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Day 1 Ho Chi Minh City
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, the sprawling metropolis that once was the capital of South Vietnam and remains the country's commercial center. Today is arrival day so there are no activities planned. You are free to relax, explore the city & adjust to the frenetic pace and humid heat of Ho Chi Minh City. You will have a scheduled group meeting in the evening around 6pm. Please check at the reception desk or look for a G Adventures notice board with details of the actual meeting time. At this meeting your CEO will ask to sight your travel insurance, double check your Vietnam visa and complete some other paper work. Please note that most nationalities requires a visa to enter Vietnam, please double check this with your travel agent or local Vietnamese Embassy. After your meeting, you may choose to head out for an optional dinner to further get to know your CEO and fellow group members. Day 2 is free for your to explore. You may choose to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, a complex network of tunnels 90 minutes from the city where the locals lived during the American War to keep safe. Perhaps visit the the immense Ben Than Market and grab a snack at one of its many food stands. Those with an interest in Vietnam's recent history may like to visit the Reunification Palace, the residence of the presidents of South Vietnam before 1974, and the fascinating nearby War Remnants Museum. Also very interesting is Cholon, Saigon's Chinese quarter. A cyclo can take you to any of these places for a very reasonable price and is a fun way to travel around Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy one of three street food crawls with the group and CEO while in Ho Chi Minh City. Bring your appetites and your wallets, and the CEO will bring you to the best spots and teach you a bit about the local street food. On the evening of day 2, we take an overnight train to Nha Trang, the first of 3 sleeper trains you will take in Vietnam. The sleeper trains throughout Vietnam are quite comfortable. Each cabin sleeps 4 people in 2 bunk beds. You will be able to lock the door from the inside. All bedding is provided. The train is air conditioned and has squat and Western style toilets with a wash basin at the end of each compartment. Bags can be located in your cabin and accessed at anytime. Food and drinks are available for purchase on board. This is not to everyone's taste so we recommend you bring your own. Our Saigon hotel is located in front of the city's main market, Ben Than Market, and very close to Saigon's backpackers street. All rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathroom. Wifi is available. A small swimming pool is also available on the second floor. On the evening of day 2, we catch the overnight train to Nha Trang. Approx travel time: Overnight sleeper train Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang: 10-11 hrs
Day 2 Ho Chi Minh City (1B)
We arrive in Nha Trang in the morning with plenty of time for you to explore the local shops and markets, relax on the beach soaking up the sun or visit nearby historical sites. Optional activities in Nha Trang include a boat trip to nearby islands for snorkeling, or perhaps a fun filled all day beach party. On the evening of day 4 we take the second of our overnight trains in Vietnam to Danang, where we will transfer to our final destination, Hoi An. The train is air conditioned and has squat and Western style toilets and wash basins at the end of each compartment. Your bags are located in your cabin and can be accessed at anytime. Our hotel in Nha Trang is centrally located in town and everything is within walking distance. All rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathroom. Wifi is available. Approx travel time: Transfer train station to hotel: 10 min each way Overnight sleeper train Nha Trang to Danang: 9-10 hrs.
Days 3-4 Nha Trang (1B)
From Danang, it is only a short drive to the picturesque port town of Hoi An. Once known as Faifo, it was an important trading town with strong south Chinese influence and connections. Enjoy a tasty cooking class with oodles of noodles (more than 26 types!). Run by Planeterra Foundation partners STREETS International, the class was developed exclusively for G Adventures. Former street youths that are part of this hospitality training program will help you prepare and cook a number of different types of noodles. This program helps these youths practice their English, increasing their skill-set and the amount of opportunities available to them in the tourism industry. Enjoy tasting these yummy creations while learning more about the local cuisine and this initiative which empowers street youths through skills and employment training. Take a self guided walking tour of this living museum whose main sights includes the Museum of History and Culture, the Tan Ky house, the Japanese bridge, the Fujian Assembly Hall and lunch at a riverside restaurant to sample some of the delicious local delicacies and fusion food at the restaurants for which Hoi An is becoming famous. You might consider heading off on an optional motorbike or bicycle tour to visit the beautiful countryside surrounding Hoi An. Or opt to support a Planeterra project and spend an hour learning how to make your own traditional lantern and support local Vietnamese with chronic disabilities. Hoi An is a shopping mecca. Tailors can produce virtually any item of clothing you may wish for overnight at extremely reasonable prices, and silk lanterns, lacquer ware and many other crafts abound. It is also the centre of modern art in Vietnam. For sun worshipers, Cua Dai Beach is 4kms from town- a great flat bike ride away. Add in lots of fun bars into the mix and this really is a town that has it all and trust us, you'll have trouble tearing yourself away! Our hotel is located approximately ten minutes walk from Hoi An downtown. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathroom. The hotel also has swimming pool. Approx travel time: Transfer from train station in Danang to Hoi An: 45 min Approx Travel Time: Danang to Hoi An, 45 minutes by private mini van.
Days 5-6 Hoi An (1B)
We continue our journey north to the city of Hue. We will make a stop about half way into our ride at the Hai Van Pass where you can enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. When in Hue, options to explore include a visit to the former Royal Citadel which was modeled on the Forbidden City in Beijing or traveling by boat along the Perfume River. Don't miss a visit to the seven tiered Tien Mu Pagoda and try to fit in a visit to at least one of the tombs of the former rulers of Vietnam, located here in the quiet countryside, all of which are like self contained mini palaces. A true highlight of Hue is the surrounding countryside and cycling is a great way to get out and experience this while checking out the sights. On the late evening of Day 8 we will travel by sleeper train from Hue to Hanoi. Our hotel is centrally located in town and is very convenient to explore the city. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning. The hotel has internet, with a computer available for passengers at the lobby. Approx travel time: Private bus from Hoi An to Hue (Day 7): 4 hours Overnight sleeper train Hue to Hanoi (Day 8): 14 hours
Days 7-8 Hue (2B)
We arrive in the early morning to bustling Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. After meeting our local guide we transfer to a private bus and make our way to the beautiful and famous Halong Bay. Thousands of islands rise dramatically from the waters of the Bay and, to further their beauty, intricate caves have been hollowed out through these limestone karst formations. Aboard a sailing junk we'll enjoy a seafood lunch and a visit to one of the islands and caves before transfering to the mainland for our overnight stay. Our hotel is located on the Bay Chai beach front with great views of Halong Bay. Our hotel has internet in the lobby with one public computer being available and free wifi. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning. Approx travel time: Private bus Ha Noi to Halong Bay: 4 hours
Day 9 Halong Bay/Bai Chai Harbour (1L)
After breakfast, we'll transfer back to Hanoi. Upon arrival, explore Hanoi with an orientation walking tour through the city's old quarter. Each street is named after the trade practiced on that street for several generations; it's an interesting glimpse into the life of a Hanoian in one of the oldest parts of town. Opt to visit the Tran Quoc Pagoda, the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu) or Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and Museum. The Mausoleum houses the remains of Ho Chi Minh, the founding father of the unified Vietnam (closed October-November). Don't miss taking a walk through Hanoi's Old Quarter – a maze of street, each one traditionally devoted to a different product or industry. Follow this up with a walk around nearby Hoan Kiem lake and see if you can spot one of the famous 100 year old turtles which may still live within its murky waters. In the evening you have an option to attend a performance at the famous Water Puppets and sample some of Hanoi's amazing eating venues. Ask your CEO to tell you about the local Northern delicacies. Our hotel in Hanoi is located in the Old Quarter some 20 minutes walk to Hoan Kiem Lake, the centre of Hanoi. Make sure you grab the map and hotel card before you leave the hotel. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathroom. Computers and wifi are available. Approx Travel Time: Private bus Ha Long Bay to Ha Noi: 4 hours. Please note: As this is a combination trip, some of your tour members may depart in Hanoi and you may be joined by some new travelling companions for the Laos portion of your tour.
