HILLSDALE — It's not often a program can go from one impeccable head coaching stint to another but the fact that Pittsford girls basketball has been able to do that speaks to the level of success the program players and the Pittsford community has been able to achieve over the past decade-plus More: GVSU women's hoops gets dynamic playmaker, leader with Pittsford senior Ava Mallar regional and conference titles (six in total) Hodos was recognized on multiple occasions by the BCAM and other organizations as the Class D (Division 4) coach of the year Teams under that tenure are in the team MHSAA records for season total consecutive victories for one of any team in MHSAA girls basketball history More: After winning just 3 league games last year, Hillsdale hoops is off to 3-0 start in LCAA Hodos stepped away from coaching after the 2018-19 season and the program continued to have success under successor Aaron Davis and he was going play college baseball and I wanted to go watch him play baseball," Hodos said Davis compiled a 77-29 overall record and three straight league division titles Davis stepped away this past offseason from coaching to focus on his family This left a door open potentially for Hodos to return to his roots but why did the Pittsford alum decide to come back to the program I got about 10 texts saying its open now and I said the team lost to the eventual state championship team in round one what has been the biggest change for him since that winter of 2019 one thing I've found myself doing (is) I'm a lot calmer I had some old-time referees (last Wednesday night) after the game say While his calm demeanor on the sidelines has been a welcome change for old-time refs used to getting an earful on school nights that change hasn't brought down his expectations of what he wants from his team week-in and week-out It's not understatement to say that things are going about as well as they could record-wise for the Wildcats in Hodos' return to the program a 49-20 win over Athens and a 44-24 win over the Hillsdale Academy Colts a team that challenges them every year for the league title Led by GVSU signee and senior captain Ava Mallar the Wildcats play suffocating defense that allows for their playmakers to earn multiple attempts at the basket They held the Colts to just six points in their recent victory Mallar has scored 22 points in each of their last two matchups Senior Riley McCumber continues to progress into one of the most reliable defenders for the Widlcats with coach Hodos estimating more than 20 deflections for the senior in their home win over Hillsdale Academy Alexis Bryner (freshman) is playing well for me right now Gabby Adams hit a big three to start the second half McCumber had seven points against the Colts Despite having a new coach after three years the Wildcats like Mallar are putting in their own hard work to bring wins on the court they asked me if they could go to the weightroom," Hodos said "We had a late practice because we only have one gym They asked me if they could go to the weightroom before practice That's the kind of kids that you want to coach." Coach Hodos says that his return to the court has come with its challenges specifically in adjusting to the energy levels it takes to break down film and gameplan for multiple matches in a given week Hodos says that coming back to a program rich with academic all-state success has helped knowing that the players will be able to take initiative with their film studies to get ready each week "We're almost academic all-state every year So that's one thing I love about coaching girls basketball." Pittsford Wildcat parents and the community can expect Hodos to be at the helm for the foreseeable future after discussing it with Wildcat athletic director Mike Burger "I told Mike I'd stay for at least five (years)," Hodos said Pittsford girls basketball is back in action on the road this Friday Camden-Frontier (3-1) is having its own successful start to the 2024 season under their first-year head coach Phil Freeman For more sports, follow The Daily News Sports Account on X (formerly Twitter) and reporter Joe Flaherty on X  a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Osiadly Gorski She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and worked for many years in the Boardman school system Josephine married her high school sweetheart They recently celebrated their 64th anniversary She was a local artist who enjoyed oil painting her artwork received numerous awards and is in private collections all over the United States Josephine leaves behind to cherish her memory Jeanette (Mike) Kalinich and Maryann (Steve) Salata; and her brother followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. The family has entrusted Josephine’s care to the Kubina Yuhasz Wasko Funeral Home Visit www.waskofamily.com to view this obituary and to send condolences to the family Copyright © 2025 Eastern Ohio Newspapers, Inc. | https://www.vindy.com | 240 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44482 | 330-841-1600 | Terms of Service Archaeology alums become coworkers at the University of Sydney Tamar Hodos ’90 is a leading expert in Mediterranean Iron Age archaeology who spent much of her career in the United Kingdom Dumitru ’11 is a digital archaeologist working in East Africa and Southwest Asia who came to Bryn Mawr from Romania when they both joined the faculty at the University of Sydney so delighted because I am completely on the other side of the world here To know there is someone here who understands a part of me in a way that nobody else does has been enormously helpful I feel really far away from family and friends and life as I have known it Having that anchor to someone who went through similar experiences so many of the things we refer to in the same way TH: And we’re both relatively new to Australia I joke that I’m on my third variant of the English language I was recruited to direct the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens It was founded 40-odd years ago by Professor Alexander Cambitoglou who taught at Bryn Mawr in the late ’50s and early ’60s so there’s this lovely symmetry that goes back to the importance of Bryn Mawr’s archaeology department and its legacy TH: Some of the leading scholars of Classical and Near Eastern archaeology are associated with Bryn Mawr and legions of students came to work with them I often feel that with women my generation and older there’s a really high proportion who have a Bryn Mawr connection ID: I realize that I have so many examples that I had forgotten because it just feels normal to me we had a seminar series and went out after for a drink I’m sitting at a table with Robin Torrence (’71); we hadn’t met her before but did you go to Bryn Mawr?’ She was radiating this Bryn Mawr-ness ID: I remember distinctly where I was when I got a phone call from Bryn Mawr and I remember telling the person on the other end that she’d made my day TH: I actually cannot imagine having gone anywhere else ID: Everybody is empowered to be a human who gets to make choices and be treated with respect and I have every right to be heard because I was heard at Bryn Mawr And I don’t think any other institution is like that In Every Corner of Campus Changemakers Faculty Profile: Veronica Montes GSAS: Righting Historic Wrongs GSSWSR: Measuring Impact  Telling Tales of the Brave and Daring Dispatch: Serving up Scripts Anassa Kata A Cultural Tour of East Harlem Mawrter Made: Special Sauce Being Bryn Mawr Generations: A Chance Meeting Down Under PITTSFORD — While it was unexpected for Pittsford girls basketball to match its past success under the return of coach Chris Hodos the Wildcats won big this winter because of the years of building blocks that were laid during his first tenure state title-winning coach ended with two major milestones and a 23-1 record This included the team's fourth straight SCAA East title and a Pat Patterson Pool B championship trophy The team had an undefeated regular season at 22-0 This was its first undefeated regular season since 2018 senior Ava Mallar scored 13 of the team's 23 points This included a nine-point fourth quarter that brought the Wildcats within a point in the closing minutes More: Reading girls basketball season review More: Jonesville girls basketball season review three seniors paid their farewells to the program "They play so stinking hard," Hodos said of his team and seniors "I've known Ava Mallar since she was a baby she'd be on her driveway out there dribbling she's more of a runner but we needed her this year Savannah took last year off and came back (to the program) They did everything they needed to do (to win a district); we just didn't make baskets." The program brought an entire community of supporters to nearly every away game this season We have a great one in Pittsford," Hodos said I'm proud to be from Pittsford and proud to be coaching these girls again Mallar shot 41.3-percent from the field and 62-percent from the free throw line Now the senior heads to Grand Valley State in the fall all over the Pittsford record book She's the program leader for most points in a single game and most 3s in a single game placing her in the top three all-time behind Maddie Clark (1,845) and Jayci Burger (1,817) The senior was an all-state first team honoree last season and will likely be that again soon McCumber and Mallar helped lead the Wildcats girls basketball team to four straight conference championships "I've been playing with Riley McCumber since I was "We've been playing basketball through it all it's really sad that (the district final) was our last day but I couldn't have asked for better fans and better teammates." The program had several marquee wins this season including their Pat Patterson Pool B title wins over Waldron and Camden-Frontier The team had big non-conference wins over Saline Washtenaw Christian and Colon The team returns plenty of talent for next winter who scored 165 points and was second on the team in rebounds Other key returning members from the junior class include Gabby Adams A couple of freshmen found themselves in big roles this season Alexis Bryner was first on the team in field goal percentage (52.3) and rebounds (153) while averaging 5.9 points per game Other key freshmen expected back are Tania Williams "I'm excited about this summer," Hodos said I'll have a meeting and get my organization going from protracted health issues she courageously fought for numerous years She was a graduate of Boardman High School then going on to Youngstown State University for two years and was offered jobs by the Gibson greeting card company of Cincinnati as well as the American greeting card company of Cleveland carrying out of the Boardman office for 32 years Prior to going to work for the postal service Stephanie used her exceptional writing and producing talents to create and start a local production company music and lyrics and “shopping” them to New York she also assisted several local area talents with their professional careers Always