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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Are We a Nation Yet?
With these words, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that Singapore is a work-in-progress and is still not a nation.
I agree with him. When it comes to nationhood, the people in the country need to feel a sense of belonging. They must live in the country and has an express willingness to continue living in the country.
Singapore does not have that.
In a country that has so many foreigners, what is the Singapore identity? The answer is that we don't have one. How can we when so many foreigners come in, get the PR but have no intention of staying long-term in the country.
I read in the Strait Times recently that Australia recently refused to renew the PR of a Singapore couple because they did not spent enough time in Australia so it proves that they had no intention of staying long-term in Singapore.
I don't know the details of that case but the Australians are on the right track. Why give citizenship to people who had no intention of staying long-term in the country? This is something Singapore can learn from.
Singapore has already seen some of our foreign PR soccer players gone back to home country once their playing careers were over. Some people may say it's no loss as their soccer careers were over already but how can Singapore be a nation if we hand out citizenship like this? Just because we want their skills, we give them citizenship but once we don't need their skills they can go. Is this the way to build a nation? Is this the way to give Singaporeans a sense of belonging to our country? It might be a good way to run a corporation, but a country is another matter.
So I agree with the Minister Mentor; I just wish the Singapore government can do something about it.
10 comments:
- July 20, 2009 at 1:10 PM
don't count on those with low EQ in govt to understand what it takes to become a nation....after all majority of them chose to be stooges....and without a doubt, stooges are hopeless as leaders.
- July 20, 2009 at 4:32 PM
MM Lee is right about us not being a nation and he should know better, afterall the systems he put in place are stumbling blocks to nation building..fake democracy using a sham election system, skewed system of justice, ridiculous laws with laughable interpretation of such laws, compliant media with low credibility, famiLee business masquerading as a country, 81 MPs with sucking up skill that is highly prized, policies that disadvantage Spore born males.
- July 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- TalesOC said...
Interesting article. I appreciate how you don't place the blame on the foreigners who are taking advantage of opportunity. I see too often that Singaporeans misdirect their hostility on foreigners, as if it's some great sin to want to get ahead in life. Also, the US has a massive and diverse population which hasn't stopped Americans from identifying themselves proudly as Americans.
This is definitely a big problem. Singapore is a nice country. Singaporeans should be proud of it.
- July 20, 2009 at 9:10 PM
whats the point of being an independent nation when the government we "elect" hardly cares about its bottom-tier citizens. we might as well have remained a crown colony
- July 21, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Is there a way for me to downgrade from Spore citizen to PR? I want to be Malaysian citizen and Spore PR too…
I am an engineer. Over the past year, I have been squeezed out of my job by cheaper Chinese, Malaysian and Indian engineers. To them, $2000 is much when they remit back home. To me, I can't even afford a HDB, as frugal as I try to be, because the foreigners keeps driving home prices up on a daily basis. To add insult to injury, more of the foreign graduates replacing me had their university fees paid by our very own Ministry of Education. These graduates were not only given free college education, they were even given a month allowance of few hundred dollars each. While I had to work part time to support my education in NUS, and I still remain in debt to my student loan. (BITTER LAUGH!!!!).
I spent 2.5 years of my precious youth serving the SAF, during which I lost my first girlfriend during training. These foreigners were given PRs and citizenship in less than 2.5 years and they don't even need to serve. If war breaks out, I have to protect 1/3 of the population fuilled with these people?? (Assuming they dun run away at the 1st sign of trouble??!!) SAF even sent me a letter threatening to fine me for going overseas without telling them…to attend a funeral of my uncle…(BITTER LAUGH!!!!). Hey, here's an idea, why don't I migrate to another country before migrating back. That will save me more time!
I am working in odds jobs now 7 days a week. I am now almost 30 already. Inflation exceed my savings rate, and I find a home, marriage, kids and happy future beyond me. A simple illness or a year of unemployment could wipe me out. Yet the government is wondering why there are less marriages and births….(BITTER LAUGH!!!!)
I bear no love to my country now. My country does not need to be attacked, it has already be invaded and taken over. Thanks PAP!
- July 21, 2009 at 1:57 AM
Here's a story about a husband and wife:
Husband: Why are you inviting so many men from outside into our house?
Wife: I need them to pump labor into me and give me money.
Husband: But I work hard to do that too.
Wife: That is no good. We need better seeds from more talented people outside. Yours is not good enough. These outside men are smart graduates, strong construction workers, handsome road sweepers, young and vibrant students. They are better than you.
Husband: I am your faithful husband. I love you, lived with you, protect you, stay with you in times of trouble. Doesn't that count for something? Those men will come and go. Once they see someone better, they will leave you.
Wife: Since some of them will leave eventually, I must invite even more men to our house. I need them. If more men come, maybe, just maybe, if I am lucky, some will stay
Husband: I can fill our house will happy little ones too. Give me a chance.
Wife: You? That will take too long. Even if we have kids, when can they work to give me money. The men from outside are different, they can work and pay me lots and lots of money immediately. When they grow old, they will leave our house and we don't need to even support them. On the other hand, we need to support our little ones when they age and are too old to be productive.
Husband: Trust me. Life will be better. Don't invite these men over. I will work hard, and we can afford a nice room in our house if we save for 8-10 years.
