A new idea ? Unknown little spots ?
The Jewish community in Paris American landmarks in Paris.
Anti-Semitism in France : according to the Webster Dictionary, anti-semitism is " Hostility toward Jews as a religious or racial minority group often accompanied by social, economic and political discrimination ". Recently there has been an increase of isolated anti-Jewish acts which are universally condemned, but can one say that the French are anti-semitic ? Literally speaking : no, but the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is strong in the poorest parts of large French cities where many Muslims live. Read a tentative answer to this recurrent question (in the US press), a column I wrote about it and an opinion by an important member of the American-Jewish community in France.
Visit the Holocaust Memorial : a heart-breaking monument with 76,000 names with a very moving and informative museum and a good bookstore (3 rue Geoffroy Lasnier 75001). Read my editorial about the French "Justs among the nations".
Harry's Bar (5 rue Daunou, 75002) the most popular and long-established American bar in Paris, famous for its election nights.
The American Center, on Boulevard Raspail, was a magic place where you could enjoy the best of American culture (films, dance, jazz, etc...), learn English, meet American students, eat a real hamburger (years ago, it was one of the few places in Paris where you could). The building was sold and destroyed and the new building is now the Fondation Cartier (by architect Jean Nouvel). The American Center moved to Bercy in a building designed by US architect Frank Gehry and then was shut down due to the lack of funds. Purchased by the Centre National du Cinéma, it is now the "Cinémathèque". Too bad that now the only things that the Parisians can see of American culture are sitcoms on TV, McDonald's restaurants and Eurodisney. Don't you think that this shameful shut-down feeds anti-Americanism ? Read a letter a visitor of this site sent to a Congressman about it.
There is no American cultural Center in Paris : American taxpayers, stand up and do something!
Recently, the Mona Bismarck American Center (34 Avenue de New York 75116 Paris) started enlarging its mission from a sort of an art gallery to a real cultural center, trying to play this role and to recreate this unique atmosphere. Let's hope it will succeed!
The Cimetière de Picpus (35 rue de Picpus, 75012) is an interesting private cemetery which contains only the families of the victims of the Terreur, beheaded during the French Revolution. Lafayette's grave is in it, and it was the only place in Paris where an American flag remained during the whole WWII.
at the end of the XIXth century the Jewish community was large and influential (with bankers such as Rothshilds, Foulds, Pereire, artists like Rachel, Pissaro) ; Alfred Dreyfus, a (Jewish) French officer in the army, was falsely accused of treason and condemned to servitude in Guyana in 1894 ; for twelve years the country was split between "anti-dreyfusards " (the right wing, the army, the church) and "Dreyfusards " (the left wing, many intellectuals such as Zola) ) and anti-semitism flourished ; the "Dreyfusards" triumphed and Dreyfus was brought back to France and rehabilitated ; the "Affaire Dreyfus" is a major part of modern French history ; read a history of Extreme-Right movements.
another shameful episode is the Vichy regime, analized by Robert Paxton ; 80,000 (i.e. one quarter) of the Jewish community were killed by the Nazis ; it is fair to say that this tremendous toll is still the lowest % of all occupied countries in Europe.
Most French Jews live in Paris (56%), the others in Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Toulouse and Nice.
DID YOU KNOW THAT.... When Dreyfus was convicted in 1894, a solemn ceremony took place in the courtyard of the Ecole Militaire in Paris ; his officer's stripes were torn away and his sword broken in front of the troops and of a huge audience ; a young Austrian journalist Theodor Herzl was so shocked that, soon after, he published his book (Der Judenstaat) and founded Zionism. You can see a statue of Dreyfus on Boulevard Raspail/Rue Notre-Dame des Champs.
Do you know where the final act of the War of Independence was signed ? On the building at 56 Rue Jacob 75006, a plaque says : "En ce bâtiment, jadis l'hôtel d'York, le 3 septembre 1783, David Hartley au nom du Roi d'Angleterre, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams au nom des Etats Unis d'Amérique, ont signé le traité définitif reconnaissant l'indépendance des Etats Unis".
The kidnapping of an American Landmark! Place de l'Alma (75008), the International Herald Tribune presented to the City of Paris a copy of the torch of the Statue of Liberty. It has been turned into an altar to Princess Diana (Lady Di), who died there in a car accident in 1997, and it is covered with flowers and thousands of messages, some of them touching, most of them ridiculous. By the way, did you know that the restoration of the (real) statue in New York was made by French "Compagnons du Tour de France" workers ?
Jim Morrison died in 1971 and since then his grave in the Père Lachaise cemetery has been visited by thousands of young people (most of them were not born in 1971).
Street by Street, you can read : Brian MORTON, Americans in Paris- An Anecdotal Street Guide, The Olivia & Hill Press, Ann Arbor, 1984. See our page American writers in Paris.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...? In 2001, as in the past 23 years, Paris ranked first city in the world for international conventions, with 2,6% of the world market. London ranks #4. See the figures for the total number of tourists by nationality in 2005.
DID YOU KNOW THAT......? The oldest tree in Paris is the "Robinier de Robin", next to Saint-Julien le Pauvre, the most charming church in Paris ; it was planted in the 1660s and survived the huge 1999 storm (140,000 trees reported down in Paris).
Launched in 2010, the Grand Paris project is based on a massive increase (the doubling) of the offer of public transport not only for Paris (2.2 million) but for the whole urban area (12.3 million). The total cost of the new transport infrastructures is estimated at 28 billion Euros. It includes 4 new metro lines, the extension of 3 existing lines and the building of 68 new stations. It would generate the building of 250,000 dwelling units. It is now under construction and will be finished by 2030. In addition to this project, several other major infrastructures (including a new dedicated direct train line between Paris and Charles-de-Gaulle airport) have been decided in the framework of the candidacy of Paris for the 2024 Olympic games.
Greater Paris involves a major organizational side : a transfer of power from the city of Paris to a new larger entity, which does not exist yet. For historical reasons, the city of Paris is a very strong power, feared by the State and which does not wish to abandon its power to the suburban cities. The war between them will last (at least) as long as the building of the infrastructures.
With this project, the border currently created by the "Boulevard Peripherique" is expected to disappear.
Walking in Paris Places you can avoid !
Walk along the Canal Saint Martin and the Bassin de la Villette or (better) take a small boat from the Bassin de la Villette to the Musée d'Orsay : a 2-hour trip, with a dozen locks and a very unusual view of the eastern part of the city or walk on the "Promenade Plantée" (4 km-walk on a viaduct where former rail-tracks have been changed into a beautiful garden of trees and flowers, between the Bastille Opera and the eastern border of Paris and underneath the "Village des Arts", with a plethora of Art and Antique shops).
Visit the cemeteries of Paris: the Père Lachaise Cemetery where Sarah Bernhardt, Balzac, Isadora Duncan, and Edith Piaf are buried; the Montmartre Cemetery, the permanent resting place of Utrillo; the Picpus Cemetery where Lafayette and the descendents of people beheaded during the Revolution are buried (35 rue de Picpus) - and (somewhat more unusual).... the dog and cat cemetery in Asnières. Read "Permanent Parisians".
"Secret" guides to Paris bars and restaurants and unusual places as well as to the French Riviera are published by Editions Jonglez in English.