a comedian herself with an extraordinarily quick wit Stephanie started writing “one-liners,” or jokes and shopping them to numerous agencies and various comedians as well with the artistic help of her cousin and artist she sent her one-liners to Miss Rivers in Las Vegas where she was appearing at Caesar’s Palace Joan’s staff reached out to her with an offer to purchase jokes from her which Stephanie did until the time of Miss Rivers’ death in 2014 Stephanie met with Miss Rivers on numerous occasions as she was touring or Stephanie was traveling to tailor her joke writing to the comedian’s current needs Stephanie is survived by her loving wife of 24 years Nicole Tarr (Brian); and three grandchildren Jacqueline (Raymond) Susor of Girard and Joan (John) Susor of Youngstown; longtime friend extended family and friends to cherish memories of her and celebrate her life Susor Hodos in 2021; her father-in-law and mother-in-law in 2016 and Marilyn Tarr in 2015; a special needs brother with whom she shared a special relationship; an aunt Elizabeth “Betty” Makara (Al) of Youngstown; an aunt-in-law June Zordich Bertilacci (Bert) of Austintown; as well as two uncles Raymond Susor (Jacqueline) of Girard and John Susor (Joan) of Youngstown The family wishes to express its heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Hospice House and Hospice of the Valley for their constant care and concern Gina and Stephanie’s home care nurse who were tireless in meeting her needs as well as the family’s through this difficult time Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Boardman The family requests that material contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley Arrangements are being handled by Vaschak-Kirila Funeral Home in Youngstown but we couldn't find the page you requested or it has been moved Meet Saint Vincent Academics Admissions & Aid Student Life After SVC News Community and Events Athletics Support Saint Vincent Faculty & Staff SVC Blog My SV Bookstore Library Maps & Directions Careers Disability Support Consumer Information Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Policies and tonight we'll be hearing performances from winners of the Salon de Virtuosi 2023 Career Grants on this edition of the McGraw Family's Young Artist Showcase Emi Ferguson: This week marks the 46th anniversary of the Young Artist Showcase which is generously underwritten by the Harold W We're celebrating by continuing a favorite tradition the showcase's founding host Bob Sherman would begin each year by sharing performances from the winners of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grants So for this special birthday edition of the showcase we are following in his footsteps with a two-part series on this year's recipients Tonight you'll be hearing performances from three of those astounding young artists The Salon de Virtuosi is celebrating its 35th year of discovering and supporting talented young musicians The Salon was founded in 1989 by the concert pianist and has assisted an outstanding array of young artists through generous grants and unforgettable concerts in New York City scholarship and career grants of $5,000 are awarded to the winners The performances we'll be hearing tonight were recorded live here in New York City at Merkin Hall performing Johannes Brahms's Scherzo in C Minor with pianist Kyoung Im Kim a 2023 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant winner with pianist Kyoung Im Kim performing Johannes Brahms's Scherzo in C minor from the FAE Sonata mentorship is so important and if you are a fan of Johannes Brahms he was supported and championed by fellow composer Robert Schumann when Johannes Brahms was only 20 years old Robert Schumann wrote an article that heralded Johannes's arrival onto the musical scene "One whose mastery springs fully armed from the head of Jupiter A young blood at whose cradle graces and heroes kept watch the composer and pianist Clara Schumann would continue their whole lives sparking collaboration along the way The piece you just heard was one of those collaborations The FAE Sonata has a fantastic origin story as a collaborative musical composition between a 20-year-old Johannes Brahms Each composer wrote one of the movements of the piece "Frei aber einsam" which translates to free but lonely It was premiered by none other than Joachim with Clara Schumann at the piano In the same year that the FAE Sonata was written Polish composer Henryk Wieniawski was similarly inspired by another musician Here's Hungarian violinist Daniel Hodos once again with pianist Kyoung Im Kim performing Henryk Wieniawski's Polonaise in D Major Emi Ferguson: Violinist Daniel Hodos with pianist Kyoung Im Kim performing Henryk Wieniawski's Polonaise in D Major We're continuing our celebration of the 2023 Salon de Virtuosi Award Winners with harpist Renée Emiko Murphy Here's Renée performing an excerpt from Claude Debussy's La Damoiselle élue or in English Adam Phan): Prelude from La Damoiselle élue Emi Ferguson: Renée Emiko Murphy performing an excerpt from Claude Debussy's La Damoiselle élue Renée is no stranger to adapting works for other instruments for the harp but she's also actively commissioning new works for the harp Renée writes that she's committed to expanding the harp repertoire and has a particular interest in representing music reflecting her Japanese and African-American heritage Here's Renée speaking from the stage of Merkin Hall Consulate General of Japan in New York on the east side premiered a work that I commissioned through a grant through Juilliard that I received which was my first time commissioning a work this piece that I-I chose to piece together in a way with the composer it combined combining my Japanese and African American heritage into one piece and kind of learning about how to commission a piece and how to work with a composer just thrilled that I could share this work Emi Ferguson: Stay tuned for the release of Renee's new recording of Ryota Ishikawa's Reaching for the Drinking Gourd here's Renee again performing the harp showpiece La Danse des Sylphes by Félix Godefroid performing Félix Godefroid's La Danse des Sylphes we'll hear more from the 2023 winners of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grants here on the McGraw Family's Young Artist Showcase and on this week's edition of the McGraw Family's Young Artist Showcase we're celebrating the winners of the 2023 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant and honor the bestows an award of $5,000 for these young artists and a chance to share their music-making live in Merkin Hall and here on The Young Artist Showcase Next up on our program is the Philadelphia-based Merz Trio comprised of violinist Brigid Coleridge They're the winners of the Naumburg Concert Artist Guild and Chesapeake Competitions to name a few in addition to their 2023 Salon de Virtuosi Grant Here's the Merz Trio performing selections from their album [MUSIC Lili Boulanger: D’un Vieux Jardin] performing Lili Boulanger's D'un Vieux Jardin and Nadia Boulanger's heures ternes from their album The Merz Trio delights in cross-disciplinary collaboration they interweave new arrangements of works like the ones you just heard with readings of texts by Parisian writers and poets all centered around Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio Here's the first movement from the Merz Trio's recording of Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio from their 2021 album Emi Ferguson: That was the Merz Trio performing the first movement from Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor As part of winning a 2023 Salon de Virtuosi Award all of the artists you're hearing tonight performed this past October live in Merkin Hall in an award ceremony that was dedicated to the founder and longtime host of the Young Artist Showcase Here's the Merz Trio Performing Pēteris Vasks Burlesca live from that award ceremony in Merkin Hall Emi Ferguson: The Merz Trio performing Pēteris Vasks Here's Brigid from the Merz Trio live at Merkin Hall we're very interested in programming for recitals we play a lot of recitals and it's a very creative space even when we're not talking about working with other artists from other disciplines we find it very exciting to think about how we create halves We do a lot of arranging of principally songs for Trio and that we find is a very flexible way of approaching programming for recitals collaborative work with other artists working in other disciplines so it seems very much playing to our own interests but also really understanding our art for music making is very much part of a wider conversation in a wider world bringing us back to Johannes Brahms with their performance of the finale from his Piano number 2 in C minor The Young Artists Showcase is generously underwritten on WQXR by the Harold W started the Young Artists Showcase in January of 1978 he hoped it would encourage young musicians and alert the rest of us to their remarkable accomplishment What I don't think he foresaw is that our WQXR program would continue to flourish becoming the longest such underwritten series in American radio history And special thanks to the Salon de Virtuosi for their support of these incredible young musicians Our generous program underwriter is the Harold W Copyright © 2024 New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use at www.wnyc.org for further information New York Public Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future The authoritative record of New York Public Radio’s programming is the audio record Young Artists Showcase is a WQXR weekly radio show that since 1978 has sought out and displayed the talents of young emerging artists WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase is supported by The Harold W For wealthy Bronze or Iron Age southern Europeans It is known that these coveted luxury items were imported from the Levant and Egypt little has been understood about the ancient ostrich egg trade A team lead by University of Bristol archaeologist Tamar Hodos has compared ancient ostrich eggshell artifacts to modern ostrich eggs to learn how these precious objects were acquired inscription at the Neo-Assyrian capital of Nimrud in modern Iraq suggests that royals may have held ostriches captive for hunting but Hodos and her team ruled out the idea that the big birds were kept to harvest their eggs they found that ancient eggshells resembled modern wild ostrich eggs more than they did those from farmed ostriches “That means somebody had to track the ostriches to their nests to steal their eggs,” says Hodos They can kill you with one kick.” The team also studied the chemical composition of the eggshells and found they could distinguish between eggs from cool ancient ostrich eggshells from one climate zone have been excavated at sites in the other zone suggesting the ostrich egg business was unexpectedly complex PITTSFORD — Undefeated seasons are something Pittsford girls basketball coach Chris Hodos has accomplished before in his