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Sep 7th, 2011 the Play Date Carmen, Elijah & Juno Wright It's always a magical time at the Wrights' home. Elijah and Juno Wright are two of the most creative children I know! When they're not busy working on their feature film Princess Shashan and The Night Ghouls with Elijah directing and Juno as his leading lady, Elijah, 9 is practicing Clementi's Sonatina beautifully on the piano and Juno, 6 is either at her ballet or African drum class! Their mother and my closest friend Carmen Ejogo is not only a drop dead gorgeous, award winning actress but I'm predicting the next Martha Stewart for a new generation! Carmen's my go to for anything interior design related and she's the first to gather scissors and ribbons for fun projects to do with the kids! It wasn't until she became a mother that she yearned for real quality toys like the kind she herself played with as a child. What does a ridiculously creative mother do? Make them herself-of course! On the day of our play date the kids were trying out the new Wendy House! Everyone had fun embellishing the tent with polka dots, glitter, acorns- whatever caught their fancy-even improvising the odd flower for their hair! After at least a dozen requests from other mothers on playdates for the Wendy houses and a real offer to showcase them in an exclusive boutique in Tribeca, Carmen decided to take things further-create a full range of Old Fashion toys with the emphasis on quality and imagination for every child! Scalliwag Toys was born! This summer Carmen starts shooting the film I, Alex Cross opposite Tyler Perry and Edward Burns. Scalliwagtoys is available exclusively at Christina Dos Santos in NYC. Juno wears top/skirt from Crew Cuts, leggings by Old Navy. Tallulah wears striped top by Kids Case, leggings by L'Esprit de Luna and sneakers by Stella McCartney for Gap. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes:   <acronym title="">
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We've all heard the song "Live Like You Were Dying", which is good advice, really. But what if we also lived like we were moving? I don't mean in the way that you don't settle in to a place or get attached to your home or your area (though that works for some people too). I just mean live like you were going to have to pack up everything you own tomorrow.
Would you bring it all? Really? Even the nearly empty bottle of nail polish, and the wide brimmed hat that you never wear.? The chipped pie plate in the back of the cabinet, the television in the attic, the fourth pair of flip-flops? Who loves all that stuff?
I may have been thinking of this because of all the houses selling. People are packing up and moving and moving is hard work; harder still if you move stuff you should have left behind. I think it can be refreshing though, when everything that is moved is chosen consciously. Do I want to keep this? Do I even like this? Would I miss it? Rather than packing up everything and having to deal with it all later- to live with it all later- the wanted and the unwanted- why not sort through it before you move? Even if you have no plans whatsoever to move, it is freeing to live like you are moving.
When a house is going up for sale, a realtor will usually tell the owners to clean it up, put some things in storage, keep the furniture to a minimum. It makes the space look bigger, more open and inviting, less cluttered. And if this is so, why wouldn't we want to live this way even when we aren't selling our home?
It's been a particularly busy weekend –a birthday celebration for my father, an Easter dinner, watching the Boston Marathon (my sister ran!), guests, driving my daughter back to school. It was a joyous weekend, but it's time to get back to writing, and it happens to be trash day. Out with the old and unused. After gathering the trash and recyclables, I had room left in each barrel and seized the opportunity to do a little extra purging. New week, fresh writing, and spring is eeking through in fits and starts. No room in my life for old hair products, a ripped sheet set or Tupperware without covers. Would I bring this stuff with me if I were moving? Not a chance. Out to the curb, out of my life, gone from my line of vision, my mind, my cabinets. It is a season of renewal and new beginnings. We don't have to be moving to start fresh. Sometimes the newness, even if it's a mystery, reveals itself after we've purged.
Ahh the sweetness of a new day, a fresh week, an empty table top. I look around me and everything I have is everything I need. It is raining hard outside, a puddle forming at the root of the tree I see from my window. Firmly planted, even in its bareness it looks so alive, so strong, so rooted in time and place. There's only a wall and some space between me and the tree, inside and outside. I look between the two and think of packing up what is in here to bring it out there. What would I take? Everything that is in here? Pretty close, I think. I have no plans to move, but if I did, I think I'd be ready.


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Man Utd keeper loaned out
Manchester United goalkeeper Joel Pereira has joined Belgian club KV Kortrijk on loan until the end of the season.The 22-year-old made nine league appearances during a loan spell at Portuguese side Vitoria Setubal during the fist half of the season, and would have been United's fourth-choice keeper behind David de Gea, Sergio Romero and Lee Grant had he stayed at Old Trafford. Pereira, who was born in Switzerland but has played for Portugal at Under-21 level, has previously had temporary spells at Rochdale and Belenenses of the Portuguese top flight as well after graduating from the Reds' youth team. Article continues below Editors' Picks 'There is no creativity' – Can Solskjaer get Man Utd scoring freely again? 'Everyone legged it on to the pitch!' – How Foden went from Man City superfan to future superstar Emery out of jail – for now – as brilliant Pepe papers over Arsenal's cracks What is Manchester United's ownership situation and how would Kevin Glazer's sale of shares affect the club? He was much admired by former Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho, who had commented Pereira could become "the Portuguese goalkeeper of the next generation". The stopper joins midfielder Matty Willock in making a loan move away from Old Trafford on deadline day.Willock joined Crawley Town for the remainder of the season earlier today, having also spent the first half of the campaign away from the club. During a temporary stint with St Mirren the 22-year-old made 13 appearances north of the border, but now links up with Crawley who sit 16th in League 2.However, Timothy Fosu-Mensah has apparently turned down a number of loan offers after only playing 34 minutes of football since Claudio Ranieri replaced Slavisi Jokanovic at Fulham.Huddersfield Town are reported to be one of the clubs who contacted Fosu-Mensah over a potential switch, but the defender is now expected to stay at Craven Cottage.Marouane Fellaini also is expected to secure a move out of Manchester though, having been spotted at an airport in Brussels.United have agreed a £10 million deal with Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng, and the Belgium international is set to sign a three-year deal after falling out of favour under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. But the Reds did tie down Anthony Martial to a five-year contract on Wednesday after the Frenchman has put in a number of impressive performances in recent weeks. Spain goalkeeper De Gea is apparently also close to committing his future to United and could sign a long-term deal soon.


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The GOP - A Party of Whores
The corrupt GOP Elites are working overtime
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(Rickey.com) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has assured Senate candidates running for reelection that they can run ads against Donald Trump even if he wins the GOP nomination for president.
According to the New York Times, senators attending private lunches with the Majority Leader have been advised to take the position that Donald Trump will lose badly in the general election and should prepare themselves for a Hillary Clinton presidency.
Looks like McConnell is conceding the nomination to Trump, but won't give him any support in November. He is telling other senators that this is OK:
Read More . . . .While still hopeful that Mr. Rubio might prevail, Mr. McConnell has begun preparing senators for the prospect of a Trump nomination, assuring them that, if it threatened to harm them in the general election, they could run negative ads about Mr. Trump to create space between him and Republican senators seeking re-election. Mr. McConnell has raised the possibility of treating Mr. Trump's loss as a given and describing a Republican Senate to voters as a necessary check on a President Hillary Clinton, according to senators at the lunches
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text: By Cameron Huddleston, Former Online Editor August 5, 2009 As you probably know, the government's cash for clunkers program -- which provides rebates of $3,500 to $4,500 to people who trade in gas guzzlers for fuel-efficient cars -- has been so popular that it's running out of funding. Although the Senate majority leader said August 5 that the Senate would vote to provide another $2 billion for the program (the House already did), that doesn't mean you should get in line at your local dealership if you still have a clunker you want to unload. If you're car is worth more than the rebate, you may get a better deal selling it on your own. If you take this route, be sure to protect yourself from fraud -- especially if you sell your car online. Follow these three tips: Sponsored Content Make personal contact. If you advertise a vehicle online, don't rely on e-mail to communicate with potential buyers. Many scammers (who might send you a fraudulent check) use e-mail because they are based overseas, says Keely Funkhouser, director of fraud prevention strategies at AutoTrader.com, the Internet's largest auto classifieds marketplace. If a buyer isn't willing to talk with you by phone, it's a red flag. But don't get too personal. If the buyer wants to test drive the vehicle, meet at a public place -- not your home. Take someone with you and ask to see the buyer's license, Funkhouser says. Advertisement Make sure you get paid. Sounds simple, right? Of course you wouldn't hand over the title until you got a check. But Funkhouser says you shouldn't accept a personal check because it could bounce. It can take a bank up to two weeks to authenticate a check, so the buyer could be long go with your car before you realize his check was a dud. Ask for cash or meet at the buyer's bank to confirm that funds for the purchase are available. If the buyer lives in another state, you can use an escrow service, such as Escrow.com, to handle the transaction. Don't agree to accept a cashier's check that's over the amount of the purchase if the buyer asks to be refunded the difference -- it's a scam. Tomorrow: Tips for Safely Buying a Car Online


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So we took the dudes to the new waffle truck that opened up at the corner of 35th and Multnomah at the "French Quarter", home to the amazing Noy Viet Lao, Eagle Fish (formerly "Kris' Fish"), Hey Stella and Parson Farms. We are so lucky to have all this in our little neighborhood! So as far as the waffle truck: it has breakfast waffles, dessert waffles, and waffles that can be eaten for lunch or dinner. Some examples include eggs and bacon on waffles, ham cheese and tomato on waffles, chicken pesto waffles, banana and Nutella waffles, peanut butter, jelly and bacon waffles – you get the picture. Hopefully they will put up the menu on the web soon because I couldn't remember all of the choices! Mom and dad are on a diet and couldn't try the waffles but judging by their faces they were giant hits and we will be back!
