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Blue Apron Soars After CEO Dickerson Resigns
Blue Apron soars after the meal-kit company announces that CEO Bradley Dickerson has resigned.
Joseph Woelfel
Updated Apr 3, 2019 1:22 PM EDT
Shares of Blue Apron Holdings (APRN - Get Report) soared Wednesday after the meal-kit company announced that CEO Bradley Dickerson has resigned.
The stock was rising 6.8% to $1.03. Prior to Wednesday, shares declined 5% year to date and 46.2% over the past 52 weeks. The company went public in 2017 at $10 a share.
Blue Apron said Dickerson will be replaced by Linda Kozlowski, who served as chief operating officer of Etsy from May 2016 to December 2018. Kozlowski will begin at Blue Apron on April 8.
Kozlowski's starting salary was set at $250,000 a year, and she will receive $3 million in stock awards, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Blue Apron also said Ilia Papas, chief technology officer, will be leaving the company in May.
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All The Best Spring/Summer 2019 Fashion Shows, According To Our Editors
By Aemilia Madden
For editors, fashion month is our Mount Everest to climb. It's equal parts exhilarating and demanding, and though it may seem a bit like a circus to some, the opportunity to absorb hundreds of collections, suss out trends, and predict which ones will take off is nothing short of a treat. And the best Spring/Summer 2019 fashion shows were the ones that — beyond being colorful, trendy, or cool to wear — made our editors pause and think on things above and beyond the exact sartorial moment. What unites the best designers, no matter how many seasons they've been at the helm, is their ability to both inspire and interpret the needs of women in the midst of a time where those qualities can feel lost.
Below, The Zoe Report's team of editors (that would be me, along with Lauren Caruso and Mecca James-Williams) share all the highlights from London, Milan, and Paris, detailing which shows stood out in all the silk and tulle-tinged fray. While each of us having to narrow things down to three picks was an (enviable) challenge, in the end we all agreed that this season offered a plethora of reasons to be excited for all the spring shopping ahead. Just know this: Narrowing it down to the CliffsNotes version is never easy.
"This look represents who I want to be on my best day: At once effortlessly stylish, but also someone who has enough time in the morning to put together a layered outfit that doesn’t make me look like an elementary schooler who’s dressing herself for the first time. (Designers Luke and Lucie Meier’s genius tailoring here is key)." — Lauren Caruso, managing editor
"I had a good feeling about the show when I saw Adwoa Aboah open in a brown leather-trimmed PVC trench that — despite the fact I’d already seen dozens of iterations this season — didn’t feel the least bit tired. (The cropped version, modeled by Binx Walton, sealed the deal.) And I particularly enjoyed the way Karl Lagerfeld reimagined their woman as one with a necessity for tools at her disposal: a multi-compartment waist belt that *could* hold a drill bit should she want (but also, maybe just a passport and keys) — and both dressed and skirts boasted pockets deep enough to hold the rest of the toolbox." —Caruso
"Can you tell I’m really into layering this season? Instead of looking awkward, the length of the chain-link layered tunic (!) plays off the body-skimming silhouette of the reimagined pencil skirt to give an overall refined, confident tone." —Caruso
This season, there was no collection that I loved quite so entirely as Rejina Pyo's. From the moment the first model stepped on the runway in a slime green button down and an oversized bucket hat, I was sold. The aesthetic felt like an elevated riff on my personal style: relaxed, humorous, but at times polished too. Now, the challenge for me will be deciding what to cherry-pick for my spring wardrobe. — Aemilia Madden, senior fashion editor
I've been thinking about Louis Vuitton a lot in the past 24 hours. I've been thinking about the idea of dressing your age, about crisp suiting, about bold prints, about the intersection of gender in fashion. Nicolas Ghesquière's futuristic collection managed to go beyond the simple appeal of pretty clothes and spark a thoughtful inner-diologue which to me is one sign of true success in a collection. — Madden
I'm a sucker for the all-out spectacle that is a Chanel show, and this season, Karl Lagerfeld definitely didn't disappoint. Models walked a faux beach barefoot in the house's signature tweeds, but this sweet yellow maxi dress was my favorite look. Also on my mind still are the accessories, PVC mules, statement earrings, and doubled-up bags are all now on my dream shopping list. — Madden
"I've always loved Loewe, and this season designer Jonathan Anderson showed me again why I am so in awe of the brand. I love how Anderson mashes textures and colors together, yet every look still felt true to the brand — maybe that is what I loved most. In a time where brands identities are melding together by new creative directors, I appreciated the DNA that he embeds in the collections while still feeling new." — Mecca James-Williams, contributing market editor
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"I often judge collections by how they make me feel. If I can picture myself or women I dream of styling in the pieces from shows, I'm so much more connected. This season, Cortezar’s show gave me that sensation. The dreamy pastel pinks mixed with the vibrant rich orange and burgundy hues complimented the models’ skin exceptionally. This show has me planning my next island excursion." — James-Williams
"From the cropped polo, sequin skirt, and croc burgundy platforms. I can not get enough of Miu Miu’s look 16. The icing on top is seeing Madisin Rain sporting the ensemble, she is the new it-model that I am obsessed with." — James-Williams
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Rich feast on stony ground
Life on a Young Planet
On a sunny day in late July, "I am off to the North Pole", writes the palaeontologist Andrew Knoll, to examine vestiges of life's beginnings, 3.5 billion years ago. He goes on to explain, in an unusual mixture of accessible prose and serious science, how only at the North Pole and a few other places worldwide has "tectonic grace" protected ancient rocks from metamorphic destruction by the heat and pressure found in the earth's interior that together tend to obliterate the evidence for past life in sedimentary rocks.
In this wonderful book, the protected oases that have avoided the metamorphic fate become our cherished destinations. The main sites of tectonic grace we visit include Knoll's big six. They are the Gunflint iron formation of the Lake Superior region (especially in Ontario), the Great Wall of China, the Bil'yakh formation in Siberia, the Akademekerbreen in Spitsbergen (a desolate Arctic island in the Svalberg archipelago), the Doushentuo in China, and the Nama of the Namibian desert.
All the sites are Proterozoic, which means the rocks were laid down as sediments between 2,500 and 540 million years ago. To this we may add the Kotuikan rocks of Siberia, which are the youngest of the sites. They extend from the latest Proterozoic until well into the modern eon. Modern here means the Phanerozoic, which begins with the shelly animal fossils of the Cambrian era fewer than 541 million years ago and extends through the age of dinosaurs to the present.
The Kotuikan rocks straddle the period of most interest to Knoll: the stretch of time when sediments underlain by a relative paucity of fossil predecessors give rise to those replete with abundant and diverse animal remains. Knoll's extensive field experience and eagerness to share data and ideas with colleagues enable him to reconstruct responsibly the broad evolutionary scenario yet to remain close to the evidence.
Readers unfamiliar with the revolution in evolution still divide the living world into animals and plants. They may at first be confused when Knoll explains that the ancient fossiliferous rocks contain neither. Indeed, many of the large fossils illustrated here, some in beautiful colour, are neither animal nor plant. So what are they? Knoll answers this by describing the great domain of aquatic life that includes the plasmodial slime moulds, ciliates, red seaweeds, labyrinthulan slime nets, green algae, diatoms, shelled foraminifera and their naked relatives, the reticulomyxids. They comprise more than 50 inclusive groups (phyla). He approaches their evolution from prehistory and raises our consciousness of the extraordinary diversity of non-animal and non-plant life. These groups do not belong to the kingdom Monera - archaebacteria and eubacteria - or the kingdom Fungi - moulds, yeasts, mushrooms - but to the kingdom Protoctista.
Extrapolation from general palaeontological principles reveals that most protoctista, whether or not they form hard parts, are extinct. Among them lived the earliest cellular ancestors of all animals, plants and fungi.
Modern and ancient protoctista are composed of cells with nuclei whose descendants include ourselves. Fossil counterparts of live ones are surprisingly abundant.
Knoll's book provides a fascinating entry into the first appearance of these unruly beings on the stage of planet earth.
A genuine news item in Knoll's account concerns the marine environment of early life. His Proterozoic rock and fossil experience, coupled with his vast knowledge of scientific literature and his lively communication with geochemists and geophysicists, lead him to conclude that Proterozoic oceans were far less oxygenated and far more sulphide-rich at depth than previously realised.
The earliest nucleated organisms probably coped with fluctuating concentrations of both hydrogen sulphide and free oxygen. Knoll describes research by Don Canfield, an imaginative and industrious isotope geochemist now at the University of Odense in Denmark. Canfield and Knoll posit that, until the late Proterozoic, deep ocean basins resembled today's Black Sea.
An "intermediate ocean" separated the Archaean-eon anoxia (no oxygen) from the modern Phanerozoic-eon oxygen-rich oceans. Knoll argues that the early Proterozoic oxygen revolution did not directly usher in the fully oxygenated modern world but "rather an alien intermediate marked by moderate oxygen in the atmosphere and surface sea and hydrogen sulphide in deep water".
This newly conceived Proterozoic sulphide-rich ocean delights me and two colleagues of mine (Michael F. Dolan and Dennis G. Searcy) at the University of Massachusetts. Unaware of the Knoll-Canfield work, we hypothesised a sulphur-rich backdrop to the origin of the first nucleated cells.
Knoll and Canfield, who conclude that the transition to the oxidising atmosphere was neither sudden nor gradual, unwittingly bolster Searcy's discovery. Searcy measured continuous cytoplasmic production of significant quantities of hydrogen sulphide in all of a half a dozen representatives of the major groups of nucleated organisms: protoctista, fungi, animals and plants. Research that leads to similar conclusions from two very different fields (geochemistry and cell biology) should inspire closer collaboration to reconstruct environmental and cell evolution on the young earth.
Life on a Young Planet must surely be destined for a long-lasting paperback student edition. May I therefore suggest that Knoll updates his references to our papers on symbiosis in evolution - all highly positive I should say - with a summary of our recent work on the origin of the nucleus, whose conclusions are complementary to his own.
Lynn Margulis is distinguished university professor, department of geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US.
Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
Author - Andrew H. Knoll
Publisher - Princeton University Press
Pages - 6
Price - £19.95
ISBN - 0 691 00978 3
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Taking a Train Through the Great Smoky Mountains Needs to Be on Your Bucket List
By Andrea Romano
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There’s no better place to see the majestic beauty of fall than the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society is sponsoring a train excursion on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in North Carolina, on November 3, 2019. Tickets for this special ride go on sale on June 3 on the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum website. The tickets typically sell out quickly, so mark your calendars.
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The route follows along the former Southern Railway's “Murphy Branch Line,” established in 1891. While this excursion is not movie themed, these particular tracks have been made famous in films, including the famous train wreck scene in The Fugitive, as well as featured in movies like My Fellow Americans and Forces of Nature (starring Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck).
The entire trail, which takes you across some parts of the historic Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, has gorgeous mountain views, including vibrant forests, historic bridges, and rushing rivers including the Tuckasegee, Little Tennessee, and Nantahala, as well as Fontana Lake. If you’ve ever wondered why Dolly Parton sang about the Smoky Mountains so much, this is why.
Passengers may either drive themselves to Dillsboro, North Carolina for their departure or take tour buses from Johnson City, Tennessee (from the Liberty Bell Middle School) or the Asheville/Weaverville, North Carolina Walmart. If you do take a tour bus, you’ll be able to enjoy lunch at one of the many local restaurants, see local monuments, shop, and of course, pick up their tickets at the Dillsboro Town Hall. The Great Smoky Mountains train leaves Dillsboro at 1 p.m. local time. More information on the itinerary can be found on the website.
In addition to enjoying the mountain views, guests will also enjoy dinner aboard the train, with a choice of pulled pork Boston roast, fire-braised chicken salad, a veggie-lover salad, or pot roast. Concessions and box lunches are also available, and guests may bring their own, properly stored food.
Passengers may choose to ride in Coach, Crown or First Class, and all seating is within a restored vintage passenger train. Adult tickets range from $85 to $158 and kids tickets from $69 to $79.
And this isn't the only way to see the Smokies by rail. Get more info on available routes and schedules from the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.
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'We've got plenty of capacity' in Cairns
A leading hotel general manager has sent a message to the Queensland Premier following her comments that appeared to cast doubt about attracting new flights into Cairns: there is plenty of room for more tourists in Cairns.
Shangri-La Hotel general manager Nic O'Donnell has joined the chorus of disappointment about Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's comments about aviation access in TNQ.
In a speech to a business breakfast in Brisbane yesterday, the Premier said: "It's quite ironic that when I travel up to Cairns I have people saying to me, through our Aviation Attraction Fund, 'don't send us any more flights at the moment, we actually need more product, we need more hotels built."
MORE FLIGHTS ALWAYS WELCOMED
Mr O'Donnell flatly rejected the idea that local operators would suggest new flights weren't currently welcomed in Cairns.
"The tourism industry in the Far North has performed very well over the last 18 months, on the back of the Australian dollar, our continued reputation as a safe destination, and the improved air access – mainly on the International sectors," he told TropicNow.
"I doubt you will find a tourism operator anywhere in the region that will be complaining of needing to turn away business.
"There are ample beds available with any accommodation provider in the first six months of the year, which means spare seats on dive boats, tour buses, rafting tours, and many of the other fantastic operations in the area.
"In the second half of the year, it is busier – but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a bed.”
TropicNow is currently seeking follow-up comment from the Premier.
Other local tourism sector players echoed Mr O'Donnell's sentiments.
Tourism consultant Ron Livingston earlier said the Premier’s comments were “patently nonsense”.
“I’ve never heard any tourism operators up here suggesting anything of the sort,” Mr Livingston said.
“We’ve had three major hotel developments approved, we’ve got an aquarium opening soon, we’ve got accommodation providers refurbishing like there’s no tomorrow, we’ve got people operating hand-over-fist.
“Is she just trying to pursue her own agenda of pushing flights to Southeast Queensland rather than here?”
