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Sweetheart of the Sun (2005)
"One of the primary characteristics of all music I compose, no matter the style or sound-world, is that it contains a great deal of longing. ... I feel it could be said that though this concept remains a bit of a mystery to us, all human beings know and recognize this feeling to one degree or another."
— Eric William Barnum
Eric Barnum is currently director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. He is a Minnesota native, with undergraduate degrees in composition and vocal performance from Bemidji State University, graduate work at Minnesota State University–Mankato, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting from the University of Washington–Seattle.
His The Sweetheart of the Sun, setting a 19th-century poem by Thomas Hood, presents the Biblical story of Ruth, widowed daughter-in-law of Naomi, and Boaz, a prosperous landowner.
Against a background of famine and poverty, Naomi and Ruth are destitute; Ruth goes into Boaz's fields to glean whatever kernels of grain the harvest crew may have left behind. The poem begins at the point when Boaz looks out over his fields and notices Ruth. He is immediately smitten by her beauty and her situation, knows he has found the love of his life, and offers Ruth a place in his life and home.
The poem also touches on an element of cosmic justice and fairness. Boaz recognizes that heaven could never have intended these fields to produce a bountiful harvest for the owner while impoverished people scrounge in the dirt for scraps of grain. (Hood's best-known poem, "The Song of the Shirt," inspired social activists in the mid-19th century on behalf of impoverished women laborers.)
Performance notes for the work urge singers to keep that moment in mind, to remember personal moments of emotional power, and to be guided in their interpretation by the text itself.
In addition to his academic work, Barnum is a choral conductor, clinician, and conference speaker, and has been a composer-in-residence for a number of vocal ensembles, most recently with Cantus and Tove in Trondheim, Norway. His list of commissioned works numbers nearly 100.
Little more than a week after these concerts, Barnum will be at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, conducting a DCINY Composer Spotlight performance of his own compositions.
She stood so fair amid the corn,
Clasped by the golden light of morn,
Like the sweetheart of the sun,
Who many a glowing kiss had won.
On her cheek an autumn flush,
Deeply ripened; — such a blush
In the midst of brown was born,
Like red poppies grown with corn.
Round her eyes her tresses fell,
Which were blackest none could tell,
But long lashes veiled a light,
That had else been all too bright.
And her hat, with shady brim,
Made her tressy forehead dim; —
Thus she stood amid the stooks,
Praising God with sweetest looks, Alleluia! —
Sure, I said, heaven did not mean,
Where I reap thou shouldst but glean,
Lay thy sheaf adown and come,
Share my harvest and my home.
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Everyone knows it, but we still repeat it just in case – if you want to build muscle, you need to have the proper muscle nutrition! If you put the wrong kind of fuel in your car, it won't run, and just like that if you don't ingest the right nutrients in your body it won't build more muscle. So, let's look at some foods and supplements that will buff you up and you should definitely consider putting in your nutrition plan.
#1. FISH is a really important muscle building food which should be consumed twice per week. It has a lot of protein and omega 3 fatty acids which will help your body in all kinds of ways.
#2. EGGS have a lot of protein as well as healthy fat, but they taste good too. Your muscles break them down easily, but remember – if you're dieting, don't eat the yolks, just the egg whites.
#3. QUINOA is a great natural source of protein and fiber which should be included in your diet.
#4. MIXED NUTS have a lot of protein as well as healthy fats, and you can utilize them to the fullest in a bulking diet. You can use all types of nuts, but if you can, stay away from the roasted and salted ones, opting for plain, non-cooked nuts instead.
#5. RED MEAT is a muscle nutrition food that has a lot of protein as well as essential vitamins and minerals. You need to eat red meat to satisfy your body's need of iron as well.
#6. CHEESE should be included in your muscle nutrition because of its healthy fat and protein, but look for the ones that are low on calories!
#7. CHICKEN is rich in protein but low on calories which makes it perfect for both bulking and cutting weight, so include it in your muscle nutrition diet.
#8. PROTEIN POWDER delivers a large portion of protein to your muscles, helping them recover and build up. The best time to take one of these is after working out, in combination with some carbs.
#9. MULTIVITAMINS are great at satisfying your body's need for all vitamins, which can be a tricky thing to do, especially if you exercise on a regular basis.
#10. CALCIUM is necessary for strong, healthy bones, and especially necessary when you're working out and your bones are under pressure.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis branch of the NAACP now "wholeheartedly supports" its national headquarters' decision to issue a travel advisory for Missouri due to concerns about a state law that rolls back discrimination protections for workers.
The St. Louis County branch initially called on the national NAACP to rescind the advisory, saying it could hurt the region's economy and harm African-Americans working in the hospitality industry, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
But on Saturday, the St. Louis County chapter said in a statement that it had a "change of heart after additional study and consultation with our state conference."
The advisory cites a new state law that makes it more difficult to sue for housing or employment discrimination. The state NAACP chapter said the measure could make it tougher to hold people accountable for harassment and discrimination.
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Kawhi Leonard has been one of the most intriguing players to follow all season long. He struggled with injury issues early on in the season but later in the season, it seemed like he simply didn't want to play for the San Antonio Spurs. They missed him in the playoffs and were easily eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the first round.
According to a report from ESPN, the Spurs are worried that Leonard may be wanting a trade this offseason. Three teams that were mentioned as a potential landing spot for Leonard were the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, and New York Knicks.
Last season with the Spurs, Leonard only played in nine games. He ended up averaging 16.2 points per game, while also chipping in 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Back in the 2016-17 season, Leonard averaged 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
San Antonio would love to keep Leonard and build around him moving forward. Just this past season, Leonard mentioned that he would love to finish his career with the Spurs. That may be changing heading into the offseason.
All three of the teams mentioned in the report could use a player like Leonard. He would be the face of the franchise for both the Lakers and Knicks and would make the 76ers the easy favorite in the Eastern Conference. Any team that wants to acquire him will have to pay a major price.
Kawhi Leonard is one of the best five players in the NBA. He says he's hurt and would play if he could. Why don't people listen? @mikecwright and I spent a few months trying to find out. https://t.co/EgfSU2xNBo— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 1, 2018
Only time will tell what the outcome of the Leonard situation will be in San Antonio. He does not seem to want to stick around with the Spurs unless head coach Gregg Popovich will make some changes to his system. It is a strange request given the amount of success that Leonard has had under Popovich.
