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On guns...
"We’re not going to get this done unless the American people decide it’s important..."
And a note to all the Republican hysterics out there who are claiming that ALL Democrats want to ban ALL guns...you're wrong. And you know it.
Because the only way that you can reject any call for any reasonable and sensible restrictions to gun ownership that most Americans support is to frame it as a total ban and to create fear.
While fanatical gun owners may be paranoid and afraid of their own shadows, the rest of us shouldn't be.
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31 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi
Marco Rubio's Continued Lack Of Compassion
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Earlier this month, Marco Rubio was one of 38 Republican senators who voted against a United Nations treaty meant to help the world's disabled and "assure that the disabled enjoy the same rights and fundamental freedoms as their fellow citizens."
On Friday, Rubio followed up that display of callousness by voting against a $60 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims. Even though it was $20 billion less than what was requested by the storm-ravaged states, Rubio joined 31 other Republicans in saying no to Sandy victims. Fortunately, there were enough votes to get the bill through the Senate, anyway.
Hopefully, Americans are taking notes and carefully filing away Rubio's voting record to reference in 2016 when he is sure to be considered for the Republican presidential nomination.
Because we should give Rubio credit for being so consistent in his principled lack of compassion for the down-and-out and impaired.
Like these folks...
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Earlier this month, Marco Rubio was one of 38 Republican senators who voted against a United Nations treaty meant to help the world's disabled and "assure that the disabled enjoy the same rights and fundamental freedoms as their fellow citizens."
On Friday, Rubio followed up that display of callousness by voting against a $60 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims. Even though it was $20 billion less than what was requested by the storm-ravaged states, Rubio joined 31 other Republicans in saying no to Sandy victims. Fortunately, there were enough votes to get the bill through the Senate, anyway.
Hopefully, Americans are taking notes and carefully filing away Rubio's voting record to reference in 2016 when he is sure to be considered for the Republican presidential nomination.
Because we should give Rubio credit for being so consistent in his principled lack of compassion for the down-and-out and impaired.
Like these folks...
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SFDB's A Few Minutes At Mauro's Pizza In Hollywood
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So I've been hearing consistently good things about this place and finally decided to check it out. If you drive in, make sure you park on Harrison Street, one street south, where you miss the perennially congested Hollywood Boulevard.
Doesn't look like much from the outside...
Or the inside...
And it seems like everywhere you turn, there's a sign telling you what you can't do...
This is the area behind the front counter. Click on the image to make it bigger so you can read all the signs.
While we were waiting to order, a woman came in and asked the guy making the pizzas if they sold subs. "This is Mauro's Pizza. We make pizza." And, yes, they sure do.
$2.75 a slice, $1 dollar for each topping.
What makes this pizza so great, in my opinion, is the crust. I added mushrooms for this first-time visit because I usually don't eat a plain slice but next time I'm going plain. It really doesn't need anything more.
Best pizza in South Florida? I'll leave that up to the experts [here and here]. But I will say that this is the kind of food that deserves a trip out of your way.
Simple, delicious, blue-collar pizza...served with an attitude on paper plates.
Mauro's Pizza
1904 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood
954.929.4001
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Doesn't look like much from the outside...
Or the inside...
And it seems like everywhere you turn, there's a sign telling you what you can't do...
This is the area behind the front counter. Click on the image to make it bigger so you can read all the signs.
While we were waiting to order, a woman came in and asked the guy making the pizzas if they sold subs. "This is Mauro's Pizza. We make pizza." And, yes, they sure do.
$2.75 a slice, $1 dollar for each topping.
What makes this pizza so great, in my opinion, is the crust. I added mushrooms for this first-time visit because I usually don't eat a plain slice but next time I'm going plain. It really doesn't need anything more.
Best pizza in South Florida? I'll leave that up to the experts [here and here]. But I will say that this is the kind of food that deserves a trip out of your way.
Simple, delicious, blue-collar pizza...served with an attitude on paper plates.
Mauro's Pizza
1904 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood
954.929.4001
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How do archaeologists make arguments?
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An unfortunate trend in archaeology today consists of making arguments using faulty logic and faulty methods of argumentation. This is one of my biggest beefs with the work of postmodern/postprocessual archaeologists. They don't test models or hypotheses, their theories are true by definition, and their arguments are based more on speculation than on empirical evaluation.
A colleague remarked recently I that don't seem to like archaeological works that deal with things like negotiation, identity, and agency. But these are important social science concepts and they all have their use. In archaeology today, however, they are buzz words. They are used more to signal adherence to a theoretical perspective than as analytical concepts that do intellectual work. Brubaker and Cooper (2000:19) talk about this with respect to identity; when scholars say that identity is "multiple, unstable, in flux, constructed,negotiated, and so on," these terms serve as "gestures signaling a stance rather than wordsconveying a meaning." For me, the concept of negotiation as a concept in collective action theory is great (Margater Levi; Blanton and Fargher; etc.). But when used as a postmodern buzz word, it really turns me off.
Anyway, back to arguments. Here is a form of argumentation that I have seen many times in recent years.
(1) Specify a theme, framed in terms of a high-level philosophical social theory.
(2) Discuss your archaeological data.
(3) Claim that the theory provides an interpretation of the data.
Now there is a problem here, one that some some writers acknowledge and others don't. High-level social theory is too far removed from data to actually provide any kind of empirical evaluation or test. That is, you can't come up with a way of establishing that the theory is correct or incorrect, or even applicable or not applicable. Why? Because high-level social theory is simply true. It floats high above the messy empirical world, impervious to attempts to test or evaluate it. And it is so ethereal that you can't directly evaluate it on the ground. If this isn't clear, check out Ellen (2010, Smith (2011), or Abend (2008). In the words of Kevin Fisher,
"While Giddens, Goffman and others [that is, high-level social theory] provide an overall theoretical orientation or examining the relationship between architecture, interaction and social transformation, their work does not offer the tools needed to analyze the material remains on the ground" (Fisher 2009: 440).
So only very naive scholars will stop with step #3. Many archaeologists recognize these limitations of high-level social theory, and they see the need for some kind of middle-level construct to justify their claim. Here are two faulty alternatives I've seen in recent publications:
(4A) Cite another study, perhaps from another region, where a similar argument was made. If someone else has already made the claim in another context (whether or not it is warranted, correct, or applicable), then I can make a similar claim in my context. The technical term for this kind of ploy is "empty citation" (Harzing 2002). This is a citation to a work that does not contain any original data for the phenomenon underconsideration; the works are cited merely to lend an aura of support for anargument, when in fact they contain no empirical support. This is not a valid form of empirical argument.
(4B) Cite a study showing that one's particular interpretation fits with some comparative data, somewhere in the world. This is a definite epistemological improvement over step 4A, but it still does not constitute a valid argument. For example, suppose I claim that imported goods from distant lands were seen as imbued with power and magic at sites I have excavated. It will be hard or impossible to confirm this statement empirically with archaeological data, but I can cite Mary Helms to the effect that in some documented societies, this was indeed the case. But unless Helms shows that this is always the case, that the pattern exists in every known ethnographic and historical society, then this citation only provides plausibility for my argument. It certainly does not provide confirmation, or even empirical support short of confirmation. Now you can turn this into a reasonable analogical argument with a good comparative study. Pick a sample. Determine the contextual conditions under which exotic goods are seen to have power, and those under which that situation does not obtain. Compare your case to the comparative data, and make the appropriate interpretation. But no one seems to do this because it is much easier to make a quick speculative interpretation than to go out and do a big comparative study.
Well, I guess we simply cannot test our high-level social interpretation of archaeological data. Let me quote the clear-thinking sociologist Andrew Abbott (2004) here:
I won't elaborate on this scheme; I don't want to give you an excuse to avoid looking at Booth et al. And one more suggestion, if you have ANY interest at all in the topic of identity, and you have not read Brubaker and Cooper (2000), you are doing yourself a big disservice.
