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20 years ago – 1997
Rachele Stumpf, sophomore at The Dalles High School, wears many hats in the drama department's production, "Joseph And the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Stumpf is heavily involved in the play on several fronts – speaking the part of narrator on two nights of the production, dancing and singing as a member of the chorus the rest of the nights, and working as costume coordinator, designer and seamstress in her spare time. And spare time is indeed spare for Stumpf, who's also a violinist and member of the school choir.
Calling it a "work in progress," The Dalles School District released the latest version of the site plan for development at Columbia View Heights. The arrow-shaped, 100-acre property is the proposed site of a new middle school. The district is asking voters to approve a $21.5 million bond measure to build the school, as well as to make improvements at existing schools. "The latest version addresses some of the logistical concerns Columbia View Heights neighbors raised regarding traffic," explained Ann-Gale Peterson, school board member.
40 years ago – 1977
Three women and a man were killed in a headon collision near Rowena last night. Oregon State Police said the man was headed west in the eastbound lanes. The deaths brought the toll in Wasco County to six for the year and was one of the worst accidents in the county in recent years. Another quadruple fatality occurred just inside the Wasco County line on US 97 in 1975. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by the B&B Towing and the bodies of the victims were taken to Smith Callaway Chapel.
Brazil announced another price increase and more taxes on all forms of exported coffee Friday, a move that could drive up prices once again for the American consumer. Brazil pegged its minimum price hikes at more than 25 per cent.
WASHINGTON (UPI) – The rugged winter sent unemployment last month up to 7.5 per cent and "distorted" U.S. economic trends, but officials say the economic recovery remains on course.
WASHINGTON (UPI) – A brief notation in a government report this week showed farmers have reached a milestone most would rather have seen delayed. The Agriculture Department's index of farm costs for the month ending Feb. 15 reached 200. Since the index base of 100 represents average costs during 1967, the figure means farm costs have doubled in the past decade. In contrast, the January Consumer Price Index covering all food and non-food commodities bought by consumers was 175.3, or 75 per cent about 1967.
60 years ago – 1957
Feasibility of wood pulp production in the Mid-Columbia area between Cascade Locks and The Dalles is the topic of an engineering study recently completed at direction of Oregon Development commission, members of The Dalles Chamber of Commerce board of directors were informed at their luncheon meeting yesterday.
Celilo Falls will be completely covered by The Dalles dam reservoir Sunday, March 10, and on the same day the first water will flow over the spillway at the dam, project Resident Engineer H. B. Elder reports. Earlier planning by the Corps of Engineers had indicated that The Dalles dam would be closed Saturday, March 9, but flow of the Columbia river and coordination of releases at McNary and Bonneville projects have bought about a revision of previous closure plans. Elder yesterday said it is still too early to say exactly at what hour Sunday water will start coming over the spillway but that it is expected to be late Sunday afternoon.
A rock on the Columbia River highway about 10 miles west of Hood River was blamed for a one-car accident resulting in the hospitalization of Mrs. Elizabeth Waters, of near Parkdale, last night. State police reported that the left front wheel of the car driven by Mrs. Walters struck a rock on the highway and nearly swerved in front of an oncoming truck and trailer. Mrs. Walters reportedly suffered a rib injury in the accident.
80 years ago – 1937
TYGH RIDGE, March 4. – Mr. and Mrs. Ned Underhill were surprised Tuesday evening with a five-hundred party, seven tables being in play.
The regular March meeting of the high school Parent-Teachers' association was held last night at the high school when a short program was enjoyed following the business meeting.
An inter-communication system allowing contact to be made between various parts of Port of The Dalles terminal No. 1 is being installed, the office of Port Manager Charles L. Nellor reported today.
SALEM, Ore., March 5. (UP) – The bill to give the upper Columbia river representation on the state pilot commission went down to defeat in the senate today, 21-8 for indefinite postponement. "The port of The Dalles is not a port," said Senator Franciscovich. "Its dock is still on dry land and there will not be any ships coming to it for at least another two years. It would be extremely unwise for us to expand the commission in the strength of the totally unknown quantity of the importance of the Port of The Dalles."
Squeezing the water out of flood-soaked bills was just so much dry routine to L. S. Monroe, money department manager, as he ran through an ordinary laundry mangle some of the Louisville Federal Reserve Bank's currency of various denominations. The bills were soaked by the Ohio river which covered most of the city.
100 years ago – 1917
Notice. – There will be an election on the second Monday in march, the twelfth, for the purpose of electing a fire chief and assistant, to be held at the city fire hall from 5 to 7 in the evening. By order of the fire delegates.
WASHINGTON, March 5. – President Wilson wants quick action by the United States senate to change the rules and permit rapid passage of "an armed neutrality" measure when he calls an extra session of congress to reintroduce the bill. Admitting that his hands are tied by ancient statutes which forbid him arming merchant vessels and taking other means of protecting American rights the president is relying on the senate to act and "save the country from disaster." In bitter excoriation of "the little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own," who filibustered the neutrality bill to death, the president has declared "the great government of the United States is in a helpless and contemptible position before the world."
Though sanctioned by international law and American precedent, the administration hesitated to adopt the armed-merchantmen measure, and finally advocated it as a last resort. It is intolerable that American shipping should be blockaded in our harbors by the arbitrary fiat of a Central-European emperor.
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Title:Rare-earth enrichment at Bokan Mountain, Southeast Alaska
Authors:Philpotts, J.A., Taylor, C.D., and Baedecker, P.A.
Publication Date:1996
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Bibliographic Reference
Philpotts, J.A., Taylor, C.D., and Baedecker, P.A., 1996, Rare-earth enrichment at Bokan Mountain, Southeast Alaska, in Moore, T.E., and Dumoulin, J.A., eds., Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2152, p. 89-100.
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Schubert & Schumann: Piano & Lieder in Japan
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- A musical cruise in partnership with RADIO CLASSIQUE, with the exceptional presence on board of Alain Duault and of artists.
- Discovering the 'Empire of the Rising Sun', its culture, its ancestral traditions and iconic sites;
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Miyajima Sanctuary and its vermillion Torii, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
- Sakaiminato and Matsue or medieval Japan and the former homes of the Samurais.
- Discovering Tamano, a former feudal domain with a surprising cultural heritage, and its famous "black castle".
- Osaka, and its famous castle (port of disembarkation).
- Staterooms & Suites
- Port of call & excursions
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- Musical cruise with Radio Classique
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Port of call & excursions
MaizuruEmbarkation 17/05/2019 from 16H00 to 17H00 . Departure 17/05/2019 at 19H00 .