Everything you can find anywhere in America : Starbucks,McDonald's, Pizza Hut, etc... Try something new !
DID YOU KNOW THAT...? For 100 Parisians, the city counts 10 dogs, 8 trees, 4 pigeons, 26 cars .... and 100 rats ! Too many pigeons ? The city of Paris builts dovecotes for them and feeds them with contraceptive grains !


A good way to add beauty to your outdoor landscape is to have birdbaths, birdfeeders, and bright colored birdhouses for the winter birds. It's important to feed the winter birds because they are helpful to your backyard; they eat the insects that can cause harm to your garden. A variety of birdseeds will attract different types of winter birds. The birds fluttering around will also help your yard look active. Planting is a great way to add color and variety to your landscape, and will stand out amongst the snow. It's important to know what you can plant in your yard that will be able to withstand the colder temperatures.
Evergreens are known to survive in harsh conditions, such as droughts and cold winter weather, and continue photosynthesis. While other types of trees lose their leaves in cold weather, evergreens retain their leaves and produce colorful berries, adding bursts of color to your scenery. Adding bows for the holidays will give evergreens an elegant touch. Berry trees are a great option for spicing up your yard. The birds will flock to them, and it will grab the attention of neighbors and the like. Winterberry, holly, laurel, mistletoe, boxwood and juniper all produce vibrant, colorful berries. The Red-twig Dogwood is a shrub that is beautiful year round, producing white spring flowers and fruit in the summertime. When bare in the winter exposing the red twigs, it looks dramatic and impressive against the snow.
Use your imagination and be creative when decorating your yard. Unique touches will make your house stand out from the rest, and there is a style for everyone. Poinsettias are classic and a must-have for the winter season. Set one out on your porch when you have company for a festive look. If you're crafty, you can make your own white painted wooden deer to set on your lawn, which has become widely popular in past years due to the elegant style. Wrapping clear mini lights around your trees or shrubs is a look that can be used year round, however during the winter has a serene and peaceful appearance. Installing lights around your walkway or in front of decorations such as a nativity scene will further add to a calming atmosphere. Don't forget to use a deicer on your walkway and sidewalks to prevent injuries to yourself and those admiring your landscape.


Today we are going to listen to a practice interview with Suresh Kumar Mulhan (India). Special note: Suresh is an ESL 2 student and was the cameraman for our Summer School Practice Citizenship Interview series.
We used a new version of the Easy Interview--15 questions based on the N-400 plus some civics questions. These interviews are part of the Round-Robin series of interviews and listening quizzes that will be release Labor Day 2017.


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Jesco Lighting is pleased to introduce our collection of aluminum die cast Architectural Pendants and Wall Sconces.
Precision engineered with the most technically advanced components, this unique system provides the ability to customize the form and function of a pendant and matching wall sconce for any space and provide a consistent lighting design throughout. Close to 3000 total permutations possible.
-Light sources: LED, Incandescent, Compact Fluorescent and Metal Halide.
-Four shade diameters: 6", 9", 12" and 16".
-Shades options: Pressed Glass Refractor or Cased Glass Diffuser (in various colors) and Opaque Aluminum.
-Pendant mounting options: Rigid Stem, Cord, and Aircraft Cable and Cord (all are field cuttable/adjustable).
-Various accessories are available such as glass lenses, lens insert and aluminum hood.
Building your custom pendant fixture requires following these five easy steps: 1-Select your shade diameter. 2-Select lamping choice. 3-Select suspension method. 4-Select your shade style. 5-Select shade accessories.
step-by-step guidance with the design process. Once built, a rendering of the selected fixture is provided along with a bill of material and specification sheet which can be printed or e-mailed to your customer.
I would like someone to contact me with more information regarding Architectural Pendants & Wall Sconces. I saw it in the design:retail Buyers' Guide.


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The Rise of Queer-Friendly Barbershops
Richy Rosario
12 People Opened Up About Their First Queer Kiss
Brittney McNamara
Come Celebrate Queer Joy With MoMA PS1 and Chromat
Teen Vogue Staff
How the Met's Camp Exhibit Helped Me Accept My Queer Identity
Ellen Ricks
5 Queer Heroes You Should Know About No Matter How You Identify
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From Gertrude Stein to Freddie Mercury.
Petey Gibson
There are so many ways I consider people heroes. I use the word so broadly sometimes I wonder if I bring embarrassment to its name altogether. I called a waiter a hero the other day when he refilled my water glass. (I was really thirsty.)
When I think of who my queer heroes are, I think of the people who fought for gay rights when it was not popular, who were out when they were the only one. They risked their careers, their families — their LIVES — to be seen, to make change, and to be comfortable in their own skin. There are many, many queer heroes from history, and these are just five.
Courtesy of Leslie Feinberg via The New York Times
Leslie Feinberg
[Leslie Feinberg] (http://www.transgenderwarrior.org/about.html)'s book [Stone Butch Blues] (http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Butch-Blues-Leslie-Feinberg/dp/1555838537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460760572&sr=8-1&keywords=stone+butch+blues) had a major impact on the queer literary world when it was published in 1993, and changed my life personally when I read it years later. Considered one of the best books on transgender identity, Stone Butch Blues was just one important piece of work from Feinberg's incredible activist life.
A noted writer and speaker for LGBTQ rights, Feinberg also championed pro-union and anti-racist agendas, always providing a voice for the underdog, always fighting for those who could not speak for themselves. In addition to Stone Butch Blues, pick up Feinberg's [Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to RuPaul] (http://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Warriors-Making-History-Hardcover/dp/B010EUXSA4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1460760618&sr=8-5&keywords=transgender+warriors+by+leslie+feinberg) for the history of transgender oppression and existence. Transgender folks are nothing new!
[Gertrude Stein] (http://www.biography.com/people/gertrude-stein-9493261), along with her partner, Alice B. Toklas, was legendary in the 1920s and 1930s for her famous salons, held at their home in Paris. Hemingway, Picasso, Matisse, Fitzgerald… the list goes on and on about the many writers, artists, and creators that came through their living room. An art collector and writer herself, Stein had a keen eye for art and modern ideas, and mentored many great minds of that era. What I love about Gertrude Stein is the unabashed way she lived openly with Alice, and the people that would flock to their home. When I read about their relationship, it reminds me that almost anything presented with total confidence is something people will want to know more about.
[Freddie Mercury] (http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/members/freddie-mercury/), lead singer of Queen, is a GOD. The way he pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality would be considered monumental even today. Though he was a very private person, it was [widely known] (http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-11-25-1991-The_Star-_AIDS_Kills_The_King_of_Rock) that he was bisexual, and onstage he was a flamboyant extrovert. His premature death, though devastating, led to more public acknowledgment of the brutal AIDS epidemic, and the remaining members of Queen founded a [trust] (http://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com/site/aboutus) in his name, with a huge tribute concert to raise awareness and funds for AIDS research. Now, 25 years later, being HIV-positive is no longer a death sentence.
Marsha P Johnson
[Marsha P. Johnson] (http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson) was an transgender activist and entertainer widely known in New York City's art and drag scenes from the 1960s until her mysterious death in the '90s. A black drag queen who lived mostly as a woman, Marsha was one of the first to fight back against police in the 1969 Stonewall Riots, widely considered the turning point of gay rights and recognition in America. In the '70s, Marsha co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries), and served as "mother" to many young drag queens, homeless youth, and queer people in need.
Then, in the 1980s, she was a major organizer for [Act Up] (http://www.actupny.org/) in the fight against AIDS. Marsha's activism and bold personality made an enormous impact on the world that transgender and queer youth live in today. This bright light brought about major change for our community, and we are lucky to have had her. If you want to know more, check out this documentary made about her [here.] (http://www.colorlines.com/articles/learn-about-life-trans-activist-and-actress-marsha-p-johnson)
[Kate Bornstein] (http://katebornstein.com/) is a writer, performer, lecturer, and general binary-smashing badass — is also known affectionately as Auntie Kate in our queer circles, and it is well deserved. Kate, who uses the gender neutral pronouns ze/hir, takes a hammer to the gender binary whenever ze can, and does it with passion and incredible humor. Auntie Kate wrote [Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws] (http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Cruel-World-Alternatives-Suicide/dp/1583227202), which offers radical, irreverent, funny, and/or self-soothing tips for staying alive with only one rule: "Don't be mean." A few years back, I was lucky enough to listen to Kate give a talk about this book, and it was profoundly moving, funny, and emotional. If you or someone you know struggles with being "other," I encourage you to [get acquainted with Auntie Kate] (https://twitter.com/katebornstein), who will happily welcome you into hir gang of outlaws.
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The Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU): Six Years and Going Strong
The Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU) Recommended Practice was first developed in 2008 as a new approach to finalizing agreements between libaries and content providers for the use of electronic resources. The typical process of customer-by-customer, bi-laterally negotiated formal legal contracts was seen by many as overly burdensome, increasing the cost of sales for both libraries and publishers and delaying access for users at subscribing institutions.
There have been a number of efforts to develop model licenses and templates to streamline the licensing process. While such models are being successfully used, even model licenses require additional negotiation and agreements to finalize and customize the license for each subscribing institution. And it has not always been the publisher who is requiring a license; the Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) policy, for example, is to use a license only when the subscribing library requires one.
For "big deal" journal bundles involving many products and large sums of money, such license negotiations are inevitable and will likely continue. But scholarly publishing involves many publishers of all sizes, and many electronic resource acquisitions involve only one or a few journals. For such transactions, the costs of the license negotiation could equal or exceed the cost of the content under discussion. Many publishers and libraries felt that there should be a better way to acquire e-content, without the burden of a formal and complicated license.
A shared framework of understanding and good faith that both parties could accept as an alternative to such licenses was envisioned by Judy Luther (President of Informed Strategies) and Selden Lamoureux (then Electronic Resources Librarian at North Carolina State University Libraries). They approached NISO to sponsor the project and a working group of librarians, publishers, and subscription agents was assembled to develop a statement of shared understanding about providing and using an e-resource. Following development of the draft recommendations, a six-month trial was conducted to gain feedback and identify any needed changes before finalizing the document.
The first edition of SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (NISO RP-7-2008) was published in February 2008. The Working Group also provided FAQs and implementation assistance. By the end of 2008— only 10 months after publication—27 publishers/content providers, 72 libraries, and 8 consortia had indicated their interest by signing up for the SERU Registry. A survey conducted in January 2011 showed that 45.7% of respondents had used SERU 1-5 times; 7.4% had used it 5-10 times, 2.5% used it 10-15 times, and 3.7% more than 15 times. Some non-using respondents indicated their interest in adopting SERU for future use.
At the 2009 American Libraries Association Conference, Judy Luther and Selden Lamoureux were honored with the Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management for their work in developing SERU. In the award presentation, SERU was noted as "a significant step forward in the electronic resource acquisition process...with the potential for drastically reducing the amount of time and money it takes to bring resources to users."
Expanding the Scope of SERU
The original SERU Recommended Practice was focused on subscription types of acquisitions, such as for e-journals. However, some libraries began adapting SERU for use with back-file purchases and e-books. Recognizing this need, a project was initiated in 2011 by the NISO SERU Standing Committee to revise the Recommended Practice to be more usable for these non-subscription types of e-resources.
In May 2012, the second edition of the SERU Recommended Practice (NISO RP-7-2012) was published. The core tenets of the SERU statements of understanding did not change, but the language was changed to reference "electronic resources" instead of "subscriptions" and "acquiring institutions" instead of "subscribers". Content was added to the sections on The Acquiring Institution, Use of Materials, and Archiving and Perpetual Access to accommodate a wider variety of e-resources.
The Statements of Understanding
The SERU Recommend Practice contains statements of common understandings for acquiring electronic resources that address the following seven areas. Because SERU is not a license, legal terms (such as jurisdiction, warranties, and liabilities) are not used. Examples of the statements are noted below for each section as illustrations. The complete statements can be found in NISO RP-7-2012, which may be freely downloaded from the NISO website.
The Acquisition
The acquiring institution receives the right to use the content of the electronic resource(s) for a specified period through payment of an agreed upon fee....The acquisition of the provider's electronic resource allows an acquiring institution and its authorized users access to the content. The number of concurrent users is not restricted unless otherwise explicitly agreed upon by the provider and the acquiring institution.
The Acquiring Institution and Its Authorized Users
The authorized user population will be defined in institutionally appropriate ways that respect the business interests of the provider. The provider will rely upon the acquiring institution's judgment in defining its user community, but may challenge any interpretation that it considers damaging to its interests.
Use of the content is generally governed by applicable copyright law...Some of the accepted uses include interlibrary loan and ad hoc sharing of single articles and chapters by individuals for purposes of scholarship or private study.
Inappropriate Use
Both providers and acquiring institutions will make reasonable efforts to prevent the misuse of the content and limit access to authorized users, and will not knowingly allow unauthorized users to gain access.
The acquiring institution and the provider respect the privacy of the users of the content and will not disclose or distribute personal information about the user to any third party without the user's consent unless required todosobylaw.
Online Performance and Service Provision
Performance expectations for accessing the content include: generally uninterrupted availability, maintenance windows scheduled to minimize disruption, and sufficient bandwidth and system capacity to provide response time comparable to that experienced by users of similar websites.
Archiving and Perpetual Access
Unless otherwise agreed, the acquiring institution will retain access to the digital content in perpetuity either at the provider's site, from a copy maintained by the acquiring institution, or from a third party archive.... Providers may charge a reasonable annual fee to recover their costs for providing continuing access following termination of a subscription or for preparing archival copies.
SERU Registry and Logo
To help promote SERU and aid interested parties in knowing who was willing to use SERU in lieu of a license, a SERU Registry was established on the NISO website. An online form is available for publishers, libraries, and consortia to sign up. It is understood that SERU may not apply to or be appropriate for all products in all situations and the online form allows publishers to identify the products to which use of SERU is limited; libraries/consortia can indicate a price point beyond which a license is required. Joining this Registry does not place any requirement on the parties to commit to use SERU every time, and registrants may revert back to a license whenever they choose. As of December 2014, the registry had grown to 126 publishers/content providers, 266 libraries, and 11 consortia.
To further assist interested parties to announce and promote their SERU participation, a SERU logo was developed and made available to any organization that registered. Publishers are encouraged to display the logo on the webpage for any products that are offered in accordance with SERU and its terms of use. Libraries/ consortia are also encouraged to show the logo, where relevant, to show their interest in using SERU. The logo is to be linked to the NISO SERU website, located at www.niso.org/workrooms/seru.
The logo is available in several formats (GIF, JPEG, and EPS), color or black/white, with or without taglines. Several of the logo variations are illustrated in Figure 1 [for the illustrations that accompanied the print version of this article, please see the PDF at right].
Implementing SERU
Using SERU is easy. Just follow the steps below.
Read the (short) SERU Recommended Practice document. Share the SERU document with key stakeholders within your operation, including your legal counsel, as SERU defers to US copyright law as the backstop for any legal actions.
Once you've determined your organization's willingness to use SERU, sign up for the SERU Registry using the online form on the NISO website.
You will need to identify a lead contact for SERU who should be ready to answer questions about your organization's use of SERU. (Anyone in the organization involved with acquisition, sales, marketing, etc. should be briefed about SERU, how it will be used, and who your in-house SERU "expert" is.)
Content providers should note on the sign-up form if the use of SERU is limited to some products and not others. No one is required to use SERU for indicated products in every instance; registering simply means a willingness to use it for content sales when it suits both the provider and the client. For more information, see SERU for Publishers on the SERU website.
Libraries or other acquiring institutions should note on the registry submission if their use of SERU has any limits, e.g., a maximum price point. For more information, see SERU for Libraries on the SERU website.
Check the SERU Registry to see if the party you want to work with is listed. If included, get in touch with the identified contact person; this could shorten the process of using SERU. If not listed, that doesn't mean you can't use SERU. You may have to initiate a discussion about SERU and educate the other party about its benefits.
If both parties agree to use SERU:
The acquiring party sends an e-mail or purchase order to the content provider that includes a statement that you are using SERU in place of a license. The purchase order or similar document should include specific business terms that affect the price such as the amount of content and length of access to it. Publishers should clearly state factors affecting the price and libraries should be clear about their user population. Purchase communications should reference SERU with a statement to the effect that: "In the absence of a separate license agreement, XXXXXXX follows the SERU guidelines, as published at the NISO SERU website: http://www.niso.org/workrooms/seru/."
The content provider generates an invoice. It is recommended that the invoice includes the same SERU statement quoted immediately above.
The SERU statements should be used only by mutual agreement between the publisher and the acquiring institution. If one or both partners in a transaction are not comfortable with the SERU approach or the statements of shared understanding, then a negotiated license is appropriate. If either party desires to make changes to the statements, this could indicate that developing a license agreement is appropriate in lieu of using SERU. Neither publishers nor acquiring institutions should require their partner to accept SERU if either prefers a license agreement.
The SERU Standing Committee continues to support and promote the SERU Recommended Practice, and to educate libraries and publishers via direct contacts and public presentations at industry conferences. A public e-mail list is also available to ask questions or share implementation experiences about SERU.
Adam Chesler (adam.chesler@businessexpertpress.com)
is Director of Library Relations, Business Expert Press and Momentum Press, and Co-chair of the SERU Standing Committee.
Anne McKee (anne@gwla.org) is Program Officer for Resource Sharing, Greater Western Library Alliance, and Co-chair of the SERU Standing Committee.
Adam Chesler
Anne McKee
M.L.S., Program Officer for Resource Sharing
Co-chair of the NISO SERU (Shared Electronic Resource Understanding) Standing Committee ...
10.3789/isqv26no4.2014.05
The Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU) Recommended Practice was first developed in 2008 as a new approach to finalizing agreements between libaries and content providers for the use of electronic resources. The original SERU Recommended Practice was focused on subscription types of acquisitions, such as for e-journals. In May 2012, the second edition of the SERU Recommended Practice (NISO RP-7-2012) was published with revisions to to be more usable for non-subscription types of e-resources. The SERU Recommend Practice contains statements of common understandings for acquiring electronic resources that address seven areas: the acquisition, the acquiring institution and its authorized users, use of materials, inappropriate use, confidentiality and privacy, online performance and service provision, archiving and perpetual access. To help promote SERU and aid interested parties in knowing who was willing to use SERU in lieu of a license, a SERU Registry was established on the NISO website and a SERU logo was developed and made available to any organization that registered. Steps needed to implement SERU are listed. The SERU Standing Committee continues to support and promote the SERU Recommended Practice.
Chesler,Adam, and Anne McKee. The Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU): Six Years and Still Going Strong. Information Standards Quarterly, Winter 2014, 26(4): 20-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3789/isqv26no4.2014.05
SERU website
http://groups.niso.org/workrooms/seru/
SERU Recommended Practice
http://groups.niso.org/publications/rp/RP-7-2012_SERU.pdf
SERU Registry
https://sites.google.com/niso.org/registry-seru/
Marshall, Mary E. "Implications for a Medium Sized Publisher Using SERU." Information Standards Quarterly, Fall 2011, 23 (4): 18-21.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3789/isqv23n4.2011.04


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Student Housing Sellers Head to Market Early
Written by Katie Sloan
Published in Investment Sales, News
Atlanta — The year is off to a blazing start for student housing investment sales — at least on the listings front. A number of sellers brought portfolios to the market in January, well ahead of past years.
Included in those listings is a 10-property "top tier institutional portfolio" brought to market by the National Student Housing group at CBRE. Along with those properties, several portfolios of two to five assets have been brought to market.
"Properties this year have come to market ahead of when we normally see them," says Jaclyn Fitts, director of student housing for CBRE. "We usually see more properties come to market in the summer and fall after pre-leasing is done; this year we are seeing them earlier. The properties coming to market are being driven by reasons other than lease-up, like portfolio reallocation or upcoming financing deadlines."
Among the assets that CBRE is marketing are a five-property portfolio in Texas and Oklahoma positioned as value-add opportunities. CBRE also has a five-property, non-purpose built portfolio in Valdosta, Georgia, listed as a single-market attraction.
"In general, there is a mishmash of value-add and institutional assets on the market right now," says Peter Katz, executive director of IPA, who, like Fitts, did not offer direct comment on any of the portfolios, but did discuss the investment market conditions. "Whenever that happens, you see buyers wanting to cherry pick assets from the portfolios, so it will be interesting to see what sells in the near future."
The properties in the CBRE marketed institutional portfolio are, according to research, owned by a joint venture of the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Campus Advantage, who operates the properties. According to sources, there is a also a multiple-asset portfolio reportedly from Blue Vista and GIC that has been divided and listed among several brokers.
On the buy side, new groups entering the space want to be able to quickly acquire assets that make sense for their strategies, whether that is through value-add or stabilized properties, and investment sales executives report much interest in the assets on the market.
"We've seen a lot of buyers seeking the ability to build bulk in the student housing space quickly," says Fitts.
The listings promise an active year for the investment sales industry, which saw a record set in the sector in 2015.
— Randy Shearin
investment student housing
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Valiance Capital Plans 270-Bed Student Housing Community Near UC Berkeley December 5, 2022
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $16 Million Sale of 310-Bed Student Housing Property Near Florida State November 17, 2022
Tailwind Group Acquires 628-Bed Student Housing Property Near Texas A&M University November 9, 2022
PTLA Real Estate Acquires Four-Property Student Housing Portfolio Near the University of Oregon November 9, 2022
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Hank Williams, John Stewart, Bob Marley & Curtis Mayfield : Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow!
Posted on October 14, 2014 by Thom Hickey
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Somewhere in my memory and imagination there's always a train.
Maybe it's the evening train soothing me to sleep or perhaps it's the night train letting loose its eerie lonesome whistle as it heads off into the darkness in search of the dawn.
Trains heading from shore to shore, north and south, east and west, over the mountains, through the valleys and the deserts, across the endless plains.
Travellers, clutching their ticket to ride, look out the window at the passing show wondering anxiously or excitedly about the welcome waiting for them at their destination.
We get on trains for all kinds of reasons.
Because we got in trouble and had to roam, because we need to make a new home, a new life, in a new place where nobody knows our name.
Because we are starting a new adventure or running back to safety after a failed adventure.
Because we need a hand to hold or because we are wrenching away the hands that want to hold us down and hold us back.
We wait on station platforms to wave our children away as they move inevitably, happily, heart-wrenchingly into adult life.
We wave the boys away as they go off to war and stand sombrely as some of them come home again to rest in the ground; never to leave the home place again.
Trains are alive.
They scream and shout.
They roar and they rumble.
They keep up a constant conversation with the world as they clank and click, click and clank, over the shining steel rails.
They echo as they rush through the tunnels pushing the very air out of their way.
Above all trains have, are, Rhythm!
As soon as you get on a train you can't help but listen to and fall under the spell of that rhythm. It's no wonder that songwriters and singers love to write train songs.
Trains – their rhythm, their sounds, their names and the stories that train journeys reveal about love and life and history are manna for the songwriter in every genre of popular music.
Thinking about this post I easily drew up a list of about 100,'Favourite' train songs I thought I would like to write about (Warning! There's a series coming).
I've managed after much internal debate to limit myself to just four songs today.
So take a stroll to the dining car, order your refreshment of choice, settle back in your seat and listen up!
First, from 1965 with fellow Impressions Fred Cash and Sam Gooden, a marvel from the gentle genius of soul – Curtis Mayfield.
People Get Ready – There's a train a coming.
Whenever I feel the night closing in and it's starting to feel like November in my soul I find that turning to the songs of Curtis Mayfield is a sure-fire way to see the light of dawn rising and feel the promise of the month of May approaching.
Curtis' work and vision of life was grounded in his faith.
The very strong faith of a man who was both strong and gentle.
A man and a musician who spoke with authority and wisdom about life and love, war and peace, justice and injustice.
Curtis was a warrior for a better world, a champion of civil rights and for people standing up proudly for their human dignity whatever their race or station in life.
He always had one eye fixed on the shore across the Jordan while keeping the other focussed on the need to build the Kingdom right here, right now. Curtis' warrior's weapons were melody, rhythm and folk poetry which he deployed with consummate skill.
Listen to the way his falsetto vocal and the arrangement of the sing beckon you lean in, to listen closely and to get on board.
Curtis Mayfield had the very rare and extraoridinary gift of being able to speak of faith, love and justice not as pious platitudes but as living fires expressed and incarnated in his songs, his guitar playing and his vocals.
His unutterably lovely guitar style feels like the strings in Chekhov's heaven being softly plucked to wake and warn us as we journey through life as individuals and neighbours.
He reminds us of our duties in both roles. That's what prophets are sent to us to do.
Next, from his 1991 live album, 'Deep Neon' John Stewart with the compressed epic, 'Runaway Train'.
John Stewart as a songwriter and performer with The Cumberland Three, The Kingston Trio and as a solo artist made the term Americana a living, breathing, up and walking reality long before it became a term beloved of over eager genre defining journalists.
John Stewart looms in my mind like a figure out of one of the great Westerns directed by John Ford or Howard Hawks – think of someone who's two parts Henry Fonda and one part James Stewart with a singing voice like the wind crossing the Painted Desert and a guitar style that can summon up the runaway train of American History.
This version of a song originally recorded in 1987 has something of the lion in winer about it which makes it all the more poignant as it describes the dangers of the curves around midnight and the flashing red warnings unseen in the rain.
Stewart knows that steel rails and hard lives are always in twos and that too easily we light the fuses on our relationships without thinking about the cost for those who remain.
And he does it with a hell of a guitar riff!
In the late 1960s and through the following decade in particular John Stewart created a series of mythopoetic records that speak of an America and an American people that's filled with a continental grandeur and generosity as well as fabled characters with shoulders broad enough to carry the past while facing unafraid the challenges of the future.
Coming into the depot now from Jamaica are The Wailers with a live in the studio 1973 version of the irresistible, 'Stop That Train I'm Leaving'.
Commonly at this time The Rolling Stones were described as the best live band in the World and there's no doubt that they had a strong claim to that title.
But, for my money the real holders of the crown were The Wailers.
In Bob Marley and Peter Tosh they had two winning songwriters who were also entrancing vocalists and deeply charismatic performers.
The rhythm sections of brothers, Aston, 'Family Man' and Carlton, 'Carly' Barrett (base and drums respectively) are only rivalled in my estimation by Duck Dunn and Al Jackson from Booker T and The MGs for the ability to establish and maintain a groove that never lets go.
Earl Lindo adds the swelling colourful keyboard textures and the legendary Joe Higgs adds vocal seasonings and percussion fills in support of the band he had mentored from their boyhoods.
You can feel the heat and languor of the Jamaican sun in this recording of Peter Tosh's song and understand how the train in question might have been a swelteringly slow ride.
Country boys would have looked up from the fields as the train went by and thought that it wouldn't be too hard to hop aboard (if they could avoid the conductor) and see whether the delights of Kingston town were all they were promised to be in story and song.
Jamaica was and is a deeply unequal society which offers few opportunities for advancement for the poor beyond music and sport. Reggae music in particular became the vehicle whereby those seemingly born to live small found a way to get up, stand up and walk tall in the world.
Finally, I turn to the song that gives this post it's title – the peerless Hank Williams with, 'I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow'.
Hank Williams. Hank Williams. Hank Williams.
When I think of Hank I think of a figure straight out of myth.
A figure from Homer, Virgil or Dante.
In a typically artful song Leonard Cohen speaks of Hank never answering the question of quite how lonely life does get but instead coughing all night long 100 floors above him in the Tower of Song.
Cohen is deeply versed in literature and American song so I have no doubt there is no irony in his ranking of himself and Hank.
Hank Williams consistently had the power in his work to command your attention by imposing and projecting his wounded spirit and will into a song with such intensity that listening to him is almost always as troubling as it is inspiring and rewarding.
I doubt that anyone has from such seemingly slender musical resources ever had such a gigantic impact on popular music.
Listening to Hank I feel as if I am sitting with my tribe round some ancient campfire when out of the snowy mist an unknown, unknowable, wandering bard appears.
Without hesitation he offers his songs of loss and loneliness: the loss or loneliness we all know or fear.
As he sings the listeners, the fire and the night are stilled until, his song sung, Hank, the eternal stranger, without adieu vanishes into the darkness he came from.
Notes: Thanks to Glen for pointing me to the best video to illustrate People Get Ready
If you are new to the Jukebox do take a few minutes to check out the archive!
Especially the first post which sets out some of the aims of the blog.
I am really pleased when my readers take the time to comment – it's enormously encouraging.
Tell me what you think, send in suggestions – set the Jukebox spinning!
