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Los Angeles: Get Your Mexico City-Style Carnitas at Metro Balderas
Metro Balderas is a well-known taqueria in Highland Park. Actually, you might as well just say "it's a taqueria in Highland Park". The concentration of high quality tacos that come from this sliver of land northeast of downtown Los Angeles is remarkable, from the fantastically fried fish at Via Mar Seafood to the permanently parked La Estrella lonchero. What Metro Balderas is said to do exceptionally well, though, is carnitas.
In this town, nearly every truck, table, or take-out joint offers carnitas as an option. There are the everyday pork purveyors, who manage to put carnitas on the menu daily by quickly boiling and then flash-frying their shoulder cuts. Then there are the weekend warriors, who work large copper vats of bubbling lard over hours to ensure a fully rendered, succulent, perfectly porcine bite. And then there is Mexico City (aka Distrito Federal) carnitas, more of a preparation than a particular cut of swine, which is why places like Tacos y Carnitas Sahuayo in Santa Ana offer up a menu of braised edibles that runs from the snout to tail, and all the way inside the belly.
Metro Balderas is such a D.F.-style carnitas wonderland, lovingly named after a Mexico City subway stop. The carnitas here runs the gamut from thin and crispy to rich and fatty, but only on the weekends. The variation on flavors comes from all of the different pork parts that have been carnitas-ified in the back of the small orange shop.
For the everyday eater, maciza (pork shoulder) and costilla (ribs) are the most unassuming options, and those most commonly found on plates elsewhere. Anyone looking for something a bit more exotic can opt for the cuerito (skin), trompa (snout), oreja (ears), buche (stomach) and nana (uterus), each of which offer something unique when wrapped inside a tortilla.
A word of warning before moving forward: get to Metro Balderas early if you'd like to assure yourself some of the best cuts. Highland Park is Taco Town, after all, and the carnitas here is sold as large plates, inside tacos or bagged by the pound, which means it doesn't last long.
The maciza, a traditional pork shoulder, arrives as a pile of thick shreds, crisped at the edges from all that time in the boiling lard. The heftier bites share the same whisps of pinkish hue that you might find inside a slice of smoked pork butt, but at Metro Balderas it means you're getting a tender mound of juicy, perfectly handled meat. Another prime option is the trompa, or snout, which is served thickly cubed and eminently fatty. If you wanted pure wanton pork flavor with a rich layer of fat, but didn't feel like reaching all the way down to the belly, the sniffer is a good second option.
Elsewhere is the nana, a soft, rich, earthy concoction that tastes like pure porky fat, with none of the crispiness you might find with other cuts. But at Metro Balderas, there's really no need to pick favorites, since you can snag a little bite of everything by ordering the mixed taco. At once fried and soft, crispy, greasy, porky, thick and flavorful, ordering an early morning mixed carnitas taco is a surefire way to kickstart your morning. At around $2 a pop, any these outsized tacos are more then enough to keep one person fed for hours.
Venturing too far from the weekend pork can be a bit troublesome. The carne asada tacos are perhaps too dry, having been chopped into near dust and given no room to retain their juices. The suadero is a decent option, although some bites may find themselves a bit over-fried. You can also stray from the taco path with a huitlacoche quesadilla, a huge puffy fold-over of hand patted tortilla that emerges thick and golden from its time on the griddle. Inside is a stuffing of cojita cheese and crema, plus a few strands of lettuce to go along with the funky black corn smut.
If you're not a fan of creamy, cheesy, more than a little sloppy quesadillas, this may not be your best option. Stick with the pambazo instead, a griddled chorizo and papas mix inside a hearty roll that has been dipped in a red guajillo pepper sauce and then tossed onto the grill. It's like a torta, but all business.
Metro Balderas is one of the good guys, in a land of good guys known as Highland Park. Their carnitas are often ranked among the best in the city, alongside such heavy hitters as Los Cinco Puntos and Tacos Los Guichos. There is a common thread to each of these operations: dedication. Taking the time to select and stir, chop and braise, and let the porky flavors work for themselves takes simple dedication. Metro Balderas is doing it all for their carnitas, and at an incredibly high level.
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Study Shows that "Do As I Say, Not as I Do" Attitude Prevails Among Nation's Drivers
WASHINGTON, D.C., (January 25, 2013) – Motorists who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in additional dangerous behaviors such as speeding, driving drowsy, driving without a seatbelt and sending texts or emails, according to a survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Additionally, more than two-thirds (69 percent) of licensed drivers reported talking on a cell phone while driving within the last month despite the fact that nearly nine-in-ten respondents (89 percent) believe other drivers using cell phones are a threat to their personal safety.
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"Ninety percent of respondents believe that distracted driving is a somewhat or much bigger problem today than it was three years ago, yet they themselves continue to engage in the same activities," said Peter Kissinger, President and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. "More work clearly is needed to educate motorists on the risks associated with using a cell phone while driving, especially given that most Americans believe this problem is becoming worse."
Motorists who fairly often or regularly used their cell phones over the last month also reported that they engaged in additional risky behaviors. The research shows:
- 65 percent also reported speeding
- 44 percent also reported driving while drowsy
- 53 percent also reported sending a text or email
- 29 percent also drove without a seatbelt
Conversely, drivers that reported never using a cell phone were much less likely to report additional risky behaviors:
- 31 percent reported speeding
- 14 percent reported driving drowsy
- 3 percent reported sending a text or email
- 16 percent drove without a seatbelt
Despite the near-universal disapproval of texting and emailing while driving (95 percent), more than one-in-four licensed drivers (27 percent) reported sending a text or email at least once in the past 30 days, and more than one-third (35 percent) said they read a text or email while driving. Young drivers age 16-24 were even more likely with more than half (61 percent) reporting having read a text or email while driving in the past month, while more than one-in-four (26 percent) reported checking or updating social media while driving.
"What concerns AAA is this pattern of risky behavior that even goes beyond cell phone use," said Kathleen Bower, AAA vice president of public affairs. "These same cell phone-using drivers clearly understand the risk of distraction, yet are still likely to engage in a wide range of dangerous driving activities."
Driver use of cell phones impairs reaction times and roughly quadruples crash risk. Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that more than 3,000 people are killed and nearly half a million are injured each year in crashes involving distraction. This is likely an underestimate given the challenges associated with determining the role of distraction in crashes.
AAA and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety have long been leading advocates in educating motorists about the risks of distracted driving. AAA recommends that motorists turn off their phone before driving or pull over to a safe place to talk, send texts or use email. AAA also has launched a legislative campaign to advocate for a text messaging ban in all 50 states. To date, 39 states and the District of Columbia have adopted this key traffic safety measure and AAA expects all 11 remaining states to consider this legislation in 2013.
The distraction data were collected as part of the AAA Foundation's 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index, a nationally representative, probability-based survey of 3,896 U.S. residents ages 16 and older. The sample is representative of all U.S. households reachable by telephone or by regular mail. The questionnaire was made available in English and Spanish, and respondents were able to complete it in the language of their choice. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety provides additional details in the 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index and as part of a report called Distracted and Risk-Prone Drivers.
As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 53 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA.com.
Established in 1947 by AAA, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is an independent, publicly funded, 501(c)(3) charitable research and educational organization. The AAA Foundation's mission is to prevent traffic deaths and injuries by conducting research into their causes and by educating the public about strategies to prevent crashes and reduce injuries when they do occur. Visit www.aaafoundation.org or www.facebook.com/AAAFTS for more information on how you can join our cause.


