Are you looking for ways to spice up your lessons, stimulate your students and get them excited about natural science? Our outreach educators bring live animals such as owls, hawks, tortoises and snakes into your classroom. Program content is based on Utah Science Core Curriculum Life Science goals and objectives and use grade appropriate concepts and vocabulary.
The price listed is for one 45-minute lesson. For additional lessons (same day and location) add half of the amount of the listed fee. A small mileage fee of .50/mile will be charged for programs 10+ miles from the Ogden Nature Center. Weekend programs are $50 extra and programs after 5:00pm are an additional $20. Programs over 60 miles from the Nature Center, add $100.
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An in depth look at predator/prey relationships using a live raptor and another creature that is preys upon. We will discuss adaptations, survival techniques and food webs. Older grades (9-12) will discuss carrying capacity and formulate hypotheses related to wildlife populations.
Find out what these terms mean as you look more in depth at specific "listed" species. We will discuss examples from around the world, but will focus on current happenings in Utah. Meet a desert tortoise, a threatened species in our state. This program is set to be an interactive discussion with some hands on elements and activites for groups under 45 individuals.
Herbivores, Omnivores, Carnivores, oh my! Learn about the diversity of mammals that live in our region. Discover what makes mammals unique! We will bring skulls, bones and pelts to help students explore animal adaptations. This hands-on program is best suited for small audiences under 45 participants, but can be adapted for larger crowds who might not get the hands on experience.
Students will learn what specific characteristics make a bird a bird. We will bring in examples of eggs, nests, feathers, and taxidermy specimens and investigate adaptations specific to raptors, shore birds, song birds and more. A live bird may be added to this program for the Animals a la carte fee per specific bird.
Discover career options in the environmental field as you meet an Ogden Nature Center teacher/naturalist and one of our live animals that help teach our community about native wildlife species. Learn what it takes to care for our animals at the nature center and what you can do now to prepare for a job working with wildlife.
Decode the facts and fiction surrounding owls while meeting two different owls that live in Utah. Great for small or large audiences.
From money to uniforms the symbol of the bald eagle is seen on a daily basis in the United States. Learn how this bird became our national symbol, hear the story of how the bald eagle has recovered from being on the endangered species list, and discover its magnificent characteristics as you meet the Ogden Nature Centers bald eagle, Des ta Te.
With the help of three of the Ogden Nature Center's resident raptors, students will get an introduction to birds of prey and their unique characteristics.
Bring a natural element to your next special event, fair, show, party, etc. Your guests will get an up close encounter with nature in a non-formal setting where they will have the opportunity to ask questions and take photographs with some special creatures. Any of our programs can be adjusted to be a booth. Contact us for pricing and details.
If you have a program idea in mind, we may be able to help. Animals a la carte programs cost $20 base price plus the cost of the animal. Weekend programs are $50 extra and programs after 5:00 pm are $20 extra.


Recently as the Director of HR Services for ZERORISK HR, Inc., he assisted organizations in the use of behavioral science based programs for strategic employment and retention initiatives, leadership development and team building, and culture/competency modeling. Through these programs, client organizations greatly improved their business effectiveness through engaging, developing, and optimizing their human capital resources.
Previously as National Employment Director, Joe guided the staffing, college relations, international assignments, and relocation programs for Ericsson Inc., a worldwide leader in telecommunications. Prior to Ericsson, Joe assisted Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) with the development and integration of an innovative behavioral interviewing and selection program for experienced hiring. Joe began his professional career in the US Air Force as a pilot and aircraft commander before joining EDS as a systems engineer. He transitioned to human resources to fulfill his strong interest in the people business and his belief in managing talent to the utmost benefit of an organization.
Joe is currently a Senior Advisor for the Dallas/Ft.Worth SMA Chapter, and previously served on the national board of directors for EMA as vice president of Professional Development. He recently served on SHRM's HR Consulting & Outsourcing Expertise Panel and currently serves on the SHRM Staffing and Workforce Planning Standards Taskforce. His interest in education and training is fostered by his Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of Arkansas.
We have chosen Community Partners of Dallas for our December charity. CPD works with CPS to support 16,000 kids in Dallas who have been taken from their homes and are in foster care or are living with other family members. They are in need of Christmas gifts for their older kids. They tend to receive a lot of donations geared toward the younger kids. Ideal gifts are electronics, gift cards, and any other teenage-appropriate items. We will collect these items at our Dec. luncheon.


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A slowfox lineáris lépésmintákat követő, művészien megformált, hosszú, sikló járómozgáson alapuló társastánc. A térdek enyhén nyújtottak, azaz nem feszítettek, hanem flexibilisek és mozgásra készek. A slowfoxban minden lépés majdnem azonos hosszúságú, a test állandóan haladó mozgásban van. A lábak mozgása folyamatos és a tánc járó jellegét hangsúlyozza. A táncban az emelkedés és az ereszkedés kevésbé kifejezett, hisz egy hosszan elnyújtott hullámmozgást kell láttatni. A test mozgása folyamatos, és váltakozva hol az egyik, hol a másik testoldal lendül kissé előre, mely harmonikus testmozgást, illetve vállvezetést idéz elő. A slowfox technikailag igényes tánc, ezért a tánciskolákban csak a haladó pároknál kezdik tanítani.

A slowfox a tág terű, folyamatosan haladó, hullámszerű járómozgásokban nyilvánul meg. A táncot a hanyag eleganciával előadott, hosszan elnyújtott lendületek jellemzik, melyeket gyors fordulatok és meglepő pózok tesznek varázslatossá. A többszörös világbajnok és tréner Karl Breuer találóan írja le a slowfoxot: "A lábat a táncban egyszerűen oda helyezhetjük, ahová a súly kívánkozik. Egyúttal a legnehezebb standard tánc is, amennyiben sikere döntően azon múlik, hogy ne hasson unalmasnak. Ez csak akkor sikerül, ha nagyon extenzíven táncolják, és zeneileg nagyon intenzíven interpretálják."

A slowfox a standard táncversenyek nélkülözhetetlen epizódja. Igen sokan kedvelik lassan áradó jellege és szép zenéje miatt.

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Zenéje lassan áradó, tartózkodó, melodikus, szabályos. A tánc eleganciáját a szaxofon, klarinét vagy hegedű emeli ki.

Zenei üteme: 4/4-es.
Tempó: tudásszint szerint 28-30 ütem/perc
Versenyen 30 ütem/perc

