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Foreign Policy Learning
Guy Ziv
An improved understanding of foreign policy learning necessitates a clarification of what foreign policy learning is, who learns, and how such learning occurs. Cognitive and social psychologists, sociologists, and political scientists situated in a variety of subfields have contributed to the understanding of foreign policy learning, a multidisciplinary area of inquiry. Learning theorists seek to show how a change in an actor's beliefs due to experience or observation can lead to changes at other units, such as organizations and within the government. This cognitive dimension is important because actors may pursue a new course of action for politically expedient reasons rather than having genuinely "learned"—a distinction referred to as "complex" vs. "simple" learning.
Foreign policy learning can be internal or external. The former type of learning entails what individuals, governments, or organizations learn from their prior experience. Learning theorists who focus on the individual level of analysis borrow insights from political psychology in an effort to shed light on the personal characteristics, the belief structures, and the cognitive psychological mechanisms of political actors that can better inform policymaking. Leaders whose cognitive structures are described as relatively open and complex—like Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, whose learning brought about the dramatic changes that ultimately led to the demise of the Soviet Union—are more likely to alter their beliefs than their cognitively closed and simple counterparts.
Yet external learning occurs as well. Policy diffusion studies show that learning can result from demonstration effects. Foreign policy learning via diffusion is not instrumental, but instead occurs through osmosis. Privatization in the former communist states, China's Foreign Direct Investment liberalization, and the diffusion of environmental norms in the European Union are examples of learning that is contagious, not chosen. A more conscious mode of learning than diffusion is policy transfer, which entails policymakers' transferring ideas from one country and implementing them in another. Technological innovations, unlike lessons that involve political ideology, are generally easier lessons to transfer—for example, Japan's success in applying lessons from the West to modernize its army in the second half of the 19th century.
The constraints to foreign policy learning are formidable. Decision makers are not always open to reconsidering views that challenge their beliefs. Leaders tend to resort to, and misuse, analogies that prevent learning. Even a change in a decision maker's beliefs may not lead to foreign policy change, given the myriad political pressures, bureaucratic hurdles, and economic realities that often get in the way of implementing new ideas. Indeed, foreign policy learning and foreign policy change are not synonymous.
Scholars face significant obstacles in studying foreign policy learning. There is no consensus on the definition of learning, on what constitutes learning, on how actors learn, when they learn, or on how to assess whether learning has taken place. Despite attempts to make sense of the confusion, scholars face the daunting challenge of improving understanding of how learning is shaped and funneled through the interaction of agents and the structures in which they are situated, as well as the relationship between learning and foreign policy change.
Gender-Sensitive Parliaments
Sonia Palmieri
While women have succeeded in promoting a feminist agenda in some parliaments, the international research shows that this is not always possible, and accordingly, not a realistic expectation for women. Parliaments, like any institution, have specific cultural norms and practices, some of which actively work against the advancement of gender equality. Understanding the conditions under which female—and male—parliamentarians might succeed in promoting gender equality outcomes has become an important avenue for research and development practice. The focus on gender-sensitive parliaments allows for a framework to identify, and encourage the development of, those conditions.
There are four key elements of a gender-sensitive parliament. First, it accepts that the responsibility to achieve gender equality, both as a policy outcome and as a process, rests with the parliament as a whole (its male and female members and staff) and with the organizations that drive substantial policy, procedural, and normative development (political parties). Second, a gender-sensitive parliament is guided by institutional policies and legal frameworks, which allow the parliament to monitor its achievements toward gender equality and allow follow-up and review. Third, a gender-sensitive parliament institutionalizes a gender mainstreaming approach through its representational, legislative, and oversight work to ensure that all the parliament's outputs consider, and counteract, any potential discrimination against women or men, girls or boys. This element requires a reconsideration of the process and structures of the parliament, including the respective roles and capacities of members and parliamentary staff. Fourth, a gender-sensitive parliament constantly strives to eliminate institutional cultures that sanction and perpetuate discriminatory, prejudicial norms and attitudes in the workplace against women members and staff.
National Secession
Philip G. Roeder
National secession seeks to create a new sovereign state for a nation residing on its homeland that is currently located inside another sovereign state. This goal distinguishes national secession from regional secession, autonomy, and decolonization and shapes the strategies, operational objectives, and tactical choices of the leaders of national-secession campaigns. Explanations for the success of some campaigns—particularly, success at getting on the global agenda—have focused on the identities, grievances, or greed of their members. Explanations for why some campaigns have turned to protracted intense violence have focused on these motivations and on tactical-logistical opportunities.
The existing literature suffers from its failure to agree on theoretical and conceptual fundamentals. As a consequence, empirical studies focus on very different universes of cases and operationalize key variables in diverging ways. The existing literature frequently does not consider how the goal of national secession constrains the strategies, operations, and tactics of such campaigns. And so, it often fails to consider whether studies with another dependent variable can be extended to the study of national secession. Explanations stress indeterminate or substitutable causes and remote constraints on most national-secession campaigns—causes and constraints taken "off the shelf" from theories about conflicts operating under very different strategic and operational constraints. Missing from these explanations is the authenticity and realism of the programs for national secession in the assessments of the populations that each program presents as a nation with a right to a sovereign state of its own. Explanations and recommendations for responses by common-state governments, their allies, and the international community often fail to understand the centrality of the war of programs between national secessionists and common-state governments and the ways this constrains what compromises are possible and what responses are most likely to lead to domestic and international peace in such conflicts.
Pro-Government Militias and Conflict
Sabine C. Carey and Neil J. Mitchell
Pro-government militias are a prominent feature of civil wars. Governments in Colombia, Syria, and Sudan recruit irregular forces in their armed struggle against insurgents. The United States collaborated with Awakening groups to counter the insurgency in Iraq, just as colonizers used local armed groups to fight rebellions in their colonies. An emerging cross-disciplinary literature on pro-government non-state armed groups generates a variety of research questions for scholars interested in conflict, political violence, and political stability: Does the presence of such groups indicate a new type of conflict? What are the dynamics that drive governments to align with informal armed groups and that make armed groups choose to side with the government? Given the risks entailed in surrendering a monopoly of violence, is there a turning point in a conflict when governments enlist these groups? How successful are these groups? Why do governments use these non-state armed actors to shape foreign conflicts whether as insurgents or counterinsurgents abroad? Are these non-state armed actors always useful to governments or perhaps even an indicator for state failure?
We examine the demand for and supply of pro-government armed groups and the legacies that shape their role in civil wars. The enduring pattern of collaboration between governments and these armed non-state actors challenges conventional theory and the idea of an evolutionary process of the modern state consolidating the means of violence. Research on these groups and their consequences began with case studies, and these continue to yield valuable insights. More recently, survey work and cross-national quantitative research contribute to our knowledge. This mix of methods is opening new lines of inquiry for research on insurgencies and the delivery of the core public good of effective security.


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If you've found out that you have a BRCA gene change, you may be feeling pretty overwhelmed. But when it comes to cancer, knowledge is power. Now that you know you are BRCA-positive, you can take steps to reduce your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Experts know that women who are BRCA-positive are more likely than average women to get breast cancer and ovarian cancer. This table shows the predicted number of women in each group who will get cancer by age 70.
It's clear that having a BRCA change makes a big difference. But it's important to realize that:
The problem is that no one can predict who will or won't get cancer or when. That's why experts suggest that all women with BRCA changes take steps to prevent cancer.
To help women with BRCA changes, some experts did a study that let them predict how much breast and ovarian cancer risk could be reduced by:
The study also looked at having the surgeries at different ages. So for example, you can see what difference it might make if you keep your breasts and ovaries until after you are done having children. These results are one piece of information you can use as you can explore how to lower your cancer risk.
Surgery and screening tests are not your only choices. You can also talk to your doctor about preventive medicines such as tamoxifen. And some women choose to have no treatment or extra screening.
According to the study, here's how the different prevention methods affect the life spans of women with BRCA1 changes.
According to the study, here's how the different prevention methods affect the life spans of women with BRCA2 changes.
Take some time to think about your options. A genetic counselor can help you understand how the prevention options affect your cancer risk. Discuss them with your family and close friends. Then you can reach a decision that feels right for you.
CitationsU.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2005). Genetic
risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer
susceptibility: Recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 143(5): 355–361.Kurian AW, et al. (2010). Survival analysis of cancer risk reduction strategies for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28(2): 222–231.
Also available online: http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/28/2/222.full.Other Works ConsultedDomchek SM, et al. (2010). Association of risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers with cancer risk and mortality. JAMA, 304(9): 967–975.
Also available online: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=186510.
National Cancer Institute (2011). Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer (PDQ)—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/genetics/breast-and-ovarian/healthprofessional.
