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By now the simple facts are widely known. On January 19th, a fraternity at Arizona State University hosted a party on the occasion of Martin Luther King's birthday during which students wore baggy clothes, flashed gang signs, and drank from watermelon-shaped cups. Then, predictably, they posted photos of themselves on social media with hashtags like #blackoutformlk and #ihaveadream.
This is hardly the first instance of self-immolation by Instagram. Something similar took place at the University of Florida in 2012 when white frat members partied in "gangsta" outfits and blackface, which is difficult to write without cringing. Photos were widely distributed and caused a furor.
Social media have played a role in crimes, as well. In an infamous case in Ohio in 2012, two high school football players raped an unconscious 16-year-old girl at an alcohol-fueled party. Photos and comments on social media were part of the subsequent investigation and trial, when the young men in question pled guilty and were sent to prison.
We are accustomed now to the arguments that inevitably trail these events. The advent of social media and the ubiquity of smartphones have altered the behavioral landscape, more or less inciting these outrages and providing an easy means of showing off boneheaded or criminal behavior.
A moment's reflection ought to leave us at least skeptical about such cause-and-effect claims. Certainly moronic behavior on campuses has been with us for, well, centuries.
That the word gets out and goes everywhere instantaneously is new, yes. But focusing on that new reality and pointing to social media as though they were another communication demon misses the point.
More, though, it's another instance of what communication scholar Paul M. Dombrowski calls "technologism," a confusion of technology with morality. When we focus on the technologies that facilitate human behavior, we may miss the moral, ethical choices involved.
The important questions about what happened at ASU are not about social media. They concern how young people could think to make crude, racist visual jokes in an organized insult of the Civil Rights icon of the 20th century.

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James Cusick, Producer, Screenplay Writer, James
Cusick and Associates, Inc.
Jack Eichenbaum, Ph.D., City Assessor
Roland Gebhardt
Prosser Gifford, Ph.D., Director of Scholarly Programs, Library of Congress
Scot H. Graham
Lian Hurst Mann, Ph.D., AIA, Director of Publications, Labor/Community Strategy Center
Ronald McGlynn, President, Cramer, Rosenthal, McGlynn, Investment Advisors
Cecily Cannan Selby, Ph.D., Scientist, Educator, Executive
Ronald Shiffman, FAICP
Susan S. Szenasy, Editor in Chief
Beverly Willis, FAIA, Director, The Architecture Research Institute
Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, Architect
Robert Geddes, FAIA Partner, Geddes Demshak,
Architecture and Planning
Hugh Hardy, FAIA; Partner, Hardy, Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Catherine Ingraham, Ph.D. Chairperson Architecture and Urban Design Graduate Department Pratt Institute
William Pedersen, FAIA; Partner, Kohn, Pedersen, Fox, Architects
Hani Rashid, Asymptote Architects
Marilyn Taylor, FAIA; Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects
James Cusick
James Cusick, an Emmy-award winning producer and writer, has created scripts,
screenplays, articles and speeches for such clients as CBS, NBC, USA, Lifetime
and Hearst Entertainment, Mitsubishi Bank and Rogers Communications. His work
includes writings about television, history, riots and politics, and people
as diverse as policemen and politicians, CEO's, and drug dealers. He recently
completed a novel about a black man's journey through the white world and is
currently writing another novel about the television news business. He is also
writing the script for a Jarvis/Film production titled, China: Then and Now.
He worked at CBS where he was news director of WCBS-TV and held positions as
Executive Producer, editor and writer. He was also a writer, producer and special
investigative producer at WCBS Newsradio in New York. For 10 years, he was president
of his own international communications company, based in New York. Prior to
joining CBS, he was a reporter for the Newark Star-Ledger and the Newark Evening
News. In addition to winning an Emmy for best television newscast while at CBS,
he was nominated for 14 others. He speaks five languages including Mandarin
Chinese, Thai, Lao and French.
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Jack Eichenbaum
Jack Eichenbaum is an internationally regarded expert in urban geography, real estate research and computer assisted mass appraisal. He hold degrees in physical science, social science and engineering, and have exceptional skills in research design, data analysis, and quantitative modeling.
As City Assessor, he has made contributions in all phases of the computerization of New York City's property valuation system: data collection, basic research, software implementation, programming, training, statistics. He pioneered the use of location response surfaces in valuation and helped plan a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Department of Finance. He organized and coordinate a citywide GIS interest group (GISMO) which educates and advocates for the diverse community of GIS users in the New York metropolitan area.
His academic career encompasses quantitative and theoretical research on migration, ethnicity, urban growth and neighborhood change. He is an authority on location analysis and the location value of real estate. He has an extraordinary knowledge of the geography of New York City.
Having lived and worked in Europe, Israel, Mexico as well as the United States, he adapts easily to new environments and has conducted research in Spanish and English. He maintains international contacts among geographers, urban information system specialists and land policy professionals.
Roland Gebhardt
Respected for his versatility and originality as a designer, Mr. Gebhardt has designed and directed projects as a consultant for New York's top design firms. He has worked on a wide range of projects including: space planning, retail environments, exhibits, signage, product development and packaging, as well as marketing communications. He holds several product patents.
Mr. Gebhardt is also an internationally known sculptor whose work has been shown around the world and is in many prominent collections. This work can be classified as minimalist.He has been the subject of much media coverage and the recipient of numerous awards for both his design work and sculpture.
Mr. Gebhardt has participated in many community related activities, including the Hudson River Waterfront, Community Board 1, and is a member of the steering committee for R.Dot (Rebuild Downtown Our Town). He is the illustrator of the R.Dot White Paper and Position Papers on Managed Streets, Arts and Culture, and Retail. He is a board member of the Tribeca Organization.
Roland Gebhardt was born in Paramaribo, Suriname 1939.
Educated in Suriname, Holland, Switzerland and Germany he holds a Master of Fine Arts Art Academy of Hamburg 1964.
Prosser Gifford
Prosser Gifford is the Director of Scholarly Programs at the Library of Congress, Washington DC. He received at B.A. from Yale (1951), a B.A. from Oxford University (1993), where he was a Rhodes Scholar, an LL.B. from Harvard University (1956), a Ph.D. from Yale (1964), an LL.D. from Doshida University, Kyoto, Japan and an L.H.D from Amherst College (1969). He has served as assistant to the President of Swarthmore College, Dean of Faculty at Amherst College and Deputy Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC. He was co-editor and contributor of Britain and Germany in Africa, 1967, France and Britain in Africa, 1971, Transfer of Power in Africa, 1982, and Decolonization and African Independence, l988. He is the former chairman of the Board of Trustees, Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory and a former Trustee of the Hotchkiss School and Concord Academy.
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Scot H. Graham
Scot Graham is a real estate executive with more than twenty-two years of experience in virtually all facets real estate acquisition, development, leasing and management. Areas of expertise include financing, marketing, joint ventures and strategic planning. He has extensive international experience with large corporations and public institutions. He is seasoned generalist able to identify and market new opportunities, manage large-scale profitable operations, develop financing structures and provide organizational rationalization to large bureaucracies.
Presently, he directs the Real Estate Leasing and Asset Management of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Previously, he was at Resource Asset Management, INC., Los Angeles, CA 2994-2000; Senior Vice President and General Manager; AMB Property Corporation, San Francisco, CA 1987 & 1991; Vice President; Cadillac Fairview California, Inc. San Francisco & Los Angeles, CA A Cadillac Fairview Ltd. (Canada) subsidiary 1981-1987; Vice President>
He graduated form the University of California at Los Angeles, Anderson School of Business,Los Angeles, CA with a Masters of Business Administration, Finance and Real Estate 1981, and Stanford University, Stanford, CA with a Bachelor of Arts with honor and distinction in Economics, 1978.
He holds a California Brokers License.
