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School's Out Forever
By Malcolm Harris June 15, 2011
http://youtu.be/618U-_8o31k
"Pledge of Allegiance" — a sketch from The Whitest Kids U' Know
A review of John Marsh's Class Dismissed: Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality
At the core of contemporary liberal ideology is the idea that education, done right, could solve all the nation's major economic problems. Education is supposed to remedy the nation's sundry inequalities and prepare a generation to become involved citizens. This is one of the few areas where the center-left has won over the wider public. In one of The West Wing's more memorable monologues, Aaron Sorkin put this popular wisdom into Rob Lowe's mouth:
Education is the silver bullet, education is everything. We don't need little changes, we need gigantic, monumental changes. Schools should be palaces, the competition for the best teachers should be fierce, they should be making six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge to its citizens, just like national defense.
But if education really were the silver bullet, we would have hit something by now. Instead, as Penn State professor John Marsh argues in his forthcoming bookClass Dismissed, we have an increasingly unequal country hiding behind the flimsy twin excuses of equal opportunity and personal responsibility. Marsh makes a convincing case that no amount of reformist tinkering can make higher education an engine of egalitarianism, because schools were never meant to reduce inequality in the first place. As long as we credit the education system with the ability to fix labor problems, Marsh argues, it is doomed to failure.
Marsh, who comes from a union household, sees the decline of labor organizing as the central source of high and rising inequality. As workers have lost bargaining power, he insists, the gap between classes has increased. Through a series of statistical correlations, he traces the "great divergence" between rich and poor incomes to the early '80s and President Reagan's union busting and supply-side tax cuts, and uses data from economist Emmanuel Saez, to show how the U.S. has become less and less equal ever since.
Unlike union organizing, which by its nature distributes benefits, the education cure functions through exclusivity. A diploma may offer a better place in line, but it doesn't guarantee anyone a job commensurate with their skills. After all, if every young American were the student the president told them to be, we would have a lot of credentialed food-service workers. Low-wage workers beget low-wage workers, and the occasional exception makes the bitter pill of class immobility palatable enough to swallow.
Education has become the way to talk about class and labor in an American political system that is profoundly uncomfortable with both. In the hands of reformist technocrats, inequality is a matter of nuanced social engineering rather than a conflict between two unequal and opposed sides – those who profit and those who only work. If society wanted to reduce the growing discrepancy between rich and poor, we would worry less about tweaking the educational system and simply pay or give the poor more money. Marsh writes, "Given the political will, whether through redistributive tax rates, massive public works projects, a living wage law, or a renaissance of labor unions, we could decrease poverty and inequality tomorrow regardless of the market or the number of educated and uneducated workers."
Although Marsh takes the reader back to historical junctions when choosing such paths toward a more equal country seemed possible — like President Johnson's war on poverty or President Nixon's proposal for a national income — those days are long gone. As Governor Walker's successful move against public unions in Wisconsin shows, organized labor's fight for survival isn't conducive to winning higher wages. Marsh is not optimistic about the likelihood of an American labor renaissance; the best outcome he can imagine is that we might hold the debate about class and wealth distribution in undisguised terms. "We ought to acknowledge the limited but nevertheless real role education plays in providing individual economic opportunity and may play in generating national economic growth," he writes, "At the same time, we should seek to make education more of an end it itself and less of a means toward some other end."
While Marsh uses all his considerable analytical prowess to dispel the myth of class mobility through education, he accepts the conventional wisdom about the "true" purposes of education without a second look. If schools can't solve society's economic problems, he suggests, then they should focus on what they can do. Citing Thomas Jefferson through Christopher Lasch, Marsh offers only these two possibilities: "To give everybody the intellectual resources — particularly the command of the language — needed to distinguish truth from public lies" and "to train scholars, intellectuals, and members of learned professions."
A school system devoted to those two goals wouldn't make the country more equal, but it might restore English professors like Marsh to their former glory. He writes, "The liberal arts might regain the stature their inevitably central locations on campus indicate they once had. How much better for students' souls — for their future happiness — to have studied the humanities or some branch of the liberal arts?" Putting aside the supposed strength of the correlation between majoring in literature and happiness, the answer to "How much better for their souls?" isn't graphable. But being an English professor means never questioning the transcendent impact of your own thought on others.
Marsh, who depicts himself as a veteran of left-wing politics, should know better than to put much stock in teaching students to be critical media consumers. Recognizing and exposing the Bush administration's falsehoods — as brash and obvious as they were frequent — didn't do the left much good: It didn't avert or halt the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, it didn't stop the tax cuts for the wealthy, and it hasn't forced us to confront climate change. With more public access to information than ever before, fact-checking can be a cinch, and well-funded nonprofit organizations and popular television shows have devoted themselves to exposing public lies using primary-source documents. But the plutocracy is as bad as ever. In a time when, as Marsh admits, the facts about inequality won't make a bit of difference on the policy front, how does reading Macbeth help students protect themselves against tyranny?
Just like the aberrational student elevated out of poverty through education, the exceptional teacher who can impact a student's soul provides a flawed justification for a system which fails to provide anything of the sort on a larger scale. The hope is that every student has a teacher or two over a decade and a half that really makes them question and think, but either way, we silently acknowledge that they'll spend the majority of their young vigor-filled lives quivering at the arbitrary mercy of petty kooks and jowly tyrants. Schools train students in what business professor Stefano Harney says every diploma really proves: "that the student can follow arbitrary authority, endure boredom, and compete against others." Classrooms, tellingly, are usually depicted in popular culture as excruciatingly boring. Teachers post Calvin and Hobbes cartoons about the soul-crushing banality of compulsory attendance on the classroom walls. In TV shows and movies about young people, class time is depicted only so that it can be interrupted by something more important — whether it's whispered gossip, singing montages, or vampire slaying. Or, à la Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, class is so awful as to be a self-explanatory joke.
With the economic logic ripped apart, the only reasoning Marsh presents for keeping students in the prison/school for 12 to 16 years is that their souls might benefit from compulsory membership in a gerontocratic book club, even if we have to put a sizable proportion of them on amphetamines for it to work. This isn't coincidental, it's prefigurative, a determining sneak-peek at the adults they'll become. High schools and colleges knowingly teach and enable the Adderall-seeking behavior that graduates will need to compete in the work world — that is if they don't have standing prescriptions from elementary school. When a sixth-grader isn't paying attention in class because he's too busy clenching his knees together so as not to piss his pants before the bell rings, he's not learning to be a better citizen or intellectual, he's learning to be a better prisoner, employee, or soldier.
One of Marsh's most suggestive comparisons is the number of striking workers against the number of new college admittances over time. Although the lines crossed long ago, the juxtaposition suggests the classroom is only one possible choice in pursuing a better life, and not necessarily the best one. Elsewhere around the world, young people try to construct better lives for themselves outside the classroom, as in Spain and Greece, where students fight against the austerity and increasing economic inequality Marsh fears, or in Egypt or Tunisia where revolution is not to be confused with an SAT-prep company. Using expert knowledge no teacher could have inculcated, young hackers risk jail to expose public falsehoods and build solidarity with peers overseas by fucking around on the internet. They're not willing to leave the problems of their inherited world for moribund labor unions or withering socialist parties. Students in America could try a different kind of strike based on what's occurred in Cairo and Athens — out of the classroom and into the streets. And how much better would that be for their future happiness, how much better for their souls?