2004 Methods of Discovery: Heuristics for the Social Sciences. Norton, New York.
Abend, Gabriel
2008 The Meaning of "Theory". Sociological Theory 26: 173-199.
Booth, Wayne C., Gergory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams
2008 The Craft of Research. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Brubaker, Rogers and Frederick Cooper
2000 Beyond "Identity". Theory and Society 29: 1-47.
Ellen, Roy
2010 Theories in Anthropology and "Anthropological Theory". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 16: 387-404.
Fisher, Kevin D.
2009 Placing Social Interaction: An Integrative Approach to Analyzing Past Built Environments. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 28: 439-457.
Harzing, Anne-Wil
2002 Are Our Referencing Errors Undermining our Scholarship and Credibility? The Case of Expatriate Failure Rates. Journal of Organizational Behavior 23: 127-148.
Smith, Michael E.2011 Empirical Urban Theory for Archaeologists. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 18: 167-192.
A colleague remarked recently I that don't seem to like archaeological works that deal with things like negotiation, identity, and agency. But these are important social science concepts and they all have their use. In archaeology today, however, they are buzz words. They are used more to signal adherence to a theoretical perspective than as analytical concepts that do intellectual work. Brubaker and Cooper (2000:19) talk about this with respect to identity; when scholars say that identity is "multiple, unstable, in flux, constructed,negotiated, and so on," these terms serve as "gestures signaling a stance rather than wordsconveying a meaning." For me, the concept of negotiation as a concept in collective action theory is great (Margater Levi; Blanton and Fargher; etc.). But when used as a postmodern buzz word, it really turns me off.
Anyway, back to arguments. Here is a form of argumentation that I have seen many times in recent years.
(1) Specify a theme, framed in terms of a high-level philosophical social theory.
(2) Discuss your archaeological data.
(3) Claim that the theory provides an interpretation of the data.
Now there is a problem here, one that some some writers acknowledge and others don't. High-level social theory is too far removed from data to actually provide any kind of empirical evaluation or test. That is, you can't come up with a way of establishing that the theory is correct or incorrect, or even applicable or not applicable. Why? Because high-level social theory is simply true. It floats high above the messy empirical world, impervious to attempts to test or evaluate it. And it is so ethereal that you can't directly evaluate it on the ground. If this isn't clear, check out Ellen (2010, Smith (2011), or Abend (2008). In the words of Kevin Fisher,
"While Giddens, Goffman and others [that is, high-level social theory] provide an overall theoretical orientation or examining the relationship between architecture, interaction and social transformation, their work does not offer the tools needed to analyze the material remains on the ground" (Fisher 2009: 440).
So only very naive scholars will stop with step #3. Many archaeologists recognize these limitations of high-level social theory, and they see the need for some kind of middle-level construct to justify their claim. Here are two faulty alternatives I've seen in recent publications:
(4A) Cite another study, perhaps from another region, where a similar argument was made. If someone else has already made the claim in another context (whether or not it is warranted, correct, or applicable), then I can make a similar claim in my context. The technical term for this kind of ploy is "empty citation" (Harzing 2002). This is a citation to a work that does not contain any original data for the phenomenon underconsideration; the works are cited merely to lend an aura of support for anargument, when in fact they contain no empirical support. This is not a valid form of empirical argument.
(4B) Cite a study showing that one's particular interpretation fits with some comparative data, somewhere in the world. This is a definite epistemological improvement over step 4A, but it still does not constitute a valid argument. For example, suppose I claim that imported goods from distant lands were seen as imbued with power and magic at sites I have excavated. It will be hard or impossible to confirm this statement empirically with archaeological data, but I can cite Mary Helms to the effect that in some documented societies, this was indeed the case. But unless Helms shows that this is always the case, that the pattern exists in every known ethnographic and historical society, then this citation only provides plausibility for my argument. It certainly does not provide confirmation, or even empirical support short of confirmation. Now you can turn this into a reasonable analogical argument with a good comparative study. Pick a sample. Determine the contextual conditions under which exotic goods are seen to have power, and those under which that situation does not obtain. Compare your case to the comparative data, and make the appropriate interpretation. But no one seems to do this because it is much easier to make a quick speculative interpretation than to go out and do a big comparative study.
Well, I guess we simply cannot test our high-level social interpretation of archaeological data. Let me quote the clear-thinking sociologist Andrew Abbott (2004) here:
- “in order to be tested, all of these ideas and implications must be framed in such a way that they can be wrong.” (p.215) [See my prior post, where I reference Steve Haber's discussion of this issue --MES]
- “it is surprising how many researchers—even graduate students in their dissertations—propose arguments that can’t be wrong. For example, research proposals of the form, ‘I am going to take a neo-institutionalist view of mental-hospital foundings’ or ‘This paper analyzes sexual assaults by combining a Goffmanian account of interaction and a semniotic approach to language’ are not interesting because they do not propose an idea that can be wrong. They boil down to classifying a phenomenon or, seen the other way around, simply illustrating a theory.” (p.216)
- “Thinking without alternatives is a particular danger in ethnography and historical [and archaeological --MES] analysis, where the natural human desire to develop cohesive interpretations (and the need to present a cohesive interpretation at the end of the research) prompts us to notice only those aspects of reality that accord with our current ideas.” (p.216)
- What is the claim?
- What reasons support the claim?
- What evidence supports the reasons?
- Acknowledge alternatives / complications / objections
- What warrant or principle justifies connecting the reasons to the claim?
I won't elaborate on this scheme; I don't want to give you an excuse to avoid looking at Booth et al. And one more suggestion, if you have ANY interest at all in the topic of identity, and you have not read Brubaker and Cooper (2000), you are doing yourself a big disservice.
References:
Abbott, Andrew2004 Methods of Discovery: Heuristics for the Social Sciences. Norton, New York.
Abend, Gabriel
2008 The Meaning of "Theory". Sociological Theory 26: 173-199.
Booth, Wayne C., Gergory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams
2008 The Craft of Research. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Brubaker, Rogers and Frederick Cooper
2000 Beyond "Identity". Theory and Society 29: 1-47.
Ellen, Roy
2010 Theories in Anthropology and "Anthropological Theory". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 16: 387-404.
Fisher, Kevin D.
2009 Placing Social Interaction: An Integrative Approach to Analyzing Past Built Environments. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 28: 439-457.
Harzing, Anne-Wil
2002 Are Our Referencing Errors Undermining our Scholarship and Credibility? The Case of Expatriate Failure Rates. Journal of Organizational Behavior 23: 127-148.
Smith, Michael E.2011 Empirical Urban Theory for Archaeologists. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 18: 167-192.
Field Museum archaeological collections threatened
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The Field Museum of Natural History is one of the premier natural history museums in the U.S., with extensive collections in archaeology, anthropology, and many other disciplines. Last week, the Museum annnounced major budget cuts and restructuring that will reduce the scientific value of its collections. The museum evidently will cut back the scope of its scientific mission (collections and basic research) in order to pay back major debts and concentrate on exhibits.
This operation will be a disaster to archaeological research in a number of ways. First, the collections will be more difficult to access, and the infrastructural support for visiting scholars will undoubtedly be reduced. I have worked on Mesoamerican pottery in the Field Museum's collections on several occasions (the last time was just this past July). Museum collections are an invaluable resource for archaeology, crucial for many important research questions. See Smith (2004; n.d.) for some general statements of this view. For every object on display at museums like the Field Museum, there are perhaps hundreds (maybe thousands) curated in the research collections. If you haven't worked with museum collections, you should - there is an impressive amount of good, problem-oriented research to be done with these materials.
