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Thursday, May 18, 2017
12 Peers Theater presents the first production of their 2017 season, Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno, to be performed at the University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre June 1-18, 2017.
Thom Pain (based on nothing) is an epic and intimate Pulitzer Prize-nominated solo show. Directed by Vince Ventura and starring Matt Henderson, this play will take you through the ins and outs of love, loss, growing up, and badly done magic tricks. Join us for one man's journey through life-changing interactions with dogs, bees, and audience members.
THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) Directed by Vince Ventura Featuring Matt Henderson June 1-18, 2017 University of Pittsburgh Studio Theater A moving solo show and Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Thom Pain (based on nothing) is one man's attempt to mythologize the loss of innocence we all experience when we shift, sometimes in a single moment, from child to adult. He's just like you, except worse. He is trying to save his life, to save your life—in that order.
In his quest for salvation, he'll stop at nothing, be distracted by nothing, except maybe a piece of lint, or the woman in the second row.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Will Eno recently made his Broadway debut with his critically acclaimed new play, The Realistic Joneses. Eno received the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theatre Award. His plays The Open House and Title and Deed premiered at the Pershing Square Signature Center in 2014 and 2012 respectively. The Realistic Joneses also premiered in the spring of 2012, at the Yale Repertory Theater. Both 2012 plays were named in a short list of Best Plays in the New York Times. His critically acclaimed play Middletown (Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play, 2010) received its premiere in winter 2010 at the Vineyard Theatre, and was then produced at Steppenwolf Theatre.
His collection of short plays entitled Oh, The Humanity and other exclamations premiered at The Flea Theater in 2007 starring Marisa Tomei and Brian Hutchison. Eno's internationally heralded play Thom Pain (based on nothing) had a successful year long run at the DR2 in New York, after a sold out run at the 2004 International Edinburgh Festival, where it won all the major awards, and then transferred to the Soho Theatre in London. The play is now being produced across the United States, as well as Brazil, Italy, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Mexico and other countries.
Thom Pain (based on nothing) was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Eno's play The Flu Season received the 2004 Oppenheimer Award for the best debut production in New York by an American playwright. His play Gnit, an adaptation of Ibsen's Peer Gynt, premiered at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, in the Humana Festival, in the spring of 2013.
Eno's plays have also been produced by the Gate Theatre, the SOHO Theatre, BBC Radio, The Print Room and elsewhere. His plays are published by Oberon Books, TCG, and playscripts, and have appeared in Harper's, The Antioch Review, The Quarterly, and Best Ten-Minute Plays for Two Actors. He has been commissioned by the Royal National Theatre in London and the Yale Repertory Theatre. He is a Helen Merrill Playwriting Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, an Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow, a Fellow of the Cullman Center at the NY Public Library, and was awarded the first-ever Marian Seldes/Garson Kanin Fellowship by the Theater Hall of Fame, as well as the Alfred Hodder Fellowship at Princeton. Will Eno lives in Brooklyn, New York.
ABOUT THE PERFORMER Matt Henderson's previous acting projects with 12 Peers Theater include White Rabbit Red Rabbit, Colorado, the Pittsburgh Monologue Project, and the Modern Myths Podcast episode of Gone Astray. He has worked with many theatre companies throughout the Pittsburgh area, including PICT Classic Theatre (The Lion in Winter), Bricolage (B.U.S., Midnight Radio, Jr. - Mad Science Lab and Underwater Voyage, Midnight Radio - Animated Holidaze, Speech & Debate, Weightless), City Theatre (the Young Playwrights Festival), Saint Vincent Summer Theatre (Suite Surrender), No Name Players (Fixing King John), Off the Wall (boom), Throughline Theatre (The Farnsworth Invention), Prime Stage Theatre (Walk Two Moons, The Scarlet Letter, The Westing Game), TACT (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead), Stage Right (Tink, The Little Mermaid), and Cup-A-Jo Productions (Hospitality Suite).
As a playwright, his work has been produced by 12 Peers, Bricolage, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, In Between Theatre, Stage Right, and the Pittsburgh New Works Festival and has been performed throughout the U.S., Canada, England, Scotland, and Finland. Directing credits include Caliban, The Curse of Atreus, The Mango Farmer of Vermont, The Disappearing, and Wine and Spirits for 12 Peers. He is also Literary Manager and Marketing Director for 12 Peers. This August, you can see him in the 12 Peers production of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, and you can see his play The Most Epic Awesomest Superhero Movie Ever at The Theatre Factory.
TICKETS Single Tickets: $20 Tickets are available online at www.12peers.org and by phone at 412-626-6784. Name Your Own Price performances will be held every Sunday and Monday, June 12, 2017. Performances: June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17 at 8 PM; June 4, 11, 18 at 2 PM Performances: University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre, Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
ABOUT THE COMPANY Founded in 2011, and taking their name from the Twelve Peers of Charlemagne, 12 Peers Theater is a 501(c)(3) organization operating in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. 12 Peers Theater's mission is to provide challenging and engaging theater through contemporary works exploring myth and cultural identity.
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NBCAM and Dealing with Breast Cancer
As women move through the steps of coping with breast cancer and its treatments, many find that staying informed and involved in the process gives them a sense of power and resiliency. Here are some more tips to help you take charge of your life.
Redirect yourself toward active goal setting. When a serious illness strikes, you may feel like your life is completely out of control. To regain a sense of direction, reflect on what priorities are important to you and then set a goal within your reach. Identify your strengths and build on them as you plan how to achieve your objectives. Journaling may be helpful as you consider strategies and options. Initiate your plan in small steps and review your progress regularly.
Make something positive come out of the situation. Women who are able to find some positive meaning in such a negative situation often experience growth as well as a greater sense of control and feelings of confidence and optimism. Think about how you can use the unique perspective you have gained to make the rest of your life richer and more meaningful.
When you feel like it is almost too much to get started making a change, reflect on how inertia can hamper your efforts to cope. Click on the post title above to take you to our website and the article, "Sandwiched Boomers: 7 Tips on Fighting Inertia." They will help give you just the push you need to begin.
Today's pink ribbon is by Rachel Meinz and can be found on Carol Sutton's site, http://www.carolsutton.net/download_pink-ribbon.html
Labels: breast cancer, control, coping, illness, inertia, journaling, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NBCAM, optimism, pink ribbon, positive meaning, resiliency, Sandwiched Boomer, self care

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Friday, February 17, 2012
5 Friday Finds
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- Little Stitch said...
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Of course I am directing that statement more at myself, than my readers since. If you know whom I am from internet forums, Twitter, or this blog, a major thanks for not forgetting me. If you're a new reader, welcome for the first time (and go read my original intro here). I thought a one man blog (or even one with some guest posting on a rare occasion) was something that would be easy. It turns out that good blogging can almost be a full time job in and of itself. Mad props to the folks that can factor in work, a personal life, and other items, and not relegating blogging to where it needed to be for me; the back seat.
Why the sudden keystrokes? Well, there really are so many scandals and so little time but one has really stuck in my craw over the last few days. I will espouse upon it here, in detail in several posts to follow, but it is this editorial that made my blood reach a boiling point and has necessitated my writing a response. Rather than email it to the ScumPapers knowing full well it will probably go unpublished (and really, unread because their readership sucks), I figured, "fire up the blog again, and have at it." Yes, I plan to assuage this unsigned fluff piece at some point by week's end (because there is soooo much that needs to be detailed here that is NOT getting coverage anywhere (outside of certain circles like Emily Miller and other conservative outlets whom deserve a major Hat/Tip).