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Hello all. I need some help. I have been looking around at FALs lately, and am about to jump on board.I just have a few questions. I have a budget not exceeding $2500, but would like to be as cheap as possible, so I can afford some optics.
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Hello there neighbor.
I have been looking at the DS Arms site for quite some time now. I just hope this forum was going to be more active, so I could get the general opinion. It seems to get a reliable AND accurate FAL, with picatinny foregrip and flat top is gonna be more than my budget allows.
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Amazon's Smartphone Ambitions Taking Shape
Jul 6, 2012 11:59 AM PT
The world's largest book retailer today offers much more than books, just as the world's leading provider of online search is much more than just a search engine. Both Amazon and Google have seen their respective businesses grow by adapting and expanding.
Thus it didn't seem far-fetched when rumors intensified Friday about Amazon entering the smartphone arena -- in part to fend off competition from Apple and Google in the digital content space. In other words, rather than see what has become part of its core business threatened, the retailer is looking to wage battle on its rivals' turf.
Moreover, it is doing so with a rival's operating system. "This does sound like a big story," said Jeff Kagan, telecommunications analyst. "Amazon.com is a heavy hitter in the marketplace. Smartphones are growing like crazy. They have sold plenty of Kindles. Put all those together, and this is a huge opportunity for them if they play their cards right."
Foxy Move With Foxconn
Amazon sells many products directly, but even those with its branding aren't actually produced by the Seattle online retail giant. For the handset, it reportedly is turning to Chinese manufacturer Foxconn, which also builds some Apple products including the iPhone.
The retailer isn't looking to take on the iPhone -- or even top-shelf Android devices -- but instead is looking at the budget end of the market, according to the latest report, much as the company has done with its Kindle Fire tablet. However, it is not likely this will be just another Android device.
"Amazon doesn't use generic Android," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst of Enderle Group.
"Their software group is mostly old disenchanted Microsoft guys who used to run and work on Windows," he pointed out. "They take Android as a starting point and turn it into what they think the market really wants, which is a much more Apple-like experience where the system is both more refined and more closed."
Beyond the Bookstore
Just as the Amazon phone won't likely be just another Android handset, it must be remembered that Amazon is far more than a bookstore -- even far more than a retailer.
"This means whatever Amazon.com wants it to mean," Kagan told TechNewsWorld. "It's a blank slate right now. Amazon.com can be really creative. They can have customers read e-books and purchase things from the Amazon.com site with new software that makes it easy."
But the company will still rely heavily on being a proven -- and even trusted -- retailer to attract that customer base and sell them its wares and services.
"They get that products like this can create massive draw to brick-and-mortar and online properties, which is why Apple is also such a powerful retailer and potential growing competitor to Amazon," noted Enderle. "The quiet backstory on the Kindle Fire is that its users are some of the most avid Amazon buyers of general products in the market. How much better would a smartphone be if it were equally popular and as powerful a personal retail storefront Amazon customers carried in their pockets?"
Not So Difficult a Transition
The question is whether Amazon can move into a space where it has no experience? However, is that a problem considering the category didn't even exist when Amazon started selling books?
"On one hand, Amazon.com has no experience in smartphones," said Kagan, but "on the other hand, neither did Apple or Google, and they have become No. 1 and 2 in the marketplace."
Additionally, Amazon has proven that it can jump into new businesses such as the Kindle and really shake things up, Kagan suggested.
"The smartphone segment is different, so there are no guarantees for Amazon.com, but there is a huge opportunity for them."
Down to the Consumer
At the end of the day, it comes down to whether consumers will want a smartphone -- even an affordable smartphone from a company that is really still known for selling books. But as Google has shown, consumers did embrace the phone and operating system from a company known for search.
Making the device stand out is also going to be crucial.
"Remember this smartphone marketplace really started five years ago with the first iPhone," said Kagan. "So we are still just in the first chapter of this new story. If this is just another indistinguishable device, Amazon.com will lose. However, if they can wrap their brand name and experience around it and provide Amazon.com color to the palate, this could be successful."
In this way, all bets are off -- at least until more is known about the phone and the operating system, and whether Amazon brings out a single device or eventually offers a multitude of devices.
"It will be interesting to see the model Amazon.com follows," said Kagan. "Will it be the Apple iPhone model or the Google Android model? Will they have control over the device, or will there be many devices from many manufacturers that use the Amazon.com operating system? That is a big question."


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Moving to a new home is challenging—but moving across state lines requires a whole different level of planning.
If you're moving long-distance soon, here are a few ideas to make the process easier. (For tips on planning a local move, click here.)
Sometimes, a long-haul move is just easier with help—especially if you have small children, an extra-large house or lots of heavy furniture. Compare prices and services from at least 3 movers, and consider buying insurance, in case anything breaks.
It's heartbreaking (and expensive) to move an oak drawer chest 500 miles—only to discover that it doesn't fit anywhere in your new home. Measure big pieces of furniture, compare them to your new floor plan, and make sure they'll fit before you go.
Whether you hire movers or not, you'll be paying for every single item you move—in either time, money or energy (or your aching back). And according to the American Moving & Storage Association, the average move in the U.S. includes 7,400 pounds of stuff! If you haven't used an item in more than 5 years (or if it's still packed in the box from your last move), consider donating, recycling, giving away or tossing your extra stuff.
Along the same lines, it makes more sense to just buy some things new, rather than pack and move them (with their costs in time, money, energy or truck space). Get rid of food, kitchen supplies and bathroom supplies—so you don't use precious truck space hauling $2 worth of toilet paper across country. Better yet, donate them to your local food pantry.
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With the election just 54 days away, the justices did not say when they will decide, although lawyers in the case expected them to rule before the end of September.
The high court appeal follows a lower court's refusal last month to halt the law from taking effect. The 6-month-old law - championed by Republicans over the objections of Democrats - is now part of the heated election-year political rhetoric in a state whose 20 electoral votes make it a major player in electing a president.
The rules - now among the nation's toughest - were already a lightning rod for supporters of President Barack Obama, a Democrat, when a top state Republican lawmaker said in June that the ID requirement "is going to allow" the GOP's presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, to win the state of Pennsylvania. The law has inspired protests, warnings of Election Day chaos and voter education drives.
The six justices - three Republicans and three Democrats - saved their most aggressive questions for lawyers representing the state and Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican who signed the law in March. A couple exchanges became testy during 80 minutes of arguments.
Justice Thomas Saylor, a Republican, questioned the state's lawyers about whether the law actually requires the state to ensure that every registered voter be able to vote, even those who cannot get a valid ID. Justice Debra Todd, a Democrat, flatly suggested the law is unconstitutional.
Justice Seamus McCaffrey, also a Democrat, pushed the state's lawyers to explain the Republican rationale used to pass the law and whether the Legislature deserves deference for its decision to pass a politically divisive law that "is now going to trample the rights of our citizens."
Republicans have long suspected ballot-box stuffing in the Democratic bastion of Philadelphia, and they contend the photo ID requirement will solidify public confidence in elections. But Democrats say it is a ruse to suppress the votes of minorities, the poor, the young and others considered more likely to vote for Obama.
In the opening statement by a lawyer for the plaintiffs, justices asked whether it would be acceptable for the photo identification requirement to be phased in over a longer period of time - say, a period covering two federal elections. The lawyer, David Gersch, replied that it would, as long as the law guarantees the right to vote to each registered voter, even someone who cannot get a photo ID that is among several types that are valid under the law. Other states, such as Georgia and Michigan, have made such guarantees in their laws, Gersch said.
