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Q&A:: Amanda Kolson Hurley says suburbs were sites of experimentation — and could be again
Suburbs are often bastions of sameness, such as this subdivision in Aurora, Colo. But a new book by Amanda Kolson Hurley tracks their utopic and avant-garde roots.
(David Zalubowski / Associated Press )
By Carolina A. MirandaStaff Writer
Wide lawns and narrow minds. That is how suburbs often are depicted in popular culture: places of repressed, putty-colored respectability where the population is white; the houses, cookie-cutter; and the housewives, incredibly desperate.
Urbanism writer Amanda Kolson Hurley seeks to challenge that view in her new book, "Radical Suburbs: Experimental Living on the Fringes of the American City," released by Belt Publishing in the spring. Not only are suburbs more representative than they might get credit for — "minorities account for 35% of suburban residents, in line with their share of the total U.S. population," she notes early on — in many cases, their roots can reflect a variety of utopian ideals.
The book cover of "Radical Suburbs" by Amanda Kolson Hurley.
(Belt Publishing)
In her slim, highly accessible volume, Hurley, who lives in a Maryland suburb outside of Washington, D.C., offers six intriguing case studies of Northeastern suburbs whose development was based on more than commercial real estate interests. This includes examinations of a religious settlement in Pennsylvania, a suburb founded by anarchists in New Jersey and a pair of avant-garde bedroom communities outside of Boston designed by the acolytes of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius.
In this interview, which has been condensed and edited for clarity, Hurley talks about what makes these places so unique — and how they might serve as models for the suburban urbanism of the future.
What launched your investigation into suburbs?
It was informed by my experience living in a suburb that is not stereotypical in various respects. I lived in a condo rather than a house, in a diverse neighborhood where people rode the bus a lot. I had also written a piece about Columbia, Md., and its 50th anniversary — this place that was conceived not as a traditional suburb but as a new town that would accommodate people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. It ended up being quite diverse.
Urbanism writer Amanda Kolson Hurley.
(Lawrence Hurley)
There was also a piece I did for Architect magazine about this 100-year-old suburb of Wilmington, Del.: Arden. It was an experiment, founded by these Georgists who followed the economic philosophy of a journalist and thinker named Henry George. He wrote a book called "Progress and Poverty," one of the bestselling books of the 19th century — he was like a TED Talker. The Georgists wanted to hold land in common and charge a land value tax, the idea being that land held as a common good was a better model of assessment than a property tax.
[While reporting the story] I met this long-term Arden resident. He's this confirmed Georgist. His grandfather helped settle Arden and he'd been with Henry George on his deathbed. That set me on the path for this book.
You write about Five Fields and Six Moon Hill, a pair of 1950s Boston suburbs that were designed, in part, by women architects. How did that affect how they were designed?
That to me is a fascinating example. It was this collaborative firm of youngish architects who were working with Walter Gropius called The Architects Collective (TAC). Out of the eight partners, two were women. That would be a good ratio at a lot of architecture firms even now. In the late 1940s, that was quite out of the ordinary.
It was a time in the architects' lives when they were starting families and thinking about what an optimal domestic environment would be — and they were thinking about how the community could support that. The common area was really important, where kids could meet up with each other and have some independence. A lot of the homes have playrooms, but they are often in the basement level. These were working architects and midcentury parents who were not helicopter parents. The idea was that kids could have their own space.
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Members of The Architects Collaborative, with Walter Gropius, center, in bow tie and white jacket.
(Walter R. Fleischer / Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections)
You also cover a suburb of Philadelphia that was an important site of integration in the mid-1950s — Concord Park.
Yes. At that point the racially exclusionary policies of suburbs like Levittown had been reported and were pretty well-known. But [Concord Park founder] Morris Milgram, who was first and foremost a left-wing activist, and then became a homebuilder (a career he stumbled into through his father-in-law), he wanted to prove that it was possible to [integrate] and desirable to [integrate] and that it could be done without subsidy — as a business.
Milgram had various partners. They included African American leaders — there was a retired president of a historically black college and other prominent African Americans — as well as prominent white civil rights activists. They really wanted an integrated community but were afraid that white people would not move there unless they could have some confidence they would not end up as the only white person.
Some of these fears were rooted in racism and some of them were of a financial nature — that is, if this was an all-black neighborhood, property values could decline. So, they adopted a quota. The neighborhood would be 55% white and 45% black. Of course, this was the '50s and so the idea that you could have someone who was neither black or white didn't enter anyone's imagination. Today, the neighborhood has a much wider spectrum.
Any reason why you didn't include the West Coast in the book?
I wanted this to be a short book. It's a niche topic and I just wanted to plant the seed that a different way of looking at the suburbs is possible. But I would love to supplement this with other volumes looking at places in the Midwest and West. California alone has so many examples.
What urbanism lessons do these suburbs offer us today?
I think there are a few lessons. The main one is thinking beyond the single-family home. In the book, I talk about Greenbelt, Md., from the 1930s — this New Deal town. It was the European model imported to the U.S. It had apartments and rows of attached homes. It's a pleasant place with houses that face these green plazas, and it feels very open and spacious despite people living in a dense configuration. The principle is very pertinent to suburbs and cities today that are looking for housing types that are more affordable and more suited to smaller households.
Hopefully the book will spark some more conversations about that — the realization that there are different models available within the history of the suburbs themselves and they are waiting for us to rediscover them.
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A view of Maryland's Greenbelt development in 1939, shortly after construction.
(Farm Security Administration / Library of Congress)
"Radical Suburbs: Experimental Living at the Fringes of the American City"
Amanda Kolson Hurley
Belt Publishing; 160 pp., $16.95
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Review: An authoritarian leader's shadow looms over a weary country in 'The Remainder'
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Sen. Chris Murphy announces new book on violence and guns
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New L.A. book festival LitLit announces talks by poets Yesika Salgado, Vickie Vertiz and more
The city's newest book festival, to be held at the Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles arts complex, will host four panels on July 20 and 21 as part of its programming, which will also include more than 20 exhibitors from L.A. and other cities on the West Coast.
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Today we give you a trailer of the Nuketown 2025 map for Black Ops II. Also we have info for the season pass that will be available in 2013. The price of the season pass will be $49.99 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC via steam. Also along with saving money on the 4 map packs you will get a special calling card for in-game use which will not be available any other way.
Posted by: Edward Pol on November 1, 2012.


