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“The Alumni Show II”

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Sep 6, 2013 to Dec 8, 2013
12:00 pm until 5:00 pm

This event occurs daily, every 6 day(s).

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Center for the Arts, The Alumni Show II looks back at four decades of Wesleyan artists. Building on the first Alumni Show held in November/December 2003 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the CFA, this exhibition features an entirely new selection of seventeen alumni artists. Their work spans a broad range of contemporary practice and media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, installation art, video art, performance, and films. The artists featured in this exhibition are Ian H. Boyden '95, Stephanie Calvert '08, Rutherford Chang '02, Nicolas Collins '76 MA '79, Renee Green '81, Raphael Griswold '06, John N. Hatleberg '79, Gabriela Herman '03, Elsie Kagan '99, Liz Magic Laser '03, Danielle Mysliwiec '98, Ed Osborn '87, Juliana Romano '04, Aki Sasamoto '04, Arturo Vidich '03, Stephanie Washburn '03, and Ben Weiner '03.

Date: Friday, September 6 through Sunday, December 8,2013

Dates Closed:  Wednesday, November 20 through Monday, November 25,2013

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, Noon-5pm

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Letter: What Sets Dyke Marsh Apart

Letter: What Sets Dyke Marsh Apart

— To the Editor:

This letter is an effort to clarify a few points about Dyke Marsh.

  • The following was written in 2008 by L.K. Thomas, Ph. D., research ecologist emeritus and ecological and resource management consultant to the National Capital Region, U.S. National Park Service. Dr. Thomas worked for the National Park Service until his retirement.

“I have been involved with Dyke Marsh from the time in NPS got it in 1959 until now. Dyke Marsh is a rare one-of-kind situation. It is the only Pleistocene freshwater tidal climax narrow-leaved cattail (Typha augustifolia) marsh in the National Park System and probably in the world. ... Freshwater tidal marshes are rare. Most tidal marshes are salt marshes. Most cattail marshes are successional (temporary).”

  • The following is from the U.S. Geological Survey study, Analysis of the Deconstruction of Dyke Marsh, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia: Progression, Geologic and Manmade Causes and Effective Restoration Scenarios, Open-File Report 2010-1269:

“Dyke Marsh is the eroding remnant of a formerly extensive freshwater tidal marsh, adjacent to George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, and situated approximately 7 miles south of Washington, D. C., along the Potomac River’s western shore.” (page 2)

“Initial results indicate that the marsh started forming about 530 years ago (prior to Columbus’ arrival).” (page iii)

  • The following is from the U.S. National Park Service’s website:

“Located along the west bank of the Potomac River, approximately 95 miles from the Chesapeake Bay, Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve consists of approximately 485 acres of tidal marsh, floodplain, and swamp forest. Dyke Marsh, which is believed to have formed 500 years ago, is one of the largest remaining freshwater tidal wetlands in the Washington Metropolitan area.”

  • The following is from Public Law 86-41, June 11, 1959, the law that added the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve to the U.S. national parks system:

“The Secretary shall administer all of the lands described in this bill. . . so that fish and wildlife development and their preservation as wetland wildlife habitat shall be paramount….”

Glenda Booth, President

Friends of Dyke Marsh

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Robinson Stands Up to Cancer

Robinson Stands Up to Cancer

Robinson DECA chapter raises Cancer awareness and $5,000.

Students from the senior class of 2012 at an Orange-out for Leukemia at the Robinson boys' varsity basketball game on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.

Students from the senior class of 2012 at an Orange-out for Leukemia at the Robinson boys' varsity basketball game on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Photo Contributed

Robinson Stands Up to Cancer, a series of events put on by students at Robinson Secondary School, reached out to the community to raise money for cancer research and treatment, while raising awareness about those in need.

(Left to right) Project Directors Kylie Smith, Gabbie Tran and Lauren Mason work during the Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 Lime-out for Lymphoma Awareness.

Goals of the project were to raise $5,000 for cancer treatment and research; to establish partnerships with multiple organizations to expand relations with the Robinson Distributive Education Clubs of America or DECA chapter (which aims to teach students marketing, management and entrepreneurship); and to raise awareness on all cancer types through "awareness days."

The beneficiary for the student efforts is the Stand Up to Cancer organization. One of the major DECA supporters is the Future Business Leaders of America ASK project. This project is also dedicated to helping families suffering from cancer diagnosis. The ASK project collected gift cards for the Children’s Hospital for over a month, finishing this event with a Benefit Concert. In helping promote this gift card collection drive, ASK was able to collect over $1,000 for their cause.

The students had a second and third objective as well: to raise community awareness through partnering with community organizations and to benefit the entire Robinson Secondary school community and the local Burke community as well.

Stand Up to Cancer Events Held October 2012-January 2013

  • At the informational booth at Taste of Robinson on Oct. 19, 2012, a community event, the students introduced the project. The event was also the Homecoming football game for Robinson. The Stand Up to Cancer booth attracted many donors and cultivated interest from the primary and secondary target market.
  • Students sold the Stand Up to Cancer Ribbon Banner and offered it during every event and collected signatures from the Robinson Community to fundraise and demonstrate community involvement in the project. Students hung multiple banners with several hundred signatures in memory or in honor of those affected by cancer.
  • The DECA club made fundraising efforts at "Touching Bases" on Nov. 12, 2012, during Veterans Day. Robinson Secondary had a four hour delay in order to allow parents to communicate with teachers about their child’s academic progress. This enabled the DECA students to reach their secondary target market through fundraising towards their $5,000 goal and distributing flyers for upcoming awareness day events.
  • Pink-out day for breast cancer awareness, on Nov. 13, 2012, raised awareness through a smash of color. Similar events were later held: Lime-out day for Lymphoma awareness, Nov. 27, 2012, and Orange-out for leukemia awareness, on Dec. 7, 2012. Lavender-out day for all types of cancer awareness, held Tuesday, Jan. 15, was the final color-out cancer awareness day, dedicated to all types of cancers. The color-out event promotion consisted of clips on GMR, a broadcast announcement from School Principal Dan Meier, posting flyers, electronic marquee announcements in the main hallway, social media promotion through the DECA Robinson twitter page and group facebook posts, and DECA member announcements during lunch and classes.
  • The Robinson students used Paul Mitchell hair extensions on Nov. 13, 2012, in a partnership with the local Paul Mitchell School to sell hair extensions during all lunches on the day of our pink-out. Through the DECA-Paul Mitchell School combined efforts, a percentage of the money raised in the event was donated to the organization “CancerSchmancer.”
  • The ASK gift card collection contest, Nov. 30 through Dec. 14, 2012, was held in all first period classes to promote to the primary target market and to promote partnerships with the Future Business Leaders of America. The contests entailed the FBLA ASK project donating gift cards to The Children’s Hospital to lessen the financial burden of families affected by cancer.
  • One of the largest events was Hat Day, Dec. 7, 2012. For this day, students could pay $5 to wear a hat during the entire school day and receive a sticker receipt in exchange for their donations. The Robinson DECa chapter assisted with this event in volunteering during lunches to help presale as well as volunteering to collect donations the morning of the event.
  • Black-out for Skin cancer awareness, Dec. 19, 2012, promoted the Stand Up to Cancer project through a tee-shirt day.
  • On White-out Day for lung cancer awareness, Tuesday, Jan. 8, the students formed a partnership with the Student Government Association. The week of Jan. 8 was the Student Government Association Ice fest student spirit week, so as a means of co-promotion the DECA chapter hosted a lung-cancer awareness day on the day of the Robinson basketball game.


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Am Govt Homework 2 Answers - Student Six

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Answer the first five questions, and then two of the remaining three:

1. What do you think are the six most important powers of Congress?

War Powers

Citizenship Power

Admiralty Power

Commerce Power

Money Power

Postal Power

2. What prevents New Jersey from requiring homeschoolers to take public school exams each year?

The No Child Left Behind law prevents it. This law says that if the state requires homeschoolers to take the public school exams, then schools can’t accept certain federal funding.

3. Explain what fraction (approximately) of the U.S. Senate is elected every two years, and the reason why only some of the senators are up for election on Election Day.

One third of the U.S. Senate goes up for election every two years, as it has been two years since our last senate election, one third of the senate will be up for election this November. Currently there are 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans seated. For the Republicans regain control, they must win an additional four seats from the Democrats. There is a good chance of this happening in Nebraska, but it may be negated by the loss of a seat in left-leaning Maine.

4. Describe in simple terms how a "bill" becomes law at the federal level. (E.g., a congressional committee first considers proposed legislation ....)

