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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
"The persistence of racism in Cuba is disturbing to some of the island's
thinkers, who are calling for a debate on the problem in this country, where equal rights have not guaranteed equal opportunities
for all social groups," Patricia Grogg writes in an article for IPS.
"The first documentary on racial discrimination in this Caribbean island
nation was filmed here in 2008, incorporating opinions from well-known artists and intellectuals that go to the heart of the
controversy. 'Raza' (Race), by young filmmaker Eric Corvalán, could serve as a starting-point to launch the long-delayed debate.
" 'So
far, racism has only been talked about in academia, among intellectuals. I think there should be an open, public discussion,
even in parliament,' the 36-year-old Corvalán told IPS.
" 'In
50 years (since the revolution), women's issues and homosexuality have been debated: why hasn't racism?' asked
the filmmaker. 'It's a revolutionary topic that concerns everyone, because there are black women, black homosexuals
and black men.' "
Mario Osava of IPS writes about the continuing persecutions of Afro Brazilians who try to practice their traditional Candomblé: "Millions
of Brazilians usher in the new year by wading into the sea, dressed in white, scattering flowers on the water as an offering
to the Afro-Brazilian deity Iemanjá, in return for her blessings for the year to come. But few of them realize that
this tradition is rooted in a religion fighting for survival in the face of prejudice, racism and intolerance.
"Jaciara Ribeiro dos Santos symbolizes the counterattack launched by practitioners of Candomblé
and other African-based religions, which have survived centuries of repression only to confront a new wave of attacks by fundamentalist
Protestant churches.
"Jaciara's mother, Gildasia dos Santos, was better
known as Mae Gilda (Mother Gilda) in her role as a 'ialorixá' or Candomblé priestess. She lived in Salvador,
capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, home to the country's largest population of African descendants.
"In September 1999, Mae Gilda saw her photograph printed in the Folha Universal, a daily newspaper
published by the 'neo-Pentecostal' Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, under a headline accusing her of being
a 'charlatan' and of endangering the "lives and wallets" of her followers.
is convinced that her mother's death by a heart attack several months later, at the age of 65, was a direct result of
the psychological trauma caused by the slanderous attack.
"The case drew
widespread publicity, and January 21, the date of Mae Gilda's death, was designated as the National Day Against Religious
Intolerance, through a presidential decree adopted two years ago."
Interviews with over 30 Jamaican immigrants on their
pre-migratory perceptions of New York and England
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Farro Is Not Spelt, and Spelt Is Not Farro
We've become enamored of whole grains this past year, especially chewy, nutty grains like spelt. These aren't as common as barley, oats, and corn, but we love their texture and versatility in grain salads. We had some confusion, though, about whether farro and spelt were the same thing. Turns out - nope!
In Heidi Julavits' piece for the New York Times Sunday Magazine last weekend she explained how she tried to substitute spelt for farro, with unpleasant results.
Farro cooks in about 45 minutes; we cooked our spelt for four hours, and even then the result was extremely al dente. We threw in multiple sticks of butter, gallons of stock and $13 worth of grated Parmesan, but the spelt remained stoically flavor-impervious.
And yet the misperception that these two grains are identical in flavor and usage persists. It doesn't help that the Italians often call them by interchangeable names. But they are only cousins - not siblings - and they are different in gluten content, texture, and taste. That al dente quality of spelt is what makes us love it in grain salads, while farro is much better for risotto-like soft hot dishes.
• Read the Julavits piece: Grain Exchange
Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen also sets the record straight with her recipe for Farro with Mushrooms and Thyme. Yum!
Do you ever cook with farro or spelt? How do you like to use them?
Related: Good Grains: What Is Spelt?
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Well! That explains a lot, actually. I had a recipe that called for Farro and I couldn't figure out what it was. Finally came across something that said it was spelt. Which I also couldn't find. Came across something else that said barley made a much better sub for Farro than did normal wheat so that's what I did. It turned out acceptably.
But how is farro spelt?
actually, the things are even more complicated :)
In Italian 'farro' indicates *three* species of grain:
- Triticum monococcum = einkorn wheat, one of the most ancient cultivated species of wheat;
- Triticum dicoccon= emmer wheat, what is usually sold as 'farro' also in the US, it is the ancestor of durum wheat. The Bible and Classical Greek and Latin literature often mention it, since it was one of the most commonly cultivated wheat, in English it has been usually and erroneously translated as spelt but spelt was not common in the Meditterannean region at the time (here it is where all the misunderstanding started);
- Triticum spelta = spelt (also called 'spelta' in Italian), which was domesticated later and in another region (North from the Black Sea), it became then common mostly in central/northern Europe but not so much in the Mediterranean. It is closely related to common wheat (although it's not clearly how, probably spelt originated twice in history).
I hope it helps!
A woman at my farmer's market grows and sells emmer wheat and products--she is a true believer, says that hers is the true original strain. Her cookies are yummy--and expensive.
I just posted on farro - http://pearoo.com/post/41295621771/simple-farro-and-veggies-recipe#content - and before I did the research, was convinced it was aka spelt. I linked the readers back to your post :) Thanks!


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Sources: Kolanos on waivers; Olvecky called upPosted on January 28th, 2009 – 11:41 AM
By Michael Russo
Coming to you live from a Minneapolis coffee shop where I decided to come to get some work done. Sometimes you just have to admit you've got a problem, and I admit it. I like coffee. So shoot me.
Actually, they know me here and had the IV ready.
Just a quick update. Stensaas will be on later.
According to multiple sources, the Wild placed center Krys Kolanos on waivers at 11 a.m. A team can claim him by at 11 a.m. tomorrow, but the Wild has reassigned him to AHL Houston.
Kolanos fizzled recently and Jacques Lemaire never seemed overly enamored with him. Kolanos had one goal and two assists the past 11 games.
The Wild has called up center Peter Olvecky, who never really got much of a shot in a nondescript training camp. His girlfriend from back home, at least as of the first couple months this season, actually goes to school here in the Twin Cities.
Heck of a 24 hours for agent Allan Walsh, eh? Pierre-Marc Bouchard, two and one. Milan Michalek, two. Michael Frolik, one and two. And Olvecky's been unlocked and will be getting his first taste of the National Hockey League.
Speaking of unlocked, Corey Locke isn't. He's having a great offensive season down in Houston and just starred in the All-Star Game, yet he's not getting a sniff yet. From what I've heard from people inside the organization at times, Locke, who once starred in junior with a fella named Matt Foy, is super-skilled but has a tendency to score goals at both ends of the rink if you catch my drift. His size is also a bit of an issue.
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The Fighting Irish football team has received so much support from the community.