career with the Wildcats Pittsford is a record holder in the MHSAA for consecutive wins during their back-to-back state title runs during his first tenure as head coach More: Watch Hillsdale Senior wrestler John Petersen’s regional title-winning match at Olivet The last time the Wildcats had an undefeated regular season was in 2018 a feat that is now even harder to achieve with a 22-game schedule Hodos returned to the team as head coach this season the 2024-25 Wildcat players can now claim a spot in that historic program precedent Their parent's night 58-31 win over Waldron added that final W to their 22-0 record The accomplishment is a tough feat to pull off Out of the top 15 teams ranked in the MHSAA MPR rankings poll Hodos wasn't expecting to get his sixth undefeated regular season when he returned to the program Things began to become clearer as the season drew to a close More: Hillsdale Academy earns 15th win of the season after defeating Hillsdale in crosstown game we hadn't really played anyone yet," Hodos said "We played the Academy; they were pretty good and every game before that was out to (20-point leads) lately we've been playing these close games and this game was pretty close going into the fourth quarter..." More: Two Reading seniors have double-digit nights on different ends of the court to beat Colon The team has been tested on multiple nights near the end of their season While senior Grand Valley State signee Ava Mallar was a main factor in getting the team’s comeback wins over Saline Washtenaw Christian (43 it has been a total team effort that has helped close out these tough matchups The Wildcats had another one of those close game thanks to a scrappy Waldron team looking to upset Pittsford's hopes at an undefeated record The Spartans kept hanging in the game down single digits but the Wildcat offensive eventually broke out with a 22-point fourth quarter The Wildcat defense held the Spartans to 31 points and aiding that effort was their highest scoring night of the year so far matching her scoring average for the season Senior Riley McCumber drained four 3s and would earn 19 points Senior Savannah Watkins nailed a 2-pointer from the field in the fourth The Waldron scoring effort was led by senior Kailee Kurtz with 15 points The game marked final league basketball game for longtime coach Jon Burk who will be retiring from coaching for Waldron athletics after this spring sports season "Jon did a super good job tonight," Hodos said Parent's night couldn't have gone better for the players on the team with many contributing to the scorebook while also having fun out on the court there was one small thing that Hodos requested from his players at the end of the game "I think they jinxed us tonight," Hodos said jokingly "They all got socks with a picture of me and my dog on them tonight and I told them not to wear those socks again." look to bring the program its first district title since 2017 they’ll have to get through an all-Hillsdale County district 120 It would be the first title for this senior group who have come close a few times their four years of winning league division titles we wanted to win the league and wanted to win district and hopefully Riley (McCumber) keeps shooting the way she shot tonight The Pat Patterson Pool B champion Wildcats are the one-seed in district 120 but it won’t be an easy task getting through to that title now that they are the ones being hunted "Everyone wants your best shot," Hodos said I told them that since we started winning games and people started printing stuff about us While the Wildcats stay focused on districts any team with a record like Pittsford’s is automatically put into the discussion for the Division 4 state finals the Wildcats are outside the top five consensus rankings across the MHSAA and Michigan Sports Writers polls Hodos isn't particularly concerned about where the rankings put them; he's more focused on letting people know how hard this group of Wildcats have worked to make this season possible "I just want them to know that we play hard If I don't have Sunday practice (and) I have a shootaround Experience would be an understatement when it comes to discussing Hodos’ success with getting to East Lansing The coach has been to the state finals three times Each of his state finals teams had a skill set and the talent to make those runs possible Hodos believes and says every night that he has the best player on the court in Ava Mallar Alongside Mallar is a squad of Wildcats Hodos says is a group that wants to win every game at practice and on the court pay off in the regular season has begun to give them confidence that his previous teams had before their playoff runs "I think the unique thing about it is I don't think they thought they could do as well as we have but I think they're starting to believe now." The road to the finals starts on Wednesday March 5 as the Wildcats await the winner of Camden-Frontier and Will Carleton Academy That game will be played at Reading high school at 5:30 p.m All postseason tickets must be purchased online at GOFAN Metrics details Decorated ostrich eggs were luxury items in antiquity They have been found primarily in elite funerary contexts from Mesopotamia and the Levant to the wider Mediterranean throughout the region’s Bronze and Iron Ages (third-first millennia BCE) Most scholarship has assessed their iconography to determine craftsman origin equating decorative style with cultural identity given how readily motifs can be copied or adapted and especially challenging for periods in which artisans were reliant on royal/elite patronage and known to migrate between regions the full extent of the roles of non-elites in the production and distribution of these elite artefacts has never been considered directly the role these luxuries played as social actors across a spectrum of society has been overlooked It is this aspect that the present work addresses It does so by building upon a recently concluded study that has used isotopic analyses and scanning electron microscopy to assess where and how eggs were acquired in the ancient Mediterranean and the working techniques used to decorate them The results allow us to consider the role these objects played as social actors upon more than just their elite consumers to recognise the wider social effects of luxury material culture and its impact upon diverse groups and individuals beyond wealthy consumers they are regarded primarily as evidence of connectivity between communities in the respective networks of the Bronze and Iron Ages; their role as social actors is hardly considered beyond comparative elite display Yet without consideration of others who may have been involved in their biography prior to deposition we are left with a limited understanding of the full extent to which the eggs may have served as social actors in antiquity we now have new evidence at hand to enable us to begin to consider the extent to which the decorated ostrich eggs acted upon members of society beyond their final elite consumers © T. Hodos and reproduced with permission of the Trustees of the British Museum. Hodos and reproduced with permission of the Trustees of the British Museum The geographic origins of the eggs themselves prior to working remain obscure Yet this is central to the question of who ‘made’ a decorated egg for acquisition of the material itself is the first step of the entire chaîne opératoire Since ostriches are not indigenous to Italy the eggs represent imported objects in one capacity or another (i.e as finished products or for the raw egg-shell-as-material) the Levantine features of their iconography—regardless of whether they were decorated by Phoenicians or other Levantine artisans—distinguishes them from the rest of the Isis Tomb assemblage which otherwise consists of Italic and Egyptian artefacts their geographic origins are fundamental to the question of who decorated them We therefore need a different approach that does not involve a direct stylistic interpretation This takes us to the chaîne opératoire itself of these eggs which has previously not been considered as a means of understanding their origins but it also provides a means to consider their role as social actors it is necessary to explain what is meant by a luxury object and ways in which such objects serve as social actors Perhaps more than this combination is the fact that any notion of a luxury item is predicated upon our understandings of the values such an item imparts to its consumers This may be in terms of its economic worth the production chain involved in its manufacture and delivery and/or the messages we wish to convey to others who might see it in our possession Not all of these necessarily translate between cultures our sense of what constitutes a luxury item is not universal our understanding of what luxury might be is culturally specific although often we find such understandings are culturally shared many cultures around the world today recognise western designer clothes This is not to say that if an object is not a luxury An object’s designation as such depends upon several factors particularly its context within a given society and our social awareness of relative value within that society wine may be a necessity in certain religious contexts although it often is regarded as a luxury in social ones can also be the only practical means of transportation depending upon where an individual lives Common approaches to agency with regard to material culture in the past include a focus on collective agency; individual intentionality; the rational actor; unintended consequences of social struggle; practical rationality within social struggle; as well as non-human and object agency These are tasks not necessarily undertaken by the same individual yet everyone involved from extraction through distribution would have likely been aware of the intended value of the finished goods This understanding would likely have influenced their behaviour every step of the way and perhaps even in terms of social standing within their peer groups the act of making means that an extraordinary object in production impacts upon the lives of its makers the present contribution aims to draw out the chaîne opératoire of these extraordinary objects to shed light on the extent to which luxury objects might act upon others beyond their consumers The study made several important discoveries The team was able to distinguish eggs laid in cooler more arid zones in the eastern Mediterranean regions above 30° N latitude correspond with a cooler wetter environmental zone than land south of this latitude; this northerly region includes the Nile delta was that ancient sites in both environments had examples of eggs laid in the other climatic zone individual examples were found to have significantly different strontium isotope ratios than other eggs excavated at each site while the carbon and oxygen data revealed outlier examples at Ur (Iraq) A’Ali (Bahrain) and Naukratis (Nile delta) What this indicates is that