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This is one of those miracle $10.00 wines. I've been a fan of this Corbieres but last night when I popped it open it seemed limited. Oh yes, I said, a nice little everyday wine, satisfying but no bells and whistles. So, I plugged it up.
Then tonight I reopened the bottle and the genie flew out of the bottle. This little guy started to flash its raincoat open. What a different personality. No shy thing anymore, its grip developed and so did a tart little limey tang at the rear, the nose was raisiny, pruney, with a bit of currant, which made whoopee with porcini. It's mix is about 60% carignan with some grenache noir and syrah.
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In this case (as opposed to generally) the hypocrites who disfigure [literally, ruin!] their faces may well evoke the original sense of "hypocrites" as actors in the theater, who typically wore large theatrical masks. Fasting typically accompanied grief, often the sorrow of penitence (Neh 1:4-7; 9:1-2; Zech 7:5; Sirach 31:26; Judith 4:9-13). Yet as Joel put it, the true penitent must rend his or her heart and not merely garments (2:13); Isaiah declared that the true fast was to act for justice (Is 58:6-10). Fasting is a time of drawing close to God by demonstrating our commitment to him. Normally coupled with prayer in the New Testament (Acts 9:9; 13:2-3; 14:23; compare Ezra 8:23; Neh 1:4), biblical fasting is not asceticism for asceticism's sake (Col 2:18-23). Many Pharisees may have fasted twice a week as a mark of piety (Lk 18:12; b. Ta`anit 12a); but I fear that some early Christians missed the point of this passage when they insisted that believers should not fast on Mondays and Thursdays like the "hypocrites," but rather on Wednesdays and Fridays (Did. 8:1).
Under normal circumstances people trimmed beards or changed clothes before appearing in public, as well as anointing themselves. (Palestinian Jews used oil to clean and anoint their skin, especially on their heads; t. Sebi`it 6:9; ARN 3A, probably to lubricate dry scalps.) Because penitent fasting included afflicting oneself (Lev 23:32), for most Jewish people the most extreme fasts meant not only abstaining from food but also practicing other forms of self-abasement like not shaving, washing one's clothes, anointing or having intercourse (m. Ta`anit 1:6; 4:7; Yoma 8:1). Jesus is so concerned with keeping one's righteousness private that he prohibits customary features of what his contemporaries considered a strict fast.
It may be difficult for a member of a family to get around explaining why he or she is not sharing a meal, but in normal circumstances we may wish to observe Jesus' warning as literally as possible to guard our own motives before God. If we want our credit with God, we need to be satisfied that he alone knows, for we can trust that his reward will be more than adequate.
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Dr. Mike Bower Named President of Lake Region State College
BISMARCK, N.D. - The State Board of Higher Education today named (Larry) Michael Bower, Ph.D., president of Lake Region State College, in Devils Lake, N.D.
Bower is an executive dean to the president of Mott Community College in Flint, Mich., a position he has held for four years. Prior to joining MCC, Bower served as a campus administrator at the Chippewa Falls Campus, Chippewa Valley Technical College in Chippewa Falls, Wis. He also has served as dean of academics and training at Columbus Campus for Central Community College in Columbus, Neb.
"The State Board of Higher Education was very impressed by the
breadth of Dr. Bower's community college experience. With his leadership, we believe this excellent institution can become even better," said John Q. Paulsen, SBHE president. "The Lake Region State College presidential search committee put a tremendous amount of time and effort into the selection process, and we thank them for a job very well done," Paulsen said.
"Today's community colleges must be responsive to rapidly changing
workforce needs while also providing a foundation for students who plan to receive more advanced education," said Bill Goetz, chancellor of the North Dakota University System. "Lake Region State College and the entire University System will benefit from Dr. Bower's vision for the future of higher education in our state."
Bower earned a Ph.D. in education administration from the University of Nebraska in 2006, an M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1992, a B.S. in industrial supervision from Indiana State University in 1971 and an A.A.S. in automotive technology from Vincennes University in 1969.
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Limp Bizkit reform with guitarist Wes Borland and announce Download festival appearance
Well, we presume Bizkit mastermind / cap toting rapper Fred Durst and Wes Borland Wes Borland are joking when they say:
"We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other. Regardless of where our separate paths have taken us, we recognize there is a powerful and unique energy with this particular group of people we have not found anywhere else. This is why Limp Bizkit is back."
Quite, but perhaps the surprise here is that guitarist Borland is on board this gravy train. Well, why not you ask – some say his riffs are the best thing about the rap metal mob.
Well this is the guitarist who cited artistic integrity as one of the main reasons he originally left the band back in 2001, that and the fact he allegedly couldn't stand working with Bizkit Durst - a man not known for subtlety.
Strange then that he rejoined the band in 2004 and the band released the generally lambasted The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) album. The band didn't tour, Wes fell out with Durst again and left.
He went on to front a very different band of his own – Black Light Burns. More Inch Inch Nails than NWA.
Their debut was impressive, and a completely clean slate for Borland who began winning round the critics of his previous outfit.
His latest move is one that will no doubt surprise his fans but they better get used to it because Limp Bizkit plan to record a new album – surely not The Unquestionable Truth Part 2?! – and tour this Summer. Including a stop at the Donington Download festival in June.
So why come back again Wes? Hmmm, we wonder. But moreover, does anyone want Bizkit back at all?
Borland will be playing Yamaha CV820WB signature model guitar on tour. More dates will be announced shortly.
Borland was intensely involved in every aspect of the design process of his dream signature model guitar from conception to completion. It boasts a distinctive design incorporating Yamaha's unique Takumi-Kezuri construction in which the back, sides, and center block are all carved from one block of wood (alder, in this case). A two-piece carved maple top finishes the instrument, making it a true semi-hollowbody electric guitar.
Other notable design elements include YASH (Yamaha Artist Services Hollywood) designed Custom33 pickups and binding on the inlayed 12-degree angled headstock, F-holes, and beautifully contoured body.
And what did you want?
I wanted an instrument that incorporated my favorite features from every guitar I've ever had—all the things I always wished I could transplant from one guitar to all the others. I wanted a semi-hollowbody with f-holes that also incorporated features from my favorite solidbodies. I wanted it to look "old" in a classic way, but seamlessly incorporate a modern locking tremolo. Yamaha has just developed a new tremolo system that uses a lever to lock and unlock the strings, as opposed to wrenches. It's smaller, sleeker-looking, and very cool. It also works perfectly with the headstock I designed. The guitar will come in two finishes: One is glossy black, and the other is dark wood-grain, the color of a violin.
What about the electronics?
I prefer not having a tone control, since I always keep mine set all the way to treble—there's no reason for me to roll off highs. But I like having separate volume controls for each pickup, because I blend them sometimes.
You favor loud, heavily overdriven tones. Is feedback a problem with a hollowbody?
I've played hollowbodies for a long time in many different high-gain situations. The trick is to play the guitar as-is in the studio, but to stuff a few little pieces of foam into the guitar when you play live. It doesn't change the guitar's tone or weight, but it deadens it enough to prevent feedback. I also use noise gates to keep things quieter.
Why have you veered away from the seven-string guitars you used to use?
Actually, I played six-string all the way through the first Limp Bizkit record. But then we went on the road with Korn, who got us some seven-strings for free. But I never played with a low seventh string like they did—I had a doubled high E, which I used to create chorusing effects, or to grab dissonant notes right next to each other. But as time went by, I used the doubled string less, so it was easy to go back to six string.
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You mean you played those low-tuned Limp Bizkit riffs with no low B string?
Right—though in Limp Bizkit I tuned the whole guitar a step-and-a-half lower than standard, C# to C#. I wound up using a lot of different low tunings on the Black Light Burns album, because I had to find the right key for my voice. Sometimes we went as low as B. And sometimes, like on the song "Lie," we use the C# tuning, but with the low C# dropped down to B. It's like a regular dropped-D tuning, transposed down.
So is the CV820WB everything you wanted?
Yes—it's exactly what I wanted. Everything came together perfectly. I just can't wait to get my hands on a few more of them!
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Robert Kirkman will take ratings over Emmy noms
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ask Robert Kirkman about the snub his show "The Walking Dead" received in Emmy Award nominations and he answers with a hearty laugh.
"I'll take the ratings, I think is what I usually say," Kirkman said Thursday in an interview at his Skybound booth at Comic-Con.
Kirkman points at all the great shows that are competition for his zombie apocalypse series in what has become a golden age of television.
"The Walking Dead" set cable ratings records earlier this year when more than 12 million people tuned in to the season finale. But it was not among the six nominees Thursday in the drama series category. The nominees were fellow AMC original series "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men," ″Downton Abbey," ″Game of Thrones," ″Homeland" and the Netflix release "House of Cards."
The show did receive a nomination for outstanding prosthetic makeup, an award executive producer Greg Nicotero and his KNB EFX Group have won twice before.