So they wanted to give some back to those less fortunate.
The team spent some time at the Center for the Homeless tonight.
Troy Niklas and Ernest Jones organized this service project.
They gave out gift bags, served a meal and spent some time talking with residents.
Coach Brian Kelly and his wife Paqui spoke about the effect this has on the kids.
"Our guys are just so blessed with many things: scholarship, athletic ability, intellect, most of them come from great upbringings its an opportunity for them to think about others," said Coach Brian Kelly.
"It's like breaking bread with everybody," said Kelly Cares' Paqui Kelly. "It's a great way to come together."
Kelly also said this event is like a 2 way street. The players are inspiring while at the same time they're getting inspiration.
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Airing Dirty Laundry During Tomorrow's 'In the Flesh' Reading Series (With Plenty of Kink and Cupcakes)
Last month, I realized that I have by now lost the heeby-jeebies associated with pervy little boys. The time had come to dig my hands into the wide world of New York erotica that awaited spread-eagle at the appropriately named Happy Ending lounge at Rachel Kramer Bussel's "In the Flesh Erotica Series: LGBT Night." The next one takes place tomorrow (with free candy and cupcakes), and although it won't highlight girl-on-girl action in particular, it's sure to expose plenty of kinky secrets...
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"Do you think you could stay one more night?" He begged.
I sighed in frustration. The man I was in this stupid conversation with was at the ripe age of thirty-seven, was a portly gentleman to say the least, and had a uni-brow from hell.
"No, Gary. I have other clients." I said and crossed my arms.
"I'll pay you double the amount you'd bring in." He was at his last resort.
"No, I can't back out of my jobs. I'll get a bad rep," I sighed again and put my hands at my side.
"Look, go to a bar or something and get some socialization. You're like a hermit. You're never going to find someone to get married to or whatever if you keep paying me to sit around your house all day." I tried to motivate him constantly, he'd been a regular costumer for years.
I know what you're thinking you've had sex with him?
And the answer to that question is, no.
Fuck. No.
All of my jobs are strictly professional… Unless they're hot. Then it can get no-so-professional but that only happens like once every million years. Usually all of my clients are like Gary; fat, alone, and have four cats as roommates. All of Gary's cats have extremely weird cat names. Like Steven. That's a person name, not an animal name. But anyway, I'm getting off subject. I don't get involved with my costumers. All I am is a female escort. I go to places with men like Gary so they don't look like losers when they go to their high school reunion or a wedding, etc. The problem is, I'm so damn likable. They usually get a little attached.
"But I did find someone, Cora," He said with a cheesy grin on his face.
"You did?" I asked, shocked to the core.
Gary found someone? Ew. Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew! But good for him. The fat hermit-like bastard found someone!
"Yes, and she's amazing." He said and moved closer to me.
"Who is she?" I asked smiling.
"You, of course." He said beaming with happiness.
"No, no, no," I paused. "Gary, you're a great friend. Really, you are. But," I laughed. "I'm not the girl for you. I drink, I smoke, I cuss a little," He gave me a disbelieving look. "Okay, a lot. I cuss a lot. But my point is, I'm not right for you… and you're not right for me." His face dropped.
"I'm sorry." I said quietly.
He was silent, but after a few quick moments of silence he nodded.
"I'm going to go, okay?" He nodded.
I grabbed my purse and went outside of his house. I flagged down a taxi and looked out the window on the way home.
Living in New York City this time of year was great. It was February, two weeks away from Valentine's day. I had no date on Valentine's day this year. Usually I was fully booked. It kind of made me feel… well, like ass.
I told Gary about it because I have no friends (I really need to take my own advice and go to a bar) and he instructed me to get a cat; he told me they were good listeners. That very same day, I went to the shelter and brought home Pearl. She was a white long haired cat with a pale pink nose and paws to match. The next morning I woke up and apparently she decided my left tennis shoe was a great place to take a shit. I was furious. I spent hours the day before rubbing her paws in the kitty litter in her litter box and putting newspaper on every surface, trying to house train her but it wouldn't work for the next two weeks. It was insanely difficult. I was on the phone with the shelter about to call and let them know I was bringing her back because my loft had a terrible odor and I was tired of having to buy new shoes. I leaned against the kitchen counter and watched her walk around. I didn't want to give her back, but I needed to. She walked into the bathroom and put her paws into the litter just like I'd showed her before. A woman at the shelter answered the phone and I told her to hold on a second. Pearl, for the first time, took a shit in a place other than my shoes or on a piece of newspaper. I was ecstatic. I screamed in excitement and hung up the phone. Once we got past the whole shitting in my shoes thing, she was great. And to my surprise, Gary was right. She was a good listener. Okay, enough about my cat's bowel habits.
Tonight I had a date with Derrick Willows. A successful business man that was not-so-successful in love. He was thirty, had dirty blonde hair, blue eyes, and a muscular, but lanky build. He was hot. Maybe if I was lucky enough, I'd get laid.
He had sent me an email, said he'd seen my ad in the paper. He had attached several photos of himself and explained that he needed a date for a party held in his father's honor because his mother and father are always nagging him about being alone for the rest of his life and living in a small apartment with a cat for his only best friend.
I'm not going to lie, the cat-for-his-only-best-friend-thing hit a little too close to home.
But, back to the details, it was black tie so I was instructed to wear my best.
I accepted.
For the first time in a long time I was actually excited about my job.
I went into my large walk-in closet. It was actually supposed to be a bedroom, but I needed a variety of things to wear; you never know where I might have to go. I had everything organized in alphabetical order. I knew exactly which dress I was going to wear. It was black satin that clung to my body in just the right spots and a neckline that hung gracefully just below my breast bone.
After I got out of the shower, finished my hair and my makeup I got in a taxi and drove to Derrick's loft in the heart of New York City. The doorman greeted me with a delicate 'hello'.
"You look lovely." He said with a smile.
"Thank you." I said returning the smile.
I got on the elevator. Derrick told me he lived on the twentieth floor. There was no '20' button. The highest number it went to was nineteen… Then the penthouse. I timidly pressed the penthouse button. I cupped my hand over my mouth and breathed into it checking my breath. It was okay. I grabbed a mint out of my clutch. I adjusted my dress one last time and walked out of the elevator. I knocked on Derrick's door. I heard him struggling inside, I heard glass break and some unintelligible profanity. More glass breaking and even more profanity. I knocked on the door.
"Just a fucking minute!" He yelled.
I stood at the door quietly.
"Shit, it's seven-thirty?! Fuck my life." I heard him mumbling.
I heard him come closer to the door, stop in his tracks, clear his throat, take an exaggeratingly long breath, then opened the door.
