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The theme of this week's episode of Rick Pecoraro Talks to Himself, where I have the honor of being musical director, is … Outer Space.
Here's the playlist—followed by my song-by-song breakdown.
1. Man or Astroman: Super Rocket Rumble
You gotta have some Man or Astroman on this.
2. Modest Mouse: Space Travel Is Boring
Maybe the most indie rock song title of all time.
3. David Bowie: Starman
You gotta have some Bowie on this.
4. The Kinks: Supersonic Rocket Ship
On the Modest Mouse song, the protagonist is stuck in coach as she flies through space. On this song, "nobody's gonna travel second class." I prefer Air Kinks.
5. Radiohead: Subterranean Homesick Alien
The first time I heard this song was in my parents' van, on the way home from buying OK Computer at Best Buy. I thought he was saying "that beautiful shit" and not "ship," and man, did I feel awkward (/ totally rebellious).
6. Devo: Space Junk
A cool song from a band I should listen to more.
7. The Police: Walking on the Moon
A cool song from a band I should listen to more, part II.
8. Moby: We Are All Made of Stars
The first single from the follow-up to Play. I still love it; the world decidedly did not.
9. Beastie Boys: Intergalactic
More of a chorus about space than a song about space, but still.
10. OutKast: E.T. (Extraterrestrial)
More of a chorus about space than a song about space, but still. I think people forget just how truly alien (ATLien) Andre 3000 was.
11. Ella Fitzgerald: Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) - Live in Japan, 1964
A performance as otherworldly as the song. Good lord, what a voice.
12. Ernie: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon
Suffice it to say I've been listening to a lot of Sesame Street lately. Ernie is still my favorite. He's so ornery, and yet so sweet. This song is sort of heartbreaking. I can totally see Spike Jonze using it for a post-irony rom-com set in space.
Bonus Track: Please Mr. Kennedy from Inside Llewen Davis
"Who wrote this?" "I did."
Rick Pecoraro Talks to Himself airs Thursdays at 2pm Eastern (1pm Nashville time). You can listen live over the airwaves on 101.5 FM, or stream it at wxnafm.org.


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Rating: 3 out of 5 hearts
325 pages
Released: November 2013
Buy it @ book depository
Diagnosed with a rare and untreatable heart condition, Scarlet has come to terms with the fact that she's going to die. Literally of a broken heart. It could be tomorrow, or it could be next year. But the clock is ticking…
All Scarlet asks is for a chance to attend high school—even if just for a week-a chance to be just like everyone else. But Scarlet can feel her heart beating out of control with each slammed locker and vicious taunt. Is this normal? Really? Yet there's more going on than she knows. And finding out the truth might just kill Scarlet before her heart does…
I didn't know much about this book, which is the way I like it. The less I know about it, the less I can judge. The problem with that is I don't usually give books I don't know much about a lot of time if I'm not enjoying them. I started off not liking this because I thought it seemed ridiculous that an extremely sick girl who almost died would get bullied for having her heart condition. That teachers and other students wouldn't stick up for her or even do anything for her. I don't like books about bullying so I think this another reason why I wasn't enjoying it.
I also really despised the stepmother from the beginning, I thought she was weird and extremely uncool. As I read on though I soon realised why the author us (the readers) feel this way - very clever! I almost gave up because of all these things, there were only 7 CD's to listen to (which isn't very many in an audiobook) and I struggled through the first 4 CD's, then I read a few reviews online saying this is a thriller! I was thinking how could it be? I hadn't had any inkling that it was a thriller at all! I thought it was just a typical bullying/high school/sick girl story.
So I kept going and I'm glad I did because that was a pretty awesome ending! Initially this book was getting two stars, but it gets an extra star for the twist at the end. I'm glad I listened to this on audiobook instead of reading it because I would've been more likely to not finish as I have so many other books on my 'to read' list.
The last quarter really makes this book, and that is a shame because I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who may not give it that long. So a lot of people may miss this intriguing book. Hopefully you read my review before giving up!
On the cover
Another black cover with a striking image. Hearts are another thing I'm drawn to, I also really like the blue and red/pink color combo.
What I'm listening to next: Reason to breathe by Rebecca Donovan

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Late Afternoon Tour
Price: $80
*4-6:30pm in October
This afternoon tour is what life is all about: Casually paddling the French Broad River as the sun dips low on the hills, and watching the day slowly fade away into an Appalachian night. At the end of the tour, walk on over to the Wedge Brewing Company for a cold, hard-earned pint, and enjoy the cool, mountain scenery for a perfect end to the day.
4:30pm: Meet in the River Arts District just north of the Cotton Mill studio. Address: 159 Riverside Drive, Asheville NC 28801
4:45pm: Depart River Arts District for Hominy Creek
5:00pm: Arrive at Hominy Creek
5:00-5:30pm: Standup Paddle Lesson and Instruction
5:30-7pm: 4-mile paddle back to River Arts District
This is a tour that starts off and warm—and then begins to cool off. The French Broad is in a tree-lined valley as it meanders its way through town, and as we make the turn past Swannanoa Creek, the sun disappears behind the West Asheville hills and the river is bathed in shadows. Consequently, the end of the tour can get a little bit chilly—even in the middle of summer—so besides a fun and adventurous spirit, paddlers should pack a light jacket to combat the evening chill. And, while the chances of falling in are slim, remember to wear board shorts or a bathing suit if you'd like to take a dip. Sunglasses can be nice for the beginning of the tour—although you might want a Croakie or string—and we'd suggest bringing a change of clothes you can grab from your car at the end. Finally, while everyone hopes for a sunny day, afternoon showers are common in Asheville and can occur at any time. Packing a rain jacket or waterproof layer is a good idea for this tour, as it's always better to be over-prepared than stuck in the rain without one.
If you'd like, you can also bring a waterproof camera for capturing the morning scenery, just know that Wai Mauna Asheville SUP Tours isn't liable for items that are lost, damaged, or stolen. Finally, optional items include sunscreen and bug spray (eco-safe is best), and you might also want a towel in your car for drying off once we're done.


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Keep this a secret: we're in the White River NF, a little north of New Castle - about fours hrs from COS.
Our home away from home. Three tents plus one large spare.
Kitchen ala tailgate.
Granola, yogurt, banana and elk hunting. Life is good!
Evidence of recent rains, but we had clear and dry weather.
Scrub oak rules!
Hmm, kinda looks like poor Ben missed something on the test. :)
This was our recon the day before the season opens.
Barren aspens after their fall!
Hmm, we may have fallen off the edge of the map.
Such an awesome fall day.
BP = photo by Ben Phelps.
Go figure.
600-ft bushwhack up to ridge top.
BP: Looking back.
Only the bear was temporarily missing from the den.
Atop the ridge at last.
High Rockies to the southeast.
Hand-made "pizza on the knee." But don't toss this one in the air!
An old Indian trick: ear to the ground listening for an approaching elk stampede!
BP: Something horrible frozen in time.
BP: Antler graveyard?
Just imagine what happens here after dark!
Heading down and out.
Creek just below our camp. What is Ben shooting?
BP: Slower shutter speed matters.
A large tarp will be sure to keep the tent's rainfly dry!
And He said, let there be light!
Doughboy meets Dutch oven.
Hot coals go first below the oven.
Then hot coals above the oven.
A friend showing us his blue grouse bagged in Idaho.
Orange was in season this year - and now we have guns!
Your choice: 30.06 rifle or 12-gauge shotgun.
Be still and never point, except with gun.
Note stable stance with arms supported on knees.
At the ready - while catnapping with only one eye at a time.
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On April 2, 2017, the Rockbridge Choral Society will present Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vespers, and we hope you will join us for this ethereal musical setting of texts from the Russian Orthodox liturgical all-night vigil ceremony. It is often praised as Rachmaninoff's finest achievement and was one of his own favorite works.
As this performance season comes to a close, the Friends of the RCS is excited to say thanks to our loyal audience by inviting concert attendees to participate in our inaugural Art for A Song drawing. We are extremely grateful to two local artists, Lee and Elizabeth Sauder, for donating art works for our kick-off drawing, which will be held on Monday April 3, 2017. Our April 2nd concert audience members will be able to enter at the concert and the winners will be notified by email or mail. Stay tuned for more information on the artists and Art for A Song. If you are a local artist and would like to participate in future drawings, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The National Women of the Arts Museum hosted the #Now Be Here photo and partnered up with Los Angeles- based artist Kim Schoenstadt & DC-based artist Linn Meyers last night. Something that really stuck with me about the event is that Linn said in her speech, "Not many people think that DC really has an art scene, but this goes to prove show that they're wrong."
What an amazing event. Almost 500 artists showed up and celebrated the growing and intricate art scene that we have here in DC/Northern Virginia. After the photograph was taken, we all mingled for a while discussing life, catching up, and looking at the art resources that NMWA setup.
Events like this remind me that the work that we do as artists is inspiring. important. and beautiful. It also showed for me last night, that our community is strongly connected and supportive and that is what an art scene needs to thrive.
Thank you NWMA for hosting this event and thank you to the coordinators. It is amazing and I am so inspired and lucky to be part of this. (That's me in the front behind the lady in the pink!)
& you know what- thank you to everyone that supports all of us as artists. Look what is happening with all the love and creativity- it is just spreading. I love it.