Here is just one example of the value of the Field Museum collections. The photo above shows an Aztec flute in the museum. I have excavated many small fragments of these objects in Aztec domestic middens, but never an entire example. When one just has the animal's ear, or a segment with a hole, or a fragment of the mouthpiece, it is hard to figure out just what these are pieces of. It is through study of the whole flutes in the Field Museum or other museums that I learned to interpret the tiny fragments of musical instruments, and of many other unusual items, from my excavations. Or consider our knowledge of Aztec music. Scholars such as Adje Both have reconstructed aspects of Aztec music by studying flutes like this and by playing them (and recording the tones and doing analyses of the sound diagrams). Museums are the only places with the resources for such research, and the Field Museum is one of the most important in the U.S. and the world.
A second negative impact of the proposed cuts concerns the curators at the museum. The Anthropology Department at the museum has a number of outstanding archaeologists who carry out original field research and also work on the collections. This is an important center for high-quality archaeological research, and the budget cuts cannot but injure this program.
Third, severe budget cuts will also have a negative impact on the archaeology program of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Their PhD program in anthropology has flourished through interaction with the scientific staff of the Field Museum, many of whom hold joint appointments with UIC.
Please sign the petition to save the Field Museum collections and scientific research capabilities.There is an article in the Chicago Tribune on the situation at the museum.
REFERENCES:
Smith, Michael E.
n.d. Las bodegas de museos como fuente de información arqueológica: Las contribuciones de Felipe SolÃs OlguÃn. In Homenaje al maestro Felipe SolÃs OlguÃn, edited by Roberto GarcÃa Moll and Rafael Fierro Padilla. Instituto Nacional de AntropologÃa e Historia, Mexico City. Volume in preparation.
Smith, Michael E.
2004 Aztec Materials in Museum Collections: Some Frustrations of a Field Archaeologist. Nahua Newsletter 38:21-28.
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| Mississippian objects a the Field Mus |
This operation will be a disaster to archaeological research in a number of ways. First, the collections will be more difficult to access, and the infrastructural support for visiting scholars will undoubtedly be reduced. I have worked on Mesoamerican pottery in the Field Museum's collections on several occasions (the last time was just this past July). Museum collections are an invaluable resource for archaeology, crucial for many important research questions. See Smith (2004; n.d.) for some general statements of this view. For every object on display at museums like the Field Museum, there are perhaps hundreds (maybe thousands) curated in the research collections. If you haven't worked with museum collections, you should - there is an impressive amount of good, problem-oriented research to be done with these materials.
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| Aztec flute in the Field Museum |
A second negative impact of the proposed cuts concerns the curators at the museum. The Anthropology Department at the museum has a number of outstanding archaeologists who carry out original field research and also work on the collections. This is an important center for high-quality archaeological research, and the budget cuts cannot but injure this program.
Third, severe budget cuts will also have a negative impact on the archaeology program of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Their PhD program in anthropology has flourished through interaction with the scientific staff of the Field Museum, many of whom hold joint appointments with UIC.
Please sign the petition to save the Field Museum collections and scientific research capabilities.There is an article in the Chicago Tribune on the situation at the museum.
REFERENCES:
Smith, Michael E.
n.d. Las bodegas de museos como fuente de información arqueológica: Las contribuciones de Felipe SolÃs OlguÃn. In Homenaje al maestro Felipe SolÃs OlguÃn, edited by Roberto GarcÃa Moll and Rafael Fierro Padilla. Instituto Nacional de AntropologÃa e Historia, Mexico City. Volume in preparation.
Smith, Michael E.
2004 Aztec Materials in Museum Collections: Some Frustrations of a Field Archaeologist. Nahua Newsletter 38:21-28.
27 Aralık 2012 Perşembe
The School for Lies
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Reviews here and here.
"It's smart. It's funny. What more do people need to hear?"
"That it's free."
That elicited a wry laugh from all of us.
Well, it's not free, but if you're under 35, check out CST for $20.
"But how do you market this?" I said to Mr. M-mv. "How do you get someone to give this a try?"
We had just laughed until we all but cried through the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's The School for Lies, and I decided that I wanted everyone -- especially those who, like me, appreciate the healing powers of laughter and humor -- to see it.
From the Dramatists Play Service:
It's 1666 and the brightest, wittiest salon in Paris is that of Celimene, a beautiful young widow so known for her satiric tongue she's being sued for it. Surrounded by shallow suitors, whom she lives off of without surrendering to, Celimene has managed to evade love since her beloved husband died—until today, when Frank appears. A traveler from England known for his own coruscating wit and acidic misanthropy, Frank turns Celimene's world upside-down, taking on her suitors, matching her barb for barb, and teaching her how to live again. (Never mind that their love affair has been engineered by a couple of well-placed lies.) This wild farce of furious tempo and stunning verbal display, all in very contemporary couplets, runs variations on Molière's The Misanthrope, which inspired it. Another incomparable romp from the brilliant author of All in the Timing.Featuring Ben Carlson (who previously dazzled at the CST as both Hamlet and Macbeth) as Frank, Deborah Hay as Celimene, and Greg Vinkler (who all but steals the show) as Oronte, and directed by Barbara Gaines, artistic director of the CST, The School for Lies is bawdy, contemporary fun blended with ample doses of social commentary.
Reviews here and here.
"It's smart. It's funny. What more do people need to hear?"
"That it's free."
That elicited a wry laugh from all of us.
Well, it's not free, but if you're under 35, check out CST for $20.
Orthodontia: Start saving now.
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For those who are early on the parenting journey (say with children five or younger), a word or so of advice: If it is at all possible, begin saving for the expense of braces now.
Even if you and/or your partner have a job with an orthodontia benefit, the maximum allowance is generally for an amount well below the actual cost of braces. For example, ours is currently $1,500. (It was $1,200 when our son was being treated.)
I certainly understand when folks indicate that budgeting for this expense is simply impossible. What is less clear to me are assertions that much of orthodontia is "cosmetic" and therefore optional or that even "real" concerns can be addressed in adulthood (presumably, when the patient can pay for treatment himself). While I'd prefer neither to enter nor to begin a debate about the need for braces, I must ask, If one trusts his child's dentist, and the orthodontists with whom he consults have no affiliation with said dentist, then why would he doubt their recommendations? As for attending to dental concerns in adulthood, well, it's even costlier then, particularly given that unaddressed issues create wear and decay that may otherwise have been avoided.
On the subject of whether or not braces are required, I would say this: If your regular family dentist recommends a consult, take it seriously. A mouth that seems utterly fine may have a bite pattern that will haunt the patient later. For example, it was always abundantly apparent that my oldest and youngest would need braces, but our middle child appeared to "luck out": Year after year, she was told, "Looking great!" In fact, she was with her younger sister when the latter had her ortho consult, and the orthodontist declared the middle child "Lucky, indeed!" Then subtle changes in her mouth and bite occurred, which our dentist began tracking a year ago and finally decided, "Get this looked at," and -- Voilà ! -- she's in braces.
When this subject arises, many people ask, "How much?" and "Where do you live?" The cost for my oldest was about $4,200 for conventional braces. This did not include the extractions that were prescribed. The results were B+. At the time, the children saw a pediatric dentist. The orthodontist we chose after three consults was not part of her practice, but both were agreed that extractions were required.
In the seven or so years between our son's treatment and the youngest's we moved out of the city (although remained in Chicagoland) and moved the children to the dental practice at which my husband and I were patients. Not only do they not favor extractions, the ortho we chose once our youngest received her "It's time for the ortho consult" mandate avoided them like a large lollipop. My youngest enjoys an A+ outcome. Treatment crested $5,100, although she did not get "conventional" braces but rather the Damon system with the significantly smaller brackets (to say nothing of the significantly shorter treatment time!). Again, since people often wonder about cost, I'll add that we received two other cost-of-treatment projections, $4,500 and $4,800, from other reputable orthodontics practices, one of which insisted extractions were necessary.
We returned to the practice for our middle child. They were surprised to see us, but one look in her mouth told them the story. Fortunately, we were offered a 5% family discount. They also offered the same 7% PIF bookkeeping discount that was offered when our youngest was being treated.Such discounts are both common and significant and help explain why I'd urge parents of young children to begin saving now. An HSA is one way to develop this savings, as is the old-fashioned envelope system.