Joyce S. Lee, AIA
Joyce Lee is the Chief Architect at the New York City Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In the City Chartered Asset Management Program, she oversees the effort of consultants and in-house staff in the survey of major public buildings, including libraries, schools, courthouses, police precincts, firehouses, hospitals, health centers, museum and cultural facilities. She supervises the production of citywide reports identifying state of good repair needs on behalf of the Mayor.
In her capacity at OMB, Joyce also oversees resource efficient design and construction citywide. She conducts energy and resource efficiency review of capital projects and raises the awareness of sustainable design and construction practices within the public sector. She works with construction and operating agencies, the mayor's offices, state authorities, and a university consortium to broaden educational opportunities as well as to address financial issues in sustainable development.
In 1998, Joyce founded the new Committee on the Environment at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter. She will serve as Chair of the national AIA Committee on the Environment next year and play a role in conceiving the 2002 conference and trade show with the U.S. Green Building Council.
Joyce received her master of architecture and master of real estate development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She serves an advisory to several New York City and national non-profit groups whose missions are to enhance the built environment.
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Lian Hurst Mann ,Ph.D., AIA
Lian Hurst Mann, AIA, is editor of the journal Ahora Now. She writes about architecture, urbanism and contemporary cultural practices, including feminist approaches to design. Her book, Architecture's Social Project: Contemporary Strategies for Practice (co-edited with Thomas A. Dutton) was published by University of Minnesota Press. She is co-author of the report "Reconstructing Los Angeles from the Bottom Up," written by the Urban Strategies Group in 1993. An architect and cultural theorist, Lian is a founding member of the cultural works collective, AGIT PROPS. She has served as president of the Association for Women in Architecture and member of the founding Board of Directors of California Women in Environmental Design, and is currently a member of the Board of Advisors for the Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles, for which she directs the publications program. Her Ph.D.(1990), M.Arch.(1974) and B.Arch (1969) degrees were all earned from the University of California, Berkeley.
Ronald H. McGlynn is President of Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, Inc., Investment Counselors, which was founded in l973 to assist wealthy individuals and families who want a trusted and discreet investment counselor to help them not only manage their money but oversee their larger financial affairs as well. The firm combines a special ability to identify and pursue innovative opportunities along with a prudent style of investing in equity and balanced portfolios. According to independent rankings, this approach has generated returns that place Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn among the best money managers in the country. The three founding principals of the firm, Gerald B. Cramer, Edward J. Rosenthal and Ronald H. McGlynn, have spent an average of 29 years each in the investment business. Before forming the firm in l973, all of them held positions of considerable responsibility on Wall Street. Ronald McGlynn, received a B.A, (l965) from Williams College and an M.B.A, (l967) from Columbia University Business School. He is a Director of New York Bancorp and a member of the Board of Trustees, Winthrop University Hospital.
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Cecily Cannan Selby
Cecily Cannan Selby received her AB in physics form Radcliffe College and her Ph.D. in physical biology from MIT. She began her career as a research scientist at the Sloan Kettering Institute and Cornell Medical College, publishing some of the first papers on cancer, skin and muscle cell ultrastructure. Moving to education and administration, she served as Chief Executive of an Independent School, of Girl Scouts USA, and of a Washington DC based non-profit organization. She co-chaired the 1983 National Science Board Commission on Pre-College Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, and several committees for New York State including one that recommended statewide standards for K-12 math, science, and technology education.
From 1984 to 1989, Dr. Selby was Professor of Science Education and Chair of the Math, Science and Statistics Education Department at the New York University School of Education. She has served as a consultant for General Electric, Eastman Kodak, Carnegie Corp., the University of Montana, the Coalition of Juvenile Justice, the Illinois Academy of Math and Science, and the New Jersey Board of Higher Education. Dr. Selby serves on the Board of Trustees for the New York Hall of Science, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and Girls Incorporated. Former corporate directorships include Avon Products, RCA and NBC, LoehmannÕs Inc., and the National Education Corp. Former trusteeships include MIT and Radcliffe College. She has also published a number of articles on science and math education including "Outcomes-Based Education," in the Science Teacher, October 1983; "Technology: From Myths to Realities" in Phi Delta Kappan and "Integrated Math, Science and Technology Education" in The Technology Teacher, 1988. In 1997, Dr. Selby was elected as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Ronald Shiffman
Ron Shiffman is a city planner with 40 years of experience providing program and organizational development assistance to community-based groups in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Trained as an architect and urban planner, he is an expert in the areas of financial packaging, innovative community-based financing, real estate development, and community-based planning. He has had extensive experience bringing together private and public sector sponsors of housing and related community development projects. In 1964, Ron Shiffman co-founded the Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development [PICCED].
Mr. Shiffman was an executive committee member of the International Research and Exchange for Development (IRED) and is the immediate past president of the Salzburg Congress on Urban Planning and Development. Since 1996 he has lectured extensively on Sustainable Development and Brownfield revitalization strategies. In addition to his former role as director of PICCED, he is a tenured professor at Pratt Institute's School of Architecture. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners [AICP] since May 1985 and in April 2002 became a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Susan S. Szenasy
In 1986 Susan S. Szenasy was named chief editor of Metropolis, the New York City-based magazine of architecture, culture, and design. During her 17 years as Editor in Chief, the magazine has gained international recognition and has won numerous awards. Szenasy¹s training in design journalism was on the job. Beginning with Interiors magazine, she rose from a junior position of editorial assistant to senior editor; then she was named chief editor of Residential Interiors, the short-lived offspring of Interiors. Szenasy is the author of several books on design, including The Home and Light. She holds an MA degree in Modern European History from Rutgers University and
teaches design history and design ethics at New York¹s Parsons School of Design. She is a frequent lecturer and panel moderator on broad-ranging design topics, and the guiding light behind Metropolis¹s Conferences (which
she also facilitates), including Wonderbrands, Wonderbrands West, Net@Work, Business UnUsual, and Teaching Green. She is the co-founder of R.Dot (Rebuild Downtown Our Town), a coalition of New Yorkers who came together after the 9/11 tragedies to contribute their expertise to building the 21st century metropolis at the site of the former World Trade Center. Szenasy was born in Hungary.
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Beverly A. Willis
Beverly A. Willis, Director and Founder, The Architecture Research Institute, Inc., New York; Founder and Trustee, the National Building Museum, Washington, DC.; Member, Working Committee, Institute for School Board Leadership for Educational Outreach and Innovation, Columbia University Teachers College and principal, Beverly Willis Architects, New York. Willis, who began her career as a multi-media artist, was licensed as an architect in 1966. Among her best known buildings and projects are the San Francisco Ballet Association Building and School in that city's Civic Center; Manhattan Village Academy in New York, and the Nob Hill Court Apartments in San Francisco; and the Laurel Heights Master Plan for the University of California, San Francisco.
In the early 1970s, her firm developed a series of computer analyses and adapted site drafting programs, copyrighted as CARLA (Computerized Approach to Residential Land Analysis), which the firm applied to large scale community and residential developments across the US. Willis was a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth (1992) and has lectured at many universities, and her art and design work has been exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, as well as in other venues. Her architectural projects have been reviewed or cited in some 65 publications and Willis herself has authored numerous articles, including "Is the Master Builder Dead?" in Blueprints: the Journal of the National Building Museum (1993), and "If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Singapore" in Visions and Reflections on Utopia and Reality (edited by Iris Miller and Robert A. Bosser, American Institute of Architects, 1991). Her first book, Invisible Images: The Silent Language of Architecture was published by The National Building Museum. Willis, who received an honorary doctorate from Mount Holyoke College (1984), studied engineering at Oregon State University and was graduated from the University of Hawaii with a B.F.A.
Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA
Principal, Edward Larrabee Barnes Architects
Edward Larrabee Barnes received his B.S. degree cum laude from Harvard College (1938) and his M. Arch. from Harvard University (1942). His first commission, "a young architect's dream job," was the Reid House, Purchase New York, 1950.