A bill begins with an idea for a law; this idea may be made to draft which is used by a house or Senatorial committee. During this review the draft may be passed, or killed by the committee. If the draft is passed by the committee it becomes a bill, which then goes to the House or Senate depending on which committee passed it. If the bill is passed, then it goes before the other chamber for debate. If any changes to the bill are made in this chamber, then it must chamber must go back to the first chamber for approval of the changed bill. Once both chambers have passed the same version of the bill, it is to the president’s desk for his signature, the president has the power to veto the bill killing it, or sign it, making it into law. Congress can override a veto with a two thirds majority out of both chambers.

5. Give an example not in the lecture of a power the federal government lacks.

The federal government is restricted from establishing a state religion. The first amendment in the bill of rights states this.

6. What is "textualism", and do you think that "legislative history" should be considered when interpreting the meaning of a law? Explain.

Textualism is the adherence to a particular text. Legislative history can be used to help better understand a law, but the meaning of a law should never be pulled directly out of its history, as then the law may take an earlier meaning that was not meant to be used.

7. Explain a difference between the political system in the United States and the one in England.

In England, the government is based on a Parliament with two houses, one that is elected by the people, the other is appointed by a variety of different methods. This parliament elects a prime minister to lead it. This system quite different from the U.S. government system in the following ways: The UK places the Parliament at the center of their government whereas in the U.S. system the President is at the center, the U.S. president is not always the same political as the majority of congress, whereas in the UK, The Prime Minister almost always is of the same party as the house majority, thus making it much easier to pass legislation.

8. Which political party do you expect to win control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day this year, and why?

Extra credit (answer two of the following four questions):

9. Explain the role of committees in Congress, with actual or hypothetical examples.

10. The constitutionality of "ObamaCare" was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2012 based on which clause(s) of Article I of the Constitution? Discuss.

11. Draft a new law that Congress would have the power to pass to give additional protection to homeschooling.

12. Which political party controls the House of Representatives today, and by what margin (approximation is fine)? E.g., is it controlled by Democrats by a 235-200 margin? What do you think the margin will be in January 2013?

Sorry for the lateness, I was sick with pneumonia.


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An Amendment To Set A State Minimum Wage?

On November 5, 2013, there will be a Public Question on The New Jersey Voter Ballot, asking voters:

“Do you approve amending the State Constitution to set a State minimum wage rate of at least $8.25 per hour? The amendment also requires annual increases in that rate if there are annual increases in the cost of living.”

And, below that is the Interpretive Statement:

“This amendment to the State Constitution sets the State minimum wage at the level in effect under current law, or $8.25 per hour, whichever is more. Cost of living increases would be added each year. Also, if the federal minimum wage rate is raised above the State rate, the State rate would be raised to match the federal rate. Future cost of living increases then would be added to that raised rate.”

For many, if not most people, this may seem like a fairly reasonable question to put to the voters; after all, the price of goods and services are, without a doubt, rising in cost; but, for me, this is like watching Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, play-out in real-time!

Allow me to explain:

While, minimum wage, on the surface, may seem like a compassionate public policy, it is actually a policy that keeps the skilled, and experienced workers, working, and freezes out the less-skilled, and first-time workers, by forcing business owners to pay a salary that is higher then they are willing to pay for a certain employee or service. It not only freezes out first-time and low-skilled workers, but it could, very well, cost certain current employees their jobs, if the employer no longer feels that a particular position is worth the price that they are being forced to pay. At some point, it could even cause businesses to close up shop, and take their businesses to another State, or even overseas, should the cost of doing business get too costly.

Then, there is the cost of living:

The increase in the cost of living has nothing, whatsoever, to do with business owners, or any private citizens; inflation is caused, solely, by our Federal Government. More specifically, it is caused by the incessant printing of money by The Federal Reserve, which “devalues our currency,” and therefore, causes everyone, including business owners, to pay more money for the same goods and services. The result of these failed policies is a rise in the cost of living, for every single American.

Ayn Rand described it as such:

“Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to support deficit spending. No private embezzlers or bank robbers in history have ever plundered people’s savings on a scale comparable to the plunder perpetrated by the fiscal policies of statist governments.”

We are, sadly, deluding ourselves, if we believe that a minimum wage hike is actually going to help offset the higher cost of living. A minimum wage hike, forced upon business owners, and for all intents and purposes, will have the same result that higher taxes on businesses have: The business has to remain profitable, in order to stay in business; therefore, in order to pay for the increase of doing business, there will, undoubtedly, be an increase in the price of goods and services that they sell. Therefore, while, as a worker, one may be able to look forward to an increase in salary, as a consumer, they can also look forward to the increasing prices for the goods and services that they purchase.

Unfortunately, the continued pattern, in our country, seems to be, The Government creates some program or policy, which, subsequently, creates havoc in the economy; then, comes their predictable rhetoric that, it is all the fault of the free-markets, and those greedy Capitalists. Voters, sadly, and naively, fall for it, and another BIG GOVERNMENT program or Law is created to mask the last failed policy. And, the havoc continues!

Perhaps, instead of enabling voters to, potentially, amend The State Constitution, forcing employers to pay more money, we should include a question that asks voters if they even know what the root cause of inflation is; and, why, year after year, the cost of living, continually, rises.

But, beyond the economic implications of across-the-board minimum wage hikes, there is a moral question, as well, that should be asked; and, that is: by what moral justification do Legislators have, to vote away, or enable voters to vote away, “other people’s money”?

Regardless of what side of this issue a Legislator or voter stands, this is an absolute, and utter intrusion to the sovereignty of the business owner, and their legal right to “contract,” or negotiate a salary with “their employees.”

There is no doubt that, in this current economy, a lot of people are hurting. There is, also, no doubt that, the cost of living is rising, and wages aren’t we where we would like them to be; but, it is imperative, in my humble opinion, that we seek out the real root cause of these economic hardships, and hold those truly responsible accountable rather then, continually, voting for policies that, essentially, put a mere band-aid on the problem, and, in the long-run, actually exacerbates the problem.

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  1. WA has had this dumb MW idea in place for a decade or so. And now has about the highest MW anywhere, and all the teen and young adult unemployment you’d expect from stupid ideas put into law…

    IMHO, this kind of nonsense will continue until the GOP offer a reasonable and dynamic marketplace option. For example, set the MW up or down from a baseline according to the unemployment in each district. If unemployment in Anytown goes up .1%, the MW goes down ten cents (or something like that), and if unemployment goes down .1%, the MW goes up ten cents (or something like that)…

    Areas with high unemployment and low MW will make it easier for businesses to kick start their economy, instead of being hampered by this one size fits all mentality/nonsense.

    Areas with high MW and low unemployment will do just fine. And if the economy goes south, they too will have a MW adjustment to boot strap themselves back to prosperity.

    Such a system would create a dynamic self adjusting marketbased MW that would allow folks to move on to other issues, with some education of how marketplace economics is supposed to work.

    • Seipherd,
      We both agree that Minimum Wage laws have negative consequences on an economy, but instead of looking for politicians to come in with another BIG GOV’T fix, why don’t we start with the premise that Government should stay the hell out of it, altogether? As I said below:

      “Government has no right to interfere in that relationship – particularly when they are not the ones who are “footing the bill”!

      If there were no Minimum Wage laws at all, then, less-skilled workers, teens etc., could come in, at ground-level, and work their way up – while companies would have to “compete for the best talent” by offering the best salaries.

  2. Instead of blaming the minimum wage you should be blaming the unions. It is the unions that are the direct cause of the current high cost of living. If the public did not have to pay for their Cadillac medical plans and their guaranteed retirement on outrageous wages the cost of living would go way down. So don’t blame the government and don’t blame the public, rather place all of the blame where it rests, squarely on the shoulders of the unions. The unions should be stripped of all of their power except to bargain for a reasonable living wage as compared to the public and should not under any circumstances be guaranteed any retirement or medical other than what they plan for themselves like the rest of the public has to.

    • Cliff, I don’t disagree with the union aspect, and the tremendous cost that they put onto businesses, and business owners, but, in all due respect, in sounds like you need to learn a little more about inflation, and how inflation is caused.

      Unions have absolutely nothing to do with [inflation] the systematic devaluation of our currency! It is wholly caused by Government, and the fact that our paper currency is backed only by thin air.

    • Why stop at only blaming the unions? The government is doing the exact same thing when they increase a minimum wage. Costs for all go up when a business is mandated to increase costs.

      • THAT is exactly right Thomas. The minimum wage, as I stated in the post, is tantamount to a tax hike. And, whenever the cost of doing business increases, by extension, so too will the [cost of living] goods and services that are sold by the respective businesses.

        A wage increase should be, solely, between an employer and an employee. Government has no right to interfere in that relationship – particularly when they are not the ones who are “footing the bill”!

