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Holy crap.
Ho. Lee. Crap.
No recap of last night's game would be complete without mentioning the officiating, so let's just get that out of the way first. As Ravens fans, we of course have the reputation of blaming the refs every time we lose. I'm not blaming them in any way for last night's loss. But if anyone disagrees that that nationally-televised display of officiating ineptitude was not the strongest argument yet for the case that the NFL needs to make their referees full-time employees, they also probably think Tiger Woods should be nominated for "Husband of the Year."
There were 310 penalty yards racked up between the two teams, the second most in a single game in NFL HISTORY (Tampa Bay vs. Seattle, October 1976)! Looking at the replays, MOST of the pass interference flags (on both teams) were probably warranted – the calls on Dominique Foxworth and Derrick Mason WERE NOT, however. There comes a point, though, late in the season in a heated battle between two teams jockeying for playoff spots, where these zebras just need to let the players decide the game. I'm not going to sit here and "complain," per se, about the P.I. call on Green Bay's Tramon Williams in the end zone with 9:52 to play, considering it SHOULD HAVE helped my team get back in the game (more on that later), but the unbiased football observer in me wishes the official would keep the flag in his pocket in that case. Either Demetrius Williams comes down with the ball or he doesn't – if he doesn't, then too bad. EAT THE FLAG!
I caught a show on the NFL Network in between college football games Saturday night, called "Greatest Fourth Quarters." They showed the fourth quarters (obviously) of three games from about the 1992-1997 time frame. In each, there were calls that, nowadays, would have drawn red challenge flags from the coaches. This was before the days of replay, however. In each case, the zebras huddled up, talked about the questionable play, and in each case, GOT IT RIGHT. That's right, the officials used to be able to correctly do their jobs without the aid of instant replay. In 2009, the goofs in the striped shirts can't even seem to get it right WITH the replay.
Perhaps the refs were held more accountable back then? Maybe they were required to dedicate more time to their craft? Or maybe they just tried harder than they do now, when they know they have that little hood to save them if need be.
I don't know the answer, but I thought it was very fitting that, after watching those officials from a time long past do their jobs impeccably, I was then subjected to the yellow flag storm of Monday Night.
The inconsistency is the worst part. Like all of you, I've watched a ton of football this year. I suspect you'll agree that the discrepancies seen between what one official versus the next considers "pass interference" to be is mind boggling.
Jon Gruden pointed out during the telecast that it was as if the officials had one hand in their pocket whenever Aaron Rodgers put the ball up in the air, waiting for any slight indication of ANYTHING that could be interpreted as P.I. By the end of the game, it was obvious that the same could have been said when Joe Flacco threw the ball.
Entering the game, the Packers and Ravens were the #1 and #2 most penalized teams in the NFL, and it was obvious that their reputations preceded them. That's not the way it should work. Each game…no, each PLAY…needs to be judged in and of itself, not based on some preconceived notion that the official has about a particular player or team being "prone to committing a penalty" in that situation.
Please, Mr. Goodell – quit wasting your time with stupid initiatives like playing in Europe and expanding the season, and address an issue that plagues the league EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
Make the referees full-time employees.
Now, about that game…
Basically, the Ravens just are not a very good football team right now. Although they frittered away some games earlier in the year that they very easily could have won, after 12 games 6-6 seems like exactly where they deserve to be. They are a mediocre team with a struggling quarterback, ineffective running game, non-existent pass rush, laundry list of injuries, and below average coaching.
Joe Flacco, as many have already pointed out, played as poorly as he has in his two seasons in purple. Despite looking like his injured ankle had finally improved to the point that he could move around when needed (his 16 yards rushing were his most since Week 1), his throws still sailed and/or floated, and his decision making was horrendous at times.
More on Joe in this weeks "Did Not Play Like a Raven," I'm afraid.
The announcement, about an hour before kickoff, that Ed Reed would not be playing, put the kibosh on just about any good feelings that I had going into this one. There weren't many to begin with, but without #20 back there, Aaron Rodgers seemed likely to have an even bigger field day in store. The defense, however, didn't play terribly. They forced three Packer turnovers (including one on an interception by Reed's replacement, Tom Zbikowski) that kept the game from being the total blowout that it probably could have been.
Unfortunately, their lack of pass rush was on full display for all the football world to see. Even Matthew Stafford probably isn't very worried going into next week's game. Trevor Pryce's sack of Rodgers in the 2nd quarter was the Ravens first since the Cleveland game. It was the only one of the entire contest though, as the Ravens now have just ONE quarterback sack in their last TWELVE quarters of play. Greg Mattison can't seem to figure out when to blitz and when not to (um…no blitz on 3rd and 7 on our own 16? Come on, Man!), and when he does, the Ravens still can't get any pressure. Their blitzes were picked up easily by Green Bay's offensive line and backs all night long. "Anemic" is too soft a word for the pass rush at this point.
The Ravens held Packer running back Ryan Grant to just 2.2 yards per carry, but Rodgers hurt them scrambling, picking up 30 yards on 4 totes. Tight end Jermichael Finley proved way too much for Zbikowski and the Ravens' poor-covering linebackers to handle (side note: every LB, CB, and S on the Ravens' roster should watch A.J. Hawk on Flacco's 3rd pick, and get an idea of how to LOOK FOR THE BALL in coverage), as he led the Packers with 7 catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns.
Two "Again"s:
- Lardarius Webb played well, both on kick returns and in coverage.
- Dominique Foxworth was awful. That whiff on Donald Driver's touchdown had to have sent Chris McAlister falling off his barstool in laughter somewhere on Bourbon Street.
The offense was, again, inept for the first 30 minutes, as they got shut out. The slow starts are pretty much expected at this point. If it weren't for the defense setting them up twice with short fields on turnovers, they may have gotten shut out for the entire 60 minutes.
The offensive line, especially tackles Michael Oher and Jared Gaither, have taken HUGE steps back since shutting out Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, and then James Harrison and Lamarr Woodley for the first half of the Steeler game. Over the last six quarters, Joe Flacco has been absolutely running for his life. Inside, there is no movement in the running game, and Ben Grubbs probably had his worst game as a pro last night. Without holes, even Mighty Mouse Ray Rice isn't going to go far.
It would have been nice to see some of Le'Ron "Pain Train" McClain, who could have at least pushed the pile if there weren't any holes. I was screaming for him all game, but apparently he just wasn't in Cam Cameron's "game plan," as I'm sure he'll tell us when questioned about it. Nor was the no-huddle offense, despite it seemingly being the only thing that provides any sort of spark these days. The insistence on giving Willis McGahee the ball at the goalline is also head-scratch inducing, even if he did get in once.