HEALY RESPONDS
Labor's Cairns candidate Michael Healy said he appreciated there might be "some angst" about the Premier's comments.
"Whilst I appreciate there may be some angst around the Premier's wording in relation to this matter, the simple fact is we have never had more aircraft landing than we do at the moment in Cairns and The Palaszczuk Government have been key in that result," he wrote in a statement.
"In addition to this fact, the Attracting Asia Aviation Fund of which Cairns was the first region to secure confirmed funding by the Palasczczuk Government will result in more flights arriving into Cairns in the future."
Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind was more forthright in response to the Premier's comments, telling the Brisbane Times that TNQ operators were ready for more visitors.
“I can't imagine them turning any flights away," he said. "We can never let go of our efforts to engage with airlines around the world to bring them to our destinations, it's not something you can just turn on and off.”
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Biking and Yachting
Biking & Yachting - Turkyacht
Biking & Yachting
Turk Yacht has two destinations to offer. Turkey and the Islands
SOUTHERN COAST OF TURKEY FROM MARMARIS TO FETHIYE
Spend a week discovering the Southern Coast of Turkey from Marmaris to Fethiye by bike and on a luxurious Turkish gulet. This charming and stylish floating accommodation is built to the highest of standards. You will get to know the Turkish coast and back-country between Marmaris and Fethiye with the aid of a mountain bike. The tour guide will point out the unique natural wonders and historical cities which grace the area. Admire the famous graves of Kaunos, which were cut into the cliffs between 4 and 2 BC by the Lykian coastal inhabitants, or let yourself be mesmerized by the breathtaking Sakklikent Canyon. Spend your evenings in the deserted bays and let yourself be rocked to sleep by the ocean or make the most of the pulsating night life in the port cities and their many cafes and bars.
Moderate to Difficult. It is recommended you be in good physical shape ideally acquired by daily or frequent biking. Daily distances range anywhere from 22 to 34 miles (35 to 55 km) and take you through partly hilly or mountainous terrain. There will also be extended climbs. Most routes are paved and take place on lightly trafficked roads as much as possible. You can choose to spend a whole or half-day on board the boat whenever you want. These tours are only applicable to Private gulet & yacht charters and not for cabin charters.
WHERE YOU’LL STAY
On a gulet of your choice.
8- day trip on a gulet of your choice 7 nights accommodations in cabins with private bathrooms 6 guided bike-tours as described in itinerary Bed linen and towels 21-gear trekking bike with an saddle-bag or a mountain bike with a feathered fork Transfer from the airport in Dalaman or Izmir to the boat, as long as those transfers take place at embarkation and disembarkation days Entrances to museums and archeological sites English speaking tour guide
WHAT’S EXCLUDED
Food and Beverages on board (tally sheet) Lunches on land Tips for crew and tour guide (optional) Bicycle protection
Arrival in Marmaris. Marmaris – Sarsala, 22 mi. (35 km) Sarsala – Fethiye, 19 mi. (30 km) Fethiye – Göcek, 25 mi. (40 km) Göcek – Dalyan, 25 mi. (40 km) Dalyan – Ekincik, 19 mi. (30 km) Ekincik – Marmaris, 34 mi. (55 km) Departure. *All distances are approximate. The above planned itinerary is subject to change due to changing wind and weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances having to do with mooring requirements, etc. SATURDAY: Arrival in Marmaris. Transfer from Izmir or Dalaman Airport to Marmaris. Check in on board from 2 pm. After dinner enjoy an evening stroll through the city’s labyrinth of winding streets. SUNDAY: Marmaris – Sarsala, 22 mi. (35 km) Ship ahoy! A short two-hour cruise brings you to a picturesque swimming bay. From here you will cross Dalaman plain (high past by bike approximately 250 m) towards Sarsala, a quiet bay for overnight. MONDAY: Sarsala – Fethiye, 19 mi. (30 km) Enjoy your breakfast sailing to Fethiye, passing many small islands on the way. A bike-tour through the pine forest will lead to the uninhabited ghost town of Kayaköy, which was once home to some 6,500 inhabitants but has been abandoned since 1922. There will be also a walking tour through the ruins of this town. We will continue by bike to Fethiye where there will still be time for a walk through town. Worth seeing places are the Mosque of Eski Cami (situated in the old town with its narrow alleys), the Lykian Tombs high above the city, and specifically the gorgeous rock cut temple tomb of Amyntas. TUESDAY: Fethiye – Saklikent Canyon-Göcek, 25 mi. (40 km) A short bus transfer (50 minutes) will take you to the start off the bike tour to Xantos and then to the Sakklikent Canyon, to enjoy a packed lunch at the foot of the river. The canyon is spectacular and can be crossed by foot without any problems. Then, the route leads north to Kemer, where a transfer awaits back to the boat in Fethiye (a 30 minute ride). Departure to Göcek for overnight. WEDNESDAY: Göcek – Dalyan, 25 mi. (40 km) The Göcek bike path passes through spectacular views of the whole bay (350 m high pass route). After biking through the pine forest, you will continue along a side-road down to the Dalaman plain, through fertile fields and lush vegetation to Dalyan. A small boat will be waiting here to transfer you down the Delta River for overnight in Dalyan, passing the impressive Lykian rock cut tombs of Dalyan. THURSDAY: Dalyan –Kaunos- Ekincik, 19 mi. (30 km) In the morning aboard to a small boat, transfer to the ancient city of Kaunos which is worth a visit before you cycle along the Koycegiz Lake to the thermal baths. After a 350 m climb to the little village of Ekincik. A fine prepared dinner will be waiting for you. FRIDAY: Ekincik – Marmaris, 34 mi. (55 km) After a two hour journey you will arrive at the Bozborun Peninsula. The last bike road passes through a lonely mountain path that reaches a 300 m high mountain village which has a 1500 year old tree. Further 200 meter after the village there is a spectacular descent down to Icmeler’s coastal road. The boat and a delicious evening meal will be served in Marmaris. SATURDAY: Departure. After breakfast, disembarkation. Transfer back to the airport.
SOUTHERN AEGEAN, RHODES AND ITS NEIGHBORS
Since ancient times the island of Rhodes has been called the Island of the Sun God with good reason! With over 3000 sunshine hours each year, it is one of the sunniest regions in Europe. Aboard a superb gulet yacht and atop your bicycle, you will explore Rhodes and its neighboring islands. Let yourself be mesmerized by this exquisite place with it’s sandy, pristine beaches and history dating back to the Byzantine era. The landscape is varied and ranges from arid and rocky to lush and forested. The island of Nissyros, located between Tilos and Kos, is famous mainly for its volcano, but is ideal for a quiet and relaxing vacation. You will discover the Castle of Spiliani, the villages and pebbled beaches, as well as, the thermal springs of the island on a journey full of blue and white. Impressive is the the towering volcanic crater of Nissyros or the charm of Symi,the island capital, with its wonderful neo-classical buildings. Follow the tracks of the midget elephant on the island of Tilos which fortunately hasn’t lost its tradition and character. You will be enchanted with the picturesque port of Chalki and fascinated by Aegean history, mythology and legends as you hear the stories of the rock throwing Poseidon, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Knights of St John and the famous sponge diver of Symi!
Moderate. Daily distances average approximately 25 miles (40 km) and will take you through partly hilly and mountainous terrain. There will also be extended climbs but walking your bike is of course permitted. Most of the roads are asphalted. Your tour guide will inform you each day about your tour details. You can set aside a whole day or half day for swimming or relaxing on board. These tours are only applicable to private group gulet & yacht charters and not for cabin charters.
8-day trip on a gulet of your choice 7 nights accommodations in cabins with private bathroom Bed linen and towels 6 guided and individual tours as described in itinerary 21-gear trekking bike with an Ortlieb saddle bag Overview-maps for the daily tours, on board Transfer from the airport of Dalaman/Izmir to the boat. And vise versa. (as long as those transfers take place at embarkation and disembarkation days) All entrances to museums and archaeological sites English and German speaking tour guide
Arrival in Marmaris Symi , 6 mi/10 km Symi – Tilos, 16 and 7 mi/25 and 15km Nissyros – Chalki, 25 mi/40 km Rhodes, Plimiri – Lindos, 22 mi/35 km Rhodes, Lindos – Kolymbia – Rhodes town, 23 mi/37 km Rhodes, Rhodes town – Mamaris (3 hours by foot) Marmaris *All mentioned distances are approximate. The above planned itinerary is subject to change due to changing wind and weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances having to do with mooring requirements, etc. DAY 1: Arrival in Marmaris Arrival at the Turkish airport of Ismis, Bodrum or Dalaman. Transfer to the embarkation port and check in starting at 2 pm. There will be plenty of opportunities to explore the bazaar or visit the Turkish hammam. Dinner will be enjoyed on board. DAY 2: Symi Island The first passage by boat will bring you to Symi. The entrance to the port will be a lasting memory for you: neo classical, pastel colored houses make a perfect picture of the island capital and the surroundings testify to the rich history. A short cycle ride to the beach provides a test ride for the bikes and opportunity to swim in the Aegean sea. In the evening a guide will accompany the group to the upper town of Symi. After a climb of 500 steps, the reward is a breathtaking view of the port and bay that deeply indents the coastline. With some luck, the day will be topped off by an unforgettable sunset. DAY 3: Symi 16 mi/25 km In the morning you will ride to the other side of the island. This is a magical place. A winding road slowly crests the mountain allowing a lot of time to enjoy the many beautiful panoramic views. Final destination is the bay of Panormitis. The monastery here of the archangel Michael is worth visiting. Afterwards on board towards the Island of Tilos, where your bike ride will take you to the abandoned town of Mikro Chorio. The old houses and buildings are all decaying and crumbling. Only a white-washed church with a tall bell-tower stands erect in stark and romantic contrast, overlooking the valley and the sea. Mikro Horio was first inhabited in the 14th century by the Knights of Saint John who also built a castle on a hill. Until 1940, the village had 750 inhabitants but then gradually it was abandoned. If weather conditions are fine, final destination will be Nissyros. DAY 4: Nissyros – Chalki, 19 mi/30 km Formed by the volcano eruptions, Nisyros is a place of wild beauty. The cycle ride to Nikia, a village directly built at the edge of the volcano’s crater at 430m height, is picturesque and impressive. The green gives way increasingly to gray and the scenery becomes dry and wild. From here we can enjoy a fascinating view into the crater of volcano, the white houses and numerous mosaics made from pebbles. Upon arrival at the village square, do not miss the opportunity to sit and enjoy a Greek coffee. From here you will cycle on to the crater with its steaming sulfur springs and finally back to the small port town of Mandraki – its charm has attracted visitors for centuries. In the afternoon the Bahriyeli will move on to Chalki where you can relax and enjoy the rest of the evening in an authentic Greek fishing port. DAY 5: Rhodes, Plimiri – Lindos, 22 mi/35 km The morning will be spent on board during the passage from Plimiri to the Island of Rhodes. From here you will cycle close to the coast on roads with light traffic. During a break in a café by the sea you might see the Bahriyeli passing, which later on will be waiting you in Lindos. This picturesque and ancient village is one of the most beautiful in all of country. After a last ascent, the unforgettable view of this small town with its cubic houses and narrow alleys overshadowed by its mighty acropolis will be worth the effort. DAY 6: Rhodes, Lindos – Kolymbia – Rhodes town, 23 mi/37 km Today the tour will start from Lindos into the fertile, agricultural used hinterland of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes was an important economic center in the ancient world. You will cycle through old olive tree groves on small side roads to Archangelos where a typical Greek tavern invites for lunch. The boat will be waiting at the end of an impressing eucalyptus alley in the tiny port of Kolymbia to bring you to the town of Rhodes. You may spent the rest of the afternoon by walking through the fantastic medieval old town. DAY 7: Rhodes, Rhodes town – Mamaris (3 hours by foot) After breakfast the guide will accompany on a thrilling expedition through the 2400 year old history of the island capital on foot. The deer and the hind at the entrance of the Mandraki-port will offer the first opportunity to take a photo. The Colossus of Rhodes, an ancient “Statue of Liberty” has a fascinating story. The Colossus of Rhodes is a huge monument constructed of bronze plates over an iron framework (very similar to the Statue of Liberty which is copper over a steel frame) The Colossus, which relied on weaker materials than that of the Statue of Liberty, must have weighed at least as much -if not more than, the Statue of Liberty. It stood still over two thousand years ago at the entrance of this busy harbor. Like the Statue of Liberty, it was also built to symbolize and celebrate freedom. This amazing statue, standing heigh from toe to head as the modern colossus, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Colossus stood proudly at the harbor entrance for some fifty-six years. Each morning the sun must have caught its polished bronze surface and made the God’s figure shine. Then an earthquake hit Rhodes and the statue collapsed. Huge pieces of the figure lay along the harbor for centuries. “Even as it lies,” wrote Pliny, “it excites our wonder and admiration. Few men can clasp the thumb in their arms, and its fingers which are larger than most statues. Where the limbs are broken asunder, vast caverns are seen yawning in the interior. Within it there are to be seen large masses of rocks, by the weight of which the artist steadied it while erecting it. From here we will move on to the moat of the crusader town. Even today Rhodes monumental walls contribute to its unique character. A walk though the countless alleys with its impressive constructions will make this guided city tour an unforgettable experience. Afterwards we will head back to Marmaris where you will once again have the possibility to visit the bazaar or the hammam. DAY 8: Mamaris Disembarkation will occur after breakfast.
