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Siphoning carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere could be more than an expensive last-ditch strategy for averting climate catastrophe. A detailed economic analysis published on 7 June suggests that the geoengineering technology is inching closer to commercial viability.
The study, in Joule, was written by researchers at Carbon Engineering in Calgary, Canada, which has been operating a pilot CO2-extraction plant in British Columbia since 2015. That plant — based on a concept called direct air capture — provided the basis for the economic analysis, which includes cost estimates from commercial vendors of all of the major components. Depending on a variety of design options and economic assumptions, the cost of pulling a tonne of CO2 from the atmosphere ranges between US$94 and $232. The last comprehensive analysis of the technology, conducted by the American Physical Society in 2011, estimated that it would cost $600 per tonne.
Carbon Engineering says that it published the paper to advance discussions about the cost and potential of the technology. "We're really trying to commercialize direct air capture in a serious way, and to do that, you have to have everybody in the supply chain on board," says David Keith, acting chief scientist at Carbon Engineering and a climate physicist at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere (DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2018.05.006) (DX)
Direct Air Capture of CO2 with Chemicals (2011)
Don't get me wrong, I agree with the idea of vegetation as a carbon sink. I only pointed that bamboo/kudzu aren't the appropriate one for many geo areas.
Better rain than fuel to power those air factories.
I wouldn't be so sure, it depends. If you have low rain fall [abc.net.au], it's not gonna work well with fast growers.
Besides, if you have good rainfall, you may still want to grow something you can eat in the area.
If we don't have enough water, then we aren't going to be able to grow plantations that will effectively absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere. And that could be a big problem. That's what I consider to be the big yellow warning light, that says proceed with caution.
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Quite true but carbon sinks don't have to be geographically homogenous. It's no big deal to put most of them in places where water is abundant.
It's no big deal to put most of them in places where water is abundant.
In the rice paddies or in the (freshly established after slash and burn deforestation [theguardian.com]) coconut plantations, where do you think it will be a smaller deal?
The best way to do things would be build man-made islands, cover them with $vegitation_of_choice, and ship/pipe in water from the continent's largest river (near the mouth so you're not depleting anything but the brackish area that's slightly downstream). Gets you your carbon sink and doesn't leave you having to worry about invasive vegetation species.
Oh, wait, I get it now. You're wanting something of value without it costing anything. Not going to happen. You're either going to have to pay farmers to grow the vegetation on already cleared land, clear more land and pay new farmers, or go with the technological way where you also have to pay. You'll probably want it paid for by the government (read: tax payers) whichever you pick though, knowing you.
You'll probably want it paid for by the government (read: tax payers) whichever you pick though, knowing you.
Wrong as usual, you know dinky-shit about me, mate
Oh, wait, I get it now. You're wanting something of value without it costing anything.
I want more that fishing-chair handwaving solutions, like the one about building artificial islands.
Something like: how about stopping deforestation? How about intensive (as opposed to extensive) agricultural practices - permaculture, crop rotation and the like? How about having each home build with high energy conservation rating/low energy footprint as opposed to profit maximization in mind?
How about returning to durable goods as opposed to planned-obsolescence practices? (up until 1 year ago I was still happily using a 7yo dumb-mobile, I only needed to switch to a smart one because of "two factor auth" for telecommuting).
How about searching for other solutions? Here [nature.com], for example
In February 2004, researchers involved in the European Iron Fertilization Experiment (EIFEX) fertilized 167 square kilometres of the Southern Ocean with several tonnes of iron sulphate. For 37 days, the team on board the German research vessel Polarstern monitored the bloom and demise of single-cell algae (phytoplankton) in the iron-limited but otherwise nutrient-rich ocean region.
Each atom of added iron pulled at least 13,000 atoms of carbon out of the atmosphere by encouraging algal growth which, through photosynthesis, captures carbon. In a paper in Nature today, the team reports that much of the captured carbon was transported to the deep ocean, where it will remain sequestered for centuries1 — a 'carbon sink'.
Are you attracted by handwaving solutions? Here's one, how about nuke-glassing an entire oil-field desert and covering it by photopanels with batteries underneath, then running power cables? Each sqm produces at peak about 200W (at current efficiencies); at 2.15 million sqkm of glassed Saudi Arabia covered in solar panel will produce in one (peak) hour 0.43 TWh of energy. At an equiv of 5 peak-hours/day for an entire year, this amounts for 784TWh of energy.
For comparison, the entire world electric energy generated from all sources in 2013 was 19,504 TWh [wikipedia.org]. Well, waddaya know? About the 40% of all electric energy for only the price of nuking a desert - yes, we need to nuke it first (use clean A-bombs) as an engineering solution for fixing that sand down and keeping the solar panels clean.
