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Diet regime to Lose Weight Fast – With out Tablets, Dietary supplements, Medication

Location: Estepona Gibraltar 123456
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phentermine

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Streams, springs, runs, creeks, washes, draws and rios Leave a comment

Streams, springs, runs, creeks, washes, draws and rios

Location:   
Curriclum Area(s) enhanced by this activity: Environmental Studies, Geography, History,
Best for grade level: K – 3, 4 – 8, 9 – 12, 12 – ADULT,

Description:
In January 2009, I took a cross-country trip with my friends from New York City to Los Angeles. Like many such road trips, this one was partly planned and partly serendipitous. We took a southern route, not only in an effort to avoid wintry northern weather, but because we wanted to go to Nashville, Marfa, Santa Fe, Canyon de Chelly. As soon as we crossed the Hudson, well, went underneath it in the Holland Tunnel, it occurred to me to keep a list of all the rivers, streams, springs, runs, creeks, washes, draws, and rios we crossed.

Teacher/organization name:
Akiko Busch

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
This is, of course, an incomplete record. We did not learn the names of many, many more. The intent of this list, then, other than to help fasten these names in my mind and memory, is to encourage other travelers to take note of similar crossings. My hope is that it would be a beginning, a prompt for towns, villages, local municipalities, and ultimately, the U.S. Department of Transportation, to post the names of all waterways in our country. It seems appropriate that in a time of extreme weather, rising waters, floods, and droughts, a time, that is, when our associations with American tributaries of all widths, lengths, and depths become increasingly erratic and unpredictable, that we, at least, come to learn their names.
Summary: By creating a list of rivers crossed when traveling, a familiarity with the landscape is created and an appreciation of our waterways grows. Make a map using images or words to learn about and record the waterways in your community. Share stories, songs, poems and visual art to celebrate water.
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American Dialogue Dinner in Kansas City Leave a comment

American Dialogue Dinner in Kansas City

Location: Kansas City MO 
Curriclum Area(s) enhanced by this activity:
Best for grade level: 9 – 12, 12 – ADULT,

Description:
Menu: We researched the menu extensively, knowing that ANH wanted to use Kansas City as the beginning of the journey across America. Nils and I reached back to Lewis and Clark’s journey west, to discover the uncharted territories of the future United States. We wanted to pay tribute to this heroic adventure, so we included a lot of the elements (but modernized them) that they had to bring on the journey. This included portable soup, a bouillon-like concoction that the travelers had to reconstitute with water. Sometimes, this was the only thing they had to eat, so it had to be nourishing. The modern take on this soup is to make an elegant but fortifying ox-tail consomme, garnished with finely diced vegetables. The ox tail contains a lot of gelatin, which is one of the preservation methods used back in Lewis and Clark’s time. It made the soup portable and long-lasting. We also baked some hard tack, an unleavened bread that keeps practically forever (albeit not the most tasty). The travelers ate hard tack moistened by portable soup for many meals when fresh meat and vegetables were unavailable. The Kansas City T-Bones: Constructed of tea-braised turnips and steak, this is our celebration of the minor league baseball team of Kansas City. As KC is also a great cattle city (being one of the stops on the miles-long freight trains), it is an homage to the role that Kansas City plays in our food chain. The shrimp taco dish is a tribute to the many immigrants that comes through Kansas City. Its central location meant that many diverse people travel through, with some that eventually settle and bring to the cities their culture and food. Kansas City is one of the largest immigrant cities for Latin Americans. We are fortunate to be able to experience the deliciousness of this cuisine! This interpretation is the shrimp taco, deconstructed. Bread: We were very fortunate to partner with Bread! KC for this event. The talented bakers and artists of this wonderful organization not only pushes the boundaries of great artisan bread baking, but they also gather a wonderful community of food-oriented individuals that come together for many communal meals. Our lunch would not have been complete without their hard work! Place setting: we took inspiration from KC’s working culture. This is channeled through the workman’s lunch, where we packed table-side condiments and other neat little surprises for our guests. It is meant to be an interactive element, helping to contribute to the overall dialogue. As children, almost all of us have had lunchbox experiences. We wanted to get the conversation started as our guests untuck the offerings and start reminiscing about their experiences. -Christina Wang The “American Dialogue” in Kansas City brought people together for timely and dynamic conversations about America. Themes and questions were adapted from the America: Now and Here interview questions and placed on the back of the menus and on the tables to spark lively conversation. Questions and themes included: Great Journeys – How have great journeys from the past inspired us to take risks, to explore, and to redefine our horizons? Art and Democracy – What is the role of art and the artist in American society? How We Learn – Stories about teachers who “made all the difference” will seed a conversation about re-imagining education. Breaking the Rules – Rule breaking is key to the creative process. Participant’s stories about rule breaking will reveal insights into breakthroughs in art, science, technology and business. Paying Attention – Is our individual and cultural short attention span a problem or an evolution? Visual Literacy: From Looking to Seeing – Experiencing art with_________. (visual artist) Consuming Art – From nourishing the soul to an economic commodity, participants will reflect on art in American society today and how it can be repositioned for the common and greater good. Passion – Why do artists have to make art? Why do collectors have to buy it? We all have stories about a moment of passion making, pursuing or consuming art. 21st Century Renaissance – This table is for one artist, one scientist, one inventor, one entrepreneur, one educator and one civic leader. What would happen if, together, you could lead the next decade?