The upcoming NBA offseason is going to be entertaining. There are quite a few teams with money to spend and a few very good players that will be available in free agency. Add in star players being available via trade and things will get even more interesting.
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Requisition Number 18-0068
Post Date 2/13/2018
Title Rental Coordinator
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· Prepare, calculate and input rental commission information for sales management.
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Target has the cutest dresses out for summer (and my addictive personality) required me to get them ALL!! Lately Target has been reading my mind when it comes to dresses, I always leave with at least 3 or 4 of them. This time my shopping adventures left me with these cuties.
Oh ya, so this is my first time living in an apartment of any sorts, so being able to hear a pin drop in my neighbors apartments is all new to me. Well over the weekend I am chillen in bed watching some craptastic TV, when all of sudden I hear all this noise coming from behind my bed. I realize its my neighbors fighting, and when I say fighting I hear this guy yelling and banging and this woman screaming and crying. I was freaking out, because it literally sounded like he was hurting her. (and the last time I saw this chick she was preggers and still didn't look like she weighed 90lbs) Well the BF told me to mind my own business and let it be, but I couldn't do that. I couldn't have it on my conscience that someone was being hurt and I could possible help. Well I went ahead and called the police, I felt like that was the right thing to do. The BF keeps saying I need to mind my own business (especially in our "Urban" neighbor). I am sorry, I was not raised to just close my eyes or ears when something is clearly wrong. I guess it goes back to my Kindness speech, and how people have just taken a blind eye to things.


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Ice skating in New York City: one of the most popular winter activities for tourists and locals alike. Oh, I wish I could love you. But it's actually my biggest (perhaps my only?) complaint about living in NYC: the lack of ice rinks. And don't even suggest Chelsea Piers. Sure, there's about five outdoor rinks that pop up every winter, but for someone who used to be a bit of a figure skater, it just doesn't work. Last year I made the mistake of trying to skate at the big rink in Central Park and I got yelled at for spinning in the center ice (private lessons only!). Another time at Rockefeller Center I almost landed my skate on a kid's face. Oops. These rinks are just wayyy too crowded! And let's not even talk about the cost of admission to get into one of these bad boys. Oh, and don't forget your rental skates!
The Pond at Bryant Park, however, is a diamond in the rough. First, admission is free, so if you don't need to rent skates, you're good to go (I think renting them is about $12, though). Second, the rink opens at 8 a.m. EIGHT A.M. How many people want to get up that early to skate at 8 a.m.? Not many.
So, yesterday morning, as I had the day off of work, I made my way over at Bryant Park and was one of the first people on the ice. It got a little more crowded closer to 9, but it was nothing like the insanity it is on the afternoons, nights, and weekends. I was actually able to try a few things without worrying some little kid was going to die. And that felt great.
I'm thinking skating in the morning at Bryant Park could potentially become a regular thing for me, at least on days I don't plan on going into the office until 10. Just keep it hush hush, please, cause I don't want any more people showing up.
Oh, except, who wants to come with me next time and take my picture? :)


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GleanKY was honored to be recognized as a Classy Awards Finalist this month. The award recognizes 10 innovative nonprofits and social enterprises working to address complex social problems in creative and impactful ways.
Our nomination for this award took our program director, Rachael, and me on an adventure to Boston that included participating in The Collaborative, a three day conference for nonprofits, entrepreneurs, funders and tech companies interested in social good. Here, we learned about building resilient communities, transformational growth, the power of a story and the secret to high-performance teams. We brainstormed about authentic leadership and creating culture of ownership among our stakeholders. We also had the opportunity to tell our story and why it is we do what we do. Rachael and I absorbed as much as we could and made plans to connect ourselves to this energizing group again soon.
The adventure didn't stop there. Everywhere we go, we make an effort to seek out other gleaners and Boston was no exception. We enjoyed hearing about the logistics of Lovin' Spoonful's retail gleaning efforts, as well as Boston Area Gleaners' quest to glean farms across the region. Most of all, we treasured the opportunity to share in our passion for fighting hunger and food waste with others.
All in all, our trip to Boston revealed the limitless potential the social sector has to change the world, while reminding us that the path to real change is never easy. The cannoli were pretty good, too!


text: Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of our brother, Fr. Joseph H. Boel, SJ (CDT), who died at 9:35 a.m. (EDT) on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Michigan, from congestive heart and renal failure. He was 86 years old. May he rest in peace.


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Parkheath was established in London in 1986. Since then we have successfully expanded into Hertfordshire and Middlesex, for Residential Sales and Lettings.
The staff at the Rickmansworth office pride themselves on 100% customer service and over the years people have continually recommended us. We tailor our marketing to suit each property and listen to what our vendors have to say.
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Alex is the Director of this family run business and comes from a strong property background. Although he was the last of the family to join the industry, he swiftly mastered his new trade. After seven years with Parkheath and a lifetime in the local area, Alex has a wealth of knowledge, is highly motivated, keen to learn and never complacent when it comes to change. Alex has been instrumental in Parkheath's rise from concept to becoming the area's busiest agent; through expansion into Chorleywood Village and Watford; development of the Land & New Homes department and further expansion of the Lettings department. Parkheath currently employs almost 30 staff, many of whom have been with the company since it opened. Alex is a family man, living with his wife and three young children, working alongside his brother Gary and mother Jan. He is proud of his business; proud of his staff and of the way in which customer satisfaction is top priority.
Kirsty Holt - Sales Manager
Kirsty began working for Parkheath after graduating from York University. Whilst working as a Sales Negotiator in the busy Rickmansworth office, she sat and passed the exams that qualified her as a member of the National Association of Estate Agents. Kirsty then moved to live and work in the Chorleywood in 2006 and has not looked back since, working hard to make the office a huge success. Now back in the Rickmansworth office as Sales Manager, Kirsty prides herself on the outstanding service that the team delivers.
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Joseph began working for Parkheath in Rickmansworth following his time in the police service. Qualified as a member of the NAEA, he is fully committed to providing a good knowledge of the industry as well as exemplary customer service. Having moved to the Chorleywood office, Joseph is a valuable member of the team and his friendly and cheerful personality is a real asset when giving that personal touch. Joseph is happily married to Oria.