As far as John "Andy Reid Jr." Harbaugh's clock management, it is just laughable (and Mike Tirico actually WAS laughing at the Ravens' "hurry up" efforts at the end of the game). The Ravens had zero sense of urgency when they got the ball back with under two minutes to play – but that just mirrored their play through the 58 minutes leading up to that. They were slow in and out of the huddle all night, wasted timeouts on defense and in the red zone, and overall seemed to be playing like the game was untimed.
I have no idea what to make of Harbaugh's clock management. It defies logic at times, and it only seems to get worse.
It was an ugly, ugly game. Sure, the Ravens were within 3 points in the second half, and had the chance to pull within a field goal one other time – but let's be honest: they had no business being in this one. Just like they really have no business being in the AFC Playoff discussion.
Hey, at least beating up on the Lions should be fun next week, amirite?
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With the Oscars finally upon us Sunday, it's do-or-die for the movies ranked in the L.A. Times Data Desk's HeatMeter, which tallies points at events throughout the season to gauge the overall traction of people and films. With Ben Affleck's "Argo" piling up the wins, it's taken the lead in the overall film race (which incorporates all wins for a movie, and for everyone from directors to actors to cinematographers).
A best picture win could well cement "Argo's" place at the top of the heap. But Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" is hot on its tail - and could make up serious ground if Spielberg wins director, a category in which "Argo" is not nominated. There's a tight battle for third place too, as "Zero Dark Thirty" is facing stiff competition from "Silver Linings Playbook," which makes Sunday's lead actress announcement (it's a category in which both movies have nominees) a make-or-break moment. Here are the point totals for the top 10 movies in the overall film category heading into Sunday.
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1. "Argo" 448
2. "Lincoln" 410
3. "Zero Dark Thirty" 303
4. "Silver Linings Playbook" 292
5. "Les Misérables" 237
6. "Amour" 196
7. "Django Unchained" 196
8. "The Master" 184
9. "Searching for Sugar Man" 124
10. "Life of Pi" 97
When the Academy Awards kick off on Sunday, Steven Spielberg will be seeking his third Oscar statuette in the director category. In a prolific career that dates to the 1970s - his first nomination was in 1978 for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - Spielberg has landed on Oscar's director shortlist seven times. With "Lincoln" receiving all sorts of accolades, we ask which year has been his best as a director, looking at the honors he has received in this guise (they also include the Directors Guild and the Golden Globes). And it turns out that even though this has been a solid year for the icon, it won't be the best. Even if Spielberg nabs the director prize Sunday, he won't accumulate as many points as he did in either 1994 ("Schindler's List") or 1999 ("Saving Private Ryan"). Here, in descending order, are Spielberg's HeatMeter director scores in some of his landmark years.
1. "Saving Private Ryan" (1999) 275
2. "Schindler's List" (1994) 246
4. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1978) 66
5. "Lincoln" (2013) 48 [would jump to 128 with a win Sunday]
6. "Munich" (2006) 48
A volatile writing scenario
With an assortment of heavyweights, the screenplay categories, original and adapted, are two of the most unpredictable of the Oscars - made more so by "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" stealing WGA awards on Sunday. The wins put them either at the top of the overall HeatMeter scores ("Argo") or in a very close second ("Zero Dark").
Here are the tallies as of now:
Original screenplay
1. "Django Unchained" 68
2. "Zero Dark Thirty" 65
3. "Flight" 12
4. "Moonrise Kingdom" 12
5. "Amour" 7.5
Adapted screenplay
1. "Argo" 91
2. "Lincoln" 50
3. "Silver Linings Playbook" 37
4. "Life of Pi" 12
5. "Beasts of the Southern Wild" 7.5
*Scoring Key
The best way to accumulate heat is via the Oscars, with a nomination or a win worth more than a nomination or a win at any other award event. Contenders get more for a win than a nomination. Today's scores are based on the following:
New York Film Critics Circle: 35 points for a win
Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.: 35 points for a win, 17.5 points for runners-up; points split for a tie
Golden Globes: 12 points for best picture drama nomination and 60 for a win, 8 points for best picture comedy/musical nomination and 40 for a win
Screen Actors Guild: 12 points for a nomination and 60 for a win; cast award counts toward best-film tally
Producers Guild of America: 6 points for a nomination and 60 for a win

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Need a fabulous but easy recipe? Here it is. Marinate your salmon steaks in tequila and lime juice. After a day spent cruising with our friend Joey (no not that kind of cruising, Dear Reader- my life is more tame than you can imagine, trust me) and seeing some of the stunning (dare I say, breathtaking!) overlooks and canyons in northern New Mexico, we turned our little Honda Fit around and jetted back to our casita, hungry, a bit sun washed and giddy (swaying on a high altitude precipice will do that to you).
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I started out trying to do this play challenge like I had seen on Pinterest...
Sticky collage with crayon wrappers
I started out trying to do this play challenge like I had seen on Pinterest...
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- nita mustainDecember 3, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Love contact paper art--I'm a two-year old teacher. Squares of colored cellophane make an awesome stained glass look and tissue paper is cool too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 5:33 PM
I save candy wrappers.they come in so many colors and designs.ReplyDelete
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Looks like fun! My little guy loves to rip the paper off of his crayons, now I have an idea for an activity he can do with the wraps other than make a mess!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 8:06 PM
I teach Science to 5 years. We did it with leaves and small yard pieces, cut the paper on a "Heart" shape and stick it to the window over the classroom exit door. This way we made a compromise to take care of nature during our free outdoor play.ReplyDelete
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I love the use of the crayon wrappers. My kids always love ripping off the crayon wrappers.ReplyDelete
I LOVE the toothpicks and contact paper; I hope that ours stick when we try it. I also love the idea of using recycled papers, too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 8:50 PM
For the "M" or other letter in the alphabet, you could tape a piece of paper with the chosen letter and tape it behind the contact paper. Then the child could "trace" it with the crayon papers or whatever they decide to use.ReplyDelete
So I think it's pretty *genius* that you used crayon wrappers!ReplyDelete
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Cute idea! Thank you for sharing your ideas with us on The Sunday ShowcaseReplyDelete
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Today the wool fumes in my studio are especially strong.The yarns whisper to me, tell me what they'd like to be when they grow up -- all of them, all at once. It's a bit disconcerting.
I hope you Nice People like mittens.
Something in the air
6 comments:
- Karen Wong said...
I love mittens, especially your designs, which is rather peculiar, as the temperatures are usually just south of roasting here.
- April 28, 2011 at 1:23 p.m.
- Candice said...
I love your mitten designs,too! Who would have thought to do a cupcake mitten design that wasn't just a big cupcake on the back of the hand? Got anything to celebrate the royal nuptials?
