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About the New Levant Initiative
The New Levant Initiative (NLI) aims to revitalize the shared Levantine identity by highlighting the thousands of years of artistic, architectural, musical, culinary and other cultural contributions that constitute a rich Levantine mosaic. We are focusing on the history of cosmopolitanism and commerce that enabled this vibrant culture to thrive and linked so many Levantine cities. Our intention is to leverage this illustrious past to solidify a vision for improved quality of life and hope for the future.
The New Levant Initiative is currently developing dynamic community-centered programming that fosters a sense of shared purpose through dialogue, programs, support for research and outreach to key stakeholders.
If you are interested in connecting with us, or have recommendations for partnerships, please contact us at contact@new-levant.org.
Introduction to the New Levant Initiative
NLI is also teaming up with exceptional organizations and civil societies as they develop a range of cultural programs from music to architecture, art and cuisine all under Levantine cities.
NLI supports the Humanities Research Center (HRC) at Rice University and their sustainable, multi-tiered, and data-driven Levant Carta initiative.
The RAND Corporation has released their report on the promising outcomes of economically integrating the Levant through a comprehensive free trade agreement, as well as an interactive online calculator to examine these benefits using different scenarios and partner countries.
NLI is joined by a distinguished group of Ambassadors who share our vision to rekindle Levantine identity by illuminating the rich cultural heritage of the Levant so that it will serve as an inspiration for the future. The speakers at our inaugural conference continue their involvement with the NLI as our first Ambassadors.
Abdallah Al Dardari
Senior Adviser on Reconstruction, The World Bank (Middle East & North Africa)
Abdallah Al Dardari has been Senior Adviser on Reconstruction, Office of the Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region with The World Bank since February 2017.
Dardari, a national of Syria, obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Richmond – American International University in London in 1985 and a Master of Arts in International Economic Relations from the University of Southern California in 1988. He undertook post-graduate studies toward a Master of Philosophy in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science between 1988 and 1990. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate from Yalova University in Istanbul.
Dardari has extensive analytical experience from his most recent positions with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which he joined in 2011 as Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Development and Globalization Division, and in 2014 assuming the role of the organization's Deputy Executive Secretary.
Dardari also served as Syria's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs from 2005 to 2011.
Layth Al Rubaye
Violinist, Composer and Director of the Arab Music Ensemble at Tufts University
Layth Sidiq is a globally acclaimed and sought-after violinist, composer and educator in the U.S. and abroad, and is the current director of the Arab Music Ensemble at Tufts University. Born in Baghdad and raised in Amman, Layth's music is described as a "glimpse of the past through a futuristic lens," and his album Son of Tigris is a clear example of the unity between Iraqi music and jazz, which led to it earning a performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2016.
Layth has toured the world with many acclaimed groups and has performed in prestigious venues with award-winning artists like Simon Shaheen, Jack Dejohnette, Tigran Hamasyan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Gary Burton to name a few.
www.laythsidiq.com
Ghada Amer
Artist, Represented by Cheim & Read
"I believe that all women should like their bodies and use them as tools of seduction," Ghada Amer stated; and in her well-known erotic embroideries, she at once rejects oppressive laws set in place to govern women's attitudes toward their bodies and repudiates first-wave feminist theory that the body must be denied to prevent victimization.
Amer was born in Cairo in 1963. In 1974, her parents relocated to France where she began her artistic training 10 years later at Villa Arson, Nice, France. She currently lives and works in New York and has exhibited among others at the Venice Biennale, the Sydney Biennale, the Whitney Biennale, and the Brooklyn Museum.
In 1997, she was the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, and in 1999, she received the UNESCO award at the Venice Biennale. She has had solo exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum New York; San Francisco Art Institute; De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam; Indianapolis Museum of Art; and the MACRO Museum, Rome. Her work has been exhibited in group shows at such venues as Mori Art Museum, Tokyo; DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens; National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.; as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She participated among others in the Gwangju Biennale, the Whitney Bienniale and the Venice Biennale.
Amale Andraos
Dean, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University
Amale Andraos is Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) and co-founder of WORKac, a New-York based architectural and urban practice with international reach.
In addition to Columbia University, Andraos has taught at universities including Princeton University School of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, University of Pennsylvania Design School, and the American University of Beirut. Her publications include The Arab City: Architecture and Representation, 49 Cities, Above the Pavement – the Farm! and numerous essays. WORKac is focused on reimaging architecture at the intersection of the urban, the rural, and the natural. It has achieved international recognition through institutional projects such as the Edible Schoolyard; a new conference center in Libreville, Gabon; and the Miami Collage Garage. In addition to other awards, WORKac was named the 2015 AIA New York State Firm of the Year.
Saleh Barakat
Beirut Gallerist and Expert in Levantine Art
A leading expert in modern and contemporary art from the Arab world, Saleh Barakat founded Agial Art Gallery in 1991 and Saleh Barakat Gallery in 2016 in Beirut. Throughout his career, he participated in building some major collections of modern and contemporary Arab art (Mathaf – Qatar, Kinda Foundation – KSA, Saradar Foundation Lebanon) and introduced many Arab artists to major international museums like the Tate Modern in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Possessing a strong business background in addition to his experience in the arts, Barakat has been engaged in developing a healthy market environment for creative expression in the Arab world. He curated several pan-Arab exhibitions, including the IXth Francophone Summit in Beirut, the 2003 World Bank Summit in Dubai and "The Road to Peace: Painting in Times of War 1975-1991" at the Beirut Art Center in 2009.
His recent focus is to develop Beirut as a cultural incubator for the Levant region. He served on the steering committee of the Arts Center at the American University of Beirut and as a member of the Advisory Council of the School of Architecture and Design at the Lebanese American University. He has been a board member of the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO since 2014. He was nominated as a Yale World Fellow in 2006.
Tony Barhoum
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Poopa Dweck
First Generation American Syrian-Jew, Cookbook Author and Authority on the Cuisine and Customs of Aleppo, Syria
Poopa Dweck is the pre-eminent authority on the food-ways and customs of the Jews of Aleppo, one of the largest and most flourishing communities of Sephardic Jews. Dweck comes from a long line of Syrian cooks, whose migrations have spanned the globe from the northeastern hill town of Aleppo in Ottoman Syria to Italy to the United States and South America.
She is best known as the author of the stunning cookbook Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of the Syrian Jews, featured in The New York Times Magazine, Year of Ideas in 2007, and as the winner of the National Jewish Book Award in 2007. Dweck is featured in the Sephardic Heritage Museum`s film, titled "The Syrian Jewish Community: Our Journey Through History," which premiered at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in 2010. She was presented the Women of Honor Award by Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem at Sotheby's in New York in 2011. In 2004, a stunning hardcover Hebrew-language edition of Aromas of Aleppo was published with great success. This is Dweck's fourth work on the subject and the most comprehensive source for the cuisine and customs of Syrian Jews from Aleppo to date.
Daniel Egel Ph.D.
Economist, RAND Corporation; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Daniel Egel is an economist at the RAND Corporation and Professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to study policymaking in fragile and instability-prone countries, with a focus on development- and stability-focused programming. His work at RAND focuses on policymaking at the nexus of development and stability, and includes a calculation of the economic costs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, assessments of U.S. counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts, an examination of the economic value of U.S. international security commitments, and research and capacity building in support of the ongoing Yemen peace process.
Egel served as an embedded analyst with the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan (NSOCC-A), a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, a consultant for the Middle East Youth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, and a consultant with the Yemeni Social Fund for Development. Egel earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Farès El-Dahdah
Professor of Humanities and Director of the Humanities Research Center, Rice University
An educator, scholar, humanist and designer, Farès el-Dahdah received his undergraduate degrees in fine arts and in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He went on to pursue his graduate studies at Harvard University where bridging of architecture and literary theory was the subject of his doctoral dissertation and a first manifestation of a lifelong commitment to working across disciplines.
He has written extensively about architectural theory, modern architecture and urbanism in Brazil and regularly lectures internationally. In addition to his academic activities, Dahdah has participated in cultural events at museums in Beirut, Paris, Berlin, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasilia.
