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Adventures With Grammy (and More)!/
Hola! It's been a few weeks since I've managed to find the time to blog. It's been crazy busy and this task always seems so overwhelming to me. It forces me to go through all my photos since my last post, edit and resize them. At least a few hours. Sometimes, it's the last thing I want to do. But, I know I'm going to be glad I kept this thing going after our delegation ends. So here it goes let's reflect back on three week's worth of Rogers family fun! Hope the kids plan on napping for at least two hours...
Maddie got sick for the first time since living here. Like, sick enough to go to the doctor. Poor girl threw up twice in one night, once in her bed, and then once in ours. It turns out her Asthma is back, and she was coughing so much in her sleep (from the smokey air here) that it was causing her to vomit. She now takes two inhaler meds a day again (just like when she was little). The first week or so was a challenge because she hated wearing the spacer, but now she is a champ and when she coughs she asks for her medicine.
The idea of finding a doctor here scared me a bit at first. It is really a struggle because mi Espanol es no bueno. I've been taking lessons and I can get by (and sometimes surprise myself with how much I do actually understand) but a phone conversation to attempt to make an appointment is just super intimidating. One of my lovely friends here, Melissa, told me about her kids' amazing english-speaking pediatrician, and suggested I text her to make an appointment. WHAT? Doctors let you text them here? Ummm. It's uhhh-mazing. Within about an hour of my first text around 7:30 a.m. I was all set with a same-day appointment to go see her. And we LOVED her. She was so nice, and took great care of my little girl without pushing the automatic antibiotic script. And, she was spot on with her diagnosis and meds because Maddie is as good as new with the inhalers.
Our new pediatrician's office doesn't have a bad view, either. While we were at the doctor, Maddie was waiting patiently for her grammy to come visit. We were really excited because Grammy was on a flight from Florida to come see us that same day. Her timing couldn't have been more perfect!
Grammy visited during Semana Santa, or Holy Week. I was raised Catholic so was familiar with Holy Week but they do it a lot different in Costa Rica than they do in the U.S. Holy Week in Costa Rica is like Christmas and Christmas Eve. The city pretty much shuts down. From what we understood, most businesses are closed. I even think bus service stopped for a few days (and public transportation is huge here!). School was closed for the entire week, so I would have had both girls by myself for the entire week. Now, I know that doesn't sound too terrible, since my girls are obviously little angels, but it was definitely nice to have my mom here to help — we all missed her and were ready for some new Costa Rica adventures!
Our first stop - Los Suenos. It's a super nice resort/community near Jaco Beach. We were so lucky that a friend of my parent's had a place there and let us stay. Since it was Semana Santa, EVERYTHING was either sold out or super expensive. We stayed at a beautiful house on the top of the mountain with a private beach and pool for the residents. It was so lovely and relaxing. The girls had a BLAST swimming in the pool. They aren't huge fans of the beach right now though. The crashing waves scare Kenzie a bit. But we didn't complain because the pool was just as beautiful. Look how much fun these kids had!
Next, we went to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. This was an AMMMMAZING little place about an hour from us. The kids had so much fun checking out the butterflies, monkeys, frogs, birds and bulls. Then, we started our hike up to the waterfalls. It was just breathtaking. I've never seen anything like this. This was 100% my favorite adventure so far. I can't wait to go back!
We were pretty low key for the remainder of the week. Mostly because everything was closed for Semana Santa. We hung around the house and pool. Did some baking for the Easter Bunny, and just really enjoyed Grammy's company. We were so sad when Thursday rolled around so quick and Grammy was leaving the next day, so a photoshoot with the girls and their Gram was a must. And I LOVE how it turned out. These girls are so lucky to have their Grammy. (And their Grandma, who comes in a few weeks too!)
Maddie has been getting to the stage where I think naps are about to go. This is REALLY hard on me, especially on the weekends. I had to do a little bribing to get her to nap — I told her the Easter Bunny would deliver some eggs early if she rested, and it worked like a charm! Speaking of the Easter Bunny, we dyed some eggs and I will never dye a white egg again. My eggs this year were stunning.
Easter Sunday we woke up and streamed Church service from the living room, then got ready to go to a fun Easter brunch and a local Hipico Club. When I signed up, I thought it was a club like a golf course club, or a beach club, or something fancy. Apparently, it was a horse racing club. I was a little shocked when we pulled in but we ended up having a lot of fun. There was a petting zoo, easter egg hunt, yummy food and great company.
And no Easter would be complete without pictures of my kids in their bunny gear. Say Carrot!
Ahh, Semana Santa was over. Maddie went back to school and she was excited because she really loves school! Kenz and I took it easy around the house in the mornings. Did some puzzles in the playroom, played in the shower (this kid has got to stop gagging herself!) and played in her big sister's bed. Maddie also managed to make it into one of my daily photos one afternoon. Gosh, I love these crazy little girls.
Ohhh, and Kenzie started swimming lessons with her best friend Saloman. She LOVES them. Hahahah (or, should I say jajajaja like a true Costa Rican :).
At least it is safe to say they were happy when the lesson was over. Ha. And so this this blog post. Chow!


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Spurs v Everton Match History
Everton host Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park on Sunday 24th May 2015 (KO 15:00) in the 38th and final round of Premier League matches of the 2014-15 season.
Everton come into the match in 10th place in the League on 47 points, while Spurs are in 6th place on 61 points.
This will be the 175th time the two clubs have met.
The first meeting came in April 1897 in an end of season friendly match at Tottenham Marshes which Spurs won 2-1. Everton were founder-members of the Football League and had just finished 7th in the First Division while Spurs were in the Southern League and had finished 4th.
A further friendly was played at Goodison Park on New Year's Day 1902 which Everton won 3-1.
The clubs' first competitive match came in the old First Round (today's Third Round) of the FA Cup in February 1904 at Goodison Park which Spurs won 2-1 with a Vivian Woodward goal and an own goal from Everton's Balmer.
Both clubs embarked on a central European tour in the summer of 1905 an met twice with Everton winning both matches 2-0 in Vienna and 1-0 in Prague.
A second FA Cup meeting came in January 1908 with Spurs losing 1-0 at Everton.
At the end of that season, both Spurs and Everton set sail for a tour of South America and played two exhibition matches in Palermo, Argentina with the first game drawn 0-0 and Everton winning the second 4-0. On the voyage home, Spurs 'borrowed' the ship captain's parrot who lived happilly for a decade at the Tottenham offices in the High Road until it dropped dead the day news came through that Arsenal had stolen Spurs' First Division place in 1919.
The first Football League meetings came in the First Division in the 1909-10 season with Everton winning 4-2 at Goodison and Spurs winning 3-0 at the Lane.
The clubs then met regularly in the First Division up to season 1927-28 with eight wins for Spurs, ten wins for Everton and eight matches drawn.
The only League meetings between the two clubs outside the Top Flight of English Football came in season 1930-31 in the Second Division with Everton winning 4-2 at Goodison Park and Spurs winning 1-0 at White Hart Lane.
The clubs met for two more seasons in Division One before the outbreak of World War Two with a win apiece and two games drawn.
Spurs won a 3rd Round FA Cup tie 3-0 at home in 1934 and a 5th round tie at home in 1937 4-3 after a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
The first meeting after WW2 came in the FA Cup 5th Round at Goodison Park in February 1950 with Everton winning 1-0.
Spurs regained their First Division status in 1950-51 and did the 'double' over Everton on their way to the first Football League Championship won by Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-1 away win and a 3-0 home win. Everton lost their First Division place that same season along with Sheffield Wednesday, while Chelsea escaped the drop on goal average.
Everton were back in the First Division for the 1954-55 season and the clubs have met in the Top Flight for every subsequent season to date, except for 1977-78 when Spurs dropped down to the Second Division for one season.
Bill Nicholson's first game as Tottenham's manager came at White Hart Lane in October 1958 and Spurs were 6-1 up at half-time and went on to beat Everton 10-4.
A League game at White Hart Lane in December 1969 was abandoned due to floodlight failure after 29 minutes. The two clubs met in February and March of 1986 in a competition called the Screen Sport Super Cup, which was introduced to give teams who would have qualified for the European competitions some compensation, as English clubs were banned from Europe. The first match at White Hart Lane ended goalless while Everton won the return leg 3-1.
The only Football League Cup meeting between the clubs came in the Fourth Round in October 2009 with Spurs winning 2-0 at the Lane with goals from Tom Huddlestone and Robbie Keane.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Everton were founder-members of the Premier League and are two of the seven clubs who have been ever-present for the entire 23 seasons of the competition, along with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. Spurs have taken more points off Everton in the Premier League than from any other opponent. The 76 points won by Spurs against Everton in the 44 matches played to date gives an average of 1.73 points won per game.
The 2010-11 meetings in the Premier League only yielded one point for Spurs, which came in a 1-1 draw at the Lane in October 2010. The reverse fixture in January 2011 was won 1-2 by Everton. The Toffees' goals were scored by Leighton Baines at Spurs and Louis Saha & Seamus Coleman at Goodison Park. Rafael van der Vaart scored both Spurs' goals that season.