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
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Raun Kaufman gives a lecture with a photo of himself as a child as a backdrop.
Raun Kaufman, who along with his parents gained fame in the 1970s for what they tout as his full recovery from severe autism, will give a lecture from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Admission is free, but registration is required.
The lecture will focus on practical techniques for treating children with autism at home, said Kaufman, a part-time resident of Portland. "People will leave with specific things they can try that night," he said.
"The Son-Rise Program is an alternative autism treatment based upon the idea that the children show us the way in, and then we show them the way out."
Kaufman's lecture is part of a national tour to promote his new book, "Autism Breakthrough," described in a news release as "a step-by-step guide with clear, practical strategies that readers can implement immediately."
Kaufman, acknowledging that he and Son-Rise have their critics, said in a phone interview, "I'm really trying to give parents a different option for their children on the autism spectrum."
Parents of autistic children, he said, hear a pessimistic message and get a one-size-fits-all treatment that relies on behavioral modification techniques. "The idea is to stamp out unwanted behaviors, promote wanted behaviors," he said.
At Son-Rise, the emphasis is instead on something called "joining," Kaufman said.
"Children on the autism spectrum do what a lot of people call repetitive or self-stimulating behavior: flapping hands, stacking blocks. Or it could be much more complex, like talking about a particular Disney movie over and over," he said. Son-Rise encourages parents to join in such behaviors, with the idea being that joining will catch the child's attention and start building a connection, which in turn will start building a relationship, Kaufman said.
"I've had a lot of pushback on this joining principle," Kaufman said. "I hear a lot of 'This is the worst thing you can do, you're going to make this child do this even more.' "
His response: "This is something we've been doing for over 30 years. We never see joining reinforce or create more of these kinds of behaviors. The more we join, the less these kids do these behaviors."
He added that his approach is "a really good fit to Portland" because it's home to many families who are "really ready to think outside the box, try something that isn't the most conservative, established way of doing something, especially when it comes to their kids."
What do local autism advocates and experts think of Kaufman and his approach?
Tobi Rates, executive director of the Autism Society of Oregon, said, "Everything in autism is controversial." She added, "I don't know enough about the program to really say whether I have objections or not. I have talked to parents who have been complimentary toward the program who felt it was useful for their child."
Dr. Eric Fombonne, director of autism research for OHSU's Institute on Development and Disabilities, said there are no evidence-based studies indicating that it's possible to have a full recovery from autism.
"What kind of data do they have to support it?" Fombonne said he would ask anyone who makes such an assertion. "Was it the wrong diagnosis to start with? We need to have data, we need to compare interventions."
Fombonne also said that while children with autism can occasionally show "spectacular" progress, there are a couple of reasons for that: The definition of autism has expanded, so that "children that we see now tend to be less impaired than children we saw 30 years ago," and kids with autism are receiving interventions at earlier ages, like 2 or 3.
"We can achieve gains," he said, not only by intervening early but also by using speech therapy and specialized daycare, being consistent, having goals, and working with parents 20 to 30 hours a week, "but again the gain is not that they are cured."
Fombonne was sympathetic to parents of children with autism, noting that "when you have a child with autism it's quite difficult and stressing for parents." Autism, Fombonne said, "truly affects the core of the (parent-child) relationship, especially in the young years: He doesn't look at you, he doesn't smile back, he's not affectionate." And, Fombonne said, it can be hard to access treatment promptly, which causes parents to shop around and look for less conventional approaches, such as dolphin therapy, hippotherapy and mercury removal (chelation therapy).
"When they do that, they lose time," he warned. "Sometimes it can be to the detriment of the child."
Kaufman said he is not bothered by criticism. "If the traditional way of treating these kids was already working," he said, "nobody would be coming to me."


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And without a care in the world, there you stood. In the middle of a busy road. In rush hour traffic. Too-fast cars, believing that the see saw of an impatient accelerator/brake is going to move them quicker than the line of metal in front, speeding then shuffling by you with barely a glance.
You held your own, you had the protection of a tiny traffic island. And a pair of summer shorts and a t-shirt. It was a cool Autumnal morning. Not quite able to see breath in air but still crisp enough to require socks and the heady possibility of a scarf with jacket. You stood tall and carefree on your island and threw your head up to the sky and sun.
I realised what you were doing. The sky could not have been more blue. The sun could not have been more resplendent. The trees on your right were flirting with both, like peacocks flashing their finery in time to a beat. And you had decided to plant yourself in the middle of rush hour, in a fairly dangerous place, dressed in very little, to stop, pause, and take a photograph of sky, sun and tree. I decided immediately you are wise fellow indeed.
As I headed onward it gave me a great pile of thoughts to accompany me on my journey. Would you send the photo onward? Would it hit your online social pages? Would it become the lock screen on your phone, popping up in front of your face countless times over the coming days? Would it be shown to someone unable to get out, to give them a taste of the season? Would it ever, maybe, be printed and placed inside an album?
I'll never know the answers. But I know this... your soul sang because of that sky, that sun and that tree and it made my soul sing to witness it.
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Paula Atherton – Shake It
Saxophonist Paula Atherton is one of those go-getters who have made it to the top in the music business. She started her solo projects with Let Me Inside Your Love (2001), followed by Groove with Me (2009), Enjoy The Ride (2012) and Ear Candy (2015). Her newest album is Shake It (2018).
Mentioned in the liner notes are Dave Delhome, Darin Brown, Jorgen Kjaer, Bill Heller (keyboards), Schuyler Deale, Ron Monroe, Roy DeJesus (bass), Emedin Rivera (percussion), Lou Gimenez, Nick Colionne (guitar), Lionell Cordew, Tony Lewis (drums), Cindy Bradley (trumpet, trombone), and Melissa Raye (background vocals). Paula performs on her album flute, alto sax, Bari sax and vocals.
Most of the songs are written by Paula Atherton, in parts with other musicians. Nick Colionne has written one song and the album has one cover.
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Justin Trudeau greets supporters at subway station.
SAN FRANCISCO—Canada dealt a big blow to incumbent conservatives by voting in its first new leader in nearly a decade in a general election that gave Justin Trudeau's Liberal party an absolute majority. This is good news for immigrants.
The Liberal Party has promised to make family reunification easier for new immigrants by doubling the number of parents and grandparents of immigrants admitted under the Canadian parents and grandparents program (PGP) that are granted permanent residency each year to 10,000, according to a report by Immigration.Canada.
The number of immigrant parents and grandparents allowed into Canada under the PGP program is limited to 5,000 per year, imposed by the Harper government, which claimed that older immigrants place a burden on Canada's health-care system.
But Liberal leader Trudeau says that reuniting families was an important help to middle class families, with older relatives often assisting young parents by helping out with tasks such as child care, allowing them to go to work and save money on child day care costs.
Liberals have also promised to double the budget for processing applications under the parents and grandparents (PGP) program, which will significantly reduce the current multiyear wait times for immigration applicants.
The Liberals also promise to grant the spouses of immigrant's permanent resident status as soon as they arrive in Canada. Currently, spouses receive conditional visas and must wait two years before qualifying for Canadian permanent residence.
The Liberals pledge to raise the maximum age for dependents of immigrants from 19 to 22, reverting back to the previous criteria, making it easier for the older children of immigrants to enter into Canada as accompanying dependants.
Trudeau also said he would repeal some aspects of the highly controversial Bill C-24, known as the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, which critics assert creates a two-tiered citizenship system and violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These claims are currently being challenged in Federal Court, according to Immigration.Canada.