- April 28, 2011 at 2:29 p.m.
- Lady Heather Shea said...
I love your mitten designs. Those colors look like big juicy ripe grapes to me!
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- tishka said...
Love ur mittens and ur color sense!
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- Maryse said...
Yes we do!!!
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Can't wait to see what new designs your wool is waiting to be knit into!
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Our optimistic editor Joe Weisenthal just posted a chart that is supposed to calm anyone worried about global overpopulation.
Modern science has made agriculture so efficient, Joe points out, that corn crop yields per acre have soared 260% over the last 50 years.
The implication?
Our food production productivity is growing so much faster than global population that all the people fretting about over-population are just a bunch of ninnies.
Ah, but the devil's in the details.
Take a close look at that chart, and what you'll find is that the rate of growing productivity has slowed dramatically in the past couple of decades, to the point where it is closing in on the population growth rate.
This chart from Jeremy Grantham's treatise on how we're headed for a crisis of biblical proportions tells the real story. (This chart shows crop yields for a variety of crops, so it's possible that there's something special about corn. But I doubt it.)
It shows that the growth of crop productivity and the growth of population have gradually converged over the past few decades... and that the lines might be about to cross.
And you don't need to have a PhD to figure out what happens if they do cross.
On a finite planet, with finite supplies of fields and finite supplies of raw materials for fertilizers, we cannot continue to make enough food to feed an infinite population. So the only question about overpopulation being a problem is not if, but when.
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Originally purchased from a 1920's era Sears & Roebuck catalog, our beautifully restored bed and breakfast sits in the heart of the Long Beach Peninsula. On the edge of Ocean Park and just within the boundaries of Nahcotta, our inn overlooks Willapa Bay and the Wildlife Refuge of Long Island. Seven miles to the North you will find Leadbetter Point Wildlife Refuge, home to bear, deer and many varieties of birds. Hiking trails lead to the ocean beach and the bay. Historic Oysterville is easily within biking distance. The Oysterville school house still stands and is the site of the Jazz and Oyster Festival held each August. Many weddings and Sunday vespers are held in the beautifully preserved Oysterville church.
Once settled in your spacious room, you may see Bald Eagles fishing for their morning meal, or deer grazing in the field in front of our home. Osprey and Great Blue Heron frequently fly overhead.
Spend your afternoons on the back deck watching the koi and goldfish swimming in the pond or watch the many varieties of wild birds that eat at the feeders that fill the yard. Read a magazine in one of the hammocks or just take a nap. In the evening, you may enjoy roasting marshmallows over the fire pit in the backyard. Walk a short distance into the center of Nahcotta and purchase fresh oysters to grill for your dinner.
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Your days will be full. Bring your bike and tour the Peninsula, bring your kayak for a day trip to Long Island. Bring your camera and borrow one of our birding books to enjoy the birds. Hike to Cape Disappointment or North Head Lighthouse. Tour the newly renovated Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center or Fort Canby. Visit our World Kite museum were they frequently have kite-making classes. The Port of Ilwaco has fishing vessels available for charter. Watch for whales as they migrate past the 28 miles of beach in the spring and fall. Go beachcombing for treasures or borrow one of Curt's kites to fly.
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At your request we'll fry local fresh oysters with breakfast!!
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For David Parada, a teacher in Ontario, California, there's just something he likes about his Nordstrom credit card, and it doesn't have much to do with the value of the
For David Parada, a teacher in Ontario, California, there's just something he likes about his Nordstrom credit card, and it doesn't have much to do with the value of the rewards he earns with it. 'It feels like a membership for a club where not many people are admitted,' he says.
Many consumers make credit card decisions with their heart more than their brain. Instead of focusing on interest rates, rewards rates and redemption options, they are sometimes drawn to cards simply because they like the brand name on them. And with retailers like Nordstrom, Starbucks and Amazon slapping their names on Visa and Mastercard credit cards that can be used anywhere, these so-called co-branded cards have a wider reach than old-fashioned store cards that could be used only at the retailer itself.
Those cards, however, are often not the best choice for a consumer. Co-branded credit cards tend to have higher interest rates, less flexible redemption options and sometimes lower rewards rates, unless you are shopping at the co-branded store itself. Some charge an annual fee. Store cards are even more limited, although they can be easier to get even with a credit score below 690. (Credit scores above 690 are considered good or excellent.)
Unless you are a frequent shopper at that particular brand, you might be better off choosing a general cash-back or rewards credit card instead. But trying to convince people of that can be as fraught as telling them to root against their home team " it goes against their basic instincts.
'People make decisions based on emotion,' says Mario Natarelli, managing partner at brand consultancy MBLM. 'We like to think of ourselves as rational, but when we make decisions, emotion triggers that process,' he says. We might end up applying for the credit card that has our favorite brand on it instead of the one that is actually the best fit financially.Is a co-branded card the right fit?
In some cases, a co-branded card from your favorite company might be the best choice. If you shop frequently at a certain retailer, then using that store's credit card could generate significant rewards. The Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card, for example, earns 5% cash back on Amazon and Whole Foods purchases along with 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores, and 1% back on everything else. For frequent Amazon and Whole Foods shoppers, those rewards add up quickly.
The Uber Visa Card is another co-branded card with broad appeal: It allows cardholders to earn a relatively high 4% rewards rate for dining, 3% on hotels and airfare, 2% for online purchases and 1% on other spending. Points can be redeemed for Uber credits, cash back, or gift cards. �
Other co-branded cards are more limited. The Starbucks�� Rewards Visa � card, which charges a $49 annual fee, allows cardholders to earn 'Stars' for spending that can then be redeemed for Starbucks items only " they can't be turned into cash or travel rewards. Many consumers would be better off with a flat-rate rewards card instead.
Still, even experts sometimes let their brand affinities get in the way of optimizing their credit card rewards. Credit expert John Ulzheimer used to use a now-defunct TiVo-branded credit card. Instead of earning cash back or rewards points that could be redeemed for travel or at stores, he recalls primarily redeeming his points for TiVo accessories like coasters, pencils and erasers. 'That's probably not the best use of points,' he acknowledges.
Despite their limitations, co-branded cards might also offer other, nonfinancial rewards " such as the feeling of belonging to an exclusive club that Parada described " that you won't get from a general card. Whether that perk is worth giving up for a card that offers more flexible ways to earn and redeem rewards, though, is up to you.
Information about the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card and the Starbucks�� Rewards Visa � card was collected by NerdWallet and was not provided or reviewed by the issuer of these cards. �
This article was written by NerdWallet and originally published by Forbes. �
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I think I did, or do, anyway. There is this thing that happens in the morning when you leave the house and realize you don't need the coat you're wearing. It's like a catch of breath, or a skipping step, or the lightest and most sentimental of breezes. Spring does that, even though I use to hate it when I was a kid--insisting that it was too pastel! The first flowers out require so much attention, the hogs! But this week I remembered it, bare arms and puddles, just enough to feel less anxious that it's still winter.