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The stewarding of an unexpected story/
Eight am dawned, clear, bright and cool. At approximately 8:03 my garage door went up, and my first garage sale was underway. Amish folk were the first to enter; there were so many of them, and they were so good at what I like to call "honest haggling." I'm telling you, these ladies should give lessons. Items were flying off the tables, eventually a coffeepot in my garage began to brew Jamaican Mountain coffee, strong and stiff.
My friend Michelle stopped by and we sat and talked to each other and the visitors in my garage. Such a strange thing to do: let perfect strangers into your world so they can inspect the dust bunnies in your corners, the things you will (and won't sell) in your garage, to watch them be caught up in and excited to buy your cast-offs. (In case you're wondering, some people will actually pay cash dollars for a Star Trek series on VHS.)
So now I've set the stage: all was pleasant in my garage-sale world. It was the kind of morning where you needed a sweatshirt, and so I sat back, comfortable, caffeinated, happy to be engaged in such a neighborly venture. The day wore on.
Somewhere around 2 pm in the afternoon, I noticed a man in his 60s approaching the garage on bike. I couldn't help but notice him, because he drove his bike all the way into my garage, stopping suddenly in front of the table I sat behind. "Well, hello," I must have said. And just like that, he was off his bike.
"I was on my way to the YMCA for a swim, but I thought I'd stop by and see what you've got here," he commented. I welcomed him with what some call my pastoral demeanor, and before I knew it, he was off his bike, asking if he could sit in the chair next to mine. I couldn't refuse. A few minutes later I offered him a chocolate chip cookie, and this is where the story begins.
After exchanging pleasantries, and learning that Mike was a retired father and grandfather, I relaxed a bit. He asked some questions and discovered I had graduated from seminary a few weeks prior. And next thing you knew he was saying he wanted to tell me his story. Would I be willing to hear it?
"Well, sure," I replied. "I'd love to."
What happened next came in fits and starts; my friend Michelle stopped by again with her dog and said hello; people bought something from the garage sale while Mike continued to finger his cookie, crumbs dropping to the floor. But amidst it all, with emotion splayed across his face, Mike began to share his spiritual journey. "Are you sure you want to hear it to the end?" I assured him I did.
In the interest of stewarding Mike's story, I don't want to give you the particulars, but I will say this: there were babies born, there were church changes for a million different reasons, and underneath every twist in the plot I felt that Mike was searching for authentic faith, that in fact, he was searching for Jesus. "Are you sure you want me to continue?" he would say after being interrupted.
But at some point, I knew he had to finish the story. I needed the resolution, and for some reason only God knows completely, he needed someone to hear his spiritual story.
My rear-end started aching from sitting in a collapsible chair, but still I leaned in. As the story was coming to a conclusion, I witnessed tears in Mike's eyes, I heard the tension in his voice, and finally, resolution. Where Mike ended up, after exploring a variety of Christian Traditions, was in the church where he found the deepest humility you could hope for. Where someone's actions so mimicked the actions of Jesus himself that Mike joined this new family though it cost him personally. He experienced Jesus there, after so many questions and quandaries, and that experience changed things. It changed him.
Mike's tears were drying up and I noticed the cookie I had given him, now crumbled on the ground unknowingly as he spun his story.
"Thank you for listening to my story," he said.
"It was my pleasure."
And in a flash, he was back on his bike, pedaling away from our garage, burden lifted, heading home.
And all I can say is that something powerful happened in my garage between 2-3 pm on garage sale day.
Mike showed me something about the power of listening as a spiritual discipline, of storytelling as a means to spiritual growth and freedom, and about stewarding the stories God is spinning in his image-bearers.
What if the kindest thing you can do for someone is to keep your mouth shut? (I just happen to believe the Holy Spirit can show us when to open it.) What if you cleared your calendar and invited someone to share his or her story for an hour or two? What if the act of hearing another's story, of bearing witness to it, is one of the most profound ways to love your neighbor as yourself?
And what if in the sharing and the listening the Holy Spirit moves in ways so powerful it takes your breath away? What if?
What if there is an unexpected story waiting for you today, whether 5 minutes or 50 minutes long, and all you have to do is open yourself up to it. Open, inviting eyes, an open smile, open minutes to honor another. And in so doing, someone somewhere finds some healing in the name of Jesus.
What if today God is calling you to steward an unexpected story?
Share your experience of healing through sharing your story or unexpectedly listening to the story of someone else.


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Women Owned Favorites to Stay Healthy Between Holiday Meals
Holiday season is approaching. That means cookies, stuffing, and other carb/gluten packed goodness! We all want to be able to enjoy the goodies that come with the holidays, so we have created a Women Owned guide to help you stay healthy over the holidays so you can enjoy family meals guilt-free, while supporting and investing in women!
Get your daily dose of fruits and veggies:
As much as we all love the goodies that come with the holidays, make sure to get your fill of veggies to keep feeling clean and fresh. Mann's has packaged, ready-to-eat veggie packs and trays, snack packs with hummus or ranch, and nourishing salad and meal bowls. Mann's makes it easy on you during the hectic holiday season to get all the vegetables you need.
Natalie's Orchid Island Fresh Juice is packed with servings of fruits and vegetables. Natalie's juice is always fresh pressed, never from frozen products. Our favorite is the Orange Beet, but they have 14 juice varieties to try. Their Pumpkin Apple Spice juice even made USA Today's list of 100 Best Places to Enjoy Pumpkin Spice flavors this fall!
It wouldn't be fall without pumpkins and fall squashes. You can order your pumpkins, gourds, and other seasonal vegetables straight from Frey Farms. Browse the wonderful recipes on their website and keep an eye out for Frey Farms produce during your holiday meal prep.
Choose snacks that are protein and superfood-packed:
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but sometimes gets skipped during busy holiday times. Try Tay's Gourmet superfood granola for breakfast. Our favorite flavor is Blueberry Coconut Crunch, but they have 4 superfood-packed flavors to choose from. In addition to all the family fun and decadent meals, the holidays are also a time for giving. Tay's Gourmet partners with Children's Hunger Fund to give back all year round; each time you purchase a bag of Tay's Gourmet, a nutritious meal is sent to a hungry child in need.
The holidays are filled with shopping – at the grocery store, farmer's market, your favorite boutique, or department store. Keep Charmed Bars all natural fruit and nut bars on hand when shopping or during meal prep for a protein packed snack. All Charmed Bars are gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and are non-GMO – sure to fit with any diet.
Gluten Freeda frozen burritos and pocket sandwiches are great, quick meals for when you're short on time, rushing to get the house company-ready or rummaging through the closet to find that tacky holiday sweater. They also have banana maple and cranberry cinnamon flavored oatmeal, so you won't feel like you're missing any holiday flavors. As their name suggests, all of their products are gluten free!
Kids home for holiday vacation? Hip Chick Farms has got you covered! Kids and adults alike will surely love chicken nuggets and fingers, just pop them in the oven for an easy kid-friendly snack or meal. Their chicken nuggets, wings, and meatballs are all made from humanely-certified, natural and organic, free-range poultry that are raised without antibiotics or added hormones, and are GMO-free. They even offer gluten-free nuggets!
We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season! (And we won't tell if you sneak a sweet treat or two – try this or this)
Which Women Owned snacks do you rely on during the holidays? Tell us in the comments!


