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In January 2009, the Kennel Club, after securing agreement from vets and breed experts, published the results of its review of each of the 210 breed standards for the breeds of pedigree dogs which it recognises. Many of the breed standards date back a long time but are continually reviewed to ensure that they evolve with the breeds that they describe. But what are these breed standards, why are they important in the show ring, how on earth to judges use them to decide on a winning dog and how are they relevant to dog enthusiasts today?
Essentially, the breed standard is the picture in words for how a breed should look and also details the temperament of a breed. It is what lies behind the 210 different types of pedigree dog that we know and love today. A breed standard is the pattern used by breeders in their attempts to breed typical specimens of the breed, and it is the tool of the judge in assessing dogs in the show ring.
The pedigree breeds we have today are our legacy from the breeders of the past when dogs were bred to perform different jobs, from hunting and guarding to fishing and sledding.
In order to ensure that dogs could do these jobs they needed to have certain physical characteristics and the appropriate temperaments. It is the fact that dogs were bred to perform such a wide variety of functions that has given us the diverse range of dogs - small and tall, energetic and laid back - that we now have. Although many dogs may not perform the same functions today, it is those physical attributes laid down in the standards and the 'look' of a breed and/or its temperament which makes the person decide 'I want a dog like that', 'I love Pugs' or 'I must have a Whippet'.
The big advantage of this today is that in buying a well-bred pedigree puppy of a breed, you are usually guaranteed that the puppy will grow up with the appearance and temperament which attracted you to the breed. One can never ensure these things with a crossbred puppy - how tall it will grow, what sort of coat it will develop, and what kind of temperament it will have are all unknown factors.
This in turn helps individuals and families to make educated and responsible decisions about which breed is best for their lifestyle. If they are able to factor in the amount of time they can dedicate to grooming, how much exercise they are able to give their dog, the size of their home and how their dog will be around children, they are more likely to choose the right dog and not end up with the heartbreaking situation where the dog has to be re-homed.
So if the breed standards help us to understand the different types of dog and to make responsible choices, how did they come into being?
The earliest breed standards date back to the nineteenth century, when different 'types' or breeds of dog were being developed. The early breeders were interested in defining characteristics of their dogs and they met to discuss and describe what they thought were desirable features in their breeds.
It is important to remember that in those days all dogs were bred with a function in mind.
So form and function were inter-related: the shape, size and temperament of a dog equipped him for his role in life.
The foundation of the Kennel Club in 1873 saw the centralisation of all canine matters with the club taking ownership of the breed standards which had been drafted by the early breeders. Since these days, the standards have been reviewed and revised, sometimes as breeds evolved and developed, or sometimes to address a specific feature.
The society which founded and developed these breeds was a very different one to that which most of us live in today. Modern urban society has little need for vermin-catching dogs. We do not need to go hunting to put food on the table. Few of us live the pastoral life where we need herding dogs. Hence social change has meant that dogs are no longer needed for their working abilities, but fortunately most are still valued as household companions. From earliest times, the relationship between man and dog has been a valued one, and long may that remain.
But, despite the change in society, and the change in the role of dogs, the breed standards still reflect the reasons why the breed came into being. Form and function and fitness for purpose are key features in 'breed standard speak'. The wording in some standards reminds us of the origins and functions of the breeds and of a very different lifestyle. Words like 'hardy', 'sturdy', 'workmanlike', 'active', 'speed' and 'courage' still litter the standards and they demonstrate the heritage and origins of the breeds, and the same desire for fitness of purpose still exists today: 'Fit For Function: Fit For Life'.
With the Kennel Club taking ownership of the breed standards it had some control of the breeds and their development. Since that time, some breeds have changed very little and the breed standards are very close to the original. In some there have been refinements to make descriptions more accurate or detailed. There have also been new breeds recognised.
Today the guardianship of the breed standards is entrusted to the Breed Standards and Stud Book Sub Committee, comprised of experts from each of the seven groups (hounds, toys, pastoral, utility, terriers, working and gundogs) and a veterinary surgeon with canine specialism. The work entails the reviewing of existing standards, often at the request of breed clubs, the writing of breed standards for breeds newly recognised in this country, and they also consider applications for breeds which are not recognised in the UK from people who have imported them.
Today when people seek recognition for a new breed from abroad, they are subject to rigorous checks on such things as the health of the breed and its freedom from hereditary defects; their establishment and population in the country of origin; the extent of the gene pool; the temperament of the breed and its suitability for today's society. It is a very thorough check and many applicants are disappointed.
The Breed Standards committee works closely with the Dog Health Group, which is made up of eminent and independent veterinary and genetic experts. The committee will consider breed features in regard to health issues, sometimes calling in representatives of breed clubs to discuss the health and welfare of the breed.
In 2009, all of the breed standards were reviewed to ensure that no standard demands any feature which could prevent a dog from breathing, walking and seeing freely. Breed health and welfare is a driving force of the Kennel Club and so any feature described in a breed standard which might threaten the wellbeing and quality of life of a dog is eschewed. Above all, dogs of all breeds should be able to live healthy, comfortable lives. Most pedigree dogs are bred as family pets and companions so health and soundness must come first.
In the recent review it is heartening to see that the majority of breed standards required little or no change, evidence that breed standards have been written with health in mind and that many breeds are sound and without exaggeration. In a few breeds more radical changes have been sought and there is still work to be done.
If the breed standard 'moulds' the breed, then it is the job of the judge of the breed to award those dogs which fit it most closely. Of course, there is the danger that exhibitors and breeder might be prone to exaggerate some features of their stock to display more of a breed feature - a case of 'nothing succeeds like excess' - but here the judge has the duty to penalise any such exaggerations. Training seminars for judges emphasise the importance of health and welfare. To this end the following paragraph is the preface to every breed standard:
'A Breed Standard is the guideline which describes the ideal characteristics, temperament and appearance of a breed and ensures that the breed is fit for function. Absolute soundness is essential. Breeders and judges should at all times be careful to avoid obvious conditions or exaggerations which would be detrimental in any way to the health, welfare or soundness of this breed. From time to time certain conditions or exaggerations may be considered to have the potential to affect dogs in some breeds adversely, and judges and breeders are requested to refer to the Kennel Club website for details of any such current issues. If a feature or quality is desirable it should only be present in the right measure.'
Again, the stress is on those key words 'health, welfare and soundness'. An adjunct to this guideline is the wording on the Kennel Club Challenge Certificate, the highest award in the breed show ring and an award which contributes to a dog becoming a champion. The judge must sign the certificate which states:
'Having assessed the dogs and penalised any features or exaggerations which I consider detrimental to their soundness, health or welfare, I am clearly of the opinion that (name of dog) is of such outstanding merit as to be worthy of the title of Champion.'
Health first and then breed qualities. The Kennel Club has also put in place a breed monitoring scheme where a Kennel Club appointed official observes judges to ensure that they are promoting healthy, sound dogs in their judging. It is important to balance breed type with health and soundness. And this is where the work of the two subgroups of the Dog Health Group - the Breed Standards and Conformation Subgroup and the Genetics and Health Screening Subgroup - work well together.
The primary reason that people show their dogs is quite simple; because they enjoy it and because their dogs enjoy it. It is a chance for dogs and their owners to spend time together and not just in the show ring; they will spend a lot of time together attending training classes before they even enter the show. This helps to cement this bond, as well as helping the people to fulfill their role as responsible dog owners.
And although nobody can ask dogs whether they enjoy it, it is easy to see if you attend a show. Temperament and deportment are important in the show ring; and a dog which looks unhappy or ill at ease will not move well or carry itself well and so will not be successful. That is why you can visit dog shows and see the dogs enjoying themselves, taking obvious interest and enjoyment in the proceedings, happy in the environment and taking pleasure in strutting their stuff!
But beyond the pleasure that is gained on an individual level by dogs and their owners, the show ring can also help to improve the health of our breeds today. Professor Patrick Bateson, in his Independent Review into Dog Breeding which was published in January 2010, recognised that dog shows could be a positive lever for change; as it is only through the show ring that we are able to monitor how our breeds are developing. Moreover, it is a place where healthy dogs go home with prizes and therefore helps to encourage the breeding of healthy dogs.
It is also the people who show their dogs who do the most outside of the show ring to help improve the health of dogs. Showing is an expensive hobby with very little in the way of financial reward, so people who pursue it do so because they love their dogs, care about the breed, and they use the best and the healthiest dogs in their breeding programmes. It is the only way to progress and to success
Many breeds have their own health screening schemes which require breeding stock to be screened for any hereditary defects which might occur in the breed - and they do occur in dogs just as they occur in all forms of livestock - and breeders can exchange ideas on health issues, the best bloodlines etc. Having a health scheme in place for a breed is a sign, paradoxically, not of an unhealthy breed but of a breed where breeders are working for the health of the breed.
The breeds we have today have a rich heritage but a legacy which carries responsibility for today's breeders and today's Kennel Club. The breed standards are one aspect of that responsibility and the Kennel Club will always keep the health and welfare of every breed as its primary concern.


