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Adrian Peterson's 2-year-old son is in critical condition at a South Dakota hospital after he was allegedly beaten by a man dating the boy's mother, TMZ reported Friday.
Peterson, the reigning NFL MVP, was seen in Sioux Falls on Thursday. A reporter with the Argus Leader newspaper said Peterson is dealing with a serious medical issue involving a young family member that "will likely be a police matter."
The Pioneer Press reported Friday that Peterson's father, Nelson Peterson, confirmed the report.
"All I can say is, we are asking for prayers and for respect for our family as we deal with this tragic situation," he told the paper. Sioux Falls police did not confirm Peterson was the child's father.
Peterson was on the field for stretching with the Vikings on Friday morning. He left for the locker room briefly during special teams drills, which he doesn't participate in, and returned later. The team has not specified Peterson's absence on Thursday.
Joseph Patterson, 27, was arrested Thursday night and is charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery of an infant, TMZ reported. The arrest was made after police and paramedics were called to an apartment at 5:43 p.m. Wednesday and found the 2-year-old victim with injuries "consistent with abuse."
MyFoxTwinCities.com has not confirmed that Peterson has any relation to the 2-year-old. The boy injured in the alleged assault has not been named, but it is not Adrian, Jr., the station reported. Vikings communications director told the station that Peterson is expected to practice Friday and hold his regular media availability.
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Lathrop is very fun and a great learning enviroment. My friends and i want to come to school!
lathrop is the best school a student can ask for. The students are great, the teachers are great. The classes are amazing. Lathrop was the one of the first schools since the 67' flood but it was named FAIRBANKS H.S. Overall LHS is good 5 stars alll the way
I am amazed by the comment that states there are so many students. My daughters school prior to this one had 4700 high schoo;ers there. Please this is such a great school
Lathrop Is an Excellent High school to send your Children to. Its friendly and safe atmosphere is an excellent place to learn. Plus this school has many AP classes that are nowhere else in the region.
Lathrop High School has a strong academic program for a range of students from those needing extra help to highly motivated students seeking advanced placement college level courses. Nearby army base provides for a diverse student body.
There are only two concerns that I have about this school. Lack of saftey, and overpacked lunchtime. As far as the saftey goes, it is not that there are not enough people patroling the halls, but the fact that there are so many students and no one can be everywhere at once. As far as the lunch goes, everyone eats at the same time. This allows for no control. Students are allowed to eat pretty much anywhere in the building. There should be at least 4 lunch times. Where the student body is broken down to more managable sizes. While one group is in the cafeteria, the others should be in class.
Great school overall. I thought the teachers were great. The quality of the academic programs were excellent. The teachers would go out of there way to help their students out if they needed it. There are so many opportunities to get involved with extra curricular programs ranging from baseball to basketball and so many clubs they could be involved with.
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A petition is circulating to have a local bouncer and retired Marine recognized nationally for heroic deeds.
Retired Staff Sgt. Todd North, a bouncer at Flyers bar in Havelock, April 14 died from gunshot wounds. The bar's owner, John Bruns, says North put himself in the line of fire to prevent others from being shot.
More than 100 people were in the bar or in the vicinity of the bar the night of the shooting, said district attorney Scott Thomas. Bruns says North died as he was locking the door to keep the shooter outside the bar.
"He saved brothers, mothers, fathers, peoples' lives," said Joseph McCarthy, Todd North's friend of 15 years.
Five people aside from North were injured by gunshot wounds, said Thomas.
But the number of wounded or killed could have been higher had North not shielded others, said New Bern resident Zachary Leingang, who started a petition Monday to have North selected as a candidate for the Presidential Citizens Medal.
"It's for citizens that show exemplary service for their fellow citizen," said Leingang.
Leingang says he only met North a few times, but he says North's heroism the day he died inspired him.
"Whenever a Marine falls, we want to make sure that they're honored," Leingang said.
Already the petition has more than 2,800 signatures, but signatures don't guarantee the award.
"One hundred thousand signatures will garner the president's attention," said Leingang.Leingang says he's not giving up. The community has shown much support, leaving dozens of flowers, handwritten notes, and heartfelt messages at a makeshift memorial outside Flyers.
"When someone does an extraordinary thing in your community, that person should be honored," said Leingang.
When the petition is ready, Leingang says he's planning to submit it to state representatives, the president, the vice president, and the sergeant major of the Marine Corps.
"He stood in front of the door, locked that door, and saved Countless Marine and civilian lives," said Shane Williams, Todd North's friend.
The petition can be found here: https://www.change.org/petitions/award-ret-ssgt-todd-north-the-presidential-citizens-medal
Jonathan Pugh, 18, is charged with first degree murder for North's death. The Havelock High School junior made his first court appearance Wednesday morning. A judge told him Pugh faces life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.
Pugh was kicked out of the bar earlier the night of the shooting for fighting. He came back 10 minutes later and opened fire, said Thomas.
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Re/affirmation of the Hyatt Boycott Pledge
We will not attend the Consultation on Conscience, a L'Taken seminar, or any event held at a boycotted Hyatt hotel.
We will not attend the Consultation on Conscience, a L'Taken seminar, or any event held at a boycotted Hyatt hotel.
October 5, 2012
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Show your support for unions. Visit www.hotelworkersrising.org to find union hotels where you travel. Try to stay only at unionized properties. Traveling Justly Statement from the RAC.
Central Conference of American Rabbis
We who have championed the cause of organized labor for so many decades can hardly exempt our own institutions from the ethical standards we would impose upon others. http://data.ccarnet.org/cgi-bin/respdisp.pl?file=4&year=5761
March 28, 2012
Please join Rabbi Jill Jacobs (Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights – North America), Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster (Director of Education and Outreach at Rabbis for Human Rights), Rabbi Barbra Penzner of Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, and Hyatt workers on a conference call at 2 pm EST on March 28th to discuss the Hyatt boycott. On the call, the rabbis will explain the urgency of the Hyatt boycott for the Jewish community and why jewish leaders have a singular role to play in supporting Hyatt workers who are fighting for their economic human rights.
Please RSVP to Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster at firstname.lastname@example.com for call-in information. The call will take place at 2 pm EST on March 28th.
As faith leaders, we believe that we have a moral responsibility to promote the just and ethical treatment of workers, and to intervene when powerful individuals or institutions seek to undermine their fundamental right as workers and as human beings. We have watched with deep dismay in recent years, as Hyatt, a multi-billion dollar corporation, has eliminated jobs, replaced career housekeepers with minimum wage temporary workers, and imposed dangerous workloads on those who remain.
