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Seed Awards
The Fall 2018 application deadline has passed. Seed Award recipients will be announced in Spring 2019.
IHDSC is committed to funding new projects that bridge multiple domains of expertise and further the mission of the Institute. Through collaborative and interdisciplinary research, IHDSC works to bridge the disconnect between the science of human development and policies and practices that affect children, youth, adults, and families in diverse contexts.
Visit our blog to read about our Fall 2017 recipients or explore previous seed award projects below. Click on the project titles to view a short summary.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2017
Dr. Moira Dillon (FAS), Cindy Lawrence (National Museum of Mathematics)
"The Arc of Geometric Development"
Geometry lies at the foundation of millennia of human achievements in domains such as mathematics, art, and architecture. What allows children to acquire knowledge about geometry in the noisy, formal and informal environments like schools, museums, and homes in which they learn and grow? In this project, we examine children's intuitions about the properties of planar shapes, such as triangles, and about the relations between geometry and physics. The cognitive theories guiding these experiments originate in basic research in the lab. Nevertheless, the testing of these theories will take place in the National Museum of Mathematics, an informal learning environment focused on exploration and play. We ultimately aim to harness the findings of basic research in cognitive science and cognitive development to both test the validity of those theories and also improve children's informal and formal learning of mathematics.
Drs. Sumie Okazaki (Steinhardt), Stella Flores (Steinhardt), & Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng (Steinhardt)
Community Partner: Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
"College Access and Persistence among Urban Asian American Students"
This pilot study will lay the groundwork for a prospective, longitudinal study of college transitions for low-income, urban immigrant Asian American youth. Contrary to the popular portrait of Asian American students as the model minority high achievers, a sizable segment of Asian American students who attend NYC public high schools is not bound for elite colleges and experience challenges in college access and persistence. The mixed-method study combines a quantitative secondary analysis of the joint administrative data from the NYC Partnership for College Readiness and Success, a partnership between the NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE) and City University of New York (CUNY), with a small-scale qualitative study of the processes involved in college decisions and high school to college transition.
Dr. Natasha Strassfeld (Steinhardt)
Additional Investigators: Randy Hertz, JD (Law) & Melisa McDaniel (Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division)
"Supporting Juvenile Offenders with Disabilities through Education Transition Teams "
Detained or incarcerated students with disabilities often encounter the greatest service delivery gaps in receipt of mandated special education and related services, and these gaps remain particularly visible as juvenile offenders ("juveniles") transition from placement to placement (e.g., pre-conviction, temporary detainment to post-conviction, juvenile correctional facility detainment) or from within the juvenile justice system back to a K-12 school placement. To gain a clearer understanding of this transition process—and potential service delivery inequalities that arise—we will conduct interviews with juveniles and professionals (e.g., case managers, attorneys, court professionals, juvenile facility teachers or tutors) to gain an understanding of the experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of the juvenile justice system, and we will develop and pilot the use of transition teams to promote a seamless transition model for juveniles with disabilities.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2016
Dr. Siwei Cheng (FAS)
Co-Investigator: Fangqi Wen (FAS)
"Survey Experiments on Americans' Perceptions and Attitudes about Economic Inequality and Social Mobility"
This project aims to contribute to the current scholarship on social inequality by conducting a survey experiment to elicit people's beliefs about economic inequality and chances of social mobility in the American society. We will also test whether these beliefs and attitudes will be altered if they are provided with information on the actual income inequality and mobility. Assessing these individual perceptions will enable social scientists to test existing conjectures about the social, political and psychological basis of perception and attitude formation. This project will also have policy implications in terms of how attitudes and beliefs towards inequality vary in the population.
Drs. Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng & Ying Lu (Steinhardt)
"How Do You Apply? Racial/Ethnic Patterns in Strategizing College Applications based on SAT Scores"
Racial inequalities in universities remain one of the US's greatest social issues; however, our quantitative understanding of how students select universities remains incomplete because it relies primarily on information of students who are already attending universities or are applying to the most elite institutions. To gain a clearer understanding of this process – and potential inequalities that arise – we will use proprietary data on students' SAT scores and the universities to which students send their scores. These scores are not just one of the most important requirements for admissions to nearly all universities but also reflect how students gauge their academic performance, and ultimately to what universities they apply.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2015
Drs. Emily Balcetis (FAS) & Charles McIlwain (Steinhardt)
"Psychological Development of Perceptions of Leadership"
Why do racial disparities in political leadership still exist? This seed grant tests two possible mechanisms including one based on cognitive associations between light and good, and another based on exposure to mainstream media that portrays heroes and heroines as lighter in skin tone. We will assess perceptions of leadership among members of a racial majority and minority groups, and within children, thereby providing insight into the developmental trajectory of the perpetuation of a relatively White political leadership, which might suggest interventions for changing perceptions.
Drs. Lisa Gennetian (Steinhardt) & Joy Kennedy (Steinhardt)
"Measuring the Effects of a Text-Based Early Language Intervention on the Home Language Environment of Low Income Infants"
Early language interactions form the foundation upon which later literacy is built. Using insights from behavioral economics, we test the extent to which poverty related limited attention and positive affirmation of motherhood can be favorably directed toward early language and literacy parenting resources among mothers of low income infants. In collaboration with the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), mothers who participate in NYC's Newborn Home Visiting Program in Harlem (N ~ 1,000) and who consent will be randomized into two groups: half will receive BE enhancements to support a DOHMH early language text-based early language program, and the other half will receive the usual early language resources provided by DOHMH. The IHDSC seed grant will be used to fund self-report data collection from mothers about how they spend time with their babies, as well as to evaluate parent-infant naturalistic language interactions at home via LENA-based audio recordings. This project contributes to a research-to-practice partnership between NYU and DOHMH, testing new data collection methodologies that capture low-income parents' home language use, and providing evidence about low-cost approaches to optimize the impact of existing early learning initiatives on the lives of low-income children in NYC.
Dr. Jennifer Jennings (FAS) & Nicholas Mark (Columbia University)
"Collaboration in Charter Management Organizations: A Proposal for a Pilot Study in New Orleans"
Many urban school districts have adopted a portfolio management model, in which independent schools compete for students, who are no longer assigned to schools based on residence. Charter management organizations (CMOs) have emerged to provide the coordinating functions once served by school districts, such as human resource management and professional development. The ramifications of these new forms of governance for both within and between-school collaboration are not yet well understood. In this project, we will conduct interviews with teachers, principals, and members of multiple CMOs in New Orleans to determine how teachers and schools develop and sustain collaborative networks in the context of a choice-based education system.
Dr. Cybele Raver (Steinhardt)
Co-Investigators: Kat Adams (Steinhardt) & Dr. George Kachergis (FAS)
Collaborator: Dr. Todd Gureckis (FAS)
"Applying computer science models of self-directed learning to new measures of young children's academically-oriented 'soft skills'"
Most developmental psychological research focuses on ways that young children learn by studying key cognitive processes involving attention, memory, and higher-order thinking skills. In these models, we have recognized that "soft skills" involving volitional control, initiative-taking, and persistence also play important roles in learning. However, we have had few innovative models or methods with which to test the hypothesis that those "soft skills" matter for learning. This project focuses on one specific dimension of initiative-taking, called "self-directed learning" as a way to break new conceptual and empirical ground in supporting young children's educational opportunities. By integrating methods from educational psychology and engineering/computer science, the current study aims to develop new methodology to computationally model the self-directed information sampling strategies in young learners, and validate these measures against standardized assessments of volitional control and working memory.
