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I'm not sure if Pakistan has an official national dish, but I'd nominate biryani for that title any day. Biryani is a flavorsome rice dish that comes in many varieties and can be found throughout South Asia. In Pakistan, biryani is usually made with chicken and is very spicy. The word biryani comes from the Persion word berya(n) which means "roasted" or "fried."
Since biryani is one of my favorite Pakistani dishes, I asked my landlady Nasreen to teach me how to make it. Nasreen is an excellent cook, and she often revels in the kitchen cooking up three course meals for a dozen people with only a few hours' notice.
The recipe as written would serve 8-10 people. Reduce or delete the starred items for a milder version, as South Asians love spicy food and this recipe is pretty hot.
4 medium onions – sliced thinly
4 tomatoes – skinned and coarsely chopped
10 cloves of fresh garlic – crushed
1 complete chicken – cut into various sized pieces, not more than 3 inches long
fresh ginger – 2 inch cube, crushed and another 2 inch cube sliced for garnish
*3 green chilies – cut in half
½ cup fresh coriander – chopped
1 tbsp salt
*1 tbsp red chili powder (mirch)
1 tbsp haldi
1 tbsp ground coriander (denniya)
2 tbsp garam masala
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cinnamon stick – crushed
1 cup vegetable or olive oil
½ cup water
1 package of biryani masala (store bought)
For rice:
5 cups long grain rice – thoroughly rinsed
1 tbsp yellow food coloring – mixed with water if powder
3-4 cloves
3 tsp salt
1 tbsp oil
10 cups water, or whatever is needed to cook your variety of rice
Nasreen prefers to make the chicken mixture first, and then cook the rice. You could also cook the rice simultaneously if you can get the timing right to have the chicken and the rice finished at the same time. It depends how much rice you are cooking and how long that variety of rice takes. It's very important that the rice is freshly cooked and hot for the last stage of the recipe. This recipe will follow Nasreen's method since I know it's successful!
The Salan (Sauce)
1. Put 1 cup of oil in a large pot that you can cover. Add onions and let cook until translucent. Once onions start to turn brown, add ½ cup of water to keep from sticking.
2. Add crushed garlic and mix.
3. Add chicken pieces and mix. Let cook on high heat for 5 minutes.
4. Add tomatoes and ginger and mix.
5. Add the salt, mirch, haldi, ground coriander, garam masala, biryani masala package mix, cinnamon stick, and yogurt. Mix thoroughly and keep at a boil for 5 minutes.
6. Add enough water to cover the chicken and turn down the heat to simmer. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Add fresh chilies and cook for 1 minute.
8. Add garnish ginger slices and remove from flame.
The Rice
1. Rinse rice thoroughly under water. Avoid mixing by hand so that the rice doesn't break.
2. Put your water in another large pot, and add salt, cloves and oil. Bring to boil.
3. Add rice and cook until almost ready.
4. Drain any excess water and pour rice into a large serving bowl.
The Final Product
1. Using the pot you cooked the rice in, you will now layer the biryani. Put one layer of rice (about 2 inches thick) and then one layer of the biryani salan (sauce).
2. Repeat until all rice and salan is used up.
3. Swirl your yellow food coloring on top of the layers.
4. Do not mix. Cover and let steam for 15 minutes. This is why you need to be sure the rice is not overcooked, as it will steam for 15 minutes to take in the flavor of the sauce.
5. Uncover and mix until color and chicken are distributed evenly.
Serve hot! Biryani goes great with daal (lentils), Indian/Pakistani vegetables dishes, or tasty naan bread. You can also eat it on its own.


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Just a bit about myself. I'm a gender queer, bisexual woman in my thirties. My politics are mostly progressive (although I do have a libertarian bent). I was raised by a feminist mother who later denounced her membership in feminism due to conflicts with feminist radicals who considered grammar to be 'patriarchal'. (How they know that grammar was invented by men is a mystery.)
I am the prime demographic to call myself a feminist. And yet, I don't.
Let's start with the Dictionary Definition of Feminism.
Noun: The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men.
Sounds fairly benign right? But unless you also believe the following, you can't really call yourself a feminist:
1) Men are more to blame for society.
2) Women are hurt more by society.
3) Since men are more to blame for society and women are more hurt by society, we can dismiss many issues of men as either less important or part of a backlash to women's gains.
I generally get referred to as an 'anti-feminist' for not holding the above beliefs. I will refer to them as corollaries to feminism's primary stated belief.
So here's a short list of why I don't call myself a feminist.
- I care about men.
In the past I have felt bad for caring about men's rights. Our society makes it very difficult to care about the pain of men, the vulnerability of men or the concerns of men. It does so by minimizing, ignoring, or outright obscuring the harms done to men and shaming anyone who brings attention to them.
Recently I realized it's not bad to care about men. It's, in fact, a good thing to care about men. I care about men, and I'm not going to apologize for it.
I will always bring attention to the problems men face and defend their issues. I'm pretty tenacious in this regard. I don't want to be part of a movement that interferes with my ability to see and advocate for the issues of men.
- I don't want to be part of a movement that can't be criticized.
Feminists have a tendency to shut down any criticism of their behavior or beliefs with the word 'misogyny.'
I believe that shaming is a form of abuse. It's no less abusive then shutting someone up with your fists. We are a social species, being part of the group is very important to us—we draw our sense of self, our strength, our well-being, and in the deep recesses of our little primate brains, our sense of possible survival from our connection to others. Shame is violence; violence directed towards our "social bodies" as pack animals.
And any movement that meets criticism with violence is not one I want to be associated with.
- I don't want to self-identify as anything other then human.
This is the same problem I have with identifying as an MRA. I find that once you start to appropriate an identity for yourself, you start to engage in tribalism and the world falls into Us versus Them. You start whitewashing your own group and black washing the out group.
One other thing that makes me leery of identifying with MRAs is the strong strain of seeing women as universally benefiting by our current state of affairs and seeing women as willfully engaging in oppressing men. I disagree with both propositions, although I don't think either of them have solidified to the point where they've become corollaries to the Men's Rights Movement's belief system.
I will always advocate for men's rights and I won't dismiss harms done to men, but neither will I support any belief system that blames one gender for the ills of the world.
We're all equally to blame and equally innocent.
- Self-identified feminists have done awful things in the name of feminism's corollaries.
There are those feminists who seem to put more of an emphasis on the dictionary definition of feminism. And then there are those who put a lot more emphasis on the feminist correlaries that I identified.
The second type of feminist is more active in the world, creating and maintaining inequalities that hurt men. Here's a short list:
- Obscuring the truth about domestic violence
- Gendering Domestic Violence by framing it as 'patriarchal violence'
- Getting DV quotas in place that marginalize male victims of domestic violence
- Ignoring male victims of wartime rape
- Promoting Female-only lenience in sentencing and imprisonment
- Opposing Shared Parenting initiatives
- Opposing Anonymity for the Accused
- Opposing initiatives that allow for male rape victims to be counted
Because I care about men, these behaviors concern me. Because these behaviors concern me, I can't, in good conscience, call myself a feminist.
- Feminists frame their efforts in terms of what society owes women but not what women owe society.
As a woman I want to understand my obligations to the society I live in. Understanding these obligations and responsibilities are part of developing an identity based in strength rather then weakness. With great responsibility comes great power.
- Every change championed by a feminist requires changing men rather then women changing themselves.
Most feminism is about petitioning men to change. Not only does this put an unfair burden on men, particularly in situations where men don't actually have any power to enact the changes demanded, it also means that feminist advocacy shifts the focus from women's agency (what they can change to meet the world) to men's agency (what men must do to change the world.)
- I care about women.
The biggest issue facing women in the West is their socialization to see themselves as acted upon rather than actors in their lives. As I outline in 'Women Do Not Benefit: The Science', this socialization is directly responsible for women's lack of achievement now and historically. If we want equal numbers of female CEOs, female politicians, female inventors, female anything, then we need to change how we divide the human race into acted upon (women) and actors (men).
And a movement that's focused like a laser on how women are acted upon (victims) is doing the opposite of liberating women.
It isn't much of a surprise to me that feminism, as it's practiced, has become essentially a form of covert patriarchy, teaching women that their primary feature is how they're acted upon. There is benefit to that, particularly to those people who benefit financially and politically (and in some cases emotionally) by turning women into "class victims" who then require someone to manage their issues and save them from danger. And there is also the huge benefit in that it ties maintaining age-old gender roles with feeling progressive and new. That way we never really change at all.
