text:
The Shurat HaDin of the Israel Law Center announced on Wednesday that they have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. The request claims Mashaal is criminally liable for the ...[read more]
Top Palestinian officials on Friday filed a complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza. Palestinian Justice Minister Saleem Al-Saqqa and Gaza court public prosecutor Ismail Jabr started legal proceedings over the 18 days of fighting between Hamas ...[read more]
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry on Sunday met with ministers of the new Palestinian unity government in the Gaza Strip. Serry's UN envoy are the first international officials to meet with the new unity government, announced by Palestinian President Mahmoud ...[read more]
A Cairo court ruled on Tuesday that the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is a terrorist organization and banned all activities by the group in Egypt. The ruling was based on connections between Hamas, the Islamist ruling party of Palestine, with the Muslim Brotherhood, a similar Egyptian ...[read more]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip to halt all executions, especially those of child offenders. HRW is especially concerned with the specific case of Hani Abu Aliyan, an adult prisoner sentenced to death for the murder of a peer while he was a minor. ...[read more]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged Hamas to halt all executions in the Gaza strip. According to the UN, the attorney general in Gaza announced that those executions stayed for Ramadan would recommence at the end of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Pillay objected to ...[read more]
On January 25, 2006, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the US government for denying Swiss Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan entry into the US under the Patriot Act's ideological exclusion provision. Ramadan, the grandson of the Muslim Brotherhood's founder Hassan al- ...[read more]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday accused the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) of war crimes after a November aerial bombing raid killed 12 civilians in Gaza. According to HRW, the IDF planned and authorized the attack in pursuit of Mohamed Jamal al-Dalu, a suspected Hamas "terror operative" and low- ...[read more]
JURIST Contributing Editor Laurie Blank of the Emory University School of Law says that more attention should be focused on the care taken by the Israel Defense Forces in its recent military actions in Gaza to protect civilian lives, in sharp contrast to the indiscriminate attacks performed by ...[read more]
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi announced Saturday that peace talks are progressing toward a ceasefire in the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Southern Israel. Mursi invited the Quatari emir, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to Cairo for ...[read more]


text:
Kitchen splashback trends for 2015 A well designed splashback is always a great feature for a kitchen. It's practical and it can be a memorable design feature if it's created in the right way. If you want your kitchen to be on trend then you need to have a look at what splashbacks are looking as though they will be popular in 2015. There are three main design features that ... [ Read More ]
Because I'm Happy #12: YEP
... [ Read More ]
How many times have I said almost all of this? Comment on other blogs, syndicate your posts and a few more top tips from the likes of the @TedRubin's of the world
You can definitely do well to read the full article on ChattyPost where 35 top notch social media specialist give you the tips that they find most useful. If you are a long term reader of mine, some of these are going to sound very familiar . Remember, a little selfish here but I'm highlighting some of the folks who share similar ideas as myself… Ammar Ali – ... [ Read More ]
Because I'm Happy #11–I'm Happy but apparently I missed a day! Ooops!
Well, I missed a day, just straight up missed it so it seems. The fact that I posted 2 the day before doesn't really count does it? Oh well, skip it and move on. I have never been more certain of anything in my life. Yes, I said, I'm confident and I'm cocky in this one particular subject area. Indeed, you can't be more confident in anything than I ... [ Read More ]
THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU in theaters September 19 #TIWILY Giveaway
THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU in theaters September 19 Visit the official website Like This is Where I Leave You on Facebook About the Film When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother ... [ Read More ]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
"These notecards are perfect for the guest of honor to receive as part of her baby shower gift. She can use them to send notes to her guests thanking them for the gifts they brought. They are simple, elegant single notecards with your choice of monogram letter and footer that can be personalized."
"I was looking for personalize Thank You cards, and I have found them on Tinyprints.com. It gave me several cards to choose from and I had chosen this card. It arrived very quickly, and it was packaged well."
"Love this for my little one on the way. I will certainly be getting the matching announcements once she makes her arrival! The pink and gray are the colors I have chosen for her nursery too so it worked great!"
"This was perfect card to use for "thank you's" from my newborn daughter. The paper is very thick and feels expensive. I really liked the simple design, and I felt that these could be used for many years (if I have extras). I just wish that I could have changed the color of the cards. I personally prefer purples to pinks for little girls, but I didn't have that option."
"I personalized these notes with just our name. I liked the ecru color with black design and print. The paper was good quality. I am very pleased with the end result! Thank you."


text:
Welcome, guest
Like us on Facebook for inter-esting movie poster-related stuff:
School for Scoundrels logoCopyright by respective production studio and/or distributor. Intended for editorial use only.
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jacinda Barrett, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jim Parsons, David Cross, Jon Heder, Horatio Sanz, Sarah Silverman, Aziz Ansari


text:
Re: Municipal Auditorium
02.02.10 1:52pm — DamageInc1971
Oh yeah...wanted to come back and review this show.
Oh yeah...wanted to come back and review this show.
It was fucking amazi..... lol.
Nashville liked the MetallicA show anyway! Yep, sure did. They play here a lot! They didn't sell out the Nashville show, but they still showed up for their fans. And had they had to delay the show due to injury or something, like they have in the past, I'm sure they would have rescheduled, as they have in t he past. Part of what makes MetallicA such a great band; they love their fans as much as their fans love them and their music, and they never forget that.
|FU Kid.jpg


text:
CNM Home
About CNM
For Users
News & Highlights
CNM Users Organization
Contact Us
DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers
Other Links of Interest
SEM micrograph of fabricated UNCD microresonator
Researchers in the Nanofabrication and Devices group, in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc., and Innovative Micro Technology, have discovered that defects at the grain boundary in ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) hold primary responsibility for the fundamental mechanism of energy dissipation. Because of a high Young's modulus and high sound propagation velocity, UNCD materials hold potential for fabricating high-frequency microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonators. However, their mechanical dissipation at high frequency, which is important for developing high-frequency resonator applications, is not well understood. Dissipation in UNCD cantilevers was determined by using ring-down measurement under ultrahigh-vacuum conditions, and the quality factor measured in the range of 5000-16000 at kHz resonance frequencies. These studies reveal that dissipation in UNCD films is mainly due to the presence of defects such as nondiamond-carbon bonding at grain boundaries.
V. P. Adiga, A. V. Sumant, S. Suresh, C, Gudeman, O. Auciello, J. A. Carlisle, R. W. Carpick, "Mechanical stiffness and dissipation in ultrananocrystalline diamond microresonators," Phys. Rev. B, 79, 245403, 2009 (online)
August 2009
The Center for Nanoscale Materials is an Office of Science User Facility operated for
the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory


text:
Here at the Karmaloop office we are witness to serious style every day. You could style a lookbook just rallying up some of the ladies on a daily basis! This being said, check out the lovely Emily (Merchandise Co-ordinator for Karmaloop) in a sweet sundress, and some kick ass Seychelles boots.
We took a brief break from the bustling work day to frolic outside on the Karmaloop fire escape, blow kisses to Andre (courtesy of our friend Shepard Fairey) and I snapped a few quick shots of Emily's perfect spring ensemble.


text:
#FF: Follow Friday @battleharbour from Battle Island, Labrador
When is the last time you took a vacation that included:
- - exploring a historic fishing village
- - whale and bird watching
- - sleeping in a heritage home lit by oil lamps
- - witnessing a parade of massive icebergs
If your answer is never, I suggest you look into taking a trip to the restored historic village of Battle Harbour, Labrador.
Operated by the Battle Harbour Historic Trust, the restored fishing village of Battle Harbour commemorates Newfoundland and Labrador's rich social and cultural history. Visiting this unique social enterprise allows guests to experience what life was like during the 18th to 20th centuries. In addition to numerous historic premises and walkways, Battle Harbour also houses a collection of over 500 artifacts related to the fishery and everyday life.
Whereas most historical tourist destinations only allow you to tour their facilities, Battle Harbour offers visitor accommodations in six of their restored buildings. Considering whales and icebergs visit the area each year, you'd miss out on half the fun if you didn't stay at least one night!
To find out more about Battle Harbour, check out their website www.battleharbour.com and follow their updates on Twitter via @battleharbour
Ps. If you have a favourite Canadian social enterprise to share with us, we'd love to hear from you in the comments section!


