists. J + K Isacson are curators for the exhibition, working in partnership with the Northern Area Arts Council and the Old Courthouse Arts Center in Woodstock, IL. It overlooks historic Woodstock square, which you may recognize from the film Groundhog Day.
The Old Courthouse was constructed in 1857, a classic brick structure designed by one of the country's most prominent architects, John Mills Van Osdel. The adjoining Sheriff's House & Jail was built 30 years later. After 115 years as the focal point of McHenry County government, the county outgrew the buildings in 1972 and the complex was to be demolished for a parking lot. It was saved from the wrecker's ball by Woodstock residents Cliff and Bev Ganschow. The Ganschows bought the buildings and began an extensive renovation program completed for American's Bicentennial in 1976. Because of the buildings' architectural and historical significance, both the Old Courthouse and Sheriff's House & Jail are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Quad City Arts invites artists residing within a 250-mile radius of the Quad Cities to submit a proposal for the Quad City Arts Exhibits 2020, a gallery exhibition in one of two gallery spaces during 2020-21 (Downtown Rock Island, IL and MLI airport in Moline, IL). Exhibitions will occur September 2020 through August 2021.
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Deadline: 15 Sept 2019
Artists who have exhibited at one of Quad City Arts' galleries within the past two years will be considered for exhibition in the alternate space. For example, if you were selected for a show at the airport during 2019-2020, you are eligible to exhibit at the Rock Island Gallery.
- All media will be considered
- There is no cost to enter
- Cohesive bodies of work are highly desirable
- You may apply as an individual or group
- Artists will be notified by 18 Oct 2019
Quad City Arts Exhibits 2020 Artist Benefits
Quad City Arts' Rock Island Gallery is located in what was once a department store in 1908, with the original wood floors and a 14′ high, tin ceiling. The exhibition gallery has 1500 sq. feet of space and 106 running feet of wall space. There are floor-to-ceiling north facing windows looking out on the Mississippi River.
Art @ the Airport is in front of the main arrival/departure seating area in the Quad City International Airport. It houses 1,600 square feet of exhibition space in floor to ceiling glass cases. Over 2 million visitors pass through this space annually.
Exhibitions at our Rock Island gallery also include an opening reception on the first Friday of the exhibit.
About Quad City Arts
Quad City Arts Council, founded in 1970 as an arts advocacy organization that operated a visual arts gallery and re-granting program for local artists, launched Visiting Artists, Inc. in 1974 as an educational residency program presenting multi-disciplinary performing arts through residencies in schools and at community sites. Due to high demand for the residencies, Festival of Trees debuted in 1986 as a fund raiser for the program.
The organization's dual role of presenting the arts and humanities, as well as serving as an arts resource, allows them to serve more than 350,000 people annually in the Arts Center in Rock Island and at over 200 rural and urban community sites.
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Old Courthouse Arts Center announces a call for artists for Real People 2019, a national juried fine art exhibition celebrating the arts through faces and figures. Submitted work must depict the human form or face in some manner that is recognizable. Real People made its debut in 2000 at the Old Courthouse Arts Center in Woodstock, Illinois, located outside of Chicago, Illinois.
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Deadline: 7 Jul 2019
The Real People exhibition has become a much-anticipated area event which enjoys excellent media coverage and exposure. Works previously shown at the Old Courthouse Arts Center are not eligible for entry.
Artists will be notified by Sunday July 14th. There is a $40 fee to apply. Artists may submit up to three images for consideration. There is a $10 discount available to artists who applied to either Real People 2018 or Women's Works 2019. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to receive a discount code.
The Old Courthouse Arts Center is very excited to have Joyce Polance as the Judge for this year's show. Joyce Polance is primarily known for her figurative oil paintings – both expressionistic portraits and large, painterly groups of nude women which explore emotion and relationships. Polance has exhibited internationally and is the recipient of multiple grants and awards including six Chicago CAAP grants, a George Sugarman Foundation grant, two Judith Dawn Memorial grants, and a Cliff Dwellers Artist in Residence award.
The exhibit will run from Wednesday, August 21st through Saturday, September 28th, including an artists' reception gala on Saturday September 14.
Real People 2019 Awards
Cash prizes totaling $1,500.00 for the First, Second, Third Place, Gallery Award, and Three Artistic Merit Awards. In addition, the online artist management platform Biafarin, has donated 2 Gold one year memberships and 2 Blue one year memberships as awards.
About the Old Courthouse Arts Center
The Old Courthouse Arts Center was built in the 1860s. It is on the national registry of historic buildings. The entire second floor has been converted into an arts center, which houses four separate gallery spaces. The Old Courthouse Arts Center runs 30 shows each year in the space, with new shows opening on average every two weeks. This brings in a constant flow of repeat visitors from the area and a broader audience for gala openings. The Old Courthouse Arts Center has been operating for 29 years. It is run by the Northwest Area Arts Council which has been operating in the area for over 30 years.