I was going to call this post A Morning of Pale Spring Still Clinging to Winter's Chill, because my dayis sometimes little more than a string of Lord of the Rings references but I know better. It is not spring, no matter how much we tried to pretend today, hallucinating beauty in the piles of snirt (snow+dirt) full of cigarette butts from December clinging to the curbs. I know where I live, and this is no real spring, but a little preamble reminding us that eventually it will be here for real.
Until then, I will collect these precious days of fleeting warmth and make the best of them, even if I would rather sit on the floor all day.
I am also going to confess something that doesn't really bother me, but might a little bit. I really love this skirt. I first wore it in February 2009 (when my hair was shorter then, too!), and it's become one of my favorites. The downside is that I work at a bakery, and I eat a croissant (either plain or filled with nutella) pretty much every day if there is not something else (puff pastry covered in apricot glaze or a giant slice of cake) that I fall in love with and need to eat. As such, this skirt fits, but is so tight that I worried about potentially passing out or bursting the button this morning.
Thankfully, a hair-elastic saved from the floor acted as my savior, and gave me an extra inch of breathing room. I feel like these are the kinds of things oft-admitted to on blogs. But you know. These things, they happen, and croissants are my tongue's promise to my soul (I don't know, I just love food).
This is also the first meeting, on this blog, of my new little pin-friend! Over the summer I fell in love with a seahorse gentleman trapped inside a window at an antique shop. He was not to be had but my mother, in her infinite brilliance and ebay savvy ways, found this little guy and wrapped him up for me for Christmas! He is the trickiest thing to photograph, but the loveliest little creature I have ever seen. His tail is long and stepped, and it curls at the bottom. I have to keep myself from talking to him when I am in public.
Outfit details:
Blouse: J. Crew
Blazer: Gap, circa 2008 (I think?)
Skirt: Vintage, thrifted
Tights: who knows anymore!
Wellies: Hunter
Bag: Vintage, thrifted
Seahorsefriend pin: Christmas gift from mom, found on ebay
(Added 2.19) Some details shared by my mom on facebook about the pin:
The seahorse pin is a vintage Robert Zentall. He fled Europe with friend Etienne Aigner during WWII. In the 1950's and 1960's they designed and created fashion accessories.
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"The process to gaining the right referrals does not happen overnight, but executing Andy's strategy into your daily business routine will lead to referral success. "
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"Several people were surprised to find out that Andy didn't work in our sector as he related his knowledge so well and confidently, which was key to getting the audience to buy into his advice. "
Suzanne Rowse, Director, British Boarding Schools Workshop
"As a direct result of Andy's workshop, we are now implementing a "networking strategy" that is aligned to supporting our key business goal. Andy's advice/insights have made me re-think all my customer interactions and even in the short term I am getting results. "
Adam Newman, Health Outcomes Consultant, GSK
"I would recommend Andy to come and spend time with any team that wants to maximize the time of its busy people out in the market "
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"There are many motivational speakers on the circuit who leave behind them just a short lived glow and then there are the subject matter pragmatic, passionate presenters who can potentially change the long term way their audience thinks or operates. I'd put Andy Lopata in the latter category. "
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""I was captivated by Andy's insightful and thought-provoking workshop. You could feel the energy in the room at the end. Several people commented that the event had changed their lives!" "
Miranda Abraham, Chair, Women in Banking and Finance
"Andy certainly made a difference on how I normally approach / perceive events such as this. "
Ann Azzopardi, Category Buying Manager, Pret a Manger
"Andy's style suited our company values perfectly as it is very much based around letting people learn at their own pace and be part of the sessions instead of just being presented to. There was a mixture of experience, job roles, nationalities and seniority in the room and Andy ensured that everyone felt this training was directed at them, such is his way with words. "
Robert Kenward, Global Development Director, Banks Sadler
"Andy has a can do and flexible attitude and is happy to develop and shape the content in line with the clients changing needs. Feedback from participants on Andy's workshops has been consistently very positive. "
Una Murphy, Manager BBC Careerlink
"The feedback we received from members was overwhelmingly positive, making it one of the best sessions we had all year. "
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"In the pre-event correspondence, you were the most professional speaker we've ever had. By asking great questions as you did, it helped to make us more professional event organisers. "
Jackie Barrie, Co-President, Professional Speaking Association South East England
"There is a handful of people who I would consider really an expert in networking, and Andy is one of the few people on that list. "
Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder and CEO, BNI
"It is great to work with a speaker like Andy who really wants to understand the audience he speaks to and tailors his content to them. "
Galina Lebedeva, Education & Events Senior Co-ordinator, Wella UK & Ireland
"Andy's enthusiastic and interactive presentation at our National conference was very much appreciated by all and his series of workshops for my leadership team has been put to significant positive use. "
Shona MacDonald, Business Director UK & Ireland, Wound Care. Molnlycke Health Care
"Andy is an energetic presenter who quickly captured our audience's attention. The content of his presentation was excellent and fostered lively commentary and questions. We will definitely have Andy back for another session and are looking for other ways to partner with him. "
Jennifer Rademaker, Head of Strategy Development Europe, MasterCard
"Andy is really engaging and left the audience wanting more which is a rarity when you work in Finance! He is extremely professional and personable and it felt like Andy really knew the topics and had researched the audience. "
Nicola Hradek, Co-Chair HSBC Balance Employee Network
"In the three months since Andy delivered his sessions, I've noticed a clear change in the approach taken by everyone who participated. We have already received a number of referrals as a result. "
Andy O'Sullivan, Head of Sales - Hospitality, Wembley Stadium
"'Networking' as a topic can often seem forced... about tools and techniques to 'work a room' or 'get noticed' - Andy's take on it in this talk was so far removed from the glib truisms we've all heard before. "
Bryony Thomas, Watertight Marketing
"I found the session with Andy really interesting and helpful. It offered a different perspective to development sessions I have been to before and it made me really think about how I was positioning myself at work and what I needed to be doing differently. "
Tori Henderson, Senior Public Policy Manager HSBC
"It was the best talk I've ever been to. Loved the content, pacing, delivery, structure. Your message was very memorable (imparting that much information can leave listeners forgetting what was said) and you managed the balance between substance, detail and memorability well. "
Rebecca Aguilar, BBC Worldwide
"Andy Lopata is a true role model for any aspiring professional speaker in my view "
Heather Townsend, author of The Financial Times Guide to Business Networking
"Andy has successfully elevated networking into more of a strategic arena ...................rather than it just being a "skills" thing. "