We stopped here for lunch on the way to Steens Mountain. It's located just outside of downtown Bend. We didn't know what to expect with this Mexican/Asian fusion order at the register place but the menu looked good and it had a good crowd. It was by far our best find this year! Lowell ordered the chilaquiles. It was a mild dish but good, and they added a small pile of jalapeños in case you wanted to kick it up a notch. Aidan got the shredded pork rice bowl, the pork was sweet and really well done, with the sauce I can't describe that had peanuts and vegetables in it. Dad got the cat fish tacos. Again, really good. Dad is from the south and knows what fried catfish should taste like -the catfish was lightly fried in clean oil, lightly seasoned and perfectly cooked with a side of jalapeños in case you want to add some kick to it. I got the Carnitas Sando which was a slow roasted pork sandwich with a fried egg, cabbage and other vegetables, cotija cheese and yucca chips and lots of amazing sauce. Definitely not the low-fat option but it was amazing. We SO need a Spork in Portland. We all agreed it would go over really well. Everyone there is really nice, the music is loud, but this helps drown the noise of the kids, and we were in and out of there really fast! Love!!!
Double Happiness
We needed a place to stop for lunch on the way to Burns and we were burger and a hotdog'd out so we found ourselves at Double Happiness Chinese restaurant off Hwy 20 in Bend. We were a little wary at first, but the food wasn't half bad. It's your standard run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant. Lolo ordered "mothers chicken". which he was very excited about. Dad was disappointed with his Kung Pao shrimp: hardly any shrimp and way too much zucchini. The sweet and sour was ok, same with the chow mein. The portions were WAY too big though. The boys liked it and that's all that mattered!
This weekend we went camping in the Three Sisters wilderness area, and while we did our fair share of hotdogs and smores, we decided to go out to lunch in "Rainbow" Oregon. We thought it would be appropriate to take the boys to lunch in "Nimrod", Oregon but there were no restaurants there. So we ended up at Takoda's. It was actually pretty good. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, they have a pretty good beer selection and cocktail list, very kid friendly, with a gift shop that has everything you don't need but want to buy anyway (lots of candy and a great jelly belly selection). We ordered burgers and Ruebens, and everything was very good. The service was great, everyone there is really nice, and Takoda's is conveniently located next to the only grocery and gas station within a good distance! Two thumbs up for Takoda's!
Park Kitchen
Ok, so it was mom and dad's anniversary and we didn't make any plans and then last minute decided we wanted to go out. We took the dudes to one of our favorite dinner spots, Park Kitchen. Aidan got the "House Squirt" and Lolo got a custom made limeaid from the bar. We all decided we would do the Chef's Tasting menu so we could be surprised. First out were smoked prawns – two thumbs up from the dudes. Second was the cod fritters, Lolo gave them two thumbs up, but Aidan said they tasted too much like potatoes and not enough like cod. Then pork terrine sliders. Big hit with the dudes. Of course. Lolo pointed out that they were better than mom's pulled pork sliders. Then the snap pea soup which was outstanding but apparently too green for the boys. Did their one obligatory taste and that was it. Beet salad with blood orange, pistachios and goat cheese – good, but not a hit with the dudes. Then duck sausage with grits and broccolini. Best dish EVER (according to Aidan and Lowell). Finally, some beautiful cod and pork, but frankly, even though the two dishes were awesome we were all getting stuffed and so the excitement was fading. Then desert. Lolo loved the chocolate cake salted caramel hazelnut ice cream desert, and the rhubarb donuts were a hit with Aidan. The sorrel panna cotta, well, it was very nice, but mom was the only one that ate it. Really reasonable for 2.5 hours of amazing food and great service for $65/head! Kid friendly? Yes, but not in the kids menu run amuck kind of way. You have to have kids that love food and can stay in their seats and keep the volume down, but if you do, this is the place! They were so nice to the boys and treated them like little adults! Oh, and if you like Moscow Mules they make a killer non-ginger beer version. It's all about the fresh ginger!
So we finally made it to the IBU. It used to be an Italian restaurant, a burger place, the Melting Pot, and so on. This place is awesome for families. Kids can be as loud as they want and nobody will hear them. They've got TV screens all over the place which the kids become glued to letting the adults have a little time to talk. The beer selection is vast, and frankly, much to our surprise the food is pretty good! Aidan got the elk burger which he devoured, Lolo got the "What Burger" which he ate half of, which is good for Lolo – it was a giant burger (I wish i had gotten it). I got the lamb burger, which was great, but not nearly as exciting as the "What Burger". The dudes gave it a thumbs up and we will return. If you have a large crowd with a large appetite this is the place to be. Oh, and the service was great too!
Conin RestaurantWe decided to take the dudes here after good things about it throughout the village. This location used to be our favorite Indian restaurant but it closed a few years back. Lolo really liked the salsa (it was pretty good). For an appetizer we shared tje "Molletes", basically bread with mashed beans, cheese, and tomato – can't go wrong there! Aidan and dad ordered the beef burrito, which they were both very impressed with. Mom ordered the beef chimichanga which was also very good. Lolo ordered the Enfrijoladas. He wasnt big on his because he was expecting an enchilada. They have a full bar, its kid friendly, and everyone there is super nice. Overall, the dudes gave it two thumbs up. Hopefully this restaurant makes it in the spot where restaurants go to die.


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Native Sarah Politz was just following the lead of a sixth grade classmate when she chose the trombone in music class at Mountview School, but in retrospect, it seems like the right fit.
Politz has been pretty much devoted to the trombone ever since, and there's something like fate about it to her.
"It feels a little bit like it chose me," she says of the instrument.
The 2007 Oberlin Conservatory grad was clearly in the right place at the right time: playing trombone at Oberlin has led to a prestigious award, a Watson Fellowship Grant of $25,000 to take her trombone on an extended trip to absorb what five African countries can teach her about their culture through their music.
Unlike some fellowship grants, the Watson doesn't require a formal report from Politz's year on the African continent; she'll be giving a committee regular updates, but, basically, she'll be going there to take out her trombone and play, with or for the people she meets, and to hear them play whatever they have at hand.
It's a sort of a reverse trip to the jazz major: she's learned about modern jazz in the U.S., and is going back to where jazz has its roots.
Her own beginning, studying jazz, came early in her life from both home and school.
Her father, Samuel Politz, a biology professor at WPI, plays piano in a jazz band called Tuff Enuff.
"He grew up outside New Orleans," she says. "So he brought me up on that kind of music."
Soon after beginning to study trombone in middle school, Politz began to study with Rich Ardizzone at the Joy of Music Program in Worcester. She attributes much of her discipline and skill to his teaching.
"I really think I would not be doing what I'm doing now except for the amount of work he put into teaching me," she says.
He taught the willing pupil, already attuned to jazz, the niceties of jazz: how to hear changes, how to hear the blues. He also taught her discipline, how to practice. All that on top of learning to play a physically demanding instrument.
"I think trombone players spend a little bit longer learning how to play and overcoming the physical obstacles," Politz says.
She believes if she hadn't taken up trombone, she might have been a drummer. She's also studied piano.
Politz took honors courses at Wachusett Regional High School and then began to look around for a place to study music after graduation. Oberlin Conservatory beckoned, and, except for its location rather far from a jazz club scene, Politz has few regrets about the program, one of the oldest conservatories in the country.
At Oberlin, as a jazz major, Politz was required to take African American music with the chair of the jazz department. The course taught her that African music was the jumping off point for all jazz history. As a double major in English, Politz steeped herself in all aspects of the African American experience: she took African American literature and art, and, in spite of the rigorous double major, finished her degree in four years instead of the usual five.
She's glad, looking back, that she chose Oberlin, with its history of African American empowerment that enhanced her own studies.