"Oh, it's you…um," He stared at my face. He snapped his fingers then rubbed his temples.
"Forgive me, what's your name again?" He asked.
"Cora." I answered and gave him a slight smile.
"Right, sorry," He said as he scratched the back of his head. He stepped aside. "Come in." He said smiling.
I did as told and looked around the massive penthouse. It was beautiful. He had a huge wall of windows that overlooked Times Square. I heard Derrick in the background sweeping up glass but I was too mesmerized by the beautiful view to offer my assistance.
I heard him put away the broom and dust pan and sigh.
"I'll be right back, I've got to put on my suit. Make yourself at home." He said and I nodded.
I sat down on his contemporary style white sofa and crossed my legs. I sat like this for a few minutes before deciding that I needed a drink. I'd never felt so nervous before. I got up and walked quietly into the kitchen. I searched through the cabinets looking for liquor. I heard Derrick clear his throat. I quickly closed the cabinet.
"I was looking for liquor. Sorry." I gave him a quick insincere smile.
"First cabinet on your left." He said and pointed to it. "Don't be sorry. I told you to make yourself at home." He said with quite possibly the sexiest smile I had ever seen.
I grabbed the whiskey out of the cabinet along with a glass.
He put his hand on my hand. "Are you sure you want to drink whiskey?" He asked.
"Yeah, the other stuff is for pussies." I said and he laughed.
"I agree."
I poured about half a glass and chugged it.
"Much better." I said with a smile.
"You look gorgeous by the way." He said.
"Thank you…" For the first time I realized he was wearing a suit, one that fit him perfectly and made him look even more attractive. "You look great too." I said and smiled.
"Thank you." He said and I nodded.
"We need to get going." He said and sighed.
The elevator ride was painstakingly quiet. He shoved his hands in his pockets and looked at me. For a moment I thought he might actually say something but I guess he was just looking at me.
"So how long have you been doing this?" He asked.
"Long enough." I said and brushed the question off with a giggle.
He nodded.
"I'm not trying to get personal or anything, but do you usually have sex with your clients?" He asked.
"Not generally. It's not part of my fee and it's not a requirement if that's what you're asking." I said.
"I was hoping it was." He mumbled so quietly I almost didn't hear it.
I turned my head and looked at him. The elevator doors opened and he took my hand and led me outside to a huge limo. He opened the door for me and gestured for me to go first.
After about a twenty minute ride in silence, we arrived at a massive mansion. Derrick got out of the limo and helped me out. Derrick and I approached the doorman.
"I'm Derrick Willows and this is my beautiful Cora." He said with a smile as he gestured to me.
I giggled and smiled.
We walked in the parlor one large staircase going down either side of the room. A DJ was beneath the landing by the French doors that lead outside. Guests danced with each other and laughed at jokes and talked over each other loudly. The music was pretty boring it was classical or something. I saw the bar in the corner of the room. I let go of Derrick's hand and made a beeline for it. I ordered a scotch and pulled out my wallet to pay for it, the bartender stopped me.
"It's on the house. Everything's free tonight."
A sinister grin appeared on my lips.
"Free alcohol?" I asked and he nodded.
"This night just got so much better." I said as I took my drink.
I threw it back and ordered another. I walked around aimlessly looking for Derrick with my drink in hand. I felt Derrick put his arms around me from behind. I turned cautiously, careful not too look too surprised just in case Derrick's parent's were watching.
"They know we're here and they're watching us. Especially you." He mumbled in my ear.
I smiled making it look like he'd just told me something wonderful, and nodded.
He let go of me and offered me his arm.
"Since you've had a couple of drinks, you should probably go meet my parents. It'll be easier with alcohol." He said and smiled.
We slowly walked closer and closer to a woman and man who were both in their sixties.
"Hi, sweetheart!" Derrick's mother said as she greeted him with a hug.
"Hi, mom." He said. "Mom and dad, this is Cora." He introduced me.
I reached out my hand to shake both of theirs. They smiled at me and took my hand.
"Lovely to meet you." I said.
"Lovely to meet you too. I thought Derrick was never going to get anyone." His mother said and laughed.
"Shut up, Muriel." Derrick's father said. "You'll scare her away." He mumbled.
"Richard," She said through her teeth with a fake smile. "Don't be a dick."
"Nothing can really scare me away, I've seen it all." I joked and laughed.
"Well, anyways. You're very beautiful and I hope that you enjoy yourself at this drag of a party." His father said with a smile.
"Thank you."
"Would you like to dance?" Derrick asked as he took my hand and kissed it.
"I'd love to." I said and smiled.
We went into the middle of the dance floor, surrounded by tons of people.
He put both of his hands on my sides and pulled me closer. I drapped my arms around his neck and smiled.
"Well, that went well." He said.
"I hope so." I said looking up at him.
For the next two hours I abused my free alcohol privileges. I was shit faced. I took my hair down and danced. Well, flailed my arms and body around like a fish out of water. But it was the best I could do. I lost track of Derrick about thirty minutes ago. I went over to the DJ and smiled.
"I need to make a request." I giggled and he nodded. "Stop playing shitty music." I said and laughed.
"I wish, I have a play list that the Willows' picked out." He said.
"Well, play something different." I said simply.
He mulled it over for a few seconds and agreed.
"What do you want to hear?" He asked.
"Tik Tok by Kesha." I said and he nodded.
I went over to the bar and drank one more shot. The familiar beginning started to play. I started to dance. But instead of flailing around like a fish, I was dancing. Like really dancing. Or so I thought I was. I climbed up on a table and started to dance in front of all of the guests. They gasped and watched me in horror. Until Derrick climbed up on the table and joined me. I laughed and he gave a terrified glance.
"What are you doing?" He whispered.
"I don't know. I'm drunk." I replied.
The crowd started to join in and dance too, along with cheering us on.
After the song ended, the DJ started to play more modern music.
Derrick jumped down from the table and helped me down. I was stumbling all over the place.
"We need to go." He said urgently.
I nodded.
"I…I'm s-s-s-sorry." I said slurring my speech.
"It's okay. The party sucked until then." He said and laughed.
His father emerged from the crowd and grabbed me by the arm.
"Young lady," He started. "Thank you for making this not suck so damn much." He said and laughed.
I laughed and nodded.
"I'm going to take her home." Derrick said.
"Why not just spend the night here? Have breakfast with your mother and I in the morning?" He asked.
"No, I don't think-"
"I have a cat." I cut Derrick off.
"Stay anyway. I'm sure your cat will be just fine." He smiled.
Derrick looked at me as if to say, "I'll pay you extra. And buy you another cat if your other one dies from starvation."
"Okay." I said with a smile.
"Great!" Derrick's father exclaimed.