Spurs' home game last season was re-arranged from the opening day to January 2012 due to rioting in the Tottenham area. Spurs won the match 2-0 with goals from Aaron Lennon and a belter from Benoit Assou-Ekotto. During the January transfer window, Spurs signed Everton's French striker Louis Saha while Steven Pienaar moved in the opposite direction on loan until the end of the season. The match at Goodison Park in March 2012 was won 1-0 by Everton when Nikica Jelavic scored his first goal for the club in the 22nd minute.
During the Summer of 2012, Everton re-signed Steven Pienaar from Spurs on a permanent basis. Everton won the fixture at Goodison Park in December 2012 with two very late goals in injury time from Steven Pienaar and Nikica Jelavic after Clint Dempsey had put Tottenham ahead after 76 minutes. The return game at White Hart Lane in April 2013 finished in a 2-2 draw. Emmanuel Adebayor put Spurs ahead in the first minute but Phil Jagielka leveled things after 15 minutes. Everton took the lead with a Kevin Mirallas goal after 53 minutes and Gylfi Sigurdsson scored for Spurs with three minutes remaining.
Everton & Spurs drew the Premier League match in November 2013 at Goodison Park 0-0. The game at the Lane in February 2014 was settled by an Emmanuel Adebayor goal in the 65th minute.
Kevin Mirallas opened the scoring for Everton after 15 minutes at the Lane in November 2014 but Christian Eriksen levelled six minutes later and Roberto Soldado scored the winner just before the half-time whistle. Spurs winger Aaron Lennon moved to Everton on loan in January 2015 for the remaider of the season.
Overall, Spurs have won 63 of the 174 matches played so far with Everton winning 59 and 52 matches drawn.
They Played for Spurs & Everton....
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Espen Baardsen
John Barlow
Nick Barmby
John Brearley
Frank Brettell (Everton player, Spurs manager)
Charlie Brown
Bob Cain
John Cameron
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Anthony Gardner
Paul Gascoigne
David Ginola
Richard Gough
Charlie O'Hagan
Ted Hughes
Pat Jennings
Steve Kelly
John Kirwan
Aaron Lennon
Gary Lineker
Bobby Mimms
Charlie Morgan
Steven Pienaar
Robert Pilch
Louis Saha
Vinny Samways
Pat Van den Hauwe
John Watson
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Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v Everton Matches 1897-2015

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Volunteer Opportunities!
Volunteer with Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park:
- Assist with Walk'n Wag dog walk on March 19 as a trail guide.
- Become a docent, helping teach environmental education to students. Training begins in March.
- Event planners wanted! Join the Celebrations Committee to help plan Parkadilly kids fair and a news summer campout event.
- Help restore habitat to its natural state. Next event is Feb. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Our new Gardening Corps is just getting started. Help plant and weed flower beds to help with park beautification.
Contact email@example.com to learn more about volunteering with FLSSP projects.
Did you know that when you volunteer directly with the park, you can get a free Discover Pass? It takes 25 hours of volunteer help. To learn more, contact Peter Walters, senior programming specialist, at email@example.com


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Seoul, South Korea - March 5, 1999 - Samsung Electronics has publicly announced its intentions to be an "open company" that can be judged by domestic and foreign shareholders, investors and clients to be up to world standards not only in technology but also in operational transparency.
In advance of the annual shareholders' meeting, a special session of the Board of Directors (BOD) convened on March 5. The Board affirmed their intention to make operations at Samsung Electronics, the nation's leading manufacturer, transparent to investors and shareholders at home and abroad. They recognized that people are demanding open-style management now more than ever. In response, the Board members drafted a proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation in favor of minority shareholders. Among other things, the amendments allow (1) the formation of a committee that allows shareholder representatives to directly recommend some of the external board members, and (2) mid-term dividends to be paid. The proposal will be presented at the 30th annual shareholders' meeting for a vote of approval.
The proposed revisions to the Articles of Incorporation will greatly accommodate minority shareholders as well as major domestic and foreign shareholders. Shareholders insist "Only when Samsung Electronics enacts transparent management will it be judged to be a world-class corporation." The company side, too, is resolved to reflect this sentiment as much as possible in its policy to put shareholders first.
The main Articles of Incorporation clauses targeted for revision with respect to improving minority shareholders' interests are:
(1) shareholders, in principle, will have the first priority in allocating new issues of convertible bonds and bonds with warranty (BW) for stock rights,
(2) the ceiling on the number of external Board members will be abolished,
(3) the BOD will be held responsible for the actions of the Management Committee,
(4) shareholders' rights will be clarified to better protect minority shareholders and top management will defer to shareholders' rights, and
(5) mid-term dividends will be paid to shareholders.
Also, there is the longstanding issue of the tolerance of intra-group transactions within the corporate structure among Korean companies. Unfair insider trading will be clearly prohibited in the Articles of Incorporation. BOD approval will be required for major product transactions (above 5% of the total sales) among affiliates that are not vertically-integrated with Samsung Electronics' business activities. The Fair Trade Committee will, in accordance with relevant laws, stem the flow of unfair insider information among designated corporate groups, companies, and specially connected companies and individuals.
Vice President of the Corporate Communications Team, Il-hyung Chang comments about the BOD resolution, "This decision was agreed upon by the members of the Management Committee after much debating. Although the proposed measures pose difficulties to our management, we believed that operational transparency and protection of shareholder's rights were the more important factors in sustaining Samsung's competitiveness in the near future."
In order to accommodate our minority shareholders' demands for rights and operational transparency, this pivotal decision was made by the Management Committee despite expected future difficulties within operations."
In spite of Korea's current economic problems, Samsung Electronics has laid the groundwork for realizing long-term goals and a sound financial structure through the kind of reforms and restructuring that will earn it recognition as a first-rate company. Samsung has secured strong international competitiveness by developing marketing capabilities based on brand strength and new technology development.
Last year, Samsung Electronics secured world-leading technology and product competitiveness through its development of TFT-LCDs, digital TVs and Rambus DRAMs. Bold restructuring measures have been taken such as management buyouts, workforce reductions and sales of some business units. These efforts have made the company more financially sound than it was prior to the IMF bailout of the Korean economy.
In advance of the upcoming annual shareholder's meeting, the company has demonstrated that it has continued to transform and develop. Inadequate aspects of management reform efforts have been pointed out and steps are being taken in such areas as protection of shareholder interests and more transparent operation. Corporate competitiveness is expected to be enhanced even more as a result.
Samsung Electronics' top priority this year is to greatly strengthen the rights of shareholders, particularly those of the minority shareholders. The internal organization as well as company resources will be focused on respecting shareholders, putting shareholders first and protecting shareholders' interests.
Moreover, all of the major decision making bodies within the company-the Management Committee, Board of Directors, Technology Committee, Marketing Committee, and Labor-Management Committee-all understand that priority is to be put on shareholders. They all aim to do their part to improve the internal corporate culture so that this priority is realized.
Samsung Electronics' declaration of open-style management and deference to small investors will serve to enhance the credibility of all Korean enterprises. It is expected to inspire confidence in Korea and help induce foreign investment in that country.
The ratification of the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation at the 30th annual shareholders' meeting will result in greater operational transparency. In the future, Samsung Electronics plans to hold special briefings for domestic and foreign investors (part of investor relations activities) as well as to offer a wide range of public relations announcements on the changes taking place within the company. Special care will be taken to manage share prices and to ensure customer satisfaction.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., recording 1998 sales revenue of more than 17 billion dollars (US), is a world leader in the electronics industry, with operations in more than 50 countries and 60,000 employees worldwide.
The company consists of three main business units: Multimedia & Home Appliances, Semiconductors and Information & Telecommunications. For more information, please visit this website, http://www.samsungelectronics.com
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SAMSUNG Electronics Announces "Open-style Management" in Favor of Minority Shareholders
Seoul, South Korea - March 5, 1999 - Samsung Electronics has publicly announced its intentions to be an "open company" that can be judged by domestic and foreign shareholders, investors and clients to be up to world standards not only in technology but also in operational transparency.


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Shure Mikes 'Dancing With the Stars'
As in the past, wireless systems continue to play a critical role in the audio production of Dancing With the Stars; this season's cable-free blueprint was designed by Burbank, Calif.-based Soundtronics Wireless, with a wide-ranging array of lavalier and handheld transmitters, including Shure's UHF-R wireless.
"It's up to the artists to give this show its audio personality and depth, and they know precisely what they're after," says Soundtronics' Dave Bellamy. "Shure's UHF-R is the tool that helps them create; it's the mic of request. I've never heard any complaints about it."
For Bellamy, part of the show's challenge centers around dealing with the sheer number of microphones it requires. "The A2s are handling a lot of microphones, as well as a lot of talent," he adds. "Oftentimes, there is as little as five minutes available to mike an artist and do a soundcheck, then they're onstage. These are critical moments, and the UHF-R systems have yet to let us down. They perform great, have excellent sensitivity and everyone feels very comfortable with them."
Sound for the show is mixed by Evan Adelman.
For additional information on the mics, visit www.shure.com. For additional SR news, visit The Briefing Room.


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To the surprise of no one with a Tumblr account or more than 500 friends on Facebook, Tardar Sauce the cat is making some serious rounds on the meme-infested internet.
And to the relief of anyone with a desk job or a cat thing, her Arizona-based owners have launched a Tardar Sauce Tumblr with daily pictures of their grumpy cat.
