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July 29, 2015
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(Columbus, OH) – The Columbus Museum of Art today announced the acquisition of four works of art that will make their CMA debut during the Museum's Community Grand Opening, presented by PNC Arts Alive, on Sunday, October 25 celebrating the completion of the Museum's new wing. The works, all by contemporary artists, span several artistic media including photography, painting, sound sculpture and video.
Three Screens for Looking at Abstraction, CMA's first work by American artist Josiah McElheny, is an installation comprised of three large, faceted screens made from mirrors and translucent projection cloth. An abstract film program is digitally projected onto each of these objects simultaneously. The films bounce off the mirrors in different directions and produce kaleidoscopic movement and sound. Film program can be changed each time the work is shown, creating an ever-changing experience. McElheny has had solo exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, the Whitechapel Gallery, London, the Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. His work can be found in the collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Tate Modern, and the Whitney Museum.
Study for Strings is the first sound sculpture in CMA's collection and the first work the Museum has acquired by Scottish artist and Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz. Study for Strings is based on Jewish composer Pavel Haas's 1943 work Study for Strings, written while he lived in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. The music became the soundtrack for a Nazi propaganda film illustrating the "benevolent treatment" of the Jews interned there. Haas was later moved to Auschwitz-Birkenau where he was killed. Study for Strings was first presented at dOCUMENTA (13), a twice-a-decade festival in Kassel, Germany. It was hailed by Gregory Volk as, "one of the most searing and entrancing artworks I've encountered anywhere," and later shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The CMA installation will be experienced while walking down a birch-lined, flagstone path in the Museum's new sculpture garden.
CMA is the first American museum to add a work by Carissa Rodriguez, artist and director of Reena Spaulings Fine Art in New York, to its collection. It's Symptomatic/What Would Edith Say is from a series of photographs of artists' tongues that have detailed diagnoses by Rodriguez's acupuncturist scrawled across them in black marker. Acupuncture and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) use the tongue's appearance to diagnose overall internal health, and Rodriguez uses that connection to explore the physical demands of being an artist as well as the play between surface and depth. Rodriguez was recently featured in the 2014 Whitney Biennial and will have a solo exhibition at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco this winter.
The earliest work in the group, Untitled (January 12), is a significant abstract painting by modernist painter Paul Feeley. Feeley's paintings and sculptures are characterized by bright colors and undulating forms that are often poised between representation and abstraction. Feeley held an influential position as a professor at Bennington College in Vermont, where he helped make the school an ambitious cultural outpost in the 1950s and sixties. He organized or co-organized important early exhibitions of Jackson Pollock, David Smith, and Barnett Newman, and was himself honored with a 1968 memorial retrospective at the Solomon S. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Imperfections by Chance: Paul Feeley Retrospective, 1954–1966 will be one of the inaugural exhibitions in CMA's new wing. The exhibition was organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art. It is co-curated by Tyler Cann, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Columbus Museum of Art and Douglas Dreishpoon, Chief Curator Emeritus at the Albright-Knox.
The Columbus Museum of Art creates great experiences with great art for everyone. The Greater Columbus Arts Council, Nationwide Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, and the Henry D. and Carol B. Clark, Hermann Vorys, Fred Sands Family, Sayre Charitable, and James W. Overstreet funds of The Columbus Foundation provide ongoing support. CMA and the Museum Store are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, and until 8:30 pm every Thursday. The Palette Express is open Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Museum admission is $12 for adults; $8 for seniors and students 6 and older; and free for members, children 5 and younger. Admission is free for all on Sundays. CMA Free Sundays presented by Arts Alive is made possible through a grant from PNC Foundation. For additional information, call 614.221.4848 or visit www.columbusmuseum.org.
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Icelandic Horses
Photo by Gróa Valgerður Ingimundardóttir
When I first saw an Icelandic horse, it was a bay gelding and oh, so handsome. I liked the long, thick mane and tail. I was compelled to get a closer look. Then (it happened) he affectionately placed his head on my chest to greet me and I was hooked. His big soft brown eyes are so expressive and gentle. I have come to respect the Icelandic breed and have a great affection for them. This is my tribute to them.
To find the origins of the Icelandic horse you must go back in history to the age of the Vikings. They settled in Iceland between 870-930 AD bringing with them a small number of excellent quality horses of various kinds. During the 10th Century the Icelandic government, the Althingi, restricted importation of horses for fear of bringing in diseases. A thousand years of isolation since then has developed the characteristics that the Icelanders prize in the Icelandic horse. Today, they are considered the purest breed in the world.
What is hh?
hh = hands high
It is a unit of measurement originally based on the breadth of a man's hand.- about 4 inches. hh is used to describe the height of horses, ponies and other equine.
Example: A horse 15 hh is 60 inches (152 cm)
Physical Attributes
Icelandics are a stocky breed with long, thick mane and tails, and a thick generous forelock as well. They are a small horse typically 12.3 to 14.2 hh, but many are taller up to 15.3 hh. American height standards place them as ponies but Icelandic breeders consider them to be a true horse. Unlike ponies they can carry 1.6 times more weight than a large horse. Which means that an 800 lb Icelandic can pull as much weight as a 1250 lb large horse.
Terrain in Iceland is quite rugged- formed by active volanoes and earthquakes. The Icelandic horse is steadfast and strudy. They are well adapted to harsh winters; developing a dense coat with long guard hairs that shed the rain and deflect the wind. In addition, they grow an extra seasonal coat and store fat for the winter. Icelandic horses are capable of remaining outside during winter in Iceland, when the cattle and sheep must be housed. People say they look similar to furry teddy bears in their winter coat.
Anyone I know who has ridden an Icelandic will say they are a fun ride. They are endowed with great stamina and having an adult on their back is comfortable for them. They are surefooted horses that handle changes in terrain with ease. Whether it is rough mountain trails, crossing a stream or walking through very tall grass- they are steady and don't miss a beat.
The Icelandic horse is a gated horse. It has two unique gates in addition to the usual walk, trot, and canter: the tolt and flying pace. For an Icelandic Horse enthusiast there is probably no greater pleasure than to enjoy a good tolter. Tolt is a four-beat gait without a moment of suspension. The tolt can be at various speeds; from a working speed up to racing speed and a fast tolting horse can reach speeds similar as in a gallop. The horse gives a very smooth ride, allowing the rider to cover long distances without tiring. It is said that the rider seems to be floating.
In Iceland, flying pace is held in high regard. Good pacers are racehorses: highly strung, eagerly awaiting the start. A pacer is more than just a horse-he is a reliable friend and willing to give his all. He is a star. Flying pace is a two-beat gait, the lateral pairs of legs move together and there is a moment of suspension. Those that have felt it will agree it is exhilarating , often indescribable.
While every Icelandic horse should be able to tolt, not all have the genetic ability to pace.
Traditionally, the Icelandic horse is raised free range as opposed to being kept in a stall. The first 4-5 years of their lives are spent becoming an integrated member of a herd. They first learn to be a horse among horses; developing physical strength, emotional and mental stability while in the herd. The four year mark is when they usually begin their training. It is believed this method is part of the reason Icelandics are noted for their soundness and lack of "spookiness" that characterizes most horses.
Icelandic at Tolt and Flying Pace
What's in a Name?
Another tradition is the naming of the Icelandic horse. They have two parts to their name. For example: I have a horse whose name is . Sörli frá Strond. First comes the given name, then where the horse comes from. Sörli ( frá ) from the farm, Strond. The accent in the word frá rhymes with cow and how. Most Americans don't know what comes after the frá without looking at their horses registration papers. This is truly sad because the after-frá is not only where the horse was bred, but also where their horse probably spent the first four or so years of its life and where it started its training. Moreover, it is where the very special qualities that made it "Icelandic" took place.
