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iG.falkenZahn Vest
How do you improve upon perfection? We imagine that Assos wrestles with this question every time it starts to design a new product. However, where Assos differs from others is that it's able to fall back on its Werksmannschaft (factory team) and dedicated equipe campionissimo riders (you're probably one of them) for inspiration when it gets an artistic block. And for this year, that's exactly what Assos did. Listening to constant feedback, Assos designed the finest gilet in its history with the iG.falkenZahn Vest.
Don't let the name fool you, this gilet has nothing to do with either falcons or teeth — we're using the literal translation, here. Instead, the iG.falkenZahn vest is the latest delivery from the Assos Werksmannschaft. What's this? Without getting lost in translation again, it's the Assos factory team. The rider development arm of Assos since 1978, the Werksmannschaft rides through real world conditions every day in order to develop apparel to meet the needs, concepts, and designs of the 'Assosnatic' cyclist. This year, its initiative was to create a new layer of versatility for the Assos Layering System (ALS). So, how does it work?
Starting with the construction, the falkenZahn has six fabrics strategically placed throughout the gilet, with the bulk of construction being comprised of the exclusive Assos RXQ material. This fabric features a dual-layer composition where the outer-layer appears fleecy, and the inner-layer is razor thin. Assos considers this final layer to be a 'transportation' textile with the dual purpose of moving moisture away from the skin and insulating. The concept operates on a push-pull methodology, where sweat is pushed away while warmth is pulled in closer to the body. However, none of this could take place without RXQ's hollow-fiber construction. The open cells perform all of the aforementioned, only at an accelerated pace. Additionally, the material has natural antibacterial properties. Altogether, the system is highly effective at maintaining your 'internal microClima,' or more simply put, your temperature inside the vest.
For the fit, Assos delivered in typical Assos fashion — perfection. The falkenZahn uses 17 separate patterns to provide its signature second-skin fit. Combining what Assos calls its Advanced Ergonomic Pattern Design (AEPD) racing cut with its cycling-specific body-mapping pattern design, the falkenZahn benefits from the most thought-out designing process in the business. Assos is the first to tell you that high-end materials mean nothing if the cut is bad. That's why it's spent a maddening amount of time on two points of study — how the body is shaped, and how it changes throughout the movements of cycling. Accordingly, the AEPD cut is made for the shape of cycling, not standing (just a little something to remember when you try it on). With the falkenZahn, the cut greets the contours of your body and adds a slight compression to aid in muscle recovery and stabilization. It's worth noting that AEPD achieves this without adding a sensation of pressure. The characteristics of AEPD, combined with falkenZahn's rear stabilizer panel, literally make the vest 'click' into place for the ultimate in cycling fit.
For storage, Assos provided three ample rear pockets with a zippered center pocket. The zip pocket has also been given a membrane casing for added water-resistance. Other features of the falkenZahn include a windproof collar and a full-length zipper with upper-flap protection.
The Assos iG.falkenZahn Vest is available in seven sizes from X-Small to TIR and in the colors Black Volkanga, Blue Calypso, Red Swiss, Yellow Volt, and White Panther. Please note that this vest falls under an all-year-round ClimaRange. This means that it's able to be added to all Assos products in order to enhance your ride experience.
- Breathable, packable cycling vest for cold-weather conditions
- Dual-layer fabric construction keeps offers windproof protection
- Form-fitting designs provides close-to-core protection
- Cooling panel on the back helps ventilate where you need it
- UPF30 sun-protection adds defense against harmful UV rays
- Reflective stripes bolster your low-light visibility
- Multiple rear pockets carry gels, water, and your phone
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Reviews & Community
Use with ALS or be disappointed
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
(Or, 'why did Assos make a vest that is not a gilet'?)
Other reviewers have noted that this vest doesn't block the wind. This would be a design flaw if it weren't for the fact that Assos designs 'outfits'. In Assos-land (admittedly, only Assos fanboys live here), this jersey is an insulating layer, to be worn over a wind-stopping jersey like the iJ.Intermediate_s7, or a wind-stopping baselayer like the LS.Skinfoil_Winter_S7 body insulator. If you wear this vest with either of those, you won't be disappointed.
Also, these things are *SMALL*. I wear an XS in Assos jerseys, but I had to get a M in the FalkenZahn.
Nice features. Runs SMALL!
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Medium
I ordered one size up base on sizing chart and still had to stretch the material to get is zipped up. And I'm a thin guy with BMI of 20.8 Had to return it. Too bad they don't have my size.
Falkenzahn Vest
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Extra Large / Assos Size II
I love this vest it is heavy enough to wear with just a craft short sleeve wind block base layer and the Assos intermediate S7 long sleeve jersey down to temperatures in the low 30's (fahrenheit) It does run a size small for sure but the fit is outstanding once sized correctly. This allows easy range of motion without the restriction of a heavier winter jacket. I am of short stature but powerfully built 5'7 180 lbs with 12% body fat, most winter jackets are too long and restrictive so this vest works perfectly for me.
fit question: i wear an L in the Mille (clubish cut) Jerseys, XL in the jackets assuming a little more layering than assos does, and a L in the skinfoil. so size L? or XL?, 5'6, 155, belly.
definitely XL
I'm 5'6, 155 and wear assos jackets S in mille and M otherwise.
everything else size S
Runs excessively small
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: medium
Medium typically fits me well in Assos and I could not come even close to zipping this. A large would probably be too long.
Perfect Addition To My Assos Collection
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Large
This vest has exceeded my expectations. Paired with Assos 4/7 Fall ALS base layer I ride with comfort in 44-50 degree temps. If there is wind to contend with I simply add Assos sJ. blitzFeder wind breaker, once the weather warms the blitzFeder folds into it's sewn-in pouch to a total size of a small orange. The vest size runs small. I am 5'9" 160lbs. 40" chest, and purchased a large which is one size larger than my other Assos garments. The large fit on me is a true firm race fit.
Excellent but with flaws
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Large
I own 3 Assos vests. 1. BlitzFeder(super light weight super compact for early fall) 2. The classic Element Zero(Spring, Mid to Late fall). 3. The latest FalkenZahn. Two early ones are both size Medium. More on the FalkenZah sizing later. I love vests. They're modular, compact and easy on-off while you're riding.
About the FalkenZahn.
Pros: Uber stylish, the typical futuristic look from the A brand. Great cut(if sized correctly). Super attention to the details. Great color combination except for that screaming yellow. Assos phased out the screaming yellow and the Clypso(Blue), leaving only Red, Black and White. I really like the sky blue color(Clypso). My BlitzFeder is white and my ElementZero is red. So the Clypso was just the color I don't have. I picked one up from Competitive Cyclist when they closed out those two colors.
The vest is warm and cozy. But it never traps the moisture. It makes you stay dry on the long climbs. You can unzip the collar for more ventilation and never feel over heating to unzip completely. A perfect thermo vest from 45F to 55F depend on how you layer underneath.
Now cons:
Two things.
1. This vest runs small even by Assos race fit standard. This reminds me my old SS 13 jersey. I had to go one size up. I'm exact 6' 183cm. 155 pounds. 39 inches chest. I'm usually size Medium in other Assos stuff except for the SS 13 and the FalkenZahn. This vest really runs small and snug to a point it's hard to breath even in tucked in bike position. Size large fits much better. It's still form fitting and snug, but never restrictive like the medium. So I'd advise size up one.