just because an egg could be sourced locally not all eggs necessarily came from local contexts it is unclear if these were worked or unworked eggs or not necessarily exclusively one or the other This contrasts with eggs from modern farmed ostriches who are provided with drinking water; the oxygen ratios of these eggs do map The oxygen isotope ratios of the ancient eggs in the British Museum study were too high when converted to local precipitation values which suggests that the birds laying these eggs were not drinking water from a fixed source between the SEM observations and the oxygen isotope data it seems likely that the ancient eggs studied from the British Museum collection were acquired from the wild The team were able to replicate some of the ancient methods in their experimental modifications to modern ostrich eggshell including incisions with both V- and U-shaped profiles which gives insight into tool types and handling techniques Some worked features of the ancient specimens could not be replicated and it remains unclear what tools would have been used to produce them The variety of technical skills used to prepare and decorate the eggs in antiquity was far greater than anticipated especially when the worked shells were examined via SEM while inconclusive with regard to shedding light on the precise tools and techniques used to prepare and decorate the eggs nevertheless reinforce scholarly recognition that ancient craftsmen were extremely skilled The variable nature of our maritime evidence from the late second millennium to the middle of the first millennium BCE renders it difficult to determine the extent to which the first millennium BCE evidence may represent continuity of earlier practices even if the tracker chose to kill an ostrich to acquire its eggs rather than merely steal the eggs What kind of social impact did tracking and acquisition skills bestow upon the tracker (and anyone else involved in collecting eggs for we do not know for certain that the tracker was the same individual to collect the eggs) There are also questions of exchanging eggs even in areas where ostrich eggs could already be procured Did eggs from different areas have different perceived values What arguments would an individual have used to persuade someone to acquire their ‘foreign’ eggs when eggs could be acquired more regionally the team learned from ethnographic evidence that ostrich eggs need to dry naturally for 6–24 months after blowing before the shells are ready to be worked; they cannot be put in the sun or an oven to dry to speed up the process (2 May 2017 interview by the author with J President of the former Egg Crafters Guild of Great Britain) This adds to the complexity of the question about trade of the eggs themselves because we must now consider additional individuals responsible for their storage and the impact the responsibility of secure stable storage had upon those in charge of their care during this period This may have also added to the eggs’ luxury status since it represents a long-term investment before a return can be realised only once the eggs were suitably dried could highly skilled craftsmen proceed to undertake their decoration Who determined the imagery depicted on the eggs Were these solely at the discretion of the craftsman or did the patron have a say How did such decisions impact upon an artisan’s own practices and behaviours in life Traders were then required to transport the eggs from workshops and arrange for their distribution around the Mediterranean by sea and land; luxury goods required a type of secure storage on board to ensure they did not get damaged influencing the behaviour of the loaders and perhaps crew members All of this activity had to take place before an elite recipient could purchase or receive such an object individuals involved in the production and distribution of this luxury were varied in terms of time their engagement in the biography of these objects impacted upon their behaviour and perhaps social status although the extent to which we can discuss this beyond speculating how given that we have no direct evidence from the individuals themselves we now have a better idea of how the luxury industry affected members of a wide range of society and in diverse locales considerably beyond their elite customers despite our relative neglect in considering this aspect of luxuries serving as social actors second and first millennia BCE demonstrates that they influenced elites in their self-expressions of what it meant to be rich diachronically and their find contexts are less exclusive although still recognised as of comparatively elevated status This hints at how the eggs themselves worked as social actors upon society more broadly diachronically as well (further research on this dimension is ongoing by the author in collaboration with C these objects are extraordinary for reasons beyond their predominantly luxury status In addition to communicating common understanding while fostering localised differences between cultures and their individual users—in the more traditional understanding of objects as social agents—it is now clear that many more individuals were involved in the making of these objects than previously considered (if considered at all) collaborative relationships existed that necessitated social interaction The eggs thus had potential to impact upon individual behaviour and practice at every step of the chaîne opératoire there is still much we do not know about the extent to which these extraordinary objects were social actors upon and between those involved in their production and distribution The extent of our understanding may also remain limited in the absence of emic records of those involved consideration of the entire production process draws out the complex and evolving impacts of the luxury material culture industry upon a number of social groups and individuals beyond wealthy consumers and highlights more substantially the role luxuries play as social actors The data that support the findings of this study are available from Cambridge University Press (https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2020.14) but restrictions apply to the availability of these data which were used under license for the current study Data are however available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request and with permission from Cambridge University Press Albenda P (2005) Ornamental wall painting in the art of the Assyrian empire Albenda P (2008) Assyrian royal hunts: antlered and horned animals from distant lands Appardurai A (1986) Introduction: commodities and the politics of value In: Appadurai A (ed) The social life of things Rakic Y (eds) (2014) Assyria to Iberia at the dawn of the classical age Barnett RD (1982) Ancient ivories in the Middle East Bass G (1997) Prolegomena to a study of marine traffic in raw materials to the Aegean during fourteenth and thirteenth centuries BC Histoire de l’art archéologie de la Grèce antique Bertram BCR (1992) The ostrich communal nesting system Brysbaert A (2013) ‘The chicken or the egg?’ Interregional contacts viewed through a technological lens at Late Bronze Age Tiryns Hastorf CA (eds) (1993) The uses of style in archaeology Robb JE (2000) Agency in archaeology: paradigm or platitude Dornan JL (2002) Agency and archaeology: past Robinson TJ (1993) Phylogeographic patterns in mitochondrial DNA of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) Gorman V (2014) Corrupting luxury in ancient Greek literature Graeber D (2001) Toward an anthropological theory of value Hendon JA (eds) (2018) An introduction to relational personhood and other-than-human agency in archaeology In: Relational identities and other-than-human agency in archaeology In: Neppi Modona A (ed) La civiltà arcaica di Vulci e la sua espansione Atti del X Convegno di Studi Etruschi e Italici Hermann G (2000) Ivory carving of the first millennium: workshops Hicks D (2010) The material-culture turn: event and effect Beaudry M (eds) The Oxford handbook of material culture studies Hodos T (2009) Colonial engagements in the global Mediterranean iron age Hodos T (2018) Luxuries during the Mediterranean’s Iron Age period In: Fletcher A (ed) An age of luxury: the Assyrians to Alexander Hodos T (2020) The archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age Hodos T, Cartwright C, Montgomery J, Nowell G, Crowder K, Fletcher A, Gönster Y (2020) Origins of decorated ostrich eggs in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East. 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I was especially pleased when I used to find my son absent-mindedly singing Hamalach Hagoel, a song with particularly strong associations from my NCSY years I love passing these special songs on to my kids and I love the chance to think back to those memories when I sing with them my three-year-old decided to expand her bedtime playlist so I got the chance to think back and hit on a song I hadn’t thought about in a surprisingly long time She decided we should sing Shabbos songs even when it’s not Shabbos (apparently I had already introduced her to one special song from my years in Israel my treat on the rare occasion I made it to shul (the nearby yeshiva Merkaz HaRav) on time for Friday night davening Number two was “V’Shamru” – and when she wanted three I suddenly found a tune for Tov L’hodos pouring out that I don’t think I’d sung in years (It’s from the Song of the Day for Shabbos so it counts as a Shabbos song!) Probably because it wasn’t one of my recent regulars it brought a particularly intense rush of memories and thoughts I’ve always been intrigued by how we relate to these slow songs with words often taken from pesukim or Talmudic passages and presumably meant to be inspiring Throughout my years in NCSY and other youth group settings and various other experiences between and since I always found it powerful to be in a room full of people singing a beautiful tune together and clearly those experiences impacted me enough that I wanted to share them even as I enjoyed those moments united in song I was often uncomfortably aware of a disconnect between the singing and the emotions connecting to G-d through the words of Tanach put to music Or was I simply enjoying a nice tune with friends all of us deluding ourselves into thinking it was about G-d when really it was about us I began making a concerted effort to pay attention to the words of the songs we sang  trying to make sure at least some of my focus was on the meaning not just on the tune and the company and the experience So what was I thinking about the first time I sang that Tov L’hodos tune to my little girl trying to remember if we ever sang that tune or just that other one where we definitely sang that tune all the time  I was thinking about the experience of being with that group of girls and that one friend’s expression when she was immersed in song I was thinking about the madricha who got married that year who walked down to that tune at her wedding as we all swooned I was wondering what she’s up to and if I could look her up next time I’m in Israel if she’d even remember me after all this time I was thinking about that funny thing she used to say I was even thinking about the funny lyric switch my friend’s brother’s friends used to sing From Tehillim chapter 92: “It is good to give thanks to Hashem and [of] Your faithfulness in the nights.” I’ve been privileged to learn (and teach) this perek of Tehillim a few times (Enough to know some interpretations might translate differently than I just did but we’ll leave that aside.) In particular I found myself thinking of commentaries who suggest that the reference to morning vs redemption: We can easily tell of G-d’s kindness during the “daylight” of redemption while faith is what gets us through the darkness of the “nights” of exile To connect to G-d through these words of Tehillim focusing on holding faith during the darkness of exile and longing for the light of Redemption and its effectiveness as a source of prayers comes from the relevance of King David’s words to all people There is always a way to relate to the words of Tehillim always something there that is applicable to a particular moment of struggle or joy I think that’s true of much of our liturgy I achieved my best moments of kavanah while reciting Atah Chonen (asking for “knowledge”) on test days the same words helped me pray fervently for the knowledge and insight I would need to navigate some stage of adulthood that as I sang to my daughter about times of morning and night the times when things seem clear and good versus the times they seem dark and we’re not sure how we’ll get through other than by faith alone I related the words to different elements of life than I did back in my post-high school days in Israel I really did connect the words to exile and redemption did my best to focus on the gap between exile and redemption when I sang those slow inspirational songs I think I truly mourned the lack of the Beis Hamikdash – as well as any eighteen-year-old can two thousand years after its destruction I’m an overworked and underpaid mother of four who tends to feel pretty clueless about the whole endeavor As I sang to my daughter about the comfortable clarity of day and the dark uncertainty of night and the “goodness” of giving thanks and relying on G-d’s kindness through it all I wasn’t thinking about exile or redemption about a particular challenge that had arisen just that day and that I wasn’t sure how to navigate it that’s the sort of “darkness,” of uncertainty and the need for faith we have a tendency to criticize ourselves for being too caught up in our lives to focus on bigger things to daven for an “A” on a test when there are people starving to be caught up in the day to day challenges of our lives and lose sight of our national mourning for the Beis Hamikdash and longing for Mashiach But we need all those things; they all matter to us we may well be overwhelmed by one more than another even if it seems minor in objective comparison to get caught up in an experience shared with humans to simply feel connected to other people or an experience If I can master crying out to G-d for an “A,” maybe I can progress to crying out to Him for guidance in helping others If I can become immersed in an experience with other people through words of Torah and a tune that tugs my heartstrings maybe I can build on that sense of connection and build a deeper connection with G-d I can simply create memories for my children like my own memories The time may come when I can once again really mourn for the Beis Hamikdash (Though let’s hope it’s built even before that time comes!) But for now what could be bad about cuddling with my daughter and singing about thanking Hashem even if it’s kind of dark and I’m not sure of my next step in either relationship The words of this author reflect his/her own opinions and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Orthodox Union many student-athletes across the state began to sign national letters of intent to join baseball and softball collegiate programs Xavier Hodos looked to continue his collegiate career with the Olivet Comets Senior Xavier Hodos signed a national letter of intent to join the Olivet College baseball program Xavier was joined by his parents – Heather and Steve Hodos – as well as his coach Kyle Brown and Athletic Director Mike Burger Xavier starts the next chapter of his life but he and his fellow Wildcat teammates will look to end their high school careers on a high note Xavier and the rest of the Senior Wildcats are looking to run it back to the district title this season The team won the district championship this past season over Camden-Frontier and many of the Seniors that participated on that ball club have returned to the team this year The Wildcats have a history of district title success The team also won a district championship in 2015. Second year head coach Kyle Brown believes Seniors like Hodos are integral to the success of the team on the diamond “Our Seniors will work to be confident in themselves and to keep themselves accountable,” said coach Brown “After winning a district title last year and competing against Colon in the regional semifinals we learned that we can be great if we work hard The Seniors will lead this team and get the younger players to learn how to push themselves if they want to get past the regional semis.”   Xavier believes that to repeat as district champions “We are going to have a target on our back,” said Xavier Hodos and the rest of the season said that the Seniors are hoping to leave a good example for groups coming up in the program “Our interim superintendent talked to us about leading by example that’s one more if I didn’t.” The Seniors hope that some of that success will inspire others to continue their hard work for the program for many seasons to come Xavier Hodos is the first student-athlete to sign with a collegiate organization during coach Kyle Brown’s tenure as head of the varsity program coach Brown returned to the program last season after the Wildcats lost a season of ball due to the Covid-19 Pandemic Brown is a fourth-generation student-athlete for Pittsford whose father played on the State semifinal team Brown will coach a Senior group that includes Xavier and his younger brother Eli Brown Coach Brown believes that Xavier is the perfect student-athlete to represent the program by being his first collegiate athlete under his tenure “I couldn’t have had a better player be the first signing during my coaching career,” said coach Brown “He is a great leader on and off the field I am proud of what he has been able to accomplish A lot of people will say “” It is the coaches that build the player”” but I have seen the work he has done at our practices I have seen the work he does outside our program – whether it is travel ball or practicing hitting on Sundays – that he puts in to be a great player The only place I haven’t played him is first base Olivet is getting a player that is confident in what he does and understands that he needs to put the work and is willing to do it.”   which is something he had learned to love during his travel ball seasons that he participated in since his youth when his passion for the game started to grow Xavier’s love for baseball started as he began committing to the sport when he got older Hodos experienced a lot of ups-and-downs during his youth career but playing travel ball on the Baw Beese team helped grow his love for the sport Steve Hodos – Xavier’s father who helps coach the varsity team – helped coach Xavier during his travel ball years before playing for Hillsdale community schools Xavier admitted that there were some frustrating times during his youth but that he thought the experience was fun and an important part of his development as a ball player and as a leader Xavier transferred to Pittsford High School Xavier said that while the journey was a little nerve-racking at first his connection to some of his new teammates and coaches helped make the transition smoother “Going to a new place was a little nerve-racking,” said Xavier “I knew some of the kids here from playing baseball with them and I knew coach Burger and Mr and we just found success and stayed hot in the postseason Those are the moments – as a team – you either sink or swim and we just kept on swimming.”   Hodos knew he had the skills to potentially play post high school baseball but he had lost some of that love for the game but that passion for the game was renewed during that Summer travel ball season and then the district title run “I didn’t really take that too serious,” said Hodos after the first couple of game that Junior season I got my NCSA membership and started emailing coaches.”   The Next College Student Athlete service is a membership where High School students can use to get their name out for recruiting purposes.  After getting his name and stats out to recruiters Xavier visited several colleges including William Penn Some colleges were hard to travel to during the Covid-19 Pandemic Xavier reached out to several local colleges Xavier initiated the contact with Olivet college and coaches helped set up a visit for Xavier and his family where they got to see the facilities and the campus.  “Olivet kind of stuck out to me,” said Xavier “Their coaches were very nice and understanding from the get-go It is a smaller school; no lecture halls with 300 people They have a focus on being a student-athlete and they have a nice weight room.”   it was an easy sell for Xavier and his family Steve Hodos and Heather Hodos – Xavier's parents – watched their son go from pitching in the Battle Creek travel ball league to signing with Olivet Both became aware that when visiting Olivet this was the beginning of the end of one chapter for their family “This journey started in AU baseball,” said Steve Hodos he’s ending his High School career here and it’s great It’s been a long road with bumps and bruises but it’s been a blast.”   “It’s rewarding watching him go from being an undersized kid to being at the top,” said Heather Hodos “Seeing him take that next stride has been an excellent reward and a blessing.  they got to watch Xavier work hard to achieve their goals and they believe Xavier will go on to achieve even more of his aspirations after graduation and when he joins the Olivet ball club.  Some of the favorite memories the Hodos shared included a lot of off-season work where Xavier and his father Steve would focus just on baseball Heather Hodos recalled memories of Xavier and his father create a makeshift practice net in their basement and talk baseball Both Steve and Heather look forward to Xavier heading off to start his next chapter “We look forward to him having a blast making new friends and making new connections with the world.  We want to thank Coach Jeff Miller and Coach Duff from Hillsdale; Coach Brown and Coach Burger from Pittsford; for helping him make the journey from Hillsdale to Pittsford easier and for helping Xavier throughout his baseball career.”  