But as finishing up at Oberlin loomed, she began to wonder how to continue that study. An advisor mentioned the Watson Fellowship Grant. After an interview Politz felt was one of the worst of her life, she was surprised to learn she'd become one of the 49 college students nationwide from 48 colleges and universities chosen for one of the independent study grants.
With the help of some Oberlin alums who've traveled to African countries, Politz is now making contacts, buying equipment and getting ready for her trip to Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Guinea and South Africa, beginning July 31.
She plans to "get settled in each town, check out the music scene, and let people know that I brought my horn and want to sit in."
Politz wants her presence to be that of a participant, not an observer.
"It somehow has more integrity than the ethnomusicology approach, to make recordings and take notes and make people feel they're your subject," she says.
She'll be writing about her experience the whole time, she says, and after the year, will return to deliver an address at a returning fellows gathering.
After that, Politz isn't sure where her interests will take her. She won't be able to apply to graduate schools while she's away (the grant requires her to stay away for the whole year), but thinks when she returns, she'll be applying to Columbia University.
"They've got everything I'm interested in, in a city block," she says.
That includes plenty of performance venues, for someone who's played in a few ensembles, including a gospel band at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Holden.
Right now, though, Politz is reveling in her plans to leave the smaller world of Holden and Oberlin for the wider world. Her first step is a trip to Europe with her mom, Joan Rittlund of Rutland. When she returns, she'll begin to prepare herself for her July 31 trip to west Africa. For someone who, until this year, had never been off the continent, it's almost an understatement to say, it's an exciting time.


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A young person's career prospects can depend very much on their exam results. Many jobs require qualifications and it is necessary for students to be able to study successfully. Good study habits do not come naturally and young people are bombarded with distractions. All Resources understands these issues and provides resource packs which equip young people with the skills to study effectively.


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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
The Chimu Kingdom, with Chan Chan as its capital, reached its apogee in the 15th century, not long before falling to the Incas. The planning of this huge city, the largest in pre-Columbian America, reflects a strict political and social strategy, marked by the city's division into nine 'citadels' or 'palaces' forming autonomous units.
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Zone archéologique de Chan Chan
Le royaume chimu, dont Chan Chan fut la capitale, connut son apogée au XVe siècle, peu avant de succomber à la puissance inca. L'aménagement de cette ville, la plus importante de l'Amérique précolombienne, reflète une stratégie politique et sociale rigoureuse, marquée par sa division en neuf « citadelles » ou « palais » formant des unités indépendantes.
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منطقة تشان تشان الأثريّة
عرفت مملكة الشيمو التي كانت عاصمتها تشان تشان أوج عظمتها في القرن الخامس عشر، وذلك قُبَيْل الوقوع تحت سيطرة الإنكا. ويعكس تنظيم هذه المدينة، التي تُعتبر الأبرز في أميركا قبل اكتشاف كولومبوس لها، استراتيجية سياسية واجتماعية دقيقة، تتّسم بانقسامها الى تسعة "حصون" أو "قصور" شكّلت وحدات مستقلّة.
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Археологическая зона Чан-Чан
Государство Чиму, столицей которого был Чан-Чан, достигло своего расцвета в XV в., незадолго до захвата инками. Планировка этого огромного города, самого большого в доколумбовой Америке, отражает строгую политическую и социальную организацию, проявляющуюся в разделении города на девять "цитаделей" или "дворцов", образующих независимые блоки.
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Zona arqueológica de Chan Chan
Chan Chan fue la capital del reino chimú, que conoció su máximo esplendor en el siglo XV, poco antes de sucumbir al poder del Imperio Inca. La disposición de esta ciudad, una de las más importantes de la América precolombina, fue el resultado de la aplicación de una rigurosa estrategia política y social, evidenciada por su división en nueve "ciudadelas" o "palacios" que forman unidades independientes.
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Archeologische zone van Chan Chan
Chan Chan is de hoofdstad van het Chimu koninkrijk, dat zijn hoogtepunt bereikte in de 15e eeuw. Niet lang daarna viel het rijk in handen van de Inca's. De stad is de grootste in precolumbiaans Amerika en het ontwerp ervan weerspiegelt een strikte politieke en sociale strategie, gekenmerkt door de verdeling van de stad in negen 'citadellen' of 'paleizen' die autonome eenheden vormden. De belangrijkste activiteiten in Chan Chan waren houtbewerking, weven en de bewerking van goud en zilver. Iets verder naar het zuiden ligt een gebied dat gebruikt werd voor landbouw, wat blijkt uit de resten van een irrigatiesysteem.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
The Chimu Kingdom reached its apogee in the 15th century, not long before falling to the Incas. Its capital Chan Chan, located in the once fertile river valley of Moche or Santa Catalina, was the largest earthen architecture city in pre-Columbian America. The remains of this vast city reflect in their layout a strict political and social strategy, emphasized by their division into nine 'citadels' or 'palaces' forming independent units.
The Outstanding Universal Value of Chan Chan resides in the extensive, hierarchically planned remains of this huge city, including remnants of the industrial, agricultural and water management systems that sustained it.
The monumental zone of around six square kilometres in the centre of the once twenty square kilometre city, comprises nine large rectangular complexes ('citadels' or 'palaces') delineated by high thick earthen walls. Within these units, buildings including temples, dwellings, storehouses are arranged around open spaces, together with reservoirs, and funeral platforms. The earthen walls of the buildings were often decorated with friezes representing abstract motifs, and anthropomorphical and zoomorphical subjects. Around these nine complexes were thirty two semi monumental compounds and four production sectors for activities such as weaving wood and metal working. Extensive agricultural areas and a remnant irrigation system have been found further to the north, east and west of the city.
The Moche and Chicama rivers once supplied an intricate irrigation system via an approximately 80 kilometre long canal, sustaining the region around Chan Chan during the height of the Chimu civilisation.
Criterion (i): The planning of the largest earthen city of pre-Columbian America is an absolute masterpiece of town planning. Rigorous zoning, differentiated use of inhabited space, and hierarchical construction illustrate a political and social ideal which has rarely been expressed with such clarity.
Criterion (iii): Chan Chan bears a unique testimony and is the most representative city of the disappeared Chimu kingdom where eleven thousand years of cultural evolution in northern Peru are synthesized and expressed. The architectural ensemble uniquely integrated the symbolic and sacred architecture with technological knowledge and the adaptation to the native environment.
Chan Chan retains all the elements that carry its Outstanding Universal Value over an area of fourteen square kilometers, which although less than the original area of the city, contains representative features of the architectural units, ceremonial roads, temples and agricultural units that convey the property's significance.
The earthen construction of the city, as well as environmental conditions, including extreme climatic conditions caused by El Niño phenomenon, renders the archaeological site susceptible to decay and deterioration. However ongoing maintenance using earthen materials has mitigated the degree of physical impact.
The setting and visual integrity of the property has been impacted negatively by illegal farming practices, exacerbated by pending resolution of land tenure and relocation issues, and by encroaching urban and infrastructure development, including the recent animal food plant and the Trujillo-Huanchaco highway that cuts the site in two since colonial times.
In terms of its form and design, the archaeological site still expresses truthfully the essence of the monumental urban landscape of the former Chimú capital. Also, the hierarchical arrangements reflecting the high political, social, technological, ideological and economic complexity attained by Chimú society between the ninth and fifteenth centuries are still clearly to be discerned. The original earthen architecture with its religious feature and decorations, although subject to decay, is undergoing conservation interventions using earthen materials and still truthfully represents the construction methods and the spirit of the Chimú people.
Protection and management requirements
The Ministry of Culture in Peru (MC), through its decentralized office in La Libertad, is the main agency charged with conserving and defending Chan Chan. It collaborates with authorities at the national, regional and municipal level to implement actions, particularly concerning illegal occupations of the property. The property is protected by national laws and decrees. However, long-standing issues, such as land tenure, relocation of illegal settlers, ceasing of illegal farming practices and enforcement of the regulatory measures have yet to be effectively resolved to ensure the long term conservation and full protection of the property. The regulatory measures for the buffer zone are still in the process of being established in collaboration with the local municipality.
The property was originally placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1986 because of the precarious state of conservation of the earthen architecture and its vulnerability to the extreme climatic events caused by El Niño phenomenon that affects the northern coast of Peru. Furthermore, the ruins were threatened by endemic plundering of archaeological remains, and by the proposed construction of a road crossing the site.
Since the inscription, various steps have been taken towards achieving the desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger including the implementation of corrective measures and the development of a management plan. In addition, remedial measures have been implemented since 1999 to address the threats derived by the rising water table levels at the property.
