Naming the Animals Exhibition Opening, Curious Matter, Jersey City, Sunday April 3

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I have a photograph--sneak preview above--included in the upcoming Naming the Animals exhibition at Curious Matter gallery in Jersey City, New Jersey. The opening--which us free and open to the public--will take place this Sunday, April 3rd, from 3-6.

Full details follow for both this opening at the related opening later in the month at Proteus Gowanus. Hope very much to see you there!

Please join us for two artist receptions to celebrate our special two-part exhibition

NAMING THE ANIMALS
Curious Matter, April 3 to May 15, 2011
Proteus Gowanus, April 16 to July 17, 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011
3:00 to 6:00 pm
at CURIOUS MATTER
272 Fifth Street, Jersey City, NJ
&
Saturday, April 16, 2011
7:00 to 10:00 pm
at PROTEUS GOWANUS for Paradise III
& Naming the Animals
543 Union Street, Brooklyn, NJ

THE ARTISTS

CURIOUS MATTER: Lasse Antonsen • Julia Whitney Barnes • Jill Marleah Bell • John Bell • Arthur Bruso • Travis Childers • Matthew Cox • Joanna Ebenstein • Veronica Frenning • Patti Jordan • Heather Layton • Ross Bennett Lewis • Carrie Lincourt • Eric Lindveit • Colette Male • Marianne McCarthy • Florence Alfano McEwin • Hans van Meeuwen • Raymond E. Mingst • Elizabeth Misitano • R. Wayne Parsons • Inna Razumova • Debra Regh • Andrew Cornell Robinson

PROTEUS GOWANUS: Kristi Arnold • William Brovelli • Christian Brown • Ryan Browning • Travis Childers • Clair Chinnery • Eileen Ferara • Richard Haymes • Ellie Irons • Katherine McLeod • Suzanne Norris • Melissa Stern • Jennie Suddick • Tricia Zimic

CURIOUS MATTER is an exhibition venue for contemporary visual art located in downtown Jersey City. Curious Matter exhibitions and publications evidence the pursuit to understand and articulate our individual and collective experience of the world, real or imagined. We examine fantastic notions, confounding ideas and audacious thoughts. Curious Matter strives to foster dialogue among artists at all career stages with a calendar of regular exhibitions. Our commitment extends to our audience as we endeavor to open a door to appreciating contemporary art in an atmosphere that encourages engagement and curiosity. Curious Matter is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.
For more info: [w] curiousmatter.blogspot.com [e] curiousmatter@comcast.net [t] 201-659-5771

DRIVING FROM MANHATTAN: Take the Holland Tunnel. When you exit the tunnel turn left onto Marin Blvd. Turn right onto 6th Street, then left onto Coles Street and left onto Fifth. Street. (It’s about 5 minutes out of the Tunnel.)

PATH FROM NYC: Take the Newark/Journal Square bound PATH train from 33rd, 23rd, 14th or 9th Streets (all at 6th Ave.) or from Christopher Street or WTC. (Note: on weekends the train stops in Hoboken before continuing to Jersey City.) Get off at

GROVE STREET station. Exit and walk West on Newark Ave. When you reach Jersey Ave. make a right and continue to 5th Street. The gallery is to the left at 272 Fifth Street.

PROTEUS GOWANUS is a gallery and reading room located on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. A collaborative project, the gallery develops exhibits of art, artifacts and books and hosts events that revolve around a yearlong theme linking the arts to other disciplines and to the community. In adjacent spaces, seven additional projects-in-residence have grown out of thematic exhibitions and partnerships. This year’s theme is PARADISE, an exploration of the light and dark sides of spiritual ascent and sensual escape, in which we invite artists and workers in other disciplines to respond to the siren song of that which is easy to imagine but
difficult to attain.
For more info: [w] proteusgowanus.com [e] info@proteusgowanus.com [t] 718-243-1572

DRIVING FROM MANHATTAN: (There is usually easy parking on weekends.) Continue straight off Brooklyn Bridge to Atlantic Avenue, take left on Atlantic. Go four blocks to Nevins St and take a right. Follow Nevins several blocks til you come to Sackett. Park on the next block (just before Union) and go down the alley off Nevins through the large black gates, second door on the left.

