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I was a late adopter of the iPhone, not because I didn't think it was rad and would suite me well, but because I would potentially have to switch to the carrier that screwed me out of more than a thousand dollars nearly four years ago. So, I figured it was better to live without the iPhone than to live with AT&T. Then I changed my mind. Continue reading
Month: September 2007
I've had several passing conversations with people over the last few months about how to advertise on the Internet. What is interesting to me is that the Web becomes obnoxious to almost everyone when "display" ads start infringing on all sides of the information they want, yet it's done all the time. In a way it is almost like if billboards were on the freeway, instead of beside it. People are on the road to get from point A to point B, and don't mind the billboards as long as they don't have to stretch their necks around them to see where to go.
So we all hate tons of ads cluttering up sites, but these are what make some of our favorite information places on the Web free. And, how is startup "Company X" going to get their new product noticed otherwise? Somewhere there's a balance. I think The Deck has come the closest to this, and deserves a virtual pat on the back.
Considering letting people advertise on my site, but how should it be done?
Yesterday I hosted a party at our office for the Skagit Young Professionals group. Many of you know I can socialize pretty easily, but one thing I don't like doing is those 2 minute "elevator marketing" speeches. What could be a bigger turn off? Someone starts going off for a whole two minutes rambling about what they do, and why they are so great, and why everyone would be stupid to not work with them.
This party was different though. For a couple of hours we had about 40 people just hanging out with good food, music, and beer. It was so refreshing to be able to get to know people, and that was it. There was no agenda to market yourself.
It's events like this that will build long lasting business relationships, and the best part is everyone is having a great time.


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Selling assets before divorce is something that many who find themselves in this type of stressful situation may attempt to do. It is a rough time that the couple is going through and there are a lot of mixed emotions.
While most of what I do is cash offers, oftentimes that isn't the best option. Sometimes selling a house results in a big tax hit. Or perhaps you have a rental property and would prefer to get the income over time instead of all it once. For most sellers, I present four potential options: Cash offer – this is best if you need the cash quickly, but it's also the
This type of question comes at a time when your life is probably in turmoil. This is just one of many questions that you have to find answers for.
The decision to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility is not an easy one. It's a major life transition, and it's made more difficult when trying to decide what to do with your house. You may have lived in the house for 20, 30 or 40 years. There are a LOT of memories there! And that's just the beginning. Oftentimes there is a lot of clutter that
Once the decision has been reached that a divorce is eminent, a lot of questions are raised. One of these is, "What happens to the house in a divorce?"
When it comes to selling your house during divorce these options are something that you want to review carefully as chances are you want to do this quickly.
Selling rental property with tenants is quite common and many landlords are faced with the decision to sell whether they like it or not.
Most often there are so many things to deal with during a divorce that it becomes overwhelming and frustrating. One may not think clearly and make decisions based on their emotions which may not be the best decision at the time.
I will explain everything you need to know about selling a house without probate. We will also look at how probate works, and how you can sell a house before probate.
When dealing with rental houses, there are lots of potential issues that can arise. Evicting a tenant can be added stress to a landlord's life.

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Category Archives: Professional Voice Users
Help spread the word with Voice Awareness Month posters
Help spread the word with these great Voice Awareness Month posters. APRIL is VAM so start downloading and scoping out those flat surfaces now…. be ready to plaster the walls, floors, doors and windows…. help us to paint the town "VOICE". … Continue reading
2017 – ThisIsMyVoice
Now here is a unique opportunity for ALL people interested in voice and voice disorders. The AustralianDysphoniaNetwork.org has partnered with US based VocalDisorders.org to bring you an online summit over 6 days. Some of the brightest Voice Health professionals in … Continue reading
the science of voice
This unique WVD event was hosted by the Australian Acoustic Society together with UNSW Faculty of Science, School of Physics. Understanding the Human Voice was presented by Dr Noel Hanna and the video is shared here for your viewing pleasure…. while you can also … Continue reading
2015 – Singers, Stage Presence and good solid Sound Advice
Whether you are in the market for some 'sound advice' or just want a day of sharing the joy of singing, the inaugural fundraiser of Australian National Association of Singing Teachers (ANATS) is for you. 'Sound Advice' on Sunday 26th … Continue reading
tools for teaching
Take a peek at the latest research on the use of voice as an educational resource …a must read for all of our teachers and lecturers.
mythbusting… mixed with a giggle
We stumbled across this entertaining read by Kristie Knickerbocker, MS, CCC-SLP. Kristie is a speech-language pathologist and singing voice specialist in Fort Worth, Texas and writes a regular blog for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Whether you are a speech pathologist, singer, vocal … Continue reading
One for the teachers
An interesting article for teachers, hot off the press from Italy. Your voice is key to your occupation so it pays to take good care of it.


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Welcome to Lakewood
Clark Bonner, manager of the Montana Land Company holdings in Lakewood, watched farm prices fall in the late 1920s and urged the Clark family to use their land to build a new kind of residential community around a championship golf course. The golf course and Lakewood's oldest public buildingthe Lakewood Golf Course Clubhousewere completed in 1934.
In 1949, the Montana Land Company negotiated with the Lakewood Park Corporation to sell nearly 3,500 acres of the remaining land in Lakewood for close to $9 million. S. Mark Taper and Aetna Construction owners Ben Weingart and Louis Boyar began work on a "dream city" that Boyar had been designing since the 1930s. By 1950, they had begun building more than 17,000 houses in what is now Lakewood and portions of Long Beach.
Time magazine reported on the rush to Lakewood in 1951. "On what was once a sugar beet field 10 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 30,000 people stampeded one day last week. They were there for the sale of houses in Lakewood Park, the biggest U.S. housing project." The builders of Lakewood Park had a dream of their own a fully planned community built around an immense regional shopping center.
As an unincorporated area of the county, the five-member County Board of Supervisors in downtown Los Angeles governed the new "city" of Lakewood. Lakewood lacked local government. Then, as Lakewood residents considered their first steps toward independence, Long Beach city officials made plans to annex the entire Lakewood area.
Long Beach annexation plans were stopped, but a growing number of residents were convinced that Lakewood should incorporate as a city. The Lakewood Civic Council organized 600 neighborhood volunteers to collect signatures on the incorporation petition. In only ten days, incorporation advocates collected twice as many signatures as needed to call for a vote by residents.
John Todd suggested that Lakewood contract with Los Angeles County for the services the city already received as an unincorporated community. Contracting for services would avoid the high cost of starting from scratch and keep both taxes and city expenses low. On March 9, 1954, nearly 12,400 voters approved cityhood by a 2,600-vote margin. The vote became official in April, making Lakewood the first city in California to incorporate since 1939.
Lakewood and the Lakewood Plan for contract services prospered so spectacularly that the city became a model for the incorporation of new communities throughout Southern California. By 1964, another 31 cities would incorporate in Los Angeles using the same innovative plan. Today, more than 120 California cities and dozens more nationwide use the Lakewood Plan for municipal contracting to provide residents with efficient, low-cost, and locally determined city services.
Today, Lakewood still offers the qualities of life that make life in Southern California enjoyable: exceptionally strong law enforcement and fire protection services, a community-oriented city hall, outstanding sports facilities, and low-cost local government.
Lakewood's emphasis on the neighborhood quality of life shows in the city's continued investment in park development and library improvements. The city recently celebrated the remodeling of the Iacoboni Library, the rebirth of Monte Verde Park and opening of the new S. Mark Taper Foundation Vista Lodge. More park improvements are planned for this year and next.
The city's commitment to safe neighborhoods shows in Lakewood's low level of crime. The city has an active Neighborhood Watch program, specialized programs for landlords and property managers, Lakewood Park Watch, Lakewood Business Watch, and a Volunteers on Patrol program. Targeted Sheriff's units focus on residential crime and patrol Lakewood's retail centers. The new Community Resource Center aids residents and shoppers at the mall.
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Allison Pearson left her stamp on the world of funny British lit in 2002 with her bestseller-turned-movie "I Don't Know How She Does It." Now her working mom heroine Kate Reddy is back for another round in "How Hard Can It Be?"
So how's Kate doing?
When we last saw her she was saying ta-ta to the financial world — and an American guy who was more than a mild flirtation — to recommit herself to her marriage and children. Now, she has been out of the workforce for seven years and is about to turn the big 5-0. She is also sprouting a small garden from her chin thanks to menopause, and her daughter has just had her "belfie" go viral. (As the teen explains to her bewildered mom, that is a "selfie of your bum"). She is taking care of her aging mother and in-laws, her unemployed husband is in the throes of a midlife crisis and her family is running out of cash.
Something has to change.
That something is Kate. She knows she has to get a job quickly and decides it would be a lot easier if she were 42 instead of almost 50 because "fifty has a Do Not Resuscitate notice taped to its forehead." With her white lie ready and an impressive spin job on her CV — "Pioneering research in Human Resources with special emphasis on staff development and motivation. (Spent days tracking down and hiring highly rated private tutor.)" — she lands a business development position that is well below her at the very same investment fund where she started. It has a new name and staff, so her secret is safe, but the financial world is small, and soon her gorgeous American Jack Abelhammer hears she is back in the business. In a snap, he is back in her life, too.
Much of the book is devoted to Kate trying to do the universal juggle. Will she be able to support her family, save her marriage, rock her job, appear to be aging in reverse — and be happy, too?
When Kate is working on her resume, she asks, "What are the words you'd use to describe the fact that women take care of the young and the old, year in, year out, and none of that work counts as skills or experience, or even work? Because women are doing it for free it is literally worthless." It is a problem many readers will identify with.
Despite a predictable plot, it is this relatable quality of Pearson's story, along with laugh-out-loud zingers on nearly every page, that makes this sequel shine. "How Hard Can It Be?" is witty, current and a good reminder that age can be a trump card, even if you need reading glasses to see the deck.
Karin Tanabe, a former Politico reporter, is the author of four novels, including her latest, "The Diplomat's Daughter."
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Book review and a contest
I wanted to love Knitting Loves Crochet. Really, I did...but I don't. I don't hate the book, either. My opinion could be summed up as, "Eh, it's OK."
First off, I think Candi Jensen is a great designer. I have all three books from her "Candy" series: Candy Babies, Candy Tots, and Candy Blankies. The faux shearling hat on the cover of Candy Babies is so cute it makes my uterus hurt, and Candy Blankies contains one of my all-time favorite blanket patterns. Based upon the high regard I have for these books, I ordered Knitting Loves Crochet sight unseen. After all, I love both knitting and crocheting, so this book should be perfect for me. Maybe my expectations were too high.
The Good
There are some cute knitted baby washcloths with crocheted edgings. I don't feel like I would need a pattern to reproduce them, but they're very pretty nonetheless. Also pretty are the beaded wristwarmers, although I would probably lengthen them should I ever make them. The tank on the cover is nice too.
The Bad
A granny square dog sweater and leash? Yargh. Likewise, I can't imagine either of my little nieces using the granny square backpack. I'm also scratching my head over the granny square afghan with the sewn on knitted border. Honestly, I would never sew a border on to an afghan when it's so much easier to just crochet (or knit) it on.
The Verdict: Heavy on Knitting, Light on Crocheting
Although not explicitly stated, this is a book geared toward knitters who have some interest in crochet. The book does contain some very useful information about picking up knit stitches to crochet (and vice versa). It also sheds light on an idea that many knitters already know about: It's easier to crochet a button band than to knit it. There is a wide range of projects in this book—women's tops, hats, scarves, pillows, bags, an afghan, and even a Christmas stocking. The bottom line, though, is that I'm unlikely to make many projects from this book. Your mileage may vary.
The Contest
After reading this review, you might be surprised to learn that I own not one, but two copies of this book. One I bought for myself, and one I received as a gift. Now, I don't need two copies, so I'm going to give one away. Just leave a comment on this entry for a chance to win. One entry per person, please. (Not a lot of people read this blog, so your chances of winning are pretty good!) Since I'm going to be out of town for a week, I'll leave the contest open through midnight, January 2nd. On January 3rd, I'll select a winner at random. The winner might also receive some yarn...you know, to cushion the book.