Phil Jesson, Director of Speaker Development Academy for Chief Executives
"At each stage of the event from planning to delivery to follow up, Andy's approach was extremely impressive. He spent time at the outset understanding us, the way we work and our key objectives and this continued with discussions with us in the run up to the event to shape the session to our needs. "
Andrew Kelly, Director Human Capital Services, BDO llp
"Andy, thanks again for making our Balance HK event a huge success. The audience gave you their undivided attention and you could hear a pin drop when you were speaking. I have never witnessed that before, with a room of 170+ people! "
Maggie Suttie, Chair Balance Network, HSBC Hong Kong
"The feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive and we will continue to run the training in other offices in EMEA. "
Astrid Huijssoon, Senior Marketing Manager Cross Border Trade - PayPal CEMEA
"I would not be exaggerating in saying that last night was the most well received and successful event YEN London has had in over two years. "
Jairo Jaramillo - Chairman, London Young Engineers Network
"Andy's 'The Networking Mindset' networking event was fascinating. I've been to loads of networking events over the years which are always full of people who don't quite know why they're there.... myself included. "
Nicholas Harkin, Head of Risk & Governance at Close Brothers Retail Finance
"Not only my individual life has had a total makeover after I met Andy, as a result of my personal improvement, the networks that I lead are now making a much bigger impact in the society. I can never thank Andy enough and would highly recommend him any time without hesitation. "
Ruth Lau, Central Marketing, HSBC Private Bank
"I have already received three emails and two telephone calls from attendees who have expressly advised that as a direct result of the presentation they will without doubt be changing the way in which they network. A huge success. "
Michael Strawbridge, Head of Member Services, Learning and Performance Institute
"Andy worked with my business partner and me for a number of months as a referral and networking coach. Our business has demonstrably grown due to the new techniques and skills learned through working with Andy. "
Dan Hall, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
"Wherever I go, Andy is held in very high regard and I can personally endorse him as someone who is easy to do business with, professional and also great to work with. "
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An unnamed adviser at a registered NZX participant firm will pay a $10,000 settlement with the market watchdog after getting found out on a backroom deal to get Trade Me shares when the online auction site was floated last year.
The adviser used a client to get their hands on 1,500 Trade Me shares in the initial public offering, when the stock was sold at $2.70 apiece. The partial float's structure was unusual because the bookbuild was run before the offer document was registered. Under NZX rules, employees in a trading participant need sign-off from their boss to buy or sell any listed securities, and aren't allowed to take part in a public offer.
The NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal agreed to settle with the adviser, provided they paid $10,000 into the discipline fund, and cover costs incurred by the regulator.
The adviser transferred cash to a client who then bought 1,500 shares in the float worth $4,050, which was then handed back to the adviser in an off-market transfer.
If the adviser had held on to the share parcel, they would have made a paper profit of $2,295 based on Trade Me's current trading price of $4.23, and have received $117 from a first-half dividend. The person could also have looked forward to some $207 in dividends from the next two halves if the auction site meets its forecasts.
Trade Me first listed in December 2011 on the NZX and ASX after Fairfax Media sold down its stake to first 66 percent. It subsequently sold down to 51 percent as it reaped available funds to help shore up its publishing empire. UBS New Zealand was the sole lead manager and underwriter of the float.
The watchdog said the mitigating circumstances for the adviser were that no clients suffered, the breach was a one-off offence, and the adviser owned up early and had already been disciplined by the firm.
The settlement comes as public confidence the country's capital markets has been dented by the investigation into David Ross's Ross Asset Management - a group of funds that have been described as bearing the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme and putting almost $450 million of investors' cash at risk.
That has put financial advisers back under the microscope, with the Financial Markets Authority taking a look at advisers who recommended their clients join the fund.
The sector has gone through a complete overhaul through the introduction of minimum education and professional standards as policymakers sought to stamp out incompetence and unethical behaviour after several billion dollars of investor wealth was destroyed in the collapse of the country's finance sector.
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"It's a pretty big deal to have the MLS All-Star Game in Houston. Particularly with an opponent like Manchester United."
-- Lindsey Brown, of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, which expects 10,000 to 15,000 out-of-town visitors -- "Which we translate into $10 or $15 million" -- for Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game in which the MLS stars face Manchester United. (MyFoxHouston)


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Boise State bumps by TCU and Nebraska falls. Besides that, not much really happened.
1. Oregon (1) – Ducks get week off before Arizona/Oregon State homestretch.
2. Auburn (2) – This should be one of the more intense Iron Bowls in a long time, especially with the Cam Newton hoopla still at a fever pitch.
3. Boise State (4) – Had to bump up after Broncos killed Fresno State.
4. TCU (3) – Horned Frogs have walk-over season-ender at New Mexico.
5. Wisconsin (5) – Badgers run over Michigan to make statement.
6. LSU (6) – Struggled but won as usual. Par for the course really.
7. Stanford (7) – The Big Game with Cal was a big rout.
8. Ohio State (9) – Buckeyes survive against Iowa to keep Rose Bowl hopes alive.
9. Oklahoma State (11) – Can clinch berth in Big 12 title game with win over Oklahoma.
10. Michigan State (10) – Spartans stay put after scare against a bad Purdue team.
11. Alabama (12) – Would love nothing more than to spoil Auburn's national-title hopes.
12. Arkansas (13) – Razorbacks have big game with LSU coming up.
13. Missouri (15) – Tiger defense pitches another shutout.
14. Nebraska (8) – Huskers' suddenly feeble offense killed them against Texas A&M
15. Virginia Tech (14) – Hokies wrap up ACC title game berth with win at Miami.
16. Texas A&M (18) – Aggies topple Nebraska for fifth straight win.
17. Oklahoma (16) – A resume bereft of signature wins has Oklahoma in back of second-place Big 12 cluster.
18. Nevada (17) – Can make a whole bunch of teams happy if they pull an upset against Boise State this week.
19. South Carolina (19) – Gamecocks have rivalry game with Clemson before first SEC title game appearance.
20. Northern Illinois (23) – Huskies rolling up big wins in the MAC.
21. N.C. State (NR) – A win against Maryland puts Wolfpack in first ACC title game.
22. Florida State (25) – Seminoles try to break six-game losing streak to rival Florida.
23. Arizona (24) – Can really mess up BCS if they pull the shocker against Oregon.
24. Utah (NR) – Utes return to rankings after big win at San Diego State.
25. Iowa (20) – Hawkeyes now have lost four times in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter.
Under consideration: Southern Miss, Mississippi State, West Virginia
Dropped out: No. 21 USC, No. 22 Mississippi State


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HARRISBURG - The uneasy relationship between the Pennsylvania Lottery and the state's casinos is entering a new phase with Gov. Tom Corbett's push to privatize management of the lottery.
