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A fertile soil should be capable of supplying all the elements plants need for growth. Fertility is an essential component of soil health and productivity. Not only must nutrients be present in the soil, they need to be in a form the plant can use. Since these ionized forms of nutrients are soluble in water, plant roots can absorb them along with the water they take up. The rate at which nutrients become available is affected by weather, irrigation, soil type, pH, and fertilizer applications. Nutrients present in forms other than ions are not directly available to plants although they do represent reserves that can become available in the future.
Five different pools of soil nutrients can be found in soil. The "rocks and minerals" pool is also called parent material. This parent material can be a rich source of nutrients, but they release very slowly, generally over decades to hundreds of years depending on climate and rainfall. Organic matter is also a pool of nutrients that slow-release over just a few seasons. When cover crops, manure, compost, or organic fertilizers are added to the soil their nutrients are not immediately available to plants. The organic matter must first be broken down by microorganisms. As the organisms feed and die, nutrients release gradually into the ion form plants can take up.
Two other pools that concentrate nutrients are the surfaces of clay and humus particles. Because of their extremely small size, humus and clay particles have large amounts of surface area relative to their volume. Their surfaces have negative charges which make them very attractive to positive charged cations, which means clay-rich soils have a larger cation exchange capacity (CEC) than sandy soils. However, those with sandy soils can greatly increase their cation exchange capacity through the addition of organic matter and the creation of humus.
The fifth pool represents the nutrient pool immediately available for plant uptake: those nutrients currently in the soil solution, the mixture of water and nutrients in the soil. This pool is in equilibrium with the clay and humus nutrient pools. As nutrients are taken by plants from the soil solution, they are replaced by the nutrients adsorbed to the clay and humus particles. Increasing soil organic matter can increase cation exchange capacity, especially in sandier soils. Research continues on adequate crop nutrition in organic and sustainable systems.
Featured Fertility Publications
Yorgey, G., W. Pan, R. Awale, S. Machado, A. Bary. 2017. Chapter 7 In Yorgey, G. and C. Kruger, eds. Advances in Dryland Production Systems in the Pacific Northwest. Washington State University Extension, Pullman, WA.
Borrelli, K., T. Maaz, W. Pan, P. Carter, H. Tao. 2017. Chapter 6 In Yorgey, G. and C. Kruger, eds. Advances in Dryland Production Systems in the Pacific Northwest. Washington State University Extension, Pullman, WA.
Phosphorus Uptake by Potato from Fertilizers Recovered from Anaerobic Digestion
Collins, H. P., E. Kimura, C. S. Frear, and C. E. Kruger. 2016. Agron. J. 108:2036-2049. doi:10.2134/agronj2015.0302
The Rationale for Recovery of Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Dairy Manure
Yorgey, G., C. Frear, C. Kruger, T. Zimmerman. 2014. WSU Extension Fact Sheet FS136E. This fact sheet is part of the AD Systems Series.
Precision Nitrogen Application: Eric Odberg Case Study
Yorgey, G., S. Kantor, K. Painter, H. Davis, and L. Bernacchi. 2014. Video and text farmer case study. Eric Odberg is a fourth generation farmer who practices no-till management and was an early adopter of variable rate nitrogen (VRN) application in the dryland production region of the Pacific Northwest.
Nitrogen Management and Climate Change Mitigation in Pacific Northwest Cropping Systems
Yorgey, G. 2014. Recorded webinar. Part of Pacific Northwest Agriculture and Climate Change Webinar Series available here: http://csanr.wsu.edu/webinars/pnw-ag-and-climate-change/ .
Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Inland Pacific Northwest Cropping Systems
Yorgey, G. 2014. Recorded webinar. Part of Pacific Northwest Agriculture and Climate Change Webinar Series available here: http://csanr.wsu.edu/webinars/pnw-ag-and-climate-change/ . Flux Tower 3-minute video referenced in presentation.
Nitrogen Cycling and Losses in Agricultural Systems
Borrelli, K. 2014. Recorded webinar. Part of Pacific Northwest Agriculture and Climate Change Webinar Series available here: http://csanr.wsu.edu/webinars/pnw-ag-and-climate-change/ .
Soil Fertility in Organic Systems: A Guide for Gardeners and Small Acreage Farmers
Collins,D. C. Miles, C. Cogger, R. Koenig. 2013. Pacific Northwest Extension Publication PNW646.
Soil Testing: A Guide for Farms with Diverse Vegetable Crops
Collins, D. 2012. Washington State University Extension. EM050E.
Northwest Soil Science: Nitrogen Mineralization
Soil Scientist Doug Collins published an article on Readthedirt.org that explains his research on how and when soil nutrients are available to crops.
A Fine Thin Skin – wind, water, valcanoes and ice
Steury, 2011. Article highlighting CSANR soil research in Washington State Magazine.
Potential nitrogen contributions from legumes in Pacific Northwest apple orchards
Mullinix, K. and Granatstein, D. 2011. Intl. J. Fruit Sci. 11:74-87.
Composts and Nutrient Management
The WSU Puyallup Research Center faculty have conducted extensive work on compost, manure and biosolids. This website provides information on yard waste and food waste composts, clopyralid, calculating bulk density, nutrient management for organic systems and compost facility operator training events. The site has links to the Compost Mix Calculator the Organic Fertilizer Calculator and Center research publications.
Closing the recycling loop through organic amendments in agriculture and gardens
Recorded webinar (online presentation) from Jan 2011 by Craig Cogger, Crop and Soils Scientist and Extension Educator. This seminar discusses research and guidelines on soil amendment choices based on use, nitrogen availability, carbon sequestration potential, handling nutrient imbalances in organic amendments, and an update on herbicide issues in some composts.
Additional Fertility Publications
Building Markets for Biofertilizers — Perceptions and Performance
Video of keynote address by Chad Kruger at the 26th Annual BioCycle West Coast Conference April 2012.
Struvite as a Phosphorus Fertilizer Source for Greenhouse Crop Production – webinar
This webinar highlights recent research by Rita Hummel of WSU on struvite as a phosphorus source for greenhouse production of bedding plants and vegetable starts. Her research includes struvite derived from municipal wastewater and dairy manure. Craig Cogger opened the webinar with a brief overview of the phosphorus challenge. After Rita's presentation of greenhouse research results, Keith Bowers discussed struvite production as one phosphorus removal technology for wastewater at livestock, food processing, and public sewage treatment sites. The webinar closed with a brief summary by Craig and an open question period.
Helping Sustain Agriculture in Africa
WSU scientist Lynne Carpenter-Boggs is working with an international group of scientists to help find bean varieties and microbial inoculates that will improve yields on the ancient soils that farms in many parts of Africa must contend with. Dr. Carpenter-Boggs took a Flip camera to Africa and shot some wonderful footage of farms, people and animals.
