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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Adirondack Attic: Noah John Rondeau and his Aunt Maggie's doll
When Adirondack hermit Noah John Rondeau decided to write his "Recollections of 60 Years" in 1943, he chose to document some of his earliest memories at "A French Wedding in a Log House" near Au Sable Forks. He authored four poems that year along with this manuscript at his Cold River City encampment in the high peaks.
Author Maitland DeSormo fit the "Recollections" on 48 pages in his 1969 book, "Noah John Rondeau: Adirondack Hermit." Rondeau (1883-1967) was 6 years old at the time of the French wedding on New Year's Day in 1890. His aunt, Margaret "Maggie" Corrow, was to marry Henry Miner Jr., of the village of Au Sable Forks. Rondeau and his parents, Peter and Alice Corrow Rondeau, arrived at his grandparents' home before breakfast. Gramp and Gram, Charles and Marie Antoinette Corrow, were born in Canada and settled in the log house near Au Sable Forks, where they raised eight children. As young Noah explored the log cabin that New Year's Day, he looked at a few photographs in the living room.
"Then I stood before a Niche that hung on the Wall and I made a careful Visual Survey of the little doll," Noah wrote. "Then I moved to the next and the next and so I made the Stations of the Dolls."
One of those dolls in the "niches" belonged to his Aunt Maggie, who was 24 when she married Mr. Miner, too old to play with such toys. But it certainly caught this 6-year-old boy's attention before he apprehensively moved on to the green plush-covered photo album.
"In time I dared to touch it and nothing happened," Noah wrote. "Even the Dolls on the Wall kept Mum."
One of Maggie's dolls is now artifact No. 2004.69 in the Adirondack Museum's collection. It was donated by Kathryn Lanigan, of Morrisonville, in the memory William A. Calhoun Jr., who died in his home in March 2004. Margaret Corrow Miner (1866-1963) was Calhoun's grandmother and the donor's greatgrandmother. They affectionately called her "Little Gram." At the time of Calhoun's death, the doll was hanging in a shadow box on the wall of his Au Sable Forks living room, in the same house where he was born. A picture of Maggie in front of his house is on page 143 of DeSormo's book.
(Read more about this artifact in "New York State's Mountain Heritage: Adirondack Attic, Volume 3." Buy online @ the Hungry Bear Publishing Bookstore. $18.00)
Copyright 2005 Andy Flynn/Hungry Bear Publishing
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Now Cami is turning sixteen. She's no longer mute, though she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform, and though she opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami is a pampered Vultusino heiress, she knows that she is not really Family. Unlike them, she is a mortal with a past that lies buried in trauma. And it's not until she meets the mysterious Tor, who reveals scars of his own, that Cami begins to uncover the secrets of her birth…to find out where she comes from and why her past is threatening her now.
New York Times bestselling author Lili St. Crow thrilled legions of fans with her dark paranormal series Strange Angels. Now she has crafted an evocative update of Snow White, set in a vividly imagined world and populated by unforgettable new characters.
A big thanks to the publisher on netGalley for accepting my request in reading this book early!
NAMELESS had a wonderful thing going for it - both originality, an odd new tale, and simply not being yet another modern retelling of a classic fairytale. I liked that part about it. It being different from most retellings. But what I struggled with the most was two main things: the characters and the flashback memories that occurred consistently in the book.
For the character side of things, I found each one fascinating and interesting, especially the dark and mysterious boy named Nico who was my favourite character, but it was the main one, Cami, that I fought long and hard for to like and it was probably the major problem for me in not liking this book all so much. I mean, I like well . . . liking my main heroines and connecting to them (even a small connection will do) but Cami for some reason just didn't connect with me as she was really different personality-wise and she stuttered a lot that poor girl! I think Cami's stuttering was probably the main reason why I didn't like her to begin with because for one it had annoyed me on many levels and secondly with how the stuttering was written on each page just continually gave me eye seizures every-time I read those stuttering passages as sorry as I am for saying it. Yeah . . . I wasn't a big fan of hers. But give me this boy Nico any time of the day! Loved him.
Overall, NAMELESS was quite an interesting read. While I do appreciate the new retelling of Snow White and how Crow approached it in her own writing ways - and even how I liked the story more so than the characters themselves, but this book just wasn't for me in the end which was rather a pity considering how I was so excited to read it this year! Still, if you love Lili St. Crow's previous works, both with her adult and young adult series work, then you're going to love her writing in this book regardless of what I said and will come to like her new, refreshed tale of a fairytale classic! It was definitely an unique take and because of that (and because Nico's character of couse) is the reason why I'm giving it the 2 1/2 stars for it!


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The Hilltown Draw-Around is returning to the Cowell Gym in Shelburne Falls on Saturday April 28th for our 4th annual community art extravaganza! Come celebrate an end to your cabin fever and the coming of spring with friends and neighbors, anytime from high noon 'til midnight! This unique carnival of creativity brings together people of all ages to play and get creative together as we make a 4,000+ square foot work of art. Release your inner artist!
This year's Draw-Around will bring new twists to perennial favorites, like a 3D coloring room. Remember the people-powered drawing machine belching its steampunk gears and dragon's flame? This year's form is a mystery yet to be revealed. Relax on the floor with Emily Gopen's stunning meditative lifesize mandala coloring page, or add your face to our community portrait wall. In a nod to Buckland's famed Robert Strong Woodward, we'll re-create one of his works—each person contributing to the whole. Take a mini workshop to learn origami, or stay late and take part in the costumed figure drawing. There will be an abundance of other ways to play and create, and when you are tuckered out or want to dance, enjoy the live music performances or stop for a delicious bite to eat at our cafe.
The Hilltown Draw-Around is a pay-what-you-can community event. All are welcome to participate, but equally, we encourage everyone to be as generous as each is able with their donations. All proceeds will go toward funding The Art Garden's ARTeens Program, a 20-week, pay-what-you-can, afterschool art program for Franklin County teens. ARTeens encourages teens to develop their understanding of themselves as engaged and compassionate artists, contributing to our communities with their creativity. Each 3.5 hour, weekly session includes art-making time and individualized instruction in a studio filled with professional art supplies.
Just as people need creative sustenance in their lives, we also wish to help meet the very real need for food in our hilltowns. If you are able, please bring non-perishable food items to help support the West County Emergency Food Pantry, located in the lower level of the Cowell Gym.
Since 2009, The Art Garden, a non-profit community space in Shelburne Falls, has nurtured the creative voice of everyone who enters the studio. Contact The Art Garden at 413-625-2782, visit our website, or visit us on Facebook for more information.