For women themselves, victimhood allows them to wield shame in their personal relationships, which can be satisfying even as it's self-limiting. Which leads to a bizarre solipsism, blaming men for something that's a result of women's socialization to see themselves as victims of men.
Finally, and likely most importantly, it is also a great boon to overt patriarchy, because when the fad of women's rights passes, the fact that women never claimed their agency in the greater society means it will be a trivial matter to remove their rights. Without a belief in their agency, women will always be controlled by fear more then freedom.
So the final reason why I don't call myself a feminist? Because feminism is just repackaged female dependency. Feminism, as it's practiced now, is the mechanism by which covert patriarchy is transformed into overt patriarchy given a few generations time[1].
[1] I'll be covering the taxonomy of overt and covert patriarchy further in a future post. Stay tuned! Same GendErratic time! Same GendErratic channel!

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Thank you for your ongoing friendship and support. The highlight of our careers in the travel industry has always been the many relationships we have made at home and all over the world. We have definitely been blessed.
Doreen and I are excited to share with you that we will be taking an undefined sabbatical at the end of this 2013 touring season. European World Travel will not operate tours in 2014. The idea is that a fresh and rejuvenated version of our company will return, and when it does you will be one of the first to know.
There will be no major public announcement. We will continue to operate as usual and at our current location until the end of November 2013. July 21 will be our last Sunday Travel Section newspaper ad. From now on, please contact us at our 732-9430 phone number.
We pray that you will continue to explore our amazing planet and be the true peace keepers of the world.
- If you are looking for discounted tour packages and/or airfares please contact our friend and colleague Bernie Acierto at Euroworld Vacations. She can be reached at 864-8843 or visit her website at EuroworldVacations.com.
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Until our paths cross again please take good care of yourself and God Bless.
Mahalo for being a part of our Ohana,
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He'll send texts to Franklin Clinton and will try to convince him to join by giving him their website address and a form to complete. Franklin can do this and will receive another text from him which will give Franklin a password to access the stage two part of the movement. After Franklin completes all the steps on the website, he will receive a Children of the Mountain t-shirt in his wardrobe and Brother Adrian will tell him that he will keep in touch with him. He also appears as a guest on West Coast Talk Radio. He speaks with an Irish accent.
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Tribute for Symphony Space Founder
Last week, Symphony Space held a memorial celebration for Isaiah Sheffer, the theater's co-founder who passed away in November. Family, co-workers and actors whose lives were touched by Sheffer shared stories about the 76-year-old Bronx native, who was best known for masterminding "Selected Shorts," a nationally syndicated radio program in which famous actors read popular short stories, and "Bloomsday on Broadway," an annual front-to-back reading of James Joyce's Ulysses.
"Isaiah's spirit of adventure was boundless," said Katherine Minton, Symphony Space's director of literary programs, who organized Selected Shorts with Sheffer. She recalled his creativity in organizing literary festivals like a reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby in Battery Park and a Walt Whitman celebration on the 100-year anniversary of the writer's death. "Isaiah was fun, always fun," she said, echoing a common description of the creative visionary.
Sheffer was characterized as clever, eccentric and tenacious. When he first booked Symphony Space at Broadway and West 95th Street to stage a marathon Bach concert with conductor Allan Miller, the building was a derelict movie theater. But Sheffer saw potential: He wanted to turn the space into a premier venue for the performing arts.
He and Miller endured a decade of fundraising and litigation to secure ownership of the building, and fought just as long and as hard to preserve it. Steven Alden, a lawyer who represented Symphony Space from its inception, recalled Sheffer rejecting developers that would include a theater in their plans for the building but wanted to move it to the basement or on the second floor. Sheffer insisted on maintaining the original theater on the street's level.
"His plans for the place were so improbable," laughed Kay Cattarulla, who met Sheffer after the Bach concert and later became a member of the theater's board of directors and helped launch Selected Shorts. She quoted him by saying that she was so happy now that the building was "not one more Duane Reade."
Sheffer was Symphony Space's artistic director for 32 years. He booked an eclectic, genre-spanning range of theatrical, musical and other performances in the space's two theaters, from political cabarets to African dance recitals. A performer himself, he was especially known for song parodies and little skits he would do to introduce acts or solicit donations during Selected Shorts intermissions. Videos at the celebration showed Sheffer singing about his mock-adoration for Paul Krugman's New York Times op-ed column and praising arugula to the tune of the Beatles' "Yesterday."
Many speakers shared anecdotes of Sheffer's humor, including an impromptu fake shouting match with Morgan Freeman around a passersby in the middle of a street, and a joke he loved to tell people after suffering the stroke that eventually led to his death: "I've had a stork, but it hasn't affected my speech or anything."
Sam Norich, publisher of the Jewish American newspaper The Forward, and Aaron Lansky, founder of the National Yiddish Book Center, praised Sheffer for his contributions to the Jewish community. He appeared in numerous Yiddish plays and radio programs, and had a strong command of the language. "Isaiah personified the culture I sought to preserve," said Lansky. "He was an original. Jewish through and through."
Ethel Sheffer, Isaiah's wife, remembered her husband as "endlessly patient" and deeply passionate about stories. "He loved when I read short stories aloud to him," she said.
Susannah Sheffer, the couple's daughter, recalled her father telling her long bedtime stories about his childhood and creating characters for her enjoyment. "It was important for him to show me what he loved," she said. The two wrote poems for each other throughout Sheffer's life, and read to each other often.
Susannah said that words were not enough to describe her father's passing and the loss to the Symphony Space community. She ended her speech with a quote from a poem by Jane Hirshfield, one of the last she and her father read together: "I make these words for what they can't replace."
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[Original Airdate: October 21, 2011] YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE Wisconsinites turn out for elections. Now a new law requires added proof of identity for voting. Some say it will stop fraud, others say it is illegal and will suppress our typically high turnout. Do you have the documents required to vote in Wisconsin? With host DENISE CALLAWAY. And with guests, in order of appearance: KEVIN KENNEDY, JD, Director and General Counsel, Wisconsin State Government Accountability Board; RENEE SHAVERS, Independent Political Blogger, Former Associate Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin; JEFF STONE, Wisconsin State Representative, Republican, 82nd Assembly District.


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A man smokes a joint as thousands gather to celebrate the state's medicinal marijuana laws and collectively light up in Civic Center Park April 20, 2012 in Denver, Colorado
The pioneers of this sea change are out west, in Colorado and Washington, and grassroots support for their experiment is strong.
Marijuana consumption is legal and regulated for medical purposes in 19 US states, in some cases for the past 20 years. And in most of them, private consumption of pot is not classified as a crime.
But Colorado and Washington are taking a big jump forward. They are creating a pot market in which local authorities will oversee growing, distribution and marketing -- all of it legal -- for people to get high just for the fun of it.
In Colorado, famous for its Rocky Mountain ski resorts, at least 130 licenses have been issued for small shops which, starting January 1, will be able to sell up to 28 grams of marijuana to people aged 21 or older.
Another 300 applications for licenses are pending. The pot sold in shops will come from private, licensed growers.
In Colorado, consumption, possession and domestic growing of pot in small amounts were already allowed. But sales of it were not. This left the door open for drug dealers to operate.
In legal terms, smoking pot will be subject to the same rules and obligations as those governing alcohol. People will not be able to smoke it in public or grow it on public land.
In Washington, the framework for the new system is laid out, although the first licenses for legal sales of marijuana are not expected to be issued until mid-2014.
Other states are watching these experiments closely and pondering similar legislation.
"Two states down, 48 to go," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.
He told AFP that Colorado and Washington have left behind a debate on "how do we lock people up, how do we arrest more people, how do we drug-test more people, into a much more adult and mature conversation about how do we sensibly regulate this commodity in a way that advances public safety and public health."
How the plans develop in Colorado and Washington is key because the rest of the country is watching.
"It is important that they do this right, because providing good leadership and making the transition to legalization of marijuana in a responsible way is important for how the rest of the country perceives this. There is a responsibility to do it in a smart and mature way," said Nadelmann.
All this represents not just a new approach but also a judicial problem. Although the marijuana trade will become legal in those two states, it will remain illegal at the national level.
So the possibility of Drug Enforcement Administration agents raiding licensed stores in Colorado or Washington or arresting people triggered formal debate at the Justice Department.
In the end, after intense consultations, the agency announced in August that it renounced the right to challenge the new pot laws in the two states.
Nadelmann said the US experience has big ramifications abroad. To wit, Uruguay is about to legalize marijuana altogether and become the first country to do so.