Icelandics Come in Many Colors
The Icelandic is a versatile breed. There are individuals suitable for dressage, jumping, endurance, trekking, pleasure trail, and competition trail. They are known for being willing, very responsive as well as taking new stimuli in stride. There is a lot of power in these small packages and some may not be suitable for beginners. However, I have seen a 5 year old on a stallion that was easy going and attentive. So you'll find a wide range of personalities as well.
Overall, the Icelandic horse is one to consider as part of the family. I don't consider myself a "horsey person" nor did I dream of having a horse as a child. But this breed of horse has captured my heart and I feel enriched for having the privilege of knowing them.
I own our very special Vinka.... Icelandics are a very unusual breed and if you have never walked into a pasture and had 10 of them come up and nuzzle you in curiousity then you haven't met a herd of Icelandics yet! The first time I saw the herd I couldn't believe it.... I was hooked too. Our Vinka, now 5 years old went through training last year. First time with a saddle on her... she went through training so fast that the trainer called her "einstein" haha. She was afraid of nothing and still isn't! Very curious, friendly.. a bit stubborn if she thinks she can get away with something. She is in the middle of everything like a dog. We were building a chicken coop in the main pasture and she kept walking up and stealing the Gatorade bottles and running off with them as if it was a game. We love our Baby Vinka and hope that she can become a great mother to a little Vink soon!
If you have never been around an Icelandic.... dont wait any longer. There is a great breeder in West Virginia... Icelandic Thunder where we bought our Baby Vinka... check out their website and learn all you can about them!
I really enjoyed your hub on the Icelandic Horse! Great Hub!! My husband and I have alpacas and wouldn't mind someday of getting a couple of these beautiful horses! They look amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
Great hub, I also wrote about the Icelandic horse and linked to you:
The Icelandic horse is really unique, strong willed and great working horse.
Wow, I really like the pictures here and enjoyed the video. You are followed and bookmarked!
What a great hub. As a lover of horses I can understand your afinity for them.Lots of great information here too.
These horses are beautiful. Thanks for sharing the photos and video.
The tolt and flying pace are really something to watch and you can tell from the way those adorable little horses move that they'd be great at dressage.
they are gorgeous. I love horses and am so biased towards Arabians but these Icelandic horses are gorgeous and I now want to ride one! I recently got to ride an Andalusian and it was amazing, I'm curious to see how these horses ride!
thanx a lot of info
Very nice hub and informative. These horses appear to be real beauties!
TRT, I also had never heard of Icelandic horses before I read your hub last week. They look and sound like really beautiful beasts.
Great hub, TRT!
Hi, very good hub! Only thing I have to comment: You say all icelandic horses should be able to tolt, but not pace.. That is not true, some can't tolt either, only got the 3 normal gaits :)..
they are lovely animals - a friend of my sisters' has one, and it boarded with their horses last winter. So lovely!
I had to come back to see the pictures again. This breed is so beautiful! I love that first photo! It makes me smile, every time I see it.
I found the hub by real tomato on icelandic horses to be very informative. Also it was very nteresting.I personaly own 2 icelandics myself. They are a wonderful breed of horse. Tomato's hub is well written and well researched.
I have never - until today - heard about icelandic horses - your oening paragraph got me in! congratulations for being in the hubnugget lineup - cheers
JamaGenee, that link says that hub does not exist (at least when I click it). But I do know the one you're speaking of. And yes it is awesome and shows up in the "Related Hubs" box.
This awesome hub by the real tomato, people will find, is diferent. Lots to say about Icelandic Horses, you know. More than one take and bits of info on all the subject we hubbers write about.
Tomato, I really like your hub and your personal intro. Nice job. Sounds like you and robie2 have a shared love and afinity for this breed.
Welcome to hubpages.
Wow, I don't think I'd ever seen the flying pace in action before. Those little cuties are FAST!
Hi, congratulations! This hub is chosen as one of the hubnuggets for this week. Click on this link to vote and make sure to invite all those that you know to vote too. The more people who will vote, the more fun it will be right? https://hubpages.com/community/hubnuggets-feb27-20
I've often wondered what it would be like to ride on a horse. I enjoyed reading your hub. :-)
They're gorgeous. Thanks for this interesting, off-beat hub.
Nice hub, beautiful pictures! I've never met an Icelandic, but now I want to!!!

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CHICAGO (May 6, 2014) With rates of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) now rivaling drug-resistant Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as the most common bacteria to cause healthcare-associated infections, new expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement and prioritize prevention efforts for this infectious diarrhea. The guidelines are published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
The new practice recommendations are a part of Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates, a collaborative effort led by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Hospital Association, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and The Joint Commission.
"The Compendium uses a data-driven approach to focus efforts on strategies most likely to be effective," said Erik Dubberke, MD, MSPH, co-lead author. "Healthcare workers' adherence to these recommendations is vital. Any weak link in the prevention chain can lead to excessive C. difficile cases."
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At the movies – August: Osage County
When their father goes missing, the three Weston daughters return home to their mother in Osage County, Oklahoma. It doesn't take long for them all to remember why they left in the first place.
I've seen August: Osage County billed as the "feel-good movie" of the season and that's true only because it will certainly make everyone feel good about their own family. The Weston family has issues, to put it mildly. They are the definition of dysfunction and their disintegration is difficult to watch. Every member of the family has a secret and/or an issue that makes them all less than sympathetic characters so I didn't find myself empathizing with or rooting for any of them. Watching the movie was like watching a train wreck – I didn't really want to see what was going to happen, yet I couldn't avert my eyes – and I left the theater with a glum feeling.
Having said that, the acting in this movie is top notch. The movie was well cast and I thought everyone nailed their part. I know some people have said Meryl Streep overacted her part but I didn't think so at all. There is a lot of language and some sexual situations in the movie so it's rated R for a reason. I found the movie depressing and didn't care for the ambiguous ending and don't think it will be for everyone.
Diane@BibliophilebytheSea permalinkFebruary 25, 2014 6:59 am
Love M.Streep so will be catching this on on DVD sometime. Thanks for sharing.
February 25, 2014 9:47 am
I agree with just about everything you said. The movie was okay. The acting was very good but not good enough to elevate the movie itself.
February 25, 2014 10:25 am
So much for a feel good movie, eh? I admit the description of this movie has put me off, including reviews I've read of it–all of which were positive. I have to be in the right mood for a movie like this and right now don't find it appealing. Someday I will though, I'm sure.
Colleen permalinkFebruary 25, 2014 11:02 am
I was on the fence about seeing this movie, but this review makes me want to see it. I like movies that are different, and not the same-old script. Thank you. =)
February 25, 2014 11:40 am
I watched this movie and was also having mixed emotions. I could see some of my own family in it and I could see others in it too. There was nothing feel good about it, and I agree the ending left me feeling blah. Great acting, can't necessarily overcome a dark and sad story.
February 25, 2014 1:46 pm
Neither a fan of Meryl Streep (albeit there is no denying she is a good actress) or enjoying this genre, I will readily agree with your thoughts and skip it.
February 25, 2014 2:24 pm
I have wanted to see this but held off because I felt like I might leave feeling the same way. Thanks for sharing.
February 25, 2014 2:53 pm
I had my doubts about seeing this movie, didn't love it.
February 25, 2014 5:40 pm
I love Meryl Streep but glum movies are not my forte ~ thanks so much for the warning 🙂
February 25, 2014 7:26 pm
I do want to see this just because of all the cast members. I keep waiting for it to come out on dvd so I can see it. Your review makes me realize why this movie didn't do as well as the critics said it should. They liked the ambiguous ending, and the secrets that everyone carried, which sadly is too much like real life for most of us. Like you, I'd like there to be humour and some finality to finish it. I will definitely see this movie. Thanks, Kathy!