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Fall is one of the most spectacular times of the year, as the cooler temperatures begin to creep slowly in and the leaves change to the most mesmerizing colors. It's a great time for gathering with your friends and family and also forming new relationships along the way.
Though we all adore Autumn, there's no one who knows just how to appreciate this stunning season more than dogs! That's why we've gathered the Top 10 Cutest Fall pups for you!


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Lower energy costs through data-driven process optimization
Today's leading manufacturers and facilities managers have energy reduction programs in place to reduce input costs and improve their environmental footprint. But often they're managing those programs with nothing more than a monthly utility bill and no insight into energy use or trends of their individual equipment, processes or circuits.
Installing individual energy meters into existing equipment provides tremendous data but carries a high cost of installation and is disruptive to ongoing operations.
The Wzzard Energy Monitoring Starter Kit provides a non-intrusive, easily installed solution for monitoring current consumption of your equipment, processes or panels without disrupting your existing operations.
- Built in dashboard, data trendlines, email/SMS alerts and datalogging capability
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- Quickly deploy proof-of-concept and pilot projects in minutes, not weeks. Then scale to hundreds, or thousands, of inputs from one location or multiple locations.


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I always turn to Sophie Kinsella's books when I'm in a mood for some mindless funny read. Few days ago I was feeling under the weather and needed a cheerful book to perk up my mood. I rummaged through my unread books folder and picked Finding Audrey. I had no idea about the plot but Sophie Kinsella's name was enough for me to decide.
Finding Audrey is far from mindless and much deeper than any of her other books.
It is the story of a 15 something girl with severe social anxiety and her crazy family. The book has interesting characters – there's Frank who's obsessed with computer games, Felix who's young and innocent, Mom who's a neurotic and worries too much for her children, Dad who wants peace more than anything else and Frank's gamer friend Linus who wants to know Audrey better. As other Kinsella books Finding Audrey is also witty, heart warming and funny. Especially some situations between Mom and Frank are so realistic yet funny that I was laughing out aloud while reading.
What I especially liked about the book is the little mystery that the author maintains about what really happened to Audrey to trigger her anxiety. Audrey keeps referring to it but doesn't share the details. Another thing that I liked was that her recovery is discussed and shown in logical baby steps and not in a heroic sweep of love or bravery.
The book feels very happy overall. I was smiling and laughing through most of it. It's one of her best.
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Helloho - Tanja here. I love the masking-technique. And I love butterflies. As you can see :-) I've used the stamp set Fly By.
Hello, Emily here. Today's card is made with the set Fly By and cut file from BIG Chatter. I first stamped the butterflies, then cut "hello" from by stamped background. Cut 'hello' sentiment 3 more times to add dimension.
Hi it's N@ Ali here also using Fly By for my card, it has a horizontal panel with scored lines, apologies for my badly lit picture : (


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Gathered Gold
Take me
Oh Lord, I am so weary
And yet, I know - so blessed!
I have nothing to complain of
And yet, I must have rest.
This world so drains my energy
With all its toils and cares
I know I must be cautious
With all the traps, and snares.
So give me peace Oh Lord this day
For I must find the time to pray
Take me aside and bid me "still"
And let me rest in Thy perfect will.
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Happy Easter, everyone! I'm up in the Twin Cities with my parents visiting my sister, Amy, and her husband, Joe, for the weekend. As you can see above, we've enjoyed some fun family time (yes, friends, I'll finally know what you're talking about when you refer to Settlers of Catan) and tasty meals. Bonus: It's starting feeling like spring is here to stay. *Crossing fingers* To celebrate, let's check out some warm-weather-friendly ...continue reading
Sunday Morning Special
Sunday Morning Special: Health Blog Round-Up
Happy Sunday, everyone! I've had a fun-filled weekend so far—Mom came to town and we enjoyed a nutritious vegan dinner, a traveling Broadway show, a trip to West End Salvage (can I please have one of everything for my apartment?) and a delicious brunch. Today, I'm participating in a fitness fundraiser and joining three others to complete a marathon relay on a treadmill. It should be the perfect, sweaty way to spend the afternoon on this ...continue reading
Spring Training Playlist
Happy first day of Spring! I'm hoping that along with the new season, we'll experience some new weather trends. It's been in the 30°-range all week so far here—how's it feeling in your neck of the woods? Whether you're sweating indoors or out, this hour-long playlist will keep you moving. It's a mix of songs I jammed to on Ragnar (long overdue recap coming soon!), some new discoveries since then and a few older favorites. For ...continue reading
Slow Cooker Vegan Chili + a Giveaway Winner
First of all, Happy St. Patrick's Day and Selection Sunday! Is anyone else counting down the hours to 6/5 p.m. CT for the bracket announcements? Go Cyclones! Congratulations to all teams in the mix for the championship, and congrats to Alex, who was selected by random.org to be the winner of the Applebee's gift card giveaway! Alex, I'll be in touch shortly with your prize. Don't worry, the rest of you won't be going home hungry ...continue reading
Healthy Chain Reaction: Applebee's Under 550 Calories Menu + Giveaway
Back when I was in grade school, Applebee's was one of THE places to be on a weekend evening. Whether I was with my family or having a dinner-and-a-movie night out with friends, a basket of chicken strips and fries was a given when we finally scored a table. My tastes have changed in the past 15 years and it has been more than a year or two since I'd eaten at Applebee's (I guess I'm not doing a very good job of following their motto: ...continue reading
Welcome to the New Healthful Bites
Thanks to Ryan at WP Site Care for helping to give my blog a fresh look! What does this new Wordpress-hosted look mean for the site? The same topics, but a new tagline and more, more, more. More fitness, more food, more fun and more FitFluential! I appreciate you for bearing with me as I took a hiatus during the transition. I feel like I have so much to share with you since we last spoke. I'm looking forward to catching up! There ...continue reading