Wife: It is no use. By the time you save up, the room prices would be much much higher. Only the men from outside can afford to pay for rooms in our house…you cannot.
Husband: Do you still love me?
Wife: Stay on if you want. It is better you leave. Go to another house. I don't care. I doubt other houses would even want you. There's the doorbell……HELLO!!! WELCOME !!! PLS COME INSIDE ME!!
- July 21, 2009 at 1:57 AM
- TalesOC said...
@Anonymous Engineer,
Actually, there are cases where people wind up getting hit with NS after getting PR, as in the case where a wife applies with the husband also on her application. The husband could potentially be liable, depending on age and physical ability. Also, the children would be liable.
I see your point though. It's disturbing that you're losing your job to people who are being paid less. Yet, you can't blame the people coming for the jobs. They're just taking what's handed to them. Anyone would take a big increase in salary.
The way you describe it, I think what needs to happen is that property prices go down dramatically. It seems like property prices are higher than the economy can realistically support, which is ... broken. Prices have to meet the economy. The economy can't meet the prices. If property prices don't go down it will wind up leading to inflation because workers will require higher wages just to survive. Either that or Singaporeans will wind up living 6 - 8 to an HDB, like foreign workers. And... that's not a good situation, even for the foreign workers.
The practice of bringing in foreigners at low wages is what's crippling the average Singaporean's ability to maintain a "decent" paycheck. Either the minimum allowable wage needs to go up, or the amount of foreigners brought in needs to go down. I'm a foreigner in Singapore myself, from the US, and while I'm quite happy that I've been able to be in Singapore, it shouldn't be at the cost of a citizen.
Oh, and I know about the pain and anguish of military service. I served my own country for many years and it wasn't always pleasant, and I was away from home for a year at a time. I had no girlfriend during those years. Nothing serious anyways.
- July 21, 2009 at 4:46 AM
- Ghost said...
What I think Singapore need is some better rules on how to get PR. The Australia case is good because they rejected the PR of the Singapore couple because they did not spent enough time in Australia. To be an American, foreigners need to pass an extremely hard test about America which most Americans can't pass.
To be Singaporean, the need seems to be 'buy a property'. I have a Malaysian friend who had a hard time getting PR despite staying in Singapore since he was a child, yet movie stars like Jet Li and Gong Li buy a porperty in Singapore and boom...Singapore PR.
Does that seem fair to anyone?
I don't blame foreigners who take advantage of the Singapore opportunity (I would if I were them), but the rules need to change.
- July 21, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Singapore is not a nation right MM? Look in the mirror and you'll realize why.
- July 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM


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- • The library's Teen Advisory Group. They can help plan the event and think of other ways to encourage youth in your community to get involved in the advocacy effort.
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What to include on/in the valentine ... The message in the valentine should be simple: "I love my librarian and you should too! Please sign as a cosponsor for the SKILLs Act (HR 2864 and S. 1699)" OR "I love my librarian and you should too! Please support funding for libraries through LSTA."
- • Have the individual provide their full name and mailing address. Congressional staffers need this information in order to respond to the individual and to track local interest in issues.
- • Either ask participants to bring their own stamps or provide the stamps yourself.
For longer letters and messages
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- o Keep messages focused, short and polite.
- o Ask for their support on a specific issue such as the SKILLS Act or LSTA Funding.
- o Thank the official for their time.
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- o For the convenience of your patrons, look up the proper names and addresses for your state's Congress persons in advance and provide them to the patrons at your event.
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Distribute these talking points to patrons so they can learn more about the issue and incorporate the messaging in their cards and letters.
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This bill would add language to No Child Left Behind that would require, to the extent feasible, that each school district employ at least one state-certified school library media specialist in each school; expand training, professional development and recruitment activities to include school media specialists; ensure funds will serve elementary, middle and high school students; and, require books and materials be appropriate for and engage the interest of students in all grade levels, and students with special needs, including English language learners. Talking Points:
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- o School libraries are no longer just for books. Instead, they have become sophisticated 21st century learning environments that employ the latest technologies to ensure that students have access to the learning tools they need to succeed.
- o Only about 60 percent of our school libraries have a full-time, state-certified school library media specialist on staff.
- o With limited funding and an increased focus on school performance, administrators are trying to stretch dollars and cut funds across various programs, often eliminating school library media specialist positions.
For additional information on the SKILLs Act visit ALA Washington Office web site
Issue: Library Services Technology Act (LSAT)
LSTA is the only federal program exclusively for libraries. These funds, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), allow state libraries to support statewide initiatives and distribute funds via subgrants or cooperative agreements with all types of libraries. LSTA consolidates library programs and increases access to services, information and online resources. Talking Points:
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- o LSTA funding supports literacy programs and workshops for youth and families, funding homework help programs, mentorship programs, literacy classes for patrons of all ages and educational workshops.
- o LSTA funding increases access to books and other materials for young people and families by supporting interlibrary loan systems and the electronic and physical delivery of materials. This helps libraries reach underserved populations and persons of limited financial resources living in remote areas.
For additional information on LSTA, visit the ALA Washington Office web site
To find success stories of libraries that have made a difference using LSTA funds visit the ALA web site
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Plan on celebrating these other great events:
School Library Media Month (April)
National Library Week (April 13-19, 2008)
National Library Worker's Day (April 15, 2008
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First make sure you have downloaded my bootscreen startup gif and startup tone here :
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One bill passed Friday would expand requirements to have background checks for firearm purchases. Hickenlooper is expected to sign it into law within two weeks.