"What Uruguay is going to do next week is inspired in part by what happens in the US," he said.
Much is said of the Netherlands, whose marijuana policy is often misinterpreted and was recently amended.
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Wayne Freisatz – President
Wayne Freisatz
Born and raised in up-state New York (Schenectady). Tore-apart parent's driveway looking for interesting rocks. Later hunted fossils in the nearby Helderberg "Mtns". Channeled obsession by majoring in geology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Went to work for Core Laboratories, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Hired in the "International" division. Sold all of his worldly goods and got vaccinated for world travel. Immediately assigned to Casper, Wyoming (in the "International" division, of course). At least the anthrax vaccination was worthwhile. Worked northern Rockies for Core Lab until hired by Jerry Chambers – Oil Producers as district geologist for Williston Basin, North Dakota. Returned to academic life during 'oil-bust' and earned a MS in geology from the University of North Dakota. Masters thesis on fracturing of the Bakken Formation, prior to horizontal drilling 'boom' (timing is everything!). Continued to work well site geology summers and holidays, beginning with Sunburst Consulting in ~1985. Later became partner in Sunburst. Currently tied to a desk and computer most of the time.
Married a geologist (Nancy Auren). When not working for Sunburst, serves on staff for two cats.
Jim Suydam, PhD – VP Operations
Geologist and V.P. Operations, Sunburst Consulting, Inc.
Jim Suydam
Jim lives in Billings with his wife Stacey and daughter Emily. He enjoys golf and fly fishing in the beautiful Montana streams.
Layaka Mann – VP Field Operations
|Layaka Mann
Geologist and V.P. Field Operations, Sunburst Consulting, Inc.
I was born and raised in Northwestern Montana. Attended middle school and high school in Missoula, Montana where I also attended college at the University of Montana and earned bachelors and masters degrees in geology. My master's thesis involved structure, timing, and mineralogy of the contact metamorphic aureole of the Garnet Stock, Montana. I also co-published a paper on the same subject. I married my husband Bill in 2000. I contracted for a gold exploration company in Northwest Territories, Canada following graduation in 2004 and then began well-site geology contracting. I moved to Billings, Montana with my husband and our beagle mix, Chelsy, and became a partner with Sunburst Consulting in 2006. I spend most of my time in the field or in the Sunburst office, so any free time is spent with my husband and our pug, Roxy, and visiting our families in Northwestern Montana and Washington.
Nancy Auren – Secretary/Treasurer
Geologist and Secretary/Treasurer
|Nancy Auren
After graduation she worked in the Williston Basin for Analex and independently until the last "oil bust" and returned to school at the University of North Dakota for a B.S. in Computer Science. Moving to Denver to work as a geologist/programmer and database manager for Dwight's EnergyData/BP, she also got involved in doing concert sound and stage work. She moved to Basalt, CO, to program accounting and inventory systems for Sport Obermeyer while continuing to work as a monitor/sound engineer in nearby Aspen and doing a lot of snowboarding.
She married a geologist (Wayne Freisatz) and split her time between wellsite geology, working concerts in Aspen, programming, and traveling. She is currently the accounting department for Sunburst and assisting in the service of two cats.
Robert R. McCue III "Bo" – Appalachian District Manager
Geologist and Appalachian District Manager, Sunburst Consulting, Inc.
|Robert R. McCue III "Bo"
Born in Gainesville, FL and raised throughout the southeast, Bo remains a Georgia Bulldog at heart. He eventually settled in Bowling Green, KY where he attended college at Western Kentucky University and received his bachelor's degree in geology. After college he worked for about a year with a small oil and natural gas company based in Bowling Green, KY. The primary focus of his work consisted of examining samples and interpreting electric logs in eastern Kentucky within the Chattanooga Shale Formation. Bo moved to Billings, MT in September of 2007 where he joined Sunburst Consulting as a well site geologist. Most of his worked has been focused in the Bakken play of the Williston Basin. In 2009 Bo took a position as the Appalachian District Manager of Sunburst Consulting, Inc., opening the Pittsburgh office and concentrating on the Upper Devonian Marcellus Shale natural gas play and the Ordovician Trenton-Black River play.
Willie Thomas – Expeditor
|Willie Thomas
Born in San Rafael, California, Willie was on the move at an early age. By the age of two he had settled in Billings, Montana with his parents, and by four he was frequently found thirty or more feet up in any tall tree he could find. By seven, Willie had scaled the rimrocks above town and at ten he was biking to all of the local gravel pits in search of the perfect skipping stone.
He attended various Billings public schools, graduating in 1979 from Billings Senior High School. He then attended the University of Montana, where he graduated with a Bachelor or Arts in English in the spring of 1985.
After teaching tennis, making pizzas and flipping hamburgers, and working as a roustabout, he worked for Kinko's for 15 years as both a Corporate Trainer and as an Assistant Manager. It was while working for Kinko's that he met John Gillespie (a customer), and the two decided a change of profession might be in order. Sunburst Consulting was producing a lot of well evaluations and geological logs, and needed someone with printing industry experience and an editor's eye to spearhead the production side of the business. So Willie was sent out into the oil patch to learn the business of well-site geology. After six years sitting wells in the Williston, Powder River and DJ basins, he splits time between the field and the office, where he edits, proofs and assembles well evaluations and geology logs. The title "Production" can also mean head cook and bottle washer, so Willie can often be found doing whatever odd job needs to be done around the Sunburst Consulting shop.
Chris Belback - Senior Geologist
Chris was born in Warrenton, VA and grew up in the Virginia Beach area. After high school, Chris attended Virginia Tech, of which he thinks is the greatest college ever (Go Hokies). After a brief stint in the chemistry department Chris decided he loved rocks and made the best major change that he could. He moved into the illustrious Virginia Tech Geosciences department. Chris graduated in 2003 with a B.S. in Geology then he decided to bum around Blacksburg, VA for a bit and worked as a shift manager at a Taco Bell and also delivered pizzas. This pizza delivery job led him to meet a fellow geologist who got a job as a contract well-site geologist for Sunburst Consulting in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. In March of 2005 Chris made the move to Montana with his future wife to start this line of work as well. In January of 2011, Chris took a job as a Senior Geologist with Sunburst, which put him in the office a bit more, but allowed him more time at home with his wife Mary. In his free time Chris can be seen playing ice hockey, rocking on the guitar, enjoying the outdoors, or maybe just hanging out in the house.
Felipe Pimentel - Senior Geologist
A Brazilian by birth, Felipe grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with his parents and two sisters. While working in retail management and attending school at the University of Florida in Gainesville, he discovered his affinity for geology. After graduating with a B.S. in 2007, he decided to trade beaches, sandals and scorching summers for mountains, hiking boots and cold winters and moved across the country to Billings, MT to become a well-site geologist. He took the position of Senior Geologist with Sunburst in February 2011. His experience includes wells in the Williston, Powder River and DJ Basins. When not working in the field or in the office, Felipe can often be found enjoying fine Montana craft beers, live music or the mountains when he's lucky.
Justin Sommerville - Senior Geologist
Justin Sommerville was born and raised in northern Virginia. After graduating highschool in 1998, he thought it would be a good idea to enlist in the United States Army. After the first day of basic training he thought it would be a good idea to go to college. Eight years later he graduated from the Geosciences department at Virginia Tech with a B.S. under the geochemistry option; after first honorably completing 4 years as an imagery analyst (at the Army's insistence). In 2007 Justin loaded his car up with all of his worldly possessions and headed out west to work as a contract geologist for Sunburst. In 2009 he married Tracy Lee Nayes a fellow Sunburst contract hand. His experience includes wells in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming, drilling in the Williston, Denver-Julesburg, Powder River, and Wind River Basins. In January 2011 Justin was employed by Sunburst as a Senior Geologist and is currently mentoring field geologist from the Billings office.
Colin McNamara
Colin was born in Covington, LA and was raised in rural southeastern Indiana. At an early age Colin roamed Ordovician age rocks exposed along the Cincinnati Arch, and later pursued a bachelor's degree in geology at Ball State University. After graduation he expanded his geological experience from road cuts and creek beds, westward, to the complex geology of Montana where he became employed with Sunburst Consulting as a well site geologist in 2007. Several years later, Colin took a job as a Senior Geologist with Sunburst. Most of his field work has been focused on the Bakken and Three Forks plays of the Williston Basin. He enjoys Montana countryside and can be found skiing, playing hockey, mountain biking, hiking and floating rivers on the weekends.


