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There are currently 5 homes available in Jefferson Plantation with an average price of $272,860. For availability or more information about homes for sale in Jefferson Plantation call Carolyn Carnes at 770-853-3932 .
Jefferson Plantation is located in Monroe GA, Walton County. There are currently 5 homes active and for sale inside the neighborhood with the average price being $272,860. The number of homes for sale in Jefferson Plantation is always changing so if you see a home you like and you would like to schedule a time to take a look please give me a call at 770-853-3932.

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A venue to encourage communication across services to influence policy and fiscal responsibility on Energy, Environment, Safety, and Occupation Health Initiatives in order to prevent duplicity and boost collaborations. NDCEE provides an opportunity to engage with DoD subject matter experts in Energy, Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health.
Members meet quarterly to review ESOHE issues, along with review the NDCEE project nominations.
In accordance with the NDCEE Operating Principles, the members shall also participate in a minimum of one of three Focus Groups- Environmental, Safety & Occupational Health, and Energy on a monthly basis. Focus Groups will work to identify common ESOHE technology requirements and gaps. The Focus Groups nominate and maintain a list of possible projects for the NDCEE Army Directed Funds. Each Focus Group will nominate projects to enter into the NDCEE Project Selection Process.

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The Wales Coast App has been developed by the environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy to offer visitors to the Wales coast all the information they need to fully explore and enjoy what coastal Wales has to offer, as well as supporting the local economies of Welsh coastal communities.
The App contains detailed, easy to use information on over 150 beaches, including beach access, the awards they hold, beach facilities, parking, lifeguards, weather updates and tide times, as well as nearby wildlife and historical attractions.
Using GPS technology, the app routes the entire Wales Coast Path, enabling users to find the nearest access point to the iconic path whilst mapping detail such as gradient, stiles and gates ensuring that walkers of all levels can tackle sections to match their expectations.
By offering a platform for tourism businesses, the app aims to boost local coastal economies by allowing them to connect with new audiences and through smartphone technology, guide customers directly to their doors. Hundreds of businesses along the Wales coast advertise on the App because they know the revenue generated supports Keep Wales Tidy’s environmental work to maintain and preserve the Wales Coast, as well as allowing them to engage with their target audience.
The fun augmented reality additions aim to engage a younger audience with some of the sea life to be seen in the area and in doing so hope to reinforce the connection between our actions on the coast and the well-being of the marine life. These connections echo the work of the charity in tackling beach and marine litter, the rewards of which are recognised and celebrated by the iconic Beach Awards.
Users of the app are able to find hidden areas of the Wales Coast to explore, making their visit more enjoyable and memorable, generating return visits and reinforcing respect for the coast and the desire to protect and maintain it for future generations.

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From the perspective of the federal Small Business Administration (SBA), a small business generally has fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing businesses and less than $7 million in annual receipts for most nonmanufacturing businesses. But from the crowdfund investing perspective, a small business probably earns less than $1 million in revenue and has fewer than five employees. Why the much narrower definition?
Because companies fitting these criteria are the most in need of crowdfund investing support. Historically, businesses with less than $1 million in revenue have a much harder time qualifying for financing than businesses with more than $1 million in revenue.
Why does crowdfund investing focus on small businesses also? Why not just fund startups? One answer is jobs. According to the entrepreneurial think tank the Kauffman Foundation, over the past 30 years, startups and small businesses combined provided the bulk of net new jobs in the United States.
In addition, small businesses that have an operational history may be less risky and more attractive than startups. After all, businesses that have been around a few years usually have a business model that’s working.
Small businesses stand to benefit greatly from crowdfund investing because those businesses that haven’t been around for three years don’t qualify for bank loans (even if they’re growing steadily). And businesses that are growing steadily (5 percent to 20 percent per year) likely don’t qualify for venture capital (because these funders are interested in big exit strategies that deliver a financial return of at least ten times what was invested).
Crowdfund investing is not the right choice for every funding need. If you’re opening or running a small business that likely will never make a significant amount of money, you may not want to get a crowd involved in your business.
After all, having financial obligations or expectations and unhappy investors can be extremely stressful, and investors tend to be unhappy if they aren’t making any money. That stress is very likely to distract you from creating and running your business and will reduce your future productivity.
Technology companies cover a broad spectrum of activities, including (but certainly not restricted to) information technology (IT), green technology, and device technology. What most technology companies have in common is the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve, transmit, or store information. Social media sites, online shopping sites, and pretty much any application you can get for your iPhone, iPad, or Android fall into this business category.
Other examples might be a new solar panel that can work on cloudy days or a watch that is attached via Bluetooth to your mobile phone.
Many crowdfund investment opportunities will focus on small technology companies. These types of companies are often easy to understand and may have low startup costs (as an example, IT companies may just have to pay for computers and programmers). Plus, depending on how innovative the idea behind the company is, investors may smell huge growth potential.
These types of businesses have an actual storefront. They can be clothing stores, food retailers, or any other businesses that you would walk into to purchase their wares. Traditionally, these businesses have relied upon banks for their capital. Their growth tends to be slower than that of tech companies, and the owners often are happy with just a few branches.
Venture capital and private equity firms don’t invest in these companies because they don’t hold the promise of a huge exit payoff within a less than five-year timeframe.
Before 2008, banks often extended loans to retail shops and accepted their inventory as collateral in case they couldn’t fulfill their debt obligations. But since the financial meltdown of 2008, banks have become much stricter with their loan policies; they require a longer financial history and more collateral. As a result, many bricks-and-mortar shops have been unable to secure financing.
This type of business could be a perfect candidate for crowdfund investing. The risk to investors is much lower than with a tech business, as is the potential payoff. Investments in retail shops or other Main Street businesses may be structured differently from investments in tech businesses as well.
For example, a bricks-and-mortar retailer may offer investors revenue-based financing (RBF), which means the investors are given a percentage of the revenue for a certain time period for a set number of years.
Because the chances of a bricks-and-mortar business going public are very low, RBF is a way that a business can secure the needed capital to grow and the investor can receive a stream of income that varies with the success of the company.
The service sector includes people who clean your clothes and serve you meals, as well as lawyers, accountants, doctors, dentists, mechanics, electricians, and so on. Service companies are very likely candidates for crowdfund investment support for two key reasons: They’re among the easiest businesses to start and the hardest to fund.
Obviously, crowdfund investors face the same issues if they choose to support a service company. But other factors (including knowing and trusting the individual providing the service — something that doesn’t apply to banks and private equity firms) can outweigh the inherent risks involved in financing a service company.

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October 15th2012 was Obesity week in South Africa and Montrose Manor focusses on Binge Eating Disorder and the likelihood that it is one of the main causes of Obesity.
A recent article by Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) during National Obesity Week made reference to the findings of a Pharmaceutical Company study: Approximately 61% of South African adults are either overweight or obese, and 71% of the obese people in the study actually considered themselves to be a healthy weight. The same article emphasised that education and awareness of the need for lifestyle change are the means to address this misperception; they both provide useful information about what constitutes a healthy weight and how to reduce weight if needs be.
“Psychological factors”. Some people eat more than they need to when they feel negative emotions about themselves or their lives. Emotional causes of obesity are often overlooked or seen as subsidary, whereas emphasis is often placed on a medical condition which actually results from obesity and an accompanying recommendation for sufferers to change their lifestyle. Although a change in lifestyle is correct advice, it is as inappropriate as telling an anorexic person to simply change their lifestyle and eat more.
What is often perceived as sheer laziness is sometimes a lot more serious and an individual may indeed be suffering from an eating disorder.Obese people who suffer from an underlying eating disorder need specialised help, and medical advice sometimes fails to address the psychological aspects which make a person resistant to change. This is where treatment for eating disorders becomes necessary. The intensive three month residential programme at Montrose Manor and the newly introduced Outpatient Programme both address a person’s underlying eating disorder, the accompanying psychological issues and help the Client to adopt a rigorous change in lifestyle.
Follow the link (http://www.montrosemanor.co.za) and click on Blog to read an article written by Occupational Therapist Linda Swanepoel entitled Treating Obesity alongside Anorexia and Bulimia. The articlelooks at the similarities between Binge Eating Disorder and Anorexia and Bulimia and how clients with both disorders can be treated alongside each other.

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text: Tail docked, dewclaws removed. Healthy and happy!!! Born January 29th, 2012. Parents on site.