You know, since I'm on the subject of dental expenses for which you should begin saving now, I will also urge you to put money away for wisdom tooth extraction. Although there are a few dentists who think it's an unnecessary procedure, extraction is often prescribed because of crowding concerns and potential decay. Better to be prepared, right?
Related advice: Once your children have finished treatment, urge your teens and young adults to use their retainers! Most orthodontists are now quite direct about the lifelong need to use retainers, so impress upon your college students how important it is to keep using the night retainer and encourage care habits and savings habits that will help them keep up this maintenance when they are on their own.
Remember: Proactive, preventive health care is far easier and less expensive than remedying problems. When we invest in habits of care (annual physicals, regular dental cleanings and exams, common health screenings, etc.), we serve as models to our children.
"Critics say these represent a tendency in modern psychiatry to medicalize the normal range of human experience."
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From "Psychiatry’s New Rules Threaten to Turn Grieving Into a Sickness" (Wired, December 12):
A controversial change to official psychiatric guidelines for depression has raised fears that grief over the death of loved ones will be classified as clinical depression, turning a basic part of what it means to be human into a recognized sickness.The change, contained in new revisions to the DSM-5, a set of standards used to categorize mental illness, eliminates the so-called bereavement exclusion, which exempts grieving people from diagnoses of depression for two months unless their symptoms are self-destructively extreme. Under the new standards, depression can be more easily diagnosed just two weeks after a death.“Virtually everyone who is grieving has milder symptoms of depression. What the bereavement exclusion did is separate the normal responses from the severe ones,” such as feelings of worthlessness or suicidal impulses, said psychiatrist Jerome Wakefield of New York University, who studies bereavement and depression.
The year in adventures
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Over our long (and well deserved, if I do say so myself) winter break, we plan to see Les Miserables and The Hobbit in (GULP!) a movie theater. We're also counting on another Milwaukee County Zoo visit and a Starved Rock State Park birding hike. Otherwise, though, our break will be centered on home, comprising conversation, food, books, games, swim practices, walks, and family film nights.
But although we're concluding 2012 on a rather quiet note, the rest of the year provided us with ample doses of adventure.
THEATER■ The Feast: an intimate Tempest at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
■ A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
■ South Pacific at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
■ Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
■ Being Shakespeare from the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at the Broadway Playhouse
■ Timon of Athens at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
■ The Iceman Cometh at the Goodman Theatre
■ Crowns at the Goodman Theatre
■ Three Sisters at the Steppenwolf Theatre
■ Sunday in the Park with George at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
■ Hamlet at the Writers' Theatre
■ Equivocation at the Victory Gardens Theater
■ Black Watch from the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at the Broadway Armory
■ Metamorphoses at the Lookingglass Theatre
■ Les Miserables at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
■ A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theatre
■ The School for Lies at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
CHICAGO SYMPHONY CENTER■ Joshua Bell
■ Leif Ove Andsnes
■ Yo-Yo Ma
■ Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
LYRIC OPERA■ The Magic Flute
■ Elektra
MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND THE LIKE■ The Field Museum (multiple visits)
■ The Art Institute of Chicago (multiple visits)
■ Morton Aboretum
■ Brookfield Zoo (multiple visits)
■ Lincoln Park Conservatory
■ Lincoln Park Zoo
■ Volkening Heritage Farm
■ The Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley
■ Milwaukee County Zoo
■ Museum of Science and Industry
■ Volo Auto Museum
■ Cantigny: The First Division Museum and the Robert R. McCormick Museum
OTHER■ Job "shadow" (marine mammal training) at Oceans of Fun
■ Bristol Renaissance Faire
■ Yankees v. White Sox
■ "Wild Encounter" (marine mammal training) at the Brookfield Zoo
What a year!
Books read in 2012
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Total as of December 26: 136 My comments on all of the books read this year are collected here.
Notes:
1. The revised total reflects that fact that the five volumes of Hugh Howey's Wool saga are more appropriately considered a single work.
2. The list of books read, which had previously been more or less chronological, has been sorted: Plays, Classics (a debatable category, I know), Poetry, General fiction, YA fiction, Non-fiction, and Graphic works (comprising both fiction and non-fiction and non-fiction). If you really dig chronology, though, you can find the old list here.
3. As I've mentioned throughout the year, my one reading goal was to read at least 52 non-fiction works. At this writing, I've read 50 (three of which were graphic works).
4. While all of the books listed under Plays, Classics, Poetry, and Graphic works were compelling, my favorites in the remaining categories -- General fiction, YA fiction, and Non-fiction -- have been moved to the top of their lists and separated from the remaining titles with a bar.
~ Plays (19) ~■ Coriolanus (William Shakespeare; play)
■ Timon of Athens (William Shakespeare; play)
■ The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare; play)
■ Othello (William Shakespeare; play)
■ Henry V (William Shakespeare; play)
■ Hamlet (William Shakespeare; play)
■ Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov; play)
■ The Iceman Cometh (Eugene O'Neill; play)
■ The Misanthrope (Molière; play)
■ No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre; play)
■ Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett; play)
■ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard; play)
■ Electra (Sophocles; play)
■ Oedipus Rex (Sophocles; play)
■ Our Town (Thornton Wilder; play)
■ The Crucible (Arthur Miller; play)
■ Black Watch (Gregory Burke; play)
■ Metamorphoses (Mary Zimmerman; play)
■ Equivocation (Bill Cain; play)
~ Poetry (1) ~■ Nox (Anne Carson; poetry)
~ Classics (11) ~■ The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien; fiction)
■ Dracula (Bram Stoker; fiction)
■ Watership Down (Richard Adams; fiction)
■ Animal Farm (George Orwell; fiction)
■ The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells; fiction)
■ Frankenstein (Mary Shelley; fiction)
■ Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury; fiction)
■ First Love (Ivan Turgenev; fiction)
■ Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson; fiction)
■ The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Emmuska Orczy; fiction)
■ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie; fiction)
~ General fiction (33) ~■ Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carla Rifka Brunt; fiction)
■ The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker; fiction)
■ Things We Didn't See Coming (Steven Amsterdam; fiction)
■ A Thousand Cuts (Simon Lelic; fiction)
■ The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (Jan-Philipp Sendker; fiction)
■ Sister (Rosamund Lupton; fiction)
■ The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg; fiction)
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■ The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock; fiction)
■ The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller; fiction)
■ Defending Jacob (William Landay; fiction)
■ The English Teacher (Lily King; fiction)
■ The Group (Mary McCarthy; fiction)
■ The Playdate (Alice Millar; fiction)
■ What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty; fiction)
■ The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick; fiction)
■ Gone, Girl (Gillian Flynn; fiction)
■ Amped (Daniel H. Wilson; fiction)
■ The Lifeboat (Charlotte Rogan; fiction)
■ Bedbugs (Ben H. Winters; fiction)
■ Stay Close (Harlan Coben; fiction)
■ Never Knowing (Chevy Stevens; fiction)
■ Fly Away Home (Jennifer Weiner; fiction)
■ Pariah (Bob Fingerman; fiction)
■ Wool [complete] (Hugh Howey; fiction)
~ YA fiction (23) ~■ Feed (MT Anderson; fiction)
■ The Fault in Our Stars (John Green; YA fiction)
■ Going Bovine (Libba Bray; YA fiction)
■ UnWholly (Neal Shusterman; YA fiction)
■ I Am the Cheese (Robert Cormier; YA fiction)