Earlier this week, Colorado lawmakers approved a 15-round limit on ammunition magazines. It also is awaiting the expected approval of the governor.
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Through Telepresence technology provided by USRBC member Cisco, the videoconference connected Washington, DC; Boulder, CO, and Moscow in real time. Startup DC Chairman Evan Burfield and Brad Feld, the managing director of Foundry Group who has successfully launched 126 startups, provided the meeting participants guidance regarding the U.S. experience in establishing, incubating, and commercializing projects.
The event was organized under the framework of the Innovation Working Group of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, and was supported by the U.S. Department of State and the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. RIA Novosti Chief Editor Samir Shakhbaz moderated the discussion. Oleg Fomichev, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development, and Lorraine Hariton, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, delivered welcoming remarks.
"Entrepreneurial ecosystems are popping up all over the world, and Russia is not an exception. While the country's legacy still presents many challenges for startup development, it is an interesting and promising time for entrepreneurship in Russia, with countless opportunities for startup communities," said Brad Feld. Evan Burfield added, "Russia has a tremendous legacy of innovation in science and technology. Today, entrepreneurs in Moscow or Novosibirsk have access to the same technologies and distribution networks as entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, Mumbai, or Tel Aviv. What's critical is for Russia to work to create an environment where risk-taking and challenging the status quo is rewarded."
USRBC Executive Vice President Randi Levinas noted, "Today's session, which highlighted Russia's potential and permitted savvy, skilled Russians to tap U.S. expertise, can be a driver for economic growth in both countries. The U.S.-Russia Business Council is pleased to be able to contribute to this productive discussion and to enable our businesses to continue to identify bilateral commercial opportunities."
According to Rinat Dosmukhamedov, Trade Representative to the United States, "This video conference is the first step towards exchanging experience and establishing constructive dialogue between the U.S. and Russia, all with the help of new online technologies. Events like this one serve to promote improved cooperation and inspire innovative solutions."
The U.S.-Russia Business Council invites you to view this dynamic exchange in its entirety using the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI8WWaUXyeY)
The U.S.-Russia Business Council, a member-based trade association of U.S. and Russian companies, offers a platform for the open exchange of ideas on U.S.-Russia commercial issues. Learn more at www.usrbc.org.
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Nigeria registered a demoralising 11-0 victory over FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup hosts Azerbiajan, seeing them eliminated, with Chinwendu Ihezuo playing a part in eight of them.
Right from the off the game was being played almost exclusively in the hosts' half, so it was little surprise when the first goal came. Chinwendu Ihezuo capitalising after Madel Effiom's cross cannoned fortuitously off the bar to tap in from a yard out.
Three minutes later it was 2-0, Oluchi Ofoebu squaring from inside the box to see Halimatu Ayinde squeeze her first under Aytaj Sharifova.
It was clear the hosts couldn't handle Nigeria's pace or physicality, and a third came when Effiom once again crossed for Ihezuo, who laid the ball off for Tessy Biahwo to fire from the edge of the box.
Ayinde then made one and scored her second, lay the first on for Aminat Yakubu before Ihezuo turned provide.
Ihezuo then doubled own tally, Yakubu crossing for her to put in at the far post. Ayinde missed the chance to complete her hat-trick when missing an untended goal, but her pass on 37 minutes saw Ihezuo complete hers.
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The competition is over: We found Canada's greatest UFC fan, and it's not the supermark who got "UFC Halifax" tattooed on his arm. It's the big-timer shown above, who spent the entirety of UFC Fight Night 54 dancing his doughy white ass off. My favorite bit comes around the 1:23 mark, where you can see that 1) His fellow Canadians are very supportive of his passion, and 2) yes, there is a sleeping child in the building, which makes sense considering how boring the card was. Also, 2:13-2:18…somebody get me a GIF of that, pronto.Read More DIGG THIS


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Although NJ Transit officials and the developer LCOR have held informal open houses around town to inform Hoboken residents about their plans to develop around eight acres of land along Observer Highway, the city has been developing its own plan. Last week, Mayor Dawn Zimmer said that while NJ Transit's "dog and pony show" is a nice effort, ultimately it will be the city's plan that comes before the City Council for approval.
The land in question is owned by NJ Transit, and a stipulation in the New Jersey Transportation Acts says that the company can build whatever it chooses there as long as it is used only for company purposes, according to Zimmer. However, since NJ Transit wants to erect buildings that include commercial, residential, and retail space, the project will need City Council approval. Thus, even though it is NJT that will be doing the building, and not the city, the city can dictate the kind of proposal that they would find acceptable.
"There's no reason that whatever we end up deciding on can't be a win-win for the city and for NJ Transit," said Zimmer, who noted that city officials met with NJ Transit and its developer, LCOR, about the project three weeks ago.
Zimmer said that she will put a city proposal before the council this fall. The council can accept the plan as is, or, as the city's acting redevelopment agency, propose any changes they deem necessary. It would then need approval from the city's Planning Board.