His current research focuses on developing online geospatial platforms that illustrate the urban evolution of cities as well as on exploring and critiquing how digital platforms uphold the mission of disseminating knowledge. He serves on the Art of the Islamic Worlds Subcommittee at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and on the boards of Casa de Lucio Costa and Fundação Oscar Niemeyer. As director of the HRC, he is involved in identifying, encouraging and funding the research projects of faculty, visiting scholars, graduate and undergraduate students as well as spearheading new ventures in the humanities and beyond.
Rodolphe El-Khoury
Dean, School of Architecture, University of Miami
Rodolphe el‐Khoury is Dean at the University of Miami School of Architecture. Trained as both a historian and a designer, he divides his time between scholarship, research, and practice. He is the author of numerous books on architecture and urbanism, including See Through Ledoux; Architecture, Theatre, and the Pursuit of Transparency; Monolithic Architecture; and Figures: Essays on Contemporary Architecture.
Khoury leads RAD‐UM, a research lab for embedded technology and robotics aimed at enhancing responsiveness and resilience in buildings and smart cities. The work of his firm, Khoury Levit Fong, has won international awards. Khoury's work has been featured in national and international media outlets that cut across disciplines ranging from WIRED Magazine to the Wall Street Journal to the Space Channel to BBC World. He has shared his work through teaching, visiting professorships and lectures at dozens of institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Wassef Haroun
Co-Owner of Mama Restaurant Group
Wassef Haroun was born in Syria and raised in Lebanon before moving to the United States for school. Haroun settled in Seattle with his wife, Racha, in 1989 to start a career in technology and computer science. Haroun retired from the tech world, and in 2012, he and Racha opened Mamnoon Restaurant (Arabic and Farsi for "thankfulness") as an experiment to bring the food and traditions of the Levant to an American audience.
More than just a restaurant, Mamnoon became a bridge for two cultures where compassion, curiosity, tolerance, and progressive values paved the way for harmonious interactions. Haroun expanded upon Mamnoon, and opened Anar, serving high-quality foods; Mamnoon Street, offering Middle Eastern street foods; and Mbar, a rooftop restaurant and bar serving the best of Seattle in a contemporary menu inspired by Mediterranean flavors. Together these locations form Mama Restaurant Group, a convergence of food, drink, art, and community that offers a rich celebration of culture and flavors in the Pacific Northwest.
Michael Jeha
Managing Director and Deputy Chairman, Christie's Middle East
In the role as Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of Christie's Middle East, Michael Jeha has been responsible for implementing and executing the firm's strategic and commercial vision for the region. Since Christie's first opened an office in Dubai in 2005 and began holding biannual sales the following year, the numbers of Christie's Middle Eastern clients have increased with the global buying activity of this group now accounting for 8% of company turnover.
Under his management, Dubai has become a regular and important selling center on the international auction calendar with auctions of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art and watches achieving sales of over $300 million.
In October 2017, Christie's organized a new marquee event in London, Middle Eastern Art Week, which brought together exhibitions and auctions of Islamic art, as well as for the first time Middle Eastern modern and contemporary art in London.
Senior Country Economist, The World Bank (Middle East & North Africa)
Philip Mansel Ph.D.
Historian and Author
Philip Mansel was born in London in 1951 and has lived in London, Paris, Beirut, and Istanbul. He is a historian of France and the Middle East, focusing on courts, cities, and cosmopolitanism. His books include lives of Louis XVIII (1981) and the Prince de Ligne (2003); Dressed to Rule, a study of the politics of clothes (2005); a history of Paris as capital of 19th-century Europe, Paris between Empires (2001); and The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon (reprint 2015). He has also written a history of Constantinople as capital of the Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, City of the World's Desire (1995); a history of Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut, Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean (2010); and a history of Aleppo since the Ottoman conquest in 1516, Aleppo, the Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City (2016). His books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Greek, and Arabic. He writes for The Spectator, The Art Newspaper, and the Times Literary Supplement.
Mansel is a founding committee member of the Society for Court Studies and the Levantine Heritage Foundation. Both are linked to similar groups in other countries, and both study international networks, cultures, and identities. The Levantine Heritage Foundation is organizing a conference in Athens on November 2-3 on Levantine identities and diasporas.
In 2012, Mansel received the London Library Life in Literature Award and he is a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters in France and the Order of the Crown in Belgium. He is currently writing a book on the life of Louis XIV.
Barbara Massaad
Lebanese-American Cookbook Author, Photographer and TV Host
Barbara Abdeni Massaad was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She moved to Florida at a young age and gained her real culinary experience while helping her father in the family-owned Lebanese restaurant Kebabs & Things. Determined to gain proper experience within the culinary world, Massaad trained with several renowned chefs at Lebanese, Italian and French restaurants.
Growing up with the influence of her father, Massaad combined both culinary and photography to create her first book Man'oushé: Inside the Street Corner Lebanese Bakery, winner of the Gourmand Cookbook Award 2009 and the Lebanese Academy of Gastronomy 2009. Mouneh: Preserving Foods for the Lebanese Pantry, winner of the Gourmand Cookbook Award 2010 and Prix de la Littérature Gastronomique 2010, continues Barbara's quest to discover and preserve another aspect of Lebanese culinary heritage. Mezze: A Labor of Love, her third book, published in 2014, winner of the Gourmand Cookbook Award, documents her favorite mezze recipes with short stories and anecdotes.
Soup for Syria: Recipes to Celebrate our Shared Humanity (2015) includes recipes from acclaimed chefs and cookbook authors the world over to help food relief efforts to alleviate the suffering of Syrian refugees.
Massaad is a founding member of Slow Food Beirut and currently president of the local chapter and has been nominated International Council for the Middle East of Slow Food International. She lives in Beirut with her husband and three children.
www.barbaramassaad.com
Karim Nagi
Arab Musician and Folk Dancer
Arab musician and folk dancer Karim Nagi has been connecting worlds and audiences for 25 years. An Egyptian immigrant to the U.S., Nagi maintains a deep tradition and repertoire while developing relevant contemporary deliveries. He has lead the Sharq Arab Music Ensemble performing pan-Arab repertoire since 1999. He has organized and directed 14 Arab dance seminars. His Arabiqa program has performed educative assemblies in over 300 schools.
He has recorded 14 CDs and 6 instructional DVDs, and performed on six continents. His current project "Detour Guide" is a one-man multimedia musical in English and Arabic taking audiences on an alternative tour of the Arab world and diaspora. All throughout, Nagi has kept his love and mastery of the riqq (Arab tambourine) prevalent, helping to raise its visibility as an instrument of virtuosity.
www.karimnagi.com
A.J. Racy Ph.D.
Performer, Composer and Distinguished Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California at Los Angeles
A.J. Racy, is a performer, composer, and Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Born in Lebanon, he comes from a well-known family of artists, scholars and academicians. Racy is internationally recognized for his extraordinary musicianship and his numerous publications, including his award-winning book, Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab. He is a master of many traditional instruments, particularly the nay, a reed-flute, and the buzuq, a long-necked fretted lute.
Racy has performed extensively in Lebanon and has appeared in major U.S. theaters, such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Hollywood Bowl, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and at international venues, including the Beiteddine Festival in Lebanon and the Commonwealth Institute in London, the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico, the School of Music of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Villa-Lobos Institute in Brazil, and the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
He has lectured widely in North America, as well as in Finland, Greece, Mauritius, Reunion, England, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, China, Canada, and throughout the Arab world.
Racy has composed for and performed with the Kronos Quartet and the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, as well as for feature and documentary films. He has performed with many renowned artists including Kenny Burrell, Shujaat Khan, Tsun Yuen Lui, Sting, Tito Puente, Djivan Gasparyan, Wadi al-Safi, Cheb Khaled, and Shaykh Hamza Shakour. His music has been released on a number of CDs, including four Lyrichord albums – Ancient Egypt, Taqasim, Mystical Legacies, and When the Rivers Met – and on a Kronos Quartet released titled Caravan. Racy is the recipient of numerous honors and tributes from a variety of cultural institutions, including the Stevenson Award for composer-scholar Ethnomusicologists and a prestigious award in 2012 from the Chinese Taichi Traditional Music Foundation for outstanding traditional musicians and music scholars worldwide.
Guggenheim UBS Map Curator, Middle East and North Africa
Sara Raza is the Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, where, in 2016, she organized the exhibition "But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa." Formerly, she was the Curator of Maraya Art Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Head of Education and Public Programs at YARAT Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan; and Curator of Public Programs at the Tate Modern, London.
