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Abstract Sex: Philosophy, Biotechnology and the Mutations of Desire
A&C Black, Jan 1, 2004 - Philosophy - 227 pages
Astract Sex investigates the impact of advances in contemporary science and information technology on conceptions of sex.
Evolutionary theory and the technologies of viral information transfer, cloning and genetic engineering are changing the way we think about human sex, reproduction and the communication of genetic information.
Abstract Sex presents a philosophical exploration of this new world of sexual, informatic and capitalist multiplicity, of the accelerated mutation of nature and culture.
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ABCv: Jean Georges boosts the new vegetarian era for New York
With ABCv, the multi-Michelin chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten empowers by his stardom the new vegetarian era for New York. At brunch on weekends entire families celebrate anniversaries at ABCv. During the week at lunch male colleagues next to the more food conscious women. they all enjoy sharing the delectable vegetable plates, and even at dinner non-vegetarian couples join the more eco responsible dining crowds. The ABCv vegetarian restaurant by Jean-Georges sources the produce locally from nearby Union Square green market and directly from the farmers in the fertile Northwestern region. Offering the best quality and breadth of fresh produce in Manhattan, the Union Square market hives in organic and sustainably grown or raised edibles and inspires local chefs to create new seasonal dishes.
Minimalism meets raw naturalism at ABCv
Snapping an entire block on Broadway, the iconic Manhattan upscale home shopping nests all three dining projects by Jean Georges Vongerichten. All of them are interconnected and you can maze through into the shopping area smoothly during the opening hours. First came the ABC Kitchen that honed a number of talented chefs like Dan Kluger of Loring Place, who also headed the second restaurant ABC Cocina of by Mexico inspired plates served in a sparely lit restaurant.
The brightest feel visually but also on the palate has the latest of the edible alphabet trios, the ABCv (vegetarian). Through the open street windows watch what's cooking, take-out (until 4pm) baked delectables or go in, but reserve ahead. The whole restaurant is transparent, so you can peak into the kitchen any time through the large window. The eclectic interior design at ABCv echoes the furniture, rugs, decorative and dining ware, and the eco-lifestyle centric ABC Carpets & Home mall. On the walls hangs eastern pattern-based art and quotes citing Vietnamese philosopher and mindfulness guru Thich Nhat Hanh welcome with "The bread in your hand is the body of the cosmos" right at the entrance inspire appreciation of your meal at ABCv.
Ironically, the acoustics in all of the ABC restaurants amplify the signature American loudness, so do not schedule any discourse focused meetings there. Eating at ABCv at the end is about fun over vegetable-centric healthy and delicious food.
Nutrition-centric vegetarian food
As if illuminating the New Yorkers, the vegetarian cuisine attracts also non-vegetarians. The chef de cuisine Neal Harden executes the chef-proprietor Jean-Georges vision balancing your meaty intake. You will not miss anything in the taste-centric ABCv.
The menus are organised in groups – light & fresh, warm & hot, noodles & rice, legumes & grains, dosa & sandwich (breakfast and lunch only). The dessert card arrives separately. Inserted are nutritional benefits highlighted by drawings of the respective superfoods like cucumber and turmeric. Superfood is basically any natural product not deprived of its nutritional value.
I came right after the opening in spring and returned to check the progress three times this fall for brunch, lunch and dinner. Weeding out what did not work, the successful plates spanning across the growing seasons due to greenhouse planting remained.
Sharing is encouraged and turning my neck to other tables, most plates are set in the middle. To start, the Slow roasted beets have proved themselves. On the menu ever since the opening, the blood-building red bulbs defy seasonality as they can be stored for months. Spiced up with dijon mustard and chili aioli alongside a smooth avocado puree, umami pickles and leafy lovage, I have ordered them repeatedly to introduce my dining companions to this decadent bounty. The messy and succulent, while crunchy Avocado lettuce cups have also remained on the all-day menus. The duet of leafy wrap rolls stack in half avocado, cumin, serrano chili, pepitas with a kick of lime. The Baby mustard greens with fermented vegetables and mixed in chunks of avocado are also nice, light. Heavier is the fall Honeynut squash dip, more like a mash as its density invited a spoon to dip in and flap over to the warm pita triangles. Tahini, sumac and mint halo the Middle-eastern provenance.
The popular and simple roasted cauliflower dyed with golden turmeric, bolder tahini and pistachio, can be served whole, but the lately added half portion is a welcome deal. Mediterranean nuances prevail, but some like the Whole artichoke with olive oil and lemon are inferior to traditional recipes. Being based in the Mediterranean, my palate is trained to the best of this sea-washed region, and the steamed artichoke with lemon dip at the Club 55 could serve as the model of perfection for ABCv. Much better was the Shallot and herbs labneh with crunchy raw seasonal vegetables like cucumber, celery and sunchoke chips.
The Market carrots were also savvily prepared. Stoneground nut and seed butter, chilies and again the lime tiptoed in to bare its innocence into a foxy kick of flavouring the plate.
At lunch and dinner the Fresh spinach spaghetti, broccoli, kale, preserved lemon, garlic, parmigiano and saffron crumbs surprise with their citrusy tang over the usual New York style pasta heaviness. Ramen and soba tick the Asian noodle box.
From larger sharings, the plain or accompanied with sumac seasoned yogurt dip, avocado and sprouts dosa is a hit. Baked like a large see-through crepe, with crisp edges, this lentil flour delicacy is a must order. The Fried wild rice was a bit too oily and over-combined so I never came back to the puffed rice mish-mash.
ABCv is also opened for breakfast. Wholesome bowls, substantial dosas, low-gluten or sans gluten pancakes, the trendy avocado toast, warm and sustaining Ayurvedic porridges, vegan pastry basket and eggs in many forms. I love the sautéed Wild mushrooms mixed with two runny poached farm eggs, shallots and herbs like dill, but a wholegrain toast on side would better be ordered with this juicy and flavoursome plate.
The dinner, next to most lunch menu offerings ushers some umami rich delicacies like the simply delicious Grilled donko shiitake mushrooms. Baked under a savoury hat of spring onions, caramelized fennel, yuzukosho green goddess sauce this is magic. The Soft custardy tofu with crispy yuba (tofu skin) topped with white truffle shavings sends any vegetarian dinner into a gastronomic high! At lunch a simpler and cheaper (minus truffle) version with ponzu vinaigrette is served.
From the desserts, the Vegan matcha crème brûlée enchants the powdered green tea tribe. Creamy, decadent, yet not too sweet. House sorbets like sea buckthorn, concord grape, peach and the unusual combo of blueberry with lavender dot refreshingly any meal. The breakfast and brunch staple baked from ancient the grain base – Einkorn pancakes with raspberry powder dusted coconut cream, succulent fig compote, fresh raspberries and a side of maple syrup, are filling. The trio of pancakes can be sweetened to your liking, since the oozing syrup is served in a lab glass jar, yet the indulgence pales with comparison to the less healthy fluffy white flour pancakes.
Supercharged beverages at ABCv
The brief wine list mostly offers all by the glass or bottles from Oregon to Sicily. Snatching the last two bar seats on a late evening, I succumbed to the temptation of mixing a cocktail in. I don't like my drinks sweet and the amiable bartender advised the perfect savoury Sea buckthorn and yobo soju with the balancing act of agave. With its trace mouthfeel of alcohol, the freshness was central to my enjoyment.
Going alcohol-free, the healthful herbal, vegetables or fruity vibrations titled like "Brain" the liquid green concoction brahmi, gotu, kola, kale, spinach, ginger, lime or "joy", "heart", "spirit" are refreshing and despite a touch of agave in some not sweet. Cold pressed organic juices are staples in most modern eateries today. Served in long stemmed wine glasses, rare even for the wine in the millennial America, the healthful beverages got a visually sexy vibe. Matcha latte is served with dairy-free nut milk, the probiotic fizzy kombucha from Portland in Maine on tap beams with changing flavours (I got a double order of the lemon and ginger once), and tea also goes beyond the peppermint infusion. I sipped on a warm elderflower brew, while space travelling to the Central Europe where elderflower trees grow in abundance. Liquid breakfasts "super-fooded" and condensed into shakes are popular take-out, ideal for post-workout or fast paced mornings when you cannot sit and spoon out your first meal.
The only shortcoming are high prices for the European style (read small) portions. Order plenty, but keep in mind to finish the first plates before ordering another to reduce food waste. As I stalked the surrounding tables, at ABCv most diners eat what they order, a rare accomplishment in America. Applause to the entire trio of ABC restaurants inspired by Jean Georges' culinary ideas for showing New Yorkers how to balance their consumption with local, plant-centric meals and in so reducing their carbon footprint deliciously.