"It's a really great time for television," Kirkman said. "When I hear, 'Oh, are you upset you didn't get nominated for an Emmy?' I'm like, 'Well, I don't know, there's 'Breaking Bad' and 'Mad Men' and 'Game of Thrones' and 'Boardwalk Empire." There's a dozen other shows that are fantastic that I really enjoy. Yeah, I kind of see. It's really hard to pick the best 20 or so amazing television shows that are out there now. It's a tough field to be active in, so I get it."
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M. de Jong necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 248 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
ChiliApps is a startup consultancy company based in the Netherlands, with a focus on application development for SAP. (http://www.sap.com)
Our placeholder on the web with a small company mood movie: http://www.chiliapps.nl or on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx2t7oSHaKQ
The main proposition will be that the time has passed that SAP applications were about dull, grey (and blue) and timeconsuming User Interfaces. With todays technology and our company's knowledge and skills, we are able to built crispy and appealing, but to the point User Interfaces. No more complex environments, that distract the user from fullfilling their core processes.
Next to a focus on desktop applications with a much better user experience, there is also a focus on mobile SAP applications. We will be the first company in the Netherlands that focusses it's proposition on this new area for SAP.
We want our logo to emphasize that we are about something new, not experienced yet. (in corporate environments of course, because at home we already can't live without it.... ;-)
Help us stand out from the SAP consultancy company's croud!
Corporate audience from mid- to big-sized company's as well as SAP development consultants.
Target companies for instance: Philips, Heineken, Shell but also Dutch market leaders on Utilities, Logistics and also Government.
The trick must be that the logo stands out and appeals to young creative developers which we want to recruit, but it doesn't look to cheap or to playfull for a CIO of a mid-/big-sized company to leave my business card on his desk.
So, should a pepper be used or not? Of course it is very obvious to use, but is that a weakness or a strength? It is up to you to convince me!
(Of course) the name ChiliApps was born by thinking of Extreme Hot Applications and the logo should radiate (is this word used correctly?) this feeling without being cheesy or being to obvious.
As stated under target audience: "The trick must be that the logo stands out and appeals to young creative developers which we want to recruit, but it doesn't look to cheap or to playfull for a CIO of a mid-/big-sized company to leave my business card on his desk."
Logo may only be a "picture" or can (also) contain the name ChiliApps.
Logo in rectangular and square variant because the logo must be usable for:
- website
- business cards
- brochures
- paper and envelopes
but also
- recognizable favicon (please provide example)
- iPhone application icon
We were thinking of a black based website and business cards with a red colored logo (logo also must be printeable on white paper), but we are open for creative alternatives.
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AmazonFresh's (AMZN) Sneaky Business Strategy – Compete with Premium Grocers, Build Out Distribution Model, Enter Mass Market With Force
This story was updated on October 3, 2013, at 4:15pm, with perspectives from former AmazonFresh executive Tom Furphy.
Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) online grocery arm, AmazonFresh, could be cooking up a smart long-term business strategy, according to one leading retail consultant.
In a draft report on online U.S. grocers, grocery retail expert Bill Bishop wrote that mass-market grocers seem to be sighing with relief, despite nervous buzz earlier this summer over AmazonFresh's expansion into several cities, beyond its current Seattle and Los Angeles markets.
"Industry fears about immediate competition with the online giant soon began to diminish, primarily for two reasons," read the report. "The combination of Amazon prices and fees suggested that Amazon Fresh wasn't targeting the mass market. It appears that they plan to compete directly with upscale retailers such as Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM) and Costco (NASDAQ:COST)."
But that's only the first step in a two-step strategy, Bishop told International Business Times. Mass-market supermarkets should remain on guard, he said.
Focusing first on upscale shoppers allows Amazon to fine-tune its knowledge of this key demographic and raise shopper satisfaction scores to match rivals Whole Foods and Costco.
But more importantly, it may tempt ordinary supermarket retailers into believing that AmazonFresh doesn't pose an immediate or major threat.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, AmazonFresh can optimize its distribution systems, plant warehouses and quietly correct blunders. And it can make some money, too, thanks to high margins from selling premium groceries.
"All this could be done while larger retailers see no immediate threat and, therefore, no need to react," reads the report. "When ready, Amazon can begin to exploit these new advantages, along with lower prices, to win the business of the next-lower income segment of shoppers."
"Let's go someplace where no one is going to pay attention to us," said Bishop to IBTimes, summing up this business strategy. "And by the way, earn the full premium while you're doing it."
"How could you have a more inviting entry strategy? No one's studying you, and no one's that worried about you," he said.
The notoriously reactive retail industry will likely play down a distant threat, said Bishop, and so may feel reassured by a seemingly modest and minimalist approach from AmazonFresh.
There's little that AmazonFresh's brick-and-mortar supermarket rivals can do in the meantime, said Bishop, aside from upping their digital game.
Amazon has already targeted families with several children, who typically spend more than $10,000 annually at supermarkets, retail consultant Burt Flickinger, from the Strategic Resource Group, told IBTimes.
He pointed to Amazon's interest in big-selling products like laundry detergent, diapers and coffee and tea, citing Amazon's ownership of Diapers.com and Soap.com. Meat and produce only account for a fifth of food retail sales, he estimated.
Still, it's far from clear that AmazonFresh can produce a delivery system and profitable customer base. That's even as it ties AmazonFresh to Amazon Prime, its membership service which attracts loyal and wealthier customers, who shop online more frequently.
In the company's most recent earnings call, in late July, Amazon.com chief financial officer Thomas Szkutak told analysts that the chief challenge to AmazonFresh is an economic one.
"The challenge that we had over the past several years is how to make it economically viable," he said. "…It's very, very early. So, it's something they will continue to work on both from a customer experience and from an economic standpoint, and there is not much more I can add to that right now."
He dodged a question about whether the AmazonFresh pilot in Seattle, which began in 2007, has been profitable. The company doesn't disclose financial information specific to AmazonFresh.
Pricing and profitability are key unresolved issues for AmazonFresh, said Flickinger, though the fundamentals of the business model have been worked out.
"One of the things they have to work out in addition to the cost of logistics is … are they going to price at a loss, like Kindle? That will involve possibly questions from the Federal Trade Commission, or anti-trust enforcement at the Department of Justice," he said.
Some of America's brightest minds have worked on proofing the business model for online grocery delivery: "But they have not been able to take it profitably to scale, on a meaningful basis across many markets," said Flickinger, citing the legendary Webvan bankruptcy in 2001, the most notorious failure among online grocers.
AmazonFresh is likely to expand into other cities in coming years, including San Francisco and New York. It'll likely benefit from a slowly growing market for online groceries in the U.S., led by rich and young consumers.
But it will face fierce competition. San Francisco is a particularly crowded market. Competitors like Instacart, led by a former Amazon employee, are also targeting Chicago and several other cities in 2014.
"There's no clear winner as of yet," said Flickinger. "With the Fresh Directs and the Peapod model, there's no clear winner, but tremendous opportunity."
UPDATE - Comments from former AmazonFresh executive Tom Furphy:
Tom Furphy, a former vice president with AmazonFresh who helped run the unit from 2005 to 2009, told IBTimes in an email that Bishop's theory may be broadly accurate, but probably isn't a deliberate move to dodge attention from rivals on Amazon's part.
"They've ended up where they are (higher priced, premium service) as a result of their continued tweaking of the model to achieve a palatable level of profitability for the near term," he wrote.
He believes AmazonFresh has given up, for the near future, on reaching the sheer volume of fresh grocery deliveries needed for a profit, if those deliveries are free.
"They appear to be charging premium costs to subsidize their growth-stage inefficiencies and lack of scale," he wrote. "As they build efficiency and scale over time, they will likely be able to offer a more affordable service, which will be appealing to a broader segment of the population."
"I highly doubt they are intentionally competing with only the likes of Costco and Whole Foods now so that traditional grocers will dismiss them as a threat. Amazon could care less about competition," he continued.


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ROCHESTER — Police are searching for a man who they say committed robbery at Market Basket on Sunday before fleeing with cash.
The robbery occurred around 4:45 p.m. on Milton Road, when a white male man in his late 20s or early 30s demanded cash from a Market Basket cashier while insinuating he had a weapon. No injuries resulted from the incident, and no weapon was actually shown, said Police Sgt. Anthony Bossi.
"No weapon was displayed, but one was indicated," said Bossi.
He said while the Market Basket was "pretty full" at the time the robbery occurred, it appears no other customers or employees knew the robbery was taking place at the time that the suspect was demanding cash.
"Nobody really knew it because it was directed toward a specific cashier," he said.
Police conducted a K9 track in efforts to find the robbery suspect, said Bossi, but as of 10 p.m. Sunday, the suspect was not found.
He could not say Sunday night which direction the alleged robber fled.
