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Feb 25 Solo | Anita Lo
By Anita Lo
Intro: Welcome to the Cookery by the Book podcast with Suzy Chase. She's just a home cook in New York City sitting at her dining room table talking to cookbook authors.
Anita Lo: Hi. My name is Anita Lo, and I am the author of Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One.
Suzy Chase: Eater named Solo the 2018 Cookbook of the Year. That is fantastic. Congratulations.
Anita Lo: Thank you so much.
Suzy Chase: "I've been dumped almost as many times as I've been in relationships, and I can count those on less than two hands." Most people wouldn't kick off a cookbook with such a personal confession. What does this book and dining alone mean to you?
Anita Lo: Well, I was hoping that it would make people feel less alone. I was hoping to try to remove some of the stigma around eating by yourself, because it is a fact of life, and cooking for yourself, for that matter. Yeah.
Suzy Chase: It is. I always feel funny about going to a restaurant alone, but then I think no one's looking at you, no one cares.
Anita Lo: Yeah, I mean especially in New York City, at least, and even when I'm traveling. I mean, a lot of times, you're traveling by yourself for work or whatever, and you have to eat alone. That's just a fact of life, so yeah. It could be funny. It's just there's a lot of comedy skits around eating by yourself. I think I remember watching SNL back in the early days, and there was some sort of skit about a lonely person coming to a restaurant and the hostess yelling out, "A party of one, a party of one," so that's why I included that in my book.
Suzy Chase: You say food is culture and identity. Where did you get the inspiration for these recipes?
Anita Lo: A lot of it's my travel. A lot of it is how I grew up, so it's just some of the stuff that I love to eat, so it ... yeah, that have become part of my identity.
Suzy Chase: You also like the meals to always be balanced. What does that really mean?
Anita Lo: Balance, for me, means to always include a vegetable, a little bit of starch, some protein. It means to have that sort of balance. I think there's sort of the weekly balance of having different flavors, not always eating the same thing. I think it is also sort of a general balance of eating healthy things and eating things that you feel like you just crave. Yeah, and I think balance of flavors is very important. Just for deliciousness, I think things need a certain amount of salt for ... and that is subjective, sort of acid to fat, et cetera, balance of textures, crunch to smooth, et cetera.
Suzy Chase: After 17 years, you closed our West Village neighborhood favorite Michelin-starred restaurant, Annisa, and not for the reasons most of us thought, so tell us why.
Anita Lo: It's certainly been getting harder to run a small business and especially a restaurant, a high-end restaurant, in New York City. Yeah, and I'm totally for the minimum wage increase, but they increased it kind of suddenly. That was very difficult because I think the public wasn't ready to pay for what it costs to give people that kind of a raise. That was one. Then I had some real estate tax issues there.
One of the other bigger reasons was that it's just impossible to find cooks these days. It's just there is a big labor shortage around the country and especially in New York City. Even with the $15 minimum wage, it's impossible to live in New York City on that wage, and so a lot of people are fleeing to places where it's easier to live, and including chefs. Yeah, and then I had a knee replacement that wasn't that successful. I had to have two follow-up surgeries, and it's been difficult to be on my feet, but yeah. There's a lot of reasons. I mean I miss it, for sure, but I don't regret it.
Suzy Chase: Talk a little bit about what waste has to do with Solo.
Anita Lo: Well, I think it's difficult to cook just for one person without wasting ingredients because we have this problem where everything is packed for a family of four even here in New York City. I think that is starting to change, but you have to buy a lot of product at once, and so I was trying to write this ... I don't like to waste food. It just goes against my DNA. It bothers me. It's just I find it disrespectful to the food and to the environment and to humanity and all that sort of stuff. I have tried to make a cookbook that helps you to cut down on waste.
Suzy Chase: Each recipe has a little story, a little pleasantry or quip at the beginning of it, for example, your Pan-Roasted Veal Chop With Mushrooms and Oysters, and you used to serve this at Annisa. How did you find this particular recipe?
Anita Lo: I was just looking online for inspiration. I think I was looking for old and really ancient recipes written in like Old English about some veal and oyster dish from way, way back when, and I was like, "Oh, my God. Yes, of course, that totally makes sense."
Suzy Chase: Your upbringing is so interesting to me. Your mother is Malaysian. Your father, who was from Shanghai, passed away when you were three, and your mom went on to marry a white American. While you were growing up, you had nannies, and your favorite was Hungarian. What culinary influences did she have on you?
Anita Lo: Oh, God. I love her cooking. One of my favorite things growing up was Chicken Paprikash, which is like this creamy-
Suzy Chase: What's that?
Anita Lo: It's a stew. It's this creamy stew with a lot of paprika, onions, parsley, and a good amount of sour cream. It's sort of thickened, and it's served with either dumplings, which when she made dumplings, it was special. You can eat it with rice or you can eat it with egg noodles. Love it.
Suzy Chase: Those evenings when you're hanging around at your house alone, what do you cook for yourself?
Anita Lo: There's an eggplant frittata that ... it's a version of a Filipino dish that's in my book, but I make that for myself every once in a while. I often make my mother's steamed fish. This book is somewhat reflective of what I eat when I'm by myself.
Suzy Chase: I'm always intrigued by the choice of illustrations, photos, or no images at all. Why did you choose illustrations, which are darling, by the way, and who did those?
Anita Lo: Julia Rothman, who is amazing and is all over the place these days. I was 100% behind this choice, but it was my editor's, Lexy Bloom's idea. I was like, "Oh, my God. Of course." The fact that it's a drawing makes it a little bit more approachable. It's not like it's some perfect thing that you have to make. I think it gives the reader options just to make it and put it on the plate than some of them.
Suzy Chase: The other night, I made your recipe for Broccoli Stem Slaw on page 164. Describe how this flavor profile is similar to the good old-fashioned Green Goddess dressing that we all grew up with in the Midwest.
Anita Lo: It's an old-fashioned dressing with a lot of tarragon, anchovy, garlic, lemon, bunch of other herbs, and then ... a green Ranch dressing with anchovy, right?
Suzy Chase: Yeah, and garlic.
Anita Lo: Right. Yeah, well, I think Ranch dressing had powdered garlic or something. Maybe it was a powdered onion.
Suzy Chase: Yes. You mentioned, in the book, something about how that fake garlic that kind of sticks with you for hours ...
Anita Lo: Oh, God. I hate that. Yeah, the jarred ... Oh, God. Ew. I guess I can't ... Oh, God. Yeah, I just ... Oh, sorry. The memory of it renders me speechless.
Suzy Chase: Describe the Broccoli Stem Slaw.
Anita Lo: Julienned or shredded broccoli stems, and you just take it and you mix it with some mashed avocado with lemon, garlic, anchovy, tarragon. It's rich and then it's crunchy and but it's also sort of healthy. Yeah, and it uses up the other half of your avocado, and it uses up those stems from your broccoli that a lot of people just throw away.
Suzy Chase: Now for my segment called My Last Meal. What would you have for your last supper?
Anita Lo: I think it would probably have to be some sort of Japanese omakase, but I'm a big fishy head, and I love to go get, yeah, just a really long, never-ending omakase with all my favorite different types of fish and shellfish.
Suzy Chase: Before I wrap this interview up, as a 23-year West Village resident, may I ask, and I'm sure you hear this all the time, if you're pondering another restaurant in the West Village?
Anita Lo: I am not. Yeah, I mean especially not now. I'm not ruling it out, but yeah, I don't ... I would love to open another restaurant, perhaps in another country, and as-
Suzy Chase: Oh, really?
Anita Lo: Yeah. I mean I'm never going to move, by any means, but I would like to ... I'm hoping to get some sort of long-term consulting gig, yeah, preferably somewhere I'd like to visit. Yeah, I can't really. Because of my knee, I can't be on my feet all the time. I don't think that precludes me from opening a restaurant, but I think it's not wise for me to try to work in it all the time. Yeah, I'm hoping to do that, but I'm ... I run these culinary tours with the Tour de Forks, and I ... which I really love, and I hope to continue to do that. I don't necessarily always work with owing a restaurant, especially in New York today.
Suzy Chase: Since we're neighbors, I also have to ask another neighborhood question. What's your favorite restaurant these days, favorite butcher, and where do you get your groceries?
Anita Lo: Oh, God. It's so upsetting now that Gourmet Garage is gone. I just-
Suzy Chase: They were gross, though.
Anita Lo: They weren't that gross, and they were right there. Yeah. I mean no grocery store is great, but what ... I mean what was gross about it? What did you think that was gross about it?
Suzy Chase: Well-
Anita Lo: I mean you certainly don't buy fish there, by any means. You don't buy ...
Suzy Chase: No. I bought chicken there one time, and I had to bring it back three times because they kept giving me this stinky, slimy ... but you know what? In a pinch, it was fine.
Anita Lo: Really?
Suzy Chase: If you needed mushrooms, if you needed beer, if you need lunch sushi, you could go there.
Anita Lo: Wow. Yeah, I never at any of the prepared foods.
Suzy Chase: What did you get there?
Anita Lo: Vegetables, olive oil, dairy. It was just, well, because that was the closest one to my house, and then it closed. Now I either have to go to Gristedes or I have to go to Citarella, which is just ridiculously expensive. Yeah, or then sometimes I go over to Brooklyn Fare, but that's pretty far.
Suzy Chase: Yeah.
Anita Lo: Let me think. Yeah, I don't really have a favorite grocery store, but I do, I go to Citarella ... fish. It's interesting because, after all these years buying wholesale prices, buying ingredients at wholesale prices, I just ... seeing these fish prices are like, "Oh, my God."
Suzy Chase: Ouch.
Anita Lo: Yeah. Yeah, I think I'm slowly getting used to it. I like Dickson's Farmstand Meats in Chelsea Market for meat or high-end meat. I go to Florence Prime Meat for things like dry-aged steak, or I really love their Italian sausages there. They'll order stuff for me if I want something like fresh pork belly or whatever that you're not going to be able to buy in a grocery store. I ride my bike to Chinatown. I will buy things at Buon Italia in Chelsea Market as well as the Manhattan Fruit Market in the basement there, but yeah.
Suzy Chase: What's your favorite restaurant in the neighborhood these days?
Anita Lo: For sushi, I love Kosaka. I love that for high-end sushi. I love Via Carota, of course.
Suzy Chase: Of course.
Anita Lo: Yeah. I love Taim. I love Mustache. Oh, I love Hao Noodle and Tea, Ramen-Ya, Ramen-Ya, whatever, on West Fourth for ramen, or I love Empellon's soft tacos. Yeah, there's a lot of great food in the west village.
Suzy Chase: Where can we find you on the web and social media?
Anita Lo: Www.chefanitalo.com. I'm not on Facebook, but I'm on Instagram, and I am on Twitter @AnitoLoNYC.
Suzy Chase: Who says eating along should be lonely? I can't thank you enough, Anita Lo, for coming on Cookery by the Book podcast.
Anita Lo: Thanks for having me.
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Lee Thomas is the Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
After finding locations for film and television projects for 12 years, Lee became Director of the Film Division in 2010, and was then promoted to Director of Film, Music & Digital Entertainment in 2011. Films that Lee has worked with include the Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Blind Side, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, Footloose, Fast 5, The Conspirator, and Zombieland.