This report the result of direct conversations with Hyatt workers across the U.S., details a broader practice by Hyatt that we find contrary to the religious traditions we uphold. (read more)
Dear Friends:
We are writing to ask you to support Hyatt Hotel workers with your signature. The Jewish community has many options for hotels that provide kosher food and whose housekeepers are protected by their unions. Therefore our stay at any hotel is an endorsement of the labor practices of that hotel.
The August, 2009 firing of 98 housekeepers (and their being replaced by subcontracted workers earning half the wages) at three Boston Hyatt hotels was so egregious that it prompted rabbis across the country and the governor of Massachusetts to call for a boycott of these three hotels unless the "Hyatt 100" are rehired.
A delegation of rabbis and Jewish community leaders led by Rabbi Barbara Penzner met with Hyatt executives in December, 2009 to ask that the housekeepers be re-hired and the Hyatt Corporation treat its employees fairly in their hotels across the country.
A 2010 study of 50 hotels across the country showed that the Hyatt hotels studied had the highest injury rates for housekeeping staff of the hotels studied.
At several non-union Hyatt hotels, workers are seeking a fair process to form a union. We are deeply concerned for the welfare of these workers.
We ask you to take a stand for justice and join Jewish leaders in signing the statement of support.
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The Torah commands us "You shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer" (Deut 24:14), and the Rabbis later teach that employees have a right to organize and demand just conditions and compensation for their labor (Tosefta Bava Metzia 11:24).
We cannot stand idly by as the housekeepers and hotel workers of the Hyatt Hotels stand to lose their hard won and fair compensation. The call to pursue justice (Deut. 16:20) demands that we stand with these workers so that they don't slip into poverty.
Therefore, we, the undersigned concerned rabbis, cantors, and community leaders, call on the owners and leadership of Hyatt Hotels to commit to the Jewish and universal obligations to treat workers fairly and to recognize the value of their labor. We call on all Jewish institutions and individuals to support Hyatt workers in their disputes, and we express our willingness to boycott Hyatt properties in support of these principles if requested to do so by the affected workers.
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SHERIDAN— The Big Horn Homebuilders Association is holding a golf fundraiser Friday. At 1 p.m. out at the Powder Horn, there will be an 18-hole scramble, hole prizes and drawings. The cost is $100 per person and $5 a mulligan. For more information call Kathy Sampson at 672-5732.
BIG HORN—The Big Horn Women's Club is having their first fall meeting Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Participants will be informed of the history and etiquette of tea by French pastry chef and food historian Louise Morand. Dress for a tea party, including hats. Prizes will be given for the best hats. The meeting is free and open to all women. For more information call Kathy Hosford at 674-7656. The clubhouse is located at 314 S. Second St.
SHERIDAN—Joey's Fall Fly II is having a fundraiser Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 and 20. On Friday, come meet the teams and listen to The Craft Brothers at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the gate. Starting at 6 p.m. there will be live music and hors d'oeuvres as well as live and silent auctions. After the teams have paired and drawn their fishing locations on Friday night, they will be on the water Saturday at 9 a.m. Teams consist of an angler and a student. Each area fished will be monitored by a controller. For tickets or more information call 763-0897.
SHERIDAN—The Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming is seeking members and volunteers. They will be at the Walmart Subway on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. If you sign up for the Girls Scouts, you will receive a free six inch sub sandwich, and bring a sock for a fun craft. For more information contact Jean Harn at email@example.com or Mackenzie Ivie at email@example.com.


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City Officials Excited About Disney Deal
As a "Star Wars" fan and the city's economic development manager, Jason Crawford said he couldn't have been more excited by the report.
"We, as a city, have a great relationship with Disney and ABC," he said. "I know they do a lot of special effects out there," he added referring to local movie ranches.
"We'd love to see it filmed here and we'd love to see it playing in the movie theaters here," he said.
Here's more commentary from industry experts.
Michael Corty, Analyst, Morning Star
"From Disney's point of view it adds more valuable franchises to their portfolio essentially, with Star Wars being the key asset in this deal. There is already one movie scheduled to be made. It has potential for future movies, merchandising and with their parks franchises, spreading Star Wars across Disney, is where the upside would be for Disney.
"It's certainly become a pattern of going out and buying new franchises. Pixar was the first big one, then Marvel, and now this one here.
"Because Lucas is private, I would assume most investors would be surprised. My point of view is that Disney already has a great portfolio and this adds one more. They don't have any holes, but their past deals have been additive."
"They paid about $4 billion for Marvel and that was probably a pretty good deal. Disney for the last 7 years has been an acquirer of content properties: Pixar, Marvel and Lucas.
"It brings an established group of characters and evergreen franchises to a large media conglomerate with distribution abilities second to none.
At first glance it makes sense. I'm surprised by the deal. With that being said, Disney has experience with these types of acquisitions.'
MSNBC contributed to this report.


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What is Diversion?
If you don't know the answer to this question – your not alone. Nine out of ten consumers do not know what diversion is. But you probably have witnessed it. Diversion is when products are sold in "unauthorized" places. For example all genuine Redken products are sold exclusively in [...]
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Alentejo is one of the four main regions of Portugal, bordering the Algarve to the south. Known as Portugal's bread basket, Alentejo is a huge, open area of countryside although the landscape does vary dramatically from the granite hills of the north east to the open plains of the south. Holiday villas in Alentejo are perfect for those wishing to truly relax, recuperate and recharge whilst on holiday, as the tourist crowds have not yet discovered Alentejo, which has one of the most blissfully peaceful way of life you can find!
The Parque Natural de Serra de Sao Mamede is a beautiful park, engulfing not only beautiful swathes of the country, but also a handful of atmospheric medieval villages. The Parque Natural do Vale Guadiana to the north is also well worth a visit from a holiday villa in Alentejo, especially for walking and to use the secluded, sandy beaches which line the west end of the park.
Alentejo is steeped in history from across the ages, with clear examples of Roman and Arab constructs, as well as dolmens, cromlechs and sturdy medieval castles. There are a huge range of impressive historic sights to see across the region, but the most dramatic have to be the Estremoz Castle in Pousada, the gigantic Elvas Aqueduct and Castle, Castelo de Vide or the remains of the Roman Temple in Evora.
Alentejo is also a great destination for quite beach holidays. An Alentejo property along the west coast of Alentejo around the town of Sines on either the Costa Dorada to the south or Costa da Gale to the north will provide some of the most authentic Portuguese beach holiday experiences available. The unspoilt, wild, sand beaches of the Atlantic are a favourite destination for surfers and windsurfers, who descend on holiday villas in Alentejo during the summer months. The many reservoirs which adorn this dry countryside were originally created to ensure water for residents, but now sailing, water skiing and windsurfing thrive on them.
Although a holiday villa in Alentejo is usually taken for a peaceful, relaxing break, you can get the adrenaline pumping around your body here. The countryside is ideally suited to mountain biking, and the skies above Alentejo are often dotted with hot air balloons and skydivers taking to the air for a combination of adrenaline and breath taking views.