The management plan was approved in 2000, with a ten year action plan, which will need updating and review as new conditions arise and actions prescribed are completed. Implementation of the action plan has mainly involved the maintenance of drains that control the water table level, stabilization of perimeter walls of palaces and funerary platforms, control of vegetation, maintenance of public use areas, architectural documentation for conservation and management, capacity building for local craftsmen and awareness building measures for students and the local community. An emergency and disaster preparedness plan has been developed against the El Niño phenomenon.
The continuity in implementation of actions has improved with the creation of the Implementing Unit 110 and the allocation of sustained funding for the implementation of the management plan. However, in order to meet the challenges facing the property, there is an urgent need to secure the full operation of an adequate participatory management system and ensure that financial and human resources are adequate to allow for the sustained implementation of conservation, protection and public use management actions. An effective risk management plan is also needed to address both the social and natural threats to the property.
The vision for Chan Chan is that it maintains its status as a cultural symbol for Peru that links the past to the present and plays an essential role in the human development of the region and the country. The conservation and presentation of the archaeological site and its context will contribute to its value and to the strengthening of Peruvian cultural identity.
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- UNESCO joins United Nations effort in response to Peruvian earthquake Tuesday, 21 August 2007
- Climate change threatens UNESCO World Heritage sites Tuesday, 10 April 2007


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From Cliff Mass:Fixing the National Weather Service's Computer Gaphttp://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2013/01/fixing-national-weathe...In previous blogs, I have documented the profound inadequacy of the computational resources used for operational numerical weather prediction by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the serious implications this deficiency has for the quality of weather forecasts in the U.S. I have described how the world-leading European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) now has more than ten times the computer power as the U.S. Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), how U.S. skill in global prediction is in second or third place, and how the lack of computer resources is crippling the NWS's ability to move forward in probabilistic prediction, the next major area of development....When U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell learned about the lack of computer power for U.S. numerical weather prediction at a luncheon I attended, she asked an important question of the head of the NWS: how can this be when Congress has appropriated large amounts of funds for weather and climate computers? He did not answer, but the answer is clear: nearly all of these resources have been unavailable for weather prediction--most are used for climate studies....The other problem is that the NWS is wasting a substantial amount of the limited computer power it does have today....The red color on the lower portion, the largest use of the computer, is for the Climate Forecast System, in which they run seasonal forecasts. But they run these forecasts FOUR TIMES A DAY, which makes no sense.DB2
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Day 17 (09.01.2015) Unlike me, most in our group woke up late as we all slept late last night. We got a whole day to spend at Mumbai before packing our bags back to Chennai. Our search for having something different for the breakfast failed, thus ending up with dosa in a nearby eatout. Actually, I wanted to roam around trying different food, but ladies in our group opted for some shopping first (should have been cautioned by then) so, we headed up to the Fashion Street. While others spend time shopping and bargaining their best prices, I was simply wandering back and forth the street having roadside chats and drinking lemon sodas. The only thing I got there was a customized keychain with my name on it. Time runs really fast in Mumbai, or at least it seems to be, It was already afternoon by then and I started to feel hungry again.
Then, we all headed to Bandra Linking Road as they had decided to continue their shopathon. Our friend Akash joined us on the way and we all had our lunch in an eat out near Bandra. We were also joined by our CEO Archana akka's friend Sharmila at the Linking Road and their shopping went on for a while. As admin and Akash decided to part apart to meet their friends at marine drive and the rest of us decided to go to the nearby Carter Road Beach. This beach was nothing like the beach in Chennai, no sand at all, even the dark sea was bit away from the shore line and what we could see is all rocks. One thing that comforted us was that the place was silent unlike others and the breeze too. Thanks to Sharmila who pointed me to a place where I had my best Shawarma ever, and to some good parathas nearby. It was already time, so we took a taxi back to our room and admin joined us later. Me and admin relaxingly enjoyed our Breezers which we got earlier that day, while our friends kept on reminding us that it's getting late.
When we checked out of the hotel, we realized that the hotel guy had messed up with our cab booking. The cab arrived late and we were rushed to the railway station. With just couple of minutes for the train to start we hired a porter to move our heavy luggage and boarded the train in the very last minute. Both the cab drivers and the porter took advantage of our situation and demanded more, with no other go we end up paying them their extra. Even boarding train felt like an adventure, what a pulsating experience it was. After all those happened that night, we had no energy left on our body, so no option other than hit out berth straight and sleep.
Day 18 (10.01.2015) The whole day was spent in the train chitchatting, singing, eating, sleeping and nothing else. One thing I couldn't forget is, our admin kept on saying "Food for Thoughts" pointing to set of books he got.
Day 19 (11.01.2015) Early morning, we reached Chennai back. After bidding farewell to my awesome Chennai gang, I took a local TRAIN back home. As they say, it's nothing like home. And, my mom's food cured my homesickness in no time.
Every Time I think of yatra, I just feels like a dream. It was an awesome amazing journey and It will be one of my best memories cherished forever.
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Location Corona, Queens
Rent $700 (monthly donation to church)
Square feet 1400
Occupants Recardo Fonseca (sales, Humanscale ergonomics; deacon, Sunday school teacher, and drummer at Baptist church); Jeidar Fonseca (full-time mother; clerical assistant, event planning); Joileen (11); Zuri (7); Markie (3); Caleb (1 1/2)
What are the mysterious messages written on your living-room ceiling— "QUEENS IS A REAL KING'S EMPIRE" and "TRY AND TOUCH THE LIGHT"? [Jeidar] The person who lived here before wrote all over the ceiling and the walls. It's like he was a rap artist. He thought he was Michelangelo.
Your apartment is over a church that has velvet benches, lace on the altar. Recardo, all you have to do is walk out your front door and go across the hall to teach Sunday school. Your daughter Joileen's room has a pink flowered quilt. Radio Disney is playing. What a station! They play songs from The Little Mermaid.
You can hear Ariel in her high voice sing, "Wanting to be a part of your world." How long have you lived here? [Jeidar] We moved here in July. [Recardo] Before that we were a few blocks away in Elmhurst. That area is to die for. The end of the block is shaped like a horseshoe, Overlook Park. You can see the LaGuardia tower. This whole area is great for kids to go to school. A lot of money goes to East Elmhurst, Corona, in terms of education.
Corona is where Louis Armstrong lived. Corona-Elmhurst is supposed to be one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the world, immigrants from over 100 countries. Northern Boulevard is hopping— stores, restaurants. And there are so many churches. [Jeidar] Almost 20 within nine square blocks. [Recardo] Some Pentecostal, one Haitian, two or three Spanish. I think there's an increased need for answers, for spiritual food. People want to feel safe.
Recardo, you used to live in Jamaica, where your father was an accountant at a sugar factory. You came to New York when you were 12, in 1977, and lived in Yorkville Towers. Your mother was a diplomat. Jeidar, you moved from the Dominican Republic at 11 to Brooklyn—Cypress Hills, which was an Italian neighborhood. You left your mother at 15 because of continuing physical fights and you lived in three foster homes, the worst was . . . [Jeidar] Covenant— imagine being with a major amount of women who were streetwise. They only had six little rooms, so the rest of us had to sleep together in the TV lounge with our belongings next to us. It was like jail. The best was Heart's Ease, 70th and Second. That place was gorgeous, brass staircases, an elevator. But they told me I couldn't read The Village Voice because there was a photo of a giant . . . sexual organ! Anyway, you said a great force drew you to live here over the church. It started long before, with that first Elmhurst apartment. [Recardo] Before we found the Elmhurst apartment, we had seen this other apartment off 108th. We wanted it. I had my money in hand. But we could not get in touch with the landlord, could not reach him. So the next day we saw an ad for the Elmhurst apartment in the paper. We called and clicked like this with the woman on the phone. [Jeidar] I told her, I'm still nursing, and do you mind having three children in a two-bedroom apartment? She said, I don't mind if you don't. [Recardo] We went over. She opened the door, she was on the phone. She just let us in without looking. This is a person who lives by faith. Later, she said, I knew you before I even met you. Something just pulled us in there. It turns out that's where I would meet the pastor of the church we live above now. She was the pastor's wife. They owned the house. And that's how I got my calling. The pastor would set me on the road to become a deacon. We've been blessed tremendously ever since. I was between jobs, too. The job came, everything came. The pastor had always said, You should hear me preach. Once I came in here, it was home! When God has a plan for you, he has a plan. There's nothing you can do.


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A year ago U said U was my guy. U was a lying scumbag. U beat me bad. Broke my nose. Now U gonna #die. @GotAGun
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Just Another Lunch
Ellie is twenty minutes late, and I stand just inside the doors of the restaurant beside the glass walls of the fireplace trying to appear nonchalant. The hostess gives me a quick look over the rim of her rectangular black glasses and smoothes her sleek asymmetrical black bob.
"Your friend will be here soon?" she says with a slight clip to her voice.
"Any minute. Traffic," I say.