SiteGround vs. DreamHost Comparison (2019)- 1 Clear Winner!
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Are you wondering which is a better hosting option: SiteGround or DreamHost? They're 2 of the most popular web hosting companies out there. But one has to be better than the other, right?
In our UNBIASED comparison between SiteGround and DreamHost, we'll help you figure out the best choice for your budget and needs.
Both SiteGround and DreamHost have a lot in common. For example, both hosting providers are officially recommended by WordPress.org. Both of them offer different WordPress-centric hosting solutions, like managed WordPress hosting and WooCommerce hosting.
SiteGround is one of the few hosting companies that allow users to choose their preferred data center when signing up for a hosting service. They provide 30-day money back guarantee to try their service, risk-free.
DreamHost was founded in 1996, and currently hosts around 1.5 million domains. They offer industry-leading 97-day money back guarantee to try their service risk-free.
Speed and uptime are the most important factors you need to consider when choosing a web hosting service.
Both SiteGround and DreamHost boast about their super fast server performance and high availability. We decided to put their promises on a test to see whether their servers actually live up to the hype.
To analyze the performance of hosting servers, we signed up with both hosting providers and built a WordPress website on each of them. To mirror a live environment, we also installed a default WordPress theme, added dummy content, and uploaded some images.
Then we conducted a few different speed tests on each of the hosting server with the following testing tools.
According to Pingdom speed test tool, our SiteGround test site took 649 ms to load when tested from Dallas, Texas. That's faster than 95% of all tested sites.
On the other hand, our DreamHost test site took only 445 ms to load, which's faster than 97% of all tested sites.
After our Pingdom test, we tested the sites with Load Impact to see how these servers handle a traffic surge during peak load time.
From the chart, you can see that there were some spikes when there were around 50 users at a time. That means the website slowed down for a few moments, and then it reverted after a few seconds.
However, DreamHost performed consistently throughout the test. The number of live visitors on the site doesn't have an impact on performance.
We also tested the sites with Bitcatcha to see how these sites perform in different geographical locations. We recorded the page loading time from eight different global locations: New York, LA, London, Brazil, India, Singapore, Japan, and Australia.
According to Bitcatcha, our SiteGround test site was rated C whereas the DreamHost site was rated A+.
While all SiteGround plans come with cPanel to manage your web hosting account, DreamHost provides a custom web-based control panel which is developed in-house. DreamHost control panel is intuitive. However, if you're accustomed to using cPanel, the industry's most popular web hosting control panel, then there'll be a bit of learning curve to tackle before using the DreamHost interface.
Both SiteGround and DreamHost offer 1-click installer to quickly launch your preferred website scripts, like WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.
Both SiteGround and DreamHost run the gamut of hosting options from cheap hosting, WordPress hosting all the way up to dedicated servers.
Let's take a look at few areas where SiteGround excels in comparison to DreamHost.
Geeky features: Get geeky features with their GoGeek shared hosting plan such as, easy git integration, 1-click staging environment, backups on demand, PCI compliant servers, etc.
Choice of data center: Choose from 3 different data center when signing up for your hosting plan.
High performance: SiteGround provides unmatched WordPress performance with their unique caching options.
Now that we've looked at some of the advantages of SiteGround, it's time to examine a few areas where DreamHost excels in comparison to SiteGround.
97-day money back guarantee: DreamHost beats the pants of all their competition with their industry leading 97-day money back guarantee.
More hosting options: DreamHost offers more WordPress-centric hosting options, including WordPress hosting, managed WordPress hosting, and WooCommerce hosting. Unlike SiteGround, DreamHost offers VPS hosting as well.
Automatic WordPress updates: DreamHost offers automatic updates, so you can have a peace of mind knowing your hosting is in safe hands.
By comparison, we believe SiteGround offers more number of advanced hosting features thanks to their Geeky features and unique caching options.
SiteGround offers 24/7 customer support via live chat, email, and phone. They have an extensive documentation that helps uses walk through every aspect of building a site with SiteGround.
DreamHost only offers support via live chat during 5am – 10pm PST, 7 days a week. Although call back requests are available, you'll have to subscribe to it separately either by making a one-off payment or purchasing a monthly subscription.
Let's take a look at a head-to-head comparison between SiteGround and DreamHost.
SiteGround $3.95 /mo. $3.95 /mo. $42/ year $80.00 / mo. $269.00 / mo.
DreamHost offers huge discount on their introductory plans to first-time users. By comparison, DreamHost plans are cheaper than that of SiteGround.
After our comparison, we believe SiteGround is a better hosting choice than DreamHost.
One of the main drawbacks of DreamHost is their customer support. DreamHost doesn't offer 24/7 live chat support. That means, if you're in a different time zone, then resolving your hosting issues could be a hassle. Even worse, phone support is not offered for free.
On the other hand, SiteGround comes with all essential features you need to get your site up and running.
We hope this article helped you find the best hosting service. For more details, check out our SiteGround review and DreamHost review.