Located on the western coast of Honshu island, in the province of Kyoto, the charming town of Maizuru boasts one of Japan's most exquisite closed bays. A climb to the observatory will allow you to appreciate the splendour of this inlet scattered with tiny wild islands. You can also admire the treasures of traditional architecture by visiting the temple of Enryu-ji or the Tanabe-jo castle. The town also bears traces of a rich military past, which you can see in the old arsenals of the navy, red brick buildings that today house a museum.
18 May 2019 – SakaiminatoArrival 18/05/2019 early morning. Departure 18/05/2019 early evening.
Located on the south-west coast of Honshu Island, the busy fishing port of Sakaiminato celebrates the comic writer and artist Shigeru Mizuki, who was born here. As well as a museum a dedicated tourist route leads through streets and squares that feature 134 bronze statues representing his beloved characters. This isn't the only thing Sakaiminato has to offer; try some local seafood specialities and enjoy the stunning views of Mt Daisen and the Yumigahama peninsula.
19 May 2019 – BusanArrival 19/05/2019 midday. Departure 19/05/2019 early evening.
With around four million inhabitants, Busan is the second largest metropolis on South Korea, after Seoul. This dynamic harbour city, located in the south-east, surrounded by the warm waters of the Sea of Japan, benefits from a mild, pleasant climate. You'll find delightful simply to stroll around the lively streets and explore the city's outstanding cultural heritage of art galleries, museums, and Buddhist sites, such as the Haedong Yonggungsa temple, which elegantly sits on the waterfront. Rich too in magnificent beaches and superlative natural landscapes, Busan's peaceful atmosphere will win you over, as will its inhabitants, whom you'll have the pleasure of meeting.
20 May 2019 – NagasakiArrival 20/05/2019 early morning. Departure 20/05/2019 late afternoon.
Located on the north-west coast of Kyushu, Nagasaki will impress you by its rich heritage. Despite the destruction in 1945, you can visit several ancient sites, including the beautiful 19th-century Catholic Church of Oura and its garden, the sanctuary of Suwa Shrine as well as several Buddhist temples. A visit to the Atomic Bomb Museum gives you insight into the extent of the damage caused by the nuclear attack. Close by, a walk in the Memorial Peace Park leads you to a collection of objets dメart offered as a gift from Japan to the world.
21 May 2019 – KagoshimaArrival 21/05/2019 early morning. Departure 21/05/2019 late afternoon.
The seaside city of Kagoshima, at the south of Kyushu Island, is best known for Sakurajima, an active volcano that faces Kinko Bay. A visit to this busy metropolis will remind you just how much the volcano is part of the inhabitantsメ everyday life: in the wake of the almost daily eruptions, a delicate layer of ash settles on everything. The top of a buried torii (traditional Japanese gate) measuring three metres that was 'swallowed up' by a giant lava flow in 1914 can still be seen. The power of nature will send a shiver down your spine.
22 May 2019 – UwajimaArrival 22/05/2019 midday. Departure 22/05/2019 late afternoon.
Located on the west coast of Shikoku island, Uwajima will delight lovers of history and traditional customs. The magnificent Uwajima Castle was built in the 17th-century by the powerful Date clan and has a beautiful ornamental garden and bridge. The much-visited Taga Shrine is dedicated to fertility and is full of phalluses. Another interesting tradition is togyu, a Japanese variant of bull-fighting where two bulls are pitted against each other without a toreador. As for eating, you must taste jakoten, a local delicacy based on fried fish.
23 May 2019 – HiroshimaArrival 23/05/2019 early morning. Departure 23/05/2019 evening.
Visiting Hiroshima is a moving experience. The town spreads along Honshu Island, along the inside coasts of Seto. While firmly focused on the future, Hiroshima doesn't forget its past, and a visit to the Peace Memorial Park and Genbaku Dome is a must. You'll enjoy the city's modern, cosmopolitan atmosphere and effervescent nightlife just as much as the peaceful stillness of its natural parkland areas such as splendid Shukkei-en, the town's historic garden.
24 May 2019 – TamanoArrival 24/05/2019 early morning. Departure 24/05/2019 evening.
Located on the island of Honshu, hugging the banks of the Sento Inland Sea, Tamano is a popular destination thanks to its sun-drenched climate. Upon arrival, marvel at the way in which the city has been built along the coast at the foot of a deep, dark forest. In the area surrounding Tamano, stroll down the streets of Kurashiki, known as the 'white-walled city' in a nod to the pretty façades of the houses that line the streets of this ancient Edo-period trading town. Another major regional attraction is the Seto Ohashi bridge. Its 12.5 kilometres make it the world's longest double-decker bridge.
OsakaDisembarkation 25/05/2019 at 07H00 .
Like its big sister Tokyo, Osaka is the product of ancestral traditions and amazing technological innovations. And despite its size, its location on the Pacific Ocean give it a sense of serenity. The main historic landmark is the 16th-century Osaka Castle, which stands proud in the midst of majestic skyscrapers. The lively streets of Dotomburi and the bizarre Shinsekai district attract thousands of locals and visitors. A multitude of restaurants offer menus full of regional specialities: takoyaki, made with octopus, and other succulent dishes such as kushikatsu kebabs.
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Musical cruise with Radio Classique
Musical cruise with Radio Classique
For the first PONANT/Radio Classique music cruise for the Far East, the combination of Japan, with an extension to South Korea, called for music in tune with the subtle inner landscape of the Land of the Rising Sun. I have chosen two composers, Schubert and Schumann whose music is born of a soul in torment, on my quest to find a sensory equivalent to this world suspended between water and sky.
Schubert for his delicate piano, quivering chamber music and the intense poetry of his Lieders; Schumann for his shadowy gardens, secrets and tender sensuality (which his clarinet scores relate so well), beautiful movements like ideograms of their piano cycles. They will be our guides to inner light embodied by five great artists: Italian pianist Maurizio Baglini (who recorded the works of Schumann for Decca); violinist Geneviève Laurenceau of the smouldering bow; cellist Silvia Chiesa, the sonorous Italian star; Pierre Génisson whose caressingly-soft clarinet sound is almost indecent; and mezzo-soprano Delphine Haidan of the warm tonal colours which embrace the poetry of Schubert and Schumann.