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Pyromelter said...
I'm with Edy. I think the overwhelming majority of people prefer 10 man raids.
Think about it a second. A 10-man group raided the Mines of Moria (I'm including Gollum). Worked out relatively well for them. I can't imagine a Fellowship of 25 people. Let's think of other pop culture.
Goonies - 8-man.
Football and Futbol - 11 man teams
Star Trek - all series revolved around 7-10 main characters
Baseball - 10 man (9 fielders + DH)
The Matrix - 9 men and women on the Nebuchadnezzar
10 is just a nice, round number, and you get to know your fellow raiders with much greater camaraderie, and your personal responsibility is higher, along with an easier time of organizing the raid. Once you get to 25 man, you start getting into a more impersonal, monolithic warzone type deal. I think 25 man is great for LFR with decreased responsibility and increased sharing of healing and what not. But i would not be sad at all if blizz made everything straight out a 10-man.


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GTA braces for major snowstorm.
Overnight Weather Webcast: Sept. 21, 2014
Cloud cover continues overnight with gust conditions outside the GTA, 11 C.
Cloud cover continues overnight with gust conditions outside the GTA, 11 C.
Olivia Chow came out swinging against rival John Tory on Sunday.
Devo Brown takes a look at the top three songs from the past week as well as new music for the upcoming week.
CityNews reporter Tammie Sutherland was the master of ceremonies at the Wheelchair Relay Challenge which raises money for those with spinal cord injuries across Ontario.
CityNews reporter Amanda Ferguson spoke with those who took part in the Toronto rally.
A doctor says Rob Ford's treatment team will consider many factors before giving him the green light to leave hospital.
Some fireworks on the mayoral campaign trail on Sunday as Olivia Chow came out swinging against rival John Tory.
A man, 22, was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after he was struck by a car while cycling near Dundas and Shaw streets.
Police have identified the victim of a two-car crash in Caledon on Saturday afternoon as Edward Foulger, 54, of Orangeville.
Scattered showers continue overnight, 22 C.
One person is dead and two others are injured after a crash in Caledon.
Taylor Kaye has the latest entertainment news making headlines this week.
John Tory and Olivia Chow say Doug Ford's entrance as the new candidate for mayor won't force them to change their message.
Doug Ford debuted his campaign for mayor on Saturday, reaching out to people in the heart of Ford Nation.
CityNews reporter Natalie Duddridge was on the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Caledon on Saturday afternoon that left one person dead and a number of others injured.
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Getting Out of the House (Without Losing Your Mind)
Our mornings are chock full. There's exercise, breakfast, errands, straightening up, grooming, phone calls with friends in New York or Europe, visits from handymen and blogging. And all of this before 9 am. The rush to get it all done and get out of the house can be a challenge...
We actually plan our evenings the night before, making a list of what we have to do and working backwards. Since the weather's not too much of a challenge (very few sudden rainstorms or unseasonably hot days to surprise us), we try to figure out what we're going to wear the night before. We set up the coffee maker so all we have to do in the morning is boil water and plunge and figure out what we'll eat for breakfast. Our landing strip's also our takeoff strip so we round up all the stuff we need, including our keys and our handbag and put it there, ready to grab and go!
The first thing we do in the morning is make the bed. Then, we start the water boiling while we jump into our clothes and wash up. Our medicine cabinet's arranged in the order in which we use it so we don't accidentally put sunscreen on our toothbrush. Then we sit down and check our list while we have coffee and a bite to eat and think about the day. When the coffee kicks in, we check our emails and messages, return calls, straighten up the house then sit down to write. We're fed and dressed and washed and ready for whatever adventures life lobs at us. What do you do to make your mornings less frantic?
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I usually ready the coffeemaker the night before, so whoever gets up first just pushes the button, and voila, caffeine.
He's up an hour before me, so he does the litter box, feeds the cats, watches the news while eating breakfast, cleans himself up, then wakes me up to make sure his outfit matches and casually heads out the door. He's strict to a routine.
I on the other hand stay in bed as long as possible watching Saved by the Bell, stand up in bed and turn on the fan light and when I bend back down I grab the pillows and comforter and make the bed. I shower, then brush my teeth while I pick out my outfit. I race to get myself ready the rest of the way, never doing the same routine, and grab a chewy bar and throw together a sandwich for lunch, racing the clock to hit traffic just right.
Thats where I lose my mind.
I like to start with a long cup of coffee and a check of the news online. Then, because I woke up a half-hour late, I run into the bathroom, perform my ablutions, jump into my ill-considered (given the weather report) clothes while cajoling my children to do the same, brush my teeth while cajoling my children to do the same and getting some toothpaste on my shirt, listen to my wife curse like a sailor when she can't find her keys or that I forget to put the trash out. Meanwhile I'm climbing into the car after having strapped my children down, and then yelling from the car to ask my already disgruntled wife (who's already had a similar morning) to get my phone which I've probably forgotten to charge anyway. Back outside, I climb into the car and drive us to daycare and work, my son clambering to listen to They Might Be Giants "Here come the 1, 2, 3s" while I insist on NPR. As the crying subsides I drop my wife at the hospital (and I get a kiss that says, "I'm sorry I called you names for not taking out the trash"), the kids at daycare, and then park in the commuter lot. The bus is late, but so am I, so that's okay. I get to work in time to receive a call from daycare that one of us--and I'm not mentioning any names, here--forgot to pack a bottle, so it's back home before the baby gets too upset.
Yep, I'd say I've got this thing called life under control.
My morning sounds a lot like Chzzy. But- I have found that relaxing music- like Nakai- helps considerably to balance the moodiness and keep us present. Theres nothing worse that starting a day leaving your loved ones frantic and unsteady.
Most nights I make sure that my clothes are ironed and my lunch is packed.
Then I put together everything that I will need the next day in a tote bag next to my purse.
But I don't have children, so my mornings aren't as crazy.
I don't have kids, but I have a new kitten, and making time to play with her in the mornings is an absolute must. Getting ready is a challenge, since she is constantly at my feet. But her company is delightful.
I like the music thing...gonna try that.
Of course, every day isn't like that. But really what it comes down to is a complete lack of forethought. On the other hand, I'm really not prepared to be as organized as Abby is. Honestly, Abby, you're scaring me.
My mornings:
The Good: I get up a full 2hrs before I need to leave, get in the shower (shampoo, conditioner, shave legs, brush teeth), watch a 45 min. episode of show on TiVo while doing make-up, get dressed in clothes laid out the night before with acessories, make sure all my things are in my bags and make the 25 minute walk to work with time to pick-up breakfast on the way.
The Bad: Get up about 30 minutes before, no shower because anticipating my lateness I took one last night, brush through the hair, pick something out that sort of works (God bless you, jersey wrap dress than never needs ironing), screw jewelry, put on make-up and walk to work (please-no-rain, please-no-rain...)
The Ugly: Wake up with exactly 20 minutes until I need to be at work. Jersey dress, no make-up, subway ride....can't remember if I brushed my teeth...oh well, too late now.
No one gets it right all the time.


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Middlesex have signed Australian allrounder Adam Voges for the Friends Life t20 in 2013. He will be available for the entire campaign, including the knockout rounds if Middlesex qualify.
Voges, 33, is an experienced cricketer who has played for Nottinghamshire for the past five seasons, helping them to Flt20 Finals Day in 2010.
He is currently playing for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League with 147 runs in four innings. Voges has also played 19 internationals for Australia and also has IPL experience with Rajasthan and played T20 for Hampshire in 2007.
Since winning the Flt20 in 2008, Middlesex have failed to reach the quarter-finals and finished joint-bottom of the South Group last season. Read more
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The Explorers Guesthouse and Hostel
We are a brand new hostel opened in June 2010, nestled right in the hub of the vibrant Kuala Lumpur city,
Please note that all our facilities are on shared basis as we are designed with backpackers and independent travellers in mind. To upkeep the environment of a backpackers hostel, we do have a policy of no children under the age of 12.
Due to the limited capacity of our dorm rooms, we regret that we no longer accept online bookings by local residents for dormitory beds. All bookings made by local residents for dorm beds shall be considered null and void and the deposits paid online shall not be refundable. Nevertheless, we still accept bookings made by local residents for private rooms only.