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Deadly, Messy Monday Morning For Metro Detroit Drivers
Female Motorcyclist Crashes Into Southfield Wall
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Man Gets 17-30 Years For Killing Girlfriend At MGM Grand Detroit
April 17, 2019 - 11:34 am
DETROIT (WWJ) - A St. Clair Shores man who stabbed his girlfriend, bit off her nose and left her lifeless body in a hotel room at the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit has been sentenced to prison.
Daniel Michalak on Wednesday was sentenced to serve between 17 and 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to maim in the death of 27-year-old Tia Vellucci, of Davison.
Before hearing his sentence, Michalak apologized to Vellucci's family for the pain he caused.
"I cannot begin to explain what happened that awful day and will live with the grief for the rest of my life," he said. "I loved Tia with my entire heart and wish there was a way to take all of this back. Once again, I am sorry to everyone that has been affected from this tragedy."
Police found Michalak, 33, outside of the hotel last May 29, naked and "acting hysterically," saying he killed his girlfriend with his "bare hands." Police then located Vellucci's body in room 408. She suffered eight stab wounds to the neck and back of her head, and the tip of her nose had been bitten off her face.
Vellucci's family says the couple had a history of domestic violence throughout their eight-year relationship. The pair was reportedly using drugs the day of the incident.
"Well, we would have liked a lot more. But what can we do? You know, it's the way the justice system turns," Vellucci's grandmother Maureen Iman, of Lapeer, told WWJ's Vickie Thomas. "We couldn't get him for murder so I guess this is the best thing. Hopefully he won't come out."
Michalak, who was facing a possible life sentence, received 12-20 years on the assault with intent to murder charge and 5-10 years on the assault with intent to maim charge, to be served consecutively. He received credit for 323 days served.
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James P. Hopper Memorial Scholarship
James Pernell Hopper was born on August 30, 1969 to Loyd and Edwina Hopper. James attended school at Talpa-Centennial (which later became part of Panther Creek I.S.D.). He participated in sports, particularly football, basketball, and track throughout elementary, junior high, and high school and received All-State Alternate in football his senior year. He was also involved in U.I.L. One Act plays where he received "Honorable Mention All-Star Cast" as a sophomore. He was an active member of 4-H for seven years, participating in several projects including trapshooting, in which he earned many awards.
Graduating senior from Panther Creek and have been enrolled for the past two years
Planning to attend a college or accredited vocational/technical institution in the United States
James Hopper Memorial Scholarship
Please provide a personal statement that explains why you want to go to college, your career goals, and what you hope to accomplish with your life. (100 word limit.)


The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI), Oceana Belize and the World Wildlife Fund have concluded a national Marine Litter Campaign. It is the first of its kind to be held in Belize and it came to fruition after some of the staff at the CZMAI attended a workshop in Jamaica. The CZMAI's Sport Fishing Coordinator, Victor Sho told us more about the campaign that was carried out in May and June.
During the campaign, the CZMAI and Oceana Belize visited 14 schools in coastal communities in Corozal Town, Sarteneja Village, Belize City, San Pedro, Dangriga, Hopkins, Seine Bight, Placencia and Punta Gorda.


I was curious if there was a decision which relates to pimples specifically.
Pimple popping and skin care have become a major topic on many parts of the internet. You typically see people using needle-like devices to puncture and drain the flesh of things which would either naturally heal on their own or don't pose a direct threat to one's health or wellbeing.
I was curious if there was a Rabbinical opinion on the topic as I can certainly see how certain types of pimple pops or removals could result in the scarification of one's skin.
An example being someone who routinely digs into their own skin out of habit to the point where they scar their skin permanently.
Nevertheless, it is permitted to put ashes and other things on a wound for medical purposes, even if a mark will remain; for (in such cases) the wound will also leave a mark, and it will be apparent that you did not do it for the purpose of tattooing.
So it seems permitted to routinely dig into one's own skin out of habit to the point where one scars their skin permanently.
One who punctures an abscess in order to enlarge the opening of the wound, in the manner of physicians when they attempt to facilitate healing by enlarging the opening of the wound, is guilty of a Shabbos violation, for this requires a doctor's skill. If his [purpose in] opening it the abscess is only to drain the pus, which is causing him pain, and he is unconcerned if the [opening] closes up again immediately, this is permitted due to his pain. [This is permitted] only when he punctures it with a needle or something similar. But, [he may not do so] with his nails because he then tears some of the skin of the abscess, which makes him liable [for doing a melachah]. Even by means of a needle or something similar, there is concern that he may want the wound to remain open, so that the pus will continue to drain, therefore, wherever possible this should be done by a non-Jew.
Seems that the only concern is Shabbat-related and causing permanent changes to one's body is not an issue.
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The Child Nutrition Outreach Program (CNOP), funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, provides support and free resources to increase participation in federal child nutrition programs such as the National School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Programs.
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Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
FRAC conducts research and provides information on state and nation trends for needs and impacts of programs such as the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Afterschool Nutrition Programs.
http://frac.org/federal-foodnutrition-programs/national-school-lunch-program/
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Healthy Meals Resource System
This is USDA's Team Nutrition online information center for Child Nutrition Programs. It includes resources for menu planning, training and nutrition education.
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Healthier US School Challenge (HUSSC)
This webpage explains the concept of HUSSC, and has a link to the application for the schools that want to enter into this competition.
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How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
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This webpage contains important USDA information relating to the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Afterschool Snack Program. It also links to policies and legislative references for these programs, and is updated regularly.
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This USDA Schools/CN Commodity Programs website provides fact sheets for Grains/Breads, Meats/Meat alternates, Vegetables, Fruits and other foods by material title. Like Nutrition Facts labels, these sheets list information for USDA foods, and can be useful for carbohydrate counting, and comparing sodium and fat content.
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USDA Recipes for Schools
Hosted by the National School Food Service Management Institute (NSFMI), this website offers several search options for USDA standardized recipes.
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USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
This website contains the nutrient content of thousands of food items, and can be useful to compare calories, sodium, and fat levels of similar foods. It also can be used for carbohydrate counting.
http://ndb.nal.usda.gov
Formerly called the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, this organization's website is an excellent source of news, information, programs, tools and other resources related to food allergies and anaphylaxis.
www.foodallergy.org
Food Allergy Tools for Schools
AllergyHome's website and its resources were created by two allergists who are dedicated to treating and educating others about allergic diseases. It features practical teaching tools for school nutrition personnel, nurses, parents and other members of the school community.
http://www.allergyhome.org/schools/
FoodSafety.gov - Allergens
This webpage is a portal to facts and resources relating to food allergies and intolerances.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/allergens/
This webpage contains resources for use in school nutrition programs. Current publications include manuals for managing diabetes and food allergies in schools, Farm to School and USDA guidance on accommodating special dietary needs. Links to websites for developing a school wellness policy and USDA research are also included.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
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http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010.asp
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This USDA website provides nutrition and meal planning guidance for consumers and professionals in the field of education and health care. It includes downloadable materials in English and Spanish.
http://www.choosemyplate.gov
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The John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition
The JSI's website is chock full of valuable information and downloadable documents pertaining to Food and Nutrition and School Nutrition Programs. The Resource Center page is a vast portal by topic to links from all major national and regional organizations.
http://www.johnstalkerinstitute.org
The Lets Move website was launched by Michelle Obama to tackle the problem of obesity in American children. Eat Healthy, Get Active and Take Action are steps Let's Move want children to take.
http://www.letsmove.gov/
Massachusetts Food Equipment and Safety Training (FEAST)
This multifaceted online educational program is designed to help food service personnel achieve standards and competencies for sanitation and safe operation of 12 commonly used types of foodservice equipment. Videos and instructional tools are included.
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This webpage includes state and national statistics, tools, and related — and pertinent — links from Mass in Motion and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Book Review: Modern Heroes For the Filipino Youth Series
Posted on January 24, 2014 at 3:20 AM
Courtesy: Zarah C. Gagatiga (http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com/2014/01/book-review-modern-day-heroes-series.html)
Back in 2010, Bookmark won a Best Reads National Children's Book Award for Lub-Dub Lub-Dub, a biography of Dr. Fe Del Mundo the first woman pediatrician in the Philippines. Written by Rusell Molina and illustrated by Jomike Tejido, the book is part of Bookmark's Great Men and Women of Asia–Children's Series. The series brings together stories of ordinary people who've done extraordinary acts of goodness that it elevated them to heroic status. Specifically, the heroes featured in the series are awardees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards. At a time when teachers and librarians are looking for biography books for children to read, Bookmark took the brave initiative to have this series published.
And they've only just begun on this courageous venture as another series is produced for the Filipino young reader: The Modern Heroes For the Filipino Youth Series. The series aims to present role models for young people to emulate. Each story in the series contains a central theme that exemplifies a moral value or characteristic or an exemplary incident in the life of each principal character. So it says in each of the book's blurb.
The books live up to its aims as values of bravery, courage and love of country, bespeak of the stories of Ninoy Aquino, Ed Jopson, Jaime Ongpin, Vidal Lorenzo Tan, Gen. Vicente Lim, and Jose Abad Santos. The stories of Richie Fernando, Sr. Christine Tan and Macliing Dulag would inspire young readers to look at love, service for others, determination and social justice in a new light.
The series also features the artistic genius of Lino Brocka and Jovita Fuentes; the ingenuity and business acumen of Margarita Dela Cruz Santiago; the dedication of Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros SJ to bring liturgical music closer to church parishioners; the drive and endurance of Filipino scientists Drs. Lourdes Cruz and Baldomera Olivera Jr.; and the heart and passion of Doreen Fernandez to teaching and writing.
Written by the country's best writers and illustrated by select artists, the series is a beautiful medley of good storytelling and strong visuals. Readers young and old would definitely feel the creators' intent at putting in their best effort and talents to produce quality reading material. What really worked for me, as far as this series is concerned, is it's message of revisiting core values that would help define our identity as a nation in this age of rapid change and globalization. At a time when we're all going through problems that challenge our moral fiber, we need stories to remind us that we're capable of making the right choices no matter how difficult the odds are.
Bookmark's launching of Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series Children's Books and other titles is on Feb. 5, 2014, Wednesday, 6:00PM - 9:00PM at the Last Chukker, Manila Polo Club, Makati. For details check Bookmark's events-link on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/208450979341623/


