Monthly Archives: November 2013
Nov 21 2013
Pasadena 210 Freeway Interchanges Dangerous Increase in Accidents – Slow Down

Pasadena 210 Freeway Interchanges Dangerous Increase in Accidents

If you live in the Pasadena area you are familiar with the 210 interchange. Most notably the 210 east tunnel where recently there has been an increase in accidents. Just last night there was a deadly pileup after midnight with one fatality and numerous vehicles involved including several trucks.

This morning yet another accident on the west interchange.

So is it the weather? Most likely this plays a part. But these inc

Another fatal accident on the Madre offramp which is apparently affecting the Goldline rail station. Big rig crash. Apparently at 2:30 am 11/21/13.  The cement median was hit.  A one vehicle accident. Hispanic 34 year old. Diesel fuel , scence is still going to be closed for another 3-4 hours.

People need to slow down when driving!

 

 

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Nov 19 2013
Pacific Asia Museum and the University of Southern California to Form Alliance

This is big news for Pasadena, Pacific Asia, and USC communities.

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USC and Pacific Asia Museum form alliance

By Allison Engel

November 18, 2013USC and Pacific Asia Museum of Pasadena, Calif., one of the few U.S. museums dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands, announced an affiliation today. The alliance between the museum and the university presents a wealth of collaborative opportunities for both institutions.

The new partnership will preserve the museum’s 1924 Chinese Qing Dynasty-inspired mansion in downtown Pasadena as an art museum and will enhance the scholarship of the creative faculty and students at USC’s six arts schools and those in the departments of art history, East Asian language and cultures, religion and archaeology. In addition, the alliance will provide a foundation for a renewed museum studies and curatorial training program at USC.

The new name of the museum will be the USC Pacific Asia Museum.

“With its rich history and inspiring works of art, Pacific Asia Museum will be the perfect complement to many academic endeavors at USC. Both of our organizations work to enrich the educational experience, advance art history and preserve the past for future generations,” said USC President C. L. Max Nikias.

“USC is very proud to form a powerful partnership with a local organization that has international appeal and an enduring devotion to promoting the arts.”

Elizabeth Short, trustee and chair of the museum’s strategic planning committee, said: “Since its founding, Pacific Asia Museum has advanced intercultural understanding between East and West through the arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Devoted staff, board members and volunteers carry out this mission through exhibitions, tours, cultural and educational events and programs for the community.

“All of us are excited about the affiliation with USC and look forward to this rewarding relationship, which will provide synergies in the study of Asian arts and cultures and support the museum in Pasadena,” she added.

Katherine Murray-Morse, chair of the museum’s board of trustees, said: “We are thrilled that the partnership with USC will enable the museum to enhance its mission and expand its reach as a cultural institution. Pacific Asia Museum, in concert with USC, a renowned Pacific Rim university, will be able to create even greater synergies with this new affiliation in Los Angeles, a global city of the 21st century.”

Elizabeth Garrett, USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said that the new affiliation “will support the scholarship of our current faculty and graduate students, enhance our ability to recruit future faculty and students, and complement our very strong postdoctoral scholars program in the humanities.

“This partnership also highlights USC’s deep connections to the Pacific Rim,” she continued. “What better way to exhibit those ties than through the breadth and beauty of the museum’s distinctive art collection.”

Pacific Asia Museum, founded in 1971 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2009, has a collection of more than 17,000 items from across Asia and the Pacific Islands, spanning more than 5,000 years. Prominent holdings include the Harari Collection of Japanese paintings and drawings from the Edo (1600-1868) and Meiji (1868-1912) periods, one of the largest collections of Japanese folk paintings outside Japan, a South Pacific bark cloth collection, collections of Chinese ceramics and textiles, and Buddhist art from throughout Asia.

Pacific Asia Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (USC Photo/Sheharazad Fleming)

Pacific Asia Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (USC Photo/Sheharazad Fleming)

The museum has organized several groundbreaking exhibitions, including the first North American exhibitions of contemporary Chinese art after the Cultural Revolution and one of the first exhibitions of contemporary aboriginal art in the United States.