Those of you who have enjoyed the thematic approach of this post may well enjoy two earlier posts:
'Swinging Summer Sisters … ' and 'Guitar Instruments a Go Go !' – Check them out!
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Popdose 2010: Emilia Rhodes' Best in Television
The year 2010 wasn't necessarily the most groundbreaking in television, but it certainly wasn't one that will soon be forgotten. With hit cable dramas like Mad Men, the farewell to one of the most innovative series in the past decade, Lost, and an obsession with singing sensations on Glee, there was unquestionably a lot to talk about at the water cooler. Take a look back at the year with some of my favorites.
Best Drama: Breaking Bad (AMC)
This was not an easy category to choose a winner. With great character dramas like Friday Night Lights, fantastic writing on shows like Mad Men, and edge-of-your-seat dramas like Sons of Anarchy, I ultimately landed on the show that encompasses all three: Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston is superb as Walt, the humble chemistry teacher and family man that starts cooking meth to pay for his cancer treatments, and over time becomes the morally ambiguous big bad that we love watching so much. At his right hand is the underrated Aaron Paul as Jesse, the crass and profane former student that introduces him to this world. Each episode has an underlying slow simmer, a tension that builds over time into an explosive, and often bloody, final few minutes. Only Breaking Bad could base an entire hour of television on the idea that there is a fly loose in the lab, and turn it into a compelling mesh of breaking points, motivations, and secrets. Walt always has his identity and life on the line, running from the DEA, creepy Mexican twins, and the truth. I just hope he keeps on running; I'm hooked for the rest of his journey.
Best Comedy: Community (NBC)
Community stands out as best comedy this year because of its innovation. From the action-spoof hit episode "Modern Warfare" that featured a paintball game that goes awry on the community college's campus, the show had a new identity. Following up with spoofs of gangster films, space expeditions, zombie epidemics, and a Claymation new Christmas classic, it quickly became the cleverest comedy on the air. TV for TV people, chock full of pop culture references, delivered by a diverse and strong cast, hopefully this show will rise beyond cult status and get the attention it deserves.
Best Reality Show: Teen Mom (MTV)
Teen Mom is arguably the most surprising hit this year. While MTV's comeback is hugely hinged on drunken nights on the Jersey Shore, they've also developed one of the most compelling reality dramas. The show follows four teen moms (Maci, Farrah, Catelynn, and Amber) through their challenging lives as young women balancing school, jobs, parents, complicated love lives, and their new babies. From Amber's abusive relationship with her baby daddy to Farrah's reveal about the death of baby Sophia's dad, the drama can certainly run high. But it's more in the emotional moments that it's clear how attached we've all become to these girls. Maci finally finding a good partner and stepfather for her son, and Catelynn and her boyfriend Tyler reuniting with baby Carly one year after they gave her up for adoption was particularly touching. More than just the most effective safe sex PSA there is, I'm cheering for these girls and their families to be okay, and can't wait to invite them into my home week after week.
Best Supernatural/Sci-Fi Show: The Vampire Diaries (CW)
The Vampire Diaries was 2009's best new show, but in 2010, it really stepped up its game. With one of the most intense cliffhangers (or rather, one of seven) in their season one finale with the return of feisty, maniacal vampire doppelganger Katherine, it's kept viewers on the edge of their seats and hasn't suffered from any hint of a sophomore slump. The show is ultimately about humanity; it digs deeper into its characters, their emotional core, and just how far someone will go for love week after week. With a mythology that gets richer over time, I'm always confident there are surprises around every corner. Not to mention the talented cast (spearheaded by Nina Dobrev's Elena and Katherine and Ian Somerhalder's Damon) who aren't so bad on the eyes, either. In a crowded genre of vampires, this show stands above the rest.
Best New Show: Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Boardwalk Empire was certainly the most expensive debut this year, and with talent like Steve Buscemi and director Martin Scorcese attached, was among the most highly anticipated. With a flashy and visually stunning pilot (a big mark from Scorcese), even the brutal murders of this period gangster drama were pleasing to watch. But it was only as the season continued that the true depth of the show was revealed in morally ambiguous characters and a standout cast. From Michael Shannon's portrayal of a tortured, religious FBI agent to Michael Pitt's post-war soldier with daddy issues, this show is the epitome of the flawed protagonist. Steve Buscemi isn't the most obvious choice for a leading man, but in his subdued performance, Nucky Thompson is still a captivating manipulator. Newcomer Jack Huston as the masked sniper is the most disturbing and sympathetic of them all. With gore, greed, and girls, Boardwalk Empire is well on its way to making its mark as a cornerstone series.
Best Episode: "The Suitcase," Mad Men (AMC)
The complicated relationship between Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Peggy Olsen (Elizabeth Moss) has been developing since the very first episode. It was "The Suitcase," the seventh episode of the show's fourth season, that gave us the greatest insight into the unique connection between these two flawed characters. Peggy wants to celebrate her 26th birthday, but after a major Samsonite pitch bombing in Don's eyes, she's stuck at work until she can come up with something worthy. She's at the mercy of Don, who's struggling with the news that Anna, the only woman who has known the full Don/Dick persona, has passed away. What results is an all-nighter full of arguments, confessions, tears, and breakdowns. In the most fascinating look at characters this year, "The Suitcase" was more than just a passing of the torch of the women in Don's life, it was some of the best writing we've seen in quite some time.
Best Comeback: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Grey's Anatomy has certainly had its ups and downs (sadly, the ghost sex storyline is hard to forget). But after clearing out some of the off-screen problems, the medical drama bounced back in a big way with a killer finale. With a grief-crazed sniper loose in the hospital, the body count grew as tensions rose in this edge-of-your-seat episode. Derek was shot, Meredith had a miscarriage, and Christina was traumatized from performing life-saving surgery on Derek at gunpoint. Each character was deeply changed by the trauma, and the show is better than it has been in years. The seventh season has gotten back in the groove of romantic drama set against tragedy, and is quickly regaining a high spot on my DVR.
Best Canceled Show: Party Down (Starz)
There have been a lot of critically acclaimed shows canceled this year (Lone Star, Rubicon) but the one show that I think will take on a bigger cult life post-cancellation like Arrested Development and Freaks and Geeks is Party Down. The low-rated Starz show about misfit caterers all trying to make ends meet as they pursue careers in the entertainment industry was a comedy too funny for mainstream TV. With a terrific cast (Ken Marino, Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Jane Lynch until she got the full time Glee gig), hilarious guest stars (Steve Gutenberg, Kristen Bell, Ken Jeong) and smart, snappy writing, this show will get its proper recognition. It's just too bad it couldn't have lasted another season. I hope they had a great wrap party, and tipped their caterers well.
Best Cast: Parenthood (NBC)
Parenthood is a solid, if not groundbreaking, character-driven family drama. What brings me back to the show week after week is the pitch-perfect cast. Peter Krause (Six Feet Under) and Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) are a big draw for me to be returning to our small screens, but Bonnie Bedelia and Craig T. Nelson are also great as the flawed leaders of the Braverman clan. Perhaps most surprisingly, Dax Shepard (Punk'd) is showing his true range and talent in one of the most relateable, natural performances. And I can't forget the younger generation, with old pros like Mae Whitman (Arrested Development) and Sarah Ramos (American Dreams), and newcomers like the adorable Tyree Brown and Miles Heizer, they're certainly pulling their own weight. The chemistry this cast has is what brings it all together, and are an eclectic group I'd be happy to have at my dinner table.