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I want to sleep, I can't, but I want.
It get harder to stay awake, to be me, to avoid going into daydreams, to stop fantasizing about everything. What keeps me happy is my mind, a mind that lets me be someone else, one that doesn't exist, one who I actually like, one that lets me be the characters in the books, that lets me dream amazing things, so that I don't want to wake up, a mind that makes my daydreaming soo real, too real, where I can smell, taste, and even touch, making this reality confusing, sometimes imaginary, maybe the dream I keep having in my other life. It becomes hard to stay here, to remember this is where I am, that I can't actually stop and let myself be completely taken by what I want it to be, what I dream, what I creat it to be.
It's not the first time I creat a world, a perfect world, one where I run off to and hide, where I can be happy, where I enjoy being me. It starts with an idea, a wish, and it builds from there, suddenly the smells are real, and if I come across them here, I'm taken back, a fall through to my own magic place, and coming back gets harder each time. As time goes by, I can taste the food, I can enjoy the drinks, and before I know it, I can even touch. I can feel. I'm there.
When I know I'm gone, when I know it's real, for me, is when I know the people in my world can feel it too, can touch, can smell, and they look for me.
I've tried anchors, looking up players in this play, keeping in mind that they are real, that in this world we don't meet, knowing they have a life, completely separate from me, not knowing who I am, not wondering who or where I might be, it's what helps me stay here. But it gets hard. I start making this facts fake, I start making this life and theirs the lie, and then I go deeper, I am gone.
I am now lost, separating the lie from my life gets harder, I stop listening to people because I'm gone, I don't remember parts of drives because I don't drive them, it's not me, I'm somewhere else. And I wish I was.

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i'm pretty sure it was His idea all along to have His Word in the very crevices where we live, lie down, and do life.
maybe your house is quite different from mine, but joyful hearts and enjoying each other's presence doesn't happen daily without something supernatural!
so with purpose, we went into each room of our home and read Scripture and prayed for His presence to dwell.
maybe we shared what we loved to do in the room or what we envisioned taking place in the coming years.
then we took the piece of paper with the Scripture just read aloud and hid it in the room.
immediately a favorite for the kids.
made the cornerstone in your home?
i've got the verses we used as a printable.
or that you want to claim as truth in your home.
write them out and in an informal way, make it a family night to invite God into the very place that He loves to dwell.


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My name's Jan and this is my website all about Costa Brava in Spain. Register now for free to talk about Supermarkets in Costa Brava and much more!
Looking for supermarkets in Costa Brava? Find supermarkets near you including addresses, opening hours, maps and more. Compare supermarkets in Costa Brava so you can find the best place to shop.
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a newer type of weight-loss procedure. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty reduces the size of your stomach using an endoscopic suturing device without the need for surgery. This procedure may be an option if you’re significantly overweight — a body mass index of 30 or more — and diet and exercise haven’t worked for you.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty leads to significant weight loss. It helps you lose weight by limiting how much you can eat And the procedure is minimally invasive, reducing the risk of operative complications.
Like other weight-loss procedures, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty requires the commitment to a healthier lifestyle. You need to make permanent healthy changes to your diet and get regular exercise to help ensure the long-term success of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and other weight-loss procedures or surgeries are typically done only after you’ve tried to lose weight by improving your diet and exercise habits. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is less invasive than other forms of bariatric surgery.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is often an option for people who aren’t candidates for other bariatric surgeries. The procedure is available to people whose body mass index (BMI) is above 29 who haven’t been successful maintaining weight loss with other methods.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty can lead to significant weight loss. The amount of weight you lose also depends on how much you can change your lifestyle habits.
It’s possible to not lose enough weight or to regain weight after any type of weight-loss procedure, even if the procedure itself works correctly. This weight gain can happen if you don’t follow the recommended lifestyle changes. To help avoid regaining weight, you must make permanent healthy changes in your diet and get regular physical activity and exercise.
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Show your dad just how much you appreciate him with a beautiful Spring day out in the Swan Valley.
We also have live entertainment on the day to set the mood for a fabulous afternoon set amongst the beautiful gardens of Caversham House.
Last years Father’s Day event was a huge success and this year will be even better, so be sure to book in early as places are strictly limited!
This event must be pre-booked. A 2% credit card charge on all payments. Cancellations within 48hours will be charged the full amount. Payment will be debited the week before the event.
Please note this is an outdoor event. In extreme weather conditions, this event will be moved into the marquee. Live cooking stations will not be displayed in the marquee due to safety precautions.
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Remarks: a meteorite have amazing glossy fusion crust, nearly 50 microns thick, typically for this eucrite are transparent crystals on fusion crust surface.
A bright fireball was seen on Wednesday 9th of July 2014 at the 22:30 local time near Tighirt at the desert of Foum Lahcen in Morocco. The Fireball flew from northeast to southwest. The eyewitnesses said that the color of the fireball was firstly orange-blue and turned then to reddish. The fireball lightened the whole area and then broke to many pieces and was followed by five big explosions. Some people even say that it felt like a small earthquake. Unofficial reports say that the fireball was seen from a radius of 80 kilometers. Soon after the news from the fall was published in many local Arabic papers and web pages hundreds of people came from Ouarzazate, Zagoran and Errachidia to look for the precious stones. The first found 22g fragment from this meteorite was brought to professor Ibhi for first analysis via Aziz Habibi. After that more than 3kg of fragments have been found.The first foreign hunters in the area were Pierre-Marie Pele and Fabien Kuntz who were there on the 12th of July, just three days after the fall.
The little oasis called Tighirt came to be the meeting point for meteorite dealers, meteorite hunters and for nomads. “You could go there to speak about the desert or to join to hunt with the locals”, told Pierre-Marie.
The eastern part of the strawnfield is quite flat and sandy. To the west it is steep stony hills. Sadly many hunters who had GPS didn´t want to share the coordinates.
The heat of over 50 ° C made the hunting very hard. This was also the time of Ramadan so that made it even more difficult for the locals to hunt.
Many people thought that this fall was also martian due to the shiny fusion crust in the found meteorite pieces. That was similar to the famous martian fall Tissint. This meant that the asking prices for the pieces were unrealistic high in the beginning. Pierre-Marie told that it took two days to get reasonable offers of the found pieces.
This is a complite 408g piece that was picked up just after the fall.Specimen was acquired from Said Haddany and it is 95 % crusted. The meteorite have amazing glossy fusion crust, nearly 50 microns thick, typically for this eucrite are transparent crystals on fusion crust surface.

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text: The urge to adopt the proceedings at the recently concluded COP-21 with a binding legal status is indicative of the fact that nations now realise the seriousness of the issue, alike. The international community is just paving way for a low carbon, energy efficient planet. Rapid urbanisation has led to overpopulated cities that demand better quality of life for its residents. On the one hand, there is a global urge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and on the other hand, the world is moving towards a ‘smart’ future. Both these suppositions are interspersed by a common goal of sustainable development. Alternately, the discussion tends to focus on use of clean energy technologies. Cities will be at the centre of this unique and unprecedented challenge. This research seeks to explore the role that city governance plays in climate mitigation and adaptation at the global level. Furthermore, the article examines and evaluates low carbon technology as a choice to be inculcated in encountering climate change hazards and essentially looks into the modus operandi of the transfer and diffusion of low carbon/clean energy technologies.


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Hurricane Irma is now the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, per the AP. As of this afternoon, it had maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. At its peak, Harvey had winds of around 130 mph.
President Trump has approved disaster declarations for Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all of which are at risk of being hit head on.
Irma is approaching Barbuda and several small islands. An official statement from the government of Barbuda ended with, "May God protect us all."
Per AP: "If it stays on the forecast track and reaches the Florida Straits, the water there is warm enough that the already 'intense' storm could become much worse with wind speeds potentially reaching 225 mph, warned Kerry Emanuel, an MIT meteorology professor." That could be catastrophic for the Florida Keys.
Another tropical storm, Jose, formed today in the Atlantic.

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text: I need to run some wiring behind the A pillar trim on my 1990 E-250. (Driver's side, preferably, but either works.) I can't figure out how to get the trim off, or even loosen it. I removed the two obvious screws at the top and about halfway up, but I still can't pry the trim away from the pillar. Is there a trick, or do I just need to pry harder? I was starting to deform the plastic and didn't want to break anything.


text: Mirko Novák is professor for Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Bern. He is co-directing the Swiss-Turkish excavations in Sirkeli Höyük (Turkey) and the Syro-German excavations in Tell Halaf (Syria). Before, he was participating at the expeditions to Tell Sheikh Hassan, Tell Chuera, Tell Sheikh Hamad and Qatna-Mishrife, all in Syria. His scientific focus lies on Syro-Mesopotamian and Anatolian architecture and urbanism on the one hand and chronology on the other. He is member of the executive committee of the Swiss Society for Ancient Near Eastern Studies (SGOA) and co-editor of the scientific journal Altorientalische Forschungen.