John Leon, NJ Transit's senior director for government and community relations, said last week that like Zimmer, his company only wants a project that satisfies all involved parties, and is good for Hoboken as a whole. But he also called Zimmer's rejection of NJT's plan "an interesting position to take."
"I don't think it gets us anywhere to take a stance like 'Oh, we won't do this.' " – John Leon
"We feel that we've been working with the city and have put forth a revised plan that keeps with the character of the city and is economically viable for us," he said on Wednesday.
Any plan for that area would see a massive renovation of much of Hoboken's southern border from the train terminal to Marin Boulevard.
NJ Transit's present plan, which was revised after Hurricane Sandy to meet some of the city's concerns, proposes the construction of eight residential and commercial buildings, one of which would be 27 stories tall. The agency also would renovate the Erie Lackawanna train terminal and build a modernized bus station with nearly twice the capacity of the present one.
A difference of opinion
A city plan that was made public last year was about two thirds the size of NJ Transit's proposal in terms of square footage, but includes the same number of buildings overall. The city's buildings are smaller – none of them exceed 20 stories – and contain less residential space.
The city's plan also would include fewer residential units. Of NJ Transit's 3 million square foot proposal, commercial and residential usage would be split 54 percent to 41 percent. The city's plan would contain 64 percent commercial space but only 29 percent residential space.
Zimmer said she was concerned with substantial residential growth in Hoboken, based on the city's infrastructural problems such as difficulties with parking and flooding.
"This is simply too much development," said Zimmer. "I'm sure to a certain extent NJ Transit is a bit sick of me saying this, but this project has to be done within the constraints of Hoboken."
But Leon contested that the residential aspect of the development is crucial to the project's overall philosophy.
"The balance between residential and commercial is crucial to the project," he said. "If you only have the commercial space, there will be a ghost town effect at night and that's what we don't want."
Hoboken currently has more than 50,000 residents.
In 2008, NJ Transit proposed a development that included a 70-story building, which then-Councilwoman Zimmer opposed at the time. She reiterated last week that concept "would have destroyed the character of the city."
NJ Transit's revised plan, however, addresses a number of the city's concerns, including those over open space, parking, and hurricane resiliency. According to Brent Jenkins, a vice president at LCOR who is spearheading the project, the proposal includes expanded parking, small open space areas between each building, as well as multiple flood and disaster resiliency functions.
"Following Hurricane Sandy, we made substantial changes to our design that included green roofs and an entirely independent sewage system so as not to burden Hoboken's infrastructure," he said.
All about money?
Throughout the summer, Jenkins and his team have pitched an increase in what he calls Hoboken's "local GDP" (gross domestic product) to residents as a major benefit of the project. According to figures provided by LCOR, NJ Transit's $1.3 billion investment in the project would generate $16.5 million in annual revenue for the city, around 6,500 permanent jobs, and a significant decrease in property taxes, around $310 per year per household, because the developers would be paying a share of property taxes.
But Zimmer said that the proverbial, if not financial, cost to the city would outweigh any benefits.
"NJ Transit has the luxury of being in this project to make money for NJ Transit," she said. "Myself and other elected officials have the burden of doing what is best for the city, which is not always governed by the almighty dollar."
Zimmer said the city's scaled-down version of NJ Transit's plan would still be economically viable for the transit company, especially given the amount of space the city has designated for "accelerator space," meaning commercial space that will be set aside for startup companies.
"We could have the next Apple," she said.
What are your concerns?
In addition to NJ Transit's public meetings, Zimmer and her team have met with various groups around town as well, and both parties seem to be at a consensus as to what concerns residents.
"The biggest worries we've heard have been Sandy-related," said Jenkins. "People want to know if this will increase flooding, how it would affect any plans to protect us from another storm, things like that."
Jenkins said he thinks there is significant room for collaboration with the city on the mayor's proposal to build barriers along the city's southern border, such as a wall between each of NJ Transit's new buildings.
Zimmer and Jenkins both encouraged residents to get involved in the process online. The city's plan can be viewed in the community development section of its website (http://bit.ly/13Rs79S), while NJ Transit's proposal is available at hobokenterminalandrailyard.com.
Asked if she thought NJ Transit would reject the city's project this fall, Zimmer said she thinks that would be foolish.
"I can't imagine that the city would approve a plan and they would choose not to build it, especially because our plan is still economically viable for them," she said. "But the days when the city is going to roll over and do whatever the developer wants are over."
Leon said that such absolutes were unproductive.
"I don't think it gets us anywhere to take a stance like 'Oh, we won't do this' or 'She won't do that,' " he said. "At the end of the day we want something that's beneficial to all parties."
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Reporting Period (Eg Jan13-Mar13):-
Health Check for the Reporting Period
1. Did your Group offer its fencers a regular training session?
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If "yes" how often?
How would you rate / describe your training venue?
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Is your Group's training structured?
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Did any of your fencers way fare to fence in another Group?
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Does your group offer Cut and Thrust (C&T)?
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Is your Group interested in learning C&T?
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Did your group do any melee training this period?
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4. Did any newcomers or existing SCA players turned up to start fencing in this reporting period?
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A failed test is a result which does not meet the owner's expectation of the blade. For example a blade purchased for use on the rapier field but it only flexes ¾ inch, so it fails the rapier test but passes the Cut and Thrust requirements. Like wise for a C&T blade.