But under Pennsylvania's law, "there's too little time, there's too many people affected and there's no place in the statute that guarantees that qualified electors can get the ID they need to vote," Gersch told the justices.
Lawyers for the state argued that the justices should defer to the Legislature's decision on a policy matter and to the lower court judge's decision not to halt the law.
The justices quickly put them on the defensive.
"This court is reviewing a refusal to grant a preliminary injunction. Listening to what I'm listening to today, it's as if for some reason we're going to give up the entire history of what we do with preliminary injunctions," a lawyer for Corbett, Alfred Putman, told justices. "You are an appellate court."
The high court normally has seven members. But it heard the case with just six, and a 3-3 deadlock would allow the lower court decision to stand. A seventh justice, a Republican, was suspended in May after being charged in a political corruption investigation.
The plaintiffs include eight individuals, plus the Homeless Advocacy Project, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous was on hand for the arguments.
Several dozen opponents of the law filled the hallway outside the Philadelphia City Hall courtroom after the arguments, many of them minorities or senior citizens.
One, Mary Allen, a retired teacher from Philadelphia, questioned why the law had to be rushed into effect this year, rather than give people more time to get photo IDs.
"It's a move against Obama and Democratic voters," she said.
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Sustainable Technology and Energy for Vital Economic Needs
The S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation was incorporated in New York, USA in 1986 by Emeritus Prof. Jaroslav Vanek of Cornell University. The name stands for Sustainable Technology and Energy for Vital Economic Needs, and the goal of the Foundation is to develop and disseminate low-cost appropriate technology designs. In exploring the low-cost exploitation of solar energy and other renewable energy resources, it is the desire of the foundation to make available to all people, but especially the poor and disadvantaged, inexpensive alternate sources of energy for development and economic viability. The foundation collaborates with Engineers for a Sustainable World at Cornell University, on projects such as the development and testing of solar oven designs.
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- August 2016: At its annual meeting on November 20, 2015, the S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation board assessed the results of its major project for the year: free distribution of up to 20 square feet of aluminized Mylar plastic film, also with shipping free of charge in USA. With our own publicity and help from Solar Cookers International, we received dozens of requests, and were able to send out 32 rolls of the plastic, to just about every corner of the country.
- July 2016: The S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation has decided to take a hiatus, and step back from undertaking new projects. They will remain available to share their expertise. Due to the success of the foundation's free distribution of small quantities Mylar reflective material, their supplies have all but been exhausted. They will continue their support of Cornell University students who partner with the women of Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa in Nicaragua, as they promote solar cooking with cooker building workshops and operate a solar restaurant. Read more in the S.T.E.V.E.N Foundation Annual Report 2015.
- January 2014: The S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation has released their 2013 newsletter. Generously, the foundation has offered to ship modest quantities of Mylar (up to 20 square feet) free of charge to anyone in USA. For larger quantities or overseas addresses, they ask 1 USD per square foot (approx. 10 USD per square meter). They hope that people building a solar cooker or icemaker will take advantage of our offer. They have kept active sharing new cooker prototype information with their partner organization, The Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa in Nicaragua. They continue to test their solar box cooker prototypes.
- May 2013: The S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation recently has made Mylar film available to others for use in building solar cookers. Thy can cut modest quantities of the Mylar to order from rolls 62" wide. Charge of $1USD/square foot covers preparation and shipping charges in USA.
- June 2011: The S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation has now completed two trips to Nicaragua in conjunction with the ESW solar oven project at Cornell. In March 2011 we completed our second trip to the district of Totogalpa near the city of Ocotal, where we worked with student representatives from Cornell, Grupo Fenix from Managua, and the Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa ("Solar Women of Totogalpa"), a group that builds and demonstrates solar ovens both in Nicaragua and in other countries. If you are on the Pan-American highway between Esteli and Ocotal, they are about 2 kilometers south of the town of Totogalpa – you can't miss their 'Centro Solar' on the left hand side of the road as you travel north. We are looking forward to another year of projects with the Cornell team during academic year 2011-2012.
- February 2008: We are continuing to collaborate in promoting solar ovens with Engineers for a Sustainable World, or ESW, at Cornell, where Francis teaches a service learning course to undergraduate engineers, some of whom are studying solar cooking. The ESW students' primary collaborator is now a Nicaraguan NGO called Grupo Fenix that promotes solar cooking, with S.T.E.V.E.N. in an advisory role about the design of the ovens. With our input, and under the leadership of Tim Bond, laboratory manager of the Winter Laboratory at Cornell, the students have also developed a solar simulator using high-power lighting that allows continuous testing of solar oven prototypes at any time of day or night in a protected indoor setting. [Extracted from newsletter.]
- July 2007: The Foundation Sustainable Technology and Energy for Vital Economic Needs (S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation), of Ithaca, New York, is partnering with the Cornell University chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) on an upper-level engineering course, now in its fourth year. Teams of students gain hands-on experience in a variety of real-world service projects. One team is working on a solar cooking project for the Sabana Grande community of Nicaragua. The team has taken the name "Amanecer," which means "sunrise" in Spanish, a suitable title for solar cooking advocates. Francis Vanek has taken a prominent role in the service project and has made a close connection with nongovernmental organization Grupo Fenix, based at the National University of Nicaragua in Managua. Amanecer is experimenting with a variety of solar cooker designs, and hopes to improve performance and implement use of the cookers in rural Nicaragua. To promote sustainability, Amanecer is paying attention to expense, local availability of materials, and the expressed needs of the community. The specialized engineering course provides students an abundance of learning opportunities — cultural exchange, ethics, an applied approach to engineering, resourcefulness, an understanding of user needs, and an awareness of local and international communities. Amanecer has sub-teams that focus in three areas: cooker construction, light simulation, and community and market research. The construction team worked on solar cooker designs, while the light simulation team built an indoor testing facility with controlled lighting systems. The community and market research team evaluates the social and environmental impacts of solar cooker use in Nicaragua, and is researching the Kyoto Protocol system of carbon credits in hopes of offsetting solar cooker costs in the future. The ultimate goal of Amanecer is to travel to Nicaragua to implement their solar cooker designs, and gather feedback and data useful to future design modifications. [A note from Francis Vanek: I think you are giving me too much credit, and Tim Bond not enough! It is Tim who has been at the forefront of developing the project with Grupo Fenix, while I have been playing a supporting role.]
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- S.T.E.P. Project - Sustainable Technology and Energy for Project
- The S.T.E.V.E.N. Foundation solar stove
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Price: The Burger, $12; w/sharp cheddar, +$1; w/fried egg, +$1; w/bacon, +$2
Notes: Open Mon. to Fri., 4 p.m. - last call.; Sat. and Sun., 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
I really appreciate the small things in life, like walking on the sunny side of the street, having all my socks match on laundry day, and being able to order great food at my local bar. The first two I sometimes struggle with, but the third is no problem. Lucky for me, the folks behind the FogCutter food truck have taken over the kitchen at one of my favorite local bars, Dear Mom.
The dark, cash-only bar filled with hipsters drinking tall can PBRs and shots of whiskey is typical of the Mission, but don't let this deter you. The kitchen in the back offers items like Sriracha buffalo chicken sandwiches, pork belly bao, and plenty of other options to soak up all the booze from the bar. That said, it would be easy to overlook something simply named "the burger" with all the other mouth-watering, colorful dishes on the menu. Don't.