(7 concerts: 1 piano recital + 2 Lieder recitals + 2 chamber music concerts + 1 lecture-concert + 1 encore concert)
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Maurizio Baglini
The pianist Maurizio Baglini is one of the most brilliant and respected musicians on the international scene. He was born in Pisa in 1975 and at 24 he won the "World Music Piano Master" award in Montecarlo. His prolific career has taken him all over Europe, America and Asia, with over a thousand and two hundred concerts as a soloist and as many for chamber music, in major music venues, such as the Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Kennedy Center in Washington, the Auditorium of the Louvre and the Gasteig in Munich. His wide repertoire ranges from Byrd to contemporary music, with special attention to Chopin, Liszt and Schumann. He also plays in duo with the cellist Silvia Chiesa: they are the dedicatees of a Suite by Azio Corghi and a Sonata by Gianluca Cascioli.
He is now recording exclusively for Decca/Universal: his most recent CDs have received great praise from the national and international press: in 2011, he published Rêves, a collection of Liszt masterpieces for solo piano ("Année Liszt en France" award). In 2011 he also recorded, together with Silvia Chiesa, Cello Sonatas, with the Sonatas for cello and piano by Brahms and the "Arpeggione" by Schubert, and also Schumann: Carnaval; at the beginning of 2014, Domenico Scarlatti: in tempo di danza. In November 2014 he released a new double CD with the whole piano works by Mussorgsky.
Since 2012, together with the multi-media artist Giuseppe Andrea L'Abbate, he has pursued the project "Web Piano", which marries the live performance of piano masterpieces - such as Schumann's Carnival, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition or Debussy's Images - with a visual commentary of great impact, projected on a large screen. This audio-visual performance has toured to much success in Italy and abroad, for example at the festival La Roque d'Antheron in Provence, at the Teatro Comunale in Carpi and at the Teatro Comunale in Pordenone, in Italy.
Since 2005, Baglini has been the artistic director of the Amiata Piano Festival, and, since 2013, he has been artistic consultant for dance and music at Teatro Comunale "Verdi" in Pordenone.
Maurizio Baglini plays a grand piano Fazioli.
Languages spoken: italian, french, english
Silvia Chiesa
"Passionate" (Sole 24 Ore), "Convincing" (American Record Guide), "Rich in personality" (Diapason). Cellist Silvia Chiesa has conquered public and critics thanks to a brilliant solo career that has made her one of the best loved performers of her kind, touring regularly Europe, and also China, United States, Australia, Africa and Russia.
Her wide ranging repertoire includes lesser known or unjustly forgotten music and composers. She is credited with the felicitous rediscovery of two obscure masterpieces by Nino Rota: the Concerti per violoncello, which she recorded for Sony Classical with the Orchestra Nazionale della Rai di Torino, conducted by Corrado Rovaris, receiving rave reviews. The Milanese cellist has also provided an important contribution to her instrument's contemporary repertoire. The Concerto per violoncello e orchestra by Matteo D'Amico is dedicated to her, and she also gave the Italian premiere of works by Gil Shohat, Nicola Campogrande, Aldo Clementi; Michele Dall'Ongaro, Peter Maxwell Davies and Giovanni Sollima. In 2015 she will give the international premiere of two works dedicated to her by Azio Corghi and Nicola Campogrande.
Since 2005 she has played in a duo with pianist Maurizio Baglini on international stages such as the Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and the Sala Cecilia Meireles in Rio de Janeiro. The Suite per violoncello e pianoforte by Azio Corghi and a Sonata by Gianluca Cascioli are both dedicated to the duo. Their discography also includes the whole cello and piano works by Saint-Saëns ("Amadeus"), and Brahms and Schubert: Cello Sonatas (Decca). Even the recent début of the special Trio she formed together with violinist Francesca Dego and pianist Mariangela Vacatello (Amiata Piano Festival 2013, Fazioli Concert Hall 2014) was a success.
As a soloist she has recorded live for television and radio, on Rai Radio3, Rai Sat, France Musique and France 3. Her commitments for autumn 2014 include a new CD of Italian music from the early 20th century for Sony Classical – which includes the first recording of the Concert for cello in C minor by Ildebrando Pizzetti – and a concert for the twentieth season of the Orchestra Nazionale Rai di Torino.
She is artist in residence for the international chamber music "Amiata Piano Festival" and she teaches at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali "Monteverdi" in Cremona.
She plays a cello by Giovanni Grancino from 1697.
Alain Duault
The novelist, poet, journalist, musicologist and radio and television presenter Alain Duault has been sharing his passion for and knowledge of classical music for more than 30 years. Considered to be one of the greatest opera specialists in France he is now President of the Prix Pelléas jury, and has been made an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur and Commandeur des Arts et Lettres.
Alain Duault studied literature, philosophy and psycho-analysis in Paris, then musicology and piano. His first TV appearance was as a guest of Bernard Pivot for his book of poems, Colorature. This led to a number of radio programmes dedicated to classical music, notably on RTL, the radio station where Alain Duault would be "Mr Classical Music" for 22 years, before joining Radio Classique with daily slots until 2018. A role that he also took on for the France 3 television channel, presenting a number of exceptional programmes (masterclasses with Ruggero Raimondi in the Salle Gaveau, Musiques en fête at the Chorégies d'Orange festival…).
In 1999, he conceived and presented Intégrale Chopin (225 works, 60 pianists), broadcast on France 3. Then in 2001, he wrote and performed an ambitious and very popular show, Verdi, une passion, un destin (with Jean Piat and 250 musicians). In the wake of this success, he wrote and performed two other shows: Victor Hugo, la légende d'un siècle in 2002 and Rencontre avec George Sand (with Marie-Christine Barrault) in 2004 and 2005.
Alain Duault also puts his writing skills to the service of classical music. The author of a number of books, including Dans la peau de Maria Callas, (Le Passeur Éditeur, 2014, pocket edition, 2017); Dictionnaire amoureux illustré de l'Opéra (Plon Gründ, 2016). Ce léger rien des choses qui ont fui, poetry (Gallimard 2017), he also writes editorials for Classica.
Language spoken: French
Photo credit: Laurent Rouvrais @Radio Classique
Geneviève Laurenceau
Geneviève Laurenceau began playing violin at the age of three in her hometown of Strasbourg.
The instrument, similar in range to that of the human voice, from then on became both the shape and the voice of her dreams and remains hers for life.
Her teachers – Wolfgang Marschner, Zakhar Bron and Jean-Jacques Kantorow – turned her into a multifaceted artist with a foot in all three of the great European violin traditions. After several international successes, Geneviève was invited to perform as a soloist with major French and international orchestras under the direction of conductors such as Michel Plasson, Walter Weller, Tugan Sokhiev, Thomas Søndergård, Antony Hermus and Christian Arming.