    • Incidentally, everything that I have read on the Minimum Wage, points to the Unions as being the force behind the first Minimum Wage laws. This should not be a shock, as those who are union-trained, due to minimum wage laws, would be guaranteed a constant pay raise, while, at the same time, freezing out those who would, otherwise, be willing to work for less, and learn on the job.

      Minimum wage laws can be directly blamed, imho, for the decline of the apprenticeship positions with companies. If you don’t come equipped with the skills, few companies, likely, would be willing to train a person from scratch, at the rate being “mandated by the State.”


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'American Hustle' and 'Gravity' lead this year's Academy Award nominations.

David O. Russell's crime caper starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence and Alfonso Cuaron's breathtaking space thriller both have 10 nominations at the 86th annual film awards, while '12 Years a Slave' follows closely behind with nine nods.

'American Hustle' is up for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, as well as acting nominations for all four main cast members including Christian, Jennifer, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper.

'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' are also in contention for Best Picture alongside 'Captain Phillips', 'Dallas Buyers Club', 'Nebraska', 'Her', 'Philomena' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.

'12 Years a Slave' has yielded a Best Actor nomination for leading man Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Fassbender and Best Supporting Actress for newcomer Lupita Nyong'o.

Sandra Bullock has earned an Oscar nod for 'Gravity', as has the film's visionary director Alfonso Cuaron.

Golden Globe Award winners Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett continue to rack up award nominations as they are up for Best Actor and Best Actress for 'Dallas Buyers Club' and 'Blue Jasmine', respectively.

Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep earns a record 18th Oscar nomination for 'August: Osage County' and her co-star Julia Roberts, who is also a past Best Actress winner, is up for Best Supporting Actress.

The nominations were announced in Los Angeles today (16.01.14) by 'Thor: The Dark World' actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs.

The 86th annual Academy Awards take place on March 2.

2014 Academy Awards - selected nominations:

Best Picture

'American Hustle'

'Captain Phillips'

'Dallas Buyers Club'

'12 Years a Slave'

'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Best Animated Feature

'The Croods'

'Despicable Me 2'

'Ernest & Celestine'

'The Wind Rises'

Best Actor

Christian Bale, 'American Hustle'

Bruce Dern, 'Nebraska'

Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Chiwetel Ejiofor, '12 Years a Slave'

Matthew McConaughey, 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Best Actress

Amy Adams, 'American Hustle'

Cate Blanchett, 'Blue Jasmine'

Sandra Bullock, 'Gravity'

Judi Dench, 'Philomena'

Meryl Streep, 'August: Osage County'

Best Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi, 'Captain Phillips'

Bradley Cooper, 'American Hustle'

Michael Fassbender, '12 Years a Slave'

Jonah Hill, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Jared Leto, 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Best Supporting Actress

Sally Hawkins, 'Blue Jasmine'

Jennifer Lawrence, 'American Hustle'

Lupita Nyong'o, '12 Years a Slave'

Julia Roberts, 'August: Osage County'

June Squibb, 'Nebraska'

Best Adapted Screenplay

'Before Midnight'

'Captain Phillips'

'12 Years a Slave'

'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Best Original Screenplay

'American Hustle'

'Blue Jasmine'

'Dallas Buyers Club'

Best Original Song

'Alone Not Yet Alone' from 'Alone Not Yet Alone'

'Happy' from 'Despicable Me 2'

'Let It Go' from 'Frozen'

'The Moon Song' from 'Her'

'Ordinary Love' from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'


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Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is expecting twins, her father has confirmed.

The Jenny from the Block star announced her pregnancy during a concert in November last year, after her bump grew increasingly noticeable.

And talking to Spanish-language show Escandalo TV, her father David has said the 38-year-old and husband Marc Anthony are expecting two children, according to People en Espanol.

"Yes, twins," he said. "The thing is in my family, my sister also had twins, so it's a hereditary thing."

"I'm very proud. Jennifer has yearned to be a mother for many years," he added.

Rumours that the star of Out of Sight might be expecting twins were sparked in December 2007, when she was snapped shopping for matching baby clothes for a boy and girl.

According to the New York Daily News newspaper, Lopez ordered blue and pink babygrows adorned with Prince and Princess, two Moses baskets and teddy bears with blue and pink ribbons from the Petit Tresor baby boutique in Los Angeles.

The babies will also be receiving a gift from their grandfather, he revealed in his TV interview.

"In Puerto Rico, it's custom to buy an azabache [black stone] bracelet for babies to protect them from the evil eye, it's part of our culture."

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Rocker Morrissey axed a festival performance in Portugal on Tuesday (24Jul12) after his bass player suffered a back injury.
The former The Smiths star was due to play a set at Cascais Music Festival on the country's Estoril Coast but announced he was pulling out just hours before stage time, citing musician Solomon Walker's ailment.
In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the singer wrote, "We are very sorry to inform that due to an unforeseen injury to Solomon Walker's back, Morrissey will not be able to perform at Cascais Music Festival tonight. Solomon Walker is the bass player and a central part of the band and it's impossible to do the concert without him.
"We would like to apologise to all our fans who had bought tickets to see us but we promise we'll be back soon."


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When you stop and think about it, the similarities between Italian mobsters and urban gangsters -- as filmmakers commonly portray them -- are really quite astounding. For every gold chain stuck in a mobster's chest hair, there seems to be a corresponding gold medallion slung around some gangster's neck. For every Cadillac, there's a Lincoln Navigator. In place of the Tommy gun, there's the Glock. It's a comparison that writer and director Franc Reyes is all too keen on making in his debut film, Empire.

Played by John Leguizamo, Victor Rosa is a Latino gangsta with all the ambition of a young Godfather and all the attitude of a taller Joe Pesci. He spends his days violently whacking errant drug dealers and monitoring the sales of his own designer "street pharmaceutical" not so subtly labeled Empire -- which is exactly what Vic thinks he's building in his little bit of the South Bronx. But when his girlfriend (Delilah Cotto) announces that she's pregnant, he thinks it might be time to go legit.

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Nettleton 198 by Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects

Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects (SAOTA) have completed the Nettleton 198 house in Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa.

Description from the architects

The clients, a British couple living in Cape Town, requested a six-bedroom, seven-level home that makes the most of the site, the views and the mountain. The lower levels of the existing structure were totally remodelled while the upper level was demolished to allow for two new levels.

“Inspiration was drawn from the mountain and dark colours were used on the facade, allowing the building to visually recede into the mountain instead of being an obtrusive construction,” says Greg Truen, Project Partner. The site enjoys spectacular views, both of the sea and Lions Head and these views and the impact of the sun were key informants contributing to the overall design.

The sun being both a defining and also harsh influence on the property inspired the choice of screens, shutters and louvres that give the lower levels its distinctive gravitas. The living room can open up onto the west and the east completely, giving it the feeling of an open pavilion.

The finishes and detailing have been very carefully considered to achieve an integrated and visually effortless whole. The exterior of the building is clad in powder-coated aluminium which resulted in a very robust and precise surface finish. Internally, a much warmer look was achieved by using walnut timber. Black marble & glass were integrated into the design as accents.

The home is peppered with unusual design ‘delights’. The circular entrance area, clad in walnut timber, is one of the main features of the house. The space is amplified by a fascinating lighting installation of backlit slumped glass, that renders an “other-worldly” effect. An elegant floating timber staircase employs hanging stainless steel rods for a refreshing take on a balustrade. Others include the walnut-clad kitchen box, the granite-clad rim-flow pool and the sculptural cantilevered carbon fibre bar.

The clients wished to keep the interior as lean and focused as possible and the selection of furniture and lighting is both graphic and strong.

Architecture: Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects

Photography: Adam Letch


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Suggested packing list - New Zealand

Last Updated: 28th May 2014

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The following is a suggested packing list for a New Zealand tour.

New Zealand is well known for having ‘4 seasons in one day’ – In other words, you should expect almost any type of weather at any time of day.

People are individuals and often have personal preferences and opinions as to what to bring. The following then is not a definitive list, but should give you a good guide as to what you should pack for you to enjoy your New Zealand tour.

  • 1 Rainproof jacket
  • 1 Warm jacket
  • 1 or 2 pairs of Jeans
  • Shorts/skirts
  • 2 or 3 Casual shirts
  • 2 T-shirts
  • 1 or 2 Jacket and trousers/Dress (for evenings out)
  • 1 thick sweater/jumper
  • 1 Tracksuit
  • Socks (lots)
  • Underwear (lots)
  • 1 or 2 Nightwear
  • 1 or 2 Swimwear and towel

  • Thongs/flip flops/sandals
  • Going out shoes
  • Comfortable walking shoes (for outdoor activities)

  • Toiletry bag and contents
  • Sun tan lotion
  • Insect repellent
  • Aspirin/Medicines, etc.
  • Handkerchiefs/tissues

  • Washing powder
  • Clothes pegs
  • Sewing kit
  • Writing materials
  • Address book
  • Alarm clock
  • Small overnight bag
  • Motion sickness pills
  • Camera, batteries, film/memory sticks/storage devices

Label your suitcase inside and out with your name and your home address and perhaps attach a sticker, ribbon, patch or other unique identifier to your luggage to make it easier to spot.