The Gist of the Situation:
- What will I be writing upon? Maryland Gun Owners / Purchase Applicants, their Personal Identifying Information and how it has been compromised.
- Why is this important? Maryland State Police (allegedly under the direction of our lovely Governor Lord Martin O'MAOlly) have potentially exposed an unsecured database with this information to anyone whom knows where to look and knows how to brute force username/password crack a non-HTTPS website.
- Why am I writing? Because the likes of the Baltimore Sun and the other complicit local media in Maryland A) Don't care and B) are in the hip pocket of the MD Dem Machine
- Am I over blowing this situation? Perhaps, but it is entirely unlikely.
- What can you do? I will cover that with the assistance from Maryland Shall Issue, the fine folks who are busting hump over at Maryland Shooters Forum (specifically the Maryland sub-forum), and the folks at Associated Gun Clubs who broke the story / blew the whistle on Friday 6 September 2013.


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MS&E 142: Introductory Financial Analysis
Evaluation and management of money, complicated by temporary distributions and uncertainty. The ¿time-value of money" and its impact on economic decisions (both personal and corporate) with the introduction of interest rate (constant or varying over time); several approaches critically examined and made consistent as suitable metrics of comparison. The concept of investment diversification in the presence of uncertainty; portfolio selection and efficient frontier analysis leading to the formulation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model; practical implementation of the concepts, including comparison of loan (e.g., house and auto) terms, credit card financial terms, interest rate term structure and its relationship to rate-of-return analysis, and graphical presentation of uncertain investment alternatives; and current economic news of interest. Critical thinking, discussion, and interaction, using group and computer labs assignments. Prerequisites: differential calculus and probability. Recommended: optimization.
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ENG 1023, Texas Woman's University (Fall 2012)
Now that we are into the research portion of the semester, I want to institute a new type of posts: "Food for Thought." Occasionally, in my private life, I stumble over things related to current events and/or our course theme that I think may be of general interest to some of you (but that are not so directly related to what we must do in class/on your writing projects right now that I want to take class time to share them.) I'd like to start posting some of these to share. You don't have to DO anything with them (though you are certainly free to comment)–they are here just to explore and think about. If they fit into your research, feel free to use them.
If YOU see things like this you think the others might be interested in, send them to me, and I'll post them! (…or, if you know of other things related to a given post, share them in the comments.)
(Please note: I am not demonstrating scholarly, MLA style in-text citations here–just trying to identify and link to the source in whatever way seems most expedient for a blog post with no works cited list….)
The Girl Scouts, who are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, have declared 2012 the Year of the Girl, "a move designed to focus national attention on girls and the issues they face" (Girl Scouts of America). As part of this, they have started a new webpage, http://www.togetherthere.org, which focuses on leadership. Check it out! The "Get the Facts" page should be of particular interest given our conversations.
Another item they've published, focused on leadership roles for girls and women, is the book Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of Girl Scouts.
On a related note, October 11th 2012 was the first international Day of the Girl, which prompted me to check in on one of my favorite projects, The Girl Effect. It also reminded me of Half the Sky (also a book I want to read, and a film I want to see).
Yep. It sure is. Gloria Steinem, who kind of became the national spokesperson for the women's movement in the 60s and 70s, recently spoke at the 40th anniversary of MS. magazine (which she founded). HERE are excerpts from her remarks, and HERE is the video of the whole speech. This is notable for the ways she talks about women today, and the issues we still face.
Malala Yousafzai is a 14-year old Pakistani girl who spoke up in defense of girls having access to the education, and was shot, just in the last week or so. I thought you should know about her. Her story reminds me of Meena, who began working on the same issues in 1977 and founded RAWA (the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan). Meena was martyred in 1987.
"My Conversations with Malala Yousafzai, the Girl who Stood Up to the Taliban" (by Pakistani journalist Owais Tohid for The Christian Science Monitor, via Yahoo news, Oct.12 2012)
"Wounded Pakistan Teen is now Face of Girls Education Movement" (LA Times Online, Oct. 13 2012)
"Does the 21st Century Mark the 'End of Men'? Not Quite–but Women Are On the Rise" (Alternet.org book review)
"The Myth of Male Decline" (Op-ed, New York Times)


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I got this dress whilst shopping in Lakeside for my birthday. It was a bargain for £15! From Topshop!!
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text: Page ContentABOUT THE INITIATIVE Q: What is The Wallace Foundation's Building Audiences for Sustainability arts initiative?A: This six-year, $52-million initiative is designed to help 26 outstanding performing arts organizations across the United States develop approaches to attract new audiences and retain existing ones, while benefitting the broader field through knowledge developed from their efforts. Q: What is the goal of this new initiative?A: Building on the success of earlier Wallace arts efforts, Building Audiences for Sustainability consists of two related parts: Providing direct grants to performing arts organizations: The initiative provides significant multi-year support to 26 exemplary arts organizations, whose artistic vision and mission involve the engagement of new audiences toward a long-term goal of strengthening their organizations. Building and sharing new knowledge: It also seeks to understand and share useful evidence and experience from these organizations on whether and how they can achieve and sustain audience gains in a way that contributes to their overall financial health. Over the next four years, each organization will execute at least two "continuous learning cycles" of audience-building projects. A Wallace-commissioned independent evaluation will study and capture their experiences and accomplishments in a series of public reports and guides that will be made available for free downloading on the Wallace website, as well as those of arts service organizations , with which we have partnered. In this way, the initiative aims both to strengthen the participating arts organizations and to generate knowledge to benefit the broader field. Q: What exactly is a "continuous learning cycle"?A: The foundation has structured the initiative around "continuous learning cycles." Participating arts organizations will conduct initial audience research into their target audiences; develop and carry out a new, first cycle audience-building project; conduct additional audience research and study the results; and then use the findings to adapt and implement a second cycle of programs. Each organization will execute at least two cycles within the first four years of the six-year initiative. Some organizations may include more than two cycles within the funded period. A cycle may or may not align with a performance season. Q: What does the pool of 26 selected arts organizations look like?A: There are a mix of dance, orchestra, opera, theater and multidisciplinary arts presenting organizations from the northeastern, southern, mid-western and far western parts of the continental U.S. Their annual budgets range from $1.5 million to more than $20 million. Nine received grants in the foundation's predecessor initiative to this one, the Wallace Excellence Awards; 18 did not. The targets of their proposed audience-building projects include racial and ethnic groups (African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos), age-cohorts (primarily millennials), and people working in specific sectors (technology and design). Their strategies involve commissioning new art that would resonate with target groups; involving target audience members in the creation and/or selection of works to be performed; holding events where audience members can gather and learn more about the art; and staging works in churches, black-box theaters and other venues outside the main performance hall.Roughly half of the selected organizations fell into each of the following two categories: Those that sought to build audiences through the experience of the art itself. They proposed to create art in new ways, to establish new artistic programs or to present art in different ways. Those that sought to build audiences through supportive engagement programs to make existing art more relevant to audiences or to increase audiences' understanding of the art. Q: How does the initiative work?A: Over a period of four years (2015–2019), the 26 arts organizations will design and carry out audience-building projects that focus on their artistic programming. Projects range from developing new works of art, to presenting art in new ways or different venues, to supporting engagement activities such as the use of social media to interact with potential new audiences. Each organization will complete at least two cycles of work (a cycle may or may not correspond with a season), with the second cycle incorporating what it has learned from the first cycle. We will also provide assistance in audience research so organizations can develop a clear understanding of the impact of their projects on existing and prospective audiences, as well as in organizational development so they can ensure that all departments work together