Day 10-11 Hanoi (2B)
Explore a bit of Hanoi in the morning before an afternoon flight to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. There is a wealth of cultural delights to discover - on foot, by bicycle or, for the less energetic, by tuk-tuk. Visit Laos' most important national monument, Phat That Luang, or meander down the dusty riverside tracks to find villages full of friendly children, dogs and chickens. A visit to Vientiane's vibrant, colorful morning market (which incidentally is open all day!) is worthwhile, to find plenty of local treasures. A great way to round off the day is to enjoy a spectacular sunset over the Mekong. Our hotel is centrally located within walking distance of all the town's main sights. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning, safe deposit box, and en suite bathrooms. Approx travel time: Transfer hotel to Hanoi airport: 45 min Flight Hanoi to Vientiane: 1.25 hrs Transfer airport to Vientiane hotel: 15 min.
Day 12 Vientiane (1B)
A picturesque drive north takes us to beautiful Vang Vieng. This quiet town is set along the Nam Song river amidst rice fields and limestone karsts. On Day 14 why not explore some of the caves by bicycle or take an invigorating walk. In the evening, soak in the natural beauty of Vang Vieng as the sun sets over the river. Our hotel is centrally located. As the town itself is small, it is convenient to explore on foot. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathrooms. Free wifi is available. Approx travel time: Private bus Vientiane to Vang Vieng: 3-4 hrs
Days 13-14 Vang Vieng (2B)
This morning we travel from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang has a magical feel about it. Nestled in the hills of northern Laos on the confluence of the Mekong and Khan Rivers, it is studded with ornate temples and French colonial architecture. A visit the Royal Palace Museum, which has remained untouched since the royal family departed in 1975, is sure to impress. Traditional Laotian culture is to give daily alms to monks. Monks are only allowed to eat food which has been donated to them before noon. On one of your mornings here, you may decide to rise with the sun, and watch one of the most important religious ceremonies in Laos. This is simply an unforgettable South East Asian experience. Our hotel tonight is centrally located and convenient for exploring most of the tourist attractions in town by foot. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathroom. Computers and wifi are available. Approx travel time: Private bus from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang: 7 hours The road crosses mountains on a winding road. The spectacular views make this overland trip well worth it.
Days 15-16 Luang Prabang (2B)
We board our boat for the two day journey up the mighty Mekong River making our way to Chiang Khong. The journey is relaxed, as we experience the slow pace of village life and the breathtaking scenery along the river. Our private boat is reasonably comfortable and spacious. A toilet is available on board. Fruit, tea and coffee are provided free of charge for you to enjoy and other drinks, such as water and soft drinks might be available for purchase on the boat. It can also be quite cold from November to February so make sure you have some warm gear packed. Tonight we will stay in a basic village homestay along the Mekong including dinner. Typically the group is divided into two or more houses (depending on group size) in close proximity to each other. When it comes time to sleep, mattresses are placed across the floor in central living area. Each mattress comes with a blanket, a pillow and a mosquito net. Bathroom facilities are shared. The evening meal is eaten together in one of the houses with the food provided being very simple - giving you the chance to experience typical Laotian cuisine. A vegetarian option is always served and the second option is typically a pork stirfry. Your local guide will take time to explain the local life of the people in this village. You have the option of swimming in the Mekong. Evenings can get cold, so bring a long sleeved top. Approx Travel Time: 8-10 hours depending on river conditions.
Day 17 Mekong River (1B,1D)
This morning we re-board our boat and continue our leisurely cruise up the river before arriving at the Laos/Thai border and crossing to Chiang Khong in the late afternoon. Our hotel in Chiang Khong is located right on the riverfront of the Mekong river. All hotel rooms are double or twin share with en suite bathroom. Free wifi is available. Approx travel time: Pakbeng to Chiang Khong: 8-10 hours depending on river conditions Immigration to hotel: 10 min
Day 18 Chiang Khong (1B,1L)
Departing Chiang Khong after breakfast, we drive to Chiang Mai where you have the afternoon free to explore this fascinating city, once the capital of the Kingdom of Lan. Surrounded by rolling hills, Chiang Mai offers both pretty scenery and architecture. Enclosed by a moat and crumbling walls, the old city features great cafes, shops and accommodations. An important Buddhist centre since the 14th century, Chiang Mai is home to more than 300 temples. Many visitors come here to attend meditation retreats, massage classes or yoga lessons. It is also a centre of handicraft production, with a long history of silver work, woodcarving, pottery-making and weaving. Not to be missed is the Night Bazaar, a series of covered markets, shops and stalls that offer the best selection of handicrafts in Thailand. Our hotel is located near the Chiang Mai Gate to the old city, walking distance to the many temples and to the famous night markets. The hotel is comfortable twin/double share with en suite bathrooms. Wifi is available. Approx travel time: Private transport Chiang Kong to Chiang Mai: 5 hours
Day 19-20 Chiang Mai
Today, why not try your hand at local cuisine with a Thai cooking class, visit the magnificent temple of Doi Suthep standing watch over the city from the hills above, take a bicycle ride in the countryside or Embrace the Bizarre and get a massage from the training school at the local woman's prison! Tonight we catch our final overnight train to Bangkok Tonight's accommodation is an overnight sleeper train. Bunks are dormitory style, with bunks on two layers along the side of the train carriage. There are curtains along each bunk for privacy. Your luggage is stored beside you. The train has air-conditioning and clean bedding is provided for each bunk. There are both western style and asian style toilets at the end of each carriage, with wash basins. Food and drinks are available on the train, but you may choose to bring your own snacks from the shop and restaurants around the train station. Please note: Due to disruptions of Thai trains in the north during the monsoon season, trips running July through October may be upgraded to a flight and extra hotel night in Chiang Mai instead of the overnight train. Approx travel time: Overnight train Chiang Mai to Bangkok: 12-13 hours
Day 21 Bangkok
We'll arrive early in the morning to Bangkok, Thailand's capital city. The day is free to explore the many sights of Bangkok. The Grand Palace, Wat Po, National Museum, and Jim Thompson's House are just a few suggestions. A trip along the Chao Praya river and through the canals (or klongs) gives you a different perspective of daily life in this busy city. In the evening we'll say good bye and enjoy a Thai meal and perhaps a beer together to celebrate the end of an amazing journey. We spend this evening in Bangkok. Our hotel is located in China Town, next to the central train station and MRT (Subway), and is only a short USD2 taxi ride from Khao San road and the central shopping area of Siam Square, MBK, Siam Paragon, etc. All rooms are double or twin share with air conditioning and en suite bathroom. The hotel has a small pool and wifi is available at extra cost.
Day 22 Bangkok (1B)
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Lewis Hamilton was "really surprised" after a tough qualifying session on Saturday netted his fourth pole position in Hungary...
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Informed of pole by his team, Hamilton's shock was evident as was that of his team on the pit wall.
Saturday's achievement brings the 28-year-old's tally to 30 pole positions and four in Hungary alone.
"With the [high] temperatures, it pretty tough," he revealed. "I was really surprised when I came across the line and they said I got pole. I didn't feel like that was a great lap.