She gives me a brisk nod and guides a couple into the dining room. Ellie sweeps in, her gold bracelets jangling as she waves to me. She talks into her mobile phone.
"Have to go. Lunching today. Toodles." She disconnects and gives me a wide, white smile. "Sorry I'm late, darling. It's been a hellish morning. The decorator never showed up with my swatches. I don't know how I'm supposed to redo the little parlor without swatches, though I picked out the most gorgeous wallpaper. Donald's in a snit because it's three hundred a roll or something, but it's just amazing. White silk with a very thin ecru stripe. You have to see it."
"I can't wait."
The hostess returns, and Ellie announces that we need our table at once.
"Oh yes, Ma'am," the hostess says.
I take a breath. Ellie has a way of steam rolling people, but today I don't mind.
Ellie leans closer once we're seated. "So, how are you?"
"Well, I—"
"Oh, damn. That's my phone. Just hold that thought."
Ellie pulls out her phone. "Hello, Hello. Oh, yes. I can talk. No, nothing important."
The waiter comes over to take drink orders. I order a Sauvignon Blanc, and Ellie waves her hand to indicate she'd like the same thing. I sit back as another waiter fills my water glass.
"What is this for?" Ellie holds out her hand and studies her nails, admiring her fresh manicure. I fold my hands together. I could use a manicure. I could treat myself to one so at least my nails would look decent before all my hair falls out.
"Is that right?" Ellie says. "Well, I hate the idea. I don't want to host anything. Why don't you ever offer up your house?"
"Well, if you must know. We're redecorating, and we couldn't possibly. It's a tremendous burden. Yes. I have a hard time picking the kids up from school too."
Ellie smiles at me, and I smile back, trying to look sympathetic. I haven't even thought about picking up the kids. Who will do that if I'm too nauseated to drive?
"I suppose I'll have to let Donna get them. Last time Donna drove she nicked the fender of the Mercedes."
Donna is Ellie's au pair. I'd like an au pair.
"Well, that would be nice if you want to have them over some time. I'm sure they'd love it. Yes, do stop over and see what we're doing. We're opening the pool at the end of the month. It'll be great."
I visualize floating in a pool of warm water and try to tune out everything around me, but Ellie's voice breaks through.
"No. Of course, I'll be glad to help with the faculty luncheon. I'll just pull some volunteers together like always."
I won't be one of Ellie's super-reliable volunteers this year. I'll be getting my monthly chemo treatments starting in two weeks, but why remind her? She's smiling at me with that anticipatory gleam in her eye while I take another sip of water. The waiter arrives and plunks down our wine. I take a long swallow.
What's the theme?"
What is the theme? Survival. My youngest is only in fourth grade.
"I think we could do something with yellow and violet. That would be lovely. I've just got so much on my plate right now, let me think about it."
The walls in my doctor's office are painted soft yellow. He believes yellow is an positive color. He tells me it's important to keep a positive outlook.
"Well, let me know, dear, and I'll get back to you." Ellie clicks off, and says, "Now what were we talking about?"
"Your wallpaper."
She frowns. "No. I'm sure there was something else."
I shake my head. I've already swallowed half a glass of wine. "No, Ellie, really. Tell me about you."
Weird Science
"What d'ya think they're doin' up there?" Thelma scratched her head and stared up the road at the big factory at the top of the hill. A big sign read: New American World Hunger Elimination Program—NAWHEP—Keep Out. One side of the building glowed orange-red like the devil himself had come to brew some mischief. The other side loomed dark against the purple gloom of evening. Above a green streak splashed across the sky. God's paintbrush, she thought. The bright pinpoint of light glowed about the house.
"Dunno. Don' wanna know. It's scientific business." Elmer shook his newspaper and hunched over it. "Just want me boiled beef and taters."
Thelma thought he was beginning to look like an old goat every day. Hair sprouted from his ears, and his shoulders slumped, and his voice had started to take on an annoying whine. "Elmer! Just come look at this."
Sighing, Elmer stood. He shuffled to the door. "Dang it, Thelma. Can't a man get any rest?"
"I'll fetch your beef and taters in a minute," she said. "Just take a look."
"Fine." He threw open the door and stepped outside. The wind began to stir up, and Elmer put his hands up in the air. "Sure is warm tonight," he yelled. "Shut that door, Thelma. All the dust'll blow in."
Thelma closed the door and returned to the window. She wished she could what was happening, but the fine dust whirled in circles. Only that light penetrated the gritty air.
"Oh my," she gasped before a white light seemed to shoot straight through Elmer and pin him to the ground. Thelma screamed and buried her face in her hands.
When she looked again, Thelma saw that Elmer was gone. She opened the door and ran outside but only an old white goat remained in the spot where Elmer had been standing.
"Elmer?" she said.
"Maaa, Maaa," the goat bleated.
A man in a black hazmat suit waited in the field as Thelma came panting up.
"We warned you people. We warned you that the area was unsafe. NAWPEP still has kinks to work out."
Thelma nodded meekly. "Will the effects wear off?"
"We don't know. Probably not. Will you sell now?"
"I'll sell, but what about Elmer?"
"We'd better keep Elmer."
Thelma sighed. "Well, he's extra. And you better remember to feed him good. He likes his beef and taters."
The man in the hazmat suit smiled. "Don't you worry about Elmer, ma'am. We'll take real good care of him. Why don't you come with me up to the main building, and we'll get you your money?"
"Well, if you're sure." Thelma looked back at the house. Men in black suits were converging on it. They carried all kinds of strange instruments. It made her uneasy, but she let the man take her arm. "I'm gonna hold on to Elmer here," she said.
"That's just fine," the man said. "We'll go together."
Elmer bleated, and Thelma got the strangest feeling she wasn't coming back. She stared at the bright light and walked towards it.
Watching the Past Roll By
It's three in the morning, and you've drunk enough that you have that buzz coursing through you. You don't even mind the shitty electronic music throbbing and pulsing because you're mellow, and there are lots of people mixing it up on the floor. You settle back and watch because since The Breakup you don't feel like cruising.
You watch your best friend Katie on the dance floor and think she still looks like a dumbass when she dances, but she's never figured that out, and you aren't going to clue her in. Anyway, you're only a guest, and it's her party. You've been BFF's since kindergarten.
You pour one more vodka from your private pint into an orange juice and try to ignore the fact that you don't know anyone here, and most of the people haven't bothered to learn your name. It's just a party. Katie's party. You don't really mind that she's ignored you most of the weekend because this is her life, and you're just visiting. Maybe you haven't been great company. The Breakup was rough, and maybe you are a little raw deep inside. Funny how Katie used to understand that, but she's really busy these days. You don't want to get in the way.
You're chilling out when the guy Katie has been trying to impress all night sits down next to you and starts to talk to you. You try to ignore his big blue eyes and thick sun streaked hair. He's majoring in economics but speaks Russian and has minored in history. He tells you he's not really into partying as much as he used to be.
You say, "I thought you were with Katie."
"We're just in class together," he says. "Econ. What are you studying?"
You tell him archeology and expect him to laugh, but he doesn't. He starts to talk about Japan and visiting Joman sites, and you find yourself having a real conversation. Some of the heaviness in your chest lifts.
Katie walks over. She is smiling, but you can see by the way her eyes are slightly narrowed that she isn't happy.
"Why'd you leave the dance floor, Jack?"
Jack shrugs. "I came over to talk to your friend. She was all by herself."
"That's 'cause she's a loser," Katie says with a small mean smirk. "She doesn't even go here. She didn't get in."
You don't say anything because you can't really believe Katie would say something like that, especially since you never even applied here. But it stings. You're supposed to be her guest, and it strikes you that this isn't the first time this weekend she's acted like an asshole.
A couple of Katie's housemates come over to get in on the action. They join in on the "She's a loser chant", and you just want to get out. You just stand up and tell them to fuck off, and head upstairs. The party continues.
You've been sacking out on the floor in Katie's room, but it's easy to gather your things. You were planning to leave on the early train tomorrow anyway. You slip out the door and head to the all night dinner four blocks down the street to sober up. You want to cry, but you tell yourself it isn't worth it. You don't feel better.
By six in the morning, you have a headache, and you sit at the train station waiting on the six thirty seven train. Your body aches, but you have drunk three cups of coffee, and ate some scrambled eggs and bacon. You'll survive.
About fifteen minutes ago, you got a text from Katie apologizing for being an asshole, and you'll probably forgive her because you've been best friends since kindergarten. But you know deep inside something has changed. The girl who practically lived at your house, the girl who helped you pick out your first prom dress, the girl who could finish your sentences, that girl could never have treated you like shit and called you a loser. Especially not over a guy.