A lover both concert platform and of collaboration, Geneviève believes deeply in the fundamental values of the arts, of culture and of music. She is equally passionate about collaborating whether in teaming up with the philosopher Raphaël Enthoven, the « bird's singers » Jean Boucault and Johnny Rasse, or with the actor Didier Sandre. Since September 2007 until June 2017, Geneviève Laurenceau has been first violin and super soloist with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.
In 2009, Geneviève founded the « Festival de Musique d'Obernai » of which she is artistic director. In 2016, she was awarded a « Diapason d'Or » for her most recent album which was dedicated to the composer Albéric Magnard and issued on the CPO label.
Since September 2014, Geneviève has headed the violin department of the Centre d'Enseignement Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Toulouse (ISDAT), and she will be teaching at the « Académie Jaroussky in 2017.
Languages spoken: French, English, German, Italian
Photo credit: Yvan Schawandascht
Delphine Haidan
A Masters graduate in Musicology from the Sorbonne, and having won a prize at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) and numerous awards at international competitions, Delphine Haidan went on to train at the Paris National Opera's school (Ecole d'Art Lyrique). She has performed as much on stage as she has done recitals, in productions such as Les Contes d'Hoffmann (the Muse Nicklausse) in Paris and Zurich, La Damnation de Faust (Marguerite) in Moscow, and more recently L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (Cat and Squirrel) at La Scala. Her career has taken her all over France and abroad, including the Glyndebourne Festival, the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Maestranza arena in Sevilla and London's Royal Albert Hall. Her discography includes recordings of Zauberflöte at the Aix en Provence Festival (Erato), Carmen with DECA and Lakmé (directed by Michel Plasson – Emi) alongside Natalie Dessay. Her next project is L'Enfant et les Sortilèges in Seattle.
Language spoken : French
Photo credit : Harcourt
Pierre Génisson
Clarinetist PIERRE GÉNISSON is one of the leading wind instrumentalists of his generation.
At the age of 21, he was appointed principal clarinet of the Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne. He has regularly performed as a guest soloist with major European and international orchestras. Pierre splits his time between France and the U.S., performing as a soloist in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Seattle
Languages spoken : French, English
Photo credit: Vandoren
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These days on the Internet you'll find online reviews of anything. There's Yelp and Zomato for restaurants. TripAdvisor for hotels and travel. DealerRater and Edmunds for cars and dealerships. So on and so forth.
Even online reviews of hospitals and medical professionals are rampant. Sites like Dr. Oogle, HealthGrades, Citysearch, Vitals, and Wellness.com are giving voice to people who want to share their opinions on the kind of health care they've received, the doctors they see, even the hospitals they've been to.
If you're marketing a hospital or medical institution or practice, it's critical that you stay on top of online reviews. Not only do they give you a better, clearer idea of patient satisfaction levels; reviews and ratings generated by patients also affect your online business reputation – while providing consumers the information that will influence their decisions.
(Check out: "82 Percent of Patients Say Online Reviews Influence their Willingness to Be Treated by a Doctor")
In fact, according to a recent study, 62 percent of patients said that they turn to online reviews in order to find a new doctor or make a decision about hospitals. A related report – this time by PricewaterhouseCoopers – revealed that 68 percent of respondents who read reviews for healthcare information end up having their decisions influenced significantly by what they read.
Are you looking to actively manage medical reviews in order to determine and increase patient satisfaction levels? If so, here are five tips to help you get started.
1. Identify the review sites and plant your flags. Did you know that Yelp was originally created in order to help patients find good doctors online? Yes, it's more popular these days for restaurants, but there's a "Health and Medical" category in which your hospital or practice could be listed.
So, if you haven't claimed your Yelp listing, do so ASAP. It's equally important to identify other review sites where your patients may be talking: Dr. Oogle, HealthGrades, HealthTap, RealSelf, Vitals, Wellness.com, Citysearch, YellowPages.com, and RateMDs are all good places to start. Once you've planted your flags and claimed ownership of your listings on these sites, you'll be in a much better position to listen, engage, and respond to patients.
2. Monitor reviews regularly. We know it's challenging to keep track of all the online conversations taking place about your institution or practice. But to ignore reviews is to die. You have to be able to monitor the Web and gather critical data in order to determine if your online reputation is healthy or hazardous to your practice. That's why we built ReviewTrackers: a simple but powerful tool to help facilitate review monitoring and management. (You can sign up for a free trial here.)
3. Listen. There is a wide array of healthcare ratings and reviews, making it difficult for the industry to standardize metrics. But don't dismiss patient-generated reviews as useless and inaccurate. In fact, the BMJ Quality and Safety Journal found that Yelp reviews and ratings closely match patient experience in hospitals – and, therefore, provide a pretty accurate online prediction of patients' offline experience.
So, if you're looking to provide higher patient satisfaction, you must read your reviews objectively and identify critical service issues and problems that need to be solved. You must learn to listen as much as – or more than – you speak. Doing so will improve and strengthen the connections you have with existing and potential patients.
4. Respond. When you reply to reviews – and do so in a polite, professional manner, minus aggression and defensiveness – the patient is more likely to feel that you truly value feedback and that you truly care about his or her well-being. More than that, responding to reviews also lets the reading public – including potential clients – see that you're tuned in, regardless of whether the conversation around your business or brand is positive or negative.
5. Humanize. Patients look up information and reviews online because they're going to be making big decisions – decisions about their health and well-being. That's why it's so important to put your face, personality, and passion to your online presence, across your social networks and review site listings. Avoid jargon and pre-written templates. Make people trust you – and show them you're worthy of that trust. Write your response using a more personal voice and sign it with your actual name (not the name of the business or the hospital). By doing so, you'll be able to connect more easily and effectively with patients.


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Introduction to Chinese language and culture. Development of basic skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural awareness. Course includes vocabulary building, conversation and grammar. Transfers as foreign language credit. Core Curriculum Course.


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Treatment Options
For anyone who has considered a weight loss program, there is certainly no shortage of choices. In fact, to qualify for insurance coverage of weight loss surgery, most insurers require patients to document a history of medically supervised weight loss efforts (at least 6 months of consecutive visits to your family doctor).
- Weight Loss Surgery
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Some people may think stew and soup are the perfect winter comfort foods, I say the Ad Hoc Fried Chicken Kit is the way to go. Warm and crispy, it hits all the right spots and with the layers of winter clothes, no one will notice your indulgences.
Based on Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc restaurant recipe and preparations, the Ad Hoc Fried Chicken Kit brings their A-game to your kitchen. Do you think you can really pass up on this?