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CAPSULE REPORT: The San Marzano is an heirloom variety of plum tomato, originally planted in the town of the same name at the base of Mount Vesuvius. The volcanic soil and sunny climate grow tomatoes that are among the most sought-after on earth, with remarkable, sweet, intense tomato flavor. The variety is so good, that a version grown in the U.S., with the generic name San Marzano, is also spectacular—naturally sweet and luscious, with increasingly good distribution. In a marketplace of mediocre tomato sauces, a can of San Marzano tomatoes with absolutely no embellishment can be exquisite. Add some fresh herbs, and enter the gates of heaven. You can go further and add olive oil and garlic for a legitimate sauce; but these tomatoes, served as is, are all the legitimacy one needs. They're also low calorie—as little as 25 calories per half cup. Be creative in how you use them—think outside the sauce.
Ask any chef what the best tomatoes for sauce are, and you'll hear a unified chorus: San Marzano—a tomato so distinctive and high quality that it is the only variety that can be used for true Neapolitan pizza. While the varietal is grown in the U.S. and worldwide, it made its name as the tomato grown in the volcanic soil of Mount Vesuvius.
The legend is that the first seeds to become San Marzano tomatoes came to Campania in 1770, as a gift from the Kingdom of Peru to the Kingdom of Naples (the tomato originated in Peru). The seeds were planted in the area that is the present-day commune of San Marzano, a small town southeast of Naples at the base of Mount Vesuvius. The volcanic soil is believed to act as a filter for water impurities, producing a lower-acidity, brighter-flavored tomato. The tomatoes grown in the San Marzano area have the D.O.P. emblem, Denominazione d'Origine Protetta.
Compared to the Roma variety of plum tomato with which most people are familiar, San Marzano tomatoes have an elongated oblong shape—thinner and pointier, believed to be a mutation. They have only two seed pockets (most tomatoes have five to seven); since seeds contribute acidity, this accounts for the lower acidity. The pulp is dense, and because the variety has lower acidity, the tomatoes have a rich tomato flavor and a natural sweetness; sauces made with them require no additional sugar. Even the juice in the can that streams from the diced tomatoes tastes like the best tomato juice.
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San Marzano tomatoes are sold crushed, diced and whole. In the Simpson (unbranded) product, the tomatoes are canned with salt, calcium chloride to keep the color bright and citric acid as a preservative. The liquid in each can is an exquisite tomato juice—don't discard it, but enjoy it as a snack while you're cooking. The cans are 28 ounces (1 pound, 12 ounces).
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After several hours of negotiations, the 11 court cases fighting the Cedar Fair sale have been consolidated into one.
Nineteen attorneys deliberated in an Erie County jury room and decided the first case filed, on behalf of Indiana resident Todd Miller, would lead the legal battle against the acquisition of the amusement company.
Now that the lead case has been chosen, the attorneys for unitholders who filed the suits must agree on a single amended complaint. They have until next Tuesday to send that to the attorneys for Cedar Fair and its corporate suitor, Apollo Global Management. Attorneys for the two companies have until Feb. 9 to respond.
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Attorney Kenneth Vianale spoke on behalf of unitholders during Thursday's hearing. His firm, Vianale and Vianale, represents three of the clients in the growing cluster of complainants.
He said previous attempts to work out the organizational structure of the lawsuit failed.
Erie County magistrate Steve Bechtel said he did not want the court buried in motions that would take time away from hearing the merits of a motion to dismiss the case. He asked the attorneys to try to resolve this issue before leaving the courthouse Thursday.
What remains to be settled, however, is whether the lawyers will be given their request for a speedy discovery process. They argue the preliminary proxy statement that unitholders may use to help decide whether to vote for the sale may contain inaccurate or insufficient financial information. The unitholders need to prove this to argue for an injunction to stop the sale while the case is heard.
To help determine if the information is faulty, Vianale argued they need to take depositions from financial advisors for Cedar Fair.
He also questioned how two corporations, supposedly acting independently, can choose the same 16 companies for financial analysis without being questioned by the board. The 16 companies included theaters, restaurants, casinos and entertainment, but left out Disney, Great Wolf Resorts and Vail Resorts.
Cedar Fair CEO Dick Kinzel's son previously worked for Great Wolf Resorts.
Unitholders also want to see board minutes from meetings in which company officials discussed the sale.
Bechtel said the lawyers have until Jan. 27 to come to an agreement on what information will be shared or whether the court will rule on the unitholders' request.


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This story was updated at 2:07 p.m. July 1.
Police are still investigating the death of two Wheaton men who died last week after being hit by an eastbound CSX freight train in the area of Garrett Park Station in Garrett Park.
Police said the train's conductor saw the two men on the tracks just after 11 p.m. June 26. The conductor applied the train's brakes and sounded the horn multiple times before the train struck the men, police said.
The victims have been identified as Elvin Rojas, 20, of Centerhill Street in Wheaton, and Alejandro Uribe, 19, of Bluhill Road in Wheaton.
Police said the two men were pronounced dead on the scene. Police are investigating the death as accidental. The station is located at 11101 Rokeby Ave.
The train had two locomotives and 27 cars, and was traveling from Chicago to Baltimore, according to CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan.
"CSX is cooperating with the police in their investigation," Sullivan said June 27.
Capt. Jim Daly, a police spokesman, said Monday that there were no updates and that the investigation is ongoing.
Staff writer Kara Rose contributed to this article.


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A new parents group is hoping Prince George's County Public Schools will say "si" to creating a Spanish immersion program.
Gina Bowler of Upper Marlboro and Delores Millhouse of Bowie met while taking a weekend Spanish class for preschoolers and parents offered by a private company in Prince George's County. The two decided to advocate for more Spanish-speaking options in the school system.
"We discovered we had a very common interest in having our children learn Spanish as a second language, and we were hungry for resources to help us accomplish that," Bowler said.
Language immersion is a style of education in which students, beginning in kindergarten, are taught their core subjects by teachers speaking a foreign language.
Millhouse and Bowler have created a website, www.mybilingualchild.weebly.com, along with a Twitter account and a Facebook page, for parents to learn more about Spanish immersion and language options in the area.
They also have begun a survey on their website to gauge interest in Spanish immersion. So far, 70 surveys have been completed, and more than 95 percent of the respondents have been in favor of Spanish immersion, Bowler said.
Currently, the group consists of just Bowler and Millhouse, but they hope the My Bilingual Child website will help inform and recruit other parents who have an interest in bilingual education.
Students who begin to learn a new language between birth and pre-adolescence are more likely to develop native-like pronunciation and more likely to be fluent in the language if they continue their studies through high school or beyond, according to the Washington, D.C., nonprofit Center for Applied Linguistics.
Montgomery County and Washington, D.C., public schools both offer Spanish immersion programs; French immersion is the only language immersion specialty program offered in Prince George's.
Robert Goddard French Immersion in Seabrook and John Hanson French Immersion in Temple Hills currently offer programs for kindergarten through eighth grade. More than 500 students applied to fill the 75 kindergarten seats at the two schools this year, according to school system officials.
Bowler and Millhouse said they would like to see Spanish immersion added to Prince George's families' options.
Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Hyattsville offers partial Spanish immersion, meaning subjects are taught in both English and Spanish. But, as a neighborhood school, only students who live within the school boundaries are eligible.
"We want options for our children," Millhouse said. "I don't want to move out of the county and put money into another county. I like Prince George's County."