Raza is the longstanding West and Central Asia Editor of ArtAsiaPacific magazine and is currently editing a book on her research titled Punk Orientalism. She earned a Bachelor of Arts (hons) in English Literature and History of Art and a Master of Arts in Art History and Theory, both from Goldsmiths College, University of London. She also pursued studies toward her Ph.D. at the Royal College of Art. She is the recipient of the 2016 ArtTable New Leadership Award for Women in Art.
www.sararaza.com
Kareem Roustom
Composer and Professor of the Practice, Tufts University Department of Music
Kareem Roustom is an Emmy-nominated composer whose genre crossing collaborations include music commissioned for the Kronos Quartet, conductor Daniel Barenboim & the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra as well as Shakira, Beyoncé, Tina Turner, and others.
Roustom's music has been performed at the BBC Proms, the Salzburg Festival, the Lucerne Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and from the Far East to the Near East, Europe and Latin America. The Chicago Tribune wrote that Roustom is "a gifted and accomplished artist … one of the most prominent active Arab-American composers"; BBC Radio 3 described Roustom's music as "among the most distinctive to have emerged from the Middle East"; and The New York Times described it as "propulsive, colorful and immediately appealing."
Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, MIT
Prior to MIT, Hashim Sarkis was the Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Sarkis has held numerous visiting appointments, including the American University of Beirut and the Metropolis Program in Barcelona.
In addition to his academic work, Sarkis is principal architect at Hashim Sarkis Studios, based in Cambridge, and Beirut firm Hashim Sarkis Studios. His architectural and planning projects focus on affordable housing, institutional buildings, and town planning throughout the world. He is the author of several articles and books, and has received many awards and honors for his work. One of his projects, the recently completed Byblos Town Hall, was featured in the U.S. Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale for which he received a First Prize Award.
Sarkis has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, a Master of Arts in Architecture and a Ph.D. in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Simon Shaheen
Palestinian-American Performer, Composer, and Professor at Berklee College of Music
Simon Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. This unique contribution to the world of arts was recognized in 1994 when Shaheen was honored with the prestigious National Heritage Award at the White House.
In the 1990s he released four albums of his own: Saltanah (Water Lily Acoustics), Turath (CMP), Taqasim (Lyrichord), and Simon Shaheen: The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Axiom), while also contributing cuts to producer Bill Laswell's fusion collective, Hallucination Engine (Island). He has contributed selections to soundtracks for "The Sheltering Sky" and "Malcolm X," among others, and has composed the entire soundtrack for the United Nations-sponsored documentary, "For Everyone Everywhere."
Since 1994, Shaheen has produced the Annual Arab Festival of Arts, called Mahrajan al-Fan. Held in New York, the festival showcases the work of the finest Arab artists, while presenting the scope, depth, and quality of Arab culture. To continue this exposure to Arab music and culture, Shaheen founded the Annual Arabic Music Retreat in 1997. Held each summer at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, this weeklong intensive program of Arabic music studies draws participants from the U.S. and abroad.
Shaheen has been teaching at Berklee College of Music, Boston, since 2011 and directs the Global String Ensemble as well as Qantara Berklee, an Arabic music ensemble composed of students enrolled at the campus. He teaches violin, cello, and mandolin, along with the Arabic oud and kanun.
www.simonshaheen.com
Pinar Tremblay
Columnist for Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse and Visiting Scholar of Political Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pinar Tremblay is a columnist for Turkish news outlet T24. She is a chef and researcher specializing in Mediterranean and Near Eastern ingredients and methods. Currently, she is working on a book titled My Grandma's Greek Kitchen in Turkey.
Robert F. Worth
Robert F. Worth spent 14 years as a correspondent for The New York Times, and is now a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine. His book on the Arab uprisings of 2011 and their aftermath, A Rage for Order, won the 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize and an Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations. He was born and raised in Manhattan and now lives in Washington, D.C.
Jamal Daniel
Jamal Daniel is President and Chairman of Crest Investment Company. An entrepreneur and innovator, Mr. Daniel has over thirty years of experience managing investments in high technology, media and film, mining, manufacturing, oil and gas, real estate and telecommunications. Through Crest Investments, Mr. Daniel has founded several companies including the award-winning global news organization Al-Monitor; Levantine Films, where Mr. Daniel was an Executive Producer on the Academy Award-nominated "Hidden Figures" and the critically acclaimed "Beasts of No Nation" and "Fundamentals of Caring"; and the highly regarded Levant Foundation, a private, non-profit organization committed to furthering the knowledge of Levantine culture and history in the Middle East, as well as the relationships among the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Mr. Daniel is also the founder of the New Levant Initiative which aims to promote peace and prosperity through economic integration and cultural discourse among the peoples and countries of the Levant. On March 1, 2018, he hosted a daylong conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss the distinct Levantine culture that exists today and has existed throughout history as well as commonality of the Levant in art, film, literature, etc. Panelists who share Levantine heritage will examined its influence on their career and life as well as gave testimony to the uniqueness of the Levantine identity.
Mr. Daniel was born in Tartous, Syria, and moved to Lebanon when he was five years old. After completing high school in Lebanon, Mr. Daniel and his family moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he attended the University of Geneva. Mr. Daniel has a degree in business from Pepperdine University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Andrew Parasiliti Ph.D.
Andrew Parasiliti is president of the New Levant Initiative and an adjunct political scientist at the RAND Corporation. His previous jobs include director of the Center for Global Risk and Security and international marketing manager for the National Security Research Division at RAND; foreign policy advisor to US Senator Chuck Hagel; director of the Middle East Initiative at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government; executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies-US and corresponding director IISS-Middle East; and principal at the BGR Group. He received a Ph.D. from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, where he wrote his dissertation on Iraq; an M.A. in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia; and a B.A., cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he was a member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Virginia Club of New York, and Title Boxing Club of Northern Virginia.
Michelle Upton
Previously, Michelle lived in Iraq where she served as an adviser to the Kurdistan Regional Government. She has also worked in the international practice of a premier strategic consulting and government affairs firm in Washington, DC and served as a press aide to a Member of Congress. Michelle is a graduate of Cornell University, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies.
Daria Daniel
Vice President, Director of Engagement
Daria is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service where she majored in International Politics and recently received her master's degree in Journalism from New York University where she studied Cultural Reporting and Criticism. Daria has experience at the UN Development Program and International Labor Organization in Geneva and has worked as a culture writer for Al-Monitor and Artnet News. Daria is also a member of UNICEF's Steering Committee in New York, focusing her efforts on the Syrian refugee crisis and UNICEF programs in the Middle East.
Phil Calabro
Executive Coordinator
Prior to working with the Initiative, Phil spent six years at the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., where he served as an adviser to Chairman Hochberg, working closely on outreach with executives of the private and public sectors. Phil is a graduate of Stonehill College, and a native to the D.C. area


2016 has been a climatic year for Loadstar, having played the UK's biggest festival stages and once again gearing up for another LP. After a series of singles which have dropped over the last six months, the anticipation is slowly growing with each fresh sonic piece of artwork. And after the critical acclamation which met their debut album 'Future Perfect', it's understandable to see why. Whether it's the gritty basslines the guys are known for, or the more melodic rollers which have peppered their sets recently, they've stuck to a versatile soundscape and this LP will be no different.
The next stepping stone towards this musical crescendo comes in the form of 'Channel the Channel' and 'Encarta'. Both tracks platform quick-firing beats and the quickly processing basslines apparent throughout the darker side of their discography.
'Change the Channel' sets a precedent. Rolling forward on an incredibly deceiving intro, one which focuses on a melody that resurfaces at various segments, although you're soon dropped into absolute chaos. Reminiscent of their earlier productions, yet bringing together more harmonious elements, you're drawn into a sound which merges two ends of the spectrum. Snatching hooks snare themselves within the mix, before the track slowly begins to collect itself. A flicker of cinematic sample breaks this down quickly, once more throwing you head first into a smashing relay of breaks.
Bouncier and hitting harder with every kick drum, 'Encarta' follows with clicking hi-hats and warbling bass notes which build with every layer. A track that heavily relies on its build up, the track is diced up into segments and with each part you're thrown down a conundrum of smashing percussion. A construction line of drums hit harder and harder with every loop pattern and you'll be unable to pull yourself out of the track's composition. It's so tightly woven, Loadstar's ingenious design becomes very clear.
