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The Scenic Drive You Can't Miss in Banff National Park
I think my little sister and I agree that Icefields Parkway had some of the best views of the whole trip to Banff National Park. After a morning at Lake Louise (see here), we began driving the icy roads up to Bow Lake.
I'll never forget ice skating on the massive and frozen lake, named for the set of mountain peaks shaped like a bow. When my sister stepped out onto the ice first, I was equally panicked for her safety and excited to join her. We joked that the one of us not on ice should always have the car keys just in case.
Once I braved the ice I set about finding my balance and twirling away. I have always loved dancing, but especially ballet. To this day I still think about going back to take classes, and maybe that's what I'll treat myself to for my birthday this year.
I have to mention that I have no way of knowing when and how reliably this lake freezes, so I can't guarantee that it is safe. Please, take caution and follow safety postings whenever you travel. Don't do unsafe things for the gram, okay? Anyway, we actually didn't stay long at Bow Lake.
Next, we ventured a few miles up the road to the beautiful, cerulean blue Peyto Lake. We hiked up to Bow Summit, an overlook with incredible views of the surrounding snowy mountain peaks and this lake which actually appears to be shaped like a wolf. Peyto Lake was my little sister's favorite stop of the whole trip.
This was our busiest day because we spent the morning at Lake Louise and needed to see all of our Icefields Parkway sights before the Santa Parade back in downtown Banff that night. I may have mentioned before that my sister seriously loves Christmas and was elated to hear that we would be in town for the annual parade.
To be honest, it was just as cheesy and wonderful as a Hallmark Christmas movie with all of that small town, winter magic. After the parade, we ate at the coziest pub in Banff called the Rose and Crown, which gave me all of the Pride and Prejudice feels. We capped off the night back at our hotel The Rimrock Resort drinking hot toddy's by the fire and listening to the wonderful piano player. Feel free to check it all out in my Instagram stories. I could not be more in the mood for the holidays after this magical trip!
Okay, here are all of the practical things you should know about visiting Bow Lake and Peyto Lake:
Jump To: Getting There | Driving | When To Go | What To Wear | Park Pass | Where to Stay
Outfit Details: Calvin Klein Light Blue Coat (also here in red), Aritizia Leather Leggings, Old Navy Scarf, Target Winter Sequin Headband, Target Leather Gloves, Under Armour Cold Gear Top, Under Armour Cold Gear Leggings, Thermal Tights, Columbia Wool Socks, Sperry Ducks Boots (also here in pink!)
Getting There
Bow Lake and Peyto Lake are less than 30 miles up the Icefields Parkway, which is about a thirty minute drive from Lake Louise or over an hour from Banff. Jasper National Park extends north of Banff via Icefields Parkway starting at the Columbia Icefields which is typically closed in winter. This highway is easy to get to and has stunning views that will have you pulling over to take photos constantly.
This region is much colder and more remote, meaning the highways do not receive as much maintenance. The roads may be icy and if weather conditions change suddenly, you could either be stranded for a time or prevented from accessing the highway/park due to road closures.
Be prepared with extra food, water, and warm layers. A light source is helpful as well, but keep in mind batteries have really low performance life in cold temperatures even when switched off. See more precautionary guidelines or driving here.
I cannot emphasize enough how much safer I felt in an SUV with snow tires. As I've said in my last post (here), snow tires (with the snowflake symbol on them) are required by law in winter, and are totally worth the cost. Don't let someone convince you to just get M+S tires. Seat warmers are essential as well. See official driving recommendations here.
When To Go
Personally I wish we had started our drive in the morning when the lighting is better. I've seen gorgeous photos of sunrise at Bow Lake. It was completely beautiful in the afternoon when we were there, just a bit shadowed by the mountain by that time. You may actually get luckier with weather in the afternoons, since most of the snowfall and clouds that we saw came when the sun was low in the sky.
What To Wear
Canada is so cold. For some reason we were fine at Emerald Lake, but Lake Louise and Peyto Lake were some of the coldest places I have ever been. I'm not sure if snow got in my boot or if it was sweat but somehow my sock got wet and I swear I had early stages of hypothermia in my right toes. It hurt so bad as we were driving away from Peyto Lake that I actually had to pull over to thaw out and change socks and shoes. Make sure to keep your socks dry. Other than my hypothermia event at Peyto Lake, I was completely comfortable in my outfits. The only other thing I would recommend, which I totally forgot, is hand and feet warmers. Each day, I wore the following:
Thermal tights
Cold gear leggings
2 Cold Gear tops
1 thick sweater
Patagonia Nano puff layer
Wool or puffer coat
Warm hat or headband,
Fingerless warm gloves for taking photos
Mittens to wear over the fingerless gloves for when I wasn't taking pictures,
2 pairs of wool socks
Waterproof/Winter hiking boots.
Leather driving gloves
Park Pass
You can use the same park pass for Banff and Jasper. You can purchase the park pass at the park entrance booth, at the information centers, or online with a potential discount if you have time for it to be mailed to you. We purchased two individual two-day passes which we were able to stretch between Friday and Sunday.
Where to Stay
We stayed at Lake Louise which put us around 30-40 minutes from Emerald Lake and Peyto Lake, making it the perfect jumping off point. If you're interested in seeing Jasper National Park as well, I recommend that you stay an extra night in Jasper here or here.


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Spanning 30 years in the art world, creating and exhibiting art, Lorna Simpson champions the freedom of identity: race, sexuality and gender. Much like Prince, one may wonder if there isn't an art medium that she cannot master. Photographer, Collagist, Painter, Filmmaker, Illustrator, and yes the list goes on. Over the summer, we chatted with Lorna about her current solo exhibition at Salon 94 in New York, black hair, identity, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Ocean, Common and social fragmentation in the U.S.
Tanekeya Word [TW]: For many women, hair is their crowning glory and therefore makes up a substantial part of their identity. As black women, our hair is often seen as a form of resistance [in its natural state] or assimilation [in a straightened state or extension state]. How has the politics of beauty, with attention to hair as a player, informed your works, such as the Works on Paper series that appears in the publication the Aspen Art Museum?