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Do you want to know all the beauty secrets that the pros use? If you want to know all about the best makeup application techniques and beauty products that you can't live without, it is time that you enrolled in professional makeup artist industryprofessional makeup courses in Belfast. This is one of the best ways for you to get the training that you need to really make it in the pro makeup artist industry. If you are using the best techniques and products, you will be creating the most flattering makeup looks. This means that getting more clients will be a breeze. professional makeup artist industryProfessional makeup courses in Belfast can put you on the fast track toward success.
Here are some of the best makeup secrets that you can learn from professional makeup courses in Belfast:
Spoon and Mascara Application
Are you tired of the black smudges that you create under your bottom lashes when you are applying mascara? It is time that you gave the plastic spoon trick a try. This is a trick that can really work. All you need to do is place a plastic spoon under your bottom lashes and when you apply mascara with a wand, it will smudge the spoon only and not get on your skin. This will shield your eyes and give you a flawless mascara look.
Face Shape and Blush
If you want to have the best blush look, you need to be sure that you apply blush according to your face shape. Blush is designed to add colour to your face, but it is also supposed to professional makeup artist industrycontour and shape your cheek bones. This means that you can accentuate or soften features based on where you place blush. Just be sure that you apply blush based on your face shape for the most flattering look.
Hiding Under Eye Bags
One of the troublesome areas on your face that most women are looking to hide with makeup are under eye bags. These can make you look tired and aged, but there are ways to cover them up. Instead of just placing a layer of concealer over your under eye bags, it can be a good idea to highlight the crease under your eye and then apply a darker shade where the puffiness is most noticeable. This will actually allow for the most concealed look possible. professional makeup artist industryHighlighting and contouring can be a great way to hide under eye bags.


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Posted on 5th July, 2006
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Pope at Mass with religious and priests: The disciple is not content with a life of mediocrity
Pope Francis wanted to celebrate Mass with Polish priests and religious in the St. John Paul II Shrine.
The complex was completed a few weeks before the start of World Youth Day and has been built on the grounds of the factory where the young Karol Wojtyla worked during the second World War.
The impressive mosaic-decorated altar includes biblical scenes and, in addition, there is another with the face of John Paul II.
There was not a single detail missing in remembering the late pope. For example, here is the staff that he used many times and his own relic rests beside the altar.
In his homily, Pope Francis recalled the invitation from John Paul II to "open the doors to Christâ? and also explained that this is the kind of Church Jesus asks for.
"From the beginning, He wants His to be a Church on the move, a Church that goes out into the world."
To achieve this goal, the Pope also spoke of how they have to be the disciples of Christ.
He asked the priests and religious not to close themselves out of fear or convenience, but do the opposite.
"Jesus directs us to a one-way street: that of going forth from ourselves. It is a one-way trip, with no return ticket. It involves making an exodus from ourselves, losing our lives for His sake and setting out on the path of self-gift. Nor does Jesus like journeys made halfway, doors half-closed, lives lived on two tracks. He asks us to pack lightly for the journey, to set out renouncing our own security, with Him alone as our strength."
Pope Francis explained that by living without selfishness, the Christian is transformed and the effects of this change will also reach others.
"Finding their happiness in the Lord, they are not content with a life of mediocrity, but burn with the desire to bear witness and reach out to others. They love to take risks and to set out, not limited to trails already blazed, but open and faithful to the paths pointed out by the Spirit. Rather than just getting by, they rejoice to evangelize."
Finally, he reminded them that the Gospel is also an open book in which every priest, seminarian and religious can continue writing their story, thanks to the mercy of God.


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Under the fertile South American low lands of Argentina, Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, lies the Guarani Aquifer. The Guarani aquifer holds enough water to supply the world's population with 100 litres of water a day for 200 years.
The Guarani Aquifer sounds like the answer to the world's water problem. As a self-sustaining body of water it will never run out of water; an aquifer recharges its water supply by absorbing the rainwater and water leaked from lakes, rivers and reservoirs. The Guarani Aquifer has a recharge rate of between 165 to 170 kilometres cubed per year, which is the equivalent of over 67 million Olympic sized swimming pools flowing into the aquifer each year.
But if the Guarani Aquifer is not appropriately monitored, agricultural and industrial use of the aquifer's water could destroy this natural resource.
"The Guarani system is a striking example of an international water body threatened by environmental degradation," says Karin Kemper, a water resources specialist with the World Bank. "Without better management, the aquifer is likely to suffer from pollution and rapid depletion. Uncontrolled exploitation could reduce it from a strategic water reserve to a degraded resource that is a focus of conflict in the region."
The Finnish multinational Botnia and Spanish paper giant ENCE, have paper mills on the Río Uruguay, which lies in an important recharge zone for the aquifer. Greenpeace and other environmental groups claim that the paper mills are slowly polluting the aquifer.
International companies have been attracted to the region by the inexpensive water source the Guarani Aquifer provides, and the lax laws that the Mercosur countries offer foreign companies. In Argentina, multinational and local companies are treated the same in legal terms, though some of the foreign companies have a strong political pull.
In 2003 the World Bank led a move monitor the aquifer. With the World Bank's support and investment, in 2005 the four Mercosur countries that share the aquifer launched the Guarani Aquifer Project. This project aimed to promote international cooperation focused on the use of the aquifer's water supply, and research into its future importance and potential.
Legal, scientific and financial limitations have hampered the grand aspirations for the project, leading some South American environmentalists to describe the project as a US imperialist attempt to cripple the South American people. However, these conspiracy theories appear to have little substance beyond the social atmosphere that they breed. Inter-governmental inefficiency has played a larger part in the Guarani Aquifer Project's failings.
The future for the Guarani Aquifer is unclear. There is no doubt that the aquifer is a natural resource of huge importance, both locally and internationally. But, how the aquifer can be used efficiently and sustainably seems to be lost in the damp and dark swamp of water politics.


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bloomberg.com/ Newsweek Twitter Account Briefly Hacked by 'CyberCaliphate'
SHAFAQNA (International Shia News Association) – Newsweek magazine's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, with fake messages posted threatening President Barack Obama's family and claiming to publish confidential government documents.
Newsweek's background photo was changed to a picture of a person whose face is covered with a scarf and the words "CyberCaliphate" and "Je SuIS IS" — a reference to the shooting attacks in Paris last month.
The tweets showed what looked like government security records, including what the group claimed were confidential documents about "Pentagon warfare in social networks," and an organizational chart of the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy marked "For Official Use Only."
"Bloody Valentine's Day #MichelleObama! We're watching you, you girls and your husband!" said one tweet on Newsweek's Twitter page.