The coast of Alentejo falls into the sub-region of Alentejo Litoral, so if you are looking for a beach holiday whilst in the region, a holiday villa in Alentejo Litoral is the perfect solution.
Evora lies at the heart of the region and has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the perfectly preserved town centre. It is often accredited with being the finest example of 'golden age' Portugal, with the ancient walls still protecting the many monuments from throughout the ages which can be found within, including the famous Diana's Temple.
Portalegre is a region of Alentejo bordering Spain, with a long tradition of mystery and mythology. Dolmens adorn the landscape, situated between ancient manor houses and ancient battle fields. The delightful Serra de Sao Mamede is in the region, which is a perfect place to walk or cycle. The area is also a great destination for off road driving, horse riding and golf. The many dams and lakes are ideal for water sports, and there are two centres in the region, from which you can take lessons, hire equipment or try your hang at a large range of sports from a holiday villa in Alentejo.
Beja is one of the most unspoilt regions to take an Alenteja property. The architecture is delightfully graceful, and the countryside is open and peaceful.
Depending on the exact location of your holiday villa in Alentejo, Faro Airport (FAO) or Lisbon International Airport (LIS) will be the closest. They are both within an hour of Alentejo, and receive a range of cheap flights from the UK.


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Is the total eradication of mosquitoes a true solution?
Mosquitoes have a massive ecological role in nature. Especially as main food source for great number freshwater fish and birds.
Topics: balance biology ecology mosquitoes population
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I know that this method of mosquito control is very flexible and it is, theoretically, bulletproof.
But in mine opinion there is solutions that can be more direct and yield even better results. For example use of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxin in form of pellets (larvicide). The Cry toxin method is more demanding and even costs more but effect can be localized.
However, method presented in the video is very good for mosquitoes that have strong biological relation with urban areas (eg. Culex pipiens). Because pesticides have less effect in urban area.
For species that are not biologically related to cities (eggs are laid in swamps, ponds, lakes, wetlands eg. Aedes vexans) this method is not necessary.
Luke AlpheyJan 5 2013: For container breeders like Aedes aegypti (the key vector of dengue) the problem with larviciding is finding the breeding sites. Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis works well, as do various chemicals - but only if you can get them into the breeding sites, which are essentially any small water-filled container - bucket, blocked rainwater gutter, used tyres, etc. There are so many of these in any urban environment that it is near-impossible in practice to find and treat enough of them. A key feature of engineered sterile males is that they will actively seek out the wild females over a significant area and thereby solve this searh problem. I agree that the situation will vary from species to species; for some mosquitoes breeding in larger bodies of water such as Aedes taeniorhynchus use of larvicides seems more effective.
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Federal Fiscal Constitutions. Part I: Risk Sharing and Moral Hazard
AbstractInspired by the current European developments, we study equilibrium fiscal policy under alternative "federal" arrangements. Our model has two levels of government. Local policy redistributes across individuals and affects the probability of aggregate shocks, whereas federal policy shares international risk. Policies are chosen under majority rule. There is a tradeoff between risk-sharing and moral hazard: federal risk-sharing can induce local governments to enact policies that increase local risk. We analyze this tradeoff under alternative fiscal constitutions. In particular, we contrast a vertically ordered system like the EC with a horizontally ordered federal system like the US. These alternative arrangements create different incentives for policymakers and voters, and give rise to different political equilibria. Under appropriate institutions, centralization of functions and power can mitigate the moral hazard problem.
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DANCING WITH THE STARS - "Episode 1607" - It was Latin Night on "Dancing with the Stars," as seven remaining couples took to the ballroom floor and performed to a Latin-inspired hit, MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on ABC. (ABC/Adam Taylor) LEN GOODMAN, CARRIE ANN INABA, BRUNO TONIOLI, TOM BERGERON, ALEXANDRA RAISMAN, MARK BALLAS
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Penn State coach Bill O 'Brien Post-Illinois
Penn State's second-year coach talks about the Nittany Lions' overtime win against Illinois.
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Hear from Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien after the Nittany Lions' first practice.
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21 June - 21 September 2008. Free entry. Manchester Art Gallery launches a major new exhibition this summer dedicated to the work of award-winning childrens author and illustrator Lauren Child. Child's best-selling books have been captivating children and their parents for almost 10 years. They include the hugely successful Charlie and Lola (who have gone on to become the stars of a CBBC and Disney Playhouse television series) as well as Clarice Bean, That Pesky Rat and Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent.
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Saturday 17 March 2007 - Monday 7 May 2007. Free admission. Laylah Ali, Hamad Butt, Ellen Gallagher & Edgar Cleijne, David Huffman, Hew Locke, Marepe, Henna Nadeem, Kori Newkirk, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Eric Wesley and Mario Ybarra Jr.
Sunday 18 February 2007, 11am-5pm. Free family event. Kung hei fat choy! (Happy Chinese New Year). This February, Manchester Art Gallery is working with the city's Chinese community to create a colourful and joyous celebration to mark the beginning of the Chinese year of the pig.
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Until Sunday 8 April 2007. Free admission. MacCorquodale is the winner of the 3rd annual Crosby Manchester Art Prize. The prize encourages talented emerging artists living or working in Greater Manchester by giving them the opportunity show their work at Manchester Art Gallery, with an accompanying publication.
1 July - 3 September 2006. Free admission. The first solo exhibition in the UK by California-based artist Pae White. Whites artistic practice shifts across differing genres and media, from fine art and product design to urban planning and architecture, typography and graphics.
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What Should We Make With This Blue Cornmeal?
A friend just got back from a trip to Arizona and brought us a pound of this blue cornmeal. We love its gritty texture and earthy smell, and we can't wait to cook with it!
The package comes with a tortilla recipe, but we're wondering what other possibilities are out there. Any ideas?
Tamales were our first thought, though we're not sure if the cornmeal is ground fine enough. We might try running a cup through our food processor to see if we can get a finer grind.
Blue cornmeal has a bit more protein than regular cornmeal, so we wonder if it might do well in a yeasted bread recipe. Maybe a loaf studded with dried cranberries and pine nuts!
Then again, these pancakes from AllRecipes also sound delicious!
We also stumbled across this site, The Cooking Post, which has a trove of intriguing recipes using blue corn.
So many options to choose from! What do you suggest?
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I bet they would make an awesome savory corn pancake. There's a recipe in Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe book--cornmeal, buttermilk, scallions, diced red pepper, corn kernals. Serve w/chipotle sour cream and/or guacamole. Or a spicy black bean-tomato salsa maybe?
Go for the pancakes. Seriously worth it. Also good would be muffins or scones. Yum!
