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\section{Introduction}
Convolutional neural networks are widely used in the field of computer vision and have achieved great success. Many excellent neural architectures have been designed successively such as ResNet \cite{resnet}, DenseNet \cite{densenet} and SENet \cite{senet}. In order to solve the over-fitting problem caused by the increase in the number of parameters for convolutional neural networks, many regularization methods have been proposed, such as weight decay, data augmentation and dropout \cite{dropout}.

However, The effect of dropout for convolutional neural networks is not as significant as that for fully connected networks because the spatially correlated features allow dropped information to still flow through convolutional networks \cite{dropblock}. To address this problem, some structured forms of dropout have been proposed such as SpatialDropout \cite{spatialdropout}, Cutout \cite{cutout} and DropBlock \cite{dropblock}. But these methods prone to result in over or under regularization as features are dropped randomly.

Some methods attempt to combine structured dropout with attention mechanism such as AttentionDrop \cite{attentiondrop} and CorrDrop \cite{corrdrop}. However, these methods only mask out the units with higher activation values or the regions with less discriminative information in the spatial dimension. They ignore the instructive information in the channel dimension which is proven to be meaningful in convolutional neural networks \cite{senet}, even in dropout-based regularization methods\cite{dropblock}.

In this paper, we propose a novel regularization method named TargetDrop, which drops the feature units with a clear target. Specifically, we choose the target channels and then drop the target regions in the corresponding feature maps. As is shown in Fig.1, compared with naive Dropout and DropBlock which may lead to unexpected results by dropping randomly, our TargetDrop prone to precisely mask out several effective features of the main object, thus forcing the network to learn more crucial information. Our experimental results demonstrate that TargetDrop can greatly improve the performance of convolutional neural networks and outperforms many other state-of-the-art methods on public datasets CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 which we attribute to our method.

Our contributions are summarized as follows:

\noindent $\bullet$ We propose a targeted regularization method which incorporates attention mechanism to address the problem for unexpected results caused by dropping randomly.\\
\noindent $\bullet$ We propose the rule of choosing target channels and target regions, and further analyse the regularization effect. \\
\noindent $\bullet$ Our method achieves better regularization effect compared with the other state-of-the-art methods and is applicable to different architectures for image classification tasks.

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{mask}
  \caption{Masks of naive Dropout \cite{dropout}, Dropblock \cite{dropblock} and our TargetDrop. The red regions denote the regions to be masked.}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure*}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{targetdrop}
  \caption{The pipeline of TargetDrop. First, channel attention map is generated by processing the output of the previous layer through attention mechanism. Next, $topK$ elements are selected as the target channels according to the drop probability $\gamma$. Then, locate to a pixel with the maximum value in the feature map corresponding to each target channel and generate a mask by dropping the $k \times k$ target region. Finally, the mask is applied to the original feature maps by the multiplication operation.}
\end{figure*}

\section{Related Work}
Since Dropout \cite{dropout} was proposed to improve the performace of networks by avoiding overfitting the training data, a series of regularization variations have been proposed such as DropConnect \cite{dropconnect}, SpatialDropout \cite{spatialdropout}, DropPath \cite{droppath}, DropBlock \cite{dropblock}, AttentionDrop \cite{attentiondrop}, CorrDrop\cite{corrdrop} and DropFilterR \cite{dropfilterR}. In addition, several methods about attention processing are also related as our method incorporates the attention mechanism into the dropout-based regularization. Methods for computing the spatial or channel-wise attention have achieved a certain effect such as Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) module \cite{senet}, Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) \cite{cbam} and Selective Kernel (SK) unit \cite{sknet}. Our method outperforms the dropout-based regularization counterparts by utilizing the attention mechanism to achieve the targeted dropout.

\section{Methods}
In this section, we propose our method TargetDrop which mainly contains seeking out the target channels and target regions. The pipeline of TargetDrop is shown in Fig. 2.

\subsection{Target Channels}
Given the output of the previous convolutional layer as $\bm{U} = \left[ \bm{u_{1}}, \bm{u_{2}},\cdots,\bm{u_{C}} \right] \in \mathbb{R}^{H \times W \times C}$, where $H$ and $W$ are the height and width of the feature map respectively, $C$ is the number of channels. As a first step, we are eager to figure out the importance of each channel. We aggregate the spatial information of each feature map into channel-wise vector by using global average pooling which has been proven to be effective \cite{senet, cbam}. This vector $\bm{v} \in \mathbb{R}^{1 \times 1 \times C}$ can be regarded as the statistic generated by shrinking through spatial dimensions $H \times W$ and this operation $\bm{F}_{\bm{U} \rightarrow \bm{v}}$ can be defined as:

\begin{equation}
v_{c} = \bm{F}_{\bm{U} \rightarrow \bm{v}}(\bm{u_{c}}) = \frac{1}{H W} \sum_{i=1}^{H}\sum_{j=1}^{W} u_{c}(i,j)
\end{equation}
where $v_{c}$ denotes the $c$-th element of $\bm{v}$. To further capture channel-wise dependencies, the vector is then forwarded to a shared network to produce the channel attention map $\bm{M} \in \mathbb{R}^{1 \times 1 \times C}$. The shared network is composed of two fully connected (FC) layers and two activation functions. Specifically, a dimensionality-reduction layer with parameters $\bm{W}_{1} \in \mathbb{R}^{\frac{C}{r} \times C}$, a ReLU, a dimensionality-increasing layer with parameters $\bm{W}_{2} \in \mathbb{R}^{C \times \frac{C}{r}}$ and then a Sigmoid function are
connected alternately. Here, $r$ is the reduction ratio to adjust the bottleneck. The map indicates the inter-channel relationships, and this operation $\bm{F}_{\bm{v} \rightarrow \bm{M}}$ can be defined as:

\begin{equation}
\bm{M} = \bm{F}_{\bm{v} \rightarrow \bm{M}}(\bm{v},\bm{W}) = \sigma \left( \bm{W}_{2} \delta \left(\bm{W}_{1}\bm{v} \right)\right)
\end{equation}
where $\delta$ and $\sigma$ refer to the ReLU and Sigmoid, respectively.

Then, we sort all the values in $\bm{M}$ and select the elements (tag "1" means to be selected and "0" if not) with top $K$ values as the target according to the drop probability $\gamma$. Specifically, the channels corresponding to those elements marked as tag "1" in the vector $\bm{T} \in \mathbb{R}^{1 \times 1 \times C}$ are the target channels. Given the top $K$-th value in $\bm{M}$ as $M_{topK}$ and this process can be described as:

\begin{equation}
K = \lfloor \gamma C \rfloor, \qquad \quad
T_{p} =
\left\{
	\begin{array}{lr}
	1 \quad & M_{p} \geq M_{topK} \\
	0 \quad & \rm otherwise
	\end{array}
\right.
\end{equation}
where $M_{p}$ and $T_{p}$ denote the $p$-th elements of $\bm{M}$ and $\bm{T}$. Based on this, we further select the target regions of the original $H \times W$ feature maps corresponding to the target channels which we will elaborate in the following subsection.