Igniting crowds worldwide, whether in Las Vegas or at Glastonbury, Loadstar have returned with more fire than ever.


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Stelio Frati (born in Milan Italy in 1919, died 14 May 2010) was an Italian mechanical engineer and aeroplane designer. He graduated from the Politecnico of Milan as a mechanical engineer in 1943, participating in the design of the Aeronautica Lombarda AR (Assalto Radioguidato - RC  attack)  radio-controlled wooden cantilever monoplane, powered by a single radial engine - a flying bomb/drone, flown for the first time the same year. After teaching aircraft design he became a freelance aircraft designer, being responsible for many well known aircraft designs. One of his best known designs is the Falco F8L.

Designs
 F.M.1 Passero (1947) - One built by Ditta Movo
 F.4 Rondone - One built by CVV, production batch of nine built by Aeronautica Lombardi and Ambrosini.
 F.5 - One built by Caproni
 F.6 Airone (1954) - One built by Pasotti
 F.7 Rondone (1954) - Built by Pasotti
 F.8 Falco (1955) - Built by Aviamilano, Aeromere, Laverda and an amateur build variant by Sequioa
 F.9 Sparviero (1956) - One built by Pasotti
 F.14 Nibbio (1958) - Built by Aviamilano
 F.15 Picchio (1959) - Built by Procaer and General Avia
 F.20 Pegaso (1971) - Built by General Avia
 F.20TP Condor (1983) - One built by General Avia
 F.22 Pinguino (1989) - One built by General Avia
 F.30 Golden Avio  (2012) - Four built by Golden Avio
 F.250 (1964) - Built by Aviamilano
 F.260 - Built by Aviamilano, licence built by SIAI-Marchetti as the SF.260
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No Shoving and Pushing at the Back Please
Manners are free; birthday dinners aren't.
By Moira Redmond
Oct 24, 20089:12 AM
Slate's customer base: "gangstas that want to pimp their lives"? Yes, we, too, were surprised by JonIscream's description, it conjured up such an … unlikely view of you all. The topic was etiquette one way or another: This post referred to the review of a new biography of Emily Post, but etiquette was also at the heart of John Swansburg's piece on other people's birthdays. That article touched a nerve with you gangstas, and it is time to trundle out the Fray Multiple Post summarizer. Birthday reactions divide (with a bit of unmannerly pushing and shoving) into the following categories:
The person with the birthday should be paying for everyone, not being treated. There was strong support for this view, though "Grown-ups pay for themselves" was a puzzle. KateNonymous means by this that one grown-up pays for everyone else—who knew?
No, says another strong faction. If I invite you to the cinema, or a sports game, or a vacation, you don't expect me to pay for you, do you? By far the most imaginative variation on this was from kari9704: "Would you be hosting if you said to your friends, 'I'm going to the zoo; want to come along?' Would you be responsible for buying their elephant key chains and cotton candy during the outing?" Kari, a friend who would invite you to the zoo is a friend worth paying for.
We don't have this problem, say some readers. It doesn't arise in other parts of the country, they say, perhaps because New Yorkers notoriously have less room at home for the suggested alternatives: a cheap party ("potluck … karaoke. Best Birthday Ever") or barbecue at home. Even then there can be difficulties—Anse told us about a recent event (a wedding, but still): "It was set up for a classic Czech-Catholic affair, except for one glaring problem: instead of barbecue brisket, sausage, and potato salad, they served prime rib and grilled chicken. There were complaints." This nuance falls into the category of inexplicable but compelling for some of us.
"Your significant other should be the one to take you to the steakhouse for your birthday," sayshstein—oh bad luck if you don't have one then.
Mystifying posts. Several people mentioned the Puerto Rican option (as opposed to the Jefferson Davis solution suggested in the original article)—so what was this? "Full internal autonomy within the sovereign territory of the United States"? No apparently, it's something to do with drinking rather than eating. And those of us of a timid disposition are also mystified by this description of a bachelor party.
Posts that tell their story in the title: Server POV; Been there! Started a price cap! Now write an article about weddings.
As it happens, your Fray editor has special authority to speak on etiquette matters and knows that, in fact, everyone believes his or her rules to be best and hates to be challenged and is outraged by everyone else's (totally wrong) rules. "I was always brought up to …" are words you can hear too many times. So it was a pleasure to read an unusually kind, charming post on etiquette from bigmac, who was talking aboutEmily Yoffe's article on taking offense.
Most people walk around with sharp nails and thin skin—they offend others sometimes even unawares, and then take offense to the slightest askew look. Rather than concentrate on their behavior, we need to look inward at ours. For example, when reading this article, it is easy for me to see how this subject applies to so many people. … But I can't change them. I can only change myself (with God's help and grace) and so I should read this and examine my own head and heart. A rhino hide and velvet gloves—that's what I need to go for.
Defiinitely someone you should invite to your birthday party.—MR… 2:30 p.m. GMT
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
"Politically speaking, 'elite' just means 'just as educated and rich as us, but in the opposite party.' This was a useful definition from justicepsych but not one that was going to meet with a lot of approval. Some of us have not been able to get to the "XX Factor," let alone its Fray, in recent weeks, so it was certainly time to drop by and see which cool intellectual debates were going on there. Whoa, take that back, the word intellectual has proved to be as controversial as almost anything in Slate this election year, and cool isn't exactly the right word, either. Rachael Larimore's "Thoughts on Intellectuals and Anti-Intellectuals" in the blog was the focus of endless discussion on—well, on intellectuals and anti-intellectuals. Amazingly, apparently you can insult someone by calling them either of these names. Throw in "elitist" and you have a full-scale flame war.
Ophymirage posted a splendid disquisition on intellectuals. Naturally we're going to quote the funny bit:
When it comes down to it, Intellectual are a harmless bunch. About the worst thing that intellectuals are going to do to this country is to stage a pretentious community-theater production of "Titus Andronicus" with giant puppets.
But also a serious, if possibly idealistic, bit:
The best thing that intellectuals can do for this country is to show everyone the way to the tools that are necessary for genuine self-knowledge. And one of the chief benefits of knowing yourself is that it makes it a lot harder to hate other people.
There's a long discussion here on whether we want elites ruling us or not. Go here to find out who's an intellectual, who an engineer, and who could run a gas station. At what might be called the far edges of the discussion: What was that again about the Labrador going to duck-collecting college? No, didn't quite get it. Lubbesuh says there are too many intellectuals, and even those with opposing political views seemed to agree.
The splendidly-named HopefulCynic had this to say—
Is it better for Americans to vote for someone they feel reflects their own worldview, or someone who is best able to do the job? It seems to me loyalty to party should come far below loyalty to country or family or duty … somewhere around loyalty to Kellogg Brand Cereals.
—and made a convincing case. "Are Intellectuals Mean?", posted byMalone, was very popular with other readers, though mostly, it has to be said, those who agreed with him or her politically.
Posts are still pouring in on this topic, so feel free to join in. But a word of warning: you don't even want to go near the other current argument in "XX Factor" on flag mending/trampling. It's sticky and cross and long and involved. But, no—what are we saying? That would be a recommendation to most Fray posters. MR …5.00 p.m. GMT
Kitty Burns Florey's attempt to diagram Sarah Palin's sentences was a hit this week. Even before Tina Fey's dead-on impersonations brought attention to the VP candidate's tortured linguistic style, language itself was already a campaign theme, starting with Hillary's famous declaration during the primaries: "You campaign in poetry, but you govern in prose." After the frequent attacks on Obama's "lofty" (and, therefore, supposedly empty) rhetoric, Sarah Palin's syntax is in some respects just the latest to come under scrutiny.
If diagramming was intended as the most neutral and objective way to decipher meaning in Palin's speech—a candidate who has elicited enormous curiosity since her introduction to the national stage in September—Ischua dismisses the diagramming exercise as "petty partisan parsing."
kaboku68, a schoolteacher from Chitina, Alaska, writes in to say that "[w]e have a different form of syntax. … Alaskans often have elements of the indigenious [sic] languages of … Alaskan Natives involved in their speaking patterns" (a claim contested vigorously by Fritz Gerlich).