I third pancakes. I'd stay sweet though, maybe even blueberries for a blue theme.
in Texas we love our blue corn jalapeno cornbread! maybe a variation on this?
At Cilantro, a great mexican restaurant on the east side of manhattan, they make a great blue corn crusted calimari. Delish!
One of my good chef friends makes blue cornbread as a regular staple, and while I've never been able to get the recipe, I can say that it is awesome!
mix it with tempura batter and go to town! YUM!
Try this:
New England Spider Cake
Excellent Sunday-morning breakfast.
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup heavy cream.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together buttermilk and eggs in a bowl. In another bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir into dry ingredients and set batter aside.
2. Melt butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Pour in the batter. Using a funnel, pour cream into the center, slide skillet into the oven and bake until golden brown on top, about 45 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve warm.
Yield: 8 servings. (Maybe: depends on how much people like it---could be one enormous serving.)
Here in Tucson, I've had blue corn muffins that I loved--the flour is sweet and a bit gritty, so I believe you have to cut it with another type of flour. Sorry, no recipe.
I made a recipe once for blue corn crusted snapper that was delicious.... it may have actually been a Bobby Flay recipe.
Another thought--use it as the dredging flour for frying up some okra!
I vote for a simple polenta. Or maybe a topping for a fruit crisp.


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Columbus, Ohio • It's been a long time since North Carolina State was mentioned in the same breath with the elite programs in the nation — let alone its own state.
Now, a new coach and a new attitude have the Wolfpack faithful harkening back to the glory days of David Thompson and Jim Valvano.
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Lorenzo Brown hit three free throws in the final 10.6 seconds and North Carolina State returned to the round of 16 with a 66-63 upset of third-seeded Georgetown in the NCAA tournament on Sunday.
"When I went to Alabama as the head coach at the age of 33, John Wooden told me one time, he said, 'Coach, don't give them too much too fast. They might start expecting that every year,'" first-year Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said with a grin.
Then, with impeccable timing, he added: "Well, we failed in that category already."
The Wolfpack (24-12) will play Purdue or Kansas on Friday in St. Louis.
A lowly 11th seed coming in, they had to survive a furious comeback by the Hoyas (24-9) that ended when Jason Clark's hurried 3-point attempt from the right wing was off the mark at the buzzer.
"We pushed the ball up the court, tried to get a last shot," Clark said, his eyes brimming with tears. "I felt like it had a chance, but it didn't."
It's a return to the big stage for a program that has been lost in the rather large shadows cast by neighboring powers Duke and North Carolina. The Wolfpack won national titles in 1974 with Thompson and in 1983 on Lorenzo Charles' dramatic last-second putback of Dereck Whittenburg's wild shot, leading to coach Valvano's memorable celebration.
But maybe the new Wolfpack have turned a corner.
"We always talk about how we have such a great history at NC State," Gottfried said. "But it's also time to build some new history."
C.J. Williams, Scott Wood and C.J. Leslie each had 14 points, and Brown added 12 for the Wolfpack, who earned their first trip to the round of 16 since 2005.
The Wolfpack's defense spurred a 12-0 first-half run that included seven points by Williams and helped turn an eight-point deficit into a three-point halftime lead.
They pushed the advantage to 11 in the second half before Georgetown (24-9), despite deep foul trouble for center and top assist man Henry Sims, came clawing back.
The Hoyas, riding the shooting of Hollis Thompson, who had 23 points, drew to 63-61 before freshman Otto Porter missed a 15-foot jumper under pressure with 14 seconds left.
Brown, a 74-percent shooter at the line, made two foul shots with 10.6 seconds left for a 65-61 lead. Clark, who finished with 10 points, then went the length of the court for a layup before Brown was fouled again with 4.6 seconds left. He hit the first but missed the second, and the Hoyas raced down court for a potential tying 3.
They got a great look, with Clark, defended by Williams, stopping and getting off a rushed shot that was wide of the mark.
"I was just praying it wasn't going in," Williams said. And it didn't.
It set off a wild celebration among the Wolfpack players. Three teammates hefted Brown to their shoulders and carried him across the floor, while guard Alex Johnson popped his jersey and yelled to the roaring North Carolina State faithful, "We back baby! We're going to the Sweet 16!"Next Page >
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Mats Zuccarello said he's unsure what his status is for tomorrow night in Carolina, and that we'll have to wait and see if he'll return to the lineup after injuring his hand in the Olympics.
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A woman walks the streets of Manhattan and contemplates with exquisite longing the precarious affair she has embarked on, amidst the grandeur and cacophony of the cityscape; a young Irish girl and her mother are thrilled to be invited to visit the glamorous Coughlan's but find - for all the promise of their green gorgette, silver shoes and fancy dinner parties - they leave disappointed; an Irishman in north London retraces his life as a young lad with his mates digging the streets and dreaming of the apocryphal gold, an outside both in Ireland and England, yet he carries the lodestar of his native land. This is a collection characterised by all of Edna O'Brien's trademark lyricism, powerful evocations of place and a glorious and an often heart-breaking grasp of people and their desires and contradictions.
"Half a century after her incendiary debut novel...Edna O'Brien still holds her place as a revealer of the nation's soul. She shows its 'maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious' character, in this latest elegant, uncluttered collection, to have a remarkable, tragic forbearance for suffering...In a lovely flourish, O'Brien scatters her stories with small, beautifully-tended and thrillingly described gardens, as lush as they are sweet-smelling. Some sit on the fringes of the story, others offer respite for characters who stumble across them in passing, but they emerge time and again like little plots of makeshift Edens for the fallen."--Arifa Akbar, "Independent" (London)


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The D.C. City Council's Judiciary Committee voted down a plan Friday by the mayor and the fire chief to re-deploy ambulances during peak demand times.
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April 05, 2004
High Line Film: View it Online
"The High Line", the beautiful, 12-minute documentary film produced and directed by John Zieman, can now be viewed online, free of charge.
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The film was originally made as part of the
"Designing the High Line"
exhibition at Grand Central Terminal in summer 2003. It features lush footage of the High Line's elevated rail deck and interviews with actor Edward Norton, designer Diane von Furstenberg, photographer Joel Sternfeld, architect Steven Holl, New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, students from the High School of Environmental Science, and FHL co-founders Robert Hammond and Joshua David.
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April 05, 2004
Saturday April 17: First-Ever High Line Clean-Up Day Volunteers Needed
CSX, the railroad that currently owns the High Line, is permitting FHL to bring a limited number of volunteers up on to the Line's elevated rail bed to remove trash that has accumulated over the years. By volunteering to help, you'll have a rare opportunity to care for and beautify this unique urban treasure.