The suspect is described as being a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing an olive green coat with darker sleeves, blue jeans, and white sneakers. He has medium build and some facial hair.
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The best complete survey of Christian preaching is the art. Predigt by Schian in Hauck-Herzogs Realencyklopädie, vol. XV. A good outline is given in A History of Preaching, A.D. 701572, by Dargan, E. C., 1905.
For the later medieval sermon see Gasquet, F. A., The Eve of the Reformation (3rd ed., 1905), and The Old English Bible (2nd ed., 1908); Neale, J. M., Mediaeval Preachers (1856); Baring Gould, S., Post-Mediaeval Preachers (1865): and the ridicule by Erasmus in Encomium Moriae.
For the reformation period: of general ecclesiastical historians, Dixon gives most attention to the preachers. The best special account is Sketches of the Reformation and Elizabethan age taken from the contemporary Pulpit, by Haweis, J. O. W., 1844. See also Puritan Preaching in England, by Brown, John. The most important regulations about preaching are given in Documents illustrative of English Church History, compiled by Gee, H., and Hardy, W. J., 1896.
Contemporary views of the proper methods of preaching may be found in Erasmus, Ecclesiastes sive concionator Evangelicus, Basel, 1535; Amandi Polani De Concionum sacrarum methodo, Basel, 1574; William Perkins, Prophetica, sive de sacra et unica ratione concionandi, Cambridge, 1592 (translated as The Art of Prophesying, 1606); Matthaei Sutlivii (i.e. Sutcliffe, 1550?1629), De concionum formulis, 1602. For a later criticism see Bishop Burnet, Of the Pastoral Care, chap. IX.
Andrewes, Lancelot. XCVI Sermons
published by his Majesties speciall Command. Folio. 1629. 2nd ed., 1631; 3rd, 1635.
The Moral Law expounded
whereunto is annexed 19 Sermons
upon Prayer
. Also 7 Sermons on our Saviours Tentations. 1642.
A[char] Sacra; or a collection of posthumous & orphan Lectures delivered at St. Pauls and St. Giles his church. 1657.
Collected Edition by Wilson, I. P. (Anglo-Catholic Library.) 5 vols. Oxford, 18413.
Index of texts, & general index to sermons, by Bliss, J. (Anglo-Cath. Libr.) Oxford, 1854.
See, also, a lecture by Church, R. W., in Masters in English Theology, 1877, and biographies by Ottley, R. L., 1894, and Whyte, A., 1896.
Bancroft, Richard (15441610). A Sermon preached at Paules Crosse the 9 of Februarie, being the first Sunday in the Parliament, anno 1588.
Becon, Thomas (151267). A new Postil conteinyng most godly & learned sermons upon all the Sonday Gospelles. 1566.
Bilson, Thomas (15471616), bishop of Winchester. The effect of certain Sermons touching the full Redemption of Mankind. 1599.
Bradford, John. A Sermon on Repentance. 1553.
Two Sermons. (The above, with one on the Lords Supper.) 1574.
Writings. Parker Soc., ed. Townshend, A. Cambridge, 1848.
Broughton, Hugh (15491612). An Exposition upon the Lords Prayer
preached in a Sermon at Oatelands
. Aug. 13, 1603. 1613 (?).
The Works of the great Albionean divine renownd in many nations for rare skill in Salems and Athens tongues, & familiar acquaintance with Rabbinical learning. 4 tomes, folio. 1662.
Cole, Thomas (d. 1571). A godly & learned sermon, made
before the Queens majestie, the first of Marche, 1564. 1564.
Colet, John. Oratio
ad Clerum in Convocatione, anno 1511.
The Sermon
made to the Convocacion at Paulis. Berthelet, T., 1511 (?). See Maitlands Early Printed Books, p. 239. Rptd. as A Sermon of Conforming & Reforming, with extracts from Andrewes and Hammond, and notes by Smith, T., Cambridge, 1661; also in The Phoenix, 1708, vol. II; in Life by Knight, Samuel, 1724 and 1823; and in Life by Lupton, J. H., 1887; 2nd ed., 1909.
Valuable information in Erasmi Epistolae (Leyden ed.), III, no. CCCCXXXV, and especially in annotated edition of the same by Lupton, J. H., The Lives of Vitrier & Colet, written in Latin by Erasmus of Rotterdam, in a Letter to Justus Jonas, 1883.
Dering, Edward. A Sermon preached at the Tower of London the xi day of December, 1569.
Dering, Edward. A Sermon preached before the Quenes Majestie the 25 Februarie, anno 1569.
Maister Derings Workes. 3 vols. 1590 and 1614.
Donne, John. See bibliography to Chap. XI.
See also, article on Izaak Waltons Life of Donne in Religio Laici by Beeching, H. C., 1902, and Lightfoot, J. B., in Classic Preachers of the English Church, ed. Kempe, J. E., 1877.
Drant, Thomas (d. 1578?). A fruitfull
Sermon, specially encouraging Almes giving. 1572. [For his Latin verses, see D. of N. B.]
Three godly & learned sermons. 1584.
Fisher, John. This treatyse concernynge the fruytful saynges of Davyd the kynge & prophete in the seven penytencyall psalmes. Devyded in seven sermons was made & compyled
at the exortacion and sterynge of
Margarete, countesse of Rychemount & Derby, etc. Wynkyn de Worde, 1508 and 1509. Reprints in 1714, 1876 (Mayor), and 1888 (Vaughan, K.).
This sermon folowynge was compyled & sayd in the Cathedrall chyrche of saynt Poule
, the body beynge present of
kynge Henry the VII the X day of Maye
MCCCCCIX. Wynkyn de Worde. 1509.
Hereafter followeth A Mornynge Remembraunce had at the moneth minde of the noble prynces Margarete countesse, etc. Wynkyn de Worde, without date [1509]. Reprints edited by Baker, T., 1708; Hymers, J., 1840; Ashbee, C. R., 1906.
The sermon of
made agayn ye pernicyous doctryn of Martin luuther, 1521. Wynkyn de Worde, 1521 (?). Reprints 1528 (?), 1554, 1556, 1876 (Mayor).
A Sermon had at Paulis by the cōmandment of
my lorde legate, & sayd by John¯ the byshop of Rochester, upō quīquagesom sonday concernynge certayne heretickes, whiche thā were abjured for holdynge the heresies of Martyn Luther. Berthelet, T., 1525 (?).
(This sermon is sometimes confused with the preceding sermon. It is not included in any modern edition. The Brit. Mus. copy (C 53 b. 15) has several corrections, made in a contemporary hand, not Fishers, but perhaps at his instance.)
The English Works, now first collected by Mayor, John E. B. (E.E.T.S. Ex. Ser. XXVII), Part 1. (No other Part published.) 1876.
See, also, John Fisher, sein Leben und Wirken by Kerker, M., Tubingen, 1860; Vie du beinheureux Martyr J. F., texte anglais et traduction latine du XVIe siècle, publiés par Fr. von Ortroy, Brussels, 1893; and Life by Bridgett, T. E., 1888; 2nd ed., 1890.
Gilpin, Bernard. A Godly Sermon preached in the court at Greenwich the first Sonday after the Epiphanie An. Do. 1552. 1581. Rptd. in Life by Carleton, bp. G., 1629, and in Life by Gilpin, W., 1752. See Leaders in the Northern Church by Lightfoot, J. B., 1890.
Gosson, Stephen. The Trumpet of Warre. A sermon preached at Paules Crosse the seventh of Maie, 1598.
Grindal, Edmund (151983). A Sermon, at the ffuneral solemnitie of the most high & mighty Prince Ferdinandus. 1564. Rptd. in Remains, edited for the Parker Soc. by Nicholson, W., Cambridge, 1843.
Harspfield, John (151678). Concio quaedam habita coram Patribus et Clero in ecclesia Paulina Londini, 26 Oct. 1553.
Harpsfield, John. A notable & learned sermon or Homilie upon S. Andrewes Daye last past. 1556.
Hooker, Richard. See bibliography to Chap. XVIII in Vol. III.
See, also, Puritan and Anglican, by Dowden, E., 1900; Religio Laici, by Beeching, H. C., 1902; and Notes on English Divines, by Coleridge, S. T., 1853.
Hooper, John. An oversighte and deliberacion uppon the holy prophet Jonas:
Comprehended in seven Sermons. 1550.
A funerall oratyon made the xiiii day of January
Early Writings of. Ed. Carr, S. Parker Soc. Cambridge, 1843.
Hutchinson, Roger (d. 1555). A faithful Declaration of Christes holy supper, comprehended in thre Sermons preached at Eaton Colledge
1552. 1560.
Works. Edited for the Parker Soc. by Bruce, J. Cambridge, 1842.