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Watch out for those leftovers
Recently I read an article about the importance of cleaning and organizing my refrigerator. The idea that frequently used items should be easily accessible made a lot of sense, but no matter how well organized you are, there is always going to be something hidden in the back of the beyond.
How many of you can proudly say that your refrigerator is sparkling clean, well organized, and free of leftovers? Wait a minute you say, you want to have those leftovers for dinner tonight. Well, OK, but only if they have just been in there for a day or two.
Every year, millions of Americans become ill because of food-borne illnesses. Many of these illnesses result from eating food that has spent too much time in the back of your refrigerator. Children, older people, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems are especially vulnerable to food poisoning.
There is always going to be something of indeterminate age in your refrigerator. You don't have to be anal about tossing everything that is a day or two past its sell-by date, but use common sense. You can't always tell by sight or smell if a food is good to eat. Skip the poke and prod method and, if in doubt, throw it out.
The best way to keep track of leftover items is to know when you bought them, when you opened them or when it was you brought food home in that doggie bag. Keep a roll of masking tape and a marking pen on top of or next to the refrigerator, and label everything.
The freezer is a different story. As long as food is frozen, it is probably safe to eat. But if your package is frosted over, it isn't going to be very tasty.
Know what is in your freezer, and use the food within a reasonable length of time. If you are thrifty and creative, it is a great way to save time and money, but if you freeze and forget… don't bother.
Inspect your freezer on a weekly basis and rotate older items to the front, then plan your meals accordingly. Eat thriftily and eat safely. Your refrigerator can be your best friend if maintained wisely.


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Spring 2013 Newsletter
- Transitions: Rebecca Bushnell and Beth S. Wenger
- Spotlight: 2013 Israel Prize Awarded to Three Past Fellows
- Goings on at the Center: Dispatches from the Thirteenth Century (2012‒2013)
- 2013 Summer School
- Call for Applications: The Academic Study of Judaism (2014–2015)
- Looking Forward to Early Modern Jewish History (2013–2014)
- New Publications by Past Fellows
- Summer Research Support
- New and Recent at JQR
- Public Programs
- From the Library
- About the Staff: Sam Cardillo
- Support the Katz Center
This is a moment of transition as two close friends of the Katz Center are stepping down from their respected positions after many years of service. On July 1, 2013, SAS Dean Rebecca Bushnell will step down from her position as the dean of Penn's School of Arts and Sciences, where she has served since 2005. We thank Dean Bushnell for her many contributions to and incredible support of the Katz Center and wish her good luck as she resumes "civilian life" at Penn as Professor of English. We look forward to working with the new dean, Steven J. Fluharty, and wish him much success.
It's also time to express our deepest gratitude to Beth S. Wenger for her many years of dedicated service to the Jewish Studies Program at Penn. Beth is stepping down this summer as the director of the program, a position she held for seven years. Professor Wenger's special rapport with the Katz Center reaches back to her time as a fellow during our fellowship program Jewish Religion and Culture in the American Diaspora, 1920–1970 (1996‒1997) and earlier. Since then she has been a regular at our weekly seminars and colloquia. In her role as the director of the Jewish Studies Program, Professor Wenger worked closely with the Center on wide array of joint programs and initiatives. The Katz Center wishes her well as she begins her well-earned sabbatical, and welcomes Talya Fishman as the new director of the JSP.
The Israel Prize is Israel's most prestigious award and is granted annually to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in academics and other arenas, and who have made an exceptional contribution to the nation.
This year on Israel's Independence Day (April 16, 2013), three former Katz Center fellows were among the recipients of the Israel Prize. Yoram Bilu, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was honored in the fields of sociology and anthropology for his work on the history of Jewish religious culture, pilgrimage, and sacred space. He was at the Katz Center in 2003‒2004 with a group that focused on anthropology and history. Yosef Kaplan, Bernard Cherrick Professor Emeritus of the history of the Jewish people at the Hebrew University, won in the category of Jewish history. Kaplan, a historian of Iberian and Dutch Jewry as well as Converso culture in the early modern era, has been a fellow twice—in the 1999‒2000 year on Christian Hebraism and in the 2010‒2011 year on converts and conversion to and from Judaism. We are delighted he will participate next year in a group working on a range of topics in early modern Jewish history. Chava Turniansky also of the Hebrew University, and a scholar of medieval and early modern Yiddish literature, was honored for her work in Jewish languages and literatures. She was a fellow in the 2005‒2006 year on the Jewish book. The Israel Prize is presented in a moving ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the president, the prime minister, the speaker of the Knesset, and the chief justice. We congratulate the three laureates on their extraordinary achievements!
This year scholars of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam engaged in a dialogue that traversed the cultural, religious, and academic boundaries of the 13th century. The weekly Ruth Meltzer Seminars ranged from medieval Jewish medical incantations to the perception of Jews in 12th- and 13th-century miracles of the Virgin Mary to Muslim philosophy and thirteenth-century Spanish Kabbalah. The fellows marked the end of the fall semester with a day-long workshop on the medieval city—mapping, comparatively, the interplay of knowledge, piety, and power in three medieval centers: Cairo, Paris, and Barcelona.
In the spring, John Van Engen (University of Notre Dame) delivered the Sixteenth Annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture, Jews, Friars, and Beguines: Narrating the History of Thirteenth-Century Europe. In his lecture, Professor Van Engen highlighted the structural challenges of and commonalities among three distinct religious groups: Jews, mendicant friars, and Beguines (lay Christian women who lived in quasi-religious orders). Van Engen's talk demonstrated the power of the surprising juxtaposition, and how apparently disparate religious communities such as Beguines and Jews shared not only the same space—often in daily contact with one another within the confines of bustling medieval cities and beyond—but also many overlapping legal, political, economic, and social challenges that make them illuminating to compare.
The annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture was endowed to bring together the work of the Center with the Meyerhoff professorship in the history department, two causes very dear to the Katz-Meyerhoff families. The lecture was co-sponsored by the Department of History, the Jewish Studies Program, and the Katz Center.
We capped the fellowship year with the Nineteenth Annual Gruss Colloquium in Judaic Studies, Patterns of Relations: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Thirteenth Century. The program combined fellows and invited speakers, among them: Anthony Bale (Birkbeck College), Jonathan Berkey (Davidson College), Robert Chazan (New York University), Mark Cohen (Princeton University), John Van Engen (University of Notre Dame), Görge K. Hasselhoff (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Michael McVaugh (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), and Ian P. Wei (University of Bristol).
Elisheva Baumgarten (Bar-Ilan University), Ruth Karras (University of Minnesota) and Katelyn Mesler (Hebrew University) have been appointed the editors of a volume which will detail the work accomplished through the course of this fellowship year.
Twenty five gifted students from Israel, North America, and Europe will convene at the Center this summer (July 16‒25, 2013) to study Jewish learning throughout the ages. In addition to seminars with our core faculty, the program will feature daytrips and special programs in Philadelphia and NYC guided by Penn faculty and major authorities in the field of Jewish education. Click here for more details.
The Summer School for Graduate Students in Judaic Studies is coorganized and cosponsored by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Katz Center. The Center is grateful for the generosity of longstanding supporters of the summer school initiative, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt.
Call for Applications for 2014–2015:
New Perspectives on the Origin, Context, and Diffusion of the Academic Study of Judaism
The turn to history in the 19th century fundamentally recast the nature of Jewish thinking in Europe and beyond, influencing even those who challenged or rejected the dominance and mandate of historical-critical scholarship. The foremost narrative in this history of the academic study of Jews and Judaism is that of the Wissenschaft des Judentums (WdJ), which fulfilled crucial cultural, political, and religious functions in its day, and which, despite recent scholarship, remains to be fully contextualized. How have academic categories and methodologies framed how Jews and Judaism are understood—be they in parallel with Christian theology, political science, history, classical philology, or in relation to traditional teaching contexts and methodologies? How might modern Jewish studies be seen in comparison to other emergent ethnic and religious area studies? What can be learned from a more systematic comparative study of different religious or national currents within WdJ and other parallel academic developments in Jewish studies? The year will convene a research cohort that will revisit and possibly rewrite the history of Jewish studies. Proposals might address the following questions:
How did and does WdJ function in the struggle for emancipation and against anti-Semitism in varying national contexts?