2. Wind blocking feature is somewhat disappointing. I thought the FalkenZahn should be even more wind blocking than my ElementZero and BlitzFeder. But it's not. On a long descent, I could still feel cold air slipping through the open weaves of the RXQ material in the chest area. By comparison, my old ElementZero makes a dead stop with the wind. The FalkenZahn's wind blocking level is about the same as my BlitzFeder. Now FalkenZahn is considered as a deep fall and early winter vest, where the BlitzFeder is a late spring and early summer wind shell. The FalkenZahn price is almost twice as much as the BlitzFeder. Hence, I was a bit disappointed with the wind block level on the FalkenZahn consider it replaces the older ElementZero as the warmest deep fall/winter thermo vest Assos has to offer.
Thus, a 4 star rating. Otherwise, FalkenZahn could've gotten a 5 star rating.
Can you fold/pack this vest in your jersey pocket?
Yes, you can. It's pretty compact. It will take up one full pocket of the 3 equal sized jersey rear pockets.
Great Vest
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Large
Runs small. I ordered a large and more of medium kinda guy. Super warm.
Fantastic Piece!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This vest is my go to through spring and fall. The fit is amazing, as with all Assos gear, doesn't feel great walking around but perfection when you're working it over on the bike. The front around the stomach section is quite thin, almost like a very stretchy Lycra, but as you move up it thickens and gives you protection where you need it. The fit and movement of this vest is amazing. Placement of every seam and altering materials makes this the best fitting/usable vest I have worn.....ever!!!
Steve, Can I ask your build and the size you ordered? I'm 6'1, about 160lbs, so I'm torn between ordering a Med/Large..
I wear lots of Assos - if you have a racers body, a Med is fine...6'1" and 160 lbs, you should fit the Med snugly and the Large will be roomy. I would go for the Med and let it be snug.
I am 5' 11" and 185, so I am between XL and the next size up.
Thanks for the sizing help Larry. I really appreciate it.
One thing about sizing - Assos is snug - I hated that I found the XL to be too snug so I lost 20 lbs simply to fit in my Assos kit(s) better ! Ha Ha


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In an effort to boost tourist traffic, the United Arab Emirates has decided to revamp its visa policy. A recently issued decree, made public Wednesday, March 21, orders the lifting of entry visa requirements on visitors from 33 Western and Asian countries.
A press release, published by the UAE interior ministry, stated that the move was aimed at boosting friendly relations with countries that have common interests with the Emirates. Nonetheless, this relaxing of visa restrictions is also part of the Emirates' efforts to boost non-oil revenues, the mainstay of their economy.
The measures, effective immediately, apply to EU citizens, Americans, Australians, Canadians, Malaysians, Japanese, New Zealanders, and citizens of Brunei, Hong Kong and Singapore. Until now, only citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council members — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman — as well as British nationals were the could enter the Emirates freely.
All other nationalities had to apply for a visa before the entering the country, either through their respective embassy, a local UAE sponsor or a local hotel. Such measures were taken by Emirati authorities in order to deal with the problem of people overstaying to find work in the oil-rich country, after having entered it as tourists.
The UAE may therefore seem not as hospitable towards foreigners originating from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Yemen, to whom visas are no longer issued in general. A Gulf Air source was quoted in the Gulf Today newspaper in July, as saying that out of every 2,000 visitors, some 200 abscond after arriving in the country.
Earlier this year, local press also reported another move in this direction, as Emirati authorities had decided not to issue tourist and visit visas to women under the age of 40, unless accompanied by their husbands or close relatives. Such tourists are also be required to give a visit program during their stay in the country. — (Albawaba-MEBG)
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In 2008, two Mesa Airlines pilots flew 25 nautical miles past their destination in Hilo, Hawaii, while the control tower tried to get their attention.
It turned out they were asleep.
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This project was reported by journalism students in the Carnegie-Knight News21 program in collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization.
The captain of the Feb.13, 2008, Mesa Airlines Go! flight told the National Transportation Safety Board that while this particular nap wasn't intentional, he often napped in the cockpit for 20 minutes at a time.
The idea of pilots napping at 30,000 feet may sound horrifying, but pilots across the world are taking naps in the sky every day. And it might actually make air travel safer.
Research shows that a fatigued pilot is more likely to make errors at critical moments. In fact, fatigue has been cited as a factor in more than 320 airline accidents and nearly 750 deaths over the past 50 years, according to a News21 analysis of NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration data. Experts say those numbers would be much higher if fatigue could be measured like alcohol and drugs.
See the main story: Driving While Tired: Safety officials are slow to react
Even a 10-minute nap can improve a pilot's performance, said Scott Shappell, a Clemson University professor who as director of the Human Factors Institute helped write the flying policies that govern military pilots.
In the military, pilots flying alone have been allowed for decades to take naps, Shappell said. "I can tell you absolutely, but good luck trying to find proof of this, in the military we have single-seat pilots take naps," he said. They're called ORPs – officer rest periods – and last from 10 to 20 minutes.
Such naps can be safe as long as mechanisms are in place to wake pilots up before they enter a deep sleep, Shappell said. He believes that commercial aviation pilots can be trained to nap safely as well.
A plane is really just a bus at 30,000 feet, he said. "I personally don't have a problem in the world if one of (the pilots) is taking a nap."
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Foreign airlines, such as British Airways and Qantas in England and Australia, already allow one pilot to take a short nap while the plane is in flight, usually on long-haul or transoceanic flights.
Meryl Getline, a former captain at United Airlines who retired early in 2005 because of the long hours, said pilots should be allowed to conk out in the cockpit.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with letting a pilot close his eyes for 10 minutes. I think it does more harm if you don't let them do it," she said. "I didn't do it just because I can't sleep on an airplane."
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A number of pilots, including the Mesa Airlines pilot who nodded off over Hawaii, said the cockpit is a warm and cozy place to nap when the weather is fine and the sun is shining. Still, almost no one believes the American flying public is ready for napping pilots.
In 1994, NASA and the FAA tested cockpit napping and found that naps of up to 40 minutes are both safe and effective for pilots on trips of more than seven hours. But the FAA decided not to pursue the idea because of the public concerns it might raise, said FAA spokeswoman Alison Duquette. Besides, she pointed out, just think about the litigation that would result the first time an accident occurred while a pilot was napping.
"It's something that's been discussed in the past," she said. "But obviously we've never allowed it."
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The NTSB has never taken an official position on napping, but it has repeatedly asked the FAA to consider fatigue-management plans such as those in England and Australia, and its safety specialists have brought up the idea of napping.
"The science certainly supports the concept of napping" as a way to combat pilot fatigue, said NTSB fatigue expert Jana Price.
Shappell, the Clemson professor, said that regardless of the regulations, some pilots will inevitably nod off at 30,000 feet. And, in fact, a 1989 NASA survey found that 80 percent of pilots at 26 regional airlines admitted to napping in the cockpit.
"We kind of look at pilot napping like going 65 in a 55 – everybody does it," Shappell said. "Whether or not it's allowed, it's happening every day. If pilots tell you they've never napped in the cockpit, they're lying."
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Steve Smith had himself a totally average day: 41 yards receiving and one touchdown. But it's what you do with yourself after the touchdown that counts-and did Smith ever do stuff with himself after the touchdown. Following a 19 yard reception in the second quarter Steve did this little (???) dance you see here.