"I'll have the maid get a room ready for you two." He said and walked away.
"I'm so sorry, Cora." He said.
"No, it's okay." I said and smiled.
The party ended after midnight. We said goodnight to Derrick's parents and went up to our bedroom.
He took off his jacket, shirt, and pants; the only thing left were his boxers. His muscles were sculpted beautifully. I took off my dress, my necklace, and took out my earrings and collapsed on the bed. I crawled underneath the blankets and cuddled up against a pillow. I felt him climb into bed and under the covers. I ditched the pillow immediately and cuddle up against him instead. He was a little taken aback by it at first, but then wrapped his arms around me. I drifted off to sleep within minutes after I got over the excitement of being in a bed with a guy like Derrick.


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Jesse and Jordan record live at MaxFunCon 2011 with special guests Matt Besser (as Zeus), Josie Long and Greg Behrendt.
Graham Clark and Dave Shumka, from Stop Podcasting Yourself, will be joining us for MaxFunCon 2011! If you don't listen to their delightful and hilarious podcast already, know that you should. Here's a great episode featuring comedian Paul F. Tompkins that illustrates why Graham, Dave, and Dave's dog Grandpa are awesome.
Be sure to visit www.maxfuncon.com to find out everything there is to know about MaxFunCon 2011, and subscribe to the MaxFunCon Podcast.
If you were waiting to buy your MaxFunCon ticket, you've waited too long... tickets are sold out!
We do, however, expect to release a few tickets over the next few months, once we have our full lineup booked. Last year, we even released one or two just a week or so before the event.
If you snoozed and are concerned you may have losed, get yourself on the wait list. Email email@example.com and we'll let you know if any spaces open up before June 10. Please be sure to include your name, phone number, and whether you wish to purchase a single ticket or a ticket for a couple sharing a bed.
Marc Maron got personal during his standup at MaxFunCon 2010, and here's your chance to listen to it.
Be sure to visit www.maxfuncon.com to find out everything there is to know about MaxFunCon 2011, and subscribe to the MaxFunCon Podcast to hear exciting segments from last year's MaxFunCon as they become available. In the coming weeks we'll bring you segments with some MaxFun favorites, including John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton.
And be sure to visit www.maxfuncon.com to find up-to-the-minute information about MaxFunCon 2011 and subscribe to the MaxFunCon Podcast to hear exciting segments from last year's MaxFunCon as they become available. Next week, standup from Marc Maron.
Registration for MaxFunCon opened to the public on Friday, and the response has been overwhelming.
We've filled 86% of the beds at Lake Arrowhead - less than two dozen remain.
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The MaxFunCon Podcast returns triumphantly to bring you some of the fun from MaxFunCon 2010! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes to get these exciting podcasts as they become available. And you can visit www.maxfuncon.com to find up-to-the-minute information about MaxFunCon 2011.
In this episode, Jad Abumrad gives the MaxFunCon audience some insight into the making of Radiolab. Jad explains some of the behind-the-scenes techniques used to make the information presented on his radio program sound like music.
Registration for MaxFunCon is now open. Join us June 10th-12th, 2011 in Lake Arrowhead for the time of your life!
Registration is $790 per person (plus a small processing fee) and includes everything you will need for the weekend - lodging, food, drink, classes and shows. We even offer a $100 discount for couples sharing a room. For a limited time, you can also pay via an installment plan - four monthly payments of $197.50.
For the first time this year, all registrants will receive a special gift package (pictured above) upon registration. MaxFunCon is a wonderful holiday gift for someone close to you - or for yourself.
Registration for MaxFunCon is extremely limited - only 150 guests will experience this special weekend - so register now or risk being left out of the fun.
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At last year's Golden Globes, something unusual happened that completely usurped the show's typical beauty highlights. After the ceremony began and the gaggle of gowns, chignons, and painted pouts were seated, the camera panned to Angelina Jolie, who, at that very moment, rifled through her bag, produced a crystalline pink lip gloss, and proceeded to apply it at will. The Twitterverse erupted, and within a matter of hours, it was revealed that Angie was a fan of Chantecaille's Brilliant Gloss in Love—so much so that she brought it in her clutch for periodic touch-ups throughout the evening. At the 69th annual Golden Globes last night, there were no such live, on-screen beauty moments to speak of, although we couldn't quell the burning desire to know just what the nominees had packed in their purses. So, we did what any good reporter would do: We asked their makeup artists. Here, in a Style.com exclusive, face-painting stars like Clarins celebrity beauty artist Pati Dubroff and global artistry director and brand ambassador for Laura Mercier Matin Maulawizada tell us the single item they sent A-listers like Julianne Moore and Claire Danes down the red carpet with. Because you never know when unnecessary shine or a faded statement lip could ruin your moment in the spotlight.
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I have been to several of Nicole's events, and I must say - Nicole throws the sickest parties.... guaranteed great time with great memories. From the moment you enter the room, theres always a specific look and feel to the place from the music to the decor - it is always perfect! When I get married - there is no doub't I'm having her do mine!!!
- Bridget Rubino, 9/1/11
A passion for creativity and an eye for beauty, Nicole is an amazing event planner. When she is a part of the planning team you know you are in good hands and will have an amazing time. Always organized and looking at the big picture, she is an innovator in the world of parties.
- Cecilie Maeda Burleson, 9/22/11
Best Day Ever - Hawaii's Favorite Wedding Planner!
My now-husband and I found Erika & Nicole just about 2 1/2 months prior to our big day. We had the very romanticized idea that we could plan our day on our own, but as two very busy working professionals with every intention to get a wedding planned, we just never got around to it. Boy, were we happy to have met them. Erika & Nicole did an AMAZING job, whipping us into ceremony shape in the most-kind-but-firm way possible in such a short amount of time. We valued their strong command of project management. They presented a very good approach to planning out each aspect of our big day, and kept sight of every detail. We also appreciated the artistic vision these ladies brought to the table. Nicole & Erika did a great job translating our vision for what we wanted the wedding to look like into a beautiful reality, listening a great deal to our often 'mish-moshed', vague descriptions and turning it into something memorable. Lastly, we were also grateful with their suggestions of various price-control solutions, as keeping things on budget was important to us. Besides their level of professionalism, these ladies are some of the most personable and approachable people you'll ever meet. They are great!
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"Erika & Nicole did an AMAZING job. We were so grateful for their suggestions of various price-control solutions - Keeping things on budget was important to us"
Best Day Ever was fantastic! If you can afford it, I would highly recommend a day-of coordinator. Erika & Nicole came to our rescue when our other day of wedding coordinator, Alicia Means, bailed out on us at the last minute without a word. What you pay for is peace of mind on your biggest day, and that is exactly what Erika and Nicole delivered.