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Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking
Theatre Review by Matthew Murray
Marcus Stevens, Natalie Charlé Ellis, Jenny Lee Stern, and Scott Richard Foster.
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The return engagement of Forbidden Broadway at the 47th Street Theatre, subtitled Alive and Kicking, spends so much of its time roasting (relatively) current theatre trends and personalities that it doesn't have much of a chance to dig into the distant past. Yet while watching this deliriously entertaining revue reclaim its title as one of Off-Broadway's most valuable institutions, the lyric that most frequently flitted through my head was a 48-year-old one of Jerry Herman's: "It's so nice to have you back where you belong!"
Well, hello Gerard Alessandrini, and thanks for reopening your long-running, cynical-but-wise view of the promise and (especially) the perils of the theatre business. It's been a while since the last incarnation (Goes to Rehab) closed in 2009, and there have been plenty of openings and closings that haven't received the Forbidden Broadway treatment so many have longed for. Since its inception in 1982, the series was great at keeping high-level showmakers honest and finding fun in even the dreariest, deadest offerings.
So it's a pleasure to report that, working with co-writer and co-director Phillip George, Alessandrini has devised a truly transporting evening. The hardcore theatre lover will be thrilled that the duo has brought back everything they've long loved—and been frustrated by—with this seminal skewering of everything the Great White Way gets wrong (and occasionally right). And those who aren't yet in the know-everything category may feel as though they've been catapulted into it with this caustic, yet oddly caressing, tribute.
But before it can consider the present, mustn't the past be addressed? Yes, and so things begin with a glimpse at two trench-coat-wrapped men (Scott Richard Foster and Marcus Stevens) wending their way through dark and unfamiliar alleys in search of Peter and the Starcatcher before winding up in the shadowy environs of Off-Broadway. Happening upon the ghostly theater where Alessandrini's revue once played, they're lulled by its Brigadoon-like promise that the best things in life rarely disappear forever.
Within moments, Alessandrini has launched us into uproarious excavations of three flay-worthy Main Stem tenants: the revival at the Marquis, which headliner Ricky Martin (Stevens) describes as "Livin' Evita Loca" with female lead Elena Roger (Jenny Lee Stern) displaying her "utter lack of star quality"; Nice Work if You Can Get It, with a constipated Matthew Broderick (Stevens again) struggling through intricate Gershwin with a complete lack of grace and costar Kelli O'Hara (Natalie Charlé Ellis) incapable of garnering laughs; and Steve Kazee (Foster) and Cristin Milioti (Stern) lamenting Once's iffy writing and having to also function as the band in a muddled-concept movie adaptation.
Their portrayals are first rate, with Stern and Stevens proving particular standouts as they sing far better than Roger and Broderick while still maintaining firm comic authority, and the lyrics wryly expressing angst at so many productions' misplaced priorities. Just as delightful later on are Stevens's portrayal of Stephen Sondheim, leading a tour through his stripped-down revivals (including the most recent Into the Woods in Central Park), Stern's piercing send-up of Tracie Bennett's approximate Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow, and a ruthlessly funny vivisection of Diane Paulus's rethinking of Porgy and Bess.
It's for such topics that Alessandrini reserves his most corrosive acid; a couple of more high-profile pairings get off slightly easier. The women occupy a brief but juicy tweak to the Broadway-themed TV drama Smash, for example, and the men transform into inelegant but energetic (and, just maybe, not completely destructive) Matt Stone and Trey Parker as they work on their own musical theatre debut, The Book of Morons. The writing, staging, and even the costumes and wigs (Philip Heckman did the former, Bobbie Cliffton Zlotnik the latter) are always at their best when the takedown target just ahead is firm and fresh.
This is, alas, not always the case. Outdated or well-worn skits have been Forbidden Broadway mainstays in the past, but Alessandrini has rarely (if ever) had three years to dream up new material. Seeing so many re-re-recycled bits from the likes of The Lion King, Jersey Boys, and Wicked, and a strong focus on things that have long since closed—the revival of Follies, Catherine Zeta-Jones (who ended her run in A Little Night Music more than two years ago), Sutton Foster in Anything Goes, and An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin—can be dispiriting for those more interested in gnawing on red meat.
Still, that bit of staleness is not a deal-breaking price. One can't predict, and doesn't want to try, whether Alessandrini will keep Forbidden Broadway going for another 25 years or so. But if he can maintain the level of inspiration he's latched onto with Alive and Kicking, the chances are excellent that it "will never go away again." Those who care as much about the theatre as Alessandrini does likely would have it no other way
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Google launching Chrome web browser beta for Windows
Thanks to some over-exuberant staff at Google, the cat's out of the bag a bit earlier than planned on its new project: Chrome.
From tomorrow, Google will launch a beta version of its new web browser, which it no doubts hope will challenge the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and take chunks out of Firefox's increasing popularity.
A Windows version will be available in 100 countries (presumably the UK will be one of them), and should be "streamlined and simple". Features include separating each tab into its own "sandbox" to minimise the risk of web applications crashing the whole browser and provide better protection from malicious code, and a powerful "V8" JavaScript engine to "power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers"…
1st September 2008 Andy Merrett Internet, Software
Facebook turns open-source in defence against MySpace
Facebook has confirmed that it is preparing to open up its platform to make life easier on third-party developers creating applications. Its announcement follows a flood of similar ones from other companies, including rival MySpace, which joined the Google-founded OpenSocial open source standards initiative.
29th May 2008 29th August 2021 (Display Name not set) Facebook Applications, Web 2.0
Via gives away its OpenBook designs, watch out for even more Eee clones
Via has decided to be friendly to anyone wanting to build an Eee PC clone (or just a sub-notebook PC) by making CAD files available to anyone who wants to build or modify the OpenBook.
Processor specs aren't amazing — the Via C7-M / VX800 digital media processors may well choke on Windows XP or Vista, although Via says that their next-generation processor – Isaiah – will run four times as fast…
28th May 2008 28th September 2020 Andy Merrett Laptops / Notebooks
Carl Freer confirms that Gizmondo really is coming back this year
You'd think that disaster that was Gizmondo would be enough to put consumers and investors off for life. Not so apparently: Gizmondo is set to return with a whole new version, fresh support for the existing model and a new focus on homebrew and open source content. It could be with us by the end of the year…
13th May 2008 28th May 2020 (Display Name not set) Gadgets, Gaming
MWC 2008: Will the LiMo Foundation pip Google's Android to the open-source post?
The LiMo Foundation looks set to be a major thorn in Google's Android side, with a couple of major announcements tipped to occur at MWC.
For those unfamiliar with the LiMo Foundation, it's an alliance of manufacturers formed over a year ago, which has the same common aim as the Open Handset Alliance spearheaded by Google, of creating open mobile software platforms.
"[LiMo] is a very practical initiative, but also a deeply philosophical one, based upon the belief that openness in handsets delivers value to consumers," Morgan Gillis, LiMo's executive director, said recently about the alliance, which includes massive manufacturers such as Motorola…
11th February 2008 18th July 2018 Katherine Hannaford Gadget Shows, Mobile phones, Mobile World Congress 2008
CES 2008: OpenMoko to reveal Neo FreeRunner open source handset
OpenMoko's Neo 1973 open source mobile was a roaring success last year, selling out within three days of going on sale in July. Now, the company is set to use CES to take the wrappers off its new model, which is called Neo FreeRunner.
4th January 2008 22nd March 2022 Stuart Dredge CES 2008, Mobile phones
Sony AIBO-like robot, the New4LR, is open-source and speccy
Yet another robot for you, this time in the shape of a wee lil puppy. Watch women all around you swoon at the sight of it. Coochie-coochie-coo! Coochie-coochie-coo!
As your robot-savvy eyes can tell, it's slightly Sony Aibo-like in its appearance, but has a lot more to it than what meets the eye. The German University working on the robot has developed open-source software for the product, 'New4LR', powered by two AMD Geode 500Mhz processors…
18th September 2007 24th May 2019 Katherine Hannaford Robots, Top stories
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 03-July-2007: Prince, Wikipedia, AllOfMP3.com, John Edwards, Grand Theft Auto
– Prince outrages the music industry by giving away his new album for free with the Mail on Sunday.
– The Wikipedia user who prophesised the Chris Benoit murders claims he was simply vandalising the site, and had no idea it would turn true just hours later. Ever thought he maybe gave Benoit the idea in the first place?
– AllOfMp3.com is finally shut down by the Russian authorities, who have no doubt objected over all those pirate TaTu albums escaping the country…
3rd July 2007 28th May 2020 Katherine Hannaford Daily Tech Hotlinks
BBC plans to limit their VoD service to Microsoft Windows
It has emerged that the BBC plans to make its forthcoming Video on Demand (VoD) service compatible only with Microsoft Windows. An (arrogant) report from the BBC Trust states that such services will be unavailable to a 'minority of consumers…
5th February 2007 Andy Merrett Computers, Internet, Video Reviews
UK Government opposition MPs rally against IT in schools policy
Around 1 in 5 backbenchers from various parties in the UK Government have questioned the exclusion of open source software from UK schools in their response to an early day motion tabled by John Pugh MP. The motion addresses concern…
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This post is for the people who wants to apply to Medical School, be it Fresh grad high school students, Elementary students, even for the people who already received their college diploma or already a professional but decided to pursue medicine related courses.
Of course, entering a medical school is not as easy as it sounds. You have to consider many factors such as the quality of education the school offers, the friendliness of the environment, the competency of the school and the professors and other school personnel, the reputation of the school, the tuition fee (Is it worth the money?), the performance of the students who graduated from that school in board exams, and so on and so forth.
In this post, I will show you the rankings of the best medical schools in the Philippines for the year 2017 that features 10 of the 52 colleges and universities offering medicine related programs.
University of the East came in second place with 95.49 percent of board passers.
University of the Philippines- Manila bagged third place with 85.52 percent.
These Top 3 Universities are declared as the Centers of Excellence for Medicine by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The ranking is based on two of the Physicians licensure examinations this year including other factors like level of accreditation and faculty- student ratio.