This community event is made possible by the generosity of local artists, and our incredible teen, parent, and community volunteers! Special thanks go out to the Local Cultural Councils of Ashfield, Buckland, Bernardston, Charlemont/Hawley, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Heath, Leyden, Plainfield, Rowe, Shelburne, and to the Massachusetts Cultural Council.


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One.Tel sent us poor customers an email assuring as that it's business as usual and don't panic, your phone is not going to be disconnected, blah blah blah. I know I should probably start shopping round for a new provider, but I really am quite lazy. Other companies already harassing me to switch to them. I had a nice encounter with an Optus guy last night:
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Moving to Warsaw: A (Simple) Neighborhood Guide
Moving to any new place is always confusing. The choices of neighborhoods can be confusing and overwhelming. Add a language barrier, a hectic work schedule, cold weather (in my case) and the whole process can easily become a nightmare. There are a couple of not-so-great ways you can go about this:
- Resort to the good ol' Gumtree! Where you basically have to master the Google Translate technique (and I recommend you install the Chrome extension!)
- Hire a real estate agent! In Warsaw real estate agents charge up to 50% of rent to help you find an apartment. Hmmm…I say not worth it!
- Solicit the help of a local co-worker or a friend. Just be prepared to be paying for that favor for a long time.
As you may have guessed I chose to go with not-so-great-but-seemed-like-the-best-choice #1. I have become a master at translating Polish sites and capturing important pieces of information. Once I started looking at the listings I realized I had to get to know the neighborhoods, this required investigation, which for me meant: WALKING…a whole lot of walking all over Warsaw! I had a basic idea of what I wanted and liked. So, let's start by taking a look at the different neighborhoods:
- Żoliborz: is one of the northern districts of Warsaw. It is also where I have been living my first few months in Warsaw. I would describe it as green, quite, and pretty. There are a lot of small parks around the neighborhood. So, it's great for walking especially for families and people with dogs. It is also directly connected to the center via busses (#116, #503) and the metro. Pl. Wilsona is 4 stops away from the Centrum Station. One of my favorite bars in Warsaw is in Zoliborz, Coco d'Oro, where they serve delicious Sri Lankan food.
- Old Town: As the name suggests Old Town is the oldest historic district of Warsaw. Although initially, established in the 13th century what stands today was meticulously rebuilt after the city was destroyed in World War II. Old Town is pretty, colorful and busy. Some of the tucked away residencies offer some quite away from the touristy hustle & bustle. It is quite well connected with busses to the rest of the city, but expect to walk a lot since most of the Old Town is a pedestrian zone.
- Powiśle: Literally means near-the-Vistula. This is probably my second favorite neighborhood if not my favorite. This neighborhood is happening! Surrounded by beautiful little parks, the Warsaw University Library (which has an amazing rooftop garden that overlooks the entire city), and a great selection of bars and restaurants. This is a quite central location accessible via busses and if you ride a bicycle it's one of the more bike-friendly neighborhoods in Warsaw. Some of my favorite hang outs here include: OSIR Cycle Culture Cafe, Warszawa Powiscle, and Solec 44. And if you're crazy about street art as I am, you'll love taking a stroll down Aleje Ujazdowskie and getting a taste of Warsaw's vibrant street art and graffiti culture.
- Śródmieście: Meaning city center or downtown. With Warsaw's iconic landmarks Palace of Science & Culture, Warszawa Centralna Station, and Złote Tarasy shopping mall you cannot get any more central than this. Unlike other city centers, Srodmiescie is not overwhelming and crowded. It is also not a downtown that is solely functional and lively during the week. Many bars, pubs and other venues call this part of town home. If you like being in the center of things, this is definitely the place for you. The square of Pl.Zbawiciela is packed with great places to hang out like Charlotte, Plan B Bar, and Coffee Karma. One of my favorite places in downtown is art venue called V9. V9 offers all sorts of art workshops from stenciling to silk screen printing and more. They also regularly hold art exhibitions and small concerts.
Of course, there are many more neighborhoods in Warsaw, but I wanted to cover the ones I know most about. Be sure to check out: Praga, Saska Kepa, Wola and Mokotow.
Happy Apartment Hunting or just neighborhood exploring!
Poland…not Holland!
Yes, I have made yet another big move! This is probably one of my biggest and randomest thus far! I have moved to Warsaw, Poland.
I accepted a job with TechSoup Global as their Sr. Manager of International Partnerships, EMEA (Europe, Africa and the Middle East…and yes only Americans would come up with such acronyms that lump random parts of the world together!). The reason TechSoup caught my attention is the simple fact that it works to utilize technology for social good. TechSoup's main focus is to provide non-profit organizations around the world with donated software (and hardware) to enable them to do accomplish their missions more efficiently. Obviously this is a big win for me – my two passions combined: technology + social good.
The reaction to me moving to Warsaw from family and friends has been less than ideal. People tend to have a very uncordial reaction to Poland. The perception is usually a cold, distant, unfriendly, harsh and the list goes on. It also didn't help that I moved here on December 1st…the very beginning of the unbearable winter ahead of us. I'm not going to pretend like I'm not scared of the winter ahead, but I'm looking forward to the experience. Besides, I've already gotten a few tips about ways to face the winter, but the most interesting is the way you wear your scarf:
- Make sure you have a warm (wool) scarf
- Tuck in your winter coat colar
- Wrap the scarf around your coat's color – this guarantees maximum warmth (here are a few examples: this or this)
In the meantime, I'll keep correcting folks "Poland…not Holland (or Portland, in some cases).
The Apartment Hunt
Beirut is a beautiful city by the sea; however, it's tiny, congested and extremely expensive. So, it's easy to say that my apartment/housing hunt has been a little difficult!
Lebanon is quite expensive by Middle Eastern and Developing World standards and one of the most expensive things about living in Beirut, specifically, is lodging. Lodging in and around Hamra (the AUB and LAU neighborhood) can be as expensive as living in metropolitan cities of the US.
As I mentioned before Al Majmoua is located on Spears Street near Sanayeh. So, ideally I started looking for places (in order of preference) in Hamra, Sanyeh, Ashrafiyeh, and Gimmayze:
Hamra: the surrounding neighborhood of AUB. It's lively and full of cafes, bars, restaurants and shops. Most people you see on the street are students and foreigners. It's also considered to be part of the "old" West Beirut, which was a Muslim/Leftist part during the Civil War.
Sanayeh: the closest location to my office. It's also the home of the Sanayeh Gardens/Park where most of the anti-sectarian protests and camping out has been taking place. It's walking distance from the center of Hamra and Downtown.