(Lorna Simpson, September, 2013, Collage and ink on paper, 30.3 x 23.4 in (76.8 x 59.4 cm), Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York)
Lorna Simpson [LS]: The way black women invent and reinvent their look in terms of their hair is a very powerful thing that I don't feel that there needs any kind of societal or self regulation. There is a kind of cultural agency in having control over one's appearance. I remember my mom, in the late '60s, when we were visiting her family in Chicago and she had long hair that she would either get straightened or not. But one day while we were traveling, I came back from swimming and she had gone to a Jimi Hendrix concert (clearly I was too little to know who Hendrix was…) and came back hours later with an Afro, and I remember being kind of surprised. As a small child it is a surprise when a parent changes their appearance. As in one of my earliest childhood memories, I didn't recognize my father when he shaved his mustache, but that day with my mom, I remember she rebuffed any opinion that was offered about her hair and was indignant about having to consider any expectation about having a conversation before her decision or after with other family members. "This is my hair and I can do whatever I want with it, I can cut it off or do whatever I want," she said. Also, it was a statement, at that time whether she had an Afro or straight hair and the assumptions made about her. I think I kind of remember like, 'Go on wit yo' bad self,' [laughs] as a child and remember feeling 'I didn't say anything was wrong, I just said you looked different' [laughs]. So, from my own personal experiences, yes, and growing up in the '60s and '70s and even the '80s. Watching TV and black broadcasters in the '70s whose appearance had to conform to certain styles and how those styles shifted or even in Washington, D.C. in the mid to late '80s, when I got out of graduate school, and working at the NEA there were all these government rules about cornrows and how braids were inappropriate. I remember being shocked by that. In more conservative work environments, it was very contentious and probably still to this day. I am sure to some degree there are still some assumptions about business attire and hair choices made by women of color. All that said, yes it does filter down to everybody's day to day in terms of appearance and reactions to one's appearance. I think it's important that women acknowledge their agency—and they can choose to look however they want. To assume whatever, range of choices from femininity, masculinity to androgyny that they choose, and whether their hair that's straight or curly or braided or shaved is up to them.
(Lorna Simpson, Tulip, 2014, Collage and ink on paper, 30.3 x 23.4 in (76.8 x 59.4 cm), Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York)
In some ways for the works that are Works on Paper, it was more of a fantastic exploration of using these things that they become almost unreal in a way rather than a kind of literal depiction of style but a transformative, fantastical effect with using inks.
TW: What is your correlation with identity and the process of collage, drawing, photography and film? Is it different with each medium? How has each technique influenced the way you approach artistic cultural production?
[LS]: I have the ideas for something, and the medium chooses me. Meaning the idea kind of fuels how the work gets made. I don't think I come to the process of making work with a larger framework of a political position that I want it to fulfill. It's not that prescribed. It's more these ideas that come that I find of interest in a way that they speak to me, but not in that over arching way. If the project is on video or film or if a project ends up being a painting or a series of photographs it's more of what was the inspiration that led me to that idea that then suggests the medium.
TW: You are also collaborating with Common. Can you tell us more about the project and what fueled your collaboration with him?
[LS]: A few months ago, Common and his team were researching images and art for his new album, and my name came up. Instead of what usually happens within the music industry, which some version of an artist's work is immediately appropriated, he asked that they contact me directly to talk about the possibility of collaborating and creating artwork for his new releases. So, to my surprise a call came requesting if I would consider the opportunity.
What transpired was listening to the music for the new album and conversations with Common about direction from different bodies of work, as a starting point, and just working through proposals and concepts until we landed on what worked. I am a huge fan, and it was amazing to work with him.
TW: What have you learned via the process of creating the works for your current exhibition? How has the knowledge changed you?
[LS]: I think this time around my work has evolved from a contemplative space of allowing myself time to work through many ideas and slowing things down. This period of my life has shifted and broadened the range of emotional responses that I had while working. I think in the past, I would be more controlled emotionally in the studio and this time the studio became my safe haven. Thus, listening to the news and crying and listening to Frank Ocean while I figure some stuff out is the tone of the day. I feel that giving myself the space to work in the raw, emotionally and intellectually, is important.
TW: How does this solo exhibition confront the political and social fragmentation that is happening here in the U.S.?
[LS]: In making new work, I have to allow for the tenor of my day emotions to have a role in the work that I made. I have, as have many in this country, witnessed the unrelenting day to day tyranny of police brutality, violent killings, a broad spectrum racist and homophobic commentary, and families in mourning. For me personally, there was no way that these issues at this moment would not be present in the work.
TW: "Enumerated, 2016" is a powerful piece that can be read many ways. What are you mentioning, one by one, via the tally marks created of nails?
(Lorna Simpson, Enumerated, 2016, Ink and screenprint on claybord, Sixteen panels total, Each panel 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm), Overall 144 x 96 in. (365.8 x 243.8 cm), Edition unique, Signed and title on reverse, Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York, Photo by James Wang)
[LS]: I feel that be it personal events and situations, I am counting the days until resolution or watching the news or social media and counting the frequency and repetitions of racial remarks or targeted violence. That level of enumeration and emotional response is heightened and palatable on a day to day level. I am still counting.
(Lorna Simpson, Enumerated, 2016, Ink and screenprint on claybord, Sixteen panels total, Each panel 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm), Overall 144 x 96 in. (365.8 x 243.8 cm), Edition unique, Signed and title on reverse, Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York, Photo by James Wang)


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So this is going to be a review with a difference for two reasons. First is this is the first book I have read by this author and the first set in the countries covered in the book. The second reason is that I haven't actually finished reading the book yet. (Sorry!) University work and a placement have meant that I've been overwhelmed by information during the day recently and the last thing I've wanted to do at night is read anything. So while I have started the book and can review what I've read so far I won't be rating it until I have finished it, despite this I do have some feedback from what I have read so you can definitely get a flavour of the book from my review.