SUBWAY, R or M train to Union Street in Brooklyn: Walk two long blocks on Union (towards the Gowanus Canal) to Nevins Street. 543 Union Street is the large red brick building on right. Go right on Nevins and left down alley through large black gates. Gallery is the second door on the left.

F or G train to Carroll Street: Walk one block to Union. Turn right, walk two long blocks on Union towards the Gowanus Canal, cross the bridge, take left on Nevins, go down the alley to the second door on the left.

To see much more of the work in the exhibition, you can download a digital version of their beautifully designed catalog--the hard copy of which will eventually be available for sale on Lulu--by clicking here.

Image: Joanna Ebenstein, Natural History Museum Storage Area, 2010

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Mission Ends; Joint Pathology Center to Open

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In Beyond Good and Evil, not the PlayStation or Xbox game, but rather the completely unrelated book by Friedrich Nietzsche, he writes, "Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology."

If true and everything unconditional does belong in pathology that at some point in time between 1862 and the end of March 2011 it probably was first described or studied, analyzed, demonstrated, photographed, archived, taught and/or catalogued with like and compared with similar and dissimilar forms of itself at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, DC.   

Readers will know that I have been following the closing of AFIP since the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission recommended disestablishment of the AFIP.  Since the report was released in May of 2005 after multiple political wranglings the AFIP will disestablish and permanently close by mid-September this year. The Institute ceased all education programs on October 1, 2010. Additionally on Oct. 1, the AFIP stopped accepting nonfederal civilian consultation cases. This action was followed by cessation of all research on December 15, 2010.  And on March 31 what remains of their consultation mission will come to a close when the AFIP ceases accepting cases for military members and veterans. All three AFIP missions, and the DoD Tissue Repository mission, will then become the responsibility of DOD’s new Joint Pathology Center.

The AFIP will soon release a book detailing the legacy of the AFIP.  You can see portions of it in the last AFIP Letter recently published.

On April 1, the newly formed DOD Joint Pathology Center (JPC) will beginning receiving miltary and VA cases for consultation to carry on that role performed by AFIP.  The JPC will also have oversight over the vast tissue repository and add its research and educational offerings as staffing allows.  Perhaps they may one day begin to accept civilian consultations as well.

The museum that was housed in the AFIP building will also move to a new location over the next several months and plans on re-opening in the fall.  Check out their Facebook page to see when the exhibits will re-open in their new home.

Medical Office Position

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Job Description:
Electronic and paper data entry
Tracking insurance company submissions
Reconciling insurance company response with charges
Reconciling balances with responsible parent
This will acquaint employee with diagnosis and procedure coding
This will acquaint employee with insurance billing terminology and accounting
General office support
Filing medical record charts
Housekeeping of Chart files
Copying and faxing materials from charts to other offices
Printing medical consult evaluations for chart, family and primary care physician; preparing material for mailing
Shredding confidential materials
Providing family with Follow up Material electronically
This acquaints employee with health care confidentiality policies, with medical record keeping and with a wide range of medical knowledge available within the confidential medical record and from Dr. McDonough-Means about integrative health care and developmental pediatrics.
Other optional duties as time and employee ability allows:
Support for research and publications
Hours: 5-8 hours/week Pay: Hourly rate to be discussed
Qualifications:
Student who is in Honors program or with similar GPA who is planning on applying for Graduate school and/or Medical school.
Preferably a student who will be in Tucson year round – now a Junior; or if a Senior then needing and committed to work during Graduate school.
Able to commit to consistent time each week with some flexibility as to which specific hours negotiable with Dr McDonough-Means – approximate total needed: 5-8 hrs/week.
References requested from Department or prior employers.
Please contact:
Sharon McDonough-Means, MD
Integrative Developmental Pediatrics
2650 North Wyatt Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85712
520-247-0405/322-3665 FAX

Job Opening: Staff Writer

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The Seasteading Institute is hiring a staff writer. The writer will be a critical member of our team, crafting highly visible publications that are key to our research and movement-building programs. Most of our organization's current output is in written form, so it's essential that the writing be of stellar quality for our work to be most effective.