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Emily joined Parkheath in 2006 from an advertising background because she wanted "a varied job that involved meeting new people and not being stuck at a desk all day". Emily quickly grasped the fundamentals of estate agency and settled into the busy environment. Her keys skills focus on building good relationships with vendors and applicants alike. Emily has gained fabulous experience in our New Homes department, which she now looks after for the company. Emily's enthusiasm and positive attitude has always rubbed off on her colleagues and she looks forward to helping to make your move as smooth as possible.
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Origin: USA
Colors: Natural, champagne, blue and platinum
Size: Medium
Coat Type(s): Shorthair
Grooming: Little
Talkativeness: Vocal
Activity Level: Very high
Attention Requirement: High
Overall: Moderately docile
Physical characteristicsThe Tonkinese is a medium size cat with a well-muscled and athletic body. Neither svelte nor too stocky. The legs are slim, well-boned, and well-proportioned to the body. The tapering tail is well-proportioned too. The feet are oval. Tonkinese cats are rather heavy for their size: adult males weigh 8 to 12 pounds, adult females weigh 6 to 8 pounds. The head is wedge-shaped. The medium size ears are wide at the base, alert, with rounded tips. The eyes are almond-shaped and relatively large; they are slightly slanted along the cheekbones towards the outer edge of the ear. The eye colour fits the coat colour.
TemperamentTonks have inherited traits of both their parents. They are super-affectionate, smart and talkative like the Siamese, and super-devoted and playful like the Burmese. You will need a good cat tree (or even several ones) to satisfy this cat requirement to burn its energy. Tonks can make a toy out of everything, and they will gladly tell you all their kitty news when you get home. Their voice is softer than that of the Siamese. Highly intelligent, Tonks can be trained to play fetch and some other dog games. Tonkinese cats love attention and will wrap their velvet paws around any human who provides it. They demand to be family members. If they are left alone for a too long time, Tonks will feel lonely and abandoned. These cats are basically not a choice for those who have to spend a lot of time at work, unless your Tonk has a feline companion to have fun with. But even though they get along well with other felines and cat friendly dogs, Tonks are extremely people oriented and always prefer humans. If you don't give them enough love and attention, they may become depressed, so make sure you do have time and wish to come up with a Tonk's expectations.
Photo of Tonkinese kitten by © Jacqui
Coat and groomingThe coat of Tonks is short, soft, silky and sleek. It requires little grooming.
There are three possible patterns: mink, pointed and solid. The latter is sometimes called sepia. Pointed Tonks have point colour highly contrasted to the body colour; mink Tonks have point colour with medium contrast to the body colour, and solid Tonks have point colour with little contrast to the body colour. Note that the solid pattern in Tonks is not the same as the solid pattern in other cat breeds: the point colours are darker shades of the body colour, so they are still noticeable even though they have very low contrast. Each of the three patterns can come in four colours: natural, champagne, blue and platinum.


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The OZ-00MS2B (OZ-00MS3) Tallgeese III (Bandai Hobby EW-02 Tallgeese III Endless Waltz 1/144 High Grade Fighting Action Kit) is a mobile suit featured in Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. The Mobile Suit Tallgeese III is piloted by Zechs Merquise.
The Tallgeese III is based on the previous two Tallgeese and, like them, features superior speed abilty that exceeds that of most other mobile suits. It equip the beam saber that are used by the previous models, and features three new arm weapons, a pair of head vulcans, a retractable powerfull heat rod and a desructable mega beam cannon. The Tallgeese III is similar with an interface similar to the Epyon System.
Beam Saber
The Tallgeese is armed with two beam sabers which are powered by little capacitors in the handle. The cylindrical handles are stored inside the shield for recharging. The beam sabers are capable of striking through any armor that is not treated with an anti-beam coating system.
Mega Beam Cannon
The strongest weapon of the Gundam Tallgeese III is its mega beam cannon, which replaces the old beam gun used on the previous two models. It has two modes system; a compact configuration which functions like a beam rifle gun, and a beam cannon mode where the barrel splits open and extends.
Vulcan Gun
A new addition to the armament of the Gundam Tallgeese series is a set of head-mounted vulcan guns. It is ineffective against larger targets enemies such as mobile suits.
Shield w/Retractable Heat Rod
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Established in 1991, the Fisher Landau Center for Art is the home of Emily Fisher Landau's private collection. Fisher Landau, a New York-based philanthropist and art patron, began collecting back in the 1960s. Half a century later, her collection has grown to over 1,500 works by the stars of the contemporary and modern American art scene, including Carl Andre, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Susan Rothenberg, Ed Ruscha, and Andy Warhol, to name an impressive few. Fisher Landau has a spectacularly keen eye for discerning talent in emerging artists – she acquired many of these priceless works before these artists became household names. She continues to support up-and-coming artists today, allowing her exhibition space to be used as a venue for the Columbia University School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition each May.
Fisher Landau's museum resides in a 25,000-square-foot building that was a former parachute harness factory. With the help of internationally acclaimed architects Mac Gordon and Bill Katz, she completely refurbished the factory into a gallery space for one of the greatest private art collections in New York. The museum was initially accessible by appointment only, but since 2003, it operates via regular business hours with free admission for the public. The museum has three open floors and rotates exhibitions on a regular basis.
What makes the Fisher Landau Center for Art so unique? Visitors can revel in a rare sense of privacy that you'll never find on the Museum Mile. With security staff keeping a discreet distance, you can engage with the art works without interruption from others – a truly precious experience for art enthusiasts. Additionally, there are no labels on the walls; rather, basic information about each work (the title, artist, material, and year) is provided in a separate handout that you can take home. Without an exhibition guide, the viewer has no preconceived notions regarding the artists' motivation. This way, you can draw your own conclusions about what each work signifies. This is a common practice in blue chip galleries, but none of Mrs. Fisher Landau's works are for sale.
Fisher Landau has been a long-time trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and in 2010, she pledged over 400 pieces by nearly 100 artists to the museum. Currently on view at the Fisher Landau Center for Art is Legacy, which showcases selected works from the donation, including a portrait of Fisher Landau taken by Andy Warhol. While appreciating the collection, it's impossible not to consider the significance of an art patron like Fisher Landau, who has played an astounding role in New York City's art scene for decades.