The impact of having big-time gambling on the lottery was heavily debated prior to the 2004 state law legalizing slots casinos. Since the first casinos opened, Harrisburg has kept a watchful eye on the competition between the lottery and casinos for the public's discretionary betting dollar.
The rivalry has consequences for public policy since Pennsylvania relies on lottery revenue to support a range of benefits for senior citizens and on casino revenue to provide local property tax relief.
The lottery generated more than $1 billion last year for senior programs, including low-cost prescription drugs and property tax and rent rebates. More than $700 million in casino revenue was available for property tax relief last year.
The long-standing concerns over whether the casinos would hurt lottery ticket sales led to a requirement in the slots law for annual reports examining the potential impact. The latest report presents a mixed picture.
Lottery sales have remained stable despite the rapid growth in casino gambling, according to the 2012 report by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. Casino gambling appears to have slowed the growth of lottery sales in counties where the 10 casinos are located compared to sales in counties without one, the report added. However, this trend may be due to lottery customers in urban areas shifting from terminal-based games to instant ticket games.
"The lottery staff believe lower lottery sales in host counties may have more to do with the general trend of lower sales for terminal-based games than to the presence of a casino," wrote committee director Philip Durgin. Meanwhile, casinos are required by law to sell lottery tickets to patrons.
The plan by Camelot Global Services PA LLC to generate more lottery revenue by getting more people to participate and adding keno and online games is creating new concerns for some lawmakers. Mr. Corbett said the reason for awarding a management contract to Camelot is to increase lottery revenue for senior benefits as that segment of Pennsylvania's population grows. Senate Republican leaders are not happy with the contract.
They want the contract rewritten to exclude interactive video games or simulated slots or table games as potential lottery offerings.
In a letter to Mr. Corbett, President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-25, Jefferson County, and Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-9, Chester, and three other senators expressed concern the contract will allow for unlimited types of Internet and monitor-based interactive games.
"Not only is this a broader expansion of gambling that has been described, but these games will directly compete against our highly regulated casinos," they wrote.
"Each of the casino operators has spent $65 million to become licensed, withstood rigorous background checks, has 24-hour state police oversight, pays a 55-percent to 60-percent tax and has invested billions of dollars to build their industry," the senators added.
The senators are considering whether legislation is needed to ban lottery interactive games.
Corbett administration officials have said a bright line exists under state law between lottery games and casino games.
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How to Buy the Right Running Watch for You: Best Running Watches For Men
After researching over 50 watches and affordable activity trackers, we've come up with the best running watches available in 2018. Almost all of these are GPS watches – these have become the go-to watch for runners the past ten years.1) Garmin Fenix 3 HR, Gray | 2) Casio Men's STL-S110H-1BCF Tough Solar Runner Digital Watch | 3) Aposon Mens Digital Sports Watch | 4) Garmin Forerunner 15 Small | 5) Timex Women's Ironman 30-Lap Digital Quartz Mid-Size Watch | 6) Garmin Forerunner 630 Fitness GPS Touchscreen Smart Watch | 7) Garmin Vivoactive HR GPS Smart Watch | 8) Armitron Sport Women's 45/7012 Digital Chronograph Watch | 9) Garmin Forerunner 25 GPS Fitness Watch | 10) Polar M200 GPS Running Watch | 11) Parnerme GPS Running Watch | 12) Bia Multisport GPS Watch | 13) Aposon Men's Digital Sports Wrist Watch | 14) Epson ProSense 17 GPS Running Watch | 15) Garmin Forerunner 25, Small | 16) Suunto Ambit3 Run HR Monitor Running GPS Unit | 17) Fossil Q Marshal Gen 2 Smoke Touchscreen Smartwatch | 18) Soleus Men's Tempo | 19) Fitness Tracker, DG2CHU Activity Tracker | 20) Timex Ironman GPS Silicone Strap Watch | 21) Suunto Ambit3 Run HR Monitor Running GPS Unit | 22) TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music, GPS Fitness Watch | 23) Timex Men's T5K8149J Multicolored Resin Running Watch | 24) Polar FT60 Heart Rate Monitor |
You want to start tracking your miles but with so many running watches out there it's difficult to know which one to choose. Here is everything you need to know about running watches and how to choose the best one for you.
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From simple fitness trackers to the latest GPS watches and heart rate monitors, running watches are designed to optimise and personalise your training to help improve your performance.
The running watch you choose will depend on your training goals and budget, but remember, the highest-priced option isn't always the best running gadget for achieving your goals.
More and more running watches are able to pair with your smartphone allowing you even easier access to your data as well as giving you smart notifications to alert you to texts, calls, and emails. With a longer battery and operation inside a wider temperature range running watches are less likely to fail in hotter and colder conditions too.
Running Watch Vs Fitness Tracker?
Fitness Tracker
Fitness trackers offer the most basic running data; a step count, calories, and distance. More advanced fitness trackers can always monitor your sleep and record your heart rate too. They often have excellent battery life and are lightweight and easy to use. If you're a beginner runner this is probably enough for you.
GPS Running Watches
In addition to giving you all that a fitness tracker has to offer, GPS running watches use global position technology to accurately record your route so you can later analyse your pace, cadence, and elevation to optimise your training.
If you're running longer distances or on hilly terrain GPS watches are ideal as they can record vertical gain, giving you more accurate data than a fitness tracker. Newer GPS watches are often GLONASS, the Russian version of GPS, enabled allowing more accuracy all over Europe.
Heart-Rate monitors and Running Watches
The ability to record your heart-rate, either through a built-in monitor on your wrist or an external chest strap, is seen as the next level in terms of running watches. Being able to track your pulse and beats per minute during exercise allows for a much more tailored training plan, using heart rate zones to boost fat burn, speed, strength, and endurance.
Heart-rate monitors can also estimate your VO2 max, your maximum oxygen consumption, and your recovery rate. While these watches are usually more expensive, many brands offer their bestselling models both with and without a heart-rate monitor to cater to different budgets.
Multi-Sport Watches
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Back in 2006, Gartner Research predicted that no company would be able to build or sustain a competitive advantage over the next few years unless it capitalized on the combined power of individualized workers and social dynamics. The "Future Worker of 2015," Gartner said, would collaborate more, work alone less in order to be successful.
Is this increasingly true today? Well, take a look around.
