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Laura Bush, Debbie Allen and Federal Cultural Agencies Honor 13 Youth Arts and Humanities Programs For Excellence in Capitol Hill Ceremony
Coming Up Taller Awards Program Marks Fifth Anniversary Celebration
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today honor 13 organizations across the U.S. and in Mexico for their outstanding work with underserved youth through the Coming Up Taller Awards. In a ceremony on Capitol Hill marking the fifth anniversary of Coming Up Taller, Laura Bush, Honorary Chair of the President's Committee, and the renowned actor, choreographer and director Debbie Allen, a member of the Committee, will present the awards. Each organization will receive $10,000.
These 13 awards recognize excellence in community-based, after-school arts and humanities programs that demonstrate the power of these disciplines to encourage young people's creativity. The winning programs provide children and youth with learning opportunities, chances to contribute to their community, and ways to take responsibility for their own futures. The awards also celebrate the contributions of historians, scholars, librarians, and visual and performing artists to families and communities by mentoring and teaching children.
"Today, more than ever, it's so important for people to work together on behalf of children," said Laura Bush. "I applaud the arts, education and community leaders who have made a difference in the lives of our youth by encouraging them to reach their potential."
The Coming Up Taller program is made possible by the NEA, NEH, IMLS, and corporate and foundation contributors. The Mexican awards are sponsored by Cultural Contact, The U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture, based in Mexico City.
2002 Coming Up Taller Recipients
United States
- California: Community Heritage Project, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center (San Pablo)
- California: Young Artists at Work, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco)
- District of Columbia: DC Youth Orchestra Program (Washington)
- Florida: Dance - The Next Generation, Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Inc. (Sarasota)
- Louisiana: NORD/NOBA Center for Dance, New Orleans Recreation Department/New Orleans Ballet Association (New Orleans)
- Maine: A Company of Girls, East End Children's Workshop (Portland)
- New York: Arts in Education Program in Architecture & Design/Community Studies, Henry Street Settlement (New York City)
- New York: Museum Team Afterschool Program, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Inc. (Brooklyn)
- North Carolina: Youth Document Durham, Center for Documentary Studies (Durham)
- North Dakota: STudents At Risk - STAR, Trollwood Performing Arts School (Fargo)
- Texas: SAY Si, San Antonio Youth YES! (San Antonio)
Factory of Arts and Crafts of the East (Iztapalapa, Mexico City)
Cultural Workshops in Underserved Areas Program, Municipal Center for the Arts (Mazatlan, Sinaloa)
Descriptions of the projects are listed at the end of this press release.
The Celebration
The awards ceremony includes performances and presentations representing several of this year's winners: the DC Youth Orchestra; Los Cenzontles, a company of musicians and dancers; and Zakiya Jemott, a fifth grader in the Museum Team program of the Brooklyn Children's Museum. On this fifth anniversary occasion, the ceremony will close with a performance by Kendall Gladen, a young singer from the St. Louis Opera Artist-in-Training program, which won a Coming Up Taller Award in 2001.
The Partners
Eileen B. Mason, Senior Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, said, "The arts engage our children in unique and profound ways. Whether through dancing, painting, or writing, young people not only gain competence in a specific art form, but have the opportunity to learn valuable life and job skills that can help them succeed in school, at work and in their communities."
Bruce Cole, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, stated, "These programs offer outstanding opportunities for children to learn about the humanities through oral histories, urban design and the visual arts. It is a pleasure to recognize the programs for nurturing the talents of our young people."
Robert Martin, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, indicated, "Throughout our lives, libraries and museums make it possible for us to choose to learn; they are centers of community engagement and intergenerational learning. We at IMLS are proud of this award, which underscores that learning doesn't begin or end at the school house door."
"We firmly believe in the importance of the arts and humanities in children's and young people's essential development. These awards promote excellence in the programs dedicated to making the arts a valuable tool, which will stimulate their creativity. Interaction with colleagues from another country plants the seeds of mutual knowledge, understanding, collaboration and good will among young people from both nations," said Horacio Lecona, Director of Cultural Contact, The U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture.
Along with today's 13 Coming Up Taller awardees, the PCAH, NEA, NEH and IMLS also are paying tribute to 39 semifinalists for their work in providing arts and humanities programming for young people. There were 368 nominations from 47 states and the District of Columbia for this year's awards, which were reviewed by a national jury of experts. Cultural Contact/The U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture identified the Mexican winners.
During the program's first five years, more than 1,800 nominations have been submitted from every state in the country. In all, 165 organizations have been recognized for their excellence as semi-finalists and 53 have received $10,000 awards for their achievements with children.
In addition to the NEA, NEH and IMLS, supporters of the Coming Up Taller Awards include Beth Singer Design; Cranium Inc.; FranklinCovey; GMAC Financial Services; Green Family Foundation; The Harman Family Foundation, Jane and Sidney Harman; Institute for Civil Society; JoAnn McGrath; MetLife Foundation; and Surdna Foundation. Support from Cultural Contact, The U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture is provided with assistance from Mr. Eugenio Lopez Alonso.
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities bridges the interests of federal agencies and the private sector, supports special projects that increase participation, and helps to incorporate the humanities and the arts into White House objectives.
The National Endowment for the Arts provides national recognition and support to significant projects of artistic excellence, thus preserving and enhancing our nation's diverse cultural heritage.
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grantmaking agency of the U.S. Government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation and public programs in the humanities.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent federal agency that promotes leadership, innovation and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries.
For additional information, please visit the following Web sites:
Coming Up Taller: www.cominguptaller.org
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities: www.pcah.gov
National Endowment for the Arts: www.arts.gov
National Endowment for the Humanities: www.neh.gov
Institute of Museum and Library Services: www.imls.gov
Community Heritage Project
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
San Pablo, CA
This school of the arts gives young people from the Mexican and Mexican immigrant community in West Contra Costa County an opportunity to learn about and develop their interest in dance and music, train with masters of various Mexican traditions, participate in educational trips and exchanges with Veracruz, Mexico, and tour music festivals to perform. LCMAC also trains and mentors youth to serve in administrative positions at the Center.
Young Artists at Work
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA
Through Young Artists at Work, accomplished practicing artists are linked to inner-city high school youth to encourage the creation of art, cultivate artistic literacy, and develop job and life skills through a one-year paid training and residency program. This year, participants worked with a cartoon artist, a filmmaker, and a West African dance expert. In addition, they sign and agreement to practice such practical life skills as punctuality, respect, and self-discipline. A partnership with the San Francisco School District's Regional Occupation Program/Career and Technical Education Office, Young Artists young people also are linked to cultural organizations in the city, such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jewish Museum of San Francisco, and The Cartoon Museum.
DC Youth Orchestra Program
Washington, DC
Using no audition process, this 40 year-old youth orchestra takes children from all walks of life and gives them the opportunity to become successful musicians. A special outreach effort recruits children from lower-income neighborhoods. The program has three objectives: to maintain a center for affordable, high quality instruction in instrumental music for children; to develop a youth orchestra capable of competing successfully at the national and international levels; and to instill in children the discipline and focus to succeed academically as well as musically. Students in the program are given opportunities that many would not otherwise have imagined: performing at the White House or traveling on tour in South Africa.
Dance - The Next Generation
Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
This after-school, seven-year full scholarship program for disadvantaged children provides structured dance classes and daily assistance with homework, nutrition, social etiquette, public speaking, and, when necessary, counseling. Some graduates receive four-year college scholarships to one of the partner institutions: University of South Florida, Sarasota Campus, and Manatee Community College.
NORD/NOBA Center for Dance
New Orleans Recreation Department/New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans, LA
This cultural partnership between the New Orleans Recreation Department and the New Orleans Ballet Association infuses the everyday lives of inner-city students with the arts, especially dance. In addition to rigorous classes in ballet and modern dance, participants keep dance journals, study dance history, take cultural field trips, benefit from dance residencies by well-known artists, and participate in a work/study program and career workshops with their parents to plan for the future.
A Company of Girls
East End Children's Workshop
Portland, ME
A safe haven and multi-faceted program for predominantly low-income, pre-adolescent girls, many of whom have been abused, A Company of Girls provides an innovative and effective way to learn about the arts -- theater production, creative writing, dance, and the visual arts -- and to develop life skills. King Lear is transformed into Queen Lear, an all-girl production that gives its cast members a chance to explore familial relationships as well as learn the craft of theater. Lord of the Flies is rewritten for an all-girl "gang" and a vehicle for an exploration of bullying.
Arts in Education Program in Architecture & Design/Community Studies
Henry Street Settlement
New York, NY
Henry Street Settlement, a venerable arts and social services agency, is the home of this ten year-old comprehensive architecture, design and community studies project for children ages 7-13. It integrates the humanities with design studies in both in-school and extended day and weekend activities at the Abrons Arts Center, and in schools. Through neighborhood walks, visits to architects' studios and lessons in design, urban planning and local histories, participants learn about their neighborhoods and architecture and design. They then apply their new skills to a specific project, such as researching the history of a tenement building, constructing scale models of a local synagogue, creating murals or designing bridges.
Museum Team Afterschool Program
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
In its 15th year of operation, the Museum Team stands as one of the Brooklyn Children's Museum's greatest programming accomplishments. A free, tiered, year-round humanities, community involvement, and arts program for children, mostly from the Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhoods, Museum Team lets children come on a drop-in basis for after-school, weekend, school holiday and summertime activities. They learn about the museum's resources, including its collections, greenhouse, library, live animals, and computer technology. They visit other area museums and shadow Brooklyn Museum staff or work as interns. They learn about different careers and team up with museum mentors from the arts, science or technology. It is the only institution in the neighborhood providing formal cultural programming and the only one open on weekends and offering volunteer positions and paid internships to give older children an introduction to work.
Youth Document Durham
Center for Documentary Studies
Durham, NC
A summer and after-school program, led by a culturally diverse Youth Advisory Board, Youth Document Durham provides instruction and experience in oral history interviewing, visual arts, photography, research, and writing to middle-school age children. As the Director of Programs of the North Carolina Humanities Council writes, this program "guides young people, ages 12-15, in using the humanities and the arts to explore their own understanding and vision of how they can participate as leaders in and resources for their local community."
Students At Risk - STAR
Trollwood Performing Arts School
Fargo, ND
This youth development and performing arts organization started 24 years ago as a partnership of the public schools and local park district. Today, it also works with the court system, immigration service providers, and social services agencies through its Students At Risk - STAR program to provide additional structure, mentoring, and transportation services to special needs students so they can more successfully participate in the arts education and community entertainment opportunities at Trollwood.
SAY Si, San Antonio Youth YES!
San Antonio, TX
A year-round, community arts and youth development organization for urban high school and middle school students, SAY SI gives underserved young people the chance to use their creative talents, as well as marketing and entrepreneurial skills, in preparation for higher educational advancement and professional careers. Operating in two studios, high school students study drawing, painting, sculpture, book arts, and art history, and respond to commissions for their work. Other sessions focus on technology-based skills, including Web site development, animation, filmmaking, digital photography, and graphic design.
Centro Municipale Artes - Municipal Center for the Arts
Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Located in the port city of Mazatlan on the west coast of Mexico, the Centro Municipale Artes is known for the breadth and depth of its offerings in the arts to all, including those young people living in rural communities where arts learning opportunities are minimal. Through its Cultural Workshops in Marginalized Zones program, these children participate in workshops in literature, visual arts and theater offered by top area artist-teachers. In addition, the center also offers scholarships to children with artistic potential.
Fabrica de Artes y Oficios/Faro de Oriente - Factory of Arts and Crafts of the East
Iztapalapa, Mexico City
In a dramatic building that reflects its mission as a cultural oasis, this cultural center offers free exhibitions, concerts, theatrical performances and films. It also has a school of arts and crafts that offers a range of workshops in everything from sculpture to paper-maché, dance, toy making, theater and music to children and young adults who live in one of the most impoverished communities in Mexico City.