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Samuel Chochon
CMV
LOCATION Atelier Myriam Boccara
CURATOR Margaux Bonopera
AUTHOR Margaux Bonopera
PHOTOGRAPHY Gregory Copitet / Samuel Chochon
CMV is an exhibition by Samuel Chochon presented from May 28 to June 23 rd in the studio Myriam Boccara, 86 rue de la Folie-Méricourt. In this former glass store overlooking the street, the artist sets the scene for a contemporary tale where the outside tries by all means to infiltrate the imaginary. In this space entirely resized for the exhibition is presented a series of drawings made between 2018 and 2021, as well as a set of sculptures and an original soundtrack. Open daily from 11am to 7pm. Nota Bene: The CMV guides airflow in enclosed spaces. If a VMC is dysfunctional, the air accumulates and is not renewed. Curator: Margaux Bonopera
Samuel Chochon, "Scene of domestic life" 2018, Charcoal and black-stone on paper 151 x 310 cm
Samuel Chochon, "Like a smell of shampoo in the gully", 2020, charcoal on paper, 29,7x 42 cm
Samuel Chochon, "Beyond 2", 2021, charcoal on paper, 75 x 110 cm
Samuel Chochon, "Beyond 1" 2020, Charcoal on paper, 75 x 110cm
Samuel Chochon, "Comfort" 2021, charcoal and black stone on paper, 150 x 150 cm
Samuel Chochon, "Eroded Speech" (detail), 2021 ,polystyrene, resin, sound, variable dimension
Samuel Chochon, "Eroded speech" 1 on 3, 2021, polystyrene, resin, built in speaker, sound.
Samuel Chochon, "Intruders" 2020 pencil on paper, 6 x 8 cm
Samuel Chochon, "Quirky View" 2021, Charcoal on paper, 40 x 80cm
Samuel Chochon, "Progression" poem 2021
Samuel Chochon, VMC ,Exhibition view 2021
Exhibition of Samuel Chochon
May 28th – June 23rd 2021
Curator: Margaux Bonopera
Atelier Myriam Boccara
86 rue de la Folie-Mericourt 75011 Paris
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A CMV renews the air in a room by evacuating it to the outside. It is this same movement between inside and outside that articulates Samuel Chochon's solo exhibition presented in Myriam Boccara's studio.
The first instance of this movement is found in the very space of the project, visible from the glass façade of the studio overlooking the rue de la Folie Méricourt. The passer-by can thus distinguish some of the images present on the walls without being able to capture the entirety of the interior space. It is after having penetrated inside the exhibition, that one understands that the artist transformed the walls giving the impression that these last ones were dug and that it emerges from it these images to the varied formats.
Suspenseful if it is, thus transformed, the place of the exhibition becomes progressively a piece in its own right of the project.
For VMC, Samuel Chochon has chewed up his imagination and to understand its origin, its references and its construction it is necessary to look at the first drawing made by the artist which was the starting point of this exhibition project, Scene of domestic life, 2020. If the expression seems to recall Bergman's series (1973), the scene that Samuel Chochon draws is that of a solitary episode. In this large drawing (3.10 x 1.50m), we see a man in his armchair, submerged in a liquid and vegetal world. The presence of a record player suggests that the individual is simply immersed in a state of auditory contemplation, which gives rise to the various images presented in the exhibition. When one knows that Samuel Chochon himself has realized the sound piece emanating from the large abstract sculptures, one can easily imagine the sensorial retranscription that he has operated through this character.
And this is how we find in all the drawings made in black and white a distortion of reality, a modification of perspectives and materials represented for the benefit of an aquatic, domestic, intimate and corporal imaginary. Here, the outside, it is the eyes of the visitors, your eyes, which try, by all the angles, turning in all the directions, to understand what the artist wanted to represent. For that, it would be enough without doubt only to listen to the piece that this last one realized specially for the occasion and to doubt, a few moments, of where is the inside and the outside, of the world and of our own body.
Margaux Bonopera