My thoughts so far:
As I've already said this is the first book I've read by this writer and from what I've read so far I doubt it will be the last. This is not the first Anna Fekete book but there is enough background given that I haven't felt that I am missing any essential information about her. I started reading wondering what I had agreed to read, between the book being originally written in a different language and the way it is written I was finding it both quite strange and completely gripping.
There's something about books that have been initially written in a non-English language that makes the writing (once translated) quite different from those that were written in English and therefore don't require translation for an English speaking market. I can't explain what this difference is but if you read this book or anything similar you should be able to see it for yourself. For me that difference makes the books quite mesmerising, the way they are written (both this and The Bird Tribunal) is quite distinctive and I really like it. The authors seem to focus on areas that other authors don't, for instance there is a lot of description of the area, trees, feelings of air moving, nearby sounds, etc but these are done in such a way that makes them very clear but without the book being overly descriptive and wordy, not something that many authors can achieve.
This book has that descriptive writing and it adds so much to the story without getting in the way. We follow Anna who has returned home for a summer holiday and then decides to investigate when her handbag is stolen and she is unsatisfied with the police investigation. For anyone who does not know, Anna is a police investigator in Finland (where she lives) so the idea of her investigating in her home town is not as far-fetched as it may sound. We get to see her conflicted thoughts as to whether she should investigate or just leave things especially as she gets her bag back missing only a few items. There is a lot of pressure on her to drop her inquiries but something nags at her and suggests she should continue. This conflict is well-written and mirrors my own so far. I can understand why she wants to investigate and I want the same answers she does but at the same time I am concerned that her continued investigation could be a bad idea.
It's clear that this is a recently written book because it already has made mention of refugees fleeing Syria and other countries and we get to see the impact that has on the people in the town and how welcoming they are (or not). There is also conflict and disagreement over the perception of Roma gypsies between Anna and others in the town. This conflict is proving particularly interesting to me because the perception of gypsy/travellers in the UK is something that was covered on my course a few weeks ago so it's interesting to see how it is tackled by an author from a different country and what the assumptions and prejudices are in other countries.
So far this book has proved most intriguing and is one of those books you get sucked into when you start reading. Time disappears while you follow Anna and agonise over her decisions with her. I'm disappointed that I haven't been able to finish this book in time for the blog tour but it will definitely be finished soon as there is no way I can leave it and not know what happens to Anna, the investigation and all the other interesting characters that have appeared so far.


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This is a guest post from one of our amazing summer interns, Jane Jacobs! Learn more about her summer with Paint Love in her reflections below!
To learn more about Paint Love internship opportunities check out our careers page!
This summer I had the opportunity to intern with Paint Love and after the first day of a free lunch AND popsicle from Steel City Pops, I knew it was going to be awesome.
I called my mom on the way home from my first day at PL and I told her that if it was ok, and not completely insane or irresponsible, that I would donate every dollar I have to Paint Love.
I remember leaving my first day of work in awe at how inspired I was at Julie's passion for making Paint Love the best that it can be. I am an athlete at a Division 1 SEC school, so I have quite a bit of experience being surrounded by passionate, committed, and hard working people (roughly 60 teammates to be exact) and I would honestly say that if you put myself and teammates in competition with just Julie and Laura, it would be a close call.
Along with gaining so much knowledge on how marketing works within a nonprofit, my favorite part of this job was working with the kids at Our House and New American Pathways. I was able to learn how much I truly love working with young kids, and how much I valued the friendships that I built with them.
If you are interested in volunteering or interning with PL, I promise you it is the most rewarding feeling in the world AND you will have a never ending supply of popsicles (the good kind) at the studio! Thank you Julie & Laura for giving me the chance to intern with PL this summer and learn so much.
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If serving Christ were automatic, we wouldn't really need the Bible. But because it doesn't come naturally, we need to be constantly reminded to walk worthy. Is the call to Christian service merely a suggestion for optimal living, or is it a command which carries greater force?
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DENR Bicol scores another conviction of illegal wood charcoal trader
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Bicol scored another conviction of of an illegal wood charcoal trader as the regional office is upping the ante of its campaign to enforce forestry laws in the region.
PENRO Ponciano Mabeza of Camarines Norte reported that they are able to have a conviction of Jose Nazario Crescini for violation of Section 77 of Presidential Decree No. 705 otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines last December 5, 2013.
Crescini was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating the said environmental law by Judge Roberto Escaro, presiding judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 38 of Daet.
The accused was apprehended by police authorities transporting 16 sacks of undocumented wood charcoal in his public utility vehicle last February 26, 2011.
He was prosecuted for violating Sec. 77 of PD No. 705 for possessing timber or other forest products without legal documents required under existing forest laws.
Consequently he was sentenced to an indeterminate penalty of six months of arresto mayor as minimum and four years, two months and one day of pricion correccional as maximum.
"We have scored successive prosecution of persons involved in the illegal wood charcoal trade in the province of Camarines Norte and continue to do regular patrolling and conducting mobile checkpoint along the Bicol Natural Park," Mabeza said.
Earlier, Regional Executive Director Gilbert Gonzales issued a stern directive to field officers to prosecute all those who shall be violating existing forestry laws.
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When my mum was still alive, she jumped on a plane and flew from Sydney to Hervey Bay to visit. While here, we had to rush her to hospital in an ambulance with no idea what was wrong. All her doctors and specialists were interstate, and the ER doctors had a hell of a time contacting any of them. They had absolutely no idea what they were dealing with, but were under pressure to save a life. Hours later and on the brink of death, bloods came back with elevated potassium levels. I had mum's big bag of medications with me, so we were able to go through them looking for a possible culprit, but nothing in there contained potassium. All the while, mum was slipping away before our eyes. Luckily they were able to somehow counteract the potassium while guessing at what the other medications were for and taking pot luck they wouldn't be somehow exacerbating an existing condition.slowlearner wrote: ↑04 Sep 2018, 15:52One of my kids was born with a truckload of health issues. Her medical file is literally as thick as the yellow pages. During her first year of life she had more than twenty different specialists. Taking her to a regular GP is like turning up to a Toyota dealership with a vintage Ferrari. The blood drains from their faces and they don't even know how to open the bonnet. Our old family doctor looked panicked every time we took her there. Amusing to watch, but not very helpful. So you can imagine why I think it's a good idea that any hospital or doctor in Australia could open her file if anything went wrong.