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According to Tardar Sauce's online profile, she's a "Munchkin" breed cat with achondroplasia, which causes her to permanently frown -- and be the subject of endless memes, animated .GIFs, and Halloween pumpkin designs. If you haven't been exposed to the frown of Tardar Sauce, here's a recap.
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Featuring music of Hedwige Chretien and Malcom Arnold, Chione would like to introduce you to some of our favorite pieces we've discovered in the last year. Join us for an *EARLY 6 PM* performance that will be sure to have you humming some of your own new favorite tunes when you head home!
SUGGESTED donation for the concert: $10 adults, $5 students, free for children accompanied by adults.
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03May 2018
Students have the opportunity to get a physical on Wednesday, May 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Melissa Middle School and Melissa High School. Physicals cost $15 per student.
Payment can be submitted online at www.melissaboosterclub.org/physicals via PayPal in advance, or at the door with a check payable to Melissa Booster Club, Inc.
Students must bring a completed UIL Pre-participation Physical Evaluation form to their physical. This form and all other required documentation is available on the athletics web page at www.melissaisd.org/athletics.
All middle school and high school students participating in athletics, cheerleading, and band must complete a physical ahead of each school year.
Physicals are being organized by the Melissa Booster Club and will be conducted by local medical professionals in conjunction with Newberry Vision Center, Physical Therapy of Melissa, and QuestCare Medical Clinic. Proceeds will benefit student programs at Melissa Schools.
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Cost: $1570
What: We will be working at different locations around Steer Town and Seville Heights which are near the Ocho Rios part of Jamaica. We will be doing construction and delivering food baskets in the mornings and we will be working with the Jamaican children in the afternoons, doing crafts with them and just spending time loving on them. Part of the money each student raises goes to supplies and building materials for all of the mission work.
Who: High School Students. Northland Church Oviedo will be partnering with Northland Church Longwood to work in Jamaica for a week. Northland has been partnering with IsleGO Missions for the past twelve years, working to help those in need in Jamaica each and every summer.
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According to a recent survey of corporate executives, over 83 per cent of small-to-mid-size business in the United States list overseas expansion as their top priority.
Ninety-five per cent of those polled report plans to have at least two international clients in the next three years.
The priority that businesses throughout the world place on global expansion highlights the need for cross-cultural understanding at all levels.
Understanding other cultures enables people to demonstrate respect - the foundation of every good, lasting relationship. Plus, it can help avoid miscommunication, which can be both financially and professionally damaging to individuals and organisations.
While formal cross-cultural training is the best approach for businesses operating internationally or aspiring to do so in the future, here are some helpful tips for navigating global boundaries to avoid sending the wrong message in a variety of situations:
- Follow appropriate business card etiquette: The exchange of business cards is a moment of great significance and ceremony in many countries. Failing to follow proper protocol, for example not using both hands to give or receive in Japan and South Korea, has the potential to not only be embarrassing but insulting.
- Avoid giving alcohol as an official gift until you know the culture: In most Muslim countries it's not acceptable while in some countries (like Argentina) it's appreciated because of high tax on alcohol.
- Be formal when addressing someone: Use an honorific (such as Mr., Ms., Mrs., or Dr.) with a person's name when meeting for the first time to show respect. Be observant for countries (like China) that use the surname first.
- Dress appropriately: Different countries have different standards of formality when it comes to business attire. Dressing to those standards demonstrates an important level of respect and understanding that's extremely critical to making a good first impression.
Women should always err on the side of conservative when it comes to dress and jewellery as, in some cultures, revealing too much skin (including open-toed shoes), wearing tight clothing, or flashy jewellery can be construed as inappropriate and impolite.
- Watch your body language: Did you know that a simple act, like using one's left hand instead of the right, is considered offensive in India? Avoid gestures like the "OK" signal, beckoning someone to come to you with your hand upward and crossing legs which show the bottom of your foot or shoe.
- Be all-inclusive in your greetings: When doing business around the world, make sure you shake hands with everyone you greet and greet everyone in the room. Failure to do so is considered a rejection of those you omitted, and will be noticed.
- Know your communication style: In the US and Germany, communication is formal, direct and at times blunt. In Japan and United Arab Emirates, communication styles are less direct and status oriented. Brazilians are informal. Don't be surprised if you're interrupted while speaking in a meeting or making a presentation. Be sure to gently word your feedback in order not to embarrass someone.
While understanding and appreciating different cultures may seem like a nice-to-have soft skill set, the hard truth is that clearer communications, stronger relationships, and deepening trust have rewards that extend well beyond the bottom line.
Modern business etiquette: A case for cross-cultural awareness
According to a recent survey of corporate executives, over 83 per cent of small-to-mid-size business in the United States list overseas expansion as their top priority.


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In light of some heavy things that are happening in the world right now, the international holiday of World Kindness Day observed on November 13 couldn't have come at a better time.
Introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, the day encourages people to overlook differences in race, religion, socioeconomic status, and the like and instead engage in acts of kindness towards those who are different from you.
#WorldKindnessDay trended all day Sunday on Twitter. Celebrities joined in on this trend, and posted about what they did to celebrate the holiday.
Ellen DeGeneres tweeted out a video highlighting acts of kindness done on her talk show and urged her fans to do something nice for others. Anthony Hopkins expressed, "Be kind, everyone is fighting a great big battle. #WorldKindnessDay." He later tweeted another message, "On #WorldKindnessDay, let us remember, we need less bullying and more kindness," along with a video for PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. La Toya Jackson felt, "Be the reason someone else #smiles this #SundayMorning! #WorldKindnessDay"
Throughout the United States, groups came together to bring awareness about the holiday. One of the most popular ways to come together was through flash mobs. "Dance for Kindness" took over many cities, including Ayer, MA, San Francisco, CA, and Lakeland Florida. Over 12,000 people participated in the dance in 2015. Cities from across the nation pick a place to perform a flash dance mob in order to spread the beautiful message.
Small acts of kindness haven't gone unnoticed this day, either. A Nottingham City bus driver was thanked after he woke up a sleeping passenger on his bus. Another group of strangers were praised for their kindness after helping to rescue a missing dog.
What will you do to spread kindness?


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Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is a certification issued by ISACA for the people in charge of ensuring that an organization's IT and business systems are monitored, managed and protected. The CISA certification is a globally recognized standard for appraising an IT auditor's knowledge, expertise and skill in assessing vulnerabilities and instituting technology controls in an enterprise environment. It is designed for IT auditors, audit managers, consultants and security professionals.
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In order to become CISA certified, applicants must pass the CISA examination with a score of 450 or higher (scored on a scale of 200 to 800) and possess a minimum of five years of professional experience in the fields of information systems auditing, control, assurance or security. The work experience must have been within the 10 years prior to a candidate's application submission or within five years of a passed CISA exam. Certain substitutions and waivers may be applied. The candidate must also adhere to ISACA's Code of Professional Ethics and Information Systems Auditing Standards. Once these criteria are met, the candidate can apply for certification.
The CISA exam is four hours long and consists of 150 multiple choice questions set around five job practice domains:
- The process of auditing information systems.
- Governance and management of IT.
- Information systems acquisition, development and implementation.
- Protection of information assets.
- Information systems operations, maintenance and service management.
The exam is administered in June, September and December in testing locations worldwide. Besides English, it is also offered in other languages, including Chinese Mandarin Simplified, French, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
After achieving CISA certification, CISAs must maintain it by undergoing 20 hours of training per year and a minimum of 120 hours in a three-year period. This training is to ensure that CISAs stay up to date and proficient in their fields.
Attaining CISA certification is considered beneficial as it is accepted by employers worldwide and is often requested for IT audit and security management positions. Although ISACA no longer releases statistics on the number of applicants who pass the CISA exam, it is widely reported that approximately 50% of those taking the exam receive a passing grade.


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Private West China Tours
West China has abundant tour resources especially ethnic tourism in China, from the must-see highlights of Chengdu, Kunming and Urumqi, to the remote region of Tibet, the oases along the Silk Road, the picturesque Daocheng Yading and the crystal Qinghai lake. Travel West China offers various tours to these fascinating places will help you understand their culture, people and landscape through our professional travel service.
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Tour cost (tour guide, land transportation, entrance fees, Tibet Travel Permit fee or Xinjiang permit cost etc.) are included in the tour price. West China Tours will calculate your price based on your requirements. (i.e. you can choose booking the flights/meals/trains with us or not.) You don't have to worry about the surprised 'add-ons' when you travel with us.
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Travel West China does not aim to organize a big trip over 20 people like other Chinese tour companies. Even if you are alone, you have the unlimited freedom to customize your trip until you're satisfied. We don't care about your group size, we only care about your satisfaction and our service.
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Travel West China mainly offers Private Tours because we believe 'there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes'. You can design your trip, choose your hotels when you are planning, and have your exclusive tour guide and transportation when you are on tour.
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If you weren't there for my set at "Sumthin' Wikked T'is Way Comes" you're in luck! This month's Countermeasures episode is another live set recording of heavy Drum and Bass. Tracklisting is coming out soon so check back here or on the SoundCloud page for that. Next month Countermeasures will dip back into the deeper side of things with some minimal DnB, midtempo and forward thinking bass music!