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BoE published a communications package setting out the regulatory and supervisory approach in relation to its work on withdrawal of the UK from EU. The package addresses changes to the rules and binding technical standards that are arising out of the EU withdrawal of the UK. It also sets out further guidance on the process for authorization and recognition for incoming European Economic Area firms and non-UK financial market infrastructures (FMIs), including the temporary permissions and recognition regimes.
"Dear CEO" letters from Sam Woods to all firms authorized and regulated by PRA and European Economic Area firms undertaking cross-border activities into the UK from the rest of EU via passporting, along with letters from Jon Cunliffe to non-UK CCPs and non-UK CSDs updating them on the approach of BoE to their preparations for EU withdrawal.
A joint Bank/PRA consultation paper that sets out the general approach of BoE to making changes to rules and binding technical standards, including the proposed use of transitional powers. It also contains a draft Supervisory Statement indicating the expectations of firms and FMIs in relation to EU Guidelines and Recommendations.
A PRA consultation paper that sets out the key changes to PRA rules and relevant binding technical standards. The consultation covers changes related to EU legislation where HM Treasury has either published its policy intention, published the related legislation in draft, or has laid it before Parliament.
An FMI consultation paper that sets out the key changes to FMI-related binding technical standards and rules. The consultation also contains a draft Supervisory Statement on the expectations of FMIs in relation to existing non-binding domestic material.
A Resolution consultation paper that sets out changes to binding technical standards in relation to resolution. It also proposes how firms should interpret the existing BoE Statements of Policy on resolution in light of any deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from EU.
In addition, the BoE website will have section that brings together communications to firms on EU withdrawal. This section will include Information for firms on the Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR), including eligibility, entry and exit from the regime, and the rules expected to apply to firms in the TPR. It will also provide information on the process for incoming FMIs, including further information for non-UK CCPs on the temporary recognition regime and the transitional process for non-UK CSDs.
The position remains that in all but certain limited exceptions—as set out in this announcement—UK regulated firms do not need to take action now to implement changes in UK law arising from the withdrawal of UK by March 2019. This acts as a contingency for a scenario in which the implementation period, which has been agreed in principle as part of the Withdrawal Agreement of the UK with EU, does not take effect on March 29, 2019.


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Every actor has a fit, a character mold, that they build their careers on and expand from, at least starting out. The bad guy, the girl next door, the cop, the angel. It is an approach to finding roles and networking that can create a successful and lucritive brand. There is a delicate balance between working a brand and being typecast. Actor Andy Gates joins us to discuss the evolution of his brand as the guy next door, the every man and the roles landed with this approach.
Welcome to another episode of The Future of Horror, an interview podcast featuring new, upcoming talent in horror, The show is a sibling podcast to Horror News Radio, the official HorrorNews.Net podcast. With each episode, the show's host, Doc Rotten, spotlights a director, an actor, a screenwriter, an effects artists, a film maker conquering hurdles and barriers to get their films made, to follow their passion, to make horror films.
Actor Andy Gates joins Doc to discuss his career, his brand and his approach to auditioning and networking. It all ties together. He shares how he gain confidence over time, growing more and more comfortable with his brand and how it helps him approach auditions and networking with that brand  in mind. He touches on when working against the mold works to his advantage as well. He also discusses the films he has worked on and the lead role of Donald Conlee in the upcoming horror feature, Dead Afterlife.
You can find out more about Andy Gates and his films, Dead Afterlife and Lost Canyon Road, at these links:
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Thanks for listening to another episode of The Future of Horror podcast, subscribe today on iTunes and leave a comment to help support the show. Hopefully, the show will continue being an interesting, entertaining and enlightening journey into the film industry, from independent films to bigger budgeted studio pictures. As we continue meeting the incredible talent in front and behind the cameras, we will gain a glimpse of what it takes to create the horror films we love to watch: passion, persistence, talent, hard work and, maybe, a little luck and a little help from friends and mentors. Let us know what you think, email The Future of Horror at docrotten@docrotten.com.
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Doc Rotten is the founder of Gruesome Magazine. He is also a film critic for Gruesome Magazine and the podcast host & producer for Horror News Radio, Monster Movie Podcast, Decades of Horror: 1970s, The American Horror Story Fan Podcast and Hannibal Fan Podcast. He is also co-host of the Dracula podcast on TV TALK and is a contributing reviewer for HorrorNews.Net and Widescreen Warrior. Doc a lifelong fan of horror films, sci-fi flicks and monster movies first discovering Universal Monsters and Planet of the Apes as a young child in the 1970's searching out every issue of Famous Monster of Filmland (and, later, Fangoria). Favorite films include Jaws, The Car, The Birds, The Tingler, Vampire Circus and The Exorcist. Still a huge fan of horror films from the 70s, Doc continues consuming horror films to this day for the site, for the podcasts and for the fun of it all.
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In Joshua James's Lucky Revenge: Lucky's Marines | Book Six , the Cardinal Order has joined forces with the alien Dalmuk to attack the home world of the Empire. The Emperor is coming back with a fleet aided by the alien Da'hune to try to offset this. It seems like it's going to be a fairly straightforward clash–but nothing involving Emperor April is ever straightforward. She has plans within plans, and she needs Lucky and his marines to go through an open "corridor" within space and blow it up from the other side.
It took me a little bit to work out again what all the various alliances were, so try to read this book while the previous one is still fresh in your mind.
I found some of April's machinations a little opaque and overly complex. She tends to the extreme of paranoia and secret-keeping. It makes her character interesting, especially when paired with her particularly entertaining brand of crazy, but she does tend to over-complicate things. Maybe I'm just a little sleepy today, but I never did entirely figure out why she did certain things in a certain way and added particular layers to her plan.
The narrative tone is snarky, sarcastic, zingy, and clever. I really enjoy the feel it lends to the book.
The action quotient, as always, is high and creative. Lucky and his marines, while trying to deploy, get their drop ship blown up and end up making their way to a space station in a highly dangerous, unusual, and eventually hilarious manner. A chase scene that plays out on slow-moving cargo-loader drone platforms–something that sounds ridiculous–is explosive and exciting. As usual the Hate puts in an appearance and Lucky gets the ever-loving crap beat out of him. Things get seriously bloody, folks! Thanks to on-board AIs, nanobots, med bots, regeneration patches, and so on, the marines can take an awful lot of damage and keep on ticking.
Make sure to read past the author's note at the end–the author included a copy of "Lucky Shot" in the kindle ebook version I read, which is Lucky's origin story. This volume is a solid entry into the series, and I look forward to the next release!


Houston facial plastic surgeon, Russell Kridel MD, was a featured speaker at the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) prestigious Advances in Rhinoplasty course in Chicago, IL from May 10 – May 12. This Rhinoplasty course is the longest running of its kind and is considered the best in the world. Dr. Kridel was invited to present a 45-minute scientific talk on Rhinoplasty surgical techniques to a record number of facial plastic and general plastic surgeons from the United States and around the world gathered to learn more from internationally recognized experts such as Dr. Kridel. His talk, "Structure, Creativity, and Common Sense in Rhinoplasty," provided physicians in attendance with numerous practical approaches to nose surgery, including several innovative techniques pioneered by Dr. Kridel that are now taught in medical schools. Only the most respected and highly published facial plastic surgeons are invited by their peers to present at this level --- a significant honor for Dr. Kridel. " I came to this course just so I could hear Dr. Kridel's talks and learn from his techniques," stated a plastic surgeon in attendance. In addition, Dr. Kridel presented three additional scientific talks on Rhinoplasty, including; "Prevention: Disasters in Rhinoplasty," "Aging Nose Rhinoplasty" and "Revision Rhinoplasty." And, as a faculty member, he provided individualized instruction to members participating in a cadaver workshop for Rhinoplasty.
Dr. Kridel has published over 60 scientific journal articles and textbook chapters on Rhinoplasty and has taught general plastic surgeons and facial plastic surgeons advanced surgical techniques all around the world. Considered by his peers as "the doctors doctor," patients come not only from Houston, but from other parts of the United States and other countries to have nose surgery (Rhinoplasty or Revision Rhinoplasty) by Dr. Kridel.
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Le Cerveau de l'enfant (en ) est un tableau du peintre italien Giorgio De Chirico réalisé en 1913. Cette peinture à l'huile sur toile métaphysique représente un homme torse nu, les yeux clos. Elle est conservée au Moderna Museet, à Stockholm, après avoir appartenu à André Breton jusqu'à sa mort en 1966.

