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The J-Train rumbled below, vibrating the floors and rattling a chorus line of peanut clusters until they danced on the white-papered shelves. Hilda Schmidt's bulky frame bulged through her apron as she spit a wad of chocolate into the sink. "You idiot! There's too much liquor in these rum balls."
A balding candy maker with a thin mustache dusted a clear plate with powdered sugar. Sunken cheeks implied he sampled far less of the profits than his sister. With the flair of a florist he arranged an assortment of russet treats into a sweet bouquet.
"Are you deaf, Max? There's too much god damn rum in these chocolates."
"Hilda, are you concerned about the taste, or my use of your private liquor supply?"
"You know brother; I liked you better as a mourning sad sack than a love sick puppy."
"Whatever." Max straightened his bow tie in the reflection of the display case.
Hilda marched over to her brother. "That coffee franchise company called again."
"Yeah. Did you tell them our customers don't have time to wait for a cappuccino?"
"You know what they want, stupid."
"I know what they want to do, but we're not for sale . . ."
The Schmidt family had imported their recipes for sweet sensations from Vienna during the Roaring 20's, opening The Sugar Drop Candy Shop next to a subway entrance near Wall Street. Stockbrokers gorged themselves with bonbons during bull and bear markets. Generations of the family had lived in the second story flat. They spent most of their waking hours creating mouth-watering treats for harried consumers.
The bells jingled and Max turned toward the door. A petite figure, cloaked in a long wool coat and sporting a beret with a lime tropical feather, stood at the entrance. Just a hint of gray laced her short brown hair. Her deep-dimpled smile pierced through freckled cheeks.
"Well good afternoon, Mr. Schmidt." Closing her eyes, she tipped her head back, took a long sniff and then sighed. "I envy you smelling all of these delightful treats all day."
"Tell her we sell them, not smell them."
"Don't mind my sister. How can I help my favorite chocolate connoisseur?"
"Hmm . . . I'll let you tempt my taste buds."
Max presented his sugar-dusted plate with the flamboyance of a maître d'.
"Close your eyes."
She complied with a grin as he picked up a chocolate-covered cherry by the stem and placed it on her tongue. After biting into it she moaned, and then giggled, as red and brown syrup oozed from her lips. Max grabbed a napkin from a dispenser on the counter and then gently dabbed her chin.
"You have a wonderful touch, Mr. Schmidt. I also love your chocolates. Can you wrap a half-pound with a bow?
"A present!" Max's chin slumped. "For who?"
"For me! I may need some napkins. I am pretty much a slob."
"Pretty . . . yes." Max's cheeks burned.
She paid him. "Your sweet, Mr. Schmidt. Until tomorrow."
"Until tomorrow." The bell jingled as she left.
"You have a wonderful touch, Mr. Schmidt! You're sweet, Mr. Schmidt!" Hilda cackled as she jerked taffy from an extruder.
Max peered out the door, smiled and then turned to his sister. "Not even you could spoil this moment."
"I'm surprised, lover boy. You're ending a pretty brief mourning period."
"Brief! It's been over five years."
She pulled out a large knife and attacked the taffy. "I never thought we'd keep this place – so close to where it happened."
The moment was spoiled. He glanced over to the decorating utensils by the kitchen. For a moment he could see his beloved Sarah standing by the pot, stirring roasted nuts into the melted chocolate. Her eyes sparkled, like sugar drops.
"We're not selling!"
"Please Max, I don't want to end up in an early grave, like Mama and Papa, shaking and baking in this rat hole."
"I'll buy your share. Go live with Aunt Kirsten in Pensacola."
She pounded the knife so hard it stuck into the chopping block. "I don't want your peanuts when we can split over a million bucks."
Max shuddered as Hilda yanked the blade free. He was accustomed to her edgy nature, but the cycles of fury seemed to shake the building more than the trains. He turned away and wiped the counter.
"We're not selling."
His favorite customer made more frequent visits. The chocolate tasting and cozier conversations grew cozier. Eventually, Max found the courage to ask her name.
"Bridget — Bridget Steinel. But, you can call me, 'Breeze'.
"Steinel, where's your family from?
"Mr. Schmidt . . ."
"Max . . . please call me Max."
She beamed. "Well, Max, we'll need a longer conversation for this, and you're always so busy."
"Not on Sunday." He stopped a moment to glance back at Hilda. Her glare heaved daggers from behind a fudge pan. "I mean . . . Breeze, will you join me for a stroll along South Street on Sunday?
She reached up and brushed flour off his collar. "Max, I have been waiting a long time for you to ask. Yes, of course. Where will we meet?"
He finally breathed. "Here, in front of the shop at 1:00?"
"How about noon?"
"Settled!" He walked her to the door and continued gazing until she melted into the crowds.
"Breeze! Seems appropriate — I hear the wind whistling between her ears."
Max ignored his sister and washed the tasting plate.
"Sunday – isn't that the day we visit the graves of our parents and your poor wife?"
"I'll visit them another Sunday."
Hilda slammed the pans together like cymbals. "No you won't. I see it coming, again. You'll start dating that floozy every Sunday, leaving me to weed around the tombstones by myself."
"She's not a floozy."
His sister marched toward him, wielding a rolling pin.
"You've always plotted to get rid of me. I know it. You'll force me to Pensacola, sell this place and steal my millions — just to blow it all on some uptown babe."
"We're not selling."
Hilda's face erupted into a bright red rage. She raised the rolling pin into a high arch and held it. Max retreated a few steps, gazing into her blazing eyes, and then recalled a cold flash from their youth. Neighborhood kids, constantly teasing Hilda about her weight, – one day pushing her over the edge. Somehow, she snatched their calico cat. Holding it high, like a trophy, Hilda's eyes flamed. Max remembered the screams, and his horror, as she snapped its neck and flung the carcass at her tormenters.