From the first meeting, Erika and Nicole's thoroughness and warmth reassured us that our wedding would be handled carefully and professionally. Their wedding timeline was precise down to the minute (but also allowed flexibility), and both Nicole and Erika were constantly in touch with questions about our vision of our wedding, and to warn us of issues we had not thought of ourselves.
Another wonderful trait of Best Day Ever was their promptness. We were surprised to find so many people in the wedding business are very late or lazy in replying to correspondence. We loved that Nicole and Erika were very very prompt with replies. This further reassured us that they would handle any important issues as soon as they arose.
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"They really went the extra mile for us! In sum, Nicole & Erika were kind problem solvers throughout and invaluable."
Quality of Service 5.0/5.0
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Value: 5.0/5.0
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Also, just a story to illustrate how Nicole and Erika went the extra mile for us: On the day of the wedding, as I was getting ready, we could not find my wedding shoes. They were blue flats that were supposed to be my "something blue." Not only did Erika offer her own slippers for the time being, but then they somehow found time during that hectic pre-ceremony period to buy cute blue slippers for our beach ceremony. Throughout the lead up and during the ceremony and reception, Nicole and Erika handled every request of ours patiently and expertly. We really felt we were in good hands from the get-go, and this allowed myself and my husband to relax and enjoy the wedding. Both stayed until the end of the reception, and we were just so happy with their help. In sum, Nicole and Erika were kind problem solvers throughout, and invaluable.
Go with Best Day Ever! They did an amazing job!
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We had Best Day Ever do a full coordination for our wedding in November and couldn't be happier. There are a lot of planners to choose from but I'm really glad we went with them. They did a great job with the whole event, but what really sets them apart from others is the attention to detail and the design ideas that we couldn't find anywhere else. It really created a personal experience that we are still getting compliments for two months later. I was on the fence about about getting a coordinator for a while, but now that it is all over, I realize how worth it it was. They really took the load of work off us and did a much better job than we could have done on our own. Best Day Ever really came through and gave it that personal feel.
Kenji & Nicole • 11.11.11
Best Day Ever Rated 1/10/12
Value 5.0/5.0
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Kenji S.
"Now that it's all over I realize how worth it it was."
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If I weren't already married, I would definitely use Best Day Ever for my wedding. Heck, maybe I'll make my husband renew our vows just so I can have them plan the event. Not one detail was overlooked at the wedding they planned on 11.11.11 - right down to the basket of "dancing slippers" available for the ladies for the dance floor. The wedding was beautiful, perfectly orchestrated, but in addition to the perfection of the event, the bride and groom's true selves shined through... it was the BEST wedding I've ever been to - even better than my own (and I do events for a living). If you are getting married in Hawaii, Best Day Ever is your BEST BET EVER!
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PORTAGE | City officials are working through procedures to shut down a clubhouse they believe is occupied by the local chapter of the Invaders motorcycle club.
Police Chief Troy Williams said Friday morning that letters have been sent to the owners of the property at 6720 U.S. 20 and club members that the group is in violation of city code by failing to apply and obtain an occupancy permit for the building.
Williams said he first noticed a sign in the front of the former smoke shop building just west of Samuelson Road in December and is aware that the group has held gatherings in the building.
"There have been renovations done inside and they've painted the exterior with their colors," Williams said. "Currently they are in violation of city code."
No one was available at the clubhouse to comment Friday. According to the club's website, invadersmcnation.com, the group was started in 1965 in Gary and there are multiple chapters in Illinois and Indiana.
Williams said police were called to the building once, when an alarm was set off on Dec. 21, but when they arrived, they were not allowed inside and were told there was no issue.
"As chief of police it is my duty to ensure a safe environment for our residents, and we will avail ourselves to all local, state and federal resources to accomplish our mission," Williams stated in a news release. "We are proactive on safety in Portage, and we will exhaust all legal remedies to notify our residents of any and all potential threats."


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I shifted inmy desk.My science teacher had been going on and on about the periodic table and it was amazingly boring. I looked up at the clock it was 2:00 only ten more minuets untill I was free a beutiful friday afternoon it was. I looked over at my best friend Jill who was intent on the lesson. "Amelia how about you do you know the answer?" Crap. How was I supposed to know this? I thought I looked at Jill she mouthed Royal Gas "Um royal gas?" I relpled sheepishly "Yes!" Mr.Matterhorn shouted exitedly suddenly the bell rang Yes! I was outta here. I met Jill at my locker "Thanks so much" I said when we both started putting in out locker combonations. "For what?" she asked Just then HE showed up you could smell his body odor from a mile away his teeth were black like he was chewing tabacco. He sneered "Hello ladies" I sighed Daniel promised he would find me no matter if it killed him and yipee he did. "What do you want Daniel?" I barked "I want you dead same as two summers ago" he smiled at that thought. Then i remembered two summers ago i worked at a daycare and he went to the daycare "It was better than at home" he had said. He hated me from the start always trying to beat me up he had prevailed untill that one day in August. He was chasing me out in the back yard, but then he tripped over an action figuer my brothers action figuer but i wasnt about to tell him that. He had broke his left arm and him right foot. He was hospitalized the rest of the summer. And for some reason i was to blame. Jill and I pushed past him and his breath smelled like a skunk spayed on his mouth personaly. He tried to follow us out the door but he got caught in the crowd of exited Middle schoolers. That was the last time we saw Daniel.
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Definition of seicento in English:
seicentoLine breaks: sei|cento
Pronunciation: /seɪˈtʃɛntəʊ /
noun[mass noun, often as modifier]
The style of Italian art and literature of the 17th century: Florentine seicento painting
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Life is Just a Wasteland Anyway
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Lilly just hoped that she would get out of this alive. Even more so, Fun Ghoul would still be breathing when she returned.