text:
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Ph.D. Southampton (1973)
Since 1994 he has been Professor of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics at Princeton University, where he directed the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics until 1997, and again in 2010-11. He is an associated faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.
In 1981 he was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California , Berkeley. From 1981-86 he was Director of the Center for Applied Mathematics at Cornell. In 1985-86 he held the Chaire Aisenstadt of the Centre de Recherches Mathematiques, Universite de Montreal; in 1988-89 he was a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at the California Institute of Technology and, in 1993-94, a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994. In January 2000 he held a Visiting Professorship at the Paul Erd—s Mathematical Center, Budapest, Hungary, and in 2001 he was elected an Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Dr Holmes teaches courses at all levels from freshman to advanced graduate, and conducts seminars in dynamics and applied mathematics. He helped Ingrid Daubechies develop 'Math Alive:' an applied mathematics course for non-science majors. He has published over 200 papers, articles and reviews. He has supervised 34 PhD. and 3 MSc theses, mentored 23 postdoctoral fellows, and he currently has three PhD students and two postdoctoral fellows working with him.
Research Interests
Dr. Holmes' recent and current research support comes from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation, the United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation, and the J. Insley Pyne Fund of Princeton University.
Selected Recent Publications
(see links at right for full publication list in CV, and for downloadable papers)
* F. Cirak, J. Cisternas, A.M. Cuitino, G. Ertl, P. Holmes, I.G. Kevrekidis, M. Ortiz, H.H. Rotermund, M. Schunack and J. Wolff (2003) Science 300, 1932-1936. Oscillatory thermo-mechanical instability of an ultrathin catalyst.
* R. Goodman, P. Holmes, and M.I. Weinstein (2004) Physica D 192 (3-4), 215-248. Strong NLS soliton-defect interactions.
* R.M. Ghigliazza and P. Holmes (2004) SIAM J. on Applied Dynamical Systems 3 (4), 636-670 and 671-700}. Minimal models of bursting neurons: How multiple currents, conductances and timescales affect bifurcation diagrams, and A minimal model of a central pattern generator and
motoneurons for insect locomotion.
* T.R. Smith, J. Moehlis and P. Holmes (2005) J. Fluid Mech. 538, 71-110. Low-dimensional models for turbulent plane Couette flow in a minimal flow unit.
* T. McMillen and P. Holmes (2006) J. Math. Biol. 53, 843-866. An elastic rod model for anguilliform swimming.
* J.E. Seipel and P. Holmes (2006) Int. J. Robotics Research 25 (9), 889-902. Three-dimensional translational dynamics and stability of multi-legged runners.
* R. Bogacz, E. Shea-Brown, J. Moehlis, P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2006) Psychological Review 113 (4), 700 - 765. The physics of optimal decison making: A formal analysis of performance in two-alternative forced choice tasks.
* P. Holmes, R.J. Full, D. Koditschek and J. Guckenheimer (2006) SIAM Review 48 (2), 207-304. Dynamics of legged locomotion: Models, analysis, and challenges.
* R. Kukillaya and P. Holmes (2007) Biological Cybernetics 97 (5-6), 379-395. A hexapedal jointed-leg model for insect locomotion in the horizontal plane.
* J. Gao and P. Holmes (2007) J. Computational Neurosci. 22, 39-61. On the dynamics of electrically-coupled neurons with inhibitory synapses.
* Y.S. Liu, P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2008) Neural Computation 20 (2), 345-373. A neural network model of the Eriksen task: Reduction, analysis, and data fitting.
* P. Eckhoff, P. Holmes, C. Law, P.M. Connolly and J.I. Gold (2008) New J. of Physics 10, doi: 1367-2630/10/1/015006. On diffusion processes with variable drift rates as models for decision making during learning.
* P. Varkonyi, P. Holmes, T. Keimel, K. Hoffman and A.H. Cohen (2008) J. Computational Neurosci. 25 (2), 245-261. On the derivation and tuning of phase oscillator models for lamprey central pattern generators.
* T. McMillen, T.L. Williams and P. Holmes (2008) PLoS Computational Biology 4 (8),doi: 10.1371/ journal.pcbi.1000157. Nonlinear muscles, passive viscoelasticity and body taper conspire to create neuro-mechanical phase lags in anguilliform swimmers.
* S. Feng, P. Holmes, A. Rorie and W.T. Newsome (2009) PLoS Computational Biology 5 (2), doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000284. Can monkeys choose optimally when faced with noisy stimuli and unequal rewards?
* P. Eckhoff, K-F. Wong-Lin and P. Holmes (2009) J. Neurosci. 29 (13), 4301-4311. Optimality and robustness of a biophysical decision-making model under nonepinephrine modulation.
* J. Gao, K.F. Wong-Lin, P. Holmes, P. Simen and J.D. Cohen (2009) Neural Computation 21 (9), 2407-2436. Sequential effects in two-choice reaction time tasks: Decomposition and synthesis of mechanisms.
* R. Kukillaya, J. Proctor and P. Holmes (2009) CHAOS: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 19 (2), 026107. Neuro-mechanical models for insect locomotion: Stability, maneuverability, and proprioceptive feedback.
* R. Kukillaya and P. Holmes (2009) J. Theoretical Biology 261 (2), 210-226. A model for insect locomotion in the horizontal plane: Feedforward activation of fast muscles, stability, and robustness.
* F. Balci, D. Freestone, P. Simen, L. deSouza, P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2011) Frontiers in Integrative Neurosci. 5: 56. Optimal temporal risk assessment.
* A. Nedic, D. Tomlin, P. Holmes, D.A. Prentice and J.D. Cohen (2012) Proc IEEE 100 (3), 713-733. A decision task in a social context: Human experiments, models, and analyses of behavioral data.
*E. Fuchs, P. Holmes, I. David and A. Ayali (2012) J. Exp. Biol. 215, 1884-1891. Proprioceptive feedback reinforces centrally-generated stepping patterns in the cockroach.
* M.K. van Vugt, P. Simen, L. Nystrom, P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2012) Frontiers in Neurosci. 6: 106. EEG oscillations reveal neural correlates of evidence accumulation.
* D. Tomlin, A. Nedic, D.A. Prentice, P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2013) PLoS ONE 8 (1), e52630. The neural substrates of social influence on decision making.
* J.I. Tam and P. Holmes (2014) J. Sound Vib. 333 (6), 1767-1780. Revisiting a magnetoelastic strange attractor.
* M.K. van Vugt, P. Simen, L.E. Nystrom, P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2014) PLoS ONE 9 (3), e90943. Lateralized readiness potentials reveal properties of a neural mechanism for implementing a decision threshold.
* P. Holmes (2014) J. Nonlinear Sci. 24 (2), 201-242 and 243-244. Some joys and trials of mathematical neuroscience, and erratum.
* P. Holmes and J.D. Cohen (2014) Trends in Cog. Sci. (in press). Optimality and some of its discontents: Successes and shortcomings of existing models for binary decisions.


text:
Numerous hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey call upon the Cardiac Center's unique traveling cardiothoracic surgical team, to perform critical surgery on the tiniest premature infants in their nurseries. The team, which carries its own surgical equipment, performs onsite repairs for the heart defect called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in infants too fragile to transport to CHOP.
Services are available at:


text:
|National Football League
· Expanded Analysis
· Gaming Matchup
· AFC Injuries
· AFC Schedule
· AFC Standings
· News
· Current Odds
· Live Odds
· NFC Injuries
· NFC Schedule
· NFC Standings
· Scoreboard
· Statistics
· Teams
· Transactions
· Weather
More Football
· FBS College
Giants hire McAdoo to lead offense
East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Giants named Ben McAdoo as their new offensive coordinator on Tuesday, hiring the former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach to replace the retired Kevin Gilbride.
McAdoo, 36, spent eight seasons with the Packers, the first six as tight ends coach and the past two leading the quarterbacks.
In McAdoo's first season as quarterbacks coach in 2012, Aaron Rodgers led the NFL in passer rating and was named the NFC's starter for the Pro Bowl.
"I think this is the best coach for the job," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said, according to the team's website. "With his experiences, I think he brings a lot to the table. Our players are going to be exited to hear what he has to say."
Gilbride announced his retirement on Jan. 2 after seven seasons as the Giants' offensive coordinator.
Powered by The Sports Network.


text:
Four men now are charged with murder in the death of Iraq war veteran Zach Gamble.
arrested Arthur Lynell Batchelor, 37, of Acworth, Tarell Winston Secrest, 36, of Marietta and Jason Scott Hill, 35, of Marietta on Tuesday, police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said in a news release. (Jail booking records list Hill as a Woodstock resident.)
Each is charged with committing felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery against Gamble, a 34-year-old Marine veteran from Acworth who police say suffered a fatal beating early March 25 after a party at the in Smyrna.
on the same charges in Gamble's death.
The arrests follow more than a month of police investigation and pressure from Gamble's family, including a Facebook page, to solve his death.
Gamble was found unconscious in the parking lot at about 6 a.m. March 25 after a taxi accidentally hit him.
Police detectives determined that his severe head trauma came from a beating, not from the cab.
Gamble, who worked for Uni-Select in Kennesaw, went to the Smyrna apartment March 24 for a friend's birthday party, police said. Something caused an issue between the Marine and others, and several men confronted Gamble in the parking lot after the party.
Gamble, who had survived two tours of duty in Iraq between 2001 and 2005, never regained consciousness at , where after he was removed from life support. include a 7-year-old son, Luke.
Hall was arrested without trouble at his job on Highway 92 in the Woodstock area, according to police.
Batchelor, who lives in the 4500 block of Lexford Court, just north of Kennesaw, was arrested without incident about 11:30 a.m. where he works along Interstate North Parkway in East Cobb.
Hill and Secrest were arrested together at home without trouble at 7:30 p.m. with the help of the fugitive squad, Pierce said.
Secrest lives in an apartment in the 1600 block of Roswell Road, and apparently Hill, whom jail records show as living in the 8300 block of Brandon Street in Woodstock, is staying with Secrest.
All are being held in the without bond.
The investigation continues, and police ask anyone with further information to call 770-499-3945.
For more Kennesaw news, subscribe to our free email newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.