The announcer calls your train and you head down to board. It doesn't take long, and soon you're moving out of the station. Grey light has broken over the countryside. You listen to the click clack of the wheels on the tracks as the train gains momentum.
You rest your head on the cold window and watch the past roll by.
The Iroquois
I watch the city people glide over the marble floors, moving from one exhibit to another. The past is enclosed in glass with stuffed animals, fake woods, and a painted background.
"Look, kids," one father says to his three boys, "there's an Apache. Think he's gonna get a buffalo?"
He does not know the difference between an Apache and an Iroquois.
"I think you made the Apache sad," says the smallest, a blond boy.
"Don't be silly. He's wax," the father says. "Look. There're some arrow heads over there."
The boy stands in front of me, and squints at the square legend, his lips moving as he reads. "Iroquois," he says. "You aren't an Apache. You lived in New York." He smiles. "You look very brave. Did your people march on the Trail of Tears?"
I want to reach out to this boy who has come all the way downtown to visit this place, but already his father is returning to reclaim him.
"Come on, David. Come see the arrowheads."
The boy looks back at me, and waves. I hear him say, "Dad, he's an Iroquois not an Apache. There's a difference."
I want to wave back but can only watch them disappear into the crowd.
The Wish
We sit in a circle on the floor in Lucy's room with the lights low and our shadows making ominous silhouettes against the neon grape walls of her room. Marissa, Hannah and I watch as Lucy brings out her trinket box, a carved wooden box trimmed in gold and placed it in front of her. Outside the wind sighs and the branches of the tulip poplar sway and creak; rain leaks down the windows. I expect to see glowing red eyes peering in at us, but there is only darkness. A spring storm.
We're supposed to be studying, but first thing on the agenda is Tarot cards and gossip.
Lucy lifts out a packet of tarot cards wrapped in black velvet and looks around. "Who wants to go first? I've gotten good at this. I practiced a lot."
Lucy and her cards don't scare me. She thinks she's a seer, but for one with the gift of sight, she didn't realize Brad was cheating on her, and she never can tell you anything useful like if you'll pass your next chem test or get a date for the Sophomore dance.
"The cards don't always talk," she says.
Marissa believes everything Lucy tells her, even when none of it works out, and she contorts the truth to fit her reading. "Now, I understand," she says. "I asked wrong. It wasn't the cards."
Hannah's too timid to say anything. After a reading, we ask her, "Did your question get answered?" She always nods and smiles. It doesn't matter what the cards said. But Hannah's cards always say the same thing, "Work hard, and you'll achieve your goals." What a big psychic revelation that is.
With me, nothing ever comes out the way Lucy says it will, so I never pay much attention.
"I'll go first," I say tonight. "Maybe you'll answer my deep, dark question, and my dreams will come true."
Since I've been dreaming that someone really cute will ask me to the Sophomore Dance, that's as likely as me growing six inches taller and sprouting long blonde hair. I get tired of just being the smart girl in the back of the room. Why couldn't I have big blue eyes like Marissa or pouty lips like Lucy or Hannah's long blond curls? I guess if you put us all together, we'd make the perfect girl: smart and sexy.
Lucy sets down my signifier, the card that represents me: the Page of Cups. It's close enough. I have brown hair and hazel eyes. I don't think of myself as particularly romantic and sensitive, but under the right circumstances, who knows?
I shuffle the cards, cut the deck, and she begins to lay them out. I hadn't seen these cards before: the Tower of Destruction, the Three of Swords—it looks ominous, a heart with three swords piercing it—a bunch of other cards meaning sorrow and sadness, and finally a card with a fat man surrounded by cups that Lucy calls the wish card. The last card is the Sun. She looks at the cards for a long time.
"Wow, Katie, these are some weird cards," she says at last. "I guess I'd say you're in for some really rough times, where everything will seem to go wrong, but it will turn out okay in the end because the Sun's really powerful. Plus you have the wish card, so you should make a wish. Quick do it. Make a wish."
Shrugging like I don't care, I close my eyes and make my wish but feel kind of awful. Stupid, I know. Lucy reads everyone else. Her cards are especially good tonight, and Marissa says, "Oh, Lucy, maybe Jimmy Knolls will ask you out."
Lucy blushes. "I don't think so, but I think he's so hot."
I don't say anything. Jimmy Knolls is a junior, but he's already captain of the basketball team and one of the best lacrosse players in the state. He's also smart. He's signed a letter of intent at Dartmouth, which means he's already been accepted at there even though he's only a junior, so next year all he has to do is keep up his grades and play the way he already does. Every girl at school has a crush on him, but he's like a god so he can pick anyone he wants. It isn't going to be one of us.
We all laugh about our readings, but I feel off. Usually, I like hanging at Lucy's, but tonight I'm actually relieved when my dad picks me up at ten.
My mom is super cheerful when I get home.
"I got a call from school today," she says. "You won the J. P. Vesper Trophy for winter swimming. That's exciting, isn't it?"
"I guess." I'm surprised. I was sure Lucy would get the trophy. Her times were better than mine all year, though I did come in first in the four hundred freestyle at conference championships and at state finals.
"Coach Roebuck said you were consistent, gave one hundred ten percent, and were a real leader. I'm so proud of you, honey."
Mom hugs me.
I should be enjoying the good news that I finally won something at school, but instead I feel spooked. Stupid. Maybe Lucy read the cards wrong. After all, I had the Sun. That's a good card.
"Do you believe in Tarot cards?" I ask my mom.
"Tarot cards?" She smiles a little. "Oh, maybe some people have some insight, but mostly I think it's coincidence. When I was your age I was mad for them. But nothing turned out the way it was supposed to. Why? Do you want a set?"
"Lucy has a set," I say. "She gave me a weird reading."
My mom shakes her head. "I wouldn't worry too much about Lucy and her reading. You make your own future pretty much, don't you think?"
"I guess," I say, but secretly I wonder if you make your own future or do things just jump in your path and push you in different directions? Why is it that some people are just riding along in their cars when a tractor-trailer jackknifes and crushes them? Is it weird Karma, and if someone read it in her Tarot cards, could she change it?
I go to sleep wondering.
In the morning, I set off for school feeling better. The sun is shinning, and I wear my new skinny jeans and riding boots with a black sweater and blazer. Everything feels a size too big, and I know I must look good when Jimmy Knolls actually speaks to me. He congratulates me on winning the swimming trophy and walks down the hall with me to my first period AP chem class.
"Hey a bunch of us are going out for pizza after practice. You should come," he says.
A squeaking noise comes out of my throat before I clear it. "I . . . I . . .don't drive," I say, clutching my books against my chest like some moron from a romance novel.
"I can drive you."
"I'll have to let you know."
He grins. "Okay. Later."
I figure since we both play lacrosse and have afternoon practice, he's just being nice. Still, he's mighty cute, and he doesn't wear those stupid saggy ass jeans. I decide not to tell Lucy that the god spoke to me.
I sit in my usual seat when Hannah comes in, her eyes red.
"What's wrong?" I say.
"Didn't you hear?" She wipes her eyes fiercely. "That big tulip poplar outside Lucy's house crashed through the roof last night!"
"Are you kidding?" I feel a little sick. "Is she okay?"
Hannah's shaking her head. "That tree fell right on top of her. She was crushed."
I slump back in my seat remembering our card reading session last night. It was just a stupid game. It didn't mean anything. When I wished Lucy would get my bad luck, I didn't really mean it. I didn't. There isn't any such thing as card readings and charms anyway. I tell myself that, but I kept hearing Lucy say, "Quick make a wish. Make a wish."
I lay my head on my desk. I want to curl inside myself and hide.
I killed Lucy.
The Burning
That day began still and quiet, like any day in late fall. The empty fields whispered secrets to the bare trees, and we began to gather as the sun crept into the sky. It was pale and weak.
We heard the cart before we saw it. Saw her standing inside stiff and proud. She looked neither right nor left. They set her on the platform and began to chant.
"Burn, witch, burn!"
She laughed even as the fire grew. We heard her cry out, "Curse you and your land."
Then she was gone, and the fields have been barren since.


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The actual post on my tinnitus was too long to remain a sticky so you can check out the full post here.
The important note is that if you are going to regularly go to gigs/clubs make sure you wear earplugs!
The actual post on my tinnitus was too long to remain a sticky so you can check out the full post here.
The important note is that if you are going to regularly go to gigs/clubs make sure you wear earplugs!
Thanks to a Christmas ad for a mobile network in Ireland this goes through my head every Christmas.
Merry (or Happy) Christmas!
Just for posterity and anybody wondering on the Electric Picnic site setup for 2013 before they head to 2014. There was only a singular map for EP last year- presumably because of the late start in announcing the festival. Not many changes last year but with increased capacity for 2014 I would imagine that the campsites and parking areas will be expanded with the main arena pretty much staying the same. For those that are going this year- enjoy!