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Daily Digest: January 02,2012
Israel and Middle East War
'If war breaks out 8000 rockets, missiles could hit Israel' 01/03/11 The continued talk of war. It appears that Israel is getting its population mentally ready for the war. What could happen is now being brought out into the open.
Iran-U.S. brinkmanship over Strait of Hormuz nears breaking point 12/30/12 "A showdown between Iran and the United States over Tehran's threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers worsened Thursday with warships from each side giving weight to an increasingly bellicose exchange of words."
IDF predicts missile attacks on J'lem in future war 01/02/12 The coming war is going to be all-out, and fight to the finish between the Israeli and the Palestinians. Most likely Jerusalem is going to see intense fighting. In the end, there will be no Palestinians left and the Jews will be free t
o rebuild their temple. This temple needs to be rebuilt to fulfill the end-time prophetic word of God.
"For years, the defense establishment widely assumed that Israel's enemies – primarily Hezbollah and Syria – would avoid targeting Jerusalem due to the relatively large Arab population in the city, and the fear that Muslim holy sites such as the Aksa Mosque would accidentally be hit." "That is no longer the case," a senior IDF officer told The Jerusalem Post. "We now believe that in a future war, there's a possibility that Jerusalem will also come under missile fire even from the Gaza Strip."
Abbas warns of Quartet failure on peace talks 01/01/12 "If the Quartet can't get the Israeli and Palestinian sides to the table by January 26, it means they have failed and the Palestinian leadership will study its position and act accordingly," he told Palestine TV."
Palestinians Warn of 'New Measures' If Talks Fail 01/03/12 They have set up the talks to fail. These talks are a dead issue. Israel will not go back to the pre -1967 borders. And, Israel will not divide Jerusalem.
"The Palestinians say Israel must freeze settlement construction and agree to return to its pre-1967 lines for peace talks to resume. The Palestinians want to establish an independent state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip — areas that were captured in the 1967 Mideast war."


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As they ambled through the Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side last week, the Haim sisters — Tagel, Tair and Liron — made a playful detour. Stopping at a produce stand, Tagel lifted a pair of peppers to her ears.
She was showing off her makeshift earrings when her siblings joined her. Tagel dropped the peppers and grinned wickedly as she hoisted two squash breast high; Liron lifted another, perfectly contoured to the line of her hips.
"Everything is natural, just like the shapes of our bodies," Tagel said, moving on to a bin lavishly piled with yellow and orange cherry tomatoes.
The sisters (not to be confused with Haim, the California sister trio), in their late 20s and early 30s and known collectively as the music group A-Wa (Arabic for "Yes!"), had gathered the makings of a crazy salad. An unlikely fusion of disparate elements, it was something like their sound, a resolutely upbeat mixture of hip-hop and electro pop beats and the melodies of their Yemeni heritage.
Relaxing before a performance at Webster Hall in the East Village, they darted past pyramids of fruit and shelves lined with exotic coffee blends and cheeses, dressed in a chaotic mash-up of flowing floral- and fruit-pattern skirts, which were nearly lost amid the gaily colored produce.
"Markets are always so colorful and diverse," Tagel said. "You get to see stuff, smell it, touch it."
Finishing her thought, Liron chimed in, "They play on all your senses."
Their music videos, too, encourage audiences to sample, absorb and practically inhale the sensations of the desert where the young women grew up. At its debut last year, their hit single, "Habib Galbi," inspired by a Yemeni folk song and shot in the arid landscape of the Arava Valley in Israel, gained an international audience, including Europeans and Mipsterz (Muslim hipsters), and close to 3.7 million views on YouTube.
The sisters distill and interpret the folk songs of their grandparents, singing in what they call Yemenite, a nearly extinct dialect of Arabic spoken by the Jews of Yemen.
"We weren't sure how people were going to accept three young women bringing Yemeni music to the front stage," said Tair, the most robustly outspoken of the three. "We didn't label ourselves as Yemeni Jews or anything else. We announced ourselves as a fresh sound from the desert.
"We wanted people to look at the video and feel no judgment," she added. "We wanted to confuse them — in a good way."
Their message, one of inclusion, is reinforced in their day-to-day lives by spontaneously generous, if unabashedly corny, gestures. "We spread the love," Tair said of their habit of sending fans they know well videos to celebrate a wedding day, a graduation or a bar or bat mitzvah.
She drove home the point, stopping with her sisters at a corner market on Rivington Street to buy sunflowers, and promptly distributed them to random passers-by.
But enough. Before long, the three grew restless, peering avidly into shop windows, unable, finally, to resist the blandishments of Edith Machinist, a vintage store on Rivington. They popped in, slipped on shoes, plucked tunics from the racks and chattered in an animated mix of Hebrew and English peppered with Arabic phrases.
"I feel like one of Cinderella's stepsisters," Tair said, grumbling good-naturedly as she tried to wedge her feet into a pair of minuscule flats.
"I love all the — how do you call them? — Oxford shoes," Tagel said. Alongside her, Liron checked her reflection, holding aloft a tiger-pattern top.
"It's very light, like a kimono," she said.
In a matter of seconds, she had sprinted toward the front of the shop to pose gamely for her sisters in an old-fashion-looking DKNY straw cloche. "I like it," Tair said, coaxing, "Make like Jane from Tarzan" and "Show your bangs, girl."
Parched from their hectic shopping rounds, the three, joined by their stylist Ron Ben Nun, retreated to the home of Michelle Caputo, a television producer and friend, settling on her palmy terrace on the Lower East Side to sample wine and cheese. The conversation returned to their sound, which incorporates shards of Motown, Ella Fitzgerald and North African beats.
In their music, as in their look, "We are not just one thing," Tair said. "We're saying, 'It's O.K. to celebrate the many parts of who you are.'"
Their style, Ms. Ben Nun acknowledged, is laden with symbolism. A pattern of prickly pears swarmed over Tagel's floor-length dress. "They are Sabra," she said, referring simultaneously to the desert flower and the native-born Israelis who bear its name.
And what of those other three musical sisters who share their last name? "We like Haim and would love to meet them," they said nearly in unison. "People think we're related," Tair said. They're not.
But then, as she was prompt to interject, "We are all related."


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Last week, I complained a wee bit about the proliferation of attributes and skills in Eclipse Phase. One of my biggest frustrations with the Dresden Files RPG is how many disconnected social skills it has (Contacts, Deceit, Empathy, Intimidation, Performance, Presence, Rapport... ). Old World of Darkness games had a huge issue with introducing extra skills in supplements... which could be problematic when the number of skill points to split among them didn't increase.
I'm not a fan of attribute proliferation, but I might have gone too far the other way. In the Fate-based post-apocalyptic game I'm running, the skill list is:
- Athletics
- Combat
- Knowledge
- Persuasion
- Will
- Magic
There aren't any attributes. That's pretty much it, except for a couple of derived stats like Initiative and Defense.
Each character has a number of Aspects, though, that describe them. One of the tweaks I made here was requiring an Aspect that serves as a descriptor to each of the above skills. So, for instance, an android PC in the game has the Knowledge descriptor of Damaged memory cores alongside her rating and another has the Combat descriptor of Curl up and take it (alongside her very low combat score). Hmmm... the descriptors aren't generally negative. Those two just stuck out at me. In Fate terms, these are normal aspects. They just help to specify how the character applies each of their skills. Characters also have stunts, which let them tweak things in various ways.
Part of me really likes this approach. Another part of me thinks, "Only six skills?! Are you crazy?!" There is, of course, a perfect reply to that second part. It goes like this:
- Strength
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- Constitution
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Tera Bomb is an explosive item which appears in the Atelier series.
Atelier AnnieEdit
The Tera Bomb is a crate shaped bomb that is used in combat to damage opponents. It deals very heavy damage to one enemy. The Tera Bomb is item #4 in the Item Almanac.
The Tera Bomb is created through Alchemy. It can be synthesized using a Giga Bomb, some Dark Clay and a Dark Clod. The recipe for this item is located in Bomb and I 2.
Atelier RoronaEdit
- "A big bomb. It's pretty powerful, so be careful when handling it."
- — Atelier Rorona description
The Tera Bomb is a crate shaped bomb that causes massive amounts of explosive damage over a large area. The default Tera Bomb will, if used in combat, damage the party and cause a party wipe out. The "Narrow Range" trait can be applied to the explosive so that it only hits the enemy. This is an effective tactic when fighting boss enemies, or for winning the Martial Contest at the end of Year 2.
The recipe book containing the recipe for the Tera Bomb is in a treasure chest located in the Ster Highlands. Esty may request this from the castle as a possible Front Quest, and Sterk may ask for one as part of his Friend Quests. Because it is a bomb, it can be registered at Hagel's using wholesale.