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Aesthetic theory, the Frankfurter-philosopher Theodor W. Adorno emphasized, should neither stand above, nor outside of the art. UGG Bailey Bow Rather, it should descend – meaning, take one step down – from its historical distant philosophical chair behind the academic desk, and instead expose itself to contemporary art and its manifestations. More so; theory needs to transform itself – to change it´s forms – in meeting with the arts; it needs the ability to “open up”, to adapt. Only then it can – to quote freely from Aesthetic Theory: “say what art would say if art could say it.” Time and again, Adorno demonstrates the fruitfulness of his theoretical program. And through his ability to hear Schönberg’s music, to read Becket’s novels and and to see Paul Klee’s pictures, he largely sets a gold-standard for a method of “close-reading” ore even “close listening”, which will become significant and highly influential for understanding the relation between art and art theory up to this time.
However: No matter how important, and fruitful Adorno’s approach still is, I will argue that it embodies a potential problem: For if theories main task should be to open up – to adapt, or to becoming responsive to – art, an asymmetrical relationship between art and art theory may arise. If being given the role of “the responsive” – the one that should only listen to and “learn from” the art – theory could in fact loose its critical – or event dialectical – potential as an “outside eye” (oder in German, “Blick von Aussen”). From here it stands the risk of losing its own potential as a real critical activity; as a medium that could counterpoint art, asking questions which often can be hard to ask when you stand on the inside of a theatre production, or even inside a large opera house or theatre institution.
It is exactly this reflexive potential which has caused me to search for what I`ve called a reflexive dramaturgy. Or rather, this would be my theoretical backdrop. My practical, or artistic backdrop, however, lies in more than fifteen years of numerous experiences of how the artist often seems to want what the institutional structures cannot provide: Time and again I have witnessed how good ideas on a new performance, how visionary ambitions on how to work and what to create, have been dragged down by forces of gravity, strong enough to override even the strongest of concepts. For example, I’ve been witnessing how the modernist conceptions of the “pure” or the “absolute” musical composition, still prevents the musician´s ability to to think of theatre as an expanded audio-visual room, and hence the ability to compose with theatre as a whole. I’ve experienced how the Stanislavskij tradition’s psychological methods to reach “realism in the theatre”, at the same time can obstruct the actors’ abilities of more choristic, physical and stylistic expressions. I’ve seen how hard it can be for an actor to combine the so called “psychological processes” or “motivated tasks” with for instance playing on a instrument, performing radical shifts in acting styles, or to involve himself – as himself – in a real discussion with an audience. And I’ve experienced, how these forces tend to manifest themselves even when the musician or the actor (or even the theatre manager) themselves explicitly aims to move away – or to brake out of – these constraints and secede from these prerequisites.
For these prerequisites, these constraints can bee seen as a kind of what I have called “gravity forces” which cannot be reduced to mere material or practical limitations, or identified solely to spatial, temporal or economic structures or preconditions. Rather these forces of gravity bring along their own (meta)narratives, yes – and now we are at the core – narratives that actuates their own dramaturgies, strong enough to transform an entire performance, opposing the artistic intentions and concepts planned by the theatre-maker years in advance. Yes, even more, these are structures strong enough to override the content of a play, to penetrate a whole production, and this often with a paradoxical turnout. Time and again one can observe how progressive concepts “does not make it”. We see performances where the structures “backstage” contradicts the thing going on “onstage.” For instance, how shows questioning “hierarchical” structures in society become hierarchical themselves, or how humanistic or even anti capitalistic ambitions are contradicted by the cynicism in marketing and casting.
So this notion of dramaturgy can not limit itself just to be «open» and «responsive» for what´s going on in the art field. But in order to be able to contribute to the artistic process itself, it needs to engage in a mutual productive and critical dialectical dialogue with the artistic work, the artistic research. Therefore, the subject, or discipline of dramaturgy, cannot be constrained to a mere question of how a show is built, or a composition structured. Instead it must track its roots back to the original Greek meaning of the word, where the term dramaturgy means “actions that work” or actions, that have an influence or evokes an effect. Hence a reflexive dramaturgy must be able to explore the dramaturgical forces at play beyond or “outside”, but non the less influencing, the dramaturgy of the artistic process and the artistic work it self. This will require an expanded concept of dramaturgy, that needs to be able to understand and to clarify the intimate relationships that will always exist between art-form and forms of organization.
In my book titled «Gegenseitige Verfremdingen», written here in Giessen, I have – as an attempt in this direction – argued for the necessity of a psychoanalysis of the institution itself. In other words, a reflexive search for why, and how, certain types of “dramaturgical power fields” have been able to appear and to consolidate over time. Asics Gel Lyte 3 Femme Grise Here I also argue that rudiments and entrances to a kind of reflexive dramaturgical practice in fact can be traced within the aesthetic project of the young Bertolt Brecht. Looking at the relationship between Brecht’s theoretical practice on the one hand, and the development of the musical “Lehrstücke” (Learningplays) on the other, a distinctive figure of institutional critique – or a reflexive logic – can be located and reconstructed.
And this is not to overlooked: It is no coincidence that Brecht expresses these thoughts about the apparatus in a text titled “Über die Verwendung von Musik für ein episches Theater.” (“On the use of music for an epic theatre.”) For it is the role of music in theatre, or more precisely, Brechts ritual analysis of the abuse of music in the theatre, that becomes a catalyst for Brecht – both to his diagnosis of the theatre as an ideologically effective “apparatus”, and further in his attempt to re-function this apparatus in an effort to re-think and to re-organize music and musical dramaturgy as such. Already the premiere of the first “Lehrstück”, performed at the contemporary music festival in Baden Baden in the summer of 1929, revealed some important rudiments: The orchestra is visibly seated and transparent on stage. A wreck of a plane on one side of the podium is flanked by a radio on the other. Author (Bertolt Brecht) and composer (Paul Hindemith) are sitting side by side on a desk, facing the audience. Notes are projected on a large canvas, and in the very moment the conductor Hindemith sets the tempo, it is the audience which are invited to a sing-along. Across the podium the director has placed a large banner, with the slogan: ”Besser Musik machen als Musik hören” («It’s better to create music, than listen to music”). Through a conscious dramaturgic approach along several parameters this first Lehrstück tries to highlight and hence activate the traditional concert ritual as a self conscious social space of human practices and actions. The provocation points out a plan, which in the coming learning piece – Die Massnahme – will be developed and strengthened. When Brecht first handed over the sketch for “Die Massnahme” to be read through for the Baden Baden music festival, it was rejected by the jury and returned to the sender with the following inscriptions: “Formal inferiorities in the text”. But, here lies the problem, a problem that I discovered when I got the opportunity to stage «Die Massnahme» for The Bergen International Festival, and later for The Salzburg Festival i 2008. For «Die Massnahme» is in fact not a theatre-play by Bertolt Brecht. Neither it is a libretto material. new balance 1500 bordeaux femme What it is, is a shared composition for the theatre-venue, composed step by step, moment by moment, by the composer Hanns Eisler, the director Slatan Dudow and Brecht. Hence the score is the play in itself, or the other way around, the play is the score, and the score is in fact a music-dramaturgic entity and at the same time a performative – almost actionist – plan, where actors, musicians and chorists, poetic structures and musical structures merges into – and are discussing each other – as a strange kind of dialectical oratorium, not for– but with the audience.
I could have gone further in to the transcending implications of this music-dramaturgical experiment, but here I will just briefly leave you with an argument developed further in my book “Gegenseitige Verfremdungen”. Brechts aesthetic diagnosis, his critique of a dominating dramaturgical praxis – where automated forms passivate the artist and the audience alike, finds itself counterpointed by the first radical approaches towards Die Lehrstücke. A movement – so to say – from Critique of Art to Art as Critique, an artistic model for transcending an institutionalised alienation. Therefor it is interesting that Adorno – both in his “Aesthetic theory” and in his “Philosophie der neuen Musik”, remains blind to the revolutionary aesthetic and music-dramaturgical potential of “Die Massnahme”. Against Adornos credo on aesthetic theory as a kind of “reading with the Art”, I would argue that Brecht present us with an alternative theoretical strategy – that is: Verfremdung not only as an artistic method, but as an option for the Art to use Theory to confront itself and its apparatus. Simultaneously it becomes a method for transforming these insights into material or content for modern art itself. With this Brecht can be said to open up gates and perspectives for a reflexive dramaturgy. Still these are historic fragments from an epoch quite different from the field of gravity created by todays institutions and art-organisations. nike air huarache ultra donna So the question is: If the ambition is to develop a reflexive dramaturgy of our time – how should we then expand or supply our theoretical framework?
If “Verfremdung” can be understood as an aesthetic “selbst-verfremdung”, so to say the art apparatus self-confrontation “from without”, it is not at all that paradoxical that also other supporting pillars for a reflexive dramaturgy –are to be found at a quite far distance from the typical discourses and references of traditional aesthetics and theatre research.
These are the thoughts, which will be developed and corrected, both by French philosopher Michel Foucault, and later on by the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. But as time now is running out, I will her just leave you with Michel Foucaults attempt to encircle his own interpretation of the French term “dispositif” – here referred and translated by Giorgio Agamben as “apparatus”, in his essay “What is an Apparatus?” (So, quoting Agamben, quoting Foucault: ) «What I’m trying to single out with this term is, first and foremost, a thoroughly heterogeneous set consisting of discourses, institutions, architectural forms, regulatory decisions, laws, administrative measures, scientific statements, philosophical, moral, and philanthropic propositions-in short, the said as much as the unsaid. Scarpe Air Foamposite Such are the elements of the apparatus. Maglie Utah Jazz The apparatus it self is the network that can be established between these elements …» It has been said that Foucault, by emphasizing dispositive as..“The said as much as the unsaid” points to forces connected to the apparatus – like architecture, images, procedures etc. – which are working behind, or outside, the discursive language, but still are highly influential and powerful. Timberland Enfant From here a thin critical red line becomes visible, reaching from Foucaults and Agambens “Dispositif” back to Durkheim and Webers views on how institutions creates behaviour, but even more so revitalises the young Brecht and his concept of Critique. From this perspective it is exactly when art- and artists start fetishizing “the free”, “the spontaneous” and the “natural”, that the unconscious dramaturgy of the apparatus- or the “dispositive” itself can maintain its position.
Hence: From fear of “the academic”, of “academic thinking”, deep rooted in an artistic tradition cultivating “spontaneity”, “authenticity” and “emotionality” a danger occurs: Because this prejudices can in fact prevent the artist to understand and to articulate the aesthetic-dramaturgic “gravity-forces” that tends to slip under the radar of the everyday discursive logics of theatre. Forces that no matter how will influence what in the long run can be organised, produced and communicated from stage. Therefore: To talk about aesthetics without talking about sociology is just as problematic as separating art form from organisational form. The question concerning a reflexive dramaturgy should therefore not be located outside – nor or above – artistic practices, but is in fact a crucial part of this practice itself.  «Deshalb bedarf Kunst der Philosophie, die sie interpretiert, um zu sagen, was sie nicht sagen kann [..]»  Lid: ”Gegenseitige Verfremdungen” (Peter Lang, Verlag, 2011)  These are slow moving structures where agreements, contracts and infrastructure – together and over time – have been able to shape the gravity fields of todays art-institutions.  Hence critique from this perspective can first be made possible through a reflexive self critic, a self-Verfremdung from the side of the theatre apparatus.