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Listening to God
Learning how to attend to what God is doing right now is the lifelong work of (and play) of the person of faith. Helping people to attend to God is the central work of the congregation. It all begins with learning to listen to God as a community and to notice what God is doing in our life together. John Ackerman offers two four-step models and several additional tools that help us attend to the mystery at the center of our lives and our congregations.
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And so another big fantasy trilogy reaches its conclusion with the publication of the third volume, King's Wrath and the Valisar series, which has occupied my life for a couple of years, is now behind me, but there was a time when I was unsure it would ever end. I was writing King's Wrath in Tasmania earlier this year and the story just refused to close. I am a writer who works to no plan and so the tale shapes itself in a most organic style. And, as if by magic, about 20,000 words out from when it decides that the story must finish, it appears to start narrowing itself down until I find myself in the climactic scenes wondering who will survive and who will perish. This is how it has been for four series now and so I have learned to trust my instincts and let the book work its own structure out.
As a result of this approach to writing I never set out to leave a story open for more tales. I rarely have much of an idea where any series will begin, certainly no inclination of where it will end – or even where each volume will close – and when it does finally finish up its book three I'm always surprised at the journey we've taken to get there. So leaving an open ending is truly beyond my ability, given the curious way that I tackle the daily grind of writing. And yet it seems that if I look at all my trilogies, each lends itself to more story and a couple of them have been all but begging me to go back and add more….particularly Trinity and The Quickening perhaps? I wonder if readers would agree.
So far I have resisted and to be honest I have not been tempted but just recently I made the bold decision that I was unlikely to write another epic series that took three years to publish. It feels like a milestone in my career to finally reach this mindset but while the notion of writing three books per story will no longer be my preferred structure, I also realised I wasn't prepared to give up fantasy. I found myself at an impasse…but only briefly. The answer was staring right at me from my bookshelf because my favourite writer – Guy Gavriel Kay – writes most of his tales as standalone volumes.
And so next year I will be writing a standalone adult fantasy and I see no reason why an epic story with all the same qualities that readers have come to expect in my tales, can't be delivered in one thumping book. I know it's not the norm but I like the idea of stepping off the traditional treadmill in terms of structure. And increasingly I hear from audiences and individual readers that they would be as happy to read a single book as they would a trilogy. Many have embraced the news of the standalone warmly because they genuinely welcome the idea of not having to wait three years for a story to unfold. There's definitely room for both formats in fantasy readers' lives, of this I'm sure.
In a single volume I realise there won't be a lot of time or space to build a new world and in order to make it instantly accessible to the readers who have followed me this past decade I have decided to break my own rule and return to the lands of The Quickening. And as the landscape of that second series of mine is so easy to grasp, newcomers to this next story will also find it just as simple to leap into.
This tale will not pick up where I left volume three – Bridge of Souls. Instead, it will be a new story in a different era of the empire, with new characters, perhaps new magic…who knows? I suspect that freshness will make it more invigorating to read and will add a new twist on a series that had its fair share of twisty-turny pathways to its story.
I'm surprised at how excited I am to be returning to Morgravia and Briavel and while I have little more than a thin thread of a storyline idea, I know it has pleased the Voyager team worldwide and I'm delighted that this book will be released across all English speaking markets in 2012 and hopefully beyond into my foreign language markets.
Thanks to all the readers who have read my stories and I hope you will keep travelling with me, this time back into realms we know rather well.
I suppose this begs the question…a return to Pearlis to find out how Herezah and Lazar are getting on, or into Penraven and more of the Valisar legacy and its enchantments? Well, I guess I've learned the lesson never to say never!
Visit Fiona McIntosh's fabulously revamped website to find out more about her and her books. Fiona's latest book, King's Wrath, is now out in bookshops across Australia and New Zealand.
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The illustrations for the book are even better than I imagined. My story has completely come to life. I can't wait to show them off. I'm very excited about finally adding the text to the images.
I hope Nanowrimo is going well for everyone. I've been extremely busy with school and…life in general so I haven't had much time to post this month. Not as much as I'd have liked anyway.
I have a meeting today so I have to keep this short.
I hope you'll check out the book when it's published!


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* Sees oper loss at 35 bln yen instead of 100 bln yen profit
* Sees net loss of 25 bln yen instead of 55 bln yen profit
* Slashes Wii U sales forecast by almost 70 percent
* President says no major management shake up in short term
* 'Disappointing' Wii U strategy to trigger sell-off-fund manager
By Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday that sales of its Wii U consoles had flopped, pushing it to a third consecutive annual loss and raising a question mark over its future in a home console market increasingly dominated by Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp.
The company that got its start making playing cards more than a century ago slashed its global Wii U sales forecast for the year to March 31 by almost 70 percent to 2.8 million units. It cut its sales forecast for its handheld 3DS to 13.5 million units from 18 million. The Wii U is the successor to its hit Wii console.
Nintendo's president, Satoru Iwata, who last year pledged to return the hobbled game maker to profit this business year, apologised to shareholders at a briefing in Osaka, but said his failure to fulfil his promise did not mean he had to resign.
"There will be no major management shake-up in the short term," Iwata told reporters.
Pressure will likely mount on the architect of the Wii success in 2006 to step aside or shift course to focus on making money from "Super Mario" and other software titles. Nintendo so far has refused to allow its games to be played on machines built by competitors or on tablets or other mobile devices that are used by gamers.
In the past the company has blamed a lack of titles for poor sales, but even its popular family-friendly games are losing out on sales to more hard-core titles like "Grand Theft Auto" played on rival machines.
"The fact that the 'Wii U strategy' has failed is disappointing and will likely trigger a sell-off as soon as the market opens," said Makoto Kikuchi, chief executive of Myojo Asset Management.
Nintendo this business year now expects an operating loss of 35 billion yen ($335.76 million) compared with an initial forecast for a 100 billion yen profit. The new estimate also falls drastically short of the average forecast of a 54.7 billion yen profit in a survey of 18 analysts by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The latest warning comes just three months after the Japanese company reiterated its sales projections for the Wii U, counting on the console to revive its fortunes as Microsoft released its new XBox One and Sony released its PlayStation 4 to the public.
"We failed to reach our target for hardware sales during the year-end, when revenues are the highest," said Iwata.
In 2006, Iwata was celebrated worldwide after creating a new niche with the Wii console designed for the whole family to use rather than hardcore gamers. That success boosted Nintendo's cash pile to around $14 billion, money it will have to dip into again to help cover its latest deficit.
Nintendo on Friday also warned of a net loss of 25 billion yen for the year ending on March 31, a substantial reversal from its prior projection of a 55 billion yen profit. It now expects revenues of 590 billion yen, down 36 percent from its prior forecast. It cut its full-year dividend to 100 yen from 260 yen.
Nintendo shares have fallen almost 10 percent since hitting a two-and-a-half year high of 15,880 yen on Jan. 10. The stock climbed 55 percent in 2013, in line with a 57 percent rally by the benchmark Nikkei average but underperforming a 91 percent surge by rival Sony.


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Ok. That's too cool.
That'll bring joy to the hearts of foot fetishists everywhere…
That's just… so awesome!
What is it about that top picture that's so awsome? And why is it now my desktop background?
Too Cool… The top image of just the Beatle Boots would have made an awesome Beatles Album Cover back in the day.
I actually think the top picture is quite haunting….
I had the same reaction as Kelly. The symbolism is really striking.