In 1959 he won the A.W. Brunner Prize from the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the Yale University Award for Distinction in the Arts. Many awards and recognition have followed, among which the First Honor Award for El Monte Apartments, United States Federal Housing Administration (1963); Medal of Honor, AIANY (1971); Merit Award for A. Rockefeller House, American Society of Landscape Architects (1972); Harleston Parker Medal for the New England Merchants National Bank, Boston Society of Architects (1972); Bard Award for Excellence in Architecture and Urban Design for the N.Y. Botanical Garden Restoration, City Club of New York (1978); Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture, University of Virginia (1981); First Award for Design Excellence for Amherst College Mathematics and Computer Science Building, International Masonry Institute, New England Chapter(1986); 350th Anniversary Medal, Harvard University (1986); First Honor Award for IBM World Trade Corporation, AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Chapter (1990); AIA Twenty-Five-Year Award for Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (1994). In 1993 he was named Lifetime Trustee, Museum of Modern Art, and has served as trustee of The American Academy in Rome, of which he was also First Vice President (1973). In 1991 Mr. Barnes was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Robert Geddes, FAIA
Partner, Geddes Demshak, Architecture and Planning
Robert Geddes is a co-founder of Geddes Demshak, Architecture and Planning,
Princeton, New Jersey. Formerly Dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton
University, he is the Luce Professor of Architecture, Urbanism and History at
New York University, a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities and
the Kenan Professor of Architecture Emeritus at Princeton University.
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and the American Institute
of Architects, jointly conferred on Geddes their highest educational award,
the Topaz Medal, for lifetime achievement in architectural education. The American
Institute of Architects bestowed on Geddes' firm its highest professional award
for work in housing, educational facilities, public buildings, and urban planning
projects that has shown a consistent regard for design quality, respect for
the environment, and social concern. He graduated from Harvard University Graduate
School of Design with a M. Arch (1950).
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Hugh Hardy, FAIA
Partner, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Hugh Hardy received his B.A. in Architecture (1954) and M. Arch. (1956) from Princeton University, where he was a D'Amato Prizeman. In 1962 he established Hugh Hardy & Associates. In 1967 he founded, with his current partners Malcolm Holzman and Norman Pfeiffer, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. The Associates were cited in 1981 by the American Institute of Architects with the Architectural Firm Award.
In 1988, Mr. Hardy was honored with the Benjamin West Clinedinst Medal of the Artists' Fellowship, Inc. for "exceptional artistic merit." Also in 1988, he was cited as one of the Domino's "Top 30" Contemporary Architects in the world. HHPA received the 1988 Bard Awards from the City Club of New York for architectural excellence in the restoration and reconstruction of three floors of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center (including the Rainbow Room) and for his renovation of the Majestic Theatre. The Majestic Theatre has since been honored with the AIANY Honor Award for Interior Architecture, a Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Art Society, an Adaptive Use Award from the Preservation League of New York State, and an Architecture Honor Award from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. In 1992 Hugh Hardy was appointed to serve on the National Council on the Arts for a four-year term. He is an Academician of the National Academy of Design and a member of the American Association of Museums, the League of Historic American Theaters, the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, the National Trust for Historical Preservation, and the Society of Architectural Historians. His articles have been published in Architectural Record, Spazio e Societa', OZ, Places, and the Encyclopedia of Architecture, among a number of other professional and scholarly publications. Mr. Hardy has served as Chairman of the Design Arts Advisory Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts and currently serves as Vice President of the Municipal Arts Society and as Vice President for Architecture of the Architectural League of New York. He is on the Board of Trustees for the Glimmerglass Opera Company, the New York City Historic House Trust, the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, and the McCarter Theatre Center at Princeton University.
He is currently Partner-in-Charge of the reconstruction and expansion of the Rainbow Bridge U.S. Toll Plaza at Niagara Falls and the renovation and expansion of the New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown, N.Y. Other recent projects in New York City include the renovation of Windows on the World Restaurant; two new restaurant pavilions for Bryant Park; rehabilitation of the Victory and New Amsterdam Theaters; and 186 East 76th Street, a new 40-story high-rise housing tower.
Catherine Ingraham, Ph.D.
Chairperson Architecture and Urban Design Graduate Department Pratt Institute
Dr. Ingraham directs the architecture and urban design program and teaches architectural theory and design at Pratt Institute. She is editor, along with Michael Hays and Alicia Kennedy, of Assemblage, a critical architectural journal published by MIT Press. Dr. Ingraham has published extensively on architecture and lectured at many universities in America and Europe. Her book, entitled Architecture and the Burdens of Linearity, was published by Yale University Press. She received her Ph.D 1978 and MA 1979 from The Johns Hopkins University. As an undergraduate she studied at St. Johns College, Liberal arts and Philosophy 1973, Universite de Paris, French Literature and Language, 1971. Universite de Strasbourg, Comparative Literature and Theory, 1979. She has taught at Harvard University and University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Wright - Ingraham Institute, Colorado.
William Pedersen, FAIA
Partner, Kohn, Pedersen, Fox
William Pedersen received his B. Arch. degree from the University of Minnesota (1961) and an M. Arch. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1963), where he was a Whitney Fellow. In 1976 he co-founded Kohn Pedersen Fox, which was awarded the AIANY Gold Medal in 1989, and the Architectural Firm Award in 1990 by the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Pedersen frequently lectures and serves on academic and professional juries and symposia. He has been a visiting critic at the Rhode Island School of Design, Columbia University and Harvard University, and has held the Eero Saarinen Chair at Yale University. He has been honored as the Herbert S. Greenward Distinguished Professor in Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a member of the Architectural League, the New York State Association of Architects and the Society of Architectural Historians and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and of the American Academy in Rome. His practice includes many award-winning buildings both here and abroad, among them: as Senior Designer with I.M. Pei and Partners the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; as Partner-in-Charge of Design, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates: Proctor and Gamble General Offices Complex, Cincinnati; World Bank, Washington, DC; Mainzer Landstrasse 58, Frankfurt, Germany; Bouygues Corporate Headquarters Competition, Versailles, France; 333 Wacker Drive, Chicago
Hani Rashid
Asymptote Architects
Hani Rashid with co-founder Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote Architects have exhibited design work at the Aedes Gallery in Berlin, the Kunsthalle in Vienna, the San Francisco Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Musee des Beaux Arts in Chartres France, the Uzzan gallery in Paris, Pavillion DÕarsenal in Paris, Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal Canada and at the 1996 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
AsymptoteÕs study projects include the new library for Alexandria, Egypt; the Moscow State Theater; a National Courthouse for Groningen, the Netherlands; the Berlin Spreebogen, a new parliamentary precinct; a proposal for a new city center in Lanciano, Italy; a cultural center in Tours, France; a historical museum in Tohoku and a passenger ship terminal for Yokohama, both in Japan; the Los Angeles West Coast Gateway, a national monument commemorating Pacific Rim immigration. A temporary reusable structure housing multimedia and performing arts theaters in Aarhus Denmark opened in 1996.
Hani Rashid, received his BA Architecture, Carleton University, and his MA Architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Currently an adjunct assistant professor of architecture in the graduate school of architecture planning and preservation at Columbia University, Rashid has taught at Harvard University, Stadelshule in Frankfurt, Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, Beriage Institute in Amsterdam and Lund University in Sweden.