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Snow Goose No Glory

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Egg-static - first Shag egg of the season (Ciaran Hatsell)
Migrants on the move - Goldcrest (Ciaran Hatsell)
Wednesday 23rd March comments:
What a day. The best day of the week produced the most talked about events of the season so far. On an early seawatch, a Snow Goose was picked out flying north through Inner Sound in a mixed Goose flock. This potential ‘first’ for the Farnes will cause some debate as to its true origins, but its presumably the same individual seen recently in Ashington and on nearby Holy Island in Northumberland. If it is accepted as a wild individual, there will be some early celebrating on the islands.

Speaking of celebrating, the first eggs have been discovered – as a pair of Shags at lighthouse cliff were discovered sitting today – now that is early! With the mild start it’s not totally unexpected although it is the earliest ever recorded laying date by five days and we would normally expect the first eggs in mid-April. There was also a welcome return – our first Sandwich Terns – all three discovered on Knoxes Reef. As I said, what a day!

Today’s highlights: Snow Goose 1N (potentially first for the Farnes), Goldeneye 3, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Common Scoter 33 on sea, Sandwich Tern 3 (first of the year), Wood Pigeon 1 west, Rook 4 west, Jackdaw 2 west, Blackbird, Goldcrest 2 and Linnet 4

Cetaceans: Porpoise 3 surfacing through Inner Sound.

Pinkies on the move

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Skein of Pink-footed Geese over the Pele Tower (Ciaran Hatsell)
Early start, pair of Shags on the cliffs (Ciaran Hatsell)

Woodcock wings - one full Peregrine nearby

Tuesday 22nd March comments: It’s been another cracking day as the sunny weather continued and the team have been working hard to get the islands ready for visitors and seabirds. I’ll introduce the team over the next week or two, but everyone is enjoying it and can't to welcome visitors back to the islands.

Interestingly today witnessed the complete evacuation of the islands of all the auk species as they moved off the islands and back to sea leaving the cliffs bare. However the day was notable for northerly passage of Pin-footed Geese as nine skeins totalled 466 moved over the islands, a record spring count for the Farnes.

Today’s highlights: Red-throated Diver 1S, Red-necked Grebe, Wigeon 3S, Teal 2, Goldeneye 2, Brent Goose 4 on sea, Pink-footed Goose 466N (in nine skeins), Redshank 31, Purple Sandpiper 30, Blackbird 7, Rook 3, Jackdaw 3, Linnet 4, Greenfinch, and male Reed Bunting.

Puffins return

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Look who's back... (Ciaran Hatsell)
Puffins galore (Ciaran Hatsell)

Looking good - Inner Farne courtyard

Whooper Swans fly north (Ciaran Hatsell)
Monday 21st March comments: It’s been a cracking start as the fine weather continues to prevail and team moral is high as we enter our first week back on the islands. It hasn’t taken long for the seabirds to react to the settled start and for the first time this year, the Puffins landed – their back and it was great to see them.

Alongside the Puffins, huge numbers of Guillemots were in attendance whilst Shags and Kittiwakes remain loyal to the cliff tops. However it won’t take much to move birds back out to sea and any spell of poor weather, will result in bare islands, it is only mid-March after all.

Sunday 20th March highlights: Whooper Swan 68N, Red-necked Grebe for second day, Goldeneye 2, Sparrowhawk female, Peregrine male, Purple Sandpiper 90, Skylark and Blackbird 2.

Underwater Skyscrapers to Clean the Ocean

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under water skyscraperIf there is anything that iritates island dwellers  more than privacy intrusions its water pollution! Fortunately new technology is being developed to help clean up the oceans and make the water safer for both islanders and mainlanders!

Serbian designers have recently proposed a series of giant underwater skyscrapers that would be tasked with cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that would collect and recycle the waste into a source of energy.

The underwater sky scraper was inspired by the Eiffel Tower and flipped upside down in the water. The lower portion of the tower collects and stores plastic waste until it can be recycled in the middle section of the tower. Above the skyscrapers are office space and then residential units that sticks out above the water creating floating man made islands.