Arrival in Marmaris Symi , 6 mi/10 km Symi – Tilos, 16 and 7 mi/25 and 15km Nissyros – Chalki, 25 mi/40 km Rhodes, Plimiri – Lindos, 22 mi/35 km Rhodes, Lindos – Kolymbia – Rhodes town, 23 mi/37 km Rhodes, Rhodes town – Mamaris (3 hours by foot) Mamaris *All mentioned distances are approximate. The above planned itinerary is subject to change due to changing wind and weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances having to do with mooring requirements, etc. DAY 1: Arrival in Marmaris Arrival at the Turkish airport of Ismis, Bodrum or Dalaman. Transfer to the embarkation port and check in starting at 2 pm. There will be plenty of opportunities to explore the bazaar or visit the Turkish hammam. Dinner will be enjoyed on board. DAY 2: Symi Island The first passage by boat will bring you to Symi. The entrance to the port will be a lasting memory for you: neo classical, pastel colored houses make a perfect picture of the island capital and the surroundings testify to the rich history. A short cycle ride to the beach provides a test ride for the bikes and opportunity to swim in the Aegean sea. In the evening a guide will accompany the group to the upper town of Symi. After a climb of 500 steps, the reward is a breathtaking view of the port and bay that deeply indents the coastline. With some luck, the day will be topped off by an unforgettable sunset. DAY 3: Symi 16 mi/25 km In the morning you will ride to the other side of the island. This is a magical place. A winding road slowly crests the mountain allowing a lot of time to enjoy the many beautiful panoramic views. Final destination is the bay of Panormitis. The monastery here of the archangel Michael is worth visiting. Afterwards on board towards the Island of Tilos, where your bike ride will take you to the abandoned town of Mikro Chorio. The old houses and buildings are all decaying and crumbling. Only a white-washed church with a tall bell-tower stands erect in stark and romantic contrast, overlooking the valley and the sea. Mikro Horio was first inhabited in the 14th century by the Knights of Saint John who also built a castle on a hill. Until 1940, the village had 750 inhabitants but then gradually it was abandoned. If weather conditions are fine, final destination will be Nissyros. DAY 4: Nissyros – Chalki, 19 mi/30 km Formed by the volcano eruptions, Nisyros is a place of wild beauty. The cycle ride to Nikia, a village directly built at the edge of the volcano’s crater at 430m height, is picturesque and impressive. The green gives way increasingly to gray and the scenery becomes dry and wild. From here we can enjoy a fascinating view into the crater of volcano, the white houses and numerous mosaics made from pebbles. Upon arrival at the village square, do not miss the opportunity to sit and enjoy a Greek coffee. From here you will cycle on to the crater with its steaming sulfur springs and finally back to the small port town of Mandraki – its charm has attracted visitors for centuries. In the afternoon the Bahriyeli will move on to Chalki where you can relax and enjoy the rest of the evening in an authentic Greek fishing port. DAY 5: Rhodes, Plimiri – Lindos, 22 mi/35 km The morning will be spent on board during the passage from Plimiri to the Island of Rhodes. From here you will cycle close to the coast on roads with light traffic. During a break in a café by the sea you might see the Bahriyeli passing, which later on will be waiting you in Lindos. This picturesque and ancient village is one of the most beautiful in all of country. After a last ascent, the unforgettable view of this small town with its cubic houses and narrow alleys overshadowed by its mighty acropolis will be worth the effort. DAY 6: Rhodes, Lindos – Kolymbia – Rhodes town, 23 mi/37 km Today the tour will start from Lindos into the fertile, agricultural used hinterland of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes was an important economic center in the ancient world. You will cycle through old olive tree groves on small side roads to Archangelos where a typical Greek tavern invites for lunch. The boat will be waiting at the end of an impressing eucalyptus alley in the tiny port of Kolymbia to bring you to the town of Rhodes. You may spent the rest of the afternoon by walking through the fantastic medieval old town. DAY 7: Rhodes, Rhodes town – Mamaris (3 hours by foot) After breakfast the guide will accompany on a thrilling expedition through the 2400 year old history of the island capital on foot. The deer and the hind at the entrance of the Mandraki-port will offer the first opportunity to take a photo. The Colossus of Rhodes, an ancient “Statue of Liberty” has a fascinating story. The Colossus of Rhodes is a huge monument constructed of bronze plates over an iron framework (very similar to the Statue of Liberty which is copper over a steel frame) The Colossus, which relied on weaker materials than that of the Statue of Liberty, must have weighed at least as much -if not more than, the Statue of Liberty. It stood still over two thousand years ago at the entrance of this busy harbor. Like the Statue of Liberty, it was also built to symbolize and celebrate freedom. This amazing statue, standing heigh from toe to head as the modern colossus, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Colossus stood proudly at the harbor entrance for some fifty-six years. Each morning the sun must have caught its polished bronze surface and made the God’s figure shine. 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Bondi Rescue - Season 1, Episode 2
Bondi Rescue follows the work of elite lifeguards in charge at the world's busiest beach. With people's lives literally in their hands, these lifeguards ensure safety is their number one priority.
Bondi Rescue was broadcast on Network 10 at Sunday 14 April 2019, 19:12.
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Bondi Rescue is an Australian non-fictional television series about the daily comings and goings of the professional lifeguards of Waverly Council who patrol Sydney's world-renowned Bondi Beach. Ben Davies, who actually used to be a part-time lifeguard, is the creator of the show as well as one of the producers. As a viewer you can follow the lifeguards fulfilling their daily duties and dealing with all kinds of challenges, including thieves on the beach, shark scares and lost kids. Seeing as Bondi Beach is an internationally known holiday destination Bondi Rescue also features regular guest appearances by local and international celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Richard Branson and Snoop Dogg. As part of the deal the Waverley Council receives a fixed yearly amount of money and a part of the profits generated by the show as an additional way to finance their rescue operations.
Rating:3.4 of 5Total number of episodes:205Last broadcast:09/07/2019 at 01:14
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UMFK to host its annual "Sucrerie" on March 16
The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its annual “Sucrerie” on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nowland Hall.
The “maple sugar recreation” has drawn more than 300 community members to campus in years past. The event features a traditional maple taffy pull on the snow, an Acadian meal, and live entertainment by Warren and Joan Harvey.
The maple taffy pull and taste testing on-site and served over the snow for community members to enjoy are free to the public. The public is encouraged to attend the “Sucrerie.”
A nominal fee of $10 per plate will be charged for the Acadian meal and entertainment only. The committee has worked with Sodexo dining services, to create the perfect menu for the event.
All ployes will be served by staff, faculty, and student volunteers, who will be dressed in Acadian attire provided by the Acadian Festival Committee.
UMFK continues to preserve and foster an appreciation of the Acadian and Franco-American heritage and culture by hosting annual events, such as the “Sucrerie” and the “Fiddlers’ Jamboree.”
Local school teachers interested in bringing their classes to the event should contact the University Relations office in advance.
For more information, contact the University Relations office at 834-7557 or by e-mail at: susan.tardie@maine.edu
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Monster Island’s Last Hurrah | Village Voice
Monster Island’s Last Hurrah
by Jesse Jarnow
Parts and Labor playing the Monster Island basement. Richard Gin/richardgin.org
It is a glorious late summer dusk at Monster Island, the two-story former spice warehouse where Metropolitan Avenue meets the East River in Williamsburg. Outside, in front of brightly clashing brickwork, a local resident feeds cats who come padding over from the tall grass and the oil storage tanks across the street. To the north, new condos loom, the river shimmering off their seamless windows. Soon, Monster Island will be crushed to rubble, and a glass box will likely sprout pod-like from the earth. But for now, the warehouse’s denizens continue to bustle.
Despite Monster Island’s late September closing date, there is plenty to get ready for: art shows, gigs, and one last installment of the Monster Island Block Party, a half-decade tradition for the bands, artists, and boho brahs who make base there. The unmistakable sound and smell of wood being sawed hangs in the air. “We’re making trees, of course,” a member of the bright-eyed crew announces. Erik Zajaceskowski, one of the building’s two leaseholders, works on a laptop by the open doors to one of Monster Island’s galleries and event spaces, Secret Project Robot, which he runs with partner Rachel Nelson. Works in progress are everywhere, piles of stencils on the floor. Nearly every surface is covered with something colorful; micro-miniature masks by Chris Uphues dot the white walls.
The tree-makers have taken over the basement, which doubles as one of Brooklyn’s most pleasant no-fuss venues. “It doesn’t bother me, as long as it doesn’t involve, like, chemicals or spray paint,” shrugs Oneida drummer Kid Millions as he retreats into his band’s soundproof room, known as the Ocropolis, for a rehearsal with Notekillers leader David First.
Oneida’s arrangement with Monster Island allows the kraut-psych flagbearers to operate nearly full-time—recording, producing bands for their Brah Records imprint on Jagjaguwar—despite the day jobs of the band’s five members. In addition to the intense weekend sessions, multi-set parties, and hundreds of tape-hours logged in the Ocropolis, they’ve played everywhere in the building, often in the midst of some new configuration of stage and lights and projections dreamed up by Zajaceskowski’s Mighty Robot AV Squad.
In 2004, Zajaceskowski and Karl LaRocca signed an extremely reasonable seven-year lease for 270 Kent Avenue. The inside had been practically gutted. “You could see into the basement, and the roof was practically caving in,” Nelson remembers. “Everybody stayed up 24 hours to get everything done. You’d go home to bed because you’d be exhausted, and you’d get back, and somebody would have put up a wall for you.”
LaRocca and Jef Scharf’s Kayrock Screenpainting took over most of the second floor, filling it with presses, wash-out sinks, archives, another rehearsal space, and another cat. Their work came to dominate many of the building’s walls. At first, promoter Todd Patrick had the basement, which he split between rented-out practice spaces and a club. When the club closed, its space divided further; Oneida built the Ocropolis in the corner, and the building’s tenants (including Todd P.) used the rest for shows, rehearsals, openings, and workshops. In a closet, the Record Grouch (now at Brooklyn Flea) briefly operated a small but nicely priced used LP booth.
Upstairs, the Mollusk Surf Shop—a revered destination for East Coast wave-riders—moved in. The gallery Live With Animals also occupies the first floor. Once it covered the ground in luminescent green turf, like a miniature sylvan village, and another time it constructed a fully sanded beach. The upper two floors host a hive of artists’ studios. The biggest—its doors almost seamlessly hidden in one wall of the Secret Project Robot space—belongs to Nelson and Zajaceskowski. Walls or no, Monster Island remains a fully open shop, its tenants collaborating freely and frequently.
Kayrock is currently designing a T-shirt listing all of the building’s occupants over the years à la the garments distributed to graduating junior high school students, which seems fitting; when the tenants scatter, they will undoubtedly remain close, but probably not this tight. Secret Project Robot will go to 389 Melrose in Bushwick, where its organizers hope to establish the Secret Project Robot Art Camp in a 4,000-square foot yard with DIY studio-shacks. Oneida will join them. Others will go elsewhere.
Part of a happily do-it-yourself fringe that operates outside the city’s presale-drunk rock economy, Monster Island’s residents are hardly underground naifs. Zajaceskowski works as a brand consultant. The tree-makers were sawing an installation for a Levi’s store in Manhattan. Stage decorations for recent tours by TV on the Radio and Animal Collective were assembled in the basement. Kayrock works on regular production schedules for the New Museum, the Whitney, MOMA, and other local institutions.
They are the type of young creatives that any burgeoning neighborhood might desire. But Williamsburg is long beyond burgeoning; in fact the Chetrit Group, the New York outfit owned by Moroccan-born magnate and new Chelsea Hotel proprietor Joseph Chetrit, manages 270 Kent. “The lease is up, and we have other plans for the property,” a representative said, declining to comment on the relationship between real estate values and the emergence of local arts communities.
Down the waterfront, the condo complex The Edge advertises “hardcore luxury.” “I always feel like it’s one of our parents appropriating the terminology but never quite using it correctly,” Nelson says. But the gentrification is nearly complete in a stretch where wild canine packs roamed 25 years ago; just blocks away from Monster Island and steps from the new East River Ferry is one of The Edge’s newest charms, the appropriately hardcore pet supply store and doggy day care center Eco Dog. Hipster puppies, ahoy.
The Monster Island Block Party takes place September 10
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Peres: Netanyahu committed to peace
Israel's President Shimon Peres (R), shown with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Jerusalem April 23, 2009. (UPI Photo/Dan Balilty/Pool) | License Photo
WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres says his former rival, Prime Minister Binyamin Netantyahu, will follow through on commitments to reach a Palestinian peace deal.
Speaking Monday to the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC's annual conference in Washington, Peres said Netanyahu is serious about seeking a Palestinian solution, The Jerusalum Post reported.
"(Binyamin) Netanyahu was at one time my political opponent," Peres said. "Today, he is my prime minister. He knows history and wants to make history. In our tradition, making history is making peace, and I am sure that peace is his priority."
Peres also praised U.S. President Barack Obama, saying he had the potential to bring peace to the Middle East, the Post reported.
"I am convinced (Obama) has the capacity to turn the crises into opportunity," Peres said. "May I say to president Obama: You are young enough to offer hope to the world and great enough to bring it to life."
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17 totally true facts about black bears that'll bring the warm and fuzzies.
James Gaines
1. This is a Louisiana black bear.
Image from John Connell/Flickr.
Don't recognize it? If you ever had a stuffed animal toy, maybe you should.
2. The Louisiana black bear allegedly inspired an American shopkeeper to make the original teddy bear.
The story goes that way back in 1902 President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. Despite Roosevelt being a famously avid hunter, when his hosts captured and tied up a black bear (intending to give it to him as an easy trophy), Roosevelt refused to shoot the animal, saying it was unsportsmanlike.
The press eventually got hold of this story, and this excellent cartoon was born:
This political cartoon in The Washington Post depicted Roosevelt's historic refusal. Image from Clifford Berryman/Wikimedia Commons.
Well, the story goes on to say that the cartoon was seen by a shop owner named Morris Michtom. Now, at this time there were other stuffed bear toys around, but it was apparently Michtom who first called them "Teddy's bears," which proved immensely popular and eventually turned into teddy bears.
3. While many subspecies of of black bears are thriving, the Louisiana black bear in particular have been struggling.
Image from Skeeze/Pixabay.