Marilyn Jordan Taylor, FAIA
Partner, Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Marilyn Jordan Taylor received her B.A. in Government from Radcliffe College (1969), studied at MIT Graduate School of Architecture, and went on to earn her M. Arch. at the University of California at Berkeley (1974). She joined the Washington office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in 1971, was elected Associate Partner in 1979 and Partner in 1986. Ms. Taylor now heads the Urban Design and Planning Group in SOM¹s New York office, and is also responsible for the Transportation and Airport Planning Group. Ms. Taylor has been responsible for the urban design and planning aspects of a number of SOM¹s largest projects in New York, including Worldwide Plaza on Eighth Avenue; the master plan from Riverside South; One Broadway Place, a retail-and-office project on Times Square; 450 Lexington Avenue, an office tower above the historic Grand Central Post Office, among other public and private commissions. Her current transportation projects are planning and design for the International Arrivals Building at JFK Airport, the preparation of design standards for the Logan Modernization Plan in Boston, and the New Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Her extensive experience in planning and design for transit-related development includes a master plan for Downtown Newark focusing on the Central Business District and incorporation a new local transit system linking Newark¹s transportation resources. Marilyn Taylor is president of several architectural organizations: the New York City Chapter of the AIA; the Temple Hoyne Buelll Center for American architecture at Columbia University; the regional and Urban Design Committee of the AIA; and the New York City Building Congress.


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Hask Argan Oil Intense Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment
This stuff is a godsend! You have seen my new bright magenta hair... before that it was blue, then purple, then pink, then blonde? My hair has been through a lot, and deserves some deep conditioning. Especially because it's about time to re-bleach my roots! My poor hair has been through a lot, and I'm excited to give it a little break. I've used this brand before and have always been happy with the results. It's actually been a lifesaver for me! I've had times where I thought I would have to shave my head because I damaged my hair so badly! After applying this and leaving it in for a long time, my hair was actually repaired!
Bath Aquatics H2O Shampoo
This shampoo is very gentle, which is just what my struggling magenta hair needs right now. It's made with Iceland Moss, Watercress and Provitamin B. It's formulated specifically for fine hair, and is gentle so it won't strip your hair of the natural oils, or dry it out. The Iceland Moss and Watercress help repair damage and replenish the moisture. Provitamin B helps strengthen the hair.
My hair is getting ready for it's spa night..
Body Drench Candy Licious Peppermint Stick
This chapstick is infused with beeswax, coconut oil and vitamin E to deliver pure moisture and hydration all day.
First off, I really don't like the smell of peppermint. I get the great medicinal properties of the essential oils and the herbs, but I just don't like it. I gave this a shot though, and fell in love. It was not overly minty, it didn't remind me of a winter, and it really does moisturize and stay on for a long time. I'm much more please than I thought I'd be.
NICKA K New York Nail Color
Obviously my nails look better in this photo than in the photo before this. This image is a little bit brighter than the color I got, which dried and set to a very deep deep red. My favorite color of nail polish. It glided on super smooth and lasted through my night of painting! I don't paint my nails when I'm about to paint a painting, because the paint gets all over my nail polish then the nail polish comes off when I wash my hands. Confusing statement, but finally this didn't happen. It could be the professional quality of my new paint, or the professional quality of this nail polish, either way, I'm impressed.
Okay, it's not that huge.
Revlon Bold Lacquer Mascara
A Lacquered formula that delivers volume, definition and lifts lashes without smudging of flaking.
I love trying new mascaras. I also love the silly photos we get of me putting on mascara. Mouth open... eyes crossed. This mascara is pretty awesome. The one I have isn't waterproof, which is the only downside I could see... but hasn't been too much of an issue quite yet. I cry over basically everything incase you didn't know... puppies, sunsets, pretty flowers... So we will see how well this stuff holds up when I taste my next amazing meal that brings tears to my eyes.
My favorite things about the Beauty Box was opening it and the feeling of being surprised, and the wonderful theme. Remembering our milestones, both personal and femininity as a whole!
Reading the little note that came with the box really made me proud of my own milestones... as silly as they may seem to others, I'm proud of the things I've been able to accomplish.. even in one year!
In this one year, I went from working a day job full time, to working at home full time making more than I did at my old job! I am able to have my pink hair full time, and dress exactly how I want. (My teaching job wouldn't allow thigh high socks and pink hair...)
I've illustrated another book, and am working on illustrating my own Tarot Deck.
My one year mark is coming up soon, so I'm sure I'll blog on my year in review at a later time.
For now I think it's time to spoil myself and finally paint my toenails!
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They soften it and turn it into liquid so that it may well simply circulate via your plumbing system and into a sewer. I keep in mind how proud I felt a number of years ago the primary time I was able to deal with a pop-up venture with instruments and materials I had at house- no need to run to the ironmongery shop. They say you learn from your mistakes and there is no tougher school than do-it -yourself plumbing.
Indoor plumbing was not for everybody, only the richest could afford it, they usually were charged for the usage of the public water network with a payment based mostly on the dimensions of their pipes. Every home-owner, and people who hire, should know the place the principle shutoff valves are for his or her plumbing programs, as well as the place other shut off valves could be located.
When you name a plumber for help, it is important to decide whether or not you need emergency plumbing service for a drain choke. The smaller diameter of the tubing gives some water savings, whereas rushing water to the desired outlet quicker than conventional plumbing. Just thought I would enter the contest since I even have intensive experience in plumbing and all manner of renovations.


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This has been a journey of a few months and I have written this account as my emotions have guided me over time. It is a rollercoaster of my feelings and emotions. I hope that anyone who might read it, should feel that they are not alone in when adversity knocks on their door. We all have these dark moments and I hope to show that in spite of what happens in our lives, we need to hold on and hang tough.
Feelings of uncertainty have invaded my mind. The stress is weighing me down, like a heavy anvil that I am being forced to carry but cannot really hold it. Something that is out of my control, I await the twist of my fate, with bated breath. I smile, I laugh, hiding within a mask, hoping to somehow cross this rickety bridge and get to the other side. I could fall down at any given moment, the fear constantly freezing me. The self-doubts creeping in, like a serpent coiling over me, squeezing me in a deathly grip.
Riddled with the conundrums of life, I seek answers; answers that are elusive, as if the mysteries have no intention of revealing themselves. Maybe the universe wants to spring a happy surprise or maybe its playing a sinister game. The path ahead is dark and unknown.
Always afraid of opening my heart; I take a chance. I show my true self to a kindred spirit across the distance, realising that I share a connection. In a short time, for a reason unbeknownst to me, I establish trust. Pouring my heart out, I try to feel at ease. In turn I hope my attempts at soothing this noble soul somehow work too.
Sleep eludes me. I lie in my bed, constantly pondering the dilemmas and fears that have crept on my mind. Iam afraid. Afraid of so many scenarios. Afraid of external forces trying to drive a wedge between me and my dreams. Afraid of people I trust letting me down and breaking my heart. Afraid of me being the cause of pain and heartbreak. I cannot seem to figure out if this fear is warranted or is it irrational. I end up second guessing every decision I make. This has never happened to me before. I have never lived in such fear. I cannot understand this fear. Why cannot I be carefree like I used to be? My heart is pounding, my mind is racing through a thousand scenarios.
I try to focus on work, I try to engage my mind in diverse activities, striving to live in the present. I try to express myself with writing, I read the eloquent expressions of life written by my fellow writer friends. I go out and talk to like-minded friends about everything else in the world. Somehow I traverse each day with a new hope, a new resolve to survive.
Sometimes it's tough feeling happy or excited even. Everytime I feel happy about something, certain forces of nature sweep me up into a tornado and I find myself in another adversity. My plans have a tendency to go awry. I feel afraid to celebrate the good moments, what if another monster is lurking in the vicinity. I try to calm myself and remember the earlier turmoil and how I found my way of dealing with it. But the new turmoil threatens to tear apart my path. Normally I live and celebrate all the trivial little things of life, the small good moments. But sometimes the bad ones follow immediately, like the inevitable aftershocks following a major tremor. My sense of purpose sways, what am I doing on this Earth? What am I supposed to do?
I take a leap, a step forward and wait for my destiny to unfold. I play my part and await the hand of fate to reveal it's plan. My heart races again, not knowing how I will land after this leap. Would I fall flat on my face? Or would I land like a professional jumper? The questions scare me again. It's as if I am stuck between a well and a ravine. The obstacles just keep appearing. The serpent begins coiling again, tightening its grip over me.