Ashrafieyh: a traditionally Christian neighborhood and part of the old "East Beirut". Mostly residential with quite a happening bar/pub area referred to as Monot.
Gimmayze: a beautiful old part of Beirut full of narrow streets and historic buildings from the French era. Historically, considered the bohemian/artistic part of town with a lively bar/pub scene. Today it has become a poshy pub and bar hopping scene.
I have pretty much toured all of these areas and searched wide and far for an apartment to rent, but after my wide and long search a San Francisco friend-of-a-friend connection is what has landed me my future home for at least the next month. I will be moving into Zico House, which I think can be best described as cultural communal house with cultural and artistic programs, artists residency and a safe space for various associations.
A list of helpful sources when looking for housing in Beirut:
- Craigslist
- Ahlein
- Facebook Beirut Apartments Group
- Waseet


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We all know that kids love to play dress-up, and boys are no exception. While girls get all dreamy and pretty donning princess or fairy costumes, little boys get all excited and giddy wearing pirate costumes.
That's my son when he was only 4 years old, wearing a pirate costume for a birthday party he was about to attend. Five years have passed since this picture was taken, but it seems nothing has changed. My son still loves adventures. If you will ask him now if he still wants to wear a pirate costume, I bet his answer would be a resounding yes. Boys will be boys, but we just let him be. After all, he's still every inch a child who loves playing, having fun, meeting new friends, and exploring new things. To help him experience a #LakingAmazing childhood, I give him NIDO 5+.
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That is true. However, Poweramp has no root functionality right now, so I'd assume it won't be added in the near future. And on a rooted device it is not necessary that the Musicplayer brings this funtionality with it, other apps can just send the respective key codes upon button long press.
That is not possible.
[Bug] MediaController commands ignored
F43nd1r replied to F43nd1r's topic in General Poweramp ChatterDude calm down. This is an alpha version. It is naturally going to have bugs, that is why you make alpha and beta versions. Revert to v2 if you need it working, or wait for a new release. Just screaming around in the forum won't help.
[Bug] MediaController commands ignored
F43nd1r replied to F43nd1r's topic in General Poweramp ChatterYes, all other apps react perfectly fine. (Even Poweramp works fine, just not in the alpha).
[Bug] MediaController commands ignored
F43nd1r posted a topic in General Poweramp ChatterThe title says it all. I was able to control v2 with the MediaController API, but v3 ignores play, pause, next and previous commands. Receiving Metadata works with both versions.
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I voted for Material design, because it comes close to what I would like to see: For me it's not so much about material design guidelines, but more about the material UX. The behaviour of e.g. Googles apps feels just so natural. IMO the current alpha is actually worse in terms of UX than the stable. I like the idea to create several easily accesible Menus. But accessing by swipe left and right interferes with track changing. I have a device with a not so big screen and I often end up changing the track when I want to open a menu and vice versa. (Swiping up from the controls would be a good way to do something IMO.) Why does the dropdown menu sometimes relocates to the bottom? This feels so counterintuitive. The current UI feels cluttered. I often check for options in the wrong place. I think while it is good to have fast access to most used options, the preference screen should still include them all. Parts of the UI look overcrowded. I'd love to see options to hide certain options (e.g. I setup what I want to see in the left drawer once. Afterwards I don't want to see the fast-access button to change that anymore). The suggestion which I think is missing here is good plugin support. (But I understand why: this is a really big workload.) @andrewilley I know you personally dislike Material design. But the only rational argument against it (that I have seen) is that it takes up the precious time of Poweramps only developer. I am an Android developer myself, and I'd love to help whereever possible.
Testing results
F43nd1r posted a topic in General Poweramp ChatterI've been using the alpha build for some time now. Here is what I noticed: - Sometimes it randomly failes to play a file. Second try works - finish last song in sleep timer not honored - after the playback service was quit by android and when i return to Poweramp tracks can't be changed by swiping until playback is started. - it is hard to use drawers and swipe on album cover in parallel - I requested a new layout (not design) * i don't like the drawers (the material design thread contains an interesting way to reach the library) * i hate that the menu button doesn't stay in one place - visualization works quite well (afaik, i don't watch them normally) - sound quality is a bit better I am ready to provide further information if necessary.
Proposed Material Design style interface discussion
F43nd1r replied to Brainscollector's topic in General Poweramp ChatterAnd apparently I have a split personality a.k.a. two accounts. Is it possible to merge them?
Proposed Material Design style interface discussion
F43nd1r replied to Brainscollector's topic in General Poweramp ChatterI agree with the confusing part. That was not very well thought-out. Still, I'd like to hide them (but that' just a minor personal preference). I also agree with what I read between the lines: There should not be a swipe which has no equivalent tap (I can't think of an counterexample where this would be good; that doesn't mean there are none). What I meant as swipe down was not as far up as the nofication bar, but rather on the album cover - of course that conflicts with list change, so one would have to make it an exclusive choice.
Proposed Material Design style interface discussion
F43nd1r replied to Brainscollector's topic in General Poweramp ChatterI love the swipe up. An addition to UI choices: IMO there is no reason to have disabled buttons in the UI. If there is only one list, next/previous list buttons should be hidden. It would also be a possibility to use the space for more options. I use swipe to change tracks. As a result, I often do wrong swipes because of the two navigation drawers. If the lists are on swipe up, couldn't be swipe down for equalizer & co?
Real time visual equalizer to be used instead of picture art?
F43nd1r replied to djdynamite123's topic in Feature RequestsI just tried the visualization in the alpha. Some of the visualizations would go very well with the album cover in the background. How about an option for that?
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F43nd1r replied to RealPetChicken's topic in Skins (Poweramp v2)I still get this error. I have assets directories and I just tried to build one of the example skin projects (skin_classic and skin_template). ant works, but ant jarpush and ant apkpush don't work. Please help!
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F43nd1r replied to Moonrakerone's topic in External APII know this is kinda old, but I just wanted to tell you what I've found out. First: you can query playing artist foo with content://com.maxmpz.audioplayer.data/files?flt=foo It's even working for not exact input (e.g. "mind in a box" matches "mind.in.a.box") Second: this may fail if there are songs containing the artist name in title, because all results are played. So: it would also work for title or album queries Third: by looking into Playerservice.xml I found out, that content://com.maxmpz.audioplayer.data/artists/#/files would also work, but # seems to be an unique artist id, which I don't know how to find out. Greetings from Germany, F43nd1r


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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rush 4-22-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Building construction and fire prevention — See Ch. 36.