The memory motivated him to dive behind the counter just an instant before she heaved the pin at his head. It somersaulted across the room and slammed into the case. The display glass exploded, showering the truffles and mocha creams with crystal shards. Max kept low, waiting for her to toss a knife or pot, but the assault was over. Hilda wailed as she stomped up the steps to their apartment. Max's hand shook as he brushed glass from his hair. Beyond the violence, Hilda's neurosis troubled him. Like a barometer, it usually forecasted miserable weather for the Schmidts.
Sunday morning did not arrive fast enough for Max. Hilda turned sullen and the tense silence bothered him more than the arguments. He paced the back and forth in front of the repaired display case. Was five years enough time to mourn the violent death of someone you dearly loved? God how he missed the closeness and trust. The doorbell jingled. There stood Breeze in a pastel jumpsuit with a matching cap adorned with her trademark feather. She grabbed his hand as they sauntered down Canal Street toward the waterfront.
* * * *
Hilda's prediction came true. Breeze and Max began to spend every Sunday and most evenings together. He returned one sunset to find his sister sitting in a darkened booth.
"That was a long walk."
"It was a glorious walk. I hope the cemetery weeds were manageable."
Hilda's eyes narrowed into slits. "You mock me and all of our family, including your dead wife."
"Spare me, sister. I saw you lurking by a concession stand near the fish market."
"It's a public place. Such a shame we have so little time to enjoy it working in this sweat shop."
Max approached Hilda, but still kept some distance from her swing radius. "Breeze's family is from Frankfurt. They owned wineries along the Rhine before the war."
"Sehr gut! We can all 'sprechense Deutsche' at family reunions."
"No Hilda, I meant we have a lot in common. You'll really like her."
"Sure brother . . . sure. We'll all get real cozy in that tiny apartment – like last time." Hilda leaped up and approached him, jabbing her pudgy fingers into his chest. "Like last time, your lovely spouse will quickly tire of me."
Max smelled her breath and suspected tomorrow's rum balls would be short ingredients. "Your imagination's moving pretty fast."
"Not fast enough, because I know you're going to plot on how to get rid of me, how to steal the business and how to rob me of my money."
Max backed into a chair, and like a lion tamer, he put it between them only for her to bat it away. "Hilda, I just want you to get to know her."
"Well, she'll get to know me all right. Your little Breezy will regret ever walking into our shop."
With that she staggered out the door and swayed down the street. Max wasn't sorry that the rest of the news would have to wait until morning.
* * * *
Hilda sat in a booth, leaning on her elbows, cradling a cup of coffee. She picked up a thick document and waved it at her brother.
"Last chance. Sell this place and we'll split a fortune. I'll head for Florida. You and Breezy can go to hell."
Max remained behind the counter, ready to duck. "We've got an offer for you to consider."
The doorbell announced Breeze's arrival. "Good morning Hilda." She floated over and pecked Max's cheek. "Morning."
He blushed and grabbed her hand. "I was just presenting our proposal."
His sister slurped some coffee and burped. "I'm breathless."
Max cleared his throat. "If Breeze and I combine our savings, and take a loan from her parents, we can offer you $250,000 for your share of the shop."
"That's ridiculous!"
He took a step forward as Breeze squeezed his hand. "Our accountant says it's a fair price, given the sales and earnings."
"Bullshit." She smacked the table, splashing coffee into the air. "We have a million and a half offer to rid us of this rat hole. I want $750,000."
"That's okay, sis. You can pull taffy for another decade or two."
Breeze tugged his arm. "Let me ask Mom and Dad. Maybe we can sweeten the offer."
"Let me go with you."
She kissed him. "No, I'll take the sub. It's just up to 57th Street. I'll be back in a couple hours." Breeze disappeared down the subway steps.
Hilda stood up and then stormed to the door, still wearing her apron. "I've got an errand to run." The door bells rattled behind her.
Max went to the sink and began scrubbing some pans. Silence was a welcomed treat after a Breeze visit. He grinned, imagining future holidays with the trio sharing a turkey. Shaking his head – no way will he allow Breeze near to Hilda with a carving knife. "I've got an errand to run." Alarms began buzzing in the back of his brain. Those words jolted a long buried memory. Five years earlier, Hilda followed his beloved Sarah out the door. "I've got an errand to run." A river of dread poured into his veins.
"Oh my God!"
Max bolted out the door and leaped down the subway, the ties of his chocolate-stained apron flapping behind. Stumbling at the landing, bumping into the masses escaping the sweltering underground, his thoughts briefly flashed back to the store. Its open door would invite sweet-lovers and vandals to gorge themselves on toffee and the cash drawer. No matter — he needed to stop his sister. It was all clear. Years earlier, his precious wife had fallen in front of a train soon after Hilda pursued her. Witnesses claimed she was pushed. No arrests.
The turnstiles were ahead. No tokens! Max hurdled them, pulling a calf muscle. This attracted the wrath of a transit cop who tried to tackle him, but only managed to tear-off his apron. Max limped into the crowd near the platform, frantically searching for Breeze's beret and feather. Commuters closed in from all sides, pushing him forward.
The train roared into the station. Above the clatter a dreadful scream shrilled from the platform. The crowd gasped and moved back, knocking Max down. He scratched and clawed his way to his feet only to be buffeted by the elbows and shoulders of escaping commuters. Breaking through the crowd, he shuffled through discarded newspapers and crushed coffee cups before arriving at a graffiti-adorned subway car. A priest kneeled and made the sign-of-the cross. Police and rescue workers converged on a spot and peered under the wheels. Max pushed himself forward, finding that neither the injured or good leg wanted to move. Then he saw it. Dropping to one knee, he scooped up Breeze's flattened beret. Hot tears seared his cheeks as Max stroked its crushed feather.