When they finally arrived at the outskirts of Zone 2, it was pitch black. Lilly sat there, with her eyes closed, unsure of what she was even doing. Party Poison spoke in a hushed voice "Lilly, you can still turn back.....please" Lilly half smiled. She found it ironic that not a week ago, he couldn't wait to get rid of her. He had his gun in her mouth ready to blow her brains out on the ceiling. Now he was begging her to stay, pleading because he was worried about her life. She found it funny how just a week with someone could change your entire perspective of life. She spoke slowly and quietly "You know....when I lived in BLI. I used to dream of escaping. I would take momma's computer when she was asleep and read all the files they had on you." She laughed dryly "I even had a crush on Kobra Kid....how screwed up is that?" Party Poison smiled a sad smile, knowing this may be the last time he talked to her. He knew she thought the same thing and that broke his heart "nah...your not the first to crush on my brother." Lilly smiled remembering what Kobra had said about My Chemical Romance "yeah....i kinda figured that." She paused before continuing "Now that I've met you....that I've lived with you, I know why BLI hates you so much. They don't hate that you fight them. They hate that you aren't scared of anything. Everyday BLI has to wake up and worry about who has hacked their system, who has tried to take them down, who has tried whatever it is that Killjoys do......You guys, you live life to its fullest. You don't worry about what will happen tomorrow. You don't walk all uptight trying to save what order is left in this chaotic world we live in.....You love life even when it seems like its trying its damnedest to take you down. You never give up and BLI envies that." Party Poison sat back and thought about what she had just said. He had never thought about it like that. He always looked at it like they were the enemy for trying to break the order. Simple as that. He smiled and spoke "You know....when I first met your father back in....well...along time ago, he was being arrested at a bar for starting a fight. They said be was being to rowdy and that when they asked him to leave, he refused and took a swing. I met him later at a show and asked him about it. He told me that the bartender slipped something into this girls drink and he was standing up for her. I found out later that he was right." Party Poison paused at the memory then continued. "I asked him if he regretted it. If he hated they system for throwing him away because he spoke up. He told me something I'll never forget......He told me that the future was to bright to dwell on the past. Life moves fast....run faster." Lilly nodded. "I like it. I'll have to remember that.....Life runs fast...Run faster." She smiled and started to open the door. "This is goodbye Party Poison.....I'll see you in 2 weeks. I'll signal you when it is clear and I am mobil." Party Poison nodded "What is the signal?" "Dr. D will play a My Chemical Romance song on the air." Party Poison smiled at what she had chosen as the signal. He watched as she climbed out of the car and into the night. When she was out of sight, he started the car, revved the engine and headed back to the diner.
Lilly shivered as she walked, wrapping her arms around her body to protect her from the cold desert winds. She was walking slowly to give her enough time to think up a story as to how she escaped the Killjoys. Every one she came up with seemed to have flaws and she was running out of time. She could see the lights of Battery City as she drew closer to Zone 1. She had to think, she couldn't claim a fight because she had no injuries. She couldn't claim she had snuck out because every BLI member knew that the Killjoys had serious security. So what was her story? She paused, standing still to think. Her eyes scanned the area looking for any ideas. They widened when she saw a pile of rocks below a small cliff. Could she? She walked closer to the small cliff judging the distance, wondering if death would be a side effect. She didn't think so because it was only about 10ft high. "Alright..." She said to no one. Closing her eyes, she stood on the edge of the cliff and leaned forward letting herself fall. Naturally she screamed and winced when her body hid the jagged rocks. She felt her ribs crack and her leg shatter. She curled up in a ball trying to dull the pain. He legs were bleeding from the impact and her arms were gashed up. She felt her face was bleeding some too. The rocks had been sharper than she had thought. "Ahhhh." She cried as she pushed herself up off the ground and began limping towards the city. By the time she got to the gate she was in tears from the pain but hey, it made for a better story right? Just as she had thought, she was greeted by 4 Dracs ready to fire. She cried "Korse" before collapsing on the ground and blacking out.
When Lilly woke, she was in a white room with people moving back and forth talking, carrying things and pushing past each other. She looked around and saw her mother standing up, arms crossed talking to the doctor. When she looked over and saw that her daughter was awake, she rushed over and started the questions. "Lilly, what happened. Are you ok? Did they do this to you? Where are they now? How did you escape? You had me so worried." Lilly faced happiness to see her mother. She knew her mother was doing the same. Her mother was never concerned about her and the only reason she was now was because off the Killjoys. Lilly could give them up. She could ruin them. She knew where they lived and her mother knew that. Lilly smiled like she was happy about her mothers concern "Momma" She reached out to try to hug her but whimpered because of her arms "Shhh Lilly don't move. Your still hurt" He mother told her as she stood up to shut to door to the hospital room. "Lilly its important that you tell me where they those criminals held you. They could come back for you. They are creatures filled with revenge." Lilly inwardly screamed at the lies her mother was telling her. She couldn't even begin to express how wrong she was. "I....I don't know. I was never allowed outside. After the storm dragged me from you, I crawled to this old shed. I was so sliced up from some barbwire I had been pulled into that I passed out. I woke up in this room with dirty clothes. Oh momma is was so horrible!" She cried, letting the tears flow. She was a bad faker so she just thought about Fun Ghoul and that was enough to send her into a fit. Jamia sighed and walked over to her daughter knowing she would have to be gentle if she was to get the information she needed. "Shhh baby its ok. Tell what happened after that....how did you get out?" Lilly leaned against her mother "They came in every hour to question me about BLI...I refused to tell them anything. Just like you taught me. They would hit me and scream that I was no good. That I was a waste. Then they would give me medical attention so I wouldn't die. They said a dead hostage is a useless one." She cried some more before continuing "Then they showed up and told me to get up. I couldn't even stand so they dragged me out to their car. They had blindfolded me so I couldn't see. I knew we were movine but i had no idea where. They stopped for something and I threw myself out of the car. When I pulled off my blindfold, We were as this shack thing. They chased me and shot after me. When I fell, they left me there. I guess they thought I was dead. When night came, I followed the stars back to city." Her mother's face fell when she had told her about the blindfold. She couldn't tell her where it was and her mother hated that. "Do you know where this shack was?" "Somewhere in Zone 5 I think..." Lilly lied knowing there was no shack in Zone 5. and the Killoys diner was in Zone 6. He mother smiled "Very good baby. We will find them....don't you worry. Now get some rest. They said I could take you home tomorrow." Her mother got up and left the room, leaving Lilly alone in her sadness. She had lied to her mother to protect the Killjoys. Evil or not, she was still her mother....and Ghoul still loved her. Lilly just hoped that she would get out of this alive. Even more so, Fun Ghoul would still be breathing when she returned.


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While it didn't affect Kirk's cognitive ability, the stroke altered his mobility on the left side of his body. Doctors say a blocked artery caused the ischemic stroke.
The junior senator will mark a major milestone in his recovery when he returns to Washington on Thursday. Kirk, who will use a wheelchair to get around more quickly at work, plans on climbing the steps of the Capitol without holding onto the handrail.
He says getting back to the D.C. grind is part of what kept him going during months of rehab: "I kept imagining going back to work and the irreducible physical amount of effort I had to put in."
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Paintball has skyrocketed in popularity in the past decade, and here in Northern Michigan families can try out one of the best courses in the state.
At T. C. Paintball, all ages and abilities are welcome.
The sport involves using an air powered marker to mark your opponent with a brightly colored 'paintball.'