Disponibilità e tariffePer visualizzare la disponibilità e i prezzi, seleziona le date e fai clic su "Aggiorna date"
Ostello Servizi & Politiche
- Reception 24 ore su 24
- Aria condizionata
- Giochi di società
- Scambio di libri
- Prima colazione inclusa
- TV via cavo
- Sala comune
- Carte di credito non accettate
- Accesso a Internet gratuito
- Wi-Fi gratuito
- Docce calde
- Pulizia
- Accesso a Internet
- Biancheria inclusa
- Armadietti
- Deposito bagagli
- Terrazza
- Macchine per tè/caffè
- Travel Desk per i tour
- Asciugamani a noleggio
Politica di cancellazioneQuesta proprietà ha una politica di cancellazione di 1. La mancata cancellazione entro questo intervallo di tempo si tradurrà in una penale pari alla prima notte di pernottamento.
Info Hostel da leggereQuesta struttura dispone di Termini e condizioni specifici.
== Check In Policy ==
Check in time - 1500hrs
Check out time - 1200 Noon or a full rate will be applied.
If you arrive early, you may leave your luggage (FOC) with us but access to rooms will only be granted after 1500hrs.
Please note that all transactions are in CASH term only as we do not have facilities to handle payments in credit cards.
== Cancellation / No Show Policy ==
*Please inform us at least 48 hours in advance should you decide to cancel or make any changes to your booking,
*We will keep the room/bed for you for 3 hours from the stated time of arrival. After which, it will be released to other guests. If there is any delay in your itinerary, please let us know through phone or email to enable us to reserve the room for you.
*In case of cancellation or no show, booking fees paid to Hostelworld are non refundable.
A deposit of RM30.00 is required upon check-in. We will refund it to you upon your check-out.
Due to the limited capacity of our dorm rooms, we regret that we no longer accept online bookings by local residents for dormitory beds. All bookings made by local residents for dorm beds shall be considered null and void and the deposits paid online shall not be refundable. Nevertheless, we still accept bookings made by local residents for private rooms only.
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Our hostel is located very near to the Central Market and Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (Petaling Street).
� From KL International Airport (KLIA), take the Express Rail Link (ERL) to KL Sentral. The train journey will take about 30 minutes and costs RM 35.00 one way.
� Then take the Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line LRT to Pasar Seni Station (one station away from KL Sentral, operating from 6 a.m. till around 12 midnight).
� After exiting from Pasar Seni LRT station, pls turn right to walk towards Petaling Street (Chinatown) direction. Before reaching Petaling Street, you can see a CIMB Bank branch and Lai Foong Restaurant on your left at Jln Tun H S Lee junction. Pls walk towards Lai Foong Restaurant. We are only a few doors' away from Lai Foong Restaurant. There are many bamboo plants in front of our hostel. The walk from Pasar Seni LRT station to our hostel takes about 5 minutes.
� From KLIA2, buy a Skybus (RM10 one way)/ Aerobus (RM10 one way) ticket at the arrival hall. The bus will take you to the KL Sentral in the city in approx. 1 hr 15 minutes.
� From KL Sentral, use LRT as described above.
FROM KLIA or KLIA2 using Airport Taxi:
� Give the taxi driver the address and tell him that our hostel is near KL Central Market and Bangkok Bank. Please ask the taxi driver to turn to Jalan Petaling (beside Kotaraya shopping complex, opposite Petaling Street arch). After that, turn left at Winsin Hotel and turn left again to Jalan Tun H S Lee at Bangkok Bank.
� The journey should take about 1 hr.
� Cost: Approximately RM80.00 - RM100.00. Please take note that between 12am � 6am, there is a surcharge of 50%.
� From the Pudu Sentral bus terminal, walk along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock towards Petaling Street (Chinatown)/Kotaraya shopping complex.
� After passing Jalan Sultan and Jalan Petaling (with Petaling Street arch and a big TV screen), turn right at Jalan Tun H.S Lee junction where a CIMB Bank branch and Lai Foong Restaurant are located. Our hostel is just 50m from the junction. There are many bamboo plants in front of our hostel.
From Rapid KL STAR Line LRT Masjid Jamek Station, walk along Jalan Tun Perak towards Pudu Sentral/Bukit Bintang direction, turn right at Jalan Tun H.S Lee junction. Then walk along Jalan Tun H.S Lee until you see Bangkok Bank on your right. The hostel is about 50m from Bangkok Bank on the same street.
Please refer to the map provided at Hostelworld.com for the exact location.


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Note the ''operated by ASTAR'' sign on the window!
Love this!
Good old Smoker on Finals for RWY 12 in the Late Evening Sun
The number of shutter clicks between Joey Collura, Justin Idle, Mark Zielinski, and myself for this guy was incredible. Thanks for the fun day guys.
Great colors for this bird. The light was not bad either...finally a nice day at KLAX.
Former DHL aircraft stored, and missing a few parts, at Kingman with a gathering storm in the surrounding hills.
Stored engineless at Kingman.
Rocketing at of TPA.
Originally delivered in 1980 and flown by Braniff, American, and ATA. Arriving from Wilmington, Ohio.


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Hyperion Records
Track(s) taken from CDA67580
Digital booklet (PDF)
Recording details: January 2006
Temple Church, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: January 2007
Total duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Mid-Winter Songs
unfolds as an astutely constructed choral symphony, with bouncy asymmetrical rhythms and lusty choral writing leading to a meditative fadeout.
Les chanson des roses
is a polyphonic delight that strategically delays the entry of the piano until the very end. Lively, confident performances' (Choir & Organ)
'What more can one say of the singing other than that it is Polyphony? This ensemble—surely one of the best small choirs now before the public—invests everything it sings with insight, crisp ensemble and tonal warmth' (The Daily Telegraph)
'This is a spectacular cycle, graced by some sensational singing' (International Record Review)
'This second, secular anthology is, if anything finer than its predecessor, elevated by the heavenly work of all concerned with its making, and the compelling eloquence of Lauridsen's sublime music … Polyphony's love for words and music register with unwavering conviction … Stephen Layton's grasp of the polished idiom and his innate musicianship crown this essential release, which under his direction speaks directly to the heart' (Classic FM Magazine)
'Stephen Layton's splendiferous disc—the second of Lauridsen's music by these performers—should be on the shelf of each and every choral-music aficionado' (Fanfare, USA)
'This recording is a fine example of Polyphony's exquisite range and Stephen Layton's still in maintaining the balance between voices and ensemble' (HMV Choice)
'A disc that is filled with lovely music. Performances are excellent. Anyone who is interested in the best of choral music of our time will treasure this disc' (Audiophile Audition, USA)
'This is a superb issue, with the engineers capturing the full sonority of the choir, orchestra and soloists to perfection and with diction being as clear as crystal throughout' (MusicWeb International)
'This is celestial and spine-tingling stuff. Contemporary choral music really doesn't come any better than this' (Daily Express)
'There could be few choirs better equipped than Polyphony to bring his music to life, with their pure sound and lively musicianship … the recent
Ave, dulcissima Maria
is for a capella male chorus and searingly beautiful. The final Nocturnes is a triptych of settings of Rilke, Pablo Neruda and James Agee … all three brimful of the exquisite beauty that is Lauridsen's special possession' (Manchester Evening News)
'This is great stuff, and it's given its best imaginable realization by Stephen Layton and his crack vocal ensemble Polyphony … the sound, recorded in two different London churches in 2006, has a pleasing resonance that preserves the essential detail among the voices while offering proper balance with the instruments. For choral—and especially Lauridsen—fans, neglecting this disc is not an option' (ClassicsToday.com)
'It is no surprise to learn of the composer's devotion to music of both the Medieval and Renaissance periods; his command of the (at times) very complicated polyphonic textures is second-to-none as is the creation of the seemingly never-ending melodic lines … if this isn't a masterpiece of late-twentieth-century choral-writing I don't know what is! From a choir as good as Polyphony (and wow, is it good in this piece!) everything falls perfectly into place—fervent, passionate singing of fervent, passionate music, superb diction, perfectly judged climaxes and a range of colours that stands as an example of how choral music should be sung!' (ClassicalSource.com)
'I hold these truths to be self-evident: 1) Rainer Maria Rilke was a genius. 2) Morten Lauridsen is a genius. 3) Lauridsen's a cappella setting of Rilke's
Contre qui, rose
is one of the most singularly beautiful pieces of vocal music in the history of Western Civilization. 4) Polyphony's new Hyperion recording of
Contre qui, rose
is a Record To Die For. (The rest of the disc isn't too shabby, either' (Stereophile)