I try to regain my composure, hoping against hope that my fears are unfounded. I think about my life ahead. This dark unknown path is messing up with my mind. I need to fight this. I need to be ok with whatever my fate has in store for me. Maybe my doom is inevitable, but I need to keep moving. I need to live the little moments. I am usually the one spreading positivity, but this time I am the one who needs it the most. Maybe I am overthinking it, I need to find a way to keep having faith that no matter where this dark path leads, I shall find my way; I shall find the light at the end of the tunnel. I shall be strong, resolute and I shall strive to have fun. I want to be stubborn, to show this universe that I can keep moving ahead despite its sinister designs. I think about my brother, all the terminally ill people; how their pain is greater than mine. I think about the people who struggle to get even one meal. The magnitude of my problems cannot be compared to those people, and, while for me, they seem overwhelming, are far lesser in magnitude. I feel strong again. Things may not work for me the way I want them to, but I still can live for the present. The serpent seems to slowly uncoil, the bridge looks sturdier, the strength and willingness to cross the dark path is renewed.
The Hindi song Jeete Hain Chal has these three very beautiful lines which keep motivating me.
Gham musafir tha, jaane de,
Dhoop ko aangan mein aane de,
Jeete hain chal.
sorrow was a traveller, let it go,
Let the sun come into the courtyard,
Come, let's live.


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IBD Calls Out Establishment Press For Promoting 'Myth' of European 'Austerity'
In one of a virtually endless stream of such examples, a Monday Associated Press report by Elaine Ganley and Greg Keller on challenges facing newly elected French Prime Minister, Socialist Francois Hollande, described him as "the leftist who has pledged to buck Europe's austerity trend."
What a deceptive joke. Europe's attempt at "austerity" can't be a "trend," because it hasn't even started. The "Fiscal Treaty" involved (at Google Docs; at RTE News [large PDF]) hasn't even taken effect. Article 14, as explained by RTE's Europe Editor Tony Connelly, "will enter into force on January 1 2013 so long as 12 member states have completed ratification." A Monday editorial at Investor's Business Daily took the press to task for its pretense, and in the process noted facts about the monstrous growth of government in EU countries the U.S. establishment press won't report (bolds are mine throughout this post):
EU Voters Nix Austerity, Though It's Not Been Tried
The stunning outcomes of elections in France, Greece and Italy were called "a sweeping repudiation" of austerity by more than one media outlet. But how can you repudiate something that's never been tried?
The EU tried austerity, but it didn't work. The media and Europe's beleaguered leftist politicians have made that their refrain, and apparently a lot of European voters now agree.
… Now, the left's argument goes, a new "growth strategy" premised on more government spending, not less, is needed — just like in Spain, Greece and Italy.
The only problem: The idea of EU austerity is a myth.
In fact, despite a lot of wailing, very few cuts have actually been made in Europe. Austerity? Starting in 2008, most governments enacted large stimulus packages.
Sadly, stimulus in Europe, as in the U.S., didn't work. As proof, the EU has now entered into its second recession in four years, with soaring debt, rising unemployment and few prospects for future growth.
Austerity? Spending has boomed in the EU over the last decade. During the 2000s, EU member nations collectively boosted government outlays by 62%. Average government spending by EU nations today stands at about 49.2% of GDP — vs. 44.8% in 2000.
On its own website, the EU itself ridicules the notion of government austerity as a "myth."
"National budgets are NOT decreasing their spending, they are increasing it," the EU says, noting that in 2011, 23 of the 27 nations in the EU increased spending. This year, 24 of 27 will do so.
In fact, the Fiscal Treaty which is the object of so much wrath doesn't represent a major change, and isn't aggressive in any meaningful sense, as RTE's Connelly explains:
… the Treaty largely gathers up existing commitments and locks them into a binding treaty to give them greater effect.
… The 3% (of GDP) deficit target remains the primary goal for all countries who are following programmes to bring their finances under control.
… Under the Stability and Growth Pact governments are expected to keep their debt levels at, or close to, 60% of GDP.
… (countries with debt-to-GDP ratios of over 60% of GDP) under the Fiscal Treaty signatories are obliged to lower their debt levels by an average of one twentieth per year.
"One twentieth per year" means that a country like Connelly's Ireland, whose current debt-to-GDP ratio is 119%, need only bring the ratio down by about 3% per year for the next 20 years to be in compliance.
Connelly also points out that "… the European Court of Justice (will have a role) … in assessing whether or not that rule has been properly enshrined in national legislation," and that "from 1 March 2013 a country will have to have ratified the Fiscal Treaty in order to avail of any future funding from the European Stability Mechanism" (i.e., the EU's bailout fund). More individual member-state sovereignty evaporates.
Connelly recounts important history that few know about the Grecian formula for failure: "Greece had not stuck to the rules and had actually hidden the true extent of its budgetary situation from Brussels so that by the time the truth emerged the damage was done. … because the fines for breaching the rules kicked in at the very end they were pointless, because theoretically at that stage the country would be on the verge of bankruptcy and unable to pay the fines anyway." Is any Greek politician or bureaucrat ever going to suffer real legal consequences for this? (Readers know the answer.)
If the U.S. government were placed under the restrictions theoretically imposed by the fiscal treaty, the Obama administration couldn't possibly continue on its current reckless course. The 3% rule would drive the need for the budget deficit to be about $470 billion or lower (compared to yet another projected shortfall of over $1 trillion), and the debt-to-GDP ratio (excluding intergovernmental obligations) to be trimmed from its current level of roughly 70% ($10.91 trillion in debt as of May 4 divided by $15.46 trillion in annual GDP).
Of course, the U.S. press never performs such a comparison.
Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.


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There's just no way not to feel happy when you have the Happy Face Smiley Stress Ball in your hand. Give it a good squeeze, and your smile will be just as big as the one on the front of this bright yellow bottle. Fashioned out of yellow foam, the stress ball measures 2-1/2 inches in diameter and free of lead and phthalates. In addition, the ball is certified as inflammable for safe use. A favorite for adults and kids, the stress ball can be used as a part of therapy treatments, as a fidget for a child, for classroom games and for squeezing away the worries of the corporate world.
2½" soft, squeezable foam stress balls with smile face imprint. These classic soft stress balls are great for any occasion.
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It went something like this: "Do you know what we are doing here today? We are running a food waste awareness campaign. We formed partnerships with a couple local bakeries and restaurants and they donated food to us that they would have thrown out last night. All the food you see here would instead be in landfills today. We are bringing it to you so you see how perfectly edible, delicious and nutritious it still is… Do you have an idea about how much food waste we produce as a nation?"…
Amazingly, most people paid close attention to what I had to say. Never before had I been to an event where people actually wanted to learn more – maybe because food is so near and dear to our hearts that the thought of all that yummy food being in the trash was something that they just couldn't make sense of. I am pretty sure that, for that moment with us, our audience felt repulsed and angry, and wanted to change their behavior and the behavior of others. It is hard to say what happened to each individual as they walked away – did they retain our message and work on their habits; or did they munch away on the bagel and move on to whatever they were dwelling on before? Impossible as this is to answer, I hope that our choice of giveaways has a direct impact with our audience at home.
I thoroughly enjoyed our event and believe we accomplished what we set out to do. We have learned a whole lot about food waste and have passed that knowledge on to others in our community. Within the time span that we had to complete this project this semester (very brief 3 months), I could not be more satisfied with our most important deliverable – a sharp yet simple event that was created by each and every one of us and executed to a measure barely short of perfection.
I am very proud to have been part of this project and feel blessed to have been a part of this class – for all that I have learned and for having met some amazing individuals who renew my faith in humankind and let me believe that one day, food waste will have been history. (Sarah Muller)


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These recent immolations have reportedly been protests against the Chinese government's repression of freedom of religion and cultural rights in Tibetan areas. However, China accused His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his associates of planning the 35 self-immolations in Tibet and another in India recently.