I appreciate there could be issues with privacy, but then if ASIO wants to know anything about me I'm sure they could find it in 15 seconds. Just by being on this forum, I've no doubt donated enough free personal data to get me into trouble. So weighing up the risks, I'm with Petebass on this one. I think it's worth it.
At a moment like that, what's more important - possible privacy problems, or the reality of imminent death?


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Month: February 2013
Adding up Kevin Page
Kevin Page is the Parliamentary Budget Officer and a politically expedient folk hero in some circles. His office was created by the Harper government in 2006, being born in a political climate of cleaning up corruption after the sponsorship scandal, and after years of Conservative complaints about erroneous Liberal budget estimates when that party was in government. His current term comes due this year and the Library of Parliament has already put out tender for his replacement.
The Parliamentary Budget Office reviews government spending estimates, is independent from the Ministry of Finance, and produces information and reports for Parliament. The office is a necessary one because it enables parliamentarians to hold government spending promises to account and it brings increased transparency overall. The PBO is a welcome addition to our democratic process.
Critics of Kevin Page have complained that the bureaucrat has overstepped his mandate and has produced partisan reports. The Parliamentary Budget Officer is not a full officer of Parliament like the Information Commissioner, the Privacy Commission, the Auditor General or the Commissioner of Lobbying, however, he has received more ink lately in Canada's press than all of these positions combined. Much of this has to do with his position between the government, Parliament, and the money, and some of it results from the political tone and analysis from his office.
The role of the Parliamentary Budget Office should be strengthened, but much needs to be done to remove any accusations of partisanship or any sense of 'empire building' within it. Indeed, due to the importance that Canadians place on its purprose via Members of Parliament, the Press, and budgetary watchdog groups such as the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the National Citizens Coalition, there is a strong case to be made to give more powers to the office. The head of the PBO should be made a full officer of Parliament, however, reporting and conduct standards must be in place to ensure that the information — not the personality — is grist for the mill of political debate. Indeed, Duff Conacher from Democracy Watch, suggested that "Page might have been better served if he sometimes couched his language more carefully, if not his conclusions."
Since the office is a relatively new creation and its head has served but one term, there will be growing pains as the experiment finds its footing in the Parliamentary and political landscapes. Parliament should continue to push the government to enhance the mandate of the PBO. However, as the importance of the mandated scope of the office increases to match the importance placed upon it, a mature set of standards should be outlined.
In particular, reporting standards should be consistant and fair. When the Ministry of Finance and the PBO have different methodologies for calculating costs, they will inevitably come to different results. Those discrepancies are the predictable fodder of fickle political chatter. When the government and the PBO measure the same costs over different reporting windows (as with the F-35 costs) their numbers will differ. When the costs of decades of veteran care are not standardly factored into conflict estimates, but are done so by the PBO, there should be no surprise that numbers will be different. Two sets of numbers, produced by two sets of bureaucrats, using two different methodologies have the danger of being opportunistically framed as political cover-up and scandal.
Further, the Parliamentary Budget Officer should not be tossed about like a political football. All parties are guilty of this as the Conservatives have attacked his numbers as politically motivated while the opposition have even pinned a medal on his chest (and issued a press release about the occasion). The NDP has also lionized Page in order to position themselves against the Conservatives. All moves serve to undermine the independence of the office. The outputs of the PBO cannot be perceived to be unimpeachable when its officer is used as a partisan tool.
Page has been no political shrinking violet either. While it is laudable that he took the government to court in order to force departments to open their books so that he could fulfil his mandate, he deserves no praise for his political statements about the government's handling of his office or of himself. Consider his sour grapes letter to CBC's As It Happens, as a recent example. To get to the point, the PBO should not make political conclusions about his numbers and the government's direction, but should only report the numbers. While the government was making a case about the long term viability of entitlement spending and Old Age Security, Mr. Page waded into the political firefight declaring the government wrong and OAS spending sustainable. His job is to report the raw numbers; leave the political arguments and conclusions to the elected political adversaries.
With all considered, Kevin Page deserves our thanks for being the test pilot of the shaky first term of the PBO. He has both intentionally and unintentionally helped establish the boundaries of the office and what Canadians expect from it. Increased transparency and government accountability can only be good moves forward in a democracy. However, to be a reliable outlet of budgetary information for Parliament, it must continue to mature to provide information with predictable consistency and in the absence of political ego and glory.
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Justin Trudeau channels Kim Campbell
I'm not going to be putting forward a comprehensive platform over the course of this leadership. And that's because the Liberal party has gotten far too much in the habit of generating a platform by the leader and some very smart people around them, that they then turn to Liberals across the country and say 'now go and sell this door to door.'
This leadership is the beginning of a platform-development process, not the end of it. And what we do around connecting and drawing in ideas from around the country, not just from Liberal circles, but from Canadians who are looking for a better option, right across the country, will be the big work we have to do over the coming months and even years leading up to 2015.
"A leadership race is no time to discuss important issues." Justin Trudeau takes the Kim Campbell approach.
— Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) February 13, 2013
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Members: elections for the 2019 Board are now underway. Statements from each of the candidates follow below:
Lucia Deng
2019 will be my 9th year as a CRCA member, and if elected, my 5th year serving on the CRCA Board of Directors. I've served as Communications Director and Director of Teams. I've also served as NYSBRA NYC Rep since 2015. So, I am familiar with the obstacles that CRCA, the Board, our teams, and our members face in our community, and how that community is also so integral to our success. I am running for President of CRCA for 2019 because I believe we have a very strong slate of new and returning candidates running for office, and I am hopeful that together, we can continue the progress that the Board has made over the past few seasons in making CRCA one of the most successful, most inclusive, and most progressive bicycle racing clubs in the country. It takes a lot of work to put on bike races in NYC and my primary goal as President will be to work with the Board, our members, and our greater sporting community to make sure CRCA continues on a sustainable path of growth.
VP Rider Dev
Tara Parsons
I have been a CRCA member since 1997 and a CRCA coach since 2011. I was an active racer between 1995-2005, and a few years later I began coaching. I love bike racing, and I love helping others to love bike racing.
During my time as a rider, and later as a coach, I've had the opportunity to work with other amazing coaches—they've made the CRCA coaching program what it is today, one of the best club-level coaching programs there is. These coaches have been a true inspiration to me, and I want to help the CRCA continue its legacy of developing strong and skilled riders.
For 2019, the rider development opportunities that I am planning include more guest coaches (John Eustice coached two special sessions in 2018), as well as adding more off-the-bike educational opportunities for our members, similar as the event at Hospital for Special Surgery on bike fit that I organized for the WDev series in 2018.
As a board member for CRCA for three years, as well as a veteran educator and cyclist, VP of Rider Development is a role that I know well. I am familiar with the scheduling and admin work and I also know what's needed to improve our program to keep our racers succeeding.
I look forward to the challenge and the opportunity of serving the CRCA community in the position of VP of Rider Development, and I hope you will vote for me.
VP Racing
Kevin Hsieh
Hi! I'm Kevin and I've been racing bikes with CRCA since 2013. I'm a huge fan of the club racing series as it provides a convenient venue for racers all over the city and Tri-State area. Additionally, it's always fun to watch the storylines build throughout the season as various teams and racers vie for dominance in various competitions. Last year, I took a leadership role within KruisCX centered around building a healthy and sustainable foundation to support a men's and women's 3/4/5 squad. With a strong support structure established within KruisCX, I'm looking to take my focus elsewhere by assisting in the operations, logistics, and communication around CRCA Club Racing.
Open Racing
No candidates
Clay Parker Jones
Hi! I'm Clay, and I am running for Communications Director.
2019 will be my third year in CRCA, and fourth year of racing in NYC. I grew up on the North Coast of California, worked in my family's bike shop as a kid, and ran D3 cross-country and track. I got back into bikes when I realized that a) I was getting out of shape and b) I could buy accountability by spending money on cool bike stuff.
I'm passionate about spreading knowledge about bikes and racing generally – I can confidently say that I believe more people should be racing, more people should be knowledgeable about these perfect machines, and we need more love for cycling in NYC. Easy things to agree with, perhaps, but I hope that I can use my potential membership on the board of CRCA to make progress against these goals.
My work history aligns at least a bit with this role – before transitioning into organization design and development (perhaps I can help a re-forming CRCA board work well together), my early career was spent in digital marketing strategy. I'm no expert, but I know the fundamentals of growing a brand presence online, and can myself rapidly create content to a high standard.
I hope you'll vote for me, and if I'm selected, that you will offer feedback as we go so that CRCA club communications can be as effective as possible in the year ahead.
Bikes are great,
Jeff Young
I'm thrilled for the opportunity to return for a third year as the public relations director for the Club. Through both race participation and involvement on the board, I'm grateful for the competition and friendships the Club has provided.
Over the past year, we've successfully bolstered our donor membership and sponsorship base. I look forward to continuing this progress to ensure that the club remains strongly backed and well-funded. In addition to funding, I look forward to continuing to protect and enhance the Club's reputation with the Central Park Conservancy and cycling community.
Dan Goldberg
After serving on the board the past two years, I've become quite aware of the importance of each position and the overall responsibility of the board to ensure the club continues to function. While I had previously held the Communications Director role, after having our son in March, it quickly became apparent where my time needed to be prioritized and, as a result, the amount of time I could realistically dedicate to the board. The transition to Secretary allowed me to remain involved but also balance my responsibilities at home. As we look to 2019, I hope to remain on in this position, continuing to contribute to board discussions and to the success of the club as a whole. In addition to improving typical Secretary responsibilities (e.g., scheduling monthly meetings earlier in order to share agendas with the club members in advance), I've offered to continue helping other areas as appropriate and needed such as with our Facebook advertising campaigns to help grow the club and drive open race registration.
Randy Locklair
My name is Randy Locklair, and I am running to be your Membership Director. In this role during the 2018 season, I was able to streamline and improve many of CRCA's operational and technical processes related to membership. This meant quicker race checkins (due to our new checkin tool) and more straightforward membership renewals (due to a re-engineering of the membership website). I am spending the remainder of this term finishing up some other enhancements and making plans for 2019, including improvements to marshal check-in, waiver submission, and race number pickup. I also hope to expand on our social event calendar, and spend more time recruiting new members. I treasure all of the personal interactions I have had with you all over the years, and I look forward to serving as your Membership Director for the fourth time in five years!
Tony Pletcher
This will be my 4th year with CRCA and after a relatively successful 2018 year in the role of the Director of Marshaling, I am seeking re-election to continue this work and help lay the groundwork for continued success in the club's marshaling stability. I look forward to continued work with Paulette and her team along with working with the CRCA board and club members to ensure a great 2019 year.
Ken Edwards
As your elected Treasurer since 2014 it has been a distinct pleasure serving you, the members. We have accomplished a great deal over my four year tenure. In particular we have used disciplined expense management to maintain the same Season Pass Membership rates for the past three years despite adding significant new benefits for racers including professional results for the Club Series. With my help the Club has also secured significant partnerships that have been integral to maintaining membership pricing at attractive levels while also improving the Club's long-term financial security. Looking forward to 2019 there are several opportunities that I am already working on that will further improve the Club's financial standing and support some of the lowest cost of racing anywhere in the country. I am already implementing changes to our banking relationships that should significantly reduce our overhead expenses with no impact on our members. I am also working with other board members to further improve our back-office solutions and best practices that should support the best racer experiences possible. In light of these opportunities and our excellent financial track record over the past four years I sincerely hope to continue as your Treasurer in 2019.