\subsection{Target Regions}
For each feature map corresponding to a target channel, we hope to further seek out a region with  much discriminative information in convolution operation. Utilizing spatial attention mechanism like a convolution operation with the kernel size of 7$\times $7 is not necessary and may lead to considerable additional computation. Considering the continuity of image pixel values \cite{attentiondrop}, we can simply locate to a pixel with maximum value and the other top values distributed in the surrounding continuous regions are most likely to be certain crucial features of the main object. Hence the location $(a, b)$ with the maximum value will be selected and the $k \times k$ region centered around it will be dropped. $h_{1}$, $h_{2}$, $w_{1}$ and $w_{2}$ represent the boundaries of the target region and the TargetDrop mask $\bm{S} = \left[ \bm{s_{1}}, \bm{s_{2}},\cdots,\bm{s_{C}} \right] \in \mathbb{R}^{H \times W \times C}$ can be described as:

\begin{equation}
\begin{array}{c}
h_{1}=a - \lfloor \frac{k}{2} \rfloor, h_{2}=a + \lfloor \frac{k}{2} \rfloor \smallskip \\

 w_{1}=b - \lfloor \frac{k}{2} \rfloor, w_{2}=b + \lfloor \frac{k}{2} \rfloor
 \end{array}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
s_{q}(m,n) =
\left\{
	\begin{array}{lr}
	0 & T_{q}=1 \wedge h_{1} \leq m \leq h_{2} \wedge w_{1} \leq n \leq w_{2}\\
	1 & \rm otherwise
	\end{array}
\right.
\end{equation}
where $s_{q}$ and $T_{q}$ denote the $q$-th elements of $\bm{s}$ and $\bm{T}$. Given the final output as $\bm{\widetilde{U}}= \left[ \bm{\widetilde{u}_{1}}, \bm{\widetilde{u}_{2}},\cdots,\bm{\widetilde{u}_{C}} \right] \in \mathbb{R}^{H \times W \times C}$. Finally, we apply the mask and normalize the features:
\begin{equation}
\bm{\widetilde{u}_{z}} = \bm{u}_{z} \odot \bm{s}_{z} \times \frac{numel(\bm{s}_{z})}{sum(\bm{s}_{z})}
\end{equation}
where $\bm{u}_{z}$ and $\bm{s}_{z}$ denote the $z$-th elements of $\bm{u}$ and $\bm{s}$, $numel(\bm{s}_{z})$ counts the number of units in $\bm{s}_{z}$, $sum(\bm{s}_{z})$ counts the number of units where the value is "1" and $\odot$ represents the point-wise multiplication operation.

\subsection{TargetDrop}
\begin{algorithm}[htb]
  \caption{TargetDrop}
  \begin{algorithmic}[1]
    \Require
    Output of the previous layer: $\mathcal \bm{U}$, Drop probability: $\mathcal \gamma$, Size of the dropped block: $k \times k$, Phase of run: $phase$
    \Ensure
   Final feature maps: $\mathcal \bm{\widetilde{U}}$.
      \If {$phase$ == $interface$}
      	\State \Return{$\mathcal \bm{U}$}
      \EndIf
      \State Generate the channel attention map $\mathcal M$;
      \State Select the top $\mathcal K$-th value $\mathcal M_{top \mathcal K}$ in $\mathcal M$ according to $\mathcal \gamma$ and generate the target channels: $\mathcal T$;
      \State Locate to the maximum value $u(a, b)$, produce a mask with the center being it and the width, height being $k$: $\mathcal S$;
      \State Apply the mask $\mathcal S$ by the multiplication operation and normalize the features to generate the output: $\mathcal \bm{\widetilde{U}}$;
   \State \Return{$\mathcal \bm{\widetilde{U}}$}
  \end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}

\noindent The pseudocode of our method is described in Algorithm 1.

\begin{table}
  \caption{Comparison against the results of different state-of-the-art dropout-based regularization methods for classification accuracy of ResNet-18 on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100.}\smallskip
  \centering
  \resizebox{1\columnwidth}{!}{
  \begin{tabular}{l|c|c}
    \toprule
    \midrule
    \textbf{Methods}& \textbf{C10 Error}(\%) &\textbf{C100 Error}(\%)\\
	\midrule
	\midrule
    No Regularization & 4.72 & 22.46 \\
    \midrule
    Dropout \cite{dropout}  & 5.14 & 23.82  \\
    \midrule
    DropBlock \cite{dropblock} & 4.59 & 21.95  \\
    \midrule
    AttentionDrop \cite{attentiondrop} & 4.51 & 21.53  \\
    \midrule
    TargetDrop (Ours)  & \textbf{4.41} & \textbf{21.37}  \\
    \midrule
    \midrule
    Cutout \cite{cutout} & 3.99 & 21.96  \\
    \midrule
    Cutout + TargetDrop (Ours)  & \textbf{3.67} & \textbf{21.25}  \\
    \midrule
    \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
  }
\end{table}

\begin{table}
  \caption{The regularization effect of TargetDrop on CIFAR-10 with different convolutional neural networks.}\smallskip
  \centering
  \resizebox{1\columnwidth}{!}{
  \begin{tabular}{l|c|c|c|c}
    \toprule
    \midrule
    \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Networks}} & \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Params}} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{\textbf{C10 Test Error}(\%)}\\
    \cmidrule{3-5}
    & (Mil.) & Baseline & Dropout \cite{dropout} & TargetDrop (Ours)\\
    \midrule
	\midrule
    ResNet-20 \cite{resnet}& 0.27 & 8.21 &7.80 & \textbf{7.61}\\
    \midrule
	VGG-16 \cite{vgg}  & 14.73 & 6.17 & 6.43  & \textbf{5.89} \\
    \midrule
    WRN-28-10 \cite{wrn} & 36.48 & 4.02 & 4.04 & \textbf{3.68} \\
    \midrule
    \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
  }
\end{table}

\section{Experiments}
In this section, we introduce the implementation of experiments and report the performance of our method. We compare TargetDrop with the other state-of-the-art dropout-based methods on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 \cite{cifar} and apply it for different architectures. We further analyse the selection of hyper-parameters and visualize the class activation map.

\subsection{Datasets}
We use CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 \cite{cifar} for image classification as basic datasets in our experiments. For preprocessing, we normalize the images using channel means and standard deviations and apply a standard data augmentation scheme: zero-padding the image with 4 pixels on each side, then cropping it to $32\times32$ and flipping it horizontally at random.

\subsection{Training Method}
Networks using the official PyTorch implementation are trained on the full training dataset until convergence and we report the highest test accuracy following common practice. The hyper-parameters in our experiments are as follows: the batch size is 128, the optimizer is SGD with Nesterov's momentum of 0.9, the initial learning rate is 0.1 and is decayed by the factor of 2e-1 at 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 ratio of total epochs. For Cutout \cite{cutout}, which is used in a few experiments, the cutout size is 16$\times$16 for CIFAR-10 and 8$\times$8 for CIFAR-100.

\subsection{Experiments for TargetDrop and Results}
The experiments for TargetDrop we conducted mainly contain two parts: comparing the regularization effect with the other state-of-the-art dropout-based methods for ResNet-18 and show the performance for different architectures. We demonstrate the experiments and results in detail from these two aspects in the following two paragraphs. Specifically, in this part, the reduction ratio $r$ is 16, the drop probability and block size for TargetDrop are 0.15 and 5, respectively.