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北村 純子
Kitamura Junko
Kitamura Junko 北村 純子
Photography by Fukunaga Kazuo
KITAMURA JUNKO studied under two extremely influential figures in the world of Japanese ceramics: Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001), a co-founder of the avant-garde Sodeisha group, and Kondō Yutaka (1932-83), a professor at Kyoto City University of Art where Kitamura completed her MFA. Inspired by the ancient 15th-century Korean tradition of punch'ong ware with slip-inlay, Kitamura creates thickly walled, wheel-thrown ceramic vessels with intricate impressed designs, consisting of minuscule concentric dots and geometric punching. Her designs give the appearance of melding together with the adjoining configurations to make intricate patterns recalling textiles or celestial constellations when inlaid with a creamy white slip. Kitamura's contemporary clay forms have been featured in solo and group shows across the globe and now grace numerous museum collections around this country.
"When you look up at the moon in the night sky, you can feel its existence not only in the part reflecting the light of the sun, but also in the part that melts into the darkness and cannot be seen.
It seems that the part that is invisible makes the portion we can see all the more beautiful."
Like her fellow pioneering female Japanese ceramicists, Kitamura brings a fresh perspective into a field that had long excluded them. Her painterly instincts, developed as the daughter of an abstract painter, combined with the visual language of textiles and lacquer crafts that flourished in her hometown of Kyoto, inform her elegant yet otherworldly sculptures. She uses a homemade bamboo tool to incise intricate, rippling geometric patterns in white slip inlay over a dark, matte, black slip-covered body with the precision of a lacemaker. A study in contrasts, her starkly black-and-white works cut dramatic profiles that belie their fluid, curving forms.
Selected Public Collections:
National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand
British Museum, London, UK
Brooklyn Museum, NY
Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Japan
Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives, Japan
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, Paris, France
Museum of Kyoto, Japan
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Portland Art Museum, OR
Saint Louis Art Museum, MO
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
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Private equity funds sense their time has come in the Indian property arena, with developers offering plum deals as banks tighten lending and a stock market slump shuts off public share offerings.
Since India eased rules on inward investment in the construction industry in early 2005, foreign investors have earmarked an estimated $20 billion for the booming property market. But government figures show only about $2 billion has actually been spent in the last three years.
Funds used to complain that Indian developers slapped inflated price tags on themselves, their land, and projects.
But a fall in company valuations, and prospects of a drop in overheated land prices, has cheered private equity investors while making life tougher for developers.
"It's brutal," said Parry Singh, managing director of Red Fort Capital, which runs a $300 million fund that includes sovereign wealth fund money.
Indian banks are banned from lending for land purchases and the central bank has raised the cash reserve ratio by 75 basis points in the last two weeks, which could crimp other loans and raise lending rates from the 12-13 percent charged now.
The failure of Dubai-backed developer Emaar MGF Land to push through a $1.6 billion initial public offering in January was the defining moment for developers.
Pune-based developer Vascon Engineers Ltd has postponed its IPO and Unitech Ltd has shelved a planned $1.5 billion private placement, according to property analysts.
"After the Emaar MGF debacle, there's been a marked shift to private equity capital-raising," said Rish Tej, chief executive of Sheer Trade Consultants, who brokers private equity deals.
Among recent private equity deals, Parsvnath Developers Ltd sold a 30 percent stake in a Mumbai project to Euronext-listed Yatra Capital and Saffron India Real Estate Fund for $46 million.
Deutsche Bank's property arm RREEF has taken a stake in unlisted developer Golden Gate; Morgan Stanley has bought into three developers, and Citigroup is working with Bangalore-based Nitesh Estates on projects, including construction of a Ritz Carlton hotel.
And, although the firm says it has $125 million in cash and doesn't need the money, Mahindra Lifespace Developers has teamed up with Arch Capital Group on a township project.
"We brought them in, not for the capital but for their design, budget and development capabilities," said Mahindra's executive director, Arun Nanda.
The coming year is the ideal time to be an investor in Indian property, Nanda said, because land prices should fall after quadrupling in many areas in the last three years.
However, after a cooling period, long-term demand will be huge for new apartments, shopping centres and offices in an economy growing at around 8 percent a year, he added.
Singh, at Red Fort, expected land prices to fall by between 15 and 50 percent, depending on the location, with prices in land-scarce Mumbai holding steady.
"We've been shamelessly making offers of a third of the asking price," he said.
But British developer John Hitchcox, who with designer Philippe Starck founded property firm Yoo and who has invested in two residential projects in India, advised foreign funds against taking on too many partners.