text:
Search Results for Parenthood
- Did you mean:
Everyone Is Freaking Out About Ryan Gosling Becoming A Father
indefinite hold as the man that launched a plethora of "Hey, Girl" memes attempts to navigate the unfamiliar waters of parenthood . This is the first child for both stars. Gosling and Mendes reportedly began dating back in 2011 after costarring together
These Wacky Emmy Categories Win The Internet; Can You Come Up With Your Own?
of a Beloved Friday Night Lights Star Winner: Ryan York on Parenthood While we love watching FNL alum Adrianne Palicki (Tyra Collette ..... well, at all — on NBC's About a Boy , it's Parenthood 's brilliant casting of Matt Lauria as Ryan York, the troubled
Which Popular TV Series Deserves A Spin-Off? — POLL
feel have the best potential for a spin-off. Just because Parenthood 's entering its final season doesn't mean the television ..... know in the comments! Tagged: Arrow , Chicago Fire , CW , Parenthood , Poll , Spin-Offs , Supernatural , The Big Bang Theory
Meryl Streep Says She Doesn't Watch Any Of Her Films More Than Once
Someone Discovered A Secret Code Hidden In Disney Movies Here's How Much 'New Girl's' Max Greenfield Loves ' Parenthood ' Star Jason Ritter Who Would You Cast In The New 'Power Rangers' Movie? Tagged: Against the Clock , Meryl Streep , Monte
Celebrate Mother's Day By Nominating Your Favorite TV Mom!
and contemporary favorites like Friday Night Light's inspirational Tami Taylor, Modern Family's Claire Dunphy, and Parenthood 's Kristina Braverman. Plus, we didn't even mention classic television matriarchs like Kristin Cohen, Marie Barone
Chris Colfer Says Things Get 'Pretty Dramatic' With Kurt And Blaine In The 'Glee' Season Finale
fifth season finale will air May 13th on Fox. Read More: Here's How Much 'New Girl's' Max Greenfield Loves ' Parenthood ' Star Jason Ritter Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Are Teaming Up For Another Movie, Adam Levine Goes Platinum Blonde, And More
Here's How Much 'New Girl's' Max Greenfield Loves 'Parenthood ' Star Jason Ritter
Greenfield! We caught up with Greenfield at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere for his upcoming movie, About Alex , which co-stars Parenthood 's Jason Ritter and Park's and Recreation's Aubrey Plaza, and asked him a slew of tough questions in rapid-fire
Lauren Graham Teases Possible 'Gilmore Girls' Movie. Would You Watch?
Being Old Rihanna To Be Honored For Her 'Exciting' Style. See 10 Of Her Wildest Looks! Tagged: Gilmore Girls , gilmore girls movie , lauren graham , lorelai gilmore , Parenthood , rory gilmore
Kat Graham Teases 'Vampire Diaries' Relationship, Reveals Which Co-Star She's Closest To Off-Set — WATCH
have a full slate of appointment television viewing ahead of you tonight! Not only do you have all new episodes of Scandal , Parenthood , Parks and Recreation , and Reign to look forward to, but you can also re-watch one of this season's best episodes
People's Choice Awards 2014: FULL LIST of Winners
Michele Melissa McCarthy Zooey Deschanel Favorite Network TV Drama Chicago Fire The Good Wife Grey's Anatomy Nashville Parenthood Favorite Dramatic TV Actor Jim Caviezel Josh Charles Kevin Bacon Mark Harmon Patrick Dempsey Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Julianna


text:
Welcome to the Physics Program
at Midwestern State University
Welcome to the world of Physics. For course offerings, please see our links area for more information. We are currently located at Bolin Science Hall on the beautiful MSU campus. If you are unable to locate or find the info you are looking for please contact our offices at 397-4253 or email us at email@example.com


text:
My school > yours
This was also posted to my WWU Graffiti blog:
My school > yours
This was also posted to my WWU Graffiti blog:
|(via ready4riots)
Thanks to the newest issue of Juxtapoz, I know tht cat stencil is by C215.
Deadcat is a morbidly humorous comic about, well, a dead cat. I made a big sticker for people to download, print, and tag around wherever. You can print onto normal paper and then wheatpaste it up, or print onto full-size sticker paper.
The Q-R Code on the sticker directs smart-phones to Deadcat's Facebook page.
The last of what I've been hoarding, most of it is very recent.
The price of school politics. I would've preferred urban art. Maybe someone should chip it into art, like Vhils (aka Alexandre Farto).
Side of Humanities building.
Molded-people chilling by the steam installation on South Campus. They were plinking from the drops of rain, so I guess they enjoyed the buffer from the steam.
Basketball-Seattle stencil headed past Academic West and East.
Today's Free Art Wall @ Red Square:
[Detail: Lower left of frame above]:
My contribution: A sticker-back paper Sharpie'd and then cut with an exacto.
Been snapping photos as I see them, but then I lose the motivation to post them after my day of classes and homework. I'm cracking the whip and dumping stuff now.
Head crab on Eco building
Headcrab sticker by Chauncey by Academic West.
The Irish Taoist wheatpasted on Chem Building
Wheat-paste-slathered Irish Poet against Miller Market. Above on this cardboard were the words, Would you read my book? (Probably, it looks interesting, especially after the ad):
Friendly, Nameless jellyfish on the Fairhaven side of the Tunnel.
New art by Leeves (sp?), who has also done the Cerebrus puppy, and a few other things around campus. (Fairhaven Tunnel)
I was walking on campus and noticed some hanging pieces on the trees by Old Main. Here is all the art I saw. (Really good stuff, too—art major, maybe?).
This is what I felt like at WWU during (the) Election Week(s). People's faces and empty promises duct taped all over campus, and the maintenance crews painted over one of the most beautiful stencils on campus—a flower.
Wheatpaste on the "stairs to nowhere" sculpture. You could see a "full" face at a particular distance on another set of stairs. Has been since removed.
A series of images with the rock-towers in the steam installment near the Fairhaven Tunnel:
Stickers in front of the Cobra Lounge:
Harry Potter below the VU. Since erased.
Possibly Gogol Bordello? Also below VU and erased.
Stay Puft Man. All over campus, so this could've been anywhere, and it's probably still up.
Marilyn Monroe. I heard there was a green-toned version that looks like Medusa.
Squid is all over campus. This was near Parks Hall.
Uncle Sam was hanging around campus as well.
Amazing, just about waist-height stencil at the Fairhaven Tunnel. I was sad, because I knew it would be gone soon…it was.


text:
OWEN, WI (WSAU) - Owen Police Chief Randall Poirier is gone. City officials aren't saying why. The Common Council approved the chief's resignation at a special meeting Thursday night, but Mayor Stephen Heggemeier and council members had no comment afterwards.
Poirier has been on leave for over two weeks. The chief's departure leaves a sergeant and a patrol officer to handle police work until a new chief of police is named.


text:
The Teachers Association of South Pasadena (TASP) strongly feels that Measure S will bring much needed stability to South Pasadena Unified School District's (SPUSD) finances for the coming years. Despite the passing of Proposition 30, education funding in California is still unpredictable and is far behind the national average. Further, the current parcel tax expires at the end of this school year and many of the programs our educational community values could be eliminated.
Funding education in California is complicated and for a number of years it has been unstable. TASP leadership learned at a recent School Services of California meeting that our state's economic recovery is, "slow, weak and fragile." It is true that Governor Brown's budget proposal allocates new money to school districts; however its distribution is being debated and it is highly probable that SPUSD will not receive a significant increase in funding.
To safeguard against a sluggish economic recovery and uncertain state funding, TASP encourages voters in South Pasadena to invest in our educational community by voting "YES" on Measure S.
Dave Miller
President, TASP


text:
Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. If you have any questions or comments about this page please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
SOURCE UBM Live Routes Ltd
MANCHESTER, England, July 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Leading Airlines and Airports Meet to Expand Air Services Between Asia, Europe and the Middle East
The first Routes Silk Road, the route development forum which connects Asia, the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East will open this weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia. The event will bring together leading airports, airlines, tourism authorities, policy-makers and aviation stakeholders to develop new air services to, from and within the region, which is home to around two thirds of the world's population.
Hosted by United Airports of Georgia and supported by the Georgian National Tourism Administration, Routes Silk Road will take place in the Georgian capital on 6 - 8 July 2014. Over 250 delegates are expected to attend Routes Silk Road, representing over 45 airports and 35 leading airlines which connect the region, including Etihad, Air China, China Southern, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot, AirAsia X, easyJet, Air Astana, Air Baltic, Czech Airlines, Air Arabia, Wizz Air and Atlasjet.
Kate Aleksidze, CEO of UAG commented: "It is an absolute honour and we fee truly privileged to host Routes Silk Road 2014 in Tbilisi. Georgia has achieved some outstanding results over the last decade in terms of PAX growth, which has been trebled since 2005. We believe that hosting Routes Silk Road gives UAG and its stakeholders a unique opportunity to promote the country as destination and generate further growth of the aviation industry in both the country as well as all over the region."
Katie Bland, Director Routes for UBM Live said: "Like the Silk Road of old, today's air services facilitate trade and commerce between the many peoples of this vast and diverse part of the world. It is for this reason we are bringing together the leading airports and airlines which connect the 4.5 billion people of Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East regions. Routes Silk Road aims to further improve the connections between the major cities in this important region, and the decisions taken here will help shape air transport in the region for years to come."
One of the highlights of the event will be the Routes Silk Road Strategy Summit which will take place on Sunday 6 July and in the morning of Monday 7 July and will open with a keynote address from Giorgi Kvirikashvili Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. Around 20 high-level industry leaders will speak at this hard hitting conference covering some of the hot topics affecting the industry today, including Kate Aleksidze, CEO of United Airports of Georgia; Yevgen Treskunov, EVP Strategy and Development, Ukraine International Airlines; Iase Zautashvili, General Director, Georgian Airways; Mete Erkal, General Manager, TAV Georgia; Arman Khachaturyan, CEO, National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia and Daniel Burkard, Director of External & International Relations and Deputy Airport Director at Domodedovo Moscow Airport. Attendees will also hear a keynote presentation from Alla Peressolova, Programme Manager Silk Road of the UNWTO who will be holding their Silk Road Task Force alongside Routes Silk Road.
Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Georgia is a bridge connecting several important economic regions including Europe, the Newly Independent States (NIS), Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia region. Its geographic location makes the country the transportation hub for commerce and job creation.
For more information on Routes Silk Road, please visit our website.
Notes to Editors
About Routes
About UBM plc
Follow us on twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes, @NLPROU, @airlineroute
©2012 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and KHQ. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
Helmet sold! Mods feel free to remove this thread!
[FONT=lucida grande]Decided to sell my Malone Fett helmet. I've owned this helmet for many years and never did anything with it - other than adding a set of Spideyfett machined aluminum ears and rangefinder stalk. Never even cut out the visor. [/FONT]
[FONT=lucida grande]I dropped the price (and took some better photographs) and re-listed the helmet on ebay:[/FONT]
Boba Fett Fiberglass Helmet Replica Malone Fett PP2 Ken Tarallo Preproduction 2 | eBay
[FONT=lucida grande]However - if somebody here wants to buy it from me straight, I would be happy to sell it for $900 plus shipping.[/FONT]
[FONT=lucida grande]Fell free to ask me questions via PM.[/FONT]