\noindent \textbf{Comparison against the results of other methods.} We compare the regularization effect with the other state-of-the-art dropout-based methods on ResNet-18. We apply our TargetDrop in the same way with the other methods that adding the regulation to the outputs of first two groups for a fair comparison. Specially, several methods we reproduced can not reach the reported results, so we refer to the data in the original paper \cite{attentiondrop} directly for these. As is shown in Table 1, the results of our method outperform the other methods on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100. Moreover, combined with Cutout \cite{cutout}, our method can achieve better regularization effect.

\noindent \textbf{Regularization on different architectures.} We further conduct experiments on CIFAR-10 with several classical convolutional neural networks to demonstrate that our method is applicable to different architectures. As is shown in Table 2, our method TargetDrop can improve the performances of different architectures. We can notice that Dropout \cite{dropout} is not applicable for convolutional neural networks which is mentioned above and TargetDrop is an effective dropout-based regularization method for the networks on different scales.

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{ablition}
  \caption{(a) and (b) are the test accuracy on CIFAR-10 with different drop probabilities and block sizes, respectively.}
\end{figure}

The number of parameters added in our method is presented as follows. The additional parameters come from the channel attention mechanism, and the additional computation includes the simple selection of the maximum pixel besides this. The number of parameters in the training process only increase by about 0.02\% and the amount of computation increase similarly. While in the test process, TargetDrop is closed like other methods, so the complexity will not change.

\subsection{Analysis of the Hyper-parameters Selection}
In this subsection, we further analyse the selection of hyper-parameters mentioned above: the drop probability $\gamma$ and the block size $k$. To analyse the former, we constrain the block size to 5 and TargetDrop is applied to the output of the first group (the size of the feature map is 32$\times$32). To analyse the latter, we constrain the drop probability to 0.15 and TargetDrop is applied to the outputs of the first two groups (the size of the feature map is 32$\times$32 for res\_1 and 16$\times$16 for res\_2). As is shown in Fig. 3, our method is suitable for more channels and insensitive to different hyper-parameters to a certain extent which may be due to the targeted dropout. The drop probability of 0.15 and the block size of 5 are slightly better.

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{cam}
  \caption{Class activation mapping(CAM) \cite{cam} for ResNet-18 model trained with no regularization, AttentionDrop \cite{attentiondrop} and our method TargetDrop.}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Activation Visualization}
In this subsection, we utilize the class activation mapping (CAM) \cite{cam} to visualize the activation units of ResNet-18 \cite{resnet} on several images as shown in Fig. 4. We can notice that the activation map generated by model regularized with our method TargetDrop demonstrates strong competence in capturing the extensive and relevant features towards the main object. Compared with the other methods, the model regularized with TargetDrop tends to precisely focus on those discriminative regions for image classification which we attribute to targeting and masking out certain effective features corresponding to the crucial channels.

\section{Conclusion}
In this paper, we propose the novel regularization method TargetDrop for convolutional neural networks, which addresses the problem for unexpected results caused by the untargeted methods to some extent by considering the importance of the channels and regions of feature maps. Extensive experiments demonstrate the outstanding performance of TargetDrop by comparing it with the other methods and applying it for different architectures. Furthermore, we analyse the selection of hyper-parameters and visualize the activation map to prove the rationality of our method. In addition to image classification tasks, we believe that TargetDrop is  suitable for more datasets and tasks in the field of computer vision.