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ATG® has become the first glove company to achieve the Skin Health Alliance (SHA) dermatological accreditation.
Glove cleanliness is something ATG® takes very seriously. Committed to the environment, employee and consumer safety ATG® has invested a significant amount of time, money and resource to ensure all aspects of their supply chain operates to the best practices, latest standards and/or newest regulations. Examples, which formed part of the SHA submission, include the compliance to the new European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use within all their factories (REACH — EC 1907/2006) and the Oeko-Tex (confidence in textiles) accreditation.
Speaking of the newly awarded SHA accreditation, Director of Global Marketing, David Staniforth explained: "ATG® is thrilled to have been awarded the Skin Health Alliance dermatological accreditation. Our product quality, comfort and industry leading performance has become well known and commonly accepted world-wide. The Skin Health Alliance seal will give, for the first time in the safety industry, professional glove users the confidence that our full range of gloves are "dermatologically safe" and the science and research behind them is robust."


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The exterior façade of Polk County History Center after restoration in Bartow, Florida. Source: Rowe Architects Incorporated
South Facade
West Facade
Courtroom with Restored Original Judge's Bench
Courtroom Detail
Courtroom Interior Doors
Light Fixture with Painted Stenciling
1926 1st Floor Plan
1926 2nd floor plan
1926 3nd floor plan
1996 1st Floor Plan
1996 2nd floor plan
1996 3rd floor plan
Client: Polk County
Location: 255 N. Broadway Avenue
Site: An existing courthouse of 57,000 square feet built originally in 1908 and added to in 1926.
Program Challenge: To restore the building's original historic character and create spaces for the county's Historical and Genealogical Library and history museum, at a cost of approximately $85 a square foot.
Solution: Rowe Architects choreographed a four-phase painstaking renovation of this historic courthouse that returned the building's original luster while transforming it into a new museum and library space. This required carefully removing more than 60 years of renovations that obscured the building's many historic features. Some modern updates, such as a new cooling system and elevator, were also added to make the building efficient and useable. The entire process was completed in six years to utilize only available funding, including several grants.
The first phase restored the 5 Baroque domes on the building's exterior and replaced the roof. The second phase focused on restoration of the exterior masonry walls and installation of a new air conditioning plant.
Phases three and four renovated the east wing for the library and the rest of the building for the museum. Wood trim was restored or duplicated, the art tile floors and wainscots were restored in certain parts of the building (using tile mined from other locations when necessary), and paint and wood stains were carefully examined and matched for historical accuracy.
The entire renovation was carefully planned and executed to meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings. The project received the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation in 1997 and an Honorable Mention Design Award from Tampa Bay chapter of AIA the same year. It also earned the courthouse a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
Meritorious Achievement Award, 1997, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
Honorable Mention, Design Awards,1997, AIA Tampa Bay