Teacher/organization name:
Christina Wang & Nils Noren

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
Nils Noren and Christina Wang created thematic dishes representing various historical references to Kansas City. Nils served as the chef de cuisine of Aquavit for 5 years, working side-by-side with chef Marcus Samuelsson before being promoted to executive chef in 2003. Nils has traveled extensively across the globe & has cooked in every continent. He continues to bravely explore the future of food. Nils left the restaurant in 2006 to accept a prestigious appointment as Vice President of Culinary Arts for The FCI’s culinary, pastry, bread, and Italian food departments. He successfully built the school’s culinary program to one of the best in the world. Christina is the founder of Six Tomatoes, a culinary consulting and photography company. Her career has spanned clients in the US, Europe, Asia, and South America, and include America: Now and Here, The French Culinary Institute, as well as New York City area chefs. Christina is a Certified Specialist of Spirits and Wine, and holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. She is the Vice President of Strategy for the Marcus Samuelsson Group, the parent company of the acclaimed Red Rooster Harlem, headquartered in Harlem, NY. Prior to creating Six Tomatoes, she was the Director of Education and a chef-instructor for The French Culinary Institute.
Summary: Bring together creative minds in your community for thoughtful conversations relevant to America and explore your town’s past through a historic inspired luncheon.
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Self-Symbol Installations Leave a comment

Self-Symbol Installations

Location: Springfield Missouri 65897
Curriclum Area(s) enhanced by this activity: Design/Architecture, History, Social Studies, Visual Art,
Best for grade level: 9 – 12, 12 – ADULT,

Description:
Josie Mai had the huge honor and privilege to be a faculty member of the Missouri Fine Arts Academy summers of 2006-2011. The MFAA is an interdisciplinary 3-week experience on the Missouri State campus in Springfield, Missouri where the best upper level high school students across the state of Missouri come together from the disciplines of visual art, instrumental music, choral music, theatre, dance, and creative writing. Mornings consisted of co-teaching 30 students of mixed disciplines, with the goal being a collaborative presentation to the rest of the Academy.

Teacher/organization name:
Josie Mai/Missouri Fine Arts Academy

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
The afternoons at MFAA consisted of getting to push visual art students to think beyond their typical high school art classroom restrictions. So Josie led her students to work large-scale and tiny-scale, installing site-specific work collaboratively. For instance, the black cut paper installation pictured consists of individual personal symbols hung as a group. Similar is the large white paper and black electric tape installation. After studying the paper cut installations of Matisse and creating their own individual personal symbols, they attempted these collaborations in several successful ways.
Summary: Statewide high school interdisciplinary art program pushes visual art students to go deep and wide, creating personal symbol systems and installing them collaboratively.
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1000 Third Graders

Location: Joplin Missouri 64801
Curriclum Area(s) enhanced by this activity: Creative Writing, ELA, History, Math, Social Studies, Visual Art,
Best for grade level: K – 3, 4 – 8,

Description:
Each February, over 1000 Joplin-area third-graders descend on George A. Spiva Center for the Arts to view the Main Gallery exhibition and make art together based on the exhibit.

Teacher/organization name:
Josie Mai/George A Spiva Center for the Arts

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
The past few years, local art educator Josie Mai has designed art projects and gallery guides as well as recruited several volunteers to pull this giant event off. The most fruitful aspect is teaming with the Spiva staff in the planning and execution stages. The event weaves third graders/classroom teachers/art teachers with Spiva staff/volunteers with Missouri Southern State University student volunteers. The past two years, Josie has collaborated with local artist Jorge Leyva and Spiva Education Director Karalee McDonald.
Summary: Over 1000 Joplin-area third graders come to the local art center and create large-scale collaborative sculptural and installation works based on an exhibit. The results have been beautiful and enriching, providing the kids’ families and the greater community with educational and fun viewing opportunities. Look what we built together!
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American Icon Collage

Location: Joplin Missouri 64801
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Best for grade level: 4 – 8, 9 – 12, 12 – ADULT,

Description:
In November 2011, I was approached by my former student and current student worker in the Grant Office at Missouri Southern State University. Jessica Waldo asked if I would be interested in considering a community art project during the celebration of MLK’s Day of Service the first week of classes in January 2012. Jessica is a stellar student, so I said yes and began discussions with her and Rikki Smith, service learning coordinator in the grants office at MSSU. Rikki gave me the green light and the time frame: 9am-2pm on one day. Set-up: student union hallway. With Jessica’s faithful assistance, we determined to utilize a projection of an MLK photo. Students passing by were encouraged to trace their own hand onto construction paper, cut them out, and attach them to large sheets of white plastic, creating a giant collaborative collage over the 5 hour time period. The piece was the backdrop for the reflection ceremony at the end of the week and will hopefully end up on public display on campus.