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AI: Countermeasures 05Posted in Events, Mixes with tags dnb, drum and bass, dubstep, halloween, heavy, jungle, liveset, mix, neuro, rave, techstep, whomp, wikked on November 8, 2010 by Anodyne
Anodyne Industries Has Merch!! (?)Posted in Announcements, Features with tags ableton, anodyne, Anodyne Industries, bass, bay area, breakbeat, club, combat singles, dnb, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, glitch, glitch hop, idm, merch, rave, stickers, street team, whomp on October 6, 2010 by Anodyne
"The Combat Singles" got your attention, "From the Depths" set your anticipation on a slow boil and the EP is rolling along in the studio full-steam-ahead!! I know it's still a couple months of waiting until the release… so with the help of my awesome girlfriend I've pulled together some resources and have a little something to help pass the time.
Alright you subfreq-vultures! Get your Anodyne Industries Stickers now! We've printed off a limited run of these suckers and don't expect them to last long. If you're at one of my shows or see me on the street I'll have these on me so feel free to ask for one. Or two! For those of you who don't live around here I can still hook you up. Just send me an email with your address and I'll send them to you.
Of course, if you're serious about the Anodyne Industries project and want to start your own local platoon of the Anti-Apathy Sonic Warfare Army we can work out a way for me to send you a "street team" pack of stickers (for a very small fee). Just let me know!
AI: Countermeasures 03Posted in Mixes with tags anodyne, Anodyne Industries, bass, bassline, club, dance, dnb, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, electronic music, electronica, idm, live, liveset, massive, mix, podcast, progressive, rave on August 26, 2010 by Anodyne
This episode of Countermeasures is brought to you by the letters A and I. Transmission 03 drifts through layers of 170 bpm beats from dark ambience to glitch and forward thinking DnB. It's hard to imagine that this entire mix is all the same speed (with the exception of the last song…) This just goes to show that if so many different beats can be worked into a mix on one speed, imagine what a DJ can do with multiple BPMs!
Anthony Rother – Databank/Nuklearer Winter
Panacea & Xingu Hill – The Outpost
Hecq – 0006
Bop – Random Thoughts
Ibunshi – Luminous Two
Dj Teebee – Bioform
Royalston – The Test
Paperclip – Mechadroid
Misanthrop – Going Down
Broken Note – Meltdown
Heist – Sprout (Breakage Remix)
How To Destroy Angels – The Space In Between
Access To Arasaka – Waiting War
Download Anodyne Industries Music FREE!!!Posted in Announcements with tags ableton, Anodyne Industries, bassline, breaks, club, combat singles, dnb, download, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, electronica, free, glitch, mp3, pirate, progressive, rave, whomp on August 25, 2010 by Anodyne
I just got word that my music is available on some free MP3 site. I wouldn't mind much if it weren't for the fact that "The Combat Singles" are up there too. You know, those tracks I put up for sale and only charged $1 a piece for.
On one hand I'm flattered that people want my music so bad they'd pirate it. On the other hand I'm kind of pissed and feel more than a little betrayed. I could care less about the money I'm losing from people possibly downloading the songs. I didn't make much to begin with. What really bothers me is that I know everyone that bought the EP and everyone I sent it to. Which means one of you guys felt like it was worth the trouble to post my music up online so people didn't have to pay the price of a cup of coffee for it.
Wow, thanks whoever you are. I appreciate you paying for the release. I can only hope you hyped up the "free" version you posted online to all of your friends and family so they too can experience the sheer awesomeness of Anodyne Industries.
IDMf008: Anodyne Industries 'The Gateway EP'Posted in Announcements with tags anodyne, bass, club, dance, dubstep, electronica, EP, industries, massive, progressive, rave, release on April 20, 2010 by Anodyne
Released 4/20/2010, "The Gateway EP" marks Anodyne Industries' first official debut with 5 tracks of epic bass music.
The title song, "The Gateway" starts the release off with cavernous atmospherics, otherworldly chants and a creeping bassline infused with heavy distortion and rich feedback. "I Would Die For You (Remix)" leans heavily on melodic trance inspired vocals with a wickedly punishing basslines all set to a face melting dubstep beat. "Consigned To Oblivioun" dips back into deep uncharted territories with mournful synth melodies, strings filled with yearning and hope and technical rhythms throughout. Things get whipped back up to another fever pitch with another dubstep stormer called, "Make It Darker" (and it certainly is!) Finally, the EP rounds off with a technical acid-infused DnB romp with "Blood Train".
You can download the album for free at the IDMf Netlabel Website
Or stream it (and leave comments) on the IDMf Soundcloud Page


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Fixed-Income Insights
Getting the Right Readings on Public Power
Not-for-profit retail electric utilities carry strong credit ratings, but we believe there are still critical differences that analysts must weigh to uncover relative value.
(Note: This article is from the forthcoming edition of The Muni Quarterly.)
When most electricity customers in the United States receive their monthly utility bills, they make out their checks payable to large, for-profit, investor-owned utilities overseen by third-party regulatory bodies. These utilities occasionally issue tax-exempt bonds, for certain eligible capital projects, but the majority of power sector tax-exempt issuance actually originates from a smaller, but just as vital, segment of the U.S. electric-generation industry: public power utilities.
Public power utilities are not-for-profit, community-owned entities that serve relatively smaller customer bases. The public power sector can be broken into two subsectors: retail electric utilities, which directly serve end users in their service area, and wholesale electric utilities, which sell generation to retail electric utilities.
Credit rating agencies (such as Standard & Poor's and Moody's) tend to rate very highly both retail and wholesale public power utilities. Retail electric utilities, for example, typically receive an 'AA' rating, given their essentiality, unregulated rate-setting authority, and monopolistic status in their service area.
While public power producers generally carry high credit ratings, differentiation among highly rated utilities is not only possible but also necessary.
One might think that given the commonality of upper-tier credit ratings, analysts would find overwhelming similarities among public power utilities when evaluating their bond issues. But, in our view, differentiation among highly rated utilities is not only possible but also necessary, given the sheer abundance of individual issuers: there are 2,011 unique utilities in public power, representing 60% of all unique electric utilities in the United States. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note that, according to the American Public Power Association, public power utilities are relatively small, serving just 49 million people in aggregate (15% of all customers). While there are a number of factors to consider in evaluating the credit profiles of public power entities, we believe there are two key differentiators: a utility's cost-recovery profile and its generation profile.
Cost-Recovery Profile
Retail electric utilities generally have independent rate-setting authority, but many do not exercise their power to its fullest extent. Keep in mind that retail electric utilities are not-for-profit entities that aim to provide services at the most reasonable price point. What is most preferable for ratepayers (low rates) may not be optimal for the utility's finance team or bondholders (such as higher rates for a greater financial cushion). Balancing affordability for the customer base with sound financial metrics for the utility is not always easy, especially for those entities that serve economically disadvantaged service areas, where ratepayers may be more sensitive to higher prices. Yet utilities may be willing to raise rates if such increases are less likely to face backlash from ratepayers.
Differentiation in how issuers recover operating costs from ratepayers can also be seen in how effectively, and efficiently, each utility collects revenues. Some utilities minimize fuel price risk by automatically adjusting rates in response to variability in fuel costs, whereas other utilities may adjust rates manually, and in a less timely fashion, in lieu of having in place a price-linked rate-raising mechanism. Some utilities minimize demand risk by automatically increasing rates to achieve revenue targets even if consumption declines. The existence of certain rate-setting mechanisms can help a utility maintain more consistent financial performance.
Generation Profile
In 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, approximately 31% of electricity generation in the United States was fueled by coal, followed by natural gas (30%), nuclear (21%), and renewables (17%). The percentage breakdown of fuel used by the utility to provide electricity, known as the fuel mix, is often determined by geographic availability, regulations, and market dynamics. For example, utilities in the Pacific Northwest tend to derive a greater percentage of fuel needs from hydropower, given the abundance of hydroelectric projects built in the area in the mid-twentieth century. On the other hand, utilities in California have little coal dependency, given 1) relatively strict state mandates for cleaner energy and 2) a general preference by utilities for lower-priced natural gas fired plants in the past medium term. Generally, a diverse fuel mix is viewed more positively than a concentrated fuel mix, as an overweighting toward one particular source may leave a utility vulnerable to sudden price increases.
The quality of a utility's generation assets and fuel mix today often drives tomorrow's costs. Some fuels are more likely to require greater future capital expenditures. For example, a coal-dependent utility may have relatively higher capital expenditures to ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Or, a coal-dependent utility may have capital improvement plans that call for existing coal generation to be replaced with cleaner sources in the future, which is an expensive undertaking that may weaken credit metrics. A utility with aging and outdated generation capabilities, and relatively high capital expenditure needs, is less preferable from a credit perspective.
We firmly believe that relative value can be found anywhere in the municipal bond market, even in the highest-grade names within a stable sector. In the case of public power utilities, we differentiate among the large number of unique issuers thorough credit analysis of certain factors, which include, but are not limited to, cost recovery and generation.
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On Bolívar, Resistance, and Revolution in the Midst of WWII: Claude Thompson's "A Man from Jamaica"
The text below is the short story, "A Man from Jamaica," written by Claude Alphonso Thompson and published in These My People (Kingston, Jamaica: The Herald Ltd., 1943).