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The family was listed in the Roll of Battle Abbey as companions to William the Conqueror. "The descendants of this Norman knight occupied a prominent position in Staffordshire, in the time of the early Plantagenets. William de Mere occurs as High Sheriff of that county, temp. Edward II., and in the next reign, Peter de la Mere filled the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons. At an early period, the family possessed the manor of Maer, co. Stafford, and are also found resident at Norton, in the Moors. " [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print. For centuries the township of Lartington in the North Riding of Yorkshire belonged to the Maire family until the 16th century when it was passed by marriage to the Lawsons, of Brough. [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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LONDON - Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking scandal.
But the troubles for both media organizations highlight that the news industry in Britain is at rock-bottom in public esteem, and could face increased restrictions from the government of Prime Minister David Cameron, which appears convinced it has been unable to police itself.
The British Broadcasting Corp. has moved into full-bore damage control since it retracted mistaken allegations by its marquee news program that a politician sexually abused children. That serious mistake followed the BBC's earlier failure to report on widespread child sex abuse allegations against one of its biggest stars, the late Jimmy Savile.
"BBC mess gives Cameron golden opportunity (to) properly reorganize great public broadcaster," Murdoch tweeted gleefully Sunday.
The scandal follows several years of turmoil over the phone-hacking scandal, which exploded with the discovery that employees of Murdoch's News of the World tabloid hacked into a kidnapped girl's mobile phone. The scandal widened when scores of celebrities, sports stars and politicians said they, too, had been hacked. The tabloid folded, Murdoch's media paid out millions in compensation and still faces scores of lawsuits. Several news executives have been arrested.
A report due this month from Lord Justice Brian Leveson, based on months of jarring testimony about wrongdoing by Murdoch's reporters and others, may prompt the government to impose statutory regulation on the British print press, which is overseen by an industry watchdog.
Many say the reputation of the British media is at an all-time low.
"The issues the BBC is dealing with at the moment ... are very different from the phone hacking and illegal intercept of communications which led to the Leveson inquiry," said Bob Calver, a journalism professor at Birmingham City University. "(But) clearly in the public mind there won't be that distinction, the public will see it as poor standards across the board."
Murdoch's grudge against the BBC was vented in detail in a 2009 speech by his son James, a TV executive who railed against the BBC's funding, which comes from a television license fee paid by every TV household in Britain.
Because of its funding, "the BBC feels empowered" and "the scope of its activities and ambitions is chilling," said James Murdoch.
Phil Harding, the BBC's former controller of editorial policy, warned U.K. media to resist the temptation to criticize too much.
"If you really tear into another journalistic organization, what you are going to do is ... undermine public confidence in journalism," he said Monday at a Society of Editors conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
BBC chief George Entwistle resigned this weekend, and on Monday the head of news, Helen Boaden, and deputy Stephen Mitchell were temporarily removed from their positions, though the broadcaster said neither were implicated in the errors involving its child sex abuse reports.
The broadcaster also came under fire Monday for the terms of Entwistle's removal after only 54 days on the job. He is drawing a full year's salary of 450,000 pounds ($715,000).
"Clearly, it is hard to justify a sizeable payoff of that sort," Cameron's spokesman Steve Field told reporters.
Iain Overton, who was involved in preparing the "Newsnight" story about the politician, resigned Monday as editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The organization, a non-profit muckraking group based at City University in London that works with several news organizations, said the BBC story had been "strictly contrary to the fundamental principles and standards of the bureau."
Further resignations or suspensions at the BBC are likely as the investigation develops.
"Consideration is now being given to the extent to which individuals should be asked to account further for their actions and if appropriate, disciplinary action will be taken," the BBC said.
In New York, Mark Thompson, Entwistle's predecessor who was in charge when a BBC investigation into Savile's alleged abuse was sidelined, said Monday he is "very saddened" by the scandal at the broadcaster. Arriving on the first day of his new job as chief executive of The New York Times, he told reporters he has "no doubt it (the BBC) will get back on its feet."


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In Which James Schuyler Demands So Little Of Us
A Beautiful Intensity of Focus
James Schuyler overcame a horrifying childhood (he described it as out of "a novel by Dostoyevsky") to largely self educate himself, which was in stark contrast to the Harvard backgrounds of the other New York School poets. He was an accomplished writer of verse, a sometime novelist, and a constant art critic. His work populated Art News, his friends Fairfield Porter, Frank O'Hara and John Ashbery influenced each other's tastes.
Schuyler's letters are a treasure trove of insights from an incredibly sensitive man, and all his private writing (including his magical diary) stands alongside his superb poetry and prose despite his commentary to Anne Porter that "I do not regard personal letters as literature."
November 3, 1954
to JANE FREILICHER
Dear Jane,
It's raining. I hate what I've been writing. I've spent more money than I should, and wonder how I'll get through the weekend. I have a peculiar feeling in the ball of my right foot (sort of between a fish hook and a feather). An oh yes, Bill Weaver is coming by in a hour to take me to a cocktail party I don't want to go to, because I know the people are already offended with me for not having looked them up. And the electricity keeps going off. Otherwise I'm fine. How are you?
The boys are in England, after a big success in Belgium, and will be there next week. Arthur was very sick in Venice, with bronchitis — he's OK now, though really too broke down to be touring.
I meant my gloom to strike a lighter note than this — maybe it's because I went to see On the Waterfront last night, then read in bed Keats' last letters and all about his death. I bought myself some reading books, but it turns out the cheeriest one is a selected Matthew Arnold, who assures us in one verse that old age brings neither peace nor ease, just diminished powers, less sleep, and regret for the time when one at least imagined old age might be nice. Oi. What a camp that one is. A real lead shoe-nik.
But I like Rome, and so would you. Though that academy — what a bunch. They make an off-night forum at the artist's club sound like "Socrate."
I seem to be in more of a state of mind to receive a letter than to write one. What are you doing? Are you going to show this year? Does Grace continue on her fantastic course? Have any of our lads found (or for that matter, sought) gainful employment? Frank wrote me a very funny letter about an outing he took with you, Joe, John Ashbery and Hal Fondren. You emerged very well, and John was caught in characteristic poses.
Now I'll climb into my fancy Dan and go laught it up with what Bill calls some "really very chic people, and quite amusing." Help. Write.
July 7, 1956
to FAIRFIELD PORTER
Dear Fairfield,
After two beautiful days we had three wet cold ones. The temperature went below 60 and we were all delighted and worked hard. But today it's summer again, not warm or dry enough for the beach, but nice with a lot of Boudin clouds bumping around in the blue.
All our social life has consisted of having Larry for dinner last night, as thrillingly full of his favorite subjects, him, as ever. He and Howie have a show at the bookshop (a sign says Larry Rivers in huge letters and then in tiny letters, "and his guest Howard Kanovitz") and Larry's picture of Joseph with his socks on and his pants off had to be taken down by popular request.
In its place there is a notice that says, in effect, due to the smallness of some, others may see the shocker by asking (as Larry said, the only thing that shocks people in paintings nowadays is a "male penis"). He had also a letter from your dealer who hated Paris and loved London and says he is going to be very big for Jane next year because he has been to some museums and now gets what's she's after.
Larry had to leave early, unfortunately, because Stevie and a playmate had disappeared into Riverhead where there is a carnie show with a strip tease dancer and they still weren't home by 9:30. Guess they did make it safely back to their respective hysterical mother and grandmother or we would have heard.
Everything about the house is fine (not to say beautiful and a joy). Arthur Weinstein prowled through like a cat-detective and is already to line up a membership for you in the IDA (Interior Decorators Assoc.) My only complaint is that the stove demands so little of me.