County school board chairman Segun Eubanks said the school system is committed to creating a Spanish immersion program and expanding French immersion, but additional work is needed for funding, placement and teacher recruitment.
"If at all possible, we'd like to begin planning in the 2014-15 school year," Eubanks said. "It's too early to put an exact time frame down, but we're not talking about five years down the line. We're trying to get something operational as soon as possible."


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mrpbody33 wrote:Congrats on your 100th post!
keith johnson wrote:Even with 62 players there the one person NOT THERE was the only thing being talked about in the morning.
NO more Sunday only Events will be allowed in the state just to be sure that we NEVER have to see him anywhere.
At least twice this year people changed their Event to Sunday for this man and he stiffed them.
kade.erp wrote:Hey Pete you did a great job. Thanks a lot for jumping in to the TD roll. So I saw you guys entering scores into a database/spreadsheet/scorekeeper. It would be a shame to not post all of the info, if possible of course.
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text: The actuality of the conversation is that not only can neither belief be proved or disproved there is a distinct and possible scenario where both evolution and religious views align into a "theory of everything". Even atheists views could be covered in the theory and all could be proven right given the right set of events but of course that is only under ideal circumstances, usually something has to drop out as false but in this case there is no definitive way to prove or disprove anything in the debate so the only thing it can even be is a debate. Anything evidence you provide for the debate is defined be human understanding of the events surrounding the events of history but if humans do not fully understand the event the definition is skewed by the lack of knowledge. It is no diffenerent than giving a earthworm a wrist watch, it is pointless to the worm.


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May 2011 COTM, PLENTY: Green Things, Green Beans
This is the reporting thread for this Month's Cookbook of the Month, Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi. The chapter is: Green Things, Green Beans
Green pancakes with/out lime butter*, p. 150 (UK edition)
In which I detail my intentional change to the recipe, as well as my unintentional error.
This is another in the vegetable pancake genre. A pancake batter is made, and to it are added steamed, squeezed, and chopped spinach leaves, lots of sliced spring onions (scallions), and sliced fresh green chile (I used a large jalapeño), as well as ground cumin. He calls for self-r(a)ising flour as well as baking powder; as I had only plain flour, I looked up equivalencies and determined that 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder and a bit of salt would work for the 110g flour, in addition to the other 1 T. baking powder, however I only had 1 T. baking powder left. Oh well. Milk, more salt, an egg, and melted butter are called for, as well as a softly beaten egg white folded in. The pancakes are cooked in olive oil. I decided to use 2 whole eggs and skip the egg white, as I was pressed for time and wanted to increase the overall volume of batter slightly, adding a bit more flour if needed (it wasn't). Despite having a bit less baking soda than called for and not folding the egg white, these rose nicely. I didn't meaure the batter exactly, but probably used more like 3 T. per pancake than 2, and got around a dozen. Unfortunately, only later did I realize that I forgot to add the melted butter (see: pressed for time). I had intended to use half what was called for, which would still be an ounce or so. Oops.
*He calls for a compound butter to be melted over the finished pancakes. Having decided I didn't want to add more butter (ha!) to my meal, I took inspiration from Breadcrumbs's serving of tzatziki with the vegetable pancakes in the Greenspan COTM and made a sauce of Greek yogurt, chopped cucumber, and the flavoring components called for in the lime butter: lime juice and zest, garlic, chile flakes, and salt and pepper (he also calls for a bit of cilantro, but I had none).
I thought the pancakes were full of bright flavor from the spinach, scallions, and chile, and was happy with my egg jiggering. The cucumber-yogurt sauce was a nice complement to them, so kudos to Breadcrumbs for the pairing idea. Would they be improved by the addition of melted butter? No doubt about it; the texture was just a tad dry and lacked richness, given I had used lower-fat dairy. I look forward to making them again *with* butter in the batter.
I have a photo, but will have to add it at a later point.
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Caitlin you must have read my mind because these are at the top of my list! I'll follow your lead w the eggs on this and, know I won't forget the "butta in the batta" thanks to you!! I've made notes based on your post and look forward to your photo too!
Thanks for the shout-out on the tzatziki, we're totally addicted to it lately!!
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Mee Goreng p185
Sounds promising, looks tasty, yet somehow fails to deliver.
I began by marinating my tofu strips in kecap manis to avoid bland-soy-syndrome. Stir fried some onions and green beans until browning, added the tofu and let it sear in the bottom, hoping to obtain the highly desirable wok-hay stir fry flavour. That done, added bok choy and fresh egg noodles. I did not cook the noodles at all, they went straight into the wok. I should have at least let them have a quick dip in a pot o'boiling water, as it took a lot of extra water in the dish to rid the noodles of the starchy raw flour taste. A sauce containing sweet soy, soy sauce, coriander, cumin, chilli paste and water is added, as are bean sprouts. Done. Top with lettuce and crisp fried shallots.
I had to add plenty of extra soy sauce and kecap manis to my bowl, hoping I would find a good balance. Never really did. The best part of the meal was, somewhat surprisingly, the soy product. My eldest offspring inhaled it, and then promptly declared a new love for tofu. So something good came out of this after all!
Cucumber Salad with smashed garlic and ginger p.166
This was as Mr.Ottolenghi described-"a dish shouting freshness". Sliced red onions are marinated with rice vinegar, sugar, oil and sesame oil. Ginger is pounded to a paste in a mortar with salt, and garlic is added and pounded until broken in small pieces. Sliced cukes are added, along with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro. Very nice. I will imagine that this would be a lovely topping for soba noodles. Would reduce the onion and garlic next time, they were very,very pungent. Nice and quick to prepare.
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In our house, Mee Goreng, page 185, was a major winner and QUICK.
There were a couple of modifications.
I used no green beans, but had a big bunch (400 g) of choy sum. Threw in the stems toward the beginning and the leaves at the end with the sprouts.I think this was better than beans would be. Didnt marinate the tofu, no need- it browned a bit with the onions and took on plenty of flavor. I used the very skinny HK precooked noodles, recommended by my tofu dealer for this dish. They worked just fine, still firm to the tooth but not floury. I did add another tbst kejap manis and water to steam a bit more at the conclusion of cooking. I bought some malaysian sambal badjak and used that in place of the sambal oelek (too much like the chili garlic already in my frudge). It has dried shrimp and added a nice extra flavor. I skipped the shallots and lettuce and didnt miss them, with the added greens. We really loved this dish - more than ample for two people, and it came together in less than 15 min altogether. I was dubious about the coriander and cumin but they worked. Think a sprinkling of cilantro leaves would have been a nice garnish - the lemon was essential in picking up the flavors, and we enjoyed spooning in bits of the sambal badjak as well.
Chard Cakes With Sorrel Sauce (from PLENTY)
They were nice, but felt like more work than they were worth to me, mostly the washing, blanching, squeezing, chopping of a massive amount of chard. (I made a double batch for a party.) The vegetarians present were thrilled however, which was the desired intent -- having something a little special for a minority in a meat eating group. A (carnivore) friend remarked that these were self-conscious Good Vegetarian recipes. I like the sorrel-yogurt sauce very much -- very handy when sorrel is in season and you don't know what to do with it! Sorrel is very astringent and slightly lemony.
When I see the words "plenty" and "green beans", I think of the year our green beans produced and produced... We canned our last green beans on Veteran's Day that year. My husband did most of the picking, I snapped and my son did the pressure cooker part. We canned 256 quarts that year. And,yes,we still have some and they're still yummy.