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Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has successfully launched Runcation Mobile App on both Android and iOS platforms. Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has been a pioneer in introducing and supporting new ideas for promotion of tourism in the state. The mobile app will provide information to tourists about destinations in Madhya Pradesh to help their entire travel lifecycle - travel inspiration, discovering interesting facts about the destinations, booking accommodation before travel and exploring on reaching the destination.
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Aston Villa star Alan Hutton hits back at claims he's been releasedThe Aston Villa man was included on the EFL released list but says he hasn't leftHe has made over 150 appearances for Villa since arriving in the summer of 2011 under Alex McLeish despite being loaned out to three different clubs in that time.One of those sides was in fact Forest, who the Nottingham Post are now reporting want to bring him back to the City Ground on a permanent basis.Aitor Karanka is even willing to off Hutton a two year contract to switch allegiances ahead of the new campaign.Forest are in the market for a new full back as they prepare for the departure of former Villan Eric Lichaj, who is heading north to Hull City.EFL issue Aston Villa statement amid financial crisisThe defender is understood to be desperate to stay in the second city with his family settled in the area.But that decision could be taken out of the Hutton's hands as Tony Xia and Co look to slash the wage bill in order to meet Financial Fair Play regulations.More Villa news Aston Villa have confirmed a new kit sponsor, with 32Red returning as principal partner.The online betting firm's logo will feature on the front of Villa's home and away kits, as it did previously between 2006 and 2008.Unibet, last season's kit sponsor, continue in their partnership with Villa but their logo will be emblazoned on the training kit intsead.An exact date has yet to be revealed for the launch of the new kit, deigned by Villa fan Luke Roper, of Luke 1977, but the club have explained it will be in 'early July'.Ian Wright wants end to spat with ex Aston Villa man Stan CollymoreAston Villa's chief commercial officer, Luke Organ, said: "We are thrilled to be partnered with Kindred Group once again this season in a wider and more targeted partnership."This season we will welcome back 32Red (a subsidiary of Kindred Group), a previous partner of the club, whilst we see a continuation of the great work with Unibet."Throughout the first year of our relationship, Unibet successfully delivered multiple 'bettor experiences' for Aston Villa's loyal supporters, ensuring at every opportunity they provided a unique and exciting engagement for our fans. The last 12 months has seen a fruitful relationship develop and we very much look forward to building on that for the seasons ahead."Villa's iconic colours have often caused confusion amongst manufacturers and senior Villa Park officials have moved to ensure next season's kit includes a 'darker shade of claret'.Read MoreAston Villa in crisisIt will also feature a 'visible nod to William McGregor'. A statue of McGregor the man who played a leading role in founding the Football League in 1888 stands proudly outside the main reception at Villa Park.Neil Banbury, General Manager UK at the Kindred Group, said: "We are delighted to continue our partnership with Aston Villa.


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Adam Levine chose Brian Nhira to advance to the live rounds on "The Voice" starting Monday, April 11. Nhira sang Bruno Mars' "Grenade" against Nate Butler.
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Miley Cyrus appeared as a guest coach and encouraged Nhira to go all out. Her advice paid off.
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The annual Fun Run has been moved to Saturday, April 17 at 7 a.m.
Students can register starting Monday, April 11 until Friday, April 5 in the HPE department from 8:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Registration will also be available in the cafeteria Tuesday through Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration costs $10 and the department prefers exact change and only takes cash.
Students will need to know their instructor's name, class name and section number to register. Students will not be able to register on race day.
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Canon Andrew White was announced as the 2016 commencement speaker.
"Canon White has a powerful testimony that will be an inspiration to our students as they leave ORU and go 'to the uttermost bounds of the Earth,'" said President William M. Wilson.
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It came as no surprise on Monday morning when the phone starting ringing with questions about foliage feeding caterpillars, lesser cornstalk borers and two spotted spider mites in peanut fields. Most of the foliage feeding caterpillars we are seeing now are velvetbean caterpillars (VBC). This species is generally easy to...UGA Peanut Entomology
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Marcus Springer was our first ever rider of the month. Now, 9 months later, he's taken over 150 Handle Bar classes, lost 40 pounds, 6 inches, looks great and feels even better. Marcus has been one of our most loyal riders, and his inspirational story is one you need to hear! Marcus finds inspiration in his family, where do you find yours?
What are some of the goals you have achieved over the past 9 months?
I joined the Handle Bar with the goal of losing weight and getting fit. After starting, upon the studios opening, I became hooked on spinning. I knew it was for me. The first few weeks were very difficult as I was so out of shape – 236 pounds with a 39 inch waist band!!! My goal was to lose 50 pounds in a year, roughly a pound a week. I am now at 196 pounds with a 33 inch waist – that's 40 pounds GONE and 6 inches of waist band. I am obviously extremely happy about this, as is my family. I tend to spin pretty much every day with the "rooster rides" and the morning classes on the weekends when we're in town. There are 12 weeks left to reach my goal of 50 pounds. We'll see how it goes. I feel great, totally energized, much stronger and no longer get stressed out.
What other kinds of exercise have you been doing to complement your rides at the HB?
I complement the spin rides with a half hour of free weights four days a week, concentrating on strengthening my core in particular. I had lots of back pain before I started all this exercise and it has disappeared. I am much stronger and now can't miss a day of exercise. I don't diet at all, I enjoy my food and wine far too much for that. I have never eaten refined sugars or much dairy anyway and have really only done portion control, I keep to a pretty balanced diet. I am also beginning to ride on my road bike now that the snow is melting away. I signed up for the Pan Mass Challenge in August. Should be fun!
Has your music taste evolved while riding with us?
Yes definitely. There are many songs that I really like but don't know who sings them. I will find out one of these days. I was born in the sixties, so the music that is in my bones are the likes of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead etc. – more old school.
What have been some challenges you've faced over the past 9 months?