Each of the duly appointed inspectors of an agency, company or organization meeting the criteria set forth herein may be authorized and deputized by the Code Enforcement Officer as agents of the Town of Rush to make inspections and reinspections of all electrical installations in the Town of Rush and to approve or disapprove the same. In no event will the cost or expense of such inspections and reinspections be a charge against the Town of Rush.
Any agency, company, or organization which desires to be authorized to conduct electrical inspections in the Town of Rush as agents of the Town of Rush must meet the following criteria:
It must be authorized by the State of New York to conduct business within the boundaries of New York State.
It must certify and provide proof that it maintains currently effective insurance. It shall maintain such insurance policies in full force and effect while performing inspections and submitting certificates.
Such insurance shall meet the following minimum requirements:
[Amended 9-10-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
Workers' compensation and employees' liability
General liability
Excess liability
Automobile liability
If any of the above insurance policies are canceled, the electrical inspection agency and/or the insurance carrier must submit to the Town of Rush a ten-day notice of cancellation, prior to the cancellation date. Failure to comply with this requirement will be considered sufficient reason for cancellation and/or suspension of agency jurisdiction.
It shall furnish the Town of Rush with proof of financial responsibility and organizational continuity, approval of which lies solely within the discretion of the Town of Rush.
It shall furnish the Code Enforcement Officer with an affirmation by the agency, company or organization and each individual inspector that it, he or she presently does not and will not engage in or have any interest, direct or indirect, with any wholesaler or retailer of electrical equipment which transacts any business in the State of New York and that the individual inspector will not engage in the work of an electrician anywhere within the State of New York, except that an inspector may do electrical work on his own personal residence situate in the Town of Rush. However, if an inspector does electrical work on his own personal residence for which a permit is required pursuant to this chapter, such electrical work shall be inspected by another authorized person who is qualified to conduct inspections in the Town of Rush.
It must maintain an office in the Monroe County service area staffed to receive telephone calls during normal business days for a minimum of six hours per day.
Any agency, company or organization seeking acceptance to provide electrical inspection services within the Town of Rush shall submit documentation certifying the aforementioned requirements to the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Rush. Acceptance or denial in writing from the Code Enforcement Officer will be provided to the applying electrical inspection agency upon approval of the documentation of qualifications and compliance with standards and will be filed with the Town Clerk and be available for public inspection.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually review the qualifications of each inspection agency, company or organization.
Any change in the above qualifications or change in the status of the business of any agency will be reported to the Code Enforcement Officer within 30 days thereof in writing signed by the authorized agency, company or organization.
If at any time, any person, including an official or employee of the Town of Rush, deems that an individual inspector or agency is incompetent, guilty of misconduct, or unqualified, such person shall file his complaint in writing with the Town Clerk and the Code Enforcement Officer. The Town Board shall hear or designate a hearing officer to conduct a hearing within 30 days after the filing of the complaint, at which time the complainant and the accused agency and/or inspector shall be present and present testimony and witnesses on their behalf. If a hearing officer is designated, he shall forward his recommendation and the basis thereof to the Town Board after conducting said hearing. Within 30 days after receipt thereof or after said hearing, whichever is later, the Town Board shall, by majority vote, determine whether to revoke or suspend the agency's or inspector's authority or take no action on the complaint. Such determination shall be made in writing, and filed with the Town Clerk and the Code Enforcement Officer within 15 days thereafter. If any member of the Town Board shall be the complainant, such complainant shall not be entitled to vote upon such complaint.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any agency or person owning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical wiring devices, or equipment for loss of life, or damage to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the Town of Rush or its employees or officers be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to report in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer, whose duty it shall be to enforce all provisions of the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, all violations or deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the code applicable to the Town of Rush and of all local laws, ordinances and the code as referred to in this chapter insofar as any of the same apply to electrical wiring. The inspector shall make inspections and reinspections of electrical installations in and on properties in the Town of Rush or as herein provided. The inspector is authorized to make inspections and reinspections of electrical wiring, installations, devices, appliances and equipment, in or on properties within the Town of Rush where he deems it necessary for the protection of life and property. In the event of any emergency it is the duty of the inspector to make electrical inspections upon the oral requests of any official or officer of the Town of Rush.
Any agency, company or organization which has been authorized to perform electrical inspections in the Town of Rush must continually operate in accordance with the following standards:
It shall not solicit any person or entity or require as a condition of inspection any waiver or responsibility for an error, omission, or recommendation made by its inspectors, or for any other action of its inspectors.
It shall not compete with any other agency in any manner which would cause it to reduce the quality of its inspections. It shall not knowingly accept any application at any given location from any applicant who has received a notice of violation from another agency. It shall make such inquiry on its standard application form.
It shall maintain a file of current inspection charges with the Town of Rush. Established charges shall be applied uniformly and shall not be discounted.
Inspections and reports shall be made only by qualified electrical inspectors.
It shall have a minimum of two employees in the Monroe County area.
It shall insure that the inspectors it employs have adequate experience, education and training, including the following:
A working knowledge of the principles of electricity necessary to interpret the National Electrical Codes, New York State Codes and the Town of Rush Codes.
A working knowledge of the requirements of the National Electrical Codes, New York State Codes and other applicable requirements.
A working knowledge of the construction practices of the electrical wiring trade.
It must maintain adequate records so that it can provide the Town of Rush, its customers and municipal officials with records of inspection when requested. Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of six years.
It, its employees and agents shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to all electrical inspections.
It shall establish a system to receive applications and issue inspection reports in accordance with the following:
It shall provide an application form which shall include a copy for the Code Enforcement Officer and the applicant/customer.
It shall issue a certificate to the Town of Rush giving notice that an inspection of the electrical service entrance has been made and it is safe to energize the service. The certificate shall be issued in a timely manner to insure that customers are not subjected to undue delay in receiving electric service.
In subsequent progressive inspections of the wiring system, it shall establish a procedure for prompt notification of any noncompliance. This notice shall be served on the Code Enforcement Officer and the applicant/customer.
Upon a finding of compliance, it shall issue a certificate of final compliance and shall provide a copy of the certificate to the Code Enforcement Officer and the applicant/customer.
When requested by the Town of Rush, it will perform reinspection of an existing dwelling and submit a formal report to the Code Enforcement Officer and customer in letter form.
[Amended 9-10-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997[1]]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to conduct or cause to conduct electrical inspections if not in compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter. A person found guilty of any violation will be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each time a violation occurs.


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IBM's Watson supercomputer hardly needs any more resumé-padding. It's already won Jeopardy, written a cookbook, and dabbled in revolutionizing healthcare. The next stop in its storied career? Tackling cybercrime.