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One of these would get stuffed into a waterproof bag and go straight onto my basic gear pile.
Those Energizer Ultimate batteries are pretty awesome - I got just over four years of daily use out of my super-bright torch before it needed fresh ones. Also they weigh about half what normal AAs do. For some applications - where weight, longevity or both matter - their rather generous price tag is definitely worth paying.

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iPad X-Mas Match App is entertaining for children of all ages and will keep them entertained for hours.
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This is a competition! Race against the clock, best your own score or play against your friends. Make sure you type in your name for bragging rights on the High Score page!


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North state Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica, Tuesday pulled his own water bond proposal to sign on to a Democrat"s version, which later cleared a committee.
Logue became a co-author of AB2686 by Assemblyman Henry Perea, D-Fresno, which Tuesday afternoon passed out of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee on an 11-1 vote.
In a press release Logue touted the $3 billion AB2686 designates for water storage, suggesting it would be used to build Sites Reservoir west of Maxwell.
"As I have said time and time again, the key to making sure we never see a drought like this again is water storage," Logue is quoted as saying in the release.
Perea"s bill would authorize the sale of $11.14 billion in bonds for a variety of water projects. The $3 billion for storage does not specify Sites in the bill"s current language, which includes numerous other options that would be decided by a commission.


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Phils Out-last Birds
Going into last night's series opener in St. Louis, the Cardinals led the league in hits, runs, home runs, average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. All that with Pujols now in the other league and Berkman in the operating room.
The Cardinals added to all those totals but in the end, the Phillies out-slugged and out-lasted them. The offensive explosion was a rarity this season. A year ago, the Phillies scored 10 or more runs 12 times, winning all 12. Last night was the second time this season. The first was 13 runs and that came in a losing cause, 15-13, 11 innings at Atlanta, May 2.
For the second straight Saturday, the Phillies are on a prime time FOX national telecast, 7:15 p.m. EDT.
Before that, Cliff (0-2, 2.66) goes for his first win this season tonight. Exactly one year ago Cliff (4-4) won, 10-4.
Down On The Farm
**Lehigh Valley won 4-3 over Charlotte in a game that was suspended in the 4th inning on May 4 and then lost the regularly scheduled game, 3-2. Domonic Brown started in CF in the regular game which included homers by RF Derrick Mitchell (5) and C Erik Kratz (5).
**Reading scored 6 in the 7th for an 8-6 win in Erie. CF Tyson Gillies, 2 triples, 2 RBI; LF Leandro Castro, 4-5, 3rd home run.
**Clearwater was a 2-1 winner in Ft. Myers, thanks to a two-run homer by 1B Jim Murphy (5). He leads the organization with 34 RBI.
**Lakewood lost a pair to Hagerstown, 2-0, and, 4-3, getting a total of 8 hits.
Where Is Jim Fregosi?
Check out www.phillies.com/alumni.