Extracting valuable energy, carbon and nutrient resources from organic waste
WSU scientists have conducted extensive research on Anaerobic Digestion (AD) as a technology for recovery of methane (energy), stable carbon, and nutrients from organic wastes such as manure, food processing wastes and the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW). Our research has evaluated the technical and economic performance of commercially available systems, developed improved AD reactors, and commercialized WSU patented nutrient recovery technology. This webinar, presented by CSANR director Chad Kruger and CSANR scientist Craig Frear, will provide an update on the latest results from the WSU Climate Friendly Farming Project's AD research.
Organic Farming Systems and Nutrient Management
Beginning in 2002, organic amendments, cover crops, and soil quality have been investigated in our farming systems experiment. An interdisciplinary team is studying a range of issues important to smale scale, direct-market, and organic agriculture, including nutrient management, soil quality, weed management, economics, marketing, and on-farm research.
Organic Fertigation Products – April 2010
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Influence of biodynamic preparations on compost development and resultant compost extracts on wheat seedling growth
Reeve, J.R., L. Carpenter-Boggs, J.P. Reganold, A.L. York, and W.F. Brinton. 2010. Bioresource Technology.
Influence of orchard floor management and compost application timing on N partitioning in organically managed apple trees
TerAvest, D., J.L. Smith, L. Carpenter-Boggs, L. Hoagland, D. Granatstein, and J.P. Reganold. 2010. HortScience. 45:637-642.
Land Application – A true path to zero waste?
Organic Waste to Resources Research and Pilot Project Report. Brown, S., K. Kurtz, C. Cogger and A. Bary, March 2010. Ecology Publication Number 09-07-059. This study tested the benefits of compost and biosolids applications to soils. Benefits included increased C and N levels, improved soil bulk density, water holding capacity and crop yield.
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Irrigated Sweet Corn (Zea mays L.) and Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Chapter 21 in Climate Friendly Farming: Improving the Carbon Footprint of Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. Full report available at http://csanr.wsu.edu/pages/Climate_Friendly_Farming_Final_Report/.
Browse Publications Library for more
External Links
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) Master Publications List
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Project Reports
Some WSU Extension websites provide links to external sites for the convenience of users. These external sites are not managed by WSU Extension. Furthermore, WSU Extension does not review, control or take responsibility for the content of these sites, nor do these sites implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension.


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Newspaper publishers and news agencies reached a compromise deal with the football Premier and Championship league authorities at the 11th hour on Friday.
This meant journalists were allowed access to press boxes for the kick-off of the Premier League football season on Saturday.
The dispute centred around journalists' ability to provide live text and picture reports online while games are in progress.
Under the new deal, journalists will be able to provide live updates online – albeit with a delay of a few minutes – throughout games.
The News Media Coalition, which was conducting negotations with the football authorities, said in a statement: "We are delighted to have reached agreement with the leagues and look forward to providing fans with the best possible journalistic coverage of the game: match analysis, superb photography, interaction with top journalists and the real stories behind the play.
"Friday's agreement will put news-gatherers back in the press boxes at football grounds following a week in which a dispute with the football authorities over accreditation terms and conditions saw the media unable to attend matches.
"The previous agreement, signed in in 2004, was perceived as placing unreasonably restrictive constraints on how news organisations could use and distribute their copyright football content at home and abroad.
"The NMC, an industry body representing national and international publishers and news agencies said it looked forward to working more closely with football leagues and said it expected the agreed operational changes to make a significant improvement to the ability of both its membership and other news organisations to report on the world's most popular sport."

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Verizon Data Management Consultant in Silver Spring, Maryland
What you'll be doing...
The Verizon Consumer Markets (VCM) Analytics & Customer Engagement (ACE) team delivers value to Verizon through business intelligence reporting and analytics by driving insights to actions. ACE is leading the advancement of analytics maturity from understanding the past to predicting the future. This position is on the ACE Data Management & Governance team which responsible for providing data governance for VCM through standards and practices to ensure data access while maintaining data quality, data security and data management.
You will be responsible for data management and data governance of our VCM Teradata and Hadoop platforms. You will implement Data Governance and Master Data Management tools and practices across the organization. Drive data quality including quality measurements and data lineage. Additionally you will be supporting initiatives to improve data governance communication across all the VCM data warehouse. Serve as a data subject matter expert leveraging your technical skills and domain knowledge to bridge business and technical requirements supporting ACE initiatives.
Governance of VCM unified data architecture, specifically KPI and data model governance. Alignment of VCM project requirements with ACE data systems and platform strategy. In this role you will also be supporting our data governance strategy and roadmap for future machine learning, cloud, and data as a service initiatives to drive ACE towards next-generation tools and technology.
What we're looking for...
You'll need to have:
A degree or four or more years of work experience.
Four years of relevant work experience.
Proven experience with data governance, master data management and metadata management.
Experience with data governance tools. i.e. Collibra, Alation, Informatica, IBM, SAP.
Experience with agile project management.
Experience with Teradata and Hadoop platforms.
Experience leading and facilitating cross functional teams.
Experience in process and requirements documentation.
Even better if you have:
A degree in computer science, software engineering, database systems, or related technical field.
Ability to work independently, and multi-task under short deadlines, based upon general direction.
Ability to investigate and solve complex technical problems and data discrepancies. Ability to develop solutions that align tactical solutions with strategic goals.
Possess strong oral and written communication skills, including ability explain complex concepts simply. Ability to clearly and simply organize information that conveys a story using Slides.
Experience leading and facilitating cross functional teams to gain consensus and execute to deliver results.
Ability to define the future state, as well as identifying the steps to get there.
Experience with six sigma, data security and/or audit programs.
Experience with Business Intelligence & Analytics principles and tools.
Experience with big data modeling such as click-stream data, analytic records, and time-series data sets.
Program management experience.
When you join Verizon...
You'll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses and things connect with each other. Beyond powering America's fastest and most reliable network, we're leading the way in broadband, cloud and security solutions, Internet of Things and innovating in areas such as, video entertainment. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we're about more than that. Verizon is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Verizon.
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The English College founded to train priests for England in the Bairro Alto. It was closed in 1972 and had the privilege of flying the White Ensign when a Royal Navy ship was in the Tagus.
Time Line of Anglo-Portuguese Relations
Anglo-Portuguese peace and commercial treaty with England. English free to trade on the coast of Africa and S. Tomé, mainly slaves.