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Tableau réalisé en 1913
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Environmental concerns and sustainability dominate the conversation around ESG — however, as Nneka Chike-Obi, head of APAC ESG research at Sustainable Fitch points out, investors cannot afford to ignore social aspects such as the impact on community relations
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Over the past few years there has been an expansion in the range of social factors being considered by investors and other stakeholders. Topics such as health and safety, diversity, worker's rights, and human rights have become more central to sustainability strategies for a wide range of bond issuers from corporates to sovereigns. This is being supported by a more consistent and comprehensive reporting environment, regulation, and improved market standards.
Frameworks and standards addressing social issues include the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the International Labour Organization's Decent Work Principles. The latest draft of the EU social taxonomy, published in February 2022, is a comprehensive approach to the role of social factors within a sustainable finance strategy. The draft taxonomy has three core objectives: decent work; adequate living standards and wellbeing for end-users; and inclusive and sustainable communities and societies.
The third objective considers land, indigenous and human rights as well as access to basic infrastructure. The proposal also links an entity's social impact to operating and capital expenditure, and turnover.
Economic activity that involves land-use changes, resource extraction, large-scale construction or the provision of essential services entail the greatest exposure to community-related credit risk. In some sectors, such as extractive industries, companies operate in politically sensitive regions due to the location of the resources, meaning that community issues can persist over long periods of time. Community issues are most material to entities in the energy, natural resources, utilities, healthcare, consumer finance and infrastructure sectors within Fitch's rated universe.
Social factors are reflected within Fitch's ESG Relevance Scores (ESG R.S.), indicating the materiality and relevance of social risk elements on the credit rating outcome, on a scale of '1' (irrelevant) to '5' (a key rating driver). Five general social issues are assessed under Fitch's framework. These include: labour relations and practices, employee wellbeing, human rights, community relations, access and affordability, customer welfare, and exposure to social impacts. Analyses are conducted to look at the interactions between an issuer and its different stakeholders, both within the entity and in the market, community and broader society.
Social risk in focus: community relations
Community relations can be a serious issue for entities whose operations affect social goods and common resources. This can be relevant for companies operating in extractive industries and energy, chemicals, and commodity processing. If operations have an adverse impact on water, air and soil quality, this can directly impact adjacent communities. It can also be relevant for local government public finance issuers, where community dissatisfaction with economic activities can put demographic and human capital factors, or tax revenue at risk.
Failure to manage community unrest can financially impact an issuer. This may be caused by higher resourcing requirements to address human rights-related issues – for instance, for extra security or higher pay for workers to cross through protest zones – work stoppages, physical damage and violence, as well as fines from violations. A 2014 Harvard Kennedy School study of extractive-industry companies that had faced community problems estimated that production delays at a major mining project with capex of US$3 billion-US$5 billion, cost an estimated US$20 million a week[1]. This did not include costs associated with addressing negative publicity, repairing physical assets or responding to legal challenges.
Ongoing social conflict in Peru led Fitch to review the ESG.RS of rated metals and mining companies in April 2022. Much of the disruption related to local communities' unhappiness with compensation, land, and resource access. Fitch has not yet taken any rating action, but it could place an elevated social relevance score if analysts believe the unrest will affect the long-term development plans of rated issuers and impact credit quality. The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in April 2022 and the communities agreed to lift the blockade and entered into a supervised dialogue with the miners.
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[1] Costs of Company-Community Conflict in the Extractive Sector, Davis Rachel and Daniel M. Franks, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Report No. 66, Harvard Kennedy School, 2014
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Mar 10, 2015 . Hello, I upgraded my HP Compaq 6910p from W7 to W8.1 64bit, but now my resolution can not be set to the correct value Specifications and benchmarks of the ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 video card for notebooks. Does anyone know where i can dl this driver? Need it urgently! Using A8J Asus Series OS: Vista Premium Graphics: ATI Radeon X2300 May 31, 2015 This package installs an updated version of the Microsoft Windows 7 device driver for any ATI Radeon video adapter that comes preinstalled.
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Your Faith. Your Country. Your News.
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"Time" Makes Me Laugh.
Pia de Solenni on	 January 15, 2013
Bitterly, that is. Pro-abortion activists are losing? Really? If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you. Cheap.
After the election, I wrote about how the campaign had in fact been about values, just not values that I and other pro-lifers hold. In fact, we'd been too silent. For at least the second cycle of national elections, we – as part of the family values movement – bought in to the conventional wisdom that we should temper the values talk and focus on the economy. Look where that got us. The other side, however, was outspoken about their values on abortion and against traditional marriage. Hardly heard anything about the economy. They got the White House. We all got the fiscal cliff. [maybe we should call it a canyon since it seems to contain a lot of cliffs?]
Read my latest at National Catholic Register to see just how misleading theTime article is, especially considering the annual Planned Parenthood report that was released just days after.
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Dr. Pia de Solenni is a moral theologian and cultural analyst. She is an expert in issues relating to women's health, life issues, the new feminism, Catholicism, and culture. Her work has appeared in various publications including The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Washington Post, National Catholic Reporter, and National Review Online. An international expert, she has given popular and academic talks to a variety of audiences, including lay, clergy and the hierarchy. Dr. de Solenni has appeared on MSNBC, "Hardball with Chris Matthews", "The O'Reilly Factor", CNN, ABCNews, among others. Dr. de Solenni has been quoted in newspapers nationwide, including The New York Times, The Washington Times, and The Associated Press. Dr. de Solenni received her doctorate in sacred theology summa cum laude from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. Her dissertation was published in the university series Dissertationes. On Nov 8, 2001, she received the 2001 Award of the Pontifical Academies for her doctoral work. The award was presented by John Paul II. Dr. de Solenni resides in Seattle, Washington.


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Calabaza is the generic name in the Spanish language for any type of winter squash. Within an English-language context it specifically refers to what is also known as the West Indian pumpkin, a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines. Calabaza is the common name for Cucurbita moschata in Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines (where it is also spelled kalabasa). C. moschata is also known as auyama in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela; ayote in Central America; zapallo in certain countries of South America; and "pumpkin", "squash", or "calabash" in English-speaking islands.

Etymology
The French term calebasse, and hence the English "calabash", is based on the older Spanish.

Cultivars
In North America, the Spanish word calabaza may refer to any of several species of squash of the genus Cucurbita. The term is most commonly used for cultivars of the species C. moschata, which is native to the Caribbean. The skin color typically varies from dark green to light yellow. The flesh can also vary in color, but most common is bright orange or yellow. Varieties differ somewhat in taste and texture, but are generally slightly sweet with a firm but soft texture. Cultivars of the species C. maxima may also use the term if they resemble the C. moschata cultivars, and widespread species C. foetidissima specifically identifies "calabaza" as one of its common names.

Botanical description

Calabaza plants are monoecious and are pollinated by insects like honeybees and bumblebees. The plants have long internodes and vines that are up to  from the crown of the fruit to the plant. Most plants have vine-type growth; however, there are some Cucurbita moschata that are recorded to have bush-type growth. They typically yield between two and fifteen fruits, but the bush types provide higher yields.  The fruit may weigh , and fruit shape varies from oval, spheroid, obovate, pear, oblate, to elliptic. Improved types tend to be spheroid, oblate or flat. The rind varies in color from a light to dark green when immature and a light orange to beige when mature, and can be smooth or warted. The inside flesh is green-yellow to orange in color and is about  thick.

Uses
Calabaza is eaten many different ways, such as in stews, cakes, and candies. It can also be used in place of  pumpkin varieties.  The taste is smooth and somewhat sweet. Calabaza is a good source of beta-carotene, some of which can be converted into vitamin A.

Under Spanish colonial influence, C. moschata became established in the Philippines and is a staple vegetable used in a variety of dishes. It is known in Filipino as kalabasa, or in Philippine English as "squash" or "pumpkin".

The flower (flor de calabaza) is used as an ingredient in quesadillas, empanadas and other dishes in Mexican cuisine and New Mexican cuisine, and in pupusas in Salvadoran cuisine. The flowers (bulaklak ng kalabasa) are also commonly eaten stuffed (relyeno or relleno), or as ingredients in soups in Philippine cuisine, along with young leaves (talbos ng kalabasa).

The seeds, toasted and seasoned, known as pepitas, are a common snack.