: Saturday April 17, from 10:00am to 3:00pm
: About 2 blocks of the High Line in the West 20's.(Meeting location to be announced with confirmation to volunteers who sign up)
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: Volunteers will be signed up on a first-come first-serve basis for 1-hour time slots. 15 volunteers at a time will be brought up on the Line to help pick up bottles, paper, broken glass, metal, tires, and other refuse. Each group will stay on the Line for approximately 1 hour. FHL will provide all supplies, including bags and heavy-duty work gloves.
The High Line is private property owned by CSX. All participating volunteers will be asked to sign a release form before going onto the Line. There will be no tours on Clean-Up Day. Clean-Up Day activities will be limited to the part of the Line being cleaned. All volunteers MUST be pre-registered for this event. Only those signed up for Clean-Up Day will be allowed on the Line. No one under 18 is allowed on the Line.
Because of the rarity of this opportunity, we expect that all available slots for Clean-Up Day will fill up quickly. So please sign up now if you want to participate.
Special thanks to CSX, Doug Oliver, and Jack Fuchs for making this event possible.
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April 05, 2004
FHL Seeks Donations for Two Auctions: July 14 and Mid-October
FHL is holding two different auctions to support efforts to create a public open space on the High Line.
July 14 Silent Auction
: As part of our July 14 Summer Benefit, FHL is seeking donations for a silent auction featuring fashion, design products, and other items from businesses in the High Line district. The silent auction will complement a fashion show by Diane von Furstenberg and will celebrate the creative energy of businesses of the Meat Packing District, Chelsea, and Hell's Kitchen.
Mid-October Art Auction
: Originally planned as a spring event at Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, FHL's art auction has been rescheduled for mid-October 2004, when it will open Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg's fall schedule. Our thanks go to the artists, collectors, and gallerists who have already donated pieces. We are still soliciting donations for this high-profile event.
To donate a fashion, design, or other item for the July 14 silent auction, or to donate an artwork for the mid-October art auction, please contact Olivia Stinson, (212) 206-9922, x108, or
FHL regrets that mailed solicitations for these two auctions did not adequately differentiate between them. If you have any remaining questions about which auction would be more appropriate for you to donate to, please contact Olivia Stinson, (212) 206-9922, x108, or
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April 05, 2004
Buy Tickets Now: FHL'S July 14 Summer Benefit
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Cocktail party tickets are $150 and up. Benefit tickets (including cocktails and dinner) are $500 and up.
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April 05, 2004
Congressman Jerrold Nadler Brings $5 Million in Federal Funds to the High Line
As part of a larger effort to bring $43 million in federal transportation funds to New York City, Congressman Jerrold Nadler has included $5 million for the High Line in the House version of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU), the six-year federal transportation bill.
We hope all FHL supporters will join us in thanking the Congressman for his instrumental role in making the High Line vision become a reality. FHL would also like to thank the hundreds of supporters who wrote to Congressman Nadler encouraging him to bring federal funding to the High Line. By taking a few minutes to write to your elected representative, you've made a real difference in the future of New York City.
There are still a number of hurdles ahead of us before the funding becomes a reality. The funding must be approved by the Senate in the House/Senate conference, which is the next step in the process. In addition, the overall bill must be signed by the President. FHL will keep you posted on the bill's progress as it moves forward.
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March 13, 2004
FHL Seeks Community Engagement Manager
Friends of the High Line (FHL) seeks to build on its foundation as a grass-roots, community-based organization through the planning, implementation, and management of an innovatively designed, creatively run community engagement program. A Community Engagement Manager is sought to manage the development and implementation of this program.
Primary responsibilities of the Community Engagement Manager
Oversee creation of a community engagement program that sets new standards for the field and is as innovative and creative as the High Line project as a whole, including:
Create and manage programs and events that engage community members in development of a design master plan for the High Line (now to Winter 2004/5, in coordination with design team and project manager)
Create and manage programs and events that build community engagement with the High Line project as a whole prior the start of construction
Attend all meetings of relevant community groups (often evenings)
Develop strategy for engaging active participation of lower income, minority, and senior community residents in design, programming, and operating decisions
Oversee and expand volunteer program, including volunteer management in public programs such as street fairs and events (often weekends or evenings)
Desired Experience for Community Engagement Manager
3 years experience in community outreach and engagement, with emphasis on mobilizing lower income and minority groups
Familiarity with community-building in lower-income and/or publicly subsidized housing complexes
Development and management of volunteer programs
Commensurate with experience
To Apply
Send resume, cover letter, and three professional reference contacts via postal mail and/or e-mail to:
Friends of the High Line Attn: Human Resources - Community Engagement Manager 430 West 14th Street, Suite 304 New York, NY 10014
No phone calls, please.
FHL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
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March 12, 2004
FHL Seeks Project Manager for High Line Master Plan
A design master plan for the High Line's conversion to public open space will be developed between now and Winter 2004/5 under the guidance of a steering committee comprised of representatives from FHL and the City of New York. FHL seeks a Project Manager to manage FHL's role in the master plan's development.
Primary Responsibilities of the Project Manager
Act as primary liaison between design team and working group made up of FHL and City representatives
Create and manage a schedule of design deliverables, public meetings, site visits, and working group/steering committee review meetings and work sessions
Coordinate production of documents requiring input from multiple working group members
Research and evaluate NYC code requirements and prepare briefings
Manage project budget and City, State, and Federal funding applications
Coordinate community input sessions with design team and community representatives
Oversee production of all meeting materials and presentation and exhibition materials related to design process
Desired Experience for the Project Manager
3 years work experience in a relevant field(s), including government relations, community outreach, architecture, landscape, and/or planning
Excellent project management skills
Experience administering contracts
Excellent skills in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Project
(or equivalent)
Commensurate with experience
To Apply
Send resume, cover letter, and three professional reference contacts via postal mail and/or e-mail to:
Friends of the High Line
Attn: Human Resources - Project Manager
430 West 14th Street, Suite 304
New York, NY 10014
No phone calls, please.
FHL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
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March 12, 2004
Answers to First RFQ Questions Posted on RFQ Q+A Page
Answers to the first RFQ questions submitted by potential RFQ respondents have been posted on the
page of the
RFQ Web site
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March 12, 2004
Save the Date: July 14, 2004; FHL'S Summer Benefit
FHL's 4th Annual Summer Benefit, chaired by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Diane von Furstenberg, and Edward Norton, with Alexandre von Furstenberg and Bronson van Wyck heading up the Steering Committee, will be held the evening of Wednesday, July 14, 2004. It promises to be FHL's best party ever. If you would like to join a benefit committee to help FHL sell tickets, please e-mail or telephone Juliet Page:
or (212) 206-9922, x360.