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The Soča Valley will inspire you with its natural features and opportunities to enjoy sports in nature. With the memories of the Isonzo (Soča) Front, it spreads the message of peace.
Ljubljana is the green capital of a green country. The area on either side of the river with its picturesque bridges and the central market owes its distinctive appearance to the great architect Jože Plečnik. The city of thousands of events is surrounded by parks and areas of protected nature.
Slovenia protects treasures of global significance. Learn about Škocjan Caves, Idrija, and the Ljubljana Marshes – UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Velika Planina, with its prominent huts, boasts the largest shepherds' settlement in Europe.
The Logar Valley Landscape Park is a place of peace and harmony, a place where man is at one with nature.
The Old Vine in the heart of Maribor is the oldest vine in the world. It boasts its own museum, and even an anthem.
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Pick a town Rogla - PohorjeBledBohinjSoča ValleyKoroškaKranjKranjska GoraMaribor – PohorjeRadovljicaUpper Savinja ValleyCerkno Bela krajinaCerklje na GorenjskemIdrijaKamnikKočevje RegionLjubljanaNovo mestoŠkofja Loka CeljeČatež and PosavjeDobrnaDolenjskaLaškoPodčetrtekRogaška SlatinaPomurjePtujVelenje - Topolšica AnkaranBrdaIzolaKoperKarstNova Gorica and the Vipava ValleyPortorož - Piran
Rogla – the Pohorje Hills attracts with extensive forests, peat bog and lakes. Trails connect Rogla with ski slopes and Zreče with its thermal water with interesting villages. The Žiče Charterhouse with the oldest bar in Slovenia is located near Slovenske Konjice, and KSEVT, the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies by Herman Potočnik Noordung, is not far away either.
Bled is an image of paradise. This tourist gem of global dimensions on the edge of the Triglav National Park was nominated one of the seven new wonders of the world. It is distinguished by a mild, healing climate and thermal springs of lake water.
Bohinj is a paradise valley embraced by the Julian Alps. Lake Bohinj that lies in the heart of the Triglav National Park, one of the oldest national parks in Europe, is the largest Slovenian natural lake, nested at the foot of unspoilt mountains and mountins.
The Soča Valley is the leading outdoor destination in Slovenia, it is a valley of action, festivals and discoveries. The emerald green river enables various water sports and numerous thematic trails run along the river that uncover the heritage of the First World War as well as other stories of the valley.
Koroška, a mountainous landscape with mighty forests that impresses with the treasures of Karawanken/Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark, the subterranean world of Mt Peca, where you can go biking or kayaking, and with wide grasslands of the green Pohorje as well as an idle, dreamy character of the Drava River.
Kranj has always been the capital of the Slovenian Alps and is considered the cultural heart of Slovenia because of the greatest Slovenian poet France Prešeren. The special feature of the town is a river canyon in the town centre.
Kranjska Gora is an attractive mountain and tourist sports centre throughout the year. In the winter it sees Alpine skiers compete and top ski jumpers break new records at the near-by Planica. Cyclists endeavour to conquer the highest Slovenian mountain pass, and hikers can stop by many points of interest.
Maribor – Pohorje is a great starting point for those who want to discover the features of Eastern Slovenia. Ski slopes and hiking and mountain trails abound in the green hills of the Eastern-most part of Alpine Slovenia – and all just a stone's throw from the city. The centre of the city boasts the oldest grapevine in the world.
Radovljica, a medieval town with a moat and views of the Karavanke Alps and the Julian Alps, is known today as Sweet Radovljica (Radol'ca). The tradition of beekeeping and honey is supplemented with new sweet experiences. It has become a real capital of beekeeping and chocolate.
Upper Savinja Valley
The Upper Savinja Valley and Logar Valley with the crystal-clear green River Savinja – preserves the of indigenous Alpine life. Feel nature in an iconic glacial valley, a tour in the Kamnik and Savinja Alps, on the Solčava Panoramic Road, the route with the most beautiful views, in a flower garden, or on the white slopes of the Golte ski resort.
With its rolling hills and green valleys, the Cerkno region makes for an excellent hiking and cycling destination. In winter, you can have some fun in the snow on the most modern ski slope in Slovenia. Cerkno is located on the Idrija Fault, a source of thermal water for the only Slovenian spa in the Julian Alps. It is home to the world's oldest whistle and a unique Partisan hospital.
TOP 5 experiences in the Alpine Slovenia
The Bela krajina region along the legendary border River Kolpa amazes with images of litter meadows full of silver birches. Črnomelj, Metlika and Semič are towns with quirky folklore, handicrafts, wine and excellent dishes.
Cerklje na Gorenjskem, a town where the Ljubljana Basin meets the Alpine world of the Kamnik and Savinja Alps, is a starting point for many hiking and cycling routes and ascents to the ski resort Krvavec. In addition to many churches, a special attraction is Strmol Castle, one of the oldest preserved castles with extraordinary stories of contemporary history.
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Idrija boasts the second largest mercury mine in the world. It is also the birthplace of a distinct lace-making tradition, a specific culinary legacy and unique technical heritage. Discover "klavže" – water barriers that are the Slovenian equivalent of the pyramids in terms of their ingenious design.
Kamnik is a medieval town with two castles, a monastery and a colourful street lined with artisan workshops. The town is inextricably linked with the Velika Planina plateau and its shepherding tradition. It is only a few minutes away from the largest Slovenian arboretum and the Terme Snovik spa, the spa nearest to the capital.
Kočevje Region
Together with the Krokar primeval forest, which is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Kočevje Region makes for a truly mystical forest landscape. Europe's most self-sustaining forest habitat is known as bear country. The hiking and cycling infrastructure is set up to work seamlessly with this extraordinary natural environment.
Novo mesto is the centre of Dolenjska, and it has an archaeological heritage of world importance. The town of situlae is surrounded by gentle wine-growing hills, where the typical Cviček wine is produced, and the mysterious Gorjanci Hills. Otočec Castle, the only "water castle" in Slovenia, is located on a small island in the River Krka.
Škofja Loka and the Selca Valley and the Poljane Valley is the picturesque medieval set of the Škofja Loka Passion Play, which is on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. One Loka (meadow), two valleys, three mountain ranges provide countless stories of all types of creativity: from artistic and handicraft to culinary.
TOP 5 experiences in Ljubljana & Central Slovenia
In Ljubljana and Central Slovenia you can experience everything – from the vivacious cultural vibe to the peaceful moments in nature.
Celje is the town of the Counts of Celje because of one of the most powerful European noble families. Celje Castle and the town centre are surrounded by a green environment where you can take an active break.
Čatež and Posavje
The region of Posavje and Terme Čatež Spa offer an abundance of opportunities for 365 days of adventures a year. The largest Thermal Riviera is located near the confluence of rivers Sava and Krka, the two longest Slovenian rivers. There are as many as 6 picturesque castles here.
Dobrna is a place with the oldest Slovenian health resort linked to the centre with a mighty chestnut alley, while pleasant walking, cycling and educational forest trails link it to the energy park, green nature and attractions in the surroundings.
In Dolenjska, a region of thermal springs along the Krka River, you can get from Šmarješke Toplice and Dolenjske Toplice to Novo mesto with its globally important archaeological heritage. The quirky Slovenian wine called Cviček is produced around the town of situlae.
Laško is the confluence of well-being and health, brewing, beekeeping and herbalism. In the town below a castle, the Thermana Laško Spa is located right next to the Savinja River, and the Rimske terme Spa is not far away.
Podčetrtek lies at the very heart of the region by the Sotla River. The Terme Olimia spa and the village of Olimje with its monastery and one of Europe's oldest apothecaries beckon visitors to stop by.
Rogaška Slatina is a place of glass production and the unique mineral water Donat Mg. The promenade located between Secession buildings has been connecting the famous health resort with the world-class medical centre for centuries.
The Pomurje region is a land of springs of healing water. You will discover a floating mill and an island of love in the Mura River near Moravske Toplice, Radenci, Banovci and Lendava.
Ptuj is an old town of new experiences. The castle above the town with the oldest wine cellars dominates over the streets with one of the most colourful carnivals in the world and the Kurenti masks, the exceptional character of which has also been recognised by UNESCO.
Velenje invites you to the town of the unique underground Coal Mining Museum, and Topolšica invites you to an attractive spa in the midst of green forests. Velenje has an attractive beach by the lake and hosts the largest children's festival in Slovenia.
Top 5 experiences in Thermal Pannonian Slovenia
Find a way to well-being in spas. Discover the secrets of ancient castles. Make a toast with a glass of local wine varieties and spend a night in pleasant accommodation in nature.
Ankaran is famed for its pleasant climate. Boasting one of the largest RV camps in Slovenia, Ankaran is a town that brushes against the Debeli Rtič Landscape Park.
Welcome to this sunny and sweet part of the world, to a region of invigorating moments! Kick back and relax with a glass of lovely regional wine and get ready for a culinary extravaganza as you attend the traditional festivals, wander through romantic villages or roam amongst the vineyards, olive groves and orchards.
The small seaside town grew on a former island. Even today it reflects the close bond its people have with the sea. Izola beckons: walk along its charming streets or get in on some fun water activities on one of the beaches here. The Strunjan cliff is the right place to experience pristine nature, whereas the verdant cultivated hinterland is well known for its exquisite grapes and olives.
Koper is a town of a hundred suns which adorn the medieval Venetian palaces. The sun warms up the lagoon of the Škocjanski Zatok Nature Reserve with hundreds of birds, the Karst Edge and world famous climbing areas. Istrian cuisine draws you to numerous events.
The Karst surprises with Postojna Cave, which is the most visited cave in Europe, Škocjan Caves with an extraordinary underground gorge and other world famous special features. Lipica has been the original stud farm of white Lipizzaner horses since 1580.