How was Jewish scholarship influenced by its institutional home or lack thereof?
What role did Jewish scholars play in the establishment and conceptualization of Oriental and Islamic studies? And vice versa.
To what extent did the WdJ engage with, build on, and depart from, the scholarly legacy of Christian Hebraism and Renaissance humanism, and the historical-critical approach to the Bible in the late 18th and early 19th century?
What extra-scholarly motives drove the development or neglect of some fields? To what extent were those aims achieved, and what do its failures reveal about European-Jewish history in the 19th and 20th centuries?
What impact has the rise of Jewish nationalism and Zionism had on the direction of Jewish scholarship, such as the politics of archaeology, the place of messianism in Jewish history, or the history of communal institutions, even the funding of academic chairs?
By what channels did the results of critical scholarship reach a broader public, and which audiences exactly?
The Katz Center invites applications from scholars in the humanities and social sciences at all levels, as well as outstanding graduate students in the final stages of writing their dissertations. Stipend amounts are based on a fellow's academic standing and financial need with a maximum of $50,000 for the academic year. A contribution also may be made toward travel expenses. The application deadline is November 10, 2013. Fellowship recipients will be notified by February 1, 2014. Applications are available on our website: http://katz.sas.upenn.edu. For questions please contact Carrie Love (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Looking Forward to 2013–2014
Constructing Borders and Crossing Boundaries: Social, Cultural and Religious Change in Early Modern Jewish History
Fall 2013 will be the start of our new fellowship year on early Jewish modernity. Accomplished scholars from a wide variety of disciplines will come together to examine the many changes in the Jewish world which characterized the early modern period. An extensive consideration of geographical, cultural, legal, political, and economic borders and boundaries will advance a wide ranging discussion on the very nature of both early Jewish modernity and the early modern period in general. We hope to explore how the establishment of new Jewish centers in new places affected the development of Jewish society and culture; as well as the nature and characteristics of Jewish transregional networks in the early modern age. Other issues pertinent to the era are the shifting religious and cultural borders between Ashkenazim and Sephardim, and the spread of printing, with its deep and wide effect on cultural and intellectual boundaries both inside Jewish society and between Jews and non-Jews.
The fellowship year will be enriched by two new collaborations. First, we will work in partnership with Penn's long standing Workshop in the History of Material Texts. Second, in cooperation with the Katz Center, the Folger Institute of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. will host a spring 2014 symposium, Jewish Books in Christian Europe. Folger holdings will provide case studies for discussion. Further details will be available on our website in the fall.
Natalie B. Dohrmann and Annette Yoshiko Reed (eds.), Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire: The Poetics of Power in Late Antiquity. Jewish Culture and Contexts. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013.
Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire brings Jewish perspectives to longstanding debates concerning Romanization, Christianization, and Late Antiquity. Focusing on the 3rd to 6th centuries, it draws together specialists in Jewish and Christian history, law, literature, poetry, and art. Perspectives from rabbinic and patristic sources are juxtaposed with evidence from piyyutim (liturgical poems), documentary papyri, and synagogue and church mosaics. Through these case studies, contributors highlight paradoxes, subtleties, and ironies of Romanness and imperial power.
This volume, and its editors, emerged from the 2007–2008 Fellowship Program Jewish and Other Imperial Cultures in Late Antiquity.
Natalie B. Dohrmann is Associate Director of the Katz Center and the Executive Editor of JQR. Annette Yoshiko Reed is M. Mark and Esther Watkins Assistant Professor of the Humanities in Penn's Department of Religious Studies.
Michael Toch, The Economic History of European Jews: Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2013.
This book attempts to make sense of the economic foundations of Jewish life in different parts of late antique and early medieval Europe. The first part of the book describes the demographic arc, decline, subsequent rise, and spatial distribution of Jewish populations. This data is then broadened to include the range of economic activities undertaken by these populations. The second part analyzes the actual share of Jews in different branches of the economy. This includes the notion of an intercontinental network of Jewish commerce, the phenomenon of Jews in agriculture and entrepreneurship, gender roles and the household mode of production, and the difficult subject of the significance of minority status for economic activity, among other subjects.
Michael Toch is Professor of Medieval History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He worked on this project during the fellowship program: Jews, Commerce, and Culture (2008–2009).
Nathan Wachtel, The Faith of Remembrance: Marrano Labyrinths. Translated from the French by Nikki Halpern. Jewish Culture and Contexts. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.
In a series of intimate and searing portraits, Nathan Wachtel traces the journeys of the 17th- and 18th-century Marranos—Spanish and Portuguese Jews who were forcibly converted to Catholicism but secretly retained their own faith. Fleeing persecution in their Iberian homeland, some sought refuge in the Americas, where they established transcontinental networks linking the New World to the Old. The Marranos—at once Jewish and Christian, outsiders and insiders—nurtured their secret beliefs within their new communities, participating in the economic development of the early Americas while still adhering to some of the rituals and customs of their ancestors. In a testament to the partial assimilation of these new arrivals, their faith became ever more syncretic, mixing elements of Judaism with Christian practice and theology.
Nathan Wachtel is Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France. He worked on this book during the fellowship program: Jews, Commerce, and Culture (2008–2009).
Past fellows are invited to apply for summer research support at the Katz Center. The research should be conducted over the course of two weeks or more between July 15, 2013 and August 15, 2013. While this research opportunity does not include a stipend, recipients will be given an office, use of a computer, and full access to the Penn libraries. Additionally, the Katz Center will provide a modest research fund to cover office services including photocopying, phone usage, and postage. To apply, please send Yechiel Schur (email@example.com) the title of your research project and indicate briefly how your visit to the Katz Center will enhance your research. Applications should be received by July 1, 2013.
The Jewish Quarterly Review launched into lucky 2013 with two issues covering topics ranging from the sputtering spoiled despots of ancient Jewish court tales to the haunting interlacing of midrashic thought and holocaust testimonial in Geoffrey Hartman's scholarly career, with much in between. Click here to see the table of contents for our winter and spring 2013 issues. To peruse more than a century of JQR, visit Project Muse and JSTOR online.
As in previous years, the Katz Center collaborated with other institutions to build exciting and accessible programs for broad audiences. Three fellows were featured in the fall in a lecture series on the significance of gender roles to understanding the medieval Jewish past. We are grateful to our partners Rabbi David Ackerman (Beth Am Israel), Dr. Philip A. Cunningham (Saint Joseph's University), and Rabbi David Straus (Main Line Reform Temple), for their generous hospitality. In the spring, over six hundred people flocked to our Penn series on the Jewish Middle Ages. The lectures represented the range and richness of this topic, showing the degree to which the Middle Ages were a time of interreligious exchange and creativity in all fields of Jewish culture. The lectures touched on a variety of topics such as the role of magic among medieval Jews, war and belligerence in the medieval Jewish tradition, and Jewish learning and education in the Islamic world. We continued our tradition of offering one lecture in Hebrew, this year featuring a talk by Ehud Krinis (Ben-Gurion University), 'Can Two Walk Together without Having Met?' Theological Affinities between Jews and Shiites in the Middle Ages. Click here to see the full program.
The Penn Lectures are made possible through a generous endowment from the Harry Stern Family Foundation and the Klatt Family. If you would like to receive emails about upcoming public lectures and events in the area, please send a note with your email address to Etty Lassman (firstname.lastname@example.com).