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March 12, 2004
Monday, March 15: Final Day to Submit RFQ Questions
All questions related to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued on March 1, 2004, must be received by Monday, March 15, 2004. Please e-mail questions to
or fax them to (212) 206-9118. Questions will be answered on a rolling basis and posted on the the
page until Monday, March 22, when the final list of questions and answers will be posted.
RFQ Q+A page
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Unholy Racket
By Ray Waddle
Last Sunday morning, the neighborhood silence was shattered by a lawn-mowing crew working the small house across the street.
They pummeled the grass and clipped the hedges. They also mowed down an old taboo against making such a racket on the Sabbath.
The ruckus was jarring: it was 9 a.m. You aren't supposed to mow on Sunday morning! I thought about running out into the street to complain. But the work crew would likely just shrug and ignore me. They weren't breaking any laws... except the fourth commandment.
The annoying whir of the motors had the rumble of sacrilege. More precisely this was the sound of secularism, the modern understanding that no religion has the right to dominate public discussion or behavior anymore.What do I propose instead? A return to a Christian golden age? For all my huffing and puffing, I'm no model Sabbath-keeper. If I refrain from e-mail that day, I'm ludicrously tempted to brag about it.
Still, the mowing was saddening. It felt like a violation of sacred space, or sacred memory, the memory of Sunday rhythms of churchgoing and stability and well-being of decades past.
But Sabbath-keeping is not supposed to be an exercise in nostalgia. It is an imaginative response to the Book of Genesis, the vivid belief that God created all this, then rested and beheld what he did. God's rest was like a punctuation mark, the end of the first paragraph in the story of divine creativity — and a moment of astonishment. On the day God rested, I imagine the newly minted universe stirred with brand-new wonder at existence itself, a sense of gratitude that surely did not end when that famously restful seventh day did.
Debate continues about how best to observe and respect Sabbath. Take the day off. Worship. Breathe. Read. Wonder. Weed. Walk. Give the body a rest from the grind of work. Then train for it: seek some of that Sabbath feeling the rest of the week. If this is the world God made, then a sense of astonishment, a hint of it, must be waiting at lunchtime on Tuesday and even at rush hour on Friday.
In biblical times, the Ark of the Covenant was the sanctified wooden chest where the 10 Commandment tablets were kept. Secularism requires a new sort of ark, an interior version that guards holiness and gives refreshment — despite every spiritual impoverishment and any unexpected lawnmower noise.
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November/December 2005
An Informal Survey
By Cleo Cacoulidis
Curating Now (Part II):
An Ongoing, Informal Report
Eva González-Sancho,
Bruce Grenville, Enrico Lunghi and Terrie Sultan conclude our
assessment of curating as a field in transition, and provide
historical and conceptual contexts for their own work.
Eva González-Sancho
What is the most memorable curatorial project you have ever
encountered? What was important about it?
The most interesting projects are commissioned works for
specific places and, often, projects for which the exhibition
room is an anachrony. Iâm thinking of my experience of Walter De
Mariaâs Earth Room in New York and of Lara Almarceguiâs project
I curated here in Dijon, a related intervention that transposed
the physical reality of a place.
Define your own curatorial practice and trajectory.
My first exhibitions were monographic and featured new
installations by Dora García, Imogen Stidworthy, Harald Thys,
and Michael van den Abeele at the Etablissement dâen face, an
art center then in an old factory in Brussels. I rapidly decided
to move the Etablissement to a smaller and more austere space.
The new place inscribed itself in the city to which it was open
through a glass window. It worked mostly as a production house
for projects. In this space, I developed Legal Space/Public
Space, which dealt with the development of public space.
At the FRAC Burgundy in Dijon, I am exploring many different
contemporary questions raised by relationships with space:
architecture and urbanism, private and public space, legislation
and individual freedom, and exhibition space. I am also adding
works that deal with space to the collection. The collection
already features works by Dan Graham, Maria Norman and Peter
Downsbrough. I now buy works that are somehow, and in different
ways, in dialogue with them: Jordi Colomer, Jonas Dahlberg, Lara
Almarcegui, for example. Iâve also been producing and presenting
solo exhibitions of new works by Guillaume Leblon, Pedro Cabrita
Reis, Lara Almarcegui and Peter Downsbrough.
How would you chart the development of curatorial practice over
the last decade?
do not have a precise opinion on that. Looking at group
exhibitions today, I realize that the fashionable way is to
display a simple addition of individualities. This doesnât
really interest me.
What curatorial initiative would you like to see undertaken?
What is needed now?
deplore the difficulty of intervening in places other that the
exhibition room. Iâm thinking about the real possibilities of
public space. I also deplore the pressure that institutions put
on projects, the pressure that museumsâ established ways of
programming exert on curatorial and artistic projects. We miss
out on numerous kinds of practices that directly question the
temporality of artworks and their public reception.
Eva González-Sancho
is Director of FRAC Bourgogne in Dijon.
Installation view of the
Franz West
exhibition curated by Bruce Grenville and organized by the
Vancouver Art Gallery, May 28÷September 5, 2005
(courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery, British
Columbia, Canada; photo: Tomas Svab, Vancouver Art Gallery)
Bruce Grenville
What is the most memorable curatorial project you have ever
encountered? What was important about it?
The exhibition Lâinforme, mode dâemploi curated by Yve-Alain
Bois and Rosalind Krauss at the Centre Georges Pompidou in 1996
remains the most memorable curatorial project that I have
encountered. It grouped an unexpected range of artists within a
thesis that was surprisingly compelling and yet entirely
questionable. The curatorsâ unexpected juxtapositions of
historical and contemporary works and their rejection of a
linear narrative created an extraordinary opportunity for a
reinterpretation of the history and legacy of Surrealism.
Define your own curatorial practice and trajectory.
began my curatorial practice as a freelance curator, working for
various galleries across Canada. In another context, I have
described this period of my practice as parasitic. Since I did
not have a public body I had to use the body of an institution
to survive. It made little difference if the institution was a
parallel gallery, a public gallery, or a private gallery. The
institution provided a site, an audience, and access to funding.
In exchange, the exhibitions I produced brought the institution
a type of art and an area of expertise to which they might not
otherwise have access. But the parasite is also by definition a
kind of interference, a noise that interrupts. The parasite
upsets the body; it causes an itch or a fever. It is a static
that disrupts the flow within a system. This is what I saw as
the most important part of my parasitic existence. I saw it as
my role to interfere with the institutionâs process of
representation, and where possible to place it in doubt. Where
the institution proposed to bring forward a history of art, I
saw it as my role to disrupt that narrative, not to offer an
alternative history, but rather to reveal the manner in which
histories are constructed. Where the institution sought to
define the parameters of a practice or to document a body of
work, I sought to fragment our sense of that body, to see it in
the Deleuzian sense as a body without organs.