Nova Gorica and the Vipava Valley
Nova Gorica and the Vipava Valley are the intersection of two worlds and different cultures. The wine growing region inspires with its gastronomy, and the city offers entertainment with its casinos.
Portorož - Piran
Portorož and Piran are surrounded by salt pans on both sides. The high value of the famed salt enabled the rise of picturesque Piran in medieval times. In today's cosmopolitan Portorož salt makes up a big part of the range of wellness services offered, which is regarded as one of the most comprehensive in Europe.
TOP 5 experiences in Mediterranean & Karst Slovenia
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The Via Alpina long-distance route
A hiking trail that broadens horizons
European countries situated in the alpine area have various things in common, including the Via Alpina long-distance route which winds through eight European countries – Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France and Monaco. The network covers over 5,000 kilometres in 342 stages, You climb from 0 to 3,000 metres altitude. The long-distance route is divided into five trails and two of them run through Slovenia – the Red and the Purple Trail.
From the sea to the Karavanke on the Red Trail
The 220-kilometre Red Trail will lead you through the territory of Slovenia from the Adriatic Sea through the Karst, Idrija and the Triglav National Park over the Vršič pass to the Karavanke. The trail in Slovenia covers 14 stages and can be travelled in one week.
Essential stops on the way
The picturesque route provides an abundance of interesting natural and cultural attractions to make your journey even more worthwhile. Here are some tips on where it's especially worth stopping en route.
Visit the only European stud farm to be in continuous operation for over 440 years, and meet its elegant white horses.
Škocjan Caves
Meet the subterranean system of the river Reka in Škocjan Caves, which features the deepest and largest subterranean canyon in the world.
Idrija, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where delicate Idrija lace intertwines with the area's mercury mining heritage while a pleasant aroma of idrijski žlikrofi wafts from the plates.
Triglav National Park
Discover the pristine beauty of nature amidst the mountains in the only Slovenian national park located in the Julian Alps. The picturesque lakes, magnificent waterfalls and mighty peaks will be etched...
Soča River
This emerald mountain treasure is one of the most beautiful rivers in Europe, creating nature's stunning masterpieces along its course. Its wild nature makes it attractive to seekers of adrenaline-filled...
This alpine valley under the Ponce mountains is known primarily for ski flying on the giant hill, and the modern Nordic Centre that provides numerous activities all year round. The valley ends in Tamar.
Explore the Slovenian alpine world on the Purple Trail
The Purple Trail runs through Slovenia in ten stages. You can experience the magic of all the Slovenian alpine mountain ranges: the Julian Alps, the Karavanke Alps and the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. The trail begins at the foot of Triglav and leaves the territory of Slovenia in idyllic Jezersko.
Mount Triglav
The highest peak in Slovenia and the Julian Alps is a Slovenian national symbol. At its top stands the Aljaž Tower, which Jakob Aljaž, a priest from the village of Dovje, erected as a symbol of Slovenehood on the purchased land in 1895.
Peričnik Falls
You'll encounter one of the most recognisable Slovenian waterfalls on the way to the Vrata Valley. It is comprised of two waterfalls, a lower 16-metre one and a higher 52-metre one.
The idyllic glacial valley surrounded by the Kamnik and Savinja Alps is among the most wonderful images of the Slovenian alpine landscape.
Planšar Lake
The water "heart" in the midst of primal nature is a peculiar reminder of a large glacial lake which gave Jezersko its name (jezero = lake).
Dovžan Gorge
A short distance from Tržič is a gorge that is a unique fossil site. Perhaps you will discover a remnant from the Earth's remote past as you walk through it.
Where do the trails take you?
Meet the places and destinations you will encounter on the Via Alpina route in the territory of Slovenia.
Jezersko
A green glacial valley that is a paradise for all who seek tranquillity in the mountains. The harmony between humans and nature is shown here in all its glory.
An oasis of peace and pristine nature in the Julian Alps and in the Triglav National Park.
A world-class ski centre nestled in the Julian Alps at the triple border point of Slovenia, Italy and Austria.
Escape on an active break in the picturesque world of the Julian Alps, the Triglav National Park and the emerald River Soča.
Tržič
A historic town at the foot of the Karavanke, which used to be known for its shoemaking tradition, while today, it is a popular destination for hikers and cyclists.
The world of underground wonders, stunning natural phenomena and unique tastes.
An idyllic valley with an incredible natural backdrop where time stands still.
A UNESCO Story Woven from the Tradition of Lace and Mining.
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Long-distance trails run across mountain peaks, through valleys, and to the sea.
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Roxy Paine: Dunk/Redunk; Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, New York
by Janet Goleas
paint dipper is an imposing mechanical device which routinely and unceremoniously submerges fresh stretched canvases into a narrow steel tank of thick white paint. Operated by an absurdly small Macintosh Powerbook protected from paint splatters by a tiny sheet of Plexiglas, the electronic dipping vehicle automatically dunks and then redunks each canvas at two and a half hour intervals. Until completion the canvas hovers over the contraption, dripping and drying, as if catching its breath before the next plunge. The fruit of this repeated dunking is a bulging, tumorous rectangle, it's geography caked with dappled paint and thickly dribbled stalactites. Beautiful, really. And ripe with associations to the culturally over-saturated canvas, be it minimal or maximal.
So what is paint dipper? A refined torture device? Why am I thinking of the Salem witch trials? And what exactly does Roxy Paine have against painting? Well, nothing, I suspect. And that's one of the very salient things about his most recent show at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. Although Paine appears to be ferreting out the utilitarian properties of a culture which has long since ceased to find a primary use for them, he is doing so with rancor or polemics. He's funny. It's not as though he has an ax to grind. He is, I think, interested in reducing certain cultural forms to their quantifiable elements, but happily, it is not an act of systematic sleuthing, finger-wagging, or disdain. On the contrary, he is inquisitive, almost guileless in his recapitulation of the facts, as if he is a brilliant feral child who has been presented with the task of distilling a cultural milieu with which he has never had direct contact. Of course, this is not exactly the case. Paine is of this world, but it seems he is methodically investigating the tools of modern culture, dismantling them word for word and then reassembling them in a way in which has, at least for him, been emptied out of its original power to transform.
Paine has removed the artist's hand from the process of painting in paint dipper, and replaced it with evidence of a simple mechanical history. The layered white paint, much like coats of primer, functions as if the painter is performing an endless act of preparation, priming and repriming the surface. As if the untouched canvas is already so full of imagery, expression and information that there is little point--or perhaps little pleasure--in covering it with anything else. Nowhere is Paine's tongue more firmly planted in his cheek than in this sculpture.
In model for painting, Paine disconnects an array of brush strokes from their probable destination--presumably the canvas--and catalogues the random facsimiles of paint in a glass-covered wall vitrine. Isolated from their original intent, the assemblage looks much like a Smithsonian display of highly informative ancient crockery which is missing too many parts to reassemble into a whole. In theory, this piece, like floor model, can be reconvened to create the likeness of a work of art, a little bit like assembling a model airplane. But at the Smithsonian, the fractured antiquities, no longer functional as utilitarian objects, take on an entirely new meaning as a visual model of ancient cultural habits. Separated from their usefulness, their functionality is redefined to fulfill a modern analysis of ancient technique and virtuosity, so that other cultural galaxies can look upon them for reassessment of historical accounts.
Similarly, here Paine is commenting on the formal tools of painting and sculpture, reminding us, perhaps, how they have been ravaged by overuse and consumerism and what precious little authenticity remains. Or perhaps that these basic utilities have been so codified and categorized that anyone can find equal or better goods in a blister pack at the bottom of a box of Cheerios. But primarily, I think he just wants to poke fun at an artistic milieu which has lost its tooth.
And then there is the nefarious mushroom, the divinely perilous fungus which can alternately amuse, inspire, poison or heal. mushroom field (psilocybe cubensis) is a delicate bed of perfectly hewn mushrooms. Replicas, that is, of hallucinogenic mushrooms--or mushroom sculptures--expanding across a good part of the gallery floor. And much like their renowned capacity to transform, indeed they cultivate a transformation right on Mercer Street by creating the illusion of a damp, earthen paradise sprouting before our eyes.
Hallucinogens, associated throughout the ages with creativity and the throwing off of psychological coils, are a means to an end much like brushstrokes and sculptural components, much like cultural tenets. And they may offer, in their most refined state, an alternative vision of reality.
But this is not a field of mushrooms, it is a facsimile of a field of mushrooms. Divorced from their natural environment and stripped of their magical properties, they are nostalgic, touching, whimsical. Intertwined with metaphors of myth, science, psychology and aesthetics, here Paine's use of artifice addresses issues of forgery and replication. And the artist's hand, responsible for, and yet eclipsed by, the astounding realism of the mushrooms, is also at issue, where evidence of the human touch is implicit but invisible. In poison ivy field (toxicodendron radicans), a diorama of plastic poison ivy proliferates in a weedy underbrush. One's reflexive "don't touch" resounds, as memories of bare-legged walks in the woods are conjured up. But is it frightening or is it satire? If it's a counterfeit patch of ivy, is it a counterfeit reaction? If ambivalence pervades the work, it is as a fined tuned metaphor in and of itself. While Paine's works are idea-driven, part of the machinery that drives them is the irony of his loose ends.