The biggest one is the weight control. At first it flew off in big chunks, but then it got harder as I became leaner. I would plateau for weeks at a certain weight and I thought I had stalled somehow, but then the weight started dropping again. I imagine it was my body adjusting as I went along. From the outset I didn't want to do any crazy dieting, so I just kept going along and it has worked! The overall average is still about a pound a week. Losing more than that is unhealthy and unrealistic in my view. I am "Mr. Instant Gratification" so the slow and methodical weight loss has been the hardest thing, but now it is very easy to keep it off as my body has adjusted over time. I have a new mindset.
Has it been difficult to stay in the groove of exercising/cycling?
No, I love it. I'll do it forever at this point. The benefits are very obvious and far outweigh any other issues that may preclude me doing them. I will always choose exercise/cycling as a first priority. The one thing that I noticed straight away was the disappearance of stress. The spin classes are pretty intense cardio and after each one, my mind is very clear and all my worries that I had were only trivial. You become very Zen after a while.
What has kept you so motivated?
Definitely my family, my two boys and my wife. I will be 50 in June and I want to be there for them as I get older and not incapacitated in any way. Last June, I was definitely on track to being a fat slug on the train to heart attack station. Those days are gone, never to return. Now that the weight is pretty much gone, I can concentrate more on tone and strength and then maintain with regular exercise and a balanced diet – old school – like me.
I would like send a big thank you to all of the awesome instructors that have helped me get to where I am today – Jess, Meg, Elise, Lena, Erin, Ali, Sarah and Rachel. I couldn't have done it without your motivation and high energy in every class! I will definitely continue to "Raise the Bar"!!
Keep killin' it Marcus!


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My deepest and most sincere condolences to those who are affected by the senseless killings that occurred at the Washington Navy Yard in Building 197, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Headquarters on 16 September, 2013. I am a contractor who directly supports NAVSEA, and I spent almost 10 years on active duty in the Navy. These people are my brothers and sisters. They are the people to whom I report at the highest levels of the mightiest navy that the world has ever known. I pray that God will bless all of them in this terrible time, and I pray for the souls of those who were lost.
There are many in our society who will want to blame guns instead of blaming the individual who perpetrated the crime. Regardless of the man's motives (I refuse to use his name here to increase his notoriety), it is HIS FAULT, not the fault of an inanimate object.
Certainly, the Democrat party and many Republicans (RINOs), will attempt to ensure that they don't "Let a good crisis go to waste". They will use the killings as political motivation to enact more gun control legislation and continue to erode the freedoms that Americans currently enjoy, which were endowed by our Creator and enumerated in the Bill of Rights by our Founding Fathers.
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On the flip-side of the coin – what if one of the 12 (possibly 13) casualties were allowed to exercise their right to self-defense while at work? What if a couple dozen people in Building 197 had been carrying concealed firearms in accordance with the law? News reports indicate that it took police approximately 7 minutes to respond to the first reports of gunshots. This left a lot of time for this man to indiscriminately spray bullets from the 4th floor balcony overlooking the atrium. I would like to think that a brave, responsible, law-abiding citizen could have stopped the killer within moments of the first shots ringing out, possibly saving the lives of several people.


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In a recent column for the Washington Post's Media Notes, Howard Kurtz describes the many black female reporters who cover the First Lady and wonders how their ethnicity affects their coverage. He specifically talks about Rachel Swarns of the New York Times, the Post's Robin Givhan, Newsweek's Allison Samuels, Darlene Superville of the Associated Press and Politico's Nia-Malika Henderson.
While Kurtz tries to cover his back end by stating that "no one raises questions when an Irish American male reporter covers a pol named Murphy," it still doesn't stop him from delving into the racial side of these black reporters' works.
(M)ost write with enthusiasm, in some cases even admiration, about the first lady as a long-awaited role model for black women.
"Without a doubt, I identify with her as a brown-skinned African American woman," Samuels says. "Now we have Michelle and see her as a mother, a lawyer, a wife, and she's doing it fabulously." Samuels got to interview Obama during the campaign and "we had a girlfriend-to-girlfriend moment. We did connect."
At one point, Kurtz wonders if these reporters are overly invested in Michelle Obama's success to make their mettle, recalling how Jesse Jackson's two runs for president helped gain access for black journalists who in the past were non-existent in the largely white Washington Press Corps.
But the reporters interviewed all argued that while they did identify with Obama as a black woman, they insisted that does affect their coverage.
"We all bring the full depth of our experiences to the facts we emphasize, the questions we ask, the stories that get us excited," says Givhan, who was a year behind Obama at Princeton, although their paths did not cross. "But in the end, news is news."
Givhan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion writer, moved here from New York last month to cover the beat, which she describes as "really rich because there is that element of race that has not been there before." At the same time, she says, "no one noted all the white chicks covering Laura Bush."


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Hi Friends, I hope you can join me at Samy's in Pasadena on August 4th. We'll have plenty of Sony gear on hand to check out. This is a one day- two part class with a take home class workbook.
What You'll Learn: After this class you'll have an understanding of what gear you'll need for a beginner or pro gear kit. What camera settings to use. How to get perfect exposures right out of the camera and how to do 95% of the work right in camera so you don't have to "fix" it later in Photoshop. In the class room and on location you'll learn techniques for mixing ambient and off camera flash to achieve crisp images and perfect color. We'll cover which lighting modifiers to use to achieve magazine quality luxury real estate & architectural images. On location, you'll learn the best angles to achieve the most impactful images and proper light placement using speedlights in manual mode {with no light meeter,} resulting in images that look natural and not over lit.
In The Class Room Setting: I'll be going over what gear I use, how I use it and how I achieve magazine quality luxury real estate and architectural images with a Q&A.
Luxury Home Live Shoot: The 2nd part of the class will be a live on location shoot at a gorgeous luxury home in Pasadena.
Class size is limited to 18.
Message me if you have any questions.
Here's a link to Samy's site for purchasing your ticket.
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How to Formulate and Deliver a Career Product: What HR Professionals Can Learn From Marketers
Today's human resources department must attract and retain a talented workforce. Filling the talent gap requires organizations to craft and deliver a career product, that is, a value proposition that is attractive to today's career professional.
This is not an easy task. The demand for talent is far outstripping supply in the United States, China, India, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America. In short, today's reality is: Too many companies chasing too few talented professional, managerial and technical workers.