Thompson wrote this while living in London during World War II. The framing device sets the story in the wake of Dunkirk and the impending fall of Paris. It flashes back to 1815, when Simón Bolívar, the Great Liberator, was in exile in Jamaica (on his way to Haiti). The story asks readers to consider the big picture -- to remember that there are many defeats in battle before the war is won.
A Man from Jamaica
That day at high noon everyone coming back in from lunch saw the next person looking up at the sky and looked also. Right into the face of the midday glare they looked and there directly overhead was a circle around the sun:
Ah------It was an omen. Something was about to happen. Something -- but what. They all went in shaking their heads and then the heard ...........
"The British are surrounded at Dunkirk!"
"What .........!"
............that then was the meaning of the ring around the sun, and now the news was coming ........
"They are being evacuated ......."
"They have lost everything ........"
........ and there was a great hush over the land. This meant disaster. Liberty, freedom, justice ........ ! They were dead, and none dared to hope and through succeeding days the news became worse.
"The French have decided not to defend Paris!"
"The French have retreated outside Paris where they will make a final stand."
Then ........
"The French have capitulated!"
This was the end. Everyone knew it was the end. Men whispered in the shade--men looked at the sun--at the goodly earth over which a blight was creeping--a foul miasma that would soon blot out the light of day and none dared to hope in the months that followed.
None save ........
* * * * * * * *
The señor Pedro Angello D'aquilla Y Mendoza sits in his piazza in Kingston high above the traffic of the street and dreams in the evening sun. Nothing moves him -- nothing. Not the clanging of the trams -- not the sound of the world falling to pieces around his ears. He is like God and he sits in the sun high above the clamour of the people.
You say to him ........
"But a hundred million people die senor."
He says ........
"What of it? It is destiny. What a beautiful aroma this cigar has, amigo?"[2]
You are enraged ........
"But señor. Are you a madman ........"
He smiles ........
"No, amigo. A wise one I hope."
And you still persist ........
"But Liberty ........"
"Liberty, amigo," he replies, "Liberty never dies -- never."
It is as if a change has come over him. He is no longer an old man sitting in the evening sun -- a weak old man. He sits up and he whispers like a man telling his beads ........
"Liberty -- por la Libertad."
........ and then he is turning towards you and he is talking and the words come fast ........
"It is destiny -- that men should suffer and die; even you and I, amigo. It is thus we find ourselves -- a man -- a people. Here on the outskirts of the ripple we feel only the dread of a thing, that has not come to us literally as yet, ten times as much as the thing itself. But, if the innocents of Bethlehem cry out, know you that out of this travail to a better day shall come -- a man -- an idea. Libertad -- it cannot die. I hear, amigo, that it is with us a canker of the heart -- cowardice, greed, treachery and that disloyalty that is called the fifth column. I sit here in the sun and to you and to the others I do not appear to hear or care. I do not appear to hear or know what is happening I hear that in America of the south where my fathers came from there is great evidence of the iron tyranny that has all Europe in its grip. I hear and I am not moved! I Pedro Angello D'aquila Y Mendoza! Ha -- ! You do not know. I am dreaming of another day -- of another tyranny. I am thinking that in another day the seemingly lost cause of the rights of man were won because of a single word -- Libertad. I am thinking of one man and an idea setting out with two hundred men to conquer a continent -- to found five great republics. I am thinking of a man who walked these very streets here in Kingston dreaming of the freedom of all men -- of their right to live. Dreaming for a year; dreaming and writing to men of like thoughts and then setting out to hurl the yoke of tyrant from the neck of the people. You do not know of this man amigo? You have never heard of him so your heart is faint because the odds are great. You do not know that perhaps over the very spots on which you tread passed the feet of so great a man. Over there -- over that muddy hole passed the idea of Liberty -- only an idea and yet it saved a continent. It gave to South America the great countries that you now know as Columbia, Venezuela, [3] Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. Ah-Bolivia! Sacred to the name of the Great Liberator--Simon Bolivar.
"But I should tell you, amigo. I should quiet you my little one groping in the dark and so afraid to live -- so afraid to die. I shall show you that there are no lost causes if only a man believes. I shall show you that even the weak in body can, for the love of the abstract truths of justice and freedom, do the deeds of blood thirsty fighting men. I shall tell you of my Grandmother -- May God rest her sainted soul -- who killed a man that liberty might come to her people. I see her frail hands and I wonder. She, who could not kill a chicken for the table, killed a man!
"It is the year 1815. There is a war in Europe and here on this side of the world an idea had begun to permeate men's brains. Men had begun to think that it was a good thing that men should be free -- should be allowed to carve their own destiny, and already they had put their ideas to the test and had lost, so it seemed forever. Simon Bolivar the champion of this lost cause is defeated. It is treachery again. How do you call it today -- the fifth column? His ragged pescadores are scattered and in the minds of men is only the memory of ragged banners, blood stained battle fields and brave barefooted ragged men standing in the sun against a white wall, the muffled roll of drums and one last defiant shout.
'Viva La Libertad ........'
and then the crash of muskets and brown bodies twitching in the dust. It is defeat. There are no banners left to fight the House of Castile. Bolivar will soon be caught. But no --. Word comes --. Word goes. Bolivar is free.
"They who know how to do it have got him away and those who have got him away know what it means ........
"The muffled drums and then -- 'Fire'
"There are dead men in the dust again but Bolivar is free. He will come again. Let Morillo and Morales do their worst. Bolivar will come again and meanwhile it is 1815 and Bolivar is here in Jamaica. He is at the house of my Grandfather after whom I am named Pedro Angello d'Aquilla Y Mendoza. He writes and he reads. He sends out that famous letter to the world known as "The Jamaican Letter" in which he lays down the principles of right rule, and men come and go by night for a whole year; waiting -- waiting for the appropriate time.
"There are no lights in Kingston's streets. It is a fine place for desperate men, on desperate missions; who slip in under cover of dark from a ship anchored in the stream, to dream of liberty -- to talk of liberty -- to keep ever alight in their breasts its tiny flame. --
'I have got the arms, senor.'
'When do we march, O Liberator?'
'Not yet amigo. Not yet. No one must know. You must get them over to Santa ........ to the good Hernandez. He must hide them and then soon -- soon we will come.'
"And so he held them. Husbanding them for the time when one man and an idea should become two hundred men and an idea and finally a continent and an idea. An idea that would win the battles of Boyacá and Carabobo that would make them climb the terrible cordilleras of the Andes; that would make Cordoba jump from his horse and run it through and then shout ........
'Gentlemen, I have nothing with which I can retreat.'
"Yes, amigo. Bolivar is at the house of my Grandfather, and my Grandfather Maria Angella Therese Y Mendoza -- God rest her soul -- she of the frail hands who cannot kill a chicken for the pot runs the house and does not know that here in her house eating at her table is the Great Bolivar. She sits on the porch and bemoans the fact that none of her sons are as yet old enough for the revolution and my Grandfather looks at her and mumbles uneasily in his beard.
'Silence woman. Even the walls have ears. Here you are happy. Dream not of your unhappy land.
"And my Grandmother says --
'You -- Pedro Angello D'Aquilla Y Mendoza! You -- a coward!' and covering her face with her hands she flees into the house. My grandfather mumbles in his beard to the man at his side -- 'It is a flame. It never dies. Liberty for the people -- Libertad! Next month all will be ready. Tonight the messenger comes. Till then the walls have ears, O Liberator.'
"It is then that my Grandmother comes out and she hears - 'O Liberator.'
"She stares at the faces of her husband and the lean, high-browed, bearded face of their guest and she knows --
'You! The Liberator ........'
'She grasps his hand, while the tears run down her cheeks, and kisses it and then she hurls herself into the arms of her husband, my Grandfather ........
'A Pedro mio! How can you ever forgive me?'
"Those are great days then. In a month they strike a blow for liberty, and then it is a week -- only a week; and men are coming and men are going and the watchword is --
"The arms are being gathered. The ragged starving people who live always with death are waiting to leap to life again -- waiting for a man to come from Jamaica; and then it happens . . . .
"It is one of those nights when the stars are like a thousand gems in the firmament. the wind is being wafted gently over the land from the hills and the cries of a "wake" come plaintively to the ear.
"Tonight will come the last messenger and then ........ The Liberator and my Grandfather are closeted together. They talk in whispers in the dark of the night. They are men of destiny.
"My grandmother is in her room. She cannot sleep. She says her beads over and over again. She goes to her window and there she gazes at the majesty of the stars -- she gazes at God who is like a great mountain from which a cool breeze comes and she is calmed. There is the smell of Jasmine in the wind from under the Poinciana tree, where the red blooms cover the ground by day like a crimson sheet; from the far end of the garden a cricket chirps.
"She is about to turn back to bed when . . . . . What is that shadow at the end of the house -- on the roof above the window that opens into the room that is next to the one in which the men are sitting! The figure moves! It is a man! He is coming down towards the window! He must be ........
"In a flash it is clear. It is an assassin. Only an assassin would want to get into that room that way. She must warn the men. No -- there is no time. She must do something. She grabs up a shawl and the stilletto [sic] that her husband keeps in the back of the chest of drawers in their room and she is out. On bare feet she steals silently down the corridor and there by the door she waits. The door is opening -- a figure is coming through it -- she leaps --. She who could not kill a chicken leaps and sticks a stilletto into a man!