The 1/2-pound burger ($12) comes sans-cheese, so make sure to pay the extra dollar for a generous topping of the extra sharp, aged white cheddar. Stock toppings are dill pickle relish from Sonoma Brinery, County Line little gem lettuce, and Dear Mom's special sauce. The patty is made of Golden Gate Meat's burger blend—an 80/20 mix of natural Angus beef—and it comes served on a Panorama Bakery "Hamburger American" bun.
Without being asked what doneness I wanted, my burger came out a beautiful medium-rare with the cheddar cheese perfectly melted on the grilled patty. My first bite was dominated by the generous portions of relish and sharp cheddar, but those flavors were soon replaced by the beefiness of the well charred and salted patty. The exceptionally juicy burger left me with the dilemma of having to choose between setting it down between each bite to keep it from dripping on my clothes, or eating like I normally would and risk getting covered in burger juice.
The soft, toasted, perfectly sized bun is basically a white bread bun with a golden, flaky exterior. Each side comes spread with a generous amount of Dear Mom's special sauce—a blend of dijonnaise and ketchup—that keeps the bun from disintegrating by providing a barrier between the bun and juicy patty. While the little gem lettuce was beautiful and crisp, when put up against the burger's other bolder flavors and textures it served little more purpose than to make the burger look pretty.
The burger comes served with twice-fried square cut potatoes or, if you request, a green salad. The potatoes are excellent on their own, but I would recommend ordering the papas ($6). Starting with the same base of twice-fried, salty and crispy on the outside, tender in the middle square cut potatoes, the papas are tossed in a mixture of chili powder, covered with aioli, and topped with cotija, cilantro, and lime juice. The result is reminiscent of the fully dressed elote (corn on the cob) you can find at street vendors across Mexico. While the chunks of potato are sometimes on the large side, the generous toppings ensure you never end up with a bite of naked potato. The salty-spicy-creamy-sour combination begs to be eaten long past the point of fullness.
Solid burgers, great sides, and plenty of other inventive menu items paired with a cheap bar with strong cocktails make Dear Mom an excellent contender for my favorite bar/food combo in the city. Whether it's for happy hour snacks or just soaking up the booze from a long night of drinking, I recommend you pay Dear Mom a visit.
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Cortina is a classical diamond-shaped mattress with springs. Its cover in stretch fabric, together with Bonnel springs will guarantee a pleasant rest.
Product Details
|About 21 cm
|190 - 195 - 200 cm
|80 - 85 - 90 - 100 - 120 - 140 - 160 - 165 - 170 - 180 cm
|Custom Measures
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|About 31 Kg (size 160×190 cm)
|H3 - firm
|Öeko-Tex Standard 100, Reach
|Handmade in Italy by Manifattura Falomo
Technical features of the mattress
- Cover with deep quilting.
- Cotton-wool padding.
- Protective layer in felt.
- Bonnel System Box spring with enveloping carination.
Bonnel system
The world's most popular spring system as it ensures reliability and durability. Sturdy, silent and elastic.
Stretch Piqué fabric
Cortina spring mattress is characterised by a special stretch jersey fabric.
Mattress quilting
Cover with deep quilting.
Side band
Band in contrast with breathable perforated insert.
Manifattura Falomo product warranty
- We grant a 5 year warranty for all Manifattura Falomo purchased products. It shall enter into force from the date of delivery and refers to material or manufacturing defects. We reserve the right to replace a faulty product.
- The mattresses and slat bed bases are designed as bed systems, therefore made strictly for one another. If a Manifattura Falomo mattress is combined with a bed base that is not suitable, we can not accept requests for warranty services.
- For the first 2 years from the date of purchase, we offer a full warranty on all Manifattura Falomo's products. Within this period we remedy all damages related to material or manufacturing defects through free replacement, if the product can not be repaired. From the third year from the date of purchase a progressive warranty enters into force, related to the selling price according to the following chart: 1st year 100%, 2nd year 100%, 3rd year 80%, 4th year 60%, 5th year 40%. The recognized amount is deducted from the purchase price of the new mattress. The purchaser is charged with transportation costs for the return of the item to the headquarters. Following our service under warranty, the current warranty period is not interrupted and a new one is not started.
- The following items are covered by a 2 year warranty: electric motors and electronic parts (excluding parts that are subject to wear, such as batteries, etc.). Slat holders on bed bases. Pillows and cushions. Bed base covers and mattress covers.
- The following are excluded from warranty conditions: defects due to inappropriate treatment or use (use of force, overload, changes made by the purchaser, inadequate bearing plan). Defects caused by natural wear. Mattress covers and handles and other upholstery made of fabric. Traces of dirt, e.g. mold stains and/or organic liquids. Indirect damages.
- Warranty rights can be requested at the official Manifattura Falomo store where the purchase was made or at Manifattura Falomo's headquarters in the case of an online purchase made through the website www.manifatturafalomo.com. The right is certified through the warranty booklet, the receipt or invoice confirming the purchase.
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- The product will be shipped within 10 working days from the receipt of the order.
- Shipments will be carried out on all European territories.
- All products are provided with a strong packing in cardboard box and mattresses are provided with a double nylon for a better protection of the product.
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This episode of Teachers Teaching Teachers was sparked by a post by Suzie Boss on her Edutopia blog:
When the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, teachers across the country recognized an opportunity to bring real-world applications of math and science into their classrooms. Similarly, the rescue of 33 Chilean miners has triggered student discussions about everything from heroism to human biology.
In the wake of such dramatic events, some teachers are eager to do more than host current-events-style conversations. They want to use the news as a launching pad for in-depth student learning. But making that happen requires teachers and students to dive into topics for which there are no texts or guidebooks. What's more, maintaining student interest can be challenging once the headlines start to fade and media attention shifts to tomorrow's hot topic.
How do you plan for academically rigorous projects that are "ripped from the headlines"? Here are a few suggestions, along with some timely resources.
On this episode, Paul Allison, Susan Ettenheim, and Chris Sloan spend the hour catching up with their friends:
- Suzie Boss
- Matt Montagne
- David Pulling
- Kevin Hodgson
- Margaret Simon
- Christian (12th grade student)
Click Read more to see a copy of the chat that was happening during the webcast.


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It is definitely a highly unique gift idea for men, it is a big boy's toy for men who have everything else, and it is a revolutionary new fitness product for men or women to help build substantial power and strength in the wrists, forearms and shoulders. Take this Green powerball, you don't even have to use anything else to work your upper body!
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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC confirmed today that midfielder Ben Fisk and defender/midfielder Emmanuel Adjetey from the club's United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) roster have joined USL Pro side Charleston Battery on season-long loans. Adjetey will join pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and visa.
"Ben has been one of the top young players we have had come through our Residency program and Emmanuel is a raw talent who we are interested in seeing further development," said Martin Rennie, Whitecaps FC head coach. "Playing minutes is vital for both of these young players. They are in a great environment with the Charleston Battery organization, so we're really excited to see how they progress."
Charleston kicked off their regular season this past Saturday, April 13, away to Richmond Kickers. Fisk came on as a halftime substitute and played the final 45 minutes in a 4-1 defeat.
Fisk, 20, joined the Whitecaps FC Residency program in August 2010 after being a member of the club's Prospects program. Last season, the 5-foot-10, 165-pound winger was named to the PDL's All-Western Conference Team after registering four goals and one assist in 11 league appearances for Whitecaps FC's U-23 side. Fisk was also a key member of the 'Caps United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) side that made it to the championship match, finishing the year with 14 goals in 32 appearances.
Internationally, the native of Vancouver, BC, has represented Canada at the U-18 and U-20 levels.