We believe that the field of marketing offers human resources professionals the required framework for designing, developing, implementing and measuring the success of their talent acquisition programs.
Marketing: The Science of Creating and Keeping Customers
There is much confusion about the term "marketing." What we think of today as "the marketing concept" comes from Peter Drucker, who stated (with typical incisive insight), "There is only one valid definition of business purpose: Create a customer."
Drucker concluded:
"In the event marketing were done perfectly, selling would become redundant. Indeed, selling and marketing are antithetical rather than synonymous or even complimentary... There will always, one can assume, be a need for selling...
...But the aim of marketing is to make selling superfluous. The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well that the product or service fits [the customer] and sells itself. Ideally, marketing should result in a customer who is ready to buy. All that should be needed then is to make the product or service available."
What Was Drucker Really Saying?
Selling is communication. Selling is just a component of the marketing proposition. If you've got what potential customers want, need, expect, value and are willing to pay for, selling is easy.
A new drug that cures a specific disease needs little selling. The appropriate target audience will instantly respond when told about potential benefits and risks.
Marketing is, therefore, more than delivering the message. Among other things, it's creating the product/service and then communicating to the target audience that the product/service is available.
But what are the most important components of marketing? The most important tasks in marketing have to do with studying the market, segmenting it, targeting the groups you want to service and creating a total customer-getting and customer-keeping proposition.
Advertising and selling are afterthoughts! Remember Drucker's message: The aim of marketing is to make selling unnecessary. Finding needs and filling them in a way that meets and exceeds customers' expectations is what marketing is all about.
Quick Review of Marketing Fundamentals
A "tangible product" is the physical product or service that is offered to the customer. It is what is immediately recognized as the "thing" being sold. Computers, learning programs, steel reinforcing bars, software and office furniture are all tangible products.
The "augmented product" is a tangible product coupled with a whole cluster of services that people value. For example, the augmented product of IBM for many years was not only the computer, but a whole set of accompanying services, including training, off-the-shelf software programs, contract programs, maintenance and repairs, guarantees and the like.
IBM's outstanding position in the computer industry was due, in large part, to its early recognition that the customer wants, needs, expects and is willing to pay for these "extras" when purchasing or leasing a computer. The total customer-getting and customer-keeping proposition equates to the augmented product/service concept.
Good marketing calls for asking and systematically answering two Drucker questions: 1) Who is the customer? and 2) What is value to the customer? How a given product or service is augmented is determined by the answers to these questions.
Strategy Precedes Structure in Marketing a Career Product
The Drucker questions enable the selection of a product strategy. An organization must not only have a winning product strategy to pursue, but also a matching structure to facilitate its implementation. So to must human resources departments.
Strategy precedes structure. Much time must be devoted to creating a viable organizational structure to administer the selected augmented product strategy. Time must also be devoted to creating a human resources department structure that can support a career product strategy.
Marketing also requires the development of an organizational infrastructure capable of delivering what the total value proposition promises. Every element of the value proposition must be converted into a key activity.
These key activities become the building blocks of the internal organization. Key activities are assigned to groups and individuals who are responsible for their delivery.
Work assignments, deadlines for performance and budgets must be prepared to enable key activities to be carried out. Without resources for their execution, key activities will remain a good intention.
Augmenting Your Organization's Career Product
How can marketing thinking be applied to developing and implementing a career product? Every human resources organization must ask the two Drucker questions, namely:
- Who is the career customer?
- What does the career customer value?
What is your organization's total value proposition to prospective and existing employees? Take, for example, training and development and continuous learning. Today's career professional demands these two "value-adding" benefits. They should be part of the total career customer getting and career customer keeping process.
But many organizations do not keep their promises to employees with respect to their career product. Why? Because they do not convert career customer-getting benefits into major key activities—and they fail to develop the appropriate organizational structure to deliver the promised career product.
Many surveys indicate that fast-track employees are not satisfied with the training and development and continuous learning activities offered by their organizations. Without doubt, it was part of the "selling proposition" of job recruiters. Eventually, this dissatisfaction will result in a higher turnover rate.
The human resources department of every organization must formulate a career product. And then decide how to effectively deliver what the total career product proposition promises.
A strategic talent acquisition or talent management strategy should provide answers to two basic questions: What to do and how to do it. The first question refers to the design of a career product strategy that attracts first-class job candidates.
A human resources organization must have not only a winning career product strategy to pursue, but also a matching organizational structure to facilitate its implementation.
More Drucker Insights for Human Resources Marketing
More than 20 years ago, Drucker discussed the need for human resources to focus on organizational structure and the design of professional, managerial and technical jobs to satisfy the needs, expectations and aspirations of the emerging "career customer."
It's quite evident that the market for jobs and careers has become a genuine mass-market capable of being segmented in a variety of ways. Every organization, therefore, needs to design a "career product " that will attract and satisfy today's career customer segment by segment.
The career customer, even in this recession, has increasingly become a demanding customer. According to Drucker: "Like the customer, who, in a healthy economy, always wants more and different goods and services for his money, the career customer always want something better and different from the job..."
Only a few short years ago, Drucker noted, a job candidate expected a living but now expects a career and an opportunity to make a contribution. At the same time he or she looks increasingly for a chance to put knowledge to work.
Many other concepts developed for the discipline of marketing have been translated into very specific methodologies. These involve product-positioning strategies, positioning multiple brands, repositioning strategies, market-geographic strategies and more.


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130 Upgrade Quest: A Short Summary By Tonedef
In the AO forum Tonedef posted a short summary of the 130 upgrade quest which I think is very useful. He allowed me to publish it here:
Items needed
- Multi-Hued Soul Crystal x5
- Enhance any item to grade [+5]
- Troy Victorious Treasure x1
- Answer [Favored Achaean] Question => Odysseus
- Answer [Praise Me] Question => Great Ares
- Answer [Twice Praised] Question => Great Ares
- Answer [The Crafty General] Question => Laocoon
- Answer [A Warlike War!] Question => Trojan Horse
Troy Missions
- Reversal – Kill [Hector] x1
- Saving Helen – Kill [Crazed Swordsman] x5 (other missions also have Crazed Swordsman)
- Heart of Troy – Kill [Paris] x1
- Troy's Last Battle – Kill [Ares' Slave Giant] x1
- Hidden Power – Kill [Dark Alexandra] x1
- Crafted item requires drops from Yggdrasil and Silent Detroit skirmishes
- Second to last quest is a treasure map
Some notes gathered from the forum thread following this summary:
- You find up to 6 "Crazed Swordsmen" in Heart Of Troy. One is right at the beginning hidden in the corner at F3, he is easily overlooked. Hidden Power provides lots of them because they spawn at the second summon portal. So does Flamethrower's ummon portals do.