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Mindy Kaling enjoys Thanksgiving with ultra-rare photo of kids during beach outing: 'What I'm grateful for'
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Mindy Kaling is giving the world a glimpse of a part of life that she usually keeps close to the vest.
On Thanksgiving, the actress-producer, 42, shared to Instagram a rare photo of her daughter, Katherine Swati, 3, and son Spencer Avu, 1, as the eldest child pushed her baby brother in a stroller during a sunset beach outing.
"What I'm grateful for this year," she captioned the tranquil snap. "Happy Thanksgiving, everyone."
The "Mindy Project" star quietly welcomed her son on September 3, 2020, but didn't reveal her new arrival until more than a month later during an appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in early October of last year.
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"I'm telling this for the first time. It feels so strange," she said at the time. "This is news to a lot of people. It's true."
Kaling gave birth to her daughter Katherine in late 2017. She has yet to reveal the paternity of either child.
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She explained the decision in a 2019 interview with Glamour magazine.
"It's really essential to my life that there be something not everybody knows about," she said. "That's a boundary, but it's a very small boundary. Everything else I really don't have any issue sharing."
Mindy Kaling attends the Baby2Baby 10-Year Gala presented by Paul Mitchell on November 13, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Photo by Stefanie Keenan
Added Kaling: "She just has me. I know at some point I will have to do less, because it's not like there's a dad at home picking up some of the slack."
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"I think that's another reason I work so hard; because I know that when she gets a little bit older, I want to be able to take off more time to spend with her."
The "Late Night" star has long been elusive about revealing the paternity of Katherine and presented a candid reason for her secrecy.
"My feeling is that until I speak to my daughter about that, I'm not going to talk to anyone else about it," she said in a 2019 interview with the New York Times Magazine.
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Cape Town is really one of those magical cities with a certain "je ne sais quoi". Constantly voted by every other (mainly British) publication as top destination for a visit – probably due to it's great weather, easy direct international flights & natural beauty. What they might not tell you is that is also has great food & wine and it's cheap. A bottle of great wine in a restaurant will set you back the same as a glass of average wine in Copenhagen.
Cape Town airport is a pretty easy airport to clear navigate – mainly due to it's small sized compared to international airports. When you arrive you will most likely be the only international flight arriving at that time. This is also the only place in the world that has priority access with a South African Passport so just breathe through the immigration line. Once you clear your luggage, be prepared to be stopped by customs as you pass through the green line – they don't believe that you have nothing to declare. From here there's several ways into the city – if you haven't arranged a car rental or transfer prior to arrival. The budget option is the MyCiti rapid transfer bus, which only costs $4/$5 one way and runs a couple of times per hour. Alternatively the preferred way would be uber or using one of the accredited cab companies. A trip into the city centre should not set you back more than $15 – $20. When you leave the airport you will be greeted by one of the biggest informal settlements (shanty towns) in the area. Keep calm and carry on – no need to fear for your life just yet, the city is "As advertised". Head to the mountains and in 20 minutes you should be in town.
The city is definitely a car city and it's recommended to have a rental car available for trips out & about. For shorter trips in-and-around the city however the easiest is using Uber who has cars available in abundance and it's cheap. This is also the case for heading out at night when you cannot drive if you'll be having any alcohol as police hold roadblocks almost every evening and are super strict about the legal limits. Equally unsafe is taking a cab from the street. There are hundreds of unlicensed drivers (mainly north africans), many with unlicensed vehicles flocking to the streets at night to over-charge unsuspecting tourists with a ride in their death traps. If you have to take a cab from the street only pick one of the big companies – Sea Point Taxis, Marine Taxis or Excite Taxis. Slowly but surely more bike access is being implemented, however the city is still very hilly and drivers aren't used to looking out for bikes. Therefore the preferred 2-wheel option would be a scooter – only if you're comfortable with them as they also be dangerous and you do need a license. The mountain is great for orienting yourself, and you'll probably opt to stay in one of the City Bowl (front of the mountain) or Atlantic Seaboard (ocean-side) suburbs.
The real secret to enjoying your stay here is to simply kick back into the Cape Town lifestyle and live like a local. Enjoy the mountain and beaches, browse the city streets, hang out in cafe's, hit the winelands and most importantly – braai (barbecue).
Panama Jacks – Inside the actual working Cape Town harbour – go for lunch, it's a fish shack, not great on very hot days as they only have inside seating, but it's an institution. Clarke's – The hipster diner on the oh-so-cool Breestreet. Their burgers made them famous, but they also do some great other dishes like a stuffed omelette than can cure the worst of hangovers (paired with one of their bloody mary's of course). While you're in Bree Street – The Chef's Warehouse by chef Liam Tomlin serves one amazing Tapas-style lunch, and if you like it you can try the second Chef's Warehouse on Beau Constantia Mano's – Amazing everyday food with a Portuguese flavour. Perfect for everything from a casual lunch with the girls, a business lunch, a first date or even a big family dinner. Il Leone – Simply great Italian. Great for dinner before going out on town. Giovannis – Where you go get dinner if you can't be bothered to cook – wether it's for 1 or for a dinner party for 10. The Test Kitchen / Pot Luck Club (W) – Luke Dale Roberts' restaurants are some of the best in the world – but you need to allow some time to get a reservation there. The Black Sheep (G) – A favourite for early weekday dinners or Saturday lunches watching the passing traffic in Kloofstreet. Cafe Paradiso – Kloof Street, Gardens. Hallelujah – Sublime asian food, bubbly & cocktails. Set in over-the-top California-minimalism Bungalow – Great for a burger over lunch on the water. Very Hamptons. Olympia Cafe – Kalk Bay, nice for a Saturday- or Sunday morning. The Power & The Glory – Neighbourhood cafe & bar for hipsters. Jason Bakery – 1 thing: BACON CROISSANT. Then you can have anything else. Like a "doughsant" (croissant donut cross) or a "cranberry danish". El Burro – for mexican. Maria's – Lunch or early evening on the square. On a wind-free day it's sure to be booked out. Go for a shared mezze platter and a couple of bottles of wine.
Much of the drinking in Cape Town is paired with eating. Some venues exist purely for imbibing though. Outrage of Modesty – One of the best cocktail bars in the world. Book. The Black Ram – the late night section at the back of The Power & Glory Publik – Wine bar with the local gems TjingTjing – Cocktails in a rooftop bar with an infamously good playlist. The house of machines – custom-built bikes, biker culture and drinks.
Being more of a bar-city, you can easily stay at the above venues until late enough. If however the city lights call: Start at Arcade on Bree street, after you've had some drinks at one of the many cafe's. ON nice evenings it's all open and the eye candy spills out onto the sidewalk. Aces 'n Spades – If you see yourself as one of the "Rocking kids" who would feel comfortable at Coachella – this one's for you. Era – This is all about the serious nightclub vibe. Book a table, get bottle service, and dance the night away.
If you're looking for some great local gifts that doesn't fall into the craft category, look no further than Bree Street. Missibaba, the local luxury leather goods designers is always a good call, or swing by Frazer Parfum for some natural perfume. If you're feeling adventurous, head out to the Woodstock Exchange, where many great young designers have set up shop.
Due to a combination of international pricing policies and tax-back options, certain international branded luxury goods might be cheaper here than back home, so pop into Charles Greig in the V&A Waterfront to scope out that Rolex you had your eye on.
Take a trail run around the contour path of Lion's head, alternatively a morning climb up is also great. Up & down in 1:30. Spa at the Westin (CTICC) – the view from up there is beyond amazing. Babylonstoren – has the most fantastic gardens. try book a table for lunch at Manna or just go enjoy some fresh salads or sandwiches in the greenhouse. The Babylonstoren Spa is also amazing.
Iconvillas – A selection of the best private villas & apartments in town or further out. Their excellent team will also take care of any concierge requirements you might have. Cape Cadogan – A little boutique hotel just off the popular Kloof Street Belmond Mount Nelson – I you like to A-Listin' this is the spot. Right out of colonial times, the iconic pink lady sits tight right in the middle of the city.
Thanks Doreen – Yes – such a great city oasis In Awe Stays! Highly recommended!


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Go to Twitter and sign in.
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However, it does mean that your username and email address will remain tied to that account for those 30 days, so you can't use them on another account.
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ElectroBase, the largest group of independent electrical wholesalers in Southern Africa, who are represented by 42 members with over 90 branches in the principal towns, in all the provinces, as well as in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, held its much anticipated ElectroBase Supplier of the Year Awards towards the end of 2019.
ElectroBase chairman, Ian Greyling, speaking at the event, notes that business in 2018 had been, "Tough, demanding, and undulating, but through this all, most of us still managed to achieve some sort of growth." The ElectroBase AGM, held in Portugal during the earlier part of 2018, was once again a resounding success, while the major highlight for the company in 2019 will be ElectroBase's 20th anniversary. "As part of our celebrations, our AGM to be held in Bodrum, Turkey at the end of April, and we hope to see both old and new faces at this special occasion," he said.
After Greyling's address, guests were treated to an eye opening talk from Rusty Labuschagne, who has been through a trauma few have experienced. In 2003, the successful Zimbabwean businessman, who ran a safari outfit, flew his own aircraft and had a fishing resort on Lake Kariba, was framed by a poacher, the police and the courts and wrongfully convicted of drowning a poacher.
He served 10 years in Zimbabwe's prisons, including the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison during the Zim dollar crash, with food shortages, no running water and people dying around him daily. His tale was a harrowing one, but with the insight few will ever experience, he captivated the audience with his often traumatic, often unbelievable, and often humorous tale.


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Aledo Independent School District names superintendent finalist
Rosealee Hoffman
From the Aledo Independent School District:
The Aledo ISD School Board has named Dr. Susan Bohn as the lone finalist for the district's Superintendent position.
The Board unanimously approved Bohn during a Special Board meeting held Thursday, April 5. By state law, the Board must wait 21 days before a contract can be offered and the hiring is official.
Bohn has served as the Superintendent of Lockhart Independent School District since 2015. Prior to Lockhart, she worked nine years in Lake Travis ISD as Interim Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and General Counsel.
"Dr. Bohn's previous experience with Lake Travis and Lockhart ISD exemplifies her abilities to lead the district going forward in all areas of student achievement, curriculum, extracurricular activities, accountability, and the inherent challenges with growth currently facing Aledo ISD," Board President Jay Stringer said. "She brings to Aledo ISD a proven and verified track record of success in community engagement and collaboration with all stakeholders, parents, staff and community members."
Her professional career also includes working in Fort Bend ISD as a high school teacher and as a school attorney for Bracewell & Giuliani.
During her tenure in Lockhart, located 30 miles southeast of Austin, she has successfully led this fast-growth district with multiple milestones. Bohn worked alongside the Board of Trustees and administrative leadership team to rebuild the district's culture, expectations, trust and stability.
This year, the Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees nominated her for the Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year.
Lockhart ISD has accomplished a District of Innovation designation, completed the eXcellence in Governance training (first Board/Superintendent team in the state) and created and implemented the first curriculum and instruction framework in the district's history.
Lockhart ISD also has similar size characteristics as Aledo ISD. The district includes 5,900 students, over 700 employees and nine campuses. Like Aledo, Lockhart is also in Class 5A.
Bohn has three degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, a Bachelor of Arts in the Plan II Honors Program; a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs; a Juris Doctorate from the UT School of Law; and a Doctorate of Educational Leadership from Texas Tech University.
Bohn is a native of Central Texas, and a graduate of Austin public schools. She is active in local Caldwell County community organizations and boards and serves on the Board of Directors of the non-profit Zach's Voice. She also serves as secretary of the Fast Growth School Coalition, and on the executive committees of the Texas Association of Suburban/Mid-Urban Schools and of the Region 13 Superintendent's Regional Advisory Council.
She and her husband Bill have two sons – Brice (10) and Brooks (5).
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This week's Senior Spotlight is Ivoryonica "Ivory" Ysquierdo, a senior Interdisciplinary Studies major graduating this May. She is originally from Houston, Texas. On campus, she has served as both a Life Group Leader and a Life Group Captain. After graduating she will be working as the Children's Director at her church in Virginia Beach while finishing up her student teaching to find a job as a teacher.
Ivory (center) with her Captain group, Virginia Beach, V.A., Aug. 2017.
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Ivory is a bubbly, joyful woman, whose heart shows the Father's love and is pursuing it fervently. She has been a blessing and a joy to have on this campus, and has made an impact in more ways than one.


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A project aiming to raise awareness of an inspirational Victorian explorer, artist and botanist was launched with an exhibition at a Hastings primary school last week.
The Exploring Marianne North project, run by East Sussex-based Creative Force, officially launched at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on Friday (May 25).
The school is one of a number of partners across the town working with Creative Force on the project, and was chosen because it sits in the former gardens of Marianne House on the Old London Road, where Marianne was born and raised.
Pupils from each year group at Sacred Heart spent time creating artwork inspired by Marianne North, which was on display at the launch event.
Amber Rudd MP, who attended the exhibition, said: "I was delighted to view the collections of paintings by each year group exhibited around the room, which clearly demonstrated the brilliant colours favoured by Marianne North.
"Their quality was of an impressively high standard, and it was a joy to see the obvious pleasure which the pupils had taken in executing their paintings inspired by Marianne North.
Marianne North was born in 1830 in Hastings. She travelled the globe to satisfy her passion for recording the world's flowers and plants with her paintbrush. She travelled alone over six continents, visiting America, Canada, Jamaica, Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, South Africa, Chile and many more.
For more information on the project, email teri@creativeforce.org.uk.