'Morten Lauridsen (b1943 is at present considered to be the brightest star in the American choral firmament and rightly so. He is a perfectionist who commands an outstanding technique, and is able to create elegantly-finished works of art that radiate with the glow of what is truly right and inevitable. The composer's craftsmanship further leads to an amazing balance between the contemporary and the timeless. Doubtless this disc also attests to Lauridsen's superb ability to write for choral voices while creating those atmospheric sounds which bring a feeling of inner peace to even the most unwilling ear. In this recording, the composer uses predominantly secular texts, emphasising most strongly his passionate devotion to poetry and the performances are no less riveting. Stephen Layton marshals his choral and orchestral forces to telling effect and both singers and players display that austere discipline which is so vital to produce a blended and cohesive sound and do justice to Lauridsen's harmonic language. Sound, presentation and annotations are as usual, of the highest standards' (Classical.net)
'This sumptuous CD by the English vocal ensemble Polyphony, under the direction of Stephen Layton. Their glorious sound and subtle interpretations do complete justice to Lauridsen's scores, including the
Mid-Winter Songs
Les chansons des roses
and the brand-new, rapturous Nocturnes, of which this disc is the premiere recording. The Polyphony performances make it clear why Lauridsen is today's preeminent choral composer; you'll hear every nuance of voicing and harmony, enveloped by a choral sound that is shaped by a masterly hand, with quicksilver changes and contrasts. The Britten Sinfonia is featured in the
Mid-Winter Songs
; the other works are a cappella, sung here at a standard against which all subsequent choral recordings should be judged' (The Seattle Times, USA)
'Nocturnes creates a complex and strange beauty that doesn't sound like any other composer. Yet for all its musical intricacy, the work has a direct and powerful emotional impact—not the impact of a scream, but of an intimate whisper that cuts right through you. Listening to these pieces repeatedly, I find my tough, old heart filled with both wonder and gratitude' (The Slate, USA)
'You know something's up when two of the highest-profile and most honored American composers of serious choral music keep getting onto planes and heading to England to have their work recorded' (CNN)
O come, let us sing unto the Lord
Morten Lauridsen (b1943)
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Psalm 95: 1-4, 6-7
Stephen Layton (conductor)
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O come, let us sing unto the Lord
The three choral pieces using sacred texts recorded here do not constitute a cycle, but rather illuminate the composer's development, and are connected across decades by Lauridsen's love of early music. The two anthems to Psalm texts, I will lift up mine eyes and O come, let us sing unto the Lord (both 1970), are examples of Lauridsen's style in embryo, as it were, for both were written while the composer was just twenty-seven years old. Both anthems evince the contrapuntal mastery that would prove an enduring feature of the composer's technique. The pure and austere lines of I will lift up mine eyes, an a cappella setting of Psalm 121, evoke ancient organum and the imitative devices of Medieval polyphony. Complex chord structures and elaborate canonic procedures give O come, let us sing unto the Lord a sense of inexorable forward momentum. The coruscating organ part further enhances the prevailing mood of joy that pervades this anthem.
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Playful Furniture: The Post-ITable
With a top made entirely out of giant post-it note style paper, this playful table is made to be written on, ripped off and stuck to the wall.
This work station created by Italian design firm Soup Studio was awarded Honorable Mention by the Design Institution at the 2nd International Designer's Workstation Competition in 2008.
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Must have. Now please.
You know, Apartment Therapy, you can post crap like this OR you can claim to be a website that supports efforts to be environmentally friendly. Not both.
This is so good!
if i gave that to my 4 yr old daughter, she would use up the whole thing in like 2 days.
Awesome! I want to pull them apart and make a giant Post-It accordian out of them.
That has to be the coolest thing ever!!!! I want to play.
That is such a great idea.
Clever for an adult, but for kids I'll stick with the roll of butcher paper on a table.
I'm with @AlmondJoy -- amusing but VERY eco-UNfriendly. I wish everyone would consider how frivolous design choices on a large scale impact on our planet. It's pretty bogus to be proud to "recycle" and then create (and consume) products like this.
It's cool...but I would not want to spill my coffee on it! :)
It's cool, but like others here I worry that a kid will make one scribble on the giant paper and then rip it off. I see kids do this with small notebooks and I have to remind them not to waste the paper just because of one mark they don't like. It would be even worse with such a novelty like this, they'd get really excited and there'd be lots of waste.
@Almond Joy and @Sherybinnh: did it ever occur to you how much paper is actually used in the design process of all the things that claim to be "eco-friendly" and how do you know that it's using recycled paper? In reality, this could be really useful for brainstorming or taking notes. stop hating, for an adult this would be awesome, kids-kind of a waste of money. Stop hating and lighten up.
@Ladesign: I believe most design work is done on computers these days, not on massive pads of paper. As for recycled paper: recycling isn't an environmental magic wand, you know. Paper doesn't recycle itself; the process actually uses huge amounts of power and water.
This product has nothing to do with more effective brainstorming or note-taking, it's a gimmick ('Oooh, big honking Post-It notes, Cool and ironic, MUST HAVE!'). And I'll hate it all I want, because I don't think it deserves to be promoted on a site like AT.
I think it is quite clever.
I love this! Hope I can find this product in Holland.
It's clever and I don't see a problem w/it.
Paper is, after all, recyclable (although I think a spy a wad of it in the wastebasket by the desk) and trees are a renewable resource. Plant one today!
As for concerns about children wasting the paper w/one scribble per sheet : the room pictured looks like an adult work space-- albeit one seriously lacking in furniture. Plus it's an adult-sized desk and chair. No one is saying this is a product designed for kids.
all design done on computers? hahaha. right.
these comments about sustainability make me SO angry.
time to pack it in artists, paper is obsolete. you can only sketch on your ipads (which'll be tossed when they are broken) kids too, toss those crayons!
smart people.
It's called a work station (why isn't 'desk' good enough?) and nothing was said about kids. And I'd like to meet the tiger parent that tells their kid to go to their 'work station'.
This would really make a dent in the environment? Oh please! It's clever, but not going to catch on. Wouldn't be hard to make, but markers would likely bleed through unless a same size piece of cardboard went underneath the work sheet. 24 x 36 or larger; that's going to be one heavy table!
O...M...G!!!!! I LOVE THIS!!! Now with other people's concerns... maybe it is made from recycled paper that you can recycle again? No one has bothered to ask that since the article didn't have much information other than the fact that it was a new, very cool, design. Let's not assume immediately that they have used every non-eco-friendly material to make this table. Now onto the kid thing... this is one of those items that would be a "Mommy only" piece of furniture kind of like my antique vanity! I would be soooo greedy with this piece of furniture it wouldn't even be funny! My art and doodles would go to a whole new level LOL!! I doubt I will ever be able to afford an Italian designer, so I wonder if I could DIY this? Thin layer of Rubber cement to make my own post it style pad? Hmmmmm definitely be thinking about this one long and hard until I get it!
@Telephone - calm down. I said *most* design work is done on computers, not *all*. A statement by which I stand.
Nobody said anything about artists. As for children: yeah, they'd wast a ton if it in 3 seconds.
Hi Folks.
I've been an interior designer for 20 years.
All ideas start on paper in the studio and then move to the computer; but don't be fooled, computer aided design generates more paper waste then you can imagine. I mean tons of paper. Factor in all of the other consultants on the job and we can level a small forest for a modest size project. =:-z
Cute idea, but my kids would have had every page painted, shredded, crumbled, posted, etc. within 30 minutes of placing it in the room.
@CHARLIE26 are you a designer? because I actually am, you know how much paper I run through on a weekly basis? computers are great when you know what you're doing, but if you can't actually DRAW then you're up a creek because you can't get your ideas out.


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Kendra Wilkinson Sex Tape Scandal: Exposed!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
We doubt there is a Kendra Wilkinson sex tape. ** (SEE UPDATE BELOW)
We make a living exploring the world of celebrity gossip. We forced our interns to work overtime last night, phoning sources and surfing every site on the Internet: nothing.
But that hasn't stopped this troubled young woman from spreading her own sex tape rumors, as OK! Weekly has apparently run out of weight loss stories to BS for their readers.
Instead, this week's issue plasters Kendra's worried face on its cover and screams about her SEX TAPE SCANDAL.
The feature article goes on to claim that "a salacious sex tape" is set to go public, unless Wilkinson can take legal action to stop it.
Now, we've heard of celebrities feigning shock and outrage when a sex tape just happens to get leaked. It started with Paris Hilton and it continues to this day with Mindy McCready. It's a cliche at this point.