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Grace M. "Grayce" Uher, 90, of Dunbar died on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at Highlands Hospital in Connellsville.
She was born on March 14, 1922 in Connellsville, daughter of the late John and Anna Goulosh Kendrish.
She was a member of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary societies. She retired from Pechins Foods (produce and meat departments).
Grayce was an avid cook and baker. A favorite pastime of hers was collecting angels.
Stephen B. "E.T." Palmer, 45, of 101 Fern Lane, Kersey, died Wednesday morning, October 31, 2012, at Sena-Kean Manor in Smethport following a short illness.
He was born Nov. 2, 1966 in St. Marys, son of Donna Schreiber Palmer and the late Frederick Palmer.
Formerly of St. Marys, he resided in Kersey since 1990. He attended St. Marys Area High School and graduated from Jeff Tech, DuBois, as a machinist.
He was a member of Queen of the World Parish in St. Marys. He especially loved spending time with his children, camping, hunting and fishing, and driving four-wheelers and snowmobiles.
Edmund L. "Emmy" Moline, age 91, died Oct. 18, 2012 in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Ed was predeceased by his parents, David and Edna Moline, and sisters Stella, Rosie, and Kathy.
He is survived by his sister Peachy; his wife of 66 years Dorothy (Dot); his children, Jeanne (Joe) Scheuerman, E. Robert (Susan), Debra (Kevin Betts), and Dennis (Regina); grandchildren Matt (Jaki) Trombley, Stephanie (Mario) Tripp, Ryan Moline, Stacey Rae Moline, Andrew Moline, Michael Lungo, Cassidy Lungo, Brian Antes and Zachary Tripp; nine great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
David A. Benson Sr., 71, of 482 Silver Creek Rd., Johnsonburg, died on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness.
He was born on Dec. 17, 1940 in Johnsonburg, son to the late Arthur and Louise Polinski Benson.
On Aug. 2, 1963 he married Julia Kasmierski, who survives.
He was a lifelong resident of Johnsonburg, having graduated from the Johnsonburg High School in 1958. He was employed by PennTech Papers in Johnsonburg for 40 years before retiring in 1998.
He was also a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Johnsonburg.
Floyd D. Beale, 89, died at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at Sena Kean Manor in Smethport.Â
Floyd was born on Feb. 19, 1923 on the Harbison Farm in Buffalo Township, Butler County. He was the son of the late Ralph Edward Beale and Ethel Jane (Walters) Beale. He was the widower of Phyllis June (Brothers) Beale, who died in 1992. Floyd and Phyllis married on Nov. 19, 1947 in the Freeport Gospel Tabernacle in Freeport.
James Douglas "Doug" Hoffman, age 69, of Boiling Spring Lakes, N.C., died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Hoffman was born in Ridgway, son of the late Elizabeth Wolfe Hoffman and James A. Hoffman. He was the owner and operator of Hoffman Excavating Inc. since June 1970. He was a very passionate and honest man who truly cared about his customers. Mr. Hoffman enjoyed camping, boating, and fishing. He was a guest aboard a friend's boat that was the winner of the 2002 U.S. King Mackerel Tournament in Southport, N.C. He was also an avid hunter and marksman.
Marilyn L. Silvers, 79, formerly of 130 N. 3rd St. and Eden Heights, passed away on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 in the Palliative Care Unit at the Cuba Memorial Hospital in New York.
Mrs. Silvers was born April 23, 1933 in Ridgway, and was a daughter of the late Floyd and Beatrice Olson Laughner. On Dec. 1, 1961 she married Frank J. Silvers, who predeceased her on Jan. 4, 2002.
Rebecca J. Rhodes, 57, of 406 North Broad St., Ridgway, died on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at Life Care in Natrona Heights.
She was born Oct. 13, 1955, in Ridgway, the daughter of Max and Dorothy Amacher Dillon. On June 14, 1975 she married Lynn Rhodes, who survives.
Mrs. Rhodes was a lifelong Ridgway resident. She was a member of the Faith Church. She enjoyed camping, knitting, playing Farmville on the computer, Facebook and being with her grandchildren. Prior to her 2003 kidney transplant, she had been employed at Elk Haven Nursing Home, Community Nurses and was also a babysitter.
Matilda I. (Sprague) Wriggle of Severna Park, Md., died peacefully on Oct. 21, 2012 with her family by her side.
Born in Johnsonburg, Matilda worked at NSA for 17 years. Her interests included quilting, square dancing, collecting fine place settings, attending craft fairs, and cooking for and entertaining her grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Joseph A. Sette, 86, of Lock Haven, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at Lock Haven Hospital.
He was born Sept. 24, 1926, in Renovo, the son of the late Frank and Concettina Curato Sette.
He had been a Lock Haven resident since the end of WWII. Mr. Sette was Catholic by faith. He had served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of WWII. He had been employed at Lock Haven University.


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We LOVE Mexican food at our house and I am always looking for a yummy side dish. I love refried beans, but when you buy them in a can, dump them out, and the beans retain the shape of the can . . . ew. It grosses me out. I then found this recipe and I am never going back!! Took 15 minutes to throw it together and THEY WERE AMAZING! My husband said that they were as good as the beans you get at a restaurant . . . and the recipe is so easy that you can't go wrong!
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1 onion, peeled and halved
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1/4-1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped (I used about 1/4 because I wanted my kids to eat it and not think it was too hot)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin (optional)
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Angry outbursts in and outside of a St. Mary's courtroom stirred police into action Monday as a judge imposed a 30-year prison sentence for the second-degree murder in Lexington Park of a man who worked at St. Mary's College.
Andrew Allen Carter, who earlier pleaded guilty to the homicide charge, asked for forgiveness for the August 2010 shooting of Antonio Nathaniel Pollard Jr., but neither the judge, a prosecutor nor Pollard's family saw any reason for giving Carter anything less than the maximum penalty.
Retired Prince George's Circuit Judge Graydon S. McKee said the "terrible situation" leading to Pollard's death at an apartment off Lexwood Court was compounded by a series of prior offenses by Carter, a 26-year-old California resident, that date back to his childhood, and the lack of any improvement in his conduct.
"It's one of the most disturbing [presentence] investigations I've ever read," the judge said. "Rehabilitation probably is not likely."
At the onset of the hearing, the slain man's father turned toward Carter and said, "You're going to get it. Believe it," while walking toward the witness stand to make a victim impact statement. A series of blunt, loud comments between people seated on opposite sides of the courtroom ensued, followed by an approach from law officers and a warning from the judge that the anyone disrupting the hearing would be ordered to leave the courtroom and could be jailed for contempt.
"I ask you please to control your temper," McKee said.
Antonio N. Pollard Sr. repeatedly referred to his son's killer as a "coward" and sat looking at Carter while on the witness stand, but Pollard eventually obeyed McKee's admonition to direct his comments to the judge as to what would be the appropriate punishment for Carter.
"What you won't do, I will," Pollard told the judge. "And that's a promise."
After the hearing, Pollard and other family members left the courtroom and were walking down a hall toward the state's attorney's office when Carter's supporters went by, and another verbal exchange erupted. St. Mary's sheriff's deputies placed themselves between the two groups, as they tried to maintain peace and urge Pollard to enter the prosecutors' office.
"What peace can I get?" Pollard repeatedly asked before complying with the officers' request. A sheriff's deputy later said that Pollard and other family members calmly left the courthouse after their post-hearing meeting with Assistant State's Attorney Daniel White.