IHDSC Seed Funding Spring 2015
Drs. Elise Cappella (Steinhardt) & Michael Kieffer (Steinhardt)
"Cooperative Learning in Afterschool Programs: Mechanisms of Language Development for ELL and non-ELL Youth"
In partnership with Good Shepherd Services (GSS), the investigators are studying the initial effects of a cooperative literacy learning (CLL) program on the proposed mechanisms of language development among English Language Learners (ELLs) and their non-ELL peers in low-income urban afterschool settings. This two phase project involves (a) piloting measurement tools to test their feasibility and relevance in afterschool settings, and (b) conducting a pre-post experimental trial of the CLL program's impact on youths' social networks, academic discourse, and behavioral engagement. The investigators aim to build understanding of the social and academic mechanisms through which cooperative learning enhances the capacity of afterschool settings to promote youth development.
Dr. Pat Shrout (FAS)
Co-Investigators: Crystal Clarke (FAS), Dr. Eric Knowles (FAS), Dr. Diane Hughes (Steinhardt), & Dr. Amanda Geller (FAS)
"Understanding the reactions of Black male youth to police"
This project investigates how race and ethnic identity moderates the reaction of youth to the police, and how these effects manifest during middle and late adolescence. We propose to study the psychological and physiological responses of Black males age 14 to 22 to police-related stimuli. We use videos of police encounters with civilians as primary stimuli and record responses in terms of a) explicit evaluations of the videos, b) implicit representations of police as protectors vs. threats, c) physiological sympathetic nervous system (SNS) arousal as indicated by skin conductance and d) eye-tracked attention to the police officer in the video. We explore ethnic identity differences by recruiting Black males who identify as immigrants, children of immigrants or African American (i.e Black youth whose parents were born in the U.S.) We also recruit a sample of white males from the same set of high schools and colleges. We expect that Black youth will be more aroused by the police videos than white youth, but that immigrant youth will be less aroused than the African Americans. We predict that the strength of the reactions will vary systematically with variables that represent individual differences (such as contact with police) and family differences (such as ethnic-racial socialization).
IHDSC Seed Funding Spring 2014
Drs. Karen E. Adolph (FAS), Mary Jo Messito (Medicine), Alan Mendelsohn (Medicine), & Rachel Gross (Children's Hospital at Montefiore)
"Effects of Overweight Status on Locomotor Skill and Exploration in Infants"
Increasing numbers of infants are overweight or obese during the same developmental period when they are learning to crawl and to walk. This interdisciplinary project examines effects of body weight on infants' crawling and walking skill and spontaneous locomotor exploration. Although body weight necessarily affects movement, researchers know little about how children cope with overweight and obesity while acquiring new locomotor skills and how such factors might alter movement proficiency and inhibit exploration of the environment.
Drs. Sean Corcoran (Steinhardt) & Jennifer Jennings (FAS)
"Decision supports for high school choice: piloting a set of random interventions"
This study will examine the impact of providing information and other decision supports to 8th graders choosing public high schools in New York City. The investigators will provide one of two supports to participating students: a targeted list of recommended high schools, based on their academic history; or, structured introduction to a smartphone/web app designed to assist students in their choices. The primary aim of the study is to identify low-cost interventions that increase students' knowledge of available options, aid them in making informed choices, and increase the likelihood they choose and enroll in a high-performing school.
Drs. Mary McKay (Social Work), Robert Lloyd Walker (University of Oxford), Lawrence Aber (Steinhardt), & Gary Parker (Social Work)
"On shame as a psychosocial dimension of poverty: A complementary study in the United States"
It has been suggested that shame is universally associated with poverty, reduces individual agency and may contribute to the persistence of poverty. Shame is said to be felt internally, but it is also externally imposed by others and sometimes as stigma in the framing, design and implementation of public policy. The investigators aim to examine the association of poverty and shame through a qualitative study.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2012
Drs. Joshua Aronson & Pedro Noguera (Steinhardt)
"Using Mindsets and Meditation to Reduce Suspension Disproportionality"
Drs. Aronson and Noguera will collect pilot data in New York State school districts that the Department of Education has identified as being at risk of racial disproportionality in suspension rates in order to prepare for a large research proposal to the Novo Foundation and other agencies. The PIs will use the Seed funds for Phase 1 of the project, in which they will collect baseline data including observational, interview, and survey data as well as saliva samples for students and teachers. For the larger project, the PIs plans to expose the schools to either: a) meditation, b) mindset or c) meditation and mindset interventions. The baseline data from Phase 1 will be compared against follow-up observation, surveying, interviewing, saliva sampling, and school record data that will be collected at two more time points in the school year for each of the three conditions. The project emphasizes the need to develop interventions aimed at reducing suspensions and their antecedents as an important priority for research, policy and practice.
Drs. Dana Burde (Steinhardt), Joel Middleton (Steinhardt), & Cyrus Samii (FAS)
"Community-based Schools, Social Cohesion, and Trust in Government: A Randomized Field Experiment in Afghanistan"
Drs. Burde, Middleton and Samii will begin preparing to launch a randomized field study of a community-based education program in Afghanistan. The proposed study will involve 220 community-based schools that will be created in partnership with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Ministry of Education in Kabul, and national NGOs over the course of 3 years with three waves of surveys. The seed funds will support preparatory data analysis as the team prepares to begin the full scale randomized experiment.
Dr. Edward Seidman (Steinhardt)
"The Whole Classroom is Better than the Sum of its Parts: Development of an Observation Tool"
Dr. Seidman's project seeks to demonstrate the reliability and validity of an observation instrument that is sensitive to measuring and understanding the teacher practices and classroom processes linked to favorable academic and social-emotional student outcomes. Dr. Seidman has been developing the Teacher Instructional Practices and Processes System (TIPPS), a tool that is tailored to the needs of schools that serve students in low-income settings, both domestically and internationally, and created to be evidence-based, user-friendly, and cost effective. In this investigation, Dr. Seidman and his team will first test the reliability of TIPPS by employing a generalizability study, then will examine the factor structure and finally, will examine the validity by examining correspondence with CLASS ratings. The proposed work will present a closer view of mechanisms within the classroom, providing teachers better feedback to improve the way they conduct classes.