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
RT @vacanti: Good inside stories on how two startups got acquired by @jmtame: http://t.co/78bDjfBhI6
RT @bazaarbrett: $8M In Two Weeks: The Inside Story Of The Largest, Crowdfunded Series A Round Of All Time - Forbes - wow!
RT @anildash: Glad that @shellen wrote up the history of Google Reader's founding. We need more of these stories to learn from.
RT @ritu: Three Things a Startup is Not via @hnshah
Your Startup's Top 3 Priorities /by @ttunguz
See what's Trending Now for @hnshah
Follow @hnshah on Twitter


text:
While Annie Dookhan faced charges of her own in court Wednesday, a convicted criminal, free because of Dookhan's malfeasance, was being arraigned on charges stemming from a Tuesday night arrest.
Jonathan Vaughan, 26, was drinking Natural Ice beer at a Chelsea McDonalds Tuesday night. Police arrived and arrested Vaughan. As they escorted him out of the establishment he began to thrash violently against the officers and was eventually restrained, according to a statement from the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
While being escorted, Vaughan allegedly said, "I just got out on Annie Dookhan and I ain't going back to jail," according to the statement.
Police found eight baggies of suspected crack cocaine on Vaughan, according to the statement.
Vaughan was released Dec. 14 from a 2 ½-year prison sentence for a 2011 conviction for possession of a Class B substance with intent to distribute – subsequent offense, and possession with intent to distribute in a school zone, the statement said. Dookhan was the chemist in that case. Vaughan is due back in Boston Municipal Court on that case Jan. 18.
Vaughan faces new charges of possession of a Class B substance with intent to distribute – subsequent offense, disorderly conduct, drinking I public, trespassing, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer, according to the statement. He is being held on $25,000 cash bail.
while she was an employee at the Hinton drug lab in Jamaica Plain that has convoluted 34,000 criminal drug cases in Massachusetts. Over 200 of those convicted have been set free pending a hearing, and .
She pleaded not guilty to charges against her in Middlesex and Norfolk counties Wednesday, according to the Boston Herald. The Boston Globe reported Surren Dookhan, Annie Dookhan's husband, sent a text message to George Papachristos, former Norfolk Count assistant district attorney and a noted friend of Annie Dookhan, calling her a liar.
Dookhan pleaded not guilty Dec. 19. 2012 to four counts of obstruction of justice, eight counts of tampering with evidence and one count of falsely pretending to hold a degree from a college or university in Suffolk Superior Court.
For more information on the state drug lab crisis, check out our topic page.


text:
Featured events
Berkeley sites
- 510 Families
- Another Bullwinkel Show
- Bay Nature
- Berkeley Afoot
- Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
- Berkeley Art Center
- Berkeley Artisans
- Berkeley Blog
- Berkeley Byte
- Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
- Berkeley Community Fund
- Berkeley Council Watch
- Berkeley Daily Planet
- Berkeley Dwellers
- Berkeley Film Foundation
- Berkeley High Jacket
- Berkeley Historical Plaques Project
- Berkeley Historical Society
- Berkeley Neighborhood Council
- Berkeley Parents Network
- Berkeley Partners for Parks
- Berkeley Path Wanderers
- Berkeley Property Owners Association
- Berkeley Public Library
- Berkeley Public Schools Fund
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
- Berkeley Startup Cluster
- Berkeley Street Cleaning
- Berkeley Tenants Union
- BHS Development Group
- Bookswept
- Buy Local Berkeley
- Cal Performances
- Claremont and Elmwood Kids
- Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association
- Déjà vu: down memory lane in California
- Downtown Berkeley Association
- East Bay Ethnic Eats
- Ecology Center
- Elmwood Merchants Association
- Eye on Berkeley
- Fiat Lux!
- Friends of Lorin Station
- Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
- Habitot Children's Museum
- Humans of Berkeley and the Bay Area
- In Dulci Jubilo
- Infospigot: The Chronicles
- Jewish Music Festival
- League of Women Voters
- Lettuce Eat Kale
- Locate In Berkeley
- McGee-Spaulding-Hardy Historic Interest Group
- Open Town Hall
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
- Parents Press
- Quirky Berkeley
- Rookie Moms
- Run Berkeley
- Solano Avenue Association
- Telegraph Berkeley
- Telegraph Berkeley
- Telegraph Merchants Association
- The Berkeley Blog
- The Berkeley Diet
- The Daily Californian
- Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association
- UC Berkeley Extension
- UCPD Crime Alerts
- Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas
- University Avenue Association
- Visit Berkeley
- What I Saw in Berkeley Today
- Work it Berk
Tag Archives: Berkeley artisanal foods
Berkeley couple make rillettes at artisanal start-up
Just six months ago, husband and wife team Brian Johnson and Julie Gordon started Wooden Spoons – a small business conceived at their kitchen table that makes rillettes using only locally farmed meats, fish and organic produce. The couple live in Berkeley with their kids and cook at a commercial kitchen in the city. Berkeleyside NOSH sat down with the pair to get the skinny on the artisanal start-up.
When and how did Wooden Spoons get started?
In the Spring of 2012, with our older son happily settled into his first year of college and our younger son needing us less and less, we started serious kitchen-table discussions about wanting to bring cooking and food into our lives in a way that could be fun, profitable and that would allow us to spend more time together. We love to cook for friends and family and have been making rillettes for many years – it's long been the in-demand appetizer around the house. A jar of rillettes is an exciting thing to be able to pull out of the fridge for a special treat, and when we looked around us it became clear that this was something that no one else was approaching it in the way that we had in mind. … Continue reading »


text:
Alpha Sigma's 25th Holiday Tour of Homes
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 9:00 am to 11:40 am
And 1:15 pm to 4:00 pm.
Tour only tickets $15.00
Tour with Luncheon at the Riverside Golf Club
Grand Island $27.50
Non-Lunch Tickets are available at Five Points Bank
Location in Grand Island.
For information call 381-7407
Proceeds from this year's tour will benefit,
The Nebraska Kidney Association
Stuhr Museum
Moonshell Art & Humanities
No children under 12 years of age admitted please.
General and news information or questions:
Across the Midlands Information:
Comments: email@example.com
Phone: 308-743-2494
News Fax: 308-743-2660
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and NTV. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
Welcome to Flora Condominium Rentals
Downtown Walnut Creek Apartments
Flora Condominium community in Walnut Creek is graced with an abundance of mature trees, shrubs, courtyards and flowers. The thoughtfully-designed amenities and the meticulously-landscaped courtyards offer residents a park-like retreat. Enjoy "tree-house" views from your private balcony or a barbeque dinner on your enclosed patio.
Living at Flora provides you with the benefits of professional on-site management and service, an incomparable Walnut Creek location, (including admission to the Walnut Creek and Acalanes School Districts and close proximity to the most upscale shopping centers, services, dining, and recreation).
Experience Flora and discover the best in East Bay living--where the quality of life is second to none.
- Office Hours
- Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Closed Saturdays
- Closed Sundays


text:
Forgotten User ID? | Lost password?
Finals from Milan will be shown live on YouTube. Follow the links below.
Use our classifieds to find a job or promote a vacancy
Your local club can help you improve your paddling
Let us help you with the first steps
Join our Newsletter to get the latest news and info