"We can confirm that Newsweek's Twitter account was hacked this morning, and have since regained control of the account," Emily Scheer, a spokeswoman for Newsweek's parent IBT Media, the magazine's owner, said in a statement. "We apologize to our readers for anything offensive that might have been sent from our account during that period, and are working to strengthen our newsroom security measures going forward."
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the "intrusion," Josh Earnest, White House press secretary, said in a briefing Tuesday. He declined to comment on the claims made by the hackers.
Newsweek wasn't the only big consumer brand to have been hacked. In a separate incident, an unidentified person or group posted objectionable sexual content on Delta Air Lines Inc.'s Facebook page. Delta removed the offensive posts and said: "We apologize and are investigating."
The group behind the Newsweek hack, calling itself CyberCaliphate, also took over the U.S. military's Central Command Twitter feed last month for about 30 minutes, filling it with praise for Islamic State militants and threats against the U.S. military.
Later in the month, the New York Post said its Twitter account was hacked after messages were posted citing bogus breaking news about U.S. interest-rate policy and China firing missiles on a U.S. Navy ship. Delta apologized for the seizure of its Facebook account and said it would share more information as it became available.


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Fleas feed on the blood of your pets because they like it. Let's do something about that. If you feed your pets with food the fleas don't like, then they can taste it through the blood and they will move on to another host. Fleas don't like garlic, sulphur, walnuts and apple cider vinegar. There's probably plenty more to this list, so please share if you know of ingredients that repel fleas. Note that it takes time for natural flea control products to work, it's not something that happens overnight. This is only possible with flea treatment products that contain chemicals. Expect at least a month before you see any results.
Check your pet for fleas
Natural flea control is also about checking your pet for fleas, flea dirt and flea eggs. The easiest way to do this is with a flea comb. It's just like an ordinary comb, but with smaller space between the teeth. Go through the fur systematically, looking for any signs of fleas. Use a bucket of water to clean the flea comb when you find something. If you find small black dots of dirt on the skin, it might be flea feces, also called flea dirt. Put it on a wet piece of paper and look at the color of the dirt. If it changes to red, then you have found traces of fleas on your pet and you need to start the flea treatment process as soon as possible.
Give your pet a flea bath
A great way to get rid of fleas with natural flea control is to bathe your pet with herbal shampoo. It contains a variety of different ingredients that work effectively against fleas, without harming your pet. Start from the top and work your way down. This prevents the fleas from running up and hiding in your pets ears. You can put some flea shampoo around the neck of your pet to make sure the fleas won't reach the head. When you have applied the shampoo to the whole body, leave it there for about 20 minutes. Natural flea control takes more time than traditional flea treatment, there's nothing we can do to change that. Then rinse the pet thoroughly and dry it. I normally use flea drops after a bath to prevent fleas from attacking my dog again. There's nothing natural about that, but it's very effective and it keeps my dog flea-free.
Natural flea control in your home
If you don't want pesticides in your home, there are other ways of fighting a flea infestation. You can create your very own flea killing mixture with diatomaceous earth, natural borax and salt. Diatomaceous earth contains particles with sharp spines that puncture and kill the fleas. The borax and the salt prevent new fleas from moving in by making your home less desirable. It also dries up the fleas. Apply your mixture to carpets and other places where the fleas might live. Leave it completely alone for a few days. It's not poisonous, but you still don't want to inhale it for several days. Quarantine the room if possible and make sure your pet doesn't enter it either. Vacuum the whole place afterwards.
Note that natural flea control won't kill fleas in all stages. This means that you can't kill fleas that haven't hatched and you probably have to repeat this process several times to get rid of your flea problem. Less talk, more action. Go get those fleas!
5 reasons why you should use natural treatment
- It is natural and non toxic with no harmful effect on the environment
- Can be used safely on young pets and around children
- Long lasting and effective formula if you do it right
- Can be used directly on pet, pet bedding and on sofas, carpets, rugs and upholstery
- Chemical free without pyrethrin and permethrins
Free your home from fleas without using chemicals – buy natural flea treatment products.


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Zubair Qureshi
Islamabad—With positive signs of Balochistan the largest province (44pc of the total area of the country) emerging as a land of opportunities, especially after the initiation of work on Gwadar port and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), cinema is also developing in this land of promise. Lok VIrsa's visionary executive director Dr Fouzia Saeed who has set in a number of projects since the day she took charge and to showcase the vibrant cultures of the country and potential colours of all its provinces.
Balochi language movie Saawad (The Ocean) being screened at Lok Virsa today (Saturday) is part of her vision to showcase and reflect all the cultures of land. By this Dr Fouzia Saeed wants to bring the communities and populations of underdeveloped areas in the main stream, thus said a folklorist of the country who did not want to say anything on record when asked to comment on Lok Virsa's weekly screening of Pakistan's classical movies under the title 'Mandwa Film Club.' Saawad is the story of survival and hardships that the people of the coastline bear facing odds of all kinds like hunger, displacement, poverty and poor law and order. Shot in Pasni, the movie is placed in the cultural context of Makran, the coastal area of Balochistan. It has not been formally released but Mandwa members will have an advance viewing. The movie is produced by Doodmaan Culture & Literary Organization and directed by Waheed Qazi.


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- The Segments: In each portion of the show, a different type of insect exemplifies a different circus talent.
- The Species: Dragonflies perform hand-balancing acts; spiders contort on a slackwire; ants foot-juggle crumbs as big as themselves; and fireflies dazzle with diabolo skills
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Lauren Moreno ~ Hands On and Book Smart
Lauren Moreno grew up in a household with nothing but females. There was her mother and two older sisters, Erin and Alex. Lauren discovered early-on that she liked to work with her hands. This was welcomed by Erin and Alex, who were happy to pass off the "hands on" chores to her. Lauren mowed the lawn, pulled the weeds, and unclogged the drains. And when her mom's 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan would break down (as it often did), Lauren would help her Uncle Mario get it running again. This started when Lauren was only 5 years-old. It's where the seed was planted for Lauren's ultimate career choice.
"I like to find out how things work, and I love cars," said Lauren. She would assist Uncle Mario with oil changes and worn belts, learning all she could about cars, and loving every minute of it.
When Lauren was 7 she attended a summer camp that volunteered for Feed My Starving Children an organization dedicated to eliminating starvation in children throughout the world. Lauren helped the group pack up boxes of food to ship to kids in other countries, and she fell in love with the idea of helping those less fortunate than she.