"Choephak Kyab, 20 years of age, and Sonam around 20 from Zamthang county, Ngaba region, northeastern Tibet, self-immolated in protest of Chinese oppression," Tseyang Gyatso, currently based in Dharamshala told World News Network.
"According to information from a source in Tibet, they haven't been caught by Chinese authorities, but, both of them were already dead after setting themselves on fire on Thursday," Tseyang further added.
Local Tibetans managed to prevent the paramilitary troops from removing the bodies of the two Tibetans. They then took away the bodies to the monastery to carry out prayers. The situation in the area remains tense following the deployment of a large number of military troops, sources said.
Tibetans living in exile and hundreds of their supporters from abroad on Thursday evening, April 19, held a mass candlelit vigil in Dharamshala to pay respect to the two young Tibetans who died.
On April 2nd, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said concerned people should examine the causes of the self-immolations. "I think this problem was not created by...Tibetan Buddhist culture," he told a Taiwanese news channel Next TV, "which is very peaceful, very compassionate... This problem was started by totalitarian, blind policy. So the people who created that policy must think seriously about these things."
"In Tibet, they are doing it because there is no room for any form of protest - hunger strikes, rallies, demonstrations. Anything you do, the Chinese authorities will come and arrest you, put you behind bars, and sometimes you'll get killed," Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the political leader of Central Administration told Next TV.
Since 2009, 35 Tibetans in Tibet have set themselves on fire calling for freedom and His Holiness the Dalai Lama's return to his homeland. 25 of these self-immolators have died, and others are either critically injured or their status unknown.


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Ruffle Skirt
Pattern: Made it up as I went along – sized to fit a teeny three year old
Yarn: Katia something cotton and sparkley. one ball of pink and one ball of blue (still amazed at what I got out of this yardage!)
Needles: Inox 3mm (I think)
Started: mid-July, I think
Finished: Sept 12, 2007
She loves it. I used a folded down hem, and put a little elastic in the waistband so that it wouldn't slide down. I'm hoping that I'm going to be able to pull that elastic out as she gets a bit bigger, and put a bigger loop of elastic in. When I measured the skirt flat, with no elastic, the waist measured 21″, the elastic loop is 19″ and her waist is currently 18″. So it's cinched just a bit. It fits great now!
Maybe a sweater next.


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Talking turkey - new directions for e-learning in 2002
by Clive Shepherd
This time last year we made some predictions for e-learning, We said that learning portals would be in a panic; that learning objects would be ubiquitous; that e-learners would require human support and that the demand for bespoke content would leave you struggling to find a developer with capacity. As you would expect, these suggestions were made without foreknowledge of economic downturns or terrorist attacks - otherwise they would surely have been right on target! Nevertheless, Clive Shepherd sticks his neck out again, with his review of the e-learning world in the closing months of 2001 and his fashion statements for 2002.
Coming to terms with e-learning
Delivering in a downturn


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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day
We started our morning with a big mug of tea. Today we are having my latest favorite combination of: white tea, tulsi tea and rose buds. The new Bodum glasses that I picked up at Marshall's happen to have the same size top as the Bodum tea cups with the tea insert which makes it easier to start our day with a double green tea.
This morning Dan asked for a green smoothie. It makes me smile that Dan likes green smoothies enough that he requests them for breakfast.
My breakfast today was fresh veg and fruit juice. When I make juice I never use a "recipe" but rather just start cutting up things that I have on hand and send it through the juicer. After you have made juice for a while you get a feel from what works. Additionally you can do the same thing I do and taste the juice as you go along and add things to make the taste suit you. Typically I use both green and sweet things in the juice. I also like to add lemon and/or fresh ginger to the juice when I have them on hand. Today's juice contained: 4 kale leaves, 2 stalks celery, 1 large beet, 1 small apple, and 2 carrots. I pour this into a frozen glass, stir in chia seeds and add ice. I shared this juice with Dan to increase his natural vitamin and mineral content at breakfast. After you start making fresh juice I think you will find that your body starts to crave it as mine does.
Dan bought us both 7" tablets last week. He liked the small size since they fit easily in a jacket pocket (and my purse). I have been playing around with mine too and so far I like it. After I have had more time using it I will let you know what I think. One thing I know that I like so far is how portable it is. I love that is small enough to fit easily in any of my purses and I have some small bags. ;-)
The later afternoon meal with my parents was very simple. For appetizers we had two simple dishes. The first was roasted red peppers and onions dressed with sherry vinegar, smoked paprika, parsley and almonds. The second dish was marinated mushrooms and peppers finished with parsley.
The main dish was a fruited quinoa topped with lightly wilted Brussels sprouts, garlic, cumin, apple, dried apricot, golden raisins and grapes that I finished with lemon zest, lemon juice and sliced almonds.
After the meal we rushed to get to MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) for the showing of "Cafeteria Man". It was the story of chef that took over the food program for the Baltimore City school system and his fight to make the cafeteria food both local and fresh. Talk about a thought provoking and touching story, wow! If the documentary is shown near you and you have an interest in school nutrition this is good film.
We then went home so that I could whip up a batch of nut cheese to take with me to the restaurant. I know that sounds odd but let me explain. David (at the restaurant) is also vegan and hadn't had nut cheese so I wanted to take him some to try. Corey isn't a vegan but he is trying to give up dairy so I had to take him some. Will does a wonderful job coming up with vegan dishes for us and loves to try new things which meant I wanted him to taste it too. Me taking nut cheese to the restaurant makes more sense now right? ;-) This batch was raw cashew and macadamia that I flavored with fresh garlic, sherry vinegar and nutritional yeast. I served it a spread on top of the tomato and raisin pesto/chutney and finished it with black pepper and fresh minced parsley. (FYI Will liked the nut cheese as did Jonathon. Corey has had it before so I know he likes it. David took his home so we will have to see what he thinks.)
We got to the restaurant late because it was Mother's Day and they were packed from brunch on. When we arrived at 8pm things were definitely starting to slow down and I am sure everyone was happy to have a break. Even though we hadn't given him any notice Will quickly made a three course menu for us when he heard we were there. Seriously, we didn't expect that but it was extremely nice of him to do that with zero notice. Are you starting to see how we could get pulled into going out to eat every night? These guys make it way too easy for me to take the night off from cooking. Darn them, LOL! ;-)
Our first course was a Greek orzo dish with zucchini, tomato, garlic, lemon, olives and oregano. Fortunately for me Dan doesn't love olives, which means I got most of them. I do love olives even though I know that aren't the best for me with all the salt they contain. Of well, I can't be perfect all the time because that just wouldn't be any fun. Okay so maybe I should say I am not going to be perfect all the time.
The second course was AMAZING! Can you tell I liked it? This dish was sriracha and soy marinated tofu topped with radish, green apple, celery and carrot salad. Seriously this recipe hit all my buttons, spicy, salty, crunchy, soft…..definitely good stuff.
The final course was a whole wheat pizza topped with mashed sweet potato, golden raisins, curry powder, and almonds topped with lemon dressed arugula. I have never used mashed sweet potato as a pizza base before and after tasting this I have no idea why that never occurred to me before. This is why it is so great to go out to eat. Every time I eat out I get more great recipe ideas.
I also had to post this picture of Stephanie being silly. In case the picture doesn't say it all Steph is quite a lot of fun. LOL
Happy Thoughts:
• I love hearing the Westminster chimes in the morning. We live near an old clock tower with chimes and when we have the windows open you can hear them every 15 minutes. This is another one of those things that I take for granted that I shouldn't. The chimes remind me of my childhood and my grandmother which is a great thing to think about on Mother's day.