■ Adventure Unleashed (______ __. _________; unpublished fiction)
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■ Mr. Monster (Dan Wells; fiction)
■ I Don't Want to Kill You (Dan Wells; fiction)
■ Happy Endings Are All Alike (Sandra Scoppettone; YA fiction)
■ Are You in the House Alone? (Richard Peck; YA fiction)
■ Daughters of Eve (Lois Duncan; YA fiction)
■ The Wave (Todd Strasser; YA fiction)
■ The Hole (Guy Burt; fiction)
■ Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Adrian Mitchell; poetry, prose, myth)
■ The Tale of Paradise Lost: Based on the Poem by John Milton (Nancy Willard; fiction)
■ When You Were Mine (Rebecca Serle; YA fiction)
■ Shelter (Harlan Coben; YA fiction)
■ Falling for Hamlet (Michelle Ray; YA fiction)
■ Tiger Eyes (Judy Blume; YA fiction)
■ The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins; fiction)
■ Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher; YA fiction)
■ The Project (Brian Falkner; YA fiction)
■ Epic Fail (Claire LaZebnik; YA fiction)
~ Non-fiction (47) ~■ Counterfeit Kids: Why They Can't Think and How to Save Them (Ellen Bremen; non-fiction)
■ One for the Books (Joe Queenan; non-fiction)
■ Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Joshua Foer; non-fiction)
■ The Autobiography of an Execution (David R. Dow; non-fiction)
■ The Memory Palace (Mira Bartók; memoir)
■ The Fiddler in the Subway (Gene Weingarten; non-fiction, journalism/essays)
■ The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg; non-fiction)
■ Hamlet: Poem Unlimited (Harold Bloom; non-fiction)
■ My Ideal Bookshelf (Thessaly La Force, editor, Jane Mount, illustrator; non-fiction)___________________________________
■ Say This, NOT That to Your Professor (Will Schwalbe; non-fiction)
■ The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe; non-fiction)
■ The Birding Life: A Passion for Birds at Home and Afield (Larry Sheehan; non-fiction)
■ January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her (Michael Schofield; non-fiction)
■ The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Nicholas Carr; non-fiction)
■ Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl (Stacey O'Brien; non-fiction)
■ The Essential Voter's Guide (TIME; non-fiction)
■ Teaching Hamlet and Henry IV, Part I (Peggy O'Brien; non-fiction)
■ Drawn In (Julia Rothman; non-fiction)
■ No Regrets: How Homeschooling Earned me a Master's Degree at age 16 (Alexandra Swann; memoir)
■ The Fat Flush Plan (Ann Louise Gittleman; health)
■ Are You Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused? (Richard J. Maybury; non-fiction)
■ The Year of Learning Dangerously (Quinn Cummings; memoir)
■ The Paleo Diet (Loren Cordain; non-fiction)
■ The Primal Blueprint (Mark Sisson; non-fiction)
■ How to Retire Overseas (Kathleen Peddicord; non-fiction)
■ Where to Retire (John Howells; non-fiction)
■ The Outsourced Self (Arlie Russell Hochschild; non-fiction)
■ Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? (Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.; non-fiction)
■ Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age (Michael J. Gelb and Kelly Howell; non-fiction)
■ The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need (Andrew Tobias; non-fiction)
■ Lament for a Son (Nicholas Wolterstorff; non-fiction)
■ Roy Lichtenstein, 1923-1997 (Janis Hendrickson; non-fiction)
■ Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars (Rob Thomas, editor; non-fiction)
■ Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Pamela Druckerman; non-fiction)
■ Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading (Lizzie Skurnik; non-fiction)
■ Bossypants (Tina Fey; non-fiction)
■ Retirement without Borders (Barry Golson; non-fiction)
■ The World's Top Retirement Havens (ed. Margaret J. Goldstein; non-fiction)
■ Let's Go: Peru, Ecuador & Bolivia (ed. Michelle R. Bowman; non-fiction)
■ iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us (Larry D. Rosen; non-fiction, psychology/technology)
■ The Difference (Jean Chatzky; non-fiction, personal finance)
■ The Pen Commandments (Steven Frank; non-fiction, writing)
■ Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books (Leah Price; non-fiction)
■ Immortal Bird (Doron Weber; memoir)
■ Stop Acting Rich... And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire (Thomas J. Stanley; non-fiction; personal finance)
■ Like Shaking Hands with God (Kurt Vonnegut, Lee Stringer; non-fiction)
■ Artist's Journal Workshop (Cathy Johnson; non-fiction, art)
~ Graphic works, both fiction and non-fiction (11) ~■ Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me (Ellen Forney; graphic memoir)
■ Are You My Mother? (Alison Bechdel; graphic memoir)
■ The Zen of Steve Jobs (Caleb Melby; graphic non-fiction)
■ American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang; graphic novel)
■ Sweet Tooth Vol. 5: Unnatural Habitat (Jeff Lemire; graphic fiction)
■ Sweet Tooth Vol. 4: Endangered Species (Jeff Lemire; graphic fiction)
■ Sweet Tooth Vol. 3: Animal Armies (Jeff Lemire; graphic fiction)
■ Sweet Tooth Vol. 2: In Captivity (Jeff Lemire; graphic fiction)
■ Sweet Tooth Vol. 1: Out of the Woods (Jeff Lemire; graphic fiction)
■ Kill Shakespeare: Volume 1 (Conor McCreery; graphic fiction)
■ The Night Bookmobile (Audrey Niffenegger; graphic novel)
20 Aralık 2012 Perşembe
Jimmy Keys Performs at the Hilton Naples Hotel
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Dinner and show featuring Jimmy Keys in Naples Florida, a unique & hilarious one-man show will be performing Live at the Hilton Naples Hotel. Join us on Friday, December 21st for Cocktail Hour, Dinner and Jimmy Keys Show. Cash Bar opens at 6:00pm, followed by Salad Service (salads are served once the whole table arrives). The Dinner Buffet opens once salads are served.
Fans of Jimmy Keys love his variety show packed with comedy, visual musical impressions and favorite Broadway, wrapped around the most exciting piano playing in Naples Florida.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to host your Office Holiday Party at this fun and entertaining Jimmy Keys Performance. Buyout an entire table and all of your staff can enjoy the show together. A fun and easy way for you to thank your team for a great year and treat them to a holiday cheer.
Family and friends visiting Naples for the holiday will love to spend the evening relaxing and enjoying themselves at Jimmy's final Naples performance for 2012.
The evening of entertainment via Jimmy Keys begins at 8:00pm. Dinner & Show is $65 per person all inclusive (cash bar). Reservations can be made at 239-659-3174 - please leave a message and your call will be returned. Complimentary valet, self & garage parking available for the Jimmy Keys Show at the Hilton Naples Hotel.
Fans of Jimmy Keys love his variety show packed with comedy, visual musical impressions and favorite Broadway, wrapped around the most exciting piano playing in Naples Florida.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to host your Office Holiday Party at this fun and entertaining Jimmy Keys Performance. Buyout an entire table and all of your staff can enjoy the show together. A fun and easy way for you to thank your team for a great year and treat them to a holiday cheer.
Family and friends visiting Naples for the holiday will love to spend the evening relaxing and enjoying themselves at Jimmy's final Naples performance for 2012.
The evening of entertainment via Jimmy Keys begins at 8:00pm. Dinner & Show is $65 per person all inclusive (cash bar). Reservations can be made at 239-659-3174 - please leave a message and your call will be returned. Complimentary valet, self & garage parking available for the Jimmy Keys Show at the Hilton Naples Hotel.
Hilton Naples Hotel Wedding Wednesday - The Uncoventional Guestbook
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It's Hilton Naples Wedding Wednesday and today we are talking about The Unconventional Guestbook.
We have all signed the plain book with lines at a wedding and we always question what does the bride and groom do with this book afterwards? Well we have found a cute new idea on the traditional guestbook - A Calendar! Use your engagement photos to create a calendar and ask each of your guests to write you a note on their birthday. It becomes a keepsake for you to use, you have all your loved ones birthdays, and every week for a year you can read their words of wisdom!
All of us at the Hilton Naples Hotel wish you the perfect wedding day.
If you are a couple looking at a destination wedding in Florida, contact Electa Saker, our wedding planner at the Hilton Naples Hotel, to help you with your wedding planning needs. What is your vision of the perfect day? Electa will work with you to make it happen. Don't take our word for how wonderful she is. Read a few of the testimonials that her happy couples have written on WeddingWire. Can't wait to talk to her? You can call her direct at 239-659-3108.