Think about the new technologies that are being created – Collaboration as a Service (CaaS), for example. CaaS is becoming the next model for how we do business based on social applications in the cloud. Tools like Cisco's hosted collaboration platform for managed service providers, Cisco WebEx, and our internal Integrated Workforce Experience (IWE) are all designed to support cloud-based interaction that makes users more productive, more interactive, and – yes, more collaborative. Robbert Kuppens, CIO, EMEA and Russia, Cisco has more in this video:
Today, 20% of companies are deploying private cloud technologies, with another almost 15% planning to do so by the end of 2012, according to Nemertes Research. Management of collaboration applications – especially rich-media services – is a key driver for growth.
Europe is undoubtedly the leader in converging ways of working; Robbert Kuppens, Cisco's CIO in EMEA and Russia, is already on to the next step: Figuring out how to combine legacy environments with a more socialized, centralized culture. According to him, the modern CIO plays the role of the symphony conductor, orchestrating combinations of cloud technologies to create a harmonious, holistic work environment.
Welcome to the future – let's make beautiful music together!
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presents the exhibition State of Mind: New California Art circa 1970, opening October 9, 2011. Co-organized by OCMA and the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and cocurated by Constance Lewallen and Karen Moss, the exhibition showcases more than 150 works of artinstallations, photographs, videos, artists books, and extensive performance documentationthat demonstrate the crucial role of California artists in the development of Conceptual art and other new genres. State of Mind includes newly discovered works from the period as well as rarely seen works from archives.
"In the 1960s, the Newport Harbor Art Museum, predecessor to OCMA, was one of very few venues for contemporary art in Southern California. During its first decade, the museum organized exhibitions presenting groundbreaking works by artists such as Michael Asher, John Baldessari, Allen Ruppersberg, Terry Fox, Howard Fried, Paul Kos, Bonnie Sherk, Nancy Buchanan, Chris Burden, and Barbara T. Smith, to name just a few," stated OCMA Director Dennis Szakacs. "We are excited to work again with these pioneers and to revisit this important period of our history, one that is essential to understanding Californias extraordinary contributions to the art world."
Social Change in California
In the mid 1960s California emerged as an incubator for social change and youth-oriented counterculture. The Watts Riots in South Central Los Angeles, the Chicano students protest against racism and inequality in the public schools, and the despair over the Vietnam War, had a major impact on the artists in this exhibition, who held the fervent belief that they were helping to forge a new, more open society.
Conceptual art was emerging at the same time and in response to similar cultural and social changes in New York, Europe, and Latin America. What made California unique within the United States was its relative scarcity of cultural institutions, social traditions, and markets vis-à-vis other creative centers. And with several recently opened art schools, California represented the future and freedom for experimentation of all kinds; the old order was under attack, revolution was in the air, and traditional forms of art seemed remote and wholly inadequate to the concerns of the moment.
The new art was rarely produced in the studio, even less often in the museum or commercial gallery; it took place in the streetssuch as First Supper, performed by artist collective Asco in 1974artist-run galleries, and other venues not usually associated with art. No longer satisfied with the museums role as mausoleum for static art, artists performed live events or produced interactive installations as a means to critique the 'institution'.
The importance of art departments and art schools in California circa 1970 cannot be underestimated, performing crucial roles as both patron and scene in the 1960s and 1970s. The University of California built three new campuses in Irvine, San Diego, and Santa Cruz, and hired prominent artists to start new art programs, while the state university system created experimental colleges and art departments.
According to Karen Moss, State of Mind co-curator, "The zeitgeist of Conceptualism and other avantgarde practices of the 1960s and 1970s seen in State of Mind still flourishes today, as California artists continue to experiment with and innovate new methodologies, technologies, and sites for their work beyond the 'white cube.' Also, many of the artists included in the exhibition have taught in the art schools, serving as critical mentors for subsequent generations of young artists."
Content and Focus of the Exhibition
State of Mind is organized around ten themes: the Street, the Environment, Politics, Feminism, Domestic Space, Public Space, Perceptual and Psychological Space, the Body and Performance, Art About Art, Artists' Books and Ephemera. The exhibition presents visitors with new juxtapositions between artists from Northern and Southern California, who were sometimes working in similar fashion, while at other times moving in separate and distinctive directions.
With Conceptualisms focus on ideas, language, and systems of meaning, the exhibition showcases extensive texts and artworks that were placed in established journals and newspapers, as well as in alternative publications, giving artists the ability to disseminate their ideas. Through rare publications, visitors will gain a deeper understanding of how artists of this period successfully used media to address issues of the day.
With the advent of the Sony Portapack, artists could produce their own, more radical forms of video art. State of Mind includes important video as well as extensive photography, both of which document ground-breaking, one-time performances that happened throughout the State and that bring to life the artistic practices of that era.
Conceptualisms examination of space, both public and private, led several artists to explore art installationsa practice ubiquitous today but relatively unexplored prior to this periodseveral of which will be recreated for State of Mind.
With more than 150 works of artboth iconic works and those that are lesser knownthe exhibition includes key examples of Conceptualism and other new genres that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In addition, the museum is organizing a series of performances, talks, and readings by some of the leaders of California Conceptualism.
Conceptual Art and other Avant-garde Practices
In the charged social climate of the time, urban space offered a new opportunity for artistic investigation. Ed Ruscha was a precursor to artists who elevated the mundane environment to a subject for art. His accordion-folded book Every Building on the Sunset Strip (1966), on view in the exhibition, immortalized West Hollywoods Sunset Strip as it looked in 1966. Paul McCarthy was new to Los Angeles when he made his slide projection piece May 1, 1971 (1971). Whereas Ruscha photographed every building he passed from a 35mm camera mounted on the back of his pickup truck, McCarthy shot his twenty-five photographs from a stationary locationonly the continuous stream of cars changes from one scene to the next. This is the first time this key early work will be shown in California.
To other young Conceptualists, the street was less a subject than a site for performance. For some, it provided the opportunity to reach a wide audience; a special appeal for groups who had generally been excluded from established exhibition venues even as they were entering the art world in greater numbers.
In San Francisco in the early 1970s, Bonnie Sherk created the Sitting Still series (1970), in which she sat for approximately one hour in various city locations as a means to subtly change the environment simply by becoming an unexpected part of it. In 1972, Linda Mary Montano also performed around the city, dancing spontaneously in famous locations in San Francisco; she wore a blue prom dress and a chicken hat and pulled a cassette player on a cart. If Sherk was interested in transformation of the urban environment, Montano sought personal transformation through her performances, which bordered on the ecstatic. State of Mind includes several photographs of these performance pieces culled from the artists personal archives, most never seen by the public.
