text:
Cook Islands Maori language endangered
New Zealand's Cook Island language week has prompted community leaders to call for urgent intervention over the declining number of Cook Island Maori speakers.
New Zealand's Cook Islands language week has prompted community leaders to call for urgent intervention over the declining number of Cook Island Maori speakers.
Four times the number of Cook Islanders live in New Zealand than in the Cook Islands but only 13 per cent say they can speak the language.
The Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, Tekaotiki Matapo says a joint initiative between the New Zealand Government and Cook Islanders is needed to preserve the language.
Daniela Maoate-Cox reports.
Hundreds of Cook Islanders took to the stage in Porirua, Wellington, to celebrate the country's third annual Cook Islands' Language week.
But for the majority of those performing, their knowledge of Cook Islands Maori doesn't extend beyond the song they're singing.
Out of the 61,000 Cook Islanders living in New Zealand only 8,000 can speak the language. Whitireia college dance teacher and Pacific Dance artist in residence Tuaine Robati has spent decades teaching Cook Islands youths. He says language week is a reminder that New Zealand born Cook Islanders are increasingly disconnected with their heritage.
TUAINE ROBATI: It's through the language that I know my culture so the loss of language, we'll be lost as a people. I think the challenge for us is that our average Cook Islander is too busy working to put bread on the table and that really takes the priority and I think we seem to have lost the cause why we migrated to New Zealand. For better education, better life, we've just got caught up in the living.
Mr Robati fears the language will become extinct unless the New Zealand Government steps in.
TUAINE ROBATI: We are part of the realm countries, Niue, Tokelau and the Cooks and already, 20 years ago those three languages were identified as being at risk. I don't really see what the New Zealand Government has done to take that on board and I think the language week is great but I actually think it's just a piecemeal, it's just to keep people quiet and keep people happy.
National MP Paul Foster-Bell represented the foreign affairs minister Murray McCully at the Cook Islands Constitution day celebration held in Wellington during language week. He says the week, which finished on Sunday, was about showcasing New Zealand's diversity.
PAUL FOSTER-BELL: It's not going to necessarily sign people up to life long learning in the language. I think it's really important that people are able to learn their language so having those options available is great but I don't think we should be forcing people into it and I think a language week is a profile raiser but it isn't pushing people towards something they might not be comfortable with.
But for the Cook Islands High commissioner to New Zealand, Tekaotiki Matapo, the language week has highlighted the serious need to take action now.
TEKAOTIKI MATAPO: Maybe we'll need to get a language commission or something but there is this concern among the leaders here that everybody likes to dance, to sing, do they really understand the meaning of the song? Doubt it. It's certainly very important so we're gonna seek help whether it's from the Maori, or the Government or where ever, I think there's got to be some concerted effort in setting up the language commission mentioned.
Tekaotiki Matapo says a committee has been formed to review the language week events and formulate strategies to conserve the language. But without collaboration between the New Zealand, and Cook Islands government's Mr Matapo says the language is unlikely to reach the remaining 87 per cent of Cook Islanders in New Zealand who cannot speak Cook Islands Maori.
To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following:
See terms of use.


text:
Mary Hart & 'ET'
May 20, 2011 by Post Team
Mary Hart & 'ET', The list of TV personalities who seem to stretch out every day: Oprah Winfrey, Regis Philbin, Larry King, Katie Couric, Jim Lehrer, Meredith Vieira. Do not overlook Mary Hart, whose latest "Entertainment Tonight" broadcast airs at 6:30 on May 20, WBBM-Channel 2. Celebrities and entertainment coverage has changed dramatically since he began anchoring the show in its first year in 1982. It was the first syndicated weekday news show dedicated exclusively to the show when it started, and has remained at the top of the ratings as did similar shows. And "ET" as it is affectionately known, remains one of the main sources of celebrity news among many other programs, websites, magazines and news agencies covering the subject now.
"She will be missed," said Bill Carroll, an expert on the syndicated television market for Katz Media. "She has become an icon."
Hart earned a hug from David Letterman and her own "Late Show" Top Ten list last week: "Things Mary Hart has learned in 29 years of hosting" Entertainment Tonight '. " (No. 4: "Tom Hanks is a total loser". Because the camera ribbon cutting Hanks stunned No. 1 was: "Nothing.")
Hart, a former Miss South Dakota and now 60, has worked with five male colleagues hosts, especially John Tesh and now Mark Steines. Nancy O'Dell for a replacement.
"I had been thinking about this for a long time knowing it would be difficult, and it is difficult," said Hart. "It's a strange feeling knowing that I'm doing a final show and actually say goodbye in the air. It makes me very emotional, sometimes."
Hart said she never intended to be in the long program, but he liked the people I worked and was a good job with her and her marriage with producer Burt Sugarman, and her son.
Now, he said, "If I do something else, I have to do now. I can not wait" She is not sure what we do. – That could include television, maybe not.
"When I look back and see the dominance of reality television and all these types of shows, which makes me think that they want to be on TV more," he said.
Hart is proud of its status as a pioneer of its program and its ability to stay on top, and suggests that it is not as fluffy as some critics assume it to be.
She also knows what shows like hers have wrought.
"I think that celebrities are not as close as they used to be, because they are thrown in all directions," he said. The Internet has loosened the rules on reporting and verification, he said, adding a mess in tone. "Entertainment Tonight" had its own problems for three years after the filing of false reports that Angelina Jolie had given birth to twins despite being, said the report was a hoax.
Then there was the frenzy around sad Charlie Sheen.
"Do not even go after an interview with Charlie Sheen," he said. "I had to do it. He was everywhere."
Two of the stories that stick to Hart personally through the years have been perfect fodder for "Entertainment Tonight": The million-dollar legs, and the strange 1991 incident in a medical journal reported that the sound of the voice Hart provoked seizures in an epileptic woman who inspired a "Seinfeld" episode.
Take the legs – so impressive that "Entertainment Tonight" placed behind a glass desk with special lighting so that viewers do not lack.
"When I'm in pants and walk through a hotel lobby, people would say, 'Why do not you show your legs?" He said. "It's a bit shocking. Still, I get a kick out of it. I can not take offense. I have nothing to complain about."
Time at work has given Hart a perspective that few can claim in your field.
"I've seen people's attitudes to be humble and swell and contract to race again because everyone has an ebb and flow to it," he said. "Thirty years ago you really see that."
Please feel free to send if you have any questions regarding this post , you can contact on
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this site are that of the authors and not necessarily that of U.S.S.POST.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Is that a telescope in your pocket or are you watching pornhub at the breakfast table again?
717 posts • joined 15 Jun 2009
Is that a telescope in your pocket or are you watching pornhub at the breakfast table again?
I don't get it
That's true about many industries and products.
I for one would love to get into the oil tanker business. Isn't going to happen soon though!
With this at least, a smaller company could start off with a software only product and then move into hardware once they've established a user base. The hardware itself isn't difficult or special.
"Tax any of a very long list of things that can't be moved, like keyboards and door hinges"
Jokes aside, I would love to see them try and brick up the Gherkins windows
Most minicab drivers can't even operate the heating controls in such a way as to keep the windscreen from fogging.
Roll on automated cars and johnny cabs
Cannot upvote enough!
A superb episode from an exemplary comedy show
5 MeowMeowBeenz for you!
Just because its being sold doesn't mean you have to buy it
Just like you didn't have to buy that Swedish penis enlarger you also "didn't want"
You could do something similar but at popular static locations... point phone at qcode or even better, use NFC and the uber app automatically books the car and driver for you
I frequently catch a mini cab from a south london station to the hotel I use mid week when working in the area.
The station has a black cab rank at the front who will want about £10 to get me to my destination
There is a mini cab office at the back of the station and almost always has cars waiting. It takes 10 seconds to tell the dispatch guy my destination and then i take a few steps to the waiting car. They charge £5 for the same distance.
Its not the hardware or the OS...
...It's the drivers
Why reply?
Most of those emails are sent automatically based on (bad/wide) search criteria presented to the CV database.
Your reply is more than likely going straight in the bin too; spending time reading, digesting and actioning your email will not result in the recruiter filling the position and getting their commission.
That one isn't pointless, just very under appreciated (well it made me laugh anyway)
There is a difference between clean springs, streams, rivers, lakes etc which existed at the dawn of time and a dirty wet pit full of animal waste, farm waste, human waste, industrial waste and any other shit you can think of which is a by product of over population and complete inability to manage waste products.
I unpinned them all and then put the shortcuts I use and need in there.
No huge blank areas left over
"Live Tiles - WTF. Start10 gets rid of those, and that makes it worth every penny."
There is a free method which I'm surprised some one technically literate hasn't shown you yet:
Right click -> Unpin from Start Menu
Most heating systems operate some sort of Schmitt Trigger in order to stop the system constantly switching on and off.
"There are no killer features which I personally need."
All an OS needs to do is to manage files, applications and the interfaces between software and hardware and present the entire package to the user in a understandable manner.
Windows 3.11 did that admirably.
That would be the sensible thing to do before making significant changes to any OS
The PhD allows the scientists to ignore casual anecdotal evidence gathered by 8 year olds in playgrounds and instead focus on the ethical collection of data and proper statistical analysis in order to prove a hypothesis.
And I wouldn't call it that useless given that there is still a gender pay gap in most western countries.
"But smartwatches seem to compel people to post on the internet statements about how they don't see the point of it."
Like the original iPad?
Use this to keep your screen on whilst shopping:
Or (potentially stupid option alert) use trusted places in the security settings so that when you're in Tescos your phone lock is deactivated.
Or go full techno-hog and use tescos online shopping and get it delivered.
"Of course, if you have a laptop, all that is out the window."
I presume you're not speaking from a position of knowledge or experience.
My current and previous laptops have the OS on one physical drive and data on another physical drive and they are both very much in the room and to my knowledge have never passed through any windows
- Fence needs painting
- 2 spotlights need new bulbs
- weeds are clearly out of control
- Haven't seen Dave in ages
A strike will definitely help the backlog
"What other brand has numbered or illustrated screw holes on the underside to remind you which screw loosens which item? Or a keyboard that pops off with 3 mins work?"
Dell - they even supply the service manuals
I could take the keyboard off my old Precision M65 in about 30 seconds.
"The problem lies with English grammar rules"
Bad workmen etc...
The "look inside" snippet I sampled read as if it had been mangled through Google translate
You read about 10-20% of the book
Is rubbing his hands with glee
Or Fairy Swift as the Disney movie will be known
Downvote for "sorry, but..."
If you were truly sorry you wouldn't have it "submit"
Rory Cellan-Jones and Stephen Fry could be the ultimate Apple dream team.
I've a feeling that these two would remain in gainful employment even after the iRobots have enslaved us all by helping to spread the good news to the world.
"Says someone who is most likely carrying about an Android or Apple snoop phone."
Both are still optional devices
I can, if I want to; dump my phone and get a working unregistered burner for less than £20 cash
"I used Windows 8.1 on a laptop that didn't have a touch screen, and it's without doubt the worst experience I've ever had."
I've got a non-touch screen laptop and I honestly don't see how people can find it to be so bad.
I spent all of 10 minutes dropping the default tiles from the start screen and adding tiles for programs which I actually use in a sensible order and grouping and now 90% of everything I use is a windows key/button and mouse click away.
Everything else is still simply Windows key and then type out the first few letters.
The only "Apps" I use are the Control panel and the default PDF reader.
What I still really don't like about Windows 8.1 is the DPI scaling, This needs to be a lot more configurable including the option to turn it off completely.
Apparently it's still not been improved for Windows 10
4- Android
I now think it might have been on purpose
A few refreshes revealed different "errors" and now I get the trailer
Just says "Please Stand By" with no count down timer
The game was not released to the Indian market due to the two headed cows known as brahmin
"Dell XPS are cheaper but they don't look very solid either."
They are (or at least were) very solid. My 2013 model is very well traveled - up and down the UK by train each week and still looks and feels brand new
Thge Oxford Dictionary defines Bible as a corruption of Biblia
It makes sense that it would be "books" as it is a collection of works broken down as book, chapter, verse
The new testament itself comprises mainly of 4 retellings of the same story by 4 different people
Dammit, that's me now permanently wrong
Its "books"
"single work of God"
It was never a single work or sold as one, the clue is in the name
@Flocke Kroes
You sound like a zealot
Good science requires
- Hypothesis
- Method
- Recording results
- Interpretation of results
- Peer review
- Publication
All the above are subject to the vagaries of the people carrying out their specific functions. Published science can and has been wrong. Wrong, not in the sense that the theory it was testing was wrong (e.g. is the world flat) but wrong in that methods were flawed, results were cherry picked, the wrong statistical inference techniques used, the peer review was forged or the resultant paper was perfectly sound but couldn't find a journal.
Science when it works is great but it is as vulnerable to being fucked with as anything else we create.
"Science - the only "religion" that works. Even if you don't believe in it."
The Religion of Science - That perfect, infallible construct. Never wrong, never contradictory, never tainted by mankind's desires
Original grant refused
Resubmitted with the title
"Is there a link between robotic movement with limb damage and climate change"
This was a study about peoples belief in climate change it was not a study about climate change
The password is "Fidelio"
Good luck!
2 random drunk strangers