effectively on the projects. Over a period of six years (2015–2021), the arts organizations' funded work will be the basis for developing new knowledge about how audience building can be both effective and sustainable. We will commission a series of independent public reports drawing on the experience of and evidence generated by the participating arts organizations, and building on the insights shared in reports from earlier Wallace initiatives. The goal is to help all arts organizations strengthen their own efforts. Q: How will the success of the programs be measured?A: The primary measure of success will be a net growth in the organizations' audience size through new attendees returning and sufficient numbers of current audiences continuing their engagement. A secondary measure will be the net financial contribution of audience-building efforts to the organization. We will provide funding for organizations to retain audience research consultants that will help track and measure gains in the specific areas of audience engagement that they are targeting. These data will be sources for the Wallace-commissioned independent study that will look across all organizations participating in the initiative. Q: How will Wallace share the findings from the new initiative?The arts service organizations are: American Alliance of Museums, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Chamber Music America, Dance USA, League of American Orchestras, Opera America, and Theatre Communications Group, all of which have been actively pursuing audience-building agendas. A partnership with the Association of Arts Administration Educators will help make this knowledge available for use in graduate and undergraduate programs that prepare future arts leaders.In addition, the video recording of the October 2014 livestreamed announcement is available to view on the Wallace's ThrivingArts.org web pages. Edited segments of the one-hour program include introductory remarks by foundation president Will Miller; and a panel discussion on audience-building with Jane Chu, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Kelly Tweeddale, executive director of the Seattle Opera; and James Houghton, founding artistic director of the Signature Theatre Company. The discussion was moderated by Kurt Andersen, novelist and host of the Peabody Award-winning public radio program Studio 360. ABOUT THE GRANTS Q: Can arts organizations still apply for a grant? A: No. Wallace sought proposals for the Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative from a group of performing arts organizations identified through a national nomination process, which has culminated in the selection of 26 participants. Across all our work, we typically fund selected organizations to test promising new ideas, to conduct independent research about their efforts, and to share what we learn. The idea is to benefit both the limited number of organizations we have the resources to support directly, as well as the many other organizations that are interested in pursuing similar changes but that may never receive our direct funding. We believe this approach strengthens the effectiveness of our funding, but it also means that the foundation rarely funds unsolicited proposals. Q: How did you identify prospective grant recipients? A: A team of independent consultants interviewed more than 50 leaders in the arts, including funders, art service organizations, academics and consultants, who nominated 369 performing arts organizations. From that list, based on a mix of geography, size, discipline and – most importantly – audience goals, we identified approximately 87 prospective grantees to receive requests for proposals, and 86 responded. Their proposals were reviewed by a panel of five external experts and Wallace staff, resulting in the selection of 26 arts organizations, announced in April 2015. Q: What were the criteria for selection to participate in the initiative?A: Selected organizations were drawn from dance, music (including opera, orchestra, and small ensembles), theater and performing arts presenters. The selection criteria included: recognition for artistic excellence, a focus on the work of professional artists, an annual budget of about $1.5 million or more, a recent record of interesting efforts in audience-building with room to learn more, and the ability to engage in a multi-year initiative. In addition, we gave consideration to the overall portfolio of organizations to ensure that their audience-building projects would have relevant potential evidence and practical guidance to share with the field across a variety of disciplines, a range of U.S. communities and budget sizes. Q: What were the criteria for awarding the grants?A: We sought to build a diverse portfolio across the 26 participating arts organizations to simultaneously support their artistic vision and to yield a set of rich insights and experiences based on a sizeable sample of comparable organizations to share knowledge with the field. Our goal of benefitting many more organizations than we have the resources to fund directly is reflected in the selection of the grantees. Our selection resulted in a balanced mix across artistic disciplines, geography, size and audience-building goals. Q: What role did the arts service organizations play in the process? Did they help select the applicants or organizations being considered to receive grants?A: The arts service organizations (ASOs) – American Alliance of Museums, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Chamber Music America, Dance USA, League of American Orchestras, Opera America, and Theatre Communications Group – were among the list of more than 50 nominators who helped Wallace identify the pool of potential applicants. They did not, however, help select the organizations. The ASOs play a vital and ongoing role in the initiative, by disseminating the knowledge created so that the entire arts field can apply what is learned to their own audience-building practices. Q: Why did the initiative increase in size from what was announced in October 2014?A: Originally, we planned to fund up to 25 organizations that were invited to apply for total amounts of up to $1.25 million over four years to cover artistic programming and assistance in market research and organizational development, with some support to help with data collection for the final two years of the initiative. Based on the variety and quality of the proposals submitted, however, we decided (a) to increase our portfolio to include a pool of 26 organizations and (b) to increase the average grant size to match the scope of the undertakings proposed by the organizations. The impact of these decisions raised the estimated cost of the initiative over six years from about $40 million to about $52 million. Q: How large will each grant be?A: Individual grant size is determined on an organization-by-organization basis, taking into consideration both budget size and scope of the proposed projects. Each organization will develop and implement an audience project over two "continuous learning cycles," meaning that they will conduct initial audience research and then develop and implement a first cycle of work, study the results and, ultimately, conduct a second cycle incorporating lessons from the earlier one. Specific grant awards (see attached Appendix) will fund the first cycle that will last between 12 and 22 months or, in a few instances, the preliminary audience research necessary to complete the planning for the first cycle audience-building project. Next phases of work will be funded through subsequent grants. Q: Why are only performing arts organizations included? Will art museums be considered in the future?A: Because museums face different challenges and opportunities in building audiences, we are not including them at this time. Museums operate in a fundamentally different way from performing arts organizations; most audiences for performances arrive at a specific hour for a given length of time, for example, while museum visitors can come any time the museum is open and stay for any length of time. Nonetheless, we aim to keep building a knowledge base of effective practices for all arts organizations. While we have no current plans for another initiative focused on art museums, we do not rule out this possibility in the future. THE WALLACE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS Q: Does the Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative signify a long-term commitment from Wallace to arts funding, or is it a one-time opportunity?A: Supporting the arts is integral to our mission of fostering improvements in the vitality of the arts for everyone. Our commitment to the arts, which began during the lifetimes of our founding benefactors, Lila and DeWitt Wallace, will remain central to our work for the conceivable future (for more on this topic, see The Wallace Foundation's History in the Arts). Q: How does the new arts initiative relate to The Wallace Foundation's previous arts funding initiatives?A: The new initiative builds on Wallace's experiences and knowledge developed over the past 25 years with our partners (also see: The Wallace Foundation's History in the Arts), including the Wallace Excellence Awards initiative and highlights of some 50 reports, practical guides and journalistic accounts: The Wallace Excellence Awards (WEA) This initiative ran in two phases, from 2004 to 2014. The second phase, beginning in 2008, provided grants of up to $750,000 to 54 arts organizations in six cities to carry out audience-building efforts, using audience research and data to design, evaluate and improve their programs. The results, based on the experiences of the 46 arts groups for which Wallace obtained reliable data, were very promising: Across the 11 organizations that sought to increase the overall size of their audience, the median gain was 26 percent over approximately three years. Across the 35 organizations seeking to increase the size of a particular audience segment, such as teens or families, the median gain was 60 percent over approximately three years. The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts AudiencesWritten by Bob Harlow, an expert in market research, and released in conjunction with the announcement of this initiative in October 2014, this report shares the strategies and practices of 10 of the WEA recipients. While the organizations are diverse across art form, geography and size, consistent among them are nine practices of success. The Road to Results shares those practices with real-life examples drawn from the organizations, and highlights the organizations' successes and failures in order to encourage and help others adopt evidence-based practices for effective audience-building work. Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the ArtsThis acclaimed 2005 RAND report describes "intrinsic" benefits of the arts – such as opening people to new perspectives – as well as "instrumental" benefits, such as economic development. It concludes that the broader social benefits stem from people's individual, rewarding encounters with art and that arts organizations need to find ways to introduce more people to those experiences.A New Framework for Building Participation in the ArtsThis landmark RAND study from 2001 offers arts organizations ways to avoid hit-or-miss efforts at audience-building that waste scarce resources. It suggests that building arts participation refers to one or more of three activities: "broadening" audiences (increasing their size), "deepening" them (enriching the experience of current participants and increasing their participation), or "diversifying" them (bringing new groups into the fold). Once goals are set, the organization can identify a target population, gather data about the target population, and develop strategies and tactics appropriate to the target population and aligned with its mission. The RAND Framework also explains that successful audience-building efforts require the sustained and coordinated commitment of an organization's key staff and operating units, its board, and key funders. This requires an organization to articulate a clear set of audience goals that serve its mission and purpose and for which it can build internal consensus. Without this link, audience-building activities may be perceived as serving multiple and conflicting purposes or, even worse, as marginal to the organization's real work. This systematic, integrated approach is a key feature in the new Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative. Q. What is Wallace's mission?A. Our mission is to foster improvements in learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children, and the vitality of the arts for everyone. We seek to catalyze broad impact by supporting the development, testing, and sharing of new solutions and effective practices. The 26 performing arts organizations selected are: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York; ASU Gammage, Tempe; Ballet Austin; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc.; Cal Performances, Berkeley; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans; Denver Center Theatre Company; Goodman Theatre, Chicago; La Jolla Playhouse; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Lyric Opera of Chicago; New York Philharmonic; Oakland East Bay Symphony; Opera Philadelphia; Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle; Pasadena Playhouse; Portland Center Stage, Oregon; San Francisco Performances; Seattle Opera; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Steppenwolf Theatre Company; University Musical Society, Ann Arbor; Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington D.C.; and World Music/CRASHart, Boston. See the Appendix for a more detailed list of these organizations. Partner arts service organizations are: American Alliance of Museums, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Chamber Music America, Dance USA, League of American Orchestras, Opera America, and Theatre Communications Group, all of which have been actively pursuing audience-building agendas. In addition: Association of Arts Administration Educators will help share knowledge in graduate/undergraduate programs that prepare future arts leaders. Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle


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Nolan's Vow
Available on Amazon
Nolan's Vow, a historical romance set in 1885 in Debra Holland's Montana Sky Kindle World. (Available as an ebook, only on Amazon, because it's in a Kindle World.)
Nolan Clancy finished his military career in Fort Ellis, Montana Territory and is traveling home to run his grandparent's café in Kansas. His train is delayed in Sweetwater Springs, MT because of a snow storm, and he helps a woman feed the waylaid passengers in the café in town.
Holly Brandt grew up on military forts where her father was an interpreter between the soldiers and the Indians. Her mother, a full-blooded Cheyenne, and Holly's two sisters died in Kansas before she and her father moved to the Montana Territory. Her father's death leaves Holly orphaned and homeless until she finds work in a café.
When the café owner decides to sell her business and move away, Nolan invites Holly to travel to Kansas with him.
People don't always treat Holly with respect because of her mother's Cheyenne heritage, but Nolan sees her as a kind woman always wanting to help others. His pastor has always told him to respect and honor women as it says in the wedding vows, and Nolan realizes he wants to say the real wedding vows to Holly.
But will their differences, along with the townspeople's interference, let them have their happily ever after?
Nolan's Vow introduces the Grooms with Honor series, so continue to read Elof's Mission, and then Angus' Trust next. This series is in the same setting as the Brides with Grit series.


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Dear Sister, Dare I acknowledge #65 in public? What can I say to you other than, "Thank you!" I wish all the world could share the gifts you have shared with me... smiles, laughter, stories, songs, memories. Thank you, Dor Dor.
You have been a beacon of light. A pillar of strength. A creator of joy. A singer of songs. A poet. A story teller. A prayer warrior. A giver of hugs and smiles. A disciplinarian. A counselor. A voice of reason. A purveyor of truth. A comic. A caregiver. A role model. A baker. A friend.
Today and every day, I count you among life's blessings! So, celebrate today, Dear Doris, knowing there are hundreds of people celebrating you... especially your little brother! All brothers should be so lucky!
Or tallying the years,
Contemplate your blessings now,
As your birthday nears.
Who love you, and who care,
And others who've enriched your life
Just by being there.
Passing years can never mar,
Experiences great and small
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Rock'n Coke 2007
Click here for the 31 August – 01 September Rock'n Coke tickets
Turkey's biggest open air festival Rock'n Coke Istanbul will take place at Hezarfen Airfield on August 31st, September 1st and September 2nd and will be made possible thanks to main sponsor, The Coca-Cola Company.
With its content, musical vision and its structuring, Rock'n Coke stands alone among the other events in Turkey. Open air music events have become an integral part of many cultures in the world and the main field of attraction for the majority of population, especially for the younger population
Open air music events have become an integral part of many cultures in the world and the main field of attraction for the majority of population, especially for the younger population
Bearing this simple fact in mind, Rock'n Coke Music Festival's prior goal is to stimulate this "global" tradition in Turkey and provide a common platform for a wide range of people.
24th July going on stage at Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena in ISTANBUL.
For detailed information about the concert click here to be directed to the ticketmaster's web page.
Air's music is often referred to as electronica; their form of electronic music was influenced by the synthesizer sounds of the 1970s such as Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, and Francis Lai. Other influences are psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd; Krautrockers Tangerine Dream; Jean-Jacques Perrey (although there are some echoes of dance music styles in the production); and French crooner Serge Gainsbourg.
Air uses many of their studio instruments (like Moog synthesizers, the Korg MS-20, Wurlitzer and Vocoder) live on stage, where their ability to improvise is more clearly highlighted. The band performs the well-known tracks from the albums live as extended or altered versions. Air often works together, both in the studio and live on stage, with artists like Beth Hirsch (Moon Safari), Françoise Hardy ("Jeanne"), Jean-Jacques Perrey ("Cosmic Bird"), Gordon Tracks ("Playground Love" and "Easy Going Woman" – Gordon Tracks is a pseudonym of the french singer Thomas Mars from Phoenix), Beck (10 000 Hz Legend), on the 2004 tour with Dave Palmer and drummer Earl Harvin and on the 2007 tour with Earl Harvin, Vincent Taurelle and Steve Jones.
To see AIR albums and watch Music Videos of 'Surfing on a Rocket' and 'Once upon a time' read the rest of this page…
"The greatest electronic dance music band of all times!"
Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. The duo is considered one of the most successful electronic music collaborations of all time, both in album sales and in critical acclaim.
Starting their music career with indie-rock band Darlin, the duo soon added drum machines and synthesizers to their equipment and formed the roots of the sound of Daft Punk today. Their first album "Homework" was regarded as an innovative synthesis of Techno, house, acid house and electro styles, and is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential dance music albums of the nineties. They also produced a series of videos for this album, some became legends like "Da Funk" and "Around the world".
Their second album "Discovery", which had more of a synthpop-oriented style, was released in 2001. This album reached number 2 in UK charts. Samples from the late '70s to early '80s were heavily used on the album. These playful samples turned into major hits like "One More Time", "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" winning them an even broader audience.