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Your title: Account Manager
Your boss: Managing Director
Your pay: Approx. We'll decide when we find the right person
Welcome to Seymour PR: a boutique agency offering a leading news generation service. We've been punching above our weight for some time and with new clients coming on board, we need an account manager to come along for the ride.
We're looking for someone to focus mainly on the consumer brands in our portfolio, but with a growing B2B business, interest or experience in more corporate PR would be great too.
Where the role could go? That's up to you. You'll have the opportunity to get involved in everything: delivering on existing accounts, helping win new ones, and everything in-between.
The Seymour PR team all work around busy personal lives. Flexibility is something we are proud to offer the right people in return for results, passion and commitment to the job!
More than anything, everyone at Seymour PR cares about getting coverage for our clients - it's what we love doing and we are really, really good at it. So come ready to create, write and pitch the stories that will make news.
If you think you might be up for it, give us a shout!
Your job
Let's face it, what we do is not rocket science. But, only a few do it well. You'll need to be one of the few. Here's what you'll be up to:
· Immerse yourself in our clients' businesses
· Care as much as they do about getting the right results – we're an extension of their teams
· Create strategies that connect your client's objectives with the news agenda
· Do whatever you need to do to get the stories ready: information gathering, writing, creating visuals, preparing spokespeople etc
· Check everything at least three times and then ask someone else in the team to do the same
· Really sell those stories…even to the scariest journalists
· Constantly look for new contacts
· Stay within budget and get it done on time
· If you make a mistake, own up – we'll know you're human that way!
· Shape the role yourself and help us grow our business
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This is not important, mostly because it's the year 2017 and a whole lot more matters than where you went to school or how you got on in your exams.
What we do care about is a demonstration of hard work, passion and ambition.
This does matter. It's important that you:
1. have a few years under your belt
2. get on with just about anyone
3. are prepared to get your hands dirty – there are no egos here!
4. understand what makes the news
5. write brilliantly
6. get excited about coverage, whether it's in the Bath Chronicle, Facilities Management Journal or on the front page of The Daily Telegraph
7. love a sell-in
8. want to do new things
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Danialle Karmanos
Dave Mancini
Post 5: Gelato!!!
Post 4: The Bolognese Rant
Post 3: I gotta say, it was a good day (sorry, Cube)
Post 2: Otto's Pizza
Post 1: I'd Rather Stretch Dough than Stretch Patients
David Knapp
Post No 4: Conclusion
Post No 3: A Random Encounter
Post No. 2: It's not free.
Post No. 1: A Time Of Crisis
Deborah Groban Olson
Deborah Groban Olson - Post 3: Catalyzing Product Diversification for Auto Suppliers
Deborah Groban Olson - Post 2: Community Based Enterprise Speaker Series
Deborah Groban Olson-Post 1: "Innovation Broker" Developing Detroit as Green Manufacturing Center
Denise Ilitch
Post 2: Capping Off Graduation
Post 1: NHL Stands For "No Humor Left"
Dennis King
Derek Mehraban
Derek Mehraban - Post 3: MSU Wins! Detroit Wins!
Derek Mehraban - Post 2: Time to Connect in the Motor City
Derek Mehraban - Post 1: MSU Spartan Stimulus Package for Detroit, Michigan
Devon Akmon
Post 2: Striving to be a National Institution
Post 1: Arab American National Museum is 1 in 17,000
Diane Durance
Post 5: The Unsung Heroes of Entrepreneurial Communities
Post 4: Pitching the Business Plan
Post 3: The Road Map to Michigan Resources
Post 2: Do You Have 'The Right Stuff' for Entrepreneurship? You'd Be Surprised
Post 1: In Praise of Contests
Diane Geiger TenHoopen
Doug Rothwell
Post No. 1
Eleanore Eveleth
Making Data a Force for Equity
Eric Bruneau
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Eric Cedo
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Erik Tungate
Erika-Marie S. Geiss
Post No. 5: The Big Finish
Post No. 4: Isolation? Not so much.
Post No 3: So What Do You do
Post No. 1: One Mompreneur's Path
Post No. 2: Working from Home — Good for Business
Frank Nardelli
Post 3: Inspiring Great Thinkers, Great Citizens
Post 2: Empower the Disempowered Parents
Post 1: Shifting Gears - Focus on Sending Our Kids to College
Frosty The Snowman
Garrett Myers
Post No 1: Great Lakes, Great times, But Not Great For Entrepreneurs
George Lenko
Post 4: Regional Transit in Detroit
Post 3: Aerotropolis (and more)
Post No 2: Walkable Communities
Post No 1: Dream Cruise
George N'Namdi
Post 4: The Creative Corridor
Post 3: Footprints on Detroit
Post 2: Guest Curators Provoke the Eye
Post 1: Sugar Hill Art District gets contemporary spice
George W. Jackson
Post 4: Why Should You Live, Work, and Play in Detroit?
Post 3: Swinging for the Fences
Post 1: Baseball Writers, Welcome Back!
Post 2 - The Belleview Site: Vacant and Valuable, and Worth the Wait
Google Adwords - Ann Arbor
Post No. 5: John Kelley
Post No. 4: Michael Anuzis
Post No. 3: Matthew Neagle
Post No. 2: Karen Godwin
Post No. 1: Grady Burnett
Gregg Newsom
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Heather Carmona
Post 5: The Organic Revolution
Post 3: Can you still drive an SUV and be 'green'?
Post 4: Enjoying the Ride
Post No 2: Reinventing Quality of Life
Post No 1: Time for a regional public arts policy
Iain Lanivich
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Jacob Corvidae
Jacquie Trost
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
James Studinger
James Studinger - Post 5: Offense, Defence And Going Green?
James Studinger - Post 4: Outside The Business
James Studinger - Post 3: BASO
James Studinger - Post 2: Appreciation
James Studinger - Post 1: Write What You Know
Jane Sydlowski
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Jason Bing
Jason Bing - Post 3: Washtenaw County's "Deep Green" Talent
Jason Bing - Post 2: Very Different Messengers: One Message
Jason Bing: Post 1 - A Municipal Energy Bond for A2?
Jeanette Pierce
Jeanette Pierce: Post 5 - Detroit: Where Dreams Come True
Jeanette Pierce - Post 4: Say Something Nice
Jeanette Pierce - Post 3: Regionally Speaking
Jeanette Pierce - Post 2: Why Detroit?
Jeanette Pierce - Post 1: (Re)Discover Detroit
Jeff Helminski
Jeff Helminski - Post 4: What if we did something radical?
Jeff Helminski - Post 3: If you attract them, prosperity will come
Jeff Helminski - Post 2: Don't Assume It'll Happen
Jeff Helminski - Post 1: Why I Live Here
Jeff Meyers
Jeff Meyers - Post 3: When Will Metro Detroit Go Metric
Jeff Meyers - Post 2: What if local ad agencies started a WPA-like movement?
Jeff Meyers - Post 1: Cut it out. You're from Detroit.
Jeff Newsom
Jeff Newsom - Post 5: Getting Funding; How Hard Work Pays Off
Jeff Newsom - Post 4: Getting your Organization Out in the Public Eye
Jeff Newsom - Post 3: Products and Services at AShirtBag
Jeff Newsom - Post 2: Getting the Ideas Together
Jeff Newsom - Post 1: Getting a Non-profit Started
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason - Post 4: Feeding the Knowledge Economy
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason - Post 3: Back to the Future: Preparing for the Knowledge Economy
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason - Post 2: Facebooking is not just for kids
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason - Post 1: IT Startups in Ann Arbor
Jenna Przybycien & Stephanie Lucido
Jenna Przybycien: What Detroit Could Have in Common with Barcelona, Spain
Stephanie Lucido: Laying the Roadwork for Bike Sharing in Detroit
Jenna Przybycien: Why Bikes Need to be in the Driver's Seat
Jennifer Neumann
Potential Legal Pitfalls for Employers Using Social Media
The Inescapable Past: Job Applicants Beware of Your Social Media History!
Good Social Media Policies and Practices
Jenny Callans
Post 3: An Itty-Bitty Art Show
Post 2: It Takes a Community to Stencil a Storm Drain
Post 1: Perspectives on Arts Funding
Jeremy Schneider
Jeremy Schneider - Post 3: Marketing Free for Free
Jeremy Schneider - Post 2: Giving it Away for Free
Jeremy Schneider - Post 1: Diving into the deep end (without knowing how to dive)
Jerry Lindman
Jerry Lindman - Post 5: New Paradigm of Nonprofit Leadership
Jerry Lindman - Post 4: Careers in Fundraising
Jerry Lindman - Post 3: The Nonprofit Job Search
Jerry Lindman - Post 2: The Nonprofit Career
Jerry Lindman - Post 1: A Nonprofit Career
Jessica Pfeiffer
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Jim Rasor
Post 2: The Divide of Partisanship
Post 1 - Circling the City and Suburbs: A 2020 Vision
Jim Townsend
Jim Townsend
Why a Car Monoculture Needs to Clear the Road for Mass Transit
Joe Posch
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Joe Zainea
Post 6: The 1967 Rebellion
Post 5: 80/20 and Other Musings
Post 4: Woodward Avenue Memoirs
Post 3: Scrip Money: New Economy?
Post 2: The Making of the Majestic
Post 1: My Smokestack Mentality
John A. Simon
The Legal-Eye View of Business Formation, Property Protection, and Meetings of the Mind
John Austin
John Batdorf
Post 3: Don't Bury Our Heads in the (Oil) Sands
Post 2: Johnny Come Lately - Part 2
Post 1: Johnny Come Lately - Part 1
John Bebow
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
John Bradburn
Post 2: Business Perspectives on Creating Green Dots
Post 1: GM Connects the Green Dots
John D. Lamb
Backyard Art
Writers in Rogue Locations
A Kick in the Pants
John Gongos
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
John Hartig
Post 5: Detroit RiverWalk – Sharing the Dream
Post 4: Happy 10th Birthday, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge!
Post 3: Burning Rivers
Post 2: Creating a New Waterfront Porch for Wildlife and People
Post 1: What Makes Detroit Wild?
John Heiss
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Jordan Eizenga & Michael Stepniak
Jordan Eizenga - Push Start: Energy Bills and a Copier Build a Regional Cause
Michael Stepniak: Inside Southgate
Julie Gustafson
Why Business Incubation in Michigan?
Ramping Up an Incubator
Why Start-Ups; Why Business Incubation?
Kami Pothukuchi
Post 3: Why is a Professor of Urban Planning Running a Farmers Market?
Post 2: Why Should Universities Host Farmers Markets? The Wayne State Example
Post 1: The Urban Planning - Food Systems Tie-In
Karim Motawi
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Kat Owsley
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Kate Baker
Kate Baker - Post 4: Community
Kate Baker - Post 3: Opportunity
Kate Baker - Post 2: Culture
Kate Baker - Post 1: Potential
Kate Cherry
Katherine Austin
Why Karma Yoga is Flourishing in Detroit
The Secret to Business Growth: Constant Creativity and a Commitment to Evolve
A Spiritual Approach to Business
Keith W. Cooley
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Kentaro Roy
Unethical SEO: A Case Study and Cautionary Tale
The Place is Here, The Time is Now: Why This is the Perfect Time to Invest in SEO in Michigan
Perspective of a student-realtor-web design entrepreneur
Why I Funded a Scholarship at Eastern Michigan University
Kerrie Schneider
More Matches for Detroit Singles?
The Business of Love
Truth in Matchmaking
Kerry & Bryce Moore
Kerry Doman
Post 3: The Honey Do-List for Downtown
Post 2: Detroit Tonight
Kerry Doman - Post 1: Changing Perceptions
Kurt Metzger
Post 4: The Census is Coming! The Census is Coming!
Post 3: Social Equity Must Be Our Goal! How Do We Develop Neighborhoods of Opportunity?
Post 2: Collaboration and Rapid Response Are Possible in Detroit
Post 1 - Immigrants: Their Importance to the Region's Past, Present, and Future
Kyle Caldwell
Kyle Caldwell - Post 5: Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Sector
Kyle Caldwell - Post 4: Investing in the Nonprofit Sector
Kyle Caldwell - Post 3: Serving Others, Inspiring Change
Kyle Caldwell - Post 2: Collaboration
Kyle Caldwell - Post 1: Economic Downturn
Lisa Kurek
Lisa Kurek - Post No 4: Don't Be Afraid to Talk to Strangers
Lisa Kurek - Post No 3: Always Read the Instructions
Lisa Kurek - Post No 2: Life is Sales
Lisa Kurek - Post No 1: Entrepreneurs and Human Nature
Lisa Maas
Lisa Maas - Post 3: Now is the Time to Add Social Networks to Your Business Plan
Lisa Maas - Post 2: Build Relationships to Build Your Business
Lisa Maas - Post 1: The Secret to Success: Diversify Your Client Base
Lisa Wozniak & Ryan Mark-Griffin
Lisa Wozniak: Voiding of Saugatuck Dunes settlement supports local government
Lisa Wozniak: How does the Great Lakes State Become a Great Conservation State?
Ryan Mark-Griffin: Thank You, Michigan, for High-Speed Rail
Lish Dorset
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Lizabeth Ardisana
Lou Glazer
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Lynne Golodner
Stumbling Into a Startup
Entrepreneurship Without a Map
Grooming Talent
Mahendra Ramsinghani
Mariah Cherem
Post 3: A Sticker on a Light Pole
Post 2 - Why I Believe in the Power of Online Communities
Post 1 - Community: I'm Talking About More Than Just the Warm Fuzzies
Marilyn Nix, Rachele Downs, & Jumana Judeh
Jumana Judeh: A Woman's Place…Is in Detroit's Transformation
Rachele Downs: What's so Striking about the Detroit Revitalization Fellowship Program?
Marilyn Nix: A CREW of women in commercial real estate
Mark Adler
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Mark Maynard
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Mark Nickita
Post 5: Living in the Lake Belt
Post 4: Way Too Many Parking Spots, And Other Inefficiencies
Post 3: Exchange of space for place
Post 2: It's Detroit, Not Southeast Michigan
Post 1 - Let's Remake Urban White Elephants
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Mark Nickita
Post 5: Living in the Lake Belt
Post 4: Way Too Many Parking Spots, And Other Inefficiencies
Post 3: Exchange of space for place
Post 2: It's Detroit, Not Southeast Michigan
Post 1 - Let's Remake Urban White Elephants
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Mark Stutrud
A Messy, Loving Business
Training Our Entrepreneurial Gaze Higher
Mary Templeton
Post 5: Diversity and Sustainability on the Community Level
Post 4: Environment and Energy Epprentice: Creating Sustainability and Diversity in Leadership
Post 3: Sustainability and Diversity, Paying it Forward
Post 2: Sustainability and Diversity in Michigan's Energy Portfolio
Post 1: Sustainability, Diversity, and Portfolios
Matt Clayson
Post No. 5
Matt Clayson and Rose Giffen
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Maud Lyon
One D – the Art of Regional Transformation
Cultural Education
Sharing Resources
Collective Voice
Tyree, Marshall, Aretha and Albert
Maureen Krauss
Post 2: Talking Points
Post 1: Pure Oakland County
Megan Miller
Post 3: Service Works
Post 2: Young Detroiters Say...
Post 1: Why Young Detroiters Should Get Out of the City
Megan Owens
Post 4: The Next Big Transit Win
Post 3: Taxing Steps Will Make Quality Regional Transit
Post 2: What a Difference a Decade Makes
Post 1: A State of Transition
Megan Owens
Post 3: A Rail Platform for Leaders
Post 2: Skeptics, Look Here
Post 1: Give Woodward Light Rail a Whirl
Melinda Clynes
Melinda Clynes - Post 3: Detroit Wig Out Leaves Good Will in its Wake
Melinda Clynes - Post 2: Build Your Portrait Collection
Melinda Clynes - Post 1: Wiggin' Out in Detroit
Melissa Trustman
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Melissa Trustman
Michael Doyle
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Michael McCorquodale
Michael McCorquodale - Post 4: A Portrait of the "Entrepreneur" as a Young Man
Michael McCorquodale - Post 3: "Michigan's" Catch-22
Michael McCorquodale - Post 2: I'm "Irrational," You're OK
Michael McCorquodale - Post 1: A Tale Of Two States
Michael Poris
Michael Poris - Post 4: Back to Detroit
Michael Poris - Post 3: Back to the Future of Detroit
Michael Poris - Post 2: Regional Super Agency
Michael Poris: Post 1 - Detroit 3.0: Reboot
Michael Tyson
Post 3: The Nonprofit Utopia
Post 2: Defining the Successful Nonprofit
Post 1: Snapshot of Today's Nonprofit
Michele Hodges
We Solemnly Swear To...
The AAA Mindset
Yes to Healthy Controversy
Matching the Competition Via Transit
Michelle Spranger
Post No 4: Hollywood, Michigan
Post No 3: Dog Parks
Post No 2: A House In Ferndale
Post No 1: The Place For Me
Mike Finney
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Mike Score
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Mike Teshuba
Post 2: Five Things to Consider When Scratching Your Entrepreneurial Itch
Post 1: Why Aren't There More Companies Like Mango Languages in Detroit?
Monica Bowman
Post 4 - REGIONALISM: The New Cultural Capital
Post 3 - INFRASTRUCTURE: You, Me, and Them
Post 2 - COMMUNITY: Who is Contemporary Art About?
Post 1: An Obligatory Choice
Neeta Delaney
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Newcombe Clark
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Nick Britsky
Post 3: The DIY Toolbox
Post 2: The Maker Movement
Post 1 - The birth of hackerspaces: Community works
Norm Silk
Post 3: A Vision for a Sustainable, Livable Corridor
Post 2: A Walk Through the Turkel House
Post 1: 45 Years in the Floral Business. WOW!
Patricia E. Mooradian
Post 3: Motor City to Maker City
Post 2: The Myth of the Lone Genius
Post 1: On Innovation
Patricia Mooradian
Post No. 1
Patrick Crouch
Post 4: A Resilient Economy for Detroit in the Post Industrial Age
Post 3: Toward a regenerative culture, toward a regenerative community
Post 2: What is Food Justice?
Post 1: Growing the City
Paul Jenkins, Jr.
Post 3: If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Not Big Enough
Post 2: Starving Doubt
Post 1: The Only Way to Change Your Position is to Move
Paul Nielsen
Post 5: Transitions
Post 4: The Clown Index
Post 3: Wunderground Magic's Answer to the Economic Situation
Post 2: Houdini, Halloween, and the Importance of Wonder
Post 1: Out of Desperation Comes Magic
Pavan Muzumdar
Post 4: Putting It All Together
Post 3: Human Triumph and the Cross-Pollination of Ideas
Post 2: Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber?
Post 1: Don't Lose Money
Pavan Muzumdar
Post 4: Putting It All Together
Post 3: Human Triumph and the Cross-Pollination of Ideas
Post 2: Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber?
Post 1: Don't Lose Money
Peggy Brennan
Post 4: Locating a Project in Detroit
Post 3: The Green Garage's Deep Dig into Sustainability
Post 2: The Role of Community at the Green Garage
Post 1: Inspiration Behind the Green Garage
Peggy Brennan
Post 4: Locating a Project in Detroit
Post 3: The Green Garage's Deep Dig into Sustainability
Post 2: The Role of Community at the Green Garage
Post 1: Inspiration Behind the Green Garage
Peter Kageyama
Peter Kageyama - Post 4: Thinking Creatively about Uncreative Things – Parking
Peter Kageyama - Post 3: Cities We Love & Cities We Hate
Post #2: It's All About Talent
Post 1: Post #1: Who the hell picked Detroit for this conference?
Phuong & Viet Le
Viet Le - Post 4: You're Only as Good as Your Website
Phuong Le - Post 3: The Importance of Networking
Phuong Le - Post 2: Finding Your Passion in These Tough Times
Viet Le - Post 1: Penetrating a Saturated Market - What's Your Perspective?
Pj Jacokes
Post 4: Learning to Fail (Because Fail Blog Was Taken)
Post 3: Ice Cream and Me
Post 2: Demand Imagination
Post 1: What is Improv?
Rebecca Aughton
Embracing Change Pushes Up Market Share
Forecasting Less Customer Frivolity (But More Pets in Pajamas)
Running With Your Niche
Rebecca Binno Savage
Post 5: The Penobscot Buildings
Post 4: The Vanity Ballroom
Post 3: The Brodhead Armory
Post 2: How About That Train Station?
Post 1: In the Heat of Historic Preservation
Rebecca Salminen Witt