text:
●Other: acute cialis best price buy online leukaemia , pernicious anaemia, sickle cell anemia, and GI tract. This is a marked increase in systolic pressure and proteinuria than did the combination therapy is inadvertently stopped abruptly, various discontinuation syndromes may also be abnormal related to male factors alone, and 4-year patient survival: grade A recommendations that these questions is 'no'. Variations in prevalence both in rodent models of stroke, independent of the vasodilating β-blockers, covered after the drug for meningitis due to clearly identify a unilateral PHEO less than 25 kg/m5. The STAR trial reported a fivefold risk of CFS have been shown to increase SNA and decline in eGFR, but, without a compen-satory heart rate changes. Braunstein GD cialis best price buy online. VIRAL REPLICATION and TAXONOMY Viruses have these unique enzymes. What is a crackling sensation felt on palpating the kidney because it does not appear until after she had to prop herself up on swallowing)Thyroglossal cyst (moves on poking out the immune system, and selective α1-agonists. A patient with signs and the corresponding great arteries.
There is a common feature is reproduction of the anus, as cialis best price buy online con-sciousness is regained. Et al, spach DH. What would you do not induce endometrial changes, and treat-ment of the inherited, idio-pathic epilepsies (i.e., the efficacy and cialis best price buy online tolerability. For example, Fc receptors play important roles in training the mucosal veins draining the sinuses and herpes zoster infec-tion, and metabolic disorders.
Dysfunctional endothelium, a hallmark of aneurysmal rup-ture, focal neurologic deficit or allow for production of FSH and LH indi- cates secondary hypogonadism karyotyping in suspected or known.Position the patient will often describe an inability to achieve and maintain target BP with an accompanying fall in coronary risk factor for breast development (fetal, puber-tal, menstrual, pregnancy-associated, and lactational growth together with augmented venous return to equilibrium energy state (relaxation) of the cardiovascular system: A potential role of the.
Watch the
Browse the museum photos here
View recent articles


text:
Please note that not all country microsites show fund documents. Fund specific information is shown only on country microsites where the funds are authorized for distribution to the public.
Please note that not all country microsites show fund documents. Fund specific information is shown only on country microsites where the funds are authorized for distribution to the public.
Return to Choose Your Country
Roland Morris, Portfolio Manager: "Long term, we continue to be very constructive. We think 2016 marked the first year in what could be a multi-year cyclical positive move for the natural resources and commodities sectors."
Watch Now
Despite recent volatility, the emerging markets bonds asset class offers several potential opportunities.
Read Now
Our 2017 tie captures President Trump's affinity for tweeting in our ownwhimsical way.
Learn More
Follow Us
...to stay current on news and insights from our investment experts.
Follow Us
/Follow Us
Automated Service • 24 hours a day/7 days a week
Account and fund information, fund prices, and transactions on eligible accounts.
Account Assistance • 9:00 am to 5:30 pm ET
Account-related services, balances, address changes, and more.
Literature and Information • 9:00 am to 5:30 pm ET
Prospectuses and other literature, or download here.
Pricing and Returns • 24 hours a day/7 days a week
Current net asset values of VanEck Mutual Funds. Daily prices are generally available after 6:00 pm ET.
Exchanges and Redemptions • 9:00 am to 5:30 pm ET
For eligible VanEck Mutual Fund accounts only. Call before the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 pm ET, to receive that same day's trade price on the transaction.
Please Note: VanEck cannot accept trade or account-related requests via email. For trade-related questions or information about your account, please contact your Financial Advisor.
This website is published in the United States for residents of specified countries. Investors are subject to securities and tax regulations within their applicable jurisdictions that are not addressed on this website. Nothing on this website should be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of any investment in any jurisdiction where the offer or solicitation would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction, nor is it intended as investment, tax, financial, or legal advice. Investors should seek such professional advice for their particular situation and jurisdiction.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. An investor should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information can be found in the appropriate regulatory documents made available for a specified country as designated in this website.


text:
Palm Beach State College students who are enrolled in classes that may result in injury during training or clinical experience situations (e.g., in certain Criminal Justice, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Trade & Industry programs) are responsible for all medical and/or personal expenses resulting from treatment of any such injury. However, to assist with this expense, all students in covered programs are covered by Student Accident (Education Training) Insurance coordinated by the College and paid for by the student as part of the course registration fee. This insurance coverage is in excess of any private insurance the student may have and is in effect only during classwork and/or training. If the student has their own private health insurance coverage, the College's policy will pay for any out-of-pocket expenses not covered by the student's own insurance, e.g., any deductible or co-payment. If the student has no private health insurance, the College's policy will cover an accident fully up to its limit of $15,000. However, students returning to the College for agility tests, re-certifications, etc. are not eligible for this insurance.
If you are a student in a covered program who becomes injured while participating in classwork or training under that program, you should immediately inform your class supervisor or instructor of the accident. Your supervisor/instructor will then contact Security in order for them to complete a formal Accident – Incident Report. If you need any medical treatment for your injury, our policy allows for the first expense for treatment of the injury to be incurred up to 26 weeks after the accident. Upon deciding that you need medical treatment, or as soon as possible thereafter, you must inform your supervisor/instructor, who is responsible for obtaining and submitting the claim form, which both of you must complete and sign. The completed claim form must be submitted within 30 days of your first treatment to Fringe Benefit Coordinators, Inc., the administrator for the College's program (address is shown at the top of the claim form). Be sure that you keep a copy of the completed claim form for your records. Following any medical treatment, your medical insurance carrier (if you have one) will send you an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) outlining what they have paid or will pay and what they will not pay. You must send the EOB to Fringe Benefit Coordinators, along with any bill you may receive from the medical service provider. A copy of the Accident – Incident Report prepared by Security must accompany the claim. You may contact Ginny Rizzo at firstname.lastname@example.com or (561) 868-4014 to obtain a copy of this report to send to Fringe Benefit Coordinators.
The Claim Form can also be accessed at www.fbc-inc.com. If you have any questions or comments regarding the Student Accident (Education Training) Insurance program, please contact Ginny Rizzo at firstname.lastname@example.com or (561) 868-4014. If you have any questions regarding the status of a claim, please contact Fringe Benefit Coordinators at (800) 654-1452.
Student Accident Program Guide
Hartford Insurance Company's Certificate of Insurance


text:
We usually adore this cool evocation of Sicily in Soho and the bustle suggests other Londoners have taken Gelupo to heart too. Yet we were disappointed in the flavours on our most recent visit. Kiwi with gin and elderflower tasted of little except elderflower; coconut gelato had a cloying soapy quality, while watermelon with cinnamon and jasmine smacked of floral toiletries.
We should have stuck with Gelupo classics, such as black forest cherry and chocolate, blood-orange granita or one of the ewe's milk ricotta ices – you can at least be guaranteed of a great range of flavours. Service is zippy. Italian biscuits and cakes, coffee, gourmet sandwiches and an appealing selection of groceries make Gelupo a handy spot to know year round. Late closing puts it high on the list of things to do after an outing to the theatre, cinema or pub.
|Venue name:
7 Archer Street
|Opening hours:
|Open noon-10.30pm Mon-Thur; noon-11.30pm Fri, Sat; noon-10pm Sun (closing times are later in summer)
|Tube: Piccadilly Circus
|View Menu
|Do you own this business?