The lilies by the barn opened yesterday in the rain, and first big daisy opened this morning. The new bed is full of beautiful delicate flowers. Although I only take my face out of the Flower encyclopedia long enough to put it in my dinner, I seem to know practically none of their names - there's sweet alyssum, and poppies, deep yellow ones and a scarlet one, but are they California, Iceland or Siberian poppies? And zinnias and bachelor buttons are in bud.
We had a charming card from Laurence, who says he likes the chaperoning job and will be here about July 27th for three or four nights. We'll be glad to see him (though it occurs to me now that I will probably be in town then reviewing). He has such elegant handwriting.
I writing in the studio (I sound like a Chinaman) - and of the pictures you left out I particularly love the one of Jerry that's given you so much trouble. It doesn't look unfinished or incomplete to me, it has a beautiful intensity of focus, first on the face, secondly on the dishes, with everything else "There" to just the degree that what's arund what one looks at is seen. And I love the living room, transparent as a water color and the snowy spring light.
I had a postcard from John Ashbery in which he says he guesses it's definite he'll be in France another year, though he will be here in September. I enclose the two poems he sent me I mentioned at Kenneth's. I'd like them back, and I'd like to see the ones he sent you, if you have them, and I'll return them.
Soon as I can pull myself together and wrap it, I'll send you a book I have for you. It's four poets, and I want to give it to you because I like Wyatt so much, and I think you might, too, and because the editor's introduction is interesting. He says some simple things about scanning five beat lines that seem to make a subject I've never much grasped a lot clearer. When I send it I'll mark the passage I mean.
When circulars come, and they do, shall we just put them in the basket by the front door?
Alvin N has decided that he and John shouldn't live together anymore, which is sad and stupid. It wouldn't surprise me though if he changed his mind later; I think in the end he is the one who would be worst off. Or benefit least, or something. Jane's comment was, "It proves again that man's inhumanity to man is equaled only by his inhumanity to himself."
The boys are going in next Tuesday to play on a TV show and will bring the lady la Rochefoucalud (sp?) back with them if she can prevail on Joe to drive out Friday for the weekend. I hope so. I'm dying to see her.
Kenneth said they were going to visit you in August. I think Great Spruce Head is the prefect place to contain him and set him off. And he can write his Katherine Kanoe Kantos.
Every second, today becomes more overpoweringly beautiful. I'd like to make an anthology of all the lines of poetry with the word blue in them, beginning with Frank's "It's the blue!" "...si blew, si calme..." "...in unending blueness...." (On the other hand I can't think of a drearier poem than the one of Herbert's that begins so marvelously about "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so far..." (I think it is) and then points out that it won't last forever. I hate all those dusty-answer poems about how someone or something is as pretty as a peach but after a while it's going to be all awful looking. And I don't think it's Christianity that's to blame — though it might be Protestantism — Dante doesn't talk that way.)
I've been alternately reading Proust and the Divine Comedy. No comment.
And I read Measure for Measure again. When you read him, there is really no one but Shakespeare; the exhilaration, the invention, the clarity, the truth. I think I really like the late comedies the most, Measure for Measure, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest. Though my special love is As You Like It, it's so artificial, it doesn't make the faintest pretense that its existence was obliged, was called for.
Bigger works of art always seem to threaten to help one in some way or another, and therefore the fact they exist is part of the Social Good. As You Like It is just there, like the one red popppy across the lawn, pure excess of delight.
Speaking of pure excess, I've been on a diet. A few weeks ago I weighed 171, now I weight 163, and I'm not going to think about stopping until I find out how I look and feel at 155. In fact we are all on diets, and since we've been here have broken down only once, when we stormed up Main Street at 10:30 one night and had hot fudge and butterscotch sundaes. Of course we talk about nothing but food — even to the exclusion of Europe, our one other subject - and Bobby and I read antiphonally from Sheila Hibben and Tante Marie's Pastry book to an accompaniement of moans. It does seem absurd that when we open that marvelous oven great cinnamon smelling gusts don't come pouring out.
My love to Anne and Katy and Elizabeth. Were you able to get someone to help with the house work?
I hope I'll hear from you soon.
Thursday Fall 1955
to FAIRFIELD PORTER
Dear Fairfield,
How delightful to find your handwriting in an anonymously addressed envelope, when I dismally thought all the mail was another throw-away. I shall go right away to see Calcagno, and Feeley too.
But how inaccurate of you to have told Frank and Kenneth that the reason you didn't call me is that it is you who always call! Wasn't it I who called you in Southampton when I heard you were back and coming into town? And I who called you the day we were moving, when you and I went downtown and you bought the beautiful white lamp that has given us so much pleasure and illumination? And often when it has been you who called, wasn't it because we had arranged it so beforehand — as often at my suggestion as yours — on the ground that you would be out during the day, and I would be in?
I did try to call you the week of John's party, and then gave it up because I was aware of the deliberateness in your silence. One's often tempted to test one's friends in these little ways — at least I am — but it's my experience that to do so is a challenge to the friend to show that he has the nerve and heartlessness to fail one; and most of us have.
Besides, I think you exaggerate the degree of initiative you take in your friendships: I know, because I'm shy, that it often takes more initiative for me to bring myself to say yes to an invitation than it took for the inviter to issue it.
While I'm at it, I'm also rather put out by this youth and age stuff. In so far as I think of you as "older," I feel honored and benefited by your friendship; but if it turns out that you feel odd in bestowing it, I feel snubbed. I don't, though, think of you as "older" so much as I do a friend who has had a life very different from mine (but if I must think about it, then I say that I think I'm a man over thirty, past which age one might hope to have gained the right to mingle with one's elders &/or betters).
I wish I thought you dwelt a little on the virtues of your behavior: and saw that if (as I hope you do) you take pleasure in the company of Frank and Jane and Kenneth and Barbara and the rest of us, it's because your mind hasn't sealed over, that you've kept a fresh enthusiasm and curiosity, a desire to catch the contagion from your creative people and at the same time to help and instruct: equally admirable. How grateful John Button is to you for the things you said to him about his painting, and who else is there who could say them?
Someone else might OK his pictures - but that's just approval; someone his own age might criticize them in a helpful way, but that would lack the validity of experience. I cannot, literally bring to mind anyone else who would and could do it. Tom Hess wouldn't; Alfred Barr is too diplomatic; Larry would be jealous; John Myers is a dope...and so on. (I thought his paintings beautiful, and praised them as best I could; but I certainly have no painting pointers to give him!)
All I mean is that it seems to me merely another instance of American self-consciousness when confronted by one's oddness, when the oddness is what makes value. Do you think your paintings would keep gaining in quality — as I think they do — if you had been one of those dreary artists who hunt for it in their twenties, find it in their thirties and then do it for the rest of their lives? Oh the acres of Kuniyoshi and Reginald Marsh: I don't say their work was without merit, but I think it's mostly an achieved manner, and manner, en masse, makes for ennui. I wish instead of odd, you thought yourself as unique; you seem so to me, in relation to your brothers and sister, to other artists, to other men your age, to other members of the class of '28 (if that is the right year) — but then, they haven't had a long draught from the only spring that matters. You have.
I hope this doesn't seem impudent and fresh; which was no part of my plan.
Frank is not going to review anymore, and Betty Chamberlin called and asked if I'd write three sample reviews; so I shall, over the weekend. I wish you were going to be here to criticize them for me, but I shall do it the best I can and keep copies to show you.