Nearby, a conductor spoke to a rescue worker.
"Did she jump?"
"Not sure. One witness caught a last glimpse of her. Said she looked surprised and screamed like a banshee. Doesn't sound like a jumper to me."
The conductor checked his watch. "We gotta clean this mess up."
The rescue worker wiped his brow. "Can you back this thing up?"
"We're going forward. There are more cars ahead than behind."
Max clutched the beret in his fists as hot tears streamed down his cheeks. Each car slowly clicked by until the last one rolled into the tunnel. Max and the priest looked into the blood-stained tracks. The priest threw up. Max fainted.
* * * *
The subway churned below, rattling the empty display case. Max loaded an antique grater into a box of utensils and sighed. His Aunt Kirsten had refused to use the electric grinders and hand ground large chocolate bars until arthritic finders forced her to retire. He taped the package and piled it with other boxes of sugar, pans and plates, stacked near the door. Seventy-five years of sweet and sour memories melted in front of him. The Sugar Drop Candy Shop was moving Uptown, a block from Central Park.
"Max, there's too much liquor in these rum balls."
He turned toward the kitchen and smiled. "Melt them and we'll mix it with our coffee tonight."
She drew nearer and they kissed, lingering in an embrace for moment.
"Breeze, I was so afraid it was you on those tracks."
"My poor Max. It's good we're moving after you lost two loved ones in that horrible tunnel."
Max bit his lip and took a deep breath. "Honey, I still can't figure out how your beret ended up so close to the tracks."
She tightened her hug. "Maxy, I told you. As I jumped on an earlier train, the crowd knocked it off. Thank you for finding it."
"So, you didn't see Hilda."
"No." She kissed him. "We must've just missed each other."
He stroked her hair. "I guess a shop by the Park will be a nice change."
Breeze looked at her watch. "We're late! Remember, in twenty minutes we have to be at our lawyers to finalize the sale and finish executing Hilda's estate. If we catch the 10:45, we'll make it."
Max froze a moment before forcing a smile. "If it's all the same to you, let's take a cab."
The End


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Mahatma Gandhi Quotes About AmbitionQuotes about: Ambition
Ours is one continual struggle against a degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the Europeans, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir whose occupation is hunting, and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with and, then, pass his life in indolence and nakedness.
My doctrine means that I must identify myself with life, with everything that lives, that I must share the majesty of life in the presence of God. The sum-total of this life is God. .. Man is not at peace with himself until he has become like unto God. The endeavor to reach this state is the supreme, the only ambition worth having. And this is self-realisation. This self-realisation is the subject of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures... to be a real devotee is to realise oneself. Self-realisation is not something apart.
Mahatma Gandhi
- Born: October 2, 1869
- Died: January 30, 1948
- Occupation: Civil rights leader
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Sometimes, a new album comes out and questions my very relationship with music, and my own consumption of it. The last record that significantly challenged me in such a way was probably Far Side Virtual, James Ferraro's nightmarish ringtones-turned-performance-art dystopus (if I may invent a word for it). While a lot could be said about Ferraro's philosophical influences and conceptual insight, channeling Baudrillard, grime and Second Life, what made Far Side Virtual such a hellish cultural hallmark was that it reconfigured seemingly redundant sounds - MIDI, computer blips, the Wii start-up menu - into a Frankenstein-ian monstrosity of a generation's maximalist values. Beneath the chintz and the promises of the digital age, the scariest thing about Far Side Virtual was that it was grounded in reality; as noted by its creator, "people kind of live in it already."
What's the connection, then, between this ersatz album and Ghettoville, the latest (and possibly final) release from Darren Cunningham's Actress project? The niches carved out by the respective artists couldn't possibly be further from each other: while Ferraro crafted a claustrophobic, densely layered simulacra of new age synths and Garageband drum loops, the two preceding Actress albums have been spatial, micro-repetitious deconstructions of house and techno. Ghettoville, however, is an intriguing entry into Cunningham's artistic lexicon, as it forgoes the cosmic sonics of R.I.P and Splazsh and retreats into a congested, dusty headspace which recalls industrial music and crud-infused beat tapes.
Naturally, Ghettoville can be viewed as a direct sequel to Actress' slept-on debut album, Hazyville: not only in name, giving the impression of a release cycle coming to an end, but also in the atmospherics conjured up by Cunningham. If Hazyville spent the majority of its time shrouded in a mysterious fug, Ghettoville takes the haze to its logical extreme, with a scraping, scratchy aesthetic imposed on near-enough every last congenital fiber of the album. Moments of clarity are few and far between: this is a nebulous record, and as such it's possibly the most aurally challenging of Actress' transmissions to date.
Cunningham's deployment of vocal samples had always been subtle, a secondary aspect to the loops, beats and keys of the music itself, but Ghettoville subverts this by not only making vocals a central element of the sound, but in some instances the focal point of the track. Some commentators have noted the parallels between Actress' treatment of samples and the Internet micro-genre vaporwave, which similarly dislocates and reimagines vocal cuts from sources such as pop, RnB and soul. The vaporwave connection becomes an extremely significant one upon further examination: indeed, the aforementioned Far Side Virtual is very much stylistically attached to the vaporwave genre, and a notable element of the ethos of these enigmatic online presences (INTERNET CLUB, New Dreams Ltd. et al.) is that they explore our fascination with the Internet's convenience as a platform for distribution and the ensuing throwaway culture it consequently creates.
It's telling that one of the most poignant moments contained within Ghettoville is a simple vocal loop, accompanied by a three note progression. "Don't", which spans just over a minute in length, carries the intonation "Don't stop the music", possibly extracted from a rather ubiquitous pop artist. With the album's press release calling for music's eulogy, this track can be straightforwardly dissected: the "pseudo artists" run rampant, reducing the essence, the wonder of music into a hollowed-out void. No hope - "Zero satisfaction." The unbearable truth; the music will, at some point, stop.