"The noise brings the men out of the room. They are aghast. My Grandfather gasps --
'Maria Therese ........ You ........'
-- and all she can do is sob --
'We are betrayed ........'
-- and the men looked on amazed. All my grandfather can do is gasp and then the liberator speaks.--
'Tomorrow I go to Haiti, to the asylum offered by the President Pétion. I shall wait yet a little more and then I shall go forward never to return.'
-- and through it all my grandmother is crying. --
'We are betrayed.'
'No, No, Señora. We have been saved by your bravery.'
* * * * * * * *
There is silence. The señor Pedro Angello D'Aquilla Y Mendoza is gazing across the street and then he speaks again --
"That is why I do not fear these times. I know what men embattled can do. I know that only against great odds men live. I know that nothing is too hard for men who dream of liberty. I hurl in the face of defeat an idea. I give you a word -- a word to conjure with --liberty -- and I give you life."
There is silence. For a space you do not know where you are and then you feel the sun on your hands -- can hear the rumble of the traffic in the street below your feet -- can hear the newsboys crying out in the evening sun. What is that that they are crying ........
"Evening news! Evening news!"
"Guerilla bands operating in Yugoslavia."
"Pedro Angello D'Aquilla Y Mendoza turns his bright eyes from the street and looks at you. In them is a flame. He looks at you with a look that is a challenge -- so high, so wide, so bold and he says --
"Liberty -- Por La Libertad."
About Claude Thompson
There is not much scholarship on Thompson, but he is primarily remembered as a short story writer. He was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica on 2 January 1907. He attended Wolmer's School in Kingston. His first book, These My People, was published in 1943.


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August 29, 2011 – There is a famous story about Mr Abdallah Gul, the islamist president of Turkey. When he was a little boy in his native Kayseri, Anatolia, he rode on his bicycle upside-down with his head on the seat and his arms and legs flailing in the air. Seeing his mother on the balcony of their home, he shouted: "Look Ma, no hands". His mother commented to a neighbour: "Better he should say, look ma', no brains.".
And so, Mr. Gul (who has a Ph.D. in something from Istanbul) has stated that he has "lost faith" in the administration of Dr. Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic. But what he really means is: "I've lost faith in the ability of Syrian islamists to take over in Syria and I am a British spy."
Any phrenologist can tell you that the shape of Mr. Gul's head is not conducive to the efficient transmittal of synaptic impulses to the rest of the body. In a long-distance study done at the Sorbonne's Ecole De Psychologie Humaine for the French Surete Generale , Dr. Rongeur Fromageur, declared that "Abdallah Gul is afflicted with cephalomegaly on a simian platform. Not designed for deep thinking." Well! Is this the reason for his petulance when it comes all matters Assdadist??
Another anecdote dug up by the Mercury Press Services, forerunner to the Mercury News, casts an older interesting light on Mr. Gul's odd Weltanschauung and programmatic crackpotism. In 1999, he was asked how he felt about the Alawis of Syria. He smiled and said: "We have a lot of Alevis in our country, too". Of course, Mr. Gul was confused since the Alawis of Syria are off-shoots of Shi'ism whilst his Alevis, much more numerous, are sunnis.When told later in the evening that the Alawis of Syria used to be called Nusairis, he remarked: "What's that?" He was told that the Nusairis were first called Alawis by the French in an effort to make them sound more islamic. He laughed grandly and snorted: "Those are the same stupid bastards who gave us the Province of Hatay! Ha! It makes total sense; the French infidels would screw up even something like that."
Ooops! The French ambassador, Vercingetorix Grande-Pimplemousse, who secretly spoke fluent English, was deeply offended and commented to Mr. Gul: "Just another stupid Turk". As the French ambassador took leave of the islamist cocktail party, Mr. Gul wrestled him to the ground and demanded that he retract the statement. Almost asphyxiated by the stranglehold around his neck and unable to use his feet, the French ambassador, relented and said: "All right. You're not just another stupid Turk.". A diplomatic row was averted when the French government accepted a case of Armenian brandy with a promise that the Turkish government would upbraid Mr. Gul. Brunhilde Liebesbombe, Special Report for MNS.


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At the suggestion of a friend, I tried Ottolenghi's veggie paella recipe from his Plenty book (which is also reproduced on the Guardian website, but with some slight variations).
I hadn't wanted to try it before as I didn't want to buy sherry just for this, and have it go to waste (I am not a huge sherry fan). But my friend assured me it required a medium sherry, which is quite drinkable. So I should not fear it going to waste!
And so. It's basically onion, garlic, peppers fried before adding smoked paprika, cayenne pepper and turmeric. Then 100ml sherry (a satisfying sizzle), a couple of bay leaves and stock.
The hardest thing is to leave it to cook without stirring it. So different to a risotto where the stirring is key.
But it was the most delicious colour.
After 20mins, you add tomatoes, shelled broad beans (which take longer than you think to do!) and artichoke (char grilled ones, from a jar). You then turn off the heat & cover with foil and leave it for 10 mins. Most unusual. Might it get cold?!?
Nope! Just delicious. A very hearty meal, and does serve 2 generously, as the recipe says.
There was the odd grain of rice which was a little crunchy, so I wonder if a little more stock was needed. Otherwise. Great. The smoked paprika comes through, as does the cayenne (I used cayenne chilli pepper which is a little hotter than usual). This will become a staple!


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Hocking Hills Day Hike
Saturday, November 23, 9 am to 5 pm
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Enjoy the natural splendor on this 6 mile hike from Old Man's Cave to Ash Cave. Encounter cliffs, waterfalls, and the beautiful forests that hocking hills has to offer. The amazing overlooks on Cantwell Cliffs are sure to take your breath away and the rugged trails of Old Man's Cave have been a favorite of hikers around the world. End up at Ash Cave and enjoy the sandy recess and the beautiful waterfall all in the splendid colors of fall.
Cost: $30
Cost Includes: ORC trip leaders, lunch, all permits, and transportation from WSU in 12 passenger van.
Registration: Up to 10 participants. Preregistration required by Wednesday, November 20 in Outdoor Resource Center, 037 Student Union
Activity Level: Beginner - Advanced


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Amanny Ahmad
Amanny Ahmad is an artist, chef, forager, ikebana enthusiast, writer, food activist and traveler based in new york city. born in utah to palestinian immigrants, ahmad spent her early life traveling back-and-forth between the southwest and her family's village in the west bank, where her interest in foraging began, evolving as a way of preserving the culinary traditions of her family. since then, ahmad, who is a self-taught chef, has studied culinary traditions and wild food ways in italy, mexico, palestine, and north america, in an effort to record and help preserve indigenous culinary traditions and methods of survival.
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Zain Alam
Zain Alam For Love, From the Law 2017 Audio/video 3:27 Premiered on Vice/Noisey Photo c/o Ilana Milner (ilanacaye.com)
Zain Alam is an artist whose work explores the life of minorities and marginalized groups—particularly at moments of self-preservation, assimilation, and cultural innovation. Described as "a unique intersection, merging the cinematic formality of Bollywood and geometric repetition of Islamic art," his recording project Humeysha has been covered by Vice, Fader, and Village Voice. His work has been supported by ArtCenter/South Florida, Harvard University, and the South Asian American Digital Archive. His writings on art and religion have been published in Miami Rail, Buzzfeed, and The New Yorker. His practice explores how borrowing technologies are transforming—and reinforcing—traditional ideas of creativity. Through sampling, remix, and synthesis techniques, he charts intimate relationships with older artwork and archival material to ask what it means to borrow. His work challenges notions of "authenticity" and the "auteur" in artistic production by pointing towards a new ethical understanding that differentiates assemblage from appropriation, especially in new forms like global music and open-source technology. His projects are guided by a search for fresh, responsible approaches to borrowing that revitalize our understandings of inheritance, influence, and genealogy. Alam began composing music while researching the dispersion of my family after the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. The following year he returned to India as an American India Foundation William J. Clinton Fellow working as an oral historian for the 1947 Partition Archive. He composed his debut album Humeysha while recording hundreds of hours of ethnography and found sound, collecting stories from survivors of the Partition. The songs and stories written from that time reflect a lifelong search to find sonic affinities between the many cultures that make up a diaspora. His forays in video began with his audio-visual project "Lavaan," commissioned by SAADA in 2016 as part of the "Where We Belong: Artists in the Archive" program. The work was screened in SAADA workshops held in various cities to commemorate the anniversary of the Oak Creek massacre and fostered conversation on memory, archives, and xenophobia. As an artist-in-residence with Bruce High Quality Foundation (BHQF) and ArtCenter/South Florida, Alam developed new forms of solo performance and began a multi-disciplinary project on the ethics of sampling in music. It has since grown to include a set of essays, a musical composition, and an installation built with a sculptor inverting instruments to destabilize our present, dis-enchanted ways of hearing. Raised in Kennesaw, GA and presently based in Boston and Brooklyn, Alam is the 2017-2018 Artist-in-Residence at Harvard's Science, Religion, and Culture Program.
Zaina Alsous
Zaina Alsous is an abolitionist daughter of the Palestinian diaspora. Her writing has appeared in The Offing, the Boston Review, the New Inquiry, Best New Poets 2017 and elsewhere. Her chapbook Lemon Effigies won the Rick Campbell Chapbook Prize and was recently published on Anhinga Press.