I hope soon I can come out and visit you; since you said at Morris I knew "damn well I could." Pretty strong talk, pardner.
I'm enjoying enormously working over my book with Catherine Carver. I think it will turn out one that I will like much more than the one I submitted. It seems as thought every place where she puts her finger is one I had at some time thought myself might be a little pulpy or squashy.
I'll write more chattily another time, when you tell me that you've forgiven me for anything in this letter than needs forgiving. None of it means anything serious, in light of the joy it gave me to see your face light up when you finally saw me signaling wildly from that moving cab.
My love to Anne and Kitty and yourself. I long to hear news of Jerry.
As always,
P.S. Would you call me next Tuesday? I expect to be in all day.
Spring 1956
to JOHN BUTTON
Dear John,
I don't know why I have to tell you this today (but I do) — perhaps it's because when I look out into the fog all I can see is the hairs of your adorable chest. I'm terribly in love with you, and have been for such a long time, ever since the first time Frank took me to your apartment. I looked around at your beautiful paintings and suddenly everything I'd ever felt about you turned into a diamond or a rose or something — anyway I went striding up and down while Frank played Poulenc and felt exactly like the Ugly Duckling the day he found he was a swan.
Then you came home and I didn't think I could ever look at you or to you again, all I could do was giggle and snort and twitch. But I've looked at you a lot since then, and there isn't anybody else in the world I want to look at; or want, for that matter.
It seems to me that I've been so GOOD that I couldn't hate myself more. I don't see why I couldn't have been born a robber baron type instead of a fool.
Now I'm going down and set 57th Street on fire to keep you warm.
This is all nonsense. I love being in love with you, it makes even unhappiness seem no bigger than a pin, even at the times when I wish so violently that I could give my heart to science and be rid of it.
with all my love,
Please don't tell Alvin, I don't think I could bear to meet him if I thought he knew.
The publisher and editor Donald Allen asked Schuyler for advice about an anthology he was putting together.
September 20, 1959
to DONALD ALLEN
Dear Don:
Here, from the welter of papers I've been carrying about, are a few poems; and a copy of the play that amused Frank, and (of "historical" interest), an imaginary conversation, written after seeing Frank's first book and walking up Park Avenue with him one May evening. I may send you a few more, but there aren't any I like better than "February," "The Elizabethans Called It Dying," and "Freely Expousing."
I was so interested in what Frank told me about his talk with you last Sunday. Olson may well be right, and there is a real point to putting in "background" or older poets. But if you want to represent the influence of readers as systematically omnivorous as Frank, John A, Prof. Koch and, me too, well: wow. Frank sometimes tends to cast the splendid shadow of his own sensibility over the past, as well as his friends, and while a brush of his wings is delightful, it is also somewhat heady. I thought you might be interested in what I remember people as actually reading.
John Wheelwright: particularly the poems in Rock and Shell.
Auden: like the common cold. Frank and Kenneth still profess; I grudgingly assent (though if Auden doesn't drop that word numinous pretty soon, I shall squawk).
For the greats: Williams, Moore, Stevens, Pound, Eliot. I doubt if any very direct connection can be found between Moore and anymore. I wanted to write like her, but her form is too evolved, personal and limiting. After a bout of syllable counting, to pick up D.H. Lawrence is delightful.
Eliot made the rules everybody wants to break.
Stevens and Williams both inspire greater freedom than the others, Stevens of the imagination, Williams of subject and style.
Pound I wonder about. Like Gertrude Stein, he is an inspiring idea. But a somewhat remote one. A poem like Frank's Second Avenue might seem influenced by the Cantos, but Breton is much closer to the mark.
Continental European literature is, really, the big influence: the Greats, plus Auden, seemed to fill the scene too completely - so one had to react with or against them, casting off obvious influences as best one can. In the context of American writing, poets like Jacob and Breton spelled freedom rather than surreal introversion. What people translate for their own pleasure is a clue: Frank, Holderlin and Reverdy, John Ashbery (before he'd been to France, Jacob's prose poems; Kenneth and I have both had a go at Dante's untranslatable sonnet to Cavalcanti; I've translated Dante, Leopardi and fruitlessly, Apollinaire and Supervielle (I like the latter's stories better than his poems.) But Pasternak has meant more to us than any American poet. Even in monstrous translations his lyrics make the hair on the back of one's neck curl.
But back to Americans. The horrid appearance of the sestina in our midst (K. and Fairfield Porter used to correspond in sestinas) can be traced directly, by way of John Ashbery's passion for it, to one by Elizabeth Bishop. Its title eludes me: one of the end words is coffee, and it is in her first book.
Hart Crane: very much, and perhaps for extra-poetical reasons that aren't so extra. But he has exactly what's missing in "the poetry should be written as carefully as prose" poets: sensibility and heart. Not "The Bridge," of course (not yet anyway) - I think it's impossible for anyone not to premise so overtly an "American" idea. I don't mean that I don't enjoy the poem; but there is, at bottom, a rather hick idea of America challenging Europe, when Whitman had already conquered with a kiss. But do look at "Havana Rose" in the uncollected poems, or "Moment Fugue" (I'd give the tooth of an owl to have written that) or a song like "Pastoral":
No more violets
And the year
Broken into smoky panels
What a beginning.
John and Frank not now, and Kenneth perhaps, admire or admired Laura Riding, but she won't let her poems be reprinted. I have always found them rather arid going, myself.
On reflection: I don't think I'm right about Gertrude Stein. Certainly the Becks production of Ladies Voices (on the same bill as Picasso's Desire Caught by the Tail, in which Frank and John A. appeared as a couple of dogs, night after night) in 1952 influenced me immediately and directly. To represent her by a work like Ladies Voices would be truer than to include almost anything of Eliot's.
I like Eliot but what Parson Weems was to other generations The Waste Land was to us; Pablum.
Also, in tracing influences — the important ones — there is this: that while John Wieners by chance first got word from Olson at a Boston reading (then later went to Black Mountain College) and put it to good use, it is experience unlike that of any other talented poet I know. Frank studied with Ciardi, but if another writer had been giving the course, Frank would have taken it. (Olson's own allegiance to Pound-Fenellosa can't be generalized for others - unless you have room for all of Proust, The Golden Bowl, Don Juan (very operative on Frank and Kenneth) and Lady Murasaki. All through high school one of my sacred books was Mark Van Doren's Anthology of World Poetry. (In which I first read poems by Thoreau; I'm not all that international.)
I was so delighted to hear that you asked Frank about Edwin Denby's poems; I hope you have seen Mediterranean Cities as well as the earlier book. His harsh prosody I find a relief.
There is a poet who died whose name escapes me: Frank and John admire his work very much, and I think Frank has copies of the QRL with poems of his. Perhaps Frank has already mentioned him to you.
I trust we'll talk soon. I didn't mean to go on at this length, but if you can find anything for your anthology in these maunderings, so much the better.
New York
July 28, 1966
to JOHN ASHBERY
Dear John,
I still feel stunned by Frank's death. If you feel equal to it, I would like to know a little more than is in today's Times, who was he staying with? Or anything you think I might want to know. But if you would rather not write about it, don't.
I finished copying the enclosed. Please go over it carefully for spelling, pointing, accents, and anything else. If you want to change or add anything, do so. Camellia does have two ll's and Sally Lunn is singular - anything else that looks like a mistake is a mistake.