After the execution of king Charles Ist, his nephew Prince Rupert as an admiral of a fleet of ships, participated in a long stand-off with Blake and his fleet in the Tagus.
Richard Russel (1630-1693) was a priest ordained in Paris who came to Lisbon as a servant to the President of the English College in the Bairro Alto. D. Ricardo as he was known, became an influential diplomat and negotiated the marriage of Catherine of Braganza with king Charles II and took her portrait to be seen by the king which now is in the National Portrait Gallery. He was made Bishop of Cape Verde but lived in Lisbon in the English College. He was then made (1671) Bishop of Portalegre and then (1682) Viseu where he met Queen Catherine of Braganza, a widow, on her way back to Lisbon after the death of king Charles II. He died in 1693.
Thomas Maynard comes out to Lisbon as Consul and remained for 36 years until 1692. Apparently he was quarrelsome but survived the fall of the English Commonwealth, the Restoration and the "glorious revolution". He had considerable problems with the Inquisition and at one point was even arrested by them. After his replacement he went on living in Lisbon where he died.
Treaty between Portugal and England (Cromwell) gave British merchants a very favourable status both commercially, legally and financially and also allowed religious toleration.
A British Company: Hunt, Roope and Company with premises in Oporto and Viana do Castelo was engaged in importing salt cod (bacalhau) from Newfoundland and exporting wool, cork and wine to England. The wine was called "Red Portugal".
Mr. Cradock arrives as the first Anglican chaplain to the British community in Portugal further to the treaty of 1654 which allowed this. He had many problems with the Inquisition.
About this date a British Factory House was established by British Merchants in Lisbon. It lasted until 1810 formally but lingered on until 1826.
Sir Richard Fanshaw is sent to Lisbon to negotiate the marriage of king Charles II to Catherine of Braganza and was present at the wedding ceremony in Portsmouth in 1602. He also made the First English translation of "the Lusiadas" of Luís de Camões in 1655.


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That is such good news! I know we need soldiers to defend our country, but I wouldn't wish the service on anyone for the next few years. Don't know where you originate from, Beez, but come home and be safe!
Oh, and, get a job, you bum.
Originally posted by swan001
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You were in the military? And I thought you were american.
Well, I wish you luck.
You might need it...
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Originally posted by beezzer
Do they still speak 'Merican?
What is the dollar worth now?
I heard that there is still one or two freedoms allowed. What are they?
And finally, what gang signal should I flash when I get off the plane so the DHS doesn't bust a cap in my ass?
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Too bad. Smart bunnies are settling in Texas.
But wilkommen. You are finally back in our time zone (and posting schedule).
I heard that there is still one or two freedoms allowed. What are they?


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Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 15, 2014
Propell Technologies (OTCQB:PROP), the exclusive US licensee of a plasma pulse well treatment for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) will be a featured presenter at the 3rd Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
The Company's presentation by CEO John Huemoeller II is scheduled to run from 2:00-2:30pm eastern time and will be available via a live webcast details of which will be announced at a later time.
For updates and information on Propell Technologies please visit its corporate blog at blog.propell.com.
The Marcum MicroCap Conference is dedicated to introducing investors to the very best, undiscovered companies under $500 million in market capitalization. Launched in 2012, the annual Marcum MicroCap Conference features presentations by CEOs and CFOs from promising high-growth companies, the top picks by some of the most astute analysts following small caps, and thoughtful commentary on successful investment strategies and sectors.
This invitation-only event attracts top fund managers and qualified high net worth investors who focus on small cap equities. One-on-one meetings are available for company management teams and qualified investors.
To schedule a one-on-one meeting with management, please contact Patrick Gaynes at (713) 766-5546 or patrick(dot)gaynes(at)propell(dot)com
For more information on the conference or to register, please visit the conference website at http://www.marcumllp.com/microcap or download the free official conference app for the iPhone, iPad, or for Android mobile devices in Apple's App Store and the Google Play Market.
Propell Technologies Group, Inc. (http://www.propell.com/), through its wholly owned subsidiary Novas Energy USA, is the exclusive U.S licensee of the Plasma Pulse enhanced oil recovery (EOR) well treatment that improves production cost effectively and without acidization, hydrofracking or other chemicals. It develops and commercializes treatment and stimulation of oil wells to meaningfully improve production and enhance the recovery of oil and gas in existing wells. For further information please visit http://www.propell.com.
Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the United States. Ranked #15 nationally, Marcum LLP offers the resources of 1,300 professionals, including over 160 partners, in 23 offices throughout the U.S., Grand Cayman and China. Headquartered in New York City, the Firm's presence runs deep, with full-service offices strategically located in major business markets. Marcum is a member of the Marcum Group, an organization providing a comprehensive range of professional services spanning accounting and advisory, technology solutions, wealth management, and executive and professional recruiting. The Marcum Group companies include Marcum LLP; Marcum Technology LLC; Marcum Search LLC; Marcum Financial Services LLC; Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP; MarcumBuchanan Associates LLC; and Marcum Cronus Partners LLC. For more information, visit http://www.marcumllp.com.
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Julian: "Why aren't you in bed?"
Vicky: "I was ordered to, but I was much too excited to sleep. So here I am."
Julian: "Are you? I haven't seen you."
Vicky: "Thank you."
Julian: "By the way, you haven't seen me either."
For all of its balletomanic intensity, and despite the justly-praised plenitude of its palette, Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes is primarily a cinematic soubresaut into the abyss of allegory. From its beguilingly bleak Technicolor title cards (each one a mocking invitation to the dance macabre, with the eponymous crimson seal of aesthetic purity set upon the enchanted but leafless woodscapes they've both beautified and blighted) to its harrowing alt-Karenina conclusion, the film rarely misses an opportunity to shine its spotlight upon what (and who) is missing from its mise-en-scène.
We begin with an empty stairwell (with a cultivated horde of youthful barbarians at the gates) and then cut to an empty theatre balcony (soon filled by that same bevy of boorish beauty-lovers). It's opening night! (For a ballet entitled Heart of Fire) Definitely a time to "be here now", as the yogis like to say. And the Great Palmer, supposed composer of the piece, is smilingly conspicuous by his presence. So, too, is Boronskaja, the bohemian balletomane's delight. But this is a production of the "Ballet Lermontov". And where is Lermontov? The camera takes its time, but it does eventually get around to showing us – and here we get our first glimpse of the film's taste for dramatic indirection.