Jewel, John. The Copie of a Sermon pronounced by the Byshop of Salisburie at Paules Crosse the second Sondaye before Easter
1560. (The famous challenge was first given in a sermon at Pauls Cross on 26 Nov., 1559; it was repeated in substance at court on 17 Mar., 1560, and at Pauls Cross again on 31 Mar. It was then printed, as above.)
Certaine sermons preached before the Queens Majestie and at Paules Crosse. 1583.
Seven godly and learned sermons. 1607.
Works. With Life by Featley, D. 1609.
Works. Ed. for Parker Soc. by Ayre, J. 4 vols. Cambridge, 184550.
Works. Ed. by Jelf, R. W. 8 vols. Oxford, 1848.
Latimer, Hugh. See bibliography to Chap. II in Vol. III and add
Concio quam habuit
ēpus Worcestrie in cōuētu spiritualiū nono Junii, ante inchoationē Parlamenti celebrati anno 28
Regis Henrici octaui. Southwarke, 1537. (An English translation also in 1537.)
Certain Sermons made
Katherine, duchess of Suffolk, 1552, 1562 (edited by Latimers Helvetian Secretary, Augustine Bernher).
Sermons. (Everymans Library). With Introduction by Beeching, H. C. 1906.
See, also, on Latimers preaching, The Jewel of Joy (1553) by Thomas Becon, and chap. III in Leaders of the Reformation by John Tulloch, Edinburgh, 1883.
Lever, or Leaver, Thomas. A fruitfull Sermon made in Poules churche at London in the Shroudes the seconde daye of Februari. 1550.
A Sermon preached ye fourth Sonday in Lent before the Kynges Majestie
A Sermon preached at Poules Crosse, the xiiii day of Decembre. 1550.
Three fruitfull sermons
made 1550, and now newlie perused by the authour. 1572. The only reprint is Edward Arbers, 1870, 1901.
Longland, John. Johannis Longlondi dei gratia Lincolniensis Episcopi, Tres Conciones. (The first was delivered in the presence of Wolsey and the legate, 10 Jan., 1519, the second at the foundation of Cardinal college in 1525, the third before an assembly of bishops in Westminster Abbey on 27 Nov., 1527.) Printed by Pynson, R., 1527 (?).
Quinque Sermones, sextis quadragesimae feriis habiti coram illustrissimi regis Henrici VIII, 1517. Printed by Pynson, R. Re-issued with the preceding, 1527. Both are translated from the original English, probably by Thomas Caius.
Longland, John. A Sermōd made before the kynge hys hyghenes at Rychemunte uppon good fryday,
MCCCCCXXXVI (Petyt?, 1536?). (An imperfect copy, without imprint, in the library of Trin. Coll. Camb.)
A Sermonde made before the Kynge, his majestye at grenewiche, upon good Frydaye,
MDXXXVIII. Thomas Petyt, undated, [1538?]. (The Brit. Mus. copy, C 53 k. 14, has on the flyleaf, Tho. Baker coll: Jo: Socius ejectus, liber rarissimus, and other MS. notes.)
Perkins, William. A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore & sixe sermons, preached at Cambridge. 1606.
exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount. Cambridge, 1608.
The Workes
gathered. 3 vols. Cambridge, 161618.
Rainolds, or Reynolds, John. The prophecie of Obadiah opened & applyed in sondry sermons. Oxford, 1613. (Edited by Hinde, W., after Rainoldss death, apparently from H.s own MS. notes.) Rptd. Edinburgh, 1864.
The Discovery of the Man of Sinne
first preached in divers sermons to the Universitie & Cittie of Oxon. (Ed. by Hinde, W.) Oxford, 1614.
The Prophesie of Haggai interpreted & applied in sundry Sermons. Never before printed. 1649.
See Hallams appreciation of Rainolds in Hist. Eur. Lit. II, 86.
Sandys, or Sandes, Edwin. Sermons. (The Epistle to the Reader is not by the preacher.) 1585 and 1616.
Sermons. Edited for Parker Soc. by Ayre, J. Cambridge, 1842.
Smith, Henry. The Examination of Usurie in two sermons, taken by characterie, & after examined. (With a short preface, signed, Thine H. S.) 1591. These and several other sermons were printed in the authors lifetime, and for twenty years after his death there was a remarkably large output of his sermons, singly, in small sets and in collected editions. On the use of shorthand for taking down sermons, see Encycl. Brit., art. Shorthand (Keith-Falconer, I.) and Watson, Foster, The English Grammar Schools, Cambridge, 1908.
The Sermons
gathered into one volume. 1592. Another edition, ed. by Thomas Fuller (with a short memoir). 1657. Reprint, 1866.
A selection of the Sermons. Edited by Brown, John. Cambridge. 1908.
Udall, or Uvedale, John (1560?92). Amendment of Life, in three sermons. 1584. Reprint, 1596.
Obedience to the Gospell. Two Sermons. 1584 and 1596.
Peters Fall: two sermons. 1584.
Whitgift, John (1530?1604). A Godlie Sermon preached before the Queenes Majestie at Grenewiche the 26 of March last past. 1574. Reprint in Parker Soc.s ed., 1853.
Alcock, John (14301500), bishop of Ely. Mons perfectionis, otherwyse in Englysshe, The Hylle of perfeccyon. Wynkyn de Worde, 1497, 1499 and 1501.
Andrewes, Lancelot. A manual of the private devotions of
, Translated out of a fair Greek MS. of his amanuensis by R. D[rake]. 1648.
Preces Privatae, Graecè & Latinè. (Ed. by Lamphire, John.) Oxonii, 1675. Important modern editions: Newman, J. H., 1842; Meyrick, F., 186573; Medd, P. G., 1892 and 1899, and especially Brightman, F. E., 1903.
Babington, Gervase (1550?1610), bishop of Worcester. A briefe Conference betwixt mans Frailty and Faith. 1584.
Bayly, Lewes (d. 1631), bishop of Bangor. The Practice of Piety. 1612. 51 editions by 1714. Printed also in French (1625), German (1629) and Welsh (1630). Modern edition by Webster, G., 1842.
Becon, Thomas. Davids Harpe ful of moost delectable armony newely strynged & set in tune by Theodore Basille [i.e. Becon, T.]. Mayler, J., 1541.
The Pomaunder of Prayer. 1558. (Another Book with this title was printed by W. de Worde in 1532.)
Bradford, John. Godlie Meditations. Hall, R. 1562.
Bull, Henry (d. 1575?). Christian Prayers & holie meditations
gathered. 1566 and 1570. Parker Soc. 1842.
Byfield, Nicholas (15791622). The Marrow of the Oracles of God. 1620.
Catherine Parr, queen of England. Prayers or Medytacions
collected out of holy woorkes. 1545.
Daye, Richard (15521607?). A Booke of Christian Prayers, collected out of the aunciēt writers, and best learned in our tyme. 1569.
Donne, John. Devotions upon emergent occasions, & severall steps in my sicknes. 1624. Pickerings ed. 1840.
Elyot, Sir Thomas. A swete & devoute sermon of holy saynct ciprian of mortalitie of men. The rules of a christian life made by Picus erle of Mirandola, both translated into englyshe. 1539.
Featley, Daniel (15821645). Ancilla Pietatis, or, The Hand-Maid to Private Devotion. 1626.
Fisher, John. A spirituall consolation
to hys sister Elizabeth, at suche tyme as hee was prisoner. 1535 and 1577. Paris, 1640. E.E.T.S. 1876.
The wayes to perfect Religion, made by
being Prysoner in the Tower of London. 1535. E.E.T.S. 1876.
A godlie Treatisse declaryng the benefites, fruites, & great commodities of prayer. 1560. Modernised version, 1887. (De Fructu Orationis, 1575.)
Hunnis, William (d. 1579). The Seven Sobs of a Sorrowful Soule for Sinne. 1583.
Norden, John (fl. 1600). A pensive mans practise. 1584.
The Progresse of Piety, whose Jesses lead into the Harborough of heavenly Hearts-ease. 1591. Parker Soc. 1847.
Parsons, or Persons, Robert (15461610), S.J. The first booke of the Christian Exercise appertayning to resolution. (Preface signed R. P.) Rouen, 1582. Rptd. with additions, as A Christian Directorie, guiding men to their salvation, commonly called the Resolution
with Reproofe of the corrupt & falsified edition
by E. Buny. Rouen (?), 1585. [Edmund Bunny edited several protestant editions, from 1584 onwards, which Parsons described as punished & plumed (which he termeth purged).]
Primers, reformed and unreformed. See bibliography in Sarum and York Primers, with kindred books, by Edgar Hoskins, 1901.
Prose lives of Women Saints. Ed. Horstmann, C. E.E.T.S. 1886.
Rogers, Thomas (d. 1616). A pretious book of heavenly meditations, called a private talke of the soule with God. Written, as some thinke, by
S. Augustine, and not translated only, but purified also
by T. R. 1581.