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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
IF ~ II More than Enough
Ever try to find a picture book you know you have, but can't quite locate it? That would be a good reason for spending a week cataloging them and putting them in order. I work a little differently, ( heh heh) so I had to spend a morning searching for just ONE book I knew I had. In the process I ended up cleaning out a whole lot of STUFF.... and went through batches and batches of sketches from previous assignments, books I have illustrated and just those late night sketching sessions. What I ended up doing, after culling out those I didn't need or want, was to photograph some of the B&W ones for later use and to use on my website. This one in particular seems to fit the subject this week....ENOUGH. I am posting it as a second entry. I have actually painted this one once, but really like the effect that a Black and White sketch has for this particular subject.
Posted by Ginger*:) on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
8 comments:
- Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...
What an awesome sketch!!! Very fun!
- July 22, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- NANCY LEFKO said...
terrific sketch and makes me think...hey, it's time for lunch !!
- July 22, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Sandra said...
This is so great, prefect for the topic.
- July 22, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- INDIGENE said...
This is so cool! I love the line work! I also love your blog's title...very cool!
- July 22, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Roberta said...
I've always liked this one.
Sometimes it's nice to use a BW image for variety.
- July 22, 2008 at 7:22 PM
- SaiSai said...
Very fun! I too like a little lizard in my sandwich, but I can never quite fit a stack that high in my mouth.
- July 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM
- Solvere volo said...
Poor lizard... Great illo!
- July 24, 2008 at 6:30 PM
- Mike said...
Awesome sketch, I think it looks great in black and white.
- August 17, 2008 at 6:46 AM
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- Overview
- Configurable Properties
- Activity Control
- Configuring the CDR Log File Location
- Configuring the Proxy for Exchange
- Configuring the Search Server URLs
- Job Configuration
- Name Management
- User Security
- Associate or Disassociate Clients
- Version
- Data Interface Pairs
- Firewall Configuration
- Configuring Deduplication Options
- Content Indexing
- Using UNC Paths for Job Results Directory
- Client Connectivity
- Client Configuration Considerations
- Operation Window
- Audit Trail
A client is a logical grouping of the agents installed on a computer. A client level is created in the CommCell Browser the first time an agent is installed on a computer.
You can perform client operations as long as the client is available and has agents installed on that computer. Operations performed on clients are applicable to all the agents that are installed on that client.
DB2 DPF Pseudo-Client
For the DB2 DPF iDataAgent, the DB2 DPF pseudo-client and its corresponding instance serve as a logical grouping of DB2 DPF database partitions that are housed on various clients. See Overview - DB2 DPF iDataAgent for more information. The pseudo-client is not automatically created in the CommCell Browser by the software; you must create and configure it using the Create a DB2 DPF Client procedure.
RAC Pseudo-Client
For the Oracle RAC iDataAgent, the RAC pseudo-client serves as a logical grouping of one or more Oracle iDataAgent instances within a RAC pseudo-client instance. See Overview - Oracle RAC iDataAgent for more information. The pseudo-client is not automatically created in the CommCell Browser by the software; you must create and configure it using the Create a RAC Client procedure.
NAS Clients
The software for the NAS iDataAgent is installed automatically as part of the MediaAgent installation in the NAS iDataAgent deployment. However, the client is not automatically created in the CommCell Browser. To add the NAS client to the CommCell, refer to the following procedure:
Clustered Environments
Information on whether the client is a physical or virtual client is displayed in the Client Properties.
Decoupled Installs
Agent and/or MediaAgent software can be installed on a computer that is not part of a CommCell. For more information, see Decoupled Install.
A client or MediaAgent can be pre-configured on the CommServe, and it can be subsequently connected to a computer with client and/or MediaAgent software already installed. A Product License(s) will be consumed when you perform this procedure.
The two parts involved in a Decoupled Install can be performed in any order, but must both be performed before the client and/or MediaAgent are functional in the CommCell.
Configurable Properties
Once installed, the client computer is configured and is therefore able to manage the data or volumes. You can change the following aspects of the configuration:
Activity Control
You can enable or disable all operations for this CommCell object and all objects below it. For more information, see Activity Control.
MediaAgents and data protection and recovery operations for clients can be enabled or disabled in bulk with the EnableDisableComputers command line utility in the Resource Pack. The tool can be applied to all MediaAgents and clients, or for a select targeted group.
Configuring the CDR Log File Location
ContinuousDataReplicator (CDR) performs replication by logging all activities in the source computer and replaying the log in the destination. On the source computer CDR logs all file write activities - new files and changes to existing files - both in the directories and volumes specified in the source paths of all the Replication Pair(s). These replication logs are transferred to the destination computer and replayed, ensuring that the destination remains a nearly real-time replica of the source.
You can specify the location of these log files and how often the logs must be replayed. For more information, see Replication Logs.
Configuring the Proxy for Exchange
When 32-bit Exchange agents are installed in non-standard configurations, such as off-host proxy or 32-bit on 64-bit, this property must be configured on the client hosting the Exchange Server to establish communications between the 32-bit Exchange agents and the Exchange Server in order to support Outlook Add-In and/or OWA functionality. The proper setting for this property depends on the type of installation configuration, as discussed below:
- When Exchange 2007 agents are installed in a 32-bit on 64-bit configuration, set this value to the client name of the 32-bit instance.
- When Exchange 2003/2007 agents are installed in an off-host proxy configuration, set this value to the client name of the off-host proxy computer.
This field should be configured after installing the Exchange agents and the OWA Proxy Enabler; it can be configured either before or after the installation of the Outlook Add-In (if applicable), but it must be configured before using Outlook Add-In and/or OWA in the configurations mentioned above. For step-by-step instructions, see Configure the Proxy for Exchange.
Web Server URLs
If you have a Web Console or Compliance Search installed on the client, options are provided to view the URLs used to access the Web Console or Compliance Search and search admin pages.
Similarly, if you have the Web Server installed on the client, you can also view the name and URL of the Web Server. Note that, the Web Server association cannot be changed without re-installing the Web Console or Compliance Search component. Also note that, the Web Server URL specified in the Client Properties (Web Server URLs) tab is not directly accessible by the user from any Web browsers.
When there are more than one Web Servers installed in the CommCell group, you can select the Web Server to be used for search operations on the client. By default, the Web Server configured in the client group level or Browse/Search/Recovery options will be used.
For instructions on viewing the Web Server URLs, see Viewing the Web Server URLs.
Job Configuration
You can set the following job configuration options:
- The Job Priority of a client.
- The time period and disk capacity after which job results are pruned.
- The directory path of the client where the job results files are located. See Using UNC Paths for Job Results Directory for more information.
- The amount of time the job results for a client should be retained.
- The low-space threshold of the job results directory, which is used to configure an alert. See Alerts and Monitoring for more information.
- Change the name of the computer in the operating system.
- Make sure that the computer is available in the network with the new name. (DNS lookup or other name resolution facilities are appropriately configured to resolve the new name of the computer.)
- Ensure that all applications running on the computer, such as SQL server, Exchange, Server, Oracle database, etc., function with the new name.
Use ping (or other such network connectivity utilities) to verify whether the computer that has a new name is accessible. Also, ensure that the other computers in the network are accessible to the computer with the new name.
Name Management
You can change the name of the Client/MediaAgent computer if the Host name is changed. See Name Management for more information.
Do not use spaces when specifying a new name for the Client.
User Security
You can perform the following functions:
- Identify the user groups to which this CommCell object is associated.
- Associate this object with a user group.
- Disassociate this object from a user group.
For more information, see User Administration and Security.
Associate or Disassociate Clients
You can associate or disassociate clients to or from a client computer group.
The Version tab displays the software version and post-release service packs and updates installed for the component. See Version for an overview.
Data Interface Pairs
You can add, delete, and view data interface pairs between the client and other CommCell computers. The Advanced tab of the client's Properties dialog box contains options to configure new data interface pairs and view and delete any existing data interface pairs. For more information on data interface pairs, see Data Interface Pairs.
Firewall Configuration
You can define the connection details required to operate this client or client group across firewalls. Details of the connection passage for incoming and outgoing connections between this and other clients behind a firewall must be defined. For complete configuration details, see Firewall.
Configuring Deduplication Options
You can configure client-side deduplication options for the client. The Client Side Deduplication tab of the client's Properties dialog box consists of the following configuration options for client-side deduplication.
- Enable deduplication at the client side.
- Enable signature cache at the client side.
- Enable intelligent block alignment for deduplication operations.
See Modifying Client Deduplication Settings for step-by-step instructions.
Content Indexing
You can enable/disable offline content indexing for the client from the Content Indexing tab in the Advanced Client Properties dialog. To navigate to the Content Indexing tab, right-click the client name, select Properties, and click the Advanced button.
Using UNC Paths for Job Results Directory
UNC paths are supported for job results directory by the SharePoint Server Agent. If configured in a Cluster Continuous Replicator environment, the UNC paths are also supported by the Windows File System Agent and the Exchange Database Agent 2007 and later.
When assigning UNC paths, the designated directory must be ONE level below the directory which is shared for this purpose.
\\machine1\<share_name>\job_results\ is shared. Then specify \\machine1\<share_name>\job_results\job_results_1 as the job results directory.
\\machine1\<share_name>\job_results\ is shared. Then specifying \\machine1\<share_name>\job_results as the job results directory is not supported.
User Impersonation for Accessing the Job Results Directory
On a Windows client, you need to specify a Windows User Account with the appropriate privileges to access the job results directory.
User impersonation requires that the specified user have write permissions to the product installation folders; otherwise, the user impersonation account may not take effect. This is especially true if the associated computer is not part of a domain and if the user is not a domain user. Additionally, users will need full permissions (registry rights) to the following registry key: \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACINE\SOFTWARE\CommVault Systems.
In addition, if UNC paths are used for job results and subclient contents are specified as UNC paths, the user impersonation account used for the job results directory must have access to both paths.
For the File System iDataAgent, the user impersonation occurs only once; therefore, the user impersonation account specified for the job results directory will take precedence and will be used to back up the contents of the UNC path included in the subclient content.
For the Virtual Server iDataAgent, the user impersonation account specified for the job results directory will take precedence and will be used to backup and restore data from a virtual machine. This may result into file access related issues during the backup. Therefore, it is recommended to use a local folder on the client computer as the job results directory.
For the Exchange iDataAgent, the account must have the following:
- The account must have the Remote Access rights to the UNC path.
Remote Access can be granted by right-clicking My Computer | Properties | Remote | Select Remote Users | Add and then specifying the domain\user in the Select User dialog box in the computer hosting the UNC path.
- In addition, the Exchange Administrator account specified in the Agent Properties dialog box must have write access permissions to the share used for job results.
For step-by-step instructions, see Change the User Account for Accessing the Job Results Directory.
Client Connectivity
You can check whether or not a client is accessible in the CommCell by using the Check Readiness option in the CommCell Console.
When selected, this option will display a message indicating whether or not the client is accessible. If the client is not accessible, you can check the Process Manager to ensure the client's services are running.
Client Configuration Considerations
Consider the following when configuring your clients:
- The volume containing the job results directory must have sufficient free space for the collect file. Bear this in mind when backing up large file systems, such as those residing on a SAN. Each subclient in each backup set will consume disk space for the collect file. Change the Job Results Path of the Client if there is insufficient room for collect file growth during large backups.
The Collect File records the path and name of each scanned file that is to be backed up; therefore, the collect file size is determined by the number of files to be backed up and the length of the file path and file name. If you are working with very deep directory structures, the file paths will be longer, and this impacts the collect file size. When performing full backups of large file systems with a mix of short and long file paths, plan on collect file growth of approximately 50MB for every 1 Million files. Plan on 100MB-200MB per one million files if most of the files in your backup operation have very long file paths (200 + characters in length). Incremental and Differential backups tend to back up fewer files than full backups, and so create smaller collect files.
- If you change the path of the URLs in the Client Properties (Search Server URLs) tab, which are used for accessing the end-user or compliance user Search Console and/or the User Administration page, then you must manually update the corresponding virtual directory path in the IIS Server. Likewise, if you change the path of the URLs in the IIS Server that are used for accessing the end-user or compliance user Search Console and/or the User Administration page, then you must manually update the corresponding paths in the Client Properties (Search Server URLs) tab.
- When you configure a new client in the CommCell, note the following:
- The client name must not match the hostname of another client.
- The client hostname must not match the name of another client.
If you do not take the above items into consideration, backup and restore operations may fail.
Operation Window
You can configure operation rules at this level using the Operation Window. See Operation Window for an overview.
Audit Trail
Operations performed with this feature are recorded in the Audit Trail. See Audit Trail for more information.


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- Erik M. Shapiro, Ph.D.
- Adam Alessio, Ph.D.
- Andrea Bozoki, M.D.
- Joseph Carlson, Ph.D.
- Ming Chen, Ph.D.
- Assaf Gilad, Ph.D.
- Roger Haut, Ph.D.
- Jie Huang, Ph.D.
- Eric P. Kasten, Ph.D.
- Ronald Meyer, Ph.D.
- Anna Moore, Ph.D.
- Galit Pelled, Ph.D.
- Erich Petushek, Ph.D.
- Chunqi Qian, Ph.D.
- Lorenzo Sempere, Ph.D.
- Jill Slade, Ph.D.
- Ping, Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Feng Wei, Ph.D.
- Robert Wiseman, Ph.D.
- David C. Zhu, Ph.D.
- Kurt R. Zinn, Ph.D.
Feng Wei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
E Fee Hall
965 Fee Road Rm A414B
East Lansing, MI 48824
College Degree:
Ph.D.: Michigan State University; Doctoral research on ankle ligamentous injuries.
Postdoctoral Fellow: Kessler Foundation Research Center, West Orange, NJ; Research concentration on weight-bearing MRI of the knee with osteoarthritis.
Postdoctoral Associate: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Research concentration on the study of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders that are associated with abnormal control of posture and movement.
Research Interests:
My current research interests focus on human musculoskeletal system modeling, post traumatic osteoarthritis, bone fracture, sports injury prevention and rehabilitation, pattern classification and recognition, imaging, lower extremity electromyography (EMG) in pathological gait, mechanotransduction in articular cartilage, and locomotor adaptation.
Selected Publications:
1. Wei F, Fong DTP, Chan KM, Haut RC. Estimation of ligament strains and joint moments in the ankle during a supination sprain injury. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, DOI:10.1080/10255842.2013.792809, 2013
2. Wei F, Post JM, Braman JE, Meyer EG, Powell JW, Haut RC. Eversion during external rotation of the human cadaver foot produces high ankle sprains. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 30(9):1423-1429, 2012
3. Wei F, Meyer EG, Braman JE, Powell JW, Haut RC. Rotational stiffness of football shoes influences talus motion during external rotation of the foot. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 134(4):041002, 2012
4. Wei F, Braman JE, Weaver BT, Haut RC. Determination of dynamic ankle ligament strains from a computational model driven by motion analysis based kinematic data. Journal of Biomechanics 44(15):2636-2641, 2011
5. Wei F, Hunley SC, Powell JW, Haut RC. Development and validation of a computational model to study the effect of foot constraint on ankle injury due to external rotation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 39(2):756-765, 2011
6. Haut RC, Wei F. Biomechanical studies on patterns of cranial bone fracture using the immature porcine model. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, DOI:10.1115/1.4034430.
7. Wei F, Bucak SS Vollner JM, Fenton TW, Haut RC. Classification of prcine cranial fracture patterns using a fracture printing interface. Journal of Forensic Sciences. In Press.
8. Button KD, Wei F, Haut RC. Unlocking the talus by eversion limits medial ankle injury risk during external rotation. Journal of Biomechanics 48(13):3733-3736, 2015.
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Other Departmental/Program Affiliations:
Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories


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Local sources in Nineveh province disclosed that unidentified assailants have gunned down 34 terrorists in three separate attacks in the Eastern parts of the city of Mosul.
The unknown gunmen killed the ISIL terrorists with light BKC rifles by attacking their bases in al-Karama, Sana'e, and al-Bak regions in Eastern Mosul city and fled the scene, the Arabic-language media quoted local sources as saying.
The assassination attempts against the ISIL terrorists have considerably increased after the liberation of Fallujah as the people's morale to confront the ISIL has boosted.
In a relevant development on Saturday, unidentified assailants gunned down two terrorists in Mosul city center.
The unknown gunmen killed the ISIL terrorists with handguns equipped with silencers in Bab al-Sara market in Mosul city center.
Also in late May, masked armed men assassinated a senior ISIL commander in Salahuddin province in Northern Iraq.
Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Anbari and his bodyguard were killed in in the city of al-Sharqat by gunmen using handguns equipped with silencer, the Arabic-language Sumeria News quoted an unnamed security source as saying.
Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Anbari was in charge of ISIL's security in al-Sharqat city.
Al-Sharqat has been under ISIL's control since June 2014.
In early May, the Iraqi army and popular forces continued their advances in Anbar province in Western Iraq, and killed over half a dozen ISIL terrorists, including one of their most wanted leaders.
Chief commander of the military operations in Anbar Ismail Mahlavi confirmed that senior ISIL commander Shaker Wahib al-Fahdavi has been killed in an Iraqi army operation in the town of Rataba in the Western part of Anbar province.
Mahlavi added that seven other ISIL commanders were also killed in the Iraqi army's operations in Rataba town.
The confirmation by the Iraqi army comes while Fahdavi was reported dead eight times before.
The Iraqi army, meantime, announced that ISIL's war strategist was killed in the village of al-Asouja in Makhmour region in Nineveh province.


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Prerequisites: ENGL 1113
Credits: 3
Description: The course is designed for History majors. It will prepare students to research and write research papers. Papers will present results of investigations on historical topics. Students will learn how to use library as a research tool for primary and secondary sources. The course will emphasize the importance of gathering, interpreting, and documenting evidence, organizing ideas and drawing conclusions.