text:
Banks accused of foreclosure bias
The big banks may be neglecting foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods, according to one housing discrimination watchdog.
The green bungalow at 136 Chappell Road in northwest Atlanta brings a little bit of the country into the big city -- a wooded lot, a big lawn, a wraparound front deck. But come in for a closer look and you'll notice that the windows are boarded up, the wood siding has started to peel, and two holes have opened in the front eaves. Old tires lean against one side and the back door is missing. Inside, debris is strewn around the living room and mold grows on the walls.
A coalition of fair housing groups say those conditions are present in hundreds of foreclosed homes around the country that have been taken over by banks -- and they claim that the new owners are not treating all homes equally.
The National Fair Housing Alliance and four sister organizations spent a year visiting bank-owned houses (also known as real-estate owned homes, or REOs) in 11 major cities across the country. In April, the groups released a report charging that once banks take possession, they do a far better job of maintaining and marketing homes in white neighborhoods than they do in minority neighborhoods.
The groups evaluated the maintenance and marketing of more than a thousand REOs in cities such as Atlanta, Dallas and Washington, D.C. Their report concludes that the REOs in minority neighborhoods that they visited were 34% more likely to have significant trash and debris outside and 82% more likely to have broken or boarded windows. Bank-owned houses in white neighborhoods, they say, were 33% more likely to be marketed with "for sale" signs, which is critical to attracting owner occupants as buyers, rather than investors.
In the house on the left, the authors of the NFHA report found almost no damage when they visited the property. The lawn had been recently mowed and a for-sale sign was prominently displayed. In the right house, the authors found chipped paint, damaged steps, broken gutters and a kicked-in door.
The NFHA has also recently filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development against Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, and hopes to file complaints against more banks in the future. The documents allege that both banks have failed to maintain and market their REOs in minority compared with white neighborhoods and thus have violated the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to discriminate in housing and housing-related activities.
U.S. Bank spokeswoman Teri Charest responded that, because the bank has not received details of specific properties involved in the complaint, it's impossible to know whether it owns them. She says the bank has a "strong and comprehensive" process for inspecting and maintaining properties it owns. Wells Fargo did not respond to a request from The Fiscal Times for comment, but recently a bank spokesman told Spanish-language newspaper El Hispano that the bank "conducts all lending-related activities in a fair and consistent manner without regard to race, and this includes maintenance and marketing standards for all foreclosed properties for which we are responsible."
NFHA president Shanna Smith says that before groups visited the properties, they verified that Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank were the owners of record, using data from sources such as federal databases, county tax records and private real-estate data vendors.
Ryan Pulliam, a contractor and the CEO of All Seasons Eviction, which offers property preservation services in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., agrees that in the minority neighborhoods where he works, REOs are less well kept. But he attributes the disparity to bank mismanagement, rather than any overt discrimination, calling the big banks' contracting process "a mess."
Pulliam says that banks can take months to approve bids for work and sometimes use more than one main contractor to service houses, which can lead to contradictory orders to subcontractors. He adds that because there's not much difference in the cost of repairing and maintaining houses of different values, banks prioritize fixing up, maintaining and selling homes in more expensive areas. The local banks, he says, do a far better job of maintaining their REOs.
Alan Mallach, a housing and community development scholar at the Brookings Institution, thinks the disparate treatment may have more to do with economics than race. "These lenders typically are large impersonal entities that are focused on the bottom line. I'd be a little surprised if they neglect properties that have value . . . for racial reasons." But he adds that houses in neighborhoods of color might be undervalued compared with economically similar white areas. That, in turn, might lead banks to be reluctant to spend money on REOs in those areas because of their lower values.
Still, that doesn't relieve banks of their responsibility for upkeep, he says: Once a bank takes title to a property, it has a "legal and moral responsibility" to maintain it. And the NFHA's Smith notes that they are not asking for major renovations on houses in these neighborhoods, but basic upkeep -- fixing gutters, removing trash and mowing yards.
A representative of the Department of Housing and Urban development said the agency can't comment . . . Under agency policy, if HUD finds the claim has merit, it will investigate and invite the NFHA and the banks to negotiate an agreement. If the banks don't come to the table, the case goes before a HUD administrative law judge, or the NFHA could ask the Department of Justice to pursue it in federal civil court. Smith says the coalition would like to work out an agreement to change bank practices. But if that doesn't happen, the coalition is prepared to go to court.
Whatever the outcome, those who live near bank REOs are "furious," says Gail Williams of Metro Fair Housing of Atlanta, which participated in the investigation. According to a study by the Appraisal Institute, an overgrown yard or deteriorating home can reduce the value of surrounding homes by as much as 15%. In surveys of the people who live next to REO homes, NFHA says neighbors often step in to cut the grass and clean up debris themselves.
So even while real estate starts to recover around the country, say the housing advocates, in these neighborhoods, the housing crash lives on.
More from The Fiscal Times:
Trust me when I tell you that the banks and mortage servicers are as crooked as they get!!!!!!!! We had one house payment that they alledge was past due (this supposedlly happened in the month that our house was destroyed by fire) which we got letters telling us that no monies would be distributed to contractors if any monies were past due, however they released all monies to the contractors as well as us, then popped up 6-7 months later with the claim we were a month past due back to the month of the fire. Now they want to foreclose on the property....really, don't you think someone would have caught this before now? BULLSH*T, now the house is a custom built home instead of the track house it started out to be, with tens of thousands of our dollars invested into the upgrades!!!!!! Saxon and Novastar smell MONEY and will stop at nothing to get it...well heres the news of the day I'll burn this MF'r to the ground before they get it!!!!!!!!!
My last words to SAXON AND NOVASTAR IS GO TO HELL>>>MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!!
There's only one demographic that matters when looking at banks granting loans: The borrower's ability to repay the loan.
Race/sex/ethnicity/etc shouldn't make a difference, unless you want another housing collapse.
This is one of the dumbest f&*king things I've heard since the recession started!!!!!!!
Copyright © 2014 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
Fundamental company data and historical chart data provided by Morningstar Inc. Real-time index quotes and delayed quotes supplied by Morningstar Inc. Quotes delayed by up to 15 minutes, except where indicated otherwise. Fund summary, fund performance and dividend data provided by Morningstar Inc. Analyst recommendations provided by Zacks Investment Research. StockScouter data provided by Verus Analytics. IPO data provided by Hoover's Inc. Index membership data provided by Morningstar Inc.
CareerCast has released its list of jobs that really aren't as glamorous as they seem.