It was like a dream come true to have you here, and unfortunately as quickly passed. Joe writes that "you got some dishes' - what are they like? Also, how long does the bus trip from Vermont (Burlington?) take?
I'll send the parts of what we wrote here that you don't have soon.
I'm sorry my typewriter and I are such bum copyists.
Let me hear from you soon. My love to M.
Great Spruce Head
The balustrade along my balcony
is wrought iron in shapes of
flowers: chrysanthemums, perhaps,
whorly blooms and leaves and
along the top a row of what look
like croquet hoops topped by a
rod, and from the hoops depend
water drops, crystal, quivering.
Why, it must be raining, in Chelsea,
James Schuyler died of a stroke in 1991. You can find his reminiscence of Frank O'Hara here. You can find more reminiscences of Frank O'Hara here. This is the second in a series. You can find the first part here.
For me Jimmy is the Vuillard of us, he withholds his secret, the secret thing until the moment appears to reveal it. We wait and wait for the name of a flower while we praise the careful cultivation. We wait for someone to speak. And it is Jimmy in an aside.
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Women soldiers can serve in combat support roles, but not in straight-up combat. A military panel made up of current and retired officers wants the Pentagon to change that. What kinds of craptastic opposing arguments can we expect to hear?
Oh, that it will destroy unit cohesion, of course. That argument was popular against the movement to win rights for gays in the military, and is often used by critics of gender equality. But we should also prepare to hear that old yarn about women being too weak and fragile to do actual battle. Our emotional makeup makes us soft and squishy; we'd probably throw down our guns or bazookas or whatever and run over to the enemy's side to hug them (and maybe bring them a hot chai), right?
As the Associated Press points out, about 14% of the armed services is female—and so far, the military hasn't collapsed. Neither have the women currently serving. But without women able to gain the combat experience necessary for certain leadership positions, that glass ceiling's not falling down yet, either. The panel's change wouldn't fix that problem overnight, but it would be a start in the right direction.
Military commission: Lift ban, allow women in combat [MSNBC]


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NinerLifer wrote:RolandDeschain wrote:NinerLifer wrote:I have seen nothing from the Seahawks to convince anyone who isn't a Seattle fan that the Seachickens are going to own the NFCW from now on.
"Nothing"? Really? We had just as many wins as the 49ers this year, and Russell Wilson led the entire NFL in passer rating from week 8 on, and we smoked you guys at our house. Nothing indicates we might win the NFC West?
Yet, you claim we're all full of blind homerism...Lol. Ok, dude.
I didn't say that you guys didn't give any indication that you might win the NFC West. Your team vastly improved, that is obvious. Only a blind homer Niner fan would think otherwise. (You see it works both ways ). I choose to set my passion aside before making claims, but I know that it's not everybody's style to do that. What is true that I will claim now is that the Niners don't own the NFC West anymore as our division will arguably be the best in the entire league. Pretty sure we can all agree on that.drdiags wrote:NinerLifer wrote: that the Seachickens are going to own the NFCW from now on..
Seahags is a better choice though the "chickens" part does conjure up a scrawny bird image, so you got that going for you, which is good. I see our homers finally got you to give up all hope of civility. I like it.
Please continue.
LOL, relax man. It will take a lot more than what has been said in this MB to get me to throw out all civility like you said. But since it has been brought up, do you think civility should only work in one direction? I don't think the term Seachicken is any worse than Whiner, do you?
You are here on our board so no it doesn't work both ways. If you are going to insult us go to the shack.
I can guarantee you that if I went to whatever forum is out the for the whiners (I never would because I loathe your fans) I wouldn't be calling them names. I would understand that I am not really wanted and would be respectful or leave.
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The World Photography Organisation has announced the Open and Youth category winners in the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards. The overall Open and Youth competition winners will be announced at a ceremony and gala dinner on 26 April at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane. All images can be viewed at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London, from 27 April to 20 May 2012.
Indifest by Sanket K, India. Open Category Winner, Arts and Culture.Picture: Sanket k


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This board is dedicated to both Dory and Elana, from the previous Young Survivors board who always signed her posts "with Unconditional Love and Sincerity".
For those who might be late comers to this board, Dory was a poster who we will remember as one who gave of herself so others survivors might smile. She always kept this board moving with her inspirational poems, jokes and riddles. Most will give Dory credit for energizing this board. She was an inspiration to everyone on this board. In that spirit, let us continue to post in Dorys memory so she might smile down on us and give us the same inspiration. Therefore, we have named the board, Dory's Board, in her memory. 11/11/01 (Dory was the first to call attention to the significance of 9/11, re: WTC tragedy, i.e. 911 for emergency). Let me be the first to note all the ones in the above date, indicating she was No. 1 on our board.


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Stadium View. The servers were fast, friendly and dressed like foxy Madonnas Saturday night at this legendary sportsbar. If you haven't had the deep-fried white cheese curds with a side of ranch, you are seriously missing out.
Novelties. We saw a guy selling $20 pelts; we saw another offering free mustache rides. There were vendors with kitsch galore that were printed with enough obscenities for every divisional opponent and them some. Fun stuff. Still, none of them had a onsie – I knew that was a good idea!
Front Yard Tailgating. Kudos to those Green Bay residents to offer their yards for parking and partying. Saw a sign in front of one house that read "No waiting line for this rest room!" That's worth the $15 alone if you ask me.


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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Olli Jokinen scored his second goal of the night in the seventh round of the shootout to help the Winnipeg Jets rally for a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
BOX SCORE: Jets 4, Blues 3 (SO)
The game was halted in the second period when defenseman Jacob Trouba was stretchered off the ice following a crash into the boards.
Tobias Enstrom scored the tying goal in the third and Evander Kane also scored for the Jets. Ondrej Pavelec made 29 saves.
Alexander Steen scored a pair against his hometown team as giveaways helped the Blues to an early lead.
David Backes also scored for the Blues, who were coming off a 3-2 shootout win over Chicago on Thursday night.
Trouba missed a hit early in the second period and slammed his head into the boards, bending his neck back at an ugly angle. The Jets' top 2012 draft pick didn't move on his own after he crumpled to the ice.
Both benches emptied as worried players gathered around.
Trouba managed to wave as fans shouted his name while he was being wheeled off. A Jets spokesman said Trouba was taken to the hospital for X-rays and was alert, communicating and moving all his limbs.
The Jets put pressure on the Blues early and were ahead on shots, but it was Backes who scored first from the slot at 8:43. T.J. Oshie fed him the puck on a defensive slip by Grant Clitsome.
It energized the Blues, but then Jokinen evened things up at 15:30 when he fired a bouncing rebound past St. Louis backup Brian Elliott, who finished with 26 saves in his first start this season.
The play also gave right wing Matt Halischuk his first point as a Jet for the assist.
Less than three minutes later, Trouba whiffed on a pass and presented the puck to the Winnipeg-born Steen, who skated into the slot to put the Blues ahead 2-1.
It could have been worse. The Blues also made Winnipeg's goal posts ring like church bells in the first period.
Play stopped for several minutes early in the second and the arena was silent after Trouba's accident.
Neither team scored on the power play in the first two periods although the Jets only had one chance.
St. Louis had three, two thanks to Kane, who spent some time warming the Winnipeg bench after the second.
The Jets lost another defenseman early in the third period when Mark Stuart limped to the dressing room after sliding into his own net.