Today, IBM announced that Watson is taking its cognitive learning chops to the cloud, where it'll apply them to analyzing, identifying, and (hopefully) preventing cybersecurity threats. But first, it's going to have to learn. Fast.
Playing Defense
There are already plenty of computer-enhanced approaches to combating cybercrime, most of which involve identifying outliers or abnormalities—like when a user logs a few too many failed password attempts—and determining whether those constitute some sort of threat.
Collecting and analyzing this type of data can and does work. It's not ideal, though. First, there's simply too much of it; according to a recent IBM report, the average organization sees over 200,000 pieces of security event data every single day. There's simply no way to keep up with it all. And while solutions like 2MIT's recent AI2 can trim down the number of incidents a human researcher needs to sift through, there's still the fact that the data points being considered are only a small part of the picture.
"This is about interpreting and learning and bringing in unstructured data, bringing in things like blogs, white papers, and research reports," says Caleb Barlow, vice president at IBM Security. "[Those] other forms of analysis that are not well-structured, or easily read by a machine, and bringing that in to add further contextual insight into what potentially is going on."
Watson, then, is uniquely positioned to handle both the volume of information, and also discern the crucial context that determines what sort of threats exist. While a human security researcher might not have a firm command of all 75,000 known software vulnerabilities, or have read all 60,000 security-related blog posts that are written every month, Watson will.
"Companies have teams where their job is to look at all the sources of news, and from that news try to identify the risk, and then actually connect it with their infrastructure, their computers, and ask if the risk is applicable to their system," says Dr. Kevin Du, computer security professor at Syracuse University. "It takes a lot of manual effort." Effort that could, if all goes well, be offloaded to machine learning.
Barlow, who spent time in his early career in emergency medicine, likens Watson to a paramedic coming on the scene of a potential head injury. "People that have been drinking too much and people that have had head injuries often present the same symptoms," says Barlow. "It's up to the paramedic to figure out which he's got."
A paramedic looks at structured data—blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and so on—but also takes into account unstructured data, like the verbal response, or what kind of accident the patient was involved in. In other words, paramedics consider all of the things that don't fit in a data field, but that give them a much better sense of what actually happened. They're able to work through all available information, to provide the physician at the hospital with a prognosis. "That's what Watson's going to do for security operations centers," says Barlow.
Du notes that this isn't a new idea; there have been research papers and small-scale studies arguing the effectiveness of unstructured data collection. Watson, though, gives IBM the distinction of being the first to be able to try it at scale. "I think the technology is there. Due to the lack of computing power and investment, nobody's actually proven that this can be very useful," says Du. "If this machine is trained well, it could replace a lot of human effort."
Which is not to say Watson will necessarily replace human jobs; as it is, the industry has a significant talent gap. "Even if the industry was able to fill the estimated 1.5 million open cyber security jobs by 2020, we'd still have a skills crisis in security," said Marc van Zadelhoff, General Manager of IBM Security. One that Watson should help mitigate.
Feeding the Beast
Of course, before that can happen, Watson needs to learn how cybersecurity works.
It doesn't yet, or at least not very well. While IBM has already started the process of feeding Watson security documents, Watson has a ways to go until it'll be ready for field operations. Given the complexity of the cybersecurity—and the importance of getting it right—that's no easy feat.
"This isn't like a normal software job," says Barlow. "It's not like you show up one day and the software is released. You have to train it."
IBM's extensive research library will make it easier to give Watson this critical training. But it's not quite as simple as just showing Watson a bunch of articles and research papers. You have to teach it what everything means, before it can teach itself how they interplay.
"Think of the things it's got to do when it's looking at a document. It's got to understand what some of these terms mean. What's a campaign? What's an exploit target? What's an incident? What's an indicator of an incident?" says Barlow. "This is the vernacular of security. And it's got to understand the relationships. A piece of malware comes from an organization, targets another organization, has certain indicators."
And that's before you even get to all the acronyms that the cybersecurity world trades in.
To help Watson get started, IBM researchers manually annotate the documents that go into its system—for now, they are hand-picking documents and sources. As Watson begins to master certain concepts, and demonstrates that it's able to annotate on its own, they'll ramp up the process, with the help of students at eight universities across the US. In this first phase of training, Watson will ingest up to 15,000 security documents per month, connecting to various libraries and news feeds to ensure it stays current. If any supercomputer can do it, Watson can.
"This is a true breakthrough," says Andras Cser, principal analyst with Forrester Research. "Watson's probabilistic decision-making AI techniques are far beyond what any other vendor can do. It can rely on orders of magnitude greater sets of data and use orders of magnitude faster processing and machine learning algorithms."
What's Cooking
Watson's worked in high-stakes environments, such as healthcare, before. Still, its misadventures in the kitchen might make one wonder: Can you trust the creator of the world's worst burrito with your security infrastructure?
Barlow, who cooks Watson recipes regularly and acknowledges that not all are successes, says there's an important distinction between some of Watson's earlier adventures and its security skills.
"A lot of the earlier work started with, 'I have a question, and Watson, can you analyze it for an example?'" says Barlow. "The difference in our case is we're not asking it questions. We're going to feed it thousands of indicators, and we're going to ask it to ask its own questions."
That may sound like a bit of a zen koan, but in practice, it means that this time around, Watson is learning not how to combine a bunch of ingredients, but how to ask the right questions. To make a clumsy analogy, it doesn't need to cook; it just needs to know where it might have seen an ingredient before, and if it's in season.
"We're teaching Watson to be a bit forensic in what it does," says Barlow. "We want it to come to us with a conclusion, based on two things: Is it urgent, and what did you learn about it that makes this actionable?"
Assuming it gets up to speed, Watson should deploy to enterprise customers later this year. And while it's intended to identify threats that have already occurred, Barlow sees its preventative potential as well. Some cyberattacks can take days, weeks, or months; ideally, Watson would be able to identify signals of a prolonged attack, and help cut it off mid-stream.
That's a big ask of a supercomputer that's still trying to tell its noun from its verbs. But it's a real possibility.
"The fascinating difference between teaching Watson and teaching one of my children," says Barlow, "is that Watson never forgets."


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As I said in my very first PC building story, I think 8GB is the sweet spot for RAM right now, across AMD and Intel platforms. To quote that post:
"RAM is cheap these days. 8GB is plenty for gaming, and an 8GB kit of DDR3/1600 costs around $40. There's no need to cut corners farther than that. Get a kit with two 4GB sticks, so you can utilize dual-channel mode on your motherboard. You'll be able to add another 2 x 4GB kit later, or even a 2 x 8GB kit, as you'll be getting a motherboard with four RAM slots. That'll let you upgrade to 24GB of RAM before you even consider tossing the RAM you have."