Those who play often say the adrenaline rush and teamwork keep them coming back.
This morning Kalin and Stephanie learned the basics at T. C. Paintball.
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Made of painted wood, the double-sided "Ice Cream Social" sign was priced at $450. The bonnet chest in walnut had cherry drawer bottoms and was $795. The items were shown by Joseph Jarvis of Jarvis Antiques, Georgetown, Kentucky. "Smalls are doing good, but the big stuff didn't move today," he noted.
Early American furniture can always be found at this show. A transitional Queen Anne chair with paint decoration was $850; New England tavern table, $2900; and Windsor continuous-arm chair, $1850. They were shown by Bruce Rigsby of Lancaster, Kentucky.
"Guess what day it is." This 8¼" diameter English ABC plate showing "The Camel" was tagged $125 by Linda Pastori of My Old Ohio House, Urbana, Ohio.
Sales at the show included this hanging cupboard with nine drawers, 24" x 79", offered by Donna McCormick of A Little Something, Hagerstown, Indiana.
This set of bone dominoes in a miniature bowl was marked $75 by Donna J. Downes of Connecticut Yankee Antiques, Berkley, Michigan. Each piece is about 5/8" long.
Items sold early in the day included this tiger maple cradle shown by Don and Pat Helton of Barn Stable Antiques, Fremont, Indiana. It was previously owned by Andrew Richmond and Hollie Davis, authors of M.A.D.'s "The Young Collector" column.
The open back suggested that this miniature structure was used as a dollhouse. Found in Yellow Springs, Ohio, it was 14" high x 22" wide and priced at $295 by Wayne and Madeleine Powell of Powell's Antiques, Beavercreek, Ohio.
Always ones to come up with the unusual, Bill and Karen Hopper of Red Rooster Two Antiques, Vincennes, Indiana, showed a homemade beehive from the mid-1800's. Made to hang on the side of a barn, it came from Chester County, Pennsylvania, and was tagged $295.
Wilmington, Ohio
Maybe he needs that camel.
Bruce Metzger isn't sure what he needs. As the manager of the Ohio Country Antique Show, Metzger was doing a bit of head-scratching after the October 12, 2013, show in Wilmington, Ohio. The talk during the event was that attendance was down. Metzger wasn't so sure at the time. Things seemed fine to him. At the end of the day, however, a headcount confirmed what the dealers had said. Attendance, it turned out, had declined about 5% from the previous October and 20% from the April show.
"It was difficult for me to judge from my roving vantage point, and I would not have believed it except for the gate tally does not lie," Metzger wrote in an e-mail afterward.
An off day isn't the end of the world. A lot of things can affect the gate of any given show. In October, that can include fall weather that's warm and sunny, prompting people to stay at home for some late-season yard work, or it can mean a day that's cold, wet, and windy, provoking would-be customers to choose a pot of coffee and a good book over a mad dash against the elements.
Metzger understands the impact of weather. The last show he promoted before Ohio Country was the season-ending edition of the Tri-State Antique Market in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The monthly indoor/outdoor show was held under a pounding rain, the kind that overflows gutters and drenches one's spirit. It happens. Metzger knew to shrug the shoulders and forge ahead.
Yet Ohio Country has him a bit baffled. Nearly a decade old, the semiannual show remains relatively steady (which can be a good thing), but it's not gaining ground (which can be a bad thing). Metzger can't explain the stagnation.
It doesn't make sense. This is still a solid show that, as the name implies, leans heavily toward country antiques. Some great Americana has turned up here over the years. Many of the dealers are top-notch.
For October Metzger bumped the size of the event to 70 dealers. While the spring show has been that size for some time, the fall show had lagged behind, usually at about 55 dealers. The larger size is what he wanted. And, during the show itself, Metzger was convinced that it was working.
"I'm absolutely pleased, absolutely," he said halfway through the day. Part of that gratification came from finally getting the spring and fall shows on the same footing. "I was tired of trying to manage that two-tier show," he said, referring to different dealer counts. "The timing was right."
If nothing else, Metzger was determined. "I've got a bad attitude," he said. "After nine years it's either going to make it or not."
His resolve hadn't changed after the show, even upon seeing that the gate was down.
"I have no theories about why, but I do not regret forcing this show to 'make it or break it,'" he wrote in a follow-up e-mail. "I will be thinking long and hard about the next step for Ohio Country, but I am well satisfied that I have explored and tried every marketing venue within budget (print, radio, television, social media, etc.) somewhere along the line in hopes of boosting results. Nonetheless, there has been a steady slide in attendance from a peak in 2011. Something here is not sustainable...that is really all I know for sure. It is a sad situation for those of us who love these traditional, earlier antiques."
So what's the answer? Metzger needs a camel.
That thought came late during the show in the booth of Linda Pastori of My Old Ohio House, Urbana, Ohio. Among a selection of smalls was an English ABC plate from the Wild Animals series, showing "The Camel." For many people, viewing the plate likely elicited a smile resulting from the recollection of what is proving to be the year's most memorable television commercial—the Geico insurance spot showing a camel swaggering through an office filled with coworkers determined to ignore him.
You know the one:
"Uh oh, guess what day it is. Guess-what-day-it-is! Huh? Anybody? Julie, hey, guess what day it is. Aw c'mon, I know you can hear me. Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike. What day is it, Mike? Wuuhahahahahaha. Leslie, guess what today is." When Leslie quietly acknowledges, "It's hump day," the camel gives a bold, "Whoot-whoooot!" He struts out of the office with a final shout of "Hump Daaaay, yeaaaaa!"
Geico's commercial, hyping its clients as being "happier than a camel on Wednesday," became a viral sensation. It spawned merchandise ranging from T-shirts to flip-flops to shot glasses. The White House referenced the ad in a tweet that included a photo of Vice President Joe Biden looking at a camel. A Connecticut middle school banned its students from quoting the video, citing repeated disturbances.
Whether the commercial actually gets people to switch insurance companies is unclear, but it certainly has them talking. That's the type of buzz Metzger—or any show promoter, auctioneer, or antiques dealer—would love to generate.
The truth of the matter is this: With or without a camel, Ohio County is a good show that has experienced a declining gate. It's not the end of the world, but it's concerning for Metzger, who appears determined to find a fix.
For more information, phone Metzger at (513) 738-7256 or visit (www.queencityshows.com).