I wonder what's not to like in this handwaving solution? (grin)
Are you sure you really want solutions? Deforestation would solve the problem better than anything. Trees are by far not the most efficient plants at sequestering carbon.
Trees are by far not the most efficient plants at sequestering carbon.
Seems to me I detect a whiff of "Nirvana fallacy" here.
Tell you what: how about, as a proof of goodwill, one shows me the planting of a new improved efficiency species of carbon-sink vegetation on an already deforested significant area before deforesting others.
Maybe it's my age, but I tend to distrust solutions which promise a Nirvana replacement only after I renounced/demolished all the other good things. See?... no warranties that the Nirvana will be actually delivered, why should I take the deal?
Are you sure you really want solutions?
I'm quite sure I do not want handwaving solutions.
You're spinning your own Nirvana if you think cleared land is going to be used for altruistic carbon capture rather than profitable farming. You will in fact find not nearly enough people to work one small bamboo farm for free, even if the valuable land were donated. See, farming is hard fucking work and tree huggers made their parents pay who knows how many thousands of dollars for the express purpose of them not ever having to work hard.


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Outsourcing garbage pick up is expected to save the borough over $100,000 this year and $200,000 in the following 2 years.
By Noel Aliseo | May 11, 2011
During the first week in May, Fair Haven residents saw new faces at their curbs picking up their trash. For the first time, Fair Haven has outsourced its garbage pick up to a private company. According to borough officials, having M&S Waste Management take over garbage pick up will save the borough about $100,000 this year and $200,000 in the next two years.
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The drug known as ecstasy has been used by 12 million people in the United States alone and millions more worldwide. Past research has suggested that ecstasy users perform worse than non-users on some tests of mental ability. But there are concerns that the methods used to conduct that research were flawed, and the experiments overstated the cognitive differences between ecstasy users and non-users.
A new study carried out by a team at Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Addiction last week, found no evidence that ecstasy causes brain damage. This is one of the largest ever studies into the effects of the drug ecstasy. The scientists responsible for the research concluded that many previous studies had made over-arching conclusions from insufficient data, and that the drug's dangers have been greatly exaggerated. In contrast to many prior studies, ecstasy users in the new study showed no signs of cognitive impairment attributable to drug use: ecstasy use did not decrease mental ability.
The finding will shock campaigners who have claimed ecstasy poses a real risk of triggering brain damage. They have argued that it can induce memory loss, decrease cognitive performance and has long-lasting effects on behaviour.
But experts who have argued that the drug is relatively safe welcomed the new paper. "I always assumed that, when properly designed studies were carried out, we would find ecstasy does not cause brain damage," said Professor David Nutt, who was fired as chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs by Alan Johnson, then home secretary, for publicly stating alcohol and tobacco were more harmful than ecstasy.
Funded by a $1.8m grant from the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, it was launched specifically to avoid methodological drawbacks that have bedevilled previous attempts to pinpoint whether or not ecstasy users suffer brain damage.
Ecstasy – or 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA – came into widespread use in the 1980s when taking it was linked to raves and the playing of dance music. Its symptoms include euphoria, a sense of intimacy with others and diminished anxiety and depression. In the US alone, more than 12 million have taken it.
But the taking of ecstasy has also been linked to damage to the central nervous system and research in recent years has suggested that long-term changes to emotional states and behaviour have been triggered by consumption of the drug. Possession of it has been made an offence in most western nations.
However, the Harvard team was sharply critical of the quality of the research that had linked ecstasy to brain damage. "Too many studies have been carried out on small populations, while overarching conclusions have been drawn from them," he said. For a start, some previous research has studied users who were taken from a culture dominated by all-night dancing, which thus exposed these individuals to sleep and fluid deprivation – factors that are themselves known to produce long-lasting cognitive effects. Non-users were not selected from those from a similar background, which therefore skewed results. In addition, past studies have not taken sufficient account of the fact that ecstasy users take other drugs or alcohol that could affect cognition or that they may have suffered intellectual impairment before they started taking ecstasy. In Halpern's study only ecstasy users who took no other drugs and who had suffered no previous impairment were selected.
The resulting experiment whittled down 1,500 potential participants to 52 selected users, whose cognitive abilities matched those of a group of 59 non-users. They even took hair samples of participants to test whether they were telling the truth about their drug and alcohol habits. "Essentially we compared one group of people who danced and raved and took ecstasy with a similar group of individuals who danced and raved but who did not take ecstasy. When we did that, we found that there was no difference in their cognitive abilities." In other words, previous studies highlighted problems triggered by other factors, such as use of other drugs or drink, or sleep deprivation.