The perceptive unity of what is actually a rather diverse release is a testament to Cunningham's hoodwinking approach to sound. Amidst the crushed sample-and-loop aesthetic, the sophisticated inner workings of Ghettoville will reveal themselves with intent listening: it's formed upon the basis of a ghostly shell of techno, fused with productions tics from the left-field. However, I still must ask myself - does Ghettoville question my relationship with music as Ferraro and the plucky web enigmas have? In a nutshell, yes. With what is possibly the final release in the Actress image, Cunningham has evoked a hopelessly bleak existence - the musical ghetto - and while our innate desire for music will continue, we are already living beyond music history. R.I.P Music 2014.


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Wednesday Seminar
Wednesday, May 9th 2018, 5 pm | Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology | Hörsaal C
Dr. Angela de Souza Torresan
It may be tautological to claim that ethnographic films are a form of storytelling; one that combines concomitance and linearity between images and words to show and tell particular stories. However, drawing on Guto and Graça, a 9-minute film on the impact of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro, I argue that ethnographic films carry the elements of storytelling in Arendt and Jackson's sense. They work as multi-layered forms of 'action' (Arendt, 1958) that bridge the personal and the political during the different phases of production, post-production and dissemination. While I emphasize the former two in the paper, I will experiment with the latter by showing the film twice, once at the beginning and then at the end of my talk, with the intention of putting my reasoning to the test of an academic audience.
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text: French classic, Citroën Dyane, produced between 1963 - 1983. It's design is obviously based on Citroën 2CV, but it was made as a car of higher class (2CV was people's economy car). Not surprisingly, the total sales of Dyane was less than half of the sales of 2CV (exactly 1,443,493 Dyanes versus 3,867,932 2CVs). Seen in streets of Brighton.


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Office of the Press Secretary
(Crawford, Texas)
For Immediate Release August 19, 2008
As Prepared for Delivery
on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Good afternoon. I am pleased to be back in New Orleans. And I appreciate the warm welcome to Jackson Barracks. This facility was built by President Jackson in 1835 to protect the city of New Orleans. Today, it houses brave men and women who share the same goal: the members of the Louisiana National Guard. I thank all of you for your fine service to your State, and to our Nation.
Three years ago, this facility was completely flooded and every building was damaged or destroyed. Today, Jackson Barracks is a growing center of community and economic activity in the heart of the Lower 9th Ward. The story of your recovery is impressive. And it is the same story we see playing out across the Gulf Coast. Homes, businesses, and schools are being rebuilt. Levees are being repaired. Families and communities are being reconnected. And from Biloxi to Beaumont, hope is being restored. The people here today have been an important part of this effort and I thank you for your work.
Three years ago this month, Hurricane Katrina left one of America's most beloved cities almost completely underwater. The storm forced 800,000 people across the Gulf Coast to leave their homes. Never before had our Nation seen nature's destruction on such a vast scale. And many wondered whether New Orleans could ever come back.
Three years ago, I stood in Jackson Square and promised that New Orleans would return. Since then, the American taxpayers have committed more than 126 billion dollars for disaster response and recovery on the Gulf Coast. Most of this money is already in the hands of State and local governments and citizens working to rebuild. Together, we are working to make sure that New Orleans comes back – even stronger, safer, and more vibrant than it was before the storm.
There is still a lot of work to do before this city is fully recovered. And for people who are still hurting and not yet back in their homes, a brighter day might seem impossible. Yet a brighter day is coming and it is heralded by hopeful signs of progress.
We see hopeful signs of progress in our work to protect New Orleans from future storms. The Army Corps of Engineers has repaired 220 miles of the levees and the Corps is upgrading the floodwalls so that they are stronger than before Katrina. Because of these efforts, we are on track to meet our goal of 100-year flood protection by the year 2011. To lift a heavy burden on the State's finances, Governor Jindal requested that Louisiana be allowed to pay the State's share of the levee improvement costs over 30 years, instead of only three and earlier this month, I granted his request. With this action, we are ensuring that Louisiana will not have to choose between rebuilding its floodwalls, and completing the other projects that are vital to its recovery.
We see hopeful signs of progress as housing is restored. Louisiana's Road Home program has put nearly 7 billion dollars into the hands of more than 115,000 homeowners. Federal dollars are increasing affordable housing throughout New Orleans. As we rebuild, we are moving away from a failed system of low-income housing projects, and moving toward vibrant mixed-income communities. And each week, hundreds of families are moving out of temporary housing and into long-term homes.
We see hopeful signs of progress in the growth of this area's economy. New Orleans sales tax revenues are at nearly 90 percent of their pre-storm levels. The city saw 8,000 jobs created in just the last year. The Port of New Orleans is a bustling center of commerce and trade, and Louisiana's exports now exceed pre-Katrina levels. The Crescent City's tourism industry is on the rebound, and New Orleans is once again a premier destination for conferences and conventions. I was proud to host the North American Leaders Summit here this spring and it showed that New Orleans is getting back to business.
We see hopeful signs of progress in the city's improving health-care system. The Department of Health and Human Services has provided more than 2.6 billion dollars to care for the poor and uninsured, offer mental-health services, and support primary-care clinics and hospitals. The Federal government is helping to recruit doctors, nurses, and other health professionals – making sure New Orleans will have the people it needs to care for the city's growing population. And we are working with Governor Jindal to build a system of community-based clinics that encourages good preventive care and eases the strain on the city's emergency rooms.
We see hopeful signs of progress in efforts to reduce crime. Federal funds are giving local police and sheriffs essential equipment like cars, computers, and radios. Federal agents are working the streets alongside the New Orleans Police Department. Federal resources are helping the NOPD rebuild its crime lab, and resolve its forensics backlog. Violent crime remains a serious problem but together, we are working to restore safety and justice to New Orleans.