White said during the court proceeding that Carter's legal entanglements go back to when he was 12 years old, and that at the time of the murder, he was on probation for robbing a 79-year-old woman on the Eastern Shore. The prosecutor said that Carter assaulted a correctional officer while in pretrial custody.
Early on the morning of Aug. 28, 2010, White said, Antonio Pollard Jr., a 22-year-old Lexington Park resident who worked for a food service at the college, was "lured" to the apartment where he was shot, by a call from a woman who left there with her child shortly after he arrived.
Carter "planned to arm himself" before the encounter, where he fired the gunshot killing Pollard, the prosecutor said, "and then we have the escape to Baltimore," where Carter eventually was arrested.
Carter said in court Monday that the day of the shooting was the "worst day of my life."
"I sincerely apologize for your loss. All I can do is ask for forgiveness," Carter said, but he added that he was fearful of Pollard and the men accompanying him during their nighttime arrival at the apartment.
"These other guys had a part that led up to this," Carter said. "I was getting phone calls from people I didn't even know, making death threats toward me. I knew these guys didn't come over there to talk. To this day, I believe if I had stayed, I would have been beaten and that gun would have been turned against me."
The prosecutor said during Carter's plea hearing last fall that the woman calling Pollard to her apartment was in the middle of a romantic triangle, involving Carter and another man. On Monday, Carter also noted the woman's role in the matter.
"I wasn't out looking to hurt Antonio," he said. "Me and Antonio got dragged into the problem."
Jason Kobin, Carter's lawyer, said that his client was getting ready to go to bed at the apartment when the five people arrived. "They didn't bring a DVD and popcorn," the lawyer said. "They were there to harm him."
James Brian Sheehan, 35, of Lexington Park, is scheduled to appear in court this Friday for docket call on an indictment charging him with being an accessory after the fact to the murder. Initial district court charging papers alleged that Sheehan told Carter after the shooting that the weapon had been hidden, and told Carter not to worry.


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Reply #40 on:
November 26, 2005, 11:10:40 AM »
Well, after yesterday's visit to the Art Institute in Chicago I must say I enjoyed reading this thread. Consider:
In the Modern Art gallery - around 13 framed 8-1/2x11 sheets of white graph paper, island mounted and framed in white, portrait, with a single pencil-drawn diagonal line drawn corner to corner, from NW to SE. That's it. Nothing more. Whither narrative (they can't speak - but do they need to??? - I sure as heck couldn't figure it out)? Whither metaphor?? Hmmm...
Upon reading the artist's explanation, it turns out these were inspired by his now-dead partner's medical readouts of his T-cell count, which was basically in decline as he died of AIDS. So the artist made these graph pages, and framed them. Interesting - as far as it goes. Empathy? Of course - dealing with death and dying must invoke that. But art? I'm still having trouble with that.
On the other hand, if narrative is an important aspect of art, then these works are loaded with it - only when one understands the narrative behind the work does the work suddenly come alive. Very odd. I find myself continuing to reflect on these works today as I write this. And research it (check this out:
Dunno. Certainly has implications for our work in photography. Certainly makes me question even bothering with "pretty picture" compositions any more.
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Reply #41 on:
November 26, 2005, 02:29:04 PM »
And my
from the music realm.
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November 27, 2005, 07:19:39 PM »
Tim, intesting link. Oddly enough, I have a CD with Cage's 4'33" on it.
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January 12, 2006, 09:45:28 AM »
Art is the expressive arrangement of elements within a medium. It has nothing to do with skill, craft, monetary value, reputation of the person, technology etc. If discussing decorative or traditional art, then skill and craft may be very important in the arranging of those elements in an expressive way, but one can skillfully arrange elements in an unexpressive way, which is another way of saying what Ansel Adams said about technically perfect, but boring photographs. Expression is a form of communication where an emotional concept is conveyed, at its most basic level, an understanding of the motivation for creating that image in the first place and an empathy with the artist. Pleasure that derives from beauty is the most easily and commonly conveyed concept, but there is always a fine dividing line between cliche and originality. However, success at art is learnt and developed from the ideas of others. There is very little true originality, just incremental development.
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January 13, 2006, 09:35:06 AM »
Well, maybe not a concept as such as that would be too well formed, although art often has a significant design element. However, successful art does not have to be designed anymore than it has to be crafted. Expressive in this context would mean communication of the emotional response that prompted the work to be created in the first place.
Narrative may help in appreciating a work of art better, but is not essential anymore than any of the other things that often go hand-in-hand with creating art.
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January 18, 2006, 12:54:01 PM »
An interesting thread. I find it strange that no-one has proposed that there might not be a universal definition, as in one that we all or even the majority can agree upon, of art or what an artist is.
My own opinion (which is all it is, and like certain anatomical parts, everyone has one), is that art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And the eye of the beholder is definitely influenced by many factors such as culture, background, education, expertise, personality and more.
Just because someone labels it as "Art" doesn't mean that I agree, nor that I have to.
For example, much of the "Modern/Abstract Art" scene I just don't get or relate to. To me that is not art, but often just pretentious scribblings of an overinflated ego. But other folks find the work sublime.
The distinction that some posts make between "art" and "Art" (and similarily "artist" and "Artist" is amusing to me. It is the ultimate in personal judgement being presented as if there was "One True Way" or one overriding definition of what art and artists are. Though it might be insightful and even useful to make attempts at the creation of such an all-eccompasing definition, I don't think there is such a thing. It's my opinion that it's a holy grail, and interesting metaphysical concept that has no actual existance.
So the questions "Is it art?" or "Is that person an artist?" are paradoxes (unless the art contains two Mallards, in which case one might argue that it's a pairaducks).
The masses have been conditioned to look to the "experts", such as art critics, gallery owners/curators and the like to tell them what "art" is and which people warrant the term "artist". It is a convenient and lazy approach that most folks are happy to assume, since it's the path of least resistance and doesn't require the engagement of any brain cells.
But I would suggest that this is a disservice to humanity and the arts. The proper questions, in my mind, are "Do I think it's art?" and "Do I think that person is an artist?". And my answers may be very different from yours. These questions also do not presume that you need "like" the piece(s) in question to answer in the affirmative. I have seen lots of art that I didn't especially like, though I did consider it art.
Art can be compared to pornography in this respect, as in "I can't describe it, but I know it when I see it".
Philosophical arguments aside, I have always believed that art typically requires technical mastery of the artist. That does not mean that the art itself need be technically masterful, meaning it displays the artists fluency in intricate detail, though it can be. I'm thinking of the Oriental masters as examples of this, where their technical mastery was unquestioned and the product of decades of intense study, work and apprenticeship, but their "master works" were just a few brush strokes on a canvas. Ah....but the strokes were technically and aesthetically perfect in their conception and execution.
In photography, technical mastery encompases control of exposure, focus, depth of field, and the like. But it also slides into the areas of composition, since there seem to be some common "rules" of composition (ie. rule of thirds, golden mean, etc.) which mastery of could be seen as a "competency" that is to be learned. As with the definition of art itself, competency slides into a grey area somewhere in the realm of composition.
It's been said, to paraphrase, that the true master knows what rules to break and when. The unspoken implication is that they have learned the "rules", meaning they have the ultimate in technical competency. There are also some situations where a display of exquisite technical mastery might be considered art in and of itself, even in the absence of narrative/metaphor, but I think that is rare.
A sunset (the sunset itself, not a depiction of a sunset on a canvas, photographic paper or other medium, is typically not considered art. It is beautiful. It can inspire strong emotions (joy, peace, contentment, etc) in people. It's composition can be perfect. But is it art? Most people will probably say it is not.