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I find extremely healing and refreshing seeing the beautiful bodies of these women. I find so empowering seeing the signs of unconditional love and wisdom in their bodies. After being extremely sensitive to the patriarchal system's INDOCTRINATION*. For most of my life I had feelings of shame, gilt, rejection and even repulsion towards my body for not fitting with the social stereotypes of beauty. Not to mention any signs of ageing!! These nagging emotions were always part of my psyche. I had to do masses of work to release these believes from my being.
For me this is the real work of awakening the feminine consciousness. Being able to tune into the incredible beauty of Everything which is, starting with yourself! Falling in love with ALL that we are. I dream of the time where all girls and women on the planet honour their bodies as the most beautiful flowers ever seen.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority took the blame Tuesday for painting over a downtown Los Angeles mural dedicated to the 1984 Olympic Games.
In a written statement, Metro said contractors used gray paint to cover the wall just beneath the 4th Street bridge over the 110 Freeway. The mural, titled "Hitting the Wall," adorned that section of the freeway for more than 35 years.
The work was part of the L.A. County rail and bus agency's Freeway Beautification Program.
"Due to extensive graffiti coverage on the mural, our contractor did not recognize that there was a mural under this section of wall," Metro officials wrote in the statement.
Metro released a photo of the wall taken before it was painted in February. The photo showed graffiti covering about two-thirds of the mural.
However, the face and raised arms of the mural's central figure — a woman crossing a finish line, at the same time breaking down a stone wall — were still visible, even underneath black and white graffiti letters.
"When you're up there on scaffolding, how do you not run into the head of a woman that is five feet across?" said Judy Baca, who painted the mural.
In a Facebook post on April 11, the Social and Public Art Resource Center — a support group for the city's muralists and public artists that Baca founded — blamed Caltrans for painting over the mural. But Caltrans said it wasn't behind any cleanup work going on in that section of the freeway.
It's not clear why Metro took nearly two weeks to admit responsibility for the destruction of the mural, or why Caltrans was unable at first to determine who did it.
Michael Comeaux, a spokesman for Caltrans' District 7 in Los Angeles, said Metro was given an encroachment permit in October 2018 for the 110 Freeway beautification program. The work includes graffiti abatement, litter removal and landscaping.
Comeaux said Metro also had similar permits for work on the 10 and 710 freeways.
Metro said it was working "to resolve this matter with SPARC." Baca said she would meet with both transportation agencies soon.
This is not the first time Baca, a UCLA professor and muralist with iconic works all over the city, has had to deal with painters, on official business or otherwise, covering up her work.
At least twice before, in 2007 and in 2013 according to SPARC, graffiti artists tagged the 110 Freeway mural, dubbed "Hitting the Wall."
According to the center, the second tagging led to workers painting over both the graffiti and the defaced artwork. At that time, Caltrans denied that its workers were responsible.
The mural was copyrighted and registered with the city's Department of Cultural Affairs. And federal law protects the mural — the 1990 Visual Artists Rights Act instructs agencies to notify artists if their work will be removed at least 90 days in advance.
Baca said she was not contacted by either Caltrans or Metro prior to the mural being painted over.
She said restoring the mural this time would be even more difficult.
She said several layers of paint now covered the wall. Since taggers defaced the work on Feb. 26, the graffiti was covered with gray paint, which only led to the taggers returning again. That led to another coat of gray paint.
Baca said she's hoping to secure time and space from Caltrans to return to the mural with her own workers armed with high-pressure water hoses to remove the gray paint and the graffiti.
"It's so thick," she said of the gray paint that was used. "It's a very aggressive application."
"Hitting the Wall" was one of 10 murals commissioned by the International Olympic Committee ahead of the 1984 Olympic Games, according to SPARC.
Since then, the center said unless the original artists had taken on the "massive responsibility" of maintaining the murals themselves, nothing had been done to make sure the art survived.
"After the 1984 Olympics, no fund was created to maintain the freeway murals," SPARC wrote on Facebook. "Instead, ongoing vandalism was used to obligate artists into repairing the murals themselves, or have the works destroyed.
"Hitting the Wall" was also just one of Baca's many iconic works of art dotting the city's public spaces.
The artist was commissioned in 1974 to create the "Great Wall of Los Angeles," which depicts thousands of years of Los Angeles history over about a half mile of the western wall of the Tujunga Wash flood-control channel winding through the central San Fernando Valley.
She said recently protecting art in the public spaces of Los Angeles has been an ongoing battle.
Starting in 2003, for almost 10 years the city imposed an outright ban on new public murals. The ban was overturned in 2013.
Baca said rules in those years requiring new graffiti to be covered in 24 hours or less encouraged taggers to target the only spaces where their names were unlikely to be painted over — the city's protected murals.
"We used to have a code on the street, that you would not paint over anyone else's art," Baca said. "Now, there is no hope for those taggers who are wannabe artists."


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Winning Powerball ticket sold at Milpitas gas station
(02-19) 22:04 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A winning ticket in Wednesday night's $425 million lottery drawing was sold at a gas station in Milpitas, California lottery officials said.
The ticket, sold at Dixon Landing Chevron, matched all six of the Powerball numbers - 1, 17, 35, 49 and 54, plus the Powerball No. 34. The odds of getting all the numbers right are about 1 in 175 million.
Lottery officials said they're still waiting for results from other districts and that there could be more winners. Two tickets with five of the six numbers were sold in El Segundo and Modesto. Powerball is played in 43 states, plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
An employee of the Milpitas Chevron said Wednesday night that he hadn't heard from lottery officials but he'd been taking calls from reporters about the winning ticket. Powerball tickets had been a popular purchase recently as the jackpot grew, the employee said.
The major-jackpot-winning ticket is the second sold at a Bay Area location in recent months. On Dec. 17, a Mega Millions ticket sold at Jenny's Gift and Kids Wear in San Jose was one of two that was drawn for a record $648 million prize.
The owner of the San Jose ticket, Steve Tran, forgot he'd bought it and didn't claim his prize until early January.
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This fabulous home built circa 1899, has been updated by the current owners incorporating beautiful period features with contemporary touches. The accommodation comprises; front door with stained glass surround, vestibule opening into the hallway with stripped wooden floor. The sitting room with open fire, cornice and large bay window looking onto the front garden. Located at the rear of the house, kitchen/dining room with attractive cornice and ceiling roses, the dining area has stripped wooden floors, multi fuel stove and doors leading onto the patio. The recently refitted kitchen has been thoughtfully designed with a range of units, built in electric cooker and hob with extractor, tile...Read more
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The effect of local immunization with glucosyltransferase enzymes of Streptococcus mutans on dental caries in conventional rats, hamsters, and gnotobiotic rats was studied. Injection of these animals with crude or defined glucosyltransferase enzyme preparations incorporated into complete Freund's adjuvant consistently resulted in the presence of antibody in saliva demonstrable by functional inhibition of enzymatic activity and binding of radioactive enzyme. Serum antibody was also present. Two experiments have been completed in conventional rats and one in gnotobiotic rats in which the animals were immunized with crude enzyme antigens. The immunized group of animals always had lower mean caries scores than comparably sham-immunized or nonimmunized control groups. Hamsters immunized with a defined enzyme preparation, containing no more than three antigenic components (two of which were enzyme), also demonstrated significant reductions in mean caries scores. The numbers of lesions were also always lower in immunized animals. In some cases there were reductions in the numbers of S. mutans that could be recovered from the teeth of immunized, infected animals. The reductions in dental caries and lesions were greater on smooth dental surfaces than on occlusal surfaces, which might be explained as interference with adherence phenomena demonstrated by S. mutans. It is proposed that antibody interference affects dental caries caused by this organism.
↵1 This work was supported by United States Public Health Service Contracts NIH-NIDR 71-2333 and NO1-DE-42438 and by Public Health Service Career Development Awards KO4 DE-70122 (to M.A.T.) and KO4 DE-00024 (to D.J.S.), all from the National Institutes of Health.
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Laura Dahlstrom has the following items available to give away as she is no longer serving in pastoring churches. She would be happy to give them to new clergy out of seminary who cannot afford these items, or to any other clergy who would be blessed by them. Photos follow as well.
- Assorted crosses
- Two beautiful framed prints for church office of Noah's Ark and one large framed print of Jesus sitting across from Jerusalem, contemplating.
- Several Books
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In a new wave of violence that came as US peace envoy Anthony Zinni met Palestinian negotiators, seven people were killed in a bomb attack in Israel and two West Bank gunfire incidents today.
Three Israelis were killed and six wounded, two critically, when a suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus in Israel's north, police said.