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Here's a healthier version of a traditional favourite. You can buy fancy-shaped cutters and let the kids cut out gingerbread figures, stars or Christmas trees. Chopped dried fruit or nuts make good decorations.
This was a quick and easy recipe to make. Happy with the flavour/texture of this biscuit. Am trying to cut down on sugar so this was a bit healthier like the recipe suggests. - 29 Jan 2016


text: Urban vocalist Truth Hurts began her career in grand fashion with the aid of Dr. Dre. The enormously successful West Coast rap producer signed her to his Aftermath label in the wake of his chart-topping productions for Mary J. Blige ("Family Affair") and Eve ("Let Me Blow Your Mind"), around the same time Dre presented his former songwriting partner Knoc-Turn'al and the return of golden-age legend Rakim. Just as he did for those two, Dre crafted a sure-fire lead single for Truth Hurts, "Addictive." Though Dre doesn't actually produce the song himself — DJ Quik does — he applied his stamp of approval, arranging for Rakim to duet with Truth Hurts and getting the song incredible exposure on both radio and MTV. ~ Jason Birchmeier


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Yaelle Amir
Yaelle Amir (b. Haifa, Israel) is an independent curator and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She has curated exhibitions at Artists Space, ISE Cultural Foundation, Elizabeth Foundation, Nurture Art, and Wallach Art Gallery, among others. She recently curated the 2010 edition of Art in Odd Places—an annual public art festival in New York City. Her writing has appeared in numerous art publications including Art in America, ArtLies, ArtSlant, ArtUS, Beautiful/Decay, and Sculpture Magazine. She has worked at major New York art institutions, such as the International Center of Photography, Rubin Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, and currently holds a Research Scholar position at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. Her writing and curatorial projects focus primarily on emerging and mid-career artists whose works meld the creative process with immediate social concerns, with an emphasis on photography, video, and new media.
Art in Odd Places: CHANCE
October 1 - October 10, 2010 | 14th Street, New York
Post Memory: A Collection of Makeshift Monuments
February 21 - March 28, 2009 | EFA Project Space, New York
Sound Off
November 5 - December 19, 2008 | BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Making History
May 29 - July 3, 2008 | Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York
In the Private Eye
January 18 - February 29, 2008 | ISE Cultural Foundation, New York
Quote Unquote
September 7 - October 7, 2007 | Nurture Art, Brooklyn
Salad Days: Second Course
July 12 - August 4, 2006 | Artists Space, New York
Middle Ground: Photographs from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art
January 24 - February 11, 2006 | The Wallach Gallery at Columbia University, New York
New Found Land
September 8 – October 8, 2005 | Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York
* "Adam Helms: Without Name," Art in America (February 2010)
* "NADA Miami 2010," ArtSlant (December 2010)
* "Sarah Sze at Tanya Bondakar Gallery, New York" (October 2010)
* "Around Town: Jennifer Dalton and 1984 at the Austrian Cultural Center," ArtSlant (August 2010)
* "Around Town: Elisabeth Smolarz and Kambui Olujimi," ArtSlant (June 2010)
* "Around Town: New Photography at Winkleman Gallery and Bas Princen," ArtSlant (May 2010)
* "Around Town: Alejandro Vidal and Shannon Plumb," ArtSlant (April 2010)
* "Around Town: Volta and Verge Art NY Fairs," ArtSlant (March 2010)
* "Around Town: Anna Von Mertens and Martin Wilner," ArtSlant (Jan 2010)
* "Around Town: Andrea Bowers and Shannon Ebner," ArtSlant (Nov 2009)
* "Michael Rakowitz at Lombard-Freid Projects," Sculpture Magazine (Nov 2009): 75.
* Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video Catalogue (Chernysheva, Djurberg, Hassink, Hu Yang, Kimsooja, Kolbowski, Kruger, O'Malley, Ndiritu, Thomas), October 2009
* "Around Town: Character Generator at 11 Rivington and Britto, Sandoval de Leon, Wah at Number 35," ArtSlant (August 2009)
* "Maja Vukoje: Interview," Beautiful/Decay issue 1 (July 2009): 38-57 [Feature]
* "Around Town: Christian Maychack and Dannielle Tegeder," ArtSlant (June 2009)
* "Around Town: Lili Almog and Francis Cape," ArtSlant (May 2009)
* "Around Town: Mike Womack and The Future is not what it used to be at Postmasters gallery," ArtSlant (March 2009)
* "Matthew Monahan," Beautiful/Decay, issue Z (Feb/Mar 2009): 26-33 [Feature]
* "Around Town: Looking at Music at MoMA and Henry Darger at the American Folk Art Museum," ArtSlant (December 2008)
* "Party HQ at Pratt Manhattan Gallery," ArtCat: the Zine (November 2008)
* "Around Town: Eric Beltz and Christoph Draeger," ArtSlant (October 2008)
* "Around Town: Yevgeniy Fiks and Diana Al-Hadid," ArtSlant (September 2008)
* "Around Town: Who Are You? at Galerie Adler and Utopia/Dystopia at Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects," ArtSlant (August 2008)
* "Around Town: The Future as Disruption at The Kitchen and If Love Could Have Saved You, You Would Have Lived Forever at Bellwether Gallery," ArtSlant (July 2008)
* "Norm Magnusson at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum," Sculpture Magazine (July 2008): 71.
* "Around Town: Alison Elizabeth Taylor and Sean Dack," ArtSlant (June 2008)
* "Tim Lee at Cohan and Leslie" Beautiful/Decay, issue W (May/June 2008): 18.
* "Around Town: Tala Madani and An-My Lê," ArtSlant (May 2008)
* "Joseph DeLappe: dead-in-iraq," CODE, issue 6 (Spring 2008): 30-31.
* "Lawrence Weiner at the Whitney Museum of American Art," Artlies, issue 57 (Spring 2008): 115.
* "Mark Dean Veca at Jonathan LeVine Gallery," Beautiful/Decay, issue V (March/April 2008): 20.
* "Scott Hug at John Connelly Presents," Beautiful/Decay, issue V (March/April 2008): 24.
* "Around Town: Be Marginal, Be a Hero at Thrust Projects and The Cult of Personality at Carriage Trade," ArtSlant (March 2008)
* "Around Town: Georg Gatsas and Ramak Fazel," ArtSlant (February 2008)
* "Guy Ben-Ner at Postmasters," Whitehot Magazine (February 2008)
* "Gray Matters," in: Daniel Mirer: ArchitorSpace, catalogue essay (February 2008)
* "Rackroom Interview: Lisa Segal," ArtSlant (January 2008)
* "Seher Shah at Momenta Art," ArtUS (January 2008): 53.
* "Lordy Rodriguez at Clementine Gallery," Artlies, issue 56 (Winter 2007): 115.
* "Around Town: Duke Riley and Adrian Paci," ArtSlant (December 2007)
* "Mark Bradford at the Whitney Museum of American Art," Beautiful/Decay, issue U (November/December 2007): 30
* "Carlos Motta: The Leningrad Trilogy," Whitehot Magazine (Fall 2007)
* "Aaron Johnson," Beautiful/Decay, issue T (Sept/Oct 2007): 38.
* "Tim Hawkinson," Beautiful/Decay, issue T (Sept/Oct 2007): 40.
* "Psychological Prosthetics," Slash Seconds (July/August 2007) [online]
* "Olga Chernysheva at Foxy Production," ArtUS, issue 19 (Summer 2007): 23.
* "Bryan Zanisnik: Studio Visit," Whitehot Magazine (Summer 2007)
* "Christian Maychack at Jeff Bailey Gallery," Sculpture Magazine (June 2007): 74.
* "Diana Al-Hadid at Priska Juschka Fine Art, NY," Sculpture Magazine (June 2007): 70.
* "Thomas Allen at Foley Gallery," ArtUS, issue 18 (May-June 2007): 53.
* "Sarah Smith and Jeff Morris at Ampersand International Arts, San Francisco," ArtWeek (May 2007): 16-17.
* "Jason Middlebrook at Lisa Dent Gallery, San Francisco," Beautiful/Decay, Issue S (May 2007): 40.
* "Unmarked Territory: Trevor Paglen's Exploration of CIA Black Sites," CODE, issue 4 (April 2007): 9-11.
* "Augustin Pozo Galvez at Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco," ArtWeek Magazine (March 2007): 15.
* "Randall Sellers at Jonathan LeVine Gallery," Beautiful/Decay, Issue R (March 2007): 38.
* "Kate Gilmore at Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY," ArtUS, issue 17 (March/April 2007): 43.
* "Keegan McHargue at Metro Pictures," ArtUS, issue 16 (January/February 2007): 60.
* "Anna Von Mertens at Jack Hanley, San Francisco," ArtUS, issue 16 (January/February 2007): 18.
* "The Invisible Forces of Ben Grasso," CODE, issue 3 (October 2006): 24-25.
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etnies Girl proudly announces the return of the etnies Girls Get on Board (GGOB) program, a series of all-girl action sports instructional clinics. This year, etnies Girl has partnered with the Girls Riders Organization (GRO) and Lost Energy Drink to produce the series. There are currently 17 planned clinics across the country and two international clinics, from June 12 to October 27, 2007, including a stop at the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, California.
"We were really pleased with the number of young women who participated in our Girls Get on Board clinics last year," says Julie Shumaker, brand marketing manager for etnies Girl. "It's exciting as a brand to know that we have made an impact on the growing number of young women who are participating in action sports and will continue to create new relationships through our fun and safe clinics."
Beginning in June, etnies Girl will host one-on-one BMX, skate, surf and motocross clinics across the country. etnies Girl team riders Lauren Perkins, Sarah Whitmore, Stacey Mulligan, Tarah Gieger and Evelien Bouilliart will lend their expert advice to participants and perform demos. Encouraging females through one-on-one interaction and hands-on training is at the core of the etnies GGOB program, which seeks to provide females of all ages basic skills and confidence through the introduction of action sports in a fun, safe environment.
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The etnies GGOB program kicks off with a skate clinic in Indianapolis, US, at the Major Taylor Skatepark on June 12. It will also make multiple stops in California, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee. For a complete list of clinics across the country, to sign up for a clinic or for the latest updates and information, visit etniesgirl.com.
The 2007 Tour will include more than 40 stops across the country. To find out more, visit www.girlsriders.org.