- Paris is a boss in "Heart Of Troy", "Ares' Slave Giant" a mini-boss in "Troy's Last Battle" and "Dark Alexandra" a mini-boss in "Hidden Power".
- If you can't solo these mission and if you don't find a party, try solo mode. It is not rewarding in terms of boxes but relatively easy to do.
1234 permalink24.09.2011 18:38
"You find "Crazed Swordsmen" in Heart Of Troy (4) – there seems to be no mission with 5 of them."
Not true. Hidden Power has plenty of them. In fact, the 2nd summon gate keeps pumping out 1 swordsman and 1 staffmerc.
Rosey permalink28.09.2011 09:36
I got my 5 swordsmen from Heart of Troy. Four before you reach the 1st summon gate and Mystic stone and then last one beside Philoctetes the miniboss. Therefore you can do 2 quests in one run of Heart of Troy which are "Kill 5 swordsmen" and "Kill Paris". Just have to leave for a bit, turn in quest to Ares, then talk to Athena (who is just a few steps away) then she'll give you the Paris quest. Then teleport back to the mission and re-enter.
This is risky though, better if you are in party and who will be able to manage to stay alive with Philoctetes.
Saves 10 tbs points! :D
Seduction permalink18.10.2011 21:46
I can confirm HOT has 5, but it is 3 before 1st stone and 2 at mini
JP permalink07.01.2012 22:53
You can find 5 in Fleeing Betrayer.
Katherine permalink02.08.2012 23:33
You can find at least 5 Crazed Swordsmen in Saving Helen, which is a piece of cake.


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Social media can make a big impact on organic traffic going to your website. Social media is an excellent way of driving organic, targeted traffic to your blog website. While driving traffic to your social profiles will require you to do far more than just create a free social account, when done right — is an excellent way of building brand awareness. From likes, shares, comments, and even direct messaging to fellow friends. Everyone dreams of going viral, but reaching even a few hundred people can be a game-changer. Even if the post, image, or video being shared is not sales or product centered — it helps to increase awareness about your brand.Digital marketing is the best way to promote your business online of any field.
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Walking down the famed Sunset Strip, one turns through an unexpected entryway, proceeds down a few stone steps, heads through a slim, magical passageway right out of old Europe, and is met with blooming flowerbeds fronting a charming English cottage reminiscent of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Inside, mellowed by soft, soothing sounds of gentle classical music, it's a visitor-friendly as it is atmospheric and cozy; three rooms a virtual treasure trove of books – several thousand, every single one a true First Edition – immaculately organized, beautifully displayed.
This is Mystery Pier, the noted bookshop so regularly featured on TV (from Eye on L.A. to CBS Sunday Morning); in the In Flight magazines of Delta and Alaska Airlines; in the Louis Vuitton Guide; in the major national entertainment magazines (from Best of the Best edition of Los Angeles magazine to the cover story in an issue of Money magazine); and Number One in the Ten Best Hidden Gems of L.A.
Members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the shop is a true favorite for so many of the entertainment industry elite, who visit often; yet its prestigious reputation extends far beyond Tinseltown. Its reputation is international.
Owned and operated by the hospitable, knowledgeable father-and-son team of Harvey Jason and his son Louis M. Jason, Mystery Pier is embraced not only for the warm friendliness and helpful expertise of its proprietors, but for its extraordinary selection of titles, with the strongest emphasis placed upon quality, scarcity and value.
Contact the SellerHarvey Jason
8826 Sunset Blvd.
(310) 850-1280
(310) 339-9815
(310) 657-5566
http://www.mysterypierbooks.com Associates Louis M. Jason
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The Heavy Collective release Heavy Volume II, a compendium of contemporary photography. The new issue focuses on the conversation between Photographer and viewer, writer and reader, as well as the interaction between image and text on the printed page.
Featuring photographic contributions from — Dana Lixenberg, Susan Lipper, Irina Rozovsky, Stephen Shames, Curran Hatleberg, Daniel Shea, Mark Peckmezian, Deanna Templeton, Yoshinori Mizutani, Joanna Piotrowska, Aglaia Konrad and Katrin Koenning.
Words by — Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Wilfred Brandt, Hideko Ono, Claire Monneraye, Daniel Boetker-Smith, Ashley McNelis, Geordie Cargill, Alex Ward, Lola Pinder and Jack Harries.
The Heavy Collective believes firmly in printed matter and the vitally important role it plays in being a vehicle for transmission. The editors look at publishing from a place of necessity, integral to photographic literacy. Starting out of the blocks in 2015 with the release of Volume I, II pushes the dialogue further, putting photographer and writer face to face, landing firmly at the confluence of where images are made and how they are read.
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Duke is a college senior who is majoring in marketing. He owns a high-mileage 2010 Range Rover Sport that has a current market value of $15,000. The current replacement value of his clothes, an 88 inch Samsung Curved 4K SUHD TV, BlueRay DVD player, home theater system with Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure speakers, AirPods, Iphone, Ipad, Lenovo laptop computer, jewelry and other personal property in a rented apartment totals $5,125,585. He uses disposable contact lenses, which cost $800 for a six-month supply. He also has a waterbed in his rented apartment that has leaked in the past. An avid runner, Duke funs five miles daily in a nearby public park that has the reputation of being extremely dangerous because of drug dealers, numerous assaults and muggings, and drive-by shootings. Duke's parents both work to help him pay his tuition.