• It was great to start the morning with the windows open. I love having fresh air in the house. I also love that on a very high pollen day like today (I only know this from the weather channel) I have no sign of my seasonal allergies. While I didn't change my diet because of allergies it was a very welcome side effect. ;-)
• Every time Dan asks me to make something nutritious I smile. He enjoys having green smoothies for breakfast and that makes me very happy. I get a lot of email from you that ask how I get Dan to eat as healthy as I do which reminds me how much progress I have made with his diet. The only thing that I do is that I share all the new health information as I learn it with Dan. I think that knowledge is power and when you understand the true impact of the choices you make on your health it results in better decisions.
• The fur children bought me a present for Mother's Day. Wasn't that incredibly sweet of them and Dan? When he gave me the earrings he said they were from "the kittens" (that is what we call the fur kids since they still act like kittens) since I am their mom. Awwww, too cute. ;-)
• Lunch today turned out very well. My father commented how good the roasted red pepper salad was. Will miracles never cease? ;-) I enjoyed the Brussels sprouts dish which was my variation of something that we had at Jaleo (one of Jose's restaurants in DC). Who could possible ever get bored eating vegan when there are so many possible combinations of vegetables, fruit and seasonings?
• I really enjoyed the movie today and highly recommend it. As much as I study nutrition and health there is always an angle to explore that had not occurred to me. I walked out the movie saying that I need to get involved in childhood nutrition somehow. Only time will tell what that means for me.
• When we walked in the door at the restaurant Kristin said happy Mother's Day to me and wanted to know how my day was. Of course I said thank you and told her that the kitchen bought me earrings. It is little moments like this that remind me that there are many nice people in the world though the bad ones seem to make much more noise.
• Dinner out was lovely as always. Yes, I will admit that we have been out to eat 4 days in a row and that is probably excessive. I will need to make up for slacking on my kitchen responsibilities this coming week. LOL, I wonder if I can do it.
Signing out:
It was another wild week for me. I didn't really expect last week to be busy but somehow it was. How does this keep happening? This coming week is supposed to be hectic. Let's hope I can pull it together enough to make a few meals in my own kitchen. If I can't do it I am sure the gang will be happy to make something for us. Can I be much more spoiled? Okay, don't answer that. LOL
I hope your weekend was a good as ours. I will chat with you again tomorrow.
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Do you have a specific recipe for either/both of your pepper appetizers today? They both look awesome and I would love to try them. I'm not as good as I would like to be with just whipping things up and always seem to need to start with an actual recipe with measurements. :)ReplyDelete
Your pictures always make me hungry!!! :-)ReplyDelete
I don't have a juicer (yet) but I sometimes make my smoothies thinner with either orange juice or water and I love those SO MUCH.
Looking forward to read about your experience with your tablets. Am really not sure about what to get – so far only the old computer at home, not even a smart portable phone…
- AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 6:56 AM
Hi! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your photos of Baltimore! I graduated from MICA in 2002 and I love getting to see my old neighborhoods. (Beautiful food pics too by the way!) Best wishes :)ReplyDelete
I wish the diet would also help my allergies! I haven't been able to open our windows in a week and the weather's been gorgeous.ReplyDelete
I could use some help with tofu recipes like the one you were served at the restaurant--was it baked? I've tried marinating/baking tofu a few times, but it comes out rubbery and/or dry.
- AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 8:12 PM
"Dan bought us both 7" tablets last week."ReplyDelete
Okay, I am embarrassed to have to ask this, but...what does that mean? At first I thought you had been referring to a tablet to write on, but then as I kept reading...I don't think that is right, lol?! What is a "tablet"?!?
What a nice post! I always enjoy seeing your healthy meals! :) And the positive thoughts are nice too. We all need to do that! God bless, AngelReplyDelete
That juice looked good, but it sounded much less sweet than I expect when I think of juice. I may have to try some juicing when school slows down over the summer.ReplyDelete
Please do, if you have the chance/inclination, get involved with child nutrition, especially school lunches! They are horrid, though slightly better than when I was a child. And can you send that chef over to the west coast to make a difference over here?


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The sound of crickets has been dominating my blog lately, so I'm finally breaking the silence to write about my experience of running Boston totally for fun.
The last time I ran Boston in 2012, I went into the race with ambitious PR goals. Actually, they weren't ambitious at all, but it was hot as hell that year. The disappointment of my performance that day, although great considering it was 80+ degrees, left me real bummed out about Boston and not itching to return any time soon. I should mention here that during my first Boston experience I spent a lot of time focusing on not getting heat stroke* and very little time looking around/paying attention to the spectacle that is the Boston Marathon. *2016 was a wee bit warm as well, but this time I didn't care. I was mostly happy our cheerleaders wouldn't freeze while waiting for us at mile 22.
Once I finally found my enthusiasm for the marathon again, I chose to run the Richmond Marathon (which you can read about here, here, and here). This race was like a dream: injury-free and nearly flawless training cycle, perfect race weather, and my legs showed up ready to do some work. Big ol' PR. My dear friend qualified for Boston in that same race, and we decided we would go to Boston together in 2016.
That was all back in 2014, and my running since then has majorly sucked (I'll save my sob story for a different post). So as Boston approached, and my training was still in the toilet I thought, "Hell, why not throw time out the window and go soak up every moment of this race?"
So this time I brought my phone, ran with a friend, and had a ball.
Here are some highlights:
Athlete's village is best experienced with a buddy. Primo people watching!
Exhibit A: This man is more hardcore than I will ever be.
Start line selfie--stoked to finally start running!
Trying to capture the hoards of runners
I didn't partake in any kissing, but there were ample options.
Fun running means you can veer to the side to pick up a rose.
Finally we can see "the sign"
As if approaching the finish isn't emotional enough (cue the sweaty tears)
Done, tired, and happy! What a wonderful day to run a marathon!!
What these photos don't capture is how many times I was laughing, slapping hands, singing along to music, and gawking at everything. I soaked up this experience to the max. Fun running the Boston Marathon was one of my best decisions!


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The Vancouver Sun Children's Fund launched its first Adopt-a-School campaign in 2011. This was after discovering some inner-city schools were struggling against a tide of poverty and privation; a tide that was overwhelming teachers and principals.
Hungry children were arriving at school in worn-out clothing, listless from hunger or sleep deprivation. They often had no proper beds, or their bedding was infested with vermin. The children's lives were so blighted their teachers were at their wit's end.
Since 2011, The Vancouver Sun Children's Fund has directed more than $1 million to the Adopt-a-School program to help these kids. But the need continues.
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The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) in collaboration with its national, regional and international partners is delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Media Competition on value chains.
Open to all media and communication professionals from the ACP, the competition aims to encourage journalists and media specialists to investigate the challenges and opportunities for involving smallholder farmers in value chains, showcase success stories and best practices that can be replicated and raise awareness on the important role of value chains in agricultural and rural development..
The competition is being held in conjunction with the International Conference on value chains development, which will take place from 6 – 9 November 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The top six finalists will be supported to attend the conference and provide media coverage. The top three winners will be announced during the event. Submissions are invited to discuss one or more of the following themes:
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According to China film box office statistics by enbase, mainland box office gross in the third week (Jan 16, 2012- Jan 22, 2012) reached $41.14 million, showing 14% down from last month. Moviegoers in this week counted as almost 7.95 million in total, 12% slumped compared to last month.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" dramatically rebound to the top spot with $10.4 million box office income in its second week in mainland, followed slightly by "The Viral Factor" with $7.27 million. "The Great Magician" drop to third place, adding $7.05 million for mainland total of $18.6 million. Box office gross of domestic films account for 65% of total ticket sales in this market in the third week of 2012.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" climbed to the top spot with $10.4 million this week after debuting $2.86 million in just one day in last week. Director Guy Ritchie's sequel costarring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law inherited action-suspense feature while it emphasized on the action part. The sequel performed much better than its predecessor, which has already surpassed "Sherlock Holmes" within eight days in terms of box office, so far it accumulated to $13.26 million in mainland. And it no doubt to continue dominating locally before "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" release. Distributed by Huayi Brothers, film"The Viral Factor" starring Taiwan's superstar Jay Chou and Hong Kong's actor Nicholas Xie, taking in $7.27 million over six days run. The double star power is a major factor which elated funs buying ticket. And Hong Kong director Dante Lin who is well-known for his action films, is another selling point for audience. The very tension story and eye catching gunplay scenes are appealing to viewers.
