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e.a. gadek http://emilygadek.com e.a. gadek Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:38:01 +0000 http://emilygadek.com en Audio http://emilygadek.com/Audio http://emilygadek.com/following/emilygadek.com/Audio Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:38:01 +0000 e.a. gadek 3006899 A selection of audio work for WBEZ, KALW and Footnote. 'The Conscience of Chester A. Arthur.' Footnote's first episode. In June of 1880, a series of extraordinary events began to unfold that sent a man most of the country agreed was completely unqualified to be president into the Oval Office. When he first became president, he may have been the most mistrusted person in America. But then he started receiving mysterious letters from a stranger, and decided to become a better man. That man was Chester Alan Arthur. 'Neighborhood watches grow in Oakland.' As the police department is squeezed by budget cuts and layoffs, rates for serious crimes like burglary, robbery and homicide have risen more than 20 percent over last year. Civilians are increasingly taking responsibility for the safety of their own neighborhoods. ♫ WEB.NeighborhoodWatch.mp3  Play 'Veteran reflects on a career shaped by 9/11' The story of Nick Fox, who joined to ROTC just weeks before Sept. 11, 2001 and spent his college years waiting for the day he would go to war. ♫ soldier-story.mp3  Play 'Female veterans return to different challenges.' Over 200,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The transition from combat to the homefront can be a challenge for all veterans but many women return with troubles their male counterparts may not experience. ♫ female-vet-personal-story.mp3  Play 'Sara Paretsky's criminal mind.' Crime writer Sara Paretsky and her fictional detective protagonist, V.I. Warshawski, both call Chicago home. Like her detective creation, Paretsky spends a lot of time pounding the pavement; but she hunts for inspiration, not clues. Paretsky recently took Alison Cuddy on a tour of some of the places in Chicago that inspire her criminally inclined mind. ♫ 110824f.mp3  Play A selection of audio work for WBEZ, KALW and Footnote. 'The Conscience of Chester A. Arthur.' Footnote's first episode. In June of 1880, a series of... Words http://emilygadek.com/Words http://emilygadek.com/following/emilygadek.com/Words Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:04:30 +0000 e.a. gadek 3007808 The Greatest Female Director You've Never Heard of Alice Guy Blaché was the world's first commercially successful female director and producer. She went from an unknown secretary to a film power player, but died almost completely forgotten. Read more here. A Third Way of Thinking About Agriculture Let’s talk about farming inside urban warehouses, or sleek glass highrises tucked in crowded neighborhoods. It may sound strange, but that’s the idea behind vertical farming, a new way to grow food in the middle of and during any season of the year. Read more here. Family Faces Move of Five Generations in the Path of O'Hare Runway As Chicago fights to keep a planned expansion of O’Hare International Airport on track, plans to condemn the cemetery are moving ahead after a nine-year legal fight. “There are loved ones out there who have been buried for well over a hundred years who we have no living loved ones identified for,” Michael Kirchhoff said. “As we speak, the church has no say in this matter. But we’ve cared for these graves for 160 years now.” Read more here. Businesses Competing To Attract Filipinos Sending Money Home Many OFWs, or Overseas Filipino Workers, often couldn't afford to return to the Philippines for years at a time, and while they could send money to help their families, many found it impersonal. "We become the bridge for them," Carido says. "It's not just a box. They're not just materials, but connections." Read more here. The Greatest Female Director You've Never Heard of Alice Guy Blaché was the world's first commercially successful female director and producer. She went from... Photographs http://emilygadek.com/Photographs http://emilygadek.com/following/emilygadek.com/Photographs Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:31:39 +0000 e.a. gadek 3007367 A selection of travel, feature and documentary photographs. <img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Pyrotechniq1-copy.jpg" width="670" height="512" width_o="700" height_o="535" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Pyrotechniq1-copy_o.jpg" data-mid="15374715" caption="As the performance draws to a close, a masked Mark Ersfeld from the performance group Pyrotechniq extinguishes his torch." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/6021041958_3b852f460d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/6021041958_3b852f460d_z_o.jpg" data-mid="15374721" caption="Visitors wander amid vintage casino signs in Las Vegas's Neon Boneyard" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC01467.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC01467_o.jpg" data-mid="15374956" caption="Visitors listen to a guided tour of Vegas's Neon history." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC01471.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC01471_o.jpg" data-mid="15374966" caption="A dismantled sign waits for restoration in Las Vegas's Neon Boneyard." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC01460.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC01460_o.jpg" data-mid="15374863" caption="Signs stacked against each other in Las Vegas's Neon Boneyard." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Shoe-hospital-3-copy.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Shoe-hospital-3-copy_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374571" caption="Owner Angel Hipolito sits in the West Side Shoe Hospital on Diversey Ave. in Chicago waiting for customers." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/5932886982_b8868bc18c_z.jpeg" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/5932886982_b8868bc18c_z_o.jpeg" data-mid="15376105" caption="A professional appraiser evaluates goods at an antiques fair in Skokie, Ill." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/03-Antonio-and-press-copy.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/03-Antonio-and-press-copy_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374703" caption="Night shift baker Antonio Aguilar bears down on an antique press at the Swedish Bakery in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. The old press is used to create traditional Swedish egg bread." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/07-Antonio-braids-bread.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/07-Antonio-braids-bread_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374708" caption="Baker Antonio Aguilar braids dough into a loaf at the Swedish Bakery in Andersonville, as the end of his night shift draws near." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC05691.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="700" height_o="525" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC05691_o.JPG" data-mid="15374958" caption="A food vendor mans his grill on a winter night in Osaka, Japan" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC05816.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="700" height_o="525" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC05816_o.JPG" data-mid="15374866" caption="The shadow of a gate at a neighborhood shrine in Osaka, Japan." border="0" align="left"/>{image 28}<img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSCN4951_6.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="700" height_o="525" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSCN4951_6_o.JPG" data-mid="15375206" caption="A village near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/gizmo-copy.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/gizmo-copy_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374691" caption="Chihuahua Gizmo defends owner Rodrigo Carillo from the crowd at Chicago's annual Halsted Halloween Parade." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/sealrockdog.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/sealrockdog_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374696" caption="A lone dog streaks by Seal Rock, San Francisco, Calif" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/sutrobaths.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/sutrobaths_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374661" caption="Tourists and locals alike enjoy sunset at the ruins of the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Calif." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/cavepic.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/cavepic_o.jpeg" data-mid="15376217" caption="A vistor snaps a picture of Seal Rock from a cave near the ruins of the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Calif. " border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/LeavesonPond11.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/LeavesonPond11_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374775" caption="Fall leaves carpet the pond at Chicago's historic Graceland Cemetery." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Skyleaves.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Skyleaves_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374778" caption="A mild fall has meant spectacular autumn colors in Chicago." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Gracelandlock.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/Gracelandlock_o.jpeg" data-mid="15374780" caption="A modern lock adorns a 19th century tomb in Chicago's historic Graceland Cemetery." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC06004_7.JPG" width="670" height="893" width_o="700" height_o="933" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC06004_7_o.JPG" data-mid="15375200" caption="Looking out on the ruins of Angor Wat, Cambodia." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC06233_14.JPG" width="670" height="893" width_o="700" height_o="933" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC06233_14_o.JPG" data-mid="15375202" caption="A carved aspara glows in the sunrise, Angor Wat, Cambodia." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03218.JPG" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03218_o.JPG" data-mid="19857554" caption=" A view of reconstructed Pueblan dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03341.JPG" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03341_o.JPG" data-mid="19857555" caption="A rainbow arcs over a section of mesa burned in a 2002 fire in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03317.JPG" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03317_o.JPG" data-mid="19857562" caption=" Trees burned in the 2002 fire in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado." border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03425.JPG" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload35.cargocollective.com/1/6/215752/3007367/DSC03425_o.JPG" data-mid="19857559" caption=" A juniper trunk in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado." border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen A selection of travel, feature and documentary photographs. Video http://emilygadek.com/Video http://emilygadek.com/following/emilygadek.com/Video Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:48:55 +0000 e.a. gadek 3007124 A selection of video work produced for Northwestern News. 'Dollhouse museum.' Chicago is a city internationally renowned for its skyscrapers and modern architecture. But Collette Renfro like to look at architecture on a slightly smaller scale. 'Sunset for Chicago's parking grace period.' Chicagoans could be on the hook for more parking tickets thanks to stricter parking enforcement. 'Fish Hotel.' A look at some of Chicago's most unusual real estate. A selection of video work produced for Northwestern News. 'Dollhouse museum.' Chicago is a city internationally renowned for its skyscrapers and modern...