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The World Republic of Letters is a 1999 book by French literary critic Pascale Casanova. Published in English translation in 2004, the book was hailed as an important text that applied the sociological concepts developed by Pierre Bourdieu to an analysis of the world literary system by which books are written and consecrated as important works of literature, an economy of prestige that centers on Paris as the world literary capital.

Overview

The World Republic of Letters is divided into two sections: Part I, "The Literary World," and Part II, "Literary Revolts and Revolutions."

In Part I, "The Literary World," Casanova describes the nature of world literature and the structure of the world literary space, in which the path to literary consecration always leads to Paris, the world capital of literature. In order to gain worldwide acceptance and acclaim, writers from marginal countries and languages must find acceptance in the literary world of Paris.

In Part II, "Literary Revolts and Revolutions," Casanova describes the careers of representative writers whose path to literary consecration demonstrates the principles she described in the book's first part. Writers she discusses include Franz Kafka, V. S. Naipaul, Henri Michaux, E. M. Cioran, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Mário de Andrade, W. B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and William Faulkner.

Martin Harries, reviewing the book in Modernism/Modernity, pointed out that The World Republic of Letters includes many passages that are nearly identical to passages in Casanova's earlier book, Samuel Beckett: Anatomy of a Literary Revolution. Harries points to several parallel passages from the two books as evidence that Casanova "cannibalized" the Beckett book for the later publication. Harries went on to say that Casanova's
wholesale borrowings from the Anatomy in The World Republic suggest the importance of the example of Beckett to her scholarly project as a whole: Beckett, she argues, continues and subsumes Joyce's modernism. And that modernism offers a paradigmatic site for her map of "world literary space."

Reception

Terry Eagleton reviewed The World Republic of Letters for the New Statesman. Eagleton praised the book highly, stating that it is in the "distinguished lineage" of critics like Erich Auerbach, Georg Lukács, and Northrop Frye, each of whom wrote studies that managed to "step back from Dante and Goethe, Balzac and Woolf, and view them, in a powerfully distancing move, as part of a meaningful constellation." Eagleton praised the "exemplary lucidity" of Casanova's book and argued that it "represents a milestone in the history of modern literary thought—even if it does voice its support for the literary underdog from that citadel of high culture, Paris."

Louis Menand, in a review published in The New Yorker, called The World Republic of Letters "rather brilliant." Menand wrote, "Literature departments are almost always organized by language and country, but Casanova's book gives us many reasons to doubt whether this captures the way literature really works."

William Deresiewicz, writing in The Nation, offered a mixed assessment of the book. Deresiewicz found that "Casanova's work amounts to a radical remapping of global literary space–which means, first of all, the recognition that there is a global literary space." He praised the book and said that "the main thrust of Casanova's argument, which covers roughly the last century and a half, is unimpeachable. She has created a map of global literary power relations where none had existed, and she has raised a host of further questions." However, he found weaknesses: "Casanova's reluctance to acknowledge the positive dimensions of the international literary sphere is one of the book's flaws." He also observed that "Casanova is also surprisingly enamored of the great-man model of historical causation."

Thomas Austenfeld, reviewing The World Republic of Letters for the South Atlantic Review, found it "ambitious and challenging." Austenfeld lauded the book's international scope, saying that "Casanova marshals a truly impressive range of references not often seen together, from Scandinavian to Romanian to Algerian to South American writers. Austenfeld further praised Casanova on the role of translation in disseminating works through the world literary system: "Casanova's observations on translation practice are truly incisive, especially when she turns her attention to Beckett and Nabokov, who functioned as self-translators and thus escaped the linguistic prison-house of a national literature." Austenfeld concluded: "This book is certain to provoke lively discussion, as any good critical study should. The wide-ranging view Casanova brings to her subject puts her in the companionship of very few literary critics capable of competing with her."

Perry Anderson, writing about Casanova's book in the London Review of Books, stated that Casanova's book was an "outstanding example of an imaginative synthesis with strong critical intent in recent years."

Aamir R. Mufti , writing in Critical Inquiry, argued that a flaw in Casanova's account is that she misunderstood the historical role of Orientalism in shaping the world literary space:

 Casanova ... fails to comprehend the real nature of the expansion and rearrangement of this until then largely European space in the course of the philological revolution. It is through the philological knowledge revolution—the "discovery" of the classical languages of the East, the invention of the linguistic family tree whose basic form is still with us today, the translation and absorption into the Western languages of more and more works from
Persian, Arabic, and the Indian languages, among others—that non-Western textual traditions made their first entry as literature, sacred and secular, into the international literary space that had emerged in early modern times in Europe as a structure of rivalries between the emerging vernacular traditions, transforming the scope and structure of that space forever.