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Item GSAA/EPH/10/11 - Poster for a film screening at The Glasgow School Of Art showing 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'The Connection'
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Ephemera collection
Poster for a film screening at The Glasgow School Of Art showing 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'The Connection'
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[Apr 1990] (Creation)
This poster advertised screenings of the films 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'The Connection' which took place in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre within The Glasgow School Of Art from the 12th of April to the 4th May 1990. Tickets for the event were priced at 30p per screening or £1 for five screenings.
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
Webster, Chris
(fl c1970s-)
Chris Webster studied Design and Visual Communications at GSA, graduating in 1980. Chris filmed the 1978 fashion show. He was awarded a maintenance scholarship for a further four terms at Glasgow in session 1978-79.
Chris is a freelance television producer and director, and has been based in the Middle East since 2013.
Screen print done in a three layer bleed using light blue, navy and black inks.
Design (arts)
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Webster, Chris (Creator)

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Category Archives: Ballot Question
by Scott Tillman | August 14, 2015
How to structure a municipal spending cap.
What are tax and expenditure caps?
Tax and expenditure limits (TELs) restrict the level or growth of government revenues or spending to a fixed numerical target or to increases in an index such as population, inflation, personal income, or some combination of these measures.
These limits are common on state governments. They are less common in city government.
Here are two examples:
56-c. Limitation on budget increases
Recognizing that final tax rates for the City of Nashua are set by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration pursuant to RSA 21-J:35(1), the mayor, the board of aldermen, and all departments in the City of Nashua including the mayor's office, aldermanic office, legal department, administrative services division, community services division, community development division, school department, public works division, fire department, police department, public libraries, parking garages and cemeteries shall prepare their annual budget proposals and the Board of Aldermen shall act upon such proposals in accordance with the mandates in this paragraph.
In establishing a combined annual municipal budget for the next fiscal year, the mayor and the board of aldermen shall consider total expenditures not to exceed an amount equal to the combined annual budget of the current fiscal year, increased by a factor equal to the average of the changes in the Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U) of the three (3) calendar years immediately preceding budget adoption as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This provision shall not prevent the mayor and the board of aldermen from establishing a combined annual municipal budget below this limit.
This provision shall not prevent the mayor and the board of aldermen from appropriately funding any programs or accounts mandated to be paid from municipal funds by state and federal law.
56-d. Exception to budget limitation
The total or any part of principal and interest payments of any municipal bond, whether established for school or municipal purposes, may be exempted from the limitation defined in paragraph 56-c upon an affirmative vote of at least ten (10) aldermen. This decision shall be made annually.
In addition, capital expenditures deemed necessary by the mayor and the board of aldermen, subject to recommendation by the capital improvements committee (ref. Paragraph 77-a of the City Charter) may similarly be exempted from this limitation upon an affirmative vote of at least ten (10) aldermen.
56-e. Reserve fund
In the event actual property tax collections and/or revenues exceed the budget allocation prescribed in paragraph 56-c, plus additional expenditure authorized pursuant to paragraph 56-d, such excess funds shall be deposited in a reserve account specifically established for the purpose.
These funds shall be drawn upon as a contingent revenue source n succeeding fiscal years, to offset a part of the budget estimated otherwise having to be funded by property taxes, or for any other municipal budget purposes, or to meet federal and state mandates, or for unanticipated emergency expenses, or as a property tax credit, upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the board of aldermen.
56-f. Deficit budget control
The actual annual municipal budget shall not incur a deficit, wherein total spending excess total income during the fiscal year. If the total actual and projected income from all sources, including property taxes, municipal, county, state, and federal revenues, and funds transferred from the reserve fund established pursuant to paragraph 56-e during a fiscal year fails to meet actual and projected expenditures for the remaining part of that fiscal year, an automatic, equal and immediate across-the-board percentile cut shall be instituted in the annual budget of every city department cited in paragraph 56-c. The city comptroller (ref. Paragraph 50-b of the City Charter) shall determine the status of actual and projected income vs. expenditures for this purpose, in coordination with the city treasurer (ref. Paragraph 42 of the City Charter) and determine the requisite numeric percentile cut. The board of aldermen, upon notification by the city comptroller and the city treasurer, shall then order the cut.
This cut may be exempted or adjusted upon an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members of the Board of Aldermen.
Section 1.04. – Expenditure Limitations.
Notwithstanding Section 1.03 above, operating expenditures shall be limited to an increase from the prior year's expenditures of three percent (3%) plus the then-current Federal C.O.L.A. (Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index) per annum; except that this shall not apply to: emergencies; capital expenditures as provided in Section 6.01; expenditures relating to projects or programs funded by grants, gifts, or impact fees; and expenditures, including debt service payments, relating to utility or other enterprise funds which are intended to be self-supporting for governmental accounting purposes; expenditures related to extension of the City's wastewater utility system to serve unsewered areas provided such expenditures are funded by general obligation bonds or other obligations, including loans, approved by referendum of the electors of the City; and debt service payments related to such obligations.
(Ord. No. 09-15, § 2, 11-9-2009, referendum 1-26-2010)
Section 6.01. – Initiative and Referendum.
(1) Ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the City shall have the power to petition the Council to propose an ordinance or to require reconsideration of an adopted ordinance, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital program or to any ordinances relating to appropriations of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of City officers or employees, but shall extend to an ordinance providing any single capital expenditure in excess of $250,000. If the Council fails to adopt such ordinance so proposed, or to repeal such adopted ordinance, without any change in substance, the Council shall place the proposed ordinance, or the repeal of the adopted ordinance, on the ballot at the next general election, or, in Council's discretion, at a special election.
(2) A minimum of five (5) electors may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the City Manager or other designated official, an affidavit stating they will constitute the petitioners' committee and be responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper form, stating their names and addresses and specifying the address to which all notices to the committee are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. Promptly after the affidavit of the petitioner's committee is filed, the City Manager or other official designated by the Council shall, at the committee's request, issue appropriate blank petitions to the petitioner's committee at the committee's expense.
Municipal Spending Cap Survey
In my city, I would like to see:
A limit on property tax A limit on sales tax A limit on income tax A limit on government spending Voter approval on any tax increase Voter approval on any spending increase over the rate of inflation No limits, we have elected officials to decide what is needed.
Would you be interested in a ballot initiative to create a spending cap in your city?
Filed under Ballot measures, Ballot Question, charter amendment, Model Langauge, Survey, Uncategorized
Tagged as spending cap, Survey
Model language for a municipal charter amendment to address civil asset forfeiture. This language has been tailored to Michigan cities.
New Section ____ of the Charter of the City of ____, Michigan
Section ____. Property Seizure and Forfeiture.
As used in this section, "property" shall be liberally construed to include assets and possessions; "employee" includes anyone acting under the authority of the city. A conviction of a criminal offense is a prerequisite to forfeiture and the transfer to the City of _____ of title to property directly used in or derived from that offense. All revenues from forfeited property, including revenue derived from sharing proceeds of forfeited property from cooperation with other federal, state, or local agencies, shall be placed in a separate fund, used only to pay costs directly related to local street repair, and shall not be earmarked or allocated to law enforcement or code enforcement. At any time, a property owner may ask the City or a court to return property that was wrongly seized or because there is no reason for the City to continue to hold the property. No bond shall be required on any property seized under authority of the city. If property is wrongfully seized, the City has no reason to continue to hold the property, or the property owner is not convicted of a criminal offense that has a forfeiture provision, the city shall return, replace, or provide full compensation for any property damaged, defaced, or devalued as a result of seizure by city employees. Records of all property seizures shall be indexed by date, department, name of owner, property type, and seizure value, and include details of the conviction. These records shall be published monthly on the city's publicly-accessible website consistent with Michigan's Freedom of Information Act 442 of 1976.
Let's break it down:
The language is a proposed charter amendment. The first line identifies this as a new law, gives the section of the charter, and the city name. If the language is approved this will not appear in the charter.
Section title. This will appear in the charter. Not everyone is familiar with the phrase "civil asset forfeiture." In this model "Property Seizure" was used to clarify the issue.
It is common to provide definitions for terms in the amendment.
As used in this section, "property" shall be liberally construed to include assets and possessions; "employee" includes anyone acting under the authority of the city.
This is the meat and potatoes. Don't take property unless a law has been broken, and then only take the property involved in the crime or gained because of the crime.
A conviction of a criminal offense is a prerequisite to forfeiture and the transfer to the City of _____ of title to property directly used in or derived from that offense.
This line is for cases of forfeiture with a conviction and to address revenue sharing with a state or federal agencies. Law enforcement should not be policing for profit. Proceeds from the sale of property should not go to those taking the property. In this model, the money is used for street repair. Check state statutes, forfeiture proceeds may be required to go into a specific fund. This model attempts to address the problem of local law enforcement teaming up with federal or state agencies to avoid state or local prohibitions on civil asset forfeiture.
All revenues from forfeited property, including revenue derived from sharing proceeds of forfeited property from cooperation with other federal, state, or local agencies, shall be placed in a separate fund, used only to pay costs directly related to local street repair, and shall not be earmarked or allocated to law enforcement or code enforcement.
Property owners should not be deprived of their assets indefinitely.
At any time, a property owner may ask the City or a court to return property that was wrongly seized or because there is no reason for the City to continue to hold the property.
Many states require a property owner to pay a bond before they are allowed to challenge a seizure.
No bond shall be required on any property seized under authority of the city.
If the items seized are perishable or have been damaged, the government should replace or fix the property. It's important innocent owners not be penalized.
If property is wrongfully seized, the City has no reason to continue to hold the property, or the property owner is not convicted of a criminal offense that has a forfeiture provision, the city shall return, replace, or provide full compensation for any property damaged, defaced, or devalued as a result of seizure by city employees.
Transparency is needed to ensure the city complies with the law. This model includes the statutes dealing with government transparency in Michigan.
Records of all property seizures shall be indexed by date, department, name of owner, property type, and seizure value, and include details of the conviction. These records shall be published monthly on the city's publicly-accessible website consistent with Michigan's Freedom of Information Act 442 of 1976.
* I would like to help end civil asset forfeiture abuse in my city
Yes, please contact me about ending civil asset forfeiture abuse No, I don't think civil asset forfeiture is a problem
Filed under asset forfeiture, Ballot measures, Ballot Question, charter amendment, Criminal Justice Reform, Initiative, Model Langauge, transparency
Tagged as civil asset forfeiture, criminal justice reform, model language, petition, property seizure
Alex Hays recently submitted signatures for a ballot measure which will change the city government. The ballot measure proposes a strong mayor form of government. But he made a mistake.
But there was one mistake. In an effort to redraft the city charter, there was mix up and Hays accidentally removed a section of the charter that gives people the power to create initiatives and referendums. If passed, this initiative would take that power away from people in Tacoma.
"We reacted to the city's request that we put together a different version. They wanted the entire charter reproduced. That made it a little harder to get right and unfortunately that created a chance for this mistake to occur," said Hays.
Now the city is claiming nothing can be done.
Citizens signed this petition and the measure should appear as signed by citizens. However, if the city council sincerely wants to retain the initiative and referendum portion of the charter (and offer that choice to voters,) they can craft a ballot question that will do the same changes as the petition submitted by Hays, but include the initiative section of the charter. Then the ballot title should make clear what each charter amendment includes:
Strong mayor, tighter term limits, and no initiative and referendum.
Strong mayor, tighter term limits, and keep initiative and referendum.
The issue getting the highest number of votes would be approved, unless neither ballot question gets over 50% and no changes would be made. I hope the city council acts quickly to ensure voters have this option.
Filed under Ballot measures, Ballot Question, charter amendment, Initiative, Petition Drive, politicians, referendum, Term limits
Tagged as charter amendment, tacoma, term limits
Two Years Later Wyoming Supreme Court Rules For Petitioners
The Casper clerk rejected signatures that should have counted.
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that the Casper city clerk unfairly rejected signatures on a 2013 petition to put Casper's smoking ordinance to a public vote.
It was immediately unclear what Friday's ruling means for the future of the smoking ordinance petition.
Filed under Ballot Question, Petition Drive, referendum
Tagged as petition, referendum
Gaining The Initiative
Citizens in Sammamish, WA are expected to gain the ability to initiate legislation this fall.
Earlier this year activists circulated petitions to call for an advisory vote to gauge local support of the initiative process. Voters approved the advisory measure 55% to 45%.
The Sammamish City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to move forward with a resolution that states its intent to adopt citizen-enacted initiative and referendum powers, with Deputy Mayor Kathy Huckabay and Councilmember Tom Odell voting against.
The limited powers allow residents to create or repeal laws within the city by way of petition. The council decided to put the matter up to the public in the April special election. That nonbinding advisory vote passed with 55 percent approval with a 24 percent voter turnout.
Filed under Ballot Question, Initiative, referendum
Tagged as charter amendment, initiative, petition, referendum
Safeway Drops Legal Challenge To Initiative Signature Gathering
Citizen Solutions is pleased to announce that Safeway has dropped its legal challenge to initiative signature gathering at its stores throughout Washington state.
Safeway had sued Citizen Solutions and Progressive Campaigns for their activities in gathering signatures on I-1366, a Tax Reform Act, and I-1401, an initiative to protect endangered animals. Safeway initially sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, but dropped that request just hours after Citizens Solutions responded with substantial evidence showing that Safeway stores across the state are modern town centers – in Safeway's own words. Two weeks later, just hours after Citizens Solutions formally responded to all of Safeway's claims by asserting the rights of initiative sponsors under Washington's constitutional protection for the initiative process, Safeway threw in the towel and asked simply to drop its law suit.
Safeway's action to file its lawsuit followed similar claims by other stores, including Fred Meyer. Safeway's quick turnabout was an acknowledgement that the Washington Supreme Court decision in the Alderwood Mall case from 1981 firmly protects the right of the people to gather initiative and referendum signatures at malls and other locations that are town centers. Safeway's lawsuit was dismissed on July 17, 2015.
Fred Diamondstone
1218 Third Ave., Suite 1000
Filed under Ballot Question, Initiative, Petition Drive
Tagged as ballot question, initiative, petition
Spending Priorities
When it comes to spending priorities, citizens are often entirely dependent on the stewardship of elected officials and public employees. Most people agree things like roads, fire departments, law enforcement, and schools are core functions of government. And most people are willing to pay taxes to support these services. Yet these are the first things threatened with cuts when politicians would like a tax increase. Politicians threaten to reduce library services rather than sell the city golf course (which consistently loses money. This is why initiative and referendum are often used by citizens when they don't like the priorities of politicians.
Maine:
Stavros Mendros has filed paperwork to begin the referendum process and call for a people's vote.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A group of concerned Mainers, including three Republican lawmakers, has launched a petition drive for a people's veto of a controversial bill that extends General Assistance benefits to some immigrants for up to two years.
Mendros is not opposed to immigration but sees the need for prioritizing spending.
"I'm disappointed in the Legislature to come up with $300 million and not take people off of wait-lists. Waiting for nursing homes, our nursing homes are closing down waiting to be properly reimbursed," Mendros said.
Milwaukee:
Petitioners want voters to have a say on a new city streetcar project.
If successful, the city would be required to hold a binding referendum before spending $10 million or more to expand or alter the streetcar plan approved by the Common Council in February.
Filed under Ballot measures, Ballot Question
Tagged as ballot measure, ballot question, crony capitalism, initiative, petition, streetcar
by Scott Tillman | May 22, 2015
Tax Cap In Ocean City Maryland
The city attorney in Ocean City does not think citizens are allowed to petition for a tax cap. He's basing his opinion on a tax rollback restriction. However, it is unlikely the court will decide until the city confirms enough petition signatures were submitted.
According to Charter Amendment Procedures for Maryland Municipalities, "the residents of an incorporated city or town may initiate an amendment to a municipal charter by gathering the signatures of at least 20 percent of qualified municipal voters on a petition in the same fashion that a charter amendment approved by a municipal governing body may be petitioned to referendum."
Once the appropriate number of signatures is verified, the Town of Ocean City will be required to conduct the referendum within 90 days or at the next scheduled election, which is in November of 2016.
"I suspect that there may be some litigation over this petition, and the court is not going to reach a determination if the petition has not been verified with the requisite number of signatures," Ayres said. "The issue is with the substance of the petition. In my opinion, the substance of the petition violates Section 6-303 of the Tax Property Article of the Maryland Code Annotated. The substance of the petition would amend the charter, so your ability to tax would be capped at the 2009 level of taxes, and that is known as a 'tax rollback.' In the case of Board of Election Supervisors vs. Smallwood … the court had ruled tax rollbacks are not proper charter material and violate Section 6-303."