text:
« Ben-Hur's Roots in . . . Indiana?? | Main | Now He's REALLY Informed! »
September 21, 2009
Darwin Film: Not Showing in a Theater Near You?
As Mark indicated last week, things are beginning to heat up around the Darwin biopic, Creation, in which a young Charles Darwin (played by Paul Bettany) struggles between faith and reason, particularly after the loss of a cherished daughter. In his post, Mark discussed Roger Ebert's reaction to people who walked out of the film, possibly for theological reasons.
What the piece didn't mention is that Creation may not be seen in a theater near you.
Why? Apparently it can't get a distributor in America. The reason? According to a newspaper in the U.K., Creation, which opened the recent Toronto Film Festival, is having a hard time finding traction in the United States because it has been deemed too "divisive in a country where, according to a Gallup poll conducted in February, only 39 per cent of Americans believe in the theory of evolution."
The film's producers, who say they have lined up distribution in every other country but the United States, are reportedly baffled, citing positive reviews but a hostile religious climate.
While there are Christians who see God's handiwork in natural selection, the majority of Christians consider the uber-theory of the most controversial scientist of the 20th century as anathema to their faith. So it is little surprise that Creation is getting such a frosty reception.
But should Christians' reaction to Darwin block the film's release? What do you think? Do you think Creation (based on the book "Annie's Box," by Darwin's great-great-grandson, Randal Keynes) should go unseen in the States, or do you see it as a way to open a dialogue on the creationism vs. evolution debate?
NOTE: Another Darwin biopic, titled Mrs. Darwin, with Joseph Fiennes and Rosamund Pike is also in production.
You may be interested in the following release I issued in the UK last week.
Best regards
Steve Goddard
LET'S STOP creating about Darwin - and discuss the issues he raised.
That's the message from Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Southampton who is encouraging churches to reflect on the new film Creation.
Released in the UK on Fri 25 Sep, Creation dramatises Charles Darwin's attempts to reconcile his theory about the origin of species with love for his devout Christian wife - and the impact of his 10-year-old daughter's death on belief in a benign deity.
"It has been great to see churches engage positively with films that have an overt spirituality - Passion of the Christ and Amazing Grace being recent examples," said Bishop Paul. "However, it's just as important to take advantage of well-crafted films like Creation which sympathetically documents the struggles faced by the Darwin family.
"Let's debate, not demonise. I hope hundreds of churches and schools will use the free resources created by the Damaris Trust to do just that."
Sunday 27 September has been dubbed Darwin Day in the UK. Churches are invited to use the online resources created by Damaris - including film clips, video discussions, house group material and ideas for special outreach events and themed church services.
"It is also Back to Church Sunday, when thousands of people will be invited to special services," said Nick Pollard. "Here's an opportunity to give them a reason to return to church - by showing how the gospel is still relevant to the big issues of the day."
This story makes me embarrased to be an American. The theory of evolution is filled with facts and yet 61% won't accept it. Meanwhile christians believe in a god who answers prayers, Noah's ark, females came from a useless part of the male anatomy, hell etc. etc......without any good reason but faith in the bible. This is a mass delusion that is unique to the western world in it's size and yet we are the world's only secular country. I really find this embarrasing.
Don't forget Darwin's Darkest Hour, produced by National Geographic and starring the guy who played Jesus in The Gospel of John. It airs on PBS October 6.
It's a shame that the word "Christian", in this country, has become synonymous with willful ignorance, intolerance and bad manners.
So ...what kind of "casper milquetoast" film producers would allow ignorant, intolerant, rude jackasses to dictate where their film will be released?
Open dialogue and heated debate is exactly what is needed to educate, inform and stimulate people into thinking for themselves.
Ok, first with Steve. You are truly embarrassed to be American?Does the fact that the majority of Americans consider themselves Christian make you embarrassed as well? What about the fact that our Founding Fathers were believers in Jesus? Hmm...and the fact that Christianity is "a mass delusion that is unique to the western world in it's size and yet we are the world's only secular country..." Other countries have much larger Christain populations. Although they may have a lower percentage of the population, they are greater in number than American, so it is much more than a western myth (it started in the Middle East BTW).
Peter, much of the reason people won't come out and openly debate is because it would be simple to win a debate. It is not hard to win an argument, it is much harder to win a person. Christians don't care about winning an argument, especially when someone is being hostile as you are. Instead we want to follow the example of Jesus is showing unconditional love and praying that by our example you will ask questions and seek God for yourself. I'm sorry that a company decided they wouldn't make money by opening a film here, maybe you can get it on DVD or watch it on the internet...I wonder what you life would be like if you got as passionate about Jesus as you are about a movie.
Oops, sorry I got the names wrong...that should have been directed toward Dave and Lucy. My apologies.
I am actually quite surprised that the Creation movie has recieved such a limited distribution State-side; as far as I am aware (being English, we tend to hear a polarized view of Hollywood etc) the movers and shakers in Hollywood tend to be of a more secularized, liberal bent rather than traditionally Christian outlook, so I would have expected it to be more widely shown.
The reason most people would object to such a film being shown is not that they disagree with it - although they may well do, but that those who do are very vocal because they don't know how to answer the questions it raises. Is there a God? What's He (She?) like? How doe we relate to Him and Him to us? Or, if there isn't a God, how did we get here and what's our purpose in life or are we simply just the result of a series of genetic mutations over countless generations covering thousands of years?
It is very easy for Christians to simply defer to the Bible and give answers from that all the while ignoring the arguments from such as Darwin and other alternative theorists. But the other aspect of the opposition to Darwinism is the lack of knowledge of how evolution theory works. On the flipside, it's often the case when a zealous convert comes across a supporter of evolutionary theory, their evangelism is intense and full on. Because of that, it's easy to be blindsided by someone more familiar with the other concept, and so react with ignorance and aggression.
So, instead of having a lively debate with an open dialogue and exchange of ideas (really? Darwinists and Christians listening to someone who thinks differnetly to them?) we simply degenerate into a slanging match of Darwinists being titled as Godless heathens and the Christians being called ignorant and backwards.
I happily confess I am a born again Christian - I'm neither ignorant nor backwards, thank you. But I will also admit that the whole idea of evolution was one thing that held me back from fully committing myself to following God. However, having taken a while to study both ideas, and spoken with both Christians and non-Christians, I was simply convinced that God was the way to go. But all I would say to any Christians reading this is why not watch the film, find out what Darwin said (not what Hollywood sais he said) then talk to people about it - to any who don't belive in God and affirm evolution to be correct, we Christians are not all thick, and maybe a little investigation rather than an out-of-hand rejection may prove beneficial? And at the end of the day, if our ignorance and dark ages thinking has the chance of getting us into a heaven that may or may not be there, what have we lost. Yet if your enlightened ideology causes you to reject God and Christianity turns out to be true, where are you then?
A poster named Dave said the United States is the world's only secular country. I am astounded, as a Canadian who has been to Western Europe to see such ignorance. Step out of your bubble buddy!
The poster who said USA is the only secular country.... wow, read a book some time, also what other larger Christian countries are you talking about? I think you need to learn some things before you give your silly little uneducated opinions? Also as far as the founding fathers you talk about are concerned, why do you think they decided to separate affairs of state from the church, BTW - Jefferson who wrote the declaration was heavily influenced by Thomas Paine and Voltaire... do the math, although I'm assuming you don't know much about those two characters.
On another note its very sad that this movie has caused so much negative sentiment. Evolution is not a theory, its a fact, there is way more information and scientific evidence for evolution than there is for gravity, ignoring the "facts" pertaining to evolution is nothing more than pure an utter ignorance, we will look back in 100 years and gasp in complete incredulity at the intolerance shown towards this scientific understanding.
Please, whether you're Christian or not, check out a university mathematician's research on numerics in the first verse of the Genesis creation story. It's not the "Bible Code" type. CUT and PASTE if no link: http://www.whatabeginning.com/Misc/Wonders/P.htm
"These evidences of deep design in the Bible's opening words throw a completely new light on the true status of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures"
Hey concerned, you apparently don't know much about American history. Most of our most illustrious founding fathers were Deists, NOT Christians. In other words, they did not believe in the miracles of the Bible, they did not believe Jesus was our saviour, etc. The religious right has been trying for decades to rewrite the history books but the documents for now at least still exist that clearly show America was NOT founded as a "Christian" nation. In fact, the treaty of Tripoli specifically says as much!
As for evolution, if it didn't happen, then God must be a malicious prankster to plant so much false evidence to suggest it does. Evolution is quite possibly the most well proven FACT known to modern man, and that so many people are misinformed about it is really, really sad.
First, if Bill Maher's _Religulous_ got distributed, along with films like _Saved_, I don't think some great fundy conspiracy is keeping _Creation_ out of theaters. Could it be that the film, no matter how well received by critics, looks like a boring loser to distributors, with opposition from all those "creationists" only a final nail that sealed this film's fate in the US?
Second, evolution has enough problems that a thinking person can still find plenty of reasons to find it as ridiculous to believe in as the supposed illogic of Christianity. Finally, both sides need to agree that the Continental Congress is not all theirs to claim. Yes, Franklin and Jefferson were at best Deists, along with many other of the Founders. Yet it was Franklin himself who suggested Congress pray at one difficult point, all the Founders were influenced by the Christian heritage of the Puritans and Anglicans, and, believe it or not, some of the other Founders were actually still believing Christians.
Patrick, I should have said the united states is the world's only established secular country. Canada isn't. Not officially. I know about europe, your talking about France right. That's where the word established comes in.
Maybe the reason the movie can't find distribution is because it's an art house film that would appeal to a niche audience. It doesn't have explosions and special effects, so American movie studios don't see it as having wide appeal.
Also, the producers may be trying to play up the "controversy" angle to get attention for the film.
Pedro, the definition of secularity according to wikipedia is: Secularity (adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from religion. You know the USA government is officially secular. What other government in the world is officially secular? Read a book sometime.
The above comments reflect the confusion among the general public about America's true roots.
It comes from an ignorance of Big Picture Thinking - which I learned from my training to become a Montessori teacher (not from America's fractured schooling process.) Sorry!
In my FREE on-line BOOK, I document which Founders were Christian, the origin and subsequent perversion of the phrase "separation of church and state" by Justice Hugo Black in 1947; why Darwin's hypothesis has not proved true; and why Secularists want to undermine America's original Worldview; and which of the 8 Dominant Worldviews is the most rational. (I show why Secularism is irrational.)
The book is a well documented easy read, the product of 25 years of research using Big Picture Thinking.
See it at: totaltruth.org
It's amazing how quickly this kind of discussion devolves into mean-spirited attacks. Thank you, John Hale, for the historical balance you contributed. I also share your skepticism regarding the release of this film. Considering the movies that are routinely distributed, I find it hard to believe that the potential distributors of this film are concerned about it being "too divisive." Such a concern might be commendable, but this kind of division creates publicity and ticket sales---and distributors know this very well. Maybe they were simply worried that a large percentage of doubting Americans (not all of them fundamentalist Christians, BTW) would pass on this film. And maybe they're shrewdly creating some controversy so people on both sides of the issue can go grab their picket signs (figuratively speaking---I hope!), and give the film some much-appreciated publicity.
I do have to comment that it seems that those who are decrying the ignorance and intolerance of the opponents of Neo-Darwinism seem to be fairly strident themselves. Apparently those who argue their points the loudest, the harshest, with the most demeaning comments, automatically win the debate. Your rhetoric causes me to ask, though, "Have you even read and considered the arguments of these critics of Darwin?" Some very intelligent people, including highly qualified members of the scientific community, have serious questions concerning Neo-Darwinian evolution. You may not agree with them, but might I suggest ratcheting down the vitriol a bit? I can't presume to know your familiarity with the many substantive works critical of evolution, but to label these people as willfully ignorant if you yourselves are not very familiar with their work might just be . . . willfully ignorant? And that would be quite ironic.
Curt Parton, This is very simple, there are more than 20,000 "peer reviewed" papers published each year supporting Darwins fact, and in all this time there has not been one single "peer reviewed" paper refuting it... is that loud enough for you.
Tell me one single peer reviewed work that you talk of that is critical of the fact of evolution... I'll save you the bother, there isn't any, not one, the science community is in complete agreement.
Sorry Curt, it is not that simple. Since no human was there to observe the beginning of the Universe (and it has been proven scientifically that it had a beginning), Evolutionism (that deals with ORIGINS) will forever remain a MODEL. It can't be rightly called a theory logically (let alone a fact) because it must be testable and repeatable - according to true science.
Darwin himself stated in his racist book (subtitled "The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life"). that, if his hypothesis is true, the earth would be knee deep in transition fossils - animals changing from one KIND into another. National Geographic was founded specifically to fund the exploration for such fossils.
To date, not ONE legitimate transition fossil has been found - and honest evolutionist palentologists have said so
publically. (See my quotes at totaltruth.org)
As far a 20K peer reviews vs zero, apparently you have not seen the Ben Stein documentary "Expelled" which exposes the discriminatory tactics that Evolutionists routinely use against Creationists. They refuse to let them publish in their journals. What are they afraid of???
So Creationists gather in Pittsburgh every 4 years to conduct peer reviews and publish them for the world to evaluate. I attended one such 4 day session last summer. Their R.A.T.E. case studies alone show how fundumentally flawed Darwin's Model of Macro-Evolution* is. But their findings are suppressed - an academic blackout - by those guarding the store. Their careers and funding is at stake!!(*Creationists agree that Micro-Evolution is common - changes within in "kinds" - eg many dog varities.)
Lastly, the scientific community is NOT is complete agreement. The Evolutionists are not even in complete agreement among themselves as to the mechanism. (That is why some are looking to aliens as an answer.) But they know that their career is "toast" if they don't uphold the party line.
But there are hundreds of closet Ph.D Creationists in secular universities that don't dare publish their findings because they fear they will get "Expelled" - as Stein's documentary proves with actual cases. So much for "objective science."
Obviously you have been brainwashed like most university students today. That is part of the strategy of Secularists. The Soviets used Evolution to brainwash generations of Russians so they could establish their anti-God Worldview. It is working pretty well here now too - and Socialism is the next step to orchestrate our downfall. When you don't know the truth, you are easily defeated. totaltruth.org is there to help!
I wouldn't be surprised if the ancients indulged in some sort of numerology, and it would be fun to tease such things out and give it deep context and a reliably interpreted history, but Bible code stuff is kind of silly to me...maybe I just don't understand it adequately.
It's easy enough to figure out the significance of "7," as in seven days of Genesis, however. Just look at the names of the days of the week (though many in English have been renamed with the names of Nordic gods.)
Israel's polytheistic neighbors generally believed that there were seven planetary gods, each with their own day and domain. Genesis makes short work of that, neatly dismissing the pagan gods without even bothering to name them. They're just moving (relative to the stars) lights in the sky, not gods that one needs to appease for good crops or good fortune. God created what is, and what is... is not controlled by imagined pagan gods.
The days in Genesis don't have the names of the wonderfully discredited pagan gods...names, after all, would have sort of legitimized them, gave them a sort of life in the mind. They have been reduced to nothing but a nameless number.
The usual creationist/anti-evolutionist method of cherry picking through disassociated, decontextualized bits of evolution, and some eyebrow raising forensic tricks of dubious intellectual ethics, does not do anyone much good, I would think. Have you read creationist books? They're just an embarrassment...they're what good research simply isn't.
Misleading metaphors.
I vaguely remember a creationist with quite valid hydrologist credentials, dismissing evolution as beinglike water running uphill. Most of the time, when we see running water, it's usually running downhill, down the drain, down and away. Water runs downhill, it's only common sense, right? Never trust common sense.
Of course, there are a great many natural ways in which water runs up instead of down...like your heart, osmosis, wave action, artesian springs, steam, capillary action, tides, natural siphons. evaporation...and I could probably come up with more if spent some time on the subject...or if I were a trained hydrologist.
Dubious footnoting.
One of my favorite things in creationist books is the footnoting. Things that aren't controversial at all, are extensively footnoted. Things that are twisted in interpreting them, but otherwise wouldn't be controversial, are also often extensively footnoted, often in a fragmentary sort of way.
But, extraordinary things that would send the science world into a whirlwind, a tornado, a hurricane, of massive research projects, massive amounts of publishing and internet traffic, and extensive grant seeking for funding really exciting research...get unsatisfactory, sparse, rather vague footnotes. Extraordinary evidence gets...nothing much usable.
I distribute research in all scientific disciplines to scientists, researchers, professors and/or students all over the world. While I may not actually know what any individual report or article is really about, do I look remotely like a physicist?...I can know what has great intellectual integrity (even if it's obsolete, even if it's been long proven to be largely incorrect. Nothing is ever completely incorrect and therefore useless, or completely, perfectly correct. If you think "perfect" when you read something...run away, and come back only until you can properly appreciate it.)
I also read many layman's science magazines, Scientific American, American Scientist, Discover, Science, Physics Today... Where is that certain sort of intellectual integrity in creationist/anti-evolution research?
I don't have a vested interest in evolution...I can do what I do just as well, and at the same pay, with creationist research...just that nobody who is even remotely anybody at all in science, seems to be all that much interested, I guess. They likely have more fruitful things to do with their always limited time and usually limited resources...even if their big research project comes up disappointing (which is also an exciting learning occasion), and with their professional careers.
The theory of evolution isn't, to me anyway, A theory, but a massive body of theory. If I prove something wrong within that body of theory...good, the body of theory is then even more robust. I can be inspired to ask fun new questions that might just be predictive of something, to some adequate degree...which would then inspire even more fruitful questions, formulate more robust and fruitful theory, and come up with ingenious, exciting new experiments and/or get me out there in the field with fresh new eyes, so to speak...which would, of course, give me quite good reasons to apply for new grants, directorships, lucrative patents and such, with a high probability of getting them...
...all of which helps me come up with even more fruitful questions ,of course, even more robust theory... and maybe (cue celestial choir) even get published by NATURE...past the front section, to where you really have to know what I'm writing about to know, with real understanding, what I've really done.
Proving something very wrong in the theory of evolution could be the start of making a highly fruitful and highly esteemed career...as an evolutionist scientist.
Evolution is, at the end of the day, I think, deep history. Evolution comes from deep time...from Planck time to my time, into my future, the near future, and then past that, into deep future. Evolution likely won't go away, even if humans do, and it will continue to...evolve, until nothing can more happen, for all practical purposes...if it comes to that.
God, it would seem from evolution, is an artist, but with infinite canvasses. We're in one painting, so to speak, one that God is painting, so to speak....this is an unsatisfactory metaphor, but then, when it comes to God, aren't all metaphor's ultimately unsatisfactory?
An artist's body of work is constantly evolving. For not-God artists like me, from the time of self consciousness, whenever that is...from an inchoate formlessness of before I could do art...from what is now to what can be from that.
While distributing other peoples scientific research to other researchers in need of it...that's what pays most of my bills these day. My soul, however, is an artist's soul.
Don't confuse me with God, though. I have enough on my plate.
But creationists don't actually "prove" much of evolution theory and research wrong, do they? They talk big and bad, but to me anyway, they use shamelessly cherry picked, decontexualized, yet overly pedantic, racist-like clobber verse theology; cherry picked alleged and dubiously sourced factoids which look more like debris after a science fiction themed party; take shameless advantage of a general lack of knowledge about highly specialized disciplines; and use and abuse common assumptions, common prejudices and common misconceptions for political gains... but publish and do little that's actually scientifically useful in coming up with new questions and more robust, fruitful theory.
Why do the creationist scientists do that? They aren't evil minded conspirators, though they seem to believe that others are, who likely aren't. Creationist scientists aren't illiterate, poorly schooled, ignorant. They aren't themselves dummies and dupes. They're generally adequately smart for respectable science careers, I think.
They want me to be better at being what they want me to be, as near as I can figure out...someone who could be God's loyal and productive servant in that most wonderful, heavenly, spiritual store of the Great Commission.
I think, therefore, they do it all for love, for an idealized love, more romantic than life itself...but, it's just not a love that I would want, name or claim. Isaiah chapter 20, if memory serves, comes vaguely to mind.
Leonard, the post that I believe you are responding to was written by Pedro, not by me.
Pedro, to claim that the scientific community is in complete agreement is simply and unarguably incorrect. To continue claiming this is akin to those who tried to drown out the studies of Copernicus and Galileo while insisting that they still held the unanimous view. Ignoring opposing viewpoints will not make them go away. I challenge you to educate yourself concerning the many scientists who oppose Neo-Darwinism and then you'll at least understand why they do so. (And, yes, they have indeed written peer-reviewed papers, although at least some journals have had policies rejecting anything overly critical of evolution. It is, after all, the new orthodoxy. But exploring that issue will take us even more off-topic than we already are.)
Curt... educate myself?... ok lets see then, post the link to even one "peer reviewed" paper that has successfully challenged the basic fundamental principle of evolution.... I'll be waiting a whole though because non exist and your comment about journals rejecting them on prejudice is complete and utter nonsense, its just another massive kop out.
You see the thing is there is more scientific evidence for the fact of evolution than the theory of gravity