Drs. Diana Silver & Tod Mijanovich (Steinhardt)
"Do City Economic Conditions Compound the Effects of Neighborhood Distress for Pregnant Women"
Drs. Silver and Mijanovich seek to understand the effects of city-level and neighborhood-level social and economic characteristics on birth outcomes for women. Specifically, this project is driven by two questions: 1) what is the relationship between residential neighborhood characteristics and birth outcomes (low birthweight, very low birthweight, pre-term birth and teen births) for African-Americans and whites? and 2) how do these relationships vary based on city-level characteristics? The PIs will use merged ACS and Vital Statistics data to construct neighborhood-level socio-economic and birth outcome variables at the census tract level and indicators of distress for cities and neighborhoods in order to estimate mediation models to assess the relationships between race, neighborhood socio-economic indicators, city level indicators, and birth outcomes.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2011
Drs. Elise Cappella & Ed Seidman (Steinhardt)
"School Transitions and Early Adolescent Development: Secondary Data Analysis and Intervention Development"
Drs. Cappella and Seidman will conduct background research needed to understand the impact of the timing and structure of middle grade school transitions on disadvantaged youth. Their findings will inform promising middle grades policies and interventions that may support improved academic, psychosocial, and life-course outcomes. Using ECLS-K data, the research team will articulate the precise questions that the data set will allow them to address and conduct preliminary analyses for a subsequent grant proposal submission to NICHD or the Spencer Foundation.
Dr. Dohoon Lee (FAS)
"Temporal Patterns of Parental Influence and Child Educational Attainment"
Dr. Lee will employ data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and its mother-child supplement (CNLSY) to examine how distinct patterns of parental influence (i.e. poverty status and home environment) over time impact child educational attainment. Dr. Lee will use the results of this initial research to prepare an R03 application to NICHD to further investigate temporal patterns of other domains of parental influence, including family structure, maternal employment, and parental mental health, and their impacts on child development.
Dr. Marjorie Rhodes (FAS)
"The Role of Generic Language in the Development of Essentialism"
Dr. Rhodes and her co-PI, Dr. Sarah-Jane Leslie (Princeton University) will conduct pilot research on the role of language in the development and stereotyping and prejudice. Their project, which is taking place at Dr. Rhodes' onsite laboratory at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, will experimentally test whether parent's essentialist beliefs causally influence their production of generic language for social groups.
Drs. Pat Sharkey (FAS) & Josh Aronson (Steinhardt)
"Harnessing the Power of Social Networking Technology to Reduce the Effects of Stereotype Threat"
Drs. Diana Silver & James Macinko (Steinhardt)
"Assessing State Public Health Laws to Improve Children's Health and Safety"
Drs. Silver and Macinko will conduct background research to better understand the variation in state policy environments and how divergent state policy environments affect children's health and safety. Seed funds will be used to obtain and code health law data, pilot test a set of measures of the health policy environment for children and families, and perform preliminary analyses as inputs into an R21 proposal to NIH.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2010
Drs. Lawrence Aber & Pamela Morris (Steinhardt)
"School Reform and Beyond 0-3: Strategies to Improve the School Readiness of Low-Income Infants and Toddlers"
Aber and Morris will conduct background research necessary to identify the most promising interventions targeted to low-income infants and toddlers and their parents in order to support a R01 application. The birth to three project is part of a larger, multi-disciplinary, multi-university effort to close achievement gaps through a set of integrated, synergistic interventions that span birth through grade five.
Drs. Karen Adolph (FAS), Catherine Tamis-LeMonda (Steinhardt), & Lana Karasik (FAS)
"Infants in Transition: Effects of Posture and Locomotion in Infants' Actions with Objects and People"
Adolph, Tamis-LeMonda and Karasik propose a short-term longitudinal study that examines multiple measures of infants' interactions following motor transitions in children 5 to 7 months old through 11 to 13 months old in the natural settings of their homes. The study seeks to advance the literature on developmental cascades by examining the interplay between postural and locomotor transitions and changes in specific aspects of infants' object and social engagements.
Dr. Pamela Morris (Steinhardt)
"Income Volatility and Child Development"
Morris will work with an inter-disciplinary team to continue her examination of the impact of income volatility on children's academic and behavioral outcomes using three data sets-the Survey of Income and Program Participation, the National Longitudinal study of Youth, and the New Hope evaluation. Specifically, Morris will examine the premise that regularly changing income levels, particularly if unpredictable, may be as or more detrimental to the stress and development of young children than chronically low income.
Dr. Lawrence Wu (FAS)
"Pre-Marital Sexual Activity and Fertility"
Wu proposes to work with colleagues to develop and estimate a formal behavioral model of the decision by a young woman to initiate sexual activity and her decisions following sexual onset concerning contraception, abortion, and fertility, including how potential decisions might influence future outcomes. Wu's research is motivated in part by the insight that premarital first births typically occur in a demographic "dense" period of the life course characterized not only by transitions in the domains of schooling and work, but also by changes in sexual behavior, romantic relationships, union status, and fertility.
IHDSC Seed Funding Spring 2010
Dr. Matthew Wiswall (FAS)
"Household Choices and Child Development"
Wiswall will employ the Panel of Income Dynamics dataset to examine relationships among parental time allocation in wage and non-wage activities, income, household labor choices and child outcomes.
IHDSC Seed Funding Fall 2009
Dr. Perry Halkitis (Steinhardt)
"HIV and Aging"
Halkitis seeks to explore the ways in which individual psychological, developmental and contextual processes impact the life experiences, risk behaviors, life perspectives and journeys of HIV-positive MSM ages 50 and over. IHDSC funding will allow Halkitis to launch a pilot study to explore the individual experiences of these men and the larger public health, economic, and societal implications of this growing population of aging seropositive men.
IHDSC Seed Funding, Fall 2008
Dr. Dalton Conley (FAS)
"The Significance of Timing of in Utero Impact of PM and PAH on Child Development: Using 9/11 as a Natural Experiment"
Conley is studying the impact of in utero exposure to airborne toxins on the birth, health, educational, and general health outcomes of elementary-aged children during and after the events of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) tragedy. Conley proposes to use econometric approaches in his analyses of EPA and NYCDOE data when estimating the impact of such toxins on child outcomes.
Dr. Lawrence Wu (FAS)
"Non-Marital Fertility"
Wu's project seeks to better understand the processes underlying first births to young women that occur prior to a first marriage. His work will be undertaken with the recognition that such pregnancies are resolved in different ways, in heterogeneous social contexts.
IHDSC Seed Funding, Fall 2007
Dr. Diane Hughes (Steinhardt)
Relations Between Ethnicity, Context, and Parenting Processes in Diverse Families: A meeting of the Study Group on Race, Culture, and Ethnicity
Hughes, in cooperation with the Study Group on Race, Culture, and Ethnicity, will puruse a pilot and data management work for a large-scale pooled data meta-analytic study that examines cultural and contextual influences on important dimensions of parenting and on relationships between parenting and youth outcomes. The group consists of 12 scholars, representing major U.S. universities and a range of disciplines, including psychology, anthropology, and social work, has been in collaboration for over 10 years examining cultural and contextual influences on child and adolescent development.
IHDSC Seed Funding, Summer 2007
Dr. Fabienne Doucet (Steinhardt)
A Critical Analysis of Institutional Discourse about Parent Involvement in a Head Start Program Serving Caribbean Immigrants
Doucet's application outlines the hypothesis that recently immigrated parents' support of children's development in school contexts may be legitimated by school personnel in some cases, and marginalized by school personnel in other cases.