Adjetey, 24, joined Whitecaps FC's MLS side for preseason training in February and played in three preseason matches, as well as one reserve match. The 5-foot-7, 155-pound outside back signed with Vancouver's U-23 USL PDL side on Tuesday, April 9, from International Allies FC of Ghana's Division One League.
Prior to joining International Allies, Adjetey played for Ghana Premier League sides Liberty Professionals from 2011 to 2012 and Ashanti Gold SC from 2005 to 2011. From 2001 to 2005, Adjetey was a member of AshGold's youth system.
The native Accra, Ghana, was also a member of Ghana's U-17 national team in 2005.
Ben Fisk
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: February 8, 1994, in Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Citizenship: Canadian
Emmanuel Adjetey
Position: Defender/midfielder
Height: 5-07
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: December 15, 1988, in Accra, Ghana
Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Citizenship: Ghanaian


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The Jonas Brothers have stepped into a time machine for their video for "Only Human," the third single off their comeback album, Happiness Begins, and the clip is straight out of '80s heaven.
On Tuesday (August 13), the pop trio unveiled the three-minute clip, which was directed by Anthony Mandler, the creative responsible for their clips for "Sucker" and "Cool." In typical JoBro fashion, the video is flashy and mildly comedic as the collective make their way from the club to the streets of New York to perform the Shellback-produced dance track. Rocking shades while singing about getting "drunk to an '80s groove," Nick, Joe and Kevin prove to viewers that they know how to party regardless of the decade and it's all witnessed through some retro filters, of course.
Earlier this month, the JoBros kicked off their extensive "Happiness Begins Tour," which will see them take the globe by storm with a packed list of shows until early 2020.
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Pure aluminium is a light, soft metal with a density of about a third of that of steel. Pure aluminium has a high electrical and thermal conductivity.
The most common alloying elements are silicon (silumin), magnesium, iron and copper. Silicon increases the material's castability, copper increases its machinability and magnesium increases its corrosion resistance and strength.
An obvious advantage of aluminium is that the material naturally generates a protective oxide film. This makes aluminium highly corrosion-resistant when exposed to the atmosphere.
Treatment, such as anodising, can further improve this property.
Aluminium alloys are widely used in structures where a high strength-to-weight ratio is important, such as in the transport industry. For example, the use of aluminium in vehicles and aircraft reduces weight and energy consumption.
On the other hand, the disadvantage of aluminium is that it is not stable at low or high pH, nor in chloride-containing environments. This property makes aluminium unsuitable for exposure to aqueous solutions especially under conditions with high flow. This is further emphasised by the fact that aluminium is a reactive metal; it has a low position in the galvanic series and may easily suffer from galvanic corrosion if coupled to nobler metals and alloys.


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Women as Leaders in Education
Are you a leader in your school? Or have you taken your leadership skills back to your school or other community schools? Jennifer Martin works at a public alternative school in Michigan and is conducting research on feminism and leadership in public schools and needs your help!
What's even cooler is that she's set up the research on her blog: http://womenasleadersineducation2010.blogspot.com/
To submit your feedback and contribute to her project and thus forwarding the field of feminist public education just check out her message below. She's even throwing in an iPod as a prize to one lucky winning contributor!
Study information: I am conducting a qualitative study on women leaders in education for the purpose of gaining insight into women's unique experiences as educators (in K-12 and higher education). I am looking for women who work as leaders in education–either in higher education or in PK-12 education (and adult education). "Leaders in education" can mean formal leadership: administrators, deans, principals, department heads, or informal leaders (those who work within their systems for social change, for example). I have created a web blog where participants can respond to a variety of questions. Participants will also be able to engage with one another in an online dialogue about a variety of issues women in education face. I ask that participants create an account in Google blogger using information that will protect their anonymity (for instance, do not use your name as your username). Participants may respond to any or all of the questions listed. I have created separate posts for each individual question (which are listed below). You can respond to questions by clicking on their links either on the blog home page, or on the menu on the right. Participants are not required to answer all questions, and can return to the site, answer additional questions, and repost. Participants can choose whether or not to interact with others in online dialogues. After making your decision to participate, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I will then email you a consent form for you to sign which will indicate your agreement to participate in this study. After signing, please scan the document, or create a PDF, and email it back to me at the same email address. If you do not have access to these technologies, you may mail the consent form to me. Postage will be provided. I will provide you with the information for mailing upon your email contact. As an incentive to gain participants in this study, I will conduct a drawing for an 8 GB iPod Nano based upon posted responses. Drawing will be done on December 31, 2010.


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I won't tell you about the time in seventh grade that a male coach pulled me aside to tell me that my dress-code compliant shirt was causing the boys to stumble in their walk with God. I won't tell you about the time in eighth grade when I kissed a boy at a football game and the next week was asked if I needed guidance by a teacher who was "concerned" about my "promiscuity" because she'd heard I had sex on the baseball field. I won't tell you about how there are two ways to be a short, busty girl in America, and I went the route that showed more skin because being considered a slut is better than not being considered at all.
I won't tell you how I had a crush on a boy once who was cute and nerdy and kind of shy, and thirteen year old me would have given anything to have him even look my way and he never did, because the girl I sat next to in our shared class was tall and blonde and in the running to be Miss Teen Texas (but also one of the nicest people I ever met) or about the way I stopped talking to people about cars and comic books and video games because it was made very clear to me that I was Not Welcome.
I won't tell you about the time I dated a dude who referred to himself as an "alpha male" and made it clear that I was only third in his rotation because I wouldn't fuck him and he had other girls who would, but he liked my house and I liked his car, and he punched me in the face and burned my arm with my own hair dryer because I got "mouthy." I kicked him out and called his football coach and spent the next week telling everyone I got hit in a mosh pit and the next month flinching any time any guy raised his hands above my shoulders.
I won't tell you about the first time I got roofied, when I was fifteen and had realized that older guys paid attention to me when the ones my own age didn't, but before I realized that they paid attention to me because they were creepy and predatory and older girls avoided them. I went to a party with a "friend" who had already graduated high school, and I shouldn't have been drinking in the first place, but he put something in my drink and I'm still not quite sure how I got there but I woke up the next morning safe and sound at my best friend's house.
I won't tell you about the first time I gave a blowjob, which I didn't want to do, but went along with because I was sixteen and he was nineteen and that was how those things worked. The guy in question pushed my head down and held it there, and I kept my mouth open and waited for it to be over, and I didn't say no so it wasn't technically assault. I went home afterwards and cried myself to sleep, and the next morning had brunch with my mom and told her that my allergies must be acting up because my throat was so sore.
I won't tell you about not signing a purity pledge in high school, and being called up to stand in front of my peers and being told by a teacher that I was dirty, and sinful, and that I was going to hell for my sexual transgressions, even though I was still a virgin and half my classmates weren't.
I won't tell you about the second time I got roofied, out with some girlfriends during my first semester away from home, and how one of the boys on my hall found me and walked me back to my room, but how another girl we knew wasn't so lucky and was raped at that same party, and ended up transferring to another school.
I won't tell you about the guy I dated my sophomore year of college, who liked me well enough while I was in a major depressive state, but who accused me of being "vain and shallow and not at all what he thought" when I started coming back to myself and decided to wear makeup and real clothes again.
I won't tell you about my first and only real relationship, in which my boyfriend looked me in the eyes and told me I'd never be successful in my chosen career path and that I wasn't hot enough to be hired in the business world, so wasn't I lucky to have him, even though less than a month later he cheated on me with his boss, who apparently was hot enough.