This year we continued our collaboration with the VAAD: Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia. Marina Rustow (Johns Hopkins University) explored the ways rabbis who lived in the medieval Islamic world dealt creatively with community politics through dynamic coalition building and much constructive thinking. Charles Manekin (University of Maryland) considered the variety of medieval Jewish philosophical positions on free will. We thank the hosting rabbis Rabbi David Ackerman (Beth Am Israel) and Rabbi Robert Leib (Old York Road Temple-Beth Am) for their hospitality. We also thank the President of the VAAD, Rabbi Elisa Goldberg, and also Rabbi Joshua Waxman (Or Hadash) for their many contributions to the program.
Fellows @ Penn Hillel
This past fall, the Jewish Cultural Studies Program of Rodin College organized a Shabbat dinner and discussion with Judah Galinsky (Bar-Ilan University) on Jewish charity. In the spring, Rami Reiner (Ben-Gurion University) offered at Penn Hillel a Hebrew seminar on medieval Jewish Responsa literature. Though the course granted no credit, was taught entirely in Hebrew, and involved decoding difficult medieval halakhic texts in the original, more than twenty students attended regularly. Following this successful experience, next year Elchanan Reiner (Tel Aviv University/Shalom Hartman Institute), Rami Reiner's brother, will continue the tradition.
Rami Reiner's course was cosponsored by the Orthodox Community at Penn (OCP), the Jewish Studies Program, and the Katz Center. We thank Shlomo Klapper (C'15) for all his help organizing the classes.
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries was honored to receive the Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica. This gift is valued at $8.5 million and contains over 11,000 items. It is the most important private collection of its kind that documents the social and economic development of early Jewish life in the Western Hemisphere before the 20th century. The earliest item in the collection is a late 16th-century codex of the proceedings of the Mexican Inquisition against a New Christian accused of Judaizing. Engraved maps dating from the 17th and 18th century are among the first to document permanent Jewish settlement in the New World. A major component of the collection focuses on the development of Jewish mercantile, social, and religious activity in the Americas of the 19th century. Penn Libraries will make part of the Kaplan Collection available on long-term loan to the National Museum of American Jewish History. Every item in the collection will be digitally reproduced and made available online to scholars and students. The Penn Libraries will hold an exhibition in January 2014 in its new Special Collections Center with highlights from the Kaplan Collection on view, accompanied by an exhibition catalog with essays by leading scholars in the field.
Sam Cardillo
Sam Cardillo, Administrator of the Katz Center, is the moving force behind many aspects of the Katz Center, including finance and building management. The following is an interview between Sam and Yechiel Schur (Klatt Family Director for Public Programs, Katz Center):
YS: When and how did you come to work at the Katz Center?
I was working toward a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Dropsie College when, in 1986, Dropsie became the Annenberg Research Institute, where I took a job that eventually led to my current position as Administrator of the Katz Center.
YS: How would you describe your time at the Katz Center?
I feel fortunate to have worked at the Center for the past 26 years in a stimulating academic environment in which I have met hundreds of scholars from around the world. I am also honored to be working with fellow staff members who have long term commitment to the vision and work of the Center. Most of my co-workers have been here for many years and we are in many ways like family.
YS: How would you compare your original tasks at the Katz Center with your current responsibilities?
I came into my current role as Administrator in 1987 when the Annenberg Research Institute merged into the University of Penn and became the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Having had no business background, I came in cold and faced many challenges as I learned on the job. As manager of our 44,000 sq. ft. building there have also been some major challenges in restoring damage caused by floods and wear to our facility, but we occupy a beautiful facility that has served our scholars well.
YS: What does the Katz Center mean to you?
Managing the business of the Center has occupied most of my working career. And although I would have preferred an occupation in academia, I have had the next best thing—exposure on a daily basis to academe at the highest level. It has also been an honor for me to work with David Ruderman who has not only been my boss for 20 years, but a friend as well. I appreciate his many years of strong leadership and his love for the Center, and in particular his success in ensuring the Center's financial well-being into the future by raising a substantial endowment.
YS: Would you like to share with the readers some memorable moments from your work at the Center?
That's easy! My two most memorable moments are the floods of 2005 and 2010, both of which caused severe damage to our building and resulted in major repairs of some original construction flaws. Last summer we underwent complete interior renovation of our office space throughout the building. On a more personal note, my best memories are of encounters with former fellows from years ago who come back for repeat fellowships or just stop by to say hi. I constantly hear from our fellows how much they have valued their time with us, and hearing such testimonies makes it all worthwhile.


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This route is known as the Camí de la Central because in the past there was a small electrical generating station here. On the way back from the weir you pass through a well-preserved section of riparian woodland with interesting associated flora.
The Ruta de la Capelleta takes you to the remains of this small church (or chapel) that was once a popular place of worship for local people. Today, it is semi-derelict.
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The list of streets has grown from 34 to 35. Here's the full list and meeting details:
Waldo Canyon Fire Impact meeting
A meeting ONLY for residents of the streets below will be held tonight to inform them of the status of their homes.
Tonight, 8 p.m., Gallogly Events Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
6 p.m. Busses depart shelters
6 p.m. Check-in opens
8 p.m. Residents meeting begins
9 p.m. Press conference at media staging area with residents from the meeting who will give interviews.
This meeting is for residents of the following streets only. This is NOT a public meeting. Residents should bring identification to gain meeting access. Refreshments will be provided. Counselors will be available.
Note to the media: Media is asked to respect the privacy of residents who may receive devastating news. Meeting participants willing to speak to the media will attend the post-meeting press conference at 9 p.m. at the UCCS media staging area.
Residents of these streets should attend:
§ Trevor Lane
§ Linger Way
§ Rossmere Street
§ Tallesson Court
§ Sandray Court
§ Majestic Drive
§ Ravina Court
§ Regal View Road
§ Stoneridge Drive
§ Heartstone Lane
§ Karamy Court
§ Lionsgate Lane
§ Hot Springs Court
§ Jenner Court
§ Brogans Bluff
§ Darien Way
§ Rayburn Way
§ Braeburn Way
§ Timora Way
§ Mirror Lake Court
§ Wilson Road
§ Harbor Pines Point
§ Yankton Place
§ Chambrey Court
§ Charing Court
§ Ashton Park Place
§ Courtney Drive
§ Vantage Vista Drive
§ Vantage Ridge Court
§ Huffman Court
§ Aubrey Way
§ Van Reen Drive
§ Alabaster Way
§ Lannigan Street
§ Capra Way
Colorado Springs Mayor Bach said at the 4 p.m. news conference that 346 homes were destroyed in the Waldo Canyon Fire, which blasted through 34 streets in the Mountain Shadows area on Tuesday. But fire officials said significant headway was made on the fire today, noting it's now 10 percent contained.
Bach said a meeting at 8 p.m. is for families affected by the fire. "This is going to be a tough evening, but we're going to get through it," Bach said. "Suzie and I are going to lead an effort to bring every resource to these people who have been hurt so badly."
Bach asked the press to show "a little bit of humanity" toward the families. "We will move forward as a city like we never have," Bach said.
Bret Waters, the city emergency management director, said the city is evaluating evacuations. "We expect some significant lifting some mandatory evacuations on the east side of the evacuation zones," he said, but didn't say exactly when that would happen.
Police Chief Pete Carey asked for residents' patience as city officials decide which evacuated areas to release from evacuation. He also noted that officials suspect some criminal activity in the evacuated area and to call 444-7000 to report it, once they're allowed back home. He thought there was an arrest for a burglary but had no details.
The cooler temperatures today along with some rain helped firefighters achieve 10 percent containment.
"We made significant progress today," said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Jerri Marr. "The weather cooperated today as it has no other day since the fire started" on Saturday.
Rich Harvey, incident commander, added, "We're feeling very confident we made good progress today, very minimal fire growth, and no injuries to the firefighters today."