See also
Kabocha
Butternut squash

References

Fruit vegetables
Philippine cuisine
Jamaican cuisine
Mexican cuisine
Salvadoran cuisine
Central American cuisine
Flora of Jamaica
Mesoamerican cuisine
Cucurbitoideae


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Ties That Bind?
Questions are being raised regarding the relationship between White House senior adviser David Axelrod and a Chicago-based media firm he founded that still employs his son.
Bloomberg reports AKPD Message and Media still owes Axelrod $2 million following his departure in December to work for President Obama. The firm is part of a multi-million-dollar advertising deal with Health Economy Now, a coalition that includes PHARMA, the lobbying group that represents the drug industry.
A liberal Huffington Post blogger, critical of the situation, today actually quoted a House Republican Conference statement: "Some may wonder whether White House senior advisers earning millions of dollars paid for in part by the pharmaceutical industry — represents the kind of change Americans can believe in."
And Politico writes: "It's hard to imagine a situation in which — say, Karl Rove — was still getting checks from a firm that was, in turn, employed by the drug lobby not drawing fire from the left."
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs brushed off any criticism as "ridiculous" saying Axelrod left the firm to join public service.
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey apparently is in a whole lot of trouble with many who shop at his organic grocery chain.
Mackey's write-up in The Wall Street Journal entitled "The Whole Foods Alternative to Obamacare" discussed health care reform costs and Mackey's belief that health care is not an intrinsic right.
That didn't sit very well with left-leaning shoppers. A Facebook group calling for a Whole Foods boycott has more than 15,000 members.
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Another posting on the liberal Daily Kos blog echoed, "Mister Mackey you just (blanked) all over your customers."
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The editorial board writes: "Americans are right to wonder why Mister Obama is underwriting in Brazil what he won't allow at home."
The deal is also good news for billionaire investor and major Democratic donor George Soros. According to Bloomberg, Soros bought an $811 million stake in Petrobras earlier this year, making that company his investment fund's largest holding, about 22 percent of its portfolio.
We reached out to the White House for comment on the Brazil deal but have not heard back yet.
— FOX News Channel's Lanna Brit contributed to this report.


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package com.gitblit.tests;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import com.gitblit.utils.StringUtils;

public class StringUtilsTest extends TestCase {

	public void testIsEmpty() throws Exception {
		assertTrue(StringUtils.isEmpty(null));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.isEmpty(""));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.isEmpty("  "));
		assertFalse(StringUtils.isEmpty("A"));
	}

	public void testBreakLinesForHtml() throws Exception {
		String input = "this\nis\r\na\rtest\r\n\r\nof\n\nline\r\rbreaking";
		String output = "this
is
a
test

of

line

breaking";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.breakLinesForHtml(input).equals(output));
	}

	public void testEncodeUrl() throws Exception {
		String input = "test /";
		String output = "test%20%2F";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.encodeURL(input).equals(output));
	}

	public void testEscapeForHtml() throws Exception {
		String input = "& < > \" \t";
		String outputNoChange = "& < > " \t";
		String outputChange = "& < > "     ";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.escapeForHtml(input, false).equals(outputNoChange));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.escapeForHtml(input, true).equals(outputChange));
	}

	public void testDecodeForHtml() throws Exception {
		String input = "& < > "";
		String output = "& < > \"";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.decodeFromHtml(input).equals(output));
	}

	public void testFlattenStrings() throws Exception {
		String[] strings = { "A", "B", "C", "D" };
		assertTrue(StringUtils.flattenStrings(Arrays.asList(strings)).equals("A B C D"));
	}

	public void testTrim() throws Exception {
		String input = "123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 ";
		String output = "123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 1234567...";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.trimShortLog(input).equals(output));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.trimString(input, input.length()).equals(input));
	}

	public void testPadding() throws Exception {
		String input = "test";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.leftPad(input, 6 + input.length(), ' ').equals("      test"));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.rightPad(input, 6 + input.length(), ' ').equals("test      "));

		assertTrue(StringUtils.leftPad(input, input.length(), ' ').equals(input));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.rightPad(input, input.length(), ' ').equals(input));
	}

	public void testSHA1() throws Exception {
		assertTrue(StringUtils.getSHA1("blob 16\000what is up, doc?").equals(
				"bd9dbf5aae1a3862dd1526723246b20206e5fc37"));
	}

	public void testMD5() throws Exception {
		assertTrue(StringUtils.getMD5("blob 16\000what is up, doc?").equals(
				"77fb8d95331f0d557472f6776d3aedf6"));
	}

	public void testRootPath() throws Exception {
		String input = "/nested/path/to/repository";
		String output = "/nested/path/to";
		assertTrue(StringUtils.getRootPath(input).equals(output));
		assertTrue(StringUtils.getRootPath("repository").equals(""));
	}

	public void testStringsFromValue() throws Exception {
		List<String> strings = StringUtils.getStringsFromValue("A B C D");
		assertTrue(strings.size() == 4);
		assertTrue(strings.get(0).equals("A"));
		assertTrue(strings.get(1).equals("B"));
		assertTrue(strings.get(2).equals("C"));
		assertTrue(strings.get(3).equals("D"));
	}
}

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It's been almost half a century since email emerged, period during which it took over all type of communications inside (and outside) organizations. And it took Slack less than 1 year to break down businesses' addiction to this tool.
Over 365,000 people already decided to trust Slack with their internal communication and put an end to the inbox overload, leaving place to productivity – the future of work asks for effective collaboration, via simpler, more adequate tools.
We've been using Slack for few months, but just as every other "slacker" out there, we loved it since day 1. And since our missions share a common goal (we aim at improving knowledge sharing and take it out of email, very much like Slack aims to get notifications and internal communication out of email) and because some of our customers also started using Slack, integration was imminent.
In case you are not familiar with our product yet, Quandora is a Q&A platform that provides a great way to ask questions and build knowledge with your co-workers, enabling simple, efficient knowledge sharing with your team. It takes seconds to create a domain and test it for free for 30 days.
At this moment we are in the process of getting Quandora listed in Slack's marketplace, but until the procedure is complete, you can enjoy the integration through Slack's Incoming WebHook service. This shouldn't take longer than 5 minutes, customization steps included.
Scroll down to Integration Settings (recommended so that users don't get confused about the source of the notifications) > Customize Name + Customize Icon (here's a link to our logo for this purpose).
Copy the Webhook URL and paste it in Quandora (Manage Domain > Activity Sharing).
How to: go to Manage Domain > Activity Sharing > enable Slack and add the WebHook URL (Slack will provide you with the webhook URL, I'm explaining how to get it in the last paragraph of my email).
Note: for now, the default channel Quandora will post to is the #general one. We'll change that soon, so you will be able to specify the default channel starting with this step. (Update: You can change at any point the channel you'd like your activity to be sent to from Slack's Incoming WebHooks page).
How to: go to Manage Domain > Knowledge Bases > select knowledge base > Activity Sharing tab > type in the Slack channel you'd like to send your Quandora KB activity.
How to: go to Manage Domain > Access Policy > Authentication Services > turn Slack login ON.
Note: the integration also supports user provisioning from Slack (if the users don't exist, they are provisioned from Slack with on the fly after authentication).
That's it, now you're good to go. We'd be happy to hear about your feedback on this integration and ideas on how to improve it, so please feel free to send all your questions and comments should you test it.