Eyewitness Emanuel Biton was driving behind the bus and said he saw the bomb ''rip the bus into pieces''.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
The blast blew the sides out of the green and white intercity bus and the roof was buckled.
In the Palestinian refugee camp in the nearby West Bank town of Jenin, where several previous suicide bombers have left on their deadly missions, about 3,000 people marched and celebrated after the bus attack, witnesses said. They chanted, ''Sharon, prepare the body bags,'' referring to Israel's prime minister.
Earlier, Israeli soldiers opened fire on a Palestinian car at a West Bank roadblock in the Jordan River Valley, witnesses said. Two Palestinians were killed. A car approached the barrier and did a high-speed U-turn as soldiers opened fire, the witnesses said. The car overturned.
The Israeli military said the car tried to run over soldiers at the roadblock. The soldiers opened fire, killing the driver. Another Palestinian was killed by a stray bullet, the military said in a statement, expressing regret.
In another part of the West Bank, an Israeli was killed and another seriously wounded when Palestinians opened fire on a checkpoint from a moving car, military and hospital officials said. The incident took place near Baka al-Sharkiyeh, a Palestinian town just across the line between the West Bank and Israel.
Israeli forces also cut roads to the West Bank city of Hebron, preventing Palestinians from entering or leaving, witnesses said.
The violence came as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared to leave for the United States for talks with President George W. Bush and other officials.
In an address to newspaper and broadcast editors, Sharon repeated his main condition for a truce deal - a week without Palestinian attacks.
''It will be seven days, not one hour less,'' he said, charging that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has built a ''coalition of terror'' to confront Israel.
However, Sharon appeared to soften his position somewhat by saying Israel sought ''100% actions'' by Arafat against the militants as opposed to the demand for ''100% results'' that critics said gave veto power to any extremist.
Zinni discussed plans for a truce and peace talks with Palestinian negotiators in Ramallah. The Palestinians charge that Sharon's demand for seven days of total calm is a ploy to avoid negotiations. US officials, speaking privately, have suggested they do not accept Sharon's demand.
After meeting Zinni, Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia said: ''The American delegation itself wants to start immediately with the process.''
Zinni began his mission Monday. The retired Marine Corps general has met leaders on both sides and toured the West Bank on the ground and in the air.
After meeting Arafat on Wednesday, Zinni said both sides have suffered too much. ''We need to end the violence and get back on the track toward peace,'' he said.
The truce plan negotiated by CIA director George Tenet in May calls for Arafat's Palestinian Authority to crack down of militant groups, arrest suspected terrorists and stop violence and incitement.
The Israelis are to stop military operations in Palestinian-controlled territory, stop targeted killings of suspected militants and remove roadblocks that have crippled the Palestinian economy.
Israel is then expected to carry out ''confidence-building measures'' including a total freeze on settlement building in the West Bank and Gaza, leading to a resumption of the peace process that broke down a year ago.


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How to motivate the team for high performance? We visited Rzeszów to take part in the "HR on High Heels" meeting
The RMP Master and highly experienced manager Łukasz Szymula shared his experiences at the "HR on High Heels" ("HR na Szpilkach") meeting in Rzeszów. Practical tips for leaders, based on the Reiss Motivation Profile methodology.
On 11 October 2017, our RMP Master Łukasz Szymula ran a workshop in Rzeszów, during one of the cyclical meetings "HR on High Heels". The title of the workshop was "Employee engagement 2.0: how to motivate the team for high performance – practical tips for leaders".


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Northwest High School has been designated as an A+ School. This means that if a student signs an agreement form and meets the following requirements, upon graduation they then may be eligible to receive a scholarship that covers two years of tuition at any A+ approved public community college, or public vocational or technical school in the state of Missouri.The A+ grant program is funded by the State of Missouri and is not the responsibility of the Northwest R-1 School District. Northwest High School must maintain it's A+ designation to be eligible for the program.Visit http://dhe.mo.gov/ppc/grants/aplusscholarship.php for updated A+ information.


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U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill to Address Media after USD Medal of Peace Presentation
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill returns from his travels in Asia to accept the University of San Diego Medal of Peace. Hill will receive the award Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, during a closed ceremony at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ). He's being honored for leading peacekeeping efforts in North Korea.
A press conference, with Hill and Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies Dean William Headley, will be held immediately following the presentation from 7 to 7:15 p.m. in IPJ Room 151.
This is only the third time the university Medal of Peace has been awarded. It was created in 2007 to coincide with the inauguration of the School of Peace Studies as a way to acknowledge those who have contributed substantively to peace making in local, regional, national or international arenas.
The University of San Diego is located at 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110.
About the University of San Diego
The University of San Diego sets the standard for an engaged, contemporary Catholic university where innovative Changemakers confront humanity's urgent challenges. With more than 9,000 students from 69 countries and 50 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. The university's eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. USD's Envisioning 2024 strategic plan capitalizes on the university's recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024.


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Sascha appears courtesy of Gallery Atsui, where he is both a co-founder and a director.
His installation FAILED DRAWINGS (working title) suspends slightly over-scaled, crumpled drawings from an upper corner of the gallery wall. The crumpled forms seem to have been collected from either an oversized toddlers playroom floor, or from a writers typewriter-side wastepaper basket – evidence of the effort to try over and over again to get the opening lines just right. This illusion to writing, literature and therefore narrative plays off of the highly narrative content in Lisa's work. Furthermore, the crumpled paper forms suspended from the wall seem as if they have floated over on the billowing clouds from the mural, connecting the two works in both a conceptual and a formal manner. Ironically, given the illusion in this artwork to artistic failure, Sascha is known by his peers for (amongst other things) having very good drawing skills.
This work is in keeping with Sascha's minimal aesthetic and his work with repetition, everyday materials and the accumulation of simple materials. In this installation, the 2-dimensional discarded drawings have been given second life, repurposed and re-contextualized as a sculptural installation - the forms elevated from the floor or the wastepaper basket to floating ephemeral clouds of inspiration.
Sascha's work in it's current form will be on view until Monday, June 15th, 7:00 p.m. The next artist to work on the installation is Christopher Donnelly who will be working over top of and around Sascha's work.
For more information on Gallery Atsui go to: www.galleryatsui.com.


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The FLEXPERT – Week 5 FLEX Rankings Weekend Injury Update
Ben Tate appears as if he'll be on the field in Tennessee, but he's Ben Tate. A man that once appeared on TLC's Strange Addictions showcasing his enslavement to suffering injuries. Let's face it, this is the comeback no one wanted. Tate's expected to be the primary ball handler with the Browns effusing Terrance West and the beloved Isaiah Crowell into the mix when they deem fit. How often will each be used, who knows? But guessing is pretty fun, so I'ma do that.
***Total Touches, inside 5-yard line carries in parenthesis
Browns RBs
Tate: 17 (3)
West: 12 (0)
Crowell: 6 (2)
That was fun. I wonder where else this works…
Ravens RBs
Justin Forsett: 20 (2)
Lorenzo Taliaferro: 11 (2)
Bernard Pierce: 4(1)
OK, one more…
Panthers RBs
Superman, Darrin Reaves: 16 (2)
Chris Ogbonnaya: 9 (0)
Fozzy Whittaker: 4 (0)
Can't wait to see how wrong I am on all of those. Also, Tweet me your guesses and the closest gets a prize. Not a good one, mind you.
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Sooooooooo… the "expectation is Calvin Johnson will play on Sunday." That's positive news. I'm penciling MEGATRON into all of my lineups without hesitation. If he's merely a decoy, like in Week 4, well, sucks to be me, but you always start him when he's playing. Nothing is official, and won't be until Sunday morning, so have a "worst case scenario" backup plan at the ready. Preparation is king! Jeremy Ross would gain the most value with Calvin on the sidelines.
Arian Foster's been upgraded to probable. Use him, and pray he doesn't tweak his hammy on his first carry. Andre Johnson's shaping up to be a game time call after a lack of practice all week, however, Texans' beat reporters anticipate he'll be active against the Cowboys, so that's how I've ranked him. He'll be a quality WR3 in Week 5, if he's in.
I'd prepare my roster as if I won't have Vernon Davis, Joique Bell and Eric Decker available to use. Decker is the most likely to play, but he's 50/50, at best. I've moved Reggie Bush inside the Top 15 RBs and Jeremy Kerley will get a slight bump too if Decker's confined to the sidelines getting the rolling-pin treatment. But, Kerley's is in no way a must start. Just a deep flyer.
Week 5 Rankings: FLEX | QB | RB | WR | TE & D/ST
More Week 5 Mayo: Spread Picks | Ranks Debate | Pick or Stay Away?