Drs. Ingrid Ellen & Katherine O'Regan (Wagner)
Residential Decisions and Neighborhood Economic Transitions in Cities and Suburbs
Ellen and O'Regan's research questions focused on families' decision-making regarding entry and exits into and out of neighborhoods, using an important new data set (the internal files of the American Housing Survey). Project marked by strong interdisciplinary foci.
Drs. Faye Ginsburg & Rayna Rapp (FAS)
Cultural Innovation: The Changing Social Context of Learning Disabilities
Ginsburg and Rapp's research questions focused on the heterogeneity of cultural, legal, and neurological standards used by school systems to make important educational decisions for children exhibiting learning disabilities. Reviewers were impressed by the multidisciplinary research team and by the team's hypothesis that the very definitions used to classify children in educational contexts are themselves undergoing rapid transformation, due in part to the actions and advocacy of parents, themselves
Dr. Erin O'Connor (Steinhardt)
The Effects of Child and Classroom Characteristics on Children's Behavior Problems
Reviewers responded very favorably to the interdisciplinary nature of her research questions, examining changes in children's developmental trajectories within a framework that considers changing social contexts of classroom quality.
IHDSC Seed Funding, Fall 2006
Drs. Niobe Way, Yeung, Yoshikawa, Guthrie, Kahana-Kalman, Tamis-LeMonda, Fong, and Chen (Steinhardt & FAS)
Human Development in the Changing Social and Economic Contexts of China
The aim of the project is to examine the ways in which the proximal contexts (e.g., family, peers, school, and parent's work) and distal contexts (e.g., economic reforms; changes in health care, education, child care, and residency permit policies) of development are affecting children's development in China.


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Cut jeopardises Dance Works' future
The future of Victoria's longest-running contemporary dance company, Dance Works, is in jeopardy with the Australia Council dumping the company from its 2006 triennial funding round.
The Australia Council's 2005 allocation to Dance Works of $160,000 represented two-thirds of the company's budget this year, with the remaining $80,000 coming from Arts Victoria. The 2006 state funding round is still under deliberation.
Of the 145 organisations the Australia Council funds nationally on a triennial basis, Dance Works is the only dance company nationally to be completely cut from the round.
The chairwoman of the Australia Council's dance board, Shane Carroll, said Dance Works' omission from the "extremely competitive" triennial funding round did not exclude the company from any AC funding in 2006. She said the company could still apply for project funding for new work or for a 2006 program grant. The company has two full-time staff: executive producer David Tyndall and artist director Sandra Parker.
"It doesn't mean the company won't receive any council funding; there's not a wall going up or anything," said Carroll. "The board is certainly aware of the impact it'll have on the company. Dancescapes do alter and that is challenging for everyone."
Dance Works was founded 22 years ago by Nanette Hassall to create a training ground for Australia's future choreographers and foster experimental work. In that time it has produced more than 140 new works. No one from the company would comment on the funding cut.
The Age dance reviewer Hilary Crampton said Dance Works had been "a key organisation for developing choreography in this country".
She said it was important for Dance Works to continue, as other companies could not "afford to spend the time and do the experimental work that Dance Works does".
"There has to be [a place for Dance Works], because where else do you get that nurturing and training?" she said.
Independent Melbourne choreographer Shelley Lasica said it was important to maintain the diversity of Melbourne's dance scene. "Allocation of funding controls and defines the cultural landscape, but should we take that as a fait accompli?" she said. "It should really be the reverse. The funding should reflect the cultural landscape, not define it."
Melbourne dancer Carlee Mellow has worked regularly with Sandra Parker since 1995 and became a core member of Dance Works when Parker became the artistic director in 1998 until 2001.
She returned in 2004 and has performed in every production since. "I think I learned most of my skills from working with Sandy," said Mellow. "Especially when you're developing as an artist and you're fresh out of college, she really nurtured me for all those five years which gave me these skills to work with other choreographers."
Mellow said the reaction from other dancers to the Dance Works news had been "shock and disappointment".
"I'm working with a group of dancers at the moment and we couldn't believe the news when we heard it. People were sad as well."

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Sunday, December 13, 2015
Seller Submission: 2008 Zap Xebra PK
From the seller:
Beyond exclusive! 2008 ZAP Xebra PK pick-up electric vehicle. Superb for hauling dogs to and from the park (protective grating included). Numerous upgrades to factory version to make reliable and dependable. Recall problem addressed with new factory master cylinder. Has a couple of rust areas; from factory treated with POR-15. All weather cover included (golf cart style).
With a range somewhere around 40 miles (the seller mentions going 36 miles without running out of juice), a top speed around 40mph, seating for 4, and a 1000 lb cargo capacity, this thing looks like a great inner city runner.
See a better short range pet transporter? email@example.com
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A couple of rust problems on a 2008? Wow.ReplyDeleteReplies
- FueltruckDecember 13, 2015 at 4:04 PM
I would bet the Chinese automakers will underestimate the level of corrosives that Americans slather on their roads in the winter just as the Japanese makers did when they first started exporting cars here. In the words of the great Yogi Berra: "It's deja-vu all over again."Delete
Do you think this would be embarrassing enough that my teenager would start walking all the places I drive her to now?ReplyDeleteReplies
- BobinottDecember 14, 2015 at 7:14 AM
Yes, especially if you made her ride in the back, with the dog.Delete
That was hilarious Bobinott!Delete
What stops this from going all Reliant Robin out on the road?Delete
A top speed of about 8 mph?Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2016 at 5:54 PM
The batteries are heavy and low in the frame so it is pretty stable. Keep in mind it is a motorcycle, so much more stable, versatile, and safe than its two-wheeled brethren.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2016 at 5:57 PM
It turns every head. I get a lot of "cool car" and thumbs up from kids and adults alike. I usually shout "thanks, it is a motorcycle!" and with the savings in insurance and fuel this thing will pay for itself in a couple years of driving.Delete
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text: Food! At the heart of every Pakistani, there is a fundamental desire. The desire to dine on the tastiest food of all time that will not only satisfy your taste-buds but your soul as well. This category features reviews of local restaurants so you know where to find what food every time you wanna go out to eat and for those of you who prefer good ol'-fashioned home-cooked food, we have different recipes for every cuisine and culture you can possibly imagine! Whether you're looking for something rich and heavy to indulge your senses or low-calorie meals for when you're on a diet, this is the right place for it


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Persona 4: Rise [PSP Wallpapers]
I tried to create PSP Wallpapers using Rise from Persona 4. She's my favorite character from that game. She is voiced by Rie Kugimiya in the Japanese version. The NA version will be released sometime in December. All wallpapers are sized 480 x 272, only for Playstation Portable units. I tried to create some for computers but the scan was too small and it would look grainy. Anyway, for those who have PSP's and a fan of Rise from P4, hope you like it ^_^.


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I finally got my 15 (10) minutes of fame this week: my interview with Dom Knight on ABC 702 Sydney.