Carry a copy of your passport, visas, travel and other important documents as well as your travellers cheque numbers (if you use them) with you in your luggage. You should also leave a copy of all this information at home with someone trusted and contactable while you are away.

Don’t pack your travel documents and passport in your luggage, rather take it with you in your carry luggage.

Remember to bring more than enough of any medication you might need along with you and carry prescriptions for any medications that you carry with you.

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RIDGECREST (AP) -- A homicide suspect was killed by police on a Mojave Desert highway early Friday after a lengthy pursuit in which the man fired at vehicles and two hostages in his car trunk, authorities said.

The suspect called a Ridgecrest police officer's cell phone and said he wanted to come to the department and shoot officers but because police had too many guns he would "wreak havoc" elsewhere, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood told a press conference.

Nearly two hours later a sheriff's deputy spotted the suspect's car and a pursuit began. The suspect fired at least 10 times from inside his black Dodge Dart, and tried to run vehicles off the road. No motorists were hurt, Youngblood said.

At one point during the chase, which lasted more than 40 minutes, the suspect pulled over and the car's trunk popped open, revealing a man and woman inside. They appeared to shut the trunk, the sheriff said.

At the end, the man pulled over again on U.S. 395 and began shooting into the trunk. As many as seven officers opened fire, killing him.

The hostages were flown to a hospital. Their conditions were unknown.

At the original crime scene in the city of Ridgecrest, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, a woman was found dead and a man was wounded, Youngblood said.

The suspect apparently knew all of the victims, he said.

There was some information that the suspect was using Facebook during pursuit, but it wasn't immediately clear what the postings were, Youngblood said.

During his phone call, the man also said he had a package he wanted to deliver to police, the sheriff said. It was unclear if a package was found. Investigators recovered a shotgun and a handgun.

A crime scene was set up along U.S. 395 at Kramer Junction, where two police helicopters landed amid numerous law enforcement vehicles.

The CHP said the highway was closed from Kramer Junction for 10 miles north because of the investigation.

Schools in Ridgecrest were placed on lockdown as a precaution but were later reopened.

The city of about 27,000 people is adjacent to the vast Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which sprawls over more than 1,700 square miles of desert. U.S. 395 runs through the western Mojave below the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada.

Ridgecrest Mayor Dan Clark called the incident disturbing, especially because the small city is relatively crime free.


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ANTIOCH -- With a love for fashion and desire to help a worthy cause, Angelica Bagain recently hosted her second annual fashion show in Antioch to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Bagain's goal is to continue to host this event annually as a way to give back to her community. This year she chose to donate the money raised from admission fees and T-shirt sales to the hospital's research program.

"The Runway To End Cancer," which was held Jan. 17 at the Anitoch Community center, raised $1,300 for the cause.

"I'm really hoping that we will get to raise another $500 before we send in the donation," Bagain said, noting she still has a number of T-shirts left to sell.

For the past two years, Bagain and a local committee of friends and volunteers have hosted the fashion show and entertainment night to help raise money.

"I really wanted to do something to help my community," the 25-year- old said. "I decided to do something with my fashion background because it is what I know."

Bagain said she chose St. Jude Children's Hospital this year because it is an organization that she has been donating to for a long time.

"Whenever I get a little extra money, I like to send them some," she said.

Last year she hosted that fashion show and donated the money raised to the East County Boys and Girls Club.

Bagain went to school to study fashion design and has a line of clothes that she sells online. During the fashion show models walked down the runway showing Bagain's clothing line, Amari, as well as other local designers, including Plush, Nova SF and Solid Clothing.

The evening also included entertainment from local singers and dance clubs, including Cheer Angels, Mau Loa Ohana Halau, The Jane Benitez Project, Mye and Kim, and Dustin Heer.

Bagain said she definitely plans on doing this project again next year, but has yet to pick which cause she will give back to.

To help her reach her $1,800 goal for her St. Jude Children's Hospital donation, contact her at T-shirts are still available for sale or straight donations can be made to the cause.


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MA – Imagining the Stars Lecture

Peter de Sève appears on Thursday, July 7th at  5:30 p.m.

Multi-talented Peter de Sève designs characters for animated films and illustrates for major magazines, including The New Yorker, Time, and Newsweek. Learn how he brings beloved animated characters like Manny, Diego, Sid, and Scrat to life.

The talk is free with Museum admission and presented as part of the Museum’s Blue Sky & Beyond summer program series, being held Thursday evenings in July and August. Join us for this series of inspiring conversations celebrating the art of visual storytelling and the contributions of noted American illustrators and filmmakers, who bring artistry and technology together to create compelling new realities.

Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Route 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262

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MA – Shattered & Secret Identities Creators Signing

secxretID Comic creators Amy Chu, Jeff Yang, Georgia Lee, and Tak Toyoshima appear at Million Year Picnic to sign the anthologies Secret Identities and Shattered on Saturday October 25th at 6:00 PM! RSVP on Facebook! Million Year Picnic 99 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 492-6763

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sisLarry Hama, Natalie Kim, Robin Ha, and Adam WarRock join Jeff Yang, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma for a panel at Rutgers University on April 15th at 8:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center as part of Geek Week!

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Four years ago, “Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology, the ground-breaking graphic novel collection of original stories of Asian Americans told through the narrative of heroes and villains, was launched right here at Rutgers.

On the heels of releasing their second anthology, “Secret Identities, Volume 2: Shattered”, SI comes back to Rutgers. Joining SI editors Jeff Yang, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma will be nerdcore rapper Adam WarRock, Marvel Comics and SI artist Robin Ha, co-host of InkedTV and creator of the web series Super Twins Natalie Kim, and writer, artist, editor, and creator of the GI Joe mythology Larry Hama!

Join the panel for an in-depth multimedia presentation on Asian American identity, comics, and more. The panelists will need audience assistance to create an original hero and villain on stage. Don’t miss out!

For more information, visit the Secret Identities website.

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CA – Beyond the Bad & The Ugly

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In 1914, Sessue Hayakawa became the first Asian American actor to break through on the silver screen, appearing in movie pioneer Thomas Ince’s silent classic The Typhoon, and launching a career as one of the most popular and well-paid stars in the nascent Hollywood industry, albeit in roles that consistently depicted him as villainous, violent and manipulative. As he put it himself, “I want to be shown as I really am, and not as fiction paints me….My one ambition is to play a hero.”

Ninety-nine years later, Asians and Asian Americans have a much greater presence in U.S. popular culture — but they are often represented in ways that Hayakawa would recognize and lament: Silent thugs. Sexless nerds. Predatory temptresses, calculating conspirators and impossibly strange foreigners.

Organized by Jeff Yang, Wall Street Journal Online columnist and editor-in-chief of the new graphic novel anthology SHATTERED, which uses the medium of the comics to explore and explode unyielding stereotypes of Asians in pop culture, BEYOND THE BAD AND THE UGLY gathers together some of the brightest and most interesting Asian American creators, and critics, activists and academics in a unique one-day summit that begins by looking back at the heritage of Asian images in American media and society, and ends by looking ahead — discussing new ways to prevent distortions and present more vivid, humanized, three-dimensional portraits of Asians and Asian Americans to a wider and more accepting audience.

Tickets for the event can be purchased here.

JANM MEMBERS: Members receive $5 off of their tickets! Please contact for your discount code.
9:00AM-9:30AM: Registration (Continues throughout the day)

9:30AM-10AM: Brief Welcome by Dr. Greg Kimura, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum; Jeff Yang

10AM-11AM: Opening Plenary: Is This Stereotype Really Necessary?

Keith Chow (Moderator), editor at large, Shattered
Parvesh Cheena, actor, NBC’s Outsourced
Beau Sia, poet and author, The Undisputed Greatest Writer of All Time
Andrew Ti, blogger, Yo is this Racist?
Jen Wang, blogger, Disgrasian
Gene Yang, graphic novelist, American Born Chinese and Level Up

11AM-12PM: Keynote Conversation: Orientations

Professor Jack Tchen (Moderator), author, New York Before Chinatown: Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture, 1776-1882
Jack Shaheen, author, Reel Bad Arabs; former CBS News Middle East consultant and Professor Emeritus of Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
William F. Wu, author, The Yellow Peril: Chinese-Americans in American Fiction, 1850-1940

12PM-1PM: Keynote Conversations: Sextypes

Jeff Yang (Moderator), columnist, Wall Street Journal Online, editor-in-chief, Shattered
Helie Lee, director, Macho Like Me, documentary on six months as a man
Keni Styles, adult film star

1PM-2PM: Lunch Break

2PM-3PM: Breakouts A: “What We Teach and Show”

Taming Tigers: Getting Beyond Stereotypes in Parenting and Education
Daren Mooko (Moderator), associate dean of students, Pomona College
Julie Kang, blogger, Geisha School Dropout
Cynthia Liu, co-founder, K-12 News Network
Koji Steven Sakai, blogger, 8Asians; writer, Chink
Jason Sperber, cofounder, Rice Daddies
Paula Yoo, author, Good Enough; producer, Eureka

Screen Adjustments: Getting Beyond Stereotypes in Media

Jocelyn Wang (Moderator), blogger, 8Asians
Stephen Dypiangco, National Film Society
Patrick Epino, National Film Society
Brian Hu, artistic director, Pacific Arts Movement (organizers of the San Diego Asian American Film Festival)
Jerry Ma, art director, Shattered
Jude Narita, theater artist and activist, From the Heart
Steve Nguyen, Channel APA

3PM-4PM: Breakouts B: What We Do and Say

Move This: Campaigns That Work
Lisa Lee (Moderator), blogger, Thick Dumpling Skin; diversity program manager, Facebook
18 Million Rising (Jenn Pae/Cynthia Brothers)
Eileen Chow, Visiting Associate Professor, Duke University
Generations of War (Traci Akemi Kato-Kiriyama, founder, Tuesday Night Café)
Racebending (Michael Le)

The Politics of Perception

Ling Woo Liu (Moderator), executive director of the Fred Korematsu Institute
Linda Akutagawa, President & CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Tanzila Ahmed, voter engagement manager at Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Jay Chen, Hacienda Heights school board member, congressional candidate

4PM-5PM: Special Panel A: When is it Okay to Laugh? Ethnic Humor that Works

Jenny Yang (Moderator), comedian, organizer, DIS/ORIENT/ED comedy tour
Kiran Deol, director and comedian
Andrew Fung, The Fung Brothers
David Fung, The Fung Brothers
Joe Luu, comedian
Greg Watanabe, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors

Special Panel B: Man Bites Dog: How Stereotypes Shape the News

Richard Lui (Moderator), anchor, MSNBC
Leslie Berestein Rojas, Immigration and Emerging Communities reporter, Southern California Public Radio
Mei Fong, Pulitzer Prize winning former reporter, Wall Street Journal
Wendy Lee, Business Reporter, Southern California Public Radio
Andrew Lih, associate professor, USC Annenberg School of Communications
Co-presented with Asian American Journalists Association – Los Angeles

5PM-6PM: Closing Plenary: Changing the Game

Oliver Wang (Moderator), cultural critic, Assistant Professor of Sociology, CSU-Long Beach
Christopher Chen, producer, Linsanity
Jay Caspian Kang, editor, Grantland; author, The Dead Do Not Improve
Ted Kim, EVP, CJ Entertainment America
Deepa Jeeva, head of production, YOMYOMF Network
Mike Le, creator and executive producer, K-Town
Benson Lee, director, Planet B-Boy and Battle of the Year: Dream Team
Parry Shen, actor, Better Luck Tomorrow; managing editor, Shattered

6PM-6:30PM: “All In” Closing/Roundtable

6PM to Closing: Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology Reception (Open to all attendees and others by invitation)

DC – Shattered Signing

Editors Jeff Yang and Keith Chow with illustrator Jamie Noguchi and featured comedian Elahe Izadi appear on Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 6:30-8:00 PM.

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NYC – Marvels & Monsters/Alt.Comics Opening Reception

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The Museum of Chinese in America is pleased to announce the launch of two new exhibitions exploring the relationship between Asian Americans and comic books – Marvels and Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 and Alt.Comics: Asian American Artists Reinvent the Comic Book, on view from September 27, 2012 through February 24, 2013. The opening reception will be on Thursday September 27, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00pm.

Recently donated to the NYU Fales Library & Special Collection, Marvels and Monsters is drawn from what is widely considered the world’s largest archive of comic books featuring images of Asian and Americans, painstakingly collected over four turbulent decades (1940s to 1980s) by science fiction author and cultural studies scholar William F. Wu. The compilation offers a unique glimpse into America’s evolving racial and cultural sensibilities, as depicted by wartime images of racist propaganda and xenophobic anxiety over Chinese immigration to lasting archetypes which continue to define America’s perception of Asians today.

According to curator Jeff Yang, “All of the key elements that have shaped who we are as a people have occurred during this time: Pearl Harbor, Japanese internment camps, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, ethnic enclaves, the Asian American rights movement, and the economic rise of Japan and China. What Wu has done is to collect images shaped by political forces to tell a narrative of how America views Asians.”

Marvels and Monsters is a selection of the most indelible images from Wu’s collection, placed within a historical context and juxtaposed with insights from contemporary Asian American writers and artists Ken Chen, Larry Hama, David Henry Hwang, Vijay Prashad, and Gene Luen Yang. The exhibition also incorporates elements meant to encourage direct engagement with the archetypes, such as life-size cutouts allowing visitors to put themselves “inside the image” and an installation called “Shades of Yellow” which matches the shades used for Asian skin tones in the comics with their garish Pantone TM color equivalents.

Alt.Comics extends the conversation of Marvels & Monsters into the present, showcasing the efforts of Asian American artists to establish a new and authentic identity by subverting stereotypes and juxtaposing disparate images. The exhibition focuses on alternative and independent comic spaces, particularly in the hubs of San Francisco and New York, which produced many of the most prominent artists in the independent scene. The exhibition features work by: Larry Hama, Alex Joon Kim, Derek Kirk Kim, Jerry Ma, Christine Norrie, Thien Pham, Lark Pien, Jason Shiga, GB Tran, and Gene Luen Yang.

This exhibition includes excerpts from Secret Identities Volume 2: Shattered, a follow-up to the groundbreaking compilation using the comic format “to upend, re-envision, re-imagine – to shatter – the distorted and negative images that have shadowed Asian Americans since the earliest days of our arrival in this country.” The Secret Identities component includes the work of: Jeremy Arambulo, Jef Castro, Louie Chin, Johann Choi, Ming Doyle, Robin Ha, Kripa Joshi, Eric Kim, Alice Meichi Li, Jerry Ma, Jamie Noguchi, Saumin Patel, Tak Toyoshima, GB Tran, Glenn Urieta, and DaFu Yu.

Marvels & Monsters is curated by Jeff Yang and organized by the A/P/A Institute at NYU. It was originally exhibited at NYU Fales Library, and was recently shown at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia. Alt.Comics is curated by Jeff Yang for the Museum of Chinese in America.

These exhibitions are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (Museums Program), celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is provided by Museum members.
About William F. Wu, Collector

Nominated five times for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, William F. Wu has published over a dozen novels, including the best-selling 1996 STAR WARS: Tales from Jabba’s Palace and Avon’s young adult SF series Isaac Asimov’s Robots in Time. His most acclaimed book, Hong on the Range, was chosen for the Wilson Library Bulletin’s list of science fiction “Books Too Good To Miss,” a selection for the American Library Association list of Best Books for Young People, the New York Public Library’s Recommended Books for the Teen Age, and was also a Young Adult Editor’s Choice by Booklist. A prolific short story writer, Wu’s works have appeared in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies; his short story “Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium” was a multiple award nominee that was adapted into an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. He has a Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan, where he wrote his doctoral dissertation, published in book form as The Yellow Peril: Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850-1940 (Archon Books, 1982).

About Jeff Yang, Curator

Jeff Yang began reading and collecting comics at the age of eight, and hasn’t allowed distractions like adulthood, marriage and fatherhood to deter him since. He has written the column “Asian Pop” for the San Francisco Chronicle for the past six years, and penned a series of acclaimed and bestselling books — Eastern Standard Time; I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action (the action icon’s official autobiography); Once Upon a Time in China; and, most recently, the seminal graphic novel collection Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. He began his career as founding editor and publisher of the pioneering Asian American periodical A. Magazine and as a cultural critic for New York’s alternative weekly the Village Voice. He can frequently be heard as a contributor on NPR’s Tell Me More, PRI’s The Takeaway, and other public radio programs. He, his wife Heather and his sons Hudson and Skyler live in Brooklyn, New York. He writes a column for the Wall Street Journal online called Tao Jones.

About Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)

MOCA’s mission is to celebrate the living history of the Chinese experience in America, to inspire our diverse communities to contribute to America’s evolving cultural narrative and civil society, and to empower and bridge our communities across generations, ethnicities and geography through our dynamic stories.

MOCA is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution that presents the living history, heritage, culture and diverse experiences of Chinese Americans through exhibitions, educational services and public programs. It began in 1980 as the community-based New York Chinatown History Project founded by community and student activists led by historian John Kuo Wei Tchen and Charles Lai. It has since grown to encompass the stories and journeys of the many communities of Chinese America, both in the New York Metro area and across the U.S., including new immigrants and established multi-generation families.

Since late 2009, when MOCA moved into its new space, designed by Maya Lin and located at the crossroads of Soho and Chinatown, its exhibitions, programs and audiences have grown in size and scope. This was made possible by a unique public/private partnership between collaborative government efforts to rebuild Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11 and MOCA’s growing community of donors led by its Board of Trustees. Currently, MOCA’s family consists of its many visitors, members, scholars, artists, activists, and families with young children as well as a growing base of young professionals, business leaders and entrepreneurs. For more info and upcoming events, please visit

The Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street New York, NY 10013
(212) 619-4785

NYC – The Yin and Yang of Contemporary Asian American Culture

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Gene Luen Yang, Wesley Yang, and Jeff Yang speak on Thursday October 6, 2011 from 6:30pm – 8pm at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA).

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This fall, MOCA brings together three provocative voices in contemporary Asian American culture. Please join acclaimed graphic novelist Gene Yang (Level Up; The Eternal Smile; American Born Chinese), New York Magazine contributing editor Wesley Yang (“Paper Tigers”) and author and columnist Jeff Yang (The San Francisco Chronicle’s “Asian Pop”) – all of whom happen to share the same last name – for a candid, no-holds-

barred discussion on current trending topics including the evolving nature of Asian American identity, the challenges of Asian masculinity and the perils (and promise) of “tiger” parenting.

Gene Yang’s first book, American Born Chinese was the first graphic novel ever to be nominated for a National Book Award. His most recent graphic novel, Level Up looks at the struggle of a young boy to live up to the expectations of his late father, with the help of a quartet of guardian angels.

Wesley Yang’s New York Magazine feature “Paper Tigers” — exploring the traumatic effects of traditional Asian parenting on second-generation offspring — became one of the year’s most talked about articles; he’s currently working on a book on the topic for Harper Collins.

Jeff Yang, veteran culture critic and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has been at the center of covering the sometimes-controversial issues that both Gene and Wesley have raised in their work.

Admission: Free and open to the public, courtesy of TARGET. RSVP required to

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215 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013

NYC – Beyond The Funny Pages Panel

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Larry Hama, Christine Norrie, Greg Pak, Tak Toyoshima, and GB Tran appear at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 from 6-9pm!

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Beyond The Funny Pages: Comics, Culture and Communication Panel

The panel focuses on applications of comic art in venues beyond entertainment —  from politics to preservation of history to a new language for instruction. The  panel features those who are subverting or pushing the boundaries of the form  such as Larry Hama, Christine Norrie, Greg Pak, Tak Toyoshima and GB Tran. Moderated by Jeff Yang.

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Free and open to the public.

Larry Hama is a cartoonist, illustrator, writer, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. While Hama has worked on numerous projects, he is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and created the “file cards” on the backs of the Hasbro G.I. Joe toy packages. The comic ran 155 issues (February 1982-October 1994). He has also written for the series Wolverine, Avengers, Batman, Conan, The Punisher, Blaze, Nth Man, and Elektra. He created the character Bucky O’Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon. Most recently, Hama is the writer of the Barack the Barbarian series, a Conan the Barbarian parody starring United States President Barack Obama. For more information about Larry Hama, please visit the A/P/A Institute homepage:

Christine Norrie is an artist and writer of graphic novels and comic books. Her first major work, Hopeless Savages, was an indie hit with the first series nominated for an Eisner Award. Noted books are her original graphic novel Cheat and the teen drama Breaking Up. She has been published by major and independent companies including DC Comics, Oni Press, and Scholastic Books. She is also an illustrator and designer in advertising, fashion, and print. She has created book jackets for Abrams, concepts and storyboards for Andrew Zuckerman, and art for Glamour and Courvoisier. She lives in New York City’s Greenwich Village with her daughter.

Greg Pak is an award-winning comic book writer and filmmaker best known for the feature film “Robot Stories” and comics storylines such as “Planet Hulk,” “Incredible Hercules” (co-written with Fred Van Lente and co-starring Pak’s creation, Amadeus Cho), and “Magneto Testament.” Pak was named one of 25 Filmmakers to Watch by Filmmaker Magazine, described as “a talent with a future” by the New York Times, and named “Breakout Talent” of the year by Wizard Magazine. He is currently writing “Alpha Flight” (with Van Lente) and “Astonishing X-Men” for Marvel and “Dead Man’s Run” for Aspen and Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla. For more about Pak’s work, please visit and

Tak Toyoshima is the creator/illustrator of Secret Asian Man comics. Since 1999, Tak has been creating strips that examine race, politics, religion, Star Wars nerds and anything else that gets people’s undies in a bunch. In 2007, Secret Asian Man became the first nationally syndicated comic strip featuring an Asian American lead character when it was signed by United Features.

GB Tran is a Brooklyn cartoonist/illustrator whose new graphic memoir Vietnamerica details his family’s journey of survival through the Vietnam War and their refugee migration to the US. Vietnamerica has been featured on ABC’s World News Now, Kirkus’ “12 Can’t-Miss Graphic Novels of 2011″, and Amazon’s Top 25 Adult Summer Reads. The book, which Library Journal describes as “Engaging, challenging, and disturbing, Tran’s family memoir belongs in all public and academic libraries”, has also recently earned GB a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in nonfiction literature. For a preview of Vietnamerica, additional comics, and his illustration work, visit

Jeff Yang began reading and collecting comics at the age of eight, and hasn’t allowed distractions like adulthood, marriage and fatherhood to deter him since. He wrote the column “Asian Pop” for the San Francisco Chronicle for six years, and penned a series of acclaimed and bestselling books — Eastern Standard Time; I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action (the action icon’s official autobiography); Once Upon a Time in China; and, most recently, the seminal graphic novel collection Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. He began his career as founding editor and publisher of the pioneering Asian American periodical A. Magazine and as a cultural critic for New York’s alternative weekly the Village Voice. He can frequently be heard as a contributor on NPR’s Tell Me More, PRI’s The Takeaway, and other public radio programs. His column can be found at:

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I’m excited to come down to NYC for the New York City Asian American Student Conference held Saturday, April 16 at NYU. I’ll be on a panel with Greg Pak (Planet Hulk, Robot Stories, Incredible Hercules) that will be moderated by Jeff Yang (Asian Pop, Secret Identities). I’m psyched to work with Greg and Jeff again. The event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! So register online now and join us as we talk about superheroes and geek out

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Larry Hama, Jeff Yang, Jerry Ma, and many more sign on both coasts.

In preparation for Secret IdentitiesSan Diego debut, anthology contributors will be out in full force on both coasts this weekend. First up, Jeff Yang will be joined by Walden Wong, Jimmy J. Aquino, Alexander Shen, Tanuj Chopra and Tiffanie Hwang for a book release party and signing at Giant Robot – San Francisco at 6pm on Thursday, July 16. Then, on Friday, July 17 at 7pm, Yang, Wong and other guests will be at the Salinas Public Library in Salinas, California for a special signing event.

On Saturday, July 18 in Baltimore, Maryland, Keith Chow, Jerry Ma, Alex Tarampi, John Franzese and Larry Hama will be hosted by Geppi’s Entertainment Museum beginning at 12:30pm. The museum presentation will be followed by a special signing event at Ukazoo Books in Towson, Maryland at 6pm that same day. Finally on Sunday, July 19 at 1pm, veteran DC and Marvel artist Greg LaRocque will be joining Hama and the Secret Identities team for a meet & greet and signing event at The Avenue‘s Barnes & Noble in White Marsh, Maryland.

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When: Saturday, May 30, 2009 | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Where: Civic Center Library Community Meeting Room 3301 Torrance Blvd., Torrance CA 90503

In Secret Identities, Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow, Keiko Agena, and Jerry Ma have brought together 66 top Asian American writers, artists, and comics professionals to create 26 original stories centered around Asian American superheroes—stories set in a shadow history of our country, from the opening of the West to the election of the first minority president, and exploring ordinary Asian American life from a decidedly extraordinary perspective. Join us for an afternoon with the editors of Secret Identities. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Jeff Yang, Parry Shen (Better Luck Tomorrow), Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls), Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma will be at the library to present and sign copies of their anthology!