The Mayor and City Council voted unanimously to request the Board of Elections verify the number of signatures on the petition.
Filed under Ballot measures, Ballot Question, charter amendment, Initiative, Petition Drive, politicians, referendum
Tagged as Maryland, Ocean City, Tax Cap
Reform Or Restriction
Disclosure of funding, should petitions require a higher standard than candidates? One San Diego city council member thinks they should.
At a special session of the City Council, meeting as a "committee of the whole," Gloria will propose a package of regulations that require that petition advertisements identify the top two donors contributing to the drive; impose tighter deadlines for publicly reporting petition campaign contributions and expenses; and revamp the rules on how petitions are formatted
It's easy for legislators to propose new regulations like these for petitions, they don't bear the costs. New formatting rules will mean paying attorneys more to draft petitions. These types of regulations are always added to protect us from big money special interests, but they result in making the process more difficult and sometimes impossible for volunteers and small money drives. Big money special interests can pay for lobbyists, they can pay for attorneys to wade through the regulations. Volunteers and grassroots will be the ones tripped up by this law, they don't have funding to pay CPAs and attorneys to prepare campaign finance reports or spend hours designing new petition templates.
It's also a bit hypocritical, does councilman Todd Gloria put the names of his two biggest campaign donor on each piece of legislation he proposes? That's a reform people might want to see.
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Tagged as petition, san diego, todd gloria
Confused Voters Rarely Vote Yes
Anyone who works ballot question campaigns will tell you, confusing language almost always results in votes against the question. Ballot titles are a big deal. If voters don't understand they will often vote it down because they don't understand it. I've written about misleading ballot titles here.
What do you think of these recent ballot titles?
San Antonio, Texas, Voters approved an amendment to require public votes before allowing for light rail or streetcar track.
SHALL THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT NO GRANT OF PERMISSION TO ALTER OR DAMAGE ANY PUBLIC WAY OF THE CITY FOR THE LAYING OF STREETCAR OR LIGHT RAIL TRACKS SHALL EVER BE VALID, AND NO FUNDS SHALL BE APPROPRIATED AND NO BONDS OR NOTES SHALL BE ISSUED OR SOLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF STREETCAR OR LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS, UNLESS FIRST APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY VOTING AT AN ELECTION CONTAINING A PROPOSITION SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED FOR AND LIMITED TO SUCH PURPOSE?
Some reports claimed this was confusing, but voters approved it by about 2-1.
Arlington, Texas, Voters approve a ban on red light cameras.
Addition of Section 12 of Article X of the City Charter to prohibit photographic traffic signal enforcement.
For or Against
I consider this a little more confusing. Voters approved it 59% to 41%
Michigan voters denied a tax increase measure to fund roads.
A proposal to amend the State Constitution to increase the sales/use tax from 6% to 7% to replace and supplement reduced revenue to the School Aid Fund and local units of government caused by the elimination of the sales/use tax on gasoline and diesel fuel for vehicles operating on public roads, and to give effect to laws that provide additional money for roads and other transportation purposes by increasing the gas tax and vehicle registration fees.
The proposed constitutional amendment would:
• Eliminate sales / use taxes on gasoline / diesel fuel for vehicles on public roads.
• Increase portion of use tax dedicated to School Aid Fund (SAF).
• Expand use of SAF to community colleges and career / technical education, and prohibit use for 4-year colleges / universities.
• Give effect to laws, including those that:
o Increase sales / use tax to 7%, as authorized by constitutional amendment.
o Increase gasoline / diesel fuel tax and adjust annually for inflation, increase vehicle registration fees, and dedicate revenue for roads and other transportation purposes.
o Expand competitive bidding and warranties for road projects.
o Increase earned income tax credit
Should this proposal be adopted?
Confusing? Voters shot this down 80% to 19%.
A referendum can be even more confusing. Sturgis, Michigan voters voted to keep this law 69% to 31%.
As you can see, ballot titles are not always easy to understand.
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Snapdeal close to acquiring ShopClues in all-stock deal
ShopClues investors may get one Snapdeal share for every nine they hold if deal goes through Samidha Sharma&Aditi Shrivastava | ETtech | Updated: May 22, 2019, 08:17 IST
Online marketplace Snapdeal is close to buying its nearest rival ShopClues in an all-stock deal, two people familiar with the matter said, after the on-again, off-again talks fell through earlier following disagreement on its financial terms.
The deal is likely to see ShopClues investors get one Snapdeal share for every nine they hold if the merger goes through in this planned structure, and will likely give them a 10% stake in the combined entity.
"The ask from Shopclues is to get at least a 30% stake in Snapdeal as part of the transaction," said one of the persons.
"The management and founders, Radhika Aggarwal and Sanjay Sethi, may get a small cash exit," said another person aware of the developments.
The due diligence process is now on and a final decision is expected soon, they said.
The deal is expected to be a 100% buyout, with all of ShopClues' investors, including Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, Helion Venture Partners, Tiger Global, Nexus Venture Partners and Unilazer Ventures, rolling into Snapdeal, said a person familiar with the matter. Nexus Venture Partners, an early backer of Snapdeal, is the common investor in both companies.
Snapdeal cofounder and CEO Kunal Bahl didn't respond to queries, while a ShopClues spokesperson said the company would not comment on market rumours.
If the deal materializes, it will herald a big consolidation move in the long-tail ecommerce market, which has largely catered to small town customers, away from the core audience of established ecommerce companies Amazon and Flipkart. Products sold on long-tail marketplaces are low-priced, typically in Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 range.
Clues Network, which operates ShopClues, has so far raised $250 million and has seen its business shrink in the past year, relegating it to the number five position on the gross merchandise value, or GMV, chart.
Players in the ecommerce logistics space said ShopClues was hardly executing any orders presently. ET could not determine ShopClues' exact order numbers. These executives in the logistics industry also said the Gurugram-based firm had become too much of a credit risk for them to carry on doing business with the company.
Shopclues' web and mobile web traffic has also fallen to 11 million in April from 16 million in November last year, a quick glance at SimilarWeb data revealed, while Snapdeal's rose to 82 million from 68 million in the same period.
ShopClues has, however, reduced losses from Rs 210 crore in 2017-18 to less than Rs 45 crore in 2018-19, while maintaining its top line, its spokesperson said.
Tough battle
After a tumultuous year, Snapdeal has been slowly increasing its order numbers, which are now in the 250,000 per day range. Snapdeal's recent resurgence and a notable bump-up in its order numbers after a failed merger attempt with Flipkart is significant, as its order numbers had fallen to as low as 30,000-40,000 daily.
In contrast, Amazon and Flipkart typically rack up 600,000 orders daily.
Apart from pruning costs, the SoftBank-backed company has also pulled itself out of heavily discounted categories such as smartphones, where Amazon and Flipkart are known to splurge big bucks. These cash-guzzling categories do not offer high margins, but help in racking up GMV.
"Snapdeal and Shopclues are trying to make a business in the long-tail category by selling items below Rs 900-Rs1,000 with no promise of next-day delivery. This allowed them to tap into first time online buyers in tiers II and beyond cities in the past. But things may become more competitive after Amazon and Flipkart start chasing these markers," said Satish Meena, senior forecast analyst at research firm Forrester Research.
Paytm Mall, as ET had reported earlier, has changed its business model with a focus on offline-to-online commerce instead of pushing its cashback-based strategy. Smaller e-tailers find it difficult to retain customers and increase their average ticket sizes, Forrester's Meena said.
With the acquisition of Flipkart by US retailer Walmart last year, and Amazon's focus on shifting beyond metropolitan areas and tier II cities, these players may find it difficult to grow in 2019.
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Friends' David Schwimmer Responds To Criticism After Suggesting An All-Black Reboot
David Schwimmer has responded to the criticism he has faced since suggesting there should be a reboot of Friends starring an all-Black cast.
Earlier this week, the actor referenced the much-discussed diversity issues that Friends had in a Guardian interview, revealing he had "campaigned for years to have Ross date women of colour".
As part of the interview, David also said: "Maybe there should be an all-Black Friends or an all-Asian Friends."Many people on Twitter were quick to remind him of the 90s sitcom Living Single, which followed the lives of six Black friends who lived together in Brooklyn, New York.
Ericka Alexander, who played Maxine Shaw, was one of those who tweeted about it, writing: "[Are you] seriously telling me you've never heard of #LivingSingle? We invented the template! [You're] welcome bro."Hey @DavidSchwimmer @FriendsTV - r u seriously telling me you've never heard of #LivingSingle? We invented the template! Yr welcome bro. ;) David Schwimmer 2 The Guardian: "Maybe there should be an all-black Friends or an all-Asian Friends" https://t.co/r8W1ZHBwoy— Erika Alexander (@EAlexTheGreat) January 28, 2020David has now responded to her tweet, insisting that he had been aware of Living Single, and that his words had been "taken out of context".
He tweeted: "I didn't mean to imply Living Single hadn't existed or indeed hadn't come before Friends, which I knew it had.
"Please remember in an interview quotes are often pieced together and taken out of context, and then these quotes are re-purposed in other articles by other people who are trying to be provocative.
"I was a fan of Living Single, and was not implying Friends was the first of its kind. To my knowledge, Friends (which came out a year later) was inspired by Marta [Kauffman] & David [Crane]'s own lives and circle of friends living in NY in their twenties. If it was based on Living Single you'd have to ask them." pic.twitter.com/2sLmtvJosG— schwim (@DavidSchwimmer) January 29, 2020He continued: "It's entirely possible that Warner Brothers and NBC, encouraged by the success of Living Single, gave the Friends pilot a green light. I honestly don't know, but seems likely! If that's the case, we are all indebted to Living Single for paving the way.
"In any event, if my quote was taken out of context, it's hardly in my control. I assure you I meant no disrespect."During that same Guardian interview, David poured cold water on fans' hopes of a Friends revival.
"I just don't think it's possible, given everyone's different career trajectories," he said. "I think everyone feels the same – why mess with what felt like the right way to end the series?
"I don't want to do anything for the money. It would have to make sense creatively and nothing I've heard so far, presented to us, makes sense."
The show has recently been at the centre of reunion rumours, after Jennifer Aniston teased that she and the rest of the cast were "working on something", but refused to offer any more information.
It had been claimed the reunion in question could be a behind-the-scenes look back at the show, which all six cast members would appear in.READ MORE: David Schwimmer Just Poured Some Serious Cold Water On Those Friends Reunion Hopes Jennifer Aniston And Brad Pitt Beaming At Each Other At The SAG Awards Will Warm The Coldest Of Hearts Friends' Baby Emma Responds To *That* 2020 Scene With A Gag Chandler Would Be Proud Of
Biden's incoming national security adviser calls on Russia to release Navalny
Shortly after police detained Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny upon his return to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning allegedly carried out by Russia's FSB spy agency, President-elect Joe Biden's incoming National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called for the anti-corruption activist's immediate release. Sullivan said the Kremlin's actions were a "violation of human rights" and "an affront to the Russian people who want their voices heard." The forceful statement quickly drew attention from members of the U.S.
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Sledgehammers
December 5, 2019 Craig McAllister
There are many great sounds in music; that jazz-inflected major 6th "Yeah!" at the tail end of The Beatles' She Loves You for one. The vibrating air as Miles Davis leans into So What on Kind Of Blue. Johnny Greenwood's stuttering pre-chorus crunch as he tries to mess with Creep. John Lydon's phlegmy Fagin-by-way-of-Steptoe "'Allo? 'Allo! 'Allo!! Heurgh-heurgh-heurgh!" announcement on PIL's eponymous debut single. The eerie slide guitar that punctuates the juddering How Soon Is Now?…the Cuban-heeled stomp of London Calling… Adam & the Ants Burundi beat…Clarence' Clemons' honey-coated sax….. You'll have your own no doubt, hearing them in your head right now as you read this. Those sounds are what separates you, me and the rest of us from other people who consider music no more than background colour, something that happens to be on as the dishes are washed or the ironing tackled. Obsessives like us listen to music and revel in the small stuff. The minutae. The little bits that you miss when the iron is hissing steam at you while you press next week's workwear. The important stuff.
Just about my favourite sound in music is the sound of Nile Rodgers' guitar interlocking with Bernard Edwards' bass. When they hit their stride and find the groove, they're unbeatable. Like a pair of old ladies clacking away at the bingo, the combined sound is instantly recognisable, totally danceable and, while often copied, it's a sound that's never been bettered. When Nile and Bernard formed Chic, the idea was to write songs for different groups. Chic themselves were modelled on Roxy Music's basic vision of style; smart dress and street-smart females, elements that were to them as important as the songs they were selling.
Chic employed female vocalists and had success on their own terms – you know all the hits – but as the Chic Organization, Bernard and Nile penned hits for others. Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, Carly Simon, Madonna, Bowie….all benefitted, and all came gift-wrapped in the same smoothly-clattering funk that coloured Chic's biggest hits. Bowie's Let's Dance was a 12 string skifflish blues until Nile added those familiar massive rattling chords. Like A Virgin, with its keyboard and up the neck guitar stabs could've been a Chic hit rather than the smash that elevated Madonna into the conscience of half the world.
I've always had a thing for Carly Simon's Why. Hearing it out of context on Ibiza as an impressionable 18 year old perhaps helped. Here, it was no longer AOR radio fodder, it was late night/early morning comedown music, long, loping and lightly toasted reggae. In the right context, it made a whole lotta sense.
It's what Nile and Bernard did for Sister Sledge on Thinking Of You that tops the lot. The chord progression is fantastic, an itchy and scratchy four chord progression from minor 7th to major 7th and back again, played between the 10th and 5th frets while the bassline bounces with fluid funk below. The staccato riffing as Kathy Sledge sings, "Everybody, let me tell you 'bout my love…" (the perfect opening line for the song, by the way – it really sets it up the anticipation for what's to follow) "...brought to you by an angel from above," is god-like. Nile takes the basic chords, ignores his bass strings then builds hook upon hook upon hook with just the top 3 strings. Your man-in-the-street's idea of what might constitute a Guitar 'Great' could never comprehend why Nile is such a brilliant player. He's the perfect example of less is more, a fat-free, lean and mustard-keen guitarist.
Behind all of this the strings sweep and swell. Brass parps in all the right places. Unfussy drums maintain the beat. And that's about it. You can identify every instrument on Thinking Of You. The perfect example, again, of less is more.
Sister Sledge – Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris mix)
https://philspector.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/16-thinking-of-you-dimitri-form-par.mp3
Dimitri From Paris took the original and, unsurprisingly, saw the beauty in what was already there and stayed faithful to it. No need for this remixer to strip a good song of its basic components and twist it out of all recognition. Dimitri's mix is twice as long, allowing space for the breathy vocals to take centre stage before giving way to Rodgers' incessant Strat, until he drops out and Edwards' bassline is allowed to buckle and bend in the middle of the track. It's a showcase not for Dimitri but for Chic, six and a half minutes long and not a moment wasted.
In 2004 Paul Weller took his stripped back, tastefully scrubbed acoustic version of Thinking Of You into the charts, proof, if it were needed, that Rodgers and Edwards songs transfer to all styles. It's not a patch on the original, but the newly in love Weller's vocal is pretty soulful and genuine and, given he was spare of decent self-penned material at the time, it was the perfect song to tide him over until his next visit from the song gods.
Paul Weller – Thinking Of You
https://philspector.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/thinking-of-you.mp3
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Rik Wheatley says:
Mista Callsta, spot on, as usual Sir.
"Thinking Of You" been on SongsYaBass playlist on at least 3 occasions, superb.
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This article describes an issue in which an error occurs when you manage audit policies, performance counters don't work, or mailbox backup fails in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. A hotfix is available to fix this issue. Before you install this hotfix, see the Prerequisites section.
The Group Policy security settings that apply to this machine could not be determined. The error received when trying to retrieve these settings from the local policy database (%%windir%%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: An extended error has occurred.
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Understanding Aroma Compounds
Home Articles Gastronomy Understanding Aroma Compounds
Tue, October 4, 2011
When food is consumed, the interaction of taste, odor and textural feeling provides an overall sensation which is best defined by the English word "flavor".
Flavor results from compounds that are divided into two broad classes: Those responsible for taste and those responsible for odors, the latter often designated as aroma substances. However, there are compounds which provide both sensations. Compounds responsible for taste are generally nonvolatile at room temperature. Therefore, they interact only with taste receptors located in the taste buds of the tongue. The four important basic taste perceptions are provided by: sour, sweet, bitter and salty compounds. Glutamate stimulates the fifth basic taste.
Aroma substances are volatile compounds which are perceived by the odor receptor sites of the smell organ, i. e. the olfactory tissue of the nasal cavity. They reach the receptors when drawn in through the nose (orthonasal detection) and via the throat after being released by chewing (retronasal detection).
The concept of aroma substances, like the concept of taste substances, should be used loosely, since a compound might contribute to the typical odor or taste of one food, while in another food it might cause a faulty odor or taste, or both, resulting in an off-flavor.
The amount of volatile substances present in food is extremely low (ca. 10–15 mg/kg). In general, however, they comprise a large number of components. Especially foods made by thermal processes, alone (e. g., coffee) or in combination with a fermentation process (e. g., bread, beer, cocoa, or tea), contain more than 800 volatile compounds. A great variety of compounds is often present in fruits and vegetables as well. All the known volatile compounds are classified according to the food and the class of compounds.
Of all the volatile compounds, only a limited number are important for aroma. Compounds that are considered as aroma substances are primarily those which are present in food in concentrations higher than the odor and/or taste thresholds. Compounds with concentrations lower than the odor and/or taste thresholds also contribute to aroma when mixtures of them exceed these thresholds.
Among the aroma substances, special attention is paid to those compounds that provide the characteristic aroma of the food and are, consequently, called key odorants.