I could stop this guide right there, but it bears fleshing out a little bit. So we'll take it step by step: first we'll talk about how much RAM you need, then what speed. We'll dip into multi-channel mode, speeds and timings, and making sure your RAM works well with your system. Don't worry--we'll talk about the just-announced Haswell chipset from Intel, too.
Eight Is Enough (For Now)
Why 8GB? I'd consider 4GB the rock-bottom, barrel-scraping minimum amount of RAM necessary to run a modern computer--say, an ultrabook--in such a way that it doesn't usually feel like it's getting hung up on everyday tasks. Even then, I'd try my damnedest to get more RAM. But if you're building a desktop, it's likely because you want more computing power than you get from an ultrabook--either for gaming or some other high-performance task. 8GB is enough for even very intensive games, though video editors, programmers, and people who do a lot of memory-intensive work will want more RAM. 8GB is a good starting point, and you can build from there if you find it isn't enough.
Just by way of comparison, here's my PC using 4GB of RAM while only running CrashPlan, Dropbox, Rdio, and about 15 Chrome tabs (including several Google Docs tabs). Imagine if that's all the RAM you had to work with.
For most general-purpose and gaming rigs, 8GB is the price/performance sweet spot, and this is likely to remain the case with the next generation of AMD and Intel chipsets as well.
Interestingly, DDR3 prices have gone up in the past few months: A good 8GB DDR3/1600 kit now costs around $60, rather than the $40 it cost when I wrote my first column in December. Acer's JT Wang says it's because DRAM factories are prioritizing smartphone DRAM over desktop DRAM.
Dual Channel Mode: or Why Two Sticks Are Better Than One
Nearly all modern consumer motherboard chipsets have dual-channel memory architecture (X58 has three channels, and X79 has four). Two channels means twice the total memory bandwidth. Not twice the performance, mind you--just twice the total available bandwidth of single-channel architecture, which helps remove bottlenecks. So does this actually make a difference? Well, it can't hurt. Tom's Hardware showed single-digit improvements in gaming performance while using dual-channel architecture (way back in 2007), while Maximum PC saw huge gains in integrated graphics performance when switching a laptop from single- to dual-channel modes.
If you have a motherboard with four RAM slots (pretty much everything you can get today except Sandy Bridge-E mobos and some mini-ITX boards) and you do decide to get 16GB instead of 8GB, go for two 8GB DIMMs instead of four 4GB DIMMs. Why? Because if you actually need that much RAM, you're likely to want more later. Two 8GB sticks will leave two empty slots in your motherboard that you can populate with two more 8GB sticks later on, whereas if you had gotten four 4GB DIMMs, you'd have to remove some of them in order to put in higher-capacity DIMMs.
Oh, and if you're wondering how to enable dual-channel mode on your motherboard: just put the RAM into like-colored slots (this has been the standard for years, but consult your particular motherboard's reference guide in case you're unsure).
Timing Is Everything: How Fast, How Furious?
What clock speed should you aim for? That depends on your motherboard and chipset. Ivy Bridge and Haswell do very well with 1600MHz DDR3, but can benefit from higher-clocked RAM.
AMD's Trinity platform with its integrated GPU scales up very well with higher RAM clocks--you should get at least DDR3/1866, and Tom's Hardware found excellent performance scaling up to DDR3/2133.
In Anand's tests, Ivy Bridge performance returns diminish quickly after 1866MHz RAM.
AnandTech recently did a big comparison of Ivy Bridge RAM performance using similar G.Skill RAM clocked from 1333MHz to 2400MHz, and found a decent performance increase when you go from 1333MHz to 1600MHz, and another one when you move from 1600MHz to 1866MHz. Returns diminish quickly after 1866MHz.
Regarding Haswell, Intel's newest desktop architecture: per Ars Technica's Haswell introduction, "1600MHz DDR3 is Haswell's highest officially supported speed, same as Ivy Bridge." That doesn't mean higher-clocked RAM won't work; Anand's Haswell piece mentioned that Haswell should work very well with high-clocked memory and included this tantalizing line: "Ivy Bridge was pretty decent at higher speeds, but Haswell is a different beast entirely." We should see in-depth memory tests from Anand and others soon. Your motherboard's manual should also tell you the maximum supported memory speeds on your specific mobo.
What To Look For When You're Buying
Once you've narrowed down your RAM search by capacity and speed, you're left with...way too many options. Want two 4GB sticks of desktop DDR3/1600? Newegg has over one hundred different kits. So how do you narrow them down?
The QVL: Generally, any RAM with the right voltages, timings, and capacity that fits in your motherboard will work--in that it will function as RAM without blowing up your computer--but there are always weird exceptions, and you definitely want to make sure it'll run at its rated speeds with your system. Each motherboard manufacturer publishes a Qualified Vendor List, or QVL, for each motherboard, on their support page. Here's the QVL for my motherboard. If you want to be absolutely sure the RAM you buy will work with your motherboard, get something from the QVL. At the very least you should check your motherboard's recommended voltages, timings, and capacity, even if you get RAM that's not on the QVL.
Manufacturer: RAM is increasingly commoditized, and there are many manufacturers with solid reputations. Crucial, Corsair, G.Skill, Patriot, Kingston, and Mushkin all make good RAM. With so many good RAM makers there's no reason to look elsewhere.
Those fancy fins of aluminum are mostly for show, like the plumage on a tropical bird.
Plumage: Sorry, y'all. Those fancy fins of aluminum are mostly for show, like the plumage on a tropical bird. Stock-clocked DDR3 just doesn't get very hot, and even the moderately-tall heatspreaders that have become the norm (see Corsair's Vengeance series) can interfere with large CPU heatsinks, which DO have a function, but tend to overhang one or more RAM slots. I'm not going to pretend I've never chosen a specific RAM kit just because the heatspreaders looked good with the rest of my build, but that should be a very minor consideration--CPU cooling comes first.
Overclocking Shmoverclocking: Overclocking your RAM and manually setting the timings can let you squeeze more performance out of your memory, but my official policy is not to bother. The effort is not worth the end result, which will be barely noticeable. It's not like GPU or CPU overclocking, which is pretty easy and offers more obvious performance increases.
Memory Profiles: That said, many RAM kits come with XMP profiles, which let the motherboard read certain optimized presets and set the RAM speed and timings appropriately--often for higher speeds than the kit is supposedly rated for. Those are easy enough to set and revert without the risk of breaking things, and usually they're the only way to make sure that that kit of DDR3/2133 is actually running at its rated speed, rather than whatever the BIOS decides to set it at. Intel platforms use XMP; AMD has a memory profile system called AMP.