But the drug still posed risks. "Ecstasy consumption is dangerous because illegally made pills often contain contaminants that can have harmful side-effects."
The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme is dedicated to providing a rigorous, independent review of global drug policy. Its aim is to reduce the harms associated with the misuse of drugs, and encourage objective and open debate on drug policy issues at the national and international level.
As this study shows the major danger associated with the drug is not the drug itself but other contaminants that are included. Under a regulated market, the quality of Ecstasy pills could be regulated, drastically reducing the harms associated with its use.
Towards this aim the Beckley Foundation has recently commissioned a New Draft U.N. Convention which would permit individual countries to both decriminalize use and personal possession of all illegal drugs, while also permitting those countries to regulate certain substances, such as cannabis, within their own borders.
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Ex-S Club 7 singer Jo O'Meara was rushed to hospital last night after being struck by a glass bottle thrown during a concert.
The 29-year-old - who was embroiled in the 2007 Celebrity Big Brother race row - was left with a two-inch head wound after a bottle was thrown at a gig at the Tokyo nightclub in Bradford.
O'Meara had taken to the stage with former bandmates Bradley Mcintosh and Paul Cattermole as they attempt to launch a comeback.
But their reunion was cut short after only 15 minutes when O'Meara collapsed to her knees having been struck on the head by the glass.
Cattermole, 31, helped her of stage as 27-year-old McIntosh yelled at 900-strong crowd: "It takes just one idiot to ruin everybody's night."
He added: "If you are going to throw a glass, throw it at me... you had to spoil it."
O'Meara was treated in hospital and later allowed to return to her London home.
"We were all having a great time until the incident and would like to apologise to fans that our set was cut short", she told the Sun newspaper.
West Yorkshire police said a 20-year-old white man had been arrested and was being questioned about the incident.
O'Meara went into hiding in 2007 out of fear of a public backlash over the alleged bullying of Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother.
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Zero | A Martin Hannett Story, 1977-1991
Martin Hannett was a musician and producer of the original post-punk era. He is a legend largely due to his stint as house producer for Factory Records where he helmed the desk for the seminal recordings of Joy Division, ACR, New Order and Section 25 among others. There are brilliant stories of his insane genius and studio ingenuity, often involving that insanity - see the movie 24 Hour Party People, read Simon Reynolds' Rip It Up..., and if you click on the links above you will find more stories. Zero | A Martin Hannett Story, 1977-1991 is a brilliant new compilation. It is a great set of music he produced that bear all of his sonic trademarks - spartan dub ambience. As you can see from the tracklisting below, it is a veritable who's-who of post-punk. It is brilliant. I know I've already said that, but it's true. It balances well known songs (Pretty In Pink) with lots of not-so-well known songs (Basement 5's fab The Last White Christmas). From the better known stuff you get one of my favorite OMD songs, Electricity, with it's memorable bass riff and keyboard melody. On the lesser known side enjoy an absolutely bitchin' alternate take of the Magazine classic The Light Pours Out Of Me (Second Version). Then get thee to your music mart and get your own copy!
1 Buzzcocks - Boredom
2 Slaughter And The Dogs - Cranked Up Really High
3 Jilted John - Jilted John
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17 Wasted Youth - Rebecca's Room
18 Nico And The Invisible Girls - All Tomorrow's Parties
19 Kitchens Of Distinction - Quick As Rainbows
20 Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck
21 World Of Twist - She's A Rainbow
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Tech Regents Tour Seismology Instrument CenterSOCORRO, N.M. September 24, 2010 – The New Mexico Tech Board of Regents were treated to a glimpse into the nation's leading seismology research center during the September meeting on campus.
The Board met at the PASSCAL Instrument Center, which is a seismology lending library and research facility funded by the National Science Foundation and operated by New Mexico Tech.
Dr. Rick Aster, the principal investigator for the Instrument Center throughout its 10 years in Socorro, presented a brief overview of the facility and its capabilities. Aster, who is also the chairman of the Earth and Environmental Science Department, explained the role seismology plays in Earth sciences, earthquake preparedness and industry. He also talked about how the discipline of seismology has changed in recent years.
The IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center has an annual budget of $4.2 million and employees 37 full-time employees and dozens of students. The Center supports about 65 seismology research projects around the world every year. Any scientist who has academic support and funding can access the Center's equipment for research use. Aster said the Instrument Center has played a key role in democratizing seismology in the United States.
New Mexico Tech's operation – and the seismology consortium that supports its work – has earned respect and kudos from the funding agency.
"The National Science Foundation recognizes this as a poster child for community support," Aster said. "We are ambassadors for open data. We are influential as best we can be."