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Music education alumna commits to educating New Orleans youth
Loyola press release - August 10, 2012
Megan Bordelon '10 is among several recent graduates of the music education program at Loyola University New Orleans who have made a passionate commitment to the schools in the New Orleans region. This past spring, she completed her first year as director of bands at St. Clement of Rome School in Metairie, La.
The St. Clement band program has a long history and strong tradition of excellence, and Bordelon's passion and enthusiasm for teaching provoked her to accept the challenge of maintaining a prosperous music program in spite of many changes within the school.
"Taking on the St. Clement Band program is a tremendous and daunting responsibility; looking at where it began and what it has become is inspiring," Bordelon said. "My vision is that this program will provoke more people to look at the value of music education and want to give students the opportunity to experience the life-changing art and science of music."
After graduating in 2010, Bordelon accepted a position as full-time substitute teacher with the Lafayette Parish School System, in which she taught a variety of fine arts survey and instrumental music classes. Although Bordelon found it immensely challenging to work with such diverse populations and differentiated learning styles, she counts her time with the Lafayette Parish schools as a great learning experience.
"It was inspiring to see so many strong music programs, regardless of school population or demographics. It was a bit of a culture-shock to enter the world of public education on two different levels at three different schools," Bordelon said. "It stretched my abilities to relate to students and create a positive rapport with them."
Bordelon continued, "Many people are looking for the solution to producing higher achieving students who will become successful, contributing citizens. The problems in education are deeper than ineffective schools or teachers in that we fail to educate the whole student—mind and soul. I believe music is the tool that could break the barriers which have prevented so many students from achieving, contributing, and even more so…finding true fulfillment."
For more information, contact Coordinator of Music Education Ed McClellan at (504) 865-2085 or email@example.com.


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ODF editor: ODF loses if OOXML does
- 26 March, 2008 07:05
The editor of the Open Document Format (ODF) standard has written a letter that strongly supports recognizing Microsoft's Open Office XML (OOXML) file format as a standard, arguing that if it fails, ODF will suffer.
"As the editor of OpenDocument, I want to promote OpenDocument, extol its features, urge the widest use of it as possible, none of which is accomplished by the anti-OpenXML position in ISO," Patrick Durusau wrote. "The bottom line is that OpenDocument, among others, will lose if OpenXML loses. ... Passage of OpenXML in ISO is going to benefit OpenDocument as much as anyone else."
Members of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are considering whether to recognize OOXML as a standard. Critics of the specification have said it is too proprietary to be rightly considered a standard. The cutoff date for participating countries to vote on the standard is March 29.
The letter's support of OOXML is more explicitly worded than a previous one Durusau wrote, calling for the two sides to work together.
But Durusau argued in his open letter that nothing will be gained if the ISO shoots down OOXML.
"OpenDocument currently lacks formula definitions for spreadsheets," he wrote. "Many core financial functions in spreadsheets are undefined except for actual Excel output. That output varies by version and service pack of MS Office. What happens if OpenDocument and OpenXML reach different definitions of those functions?"
In addition, ODF doesn't yet support "legacy features of Microsoft formats," he added. "That will be easier with a formal definition of those features."
Also, Durusau said, "OpenDocument does not have a robust mapping to the current Microsoft format. That requires an OpenXML that has completed the standards process."


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A: Mike Adams, Heath Bell, Aaron Harang, Chase Headley, Tim Stauffer. Hard to rank Bell anything below A as the lone Padre All-Star in 2011. He's had a lot of tightrope saves this season, but the bottom line is he's blown only opportunity to save a game in 2011 - and that one is the only one he's blown in 12 months. Mike Adams remains unhittable in 2011. Harang has reinvented himself as top-shelf pitcher, and leads the team in wins. Headley has broken out this season, he's the best hitter on the team by OPS+. Stauffer has become the Padres ace, and picked off where he left off in 2010.
B: Cameron Maybin, Ryan Ludwick, Chris Denorfia, Cory Luebke, Dustin Moseley, Luke Gregerson. Broken out thus:
- B+: Maybin, Denorfia, Luebke
- B: Moseley, Gergerson, Ludwick
C: Ernesto Frieri, Mat Latos, Chad Qualls, Josh Spence, Rob Johnson, Nick Hundley, Kyle Phillips, Anthony Rizzo. Broken out thus:
- C+: Latos, Qualls, Spence, Phillips
- C: Rizzo, Johnson
- C-: Hundley
D: Jason Bartlett, Orlando Hudson, Alberto Gonzalez, Will Venable, Brad Hawpe. Bartlett - very little production at the plate, too many errors. Hudson - very little production at the plate, too many injuries. Al. Gonzalez swings at too many bad pitches. Venable was so bad he got sent down for a time. Hawpe strikes out too much.
Incomplete: Anthony Bass, Luis Martinez, Jesus Guzman. Not enough playing time.
Tonight the Padres play the first of 70 remaining games in 2011. At 40-52, their odds of making the playoffs are virtually nil. There will be changes coming to the roster, and we'll chronicle them here. Podcast tonight if you have time after the game.


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Latest media releases
UBS barometer moving sideways
Following a dip in June, the UBS SME Barometer stabilized in July. The barometer tracks business activity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For some time, business has not being going quite as well for industrial SMEs as their larger counterparts. This is in contrast to the service sector, where SMEs sometimes do better than large companies.
Zurich/Basel, 5 September 2013 – The barometer improved in July compared to the previous month. It is calculated on the basis of the results of the KOF survey of industrial companies (KOF is the Swiss economic research institute at the Institute of Technology in Zurich, the ETH). Large companies saw a healthy 0.36 point rise in July, while SMEs were only up 0.04 points. The barometer lies significantly below the long-term average for both SMEs and large companies, and has been trending sideways since February. This supports our assessment of slow and steady economic growth in Switzerland, which, we expect to be 0.9% for 2013 as a whole.
The picture for service companies is somewhat less consistent than for industrial firms – across the board, SMEs do not fare worse than large companies. In terms of earnings, however, they underperformed large companies in the last three months, although this is not a new trend. The earnings position of SMEs in the service sector has lagged that of large companies since 2006. While most large companies viewed their level of employment as exactly right in the second quarter, their expectation for the third quarter is that they will tend to have too many employees. SMEs have considered their level of employment to be too high since the third quarter of 2011.
Weaker momentum for SMEs in the building sector
SMEs in the building sector have seen a significant downturn in momentum. Their business situation has deteriorated significantly in the past three months, with the backlog of orders rated too low again for the first time since 2Q 2010. In contrast, large companies continue to have full order books and are even reporting a slight improvement in their business situation. The price war seems to have intensified again to some extent, since both large companies and SMEs again expect prices to decline. The positive trend is unbroken in the case of architecture and engineering firms. Their assessment of the business situation, whether they were large companies or SMEs, rose to a record level. Price pressure also plays a major role in this sector, however, with large companies more severely affected than SMEs by a marginal amount.
Regardless of their size, companies in the wholesale trade are faced with weaker demand and earnings in comparison with the previous quarter. Most companies nevertheless still consider the business situation good. This contrasts with companies in the retail sector, which rated their business situation as poor. This pessimistic view also affects the level of employment. Both SMEs and large companies assessed it as too high.
Will large companies overcome the crisis in tourism soon?
For the first time in two years, large companies engaged in tourism rate their business situation as good. Earnings and revenue have stabilized, while the level of employment is no longer regarded as too high. It nonetheless still looks gloomy for SMEs in the tourism industry, where the business situation has deteriorated further. Generally speaking, however, the tourism sector does seem to be recovering somewhat in terms of overnight stays. In the first half of the year, 1.2% more guests stayed overnight in Switzerland than a year ago, with foreign guests contributing more to this growth.
UBS SME barometer
Service sector
Media contact
Caesar Lack, UBS CIO Wealth Management Research, Tel. +41-44-234 44 13
Sibille Duss, UBS CIO Wealth Management Research, Tel. +41-44-235 69 54
UBS Outlook Switzerland: www.ubs.com/research
UBS publications and forecasts for Switzerland: www.ubs.com/economicresearch