The lowest concentration of a compound that is just enough for the recognition of its odor is called the odor threshold (recognition threshold). The detection threshold is lower, i. e., the concentration at which the compound is detectable but the aroma quality still cannot be unambiguously established. The threshold values are frequently determined by smelling (orthonasal value) and by tasting the sample (retronasal value).
The threshold concentrations (values) for aroma compounds are dependent on their vapor pressure, which is affected by both temperature and medium. Interactions with other odor-producing substances can result in a strong increase in the odor thresholds.
As already indicated, compounds with high "aroma values" may contribute to the aroma of foods. The "aroma value" Ax of a compound is calculated according to the definition: Ax = cx / ax (cx: concentration of compound X in the food, ax: odor threshold of compound X in the food).
The evaluation of volatile compounds on the basis of the aroma value provides only a rough pattern at first. The dependence of the odor intensity on the concentration must also be taken into account.
In addition, additive effects that are difficult to assess must also be considered. Examinations of mixtures have provided preliminary information. They show that although the intensities of compounds with a similar aroma note add up, the intensity of the mixture is usually lower than the sum of the individual intensities.
For substances which clearly differ in their aroma note, however, the odor profile of a mixture is composed of the odor profiles of the components added together, only when the odor intensities are approximately equal. If the concentration ratio is such that the odor intensity of one component predominates, this component then largely or completely determines the odor profile. Examples are (E)-2-hexenal and (E)-2-decenal which have clearly different odor profiles. If the ratio of the odor intensities is approximately one, the odor notes of both aldehydes can be recognized in the odor profile of the mixture. But if the dominating odor intensity is that of the decenal or of the hexenal that particular note determines the odor profile of the mixture.
The aroma profiles of foods containing the same aroma substances can be completely dissimilar owing to quantitative differences. For example, changes in the recipe or in the production process which cause alterations in the concentrations of the aroma substances can interfere with the balance in such a way that an aroma profile with unusual characteristics is obtained.
An off-flavor can arise through foreign aroma substances, that are normally not present in a food, loss of key odorants, or changes in the concentration ratio of individual aroma substances.
For the full article click Aroma_Compounds
An extensive online database of aroma compounds is available here
Flavornet is a compilation of aroma compounds found in human odor space, click here
Oxford Journals article on aroma compounds, click here
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St. John's Shenneika Smith excited with her Liberty pro debut
by Amsterdam News June 20, 2013 October 19, 2021
After years of rumors that three-time WNBA champion Cheryl Ford would sign with the New York Liberty, she is finally part of the team. It's been four years since Ford, 31, known as one of the premier rebounders in women's basketball, has played a WNBA game, but the opportunity to reunite with coach Bill Laimbeer proved irresistible.
"I told Bill I felt like I was starting my rookie season all over again. The first day of training camp, [I] was all nerves," said Ford, who is playing alongside former Detroit Shock teammates Kara Braxton, Plenette Pierson and Katie Smith. The Liberty's assistant coaches, Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Barbara Farris, were also part of championship Shock teams.
"It means a lot because you already have that chemistry with those players and the coaches," she continued. "Everybody knows what to expect from each individual. It's a comfort zone." Playing for any other WNBA coach beside Laimbeer just didn't appeal to Ford, and she was content to play overseas. This past season, she played in Turkey. When Laimbeer decided to return to the league and asked her to play, she didn't second-guess it.
"It felt right," Ford said.
While Ford is enjoying the familiarity of former teammates, she's also embracing new faces. She appreciates questions from the rookies and their willingness to learn, and is also looking forward to playing with All WNBA First Team guard Cappie Pondexter. "We're going to feed off of her and her energy," Ford said. Off the court, she's eager to get Pondexter's insight into fashion too.
"I think I'm still a strong player down in the post," said Ford, who has worked on her shooting and free throws. "Rebounding is a given. That's in me."
One of the team's rookies, Shenneika Smith, is trying to make history as the first player from St. John's to make a WNBA roster. She described her pro debut in the preseason game, which was attended by friends and family, as "fabulous."
"I was so excited to play in my first professional basketball game," said Smith, 23. "It's phenomenal, being one of the first two to be drafted [the other is Nadirah McKenith] from the school. I'm excited to be in this new system. Being from Brooklyn, what better way to begin my professional career than to play for the New York Liberty?"
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CUs, students make music together: Credit unions in the community
By Michael Bartlett
LAFCU primes the pump for school band
LAFCU, Lansing, Mich., donated $1,000 to the Perry High School band, priming the pump on the school's five-year, $80,000 fundraising drive to purchase new band uniforms.
CU ambassador in the Keystone State
At the 41st Annual Youth Ambassador Contest of Pennsylvania, Angel Rivera, representing the Erie Chapter, was named the 2017 Credit Union Youth Ambassador of Pennsylvania.
Jeanne d'Arc partners with the Pats
In Lowell, Mass, hundreds of area youth joined players from the New England Patriots Alumni at the UMass Lowell Cushing Athletic Complex to participate in "Football For YOU." Sponsored for the fourth year by Jeanne D'Arc CU, "Football For YOU" is a one-day, free football clinic, open to boys and girls ages 9-14, of all skill levels.
Maine CU League marks largest meeting in decades
The Maine CU League's 79th Annual Meeting and Convention in Portland attracted nearly 875 attendees, the largest crowd in decades. Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine 2D), who serves on the House Insurance and Financial Services Committee, addressed the Convention.
ADGFCU names its STARRS
Aberdeen Proving Ground FCU, Aberdeen, Md., announced the winners of its annual STARSS college scholarship competition, awarding $20,000 to 20 local teens.
CU at the tea party
Employees of Dallas-based Advancial FCU put on a tea party at Vogel Alcove, which offers therapeutic education programs specifically designed to support children ages six weeks to 12 years who are experiencing the trauma of homelessness. Separately, Advancial awarded $1,000 scholarships to five Dinero Teens members. Dinero Teens is a financial services program designed for Advancial members ages 13 to 18.
Scholarship recipients named
First Capital FCU, York, Pa., awarded the 2017 Dennis Flickinger Honorable Scholarship to three winners. All three visited First Capital to receive their checks for $1,000 to be used toward their first year of schooling.
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SECU combats senior exploitation
State Employees' CU, Raleigh, N.C., continued its ongoing efforts to combat senior financial exploitation by supporting an annual North Carolina initiative known as Vulnerable Adult and Elder Abuse Awareness Month.
Elements celebrates achievements
Elements Financial FCU, Indianapolis, received a Financial Capability Innovation Award from EverFi for the CU's efforts to improve the financial capability of Americans through digital learning initiatives. Separately, Elements made the 2017 Best Places to Work in Indiana list, won Q2's Inaugural Client of the Year Award, received two Bronze Telly Awards, and it was LPL Financial's 2017 Program of the Year.
Little League Takeover
America First CU, Riverdale, Utah, sponsored the Las Vegas 51s Little League Takeover. Players from the Las Vegas minor league team traveled to Arroyo Grande Sports Complex in Henderson to surprise Green Valley Little League teams.
Entertainment across Europe
Actors, actresses, crew, friends, family and special guests all came together for a gala event celebrating the best in U.S. Army Entertainment Theaters across Europe. This year's Toppers Awards, sponsored by Andrews FCU, Suitland, Md., were held at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden for the first time in the event's 22-year history.
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Bryan Ferry will revisit Roxy Music's 1982 album 'Avalon' in 18 cities across North America.
MTV's claymation show often featured rock stars literally beating the life out of each other.
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Record numbers for Perthshire visitor attraction
Blair Castle and Country Park breaks the 130,000 barrier
Visitor numbers at Blair Castle and Country Park broke a record 130,000 during the year to March, with an increase in long-haul visitors, UK coach trips and events.
The number of people coming to the Perthshire grounds was up by 10 per cent on the previous year's figure of 118,500. Operators have attributed the increase to the weak pound and the strength of the euro, which has resulted in a "significant increase" in tourists from Europe.
"Direct flights from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Dubai and Canada have also benefitted the attraction, as it has encouraged more long-haul visitors from Australia and North America to come and venutre beyond the cities and experience other parts of Scotland," said Julia Sim, head of sales and marketing at Blair Castle.
Benromach whisky distillery announces plans to branch out into gin
"But, it's not just independent travellers that have been coming to Blair Castle. There has been an excellent level of UK coach trips over the winter months, which has been encouraging as it demonstrates the on-going power of staycationing and has been further reinforced by the increased retail spend compared to previous years."
The ancestral home of the Clan Murray, parts of the castle date from the 13th century. It is now held in the Blair Charitable Trust after the 10th Duke of Atholl effecitvely disinherited a distant counsin in South Africa before his death in 1996.
During the year to March, the castle also saw growth in the number of events taking place, particularly weddings. This followed the appointment of a dedicated wedding coordinator to expand that line of activity.
The caravan park located on the grounds "generated positive signs of growth", with further investment now planned.
Last year, the number of wooden "pods" in the park were doubled to four, resulting in sales more than doubling. A further two pods will be added this year to meet continued demand for glamping.