While research divisions such as the PASSCAL Instrument Center are flourishing, the state-funded areas – meaning academics – area bracing for more budget cuts. The latest round of cuts is 3.2 percent for the 2010-2011 budget. In all, the state has reduced the New Mexico Tech budget by more than 14 percent over two years.
Regent Richard Carpenter said, "Next year will be horrible. A 10 percent [budget cut] is a reasonable projection."
In the business portion of the meeting, the Regents heard about increased enrollment.
The number of new students at Tech this year is 100 greater than last year's freshman class. The total student population is 1,928.
Some basic science courses have increased in size and increasing demand for classroom space has led to shuffling of class locations. Also, retention has improved. Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Peter Gerity said third-semester retention is now at 73.6 percent, up from 72 percent the previous year.
University president Dr. Daniel H. Lopez discussed plans to build a new dormitory. He said he is considering two options: a revenue bond of $12.5 million for construction or authorizing a third party to build and operate a dorm.
In other matters:
* Local resident Damacio Lopez approached the board during the public comment time. Lopez asked the board to consider abandoning plans to create a walking path atop 'M' Mountain. Lopez claims the area is contaminated from testing of munitions. Regent Carpenter asked if Damacio Lopez had any scientific studies to support his claim of contamination; Lopez did not.
* The Regents approved a new list of bank signatories. Due to retirements and personnel changes, the official list had become outdated.
* Dr. Gerity informed the Board that Dr. William Rison, electrical engineering professor, was approved for sabbatical leave. Dr. Rison has several research projects that he will work over the next year.
* Dr. Lopez will be meeting with officials of Yangtze University in China in coming weeks. Dr. Robert Lee, director of the Petroleum Recovery Research Center, has championed the cooperative agreement, which to date has brought seven students from China to Tech, predominantly in petroleum engineering. Lopez said one goal is to bring 30 new students to Tech each year. Tech and Yangtze also are planning collaborative research projects and faculty exchanges as well.
* Dr. Lopez informed the Board that Freeport MacMoRan is donating about 2,200 acres in Playas, N.M., to the university. A portion of the land would be used to expand the runway at the university's research and training facility in Playas. Airport improvements will be largely paid for by federal agencies.
* Dr. Lopez presented the September list of graduates, which includes eight bachelor's, six master's and two doctoral degrees. Dr. Gerity said students are very appreciative of the university's new policy to award degrees on a monthly basis. Many graduates cannot begin jobs until they are officially graduated.
* Lonnie Marquez, vice president of finance, presented the monthly financial analysis. Apart from looming budget cuts, the university has managed to stay within its budget, he said.
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* The Board approved the sale of several assets, including three seismometer tanks and a correlation spectrometer.
* Marquez presented the board with a list of research and public service project that do not include expansion. The state had previously only requested a list of projects requests that included increased funding. The new list includes projects not seeking increased funding.
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The Ministry of Radicalism
The Christianity and Anarchism Conference is coming up January 18th-19th. Though I know a few Anarcho-Christians locally, (and possibly even am one myself) there is a lot I don't know about the people who hold this philosophy. I was looking around at the websites of some of the groups nationwide who are connected with the movement, to try and get a feel for what it means in practical terms. How does a Christian Anarchist live, other than reading the bible and wearing circle-A patches? What are the concrete implications of this belief system?
After all, what one does usually says far more about their beliefs than what they call themselves...
Locally, Bread and Roses was born in the movement of Anarcho-Christianity. The original members put a down payment on a house, not knowing where the payments would come from, and started a radical ministry. The ministry was about sharing soup and offering beds in their own house to the homeless. It was also about everyone in this commmunity addressing our problems- decisions were made at local community potlucks monthly, open to anyone. Though it has departed from its roots both in the Christian and Anarchist traditions as it has become a more conventional social service agency, much of the character structure of Bread and Roses still reflects its roots.
My favorite site is that of the Christian co-op house/community in Philly, the Simple Way. (The picture above is from their basement prayer space. The scrape of paper tacked to the wall are prayer requests.) Their website contains information about cottage industry, needs of the local people in the neighborhood, political actions in Philly, and more. Particularly compelling is their information on why and how to obtain abandoned houses.
They also produced this:
- A number of people have asked us to come up with some simple, practical ideas around social justice. With the help of our friends at Geez Magazine, we've come up with the following… add your idea to the mix and let's brew up some holy mischief.
- Go out to eat with someone who is homeless, or invite them to your home or cafeteria to eat with you.
- Leave a random tip in the college bathrooms for the folks who clean them.
- Find out who makes the clothes for the athletic department and if those companies reflect the values of Christ.
- Learn to sew and begin making your own clothes.