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[Edit] 2013 site map is here.
Since the essentially defunct blog is still getting hits for maps for the previous Picnics I am putting up the 2012 maps for posterity sake. Hope people can make the 2013 event now that it is going ahead! Click on the picture for a jpg or the link above for a pdf.
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23 year old Laura K wrote her first song when she was 8, and learned to play piano 3 years earlier. Today, she writes lots of poppy songs and plays several instruments: keyboard, ukulele, glockenspiel and melodica, whilst also singing with her lovely voice. Her songs tell tales of love, life and heart break, yet she somehow manages to do it in an uplifting and amusing way. She used to live in Brisbane, where she played in bands like Roman History and Little Scout, but is now based in London. In addition to making sweet songs on her own, she also plays keyboards and sings backing vocals in Tigercats. She says that the coolest thing that's ever happened to her was meeting Jarvis Cocker backstage at Leeds Festival, where he put her on the guest list for one of Pulp's sold out shows at Brixton Academy. So, now you know Laura K. Maybe you should listen to her music? www.laurak.bandcamp.com
The innovative website A NEGATIVE NARRATIVE make interviews with bands, but instead of answering with words, the artists have to take a photograph for each question. You can view Laura K's photographic answers on A.N.N.'s website, or in the booklet for this single. Hope you enjoy them!
We are collaborating with A Negative Narrative on this single-series, and they have made photo-interviews with all our single-artists. Visit http://anegativenarrative.com/ and see more bands' photographic answers to their interview questions.
We have encouraged the single-bands to make a cover version of a song they think deserve more attention.
Laura K has chosen to cover "Beach Comber", originally written and performed by Real Estate. The song can be found on Real Estate's self-titled debut album (listen on Spotify)
Real Estate is a psychedelic surf pop band hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey now rooted in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The band was formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey by singer/guitarist Martin Courtney, guitarist Matthew Mondanile (Ducktails), bassist Alex Bleeker (of Alex Bleeker and the Freaks), and drummer Etienne Pierre Duguay (of [{Predator Vision]]) in 2008. In 2011 Jackson Pollis joined on drums.
After issuing singles on the Underwater Peoples and Woodsist labels, the band's 2009 self-titled debut received an 8.5 rating and Best New Music tag from the Pitchfork Media website. Tours followed supporting acts such as Girls, Kurt Vile, Woods, and Deerhunter. In 2011, Real Estate signed with theDomino Recording Co. and plan to issue their sophomore record, Days, on October 18th, 2011.
Here is Real Estate's original version of the song:
I have been a fairly reflective mood recently and at those times I always go back to simple folk tunes on my ears instead of the more convoluted math rock or electronica that usually reside there.
Zenda Marie have that simplicity and in such lovely measures- wonderful harmonies, slow guitar strumming and low electronica that leaves you with the feeling of being in a meandering stream with the water slowly flowing over you. You can buy/stream their self-titled EP over at their Bandcamp.
Prairie County
An artist that has been on my ears over the past few months has been Niamh Regan. There isn't much information on her except that she is a teenager in Galway but I think that it's better that her song's speak for her rather than a long and wordy bio.
There are only two tunes up on her Breaking Tunes page at the moment and such a delight on the ears they are! Two Seeds and Said To Me are warm and heartfelt and delivered with a clear and robust voice that will leave you hooked pure and simple.
Looking forward to many more but for now the YouTube she posted of a new song will have to do…
Another year, another Electric Picnic and although I won't be able to go this year due to lack of funds, the lineup is a solid one if you haven't seen any of the groups before. The set times leaked a bit earlier this year and as usual there are bound to be conflicts for groups that you really want to catch.
Just for some useful information check out the Garda traffic plan along with the 10 day forecast and start touching wood and crossing fingers now that the sun will be out for the majority of the weekend!
The maps are over on the official site but for handiness sake I have put the pdf's and jpegs below- click to enlarge and print.
Enjoy the weekend folks!
PDF- Arena Site Plan
PDF- Arts Trail
PDF- Camping Site Plan
PDF- Family Camping


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I think most of us would say that we want to make an impact in our community. Whenever we hear the stories of those who have, we are inspired and wish that we could do the same. The story of McFarland, USA is one of those stories. The struggling coach moves with his family to what seems to be the last place he can get a job and makes a discovery. He discovers that some of the students are amazing runners. So he decides to start a cross country program and the rest is history.
When I watched this movie, I left feeling inspired and after reflecting on it realized that Coach White lives a missional life in the community of McFarland. He makes certain decisions, whether he realizes it or not, that increase his ability to impact his community. As a followers of Christ we can do some of the same things that he did and make an impact. Here are 4 lessons that we can take away from McFarland, USA. This isn't a magical formula by any means, but there are definitely valuable lessons to be learned.
1. Look for people's strengths
Coach White is ultimately able to make an impact because he looked for their strengths. He sees them as having potential and helps them to unlock that potential. He also doesn't try to make them into something that they're not. He doesn't try to make them into a championship baseball team, instead he takes runners and develops them into a cross country team. He's never coached cross country, but he is willing to do so because that is their strength. So often the best resources that a community has are it's people, but we miss that because we have in mind what we want and and not the gifts and abilities that the community already has. If you want to have an impact, help people flourish with their strengths and gifts instead of trying to make them into something they are not.
2. You won't succeed right away
They lose their first meet and we are probably going to fail a few times out of the gate too. The key is to learn from mistakes and keep working. If we're afraid of failure, we won't try anything because, as the Mythbusters taught us, "Failure is always an option." It's okay to fail. Failing provides valuable lessons. Paul ended up in prison, was stoned, and shipwrecked. It's okay to fail. Don't let failure keep you from trying.
3. Embrace Local Culture
After forgetting his daughter's 15th birthday, he learns about the importance of a Quinceañera. With the help of friends and neighbors he is able to embrace their tradition and throw his daughter a huge party in the way that the community throws a party. He learns from them and lets them help him. He doesn't show up and say this is how I party, but instead asks how they party. This puts him in a position of humility and further connects him to his community. He also spends a day in the field picking cabbage with his students so that he can understand what they are going through.
4. Stay in the community
(Spoiler Alert) Finally, at the end Coach White chooses to stay in McFarland. When offered a "better" job, with more pay, in a nicer community he turns it down to stay with the people who have become like an extended family to him. Making an impact isn't about winning and then moving on to do it somewhere else. It's about developing relationships and staying for the long term. If Coach White helped McFarland win one Cross Country championship and then moved on, we wouldn't have a movie about him. Instead he stayed and helped them win 9 championships. Real impact comes from long term commitment not a one time success.
There are other things that we can learn from the the movie, but these are the things that really stuck out to me. Go watch McFarland, USA and see what you can learn. I hope that these lessons help you as you think about making an impact where you live.


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The winter is at the fag end, very soon we will be facing the dreaded summer of USA and find solace in tap beer. Why not brew your own beer and party with family/friends when you feel like? Brewing beer is not as complicated as it sound, especially if you have the right equipment. A brief about the beer brewing set to quench your thirst!
Tap handle : It is also called as the faucet handle, the lever when pulled forward pours the beer is screwed into the draft beer faucet
Draft beer faucet : it is the tap from which the beer is dispensed. There are different qualities of draft beer faucets available with different features
Shank : This part connects the beer line to the faucet. It is usually a chrome plated brass tube
Beer line: A piece of food grade plastic tubing, which connects the rear end of the shank to the keg coupler
Keg coupler: The keg coupler is attached to the flange atop the keg to let the gas in
Air line: Is a food grade tubing that connects the regulator to the coupler for air flow that helps in dispensing the beer
Regulator: The regulator connects the beer dispenser parts to the CO2 or nitrogen tank, which ensures that the brew is dispensed at the correct pressure and lets you know how much gas is remaining in the tank for dispensing efficiency.
Why the regulator is crucial for beer brewing?
The amount of gas dispensed into the beer determines the taste and stability of the draught beer. Different beers require different gases to be blended to develop the flavor for that beer. A nitrogen beer like Guinness will have a lesser percentage of carbon dioxide and more of nitrogen. Different pressures are required to dispense the different kinds of beers. A higher pressure is required for stout beer to acquire a creamy, cascading froth. The right blend of CO1 and nitrogen applied at the correct pressure will give a high quality beer that tastes great.
Types Of Tap Beer Regulators:
To serve a great tasting beer, use beer tap gas regulators available at JTC Valve Sales. Each regulator, manufactured by Taprite, used for beer and beverage dispensing is designed to provide maximum gas flow, to operate at ranges as required and tested in accordance with UL standard 252 and UL252A. Click here now, as your search for the right beer regulators begins here.