Southwell, Robert, S.J. Mary Magdalens Teares. 1591.
The Triumph over Death; or, A consolatorie Epistle. 1596.
A hundred Meditations on the Love of God. Ed. Morris, J. 1873.
Sutton, Christopher (1565?1629). Disce Mori. 1600. Ed. Newman, J. H., 1839.
Disce Vivere. 1603.
Symon, the Anker of London Wall (fl. 151229). (Sometimes identified with Whytford, R.) The Fruyte of Redempcyon
in Englysshe for your ghostly conforte that understande no latyn. W. de Worde, 1514.
Whytford, Richard (fl. 14951555?), wretch of Syon. A Werke for Housholders, or for them that have the gydyng or governaunce of any company. W. de Worde, 1530.
A werke of preparation
unto communion. Redman, R. (c. 1531).
The folowyng of Christ. (Based on version of Atkynson, W., 1503.) 1535 (?). Cawood, 1556. Edited by Raynal, W., 1872 and 1908.
(attributed to). The Psalter of Jesus. The earliest printed copy yet found is at the end of a Salisbury Primer, printed by Thielman Kerver, Paris, 1532. But, for earlier authority, see The Psalter of Jesus: from a MS. of the fifteenth century, preface signed H. G[ough], 1885. Also (written without knowledge of H. G.s tract), Jesus Psalter: what it was at its origin, by Sole, S. H., 1888.


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With the acquisition of a cluster of new spectroscopic instrumentation, there is an elevated sense of excitement in the chemistry department this academic year. The story began in the summer of 2009 when the department's faculty prepared a proposal for a National Science Foundation grant under the Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R2/Recovery and Reinvestment), a program aimed at improving the quality and scope of research and research training through the acquisition of shared instrumentation. Although such an application could have been made by a single faculty member, the department opted to work together on the proposal and target instrumentation that would be beneficial to everyone—from faculty to students, both in research and teaching.
"It speaks to the strength and cooperation of the department that we did this together," says Assistant Professor Marisa Buzzeo '01, who is the principal investigator on the proposal. "The impact on the students is that much larger when the equipment can be used by all of the research faculty and their groups." The co- PIs on the proposal are Assistant Professor John Magyar, associate professors Dina Merrer and Christian Rojas, and Senior Lecturer Alison Williams.
The official letter was received on April 19 informing the department it had been approved for a grant in the amount of $166,668. The new instrumentation arrived on campus before the fall semester: three high-resolution, ultraviolet-visible-near- infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) spectrometer, a high-resolution Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer, and a fluorescence spectrometer. All three spectrometers measure how molecules interact with light. Both the UV-Vis-NIR and the FT-IR spectrometers report on the absorption of incoming light by molecules. The fluorescence spectrometer, records the emission of light by molecules after their exposure to light of a different energy. The equipment will be used by all research- active members of the department and their research students in biological physical, environmental bioinorganic, synthetic organic, and physical organic chemistry.
"These instruments will now be used for experiments that were previously done with instruments from the early 1990s and will enable us to explore new areas of research and incorporate new types of experiments into the teaching labs that the previous equipment was not capable of performing," Buzzeo says. Expanding their research programs, and thus the type of funding they seek, the acquisition can also serve to attract the best prospective faculty to the College. She also notes that members of the department maintain an excellent balance between teaching and research. "Our students are exposed to learning science both through a very intense classroom experience and participation in hands-on research," she says.
"Being able to do research in a department of our size means that our students get tremendous amounts of experience with instrumentation, as well as lots of mentoring from the faculty members and peers within their research groups," she explains. "This can shape a student's undergraduate exposure to the sciences and can help them realize they want to go into the sciences as a profession."
State-of-the-art instrumentation can also serve as a significant motivation for students with an interest in the sciences to attend Barnard. Working with this cutting-edge equipment both prepares students for graduate school and makes them more desirable candidates for the best programs. "This new instrumentation," Buzzeo says, "will have a significant impact on the future of our department."
-by Lois Effman '80, photograph by Dorothy Hong


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Shanghai Style: The Water House by Neri&Hu (NHDRO)
Shanghai's South Bund District has seen lots of shiny new development in recent years, but the Water House is a refreshingly old building — despite its contemporary appearance. A former Japanese Army headquarters originally constructed in the 1930s, the concrete box was renovated and transformed into a boutique hotel by Chinese architecture firm Neri&Hu (NHDRO).
The firm won an Emerging Architecture Award 2010 from the Royal Institute of British Architects for the project. Public spaces and views played an important role in the design, the architects say "if you are relaxing in your bedroom you can look down upon the restaurant, if you are outside, you can look in." A little bit creepy, but cool nonetheless.
NHDRO is a parent company to Design Republic, the firm that sourced furnishings and products for the Water House interiors.
• The Water House | NHDRO
• Boutique Hotel | Design Republic
• Water House in Shanghai Wins Architectural Award | Conde Nast Traveler
Photos: Design Republic


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It's not just the child actors who are enthusiastic about the musical "Annie," which opens Friday at the Hoogland Center for the Arts for six performances.
"Annie" (musical)
*8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Dec. 13-14, 2 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 15
*Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
*$15/$18, available at 523-2787 or www.hcfta.org.
*The Dec. 15 performance is sold out.
As the cast and crew of Springfield Theatre Centre's production of the musical "Annie" gathered for the last rehearsal before Thanksgiving, they chatted as excitedly as little kids on Christmas morning.
"I started singing 'Tomorrow' when I was 22 months old," said 12-year-old Sydney Geyston, who appears in the title role. "I'm living my dream!"
But it's not just the child actors who are enthusiastic about the show, which opens Friday at the Hoogland Center for the Arts for six performances — at least one of which is already sold out.
"I was 8 years old when I first did this show, and it was important to me," said Carly Shank, one of the orphan girls in STC's first "Annie" production 30 years ago. "There is nothing (for a young girl) like being an orphan in 'Annie.'"
"This has been one of my bucket list parts," added Jim Leach, who plays Daddy Warbucks. "Some people find (the show) kind of corny, but I'm not one of them."
The musical tale of the plucky, red-headed Depression-era orphan who never stops believing that "the sun will come out tomorrow" has become a rite of passage for local girls who aspire to stage acting, and a tradition for adults returning in new roles. The final matinee performance on Dec. 15 is already sold out, and tickets for other shows are selling quickly.
"I have had a chance to work with three generations of young girls," said Ann Collins, appearing for the third time as Miss Hannigan, the spiteful matron of Annie's orphanage.
'People adore' the show
Based on characters from the "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip, "Annie" opened on Broadway in 1977 and enjoyed a run of more than 2,300 performances. The first Springfield production was staged at the former Springfield Theatre Centre (now The Legacy Theatre) in 1983. The most recent local production was staged by The Muni in 2010.
"'Annie' is the kind of show that some people adore being in," said director Rich McCoy, who has played Daddy Warbucks in three previous productions. "You either love it or hate it. We who love it, love it dearly."
McCoy said some modern productions of "Annie" are "stylized and cartoonish" — an approach that, he said, "I don't like. I prefer to play it straight. We have tried to take it back to its original grandeur, as it was presented back in the '80s.
"I've seen it so many times, I know what works and what doesn't. I don't want to put my own stamp on it."
The one change McCoy made was to add three more orphans to the seven called for in the script, thereby increasing the number of available juvenile roles. Of the 130 children and adults who auditioned for "Annie" in September, about 50 were cast.
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Geyston, a seventh-grade student at Rochester Junior High School, appeared in STC's productions of "White Christmas" in 2010 and 2012.
"No role I have ever done has been this big," she said. "I was in total shock when I got the part (of Annie)."
While Annie's innocence and unflagging optimism may make her seem younger than her official age of 11, Geyston sees her as more mature in many ways.
"I think she's pretty grown up for her age. She acts as the big sister to all the other orphans," she said.
Appearing for the third time in a local "Annie" production is Jim Leach as Oliver P. Warbucks, the billionaire who takes Annie out of the orphanage and into his home for Christmas.
"I am not trying to reinvent the character, but I hope to inject a little interpretation (of my own) into it," Leach said.
As a local talk radio host known for his liberal views, the irony of his stage role as a hard-shelled, ruthless capitalist hasn't been lost on him, or the rest of the cast.
"There's been no small amusement on the part of the cast at some of the lines I have to say," said Leach, who shaved his head for the role, doing so on the air as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. He doesn't plan to keep the look after the show is over, however.
Three adult female lead roles have been filled by alumni of previous "Annie" productions. In addition to Collins as Miss Hannigan, Shank plays Lily, the girlfriend of Miss Hannigan's scheming brother Rooster (Mark Wolfe), and Carolyn Otten appears as Grace, Warbucks' secretary.