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Steen was perfectly positioned beside the Winnipeg net at 3:34 of the third to one-time a rebound off Backes's glancing shot from the boards and make it 3-1.
But Kane brought the Jets within one at 13:13 when his slap shot from outside the faceoff circle glanced off St. Louis defenseman Roman Polak's stick.
Then Enstrom slammed home a pass from Dustin Byfuglien at 18:06 to tie it up.
Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd connected for the Jets in the shootout and Oshie and Steen hit for the Blues, until Jokinen beat Elliott on his glove side to win the game in the seventh round.
NOTES: Former Winnipeg Jet Thomas Steen (1981-95), father to Alexander and a Winnipeg city councilman, was on hand for the Blues' second visit to the city since the Jets were reborn in 2011.
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HecTic, hEctIc, HeCtiC… Day 82
07/10 (Day 82)
I don't even remember today starting. I guess this is life in the big city, where everything is hectic and everybody seems to know it. Where it takes so much time to get around the big busy city that there is so much less time to be doing things you actually want to do. I've found myself muttering under my breath annoyed with the people that were slower than me be it pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, or passengers on buses. It's me, Rob Greenfield, I've been trucking it slowly across the country for the last 81 days and here I am muttering unnecessary words at the people moving slower than me on the street. That is completely ridiculous.
I've been here for less than 48 hours and I can see that it is changing me. My heart is beating at a faster pace and whole lot of excess energy is speeding around inside my chest. It's alright for me because I'm only here for a week but if I was here to stay I would be extremely anxious about what it's doing to me and I would not be comfortable with staying here. I am grateful for this opportunity to see the contrast and experience life from the perspective of a city person though.
The morning was a slow one and I hung out in Giulia's apartment until close to noon writing and somewhat relaxing. Even then though I felt hamsters spinning in their wheels inside my chest. Imagine a hive of bees that eat nothing but hecticness (not a real word, I know) buzzing around in your chest and that's what I felt. Hectic, hectic, hectic. That's the word and the feeling flowing me from toe to toe, from hand to hand, and from ear to ear. Busy, busy, busy. I've got to be here and there and here right now and 15 minutes ago and in 20 minutes. This feeling doesn't exist in the country life. I had tentative plans with a handful of people and the buzzing bees inside me rattled those plans out my ears and back in through my nose and then back out through the tiny little holes in the corner of my eyes.
Feeling hectic yet? You're not even here. Remember? You're sitting at your computer right now.
Navigating the city was a freakin' ball. I love riding my bike through this concrete playground with all sorts of obstacles to dodge and speed past. All sorts of weird looking and beautiful humans to look at. All sorts of buildings to grab my attention. All sorts of stimulation for my mind. But with that being said I was completely dependent on the maps on my iPhone to get me the heck out of Manhattan. My cell phone died so I had to bust out my solar panel and sit on a curb while I waited for it to charge back up enough for it to turn on. I decided to forget all the tentative plans I had and take refuge in Greg's place back in Brooklyn. I needed to harness the energy of the sun anyway and my big solar panel was back there. It took an hour this time to bike over the Brooklyn Bridge. Stressful? Yes. Enjoyable? Yes.
After I crossed the bridge for the third time the skies unleashed a load of pure water and the streets were soon running with it, probably not so pure anymore. It was exactly what I wanted. Rain to feed my dehydrated cells. Rain to nourish my brain so I could think straight. Rain to wash the sweat and dirt from my body. It wasn't the right timing though as I couldn't harvest the water in large quantities but I took advantage of it as much as I could. It would have been blissful if I didn't have a backpack with my expensive computer in it to protect. My human body can take all the rain the skies can throw at me and then dry off naturally when the rain ceases but with material possessions to protect I didn't feel free to bask in the glory of the rain. I still embraced it and even found a spout coming out from church that was sending a waterfall down to the ground below. I filled my quart sized water bottle two times from the flow and drank it all in. That half-gallon would certainly get me peeing clearly in no time I thought. The flow even lasted long enough to allow me to shower underneath it and soap up with my Dr. Bronner's soap.
I walked away from that church with a belly full of water, squeaky clean and with a full bottle of water for later. The rain died and I got back to Greg's house just a short while later. I sat on his comfortable couch and isolated myself from the world. With just a few windows I felt trapped in this cave. The air does not flow in and I find myself breathing in the same stagnant air that is sitting in this apartment all day long. Natural light is not flowing over my entire body but the apartment is plenty well lit to at least not need a light from the time I wake up until past 8:30 at night. I had a lot of STUFF to do on my computer so that is why I was in the apartment on the couch feeling disconnected from the world around me. I don't like it. It's one thing to be in a house where I can easily walk outside or sit on the porch but in this apartment building I have to walk out one, two, three doors to get outside. They lock behind me so I have to bring keys. It's so not free feeling. Nothing feels free around here with all the planning. I prefer a spontaneous life where I can come and go as I please. That doesn't seem to exist to the extent I'd like in this place.
I received a call from Ron Singleton who I hadn't heard from in a long time. We only met one time two summers ago in San Diego but he had left an enjoyable impression in my mind. He called out of the blue and we had a really enjoyable conversation for about an hour as I strolled around in the streets. This was the first time we had spoken verbally since the day we met but you know how Facebook is. It makes it seem like you know someone so much better than you do because you are exposed to them in your news feed all the time. It was great to catch up with the dude.
Greg had found me a leaky fire hydrant this morning and I went over there and was happy to find it was still dripping water out into the streets. I expected a real slow leak but upon my arrival I realized it was wasting a lot more water than I would have expected. I was grateful for the leak because it meant I had drinking water but that is quite ironic since my work is to reduce waste. That is possibly one of the most interesting aspects of this adventure, my hope for waste to live off of when I am trying to stop waste from occurring. I filled my bottle up twice chugging it both times as I sat on the fence nearby talking to Ron. I filled it up a third time as well as my one-gallon jug and cleaned up a bit before heading back to the apartment. I wished I had a 5-gallon bucket to fill up so I could wash my clothes but figured it'd still be leaking tomorrow when I return. Convenient waste for me…
Most people would walk by this leaky hydrant and not realize just how much water the "small" leak is wasting. I timed how long it takes to fill a one-gallon jug and it is 2 minutes. That means that 720 gallons of water is being wasted each day from this hydrant alone. A human needs 8 cups or a half-gallon of water per day to live. That means this hydrant is wasting a 4 year supply of drinking water for one person EVERY DAY that it is leaking like this.
I could of gone to bed a lot earlier but I stayed up until 11:00. Greg and Yael were gone the entire day and night living their busy city lives. Stuck, not free, and depressed are a few words I can use to describe my feelings but honestly I can't put the words that I'd really like to it. It wasn't a big deal though to have these negative feelings and I was cool with it knowing it was only temporary. Plus I've always got a smile on my face anyway and a couple of happy bees buzzing around my heart.


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Portland, OR, April 2013 ̶ Ooligan Press is proud to announce Ruth Tenzer Feldman's novel Blue Thread as a winner of a 2013 Oregon Book Award. Blue Thread won the Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature, an honor shared with other Portland authors such as Graham Salisbury and Emily Whitman.