Gabriela Álvarez
Gabriela Álvarez-canoas plantain and collards and mushroom
Gabriela Álvarez is a chef and founder of Liberation Cuisine. She began cooking after studying public health in academia for several years. The kitchen became her way to tackle inequalities in the food system, while maintaining a focus on individual agency. Her own relationship with food has served as a declaration of self-worthiness in a world that diminishes brown bodies as well as a point of connection to her Puerto Rican ancestry. Her menus are an exploration of her own identities and a reflection of the communities and collectives with whom she collaborates. Chef Gabriela Álvarez cooks in spaces of self-determination, healing, community celebration, and cultural preservation. In 2014 she founded Liberation Cuisine with the intention of nourishing movements for social change with sustainable ingredients and practices. She has cooked for Soul Fire Farm's Black and Latinx Farmer Immersion Programs as well as Harriet's Apothecary Healing Villages, Bedstuy Pride, and Race Forward's Racial Justice Trainings. Gabriela is known to co-create food experiences with other artists, healers, activists and chefs. For example, she offered nourishment as part of an all-day healing experience at the opening of The Caribbean Center African Diaspora Institute in October 2016. Gabriela collaborated with two other women of color chefs to cook for the 2016 Holyoke Food Justice Conference. In 2017 she hosted a multi-sensory pop-up dining experience for three nights at Once Upon A Tart. Gabriela teaches cooking classes dedicated to food as resiliency and honoring traditional food preparations.
Simmi Aujla
Simmi Aujla is an Indian-American speculative fiction writer. She studied genre fiction at the VONA / Voices of Our Nation workshop in 2017, and is a 2018 fellow at the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, participating in a program that provides emerging writers with workspace and support in the publication process. Her current work-in-progress is a collection of short stories featuring female protagonists in a near-future Bay Area. Simmi is a Brown alum and former journalist, with experience at Politico, the Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press. Keep up with her at www.simmiaujla.com.
Ivy Baldwin
Ivy Baldwin/Ivy Baldwin Dance Keen [No. 2] Abrons Arts Center, NYC Photo by Maria Baranova
Ivy Baldwin is a NY-based choreographer and founder of Ivy Baldwin Dance. Since 1999, she has created 17 works for the Company, including 10 evening-length. Baldwin has been commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (2014 BAM Next Wave Festival), Philip Johnson Glass House, The Joyce Theater, New York Live Arts, The Chocolate Factory Theater, Abrons Arts Center, Dance Theater Workshop, Barnard College, The Wooden Floor, Dixon Place, and Dance New Amsterdam. Baldwin has received numerous awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation (Choreography, 2014), Bogliasco Foundation, MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and Marble House; and been an Artist-in-Residence with BAM (2014 BAM Fisher AIR), Movement Research, ArtistNe(s)t (Romania), Sugar Salon, The Yard, and Abrons Arts Center. Baldwin has received funding from the Jerome Foundation, William and Karen Tell Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Trust for Mutual Understanding, Dugas Family Foundation, Lumpkin Family Foundation, Puffin Foundation,The Fund for Good Work, and Mary Duke Biddle Foundation; and creative residencies from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Mount Tremper Arts, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), American Dance Institute, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and Kaatsbaan International Dance Center/NY Dance Force. Her work has also been presented by Tanz im August Festival/Danceoff! (Germany), Dans Contemporan International Festival (Romania), REDCAT (CA), Irvine Barclay Theater (CA), American Dance Institute (MD), The Painted Bride (PA), Appel Farm Performing Arts Center (NJ), Lincoln Center Out of Doors/Danceoff!, Symphony Space, 92nd St. Y, New Museum of Contemporary Art, Danspace Project, P.S. 122/Catch/COIL, and La MaMa, E.T.C. Baldwin worked with choreographer David Neumann (2014-2016) on An Octoroon and Futurity (SoHo Rep) and Hagoromo (BAM, ADI, Pocantico Center). Baldwin has been a guest artist/faculty at The New School/Eugene Lang, Barnard College, Hunter College, Rutgers University/Mason Gross, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, North Carolina School of the Arts, Iowa State University, and Long Island University. She is a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) and NYU Tisch School of the Arts (MFA).
Kimberly Bartosik
Kimberly Bartosik , You are my heat and glare, Premiere, New York Live Arts, 2014, photo credit, Ian Douglas
Bessie Award-winning performer Kimberly Bartosik creates viscerally provocative choreographic projects that are built upon the development of a virtuosic movement language, rigorous conceptual explorations, and the creation of highly theatricalized environments. Her work, which is deeply informed by literature and cinema, involves complex plays on space, time, and audience perspective, dramatically illuminating the ephemeral nature of performance. Bartosik's work has been commissioned and presented by BAM Next Wave (2018), Wexner Arts Center (2018), LUMBERYARD Contemporary Performing Arts (2018), New York Live Arts, American Realness festival, Dance Place, American Dance Festival, Dance Theater Workshop, Gibney Dance, Abrons Art Center, The Yard, MASS MoCA/Jacob's Pillow, Danspace Project, French Institute Alliance Francaise's Crossing the Line Festival, Festival Rencontres Chorégraphique Internationales de Seine-Saint Denis (France), Artdanthe Festival (France), BEAT Festival, The Kitchen, La Mama, Mount Tremper Arts, Princeton University, Barnard College, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Arizona State University, Purchase College Conservatory of Dance, and Movement Research. Bartosik is a 2017 National Dance Project (NDP) recipient, a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts. She is a 2017 (and 2010) MAP Fund grantee and has also received support for her choreographic work from the Jerome Foundation; FUSED (French-US Exchange in Dance), a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts in partnership with The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French American Cultural Exchange; Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, USArtists International; New York Foundation for the Arts, Building Up Infrastructure Levels for Dance (BUILD); American Dance Abroad; New Music USA, Live Music for Dance; and Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Grants to Artists and Emergency Grants. Bartosik is a 2017-19 New York Live Arts Live Feed Residency Artist; and a 2017 Dancing Laboratory Residency Artist at the National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron. She was a 2017 Bogliasco Foundation Fellow; a 2015 Merce Cunningham Fellow; and a 2016 Gibney Dance DiP Residence Artist. She is a recipient of a 2016-18 ART Capacity Building grant through Pentacle. Her most recent work, Étroits sont les Vaisseaux, premiered at Gibney Dance's Agnes Varis Performance Lab in 2016 and was presented again as part of American Realness festival in 2017. Étroits will tour to the Wexner Arts Center in February 2018. She has been in creative residence at New York Live Arts, Live Feed and Studio Series; Gibney Dance Center's DiP Residency, Centre Chorégraphique National de Franche-Comté à Belfort, France (FUSED); Governor's Island through Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Swing Space Program; Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University; Joyce Soho Artist Residency Program; La Guardia Performing Arts Center; Jacob's Pillow; Kaatsbaan International Dance Center; Mount Tremper Arts; White Oak Plantation; and Movement Research. Bartosik was a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for 9 years and received a Bessie Award for Artistic Excellence in his work. She received her BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts, and MA in 20th Century Art and Art Criticism from The Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Research of the New School University. She performed in the 2011 restaging of Robert Ashley's 1967 opera, That Morning Thing, as part of Performa. She was a 2016 Princeton Fellowship Finalist, and has been a guest artist/faculty at Princeton University, The Juilliard School, University of North Carolina School for the Arts, Arizona State University's Hergberger Institute for Design and the Arts, SUNY/Purchase, and Colorado College.
Christian Berman
Christian Ruiz Berman "Mirage for Kokichi" Acrylic on panel 5"x7" 2017
I was born in Mexico City in 1982. I have a BA from Duke University, and later completed a masters degree in landscape architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design. I'm currently completing my MFA in painting, also at RISD. I have worked in environmental conservation, landscape architecture, art education, and public art. If life is a vast broth of chaotic acts and tangled reactions, making art is how I chart my way through the soup. Because I was forcefully removed from my homeland of Mexico and from much of my family at a young age, I became accustomed to localizing my identity within a precarious juncture of memory, fact and fiction. My work draws from personal histories of migration and adaptation, and I'm interested in the emotional and communicative power of the image. While I consider myself essentially non-religious, I am fascinated by the role of visual representations and symbols in mystical and shamanic practice, and have recently become quite interested in the intersections between contemporary philosophy and eastern/buddhist tradition. I consider my work meditative in that it strives to dissect and understand the components of my experience and of my cultural and aesthetic legacy in a way that might give a greater understanding of the whole. While I use symbols, architectures, and snippets of stories that are deeply personal and autobiographical, I want my paintings to embody a shared experience. The ability for the viewer to live their own life inside my work is extremely important to me, as is the work's potential to inspire new narratives. The 20th century Indian philosopher J. Krisnamurti speaks about the importance of what he terms "joyful discontent." This concept involves the abandonment of a quest for stability and security, which he deems are forms of premature death. I try to approach painting as someone that is always discontented, not with my station or success, but joyfully discontent because of a desire to know more, to learn more, to see more. I am also deeply influenced by the current writings of feminist philosophers like Karen Barad and Donna Haraway, who strive to build an ontology and worldview that privileges intra-actions and entanglements between things and systems rather than a reality built upon discrete objects and hierarchical actions. Barad writes about describing reality as an apparatus, in which each person, animal, relationship, and mechanism is an essential component of the present moment. She writes about the tentacular and woven nature of agency, as well as about humanity's need for new symbols and figures that better reflect our current knowledge of quantum physics and the nature of reality and the mind. If there is a need for new symbols, new words, new ways of seeing things, how can I add to the conversation as a painter?