We see hopeful signs of progress in the rebirth of New Orleans education. Today, more than 80 public schools in the city have reopened. About half are now charter schools that offer greater choice and accountability. High schools that once struggled are being transformed into promising career-oriented academies. Public, private, and parochial schools are rebuilding their damaged libraries – thanks to the amazing work Laura has done through her foundation. With help from programs like Teach for America, New Orleans is now a magnet for teachers – talented young people who are excited about helping the city's children find a brighter future. These changes are already producing results: Test scores across the city have improved significantly.
We see hopeful signs of progress in the return of the normal rhythms of life. More restaurants are now open in New Orleans than before the storm. The Saints are about to start a new season in a refurbished Superdome – with Deuce McAllister carrying the ball. From Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Lacombe to Memorial Baptist Church in Metairie, houses of worship are reopening their doors. Musicians are returning this season to the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. And earlier this year, New Orleans celebrated the return of another sweet sound: the rumble of cable cars on St. Charles Street.
For all of these reasons, we can look with optimism toward the bright future awaiting New Orleans. And the greatest reason for hope is the people who are making this recovery possible. They include the armies of compassion who came from across the country to volunteer more than 14 million hours of service. They include the generous citizens who donated more than 3.5 billion dollars to help their fellow Americans in need.
They include people right here at Jackson Barracks – the citizen-soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard. Even as your headquarters was flooding, guardsmen collected boats, boarded helicopters, fanned out across the city to help with search and rescue and saved lives. Although some of your own homes were in ruins, you worked first to help your neighbors in need. Today, guard members are a vital part of the ongoing reconstruction. You are performing a great service to your city, your State, and your Nation. And you have the thanks of your fellow citizens – including your President.
The people responsible for this city's recovery include the men and women in this audience, and those seated behind me. These are some of the people Laura and I have met with and been inspired by on our visits to the Gulf Coast. And these are people who show that there is a power far stronger than wind and waves – the determination of the citizens of New Orleans.
I am inspired by people like Daryn Dodson, who I met at a dinner here last year. Daryn was studying at Stanford Business School when Katrina struck and felt called to come to New Orleans to help. He joined Idea Village – a program to support the city's entrepreneurs and stimulate economic growth. Through Idea Village, Daryn has brought other MBA students from the Nation's top schools to help solve some of the greatest business challenges facing the city and to help spread the entrepreneurial spirit.
I am inspired by people like Leah Chase. Leah's restaurant, Dooky Chase, has been a New Orleans institution for several decades. But when Katrina struck, the floodwaters left Leah's entire restaurant in ruins. She saw her whole life washed away in a few moments, and didn't know where she'd find the strength to go on. She found it in her faith, family, neighbors, friends, and even total strangers. Here in New Orleans, the community held fundraisers to help Leah rebuild. High-school students from all over the country spent their spring breaks helping to gut and rebuild the restaurant. A group of friends in Indiana donated new chairs for her dining room. Today, Dooky Chase is open for business.
I am inspired by people like Doris Hicks. Doris is the principal of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology here in the Lower 9th Ward. Laura and I had a chance to visit the school last year. After Katrina, the flooding at MLK was so bad that when the waters finally receded, fish were found on the school's second floor. Doris was told that she couldn't reopen until 2010 but she knew the kids couldn't wait that long. Doris mobilized parents, teachers, and the entire community. She agreed to turn the school into a charter. MLK is open today, and families are moving to the community just so they can return to the school. Doris puts it this way: "There's no other place like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and there's no other place like New Orleans."
There is no other place like New Orleans. Every time I have come to this city, I have been inspired by its extraordinary character. Only here does a stay-at-home mom mobilize her neighbors to clear thousands of tons of debris. Only here does a barber set up shop at the gas station to cut hair for National Guardsmen. Only here do restaurant workers rush to clean up their flooded café so they can serve hot red beans and rice to first responders, construction crews, and returning evacuees. In countless quiet acts, New Orleans has shown that the cruelty of a storm is no match for the kindness of a strong community. This is why New Orleans is coming back and this is why it will continue to come back better than ever before. May God bless you, may God bless your great city, and may God bless America.
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Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday for Hurricane Preparedness
May 24 & 25, 2008
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana residents can purchase needed items free of sales tax as they prepare for the 2008 hurricane season.
The inaugural 2008 Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday takes place on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. The holiday is an annual, statewide event created by the Louisiana Legislature to assist families with the important job of protecting their lives and property in the event of a serious storm.
During the two‐day holiday, tax‐free purchases are allowed for the first $1,500 of the sales price on each of the following items:
• Self‐powered light sources, such as flashlights and candles;
• Portable self‐powered radios, two‐way radios, and weather‐band radios;
• Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting;
• Ground anchor systems or tie‐down kits;
• Gas or diesel fuel tanks;
• Batteries – AAA, AA, C, D, 6‐volt, or 9‐volt (automobile batteries and boat batteries are not eligible);
• Cellular phone batteries and chargers;
• Non‐electric food storage coolers;
• Portable generators;
• Storm shutter devices – Materials and products manufactured, rated, and marketed specifically for the purposes of preventing window damage from storms (La. R.S. 47:305.58).
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Two letters in successive weeks (David Parnaby, September 10, and Kenn Hart, September 17) complaining about banners on the railings in front of Ripon Town Hall.
Do these people really want to turn Ripon into a cultural desert? Do they really want visitors and locals to think that nothing ever happens in Ripon?
We have complained to the council time and time again about the lack of places to publicise events in Ripon – but nothing has been done. The two notice boards in the market place are pathetically inadequate and badly managed.