text:
Alicia WhittenPosted in Pics on November 1st, 2010 by Jody
A short bio of model Alicia Ann Whitten, from her ModelMayhem profile:
"I was born in Omaha Nebraska and my model name is Cornhusker lol jk. I moved to California when I was 3 and have lived here ever since. I am Vietnamese, German, French, Irish, Dutch, Spanish, American Indian Italian etc etc…lol a mutt! No one can ever guess what I am…hehe."
Check out Alicia's Twitter, MySpace, Facebook profile, Facebook page, and BMW vs. MBZ site. And you can ask her a question (and read her answers to other people's questions) via this Facebook discussion.
86 pictures and 5 videos after the jump.
Click on a thumbnail to view the full-sized image:
Similar Posts:
134,194 views


text:
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by 29,000 to a seasonally adjusted 343,000 in the week ended Dec. 8, putting claims at the second lowest level of the year, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial claims from two weeks ago were revised up to 372,000 from an original reading of 370,000, based on more complete data collected at the state level. Claims are now below pre-Sandy levels and near their lowest point in about four years. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected claims to decline to 370,000. The average of new claims over the past month, meanwhile, sank by 27,000 to 381,500. The four-week average reduces seasonal volatility in the weekly data and is seen as a more accurate barometer of labor-market trends. Also, Labor said continuing claims decreased by 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 3.2 million in the week ended Dec. 1. Continuing claims reflect the number of people already receiving benefits.
Market Pulse
U.S. jobless claims drop 29,000 to 343,000
More News from MarketWatch
Top Stories
MarketWatch Partner Center
We Want to Hear from You
Join the conversation


text:
Another location to find current events in Shambhala International is at The Shambhala Times.
Mar 22, 2012
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, the President, and the Kalapa Court have appointed Ms Rhiannon Wells to the position of Director of the Halifax Shambhala Centre and Mr Lennart Krogoll to the position of Executive Director of Dorje Denma Ling.
In his letter of appointment President Reoch writes of the new directors:
"Ms Wells brings with her to this position a vibrant mix of experience and creativity that will contribute a great deal to the development of the Halifax Shambhala Centre at this time of transition and expansion in our mandala. Her artistic flair and her years of service (previously at the Halifax Shambhala Centre and more recently at Karme Choling0, together with her deep wish to serve the Sakyong's vision for the future of Shambhala, will be a tremendous asset to our community as we radiate out even further in Halifax, Atlantic Canada and beyond."
"Mr Krogoll has served our mandala with sustained devotion and tremendous exertion for many years and is widely known and respected. His natural leadership qualities, warm heart and his experience in the Dorje Kasung, together with his aspiration to contribute to the Sakyong's vision for the future of Shambhala, will prove extremely helpful and inspiring for this next phase of the life of Dorje Denma Ling."
Together with the Halifax and Dorje Denma Ling Shambhala Communities we express tremendous appreciation to Ms Yeshe Fuchs and Ms Patricia Ullman Hayward for their years of devoted service.
In his letter of appointment the President expressed this appreciation, on behalf of the Sakyong, himself and the Shambhala community, "for the years in which the outgoing director, Ms. Yeshe Fuchs, has offered such heartfelt, warm and strong service to the Halifax Shambhala Centre, steering it through challenging times and bringing it to the new level of health and stability we enjoy today."
He wrote of "the untiring and heartfelt years of service that the outgoing director, Ms Patricia Ullman Hayward, has devoted to Dorje Denma Ling. She has helped shape it into the expanded international practice centre that is today, with a well-designed development planf for the future, carefully thought through from the point of high-quality environmental standards."
We also would like to express our appreciation to the Governing Councils of the Halifax Centre and Dorje Denma Ling for the extremely careful way in which they worked on the process of selecting these candidates for appointment.
Please join us in welcoming Ms Wells and Mr Krogoll to their leadership positions in our Halifax community!
(This announcement was from the Shambhala News Service)
Play Community Media
Diversity in Shambhala
Shambhala Times
Watch Video Teachings
Giving Monthly to Shambhala
The Dot, our former newspaper
Top photo by Peter Seidler
The Shambhala News Service is a free email service that brings you periodic
messages from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the President and other leaders of
the Shambhala Mandala, along with news of major developments, programs and
events in our global community. In recent years, the service has carried
news of the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Great Stupa of
Dharmakaya, the Sakyong's meetings with His Holiness the Karmapa and other
distinguished leaders, the engagement of the Sakyong and Khandro Tseyang and
the Blossoming of the Sun Festival, the launch of the Shambhala Social
Service Network and new website, highlights from the Shambhala Congresses
and other international programs, as well as reports from the governing
bodies of the mandala posted for the benefit of the community as a whole.