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Tungsten Copper Alloy
Tungsten-copper alloy combines the advantages of metallic tungsten and copper, among which tungsten has a high melting point(tungsten melting point is 3410 ℃, cooper melting point 1083 ℃),high density(The density of tungsten was 19.34g/cm3 and that of copper was 8.9 g/cm3),copper has excellent thermal conductivity, tungsten copper alloy, high temperature resistance, high strength, resistance to arc ablation, high density, moderate electrical and thermal conductivity, widely used in military high temperature resistant materials, high voltage switching alloys, electrical processing electrodes, microelectronic materials, as parts and components widely used in aerospace, aviation, electronics, power, metallurgy, machinery, sports equipment and other industries.
Military high temperature resistant materials
Tungsten copper alloy used in aerospace missile and rocket engine nozzle, gas rudder, air rudder, the nose cone and main demands are resistant to high temperature (3000 k to 3000 k), high temperature resistant air scour capability, the main use of copper volatilization forming at high temperature of diaphoresis cooling (copper melting point 1083 ℃), decrease the temperature of tungsten copper surface, guarantee to be used in extreme conditions of high temperature.
High voltage switch electrical alloy
Tungsten copper alloy is used in 128kV SF6 circuit breaker WCu/CuCr,And high pressure vacuum load switch (12kV 40.5KV 1000A), environment.The main performance requirements are resistance to arc ablation, welding resistance, small cutoff current, less gas content, low thermal electron emission capacity. In addition to the conventional macroscopic performances, the porosity and microstructure performances are also required. Therefore, special processes, such as vacuum degassing and vacuum infiltration, are required.
Electroworking electrode
In the early days, copper or graphite electrodes were used for edm, which were cheap but not ablative.The advantages of tungsten copper electrode are high temperature resistance, high temperature strength, resistance to arc ablation, and good thermal conductivity, fast heat dissipation. Applications are concentrated on spark electrodes, resistance welding electrodes and high voltage discharge tube electrodes.Electroworking electrode is characterized by wide variety, small batch and large amount.Tungsten and copper materials as electroforming electrodes should have the highest possible density and homogeneity of microstructure, especially slender rod, tube and shaped electrodes.
microelectronic material
Tungsten-copper electronic packaging and heat-sink materials have both low expansion characteristics of tungsten and high thermal conductivity of copper, and their thermal expansion coefficient and thermal conductivity can be changed by adjusting the composition of tungsten-copper, thus providing a wider range of applications for tungsten-copper. Tungsten-copper materials are widely used in semiconductor materials because of their high heat resistance, good thermal conductivity, and thermal expansion coefficient matching with silicon wafers, gallium arsenide and ceramic materials..Suitable for high power device packaging materials, heat sink materials, heat sink components, ceramics and gallium arsenide base.
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Cayman is in a major recession! Our residential and resort real estate markets are languishing – and it is extreme. Just take a look at these statistics to get a blunt, clear picture of how our current 2010 sales compare to previous years:
(Market was still recovering from Ivan)
(Global financial crisis hits in September)
(Recession in USA)
(Severe recession in Cayman)
To say that the 2010 "sold" numbers are pathetic is an understatement. Our market is down 49 per cent from last year… and that was a bad year. It is down 59 per cent from 2007, a more normal year for real estate sales.
As horrible as this is for our real estate industry, it affects the whole economy and everyone in Cayman, as well. Our economy has lost approximately US$138,000,000 in sales, this year – money that spreads through every aspect of our community – compared to the same period, last year.
This fall off in real estate sales has a huge ripple effect through Cayman. Government is receiving much less in Stamp Duties to pay for new schools, new government buildings, new roads, and fund their many other programmes.
All those who work directly or indirectly within the real estate industry (architects, realtors, attorneys, all the various trades, furniture store staff, household/appliance retailers, appraisers, surveyors, etc) are not making money to spend in the community. Even government import duties are way down, as construction materials, furnishings, appliances, and related items are not being imported.
My customers are telling me the following, as to why they are not investing in Cayman:
There is no sense of urgency to invest here. They see very little happening, other than lots of talk, for years, in terms of new development and infrastructural improvements. Previous governments have completely ignored what drives this economy and brings money into this country to provide a better life for its citizens and residents.
And guess what? We are losing our residents, tourists, and investors, in droves, now to our competition, who are doing many of the necessary improvements that we are not doing. These people leaving Cayman, or not coming back, are the ones who fuel our economy. They are certainly not being made to feel welcome, while we continue to delay any new opportunities that could bring in business. How embarrassing for us;
Travelling to get here has become a hassle. Since most of our tourists are generally well travelled, they are aware of other destinations. With more and more airport security measures, flight delays, lost baggage, and difficulties with connections, we are losing our customers to the increasing number of destinations where they can fly direct. So, instead of taking a few trips to Cayman, a year and spending enough time here where they will decide to invest, they are now going to other destinations that are more accessible, where they feel more welcome, and not investing here;
The US economy and outlook is still murky and unclear. Many of our customers are Americans and as long as there is uncertainty for them in regards to taxes, economic recovery, and politics, then they become very cautious with where they invest. With no compelling reasons to invest in Cayman, they look at other options that offer better opportunities.
Our real estate industry can revive. Our economy can recover. Most of these issues can be resolved. But, politics needs to be taken out of the equation, for a change. If we do not take action and make decisions with a business mentality, not only will the real estate industry not come back, neither will any other business that survives on tourist and resident spending within the Cayman Islands.
We need to build the new cruise ship berthing facility. It is good for the country.
We need to move the cargo port out of George Town. It is good for the country.
We need to cut through the bureaucracy and finalise Dr. Shetty's hospital. It is good for the country.
We need to dredge a deep water channel for private mega and super yachts. It is good for the country. We need to extend the airport runway and get long haul flights from Europe and the East. It is good for the country.
We need to move the dump away from our residential, commercial, and tourism areas. It is good for the country. Why have we not started on any of these projects?
Less and less people will be investing and spending money on real estate or any other business, until our country's leaders finally start these projects that are good for the country and lift us out of this deepening recession.


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A core purpose of Cresting is to advance the critical analysis of the concept and sustainability implications of the Circular Economy by training 15 ESRs (Early Stage Researchers) analysing Circular Economy related activity and initiatives in a range of geographic and economic settings.
Workshops are a core part of the Training of ESRs. The workshops take place approximately every six months, the workshop programme for the project is included below. The workshop programme / academic guide will be made available and the speaker videos will be available on the Cresting YouTube Channel.
Workshop 1: Hull, September 2018
Purpose: Introducing the Circular Economy; Research design for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects; Ethics; Career Development Planning; Local Circular Economy Showcase.
Workshop 2: Utrecht, January 2019
Purpose: Circular Economy Policy; Cross-cultural Research; Observing, participating and reflecting as research methods and training for employment; Local Circular Economy Showcase.
Cresting Workshop 2: Programme and Academic Guide
View the speaker videos on the Cresting YouTube Channel
Workshop 3: Lisbon, September 2019
Purpose: Public Sector and the Circular Economy; Academic publishing; Local Circular Economy Showcase.
Cresting Workshop 3: Programme
View the speaker videos on the Cresting YouTube Channel
Workshop 4: Troyes, February 2020
Purpose: Building a Regional Circular Economy; Communicating and Disseminating Research in an Open Access World; Local Circular Economy Employment Showcase.
Cresting Workshop 4: Programme
To find out more about the workshop view the video produced by the University of Aberta here.
View the speaker videos on the Cresting YouTube Channel.
Workshop 5: Graz, September 2020
Purpose: Business and the Circular Economy; Exploitation of Research; Building Relationships with Stakeholders; Gender in the Workplace; Local Circular Economy Employment Showcase; Stakeholder Event – valorising results.
Workshop 6: Pescara, Jan/Feb 2021
Purpose: Measuring the Circular Economy; Local Circular Economy Employment Showcase; Stakeholder Event – valorising results.


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While on the subject of little bites, anyone notice these beauties at their local Starbucks this week?
Birthday cake, rocky road and tiramisu! I wonder if they sell them by the dozen for parties?
(All images via Starbucks)
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Speaking of...
Posted by Randi at 10:57 AM
Labels: Inspiration, Recipes + Food
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Ha! I saw these this morning and was wondering if Bakerella was getting a kick back. Pretty sure I first saw them through her website. Yum!ReplyDelete
Randi, thank you for your sweet comment on my blog today about the baby shower! And of course you can link back to it! I would be totally honored! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 6:35 PM
I first ate cake pops at my cousin's wedding last summer. The mother of the bride made HUNDREDS of them, and they were served instead of regular cake.ReplyDelete
They actually sounded fairly easy to make -- and then you could customize them to your party theme. I'm sure you can find a recipe online. Good luck!
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