There are 16 different subspecies of black bears, and most have been doing well, but the ones in Louisiana haven't been doing so hot.
Part of this is because while Roosevelt didn't shoot that captured bear, other Louisiana bear hunts continued on. And it wasn't just that: As people chopped down the forests, the black bears were losing their homes. This one-two punch dropped the population of Louisiana black bears to under a hundred.
4. But thanks to a lot of people working hard to restore its home, the iconic Louisiana black bear finally has a brighter future ahead.
Image from U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr.
In the 1992, the government, recognizing the bear's plight, added the Louisiana black bear to its list of endangered species, granting it special federal protections.
Now, more than two decades later, it's been declared that the Louisiana black bear population has recovered. So much that they're going to be removed from the list of federally protected species. A lot of that is thanks to landowners helping to restore the forests the black bears depend on as homes.
5. That's great news for a true icon! Why so iconic, you ask? Well, they didn't just give us teddy bears; they were also the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh.
The original pooh bear. Image from Manitoba Provincial Archives/Wikimedia Commons.
Despite the more well known image nowadays of Winnie-the-Pooh as a tan bear in a red shirt, it's a black bear who gave him his name.
The original A.A. Milne character was based on his son's stuffed bear (originally called Edward Bear), who was later renamed "Winnie" after meeting a real-life and somewhat famous Canadian black bear named Winnie at the London Zoo during World War I. (The "Pooh" comes from an encounter with a swan).
6. Black bears even stayed at the White House.
President Calvin Coolidge also had a pygmy hippo and a wallaby. Can we please get Obama a wallaby? National Photo Company/Wikimedia Commons.
President Calvin Coolidge kept a pet black bear in the White House. Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt also had pet bears, but we don't know the species, unfortunately.
7. Which is kind of amazing, considering they can weigh half a ton.
Can you imagine this guy sitting in the Oval Office? Image from Casey Brown/Flickr.
That was the weight of the biggest black bear even seen, although the typical specimen is more like 400-500 pounds.
8. Their size doesn't stop black bears from being super athletes.
Image from Joshua Kenney/Flickr.
They're also quite good at swimming and can run 30 miles per hour.
9. Believe it or not, black bears aren't just black.
Image from Jon Rawlinson/Wikimedia Commons.
Black bears aren't just great at sports; they're fashion models too! They can be blueish, brown, cinnamon-colored, or even white. The white ones aren't albinos, by the way. That's just what their fur looks like.
10. Some of their relatives, like these sun bears, look a little goofy.
Two sun bears in Viet Nam. Image from Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images.
American black bears are most closely related to the Asian black bear and the Internet meme-inspiring sun bear.
11. But their ancestors were mega-awesome.
Image from Ghedoghedo/Wikimedia Commons.
All bears are descended from big, ancient predators known as "bear dogs." Guess who else is descended from bear dogs? (Hint: It's dogs.)
12. Black bears generally aren't picky eaters...
Mmm. Celery. Image from John Verive/Flickr.
Black bears are omnivores, which means they'll eat both plants and animals. And yes, they do eat honey, although they also love the bee grubs as well.
13. ...but with a sense of smell that is seven times better than dogs', black bears often find themselves in trouble when they go digging for food in trash cans and campsites.
This bear just found the ultimate lunch box. Image from California Department of Fish and Wildlife/Flickr.
Black bears also have pretty good hearing and vision. They can even see in color like humans.
14. Black bears, like many animals, would prefer to not run into humans.
Black bears are usually pretty shy and would rather run from people than fight them. But in places where bears have gotten too used to eating trash or getting handouts, they lose that fear of humans and can get aggressive.
15. That's partly why many campsites in bear country ask people to keep their sites clean and to not feed the bears.
Some parks use bear-proof trash cans like this one. Image from AllenS/Wikimedia Commons.
16. Keeping bears away from our campsites and homes is good for us and for them; that's why it's such welcome news to hear that conservation efforts have given Teddy's bears their homes back.
Image from Jim Martin/Wikimedia Commons.
While we might purposefully invite teddy bears into our homes, it's heartening to see that the Louisiana black bear has a home of its own again.
17. Thanks to these efforts, it looks like Teddy's bears will be with us for a long time.
Scientists say the population will be safe for at least the next 100 years, and removing them from the government's endangered species list won't remove their protections. It just means that the state will take over their care instead of the federal government.
So it looks like we won't be losing our real-life teddy bears anytime soon.
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Melissa McCarthy is hilarious as Michael Che's 'stepmom' on 'Saturday Night Live'
Melissa McCarthy interrupted Michael Che's Weekend Update on 'Saturday Night Live' to give him Claritin, kiss his cheeks and cheer him on as his stepmom.
Melissa McCarthy is hilarious as Michael Che's 'stepmom' on 'Saturday Night Live' Melissa McCarthy interrupted Michael Che's Weekend Update on 'Saturday Night Live' to give him Claritin, kiss his cheeks and cheer him on as his stepmom. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2rCVPyQ
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Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Published 4:37 p.m. ET May 13, 2018
On this week's "SNL," Amy Schumer hosts and the cast's real-life moms show their lack of love for politics. USA TODAY
Here's a comedic character we didn't know Melissa McCarthy could play perfectly: Michael Che's "stepmom" on Saturday Night Live.
During Weekend Update, when Che started to do a joke about Rudy Giuliani, McCarthy interrupted to give him allergy medicine, praise his jokes she didn't understand and recall an embarrassing story about Che's horseshoe crab poem from third grade — all while wearing a "World's Proudest Stepmom" sweater.
Colin Jost (from left) and Michael Che with Melissa McCarthy as Michael's oh-so-proud stepmom on "Saturday Night Live." (Photo: WILL HEATH/NBC)
"You may not have grown in my tummy, but I love putting you right around my tummy, don't I?" she said, gesturing to the throwback photo of Che on her chest. "What is on your face?" she asks, before kissing the Update anchor all over his cheek. "It's me! I can't help it. Delicious!"
McCarthy's adorable impression of a parent with unconditional love totally worked, with help from Che's bashful reactions. The bit closed with McCarthy attempting to read a cue card about her son's appreciation of her.
Her cameo coincides with the release of her new movie Life of the Party (in theaters now), in which she also plays a mom.
More: Amy Schumer tells her proposal story in 'Saturday Night Live' monologue
Also: 'SNL' (terrifyingly) mixes 'Handmaid's Tale' with 'Sex and the City'
Related: 'Saturday Night Live' cast's real moms roast the show for Trump jokes
Your guide to TV season finales
All your favorite shows are packing up for summer vacation, starting with "Superstore" with America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, which has its season finale on NBC on May 3. Find out when other shows are taking off for the season. Colleen Hayes, NBC
"Atlanta" with Donald Glover (FX, May 3) Guy D'Alema, FX
"The Big Bang Theory" with Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar (CBS, May 10) Bill Inoshita, CBS
"Timeless" with Matt Lanter and Abigail Spencer as Lucy Preston (NBC, May 13) Justin Lubin, NBC
"Silicon Valley" with Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Martin Starr, Thomas Middleditch (HBO, May 13) Ali Paige Goldstein, HBO
"New Girl" with Hannah Simone, Max Greenfield, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris (Fox, series finale May 15) Ray Mickshaw, Fox
"Black-ish" with Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson (ABC, May 15) Ron Tom, ABC
"Grey's Anatomy" with Ellen Pompeo (ABC, May 17) John Fleenor, ABC
"Arrow" with Stephen Amell (CW, May 17) Daniel Power, The CW
"Once Upon a Time" with Colin O'Donoghue (ABC, series finale May 18) Jack Rowand, ABC
"Saturday Night Live" with Colin Jost and Michael Che (NBC, May 19) Will Heath, NBC
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" with Joe Lo Truglio and Andy Samberg (Fox, May 20) Fox
"Dancing with the Stars: Athletes" with skater Adam Rippon and his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson (ABC, May 21) Craig Sjodin, ABC
"American Idol" with judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Ryan Seacrest (ABC, May 21) Eric Liebowitz, ABC
"The Flash" with Candice Patton and Grant Gustin (CW, May 22) Jack Rowand, CW
"NCIS" with Emily Wickersham, Pauley Perrette, Brian Dietzen (CBS, May 22). Perrette exits May 8. Robert Voets, CBS
"Roseanne" with John Goodman and Roseanne Barr (ABC, May 22) Greg Gayne, ABC
"The Middle" with Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Neil Flynn and Patricia Heaton (ABC, series finale May 22) Mitch Haaseth, ABC
"The Voice" with Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and Alicia Keys (NBC, May 22) Art Streiber, NBC
"Empire" with Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard (Fox, May 23) Chuck Hodes
"The Americans" with Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell (FX, series finale May 30) Patrick Harbron, FX
"Billions" with David Costabile and Damian Lewis (Showtime, June 10) Jeff Neumann, Showtime
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Another 60-plus Sears, Kmart stores set to close in January 2018; see the list
Sears Holdings says it is closing another 60-plus Sears and Kmart stores in its attempt as part of its attempted turnaround.
Another 60-plus Sears, Kmart stores set to close in January 2018; see the list Sears Holdings says it is closing another 60-plus Sears and Kmart stores in its attempt as part of its attempted turnaround. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2A2aWUo
Mike Snider and Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Published 10:18 a.m. ET Nov. 3, 2017 | Updated 11:47 a.m. ET Nov. 6, 2017
Sears will stop selling Whirlpool appliances after a pricing dispute. Sears was once the top dog in selling refrigerators, washing machines, and other home appliances, but has since lost its footing over recent years. USA TODAY
Vendors have started to lose faith in Sears this year.(Photo: Sears Holdings)
The cost-cutting strategy continues at Sears with another 63 stores targeted for closure early next year.
Emblematic of the struggle facing U.S. department stores, Sears Holdings has already closed more than 350 Sears and Kmart stores this year. An additional 45 Kmart stores and 18 Sears stores will be closing in late January 2018, the company said Thursday.
“Sears Holdings continues its strategic assessment of the productivity of our Kmart and Sears store base and will continue to right size our store footprint in number and size," the company said in a statement. "In the process, as previously announced we will continue to close some unprofitable stores as we transform our business model so that our physical store footprint and our digital capabilities match the needs and preferences of our members."
More: Is Sears circling the drain? Not yet, Wall Street says
The 63 stores will remain open during the holiday season and employees at the closing stores will get severance pay and an opportunity to apply for other jobs within the retail chains. "Liquidation sales will begin as early as November 9 at these closing stores," the company said.
The retail industry s reeling as a growing number of shoppers do their buying online and e-commerce giant Amazon becomes the go-to for many consumers. But the decline of Sears has been particularly stark.
The iconic store chain, whose goods once filled American households from the garage to the living room, has struggled to remain relevant as shoppers increasingly bypass it to head to big box giants like Walmart, or specialty retailers like Best Buy and Home Depot instead.
In March, Sears said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business unless it could borrow more and generate additional cash from its assets. However, the notification was required because of a rule change that mandated businesses be more transparent about potential risks they face within a year of their reported financial statements. Independent auditor Deloitte said at the time that it believed Sears Holdings was still viable.
The company has initiated a turnaround plan this year that aims to slash $1 billion in costs annually, and cut the company's debt by $1.5 billion. Shedding low-performing stores has been key to the restructuring, but Sears also sold Craftsman, one of its most valuable brands, to Stanley Black & Decker for roughly $900 million.
In another move that could boost the company's balance sheet, Sears announced in July an agreement to sell its Kenmore appliance brand on Amazon. And the company has been increasing the perks available to its most frequent shoppers.
Just this week, Sears and Kmart launched a nearly month-long sale for members of its "Shop Your Way'' loyalty program to woo customers during the all-important holiday period. Sears shoppers will get discounts ranging from 10% to 50%, and Kmart shoppers will see sales of 10% to 40% on all items through Nov. 25.
Some of the changes, while not increasing profits, do appear to be stemming the financial bleeding. While the company reported a net loss of $251 million for its second quarter that ended July 29, that was down from a loss of $395 million during the same period last year, and also beat S&P analysts projection of $266 million.
Still, there are continuing signs that Sears is no longer the dominant player it once was. Last month, it announced that for the first time in more than 100 years, it would no longer sell Whirlpool appliances because the two companies could not reach an agreement on price.