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Realities For Children Collecting Bikes For Tykes This Sunday
If you have a bike lying around collecting dust, Realities For Children will gladly take it off your hands this weekend and put it to good use.
What's the point of tripping over the bicycles. Just let go! Not only will you get some room back in your garage or shed, but you'll be giving it to someone who will actually ride it and love a total stranger for it.
Realities For Children will be collecting new and used bicycle donations (and helmets) for the local children they serve who have been abused, neglected or are at-risk.
Their goal for 2013 is no less than 500 bicycles, delivered, by the end of December
Of course all the used donations will be thoroughly checked be certified professionals and for safety issues and will even do minor repairs to ensure safe, fun riding for years to come. And yes, each bike comes with a helmet for its new rider.
If you would like to donate a new or used bicycle or helmets, please take your donation to one of the following bike shops:
- Breakaway Cycles - 2237 W. Eisenhower, Loveland
- Lee's Cyclery - 202 W. Laurel, Fort Collins
- Lee's Cyclery - 931 E. Harmony, Fort Collins
- The Phoenix Cyclery - 1532 E. Mulberry, Suite D, Fort Collins
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The final order granting judgment, issued
by Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Olivieri
in Hudson County after a 10-day bench trial,
found that defendants Property Solutions
of N.J., PSRE Holding Company, Edward Toledo
and Raymond Vega violated the Consumer Fraud
Act through numerous unconscionable commercial
Specifically, the defendants were found
to have defrauded certain struggling homeowners
by promising to help them keep their homes
but, instead, acquiring their properties
at steep discounts, binding the victims
to predatory "sale-leaseback"
agreements and, typically, evicting them
before selling their homes to other buyers.
As a result of the court's decision,
Property Solutions, PSRE, Toledo and Vega
have been ordered to pay the State a total
of $280,000 in civil penalties, and to pay
three defrauded New Jersey homeowners a
total of $189,500 in restitution. The defendants
are also permanently banned from operating
any foreclosure-related businesses in New
defendants promised struggling homeowners
help, but in the end only helped themselves.
For their callous exploitation of people
in need, they are now – appropriately
– being held accountable," said
Attorney General Chiesa. "This is
an important win on behalf of New Jersey
citizens," Chiesa said, "not
only because it provides restitution for
homeowners who were harmed by the defendants'
fraudulent actions, but because it sends
a clear message that we will not tolerate
this kind of predatory, greed-driven conduct."
Thomas R. Calcagni, Director of the Division
of Consumer Affairs, called the Property
Solutions verdict "a clear victory
on behalf of New Jerseyans who are struggling
during these difficult economic times, and
against those who seek to take advantage
of their desperation."
'rescue plans,' created to deceive
financially distressed individuals, are
merely one of the many types of fraud or
unacceptable business practices to which
homeowners become vulnerable when they face
foreclosure," Calcagni said. "The
Division of Consumer Affairs' Financial
Fraud Unit has responded by aggressively
cracking-down on those who unlawfully seek
to exploit financially-strapped homeowners."
Fraudulent conduct charged in the State's
two-count lawsuit took place between 2005
and 2007. According to the suit, Property
Solutions and the other defendants, all
of whom listed Union City addresses at the
time, typically operated by contacting homeowners
in foreclosure shortly after their homes
were auctioned at sheriff's sale,
and within the 10-day period the homeowners
had to redeem their homes by paying off
the outstanding liens.
The defendants would promise to save consumers'
homes by paying off the balance of their
delinquent mortgages within the redemption
period following the sale and further promising
the consumers that defendants would help
them obtain financing to save their homes.
Using this approach, the defendants bypassed
the typical sheriff's sale process
and acquired homes for the "pay-off
amount" of the foreclosed mortgages
– an amount that was usually far lower
than what the properties would have sold
for at sheriff's sale.
Although the defendants held themselves
out as experts in the foreclosure field,
they failed to disclose to victimized homeowners
that they would have been entitled to surplus
funds representing the difference between
the amount they owed and the higher price
for which their homes sold at sheriff's
As part of the ostensible "solution"
offered to these victims, the defendants
would enter into a sale-leaseback agreement
with them that provided a chance to repurchase
the home, but on grossly unfavorable terms.
For example, the contracts typically required
consumers to repurchase their homes within
90 days, and at prices significantly higher
than what the defendants had paid to acquire
the properties.
As a result, the homeowners forfeited their
right to seek surplus funds that, in the
case of one family, had amounted to $154,000.
Although the consumers who entered these
agreements were, for a time, able to remain
in their homes, the arrangement typically
did not last. Monthly use and occupancy
payments required by the defendants were
in some cases higher than the mortgage payments
the homeowner had been unable to afford.
Ultimately, victims in the State's
case either vacated or were evicted by the
defendants – even when they'd
managed to remain current with the higher
monthly payments. In several cases, pleadings
filed by the defendants contained false
sworn statements that the victims had failed
to make any of their use and occupancy payments.
In rendering his decision in the Property
Solutions case, Judge Olivieri reserved
decision on the State's application
for investigative costs and attorney's
Deputy Attorney General Jah-Juin (Jared)
Ho, Deputy Attorney General Janine Matton
and Assistant Attorney General Brian McDonough
of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice
Group represented the State in the Property
Solutions trial. Investigator Jared O'Cone
of the Division of Consumer Affairs Office
of Consumer Protection, conducted the investigation.
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About a week ago I was standing, bouncing my baby who was unhappy and in need of sleep. We were both exhausted and grumpy, she was teething badly. I was silently praying for help, for strength, for patience. Sometimes it's Gods that come when I call. Sometimes it's Family. This time it was my Paternal Grandfather who came. I had my head resting on hers gently and as I took calming breaths and she finally settled, I could smell him. I could feel his warm loving presence.
Hail to my Grandfather.