Week 5: WR Adds | Bye Week Pickups | FAAB Bids | Points Allowed
Drew Stanton will be starting under center for the Cardinals. I'd start Michael Floyd and Larry Fitzgerald where I normally would, and John Brown is an interesting sleeper if you think the Broncos jump out to a sizable lead.
Jordan Reed falls into the Ben Tate camp of, "even if he's active, can you really trust him to make through a quarter without getting carted off?" He's one of those guys. I hate those guys. His status for Monday night is still uncertain and I wouldn't wait on him. If Reed is somehow in uniform against the Seahawks, I still prefer Niles Paul for this week.
FYI: Add Cordarrelle Patterson to the list of buy lows. Better times rest ahead for CP, at least THEY BETTER, and if not, what you have to give up for his services coming off a dreadful Thursday night outing isn't going to alter your season one bit. I woke up Saturday morning to discover my Allen Robinson for Patterson had been accepted. Seriously. This is what you can get Patterson for right now.
THE FLEXPERT v14.5 – Week 5 FLEX Rankings
There's a singular, pervasive theme in THE FLEXPERT every season, stretching Week 1 through 16 – Mayo don't do Week 17, and neither should you. Shockingly, this column isn't exclusively reserved for non-sequiturs and deranged, esoteric allusions.
In 2013, my thesis was manipulating league rules and settings to use for personal gain. In 2011, it was seeing how many, uhhhh…….. sandwiches I could eat and come up with the most bizarre strategy theories possible. This year, it's all about how perception affects every move you make, and exploiting that perception to shift the odds of winning in your favor. Consider it the card counting of Fantasy Football. Except, I demand someone better looking than Jim Sturgess play me in the movie adaption of this column, when the time comes.
I only mention this because most lack the skill of picking up on subtext – which links directly to peoples' lack of perception and awareness. That's what makes the masses morons. And that type of stupidity deserves to be abused. While it only takes a village to raise a child (and a enough money for a failed future presidential run), it takes the combined efforts of all of us – PROLETARIAT AND BOURGEOISIE… LET OUR POWERS COMBINE – to teach these senseless people a lesson. Consider it duty. And the best way accomplish this so it sticks, is to leverage their lack of logic against them and rip them off in a deal.
Fantasy players are panicky, with one-week blinders affixed to their noggins. YOU have clarity. YOU possess foresight. YOU deal in reason. Be a Fantasy psychic and drum up the intestinal fortitude to shame these idiots via trade. You owe it to your team. If not, just rely on me to tell you. I am an official Fantasy Miss Cleo, you know – CALL ME NOW!!!
There are two important factors to weigh before making a trade or assigning value to any player: 1) Your specific team's needs, and 2) The size of your league.
It's number two that most don't understand. Take Isaiah Crowell. I heart Isaiah Crowell. But just because I love Isaiah Crowell doesn't mean I have to own him in a 10-team league. I think I own him in every 14-plus team league I'm in. A few deep bench 12-teamers too. But with the bounty of available talent in shallow leagues, there's not really a point to stash anyone. Aside from Josh Gordon. Who, hopefully, between now and Week 11, doesn't decide keep a stash of his own. In a 10-team format, basically everyone on your roster is already a capable starter. There's no need to pick up a player that won't be able to contribute consistently, or at all, for AT LEAST a month or so. And, if Crowell is available to pick up in your league, unless he explodes over the next few weeks, he's still going to be there in three weeks. Trust me.
As opposed to stashing a future talent in that type of league, you'd be better off adding a more immediate asset, hoping his value appreciates with a huge game, then short sell in a two-for-one trade to acquire an elite player. As a bonus, it opens up that same roster spot you wanted to blow on a stash in the first place, so you can do it then. With an added upgrade of having a superior squad than you did when you wanted to make the stash in the first place. Make sense? If not, I suggest enrolling in Everest College to obtain the proper skillz that pay the billz.
Another tricky thing to assess from a distance is trade value inside your particular league. You know that better than I do. You know these people: what they like, who their favorite team is, whether they're one of those aforementioned imbeciles or someone with a modicum of brain activity. Objectively speaking, based on the trade questions you've been sending me, here's who you should be targeting for a whole lot less than they're worth right now. With names comin' at ya with supersonic speed…
Rob Gronkowski – #GRONKSMASH has #GRONKSMASH'D in three of four games while physically getting healthier each week. His snap count was down from Week 3 but that was due to game flow – New England couldn't sustain a drive, resulting in only 60 offensive plays. I was actually incredibly encouraged by the Pats feeling good enough about his health to keep him on the field when the game was out of hand. GRONK's a Top 3 TE and a Top 35 player. Show him the proper respect.
Darren Sproles – This one is truly baffling. I've received a multiple questions asking whether Sproles should be dropped. For serious. Doesn't matter that's been a Top 10 RB in both standard and PPR formats, playing a very defined role in one of football's most explosive offenses, coming off a week in which said offense was rendered inert, and his positional versatility still allowed him to find dirt. But, NOPE: Sproles sucks and I WANNA CUT HIM!!! He's a Top 15 RB in PPR formats and Top 25 in standard, making him an every week FLEX, at worst. Tailor your trade offers accordingly.
Justin Hunter – It's funny, Hunter and Travis Kelce would have been lumped together if Kelce hadn't realized his Fantasy potential Monday night. But the same principle applies, as it uses expected expectations – preconceived notions – many have regarding the duo. Both Hunter and Kelce (along with Ahmad Bradshaw!!!) were at the top of my 2014 sleeper list, and it wasn't just me. So, both trigger a certain "upside" cachet association. It all perfectly played out with Kelce. This time last week, many were starring at the Chiefs' big man on their waiver wire, but didn't want to commit a roster spot to him because he hadn't broken out yet. Fast forward to now, and people are demanding to know if Kelce is a Top 5 TE the rest of the season. He's not. Yet, the same inquiries are not flooding my inbox concerning Larry Donnell. Why? Because there was no expectation for him to ever be good. After the amount of sleeper buzz Kelce created in the preseason, actually being able to see it realized during a game exponentially increased his value. And the same thing's happened to Hunter. I loved Hunter coming into the year, and while I must admit he's been far worse than I ever would have anticipated, one good game will skyrocket his value. Again, it's all about perception. Despite posting back-to-back monster games, it seems like no one truly believes in Eddie Royal – myself included. But if Hunter posts just one of those games, everyone will forgive his slow start and value him as a Top 25 receiver, because that's what a few Fantasy writers speculated his upside could potentially be, like, eight weeks ago. Sound insane? That's because it is. But it remains true. I actually still believe in Hunter's Fantasy outlook as a startable option at some point this season. Through three weeks he had the largest discrepancy between actual Fantasy points and projected Fantasy points based on game action, and still sits 32nd in targets among wide receivers – the Titans simply need to either A) Get Jake Locker healthy ,or B) Never play Checkdown Jesus, Charlie Whitehurst ever again, or C) Use Zach Mettenberger and his glorious deep ball; that would fix Hunter's issues. Purchase Hunter for a quarter today and sell him for a Salmon P. Chase tomorrow.
Andre Ellington – Remember when everyone loved this guy in the preseason? Nether does anyone else. He's still Top 15 RB because of skills and touches, and he's not being treated that way in the present. BUY.
Calvin Johnson, LeSean McCoy & Brandon Marshall – These guys are all still awesome, but performance has scared a lot owners, especially if those owners are sitting at 1-3 or 2-2. In fact, they're so terrified right now, their fear alone would be enough to keep Dr. Vink's evil soup shack in business for eternity. Whether you're at the top of the standings, the middle or the bottom, be certain to target this underperforming triumvirate. It's critical decisions like this that put you in position to win in December.
Montee Ball – Trade for Ball now if you want. But, if you wait for him to get stymied by the Cards and Jets first (1st and 10th in run defense DVOA), you'll get him for a quarter of the price. Patience, you must have my young padawans.
Matt Asiata – Again, use expectations against your opposition. I feel like we've come to a consensus that, talent wise, Asiata is lacking. Yet, that doesn't appear like it will alter his opportunity. Now, conduct some expectation alchemy with Jerick McKinnon's performance against the Falcons, which was so electrifying it made The Rock raise both eyebrows, and everyone thinks Asiata is finished. He's far from finished. He'll persist as the Vikes' primary ball carrier between tackles and at the goal line. Through attrition alone, he'll be fringe Top 25 running back. But still, everyone wants to rid themselves of him for the new hot thang. Capitalize on their ignorance.