Here's a list of the stores set to close in January 2018:
Kmart, 7200 Us Highway 431, Albertville
Sears, 1701 Mcfarland Blvd E, Tuscaloosa*
Kmart, 1214 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande
Sears, Fiesta Mall, Mesa*
Sears, 5111 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith*
Sears, 4201 N Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville*
Sears, Greeley Mall, Greeley*
Kmart, 26996 Us Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
Kmart, 6050 Highway 90, Milton
Kmart, 901 Us 27 North, Sebring
Kmart, 156 Tom Hill Senior Blvd, Macon
Kmart, 144 Virginia Ave South, Tifton
Kmart, 1203 Cleveland Rd., Dalton
Sears, 8020 Mall Pkwy, Lithonia*
Sears, 1709 Baytree Road, Valdosta*
Kmart, 3101 East 17Th St. Ammon
Kmart, 1006 N Keller Drive, Effingham
Kmart, 2606 Zion Road, Henderson
Kmart, 230 L Roger Wells Blvd., Glasgow
Kmart, 501 Marsailles Road, Versailles
Kmart, 1300 Us Hwy 127 S., Frankfort
Sears, 7885 Eastern Blvd., Baltimore*
Sears, Berkshire Mall, Lanesboro (Pittsfield)*
Kmart, 41601 Garfield Road, Clinton Twp
Kmart, 200 Capital Ave SW, Battle Creek
Kmart, 2125 S Mission St., Mt Pleasant
Kmart, 1547 Highway 59 South, Thief River Falls
Kmart, 2233 N Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff
Kmart, 16200 East Us Hwy 24, Independence
Kmart, 1400 S Limit Avenue, Sedalia
Kmart, 3901 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis
Sears, 1200 Us Rt 22, Phillipsburg*
Kmart, 1130 Henderson Drive, Jacksonville
Kmart, 14901 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
Kmart, 2830 Navarre Road, Oregon
Kmart, 4475 Mahoning Ave, Austintown
Kmart, 1249 North High Street, Hillsboro
Kmart, 1292 Indiana Avenue, St. Marys
Kmart, 3382 Birney Plaza, Moosic
Kmart, 2830 Gracy Center Way, Moon Township / Coraopolis
Kmart, 3319 North Susquehanna Trail, Shamokin Dam
Kmart, 22631 Route 68, Clarion
Sears, 2999 E College Avenue, State College
Sears, 300 Lycoming Mall Circle, Pennsdale/Muncy*
Sears, 2334 Oakland Ave, Indiana*
Kmart, 1815 6 Ave SE, Aberdeen
Kmart, 530 Donelson Pike, Nashville
Kmart, 560 South Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville
Kmart, 1806 N Jackson Street, Tullahoma
Kmart, 4520 W 7 St., Texarkana
Sears, 4000 Sunset Mall, San Angelo
Sears, 4600 S Medford Dr., Lufkin*
Sears, 754 S State Street, Salt Lake City*
Kmart, 4715 Nine Mile Road, Richmond
Kmart, 300 Towne Centre Drive, Abingdon
Kmart, 3311 Riverside Drive, Danville
Kmart, 2315 Wards Road, Lynchburg
Sears, 114 Southpark Circle, Colonial Heights*
Kmart, 111 Division St North, Stevens Point
Kmart, 800 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna
Kmart, 1287 Winchester Avenue, Martinsburg
Kmart, 301 Beckley Plaza, Beckley
Sears, 1400 Del Range Blvd., Cheyenne
*The Sears Auto Center at these stores will close in early December 2017 and the store itself will close in late January 2018.
Sears, once America's most famous retailer, continues to fail
Customers shop at a Sears department store in Riverside, IL. Dec 2018. The 125 year old institution employees 68,000 people has been in bankruptcy since October 2018. TANNEN MAURY, EPA-EFE
Customers look at a display of winter coats in a Sears store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Company chairman Eddie Lampert has put in a bid to keep the business running in its entirety. Mark Lennihan, AP
A customer shops in a Sears store, Jan. 7, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Mark Lennihan, AP
Customers enter and leave the Sears store in St. Eustache, Quebec. July 21, 2017. Ryan Remiorz, The Canadian Press VIA AP
Forty-five Kmart stores and 18 Sears stores will be closing in late January 2018, the company said Thursday. Hal Degraff, of Livonia, Mich., stopped by to take a photograph of the Livonia Kmart. He has shopped there for at least a dozen years and said that he will miss it. Bill Bresler, USA TODAY NETWORK
Five tear old Anna Kane of Alton, Ill. looks down from "The Ledge," at the Sears Tower in Chicago, July 1, 2009. Kiichiro Sato, AP
People watch the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket launch on multiple TV's at a Sears department store in White Plains, N.Y. July 16, 1969. Ron Frehm, AP
Customers shop at Chicago's last remaining Sears store May 3, 2018 in Chicago. The store, which opened in 1938, is scheduled to close in July. Sears opened its first retail store in Chicago in 1925. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES
Signs in the window of a Sears store advertise the store's closing on May 3, 2018 in Chicago. . The store, which opened in 1938, is the city's last remaining Sears store. Sears opened its first retail store in Chicago in 1925. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES
On Nov. 3, 2017, it was announced a total of 63 K-Mart and Sears stores have been targeted for closure to cut costs. Traffic passes by a Sears department store in Brooklyn's Flatbush, in New York. Sears, once the monolith of American retail, in March 2017 announced that there is "substantial doubt" that it will be able to keep its doors open. Bebeto Matthews, AP
Generations of Americans picked their holiday gifts from Sears catalogues, first published in 1933. In 2017 Sears brought back its "Wish Book'' with a digital twist hoping to lure consumers back to the retailer of toys, appliances and apparel. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
A shopper walks up to a Sears department store at the Tri-County Mall, in Springdale, Ohio in this March 2017 file photo. Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances, ending a business partnership that dates make more than 100 years. John Minchillo, AP
A repairman installs a Whirlpool water heater at a home in Los Angeles in this March 22, 2015, file photo. Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances. Richard Vogel, AP
Customers shop at a Kmart store on Aug. 24, 2017 in Elmhurst, Illinois. Sears Holdings Corporation, the owner of Kmart, said today it was planning on closing another 28 Kmart store including this Elmhurst location. Scott Olson, Getty Images
A sign announcing the store will be closing hangs above a Sears store on Aug. 24, 2017 in Chicago. Sears Holdings Corporation, which owns both Sears and Kmart, said it was planning on closing another 28 Kmart stores. Scott Olson, Getty Images
Customers shop at a Sears store in Woodfield Mall July 20, 2017 in Schaumburg, Ill. Sears announced that it had agreed to sell Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com. Scott Olson, Getty Images
Shoppers walk into Sears in Peabody, Mass., on May 17, 2012. Elise Amendola, AP
Sears CEO Edward Lampert announcse the merger of Kmart and Sears back on Nov. 17, 2004. Gregory Bull, AP
A worker repairs the sign outside the Sears Grand store in Solon, Ohio, on Feb. 13, 2015. Amy Sancetta, AP
This is a vintage Sears Roebuck & Co. in Rochester, N.Y. The company that operates Sears, the department store chain that dominated retail for decades, warned March 21, 2017, that it faces "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business unless it can borrow more and tap cash from more of its assets. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via the USA TODAY Network
A crowd gathers for the grand opening of a Sears store on Chicago in 1932. AP
Sears, which at the end of its fiscal year had about 140,000 employees, said that it expects to continue to try to generate cash from real estate sales and borrowing. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via the USA TODAY Network
An early Sears catalog. AP
A "Black Friday" advertisement for Sears is seen on an iPad in Annapolis, MD Nov. 16, 2014. Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images
The Sears store at Eaton Centre in Toronto, Canado Oct, 29, 2013. Frank Gunn, AP
The Sears at the Chambersburg Mall in Scotland, Pa. closed it's doors in January 2015. Markell DeLoatch, AP
Craftsman tools sold by Sears at this Bethel Park, Pa., store. Gene J. Puskar, AP
This is a Sears-Roebuck in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via the USA TODAY Network
Founded in 1886, Sears was built around its famous catalog that was so complete that entire houses could be ordered -- delivered in pieces to be built on a site. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via the USA TODAY Network
This is a Sears-Roebuck in Rochester NY. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via the USA TODAY Network
Women crowd the counters of one of the first Sears retail stores in 1925. AP
Five year old Kathy Diviney receives a sucker after talking with Santa Clause at the Sears Department store in downtown Nashville Dec. 13, 1966. The Tennessean via the USA TODAY Network
This ad is from a 1908 Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog. Journal & Courier
Sears is under financial pressure and has warned it may fail. But it has seen many better days. Here, Sears store associates in Schaumburg, Ill. help customers shop more than 1,000 doorbuster deals on Thanksgiving Day in 2015 Jean-Marc Giboux, AP Images for Sears
A shopper leaves the Kmart store in Burbank, Calif., Kmart is part of Sears Holdings KEVORK DJANSEZIAN, AP
A bronze plaque hangs near the entrance of Sears' flagship store in the Loop in Chicago Scott Olson, Getty Images
Craftsman tools are offered for sale at a Sears store Scott Olson, Getty Images
Appliances are on display at a Sears store in Berlin, Vt. Toby Talbot, AP
A Sears store is seen in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Oaklands Uptown Station, seen in a photo illustration, is a former Sears store Gensler
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Injured Mike Green visits specialist
By Katie Carrera
Katie Carrera
Digital producer
Mike Green is out of town visiting with a specialist, presumably about the strained right groin muscle that has held him out of the lineup for 14 consecutive games.
Coach Dale Hunter wouldn’t elaborate when asked what type of doctor Green was seeing but said that the defenseman is expected to join the Capitals on the road later this week. Washington travels to Winnipeg for a game on Thursday then to Colorado to face the Avalanche on Saturday; the team would not say when Green would meet up with them.
“It’s day to day and he’s getting better. It just takes time,” Hunter said. ”I think every player’s been through it. It’s a little frustrating because you can’t play — it just takes time and it heals.”
Green, 26, suffered the groin injury back on Nov. 11 at New Jersey when he was hit by Devils’ forward Ryan Carter in the corner. The two-time Norris Trophy finalist appeared to be making progress as he skated for consecutive days with strength and conditioning coach Mark Nemish in late November, but Green hasn’t skated in the past four days.
When he skated most recently, on Thursday, Dec. 8, Green slammed his stick into the boards as he went off the ice. He told reporters afterward that there was still no timeline for his return.
Green has now missed 20 of the past 21 games because of the groin strain and the ankle injury that caused him to miss six consecutive games beginning on Oct. 27.
— Monday One Timers: When will we see Green again?
— Capitals’ lines remain the same in Monday practice
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“Canada,” by Richard Ford
By Ron Charles
Ron Charles
Critic, Book World
Toni Morrison, John Irving and now Richard Ford.
The month of May is turning into a catwalk of America’s greatest senior novelists. Ford’s new book is the best of the lot, though, a magnificent work of Montana gothic that confirms his position as one of the finest stylists and most humane storytellers in America.
He’s well known, of course, for his Frank Bascombe trilogy, whose second volume, “Independence Day,” won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. As rich and durable as John Updike’s Rabbit quartet and Philip Roth’s Zuckerman series, the Bascombe novels are an insightful chronicle of middle-class life, infused with the economic and cultural anxieties of the late 20th century.
Now, Ford has left the suburbs of New Jersey two thousand miles away and delivered his most elegiac and profound book. “Canada” may strike recent fans as a departure, but it’s actually a return to the plains of his first celebrated story collection, “Rock Springs” (1987). Here in Great Falls, Mont., the author lays out a tale of one unexceptional family’s disintegration.
“First, I’ll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later.”
‘Canada’ by Richard Ford (Ecco. 420 pp. $27.99). (Ecco)
That unguarded opening comes from Dell Parsons, an English teacher on the eve of retirement. He’s looking back, without bitterness, at the calamitous events of his adolescence 50 years ago. He speaks in sentences that waver between unvarnished confession and life-tested judgments. There’s something unnerving about Dell’s calm, modulated voice, but the more he tells us, the more his temperament seems like a healthy response to traumas that would bury a weaker man.
The story begins when Dell and his twin sister, Berner, are 15, living an isolated life in a town that offers them no extended family or friends. Their mother is an intense, skeptical woman, whose Polish-Jewish background accentuates her alienation. Their handsome Southern father never finds stable work after leaving the Air Force in 1960, but he expects the children to share his boundless optimism. He tries selling cars, then land, while dealing in stolen beef on the side — “a small, penny-ante scheme” that allows him to pretend he’s not really a crook.
Ford can be sympathetic and yet clear-eyed about the limits of these poor, mismatched people. His delineation of their characters is insistent without seeming relentless, moving further and further into the conflicted desires and misimpressions that motivate them. In a rented house riven by silent tensions and disappointments, Berner grows morose and sexually reckless; Dell, always the earnest student, throws himself into the study of chess and bees — miniature worlds that provide the fixed, predictable roles he craves.
When their father runs afoul of some Indian thugs and needs $2,000 fast, he concocts a ridiculous plan to hold up a bank, a decision that eventually sends him and his wife to jail and thrusts Berner and Dell into a world that has no use for them. After reading “Canada,” you will never hear about a convicted criminal without considering the invisible children whose lives have been scrambled in ways they can’t possibly understand.
“They were not the people to rob a bank,” Dell notes tactfully as he struggles to explain why his parents made the ruinous mistakes they did. On some level, he knows, “It’s a mystery how we are. A mystery,” but he’s intrigued by the interaction of fate and character. “They were . . . regular people tricked by circumstances and bad instincts, along with bad luck, to venture outside of boundaries they knew to be right, and then found themselves unable to go back.”
As the book spins out this tragedy in Montana for 200 pages, I began to suspect the title was ironic, like Arthur Phillips’s “Prague,” which takes place entirely in Budapest. But Ford doesn’t do irony, and the title is an example of his tendency to foreshadow the events that will shape Dell’s life. Indeed, the novel boasts an almost proud disdain for suspense, holding our interest captive even while referring to future disasters that another author would have held back to surprise us later. It’s a demonstration not only of Ford’s skill but of his good faith, his willingness to sacrifice everything, including all the pyrotechnics of modern fiction, for raw, natural elegance and understanding.
And so, as foreshadowed, Part II finds young Dell whisked across our northern border to a dark room in Saskatchewan to escape social service agents. It’s a poorly conceived move that subjects the boy to the manipulations of a spoiled, cowardly guardian dogged by fears of retribution and willing to use anyone to avoid punishment — exactly the sort of mercurial man Dell can't comprehend. In those frightening months of neglect and abuse, he becomes guarded and observant. His trust in the possibility of a good life, no matter what’s happening to him, is achingly tender. “My part was to find a way to be normal,” he says. “Children know normal better than anyone.”
But what still fascinates him after all these years is the deceptive resemblance of Canada to the United States. “If anything, the similarity to America made its foreignness profound,” he says. The people dress and, mostly, talk the same, the landscape is not very dissimilar, and yet he has crossed a border, entered a different country. That geographical transition quickly evolves into a compelling metaphor: the thin boundary between what’s acceptable and what’s illicit, between a functioning family and four strangers, between a happy son and a lost orphan. How easy it is, Dell knows, to slip from one side to the other without realizing it.
All of this arrives in the humble grandeur of prose that could teach anyone how to write better — even how to live better. I’m reminded of a long essay John Gardner wrote more than 30 years ago with the deadly title, “On Moral Fiction,” which accused contemporary novelists of abrogating their responsibility: “Either they pointlessly waste our time, saying and doing nothing, or they celebrate ugliness and futility, scoffing at good.” Gardner didn’t expect novels to be didactic or full of pat ethical instructions, but he believed they should have “a clear positive moral effect, presenting valid models for imitation, eternal verities worth keeping in mind, and a benevolent vision of the possible which can inspire and incite human beings toward virtue, toward life affirmation as opposed to destruction or indifference.”
In the most gracious way, Ford has done just that. Dell is haunted by that saddest lament — “If only” — the burden of what ruined men might have been, but he fundamentally rejects despair and cynicism in favor of what he’s learned to be true. Always a careful craftsman, Ford has polished the plainspoken lines of “Canada” to an arresting sheen. He’s working somewhere between Marilynne Robinson (without the theology) and Cormac McCarthy (without the gore). The wisdom he offers throughout these pages can be heard in the hushed silence that follows this harrowing tale.
Charles is The Post’s fiction critic. You can follow him on Twitter @RonCharles. On May 23, Richard Ford will be at Politics & Prose Bookstore at 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW in Washington.
By Richard Ford
Ecco. 420 pp. $27.99
Ron Charles Ron Charles writes about books for The Washington Post. Before moving to Washington, he edited the books section of the Christian Science Monitor in Boston. Follow
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Abergwesyn Common Mountain or HillAbergwesyn Commons, on the southern edge of the Mid Wales Cambrian Mountains, is a wild and ancient landscape with far-reaching views. The commons stretch for 12 miles between the Nant Irfon valley in the west and Llanwrthwl in the east. Drygarn Fawr is the highest point on the commons, lying above the Nant Irfon valley and from the summit it's possible to walk eastwards along the entire ridge almost on the level.
People have lived and worked in the uplands for at least 9,000 years and unlike lowland sites, upland sites have never been ploughed or disturbed by recent activity. Abergwesyn has around
This means Abergwesyn Commons has a wealth of archaeological remains including around 14 Bronze Age cairns and 459 sites classed as post-medieval. There are shelters, quarries, route ways and clearance cairns. The most impressive of these is at Drygarn Fawr, right on the summit of Abergwesyn and is well worth a visit.
From Llanwrtyd Wells, drive or cycle westwards up the steep Devil’s Staircase to cross Abergwesyn Pass where you can access Abergwesyn Common.
The commons are rich in archaeology, from Bronze Age ritual sites to deserted medieval villages. Wherever you walk you're likely to come across a cairn - a stone circle - or standing stone and other evidence of human activity dating back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Wildlife to look out for include Red Grouse amongst the heather, and Lapwing, Golden Plover and Red Kite.
The National Cycle Route 8 (on-road) that runs from Cardiff to Holyhead, passes within 3 miles of the eastern boundary of the common and links with route 42 on the banks of the River Wye. The roads along this route are usually quiet but can be busy in some sections. This route is quite strenuous and generally for the more experienced cyclist.
The A470 from Builth to Rhayader passes close to the village of Llanwrthwl, which is close to the eastern end of Abergwesyn Common. The B4358 running southwest from Newbridge on Wye (also on the A470) takes you to the village of Beulah. From there drive northwest to the Nant Irfon valley; a spectacular valley and steep winding road that leads over the Devil's Staircase and eventually on to Tregaron.
The Wye Valley long distance walking trail cuts along the eastern boundary. This 136-mile trail is way-marked by the distinctive 'leaping salmon' logo and runs from the source of the River Wye in mid-Wales all the way to the mouth of the river near Chepstow Castle.Nr Llanwrtyd WellsPowysLDUnited Kingdom52.155085458097-3.671764018036https://www.visitmidwales.co.uk/?dms=3&pid=
Abergwesyn Common
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Abergwesyn Commons, on the southern edge of the Mid Wales Cambrian Mountains, is a wild and ancient landscape with far-reaching views. The commons stretch for 12 miles between the Nant Irfon valley in the west and Llanwrthwl in the east. Drygarn Fawr is the highest point on the commons, lying above the Nant Irfon valley and from the summit it's possible to walk eastwards along the entire ridge almost on the level.
The Wye Valley long distance walking trail cuts along the eastern boundary. This 136-mile trail is way-marked by the distinctive 'leaping salmon' logo and runs from the source of the River Wye in mid-Wales all the way to the mouth of the river near Chepstow Castle.
Location and nearby places
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6 Ways To Skip The Dry Cleaner, Just Like Stella McCartney
As Stella McCartney refuses to have her clothes cleaned, Frankie Graddon explores other ways to stay fresh
By Frankie Graddon
Stella McCartney at Milan Men's Fashion Week spring/summer 2020. Photo / @ alfonsocatalano Instagram
It might come as a surprise to many that Stella McCartney, the fashion designer who dresses many of the world’s most stylish women, who cuts a very polished figure herself, doesn’t like to wash her clothes.
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“In life, rule of thumb: if you don’t absolutely have to clean anything, don’t clean it,” she said in an interview last weekend. “I don’t just chuck stuff into a washing machine because it’s been worn... I’m not a fan of dry cleaning or any cleaning, really.”
McCartney, who counts Kates Moss and Hudson as famous fans (and friends), added that she “wouldn’t change my bra every day” either.
The idea of not changing my own daily is enough to make me feel more than a little itchy, and her stance feels at odds with the nation’s love of putting on a wash: the average UK household does five a week, according to Blanc, an eco-friendly dry cleaning company.
Yet for 47-year-old McCartney, dodging an unnecessary spin cycle is all part of the move to make fashion more eco-friendly: every load sees up to 700,000 fibres leeched from the likes of polyester-cotton blend T-shirts and acrylic jumpers, many of which wash up in our oceans.
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Her tactic is to “let the dirt dry and you brush it off”; one shared by Orsola de Castro, co-founder of sustainable fashion organisation Fashion Revolution, who says “we need to relearn that there are several steps before washing, such as refreshing, sponging, brushing, airing and steaming”.
But do they really work better than a quick blast in the machine?
Embrace Dirty Denim
Ever heard the one about sticking your skinny jeans next to the frozen peas instead of the wash basket? Either way, it is sadly nothing more than an urban myth, as storing it at sub-zero temperatures doesn’t kill bacteria, but merely puts it to sleep. Over-cleaning does ruin the support and shape of denim, however — even Chip Leigh, CEO of Levi’s, admits to never washing his, choosing instead to “spot clean with a washcloth” when needed.
If eschewing machines altogether feels like too big a first step, limit yourself to washing denim only after every five or six wears, and make sure to wash them in cold water (which helps them to maintain their colour) and turned inside out to minimise any damage from errant zips and buttons in the same load.
Water-Less Washing
Washing doesn’t have to mean gallons of water going to waste. A number of products are seeking to do for our garments what dry shampoo has done for hair: sprays such as Day2 (available in the UK only) promises to remove deep odours, soften fabric and remove wrinkles — as well as saving the 60 litres of water used with every load — while Mr Black’s Denim Refresh, created to revive well-worn jeans, is a plant-based alternative. Sard Wonder Stain Remover Stick is another option, where a stain can be treated up to seven days before washing the garment. Given research shows 40 per cent of what we throw in the machine could have been worn again, a quick spritz or dab can extend that shelf-life yet further.
Sponge Baths
If you’ve got a stain on your favourite top, rather than hoping it’ll fade away in a hot cycle, try a little bit of vinegar or bicarbonate of soda on a natural sponge and dab the stain out. For grease stains, try talcum powder and leave overnight to soak if stubborn.
Airing Is Caring
Airing clothes is a great way of getting rid of odours without resorting to washing them. The easiest way to do so is to hang clothes up as soon as they’ve been taken off — no throwing them on a chair — which will let air circulate around fibres and keep things fresh. De Castro also says bringing them into the shower with you — if space allows — can work well, too, acting as a steaming agent and getting rid of unwanted creases.
Small Steps
As the items worn closest to your skin, underwear, socks and tights should be washed every time you wear them to get rid of bacteria.
However, there is a trick for keeping your smalls out of the machine; half-fill a salad spinner with water, add a squirt of liquid detergent then put your dedicates in and spin. Pour out the water and repeat the entire process once more and, hey presto: a far less wasteful way of doing your knicker washing.
Squeeze the delicates to release water, rather than wringing them out (this will ruin the fibres) and avoid placing them directly on a heat source — roll in a towel, if it needs extra help drying, then leave flat to finish off.
Keep It Cool
“Ninety-five per cent of the energy consumed by your washing machine is used to heat up water,” explains Mathilde Blanc, CEO of her eponymous company, which “is very bad for the environment”. Plus, “the hotter the setting, the quicker fibres get worn out”.
Most of our garments can be washed at 30 degrees — with the exception of towels and bedsheets, which should be washed on a cycle that is somewhere between 40 and 60 degrees.
— The Daily Telegraph
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Increased aerodynamic performance and Volvo Trucks’ new EURO 6 step C engine, enables a fuel saving of up to three per cent for long and regional haul.
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Ditching the drag with improved aerodynamics
6/13/16 Text: Linda Thomsen Högfeldt.Photo: Arne Edström, Sören Håkanlind. Illustration: Daniel Tegeland.
Fuel accounts for around a third of a haulage firm’s costs. By combining increased aerodynamic performance with the new EURO 6 step C engine, Volvo Trucks can now enable a fuel saving of up to three per cent for long and regional haul.
With the help of wind tunnel tests, Volvo Trucks can find potential for improving aerodynamics.
When a truck is driven at constant speeds of 60-90 km/h, air resistance is one of the factors that has the greatest impact on fuel consumption. For many years, Volvo Trucks has therefore devoted considerable attention to the development of aerodynamics. There are a number of projects centred around applications that can significantly reduce air resistance. These will be introduced to the market stepwise in the years to come.
In his role as a Technology Specialist, Anders Tenstam tries to anticipate the future needs of our customers.
Part of the results of these efforts are the aerodynamic improvements that were launched in the spring of 2016, which include the optimisation of the Volvo FH bumper spoilers, air deflectors, wheel arch area and mudguards. Along with the new EURO 6 step C engine, these improvements will be introduced as standard in the newly produced Volvo FH model from June 2016.
“Even when the new Volvo FH was launched in 2012, major development work had been done to achieve as low air resistance as possible, given all the other requirements that our customers put on the truck. Since then, we twisted and turned every area of the truck, scanning it to see where an improvement would yield the greatest results for our customers,” says Anders Tenstam, Technology Specialist Aerodynamics.
A scan of the various loss areas and their improvement potential was carried out with the help of wind tunnel tests and computer simulations. Then it was all about making sure that the technology for the applications could be produced with the right quality and at a reasonable cost.
We twisted and turned every area of the truck, scanning it to see where an improvement would yield the greatest results for our customers.
Anders Tenstam, Technology Specialist Aerodynamics
“Working with advanced technology development is all about trying to anticipate the future needs of our customers and ensuring that the technology they want is available when regulations and cost levels allow for their introduction,” says Anders Tenstam.
In recent years, technological development has given Volvo Trucks new opportunities to improve the aerodynamic performance of its products. Rising fuel costs over the long term and growing awareness of climate issues are pushing customers to demand more fuel-efficient vehicles. This development towards higher fuel efficiency is in line with Volvo Trucks’ philosophy that every drop of fuel counts
Mats Franzen and his colleague, Chief Project Manager Anders Rutquist, in the engine laboratory next to the new EURO 6 step C engine.
The drive for fuel-efficiency is also affecting engine development: “We continuously strive to meet tighter regulatory requirements for cleaner engines without affecting driveability. Performance, productivity and driveability are extremely important for our customers and their drivers. We’ve always focused on responding to these requirements, but it must not be at the expense of fuel consumption. On the contrary,” says Mats Franzen, Product Manager for Volvo Trucks’ engines.
For Volvo Trucks, the advent of EURO 6 step C has resulted in a number of different optimisations for D11, D13 and D16 engines, such as pistons with less friction against the cylinder liner, a new and improved turbocharger and an optimised camshaft. Together with a number of improvements in the software, this enables lower fuel consumption without engine performance being affected.
It is a product that will provide significant customer benefits in terms of lower fuel costs and therefore higher profit margins, while maintaining performance.
Mats Franzen, Product Manager for Volvo Trucks’ engines.
“With our EURO 6 step C engine, we take another big step closer to the future of energy efficient transportation. It is a product that will provide significant customer benefits in terms of lower fuel costs resulting in higher profit margins, while maintaining performance,” says Mats Franzen.
For many trucking companies, fuel account for a third of their total costs. One haulage company that invests heavily in lowering its fuel consumption is Jastim, located in Warsaw, Poland. Jastim’s largest customers are Schenker, IKEA and DHL, three companies that attach great importance to environmental concerns and therefore put pressure on their suppliers to continuously reduce their fuel consumption.
Three years ago, before Jastim had bought any new Volvo FHs, the company’s average fuel consumption was between 31 and 32 litres per 100 km. Today, with the help of the Volvo FH trucks and additional Eco Driving programs, it is down to 26 litres. According to them, their best drivers are running at an average of 24 litres, and that, in favourable topographical and aerodynamic conditions, they achieve even lower consumption.
“What three or four years ago seemed impossible is now routine. It was extremely important for us to achieve such a large fuel reduction. In fact, we had no choice – our firm’s existence was dependent on this,” says Jastim’s owner Jacek Słowiński.
In order to remain competitive, his company regularly renews its fleet of vehicles, and the specifications for Volvo Trucks usually contain the latest applications for more fuel-efficient driving.
After regularly driving the same 330 kilometre route between Młochów and Tarnowo Podgorne in Poland, Jastim SP believe that wind can increase fuel consumption by 10 litres.
“We are interested in all new technological developments. Based on the amount of fuel we consume every month, an additional fuel saving of up to three per cent corresponds to thousands of litres for us,” says Jacek Słowiński.
Jastim is a long-haul Volvo Trucks customer with a strong focus on saving fuel. Volvo Trucks has therefore adopted the haulage firm’s specifications as the basis for the development of the new aerodynamic package. This is to create a tip alignment for customers driving at a relatively constant speed range of between 60-90 kilometres per hour and therefore benefit most from an aerodynamic improvement. Exactly how large a saving customers can achieve depends on their individual requirements and specifications, which in turn are controlled by the road conditions on the routes where their vehicles travel.
Based on the amount of fuel we consume every month, an additional fuel saving of up to three per cent corresponds to thousands of litres for us.
Jacek Słowiński, Jastim Transport.
Anders Tenstam from Volvo Trucks is pleased that a new and flexible aerodynamic package for long-haul customers can now be introduced to the market. He sees great potential for further improvements, but acknowledges that technological maturity must be supported by new laws and regulations.
“Today, many countries’ regulations on vehicle length create a barrier to how much we can achieve in terms of aerodynamic performance. If tractor length was no longer included in the rig, for example, a more favourably shaped design could be introduced to the cabs. Today, the cab shape is the result of a delicate balance of features, both interior and exterior. A more aerodynamic cab would also then create more potential downstream on the vehicle, because of less pronounced large scale turbulence which steals energy in the front,” he says.
Jacek Słowiński has invested heavily in reducing fuel consumption in his company Jastim SP.
Anders Tenstam also emphasises that the trailers are an area of significant aerodynamic improvement. In future, this could result in an increasingly close customer collaboration on the design of sustainable transport solutions covering the whole vehicle and not just the truck itself. This in turn requires that practical solutions are developed, both on an engineering and a business level.
“Through our long-term focused development, we have seen that we should be able to come close to achieving the aerodynamic efficiency of passenger cars by addressing the strategic areas of the vehicle, cooperating on changes in applicable laws by applying a complete vehicle perspective. This could, in the not too distant future, mean slashing the air resistance to close to half compared with that of today’s trucks,” says Anders Tenstam.
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One person dead after off-road vehicle crash
One man is dead and another in the hospital after an off-road vehicle crash in Putnam County.
Posted: Oct 1, 2018 8:07 AM
Updated: Oct 1, 2018 8:09 AM
Posted By: WLFI Staff
PUTNUM CO., Ind. (WLFI) — One man is dead and another in the hospital after an off-road vehicle crash in Putnam County.
Conservation officers responded to Heritage Lake at 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
Twenty-year-old Hayden Salapeck was found unresponsive after being thrown from the drivers seat of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Robert Drake was in the passenger seat wearing a seat belt. He was taken to the hospital after complaining of back pain.
Officers don't suspect any foul play, but alcohol is believed to be factor.
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Rats are a common sight around New Orleans
It's a problem that has now gone viral after cellphone video was posted to social media Sunday.
Author: WWLTV
A common sight near trash cans, storm drains and city streets- rats are crawling around New Orleans.
"I've seen it first-hand especially closer to the river,” restaurant worker Heather Shenko said.
People like Shenko say they’re everywhere and it is something many have to deal with.
"It's hard with the older buildings because there's so many holes and the old piping,” she said.
It’s a problem that has now gone viral after cellphone video was posted to social media Sunday.
In the video, you can see several rodents getting an after-hour snack inside the French Market Restaurant and Bar, running over stools and plates in an area where oysters are served. Shenko says she knows people who have seen the same thing in other places.
"My boyfriend told me as he was walking home from work I'll peak into restaurants and they'll be sitting there eating and they're just there,” she said.
Pest control experts say rats in the French Quarter are unfortunately a common problem but add there are things people can do to help them from getting an infestation.
"It only takes about a size of a quarter for a rodent to get in,” Terminix Entomologist Joe Martin said.
Martin says crews are called out downtown daily.
“It's a really big thing in the Quarter is sanitation. There's garbage on the street you got the sewer system where they're coming from,” Martin said. “Rodents go where humans are.”
Which is why preventative measures are key, doing things like securing trash, covering holes and cleaning food can help keep them away.
“We'll never get rid of them but what we can do is keep them under control,” Martin said.
The video shows there is no doubt it isshocking, but some say it happens and shines light on a problem.
"It is a really big problem.”
To search for other restaurants' results from the Louisiana Department of Health, click here.
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The 8 healthiest bakeries in New York City
by Lisa Elaine Held
Photo: Instagram/@vegandivas
No, you can’t trade your daily kale salad for a croissant, no matter where you buy it. But there are lots of New York bakeries trying to make oven-hot tasty treats less awful for your long-term health. And we tried them all. (Don’t mind the crumbs.)
Some bakeries substitute bad-for-you ingredients—like honey in place of refined sugar, or coconut in place of canola oil. Many cater to dietary needs and restrictions—think “cheesecake” for vegans and lots of cupcakes for Celiac sufferers or those who live in fear of Frankenwheat.
The best part is that some (some!) of these brownies and black-and-whites meet or beat their conventional counterparts on the deliciousness scale.
What made our list? We only included full-on bakeries, although you can also get great sweet baked treats at restaurants like Candle Cafe and Hu Kitchen, and juice bars like Juice Generation.
Without further ado, here’s where to go when your sweet tooth tingles. Keep reading to see the healthiest bakeries in New York City.
Photo: Mikey Pozarik
Sweets By Chloe
Now that By Chloe has successfully taken over, Chloe Coscarelli is setting out to conquer the world of vegan baked goods. The just desserts outpost opened this fall and—no surprise—even non vegans are gobbling up her chocolate matcha babka, black and white cookies, and dairy-free soft serve.
Sweets By Chloe, 185 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012, eatbychloe.com/sweets
Photo: Blossom Bakery
Blossom Bakery
Blossom runs a vegan food restaurant empire in New York, so plant-eaters rejoiced when it opened this sweet little bakery on Ninth Avenue, right across the street from its flagship and next to one of its Du Jour take-out joints (which also sell some of the baked goods).
Blossom Bakery’s carrot cake cupcakes taste about as good as the real thing, and its cookies, like peanut butter chocolate chip, are delicious, although they’re a little on the mushy side (which some people probably count as a positive).
Everything is also organic, and they have a decent selection of gluten-free items, too.
Blossom Bakery, 174 9th Ave., New York, NY 10011, blossombakerynyc.com
Photo: Instagram/@erinmckennabakery
Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC (formerly Babycakes NYC)
This is the Ms. Universe of healthier bakeries. Founder Erin McKenna is a pioneer on the alt-baking scene, and, at her cozy Lower East Side shop, she’s perfected the art of making delicious a bit less decadent. (She’s got crazy popular cookbooks and a location in Downtown Disney in Orlando to prove it.)
Everything is vegan, and most treats are gluten-free. McKenna uses agave instead of white sugar, rice and coconut milk in place of dairy, and coconut oil instead of canola. She even uses all-natural food dyes that may give you a health boost, i.e., turmeric for orange coloring and chlorophyll for green.
And everything tastes uncompromisingly incredible—from crumb cake to cookie sandwiches. I’d choose her famous donuts over a Krispy Kreme any day.
Erin McKenna Bakery, 248 Broome St., New York, NY 10002, 855-462-2292, erinmckennasbakery.com
Photo: Instagram/@enniferesposito.jwaybakery
Jennifer’s Way
Actress Jennifer Esposito has made gluten intolerance her celeb cause celebre, stocking her website full of recipes and information and even accusing a neighboring shop of lying about its gluten-free bagels.
Her bakery, which opened in March 2013, allows her to peddle her own wheat-free treats, which are also free of dairy, soy, refined sugar, and peanuts. Allergy sufferers unite!
And the non-GMO menu includes unique items like Old Fashioned Pop Tarts (which are also vegan), a large variety of breads—from bagels to soft pretzels—plus cookies, cupcakes, and more. Her star power helps: On opening day, the bakery sold out.
Jennifer’s Way, 263 E. 10th St., New York, NY 10009, 646-682-9501, livingfreejennifer.com/jennifers-way-bakery
Photo: The Protein Bakery
The Protein Bakery
This is the go-to sweet-tooth source for trainers and fitness fanatics. Their goods are gluten-free (made with mainly oat flour) and spiked with whey protein. (The peanut butter blondie, for example, comes with 14 grams of protein in 200 calories.)
And in addition to its “boutique bakery showroom” on West 20th Street, conveniently located in the heart of the Fitness District, its brownies, cookies, and blondies are sold at spots like Equinox, Retro Fitness, and Just Salad.
To be clear: If you’re looking for buttery, indulgent baked goods, these are not for you. They taste more like a slightly sweeter, yummier alternative to a protein bar, or like a cleaner, healthier version of a packaged brownie (AKA a leaner Little Debbie).
The Protein Bakery, 144 W. 19th St. NY NY 10011, 212-206-7796, proteinbakery.com
Photo: Instagram/@sansbakery
Sans Bakery
Here’s the truth: Sans’ zucchini and banana breads are what vegan, gluten-free dreams are made of. Despite its lack of a brick-and-mortar location, this all gluten-free bakery is a powerhouse. The breads and muffins are moist and flavorful, and the cookies are sweet and chewy.
They also make biscotti, bagels, brownies, and donuts, and everything can be ordered online and shipped to you. Or you can grab the goods at healthy restaurants and cafes all over the city, like Kaffe 1668, The Little Beet, and Think Coffee.
Sans Bakery, 327-326-1368, See sansbakery-nyc.com for retailers.
Photo: Tu Lu’s
Tu-Lu’s
Tu-Lu’s is a gluten-free shop best known for cupcakes (regular and mini), which are topped with pretty, generous swirls of frosting—and the occasional candy sprinkle. The bakery also produces copious tins of muffins, like a delish dairy-free pumpkin loaf, plus vegan brownies made with agave, and paninis, if you’re hankering for something savory instead.
Another sweet fact: They make special order cakes like chocolate with coconut buttercream or red velvet, for gluten-free special occasions.
Tu Lu’s, 338 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003, 212-777-2227, tu-lusbakery.com
Vegan Divas
This uptown spot eschews animal products and bakes with organic spelt flour and maple syrup. Some recipes are gluten-free, and many are fiber and protein-rich. (You can get five grams of protein from a brownie that’s only 246 calories.) They also admirably list all ingredients on their website.
Vegan Divas’s signature vanilla bean cheesecake with raspberry jam is really popular among non-dairy diners, and the chocolate brownies are rich and indulgent (maybe thanks in part to the fact that the founder is married to Francois Payard?).
Bonus: The treats are sold in lots of spots in Manhattan in addition to the uptown bakery, like at Just Salad, Fairway, and Whole Foods.
Vegan Divas, 1437 1st ave., New York, NY 10021, 212-734-0845, vegandivasnyc.com
Wondering where to go before dessert? These are the buzziest healthy restaurants in New York City right now. Or, make your own impressive dessert with this Paleo pumpkin bread recipe, from Lauren Conrad’s favorite nutritionist.
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Dark Harbor 2017: R.I.P. Lounge, Streets, and Entertainment
The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
We took a look at the mazes at Dark Harbor yesterday, and today's it's onto the rest! Dark Harbor doesn't have specifically themed scare zones. Instead, everything is just sort of one haunted midway, with various additional amenities scattered about. Food stands, bar, merchandise, and plenty of show options abound, and one of the nice things about Dark Harbor is how it offers a good amount of entertainment for those who don't care for the mazes or want to wait in line for them. Shall we explore more? (Wait, Explore More is something else we'll get to in a couple of weeks...)
Opening and R.I.P. Lounge
Once upon a time, guests used to enter Dark Harbor through a gauntlet of fogged out and dimly lit shipping containers filled with monsters lurking to scare the crap out of and also partially deafen guests. It was actually one of the coolest and most unique entrances I've ever seen, but unfortunately, these days, guests have a more standard filter around the backside of the village marketplace area and into the main midway, where plenty of street monsters and characters abound. The monsters are fun to watch as they interact with the crowd, and that's after an entertaining hype session from the Captain, the Ringmaster, and Chef to rile the crowd up.
The Captain and Ringmaster banter before welcoming in the guests through the entrance gates of Dark Harbor.
Chef joins the Captain briefly too, before going off to prepare his Feast.
There are plenty of angry, undead souls around the Queen Mary.
A little Scary Mary, anyone?
This is a total pain.
The mime is not impressed.
On opening night, press and media were invited up to the R.I.P. Lounge, overlooking the carnival grounds. Like last year, guests can indulge in Mexican cuisine (burritos instead of tacos this year; I though the taco bar was better last year) plus a relatively well stocked bar--all included in the lounge upcharge. It's a nice space to unwind a little bit, though, and it offers a pretty cool perspective.
The Captain strolls through the R.I.P. Lounge for meet and greets.
Some of the Dark Harbor sliders pass through as well.
Here's Sparrow, looking decidedly dapper!
Streets and Midway
The Queen Mary icons have largely been relocated back into their respective mazes this year, rather than roam the streets--with the exception of The Captain, the Ringmaster, and the Voodoo Priestess, who are part of the entertainment. I wish the icons could be out and about, but alas, that was a decision.
Fortunately, there are plenty of familiar street monsters to harass guests. Sliders, creeps, and creatures all prowl about, and they were pretty active in the scaring department when we visited on opening night.
A look across the grounds from the exit of Feast.
Playing a tortured, sad violin song.
Evil is waiting to consume your nightmares.
Looking for a scary bunny? You got a scary bunny.
It's Sprinkles (at least that's what I call her), with cotton candy hair!
Your fortune does not look promising.
There are also the usual assortment of other upcharges at Dark Harbor this year (though fortunately, the incredibly disappointing Hex Paintballing experience has been repealed):
The Chef's Meat Locker is an ice bar that is $18 for admission but comes with several included vodka shots.
The Creepy Cabanas are rentable spaces that allow for table-side alcohol service a place ot lounge.