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Feature: Connor Swift Signs for Madison Genesis
A new signing for Madison Genesis in 2017 is Connor Swift who has bounced back from a horrific crash to race with one of the country's top teams (more…)
A new signing for Madison Genesis in 2017 is Connor Swift who has bounced back from a horrific crash to race with one of the country's top teams (more…)
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Jacek Nowak, Barnabas Purbrook and Jonathan Pool winners at week 9 of the Lee Valley Summer Circuit League on Wednesday (June 29) (more…)
Theo Hartley, Jim Brown and Ava Oxley-Szilagyi winners in the Otley Town Centre Support Races on Wednesday evening (more…)
Simon Muir, Elliot Metcalfe & Rob Carter winners at the Middlesbrough Circuit Races last Thursday (June 23) (more…)
Edward Silverton winner of the category 3/4 Darley Moor Circuit race on Saturday (June 25) (more…)
Mark Ellis, Joshua Andrews and Wayne Beba winners at the circuit races on Saturday at the Kent Cyclopark (more…)
Matthew Garthwaite wins stage 2 of the Welsh 2/3/4 Ras De Cymru stage race and leads overall by 23 seconds (more…)
Robert Rogers and Rob Vials winners at week 13 of the Dolan Bikes Litherland Circuit League in Liverpool on Wednesday (more…)
Alex Dalton winner of the cat 2/3/4 Velo Club Beverley Road Race at South Dalton on Sunday (more…)
Ralf Hodgson winner of the category 2/3/4 Ian Mountain Memorial Road Race ar Pontefract on Sunday (June 26) (more…)
Joshua Wallis, Anna Henderson, Alex Anderson & Michael Cowland winners at Letchworth on Sunday (more…)
Alexander Cross and Thomas Bowering winners at the Tuesday circuit race league at Hillingdon on June 28 (more…)
James Walker, George Mills-Keeling & Gabriella Homer winners at the Stourport Circuit Summer Series on Tuesday night (June 28) (more…)
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Robert McCarthy and Joseph Clark winners at round 3 of the Portsmouth Evening Circuit Races at the Mountbatten Centre on June 29 (more…)
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Samantha Fawcett & Cameron Foster winners at round 4 of the Bovingdon Bomber circuit races run by Hemel Hempstead CC (more…)
Chris Lawless and Charline Joiner were the big winners at the Otley Town Centre circuit races on Wednesday night (more…)
Great Britain Cycling Team announces the riders selected for the UEC Junior and Under-23 European Track Championships in Montichiari (Italy) from 12 – 17 July (more…)
Steven Byers and Charlotte Hanson winners at week 8 of the Dunsfold Park 4ths Series on Friday (June 24) (more…)
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Three wins for Frank Longstaff at the Friday night Welwyn Track League on June 24 in Hertfordshire (more…)
Sam Travis and Daniel Pullen winners at the Tameside Circuit Races on Tuesday night (June 28) (more…)
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Andy Langdown five seconds faster than Luke Cornish to win the Alton CC Open 10 mile time trial on Saturday on the H10/8 (more…)
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One of the leading town centre race events, the Otley GP, is on Wednesday with star studded fields and great chippies ;-) (more…)
Danny Grieves of GS Metro wins the RTTC 12 Hour Championship in South Wales, Katja Rietdorf first female (more…)
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John Watson (Hitchin Nomads CC) winner of the Central Road Race League event (3/4) at Wing on Sunday (June 26) (more…)
Gary Scott (Onimpex Bioracer), Adam Darbyshire and Anouska Edward winners at Pimbo Road Races on Sunday (more…)
William Harper, Excel Pedal Heaven Academy along with Matthew Cox and Jennifer Powell winners at the South Region Road Championship (more…)
Jacob Tipper of Pedal Heaven RT winner of the TMG Road Race at Leighton Buzzard on Sunday (more…)
Emma Finucane and Ethan Vernon winners at the Youth National Series event at Milton Keynes Bowl on Saturday (June 25) (more…)
Maryka Sennema and Pat Wright of Paceline two of the winners at the London Dynamo Richmond Park TT (more…)
Lee Tunnicliffe fastest in the Matlock CC Open 25 mile time trial on June 26 (Sunday) (more…)
Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) won the Italian Road Race Championships Sunday to win the prestigious tricolor jersey (more…)
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) has become the Belgian Road Race Champion for the second time in his career (more…)
Felix Barker of Cambridge University CC fastest in the N&DCA 21 mile time trial on June 25th (more…)
Final phase begins in rejuvenation of historic 1948 Olympic Herne Hill Velodrome in South East London (more…)
ORICA-GreenEDGE confirms team for this year's Tour de France which includes Britain's Adam Yates (more…)
Chris Fennell, Thanet Road Club breaks the course record in his club's Open 10 mile time trial on Sunday, June 26 in Kent (more…)
Seonaid Thompson and Liz Burns winners at the Yorksport Womens' Races (Yorkshire) (more…)
Hannah Barnes, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Alice Barnes and Adam Blythe are the 2016 Road Race Champions from the Stockton on Tees British Road Race Championships (more…)
Calum Magowan of Peebles CC winner of the Battle of Black Loch promoted by West Lothian Clarion in Scotland (more…)
Alfie Peters, Lucy Driver & James Williams winners at the Westpoint Centre Tuesday Crits on June 21st in Exeter, Devon (more…)
Robert Cheng wins final stage & overall while James Rogers & Ian Lee win stages in the L'etape de la Defonce at Cowbridge last weekend (more…)
Matt Eglen, Iain Carr & Jesus Moreno three of the winners at the Velopark Wednesday Crits in London (June 22) (more…)
Cory Edmondson, Thomas Bates and Robert Vials winners at week 11 of the CDPP Crit Series in Lancashire (more…)
Jack Stanton-Warren of Halesowen A & CC winner of the cat 2/3/4 Climb on Bikes Road Race last Sunday (June 19) (more…)
Tony Martin of Etixx Quickstep wins his sixth individual German time trial title (more…)
Five Welsh cyclists confirmed for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as James, Thomas, Doull, Horne and Barker get selection confirmed (more…)
Jake Yarranton riding for Excel Pedal Heaven Academy gets his hands in the air in the South Western RC Road Race last Sunday (more…)
Liam Walsh, Jamie Wilkins, Adam Patchton & Adele Martin  winners at the Tuesday Circuit Races at Thruxton on June 21st (more…)
Faith Fisher, Benjamin Marks and Adam Holleyman winners at week 8 of the Hargroves Cycles Goodwood Series (more…)
Craig Wilson and James Stuart winners at week 8 of the Dunsfold Park Vets Series on Wednesday, June 22nd (more…)
Graham Crow and Gavin Francis winners at week 6 of the Masters Crit Series at Hillingdon on Wednesday (June 22) (more…)
No surprises as Team GB announce that Bradley Wiggins. Lizzie Armitstead and Mark Cavendish head up the cycling team for the Rio Olympics (more…)
Jason White and Samuel Adey winners at the Castle Combe Summer Series on Thursday (June 23) (more…)
Shropshire will be in the national spotlight as 'Britain's craziest bike race' is broadcast on television (more…)
Mike Jackson, Aleck Hornshaw and Mike Twelves among the winners at the LVRC MK Bowl circuit races on June 21st (more…)
The sun was out again at the latest round of the Brooks Cycles Track League making for some great racing with a good turnout of riders (more…)
Fabian Cancellara claimed his 10th Swiss national time trial title after a reign over a span of 15 years (more…)
Matt Clements of Catford winner of event 8 in the North Weald TLI Series on 21 June (more…)
288 competitors turned out at the NSC last Tuesday night for round nine of Team RL360 Isle of Man's youth league (more…)
Alistair Leivers, Morgan Williams and Isaac Atkinson winners at the Cog Set Youth Races at Salt Ayre on June 22nd (more…)
Steve Abbott & Halley Woods among winners at round 13 of the Lewis Balyckyi Glasdon Crit Series in Preston on Thursday (more…)
James Ebdon and Lewis Atkins of Excel Pedal Heaven Academy winners at the Portsmouth Evening Circuits at Mountbatten Centre (more…)
Brad Dransfield of Planet X – Northside Cycling winner of the category 3/4 HSW Evening raod race on Wednesday, June 22 (more…)
Shaun Dolby of Birdwell Wheelers winner of the 2/3/4 Peak Evening Road Race on Thursday in South Yorkshire (more…)
Joel Hewitt winner at round 5 of the North Yorkshire Road Race League at Selby on Thursday (June 23) (more…)
James Hyde winner of round 9 of the 2/3/4 Rockingham Circuit Series on Thursday, June 23 (more…)
Scott Thwaites & Becky Womersley among winners at the Ilkley Cycle Races in Yorkshire on Wednesday (more…)
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Chris Fennell of Thanet RC fastest in the VTTA Kent Open 25 mile time trial on Sunday (June 19) (more…)
Former World Champion Emma Pooley has signed for Lotto Soudal Ladies team for the rest of 2016 (more…)
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Rhys Pilley, Samuel Watson and Graham Briggs winners at the Donny crits on Sunday (more…)
Arlen Vartazarian and Rory Townsend of Pedal Heaven winners at the Tuesday Night Hillingdon Crits (June 21) (more…)
Sam Humpheson, Fred Wright and Louise Moriarty winners at the Tuesday night Crystal Palace circuit races (more…)
Chris Froome leads Team Sky for the 103rd edition of the Tour de France starting on July 2nd (more…)
George Fox fastest in the Hinkley CRC Open 10 on the K41/10 course on Sunday (June 19) (more…)
Stuart Thompson winner of the 3/4 road race at Thoroton on Sunday (June 19), part of the Overst Race League (more…)
Mike Smith was the winner of the Sotonia Summer crit race one at the South Winchester Park and Ride (more…)
Ethan Vernon in top form at the Welwyn Friday Night Track League on June 17 in Hertfordshire (more…)
Andrew Webster and Chris Dwyer winners at Tameside Tuesday Circuit Races (June 21) in Greater Manchester (more…)
Ellis Kirkbride and Flora Gillies winners at the Salt Ayre Circuit Races on June 21 in the North West (more…)
Dan Martin and Marcel Kittel the headline acts for Etixx Quickstep in this years Tour de France team – team built around Kittel says team boss (more…)
George Fowler and Lauren Dolan winners at the Seaton Town Centre Races on Sunday (June 19) (more…)
Sonny Parker, Timothy Hill & Robert Ormond winners at the Saturday circuit races at Kent Cyclopark (June 18) (more…)
Matt Burden fastest in the RealTeam Open 10 mile time trial on the R10/17 on June 16 (Thursday) (more…)
Kieran Hotson fastest in the Lindsey Roads CC Open 10 mile time trial on June 18 (Saturday) on the C10/4 (more…)
Sam Henning the only rider under 20 in the Hemel Hempstead Open 10 mile time trial on Saturday (June 18) (more…)
David Allonby and Adam Hartley deadheat in the Kent Valley RC Open 10 mile time trial on Saturday (June 18) (more…)
Mark Jones fastest by a single second (19.13) to beat Nick English in the Hertfordshire Wheelers Open 10 mile time trial (more…)
Tony Chapman fastest in the Western Time Trials Assoc. Hardriders 100 mile time trial on Sunday, June 19 on the U86/100 (more…)
Peter Lawrence fastest in the Hemel Hempstead CC Open 25 mile time trial on June 19 (Sunday) on the F13/25 (more…)
Danny Grieves fastest in the Sunderland Clarion 25 mile time trial on the M254 on Sunday (June 19) (more…)
Stephen Williamson fastest in the West Wales Cyclists' League 100 mile time trial on the R100/1 on Sunday (June 19) (more…)
James Boyman fastest in the Fareham RC Open 25 on the H25/8 on Sunday (June 19) (more…)
Jacob Tipper of Pedal Heaven wins the Neil Gardner Memorial ahead of the everygreen Martin Ford, Planet X- Northside (more…)
Resuming after a two week break for the TT motorcycle races, round 8 of Team RL360 Isle of Man's youth league was held with 283 competitors signed-on for the eleven race programme (more…)
James Lewis and Michael Bradbury winners at week 7 of the Castle Combe Summer Series last Thursday (16th) (more…)
Ryan Pike and Stephen Wilkinson winners at the Derek Devonport Memorial Road Races (June 15) (more…)
Ralph Keeler and Mike Smith winners at week 4 of the LVRC Ford Dunton Series (more…)
Stephen Irwin and Anna Turvey winners in the Walsall Open 25 mile time trial on Saturday, June 18 on the A25/11 (more…)
Simon Beldon fastest & Karen Ledger with a new event record in the North Midlands District 10 mile time trial on Saturday (June 18) (more…)
Startsheet for the Ian Goodhew Memorial 10 mile time trial on the F11/10 course on Saturday 25th June (more…)


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… that's what I kept thinking as I ate those little tiny birds ('asfour teen) at Saba' A'youn Restaurant in West Bekaa. These little tweeties apparently feed on fig trees so they're sooo soft you can throw the whole thing in your mouth… or at least that's what Deedee does! I prefer them mishwé and eat them as is because they have so much flavor, but some prefer to dip them in sumac to give them a little spice, others cook them in pomegranate molasses.
G, D and me were craving proteins that day, so it was meat straight up. Kibbé and Habra Nayyé, then skewers of grilled lamb pieces (kebab), and the 'asafeer with Tabboulé (bala basal), hummos, and batata. Simple, straight to the point, and deedeelicious! This place knows how to pick its meat. Always fresh and clean.
We had their House Arak to go with that. Very smooth and light, this creamy white arak is almost sweet and has a very light anis nose and palate… nothing too overwhelming as some araks do.
For reservations at Saba' A'youn Restaurant (which literally means: Seven Water Springs) in West Bekaa near Sad el Karoun: 08-645453 or 03-189015
Deedee dedicates this to her friend Hrach. You will be missed, habibi. At the risk of sounding 'crass': Only the good die young…