For WetHen here, the debate format may have had an effect:
Palin's object was to only sound decisive, matching her punchy delivery method to that of Biden's forceful style. The words – they didn't matter. Anything that sounded like a word would do as long as she didn't pause, didn't sound thoughtful, didn't break pace.
northwoods describes the VP candidate's "Joycean stream of consciousness" as a generalized condition among politicians, who "never mind the meaning … fill up time so that the questioner is defeated and time runs out."
In ConcernSimian's assessment, Palin's "florid, babbling ideation" is tantamount to what psychiatrists might call a "word salad." But ezames warns against any such pathologizing:
the little I've read about linguistics suggests, counter-intuitively, that the coherence and diagramability of [Palin's] speech aren't reliable indicators of her intelligence or clarity of thought. Chomsky's notion that language isn't the product of some sort of general intelligence, but of a specific module in the brain, is generally accepted today.
JerseyInsuranceGirl wonders, should Palin get elected, how translators will revamp and interpret her sentences in foreign languages. Scotboy56 gives it a try, and "with a few judicious uses/changes of punctuation, and one reordering of words," manages to make the Palin quote "read perfectly":
I know that John McCain and I, as his vice president, will do that. Families, we are blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are sworn in on January 20. That will be. Our top priority is to defend the American people.
Not bad. Do you have a more coherent take? Consult the original here and then post your translation in "The Good Word" Fray. AC … 11:20 a.m. ET
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
We love it when the post titles tell the story. The Swedish Academy speaks on why Americans don't win Nobel Prizes for literature, Adam Kirsch puts the case for homegrown fiction, and readers get to comment on all of it. A quick scan of the "Culturebox" board gives the following posts: U.S. writers robbed by Nobel Committee; most Nobel literature is boring; good to know America isn't the only place with bigots; Nobel nordicentrism; MFAs killed American literature; Europe is finished, anyway ("skinny French women … will all be in burkhas"); Danielle Steel.
Danielle Steel? By no means is she the only author who has been omitted from the prize-giving, thanks only to the sheer prejudice and anti-American feeling of the committee, apparently. But we would still challenge readers to guess what name is going to come after these words from Bec393: "[T]he only living American writer worthy of a Nobel nom is …"—go and see, prepare to be surprised (maybe).
Bjoern Staerk says America's greatest contribution to literature is science fiction and goes on:
But then literary fame is not about justice. I've given up counting the number of wonderful authors I've come across by accident, only to find out that they're utterly forgotten and ignored. Perhaps the real problem with the Nobel Prize and other awards is that they give readers the illusion of knowing who the greatest authors are. The odds are that the world's greatest author wrote one promising book which didn't sell well, then gave up writing for a paying job.
There's a nice defense of Dario Fo by thelyamhound, who tackles liberalism in the same post:
As far as the politics go, the fact is that since the beginning of time, artists tended, overwhelmingly, to be "liberal" in comparison to the dominant social flavor of their respective eras. What exactly that meant must be taken in relation to the era in question, but the notion that there's suddenly some "liberal bias" to art is nonsense–not because there's not a bias, but because there's nothing new about it. If conservatives want more art, they should raise more artists … but don't be surprised if the industry turns them (if nothing else, gays have always been disproportionately represented in creative fields, and while gays aren't reflexively liberal, they tend to be so on social matters, at the least).
Readers were keen to discuss the merits of Philip Roth and Toni Morrison along with the some less obvious names: According to B-Real, "We'll see Bob Dylan get the medal before they give it to some guy who sees fit to make biting commentary about the horrors of modern America from his monastic abode on a farm in Connecticut." (We think that would be Mr Roth.) Everyone had a dog in this fight, but Mikerol gets a mention for the most heroic nomination: In his view, Austrian writer Peter Handke "would deserve [the Nobel Prize] even if he raped his grandmother, just for the capacities for communication that he has enabled in the logos."
That might be the Fray sentence of the week, although there's competition: Let's hear it for WorkingAuthor, who has harsh words for Doris Lessing, and adds sternly, "I hope she reads this." Let's hope her day isn't ruined. MR … 3.30 p.m. GMT

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'Teen Mom OG' Episode 6 Recap: "All of Y'all Have Made Some Poor Decisions"
May 3, 2015 by The Ashley
Welcome back to Teen Mom OG Land, where the ratings are mediocre and everyone keeps getting knocked up! On the last episode, pregnant Catelynn learned that she was tipping the scales a bit too much for her doctor's (or Tyler's) liking, while Maci revealed that she and her boyfriend Kyle Taylor were having a baby together (but still not getting married because, well, this is 'Teen Mom', y'all! Wedding bells never ring before the contractions start. That's just madness!)
Anyway, this episode kicks off at Farrah's place. Last episode, she (and her mom Deb and dad [Whatever] Michael) came back into our lives and will now be on the show. Deb is in Austin visiting Farrah and Sophia for Christmas, and, as per usual, is getting attitude from Farrah, who is having a friend (aka some random chick MTV probably had to go fetch off the street) over. She tells Deb not to "get in the way" while her special friend is over.
"Wait…we're not shooting p0rno?"
Farrah's friend, "Paw-hola!" arrives, looking like she came straight from the set of James Deen's latest skin flick. She, Farrah and Sophia are going to paint, so Deb scoots out of the room to give them some time alone.
Farrah and "Paw-hola!" chat about how Farrah met some random dude at a charity event and now she loves him. Farrah says this is the only person she has loved since Derek Underwood, Sophia's late father.
That spurs a series of flashback moments, and we get to see the clip of Deb bitch-slapping Farrah in the car from her 16 and Pregnant episode. (Please, reality gods, let them also show Deb's classic "Anti-Christ attitude" speech!
Farrah glosses over her p0rn career by calling it a "sex tape scandal." Um… you let a pro p0rn star obliterate your um, backdoor, on film and then sold it for profit. Then you went on Dr. Phil, pretended to have a pregnancy scare from it, and released a second tape. Surely, that warrants more than just one sentence in a voice-over?!
"Um…hello! Convicted felon right here!"
Over in Indiana, we know something big is about to happen because they are playing that creepy music they play on 'Catfish' when they are about to reveal that the girl from the Internet is actually a 400 lb. man named Cyrus who is unlucky in love.
Executive producer Larry arrives at Amber's house and delivers the big news that Farrah is coming back on the show. Amber takes the news well; in fact, she states that Farrah shouldn't have been taken off the show, given that Amber was allowed to continue, even though she is a convicted felon. Amber handled the situation like an adult, but is not sure how her co-stars, Catelynn and Maci will react.
I think Cate & Ty are just excited to watch a Farrah/Maci brawl…
Well, we're about to find out! We head to Michigan, where Executive Producer Dia is telling Catelynn and Tyler. They aren't surprised that Farrah (and her backdoor) is coming back to the show, in fact, they are hooting around, screaming "We knew it!"
Since they made up with her during the Couples Therapy Reunion, Cate and Ty have no beef with Farrah. They ring up Amber to see what she thinks about the whole thing. They talk about how Amber changed her Gary beatin', drug takin' ways, so Farrah may be able to change too. (Well, for starters, stop making plastic replicas of your private parts…)
Taylor's like, 'I'll just be over here drinkin' my beer…at 10 am…"
The show's "big dog," Morgan J. Freeman, has been given the difficult task of delivering the Farrah news to Maci, who is undoubtedly going to be the most upset by it. Maci greets Morgan happily, while Taylor stands there (drinking out of a red party cup, naturally) looking like he knows sh*t is about to go down. Morgan tells Maci the news and she instantly gets fire eyes and you can almost see the steam coming out of her ears. (Perhaps that's actually beer, seeping out?)
Maci is stunned, and tells Morgan that she's quitting the show if Farrah comes back. Taylor tries to explain that Farrah (and her backdoor) are hurting Maci's public image as a teen mom, so she's trying to cut the cord linking them together.
I loved you in Rosemary's Baby, Maci…
She says that her feelings are hurt and Morgan says he is going to try to convince her to do the show. Maci says nothing he can say will convince her to do the show (although an extra giant check may help!)
Later, Cate and Ty (who have apparently started cattle farming, judging by the B-roll footage used in their clips), have texted Maci to see how she feels, and the producers are saying that Maci has quit the show. Catelynn calls Maci a "diva" and Tyler seems to be welcoming the controversy (and crazy) that Farrah will bring to the show.