I won't tell you about how this same boyfriend once put his fist through a wall instead of me, or how my first thought when he did was that I probably would have deserved it if he had hit me, because he had a lot on his plate and part of being in a relationship was being understanding when your partner lashed out.
I won't tell you about all the times male friends told me I "didn't count" as they sat around rating girls they'd hooked up with, or complaining about the bitches and whores who turned them down. I won't tell you about all the men I've dealt with who take a step back when I tell them what I studied or what I do. I won't tell you about all the men who have given me literal and figurative pats on the head and said, "That's nice, sweetheart," when they ask me what I want to do with my life and I tell them honestly.
I won't tell you about how often I've thought about killing myself, or the two times I almost went through with it.
I won't tell you that my life has been difficult, or that my experiences are in any way unique. It hasn't, and they aren't. Any woman anywhere could tell you any number of similar stories, and many of them would have far worse endings than mine.
I won't tell you that men have ruined my life, or that I'm afraid of them, because they haven't and I'm not. I won't tell you about the patriarchy, or why I need feminism. I won't tell you my take on Elliot Rodger's manifesto, even though I read the whole thing from beginning to end.
I will tell you this: People who share Elliot Rodger's mentality want to punish the world for inflicting misery on their existence. People who share mine want to punish themselves for inflicting the misery of their existence on the world.


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There are two basic categories of pipe systems: one-pipe and two-pipe systems. The type of system installed will have an influence on dimensioning radiators and piping. A general characteristic of a two-pipe system is that the radiators are dimensioned for the same flow temperature and the same temperature difference.
Two-pipe system with direct return
In a two-pipe direct return system, the total pipe length from the pump to and from each radiator is shorter for the radiators closer to the pump and longer for the more distant radiators. For this reason the differential pressure can be significantly higher at the closest radiator than at the most distant radiator. This must be taken into consideration when designing the system. The advantage of the direct return system is that pipe routing is more straightforward compared to the reverse return system.
Two-pipe system with reverse return (Tichelmann system)
In a two-pipe reverse return system the total pipe length from the pump to and from each radiator is the same for all radiators on the same storey. This gives a favourable water distribution.
Two–pipe system with overhead piping
The distribution pipe is located in the suspended ceiling, and air vents are installed in central positions.
This type of system is common in larger buildings as it is relatively easy to balance and regulate the system. It is also easy to extend the system.
Two-pipe system with underfloor piping
The system is very common in houses and in buildings where the piping cannot be fitted in the available ceiling space. The distribution pipes are placed under the floor.
In multi-storey buildings air vent screws are needed on the radiators.
Two-pipe system with overhead piping


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Concrete or Asphalt mounting anchor kits secure fixed bases and flexible posts. These base mounting anchor kits include four 1/2 inch x 3 inch long concrete orange anchors, four 1/2 inch x 4 inch long partial thread lag screws, and four washers. Installation of concrete or asphalt mounting anchor kits is simple and offers superior resistance against pulling.
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AboutFollow the river Colne down from Castle Park in Colchester town centre, through nature and forests and fields and discover the riverside town of Wivenhoe. This historic port is a picturesque part of Colchester's coastal line, set on the estuary to the North Sea.
Wivenhoe is ideal for walks, both relaxing Sunday strolls or as a good stop off point on longer hikes. The Wivenhoe trail running from the Hythe to Wivenhoe is a 4 mile scenic riverside walk, with wonderful pubs and restaurants to welcome you for a rewarding refreshment at the end.
• Try the Town to Sea or Wivenhoe trail, taking you from Colchester town centre to the Hythe or on to Wivenhoe, with interesting artwork along the way telling you about the history of the river and its ports.
• Find various nature spots in the area, including the Wivenhoe Forest, Marshes and Hythe lagoons. These well-kept areas are great for wildlife exploring. The village of Fingringhoe just across the river is home to Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve (Essex Wildlife Trust).
• In warmer months, take the foot ferry to other great walking spots in the area, such as Brightlingsea, Rowhedge and Fingringhoe
Find other walks around Colchester.
History & Culture
Walk through the windy streets of Wivenhoe and take in the wonky medieval buildings and beautiful timber-framed houses. An historic port, Wivenhoe has a wealth of history reflected in its buildings and streets. Find out more about this history and culture by exploring
• St Mary the Virgin church, a part-Saxon building with Roman tiles
• Nottage Maritime Museum, open certain months
• Sentinel Gallery, an art gallery with rotating exhibitions
• A small ferry operated by local volunteers runs between May – October. The ferry goes between Wivenhoe and Rowhedge, and can drop you off at Fingringhoe upon special request.
• The Brightlingsea Foot Ferry can stop off at Wivenhoe. See the website for more details.
Where to Eat
Reward yourself after a long hike, or simply indulge in the great pub food with riverside views, in some of the great places to eat in Wivenhoe:
• Riverside Pubs
• Tearooms
• Restaurants
• Award-winning Fish & Chips shops
Map & Directions
Road Directions
Getting to Wivenhoe
• By bus: Buses No. 61, 62 or 87 go to Wivenhoe from Colchester town centre (61 and 62 also from Colchester Station), via the University of Essex. Buses are very frequent and run 7 days a week.
• By train: Trains from Colchester Town centre, Colchester Station, and London Liverpool Street all go to Wivenhoe. From the other direction trains run from Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. Trains run once or twice an hour.
• Walk: follow the Wivenhoe trail from Colchester town centre and the Hythe down to Wivenhoe.
• Cycle: the Wivenhoe trail is part of the National Cycle route 51. Use of cycles on this path is permissive, so be aware of walkers on this popular walking route.
• Car: Access to Wivenhoe is off the A133 from Colchester. Parking is limited in the narrow streets so consider public transport which is easily accessible and frequent.
• Ferry: the Wivenhoe ferry, operated by volunteers, runs in the warmer months from Rowhedge. The Brightlingsea ferry occasionally also goes to Wivenhoe.


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Justin Bieber was reportedly detained for five hours by US Customs after landing at Los Angeles' LAX airport.
The pop heartthrob flew into America after an international trip, with different sources saying he was arriving from either Tokyo or Singapore, and was reportedly taken aside for questioning by US Customs and Border Protection.
Justin, 20, was with his bodyguards, who were said to be waiting outside for him while he was quizzed.
It's unclear why the Canadian star was questioned.
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Hagel: Syria Intervention Only Possible with Int'l Support
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration was studying intelligence on Syria's purported use of chemical weapons and "will get the facts" before acting.
Speaking with reporters after meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Hagel said, "We are analyzing the intelligence and we will get the facts and if there is any action taken it will be in concert with the international community and within the framework of a legal justification."
Hagel said President Barack Obama "is considering all different options."
The defense chief said he would not talk about a military response "until we get all the facts and we are absolutely confident of what happened in Syria" with regard to the purported chemical weapons attack of last Wednesday, AP reported.
A senior US official said Hagel planned to consult with his French and British counterparts about Syria, but the timing was unclear.


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GPLv3: A grandfather clause, but not for Novell
We released the third discussion draft of GPLv3 this morning, and already we're seeing a lot of interest in the changes we've made. We're definitely looking forward to discussing these issues with you all to help us write the best free software license we can.
Until now, the drafting process has been relatively quiet—we've heard your comments, and addressed them as best we can in the changes we make and rationale documents. As we start to finalize the license, we want to make this process even more public, so I'll be writing pretty regularly about the issues that have come up. Hopefully this will help people better understand our thinking, and generate even better discussion.
One point in particular that's drawing a lot of attention already is the bracketed clause in section 11. We've proposed language that would prohibit distributors from entering discriminatory patent deals like the one between Microsoft and Novell; the text in brackets is still under consideration, and would make that effective only against deals that were made starting today. If the text is removed, the draft would be "retroactive" because it would prohibit companies from distributing GPLv3ed software if they've already entered such a deal. That's as far back as it can go—we don't have a magic trick to retroactively stop those companies from distributing software under GPLv2.
So, if the text in brackets is adopted for the final version of the license, it is true that this would grandfather in Novell. That's not the reason we're considering it, though. After all, that deal would still be affected by the previous paragraph, forcing Microsoft to offer its patent protection to everyone instead of just Novell's customers. At the same time, a number of other companies who distribute free software are worried that our language will affect other kinds of patent agreements they've made that aren't harmful to the community, like patent cross-licenses. If you want to learn more about this, the rationale document has details.
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Acclaimed designer Susan Benson's work is displayed and discussed in Susan Benson: Art, Design and Craft on Stage
Recent Order of Canada recipient's extensive theatre career shines in new book
For 40-plus years, theatrical designer Susan Benson built whole worlds for theatre, ballet and opera performers to call home.
Patricia Flood's new book, Susan Benson: Art, Design and Craft on Stage, now pulls back the curtain on the recent Order of Canada recipient's award-winning work.
A native of Kent, England, Benson studied painting and worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Television before coming to Canada.
"It's funny, coming here in 1966, I would have never dreamed that I'd have the book and that I would be awarded an Order of Canada," said Benson, who these days spends her time on Salt Spring Island with her lighting designer husband Michael J. Whitfield. "It's so special."
The book is a lovely dive into a world that many of us fans of live theatre, ballet and opera appreciate but don't really know much about. Packed full of Benson's beautiful paintings (which is how she begins her creative process), the book is a visual celebration of a job well done. But it is also a kind of manual on how that job was done well in the first place.
"What I always wanted to do was promote a better understanding of what designers do," said Flood, who is an old friend of Benson's and herself a sought-after designer for theatre, film and TV. "It's important to me that people understand that designers are not technicians, but artists who choose to work in the theatre.
"I am hoping it can be used in education as well and start a dialogue," added Flood, who lives in Toronto. "It's celebrating our history, which we don't do a lot in Canada. Especially theatre."
Flood and Benson's own history goes back to Stratford and 1980, when Flood was one of a group of assistant designers who were brought on board the festival by Benson.
"One of the first things she did was hire a bunch of young assistant designers, all of whom were Canadian," said Flood. "That was a big thing at the time as Stratford kind of had a legacy of having all British designers. You couldn't really design or direct unless you were trained and British. She is a British immigrant herself, but her idea was to train Canadian designers to work in large theatre companies."
Flood added that those eight young designers Benson brought onto her productions went on to healthy careers in design.
"She has a real passion for the theatre, an incredible attention to detail. Things needed to be high-quality. A level of excellence and a sense of humour," said Flood. "It was always fun. You needed to have fun in order to be creative."
While she is not designing for theatre anymore, Benson is by no means sitting on her many laurels. Last year, she produced a large series of paintings (174) of people who live on Salt Spring.
"We've really found our home here. It's a wonderful little island. It's very stimulating," said Benson, who is currently working on pastel landscapes she calls restrictive vision. "It's when you look out a car windshield or when you look at a cellphone. Where you don't actually see the full picture."
When she was designing shows she began the process by listening to the director's and choreographer's ideas. She followed those conversations with research and the "scribbling of ideas." Rough drawings and models were next before Benson dug deep into her muse.
"This is often unusual, but I go for the people first," said Benson a chuckle rising in her voice. "I find the people, then I find the world around the people. But I like to find the faces. If I can find the face of the character, I can build the clothes off it, and then the set will work out from there."
While many materials have been in Benson's hands, it is painting that sits firmly as her creative base.
"That has been a very important basis for my work as a designer. It has given me a flexibility in putting things down on paper," said Benson.
Benson studied painting when she was still a student back in England. She relies on that skill to communicate, and encourages other designers to embrace a similar approach.
"I think it is really important that designers go through an art school training," said Benson, whose mother and grandmother were very active in the theatre world. "All the things you do as a painter you are using when designing on the stage."
While Benson is the focus of this book, she hopes it will draw attention and help shine a bit of the spotlight on the other talented people who put together productions and build the shows from the ground up.
"I said to Pat, who has worked on this so long and so hard, I said to her at the time that I do want to make people aware of the people behind the scenes who produce the show because often it's just a name in the program and they don't get the recognition," said Benson, whose designs have landed in collections from the Portrait Gallery of Canada to National Arts Centre to the Museum of Civilization.
Those who do get the recognition are the stars, and Benson has worked with many during her career. She had an impressive 32-year-long run with the Stratford Festival that included productions of Cabaret, Julius Caesar, A Long Day's Journey Into Night, Macbeth, Guys and Dolls, The Crucible, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The latter 1976 Robin Phillips-directed show featured Jessica Tandy as Titania and Hippolyta. Then a year later, Maggie Smith took over the gig.
"She was lovely to work with. She was kind and respectful," said Benson about the legendary Smith. "I have to say some young actors these days get too big for their boots. But she never did. All the great ones never do that."
Benson considers the Shakespeare comedy a career high point, but is quick to add she really liked working with director Brian MacDonald on The Mikado. That production originally ran at Stratford from 1982-84.
While she is now out of the theatre game, Benson is no less opinionated on the importance of it and other arts.
"How long have you got?" Benson said when asked how important it is to expose people to live theatre. "If you take the creative arts out of the schools, you have generations with no imagination. Imagination and compassion are linked because you imagine yourself in someone else's shoes and somebody else's situation. Theatre does that. Either it gives them happiness and joy, for instance with a musical, or it can give something deep to think about. Something they can associate with in their own lives," said Benson.
"I think it is so important these days for the arts in general, but especially for theatre. Theatre even rather than film because film is another screen in front of our eyes. All the time we are looking at screens and we've got to keep connection with fellow human beings. Eye-to-eye."


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The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination
The New Painting of the 1860s: Between the Pre-Raphaelites and the Aesthetic Movement
Edward Burne-Jones: The Hidden Humorist
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement in Britain, 1860–1900
The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900
Created a baronet by William Gladstone, friend of Sarah Bernhardt, and idol of the Symbolists, by the time of his death in 1898 Sir Edward Burne-Jones was the most celebrated English artist in the world. To his admirers, his art represented the culmination of a literary tradition in painting that stretched back to the Renaissance. But to be a literary painter at the end of the nineteenth century was to be on the wrong side of history. Soon enough his reputation would begin its long descent into twentieth-century oblivion.
He sensed this, and was defiant. When a studio assistant told him that French Impressionism was not "based on literature," he snapped, "What do they mean by that? Landscape and whores? That's what they want—nothing but landscape or if any figure pictures more or less languid whores." His own paintings, he added, were "so different to landscape paintings. I don't want to copy objects; I want to tell people something."