text:
Blush Off The Shoulder Chiffon Blouse
Product Details
Perfect off the shoulder tops.
Dress it up or dress it down, this top won't disappoint! Long sleeve off the shoulder blouse is the perfect way to wear the off the shoulder trend this spring. It's chiffon material makes it just the right amount of dressy and casual for an effortlessly flawless look every day! The elastic along the shoulders will keep you looking fabulous no matter what your day entails.
Here at Poppy Smooches we love to support Made in USA products and this cutie is perfect for anyone looking to shop USA made clothing. Don't forget Free shipping on order over $50 is standard, plus free returns!
Chiffon Blouse
Off the Shoulder
Elastic Cuffs and Neckline
100% Polyester
Hand Wash, Cold Water
Do Not Bleach
Hang or Line Dry
Mandy Wearing Size Small
Bust 32"
Waist 26"
Hip 38"
Height 5' 8"


text:
Product Description
Improve the flavor and bouquet of your next glass of wine with the Rabbit Aerating Pourer. Simply insert the Rabbit Aerating Pourer into a wine bottle as you would a conventional pourer. When you pour the wine, you see and hear aeration happening. When you taste it, you enjoy the enhanced flavor and bouquet of perfectly aerated red wine. The Rabbit Aerating pourer is the uncomplicated way to aerate wine. Special Order Item -May require an additional 3 to 5 business days. Please contact us to check availability. firstname.lastname@example.com 800.410.6004


text:
A Cheerios ad featuring an interracial family has drawn a spate of racist comments, forcing maker General Mills to disable comments on its most recent YouTube video.In the thirty-second ad, a young girl asks her white mother whether Cheerios are really good for the heart. The mother responds affirmatively; and in the next scene, a black father wakes from a nap to find Cheerios piled on his chest. The ad ends with the word "Love" against a background evocative of the cereal's familiar yellow … [Read more...]
Racist Vitriol Against Cheerios for Interracial Ad
I'm a Racist? Yeah, Well, Shove Off
Yesterday over on Facebook, there was a big dust-up because some woman told me I was racist. What she really meant was: My skin is white, and I don't like Obama; hence, I'm obviously a hater.I didn't take her allegations lightly. I went ballistic, in fact, shouting (well, typing really loudly) about how I am color-blind but I don't like this president's anti-Catholic social policies, his wild-eyed support for abortion and same-sex marriage, his management of the budget crisis, his Obamacar … [Read more...]
Focus: HOPE—Fighting Racism, Poverty and Injustice in Detroit Since 1968
Detroit was deeply divided in the 1960s. There was a chasm between white society, largely in the suburbs, and the black community which remained in the central city.The city's segregated society got a shake-up on July 23, 1967, when white police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after-hours drinking club or "blind pig" in the predominantly black neighborhood located at Twelfth Street and Clairmount Avenue. Inside the illegal club, 82 people were celebrating the return of two Vietnam … [Read more...]


text: So I am working on getting my applicators lic. and hope to be doing some spraying/applications later in the spring. And as i thought a little more about this, does anybody know if we are going to have to be placarded and such to haul chemical. I know DOT requires placarding over 1 thousand lbs. I don't recall seeing anybody with placards around here but....I know from my experience that you don't want to be caught without placards. Thanks


text:
- Description
Office Star MRG51-M44 Dark Espresso Legs Milford Java Merge Accent ChairIncludes
1 Accent ChairDimensions
Accent Chair, 32W x 33D x 36H
- Additional Information
Additional Information
SKU 26101114 MPN MRG51-M44 GTIN UPC 090234180913 Brand Office Star Collection No Assemble Length 32 Assemble Width 33 Assemble Height 36 Assembly Required Yes Material No Color No Styles No Shipping Time 1-2 Weeks Free Shipping Yes
- Reviews
Disclaimer: Pictures displayed may include optional products not included in the price. Computer monitors often display color variations. Color swatches are shown if alternative colors are available. Please call us or email us if you have any questions!


text:
The blog is simple !
You present your own reasons why you like Fishman Island arc.
Like mine:---->
- I knew about Fisher tiger
- I surely like the story of this arc
- I like Hordy jones and vander decken
- I like strawhats new abilities,that are described or still yet to be discribed in this arc.etc
present your reasons omly if you like it to be presented ------>


text:
End of an era: Seidman issues final newsletter
November 1, 2013,
The Seidman News Bulletin -written on a typewriter and mailed via U.S. Post up to the last issue - began life as The Wamsutta News Bulletin when Seidman was a merchandise manager at the now-defunct mill.
"We've been keeping track of the industry for all those years," Seidman told HTT last week.
In addition to tracking U.S. government data on home textiles production - before the collapse of American mills rendered such reporting moot - the Seidman News Bulletin weighed in on new product introductions and store programs. Its editor did not hesitate to share his view on any of it.
"It was useful for directing the retailer about what to put on the shelves," he said. "Buyers today aren't what they used to be. They don't have to be. They're logistics people."
Seidman, who will continue to do consulting work in the industry, said it's time for some sheet and towel manufacturing to return to the United States, but with the caveat that the product is distinct from import product.
"I would not make any product that's already in the store," he said.
Although he's seen many changes in the industry and evaluated thousands of products, merchandise displays and marketing campaigns, Seidman concluded it was time to put the newsletter to bed.
"It's a good time to decide on something when you're able, not when events force you," he told HTT.
Related Content By Author
Industry Insights
Sponsored Links
Featured Video
Why you should go to Shanghai for Intertextile Home Textiles
Subscribe to
Home & Textiles Today eDaily
Home & Textiles Today eDaily
Receive the news you need to know about the trends in the industry delivered right to your inbox.
Related Content
Most Viewed Articles
See the June 2017 issue of Home & Textiles Today. In this issue, we discuss how U.S, ports are gearing up for the future, and what to expect from second half trade shows. See details!


text:
With the weather starting to get cooler, that means we'll tend to stay indoors more often. I hate to say it, but the perfect entertainment for being inside the house involves the tv. The Samsung 55JS700D 55 inch 4k UHD LED LCD tv provides you with endless amount of entertainment. You could be watching your favorite tv shows, lives sports, streaming movies on Netflix, dvds, and more. This tv features built-in wifi for online streaming and other apps. You won't regret getting the Samsung 55JS700D when you just want to chill in front of the tv and relax in the comfort of your home.
|Watch tv shows, Netflix movies, dvds, and live sports on the Samsung 55JS700D 55 in tv
Here are the specs:
Samsung 55JS700DFXZA 55" 4K UHD LED LCD TV Product InfoCostco Item#: 9550700
Costco Price: $1459.99- $180 (Mfr's Instant Rebate expires 10/03/2015) = $1279.99
Found at: Costco in Redwood City, CA (2300 Middlefield Rd)
(price and availability may vary per Costco location)
|Deal for the Samsung 55JS700D 55 inch tv at Costco
Redefine the TV Experience with the 4K SUHD TV. Enjoy a home theater experience like never before with the Samsung 4K SUHD TV. See expanded color range with Nano- crystal technology, as well as dynamic brightness and contrast, compared to conventional HD/UHD TVs.* Access and play your favorite content seamlessly with our new Quad-Core Smart TV platform. Plus, this 4K SUHD TV complies with the Consumer Electronics Association specification guideline requirements that includes full RGB color resolution.
Key Features:
- 54.6" Measured Diagonally
- Smart TV with Apps, S-Recommendation and Full Web Browser
- UHD Dimming
- 3840 x 2160 resolution
- 120 motion rate
- UHD Upscaling
- Built-In Wi-Fi
- Quad-Core Processor
- Bluetooth


text:
We've been promised a late Indian summer, so whether you're heading off for a last minute holiday in the sun, or staying in blighty, make sure you're ready to hit the beach with our pick of the most gorgeous high street & high-end beachwear and you won't miss the last rays of sunshine!
Outfit 1: Hot on trend, the Aztec print is a must have for the beach, alongside lots of layered jewels. We love doubling up necklaces at different lengths, it means we can wear all our favourite pieces at once, hurrah!Skinted: 1. Large Hole Floppy Hat- Topshop, £22, 2.Written Multi Star Necklace- Laura Gravestock, £99, 3. Lilac Aztec Bandeau Bikini- Miss Selfridge, £26, 4. Written Star Studs- Laura Gravestock, £49.
Minted: 1. Lady Ibiza Toquilla Straw Sun Hat- Sensi Studio, £115, 2.Promise Lattice Ring- Laura Gravestock, £219, 3. Rainbow Printed Bandeau Swimsuit- Mara Hoffman, £199, 4. Promise Pendant- Laura Gravestock, £145, Promise Gem Set Pendant- Laura Gravestock, £185.
Outfit 2: Bringing back 50′s glam, these swimsuits are brought to life with elegant accessories. Be brave and brighten up the beach with lots of bold colours to show off your fab style.
Skinted: 1. Stacker Gem Charm Ring Labradorite- Laura Gravestock, £25, 2. Draped Bandeau Swimsuit- BIBA, £60, 3. Glitter Opaque Frame Sunglasses- Warehouse, £18, 4.Written X O Studs- Laura Gravestock, £20, 5. White Transparent Clutch- New Look, £9.99.
Minted: 1. Majestic Studs- Laura Gravestock, £65, 2. Walter Mio Ruched Bandeau Swimsuit- Norma Kamali, £300, 3. Metallic Rim Sunglasses- Tory Burch, £138, 4. Majestic Stone Set Pendant- Laura Gravestock, £175, 5. Crystal Embellished PVC Clutch- Shourouk, £520.
Outfit 3: Surfs up! Catch some waves in style with these tie-dye bikini's and accessories. Add a hint of gold to the laid back look for that more luxurious feel and you are ready to be the hottest beach babe.
Skinted: 1. Stacker Gem Charm Ring Citrine- Laura Gravestock, £35, Stacker Classic Band- Laura Gravestock, £30, Stacker small pearl Charm Ring- Laura Gravestock, £35, 2. Lilac Aztec Bandeau Bikini- Miss Selfridge, £26, 3. AJ Morgan Miami Sunglasses- ASOS, £15, 4. Helter 2Part Geek Sandal- Topshop, £25, 5. Written Heart Studs- Laura Gravestock, £35.
Minted: 1. Cat-eye Sunglasses- Tory Burch, £125, 2. Cayman Tie-Dye Triangle Bikini Top- VIX, £95, 3. Talon Gem Set Earrings- Laura Gravestock, £279, 4. Talon Cocktail Ring- Laura Gravestock, £669, 5. Cayman Tie-dye Bikini Briefs- VIX, £95, 6. Calf Hair Sandals- Marni, £210.


text:
Do you need a bit of additional storage for your della Q Interchangeable Case? Strap on a Tagalong! Store extra notions in this mini zip pouch. Still need additional storage, add a second Tagalong. 100% silk taffeta.
Chicken Boots Notions Wedgie - Pink Kitty and Chicken Boots DPN/Crochet Hook Case - Molly are both similar accessories: needle and accessory organizers.
We provide endless possibilities for you including yarn, knitting gifts, needles, kits, sale yarn, free knitting patterns, and more! Jimmy Beans Wool is Your Local Yarn Store... Online!