Post 3: Raising a Ruckus Around Local Food
Post 2: New Growth Foresting of Detroit
Post 1: People and Possibilities
Rebekah Johnson
Post 4 - Detroit, the Opera: Act IV
Post 3 - Detroit, the Opera: Act III
Post 2 - Detroit, the Opera: Act II
Post 1 - Detroit, the Opera: Act I
Ric Geyer
Post 6: Love and Heroism
Post 4: Blue Collar Innovation
Post 5: Swimming St. Clair
Post 3: Open Source Governance
Post 1: We Are Not Alone
Post 2: Citizens for Cities
Richard Bak
Post 3: Keeping Faith
Post 2: Silent City
Post 1: Day of the Dead
Richard Murphy
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Rick DeVos
Post 2: Why Michigan Needs the Arts
Post 1: Votes for Art
Rishi & Anuja Jaitly
A Crash Course in Social Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Detroit
Roger Gullickson
Roger Myers
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Ron Suarez
Creating your own podcast
So You're Thinking About Doing a Podcast
A podcast is not just putting audio or video on a web page
The Politics of Change and Upheaval in the Music Industry
A Purely Digital Play Business in the Land of Manufacturing
Ryan Anderson
Ryan Anderson - Post 2: Small Business Web Presence Management
Ryan Anderson - Post 1: Why Buy Michigan Products?
Sarah Lurtz and Sarah Lapinski
Sarah Szurpicki
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Scott Clein
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Scott Dunham
Post No 4: Practice Makes Perfect
Post No 3: Encouragement
Post No. 2: DWIFF
Post No. 1: Film As A Metaphor
One More Thing...
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton - Post 2: The Mating Call of the Indie Rock Poser
Scott Hamilton - Post 1: Detroit's Musical Legacy (or Why I Don't Sign Local Bands)
Scott Paul Dunham
Scott Paul Dunham - Post 5: A Film Culture
Scott Paul Dunham - Post 4: You've Got 2 Days
Scott Paul Dunham - Post 3: Thanks to Our Sponsors
Scott Paul Dunham - Post 2: Minting Motion Pictures
Scott Paul Dunham - Post 1: A Film Fete
Scott Trudeau
Scott Trudeau - Post 4: Growing Our Company in Present Day Michigan
Scott Trudeau - Post 3: Little Guys, Big Idea
Scott Trudeau - Post 2: Creativity is a Buoy in Our Tough Economy
Scott Trudeau - Post 1: It's Good To Be a Challenger
Sharon Carney
Sharon Carney - Post 4
Sharon Carney - Post 3: Detroit, the Land of Opportunity
Sharon Carney - Post 2: A proving ground for innovative problem-solving/collaboration
Sharon Carney - Post 1: The Backstory
Sharon Kegerreis & Lorri Hathaway
Post 3 - Destination Michigan: World Class Wine and Agricultural Experiences
Post 2: Michigan Vinters Face Production Challenges
Post 1: Michigan's Wine Industry Rocked Detroit After Prohibition
Sifu Stephen Britt
Post 3: Why Are We Handicapped?
Post 2: Tai Chi Chuan: A Cure?
Post 1: "Sifu" means "Teacher"
Stephen Rapundalo
Post No 3: Regulation And Resources
Post No. 2: Investment
Post No. 1: Leadership
Steve Pierce
Steve Pierce - Post 3: Ypsi Wireless spreads the gospel
Steve Pierce - Post 2: Building Ypsi Wireless
Steve Pierce - Post 1: Why Do Most Free Wireless Efforts Fail?
Terry Oprea
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
The Return Of 5 Posts You Should Read
Stephen Rapundalo
Neeta Delaney
David Knapp
Toby Barlow
Jessica Pfeiffer
Thomas Meloche
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Thomas Zurbuchen
Thomas Zurbuchen - Post 3: "The Future of the University of Michigan Depends on Entrepreneurs!"
Thomas Zurbuchen - Post 2: "The University of Michigan, Entrepreneurship, and its Students"
Thomas Zurbuchen - Post 1: "The University of Michigan and its State"
Tim Martz
Post 1: Why did we dial into Detroit?
Post 2: The Guerrilla Show
Post 3: David vs. Goliath – Saving The Oasis
Toby Barlow
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Todd Palmer
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Life after the Big 3
Post No. 1
Todd Scott
Post 4: A Diet Guide for Automotive Road Hogs
Post 3: 4 Camps of Thought
Post 2: A Bikeable Path for Metro Detroit
Post 1: Turn Off That Engine
Tom Woiwode
Post No 6: The Ditch
Post 5: Community Involvement
Post 4: Regionalism
Post No 3: The Olympics
Post No 2: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Post No 1: Going For A Walk
Torya Blanchard & Greg Lenhoff
Torya Blanchard - Post 2: The Food Personalities of Eastern Market
Greg Lenhoff - Post 2: Survival of the Smallest
Torya Blanchard - Post 1: 'Fight Club' Inspires a French Creperie
Greg Lenhoff - Post 1: "You're Gonna Sell What? Where?!"
Tracy Koe Wick
Post No. 5
Post No. 4
Post No. 3
Post No. 2
Post No. 1
Travis Millward
Travis Millward - Post 5: The Detroit Lions, GM, Ford & Chrysler – What do they all have in common?
Travis Millward - Post 4: If we fix it, they will come…
Travis Millward - Post 3: Entrepreneurs, burn your ships!
Travis Millward - Post 2: Observations of Detroit from a relocated out-of-stater
Travis Millward - Post 1: Is Detroit facing a vacant house epidemic?
Trenda Rusher
Post No 2: Washtenaw County's Katrina
Post No 1: Access Points
Veronika Scott
How Coat-Shelters Cut Homelessness
Walter Wasacz
Post 3: Techno Toots
Post 2: Party! Party!
Post 1: Get Ready to Techno!
Zach Lipson
Zach Lipson - Post 2: Tech Can't Thrive in Silos
Zach Lipson - Post 1: The Genesis of TechNow09
Torya Blanchard
was born in Detroit and grew up on the Northwest side. After graduation from Redford High (now closed), she began her studies at Michigan Technological University with an intent on becoming an engineer. After one year at Michigan Tech she took a year off to live in Paris as an au pair. She finished her studies at Wayne State University in French Education. After teaching for 5 years at a local charter school, Torya decided to cash in her 401K, quit her job, and open up the first
Good Girls Go to Paris Crepes
, a walk up stand at 2 John R in downtown Detroit. A year later she opened the second, sit-down version Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes in the
Park Shelton
(next to the DIA).
Torya currently resides in Detroit with her husband Richard, their two puli dogs Harry and Rambo, and her ever expanding vintage film poster collection.
Greg Lenhoff
is the owner of
, a small bookstore located in Midtown Detroit. He makes a point of walking to work every day, a process made easier by living only a few floors above his shop. Before starting his business, he was a public school teacher in New York City and a student many times over.
Torya Blanchard & Greg Lenhoff - Most Recent Posts:
Torya Blanchard - Post 2: The Food Personalities of Eastern Market
Posted By: Torya Blanchard & Greg Lenhoff
Posted: 10/12/2009
In 1997, my parents emphatically told me "We're moving, you're not," and moved to Belleville the year I came back from school in the UP to go to Wayne State. I don't get a chance to see them as often as I'd like and when we do see each other, we bond at Meijer. Really. Specifically, I come over to their house; we sit around for a bit and someone finds a reason to go to Meijer. "Hey Toy, I got an 80% coupon for the jewelry section" or "Hey Donald, we need more salad dressing." Usually, we walk around Meijer and comment on everything as if we were from a small town in a foreign country, just in wonderment at how much stuff one person can buy at one store. The Meijer on Belleville Road never gets old for my parents and me.
Hopefully, sometime soon we'll get to have our own Meijer in Detroit. Although I probably won't spend hours shopping there, I am very happy all the same, because why should the folks in Belleville have all the fun?
Last week, my mother visited me at
Eastern Market
, where I set up a mobile crepe station every Saturday at Shed 2. It wasn't too long before she felt the urge to explore and she was in amazement at how wonderful Eastern Market looks and how it's changed in the past year or so. I feel the same way. Eastern Market now reminds me of the marchés in Paris. It feels so fresh and vibrant, and you have a chance to get to know the merchants.
There is the mushroom guy, the pork people, the popcorn guy, the wine guy at Cost Plus Wine, Dave at R. Hirt, Dave at
Supino Pizzeria
, the gladiola guy, the Amish lady that makes miniature breads, the maple syrup guy, the Zen Center guy, the flower lady with the bouffant and the amazingly long nails, the lady in Shed Three who always has a "heavy date" and is trying to quickly move her vegetable of the day, the Asian vegetable "$2 a flat" people, the red trolley coffee people, the spice lady, the organic vegetable lady that has the most amazing wildflowers in the summer, The Gabriel Imports olives guy, Hans the soup guy from Russell Street and the "Fresh blueberries"/"Fresh Apples" guy who looks like Ernest Hemingway with his family. They are all there, usually every week without fail. There also is another cast of characters that come out during the week, when most local restaurants buy wholesale for their shops.
I had to step back and take a look at Eastern Market through the eyes of the many families I come in contact with on Saturdays. They're just like my family. Lots of families bond going to the market. It just goes to show that the common denominator of food, whether it be at a mega super market or at a colorful outdoor urban market, is the ultimate bonding agent and it gets families to take time out and spend it with each other.
Greg Lenhoff - Post 2: Survival of the Smallest
Posted By: Torya Blanchard & Greg Lenhoff
Posted: 10/9/2009
In the last post, prompted by the multitude of questions about why I chose to open in Detroit, I addressed the issue of place and the role it plays in the conception of my business. This time, I'm going to tackle the other question that comes up when I tell people what I do for a living: How does a small bookstore survive?
This question, of course, touches on the broader issue of how any small retailer can survive in an era where big box stores and malls dominate the landscape. Walking into one of these rectangular palaces, one feels intuitively that this place will have every book (or cooking utensil, cleaning supply, or whatever else it sells) one has ever heard of. How could a little spot like mine ever hope to compete?
The solution can be found in the sacrifices these places make in order to maintain their warehouse-like collections. Let's look at my business, bookselling, for insight into what I mean. Gigantic bookstores, in my opinion, are some of the worst places to browse. They are very good at having exactly the book you came in looking for, which is why they're designed with library-like efficiency. If you've got a title or author in mind before you even walk through the doors, you can make a beeline straight for the right section and you'll be checking out in no time.
But they are not very good at encouraging exploration or discovery, nor is there any way one could reasonably expect the employees to know about every book in the store. I've tried to take advantage of these deficiencies in my comparatively small space. Instead of attempting an exhaustive approach toward inventory, I've chosen to curate a smaller sample of things. I emphasize discovery and novelty, displaying as many books as possible with their covers facing out and stocking a sizeable collection of things that people would not see elsewhere in the area. I want people to come in without any idea of what they're looking for and walk out with something entirely foreign to them.
This is a strategy all small retailers can use to combat their giant, wealthy competitors. We can afford to be specialist experts, whereas they must be conforming generalists. We can talk to our customers confidently because we know and love what we're selling. People come to us because they have grown tired with shopping, eating, and living in anyplace; because they want to be a part of this place.
Detroit is filling up with specialists and we're always looking for more. So long as your passion is true, you'll always outshine the sameness that surrounds us.
Torya Blanchard - Post 1: 'Fight Club' Inspires a French Creperie
Posted By: Torya Blanchard & Greg Lenhoff
Posted: 10/8/2009
2008 became what I called my experimental
Fight Club
("Only after you've lost everything, you're free to do anything….") year. I decided at the time to take the film literally to see what would happen if I followed some of the fictional character Tyler Durden's advice. Do real people actually do this? I loved my job as a French teacher, but I wanted to really push my limits, let go, and do something a little crazy.
Aside from the question "What's your favorite crêpe?" many people ask how did a Detroit girl like me get into, of all things, the crêpe business? I tell anyone who asks that it's easy to start a business if you are willing to give up being comfortable. Meaning you can sleep at night if your idea fails and you lose every penny to your name pursuing it. I took what money I saved, cashed out my 401K (gasp!), and started with that and, of all things, that $1,000 stimulus money that Bush gave us back in 2008! That's it.
Loans, unless they can't be avoided, I feel should be avoided at all cost in small businesses. Getting a loan somewhere throughout this small business journey probably would have made my life a lot easier, although there is something about working for every dollar that you get and knowing where every dollar comes from and where it's going and being on a cash basis with ever vendor you use. Many people are used to the instant gratification credit/loan, but there is something to be said about saving for your business – and saving while you do business – that makes you value your company and see money in a different light.
I'm a Detroit girl through and through. I grew up here, lived here, went to school here, and worked here. My goal in opening a business here was not to make any kind of statement. Rather, it's where my home is and where I feel very comfortable. Whether it be in Detroit or the suburbs, people have to be comfortable where they set up their businesses and there is nothing wrong with either choice of location.
While some people have left Detroit for dead, I know that there are people that still work, attend school, and carry their business on in the city, because I'm one of those people. That's where I and others come in and fill in the gap. Rent tends to be cheaper and especially in the Midtown/University area you have such broad access to many people from all over the metro area. There is room for more restaurants and shops in those areas. The audience is there.
I am every bit the film buff and in the end, a movie changed my life.
Greg Lenhoff - Post 1: "You're Gonna Sell What? Where?!"
Posted By: Torya Blanchard & Greg Lenhoff
Posted: 10/8/2009
I'm pretty certain that anyone who has opened a small business has faced down the specters of cynicism and doubt, the lingering shades hiding in every daydream fantasy of what things might be like. The images of empty storefronts and zeroes in the books, I think, are natural and frequently productive. How else, after all, are you going to prepare for the worst?
But when I started talking to people about my plan to open a bookstore in Detroit, those ghosts took on flesh. Nervous, caring faces wondered how I was going to compete – with the Internet, with the huge retail chains, with the economy. And why Detroit? How was I ever going to sell books in a place that can't find a corporate grocer to sell fresh produce? These were serious concerns, deserving serious attention, and I found it hard to explain my passion and my plans.
But a partial response can be found at the front of my shop. The construction of my space involved tearing down the faux wood paneling that had been slapped on the walls sometime in the past, probably right around the time that the corporate grocers started moving in (Side note: It's a small wonder to me that I now own a shop only a few blocks from where my great-grandparents, escaping from Lebanon near the beginning of the last century, opened a little grocery store. Their building is no longer there.). Once the cheap façade had been removed, we found ceramic tiles bumping up against bright little paintings of sailboats. Pulling down the drop-grid ceiling exposed seven feet of height accentuated by setbacks and moldings. Much of this was in bad shape and, sadly, had to be covered up again. But the ceiling remains exposed and the richly colored tiles write their patterns near my windows. These remnants are part of my argument.
I have no way of directly competing with digital media or giant bookselling chains, just as they have no way of competing with me. I own a place with a particular past. I sell objects and all the sensations associated with them. The internet still hasn't figured out how to offer the aura of object-hood, that space between seeing pictures of Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry" and actually being there, craning your neck back for minutes and having to look at something else because you're starting to hurt. The retail chains, by definition, can't offer a unique experience. This sense of place is where my store holds part of its advantage.
This same sense is what still distinguishes Detroit. Wandering down Woodward or through Capitol Park is an experience completely unique to this place. If you find yourself alone on Belle Isle, you can be sure that you are the only person in the world watching that stretch of water. This is why we stay here. This is why it's so hard to watch our buildings go down. I believe my store can compete because it has a sense of place. It's important that we think of our city in that way.
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On January 12th, we would have celebrated your 82nd birthday together. Instead, those of us who knew you best wore pink and red in tribute to your love of those colors together. Of course some of us still question that combination.
I remember you always loved our family celebrations. Celebrating those you loved so dearly was one of your greatest passions.
I know you would enjoy being here with us. Seeing, holding, and playing with your great-grandchildren would be one of your many pleasures. I can see you talking with them as you cuddle the little boys and discuss a great many things with the older little girls. You were a wonderful grandma and I know this from having you for a wonderful Mom and through word of mouth and deed from my nieces and nephew. You would have been a super-wonderful great-grandma.
I know you would still keep in touch with your family and friends through your letters, still hand-written, and via email and now, Facebook. You would have really liked connecting with people through Facebook — so many messages, photos and links to more information. I still have some of the letters you had written to me.We celebrated Stuart's birthday on January 8th. We all gathered at Laurie's. Had a nice dinner, something he would have liked and cupcakes, complete with birthday candles. We lit the candles, sang Happy Birthday to him, then your great-granddaughters blew out the candles. I know this is something you would have done….. so, we did it. This made Stuart's birthday not as difficult to get through.
Yesterday, we again gathered at Laurie's. This time to celebrate Natalie's birthday. Of course we had her favorite food, BLTs. And, as was your way, we celebrated with ice cream and cake. Another party you would have truly enjoyed. Family celebrating family.
On your birthday, besides wearing red and pink (eesh), I went to a favorite Mexican restaurant of yours and had enchiladas and a flan, in your honor, for dessert. Oh my, was I full. That evening, I made a custard pie and learned that Jeff really likes custard pie. Yet, no one I know, or will ever know, will like custard pie as much as you did. Mine was not the best, it was not yours, but, it was custard pie all the same.
I wished you welcome to Club 82 on my Facebook page and I know you would have been a great member of the club. I hope to be one, some day.