text: « back to directory print Stacy Caplow Associate Dean of Experiential Education &Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-7944 | Email | CV Areas of Expertise Clinical Legal EducationCriminal LawImmigration Law Education B.A., Smith College J.D., LL.M., New York University School of Law Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy A leader in the field of clinical legal education, Professor Caplow is the law school's first dean overseeing all aspects of clinical and experiential education. She teaches criminal law and several immigration courses, and co-directs the Safe Harbor Project. She assisted Hong Kong University in developing a clinical program, and spent a semester as a Fulbright Scholar at University College Cork, Ireland. In 2014, she taught at the Center for Law and Business in Tel Aviv, Israel. She has been the president of the Clinical Legal Education Association and served on the board of editors of the Clinical Legal Review. She is a member of the Judge Robert A. Katzmann New York Immigrant Representation Study Group, has served as a Peer Reviewer for the U.S. Fulbright Commission, Law Discipline group, and is in the Board of the Refugee Reunification Project. As a member of a project to promote sustainable reforms in higher legal education, she spent time consulting at law schools in Armenia and Georgia. She is the co-author of Multidefendant Criminal Cases: Federal Law and Procedure, and writes about criminal law, immigration law, and clinical education topics. Her most recent article about expanding pardons to immigrants was published in the Boston University Public Interest Law Journal. Professor Caplow served as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division in the Eastern District of New York, and as Director of Training and Chief of the Criminal Court Bureau in the Kings County District Attorney's Office. She was also a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society. Experience clinical education at Brooklyn Law School with Professor Caplow. Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum


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There exists an inclination to defer to experts, although evidence abounds that experts often get wrong what common sense gets right. A recent example is the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce's decision to support on Tuesday's ballot a permanent half-cent increase in that city's sales tax, something lay people with common sense are likely to recognize as harmful to businesses and consumers.
On top of the temporary quarter-cent increase in the state's sales tax that voters approved in November, Los Angeles' total sales tax would soar to an extraordinarily high 9.5 percent, which most certainly would hurt local sales.
A $100 purchase would amount to $109.50 out of pocket; a $1,000 purchase would swell to $1,095. When consumers weigh total out-of-pocket costs, Los Angeles would fare even worse than it already does with its present, excessive 9 percent sales tax.
So why has the Chamber of Commerce backed the increase? Apparently, scary predictions of cuts to public safety were persuasive – plus, a promise that the City Council will create a commission to study fiscal sustainability.
The Chamber might be forgiven for not being expert at political affairs. But a quick refresher course in recent history would have revealed that, in 2009, the city's projected budget deficit was expected to grow to $1 billion by 2011-12. It didn't. Higher taxes weren't needed to avoid that forecasted catastrophe. City unions reportedly found wisdom in assuming more of their pension and retirement costs, and in deferring pay raises to avert the deficit.
The Chamber apparently didn't consider there are seven City Council seats up for election, and all leading candidates for mayor reportedly oppose the tax. New negotiating perspectives could avert a $216 million predicted shortfall and provide an opportunity to renegotiate generous public employee union contracts with new leverage to win concessions. More taxes in the till would undermine that leverage.
Moreover, the latest analysis says the city's deficit is likely to be halved because pension payments will be less than projected and revenue more than anticipated. The balance of red ink could be eliminated through operational economies and modest contributions by 70 percent of employees who now pay nothing for benefits.
Perhaps most irksome is the chamber's willingness to cave in on a tax increase that is not in their own best interest simply with a promise that a commission will study how to fix the budget. Writing at Fox&Hounds.com, Joel Fox, president of the Small Business Action Committee, wryly notes this common sense: "I've participated on six state commissions and one county commission. Total changes out of those commission recommendations? Zero."
The chamber's expert business minds should be as astute.