Blade manufacturer:
Blade name \ Model:
Blade length:
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Passed C&T flex test requirements: Yes \ No
Passed rapier flex test requirements: Yes \ No
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Deal Décor's New Site Helps Designers Make Bank
Social influence is now measurable, and visible in many forms online, including followers on Twitter, Pinterest "pins," or the classic Facebook friends. But social-media influencers can't always make money from the following they've cultivated, and work to maintain online.
One e-commerce startup, Deal Décor, seed funded by Signia Venture Partners, is launching a new site called Joy & Revelry, to help interior decorators make bank on their social-media influence–and their good taste.
The company sells high-end furniture and home goods with a curatorial approach. It allows designers and decorators, by invitation only, to curate collections from a virtual warehouse of goods amassed by Deal Décor.
"[Designers] don't have access to infrastructure for buying overseas. We have decades of experience for direct sourcing," notes Chief Executive Greg Lok.
Dubbed "style mavens," designers on Joy & Revelry can sell their selections to their followers, without having to run a whole brick-and-mortar store, and without having to create their own e-commerce site.
The startup takes a cut for sourcing all the goods, running all the back-end transactional systems, and helping designers and decorators with SEO and marketing.
Other venture-funded companies have tried a curatorial approach, like Beachmint and Shoedazzle, which sell celebrity-curated collections of shoes and jewelry, or Quarterly, which calls itself a "subscription service for wonderful things," and sends physical care packages from influential people to their subscribers online.
None have proven the model within the $90 billion market for home goods and furniture, Lok believes.
Joy & Revelry, which is opening to the public Monday, has been operating in a private beta phase for months. It currently has six "shops" curated by "style mavens" including Paloma Contreras of La Dolce Vita and Reichel Broussard, the author of home-design blog Copy Cat Chic.
Some of its users have "millions of followers on Pinterest," says Lok, "but had no way to monetize that and measure it before."
A partner at Signia Venture Partners, Ed Cluss, who invested in Deal Décor, believes "For an interior decorator who would rather focus on creative client work, than small business operations or e-commerce, this site could provide a meaningful new income source."
He expects Deal Décor, after its pivot, will compete with high-end sellers of furniture online, from One Kings Lane to Fab.com, as well as professional directories like Houzz that help interior decorators and architects show off their talents, and attract new clients.
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Artist Keith Haring in his Pop Shop on Lafayette St., with its black-and-white all-over mural, which he painted.
After a good run, Keith Harings Pop Shop goes pop
By Ellen Keohane
This spring, when the Keith Haring Foundation announced it would be closing its Soho Pop Shop on Aug. 28, some Haring fans took the news pretty hard.
It is sad
its almost like a good friend is dying, posted Philip Bodifée on the Foundations Web site. I cried when I got the e-mail saying that it was closing, wrote another.
Its an end of an era and were all really sad to see it go, said Matthew Barolo, operations manager at the foundation, which runs the store located at 292 Lafayette St. We had been thinking about closing the shop for a while, he said. With the stores lease expiring in September and the rent increasing, committing to another 10 years seemed financially irresponsible, he said. The Foundation has always paid market rate for the space.
For years the store broke even, but never made much money, Barolo said. Its sad, but after 20 years, its run its course, he said. We felt the resources would be better spent for other projects. Established in 1989, a year before Harings death, the Keith Haring Foundation assists AIDS-related organizations and childrens charities, and also helps organize exhibitions of Harings work.
Artist Keith Haring first opened the Pop Shop in New York in 1986 with the goal of making art accessible to everyone. With the price of Harings work becoming more and more cost prohibitive due to his growing popularity, the Pop Shop allowed the general public to still have a piece of it, even if it was on a T-shirt, said Julia Gruen, who worked for six years as Harings administrative assistant, and is now the foundations executive director.
At the time, the explosion of the museum store concept hadnt happened yet, Gruen said. You were happy if you could get a postcard or a bookmark at a museum shop, she said.
Harings simple and iconic images of dancing people, three-eyed faces, barking dogs and radiant babies are instantly recognizable and demand for his work has always been steady, Barolo said. In his art, Haring often combined these humorous and fun images with social and political messages.
First known for his white chalk drawings on the empty black panels in New Yorks subway, Haring gained international recognition after a solo exhibition at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1982. During his brief but prolific career, Haring exhibited his work in more than 100 solo and group shows. In 1990, Haring died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 31.
The initial reaction to the Pop Shop was mixed when it first opened in 1986, Gruen said. Some people saw the shop as an extension of Harings philosophy, while others felt it was crass and too commercial. Which was ironic, because Keith got his start with his drawings in the subway, she said. He was already bypassing the more conventional ideas about art.
In 1988, Haring also opened a Pop Shop in Tokyo, but it closed after one year. It was difficult for [Haring] to have such an outpost with his name on it where he wasnt in control. I think the financial issues and the cultural differences resulted in him becoming rather quickly frustrated with how to keep it going and still enjoy himself, Gruen said.
The Pop Shops most unique characteristic is its black-and-white all-over mural, originally painted by Haring, which covers the stores walls and ceiling. The floor used to be painted as well, but it became so filthy, it was replaced around 10 years ago, explained Borolo. Over the years, most of the mural has been repainted. Now, only the ceiling is original. It will be removed in pieces and stored when the shop closes, he said.