text:
1 Item(s)
per page
- Lovely sage/seamist fabric!Review by Dawn
This is perfect fabric for draping!(Posted on 2/22/13)
I actually the the color shown for this product shows up online closer to the actual color that what is shown for the tablecloths. It is a bit more blue than I consider sage to be (I think of sage as being more green than this). This is somewhere between sage and mint for me, and matches the "seamist" Poly Premier swatch I have perfectly. So if you have seamist linens from elsewhere, this may match!
1 Item(s)
per page


text:
Definition of lutein in English:
luteinSyllabification: lu·te·in
Pronunciation: /ˈlo͞otēən, ˈlo͞oˌtēn /
A deep yellow pigment of the xanthophyll class, found in the leaves of plants, in egg yolk, and in the corpus luteum.
More example sentences
- Companies don't usually test for phytochemicals like lutein or lycopene because they're not yet considered nutrients.
- In this study, visual function is improved with lutein alone or lutein together with other nutrients.
- While the root of the beet is a nutritional powerhouse, the leaves are just as potent, containing antioxidant carotenoids, chlorophyll and lutein.
mid 19th century: from Latin luteum 'yolk of egg' (neuter of luteus 'yellow') + -in1.
Definition of lutein in:
- The British & World English dictionary
Get more from Oxford Dictionaries
Subscribe to remove ads and access premium resources
Word of the day hypnopompic
Pronunciation: ˌhipnəˈpämpik
relating to the state immediately preceding waking up...


text:
Pop-ups — special selections of artist-designed items — are cropping up all over South Florida this week for Art Basel Miami Beach.
From towels to T-shirts, the limited-edition items will be available at fairs, museums, hotels and shops.
Here are some of the highlights:
• The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami and Fontainebleau Miami Beach are introducing limited-edition items featuring artwork by British artist Tracey Emin, commemorating Emin's first U.S. museum exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach Week.
The items, which include a limited-edition beach towel, flip-flop sandals and T-shirt, will be available for purchase at the MOCA Shop and at Fontainebleau during Art Basel Miami Beach week, and online at mocanomi.org and fontainebleaushop.com.
The double-size beach towel is 100 percent velour cotton and has an image of Emin's neon work Kiss me Kiss me Cover my Body in Love (2010), $95.
The unisex rubber flip-flops feature Emin's neon work I Kiss You (2004) on the bottom of the sole, which leaves an imprint of the image on the sand, $30. The V-neck T-shirt also features the work Kiss me Kiss me Cover my Body in Love (2010), $50.
Also available at MOCA are ornaments, $40; mugs, $20; plates, $25; and magnets, $5, by the artist.
• At NADA, British artist Peter Saville has produced a series of tea towels for House of Voltaire, with designs derived from food packaging print and construction markings that he has been collecting since the mid-1980s. The towels, in an edition of 200, are available individually, $30, or as a set of six, $175.
Also for House of Voltaire, artist Matthew Brannon has created a beach bag with the ambiguous statement "WHY YOU DON'T IS WHY I DO." The beach bags will be in an edition of 200 and will be $30 each.
• NADA and American Apparel will partner on "NADA by American Apparel," an exclusive, limited-edition, artist-designed line for NADA Miami Beach 2013. One exclusive item will be released for sale every day of the show, featuring artwork by four American contemporary artists, each represented by a NADA exhibiting gallery, printed on American Apparel merchandise of their selection. The 2013 featured artists are Anya Kielar, Andrew Kuo, Cary Leibowitz, and Scott Reeder.
The line will be available at American Apparel stores in Miami and the NADA by American Apparel pop-up shop, part of the newly designed NADA entrance in the lobby of the Deauville Beach Resort, from Thursday through Sunday.
• Visionaire Publishing is collaborating with GAP on a limited edition series of collectible T-shirts. This inaugural collection of five artworks, named The Miami 5, celebrates Visionaire 63 FOREVER, which was constructed entirely of metal. With a limited run of 300 T-shirts per artwork, the collection will feature works by Yoko Ono, Inez & Vinoodh, Marizio Cattelan & Piper Ferrari, Craig McDean and Solve Sundsbo.
The Miami 5 limited-edition set will be available in South Florida only at the Webster in Miami Beach, starting Friday, for $29.95.
• The Standard in Miami Beach will have a pop-up "AllDayEveryday Newsstand," open from Wednesday through Sunday at The Standard Spa. It will sell such exclusive items as a selection of rare zines from the collection of Goteblüt, a vintage zine store run by Matt Wobensmith.
A zine release with Chris Johanson & Franck Haines, for example, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at AllDayEveryday Newsstand.
• The Standard will also offer custom collaborations at the Standard Shop at the Standard Spa, including Art Production Fund Towels. Two custom towels, designed by Ryan McGinness and Yayoi Kusama, will be available poolside and for purchase in the Standard Shop.
Todd James T-shirts — custom T-shirts designed by artist Todd James — also will be available in the Standard Shop and worn by pool staff.
The Standard will close out Art Basel on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a "Lazy BBQ with Colette x The Alchemist," Bayside at the Standard Spa. Items from their collaborative "Drive-In" during Art Basel will be available for purchase in The Standard Shop.
• Miami Project, the boutique art fair with contemporary and modern artwork in Wynwood, will feature a special pop-up shop from Wednesday through Sunday. More than 50 pieces of multiples, unique editions and artist-designed merchandise will be available for sale from $10 to $1,000.
The items include playing cards and clocks by Tauba Auerbach; beach towels by John Baldessari and Kehinde Wiley; unique sculptures by the Bruce High Quality Foundation; a knife by Paul Chan; bookplates by Francesco Clemente, Eric Fischl and Claes Oldenberg; skateboards by Liam Gillick; scarves by Peter Halley; water bottles by Joseph Kosuth; unique sculptures by Margaret Lee; water bottles and scarves by Raymond Pettibon; shopping bags by Richard Prince; a six-in-one screwdriver by Tom Sachs; a travel wallet by David Shrigley, and building blocks by Lawrence Weiner.
Works were commissioned by a range of nonprofit institutions nationwide including The New Museum, The Walker Art Center, Creative Time, Printed Matter, Project Row Houses, Art Production Fund, and Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami. All proceeds from the popup shop will benefit the participating institutions.
• At Untitled Art Fair, booth c23, in Miami Beach, a limited-edition fine art print by performance artist Marina Abromovic will be unveiled Monday night and available for sale through Sunday. Proceeds from the edition of 300, to be available for $1,000 each, will benefit the Elton John Aids Foundation and the Marina Abromovic Institute.


text:
Latest headlines
- How the World Sees You reviewHow the World Sees You by Sally Hogshead offers a new approach to personality analysis. Well... Continue
- 'RHOA' star Porsha Stewart accused of taking advantage of Kordell"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha Stewart was shocked when she learned... Continue
- Breast fed babies rank a higher social statusThere is more than enough scientific evidence that breast milk is good and holistic for baby... Continue
- Parenting Safely Seems to Eliminate Same-Sex MarriageIt seems very likely same-sex parenting can be very bad for child-rearing.Two separate surveys,... Continue
- A curriculum writers' perspective on online educationOnline schooling enrollment is growing rapidly in both the higher and lower education areas. As... Continue
- Put Your Hands Up - A DevotionExodus 17:11-12 (NLT)As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the... Continue
- Open enrollment period for Medicare is time to evaluate your plansEven though it seems like a long ways away, October 15, 2012 is right around the corner if you... Continue
- Medigap plans – what is the difference between supplements and advantage plansIn trying to figure out the best way to provide coverage in areas where Medicare is not going to... Continue
- Developing a competitive advantage in today's workforceDeveloping a competitive advantage in today's workforce is the edge that you need. The... Continue
Related Videos
Popular in advantage
Latest in advantage


text:
The Tenth
And you thought ski lodge fare had to be tasteless frozen burgers and microwaved nachos. No longer: the Tenth ratchets up Vail's ski-in, ski-out dining several notches, with a smorgasbord of gourmet alpine cuisine. Think elk bolognese ziti, pheasant pot pie, and pan-seared cilantro halibut with lobster risotto.


text:
Rave Reviews
Flying Clipper invites our customers to submit a review. Please use the below link to submit a review.
Your Dirtbags and E-newsletters
Hey, I got 3 of your 32-panel dirtbags (green, red, and blue) and they're really good, especially since I'm new to footbag (one of those "hackysack converts" if you will)! What I especially like about your footbags is that you can get them in several colors, which ensures a good quality and personality to each individual footbag that I buy. I would also like to receive your e-newsletters and the e-newsletter special going on to the end of February. Keep up the good work!
Joshua Burch


text:
sunny morning at Dolores
Connect your Instagram account or comment on Facebook
Currently: outreach @ModaVive, mom, SF dweller, fash tech nerd. Blogs at digitalstyledigest.com. Background: Fashion journo, SF Chron, FastCo, etc.
Followgram is the most complete web interface to enjoy your Instagram photos. This site uses the API of Instagram but is not certified by Instagram.
Followgram.me v.1.2 (beta) © 2012 IQUII - All rights reserved
Recommended by Instagramers and Instagramers Italia
instagram web viewer
instagram business
Fill the form below to request more information about advertise your business on Followgram.


text: Your opinion with regard to this issue matters to us. Please enter your constructive comments, pertaining only to the issue and respect the seriousness of this campaign. Do not be rude or use ethnic slurs, engage in personal insults or use objectionable language. Also criticism, when constructive and non-disruptive is always welcome.