We used to be able to hang banners over the street in High Skellgate, Westgate, North Street and Kirkgate – but no longer, because of "safety" issues.
We used to be able to put banners on the wooden hoarding by the Boroughbridge Road roundabout – but no longer, because the highways department think they are a distraction for motorists.
Travel to almost any town on the continent and you will find electronic notice boards, strategically placed at the entrances to the towns and in marketplaces, bus stations, shopping precincts, leisure centres, libraries, schools etc., advertising everything that is going on and showing everyone what the town has to offer.
Culturally and artistically, Ripon already punches way above its weight. There is no town or city of comparable size in the whole of the UK that can boast a choral society the size of Ripon's or an orchestra of such quality as the St Cecilia Orchestra.
We should be proud of this and shouting about it from the rooftops. Such things can only be achieved with the support of the public – and we need the revenue from our audiences to survive.
So come on, Messrs Parnaby and Hart, stop complaining about petty little issues and start doing something positive to help make Ripon the lively, active, vibrant city we would all like to enjoy.
Xenophon Kelsey, MBE
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Of all the unusual and rare professions people might pursue, that of a Sommelier seems to be one of the most intriguing and sometimes misunderstood. Sommelier is not only a beautiful word of French origin to denote someone who performs the duties of a wine steward. Sommelier is often a highly trained professional who has a much wider scope of duties: from creating a wine list for the restaurant to extensive traveling to numerous vineyards where the grapes are grown.
To an outsider, it may seem that the job of a sommelier is nothing more than a lot of fun: trying new wines, attending food and wine shows, tasting wine and food etc. While this is genuinely a part of the sommelier profession, as he needs to be current on new trends and changes in the industry, there is much more to it, if we are speaking of a good wine sommelier.
Sommelier won't only advice you on which wine will best complement which food on the menu. He will also be able to answer any tricky questions regarding beverages on the whole. For example, if you are interested in grapes the particular wine was made of, regions where these grapes were grown, or different vintages of the wines, sommelier will be happy to share his expert knowledge with you.
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Fine restaurants, vineyards, spa, resorts and other food or drink-associated facilities are the types of businesses where sommeliers are likely to find employment. Besides, a wine sommelier may also teach or write about wines, offer training courses for restaurants or wineries staff, host wine tours, manage beverages in a hotel or casino etc.
Interest in fine wines involves much more than just a liking for this type of alcoholic beverage. This is a unique world with its set of knowledge, traditions and rules, which gives you a special wine culture experience. No wonder many wine-lovers go beyond enjoying a glass of wine now and then and want to make a career in this interesting and rewarding industry.
Did you know that there are only 171 Master Sommeliers in the world? Master Sommelier is the highest rank for wine stewards, the status which can be awarded by the Court of Master Sommeliers after a candidate has passed four levels of examinations.
The Court of Master Sommeliers is an internationally recognized organization which offers serious training for sommeliers. Training includes the Introductory Sommelier Course, the Certified Sommelier Exam, the Advanced Sommelier Course and the Master Sommelier Diploma Exam. However, to attempt the Introductory Sommelier Course exam, candidates should already possess some experience in the industry; for example, they should have beverage retail or restaurant background.
Sommeliers pass written exams, service exams, and blind tasting exams. The latter requires the candidate to taste several wines and identify not only the wine type and the country of origin, but also the grape, the type of oak used, aspects of the aroma, as well as the vintage of the wine. Besides being able to identify types of wine and to give comprehensive information on every aspect of it, The Master Sommelier Diploma Exam involves excellent knowledge of restaurant service and salesmanship, cigar, beer, and spirit knowledge, international wine laws for various countries and more.
Another popular educational institution for sommeliers is the International Sommelier Guild (ISG). It also offers an extensive education in food and wine, and has an accreditation program for sommeliers.
Besides proper education and qualification, sommeliers need to have good customer facing skills, communication skills, a good personality, and a genuine passion for this profession. They need to interact directly with diners and make their dining experience really exciting and interesting, ensuring the ease and comfort of each guest.
Their help with choosing wines is similar to teaching diners mini lessons, or rather giving them a master class on wines. The sommelier will open the bottle for you and pour a little wine into your glass, offering you to smell and sample it. He will help you learn how to taste wine, identify the scents and express what you taste and smell.
Sommeliers play an important role in building the reputation and financial success of restaurants. When you come to the high-end restaurant and want to order a bottle of wine, you are likely to be greeted by a sommelier at the beginning of your evening. He will assist you in selecting the best match for the meal you choose. Your personal tastes and budget will also be taken into account. Your sommelier will be your guide into the world of wines and fine dining to make it a very special and memorable experience for you.


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Remember all those church mission statements your congregation has painstakingly writtenover thepast years? Where are they now? I used to have a file drawer full of them, carefully formed in planning retreats, tried for a time and then filed away. But the only really great mission statement is the kind that sets our hearts on fire and gets put up on the wall for God and everybody to see. That's the way the Church of the Resurrection does it (up on the wall, that is; www.cor.org). It takes time and effort to discover, but when the mission is right for who you are, you don't forget it.
"When there is clarity and passion about God's mission, strong financial stewardship follows," says a pastor for Luther Seminary's Center for Stewardship Leaders (http://www.luthersem.edu/stewardship/email_archive.aspx?display_date_sent=4%2F22%2F2014). The point is not to get people to give a lot of money to the church – it's to ignite people to participate in God's work in the world. When we're not clear about what God is doing or where God wants us to be, we end up substituting all kinds of lesser activities for the real mission for which God has made us.
I know: easy to say, hard to do. But in the end, our purpose is not just to raise money. It's to nurture and encourage full-throttle Jesus-followers who reflect our generous, Living, Sovereign God. Sheer grace!
Oh yes, that takes money, but it takes all that we are, as well. Beginning with our hearts.