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Champagne Gaston Chiquet, Tradition, 1er Cru, Brut
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The Champagne grower-producer Gaston Chiquet has made a name for itself as one of the best. In a region with thousands of small producers, it is a credit to owners Antoine and Nicolas Chiquet. Based in the evocatively named Dizy, the family first planted vines in 1746 but did not produce Champagne until 1935, when brothers Ferdinand and Gaston Chiquet took the bold step of setting up their own label, rather than merely selling grapes to the larger houses. Today they produce 15,000 cases a year.
This is a classic apéritif Champagne. Deliciously light, crisp citrus and apple orchard flavours mingle with sundry red-berried fruit. It is beautifully plumped out in the middle, courtesy of Premier Cru Pinot Noir fruit from the evocatively named village of Dizy, ending with delicate toasty notes.
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The champagne grower-producer Gaston Chiquet has made a name for itself as one of the best. In a region with thousands of small producers, it is a credit to owners Antoine and Nicolas Chiquet.
Based in the evocatively named Dizy, the family first planted vines in 1746 but did not produce Champagne until 1935, when brothers Ferdinand and Gaston Chiquet took the bold step of setting up their own label, rather than merely selling grapes to the larger houses.
With 22 hectares of vineyards in the great villages of Ay, Mareuil-sur-Ay and Hautvillers in the Vallee de la Marne area of central Champagne, they currently produce 15,000 cases each year, from a blend of 45% Pinot Meunier, 35% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir.
Brut denotes a dry style of Champagne (less than 15 grams per litre). Most Champagne is non-vintage, produced from a blend from different years. The non-vintage blend is always based predominately on wines made from the current harvest, enriched with aged wines (their proportion and age varies by brand) from earlier harvests, which impart an additional level of complexity to the end wine. Champagnes from a single vintage are labelled with the year reference and with the description Millésimé.
Non-vintage Champagnes can improve with short-term ageing (typically two to three years), while vintages can develop over much longer periods (five to 30 years). The most exquisite and often top-priced expression of a house's style is referred to as Prestige Cuvée. Famous examples include Louis Roederer's Cristal, Moët & Chandon's Dom Pérignon, and Pol Roger's Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill.
Recommended Producers : Krug, Billecart Salmon, Pol Roger, Bollinger, Salon, Gosset, Pierre Péters, Ruinart
Which grapes are included in the blend, and their proportion, is one of the key factors determining the style of most Champagnes. Three grapes are used - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.
26% of vineyards in Champagne are planted with Chardonnay and it performs best on the Côtes des Blancs and on the chalk slopes south of Epernay. It is relatively simple to grow, although it buds early and thus is susceptible to spring frosts. It produces lighter, fresher wines than those from Burgundy and gives finesse, fruit and elegance to the final blend. It is the sole grape in Blancs de Blancs, which are some of the richest long-lived Champagnes produced.
Pinot Noir accounts for nearly 40% of the plantings in Champagne and lies at the heart of most blends - it gives Champagne its body, structure, strength and grip. It is planted across Champagne and particularly so in the southern Aube district.
The final component is Pinot Meunier and this constitutes nearly 35% of the plantings. Its durability and resistance to spring frosts make the Marne Valley, a notorious frost pocket, its natural home. It ripens well in poor years and produces a soft, fruity style of wine that is ideal for blending with the more assertive flavours of Pinot Noir. Producers allege that Pinot Meunier lacks ageing potential, but this does not deter Krug from including around 15% of it in their final blends.
The latest rendition of the NV Brut Premier Cru Tradition is excellent, unfurling in the glass with aromas of mandarin, apple, freshly baked bread and white flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with tangy acids, a fine mousse and a generous but vibrant core of fruit. It's an expressive, giving Champagne that will offer a broad drinking windowand it's also a great value.
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Produced by farmers who used to sell all their grapes to the famous houses, grower Champagnes are increasingly, and deservedly, fashionable. Many of them remain (relatively) good-value, with Antoine and Nicolas Chiquet's house non-vintage from the village of Dizy, with its super soft fizz and bright, taut apple fruit, a deliciously prime example.
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Thoughts On Chris Gerwel's "Science Fiction Romance – A Niche Before Its Time?"
Now that I've had a few days to chew on Chris Gerwel's latest Crossroads column at Amazing Stories—Science Fiction Romance - A Niche Before It's Time?, I'd like to zero in on a few items from his essay. I recommend you read the post in its entirety before digging in. I'll wait. Okay—ready? Here we go.
Vampires in one form or another span almost all cultures, and stories featuring them (and their psychosexual symbolism) date back thousands of years.
Couldn't agree more. SF, and by extension, SFR, lacks the same type of mythology as vampires and other paranormal characters. Readers in general are more familiar with vampires than with aliens. I mean, look at Halloween. Kids are exposed to the idea of scary paranormal monsters first more often than not.
As a result, paranormal characters have an immediacy that aliens lack. Vampires et. al. are of this world, while aliens are about as "Other" as one can get. Maybe too other when it comes to the SFR learning curve. Kinda discouraging when one thinks about the issue in terms of SFR's ability to reach a broader audience, but hey, I love that kind of challenge!
Most science fiction romance devices – in particular spaceships, the pilots/captains who fly them, and interstellar empires – trace a clear lineage to earlier action adventure fiction…
I've blogged about the action-adventure elements in SFR before. The most pertinent issue is the way action-adventure elements have been segregated from stories targeted to women. The divide is artificial. Action-adventure is gender neutral. Many women enjoy it and potentially more could do so.
I also believe that action-adventure elements are perceived as something separate from the romance when in fact it's being used and (could be used more often) to further development of the romance (much in the same way love scenes do). Given SFR's relative youth and the persistent belief that action-adventure is for men only, the subgenre lacks a clear and consistent code that readers can use to identify when action-adventure is performing this double duty. My hope is that the divide will lessen in time.
Regarding the learning curve of science fictional elements in SFR, Mr. Gerwel notes that
Both Asaro and Bujold moderate this risk through their narrow focus on the personal implications of their science fictional devices, which invariably tie back into their character development and perforce their character's relationships.
All well and good and I agree with the above passage. More than anything the point he raised brings to mind a question: Asaro and Bujold are well-liked among a subset of romance readers, but is their approach to the SF-romance mix one that will attract a wider group of romance readers?
Do romance readers need a more manageable learning curve than authors like Asaro and Bujold can offer, or do authors/publishers of today face the task of reversing the "dumbing down" of SFR, one established decades ago because some people in the industry thought women couldn't handle the science fictional elements?
Another thought: Some of Asaro's and Bujold's books fall under the umbrella of romantic SF when placed against romances that are either more of a 50-50 mix (say, the work of Linnea Sinclair) or a higher romance to SF ratio.
I'm just wondering if it's effective, in terms of the general romance reader population, to use the works of Asaro and Bujold as a benchmark of science fiction romance, especially if the romance isn't as central to the plot as many (the majority?) of romance readers expect.
But perhaps we could raise the SFR bar this way: Authors can deliver stories that are at least a 50-50 mix and also write the science fictional elements as rigorously as if they were writing for the SF market. As long as the romance is compelling and in sufficient amounts, will readers new(ish) to SFR willingly ride the learning curve? Or are there cultural barriers they must first overcome?
Mr. Gerwel proposes another solution to help SFR increase appeal:
Yet there is a third approach, a way around the accessibility challenges inherent in constructing a science fiction romance perhaps best exemplified by J.D. Robb's In Death series. As I discussed last week, much of the paranormal romance genre adopts noir-inspired conventions by way of romantic suspense and thus obviates the need for the world-building used in secondary-world fantasy.
Noir and suspense have developed a far more stable and recognizable set of conventions, which are in turn used and repeated across literature, film, and television. As a result, the reading protocols of noir/suspense are more solidly developed, which leads to a larger potential audience that I believe science fiction romance has left largely untapped. J.D. Robb's (aka Nora Robert's) bestselling and award-winning In Death books capitalize on this noir/suspense tradition, rather than on the action/adventure found so often in science fiction romance.
I agree that noir/suspense SFR is few and far between (however that won't stop me from plugging Ann Somerville's Pindone Chronicles and Cathy Pegau's CAUGHT IN AMBER). I certainly wouldn't mind reading more SFR utilizing that kind of setting.
However…the In Death series happened because J.D. Robb is Nora Roberts, an author who, being in a class by herself, wields more influence than all science fiction romance authors put together. I'm guessing her publisher would pretty much have accepted any type of SFR setting from her (although it's likely the noir/suspense setting simply interested her more than others and it's easy to understand why). Plus, I heard—and it bears repeating that this is complete hearsay—that sales of books in the In Death series didn't take off until it was revealed Nora Roberts was behind the pseudonym. I mean, why else did they make the reveal if not for profit?
How many of Nora Roberts' fans are reading the In Death series because it's noir/suspense SFR vs. because the books are by Nora Roberts?
Of course, that doesn't mean authors of SFR shouldn't even try. But the obstacles are many, even if you're established longtime author Kristine Kathryn Rusch:
The world's worst editor told me one afternoon that I couldn't mix science fiction, romance and mystery. I had to write a romance with "trappings" of the others, but not the plots. I said, "What about J.D. Robb? Her books sell." "Well," the world's worst editor responded, "That's Nora Roberts. Of course, she sells." And so I started listing all the other writers whose work fell into all three categories. "You're not them," the world's worst editor snapped.
Nope, I wasn't. And maybe my crossover fiction didn't work because the manuscripts were flawed. But the world's worst editor didn't even want to try marketing that work because it was "different."
Mr. Gerwel wrote "…it is surprising that more science fiction romance authors haven't adopted this approach." Well, if multi-published authors like Kristine Katherine Rusch have had trouble pushing these types of stories through, what are the chances for a debut digital-first author?
The above anecdotes capture why I'm not convinced one particular setting is the key. More mystery/noir/suspense stories would certainly be more strategic than space opera (remember the mythology conundrum?), but not necessarily the magic bullet. However, there could be more than one, and it would behoove authors to explore various options.
There's also the issue of science fiction romance staying true to itself, whatever form that may take at any given time.
Chris Gerwel did a fine job of addressing multiple factors, but one he left uncovered is the issue of marketing. That's a major, major issue.
Publishers and authors spend money in all kinds of ways to help boost sales. Some of them are direct and fairly transparent, while others occur in distinctly grey areas. When it comes to analyzing the chances of a niche subgenre breaking out or at least experiencing significant growth, the conversation is incomplete without raising the marketing angle. How can niche authors compete against publishing behemoths with millions of dollars to spend?
Regardless of the content of SFR books, readers can't read them if they don't know where to find them. It's that simple, and that complicated. Tackling the marketing challenge is a whole other conversation in and of itself, so I'm simply bookmarking it for another time.
It's easy to get caught up in the idea that if SFR just did this type of story or delivered that kind of fantasy then it could break free of its niche chains. In an ideal world, there wouldn't be anything more to it. I'd like to propose that the real work of building a viable SFR subgenre involves a multi-pronged approach, one including talent, more books, perseverance, experimentation, innovative/grass roots marketing, lots of risk-taking, and luck (where's the SFR Buffy already?!). And probably about five hundred other things.
But as they say, nothing worth having is easy. Anything easy isn't worth having.
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Kicking off year of celebration with a bang
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Updated: December 14, 2019 9:45 PM CST
Thousands of Manitobans watch fireworks light up the nigh sky as 300,000 LED Christmas lights are turned on to illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and the grounds during the Illuminate 150 event on Saturday.Brook Jones, Postmedia Network / -
The Manitoba 150 Host Committee kicked off the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Manitoba becoming a province with a bang Saturday as fireworks filled the skies and the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building were all lit up.
Illuminate 150 launched the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day on May 12 and province's official birthday with a free family-friendly display of breathtaking illumination, snowmobile acrobatics, and winter activities. Even the Grey Cup was on hand for selfies.
"We know that Manitobans have learned to embrace their winters," said committee co-chair Monique LaCoste, as Winnipeggers braved the cold to kick off the year-long celebration. "We've been doing that more over the past years so we weren't afraid a bit at the idea that this event that's being held in December might be on a cold, crisp day with a beautiful blue sky overhead."
"It's a great way to launch Illuminate 150 and our 150th anniversary and a whole year of celebrations," added co-chair Stuart Murray. "There's no better way to start it out than with a day like today."
Manitoba 150 co-chair Stuart Murray (right) helps Children's Hospital Champion Child Gianna Eusebio (middle) and 102-year-old Second World War veteran Ralph Wild (left) flick the switch to illuminate 300,000 LED Christmas lights to illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and the grounds during the Illuminate 150 on Saturday. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Pictured far left is Manitoba 150 co-chair Monique LaCoste. BROOK JONES/Postmedia Network By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network / Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
The lights at the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds were lit with 102-year-old Second World War veteran and believed to be last remaining survivor of the Battle of Britain Ralph Wild, 11-year-old Children's Hospital Champion Child Gianna Eusebio, and Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon throwing the switch to illuminate 300,000 LED lights, followed by fireworks.
The lights of Illuminate 150 will remain in place until July, providing what organizers promise will be a beautiful backdrop for a year of celebrations.
Following the fireworks, the event was capped off by an aerial acrobatic snowmobile performance featuring X Games athletes including Manitobans Ryan Adrian and Daniel Shaffer.
"May 12 is Manitoba Day so that's what aiming at, but it's all about the plans for all of next year," said Murray. "There are so many activities happening throughout 2020 celebrating Manitoba's anniversary. It's going to be from the north to the south, small towns to big towns. It's going to be a great chance for all Manitobans to participate."
Hoop dancer Brian Clyne keeps warm by an open fire on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building during the Illuminate 150 event in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Gabriel Langlois, who is commonly known as Dancing Gabe, gives a thumbs up while attending the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /-
Hoop dancer Brian Clyne on stage during the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Winnipeg resident Roger Baquett attends the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /-
Winnipeg resident Nike Bello (middle) shows her enthusiasm as she attends the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /-
Manitoba 150 co-chair Stuart Murray (right) helps Children's Hospital Champion Child Gianna Eusebio (middle) and 102-year-old Second World War veteran Ralph Wild (left) flick the switch to illuminate 300,000 LED Christmas lights to illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and the grounds during the Illuminate 150 in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Pictured far left is Manitoba 150 co-chair Monique LaCoste. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Manitoba 150 co-chair Stuart Murray (right) helps Children's Hospital Champion Child Gianna Eusebio (middle) and 102-year-old Second World War veteran Ralph Wild (left) flick the switch for 300,000 LED Christmas lights to illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and the grounds during the Illuminate 150 in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Looking on are Lt.-Gov. of Manitoba Janice Filmon and Manitoba 150 co-chair Monique LaCoste. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Thousands of Manitobans watch fireworks light up the nigh sky as 300,000 LED Christmas lights are turned on to illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and the grounds during the Illuminate 150 event in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /-
Thousands of Manitobans watch fireworks light up the night sky as 300,000 LED Christmas lights are turned on to illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and the grounds during the Illuminate 150 event in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Manitoba 150 co-chair Stuart Murray points towards the sky as 300,000 LED Christmas lights illuminate the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds while fireworks light up the night sky to kick off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020. The Illuminate 150 event took place in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. L-R: Manitoba 150 co-chair Monique LaCoste, Looking on are Lt.-Gov. of Manitoba Janice Filmon, 102-year-old Second World War veteran Ralph Wild, Children's Hospital Champion Child Gianna Eusebio and Murray. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Daniel Shaffer performs during the aerial acrobatic snowmobile performance featuring X Games athletes during the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020 by flicking the switch to turn on 300,000 LED Christmas lights on the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Daniel Shaffer performs during the aerial acrobatic snowmobile performance featuring X Games athletes during the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020 by flicking the switch to turn on 300,000 LED Christmas lights on the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds. Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /-
Justin Hoyer performs during the aerial acrobatic snowmobile performance featuring X Games athletes during the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020 by flicking the switch to turn on 300,000 LED Christmas lights on the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Ryan Adrian performs during the aerial acrobatic snowmobile performance featuring X Games athletes during the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020 by flicking the switch to turn on 300,000 LED Christmas lights on the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Nine-year-old Gerald Dumas, who is from the First Nation community of Pukatawagan, slides down a snow hill during the Illuminate 150 event on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Manitoba 150 host committee kicked off the 150-day countdown to Manitoba Day 2020 by flicking the switch to turn on 300,000 LED Christmas lights on the Manitoba Legislative Building and grounds. By Brook Jones, Postmedia Network /Winnipeg Sun (WS), -
Illuminate 150, Dec. 14, 2019
"We sent out a call a number of months ago and asked people to submit their ideas for Manitoba 150 projects," added LaCoste. "We got over 450 applications so to say that people are enthusiastic about Manitoba's 150th is an understatement."
A jury is looking over the applications and early in the new year an announcement will be made on which ones will be selected for support, LaCoste said.
Among the Manitoba 150 programs is the Explore 150 app which encourages Manitobans to explore 150 destinations across the province as well as earn entries for a chance to win one of several prizes. A full list of activities are listed on their website at http://www.manitoba150.com.
"It's going to be an opportunity for not only Manitobans to celebrate this great province but people from outside of Manitoba and maybe some ex-pats to get know what a great province we have," said Murray. "If you think you know Manitoba, come back and see what we've done!"
Premier Brian Pallister and MP Kevin Lamoureux spoke as part of the program.
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Graeme McIntyre (born 12 October 1940) is a New Zealand former sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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1940 births
Living people
New Zealand male sport shooters
Olympic shooters of New Zealand
Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Hastings, New Zealand