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Magnolia Bakery Peanut Butter Copy Cat Cookies

This morning has been a domino effect of bad baking experiences.

— First, I ruined a cookie by I don’t know how. It just wasn’t good.

— Second, I messed up a brownie by forgetting to add half the flour.

This has happened enough times for me to know that when one thing goes wrong in the kitchen, a series of mistakes will follow and the best thing to do is just clean the kitchen and get out of the house.

But before I get in the car and drive aimlessly around Austin, here’s a picture of one cookie I did manage to pull together. This is a Magnola Bakery recipe which was adapted (of course) by Smitten Kitchen. Since we’ve been discussing trendy NYC bakery cookies, I think you will enjoy the blog entry that accompanies the recipe…..even though it’s old.

My cookies are flatter than Smitten Kitchen’s, but they taste okay, which is the best I could hope for this morning. Now I’m heading out. Maybe to Walgreen’s to look at make-up or to the Goodwill store….

Recipe Here.

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  1. says

    these are beautiful, Anna! don’t beat yourself up: I think we all go through a day or two when the best thing to do is indeed to run away from the kitchen, preferably not screaming like a banshee. although I always do.

  2. Therese says

    Hey Anna!

    Oh how I wish I lived by you! These cookies look fabulous! I was having a wreck of the day in the kitchen myself….a runny cheesecake. First attempt at a new recipe….argh! It hurts more when the ingredients are tres $$$$!

    Love the Walgreens myself!! It is sooooo fun to shop for makeup there!!!! I love to go with my daughter and take a peek at there stuff!!

  3. says

    Ahh, so sorry about the kitchen mishaps :0( But they happen to the best of us!!

    Personally, I think your cookies look better than the original – yum!

  4. says

    Well, they are very good and easy to make.

    The other recipe I was working on was a state fair winning peanut butter brownie with a chocolate swirl and peanut butter topping. I had to throw the whole batch away because 10 minutes into baking, I realized I’d left out half the flour. I’ll try that one again tomorrow.

  5. says

    It’s good to know that even a “pro” like yourself has bad days in the kitchen. But Sorry.

    There’s nothing that can cure the kitchen blues like a little shopping.

    Make rice crispy treats, those are hard to mess up. 😉

    The PB cookie looks good. Don’t get me started down that road again!

  6. Karen says

    I made a lemon poppyseed cake for my brother’s birthday a couple of weeks ago. I poured the batter into the cake pan and wiped a little drop off the rim and licked it. Blecch. In horror I realized I had left out the sugar. I scooped out the batter and added the sugar, but the cake didn’t rise very much and was kinda dense and gummy. Sigh.

    I made the dulce de leche cheesecake bars from Smitten Kitchen just a couple of days ago. WOW! Divine. I didn’t use the gelatin and they didn’t need it.

  7. Kelly says

    Anna, I never made it to Levain Bakery during my stay in NYC. I did manage magnolia though – their cupcakes are not very good. I prefer crumbs. I didn’t try any cookies, but I made it to Eleni’s in Chelsea Market and they had wonderful macaroons! The best dessert I had during my stay was Cheesecake from Juniors! I know they have their own cookbook out but I am not sure if you tried it once or not (maybe I am thinking of someone else?) Anyways, their spongecake crust is HEAVEN! haha :) I am looking forward to trying these!

  8. says

    *Sigh!* Great! I’m glad to know other people have flops in the kitchen! :) Too bad about messing up the cookies and brownies though.

    Your photography is so good! Seems like I could just pick cookies right off the computer screen! Maybe because it’s close-up and life-sized.

  9. says

    I bookmarked that recipe when it was on Smitten. I’m glad to hear you liked it too. I hope you try the state fair PB brownies again. I’m sure you’ll have great results on a brand new day…and the weekend’s here–yay!

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I already have a pinakbet recipe on this site. That stir-fry vegetable recipe was one cooked with shrimp paste. For this post however, I'm cooking pinakbet (or pakbet) with fish paste. Also, I'm going back to the staple ingredients of pinakbet. We'll make this stir-fry recipe even more quick and easy.

Read on to get my pinakbet recipe.

Cooking Pinakbet (Stir-Fry Vegetable Recipe)

Pinakbet (or pakbet) is a stir fry vegetable Filipino dish. That's for certain! It may be cooked with seafood, pork or it may be a purely vegetable recipe. Depending on where you are in the Philippines, pinakbet can be a spicy, creamy diningding or a full-bodied bulanglang. To avert confusion as to this simple dish, let's all agree to one thing - that pinakbet is a stir-fry vegetable recipe.

Cooking Pinakbet (Stir-Fry Vegetable Recipe)

Ok, going back to the basic, right? I'll be using only 3 main vegetables for this recipe. This one's not only low on calories, low on fats, high in nutrition; but it's gonna' be a budget-friendly dish, too. Also, mind that we are not going to need any MSG sprinkles to make our pinakbet yummy! We'll do this the good old-fashioned way.

Ready? Here we go...

Ingredients in cooking pinakbet (pakbet):
  • Garlic, crushed and chopped
  • Onions, cut
  • Tomatoes, cut
  • Okra (ladyfingers), cut in 2
  • Eggplant, cut and soaked in water
  • Bitter gourd or bitter melon (ampalaya), cut
If you're not such a fan of the bitter gourd's bitterness, just use a little; or you can skip it altogether. Yardlong beans would make a good alternative to this vegetable.
  • Fish paste
  • Fish sauce
  • Ground pepper
  • Water
  • Cooking oil
  • Sugar

Cooking directions for pinakbet (pakbet recipe):
  1. Heat the oil in the pan.
  2. Saute' the garlic when the oil is ready.
  3. Add the tomatoes. Stir well.
  4. Season the dish with fish sauce.
  5. Cover the pan to soften the tomatoes.
  6. Crush the tomatoes so that it releases more juice.
  7. Add the bitter gourd. Stir well.
  8. Add the remaining vegetables - eggplants, okra; as well as the onions.
  9. Add water to cook the vegetables entirely.
  10. Season the dish with fish paste, fish sauce and pepper.
  11. Allow the dish to simmer under low to medium heat.
  12. Taste the sauce of the dish. Add sugar to counter the taste of the bitter gourd.
  13. Let it simmer for at least 5 minutes more.
  14. Adjust the taste with fish sauce and pepper for the last time.
  15. Turn the heat off.
  16. Let it cool without cover until it's serving time.
The secret (well, not anymore!) in making pinakbet a bit saucy and tasty is by juicing up the tomatoes while they cook. Also, seasoning the dish with fish sauce early on accentuates their flavors. Don't put too much water as it may dissolve your flavors. Just put enough to have a slightly gooey consistency (gooey-ness courtesy of the ladyfingers, of course). Hmm, lastly... if you want to retain some of the crunchiness of the onions, add them in the later phase of your cooking. I promise you, it tastes so much better!

Cooking Pinakbet (Stir-Fry Vegetable Recipe)

If you'd like to know how much water or fish sauce or fish paste did I use in making this recipe, kindly go to our Exact Ingredients page.

I hope you enjoyed this one.

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  1. I love this recipe now but back when I'm still young(well I am still young up to now) I mean younger years. :) I don't like to eat it because of the ampalaya. Hahahaha...don't like the bitter taste.

  2. I love your recipe given here because it is very nice to our body. My son really loves okra and I think if I cook this recipe for him, he will love it very much. I wish there were still many things to learn and more surprises to come. Thank you!.

    Recipe for Stir Fry

  3. Pinakbet is healthy and admittedly I should eat more of this and other veggies.

  4. My mom's gonna love this kind of version. :) all members of our family have no problems with eating veggies. we are trained to have healthy living. haha

  5. I'd love to have this for lunch!!! Let me bookmark this post.. so I could cook this sometime.

I really appreciate your comments. Can't wait to read them!

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Fettuccine Primavera

This is such a popular dish that its Italian name almost does not need translation. A common mistake in making this is not sautéing the vegetables enough. Do not be afraid of overcooking them here. Whatever dubious virtue there may be in undercooking vegetables, it certainly does not apply to pasta sauces. By cutting the vegetables in tiny pieces and sautéing them thoroughly, you will concentrate their flavor and infuse the cream with it. Done properly, this is a heavenly dish with the rich, sweet flavors of spring.

Yield: Serves 4

  • ½ small yellow onion
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 medium celery stalk
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 8 ounces asparagus
  • ¾ red bell pepper
  • 1½ medium zucchini (8 ounces)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4-5 sprigs flat-leaf Italian parsley
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 10 ounces dried egg fettuccine

1. Peel and finely chop the onion. Peel the carrot and cut into ½-inch dice. Wash the celery, trim the top and bottom, and peel the back to remove the tough strings. Cut it into ¼-inch dice. Put the butter in a 12-inch skillet and place over medium-high heat. Once the butter begins to melt, add the onion, carrot, and celery and sauté until the vegetables begin to brown, about 5 minutes.