Jamie Chapman
I've been messing around on bikes since I was a kid and joined CRCA last year to learn how to properly race in a pack. Prior to bike racing, I rowed professionally and continue to compete in triathlons. CRCA has been a game-changer for me in the city. In addition to the Director of Teams duties, I'd like to plan some informal inter-team events and get more women into bike racing. I spend my days as a project manager at Gemini, a financial tech startup. If you see me in the park on a weekday morning (always wearing my Radical Media kit), say hello!
Sean Hill
My name is Sean Hill, I've been racing since 2014, but have been most active in the last two years while racing for Rapha Cycle Club(RCC). This is my election statement for the board position of Director of Teams.
2018 was my first season racing CRCA. I loved it. It was a treat to be able to race in Central Park that much. Part of the reason I joined CRCA was an effort to get RCC team more organized and to grow the team's ranks. This is something I did in conjunction with David McNally who was the old CRCA Team Manager before I took the position over.
One of the goals we set out with, was to field a larger, more competitive CRCA squad and try to win the individual and team B field cup. We organized an off season training program, a Slack Channel for teammates to communicate and planned off the bike get together to foster better camaraderie. Our efforts we rewarded pretty handsomely in 2018. We won the CRCA B-Field Cup with Romian Leiblingler. Other achievements last season from the Sprint with TC Chioffi and the KOM Jersey with Ryan Fitzgerald in the Lucarelli & Castaldi Series. In addition we held the yellow in the L&C series for the early part of the season, along with the Green Jersey in the Tuesday Series at Floyd Bennett Field. It was incredibly gratifying to get these results with a team that had only been in existence for only a handful of months and an honor to have been involved in pulling it together.
For 2019, I've forming a new team with some members of the 2018 RCC squad called 42x21ATQ. This team will be a CRCA squad and be comprises of a mix of Cat 4's and 3's. I'm including all of this in my election statement to underscore that I am very much committed to the growth of racing and cycling in NYC. Being a part of this community has enriched my life on so many different levels. I want explore says that I can become more involved and in finding way to help it prosper.
Professionally I'm the CFO and partner of a bar and event venue group in Brooklyn called City Farm Corp. We have 5 venues and a couple different production companies. While the focus of my day to day involves managing finance, strategizing growth and compliance, I spend a good part of my time managing operations, logistics and personnel. I'm good at looking ahead, anticipating problems, enjoy working as part of a team, am adept at problem solving, finding ways to be useful (whatever the situation) and at the end of the day, I just enjoy getting things done. I believe these are useful skills for a Director of Teams to have.
In closing, let me say I excited about having the chance to join the CRCA board, and regardless of whether I am elected to the position, I am very much looking forward to the 2019 and being involved with CRCA anyway I can.


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Second Saturdays are for Socializing!
Attending one of these is an excellent way to meet members, engage in some stimulating conversation with like-minded thinkers, and get a feel for our community.
The Lunch is at noon at the food court at the Willow Grove Park Mall, 2500 West Moreland Road, Willow Grove, PA (3rd floor)
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A private driver is organized for all one-day outings
- Exploring "Little Edo" (Kawagoe) Tour
- Sake Brewery Tour
- Hike + Private Dining at Mt Takao Tour
- The Ancient Capital of Kamakura Tour – former capital city of Japan around 13th century
- Kamakura Mind + Body Experience Tour – unique experience led by 11th generation tea master. Half or full day tour
- Golf Tours: playing on member-only, world-class courses. Can be extended to two day tours, including a Japanese ryokan experience
- Yamabushi Private Pilgrimage Tour – unavailable in February. Can be two/three day tour
- Japanese Countryside Tour – can be two/three day tour
- Introduction to Rural Farming Life Tour – can be two/three day tour
EXPLORING 'LITTLE EDO' (KAWAGOE) – famous for its many historic buildings
Kawagoe is an historic castle town offering glimpses of Japan from the feudal Edo era to the more recent Showa era. During the Edo period many powerful merchants lived in this town and as a result of their wealth and culture it became known as "Little Edo."
After fire destroyed much of Kawagoe in 1893, surviving kura, warehouses, were converted into shops or houses, as they were known to be fireproof. Many of these kura-zukuri are still preserved in excellent condition and are in use. The city is also famous for its more recently built examples of early twentieth century architecture inspired by Taisho Romanticism and is home to Kita-in temple, one of the oldest in the Kanto region.
The origins of sake date back to 4800BC China. Since then Japan's development of the drink has made it synonymous with this nation. Requiring significant quantities of high quality water, many of the best-known brands are brewed in the mountainous regions of Japan, although there are over a dozen breweries in the Tokyo area.
We visit one of Japan's top-ranked sake breweries located less than an hour from the city. Here we have the opportunity to view first-hand how sake is produced, enjoy some of the brewery's best sake and other varieties not available on the open market and learn the history of sake brewing. Expert guidance is provided by sake craftsmen and industry experts once inside the brewery.
HIKING & PRIVATE DINING AT MT. TAKAO – best visited in spring & fall
The sacred mountain of Takao is one of the closest natural recreation areas to Tokyo, offering beautiful scenery, hiking opportunities, and a lovely mountain-top temple that has attracted worshippers for over 1200 years. Between April and October, you may even glimpse ascetic devotees standing beneath the cascading waters of the waterfalls on the mountain.
After working up an appetite, lunch is enjoyed at an idyllic restaurant tucked away in the foothills of Mount Takao. Not so much a restaurant as a village, guests partake of the delicious menu in private structures, set in the extensive gardens, from venerable farm buildings to thatched teahouses transported from other parts of the country.
THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF KAMAKURA – former capital city of Japan around 13th century
Kamakura, located one hour from Tokyo, has a history stretching back over 800 years. Sometimes called the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, Kamakura offers some of Japan's finest Zen temples, shrines and other historical monuments, including the Great Buddha of Kamakura. In addition, Kamakura's lovely hiking trails and black sand beaches provide a welcome antidote to nearby Tokyo.
Even the Starbucks in this delightful city is unique; boasting beautiful dark wood panels and a sleek, sloping ceiling. This café sits on the grounds of a mansion owned by the late manga artist Ryuichi Yokoyama and is surrounded by cherry and wisteria trees.
KAMAKURA MIND & BODY EXPERIENCE – a unique experience led by 11th generation Wabisuki tea master
Located one hour from Tokyo, as the birthplace of zen and buke bunka, samurai culture, with a history of over 800 years. This is an artistic and spiritual journey designed to create an empty space in your mind. The Wabisuki journey is a mix of old & new, the discarded & the reclaimed. It is an invitation to let go, an invitation to recharge your batteries. It is a journey to lose yourself, and a journey to find yourself.
Learn of Japanese traditions, through the lens of Wabisuki; a unique tea garden and contemporary art space set in the burnt remains of a century old Japanese farmhouse.
KYOTO IN A DAY – one full day tour
Consider by many to be the symbol of Japan; this ancient city is home to one of the world's largest collections of UNESCO World Heritage sights, over 2000 temples and shrines, and culture so dense it could be argued that nowhere in the world holds the same traditional spirit as Kyoto. Certainly, no trip to Japan is complete without visiting its cultural heart.
To experience this amazing city in just one day is quite a feat, however if time is short and you are up for the challenge, so are we. A little over 2 hours from Tokyo by bullet train, an early start will allow us to visit some of Kyoto's most exceptional sights and possibly glimpse a geisha or two.
Playing on member-only, world-class courses located within a 2-hr drive from Tokyo, accompanied by a licensed PGA professional coach
On these tours you will have the opportunity to visit some of the most famous, scenic and challenging golf courses in Japan; play in the shadow of Mt. Fuji or at dramatic cliff-top courses overlooking the Pacific Ocean; experience immaculately manicured courses set in exquisite scenery, adorned with colourful foliage in spring and autumn; enjoy outstanding Japanese hospitality from caddies and clubhouse staff and round off an invigorating day's play in an onsen, hot spring, bath.
YAMABUSHI PRIVATE PILGRIMAGE – unavailable in February
The Yamabushi are Japan's ancient mountain priests. Their role was to help guide people to their true nature, teach discipline and warrior ways, and although the few remaining are mostly hidden from public life their work has not changed. Take an unforgettable journey of self-development and self-discovery in the sacred mountains of Dewa Sanzan.
Located 4 hours from Tokyo, Dewa Sanzan, is renowned for its biodiversity, mystical scenery, and rituals of spiritual rebirth. Traditionally this area was a unique hub of animistic Shinto and Buddhist fusion, where different forms of Japanese spirituality blend into one.
Accommodation is in a pilgrim's lodge and important Shugendo location which is renowned for its excellent traditional vegetarian meals.
JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE TOUR – recommended as two/three day tour
Situated roughly equidistant between Tokyo and Kyoto this is perfect for those wishing to take time out between these two incredible cities. We visit a remote village set aside a crystal-clear river in a tranquil mountain valley. Known for its tea, some of the best found in Japan, as well as its onsen, hot spring baths, and spectacular terraced rice paddies, this is a wonderful introduction to the beautiful Japanese countryside.
Early May – view tea picking and processing of shincha, the Beaujolais Nouveau of Japanese tea, on a remote, hillside farm that has been supplying the Imperial family for many years.
Late May/early June – assist with planting in the senmaida (lit. "One thousand rice paddies"). This picturesque, sprawling mosaic of mountainside terraces are a scene from forgotten Japan.
Mid June – be delighted by fireflies whilst strolling through the darkened countryside.
Autumn –stroll through the sen-maida, whilst the paddies are a resplendent terrace of golden rice.
Year round –mix your own unique blend at a local sake brewery, or follow the river into the forest on a stunning walk.
A number of accommodation options exist from a beautifully appointed riverside lodge to an exclusive ryokan, Japanese inn, lovingly created from a relocated farmhouse.
INTRODUCTION TO RURAL FARMING LIFE – recommended as two/three day tour.
The beautiful prefecture of Yamanashi, 2 hours from Tokyo by car, encompasses the northern part of Mount Fuji. The region is renowned for hiking, climbing, fishing and skiing.
This sustainable-living community-orientated farm community was founded in 2010 in a traditional 100yr old farmhouse. Private stays can be arranged for individuals/groups wanting to experience rural farm living; you will have the chance to help with planting or harvesting, learn local traditional cooking techniques, visit the local sake brewery to learn about the process of brewing. All whilst soaking in the fresh air and stunning surroundings of the Japanese countryside.
If you would like to discuss any of these tours, please contact us.


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chris tarry
how to carry bigfoot home
"Painfully funny stories… pitch perfect… Wonderfully conceived and delivered bits of rigorous whimsy."
— Library Journal
The stories in How To Carry Bigfoot Home, Chris Tarry's debut collection, examine the frailty of the human experience. From an out-of-work dragon-slaying father to a family arguing aboard a rocketship that's about to be launched into space, Tarry uses distinctive settings and his unique humor to explore universal truths.
Everyone has their own personal monsters, problems carried home and laid bare to the people we love most. There is the public self and the private heart, the way we are and the way we wish to be. How To Carry Bigfoot Home is an examination of that journey, the search to reconcile the inner with the outer. It aims to explore the cracks in our human armor, the difficult process of enacting real change in our lives, and the sometimes insurmountable forces that make who we are (and who we become) feel almost predetermined. Almost.