In 2003 they produced a feature-length animated film "Interstella 5555:The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem", carrying their musical talent to artistic representation. They also released the album "Daft Club" that features a collection of remixes previously made to promote the film. Two years later they came out with their latestst album "Human After All" and once again became a popular among fans and Djs.
Shirley Bassey & Amy Winehouse
[Chill&Joy Boi presents the monthly biographies from hand picked artists from our lists]
This is Amy Winehouse on left and Shirley Bassey on right. They are both singers with strong and beatiful voices. Their genres are also similar so and one of my favorite to chill. There is a small difference between them, Shirley Bassey born in 1937 and Amy Winehouse is 1983. Thats quiet a big age difference.
Best known for her unequalled three James Bond themes – Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and the rather forgettable Moonraker – Shirley Veronica Bassey has a longevity and status in popular Welsh music unsurpassed by any other major performer. In her astonishing five decades in the music industry, she's been thrilling fans old and young with her distinctive, diva-esque delivery. She is Shirley Bassey… Click here to view the rest of her biography
and for Amy winehouse biography with Shirley Bassey's music video to History Repeating read more below
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Kennedy – Your Mama
Kennedy gets nasty with some hot mothers at a raunchy parent teacher's conference.
Amy Winehouse – F**k me pumps
she is a godess…!
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Workplace Chaplaincy Mission UK Conference June 25 and 26 at Swanwick Derbyshire
Warren Evans, Sports Chaplaincy Alan Hawkins, British Independent Retailers Association
Retail Chaplaincy, Chaplaincy and Mental Health, Multi Faith Workplace Chaplaincy, Appreciative Inquiry, Training for Chaplaincy.
Annual General Meeting – New Constitution and Trustees.
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ABOUT US: Supporting Workplace Chaplaincy Mission across the UK
Workplace Chaplaincy Mission UK (WCMUK) is a British network of over 500 practitioners engaged in workplace chaplaincy mission. It has its roots in the Industrial Mission Association, founded in 1959. A map of some of the locations of our member Chaplaincies can be found here.
Members can log-in here and then access the Members page for full resources, policies and Insurance details. To become a Member, information is available here.
Workplace Chaplaincy Mission UK supports Chaplaincy Teams, and Individual Chaplains, with resources, networking, conferences and training. The association also promotes the role of Workplace Chaplaincy as a form of outreach to the Christian Churches of the UK. We can advise churches, chaplains and workplaces in good chaplaincy practice.
Are you a Church member wanting to start Workplace Chaplaincy with support from other chaplains nearby?
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Are you a Christian looking deeper to see the link between faith and work?
Workplace Chaplaincy Mission typically provides a workplace with pastoral care, a sense of community, an independent perspective and linkage to local groups. Chaplaincies respect faith differences and do not attempt to proselytise. This is a ministry authorised by churches, but based in different host organisations.
Membership of our organisation is open to all people engaged in workplace chaplaincy mission and those interested in supporting our activities. Membership enables full access to our resources, Insurance cover, our network and IMAgenda Magazine.
We have members from all reaches of the Christian Church are found in various workplaces: eg retail, transport, industry (SME, heavy industrial, motor, energy, science and research), as well as in the service sector (eg public sector, sport and leisure, HM Courts service, Fire and Rescue and Police Services), social enterprises and in some education areas (eg Further Education). Many chaplains are also involved with the Civic Centres of towns and cities and also with social, economic and faith regeneration projects.
We relate to national church representatives and other networks of chaplains – e.g. Armed Services, Universities, and Hospitals. Increasingly we work alongside Chaplains of other faiths. The Association is a resource for the wider Church and Society, as it engages with issues associated with working and economic life of the nation. We can support churches wishing to develop the faithful life of Christians at work.
The Industrial Mission Association (the organisation promoting WCMUK) has maintained an uninterrupted and vital church presence in workplaces throughout the UK for over 65 years, and continues to do so today.
Below is a video explaining a bit more about one of the chaplaincies we support Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy


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1. The Bill Engvall Show (2007-09)
The Bill Engvall Show was Jennifer Lawrence's first big break in Hollywood, a program whose tone and audience is markedly different than what became of her later career. Watching clips of Lawrence on the show — in which she played Engvall's daughter, Lauren Pearson — is like peering into another universe. However, what's fascinating is seeing her already deft timing blend with the broad comedy dictates of network family sitcoms. The writing isn't always there, but Lawrence sells it.
2. The Poker House (2008)
The Poker House was a big test for Lawrence. An independent drama directed by Lori Petty (of Tank Girl), Jennifer Lawrence anchors the film in a challenging dramatic role, playing a girl charged with taking care of her family while her unstable mother tries to support them through sex work. Selma Blair overacts the roof off as Lawrence's mother…
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Review: Rite of Rejection by Sarah Negovetich
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Straight-laced, sixteen-year-old Rebecca can't wait for her Acceptance. A fancy ball, eligible bachelors, and her debut as an official member of society. Instead, the Machine rejects Rebecca. Labeled as a future criminal, she's shipped off to a life sentence in a lawless penal colony. A life behind barbed wire fences with the world's most dangerous people terrifies Rebecca. She reluctantly joins a band of misfit teens in a risky escape plan, complete with an accidental fiancé she's almost certain she can learn to love. But freedom comes with a price. To escape a doomed future and prove her innocence Rebecca must embrace the criminal within.
My Review:
3 Out Of 5 Stars
Genre: Dystopian, Survival
-- Rebecca has been looking towards her Acceptance ceremony and the following Ball forever. Once she goes through the machine and is Accepted into society, she will be able to find a husband and start her life. But something unexpected occurs during her Acceptance, and instead she was rejected. Only bad people who will be criminals are rejected and sent to the PIT, a life sentence prison. Yet Rebecca has never committed any criminal acts, her only crime is to question the Cardinal and his power. Rebecca needs to learn to survive the horrors of the prison and determine what she wants most. So this story was a Dystopian meets romance. The society that the book is set in is run by advanced technology, yet at times so old fashioned. Girls only wear dresses and are taught how to be good wives and mothers in school, never allowed a position outside the home. Boys on the other hand are taught all subjects in school, yet careers are assigned regardless of what the boy is interested in. Anyone who doesn't fit the typical mold is watched or in extreme cases, gotten rid of. I felt like this book was a little bit like the series the Selection by Cass meets Branded by Ketner. I read a lot of Dystopian and I felt like most of the elements presented here I have read before. It was a well written book, there just was not anything special that jumped out and grabbed me. I guess it is normal for this type of story, but I felt like at times I was reading a social commentary. The book had all types of people locked up because the damage that they could do to the cookie cutter of society- Out of the box thinkers, diseased, lesbians, sterile… Anyone who would not perform the way society wanted them to be exiled to the PIT, never to be heard from again. Maybe I am just jaded, but sometimes I just want to escape with a story and not have to learn a lesson or use my brain. Rebecca was painfully naïve at times, making me not really like her. She accepted her fate in the PIT because the machine knows better and she must be a bad person if it said so. She kind of just rolled over and accepted her rejection in the beginning, but then she finally grew a backbone. So she was sent to the pit for being smart, yet really never did much of anything for me to say "yep she's smart". Also, it seems like she never eats her meager food rations because it smells or tastes bad, looses a ton of weight and is always undernourished, yet she makes comments about how she has never been stronger and can do things she never could before physically. Not to whip out my education here, but never eating and losing weight (which by the way muscle mass is the first to go when undernourished) would decrease her strength. I'm surprised that she doesn't just lie there in a heap on the ground most days, too weak to do much of anything. When I go 4 hours without food, I feel like I'm dying, but she went a year without really eating. And when starving, I am pretty sure the quality of burnt food matters little. The book has her eating trash, but she won't eat burnt oatmeal? At least that stuff will stick to your ribs for a while. And side note, there was a lot of winking going on in the book, which seems excessive. I think in my entire life I may have seen someone wink 1 time, yet it was thrown around here a lot. Maybe they picked up an eye bacteria or twitches during their stay in the PIT. I mentioned that this was a romance, but I didn't really care about the romance so I will barely mention it. Rebecca is drawn to Daniel, the intelligent boy who always saves her yet is unavailable, and her pseudo fiancé Eric, who she wants to want but doesn't really feel anything romantic. I felt like the romances were a side note to help motivate Rebecca to act, but not super important to the plot. I do love a good romance, but I could have done without the angst it brought to this story. This was a very gritty story, predominantly taking place in the PIT, which is a rule free dangerous mess for "criminals". During the story, the main character watches as another girl gets raped, which was an awful unexpected dose of reality I was not expecting to be thrown into my face. The characters live in filth continuously, eat rotten food or trashed food daily, there is prostitution as a career option and dead corpses rot in the prison. Don't read this book if you want sunshine and rainbows with a happy ending, because there was not one. I am pretty sure that this will be a standalone book because the ending was well enough wrapped up (even though there was no resolution) the reader has a feeling of what will come for the PIT. So this review seems pretty negative, but like I said the book was well written and the author did an amazing job of descriptions, I just struggled with the plot and the characters. I would read more from this author in the future, just on a completely different subject matter. I received this title from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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Everyone's favorite!