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The day after President Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest a host of issues, including but not limited to “reproductive rights, action on climate change, equal pay, and affordable health care,” according to the Washington Post. In addition, millions of others–in America and abroad–joined protests to express concerns on Trump as a President, politician and person.
Signs ranged from “Girls Just Wanna Have FUN-damental Rights” to “Nasty Women Unite,” and put a satirical spin on the often bizarre moments of the campaigns. In an article for the New Yorker titled “The Much Needed Humor of the Women’s March,” Alexandra Schwartz writes, “The Women’s March humor worked, too, because of the variance of tone on display. For every funny sign, there were five sincere ones…a vindication of the humor of women performed on a stage that stretched the whole world wide.” Indeed, the humor seemed to combat the profound desperacy so many felt post-election.
The constituents of the marches were just as diverse as the march’s platforms. Men and women of varying backgrounds, ages, races, socioeconomic statuses, and orientations all protested against concerns of Trump’s administration. Cities which participated in marches ranged from London, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Sydney to more rural American cities such as Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A concerning factor was President Trump’s pettiness about the matter in what was only his first day in office; he tweeted, “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote?” Yet the point of the march was not to be anti-Trump but rather to promote equality, justice, and liberty–rights which many view as compromised by the new administration and President.
The march also essentially cemented a belief in women’s reproductive rights as a core of feminism, excluding anti-abortion groups from being official sponsors. In a statement, the organizers of the march wrote, “The Women’s March’s platform is pro-choice and that has been our stance from day one. The anti-choice organization in question is not a partner of the Women’s March on Washington.” While to some this statement undercut the march’s inclusive tone, it confirmed the credo “women’s rights are human rights,” and in the context of modern-day feminism, implied that reproductive rights are herein included.
For those who attended, the march and its camaraderie engendered a sense of hope–for many, the first glimpse of such since the election. The fact that participants joined the march from around the world was a show of solidarity wildly unprecedented and empowering. If the Women’s March demonstrated anything, it’s that the next four years will likely look much like President Trump’s first day in office — unruly, internally divisive, but an unrelenting striving towards a more just nation and world.

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The sober reality star took to Instagram to reveal that she is battling alcoholism and is "now a friend of Bill W."
Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent has a problem, and for the first time she is admitting it publicly. Kent, 29, shared on Instagram that she is seeking help for alcoholism by joining a 12-step fellowship.
“Five months ago, I came to the realization that I am an alcoholic, and I am now a friend of Bill W., which you will never know how much this program means to me [and] has given me new life,” Kent said in a temporary Instagram post, according to People.
Three months ago, Kent announced that she was 50 days sober.
“We’re just kind of taking a different turn with our life,” she told People in December. At the time, she explained that she and her fiancé, Randall Emmett, had made a pact to help each other stay sober. In just 50 days, Kent had already seen the positive effects of sobriety on her life.
Kent said that her drinking was beginning to feel out of control after her father, Kent Burningham, passed away last April.
“I’m thinking a lot about my dad today—not different from any other day—and I just feel very, very blessed that I think back on my time that I had with him and there’s no regrets,” Kent said in her recent post.


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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon (search) has ordered 1,500 additional troops to Iraq to provide security in advance of two upcoming votes, the military announced Wednesday.
Two infantry battalions from the 82nd Airborne Division (search) will deploy to Iraq before the scheduled Oct. 15 referendum on the proposed constitution, and remain through the December national elections, officials said.
They will join the 138,000 U.S. troops already there. The battalions are expected to remain in Iraq for 120 days.
The military anticipates an increase in violence in Iraq in advance of the elections, with insurgents opposed to the U.S.-backed government trying to disrupt the process.
The Pentagon has temporarily increased the size of the force in Iraq twice before political milestones -- the June 2004 transfer of sovereignty and the January elections. Lt. Col. Barry Venable, a Pentagon spokesman, said those deployments helped limit the effectiveness of the insurgent campaign.
"This deployment is in support of continued progress," he said. "We are reinforcing success."
The troops are being sent at the request of Gen. George Casey (search), commander of the multinational forces in Iraq.
The Pentagon has already sent additional troops to Afghanistan to bolster security for September elections there.
The 82nd Airborne Division is based at Fort Bragg (search), N.C. It was not immediately clear when the troops would depart.
Another battalion from the 82nd Airborne is deploying to Iraq to assist with detention operations, the military recently announced.


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Good Afternoon St. Paul's Families, In this week's school newsletter you will find information about our Good Friday Worship as well as other reminders about Friday. Hope everyone is having a great day!
Good Afternoon St. Paul's Families, Here is this week's school newsletter. Please note the hot lunch change for tomorrow's lunch along with other reminders for the week ahead. Hope to see you all tonight at the PTF meeting!
Don't Miss It! Come and see what our preschool is all about! - Friday, April 12th 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Saturday, April 13th 8:00 am - Noon We would love to have come and check out our Preschool Program. Registration Packets and School Choice information will be available. See you there!
Good Afternoon, Here is this week's school newsletter. There is a reminder about our final PTF meeting for this school year. Also, a decision on what the board of education is going to do regarding a kindergarten teacher for next school year. Thanks and have a great rest of your day!
In this newsletter you will read about a recap of our forensics night, update on our school musical and other reminders of the week.
In this school newsletter you will find a sign up for parent teacher conferences, information about the forensics night at St. Paul's.
Preschool Open House - Enrolling Fall 2019!
Thank you for considering St. Paul’s Preschool! We offer flexible scheduling and affordability to try and meet your family needs, with half day and full day options. For more information, please click here.
The week's school news talks about the upcoming call meeting on February 24th following the 10:30 worship service, we have little ballers starting on Feb 26 which is a basketball fundamentals for grades K-4, the Lions club of Howards Grove is coming in to do a vision screening on March 1 for the kids of St. Paul's school.
This week's newsletter includes who our new board of education member is and the girls A team tournament bracket.
Greetings St. Paul's Families, Attached is this week's newsletter. Below is a pertinent highlight included in the newsletter. SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS In the event of inclement weather, there may be school cancellations or delays. Due to shared busing, St. Paul’s will follow all announcements for the Howards Grove School District. Please watch your local TV stations for cancellation or delay announcements. If Howards Grove is closed, St. Paul’s is closed. If Howards Grove is delayed, St. Paul’s is delayed. If Howards Grove is open, St. Paul’s is open. If . . . you get the idea. There will not be a separate St. Paul’s announcement through television networks. We will also plan to send out a school announcement through TADS when cancellations and delays occur. However, weather could impact internet access and TADS announcements. God Bless! Stay Warm! Drive Safe!
This School newsletter highlights the upcoming basketball games, school activities and calendar.
In the school newsletter you will read about the teacher calls that were made on Sunday. Also, included are the addresses for the two away basketball games that the kids will be playing on Thursday and Saturday.
School is back in session! The teachers and staff are smiling and ready for semester two. The smell of coffee was in the hallways. Hot lunch today is heating up with pepperoni penni pasta and breadsticks. Everything is prepped for training our kids in a Christian education and a life of service to their Savior. And inserting a couple of kid candid pictures as well! God's blessings St. Paul's children and teachers!
The bell ringers of 4K and Kindergarten show their resounding talent by playing two Christmas songs for you. Join in their celebration by watching this video!
Good Afternoon School Families, Here is this week's school newsletter. This newsletter will include information from today until we come back from Christmas break. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!
In the school newsletter you will read about how to sign your children up for the upcoming school caroling day, also reminders as to when the next basketball games are and last but not least what is coming up with staffing for next school year.
We are so blessed! Read more to see how volunteers help to make our classroom a wonderful learning environment!
In Social Studies, the 5-6th graders experienced firsthand the importance of traded goods during the Era of Exploration. They each created their own 'commodity' to trade with fellow classmates. Once everyone had a chance to experience trading their wares on a 1 to 1 equal value, we then increased the value of some of the commodities to demonstrate the idea of supply and demand.
This newsletter highlights the decision of our next PTF Bible study. In here you will also find the basketball canteen work schedule, and reminders of upcoming events.
Last week, the first and second graders measured their shadows at different times during the day. We wanted to see how our shadows change in relation to where the sun is in the sky.
We are so thankful! His Love Endures Forever! Our focus for the month of November was being thankful for all of the blessings that God has graciously given to us!
This newsletter highlights the latest Christlight connection. It also talks about our new website and the new church and school logo.
Please read the following newsletter about the upcoming Children's Christmas practice and you will find a survey about what our next PTF Bible study will be about. Also, the athletic and school calendar are separate on the school website, so please check that calendar for all sporting events and practices. You can link the school and athletic calendar from our website as well. If you have any questions, please contact the school office. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
This Newsletter highlights the latest happenings at the school such as sports calendar, hot lunch and the recap of the Veterans week.
This week's newsletter includes the basketball schedule, information on our next PTF meeting and upcoming field trips.
St. Paul’s School Grandparents Day Recap!
Enjoy a wonderful recap of our school grandparents day. God has blessed us with terrific families, grandparents and students!
Find out the latest happenings at St. Paul's School, as well as pertinent report card and teacher meeting schedules. God's blessings to all of you!