2. While the vegetables are sautéing, fill a 12-inch skillet with water and place over high heat. Cut off the white, woody bottom part of the asparagus spears, then peel the remaining bottom third. Add 1 teaspoon salt to the boiling water, then gently slide in the asparagus. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until the asparagus is tender, then lift them out and set aside.

3. Fill a pot for the pasta with about 6 quarts of water, place over high heat, and bring to a boil.

4. Wash the zucchini, trim the ends, and cut into ½-inch dice. Peel the pepper, core it and remove the seeds. Cut away any white pith inside the pepper and cut into 1-inch squares.

5. When the onion, carrot, and celery are ready, add the zucchini and peppers. Season generously with salt and pepper and continue sautéing until the zucchini and peppers are quite tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

6. While the zucchini and peppers are cooking, finely chop enough parsley to measure 1½ tablespoons. Cut the cooked asparagus into pieces about 1 inch long. When the zucchini and peppers are ready, add the asparagus and sauté for about another minute. Add the cream and parsley and continue cooking until the cream has thickened and reduced by almost half.

7. While the cream is reducing, cook the pasta. Add about 2 tablespoons salt to the boiling pasta water, add the fettuccine, and stir until all the strands are submerged. Cook until al dente.

8. When the pasta is done, drain it well, toss with the sauce and the freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, and serve at once.

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Nutritional information includes 1/8 teaspoon of added salt per serving.

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving (% daily value)

665kcal (33%)
233mg (23%)
45mg (75%)
589mcg RAE (20%)
123mg (41%)
535mg (22%)
23g (117%)
38g (59%)
3mg (15%)

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    I was looking for a spring recipe and this isn't it. Red Bell peppers and Zucchini are summer vegetables. Tiny new carrots, peas, asparagus.... these are spring veggies.

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  • Hi from Scotland.

    Hi folks,

    I've joined this group as I'm working on a research project regarding the "Antarctic Arrol Johnston" car for the Museum of Transport in Glasgow, Scotland.

    But what I have also discovered is the "spin-off" interest I've developed in reading about Shackleton himself during my research, and of course the various attempts by others to on be first to the South Pole.

    I'm looking forward to spending some time with you all, and perhaps joining in some of the threads, although I'm very much a novice with regard to the core subject of this web site.

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    Re: Hi from Scotland.

    Hi Argyll,

    Welcome to the forum and website. I'm not all that far from you being just down the road near Kilmarnock. I know the Museum of Transport well and visited it a fair number of times though not so much recently as my weans are young adults now and no longer rely on their elderly parents for entertainment suggestions.

    Sounds a fascinating research project and one with plenty of potential for getting hooked on the 'deep south'. Whilst we had some seriously antiquated snow vehicles at the base I was on, the main mode of transport was dog sledge. I recall we had a couple of old Foxtracs plus an even more elderly Eliason machine in addition to more modern skidoos. Despite our dedication to the dogs, we were more than welcome to make use of the machines when it came to trogging round 150+ dogs at feeding time.

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      Re: Hi from Scotland.

      Thank you for the welcome drummy - I laughed at your reference to the 150 dogs, I complain about 2 hungry cats, goodness only knows what it would be like with 150 hungry mouths to feed.

      This may interest you (and perhaps others), currently we're building a replacement transport museum at a snip under ?90 million and the objects, including our 3 Arrol Johnstons are going to be moved there in 2011 - Riverside Museum

      • #4
        Re: Hi from Scotland.

        Aye, I was aware of the replacement museum. It should be a wonderful facility when it's up and running. I assume you'll be able to put a lot more exhibits on display?

        As far as the 150+ dogs on base go, I was always convinced that was the reason we only got one mail delivery a year and no newspapers. The postman and newspaper boy would be bound to be put off by all those crazy sledge dogs not to mention their even crazier drivers!

        It's a wee bit ironic that 30+ years after bidding farewell to my dog team I now live within 100m of a couple who have a team of 8 racing huskies. It's very nostalgic to hear the team howling together but the rest of our neighbours are not endowed with the tolerance of 'dog song' I built up during my 2? years down south.

        Whisper it quietly but my wife and I have 4 cats!

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          Re: Hi from Scotland.

          Hello Argyll,

          I'm also new to the board, but have a little Antarctic experience. I also have some cultural ties to Scotland - my area of the United States has a lot of Scots-Irish (Ulster Scots) heritage.

          You say you are interested in Shackleton, and it seems like most people who are interested in Antarctica these days like Shackleton the best of the early Antarctic explorers - mainly because of his combination of intelligence, determination, and the value he placed on the lives of his men.

          As for transportation in Antarctica - you won't find any Dogs these days in Antarctica. Large sleds are often pulled by Cats. The yellow, tracked kind, that is. The American South Pole Traverse is using mostly Case tractors, but had a couple Cats this year. I've got lots of photos on some data DVDs I've offered to the community.

          Anyway, good to see you here.

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            Re: Hi from Scotland.

            Thanks Alan.

            I suppose my interest in Shackleton is because of the car link, if anything I'm probably the last person I'd anticipate you folks would expect on a site like this as I'm heavily involved with the internal combustion engine with all their associated problems for the environment.

            All that said, I've enjoyed reading the content of the site and for a dyed-in-the-wool petrol-head that I am I'm much better informed about the Antarctic now than I was a month ago - so something has rubbed off!

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              Re: Hi from Scotland.

              I'm not quite sure how to read this line of yours:

              "I'm heavily involved with the internal combustion engine with all their associated problems for the environment."

              I'm not sure if you are saying you are involved with internal combustion engines despite their problems, or if you are interested in resolving those problems.

              If the latter, there is a thread here that might interest you:

              There are some very neat technologies that are starting to become available that could rid us of our need for internal combustion engines. I think this is pretty neat, to get more (power) for less (fuel).

              Of course, I recognize that some people just like internal combustion engines, the same way some people just like horses - despite the fact that horses, in their day, polluted cities more than automobiles ever have. I think we can have the benefits of cleaner, cheaper power without having to give up all recreational use of internal combustion engines, just as people still keep horses.

              Of course, most of the equipment in Antarctica at present uses internal combustion engines, so that's right up your alley.

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                Re: Hi from Scotland.

                Hi Alan,

                To answer your question - I'm "involved with internal combustion engines despite their problems" - from a historical perspective.

                The research work I'm involved with investigates the development of the motor vehicle from the late 19th century up to about the mid 1920's looking at its social and technological impact. As you probably know during these years the internal combustion engine was seen as the answer to all sorts of issues - freedom of movement, economic growth, jobs, commerce, etc, etc. To be absolutely honest, from a research point of view its a hugely interesting subject.

                From the environmental perspective I'm an interested onlooker - and a supporter of those who are working towards alternative power sources for transport. Its early days yet from a museum point of view, but it won't be too long before we see the first evidence of early attempts of "environmentally friendly" transport becoming part of the collection, its only a matter of time.


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In the spicy mustard salad days of our early courtship, when we still shat indoors and water came from taps, I would travel by train to visit my Native on weekends. On the first or second of these visits, after the compulsory dances of the newly wooed, he offered dinner: I’ll make us some smoked salmon.

Now, I like the cold pink stuff as much as the next woodland creature, and was charmed by the notion that he’d peel open the fridge and suck open a pressure-sealed package and present it as “making” dinner. It was a measure of his caliber as a scrappy itinerant loner type, not someone in the business of charming women. I was sold.

Let me tell you what he did instead, voyeurs of the internet.

Here he was, my brand new guy, playing with fire with no pants on in the middle of winter to impress me with fish. There was no doubt: this was the guy I was going to shit in the woods with forever.

We’ve since become prolific smokers of fishstuffs, and our method has evolved somewhat in the years that’ve followed: the fancy smoker pictured above was gifted or re-gifted to us a few months ago, and is a godsend, even if we don’t get to play with flammable gases. It allows us to regulate the temperature and do more smoking and less cooking. We do a real marinade rather than just slapping seasoning on it (salt and sugar’s good.  Lemon pepper if you’re feeling gutsy, or seasoned salt if the meat looks like it needs it.  Maple syrup if your Native used all the sugar and didn’t buy more.). We know it tastes best when left overnight at a cool temperature, and not devoured straight off the grill. And we know the more you eat, the more you can dance. And I imbue all this knowledge upon you so that if you should be in need of a woodshitting mate of your own, you’ll have an idea how to romance one.

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