But Kendra is the first D-lister to actually concoct her very own sex tape rumor, in order to pocket some cash, help a tabloid sell a few issues and remain in the news cycle for at least a week. It's impressive, hilarious and very sad.
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Imma need yall tha media to not make a big deal out of thiz because that her busisness, nd not urs,nd to tha ppl thats thinkin of sellin her sex tape needs ta get a life cuz u mad that Kendra iz do wat she needs ta do in life nd rasie her child up right so leave hr tha fuck alone she jus tryna b her nd i love nd respect her for that so shit leave her alone about this {{{Sponge3Bob 2011}}}
Oh shit, that is something awful
Wow, it's Speidi-worthy. Kendra WAS in a mental hospital for a while so perhaps she does have some issues.
Kendra would not make a rumor about herself!!!!
Come on now people do you really think she wants this kind of word going around?! Get a life of your own!!!!!!!!
lol...all of your interns, you are so funny....lolol....even worse, the internet must not work in your basement.....cuz (once again) you are wrong, lolol
Being a wife and mother in the slow lane is taken its toll on poor Kendra. Life in the Playboy Mansion with all the 24/7 fun,and the reality of being a wife and mother are just two worlds apart that poor Kendra is having a hard time coping with.
Of all of Hef's recent paramours,she appears to be the most visible and is intended on keeping it that way.A few weeks ago,she
was crying the blues about her mistakes during her younger years,that we did not even have to know about,but she felt the need to tell.I have yet to get over how people make their own selves look bad in order to get some (negative)attention.
No offense Kendra but there are at least 10,000 blondes that look like you that I can watch have sex for free on my computer with better lighting. Now, a Susan Boyle sex tape would be breaking news!


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University of Montana Western Head Volleyball Coach Lisa Griffiths announced Bailey Wilson of Burley, Idaho has signed a Frontier Conference Letter of Intent to participate with the Bulldogs in fall 2013.
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My favorite thing in the world is when people complain about lack of representation—and rightly so—and some person responds with a snarky photo of one character. One character.
Boy, you sure showed us all the representation we need. You're so right. I applaud your drive and initiative.
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Hands on a Hardbody
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52 Readers' Reviews
April 13th, 20137:19 pm
This show is both touching and upbeat. For those of us who are tired of most musicals, in recent years, being either imports or revivals this is quite refreshing.
The premise is simple, win a truck by keeping your hands on it the longest. It is based on an actual event that took place at a dealership in Texas in 1996 and the subsequent documentary. I was never a great fan of Phish but Trey Anastasio hit the mark here.
The stark staging and lack of scenery along with the emphasis on the individual stories of the contestants has drawn comparisons to Chorus Line. I have even seen it referred to as the red neck Chorus Line. While there may be some validity to this I also saw parallels to The Fantastics. The red truck, like the wall in The Fantastics, is a metaphor. In this case for the great American dream that seems to be slipping away from so many segments of our society. This leads to extensive discussions of everything from 401ks to immigration in the course of the show.
The performances are all excellent, particularly Keith Carradine and Hunter Foster. There may be a few production numbers that fall short of the mark, such as the choreography for the song stronger, but they do not detract from the show enough to matter.
In short, a wonderful night at the theater. If you do not like serious musical drama ( I'm not sure that is even a term but I don't know how else to categorize it) then go see Lion King or Spiderman.
— vincent, Ridgewood, nj
April 13th, 20137:19 pm
It's always so sad when a show as sincere and spunky as this one fails. "Hands on a Hardbody" has a terrific conceit behind it (similar to the one Sydney Pollack used so skillfully in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"), but the show suffers from a simple case of poor playwriting. The songs are all just strung together with the barest minimum of segueways. Characters reappear in the second act for no purpose other than to make (or re-make) one of the author's points. And unlike the dynamic setting of "Horses", the setting here is static by definition: A dozen people standing around with their hands planted on a truck. Hard to make something theatrically enthralling with that as a starting point.
That said, I'm VERY grateful to have seen something new and original on Broadway -- something that doesn't fall back on tired old formulas, resurrected jukebox fodder, unneeded special effects (falling chandeliers and helicopters, anyone?) and the casting of movie and TV stars in roles way above their singing and acting ability. I do hope these brave artists come back -- the future of the art form depends on their return.
— Michael Temlin, New York, NY
April 13th, 20137:19 pm
Had the good fortune to sit in the second row, where I could see how hard the cast was working...couldn't help but be impressed by the dedication and professionalism of these performers--even with the closing notice up for this weekend. Special shout outs to Keala Settle and Kathleen Monteleone.
Unfortunately, despite their efforts and great direction, the show is stuck in neutral. The characters are not especially likable and there really isn't any one you root for; as each are eliminated from the contest, it's emotion-free and not worth more than a shrug. Dramatic inertia sets in quickly, and the artificial story twists designed to elicit sympathy ring false (or worse yet, melodramatic) for the most part. Hard to believe the talents behind this show didn't look at it and think, "How can we make this more interesting--more engrossing--and give it momentum?"
The score was not the answer, and I note in the second act there's a stretch of three songs in a row that is clearly meant to supply some depth and motion. But they don't. The score overall is serviceable, if bland, and rarely advances the story--more often fills in dull back story or recapitulates what we already know.
The potential to talk about hard-times America is in there, but so softly and casually that it doesn't provide an engine for the story.
Elsewhere, critics have predicted a long afterlife for this show out in the heartland, where it may resonate more powerfully than it did here. I don't know, I just feel as if a lot of talent and effort went into something that never ignited. And that's always a shame.
— Drutas, New York
April 13th, 20137:19 pm
First of all, I enjoyed the show. I won't oversell and tell you it was great but, very good, loved the music, thought the cast outstanding (as it is hard to cast a show in NY and not have outstanding talent) and recognize the difficulty of the concept and having the show trully soar. Hard to overcome but overall a good experience. What I am having a hard time understanding is what people could hate or at least dislike so much that they would feel compelled to leave at intermission. I have been to bad shows, shows I couldn't stand shows that were pretentiouse, shows that I strongly desired to leave. I have also been to shows that I could understand that some one like and some would not like. This isn't one of those shows. I am perplexed, I am very sorry that this show could not find its audience although there are few non star stuffed or special effect infused shows that seem to find their place on Broadway. But I am glad that I saw the shows appreciate the performance of the cast and appreciate the contribution of all of the creative artists who made the show.
— Mark, New York
April 8th, 20137:11 pm
I wish more new musicals wore their heart on their sleeve like this. I was moved to tears more than once. Fascinating story, characters you can root for, something we can all relate to, terrific performances and a wonderful score to boot. Can't recommend this one highly enough!
Favorite moment: Keala Settle singing 'Joy of the Lord' is worth the price of admission alone.
— cpaz, Chicago, IL
April 8th, 20137:11 pm
This performance was simply a string of gospel type songs one after another with no plot. The story line is one sentence, the writing took 2 seconds, the music is loud, forgettable, unintelligible, and, oh yes, a waste of time and money. this is the stage version of American Idol for over $100 per ticket. Stay home and tune to FOX.
What has become of the Broadway we fell in love with?
— Theater Junkie, New York, NY
April 6th, 20138:49 pm
The respect offered to people living lives of quiet desperation makes this show a different kind of musical. The songs are stirring and in a variety of musical idioms. The single minded effort of the contestants contrasted with the venality of the promoters is one tension, but the contest becomes a sly dish of the winner-take-all economy where only one wins and the others loses. I found it moving and intellectually satisfying
— natriley, Manhattan
April 4th, 201312:06 pm
Wonderful documentary film. Never in a million years would have thought it could become a musical. I'm glad Wright and Anastasio did. This is a real musical about real people. Songs may not be outstanding but they are very good and every single one has soul and meaning. You know how during every musical there's a soulful or gospel number where the cast and audience really get to have fun. Well this show has 6 or 7 of these. And that doesn't mean the songs are there just to get people smiling and clapping. There is no filler or dance or move-the-plot-along numbers. Every song tells us something about a character and something about America. It may be easy to dismiss the songs as "country" or "folk" but that doesn't mean they can't make you think. And they do. The songs may be simple. And you're not going to find complex musical themes running through. But you do find themes about America: aspirations, failures, overreaching, snap judgements, second chances, globalization, longing for a better time that probably never was. These are things that Broadway regulars are not used to seeing on stage in a musical. I'm glad I had the chance to see it.