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Videos from the Dunwoody Homeowners Assoc Meeting, Congressman Tom Price, GA Senator Fran Millar, awards & overview.
Award presentations to UPS, Bloom Orthodontics, Dennis Crean and the naming of the Parade Grand Marshal.
I have learned that the Periscope videos once uploaded are only available for a limited time, therefore if interested please watch sooner rather than later.
Please join your community for the Dunwoody Homeowners Association annual meeting this Sunday, January 31st at 4:00pm at the Kingsley Racquet and Swim Club at 2325 N. Peachtree Way, Dunwoody, GA 30338.
Congressman Tom Price to speak at DHA annual meeting on Jan 31 & DeKalb School Superintendent to address Dunwoody community on Feb 9th.
The Dunwoody Homeowners Association has arranged two speakers to share their thoughts with Dunwoody residents.
On Sunday, January 31st, Congressman Tom Price will speak at the DHA’s annual meeting at 4:00pm at the Kingsley Racquet and Swim Club at 2325 N. Peachtree Way.
On Tuesday, February 9th Dr. R. Stephen Green, Superintendent of DeKalb County School System, will speak at 5:30 p.m. at Dunwoody High School.
Both events are open to the public. Please mark these events on your calendar and plan to attend.
Socialize with your friends & neighbors. Learn about upcoming projects in Dunwoody that support human-powered movement. Provide input and collaborate on our 2016 initiatives.
Appetizers: Thanks to Village Burger, Alon’s and Corner Bakery, we’ll have appetizers to share.
Our Social/Meeting is open to the public. Please invite your friends & neighbors.
Safe Routes to School – Partnering with our K-12 schools. Encouraging and supporting these efforts.
Monthly Community Bike Ride – Starting back up in March. Efforts to increase awareness & participation.
Fundraising for Bike Repair Station – Bike Walk Dunwoody is raising funds to have a bike repair station installed at the trailhead at Brook Run Park.
Consideration of Pole Attachment Agreement with Mobilitie.
Approval of Financing and Participation in DeKalb Municipal Association.
A cooperative city strategy when working with DeKalb County is in our best interest especially when there are ongoing issues that affect all residents of Dunwoody therefore I am in favor of continuing our partnership with the DeKalb Municipal Association.
2016 Service Delivery Strategy discussions are about to start - 2014 Service Delivery Strategy - Dunwoody - 2010 Service Delivery Strategy - Dunwoody.
Dunwoody Town Hall Video courtesy of the Periscope app on my phone.
Above is a video of the second half of the town hall meeting hosted by Dunwoody Mayor Denis Shortal.
While attending the town hall and sitting in the front row recording the meeting in the usual fashion, I decided that shooting several hours of video to be converted to a YouTube format and uploaded to the web was going to take quite a bit of time so I decided to switch over to Periscope which is a video service offered by Twitter. At the start of the parks discussion, Periscope went live and my 2,000 twitter followers were notified that I was streaming. Within seconds I had 10 people watching online and people were commenting on the content so I stuck with it for the next hour. It seemed to work well except for my jerky camera moves and getting caught by my viewers for attempting to prompt the mayor on a topic but over all it turned out well as I was lucky that I had a good internet signal.
The schools will be on a shortened schedule so enjoy the long weekend and as there was a protracted discussion at the town hall on the subject, one resident would like me to remind you to please remember to keep your cats inside - at all times.
Below are the public comments (tied back to an identified person) requesting topics to to be discussed at the Town Hall Meeting being held by Mayor Denny Shortal. There were other comments raised and I am not sure they will all be discussed, but below are all very interesting perspectives that I thought I would share. Please come out to the town hall to share your priorities with the new Mayor and other elected officials. As per one of the suggestions, I am personally unable to live stream from this location but may be able to shoot some video clips as I believe the City will record and post the entire event.
What topics or issues would you like to have discussed at the City of Dunwoody Town Hall 2016 event on January 21?
1.) Lowering speed limits on several main roads and collector roads from 35 MPH to 25MPH. I don't understand why roads with high density residential are 35MPH (i.e. Womack Rd, Tilly Mill Rd, Mt. Vernon Rd., etc.), whereas other roads such as Ashford Center Pkwy are 25MPH. Speeders are going to speed, so we might as well make it easier for the Dunwoody Police to catch them. Unless there is a reason for keeping the speed limit to 35MPH, Dunwoody should do an impact study on lowering the speed limit for certain city roads.
2.) Several intersections are in need of a serious redesign. These include the intersections of Chamblee Dunwoody Rd & Womack Rd, Chamblee Dunwoody Rd & Mt. Vernon Rd, Tilly Mill & Mt. Vernon/Mt. Vernon Pl, and Chamblee Dunwoody Rd & Peeler Rd, among others. As urbanization and density ultimately spreads from the PCID further East into town, these road intersection improvements become detrimental to alleviating congestion bottlenecks. For example, the lack of a dedicated left turn lane on Womack Rd heading onto Chamblee Dunwoody Rd (Southbound), combined with a poorly designed entrance/exit into/from the Dunwoody Library makes for very dangerous driving conditions.
3.) Raising Dunwoody's current hotel tax (I believe 5%) to the maximum allowable (I believe 8%) is a "low-hanging fruit" opportunity for the city to collect additional tax revenue. The lodging demand is already here and hotel occupancy rates continue to remain high in the area. Essentially, people (or their respective employers) will pay due to demand and location. Barring any major political roadblocks, this is a no-brainer and should be prioritized accordingly.
4.) Revisit any current legislation relating to noise ordinances and related enforcement hours. Several loud vehicles/motorcycles can be heard at late evening/early morning hours as these drivers speed through several neighborhood roads including Chamblee Dunwoody, Vermack, Womack, Tilly Mill, Mt Vernon, Roberts, etc. with their loud motorcycles or modified automobiles.
5.) Continue to explore the feasibility and viability of Dunwoody adopting its own school system (I believe it would require an amendment to the Georgia Constitution).
7.) There was a rumor that Dunwoody was considering painting the Dekalb County water tower at the intersection of Mt. Vernon and Ashford Dunwoody Rd. Is this still up for consideration?
8.) Really would like to see continued prioritization and progress on the Dunwoody Village master plan. This is the core of our city! Would like to see less emphasis on retail banking (there is an undeniable overabundance of banks) and surface parking lots, and more emphasis on improved green space.
9.) Dunwoody's police force is one of the city's strongest assets. We should continue to fund the department appropriately and add more officers on the streets given the anticipated increasing density due to new commercial, retail and residential development.
10.) Partner and improve the relationship with Georgia Perimeter College (now part of Georgia State University) to make it a mainstay educational institution in the area. Ensure that any future plans the university has incorporates the voice of the city of Dunwoody and its citizens.
All the zoning entitlements in the Perimeter Center area from 10 years ago are getting much closer to being financed and built as the economy recovers. Sandy Springs has been collecting millions in impact fees for the thousands of multifamily units they have approved up against Dunwoody’s western border.
Dunwoody will lose several million dollars in fees to support traffic improvements and fund Park land acquisitions near the Mall; if impact fees are not put in place for the Perimeter Center Overlay district before the property owners submit applications to the city for land disturbance permits (to start the building process). Impact fees will not scare off developers; the fees will just help us deal with future growth.
The last Mayor said he loved impact fees when he was running for office; but made sure it never was on the City Council agenda during his years in office. I expect more than lip-service from our new Mayor on this subject.
I have always been ok with the schedule the first city council adopted: to repave all the Dunwoody roads in a 20 year cycle, then start over… I heard a lot this last election about accelerating that paving schedule. Is there a consensus among Mayor and council as to how much more money to throw at paving and how much would it shorten the original 20 year schedule?
I’d like to hear about the Cities current Capital Improvement Plan for the next three to five years. Our infrastructure needs are not limited to more paving. We’ve outgrown the original space leased for City Hall. I do not want to go down the “build a big government complex like Sandy Springs” road. I expect we will continue to rent; but will it be more space at building 41 or a move to somewhere else in Dunwoody?
I would like to see Mayor and Council set up Citizen Stakeholder committees to advise council on issues like a Parks Capital Improvement plan.
We should do the same for issues like City wide Broadband, City of Dunwoody school system.
Could the Parks division please develop a coherent and long-term plan for Winwood Park? Work on this park has been done piecemeal and with no apparent development objective. Last year, the parking lot was partially dug up and then left as dirt for 6 months before a small section was repaved. The delay forced visitors to walk through an often muddy area to access the sidewalk. In 2014, eight trees were planted within the existing canopy with no apparent aesthetic design. These trees, which likely cost several thousand dollars a piece to purchase and install, are now indistinguishable from the forest.
Last October, the open field was ringed with trees. This is a park that is already 90% forested and the city is plating trees in the only open area. Furthermore, once these trees grow, the view of the children's park will be obscured, making families feel less safe. Please hire a designer and develop a long-term plan before spending more tax dollars on our park.
1. Dunwoody City Schools If the state legislature were to approve a school district in Dunwoody, do we know if the same tax exemption regarding county school taxes for those 62 years of age and older under would still be feasible to maintain in a city school system?
Each fiscal year since the city's inception the Dunwoody Police Department's budget and number of personnel has increased. I understand that initially it can be a challenge to determine the appropriate resources for public safety in a newly formed city. I was wondering that now that the city has been operating for a few years if the DPD has developed a strategic plan with initiatives, goals and anticipated needed resources, costs of resources and funding of resources for the next 3-5 years? If so, where is it available? If not, shouldn't one be created?
Road maintenance is a somewhat basic service of city government. Understanding that Dunwoody inherited a massive backlog of needed road repairs, are there financial funds available or could funds be re-directed to accelerate the current very extended plan to repave roads in Dunwoody? What % of the annual city budget is held in the reserves? What projects being discussed are not as basic as decent roadways in the city that funds could possibly be re-directed?
Although much of the city's operations are outsourced, recognition of those who serve the city either internally or externally should be celebrated, rewarded and appreciated in a public manner in which the citizens can be made aware and share their appreciation for their professionalism, dedication, service and commitment to the citizens of the city. Most people observe what is valued, promoted, appreciated, recognized and rewarded by their employer and act accordingly. My 2 cents. Thanks.
Heavy transient traffic from Spalding Rd. feeding into Chamblee-Dunwoody down to Roberts intersection creates a hazzard for local residents trying to exit subdivisions throughout the day with many cars exceeding the speed limit. For 100 yards South of Redfield on Chamblee-Dunwoody there are patches in the road that have been poorly repaired by contractors. Please fill them in to provide a safer passage.
I would like Dunwoody to consider installing its own broadband network. I would also like to have a discussion related to the crosswalk on Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd at the Redfield neighborhood.
Have a live video feed via YouTube, Meerkat, Periscope, Vimeo, etc. Listening via streaming media is the only option many of us have to be informed of the conversation. I'd also like to recommend accepting follow-up questions and commentary via Twitter or similar social media. Again, this may be the only way of receiving real-time feedback from the demographics that are not able to attend in person. When will the video on the agendas/minutes management system on the city website be upgraded to function in all browsers (instead of just Internet Explorer) and on mobile devices?
Dunwoody High School Wildcat Royale & rising 9th Grade Football meeting.
PS: Tonight (Thurs) at 6 PM is the meeting for the rising 9th Grade Football Team and I am looking forward to meeting Coach Nash.
The City of Dunwoody is updating its Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update to guide future growth for recreational facilities and activities over the next several years. This will be a critical component of the development of future facilities, programs, and services.
The city will host a public forum meeting open to citizens on January 12, 2016 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Williams Room at the DeKalb County Library - Dunwoody Branch (5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338.) Your answers and opinions are very important to us as we plan our future growth for recreational facilities and activities over the next several years.