As I write this, the trailer for Inherent Vice has 117,633 views. Annnddddddd… I probably account for about 2,463 of them. I tend to get real FIRED UP for any P.T. Anderson news in general, but a NEW TRAILER? Please. Since PTA's my favorite filmmaker, I recommend commemorating this new release by plowing through
Sydney Hard Eight, Boogie Nights (My favorite flick), Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood (The best movie of the this millennium) and The Master. It's basically like taking a more modern Kubrick plunge, the second best plunge you can experience, trailing only the Nestea Plunge. FYI: Clockwork Orange and 2001 are not the best Kubrick movies. It's Dr. Strangelove, and it's not particularly close.
Inherent Vice looks like everything American Hustle wanted to be, with the added caveat of being inspired by two of the top spoofs of all time: Airplane! and Top Secret.
Do the PTA binge and, I guarantee, you'll be as fired up as me. And even if you don't do it, who doesn't love a flick based on a "stoner detective novel."
WEEK 5 Top 20 QBs (Most Updated QB RANKS)
- Drew Brees
- Peyton Manning
- Aaron Rodgers
- Matthew Stafford
- Nick Foles
- Andrew Luck
- I'm Philip Rivers?
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Smokin' Jay Cutler
- Russell Wilson
- Matt Ryan
- Tony Romo
- "Gonzo" Colin Kaepernick
- Austin Davis
- HELLO JOE Flacco. Iron helps him play!
- Brian Hoyer
- "Secret Bald" Mike Glennon
- Andy Dalton
- Eli Manning Face
GB over MIN
Greg Jennings at GB
Alex Smith at SF
Greg Olsen vs CHI
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While the difference between Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton has a major impact on Arizona's receiving corps, it won't affect Andre Ellington. Juke's back to full health coming out of the bye, and running backs tend to excel off a bye. Playing Denver is an excellent situation for a pass catching back too. Ahmad Bradshaw's the only true receiving RB the Broncos have faced in 2014, and he racked up five catches for 70 yards. And even though Denver too is coming off bye, they've still ceded the fifth most rushing TDs of any defense.
Bye weeks can be a nightmare for Fantasy owners, but me, I love 'em. A week away generally deflates players' values, or outright Men In Black's them from our collective memory. Prime example: Brian Quick. Who had posted three straight Top 25 WR scoring weeks to open the season before taking a mandated leave of absence. And in his big comeback, he gets the Eagles – the fourth most generous team to opposing wide outs. Quick is far and away the most targeted receiver among the Rams' pass catchers, and based on expected game flow – Philly getting ahead – there's going to be a lot of passing.
Another guy to start coming off bye: Andrew Hawkins. Who, despite playing in one fewer game than everyone else, is still in the Top 15 of targets on the season. Hawkins is consistent, and his elevated floor is very enticing. What do I mean? He has AT LEAST six catches in every game. Andre Johnson hasn't had a stretch like that in over a year. Then consider the Titans get GASHED by receivers that are one part L'IL and one part QUICK. Look at T.Y. Hilton in Week 4 as a reference. Hilton set yearly highs in receptions and yards per catch against this awful Tennessee defense. Expect Hawkins to do the same. I like Miles Austin in this game too.
Need a Tight end? Use Garrett Graham. He's playing Dallas. Dallas can't cover tight ends. Got it? Good. If you don't, I'm sure you'll hear Graham's name pop up on every sleeper list this week. Because it's true. However, in daily formats, always beware of sleeper buzz. If everyone agrees someone's a sleeper, they'll show up on every roster and you don't want that in large tournaments. Winning a giant DFS event requires fading the public and generating a unique roster. If you want to go contrarian, abstaining from Graham and the top TEs, give Clay Harbor a glance. With Marcedes Lewis out and Cecil Shorts sentenced to hamstring Hell… again, Blake Bortles has no more safety valves other than Harbor. And rookie QBs, they love their safety valves. Bortles peppered Harbor with eight targets in Week 4, producing eight receptions for 69 yards. That lack of yardage is directly attributable to Harbor's minuscule 2.8 aDot. He merely hovers around the line of scrimmage, soaking up a slew of high percentage catches. PPR players, YOU'RE ON NOTICE.
Ben Roethlisberger has historically been an unreliable Fantasy quarterback. For years, many of his red zone TDs were hamburgled away by the running game. Not no more. Because Big Ben be passin' all the time these days, no matter where the Steelers are on the field. Ben's on pace for a career high in attempts and completions – only Drew Brees has put the ball in the air more in 2014. Fuse that with the Jags' brutal defense, which has given up the most Fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks AND are proud owners of the league's second worst pass rush, and you have another
Big massive Ben week upcoming.
Like streaming defenses? Then Week 5 is your week, PALLLLLL. Cleveland might get Charlie Whitehurst (but IT DOESN'T MATTER if Locker's in either way), the Steelers draw the Jags – who've given up 10-plus Fantasy points to the opposing D/ST every week – and the Lions will beat up on Dave Grohl's loser younger brother who looks like he sits at home and play C.O.D. all day – Kyle Orton, who actually kind of looks like fat Keanu Reeves as well. But I like Philly the best. The Rams have scored 51 points in their past four road games and the one thing they want to do, run the ball, isn't going to work against a formidable Eagles run D. Expect Philly to jump out ahead and make Austin Davis play catch up. Think about what "make Austin Davis catch up" means for a moment. Need a hint? Turnovers. Ones, hopefully, that produce touchdowns.
Everyone's on the Eddie Royal bandwagon. But beware of Malcom Floyd, because he's hankering to commit some regicide on Royal's value, at least this week against the Jets. New York's been brutal against the pass as is, but WR2s have exploited Gang Green, averaging almost a 100 yards and a score per week against.
You see, if Chris Ivory could catch, he'd be a Top 10 RB. But, he can't, so he's not. Doesn't stop him from trying, though. SUPREME EFFORT!!! His rushing prowess? That's top notch. Ivory set season highs in carries and routes run in Week 4 and is only one of five running backs to earn double-digit Fantasy points every week this season.
The Colts are a very very sneaky match up for Joe Flacco, since they can't tackle around the line of scrimmage. Consider that Darren Sproles managed 152 receiving yards against them with an aDOT of just 0.2. That's not good. Plus, Bert Flacco is completing 75-percent of his passes inside 10 yards. And when you have YAC specialists like Steve Smith, Jacoby Jones and an excellent passing catching back in Justin Forsett (who's a Top 20 RB play this week, btw), the blueprint for Flacco having a big day is evident. He's not a must start, because you should have better options at pivot, but he makes a stupendous stream and a terrific value play in DFS.
NOTE: PPR scoring only truly affects outliers. PPR Ranks and Standard Ranks are similar with the exception extreme reception magnets like Pierre Thomas, Justin Forsett & Darren Sproles (PPR Positive) and the stonehanded Alfred Morris, Frank Gore & Stevan Ridley (PPR Negative).
Week 5 Rankings: FLEX | QB | RB | WR | TE & D/ST
More Week 5 Mayo: Spread Picks | Ranks Debate | Pick or Stay Away?
Week 5: WR Adds | Bye Week Pickups | FAAB Bids | Points Allowed
Pat Mayo Hour – Week 5 Rankings Debate w/ Jake Ciely
SHUNNED!!!: Ray Rice
RESHUNNED!!!: Adrian Peterson
Probable: Jamaal Charles (Ankle), Doug Martin (Knee), Ben Tate (Knee), Arian Foster (Hammy), Alshon Jeffery (Hammy), Allen Hurns (Ankle), Delanie Walker (Shoulder)
Questionable: Maurice Jones-Drew (Hand), Calvin Johnson (Ankle), Andre Johnson (Ankle), Brandon Marshall (Ankle), Harry Douglas (Foot), Tavon Austin (Knee), Marvin Jones (Ankle), Niles Paul (Concussion), Vance McDonald (Knee), Ladarius Green (Hammy), Joseph Fauria (Ankle), Ladarius Green (Hammy)
Doubtful [Not Ranked]: Deangelo Williams (Thigh), Joique Bell (Dizzies), Cecil Shorts (Hammy), Mike Evans (AHHHH MY Groin), Eric Decker (Hammy), Vernon Davis (Ankle/Back)
Out: Marqise Lee (Ankle), Deangelo Williams (Thigh), Mark Ingram (hand), Knowshon Moreno (Elbow), Ryan Mathews (Knee)
Keep Stashing: Josh Gordon (Suspension)
Byes: Oakland, Miami
- Le'Veon Bell
- DeMarco Murray, Present
- A.J. Green
- Julio Jones
- Dez Bryant
- Antonio Brown
- Jamaal Charles
- Gio Bernard
- LeSean McCoy
- Matt Forte
- Rashad Jennings
- Alshon Jeffery
- Demaryius Thomas
- Andre Ellington
- Marshawn Lynch
- Jimmy Graham
- Julius Thomas
- Calvin Johnson
- Kelvin BenJAMIN'
- Jeremy Maclin
- Percy Harvin
- Julian Edelman
- Brandon Marshall
- Arian Foster
- Darren Sproles
- Fred Jackson
- Brian Quick
- Keenan Allen
- Emmanuel Sanders
- Marques Colston
- Vincent Jackson
- DeAndre Hopkins
- Michael CRABPEOPLE!!!