There were a lot of people Xavier thanked for helping him finish his journey and getting to his signing day “I want to give a shout out to Shane Martinez We won the David Clark Memorial Tournament for the Baw Beese travel team We had a 10-inning thriller against the Adrian Dirtbags and that put us in the tournament and that put us in the championship that we won I want to shout out my hitting coach: Dusty Compton He was a big part of getting my strength up I want to thank my coaches at Hillsdale for always being there to talk to who was important for getting me into travel ball I want to thank my dad – Steve Hodos – for never giving up on me or anyone else on our teams I want to thank coach Dave Caley from the Battle Creek Shamrocks coach Brown and my assistant coach Money Brown for helping with my transition from Hillsdale to Pittsford.”   Xavier also thanked Derrick Clark – his assistant basketball coach – for playing a big part in his life while he attended Pittsford Xavier will look to complete his journey with the Wildcats this season He has already reached out and talked to several of his future teammates at Olivet Xavier says that to prepare for his transition he going to keep working on his study habits while finishing his Wildcat baseball career which is something Olivet College is known for.  The Pittsford Wildcats will look to start their varsity baseball season in April The team starts their biggest stretch of the season during the week of April 14 Stay tuned to the Daily News for scores and updates throughout the season Olivet College is a private Christian college located in Olivet Olivet College is affiliated with the United Church of Christ Olivet offers more than 30 academic programs and a master’s degree of Business Administration in Insurance The Olivet College Comets compete in the NCAA Division III and are aligned with the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The baseball program is run by Shelby Dixon who is in his third season as head baseball coach a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Ignat Demeretz She was an amazing cook and a better baker She won many awards at the Canfield Fair over the years and even got Best in Show for her apple pie She was a loving grandmother and collector of Wedgwood Jasperware She also enjoyed reading and taking care of her beautiful orchids Elizabeth leaves behind her beloved husband of more than 58 years Kelly (Thomas) Birnbrich of Columbus and Keith (Janet Settimo) Hodos of Austintown; her grandchildren Lindsay and Margaret; and her sister-in-law An hour of calling will be held 10 to 11 a.m followed immediately by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11a.m. She will be laid to rest in Lake Park Cemetery Visit www.waskofamily.com to send the family condolences JLL has made another two high-profile additions to its brokerage team in the region Hodos and Michael Remer join the company as a vice chairman and vice president 1 retail broker in the Americas for two consecutive years while bringing nearly four decades of combined experience serving global brands national retailers and prominent landlords “Richard is a trailblazer in the retail real estate arena,” said Naveen Jaggi “His extensive experience and relationship-driven leadership in the luxury market in particular will be a tremendous asset as we continue to strengthen our capabilities in New York and beyond.” Hodos was president and co-founder of Madison HGCD where he worked with some of the world’s most prominent retail brands where he was instrumental in the initial rollout of Sephora stores across the U.S and worked with the Onassis Foundation and Versace securing Fifth Avenue space He began his New York real estate career with Edward S after relocating to the city from Pittsburgh developing and leasing upscale shopping centers “There is enormous opportunity in the retail space as shoppers demand better experiences,” Hodos said “We are thrilled to advance our efforts with JLL a company whose culture and best-in-class platform support our delivery of superior client services.” representing retail tenants and landlords throughout the city Together they collected the Real Estate Board of New York’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for bringing The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to 935 Broadway in a deal with Warner Bros Remer was a commercial leasing agent with The Corcoran Group and “I have had the privilege of knowing and respecting Richard Hodos for many years,” said Patrick A a vice chairman with JLL’s retail brokerage group “The entire JLL Retail team is excited to have the opportunity to collaborate with Richard and Michael moving forward They are high caliber individuals both personally and professionally and their perspective to the business and relationships are very much aligned with JLL’s approach.” has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group All RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2023 Real Estate NJ 101 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland Our site uses cookies. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy JLL announced today that veteran New York City retail broker Richard B and will be based in the firm’s Manhattan headquarters office 1 retail broker in the Americas on two consecutive years,andbring nearly four decadesof combined experience providing full-service real estate consulting to global brands “Richard is a trailblazer in the retail real estate arena His extensive experience and relationship-driven leadership in the luxury market in particular will be a tremendous asset as we continue to strengthen our capabilities in New York and beyond,” said Naveen Jaggi “I have had the privilege of knowing and respecting Richard Hodos for many years The entire JLL Retail team is excited to have the opportunity to collaborate with Richard and Michael moving forward They are high caliber individuals both personally and professionally and their perspective to the business and relationships are very much aligned with JLL’s approach,” said Patrick A Hodos was president and co-founder of Madison HGCD where he worked with some of the world’s most prominent retail brands he worked for The Lansco Corporation where he was instrumental in the initial rollout of Sephora stores across the US and worked with the Onassis Foundation and Versace securing Fifth Avenue space Gordon Company after relocating to the city from Pittsburghwhere he worked with The First City Company developing and leasing upscale shopping centers Hodos is credited with contributing to the re-merchandising of Fifth Avenue that turned the stretch from 49th Street to 60th Street into the “most expensive street in the world.” He worked with Tishman Speyer to reimagine Rockefeller Center for the 21st century and consulted on retail leasing at the World Trade Center Oculus while completing transactions with pension funds Remer has worked with Hodos at CBRE since 2017 Together they collected the Real Estate Board of New York’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for bringing The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to 935 Broadway in a deal with Warner Bros’ in 2019 Remer has completed transactions totaling over $100 million in gross consideration with retailers including Versace “There is enormous opportunity in the retail space as shoppers demand better experiences,” said Hodos.“We are thrilled to advance our efforts with JLL The arrival of Hodos and Remer at JLL comes one month after Nicki Hines joined the firm as executive managing director Hines is considered a leading expert in international retail whose work with brands including Coach Microsoft and Nike have made her a go-to resource for precedent-setting concept JLL is a leader in the New York tri-state commercial real estate market with more than 2,600 of the most recognized industry experts offering brokerage JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $19.4 billion operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 102,000 as of June 30 © Copyright 2012 - 2023 | citybiz | All Rights Reserved It's great to be with you and it's always great being with the Young Artists Showcase and to hear these really wonderful and inspiring musicians as they continue to share their incredible gifts with us every week I can't wait to hear the fabulous talent coming up on the showcase and I am so pleased to be able to support the series all through its well over four decades on WQXR and there's so much more to come Next week on the McGraw Family's Young Artists Showcase we'll continue with three more award winners of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/this-is-why-you-need-to-watch-mo-on-netflix\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=N8OisqPHJMLN47UHQGm3hr4u6RV8olL2hrewzfanMo0-1746525696-1.0.1.1-EuKTE9xeC5wc_nGgCWPRK4bfB8Wsl6sunX.oodqTWTk" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Professor Hodos, an experienced field archaeologist and scholar, will be joining the University of Sydney and AAIA from the University of Bristol in the second half of 2023 Professor Keith Dobney is delighted to welcome Professor Hodos into her new role and to this exciting opportunity: “Professor Hodos brings her wealth of research experience studying the ancient Mediterranean world not least the important role Greek culture played within its development She comes at an exciting time in the history of the Institute and with new ideas and initiatives into how we engage a range of audiences with the fascinating world of Hellenistic studies.” Using her extensive experience and contacts in Europe Professor Hodos says she hopes to: “forge innovative collaborative projects to develop a new understanding of the culture of the Hellenes their impact and their role in broader world history who will be Director of the Institute as well as taking up a position as Chair of Classical Archaeology will look to elevate the standing of the AAIA in its role as a Foreign School of Athens and a unique research institution here in Australia She is focused on creating career pathways in the study of Hellenic culture for students and researchers to create opportunities and expand their knowledge of the Hellenic world The new Director will build upon the links between the AAIA and the Australian Greek community recognising the vital role the AAIA holds as a bridge between Greece and Australia: “I appreciate the work and contribution of the Greek-Australian Diaspora in creating and supporting this unique Institution in Australia I am keen to extend the Institute's growing focus on the experiences of Australia's Greek community today.” The Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens is one of 18 foreign research facilities established in Athens that focus on Greek with a heavy emphasis on archaeological fieldwork and research Too many automated requests from this network Aziza Hasan and Andrea Hodos of NewGround will talk about their work bringing Jews and Muslims together An event Sunday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena will feature Aziza Hasan and Andrea Hodos of NewGround and can be attended in person or online via livestream are long-time interfaith partners of All Saints Church an organization that empowers Jewish and Muslim change-makers with the skills and relationships needed to improve Muslim-Jewish relations and strengthen cooperation on issues of shared concern The forum will focus on their work in bringing Jews and Muslims together the pain and transformation of the past month and what a trauma-informed path forward might look like This comes in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict which has tested Jewish and Muslim interfaith communities is the associate director of the nonprofit fellowship program They reportedly have been instrumental in helping more than 500 Los Angeles Muslims and Jews learn to listen The forum will also discuss an article from The New York Times recommended by Barack Obama in his statement on Gaza The article tells a heartrending story about Aziza Hasan and Andrea Hodos and their work in fostering interfaith relationships amid the Israel-Hamas war and dignity for future generations of Israeli and Palestinian children He also warned that any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire The forum at All Saints Church is an opportunity to meet Aziza Hasan and Andrea Hodos and get a vision for healing in a time that can feel hopeless,” the Church said on social media All Saints is located at 132 N Euclid Ave. in Pasadena. 