"I really like the show because the characters are really well drawn," Shank said. "It is on my list of shows I'd like to direct."
Collins says that while Miss Hannigan — who sings of her hatred for "Little Girls" — "is not how I really am at all," she enjoys returning to this part and enhancing it with age. "I have 20 more years of life experience" since last playing the role, she added, and "maybe I can play it a little meaner."
Like other young actresses before her, Geyston looks forward to appearing in "Annie" again someday, even though she will likely be too old to play Annie by then. "I would totally do this show again," she said. "It's been really fun. I love to perform."


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First, I rough out the drawing very lightly with a colerase pencil. I use red for Ren and Stimpy because most of their colors are warm and the red and brown markers will blend well with them.
I use Tombow brush pens to ink with. They have a nice soft feel and you can do thick and thin lines with them. I keep them organized by color families. Grays in one rubbermaid container, reds, magentas, browns and yellows (hot colors) in another, blues, greens and violets in another. I always keep a rubber squeak toy handy to give me comfort. Diet coke is essential to keep the synapses firing.
I work left to right because I am right handed. I don't want my hand to pass over the freshly wet colors and accidentally smudge them. I start with the heavy outlines first. Generally the largest forms have the thickest outlines.
I also kind of stick to related colors - I'll do the warm colors first because Ren and Stimpy are mostly warm colors.
I buggered up a line around Stimpy's eye mask so I just spread the red. Buggering up is an ongoing hazard that is harder to fix with traditional tools than on the computer. I find myself wanting to click the undo button but there isn't one so instead I curse myself.
Once the big forms are inked I start in on the secondary forms - eyes, mouths, tongues etc. Their outlines are slightly thinner than the heads and bodies.
When doing eyes, it's important to KEEP THEM ALIVE. I don't want to draw perfect ovals for either the eyes or the pupils. I also don't want to draw the eyes or pupils perfectly parallel to each other. That would be a sin against biological organization.
I try to keep all the shapes and forms flowing and organic.
When a marker starts to dry out, I try to take advantage of it by getting a soft dry brush sort of effect.
Uh oh! I buggered up the line around Stimpy's nostril. In order to get the smoothest possible lines I have to draw them fast. The danger there is overshooting where the 2 ends connect. If I draw the lines more conservatively and slower to make the connection, then the lines get wigglier.
To keep the fart gas bubble looking ethereal, I don't connect all the lines.
Don't forget the extra chunks that bring authenticity to your farts.
I use slightly different colored inks for some details. It helps to bring depth and believability to the personalities of the fingernails.
To give a sense of weight to the forms, I like to make the lines under them a bit thicker and darker. It makes you feel the gravity tugging at your crotches.
I draw the lettering fast to keep it alive and not wiggly. I don't worry if it isn't perfectly on top of the rough pencils.
The last inking step: I add some little touches of detail here and there. I don't want to do too much because I still want the drawing to feel like a cartoon and not overly rendered.
The details - like wrinkles, are thinner - but they still should wrap around the forms they help describe. I have to be careful that I don't just have magical floating lines flying around on top of the characters. Each wrinkle has a purpose and direction.
Once the inking is finished, I read a comic book on the pot and wait for the ink to dry. Then I come back refreshed and ready to erase all the pencil lines.
I like these types of erasers. They don't smudge and they get rid of most of the pencil. I remember in school the art teachers always gave you those gray putty like erasers like you got in the Jon Gnagy kits. I think it was to make you feel superior to your less artistic friends but I hated them. They just make a mess and collect filth and hairs and loose teeth. Nasty little balls of crud.
You can eat the little eraser turds but I don't recommend it. I take the drawing outside and replenish the earth with them. The cats think I am giving them their daily fix of catnip. When they find out it's not, they smack my ankles with their little poo bespeckled paws. That's the thanks I get for feeding them.
Here it is all clean and ready to color.
I'll do another post about coloring.
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Miller is a small Addon that shows a list of all millable herbs in your inventory.
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Who knows how good Aric Van Halen could have been had he actually been serious about track and field early in his career?
The Colorado senior is really good right now, though, and that's what matters to him as he winds down his time as a Buffalo.
"Yeah, it took a while to get rolling and get to where I wanted to get," he said of his career. "I think now I'm finally achieving some of the stuff I was hoping I'd achieve."
On May 11, Van Halen won the Pac-12 title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He's aiming for the top spot in the NCAA West Preliminary Championships this week, and hopes to have a shot at the NCAA Championships in June.
"At nationals, I'd like a top-three finish," he said. "I think that's a pretty realistic goal. Anything more would be icing on the cake."
A member of the CU cross country and track and field teams since the fall of 2008, Van Halen hasn't always been so focused on lofty goals. He said he failed to have a sense of urgency early in his career, believing he had plenty of time to get better.
In fact, he failed to earn a trip to nationals with CU's cross country team in 2011, when he was a junior. After watching his teammates run without him, Van Halen got serious.
"I think it finally hit me I had to just get my act together," he said.
The result?
He was Pac-12 runner-up in the steeplechase in the spring of 2012. He followed that up by placing third in the NCAA prelims and 13th in the NCAA championships.
Last fall, he earned All-American designation in cross country after finishing 36th overall at nationals. He was the second Buff to cross the finish line at nationals -- the only time in his career he was among CU's top two.
This spring, Van Halen has continued to excel.
At the Pac-12 championships, he set a meet record by finishing the steeplechase in 8 minutes, 41.73 seconds. He defeated California's Collin Jarvis, who was the 2012 Pac-12 champ.
"Coming back this year and winning felt really good," Van Halen said. "It was like closing the door on something I needed to do. I felt like I should have won last year."
Van Halen is on the growing list of great steeplechase runners from CU, including Billy Nelson, Jenny Barringer, Emma Coburn and Shalaya Kipp. Between Barringer, Coburn and Kipp, CU has claimed five consecutive conference titles in the steeplechase. Coburn has three of those wins, including earlier this month.
"I'd like, in a really optimistic world, to do the same at nationals to have her win and have me win as well," Van Halen said.
A national title would really help Van Halen make a name for himself. Although, he's done a pretty good job of that already.
Van Halen comes from a famous family in music. His father, Alex, and uncle, Eddie, started the rock 'n' roll band Van Halen in the early 1970s. Alex is well known for his skill on the drums and Eddie is considered by some to be the best guitarist of all time. Aric's cousin, Wolfgang, joined the band as its bassist in 2006.
Aric, who graduated last week with a degree in film studies, admits his father's band is one of his favorites, but said, "I don't really publicize it. I wouldn't wear a shirt with my own name on it."
Despite the musical roots in the family, Aric has always done his own thing. He tried playing the violin, saxophone and piano as a youth, but said, "Nothing really stuck."
Instead, Aric spent his childhood playing sports. He was a baseball player for years before realizing he had a better future in track and field. At Oakwood (Calif.) High School, he won a state title in cross country and set four school records in track and field.
It took a while but Van Halen is putting his name in the CU record books, too, and he may not be done.
"I think my best race is yet to come," he said. "I'm pretty excited to hopefully get a chance at regionals (prelims) or nationals to drop a good time."
Maybe his career didn't start the way he wanted it to, but he couldn't be happier with how it's wrapping up.
"I'm pretty pleased with everything. I don't think I'd change much," he said. "I think I needed to go through everything I did to get to where I am now. I don't think if it had just been easy going I'd be where I am right now."
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From its first issue featuring Marilyn Monroe, Playboymagazine has sought well-known women to pose on its pages, a strategy that has made it one of the most iconic American magazines in history.
Securing some of the world's most recognizable sex symbols to pose for photo shoots has been a key strategy of Playboy,allowing it to sell millions of copies — sometimes with the allure of a single model. Many of the most in-demand women are also reluctant to appear in the magazine, however, leading Playboyto make big offers — some reportedly in excess of $1 million — to encourage well-known celebrities to pose for featured spreads. In the most recent example, troubled actress Lindsay Lohan had reportedly been offered close to $1 millionto appear in Playboy.
When contacted, Playboywould not comment on offers made to prospective celebrity models, but many have confirmed through news outlets and celebrity publications that they have been offered large sums to appear in the magazine.
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Cancer Bats have titled their highly anticipated album "Dead Set On Living." Look for the new jams to drop early next year. The band recently conducted an interview discussing the band and their inspiration for "Living." It's a great read so check it out!
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ResourcesLocation, Location, Location
For political scientists New York City is an unparalleled social-political laboratory. An immigrant city, with its multi-ethnic, multi-racial and multi-religious population base, New York City represents the pinnacle of cosmopolitanism. Yeshiva University exists in one of the more vibrant immigrant enclaves of the city, Washington Heights, whose cliffs alongside the Hudson River the troops of General George Washington defended during the American revolution. New York's Wall Street and Madison Avenue are geographic signifiers that denote, around the world, high finance, multinational corporatism, the advertising kingdom and the communications network, all of which make New York City a global hub. Comprised of five boroughs, four of which are clustered around "the City" (Manhattan), an island about 13 miles long and 2 miles wide, with a total population of some eight million inhabitants, how is such a city governable?