Blue Thread is a novel about a young woman named Miriam and her entry into the women's suffrage movement, which is in full swing in 1912 Portland, Oregon—the last state on the West Coast to deny women the right to vote. Miriam desperately wants to work at her father's printing shop, but when he refuses, she decides to dedicate herself to the suffrage movement, demanding rights for women and a different life for herself. Amidst the uncertainty of her future, Miriam's attention is diverted by the mysterious Serakh, whose sudden, unexplained appearances and insistent questions lead Miriam to her great-grandmother's Jewish prayer shawl—and to her destiny. With this shawl, Miriam is taken back in time to inspire the Daughters of Zelophehad, the first women in biblical history to own land. Miriam brings the strength and courage of these women with her forward to her own time, emboldening her own struggles and illuminating what it means to be an independent woman.
Ruth Tenzer Feldman is the author of numerous nonfiction books for children and young adults, including The Fall of Constantinople, How Congress Works, and Don't Whistle in School: The History of America's Public Schools. She began working on Blue Thread in 2008 when she discovered the story of the Daughters of Zelophehad in the Torah. Blue Thread is her first novel. Its companion novel, The Ninth Day, is forthcoming from Ooligan Press and will be released November 2013.
Ooligan Press is a nonprofit trade press run by students in the Master's Program in Publishing at Portland State University. In addition to producing high quality books celebrating the rich literary tradition of the Pacific Northwest, Ooligan Press is committed to teaching the art and craft of publishing. Under the direction of professional faculty and staff, students combine theory with practice in order to publish books in real
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Lancaster County Emergency Management Director Doug Ahlberg today announced the "First Call" emergency notification system is now able to alert individuals of emergencies through their mobile phones. Previously, "First Call" issued alerts only through land line phones.
First Call Interactive Network is an emergency notification system used by federal and state agencies, local municipalities, universities and industries across the nation.
Ahlberg said the system has been used to alert Lincoln and Lancaster County residents of severe weather. This year, it is also being used to inform residents of parking bans due to snow removal efforts. To receive the alerts, residents must register their mobile phones online at alertregistration.com/lancaster/. Land line phones do not need to be registered.
"Many people no longer have land line phones and rely on their mobile devices, so we are very pleased that First Call notification will be extended to them," said Ahlberg. "When the Mayor declares a snow emergency or a parking ban, citizens will have that information relayed to them immediately with First Call. This will be a tremendous enhancement to our emergency communications capabilities with the public."
Information on the City's snow operations plan is available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: snow). Information on Emergency Management is available at lancaster.ne.gov (keyword: emergency).


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For political junkies desperate for clues to the hottest House, Senate and governors' races around the country, April is the cruelest month. While Illinois and Texas primaries were held last month, the 48 remaining state contests don't start up again for three weeks. Here's the good news for those of us hoping to determine whether Democrats or Republicans will be celebrating in the fall: From early May to early September, we'll have a steady stream of conventions, primaries and runoffs to keep us busy.
We've already learned a little from the first two contests.
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On March 4, Texas told us two contradictory things: The Tea Party has waned in Republican influence because U.S. Sen. John Cornyn won his re-nomination race easily over Rep. Steve Stockman, and the Tea Party is still strong because of its power in the GOP lieutenant governor's contest and some other lower-level match-ups. Thanks for clearing that up, Lone Star State voters. Maybe the picture will come into focus after the May 27 runoff, when the top-two finishers in a number of Texas races face off for spots on the November ballot.
As for Illinois on March 18, we saw again precisely how disgusted party voters are with their elected officials: not very. Unpopular incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, easily triumphed, and all 18 incumbent House members of both parties won their party's nod for another term. Exactly one, Republican Rep. Rodney Davis, even had a competitive renomination contest. There's nothing new about this, of course. The disconnection between voters' distaste for generic politicians and their slavish devotion (in most cases) to their incumbent pols is a durable phenomenon. Nonetheless, it is a reminder of what's ahead. Even in a truly bad year for incumbents, as 2014 may be at least in the Senate, a large majority of current officeholders will grab new terms.
The Illinois governor's race has provided one surprise. Pre-election polls on the GOP side suggested that Bruce Rauner would triumph rather handily. Instead, he scored a mere three-point win over state Sen. Kirk Dillard. Why the close race? One factor in Dillard's late-breaking rise was his support from public employee unions, who view Rauner as anti-labor but also don't trust Quinn, who recently signed off on a new law cutting pension benefits. Republican union members likely backed Dillard to the hilt and many in organized labor who typically cast Democratic ballots probably did as well. With the paucity of competitive Democratic races around the state, Illinois' primary rules allowed Democrats to make their mark in the GOP contest instead, providing some election drama on an otherwise dull night.
Looking forward, here's a thumbnail sketch of the 11 key dates in the '14 primary season (for a complete primary schedule, check out the Federal Election Commission's chart):
MAY 6— Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio all vote on the first Tuesday in May, but the preeminent contest is in the Tar Heel State, where Republicans may well determine whether Sen. Kay Hagan, the Democratic incumbent, wins a second term. Hagan is shaky, and not just because of her awkward avoidance of Obamacare questions, North Carolina's fundamentals tilt slightly toward the GOP —but Republicans are divided. The national party establishment wants state House Speaker Thom Tillis to win, the Tea Party prefers physician Greg Brannon—who has been endorsed by Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah—and many Christian evangelicals, such as former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, are pushing pastor Mark Harris. To win, a candidate must get 40 percent plus one; a runoff on July 14 could drain GOP coffers and fray unity. Under some scenarios, the North Carolina seat is the tipping point that will either save a Democratic Senate majority or turn the upper chamber over to Republicans.
MAY 13—In heavily Republican Nebraska there will be another test of establishment versus Tea Party. If Midland University president Ben Sasse wins the GOP Senate nomination to replace retiring GOP Sen. Mike Johanns, the Senate's Ted Cruz caucus could gain a member. Though they are being coy, Senate Republican leaders probably prefer former state Treasurer Shane Osborn, or at least they did before a revelation over a decision Osborn made in 2001 as a Navy pilot to land his damaged plane in China instead of ditching the aircraft, full of highly secret technology, in the sea. Osborn circulated a memo on official Navy letterhead praising his record, yet it turns out the document was unauthorized and its author, a Pentagon friend of Osborn's, was solicited to write it. Back "east" in West Virginia, the fact that GOP moderate-conservative U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito will roll to her party's Senate nomination is a sign of pragmatism—and it presages Capito's likely Republican takeover of retiring Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller's seat.


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More than 80 performances are planned across Washington over the next two weeks for the D.C. Jazz Festival, including a concert fusing Latin jazz and classical music.
The festival, now in its ninth year, opens Wednesday and runs through June 16 at more than 40 locations.
Executive producer Charlie Fishman says he uses the diversity of jazz to create innovative programs.
``Jazz Meets the Latin Classics'' will feature saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera leading an 11-piece ensemble June 14 at the Kennedy Center.
The festival also includes 10 nights of performances on stage downtown at The Hamilton. Many other concerts will be held in neighborhoods. The Jazz in the `Hoods series includes concerts at Bohemian Caverns, the Howard Theatre and the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden.


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Maroon 5 have released their crowdsourced music video for 'Daylight,' the third single from the band's fourth studio album, 'Overexposed.'
Earlier this year, the band set up a website called The Daylight Project where they posted calls to action, asking fans to submit footage of themselves. The result is an emotional collage of clips from people all over the world offering candid confessionals on love, hate, family, loss, bullying, self-esteem, change and much more.
The video also includes moments of fans covering the tune with their voices and instrumentation layered over the album track. The footage creates a new interpretation for the single, which lead singer Adam Levine has said is his favorite song on the album.