The exhibition staged by the Tate Gallery in June 1933 to mark the centenary of his birth was therefore something of a bittersweet occasion. Among those present at the private viewing was the artist's old friend the collector and aesthete W. Graham Robertson, who looked around at his fellow guests and saw "a little crowd of forlorn old survivals paying their last homage to the beauty and poetry now utterly scorned and rejected."1
From this nadir, things could only improve. Writing in Horizon in 1940, the neo-Romantic critic Robin Ironside defended Burne-Jones's Romantic Symbolism against Clive Bell's idea of "significant form" by arguing that a picture's poetic content was every bit as important as its formal properties. Scorning fashion, Ironside drew parallels between Burne-Jones, the British Visionary, and the French Symbolist Gustave Moreau.2 In the 1960s art dealers, collectors, and writers began to take an interest in his work, but not until 1975 with the opening of John Christian's pioneering retrospective at the Hayward Gallery and the publication of Penelope Fitzgerald's delightful biography did a full-scale revival get underway. Today his is once again a household name—and yet as an artistic personality he remains curiously elusive. There is something about Burne-Jones's work that still needs to be explained, something that has not yet been said.
In The Last Pre-Raphaelite, Fiona MacCarthy identifies that something as the sublimation of desire into art. Aimed at the general reader, her thoroughly researched biography changes our perception of the man and his art by exploring in depth aspects of his life that an art historian might only consider in passing. In recognizing the undertow of melancholy and sexual frustration embedded in work of hypnotic visual power, she articulates what the illustrator George du Maurier called the "Burne-Jonesiness of Burne-Jones."
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"Physically and psychologically disabled people still aren't very well accepted in society," says photographer Denis Darzacq. "And this is a situation that artists have to take care of."
More than two years ago, Darzacq began photographing people facing challenges such as cerebral palsy and Down's Syndrome, which has culminated in a series called ACT, on display at New York City's Laurence Miller Gallery though June 15. Darzacq worked with his subjects to think of poses that would capture the mood of his previous series, HYPER, in which teenagers and young adults tumbled and danced through bright and modern supermarkets in Europe. "The images in HYPER had young, powerful men and women," the Paris-based photographer says. "I want to do the same images with people who have had trouble finding a place in society from the beginning of their lives."
The series has taken him to the United States, the United Kingdom and France as Darzacq has worked with various organizations to find his subjects, with whom he collaborated on movements as well as location scouting. "I wanted them to get into reality—the real spaces of cities because they belong to the society, too," he says. "I told them, 'If you want to go to museum, park or city hall—let's go there and try to find the image that you want to express.'"
The photographer's favorite moment came during a shoot with the actors of a theater company in Bradford, England. "One guy told me, 'Denis you made a mistake,' and he corrected my English," Darzacq says. "I was teaching them something about photography, and they were teaching me about language. Suddenly, it was a wonderful moment of sharing."
Denis Darzacq is a Paris-based photographer and member of Agence VU. ACT is on view through June 15 at the Laurence Miller Gallery in New York City.


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ROCHESTER — The YMCA of Strafford County recently held a Reach Out for Youth and Families Breakfast at its new facility on Industrial Way, an event attended by around 100 supporters, sponsors and board members.
"What a difference a year makes — we have had an awesome welcome from the Strafford County community," said Anne Brown, who chairs the Advisory Board. Speaking metaphorically, she said there has been an "explosion" in the child care center.
"We are building strong kids, strong families and a strong Strafford community," she said.
Hal Jordan of the Manchester YMCA, said that the state had granted the Strafford Y $500,000 in tax credits, and, by the end of March, these had all been sold.
The Y has now exceeded its capital campaign goal of $650,000, Jordan added.
"That's a big celebration for us," he said.
"Hal is sleeping better at night," joked Brown.
Dr. Laurie Quinn of Granite State College, which has 10 facilities around the state, including one in the same building as the Strafford Y, said the two organizations had a "tremendous connection" through their work.The Strafford Y's branch director, Erika Weidner, told the audience, "Last year we talked about opening the doors and the excitement. Now we have a bond with the community. Over 3,500 youth, seniors ... everyone ... is being served. We have a full gamut of classes and programs."One of the Y's members, Amanda Hall, then went to the podium to explain how the facility played a vital role in her family's life.
She described herself as a single mom, age 25, with two sons, who had put herself through college, and now works with a company housed in the same building as the Y. Both of her sons are in the child care program.
"I am a parent who is extremely thankful for it," said Hall.
Speaking of one of her boys who had been very shy, Hall said that she can now go to work knowing that her son is safe and growing.
"He has come out of his shell and has gained self-confidence. I have never seen him so happy," she said.
Advisory Board member Vickie Routhier of Bank of New Hampshire, chair of the breakfast fundraiser, noted that the proceeds from the ongoing silent auction and from donations and gifts, enabled the Y to provide financial assistance to people and families who otherwise could be a part of the Y membership and programs.
"Last year, we provided $23,557 in financial assistance to over 600 disadvantaged youth and families to ensure our Y is a welcoming place for everyone in the communities we serve," said Routhier. "In addition, we made $44,232 in scholarship funds available to assist 108 boys and girls to attend overnight Camps Foss and Mi-Te-Na."For more information on Strafford County YMCA visit www.yogm.org/index.php?page=strafford.


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Anyone can tell you if a trailer "looks good" or not. But Drew Magary, who spent over a decade working in advertising, is here to tell you whether or not a trailer WORKS. This week's trailer? "Frankenweenie".
When you encounter a movie titled "Frankenweenie," what do you think the odds are that said film will be directed by Tim Burton? A million percent? It was either gonna be Tim Burton or John Waters, and you knew Burton would win out in the end.
"Frankenweenie" represents something of a homecoming for Burton. This is actually the first movie that Burton ever made, way back in 1984. And Disney decided to give the director a chance to remake his own movie, which might be unprecedented. I wonder if Martin Scorsese will get $60 million from Disney to remake "Who's That Knocking At My Door?" Anyway, this revived "Frankenweenie" will be a stop-motion animated film (the original was live-action) and it's gonna be in 3D. Just how the old horror movie goth guy would like it. Let's watch the trailer and answer a few questions.
Does this trailer let us know what the movie's about? Very much so. Seems little Victor Frankenstein has lost beloved dog Sparky. He is very sad (and you are too, because only a heartless monster would be unmoved by a dead dog). Then, his mom makes a passing comment about bringing him back, and suddenly Victor is struck with inspiration. He takes the dead doggie to a secret lab, raises it up to the heavens, watches as it's hit by lightning, and PRESTO! Zombie dog! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
Why is this movie in black & white? It's an homage to "Frankenstein," you silly billy. Did you not see "The Artist"? Making movies that look like old movies is totally the new thing.
Everything here sure looks a lot like "The Nightmare Before Christmas." That it does. It's the same animation, and the characters all have the same big heads and tiny noses. If "Frankenweenie" is good, it could end up a beloved classic like "Nightmare." If not, "Corpse Bride." Either way, it's Burton waving his goth flag in your face once again, screaming, "I'M WEIRD!"
Wait, how is Johnny Depp NOT in this movie? I know! I'm as shocked as you. Instead, you get the vocal stylings of Burton vets like Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, and several others. It's very warm and comforting, except for all the amputated dog parts.
Is that kid who looks like Igor a real kid, or a zombie kid? TBD.
Does this trailer work? It does. Most of the trailer concerns Victor's love for his deceased pet and his efforts to reanimate him. And the extended sequence where Victor thinks his experiment has failed and weeps for his old buddy is legitimately touching. There's a depth here that's really hard to communicate in a simple trailer, and it's clear that Burton is pouring his heart and soul into his old project. When Burton hits ("Edward Scissorhands"), the results are usually pretty stunning. This looks like a fairly solid bet.


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METRO VANCOUVER - A townhouse complex in Surrey burned down overnight, sending four people to hospital with minor injuries.
Surrey Fire Acting Battalion Chief Davi Deol said firefighters were called to the six-unit complex in the 8700-block of 159th Street at around 11:30 p.m.
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