I think Japanese pancake is a more thick and fluffy. Very easy just try it!
You can add more milk if the mix is too thick or you want to stretch it further.
Great served with fruit and cream or maple syrup and jam♥
** Japanese Hotcake **Ingredients
1 Egg
3 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tbsp oil
130 ml Milk
Few drops of Vanilla essence
150g (1 and 1/2cups) Flour1 and 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1. Sift flour and baking powder together.
2. Mix the egg, sugar, oil in bowl.
3. Add milk and vanilla, mix well.
4. Add flour mixture, mix until smooth.
5. Pour over the preheated pan (low - middle heat) Flip when they start to bubble and you will end up with a nice golden hotcake.
This original recipe is from very famous Japanese cooking community site called Cookpad where you can find whatever you want to cook and bake!!
We love thick hotcakes :)
This is a very famous "Iwata coffee shop" 's hotcake! 5cm thick x2!!
It takes 30 minutes to bake. Wow!!
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Sabbath conflict may end playoff run
Jewish boys hoops team won't play on Saturday
Posted: Wednesday February 27, 2008 6:48PM; Updated: Wednesday February 27, 2008 6:48PM
DENVER (AP) -- State senators have taken up the cause of a Jewish boys basketball team whose playoff run may be halted because its players can't play on the Jewish Sabbath.
The Herzl/Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy team could be headed for a regional championship on Saturday, March 8, if it wins one more game. But the Denver team's religious beliefs prohibit students from playing on the Jewish Sabbath between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday.
If Herzl/RMHA makes it to the regional championship and refuses to play a Saturday game, another school would be chosen to take its place, CHSAA commissioner Bill Reader said.
Earlier this month, the Colorado High School Activities Association, which governs sports and other high school activities, rejected the team's request for a schedule change.
At the end of morning debate in the state Senate on Wednesday, Majority Leader Ken Gordon, D-Denver, called on the CHSAA to be more flexible.
Senate President Peter Groff, D-Denver, said the CHSAA's decision was ironic because it has a rule barring games from being played on Sunday for religious reasons.
Sen. Tom Wiens, R-Sedalia, said there must be a way for the CHSAA to accommodate the team.
"It just seems like the bureaucracy has run amok here," Wiens said.
Bruce H. DeBoskey, mountain states regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, said the group was disappointed by CHSAA's decision.
More on the history of Jewish Basketballers:
by Jon Entine (From Aish.com)
As the Maccabiah Games open in Israel, we are reminded of the days when -- believe it or not -- Jewish players dominated pro basketball.
It was a hilarious moment in the 1980 comedy movie classic "Airplane!"
Flight attendant: "Would you like something to read?"
Passenger: "Do you have something light?"
Flight attendant: "How about this short leaflet -- Jewish Sports Legends."
With the once-threatened quadrennial Maccabiah Games -- the Jewish Olympics -- now scheduled to begin on July 16, the idea of an elite Jewish sports tradition hearkens back to the first half of the 20th century, when Jews actually dominated one sport, basketball. The Philadelphia team had a pint-sized but flashy star shooter. Its old school coach was more teacher than tough disciplinarian. References to the Biblical David abounded in the media.
Sounds like the Philadelphia 76ers, who captured the hearts of much of America with their gritty determination in this year's NBA playoffs?
Nope. It's a team of Jews -- the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association SPHAs (pronounced "spas") -- who dominated basketball in the 1920s and '30s.
The flashy shooter was set-shot expert Inky Lautman and the Biblical David was the six-pointed star on the early SPHA's jerseys. The "Hebrews," as they were called, eventually morphed into the NBA's first champion, the 1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors.
"The reason, I suspect, that basketball appeals to the Hebrew with his Oriental background," wrote Paul Gallico, sports editor of the New York Daily News in the 1930s, "is that the game places a premium on an alert, scheming mind, flashy trickiness, artful dodging and general smart aleckness."
Writers opined that Jews had an advantage in basketball because short men have better balance and more foot speed. They were also thought to have sharper eyes, which of course cut against the stereotype that Jewish men were myopic and had to wear glasses. But who says stereotypes have to be consistent?
Basketball has always been a game of the inner city. At the turn of the century, European Jews flooded off immigrant ships into the ghettos of the booming Eastern metropolises. New York and Philadelphia were the epicenters of the basketball world, with the dominant team, the Hebrews, ensconced in South Philly.
"Basketball is a city game," notes Sonny Hill, an executive adviser with the Philadelphia 76ers. "If you trace basketball back to the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, that's when the Jewish people were very dominant in the inner city. And they dominated basketball."
The St. John's University team was dubbed the Wonder Five, and four Jews started on the 1929 team. After winning college basketball championships and amassing a 70-4 record in three seasons, the team moved intact into the American Basketball League as the New York Jewels.
"Every Jewish boy was playing basketball," said Harry Litwack, a SPHAs star in the 1930s and coach at Temple University for 21 years. "Every phone pole had a peach basket on it. And every one of those Jewish kids dreamed of playing for the SPHAs."
"It was absolutely a way out of the ghetto," said Dave Dabrow, a guard with the original Hebrews. "It was where the young Jewish boy would never have been able to go to college if it wasn't for the amount of basketball playing and for the scholarship."
In the early days, Jewish players earned $5 a game each -- big bucks for city kids.
Basketball had a notorious reputation back then. The rules provided for few fouls, making the game a barely-controlled melee. In instances where the basket had a backboard, it was to keep spectators from interfering with the ball. There was no out-of-bounds on many courts, which were often ringed with steel mesh.
It was common practice to drive an opponent into the fence, and pile-ups were as frequent as at hockey games today. Players paraded on and off the court with bandaged legs and bleeding heads. This offended the Victorian sensibilities of the Protestant ruling class in many cities, leading to a temporary ban on the game at local YMCAs.
The Jews introduced a different style of play.
"It was a quick-passing running game, as opposed to the bullying and fighting way which was popular other places," explained Litwack.