- Start tithing 10% of all income directly to the poor (relationaltithe.com).
- Connect with a group of farmworkers who grow food for your cafeteria or favorite restaurant (such as Taco Bells Immokalee workers ciw-online.org).
- Give your winter coat away to someone who is colder than you are.
- Ask to see the budget of your school. What do the workers get paid compared to the administrators? Make sure folks know -- if you are proud of this, affirm the folks who make those decisions... If not, begin a conversation with both workers and administrators of how this could be better.
- Ask where the campus gets its energy. Is it renewable? If not begin a plan for moving toward renewable energy (talk to folks at Eastern University about how they have done it by an optional ecological tax that is tacked onto tuition -- it's only a few dollars per student).
- Write one CEO a month -- affirm or critique the ethics of their company (you may need to do a little research).
- Write only paper letters for a month (go computer free)
- Try sitting in silence for 15 minutes a day.
- Kill your TV -- or go TV free for a year.
- Go down a line of parked cars and pay for the meters that are about to expire... Leave a little anonymous note of niceness.
- Beat a war machine into a plow, without hurting anyone of course (Isaiah 2:4) -- NOTE: you might want to plan on a little sabbatical after this one, a little reading and writing retreat -- in jail.
- Write to one social justice organizer or leader each month, just to encourage them in their work.
- Experiment with a post-oil era by going fuel free for a week -- ride a bike everywhere, carpool, walk or hitchhike.
- Gut your TV and turn it into a pot for a plant.
- Try reading only female writers for a year (since many of our problems seem to be stemming from men).
- Go to a retirement home and ask to visit a few old folks who don't get any visitors.
- Spend some time with someone who cleans the campus, get to know each other, share your stories.
- Invite one of the college cafeteria staff to your home for dinner or go to their home.
- Try jack-hammering the church parking lot to make space for potato plants.
- Track to its source one item you eat regularly
- Give your car away to a stranger
- Convert a diesel car to run off veggie oil.
- Try flushing your toilets off dirty sink water (for a little guide, check here).
- Buy only used (thrift) clothes for a year.
- Cover up all brand names, or at least the ones that do not reflect the upside down economics of God's Kingdom.


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Choreographer Faustin Linyekula Returns to NYC, 9/17 & 18
The Museum of African Art and the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, present the Congo-based director, choreographer and performer Faustin Linyekula as part of the 2012 Crossing the Line festival. Known for creating intricate and powerful performance works that reflect the political, social and cultural history as well as the present-day struggles of his home country, Linyekula returns to New York following his sold-out, critically acclaimed performances of more more more… future, which was present at The Kitchen as part of the 2011 Crossing the Line festival.
On Monday, September 17 at 8pm, Linyekula and renowned stage director Peter Sellars will discuss the power of the arts as an agent for social and political change in the lecture/performance Dialogue. The following night, September 18 at 8pm, Linyekula debuts the New York premiere of Le Cargo, his first solo work. The performance examines his personal story within the context of his native Congo's rich and tumultuous history.
Additional information including venue details and ticket prices can be found below. Please visit fiaf.org/ctl or call 212.355.6160 for more information.
Faustin Linyekula & Peter Sellars
Co-presented with the Museum for African Art, Monday, September 17 at 8pm
FIAF, Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street (between Park and Madison Avenue)
Advance $20, Day-of $25, FIAF Members $15, Student Rush $10
The director and choreographer Faustin Linyekula and the director Peter Sellars, who are friends as well as collaborators, come together on the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street to speak about each other's work and the power of the arts as an agent for social and political change.
Through his innovative interpretations of classic works from Mozart to Sophocles, Peter Sellars has reshaped the way artists and audiences view performance. Faustin Linyekula has gained critical acclaim worldwide for his provocative work addressing the legacy of war and atrocities in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo where he remains a singular voice in contemporary performance.
Faustin Linyekula
Co-presented with the Museum for African Art, Tuesday, September 18 at 8pm
FIAF, Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street (between Park and Madison Avenue)
Advance $20, Day-of $25, FIAF Members $15, Student Rush $10
In this raw and intimate performance, Linyekula explores his story within the context of his native Congo's rich and tumultuous history. Infused with potent music, and his powerful personal narrative, Linyekula beautifully investigates his relationship with dance, the physical language through which he has told his country's stories for a decade, as he searches for traces of this brutal history on his body.