Emilie Bickerton, reviewing The World Republic of Letters in Bookforum, observed that "Casanova's project is to retain the idea of literary autonomy yet, at the same time, to provide a political and historical grounding for it." Bickerton noted the paucity of references to literary theorists—"apart from a scattering of references to Barthes, Foucault, and Deleuze and the passage on Jameson and Said"—and speculated that this fact was explained by Casanova's background in radio journalism, not academia. Bickerton concluded: "It is refreshing that Casanova is critical of the centers' failure to enact the claims of universal value worldwide, instead often basing standards and attention on more conventional and established assumptions that are hostile to innovation of any kind—grammatical, semantic, or structural."

Bali Sahota, reviewing the book for The Bryn Mawr Review of Comparative Literature, questioned Casanova's concept of literariness, finding that it threatens to limit the definition of literature to those works enshrined by institutions: "There is no literature then (or no literature worthy of the title), Casanova seems to be suggesting, unless it is a part of, self-consciously located within, and recognized by the institutions of world literary space." Sahota argued that this concept of literariness "potentially encloses Casanova in a world of literariness that is most familiar and shuts out whatever might literarily exist autonomously of world literary space."

Boyd Tonkin, writing in The Independent, called Casanova's book "heroically ambitious" and described it as "a demanding, rewarding read." Tonkin suggested that for English-speaking readers, "much of the appeal lies in her mind-stretching ability to match familiar anecdotes of revolt or migration with linked histories from elsewhere." Tonkin summed up his assessment by saying that Casanova "draws a remarkably rich and persuasive map of global writing and publishing not as 'an enchanted world that exists outside time,' but as a battlefield on which dominant languages and cultures have always wielded the heavy weapons."

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1999 non-fiction books
Books of literary criticism
French literary criticism
French non-fiction books