Built in the 1920s by art dealer Grace Nicholson, the museum is a California State Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Museum officials approached USC officials in July about considering a partnership. Under terms of the alliance, USC will take over management of the museum.

USC has an unparalleled collection of arts schools at a research university, with more than 6,000 students pursuing degrees in the arts. All six arts schools include a significant number of students from Asia, and creative work by many faculty members in the schools is influenced by Asia. The university as a whole has a number of institutes that focus on the historic, cultural and social dynamics of the Pacific Rim and the Asian-American experience, including the East Asian Studies Center, the Korean Studies Institute, the USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, and the USC U.S.-China Institute.

USC recently has developed new graduate programs in arts management, which will be natural partners with the museum, as well as an interdisciplinary museum studies and curatorial training program that is being redesigned.

The USC Pacific Asia Museum will complement the USC Fisher Museum of Art’s permanent collection of some 1,800 objects, many of which are from the Americas and Europe.

“The collection of USC Pacific Asia Museum will be the starting point for a multitude of inquiries related to the culture, history and even future of the Pacific Rim,” said Selma Holo, director of the USC Fisher Museum.

“Art is a starting point, but never an end point; art opens minds to issues around religion, history, beauty, politics and a host of possible connections and interactions in our global world,” she continued. “Our students and faculty will be able to gather around a specific piece or exhibition and will find themselves entering into conversations that will be life-enhancing and sometimes even life-changing.”

The formal announcement of the alliance was made at an evening event held on Nov. 18 at the Pasadena museum with officials from USC, the museum and the city of Pasadena.

– See more at: https://news.usc.edu/#!/article/57347/usc-and-pasadenas-pacific-asia-museum-to-form-alliance/

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Nov 18 2013
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Nov 15 2013
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Nov 12 2013
SF MusicTech Summit 2014 VIP Early Tickets @SFMusicTech
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We are excited to announce that the next SF MusicTech Summit will be:

May 20, 2014!

This will be our 15th conference and we wanted to reward all of you for helping us get this far. We truly couldn’t have done this without our amazing community!
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Looking forward to seeing all of you in May 2014!

 

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P.S. Our team is now producing the The Future of Money & Technology Summit for December 9, 2013 at the Hotel Kabuki. If you are into the future of payments, banking, bitcoin, etc. we hope to see you there!

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Nov 12 2013
TEDxPCC Discount Tickets
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
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Nov 12 2013
Today is 11-12-13

Today 11-12-13, November 12, 2013
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Many are taking advantage of the unique sequence of the date by holding their wedding.

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Nov 11 2013
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Nov 11 2013
This is the last week for hazelnuts and walnuts @jossyfarms Oregon

This is the last week for hazelnuts and walnuts

Greetings!

This Friday (11/15) and Saturday (11/16) are the last two days we’ll be selling washed and dried hazelnuts and walnuts this season. We’ll be open 9 am – 5 pm.

  • The price is $2.35/lb for walnuts and hazelnuts.
  • Free cracking is available.
  • Cash or check only.
  • The nuts will be sold at the same location as in the past (across the street from where you pick fruit in the summer). Our address: 31965 NW Beach Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97124.
  • If you are purchasing more than 100 lbs, you can place an order ahead of time by calling 503-647-5234 and leaving a message or emailing Maegan Jossy at maejossy79@ymail.com. Please order the week before, no earlier. Thanks.

Directions:

  • Conveniently located off of Hwy 26/Sunset Hwy, 18 miles west of Portland and 60 miles east of Seaside.
  • 1/8 mile south of the Sunset Highway at the North Plains exit (#57) and 1/4 mile west on Beach Rd. Look for the Jossy Farms sign on the left side of Beach Rd.

As always you can call our harvest line at 503-647-5234 for up-to-date information. You can also follow us on Facebook or visit or website.

We look forward to seeing you,
Maegan and Amy
www.jossyfarms.com

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Nov 10 2013
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