The Worst Thing about TV in 2010: Little originality
The film industry has been suffering from a lack of original stories for a while now. Depending on limited series and sure-hit remakes has been the answer to tough economic times. The trickle down has made its mark now in television. With hardly any Fall 2010 shows becoming smash hits (let alone lasting more than a few episodes), and remakes like Hawaii Five-O and spin-offs of procedural dramas being considered among the best, it seems like people are giving up. All of the original, quality programming these days can be found on the cable networks, and with shows like Charlie's Angels in the works, it doesn't look like network television is making a comeback any time soon….
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About Matt Sohmer
Matt was always an athlete from a young age, starting at just four years old. He grew up in Farmingdale, New York, where he excelled and played in multiple sports (Baseball, Football, Skiing, and Track & Field). At Baseball, he excelled at multiple positions and was selected to play for top travel teams on Long Island. He also was one of the few lefties to excel at shortstop. However, he did not purse it, as football took precedent. In High School Matt was recruited to participate in track as a shot-putter, along with playing football. Eventually, he just focused on playing and training for football. Matt was a dominate nose tackle, defensive tackle and a great punter. After a successful High School football career he was given multiple offers from Division I, II, and III schools. He was fortunate enough to start as a freshman in college before a second knee injury ended his career. Matt sustained two serious knee injuries during his career. The first was during his junior year of HS (where he torn his right meniscus) causing him to miss the last few games because of surgery. The second was during his senior year of High School (where he completely tore his left ACL, and partially tore his MCL, PCL and meniscus) when a player fell head first into his knee. However, unlike his junior year matt never got the surgery. He played on it for the rest of the season and rehabbed it himself in the offseason to get ready for college ball. Unfortunately, during one of his college games an opposing player took a cheap shot at his left knee after the play blowing his knee out. After this, he decided to hang up his cleats and this is where his powerlifting journey began.
After several doctors told Matt that he would never play any type of sport again because of his injuries, he was determined to prove them wrong. He pushed himself harder than ever. Not only did his body respond well to the training, but also his strength levels and stability increased greatly. After fully recovering for a second time, he was invited to participate in a local New York powerlifting meet in December of 2011. To the amazement of the meet organizers, he lifted over 600 pounds breaking all of the local records. Since then, he has compiled over 50 United States & World Records (including USAPL and IPF), won 23 gold medals and won multiple championships in 8 different powerlifting federations. At 19 years old, he became the youngest person less than 300lbs and first teenager to ever squat 800+ pounds (raw without wraps or knee sleeves) not only once but 3 times during 2013.
He is the lightest person in the USAPL and IPF to squat over 800lbs raw. In 2017 Matt reached another elite level when he became the lightest junior in history (drug-free) to squat and deadlift over 800lbs raw. Matt is a lifetime drug-free athlete and is very outspoken about performing enhancing drugs. Every single pound on his squat and deadlift has been achieved through a drug-free lifestyle.
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If your grandmother treated her family with a "spring tonic" of sassafras tea, she wasn't alone in the practice. When the colonists came to America, Native Americans shared with them their many uses of sassafras (Sassafras albidum), a handsome tree with a deeply-furrowed, oily bark that to our modern noses smells like root beer. The bark, leaves, and roots were used to treat such ailments as rheumatism, diarrhea, colds, worms, and listlessness. Modern herbalists recommend it as a mouthwash, to reduce fever, and to treat skin problems, although it is no longer used to flavor root beer.
To make your grandmother's spring tonic, dig up a few roots of a small red sassafras tree, scrub them, and cut to fit your pot. Cover with a quart of water and simmer until the water turns red (10-20 minutes-the longer you brew, the stronger the tea). Strain, sweeten, and enjoy.


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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import org.ngbw.sdk.api.tool.ParameterValidator;
import org.ngbw.sdk.common.util.BaseValidator;
import org.ngbw.sdk.database.TaskInputSourceDocument;
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Toss juggling is the form of juggling which is most recognisable as 'juggling'.[1] Toss juggling can be used as: a performing art, a sport, a form of exercise, as meditation, a recreational pursuit or hobby.
In toss juggling, objects — such as balls, bean bags, rings, clubs, etc. — are thrown or tossed into the air and caught. Toss juggling is a form of object manipulation.
Juggling techniques and patterns[edit]
'Toss juggling' has a number of basic principles and patterns. Most of the more complex patterns are variations of the basic ones and all toss juggling must conform to these basic principles.
Basic principles[edit]
Toss juggling is, according to most sources, the throwing and catching of objects, where there are more objects than there are hands (or sometimes other parts of the body) doing the throwing and catching.[2] Three balls thrown and caught between two hands is toss juggling, as there are more balls than hands. Two balls between two hands would not be considered toss juggling, as the number of balls and hands is equal.
Basic patterns[edit]
There are three basic patterns in toss juggling with many variations, some exceedingly complex, that are based on these basic patterns.
Shower[edit]
The shower is the most commonly depicted pattern in pictures and illustrations of jugglers (although often wildly exaggerated). The objects juggled follow a circular pattern with one hand doing higher throws and the other passing or doing low throws to the first hand. This pattern can be used to juggle an odd number or even number of objects. In siteswap notation, a three object shower would be called 51.
Cascade[edit]
The cascade pattern is often the first pattern taught to beginner jugglers. The objects juggled follow a horizontal figure of eight pattern with each hand throwing the object to the same height when the previous throw has reached it peak. This pattern is most commonly used to juggle an odd number of objects. In siteswap notation, a three object cascade would be called 3.
Fountain[edit]
The fountain is where each hand throws and catches objects and they do not transfer to the opposite hand. This pattern is most commonly used to juggle an even number of objects. In siteswap notation, a four object fountain would be called 4.
Advanced patterns and tricks[edit]
Besides the cascade (or reverse cascade), other toss patterns include the box or column, and any number of multiplex patterns or contact juggling tricks within the pattern.
There are also amusing stunts such as the Yo-yo and the Robot, which give the illusion that the balls are connected to each other or to the juggler's body. By adding elementary skills to any juggling pattern the pattern can be increased, incrementally, in complexity.
There are even wildly intricate patterns such as the Mills Mess, which is widely attributed to Steve Mills of The Dazzling Mills Family. For a given pattern any number of variants may occur to the juggler, for instance, Mills Mess has at least three well-known variants, produced by adding flourishes such as chops, holds, stalls, and carries. 'Mills' colloquially refers to any pattern in juggling where the hands cross back and forth over one another. Any pattern valid in siteswap notation can be done 'vanilla', reverse, and in Mills.
Other patterns[edit]
Below is a list of other common three-ball patterns.
Performance[edit]
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Juggling has been used as a performance skill for thousands of years. Toss juggling has been significant in such performances and has continued to be a major part of juggling performances up to the present day. Juggling performances are of two main types: a performance which shows off the technical skill of the juggler and a performance of juggling with comedy. These two main types can be performed as shows, as walkabout entertainment or as stationary freestyle entertainment. All types of performances can be accompanied by music, other circus skills or other performers.