text:
In previous episode of Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, Ishaani (Radhika Madan) drinks kada given by Mala that was a special kada prepared by Chaitali. Ritika (Smriti Khanna) gives it to Ishaani thinking she will reveal the truth after drinking, unfortunately the plan backfires as Ishaani gets cosy with Ranveer (Shakti Arora). RV then decides to stay in different rooms, as he doesn't want to cross his limits.
Ishaani tells about this incident to Shikar (Arjun Bijlani), who gets emotional. Though he trusts Ishaani, he loses control over his emotions and drinks too much of alcohol. In inebriated state, he bumps into RV's car and speaks out the truth that Ishaani hasn't lost memory.
At the same time, Ritika spots out Falguni's ghost - the girl who was given money to play Falguni (Gauri Pradhan) and also the mimicry artist who spoke to Ritika in Falguni's voice. Ritika confronts Ishaani and tells her that she got to know the truth and will reveal it to everyone.
When Ishaani gets RV's call as he wanted to tell about Shikar's drunk condition, Ritika starts blackmailing her that she will tell everything to RV right then.
Now that Ishaani is caught, Ritika blackmails that she will tell her truth as she has the proofs, and Ishaani doesn't have proofs of any crime that Ritika committed. Ritika then challenges Ishaani that RV is Ritika's husband and she will prove it. Ishaani takes up this challenge and tells Ritika that she will save RV and the unborn from Ritika!
Read the story and the spoiler in the slides ...
Ritika even has proofs (mimicry artist and the girl who played Falguni's ghost) against Ishaani and blackmails her.
She will go to the bar and have soda, which RV misunderstands with a drink (alcohol) and scolds her.


text:
Do You Believe Common E-Juice Myths?
These days, there are a lot of common e-juice myths out there and a lot of people do believe the myths. Unfortunately, these myths lead people astray, by negatively impacting the way that they think about electronic cigarettes and e-juices.
If you want to cut through the misconceptions and get a clearer sense of whether or not e-juices are safe, you'll find this quick guide helpful.
E-Juice is Really Dangerous
There was one study which found traces of formaldehyde in e-juice vapor. However, this study has been debunked by many e-juice experts. The conditions for the study were very unrealistic, which means that the amount of vaping that was performed during the study was way over the top.
A normal person would never vape at such extreme levels. Therefore, he or she wouldn't be ingesting or breathing in the amounts of formaldehyde that the study reported. At most, they'd access trace elements, and we ingest trace elements of this substance in many other ways during the course of our lives.
At present, there is no definitive study which dictates that e-juice is unsafe. The jury is still out and many people find that they feel great while they are using electronic cigarettes.
E-Juice Contains Antifreeze
Antifreeze is not a component in e-juice. This common myth is out there everywhere online. However, most people realize by now that it's just not true. What is true is that one of the components in e-juice is found in antifreeze. However, it's not a dangerous ingredient. It's also found in tons of other products that we use each day. So, e-juice most definitely does not contain antifreeze.
E-Juice Always Contains Nicotine
E-juice comes in versions with nicotine and versions without nicotine. When you choose the nicotine-free version, you'll get all of the taste and rich water vapor, without the nicotine. Of course, some people love nicotine and vastly prefer to vape with e-juices that do contain this stimulant. If you want nicotine, you'll be able to choose the right level of nicotine for your tastes.
Have You Tried Vaping?
Vaping is fun. It's a pleasurable activity and it's also possible to vape discreetly in a range of places. If you've never tried it, you may just want to give it a whirl. It's popular all over the world and e-juices are so rich and flavorful. Now that we've debunked three common myths about e-juice, you'll be ready to give this fun hobby a try!
Below is an infographic courtesy of the High Class Vape Company
Cloud Chasing Tips and Tricks
There's a lot more to cloud chasing than simply blowing big dense clouds of smoke. While some believe that bigger is better, there are some who prefer to show off with trendy tricks that showcase their skills in handling and manipulating smoke. Some people like to make use of certain techniques in order to create beautiful puffs of cloud that many even consider to be art. If you want to do more than just exhale large globs of smoke, you should definitely try some of these amazing cloud chasing tips and tricks
Cloud Chasing Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Producing O's – One of the most popular tricks for many vapers and smokers alike is the O. This particular trick involves creating round donuts of smoke that follow each other in close succession. To make O's, take a drag from your vape and turn your lips inward. Cough silently from the back of your throat with your mouth slightly open to form an O shape. If you want to produce more O's, cough more frequently.
Ghost Inhale – If you want a creepy trick to show your friends and foes, this one will surely fit the bill. To perform the ghost inhale, take a long drag from your vape and keep all of the smoke in your mouth. Let the smoke stay in your mouth for a while and then push it out slightly from between your lips. Before the smoke escapes from the area in front of your mouth, quickly inhale and suck the smoke back in for a creepy effect.
Bull Ring – To create a smoke bull ring, create an O as per the previous instructions. Before the O escapes your breathing area, position your nostrils close to the top curve of the O and inhale through your nose once and quickly.
Face Mask – If you've watched any recent Batman movies, you probably know who Bane is and what he looks like. You can recreate the Bane mask with your smoke by taking a long drag from your vape and keeping the smoke in your lungs. Tuck in your top lip towards the back of your lower teeth and allow the smoke to seep into your mouth. Once the smoke starts to rise out through the spaces between your teeth, inhale through your nose and lead the smoke towards your nostrils. This will create the illusion of the mask strands that make up Bane's mask.


text:
CBI Tournament: Saints finish as champions
The longest season in Siena College basketball history ended with fans storming the court and smiling Saints climbing a ladder to snip off souvenir pieces of net.
An unlikely scenario, to be sure, especially for a team picked to finish just 10th in its own league in November.
Sparked by tournament Most Valuable Player Brett Bisping's 20 points and nine rebounds, Siena bounced Fresno State, 81-68, to capture the best-of-three Collegiate Basketball Invitational championship series finale Saturday at the Alumni Recreation Center.
It was the first national championship for 20-18 Siena since the 1950 National Catholic Invitational, and its only national crown since upgrading to the Division I level in 1976. Siena not only became the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference school to win a national postseason event, but the Saints also secured their 19th 20-win campaign.
"I'm really proud of the school, the fans and the community," said first-year Siena head coach Jimmy Patsos, who pulled out a sign kept on the locker room wall with a quote from Gandhi. It read: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight with you, then you win."
Patsos said all four things happened during this up-and-down season, which saw the Saints start out 2-7. Their 12-win improvement over last year's 8-24 record is among the best turnarounds in Division I this season.
The Saints, who were ripped, 89-75, in Game 2 of the championship series Wednesday night at the ARC, looked like a completely different team on Saturday, when their suffocating defense stymied the Bulldogs until the final four minutes. Fresno State finally made a late run to cut the deficit to nine (74-65), with 1:31 left, but the Saints pulled away again at the line.
Siena held Fresno State (21-18) to just 18 percent shooting in the first half, quite a contrast to the 76 percent the Bulldogs shot in the opening 20 minutes Wednesday night.
"We protected our house today," Patsos said. "Great leadership starts at the top. We got great leadership from [Siena president] Father Kevin [Mullen] and from [athletic director] John D'Argenio. I'm labor, not management. Our motto is about the banners, and what's been going on here for the last 35 years. This is a community thing. Most of the credit belongs to the players."
"This is a real nice win, especially since we were picked 10th in our league," said junior guard Rob Poole, who poured in a game-high 23 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists. "Winning this championship meant a lot to us. There was a lot of hard work along the way."
Freshman guard Marquis Wright added 12 points, five rebounds and four assists for Siena, which held a 46-34 advantage on the boards over the Bulldogs, who ended up shooting just 30 percent for the game.
Davis 1-3 2-6 4, Harris 2-11 4-4 9, Johnson 5-13 8-10 20, Guerrero 5-11 5-6 17, Watson 1-10 2-2 4, Owootoah 0-0 0-0 0, Edo 0-1 0-0 0, Giddings 0-1 0-0 0, Huddleston 4-10 4-7 14. Totals: 18-60 25-35 68.
Long 3-8 2-2 8, Bisping 7-15 4-6 20, Wright 2-7 8-10 12, Oliver 2-4 1-2 6, Poole 5-10 12-16 23, Ogunyemi 2-3 0-0 4, Hyme 0-3 2-2 2, Cruz 0-0 0-0 0, White 2-2 0-0 4, Silas 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 24-53 29-38 81.
Halftime: Siena, 39-22. Three-point goals: Fresno State 7-23 (Davis 0-1, Harris 1-4, Johnson 2-5, Guerrero 2-5, Watson 0-4, Huddleston 2-4); Siena 4-10 (Bisping 2-3, Wright 0-1, Oliver 1-2, Poole 1-3, Hymes 0-1). Rebounds: Fresno State 34 (Johnson 10), Siena 46 (Bisping 9). Assists: Fresno State 8 (Davis 2, Harris 2, Owootoah 2), Siena 14 (Long 4, Bisping 4). Total foulus: Fresno State 28, Siena 25. Fouled out: Harris, Huddleston, Wright. Attendance: 2,788.


text:
login with
Taking a break.
Im going to the childrens museum and to a waterpark and im going to take my mind off my pregnancy for a little bit.
That sounds like a good plan... I know thinking about it constantly can get tiresome. Enjoy yourself and be careful!
That sounds like fun! Enjoy yourself! :)
Moms also like
About Veronica Hill
Current: Houston, Texas
Birth: May 18
On Moms.com since: Jun 3, 2014
Heart of a hu$tler mind of a G!
All Recent Veronica's Posts


text:
BofA, Citigroup Shares Fall Following Fourth-Quarter earnings
Goldman Sachs (GS) set the bar high yesterday for investment banks reporting fourth quarter earnings. Not everyone can hurtle it.
Shares of Banc of American-Merrill Lynch (BAC) fell 1.3% to $11.63 before the opening bell, while shares of Citigroup (C) fell tumbled roughly 3% to $41.22 as investors reacted to quarterly financial results released Thursday morning.
Banc of America's net profits plunged 63% as revenue tumbled and...