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This is the second of a two-part series on drugs. This month I'm writing about cannabis, GHB, ketamine or K, cocaine, alcohol, crack and their side effects. In Part I of this series in the August issue we focused on ecstasy, crystal-meth and their side effects. Just to reiterate what I said last month, although AIDS Survival Project does not encourage the use of illegal drugs; we would like to educate people about some of recreational drug use's side effects. When you take meds of any kind or mix any of the drugs listed, you increase your chances of something going wrong. It's not just the drugs that can make things go wrong, it's also the people you're with and their motives and yours.
What Is Cannabis, Weed, Dope or Pot?
Cannabis, or marijuana, comes from a plant. The dried buds of the female plant contain the highest concentration of psychoactive compounds. These buds are usually what is sold and consumed as marijuana. Cannabis usually costs about $10 to $20 a gram and is illegal. Cannabis is usually smoked, although it can be eaten. Joints are the most common method of smoking, but a wide range of pipes, bongs, hookahs, and other devices are also used. Cannabis can be prepared in butter or cooked directly into foods for ingestion. Often people will cook with the leaves of the plant rather than the buds.
In small quantities, users find cannabis both relaxing and stimulating. The senses are enhanced, as well as the appetite. Cannabis is used medicinally to treat the symptoms of cancer, glaucoma, HIV and AIDS. In larger quantities (or with stronger strains) the effects may feel similar to LSD or mushrooms. Users may experience nausea, hallucinations, anxiety, or paranoia.
Cannabis causes an increase in heart rate, reddening of eyes, and dryness in the mouth, slows down reaction time and impairs motor skills. Some people feel uncomfortable, nauseous, or paranoid after using cannabis. It is not known to create dependence and users do not experience withdrawal symptoms. Smoking cannabis can damage the lungs, throat, and mouth.
What Is GHB?
GHB (Gamma hydroxybutyrate) usually comes as an odorless liquid, slightly salty to the taste, and sold in small bottles. This is the "date-rape" drug you hear about so often. It has also been found in powder and capsule form. It is classified as a sedative-hypnotic, and was originally developed as a sleep-aid. A similar drug, "GBL," is often sold under different names and turns into GHB in the body, having the same effect. A teaspoon or capful by mouth is usually considered a normal dose. The effects are usually felt between ten minutes and one hour after ingestion. The primary effects last about two to three hours; residual effects can last up to a whole day. Many overdoses have occurred from people not waiting long enough before taking more. Overdoses can cause death!
A low dosage of GHB has an euphoric effect similar to alcohol; it can make you feel relaxed, happy and sociable. Higher doses can make the user feel dizzy and sleepy, and can sometimes cause vomiting, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Overdoses can also cause loss of consciousness (temporary coma) and will slow down breathing. This can be potentially life threatening.
Sometimes, and particularly if mixed with alcohol, GHB can slow breathing down to a dangerously low rate, which has caused a number of deaths. Mixing GHB with alcohol or other depressants is extremely dangerous and has caused many deaths due to respiratory failure. Don't drive on GHB, one dose can impair motor coordination by as much as six drinks of alcohol. Also, the effects come on fast and, unlike alcohol, cannot be controlled or paced. Regular or daily use of GHB can cause physical dependency with harsh withdrawals. Remember GHB is illegal and possession can result in long prison terms. If you are at a rave or nightclub and someone falls unconscious or has a seizure who is on GHB, call an ambulance immediately. While waiting for an ambulance, lay the person on their side (recovery position) so if they vomit they won't choke. Make sure their air passage is clear and their chin is not pressed up against their chest. Let the emergency personnel know what they are on. Stay with them if you can.
What Is K, Special K, or Ketamine?
Ketamine hydrochloride, "Special K" or "K," was originally created for use as a human anaesthetic, and is still used as a general anaesthetic for children, persons of poor health, and in veterinary medicine. K belongs to a class of drugs called "dissociative anaesthetics," which separate perception from sensation. Other drugs in this category include PCP, DXM and nitrous oxide (laughing gas). K usually comes as a liquid in small pharmaceutical bottles, and is most often cooked into a white powder for snorting. Most people snort small lines or "bumps" for a mild, dreamy effect. The effect comes on within about five to ten minutes. If liquid is injected into the muscle, less is needed to enter a "K-hole" (see Effects below). Effects can be felt within four minutes. (Ketamine is never injected into the vein.) If swallowed, the effects come on in ten to 20 minutes. Some people become nauseous after taking ketamine. Occasionally, ketamine has been sold in a capsule as "ecstasy," although it is nothing like MDMA (real ecstasy).
At lower doses it has a mild, dreamy effect similar to nitrous oxide. Users report feeling "floaty" and slightly "outside" their body. Numbness in the extremities is also common. Higher doses produce a hallucinogenic or "trippy" effect, and may cause the user to feel very far away from their body. This experience is often referred to as entering a "K-hole" and has been compared to a near death experience with sensations of rising above one's body. 100mg are usually enough to enter a K-hole. Many users find the experience spiritually significant, while others find it frightening. While in a K-hole it is very difficult to move. People usually remain seated or lying down during the experience.
While low doses of ketamine can increase heart rate, at higher doses it depresses consciousness and breathing and is extremely dangerous to combine with downers like alcohol, Valium or GHB and can cause death. Frequent use causes disruptions in consciousness leading to neuroses or mental disorders. Ketamine can cause a tremendous psychological dependence. The dissociation from one's consciousness experienced with ketamine can be highly seductive to some people, and there are many cases of ketamine addiction. Ketamine is illegal and possession can result in long prison terms.
What Is Cocaine, Crack or Coke?
Cocaine hydrochloride, also know as "coke" or "blow" and other names, is a white powder derived from the leaves of the coca plant, which grows mainly in South America. Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine (hence the name) and so did many other over-the-counter food and medicine products. Cocaine is usually sold in small baggies by the gram. The leaves of the coca plant can be chewed or made into a tea and drunk. Coca leaves are used this way legally in many countries as a mild stimulant similar to caffeine. Most often cocaine is snorted in small lines. The effects come on gradually and peak after about 15-30 minutes. Crack cocaine is made by chemically altering cocaine powder into crystals or "rocks" which can easily be smoked. When smoked as crack, the effects come on immediately, but wear off much more quickly. When injected, the effects are felt immediately and intensely.
Cocaine is a stimulant drug similar to speed, but much shorter-acting. It causes a sudden increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing and also leads to feelings of confidence, alertness and euphoria. Cocaine and crack are very short acting; this can lead to using too much or too often. Many users become compulsive in their use of cocaine, which can lead to physical or psychological addiction. The after-effects can include depression, agitation, anxiety and paranoia. The intensity of these effects depend on how much and how often cocaine is used, and are more intense when cocaine is smoked as crack. High or frequent doses have caused seizures, strokes or heart attacks in some people. Repeated snorting can damage the membranes of the nose. Cocaine is illegal; possession can result in prison sentences, even if no money is exchanged.
What Is Alcohol, Beer, Wine, "Booze," "Brewski," a "Tall One," or a "Night Cap"?
And last but not least, to the most widely used drug of them all -- alcohol. Its history is long and seductive. If you don't know someone who uses this, you live on another planet. Let me tell you a little bit about this one. Beverage alcohol is ethyl alcohol, or ethanol. It is a depressant drug. Alcohol concentration in drinks varies. Wine and beer have between five percent and 15 percent. What is commonly referred to as "hard" liquor has up to 40 percent -- sometimes more. It takes an hour and a half for your body to rid itself of a standard drink and it's the amount of alcohol, not the type of drink that affects you. Alcohol effects some people more strongly than others depending on body weight, metabolism, tolerance from prior use, the food you eat, as well as other factors.
Alcohol is highly addictive and tolerance develops quickly with severe withdrawal symptoms including nervousness, tremors, seizures and hallucinations. It lowers your inhibitions, increases the chance of impaired judgment as well as increased sociability. Some of the side effects of alcohol include dizziness, nausea, slurred speech, slow reflexes and sleepiness. Overdose causes loss of motor control, blackouts, passing out and in extreme cases, death. Long-term use damages the liver, brain and other organs, which can result in mental and physical problems. Drinking too much alcohol at once can cause death through acute alcohol toxicity. Women, who drink during pregnancy, can cause their babies to be born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Mixing alcohol with meds, or illegal drugs is dangerous. Combine that with driving and you can endanger everyone!
There are of course many other drugs that are out there. Following are a few drugs to be aware of. Oxycontin a powerful prescription drug designed to relieve debilitating pain. The old Gay stand-by poppers which can cause death when taken with Viagra. Nitrous oxide (laughing gas), paint and glue. Pressurized gases sniffed or inhaled can cause brain damage and suffocation when inhaled for extended periods of time. The regular use of nitrous can cause long-lasting numbness in the extremities and other neurological problems.
"Magic" mushrooms are mushrooms that contain psilocybin. Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug with effects similar to those of LSD. Eating the wrong mushrooms can cause death. LSD, acid, or lysergic acid diethylamide is a hallucinogenic or psychedelic drug and can trigger underlying mental problems.
As a reminder, for information on drugs and how they can effect you, in Atlanta you can visit the AIDS Survival Project Treatment Resource Center at 159 Ralph McGill Blvd Suite 500 where we offer free and confidential assistance to everyone. You may also contact the Atlanta Harm Reduction Center at 404-526-9222 or if you need counseling contact Positive Impact at 404-589-9040. You can also visit the following site: http://www.hafci.org/drugs/index.html.
If you would like to talk to someone anonymously, you can always call an AIDS Survival Project peer counselor at 404-874-7926. The peer counselors have many local, regional and national referrals available. Thanks to DanceSafe for providing the preceding drug information, you can visit them at www.dancesafe.org to get more information on these drugs and more.
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I arrived at school pick up yesterday.... to realise it was Wednesday.... and I was way too early.... as we still had big son tutoring Japanese, and little one singing his heart out in choir, until 4.30pm...
... so I hightailed it over to the 'Cottage Garden Nursery', one street away, and plonked myself down in above said pink chair for a cool drink.
Gillian Hirst has taken over the cafe which is now 'Gillian's Cafe'... yes that Gillian Hirst!
(who hasn't had the Sandcrab Lasagne from Il Centro, back in the day ... who?)
The cafe was closed for the day.... so after my drink, I wandered...
.... into Katherine's antique store, which is part of the complex.
This little place has a nursery, cafe, antique shops and now even a clothing shop.
It's such a lovely place to hang out.
I am seriously in love with these trunks. #thatisall
Katherine, from 'The Old Boathouse' is who I call the 'Scarlet Pimpernel Of The Antique Scene'....
... she exists, I know she does, because people say they have seen her ..... "oh, Katherine?.. yeah, she was in yesterday... briefly"...
.... really?....really?
These are all her goodies! Look at this beautiful stool!
She has everything!
Even glorious bar carts!
I think, if you like anything here, you can pop over to her blog and ask her to hold it for you.
She surprised me once... with a treasure I thought she had sold... but she was really keeping it for me, after I hyperventilated over it on her blog.
I'd really like to meet her one day.
Happy Thursday!