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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube assured the community of KwaNokweja and eMazabekweni in the Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality under the Harry Gwala District Municipality, that before the end of July this year, they will definitely have access to clean water. The MEC met with the communities on June and they urged government to move with speed to provide clean water.Dube-Ncube was accompanied by the Transport MEC Mxolisi Khawunda and Human Settlement MEC Ravi Pillay; who, also responded to issues of Roads, safety and Housing during a community engagement meeting in the area on 08.07.18
KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) is hosting representatives of the country's eight other provinces who have shown interest in KZN's exemplary municipal capacity building strategy. The department has authored a comprehensive strategy for enhancing the political and administrative capacity of municipalities that has since been labeled as national best practice.
"It is an honour to lead the way in such an important field as capacity building and we are humbled that we are doing something other provinces consider worth replicating. Our municipal capacity building strategy is rooted in our hands-on experience of dealing with day-to-day challenges faced by municipal councilors and officials in the execution of their mandate," said KZN MEC for Cogta Nomusa Dube-Ncube.
While drafting its municipal capacity building strategy, KZN Cogta recognized that over time a great deal of resources had been invested into strengthening the capacity of municipalities yet some municipalities had continued to perform below the expected standard. In some cases, there has been competition between stakeholders in implementing very similar projects.
"It has been noted in certain instances that training programmes and workshops for municipal office bearers and officials target the same beneficiaries at the same time leading to the duplication of the scarce resources. Training is often equated to capacity building. While training is part of capacity building, training on its own may not strengthen the capacity of a municipality," said Dube-Ncube.
KZN Cogta has therefore looked at capacity building in its entirety, considering the appointment of adequately skilled personnel and pay attention to the institutional capability by ensuring that there are adequate resources such as human resources, equipment, vehicles, policies and organisational structures that are aligned to the Integrated Development Plans as well as the powers and functions of municipalities.
"It is this all-encompassing nature of our municipal capacity building strategy that has made it attractive to our counterparts in other provinces who are now drawing on our experience in devising their own capacity building strategies that are tailor-made to their unique circumstances. It is only when all provinces work optimally, we will see wholesale change in municipalities country-wide," said Dube-Ncube.
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SubstrateSource Alternanthera reineckii "Telanthera Cardinalis Roseafolia" Live Aquarium Plant – Tissue Culture - Telanthrea is a red and green stem plant. Never release plant species into the wild. Photo depicts sample plant, not the actual plant you will receive. Before discarding excess growth, allow the plants to fully dry. Simply rinse away any residual media that may be attached to the roots and the mat is ready to portion out and plant into your substrate. Once established, this plant can grow to the full height of your aquarium and is great for mid and background zones (see photo 3). As with all substratesource plants, you will receive our illustrated care guide to help you along. The tissue culture growing processes propagates the plant in a pest-free environment and with all of the essential nutrients for exceptionally healthy plants. Substratesource alternanthera reineckii "telanthera cardinals roseafolia" in our tissue culture pack, is a clean and convenient way to add telanthera to your freshwater planted aquarium.
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Canadian Cannabis Earnings Are A Bloodbath
Daniel Tencer
HuffPost Canada November 15, 2019
MONTREAL — Weed may not be the product that sells itself after all. It's turning out to be a bit tricky to make a profit on the green stuff — legally — in Canada these days.
Some of Canada's largest cannabis manufacturers have reported dismal sales and weakening revenue this week, with Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy Growth, the largest public cannabis company in the world, reporting a nearly $375-million loss for the second quarter of the fiscal year.
A worker collects cuttings from a marijuana plant at the Canopy Growth facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., Jan. 4, 2018. (Photo: Chris Wattie / Reuters)
Revenue for the period was just under $77 million, well short of analysts' expectations of $107 million, and the company is no longer offering projections on future revenue.
Shares in the company fell 18 per cent after it released its earnings.
Though the numbers were a surprise, the downward trend was not. Investors have been experiencing disillusionment with Canada's cannabis industry for at least the past half year, as revenues and profits rolled in much more slowly than hoped.
The North American Marijuana Index — a basket of cannabis stocks dominated by Canadian producers — has lost nearly two-thirds of its value since peaking this past spring.
The North American Marijuana Index has lost two-thirds of its value since peaking in the spring of 2019. (Photo: North American Marijuana Index)
One part of the problem is declining retail prices. Legalization has been pushing down prices in the illicit market for at least the past year, forcing legal producers to follow suit, reducing their bottom lines.
But industry insiders say the rollout of legal cannabis retail infrastructure has been too slow, especially in Ontario and Quebec.
The country's cannabis market "is simply not living up to expectations," said Mark Zekulin, Canopy's interim CEO, in a conference call with analysts this week.
Zekulin took aim at Ontario's slow rollout of privately-run cannabis stores, of which only 24 have been authorized to open. By comparison, there are roughly 300 stores open in Alberta, which has less than a third of Ontario's population.
"The inability of the Ontario government to license retail stores, right off the bat, has resulted in half of the expected market in Canada simply not existing,″ Zekulin said.
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Some estimates suggest that the legal cannabis industry hasn't even managed to take half of the illicit industry's business. Statistics Canada says the black market shrank by just 21 per cent in the first year of legal pot.
Ontario's previous Liberal government set up a provincially-run cannabis retail monopoly, but the Progressive Conservative government of Doug Ford scaled back those plans last year and began offering licences to private retailers.
Zekulin said he is happy to see that Ontario is expanding the province's lottery system for awarding pot retail licences so that there is an unlimited number available, limited only by market demand.
"This is a big deal but it cannot come soon enough," he said.
Aurora Cannabis sees big sales drop
Canopy isn't the only company disappointing investors these days. Shares in Aurora Cannabis, the second-largest weed grower in the world, tanked 10 per cent as of mid-day Friday after the company revealed recreational sales dropped by 33 per cent in the most recent quarter.
Aurora made $75.3 million in revenue in the most recent quarter, down sharply from $94.6 million one quarter earlier, and well below analysts' expectations of $105 million.
Like some other producers, Aurora is cutting back on launching new production facilities, to get a better handle on its spending.
Analysts at Desjardins dropped their price target for the company's shares to $6.50, from $14.00, but maintained its "buy" rating on the stock.
Retailers may not be spared financial problems, either. Cannabis NB, the provincially-run pot retailer in New Brunswick, announced this week it had stacked up a $12-million loss in its first six months. The province is now looking for a private contractor to take over the operation.
Meanwhile, the provincially-run Ontario Cannabis Store — which under the Conservative government has been scaled back from being the monopoly retailer to being a wholesale and online operation — is on track to lose $25 million this year, according to government projections, which see the OCS becoming profitable next year.
In the long run, most market observers expect the industry to get its act together.
"We still believe there remains tremendous growth in the sector," Desjardins analysts John Chu and Amrit Sidhu wrote in a client note.
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Kellyanne Conway: Donald Trump's Greatest Quality Is His "Humility" August 29, 2017 Hemant Mehta
Kellyanne Conway: Donald Trump's Greatest Quality Is His "Humility"
On today's episode of The 700 Club, Pat Robertson interviewed Kellyanne Conway. It may sound like a match made in Hell, but it makes sense since Conway tells lies for a living and Robertson readily accepts conspiracy theories.
The first part of their exchange went exactly as you'd expect, with Conway saying that Donald Trump's most notable characteristic is his "humility." (Seriously.)
While the released clip doesn't show any more of the interview, I'll assume Robertson didn't push back on that one.
Robertson kicked off the softball interview by asking Conway "what characteristic stands out in your mind" most about Trump, to which she replied that "it's one that most of the media never associate with him, and I would say it's humility."
"With the gravity and responsibility of being president of the United States and commander in chief of our armed forces," she said, "I would say that with that gravity and responsibility has come a great deal of humility."
Donald Trump: He has the best humility. Everyone says so!
If you believe that, I have a border wall to sell you.
Needless to say, Trump's not humble. The one thing everyone knows about him is that he can't stop bragging about himself even when there's nothing to brag about. He's a shameless self-promoter who's unable to handle the mildest of criticisms. He assumes he's the best at everything he does no matter how much evidence points in the other direction. While we're at it, Trump's not exactly known for being responsible or understanding the gravity of the office, either.
When the history of this era is written, let it be known that all of these people surrounding Trump were complicit in his actions and ignorance. They continued to defend him no matter how despicable he became. They downplayed or ignored his faults and functioned as glorified babysitters for a man who never grew up.
And for any news organization, including the Christian Broadcasting Network, to play along with that is utterly irresponsible.
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Think you can spot an introvert in a crowd? Think again. "A lot of introverts can pass as extroverts." People are frequently unaware that they're introverts -– especially if they're not shy — because they may not realize that being an introvert is about more than just cultivating time alone. Instead, it can be more instructive to pay attention to whether they're losing or gaining energy from being around others, even if the company of friends gives them pleasure.
1. Find small talk incredibly cumbersome.
2. Go to parties -– but not to meet people.
3. Often feel alone in a crowd.
4. Think that networking feels like you're being a phony.
Do you have a penchant for philosophical conversations and a love of thought-provoking books and movies? "Introverts like to jump into the deep end," says Dembling.
6. May become easily distracted.
Introverts can be excellent leaders and public speakers — and although they're stereotyped as being the shrinking violet, they don't necessarily shy away from the spotlight. Instead, an introvert might struggle more with meeting and greeting large groups of people on an individual basis.
It's true that opposites attract, and introverts frequently gravitate towards outgoing extroverts who encourage them to have fun and not take themselves too seriously. "Introverts are sometimes drawn to extroverts because they like being able to ride their 'fun bubble,'" Dembling says.
You may not pick up your phone even from people you like, but you'll call them back as soon as you're mentally prepared and have gathered the energy for the conversation. "To me, a ringing phone is like having somebody jump out of a closet and go 'BOO!,'" says Dembling.
Neurochemically speaking, things like huge parties just aren't your thing. A study "suggests that introverts have a fundamental difference in how strongly they process rewards from their environment, with the brains of introverts weighing internal cues more strongly than external motivational and reward cues," explained LiveScience's Tia Ghose.
When describing the way that introverts think, Jung explained that they're more interested in ideas and the big picture rather than facts and details. Of course, many introverts excel in detail-oriented tasks — but they often have a mind for more abstract concepts as well. "Introverts do really enjoy abstract discussion," says Dembling.
Introverts are often better at communicating in writing than in person, and many are drawn to the solitary, creative profession of writing. Most introverts say that they feel most creatively charged when they have time to be alone with their thoughts.