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The surname Linsenbardt evolved in America from the German family name Linsenbarth. This name is in German pronounced the same as Linsenbardt is pronounced in English. The name Linsenbarth when literally translated means lentil-beard. According to Hans Linsenbarth of West Germany it originated in Thüringen, a kingdom in central germany, around 1250. In this region lentils (in German called Lensen) are grown and the early Linsenbarths, who were farmers, undoubtably grew them. Lentils are leguminous plants which produce small flat edible seeds similar to peas, beans, and soybeans. Perhaps early members of the family were sloppy eaters and had droppings of lentil soup in their beards.
There were according to Hans Linsenbarth at one time many people living in Thüringen with the name Linsenbarth. At this time, 1989, there are only two families living in Thüringen, a Dr. Georg Linsenbarth living in Eisenach, and Hermann and Analiese Linsenbarth living in a small village called Harras. There are however a considerable number of Linsenbarths scattered throughout the rest of Germany and even in Poland.
When the Eva Catharina Linsenbardt family came to America there family name was in all likihood also spelled Linsenbarth. It appears that way in some marriage records and land transactions from early time. However it also appears with other spellings i.e. Linsenbard, Linsenbart, etc. The variation in spellings is probably due to the lower levels of literacy during that time and also due to Englishization of the name. It appears that the early Linsenbardts usually went by the spelling Linsenbard since it appears on numerous gravestones and the descendants of Edmund Henry Linsenbard in California still use this spelling.
When the Linsenbarths arrived in America they pronounced the name the German way with a "T" sound on the end so that it sounded the same as we now pronounce Linsenbardt in English. This German "th" spelling and pronunciation also occur in the German names Theroff, and Raithel which are also in the Lohman/Jefferson City area. In the first two of these names the "th" is pronounced "T" by those of German background. People unfamiliar with the German pronunciation pronounce them with a "th" sound as in the word "the" or "breathe". The name Veith should also probably be pronouned this way with a "T" sound but most commonly is not.
Because of the English pronunciation of "th" caused mispronunciation of their last name early members of the Linsenbardt/d family probably started spelling their name Linsenbard since the "d" is pronounced as a "T" in German when it appears at the end of a word, and it also has a similar T-like sound in English.
The Linsenbard spelling was used by the Linsenbardt/d's in America until sometime in the late 1800's. All Linsenbardts shown on the 1880 Cole County census still showed the name spelled Linsenbard. Sometime after 1880, the spelling was changed to Linsenbardt. The story about how this came about is that a pastor at the church, St. Paul's, told the family that it would be better, or more correct, to spell the name with a "dt" on the end instead of "d". Thus the name would be similar to Gemeinhardt, and Linhardt. During this time pastor was the most learned and respected person in the community and so the family went along with the pastor's advice. I have heard the the pastor was Rev. George Fikenscher and it is very likely that it was him because he was pastor at St. Paul's from 1875 until 1904. The Linsenbard's in the Lohman area changed the spelling of the name but those who now live in California, the descendents of Edmund, did not. Apparently, the decision to change the spelling of the name was made after Edmund moved to California. It is believed that Edmund sold his store in Stringtown in 1888 so he probably moved to California and the name was probably changed after 1888.


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I had never been this nervous before a big event before. Prior to 50-60+ mile trail runs I'd been calm and confident. However the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse had me scared. The event is an unsupported backcountry ski race that starts in Crested Butte and ends in Aspen roughly 40 miles away and over a couple passes through the Elk Mountains. The race starts at midnight so racers can clear some avalanche prone areas in the dark before the sun warms the snow slopes.
Partly, it was my injured achilles tendon that I suspected would flare up and force a painful withdrawal from the race. I may not have even started the event except that participants had to compete in two-person teams and I couldn't let down my brother with out at least trying. Also, with the Grand Traverse I would be much more dependent on gear and much more at the mercy of the weather than any of my previous big endurance events.
By virtue of being one of the first teams in line at Friday morning's registration we got to enter the gear check just after all the top competitors. We emptied our packs on the floor then went over all the items on the gear list from our skis, food, water containers, first aid kit, repair kit, headlamps, maps and clothing.
After passing the gear check we returned to the main room and enjoyed the pasta feed. Then we returned to our team #63 headquarters where we repacked and weighed our bags (14-15 pounds each prior to adding 6-8 pounds of water).
With the sunny day outside we were worried that some of the creek crossings might not be bridged. Racers in some prior years had needed to ford some cold streams so we took a few trash bags and molded foot beds into them with duct tape and left a few extra lengths of tape for securing them around our legs if necessary.
Grant and I then applied some additional glide wax to our skis and Grant buffed on several layers of extra blue grip wax into his kick zone.
After a multi-hour combination of sleeping and lying awake staring at the ceiling we woke and had a light dinner while heating up water to carry during the race. After a cup of coffee each we loaded up my car and drove over to the Crested Butte Community School with a small entourage of friends. At the school we picked up our laminated medical cards to wear during the race and had a beacon check. Do I look nervous about the impending insanity?
We stood in the hallway thinking a thousand thoughts and just waiting for the start of the race when I could focus on moving and quit worrying.
We didn't hear the announcement, but sensed the frantic movement in the crowd as people grabbed gear and headed out the door. We lined up well behind the pack and clipped into skis and adjusted poles.
I don't remember any kind of starting gun, just the crowd of skiers surging forward. The race was started this year with a "slow start" where a snowmobile would move slowly ahead of the skiers and everyone must stay behind the snowmobile and jockey for position until it pulled off. This was partly to avoid a mad rush for the front at the beginning and to guide us through some fence gates.
Grant immediately went into NASCAR mode and started pushing his way through the pack and passing people. After a little while I caught my breath and told him to slow down, we still had nearly 40 miles to go! We settled into a decent pace and watched the pack spread out a bit. Then the wide trails at the start slowly narrowed and we soon reached some bottlenecks where the beaten path went down to a single track.
Up ahead we could see the pack's lights moving up a hill and people stopped at the base applying their skins. We joined the crowd here and also skinned up then got back in line. For the next couple miles we'd pretty much stay in the same position and moving with the pack toward Mount Crested Butte.
Many of the people on Randonee gear were stopping to make frequent skin changes in this section, but my keeping our skins on we felt we were moving at a faster overall pace.
We came into the base area for the Crested Butte Mountain Resort where several more of Grant's friends cheered us on before we started the long climb up the resort. Grant set an aggressive pace and we passed several people on the gradual climb.
At our high point we found a bunch of racers de-skinning and a small group playing drums and making up impromptu songs to cheer on the Grand Traverse racers.
After stowing away our skins we started down the ski area's trails, often over-driving our headlamps. The slopes hadn't been groomed since the morning so we found variable conditions – hard snow/ice and pockets of softer snow. Dealing with those conditions in our skinny skis was trying and we both took several spills before passing the bottom of the East lift.
The route then took a service road down to the East River Valley with several steep rolls. The last one was about 20-25 feet and quite steep. Standing on the top I decided to try and side slip down but just ended up going down on my hip and sliding to the bottom.
Looking back up I saw Grant reach the top of the slope where I yelled at him to just slide down on his side. Instead he decided to point his skis straight down and hope to ride out his momentum on the flats. Unfortunately, the transition from steep to flat wasn't gradual and Grant went down hard at the bottom of the slope. He got up okay but probably earned a large bruise.
The first thing I noticed now that we were in the East River Valley was the sudden drop in temperature. The cold air had definitely settled in the valley bottoms and I was anxious to keep moving before we chilled.
As we moved out I could see a string of headlamps running well down the valley and more people coming down the slopes behind us. I found this section of the race quite enjoyable as it was slightly downhill and I could get into a good kick and glide rhythm. When we reached the Ambush Ranch checkpoint on Bush Creek Road we had been racing for just under three hours. Grant estimated we should take another 2 and a half hours to reach Friends Hut, which would put us comfortably under the 7am cut off.
We soon ran into problems as Grant's grip wax wasn't performing very well anymore now that the temperatures had dropped so much. He struggled on for a while then decided it would be better to just put on his skins now – roughly an hour earlier than he'd normally rely on them. We quickly found that the skin's adhesive had frozen in the cold air after getting wet on the earlier usage. Taking the advice of some Grand Traverse veterans, Grand had trimmed his skins to only run from the ski tip to the end of his kick zone. I had stuck with a full-length skin including a modified rat tail attachment system.
It didn't take many strides forward to notice that Grant's skins weren't going to stay on and they soon fell off. We stopped and fished out our mandatory repair kit, including the all-important duct tape and made a few wraps around the skin and ski. Once again the cold worked against us and the duct tape wouldn't even stick very well.
After some frustrating forward progress Grant ended up with one skin that seemed to be staying on and the other was tucked away into his jacket in hopes of warming up the glue. In this manner we slowly made our way past the Death Pass checkpoint where we should have stopped by the roaring fire to deal with our equipment problems. Instead, we pushed forward and stopped not much longer to further expose our fingers to the cold and re-tape the skins.
Death Pass turned out to be an awkwardly steep slope that required care to negotiate. For the first time since the beginning of the race we found ourselves stuck behind other skiers as they each gingerly picked their way across the slope while trying not to look at the steep drop down to a creek. Eventually we cleared this section and could ski comfortably again.
When we were moving we were passing people pretty well, but with the constant stops more racers were going by us and we were steadily loosing our time margin for the Friend's Hut cutoff. The valley air was probably below zero with a slight wind and taking off our mittens to deal with our gear had numbed our fingers. I ended up putting 2 hand warmers in each mitten to try and fight off any frostbite.
While we were stopped I saw two racers descending and recognized Drew, Grant's training partner. Drew and his race partner had the same problem with their skins and found that the duct tape wasn't holding. So they were bailing out on the race after successfully completing it twice before.
With three wraps of duct tape around his skins, Grant was game to try and make the cut offs so we continued upwards. The temperature increased a little as we gained elevation and left the creeks. The duct tape wraps were slowly loosening and dropping away. At 5am Grant and I held and conference. From prior trips up to the Friend's Hut he knew we still had two hours left. That put us right at the cutoff even if we didn't have any more equipment issues which was almost a certainty.
It also wasn't like we could just continue to the hut and then get a ride out, we'd still have to self-evac from the race course unless we had a medical problem. Also, we'd both much rather descend this portion of the trail with skins on to slow us down for the sharp switchbacks. With all that in mind we decided to quit the race.
Just before we started down a "skier" came up behind us carrying his skis and booting it up the slope. We told him about the cutoff and the two hour ETA to the hut and he quickly took off uphill at a jog. Apparently, his skins weren't staying on either.
I figured we should salvage some good out of our retreat and so we scanned the trail for duct tape (of which there was plenty) and other trash and picked it all up to carry out. We descended past a few more teams still continuing on and couldn't imagine them actually making the cutoffs.
Back down in the valley we put on some extra clothes as we still had to deal with the cold temperatures and now weren't generating as much heat as when we were moving upwards. I did get to stop and take a few photos now that we weren't "racing".
I stopped Grant at one point on our descent and asked him to turn off his headlamp. Remembering his roommates' excitement at our journey I figured we should enjoy being out in the middle of nowhere with a clear sky and take in the celestial display. We were even rewarded with a few shooting stars.
Continuing on to Death Pass I mentioned how it didn't seem that deadly to me – while it was steep there were trees below and ground that looked like you might stop before landing in the creek. Of course, just after saying that I got tangled up while negotiating the difficult part and Grant had to take off his skis and return to help me out. He was nice enough not to first take a photo of my Death Pass game of Twister.
When we reached the Death Pass checkpoint we found all the volunteers had turned in to their tents to get some sleep, but thankfully the fire was still going. We found another team warming up by its flames and joined them to share tales of the cold temperatures and our respective trials.
After twenty minutes of warming up and eating, we all headed out past the Ambush Ranch checkpoint and continuing on Bush Creek Road. Grant and I tried for cell phone reception at a couple points but got nothing. We hoped to catch some of the people heading to Aspen to see our finish before they started their drive.
The peaks around us were receiving the sun's full attention this morning, but the road stubbornly stuck to the shade. However, once we reached the trailhead two wonderful things greeted us. First was the sun and second was Charlie, a volunteer with the Crested Butte Search and Rescue who knew racers would bail out to this point. He gave us each a welcome shot of hot chocolate and then a ride back to town.
Back in Crested Butte we were able to alert everyone that the course had chewed us up and spat us out. An hour later we were enjoying a large breakfast and noticing 3-4 other Grand Traverse teams in the restaurant who would also be recording a DNF (Did Not Finish) for this year.
Gear notes:
Both Grant and I used nordic backcountry skis with full metal edges and manual BC-NNN bindings. His were Rossignol BC 65 skis while mine were waxless Alpina Discovery's. We both used Black Diamond's Traverse poles. Boots were backcountry models by Alpina and Rossignol and we used lightweight backpacks from ULA and GoLite.
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Future updates: Grant's comments on the race.
Special thanks to Chris at Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge for lending us the required spare binding for the race.