Add to this mix the presence of the United Nations. The U.N. brings diplomats to New York City as both employees and privileged residents – privileged because their U.N. status allows them to live in the city in various ways as "exceptions to the rule" – like having parking privileges on the busy streets of New York! You will find consulates of states from around the world nestled among the brownstones on Manhattan's east side. Anyone can schedule an appointment with a consulate official and get first-hand information about that official's country. Rising into the clouds from its perch on the banks of the East River around midtown, the tablet-shaped U.N. building with its panoply of national flags decorating its front courtyard has immortalized this New York City vista through photographs snapped by tourists and professionals alike that have appeared in every possible venue around the world. Does the U.N. really help govern the world?
And, of course, one can jump on Amtrak and be in Washington, D.C. or Boston within four hours, in Philadelphia within even less time. Want to attend a session of Congress? See Independence Hall? Follow the Liberty Trail? Or see the Liberty Bell? You'll find Amtrak at Penn Station at 34th Street in Manhattan. To get to Penn Station, take the #1 subway train at 181st St. and St. Nicholas Ave – only a few blocks from the YC campus.
And then, of course, there is Jewish New York. A rich history connects Jews with this fabled metropolis! You can devote Sundays to exploring…. The Tenement Museum. The Jewish Museum. The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park. YIVO. The Leo Baeck Institute. The various Jewish organizations. The synagogues. Brooklyn. The Yiddish theater. The regular theater. The Israeli consulate. The U.N.'s Isaiah Wall. The Israel Day Parade. And Yeshiva University where you'll arrive back home!
To study political science in New York City from the vantage point of Yeshiva University in Washington Heights is like studying a body in motion. And we can't even list all the libraries and archives the city has to offer. It's impossible not to find what you need or want in New York City – unless you don't know what you need or what you want. In that case there is another resource available to you – the faculty around you at Yeshiva University who stand ready to help under almost all circumstances.
The very first thing to learn about studying political science is to know where you are -- observe your environment. Look around. Ask questions. What's going on? Who are those people? What do they want? How do they want to get it? Can they get it given the circumstances? Should they rightfully get it? How do you know if they should rightfully get it? As students of Yeshiva College, you reside in Washington Heights. Where does the name come from again? Who lives in Washington Heights besides you?
People are the resource of political scientists. People make our work exciting and challenging. Their needs, their hopes for a better life, all of these things figure potentially into eventual political considerations. People's needs, whether in Washington Heights or Kuala Lumpur or Beersheva, drive the inquiry and research of political scientists in democratic states. The ancient Greeks taught us that the aim of politics should be the good life, meaning the ethically harmonious life. How should we define that good life today in our globalized world?
Observe. Listen. Question. These are the tools of the political scientist. Where can you do all of these things as well as in New York City? Doesn't New York City just beg the question?


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Brockton, MA – Through the month of August, the Northeastern Midget Association has featured speed – record lap times at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY, Waterford Speedbowl and Riverside Speedway in Groveton, MA.
Saturday, Sept. 14, NEMA returns to the citadel of speed – Oswego Speedway. Jim Miller's 16.94 lap, set en route to victory last year, will be the objective. The NEMA Lites will also be returning to the five-eighths oval.
Coming off a victory at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, MA, John Zych and son John Jr. take the leads in the owner and driver standings respectively to Oswego. John Jr. leads two-time defending champion Randy Cabral by 33 points while John Sr. has the same edge on Tim Bertrand.
The Zychs are not strangers at Oswego, Syracuse native John Sr. fondly recalling his boyhood days cheering for track hero Nolan Swift. "I'm really excited about going to Oswego," said John Jr. who has four victories this year including the half-miles Stafford and Airborne Speedways. "I've been going there forever to watch The Classic."
NEMA returned to Oswego in 2012 after an absence of six years. Russ Stoehr chased Miller home. Stoehr, who has eight Oswego victories, believes his preferred line – the outside lane – puts the track in the "easy to drive" category especially when it comes to passing.
Expect Bertrand Motorsports teammates Cabral and Todd Bertrand, the latter sitting third in points (116 off the pace) to be contenders. Oswego is one of the few NEMA haunts where Cabral or owner Tim Bertrand has not claimed victory. Randy was second to Drew Fornoro back in 2002 and has had a trio of top-fives since then including a fifth last year.
Seymour Family driver Ian Cumens, the Lites winner last year, is another threat. Cumens sits fourth in points.
Second at Airborne, NEMA newcomer Jim Chambers joins the group of other hopefuls including Paul Scally, coming off three straight strong efforts, Bethany Stoehr, two-time Oswego winner Joey Payne, Jim SantaMaria and Seth Carlson who was fourth a year ago.
A winner the last time out at Star Speedway, Carl Medeiros Jr. has a, 43-point bulge on Danny Cugini in the Lites point standings. Avery Stoehr, a two-time winner, sits third 134 behind. Stoehr, a winner at Stafford this summer, was third behind Paul Bigelow in last year's Lites Race at Oswego.
Cumens is likely to be seeking his second Lites win of the year at Oswego. He was second at Star with D.J. Moniz third. Other contenders are P.J. Stergios, Ken Johnson, Richie Morocco, Brandon Igo and rookie Ken Hutchens.


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The Multicultural Festival celebrates the cultural diversity and community spirit that Lexington offers.
The Multicultural Festival celebrates the cultural diversity and community spirit that Lexington offers.
This annual event brings together people from in and out of town to highlight the rich medley of cultures. Thousands will gather at Finch Park on Paul Beck Road on Saturday to experience the popular event.
"Lexington is made up of many diverse cultures," said Bruce Davis, director of the Lexington Parks and Recreation Department. "The best way for a community to strive toward more efficient growth and understanding is to be more aware of the backgrounds of the people we live with. This festival gives everyone a better understanding of ethnic backgrounds."
For the past 17 years, the City of Lexington Recreation and Parks Department has hosted the free event. The public is invited to attend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be free shuttle services that will run every 15 minutes from the Roses parking lot on Talbert Boulevard.
Davis invites everyone to come out and indulge their appetite for delicious, diverse cuisine. Also, dance performances, arts and crafts, music, cultural activities, clothing, artwork and displays will be offered, Davis said.
"The highlight is the five international villages — African-American, Asian, European, Latino and Native American. The flavor of each culture will be evident. When someone arrives at the festival they will feel like they are entering that part of the world," Davis said.
Opening ceremonies begin at 10:45 a.m. by Davis followed by remarks from Lexington Mayor Newell Clark. Also during that time a youth community choir will sing "We Are the World." The parade of nations that highlights all of the cultures represented will take place kicking off the festivities for the day. Throughout the event several different kinds of entertainment will take place on the main stage featuring dancers, presentations and singing performances.
Tammy Curry, community recreation specialist and coordinator of the festival, noted a couple of things spectators do not want to miss. She noted Circus Stella will performs all kinds of aerial acrobatics at 12:30, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. in the European Village. There will also be a jazz band, Reggie Buie Trio, in the African-American Village at 1:30 p.m. The Latino Village will have the "Coyote Tales" puppet show at 3:30 p.m. The Native American Village will feature an American Indian dance exhibition at 4 p.m. At noon, the Cambodian Folk Dance will take place in the Asian Village.
Curry said the Asian Village is the host village this year that is leading the parade. The grand marshal of the parade is former Lexington Mayor Richard Thomas.
"It's a great opportunity that the city hosts for everybody to come out and support our diversity," Curry said. "I think it's an awesome family event. Everybody comes together as a community to learn about different cultures."
The Butterfly Arts Initiative awards will be presented. The educational outreach started three years ago as a way to involve students from all three school systems by artistically expressing what multicultural and diversity means to them by decorating wooden butterflies. Students from 14 different schools took part in the activity. The elementary students created recycling artwork while the middle and high school students developed the butterflies.
"They get better and better each year," Curry said.
A big favorite at the festival is the Teen Scene where youths have the opportunity to show off their gaming skills in popular video games. It will also include youth dances, cultural performances, a photo booth, a disc jockey and gaming competitions.
There will also be a children's amusement area of rides and inflatables free of charge. A variety of games will be available. Community organizations and civic groups will be on-site sharing information about their services.
Parks and recreation officials note that the festival would not be possible without sponsors or volunteers. Davis said they expect 5,000 to 10,000 each year depending on weather.
"It's a wonderful family outing. There's something for everyone," he said. "This is not something you can catch anywhere. It's just so unique."
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