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They must unite in one and the same industrial union and one and the same political party. And the union and the party must be managed and directed by themselves, not from the top down, but from the bottom up.
When the head of a "boss" appears it is only to disappear if the workers know their book. Brains are wanted, but not bosses. The workers do not want to be patronized any longer by intellectual "superiors." They are organized upon the basis of mutual service and the superiority of all, and all are welcome to join upon that basis, the brainier they are the better.
But no bosses! Labor has been bossed for centuries unnumbered and from now on it is going to boss itself. Labor has had all it wants of the "great man," who condescendingly smiles upon it to have himself lifted up on its shoulders and boosted into prominence, luxury and office.
The workers and producers, the builders and delvers, the sowers and reapers, the weavers and spinners, the mechanics, artisans and laborers of every kind and sort are the creators of society and the conservators of civilization, and when they come to realize it they will conquer in the struggle for supremacy and people the earth with a race of free men.
This article is inspired by the report I have just read in a morning paper of a two days' conference held in Washington by the "McNamara Ways and Means Committee of the American Federation of Labor," and telling of the cowardly and contemptible action of that body, with Samuel Gompers presiding over it, in denouncing the McNamara brothers and exonerating themselves: and not only this, but "expressing the satisfaction of organized labor that the culprits have been commensurately punished for their crime"; and all of this abject sycophancy to curry favor with the capitalist class.
It is truly a spectacle to see these national leaders of the American Federation of Labor joining the Otises, the Posts, the Parrys and the Kirbys in savage denunciation of their own union brethren, whose crime consists in their having carried out the policy of Gompers' craft unionism to its logical conclusion.____________________


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TRAIL SAFETY UPDATE: Tasman's Great Taste Trail
DATE: 1 February 2018
ISSUE: Please note the entire Trail is closed until further notice. This is due to the extreme weather event in the Nelson region which has caused widespread flooding.
We will provide updates as we receive them. Thank you.
Storm Damage Update – 2 February 2018
Tasman's Great Taste Trail is still closed while assessments are being done today. If you wish to cycle from Richmond to Landsdowne Road, please follow the detour map.
The Mapua Ferry is closed until further notice until the debris is cleared from the estuary and the Trail and Ferry landings are assessed.
Storm Damage Update – 3 February 2018
It is expected that the section of Great Taste Trail between Richmond Deviation and Lansdowne Rd will be closed for a number of weeks. The Nelson/Tasman Cycle Trails Trust is working with Tasman District Council to decide a strategy to reinstate this section of trail as soon as possible. In the meantime please use Lower Queen Street. The Trail is also closed along Whakatu Drive between the Honest Lawyer and the Aquatic Centre.
The inland section of trail from Lansdowne Rd to Rabbit Island is OPEN and the Mapua ferry will be operating again from Sunday 4th February. We advise riders to also avoid the section of trail along the Mapua foreshore and instead continue directly along Aranui Rd and Stafford Drive shared path until Pine Hill Road.
From Pine Hill Road to Motueka the Great Taste Trail is OPEN to riders. Coastal sections of Trail between Motueka and Kaiteriteri have significant debris and some section are still closed. We will be working to clear this today.
Inland sections of the trail from Richmond to Wakefield and the Spooners tunnel are fine and OPEN.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Combined Styles ( two containers)
Moribana and Moribana (8/4/09)
Moribana and Naageire ( 8/6/09)
We didn't have class in July, but we have three classes in August, and today's class was for a make up. I am going on vacation tomorrow (8/7). So I am just showing my finished arrangement first. When I come back (8/16), I will continue blogging! Until then!
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Art Subversives: First 100 people will receive $1 and enter free
Performances by Mideo M. Cruz and Racquel de Loyola [Philippines] Chaw Ei Thien [Burma] Whitney V Hunter ;NYC] and Inari Virmakoski [Finland]&
A night of subversive artists. In conjunction with the Mideo Cruz Exhibit in the Alice Chilton Gallery.
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Subverting the system, we are giving a dollar to the first 100 people who come to Art Subversives with Mideo Cruz, Raquel De Loyola, Inari Virmakoski, Chaw Ei Thein, Whitney V Hunter and Special Musical Guest: Abdou Mboup from Senegal
Inari Virmakoski [Finland]
The content of her work is concerned with global matters like human rights, peace and war, love and hate, social and environmental issues. Inari Virmakoski has been working as a performance artist since 1994 and represented Finland in several International Performance Art Festivals and events around the world, in Asia China and Indonesia, in Africa Mozambique in South America Chile and Peru, Europa Italy, Germany, Poland and Norway, all Baltic countries, Russia and Belorussia., XIV Interakcje Live Art Festival in Piotrkow Trybunalski Poland, Fringe festival in Recklinghausen, Germany, Karlsoy Festival in Art Programme Stoy in Norway, Performance Compost at Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki, Perfolink- Chile Festival in Santiago de Chile were the most important activities in 2012.
Working and staying in Africa for eight years affected her life and art deeply.Inari Virmakoski:
Mideo M. Cruz [Manilla, Philippiines]
Art production has been built upon overtly and subversively expanding and evolving communicative language and contexts. aiming to stimulate interaction and critical consumption of art. taking his multi-sensory advocacy from the streets to the internet and galleries, mideo has crafted political yet humorous work and social discourse realized both collectively and individually. as an artist-organizer, he has consistently addressed issues of haphazard globalization vis a visidentity and skewed acces to productive assets.Mideo M. Cruz:
Racquel de Loyola [Manilla, Philippiines]
Racquel De Loyola is actively engaged in the international network neworldisorder and women artists group Kasibulan. She previously curated Authorized Extremist a live art component of 2008 tutoK-2talk Creative Convergence. In 2007 she was shortlisted to Ateneo Art Awards for her "Subsisting Sustenance" which was presented in 2006 in Toronto Canada for 7a*11d, as Ramon Lerma described, "Framing stillness and motion, the collision of space and intervention in Racquel de Loyola's subsisting sustenance performance delivers a sensorial spectacle that leaves viewers shocked and awed. Haunting ululation presages the entry of the artist who, caked in talcum and garbed as the multi-breasted Bagobo goddess Mebuyan, weaves her own melodious yowling into a hair-raising bel canto-style duet". She is now developing her new performative project "Satisfaction" which already presented in Manila, France, and Germany. With a growing reputation in the international cross-disciplinary art circuit she is frequently invited to various art events abroad. She was awarded the prestigious Cultural Center of the Philippines 13 Artists Awards in 2009Racquel de Loyola
Chaw Ei Thien [Burma,NYC]
Many of my friends are in prison, far away and inaccessible. There are over 2000 political prisoners in Burma. Some have been sentenced to 56 years of imprisonment, some 65, some 102. All are committed to their fight for freedom and justice in Burma, and for our people. I am lucky because I am not in prison like them. But I always think of them: how they spend their time in the prison, and how they have sacrificed. I cannot help them to be free. So I am doing this performance as a tribute to them and what they have done for us. In this performance, I explore the "poun-zan": a form of torture common in Burmese prisons, in which prisoners must hold a physically excruciating and psychologically humiliating position for a long period of time. My performance is their real performance in those prisons. I hope you can feel it.Chaw Ei Thien:
Whitney V Hunter [NYC]
I am an artist who consistently questions the purpose and function of art. I have a genuine interest in hybrid forms and works that cross artistic boundaries. Working from a Shape (the rediscovery of perception) philosophy, I am engaged in creating live performance and mediated works based in the act of ritual as a medium of artistic expression towards the ignition of the imagination through contemplation.
Whitney V. Hunter is a NY-based performance artist and independent curator from Chicago. www.whitneyhunter.com
Abdou MboupAbdou Mboup was born in the small town of Kebemer, Senegal to a family of oral historians and musicians. Having studied traditional drumming under the tutelage of his family, Abdou soon became a key figure in the development of the Mbalax style (Senegalese dance music). In fact in the early 1970s, he was the first musician to incorporate various traditional instruments into Senegalese popular music. A few years later, he joined the renewned Dakar based group Xalam, which he toured Europe and Africa under the patronage of south African trumpeter, Hugh Masekela. By the 1980s, Abdou was living and working in Paris, There he attracted the attention of the American trumpeter Jon Hassell, with whom he recorded and performed at the 1982 Womad festival in London, England. Soon therafter, he became the percussionist of Eddy Louiss's band with whom he toured and recorded for the next ten years. Concurrently, Abdou taught percussion at Loisirs et Culture music school in France and founded the jazz fusion band Sixun. In the years to come, Abdou's career has only expanded. He has toured and recorded in Africa, Europe, America, Southeastern Asia, Japan, Nepal and India. From the 1990s until now, Abdou has written original composition for Jean Luc Ponty, Pharoah Sanders Tom Tom Club and Randy Weston.
About Grace Exhibition Space
Grace Exhibition Space opened in 2006 and is devoted exclusively to Performance Art. We offer an opportunity to experience visceral and challenging performance works by the current generation of international performance artists, whether emerging, mid career or established. Being a Brooklyn loft, our events are presented on the floor, not on a stage, dissolving the boundary between artist and viewer. We believe this is how performance art is meant to be experienced.
"There is no designated stage area, blurring the line between audience and performer, and seating is sparse, as participating in the performance is encouraged. The unknown terrifies you, and yet something, maybe this very feeling, pushes you inside. Welcome to Grace Exhibition Space." Terri Ciccoe. Bushwick Daily January, 2013
"On each night, and in each performance, the human body is redeemed from the mundane and made anew." David Lagaccia, Williamsburg Greenpoint News+Art (June, 2012)Read the Article Here: