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Pusztamarót elnéptelenedett település a Gerecsében. Közigazgatásilag Nyergesújfalu területén található. Közúti megközelítése az 1125-ös út Bajót és Bajna közti szakaszáról lehetséges (a kövesút kiágazását az 1125-ös egyik kanyarjában, a 8+500-as kilométerszelvénye táján KRESZ-tábla is jelzi), de elérhető az 1127-es út süttő-bikolpusztai szakasza felől is, egy korlátozott forgalmú erdészeti úton.

Történelem
A település a 13. században jött létre. Birtokosai eredetileg a Tardos nemzetségbeli Maróti nemesek, a 14. században a Bajóti család volt. Ezt követően királyi tulajdonba került, majd Zsigmond király 1388-ban az esztergomi érseknek adományozta, és a 20. századig érseki birtok maradt. A 14. század végén az érsek vadászkastélyt építtetett a település közelében, a völgyben pedig halastavakat létesítettek.

A mohácsi csatavesztést (1526. augusztus 29.) és Buda elestét (szeptember 12.) követően a megmaradt fősereg és az ország déli részéből menekülők a települést körülvevő, hadászatilag megfelelőnek tűnő völgyben szekérvárakkal sáncolták el magukat. A török sereg, miután felfedezte a menekülők táborát, a Budáról hozatott ágyúk segítségével ostrom alá vette, majd háromnapi öldöklő küzdelem után törte meg a magyarok ellenállását. A mai források megosztottak az áldozatok pontos számát illetően, egyesek 20 - mások 25 ezer főre teszik az áldozatok számát. Ez a történet jelenik meg Dobozi Mihályról és feleségéről, Farmos Ilonáról szóló mondában.

A települést az 1945 utáni kitelepítésekig sváb anyanyelvű lakosság lakta kis számban, majd helyükre bányászokat telepítettek be, kik lassanként hagyták el otthonaikat, beköltözve a közeli Tatabánya vagy Oroszlány bányászlakótelepeinek egyikébe. A falu az 1970-es években néptelenedett el végleg, emlékét temetője őrzi.

Pusztamarót, mint úttörőtábor
Az elnéptelenedett településen 1978-ig a Honvédelmi Minisztérium tartott fenn egy honvédségi objektumot, amit 1978 nyarán a budai járási pártvezetés döntése alapján Solymár Nagyközség Tanácsa vehetett át, járási úttörőtábor kialakítása és üzemeltetése céljából. Azért esett a választás épp Solymárra, mert a település akkor önálló költségvetési üzemmel rendelkezett, amely el tudta látni a tábor üzemeltetésével kapcsolatos feladatokat is. Az átvételhez feltételül szabták a terület körülkerítését, tekintettel arra, hogy a környező, nagyvadban gazdag területeken intenzív vadászat folyt. A tábor központja az egykori falu régi, 3 termes iskolaépülete lett, amelyen az átvételkor egyetlen ép tetőcserép vagy ablaküveg sem volt. A tábor létesítéséhez 12 darab, tízszemélyes katonai sátrat és 60 darab emeletes vaságyat biztosított minden évben a honvédség, a megfelelő matracokkal és ágyneműkkel; számos egyéb berendezést – köztük egy akkor korszerűnek számító napkollektoros zuhanyzó egységet – a solymári üzemeltetés telepített a területen.

Szintén solymári beruházásból valósult meg az 1125-ös út Bajna és Bajót közti szakaszától ide vezető, az 1920-as években kiépített, és ekkorra már csak nyomokban megmaradt, egynyomú kövesút járhatóvá tétele, hiszen azt akkor már sok éve csak a katonaság tartotta karban, saját igényeinek megfelelően, de gyerekeket szállító autóbuszok számára használhatatlan volt. A község utolsó, düledező vályogházait a tábor megnyitása előtt rombolták le, közbiztonsági okokból, nehogy oda kétes elemek költözhessenek be. A település abban az időben kiépített villanyvezetékkel és transzformátor-állomással, valamint önálló vízművel rendelkezett, amelyről megfelelő minőségű ivóvízzel lehetett ellátni a tábort. A solymári lakótelep felépítése után ide került a kivitelezést végző Érdi Építőipari Vállalat ott használt felvonulási épülete is.

A pusztamaróti tábor fenntartásának és üzemeltetésének jogát csak az 1990-es évek második felében, nem teljesen tisztázott körülmények között vesztette el Solymár Nagyközség Önkormányzata.

Turizmus
Pusztamaróton átvezet az Országos Kéktúra 11-es számú szakasza és a Kinizsi Százas teljesítménytúra útvonala. A történelmi emlékhely mellett esőbeálló, turistapihenő és információs tábla található. Közelében működik a Sólyomfészek ifjúsági tábor.

Jegyzetek

További információk
 Pusztamarót, történelmi emlékhely, Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt.
 Marót-hegyi Sólyomfészek ifjúsági tábor

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
 Pusztamaróti harcok

Magyarország megszűnt települései
A Gerecse települései
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Update: Pre-registration session will be held on 2nd August 2016, 7.30 pm at Bilik Mendu.
The conference will focus on developments in the science of plant protection and discuss challenges faced by researchers, practitioners and consumers on problems related to plant protection. The programme will accommodate a keynote address with two plenary papers, concurrent oral sessions and poster presentations.
Download the second announcement PDF full brochure for details on conference fee and payment information.
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The trillion-dollar electronic commerce company, Amazon, is currently facing a wrongful death allegation. A claim of wrongful death generally occurs when the victim's family believes their loved one's death was caused by another party's negligence.
In 2016, a 53-year-old Amazon employee tragically suffered a heart attack and died at his home. According to the recent lawsuit, his family is now claiming that Amazon's failure to provide him disability benefits resulted in his death.
Two years ago, the employee found out he was suffering from HIV. A few weeks later, he suffered injuries after falling in the shower. His doctor urged him to take a medical leave from work. Amazon initially granted the employee a short-term leave of absence and disability insurance under the company's health plan.
However, the company stopped providing the employee benefits in May 2016. While the employee appealed his request multiple times, he received no response. As a result, the employee began to suffer from severe depression. Tragically, he died six months later.
Amazon is now claiming that it lost the employee's last appeal request until a few months after his death. Not only could Amazon be liable for the employee's wrongful death, but the company is also facing claims of breach of contract, disability discrimination and negligence.
Proving a wrongful death claim can be complex. If your loved one recently died, and you think someone else's negligence might be to blame, consult with legal professionals to determine if you should file a lawsuit.


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Q: js/jQuery: Stop event listener I have multiple DOM elememts. When each one becomes visible within the window then I fire an animation on that element.
Each element registers the window scroll event to the same event handler, passing this handler the element's ID and an event-specific callback function for the animation.
This single event handler tests if the element is on screen and if so fires the callback.
But ... it still listens for the window scroll event even after firing the callback. How can I turn off the scroll listener? jQuery "off" didn't work.
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A: EventTarget.removeEventListener()?
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A: just use the one event instead of on
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Because of the radiation dose delivered, multidetector row CT (MDCT) may induce cancers, and the risk of death has been estimated at up to one per 1,000 examinations. Despite this, only a small proportion of referring clinicians, radiologists, and technologists are aware of both the radiation risks and their underlying mechanisms. This book is designed to rectify this situation. The first part of the book provides a comprehensive approach to all the factors that influence the radiation dose and subsequently the risk induced by using MDCT in children and adult patients. In the second part, guidelines are proposed for optimization of the radiation dose in order to obtain an image quality sufficient for appropriate diagnostic performance while restricting the dose delivered. This book, written by experts of international standing, will appeal to both general and specialized radiologists, including pediatric radiologists, CT technologists, physicists, manufacturers, and all professionals involved in MDCT.
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Wilfried Martens funding for International Students in Belgium
Monthly paid living expenses + Tuition Fee
In order to conserve, spread and deepen Wilfried Martens' European political heritage and ideas, Mrs. Miet Smet-Martens, the European People's Party and his Alma Mater have established in December 2014 the KU Leuven Wilfried Martens Fund.
The Fund supports academic education and research activities and projects focused on the themes that were dear to Wilfried Martens during his European political careers, such as the EU's institutional architecture, its neighborhood policy and the development of European parties and foundations. The Fund also pays attention to the relationship between politics and religion, the dialogue between religions, and to the European aspirations of the countries of the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership.
The Fund establishes the 'Wilfried Martens Scholarship' for students from the non-EU Member States allowing them to follow the Master of European Politics and Policies at KU Leuven during the academic year 2020-2021 (September-June). Students that are eligible and who wish to study English taught one-year master degree at the KU Leuven are invited to apply for the scholarship.
This is a scholarship by
KU Leuven consistently ranks among the top 100 universities in the world by five major ranking tables.
Applicants are only deemed eligible if the following criteria are met:
Applicants from all provinces and regions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo.
Applicants must have a 4 Year University Degree (3 year Bachelors + 1 year Masters) or (4 year Bachelors of 240 ECTS Credits):
Accepted degrees are in the fields of Political Science, Sociology, Law, Economics or Contemporary European History. For a complete list: see Rules of procedure1.2.
Degree grade achieved should be 'cum laude' ('honours' / 'distinction' / Upper Second Class / 3.5 GPA).
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to prove that they are a C-level on the Common Framework of Reference level of the Council of Europe. The MEPP programme only accepts two tests as valid: 2/2
TOEFL: minimum of 600 pt. (paper-based test), 250 pt. (computer-based test) or 100 pt. (internet-based test)
IELTS: minimum band 7.0-7.5
For students whose undergraduate or previous studies have been completed in English (for four years), copies of transcripts and diplomas can act as proof of English proficiency.
The Scholarship includes:
Monthly paid (September-June) living expenses
Affiliation with a Belgian Health Insurance Company
Third-Party Liability Insurance
Applications have to be submitted online through the website of the KU Leuven Admissions Office. The file consists primarily of the application form and other relevant documents to be uploaded onto the online application file:
PDF scans of the original university diploma(s)
PDF scans of the original transcripts of academic records. If these documents are not in English, Dutch, French, or German, please arrange for these documents to be translated by a registered translator. These documents must also be certified by the educational institution that issues them or by a national authority.
An official explanation of the grading system used in the academic institution(s) where the student pursued his/her graduate studies;
Proof of proficiency in English (i.e. TOEFL or IELTS);
Motivation letter (+/- 2 pages) regarding your application for the Master of European Politics and Policies and (as a conditio sine que non) why applying for the Wilfried Martens Scholarship;
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Q: How to use json Object in jquery Please helpme how to access Json Object or how to convert json object into Json Array
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When i change it from Employee to Employee2 its Working but why Employee is not working

A: I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish but if you need to render property's value whether it's coming from an array or object you need to check for that. See this:

var Employee = {
     "EmpId": "100",
     "Name": "xyz"
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     "EmpId": "100",
     "Name": "xyz"
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function display(obj){
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<div id="myModal">
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I wrapped your function into display function and this will decide whether it can iterate through array or not. Just please bear in mind that setting a value (.val()) in a loop does not make much sense to me.


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Q: Drupal autocomplete limit number of character In Drupal 7 website. I don't want to call ajax for autocomplete if entered string length is less than 3 characters.
I have written the Jquery like this
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But it is not working, If I write alert(''); in place of return false it works.
But I don't want to have alert there.
Please help.

A: Try using the Autocomplete Limit module here:
https://www.drupal.org/project/autocomplete_limit


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Rohit Upadhyay is a 39 years 'young', vibrant entrepreneur and the Founder CEO of Ibroad7 Communication Pvt. Ltd. Rohit refers to himself as a Radio Evangelist as he conceptualized this company which is the 1st full service radio agency with an in-house recording facility and providing complete end to end solution on myriad topics via the Radio.
Rohit has had an illustrious and successful career, having worked with Indian Express, The Times of India and as part of the launch team of Star India (Radio City). He finally worked with Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. that runs 92.7 Big FM, before heading down the entrepreneurial road.
Rohit has an MBA from Pune University after completing ISC from La Martiniere College, Lucknow. When time presents itself, Rohit indulges in hobbies and enjoys poetry writing and short stories. Rohit is married to Isha and blessed with two children – daughter Mahika and son Shantam.
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Nishant is married to Ankita and enjoys his interests which is theatre and Music.
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NEW STAR MUSIC ARTISTS INTRODUCE FRESH TUNES
Agsunta, JC, Migz, Miko & Gab, and Natsumi break OPM ground
ABS-CBN's record label Star Music reveals the fresh music offerings of its new artists -- the fast-rising Agsunta band, actor JC Santos, acoustic singer Migz Haleco, singing duo Miko and Gab, and Filipino-Japanese artist Natsumi Saito.
Agsunta, the band that made waves among Filipino millennials online, finally introduced its own music through the much-awaited, self-titled debut album with acoustic and soft melodic rock tunes led by its carrier single "Di Ba Halata."
Composed of Jireh Singson, Mikel Arevalo, Josh Planas, and Stephen Arevalo, the group has several viral videos on YouTube and Facebook, particularly from the Agsunta Song Request webisodes featuring unique OPM versions, as well as from the Agsunta Jam Sessions uploads of its jamming activities with popular musicians.
"'Til I Met You" actor JC, who just signed a recording deal with Star Music, also released his first single "Pwede Naman," composed by Gabriel Tagadtad and produced by Kiko Salazar. The "Mr. and Mrs. Cruz" leading man, who first ventured into theater performances before acting in movies and TV, will also be launching his self-titled, debut album on February 18 (Sunday) at Robinsons Place Manila.
Miko Juarez and Gabriel Umali or more popularly known as Miko and Gab, the singing group behind the single "Hugot," have likewise joined Star Music as the record label's featured singing tandem.
The two met as contestants in the show "Pinoy Boyband Superstar" in 2016 and eventually became friends doing frequent covers, which gave them opportunity to discover that their voices sound good together. Asian Artists Agency led by King of Talk Boy Abunda manages the career of Miko and Gab.
Also promoting his latest single under Star Music is acoustic bae Migz who officially launched the track "'Pag Ika'y Nagmahal" two weeks ago.
The young lad who was formerly part of the duo Migz and Maya, was the interpreter of "Bes," one of the song finalists in Himig Handog 2017. He is currently part of "ASAP's" Jambayan.
"The Voice Kids" season 1 contestant Natsumi of Camp Kawayan, meanwhile, launched her self-titled debut album comprised of six tracks. Her carrier single, "Para Lang Sa'yo," came out in October.
According to the young singer's official Facebook page, her "Natsumi" album will also be available in Japan very soon.
Aside from their new offerings, Migz and the Agsunta band will have a special Valentines concert produced by Star Events happening on February 15 (Thursday) dubbed "ValenTimes 2" with special guest Iñigo Pascual.
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The policy of the City of Hudson at this time is to only put street lights at major intersections. If you feel that you have a location that meets this requirement submit your request to City Hall and the Committee will review it. The City does have a program where lights are installed in subdivisions at a small monthly fee if interested in this program contact City Hall.


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Robinson is a educator and multifaceted media artist born, raised and superhero'd in Baltimore Maryland. He has a background in film, 2D animation and Business Marketing. Robinson has been a visual artist for as long as he could successfully write his own name. He feels the blank canvas is just another portal to which his stories can be told. Robinson is a self taught artist who operates in "The Random". He compares his work to a mixture of the Mona Lisa and the morning cartoons of the 80's. Robinson is inspired from the works of artist like Emory Douglas, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring.
Robinson's work thrives through diverse mediums. He uses the elements of traditional 2D drawings , video installation, fashion, live performance, paintings and sculptural objects to display his animated narratives. The illustrations are inspired by what Robinson feels the universe presents before him through family, friends, society, conversation and the rhythms of culture. Robinson uses simplicity as his driving force to birth his vast array of original characters titled The Black Genius Art Show. Robinson's TBGAS is a tool that inspires not just his own artistry but also the way art is accepted within a society. Once labeled as color blind, Robinson's use of bright & contrasting palettes are instant attention grabbers that draw in a colorful people and ignites a colorful conversation.
Under the motto "Create Everyday", Robinson has over 200 original illustrations (acrylic/oil based paintings), a collection of wearable Garments based off of his unique characters and an assortment of animated projects in the works. Robinson currently works with school based programs, universities, youth groups, galleries, art initiatives and community based organizations throughout the states to further The Black Genius Art Show. In 2020, Robinson opened his first art showroom he labels Genius Guice. GG is hybrid gallery space that displays revolving art spreads, custom collectables, wearables and art incentives for youth and young adults.
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The Grand Theft Auto 6 is definitely highly anticipated. Since GTA 5 has insanely broken records, the sixth installment is one that makes gaming enthusiasts extremely excited. Unfortunately, a recent scandal happened, which may have fooled a lot of Youtubers.
There are good number of fake videos circulating around Youtube. It has even gained over 23 million views, which is far more than the official GTA 5 trailer on Rockstar's channel. The Youtube channel, Sonymouse has uploaded a gameplay from Driver: San Francisco that is definitely not GTA 6.
Rockstar definitely has taken note of such. However, they still have yet to release an official word on the "impostor" game play, which is fooling a lot of people. Apparently, the video is still active and still can be viewed. With this, it is highly likely that such fake video will be eventually taken down.
Rockstar, being one of the most famous developers in the world is no stranger to fakes. This has been the thing since they first released Grand Theft Auto 20 years ago. 2017 marks the 20th year of the fame. Unfortunately, the Grand Theft Auto 6 is not part of its anniversary offering.
is still raking in so much profit. It is still very much selling like hotcakes. Perhaps, this could be one of the reasons for not having the GTA 6 just yet. However, there is absolutely no need to be frustrated or disappointed.
Given Rockstar's notoriety for coming up with the best, they are sure to have Grand Theft Auto 6 released soon, but not soon enough. This is to somehow confirm that GTA 6 will NOT be released anytime this year.
It may also take time to develop its technology to come up with the best and realistic new locations. It is even rumored to have an expanded and reinvented . It may even evoke a modern-day Miami among host of many locations.
Clearly, Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be as good, even better than GTA 5 upon its official release. Again, "soon" may come in next year or so. Rockstar is sure to come up with the best version of Grand Theft Auto. However, only time can tell when. Meanwhile, watch the controversial below which, again, is NOT Grand Theft Auto 6. This has to be taken note of and reported.
Will 'GTA' Fans Get to See a Glimpse of 'Grand Theft Auto 6' Soon?


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The Center's newly acquired runs of early 20th century Middle Eastern and Arab-American newspapers provide an extraordinary perspective into the early period of Middle Eastern immigration and settlement in the U.S. As a group these materials are only available at the Center and Library of Congress, and provide information from different geographic areas and different religious and cultural viewpoints. The newly acquired newspapers supplement the Center's holdings of Meraat-ul-Gharb (hard copy, Sept. 5, 1917-1923; microfilm, 1924-Nov. 15, 1961) and Al-Hoda (1918-1948, incomplete) Arab-American Newspapers
Al-Nasr - (23 Feb. 1914-16 Jan. 1943), 45 reels
Al-Ayam - (New York, 13 Jan. 1898 - 17 May 1900), 1 reel
Al-Bayan - (New York, 24 Jan. 1911 - 31 July 1926; 25 Jan. 1938 - 31 Dec. 1938), 13 reels
Al-Sayeh - (New York, 23 April 1912-22 April 1929; 6 March 1930-19 Feb. 1931; 7 May 1926-6 May 1957), 39 reels
Kawkeb America - (New York, 15 April 1892-28 Feb. 1896), 1 reel
Al-Kawn - (New York, 3 Jan. 1907-23 Dec. 1909), 1 reel
Creation of Modern Iraq. India Great Britain, Public Record Office, India Office. Political and Secret Files, c. 1914-1921. Middle East ~ Recent Acquisitions through the Middle East Microform Project (MEMP)
Aljadid: A record of Arab culture & arts (Los Angeles, Nov. 1995-spring 1998) (OCLC #40354639) MF-11694 MEMP (1 reel) v. 1, no. 1-v. 4, no. 2
Hürriyet (Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 22, 1948-Sept. 2, 1955) MF Neg. MF
Navïd (Dec. 1999-Sept. 2002) (OCLC #52863572) MF-13579 MEMP (1 reel) v.1, no. 1-v. 2, no. 9/10


Sixteen years ago today, Joss Whedon's science fiction television show Firefly aired for the first time. Despite it being really, really awesome, Fox never gave it the time of day it deserved. Episodes aired out of order, some weren't shown and it was given a death slot on Friday evenings. This caused it to be cancelled after only 14 episodes were made. The fans persisted though, and Firefly went on to become a cult classic, with the Browncoats never truly giving up on the prospect of a revival. Serenity, the amazing feature length film, ended the story, but to this day many are waiting for the ship to fly again. I am very happy to have discovered this brilliant show.
The premise is simple. Hundreds of years into the Earth's future, humanity has decided to travel the stars. A group of planets form together to create The Alliance, which aims to integrate all colonies together. Those that rebel against it are dealt with ruthlessly, and a war breaks out between the Alliance and the "Browncoats", fought by those who oppose the Alliance. Malcolm Reynolds is present at the Battle of Serenity Valley when his side loses. Refusing to abandon his principals, he takes a Firefly class spaceship, names it Serenity, and travels the stars with his crew consisting of like minded individuals. They become mercenaries and guns for hire, doing jobs to keep themselves alive in the universe, all the while escaping the Alliance. The series is focused on Mal as three mysterious guests join the Serenity crew, two of which are a brother and sister on the run from the Alliance for reasons unknown.
Apart from Mal (who is one of my all time favourite characters), the crew of the Serenity is huge. There's Zoe, the no nonsense second in command who fought with Mal in the war who is married to Wash, the comedic and optimistic pilot. Jayne is the gruff, morally questionable muscle, whilst Inara is a "companion", who gives the ship some prestige in diplomatic affairs whilst Kaylee is the bright eyed and fun mechanic. This already fascinating crew is joined in the pilot episode by the enigmatic Shepard Book, a preacher who wants to escape his past and Simon and River Tam, siblings who are on the run. These nine characters are all amazing, with all of them serving a purpose. In just 14 episodes, we grow to care about all of them.
What's great about Firefly is its ability to blend genres. On the surface it's a science fiction series, but Joss Whedon expertly makes it unconventional. There are no aliens, no time paradoxes and no lasers- the crew use traditional guns and the Outer Rim planets resemble a Western. The Western genre plays a huge part in the series, with Mal being a traditional lone cowboy figure and the Alliance representing the expanding United States during the 19th century. Despite the Western influences, the show is still sci fi and like the best of sci fi combines even more genres. There's heists, costume dramas, horror, comedy (a LOT of comedy) and even a bit of hospital drama. Firefly is a hybrid of many genres and ideas that mesh together to create a realistic and plausible future world.
One of the earlier episodes of the series, and one of the few that counts as standalone. When Mal accidentally angers a client of Inara's, he has just one night to learn the art of duelling and confront his opponent. This episode is great at showing Mal's character- he doesn't respect Inara's profession but respects her, which fuels his anger at Atheron Wing. This episode is really funny, from Mal's inability to fence to Kaylee's day in the spotlight that sees her enjoying every second of this adventure. The episode is also great at providing backstory for the Alliance- whilst Mal is living the rough life, a majority of the galaxy lives in luxury. Mal's values are clear in this episode, sparing Atherton by stating that he is a good man. This is an important part of the series, as Mal's morals are clear to him and him only. Mal lives by honour and a personal code, whilst the Alliance have no morals despite having the outward appearance of a civilised society.
This is the heist episode. When Simon hires Mal to break into a hospital in order to examine River's condition, Mal accepts as by this point, the Tams are crew. What follows is a fantastic and fun heist episode that sees the crew of the Serenity risk exposure to the Alliance. There is great tension throughout, as River and Simon are wanted fugitives who are now being tracked by the mysterious and sinister Blue Hands. Seeing the heist be planned then executed is immensely satisfying, and the whole episode is both important and a refreshingly different experience. The ending of the episode elevates the episode into my list of favourites however. When Jayne calls in some Alliance members in exchange for not getting caught, Mal suspects and threatens him by blowing him out of the airlock. What follows is a powerful and tense scene that ranks as one of both Mal and Jayne's defining moments. Mal considers a betrayal of the crew to be a personal insult, and he wants Jayne to know that.
The final episode of the series is an unconventional one that nonetheless ends the series fantastically. Tired of all of their past failures, the Alliance hires a bounty hunter called Jubal Early to hunt and capture River. Arriving on Serenity, he comes into contact with the crew and the episode turns into a game of cat and mouse that is endlessly watchable. Seeing River evolve from the confused and scared character at the beginning of the series into someone who outsmarts a bounty hunter is brilliant character development, and Jubal Early is a fantastic antagonist to menace the crew one last time. The entire crew gets something to do- an advantage of this being a bottle episode- and this episode is one last chance to see the crew in action before the events of the film split them up. The beginning of the episode sees River hallucinate as her powers take over, but by the end she has controlled them and uses them to save the crew and continue evading the Alliance. This wasn't meant to be the last episode, but it was a great end regardless.
A defining episode in the Mal/Wash dynamic. When an old enemy tricks Mal, he and Wash are captured in revenge for a previous mission that went wrong. It's up to Zoe and the rest of the crew to save them. The best thing about this episode is how it shows how far the Serenity crew will go to save their captain- none of them have to help, but they do it out of loyalty to the man who would do the same for them. This is also the first episode to demonstrate River's hidden powers, making it a turning point in the series. This episode does a lot to resolve Mal and Wash's underlying rivalry, with Zoe being Mal's closest ally and war partner yet being the wife of Wash. The two men have unspoken tension between them and being captured together makes both of them reveal themselves to the other. With great action, narrative importance, character growth and a lot of classic one liners, this episode is about as good as Firefly gets, and even with a short episode count demonstrates the best of the series.
I'm just going to go and say it- this is one of the best episodes of television I have ever seen. After a gas leak in Serenity leaves the crew vulnerable, Mal orders his crew to evacuate whilst he stays behind. The episode is told in three parts- Mal alone on the ship and injured after an attempted sabotage of the ship, the events leading up to the abandonment of the ship and the crew escaping, and the final part details how Mal gathered the crew in the first place. All three parts of the episode blend together perfectly to create a brilliant experience, and it's all anchored together by amazing direction and editing and a phenomenal central performance by Nathan Fillion. This episode encapsulates Firefly and why this show resonates with so many. Mal risks everything for the safety of his crew, and through flashbacks we see how that crew is formed. The crew in return initially refuses to leave, purely because Mal is their captain. But a captain must go down with the ship, and whilst he obviously survives it is still a noble and poignant act from Mal. The greatest relationship in the show is between Mal and Serenity, and no episode sums that up more than this episode.
Whilst these were my personal favourite episodes, all of them are worth at least a watch as they all have strong redeeming features to them. Whilst I of course would have loved to see more Firefly, part of me is glad that this show never continued past the film. If it did it would have had seasons, arcs and characters that fell flat, bad episodes would have emerged and the show would just be another television show as opposed to the unique little experience that it is. Firefly is perfect as it is, and any more would have made it less than it is. In my eyes, it's one of the best television shows ever.


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Category: Cast Member's Blog
Blog posts from Helen Fields, 2011 Christmas Revels cast member.
Praise to the Moon
One of the most beautiful moments in this year's Christmas Revels is a song to the moon, "The Traveller's Prayer." It's by John Renbourn, an English songwriter who died last March at the age of 70.
The moon is a wonder. It travels around us slowly, making one circuit a month, turning at the same time, so the same side always faces our way. Here in the city, I can comfortably ignore it most of the time, and I usually do.
But this fall, as the days were getting shorter, I happened to spot it one evening as I was walking home. "Praise to the Moon, bright queen of the skies," I heard, in my head. I sang as I walked, watching it rise over the trees of my neighborhood. For that moment, this song I was learning reminded me to look up, admire that cool, reflected light, and think of people through the ages who have watched that same moon on its travels around the earth.
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Photo: "FullMoon2010" by Gregory H. Revera – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Sounds of an English Spring
version of this post appeared on The Last Word on Nothing.
The English robin and the North American robin share a name, but ours is a large, sturdy bird, while the British one is a sweet, fat little bird with a little less red and a pretty dab of gray. In The Secret Garden, the bird that shows Mary Lennox the way into the garden is a robin, and I have always wanted one as a friend myself.
The last time I was in Britain, I saw robins often, perched on a fencepost or singing from the top of a bush. I almost always caught myself singing the song "Ah Robin," which we sang in the 2007 Christmas Revels. I suspect this song is about a man named Robert, not a bird, but it came to mind anyway.
Swallows streaked by at fence-level, wings swept back like tiny fighter jets. "Bring back the roses to the dells/The swallow from her distant clime/The honeybee from drowsy cells," I sang to myself.
The ecosystem I know best is that of the Washington area; I know what our swallows and robins are like. But a lot of the songs we sing in Revels were originally about spring and landscapes that have been farmed intensively for centuries, in a country on the other side of the sea. For the first time, I was seeing all of these birds in the ecological context where the songs were born, where my distant British ancestors might have seen them.
By the way: England's blackbird is a thrush, a different family from our creaking New World blackbirds. They sing from the bushes, too, and can only bring to mind one song.
Photo: By David Croad (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Up Flies the Lark
A version of this post appeared on The Last Word on Nothing.
I walked along the edge of a cliff. To my right, a hundred-foot drop to the waters of the English Channel. A strong wind blew off the water and over the cliff. To my left were spring-green fields. High above the waves of grain hung a skylark, twittering relentlessly.
On the ground, a skylark isn't a very memorable bird. It's brown, with a little crest of feathers on top of its head. A skylark in the sky, though, is quite impressive. It flaps madly, a fluttering speck against the cloudy white sky. As they hover and swoop, they emit a constant stream of notes. The song goes on and on and on.
The skylark made me think of a lyric from a song we often sing in the May Revels: "Up flies the kite; down falls the lark-o." It's part of the Padstow May Song, a tradition from the village of Padstow, 70 miles due west of the cliff where I heard the larks.
One of my walking companions was another Reveler, Liza Lester, and together we started the song: "Unite and unite, now let us unite, for summer is a-coming today!" Arms outstretched, we sang through the verses as well as we could remember them, dancing along the grassy clifftop path.
As we continued our walk toward Sidmouth, we passed from one skylark's flapping-ground to the next, on and on above the cliffs. They sang and sang and sang.
Now isn't the season for skylarks, though; it's the season for staying inside and thinking about walks and birds, and looking forward to the dawning of the new year.
Photo: Helen Fields
Hear the skylark's charming song.
Revels and the Natural World
In one of Washington Revels' most-performed songs, "Country Life," we sing: "I like to rise when the sun she rises, early in the morning/I like to hear them small birds singing, merrily upon their laylums." A laylum is probably a bit of fallow land—it doesn't matter; it's a place where birds sing. Cheerful and bright, the song continues through the agricultural year. "In spring we sow, at the harvest mow; and that is how the seasons 'round they go."
Much of what we do at Washington Revels is rooted in the seasons. Spring is the star of our May Revels. During the hot days of summer, we march and sing in local parades. In our after-school workshops, children explore how people down the ages have interpreted the seasons in music, dance and drama.
In the Christmas Revels, we celebrate the time beyond the harvest, the darkest time of the year. Winter is a simple fact of our planet. Earth spins at an angle, its axis tilted at 23.4 degrees. When the top of the planet points toward the sun, the northern hemisphere basks in its warmth. But when our end of the planet points out into the universe, we shiver and draw close together. "They lighted candles in the winter trees/They hung their homes with evergreen," Susan Cooper wrote in her poem "The Shortest Day," recited near the end of every Christmas Revels performance. Each December we gather at Lisner Auditorium, "singing, dancing, to drive the dark away."
Usually, in the Christmas Revels, we visit one or more specific cultures and eras, exploring how people in different places and times have celebrated the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. Nature is present primarily as a backdrop to rural life. This year, nature comes to the forefront, as we explore our relationship with the natural world. The time period is less defined than usual, over a thousand years ago, in the Middle Ages. Back then, it was hard to escape our planet's physics. When the world was cold and dark, we were cold and dark. Nearly everyone had to think about plants and pests, and whether the chickens would stop laying or the river would flood.
Today, some of us are still closely tied to the physical world. There's a farmer in our chorus, for example. But many of us might think we can wall ourselves off from nature. Convenience stores will sell us eggs at any hour of the day or night. We have concrete, insulation, and elevators.
We are still part of this planet, though. Life feels different when the sun sets so early. Our city can shut down for days if the wrong set of air masses happens to collide over us. As we come together this weekend—whether on one of Washington's oddly warm December days or whether the snow has begun—let's sing together of peace and warmth, and look forward to when the sun comes back, the forsythia bloom, and the cherry trees let their clouds of petals fly.
A version of this essay appears in this year's Christmas Revels program.
Photo: Helen Fields, thinking of spring
Over Hedges and Stiles
"We have traveled many miles, over hedges and stiles."
That's a line from "Please to See the King," a song in this year's Christmas Revels.
I've been singing in the Christmas Revels chorus since 2004. Being involved with Revels has changed a lot about my world. It has brought me beloved friends, fulfilling performances, and connection with strangers, in the Christmas Revels and other events through the year.
It has also made me think more about my relationship with nature. Living in the city, like I do, it's easy to ignore the natural world. But almost everything we do in Revels relates to the seasons. As the days get shorter and winter approaches, I treasure the weekly opportunity to sing and dance with my village, the Christmas Revels chorus. Then, in summer, I get to sing about the joys of the growing season, instead of cursing the humidity.
"Please to See the King" is one of many songs that make me think of the British countryside. In this case, it's quite a direct connection: the landscape of much of Britain is crisscrossed with hedges. They're practical, living fences. If properly maintained, they're dense enough to keep livestock in the correct pasture. Gates and stiles are built into gaps in the hedges so people and dogs can pass through.
In July 2013, my friend Kate and I spent a week walking through the Cotswolds, a lovely patch of England that is particularly pastoral. We walked along a lot of hedges and climbed over a lot of stiles. This was the first one.
Revels is so woven into my mind that when I cross a stile in a hedge, I think, "hey! that's a hedge and a stile!" and the familiar song starts, then continues on. "In search of our King, unto you we bring. Old Christmas is past…."
Posted on July 29, 2015 November 1, 2015
A Journey Back to My Revels Roots
A Guest Post by Patrick Malone
Attending The Christmas Revels each year with my family was probably my very favorite tradition. I remember vividly riding from our home in McLean, over Key Bridge, past the sparkling December lights of M Street, and stepping into the warm glow of Lisner Auditorium. Attending the Revels was more a part of our holiday ritual than anything else, and the final notes of the Sussex Mummers Carol would reverberate within me for the rest of the season. The rest of the year, even.
Patrick with his two boys at a music class.
In 2013, I lost both my parents, my father in April and my mother in August. I was not a child when this happened, and I cannot overstate the empathy I feel for those who lose their parents as children or teenagers. But, I can say that even as a grown man with a wife and child of my own, the sense of loss I felt was immense. I struggled. The hardest part of that first year was the waves of grief that would roll over me during the happiest moments – my son's first words and steps, Thanksgiving, the news my second son was on the way – because my parents were not there to share it. I withdrew. I missed Revels that year. It was, simply, too much.
Patrick on stage in the 2014 Irish Christmas Revels.
The following spring, I received a note from Susan Lewis encouraging me to audition for that year's Christmas Revels. "Just wanted you to see the theme of this year's December production: Irish!!" she wrote, knowing the proper way to sell an idea to someone named Patrick Morland Malone. I had toyed with the idea of auditioning before, but had always found a reason not to. But here, I decided, I would take my first step toward reclaiming the joy in my life. I auditioned. I got in. I smiled
Over the next months of rehearsal, I was embraced, often literally, by the members of a group that I had only known from the outside, but which now held me close as one of their own. I found myself staggered by the talent, compassion, empathy and, above all, sense of community present in every single Reveler I met. Those who have sung in groups know that it is a powerful experience, allowing you to be both an individual and part of something greater than yourself at the same time. I have never had that feeling more than in the rehearsals for, and on the stage of, the Christmas Revels.
My wife told me, only a few weeks ago, that from the time of my parents' deaths until the time I joined The Christmas Revels, I had seemed a shadow of myself, quieter, sadder, and that it was only when I threw myself into the rehearsals and performance that I became my old self again. That's hard to hear, but absolutely true. All along, the right answer was never to withdraw from joy, but to fully hold it in my heart.
Patrick (center, left) with actors and chorus in a scene from the 2014 show.
I learned that I am a Reveler. I was always a Reveler. And I will always be a Reveler. I emerged from my shortest day as promise wakened, caroled, feasted, gave thanks, and dearly loved my friends. I am immensely, and will remain eternally, grateful for the opportunity.
Patrick Malone was a member of the Adult Chorus in the 2014 Irish Christmas Revels. We eagerly await his return to the show when his littlest is out of diapers!
Greek and Bulgarian Salon Concerts
Lyuti Chushki plays as concertgoers dance. Photo by Margaret Loomis.
Twice over the last week the performance space at Washington Revels was filled with dance and exciting music. Friday night, the music was Greek; last night, it was music from Bulgaria.
The salon concerts are a chance for tradition-bearers in this year's Christmas Revels to share a bit more of their music than they'll get to play on our stage in December.
Last night, Tzvety Weiner, who has been valiantly teaching us Bulgarian songs all fall, joined her husband Bryndyn Weiner and her parents, Tanya Dosseva and Lyuben Dossev, to perform several songs (in this configuration, they are "Dossevi").
Dossevi (with Bryndyn Wiener) performing at the Washington Revels Office. Photo by Margaret Loomis.
Tzvety gives off an aura of good humor, and now that I have seen her mother, I can report that it's inherited. Seeing the two of them singing together was a delight. After one particularly silly song–you didn't have to understand Bulgarian to know that this song was funny–Tzvety announced that we'd witnessed a real accomplishment: the two of them getting through it without cracking up. Lyuben Dossev is a celebrated player of the kaval, a wooden shepherd's flute, and this was the first time he and Tzvety had performed together–a real treat for us.
After a reception, the second half of the evening was about dancing. The band Lyuti Chushki, which includes Tzvety, played boisterous Bulgarian tunes while concert-goers joined hands and danced. Numbers varied a lot–on simpler dances, dozens of people were up and moving through the steps with varying levels of competence; in one dance, about half a dozen more experienced dancers sprang around the room.
Spyros Koliavasilis and Karpouzi Trio playing a Salon Concert on November 15, 2013. Photo by Greg Scholtz.
Last Friday, Spyros Koliavasilis and the Karpouzi Trio (Spyros with Len Newman and Margaret Loomis) gave a wonderful concert of Greek music, highlighting traditions from Asia Minor (most notably on the oud and kemane) as well as music from the Greek islands. Spyros plays and teaches 19 instruments and specializes in the authentic practice of traditional music spanning all of Greece.
We heard music played in many different modes. Much of the music was "microtonal"–music that contains intervals smaller than the conventional contemporary Western semitone (our 12-tone equal temperament). It was truly amazing! Margaret plays the santouri, a giant Greek dulcimer with a delightful sound, and her hammers were flying as she played this fascinating music. Len plays the laouto, a Greek version of the lute; that name comes from the Arabic word oud, meaning "wood." The sound box of the Greek laouto is unusually large and creates a very resonant sound.
We're all looking forward to hearing much more from these groups over the coming weeks.
Learn more about the 2013 Christmas Revels: Echoes of Thrace
It's Just So Many Words….
In December, I'll be standing on stage singing songs in Greek, Turkish, and Bulgarian like I've known them all my life.
Today, November 14, I'm staring down a really large pile of words in languages I don't speak.
My memorization system has many parts. Some shorter pieces just stick in my head. But for most songs, it takes more work.
First: index cards. I write out the words, then carry the card around so I can study–and sing from it in rehearsal.
Today's project: My third card of the season.
I think the card works mostly because the act of writing forces me to to pay attention. It wasn't until I wrote out the Greek Christmas carol Saranda Meres this morning that I realized the second and third line are the same in most of the verses we're singing. I'd sung it dozens of times without noticing.
Yeah, my observational skills are amazing.
Another part of the system is vivid mental images. This works better with songs in English; I got a couple of confusing lines of Carol of the Bells into my head by imagining them as little stories that were happening on stoops like the one in Sesame Street.
For lyrics in a foreign language, I try to think of words in English that the words sound like, then string them into some kind of story. In my head, one of the particularly difficult songs in the 2011 Christmas Revels was about projectile vomiting in the desert.
I recommend Moonwalking With Einstein, a fun book on memorization. It gave me good ideas for memorizing and confirmed what I'd noticed: it's easier to remember things that you wouldn't talk about in polite company.
The good news is, once the lyrics get into my head, I usually don't have to go back to the mnemonics. The songs settle in. By singing them over and over, in rehearsal and with the recordings, they really do start to feel like they're mine. And I can even smile and dance while singing them. (Usually.)
Blessed by the Survachka
Assen Assenov (right), with his wife Simona Assenova, explains the tradition of the survachka to the Revels chorus.
Last week Assen Assenov, a leader in the Washington-area Bulgarian community, and his wife Simona Assenova stopped by rehearsal for the Christmas Revels.
First they taught our Wednesday Night Work Party volunteers how to make a survachka, a stick that Bulgarian children use to bless their elders on New Year's Day. (And by "bless" I mean "tap." Or "beat.")
Children make their own sticks, and each has its own unique flair. So did the sticks the volunteers were putting together last week.
After the rehearsal, Assen told the chorus about the tradition of the survachka, and Simona demonstrated the blessing, tapping him on the shoulder with her decorated stick.
He also shared this lovely thought:
"Thank you for taking my culture and spreading it to more people. If you could spread my culture to just one more person, you would be my hero. I love my culture, but I also love learning about other cultures, too; that's what makes us richer."
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Eleven-Sixteen? What?
One measure of this year's music, in 7/8.
Overheard in rehearsal: "Eleven-sixteen? Whaaaat?"
One of the challenges for this year's Christmas Revels chorus is singing in unusual time signatures.
If you don't know what a time signature is, let me take a moment to enlighten. A piece of music written in the standard way has a couple of pieces of information at the top left. One looks like a fraction, with a number on top and a number on the bottom. The number on the top tells you how many beats there are in a measure. (A measure is sort of the basic unit of a piece of music—each one starts with a strong beat, normally. That's one measure in the example above.) The number on the bottom tells you how long a beat is. So music in 7/8 has seven beats to the measure. Music in 11/16 has 11 beats to the measure.
Almost everything I've ever sung was written with two or four beats to the measure.
Until now. The people of Thrace use a ton of different time signatures. In the first three weeks of rehearsal, we've already worked on several songs with seven beats to the measure, one with five beats, and one that alternates between eight and eleven. We've danced to at least seven and nine beats, and maybe some other time signatures that I've forgotten about.
When working on this music, it's pointless trying to count to five or seven in your head. Instead, the counts are grouped into beats of different lengths. A seven is actually sung as an uneven three: ONE two THREE four FIVE six seven becomes short short long, short short long. A five is called the limping rhythm: ONE two THREE four five becomes short long, short long, short long, like someone limping down the street.
The only way I can get the time right is to get the swing of the music into my head. In rehearsal, Tzvety Weiner, our fearless leader of Bulgarian music, keeps us in line with her laser-precision clapping. Most of the chorus is so used to singing with beats of even lengths that it's easy to nudge the music that way, even we don't mean to. At home, I've been wearing out the "Christmas 2013" playlist in my iTunes, listening to the new beats over and over.
When I'm in the weeds with 5/8, trying to keep that second beat on time, singing in a new time signature can be frustrating. But one of the great privileges of being in the Christmas Revels chorus is having a window into the music and dance of other cultures. In 2005 we sang the music of Scandinavia and I got my first introduction to the uneven beat and unfamiliar drone of Norwegian fiddle music; the dances that go with that music turned into a years-long interest for me. It's daunting to think that I need to get 11/16 into my bones by our opening show on December 7, but it's thrilling, too.


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Baltimore City Parks have a special place in my heart. As a West Baltimore native, I spent hours of my childhood playing in the Gywnn's Falls/Leakin Park woodlands. We had a tennis court where I pretended to be Martina Navratilova. We had the Carrie Murray Nature Center (I swore it was haunted). We had streams and waterways where I lost my action figures and hills where I raced my siblings and my friends. I was always sad for my friends living in East Baltimore because, to my knowledge, they didn't have parks. Now I know better.
Over the years, it has been strange to witness the investment in certain parts of East Baltimore while watching the upper corridor of West Baltimore ignored. Relegated to that area of town where some neighborhoods look like vacated war zones, Baltimoreans often forget about the majestic old homes with large porches and oak tree canopies. They also forget about Gwyn's Falls and Leakin Park. Thankfully artist and environmentalist are bringing attention to these often overlooked places.
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Running from May 2012- October 2012,Nature Art in the Park- The Nature of Change is the second annual summer-long series of exhibitions, workshops & other family-friendly Nature Art events in an ongoing collaborative project bringing together site-specific works built from natural materials, in the forests of Baltimore City's Parks.
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30 Women, 30 Stories: A Multimedia Project Documents Stories of Women in Recovery
Marshall Clarke's portraits of Marian House alumnae adorned the Cork Gallery walls.
Close to 100 people packed the Cork Gallery on a sweltering June afternoon for the release of a remarkable book of photographs and stories about Baltimore women who have transformed their lives.
Through prose vignettes and portraits by local photographer Marshall Clarke, 30 Women, 30 Stories: Journeys of Recovery and Transformation profiles alumnae of the nonprofit housing program Marian House, which marks its third decade of operations this year.
Since opening its doors to 16 women on April 12, 1982, Marian House has helped over 1,000 women tread the difficult path from hardship to recovery. The organization plans to use the book and related media to raise awareness and spark conversation about issues of addiction, incarceration, homelessness, mental illness, and trauma.
Marian House executive director Katie Allston engaged artist Peter Bruun to spearhead the book project, which was funded by grants from from the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, the TKF Foundation, and the David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation. Bruun worked with Marian House staff, clients, and alumnae to tell the women's stories using a wide range of media and disciplines.
The exhibit incorporated multimedia elements, including QR codes like this one.
The June 21 release event offered an impressively rich and well-integrated multimedia experience. Photographs of each woman profiled in the book adorned the walls, paired with quotes and QR codes leading to the Marian House website, where attendees could listen to recordings of the women telling their stories in their own voices. Guests also had the option of taking a cell phone tour of the exhibit.
On one wall of the gallery hung a quilt created by four Marian House residents and a local textile artist. On another, a resident-created painting inspired by the book project shared space with portraits of the women taken by local photographer Marshall Clarke. A DVD and forthcoming touring exhibition of Clarke's photographs are aimed at introducing Marian House to a wider audience, including policymakers and advocates.
Bruun explains that the collaborative, multi-dimensional nature of the project is designed to engage a diverse following.
"The notion is different contexts and different audiences are more or less accessible depending on what works for them," he says. "Some will flip through a book, some will go to a web page, some will go to an exhibition. The goal is to use each platform as a gateway to another — though the audio was a bust at the event, it helped people be mindful of the stories existing on the website."
Bruun hopes that the stories collected in the book act as a "springboard for conversations in neighborhoods about the value of having treatment services."
A quilt designed by Marian House residents.
For all the visual, audio, and online elements that comprised the exhibit, the focus of the June 21 event was the Marian House graduates and their personal journeys. Two of the women profiled in the book took the microphone to share their stories, which were emblematic of the struggles and triumphs experienced by all of Marian House's residents and graduates.
"I think of our women each like a puzzle," Allston told the audience quietly. "They started in this world as a whole and complete picture but their being and sense of self have been shattered into pieces long before we meet them." Marian House, she continued, "is simply the platform upon which those pieces come back together and holes are filled."
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Baltimore is getting ready to "Face Race" this Fall and it is about time!
I do not trust artists, activists or services providers who do not have a track record of addressing issues of race in their practice. Race impacts everything I do. It impacts my decision to attend a theater performance on the east side of Baltimore. It influences my decision to involve myself in the myriad of activist movements in town. I'm not the only one who thinks about race all of the time, am I?
How do we as artists, activists, funders, researchers and service providers keep the impact of race in the forefront of our practice? I do not know. Thankfully this fall, Facing Race 2012 is coming to Baltimore, November 15-17 to help us figure it out. If you are anything like me, you are going to want to hit this event up.
Facing Race is a conference like no other – it is the largest national, multi-racial gathering of leaders, educators, journalists, artists, and activists on racial justice. Facing Race conference sessions will address topics such as 2012 election, economy, arts & culture, education reform, multiracial organizing, immigrant rights, and the development of racial justice leadership and training models. Workshops offer attendees a chance to develop hands-on strategies for positive social change.
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A Coloradan Transplant in Humid, Humid Baltimore
By Buck Jabaily
As anyone who has ever emigrated can attest, dropping into a new place is like learning to swim. It takes you a while to figure out a) what this water "thing" is, b) how to not drown, c) how to transport yourself through the water, and finally d) how to thrive in the water like Michael Phelps. After you've earned your eight gold medals, you suddenly learn you're not in a swimming pool at all, you're actually in a great lake, and you repeat the cycle from the beginning. Then, years after that, when you think you're reaching the lake's shore, it becomes apparent that you're actually swimming in an ocean.
In 2006, when I arrived in humid, humid Baltimore from dry, dry Colorado, I was very aware of one thing: I was a transplant.
Luckily, I had a purpose in Baltimore; to set up shop for Single Carrot Theatre. I also had a teammate–my then-girlfriend and now-wife, Giti; and I had a sister who lived in Fells Point with a futon available at low rent.
Every city has its treasures and its problems. The problems in Baltimore were far different than those I'd left behind in Colorado. Or perhaps they felt bigger. Or maybe since I was becoming an adult, having successfully escaped intact from the insular bubble of college, the problems were just more immediate. My first week in Baltimore, someone drew a map for me and said, "within these lines, you'll be safe". I drew that identical map many more times over the next two years as my compatriots in Single Carrot moved to Baltimore. However, it was soon apparent to me that I'd left the bubble of college for a similar bubble of the Charles Street corridor. How was I going to expand my map?
After years of living in this very difficult-to-define city (to those in the north, it is the south; and to those in the south, it is the north), I have begun to appreciate the many layers of Baltimore and the place I occupy as a transplant. Learning Baltimore is a long process that I am far from completing.
Sometimes I'll spend months at a stretch in the company of other transplants, and then I'll meet artists who were born and raised in Baltimore. The Baltimore-born often carry hometown pride, but there's sometimes a chip on the shoulder, too. To me, it feels like I live in an entirely different Baltimore than Baltimore-born folks. Drop the "B" and you're left with your own private "altimore". But how many "altimores" can there be?
I hear transplants praising other transplants with statements like, "They come in with energy and a desire to make things happen." How do Baltimore-born people feel about transplants? In my own case, I feel a little bit like a carpetbagger. Baltimore, a place where many residents experience a daily struggle for the basics, is a place of great potential for me. The non-monetary resources are here–there's a welcoming arts community, there are a few seed grants to get artists going, there is an abundance of space, and people won't typically oppose unusual ideas–in fact, they may even go out of their way to support those ideas.
I used to say that the American dream was alive and well in Baltimore, but then I realized that perhaps the American dream is more easily achieved by a white male from Colorado who was given a car by his parents when he graduated debt-free (thanks again, parents) from his state university.
One thing is clear. Almost six years later, I am still solidly a transplant.
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A photo from the BoatUS Catastrophe response team shows damage to boats and structures at Key Allegro Marina in Rockport, Texas.
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