- Victor Cruz
- Michael Floyd
- The Wreck of the Larry Fitzgerald
- Andrew Hawkins
- Roddy White
- Andre Johnson
- Golden Tate III
- Martellus Bennett
- Greg Olsen
- Delanie Walker
- Larry Donnell
- Pierre Garçon
- Wesley Welker
- Brandin Weber Cooks
- Terrance Williams
- T.Y. Hilton
- Malcom Floyd
- Chris Ivory
- Reggie Bush
- Montee Ball
- Ahmad Bradshaw
- Zac Stacy. Film Credits: "Super Mario Bros." as Goomba
- Justin Forsett
- Allen Robinson
- Markus Wheaton
- Reggie Wayne
- Antonio Gates
- Garrett Graham
- Jordan Cameron
- Zach Ertz
- Jason Witten
- Clay Harbor
- Heath Miller
- Kendall Wright
- Miles Austin 316
- Sammy Watkins
- Alfred Morris
- Donald Brown (Ranking courtesy of Gregg Sussman)
- Frank Gore
- Doug Martin
- Anquan Boldin
- DeSean Jackson
- Rueben Randle
- John Brown
- Justin Hunter
- Eddie Royal
- Jeremy Hill
- C.J. Spiller
- Bishop Sankey
- Chris Johnson
- Darrin Reaves
- Pierre Thomas
- Steven Jackson
- Ben Tate
- Khiry Robinson
- Knile Davis
- Shane Vereen
- Stevan Ridley
- MARV Jones
- Allen Hurns
- Dwayne Bowe
- Torrey Smith
- Jordan Matthews
- Brandon LaFell Sexwell
- Riley Cooper
- Jeremy Kerley
- The Walls of Jerricho Cotchery
- Robert Woods
- Devin Hester
- Stevie Johnson
- Kenny Stills to Pay the Billz
- Terrence West
- Toby Gerhart
- Shonn Greene
- Carlos Hyde
- Travaris Cadet
- THE OG DAWG – Chris Ogbonnaya
- Lorenzo Taliaferro
- Denard Dog Robinson
- Roy Helu
- Greg Salas
- Andre Roberts
- Harry Douglas
- Jermaine Kearse
- Mike Williams
- "High Speed" Kenny Britt
- Hakeem Nicks
- Niles Paul
- Owen Daniels
- Jordan Reed
- Coby Fleener
- Nasty Nate Washington
- Fozzy Wozzy Whittaker
- Branden Oliver
- LeGarrette Blount
- Bobby Chocolate Rainey
- Isaiah Crowell
- Bernard Pierce
- Jacquizz Rodgers
- Alfred Blue
- Eric Ebron
- Ladarius Green
- Scott Chandler
- Dwayne Allen
- Austin Seferian-Jenkins
- John Carlson
- Levine Trololo
- Andre Williams
- Jason Avant
- Lance Moore
- Donte Moncrief
- Mohamed Sanu
- Donnie Avery
- Stedman Bailey
- Danny Amendola
- Robert Turbin
- C.J. Anderson
- Dexter McCluster: Telling you not to LOL and Drive
- Benny Cunningham, and his wife, Oprah
- Lance Dunbar
- Chris Polk
- Stepfan Taylor
- The New ODB, Odell Beckham Jr.
- Brandon Gibson
- Santonio Holmes
- Tavon Austin
- Kenbrell Thompkins
- Country Music Sensation Griff Whalen
- Ka'Deem Carey
- Anthony Dixon
- James White
- Jonathan Grimes (Or, Grimey, as he likes to be called)
- Antone Smith
- Jordan Todman
- Kyle Juszczyk
- Devonta Freeman
- Ronnie Hillman
- Damaris Johnson
- Chris Givens
- Frankie Hammond
- Travis Benjamin
- Brandon Lloyd
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text: THE SUBURBSwith RYAN AND PONY and DJ JAKE RUDH Friday, August 4, 2017 at 7:30pm$22.00 advance$25.00door18+Presented by: The CurrentVenue: First AvenueMainroom https://www.facebook.com/events/639825892878732/Info TabsDetails PerformersPerformer: THE SUBURBS WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDOften described as a Midwest Roxy Music, but with more humor and rock scruff, The 'Burbs have been making their unique punk-pop-art-dance records and performing off and on ever since the 'Mpls Sound' heyday. Founded in 1977, The Suburbs are recognized worldwide as among the original heroes of the "Minneapolis Sound"; a historic music era that saw the emergence of other bands like The Suicide Commandos, Prince, The Replacements and Hüsker Dü. Read more about THE SUBURBS Special GuestsSpecial Guests: RYAN AND PONY WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERMELISMATICSRyan and Pony is a brand-new project, although these two indie-rockers have been kickin' around the Minneapolis music scene for years. Whether it be fronting The Melismatics or playing with the likes of Soul Asylum, Mark Mallman, Phil Solem, The Rembrandts, Grant Hart, or Benjamin Cartel they have always brought an energy and passion to the stage and studio that is infectious. Read more about RYAN AND PONY DJ JAKE RUDH WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDJake Rudh is both a Minneapolis club and radio DJ hosting "Transmission" the program heard on 89.3 The Current every Thursday night at 10pm. Jake's worked in music for over 30 years including Capitol Records, NPR and Twin Cities alternative favorites REV 105 and Radio K. Read more about DJ JAKE RUDH


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The City's Crowning Glory
A must-visit on the cathedral city circuit, ancient York is surrounded by 3 miles of beautifully restored medieval walls built on Roman foundations; its walltop footpath is one of England's finest pleasures. Within lies an architecture-rich city that is a joy for strollers, with all paths leading to its famous showpiece cathedral, the Minster. A wonder of Gothic architecture, it is the largest medieval cathedral in Great Britain and the largest north of the Alps: a breath-sapping climb up the central tower's spiral 275-step staircase provides the chance to appreciate the scale of this massive building (offset by views of the Yorkshire Moors beyond) and the genius of the buttresses that hold it up—a sophisticated engineering feat completed before America was even "discovered."
The present cathedral was begun in 1220 on a site where previous cathedrals and churches had stood, possibly as far back as 627. It is famous for its 128 intricate stained-glass windows, some of which date back to the Minster's earliest days as do the elaborately carved Choir Screen and the rich interior of the Chapter House. Churches, like castles, represented power and importance (the archbishop of York is second only to the archbishop of Canterbury in the hierarchy of the Church of England), but even prior to the Minster's construction, York was an important location.
There was a major Viking settlement here from 867 and some streets still retain their Danish names; ruins dating to the 10th century are at the center of the extremely popular Jorvik Viking Center (Jorvik was the Nordic name for the city) in Coppergate, bringing you back to the year A.D. 975, long before the Minster's first block was laid.


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|Talisman plays at the Southwest Porch at Bryant Park
Last night, I took a trip to Spain, the south of France and stopped over in Italy.
I was at the Cookout at the Southwest Porch at Bryant Park located in the southwest corner of the park (40th and 6th for those of you who need specifics). The cookout was sponsored by Southwest Airlines and they served fancier but still tasty versions of burgers, hot dogs, pork belly sandwiches and drinks from 'wichcraft.
I opted for a burger served on chiabatta bread. My guest's burger was a bit too rare for her tastes and she requested a new one, well done. On the second go-round, she was more than satisfied. They also served cookout staples, coleslaw and potato salad. We also munched on ancho chile and lime popcorn. Southwest Airlines will be hosting a weekly cookout at the Porch all season long! Will I be back? Oui. Care to join me?
I opted for a burger served on chiabatta bread. My guest's burger was a bit too rare for her tastes and she requested a new one, well done. On the second go-round, she was more than satisfied. They also served cookout staples, coleslaw and potato salad. We also munched on ancho chile and lime popcorn. Southwest Airlines will be hosting a weekly cookout at the Porch all season long! Will I be back? Oui. Care to join me?
I sat facing a couple sitting on one of the porch swings, my mind going over my day, thinking about the tomorrows to come and plotting my next endeavor. I chatted with a friend, received a phone call from a would-be suitor and did the usual people-watching and eavesdropping.