Yes, that's Anton Walbrook's hand, reaching out of the shadows to close upon an irritating summons to appear before the great worldly god Mammon, incarnated in the chummy person of that "great patron of the arts", Lady Neston. To everyone's astonishment, the ultra-aloof impresario, whose only god is the ballet, deigns to attend the party. There, he just barely dodges an ambush/dance audition by the hostess' niece, and then succumbs to an even more mortifying fate when he brags of his escape to a fellow cocktail drinker, sneering "now it seems we are to be spared that horror". His interlocutor (Moira Shearer), of course, proves to BE that horror, and tells him as much. Lermontov is singularly unperturbed by this mammoth gaffe, opting to press on with the conversation, asking the young lady (her name is Vicky Page) why she wants to dance. Here again, she surprises him, responding with a question of her own: "Why do you want to live?" And there we have them: "Dance" (or "Art") and "Life", presented as parallel (although not yet competing) forces, each with their own irresistible imperatives.
Speaking of parallels, the film has also been following the tribulations of one Julian Kraster, the actual composer of Heart of Fire (ol' Professor Palmer definitely doesn't teach ethics), who has his own disconcerting dealings with Lermontov after firing off a denunciatory letter concerning the latter's unauthorized use of his stolen intellectual property. He soon finds himself engaged by the Company (as an orchestra coach), showing up for work the same morning that Vicky presents herself to ballet master Ljubov (played by the celebrated Leonide Massine) as a potential trainee. Now we begin to meet all of the major players (both on- and back-stage), and begin to get a sense of the daily life of the Ballet Lermontov. Powell and Pressburger tease us with the possibility of some sort of antipathy between Ljubov and ballerina Boronskaja (when the latter arrives nearly an hour late and the former explodes), but their seemingly bitter bickering is soon revealed to be merely a form of ritualized play, and the group (most of whom, I believe, actually were Ballet Russes personnel) comes into focus as a singularly convivial and mutually supportive family (complete with grandfatherly set designer Ratov, played by the always comforting Albert Basserman). Everyone's so very nice, including the big star that Vicky will have to replace if she's ever to get on with the business of her inevitable ascent. Everyone, that is, except for "Dad" Lermontov, who, in Walbrook's carefully judged performance, is only ever as encouraging as he needs to be, and never because he actually cares about his people. (After Ljubov warns him that you "cannot alter human nature", Lermontov remarks: "No. I think you can do better than that. I think you can ignore it.)
Matters come to an early head, and the symbolic conflict between Art and Life really takes hold, when Boronskaja interrupts a practice session to announce, in a very heartfelt scene, that she is engaged to be married. The whole Company mobs her with their congratulations. It's an eruption of emotion that is every bit as moving as the dances we have seen – although Lermontov clearly doesn't see it that way. And we don't see Lermontov at all. Neither does Boronskaja.
"He has," she concludes, "no heart… that man."
It's an astonishing moment. Astonishing and surprising. It's not exactly the most original bit of scripting. In any other film it would seem ridiculous and over-the-top. But here, thanks to actress/dancer Ludmilla Tcherina's perfectly calibrated tone of tragic realization, and to Powell's remarkable staging of the discovery (using a golden pillar and a billowing curtain to indicate the absent man in question), it conveys the film's allegorical drift brilliantly: Art has left the building.
Soon, Lermontov spells this out for us (and for Vicky, who is standing nearby, literally and symbolically "waiting in the wings" when he issues his balletomanifesto) in his characteristically sneering manner: "A dancer who relies upon the doubtful comforts of human love will never be a great dancer. Never." Vicky takes the bait, readily leaping into the Red Shoes that Lermontov has been cobbling for her, in his mind, ever since his discovery that she actually has the skills to back up her aspirations and her sexy talk about dancing because she must. Quickly, the impresario asks Kraster to write a new score for Hans Christian Andersen's grisly fable about a young girl who finally attains the pinnacle of her desire (to dance at a ball in the eponymous footwear) and is eventually consumed by it (the shoes, it seems, like "Dance" itself, have a mind of their own, and, like Lermontov, no heart). Walbrook seems positively possessed as he recounts the events of the tale, gripping a slipper-clad sculpture en pointe as he tells Kraster: "time rushes by, life rushes by, but the red shoes dance on".
In a fascinating bit of foreshadowing, Lermontov seems to forget what all of this insane terpsichore is building toward – and when Kraster jogs his memory, asking "what happens in the end?", the impresario lets go of the foot and replies, offhandedly, "oh, in the end she dies."
Indeed she (Vicky) does, although, in the "backstage" plot of this film, the protagonist dies while seemingly rushing toward what the allegorical structure asks us to accept as "Life" (leaping off the balcony where she first made contact with her off-stage lover Kraster – the place neither of them was supposed to be, in the dialogue quoted at the top of this post – and the train that enshrouds them in the earlier scene, insulating them, it would seem, from the demands of "Art", so that "Life" can have its brief fling, is destined to become the instrument of her destruction), rather than expiring under the unyielding lash of pure aestheticism.
In fact, the only real similarity between the tragedies involving the ballerina Vicky and the character she plays on stage is that, in both cases, red shoes are found at the scene of the crime. Red Shoes that cannot be filled for long. There's a great deal of symbolic slippage going on here. Do the Red Shoes mean the same thing in P & P's film that they mean in Andersen's story? It seems not. They are connected, of course, but the shoes in the fable act unilaterally upon the girl, fanning the flames of her aesthetic desires and then literally subsisting upon them until that energy expends itself. Vicky's shoes seem motivated by a very different agenda. They certainly don't get much mileage out of her (Lermontov insists that she's got a long way to go before she gets a toehold upon the peak he envisions for her). Can we then say that "Art" (and Lermontov) is only one of the shoes that weigh her down? Meanwhile, that other foot, so firmly planted in the banal world of "Life" with Julian, is just as murderously clad in crimson. It is, in fact, the Art/Life dichotomy itself that carries Vicky, and those shoes, in uncharacteristic lockstep toward the precipice.
There's a lot to say about the patriarchal gender dynamics of the piece – about the culturally-prescribed factors that pushed Powell and Pressburger to dramatize the eternal artist's dilemma through the subjective experience of a woman- but last night's viewing caused me to consider a more purely theoretical reading of the film this time around – i.e. it isn't the hubristic pursuit of a career (or the resentful decision to "settle" for being a housewife) that kills Vicky, it's the overweening logic of the film's (and, certainly, patriarchy's) organizing allegorical structure itself. And if that is the case, then perhaps the film isn't suggesting, as many people have inferred, that its protagonist is predestined to die for her "Art", but rather that she is murdered by the power that she (and, of course, society) invests in the only-superficially-dissimilar devils that she finds on either one of her shoulders (and imprisoning both of her talented feet), whispering and weaving (together) a web of mutually reinforcing lies about the incompatibility between experience and expression that works to limit the horizons of human agency.