Although New York turned out, in pure numbers, more stars that were Jewish, the Philadelphia SPHAs were basketball's best known and most successful all-Jewish team. From 1918 onward, the "Hebrews" barnstormed across the East and Midwest, playing in a variety of semi-pro leagues that were precursors to the NBA. In an incredible 22-season stretch, they played in 18 championship series, winning 13.
Playing 80 or more games a year and with no home court to call their own, they were sometimes called "The Wandering Jews." Then, with the emergence of National Socialism in Germany and an escalation of anti-Semitism in the U.S., the Jewish players faced incessant racial slurs and biased officials in the small towns in which they played.
"Half the fans would come to see the Jews get killed, and the other half were Jews coming to see our boys win," said Gottlieb. "...Whenever something would happen down on the court that those Brooklyn fans didn't like, they'd send [beer] bottles down at us."
The Jewish heyday lasted until the late 1940s, when dominion over the urban basketball courts passed to blacks, the fastest-growing group of urban dwellers who were migrating north from dying Southern farms in search of opportunity. The new generation of Jews began moving on to other pursuits -- into teaching, off to dental school, and out to the suburbs.
In the modern era, a handful of Jews attained basketball stardom. The Syracuse Nats (later Philadelphia) were led by Dolph Schayes, considered by some to be the greatest Jewish player in the history of basketball. NBA rookie of the year in 1949 after starring at New York University, Schayes led the Nats to the NBA title in 1955. He was also named to 12 consecutive All Star Games.
Schayes took over as coach of the 76ers in 1964, leading them to their first ever title the next season. He coached the Buffalo Braves during their inaugural 1970 season. Schayes was voted into the NBA Hall of Fame, and was recently selected as one of the game's top 50 all-time players.
After the war, the Jewish legacy in basketball focused mostly on the coaching ranks, frequently manned by former players. Nat Holman capped off his remarkable career in 1949-50, when his City College of New York squad became the first and last team to win the "grand slam" of American college basketball -- championships of both the NCAA and NIT tournaments in the same season. Arnold "Red" Auerbach joined the Boston Celtics in 1950 and led them to 9 titles in 10 seasons. William "Red" Holtzman took the reigns of the New York Knicks, where he won two championships. All of these coaches were elected to the Hall of Fame.
The gritty Philadelphia 76ers are coached today by Larry Brown, who starred on the 1961 U.S. gold medal team at the Maccabiah Games.
In Israel, the quadrennial Maccabiah Games showcases the continued Jewish love of basketball. Ernie Grunfeld and Dolph's son Danny Schayes are among the NBA players who have competed in recent Maccabiah Games.
The most revered player in Israeli basketball history is the legendary Tal Brody, who led the U.S. team to the gold medal in the 1965Maccabiah Games. A star at the University of Illinois, and the 13th player selected in that year's NBA draft, Brody returned to the U.S. to pursue his pro career. But he was courted and wooed by Israel's top officials, including Moshe Dayan himself, to return and help promote the sport in Israel. The next year, Brody made aliyah.
The highlight of Brody's career came in 1977, when Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel's perennial basketball champions, defeated the Russian Army team, CSKA Moscow. The victory was a stepping-stone to Maccabi's clinching of the European Champion's Cup, and a symbolic event for the country. "We are on the map, and we are staying on the map," Brody said at the time. Brody was awarded the Israeli Prize in 1979 for his devotion to youth sports, which continues today.
Another Israeli basketball star, Micky Berkovitz, led Maccabi Tel Aviv to the European Cup in 1981, and was recently voted Israel's greatest sportsman in its first 50 years.
What's in store for this year's Maccabiah Games? The main attraction is a swimmer, American/Jewish/Soviet-born Lenny Krayzelburg, who won three gold medals in the Sydney Olympics. In basketball, the U.S. team are favored to win the gold medal -- coached by Clemson's Larry Shyatt, and led by USC star forward David Blumenthal.
Though it's a long way from the Philadelphia SPHAs, the Jewish love of basketball burns on.


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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Home Is Where the TARP Is, John Mack Discovers
Word has it that Morgan Stanley wants to break up with the Treasury Department by returning all the money it got under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. Perhaps demonstrations by a housing group called NACA are helping Morgan Stanley's CEO, John Mack, fall out of love with the $10 billion he got from Hank Paulson.
Last weekend NACA protestors visited Mack's home in Rye, New York, chanting and sporting T-shirts that said, "Shame On You, CEO." Despite the fact that this slogan doesn't even rhyme - (I suggest "Yo, CEO! Your bonus must go!") - I suspect this unpleasantness will make Mr. Mack even more anxious to yank the Marie Antoinette wig off his head and give it back to Kirsten Dunst, who looked damn cute in it in that movie.
Much as Morgan Stanley would like to throw the money back at the Treasury Department like a woman hurling her engagement ring at her ex-fiance, the best Mr. Mack could muster - according to reports from a special shareholder meeting - was a lame statement that they hope to begin paying it off "as soon at it is feasible."
Goldman Sachs feels the same way. Its CFO, David Viniar, said so while speaking at a conference last week. Among the TARP features that Goldman isn't crazy about, Viniar hinted, are the executive compensation restrictions (though he termed them "minor," which they still are for most TARP recipients, despite all the fuss). When will Goldman pay back its $10 billion? "As soon as we can," said Viniar.
Let's put "as soon as we can" on a T-shirt, and then everyone can wear it when their mortgage lenders or credit card companies request a payment.
p.s.: Since I lacked the foresight to clear today's schedule for Tim Geithner's "moment in the sun," I probably won't post about it until tomorrow, by which time every other human being in North America will have blogged, tweeted, podcast or penned a haiku about the revamped bailout program. Please know that this will not discourage me.
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the interesting bits in the announcement:
- applicant must be 5 to 15 years from PhD
- up to 140,000AUD salary
- 4 years
- 1000 fellowships available over 5 years (across all research fields)
- deadline november 26
according to the announcement one of the aims of this scheme is "to attract australian researchers currently based overseas to return to australia".
It will be interesting to see how many of these fellowships will go to computer science (and if any will go to theoretical computer science).
the assessment criteria are as follows:
- applicant 50% (that's the applicant's CV)
- strategic alignment 15% (alignment with host institution's research strengths)
- collaboration 15%
- national priorities 10%
- ... and the least significant, least important aspect: the proposed research for which you will be funded for four years, 10%
so, 90% of the weight of the assessment criteria is not related to the proposed research.
The ARC will look at the technical part of the research proposal last, if at all.


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Friday, April 22, 2011
Hello from Team Cul de Sac headquarters! We received a special package this morning containing a one-of-a-kind painting from an one-of-a-kind guy. Wow, I still can't believe it. I have been proudly showing everyone here at Andrews McMeel Universal. I ran into Bill Amend and he was impressed. He says he'd better get on it now. Are you in?
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That is fabulous, beautiful and funny. But I must admit, I don't recognize the artist (I feel shame). So who is this Titian, this Renoir of the Cul de Sac?ReplyDelete
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Here's the story - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/this-just-in-first-new-art-from-calvin-and-hobbes-creator-in-16-years-syndicate-says/2011/04/22/AF7l7NQE_blog.htmlReplyDelete
I just can't say thank you enough! I think I am in shock.ReplyDelete
I love the pic, but I don't remember Petey having buck teeth like that. Error? Misremembering? Artistic license?ReplyDelete
Hey Mike, Bidding on this one? :)ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! It's by Bill Watterson!ReplyDelete
My wife was diagnosed with Parkinson's over ten years ago. Glad the money will go to the M.J. Fox Foundation.ReplyDelete


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This week I was introduced to Ubiquity, a very cool Firefox extension currently in the alpha release. By cool, i mean that this little app potentially has the ability to bring together and combine the most relevent parts of the Web for you and your needs. Currently there seems to be about 20 commands built-in to the current build, however there are a ton more which have been created by other users. Once the extension has been installed (which can be found here), pressing <CTRL>+<SPACE> will activate Ubiquity. You don't even need to know any commands to start, by typing a search term will instantly hit you back with results from Google, scrolling down will give you results from Wikipedia, IMDB, and Yahoo. Highlighting and address on a Web page, and typing the command 'map' in Ubiquity, will return a fully interactive map from Google Maps, with the option to directly insert that map into an email or webpage.