On a recent Thursday afternoon at the Pop Shop, stacks of neatly folded T-shirts many promoting safe sex lined the stores shelves. Colorful skateboard decks decorated the walls. In a small container on one shelf, Debbie Dick for President/More Balls Than Bush! pins were on sale for 99 cents each.
Jane Park, 22, paused at the display of pins and patches, and carefully selected a few favorites. My teacher told me to come. He wants me to buy him a patch, said Park, an art critic major at Hong-ik University in Seoul, South Korea.
Park, who was in New York for two weeks, had already visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney and the Frick. It was her first visit to the Pop Shop. Its pretty sad that this shop is going to close, she said.
The foundations primary source of income never came from the shop, but from licensing Haring products, said Barolo. Most Keith Haring product you see thats not from the Pop Shop is licensed, he said, while pointing to an umbrella resting on the floor of the foundations offices. Located at 676 Broadway, the office used to be Harings studio and still has paint splattered across its hardwood floors.
Emotionally, it is extremely difficult to make this decision, Gruen said. However, if Haring were still alive, she believes the shop might not have stayed open for 20 years. I believe he would have been on to the next thing, she said.
For now, Pop Shop fans can try to cheer themselves up with some discount shopping. Theres a storewide sale at the shop, running through Aug. 28. This week, everything is discounted by 50 percent, next week everything will be 60 percent off and the following week, everything will be 70 percent off or more.
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After years of armed conflict, women in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo are playing a leading role in its economic recovery with the help of vocational training centres which keep them fed while they learn new skills. Famiya, the sole breadwinner in a family of seven, says she's learning to become a businesswoman.
KALEMI – Famiya Omari, a 50-year-old mother of five, once trudged for miles each day to ply fresh cassava. Now, she sells the bread and soap that she has learnt to make at a vocational centre run by a local NGO, the Reflection Committee For Development and Social Promotion (CORDPS).
"I don't earn much now," Omari says. "But eventually I'd like to expand so that I can make more soap, and earn more money."
As part of a WFP "Food for Training" programme, she also receives daily rations of cornflower, pulses, oil and salt to keep her family fed while she learn her new skills.
Eating while they work
Famiya counts among some 660 women enrolled at CORDPs' training in the Kalemie area, where they make straw baskets, brightly coloured crocheted doilies, cakes of soap and student uniforms that will soon be snapped up by parents for the new school term.
"Women go to the centre largely because they know they will get food," says Marie Therese Cimanuka, field aid monitor assistant at WFP's Kalemie office. "It really motivates them."
Besides craft making the women are also trained in vegetable farming which has helped improve their diets. The crafts they make during the three-month training period are sold, with the profits divided among the women.
The food they receive in the meantime fends off malnutrition, and endemic problem in this country, where an estimated 11 percent of the population does not eat enough to lead a healthy life.
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The years of conflict throughout DRC have taken their toll on the Kalemie region, a sandy scrubland of banana and palm trees edged by the silvery expanse of Lake Tanganyika.
In addition to grinding poverty, thousands of women in this area fell victim to sexual violence during the 1997-2003 civil war, which has left behind untold physical and psychological scars.
Famiya , like many of the women at the CORDP centre was one of them. Though she has not forgotten the pain and humiliation, today she has other worries. "My husband is old. He has no work," she says.
Her family's sole breadwinner, Omari has little choice now but to seize the opportunities she has and hope for the best.


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Lisa Mize is in her ninth season as Santa Clara's head softball coach in 2017. Mize was a prominent figure in helping bring a new on-campus facility for the program that opened for the start of the 2013 season, and in 2014 Mize led the program into the West Coast Conference. In June 2012, the WCC approved softball as the conference's 14th sponsored sport. Santa Clara leaves the Pacific Coast Softball Conference and joins BYU, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Saint Mary's and San Diego with the conference champion receiving an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
A 1996 Olympian, Mize brought a wealth of experience with her to Santa Clara when she joined the Bronco coaching staff in 2006. After two seasons as an assistant coach and serving as the interim head coach, Mize was named head softball coach July 31, 2008.
Mize has been the owner and operator of the Lisa Mize Fastpitch Academy (Los Gatos, Calif.) since 2001, where she develops specific curriculums in order to enhance a student's specified talents in softball. In addition, Mize owned the Olympian School of Softball from 1993-2001, where she gave private pitching and hitting instruction to athletes on a weekly basis.
Her coaching experience includes a three-year stint at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif., where she assisted with the softball program as a volunteer assistant from 1993-96.
A right-handed pitcher, Mize was a member of the Puerto Rican National Team from 1989-96 and competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
"The 1996 Olympics was the first time softball had been played at that level and it was very memorable," said Mize, who won a gold and silver medal for Puerto Rico at two different Central American Games. "In general being on the international circuit for 10 years, I have competed against some of the best softball players in the world and gained an overall knowledge of the game playing at the elite level."
Collegiately, Mize played for softball power Fresno State in 1993, where she led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Regional Finals. Prior to Fresno State, she played at Colorado State University (1992) and at Chabot College (1990-1991). In 1991, Mize was honored as the California State Pitcher of the Year and helped her squad to the California JUCO Finals.