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Giertz Gallery at Parkland College seeks exhibition proposals in all genres of contemporary approaches to art making by solo artists, collaborative groups, or curators. The gallery is a professionally designed gallery devoted primarily to education through contemporary art. Giertz Gallery hosts seven exhibitions per year including two student exhibitions, one Art and Design Faculty Show, and a National Invitational. Other shows vary depending on applications and the vision of the Art Gallery Advisory Board. Exhibits are scheduled for approximately six weeks.
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Deadline: 15 Mar 2019
Please submit 20 images; an identifying list of titles, sizes, dates, and media; a resume; and an artist statement related to this body of work. Only complete proposal packages including all information listed in the Proposal Guidelines will be reviewed. Exhibition proposals are accepted on an on-going basis for future review. However, application materials must be received by March 15, 2019, to be included in the next review cycle. The artist is responsible for expenses and insurance while the artwork is being transported to the gallery. Giertz Gallery provides return shipping or an honorarium to defray return travel expenses.
About Giertz Gallery at Parkland College
Giertz Gallery is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution providing access to exhibitions, arts, and education programs and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, political affiliation, or disability. We are a section 504/ADA-compliant institution and are free and open to the public.
Open to the public and free of charge, the Donna Hyland Giertz Gallery is a teaching gallery, striving to serve the educational and cultural needs of a diverse community. Each year through its exhibitions and programming, the gallery seeks to promote the development of artists' talent and aesthetic awareness while at the same time expanding the audience's appreciation of various art forms. The gallery presents exhibitions by contemporary artists of regional and national status. Artists are selected to illustrate a wide range of traditional and innovative work of all media.
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Arts in Bartlett, the local 501 (c)3 nonprofit arts council in Bartlett, IL, presents Global Arts Festival, an event to celebrate the diversity within our community. Last year 3,000 enjoyed a colorful, exciting, inclusive weekend of multicultural music, art, crafts, dance, food, and audience participation events that brought together people of nationalities represented in the area. Booths for ethnic artists, crafters, free trade shops, food artisans, and nonprofits will be throughout the park, with a family activity center. The main stage will feature musical acts and dancers. Another area will host participatory activities such as yoga, martial arts, dance lessons, drumming circles, and henna art. The Gazebo will contain a Family Global Story Circle and multicultural crafts.
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Deadline: 15 May 2019
Arts in Bartlett is now accepting booth and food vendors. Eligible booths are those that represent world cultures in art/crafts, artisan foods, and other world items. All artists must supply their own tents if needed, booth structures, as well as display boards, tables, and chairs. The cost is $175 per for-profit booth if paid by May 15. A limited number of 6 ft. tables are available for $10, first come-first served.
The audience comes from surrounding villages to attend the only multicultural festival in our area representing the diverse nationalities in the area. The setting is a beautiful shaded park in downtown Bartlett, a quaint village 35 miles northwest of Chicago. Singers, choruses, dancers, and instrumentalists representing many countries are a draw for this family oriented event. Two children's activity areas and international games and sports are included. The festival begins with a children's parade through the park carrying flags from 20 nations. Tours of the historic neighborhood surrounding the park are conducted by the Bartlett Historical Society at the beginning of the Festival. Bartlett's demographics show an average annual family income of just over $100,000.
Global Arts Festival Artist Benefits
Arts in Bartlett advertises in print and digital media including various social media, websites, facebook pages, instagram, and twitter. The local newspaper devotes an insert to the festival with ads, artist listings, schedule of entertainment, and other events. The newspaper is delivered to 11,000 homes. Pizza shops attach postcard size ads to pizza boxes. The Village promotes heavily online. There are email blasts to subscribers and a print newsletter that goes to 44,000 residents. Banners and street signs attract passerbys.
About Arts in Bartlett
Arts in Bartlett is an all-volunteer, 16 year old arts council that has an emphasis on multicultural arts. The Arts Center in downtown Bartlett contains a gallery, classrooms for children, and adult art and music lessons. It has a large community room for concerts, recitals, parties, and receptions. The signature event is the Global Arts Festival.
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Tall Grass Arts Association announces a call for artists for the 64th Annual Park Forest Art Fair, the second oldest juried fair in the Chicagoland region. The fair features artists from all over the US. Artists exhibit in the areas of painting, print-making, photography, wood, fiber arts, glass arts, and jewelry.
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Deadline: 4 May 2019
Booth fees are $175. Jurying fee is $35.