Building on that, most definitions of art seem to imply, either explicitly or implicitly, the action/will/intent of a person (the artist). The aforementioned sunset can become art by the application of human intent, ignoring the "pretty sunset" cliches that some might raise as an objection. Use another example if you must, for the example subject is not relevant to the point I'm trying to make.
And if human "intent" is a key ingredient of art, as it seems to be, then the term "accidental art" is an oxymoron.
I could leave my camera on a table and my cat could come along and trip the shutter. The image could be technically perfect (autofocus, matrix metering and the like makes that not unlikely), with wonderful composition and engender strong emotions and reactions on the part of viewers. It might even contain strong narrative and metaphor. But it's an accident.
Is this cat-image art? I'll let you ponder that....
My opinion (remember the common body parts?), is that art should also stand on it's own. What I mean by this is that it shouldn't require a huge "out of band" explanation of what it means, what the narrative/metaphor is nor should the external explanation be required to engender emotional involvement by the viewer. The example of the diagonal lines on the paper is a good one. Without the detailed explanation of the creator's AIDS affiction, the piece has no real impact, barring that of confusion on the part of the viewer ('what is this @)$(*$" and why is it in an "art" gallery?). I suppose you can consider that the "art" is the sum total of the graphs and the explanation, but I find this to be contrived and it bothers my personal sensibilities. Sure it brings out strong emotions, but it seems a bit contrived. And technical mastery is very much lacking on the part of the "artist". It was a novel idea, even an interesting one. But is it art? Maybe to you, which is fine, but not to me.
So I guess what I'm trying to get at in this long diatribe is a very simple concept:
art/Art/artist/Artist = YMMV
That about sums up my NSHO on the topic. ;-)
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January 23, 2006, 12:27:17 PM »
Art is the expressive arrangement of elements within a medium
What is wrong with this as a universal definition? It is the second time that I have proposed it and on both occasions, all I hear is the howl of the wind and bits of tumbleweed blow past me. I agree with much of what you say and I strongly object to galleries/museums/rich patrons determining what is art. In the past, visual art was usually decorative and representational and often inspired by religion. Technical competence/craft was very important and often it still is (but it is not essential).
In the nineteenth century there were two key developments which have had a massive impact. The first was the development of photography, which freed the artist from the need to always be representational. Secondly, the museum or art gallery, where peer approval conveyed some fame to the artist and monetary value to the artworks. In the twentieth century, the key developments have been mass media and the hideous cult of the celebrity that has arisen out of it. The effect that this has had on art is that the works that seem to capture the public imagination are those that shock and generate maximum publicity. My opinion is that a visual piece succeeds as art when it easily conveys (without the need for excessive narrative) what it was that motivated the artist to make that piece in the first place. No need for rules (especially the rule of thirds, which is complete BS).
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January 24, 2006, 01:18:03 PM »
Interesting thread. I would like to address the orginal post. As a new comer I have been personally irritated when a gallery requires and judges a narative equally to the work in a solo show application. I began to realize, I know I catch on slowly, that I looked at photography very differently than hte proposition in the orginal post. I don't use photography as self expression. I have nothing to tell the world. I never pre-determine anything with my photographs. I was very put off by the fine photography establishment demanding it.
I would propose there are two kinds of photography. One a photographer and one a Photographic Artist. Each has her/his place in the world. The Photographic Artist, in my exercise, is someone who creates/mantipulates content. I realize that all photographers manipulate content by cropping, it's my rules in this exercise and that doesn't count.
Those that create content indeed have a pre-determined vision-statement that they are trying to reproduce/present via a photograph. But "photographers" are basically just saying I found this aspect of life interesting. Their photographs could have great emotional content but my "photographer" is a great observer. His/her art is the art of seeing vs. the art of creation. They share a unique vision of the world. As they walk through the landscape or the urban jungle they "note" in their photographs a view of the world that many people overlook.
I think this is a valid perspective that is not allowed in today's photo establishment.
On the subject of what is art:
One comment. Before my first solo show I was picking out images and trying to choose my best. I video tape my shows because I like to see how people are reacting to the work without me in the picture and during the openings I am too busy talking to people to see their honest reactions. The tapes along with the comments made me realize that after the work is up on the walls it is no longer mine. What the image meant to me is really gone. Each viewer relates to each piece differently depending on their experience. They choose images for their own reasons and often they choose to buy images that I don't consider my best. It actually caused me a little crisis in how to make selections if the images I choose are not as interesting to the public as other images I made, but didn't choose for the show. So they judge what is "art" from a personal context and the work seems to have a life of it's own like a child grown up and on their own.
JUst my two cents
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January 24, 2006, 05:38:13 PM »
Mr. Mike Kelly wrote:
> I would propose there are two kinds of photography. One a photographer and one a Photographic Artist.
The standard way of phrasing that distinction is documentary vs. art photography. Lately, however, I've been leaning toward a third category:
1) Non-art (documentary) photography, such as vacation snaps and crime scene evidence
2) Artisan/craft photography, such as calendars, mainstream landscapes, and good photojournalism
3) Art photography, which in essence has no practical objective - everything from sunset snaps to Thomas Barrow.
Your statement
> I don't use photography as self expression. I have nothing to tell the world
Pretty well sums up what I mean by 2). This in spite of the fact that your later statement
> What the image meant to me is really gone
seems to ontradict this position. The phrase "what the image meant to me" could be taken to suggest that it has some non-documentary content. (If you ever want to move all the way from category 2 to category 3, just practice shooting from the heart and from the hip simultaneously.
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January 24, 2006, 07:18:05 PM »
Dale, My work doesn't fit into your categories because I shoot primariliy very abstract images. Not useful for anything but not "constructed content" (from my previous post). just subjects I see. I don't shoot from the heart or the hip and I don't consider myself an "artist". I try to remove my self entirely. The comment about "means to me" does sound contradictory but I meant in the case of my abstracts that I, like most of my viewers, relate to abstracts because of aspects that remind them of something. I relate the same way but after the fact.
Doesn't really matter, the idea is that some photographers, like myself, are just observers and I think that is ok. It is not fair on my part but I get quite tired of reading what I consider a lot of psycho-babble associated with fine art photography. That's my problem because I think the "Photographic Artist" has the perfect right to any form of creative expression but I don't like those folks imposing their rules on me.
I think these folks sometimes try too hard to impose artifical meaning to photography and they end up with a narrow box that requires a narrative before images can be created.
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January 25, 2006, 04:41:21 AM »
Why all the addendums and clarifications? As far as I am concerned it really is very simple. There is photography, which is a medium and there is art which is the expressive arrangement of elements within a medium. Expression in this context does not mean 'having something to say' or having a 'meaning'. I entirely agree that visual images created out of a narrative box are unlikely to be art.
I think part of the problem is that as photographers, we are extremely shy about being in any way associated with the terms 'art' and 'artist'. This is precisely because we do not want to be associated with the stacks of paper and 4 minutes 33 seconds of silence brigade. We would much rather be appreciated for mastery of the twin mysticisms of craft and technology that are closely associated with photography. If you strip it back to basics and understand the fundamentals it becomes much easier to appreciate and understand what motivates us to take photographs in the first place.
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January 25, 2006, 11:55:42 PM »
I agree but we seem to be in the minority.