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Editors' Picks -- Week 38
The first week using the revamped Editors' Picks system was a success! Just witness the results in the photos above: cheese1227's test of arielleclementine's Blood Orange Glazed Chicken Wings with Minted Whipped Feta (left) and thirschfeld's test of gluttonforlife's Crispy Stuffed Lamb Belly with Blood Orange Sauce. You can read each tester's comments by clicking through to the Editors' Picks recipes -- the comments are under "Amanda and Merrill's Notes" at the top. Thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. This is a valuable, and much appreciated, contribution to the site.
We'd like to reiterate that Editors' Picks are meant to be the best of the best. Not every candidate that got a positive review was selected as an Editors' Pick and, by the same token, even if we didn't select a candidate, that doesn't mean it's a bad recipe. We hope this process makes sense, but if not, please continue to give us feedback!
- Editors' Picks for Week 38 Blood Orange Tea Cake
- Blood Orange Glazed Chicken Wings with Minted Whipped Feta
- Coriander and Mint Scented Feta and Blood Orange Salad Dressing
- Blood Orange Cardamom Cake with Mint Feta Ice Cream
- Crispy Stuffed Lamb Belly with Blood Orange Sauce
- Mint and Feta Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Balsamic Blood Orange Sauce
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A Food Blog that shares tried & true recipes, and my passion for cooking and baking with a garnish of beginning gardening and some travel.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
My most viewed recipe of all-- Meatloaf!
Hey friends!
Today, Craig and I are headed south to Paso Robles. That's where my horse lives. For all of her life, she's lived close to me. Last June, I moved her two hours south to a friend's ranch, where the cost of boarding her is less expensive. She has earned her retirement, where she lives out her life in a huge stall. She's well looked after, and check out her view:
Not too shabby, is it? I forget this donkey's name, but he's a little cutie.
From there, we'll drive to Cambria where I plan to enjoy lunch at a cute Tea Room I discovered the last time we were there. It's not too girlie, so much husband is happy to eat lunch there. We'll be gone all day long, but the weather has been perfect.
... and we'll stroll into antique stores and cute stores and gardens.
I'm taking a break from blogging (and cooking), but I wanted to share with the my #1 most viewed recipe I've posted.
Meatloaf! What's up with that? I know that meatloaf is a love-hate relationship. My boys love it, and I guess so does a large percentage of America?
This really is an excellent recipe, from Cook's Illustrated-- and I've always had good luck with their recipes. This tastes so good because I use veal, beef and pork, and a Cook's Illustrated technique that I think is very clever. To learn how I make it, click here:
I'll be back on Thursday-- planning our next adventure.
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7 comments:
- Donna-FFW said...
Too funny .. I use the very same recioe.. we love it.
- July 8, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- Claudia said...
It's a man-pleaser for sure. Bob even wrote a song about meatloaf once, inspired by my serving it up again for lunch the next day, and then slices in gravy for a dinner encore. "24 Hours of Meatloaf".
- July 8, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- Stacey Snacks said...
Enjoy your vacation.....so nice that your horse has a good home.
The donkey photo looks like a painting!
- July 9, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- Frances said...
Mmmm...your meatloaf looks and sounds yummy. My hubby makes a killer meatloaf, but he is one of those "throw stuff in until it looks good cooks." I think I will ask him to make it soon!
- July 9, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- ♥Rosie♥ said...
Sounds like a fantastic day out. I bet your horse is as pleased to see you as you are her :0)
Have a lovely break and your meatloaf looks and sounds amazing!
- July 9, 2009 at 10:12 AM
- Debinhawaii said...
That is one delicious-looking meatloaf and your horse has an incredible view!
- July 10, 2009 at 1:58 AM
- Monica H said...
I make a very good meatloaf too, but I've always wanted to try your method of baking it on a rack and foil.
Have a good week! See you in a few days!
- July 10, 2009 at 4:45 PM


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An honors graduate of Santa Clara University, the 2012 season marks Rusty Johnson's 10th year coaching at his alma mater, focusing primarily on the development of the Bronco goalkeepers. An intergal part of the coaching staff since 2003, Johnson has helped guide the Broncos to four WCC titles in eight seasons and six NCAA College Cup tournament appearances.
Johnson holds an NSCAA National Diploma and, in 2008, he earned a United States Soccer Federation `B' License. In addition to his duties with the Broncos, he coaches the U-17 MVLA Wolfpack.
Under Johnson's tutelage, true freshman Larry Jackson posted four shutouts in 2009 to help Santa Clara tie for the league lead with five. Jackson was an All-West Coast Conference selection - as was Kevin Klasila during the Broncos' championship run in 2010. Klasila recently signed a professional contract following his Bronco career, in the spring of 2012.
Johnson was intrumental in helping Joseph Buttitta lead the WCC in shutouts with eight in 2006. In 2007, Klasila finished second nationally in the regular season with a goals against average of 0.49. Klasila was also unbeaten at 12-0-3 during the 2007 season.
While playing on the Mission Campus, Johnson etched his name into many goalkeeper categories of the Santa Clara record books. He holds the school record for most consecutive shutout minutes with 526:14, most saves in a postseason game with nine and most saves in a postseason career with 19. His career goals-against average of 0.79 is fifth-best and 164 saves are the fourth best totals in Bronco history, while his 23.5 career shutouts are second in SCU history, trailing only Eric Yamamoto who is also an assistant coach for the Broncos.