The Village of Park Forest sponsors a music fest on the Saturday of the Fair. The fest features a variety of bands and a mixture of musical styles including jazz, folk, and popular music. The village hosts a beer and wine tent in coordination with the music fest. On Sunday, fest-favorite Patchouli performs folk music. There are typically four to five food vendors.
64th Annual Park Forest Art Fair Artist Benefits
Prize money totals $3,000. Awards are for two-dimensional, three-dimensional art, and jewelry. Newspaper stories are submitted to newspapers in the artists' hometowns which feature photographs of the artist and his/her artworks. The fair is advertised in regional newspapers, WBBM radio during drive times, and on social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It is exceptionally artist friendly with help unloading and reloading, volunteers providing bottles of water all day and providing bathroom breaks, a light breakfast each day, and a wonderful dinner for artists. The audience includes many people who visit the fair year after year and whose goal is to buy art.
About Tall Grass Arts Association
Tall Grass Arts Association operates an art gallery in the area of the fest. The gallery is open to the public, free of charge, and will feature the works of many Tall Grass juried artists during the fair. Artists who pass jurying for the fair become juried artists in the gallery. Their artworks may be sold in the Tall Grass Gift shop. The commission for sales in the gallery and gift shop are split 70% for the artist and 30% for the gallery – a split that is more generous than most galleries in the Chicagoland area.
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The City of Elgin Cultural Arts Commission (ECAC) announces its' third annual Call for Public Art. The ECAC is searching for two new pieces of public art as part of the "new works program" as outlined in the City's Public Art Plan: one 2D piece and one 3D piece.
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Deadline: 4 Mar 2019
Available locations for the 2D work include the first floor of the Spring Street Parking Deck and the Highland Avenue bridge underpass along the riverwalk. Available locations for the 3D works include Newsome Park, Walton Island, or a pedestal on Riverside Drive. As part of the application, the artist must select a location from those available and propose their new public art piece specifically for that location. Artists must provide a completed application along with a narrative, design illustrations, budget, resume, work samples, references, and supporting materials (if applicable). The honorariums offered are $6,500 for each of the two new pieces of public art.
Applications are scored blindly by the ECAC based on the following criteria: artistic excellence, technical competence, narrative support, appropriate relationship to the function of the site, and long-term feasibility. City staff, to ensure installation feasibility, will evaluate the top three pieces scored. The ECAC will make a final determination based on the scores and recommendations by staff. Winners of the honorariums will be announced in late spring. After selection, production of the new works is expected to begin in early summer and be completed and installed in time for the annual Art Harvest event in late October.
Public Art Artist Benefits
Selected artists will receive an honorarium of up to $6,500 for their work and the support of the City of Elgin for their project. Being that the artist can select the location from those listed on the application, it is up to the artist to determine how they wish their work to impact the community. Once installed, the work will be on display for a length of time set by the artist. It will be included in the city's public art map and online database. The work will be officially unveiled at the annual Art Harvest event at the end of October. Art Harvest is a family-friendly event that encourages our community to visit the public art installations around the downtown area. It is attended by about 400 people each year.
About the City of Elgin
The City of Elgin tasked it's Cultural Arts Commission with creating a public art plan in 2016. Part of that process was to determine the needs of the community and how best to fit those needs. Components of the plan include other projects such as utility box wrapping and neighborhood public art grants. Since the plan's implementation in 2017, the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission has selected and installed five new pieces of public art. The community has been extremely vocal not only in support of the pieces that were selected, but also in support of public art and how it impacts their daily lives.
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Tall Grass Arts Association announces a call for artists for the 63rd Annual Park Forest Art Fair, the second oldest juried fair in Chicagoland. It is known as an exceptionally artist-friendly fair. Artists may apply to exhibit two or three-dimensional fine art or fine crafts. This includes painting, printmaking, photography as well as works in wood, metal, fabric, and jewelry.
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Deadline: 4 May 2018
The jury is composed of three professional artists and includes a professional photographer. Artists who pass jurying also become Tall Grass Gallery Artists. They are eligible to exhibit in the Tall Grass Gallery and have works carried in the Tall Grass Gift Shop.
63rd Annual Park Forest Art Fair Artist Benefits
The Park Forest Art Fair offers assistance at set-up and take-down, a breakfast each day, and a sumptuous dinner on Saturday night. Volunteers visit the fair, all day, to provide water and bathroom breaks. Tall Grass offers $3,000 in prize money in the categories of two-dimension artworks, three-dimensional artworks, and jewelry. There are purchase prizes and one special purchase prize for the Tall Grass permanent collection. Artists report that the visitors to the fair are friendly and stop to chat with the artists. The fair is promoted on social media, regional press, and on WBBM and WFMT. Tall Grass receives no portion of sales made at the art fair.