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Leadership for women is a key issue and we're putting it front and centre with our blog series. In this third instalment 100 Women member Jacqui Alder shares her thoughts on this issue.
Jacqui says she had what you call an accidental career. She dropped out of high school in year 12 and went to work in a bank and later went to night-school to get her university entrance, and started a commerce degree, but then life got in the way and she didn't get to finish her degree.
Her employer, BHP, gave her opportunities to progress despite her lack of qualification. These opportunities included; a move from finance to HR, a large culture transformation project, and a transfer to Western Australia for an industrial relations role. It was here she finally completed a Masters of Commerce majoring in HR Management.
As Jacqui says, "Since then I've worked in variety of roles across a range of industry sectors, and in several countries. This was the accidental bit – I didn't have a plan, I just took opportunity when it presented, and looked for new things to learn. For the past 15 years I've worked in my own consultancy – mainly on large projects in the resources sector. During that time, I've established HR capability in Asia and the UK, worked on a large corporate demerger, and worked with a variety of amazing people. Currently I'm devoting my energy to helping other women achieve success on their own terms through coaching and writing."
What do you think is the most significant barrier to women in leadership?
I don't think there's one big thing, rather the barrier is the compound effect of multiple things. If I had to pick one, it would be how we as women define success and leadership. Because historically the role models for these were men, I think we've been getting in a bind trying to achieve and lead in ways defined by a masculine world.
I love Catherine Fox's book 'Stop Fixing Women' because the title says it all. If we start from a premise that women should fix themselves in order to succeed, then we're rejecting ourselves. The evidence that 'feminine' leadership styles are effective has been around for a long time. It's about time we drew collective confidence from it and decided to 'rock it' rather than mask it.
Sure, we all need to have some flexibility in style to be able to work and lead in a diverse world. The fine line we tread as women is in getting the balance right and staying true to ourselves as well. There is more than one definition of success, and many paths to achieving it.
What leadership skills do you think all women should learn?
Following on from my answer to the previous question I think the single most important skill for female leaders is self-leadership. It is a foundational skill which applies to everyone regardless of gender or any other label.
By self-leadership I mean; knowing who you are, your values, strengths, and weaknesses. It also involves having the humility to self-reflect, the courage to seek feedback, and the discipline to act on the outcomes of these. If you can lead yourself effectively, you're more likely to be able lead others.
We are all potential role models to other women, regardless of whether we are in a designated leadership position or not. That's why I think self-leadership is a particularly important skill for female leaders at this point in time; it's still a challenge but we have an unprecedented opportunity to make up some ground in the gender equity stakes. Female role models who remain authentic in face of the inevitable obstacles of life and career will inspire other women to realise they can achieve success on their own terms.
What company/area of government etc would you like to see a female leading?
I would like to see more female judges. Being married to a lawyer has made me realise how much the law impacts our lives in ways we don't realise. The judiciary interpret and make law in a way that is often more impactful than the politicians who enact legislation.
Female representation in this arena got a big boost in 2016 with the appointment Susan Kiefel as Chief Justice of the High Court. However nationwide male judges still outnumber female judges by 2 to 1.
What do you think would change if more women were leaders?
When it comes to diversity achieving the numbers is the easy side of the equation. Achieving inclusion is a different story, and requires the challenging of many traditional notions. I do believe women in leadership, if they chose to do so, can positively impact equity and inclusiveness for women as well as others. Often, they have personal experiences that they can draw upon to help make organisations aware of the subtle ways people are inequitably excluded.
The impact Gail Kelly during her time at Westpac is a great demonstration of what can change. Women have strong voice in the organisation, are proactively promoted and given stretch assignments, and the organisation is very attuned to the power of women as a market.
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Time to use your hands to shape it into a ball . We will then be rolling it on parchment paper . You can use another parchment paper on top and roll the dough between them.
Use a heart shaped mold or any other mold of your liking and cut into desired shapes.
Make sure the dough is not too thinly rolled ,otherwise your shape will crack while lifting. Now take the cut cookie dough and place it on a baking sheet.
Bake it in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until they turn a nice shade of brown .Remove on a wire rack to cool.
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With the help of spatula, keep stirring till it gets a smooth consistency .Remember, the flame has to be on low.
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Alaska came to Baltimore via a remarkably un-polar place: Puerto Rico. In 1998, she was performing with a Mexican circus group when a photographer happened to see the circus keepers hitting the animals and forcing them to perform demeaning tricks. Though animal rights activists protested, there wasn't much that could be done — until the circus made the poor decision to travel to Puerto Rico in 2002. Since that country's animal husbandry is regulated by the USDA, U.S. officials were legally able to move in and seize the animals. (The zoo reports that Alaska was "abandoned" in Puerto Rico, but that doesn't appear to be the case, according to earlier news reports.) Alaska and six fellow polar bears were reportedly kept in un-airconditioned rooms that got as hot as 113 degrees Fahrenheit — especially egregious, considering that polar bears can start to overheat at 32 degrees. After a veterinary DNA test revealed that Alaska (then known as "Snowball") was not the polar bear the circus' papers claimed she was, the 800 pound bear was sedated and transported to Baltimore.
But shortly after her arrival, Alaska's keepers noticed that she behaved a little strangely. Zoo vets quickly determined that she was deaf, so the keepers came up with a training program incorporating hand signals. Alaska took to sign language like a polar bear to an iceberg (sorry): "She knew more behaviors than the other two bears combined," McClure remembers.
Thanks for writing about Alaska. One quick comment, Alaska and the 7 other bears were abandoned after the USFWS would not provide exit permits which would allow the circus to take them out of Puerto Rico and onto the circus's next stop. This is because they (USFWS) was in the process of determining if the bears, especially Alaska, were properly documented. Not being able to take them off of Puerto Rico, the circus abandoned them, along with a couple of people to care for them. As is mentioned here, Alaska was not the bear they claimed on the paperwork, which allowed USFWS to confiscate her in March of 2002 and bring her to The Maryland Zoo. It took many more months for the other bears to be legally confiscated, which they were in November of 2002. One of the seven bears died during the trip from Puerto Rico to the US mainland. The remaining six bears were transferred to other zoos. Two of them are still alive today.
thanks for the clarification, Jane — it's an even more amazing story than I thought!