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North Brooklyn will soon be buzzing with the sound of a procession of trumpets, as an experiment in breaking up city noise with music takes over a stretch of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. On September 20, "Trumpet City," an ongoing music installation by On Foot Productions, directed by Craig Shepard, will blanket Meeker Avenue from Metropolitan Avenue to Newtown Creek with an hour of blaring notes.
Shepard, who also wrote the score for "Trumpet City," is a musician and composer interested in "music related to stillness." As an example, in 2012 he spent 13 weeks walking 780 miles in New York for a project called On Foot: Brooklyn, which involved writing a new piece of music each week and then leading a silent walk on which attendees could hear it performed in public space. On Foot has previously staged "Trumpet City" in Zurich and Bern, Switzerland, as well as last month in collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation's Summer Streets, where 92 trumpets lined Park Avenue (you can listen to an excerpt from that performance here).
At least 18 of the instruments are necessary to play "Trumpet City," with its four 15-minute sections, each of which has only one melody and pockets of quiet. The piece starts "in the low range of the trumpet, blending with the drone of traffic noise common to many cities. Over the course of the hour, the trumpets rise out of this drone." Since the "range within which a single trumpet can be heard is about 200 meters, depending on the acoustic properties of the site," each player stands 50 meters away from the next so that any "passerby hears the trumpet closest to him or her, the polyphony of the chamber ensemble as well as the hum of the combined sound."
Below you can listen to the 2009 "Trumpet City" performance in Bern. Similar to interventions like Yoko Ono's "Secret Piece" from 1953 (and revived in Central Park for the 2011 for Make Music New York), in which musicians bring instruments to a secluded area of Central Park to play a single note, "Trumpet City" shows how just a slight musical adjustment in the soundscape of a place can alter our experience of it.
"Trumpet City" takes place September 20 at 3pm on Meeker Avenue from Metropolitan Avenue to Newtown Creek (Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn).
h/t Laughing Squid


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Google Shortens Cookie Expiration Date
The Google Blog announced that Google will be shortening the expiration date of its cookies from the year 2038 to a two-year life cycle.
If you go to Google.com, Google is to soon set a new cookie to last 2 years from that date. Each time you go back, the cookie will be extended to two years. If you never revisit, it will eventually expire after two years have passed since your last visit.
Google Responds To EU: Cutting Raw Log Retention Time; Reconsidering Cookie Expiration from us covers how Google previous said it was considering cutting the expiration period on its cookies and how the other major search engines have cookies that last from 14 to 30 years.
Google ends by saying:
Together, these steps — logs anonymization and cookie lifetime reduction — are part of our ongoing plan to continue innovating in the area of privacy to protect our users.
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Simmons Continues Ads in Connecticut, Despite Dead Campaign
Former Connecticut congressman Rob Simmons has bought statewide radio ads reminding Republican voters he is on the primary ballot for U.S. Senate on Aug. 10 – even though he stopped campaigning for the job two months ago after losing a party convention vote to former wrestling executive Linda McMahon.
The unusual move by Mr. Simmons serves little apparent purpose other than to undercut Mrs. McMahon in her bid to win the seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Christopher Dodd. State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is the expected Democratic candidate in the race.
"I'm still on the ballot,'' Mr. Simmons reminds voters in what his campaign chairman, Eric Janney, said will be $350,000 worth of ads leading up to the primary.
Mr. Simmons will also make appearances when asked at political events, but has no campaign staff or field operation to speak of, said Mr. Janney.
At one point in the early days of the campaign Mr. Simmons held a large lead over Mrs. McMahon in polls but saw his numbers crumble. She has already spent more than $10 million on the race and pledged to spend as much as $50 million, a portion of the fortune she made as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. The Democrat, Mr. Blumenthal, has a sizable lead over both Republicans in polls.