About Tall Grass Arts Association
Tall Grass Arts Association is almost as old as the Village of Park Forest, having incorporated shortly after the Village. During all those years, it has operated a gallery that exhibits the works of artists. The exhibits change approximately every two months. It operates an art school and the Park Forest Art Fair. Located in a diverse region, the organization reflects and celebrates the diversity of the region in its Board, members, volunteers, and artists. The fair is operated by volunteers who get to know the artists well because of their volunteer activities. For that reason, the $175 booth fee was never raised during the recession. The fee remains in place today and reflects the support the organization has for artists. Unlike most galleries, the commission paid for works sold in the gallery and gift shop is 70%.
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The City of Evanston, Illinois, announces a call for artists for the World Arts and Music Festival, a two-day celebration of global diversity. This year's festival takes place the weekend of July 21-22 at Dawes Park in Evanston.
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Deadline: 20 Apr 2018
The World Arts and Music Festival is sponsored by the City of Evanston Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and partially supported by the Illinois Art Council, a state agency. This free event features art, family craft activities, international cuisine, and live music and dance performances. Attendees will enjoy continuous performances throughout the weekend at two venues.
Since 1986, the City of Evanston has presented the annual Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival. The premier event of its kind, the festival is a celebration of cultural diversity featuring over 75 art and crafts vendors from many different regions of the world. Re-imagined and renamed in 2017, the World Arts and Music Festival continues with the tradition of celebrating diversity. Evanston is a diverse and thriving community that borders Chicago.
The World Arts And Music Festival is an opportunity for artists, vendors, and performers to share their culture with the estimated 20,000 people who enjoy this annual event. There is a hospitality tent open on both Saturday and Sunday of the festival that provides provisions for participating artist vendors. Food and beverage items such as muffins, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and water will be available.
About the City of Evanston
Home to Northwestern University, Evanston has a variety of excellent higher educational opportunities and a successful public school system. Evanston is home to the world headquarters of Rotary International. Rotary International is the world's first service club organization. It has more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide.
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Long time, no write! I have been fiddling around with the widgets and content though, not in the last two weeks, but before that there was some changes instituted. In addition, I often add links to articles etc. in the resources section, so in case anyone is starved for some reading of this kind, you can always check in there…
But! Now to other exciting things! I'm in 'Merca, a.k.a. AMERICA, and I'm sorry to say that I never want to leave (again). In all honesty, I didn't expect to have this reaction, but I am, and at this point I don't understand how I could have thought that I wouldn't feel the way I do. I think Denver is the city where I feel the most at home. I won't go into the details, because it's not what this blog is for, but since I know that some people that mean a lot to me will be reading this, I just want to say that I wish that I could import you all here and have you all fall under the same spell as me, and then we could all live happily ever after with 300 days of sun a year and go climbing every day. IN THE MOUNTAINS, yo.
Health. Right. I'm working. It's my first week at the hospital. I was very anxious about proper clothing before I started, so it was a good thing that me and Sonja spent hours and hours at the mall last week. Because now there are funky pants high and low. Focus…
I'm currently writing a research proposal related to celiac disease and cancer (mainly enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma), which is really interesting. I started on another one the other day about whether it is safe to consume GM foods. The point is, that I need to propose an experimental design that is feasible in the sense that I could potentially perform it in this lab. So, for instance, I couldn't suggest that I would like to prove that artificial food dyes induces ADHD in children, because a) people respond differently, and b) there are no biomarkers for ADHD that I could investigate in any of the labs I'm in, because you can't tell from for instance a blood draw. But you can do some initial testing into whether someone has celiac disease by checking for certain antibodies. If that comes out having a certain count of some things (like tTG), for a certain diagnosis you'd have to proceed with a biopsy. Again, I won't go into the details.
There was something else that I encountered yesterday, in my mind, that's been there for a long time, but that I hadn't felt so intensely until now when I'm in this setting where things/assays are simply analyzed and checked in a strictly scientific sense (because, of course, it's a hospital lab, samples are there so that info can be sent back to the doctors and patients). Nevertheless, as I was writing and reading and researching about GMO, I was going a wee bit crazy, as I'm sure you can imagine, by the thought of only focusing on whether consumption does or does not cause any pathologies. If it doesn't, it in my opinion still does not mean that the green light is on.
Anyway, the general "consensus" at the moment seems to be that these products are "generally" safe for consumption, and thus it is the opinion (?) that they ought to be used that prevails, at least in those circles where decisions are made.