Southwest Porch is a great oasis. I can envision the business lunches and pre-dinner drinks. There was a sizable crowd, but I never felt like I was being crowded. Staff checked in on guests regularly; taking drink orders, clearing the tables and refilling the buckets of airline snacks (pretzels and honey roasted peanuts). They were attentive without being pushy. Their goal was to make sure everyone was comfortable, that their needs were met and that they were enjoy themselves.
Southwest also held two drawings last night for airline tickets. That could've been my ticket (literally) outta here! But alas, my bon voyage has been postponed. We all know my travel is inevitable. If the service at the Southwest porch is any indication, I'll definitely fly that airline! They now operate out of NY/NJ airports and recently acquired AirTran Airways. That's the airline I use to visit my Mommy so I know service will remain great or improve.
OK, so I didn't win airline tickets and I was in midtown Manhattan last night. How'd I take a trip to Europe last night you ask? It was the music. ::::swoon::::
The band playing last night was amazing. Talisman--they provided perfect ambiance with flamenco guitar, trumpet, double bass and saxophone. I swear they played "Crepuscolo Sul Mare" by Peiro Umiliani at one point during the evening. Of course, that could just be me projecting my European jewel caper dreams. In an attempt to articulate what I was feeling, I text a friend that the group was playing this very jazzy, Mediterranean, Bossa Nova, flamenco style music. You'd think being a writer, I'd be better with words but emotions move faster than my fingers can transcribe at times.
They truly live up to their name; their sound had a magical effect on me. I was so far away in my thoughts that I only took a few photos. One or two to test the lighting and set the camera accordingly and then two or three more of Talisman from where I was sitting. My apologies for cheating you out of the visuals of these men strumming and blowing their ladies. I'll make it up to you, and myself, and catch Talisman again so I can capture some proper performance photos of Diego Campo (guitar), Omar Little (trumpet) and Phil Rowan (bassist).
I'm ashamed to admit this, but the last live music performance that I've been to, that wasn't hip-hop, was in February! The plan was to see Johnny B. later on that night as well, but my friend and I sat and talked longer than expected brainstorming the garden party I want to host this summer. Talisman's music sparked the idea. At one point during the evening, I was able to catch Campo's eye and get their info. Diego Campo is also a producer and founder of the Noble Society. I'm definitely hiring them, that is if they're not touring Europe or South America. It'll be an invite only, RSVP required affair, full of social butterflies but please leave The Real Housewives of New York drama home. Talisman is a Fort Greene, Brooklyn-based gem. Definitely check these guys out when you have the chance!
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Undernutrition in Infants and Young Children in India: A Leadership Agenda for Action
Swaminathan, M.S.
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In India, child undernutrition happens very early in life; 30 per cent of Indian infants younger than six months old are underweight and 58 per cent of children in the age group 18–23 months old are stunted; moreover, 56 per cent of severe wasting in India happens before children are two years old. Recognising the centrality of the first two years of life to respond to India's nutrition challenge, the Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India called on an Expert Task Force on Infant and Young Child Nutrition to identify the ten evidence?based, high impact, cost?effective interventions with the greatest potential to reduce rates of undernutrition in infants and young children (0–23 months old) in India. These ten Essential Interventions are the evidence base for a broad?base Leadership Agenda for Action to Reduce Undernutrition in Infants and Young Children in India.
CitationSwaminathan, M.S. (2009) Undernutrition in Infants and Young Children in India: A Leadership Agenda for Action. IDS Bulletin 40(4): 103-110
Is part of seriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 40 Nos. 4
Rights holder© 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studies
- Volume 40. Issue 4 [18]


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Parking at our Colchester Campus will be very limited on Sunday 29 as we welcome our new students and their families onto Campus.
Staff should park in either the Constable Car Park or Car Park A.
Car Park A will be split into two halves and staff should park beyond the taped off area closest to the Multi Deck Car Park.
All other car parks should be kept free to make sure there is enough parking for our guests.
A one way system will also be in use throughout the day. Take a look at our map to find out more.


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IBC SOLAR have continued their success in India with their sixth PV power plant located in Rajasthan. Last week the 22.5 MW project Phalodi was commissioned on time and handed over to the investor. IBC SOLAR have doubled the size of their previous project for the second time in a row. TÜV Rheinland confirms highest German engineering standards.
The project was a cooperation between IBC SOLAR Projects based in Mumbai and their parent company in Germany. While IBC SOLAR in India had the lead and overall responsibility for the project, the engineering and technical supervision was done by the German parent company who also provided some key components.


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A girl of roughly nine in a colorful cowgirl costume stands before a mirror throwing poses. There's the shoot from the hip, the tip of the hat, and the toss of the ponytail. She tries out her expressions, from silly to sincere, seductive to severe.
Not too many years beyond this girlish goofiness, in an image held in the girl's mind's eye, a young woman is being formed.
If the child looks deeply, she can see her future self. Her costume more sophisticated, her glances more refined.
-Michelle Bobbitt, queen coordinator.
One can only wonder why one girl looks in the mirror and sees a soccer player, another sees a dancer, and another sees a rodeo queen.
But then, there they are, at any self-respecting rodeo: the girl in the glitzy outfit, riding hell-for-leather into the arena to add to the excitement of America's unique celebration of the cowboy and cowgirl at their best. She's the queen of the rodeo. As with any dream or aspiration, perhaps it is fortunate that in its vestiges the dreamer sees only the final outcome of inspiration.
What the dreamer sees is a young woman in matching brightly-colored boots and chaps. A blouse bedecked in sequins, belt buckle and sash, and topping it all, a high-crowned hat with the famous gold tiara announcing her, for the world to see . . . "Queen." She sees little more than the exhilaration. When she slides into the saddle and embarks on what could be a 10-year ride to meet that future title, she does not immediately see the endless hours and miles ahead.
Learning to be a beauty in boots
Soon enough, she will learn what is expected: She's got to look all sparkly and happy while charging around a dust-filled arena at full tilt on a strange horse, trying to stay in a saddle that's too large, with stirrups too long, while carrying a flag that's too heavy.
It doesn't look that hard from behind the chutes of a small town's rodeo ring, where she watches a friend check her makeup, or helps her sister tuck in her sequined shirt and tighten down her cowboy hat. And oftentimes it is here where admiration feeds the imagination and possibilities are revealed. It's now when she inserts her name after the speakers blare, "And this year's queen is…"
And now the work must begin.
Once she secures a horse, plants herself in the saddle and her eye firmly on the crown, the foundation of this path may be something simple, like a parade. Accompanied by the music of marching bands, snapping flags and the clopping and sideways dancing of horses on asphalt, it's a fitting dress rehearsal. A parade has all the color and pageantry of a stage, with the audience constantly renewed block by block. Each wave of the hand and tip of the hat bringing fresh applause. Enough adoration to allow any queen to hone her signature moves.
But before she even gets there, before there is glitz, there is grit, and the real cowgirl—one who can balance both with a smile—will be defined.
Winning titles to reach the top
Witness the current Miss Rodeo Idaho. Her coronation in January of this year marked at least nine years of competing. Beginning with her first win as a Princess at the 1997 Elmore County Fair in Mountain Home, Idaho, Scharlee Roberts went on to win the coveted queen's tiara in several local and regional events. Most notably, she was Miss Jr. Rodeo Idaho in 2000, Miss High School Rodeo in 2001, and Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho in 2004. These awards helped prepare her to clinch the state title at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho, in 2005. As reigning queen, Scharlee is expected to represent Idaho and the sport of professional rodeo for one year. In December, she will compete for a final crown—Miss Rodeo America 2007—at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Should Scharlee acquire the Black Hills Gold Tiara, she will bring Idaho the status of tying Texas for the most representative wins from any state—seven—in the pageant's 51-year history. She will be expected to travel approximately 100,000 miles and attend at least 100 events as queen and foremost representative of the sport of rodeo. That's one appearance roughly every 3½ days, enough to frighten a rock star! The end of that sort of year would mark over 10 in the queen competition business. For Scharlee, at age 21, that would mean . . . half her life. This sort of dedication is not unusual. Shelly Williams, the last young woman from Idaho to claim the national title in 1999, also spent at least 10 years pursuing that particular dream, and counts them among the most memorable years of her life.
America's home-grown sport
Rodeo, a public competition where bronc riding and calf roping are graded for the skill demonstrated, is often billed as "America's home-grown sport." Its uniqueness lies in the sense that it evolved from a ranching necessity to a popular sport. It developed from the everyday chores performed by the American cowboy. Most of the elements of the work have trickled down intact into the competitive sport it is today. Most—like calf roping, team penning, and bucking horse riding—are a true part of everyday ranch life.