Tal Beery
Tal Beery, Glossary of Institutional Prefixes, Mixed Media Installation, Dimensions Variable, 2017 (Detail: Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase College, New York) Photograph: Charlotte Woolf
Tal Beery is a New York-based artist and educator. He is co-founder of Eco Practicum, an artist-run school for ecological justice and founding faculty at School of Apocalypse, examining the connections between creative practice and notions of survival. Beery is also a core member of Occupy Museums, a collective fighting the economic and social injustices propagated by institutions of art and culture. His curatorial research considers the relationships between art and epochal change. Beery's written work and interviews have appeared in numerous publications and his personal and collaborative works have been exhibited in museums and galleries in the US and Europe, including the 2012 Berlin Biennale, Brooklyn Museum, and the 2017 Whitney Biennial.
Erica Berry
Erica Berry _"Beasts Among Us"_October 2017 issue of Creative Nonfiction's TRUE STORY magazine
Erica Berry is a 2018 graduate of the University of Minnesota's MFA program in creative nonfiction, where she was a College of Liberal Arts Fellow. She is the winner of a 2018 AWP Intro Journal Award, a 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Initiative Grant, the 2017 Kurt Brown Prize in Creative Nonfiction, the 2017 Southeast Review Narrative Nonfiction Award, and the 2016 and 2017 Gesell Awards in Creative Nonfiction. Her journalism and essays have been published in True Story, The Southeast Review, Literary Hub, Guernica, Pacific Standard, The Atlantic, and others, and is forthcoming in Colorado Review. She is currently working on a collection of essays about fear.
Rosana Caban
A still with one of my synthesizers, a Korg Volca Keys. I'm learning to create external MIDI controllers out of objects like light sculptures that can control the Volca Keys, or other synthesizers using MIDI data.
Rosana Cabán is a Brooklyn based sound artist and musician. Along with national touring with the band Psychic Twin, she has performed as a musician off Broadway (Cruel Intentions the Musical) and in museums and alternative spaces such as the Ace Hotel New York for "Roto Hotel", the Brooklyn Museum for "The Oral History of the Female Drummer" and Naama Tsabars' "composition 20" on the High Line in Manhattan. She has a recording studio in Brooklyn where she is currently writing and producing an EP that will be part visual installation, part music recording.
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Yanira Castro
Yanira Castro Court/Garden Performance work 2015 Federal Hall, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's River To River Festival photo by Maria Baranova photo
Yanira Castro's interdisciplinary work takes the form of live performances and installations that incorporate text, movement and video. The work focuses on the significance of gathering and watching--the historical, political and social resonances of the act of being present together in performance. In her work, Castro negotiates complexities of sources, authorship and practice with a team of collaborators (including the audience) to build the work as a communal act. Castro is a Puerto-Rican artist based in Brooklyn. In 2009, she formed the interdisciplinary collaborative group, a canary torsi, an anagram of her name. Her work has been presented and commissioned extensively in New York by organizations including The Chocolate Factory Theater, Abrons Arts Center, Invisible Dog Art Center, ISSUE Project Room, Danspace Project, and Dance Theater Workshop. She is a 2016 NY Foundation for the Arts Choreography Fellow, 2017 Gibney Dance Center DiP Artist, and a participant of LMCC's Extended Life program (2017-2015). She has been a Returning Choreographic Fellow at Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, Vermont Performance Lab Artist, BRIClab Artist, Dance New Amsterdam Artist-in-Residence, Artist Ne(s)t AIR (Romania), Sugar Salon Fellow, and Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellow. Her work has been recognized with awards including NEFA's National Dance Project, The Jerome Foundation, MAP Fund, New Music USA, Trust for Mutual Understanding, and USArtists International. In 2009, she won a Bessie Award for "Dark Horse/Black Forest" at The Gershwin Hotel presented by PS122. The archive for her participatory performance project, "The People to Come" (thepeopletocome.org), was featured in The New Museum's exhibit "Performance Archiving Performance" in 2013. In 2017, her trilogy of works CAST, STAGE, AUTHOR were presented simultaneously over three weeks in NYC by three commissioning organizations, The Chocolate Factory, Abrons Arts Center and The Invisible Dog Art Center. Castro received her B.A. in Theater & Dance and Literature from Amherst College and in 2017 received an honorary doctorate from her alma mater.
Ava Chin
Ava Chin, Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love and the Perfect Meal (Simon & Schuster, 2014)
Ava Chin is the author of EATING WILDLY, 1st Prize winner in the 2015 M.F.K. Fisher Book Awards. Kirkus Reviews called Eating Wildly "A delectable feast of the heart," and Library Journal deemed it one of the "Best Books of 2014." Her writing has appeared in The New York Times ("Urban Forager"), the Los Angeles Times, Marie Claire, Saveur, and Eating Well, among others. She is the inaugural Jean Strouse Fellow at the New York Public Library's Cullman Center for Scholars & Writers, and has been the recipient of grants and fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, and the Asian American Writers' Workshop. An associate professor of creative nonfiction at CUNY, Ava is working on a nonfiction book about the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act laws upon her family in New York's Chinatown. The Huffington Post named her one of "9 Contemporary Authors You Should Be Reading."
Gaby Collins-Fernandez
Gaby Collins-Fernandez Family Portrait Sphinx oil, acrylic and digital photocollage on terrycloth 38" x 40"
Gaby Collins-Fernandez (b. USA, 1987) is an artist living and working in New York City. She holds degrees from Dartmouth College (B.A.) and the Yale School of Art (M.F.A., Painting/Printmaking). Her work has been shown in the US and internationally, most recently at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama Nathalie Karg Gallery, Danese Corey, and currently in an exhibition at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. Her work has been discussed in publications such as The Brooklyn Rail and artcritical. She is a recipient of a Fellowship at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, and a 2013 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Art Award. Collins-Fernandez is also a writer whose texts have appeared in publications such as the popular Painting on Paintings blog, The Miami Rail, and The Brooklyn Rail. Her translations with Kimberly Kruge of Golden Age Spanish sonnets was published in 2015 in Riot of Perfume. Collins-Fernandez is also an editor and founder of Precog Magazine, and is a co-director of the New York-based art and music collaborative, BombPop!Up. Her work is in the collections of the Bowdoin Museum of Art, Maine, and the Alex Katz Foundation, NY.
Alika Cooper
Alika Cooper , Wet Suit IV and Wet Suit V, Bronze, 2017, exhibited at Situations gallery, ny, ny, 18"x 8"x 8" each
ALIKA COOPER ALIKA COOPER (b. 1979, Guam) lives and works in Los Angeles. She received both her MFA and BFA from California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA. Solo and twoperson exhibitions include Madeline Cake SITUATIONS, New York; Wet Suits Good Weather Gallery, Little Rock; Have A Sex fort gondo, Saint Louis; The Disguised Edge MULHERIN, Toronto; UPBRAID Night Gallery, Los Angeles; and GLASS Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco. She was the recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation grant, the MagicTrillium Press Yesland Prize, and the Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fellowship. She has participated in The Viewing Program at The Drawing Center, New York; MOTION PICTURE at The Saint Louis Art Museum; and was Artist in Residence at Galleria Studio Legale in Marzano Appio, Italy.
Jesse Epstein
Jesse Epstein 34x25x36 Film Created in 2009 National PBS Broadcast on POV, MoMA Screening
Jesse Erika Epstein is a Sundance Award-Winning documentary filmmaker. She received an Masters Degree in Documentary Film from NYU, and was named one of "25 filmmakers to watch" by Filmmaker Magazine. Her films have screened in over 40 film festivals worldwide, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Mass MoCA, The Peabody Museum, and Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. Jesse's film 34x25x36 received a national PBS Broadcast on POV. She also has a published video Op-Doc in the New York Times. Jesse has received grants from Chicken & Egg Pictures, The Fledgling Fund, Catapult, and a National Endowment for the Arts residency at The MacDowell Arts Colony. Jesse is currently the Z-Tech Video Coordinator at Zumix -- where she teaches and mentors youth in East Boston.
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Tamar Ettun
Tamar Ettun Noa Mixed Media with Sound 2018
Tamar Ettun is a Brooklyn based sculptor and performance artist, who is the founder of The Moving Company. Ettun received her MFA from Yale University in 2010 where she was awarded the Alice English Kimball Fellowship. She studied at Cooper Union in 2007, while earning her BFA from Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem. Ettun has had exhibitions and performances at The Watermill Center, e-flux, Madison Square Park, Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Jewish Museum, Uppsala Art Museum in Sweden, Fridman Gallery, Braverman Gallery, PERFORMA 09, 11 and 13. The artist has been honored by organizations including The Pollock Krasner Foundation, Franklin Furnace, Macdowell Fellowship, RECESS, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Art Production Fund and Socrates Sculpture Park. She is currently preparing for a solo exhibition at the Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vagas, which will open in 2018.
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