About the Artists
Dancer and choreographer, Faustin Linyekula lives in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Zaire, former Belgian Congo, and former independent state of Congo. In his work, he regularly addresses the legacy of decades of war, terror, fear, and the continued efforts of the nation to rebuild itself, physically, psychologically, and materially. In 2001, he created Studios Kabako in Kinshasa, a space dedicated to dance and theatre. In 2006, Studios Kabako moved to Kisangani and extended to other artistic fields including music, film, and video. It supports training programs, research, and the production and touring of new work by young Congolese artists. With Vienna-based architect Bärbel Müller, Linyekula is working on a series of three cultural centers meant to stimulate the circulation of ideas and creativity through the urban body. The residency / lab center should open in 2015. Among his recent creations aremore more more... future (2009) (presented as part of Crossing the Line 2011), his first solo work Le Cargo (2011), (presented as part ofCrossing the Line 2012), and La création du monde (1923-2012), a collaboration with the Ballet de Lorraine in Nancy (France). He is the recipient of the Principal Award of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development and is associate artist to the KVS Theater, Brussels.
Opera, theater, and festival director Peter Sellars is one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the performing arts in America and abroad. A visionary artist, Sellars is known for groundbreaking interpretations of classic works. Recent Sellars projects have included a concert staging of Bach's Saint Matthew Passion with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, stagings of Nixon in China for the Metropolitan Opera and George Crumb's The Winds of Destiny for the Ojai Music Festival and Cal Performances, and new productions of Handel'sHercules in Chicago, Vivaldi's Griselda in Santa Fe, and a double bill of Tchaikovsky's IOLANTA and Stravinsky's PERSEPHONE in Madrid. Desdemona, a collaboration with novelist Toni Morrison and Malian composer and singer Rokia Traore, was performed in Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Berkeley, New York, and Berlin.
Sellars has led several major arts festivals. In 2006 he was Artistic Director of New Crowned Hope, a festival in Vienna for which he invited International Artists, including Faustin Linyekula, from diverse cultural backgrounds to create new work in the fields of music, theater, dance, film, the visual arts, and architecture for the city's celebration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
Sellars is a professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA and Resident Curator of the Telluride Film Festival. He is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, the Erasmus Prize, The Sundance Institute Risk-Takers Award, and the Gish Prize, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
About Crossing The Line
Crossing the Line is the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)'s annual fall festival presenting interdisciplinary works and performances created by artists from around the world in New York. The festival provides opportunities for New Yorkers to explore the dialogue between artist and participant, examine how artists help re-imagine the world, and engage in the vital role artists play as critical thinkers and catalysts for social evolution. Curated by Lili Chopra, Artistic Director of FIAF, Simon Dove, Director of the Herberger Institute School of Dance at Arizona State University, and Gideon Lester, Director of Theater Programs at Bard College, Crossing the Lineis initiated and produced by FIAF in partnership with leading cultural institutions and takes place this year from September 14–October 14, 2012.
Inaugurated in 2007, Crossing the Line has enjoyed increasingly strong audience response from diverse segments of the New York City area, as well as critical acclaim. The festival was voted "Best of 2009" and "Best of 2010" by Time Out New York, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. The New York Times has said, "The French Institute Alliance Française's annual Crossing the Line has carved out a particular identity as an invigorating, unpredictable, occasionally provocative mix of genres and disciplines…It's the artistic equivalent of a splash of water on the face."
About the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)
FIAF's mission is to create and offer New Yorkers innovative and unique programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures. FIAF seeks to generate new ideas and promote cross cultural dialogue through partnerships and new platforms of expression. www.fiaf.org
About the Museum for African Art
The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of the arts and cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Founded in 1984, the Museum is internationally acknowledged as a preeminent organizer of exhibitions and publications related to historical and contemporary African art, with programs that are as diverse as the continent itself. Throughout the Museum's history it has been heralded as a leader in the field, pioneering the way African art is presented and interpreted. Find out about upcoming programs and exhibitions at www.africanart.org.
FIAF would like to thank the following for their generous support of Crossing the Line 2012:
Nespresso, Presenting Sponsor of Crossing the Line 2012
American Airlines, the Official Airline of FIAF; 972, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy; Institut français; Florence Gould Foundation; The French-American Fund for Contemporary Theater, a Program of FACE; Fondation d'entreprise Hermès; New York State Council on the Arts; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; The Enoch Foundation; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation; Interaudi Bank; The Museum for African Art; Institut français / Paris / Afrique en créations; Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques; NRW Kultursekretariat Wuppertal; Netherlands Cultural Services; The Netherland-America Foundation; FUSED (French-US Exchange in Dance) Program; The Hemispheric Institute; APAP Cultural Exchange Fund; the Consulate General of France in Quebec; Anonymous; and Robert de Rothschild.
Special thanks to Arizona State University.


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Nail polish colour is definitely a seasonal choice for me. There are those perfect 'all year round' colours of course, like classic red or impeccable black that will never depend on season, but some just simply scream summer, holiday, party, beach, barbecue and are best paired with summer dress or shorts than winter coat.