(To be fair: The Ashley sides with Maci on this one– not because she thinks Farrah shouldn't be on the show, but because they did kind of trick the cast. They told them no Farrah, had them shoot half a season, and then sprung it on them that they'd be sharing the spotlight with the Backdoor Queen. Maci, girl, you should've put down that beer and read the Season 5 contract thoroughly before signing! You could've had a No-Farrah clause!)
"Soooo….how big are we talking here?"
Anyway, Catelynn is getting closer to her due date but, unfortunately, can't stop gaining weight. The doctor told her to only gain 10 more pounds for her entire pregnancy, but she's actually gained 20 in just the last few weeks! They find out that Cate actually has gestational diabetes, so she has to poke herself to test her glucose levels.
Unfortunately, Tyler has failed to handle Catelynn's weight problem well. He keeps making insensitive remarks to her about how big she is. Tyler's sister, Amber, comes over and is shocked by the news that Catelynn has diabetes. (After all, Amber has about 15 kids of her own and never seemed to have that problem.)
Amber did, however, have what she calls "coochie cramps" during some of her pregnancies. Just gonna leave that there…
We next head back over to "Amby's" house, where Amber is (of course) sitting on her couch. There's a mystery car outside, so the producer asks who it belongs to. Amber reveals that she's been hiding a guy from the production crew and that's his car. He's not just some rando that's putting his pony in Amber's stable every once in a while; she's actually in love with this dude, and didn't want to put their early stages of relationship on camera for us 'Teen Mom OG' fans to feast on.
"Ya neva know what ya gonna find on Twitta!"
Apparently, Gary and Amber's mom love the new guy. (Wait– if Amber was dating this dude for awhile, why the hell was she considering getting back under Gary until like last episode?)
We get to meet Matt as he is introduced to the camera crew. We find out that they met on "Twitta." Dear God– Matt has a Barbara Evans-esque Baaahston accent! Is there any way we can get him to say "Jumpa Cables!" and "Fixa flat" on camera?
Matt said that after meeting Amby, Baaahston didn't feel like home anymore, so he may move to Indiana to be with her. And, "oh yeah, I'm an addict," he slips in.
"I will need a tranquilizer to get through the reunion."
Docta Drew's head must be EXPLODING right now as he watches this scene!
Matt is also 19 years older than Amber. The producer tries to act like it's no big deal, but you can tell she totally has been creeped out by the "dirty uncle" vibe Matt's giving off in this scene.
We head on back to Austin to catch up with Farrah. Farrah's neighbor, Jeanne, has been given the task of keeping Sophia alive while Farrah gallivants around the country, visiting strip clubs, sex conventions and night clubs (as you do).
Farrah's stressed, and, to make matters worse, Debra is trying to mooch money to get a face lift! (Nooooo, Deb don't get rid of your eye bags; they're like part of the family!)
"So in the end, as you can see, my facelift is good for the whole family…"
Debra needs like $8,000 to get her face lifted, and Farrah is going to wire over some of her butt-video money to pay for it. After she agrees to pay for it, Farrah hangs up and tells the producer that if someone can't afford plastic surgery, they shouldn't get it. (Farrah, for once, makes a good point. Oooh, that tasted salty coming out of my mouth.)
Farrah says that she works "her ass off" to pay for her own plastic surgery procedures (she means that literally, guys), and that she knows Deb won't be paying her back for the face-lifting.
"Y'all wanna film me nappin' on the couch or the recliner? Your choice!"
Back in Tennessee, Maci ain't filmin' so they head over to capture whatever nap Ryan is currently taking. He is at Jen and Larry's house, looking slothy and slugging down a Big Gulp. They deliver the news about Farrah to Ryan, and he said that he, too, felt that the producers went behind their backs and did that. Bentley is not around because Maci has forbidden him to be filmed.
Larry, ever the voice of reason, then makes the statement of the century.
"All I do know is that all of y'all have made some poor decisions," he says of the entire 'Teen Mom' cast.
Larry and Tyler's mom, Kim, are the best people on this damn show. Let's get them to do a sorta "Regis and Kelly" type talk show. First guest will be Butch (and his prison cell mate, of course), followed by Maci's ex Kyle, who can talk about how he dodged a damn bullet.
Make it happen, MTV!
Anyway, it's time for Ryan's next nap, so he gets up without saying anything to his parents, causing Larry to proclaim that Ryan's "head is as hard as this table."
Gary is fashion royalty, obviously.
In Indiana, "6 Inch Eyelash Portwood" calls Gary and they decide that Leah will be staying at Amber's that night, provided that Amber doesn't send her to school looking "all ghetto" carrying a "Payless bag."
I'm sorry, what?!
Clearly, Gary is the epitome of high fashion and can't have his daughter seen in anything but the best clothing. (This is the man that wore the same "Belden Lineman" T-shirt for like eight seasons of this show mind you.) Amber assures Gary that she will not ghetto-fy their daughter, but their conversation quickly turns to a fight.
Later, Gary forbids Amber from seeing Leah because of the way Amber talked to him. Matt wants to talk to Gary and Amber agrees. This should go well…
You know it's a special occasion when April springs for the Colonel!
In Michigan, it's time for Catelynn's baby shower. All of the gang is there– April (in her finest fur sweatshirt), Nick, Kim, a baby made out of watermelon (yes). They are all feasting on fried chicken and, although Cate has that pesky diabetes thing to worry about, she's not letting that stop her from shoveling in the feast of food set before her.
They get a whole bunch of presents, including a few things from Cate's grandma that were Cate's when she was little, including her first Bible. (Glad to see that April didn't hollow that thing out to store her downers in it!)
Just gonna leave this right here…
Cate's little brother Nick and a few of Amber's many children have inserted balloons into their shirts to try to look pregnant. (Hey, they must have heard '16 and Pregnant' is currently casting and they want to get a piece of that MTV money!) Meanwhile, Cate's baby shower feast has caused her blood sugar to skyrocket, which puts a damper on the festivities.
The next day, Cate vows to watch what she eats. They are getting ready for Baby Nova's arrival, since the baby can come any time. Cate's been having contractions, and finally decides she needs to go to the hospital.
They should make Nova's crib mobile out of locks of Butch's mullet…Just a thought…
They switch to a hand-held camera, and we get to see Tyler calling Butch in prison to let him know that Cate's having the baby right now. The rest of the family has gathered, but we don't get to see Catelynn push the baby out. She chooses to give birth off-camera this time around, but we hear baby Nova crying once she's born. We get to see footage of Nova once she arrives home.
In Texas, Michael has arrived at Farrahs' house. He's trying to act like he doesn't notice that Deb's face is shining like a disco ball, thanks to her liquid face lift. Deb, who is living in Seattle, says that she may be moving to Austin.
This is just a perfect, "Whatever…Michael!" face, isn't it?
Later that night, [Whatever] Michael and Farrah go out to dinner and they talk about how they didn't get along while they were living together. Michael brings up that Deb is planning to move into Farrah's home (which should really be shaped like a giant set of buttchecks, right?) very soon.
"I don't need to be supporting my parents," Farrah says, while rolling her eyes.
Farrah goes over to her neighbor Jeanne's house to get advice on how to keep Deb from moving in with her. Jeanne, who looks like she's gone about 400 rounds with the Botox doctor herself, prays with Farrah to have a better relationship with Deb.
Apparently Sophia feels like we do about Farrah!
The next day, Deb is helping Farrah hang her clothes up in her giant closet, and explains that she wants to move to Austin. Farrah makes it clear that she doesn't want Debra living in her house, and that Debra needs to get her life together. Farrah's harsh words make Debra cry.
Over in Tennessee, Ryan's out on the town (well out on the porch), talking to his friend Nick. Ryan has broken up with Shelby and declares, "I probably don't even have no game no more. (Spit.)"
So…many…double…negatives…
Ryan's tired of talking about Maci, but the producers keep insisting that he discuss her. Ryan actually agrees with Maci on the Farrah issue– he says he doesn't blame her for not wanting to do this "MTV filmin' show" and be associated with someone who sells "flesh-like objects of her butt and vagina" and does p0rnography.
"She's nasty dude, she's got no morals," he says of Farrah before hooting down to the females walking on the street below him.
And….scene! (Spit)
Meanwhile, Gary and Matt meet up to discuss some issues. Afterward, Matt reveals to Amber that he gave his "apahhhhtment" away so he is technically homeless now. He's just decided that Amber's house is now his house, apparently, and he is going to stay. Hey— at least Debra asked Farrah before she moved in!