"Bao" itself, means "bag" in Mandarin. This dish is simply a steamed rice flour bun that holds vegetables and meats like a bag. Whereas dumplings and potstickers have a thin skin over the filling, baozi have a thicker, bread-like covering and fluffier texture. Baozi can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This is traditional dish has been recorded in Chinese history since the third century A.D., which is over 2,000 years ago.
Youtiao is a long, thin and unsweetened piece of dough fried in oil. However similar they sound to donuts, youtiao are plain, and thus are often dipped in soy sauce or soup. In China, youtiao is enjoyed for breakfast. Its airy texture easily absorbs the soy milk or porridge it is usually accompanied with. Youtiao can also be used to make sandwiches with shaobing (a type of Chinese bread).
Although fungi are used in a variety of Chinese cooking, this dish features wood ear fungus as a cold side dish. Dried wood ear is sold in grocery stores, but when soaked in water for a few hours, the fungus has a jelly-like, chewy texture. Wood ear itself is almost flavorless, so this dish pours soy sauce, black vinegar, pepper and red chili over it. Rich in Vitamin B-2, wood ear fungus is celebrated to benefit the liver and skin. Eating wood ear fungus exemplifies the Chinese tradition of combining medicine with food in order to live a long and healthy life.
Tang Yuan and Yuan Xiao is the Chinese counterpart to the Korean tteok and Japanese mochi. This soft rice ball has a sweet, liquid filling of black sesame or peanut paste and is served in hot water. Tang yuan are made just like dumplings are; the ready-made filling is placed into the rice cake, which is molded to enclose the filling. Often tang yuan is used in a dish called Jiu Niang Tang Yuan, where the tang yuan is stewed in osmanthus flowers and sweet, slightly alcoholic fermented rice wine with rice grains.
A variation of this is Yuan Xiao, which is composed of the same ingredients but made in a different fashion. A solid sesame filling is dipped in water then placed into a bowl of rice flour. Upon shaking the bowl, the rice flour sticks to the filling. This process is repeated dozens of times until the rice layer is thick enough for boiling. Because of its round shape, yuan xiao is traditionally eaten on the winter solstice and 15 days after the lunar new year on a full moon to symbolize union.
Ba Bao Fan, translated into English, literally means "Eight Treasure Rice." Why eight? The Chinese are a fan of wordplay, in which the Chinese character for eight (八, or in pinyin ba) rhymes with that of prosperity (发, or fa). This dessert is a dome of sweet, sticky rice served cold and embellished with dried jujube dates, goji berries, lotus seeds and a center of red bean paste.
When people think of Japanese food, images of sushi platters, tempura and bowls of edamame are conjured at the words. However, despite the significance of sushi and tempura as traditional Japanese dishes, there is much more to Japanese cuisine.
I went to Little Tokyo in L.A. to taste the urban Japanese snacks available in a little grocery store. The store was situated on one of the main walkways of Little Tokyo and was nestled in between a honey-themed coffee shop and one of the many Japanese lifestyle stores that populated the area. There, I bought a few items in their ready-made meal section and tried them out.
The first item was Goma Wakame. This is a salad consisted of hydrated seaweed, sesame seeds and tart vinegar dressing. It was crunchy and slightly sweet, but the sweetness was balanced well with the sesame and natural salt of the seaweed.
While it is difficult to say whether it is a traditional Japanese dish or one of the many dishes adopted into general Asian culture, seaweed is definitely an integral component of Japanese cuisine. Japan uses seaweed in many of their dishes, such as sushi, miso soup and soup stocks called dashi. The island uses over 20 species of seaweed in its cuisine!
Squid tentacle karaage is seasoned fried squid. Karaage is a major aspect of Japanese cuisine, most prominently in areas such as the birthplace of the dish, Usa, and the "karaage mecca", Nakatsu. Karaage has become the byword for Japanese-style fried chicken. Chicken is used in most karaage dishes due to the increased number of chicken farms in Japan following World War II. However, the term karaage can apply to anything from fried vegetables to fried fish.
Takoyaki, a ball-shaped street food that usually consists of diced octopus surrounded by a wheat-based batter. Its dumpling cousin, akashiyaki, an omelet ball containing octopus, is said to be the original inspiration for the dish. Due to its vast popularity in Osaka and now, in recent years, Tokyo, takoyaki is offered with a diverse variety of both conventional and unique seasonings, from Japanese Worcester sauce to pickled ginger. Said vast popularity has made the demand for takoyaki in Japan higher than ever, and as a result many new takoyaki shops have popped up in not only Osaka and Tokyo but all over the country in the past 20 years.
The takoyaki I tasted in Little Tokyo was oily, rich and savory. Favoring a more traditional flavoring, it was a tasty treat that sported soft and delicious octopus. Like many takoyaki shops in Japan, the shop's large window showed off the large pan, which contained half-spherical dips in the metal to house the batter.
Onigiri, a popular snack in Japan are typically shaped into triangles, wrapped in a type of seaweed called nori. They usually contain some form of stuffing, from salmon to soy sauce-soaked bonito flakes to pickled plums. The rice balls are widely regarded as "the Japanese soul food", and have been part of Japanese culture for what is estimated to be 2,000 years.
The onigiri I tried was wrapped in an elaborate plastic sheet that included Japanese instructions. The rice provided a nice balance with the salty dried salmon filling, and the nori kept my hands from getting sticky.
The cuisine of Japan contains dishes that are closely related to their culture and history. In fact, there are specific customs and manners to be observed when eating and preparing many Japanese dishes. In addition, Japan is known for their incredibly healthy food. So indulge in Japanese culture sometimes and realize there is a lot more to Japan than just sushi.
Gimbap is a seaweed rice roll filled with various ingredients that serves as a very popular snack in Korea. Although strongly resembling a sushi roll and commonly misinterpreted to be so, kimbap is very different in the ingredients used, ranging from beef to fish cakes to vegetables and many more. The word gimbap literally translates to dried seaweed (gim) rice (bap), hence the physical composition of ingredients covered by rice and wrapped with dried seaweed.
Japchae is a traditional Korean dish composed of stir-fried noodles mixed with meat and assorted vegetables seasoned with a soy sauce and sesame oil-based mix. Although japchae may seem like your ordinary stir-fry noodle mix, the noodles used are a type of cellophane noodle rather than the typical dough of other types of noodles. Japchae has been around long in Korean history and is now used as a typical traditional celebration dish on occasions such as birthdays, weddings and holidays.
Bibimbap is a very popular and common Korean dish which translates directly to "mixed rice." This dish is composed of assorted and seasoned vegetables and some sort of meat, usually beef, on top of a bed of rice and mixed together with gochujang, a Korean chili pepper paste. Common ingredients may include spinach, cucumber, carrots, mushrooms, beef or pork and it is usually topped with a fried or raw egg.
Bindaetteok is a type of Korean mung bean pancake with various ingredients, pan-fried to give a crispiness to it. Typical ingredients in the pancakes may include mung beans, kimchi, some sort of meat, egg and numerous seasonings. However, everybody makes it to their own preference using variations of ingredients and seasonings. Bindaetteok and Korean pancakes altogether are a major part of Korean cuisine, stemming from almost ancient times in Korean history, making it a very traditional and popular dish to be served on special occasions.
Tteok is a very broad class of Korean rice cakes, also central to Korean cuisine. There are countless variations and types of tteok, some serving as desserts, meals and even simply snacks. One popular type of tteok is filled with sugar and sesame seeds, typically served as a dessert or snack. Tteok is also a very traditional Korean dish and is essential to all special occasions or celebrations. What makes tteok so unique is the numerous variations of it and therefore the many potential uses of it on all occasions.