Teacher/organization name:
Josie Mai/MSSU Art Department

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
The projection drew attention of passersby. But the students needed encouragement to actually step up to the table and engage in the art making. I had to be a barker of sorts “step on up, just takes a few minutes, make your mark on this giant group project!”. The two tables of construction paper and medium jutted out into the busy hallway, forcing the passersby to either participate or step around the tables.
Summary: This was a large-scale, simple yet visually engaging way to get non-artists to participate in an accessible homage to the American icon, Martin Luther King.
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30 Human Rights

Location: Annapolis MD 21401
Curriclum Area(s) enhanced by this activity: Creative Writing, Global Studies, History, Visual Art,
Best for grade level: 9 – 12, 12 – ADULT,

Description:
Artists have a special role to play in the global struggle for peace. At our best, we speak not only to the people, but for the people, “visually.” Art is our chosen weapon against ignorance and hatred. This project was created for my students (grades 9 – 12) to participate along with me in a call for greater awareness and action in maintaining our declaration of 30 Human Rights. It’s also a celebration of the important role that artists play in responding to America and the world we live in. “I believe artists have the ability to change viewpoints on a large scale and in a relatively short period of time. Never has there been a time where this is needed more than in today’s society.” – Michael Bell

Teacher/organization name:
Michael Bell

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
Michael Bell introduced his 30 HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT along with Eric Fischl’s America: Now and Here movement to a crowd of 1,000+ Southern High School students, parents and members of his community at ArtQuest, the largest annual professionally juried student art exhibition in the State of Maryland — founded and sponsored by Bell. At ArtQuest, Bell shared his vision for creating a collaborative, thematic based project based on our “30 Human Rights” as a contribution to the on-going conversation about America: Now and Here’s hot-button topics that explore America’s people, places and ideas. Bell put out a call to his student artists at Southern High School to get involved and they responded. Student artists, ranging in age from 9th – 12th grade, chose a particular “human right” and then created a work of art to best illustrate their interpretation of that right and how it made them feel. This project was first exhibited at a Gala to benefit Project Meridian Foundation in Staten Island, NY and has inspired many discussions about America and the artist’s responsibility to make a difference in the human rights arena. View the YouTube video clip below to see all 30 HUMAN RIGHTS PIECES and Bell’s Historic Announcement for “America: Now and Here” at ArtQuest!
Summary: Organize a unique, collaborative art project in your classroom and/or community that helps empower student artists to make a difference in the human rights arena through creating works of art as a constructive (as opposed to a destructive) means of carrying out their message.
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American Renga Leave a comment

American Renga

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Curriclum Area(s) enhanced by this activity: Creative Writing,
Best for grade level: K – 3, 4 – 8, 9 – 12, 12 – ADULT,

Description:
America: Now and Here invited fifty-four American poets to contribute 10 lines to Crossing State Lines: An American Renga, a collaborative poem curated by Bob Holman and Carol Muske-Dukes and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Inspired by the preceding section and setting the stage for the next to follow, each poet’s ten lines are understood within the context of the entire poem. Crossing State Lines not only journeys across the American landscape, but it also embodies a particular time in American history and a shared hope of initiating a national dialogue through art. Continuing that shared dialogue, ANH asked poets in Kansas City to collaborate on a renga narrating the stories of their own city. Entitled Ghosts Over Water, the poem evokes the spirits of the Kansas and Missouri people. Read the full renga here. Inspired by ANH’s Crossing State Lines: An American Renga and fueled by the arts funding crisis in her home state of Kansas, poet Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is launching a new collective poem about America among her fellow state poets laureate. The Kansas state poet laureate is also spearheading To the Stars with Difficulty, a renga among 150 of Kansas’ poets inspired by the state and country they call home. Follow the Kansas renga as it unfolds on their website. Join poets throughout the country and invite the public to write a renga journeying across your community or America. Teach a third grade class about different forms of poetry and instill the importance of teamwork by asking students to write a collaborative poem traveling across their neighborhood or school. Launch a community renga among fellow poets re-counting stories about the town you all hold dear – the possibilities are endless!

Teacher/organization name:
America: Now and Here

How the educator led the project & inspired work:
In every case mentioned above, a curator chose a cross-representational group to write the poem capturing the diversity and spirit of America. Organization and a planned schedule are essential in order to pass the renga along to each poet smoothly. For example, poets in Kansas City used a google document template allowing consistency and granting access to everyone involved.
Summary: Join poets around the country in igniting a national dialogue and launch a collaborative renga among peers and students in your community.
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