Next week, we will watch Amber's relationship with Matt progress and Maci realize that a big MTV paycheck is worth putting up with Farrah and her plastic vaginas.
To read The Ashley's recap of the previous episode of 'Teen Mom OG,' click here!
Tags: Amber Portwood, Catelynn Lowell, Debra Danielson, Farrah Abraham, Gary Shirley, Maci Bookout, Matt Baier, Michael Abraham, Recaps, Ryan Edwards, Teen Mom, Teen Mom OG, Teen Mom Recaps, Tyler Baltierra
Crunchy Danger Haystacks says:
Can we talk about the SERIOUS revisionist history going on with Farrah's story about Derrick? She never even told him she was pregnant because they were broken up and she kind of acted like she hated him. I guess that's typical Farrah, though, extract sympathy and pity anyway you can.
I noticed that too, she tries to paint a different picture of the past. She talks like they were in love and would still be together if he was here, but she wasn't too bothered about him on 16 and pregnant.
I would so watch the Kim and Larry show! Butch can be a regular guest! God, I know I say it every week but I have to say it again: your recaps are the best. "I will need a tranquilizer to get through the reunion." Oh Dr. Drew! It's not like you do any real counselling anyway.
all of them are losers and boring. My prediction is this will be the last season for these 'teen mothers'! I hope they are really trying to better themselves now, and get jobs. They are all sitting in their respective towns/cities on bended knees hoping for good ratings, but it won't come. That's why they are airing Jersey Shore reruns right before the show comes on, in hopes of getting some nostalgia viewers, it won't work!
How many kids does Tyler's sister have?
Chinshaw says:
I think she only has 2
Every time when in see Farrah she reminds me of Amy Fisher.The facelifts,the porn etcetera.Farrah is the young version of
Amy Fisher.
OMG you are so right! I never thought of that!
Maci used to be my favourite. I always knew she was a bit spoiled, since she has a well off family, but I never realized she was a snob. She thinks she is too good to be on a show with Farrah, but a convicted drug addict is just fine. Where does she get off judging people like that? All four have their own stories. In real life, where teen moms are not paid by MTV, I'm sure that many young women have been forced to strip, do porn and even prostitute themselves in order to feed their children and pay the bills. Farrah is way too thirsty for my taste, but she has a right to have her story told just as much as Maci does. Anyone who doesn't like it doesn't have to watch.
HJG says:
Maybe because the felon actually changed her life around and Farrah just keeps getting worse and worse.
sup, brah? says:
"In real life, where teen moms are not paid by MTV, I'm sure that many young women have been forced to strip, do porn and even prostitute themselves in order to feed their children and pay the bills."
You're right, and I've never thought of it like that. I think that because of the way we demonize female sexuality and the sex trade, we expect Farrah to be entirely apologetic for her porn, and we want her to have not been monetarily successful as some sort of punishment for going against the cultural norm.
You have allways a choice,no one has to be a prostitute or pornstar.There a more jobs to do.Okay they not all pay that much and easy,but you must say to youself i am to good to be a whore.I rather flip burgers at Mc.Donalds than go that low.Even not for a million dollar!
There are plenty of people with learning disabilities, mental illness or are otherwise inclined to do sex work because they like it. Just because someone doesn't harbour puritanical inhibitions doesn't make them a bad person. What makes Farrah a bad is person is her asshole personality.
Deb: "I've had the same job for damn near 30 years!"
Farrah: "And how many years ago was 30 years?!"
She's so stupid she gives me Forest Whittaker eye.
She meant how many years ago did the 30 year period end? As in Deb had a job for 30 years straight but had been doing nothing for the last 3 years.
Meep says:
Exactly, what Farrah said made perfect sense. I was kind of impressed with the level of that bur, and Debra's face was so perfect. Gotcha!
Myndee says:
Deb's face was priceless when Farrah said that.
Maci has the right to make a decision based on what she thinks is in her child's best interest. Nobody should question that regardless of whether you agree with her reasoning or not.
Not taking a side here.
But, if you sell yourself for a paycheck on a reality show, you pretty much put yourself out to judged.
Kincher says:
Reality tv and selling yourself on Porn are a big bit different
Two things made me rewind the DVR in this episode:
1. Ryan saying Farrah was nasty and had no morals. It made me want to tell him pot meet kettle (since like Larry said everyone on the show has made bad decisions) and it also made me a little glad to see that Ryan had some standards.
2. Hearing Farrah say she works her as off. My first thought was yeah literally, my second thought was is she being funny. I just couldn't take that argument seriously after she said that.
Yeah, but did you see he twittered the Butt Porn Queen asking her to contact him? Guess she isn't THAT nasty after all, huh?
Love the Ryan nap references. So funny!
(^_^) says:
I have to admit, Ryan's dig at a Farrah was glorious!! Farrah is disgusting, not just based on her "projects." But just overall, she is horrible!
Oh, and I'm sticking true to my word about fast forwarding through Farrah's segment, which is fine because apparently I'm not missing much.
I didn't think it was possible, but Matt is more greasy and disgusting than Gary. he is so obviously a user. Seriously, Amber has the most personal growth on this show but she still can't pick a boyfriend for shit.
I didn't get that impression at all. Matt seems like a good guy to me.
He dumped his apartment and just decided to live with Amber without really giving her a choice, after only knowing her for about a month.
Yeah, real nice guy.
Oh, and he for real needs a shower.
He was a huge teen mom fan and would criticize all the girls, including Amber. He started doing that when the show started, so he's clearly just on this for the fame. Disgusting.
He was up Jenelle's ass quite a bit. I remember that little part of his herstory.
Kate #2 says:
Personally, I like Matt…Amber seems so happy now
Why is Gary wearing serial killer glasses?
Atomic City says:
Maybe he's wearing them 'ironically'? Didn't work though.
He is just over the top ridiculous
Matt 100% gave me the creeps. I was so uncomfortable watching him
Reality Bug says:
Great recap!
Larry and Jen are just the best, and Kim is great too.
I'm really surprised anyone in Amby's family likes that guy. It seems like he's using her. Hopefully Bubby tells her that this is a bad idea.
I've never heard Rhine talk as much as he did in this episode. He was so alert!
Wait, is it "Rhine" or "Rahhhn"? It's hard to tell.
Neither… It's (prepare the baby whiny voice) Rhiiiiiiine


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Press Release: Drexel Men's Basketball Announced as Sponsor of Wilson & Woods Sports Talk Show!
January 21, 2020 By delgrecowilson in 610 ESPN Radio, Drexel Basketball, Uncategorized, Wilson and Woods	Leave a comment
Philadelphia, PA, January 21, 2020 – The Wilson & Woods Show on 610 ESPN Philadelphia is pleased to announce Drexel University Men's Basketball as a sponsor of the innovative weekly sports talk show airing Wednesdays from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Zach Spiker, Drexel Head Coach and Delgreco K. Wilson, Co-Host Wilson & Woods
Drexel Men's Basketball Head Coach, Zach Spiker states, "We are pleased and excited to help Wilson & Woods continue covering college and high school sports in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The show is informative and entertaining! We look forward to working with Wilson & Woods to promote the Dragons and the special brand of college basketball played in Philadelphia."
Wilson & Woods provides a unique brand of insightful coverage of collegiate and scholastic athletics. The hosts, Delgreco Wilson and Erick Woods, delve into NCAA-related issues such as compensating student-athletes, academic eligibility and the lack of minority coaching hires. However, the core of the dialogue is always the actual games themselves. Who's getting it done? Who's winning? Who's coming up short? This show highlights the chemistry between two friends, one from Philadelphia and the other from St. Louis as they break down the latest action in college, high school, youth and grassroots basketball and other sports.
Co-Hosts, Delgreco Wilson and Erick Woods, Wilson & Woods
Since the show began airing in November 2019, Wilson & Woods has built a dedicated audience of over 50,000 radio listeners and 5,000+ livestream viewers. Leading figures, both local and national, from the world of amateur athletics have appeared on the show. Among the prominent guests have been Kamal Yard, Director and Howard Hudson, Coach from Philly Pride Basketball (Under Armour), Rob Brown, Director (Team Final) and City Councilman, Isaiah Thomas (Sankofa HS Coach). Don Jackson, The Sports Group and John Lange, Ballard Spahr, two of top sports attorneys in the nation have appeared as guests. Top notch basketball writers, Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer and Don Hunt, Philadelphia have shared their thoughts with viewers and listeners.