Lauren excelled at Plainfield South High School in Illinois. Her grades were always stellar. She received the Certificate of Academic Excellence, the Certificate of Academic Achievement, The Prairie State Award, and the Presidential Academic Award. So naturally, everyone tried to push Lauren toward a 4 year degree. When she would tell people of her desire to pursue an automotive career, they would scoff and encourage her to "shoot for something more." Lauren knew that wasn't for her but she entertained the idea all the same. It was with the help of guidance counselor, Mrs. Erickson that Lauren was able to fully commit to pursuing a skilled trade, guilt free.
Mrs. Erickson oversaw the College and Career Center at Plainfield South, and she listened when Lauren told her that, "Working on cars held my interest more than anything else I had ever done." She told Lauren about the amazing automotive program offered at nearby Joliet Junior College. Mrs. Erickson further explained that there were plenty of ways to put her book smarts to work in the automotive industry. With a little business acumen, she could one day own her own shop.
In that moment Lauren made her game plan. After graduating HS in 2014 she spent a year and a half working her butt off to save money for JJC. She started at Panera Bread and then wound up working for the Guaranteed Rate Mortgage Company as an Operations Assistant. Because of the money she saved, and Uncle Mario encouraging her to apply for a mikeroweWORKS Foundation work ethic scholarship, Lauren was able to begin attending the automotive program at JJC in the fall of 2016. She plans to graduate in May of 2018, then with her Associates Degree in hand, she will transfer to Southern Illinois University Carbondale where she plans to double major in Automotive and Business.
Today, Lauren still volunteers with Feed My Children. She also continues to work for Guaranteed Rate while attending classes. JJC has a full functioning shop. "Every Monday it's like working at an actual auto shop," and Lauren loves it. She is one of 7 females currently in the program.


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Mobile GIS & LBS
Matt Sheehan
Matt holds an MSc in Geography and GIS. He has been working with clients solving problems with GIS for over 17 years. Matt founded WebMapSolutions whose mission is to put innovative, intuitive GIS driven applications into the hands of new and existing users.
Should you build a mobile GIS app for Apple devices only?
August 6th, 2014 by Matt Sheehan
We often have clients come to us and request we build a mobile app for iPad and/or iPhone. Our first question, before touching on functionality is: should you build a mobile GIS app for Apple devices only?
There are many reasons why building a mobile GIS app for just one platform (Apple iOS in this case) makes sense. Maybe your staff all have, and love, iPads and iPhones. They are comfortable with Apple products, and your IT department is set up to support iOS devices alone. I know many iOS fans who would cringe at the suggestion of switching to Android, for example. Apps which run on Apple devices are usually (and we will come back to this) written in a programming language called Objective-C. A language unique, or native, to Apple.
So great, we have our wonderful new mobile GIS app. Staff are pulling out their iPhones and iPads, opening the app and loving how mobile GIS is improving how they work. Let's imagine one of the companies IT decision makers is given a new tablet, say the just released Windows Surface Pro. He sees how easy it is to move from office to out of office, and take all his software, and documents with him. No more struggles to work with word documents or excel on his iPad when on a business trip etc. He decides he'd like Windows Surface Pro to also be available to staff, with iPads. Wonderful. All works beautifully until …. a member of staff using the Windows Surface Pro asks for a copy of our mobile GIS app!
Windows native apps are written in .NET (Android in Java). Our app is written in Objective-C for iOS. That means a second version of the app will need to be written.
The down side to building a mobile GIS app for Apple devices only is that you are stuck with Apple only. That maybe fine, but as technology changes so rapidly, being locked into one platform is maybe a huge disadvantage.
So what are your options?
There are many. Plan carefully, and work closely with your mobile GIS contractor or developers. GIS mobile apps can be written which allow for easy and low cost ways to generate multiple version for different platforms.
Are you facing similar challenges? Let us know.
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Press Releases
Voice of OC posts press releases as a way of providing readers with information directly from businesses, cities, county and state agencies, political organizations and nonprofits. We do not edit or rewrite press releases. We allow readers to comment on releases, and we encourage readers to contact the originator of a given release for more information. To submit a press release email email@example.com.
News Release: 17815
Date: November 3, 2015
Contact: Chi-Chung Keung, APR, Public Information Coordinator
(714) 738-6317
Ed Paul, Adjutant, Fullerton American Legion Post 142
(714) 871-2412
Fullerton Honors Veterans with the 28th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Parade
Fullerton, CA – Brigadier General Sylvia R. Crockett, Land Component Commander of the California Army National Guard, will be the guest speaker for the Veterans Day Ceremony and Parade on Wednesday, November 11. In this capacity, she is responsible for providing command and control over all non-divisional units in California.
The observance, hosted by Fullerton American Legion Post 142, Fullerton Emblem Club 469, and the City of Fullerton will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a parade in Fullerton's historic downtown.
The parade will begin at the Downtown Plaza, located on Wilshire Avenue, east of Harbor Boulevard and adjacent to the Fullerton Museum Center, go North on Harbor Blvd. and end at Hillcrest Park, which is located at the intersection of Harbor and Valley View Drive.
Leading off the parade will be a special "fly-over" of the route by planes from Air Combat USA, which is based at Fullerton Airport.
Once at Hillcrest, a ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Veteran's Memorial. The ceremony will also include the placement of wreaths, patriotic songs and tributes.
All veterans are welcome to join in the parade, which will feature JROTC units from Fullerton area high schools. The Troy High School Navy JROTC unit will carry flags representing all 50 U.S. states.
Parade participants are asked to arrive at the plaza no earlier than 10 a.m. To march in the parade, veterans must be able to march in regular cadence for approximately three-quarters of a mile.
No banners other than the flags carried by the JROTC units will be allowed in the parade.
Further information about the parade and ceremony may be obtained by calling the Fullerton American Legion at (714) 871-2412.
For safety reasons, pets will not be permitted either in the parade or at the ceremony.


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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Blu Javon
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
2014 - 16 Years Of Portraits In Toronto
January 4th 2014 will be my Sixteenth Year here In Toronto Canada, the last two years being the hardest in the form of many challenges. When I moved here I knew after just a week my life would be changing dramatically… I welcomed the change as my life in Detroit had reached a pretty solid plateau career wise and to some extent creatively. I had found a voice as a photographer in Detroit and it took a few years here in Toronto to find the same voice or perhaps a slightly different voice. Photography has always been away for me to meet people and the multicultural nature of Toronto meant that I was suddenly surrounded by people from all over the world. I set into learning the art of portraiture as a way to tell the stories I was learning. The act itself is deeply addictive. I started to read about other photographers to learn their thoughts on the portrait.
Henri Cartier-Bresson said that
"The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt."
Richard Avedon said
"A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed."