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use strict;
use warnings;
package Email::MIME::Encode;
{
  $Email::MIME::Encode::VERSION = '1.925';
}
# ABSTRACT: a private helper for MIME header encoding

use Email::Address;
use Encode ();
use MIME::Base64();

my %encoders = (
    'Date'        => \&_date_time_encode,
    'From'        => \&_mailbox_list_encode,
    'Sender'      => \&_mailbox_encode,
    'Reply-To'    => \&_address_list_encode,
    'To'          => \&_address_list_encode,
    'Cc'          => \&_address_list_encode,
    'Bcc'         => \&_address_list_encode,
    'Message-ID'  => \&_msg_id_encode,
    'In-Reply-To' => \&_msg_id_encode,
    'References'  => \&_msg_id_encode,
    'Subject'     => \&_unstructured_encode,
    'Comments'    => \&_unstructured_encode,
);

sub maybe_mime_encode_header {
    my ($header, $val, $charset) = @_;

    return $val unless $val =~ /\P{ASCII}/
                    || $val =~ /=\?/;

    $header =~ s/^Resent-//;

    return $encoders{$header}->($val, $charset)
        if exists $encoders{$header};

    return _unstructured_encode($val, $charset);
}

sub _date_time_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    return $val;
}

sub _mailbox_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    return _mailbox_list_encode($val, $charset);
}

sub _mailbox_list_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    my @addrs = Email::Address->parse($val);

    @addrs = map {
        my $phrase = $_->phrase;
        $_->phrase(mime_encode($phrase, $charset))
            if $phrase =~ /\P{ASCII}/;
        my $comment = $_->comment;
        $_->comment(mime_encode($comment, $charset))
            if $comment =~ /\P{ASCII}/;
        $_;
    } @addrs;

    return join(', ', map { $_->format } @addrs);
}

sub _address_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    return _address_list_encode($val, $charset);
}

sub _address_list_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    return _mailbox_list_encode($val, $charset); # XXX is this right?
}

sub _msg_id_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    return $val;
}

sub _unstructured_encode {
    my ($val, $charset) = @_;
    return mime_encode($val, $charset);
}

# XXX this is copied directly out of Courriel::Header
# eventually, this should be extracted out into something that could be shared
sub mime_encode {
    my $text    = shift;
    my $charset = Encode::find_encoding(shift)->mime_name();

    my $head = '=?' . $charset . '?B?';
    my $tail = '?=';

    my $base_length = 75 - ( length($head) + length($tail) );

    # This code is copied from Mail::Message::Field::Full in the Mail-Box
    # distro.
    my $real_length = int( $base_length / 4 ) * 3;

    my @result;
    my $chunk = q{};
    while ( length( my $chr = substr( $text, 0, 1, '' ) ) ) {
        my $chr = Encode::encode( $charset, $chr, 0 );

        if ( length($chunk) + length($chr) > $real_length ) {
            push @result, $head . MIME::Base64::encode_base64( $chunk, q{} ) . $tail;
            $chunk = q{};
        }

        $chunk .= $chr;
    }

    push @result, $head . MIME::Base64::encode_base64( $chunk, q{} ) . $tail
        if length $chunk;

    return join q{ }, @result;
}

1;

__END__

=pod

=head1 NAME

Email::MIME::Encode - a private helper for MIME header encoding

=head1 VERSION

version 1.925

=head1 AUTHORS

=over 4

=item *

Ricardo SIGNES <rjbs@cpan.org>

=item *

Casey West <casey@geeknest.com>

=item *

Simon Cozens <simon@cpan.org>

=back

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2004 by Simon Cozens and Casey West.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

=cut

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Op-Eds by Tax Law / Contradictory AARs: A speed bump for GST | LiveMint
Contradictory AARs: A speed bump for GST | LiveMint
Op-Eds by Tax Law · July 2, 2018
The government may explore the option of setting up a Central AAR to take up divergent AAR rulings suo motu, on referral, or on appeal
In July 2017, India witnessed the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST), which has since been dubbed one of the country's most radical economic reforms. Given the magnitude of the change, initial teething issues were inevitable.
While the industry took on the mammoth task of making itself GST compliant, the government of India also demonstrated a degree of pro-activeness that was widely appreciated. Since its inception, many changes have been made to the law, to address the industry's concerns.
Now that the GST is a year old, the primary expectation from the government is to bring about stability to the indirect tax framework. The recent contradictory decisions passed by the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) have only added to the woes of stakeholders.
AARs are quasi-judicial bodies that taxpayers may approach to seek clarity regarding the correct interpretation of GST provisions. Such clarifications may be sought on matters including classification of goods/services; determination of time or value of supply; determination of liability to pay tax; and registration requirement.
Each state/Union territory is required to set up an AAR under its GST Act.
The AAR mechanism has been recognized as a powerful tool that plays a vital part in according certainty to contentious issues and preventing long, expensive litigations.
However, some of the AAR orders passed under the GST display a general trend of a bias in favour of revenue considerations and appear to violate basic legal principles. Moreover, there is an apparent lack of consistency between orders passed by various state AARs.
Recently, the Delhi bench held that supply of food and beverages in trains would be taxed at the rate applicable on each such item. This decision was passed despite there being a departmental circular specifically stating that tax at the rate of 5% would be charged in all such cases.
In another surprising outcome, the Delhi AAR held that GST would be levied on supplies made by duty-free shops. This view too is in stark contrast to the special status granted to duty-free shops universally.
Another issue that left the industry utterly confused was the rate of tax applicable on installation of solar plants. The Maharashtra AAR applied a rate of 18%, while the Karnataka AAR applied 5%.
Given that GST is still at a nascent stage, AARs are being approached with ambiguities that have a deep-rooted impact on taxpayers and the development of GST alike. While AAR orders are binding only on the applicant and the jurisdictional authority, due to the absence of judicial precedents under GST they play a crucial role in steering the interpretation of the law. They are intended to help taxpayers understand the scope and meaning of various provisions of the law, consequently according them with a sense of certainty. Inconsistent orders, however, defeat this purpose.
One of the primary reasons for these flawed AAR orders seem to be the composition of the authority. As per the GST law, the authority constitutes one officer of the Central tax department and one officer of the state/Union territory tax department. The appointment of only tax officers on the AAR creates a conflict of interest and results in an inherent prejudice that tips the scale in favour of revenue considerations and against the taxpayer.
Further, the faulty application of legal principles in some rulings can perhaps be attributed to the low qualification threshold for AAR members under the GST law. The Central GST rules mandate the appointment of officers of the rank of joint commissioner or above.
To draw a comparison, AARs under customs law constitute a chairperson, who is a retired Supreme Court judge, an officer of the Indian customs and central excise service who is qualified to be a member of the board, and an officer of the Indian Legal Service who is qualified to be an additional secretary to the government of India. While a strict comparison of the two provisions might be unfair as the customs law AAR is a Central- level authority and the one under GST is a state-level authority, it is still indicative of the fact that the bar to qualify as a member of the GST AAR should be set higher than it is at present.
AARs are required to align taxpayers' interest with the intention of the law, now more than ever as GST is in its formative stage. Thus, only the most competent persons, equipped with adjudicatory skills and experience, should be tasked with this responsibility.
Another menace that has plagued the AAR mechanism is inconsistency between orders passed by the authorities of different jurisdictions. The government may explore the option of setting up a Central AAR to take up such divergent rulings suo motu, on referral, or on appeal to finalize the position.
The AAR scheme, if properly implemented, can reduce the likelihood of litigation for taxpayers. However, inconsistencies in the rulings could prove to be counterproductive. In our view, to restore the public's faith in the AAR mechanism and cement positions under GST, policy changes in this department should be a top item in the government's list of priorities for the next GST council meeting.
Vidushi Gupta is a tax research fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
Comments are welcome at theirview@livemint.com
Originally Published: https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JQMeRLNRUlNNmlJf22L6lI/Contradictory-AARs-A-speed-bump-for-GST.html
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Angélica Negrón is a composer and musician based in Brooklyn New York. She trained classically in piano and violin at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. She then switched her degree to composition followed by a masters from NYU in musical composition. She's composed for orchestras, chamber ensembles and incorporates various non-traditional instruments that range from hooking up electrodes to vegetables and water to music boxes she finds at flea markets. Currently she's the artist in residence at National Sawdust composing an opera Chimera; an opera that melds drag queens that lip-sync to prerecorded opera with a chamber ensemble.
Angélica Negrón's composition Gone—the video below—is one of her more recent pieces. It highlights her unique combinations of traditional and contemporary sounds with new technology. Gone was commissioned to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the So Percussion Summer Institute. It uses custom-made robotic instruments, traditional percussion instruments and non-traditional percussion instruments. It's not immediately clear what exactly is creating all the sounds but as the video unfolds the process is slowly revealed. This mystery and the constant shifting rhythm creates an unease for the audience while drawing them in. By the end they're not exactly sure what they saw but aren't left completely the dark.
Angélica Negrón's work dovetails with Erica Dawson's in that they both draw from and classical forms to create new work.
Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" is an homage to spending a perfect day with someone you love. The sentiment of the song and the way it's expressed are why it still has resonance almost 50 years later.
The singer first describes typical activities one would do in New York, or anywhere really—drinking sangria in the park, going to the zoo and seeing a movie. The song begins in the present tense, which in combination with the earnest intimacy of his voice, creates an immediacy transporting the listener into the day. Lou Reed then summarizes how grateful he was to have spent the day with that person singing, "Oh, it's such a perfect day/ I'm glad I spent it with you/ Oh, such a perfect day." The music is somewhat melancholy in contrast to the lyrics and this creates tension. While you're lost in the dreaminess of this idyllic day, there is a sense something isn't quite right or that this day is only a small bright spot in a sea of darkness.
Sure enough, Reed follows up this positivity by singing something dark or ambiguous at best. "You just keep me hanging on" is sung twice, shifting what was a light tone to something more gloomy. What he means by "You just keep me hanging on" changes in different listenings. At times it seems he's hanging on to her, like he can't get enough of her. Other times, it seems she's keeping him hanging on to life itself. Either way, the phrase implies an infatuation or desperation that is being staved off by whoever is keeping him company which makes the listener afraid what would happen should he lose her.
In the second verse, he shares that the time they spent together was so good that it made him feel like a better person temporarily forgetting how he really sees himself: "Just a perfect day/ You made/ Me forget myself/ I thought I was/ Someone else, someone good." This is where the lyrics become inarguably dark and depressive and match the forlorn almost pleading style of singing.
Finally he sings: "You're going to reap just what you sow" over and over in a fatalistic manner almost as quietly as in the beginning. It's not clear what has been sown. Is it the seeds of happiness and the new self he experiences with her that he has sown or is it something negative hinted at in the darker undercurrent? Maybe it's intentional that we're left wondering.
What we do know is the ambiguity and complexity of the lyrics, the honesty of acknowledging darkness in lightness, the sincerity of Lou Reed's voice and the lushness of the music together make this song authentic and timeless.