Ultimately, what is missing from this film is anyone real for Vicky to interact with. Far from being the "creation" of Lermontov, Moira Shearer (who really is magnificent in the part – never straining to convince us of her aesthetic ambitions, because we can perceive them in her every movement) is the only truly living being in the piece (at least, after Ludmilla Tcherina leaves the stage), surrounded and continuously mocked by the golden pillars and billowing curtains of an unyielding literary formula.


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NBC has ordered a buddy comedy pilot for "Me & Mean Margaret," Variety has learned.
The potential series is described as an unlikely buddy comedy that follows a fiercely candid and often offensive legendary actress and the ambitious 27-year-old lawyer forced to babysit her.
Written by Adam Barr ("Will & Grace," "The New Adventures of Old Christine"), the multi-cam comedy hails from Universal Television and Chernin Entertainment.
Barr will serve as an exec producer with Peter Chernin. The pilot order marks a reunion for Barr and NBC, as he worked on not only "Will & Grace," but also most recently "Growing Up Fisher" and "The New Normal."
Also on Tuesday, NBC ordered three more comedy pilots.
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Theatre Arts Performance Major
The Performance Concentration offers students who desire a more intensive educational experience in Acting and Directing the opportunity for focused study. Working closely with faculty, student artists are challenged through a dynamic course of study in acting, voice, movement, scene study, and auditioning techniques to develop a personal creative process that will serve them well as a young artist. With the application of performance skills in both studio and main stage productions, as well as a comprehensive exploration of theatre traditions and styles, Bradley students graduate with experience under their belt, confidence in their training, and a belief in the power of the theatre to influence our changing world.
Concentrations build on the experiences and training offered through the BA/BS Theatre Arts major. Students pursuing the Performance Concentration must complete all of the major requirements plus 19 semester hours of specific performance based classes.
Performance Concentration - 19 hours
All students desiring to pursue a BA or BS degree with a concentration in Performance are required to audition prior to admission in the concentration. Students will be required to demonstrate basic talents and show they have the potential to grow as a theatre artist as well as possess the commitment and discipline essential for successful completion of their studies.
The Performance Concentration Audition shall consist of two contrasting monologues, one serious and one comic, plus an optional 16 bars of music. The entire audition should not exceed 3 minutes.
Concentration auditions are open to all students and are scheduled annually. Please review the department calendar for dates and times.
Concentrations are not required for graduation and may be dropped at any time.
Students interested in directing may substitute THE 201 or THE 203 with one of the following courses: THE 326, THE 329, or THE 330.
Students interested in directing must substitute THE 315 for three credit hours of THE 317.
- THE 201 - Voice for the Actor
- THE 203 - Movement for the Actor
- THE 215 - Intermediate Acting
- THE 310 - Junior Seminar
- THE 315 - Advanced Acting
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A total thyroidectomy is surgery to remove your thyroid gland. Your thyroid gland makes hormones that regulate your metabolism, body temperature, heart rate, and the level of calcium in your blood. Your thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and found in the front lower part of your neck.
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3. Parent Guideline Form
2. Physical Form
All documents below, along with the $45.00 athletic fee, must be completed and turned into the Roncalli STEM Academy front office in order for a student to be cleared to try-out or participate in a Pueblo City Schools sanctioned athletic sport at Roncalli STEM Academy.
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The card I have to show you now is a C.A.S card,I always worry how clean they are meant to be lol.
For this card i have used a digi from Bugaboo called Bugaboo Bunny,its really sweet. I coloured with my promarkers and I decided to cut it out.
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If there may be one fashion that celebrates humility, practicality and affordability, then it is surely the commercial model. You will not know exactly what your cabinetry needs might be till you know how your cupboards will fit in along with your main home equipment and counter area. Although reworking a kitchen can get fairly costly, it's the finest investment in your house as a result of it's the room used most frequently and when it's time to sell the home, the upgrades done to the kitchen often keeps its worth.
Maybe you want to go for open shelves somewhat than cabinets and permit for simple reach of key items you use when cooking. Massive cabinets within the corner help with bringing the area together while offering storage for those treasured recipes.
When choosing the countertop material, understand that that is the a part of your kitchen used most frequently. This kitchen design concept demonstrates that you don't have to really feel locked into working with design ideas from just one era. Especially your fridge, since it occupies the highest area within the kitchen.
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Should you build your own website or should you leave it to the professionals? Since everyone has their own opinion on this topic, it is often a personal one. You should look at the benefits of both before deciding what is best for you and your business.
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EVENT DATE: Jun 27, 2015
Meg Feeney wrote -
Idaho Youth Wilderness Initiative's mission is to get more youth outdoors and experiencing Idaho's remarkable wilderness through camping and backpacking trips.
How?: The two most common barriers to getting outdoors are lack of training and little or no access to appropriate gear (boots, sleeping bags, packs and much more). Idaho Youth Wilderness (IYWI) is launching its first wilderness training in just a few months by adopting a proven and national model for preparing educators to lead kids on overnight trips and adventures! In addition, once trained, youth leaders and educators will automatically have access to a FREE gear library - in Boise - which will allow them to properly outfit their trips, making for the most meaningful and safe experience possible.
Why?: Do you know that children today spend an average of 6 hours in front of a computer or TV screen, and less than 4 minutes a day in unstructured outdoor play? Numerous studies document the adverse effects of time spent indoors and in front of screens. These adverse effects include increased childhood obesity, attention disorders, decreased self-confidence and even poor academic performance. Increased exposure to nature is a proven method for mitigating many of these symptoms! In addition, when kids are encouraged to connect with the outdoors they develop a general sense of well-being and become better problem-solvers, independent thinkers, and environmental stewards.
How Can You Help?: Idaho Youth Wilderness Initiative will use nature as a tool for youth development. And as it turns out, Idaho has plenty of nature! Your contribution to this campaign will help IYWI complete its growing gear library, and launch our first training in summer of 2015! IYWI is an affiliate of the Outdoors Empowered Network (OEN), and will utilize the effective model of other OEN affiliates such as the Bay Area Wilderness Training and Los Angeles Wilderness Training. For every 1 adult trained, roughly 15 kids get outside!
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I brought the church van to her house in our neighborhood. She and her five children needed to get out of the house in the middle of the afternoon while her boyfriend was out looking for some drugs. The 100-year-old wood frame house was falling apart. The front door was only partially on its hinges and most of the windows were either broken or missing. The house stank. While the electricity was on, neither a single fixture nor outlet was safe. About a year later, when another family was in the house, it burned to the ground.