We have all signed the plain book with lines at a wedding and we always question what does the bride and groom do with this book afterwards? Well we have found a cute new idea on the traditional guestbook - A Calendar! Use your engagement photos to create a calendar and ask each of your guests to write you a note on their birthday. It becomes a keepsake for you to use, you have all your loved ones birthdays, and every week for a year you can read their words of wisdom!
All of us at the Hilton Naples Hotel wish you the perfect wedding day.
If you are a couple looking at a destination wedding in Florida, contact Electa Saker, our wedding planner at the Hilton Naples Hotel, to help you with your wedding planning needs. What is your vision of the perfect day? Electa will work with you to make it happen. Don't take our word for how wonderful she is. Read a few of the testimonials that her happy couples have written on WeddingWire. Can't wait to talk to her? You can call her direct at 239-659-3108.
Allegiant Offers Low-Cost Flights to Ft Myers, FL
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Now thereare even more ways to visit Hilton Naples!
AllegiantTravel Company is introducing new non-stop flights to Ft Myers and Punta Gordafrom Rockford, IL, Toledo, OH, and Plattsburgh, NY. The Las Vegas-based travel companyis focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisuredestinations such as Florida, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Myrtle Beach, S.C. andSouthern California. Allegiant provides low-cost travel packages that includenot only air, but hotel, rental car and entertainment tickets through itswebsite, allegiant.com. The company ranked ninth this year in Forbes’ BestSmall Companies. Allegiant was alsorecently named one of FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” for the second consecutive year--in2011 and 2010, Allegiant ranked 64th and25th, respectively. In 2010, Allegiant was ranked number one for low-costcarriers in Aviation Week’s Top Performing Airline study.
Now thereare even more ways to visit Hilton Naples!
AllegiantTravel Company is introducing new non-stop flights to Ft Myers and Punta Gordafrom Rockford, IL, Toledo, OH, and Plattsburgh, NY. The Las Vegas-based travel companyis focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisuredestinations such as Florida, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Myrtle Beach, S.C. andSouthern California. Allegiant provides low-cost travel packages that includenot only air, but hotel, rental car and entertainment tickets through itswebsite, allegiant.com. The company ranked ninth this year in Forbes’ BestSmall Companies. Allegiant was alsorecently named one of FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” for the second consecutive year--in2011 and 2010, Allegiant ranked 64th and25th, respectively. In 2010, Allegiant was ranked number one for low-costcarriers in Aviation Week’s Top Performing Airline study.
Live Entertainment at the Hilton Naples Featuring Jimmy Keys
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Dinner and show featuring Jimmy Keys in Naples Florida, a unique & hilarious one-man show will be performing Live at the Hilton Naples Hotel. Join us this Friday, December 21st for Cocktail Hour, Dinner and Jimmy Keys Show. Cash Bar opens at 6:00pm, followed by Salad Service (salads are served once the whole table arrives). The Dinner Buffet opens once salads are served.
Fans of Jimmy Keys love his variety show packed with comedy, visual musical impressions and favorite Broadway, wrapped around the most exciting piano playing in Naples Florida.
Had no time to plan an Office Holiday Party? Take advantage of this great opportunity to host your your event at this fun and entertaining Jimmy Keys Performance. Buyout an entire table and all of your staff can enjoy the show together. A fun and easy way for you to thank your team for a great year and treat them to a holiday cheer.
Family and friends visiting Naples for the holiday will love to spend the evening relaxing and enjoying themselves at Jimmy's final Naples performance for 2012.
The evening of entertainment via Jimmy Keys begins at 8:00pm. Dinner & Show is $65 per person all inclusive (cash bar). Reservations can be made at 239-659-3174 - please leave a message and your call will be returned. Complimentary valet, self & garage parking available for the Jimmy Keys Show at the Hilton Naples Hotel.
Fans of Jimmy Keys love his variety show packed with comedy, visual musical impressions and favorite Broadway, wrapped around the most exciting piano playing in Naples Florida.
Had no time to plan an Office Holiday Party? Take advantage of this great opportunity to host your your event at this fun and entertaining Jimmy Keys Performance. Buyout an entire table and all of your staff can enjoy the show together. A fun and easy way for you to thank your team for a great year and treat them to a holiday cheer.
Family and friends visiting Naples for the holiday will love to spend the evening relaxing and enjoying themselves at Jimmy's final Naples performance for 2012.
The evening of entertainment via Jimmy Keys begins at 8:00pm. Dinner & Show is $65 per person all inclusive (cash bar). Reservations can be made at 239-659-3174 - please leave a message and your call will be returned. Complimentary valet, self & garage parking available for the Jimmy Keys Show at the Hilton Naples Hotel.
Naples Invitational Art Fest
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Can you believe it is almost the New Year?
In Naples, this typically means seasonal residents are back. Businesses are happily bustling with customers and a variety of arts and entertainment grace the sunny shores of paradise coast. Though Naples hosts several major art shows throughout January and March, Naples Invitational Art Fest is a show that locals know not to miss. Over one hundred and twenty painters, photographers, potters, woodworkers. glassworkers, sculptors and jewelers bring their crafts to the open air market. The 2013 Naples Invitational Art Fest will be held January 26-27, 2013 from 10 am to 5 pm at Fleischmann Park. Fleischmann Park, located next to the Coastland Mall in Naples, Florida, has a large children’s playground in the center and all the artists are set up around its perimeter sidewalk enabling a leisurely stroll to reveal all the artist's booths. A $5 donation to support the Eden Institute for Autism is requested at the gate and all proceeds of Saturday’s silent auction directly benefit Eden’s autism program. For more information, including a list of participating artists and galleries of previous years, visit www.edenartfest.com.
In Naples, this typically means seasonal residents are back. Businesses are happily bustling with customers and a variety of arts and entertainment grace the sunny shores of paradise coast. Though Naples hosts several major art shows throughout January and March, Naples Invitational Art Fest is a show that locals know not to miss. Over one hundred and twenty painters, photographers, potters, woodworkers. glassworkers, sculptors and jewelers bring their crafts to the open air market. The 2013 Naples Invitational Art Fest will be held January 26-27, 2013 from 10 am to 5 pm at Fleischmann Park. Fleischmann Park, located next to the Coastland Mall in Naples, Florida, has a large children’s playground in the center and all the artists are set up around its perimeter sidewalk enabling a leisurely stroll to reveal all the artist's booths. A $5 donation to support the Eden Institute for Autism is requested at the gate and all proceeds of Saturday’s silent auction directly benefit Eden’s autism program. For more information, including a list of participating artists and galleries of previous years, visit www.edenartfest.com.
16 Aralık 2012 Pazar
Smithsonian Magazine's 7th Annual Museum Day Offers Free Admission to Area Museums
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On Saturday, September 24, 2011, the Historic Railpark and Train Museum, National Corvette Museum, and Riverview at Hobson Grove will participate in the seventh annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. The Museums will join other participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. A journey to celebrate our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life, participating Museum Day venues emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities.
The Historic RailPark & Train Museum takes a step back in time to the golden era of passenger service. A guided tour of vintage railcars showcases the workings of a Post Office Car, Dining Car and Sleeper Car. The self-guided tour of the two story museum immerses visitors into the cultural story of the railroad including two new exhibits. "Hobo Times explores the life of the Hobo with the secret language interpreted into quilts by Creative Quilters Guild," said Sharon Tabor, Executive Director of the Railpark. "The Civil War and the Railroad includes personal stories, models and antique photography," she added.
Visitors to the National Corvette Museum will view 14 examples of Chevrolet models through the decades as part of the special 100 Years of Chevrolet Exhibit. The Museum also offers a new display of NASCAR race suits worn by Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin - on loan from Hendrick Motorsports. "We are an ever-changing Museum and no two visits with us are the same," said Katie Frassinelli, Corvette Museum Marketing Manager. "We are more than just Corvette, offering a little something for everyone!"