AIM Startup 2019 is gearing up for its third edition with an aim to link 500 startup companies with over 200 global investors. The event, in partnership with the National Program for SMEs and Projects, is an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy and will be happening on April 8-10, 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The event's much awaited feature is the Annual Pitch Competition where startups can compete with their project and impress investors by securing their nod for project financing. Startup founders will also have the opportunity to showcase their projects to an audience comprising of foreign dignitaries and international investors looking for opportunities across a 4,000sqm exhibition floor.
AIM Startup 2019 is gathering the best and the most innovative startups based in MENA through a series of roadshows. These two-day roadshows feature a workshop and a pitch competition on the first and second day, respectively. At least 15 startups are expected to participate per location where 5 will be selected to advance to AIM Startup 2019 Annual Pitch Competition. Exhibition fee will also be waived for startups who will be selected during the roadshow and they will have an opportunity to compete for the USD 50,000 pool prize in April in Dubai.
AIM Startup 2019 roadshow kicked off in Jordan on December 2-3, 2018 with The Tank by Umniah as partner; Cubical Services hosted the competition in Kuwait on December 11-12, 2018; and Bahraini top entrepreneurs are expected on December 23-24, 2018 at Bahrain Business Incubator Center.
Early next year, the roadshow will continue in Oman on January 2-3, 2019 with Sas for Entrepreneurship Center as host partner; in Lebanon on January 9-10, 2019; in Riyadh on January 13-14, 2019 at King Salman Institute for Entrepreneurship with King Saud University as host partner; in both Jeddah and Egypt simultaneously on January 16-17, 2019 with Prince Mohammad bin Salman College (MBSC) for Business and Entrepreneurship as knowledge partners and Creative Hub as Host partners, respectively.
Under the theme "Harnessing Global Digitization to Empower Startups and SMEs", AIM Startup 2019 will gather together startups, incubators, accelerators, investors, policy-makers, corporate representatives, consultants, intellectual property law experts, financial institutions, SMEs and solution providers. Last year's AIM Startup saw an increase in the number of participating companies looking to raise capitals, expand into new markets, or forge meaningful business relationships.
AIM Startup 2018 top participating countries were Switzerland, UK, Germany, Egypt, USA, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, South Africa, Cameroon, Namibia, Kyrgyzstan, India, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Australia.


Sony A100 or Nikon D80 or Canon 400D?
Sony lenses are very expensive.. i saw the prices in their sony booklet before..
Yup, Sony lenses are more expensive as compared to the old Minolta days. But I doubt that the difference is 100% to those of C & N.
It won't clash but you probably get a poorer image compared to only having one enabled at a time. Reason being that the counteracting mechnisims is not designed to communicate with each other, and thus each tries to compensate to whatever it thinks is correct without considering what the other is actually doing. By the way, do turn of any antishake mechnisim when mounted on tripod too.
Softer shutter sound means that the mirror slap and shutter is damped >>> Minimized shutter and mirror slap results in lesser physical movement (shaking) of the camera when the shutter is released >>> image is sharper due to reduced camera movement.
i wonder why sony lenses so expensive.. range and aperture and they have image stablisers in those lenses..
simply high.. feel so high when i see the price.. fainted..
I have been using a Nikon Coolpix 5700 for the past 5 years. It's now giving way and I am thinking of buying a DSLR. I am looking at the Sony alpha, Olympus, Canon and the Nikon D40x.
Any one can suggest which camera is the best buy?
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HOWARD COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, MD - The band performed at the Howard County Fair. They led the parade, but Wendy was disappointed because they only played a couple of times during the parade. After the parade, the band put on a concert, which the crowd seemed to really enjoy. After the performance, Wendy treated herself to an ice cream shake.


On Thursday the 26th of November the Unsung Hero Awards visited Alder Hey Children's hospital in Liverpool to promote the awards in person.
Upon arriving at the trust, we were greeted by a group of happy, smiling faces all dressed in pink t-shirts; this group represented just a small percentage of the many volunteers that constantly give their time and energy to the hospital. The volunteers were happy to direct us to the main reception desk and from there we set up our station to promote the awards.
The fantastic thing about being able to promote the Unsung Hero Awards from the main foyer area of the hospital was the access that we had to non-medical staff, as well as medical staff and patients too. This allowed us the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people and to promote the awards on many levels.
Even though we were only present in the foyer area for a few hours, in that time we really felt as though we made friends with the many volunteers who were busily buzzing around the area. In the case of one lovely lady: she was also handing out our flyers to as many people as possible!
The feedback that we received on the Unsung Hero Awards was fantastic! So many of the staff (and patients) that we spoke to loved the idea of the award. In fact, Alder Hey deserves to be acknowledged as one of the most nominated trusts on our list. A large part of these many nominations is down to the Chief Executive, Louise Shepherd, who wants to actively promote the Unsung Hero Awards; as she fervently believes in increasing staff engagement in her hospital.
Other moments of worth were when we met the head of communications - Joe Fitzpatrick, who came down especially to see us from his office and talked to us at length about how involved Alder Hey (and in particular the communications team) are in helping to promote the awards. During our stay at the hospital we also met Steven Woodcock, volunteer team leader and Chris Browne; who works as part of the concierge team. Both men made our stay that little bit sweeter thanks to their warm and humorous personalities.
On a personal note, getting to interact with some of the patients humbled our team and further provided us with the conviction that what the Unsung Hero Awards are doing is vital. This award allows all members of staff, from porters to chief executives, to be acknowledged for the life-changing and inspiring work that they do daily. To see the Unsung Hero in everyone!
If you know an amazing NHS Unsung Hero, you still have time to nominate them at Unsung Hero Awards website. The new deadline is 10th November, so don't wait for the last day but submit your nominations today!