After being cast aside following an apparently newsworthy situation involving the (ex) NSW Premier, a bottle of 1959 Penfolds Grange, a memory lapse and a memory failure leading to the "inadvertant" misleading of an anti corruption committee, finally I found myself and Leah travelling to ABC in Ultimo and boy was I nervous: I knew my key messages, I knew my key words to convey what I'm doing (swimming the bloddy channel) and why I'm doing it (achievement and Alzheimers!).
Dom Knight was great: a wonderful host and interviewer; his producer, Sarah was great and I think she and Leah had as entertaining a time in the production booth as I had a nerve wracked one on mic!
I think I did myself proud…
Listen and find out for yourselves!
On a separate note I have now received a weight gain plan for the Channel from everyone's favorite cold water dietician, Tara Diversi: is it possible to gain weight, while swimming up to 50km/week? If it is it will be through consuming an additional 5-6000 kj per day and I'll find out! Apparently it involves shots of macadamia oil, 2 breakfasts (with a big swim and nutrition while training), mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, dessert and litres of flavoured milk! OMFG!!!


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Shabby Pink Rose Fleur De Lis Crown Frame
Catalog > Shabby Pink Rose Fleur De Lis Crown Frame
Beautiful Victorian style frame with a gorgeous crown top! Crown has a Fleur De Lis with rhinestones and pearls, so majestic! For a charming, romantic touch I've added soft, white and shabby, pink pearls and porcelain roses. It holds a print of the lovely Marie Antoinette, which can be easily removed and replaced with your own picture. Frame measures 5" x 3.5". A perfect touch to add to your Shabby Chic/ Vintage/ Victorian/Romantic Rose/French Chic decor! More than one available.
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Ahhh, Sweet Summer
There's a spot in my backyard where the grass slopes gently to the property line and the lone survivor of Dutch Elm disease spreads its shade, making it perfect for a quick nap.
Last night, as the family waited for my wife to return from her weekend girls' trip, I found myself enjoying a moment of peace in this spot--laying on my back, looking up through the leaves of the Elm tree as my kids wandered around nearby.
The twins were dumping sand over each other's heads in the sandbox. My two older kids half-heartedly banged a volleyball back and forth over the net--conveniently using my head as the out-of-bounds marker. And, my middle child took a turn on the swings--testing out one of her new songs for the listening enjoyment of all.
In short, it was the perfect, lazy, Monday evening--perfect blue sky, perfect 70-degree temperature and, not a single activity on the old activity board.
It reminded me of the type of summer nights I experienced growing up in Wisconsin. It also reminded me of the column Ron Ciancutti submitted for this month's edition of "A Step Ahead." As usual, Ron has done a great job painting a beautiful image with words. One word of caution though--make sure you have time to enjoy the entire article before you sit down to read it--you won't want to be interrupted once you dig in.
Of course, one article does not make an issue--so we also offer a variety of stories based around the things you'll most likely be tackling as summer starts--things like, Movies in the Park, Facility Upgrades, Safe Playground Design, Special Events, Shade Solutions, Aquatics, Risk Management, Green Restrooms and so much more.
As always, I hope you enjoy this month's issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together. And, don't forget--all our content and much more is available online at www.parksandrecbusiness.com.
The recently refurbished site has received rave reviews from users, so check it out today. If you like what you see and want to access the cool, new features (free), take a moment to register.
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At the beginning of December last year, it came to light that the European offering of the Nintendo eShop would limit access to 18+ restricted games to a four hour window. Anyone hoping to download Assassin's Creed III or ZombiU, or even look at screenshots of both of those titles, would have to do so between the hours of 23:00 and 03:00. This was due to the European eShop's servers being hosted in Germany, and Germany has some very strict laws when it comes to age restricted games.
Considering Nintendo's renewed effort in downloadable offerings, not to mention the fact that the Wii U is intended for "core" gamers as well, having a content block like this is a serious problem. Fortunately, common sense has prevailed, and Nintendo has managed to convince the ordinarily strict German authorities to turn a blind eye.
How did they manage to do that? Well, according to a statement released to eShop customers, the Nintendo Parental Control system was put through its paces by USK, which is the self-regulating body that governs Germany's age restricted content. The USK found the Wii U and 3DS Parental Control system to be adequate enough that it obviated any further preventative action on their behalf. The result: no more stupid content block. Now all we need are more 18+ games; you know, on top of the two that are available on the console. Come on Nintendo, where are the games?
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Resonating at a Higher Octave
By Lupe Ramin
Greetings to you all…This is another very special day, sitting in front of a lovely garden, birds chirping, butterflies wandering through the flowers. As Gaia, our beautiful planet, makes her way into higher frequency spheres, so may we all tune into a new awareness within.
It is through this tuning into a higher "vibrational field of consciousness" that we participate in this experience. The "shift" happens when we make a conscious awakening within. Many ancient advanced civilizations passed on this teaching, such as Lemuria, Atlantis, the Egyptian Mystery School, the Incas, and the Maya.
Our planet has been a laboratory for many schools throughout history. And yes, the teaching has always remained in the deepest core of human consciousness itself. The ancient knowledge of sages, yogis, and avatars has resurfaced to remind us that which we already know deep within our cellular memory. This information lies dormant within our genetic blueprint. Perhaps we have forgotten. Perhaps we have disconnected from source. Perhaps we have regressed in our awareness.
But as life itself is energy, and energy manifests throughout the many changing spheres of our experience, we keep getting messages and the proverbial knock on the compassionate door, always with unconditional love and compassion to tune into higher frequency zones within our emotions and to realize that every thought, every word, every cell is consciousness, and as such, we emanate or relate to that which we resonate with.
The Buddha, Christ, and all the ascended masters who have walked the earth, have all reminded us of this message. They have left us a practice to follow, tuning into the sacred space of the heart. Nevertheless, each one of us has to do the work within. No one can do it for you.
The time has come to walk the living path of the earth, the path of the sun, the path of the stars and to be in communion with Gaia, with the elements we are the elements, we are the stars, we are the keepers of the knowledge, reborn!
As we shift our awareness within we realize that we create our own reality. Recognizing that we live in a "free will world," each one of us can create a true personal, loving world, but we must take special responsibility to do so with respect, honor, and truth, ourselves and everyone around. There is yet another mystery before us to unfold; how do we create things? How do they manifest into our lives? I leave you with these thoughts for now.
My closing wishes to you all
May you all be happy
May you all be well
Living with gratitude and joy every breath
Tikiama, Exploring Fields of Consciousness, contact, www.siddhartaenergy.com, and 554 521 0578.


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2015 Ford Expedition Redesign Concept
After officially released the previous series, a lot of rumors circulating about the 2015 Ford Expedition release date.
2015 ford expedition is known to be the fourth generation of the family of Ford Expedition. Even this car seems to be available to order for the first time in the year of 2014, some official information about this has been known since now. Moreover, it is also mentioned that this 2015 series is actually the redesigned series that is already planned by Ford before. This fact is the one that is announced for the first time in the 14th of January, 2013. Other than this information, you have to know also that there are still a lot more detail information available for you to know. The information can be real good for you if you actually a fan of Ford Expedition car series. Here is some of the information.