America should be run for the people and by the people. But, with how expensive campaigns are becoming, citizens are finding it harder and harder to run for office—at all levels. In order for our legislatures to look more like our communities, we must reform our campaign finance system that rewards the connected and entrenched, and make it easier and more fair for all who want to serve their communities. That's why I'm proud to be endorsed by End Citizen's United; and, unlike my opponent, I have refused to accept Corporate PAC money in this campaign.


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Child's Seahorses
The McDonald's on 6th Avenue and 28th Street is getting a gut renovation.
This would not be newsworthy, except for the fact that this McDonald's was once a Child's restaurant, a chain of long ago, beloved by urban historians, and this renovation has so far included the destruction of the antique terra-cotta decoration around the top of the 1930 building.
The motif includes intertwined seahorses, Child's signature style, with some creatures that look like bears.
A large portion has been scraped off so far.
In Coney Island, the Child's was landmarked. This one won't be worthy of preservation once all the seahorses are destroyed. Is this an intentional scalp job?
The new Astor Place is at it again. Now that our public space has been semi-privatized by the Bloomberg administration and the Village Alliance BID, now that it's a prime example of zombie urbanism, it continues to push the interactive corporate advertainment installations.
First, there was the Design Pavilion. Now it's a "tiny food" pop-up cafe to "celebrate the new Zagat app!"
Yes, tiny food.
Look at it. So tiny. So cute. As Jim Windolf once said in Vanity Fair, "Big business is not blind to the power of cute... cuteness tricks you into forgetting that it represents something that's not cute in the slightest."
Zagat is owned by Google, who basically owns everything about you. And there's that whole thing about public spaces being privatized. But don't think about that! Just get excited about tiny food!
Tiny tacos. Tiny burgers. Tiny pizza. Tiny cookies. All "versions" of food items from trendy eateries around town. Hurry up and stand in line!
But watch out you don't get rowdy near the corporate advertainment pavilion kiosk. Astor Place now has a private security guard.
Previously:
Astor Place Design Pavilion
Astor Place Farce
Controlling Astor Place
The Carnegie Deli & America
I went to the Carnegie Deli recently to experience it before it shutters forever this New Year's Eve after 79 years in business. It's closing not because of the rent, but because the owner is tired of it all. Someone wants to buy the place and keep it going, but the owner is not interested. It's closing. Period. So I went.
If you've tried to get into the Carnegie you know it's almost impossible, thanks to the hordes of tourists mobbing at the door day and night. Tourists have always dined at the Carnegie--I did when I was a teenage tourist--but today the city suffers under mass tourism and there are many places--parks, museums--that are no longer enjoyable because of them.
So I got there at 8:00 in the morning, the moment it opened. Only a few diners were inside. It was quiet, the speakers playing light music from the 70s and 80s. Kenny Rogers, Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond. Their images hang on the walls, in the famous sea of autographed head shots.
What will happen to all those head shots when Carnegie goes? What will happen to Larry Hagman, David Hasselhoff, Mr. T?
I couldn't bring myself to eat an overloaded pastrami sandwich at 8:00 in the morning, so I ordered eggs. A mistake. Nothing interesting happened. No Borscht Belt comedians were hanging out, cracking wise. Just the tourists, most of them looking tired and somewhat depressed.
As I was leaving, the place had already begun to crowd. A group of giddy young women took up a whole long table, every single one carrying those flowery quilted duffel bags you only see tourists carrying. They were loud. Bachelorettes. I left.
I decided to go to the Guggenheim just to use the golden toilet known as "America." I walked across Central Park, hoping that by the time I arrived at my destination my breakfast would have inspired a solid production. A shit in a golden toilet would be something. But this was not to be.
Again, I arrived early. I got to use the toilet right away, before the crowds showed up. The attendant informed us that people wait as long as two hours for the opportunity to evacuate into solid gold. Maybe they want to feel like Donald Trump. Maybe they want to make a statement, some sort of private protest. Or maybe they're just nihilists.
Does anyone prep for this experience by swallowing a handful of Just Another Rich Kid's gold pills so they can shit gold in the gold toilet?
I stepped inside and closed the door. Alone with the toilet, I snapped a few photos, then did what anyone does. A belly full of Carnegie Deli coffee went into "America." I can't say that I felt any better about the whole thing--the tourists, the loss of New York's character, hyper-gentrification, the presidential election, America, the way everything is going (down the shitter?). But I did feel like I'd accomplished some elemental mission, and it was still early in the day, after all. So there was that.
Bleecker St. Records
Last week, I shared the news that Bleecker Street Records would be closing. This past weekend, they shuttered.
from Bleecker St. Records Facebook page
As noted earlier, the shop left Bleecker Street in 2013 after over 20 years in business when the landlord hiked the rent to $27,000. They relocated to West 4th. Sadly, many relocations don't work out, and stable, long-term small businesses often fold after being forced to move.
The shop's old spot on Bleecker was turned into a Starbucks.
In more depressing news, the record store's famous cat, Creeper, died two weeks ago. Their Facebook page reported:
"She's up in rock & roll kitty heaven with her brother, Scuzzball, and probably sitting on David Bowie's lap on a sparkling cloud floating somewhere above Manhattan."
Gay Gotham
The Museum of the City of New York is currently showing "Gay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New York," a multi-media exhibit that "brings to life the queer creative networks that sprang up in the city across the 20th century."
It's a show worth seeing. I was most intrigued by a collection of small photographs taken on the streets of New York by an anonymous photographer in the 1960s. They show men walking, cruising, and meeting other men, mostly around 42nd Street.
The wall text references a 1960 New York Times article decrying the "decay of 42nd Street," thanks in part to homosexuals, at a time when the city wanted to attract tourists for the upcoming World's Fair.
In the article, reporter Milton Bracker hits the street to see the decay for himself.
"In two weeks of studying the area, virtually at all hours," he wrote, "this reporter encountered several of the most extreme types. One was a Negro who wore fluffed-up hair and heavy black make-up on his brows and lashes."
"Another obvious deviate," Bracker wrote, "was a white youth with thick blond hair and handsome features who wore make-up on his eyebrows. This youth wore a wind-breaker (sometimes called a 'tanker jacket') and tapered black trousers of the the style known as 'continentals.' His wavy hair was combed straight back and he spoke effeminately and shifted his hips and legs as he spoke."
When the blond boy walked with his friends into a cafeteria, he "attracted a great deal of attention and many contemptuous remarks." But he was not arrested. It was getting harder to tell the homosexuals from the beatniks, so police were making fewer arrests for "committing a crime against nature."
Bracker concluded, "He may have been a subject for a psychiatrist; he was not one for the police."
The article goes on to describe loiterers, drifters, perverts, prostitutes, purveyors of knives and itching powder, sailors, Murphy Game operators, and players of Fascination.
Vivid scenes from a lost 42nd Street, finally defeated in the name of tourism.
Labels: art/books/film, times square
New York Bakery
New York Bakery is not a bakery. It's a hidden little gem on West 29th Street where the owner, Harrison, and his wife serve a quietly celebrated mix of Mexican and Korean food. It's been there for 12 years, up a narrow set of rusty stairs in the Wholesale District.
It won't be there much longer, as tipster Jared wrote in.
I went by for lunch. Harrison told me that developers are working on permits to tear down the building and put up something bigger.
He figures he's got another month or two before he has to go.
When he first opened shop, the Korean immigrant sold Korean food. But no one was buying. He noticed that many of the workers in the neighborhood were Hispanic. A Mexican woman started cooking for him and business got better. Gothamist recently called the tacos "glorious."
Now, with its ethnic mash-up, New York Bakery attracts devoted fans from all over the city.
Harrison told me, "My customers will be crying" when they hear about the closing.
He's not sure where he'll go next or if he'll even be able to relocate.
The rents in the neighborhood have climbed too high as developers rush to demolish everything in sight, replacing the useful little buildings with shiny new towers for a new population.
Bleecker Street Records
Back in 2013, I shared the news that Bleecker Street Records, after over 20 years in business, would be leaving Bleecker Street--and relocating to West 4th--when the landlord hiked the rent to $27,000.
Now we hear they are vanishing completely.
Jason at Generation Records wrote in:
"As of Halloween 2016, we will be making some significant changes at Generation Records. After much deliberation, we have decided to close our sister store, Bleecker Street Records. A number of factors have contributed to this decision, most notably the proximity of our two stores and the realistic necessity of having them both in a neighborhood that has seen a drastic rent hike in recent years. We realize that the loss of yet another record store in Manhattan seems discouraging, but our hope is to secure the future of Generation Records as a Village staple."
He reports they'll be consolidating all the stock from Bleecker Street Records to Generation on Thompson Street, and hope to be around for a long time.
With Rebel Rebel recently gone, and Bleecker Bob's before that, it's one of--how many record stores left in the Village?
As I've said before, moves are hard to make. When a landlord hikes the rent or denies a lease renewal, it looks like good news if the small business can find a new spot. But many close the new location within a few years.
Meanwhile, the old Bleecker Street Records spot remains a Starbucks.
Astor Place has long been a site of public protest and free expression. Today, after an upscale redesign, it is being controlled. This is what happens in a neoliberalized city. Public space becomes quasi-privatized.
And as urban scholar Sharon Zukin notes in Naked City, "Privatized public space...tends to reinforce social inequality."
New signs asserting the rules have gone up over Astor Place. Prohibited activities include the "unreasonable obstruction" of sitting areas and pedestrians, along with camping, storing personal belongings, and lying down.
This language clearly refers to the presence of homeless people and presumably will be used to harass them out of the new plaza. They can also be used to stop political protests and spontaneous, unregulated art performances.
Skateboarding is also not allowed, though it's been an unofficial Astor Place tradition for decades. In addition to this sign, there are several other day-glo signs placed on the ground around the plaza. They look like they're yelling. If you did try to skateboard (or bike) here, you'd have to maneuver around the signs, like in an obstacle course, there are so many of them.
You also can't smoke at the New Astor Place. It used to be an open public square, a city street, but now it's officially a Pedestrian Plaza, and Bloomberg outlawed smoking in Pedestrian Plazas.
A Pedestrian Plaza is much more controllable than an ordinary public square. The city's Department of Transportation began the Public Plaza Program in 2008 under Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan of the Bloomberg Administration. They hyped Pedestrian Plazas as a way to improve the "quality of life" for New Yorkers by removing cars from the streets and providing open space for sitting.
But one thing Pedestrian Plazas do really well, aside from controlling the populace, is to raise property values in the surrounding area. The Times Square Pedestrian Plaza, for example, helped to hike retail rents by 71 percent in just six months. Sadik-Khan called it "the largest increase in the city's history."
photo: Taji Ameen and Justin Fly, via Vice
The new Astor Place Pedestrian Plaza is run by the Business Improvement District known as Village Alliance, a private group managed mostly by real-estate developers. BIDs are invested in raising property values. As Max Rivlin-Nadler wrote in The New Republic this year, "Business Improvement Districts are a favored neoliberal practice that transforms mixed-income neighborhoods into the same chain stores one can find at any outlet mall across the country."
A BID can also "hire its own security to patrol an area, effectively control who is offered retail space, kick out street vendors, and influence legislation and expansion efforts."
People who live in nearby condos also want to raise property values. Recall the rumor we heard this summer that "some type of committee at the Sculpture for Living building," the green glass condo tower on the square, is helping to dictate what happens at Astor Place.
(While I've not been able to confirm that rumor, I don't doubt it. We saw something similar happen with Washington Square Park, when a private group of "wealthy women" incorporated themselves into a conservancy to push "unsightly" hot dog vendors from the park.)
Where's the Cube?
"BIDs," Sharon Zukin wrote, "are an oligarchy; they embody the norm that the rich should rule."
They "direct a new kind of governance of public spaces by creating 'discretely manicured spaces' as playgrounds for adult consumers who have internalized norms of proper behavior and keep watch over others to make sure they conform to the rules. In an implicit bargain for the power to exercise control, BIDs provide quality services that show users they are being catered to: cleanliness, safety, well-tended flower beds, poetry readings."
When our public spaces are quasi-privatized, given over to zombie urbanism, they no longer belong to us. They may look pleasant on the surface, with benches, umbrellas, and public art installations, but they conceal a darker intention.
They are meant to control the people and the spaces of the city. They increase inequality and raise the rents. They squash public dissent. They package corporate advertising as interactive installation. As they hyper-gentrify our neighborhoods, they displace those of us who might protest.
Be aware. You are being civilized.
If you walk past Ellen's Stardust Diner at Broadway and 51st, you'll find their singing waiters making music -- on the street.
They're singing in protest of several firings that came after they unionized this summer in response to a change in management they say led to sexual harassment, bullying, and other abuses.
Ellen's Stardust Diner has been in business since 1995.
The workers' union is called Stardust Family United, a branch of the international labor union Industrial Workers of the World. You can visit their site to support them, and see more on their Facebook page. Playbill has many more details on the story.
Park Slope Starbucks
Park Slope has a new Starbucks. A gigantic Starbucks. It recently opened on the corner of 7th Avenue and 9th Street in a part of the neighborhood with very few, if any, national chain stores.
This large corner spot was previously home to Brooklyn Flipster's, a burger place. Their lease was not renewed.
Too bad the city won't stand up to corporations. Too bad they won't zone to stop the spread of chain stores. Too bad they won't pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act or give us back commercial rent regulation, like we had decades ago.
Too bad Mayor de Blasio, in his own home neighborhood, won't do anything to stop the homogenization of the city and the total destruction of the small business streetscape.
Too bad no one in power will stand up and #SaveNYC.
Three Lives Books' Building Sold
Back in June, Three Lives & Co. Books announced that their building was up for sale. On a month-to-month lease, they hoped the future new owner would let them stay.
I just found out, thanks to a tipster, that the sale of the building went through last week. And it does not look good for Three Lives.
Papers filed with the New York City Department of Finance reveal the buyer is Oliver's Company. They paid $14 million -- that's $4 million more than the asking price.
On their website, Oliver's Realty Group is described as "the independent investment, development and brokerage arm of Oliver's Company, LLC, formed in 1995 to specialize in luxury residential real estate." Oliver's developments all look the same, from the High Line-hugging Caledonia to Tribeca Park.
The company is run by David J. Wine, a real estate professional "with unparalleled knowledge and insight into the luxury rental and condominium markets in Manhattan." Before forming Oliver's, Wine was Vice Chairman at mega-developer Related.
David J. Wine
Is it possible that Mr. Wine will let Three Lives remain? Maybe he's a real book lover. Maybe he wants to be a hero--and avoid bad PR--by preserving this essential Greenwich Village small business. But he might need some encouragement.
State Senator Brad Hoylman wrote a letter to the former owners in July, asking for a multi-year lease. Co-signed by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, and City Councilman Corey Johnson, the letter read: "Three Lives & Company is one of the last independent bookstores in our area. It would be a loss for small business, the uniqueness of New York City and booklovers everywhere to see Three Lives & Company close at this location."
#SaveNYC is ready to fight for Three Lives. We can't lose this great bookstore, not another one, for more high-rent blight, and then another chain, or another boutique or trendy restaurant that will shutter in a few years.
This is our city, too.