Riverview at Hobson Grove is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in Kentucky with a juried art show with a Civil War theme. The home is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and an official site on the Civil War Discovery Trail.
Other participating Kentucky museums include: Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort), Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory (Louisville), My Old Kentucky Home (Bardstown), Owensboro Museum of Science and History, The National Quilt Museum (Paducah), Kentucky Derby Museum (Louisville) and International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington).
The Museum Day Ticket is available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to one participating museum or cultural venue of their choice. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. Listings and links to participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
About Historic RailPark & Train Museum
Located off I-65 at exit 28, The Historic RailPark & Train Museum is open 9-5 Monday – Saturday and 1-4 on Sunday. For more information visit http://www.historicrailpark.com/ or call 270-745-7317.
About National Corvette Museum
The National Corvette Museum is the ‘Gateway to all things Corvette’ and is open daily from 8am to 5pm Central Time. It is located at I-65 exit 28 and more information can be found by calling 800-538-3883 or online at http://www.corvettemuseum.org/.
About Riverview at Hobson Grove
Open daily, 10am-4pm, Riverview is located at 110 W. Main Avenue and can be reached at 270-843-5565 or online at www.bgky.org/riverview.
About Smithsonian Media
Smithsonian Media comprises Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian, Smithsonian Media Digital Network and the Smithsonian Channel. Smithsonian Media’s flagship publication, Smithsonian magazine, is one of the nation’s largest magazines with a circulation of more than 2 million and nearly 7 million readers. Smithsonian Media is a division of Smithsonian Enterprises, the revenue-generating business unit of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum and research complex consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. Approximately 30 million people from around the world visited the Smithsonian in 2009.
On Saturday, September 24, 2011, the Historic Railpark and Train Museum, National Corvette Museum, and Riverview at Hobson Grove will participate in the seventh annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. The Museums will join other participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. A journey to celebrate our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life, participating Museum Day venues emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities.The Historic RailPark & Train Museum takes a step back in time to the golden era of passenger service. A guided tour of vintage railcars showcases the workings of a Post Office Car, Dining Car and Sleeper Car. The self-guided tour of the two story museum immerses visitors into the cultural story of the railroad including two new exhibits. "Hobo Times explores the life of the Hobo with the secret language interpreted into quilts by Creative Quilters Guild," said Sharon Tabor, Executive Director of the Railpark. "The Civil War and the Railroad includes personal stories, models and antique photography," she added.
Visitors to the National Corvette Museum will view 14 examples of Chevrolet models through the decades as part of the special 100 Years of Chevrolet Exhibit. The Museum also offers a new display of NASCAR race suits worn by Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin - on loan from Hendrick Motorsports. "We are an ever-changing Museum and no two visits with us are the same," said Katie Frassinelli, Corvette Museum Marketing Manager. "We are more than just Corvette, offering a little something for everyone!"
Riverview at Hobson Grove is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in Kentucky with a juried art show with a Civil War theme. The home is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and an official site on the Civil War Discovery Trail.
Other participating Kentucky museums include: Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort), Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory (Louisville), My Old Kentucky Home (Bardstown), Owensboro Museum of Science and History, The National Quilt Museum (Paducah), Kentucky Derby Museum (Louisville) and International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington).
The Museum Day Ticket is available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to one participating museum or cultural venue of their choice. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. Listings and links to participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
About Historic RailPark & Train Museum
Located off I-65 at exit 28, The Historic RailPark & Train Museum is open 9-5 Monday – Saturday and 1-4 on Sunday. For more information visit http://www.historicrailpark.com/ or call 270-745-7317.
About National Corvette Museum
The National Corvette Museum is the ‘Gateway to all things Corvette’ and is open daily from 8am to 5pm Central Time. It is located at I-65 exit 28 and more information can be found by calling 800-538-3883 or online at http://www.corvettemuseum.org/.
About Riverview at Hobson Grove
Open daily, 10am-4pm, Riverview is located at 110 W. Main Avenue and can be reached at 270-843-5565 or online at www.bgky.org/riverview.
About Smithsonian Media
Smithsonian Media comprises Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian, Smithsonian Media Digital Network and the Smithsonian Channel. Smithsonian Media’s flagship publication, Smithsonian magazine, is one of the nation’s largest magazines with a circulation of more than 2 million and nearly 7 million readers. Smithsonian Media is a division of Smithsonian Enterprises, the revenue-generating business unit of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum and research complex consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. Approximately 30 million people from around the world visited the Smithsonian in 2009.
Breakfast with Santa and Santa's Market at the Corvette Museum
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There’s nothing like seeing the face of a child light up when they first spot Santa each holiday season… except maybe when you see a child spot Santa driving a red Corvette into the room! For kids (and kids at heart) it will be a memory they will never forget and for Santa – well, he gets a taste of what it must have been like when the Beatles would take the stage.
There’s nothing like seeing the face of a child light up when they first spot Santa each holiday season… except maybe when you see a child spot Santa driving a red Corvette into the room! For kids (and kids at heart) it will be a memory they will never forget and for Santa – well, he gets a taste of what it must have been like when the Beatles would take the stage.The National Corvette Museum is hosting the 3rd Annual Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, November 26 at 9am, complete with the man in red in a Corvette of red! “There’s something magical about the moment when the garage doors open up and Santa comes driving in,” said Katie Frassinelli, Museum Marketing Manager. “I have to admit, even I get a little excited when it happens! It’s not something you’ll find anywhere else.”
This fun-filled event not only offers a hot breakfast for families and a chance for pictures with Santa AND a red Corvette, but also loads of activities like arts and crafts stations, dance performances, music, story time with Mrs. Claus, an IGA sweet treat station with goodies to take home, life-size gingerbread play houses and more.
“Each year we try to pick a theme and have craft activities, decorations and more that focus on the theme,” said Jackie Utzler, Education and Community Events Coordinator for the Museum. “This year each child will get the opportunity to actually make a mini gingerbread house to take home, in addition to other fun crafts.”
A new activity for this year is kid-sized gingerbread houses. The houses, transformed from empty appliance boxes into a miniature replica of historic downtown Bowling Green, will give younger kids a little extra activity to do. In addition, after the festivities the houses will be placed in the Museum for visitors to enjoy throughout the month of December.
Tickets for the event are only $12 for adults and $8 for kids 12 and under. Infants under 1 are free. Tickets must be reserved in advance by phone at 270-781-7973, online at www.corvettemuseum.org/registration/santa or in person at the National Corvette Museum, open daily 8am-5pm. A limited number of tickets are available.
New for 2011 is “Santa’s Market” – an indoor craft and shopping fair offering holiday gift ideas. The fair will also be on Saturday, November 26 on the Museum’s Corvette Boulevard and is free for the public to attend. The Market is 9am-3pm and vendors will be offering goods including sports merchandise, jewelry, homemade packaged foods, cookwear, doll clothing and accessories, children's books, candles, purses, totes and more.
It's a Nano World Exhibit Opens at the Corvette Museum
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January 14 the National Corvette Museum welcomes a special traveling exhibition from the Ithaca, New York Sciencenter entitled “It’s a Nano World.” The exhibit introduces children and their families to the biological wonders of the nano world and inspires curiosity, creating a context for future learning about nanobiotechnology.
The hands-on exhibit’s focus is on the “adventures” of very tiny things and demonstrates the tools scientists use to see them. At the ‘Magnification Station’ visitors can use microscopes of different strengths to look at items such as shells, paper, sand and hair. Children can become larger than life at the ‘Giant Magnifying Glass’ and can learn about the effects of small things in the air while playing ‘germ, dust and pollen pinball.’ There is also a ‘Giant Blood Drop’ represented by a large pit filled with over one thousand red balls (red blood cells) and the challenge is to hunt for the few fluffy white balls (white blood cells).