Although Carey said there are less than 10 people who are unaccounted for, he said police are trying to figure out exactly where they might be.
Springs Deputy Fire Chief Tommy Smith said firefighters usually do two searches of each structure, but haven't been able to do so in the Mountain Shadows area due to the unusual fire conditions. He said those searches will begin tomorrow.
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Painting - Last batch of Minotaurs before Vanquish 2014
I am running very close to my deadline. This is starting to look a little worrying!! However, fear not, basecoats are down on the vehicles and this should gather speed very soon. See where I am at right now, after the jump.
After these are done I need to put everything together. Cast some bases. Paint the bases. Throw some pigments about. Done. Maybe...
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- Adam Wier30 April 2014 at 05:05
I hope you were able to reach your deadline, that is a lot of drop pods! The fire raptor should make a fantastic centerpiece for the army too. I have been meaning to get one...ReplyDelete
Having enjoyed your blog for a while now, I would like to nominate your blog for the Liebster Award! Hopefully it will help bring new readers to your blog. You can find more details about the award here: http://betweenthebolterandme.blogspot.com/2014/04/liebster-award_29.html
I know going through all of the steps for this award are a little tedious, so I understand if you choose not to do so!
- Richard Wray30 April 2014 at 15:19
Thanks Adam I really appreciate the nomination. I best write a blog post. Been awhile as I have been working on a new project fiftyshadesofwray.co.ukReplyDelete
Have no fear the blog shall continue in one form or another but while I put the dev work into the commission side of things posting will be slower.
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Tom W. Shinder M.D.
Back in the pre-computer age, most women
basically had three choices: staying home to mother their children (and foregoing the
income they were capable of contributing to the family coffers), going out to work in the
"outside world" (and sacrificing the opportunity to provide the close guidance
they'd like to their children), or trying to do both via a usually-menial "work at
home" job like stuffing envelopes, taking in laundry, typing term papers, and the
Sure, a few creative women were able to
make a decent living as writers or artists, working out of their homes. And the occasional
bright and ambitious entrepreneuress got rich doing direct marketing or sales from the
comfort of her own castle. But by and large, options for at-home workers were few. That's
all changed, thanks to the Internet-oriented, computercentric, "connected" world
in which we now live.
Telecommuting is catching on. Companies
are recognizing the very real cost benefits of not having to provide office space to
employees, and female workers in particular are welcoming the chance to do meaningful,
well-paid work without having to farm their kids out to babysitters or spend time and
money on driving, parking and business attire.
And more and more women are finding the
market is ripe for starting computer-based home businesses of their own. Opportunities
abound. Creative women are opening companies that are devoted to graphic arts or website
design and maintenance. Technically trained women are getting into programming and the
currently hot area of database design. Those with less expertise can still make good money
providing services such as data entry or word processing or computized bookkeeping. If
you're tired of the rat race, but your family is dependent on your income, you might
consider some of these options for yourself.
A common question is: what kind of
equipment do you need to do computer work from home? There is a misconception among many
women that a huge initial investment is required. But today's computer hardware prices are
at an all-time low, and a functional, relatively high tech home office can be set up for
far less than you might imagine.
Even top of the line quality computer
systems can be purchased for under $2000 these days. This is for a high powered
workstation capable of doing complex graphics manipulation; a standard system for
text-based tasks can be had for only a few hundred. Internet access in most markets is
available for $20/month or less. Even high speed ISDN, ADSL, and cable modem service can
be had in many locations at very reasonable rates (less than $100/month).
Does the home business you have in mind
require more sophisticated equipment, such as video teleconferencing capability? Never
mind -- you still don't have to mortgage the house to swing it. Color cameras, such as the
Connectix, cost less than $200 now, and the software in many instances is free. Not only
that, but it's becoming easier and easier to set it all up yourself, saving you the cost
of paying someone to install your new peripherals.
Once upon a time, laser printers were
something you found only at the office -- few people could afford them at home. Now
compact laser printers from major manufacturers, which give you the same publication-
quality print as those that cost thousands of dollars just a few years ago, can be bought
for under $300. Check out the Xerox P8 for an especially good value.
Another advantage of working at home is
the freedom to set up your workplace to suit your needs. Don't skimp on comfort -- if
you're going to be spending a lot of time at the computer, it pays to invest in an
ergonomic keyboard such as the Microsoft Natural Keyboard or the less expensive (but
almost identical) PC Concepts. The latter comes in several models, some of which include
built-in mini-trackballs or touchpads.
Speaking of pointing devices, you'll find
that there are many alternatives to the familiar old mouse that most companies supply
on-site. Get yourself a nice Logitech Trackman or a Kensington Expert Mouse and feel the
For only $2000-$3000, you can have
computing power equivalent to systems that companies paid $20,000-$30,000 for only five
years ago, $200,000-$300,000 for fifteen years ago, and couldn't get at any price
twenty-five years ago.
Operating a home business is hard work,
and it takes time and effort and talent to make it successful. But if you have those, with
a little money and a little luck, there has never before been a better time for going into
business when your business is done with a computer.
by Tom W. Shinder M.D.
Thomas W. Shinder, M.D., M.C.P. is a
neurologist-turned-computer systems engineer who practiced medicine in Texas, Oregon and
Arkansas before moving to his present home in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan
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Intuit Launches 'Love Our Local Business' to Help Entrepreneurs Succeed
Intuit Launches 'Love Our Local Business' to Help Entrepreneurs Succeed
Program Grants Small Businesses a Wish a Day This Holiday Season
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A little love goes a long way. To help small businesses survive and thrive in a tough economy, Intuit Inc. (NAS: INTU) will grant a wish a day, valuing up to $5,000 each, to 15 businesses through its Love Our Local Business program this holiday season.
Small businesses in the United States and Canada can submit their wishes at LoveOurLocalBusiness.com and then rally their fans to vote for their submissions. Intuit will fulfill one wish a day from December 3 - 21.
Surviving, Not Thriving
Based on an October 2012 Intuit Small Business Survey, 87 percent of small businesses said their businesses are either struggling to survive, or surviving but not growing. Forty-seven percent of respondents said a $5,000 infusion would significantly help or even save their businesses.
"Succeeding in trying economic times is a month-to-month struggle for our small business customers, but they're a passionate and resilient group," said Ken Wach, vice president of marketing for Intuit's Small Business Group. "Small businesses not only drive national economic growth, they're integral to defining local communities and shaping national culture. We value small businesses and support them to pursue their passions."
Gifts That Keep on Giving
For small businesses, this holiday season isn't looking cheerful. The Intuit survey found that:
- 23 percent rated winter as the most financially difficult time of year - more than any other season.
- 41 percent ranked "paying my bills" as their No. 1 concern that keeps them up at night about their businesses.
- 53 percent said they believe the economy is slowly recovering but that their businesses are surviving, not growing.
- 34 percent agreed that the economy is poor, and their businesses are struggling to survive.
Amidst economic hardship, small businesses are resourceful:
- 35 percent said $5,000 would significantly help their businesses.
- 12 percent said $5,000 would save their businesses.
What would they buy with $5,000 for their businesses?
- 27 percent would put it toward marketing.
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- 15 percent would spend it on technology, such as computers or software.
The new Love Our Local Business effort grows out of Intuit's Love a Local Business program, which awarded approximately $1.2 million in grants and prizes to more than 100 U.S. small businesses since July 2009.
Love Our Local Business is part of Intuit's larger, ongoing commitment to support the financial success of consumers and small businesses. In fiscal year 2012, Intuit's product, in-kind and cash donations to charitable organizations and small business development programs totaled nearly $54 million.
Love Our Local Business Grant Details
Small businesses can submit their wishes in two easy steps. Details for entry, eligibility, rules and prizing are available at www.loveourlocalbusiness.com.