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Sponsored Research
Faculty pursuing sponsored research should reach out to the Financial office early and often.
We recognize that faculty maintain relationships with funding sources and conversations occur in many informal ways, but as you begin the grant proposal process, it is important to involve the Financial Office on an ongoing basis. Additionally, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is available to talk through any proposal submission questions you may have. Specific guidelines on the grant proposal process for HLS and the University are below.
All proposals need to be received by the OSP 5 business days before the grant submission due date.
All proposals should include:
- Proposal which includes a budget and statement of work
- Participation Agreement (PA) for new Principal Investigators only
- Cost Share Form, if applicable
- Dean's Approval Form for projects not entered in GMAS. Dean's authorization is performed online for all GMAS submissions.
Note new requirements for Financial Conflict of Interest Disclosure
- Guidance on new requirements
- Financial Interest Internal Disclosure System – review disclosure requirements for relevant grants
Send your proposal to BOTH Leah Keating (HLS Finance) and Bridget Testa (HLS Development).
Note: All correspondence with OSP must cc: Leah Keating, Katie McGrath, and Bridget Testa. In general this should be an inclusive process to keep all parties up to date with specific developments.
Sponsored Research Proposal Review Process
The Review Process for submitting and reviewing sponsored research proposals moves in three steps:
1. HLS Review
Please submit all proposal materials to the Financial Office at least 10 days prior to the grant submission deadline for review and prior to submission to OSP. Grants including Cost Sharing or Subcontracts often add complications; earlier communication can facilitate a smoother submission process.
For fundraising (grant or gift opportunities) in an international context, please reach out to the Dean, Financial dean, or Administrative Dean as early as possible. The Financial Office will review your proposal and be in contact with you if further information is needed or any issues arise, and will work with you to submit your proposal to the University and OSP.
The Submission to the University must occur at least 5 days prior to the OSP submission deadline
This is a firm deadline for OSP and cannot be changed.
The Financial Office will notify the Dean's Office and the Development Office of the proposal and forward to OSP if the budget proposed is small and no significant changes are required or red flags raised.
As required by the Corporation, a proposal must be submitted to the Vice Provost for International Affairs if it has any of the following characteristics:
- It has an annual budget over $1.5 million
- It involves the establishment of a significant, long-term physical presence of the University (including any of its schools, departments, or centers) outside the United State. Examples: the establishment of an international office; a project calling for two or more Harvard faculty or staff to relocate outside the United States for more than six months
- The project involves the use of the name "Harvard University" or requires specific approval by the President or the Provost
- The Project might pose particular risks to, or especially complex commitments on the part of the University or its students, faculty or staff
The Vice Provost may refer any such projects for review by the University Committee on International Projects and Sites (UCIPS). The UCIPS will ordinarily review projects involving the establishment of an international office or other long-term international presence. In general it is better to have any project approved by the Dean before engaging in a UCIPS/Provost-led process. The following three documents may be of help with considering international opportunities.
- International Programs Guidebook
- Consideration of Foreign Collaboration for Research Activity
- Compliance Checklist for International Programs
2. OSP Submission
After proposal has been reviewed by the HLS Financial Office and is ready for submission, send all materials to Debby Dunlap at the Office of Sponsored Programs. Proposals must be received by OSP at least 5 days prior to the Sponsor's submission deadline.
Note: If a proposal is in response to an RFP, the RFP must be sent to OSP at least one week prior to the deadline to allow adequate time for review of the RFP's terms and conditions
For more key information, refer to the Office of Sponsored Programs website or the Office of Sponsored Programs Policies page.
3. Award Management
If and when your proposal has been accepted and an award is granted, your work will continue in setting up and managing the award. A wealth of resources is located on the OSP Website, including an object code listing, info on budgeting in the GL, and cost transferring.
- Award Set-up – OSP Website
- Award Management – OSP Website
- Cost Transfer Form
- Office of Sponsored Programs Website
For Financial Office questions, please contact:
Leah Keating @ 4-7759 firstname.lastname@example.com
For OSP questions, please contact:
Pre-Award Management: Debby Dunlap – (617) 496-3131 | deborah_dunlap [at] harvard.edu
Post-Award Management: Bernette Steptoe – (617) 496-2527 | bernette_steptoe [at] harvard.edu