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Commonwealth Libraries, part of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, oversees the Public Library Code, coordination of library services, and public library funding. Commonwealth Libraries assigns legal service area to public libraries. Service areas designate the geographic area in which people live who are eligible for service at no charge from that library.
Commonwealth Libraries is a financial partner with local governments in providing library service to communities. As a first step to receiving State Aid dollars, a public library must show Commonwealth Libraries that its community is willing to make a commitment to stable financial support.
Until the Access Pennsylvania Statewide Library Card System began in the late 1980s, people could only use libraries located in their own communities. Through this program, the state subsidizes a portion of each library's costs for lending materials to non-residents with a home library card.
PA residents can only get a library card with an Access Pennsylvania sticker on it if they live in a community that has established or maintains a public library. A person's home library is that local library designated by the municipality within which the person resides, as defined in Section 102, Library Code (24 PS § 4102). A valid card from the home library gains an individual access to the direct borrowing program at any other participating library.
Participating libraries may sell non-residents cards to persons without a home library. A library selling such a non-resident card shall not sponsor that person for the statewide direct borrowing program, so library cards with Access Pennsylvania stickers cannot be issued to people that do not live in the library's service area.
Pennsylvania residents who do not have a home library are eligible for a free POWER Library eCard. The eCard may only be used to access e-resources from the POWER Library.
It can not be used to access additional collections purchased by the local library or for circulation activities. For example, it will not be possible to check out materials or to place materials on hold within Cumberland County Library System using an eCard. You also can't use our eBook collection, or locally-purchased databases, such as Morningstar and HeritageQuest.
To obtain a POWER Library eCard, please submit the eCard registration form.
Explanation of Fee Library Cards vs. No Charge for Residents of Perry County
In 1999, Commonwealth Libraries created a requirement that state-aided libraries and library systems must receive at least $5 in local financial support for each person in its service area to be eligible for state aid and participation in the Access Pennsylvania Statewide Library Card program.
The Perry County Library System could not meet the $5 per capita minimum expenditure requirement for the entire county population and the system was forced to disband for state-aid purposes. Today, each of the four public libraries operate as independent libraries with individual service areas. These service area changes have resulted in areas of Perry County that do not receive library service at no charge (known as unserved areas.) Thus people who live in these thirteen Perry County municipalities must pay for library services from Cumberland County:
- Carroll Township
- Duncannon Borough
- Landisburg Borough
- Liverpool Borough
- Liverpool Township
- New Buffalo Borough
- Penn Township
- Saville Township
- Spring Township
- Tuscorora Township
- Tyrone Township
- Watts Township
- Wheatfield Township
Residents of all other Perry County townships and borough may receive Access Pennsylvania service from Cumberland County at no charge. To obtain a library card at no charge, Perry County residents must present a valid Perry County library card with an Access Pennsylvania sticker on it along with proof of identity and address.


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Itching to get an aloe growing?
People the world over love the aloe vera plant. There are more than 250 species of aloe. Surprisingly, the aloes are members of the lily family. Most of this healthy looking group are native to Africa. They are found in African deserts and the islands of Aruba and Barbados.
According to the Gardenhelper website, they range in size from a little 1 inch miniature to massive plant colonies with hundreds of plants more than 2 feet in diameter. The most commonly known of the aloe plants is the aloe barbadensis or aloe vera.
All the aloes are succulent with their super thick and fleshy leaves. They are also semi-tropical and need to be protected when we have a freeze of any duration. Most gardeners in our area keep their useful aloe vera in containers that can be easily moved into the house or garage if we get a really cold snap. Because the aloe is 95 percent water, it is very frost-sensitive.
Sure, many gardeners use aloe vera year round as houseplants. Just be careful to place them in a very well lit area of your home. But like most of us, the aloe benefits from spending time outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine.
Some aloes will bloom when they reach maturity. Their coral flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds.
Since ancient time, aloe has been used to treat burns because of its analgesic properties. Your grandma may have used the sap from a cut aloe vera leaf to treat your scrapes, sunburns and insect bites. The sap is a thick, mucilaginous gel. You can find aloe used commonly in cosmetics, too, because it said to naturally balance the pH of the skin.
Aloe vera plants are relatively easy to care for in our area. They only asks for a well-drained sandy potting soil and moderate to full light. Be sure to arrange for excellent drainage if you plant your aloe in a pot or directly into the soil. Potting soils with extra perlite or coarse sand are the preferred medium.
No need to "baby" the aloe with too-frequent watering. Only add water when the soil is completely dried out. During the winter, the aloe may become dormant and not need much moisture at all. Got an itch? Got a sting? Get an aloe.


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The Child Development Grant Program is a newly established state program designed for students attending California public or private two-year or four-year postsecondary educational institutions who intend to teach or supervise in the field of child care and development in a licensed children's center. Selected recipients attending a two-year postsecondary institution will receive up to $1,000 each academic year. The California Student Aid Commission administers the Child Development Grant Program which provides a grant with a maximum of one-year renewal for up to 100 selected applicants:
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen.
- Be a legal resident of the State of California.
- Intend to be enrolled in a Commission on Teacher Credentialing Approved course of study leading to a Child Development Permit.
- Maintain no less than half-time enrollment and satisfactory academic progress as defined by the postsecondary educational institution.
- Commit to maintaining full-time employment as defined by the employing agency in a licensed child care center in California for a period of one year for each year in which grant assistance was received and annually provide the Student Aid Commission with evidence of compliance with this requirement.
- Be nominated by Saddleback College.
- Meet federal Selective Service filing requirements.
- Obtain and submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the federal processor


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Ben Timpson's Inside Nothing
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Ben's Biography:
When classically trained painter Ben Timpson turned his artist's eye from large canvases to tiny bits of the natural world, his work entered a mysterious realm of fanciful, dark beauty. Flowers, insects, blood and bone – the eccentric materials Timpson collects find their way into miniature compositions he assembles into slides in painstaking marathons at his light table. These haunting and whimsical photographs, published for the first time in "End of the Roll: Goodnight 35mm," capture a style that trades traditional notions of painting and collage for an evocative visual alchemy. The result is a gallery of alarmingly original images, and the publishing debut of a remarkable young artist.
And here's what Mitchell has to say about Ben Timpson:
"I discovered Ben Timpson's art when I was at BookSurge. I was walking through the production facility one day looking at some of the books we were printing and his book "End of the Roll" literally stopped me in my tracks. He later came and signed books at the BookSurge booth at an American Library Association conference in Chicago. We had dinner and developed a friendship. He is one of the truest and most unique artists I have ever encountered and OPP is proud to be bringing his work to a larger audience." -Mitchell Davis
Ben has recently released his second book titled "Inside Nothing: Is Everything" that at 174 pages shows his more recent works and will include a DVD.
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tnkgrl (Myriam Joire) was born wearing combat boots and holding a keyboard; moments later she picked up a soldering iron…
She's been stomping, typing and hacking ever since! She's a code-monkey by day, a pirate-freak by night.
One day she decided to share her experiences and thoughts on mobile technology, and so her blog, tnkgrl Mobile, was born.
Fast forward a few years, and she's a columnist and podcast co-host at Engadget.
She's been called a "writer", a "personality" and a "pundit".
But mostly, she's a butchy dyke with a fondness for other queers, punks, nerds, and misbegotten social deviants :)
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- Manuel Pardo, 56, was convicted of nine murders in the 1980s
- He was pronounced dead at 7:47 p.m. ET
- His last meal included red beans and rice, roasted pork chops, eggnog and pumpkin pie
A former police officer convicted of multiple murders in the 1980s was executed Tuesday night in Florida.
Manuel Pardo, 56, was pronounced dead at 7:47 p.m. EST at the Florida State Prison in Starke, according to Ann Howard, spokeswoman with the Florida Department of Corrections.
His last meal consisted of red beans and rice, roasted pork chops, plantains, avocado and tomato slices with olive oil, eggnog and pumpkin pie, she said.
Pardo was sentenced to death after being convicted in 1988 of nine counts of first-degree murder.
His attorneys had argued that Florida's recent change in the drug combination it uses for lethal injections would violate their client's civil rights. A judge denied the complaint.
In another legal filing, the Supreme Court of Florida denied Pardo's argument that he should have never been tried because he was incompetent to stand trial. David Waksman, who prosecuted the case, dismissed the claim, saying, "He was just a cold-blooded killer who used to be a cop."
Pardo's life started on the other side of the law, according to court documents filed by his attorneys. At age 17, he enlisted in the Navy and served honorably from 1974 to 1978. In 1981, Pardo re-enlisted in the Marines and remained a reservist while he worked for the Florida Highway Patrol and the Sweetwater Police Department.
In 1985, Pardo was fired from the police department and left the reserves when, according to court documents, "he falsely testified in court about police corruption in the Bahamas." His attorney said the stress of losing his job, compounded with a serious undiagnosed disease, turned him into "someone he was not," a killer.
During his trial, Pardo took the stand and admitted to the murders. "He came up with this vigilante story," recalls Waksman. "He said, 'I'm ridding the community of this vermin and technically it is not murder because they're not human beings.'"