I read a lot about the justifications, and it was difficult to find any information that didn't use the third world and their scarce resources as the main motivator for the continued use of GMO. I was trying to find articles that link GMO to cancer, through rather advanced and refined searches, and, as mentioned, I immediately got sidetracked to world hunger. It was a hard realization to have, that as a scientist in a lab, I'm not supposed to be concerned with whether the developing world can get a chance to provide for themselves in a more natural way, or if the developed world has an obligation to make use of what we have to solve (put a band aid on?) the problems that we, in part, created and maintain. Is there a middle way? Like reducing the activities that we engage in here that fuels the problems that the developing countries dace? It's not relevant. I'm supposed to be researching the nitty gritty: will GMOs, upon consumption, in whatever amount, potentially increase the risk of developing cancer, or will they not?
What I'm experiencing might be a culprit in why we find ourselves where we are. I could go on for ages, but I need to get ready to head on over to the hospital again, going to be in the core lab today. One thing is for sure though; fields of study must merge, both within and between fields.


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Two Arrested On Contraband Cigarette Charges
Two Ontario men are appearing in Sydney Provincial Court today after being arrested in Boularderie yesterday for allegedly trafficking in illegal cigarettes. Victoria County RCMP say they stopped the vehicle at around 9 am yesterday morning, and seized 135 cartons and 380 ziploc bags of contraband tobacco. The suspects, aged 63 and 73, are facing a number of charges under the Federal Excise Act and Provincial Revenue Act. The case remains under investigation.


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SEPANG: A total of 126 staff from Media Prima Bhd Group (MPB) and their families departed for Saudi Arabia to perform umrah today.
The group will be in Madinah for three days before heading to Mecca on Saturday.
MPB Islamic Affairs manager Fauzi Hisham said the MPB Umrah dan Ziarah 2017 programme is the company's initiative to give opportunity to its staff to perform the non-mandatory lesser pilgrimage.
"This programme is to give a chance to our staff especially first timers to perform umrah with their family.
"Alhamdulillah, this group is considered lucky as they will get to experience two Fridays in Mecca and Madinah, compared to the previous groups," he told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's departure hall, here.
The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd photographer Azhar Abdullah, 50, said he was happy to be selected to join the programme.
"My children are excited when they heard the news. They have always wanted to perform umrah together and I am grateful that their wish have finally come true.
"Thank you MPB for giving us this opportunity and help fund some of the cost of the trip. The price we had to pay was much cheaper than the normal umrah package." he said.
The group is expected to return to Malaysia on April 16.


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Petition update
"Gay panic" laws - utterly disgraceful
Nov 4, 2016 — Right now you could get away with murder if you say a gay man came on to you under QLD law. It's utterly disgraceful.
Having a man killed in my own church yard in Maryborough, and the killer using this defence in court was horrifying and wrong.
Now, I'm worried the QLD Premier won't keep the government's promise to scrap it this year. There's only 3 weeks left of parliament sitting and there's no word on when they will pass laws to end this homophobic law. Will you help quickly today - just send an email asking Premier Palaszczuk to honour the commitment to END GAY PANIC LAWS in 2016:
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I'm still fighting to end this offensive law and I won't give up. Wayne's killers got manslaughter, not murder after this "gay panic" defence was brought up in court.
QLD must follow through with their promise.
Thanks for your help,
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The Indian Railways has set the ball rolling for providing insurance cover to its passengers. Its tourism and catering arm Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) met officials of non-life insurance companies to work out the modalities of cover for passengers.
An official of a top general insurance company told Financial Chronicle that insurers have suggested offering three personal accident insurance policy options to passengers based on their class of travel.
A fixed cover for baggage loss has also been suggested. A personal accident cover would insure passengers against death and disability due to accidents. The railways carries 850 crore passengers in a year.
Insurance would be optional for passengers. Customers can avail of insurance while booking rail tickets online on the IRCTC platform. Those who book tickets offline, however, would not get the option.
"We suggested that travellers be given three personal accident insurance options to choose from, besides a fixed insurance component for baggage loss. The sum insured would differ according to the class of travel.
For second-class sleeper, we suggested personal accident insurance cover options of Rs 5 lakh, Rs 7.5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh and a fixed baggage insurance of Rs 5,000. For AC 3-tier class, AC chair car, the three options are Rs 7.5 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 15 lakh and a baggage insurance of Rs 10,000.
AC 2-tier travellers can choose from options of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 15 lakh and Rs 20 lakh. Baggage insurance cover for them is Rs 20,000. The three options for first class AC would be Rs 15 lakh, Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh and baggage insurance of Rs 20,000," said an official of a public sector insurance company.
"Since there is a mad rush for reservation and in minutes people lose their chance of getting a confirmed ticket, the primary concern of travellers is to get reservation done and not buying insurance.