April 3rd, 201311:56 pm
Earnest and tries hard but we left at intermission. The gimmick wears off after the 4th or 5th song. Very little to say that hasn't been said on sitcome TV 100 times. I wanted to like it but didn't.
— snappyguy1, NY
April 3rd, 20137:25 pm
This show is brilliant...if you like repetitive songs, pointless journeys, and soulless performances. The worst show I've seen in years - I wonder how much the PR firm is charging for the glowing comments below - to even compare this to "Once" is a sin and to trick people into spending their hard earned money on it is even worse. One good note: I must say that Keala Settle's performance is truly a stand out - She is everything you want to see in the theater...sadly the remaining two hours are not. What a wasted evening!
— Charles, New York, NY
April 1st, 201311:35 pm
This is a wonderful show. Full of real talent. The singing was superb. "Joy of The Lord" was the crowning jewel of the show. The story pulls you in and you are constantly rooting for different characters. It is not a glitzy overdone movie with special effects that just happens to be live, it is full on musical theatre at its finest. You leave with a smile!
— Lori, East coast
April 1st, 20131:10 pm
Hands on a Hardbody is a rarity among Broadway musicals in that it tells the stories of real people in a complex and compassionate way. The talents of the cast are formidable, and while that makes the theatrical experience of this show very satisfying, that is (fortunately) pretty much the norm on Broadway. The thing that makes the show special is the humanity of each character presented on the stage. The music and lyrics capture the varied sounds of East Texas (I grew up those parts) as well as the challenges - both current and timeless - being faced by each of the contestants. I'm usually pretty callous about the hyped-up, sensationalistic sad tales that form the basis for a lot of today's theater; but these characters rang true, and I was genuinely moved by several of their stories.
— Chris Hartwell, Connecticut
April 1st, 201311:45 am
This show is imaginative and well-crafted, which sets it apart from most of the new musicals that make it to Broadway. Some delicious performances. Very fine score.
But I was left wondering why the creators were so drawn to the material. With all the stories to be told musically, why chose one that is earthbound virtually by definition.
I felt they pulled off something of a stunt, and pulled it off well. But it still felt like a stunt.
Go see it and decide for yourself. It's a heartfelt piece of musical theater with integrity and touches of artistry.
— Eclectic Guy, NYC
March 31st, 20139:55 pm
I'm a longtime fan of musical theatre and often find newer shows to be filled with dull pop ballads. The music in this show was great, and the experience altogether positive. Recommended.
— J H, New York, NY
March 25th, 20134:42 pm
Very interesting show, it's eye-opening.
— Noodle Queen, New York City
March 25th, 20134:42 pm
Great musical about Texans. The show is about real people with real emotions, not glitzy props and staging. So many times I wanted to yell out, "Don't do it! Keep your hands on!" The show makes you wish there were seven trucks to give away. When Kelli left, my heart broke. When Greg followed her, I didn't know whether to cheer or cry or both! All the performers were so good, it was hard to determine who was actually the lead. This is the only musical I've ever gone back and bought tickets to see a second time. While I knew it wouldn't happen, part of me thought maybe someone else would win the 2nd time!
— Addie, Siloam Springs, AR
March 25th, 201312:15 pm
Music was great, performers were fantastic, message was uplifting and encouraging! I am amazed at how the performers pushed, pulled and twirled that truck! As a Texan, I can say this show was wonderful. We Texans can laugh and poke fun of ourselves. There was some great inside Texas humor that I assume those negative reviewers just didn't get. I don't see how anyone could leave the show not feeling good about the message, the music, the performance. Unless of course, they were wanting a stereotypical broadway show with nothing new except bigger budgets and bigger costumes. This was about people not decorations.
— Texans Love It, Fort Worth Texas
March 24th, 20137:54 pm
I am appalled by the readers who wrote in that they got free tickets to HANDS ON A HARD BODY and then turned around to condemn it even going so far as to say (in caps) "Don't see this awful show" Nice way to thank the people who provided you with tickets worth a couple of hundred bucks. If you didn't like it keep your opinions to yourself and perhaps your friends, Don't
post it in a place that may discourage potential ticket buyers--that's not your job. As for myself I enjoyed the show. I wish it well.
— barryMoss, new york, ny
March 24th, 20131:22 pm
This may have been the worst show I have ever seen on Broadway. While I would never profess to being a professional reviewer this show was absolutely terrible. I've seen well over 100 shows on Broadway and I would never recommend this to anyone.
The overwhelming majority of the cast was incredibly weak and I found the musical score awful. The set was comically bad. I will be shocked if the show last 12 weeks
— Jeffsterer, Ny ny
March 23rd, 201310:36 pm
On paper this sounds an awful lot like the late Kander and Ebb show "Steel Pier." That's not a value judgment (I haven't seen the show myself), but it does make rave-like descriptions such as "daring" a bit harder to buy.
— bimber, NY, NY
March 23rd, 20136:59 pm
Point of information for the author of this article: Phish is not now, nor has it ever been, an indie band, in any sense of the word. For starters, Phish was signed to a major record label, so it fails that test. (Yes, Phish exists outside the mainstream, but the fitting adjective "jam-band" already communicates that.) Then in the sense that indie is a genre, Phish has never fit the bill. Phish's music — a blending of classical and jazz in a rock milieu, with an ample helping of quirky covers from other genres like country, bluegrass, and barbershop quartet thrown in for fun — is wildly different from that of, say, Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, Kings of Leon, Mumford and Sons, etc. Those purveyors of hipster-ism do not hold a candle to Phish in terms of musical talent. And that's not just my opinion or tastes — ask any trained, serious, professional musician to make a study of the music of Phish and the music of any of these kings of the indie pile, and she or he will tell you that in terms of chops and musical sophistication, Phish is to the indie brethren as the 1927 Yankees would be to your local t-ball league. Phish's music and social scene are set squarely in the hippie/improvisational-rock aesthetic, not the hipster/indie aesthetic, as anyone who has ever once actually listened to Phish or is the least bit familiar with the band would tell you.
For many years now, I have been amused by critics' attempts to pigeonhole Phish. As with many of the other labels that critics have slapped on them, it would be totally impossible to characterize Phish as an "indie" band if one had ever listened to Phish play any of their classic jam-vehicle songs (which are still the bread and butter of everything they do). Critics who would refer to Phish as an indie band demonstrate that they merely regurgitate "conventional wisdom" instead of actually doing step one of their job, which is to take in art before they go about describing it in words.
— Steve, Long Island
March 23rd, 20136:59 pm
Another Iseherwood "wonderful, groundbreaking" musical. We hated it.
— Mark, NYC
March 23rd, 20136:59 pm
I enjoyed every minute of this show from start to finish. The acting, the singing, the pace and the stories were all great. I was really impressed by all the characters, but Keala Settle really stood out for her singing and acting. I could not believe how quickly the time passed and, surprisingly given the subject matter, I left the theatre feeling really uplifted. I will see this again when I return to New York.
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— Liz McAnulty, London
March 23rd, 20136:58 pm
I suppose people who enjoy a smug put-down of undereducated white people will love this show. But even those who have compassion for them probably don't want to spend any time with them. This show has unpleasant subject matter and it is presented in a clunky way. Taking a page from A CHORUS LINE, a group of slightly diverse characters compete against each other for a prize and each one sings his reason for wanting to win. But this is no CHORUS LINE and I don't even think if somebody resurrected Michael Bennett that he could save it. One cliché doth tread upon another's heels. The "songs," with one or two exceptions, all sound alike. The most puzzling part of Isherwood's review comes when he compares it to the platform of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. I'm afraid that, for the most part, that body has only disdain for characters like these, so I cannot imagine whom the authors thought would enjoy material like this. I sure did not, despite a competent and hard-working cast.
— Mick Smith, New York
March 22nd, 20133:21 pm
This show is marvelous. Streamlined, but energetic, interesting and quirky. No flying spiderpeople, no flying nannies, just real human beings in a real situation. If you don't relate to the music (varied and well written, with great lyrics) and the story lines (diverse but also real), then you are looking for a circus like Spidey or a fairy tale like Cinderella. This show is neither. It is also a show that you can take a kid to.....nothing to be embarrassed about for the family. It deserves word of mouth support to counter some of Mr. Isherwood's dampening comments. You will be glad you went.
— Jeanie, New York City


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There will be a FREE screening of Hedda Gabler at the Victoria & Albert Museum on the 3rd of February 2013 Please please...
Oh yes. I'm going to see it again!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. Zippy-Deeee-Dooo-Daaaaah. I will be there!
Brilliant performances all round in this.