Attendees and participants will discuss a series of topics and questions related to the city’s parks and recreation future. Your input at this public meeting enables us to collect valuable information to shape your parks for your future recreational needs.
This an update for all Dunwoody Parks & all sections of city.
With the accumulation of additional park land on Perimeter Center East this space now has more possibilities and there has been discussions regarding a park under the Marta tracks near the Dunwoody Station. Should the City keep looking for new park opportunities?
What services or amenities are missing from Dunwoody & surrounding cities? If you currently drive 15 miles away for girls gymnastics or can not find a kids lacrosse league, would it make sense for Dunwoody to offer those programs?
We have a $4 Million dollar settlement with DeKalb that will be spent at Brook Run Park.
Possible items missing from Brook Run are more restrooms, children's water features, basket ball courts, tennis courts, sand volleyball, picnic pavilions and a 1,000 other suggestions.
We have 30 acres of open space at the back of the park - what is the best use of that space?
We have proposed an IGA to partner with Peachtree Middle to maintain & use open fields - unsure of status of DeKalb School Boards approval?
Austin Elementary is to be rebuilt on Roberts Rd with one option being mentioned is the site of Dunwoody Senior Baseball in Dunwoody Park. If Austin is built there, will Dunwoody Senior be able to play at Peachtree if the IGA or some other agreement is made?
If we don't want to rely on partnerships to share land, should Dunwoody be looking to install large flat active play fields at the back of Brook Run for Lacrosse, Soccer and other field sports? Would it make sense to install artificial turf to maximize the hours of available playing time?
If the back of Brook Run becomes active with playing fields, should they be lit for night time play?
Public / Private Partnerships for more than just land sharing are also an option. If we wanted to donate or lease land to someone like the YMCA or the JCC to construct and operate a large gym facility in order to offer gymnastics or a natatorium; that could be done.
The Brook Run Trail has been wildly successful, should the City be looking to expand this into a network of other paths? Should we be looking to connect neighborhoods where we can with such recreation paths? If so, where.
Both indoor and outdoor public spaces are needed to offer various services and amenities. A Dunwoody City Hall conversation might be happening in the coming year and should we be discussing what we want in a City Hall as part of this current recreation discussion? Items that could be included in that public building might include a Performing Arts Center as well as a Senior and Community Meeting Spaces.
Please attend on Tuesday and make sure you voice your opinions.
Dunwoody City Council Meeting on Monday to cover very light agenda.
Earlier this week, I received a call from a well known respected developer who has had a string of successful Atlanta area projects on his resume including Atlantic Station & Lenox Park asking for a meeting because he wanted to brief me on a proposed project before it became front page news on Friday. After work on Wednesday, I met with Mr. Charlie Brown, Mr. Doug Dillard and others from their teams to discuss their preliminary plans for a large 380 unit development consisting of owner occupied units (with up to 10% rental) to then be followed up with other office buildings. They informed me that the Gold Kist site (behind Best Buy & Rooms to Go) was in play and that they wanted to rezone the section of the property closest to the corner of Ashford Dunwoody & I-285 to build one or two residential towers of high rise condos (shown in pink below) with one of the buildings having a high end hotel at the bottom as well as one additional building of retail. The rest of the site already has the zoning in place for office buildings, retail, convention space and even a separate hotel tower so the only thing they are proposing in this first segment of the development is the rezoning request for the residential towers.
I think the meeting lasted a little more than an hour and as this was a preliminary filing where a thousand things could change before it comes back in front of me as a sitting City Council member there was a lot of back and forth. We discussed zoning mix, rental vs owner occupied, school impacts, live work play, transportation impacts, green space, connectivity with paths, LEED certified buildings, LCI, convention space with a possible large auditorium, connectivity with Marta, the 285 / 400 interchange improvements and finally something that wasn't shown on any of the drawings, the Westside Connector.
There are two very big unknowns in this project and both revolve around transportation. The first is associated with the 285 / 400 project as the final right of way drawings have yet to be released and if this section of the property is squeezed or narrowed by a right of way taking, there may only be room for one residential tower. If that happens, the developer would like to build just one 40 story tower (six stories larger than the King & Queen building at the Concourse) with a hotel on the bottom third of the building.
The second unknown is the fact that drawings provided by the developer do not take into consideration that there are plans on the table for a $20 million dollar Westside Connector proposal that I believe should be an integral part of this development. This is where there would be a tunnel under Ashford Dunwoody for a lane traffic coming off Westbound 285 at Ashford Dunwoody connecting directly on to this property and it would serve as a connection to Perimeter Center Parkway (State Farm and future High Street Development) and possibly to Peachtree Dunwoody. This same connector road would loop back and would tie in to directly to put traffic back onto 285 Westbound. Finally it is this connector proposal which would include room for a multiuse trail going from the Ravinia property, under Ashford Dunwoody and towards Peachtree Dunwoody and 285 where there will be a special lane in the tunnel for the multiuse path under 285 to the path coming up GA400 from Buckhead. Mr. Brown clearly stated that his firm would be willing grant the right of way from his property needed from the Crown Towers development to make the Westside Connector work but there are still questions as to the timeline for the approvals and the funding of the project.
The conversations ended with a discussion that this was just the preliminary proposal and the project could morph and change in the coming months as the transportation items are determined, the full project is drawn up and presented at public meetings including a presentation of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and the City's Planning Commission before it would be voted upon by the City Council.
You now know as much as I do, but here is an AJC article which is also very informative and a slideshow of the photos here.
Al Alberghini of Dunwoody honored at State of Marta breakfast but we as a community actually owe him for a lifetime of service.
Today Marta honored Al & Adelina Alberghini of Dunwoody after a simple photo was snapped of Al assisting a young man tie a neck tie on a Marta platform. The photo went viral and I think I first saw it when someone from Chicago posted the photo from the USA Today to my Facebook feed and I immediately recognizing my friend Al.
Many of my readers may not have heard of Mr. Alberghini before this event but please do me a favor to take a minute to read Al's bio that was posted on my website in 2008 when Mr. Alberghini ran for the initial Dunwoody City Council after the start of the new City.
Going viral for a simple act couldn't have happened to a nicer guy but to be honest, both Mr. & Mrs. Alberghini deserve to be thanked for their many selfless years of service to this community as they have added so much. Al / Addie, if you are reading this, Thank you!
Thirty-year Dunwoody resident Al Alberghini formally announced his candidacy for the Dunwoody City Council, District One designated seat.
Alberghini notes that his entire working career involved ‘start-ups’ in the plastics industry, from his first position as a project engineer at a small research and development company and culminating with his most notable achievement: conceptualizing, developing and producing the world’s first 2-liter plastic beverage bottle and bringing it to market, the project that brought him to Atlanta in 1977.
Alberghini’s efforts in leading the conversion of products previously housed in glass containers (among them instant coffee, salad dressings, peanut butter, BBQ sauce, etc., etc.) can be seen and used in households around the world. His ability to bring together various companies and individuals saw business grow from $50 million annually to over $500 million annually during his business tenure in Atlanta. Alberghini holds 19 patents. He retired from corporate employment in 1990 to form his own consulting firm.
Alberghini is recognized worldwide as a plastics technology expert and has consulted for major plastic machinery and resin companies on various projects. He has spoken at plastics seminars around the world and served as an expert witness on patent litigation and personal injury cases.
Alberghini has been a member of the Dunwoody Kiwanis Club for nearly 20 years and received the distinction of Distinguished President for his tenure in that office. The Club has served Dunwoody for nearly 60 years, a major project being the construction of Murphy Candler Park. He has been involved in nearly every service project the Club has undertaken since he joined.
Alberghini also spearheaded the Computers for Kids effort that saw the Kiwanis Club re-cycle computers to be used at the (then) Peachtree Middle School in the Special Education classroom, which at the time had only one computer. Area business donated used computers, which Alberghini and fellow members “cleaned.” They then installed appropriate software for use in the classroom.
The project served as the model for other Kiwanis Clubs in their local division to do the same thing in their neighborhood schools. He also worked after school each week with the Peachtree Robotics Club.
Alberghini and Tysinger were among the Dunwoody Kiwanis Club members who painted the original map of the United States on the front sidewalk at Austin Elementary School and Alberghini can remember them both kneeling on the sidewalk “to get the Chesapeake Bay just right!” The map, which has been repainted over the years, is a reminder of Alberghini’s community dedication.
Alberghini serves as technical advisor to the Dunwoody Kiwanis Club All-American Soap Box Derby, which is to be an annual event. He will conduct technical workshops for kids and parents who plan to build soapbox derby cars and inspections of those cars entered in the race. The date of next year’s race is TBA. The winner of this AASBD-sanctioned event will go on to compete at the national AASBD race in Akron, OH.
Alberghini and former County Republican Committee Chairman Ray Warren, also a Dunwoody Kiwanian, were instrumental in helping to organize donations of “comfort items” for soldiers stationed in Afghanistan when one of the Club’s members, Captain Joe Urban (Ret.), who was stationed there, sent word back that these items would be appreciated by his men. This led to another project, this time to outfit a local Afghan school which educates both girls and boys. The school had no windows, desks, chalkboards or other school supplies. These efforts led to Kiwanis Clubs statewide joining the efforts!
Urban, a Dunwoody native, communicated with the Club and this time donations of basic school items were received from area schoolchildren and their families to help children they will never know receive an education. As a result of the many boxes of donations received, the US Army took notice and completely re-habbed and winterized the school.
Alberghini served in Special Weapons at Sandia Base in New Mexico maintaining the electrical integrity of the fusing mechanisms of atomic bombs. He is a member of the American Legion.
Alberghini holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Western New England College. He is a Registered Professional Engineer.
Taste of Dunwoody benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - is always a great event that I highly recommend.
Be a part of our annual 12th Taste of Dunwoody presented by Arrow Exterminators and enjoy an evening of food and fun benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Featuring delicious fare from more than 25 Atlanta restaurants, a silent auction, a cash bar and live music by Band X, the Taste of Dunwoody is always a sell-out event. Tickets are $100.00 per person.
Band X is a high-energy group of talented musicians and lead singers dedicated to providing interactive live entertainment. Looking for adrenaline-charged show bands and things to do in Atlanta, or anywhere? Band X is Atlanta's Best Party Rock Band and just might be the foremost entertainers for Atlanta events and east coast entertainment on the US music scene today. With major touring experience, these professional musicians, dancers and lead singers electrify audiences, create entertainment news, and share the bands stage with some of the biggest attractions in entertainment music.
Mayor Shortal and Dunwoody City Council Members Deutsch, Nall & Heneghan are sworn in on Monday.
Communist Party reference in Georgia oath still raises questions.
Murphey Candler Baseball early registration ends soon.
Some of you may know that I have coached Frontier League Baseball for a number of years at Murphey Candler Little League here in Brookhaven and I wanted to remind the community that this is available.
Frontier is low stress, fun Baseball for kids with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, ADD, Apraxia, Speech Delays, Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder and other executive or sensory challenges. This will be our 6th season and this year the age has been extended up to 16!
Please share this info and pass it on to other friends of yours who might be interested. For more information, go to https://www.murpheycandler.org/ and click on Frontier. THANKS!!!!