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What is Universal Everything?
Edited by Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook; designed by Spin
Publisher: Unit Editions
Published: June 2019
Matt Pyke, founder and creative director of Universal Everything, calls his studio a "digital art and design collective." Now, after 15 years of revolutionary work in the digital realm, the studio has its first book. For anyone interested in the future of digital design, the book features a unique cover for each copy of the book (limited to 2,000)—every buyer owns a one-off.
The Future of Design: Global Product Innovation for a Complex World by Lorraine Justice
The Future of Design: Global Product Innovation for a Complex World
by Lorraine Justice
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
Published: June 4, 2019
Internationally recognized product design expert, TED speaker, and consultant to companies like Microsoft and Levi's, shares the ten global factors that directly impact product design success and failure.
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul Goldberger
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
By Paul Goldberger
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: May 2019
An illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic.
Charleston Fancy by Witold Rybczynski
Charleston Fancy: Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City
By Witold Rybczynski
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 2019
Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America's first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cultural critic Witold Rybczynski unfolds a series of stories about a group of youthful architects, builders, and developers based in Charleston: a self-taught home builder, an Air Force pilot, a fledgling architect, and a bluegrass mandolin player.
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Some time in February, the literary (and intellectual) Generation of the Nineties started coming up in intellectual conversations about the Arab Spring. Some people theorised that, by stressing individual freedom and breaking with their overtly politicised forerunners, apolitical agents of subversion under Mubarak had involuntarily paved the way for precisely the kind of uprising said forerunners had spent whole lives prophesying and pushing for, to no avail.
Politicised intellectuals of past generations had always believed in grand narratives. That is why their collective message (anti-imperialist or socialist), evidently no less divorced from the People than that of the younger rebels and aesthetes who didn't give two damns about the liberation of Jerusalem or the dictatorship of the proletariat, remained repressive and didactic; while allowing themselves to be co-opted and neutralised, they struggled or pretended to struggle in vain.