The cowboy life has a rich and varied history and a strong sense of tradition. That tradition is rooted deep in Spanish influences that came north from the great ranches of Mexico in the early 1800's. Even our "Western" language owes much to that history. For instance, "Buckaroo" comes from early Texans mispronouncing the word "Vaquero." The word "Paniolo" (Hawaiian cowboys, some of the best ropers in the world) resulted from the islanders' inability to pronounce the word "Spaniards," men imported to help them deal with cows overrunning the islands.
Today's rodeo is sort of like a traveling circus, but one with different management at each location and where the participants pay to perform. Almost anybody with the price of entry can get in on the act. >>>
Girls who excel at many things
But not just anyone can be Queen.
The best competitors in this business are no different from the best in any other sport, like skiing or acrobatics. These girls display a determination and focus that would be admirable in any type of competition. One should not be fooled by the glamour, for beneath the spangles beats a spirit and will that is remarkable.
"These girls tend to be the types that excel at many things," says Michelle Bobbitt, Queen Coordinator for Hailey Days of the Old West. "They set goals and strive to achieve them. They are not quitters; they are often hard-working farm girls taking a chance to get educational opportunities they might not otherwise be afforded.
"For me, I wanted to compete, but I wanted to be on a horse instead of in a bathing suit," she says.
The concept of selecting a queen predates rodeo to be sure. Matriarchal societies exist from ant colonies to African villages, the Bible to Barbara Bush. In other words, queens rule and they long have.
Since the advent of the written word, the choosing of "the fairest of the fair" to reign over celebrations of Spring and the Harvest, to the combats in the Circus Maximus, is well documented. Who can forget Alice's nemesis, the Queen of Hearts? >>>
Miss Rodeo America
But when it comes to selecting a rodeo queen, here's where the wheat separates from the chaff.
"For more than 50 years, Miss Rodeo America has traveled the length and the breadth of our country, promoting and representing the great sport of professional rodeo and the Western way of life . . ." transcript from the website of Miss Rodeo America
While they clearly are the beauties of the rodeo circuit, these young women don't get their titles by mere looks, marriage, birthright, or battle, but they do get them through bone-busting rides, book study, and passion. They are expected to be beauties with brains who are proud of their country roots. They are genuine cowgirls.
"She is a cowgirl, an athlete and a gifted communicator who knows her sport and works diligently to raise the awareness level of professional rodeo and its related industries . . ."
While there are any number of events and hometown rodeos where local girls and young women can vie for the honor of queen—just as local boys can participate in the riding and timed events—there is also a separate group that takes a more professional and long-term approach to "queening." These contestants have the ultimate goal of "Miss Rodeo America."
The ideal Western-type girl
For those fully committed to being a rodeo queen, time is what they must spend the most of. To remain in the top ranks of local, regional, and state competition takes miles in the saddle, travel, and self-education.
"Miss Rodeo America is the ideal Western-type girl who, with great enthusiasm, takes to heart the job of representing America's number one sport . . ."
Here is a brief rundown on the weeklong competition for Miss Rodeo America and the minimum requirement rules for all state and local contests:
Contestants are judged equally in three categories: appearance, personality, and horsemanship. The scores from a contestant's speech presentation, photogenic judging, interviews, extemporaneous questions, introductions, and fashion show presentation are also included.
The horsemanship competition is a vital part of the Miss Rodeo America Pageant. Miss Rodeo America is introduced during professional rodeo performances, rides horseback in parades, and makes countless appearances where she is expected to ride an American quarter horse. During each of the two rounds of competition, the contestants draw for the horses they will compete on. These horses belong to rodeo stock contractors and are unfamiliar to the contestants.
In the appearance category, (supposedly this is not a beauty contest, but good looks don't hurt) contestants should be aware of what is fashionable Western dress and should be knowledgeable on current trends in the Western wear industry. Other considerations are attractiveness and grooming. Meticulous care and grooming in every detail is essential for a young woman to be considered for the title.
Common sense, charm, and a good seat in the saddle
Intelligence and common sense are big factors in the personality division. Education and conversational ability in professional rodeo current events and other areas are vital, with special emphasis on grammar and enunciation. A contestant should radiate self-confidence, showing maturity, high moral standards, sincerity, and integrity. Contestants should have the ability to project their personality, whether from horseback in an arena, on television, or before an audience. Also considered are a sense of humor, showmanship, ambition, desire, enthusiasm, and a happy outlook on life in general.
Whew! And all a cowboy has to do is stay on an enraged bull for eight seconds!
Gathering from the above (which is just the bare-bones, black-and-white version without the myriad subtleties) it's possible to get a small idea of what goes into the making of a rodeo queen.
Bad food, doing makeup in a pickup mirror, and sharing cheap rooms are a few more "bennies" of the circuit. But don't underestimate the dangers of the sport.
Constantly working around horses and other stock, riding in noisy parades on poor footing, taking those fast circuits of the rodeo arenas in less than perfect conditions. It's all part of the game and like many of their cowboy compatriots in the sport, the queen often "rides hurt."
It's about prizes . . . and pride
So what's in it for these young women? What are the rewards? Some are obvious, like scholarships, horse trailers and tack, clothing, possible modeling contracts, and national recognition. All of these are worthy and tangible rewards, but nothing that any young woman with the drive and perseverance to spend 10 years in any endeavor, could not acquire for herself. As contestants, these women have learned to articulate and project themselves onto the public consciousness. And there is not much talk of the material gains or rewards. Instead, conversations are laden with meaningful descriptions. "Pride," "perseverance," "friendships," all good words and true; and almost always combined with that most basic of human aspirations, "a sense of belonging."
So now . . . at the end of 10 years what does the mirror reveal? The awkward young girl is long gone, and in her place, refined by years of hard work, defined by steadiness of purpose, stands a fully-formed young woman. Poised, physically fit, and confident. Ready to accept the responsibility of representing herself, her sport, and her way of life, to the world.
The Queen.
Clarence Stilwill is not ashamed to say he is devoted to his wife, business partner, and best friend Tona, with whom he created, and runs, a successful organic farming business in Camas County. When he is not farming, he reads, writes for his own enjoyment and edification, and "when I can be bullied into it by threatening editors," writes for magazines.


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TMC Compressors launches Smart Air – month
"Global warming is a problem that everyone needs to help address. Shipowners, yards, management companies, cargo owners, and ship equipment suppliers – we all have a joint responsibility for promoting green shipping. It is all about operating smartly. That's why we call November for the Smart Air-month," says Per Kjellin, managing director of TMC.
Throughout November, TMC will look at many aspects of how ship owners and operators can reduce their environmental footprint, energy consumption and operational expenses. Yes, it is possible to achieve all three things in one go.
TMC will also present projects and companies that have chosen to prioritise an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly profile for their vessels. Be smart and watch this space!
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TMC is the world's leading supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use. The company is a thoroughbred supplier of marine compressors, based on 40 years' heritage in the marine and offshore industries. The company is headquartered in Oslo, with sales and service offices all over the world. For more information see www.tmc.no


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Writing: This week in writing we worked on revising and editing our stories for publishing. We worked with partners to go through a checklist and determine if our stories were ready to be published. We began publishing towards the end of the week and hope to finish up early next week. We can't wait to share these stories with you at our writing celebration on November 9th!
Math: In math we worked on breaking numbers apart in different ways (decomposing numbers). This important skill will be useful later in the year when we begin working on addition and subtraction of two and three digit numbers. We also began working on the skill of regrouping- or trading 10 ones for a ten or 10 tens for a hundred.
Fundations: We continued to spend a few more days working on the closed exception syllable. An assessment from this unit will go home next week.
Second Step: This week in second step we worked on using the strategy of "self talk" to ignore distractions and focus on the lesson or our work.
Here are some photos from our field trip to the town forest!
How can you decompose or break apart the number 72 in different ways?
What is one way you sorted your leaves during science this week?
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, November 8th: No School
Wednesday, November 9th: Writing Celebration and Flat Stanley decorating! 9:30 AM Cafeteria
Friday, November 11th: No School


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The DAISy (Digital Agroecology and Intelligent Systems) Lab advances technical and human-centered design approaches for robotic and sensor systems to monitor agricultural and natural processes, while ensuring these systems are usable and adopted. Research in the DAISy Lab is done at the intersection of sensors and robotics, data analytics, and decision support, with a focus on technology development.
Dr. Sierra Young is an Assistant Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at North Carolina State University. Broadly speaking, her research focuses around the use of electronics, robotics, and automation for sensing and sense-making in natural and agricultural systems. She has expertise in deploying unpiloted systems (including land, air, and surface vehicles) for hydrologic, environmental, and phenotyping applications.
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2015
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2014
Cornell University