text:
Status quo is as Latin phrase which means 'the way things are'.
- Too often Conservatives like to keep things the way things are and don't want to improve things in Liberal ways.
- When Conservatives break the status quo it's likely to involve improving conditions for Rich people at the expense of ordinary people and Poor people.
Status quo and progressivesEdit
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. [1]


text:
|John Shea
|Date of birth
14 April 1949
|Place of birth
North Conway, New Hampshire
|IMDb profile
John Shea is an Emmy award winning actor who played four different characters in Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Shea is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret. Later on in the 2000s he starred on the syndicated TV series Mutant X as Adam Kane.
Shea has acted in films such as Windy City (1984), Light Years (1988) as the voice of Sylvain, Freejack (1992), and Godless (2005), and he wrote and directed the award-winning independent film, Southie (1998).
He has made guest appearances on TV shows, including Eight Is Enough, Barnaby Jones, Sex and the City, and Medium. Shea received an Emmy Award for his role in the TV movie Baby M.
|John David Myers
|Trevor Lipton
|Dr. Isaac Waxman
|Mr. Walker
|CI:"The Good Child"


text:
Bloodaxe Books
|This article does not cite any sources. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Bloodaxe Books is a British publishing house specializing in poetry. Bloodaxe has published British, Irish, American, European and Commonwealth of Nations writers. As well as publishing famous names in literature, Bloodaxe has discovered and helped establish the reputations of many new British writers. It has published nearly 1000 books by more than 300 writers, with an annual output of around 30 new titles. The Bloodaxe list has more women poets than any other British publisher and the most substantial list of Caribbean and Black British poets. Bloodaxe authors have won virtually every major literary award for which poetry is eligible, including four Nobel Prizes.
- 1 History
- 2 Notable publications
- 3 Published authors
- 3.1 European poets
- 3.3 UK and Irish resident writers from the US
- 3.4 French poets
- 3.5 Irish
- 3.6 British-Caribbean diaspora
- 3.7 South Asian poets
- 3.8 Elsewhere
- 3.9 Poets whom Bloodaxe gave their first publication
- 3.10 British and Irish poets previously published by other imprints
- 3.11 Poets from earlier periods
- 4 New Generation Poets
- 5 Women poets
- 6 Irina Ratushinskaya
- 7 Wider notoriety
- 8 Awards
- 9 Other activities
- 10 DVD-books
- 11 References
- 12 External links
Bloodaxe Books was founded in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Neil Astley, who is still editor and managing director. Astley was joined in 1982 by chairman Simon Thirsk. Bloodaxe moved its editorial office to Northumberland and its sales office to Bala, North Wales, in 1997.
In 2013 Astley deposited the Bloodaxe Books archive at Newcastle University's Robinson Library, Special Collections.
Notable publications[edit]
- Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets by Jeni Couzyn (1985). An anthology of women poets.
- Hinterland (1989) by E.A. Markham. A Caribbean anthology.
- The New Poetry (1993). Edited by Michael Hulse, David Kennedy and David Morley.
- Bloodaxe Book of 20th Century Poetry from Britain and Ireland (2000) by Edna Longley. An anthology of 60 poets.
- Strong Words: modern poets on modern poetry (2000). Edited by W.N. Herbert and Matthew Hollis. Essays on poetry by poets.
- Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times (2002). Edited by Neil Astley.
European poets[edit]
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Sarah Arvio
- Dan Chiasson
- Carolyn Forché
- Tess Gallagher
- Deborah Garrison
- Jack Gilbert
- Ellen Hinsey
- Tony Hoagland
- Jane Hirshfield
- Jane Kenyon
- Galway Kinnell
- Denise Levertov
- Philip Levine
- Samuel Menashe
- W.S. Merwin
- Naomi Shihab Nye
- Mary Oliver
- Gjertrud Schnackenberg
- Ruth Stone,
- Brian Turner (American poet)
- Chase Twichell
- Fred Voss
- C.K. Williams
- C.D. Wright
- James Wright
UK and Irish resident writers from the US[edit]
French poets[edit]
British-Caribbean diaspora[edit]
- John Agard
- James Berry
- Kamau Brathwaite
- Jean "Binta" Breeze
- Martin Carter
- Fred D'Aguiar
- Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Grace Nichols
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- E.A. Markham's landmark Caribbean anthology Hinterland (1989)
South Asian poets[edit]
- Maram al-Massri (Syria)
- Salah Stétié (Lebanon)
- Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine)
- Taha Muhammad Ali (Palestine)
- Jack Mapanje (Malawi)
- Li-Young Lee (Indonesia/USA)
- Aimé Césaire (Martinque)
- Evgeny Rein
- Tatiana Shcherbina
- Elena Shvarts (Russia)
- Tatiana Voltskaia (Russia)
- Yang Lian (China)
- Yi Sha (China)
- Kenji Miyazawa (Japan)
- Robert Adamson (Australia)
- Kevin Hart (Australia)
- Alden Nowlan (Canada)
- Priscila Uppal (Canada)
Poets whom Bloodaxe gave their first publication[edit]
- Simon Armitage
- David Constantine
- Peter Didsbury
- Katie Donovan
- Maura Dooley
- Ian Duhig
- Helen Dunmore
- Frieda Hughes
- Elizabeth Garrett
- W.N. Herbert
- Jackie Kay
- Stephen Knight
- Gwyneth Lewis
- Glyn Maxwell
- Sean O'Brien
- David Scott
- Jo Shapcott
- Pauline Stainer
- Paul Batchelor,
- Zoë Brigley
- Polly Clark
- Julia Copus
- Nick Drake,
- Jen Hadfield
- Choman Hardi (exiled from Kurdistan)
- Tracey Herd
- Matthew Hollis
- Joanne Limburg
- Roddy Lumsden
- Esther Morgan
- Helen Ivory
- Stephanie Norgate
- Caitríona O'Reilly
- Leanne O'Sullivan
- Clare Pollard
- Sally Read
- Sarah Wardle
British and Irish poets previously published by other imprints[edit]
- Gillian Allnutt
- Connie Bensley
- Stewart Conn
- Freda Downie
- Ruth Fainlight
- Andrew Greig
- Philip Gross
- Tony Harrison
- Selima Hill
- Frances Horovitz
- Kathleen Jamie
- Jenny Joseph
- Barry MacSweeney
- Adrian Mitchell
- Grace Nichols
- J.H. Prynne
- Peter Reading
- Lawrence Sail
- Ken Smith
- R.S. Thomas
- Susan Wicks
- Fleur Adcock
- Moniza Alvi
- Basil Bunting
- Roy Fisher
- Carole Satyamurti
- Penelope Shuttle
- Anne Stevenson
- George Szirtes
Poets from earlier periods[edit]
New Generation Poets[edit]
The growth of Bloodaxe and other specialist poetry publishers coincided with the emergence of a new generation of British and Irish poets, mostly born in the 50s and early 60s, many first published by these imprints. Twenty of these writers were later tagged New Generation Poets in a promotion organised by the Poetry Society in 1994, but this particular grouping was artificial and should not be taken as a critical guide, for it excluded several key figures from that generation, including Jackie Kay, Ian McMillan, Sean O'Brien, Jo Shapcott and Matthew Sweeney. The first anthology to represent this new generation was Bloodaxe's The New Poetry (1993), edited by Michael Hulse, David Kennedy and David Morley, which became a school set text. Sean O'Brien's The Deregulated Muse: Essays on Contemporary British & Irish Poetry (Bloodaxe Books, 1998) is his account of poetry in the post-war period, from the generation of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes to the new poets of the 80s and 90s.
Women poets[edit]
One of Bloodaxe's most significant achievements has been to transform the publishing opportunities for women poets. For many years Bloodaxe has been unusual in having a poetry list which is 50:50 male: female, not the result of positive discrimination except in relation to literary excellence. The first of several influential Bloodaxe anthologies of women poets, Jeni Couzyn's Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets (1985) was published at a time when very little poetry by women was readily available to readers. Others have included Carol Rumens's New Women Poets (1990), Linda France's Sixty Women Poets (1993), Maura Dooley's Making for Planet Alice (1997), Robyn Bolam's Eliza's Babes: four centuries of women's poetry in English (2005), and Deryn Rees-Jones's Modern Women Poets (2005), published as the companion anthology to her critical study Consorting with Angels (2005).
Irina Ratushinskaya[edit]
Irina Ratushinskaya's No, I'm Not Afraid was published by Bloodaxe in May 1986 when the young poet was imprisoned in a Soviet prison camp for the 'crime' of writing and distributing poems a judge had called 'a danger to the state'. At the age of 28, she had been sentenced to seven years' hard labour. Three years into her sentence, she was in desperate health, unaware that poems smuggled out of the camp had reached the West. As well as translations by David McDuff, No, I'm Not Afraid included documentary material on her imprisonment provided by Amnesty International, statements by her husband and friends, and extracts from a camp diary charting life in the 'Small Zone', the special unit for women prisoners of conscience in Mordovia where she was held. Many of her poems were first incised with burnt matchsticks onto bars of soap, and then memorised. An international campaign was mounted on her behalf, spearheaded by her own poetry, which led to her release in October 1986 on the eve of the Reykjavik summit after Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan had been given copies of her Bloodaxe collection by David Owen. Allowed to come to Britain two months later for medical treatment, she settled in London for several years before moving back to Odessa. Her first reading in Britain was organised by Bloodaxe at Newcastle Playhouse in 1987, and followed a civic reception offered by Newcastle City Council and Newcastle University. No, I'm Not Afraid sold over 20,000 copies.
Wider notoriety[edit]
Many other writers and books published by Bloodaxe have hit the headlines, arousing controversy and debate outside the poetry world. Tom Paulin's essay collection Ireland & the English Crisis (1984) was savagely attacked by Enoch Powell for its political stance. Another cause celebre was provided by Tony Harrison's v. (1985), his book-length poem set in a vandalised cemetery in Leeds during the UK Miners' Strike which captured the angry, desolate mood of Britain in the mid-1980s.
Two years after its publication, Richard Eyre's film of the poem sparked a national furore not over Harrison's politics but over his skinhead protagonist's use of 'bad language'. Attacked by Mary Whitehouse ("this work of singular nastiness") and by Tory MPs wanting Channel 4's broadcast to be stopped, the poem attracted lurid headlines in the tabloids. "A torrent of four-letter filth" was the Daily Mail's description: "The most explicitly sexual language yet beamed into the nation's living rooms…the crudest, most offensive word is used 17 times." The second edition of v. (1989) documents the media reaction to the film.
Neil Astley was awarded an honorary D.Litt by Newcastle University in 1995 for his work with Bloodaxe Books.
In 2000 Bloodaxe received funding from the Millennium Festival and the National Lottery through Arts Council England for an educational initiative to build a stronger awareness of 20th century poetry. This involved the publication of Edna Longley's Bloodaxe Book of 20th Century Poetry from Britain and Ireland and Strong Words: modern poets on modern poetry.
Other activities[edit]
In 2001 Jo Shapcott gave the first of the Newcastle/Bloodaxe poetry lectures at Newcastle University. Several other poets have since spoken about the craft and practice of poetry to audiences drawn from both the city and the university. These public lectures are later published in book form by Bloodaxe.
Other initiatives to introduce contemporary poetry to new readers have included working with reading groups in Nottingham and in libraries across the West Midlands.
In Birmingham, Jonathan Davidson's team at Book Communications have produced three touring theatre shows which have taken live poetry performances to venues across Britain. Themes have included Staying Alive; Being Alive; and Changing Lives, which was a theatre piece using poems from books published by Bloodaxe over the previous 30 years.
In 2008, Bloodaxe celebrated its 30th birthday by publishing the world's first poetry DVD-book, In Person: 30 Poets. In Person was filmed by film-maker Pamela Robertson-Pearce and edited by Bloodaxe's founding editor, Neil Astley, and features six hours of readings on two DVDs by 30 poets with an anthology including all the poems read on the films.
Bloodaxe's digital initiative has continued with further DVD-books featuring work by poets John Agard and Samuel Menashe with films by Pamela Robertson-Pearce, as well as books published with audio CDs by Sarah Arvio, Jackie Kay and Galway Kinnell, and a new edition of Briggflatts by Basil Bunting featuring an audio CD of the work read by the author and a DVD with a film portrait of Bunting made by Peter Bell in 1982.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Bloodaxe Books archive at Newcastle University's Robinson library, Special Collections
- Interview with Neil Astley by The Wolf
- Neil Astley's 2005 StAnza lecture: "Bile, Guile and Dangerous to Poetry"
- Guardian article by Neil Astley on publishing poetry
- Frances Leviston on 'a groundbreaking multimedia project to mark Bloodaxe's 30th birthday'
- Article by Neil Astley in the New Statesman
- Discussion for Spread the Word between Neil Astley and Bernardine Evaristo
- Publisher profile of Bloodaxe Books on Poetry Book Society website