This little set is just that. It comes with two polishes, with cute, summery names. Flowers In Her Hair, is a pastel aqua green and Mermaid's Dream is the darker green shade with some blue and gold sheeny particles. It's not shimmer, so not one of those, 'in your face' polishes dedicated for a night out, no. This is a very subtle sheen which looks lovely and just right to make it an every day polish.
The formula of these is pretty impressive. I've never tried DL products before so I can only just base it on these two, but this is one of the longest lasting polishes I have tried so far!! It looked almost perfect on day six when it was time to take it off.
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I am really enjoying these refreshing, ocean green colours this summer.
This set comes packed in a little glittery bag, which sheds glitter everywhere, but it's really pretty nevertheless. It can be used to store your polish when you pack for holiday to prevent bottle from breaking in your makeup bag, so not completely useless after all.
Both polishes come in mini sizes, each containing 8ml of product, as opposed to standard DL polish size of 15ml.
The Calypso Collection is a limited edition for this summer and is available at Selfridges at RRP £17.


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Brighton 1 - Nottingham Forest 3: Forest fire to light top flight
KEITH ANDREWS believes Nottingham Forest are showing the mean streak needed to maintain a Premier League promotion push.
Billy Davies' side blew Brighton away with a three-goal blast and they stood firm when Nathaniel Chalobah was sent off in the 67th minute.
But things were just as feisty on the touchline as the two sets of backroom staff squared up to each other after the red card incident.
It all ended with Albion goalkeeping coach Ruben Martinez being sent to the stands.
And the fractious mood was summed up when Davies and one of his staff spent the last five minutes trying to prevent a television cameraman from filming the dugout.
Brighton midfielder Andrews admitted it was bizarre seeing the coaching teams battling.
He said: "I looked over and saw a little kerfuffle.
"It's normally the other way round and the manager has had to settle the players down."
Andrew Crofts headed the Seagulls in front in the 31st minute but Henri Lansbury levelled soon after the restart.
Darius Henderson then put Forest ahead in the 60th minute before Lansbury struck his second from the penalty spot two minutes later after Gordon Greer had fouled Simon Cox.
Chalobah walked after collecting a second yellow card for a foul on Kazenga LuaLua but Forest held on easily.
And Andrews was full of praise for the visitors.
He added: "They've got a good blend of youth and experience.
"You can see why they've had success because they work very well as a team and they are very well organised."


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Floral and heady, with notes of jasmine and fruit
History of Frangipani
Also known as plumeria, frangipani is a small, flowering tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, though it thrives in tropical locations around the world. It is perhaps best known as the flower commonly used in lei garlands, which are used in ceremonies celebrating life and love, marriage, friendship and more. It earned its moniker from the 16th century Italian nobleman Marquis Frangipani, who famously used the scent of plumeria to scent his leather gloves. Because of this, many perfumes that use plumeria also include a hint of leather, though it also goes well with other tropical scents.
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Monday, May 23, 2016
ARC Book review: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb (Demon Hunting #4) by Lexi George
Available May 24th 2016
eARC provided by publisher through Netgalley
Deep South legends. Deep fried curses. Deep dish revenge . . .
This Debutante Is Having A Ball!
Way down south in the land of cotton, one belle's plans are soon forgotten--when Sassy Peterson drives her Maserati off the road to avoid a deer and lands smack-dab in the proverbial creek without a paddle. The Alabama heiress should have known something weird was going on when she saw the deer's ginormous fangs. Hello, Predator Bambi!
But nothing can prepare her for the leather-clad, muscle-bound, golden-eyed sex god who rescues her. Who wears leather in May? That's just the first of many questions Sassy has when her savior reveals he's a demon hunter named Grim. Also: Why would a troop of fairies want to give her magical powers and rainbow hair? Why would a style-challenged beast called the Howling Hag want to hunt her down?
Most importantly, what's a nice debutante like Sassy doing in a place like this anyway? Besides feeling Grim . . .
It's been a while since we have seen a Demon Hunting series book. Long awaited for readers who are fans of the series. Demon Hunters continue to fall in love in this new book while we also visit some of the hunters from previous books. Fun ensues! Sassy Peterson has been under her mother's thumb for years. Her brother was always distant, but now deceased she is the person who inherited his estate. Off to settle that Estate in Hannah she finds her self up the creek. Literally actually in the creek. Rescued by a hot man who appears from no where and then left on the road soaking wet. Now what? Things just continue to get crazy from there. If you have read previous books in this series you know the men are hot, the dialogue is hilarious and you are going to enjoy yourself. There is no way to determine where the author is going in this paranormal romance. It's just off the wall enough to keep you guessing and probably laughing. Just read the blurb and you will see what i mean. Don't want to read something heavy or just want smile for a while this book is one for you.