On this particular summer afternoon we loaded the van with all the clothes worth saving, along with some personal items. I stored them in the basement of the church, away from the sight of church members, lest expose her to embarrassment. She found a shelter, and eventually got herself on her feet. Her children today, are at many different levels of health, mentally and physically. Thousands of Detroiters live this life every day. Millions are in similar situations all across urban and rural America. What is going to happen when these millions of Americans realize they are a growing minority, perhaps future majority, stop working just to survive, and revolt against a nation that does not have their interests in mind?
As the transfer of wealth from poor and middle class to rich increases in size and scope never seen before, our national leaders have grown incapable of speaking the word "poverty." If we hear it even once at either of the national party conventions this year it will be a shock. At the same time, right-wing Christian leaders give these same national political leaders cover by keeping them focused on issues like opposition to gay marriage, abortion, wars against contraception, blaming women for rape, attacking Islam and making up fake causes like battles for religious freedom. (By the way, all of these causes raise both the politicians and the religious right huge sums of money.) Meanwhile, they use tiny portions of vast resources to start conscience-soothing food pantries while ignoring the root causes of poverty and the growing power of the super rich.
The Christian right may be damning itself to hell, but the rest of the country does not need to go with it. Christian history and theology is founded on building power for those on the outside. Jesus, the embodiment of God on earth, went to the places of deepest division and not only brought healing, but gave power to those who never had it before. When the empire of Rome took everything away from them, Jesus gave it back.
Make no mistake about it; the number of outsiders is growing. While the major parties speak about the middle class, shrinking from 63 to 51 percent of the population over the past two decades, they must also speak about the poor. As voter suppression through de facto poll taxes, the purging of voter records and unconstitutional targeting of communities of color grows, so will the anger.
When the economic and political elites of Detroit got together to begin to address poverty and the disempowerment of its citizens, their most creative solution was the building of casinos. The casinos further drain our local wealth and add to the poverty in our neighborhood. The powers that be did not come to the citizens of our community offering expertise on Swiss bank accounts, advice on starting a super PAC nor an outline to start a Ponzi scheme. Most of us stopped believing in our economic and political leaders years ago.
Our nation's history says we only prosper when we expand and not contract ourselves. Ironically, it is also the message of Jesus. We prosper when we expand the inner circle and the number of people connected to the resources of our economy, our political system and our educational institutions. It is happening outside of traditional structures. In Detroit and elsewhere we are building our own businesses, at the beginning edge of creating our own food supplies and at the very start of bringing together communal interests at a large scale. Those living with low incomes have always done this. People of color, women, the LGBT community, communities of the disabled and many more outsiders have always been the creative centers of survival and hope. However, as the numbers of outsiders grows, so does our willingness to work together and form new partnerships, perhaps more than we have seen before this generation. Micro-development, the building of local power and resources, will be the key to the next generation's building of wealth in communities of low income.
The poor, such as the woman who fled her own home that summer day, will have their power. It may take a generation or two, but as Dr. King reminded us, the arc of the moral universe bends, and it bends toward justice. Will justice come through the working together of community, the leaders and the people they serve, or will it come with non-violent or violent revolution? We have not hit rock bottom yet. As wealth continues to be distributed from the poor to the wealthy, people are beginning to wake up. It may take another generation or two, but if we continue on this trajectory, revolution will come and it will change America forever. The need for a President Franklin Delano Roosevelt or Lyndon Baines Johnson is necessary.
Their commitment to addressing poverty and strengthening the power of those falling through the safety nets saved America in their respective generations. Anything less than such a commitment from the major parties and their candidates for any office will leave those on the outside wanting. So far, the party conventions appear to be a repetitive exercise of political masturbation, a lot of noise and excitement without touching a single person and producing no results. The future of America is held in tension, and if things keep heading in the direction they are, those of us preaching nonviolence and peace in communities of poverty could soon lose all authority.
This post is part of the HuffPost Shadow Conventions 2012, a series spotlighting three issues that are not being discussed at the national GOP and Democratic conventions: The Drug War, Poverty in America, and Money in Politics.
HuffPost Live will be taking a comprehensive look at the persistence of poverty in America August 29th and September 5th from 12-4 pm ET and 6-10 pm ET. Click here to check it out -- and join the conversation.


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After meeting with the Tejas Leadership Team, we knew we had found a complementary partner in technology and marketing. Providing clients with solutions that fit their unique needs is Indaba's forte, and Tejas offers an additional cost-effective and streamlined back-end option we can recommend.
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Namako (8) FPO AP, California | February 25, 2006
Stopped by on a recent trip through the area to see what I may have been missing. Left with an assortment of supplies I couldn't live without, as well as a very positive image of the business. I plan on using "Just Brew It" as a mailorder source from my home on Okinawa, Japan. The owner was knowledgable and willing to ship via the USPS - both greatly appreciated!! Highly recommended.
tubehead (14) Atlanta, Georgia | January 17, 2011
First, the owner, Doug, could not be a nicer guy. The attention and service at this very small store is very good. Of the three major homebrew stores in Metro Atlanta (the others being Hop City in ATL and Beer Necessities way up in Alpharetta), this one is the smallest. His prices are reasonable although not exceptional. It is in a little strip mall that has seen better days, although the interior is well stocked, if a little cramped. If I lived on the south side of ATL I would probably shop here for convenience, although the hours are odd (I've been twice, the first time the store was closed even though the hours on the door said it should be open). Overall, not bad but not worth driving out of the way for.
BeerLover45 (1) Alabama | January 25, 2010
New store, great place, great service.
CheersMate (189) Portland (Sellhood), Oregon | August 10, 2007
Great store. Doug, the owner is a nice man, and willing to talk about brewing all day long. He had my brother and I start our first brew batch for less than $150. That is great considering the supplies you only need to buy once except, of course, the ingredients, which typically you can brew a 5-gallon batch of beer for less than $30, which is awesome. Doug is great, he knows exactly what you need, and can tell you exactly what you have done wrong during the home-brewing process. A very nice man who has a genuine interest for brewing. I recommend everyone make a trip to the store. It is a little out of the way, but you can make a half a day trip out of it. The trip is well worth it. I love this store, and he even mentioned that he has supplies at his store that he might never sell, but has them to appease his customers. Very nice man and a very nice store.
jhumphries69 (33) Tyrone, Georgia | September 22, 2006| Updated December 26, 2009
Great homebrew store. Selection and prices are both very good. The current owner, Doug, is a real asset to the homebrewing community here. He is very nice and is always willing to give advice (which is always very good advice) and help out - helping in the shop with picking out ingredients, helping with your techniques by sharing useful and valuable info from his own extensive experience, and very helpful in making sure you're making great beer and wine. He stocks only the freshest stuff - yeast, grain, hops, all of it.