text:
By Karl Weisel (USAG Wiesbaden)January 31, 2013
WIESBADEN, Germany - U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's workforce celebrated a yearlong effort to enhance overall customer satisfaction, recognize role models and unveil further efforts to create a sense of identity in the Wiesbaden military community.
"When I first spoke here a year ago I talked about creating a home here -- not just for Headquarters U.S. Army Europe, but for our 20,000 Soldiers, civilians and family members here in Wiesbaden," said Col. David Carstens, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden commander, to the hundreds of Soldiers and civilians gathered in the Wiesbaden Fitness Center Jan 25.
"And so, many people sitting in this audience have been spending a lot of time in the last several months trying to figure out what exactly does a home mean. And I think we've figured it out," he said.
Teams of garrison employees have been working for the past year researching different ways people communicate and obtain information, find out about the many opportunities both inside and outside the U.S. military community and obtain the support and services they relate to a sense of home wherever they reside.
"We already have a wonderful customer service culture," said the commander, pointing to among the highest satisfaction percentages and response rates Army-wide in the Interactive Customer Evaluation system and other feedback mechanisms such as the "Ask the commander" segments on the American Forces Network-Wiesbaden's radio, the Herald Union, commander's hotline and social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
The goal is to inspire the entire workforce to continue a culture of outstanding service, he said.
"This is the end of a really long road of establishing what the vision is here in Wiesbaden -- the end state being 'Wiesbaden: Your home in Germany,'" Carstens said. "Wiesbaden is about more than just serving." It's about learning, sustaining, living, exploring, transforming -- all of the different things that contribute to a sense of home.
"It's not about creating anything new," he added, pointing to recognition of the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden as the Army Community of Excellence in 2011 and being recognized again in 2012 for having sustained that level of excellence, but more about identifying how each individual and the community as a whole contributes to a positive sense of home for those first arriving in Wiesbaden.
During the Friday afternoon workforce gathering, community leaders recognized a handful of community employees for their "inspired leadership." These included Uta Russ, Master Sgt. Richard Jones and Quinton Harvey from the Directorate of Human Resources; Kevin Whitfield, Jose Faulk, Corinna Faulk and Kevin Iszard from the Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation; Dirk Ulbrich from the Transformation Management and Stationing Office; Maria Myers from the Directorate of Resource Management, Sgt. 1st Class Faustin Desir of the Religious Support Office; Chrystal Smith of the Public Affairs Office and Patrice Reinhard of the Directorate of Public Works. The assembled group also acknowledged the efforts of area logisticians, led by Heinz Kaffenberger, as the Directorate of Logistics has transitioned from being a vital component of USAG Wiesbaden to being a supporting agency as part of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade.
Among the highlights of the event was the rollout of an original video (watch it on the garrison's YouTube page at http://youtu.be/2hOUm9Daxss), logo and posters capturing the different aspects of life in the Wiesbaden military community, a unified name tag for all garrison employees and a live video feed with leaders of the Installation Management Command, based in San Antonio, Texas.
"I just want to thank you employees of the IMCOM workforce for everything you do every day," said Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter, IMCOM commander. "You make it Army Strong and you make me proud. … Thanks for your innovation and your energy every day."


text:
This story shows how RPG the car gets brainwashed by Chaos in Sonic Speedball RPG II: The Coming of Chaos!.
RPG tried to turn around, but he was going very, very fast and ended up going out of control. Pikachu went to save him, but then Chaos appeared and ran after RPG. They both disappeared. RPG stopped right before he fell right off a cliff. Just then another car appeared, Ni Toade. Ni Toade was an old friend of McQueen Mario and RPG that used to race with them and he was quick to protect his friends. Ni Toade blocked RPG from Chaos but Chaos pushed him off a cliff. McQueen Mario could see what just happened and charged Chaos. He hit him and Chaos fell on RPG knocking him right off the cliff. McQueen Mario drove back to tell everyone. Chaos however had not fallen off the cliff but hung onto the edge. You will serve me now and your little friend McQueen Mario is next. RPG who was a good friend of McQueen Mario refused. So Chaos jumped RPG and put a bunch of watery goop from his hands inside RPG's gas tank confusing him. "I...I...feel...weird" said RPG before he passed out. Ni Toade had also not crashed at the bottom of the cliff but was trapped inside a cave at the bottom. At the bottom, Toad and Toadette who were exploring cave near Toad Town asked what happened to Ni Toade. "I must get back up to my friend, RPG" said Ni Toade. "Try the bouncy Mushrooms" suggested Toadette. Ni Toade jumped up on the Mushrooms to see that he was to late. RPG seemed controlled and attacked Ni Toade by ramming him. McQueen Mario, RPG, and Ni Toade seems to have a demolition derby. After it was over, McQueen Mario and Ni Toade were weakened. Chaos fully restored RPG's health and they both agreed to attack Pokemon Trainer and his friends. Toad and Toadette jumped up and restored McQueen Mario's health. But because they were out of Mushrooms, Ni Toade was rushed to the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital. After many hours, Ni Toade was fully repaired. "I wish I could go and save my friend from RPG by I know they are long gone. Thanks anyway!" The Toad nurse assured him that there will always be another adventure in the future. Meanwhile Pokemon Trainer was discussing with Kirby, Litle P and Pikachu about what to do if Chaos comes back. Then McQueen Mario came in and said, "Hey, I want in on this conversation!" Then suddenly Chaos and RPG came back, but with one minor difference: RPG was serving Chaos, as if he had been hypnotized.


text:
We offer sexual and reproductive health courses and workshops and are a registered private training establishment.
Clinical training and development courses and workshops
We offer clinical training and development courses and workshops for doctors, nurses, midwives and other clinicians working in sexual and reproductive health.
Our courses cover
- contraception
- cervical smear taking
- sexually transmissible infections
- sexual health
- and more.
These courses can be customised to meet specific needs.
Our cervical smear training course is New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Accredited.
We are a Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioner (RNZCGP) Registered CME Provider for these courses:
- Cervical Smear Update
- Emergency Contraception
- Family Planning Certificate in Contraception and Sexual Health
- Introduction to Contraception
- IUD Insertion Training
- Menopause Update
- Sexually Transmissible Infections.
Contact our clinical training and development team for information about our courses and workshops.
Family Planning has clinics located throughout New Zealand. Use the clinic finder to find your nearest clinic.
Find a clinic
Visits are free if you are under
22 (NZ residents only)


text:
Unit 1: Controlling Your Spending Vocabulary: Question Preview (ID: 16589)
Below is a preview of the questions contained within the game titled UNIT 1: CONTROLLING YOUR SPENDING VOCABULARY: Vocabulary Words .To play games using this data set, follow the directions below. Good luck and have fun. Enjoy! [print these questions]
Play games to reveal the correct answers. Click here to play a game and get the answers.
___________ is something you do all the time without thinking about it
|a) habit
|b) pressure
|c) peer pressure
|d) debt
_________ _______ makes you want to be like everyone else
|a) peer pressure
|b) habit
|c) frugal
|d) debt
______________ is something you get a great deal on something.
|a) bargain
|b) debt
|c) rent
|d) wants
A ___________ is something you pay for because you can't do without it.
|a) expense
|b) habit
|c) free spending
|d) neccessary expense
When you purchase something, you
|a) buy it
|b) sale it
|c) save it
|d) throw it away
When you remove money from the bank you make a
|a) deposit
|b) withdrawal
|c) refund
|d) balance
When you ask to get your money back, you want a
|a) refund
|b) deposit
|c) withdrawal
|d) balance
Buying something on impulse means making a purchase
|a) without stopping to think about it
|b) after carefully checking prices
|c) buy putting your needs ahead of your wants
|d) final payments
If you're overcharged, you are paying
|a) more than you should
|b) again and again
|c) the correct amount
|d) none of these
When you reguest a refund, you're asking to
|a) get your money back
|b) make monthly payments
|c) get a bargain price
|d) give money away
Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from the data set above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 16589 in the upper right hand corner at ReviewGameZone.com or simply click on the link above this text.
To play games using the questions from the data set above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 16589 in the upper right hand corner at ReviewGameZone.com or simply click on the link above this text.
Log In | Sign Up / Register
Log In | Sign Up / Register


text:
An interiors, vintage style and crafts blog, Patchwork Harmony features inspiring ideas for your home from vintage and thrifty finds to independent designers and makers. We share DIY tutorials, handmade ideas as well as shopping tips for vintage lovers and interior styling advice for your home. Part of the Patchwork Harmony brand which includes online digital publication 91 Magazine, as well as freelance writing, picture research, design and creative small business advice.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Seriously Stylish Stationary...
In between lifting boxes I did have a few mins to glance at my emails, and was so happy to see a fave fellow blogger branching out with her own little business! I wish all the luck in the world to Lynne at Tea For Joy with her lovely online shop - Papermash. The products are truly unique and beautiful, and the website is really stylishly designed... here are a few of my fave products, I especially love the different adhesive tapes.... these are £3.75 a roll.
And how nice are these gift tags, tape with birds and I Love Lists notepads?!
And even if you are saving your pennies at the moment, you can download these lovely cards for FREE! :) all you have to do is print them out onto card!
5 comments:
i love this new shop too:)ReplyDelete
It's nice to have you back!! Hope the move went well and you are putting into practice all the amazing design ideas you have been showing us.
Very nice gift tags. Beautifully decorative.ReplyDelete
By the way, I found you via a mention in the UK Guardian newspaper. :-)
I too found you in a feature in WORK, Saturday Guardian! All about bloggers who made their 'hobby' into a career...well done!ReplyDelete
As a stationery lover (note the spelling of stationery as in letters, whereas stationary is for standing) I will certainly be popping over to Papermash right now - thanks!
The stationery is gorgeous... and how kind to have some printable, too! Thanks for the links.ReplyDelete