About the Intuit Small Business Survey
Decipher Research compiled the Intuit Small Business Outlook Survey for Intuit in October 2012, polling 201 American small business owners online.
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One of my dreams as a youngster was to be an "artist". I studied drawing and design while a philosophy major in the 70's. I wandered off to do other things before discovering photography in the 90's. I studied at the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle. I have been exhibiting at Fine Art festivals and in galleries now for twenty years. I have received several awards and honors. The greatest prize has been the joy expressed by so many folks viewing my work. I live semi-rural north of Seattle. My subjects come from my garden and surrounding farmlands. Life is good.


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RHODRI Morgan was last night facing a backlash against plans to increase the pay of senior AMs.
The First Minister held private talks with opposition leaders over proposals to grant three deputy ministers in his government £5,398-a-year on top of the AM's basic salary of £42,434.
Nick Bourne, leader of the Conservative group, and Mike German, leader of the Liberal Democrats, would also receive the same increase.
But while Mr German - formerly Deputy First Minister on £79,490 - was expected to accept the deal, Mr Bourne said he opposed it.
Mr Morgan wants to recognise the extra responsibilities handed to three deputy ministers in his new Labour government.
But Plaid Cymru business manager Jocelyn Davies said: "I think it's outrageous. We will be calling for any discussions around this subject to be held in public.
"It will be for the Plaid group to decide but I'll be recommending we don't support this.
"It's not for the First Minister to stitch it up with people who would benefit without a proper discussion in the House Committee."
A vote is expected over the pay rises next week. A two-thirds majority among the 60 AMs is needed because it involves changing the Assembly's rules.
It means that Labour would require the backing of at least 10 opposition AMs to push the plan through.
The proposed rises would bring the deputies and minority party leaders in line with enhanced payments to the seven chairs of subject committees.
North Wales Tory AM Brynle Williams said: "I think that before you increase the pay you have to see the goods. And the goods haven't been delivered in the last four years." Other Conservative AMs are unhappy at the pay hike.
A Welsh Conservatives spokesman said: "While the group accepts the principle that deputy ministers and party leaders undertake extra duties above and beyond the normal remit of AMs, as we did when we voted to implement an increase in salary for assembly chairmen, on this issue the group will be given a free vote."
Deputy Presiding Officer John Marek, Independent AM for Wrexham, raised concerns that 16 of the 30 Labour AMs would be on the government's payroll, prompting accusations of "snouts in the trough."


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There's a teeny-tiny change in my lecture/discussion for Dr. Amy Marsh's Sexuality Salon MeetUp tonight.
Everything is still the same but the event will begin at 6:00PM and end at 8:00PM, instead of the previously posted times,
Hope so see lots of fun people there tonight!
Here are new the new details:
Friday, December 28, 2012
6:00 PM To 8:00 PM
Sonoma Coffee Cafe2131 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA (map)
Out with the old, and in with the future! In December, Sexology Salon will explore the topic of Future Sex!
Our own Sexology Salon member, M. "Chris" Christian, will lead us in this sure to be lively event! Chris is an erotic author, editor, and workshop presenter. Chris shared his work as an erotic author with the Salon a few months ago and it was a fabulous discussion! Here's what he plans for us during December's program:
"Welcome to the World Of Tomorrow! Sure, we have iPads, iPhones, Viagra, the staggering depths of the Internet, but what could the day after tomorrow bring? In this combination discussion and lecture, participants will share in some thought experiments on what sex may be like in the next year – or the next thousand years. Subjects included will be speculations on drug and chemical enhancements, extrapolation on current – and future – consumer technology, where gender and sexual orientation may be headed, the idea of artificial implants and enhancements, and even the prospects of intimate encounters with cyborgs, androids, robots, and artificial intelligences."
As always, please attend our Salon "fragrance free" and plan to patronize the offerings at Sonoma Coffee Cafe. Also, please plan to chip in a couple of dollars towards Meet Up's monthly fees when I take up collection. Thanks so much!


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Bristol Brewing Company, known for brewing distinctive, award-winning beers for the people of Colorado, announces the release of its Imperial IPA on Thursday, May 15. Bristol's Imperial IPA is one of seven beers in the Brewhouse Series, and is Compass IPA's stronger, hoppier cousin.
"It's all about the hops," said Mike Bristol, owner of Bristol Brewing Company. "Our Imperial IPA uses a ton of great American hops, and, incidentally, each of those varieties of hops has been featured individually in our Single Hop IPA series. The combination creates a big flavor for IPA fans; it's like taking the scenic route for their hop-craving taste buds."
This citrusy, medium-bodied beer is amber in color, featuring four varieties of hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo, and Centennial. And while Bristol's Imperial IPA is pungent and robust in flavor - checking in at an 8.1 percent ABV - it's a treat for the hop loyal that has just a bit more finesse than the popular but typically palate-crushing American IPA.
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Djokovic sets the standard
World number one Novak Djokovic laid down a marker for his Wimbledon rivals as he took apart France's Jeremy Chardy.
The 26-year-old's assault on a seventh grand slam title never looked like it would be thrown off course by the 22nd seed, who had failed to take a set off the Serbian in their six previous meetings.
Chardy's fruitless run extended on Saturday evening as Djokovic romped to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory in one hour and 26 minutes.
It was Djokovic's 50th tour-level win on grass and saw him through to the last 16 for the fifth consecutive year, with 13th seed Tommy Haas now standing in his way of a quarter-final berth.
The top seed raced out of the blocks and wore down Chardy's early exuberance with some exquisite play.
Big-hitting Frenchman Chardy saw his resistance broken after 28 minutes, when a superb cross-court backhand allowed Djokovic to break serve.
It put the reigning Australian Open champion on course to take the first set and it got no easier for Chardy.
The Frenchman, bidding to reach the last 16 for the first time, dropped his first service game and was broken again as Djokovic ran through the second set.
The Serbian only conceded two points on serve during those opening sets and it took until midway through the third for him to make an unforced error.
Djokovic had lifted his foot off the gas but continued in the ascendancy, dismantling his opponent with some sensational returns and quickly wrapping up the one-sided contest.


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These brilliant ideas for learning about birds let you make some feathered friends. There are great ideas for observing birds in your own back garden, arts and crafts, and games to play. You'll find ideas for bird-themed sensory play, and a fun no-sew owl costume.
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This will be my final entry for October's theme at Art Journal Journey as I join Sheila, this month's host who chose architecture.
Once again, I chose a used file folder as my substrate
to which I added pigment inks from a multi-colored stamp pad. I cut a piece of heavy black card stock and wrote the name of the city we are visiting, Ouro Preto, using a white gel pen.
I found this photo in a travel magazine I got back in 2005, but I'm quite sure the town hasn't changed much since then.
Inland about 319 mi (513 km) north of Rio and 420 mi (675 km) from Sao Paulo, is Ouro Preto (or black gold), originally known as Vila Rica or rich village, established in 1698 and quickly grew out of the gold rush. It was the only city where gold was brought to be measured and sold before it was taken by mule to the ships in Rio and Paraty.The more places I research in Brazil, the more interwoven the cities and their histories show how important gold was to this area, including economically, environmentally, and architecturally.
Ouro Preto has well-preserved Baroque architecture, colonial buildings, religious monuments, and cobblestone streets. The narrow, crooked streets are too rough in places for vehicles. Navigating the cobblestone slopes on foot is the best way to see all 23 churches spread out across the hilly town. Thanks to preservation in the 1990s, Ouro Preto is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Here is a final look at this page I created from a used file folder, pigment ink, printer/copier paper, heavy black cardstock, and a white gel pen.
Please don't forget to dig up your entry for Second on the 2nd, where you share any post you've published in the past. It can be something you are especially proud of, or something you shared before anyone knew your blog existed. Any and all posts are welcome.