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Book launch Päivi Ernkvist
Welcome to this book launch and mini-exhibition by Päivi Ernkvist 30/10-2/11! The Venetian adventurer and author Giacomo Casanova's talent and versatility were enormous. A little known fact is that he, among other things, started a silk weaving business in Lyon, which under the direction of others then grew to 400 small and large silk weavers. But by then, Casanova's troubled spirit had already found other countries and focus of his creativity.
Päivi and Anders Ernkvist have made a selection and translated excerpts and fragments from Casanova's Memoirs. Each book is individually crafted into a limited edition of one hundred copies and each has its own ceramic seal. Päivi Ernkvist will be presenting the Magic Box and the book "Med kärlekens ögon" in a mini-exhibition and book launch, a project realised together with graphic designer Lisa Olausson. The book's color images are details of the hand-painted wallpapers from Drottningholm Castle Theatre.
The original manuscript of Casanova's autobiography Histoire de ma vie in 12 volumes and 3500 pages was saved from the Leipzig bombings in 1943 and kept in silence by the publisher Brockhaus in Wiesbaden. Thanks to the help of a donor, the Bibliothèque national de France in February 2010 was able to make its most expensive acquisition ever. A literary sensation.
Päivi Ernkvist is a ceramicist, an artist, a project manager for Stockholm Konst and is represented at the National Museum and the Röhsska Museum, among others.
Welcome to the two talks about the book "Med kärlekens ögon", where Päivi and Anders Ernkvist talk about the hand-crafted book's background, design and content.
Opening talk 30.10
Why Casanova?
Closing talk 2.11
Casanova's magical world
The talks will be in Swedish.
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Paula has been a host on 127 TV episodes, has produced 152 TV episodes, numerous TV commercials and PSA's, directed 25 TV episodes, and created many visual media educational projects. Paula helped create and launch Bloom Channel, which hosts a variety of TV series curated for an audience of hurting and recovering people (on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Google Play). In 2021, Paula created Bloom Studios with a 5 camera, custom, flexible design which includes the new kitchen set for "Bloom Today."
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Natalie Burrows
Natalie BurrowsClass of 2021
Natalie Burrows graduated from Nazareth College of Rochester in 2017 where she studied Music, German, and Music History. After graduating, she served as an English Teaching Assistant in Braunschweig, Germany through the Fulbright Program. Since then, Natalie has been working as the Company Manager for Finger Lakes Opera. She ultimately hopes to promote equality and equity via cultural education and dialogue through the arts.
Demi (Tin Yiu) Chan
Demi (Tin Yiu) ChanClass of 2021
Demi (Tin Yiu) Chan graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in Art History and a minor in Business from Brandeis University, where she was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Before Brandeis, she studied at Maryland Institute College of Art and became interested in the interactions around artworks. She had internships at China Guardian Auctions in Beijing and Sotheby's in Hong Kong. After graduation, she interned at galleries in New York. By pursuing the arts administration degree at TC, Demi wants to leverage her experience and knowledge in studio art and art history to promote the connections between artists and their audiences. She is seeking new concepts to provide better access of art to the general public.
Sabrina (Ming Jia) Chen
Sabrina (Ming Jia) ChenClass of 2021
Sabrina (Ming Jia) Chen graduated from the University of Toronto in 2019 with a BA in History of Art and Anthropology. Throughout her undergraduate career, she has worked primarily with private collectors in the realms of curating, collections management and exhibition planning. She has worked to plan events that link private collectors with provincial Chinese governments in an effort to engage local communities using resources thus unavailable in the public sector of art exhibition. With a particular passion for Chinese decorative arts throughout history, she is interested in exploring the structural issues that stifle the exchange of art and education in the arts. She hopes to take advantage of the interdisciplinary nature of the ARAD program and to promote cultural education through sustainable means.
Christine (Yu-Hsuan) Chuang
Christine (Yu-Hsuan) ChuangClass of 2021
Christine (Yu-Hsuan) Chuang graduated from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) in 2018 where she earned a Master's degree in World Literatures in
English. Her research experience ranges from postcolonial studies, dance theories, bibliography, multilingualism, and life-writing. She was inspired by the development of transitional justice in cultural organizations in Berlin when she was an exchange student at the Free University of Berlin in Germany. Originally from Taiwan, she is eager to transform her passion for arts, literature, and postcolonial studies into a career that focuses on advocating transitional justice (especially postcolonial cities like Taipei) through museum education and community engagement. In future, she hopes to create forums for different historical interpretations, raise the public's awareness and open new conversations that identify truth and foster reconciliation.
Cornelia Clay
Cornelia ClayClass of 2021
Cornelia Clay graduated cum laude from the University of Vermont in 2015, earning her BA in Art and Art History, Phi Beta Kappa, and the Departmental Honors award for Art History. During her studies, Cornelia interned with the Director of UVM's Fleming Museum and also worked as a gallery coordinator and intern for the Burlington City Arts Center, contributing to a variety of exhibitions and community focused programming. Upon moving to Austin, TX Cornelia interned with various Austin-based arts organizations and at The Contemporary Austin conducting provenance research. Cornelia has since continued her curatorial work at Twyla, a contemporary art and technology startup. Having experience in both nonprofit and for-profit companies, Cornelia looks forward to developing her skills as an arts leader in order to promote a more equitable cultural economy that better serves working artists and the public.
Lia Alexandra de Souza Sanchez
Lia Alexandra de Souza SanchezClass of 2021
Lia Alexandra de Souza Sanchez graduated from UCL (University College London) in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in the History of Art with Material Studies. Her work experience thus far includes working at local museums, a contemporary art gallery and two conservation labs. She believes that art has the power to create a positive social impact on communities and is therefore interested in finding ways to support and promote non-funded artistic institutions and in making art accessible to all.
John Gattis
John GattisClass of 2021
Originally from Tennessee, John Gattis graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2006 before attending Stony Brook University where he earned both his Masters and Doctorate in Musical Arts in Horn Performance. As a performer John works in a variety of styles and has performed with groups such as the West Point Band, Radio City Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), and the Daejong Philharmonic. He is particularly passionate about contemporary music and is the founder of several new chamber ensembles with whom he has worked closely with a number of composers and premiered dozens of new works. As an educator he serves on the music faculty at the Dwight-Englewood School and the Tennessee Valley Music Festival and enjoys working with both young performers and composers. In addition to teaching and performing John also works at the Bloomingdale School of Music which is where he first discovered his interest in arts administration. Through his various professional experiences John has developed a passion for expanding access and diversity within the arts and is excited to be joining the ARAD program where he hopes to learn more about policy and leadership in order to affect positive change.
Liliana Guerrero Delgado
Liliana Guerrero DelgadoClass of 2021
Liliana Guerrero Delgado studied Business Administration at Los Andes University in Bogotá Colombia. After graduation, Liliana worked as a research assistant in the university and later joined the Alternative Contents division in Cine Colombia, her country's largest cinema exhibitor and distributor. In this role, she distributed live events in cinemas such as New York's Metropolitan Opera, London's National Theatre productions and Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet amongst others. Liliana aims to work in the public sector in order to promote the strengthening of artistic endeavors by demonstrating the socioeconomic impact of this industry, making the cultural sector a key-contributor to Colombia's development.
Celina (Xiangyuan) Hang
Celina (Xiangyuan) HangClass of 2021
Celina (Xiangyuan) Hang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in 2019 with an academic concentration in Fashion Business and a minor in Media, Culture, and Communication. She was born in a family where both of her parents are professional artists, and she has been drawn to the connection between art and fashion. In order to gain more practical experience of the industry, she interned at Christian Louboutin, PR Consulting, and Moda Operandi. She has recently launched her own jewelry brand Dusty Duet in 2018 and looks forward to collaborating with young artists in the future. She firmly believes that fashion is a form of art which people use to express themselves. Moreover, she is eager to explore all different aspects of art at ARAD.
Qianhe Ji
Qianhe JiClass of 2021
Qianhe Ji graduated from Peking University, majoring in Art History and Sociology. She is always interested in exploring the wider and deeper connection between art and society, and trying to bridge the gap between the art and the public. To help more audience better appreciate art works through exhibitions, she aspired to get involved in curating. Prior to graduation, she was a co-curator of Humanoid Monsters in History held in Peking University, and she interned as curatorial assistant at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Peking. And she organized weekend salons and planned public lectures in an art center to help more people learn about contemporary art. Through the ARAD program, Qianhe looks forward to accumulating more experience in contemporary curatorial practice, and operating art education projects to pass on the knowledge of arts to the public.
Ariel (Yuxin) Li
Ariel (Yuxin) LiClass of 2021
Ariel (Yuxin) Li graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Accounting from the University of Alabama and an AAS in Fashion Design from the Parsons School of Design in 2016. Over the last three years she worked as an Account Manager with COSMOPOLITAN China and has volunteered as an Art Education Administrator creating online teaching content for a non-profit startup. Besides, she teaches fashion history and fashion marketing classes during her spare time. As a graduate student with a strong fashion background, she hopes to focus on improving her understanding of visual arts together with exploring both marketing and fundraising strategies in Arts Administration. She is very excited to start her journey to explore more possibilities in Teachers College, Columbia University.
Yaqi Liu
Yaqi LiuClass of 2021
Yaqi Liu earned her BFA in Theatre Studies with a minor in Business from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. During college, Yaqi has founded the first independent theatre group in the Mandarin-speaking community of her university. She worked as production manager and stage manager, which inspired her enthusiasm for a diverse performing arts industry. Yaqi is looking forward to studying the entrepreneurship and business track of arts administration in the market of inter-cultural theatre production.