Here is the Exhibit Application instructions for the Internation Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage Alaska:
Each year the International Gallery invites artists to submit proposals for solo exhibitions. Artists are not judged solely by the quality of their work, but also by their narrative in which they explain what it is they are trying to learn or what they are trying to explore in the body of work they will prepare for the exhibition. The Gallery accepts only new work that has not been previously exhibited elsewhere in the state. In this way, the Gallery plays an important role in stimulating the creation of artwork. We give artists the permission, excuse, freedom or deadline they need to create a new body of work. Some artists will be more successful than others, but we feel it is the experience of creating the artwork that is critical for development. The International Gallery does not focus on only traditional media, but is open to all art forms including installation and performance art and to new explorative media such as digital, video and other technological forms.
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January 26, 2006, 05:22:46 AM »
Yeah, I see what you mean. That is another way of saying 'we may be completely baffled by your submission, but if you provide a good written explanation, there is a strong chance we will accept it'. Is it any wonder that most of the public are dismissive of the contemporary art scene? I think we should reclaim the terms for ourselves and stop the anally retentive geeks from deciding for us what is art.
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January 26, 2006, 01:21:56 PM »
I think it is also an unfortunate form of censorship. A recent juried show here had a juror from Apeture magazine, she stated that she was glad the local photographers, who entered, were "beyond landscapes".
Just because she has seen all the landscapes she ever wants to see doesn't mean everyone in the public has done that. Children are born everyday that have never seen a landscape photograph by anyone. I think it is very limiting to only look for gritty and many times ugly street photography as the only images worthy of showing. God help you if you shoot in color and your images have any asthetic appeal.
I am no traditionalist and I shoot mainly abstracts. I general don't shoot landscapes so I am the last person to want every photo to be a shot of Yosemite Valley in B&W but I think too many in the fine art establishment are too concerned with "nouvo". If it is new it is choosen even if it is not "good work".
Have to get my two cents in because I think we must be the only two photographers in the world that think this way:)
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January 26, 2006, 02:36:30 PM »
I think it is also an unfortunate form of censorship. A recent juried show here had a juror from Apeture magazine, she stated that she was glad the local photographers, who entered, were "beyond landscapes".
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that thinks this way. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and sometimes there is nothing wrong with a beautiful image, be it landscape, wildlife or otherwise.
The woman you refered to would likely classify such shots as "cliches" as a derogatory term. I bought a copy of Aperture once....what a mistake. A bunch of pretentious "art snobs" mooning over ugly and oft times poorly taken photographs. Wanna bet that many of them are closet cute kitten calendar collectors? (say that quickly 10 times!)
Have to get my two cents in because I think we must be the only two photographers in the world that think this way:)
Make that three! ;-)
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March 26, 2006, 08:30:36 AM »
i'm a painter and also have a degree in art history. and a photographer. and i'm a photographer because i say i am. ;-)
i don't think enough photographers have a background in the visual arts in general. if you did, you wouldn't put so much emphasis on technique. you can put emphasis on your technique if you like, but you can't demand it of other's work.
yes, many discussions of modern art are pure wankery. some art critics should have a lesson in writing in plain english. but modern art is full of interesting and challenging ideas. much 20th century modern art deliberately defied definition and stretched the boundaries of art.
lines on sheets of graph paper? taking charts made purely for communication and making them into a gallery piece lifts the prosaic into something to be considered and pondered for themselves. they are probably more images of our time, more relevant to our everyday lives, than another grand view of yosemite. do we need to know they are charts of t-cells counts? no, if you want to read some significance into that, if it makes some "emotional" difference to you -- but you don't have to know it.
this doesn't mean you have to take pictures of medical charts. or gritty street pictures. or poorly exposed snapshots.
art is about visual ideas and communication. as artists and photographers, we should be willing to appreciate other's ideas. just as we appreciate a whole range of music.
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March 26, 2006, 10:17:32 AM »
art is about visual ideas and communication. as artists and photographers, we should be willing to appreciate other's ideas. just as we appreciate a whole range of music.
Though I agree with you on this in the whole, the end cases would seem to defy it.
For example, I love almost all forms of music. But hard-core rap, I detest. I don't see why I should be willing to appreciate the idea of rap. Mind you, that is only my opinion and of course YMMV.
Similarily, some "modern" art, I dislike and do not consider "art", again IMO only. I do not feel it has redeeming features, and it typically the artist, or more often the art community, being full of themselves. And as with music, I love many forms of art. I see no reason to "appreciate other's ideas" that I find have no merit whatsoever.
That being said, the process of new forms or limits to art do expand the boundaries. I just don't think we know which "art" expanded the boundaries in a positive and lasting way till the test of time has spoken. Maybe in a hundred or so years we'll know if rap music and some forms of "modern" art really were.
Anyway...it's a beautiful, sunny day, of which there have been too few this past winter. I'm going to go out and enjoy the art of nature. Maybe even will grab a camera and make some "art" of my own. ;-)
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March 26, 2006, 12:29:49 PM »
"lines on sheets of graph paper? taking charts made purely for communication and making them into a gallery piece lifts the prosaic into something to be considered and pondered for themselves. they are probably more images of our time, more relevant to our everyday lives, than another grand view of yosemite. do we need to know they are charts of t-cells counts? no, if you want to read some significance into that, if it makes some "emotional" difference to you -- but you don't have to know it."
In life we must evaluate and filter volumes of information everyday. We discard most of it as not being relevent to our lives at the moment by necessity. I respectfully submit that your comment above is ridiculus! Are you saying that any mundane item in life can be elevated to the status of "art" by just moving it into a gallery? A McDonalds placemat, the wrapper off my bag of cheetos and my used starbucks cup can be art for no other reason or effort than proclaiming that they are worthy of consideration and should be pondered for themselves?
You think photographers are too concerned about technique and yet I would submit that the art world currently does not consider it enough. Skill and craft are lost in a free-for-all of no effort art. I pull a chair out of the dump, make references to an imagined previous owner and it is now art and I am an artist.
I realize that inovation in art requires a broad view and a willingness to accept new ideas about what art can be. But on the other hand not everything that can be is quality art. It may be just a boring piece of paper with a pencil line on it and nothing more.
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March 26, 2006, 02:44:51 PM »
Well said, Mike!
Sometimes the Emperor just doesn't have any clothes on.
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March 26, 2006, 08:03:51 PM »
In life we must evaluate and filter volumes of information everyday. We discard most of it as not being relevent to our lives at the moment by necessity. I respectfully submit that your comment above is ridiculus! Are you saying that any mundane item in life can be elevated to the status of "art" by just moving it into a gallery? A McDonalds placemat, the wrapper off my bag of cheetos and my used starbucks cup can be art for no other reason or effort than proclaiming that they are worthy of consideration and should be pondered for themselves?
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people have been taking everyday mass-produced objects and elevating them to gallery pieces for some decades now. it started with the "pop art" movement back in the 60s.
we might put that grand view of yosemite on our walls, but the visual imagery that assaults us everyday and is a part of our lives is, for example, advertising. if art is to reflect culture, why not popular culture?
why be so precious about your art? there is room for humour and playfulness.
part of the pop art movement was to put the wind up folks. all those who would come to the cathedrals of art and worship in respectful and hushed tones.
why is yet another grand view of yosemite a work of art and your cheetos wrapper not?
you don't have to give up your craft here, you don't have to give up anything. it's about opening up your mind to possibilities. opening your eyes. looking at ordinary, everyday things anew.
i'm with you on rap. i don't enjoy it. but i do appreciate the idea of it -- urban poetry. i don't like it much but i don't say well, it's not music.
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