Chris Tarry is a Canadian writer and musician living in Brooklyn. Tarry holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and his story "Here Be Dragons," was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in The Literary Review, On Spec, The G.W. Review, PANK, Bull, and Monkeybicycle. His nonfiction has appeared in the anthology How To Expect What You're Not Expecting and Outside In, and he was a finalist in Freefall Magazine's 2011 annual prose and poetry competition. Chris is also a four-time Juno Award winner (Canada's Grammy) and one of New York's most sought-after bass players.
Published by Red Hen Press in 2015.
More praise for How to Carry Bigfoot Home:
"Chris Tarry's stories come at what we might call The Problem of Men as Boys from all possible angles, from a hapless medieval stay-at-home Dad who's running a con game out of his one-room hovel to a Bigfoot who's a sad failure as a creative writing teacher. These stories hilariously and poignantly evoke the way, when it comes to relationships, all men are living under a leaky thatched roof with winter on the way, always believing they're on the edge of a turnaround, even though failure keeps returning like an old friend back in town." — Jim Shepard, Story Prize–winning author of You Think That's Bad and Project X
"The stories in How To Carry Bigfoot Home are fruitfully obsessed with maleness: How does one manage to be a father, a son, a brother, a husband? What are men supposed to do, and what mischief and violence might they have up their sleeves? In their gleeful linguistic play and surrealistic vibe, Tarry's tales remind me of those of George Saunders, but he's up to his very own wonderful thing in this vivid debut." — Pamela Erens, author of The Virgins and The Understory
"Chris Tarry knows from monsters, and from disasters, and from love. He's now decided to share it all with us. I think I speak for the world when I say: not a moment too soon." — Roy Kesey, author of Any Deadly Thing and Pacazo
"What would happen if some mad scientist were able to fuse the otherworldly exuberance of H.P. Lovecraft with the nuanced pathos of John Cheever? The result would be a dazzling, explosive, and inexhaustible new kind of illumination: a writer named Chris Tarry." — Stefan Merrill Block, author of The Story of Forgetting and The Storm at the Door
"Chris Tarry's How To Carry Bigfoot Home will immediately invoke writers like Wells Tower, with its dragons and sea monsters and titular sasquatches colliding with the domestic strife that characterizes so many of the stories. This is an excellent debut, both funny and sad, heartfelt and often surprising." — Matt Bell, author of In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods
"Otherworldly tales that speak to deeper human truths." — Time Out New York
"Short stories are on the rise again, they never should have been thrown to the wayside in the first place, and this collection shows us the beauty of the story, what happens when you hit the perfect note and make a whole room fall silent."— Nick Sweeney, Atticus Review
"Reading the thirteen stories in Chris Tarry's meticulously absurd debut collection, you may start envisioning one of those evolution posters, featuring the progression of simians that culminates in humanity." — Justin Hickey, Open Letters Monthly
"Everything you want a story to be: fun, sad, original, and inspired." — Kim Winternheimer, Masters Review
"Tarry's witty first story collection portrays characters struggling with various insecurities and skewed perceptions amid the creeping shadows of their impending fates." — Leah Strauss, Booklist
Photo of Chris Tarry © Drew Wiedemann Photography


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Keeping with my habit of starting slow and gradually working my way into things I had my initiation into retail sales on Black Friday. For those of you that don't know I am now selling at Art Is In Market at the Mall at Partridge Creek. So, being my first time working retail, the realities of the job were a bit of a slap in the face. For example, just standing for 8 hours is more work than working. Smiling for 8 hours will actually make your face start to crack in half. And you need some inexpensive stuff on your shelves. Well, my legs and feet are just going to have to suck it up; I got some super glue for my face; and I decided to make Christmas ornaments for some painless impulse sales.
So, after a trip to Michael's for some holiday stamps, Tractor Supply for a 1/4 mile of 14 gauge galvanized electric fence wire, and the wood shop for some branch rounds, I was ready to go.
After a little tinkering, I decided on a hook shape I liked. Then it was time to make a bending jig. Which means welding. I love welding. I SUCK at welding. BUT I'm good enough to make the metal stick...so I guess it's okay that it looks more like popcorn than a weld.
Here's my first published video. It's me making hooks. It's a little less boring than watching someone paint a wall. Maybe.
So, with a bucket of 300 or so hooks, it was time to sand, drill, install hooks, stamp and wipe on a coat of walnut oil. I'll save you the tedium of that video. But here's the finished product...er, well, before I put the finish on. . I hope they sell.


text: A huge congratulations to Jonah who celebrated his Bar Mitzvah with an intimate service during the week followed by a wild party at the Uptown Loft in mid-town Toronto. It was great to be a part of two very different elements to Jonah's Bar Mitzvah starting with the religious aspects of the celebration including Jonah's Torah reading and ending with an amazing event the following Saturday that included the Magen Boys dancers and DJs, Toronto Raptors cheerleaders, a make your own chocolate bar station, as well as awesome food and prizes. It is always so nice to be working with families to help them document their important life events and to provide them with a unique portfolio of images that tells a creative story of their day/night. Thanks for having us and we wish you all the best, Jonah!Gary + Sheena


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Niue's premier Sir Toke Talagi says he wants to seek another term as the country's leader as he has unfinished business to see to.
Sir Toke made the announcement he would stand in this year's election and for a fourth term as premier after being conferred with his knighthood yesterday at Niue's fale fono.
New Zealand's Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy flew to Niue for the occasion, as part of a tour of New Zealand's Realm countries.
Sir Toke said there was more to do to develop tourism and other businesses like the export of water, as well as continuing his quest for Niue to have a separate seat at the United Nations.
"You've got to allow us to be part of this group, otherwise we're only there hanging on. This is not something that we say this year is going to happen, (or) next year."
"This is something that will continue to engage both the New Zealand government and the Niue government," he said.
Sir Toke said the Niue - New Zealand relationship was much better than it was five to ten years ago.
He said it was in large part due to Foreign Minister Murray McCully and the former prime minister John Key.
"They recognise the fact that you cannot continue to treat us like kids and I've said well if you're going to do that you might as well come and run this country and I'll go home."