2015 Ford Expedition to Receive 5.0L Engine
Interesting information that you have to know about this 2015 ford expedition is related to the type of engine that is predicted to be installed in this car series later. The type of engine is mentioned to be very interesting because it is actually a V8 engine. Unlike any other common V8 engine this engine is a special one. The reason is because it is also completed with 5.0L feature that will certainly make the car to be a powerful vehicle. Other than that, this engine also has 32-valve feature. Other good news that could possibly make the engine to be even better is that it is mentioned to be the one that will be applied in the base model of this car series. It means that there can possibly be some other better engine options for upper models of the car series.
The Release Date of 2015 Ford Expedition
It is rather unfortunate that the release date of this future car is actually still a mystery. No one knows exactly about when this car will be released. Even it is still something unsure many parties mentioned that the late of 2014 is the time when this car will be offered for people to order. The car itself will be distributed in the year of 2015, the year that is also suitable to the name of this car series. In the meantime, let us hope that the concept of this car will be exhibited later in some future auto events that will be held in 2013 or 2014. This 2015 ford expedition concept is certainly something for all of us to wait for, especially because of the new engine applied to it.
Summary: The fact that there can possibly be a new engine, 5.0L V8 engine with 32-valve, applied in 2015 ford expedition is something that makes this car to be worth it to wait for.


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Lepawsky, Josh (2015)"The changing geography of global trade in electronic discards: time to rethink the e-waste problem". The Geographical Journal 181(2): 147-159.
Lougheed, Scott C; Hird, Myra J; and Rowe, R Kerry (201X) "Governing Household Waste Management: An Empirical Analysis and Critique". Environmental Values (In Press)
Parizeau, Kate; Lepawsky, Josh (2015) "Legal orderings of waste in built spaces" International Journal of Law in the Built Environment 7(1):21 - 38
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Gutberlet, Jutta; Baeder, A.M.; Pontuschka, N.N.; Felipone, S.M.N.; dos Santos, T.L.F. (2013). Participatory Research Revealing the Work and Occupational Health Hazards of Cooperative Recyclers in Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10: 4607-4627; doi:10.3390/ijerph10104607.
Lepawsky, J. and Mather, C. (2013). "Checking in with reality: a response to Herod et al." Area 45: 383–385.
Liboiron, Max (2013). "Modern Waste as Strategy" Lo Squaderno: Explorations in Space and Society 29: 9-12.
Murphy, Michelle (2013). "Distributed Reproduction, Chemical Violence, and Latency" The Scholar and Feminist Online 11(3)
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Hird, Myra J. (2013) 'Planetary Messmates: Engaging with Elizabeth Mazzolini and Philip Olson on the Topic of Waste', Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 2(10): 52-57.
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Binion, E. and Gutberlet, Jutta. (2012). The effects of handling solid waste on the wellbeing of informal and organized recyclers: A review of the literature. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 18(1): 43-52.
Gutberlet, Jutta. (2012). Informal and cooperative recycling as a poverty eradication strategy. Geography Compass, 6(1): 19–34, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00468.x.
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Keeling, A. and Wynn, G. (2011) "'The Park is…A Mess': Development and Degradation in B.C.'s First Provincial Park," BC Studies 120 (Summer): 119-150.
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Only Tuesday I was speaking with my partner and financial backer about some upcoming spring projects, and I said that I wanted the work to go to you because the service was so exemplary. I think that I've been dealing with Springcoil for more than 15 years and it's always been so easy to work with you all. You are the experts here and I shall be guided by you. With kindest regards to you and to all at Springcoil. Please take a moment to pass my compliments to everyone. I mean them.
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Open Play
The Kids Fun House offers you and your family the ability to get out of the house, stay active and engaged with open play. We believe in a clean and safe environment where your children can run around, socialize and learn how to play with others. Join in on the fun or simply relax with a cup of coffee or other snacks from our cafe.
Watch as your child explores our triple slide & climbs through mazes and tunnels in our three story playground. We also have a separate toddler area for your younger children. There are video & redemption games, where every child can win tickets to redeem for prizes.
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Cloverbud RANch CO-OP
A team of different farmers working together to bring you a variety of local raised goodness! Including pastured meats, eggs, grass-fed beef, organic vegetables, herbs and more!
Welcome to our new farm home in Portsmouth, RI called Cloverbud Ranch. It's a beautiful 120 acres of open pasture - plenty of gorgeous greens for our livestock to roam and forage! Even more exciting is that here, at Cloverbud Ranch, we are excited to be part of a CO-OP, which is a group of different partner producers working together to build a farm co-op. This team of farmers includes New England Grass Fed Beef raising 100% Grass-Fed Beef and Rabbits, The Local Patch growing organic vegetables, Natural Creola growing specialty herbs and flowers that she turns in beauty products, local honey and of course us, DaSilva Farm, raising pastured chickens, eggs, turkeys and pigs! Together we will be able to offer a full variety of goods that are grown sustainably and organically.
MEET some of THE CLOVERBUD RANCH CO-OP TEAM
DaSilva Pastured Farm
We will continue to raise non-gmo pasture-raised chickens, eggs and Thanksgiving turkeys! New this year, we will also be raising pastured pigs that will be available in August! Navigate our site to learn more about us and our sustainable farming practices!
New England Grass Fed Beef
Martin Of New England Grass Fed Beef will be raising a herd of 100% grass-fed beef. He practices sustainable and humane practice and rotationaly grazes the cows. He will also be raising rabbits.
Click here to learn about New England Grass Fed Beef.
The Local Patch
Amy & Andrew of The Local Patch will be growing organic greens and vegetables! They employ no-till, organic and biologically intense cropping practices with an emphasis on the health of the soil.
Click here to learn more about The Local Patch.
Natural Creola
Natural Creola is self-care for skin, home, and hair. Michelle plans to make an interesting selection of herbal teas, beauty products and syrups along with her fresh and dried herbs and flowers.
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Lichfield Arts opened its Autumn 2017 season with an evening of music to appeal to the most broad-minded of audiences.
Local singer and guitarist Amelia Harrison kicked off the concert with a set that belied her tender age.
With a soaring voice, and dextrous guitar playing she held the audience's attention with songs by the likes of The Beatles, and Cee Lo Green, but the highlights of her set were the guitar instrumentals, Classical Gas and Anji by Davey Graham.
The one man sonic boom box that is Funke and the Two Tone Baby was a completely different proposition, both in terms of sound and performance style.
Dan Turnbull, the singer, songwriter and musical life force behind Funke and The Two Tone Baby played guitar, keyboards, and harmonica, over an increasingly relentless beat of looping pedals and organic sounds. With a lively rhythm, from his own beat-boxing skills, and a soulful, bluesy voice, and some Dylan like harmonica, his incessantly dance filled rhythms had the lively audience going from the first song.