Later I joined the staff of a public gallery first in Saskatoon,
then in Edmonton, and now in Vancouver. My practice could no
longer be described as parasitical, but remained defined by
doubt. For me, the primary force at work within an exhibition
necessarily deploys doubt÷doubt about the social and artistic
narratives that seek to exclude the possibility of doubt.
Significantly, this doubt is sustained by living and working
within the very same conditions that seek to deny it.
How would you chart the development of curatorial practice over
the last decade?
In general, I would point to an escalation and acceleration of
curatorial practice in the past decade. Massive exhibitions,
grand narratives, and complex installations are produced using a
just-in-time-delivery system borrowed from manufacturing and
merchandising industries. The best curatorial projects offer an
unprecedented insight into contemporary artistic practice on a
global scale. The downside is a vast number of exhibitions put
together with little forethought and no curatorial investment.
What curatorial initiative would you like to see undertaken?
What is needed now?
would like to see an effective counter-narrative developed that
would provide an antidote to the monolithic presence of the
commercial gallery system and the concurrent reduction of
artistic practice to a narrative of commodity production.
Bruce Grenville
is Senior Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery (1997÷present).
His most recent curatorial endeavors were the exhibitions
Franz West and Wang Du: Parade. He is also the
coordinating curator of Massive Change: The Future of Global
Terrie Sultan
What is the most memorable curatorial project you
have ever encountered? What was important about it?
The Chuck Close Prints: Process and
Collaboration exhibition was certainly one of my most
memorable projects. This was a true voyage of discovery because
I learned so much about the complex process of making such
large-scale projects. I was given a real inside view of Closeâs
studio practice and his interactions with the master printers
because I was able to work with them over such a long period of
time. I believe that the exhibition and accompanying publication
provide the public access to information that is almost never
revealed: how the artist thinks, works through problems, relates
to those around him who are essential to the process. The
exhibition and book helped make this mysterious thing called
creativity transparent. This is an essential aspect of what I
hope for in my curatorial practice.
Define your own curatorial practice and
I am especially interested in demystifying the
creative process÷to privilege how creative decisions are made
and why an artist chooses a particular direction÷rather than
focusing on the ãobject of value.ä In all my curatorial work, I
seek to make that process available to the viewer.
I began my career as an artist÷or rather, an art
student. I received a BFA from Syracuse University College of
Visual and Performing Arts, having entered the program with the
intention of becoming a professional painter. In completing
this rigorous program, it became clear to me that I wasnât
inherently a maker of objects myself, but was keenly intrigued
by those who were. Studying art history gave me a solid
foundation, but academic research eventually became less
compelling to me than spending time with living, working
artists. I chose to pursue the ãpracticeä path of a MA in Museum
Studies instead of a degree in art history, and then began to
work my way up through the ranks. The path was, however,
anything but linear. Before starting graduate school, I worked
as a Peace Corps volunteer running a newspaper in Western Samoa,
in market research for an advertising firm, as new business
development manager for an architecture firm, and as programmer
for a commercial gallery. The Museum Studies program opened up
the museum world to me and thatâs when my path became clear.
How would you chart the development of curatorial
practice over the last decade?
It seems that curatorial practice has become more
theoretical since 1990, with a strong focus on exhibitions
exploring broad themes in contemporary culture over traditional
monographic explorations of an artistâs career. Programs
dedicated to curatorial practice (such as Bard,
de Appel,
etc.) have
contributed to the growth of this aspect of curatorial practice.
I see this as a positive development conceptually. Although also
prominent, the rise of the curator as ãstarä or ãstar-makerä is
less appealing to me.
What curatorial initiative would you like to see
undertaken? What is needed now?
I would like to see more initiatives toward in
depth explorations of the work of under-recognized artists (such
as Lee Bontecue or James Surls, for example) and less emphasis
on the ãnewest, youngest, hottestä artist. I believe that we are
ignoring artists who have made significant contributions to the
contemporary discourse in the quest for the new.
Terrie Sultan
is Director of Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University
of Houston (2000÷present). Prior to her appointment at Blaffer,
she was Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art in Washington, DC. Over the course of her twenty-year career
she has organized more than fifty exhibitions with accompanying
publications. Her most recent projects include Chuck Close
Prints: Process and Collaboration, Jessica Stockholder:
Kissing the Wall, and James Surls: The Splendora Years.
In 2003, Ms. Sultan was named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and
Letters by the French government for her work encouraging
cultural exchange between France and the U.S.
Enrico Lunghi
What is the
most memorable curatorial project you have ever encountered?
What was important about it?
Quite a few
projects have marked me significantly, each in a different way.
For instance, Bert Theisâ Potemkin Lock at the 1995
Venice Biennial was an incredible adventure. We struggled
greatly to realize this project with almost no money, no team
(the artist, myself, and our girlfriends) and at the limits of
legality. Located between Belgiumâs and the Netherlandsâ
pavilions, it was a wood construction painted white and
accessible through a corridor where Marcel Duchamp could be
heard rapping. Behind the façade was a little garden with
reclining chairs. It was very successful÷actually the only
ãnationalä participation by a pavilion-less country in the
Giardini that year. Thatâs quite a performance·
important project for me was a series of three exhibitions÷Un
bel été, Stanley Brouwn, and Un bel été 3÷which
I co-curated with Michel Assenmaker and Eric Brunier between
1997 and 2003. This unique collaborative experience allowed us
to share ideas, and to reflect on the roles and responsibilities
of exhibitions, institutions, curators, and artists.
Finally, to
mention just another one (but I could go on·), the presentation
of Annick and Anton Herbertâs collection in 2000 was also
memorable: an intense dialogue developed with these wonderful
collectors, as we were trying to understand their thirty-year
commitment to contemporary art.
Define your
own curatorial practice and trajectory.
I studied
engineering before I turned to art. Somehow, this helps me see
things from another perspective. After traditional studies of
art history, I worked as an assistant at the National Museum in
Luxembourg. The focus was on ancient art there, and I helped
organize many exhibitions of Old Mastersâ works. This was really
interesting and it taught me a lot about work in an institution.
At the same time, I wrote articles about contemporary art in
Luxembourg and about exhibitions abroad for newspapers and
magazines. I struggled to earn money to live and gain experience
in a world I hardly knew.
I curated my
first show in 1994 with Wim Beeren: it was called Rendez-vous
provoqué, and featured works by Dutch and Luxembourg
artists. To my great surprise, it generated a lot of discussion
in our city. I curated Luxembourgâs participation at the 1995
Venice Biennale, and again in 1999. A small team came together
in 1995 to launch the Casino Luxembourg, which opened in 1996.
Here, I seek to engage the context in which our institution
operates, to transform it slowly, and to readapt the institution
to this ever-changing context. This dialogue is essential to me.