“This will be the third year in a row that we’ve brought in a special exhibit during this time period,” said Katie Frassinelli, Marketing and Communications Manager. “Your ticket into the Museum gives you access to both Corvettes and this hands-on children’s science exhibit… it’s like two in one!”
The exhibit will officially kick off on Saturday, January 21 with Family Fun day, offering free activities in the Museum’s Conference Center from noon-3pm.
The exhibit is funded in part by a sponsorship from PNC Bank. “PNC has developed a program called ‘Grow Up Great’ which helps prepare children for success in school and life, especially underserved children,” said Katie. “This will be our second exhibit to work with PNC on, and this year we are bringing in all of the Bowling Green Headstart children as part of their sponsorship to give them the opportunity to enjoy the exhibit.”
Through Grow Up Great, PNC supports families, educators and community partners to provide innovative opportunities that enhance learning and development in a child’s early years. Research shows that children who participate in high-quality preschool programs are far more likely to experience greater educational achievements, strive toward higher vocational aspirations and contribute to society later in life. Their website, http://www.pncgrowupgreat.com/ offers a number of great Sesame Street themed activities, downloads and information.
"We’re excited to bring this hands-on exhibit to Bowling Green,” said Kevin Carrico, PNC Regional Manager. “PNC’s Grow Up Great program offers educational opportunities to children everywhere, and It's a Nano World has activities families not only from south central Kentucky can enjoy, but also the many visitors who pass through our wonderful community.”
In addition to PNC’s commitment the Museum is seeking businesses and individuals to sponsor classrooms and schools that might not otherwise get the opportunity to take a field trip. The “Fund-A-Fieldtrip” program has the potential to increase the number of visitors to the Museum while providing kids with a fun, educational learning opportunity outside the classroom walls. Classroom sponsorships are $300 and include a number of recognition benefits. Contact Katie at 270-467-8846 or katie@corvettemuseum.org to find out how you can sponsor a classroom.
Admission to the Museum and Exhibit(Regular admission price includes the exhibit)
$10 for adults
$5 for kids age 6-16
$8 for seniors
$25 family admission (everyone in a household)
$4 student groups age 6-16
$3 student groups age 3-5
(1 free teacher/leader with every 10 students, bus drivers free)
Discount tickets to the exhibit are available at Bowling Green and Smiths Grove branches of PNC Bank, and PNC Bank customers may simply show a bank card to purchase discount tickets at the Museum.
Hours & LocationOpen seven days a week, 8am-5pm CT
350 Corvette Drive, just off I-65 exit 28.
The exhibit is open January 14 - April 15, 2012
Learn more about this and other educational programs offered by the Museum online at www.corvettemuseum.org/exhibits/nanoworld.shtml.
For more information on the National Corvette Museum, visit our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.org/ or call (800) 53-VETTE (83883).
Family Fun DaySaturday, January 21 - 12-3pm
The exhibit will officially kick off on Saturday, January 21 with Family Fun day, offering free activities in the Museum’s Conference Center from noon-3pm. Activities include an indoor inflatable, face painting, arts and crafts activities, games, vendor booths and more. The first 50 kids to attend will receive FREE admission to the Museum and Nano World exhibit!
Character BreakfastSaturday, January 21 - 8-11am
Kid Stuff Around Town, a local nonprofit organization who matches youth volunteers with opportunities, is hosting a "Character Breakfast" in conjunction with Family Fun Day. The breakfast will give families the opportunity to dine with various "characters" including Big Red, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, Cinderella, Iggy, Licky, Axel the Hot Rods Bear and many others. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased online at:http://www.kidstuffaroundtown.com/.
January 14 the National Corvette Museum welcomes a special traveling exhibition from the Ithaca, New York Sciencenter entitled “It’s a Nano World.” The exhibit introduces children and their families to the biological wonders of the nano world and inspires curiosity, creating a context for future learning about nanobiotechnology.
The hands-on exhibit’s focus is on the “adventures” of very tiny things and demonstrates the tools scientists use to see them. At the ‘Magnification Station’ visitors can use microscopes of different strengths to look at items such as shells, paper, sand and hair. Children can become larger than life at the ‘Giant Magnifying Glass’ and can learn about the effects of small things in the air while playing ‘germ, dust and pollen pinball.’ There is also a ‘Giant Blood Drop’ represented by a large pit filled with over one thousand red balls (red blood cells) and the challenge is to hunt for the few fluffy white balls (white blood cells).
“This will be the third year in a row that we’ve brought in a special exhibit during this time period,” said Katie Frassinelli, Marketing and Communications Manager. “Your ticket into the Museum gives you access to both Corvettes and this hands-on children’s science exhibit… it’s like two in one!”
The exhibit will officially kick off on Saturday, January 21 with Family Fun day, offering free activities in the Museum’s Conference Center from noon-3pm.
The exhibit is funded in part by a sponsorship from PNC Bank. “PNC has developed a program called ‘Grow Up Great’ which helps prepare children for success in school and life, especially underserved children,” said Katie. “This will be our second exhibit to work with PNC on, and this year we are bringing in all of the Bowling Green Headstart children as part of their sponsorship to give them the opportunity to enjoy the exhibit.” Through Grow Up Great, PNC supports families, educators and community partners to provide innovative opportunities that enhance learning and development in a child’s early years. Research shows that children who participate in high-quality preschool programs are far more likely to experience greater educational achievements, strive toward higher vocational aspirations and contribute to society later in life. Their website, http://www.pncgrowupgreat.com/ offers a number of great Sesame Street themed activities, downloads and information.
"We’re excited to bring this hands-on exhibit to Bowling Green,” said Kevin Carrico, PNC Regional Manager. “PNC’s Grow Up Great program offers educational opportunities to children everywhere, and It's a Nano World has activities families not only from south central Kentucky can enjoy, but also the many visitors who pass through our wonderful community.”
In addition to PNC’s commitment the Museum is seeking businesses and individuals to sponsor classrooms and schools that might not otherwise get the opportunity to take a field trip. The “Fund-A-Fieldtrip” program has the potential to increase the number of visitors to the Museum while providing kids with a fun, educational learning opportunity outside the classroom walls. Classroom sponsorships are $300 and include a number of recognition benefits. Contact Katie at 270-467-8846 or katie@corvettemuseum.org to find out how you can sponsor a classroom.
Admission to the Museum and Exhibit(Regular admission price includes the exhibit)
$10 for adults
$5 for kids age 6-16
$8 for seniors
$25 family admission (everyone in a household)
$4 student groups age 6-16
$3 student groups age 3-5
(1 free teacher/leader with every 10 students, bus drivers free)
Discount tickets to the exhibit are available at Bowling Green and Smiths Grove branches of PNC Bank, and PNC Bank customers may simply show a bank card to purchase discount tickets at the Museum.
Hours & LocationOpen seven days a week, 8am-5pm CT
350 Corvette Drive, just off I-65 exit 28.
The exhibit is open January 14 - April 15, 2012
Learn more about this and other educational programs offered by the Museum online at www.corvettemuseum.org/exhibits/nanoworld.shtml.
For more information on the National Corvette Museum, visit our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.org/ or call (800) 53-VETTE (83883).
Family Fun DaySaturday, January 21 - 12-3pm
The exhibit will officially kick off on Saturday, January 21 with Family Fun day, offering free activities in the Museum’s Conference Center from noon-3pm. Activities include an indoor inflatable, face painting, arts and crafts activities, games, vendor booths and more. The first 50 kids to attend will receive FREE admission to the Museum and Nano World exhibit!
Character BreakfastSaturday, January 21 - 8-11amKid Stuff Around Town, a local nonprofit organization who matches youth volunteers with opportunities, is hosting a "Character Breakfast" in conjunction with Family Fun Day. The breakfast will give families the opportunity to dine with various "characters" including Big Red, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, Cinderella, Iggy, Licky, Axel the Hot Rods Bear and many others. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased online at:http://www.kidstuffaroundtown.com/.
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