Many of the songs came from his latest release, Balance, with the songs being honed over a season of festivals in 2017 – he even remarked that this was his first gig with a proper roof since April.
His songs ranged from the bluesy inflections of I'm Not Well, the sonic exploration and glitch laden rhythms of Cut the Signal, or the auto-biographical Tales of the Place I Live.
The storytelling song, If You Are Nice To Me, I Will Be Nice, to you called for more understanding in the world, and the set closer of Not Enough Bonobo, Too Much Chimpanzee had the crowd singing along, and a man dressed in a chimpanzee costume on stage with him – something you don't usually see on the Guildhall stage on a Sunday night!
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GC3 is working with the Sustainable Economies Law Center and Communities for a Better Environment to put on a free legal workshop for community-based cooperative businesses on Saturday, 11/17!
If you're interested in creating a worker-owned business in your community or if you are a non-profit organization interested in incubating worker-owned businesses, come to the Think Outside the Boss Workshop on Saturday, November 17, from 11am to 2:30pm, at Tassafaronga Recreation Center (975 85th Ave., Oakland, 94621).
This free workshop will empower you to navigate the laws around starting and maintaining a green cooperative business.
Attorneys and law students will give short presentations on legal issues, ranging from the connections between environmental justice, resiliency, and worker-owned business development to creating your own business to employment law. We'll also help you connect with organizations in the Bay Area, who can provide you with resources and information on:
– What worker-owned businesses are and the advantage of forming one.
– Resources available to help you start your own worker-owned business.
– How to convert a traditional business to a worker-owned business.
– How to run your business democratically and spread ownership and control across a group of people.
– How to raise money from your collective, your community, and even the bank!
– Laws about how to treat your workers.
Want to join? Please RSVP here, or call Kara Alba at (510) 548-4040, ext. 365.
Need legal assistance? We're also offering free, one-time legal consultations for community-based entrepreneurs! You'll need to apply for a consultation, so fill out this application form. We will prioritize applications received by Saturday, November 10th.
Questions? Call Kara Alba at (510) 548-4040, ext. 365, or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Maura Gahan, a member of the Lubberland National Dance Co., will mold the students of Leland and Gray's Journey East Program into Bread and Puppet performers on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at Leland and Gray's Dutton Gymnasium.
A $5 donation is suggested.
Journey East, Leland and Gray's Asian Studies Academy and Sino-American Arts Exchange was initiated in 2000. To date, over 200 Leland and Gray and Windham County students and teachers have participated in the Academy and have created music/theater/dance programs, which they have performed during month-long tours of China. Music and Artistic Directors Ron Kelley and Jennifer Connor are excited to have the 27 students in Journey East 2010 work with Bread and Puppet artist Maura Gahan as they create this year's program.
The Lubberland National Dance Company is an itinerant dance company that specializes in problem solving dances, victory dances for victories and collateral dances for victims. The repertory also includes wedding dances for normally hostile populations and their rulers, national funeral dances for in response to the most recent wars of Lubberland and total peace and harmony dances with no meaning whatsoever.


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I had been holding onto some deliciously misshapen freshwater pearls and wasn't sure how I would use them. I had written a poem called The Middle, and it finally hit me that these pearls would be the perfect way to articulate the sentiments of my words.
So, I did what many of us have done through gritted teeth, rolling eyes, and grunts—I chiseled my way back to a redirection using tweezers, a flathead screwdriver, a hammer, and whatever would work to pry these bits and pieces off of the substrate. And yes, some of it was thinset.
I decided to add a range of darker blues for more of a contrast with the white pearls.
I'm happier with the color contrast now, but I did like the mix of tempered glass and other materials used in my first attempt a little better. All along, I intended to have a teeny little burst of color within the chain. In my own mind, that little burst expressed the words in my poem, but I know I'll probably be the only one that puts any interpretative meaning to it. And of course, my family queries, "Why'd you put that red in there? It looks out of place." I'm okay with that, and they never read the poem, anyway.
I am in the middle
Like a link within a chain
tRUST weakens me a little
As each side stakes its claim
Everybody knows
Even if of steel
A weak link has the power
To make said strength unreal
So both sides should stop pulling
And mend this disrepair
Or this strained link is breaking
Leaving nothing but despair
Carolyn Wagner
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By: Cath Crowley
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Genre/Age: YA Contemporary
Pages: 272
Source: ARC from NetGalley and Random House
Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere – spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night – and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes.
There are absolutely no words for how much I LOVE this book. This is probably going to be less of a review and more of just a gushing love letter to Graffiti Moon and Cath Crowley. I fell in love when I first read it back in August last year and then I fell in love all over again when I reread it just a few weeks ago. Everyone needs to go preorder it RIGHT NOW, because this book is amaaaaaazing.
Graffiti Moon is one of those rare books where every element seems to come together and blend pretty much perfectly. The plot, the execution, the dialogue, the characters, the writing…they're all flawless and create this perfect little package, this wonderful gem of a book.
I knew I wanted to read Graffiti Moon the moment I read the synopsis. A group of teenagers, giddy and celebrating the end of high school, going on an all-night adventure to search for a mysterious graffiti artist? And then add in the fact that the two main characters have an awkward past together? Oh yes please, sign me up. And what a group of friends! These kids are AWESOME, you guys. Funny and clever and witty and they have the BEST conversations. There are some truly hilarious moments where I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Seriously, I wish I had conversations like this with my friends. The dialogue and banter between Ed and Lucy in particular is enough to make me grin, but all the other side characters are just as awesome. Even Lucy's parents are fantastic. This book just crackles with chemistry and the magic of this kind of night when anything can happen.
And the writing. Oh my goodness, the writing. I could go on and on about how beautifully this book is written. It took me longer than usual to read Graffiti Moon because I kept stopping and reading certain segments over and over again. My second time reading it I decided to highlight all my favorite passages, and then I stopped because I realized I was highlighting almost the entire book. The writing is just gorgeous and flowing and perfect. Cath Crowley paints beautiful pictures with her words and the entire night comes alive for the reader. This is particularly magical because of all the art happening in this book – Shadow's painting and Lucy's glassblowing and Poet's words. She makes me want to put on a smock and create something.
The story is told through alternating points of view, going back and forth between Lucy and Ed, with occasional short chapters of Poet's poems. I loved this format, and I think it worked really well for the book. It was so fun being able to get inside both Ed's and Lucy's heads. At times the chapters would overlap a little, and even though this sometimes felt unnecessarily repetitive, at other times it was really interesting to see the same scene from both sides. Both characters are so incredibly real – they make mistakes and say stupid things and life isn't a fairy tale, and that's part of why this book is so delightful.
Graffiti Moon is a stunning novel, one that I will be rereading over and over and over again. With fabulously clever dialogue, gorgeous descriptive writing, and an all-night adventure you won't ever want to leave, this is officially one of my favorite books of all time.
Some favorite quotes:
(I don't usually do this for books but I just couldn't help it. Also this is not NEARLY all of them. I had a hard enough time limiting myself to these.)
'The night didn't go so well because I broke his nose, which was an accident that happened when I hit him in the face because he touched my arse.'