I loved my daughters nursery, so when we found out we were expecting again I knew I wanted to keep the decor and transform it into a toddler room for her.
I love coastal elements and color. I wanted to bring these ideas together to create a fun and bright environment that is toddler friendly. We added a small table and chairs and storage where she can keep her toys and play whenever she wants.
I love the ocean and coastal design. My style ranges from soft muted ocean colors to bright and fun bold colors depending on the room.
I mixed a lot of items from Etsy and large retailers (Pottery Barn Kids, Land of Nod, Michaels) and also added my own DIY items and personal touches to things. I am an artist so I created the main artwork for the nursery wall which is available through my Etsy shop as a print at www.etsy.com/shop/JaimeMcCarrierArt. I bought white plank frames from Michaels and painted them in yellow stripes to match the rest of the room. The toddler sheet is from Pottery Barn Kids, and the quilt was bought from Shilohmae on Etsy to bring in the pop of coral. I had the starfish sign custom color matched on Etsy from JustBeachyShop.
I love the new storage area we put in for her, she spends hours going through the bins and playing with all the toys. It was really affordable- the units are from Ikea, and the yellow bins are from H&M for $5.95 each.
Etsy is a great resource when you are looking for one of a kind items, or want something special. Most vendors will work with you to create custom colors or lettering. I found that finding some things from big retailers and combining them with custom, hand made items made the room feel unique.
Hi there! I live in San Diego and have a daughter and am expecting again in July. I just recently transitioned our daughters nursery into a toddler room and will be putting together our baby boys nursery soon. I love art and design. I have a design and art degree and own a small art business doing custom pieces of all subject matter, but have a passion for nursery art and spaces.