Guadalupe Lobeto
Guadalupe LobetoClass of 2021
Guadalupe Lobeto was born in Buenos Aires. In 2018 she graduated summa cum laude from Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina) with a degree in Humanities. While a student she worked as a research assistant for the Philosophy Department at her university and interned at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Latin American Museum of Art in Buenos Aires. It was thanks to those experiences that she grasped the idea that cultural institutions are spaces that can actively contribute to positive changes in society. After graduating she was accepted for an Internship at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and most recently has been working at a Film Production Company. Guadalupe looks forward to joining the Arts Administration program to learn how to create responsible cultural management strategies, that are profitable, interdisciplinary and that promote inclusion.
Vera (Jiawen) Long
Vera (Jiawen) LongClass of 2021
Vera (Jiawen) Long graduated from University of California, San Diego in June 2019 with a major in Theatre Arts and minor in Business. Vera found her love for arts at a very young age. Born and raised in Chengdu, China, she started with traditional Chinese painting at 6 and then developed her interests in sketching and oil painting. She also has learned Latin dance for three years. As the president and founder of Hot Meal Program, she has been using arts to create more opportunities as well as a better life for children in poor areas in China. She believes that arts can be a fantastic medium for people to connect and bond with each other, to make minorities' voices heard and to make the society more equitable. By joining ARAD, Vera hopes to promote arts to a wider range of audience and use arts to contribute to a better world.
Jialiang (David) Luo
Jialiang (David) LuoClass of 2021
Jialiang (David) Luo was born and raised in Beijing. He participated in a transnational program where he earned a dual bachelor's degree in Economics and Arts from China and the
United States. He majored in global cultural trade at Beijing International Studies University and graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a concentration in visual
arts management. As a collaborative pianist, he has been playing with orchestras and choirs for most of his life, while striving to become a solo concert player. Because of his
passion for performing arts as a student, he co-founded VIGO Social, an organization that plans and holds local performing events for students in Beijing. He also interned at the Arts Education department of Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, which inspired him to attend the Arts Administration program at Teachers College. His vision is to enable people of all demographics to enjoy the benefits of art by integrating business and education.
Richard MayerClass of 2021
Richard Mayer graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans with a degree in Theatre and History. After graduating he worked as a venue owner, producer, administrator and actor in New Orleans. Serving as Executive Director for Old Marquer Theatre, he grew the organization into the busiest live theatre in the region and headed the theatre's successful in-house productions. He is Co-Producer of NOLA Nerdlesque Festival, a pop-culture parody burlesque festival, and an advisor for New Orleans Infringe Theatre Fest. For his efforts supporting and growing the performance scene, he was named 2012 Times-Picayune New Orleans Theatre Person of the Year. Recently, Richard served as Festival Assistant for Music in the Mountains, a classical music festival in Durango, Colorado now in its 33rd year.
Magdalena Polak
Magdalena PolakClass of 2021
Magdalena Polak is from Vienna, Austria. She received her BA in Art History and Russian from St. Andrews University in Scotland. Always interested in establishing cross-references, as an Undergraduate, she focussed on comparing Medieval with Twentieth Century art; particularly looking into sensory experience during Catholic Mass and comparing it with sensory stimulation during Performance Art from the 1960s. Being as passionate about the performing as she is about the visual arts, Magdalena is
committed to the idea of the art forms' consistent support for each other and considers them interlinked. Prior to joining the ARAD program, she interned at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Collection Friedrichshof and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, as well as spending six months
studying in St. Petersburg.
At Columbia, she particularly looks forward to focussing on Education and Marketing, and hopes to explore profit organisations operating visual arts, music, and performance arts.
Magdalena is pursuing the dream of making the arts more accessible to audiences, and is passionate about creating communities through a united passion for culture. A keen cook, she also intends to spend her time in New York City immersing herself in all the culinary options it has to offer.
Isabella Rivera Ruiz
Isabella Rivera RuizClass of 2021
Isabella Rivera Ruiz was born and raised in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Recently, she graduated from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez where she finished a BBA in Marketing and a Minor in Art. In her former professional experience, she has worked with non-profits, for-profits, startups, charities, and managed/organized various volunteering groups around her community. Her current focus encompasses working closely with Latinx/Hispanic artists in PR as well as other underrepresented groups of artists in order to share their stories through her blog and help expose their art at a global scale. Her latest venture involved volunteering at the Museum of Art at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and is most enthusiastic to hone her business skills and art advocacy within the Arts Administration program. Today, Isabella's interests lie with museum education, equity in the arts, social justice, and making a difference within the dynamic art sector of NYC's diverse community.
Jessica Salomon
Jessica SalomonClass of 2021
Jessica Salomon is a choreographer, writer, and educator from Princeton, New Jersey and Houston, Texas. She graduated with a B.A. in 2017 from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she combined her passions for dance, fiction, psychology, and education into a concentration centered around the manifestations of narrative through word and movement. After graduating, she taught in the Houston public school system where she realized her greatest passion was making sure that all kids had access to an arts education and an artistic outlet. She looks forward engaging in this important conversation at Teachers' College.
Ayano Sato
Ayano SatoClass of 2021
Ayano Sato graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in Master of Arts in International Relations, Advanced Social and International Studies. After graduation, she joined the New National Theatre Tokyo, which is the sole national theater in Japan dedicated to producing the contemporary performing arts of opera, ballet, dance and drama. Having worked in general affairs, policy planning and opera production as a senior production administrator, she has contributed to the success of several productions. Ayano aims to develop fundraising skills and to execute arts education programs.
Cornelia (Tiantian) Wang
Cornelia (Tiantian) WangClass of 2021
Cornelia (Tiantian) Wang earned her BA from the School of Journalism and Communication at Peking University in 2016. Obsessed with both arts and mode, Cornelia contributed to T Magazine during her undergraduate years, focusing on art projects supported by high fashion maison. Prior to graduate studies, she worked at the West Bund Art Fair in Shanghai and Guanghua Art and Management Research Center, specializing in patronage and funding within contemporary art. Cornelia's background in urban dancing, painting and installation shapes her way of seeing art as "the poetic daily must-have". Upon joining ARAD, she expects the program will enhance her understanding of the role that capital plays in affecting the contemporary art chain.
Fei Wang
Fei WangClass of 2021
Fei Wang was born and raised in Beijing, China. She holds a Bachelor degree in Communication with a minor in International Studies from Boston College. Through her undergraduate program, she studied abroad at King's College London, where she focused on Digital Culture. Growing up playing the piano and singing in choirs, Fei is dedicated to advocating for the performing arts. She has worked as the Director of Marketing and Media for the Madrigal Singers and interned at UNESCO's "World Atlas of Language" project to fulfill her passion for music and arts marketing. She also interned at LinkedIn in 2017, doing public relations and marketing for the Chinese market. With a diverse background in music performance, arts technology, and marketing, Fei hopes to integrate her passion and skills to advocate for performing arts and spread love and justice to a broader audience.
Alina (Yijia) Yang
Alina (Yijia) YangClass of 2021
Alina (Yijia) Yang graduated from the University of Rochester with a BS in Business and a BA in Studio Arts. She has interned at How Art Museum (Shanghai, China) and The Kitchen (Chelsea, NY) in their curatorial and marketing departments. Most recently, she worked as the undergraduate director for the Hartnett Gallery at the University of Rochester. Through her undergraduate studies and her internship experiences, she has decided to become not solely a marketing strategist or an artist, but one who bridges the two fields and supports the well-being of our current art environment. For her graduate studies, she hopes to further develop her curatorial practice with a focus on the therapeutic value of art. She also wants to explore the legitimation process in the arts, and art's influence on shaping cultural interpretation and diminishing inequalities.
Lavinia (Yufei) Zhao
Lavinia (Yufei) ZhaoClass of 2021
Lavinia (Yufei) Zhao graduated from New York University in 2018 with a major in Art history as well as a minor in psychology. During her undergraduate years, Lavinia has interned at Westwood gallery in New York University, as well as worked as a gallery assistant at George Billis Gallery. Before coming to the US at the age of 14, Lavinia was born and raised in Beijing, China, where she had a deep connection culturally. Joining the ARAD program at Teachers College will help strengthen her understanding of the operations of art businesses and organizations, which she wishes to utilize in the future providing intercultural relationships in the art world between her home country and the US.
Tianyi Zhu
Tianyi ZhuClass of 2021
Tianyi Zhu is a Chinese born, LA-based artist who has graduated from UCLA with a BA degree in psychology and a minor in cognitive science. She has worked on multiple theatrical production presented presented at Hollywood Fringe, Company Creation Festival hosted by SOS Theatre, an original Chinese verbatim production NoWhere, an adaptation of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman, and Chinese play I(Him + Her).
She also worked as a performing arts curator at Ming Contemporary Art Museum in Shanghai and assisted in producing the performing installation, Tulu by Pierre Redon and his team. She always finds great purpose in creating opportunities for underrepresented artists to devise work, in helping others find their voice, and sharing that voice with those most in need of diverse perspective.
Michelle (Xin) Liu
Michelle (Xin) LiuClass of 2021
Michelle (Xin) Liu was born and raised in Shenzhen, China. In May 2019, she graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College where she majored in Art History and minored in Economics. Prior to graduation, she has interned in the art consultant and sales team at Artron Art Center. She has also interned at Gap. Inc and Esquire, doing visual merchandising and digital marketing. She is interested in both art and fashion and wishes to explore more possibilities in the field of art.