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Pasadena Now | Terms of - Service | Privacy Policy | CA Notice of Collection RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds offer another way to get Pasadena Now content Subscribe to our feeds to get the latest headlines summaries and links back to full articles – formatted for your favorite feed reader and updated throughout the day Blog dedicated to show reviews of Broadway and nationwide Community Theater Blog also discusses theatre water cooler topics and stories from personal theatre experience If you like classic country music and enjoy watching two quality actresses give great performances in spite of an overlong moderately entertaining story then going to Seven Angels Theatre and seeing their production of “Honky Tonk Laundry” may be something you’ll have a good time at Written by Roger Bean with music arranged by Jon Newton “Honky Tonk Laundry” is directed and choreographed by Russell Garrett the proprietor of the Wishy Washy Washateria has been spending more time away from the laundry because he’s spending time with his sick mother a girl looking for a new start after she’s caught her own beau having an affair Lana Mae takes Katie under her wing and hires her at the laundry Together the two help each other recover from their relationships and build a friendship Beyond that there isn’t too much from the story and most of the plot is completely resolved by the end of the first act as the second act comprises of a concert of their favorite country songs held at the laundromat The enjoyable elements of the show are in Connolly and Hodos performing a variety of country hits like Trisha Yearwood’s “Heaven Heartache and the Power of Love,” Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man,” and Pam Tillis’ “Cleopatra It was especially nice hearing Connolly perform something completely different for her recent turn as Fraulein Kost in Ivoryton Playhouse’s “Cabaret.” She gives Lana Mae a strong sense of fortitude and confidence while keeping sensitivity that gives her a bit of country sweetness Hodos is the funny to Connolly’s straight woman Lana Mae She plays Katie with a slight touch of insanity and Devil may care irresponsibility It’s just enough to make the more outlandish moments of the show balance with the more heartfelt moments there isn’t much substance to “Honky Tonk Laundry.” Sure the performances of the songs in the second act are fun and the two ladies perform them with excellence The laundry machines were pretty flimsy looking I particularly like the bay window that looked out on the sidewalk outside the laundry Matt Martin’s sound design was nicely detailed The constant rumble of the laundry machines was nicely balanced so as not to drown out the dialogue though not to the point of overbearing where you would have trouble hearing the two actresses on stage especially if you’re a fan of country music Production: Written by Roger Bean; Music Arrangements by Jon Newton; Directed and Choreographed by Russell Garrett; Music Direction by Brent Crawford Mauldin; Lighting Design by Doug Harry; Scenic Design by Carl Tallent; Sound Design by Matt Martin; Costume Design by Alyse Lamb; Wig Design by Joel Silvestro; Production Stage Manager: Tesia Childs Tickets: $42. Available online at www.sevenangelstheatre.org Powered by Squarespace decorated ostrich eggs were traded and exchanged as luxury items around the Mediterranean during the Bronze and Iron Ages decorated eggs must have been imported from the Middle East or North Africa where these big birds were indigenous during these periods Interpretations of the provenance of the eggs how they were exchanged and who decorated them have relied upon iconographic analysis and comparison with other worked media continues to prevail as to where exactly the eggs originated reveals secrets about their origin and how and where they were made Hodos and colleagues examined decorated ostrich eggs from the collection of the British Museum Using state-of-the-art scanning electron microscopy they were able to investigate the eggs’ chemical makeup to pinpoint their origins and study minute marks that reveal how they were made “The entire system of decorated ostrich egg production was much more complicated than we had imagined,” Dr “We found evidence to suggest the ancient world was much more interconnected than previously thought.” the researchers were able to distinguish eggs laid in different climatic zones (cooler What was most surprising to the team was that eggs from both zones were found at sites in the other zone The study authors believe eggs were taken from wild birds’ nests despite evidence of ostriches being kept in captivity during this period This was no ordinary egg-hunt — ostriches can be extremely dangerous so there was a tremendous risk involved in taking eggs from wild birds “We also found eggs require time to dry before the shell can be carved and therefore require safe storage,” Dr since storage necessitates a long-term investment and this The findings are published in the journal Antiquity The origins of decorated ostrich eggs in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East TrendingCommercialNew YorkATop retail broker Richard Hodos jumps from CBRE to JLLVeteran dealmaker joined by Michael Remer in move to rival firm A pair of notable New York City retail brokers are on the move Richard Hodos, who has spent the last 14 years at CBRE and became only the second retail broker to achieve the rank of vice chairman at the brokerage where he’ll retain a similar title in the firm’s Manhattan office Joining him in the move to JLL is Michael Remer who has worked with Hodos at CBRE since 2017 SIGN UPHodos’ representation of Ralph Lauren in its lease for 38,000 square feet at the Coca-Cola Building at 711 Fifth Avenue earned him the same award in 2014 Hodos co-founded the retail consulting firm Madison HGCD where he represented brands including Coach In his five years at CBRE, Remer has worked with Hodos on high-profile deals including Versace’s lease at Wharton Properties’ 747 Madison Avenue in February he’ll serve as vice president of retail brokerage Remer was a commercial leasing agent at Corcoran Group on display in the British Museum.Jononmac46 Fragment of decorated egg from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Naukratis University of Bristol (with the permission of the Trustees of the British Museum) is closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs ornate ostrich eggs were highly prized by the elites of Mediterranean civilisations during the Bronze and Iron Ages but to date little has been known about the complex supply chain behind these luxury goods.    Examining ostrich eggs from the British Museum’s collection, the team, led by Bristol’s Dr Tamar Hodos were able to reveal secrets about their origin and how and where they were made Senior Scientist at the British Museum was able to investigate the eggs’ chemical makeup to pinpoint their origins and study minute marks that reveal how they were made.  In the study, published in the journal Antiquity the researchers describe for the first time the surprisingly complex system behind ostrich egg production This includes evidence about where the ostrich eggs were sourced and how the manufacture methods can be related to techniques and materials used by artisans in specific areas.  “The entire system of decorated ostrich egg production was much more complicated than we had imagined! We also found evidence to suggest the ancient world was much more interconnected than previously thought,” said Dr Hodos, Reader in Mediterranean Archaeology in Bristol’s School of Arts.   “Mediterranean ostriches were indigenous to the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa we were able to distinguish eggs laid in different climatic zones (cooler drier).  What was most surprising to us was that eggs from both zones were found at sites in the other zone suggestive of more extensive trade routes.”  Dr Hodos and colleagues believe eggs were taken from wild birds’ nests despite evidence of ostriches being kept in captivity during this period This was no ordinary egg-hunt - ostriches can be extremely dangerous so there was a tremendous risk involved in taking eggs from wild birds.   “We also found eggs require time to dry before the shell can be carved and therefore require safe storage would add to an egg’s luxury value,” said Dr Hodos.  The study is part of an ongoing research project into ancient luxury goods, Globalising Luxuries.  Dr Hodos explains: “We are assessing not only how ancient luxuries were produced but also how they were used by different peoples These questions are incredibly important for our own society today in which the same object may have different social or symbolic meanings for different groups Such knowledge and understanding helps foster tolerance and mutual respect in a multi-cultural society If we can understand these mechanisms in the past for which we have long-term outcomes in terms of social development we can use this knowledge to better inform our own society in a number of ways.”  “The British Museum is delighted to collaborate with colleagues at the universities of Bristol and Durham on this ongoing research Using state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope facilities in the British Museum's Department of Scientific Research our experts were able to study these beautiful objects and cast new light on their significance in history We look forward to continuing to work with university partners and furthering the knowledge and understanding of the Museum's collection.”  