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Traffic jams, smog, litter-strewn streets. City life can be hard at the best of times, and with the United Nations predicting that the number of city dwellers will reach 6.25 billion by 2050, the challenge to develop sustainable, livable and green cities is perhaps greater than ever before.
In 2011, the UN released research which reported that, 'the world's cities [are] responsible for up to 70 percent of harmful greenhouse gases while occupying just two percent of its land'.
Yet some cities are attempting to do things right. Since 2010, the European Commission has awarded the European Green Capital Award to cities showing willingness to use innovation and technology to create green, healthy and energy efficient cities.
Here, CNBC.com takes a look at the award's winners, and finds out what makes them so special.


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For those interested in pursuing a career in science, receiving an acceptance letter from your dream graduate program is a momentous occasion, surrounded by seemingly endless possibilities and opportunities. After getting my acceptance notification close to a year ago, I’m only a little embarrassed to admit that I may have spontaneously performed Carlton Banks’ dance from the 1990s television show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Celebrations aside though, an acceptance letter represents an exciting beginning to a long and arduous road, one few scholars can navigate with ease. This truth has all too recently become clear to me during my first year as a graduate student. Even if you complete a Ph.D. and do not fall victim to the high doctoral attrition rate , a successful career in academia is far from guaranteed.
This is a daunting realization. Even more so after investing close to a decade in higher education by the time I receive my diploma. I’m often told by people outside my field that all I need the degree, and I’ll be able to get any job I want. This is certainly a gross misunderstanding of what a Ph.D. means to me. It’s a formal declaration of my interests, a time-consuming and thought-provoking journey with the final destination ideally being a paid job to teach and research. However, assuming I make it through the “leaky pipeline”  (see also “By Example” by fellow CASHP student, Jordan Miller), and given the few tenure track positions offered each year, how can I give myself the best chance of realizing these goals?
To answer this question, I refer to Peter J. Feibelman’s book, A PhD Is Not Enough! . Originally purchased as a joke for me by my brother, Feibelman’s survival checklist was actually a nice guide to navigating the first year of graduate school. Over the past six months, the following three tips from Feibelman have helped me find my footing in this new environment. Undoubtedly, this advice will also provide important guidelines for getting that much closer to the holy grail of academia, a tenure track position.
Grant proposals, publications, emails to you advisor, etc. It doesn’t matter what it is, whenever I write something I’m consciously aware of who is going to read it and how they might interpret it. A lesson I’m glad I’ve learned early.
This is probably the most important thing to keep in mind, but unfortunately the easiest to lose sight of. I often ask myself this question: What is most important right now?
Networking is certainly one of the most important and most common tips for career success, no matter what field you’re in. Even if it’s just other students in your program, a helpful hand is hard to find if you don’t reach out first.
So why is a first year graduate student worrying about finding a job now? Well, as mentioned before, the road to a doctoral degree is a journey, a finding a way to answer an interesting research question, but also becoming a functioning member of the greater scientific community. The CASHP program is unique in offering courses on problem-based learning through collaboration, as well as ethics and professional practice. Thus far, these courses have been full of lessons, and I’m optimistic that this program will continue to offer opportunities to master these valuable skills.
1] Cassuto, Leonard. 2013. Ph.D. Attrition: How Much Is Too Much? The Chronicle for Higher Education.
2] Clark Blickenstaff , Jacob. 2005. Women and Science careers: leaky pipeline or gender filter? Gender and Education. 17(4), 369-386.
3] Feibelman, Peter J. 2011. A PhD Is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science. Basic Books.