Therefore, we have suggested that travellers be provided a quick 'NO' option for insurance to help save their time rather than giving them an 'YES' option. Travellers need to do 120 days advanced booking and the insurance cover has to be bought on the same day of booking tickets," said the insurance company official.
Insurance officials said that the premium would be as low as Rs 50-70 as the duration of coverage is less. Personal accident will cover accidental death and disability due to accidents.
Public sector insurers have suggested extending the coverage to provide medical treatment too as a general personal accident policy does not cover medical treatment.
Public and private sector insurers differed on the scope and duration of coverage:
IRCTC called four public sector insurers and some private insurers, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Reliance General Insurance, Universal Sompo General Insurance.
Three public sector general insurers were of the view that the coverage should start from the time the person arrives at premises of the station platform till the time he is out of the premises of the destination station.
While one public sector general insurer and private insurers wanted coverage to start only when the train leaves the station and end immediately when the passenger alights on the destination station platform. Private players were also against providing baggage insurance since it would be difficult to asses the contents of bags.
Those opting for insurance after reserving their ticket would have to pay twice for payment gateway charges—once while booking the ticket and second time for booking insurance.
Insurance officials said that the IRCTC is likely to finalise the cover details soon and would then ask insurers to bid for providing the cover to passengers.
According to the information provided by Manoj Sinha, minister of state for railways, there were 123 rail accidents in 2012-13, 118 in 2013-14 and 135 accidents in 2014-15, 100 in 2015-16. He said 579 cases of claims of compensation to victims of rail accidents were still pending with various railway tribunals which are quasi-judicial authorities.
As regards grant of compensation provided to victims of rail accidents through rail tribunals, he had said during 2012-13 a compensation of Rs 3.18 crore was paid, while in 2013-14 a total of Rs 1.49 crore was paid and another Rs 1.27 crore paid during 2014-15.
During 2015-16, a total of Rs 1.1crore was paid as compensation to victims of rail accidents, he said.
Source:Deccan Chronicle


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Necklace // Vintage
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I just love vintage, I always have! My favourite era is the 60's. I love all the colours, fashion, decor, music, movies etc. it's just all so amazing! This is one of my most favourite fashion shoots yet, because it's so sixties!
My mum is good friends with a lovely lady named Theresa, who owns the shop Rummage Style. My mum has lot's of dresses from her, and I've always loved them! So when Theresa offered to make me a dress in my size, I was so excited! Theresa makes dresses from ladies size 8 and upwards so I was thrilled to have one of her dresses just for me.
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The Vallejo Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host a day celebrating King's life and reiterating the need to serve the community.
Themed "Not a Day Off, a Day On — a Day to Serve", the local branch encourages community members to come out and honor the memory of Dr. King.
"It's a way to celebrate his birthday and an opportunity to bring people together," said Jimmie Jackson, president of the Vallejo Branch of the NAACP, in an interview with the Times-Herald.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 and the march will start at the corner of Tennessee and Tuolumne streets.
Marchers will make their way to Hogan Middle School, 850 Rosewood Avenue, where an official program is scheduled to begin around 10:30.
For more information about the event, visit www.facebook.com/NaacpVallejo or to join call 707.554.4993


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Chocolate (bitter, not less than 70%) — 200 g
Butter — 150 g
Cacao — 1 tbsp. l.
Sugar — 200 g
Vanilla sugar
Eggs — 4 pcs.
Flour — 100 g
Walnuts — 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar for decoration
1. The oven heats up to 180 degrees.
2. On a water bath set to drown the chocolate and butter.
3. Walnuts ground with a blender.
4. Meanwhile, oil and chocolate has already started to drown. Without removing from the water bath, stir until complete dissolution of both components.
5. Remove from the heat and cool for a little bit.
6. The chocolate-oil mixture sift cocoa.
7. Add the usual and vanilla sugar and beat with a mixer.
8. One introduce eggs, each time a little beating.
9. Sift the flour, stir and add the walnuts. Last time are passed mixer.
10. The form of grease with butter and blanketed with baking paper, which is also the lubricating oil. If you have a silicone mold, lubricate and obscure optional. Pour the dough in our form.
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"Lettie and I arranged it," Martha said, twiddling her thumbs, "because Lettie wanted to learn witchcraft and I didn't. Lettie's got brains, and she wants a future where she can use them — only try telling that to Mother! Mother's too jealous of Lettie even to admit she has brains!"
Sophie could not believe Fanny was like that, but she let it pass. "But what about you?"
"Eat your cake," said Martha. "It's good. Oh, yes, I can be clever too. It only took me two weeks at Mrs. Fairfax's to find the spell we're using. I got up at night and read her books secretly, and it was easy really…." [18-19]
Well, looks like Fanny's arrangements have misfired on all counts. What's more, she's read her daughters all wrong.