Kids lunch ideas get challenging. This simple microwave mug pizza recipe works great at home or as a yummy school lunch! It takes under 5 minutes to make and just one minute to cook!
This microwave mug pizza recipe is a fun summer lunch idea that kids can make on their own. What child doesn't love pizza? I have yet to meet one!
With the school year speeding by I can already hear my kids running through the yard, rummaging through the pantry, and tracking wet footprints into the house. A vision of summer break.
I love hearing the sounds of kids playing and running around outside. I love them diving into freshly baked muffins or grabbing cold popsicles out of the freezer.
But let's face it. Not all days are like this.
Often times, the sounds of children playing include a whole lot of fighting and those wet footprints? While endearing at first, they tend to get irritating as the kids don't wipe their feet off before running inside to grab something.
Then there's lunchtime. And if your kids are like mine, way too many requests for Mac & Cheese.
This year, I am trying to stay ahead of the game, coming up with fresh kids lunch ideas that will make my kids happy while providing them with the balanced nutrition I strive for.
How fun is it that kids can make this individual-sized mug pizza recipe all on their own, or for the little ones, with just a bit of help? With minimal ingredients, these are sure to become a staple kids lunch idea.
Using store-bought pizza dough topped with marinara, cheese, and veggies, these microwave mug pizzas are popped it into the microwave for just 1 minute. That's it. Lunch is served!
This mug pizza recipe can easily be made in a microwave-safe bowl for a great cold lunch idea. Kids can microwave the pizza at school for one minute to have a freshly baked mug pizza for lunch!
Looking for more kids lunch ideas for summer break?
Check out my kids favorite Spaghetti & Meatball Cups.
Make your own Turkey "Sushi" Roll-Ups, Animal Pancakes, Chicken & Cheese Pinwheels, or check out more healthy lunch ideas here!
A microwave mug pizza recipe. A fun kids lunch idea that is cooked in the microwave!
Microwave for 1 minute, or until cheese is melted and dough cooked through.
Use your favorite vegetables, or add pepperoni or sausage to customize your mug pizza!
This mug pizza recipe has become a favorite over the summer! I can't wait to try it in a cold lunch! Thanks for the yummy recipe!
When I see "store-bought pizza dough," I generally think of raw dough, refrigerated or frozen. But I'm assuming this recipe calls for already-baked dough, because there is no way that raw dough will cook through in a microwaved minute!


There are more options available in Maryland than just getting a divorce if your marriage is experiencing turbulence. A divorce can't be so easily undone and it may not be what you and your partner need. There are so many legal details to consider about ending your marriage, as well. Learning about the various options and laws in Maryland could help save you and your partner from making a potentially harmful and lasting decision.
LawInfo's Maryland Divorce Law articles can help relieve some of the stress of the process. You'll learn about the state's divorce prerequisites, how property is divided and many other divorce topics. Whether you need assistance in Silver Spring, Frederick or Baltimore, LawInfo can help connect you with a Maryland divorce attorney.
There are two major types of divorces you can get in Maryland, each of which serves a different purpose. An absolute divorce is a standard dissolution of a marriage. A limited divorce, however, is not a complete dissolution.
Actual desertion—when one party cruelly abandons or forces the other party from the marital home.
Constructive desertion—when one party's misconduct forces the other out of the marital home.
Both parties are living separately and without cohabitation.
The respondent (the party against who a complaint is made) is cruel or "excessively" vicious toward the petitioner or their minor child.
The marriage remains intact in a limited divorce but the usual terms of divorce—such as alimony, property distribution and child custody—are still enforced during the couple's separation.
Where a limited divorce in Maryland sets the minimum requirements for a legal separation, an absolute divorce sets specific and expanded requirements for a dissolution of a marriage. For example, to attain an absolute divorce on the grounds of continuous separation or desertion, Maryland law requires a specific amount of time to pass in each case among other requirements.
Deliberate, final and irreconcilable desertion for 12 months or longer.
Separation for 12 months or longer.
The respondent is cruel or excessively vicious toward the petitioner or their minor child without a reasonable expectation of reconciliation.
One party has been legally determined to be incurably insane and has been confined to an institution or hospital for three or more years prior to filing for divorce. At least one party must have been a Maryland resident for two years prior to filing.
One party has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in any U.S. court. They must have served a minimum of 12 months of a three-year or longer prison sentence prior to filing.
Both parties attend the final divorce hearing in-person.
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This report identifies trends and differences in alcohol and other drug use, harms and treatment in Major cities and Regional and remote Australia. The consumption of alcohol at levels placing people at risk of alcohol-related harm was higher for clients in Regional and remote Australia compared with those in Major cities. While the consumption of illicit drugs was similar for clients in Major cities and Regional and remote areas, the type of illicit drug used varied. Clients in Regional and remote areas were more likely than those in Major cities to travel 1 hour or longer to access services.