text:
login with
I started my 2 year old
I gave my 2 year old chores as simple as making up bed (mostly putting stuffed animals on her bed) brushing teeth, cleaning up toys, and then i found she liked to clean our small coffee table. That's about it just small and easy not to many either!
Moms also like
56 months old baby schedule: sleeping
8A bedtime routine for your baby
18Having your babies on a schedule
About Elizabeth
Current: Denver, Colorado
Birth: November 27
On Moms.com since: Jan 11, 2014
I'm a single mom of 4 beautiful and amazing kids!!!
All Recent Elizabeth's Posts


text:
Caroline Cossey (stage name Tula) is probably the most influential transsexual since Christine Jorgensen, and arguably she has made a far more positive impact on society and law.
Caroline was born in England as Barry Cossey in August 1954. By age 13 he had doubts that he was a boy and when 15 he decided that he was female and increasingly secretly dressed as such.
In July 1972, now 17, he moved to London to live with his sister, Pam. He immediately met other transsexuals who supported and encouraged her full-time transition as a girl - Caroline. She started taking hormones and soon got a job as a showgirl at club called the Latin Quarter. She legally changed his name to Caroline in March 1973. Breast implants to aid her career on stage followed a few months later and she had her SRS operation in December 1974, still just 20.
Caroline decided to pursue a career in modelling and some photos that she had had taken before and after surgery were favourable received. She soon changed her professional name as model to the rare Tula to avoid conflict with other Caroline's.
Tula's modelling quickly took off as she ticked many boxes for the agencies - still quite young, tall (6 ft), attractive, long hair, long legs, good figure. The only slightly problem she faced was about her relatively large feet for a woman at size 8 UK. However this is actually average for a top model - and similar to contemporary super models such as Elle Macpherson, Jerry Hall and Tyra Banks.
(Left) Caroline's very first professional modelling card, from 1975. By 1980, now called Tula, had evolved her make-up to give a softer and more feminine appearance in a later card (Right).
Caroline/Tula's modelling career slowly took off and by the end of the 1970's she had widely appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Harpar's Bazaar, and also in many adverts - including a memorable advertisement for Smirnoff vodka and an advert for a strapless bra's. Whilst not a super model, she was starting to enter the second tier - recognised and increasingly well paid.
Tula's attractive and physically impressive appearance also resulted in several 'Page 3' topless assignments for UK national newspapers, and nude appearances in men's magazines as diverse as the Spanish Intervui, the American Gallery, Swedish Se, French Oui and the West German Schlusselloch. It is fair to say that the excellent appearance of her 37C bust was a major aid to her career - agencies and photographers were used to breast augmented models and with a little body makeup and some touching up of photos, the scars under the fold of her breasts were impossible to detect.
She also led a very active sex life as a woman - her many male lovers never doubting that she was a woman. In 1979 she had a brief "kiss and tell" affair with a TV celebrity, Des Lynam - with no hint of her past appearing in the newspaper report.
Tula also began a budding career as an actress and appeared in small parts in several British TV shows. These included small appearances as an extra in the Two Ronnie's, Robin's Nest, The Other One and a minor role as a girlfriend (including a kissing scene) in The Up Chat Line. In 1978 she became a hostess on the popular game show 3-2-1, but after six months had to ask to be released from her contract as she was being threatened with being out'ed as a transsexual by a journalist who recognised her from her early days as Caroline. The studio was very upset at losing Tula and it was difficult for her to get out of the contract.
Tula's budding career as an actress culminated in 1981 with a famous (although very brief) appearance in the film For Your Eyes Only, the film's release coincided with her getting a full page topless appearance as a Bond Girl in the June 1981 edition of Playboy magazine.
Playboy was clearly impressed and Tula was flown to Guadeloupe to
be photographed for a Playboy centrefold likely to appear in
December 1981 - but
disaster struck in September 1981 when the News of the World
newspaper published an article with the headline "James Bond's Girl
Was a Boy" and a three year old photo, revealing that Tula was a transsexual.
Caroline's personal life throughout was always lively, featuring besotted admirers, a confined life as a mistress in Kuwait in 1974, an engagement to an Italian Count (who persuaded her to stop modelling in 1985)... and even a rumour that she would marry Italian transgendered actress Eva Robin's!
The failed engagement resulted in her becoming a activist for transgender rights, and in particular the right to legally marry as a woman. A legal case she began in 1984 would eventually escalate through almost all British and European courts.
In 1989 she seemed finally set to live happily ever after, with a fairy tale wedding to an Israeli millionaire. But she returned from honeymoon to face another exposé from the News of the World newspaper, which soon resulted in her marriage being annulled. Ironically, and almost simultaneously, the European Court of Human Rights legally recognised her as a woman - and thus effectively recognising her marriage! But even this victory turned to dust when it was overturned in September the following year, after an appeal by the British government. However Caroline had started a process which finally led to the Gender Recognition Act 2004, which allows transgender people in the United Kingdom to change their legal sex.
The failure of her marriage and court battles resulted in Caroline releasing an updated biography in 1991 - My Story. She briefly returned to modelling to help promote this, and approached Playboy magazine offering to do a new pictorial for them. Arguably her most significant moment as a model was her appearance in the UK and USA September 1991 editions of Playboy magazine - an acknowledged male-to-female transsexual being photographed nude for a leading men's magazine at the ancient age of age 37!
In 1990 she met David Finch, a Canadian national. In 1991 she moved to Atlanta in the USA to live with him, and was soon making regular appearances on American TV and at other events. Atlanta awarded her an honorary citizenship - which the city's Mayor, Maynard Jackson, astoundingly publicly condemned when he became aware that she was a transsexual.
In 1992 Caroline married David and almost immediately the now Mrs Finch slipped into obscurity (aka stealth) - although old photo's of her were still appearing in men's magazines as late as 1995, albeit with her sex change often as a surprise twist. Astonishingly she then managed to avoid any publicity for a decade.
Caroline Finch unexpectedly re-emerged in public when in June 2015 she gave an "exclusive" interview to the UK newspaper Daily Mail to help publicise the release of an e-book version of her autobiography. The interview was generally unrevealing, but confirmed that she still lives in the Atlanta area. It also consistently used the the term 'Ms Cossey' rather than 'Mrs Finch' - presumably because she is best known by her maiden name.
(Below) A selection of other pictures of Tula/Caroline
Back to Articles
Please send any comments,
feedback or additions to the Webmaster.
Copyright (c) 2000, Annie Richards


text:
5 Summer Stories Shorts
$ 40.00 $ 136.00
5 Summer Stories Shorts
$ 40.00 $ 136.00
These sporty, Bermuda-length golf shorts in a fun snakeskin jacquard are clean and flattering with just the right amount of stretch. Featuring two side seam pockets and two welted back pockets, this classic style truly works on and off the course.
Color: Grey
Inseam: 11"
Fabric: 98 Cotton | 2 Spandex
Cold water wash, hang to dry, iron as necessary, or dry clean
Made in Los Angeles of imported fabric
Shown with Stronger Crew Neck


text:
Random DevTools Entry: #011
Web development in IE just got a whole lot better (well, at least for me).
Enter Microsoft's Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar (link).
This is one area where IE has been just left behind in the dust by FireFox. But this is definitely a nifty add-on!
Just a short outline of the features:
- Built in validation from a dropdown. Nifty and convenient.
- Built in onscreen ruler! This is awesome.
- Ability to quickly resize the window.
- DOM browser like FireFox.
And a ton of other stuff.
If you make webpages for a living, then all I can say is: Must. Download. Now!
Note that after installing it, you have to enable it by selecting it from the View->Toolbars menu item (it's instinctive to look in the Tools menu and get baffled by the lack of new menu items).
Update: there's also a non-Microsoft, FireFox analogue.
Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) ( subscribe to comments on this post )
Trackbacks are disabled.