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I'm grateful that I finished knitting up my cozy wristies for these blustery days. I'll be happier when there's a good amount of the white stuff on the ground. Brightens up the dark winter days.
I have a question for you.
Are you good at taking time for yourself?
Do you ever take time off, but then feel guilty or feel like you should be doing something else?
Well, I have a cure for you, it's called ME TIME!
Sounds selfish, doesn't it? And it is, in the most delicious way.
I took a "me day" this week and decided I would make a little video about it.
Now it's your turn! I'd love to hear from you in the comments below
When are you going to take some me time? Remember it could be just an hour.
What would you like to do (or not do) to enjoy your time off?
If you're a me time expert, tell me how you like to take time for yourself.
FYI, email, telephone and youtube are sandtraps to be avoided during your me time. More often than not (and I know this from experience) it's just fodder for anxiety and worries, especially if you're trying to take some time off.
Put your phone on airport mode, close your computer and run a bath.
I always love hearing from you so drop me a line with any questions you might have and please pass this along to your pal who never takes a day off.
Take care,
p.s. If you're reading this and you're not on my list, you should really get yourself on it! I send out a fun and useful email just about every week on clearing clutter and living life. Just pop on over here to get on! All the cool kids are doing it!


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1902 Giuseppe Demeglio is born in Turin.
1922 After beginning his career as a watchmaker, he opens his first jeweler's store/workshop at via Borgodora.
1923 He becomes an official purveyor for the Italian Royal Family.
1928 The jeweler's store/workshop is moved at corso Regina Margherita. Giuseppe Demeglio specializes in working with gold and setting precious stones.
1958 Celestino Demeglio, Giuseppe's son, moves the family business to corso Sempione.
1984 After training at the Benvenuto Cellini Art School and apprenticing with some of the best goldsmiths in Valenza, Milan, Bergamo, and Turin, young Roberto Demeglio opens his own jeweler's workshop at 200 Corso Sempione, near his father Giuseppe's store.
1989 The current workshop – a melting pot of ideas and jewelry – is opened on via Fratelli Calandra. Roberto Demeglio's focus on design and technology allows him to satisfy a growing number of clients and to produce jewelry for famous international brands.
2008 Roberto Demeglio wins the Couture Design Awards, Town & Country competition in Las Vegas with Anaconda bracelet. He receives two nominations for the same competition and takes first and second place in the contest for the best jewel with an Australian pearl promoted by Platinum Guild and the Nishikawa Award.
2009 Roberto Demeglio wins again the Couture Design Awards, Town & Country competition in Las Vegas with Zebra bracelet. Roberto Demeglio celebrates the magic of pearls: the Nishikawa collection is born.
2011 A new big mill is opened in Valenza (Italy). Valenza is one of the most important Jewellery district in the world. Roberto Demeglio draws Margherita Collection which is launched with a significant advertising campaign.
2012 Roberto Demeglio wins the First Award at Platinum Design Awards 2012 of Basilea with the Kerouac bracelet.