The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology The University of Bristol department is unique in the UK in bringing together the four fields of anthropology under one roof linguistic anthropology and archaeology to be part of the same broad discipline that has human social and material variability and change as its subject interdisciplinary research across these four fields enriches our intellectual landscape and allows us to articulate the power and value of different perspectives on questions of the human condition Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world From the outset it was a museum of the world and this idea still lies at the heart of the Museum’s mission today The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world Objects range from the earliest tools made by humans and treasures from the ancient world to more recent acquisitions from Africa as well as the national collections of prints and drawings the Museum takes part in an extensive programme of loans and tours both across the UK and throughout the world.  Antiquity is an international peer-reviewed journal of world archaeology published six times a year and edited by Dr Rob Witcher Crawford in 1927 and is currently edited in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University (head: Professor Sarah Semple) The journal is published in partnership with Cambridge University Press (CUP) More social media TrendingNew YorkACBRE’s Hodos becomes only second retail broker to land vice chair title Deal maker's clientele includes Coach In a nod to retail’s rising clout in the brokerage world CBRE’s Richard Hodos has been elevated to vice chairman making him only the second retail broker in the firm’s 100-year history to achieve the coveted rank His clients over his 28-year-career include Coach “Richard has richly earned a rare Retail Vice Chairmanship with CBRE through his amazing track record of representing high-end retail tenants in Manhattan particularly in the much-desired upper Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue retail corridors,” Matthew Van Buren president of CBRE New York Tri-State Region brokers are promoted to vice chairmanships based on performance and professionals working in office leasing and investment sales typically dominate the position according to CBRE spokesperson Philip Russo “It’s a much more difficult bar to get over in retail,” he said In 2013, broker Andrew Goldberg was the first retail specialist to be promoted to vice chairman Hodos told The Real Deal that CBRE is focused on growing its retail business in turn lifting those professionals’ fortunes “I’d like you to think that we’re all stars at what we do rents have gone up in some cases exponentially versus where they were ten years ago TrendingNew YorkAQatari luxury shop looking to sublease space on Madison"Gold Coast" store sits empty after Qela signed pricey lease last year Qatari fashion brand Qela’s retail store on the Upper East Side’s “Gold Coast” remains empty more than a year after it inked a deal that cost an arm a leg and a few diamond-encrusted handbags And now the haute couture company is quietly shopping around a sublease for the space a subsidiary of the Qatari ruling family’s nonprofit arm launched the high-end fashion brand Qela back in 2013 with hopes of placing Qela in the pantheon of Hermes Quela paid about $2,000 per square foot for the ground-floor space making the deal one of the most expensive leases of the year SIGN UPThe transaction earned the high-end retailer’s broker a nomination for the Real Estate Board of New York’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award While Qela successfully opened its doors in Doha and now Hodos is shopping the space around on the sublease market A spokesperson for CBRE declined to comment As with most of the city’s premier shopping districts retail rents on Upper Madison Avenue have climbed terrifically over the past several years But that growth appeared to cool a bit over the past year with asking rents between 57th Street and 72nd Street growing a modest 3 percent on the year Thor signed eyewear-designer Morgenthal Frederics to a 650-square-foot boutique shop and the suit-maker Brioni to 7,000 square feet Joe Sitt’s company purchased the retail condo stretching the full block on Madison between East 61st and East 62nd streets for $277 million in 2013 which was one of the highest prices ever paid for retail on the shopping strip Dr Alexandra Fletcher (left) and Dr Tamar Hodos packing the items at Bristol's Department of Archaeology in preparation for moving them to the British Museum has been discovered in the University of Bristol's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology The box was found while researchers were emptying current laboratory spaces in preparation for the installation of a new state-of-the-art radiocarbon dating facility Index cards nestled amongst the objects in the box provided a clue to the origins of the material  Key words such as ‘Predynastic’ and ‘Royal Tombs’ suggested the remains came from the famous excavations by Sir Leonard Woolley in southern Iraq at the site of Ur during the 1920s and early 1930s The discovery is very exciting because environmental finds were rarely collected in this early period of archaeological fieldwork Further investigation revealed that these were the remains of food offerings from a royal tomb at least 4,500 years old The original excavation was sponsored jointly by the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum Therefore, Dr Tamar Hodos, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at Bristol, contacted Dr Alexandra Fletcher Raymond and Beverly Sackler Curator of Near Eastern Archaeology at the British Museum The British Museum immediately offered the remains a new home where they will join the rest of the museum’s collection from Ur – holdings which are currently both on display (rooms 55-56) and part of a major digitisation programme sponsored by the Leon Levy Foundation and undertaken with the University of Pennsylvania Museum Dr Hodos said: "The remaining mystery is how this material came to be at Bristol in the first place.  The environmental remains themselves were published in 1978 in Journal of Archaeological Science.  The authors of that study were based at the Institute of Archaeology and none of them had any known connection to the University of Bristol that might explain how the material came to reside here  If anyone can shed light on this mystery The University of Bristol's new radiocarbon dating facility will allow Bristol to offer a world-beating service for the dating of ancient artefacts and ecofacts (organic material found at archaeological sites) If you can shed some light on how the box came to Bristol, please contact Dr Tamar Hodos (t.hodos@bristol.ac.uk) or Dr Alexandra Fletcher (afletcher@britishmuseum.org) Promoting Greek studies in Australia is a primary mission for the Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens The University of Sydney’s Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens (AAIA) will be welcoming its new Director experienced field archaeologist and scholar Professor Tamar Hodos who will be departing from her current academic position at the University of Bristol will also take take up the role of Chair of Classical Archaeology at Sydney University “She comes at an exciting time in the history of the Institute and with new ideas and initiatives into how we engage a range of audiences with the fascinating world of Hellenistic studies,” said the School of Humanities Head In a welcoming message published on the University of Sydney website announcing the appointment Prof Hodos is presented as an incoming director “focused on creating career pathways in the study of Hellenic culture for students and researchers.” Prof Hodos sees the strengthening of links between the AAIA and Australia’s Greek community as a prerequisite “I appreciate the work and contribution of the Greek-Australian Diaspora in creating and supporting this unique Institution in Australia I am keen to extend the Institute’s growing focus on the experiences of Australia’s Greek community today.” One of 18 foreign research facilities established in Athens focusing on Greek Sydney’s Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens (AAIA) focuses heavily on archaeological fieldwork and research but its primary stated mission is to “promote Greek studies in Australia and to foster wider Australian involvement with Greek cultural output.” the Institute offers assistance to Australian students and scholars looking in furthering and disseminating their research on the Greek antiquity or other periods of Greek history The ongoing work and new directorship of the institute is supported by a generous $6 million bequest by its founder Greek-born archaeology Professor Alexander Cambitoglou AO Dr Hodos will be taking over from Dr Stavros Paspalas currently Acting Director of Sydney’s Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens June 10 (MTI) – Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó inaugurated the upgraded and electrified Pragersko-Hodos (Orihodos) railway line with Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar in north-eastern Slovenia’s Murska Subota (Muraszombat) on Friday The 109km railway line is part of the so-called Mediterranean Corridor and was the only section of the sole railway line connecting Slovenia and Hungary that had yet to be electrified Szijjártó said the upgrade will be a big step forward for Hungary’s foreign trade activities as exports en route to the Middle East and Far East will reach the Port of Koper in western Slovenia a lot faster than before Hungary’s exports to the Arab world and Asia amount to 8 billion dollars and most of it is conducted through the Port of Koper About 20 percent of the freight from the port has ties to Hungary Hungarian companies ship or receive 170,000 containers through the port every year Hungary and Slovenia had jointly initiated setting up the Baltic-Adriatic “Amber” rail freight corridor Hungary has begun upgrading a number of its own railway lines Szijjártó said Hungary and Slovenia will also expand the M70 motorway linking Budapest and Ljubljana to four lanes The upgrade is expected to be completed by 2019 at the latest The two countries will also set up two new border stations by 2020 and connect their electricity networks and transmission systems Cerar said the investment will allow trains to travel along the line at speeds of up to 170km/h The project could provide the impetus for further action by Slovenia and Hungary The railway line contains a total of 78 junctions The upgrade of the Pragersko-Hodos line cost 465.5 million euros with 231.1 million euros coming from the European Union’s Cohesion Fund and website in this browser for the next time I comment 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