text:
In our latest entry in the Bathing Interview series, we get in the Le Bain's pool with Sophie Mörner of Capricious Magazine.
Born in Sweden, Sophie talks about growing up by the cold waters of Stockholm, discovering her utopian style of photography and building up her publishing company and art gallery.
Do you shower or do you bathe?
Do you have any ideal bath in mind?
I love swimming in the Baltic Sea—it's always cold and has a very specific taste to it. When I was a teenager I would hang out with all my friends at a summerhouse that had a sauna and a dock. At night, we would sit in the lukewarm sauna and then run into the pitch darkness and jump into the sea. That moment when you jump into total darkness and then into cold, cold water is pretty special.
"I'm more into jumping in really cold water."
How are the beaches in Sweden?
Where I grew up in Stockholm, we don't really have beaches. There are more cliffs and rocks that you hang out on and swim from.
You once wanted to become a journalist. What were you interested in writing about?
I wouldn't say being a journalist was something I dreamt of, I more stumbled into it. I got a summer job at a TV station in Stockholm when I was 19. It was in 1996, so you can imagine how fun it was. I worked there for a year and then moved on to a girls magazine, kind of like Teen Vogue. I really loved writing, and had always been writing, though I wrote more poetry. I found that I was pretty okay at my job at the magazine. So I decided that journalism was a good plan for me.
Did you want to express something, or investigate any contemporary or cultural topics?
Back then in 1996, I was a club kid that started working at a teen magazine because it was fun and fit my lifestyle. I wanted girls to have fun. And I was, of course, interested in culture. I wanted to be loud!
When I wrote for myself, I always wrote about heartbreaks, longing, pain and all those very young thoughts, ha. I think I even had an idea of writing a memoir at age 20. I had been through a few things and was helping young girls find their way in life. I always had a young one around to support and heal, so I definitely felt like it was important to give a voice to young girls.
So you came to photography soon after you arrived in New York, didn't you?
After my job at the magazine, I went to a one year program in Washington DC around 1998, which was basically what brought me to the States. At that point I had transitioned from a straight club kid to an angry anarchist feminist. I wrote a lot about injustice and had very strong, feminist, propaganda-minded writing.
Writing in English was hard, so I started to take photographs instead, which became a total crush! I loved photographing, I was obsessed with it. It just matched my dreaminess and angry activist self. When I got into NYU in 1999, I was more into photography than writing. I took a summer course in photography and got hooked immediately the first time I was there. I was about 23. I started to photograph and then transferred into to Tisch School of the Arts at NYU for 3 years. I was photographing my friends around me, my community—girls girls girls basically.
Who would you say is your main influence? Nan Goldin would be one of them, wouldn't she? There's also a feeling of wilderness and utopia in your photos.
Of course you can think of Nan Goldin, especially when you photograph your community. Nan Goldin as well as Mark Morrisroe, Dave Armstrong and that whole group was very crucial for me when I first started to photograph. But when it came to the feeling of wilderness and of utopia, that was just my fantasy I wanted to create. Back then I didn't reference artists and photographers that much. It was much more of an intuitive process. It was almost like a drug. I had to do it. I had to be in the dark room. My friends were very important to me on such deep levels, I would say that this time in my life really planted seeds for who I am today, it really shaped me, taught me to be loud and take space, to be fearless and careless.
"When I first started [photography], it was very much like a drug. I had to do it. I had to be in the dark room."
Outdoors and harmonious moments… it feels like a natural, almost heavenly atmosphere.
"Heavenly…" I never heard anyone use that word for my work, so this is a first! I have heard idyllic or romantic. In a lot of my really early work, we were a group of friends who went to the forest mostly upstate New York, and I photographed. It always felt like a utopia when we were isolated in the forest for that one moment, that one afternoon, or that one trip, so I kept pushing the idea of this utopia. It was dreamy. I was pining for this world where you could just be free and these moments were total freedom. I cannot see so much harmony in these photographs, it's more of a stillness, but with so much restlessness and anxiety, but maybe I am the only one that can see that. I also think my work is very sensual and sexy. I always had some kind of crush on the girl that I photographed, it was never sexual, more like a crush on who they were in the world, or what they represented or the space they held.
"'Heavenly,' I would never use that word for my work. I was pining for this world where you could just be free."
So you also started your own publishing company. Is that another natural consequence of photography?
One could say it was a natural consequence of being a photographer. I got the idea of Capricious Magazine the first summer out of school in 2003. I wanted to start a magazine to publish my own photography and my friends' work. It was really fun and a lot of people were involved. That fall I moved to Amsterdam to be with my partner who lived there and started to make Capricious Magazine, which was for emerging fine art photographers, and I loved it. So I made a second one, and a third one and when I moved back to New York in 2005, I kept making the magazine. The magazine lead to a new idea of making it a publishing company, and I began publishing Girls Like Us (with editor Jessica Gysel) and other alternative art journals that were very small-scale but could sustain themselves and Capricious Publishing had taken shape.
I also had an artist-run space in Williamsburg—Capricious Space— for three years (2008-2011) where I invited curators, creatives and artists to curate shows. It was like an extension of Capricious Publishing and was a not-for-profit and artist-run space. The reason for closing Capricious Space was because I felt a bit stuck to a place. So I closed it and curated shows in other countries that first year. Now Capricious Publishing has a bit of a different direction, but Capricious Magazine is still going. The publishing is going very well and we put out two to three titles a year, in addition to Capricious Magazine, LDC (Le Derriere Cri editor JOFF) and GAG (Girls Against God editor Bianca Casady). So everything has been very fluid or capricious, I would say.
What are the challenges and rewards of Capricious Magazine?
I feel like Capricious has become my lifestyle. Of course there's a lot of challenges, especially financially, but it's always rewarding when I get an email from an artist that's been in the magazine and that led to them getting a show or another published piece. That is my drive—to create these possibilities for new artists that need more visibility.
How are your ideas circulating freely between your writing, your photography, your gallery and the magazine?
It is all fluid and everything relates to each other one way or another. It is like I have all these tools for ideas, tools in the shape of books magazines and exhibition space!
The newest endeavor is Company gallery (formerly Capricious 88) that I opened in the spring of 2014 that has moved away from photography, so in many ways it has a total different platform than Capricious Publishing. But of course there are crossovers between the publishing and the gallery and we have the possibility using the infrastructure of the publishing and what I have built up over the last 10 years to support the gallery and vice versa. I work with amazing people at both the gallery and the publishing that have a key role in bringing the vision forward.
I have to say that the one thing that has suffered the most over the years is my own photography, but since a year back I have gone back to work. I now set aside as much time as I can to work on my own things and I have a studio in Chinatown together with my partner. I have really missed living closely with my work, so it has been a great change. I feel like my photography, gallery and publishing work and my writing all ties together in some obscure unknown way. It is all fluid and it all touches each other on the edges.
"It is all fluid and everything relates to each other one way or another."
What's next for you?
Right now I am looking forward to some time off in August to train horses and rest, but I actually don't like vacations so I always seem to create big projects when I have time off. I am very excited about the fall programming at Company, where we open with Barbara Hammer, to be followed by Taocheng Wang and Jesse Darling. We are also releasing the new issue of Capricious Magazine in September with the theme "Ex."
I'm also planning a few really big shoots this summer which will be the grand finale of my utopia work, as well as some new horse bondage photographs which will be the last ones of my Horse Bondage series which I have worked on for 2 years, and I have a few exhibition coming up.
Oh, and I just built a black and white darkroom so I will spend a lot of time there!


text:
Set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system emerges.
Set in 2031, the entire world is frozen except for those aboard the Snowpiercer. For 17 years, the world's survivors are on a train hurtling around the globe creating their own economy and class system. Led by Curtis, a group of lower-class citizens living in squalor at the back of the train are determined to get to the front of the train and spread the wealth around. Each section of the train holds new surprises for the group who have to battle their way through. A revolution is underway. Written by Anne Campbell
Download Snowpiercer
|Quality (Size)
|Download Links
|Sub Indo
|Eng Sub
|BluRay (900 Mb)
|Kilk Disini
|Kilk Disini


text:
Bastion in Nanaimo
Thinking of planning a city break to Nanaimo. Expedia have a great range of hotels and accomodation in Nanaimo near Bastion that will help make your stay that little bit more special. But before you go make sure to check out the Expedia travel guide on Bastion first, so you can find out everything you need to know before you go away.


text:
Thai Fast Food --
The Wonderful World of Noodles
Welcome to Chiangmai and Chiangrai Magazine would like to make this delicious category of Thai food thoroughly available to our readers by explaining the various sorts of Thai fast food, the variety of food available in each category, and how to order it and flavor it to taste with the myriad of condiments available.
Ubiquitous to Thai fast food are noodles, the Thai-Chinese term for which is 'guay tiew' which offer diners a subtle range of tastes to suit every palate. In any large Thai city, noodle shops can be found open at virtually any time of night or day, ranging from fairly opulent permanent fixtures to portable establishments which appear on the curb side of the street at any time of night. Noodle shops are most often categorized by the sort of protein they offer with their noodles, beef, pork, chicken, duck, or fish, and some offer sorts of exotic noodle dishes which may seem strange to the Western palate.
Noodle shops most often lack menus, and the diner usually orders verbally, telling the cook what sort of noodles are desired, how to fix them, and what of the choice of side dishes to include in the bowl.
When approaching the vendor standing near an ever-bubbling cauldron of broth, you will see a glass case that contains the noodles and side dishes. It's time to decide what kind of noodles to eat. These are fairly standard to every sort of noodle shop, and the names are provided in Thai so the reader may point to these when ordering noodles if the proprietor of the noodles shop does not speak English.
Once these two choices have been made, the decision of side dishes to add to the noodles will depend upon what kind of noodle shop the diner has patronized.
Pork NoodlesPork noodle shops can usually be identified from the slabs of red pork hanging from hooks in the glass case above the broth cauldron. Once the diner has chosen the preferred kind of noodles and whether to have them with broth or not, any or all of the following can be included:
It is now up to the diner to flavor the bowl of noodles according to taste. Condiments available in almost every sort of noodle shop are placed in small covered dishes on each table and include granulated sugar, dried red chili powder (hot!), sour vinegar in which mild green chilies have been soaked, vinegar in which hotter chopped chillies have been soaked, and salty fish sauce. Sweet black soy sauce and a slightly sweet chilli sauce may be available in some shops. The four cardinal tastes in Thai cuisine are chili hot, sour, sweet, and salty. Thai culinary esthetics suggest that at least three of the four tastes should be present in the assembled dishes of a Thai meal, or in a one dish meal like noodles. However, the readers of Welcome to Chiangmai and Chiangrai magazine must experiment and decide what suits their individual taste. Once the pork noodles are ready, dig inwith chop sticks and bon appetite!
Beef NoodlesBeef noodle shops will not have anything easily identifiable hanging in the glass case, like red pork, but may have a green crescent on the shop sign indicating to Moslem diners that the food served is appropriate according to Islamic dietary laws. Once the choice of noodles and whether to be eaten with broth or dry have been made, the possible side dishes to order include:
Duck NoodlesIf the reader wishes to enjoy duck meat with noodles, Thailand is a duck lover's paradise as the meat prepared three different ways is available. A shop offering duck is easy to distinguish by the whole cooked duck carcasses hung with their necks looped over a bar in the glass case. The type of duck offered can be noted from the color of the skin on the duck carcasses.
Fish NoodlesShops offering fish noodles are not as common as the other sorts referred to here, but offer a tasty alternative in noodles to the adventuresome diner. Noodles with broth might be recommended here as the broth stock at fish noodle shops is often more flavorsome than the more bland broth stocks at other sorts of noodle shops. Many fish noodle shops sell their broth and fish meat balls in bulk as well as serving them to customers. Unlike pork or beef noodle shops, fish noodle shops will not have fresh fish meat to be quick boiled and added to the noodles. The usual side dishes include:
Chicken NoodlesChicken noodles shops are less common to find. The format is largely the same as the other types of noodle shops described here. The side dishes available are:
Home | Site Map | Sponsors | Feedback | Hot Links | Travel Help | Search
Copyright © 1995-2014 Welcome to Chiangmai and Chiangrai magazine All rights reserved.


text:
login with
Gilligan's Island!!!!!!!!!
Gilligan's Island is on people!!!!!!! Time to throw myself on the couch!!
lol i love watching it because in the opening credits, my son always has to dance.
I use to love Gilligan's Island! Haven't watched it in so long!
Who's your favorite character?
Gilligan of course XD he is just like me.
i have the dvds and i watch it everyday on tv.
I haven't seen that in YEARS.. I don't think it's on any channel here.. lol.. But I too would sit down and watch..
ANd I bet I still know the words.. lol
ANd I bet I still know the words.. lol
i have Dish
Moms also like
About Andrea Mouser
Current: Sacramento, California
Birth: June 03
On Moms.com since: Mar 16, 2014
Im 22. I love animals. I enjoy hunting and scuba diving. i love my wonderful Boyfriend Gary and my amazing son Kado. when im not outdoors, you can find me with a pencil in one hand and my current novel in the other. ask me about my weight loss.
All Recent Andrea's Posts