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After the solemnity of the Wedding Ceremony, it's time to let your hair down and party with your guests! The First Wedding Dance though is all about you and your new husband, a moment to enjoy a private celebration in a public setting.
Think carefully about your First Wedding Dance together as Husband and Wife as it is such a special moment. Do make sure in advance that the Band or D.J. can play your song. Most Bands can learn a new song for your First Wedding Dance if they don't know it but you do need to give them enough time to do so!
Check out some of our favourites on our YouTube channel…
or download our list of suggestions from our First Wedding Dance Playlist.
If your favourite First Dance song doesn't appear here, or you would like to add a song, drop an e-mail to email@example.com. Don't forget to mention to your Wedding Band or D.J. that you got your inspiration for your First Wedding Dance from The Glasgow Girls Wedding Guide!


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Yes, clafoutis aux cerises….you read right! I decided to try and make it after a co-worker made it for us the other day. To say the least, it is a delightful French cherry "cake" that just melts in your mouth. The tartness of the cherries mix wonderfully with the slightly sweet custard.
It's very simple to make and only takes about 15-20 minutes of time to prepare then about an hour to bake. Serve it warm, just like they traditionally do in France. You'll love to wow your friends and family the next time you have a dinner party!
Pre-heat your oven to 350F. (I am in the mountains, so if you are at a lower elevation, you may want to watch your custard closely and lower your oven temperature to 300-325F.)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 whole eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
1-1/4 cup milk (whole is best, but low fat works well, too)
Mix the flour, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla and milk together until a custard batter is formed. It will be smooth.
Pour enough to cover the bottom of your greased pie plate and bake at 350F for about 7-10 minutes, just until the custard is set.
Place 2 cups pitted cherries in the pre-baked custard and sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar. Pour the remaining batter over the top covering the cherries and sugar completely.
Bake at 350F for about 50 minutes or until the edges of the custard begin to brown.
Let cool 10-minutes, dust with powdered sugar and serve while warm.
Optional: trade out the cherries for berries that are in season or mix berries with the cherries, also good are apricots, pears, and peaches. Adjust the sugar based on the sweetness of the fruit.
Also, no worries if the clafoutis aux cerises fluffs up in the oven. As it cools a little, it will settle down. Mine poofed up really high and I got worried, I thought cherries would be all over the oven, but they settled down as you can see in the photo.
Your guests will love it and beg for more!


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Cubs trade centerfielder Campana to Diamondbacks
MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Tony Campana to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two 17-year-old pitchers.
Campana was designated for assignment last week. The Cubs dealt him to Arizona for Erick Leal and Jesus Castillo, who both pitched in the Dominican Summer League last season.
The 26-year-old Campana appeared in 184 games over the past two seasons for Chicago. He batted a combined .262 with one homer, which was an inside the park scamper, and 11 RBI.
Leal went 6-2 with a 2.44 ERA in 14 outings last year. The 6-foot-3 Leal struck out 70 and walked 11 in 70 innings. Castillo was 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA in 14 appearances.
Campana is the grandson of former Kent Roosevelt and Ravenna football head coach Tom Campana, who was also the Roosevelt athletic director and has been inducted into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
-- Associated Press