Ballasts take in or release water to control the buoyancy of the tower depending on how much waste has been collected. Meanwhile the recycled trash is processed to create fuel for use to run the facility or elsewhere. The waste will be heated in the recycling chamber and converted into a gas that will be stored in massive battery like structures.
Read more: Underwater Skyscrapers Recycle Waste From Great Pacific Garbage Patch Lady Landfill Skyscraper – Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Cheap Private Island

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barnard-island-1Most people get discouraged when they see the prices that some private islands sell for, particularly those promoted in the media. However, not all private islands are out of reach. If you think outside of the tropical private island with the 20,000 square foot mansion the options become decidedly more affordable.

Currently one of the cheapest islands on the market is Barnard Island. This heavily wooded, buildable island is located in the 20-mile long chain of the Tsala Apopka Lakes near Hernando Florida. This beautiful island is in its natural state with abundant wildlife and excellent bass fishing. The island is very secluded, but is just ½ mile from shore, and 1 mile from a public launch. There are many waterfront homes around the lakes, and raw land is still available in the surrounding area for main land development.

Special Features: There are many attractions within an hour of the island including Disneyworld, EPCOT Center, Gatorland and Crystal River where you can swim with the manatees. This area of central-west Florida is renowned for spectacular fishing, hunting and water activities of every kind. The nearby city of Hernado has all amenities, including shopping, dining and a country club

The island is currently priced at just $55,000. For more information visit Private Islands Online.

It’s a Free World: Peter Island

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The world famous PeterIsland Resort and Spa in the British Virgin Islands just got a little bit better…if that is even possible!

The luxurious  private island retreat in the British Virgin Islands, is offering the first night free and full board for the stay for all stays that are five nights or over.

This meands you book on a room-only basis but get breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner free for the duration of the stay. Book by March 15th for travel until December 19th. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer.

Five nights at Peter Island starts from £1,085 (€1,279), including tax in an ocean view room on a full board basis.

For more information visit http://www.Peterisland.com

curing wanderlust…

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Their grandfather called them the ‘Gold Dust Twins’ when they were younger. Unclear of the meaning then, Evan and Mike (first cousins, by the way) discovered later on that it meant “two people working together productively”. With that definition in mind, both have quit their jobs and are now curing their wanderlust side by side.

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inspiringtravellers.com: Ideas from the road

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Both Andrea and John were seasoned travelers when they met, and eventually married. They ‘settled down’, spending four years in one place. Wanderlust struck again and now they have embarked upon a round the world journey. They share their stories plus those of other travelers they have met along their way.

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From Bad to Worse to Worserer

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It is always a bad start to a day when you wake up in the morning and the sun is shining. Now this might not conform to most people's ideas of a bad day but when you purposefully change your travel plans for a day on the beach and it rains the sun is a bad sight on the day that you are leaving. It was in this bright sunny manner thato probably the worst day of our traveling adventure to date s

CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English Seminar British Council

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Sunday 27th March 2011.Woke up at 6 am 5 am if we don't take into account the summer saving time change.Drove myself to Bucharest yyyeeeey Got there in 1 piece yeeeeyTook part in a 6h CPE seminar.Loved every bit of itMet interesting people.Completed several activities and tasks on CPE exam format tips and strategies.Had a 20 min lunch break.Did some more pair work and studying.Receive

temples feluccas and dodgy hotes

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Hello allFinally relaxing in a roasting hot Luxor after a busy few days.On Wednesday we were up at the painful hour of 3am to get the bus toAbu Simbel from Aswan. We had to drive to the nearest police stationand wait for more buses to join us on a security convoy the firsttime we have seen the police do anything here Abu Simbel wasimpressive and the story of how the temples were rescued and m

Organising the trip is part of the fun

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A bit more about My Czech Beer Festival trip.I always think that planning a trip is almost as much fun as the trip itselfIn my younger days this was done by getting guide booksreading up on various places watching geography and history programmes on TV or just getting a map out and looking at what was in an area.The international youth hostel hand book was the bible of the independant travell

back in Goa

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We really hoped that the train would be late but the Lakswahdeep Express arrived at Margao right on schedule at the ungodly hour of 340am. We killed the next three hours relaxing among the unwashed masses at the station before venturing out to find a tuk tuk. We accepted the drivers recommendation of a hotel in Colva and stayed at Casa Roiz for the next two days nice hotel very quiet a bal