Martha and Lettie both must have felt that magic was their only recourse, that there was no point in approaching either Mrs. Cesari or Mrs. Fairfax, let alone Fanny, with their concerns.
Although she is much more content to be baking and meeting the public, in particular guys (a necessary adjunct to her secret dream of marriage and ten children), it appears that Martha is a powerful witch in her own right, a true natural talent. After only two weeks of training with Mrs. Fairfax, along with some heavy-duty cramming, she is able to work what has to be a major–and remarkably effective–disguise spell.
Now happily established at Cesari's, Martha has met someone she really likes, and he likes her. She wants to be assured that he likes her for herself and not for her Lettie-beauty. What does he see when he looks at Martha with fond eyes? Does he see Lettie, or does he have the magical sight to truly see Martha herself? I think there is some evidence for the latter, but we haven't met her sweetheart yet and we won't know more until we do.


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The Security Challenge for Harry and Meghan's Wedding
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Barriers to stop vehicle attacks, armed patrols, and airport-style security will be among the measures employed in what will be one of the largest police operations the picturesque town of Windsor has ever seen.
"It is a real challenge," said Bob Broadhurst, a former police officer who was "Gold Commander" in charge of policing the 2011 wedding of Harry's elder brother William to wife Kate.
"It is impossible to search tens of thousands of people who want to come and line the streets, any one of which could be a potential terrorist; someone who's besotted with the royal family – and there are a number of those; or just an attention seeker.
"It's much more of a challenge because essentially everybody in that crowd is a potential terrorist."
Harry and Meghan will tie the knot on May 19 at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth's residence which dominates Windsor, about 30 km west of London.
"In the coming weeks and months residents, local businesses and visitors to the town can expect to see an increased police presence, with police officers, both armed and unarmed, search dogs, the mounted section, the roads policing unit and the National Police Air Service," the police said in a statement.
Visitors arriving by car and train on the day will face random searches and "any items that may pose a risk to the public will be removed," they said.
Security trumps celebration
The conundrum for police will be ensuring that security does not overshadow the event, said Broadhurst, who was also in charge of policing the 2012 London Olympics and the wedding of Harry's father, Prince Charles, to his second wife Camilla in Windsor in 2005.
"The trick for those planning the policing of this particular event will be to make the security as unobtrusive as possible so it doesn't impinge on the celebration," he said.
"That is a really tricky thing to do – in this day and age, security must always trump celebration."
Britain is on its second-highest threat level – "severe" – meaning an attack is considered highly likely. Last year there were five incidents classified as terrorism in which 36 people were killed.
Three of those involved a vehicle being driven at crowds, and in two the assailants then attacked passers-by with knives. The move toward such simple tactics poses a greater threat than in the past, Broadhurst said.
"You don't need to have spent hours or months building sophisticated bombs or other weaponry. You just need a kitchen knife, a gun up your jumper, or even just a hire car," he said.
"I very much doubt if the wedding itself will be targeted because of all the security implications, but there's still the town center, there's still central London. What you don't want is a celebratory event in Windsor and an attack of some sort in London."
In 1981 the queen was shot at by a teenager in New Zealand and the same year six blank shots were fired at her during the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony in London.
Windsor Castle, whose website says it is the oldest and largest inhabited fortress in the world, will provide a secure location for the wedding and reception, but even its walls have been breached.
In 2003, Aaron Barschak, who called himself "the comedy terrorist", managed to bypass castle security wearing a pink dress and an Osama bin Laden-style beard to crash William's 21st birthday party and give him a kiss.
"It can just be a stunt that's not going to harm anybody but it becomes headline news and it kind of then takes the gloss off the wedding itself," Broadhurst said.
"Those reputation issues are always there and what they do is they undermine the confidence of the people in the police and the security services to get things right."
Police commanders will have envisaged all such scenarios during the six months of preparation, but even the best-laid plans can be severely tested.
On the day of William's wedding, minutes before Kate was due to set off, officers discovered a car had been abandoned around the corner and considered sending her a different route – which would have involved missing the crowds. In the end they were able to confirm in time that it was not a security risk.
This time, the most tense moment for the police will be when the newlyweds ride in an open-top carriage through Windsor.
"That will be the bit where the Gold Commander will be holding his breath for a while because it is that point where they are most vulnerable," said Broadhurst.
Given that Britain regularly stages large public events without serious problems, Broadhurst is confident the wedding will pass off without incident.
But he cautioned: "Even with the best of intelligence there is still a small risk, but it's a risk that's accepted by the royal family, it's accepted by the police."