Johnson stepped into the goalkeeper position late in his freshman year and helped guide the Broncos to back-to-back College Cup appearances in 1999 and 2000.
A two-time All-West Coast Conference selection, Johnson was also selected to the NSCAA All-Far West Region team in 2000. In addition to his athletic accomplishments, Johnson was also honored for his academic prowess, garnering All-Academic honors for both the WCC and the West Region.
He graduated with honors from Santa Clara with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in December 2001, maintaining a 3.64 overall GPA and a 3.83 GPA in his major. Following graduation Johnson worked as a manufacturing/design engineer for n&k Technology, Inc., located in Santa Clara until he returned to his alma mater.
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Latest Pet-Peeve
New York and the Northeast go at a bit more of a brisk pace than the rest of the country, in my experience.
It's E-Z Pass - Let's Make it E-Z, Shall We?
They talk faster, the walk faster and they definitely drive faster.
So why is it that the entire upstate NY population feels they must stop at E-Z Pass tolls?!?! (for those outside of the NY/NJ/PA area, E-Z Pass is the brand name for the little transponder you keep in your car to pass through toll booths paying automatically).
"E-Z" is the clever little way of telling you that passing through tolls should be EASY...not painfully, fucking SLOW!
With New Yorkers in the Albany area, it's always one of three things:
- They keep the transponder device in their glove compartment, and wait until they're at the toll booth to get it out...argh!
- They think they have to stop to have their toll registered...ARGH!
- They've run out of money on their account and it won't let them through, so they wait for a person to come take their cash toll...ARGH!
Current Knitting
Since I was working from home last week and off for Thursday and Friday of the Thanksgiving holiday, I got a lot of knitting done on the Milano Blanket, and I'm actually seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.
|Nico, thinking this time he might be able to express some milk from the Milano Blanket


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tortellini & Spinach Pasta Lasagna - Basic, Simple Comfort Food for my Big Boy
18 comments:
- Big Dude said...
Way to go mom, the dish looks delicious
- January 31, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Joanne said...
I love this dish! Perfect even for those of us who know how to make lasagna...but just don't have enough time.
It's so cute that you and your son cook together.
- January 31, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- George Gaston said...
What a terrific one pot meal! And the ingredients are easy to find. I am definitely passing this on to a niece who, like your son, is just learning to cook.
Many thanks....
- January 31, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- Kim said...
How sweet Debby! I can't imagine my son (who is only 3 now) turning 21 and being 6'3". You must be so proud of him:D This is a perfect recipe for him or anyone else to make at home.
- January 31, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Claire (Culinarygoddess.com) said...
looks great!
- January 31, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- Stacey Snacks said...
Happy birthday 21 year old!
Your mom is a great cook!
- January 31, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Bellini Valli said...
Happy birthday birthday boy!!!! My own daughter will turn 23 this year. I started my blog to record recipes she could use at university. Thing is she has far surpassed her mom in creativity and healthy eating.I would love this dish!!!!
- February 1, 2010 at 3:25 AM
- TKW said...
Happy birthday to big boy! He is quite the tall and slender one! I bet he can eat like a trucker!
The pasta looks so comforting and gooey...mmm.
- February 1, 2010 at 5:42 AM
- cookeaze said...
This looks really, really great. And easy too. I will have to try it. Thanks for the tips..
- February 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- My Carolina Kitchen said...
Great meal for a rainy day, which we're having as I write.
Happy birthday to your son. Turning twenty-one is a big deal.
- February 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Cheryl said...
What a sweet post, he is a tall one isn't he! Great recipe to boot!
- February 1, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Monica H said...
Oh I love this post. A boy and his momma in the kitchen together. I hope for that one day.
And the idea of the cookbook is really sweet too. I can just picture him cooking out of it for his wife. so lucky.
- February 2, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Zion And Missy said...
Happy Birthday to your son! I made this dish last night for my husband and I. I changed a few things (added ground beef, basil diced tomatoes instead of mashed, and added less than 1 tablespoon italian seasoning). I put your homemade sauce in the pan, ravioli, spinach, sauce, meat, then cheese. My husband and I loved it! He said it is one of the best pasta dishes I have made. Thanks so much for this easy, fast, and simple recipe. Love your site. Keep it up!
- February 2, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- A Feast for the Eyes said...
Awwwwwwww, that just makes my heart go pitter patter! I've thought about adding Italian sausage, or even ground beef. Basil is wonderful, and I can't wait until summer when I can pick it fresh from the garden.
The sauce is always a winner and super easy. It's my go-to sauce for fast dinners.
- February 2, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Karen said...
Great idea to make a cookbook for your son and this is a great recipe to put in it!
- February 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Muneeba said...
Whoa ... look at the tall, handsome fella .. looks like all your cooking did him good! You're an awesome mom, and a fab blogger buddy ... have I told u that recently??? I should keep saying it to u, 'coz it's true!
- February 4, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- jamie oliver lasagna said...
thanks for the recipe, this looks so delicious.
- February 11, 2011 at 4:34 AM
- Jenn Nahrstadt said...
we've been dissatisfied with all the jarred pasta sauces we've tried over the years, and this is my new go-to sauce!!! thanks so much for sharing it. love that it comes together quickly and tastes so fresh.
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