The champion of last week "The Great Magician"and the second one from last week "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 2012"are both pulled down by "Sherlock" and "Viral Factor"to the third and fourth place with $7.05 million and $6.09 million respectively, also both slumped 40% from that of last week. Produced by LeTV Pictures and directed by Raymond Huang, New Year movie "All's Well Ends Well 2012"is the sixth installment of the All's Well Ends Well series, which began in 1993. In this year"All's Well Ends Well 2012"was released on the same day in Asian-Wide and it scored $2.15 million over three days run in mainland market. "Guo Nian Hui Jia" staring Wen Zhang, who is widely known by mainland audiences since he starred in the hit "Love is Not Blind", took in $0.88 million in five days.
The two local blockbusters of 2011"The Flowers of War" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"are both set to meet their endings. These two earned $0.58 million and $0.76 million respectively in this week and expected to suck in $600 million and $550 million respectively as final scores.
Source: EntGroup Consulting
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Le Hameau De L'horizon
Villa with 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and private pool in Viens, the South of France
From £2,895 per week
Villa to rent in Viens, the South of France
The story began with a dream… the dream of a family who discovered three old stone hamlets in the beautiful Luberon and who decided to restore them.
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Villa overview - owner's description
The story began with a dream… the dream of a family who discovered three old stone hamlets in the beautiful Luberon and who decided to restore them, to plant organic vines and fruit trees and to nurture the land with great love and respect.
The result is three beautifully restored stone hamlets spread out across 40 hectares of rolling hills and typical Provencal landscape. Le Hameau du Berger, Villa Les Terrasses and Le Hameau de l'Horizon.
Le Hameau de l'Horizon is a high quality, beautifully preserved hamlet with heated swimming pool and tennis court, perched up on a hill with breath-taking views across the landscape to Mount Lure and the mauve coloured hills of the Grand Luberon. Up here it's all about nature, peace and extraordinary calm.
The hamlet is set in 40 hectares surrounded by unspoilt landscape with charming gardens designed by Jean-Noel Capart, which were designed to be in perfect harmony with the site's past and the traditions of its people. The tennis court and boules pitch amidst the lavender fields provide moments of pure and authentic relaxation…
The 'upper house' is surrounded by two beautifully furnished terraces with exceptional views, three en-suite bedrooms with large en-suite bathrooms, large living room with magnificent fireplace and a large kitchen with dining area.
The 'lower house' has a lovely shady terrace opening out onto a beautiful garden area near the swimming pool, three en-suite bedrooms and a charming Provencale kitchen with dining area.
Le Hameau de l'Horizon is an exceptional estate offering peace and quiet and a real feeling of being at one with nature and this truly beautiful part of France.
Le Hameau de l'Horizon is composed of two 3-bedroom houses sleeping up to 12 guests in total.
1) Upper House
Ground Floor
- Fully equipped kitchen with large oven, stove top hobs, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, coffee machine, kettle, toaster and kitchen table with 4 chairs
- Sitting room with sofas, coffee table, plasma screen TV, DVD player and working fireplace
- Master bedroom with double bed (180cm) with small sitting area with sofas, direct access by an external staircase to the garden and swimming pool and en-suite bathroom with bath, shower, wash basin and WC
- Bedroom 2 with twin beds, en-suite bathroom with shower, wash basin and WC
- Guest WC
First Floor
- Bedroom 3 with double bed (180cm) with en-suite bathroom with bath, shower, twin wash basins and WC
2) Lower House
Ground Floor
- Fully equipped kitchen with oven, stove top hobs, fridge/freezer with ice machine, toaster, coffee machine and kitchen table with 4 chairs with access to the terrace
- Bedroom 4 with twin beds, en-suite bathroom with shower and wash basin
- Entrance hall
- Guest WC
First Floor
- Bedroom 5 with double bed (180cm), en-suite bathroom with shower, wash basin and WC
- Bedroom 6 with twin beds, en-suite bathroom with bath, shower, wash basin and WC
Outside Grounds
- Covered dining area with large dining table accessible from La Petite Maison kitchen
- Second dining area with round table and large gas barbecue
- Two Comfortable seating areas, ideal for an evening aperitif
- Private heated swimming pool (size: 14x6m)
- Poolside patio with reclining sun loungers, parasols and tables
- Summer kitchen
- Tennis court
- Boules pitch with spectator seating
- Lavender field
- Lawned landscaped gardens
- 40 hectares grounds and gardens with trees, plants and flowers
- Off-road parking
- Wi-Fi
- Heating
- Plasma screen TV
- DVD player
- Mini stereo system
- I-pod docking station
- Safe in each bedroom
- Washing machine & tumble dryer
- Iron and ironing board
- Table Tennis
- Board games
- Fixed telephone (communications with be charged at the end of your stay)
- Fans (on request)
Distances between the hamlets:
- Le Hameau de l'Horizon: 5 km from Le Hameau du Berger and 1.5km from Villa Les Terrasses
- Le Hameau du Berger: 7 km from Villa Les Terrasses and 5km from Le Hameau de l'Horizon
- Villa Les Terrasses: 1.5 km from Le Hameau de l'Horizon and 7 km from Le Hameau du Berger
Viens is an ancient village with a medieval atmosphere boasting many original features including the clock tower and the two Maisons de Monier. Viens is located on the border of the Alpes de Haute Provence, the heart of the Luberon and surrounded by beautiful lavender fields, providing you with boundless activities and attractions for all the family.
Within the Luberon National park the charming villages and beautiful scenery offer an ideal setting for hiking, cycling, and even kayaking along the Sorgue. Many of the quint hilltop villages have maintained their original features with castles, caves and historical artefacts to discover, including one of the most spectacular at La Tour d'Aigues which still has its dungeons. Other activities include the Barben Zoo, Accrobranche and horse-riding.
The town of Apt, with its sprawling weekly market each Saturday and Tuesday is an unmissable trip. The town is full of charm and tradition with winding streets and ancient fountains. Indulge in the local cuisine and delicacies in one of the many pavement cafes with views of the Luberon and sweet smelling lavender surround you.
Le Hameau de l'Horizon is within close driving distance of the archetypal Provencal villages of Bonnieux, Lacoste, Menerbes, Gordes and Roussillon. Famous Avignon, the capital of Provence, and Aix-en-Provence, one of France's most beautiful university towns, are only about 1hr30mins away from this Provencal hamlet.
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Outside this villa in Viens, the South of FranceThis villa has a pool and a tennis court.
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Updated 14 February 2019
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- 19 February 2019 - 14 February 2022: changeover day is Saturday and the minimum stay is 7 nights.
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£876.06 per booking, paid locally
6 bedrooms, Sleeps 12
6 bathrooms
Swimming pool
Private pool
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"Parks Associates today announced new smart home research showing that the adoption rate of smart speakers with voice assistants grew from 5% of U.S. broadband households in Q4 2015 to 12% in Q4 2016. Voice Assistants and Technologies: Ecosystem and Market Leaders examines the growing market for these smart home devices and the impact of voice control as a major market transformation in both the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI).
"In the past five years, voice control and voice-based technologies have experienced massive growth in the consumer market, igniting the competitive landscape among current and emerging smart home players," said Dina Abdelrazik, Research Analyst, Parks Associates. "Voice interfaces are advancing due to continued improvements in machine learning and natural language processing, paired with the prevalence of portable devices. Apple increased consumer familiarity of voice control with its introduction of Siri in 2011, but the later-to-market Amazon Alexa has taken a clear lead in this category.""
Source: Parks Associates, 21st March 2017
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