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Melbourne - week 2 - no gi competition
The tournament was no-gi, round robin. Everyone had four fights in their weight classes. As there were only two girls, we both ended up competing in the lowest (under 68kg) division. It was a fairly small affair, like a club thing, but there were people there from other schools. Most who competed are taking part in the 7 week thingy.
I had an attack of the nerves this time. Couldn't really say why. I mean, it's ridiculous, I like grappling, I've gone from standup before, I've done no-gi before, I've tapped out a million times before etc. I've competed at a BJJ tournament once before, and competed heaps in horseriding events in another life. So what's there to be nervous about?? Yet, briefly I felt dry-mouthed and light-headed. The way I do if I have to speak publicly (hate it!).
I got a grip though. I warmed up, I gave myself the don't-be-an-idiot-of-course-you-can-do-it speech and then it was on. No waiting. And once I'm on the mat and have shaken hands, I'm good. Unlike in my first competition, I knew what I was in for :-)
I'll say right here right now that I can't give a blow by blow description. I have an awful memory for details which is a pity. One day I hope someone will take a video of me fighting, so I can see where exactly I stuff up. That might help in getting better.
Ok, first fight was a young muscled up guy (I think that's called ripped these days??). Sheesh, I can't even remember if I attempted a takedown and messed up or if he took me down. All I remember was me in side control, then mount and him attacking my arms full on, inbetween some forearms across my neck and an attempted ezekiel choke. Come to think of it, he might have nearly had my back, but I avoided his hooks and then came the other stuff. I balled up like I tend to, defending neck and arms, getting half guard. Even had a lockdown. But couldn't get in deep enough for a sweep because he flattened me out. In all that, he eventually peeled out my arm and I had to tap to a figure 4.
Second fight we clinched while standing and then he took me down pretty hard. It knocked the wind out of me for a second, by which time he had a good position. Whatever happened didn't take long, and I am trying to think what I tapped for??? Damn!
Third fight started better. He was a bit tentative and I scored a double leg takedown. He got his arm around my neck for a front choke but it wasn't very tight and I had my hand in it. I got to side control with my head still trapped. And then foolishly went to mount (head still trapped). Then he bridged and rolled and when he arrived in my guard, I finally got my head free. Now, was that stupid or what?? In any case, I kept breaking him down in my guard and looked for something. I was a bit irritated by his constant hands or forearms on my throat, but I wasn't aggressive enought in using his extended arms for a sub. When an armbar finally stuck out like dog's balls and I had his arm, he started stacking me and I couldn't get my hips in position. Sometimes I hate my creaky old body.. But the truth is: my subs are sadly lacking. No excuses. I need to get better. Anyway, time was called and lo and behold, I'd won on points. Whooohoo!
Last fight was against the only other girl in the comp, and I outweighed her by 10kg. She had been a bit roughed up by a couple of the other guys. After winning against one guy in her first fight, the next two guys manhandled her and she was a little upset about it. We both weren't in the placings anyway, so I didn't go full bore. I didn't drive hard into the takedown so she got full guard, and from there it went to open, and from there it went pear-shaped for me and she finished me in a nasty tight triangle. Don't trust pretty looking blond girls :-). Naw, but seriously, she deserved it, and she is a lovely person.
So that was my day out at my first no-gi tournament. What I took away from it was:
I need to be more proactive/aggressive (what's new??)
I need to work attacks (what's new??)
I need to have more confidence/worry less
I am not hopeless, some of the stuff I did was fine
I need to get better
I want to do this more often :-)
On that note, I'll sign off, make myself dinner and have an early night :-)
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I had a very very similar experience at my first tournament, a nogi round robin, also coed since there weren't enough girls... I had 6 matches (4 boys) and lost all but against the smaller of the two girls. It all went by in a blur, but I did have video. (it's on youtube, if you want to see what really poor jits looks like)ReplyDelete
What I took away for my next tournament the following month was this: sometimes it's not about having better technique, but having more aggression and tenacity. So I went to the next one thinking "I'm going to break her effing jaw if that's what it takes to get the choke." Now I wasn't serious! but I was, in a way. And it helped.
Good luck for your next one. And yes, definitely, get some footage!
I lost my first no-gi tournament. I didn't win a single match. Don't be to hard on yourself. Now that you know what it is like it will go better next time.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the comments :-)ReplyDelete
Well, the comp in 5 weeks will be interesting, there will be both gi and no-gi divisions. Hopefully, the lessons I just learned will make me a better competitor for that one!
I will need to work out a way to psych myself up, I think. Break jaws, rip arms out - yeah!! No, but seriously, I will need to go in with an attitude. There is an old saying: It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog...
...bitch with attitude - I'll keep you posted ;-)


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