Wilson & Woods takes pride in providing its audience with the information they need as well as the analysis they want.
Drexel Guard, Camren Wynter Photo Credit: Drexel Athletics
About Drexel Men's Basketball
In his fourth year at the helm, Zach Spiker's Dragons currently sit tied for 3rd place in the competitive Colonial Athletic Conference. Drexel sports a league record of 5-2 and stand at 12-8 overall. They are 7-2 over their last nine games. The Dragons are is tough to beat the newly renovated Daskalakis Athletic Center where they are 9-2. They are led by two All-League level performers, Last year's Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, Point Guard Camren Wynter leads the team in scoring (15.6 ppg) and assists (5.3). Power Forward James Butler is one of the nations top rebounders (11.9 rpg) and second on the team in scoring (12.5).
About Wilson & Woods
Wilson & Woods is a, Black-owned and operated, Philadelphia-based sports talk show on 610 ESPN radio. Episodes air live weekly every Wednesday from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm with the live episode simulcast on the Wilson & Woods Facebook page. The show broadcasts from 610 ESPN Radio's studio in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. It also has "roadshow" broadcasts under development for events such as the weeks of the NCAA Playoffs and the Philadelphia Catholic League Playoffs.
The entire show is available as a free podcast following the broadcast of the recorded show. Episodes are also uploaded to the Black Cager Youtube page for viewing.
Wilson & Woods
About 610 ESPN Philadelphia
610 ESPN is a Philadelphia radio station with an all-sports format. Owned and operated by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the 610 ESPN studios are located at 555 City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and its transmitters are located in the Crescent Park section of Bellmawr, New Jersey.
Ashley Howard & Bashir Mason: Bruiser's Boys!
December 20, 2019 By delgrecowilson in Ashley Howard, Drexel Basketball, Uncategorized Tags: Bashir Mason, Bruiser Flint, Geoffrey Arnold	Leave a comment
On March 7, 2016, Drexel University severed ties with Men's basketball Head Coach Bruiser Flint.
That one hurt…
Flint, assumed the helm at Drexel in 2001 after five years as the head coach of the UMass Minutemen. Fifteen years later, he left as the all-time winningest coach in Drexel program history (331-289) and a four-time winner of the CAA's coach of the year award.
Flint elevated the Drexel program to unimaginable heights… His Dragons were, at times, the best the City of Philadelphia had to offer.
Seriously… Drexel was the BEST the City of Philadelphia had to offer…
In one memorable stretch, Flint's Dragons walked three blocks over and knocked off St. Joseph's 72-56 at the Palestra in front of 7,622 on December 2, 2006. Exactly a week later, they drove about 20 minutes up Lancaster Avenue and spanked Villanova 81-76 at the Pavillion while 6,500 sat in silence as the final buzzer sounded.
Yup… Drexel…
Ten days later, the Dragons took a four hour ride to upstate New York and smacked Syracuse 84-79 at the Carrier Dome. This time 16,328 Orange fans got to watch the giant slayers do their thing.
Drexel players celebrating their Dec. 19 victory over Syracuse, which was ranked 23rd at the time. Credit Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard, via A.P.
Ohhhh… Bruiser and Drexel were ready for anybody… anywhere…
Three days after the 'Cuse game, Bru and his boys jumped on the El, transferred to the Sub and down went Temple 69-54 in front of 4,677 at the Liacouras Center. For good measure, in February the Dragons hopped on one of those commercial flights to Omaha, Nebraska and took down Creighton in front of 17,607 rabid Blue Jay fans.
Let's recap… Drexel… On the road… Knocked off…
Get the FUCK outta here! Naaaaah… You're making this shit up…
Except, I'm not making it up… I was there… I watched it unfold…
Then in 2011-2012, I watched the Dragons win 29 games… TWENTY-NINE fuckin' games… Drexel? Yes… Drexel!
During his tenure, Bruiser led the Dragons to four NIT appearances, including a trip the quarterfinals with that 29 victory squad in 2012.
Damion Lee (Golden State Warriors) played 3 seasons and graduated from Drexel University
However, the Dragons experienced a steady decline in performance following that 29-win season. Flint's two best offensive players Chris Fouch and Damion Lee experienced major knee injuries forcing them to miss entire seasons. After Lee decided to play his final year of eligibility with the Louisville Cardinals, Flint limped through his final campaign severely undermanned and posted a 6-25 record to close out a great run at the program about 30 or so blocks from his childhood home in Southwest Philly.
When he reappeared in the the Big 10 on the bench with Archie Miller at Indiana, many probably thought we had seen the last of Bruiser Flint coaching in Philadelphia.
Bruiser Flint and Indiana Head Coach Archie Miller
Well… That is certainly not the case… On Wednesday December 18, 2019 at the Tom Gola Arena on the campus of La Salle University, Bruiser Flint roamed sideline in front of both benches. All you had to do was look closely…
You saw the finely tailored suits, the polished and elegant shoes and the charismatic smiles masking the burning desire to win the game. The unyielding effort on the defensive end of the floor and of course the unforgiving nature of the interactions with the referees.
Bashir Mason, Wagner Head Coach & Ashley Howard, La Salle Head Coach
The Head Coach of the visiting Wagner Seahawks, Bashir Mason was the man with the ball in his hands when Flint's Dragon's knocked off all the BIG BOYS in 2006-07. From the moment he arrived at 34th and Market as a freshman, Mason was Drexel's point guard. Executing Flint's game plan from 2003-2007, Mason scored more than 1,000 points while dishing out nearly 500 assists. Those that watched him play know that Mason's calling card was defense. He was first four-time member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Defensive Team, he also became the first player in league history to be named Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman following the 2003-2004 season.
A true student of the game while playing for the Dragons, Mason told me then he wanted to be like then Drexel Assistant, Geoff Arnold and Bruiser Flint. He has certainly made his mentors extremely proud. Mason graduated from Drexel with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management. After earning a Master's Degree of Science in Education from Wagner in December of 2013. Mason, who was the youngest head coach at the Division I level when he was named the 18th head men's basketball coach in school history on March 26, 2012, and at age 35, remains one of the nation's youngest head coaches, checking in as the sixth-most youthful head coach heading into the 2019-20 campaign.
La Salle's Head Coach, Ashley Howard, was introduced to the coaching profession by Bruiser Flint. Howard began his coaching career as a student assistant coach under Flint at Drexel University, in 2002, after medical concerns effectively ended his playing career for the Dragons. Flint and Arnold, embraced Howard and immersed him into all aspects of the coaching profession while he was still an undergrad.
Like most young athletes in the prime of their playing careers, Howard was understandably frustrated about his inability to compete on the court. But, he is extremely grateful that Flint and Arnold had the foresight to give him a set of tools, skills a a perspective that have served him well during his rapid rise through the coaching ranks.
After his apprenticeship under Flint and Arnold, Howard was fully prepared to embark upon a Division 1 coaching career. In 2004, following graduation, Howard was hired as an assistant coach at La Salle by Dr. John Giannini. He spent four years with the Explorers before returning to Drexel in 2008 as an assistant coach. He was part of a staff that led the Dragons to consecutive 20-win seasons, including a school record 29 victories in 2011-12. Howard successfully recruited Damion Lee (Golden State Warriors/NBA) to the Dragon program.
In 2012-13, Howard served as an assistant on Chris Mack's staff at Xavier University before landing back in his hometown with Villanova. Prior to taking the reigns at La Salle, Howard most spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Villanova, helping the Wildcats to a pair of National Championships.
During his tenure at Villanova, Howard was involved in all aspects of the Villanova program including on-court teaching, player development and recruiting. He was instrumental in helping the Wildcats win two NCAA National Championships and setting a new NCAA record for the most wins in a four-year span.
Howard and Mason are the progeny of Flint and Arnold. Their success can be attributed directly to the time they spent being nurtured and "cussed out" by Flint and Arnold. We can certainly expect both to continue the tradition. And, we can also expect them to do so while wearing some of the nicest threads you will see on the sidelines. Flint and Arnold wouldn't have it any other way.


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