LaniPux (1) Sharpsburg, Georgia | July 26, 2006
I LOVE this place!!! The owner is SO helpful and they have everything I need. I messed up a batch of blueberries last year by pressing them and adding sugar (I had intended to make jam). I didn't think about the consequences of leaving the mixture out overnight. When my husband joked the next morning about making blueberry liquor, I thought "what a great idea!" and we took a trip to Just Brew It. The owner told me what I'd need, helped me figure out an easy to follow, step-by-step recipe and didn't even laugh at me when I told him of my folly! He was even happy to answer questions over the phone during the process. As long as this place is around, I'll never need to go to another brew shop. I have plans for muscadine or scuppernong wine this year. You can BET I'll be back!
WarFockewulf (3) Douglasville, Georgia | June 3, 2006
Great Homebrew shop. The owner will talk about brewing and beers for as long as you got time. Great service!
jordank (4) Senoia, Georgia | January 22, 2006
Owner is very friendly and knowledgeable. Worth the trip.
TheBeerOrg (34) Louisville, Kentucky | June 17, 2005| Updated July 3, 2007
My favorite homebrew shop in and around Atlanta. Under relatively new ownership, the owner has managed to get competitive prices for yeast, hops, and most supplies. I still prefer to buy my hops online. The owner is very friendly and helpful, and we talk about beer at length each time I visit. About 25-30 minutes south of downtown Atlanta, with reasonable traffic. Located on the right side of the highway 85 when heading south. Just Brew It is located in a complex called the Rainbow Center, which is quite easy to miss.


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Justin Hunter Is Your Cheaper Version of Cordarrelle Patterson
Justin Hunter and Cordarrelle Patterson are more similar than you think. They both went to the University of Tennessee. They're both 23 years old (Hunter is older by a little over two months). Hunter and Patterson are both in their second year in the National Football League, and only four picks separated the two players in the 2013 NFL Draft (Patterson went in Round 1, number 29 overall to Minnesota; Hunter went in Round 2, number 34 overall to Tennessee). Both are incredibly physically gifted athletes, too.
But there's one key difference that separates the two in fantasy football: their cost.
According to Fantasy Football Calculator, Cordarrelle Patterson is being drafted in the late-fourth round, while Justin Hunter is going in the 11th round. If the two players are so similar, then why is there such a massive difference in the cost to acquire the two commodities?
Well, not only is Justin Hunter a cheaper version of his ex-University of Tennessee teammate, he may actually be a better NFL wide receiver than Cordarrelle Patterson. Before we delve into our Net Expected Points (NEP) metrics, let's look at Hunter and Patterson from a sheer size and athleticism standpoint.
Comparing Their Combine Numbers
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Not only is Justin Hunter taller than Cordarrelle Patterson, but he's also pretty much just as fast. And he had a better broad jump by two-and-a-half inches.
Before I continue, let me say that both of these players are incredibly talented and absolute physical freaks relative to NFL standards. But they aren't 100% similar athletes. Simply put: if you're looking at their combine numbers on the surface, Hunter is a better athlete than Patterson. That's one check in the "Justin Hunter is a better wide receiver than Cordarrelle Patterson" box.
Comparing Their Rookie Seasons
Now we'll take a brief look at Justin Hunter and Cordarrelle Patterson's 2013 statistics and see how they stack up side-by-side.
It's important to keep in mind that, like most rookie receivers, both Hunter and Patterson didn't play a ton in their first season as pros. In fact, Justin Hunter was on the field for the Titans only 36.4% of the time last year. However, his snap count increased in the latter half of the season - from Weeks 9 to 17, Hunter played 50% of offensive snaps (he was inactive Week 15).
Meanwhile, Cordarrelle Patterson's 2013 snap count was very similar, as he was only on the field 42.1% of the time. Like Hunter, Patterson saw an increased snap count in the second half of the season, seeing 55% of offensive snaps. Both wide receivers figure to be on the field a lot more this season.
So you're probably thinking to yourself, "How is Justin Hunter *better* than Cordarrelle Patterson when Patterson clearly had more receptions, yards, and scored more total fantasy points?" You also may be thinking, "Well, statistically speaking, Cordarrelle Patterson had a better rookie season than Justin Hunter. That's why he's being drafted eight rounds ahead of him." Both of those statements, at face value, are pretty true. But there's a larger picture we need to look at before we can properly assess Hunter and Patterson's 2013 and project who will break out this season. That's where our Net Expected Points metric comes in.
Comparing Their Advanced Metrics
Our Net Expected Points metric prefers Justin Hunter over Cordarrelle Patterson, and it's very interesting as to why. Let's first compare the two:
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It's a bit surprising that Justin Hunter had a higher Reception NEP (39.34) than Cordarrelle Patterson (30.28) given that Reception NEP is a volume-driven metric. Patterson saw 35 more targets than Hunter last year, yet his Reception NEP is lower, which is interesting and noteworthy. But what's even more notable is how awful Patterson's Target NEP of -3.79 was. He's a wide receiver with a negative Target NEP, which isn't something to write home about. It means that majority of the time Cordarrelle Patterson was targeted, something bad happened. Either he was tackled behind the line of scrimmage on a screen-play, or was tackled three yards short of a first down on 3rd down and 8. Or, perhaps, the ball was picked off.
A possible (and logical) conclusion may also be that Cordarrelle Patterson's quarterback was mediocre, and therefore, he had a lower Target NEP. And yes, when Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder are your quarterbacking options, it's less than optimal. The problem is, Cordarrelle Patterson was the only wide receiver on the 2013 Minnesota Vikings to post a negative Target NEP. In fact, Jarius-freaking-Wright had a positive Target NEP, albeit a paltry .01. (As a frame of reference, Greg Jennings was targeted 29 more times than Patterson and had a Target NEP of 15.54).
OK, I am done railing on Cordarrelle Patterson, I promise. Let's focus on Justin Hunter. While his aforementioned stat line of 18 receptions, 354 yards, and 4 touchdown's doesn't jump out at you, his Reception NEP of 39.34 should. Because Hunter wasn't targeted heavily, his high Reception NEP total shows that he's a big-play receiver. And that's true - four of Hunter's 18 total receptions went for touchdowns. But it also means that he's a highly explosive player capable of game-changing, Earth-shattering plays. What happens if the Titans decide to give him more volume? Justin Hunter himself has set a goal of 60 receptions. If he were to reach that reception total, a decline in efficiency will still make him one of the best play-makers in the NFL.