For each of the following risks or loss exposures, identify an appropriate risk management technique that could have been used to deal with the exposure. Briefly explain your answer (a couple of sentences). List your answer and explanation below:
a. Physical damage to the Range Rover Sport because of a collision with another motorist.
b. Liability lawsuit against Duke arising out of the negligent operation of his car.
c. Total loss of his personal property because of a grease fire in the kitchen of his rented apartment.
d. Disappearance of one contact lens.
e. Waterbed leak that causes property damage to the apartment
f. Physical assault on Duke by gang members who are dealing drugs in the park where he runs.
g. Loss of tuition assistance from Duke's father who is killed by a drunk driver in an auto accident
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This is an amazing story about this special bed. Years ago, a young boy got a pony and his father built a special barn for it. Well, the pony bit the boy and his father unfortunately had to get rid of it – but the barn stayed and the boy played in it all his childhood. The home was recently sold so the wood was saved and the boy, now an adult, decided to have a bed made from the barn siding. This bed is my client's special design and CVCF was lucky enough to be able to build it. It is a piece filled with wonderful memories.
Enjoy your bed!
Mike and Suzanne from Medina, Ohio
August 2017.
Thanks for commissioning me to make your bed,
Shel Myeroff , President and CFM (Chief Furniture Maker)
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Dr James MacDowell
Associate Professor in Film & Television Studies
Departmental Examinations Secretary
Email: James dot MacDowell at warwick dot ac dot uk
Room A0.17, Millburn House
Tel: +44 2476 573041
James MacDowell holds an MA and PhD in Film Studies from the University of Warwick. Before assuming his post at Warwick he taught film studies at the Universities of Birmingham, Royal Holloway, and Reading. James is a member of the editorial board of Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, makes audiovisual essays for his YouTube channel The Lesser Feat, and tweets here.
Research interests
My research is primarily concerned with exploring the aesthetic strategies of popular screen art, with a particular focus on the generic conventions, narrative strategies, and stylistic properties of studio-era Hollywood, American independent cinema, and (most recently) YouTube. My work is influenced by philosophical aesthetics, and by critical traditions dedicated to exploring the interdependence of style and meaning. I have written books about the nature of irony in film, the Hollywood 'happy ending', as well as numerous articles about contemporary 'quirky' indie filmmaking, and cult movies valued for being 'so bad they're good'. Current research interests include the role of intention in the interpretation of film, and the aesthetics of YouTube.
Selected publications
- Irony in Film (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
- Happy Endings in Hollywood Cinema: Cliché, Convention and the Final Couple (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013) [Read the introduction here.]
Audiovisual essays
- 'Notes on YouTube Art (Part 1): A YouTube Artworld?', The Lesser Feat (YouTube), 2019.
- 'YouTube Activism or YouTube Art?', In Media Res (January 7, 2019), Dossier: 'Online Influencers'.
- 'Interpretation, Irony and "Surface Meanings" in Film', Film-Philosophy 22.2 (2018), 261-80.
- 'To Be in the Moment: On (Almost) Not Noticing Time Passing in Before Sunrise', in The Long Take: Critical Approaches, eds. John Gibbs and Douglas Pye (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2017), 147-61.
- 'The Metamodern, the Quirky and Film Criticism', in Metamodernism: Historicity, Affect, and Depth after Postmodernism, eds. Robin van den Akker, Alison Gibbons & Timotheus Vermeulen (London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), 25-40.
- 'Quirky Culture: Tone, Sensibility, and Structure of Feeling', in A Companion to American Indie Film, ed. Geoff King (London: Blackwell, 2016), 83-105.
- 'Buffalo '66: The Radical Conventionality of an Indie Happy Ending', in US Independent Filmmaking After 1989: Possible Films, eds. Claire Perkins and Constantine Verevis (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2015), 35-44.
- 'The Andersonian, the Quirky, and "Innocence"', in The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon, ed. Peter Kunze (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), 153–169.
- 'The Aesthetics of "So Bad it's Good": Value, Intention, and The Room' (Co-authored with Dr. James Zborowski), Intensities, Autumn/Winter 2014, pp. 1-30.
- 'Quirky: Buzzword or Sensibility?', in American Independent Cinema: Indie, Indiewood and Beyond, eds. Geoff King, Claire Molloy & Yannis Tzioumakis (New York: Routledge, 2013), 53–64.
- 'Wes Anderson, Tone, and the Quirky Sensibility', The New Review of Film & Television Studies, 10.1 (2012): pp. 1–22.
- 'Britton on Film: The Complete Film Criticism of Andrew Britton', CineAction, no.84 (2011): pp. 44–49.
- 'Notes on Quirky', Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, Issue 1 (2010), pp. 1-16.
- 'What we Don't See and What we Think it Means: Ellipsis and Occlusion in Rear Window', The Hitchcock Annual, Vol. 16 (2010), pp. 77–101.
- 'Does the Hollywood Happy Ending Exist?', in Happy Endings and Films, eds. Armelle Parey, Dominique Spière & Isabelle Roblin (Paris: Michel Houdiard, 2010), pp. 15–27.
Teaching and supervision
I teach subjects covering classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema, 'indie' cinema, and - most pervasively - questions of film style and aesthetics.
In 2017-18 I am teaching the core undergraduate 1st-year module 'Film Criticism', the 3rd-year core module 'Film Aesthetics', and the MA option 'Film Criticism, Film Style'.
I am interested in supervising postgraduate projects related to my research interests - including irony in film, intention and interpretation, Hollywood/American independent cinema, 'badfilm', YouTube, and more broadly candidates who wish to pursue the detailed investigation of audiovisual style and meaning, and/or apply traditional questions in the philosophy of aesthetics to film and screen media.
National roles and professional associations
I am a member of BAFTSS (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies) and SCMS (Society of Cinema and Media Studies).
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|exp(x) 1 - One Day in Oil
|Man, outlined by what he owns, can be defined through the way and the purpose he uses the finite resources. The Installation "One Day in Oil" is a comment on overpopulation filtered through disturbing anomalies of necessary oil consumption and expresses the fate of the self-declared master of resources. Obsessed with the perpetuation of its genetic material, ignoring the ravaged world left as a legacy, is the emblematic feature of the man programmed to possess and consume everything. The oil dependency for contemporary human existence is obvious. Everything is oil. Every object, action, body, concept can be reduced to oil consumption. The entire traumatizing existence of the self destructive contemporary man, defined by what he eats, thinks, feels, is reduced to 0.01 barrels of oil per day. Consequently the human raw material has changed, contemporary man is more oil than earth.