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I'm definitely a procrastinator in some things… but that's not entirely what I mean when I say becoming a slacker. Trying something different here so bare with me!
I've been wanting to try slacklining since forever. Well, since I discovered what it was in my first year of university. It just looks so cool, and I'm a sucker for a bit of a challenge. I mean, just look on instagram and you'll see some incredible photos. You need balance, you need focus and you need a little belief. I feel like the art of slacklining is a bit like yoga, in that it's not completely about your fitness level but also your mindset.
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Being pretty useless, I had my dad help me set the slackline up first time. I bought one from Buzzard on Amazon, and it came with the line, a ratchet and some tree savers – perfect for stopping the pressure from ruining the tree bark. One the tension was sorted, it was ready to go…
Well. Slacklining is difficult! I used the chair and tree branches you can see above to get myself on the line, and then bravely let go and balanced for a few seconds at a time. Yep. Seconds. I was scared though. Of falling off, hurting myself, looking like a fool. So I just repeated the same steps over and over. Back up, get on the line, try to hold still and balance. When you want something it doesn't always come easy. But really, if you focus hard enough, believe in yourself and just practise, practise, practise, it gets easier.
This resonates with life in general. Lately I've been feeling a little overwhelmed and tired, not being able to properly balance everything. I had to let the blog and social media go a little lax with updating and interacting, I let my fitness go. Basically I feel like I just worked, saw friends and nothing else. Obviously I chose seeing friends over blogging – that's the way life goes! But I missed my 'me time'. So I picked up running again. In those spare hours, and after long days at work, I headed out for a run. It made me feel so much better. I took part in the Wigan 10k.
When the hours dropped back down, I managed to really get back into blogging as well. I'd had posts going up regularly, but I didn't feel like I was putting as much effort in. So to be able to sit down and properly think about what I was doing and take plenty of photos was great. Sometimes you've just gotta take a step back and focus on yourself. Do something you want to do.
Which brings me back to slacklining… I'd wanted to take a stab at it for ages, so I just did it. When I first stepped on that line I didn't think I had a chance in hell of actually balancing, but hey I managed it! Sometimes you've just got to believe.
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So today the Great Gatsby Movie is premiering in New York (where else would be perfect for it? Even if some of it was filmed in Australia….), and in fact, it's already premiered. Since I'm reading the book for this blog (more on that at the end), I decided that I'm far enough through this book, that I'm actually going to go ahead and watch the trailer. Not something I would really normally do, what if something is spoiled? Well, chances are, that's going to happen, trailers are notorious for that. But, I want to see what the movie is going to be like, I want to see the characters, see the locations, hear the dialogue. And, with the premier today, it's a good time to take a look at it, and get prepared for when we get to see the movie for ourselves.
First of all great opening, just who exactly is Mr Gatsby (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), that is the big question of the book, and he seems to have quite an outburst, which I think is about to come up in our own book. Since it looks like the big meeting of Daisy and Gatsby at Nick's house, though I'm not too sure (and I don't want it pointed out to me) who exactly is everyone in this trailer.
Those parties look way more extravagant, than I would have thought possible! Did Daisy just get hit by a car? Frankly I'm not surprised there is an accident, given the fact how dangerously everyone drives, but that's going to be very interesting! Is Tobey Maguire, Nick? Oh my, it really does look intense! Well done to Baz Luhrmann, a great Australian director, it really looks great! I'm actually excited about both the movie and the book now, I wasn't sure I would be interested in the movie, but it looks really good!
In the second part of this post, I just want to draw your attention to a new blog post by Isobelle Carmody: Ebook an Evolutionary Step or a Fork in the Story Road? which has a really clever title. After my own ebook post I found her post most enlightening. As I mentioned in my post, Isobelle Carmody decided to republish her book Greylands, as an ebook, and she did it all herself! It was a little experiment to see how easy it was to do, and whether it was worthwhile for her point of view. She reveals just how much money she has made from the ebook and how many she has sold, in comparison to the physical reprint, and it's quite interesting. Go check it out!
Lastly, my own reading of The Great Gatsby, will have to take a little four-day vacation, as I simply won't be able to post anything about it, I'm heading off for a few days. I'll be back next Tuesday (for a Bookish Topic Tuesday post, which I'll get out on a Tuesday, instead of what I did this week) and then we'll continue our way through The Great Gatsby, hopefully finishing it in another week, before a few more single post reviews and discussions, and then we'll start Catch-22!


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2012 WWE Hall of Famer Edge spoke with WWE.com this week to plug his new movie which hits stores tomorrow. Edge was asked about his favorite opponent:
"It's tough, but I've got to say Undertaker. With Undertaker and I, we only had one singles match leading up to WrestleMania XXIV, and we realized we had something. We knew going into WrestleMania it was going to be cool. And it was."
– FCW star Dean Ambrose wrote the following on Twitter today, taking a shot at how The Rock applies a Sharpshooter:
"#WWE Fun Facts @NatbyNature uses a perfectly applied sharpshooter, @TheRock uses a kind of ugly ankle twisty thing he calls a sharpshooter"
WWE Studios' Bending the Rules with Edge and Jamie Kennedy hits stores on DVD today.
– The updated list of names for Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash's WrestleMania party this Friday night at Oceans Ten in Miami includes Diamond Dallas Page, Sunny, Rikishi, The Headbangers, David Hart Smith, Rob Terry and Robbie E.
– As we have noted, former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson and her boyfriend Alex Rodriguez will be attending WrestleMania 28 in Miami, with Torrie live blogging on her social media accounts. Torrie and A-Rod will indeed be sitting ringside.
– F4Wonline.com reports that Brock Lesnar is at least interested in a match against The Undertaker or Steve Austin for WrestleMania 29.