And I want to thank all the wonderful art friends I've made these past few months at Art Journal Journey. Seeing your art inspires and motivates me, and I am always thrilled when you stop by my place, too!


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Autumn 2009: Of Note
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Patrick Allitt charts American conservatism in new book
"Allitt traces history of American conservatism," Emory Report, Sept. 21, 2009
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When a U.S. representative called out, "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform in early September, many of those watching weren't sure at first who had disrupted the proceedings. But in light of the politics at play, there was little doubt in anyone's mind that he would fit current definitions of "conservative." In fact, the noisemaker was a Southern Republican who does indeed embody commonly held notions of the term.
It wasn't always so easy to define American conservatives, nor did they identify themselves as such. But the roots of what is now considered conservatism are more than two centuries deep. Patrick Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History, traces the progression of conservatism in his new book, The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities throughout American History.
When Yale University Press approached Allitt about the project, he says, the topic piqued his interest. "This is a relatively understudied area of American history," he says. "There are many more books about liberalism, probably because academics tend to lean more left."
Before the 1950s, Allitt found, there was really no conservative political movement in the United States—at least not by today's standards. But from the time of the nation's founders, conservatism was alive and well in what Allitt describes as "an attitude to social and political change that looks for support to the ideas, beliefs, and habits of the past and puts more faith in the lessons of history than in the abstractions of political philosophy."
A few aspects of conservatism have remained fairly consistent over time. One, according to Allitt, is a deep discomfort with the idea of equality among citizens—except perhaps "in the eyes of God." Today, he says, this distrust of egalitarianism is only thinly veiled by a surface endorsement of equality that has come to be socially expected.
"I think conservatives would say everybody knows it's true that people aren't equal; we just pretend they are," Allitt says. "In most areas—at our jobs, for instance—we work very hard to accurately reflect inequalities and put them into practice. To act as though they're not there is a collective self-delusion. But a politician can't ever say that people aren't equal, so they play a double game."
Conservatives also have tended to take a dim view of human nature and the potential for positive change. "What neoconservatives in the 1970s described as the law of unintended consequences was part of this attitude—the fear that reformers can intend good effects but accidentally cause bad ones, such that the evil outweighs the good," Allitt writes.
Alongside the common themes that have dominated conservatism, Allitt also discovered inconsistencies on a range of major issues that have fluctuated with the times. Democracy, the free market, and foreign policy are examples of areas where the conservative position has shifted or fractured in response to current events.
Today, one of the defining characteristics of conservative thought is a general opposition to expansion of government, but that was not always necessarily the case. "There isn't a definite conservative attitude toward government; it has been contingent on circumstances," Allitt says. "At the very beginning of the Republic, for instance, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams sought to reinterpret the Constitution to strengthen federal government. During the Cold War, conservatives were against big government at home, but in favor of increasing defense. It always depends on which bit of government you're looking at and the perceived threat."
While conservatism is often aligned with privilege and wealth, Allitt quickly dismisses "the self-interested special pleading of men who have a lot to lose" as shallow and uninteresting. "The people I dedicated the book to had ideas that were more than self-justification," he says. "These were people really expressing their understanding of human nature and the difficulties life generates."
Allitt, who was born in England and does not consider himself conservative, says he sought to strike a neutral tone in the book, with the hope that readers from all points of the political spectrum can gain new understanding. One of the surprises in researching The Conservatives was that he found some of the key figures to be much more likeable than he anticipated. For instance, he had always understood William Graham Sumner, a sociologist who taught at Yale during the late nineteenth century, to be a cold proponent of social Darwinism, but became taken with Sumner's advocacy of what he called "the forgotten man"—the average, working, tax-paying American who is all too often overlooked by government policy.
The influence of conservatism has helped to create remarkable stability in the American political system, Allitt points out, and for that we owe it a debt of gratitude. It's easy to forget that all over the world, failed democracies and bloody revolutions cause widespread human devastation. The U.S., by contrast, benefits from dependable elections and leaders who step into the established system and play by the rules—the occasional outburst during a presidential speech notwithstanding.
"The downside of conservatism is that it tends to put up with injustices, but the upside is that it prevents the outbreak of worse injustices," Allitt says. "If you are a utopian, you will get impatient with it, but if you are a pragmatist you will be thankful for it."


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Byron Bay teams go wild for the finals
SPORTING a new strip for 2017, the Northern Hotel Byron Bay Rams continued their strong pre-season showing with another emphatic win last Wednesday night.
The Rams met Italo Stars in round 2 of the 2017 FFA Cup qualifiers under lights at Southern Cross Football Centre in Lismore.
Despite a gritty performance from the Lismore outfit, they proved to be no match for Byron's full-tilt pressing game.
Ten minutes into the opening set, a poor back pass saw a desperate header from the Stars keeper fall to the feet of Rams' striker Aaron Walker, who made no mistake with a clinical finish.
Nine minutes later and some slick combinations between Sam Owens and Joel Wood finished with goal number 2 from Wood.
Byron kept up the pressure and, another nine minutes in, the inevitable third goal came when Walker pounced on the spill from a corner and drove it home from 25 metres out.
With a minute remaining before the break, a flanking run from Harper Hain and a pinpoint cross found Aaron Walker in to box who calmly chipped the keeper to complete his first half hat-trick.
The second half saw more relentless pressure from the Rams with another run of smooth combinations leading to a second goal for Joel Wood that took the score to 5-0.
Moments later, Ben Ahern took a break from marshalling the Rams defence to make a 40 metre flanking run of his own.
His cross found Will Ennis up front who fought his way through the remaining Italo defenders and found the net with a terrific strike to make it 6-0.
One minute later a long ball from Rams keeper Griffin Bambach found the feet of Will Ennis on the right flank.
Ennis' diagonal cross put Aaron Walker on the spot for goal number 7.
With five minutes to run and the Italo players' frustration beginning to show, Walker took his fifth goal for the night and finished the match at 8-0.
Stellar performances from Ben Ahern and James Tomlinson in defence and Ronan Karup and Quinn McDonald in the midfield helped to deny Stars and joy.
The win sees the Rams progress to the Regional Quarter Finals in Coffs Harbour on Saturday, May 13 and, if successful the Semi Finals the following day.
Next outing for Byron boys is the Final of the 2017 Anzac Cup against arch-rivals Richmond Rovers at Oakes Oval at 4pm on Saturday, April 22.
Byron's Womens Wildcats also have a chance at the silverware on Friday evening at 5.45 at Oakes Oval in the Final of the Callan Macmillan Shield pre-season competition.
Come along and support your club on both nights! Admission is free and a gold coin donation will go to the Lismore flood appeal.


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First time poster here.
I upgraded to Windows 10 yesterday so far I am pleased.
Having one issue though that I can't seem to figure out.
I also couldn't seem to find any information on Google for what I was looking for.
Let me start out by saying that this issue did not exist on Windows 7, everything was fine.
I use a Sanyo 52" TV as my monitor. When I upgraded to Windows 10, the border of the screen hangs way off
the edges. I have it set at 1920 X 1080. Although, every resolution hangs off the edges, so much that I can't see the taskbar or start menu.
I knew it was an overscan issue. I installed the latest AMD drivers hoping that would help. It did not.
I used the Catalyst Control Center to adjust the over/under scan, and got the desktop to finally fit correctly.
However, when I launch any games, ARMA III, KSP, GTA V etc. The edges again hang off the screen. I can barely see the edge of the AMD CrossfireX logo in the top right hand.
Any ideas what could be causing this issue? In Windows 7 the scaling was always perfect, I never had to adjust anything at all. So it is definitely related to Windows 10.
Thanks much!
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MSI 990FXA-GD80v2
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32GB G. Skill Ripjaws 1866Mhz
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EVGA SuperNova 1300w
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