Crowdsourcing: Check the reviews. If a kit has 1,400 five-egg reviews, it's probably a good buy. Three stars or below? Avoid. Again, there are so many different RAM kits available that you should be able to find a good kit at a competitive price with good ratings. There's no sense settling for less.
The Future Is Coming: DDR3 or DDR4?
DDR3 has been out for nearly six years, but does that mean you should hold out for DDR4? Nope! DDR4 is years from coming to desktops, so your DDR3 should be able to migrate to your next build--and maybe the one after that.
For general computing and gaming, 8GB of RAM is the sweet spot. Get a set of two 4GB DDR3 DIMMs, at at least 1600MHz. If you're running AMD's Trinity platform, you should get DDR3/1866, but DDR3/2133 is a good step up if you can afford it. If you're on Ivy Bridge or Haswell, DDR3/1866 is a good step up. Don't worry about fancy heatspreaders or the lack thereof, unless you have a big CPU heatsink. Get RAM from a reputable manufacturer, preferably something from your motherboard's Qualified Vendor List, and make sure it's set in the BIOS to run at its rated speeds.


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A lawyer by training, Robert left that field looking for other creatively enriching opportunities. He worked for a while in politics and had a chance to experience more of the country than the two coasts he had lived on. He learned there was more of a commonality among the people in the 50 states than he had previously been led to believe. A commonality in what people want for their lives, their homes, and their families.
Robert started Muu in 2008, inspired by the birth of his daughter. While they shopped for furniture for their nursery, everything looked the same after a while. He was interested in starting a business, loved design, was a woodworking hobbyist and saw an opening in the crib market. Here is Robert's
daughter, Amelia modeling a crib for their first catalog.
The idea was a high-end customizable line of modern kid's furniture. Robert developed a panel system that allows you to change the look andfeel of your furniture as tastes change and kids grow, without having to replace the whole piece. Made with magnets, the panels are simple to change, no tools or DIY skills required.
The name, Muu, came from a Zen concept: Mu which, according to Muu's website "teaches that there is no difference between us and our environment." But in our conversation, Robert relayed that it is also about interconnectedness. He believes this relates to the connection between the product itself and where it came from (the manufacturer) and where it is going (the customer).
When deciding where to get his fabulous new line of furniture manufactured, for Robert it came down to two key words, quality and safety. He found that when he broke down the process of what it would take to insure both of these qualities in his furniture, manufacturing at home just made good sense. Between quality control, shipping costs (and the damages that come from oversea freight), tariffs, and lead time, the cost difference was much less than he thought. Combine that with the pride he felt in the Made in the USA label and it wasn't that difficult a decision.
He also takes pride in knowing that the people lovingly creating his pieces are getting paid a living wage, have 401K and truly care about the work they do. There are no cultural barriers between the manufacturer and the people they are making the furniture for. No language barriers confusing Robert's interactions with the factory. They can also react faster when there are changes in the marketplace or in regulations.
For decades Robert's grandfather Sam, owned two shoe stores that were distributors for the iconic American kids' shoe brand, Stride Rite. He was also a real stickler for quality. The debut line of Muu furniture is named for him. With a great splayed leg base in two finish options, these pieces are classic and modern with a slightly retro vibe.
Muu's second collection, Ray, was named for two strong women named Ray, Robert's great-grandmother who raised eight kids on the Lower East Side and Ray Eames. As a father of a daughter, he wanted to give recognition to strong female role models for Amelia.


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If your phone is stolen, you can visit any AIS outlet or Telewiz shop nationwide and have your service temporarily suspended within 30 minutes. For more information call the AIS Call Center at 1175.
– A staffer at the AIS call center
Registering your SIM will help us to detect and recover your phone faster in event of theft, but if your SIM has been lost or stolen, you must first file a report to the police and bring that report to the DTAC outlet with you when requesting your new SIM.
DTAC will replace your SIM card if it has been damaged, lost or stolen. In all cases, you must present ID when you request the new SIM in person.
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The Power of Connection
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Relational-Cultural theory (RCT) proposes that all people grow through and toward relationships throughout the lifespan. RCT challenges prevailing theories that depict the "separate self" as the hallmark of maturity. Rather than movement toward autonomy and separation, RCT suggests we develop ever more differentiated ways of connecting. An increase in growth-fostering relationships results in: a sense of vitality and zest; increasing clarity about ourselves and others; augmented creativity and ability to take action; an experience of worth and empowerment; and a desire for more connectedness with others. Disconnections are inevitable in relationships and RCT focuses on relational resilience, the ways people can re-establish positive and growth-fostering relationships.
RCT further emphasizes the importance of cultural and societal forces in causing either growth-fostering connection or destructive disconnection. This volume explores the process of change in therapy and in other relationships; how race and other forms of stratification create pain; and how people develop resilience and strength in relationships characterized by mutuality.
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1. Recent Developments in Relational-Cultural Theory Judith V. Jordan SECTION ONE: RCT AND THERAPY 2. Introduction to Section One: RCT and Therapy 3. Creative Moments in Relational-Cultural Therapy Irene Pierce Stiver, Wendy Rosen, Janet Surrey and Jean Baker Miller 4. What Changes in Therapy? Who Changes? Natalie S. Eldridge, Janet L. Surrey, Wendy P. Rosen and Jean Baker Miller 5. Strengthening Resilience in a Risky World: It's All About Relationships Linda M. Hartling 6. When Racism Gets Personal: Toward Relational Healing Maureen Walker 7. How Therapy Helps When the Culture Hurts Maureen Walker SECTION TWO: THE IMPORTANCE OF POWER 8. Introduction to Section Two: The Importance of Power 9. How Change Happens: Controlling Images, Mutuality, and Power Jean Baker Miller 10. Power and Effectiveness: Envisioning an Alternate Paradigm Maureen Walker 11. Telling the Truth About Power Jean Baker Miller SECTION THREE: RCT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 12. Introduction to Section Three: RCT and Social Justice 13. Relational-Cultural Practice: Working in a Nonrelational World Linda Hartling and Elizabeth Sparks 14. Learning at the Margin: New Models of Strength Judith V. Jordan 15. Valuing Vulnerability: New Definitions of Courage Judith V. Jordan 16. Commitment to Connection in a Culture of Fear Judith V. Jordan
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Recently I was lucky enough to join a seminar in south Florida for educators and clinicians, "Feasting, Fasting & Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community".
The organizer, well-known eating disorder specialists The Renfrew Center, told us the seminar was in direct response to the 'noticeable spike throughout the country (USA) in Jewish patients'. Whilst the rates of Jewish patients with disordered eating are similar to the general community, the reasons behind them differ.