Key to the development of the extension, is how incredibly easy it is to get started in creating new commands, it took me about 30-45 minutes to get through the Author Tutorial, and another 6 minutes to watch the introduction video.
After writing the 'Hello-world' program in the tutorial and going through the code of the examples, I was stuck, I didn't know what command I could create. So I decided to check my Gmail for any messages I may have neglected to read, but wait, there is a "Search Mail" button at the top, I could create a command to search my Email!
name: "inbox-search",
author: {name:"Joshua Doodnauth"},
licence: "GPL",
description: "Searches the Users Gmail Inbox",
help: "User must be logged on",
takes: {"inbox-search": noun_arb_text},
preview: function(pblock, theSearch) {
pblock.innerHTML = "Gmail Search: " + theSearch.text;
execute: function( theSearch ) {
SIMPLE! Basically the 'takes:' function tells the user how to activate the command, the 'preview:' function will show how the command takes its input, and depending on what your it may return some result from the input command. The 'execute' function is where you run your command, which will usually execute in a new window. All I did is use 'inbox-search' to activate the command, take the user's input after the command as the search term, and inject it into the Gmail Search URL. The only problem, is that obviosly the user will need a Gmail account, and will have to be logged in at the time. In light of the login problem, I took the same idea of searching to somewhere the user doesn't need an account, Google Image Search.
name: "image-search",
author: {name:"Joshua Doodnauth", email:"firstname.lastname@example.com"},
licence: "GPL",
description: "Searches for images on Google",
takes: {"image-search": noun_arb_text},
preview: function(pblock, imSearch) {
pblock.innerHTML = "Google Image Search: " + imSearch.text +"
";
execute: function(imSearch) {
var URL = "http://images.google.ca/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=on&q={QUERY}&btnG=Search+Images";
var query = imSearch.text;
var searchStr = URL.replace("{QUERY}",query);
Almost identical, in the execute function I separated the search query from being directly inserted into the URL, and put the query into a variable. What I really wanted, was to return a preview of 5-8 images, but I need to find someone who can help me. So for now I just put up the Google Image Search logo.
Ubiquity is a great extension, with many possibilities, and I will definiately keep my eye on where this project is going


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With its still-in-limited-field-test social network Google+, Google looks poised to challenge Facebook head-on in the increasingly important social media space. Some analysts give the edge to Facebook with its large head start -- the company claims more than half a billion active users worldwide, half of whom log onto the site each day. Other pundits point to Google's large number of users across multiple products along with its engineering prowess as factors making it a formidable challenger.
How do the companies stack up head to head? Here's a look at some of the available statistics.
Google has a clear edge globally, according to ComScore Data Mine: Google reached a billion unique visitors worldwide in May, while Facebook rang in at 713.6 million.
Source: The Nielsen Company
Facebook had a huge lead in time spent per person: more than 6 hours vs. an hour and 20 minutes.
However, Facebook users have been fairly unhappy with the social media site. Last year, it scored "in the bottom 5% of all measured private sector companies and in the same range as airlines and cable companies, two perennially low-scoring industries with terrible customer satisfaction," according to the July 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report. Google's score of 80 (out of 100) was substantially higher than Facebook's 64. New data should be coming out sometime this month.
Bottom line: Google is still the Internet's leading brand in terms of number of users. Facebook has an enormous base of regular users who spend a considerable amount of time on its site -- much more time than on Google. However, Facebook's users were not particularly happy with their experience last year. It will be interesting to see whether Facebook's customer satisfaction scores come in higher in this year's ACSI.
Google's revenues are fairly straightforward, since as a public company it must report such data each quarter. Facebook's are less clear, since it is still privately held. According to one estimate reported by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook had $1.86 billion in ad revenue last year and should top $4 billion this year. Google reported $29.3 billion in overall revenues last year (not just from ads).
Source: eMarketer
Bottom line: Google is considerably larger than Facebook in revenue and still growing, but Facebook looks to be expanding much faster.
This is a particularly tough metric, as Facebook doesn't release that data. The latest estimate, from an in-depth profile of chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg in the current issue of The New Yorker, came in at 2,500 employees. That's close to double the estimates reported for early 2010. Google reported 24,400 employees at the end of last year, up from 19,835 in 2009.
Bottom line: As with revenue, Google's employee count is substantially higher than Facebook's, but Facebook appears to be growing more rapidly.
Many other factors will come into play to determine whether Google+ can successfully challenge Facebook in the social media arena, including the appeal of the new service and whether people are willing to leave an established network where they already have numerous connections.
Google is well positioned as an Internet brand with better customer satisfaction than Facebook, and is a larger company with more internal resources. However, Facebook is a high-growth company that's likely on the verge of a public stock offering, meaning it has access both to a great deal of investor cash and top-flight employees hoping to cash in on that growth.
The most likely winner? Social media users, who will benefit from two strong companies battling to improve their products to either keep or win over customers.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Google vs Facebook
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secret societies, monks and mystery
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Illuatration Friday - Clandestine
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Illustration Friday - Voices
"The poet laureate of rock 'n' roll. The voice of the promise of the '60s counterculture. The guy who forced folk into bed with rock, who donned makeup in the '70s and disappeared into a haze of substance abuse, who emerged to 'find Jesus,' who was written off as a has-been by the end of the '80s, and who suddenly shifted gears and released some of the strongest music of his career beginning in the late '90s. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Columbia recording artist Bob Dylan."
This is the ironic recorded introduction that is currently played at the beginning of Bob Dylan's live shows. I know a lot of people think he can't sing but I think he's a great singer and one of the greatest voices of our time. Also, I'm really enjoying listening to his Theme Time Radio Hour shows, they are hugely entertaining
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Illustration Friday - Rambunctious
Rambunctious seems to apply best to animals and children. We've certainly had many problems over the years with rambunctious raccoons
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Illustration Friday - Similar
I know a number of beer "snobs" or connoisseurs who strongly disagree but my unsophisticated palate finds that cheap beers taste very similar to premium brands
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New passport in hand, I am ready to venture out of the United States for the first time.
Destination: Caorle, Italy.
Purpose: To learn Italian, eat gelato and meet new friends. Sitting at home with my bags packed I am filled with hope and gratitude. Gratitude for all of the people that are making this trip possible, including the financial aid officer at school that found the money for me to take a 3 week class in Italian. Gratitude for my support network that taught me how to "turn it over," and allow the gifts to come. Hope that this will be only the first adventure, the first of many. This grateful girl is about to go global. Please come along for the ride. Pictures and stories will follow.
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I have done some CTO podcast in the past and I'd like to do more of them. So I'm putting out a general notice for CTO's in the Bay Area that would be interested in being interviewed the PodTech CTO infoTalk Series. Ideally anyone who can talk about technology from a strategic and tactical perspective and who has been a CTO or VP of Engineering of a startup or large company.
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