Find out more about Lexi George and this series here www.lexigeorge.com
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A 46-year-old Glendale man was found guilty today of killing his wife and microwaving his Pomeranian to death before fleeing the state, officials said.
Jurors deliberated for a day and half before finding John Levin guilty of the second-degree murder of his wife, Michelle Levin, said Jane Robison, a Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswoman.
John Levin pleaded guilty to a felony animal cruelty for microwaving his dog before jurors returned with a verdict, she added.
He is expected to be sentenced July 19 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Pasadena. He faces 16 years to life in prison for both counts, Robison said.
Glendale murders are rare, and the murder of Michelle Levin by her husband was especially horrific. The comments section of my previous post was filled with many heartbroken comments by people who knew Michelle.


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About Accuro
Accuro is a small, vibrant local charity providing a range of specialist services for children, young people and adults with a disability in West Essex. Accuro prides itself on supporting not only these individuals but also their families.
Each service delivered by Accuro represents an individually tailored response to specifically identified needs. Needs which have been identified, and regularly reviewed, by on-going consultations and interaction with both current and potential future users of our services and their families.
Accuro is an important and respected element of the communities in which it operates and we are very keen to expand our interactions with all sections of these communities for instance by the further development of our Community Partners initiative.
Accuro is committed to providing a portfolio of excellent services run by highly experienced and trained professionals. We consider ourselves to be an outstanding provider of services in our field and strive to deliver services that remain flexible, are relevant and that deliver positive measurable outcomes for local children, young people and adults with a disability and their families.


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Join Rohin for tea time
Wednesday, Jun 20
7:30 – 9:30pm
Emissary, 2032 P St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Send to a friend that should be here (especially if you can't come yourself!)
Jun 20
7:30 – 9:30pm
Emissary, 2032 P St NW, Washington, DC 20036
5 seats left!
What is Tea Time, exactly?
Tea Time is where five-ish strangers sit at a cafe with a Host to have a two hour conversation. It's not about anything in particular.
You're meant to know pretty much nothing about the people that come, aside from the fact that they all signed up for this — just like you. It's self-selecting in that sense.
However, it may bring you comfort to know a little something about your Host. If so, just keep reading
Meet your Host, Rohin.
(It'll be helpful to know what they look like when you're looking for a group of confused strangers at the cafe.)
Hi there! One of my favourite things to do is cooking and bringing people together over food. Food is my passion, food is my life. Software Engineering brings in the bread and butter but food fulfils the soul.
I love introducing folks to all the quirky things I know about cuisines and I love people teaching me about what they know.
It is really important to me that everyone I am with feels comfortable and at home. This is why I will consciously and unconsciously make sure that you are comfortable and having fun.
What's your story?
I am an Indian at Heart and Global in mind. While I was born and raised in India, I have spent the past 7 years in the US. Travelling to understand people, places and cuisine is something I like to focus on. I spend most of my free time researching about food, cooking something interesting and finding the next cheap, hole in the wall ethnic restaurant to check out.
While a lot of my free time goes into food, I am also passionate about biking, hiking and practising a Japanese martial art called Aikido. A majority of my time during a given week goes into these activities.
I hate ketchup! Absolutely hate it to the point where I can't even eat a drop of it. If a piece of french fries has ketchup on it I won't eat it. I can't eat it! This is my go-to story when I introduce myself. It's not that I had a bad experience with Ketchup as a kid. There isn't any rational reason why I never like it. It's just something weird about me.
We all have something weird and I love knowing that about everyone I meet.
What might we talk about?
1. Is capitalism reaching it's end? What happens post-capitalism?
2. What is GDPR and why should we care? Is it possible to uniformly enforce such an expansive regulation?
3. Favourite Thai dish that is not Pad-thai? Best of luck!
4. To a stranger --- what makes you happy?
5. What is your favourite childhood memory?
6. If you could wave a wand and wake up in somebody's body, who would that be?
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity


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Leiden MUN has a long tradition of producing excellent delegates. Our alumni know the value of our skills labs and intense mock sessions. We would like to hone those skills and use them to further future delegations of the Leiden MUN Foundation. That is why we would like to introduce the 'Chairing Programme' for alumni only.
Becoming a part of this programme means that we will train you to become a skilled and experienced chair. As an alumnus you understand the value of a good chair. This will make it easier for you to apply for a chair position at conferences.
In return we ask you to chair our delegation once in a while. This way our current delegations get familiar with different kinds of chairing styles. Please contact us for more information.