For treatment of Jewish patients to have any chance of success their therapists first must appreciate the strong traditions, religious rituals and level of religious observance in their patients.
Living in a multi-cultural society (especially in London) I could see how relevant this is to other religions and cultures. Both women and food play central roles in most strong ethnic communities.
Professor and researcher Dr. Marjorie Feinson, PhD, began the seminar with an overview of eating problems in the Jewish community, with the emphasis on binge eating among adult Jewish women. Of the adult Jewish respondents in Dr. Feinson's study over 50% had problems with binge eating behaviours, although only one third of the women were obese.
Unsurprisingly, the binge eating was linked to high levels of self-criticism and serious body image concerns.There isn't much research specifically about Jewish women as they are usually combined with other minority groups, but there is "research emerging showing just how much binge eating is triggered by trauma. The resulting emotional eating is a coping mechanism." What was unexpected, however, was that levels of religious observance did not make a significant difference to those with serious binge eating disorder (BED).
Dr. Feinson told us she had started her research in 1999, and depressingly (I felt) she "wasn't sure if anything much had changed".
Sarah Bateman, a Social Worker and therapist who works with Jewish patients, helped us by explaining Jewish observances and their clinical implications. She took us through the religious categories of American Judaism as well as the practices and attitudes of each towards women, dress, dating, marriage and appearance. The strict dietary laws of the more observant, she told us, often led to "restrictive eating patterns and problematic food rituals."
Looking at the sheer number of food-centred Jewish religious and cultural traditions – each of which can cause triggering- shows how difficult it is for the therapist and the patient.
Food plays a central role in weekly Shabbat (Sabbath) festival meals – comparable to Christmas or Thanksgiving meals. Every week. The twelve major Jewish holidays and Festivals annually include Passover, with eight days of ritual food do's and do not's. Even Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement when Jews fast for 25 hours, comes with 'before and after the Fast' recipes.
It's no wonder there are problems helping Jewish women with eating disorders.
"Every compulsive eater hates being in the kitchen." Absolutely.
So what can you do when powerful family traditions make it the Jewish women's responsibility to feed the family and prepare the food?
When in religious households women are expected to not only prepare meals but to make their own bread, special cakes and pastries?
Is this traditional expectation "embedded in Jewish DNA"?
Maybe. But in a society where 'thinner is prettier' you begin to understand the increase in and difficulty in treating eating disorders among Jewish women.
Even more so when you add:-
- Kashrut, 'kosher' dietary laws which can be used as an excuse for restrictive, rigid eating, e.g. "I don't eat this…"
- Feasting, which can lead to patterns of binge eating.
- Fasting, which can lead to the 'normalization of rigid eating'.
The pressures are contradictory. Jewish women are expected to cook and eat and remain slim and marriageable, all at the same time.
Not so easy, is it?
Treating disordered eating is always complicated, but even more so when dealing with strong religious and cultural traditions. By appreciating the complexities involved we can all aid in recovery. And, perhaps, save a life.
Need help and more information?
In the US The Renfrew Center can be contacted via their website www.renfrewcenter.com. Their 'Observant Jewish' special program is sensitive to the traditions and dietary customs of their Jewish patients. You can find them on twitter: @renfrewcenter . In the UK? I suggest you first contact 'BEAT', the UK's leading charity supporting those with eating disorders and body image issues, either via their website, www.b-eat.co.uk, or twitter @beatED.


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East of the country, the second largest delta in South America after the Amazon's, the Orinoco Delta teems with toucans, parrots, ibises and macaws.


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About the program
Intermediate Landscapes are consistent, functional and environmentally coherent areas made possible with specific tools and knowledge at the local to regional level. Developed and developing nations currently face an important challenge in urban design and planning: the management of intermediate landscapes triggered by the increased mobility and unprecedented urban growth. Standard planning cannot guarantee the efficiency and environmental quality of these new urban systems and open spaces. These landscapes, by their size, morphology and use, question the very notion of the compact city, as well as our common urban practices.
The need to regenerate the large suburban growths, the shopping centers and commercial strips; or to preserve agricultural land and river banks, strongly arises in our metropolitan regions. All these episodes no longer respond to local government boundaries, but to ad hoc constraints of functional, morphological or environmental character. For this reason, intermediate approaches, those between the local and regional level, are therefore needed to resolve conflicts and develop new opportunities.
The Master in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes is devoted to providing the tools and methodology required to address these needs. This program is based on traditional core values of European planning, specifically: the concern and promotion of local identity and environmental values and the commitment to social equity. This program integrates current research by international experts into a comprehensive approach where economics and management combine with ecology and culture.
Through the training of skilled technicians this program seeks to answer some of the most challenging and urgent needs in urbanism. Among these are the regeneration of sprawl, the transformation of intercity roads into civic axes, and the preservation of cultural landscapes. Since the eighties, critical answers were being formulated in Europe and North America in response to environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges arising as a result of an unplanned and uncontrolled urban growth. We can confirm that at the present time there are sufficient theoretical and professional grounds to develop a coherent alternative model. In this context, the Master in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes intends to contribute to the construction of more efficient and sustainable metropolis.
Goals of the program
The Master in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes is of an academic nature and trains the students in an emergent field of urbanism and regional planning. This program is oriented to the specialization in an innovative disciplinary field where the contribution of international research and the direct knowledge of exemplary experiences are essential. According to this, the content of the program provides:
- Skilled methodological training in the regeneration of intermediate landscapes by means of their analysis, interventions, and integrated management.
- Scientific training based on the latest international research, which ranges from a global vision to a focused and specific knowledge.
- Opportunity to access, through field work knowledge of detailed model initiatives of local regeneration.
- A chance to gain a technical awareness of social balance, a rational use of resources, and the preservation of a local identity.
Who should apply
Holders of university degrees in the following areas: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Design, Landscape, Urbanism, Civil Engineering, Geography, Urban sociology, Environmental Studies.
The course is taught in English.
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Price: 8.850,00 € (60 credits x 147,50 €/cr.)
Reservation of a place in the course (included in the total price): 1.770 €
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The programme will be taught from October 2014 to July 2015 (1 academic year) / 60 ECTS credits.
- ONLINE MODULES Introductory and methodological modules (theoretical and practical work sessions. From October 2014 to April 2014. One five hours' session per week on Fridays
- WORKSHOP IN BARCELONA. Case study module and Master thesis module. From May 2015 to July 2015. Workshop and lectures. Lectures on Mondays, Tuesdaysand Wednesdays; Workshop on Thursdays and Fridays.
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