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Detail of one of four posters (by Boon Design) for the sound course I teach.Cross-posted from instagram.com/dsqt.
Marc Weidenbaum founded the website Disquiet.com in 1996 at the intersection of sound, art, and technology, and since 2012 has moderated the Disquiet Junto, an active online community of weekly music/sonic projects. He has written for Nature, Boing Boing, The Wire, Pitchfork, and NewMusicBox, among other periodicals. He is the author of the 33 1⁄3 book on Aphex Twin's classic album Selected Ambient Works Volume II. Read more about his sonic consultancy, teaching, sound art, and work in film, comics, and other media
Current Activities
• February 5, 2020: The first session of the 15-week course I teach at the Academy of Art about the role of sound in the media landscape.
• April 15, 2020: A chapter on the Disquiet Junto ("The Disquiet Junto as an Online Community of Practice," by Ethan Hein) appears in the forthcoming book The Oxford Handbook of Social Media and Music Learning (Oxford University Press), edited by Stephanie Horsley, Janice Waldron, and Kari Veblen. (Details at oup.com.)
• December 13, 2020: This day marks the 24th anniversary of Disquiet.com.
• January 7, 2021: This day marks the 9th anniversary of the start of the Disquiet Junto music community.
Dates TBA
• There are entries on the Disquiet Junto in the forthcoming book The Music Production Cookbook: Ready-made Recipes for the Classroom (Oxford University Press), edited by Adam Patrick Bell. Ethan Hein wrote one, and I did, too.
• At least two live group concerts by Disquiet Junto members in the San Francisco Bay Area are in the works for 2020.
• I have liner notes for a musician's solo album and an essay in a book about an art event due out. I'll announce as the release dates come into focus.
• The Disquiet Junto series of weekly communal music projects explore constraints as a springboard for creativity and productivity. There is a new project each Thursday afternoon (California time), and it is due the following Monday at 11:59pm: disquiet.com/junto.
• My book on Aphex Twin's landmark 1994 album, Selected Ambient Works Vol. II, was published as part of the 33 1/3 series, an imprint of Bloomsbury. It has been translated into Japanese (2019) and Spanish (2018).
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Recent Projects
• 0449 / Page Machine / The Assignment: Read a page of text from a book as if it were a musical score.
• 0448 / Seamless Bridge / The Assignment: Create a 20-second piece of music to connect two preexisting 20-second pieces of music.
• 0447 / Listen Ahead / The Assignment: Make some music for the near future.
• 0446 / WWWLDD / The Assignment: Celebrate World Listening Day for the whole weekend.
• 0445 / Aare Tribute / The Assignment: Read maps of a river as a graphic score.
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Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Launches "Hyatt Retreats": Four New Value-Added Packages Available Worldwide
- New retreat packages capture local spirit; special bonus for Hyatt Gold Passport members -
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has launched Hyatt Retreats, a new collection of value-added packages available worldwide. Whatever mood strikes, Hyatt's "Amour," "Balance," "Awaken" and "Explore" packages offer the solution, accentuating the special offerings and distinct location of each participating Hyatt hotel in over 45 countries.
In addition, through January 31, 2008, Hyatt Gold Passport's partnership with MasterCard Worldwide® offers guests the opportunity to earn 2,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points when booking any Hyatt Retreats package.
Amour packages focus on romance and reconnection. Hyatt provides unforgettable settings and romantic amenities for opportunities to reconnect. Sample packages include:
* Hyatt Regency Calgary: Full breakfast for two; chilled Champagne and chocolate truffles; rose-petal turndown service; and 2:00 pm late check-out.
* Hyatt Regency Cologne: Daily breakfast for two; a bottle of Champagne and a box of pralines; and 3:00 pm late check-out.
* Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa: Full breakfast for two; a trio of aromatherapy oils from Agua Serena Spa; and late check-out.
Balance packages are designed for wellness, renewal and relaxation. Escape the everyday with a few days to relax and rejuvenate. Sample packages include:
* Grand Hyatt Bali: Full breakfast for two; a $100 Credit at Kriya Spa; and 4:00 pm late check-out.
* Hyatt Regency Kyoto: Full breakfast for two; and a 10,000 JPY (approximately $92 USD) food & beverage or Riraku Spa credit.
* Hyatt Regency Boston: Daily complimentary valet parking; one-hour massage for one person; a copy of "Chicken Soup for the Traveler's Soul"; Power Bar, fruit and water for two; daily breakfast for two at Avenue One restaurant; a bottle of bubble bath; and 2:00 pm late check-out.
Awaken packages extend leisure moments. These retreats feature freshly prepared breakfast for two delivered to guests' suites on their own schedule – thanks to late check-out (based on availability). A sampling of the hotels that offer this package include:
* Hyatt Regency Kathmandu: This luxury five-star city resort-hotel is situated six miles from the city center of Kathmandu, Nepal, on the road to Boudhanath Stupa - the most holy of Tibetan Buddhist shrines outside of Tibet.
* Hyatt Regency Kiev: This five-star hotel is located in the center of Kiev (Kyiv), the political and business capital of Ukraine, overlooking the breathtaking Old City. Hyatt Regency Kiev is within walking distance of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Saint Michael's Monastery and the boutiques of Kreshchatyk Street, and is host to Spa Naturel.
* Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego: Boasting a spectacular waterfront location and lavish amenities, this unique urban resort offers a retreat the whole family will enjoy. This luxury hotel in downtown San Diego is accessible to the Seaport Village and cruises on the Bay, the world-famous Gaslamp Quarter, the zoo, SeaWorld and local museums.
Explore packages offer site-specific adventures of local discovery. Designed around each hotel's particular location and cultural setting, these packages allow guests to experience authentic local life at its best. Sample packages include:
* Grand Hyatt Hong Kong: Private local cultural tour (choice of morning jog with hotel concierge from the Central Business District to Happy Valley; a Feng Shui walk along Hollywood Road, Man Mo Temple and Victoria Peak; or city exploration to the Dried Seafood streets, the Wet Market, Li Yuen Street and Man Mo Temple) and 2:00 pm late check-out.
* Hyatt West Hollywood: Tour through Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills with El Dorado Tours; and full breakfast for two.
* Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa: Breakfast buffet for two in the Terrace Grille Restaurant; a surf lesson with commemorative photo; and a picnic lunch basket.
Hyatt.com's "Specials & Packages" page invites guests to browse package offerings at specific hotels and resorts, then book conveniently online or by phone. Pricing is based on selected room type, with package amenities providing "value-added" perks to standard rates. Packages are available at all Hyatt-branded full service hotels and resorts, with the exception of Park Hyatt and Andaz.
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As India gets set to endorse the Paris Agreement on climate change, this is NOT the book to read if you want to understand the essence of environmental activism, writes Manjula Lal
This book is not for activists working in the field of climate change, although the Delhi launch had environmentalist Sunita Narain doing the honours, for it only dabbles in scientific facts and political ideology. It is basically for fans of Amitav Ghosh, who lap up every word he writes .
Eulogistic blurbs for the book by famous Western names fail to live up to the hype.
A fundamental problem may be that the book is merely an expansion of the four lectures Ghosh gave at the University of Chicago in late 2015 and part of the deal for the lecture gig was that the University of Chicago Press would publish a book based on the lecture.
The division of the essays into three sections — Stories, History and Politics — seems a lazy categorisation.
The first part is basically a whimsical look at the lack of natural disasters in literature.
In the 19th century, we are informed, "it was assumed in both fiction and geology, that Nature was moderate and orderly." Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, in fact, berated Michael Madhusudan Datta for showing Nature in extreme moods. "The winds rage their loudest when there is no necessity for the lightest puff. Clouds gather and pour down a deluge, when they need to do nothing of the kind; and the sea grows terrible in its wrath…"
One wonders if this is real criticism — one Bengali writer trying to ridicule another is par for the course, and the argument may have no merit.
Ghosh himself, in one sweeping generalisation, says no fiction is being written which features climate change, and of course he is wrong; in the West hundreds of novels have tackled global warming and climate change issues. There's even a genre for it: cli-fi.
He says "literary imagination became centred on the human" during the time global warming was creeping up on us. He incorrectly tells us that such events were consigned to another genre — science fiction and fantasy. Since there must be many budding writers in the audiences he is addressing, this lacuna may soon disappear, but only if publishers stop their strict categorisations, and their unwarranted views of what works in the market and what doesn't.
In the History segment, Ghosh puts forward the curious theory that the Asian continent is central to 'every aspect' of global warming, whereas the discourse remains largely Eurocentric. The majority of victims will be in Asia, particularly the Bengal delta, because of the density of population. This theory seems to brush aside the whole ecological North vs South debate, in which developing countries are demanding reparations for the depredations of the developed nations. If India and China are so overpopulated, whose fault is it? Surely, not of the West. He even says that when the carbon footprint of the West was growing, Asia chose to go in for rapid expansion (in the 1980s). So he should have blamed policymakers, really, for turning a blind eye to population growth. The author then twists the dagger by calling the continent a "horror-stricken simpleton." This supercilious attitude is unwarranted.
So what is the politics of The Great Derangement? The author does not seem to belong to any ideological camp, and therefore puts out facts without any perspective. The Pentagon, he tells us, "devotes more resources to the study of climate change than any other branch of the US government". Then comes a curious twist. He blandly states that the US military, the single largest user of fossil fuel in the country, is heavily invested in renewable energy initiatives. It has also made climate activists 'prime targets of a rapidly growing surveillance-industrial complex'.
Does the author even know the nature of the beast? It is the military-industrial complex that forces the US to wage wars in the Middle East to secure energy assets. This destructive role cannot be described in a wishy-washy way, not to a politically aware Indian readership — unless the book is not meant for local audiences at all. In fact, the book was not meant for Indian audiences at all; it was given first as four lectures for a USA audience and the book is for a Western audience, following the lectures.
During the Delhi launch, Sunita Narain and the author both criticised the Paris Agreement of December 2015 without explaining its stellar points. In the book, he has attempted almost a literary criticism of the text, calling it a work of "extraordinary compositional virtuosity — thousands of words separated by innumerable colons, semicolons, and commas and only a single, lonely pair of periods." Is he serious?
Ghosh says the targets laid out in the Agreement presumes there will be technological advances that take care of greenhouse gases. But if climate change started in the realm of science, then it is on science that the world must pin its hopes, not on international negotiations. Did not fracking techniques developed in the US strike down petro dollars?
In sum, if the Paris Agreement is to be faulted for not using the words 'catastrophe' or 'disaster', The Great Derangement is to be faulted for not doing justice to environmentalism, both its theory and its practice.


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It's not every day that you meet someone at the top of their sport. It's not every day that you meet a world champion. But one DMU student is exactly that – three times over.
Maddison Moore, 20, is a second year performing arts student at De Montfort University and is a three-time world, two-time European and BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Karate champion and has paid tribute to De Montfort Students' Union (DSU) for their part in helping her career.
Maddison, from Blakedown near Kidderminster, was first named World Union Karate-do Federation World Champion in the 15-17 category in 2012 and won a European title in front of a home crowd in London's Docklands late last year. She then added the BUCS title to her impressive list of achievements in March 2015 before heading to Slovenia in October to regain her Senior Kumite under 55kg belt.
But what does it feel like to become world champion? "I cried, I am not going to lie to you!
"It's an overwhelming feeling to win a competition like that."
Maddison during #ThisGirlCan week at DSU.
Maddison is coached by her father Bradley and trains every day. She explained: "I do different exercises every day so there are different amounts, but a normal day would be a 6.30am start to get into the gym until about 7.30am.
"Then I usually do a late night session for two, maybe three hours."
And that's where DSU's Sports Development team come in. They have awarded £550 a year of funding to three individual BUCS champions, including Maddison as well as Ricky Millar (K1 Sprint Canoe Champion) and Niamh Bailey (Heptathlon Champ) to help towards training and transport and any other additional costs.
Ross Harrison, Sports Development Manager at DSU, said: "You could say it is unprecedented as we have never had three BUCS champions in the same year at the same time.
"It shows how hard you have to train to become a champion and it just goes to show that you can still be a champion and gain a degree if you are willing to put in the work.
"Each of the champions gets £550. It is more for coaching costs and transport and other things like that which are really important but soon add up."
Maddison said: "DSU get me a gym membership as well as covering transport costs and some training costs so it has been really helpful. It is vital funding."
So what next? "I really enjoy winning as I am really competitive. Karate is a fighting sport and there are loads of girls who properly compete so there is that adrenaline rush, although it does feel a bit lonely [to represent DMU individually]!
"Unfortunately Karate is not recognised by the Olympics and because of that it is really hard to become a professional – and that's why this money is so helpful. But one day I hope to coach the first ever Olympic champion."
To find out more about sport at DSU, click here.
Main Picture (L-R) - DSU Sports Development Administrator Sam Davis, VP Welfare Keira Rounsley (back), Maddison Moore (front) and VP Student Activities Dan Winney.