Unlike the public nature of Sherk and Montanos performances, Bas Jan Ader engaged in solitary performances that became known later only through photographs. Aders In Search of the Miraculous (One Night in Los Angeles (1973) records in photographs his dusk-to-dawn walk from the Hollywood Hills to the Pacific Ocean. Each of the eighteen photographs of his journey contains a handwritten lyric from The Coasters 1957 rhythm-and-blues ballad "Searchin."
Some projects mixed private with public space. On weekends between May 7 and June 12, 1971, visitors could rent one of seven rooms in Allen Ruppersbergs Als Grand Hotel (1971) presented on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The artist-designed rooms included a Breakfast Room, outfitted with restaurant booths, and a rough-hewn wooden cross diagonally spanned the Jesus Room. State of Mind showcases the most comprehensive installation of Als Grand Hotel artifacts, photographs, and the original soundtrack from this work of art.
With the dominance of language in Conceptual art and the use of text to document ephemeral practices, the number of artists publications expanded exponentially. These works ranged from artists books and journals to posters and postcards. Some pieces existed to document other ephemeral productions, serving as the only evidence of that action or event; others were produced as the primary art object. These practices were aided by an abundance of small, alternative presses and easily accessible printing facilities in art departments and art schools. Artists also pirated television airwaves and radio broadcasts and, increasingly, with the advent of video, produced their own, more radical forms of media. Rare issues of publications, artists books, and other forms of media intervention highlight for visitors these ground-breaking works of art.
The use of the body as a material is one of the defining characteristics of California Conceptual art. Throughout the state, artists used the body as both subject and object of their artwork for a variety of reasons; to test the bodys limits; to explore its sculptural potential; to act as a means of selfunderstanding and transformation. These practices were often documented through the newly available use of video, several examples of which are on display throughout State of Mind.
Southern California artist Chris Burden explored the body through performanceflirting with danger to experience what most wish to avoidin a series of iconic performances he began while still a graduate student at the University of California, Irvine. In his most infamous performance, Shoot, a friend shot Burden in the arm with a .22 rifle on November 19, 1971, at F Space in Orange County.
The rise of the feminist movement played an important role as many women came into the art world in the early 1970s with the need to forge an identity in an overwhelmingly male-dominated field. Artists working within this movement often incorporated their bodies in performances, actions, and sculptural works in order to call attention to how the body is 'culturally marked' with differences such as gender. In Representational Painting (1971), Eleanor Antin treats the camera like a dressing-table mirror before which she transforms herself through the careful application of makeup, commenting on traditional painting and how women choose to represent themselves to the world.
Perhaps no other female artist put herself more on the line to challenge perceived notions of female passivity and to test the limits of the artist-viewer relationship than LA-based artist Barbara T. Smith.In Feed Me (1973), a performance at the Museum of Conceptual Art in San Francisco, the artist allowed visitors, one by one, to enter a small spacein which she lay nudeand to interact with her as they chose. By leaving herself vulnerable to any interaction, she shifted the responsibility for behavior onto the mostly male participants.
The most enduring legacy of early California Conceptualism has been its breadth, which impressed upon succeeding generations a broader understanding of what art could be. Virtually all of the hallmarks of contemporary art practicecollectivity, emphasis on the ephemeral, body-oriented performance, participation, art as life, political commentary, and art as social interactionwere pioneered in California during Conceptualisms formative era, an era in which the very definition of art, the role of the artist, and that of its academic and institutional structures were challenged. This was the core of the Conceptual revolution
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL by Glen Berger, February 20 - March 17, 2013. In UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, a librarian pursues the mystery of a travel guidebook that is 113 years overdue. This one-man show features James Ridge who was last seen at MCT in DICKENS IN AMERICA. UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
In UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, a puzzling mystery begins when a Dutch librarian discovers a surprise in the overnight return slot ...a travel guidebook that is 113 years overdue! The man, who has never left his native town of Hoofddorp, grows determined to track down the offender. As he travels around the world on his obsessive search, he finds himself on a journey that not only unlocks ancient mysteries, but moves him to new revelations.
UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL marks the third time MCT Producing Artistic Director C. Michael Wright has directed James Ridge in a one-man show. Previous productions were DICKENS IN AMERICA (at MCT and American Players Theatre) and A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER (at Next Act Theatre, Madison Rep and Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida). Mr. Ridge has been a company member at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin for sixteen years. His previous MCT credits include UNDER MILK WOOD, TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD and WAITING FOR GODOT.
Glen Berger's UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL opened Off-Broadway in 2001 and ran for more than 450 performances. It was named one of Time Out New York's Ten Best Plays of 2001. UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL has had 150 productions worldwide in eight countries. Mr. Berger is the co-writer of the current Broadway production SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK which opened in 2011. His other plays include GREAT MEN OF SCIENCE, NOS. 21 & 22; THE WOODEN BREEKS; I WILL GO...I WILL GO; ON WORDS AND ONWARDS and O LOVELY GLOWWORM. In television, he has won two Emmys (12 nominations) and has written more than 200 episodes for children's television seen on PBS, NBC and the BBC including "Arthur," "Fetch" and "Curious George."
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St. Luke Hospital and Living Center CEO Jeremy Armstrong has accepted a job as CEO of Mitchell County Hospital and Health Systems in Beloit.
He said the move is to get closer to his wife, Tammy's, parents so the Armstrongs and their children can visit more often. His last day at St. Luke will be June 6, and he will start June 16 in Beloit.
"I'm just hoping between now and then we can find a house," he said Monday.
Armstrong joined St. Luke in March 2006. He leaves happy with the success of the hospital's building and renovation project. The hospital raised about $1.2 million in possibly the worst recession since the 1930s. He credited staff members who go above and beyond and community support for that success.
"I'm certainly not the only one who helped make that happen," he said.
He said the recruitment of Dr. Paige Hatcher is another highlight of his time here.
Armstrong said Beloit feels much like Marion as a small town, but the hospital is bigger and has more medical staff. Beloit's somewhat larger population and its relative isolation from larger hospitals contribute to that, he said.
Like St. Luke, Mitchell County Hospital is considered a critical access hospital. The two hospitals have similar challenges — declining reimbursement for services, declining inpatient loads, difficulty recruiting physicians, and coping with the terms of the Affordable Care Act.
"The challenges that St. Luke faces are the same challenges a lot of critical access hospitals across the country face," Armstrong said.
The St. Luke board is in discussions to bring in an interim CEO while conducting a full search for a permanent CEO.
"The people, the friends that we've made here over the last years will be the most difficult to leave," Armstrong said.
Steve Smith has been a hospital board member since 2012, and he said Armstrong has done a good job of putting together a team that keeps things running smoothly.
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He hopes that teambuilding ability can continue with Armstrong's successor. He also said Armstrong has good professional connections and has his fingers on the pulse of the health care business in Kansas.
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