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The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time: to the year five billion, when the Sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. She is cautious and soon starts to question her reasons for joining The Doctor. But amongst the powerful alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly metal spiders?
Episode Title: The End of the World
A cash-strapped young couple inherit a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.
During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan…
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Gold miners Dakota Fred and his son Dustin are back – returning to McKinley Creek Alaska, determined to make a fortune no matter the risk. But to find the big…
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Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard…
Famous comedian Gad Elmaleh moves to LA to reconnect with his son and must learn to live without the celebrity perks he's accustomed to in France.
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A romantic comedy about two best friends who love each other — in slightly different ways. After numerous failed attempts to become popular, the girls are mistakenly outed as lesbians,…
In the early 1990s, a recently widowed, impoverished Orlando water park employee schemes and cons her way up the ranks of the multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme which ruined her financially…
Britain's best (and worst) variety acts compete to win a spot at the Royal Variety Show.
It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can…


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Art Meets Science: San Antonio's Museo Guadalupe
Jun 10, 2014 | Uncategorized |
A museum in San Antonio unveiled a six-month exhibit called Alternate Currents, which tapped five local artists to create a functional design using the basic, iconic A-19 incandescent light bulb as the starting point. The exhibit was also intended to bridge the gap between art and science in a way that could be easily understood by school-age children and adults alike. From the recycled CDs and aluminum cans to paper playfully fashioned pinata-style, the exhibit garnered a lot of attention.
By Patricia Hart McMillan
Professional designers of lighting fixtures are increasingly aware of the connection between art and science. The objects they create must maximize each of those elements in order to provide fixtures that look and function beautifully — even as styles and technology continually change.
When Patty Ortiz, curator at San Antonio's Museo Guadalupe (housed within the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center), decided to mount an "Alternate Currents" exhibit with the idea of exploring that connection, she handed each of five local artists a single incandescent light bulb suspended on a long cord and gave them a simple directive: "Respond!"
Did Ortiz expect to be exhibiting five decorative lighting fixtures or five scientific works? Actually, she held no pre-conceived notions. Instead, she awaited the artists' own interpretive inventions. In her own words, she took a risk.
Among the five responses, only two might be considered to be lighting fixtures. San Antonio pop artist Avi Avatos – who has famously adapted his love of piñatas to create functional festive items such as a wearable mariachi outfit and a babydoll dress as Halloween costumes – tried his hand at making a chandelier. Inspired by a piñata, perhaps a better name for his light bulb installation would be a "chandenata"or "pindalier." Pastel-colored, carefully crafted tissue paper veils the light from the single bulb, casting a soft, gentle, romantic glow. Despite its playful aesthetic, no one would dare approach Avatos' culturally referenced work as they would an actual piñata. (No bashing, please.)
San Antonio artist Anita Valencia – a former papermaker renowned for her large, fanciful installations in the shape of butterflies, clouds, and stars fashioned from discarded aluminum cans – was ready for the challenge. Continuing to use her favorite medium of hand-cutting delicate individual pieces from recycled cans, Valencia presented what resembles a decorative floor lamp sans shade, with a spiraling electric cord adorned with butterflies cut from aluminum cans holding the bulb upright. "Blossoms" of compact disks at the base reflect the light from the single bulb.
According to the museum's educational director Orlando Graves Bolanos, "There was an educational aspect to this exhibit. We wanted children to come and see the connection between the art and science of light." Part of the exhibit showed Benjamin Franklin's experiment with the lightning bolt, while other segments discussed Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb and Nikola Tesla's development of the alternator. "Young people could see the connection between an idea and the work to prove or develop that idea," Bolanos says, adding, "They learned that developing ideas requires effort and often failures before success. Edison is an example."
The Alternate Currents museum exhibit demonstrated to children and adults that when artists are handed even the simplest materials, there is no risk and the guaranteed results are surprise and delight.
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NEXTBestArt kicks off their season with a collection of national favorites.
The nonprofit organization is auctioning a variety of early work by significant regional artists.
NEXTBestArt and The SOAP Gallery present a selection of works from the private collection of James Pernotto. Prior to his career in New York, Pernotto taught printmaking at the Youngstown State University Art Department. He will be sharing a fantastic collection of woodcuts and lithographs from regional and national favorites. the show opens on April 6, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at The SOAP Gallery, 117 S Champion St., Youngstown OH 44503. The event is free and open to the public, including light refreshments. The works will be up for silent auction, on April 20th, 2018, also from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, with proceeds to benefit Next Best Art, and their 2018 projects.
This is definitely a show you won't want to miss, and a unique opportunity to both see and own some rare works from notable artists including Diane Beatty, Danny Bandzack, Maple Turner III, Larry Greco, Michael Green, Kathleen Hollendonner, Clyde Singer, Jennifer Fleece, Joseph Anthony Salvatore, Michael Corlew, Marty Hudak, Frank Carbon, Traci Segreti, Eric Alleman, Bryn Zellers, Robyn Maas, Jason Van Hoose, Yolanda Mazzupappa, Randy Schisler, John Koury, and more.
NEXTBestArt is a registered 501 (c)(3) located in Downtown Youngstown, Ohio. Our goal is to connect artists from around the world to the Youngstown-Warren region while highlighting the resources available here; to facilitate the creation and execution of public art; and to promote local art and artists from every field nationally and globally. Together with a supportive board of directors, we are working to see our dream become a reality that will serve to improve the quality of life for local artists, as well as the community in whole. Information regarding current programming and events can be found online, at www.NEXTBestArt.com, or on facebook at facebook.com/nextbestart.
Joe Augustine returns to the Avalon Inn for Wine & Piano Bar Wednesdays.
Dinner, Wine Features, Live Piano, maybe even a little dancing.
Reservations strongly recommended. Seating is limited.
Call 330-856-1900 to reserve your table.
Local Piano greats Joe Augustine, every Wednesday night.
NEXTBestArt announces board and staff changes.