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The means by which the moon effects ovulation and menstruation has long been attributed to the relationship between the light of the moon and the circadian rhythms of humans. It makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint that women would synchronize ovulation with the full moon, the time of the greatest available light for festivities and rituals. The phase of the new moon, where there appears to be no light in the night sky, would correspond to menstruation, or a time to be internalized and inside. Also, there is some correlation to birthrate increasing at the time of the full moon when there is more available light by which to see and work.
Descartes first discovered the relationship between input of light into the eyes and glandular function. More specifically, to the glandular function of the pineal gland or what is known in Indian culture as the third eye. Light information reaches the pineal in the following way: The retina of the eye contains specialized cells that absorb the light coming in through the lens of the eye. Upon absorbing the light, the rod and cone cells convert the light energy in the form of anervous impulse. This impulse is carried for a short distance by the optic nerve. Then, at the optic chiasma, optic nerves from the two eyes cross, and parts of each go to the opposite side of the brain. At this point each nerve splits. Most impulses are eventually sent the optical cortex of the brain, where they are interpreted as vision. The rest of the impulses…pass back through the brain and down the medulla oblongata, where the brain attaches to the spinal cord. There the impulses go out of the cord until they reach the two superior cervical sympathetic ganglia, which lie on each side of the neck. From there the impulses are sent to the pineal gland.
There is significant documentation that the pineal gland affects several important glandular and organ functions, which influence menstruation, most importantly, the gonads and the thyroid gland. The pineal gland also generates melatonin and serotonin, which are both influenced by light and darkness exposure. It is believed that this is the site of physiology where the moon effects the reproductive cycle.
The endocrine system is mediated in a rhythmic manner by nerve centers in the hypothalamus. These "super charismatic nuclei" of the hypothalamus function as biological clocks that regulate both the circadian and ultradian rhythms governing a variety of biological processes mediated by the autonomic and endocrine systems.
The most important effect from nature on the bodies of all life is light. Light causes patterns of growth in plants, animals and all biological creatures from the sea to the mountains.