'"I know about graffiti," I say, and the words come out as if I'm an old lady saying she likes the hip-hop.'
'Mum says when wanting collides with getting, that's the moment of truth. I want to collide. I want to run right into Shadow and let the force spill our thoughts so we can pick each other up and pass each other back like piles of shiny stones.'
'He was leaning back in his chair and staring at me. And every time he stared I felt like I'd touched my tongue to the tip of a battery. I was nothing but tingle. After a while the tingle turned to electricity, and when he asked me out my whole body amped to a level where technically I should have been dead. I was pretty sure we had nothing in common, but a girl doesn't think straight when she's that close to electrocution.'
'I liked that he had hair that was growing without a plan.'
'For that week after Ed asked me out and before we went on the date, I felt like the world was heated glass and I was glad to be trapped.'
'"I know that" I say, trying to act like I'm not embarrassed for thinking love and sex are the same thing. I know they're not, but I want them to be close enough to at least brush each other as they pass.


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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Another Learning Experience & a Flying Mouse
I did, however, manange to complete a little fairy mouse to go on auction tonight. She comes complete with her polymer clay mushroom and berry.
10 comments:
- Bossy Betty said... [Reply]
Incredible! Love looking at these!
- May 9, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Fiver said... [Reply]
Oh wow! Your chimp is great Robin! You really have a talent for this - keep it up! :) And of course you can ask me anything anytime - though I'm not really the best at furring myself, I'll try to help as best I can. So what will become of your cuties you call "learning experiences"??? I think people would want to buy them.
And the little fairy mouse....OMG!!!!!!! He is absolutely adorable!!! I bet the bidders will be going crazy over this little guy!!!
- May 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Bearly Sane said... [Reply]
What a cute little fairy mouse...gorgeous!
Warmest Hugs,
Sandi @ Bearly Sane
- May 9, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- filz-t-raum.ch said... [Reply]
i love your beautiful animals, they are so cute!!!
have a nice day!
- May 10, 2010 at 1:17 AM
- Robin Andreae said... [Reply]
Thanks for the compliments!
Fiver, They're resting on my dresser. I don't think I'll sell them. I'm not sure what will become of them. My felties that I've been not thrilled with get makeovers. But after the chimp makeover/furry fingers, I don't think I'm too eager to try that. On one of my painting groups we had swaps of our learning experinces and other people got to do the makeovers on our not-so stellar paintings.
- May 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Alba Linea said... [Reply]
just can say "WOW"! love your little treasures! best wishes ;0)
- May 12, 2010 at 4:12 AM
- May 15, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Robin Andreae said... [Reply]
Thanks Alba!
Karol, I'm not quite sure what you are implying. Are you saying that I'm lying about something? I hope it's just a difference in language.
- May 16, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Ascension said... [Reply]
A mi personalmente me encata tu chimpace!!!!!
Es una preciosidad!!!!
El ratoncito te ha quedado genial!!
besitos ascension
- May 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Robin Andreae said... [Reply]
Thanks, Ascension!
- May 17, 2010 at 10:31 AM


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A short story fiction anthology by Bryan K. Borgman (aka Stratos). Cover by Jamie Snell. Interior artwork by JB Roe with Sean Forney, Robert Shum & Scott Jones.
The modern world as we know it ceased to exist in 2003 when the Rift, a mysterious tear in the space-time continuum, opened up and Hell itself spewed forth onto planet Earth. Long-dormant arcane powers and abilities once believed to be myth suddenly manifested in unsuspecting hosts, while those apparent charlatans who truly had a finger on the pulse of the supernatural unknown found their powers doubled or tripled in strength.
Creatures that go bump in the night and ancient deities reappeared around the globe to spread terror and destruction. Terrible, enormous, 50-foot-tall monsters with feet the size of automobiles emerged from the oceans, crawled out from crevices, or arrived from outer space for reasons unknown.
The United Nations formed an elite unit of the best and brightest soldiers and Specialists from around the world to answer this new Kaiju threat. Meanwhile, greed, corruption, and curiosity drove others to arms in an effort to harness the powers awakened by the Rift and cause further chaos while positioning themselves in places of power. Still others suffered such personal loss that vengeance became their only motivator in entering the fight. And others were driven by belief and conviction, the elements of their faith rejuvenated by the powers unleashed by the Rift.
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SVG favicons
Support for SVG icons in <link rel="icon" sizes="any">
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Sierk Bornemann commented
See also:
EdgeHTML issue tracker, issue #18357657: Support SVG favicons
Juston commented
On my SurfaceBook 2 almost no favicon even looks ok in Edge because my screen is so nice, but the favicons are fuzzy. Please add support for SVG favicons! If I want them to look sharp, I have to ***** open Chrome. That's kinda embarrassing.
Anthony Ryan commented
This is now supported in both Opera and Firefox!
Binyamin commented
Microsoft Connect issue [Closed as Won't Fix] https://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/782416/svg-favicon-support
Binyamin commented
WHATWG related issue https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/110
kubik256 commented
SVG is the future and the right now also the reality... I don't want to redraw every piece of graphics if somebody invent some new resolution as 4k :D
Pecita commented
> Please let this happen. SVG graphics are the future.
mnsth, SVG is the future, the present and the past but Microsoft is the present and the past, NOT the future.
mnsth commented
Please let this happen. SVG graphics are the future.


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It never fails. One week into school I get a call from an over-wrought parent. "My daughter's French horn isn't working. She has class tomorrow and needs it. How much will it cost to fix it?"
And this year, I think I lost a customer because of my response. "Well, when your car is broken, do you call up your mechanic and ask the same question?"
The horrified parent stuttered for a few seconds and said, "Will it cost THAT much?"
"No," I said in a reassuring and less peeved tone, "I was making a point. Just like your mechanic has to inspect your car to tell you how much it will cost to fix, I have to look at your child's horn to give you an estimate, too."
I think at this point in the conversation, despite my conciliatory tone and explanation, the customer realized I had made a joke of her predicament, said something about me holding the phone while she took a call, and I got disconnected. I called back twice, but no return call and no answer.
I was wrong, and I shouldn't have let my frustration with that question get in the way of taking care of my customer. But customers should understand that there is no pat answer to this kind of question. I know nothing about the instrument, and neither does the parent. I should just have said, "You'll have to bring it in."
Tools, time and the trade
Many factors go into the cost for repairing an instrument: the technician's time and training, the tools and supplies, the cost of the shop space including rent, utilities, and insurance.
Another customer brought in a trumpet under pretty much the same circumstances. He came in that evening and needed it right away. I inspected the entire instrument, and immediately figured out that a small dent in the valve casing was hanging up the valve piston.
I pulled out my casing mandrel for this model trumpet (you have to have a mandrel that's ground to .001″ tolerance), put the trumpet on the mandrel, and tapped the dent three times with a drumstick and mallet. Done.
I reassembled the instrument, lubed it, and discussed maintenance with him. I charged him $40. He didn't complain at all, but I did explain the charge to him: "You have to have the skills, and you have to have the tools."