WWE sources have confirmed that Christian was pulled from the WrestleMania 28 Team Laurinaitis vs. Team Long match because of issues with his ankle. The decision to pull Christian was made early on Monday.
Regarding Alberto Del Rio being pulled, WWE officials looked at the 12-man match and felt that Del Rio didn't fit in it. They are planning on pushing Del Rio soon and didn't want him in a match that will be full of comedy and other shenanigans. With that said, it's interesting to note that they kept guys like Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and The Miz in the match.
It's said that WWE has something grander planned for Del Rio this year. Instead of returning in the 12-man match, officials want Del Rio to have a more dramatic return to the company. Even though he recently participated in the angle with John Laurinaitis, the original plan was to do Del Rio vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania and sources report that the Orton vs. Del Rio feud is still planned. The decision to pull Del Rio was made in the last week some time.
Despite being pulled from the match, expect Del Rio and Christian to appear in a backstage WrestleMania segment or Del Rio could even work the dark match.
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ABOUT Innovocative
Welcome to Innovocative Theatre, where we believe theatre should be innovative, evocative, and thought provoking. We are based in the Tampa Bay area, and we strive to produce theatre that engages the audience in powerful character-driven stories. We think theatre should make you think; that theatre should open up a dialogue, and that theatre can be a way to safely examine differing point of views.
It all began in November 2016 when three theatre-loving souls united to create magic. From the beginning, our team felt very passionate about the work and we decided that we ought to continue the magic even though our run had ended. Our founding team has become a family and is thrilled to be re-producing David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, PROOF, as our first full-scale production.
Further, we are proud to be partnering with Stageworks Theatre and NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Health) to share this story with a wider audience while also shedding light on mental diversity, its effects on patients, and those family members who put their lives on hold to care for them.
We plan to produce two shows per season, and hope to partner with other like-minded professional companies in the area to provide more opportunities for working actors and those who enjoy the arts.
OUR Mission
Innovocative Theatre produces theatre that holds up a mirror to society. We challenge your views while we entertain you. We entertain you while we tackle the tough issues. We tackle the tough issues while we offer high quality, bold productions. Innovocative Theatre — where we create Innovative, Evocative, and Thought Provoking productions that engage the community.
We are Innovocative…where theatre challenges you.
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Heather has also been drawing since she was young, but opted for more cartoon oriented art. She grew up in the 70's with the muppets, loony toons, Sid and Marty kroft shows, roller skating and early video games as her influences. After high school, she earned a BS in early education from UW Milwaukee. Also during this time she was drawing underground comics and painting things, mostly centered around toilet humor. Four years after college, she started tattooing. She is fueled by rude cartoons, stoner and folk metal, horror movies, wild flowers, and large packages of multi colored art supplies.


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Have you seen your child enacting the school classroom scene and posing as a teacher with a stick in hand and teaching the imaginary class or the child pretending to picking up the telephone and answering the dial tone as if in response to a real call...
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The effort and concentration required by a child to enact compared to an adult is to nothing! In childhood, drama needs no written lines to memorize,no structured environment or a need for an audience. Children need just a secure, interesting environment and to be free to experiment the roles which enchant them. It is a way of self awareness in relation to their surroundings.
Oscar Wilde, the English writer, poet and playwright defines theatre or drama as - "I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."
AHA! - 'an expression of wonder, excitement and fulfillment that has no language barrier' is the ambitious Children's Theatre program launched by Rangashankara - a lively example of dedication and passion for theatre in Bengaluru. Envisioned by actor-director, late Shankar Nag and realized by the late actor-director's wife Arundhati Nag.
On July 11th 2011, my long cherished and continually postponed dream to watch a performance at Rangashankara in Bengaluru was fulfilled by a dear friend !It was a 60 minutes Indo-Korean Children's Theatre production co-commissioned by Inko Centre and Theatre Centre Seoul - Heungbu, Nolbu.
Heungbu – Nolbu is the story of two brothers. Heungbu is good and kind and willing to share what he has. Nolbu, is his opposite: mean minded and miserly. They are watched over by goblins that find the mean minded brother's behavior completely despicable and decide to punish him, even while they reward the kindhearted brother. The play is based on a Korean folk tale which echoes in every culture.The energy, synchronization and enacting was flawless and perfect! The drama had everything - dialogues, dancing, singing and acrobatics too.
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Around 20 children performed to an enthralled audience for a standing ovation. The energy, synchronization and enacting was flawless and perfect! The drama had everything - dialogues, dancing, singing and acrobatics too. The Indian and the Korean child artists were coached separately in their respective countries and the synchronizing with each other was done in 5 days! This explains the potential children are gifted with. This was a tip of an iceberg, there are many more such experimental treasures in the pipeline at Rangashankara.
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they saw no one else but Jesus alone" (Matthew 17: 5-8). The reassuring touch of Jesus encourages them to follow him after they get down from the mountain no matter what. Recently I spent a week end helping my oldest son at his apartment. He later thanked me for making his life easier. I was overwhelmed by his expression of gratitude. I had been wondering why I bother helping my kids who do not seem to appreciate me. In this transfiguration moment, I deeply felt his love for me and mine for him. I am more resolved to love him whether he thanks me or not. How has your experience of the love of Jesus encouraged you to love yourself and others more.
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3. Ask for a Raise. This is a simple but often overlooked way to increase your income. If you feel you have a strong case for a pay increase, go ask for it! Do your homework first. Research your company's policy on merit raises and ask for a hike that's in-line with those numbers. Offer evidence that you deserve the increase – figures that show you are generating or saving money for the company. If you are in more of a staff job, present laudatory emails or notes from superiors, clients and business partners.
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These are just a few of the countless ways you can improve your monthly cash flow. Make just a few such changes and you'll see a nice increase the money falling to your bottom line, where you can pick it up and use it to help fund your future.