Originally published in the January 2014 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2013 Maine Antique Digest


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Director, Jen Self's secret identity is that of renaissance queer with a kick ass jump shot. A therapist and anti-oppression educator since 1996, Jen re-invented her queer activism through scholarship, program leadership, and teaching at the university of washington, completing an msw and a phd in social welfare. she lives in west seattle with her awesome partner meg (growandresist) and equally fabulous daughter lucy. jen believes that audre lorde, cornell west, martin luther king jr., andrea smith, patricia hill collins, cathy cohen, ramona beltran, and john denver (yes seriously) knew/know that social and economic justice was/is rooted in resistance of domination and a love ethic. jen, moment to moment, works to align her life with those principles and grounds the q center in a similar praxis. jen has an active mind and aspires to visionary thinking, so she easily loses herself in big thoughts and feelings; she thinks that we should all look at pictures of space more often to contextualize our existence. jen believes that love and light are not only the center of the universe but also the core concepts of sociopolitical justice, not to mention a winning combination for the Q Center. For self's scholarly work see: Queering Queer Space. self is affiliate faculty at the uw school of social work and affiliate faculty for the sexuality and queer studies graduate certificate program.
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A Jew Broadcasts to Morocco, Building a Relationship With a Muslim Audience
'Risalat New York,' the Arab world's only non-Israeli Jewish-hosted radio show, offers perspective from Brooklyn
Sunday night for me is always Moroccan radio night. From a home office in Brooklyn surrounded by echo-absorbing foam, I write a commentary in Arabic about the week in Arab politics and then read it into a microphone. Next, I upload the sound file to a studio in Casablanca, where a producer adds the theme song, and it airs the following day to an audience of 1.75 million under the title Risalat New York—"Letter from New York."
My show has the distinction of being the only radio program hosted by a Jew on Arab airwaves that doesn't originate in Israel. But more than three years after the broadcast debuted, my Muslim audience now finds it ordinary, rather than aberrant, to hear a Jewish voice opine on Arab affairs in their mother tongue. In numerous Arab countries, such a situation would be revolutionary—but in Morocco, where the leadership has proactively nurtured Muslim-Jewish understanding for years, it's merely one step forward among many. Given that the listenership has begun to spread beyond the kingdom's borders, moreover, Risalat New York presents a case in point of how the broader Moroccan policies that keep me on the air can help spread tolerance in other places where Arabic is spoken, too.
A century ago, the region's demographics were considerably more diverse, and considerably more Jewish. A million Arabic-speaking Jews still lived throughout the region; in some Arab cities, almost every Muslim knew at least one. Jews formed a professional class, deeply engaged in mainstream culture wherever they were allowed to be. Iraq's national orchestra, composed overwhelmingly of Jewish musicians, broadcast a live radio performance across the region each week into the 1940s. Leila Mourad, the Barbra Streisand of Egypt, starred in some of the most popular Arabic movie musicals ever made. Jews published prolifically in Lebanese and Syrian media and contributed to the major newspapers of Baghdad, where even a Zionist daily with reporting from Palestine was licensed in the 1920s. In Morocco, Jews began publishing newspapers as soon as printing presses became available. The Hadidi brothers of Casablanca, Pinhas Assayag and David Chriqui of Tangier, and one of the country's few female journalists, Rahma Toledano, were all well known to Muslim and Jewish readers. Some published in Spanish or French, then the languages of politics and commerce, while others wrote for a narrower audience in Judeo-Arabic—the Moroccan equivalent of Yiddish—printed in Hebrew block characters.
It is of course hard even to picture such a media landscape in the Middle East today, when the great emptying of the Arab world's Jewish communities is slipping out of living memory. But through the most difficult years of the 1930s and 1940s, the Moroccan monarchy ensured that its country remained a haven for Jews: In 1941, Sultan Mohammed V rejected calls from the Vichy French occupiers of his country to turn over the 265,000-strong Jewish population to the Nazis. After WWII and Israel's creation, Jews remained in Morocco for longer than their co-religionists elsewhere in the region—but those who stayed understood that the price of their security was to keep a much lower profile. By the 1960s, barely any Jews remained active in the media. The few who continued writing were leftist dissidents, and by the 1970s they too had put down their pens.
Morocco's Jewish community now numbers around 5,000—a shadow of its former self, yet the largest in the Arab world. Though Moroccan cities, towns, and even mountain villages are full of Muslim grandparents who speak fondly of the Jews they knew as children, few of today's youth have even met one in the flesh. Much of what they hear about Jews comes from regional satellite television networks that use The Protocols of the Elders of Zion to explain Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. The monarchy has taken steps to offer a corrective to these ideas: Mohammed VI, the present king, has called for a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, even as he condemns Israeli settlement building and human rights violations. Moroccan schoolchildren learn about their country's Jewish heritage. Hebrew and Arabic hymns are performed side by side in festivals of sacred music. Synagogues in the country are fiercely protected, and some have been publicly rededicated in joint ventures between the Jewish community and the state. In a 2011 speech, the king countered the scourge of Arab Holocaust denial by describing the tragedy as "a wound to the collective memory, which we know is engraved in one of the most painful chapters of the collective history of mankind"—and called on Moroccans to observe Yom HaShoah.
Next week King Mohammed VI will meet with President Obama in Washington, D.C., his first official visit since 2002. They are expected to discuss Syria, Iran, the rising al-Qaida threat in the African Sahel, and the status of talks between Israelis and Palestinians. On the latter issue, the monarch can offer resources that could prove invaluable to a negotiated settlement: As chairman of the Arab League's Jerusalem Committee, he is an advocate for the rights of Palestinians whom Ramallah trusts. In the Gulf, heads of state regard him as a member of their families. For decision-makers in Israel, he is first and foremost the grandson of Vichy-era Sultan Mohammed V. He is also the only Arab leader to have legislated equal rights and protections for his country's Jewish minority in a new constitution and a reliable intermediary between Israel and those Arab states with which it lacks formal relations. As for Israeli voters, a million of whom are either natives of Morocco or have a Moroccan-born parent or grandparent, he embodies a tradition with which many still identify: a feeling of attachment that goes hand-in-hand with their pride in Israel. Above all, he is a head of state who has made his personal affinity for Jews into formal domestic policy and won over a large swath of the population to the values he espouses.
These efforts are part of a larger, ongoing relationship between Moroccans in and out of government and Jews in Israel and the diaspora, Ashkenazim and Mizrahim alike. As Shmuel Segev, a former Israeli military intelligence officer, described in a recent book, the two sides have quietly made common cause in the halls of Congress, worked together in the Middle East to mitigate disputes between Israel and its neighbors, and fostered security and intelligence cooperation. Looking ahead, they recognize the urgency of brokering a Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement—but also know that hostility toward Jews in the broader Arab Muslim world will not end with the establishment of a Palestinian state. With only a few thousand Jews left in Arab lands, the question of how to build and nurture new emotional bonds with hundreds of millions of Arab Muslims remains open.
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