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So tomorrow onwards I know how my evenings would be spent – sitting in front of the TV and trying to catch every ball of the India's tour to England. After the WC, Cricket had taken a backseat with the advertisements taking up the prime time during IPL. I'm hoping (foolishly, I know) that there are less ads for the India-England series.
When I compare the teams, I feel England is a tad better than the Indian team. Without Sehwag, Indian opening combination fades in front of England's combination. Middle order (# 3, 4, 5) is India's strong point whereas the # 6 and 7 – it is a tossup. On his day Dhoni is better than anybody else, but he has been performing sporadically in the test matches. And when we compare the bowlers it is absolutely clear which team is superior. Swann, Anderson, and Tremlett – all are very very dangerous. And when you look at India's bowling lineup it starts and ends with Zaheer. Bhajji is not the same aggressive bowler that he used to be, Sreesanth is plain mad, and the maximum hope I have is from Ishant. He showed signs of regaining the form he showed in Australia. Remember the Ponting-Ishant tussle?
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MONTEREY, Calif. -- Observe The Lean. Respect The Lean. Hell, exalt The Lean. If you don't rank The Lean among the most incredible aptitudes in sports, then your ranking must be ignorant. The Lean cannot be real. The Lean must be some ridiculous illusion.
Naturally, the people doing The Lean think The Lean routine. They perform it daily, weekly, monthly, on this continent and that. They did hundreds more last weekend, through the woolly "Corkscrew" portion of the Laguna Seca track at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix of MotoGP. "It all becomes second nature," professional rider Colin Edwards said. So, The Lean is normal.
The Lean most certainly is not normal.
To let the naked eye see it for the first time is to come across yet another marvel on the grand landscape of sports. You knew it was real, you know it is real, but still there's an element of, No. Really. No. Please. No.
Here came one just now, at Friday practice. He prepared to turn, to lean, to become unwittingly my first-ever, in-person, lean-viewing experience. Down toward tarmac went his one of the only two knees he possesses, and wide went two fresh eyes in witness. Of course, his knee all but hugged the track and may even have kissed it, scraping with the polyurethane protection at a speed I-don't-want-to-know. Then he went on.
"I saw a bumper sticker coming back from Daytona in the mid-1960s," said Earl Hayden, whose family has made a lifetime of motorcycle racing, and whose 31-year-old son Nicky won the MotoGP world title in 2006. "It said, 'Why Be Normal?' These people aren't really normal."
Here's a Kentuckian former racer himself -- a man who trained his five children as tykes by putting them on a hobby horse and strategically removing springs to teach balance, who has lived and breathed right up next to the sport for a solid decade -- yet even he said of The Leans, "They're going through 'em at 170 with their damn knees down and their elbows scraping the ground! It still just blows me away to see 'em dragging their knees and elbows at 170, 190."
Follow them on a big screen via an on-bike camera, along their twisting, undulating routes, and you might start to get nauseated. You might crave a Dramamine or a hard stare into motionless furniture. You might start to think they have unbelievably hardy inner-ear fluid. During the 32-lap race on Sunday, the fine little TV graphic that resembles a meter showed 4th-place finisher Alvaro Bautista tearing through Laguna Seca leaning 60 degrees to the left, then 35 to the right, 62 to the left, 59 to the right, 62 to the left, 63 to the right, 55 to the left.
"In the 1970's, they started to touch the knee," team owner Lucio Cecchinello said while giving a garage tour. "Five years ago, the riders started to touch here [elbow]. And now, we have some riders with exceptional talent that have started to touch here [shoulder]."
It's such human evolution. Where back in prehistoric times -- you know, the 1970's -- a rider protected his knee by cutting a plastic visor and putting it on a stick, Cecchinello said. Now, they ride along with elbows beneath magnesium sliders, particularly useful in such robust cases as Marc Marquez, the 20-year-old Spanish phenom.
"Marc Marquez is wearing through his magnesium sliders quite regularly," said Jeremy Appleton of Alpinestars, the gear manufacturer.
So then, what does one feel when mid-lean or, rather, mid-Lean? Apparently one does not feel much. "Sure, you notice it," the 37-year-old Texan veteran Edwards said, "but when you're at full lean at 60 degrees, it's waiting to come around on you" -- and the "it" would be the 350-pound bike.
"So you're always working," Edwards said. "It's hard to see with the naked eye, but you're working like hell then." In fact, they're all the time going around "calculating angles," he said. "Your brain's constantly working, and you don't remember any of it."
"I can probably pick four or five moments that meant something to me," he said of the race. "The rest, just, it's a big blah."
Now, you might think practitioners of The Lean would be hellishly rugged sorts, and right you would be. What you might not realize, until they come around the interview dais for a first sighting in plain view, is that they're slightly built. They're short and just shy of wispy. They're tough, strong, fearless, sturdy, sinewy jockeys who can lift more than you think, and who regard their skeletons differently than we do.
If most of us get a break anywhere in the skeleton, most of us consider it considerable. They get a break in the skeleton and, as Nicky Hayden put it, "If a doctor says you'll be ready in six weeks, we automatically think we'll be ready in three." And as his father said it, "If he ain't got a bone sticking through his skin, he's going to say, 'I'm doing great.'"
The younger Hayden lacks a bone sticking through his skin, but he does shake hands with the left these days, because, as he explained, "I've actually got a wrist that for the last four months has been bothering me. I've got a screw in there that needs to come out."
After a practice spill in Germany, the British rider Cal Crutchlow said he "felt sick." He became unable to eat. He became unable to see his left elbow because of the bruises. It seemed his body had to recalibrate itself. "I think it was just a case of, I hit my body quite hard, not just my arms but my whole body. As soon as I hit the track, I was a little bit like a rag doll."
Two of the top three riders of the nine-race-old season, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, rode on Sunday with broken collarbones, which account for 46 percent of MotoGP injuries, according to Appleton. At certain moments of conversation, it seemed unfashionable not to bring along a broken collarbone.
Entering Laguna Seca's peerless "Corkscrew," with its harrowing, twisting drop, the 23-year-old German rider Stefan Bradl said, "Your body is almost starting to fly, and you feel everything is getting light for just a very short moment, and then you have the compression when you come back."
The whole thing makes a mighty pull on the body core. In the excellent and charmingly broken English that tends to pour from the European riders, Bradl said of the races, "Your body for about 45 minutes is always made stress." Come Monday morning, he said, "You are still difficult to move."
In turn, you might surmise that people who epitomize fearlessness -- who perform The Lean as a regular aspect of being, who go to levels of velocity and daring most of us miss in life -- might end up with a gleam in their eyes. Right you would be yet again. Gaze across all of sport, and it would be hard to find better ambassadors or, for that matter, better press conferences.
Start off with Valentino Rossi, who is the coolest man in the world. Don't argue with me. With his curly locks, his long and determined and unkempt sideburns, his left-lobe earring, his blue eyes and his great-big smile, he's a legend with 100-percent comfort in his legendary skin.
He's Italian, he's got seven premier-class titles at age 33, he's uncommonly easy with fans, he's living the life, he's had his days on those Forbes highest-paid-athletes lists -- and boy, does he know how to wink. If there's an athlete with greater capacity to crack up press conferences, well, bring him-or-her on.
As the championship leader Marquez prepared to tackle Laguna Seca for the first time, Rossi said earnestly, to raucous laughter, "My advice to Marc is to go very slow in the first year, try to understand corner by corner, and then push next year."
When somebody asked about Rossi sharing a surname with the track doctor, Rossi cracked, "Then for me he is clearly unfit."
When a microphone out in the audience proved spotty, Rossi leaned into his microphone and volunteered, "Change battery."
And as somebody who had criticized Rossi for a daring overtaking of Casey Stoner here in 2008 -- off the track and through the sand at the "Corkscrew" -- prepared to ask about Marquez putting the same move on Rossi on Sunday, Rossi protested with eyes gleaming and his charm beaming, not a trace of indignation. "You guys broke my balls" over 2008, he said, and so, "What you say today? He has to be disqualified. Has to be disqualified."
Everyone and Marquez laughed -- Rossi had hugged the lad post-race out of respect -- and Rossi said, "On the other side now, I have a credit with him, so if I do one to him he cannot say nothing."
Said Marquez, "I already say to him I will pay the copyright," a not-bad quip for a 20-year-old just getting started.
MotoGP would be out-of-its-mind lucky as well to have Marquez -- the future, the top rider of the moment and one of the better smilers you'll find. He has one of those angelic faces that seems like it's almost smiling, even when he's not yet smiling. He seems to have more teeth than the rest of us. He also has fans, gathered steadily across his climb through the lower ranks of the sport. Some ask him to marry. Some ask, absurdly, if they can go riding with him. Some ask, even more absurdly, if they can ride his Honda, which like all MotoGP bikes is unavailable for public purchase, and which, counting development and construction, et al., has a cost with two commas in it.
Ask him about a photo of himself as a tyke on a motorcycle, and he says he cannot remember riding at that meager age. Yet his parents have told him that back then, near Barcelona, they would always say he could spend a weekend at home rather than riding, and he would always decline that option.
"Even now," he said in an interview, "if I am home I will be every day in motorcycle . . . But for me, when I'm on some bike, I need to be fast. I need to push. I'll say, 'Today I need to be quiet and I will not push.' Then it's, like, boring. I don't like."
Viewed as the biggest bale of talent since Rossi, he's surprised to lead the championship, to win Laguna Seca on his first try, to become the youngest rider to win back-to-back races, all of it. "When I saw the video of 2008," he said of Rossi's pass of Stoner, "I say, 'This is impossible,' but when I was there …"
Everything seems possible.
Rossi explained how he squandered a title with the blunders of excessive youth at Marquez's age, then added, "It's like Marc is me, but with upgrading." Then again, the coolest guy in the world could say that, in a sport where people seem to talk as well as they lean.
Bradl's father Helmut preceded him as a famous rider, but when asked if he'd lived up to his father with his first podium finish (2nd) at Laguna Seca, Stefan Bradl said, "No, because he was always so slow in Laguna Seca." The room exploded, and Bradl continued, "When he was close to his house, he was almost unbeatable, but it looks like I can be faster when I'm far away from the house."
The notion that doctors' injury reports sometimes might violate riders' privacy daunted no one, with Edwards saying, "I don't care. Doesn't really matter. As long as they're not giving out inches, or girth, or anything like that."
And you might guess that when people perform The Lean like most people perform teeth-brushing, protecting them would push technology, and on that, right yet again. Their suits alone require tours.
It's not just the aerodynamic hump on the top of the back, enabling "smooth air flow over the rider's back," as Appleton explained. It's not just the high-grade leather, the ventilation, the seven sensors at key human joints or the air bags -- yeah, air bags -- that aim for special care of the collarbone.
It's also that so many parts of the suit answer to a central processor. "The system is basically watching what's going on in a mathematical sense," Appleton said. "We are developing the algorithms all the time. If the system believes the rider is starting into some sort of unusual state … it starts to go through a check procedure. It's looking for a trend. Is this situation getting worse or getting better?"
The system can inflate in 45 milliseconds, he said, and combined with the sliders and the polyurethane and magnesium and the whole stew of it, the goal would come in those protracted slides crashed riders take, when forces don't relegate them to rag-doll mode. "We want the rider to slide as far as possible," Appleton said, "and if possible to come gently to a dignified halt, as opposed to being pitched and tumbling."
It's all no wonder, then, that riders become attached to particular suits. A dynamic photo of Bradl shows him in a mighty lean. His shoulder smooches the tarmac. We're told he continued riding from there. We're told he kept on with the race. We're told that that on one day or another, he might even do such a gymnastically frightening turn without even recollecting.
That's further evidence that the world churns with so many remarkable sports, and that here churns another. That's The Lean for you. You might figure there's a more impressive human spectacle somewhere in sport. There, finally, you would be wrong.


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