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Since the beginning of he 21st Century, few East Texas programs have achieved the level of success both of Tatum and Arp.
Tatum has captured two state championships, played for another, and compiled a record of 150-61 -- a winning percentage of .711.
Meanwhile Arp, while never winning a state title, has reached the playoffs 15 times, and holds a nearly identical record of 148-60 during the same time span.
And when this season kicks off on Sept. 1, the two East Texas powers will collide in Week 1 for the second consecutive year. It checks in at No. 23 on ETSN.fm's list of the top 25 games of 2017.
In last year's encounter, Tatum scored a 24-14 victory that snapped the Eagles' 11-game losing streak. Tatum was coming off its first winless season 1962.
The Eagles went on to win seven times in 2016, returning to the playoffs for the 14th time in the previous 15 seasons.
Arp recovered from the season-opening setback, winning 12 of its next 13 games, reaching the Class 3A Division II state semifinals -- its first trip to the semis since 2000.
Both teams return several impact performers this season.
Tatum brings back 1,300-yard rusher Cedric White along with stalwart offensive linemen Drake Centers and Bryan Jackson.
Arp is led by safety and University of Texas commit DeMarvion Overshown, along with six other starters.


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In the next couple of weeks, you would see a series of posts, written by all of us, on book fairs taking place this spring in the US and also across the world. BEA is of course the most popular, but we decided the steer away from this one, and discover other venues. We sure hope you will appreciate it!
While working on this series of book fairs, I discovered many bookish events I wasn’t aware of, and the biggest has to be the London Book Fair. This year is already the 45th edition of this gathering, and I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of it before. It will take place at the Olympia Exhibition Centre April 12 to 15th, 2016. Livres Canada Books describe it has ‘the spring season can’t-miss opportunity to meet publishers, rights managers, distributors, wholesalers, booksellers, and literary agents from around the world.’ The fair hosts over 25k visitors every year, and nearly 50% of them are international! That’s quite a book event! It is also taking place in the middle of the Book & Screen Week, taking place in London. A great way to unite books and screen lovers alike.
A lot of action is planned aside from the exhibit proper. Ceremonies will be hosted such as International Excellence Awards & the Trailblazers awards. There will also be a plethora of conference such as ‘Introduction to rights’ and ‘What Works? Education Conference’. I don’t know yet how big of a place book blogger will have in this fair, but I know a convention named ‘Are Book Bloggers the Future of Literary Criticism?’ took place last year, so I wouldn’t be surprise if there was a bit of room for our community amongst the big names of the industry. Furthermore, Netgalley will have their own stand at the fair, 3B50, if you ever wish to visit them!
Of course, if you are to travel half way across the world (depending where you are from, of course!) you might as well do some tourist stuff as well!
As you can see, the Olympia Exhibition center is surrounded by tons of cultural interests! The natural History Museum, Science Museum, British Museum, the Tower of London, London Eye, even the Buckingham Palace! I bet you won’t have a minute to spare on your trip!
After a long day of cruising we’ll all need some rest and there were plenty of hotels to choose from. In fact, there are over 30 hotels which are rated 4 or 5 star within walking distance. I found many interesting hotels for a variety of budgets and right now they are about 40% booked for the fair days, so there is still time for you to choose your accommodations. I wouldn’t wait too long though, since it is such a big event!
If you do plan to go, please let me know in the comments! Or, if you’ve already been in the past, I’d love to hear about it!
I want to visit the London Book Fair one day. Being form Belgium, it's one of the closest book fairs for me.
I bet it would rock!
Wow, I'd really love to visit the London Book Fair! Sadly, I'm working this year, but maybe in the next few years I'll find the time to go during my studies.
I don't know of any book fairs in Switzerland, but I haven't really researched it. But probably (and sadly) we don't have any.


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Thus begins Chapter Three, “The Pacific Wall,” in Bernard-Henry Lévy’s 2006 memoir of movement entitled American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville.
“I liked absolutely everything about Seattle.
Next time I see Bernard — which is to say, the first time I see him — I am going to kiss him rapidly and then we can get to the lamentations of location (would that we could be in Pike Place, secretly tattooing copies of his books, hopped up on espresso and dim sum or some vague crepes!) and then disparage whereever we have chanced to meet up as helplessly crushed by Prussian structure (Berlin), atrophied by its own legend (Paris), or savagely caught up in rivalries with Anglophone goalies (Montreal).
Or L.A., which is a “post-metropolis metropolis,” where we could shake through the quakes of time and debate if his book was really, as one uncredentialed Seattle critic said, “a dreadful collection of self-conscious and self-indulgent travel blogs.” (For a more pungent critique of the book and its critics, Christopher Hitchens takes apart Garrison Keillor’s review of American Vertigo in the New York Times.
Travel writing ain’t easy, and drive-by analysis, quick, penetrating anecdotes, seem to be the way of the game.
French travel writers tend to be dependably sociological, that is, tuned into things and social relationships and philosophical roots and unconscious actions of the observed. But sometimes they are capable of great upswells of generosity, tinged with naivite, but thrilling nevertheless. Levy was following Toqueville, but he was also following Simone du Beauvoir, whose 1947 Sejour en Amerique is an unexploited gem of critique of an America newly mobilizing for the Cold War.
Her naitvite would emerge full-bore less than ten years later, with her trip to the PRC, the vision of the future.
Thank be for Seattle, in spite of its foibles and quirks, and thanks further still that visitors to the United States remain capable of having visions of an American future in post-American metropolis.
New decade, folks! Time to look for some new models.
Wow, what’s the travel-writing equivalent of a hagiography? Maybe I’ll have to try Seattle again, since my last visit convinced me it was the West Coast’s drippy, claustrophobic version of the rust belt. Then again, I grew up on the east side of the state, where we joked about west-siders webbed feet (while we glowed in the dark — yes, I was within biking distance of the Hanford nuclear reservation).
Beijing Sheng’r, You must have been spending time on the south side of town, which Levy was steered away from, like, down underneath the Spokane Ave. bridge, the grit between the stadiums and the Starbucks HQ. And the industrious docks beyond to the south….But hell, maybe he would love Hanford, too.
And I like the “webbed feet” analogy about we folks in the Sound — the fishing is commencing, and the kayak commute is next. Having grown up as a “river rat” in Marine on Saint Croix, MN, I’m not adverse at all to the water, no matter the direction in which it is moving.
I’m still wondering what Levy would say about, say, Tianjin. “Tianjin, mon amour?” Eh, maybe Shanghai…fortunately Simone du Beauvoir’s memoir lit. encompasses both US and PRC. Come to think of it, I need to find out if her work “La Longue Marche” (the title really defies translation, don’t you think?) has yet appeared in Chinese.
To my knowledge, Chinese readers have a good sense of the French 20th century intellectual currents (although maybe less as regards the Petainist enablers like Celine), and even obscure writings by Sartre (such as the Chemins du Liberte WWII trilogy) have been translated and are in libraries. Since Levy is a heavy hitter, I would suppose there are some Douban fan clubs of the man.
But since netizens aren’t jumping all over this stuff, should we really care? You do recognize, I hope, if some angry 22-year-old unemployed blogger in Shijiazhuang posts some anti-foreign screed on a Huanqiu BBS, that I need to respond to that and translate it immediately, so as to add to a globally harmonious society, whereas French intellectuals, in general, have little that is genuinely controversial or important to say. Jefferson? Tocqueville? John Yoo? Who? Vs. the excitement of another variation on “The Diaoyu Islands belong to China forever,” the whole “Seattle is the future of America if America has a future, and it’s all because of independent bookstores and hipster jeans” lacks a little punch.
The views of the Olympics and Mt. Rainier are stunning when it isn’t cloudy. For people who like outdoor activities the Seattle area is one of the best places to live in the country.