The "Big-Play Receiver" Fallacy
Don't get me wrong, Cordarrelle Patterson is definitely capable of being explosive. But last year, a good sum of his total fantasy points came from rushing (12 rushes, 158 yards, and 3 touchdowns). Those designed plays where Minnesota attempts to get him open in space are not only fairly volatile, but also tough to predict. What we want is some sort of consistency, and if given more volume, Justin Hunter will be more consistent than Cordarrelle Patterson given his prototypical skill set.
So I ask: why would you want to place your bets on a big-play wide receiver in the fourth round of your fantasy draft, when you can have a similar - perhaps even better - player in the 11th round? I'll pass on Cordarrelle Patterson this year. Give me Justin Hunter every time.


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Winnipeg Jewish Theatre (WJT), Canada's longest running Jewish theatre company, is thrilled to announce its 30th anniversary season, which features a diverse, dynamic, accessible playbill. The 30th anniversary season programming is a testament to WJT's artistic mission to present plays on themes of Jewish interest and/or plays by Jewish playwrights; to reach across communities through presentation of universal and socially relevant plays and engage our audience in dialogue; to provide a vehicle for neophyte actors, playwrights, directors, and technicians to participate in professional theatre; and to encourage the development and presentation of new Canadian plays of Jewish interest and/or by Jewish playwrights.
"The thirtieth anniversary season is inspired by a core value the company was founded upon: community," says Ari Weinberg, WJT's Artistic Director. "The productions are all about celebrating our commonalities and embracing our differences through works that explore how and why we band together." The ambitious 2017 – 2018 season is sponsored by the Asper Foundation.
The 30th anniversary season will open with Tribes by UK playwright Nina Raine, running October 19 – 29, 2017. The production will be directed by WJT Artistic Director Ari Weinberg and feature local actors Stephanie Sy and Arne MacPherson. Tribes tells the story of Billy, the only Deaf member of a loving, idiosyncratic Jewish family that has tried to raise him as part of the hearing world. When Billy meets Sylvia, a young woman who is going Deaf but has grown up as the only hearing member of her family, Billy's worldview is blown wide open. As Sylvia begins teaching Billy sign language and introducing him to the Deaf community, he and his family are forced to grapple with questions of belonging. Tribes will mark the professional debut of local Deaf actor Jordan Sangalang in the role of Billy, and will launch WJT's American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted subscription season, the only one of its kind in Winnipeg. Tribes will have two ASL interpreted performances on October 21 and 26, 2017. The production sponsor for Tribes is Debbie Gray.
The season continues with WJT's bi-annual So, Nu? Festival of New Canadian Jewish Plays. The cornerstone of the festival will be We Keep Coming Back, co-created by former Winnipegger Michael Rubenfeld and National Arts Centre's Associate Artistic Director of English Theatre Sarah Garton Stanley. Running March 6 – 11, 2018 with an ASL interpreted performance on March 8, We Keep Coming Back is the story of a mother and son, both descendants of Polish Holocaust survivors, who decide to return to Poland in the hopes of finding their lost identity and reconnecting with each other. However their quest takes an unexpected turn when they discover a vibrant contemporary world of Jewish life in Poland. Michael Rubenfeld's real-life mother Mary Berchard also performs in the piece alongside Katka Reszke, author of Return of the Jew. The So, Nu? Festival will also feature readings of three new Canadian Jewish plays from March 13 – 15. The festival sponsor is the Gail Asper Family Foundation.
On March 18, WJT will celebrate its milestone birthday with Turning 30: A Retrospective Cabaret. Featuring songs and scenes from past productions, the cabaret is sure to be a delightful evening featuring some of Winnipeg's finest talent. Turning 30 will also mark the launch of the Jewish Heritage Museum of Western Canada's partner exhibit on Jewish theatre in Winnipeg, featuring material from WJT's extensive archive.
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Luca Bosio Barbera d'Asti 2016
Winemaker Notes
This wine is a perfect accompaniment for proteins likechicken and pork, as well as an array of Italian cheeses, pastasand risotto.
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Luca Bosio Vineyards winery is located in the center of the Langhe region of Piedmont. The company has 60 acres of vineyards and sources additional grapes from vineyards in Piedmont.
Best known for sweet, fizzy white wines but also producing some more serious reds, Asti is both a town and a province in the northeastern Italian region of Piedmont. The best vineyard sites are reserved for Barbera, which can produce some of its best and most age-worthy iterations here as Barbera d'Asti. Other red varieties grown here include Freisa, Grignolino, and Dolcetto, which can be bottled varietally or blended into Barbera.
The wines consumers most commonly associate with Asti, however, are Asti (formerly known as Asti Spumante), and Moscato d'Asti. Both are playful, aromatic, and made from the Muscat grape, but Asti is less sweet, fully fizzy, and more alcoholic (yet still clocking in at only around 9% ABV) while Moscato d'Asti is sweeter, gently sparkling ("frizzante"), and closer to 5 or 6% ABV. Each is produced in stainless steel tanks to preserve the fresh and fruity flavors of the grape, which include peach, apricot, lychee, and rose petal.
Friendly, approachable, and full of juicy fruit flavor, Barbera produces wines in a wide range of styles, from young and fruity to serious, spicy, and age-worthy. Piedmont is the most famous source of Barbera, but is also planted in the Italian provinces of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the most successful and lasting remnants of the Cal-Italian movement, grown throughout the state of California—particularly in the Sierra Foothills—and has also found a foothold in parts of Australia.
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NEW YORK, February 24, 2003 The Libraries' on-line reference service, Ask Us Now, will offer increased functionality at the end of February 2003. Ask Us Now is a joint real-time chat reference service offered by Columbia University Libraries, Barnard College Library and Teachers College Library, and serving students, faculty, and staff.
Ask Us Now began operation in May 2002. Since that time, reference librarians from Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College libraries have staffed the service, responding to over 500 questions from affiliated students, faculty, and staff from the three institutions. Ask Us Now is available to anyone with a valid Columbia e-mail ID and password, and is available via any World Wide Web connection, on or off campus. The service hours are 1-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Beginning February 24, Ask Us Now will use virtual reference software from Live Assistance (http://www.liveassistance.com/). This software will extend the availability of the service to users of Macintosh and Linux operating systems and to a greater variety of Internet browsers, and will enhance the speed of communications.
Users of the Ask Us Now service have received help with a variety of reference questions, including CLIO searching, finding journals in the electronic and print collections, placing requests for library materials at off-campus locations, and much more. In addition to sending chat messages, the librarian can open web pages on the user's computer, helping ease navigation by the user. At the end of the chat session, users receive a transcript of the session via e-mail, which includes live links to all web pages visited.
For further information, please visit the Ask A Librarian page at <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/reference/>, for a link to Ask Us Now and other reference services.
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