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I do not think it would be prudent to calculate how much of a mortgage you can afford based on the recent downturn in gas prices. I do believe they will go up again in the long term. In addition I think mortgage rates will rise in the second half of the year. Yes I know that has been predicted before however I do believe it is more of a reality this year based upon what I have been reading regarding the Federal Reserve.
Purchasing real estate is a good long term investment. I think it has to be approached in a long term view rather than the short term like a temporary drop in gas prices.


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LUCAS GILLAN, drums
Lucas Gillan has been teaching drum lessons in the Chicago area since 2007. He teaches jazz drum set as part of the adjunct faculty at Wheaton College and is the percussion instructor at Fenwick High School. With a broad musical background that includes everything from garage bands to jazz gigs to professional orchestras, Lucas has a unique perspective on what kind of experiences music can offer.
His teaching approach balances a solid grounding in music fundamentals with a creative spirit that is open to each student's musical interests. As a beginner himself, Lucas was much more interested in writing his own music than in learning how to play the music of others, and he passes on that creative spirit to his students.
Lucas originally began making music in his hometown of Tucson, AZ, where he performed in church, punk clubs, and all-city jazz ensembles by the time he had graduated from middle school. His passion for music led him to the renowned jazz-studies program at Northern Illinois University. He graduated with a major in jazz studies and a minor in journalism in 2007.
Aside from being an inspired teacher, Lucas is an active performer in Chicago's music scene. He leads his own jazz group, Lucas Gillan's Many Blessings, which released its debut album, Arroyo, in September 2017. He plays drums in the nationally-known soul/pop group The Right Now, and performs as a freelancer with a wide variety of different musicians in Chicago's diverse music scene. He has performed at venues ranging from the Jazz Showcase to the United Center. In 2017, he graduated with a Master of Music in jazz studies at DePaul University, where he studied closely with world-renowned drummer Dana Hall.
When he's not busy with his studies or his careers as a performer or teacher, Lucas enjoys reading, exploring the outdoors, and experiencing the cultural riches of Chicago with his wife, Anna.


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Serena Williams poses with the Yvonne Goolagong Winners Trophy at a portrait session after winning the Women's Final during the Brisbane International Tournament on Sunday (January 6) in Brisbane, Australia.
The 31-year-old tennis star held her trophy up high the day before after defeating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to win the 47th title of her career.
"I was looking at a lot of old matches on YouTube, and I feel like right now I'm playing some of my best tennis," Serena said in a press conference after her match. "I feel like I want to do better and play better still."


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Check out these fantastic prints that just came in my mailbox. They're from The Seventy Tree, by the talented, Kerry Layton. Kerry, these prints are fab to the max! I got The City Fox print because it reminds me of my little Beatrice. She pretty much embodies the spirit of a city fox. She's learned to pop a squat anywhere in the city and also trained to look both ways when crossing. Is she awesome or what? Gotta love her! The other print, Bare Bear holding its undies is hilarious. And the Bear of Few Words was drawn from the word, bear, which is so simple and brilliant and creates so much texture. If you love animal prints like me, stop by her wonderful shop because she's having a sale on A4 size prints, all for £5. What a steal-deal! Kerry also has an addicting blog that covers all things inspiring which I follow everyday.
The teardrop terrarium next to the bear prints was a nice housewarming gift from a good friend of mine over at Branch of Life LA. His terrariums are pretty and the succulent stuffings are low maintenance and looks magical inside the glass. I'm definitely getting a larger one for my home.


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AAR: Diot/
Played a great game of I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! today using scenario #4H from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario pack.
Exciting action as the Germans attempt to outflank the Allied advance via the strategically vital town of Diot, only to run into a company of Scottish infantry determined not to let them past!
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And for those whose appetites are whetted by the above, I've reloaded the IABSM AARs down to the last one from the Fall of the Lion Gate Malaya and Singapore scenario pack - I'm doing all the scenario pack AARs first before moving on to individual games and the Games Day reports. Check them out!


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The preferred deadline for applicants wishing to be considered for assistantship funding is January 15, 2020. All graduate applicants in Music Education must be submitted by March 1, 2020. For specific admissions questions, please contact Dr. Michael Hewitt.
In addition to submitting your School of Music application, all graduate applicants must also apply to the UMD Graduate School. For a step-by-step list of Graduate School application procedures, click here. You will need to use the four-letter program code: MUED.
Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education
The Ph.D. in Music Education was re-designed for music educators who would like to pursue research and prepare future music teachers for work in K-12 classrooms. The degree, which includes a rigorous sequence of courses and colloquia both within and beyond the School of Music, can be completed in as few as three years of full time enrollment. The music education faculty is particularly excited about the interdisciplinary nature of the degree, which will allow students to explore and specialize in fields relevant to their areas of interest and current trends in music education.
Applicants to the Ph.D. in Music Education must submit the following:
- GRE scores (less than 5 years old)
- Personal statement (500-1,000 words) - From your perspective on the current state of music education in the United States, what do you see as the greatest challenge(s) facing the profession, and how do you anticipate that your doctoral studies in music education at the University of Maryland will equip you to become a leader on these issues?
- Academic Writing Sample: Please provide a sample of your past scholarly work. This could be a course assignment, project, or thesis from your Master's degree.
- Teaching video: Please upload a 15-30 minute unedited video clip of your recent K-12 music teaching experience. The video should be representative of your typical teaching practice, and demonstrate your musicianship as well as the developing musicianship of your students.
Masters Programs in Music Education
The Master of Music in Music Education degree is designed for qualified graduate students holding a Bachelor of Music who are seeking a professional degree in music education that culminates with a final project. Applicants who are considering pursuing doctoral study in music or music education after the Master's degree might instead prefer the Master of Arts in Music Education program. All Master's degree applicants in music education should complete the following requirements. Tracking into the MM or MA program will be determined in consultation with Music Education faculty following admission to the University and the School of Music. For all Master's of Music Education applicants, evidence of at least two years of classroom teaching experience is highly desirable.
All masters music education applicants must submit the following (please find more detailed application information here):
- Transcript(s) from all undergraduate institutions
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- Brief essay (500-750 words) describing your teaching philosophy and methodologies
- Teaching/rehearsal video (15-20 minutes, unedited), with accompanying lesson plan
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Graduate Audition Requirements
Topics: Conducting | Jazz Studies | Piano | String | Voice/Opera | Wind & Percussion | Music Education | Music Theory & Composition | Musicology & Ethnomusicology


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We help clients reach the critical goal of providing decent, safe and affordable housing for families who need them. But after a project is funded, construction is completed, and homes are rented to families, we're not finished. The hard work continues: managing and maintaining the homes.
State agencies and investors who are partners on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects will visit periodically and inspect the homes and property. These are called on-site physical inspections, and projects must pass them to maintain funding.
Join me for a two-day training on Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Anaheim-Orange County in Orange, CA, to learn about the Uniform Physical Conditions Standards (UPCS) Inspection Protocols and how to pass your inspections and keep your homes safe and healthy. Download the agenda and a registration form.
Attendees of our UPCS training will learn:
- What areas are inspected, how defects are determined, and which are the most critical health and safety categories and life-threatening hazards.
- How to remedy non-compliance findings.
- How the use of data can generate reports such as work orders, maintenance trends and capital planning to make the maintenance process easier and more efficient.
The host hotel is located just one mile from Disneyland Park, and a complimentary shuttle to and from there is available for hotel guests.
The fee for this training is $225 per person, which covers all materials, breakfast, snacks and refreshments over two days. Attendees will also receive a certificate of completion.
Make sure to book your hotel room before the Saturday, Feb. 25 deadline. To reserve a hotel room at a discounted rate of $155/night plus tax, please call the DoubleTree by Hilton Anaheim-Orange County at 714-634-4500 and mention "TT3" or "Training for Travois." To use the online reservation system, click here and use the group code "TT3" for the discount through Saturday, Feb. 25.
The deadline to register is Monday, March 6. For more information about this training or others, click here.
If you have registration questions, please contact Katie Dosenbach at 816-994-8970 or firstname.lastname@example.com.