Such engagement with different contexts has led to projects like
Re:Location 1-7 / Shake in 2002-2004, for instance.
How would you
chart the development of curatorial practice over the last
The growing
number of art institutions and the use of contemporary art as a
socio-economical engine emphasize the event character of
curatorial practice and lead to the spectacularization of both
curatorial and artistic practices. Itâs interesting to see that
biennials and art fairs are now the meeting points for the art
world and the most discussed÷or, at least, the most
promoted÷events, even in the specialized art press. Very, very
few shows still attract attention because of their inherent
qualities: marketing and promotion are better tools for success
than work based on knowledge and its transmission. Both art and
curatorial practice seem to follow the generalized social trends
towards managerial thinking with a narrow economic horizon,
despite all claims of being intellectually independent and
philosophically prospective practices. I think itâs everyoneâs
responsibility to choose what kind of game to play. Itâs very
hard to be out of the mainstream and to follow sincere and
personal feelings, probably like it always was. Yet, to me, itâs
still the most existentially satisfying experience.
curatorial initiative would you like to see undertaken? What is
needed now?
I canât speak
about what is needed in general·. The world÷of which the art
world is a little part÷will get what most of its people are
dreaming of, and what they are ready to fight for.
Iâm interested
in giving artists the opportunity to show their works freely and
to communicate this intellectual and esthetic experience to as
many human beings as possible. This supposes the development of
sustainable institutional tools and long-term human relations. I
like to follow the work of artists over years÷as I have with
Sylvie Blocher, Simone Decker, Sam Samore, Nedko Solakov, Grazia
Toderi, and others. I like to develop long-term exchanges with
curators (for Un bel été, Re: Location, and other
projects) and with the public (around the Casino Luxembourg for
ten years). I also like to trade experiences, develop
possibilities for shared knowledge, and link artistic practices
across European countries. Much needs to be done in order to
improve communication between artists from Eastern and Western
Europe for instance.
Iâm less
interested in following geo-strategic trends that are beyond my
human experience, even if Iâm aware of the limitations that this
implies. I know that it is not very fashionable to proceed like
this, but I still prefer the pleasure of aesthetic and
intellectual independence over the comfort of business as usual.
Enrico Lunghi
is Artistic Director of the Casino Luxembourg.
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Police arrest Philly ATM burglary suspect at Wildwood motel
Members of the Philadelphia and North Wildwood police departments on Friday arrested Dennis Woods, 37, who was less than two weeks ago named a person of interest in a rash of at least nine sophisticated ATM burglaries and fires that took place in June through August around Philadelphia.
Investigators said officers at 12:15 p.m. took Woods into custody at the Aruba Motel, located at 2001 Surf Ave. in North Wildwood.
He was charged as a fugitive of justice from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is being held without bail at the Cape May County Correctional Center.
Woods, who police said also uses the alias Dennis Boyce, was found to have outstanding traffic-related warrants in North Wildwood, as well as a warrant related to defiant trespass in Deptford Township.
Woods, of the 2400 block of American Street in North Philadelphia, will after being processed be extradited to Philadelphia to face charges of burglary and related offenses.
Police said they won't be releasing additional details of the investigation until Woods is returned to Philadelphia.
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Rapunzel's Hair Growth Secrets!
Once upon a time, in a far away land lived a girl. And she held the secrets to beautiful hair. Well, this isn't 'that' girl. But hey, I have a few tips of my own that would have even Rapunzel taking a few notes. So we've heard the story of the beautiful girl who was locked in a tower, with hair so beautiful that it was like spun gold. So why can't we have that?! Well, we can and I'm not one to keep secrets to myself. Being of Indian decent I've been blessed with lovely long locks and I must say they are my best assets! I've always had long hair except every two or three years when I chop it all off and donate it to charity of choice. But that's not why you're here, you wanna know how to have long luscious locks! No problem.
You might think that clean hair is the place to start. Well, not necessarily. Washing your hair everyday removes natural oils that keep hair shiny and provides nutrients to each follicle.Try washing your hair every other day or every two days depending on how fast you hair gets oily.
Since we're on the topic of washing hair. How many of you after washing your hair with shampoo add conditioner? I know I use to pile on the conditioner to make sure I get that smooth shiny look. Little did I know I was using conditioner wrong! Applying conditioner all over your hair weighs it down and prevents you from getting volume. Try this, apply a quatar size amount of conditioner (less if you have fine or short hair) to the ends of your hair. I would suggest from you neck down. Applying conditioner to the roots of your hair weighs the roots down. And honestly hair at the root is new hair that is well conditioned and has access to oils from your scalp. However, hair at the end is prone to split ends because of the lack of mositure and added heat. So add conditioner where it is needed.
Is it me or just the mention of split ends give you the hibbie jibbies! Split ends, well they happen when the ends of your hair…split. And I don't mean hit the road, poof they're outter here. But how do you get those split ends to hit the road? That's the question at hand. The best way to get rid of split ends is to chop them off. Try this, get the ends of your hair trimmed every few months about half an inch or so. And to prevent them from showing up between visits to your hairstylist, condition them well and use a heat protectant when using hot tools (flat iron, curling iron, curlers, or a hair dryer).
Now is there a magic growth serum that Rapunzel used that helped her hair grow so fast! To my knowledge……no. And if you know of one please let me know! But there are some things that you can add to your hair to help it grow. Try this, add some coconut oil to your hair for a day. My mom did this to me when I was a little girl, she even caught my brother and lathered him up. Coconut oil has antimicrobial properties that prevents hair loss and hair from falling out. It also contains Vitamin-E which helps in keeping your scalp healthy.
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How many of you are guilty of this. Washing your hair at night and going to sleep with it wet. I won't lie, I know I've done it more than a few times. You're tired from a long and all you want to do is hit the sack. But that's a no-no. Wet hair over a long time is a feeding ground for bacteria. Try this, blow dry your hair before you go to bed. I know, its that simple. If your running out the house and don't have much time, blow dry just the roots and leave the rest to air dry. Also, avoid putting wet hair in a bun, let it air dry!
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NEW HOLSTEIN, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) The FBI is helping local authorities investigate the release of 2,000 mink from a fur farm near New Holstein in eastern Wisconsin. Calumet County sheriff's deputies were called late Saturday afternoon to Bonlander Furs, after mink were spotted on a roadway.
Co-owner Virginia Bonlander told the Appleton Post-Crescent that about 1,500 of the loose mink were captured almost right away. About 100 friends, relatives, and other mink farmers helped retrieve the mink by hand, and with traps. Bonlander said the people who released the mink probably had an agenda.
Wisconsin mink farms have previously been targeted by animal rights' protestors, some of whom have endorsed the farms' destruction. The Bonlander farm has around 5,000 mink. Most of it goes to Toronto to make coats, jackets, and hats.