Portraiture was not going to be as easy as I thought and I knew time was going to be part of the answer. The more I knew the individual the more truth would end up in the image.
Robert Frank taught me one of the most important lessons
"The eye should learn to listen before it looks"
Over the last 16 years I have had the honor of knowing and photographing hundreds of people but in terms of shooting a series portrait I have photographed 120 in the way a portrait should be done. These are individuals who have shared part of their amazing lives with me.
Diane Arbus said
"For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture"
My life in Toronto, my new work of friends and loved ones are at the epicenter of my photography. When I began to shoot the Toronto Vogue Ball Dance scene I earned the nickname SNAPS MONROE from the members of The House of Monroe, a singular honor for me, it meant I was now part of their family.
2012 begins with the epic chance to shoot almost every significant black dance company in the world as the only photographer to shoot the entire International Blacks In Dance Conference held here in Toronto… Dance photography being one of my niches it was big success for me. And then the floor falls out of my life thanks to an aortic aneurysm and open heart surgery. A month in hospital and five months home, most of the time unable to pick up my camera because it was to heavy… I began to think about what most people do when they go through a major life change, what have I done, what am I leaving behind as my creative legacy… I became singularly focused during my time off, If I couldn't shoot then I could sit and build a respectable website which I did. Soon I would begin to take photos using a tripod and remote shutter release… and finally I was able to lift my camera and I haven't stopped since. I soon realized that over the past two years I have eclipsed the first 14 years in Toronto. Over one third of the 120 portraits shown with this post have come in these last two years. I'm on a mission. While most have been shot in color I have converted to black and white.
Ted Grant wrote
"When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!"
So what have I learned over the last 16 years? I think I have learned how to be more emotional in my photography, I have certainly learned to appreciate life through all the people I have met.
Annie Liebovitz said
"A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people."
Similarly Stephanie Sinclair wrote
" I fall in love with almost every person I photograph. I want to hear each story. I want to get close. This is Personal for me"
Many of my managers in my career have told me I take things personally some times, I think they may have been right. Maybe that what being a photographer is about.
Marc Riboud once said
"Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second."
Heres to the next 16 years! I really can't wait!
Note: Creating this image took several days going through thousands of images, I know it is highly possible I may have missed someone along the way, or it may mean while I have taken your photo I didn't take your portrait… There is a difference. Either way it doesn't mean I don't love you or disrespect you!
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Friday, December 06, 2013
Finding Christmas In Toronto 2013....
I won't be going home for Christmas this year. I really wanted to go but there isn't the money nore can I afford to leave town while on EI (employment Insurance)… I feel shackled in a way I haven't felt in years.
I had a wonderful visit home in August and this year and so I really wanted to go! As a child Christmas was my favorite time of year besides birthdays, not because of the gifts but because of my mother Carol Ann would often transformed these
celebrations into events made of fond memories. At Christmas the home was transformed into a true winter wonderland and for years the secret of Santa was maintained as long as humanly possible. On Christmas Eve we would gather for
presents at the grandparents as well as festive meals with the whole family. As I got older the family began to demonstrate that the expectations of Christmas was getting onerous and so things like name picking and or buying for the kids only
became the new Christmas as an adult living in another country Christmas became an ambiguous idea for me as meeting the expectations and the cost of travel seemed to take the joy out of the experience.
Yet when I did go home Mothers annual pageant always reminded me of those fond childhood memories. I love Christmas, I Love birthdays, I got that from my mother. I could be her single lasting gift to me. I love my mother. Circle back to a few weeks ago as I am sitting on the couch and lamenting my Charlie Brown Christmas Tree and single strand of lights… Im trying to decide how pathetic my situation is. Ive had such an interesting couple of years which my surgery, and then loosing the best job of my life and it could be easy to think upon this recent series of events and negatively personalize it all, but then my mother comes back into my mind and the sheer effort she would put in to making a perfect Christmas for everyone, even if her efforts sometimes became manic and crazy she simply insisted that Christmas was important for family and the effort kept her focused on what was important. I decided to take another gift passed on to me by her, my creativity and turn it on my situation, How could I find my mother here in Toronto, How could I find my Christmas? What would Mother find magical in Toronto? I began to go out and photograph things she would like. I swam through the commercialization of the holiday and re-appropriated what I saw for myself. The color and festive nature of Christmas is everywhere and it reminds me of my childhood and my mother. So Im here for Christmas, simultaneously broke and blessed and oddly happy. Feel free to stop by if your in town….PS Bring food!;-)
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
What does a fool see?
All right. We have done the portraits now.
I have almost recovered from them.
It was a lot of fun, so much fun, in fact, that it was rather painful.
I hope you found it so, too. Fun, that is.
But what do we have here?
What is this thing?
What do you see?
This is what I see:
Some chap in either a pointy hat, or wearing a crow-mask,
sleepwalking while wearing a very long dressing gown.
Or bathrobe, as they are known in North America.
He is moving sleepily past a ladder, from right to left.
On the ladder is perched a helpful fox.
The fox is offering a long staff, which probably belongs to the sleepwalker,
who is sure to need it, wherever he winds up.
Wait a minute...
Maybe it's a sleepwalking crow, in a long dressing gown,
moving sleepily past a ladder upon which is perched a crow ballerina,
performing a fine arabesque, for some obscure reason.
But what does it mean?
Clearly, this signifies the somnambulistic nature of earthly life,
aiming for the heavens, that lie beyond the ladder, missing it completely,
even as the angels of heaven, represented by a crow, seek to guide and nourish.
That both their beaks are aligned skywards, is highly significant,
and representational of the whimsical nature of opportunities lost, blah, blah, blah...
Yes, well, before some smart-alec comments on what he thinks it is,
I had better admit that it is the Chinese character for Tao.
Even a fool knows that much.
In fact a fool knows more:
That there is no difference between the two descriptions,
and that both are not what they represent.
They are only representations.
Any fool knows this.
In fact: only a fool knows this.
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I'm such a fool that I love this foolish, foolish blog that so few True Fools (for example, dogs and diamonds) will read.ReplyDelete
Fools of the world, unite in foolery - you have nothing to lose but your stupid education.
I just wrote a poem in french, and some worthy wit, to welcome you, Auban, but I pressed a wrong button and lost the lot.
T'ant pis. Je m'en fou.
Il y a toujours plus.
Welcome to the counterculture!
Enough of this normal stuff.
What is it, to be free?
It is not to BE anything,
but simply, to BE.
Bienvenue a tous les fous.
Bienvenue, de n'importe ou.
Les sages, les clous, les passes-partouts,
Encore, un fois, bienvenue!
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