Passing and feeding[edit]
Passing is the juggling skill of throwing objects between two or more jugglers. The most common passing combination is where two jugglers throw six objects between them and perform various tricks in addition to that basic pattern. The number of objects juggled between two people can be increased with 7, 8 and even nine object passing being a common occurrence. Higher numbers have also been achieved with the current record for club passing being 13 clubs passed (juggled) between the two jugglers.
A variation on passing, called feeding, is performed by three or more jugglers. The most common combination is performed by three jugglers: one juggler (the feeder) passes alternately to each of the other two jugglers (the feedees) while they stand in a 'triangle'. The tempo of the juggling as well as the way the objects are thrown between the jugglers can be varied. Feeding can be performed with one feeder feeding multiple feedees or a mix of multiple feeders and feedees in one pattern.
Passing and feeding patterns and tricks in toss juggling range from the simple to the very complex. New patterns and tricks are developed and practiced at juggling conventions.
Sport[edit]
As a sport, juggling can be done competitively, with the jugglers attempting to improve upon the tricks or performances of other jugglers within a range of disciplines and categories. Competitions are held for both solo and multiple juggling competitors. Jason Garfield popularised this form of juggling in the USA. This style of juggling became more popular after he organised a World Juggling Federation competition in 2004 which has now become an annual event.
Exercise and fitness[edit]
As exercise, juggling is a highly aerobic activity, increasing the heart rate and respiration. Juggling helps one to develop good hand-eye coordination, physical fitness and balance.
Reflexes[edit]
Juggling helps to develop quick reflexes, and in fact, jugglers develop 'higher-orderreflexes', reflexes not typically associated with normal human activity. These reflexes are formed through repetition of what are, at first, slowly learned and difficult processes. As the various processes develop into reflexive actions, additional, more difficult or complex skills are 'layered' atop previous, well-developed skills. These new more complex skills eventually become more reflexive, and eventually, various unusual high order reflexes develop. An example is that, while catching a raw chicken's egg may be quite challenging to a novice juggler, a more skilled juggler might be able to easily catch — unbroken — an egg thrown towards him without warning.
Meditation[edit]
Paradoxically, the same processes that are well known for exercising the body, can also be a very relaxing activity. As meditation, juggling a repeating pattern or patterns can take one's mind off the stresses they might encounter in their daily lives. Jugglers have described a phenomenon of near-disembodiment and tranquility which may come over them while juggling.[citation needed] The constant rising and falling of the objects, the regularity of the rhythms, can become almost hypnotic, and the attention of a juggler while tightly focused on the juggling pattern may seem to expand and even to 'encompass the universe.'
Recreation[edit]
As a recreational pursuit, juggling excels in many ways. Besides the previously mentioned health benefits, any form of juggling is at its best when done socially. The equipment is inexpensive or free — though very costly equipment is also available — and easily portable. Juggling is great for 'breaking the ice' at parties and other social gatherings[citation needed]. Jugglers are a friendly sort, usually, and are often very willing to help beginning jugglers with advice. Juggling conventions, clubs and other gatherings where jugglers congregate can be great places to meet and share the art of juggling, for experts novices and even 'non-jugglers' — who often find themselves doing some form of juggling themselves.
In 1990 it was estimated by the International Jugglers' Association that twenty-three percent of Americans can juggle a three-ball cascade.[3]
Juggling patterns and tricks for more toss juggling maneuvers.
^Definitions of 'juggling' limited to toss juggling:
'Continuously toss into the air and catch (a number of objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others, typically for the entertainment of others.' - 'Juggle', OxfordDictionaries.com.
'To keep several objects in motion in the air at the same time by repeatedly throwing and catching them.' - 'Juggle', Merriam-Webster.com.
'To keep (two or more objects) in the air at one time by alternately throwing and catching them.' - (1983). American Heritage Dictionary. Cited in Ernest, James (2011). Contact Juggling, p.1. ISBN9781591000273.
'In the twenty-first century the term juggler is applied to that kind of entertainer who throws up objects from one hand to another in a continuous rhythmical sequence without dropping them to the floor.' - Butterworth, Philip (2005). Magic on the Early English Stage, p.3. ISBN9780521825139.
^For example, ''1. What is juggling?', IJDb'. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2016-11-06. CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Cited in Rosenberger, Phillip (2011). Juggling Basics, Why and How To. ISBN9780983339700.
^Juggler's World Vol. 42 #3. Cited in Havlick, Joseph T. (2008). The Effect of Varying Imagery Perspective and Modality on Juggling Skill Acquisition Using Internet-based, Modular Instruction, p.97. Temple University. ISBN9780549775423.
Dancey, Charlie (1994). The Encyclopedia of Ball Juggling. Butterfingers. ISBN978 1898 591139.
Dancey, Charlie (1995). Compendium of Club Juggling. Butterfingers. ISBN978 1898 591139.
Finnigan, Dave; et al. (1992). The Complete Juggler. Butterfingers. ISBN978 0951324028.
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Southland fullback Josh Moorby is looking forward to the rich outside back resource base the Hurricanes have as he prepares for his first Super Rugby Pacific season in 2022.
Moorby, who has just completed a Bachelor of Health and Sport in human performance and is looking to do post-graduate teaching study, said he received word from the Hurricanes after Southland performed well in a practice game with Wellington last month.
"I was lost for words, it was a pretty cool phone call to get and I was excited for the opportunity," he said.
It had been a long-term goal to play professional rugby, and he was grateful for the chance. He had time with the Highlanders as injury cover that opened his eyes and helped him realise he could compete at the higher level.
From Te Awamutu, he went to school there before going to Hamilton Boys' High School. It was there that he and fellow Hurricanes newcomer Bailyn Sullivan were potential team-mates for Waikato Under-19, but Sullivan left that squad to play NPC rugby for Waikato.
For different reasons, Moorby found his way to Invercargill and has had three years playing for Southland.
"They were the first people to give me an opportunity to play at a higher level and I haven't looked back, it's been an awesome experience. I really love it down there," he said.
Southland had improved in the past two seasons and had been close in several games, and he said coach Dale McLeod had played a role in the side's lift.
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"You can see over the last couple of years where we have grown. The likes of Marty Banks coming this year helped my game and having the old head of Marty McKenzie outside me. Gaining knowledge and experience from them has helped my game.
"With us being more of a team that can upset those big guns like you saw we could do against Canterbury and in that friendly against Wellington, we were there or thereabouts.
"It's just those last little things that are stopping us getting those wins but, as soon as we can start winning, there will be a lot more people, hopefully, from that Southland region that can take the next step," he said.
"I did go down the Sevens pathway at one stage and was lucky enough to get a tour with them," he said.
His time with the Highlanders also involved a trip to Melbourne, and that experience gave him the incentive to play well in the NPC in the hope of getting a Super contract.
"I've done that and I'm looking forward to what 2022 can bring," he said.
Being able to rub shoulders with the impressive array of outside backs the Hurricanes have in their squad was something he was looking forward to, especially the way they managed their preparation.
Moorby said he was happy to play either fullback or wing and would do whatever he could to get some game minutes.
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The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Wulf Recreation Centeron Thursday, July 17, starting at 5:00pm. Please plan on attending if you will be in town. The meeting should last about an hour. During this time, the membership will vote for the Board of Directors for the 2008/09 season. In addition, our treasurer, Caryn Pearson, will review the team finances, and Coach Jeff will discuss his plans for the team in the coming year.
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