The Panic! 4D attraction on board the ship is the same as last year's offering, but it's actually not bad. Cheesy fun, with the usual startle gimmicks included, but probably the best Dark Harbor upcharge attraction that's been offered.
Guests can have their fortune read at the Fortune Reader.
The reorganized Dark Harbor grounds has done a pretty nice job of spreading out the various stage areas and giving them ample space for audiences without taking guests either too far from mazes or overlapping them. A look at the event map shows a plethora of shows scattered across several stages throughout the grounds. There are fire breathers, contortionists, aerialists, puppet shows, the Ringmaster's own stand-up act, magic acts, and more. It's actually pretty impressive, and though there's nothing on the level of grand stage show, the entertainment offerings are diverse and pretty interesting and can provide an enjoyable time to practically people of any interest.
There are several aerialists who perform at Dark Harbor.
Dancers too.
A magician invites a guest to assist with a trick.
The flame bearers have a great show with plenty of fiery tricks and choreography.
Another aerialist, on the silks.
Slider Show
Highly featured at Queen Mary are the Dark Harbor sliders, and when they're not terrorizing guests on the midway, they also perform in a choreographed "Slider Olympics" style show twice a night. This year, the show features more of a theatrical and story-driven organization, sort of similar to what Decayed Brigade unveiled at Midsummer Scream and Scare L.A. The gist of the Queen Mary show sees the sliders assembled to put together their usual display of sliding tricks and athleticism, but the lone excluded slider, MUTE, keeps injecting himself into the show, much to the other monsters' chagrin. It's a bit silly, but it offers a nice unifying role to keep the show running relatively concisely. On opening night, there were a few moments that seemed to drag just a bit, but even between shows, the sliders were making adjustments, and overall, the presentation was much more refined than in previous years.
It's a great development, because the organization gives a higher air of showmanship to the show and makes it feel more professional. The sliders at Dark Harbor are pretty talented themselves, and despite the inter-haunt competition from a marketing standpoint, the Dark Harbor sliders share a camaraderie with those at Knott's Scary Farm--the the point that they held a joint show last year called Sliders Unite, and will be doing the same twice this season, on Wednesdays, October 25 and November 1.
Evil is the leader of the Queen Mary Sliders.
Their show has a fair share of jumps and stunts.
At one point, two rival monsters battle for the affection of a female.
Later, Sparrow is accidentally killed (or knocked out), and it's up to Mute to resuscitate him!
The whole show is more ordered than last year's collection of stunts. There's some nice growth demonstrated here.
Dark Harbor continues to offer a fun, spontaneous-feeling haunted carnival setting with plenty of entertainment options for guests who are not in line or going through mazes. The street monsters are pretty fun, and while there isn't any particular scare zone theme that unifies things (I guess general freak show carnival), the vibe is pretty enjoyable, with monsters wandering around everywhere on the hunt for victims and scares. The quality of the theming isn't going to have the same cohesive immersion that Knott's Scary Farm has, but given the fact that Dark Harbor is a temporary event staged on temporary grounds (a parking lot), this is not as much of a problem for me (compared to the mazes, which--even though they're also temporary--are at least competing with like constraints at other parks, but the other parks provide higher quality settings).
Logistically, the event still suffers from a dearth of time-consuming inefficiencies. The lines can be very, very long, and unlike at Halloween Horror Nights, where there might be justification that the payoff is Hollywood-quality maze sets (albeit with those repetitive scares that I keep harping upon), the lines at Dark Harbor do not yield as visual quality that is quite as high. I will say, however, that in my experiences, the talent present has been pretty energetic, and even when they don't actually scare me, they're putting forth effort and at least projecting some sort of character or psychology work. I will always recommend that guests at Dark Harbor purchase a front of the line pass. It's not that expensive compared to most other haunts, and it is worth the extra cost. And if guests time their regular ticket purchases with a promotional sale, they can always buy a regular ticket in advance and then upgrade on site to capture the savings of whatever online coupon code happens to be active at the moment.
Parking has also notoriously been horrendous, as those who do not arrive early suffer through time-wasting congestion. This is not the fault of the Dark Harbor talent or designers. The infrastructure simply does not exist on site to accommodate all the guests this haunt now attracts. And starting on-site premium parking at $40/vehicle was a pretty poor way of trying to reduce traffic and deter guests from parking on site--especially since it wasn't really advertised.
Fortunately, after an online outcry, the event organizers have lowered parking back down. For parking, Dark Harbor is offering three parking options this year:
General parking is located at the Long Beach Court House for $15 a vehicle.
General parking is also located at the Aquarium of the Pacific Parking Structure for $3/hour or $16 per vehicle.
Premium parking is limited and available onsite at the Queen Mary for $20 per vehicle.
General parking guests can hop on the free shuttle bus for complimentary rides to Dark Harbor from 4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., or board the free Dark Harbor Express boat at Dock 4, operated by Aqua Link open 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Just show Dark Harbor ticket upon boarding.
Norm from Horror Buzz agrees, Dark Harbor is a scream!
Ultimately, although I've harped on a number of things at Dark Harbor in this review, they are more general observations needed to improve the event in the future to help it compete with the other major haunts in the area. I know that there have been plenty of guests in the past who've suffered poor experiences because of how the event was run. It would be a shame for all the hard work the talent and designers and event team put in to be wasted by an increasingly disappointed clientele. Hence, the hopefully constructive criticism.
That said, Dark Harbor is still plenty of fun. It remains a favorite haunted attraction that I'll revisit yearly. With all the sales it offers, the event is also one of the great deals during Halloween season, and one of the few that runs past Halloween (slightly past--to Día de los Muertos). Halloween and November 1st are also traditionally fun and unique experiences, because guests are allowed to dress up at the event on those evenings as well, providing quite a festive atmosphere.
So, as you can see, through the mixed bag, there are a lot of great positives Dark Harbor can offer. For the Halloween fan looking to expand past Knott's and Universal, this oceanside haunt in Long Beach is a great first step toward the rest of the great haunts in Southern California!
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Zombie Joe's Urban Death Tour of Terror: 2017 Review
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Meridian talks MQA: "Nobody asks for low quality audio"
By Joe Cox 2015-01-14T18:15:20Z News
We spoke to Bob Stuart, the founder of Meridian Audio, and Craig Kallman, CEO Atlantic Records, about high-resolution audio, Meridian's new MQA format - and selling high quality audio to the masses.
The new Master Quality Authenticated format from Meridian aims to deliver studio quality sound in smaller packages, ideal for downloading and streaming. Tidal has already told us it is planning a high-res streaming service using MQA.
But what is MQA? Bob Stuart explains: "MQA is a revolutionary new British technology that aims to bring us right back to the sound of the studio. The idea behind MQA is to get that sound in to a format that's easy to deliver so we can turn it in to a stream that's small enough to stream today or download today. So the opportunity exists to have the real sound of the studio delivered to the customer for the first time in the history of recorded music.
"Nobody asks for low quality. MP3 was because the Internet had low bandwidth at the time. There was no such thing as a low-res and high-res vinyl record. Over 50 years, for the average consumer, the quality of the sound has gone down and down. That's important, not because they're all audiophiles but because the more you hear, the more you feel, the more the music communicates to you. What we find when customers hear this high-quality sound is that they don't skip to the end, they hear the whole song."
Craig Kannel, CEO Atlanic Records, said: "We have a fundamental obligation to serve our artists... to deliver best in class sound. The opportunity presented itself when we got to hear MQA. It's a real opportunity to [deliver] all the hard work oft the artists, producers, engineers, that are working in the studio. The platform needs the labels behind it."
And how will they in turn convince customers? "The artists are the most powerful voice... They're the mouthpiece." We shall see. Neil Young is certainly doing his bit to spread the word about high-res audio.
You can watch the full 10-minute interview above. See all our CES 2015 videos, plus plenty more besides, on the What Hi-Fi? YouTube channel.
We awarded Meridian MQA a Stars of CES 2015 award in recognition of the impact we believe it will have on helping bring high-res streaming to market.
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The Best (And Raunchiest) Sex Scenes Of The Year
Is it getting hot in here?
Ann Silman and Allison P. Davies
thecut.comJanuary 2, 201810:29am
Charlize Theron and Sofia Boutella in 'Atomic Blonde'. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn
When it comes to boning in film and TV, 2017 offered an embarrassment of riches. This year’s best sex scenes pushed the boundaries of familiar onscreen sex: from American Gods’ epic four-minute gay sex scene to The Bold Type’s queer mixed-race love story to the radical female gaze of I Love Dick. Some of these sex scenes were painfully relatable (Insecure); some were pure fantasy fodder (Outlander); and others made us see fruit in a whole new light (Girls Trip, Call Me by Your Name).
While we chose some of these scenes simply because, well, they turned us on, a lot of these scenes used sex as a gateway to discuss larger concerns, whether that meant exploring the nuances of domestic violence (Big Little Lies), rebelling against an oppressive patriarchal regime (The Handmaid’s Tale), or simply getting to the bottom of who Did the Dicks at Hanover High School (American Vandal).
Here — in no particular order — are the best of the bunch:
The threesome scene in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Mrs. Marston and the Wonder Women, a biopic about the polyamorous BDSM relationship that inspired Wonder Woman, is an erotic delight from start to finish. After a whole lot of anticipatory buildup (involving a sexy lie-detector test and a voyeuristic sorority hazing ritual), our central trio (Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, and Luke Evans) finally get it on for the first time backstage in a college auditorium. In a lush, sensual extended threesome scene, we watch the three lovers take turns giving and receiving pleasure, swaddling each another in various costumes and furs as they finally unleash their forbidden desires. It’s one of the kinkiest — and most unexpectedly romantic — things I’ve seen all year. –Anna Silman
Bella Heathcote, Rebecca Hall and Luke Evans in 'Professor Marston And The Wonder Woman'. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn
Tiffany Haddish’s blow-job tutorial in Girls Trip
If Call Me by Your Name earned the humble peach a spot in the Fruit Sex Hall of Fame, then Girls Trip did the same for grapefruit. In Girls Trip, four friends gather for a raucous reunion weekend in New Orleans. And, of course, because this is a movie about friendship, bonding, and the power of sisterhood, there has to be at least one scene in which a more sexually experienced girlfriend imparts some wisdom to a girlfriend who hasn’t gotten laid in a minute. In this case, Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith), a single mum on a D mission, is confronted with the Mount Everest of dicks and doesn’t know how to handle it, so Dina (future Oscar winner Tiffany Haddish) steps in with an age-old trick: “The Grapefruit Method,” complete with a demonstration that requires her to slip a grapefruit onto a banana and go to town. Is it sexy to use a grapefruit as an enormous cock ring? Not at all. But what the scene lacks in eroticism, it makes up for in ingenuity and creativity. —Allison P. Davis
The peach scene in Call Me by Your Name
The greatest act of fruit-related autoeroticism since Girls Trip (made even better by the knowledge that director Luca Guadagnino and star Timothée Chalamet did in fact try this at home). –A.S.
Timothee Chalamet, Director Luca Guadagnino and Armie Hammer on the set 'Call Me By Your Name'. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn
Grey Worm and Missandei get it on on Game of Thrones
After three seasons of buildup, we finally got to see Essos’s cutest couple — Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) — have sex. And it’s the rare Game of Thrones sex scene that feels like meaningful character development instead of gratuitous titillation. Grey Worm reveals his castrated nether regions to Missandei and then goes down on her — an encounter that feels unabashedly feminist, as well as offering a reminder us that there’s more than one way for couples to be intimate. –A.S.
Missandei and Grey Worm played by Nathalie Emmanuel and Jacob Anderson. Photo: HBOSource:Whimn
The American Vandal hand job
Hand jobs aren’t typically the most exciting of sex acts, but the infamous hand job that Sarah Pearson allegedly gave Alex Trimboli at Camp Miniwanka — which, if it happened, could blow the entire American Vandal case wide open — deserves to go down in history. While we don’t get to see the infamous act go down, we do get a high-quality 3-D reenactment, thanks to the video team at Hanover High — the most thorough sexual forensics unit since CSI: Miami. –A.S.
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The four-minute gay sex scene in American Gods
From the second episode of American Gods — which involved a goddess who gains power by swallowing her sexual partners through her vagina — we knew that the Starz epic had a bold vision for onscreen sex. And with an explicit, epic four-minute-long gay sex scene between two Muslim men, featuring full-on dong shots and one of the men literally ejaculating a jet of flames, the show truly delivered. Bring on season two! –A.S.
Jamie and Claire finally have reunion sex on Outlander
It took 20 years (in show time) and six episodes before Jamie and Claire were reunited in the same century. You might hope they’d rip each other’s clothes off on sight — but this was a slow burn rather than a gas fire. Their physical union started with Jamie’s timid “I would very much like to kiss you, may I?” and then slowly, slowly progressed over awkward attempts at making out, tears, long conversations, and a multicourse dinner. Someone passed out and wet their pants; a brothel was involved. But after six episodes (and 20 years!), a 40-minute delay only heightened the moment they finally got it together and got it on. Turns out Outlander stans know the power of those teen promise rings: it’s worth the wait. —APD
Oh, Jamie. Photo: OutlanderSource:Whimn
Perry and Celeste’s violent sex in Big Little Lies
Anchored by an award-winning performance by Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies gave us one of TV’s most nuanced depictions of domestic violence. In episode two, we see eroticism and abuse dangerously intertwined: Perry (Alexander Skarsgård) slaps Celeste (Kidman) violently across the face during a fight; shortly after, when they make rough, passionate love against a wall, viewers are left uncertain whether to be titillated or disturbed. As Hillary Kelly writes, “The scene is sexy and revolting all at once, since it’s entirely unclear whether Celeste holds any power. Perry grips her wrists so tightly, and enters her so violently, that it’s difficult to say whether it’s consensual. Is she channeling his rage into sex to save herself? Is he raping her?” It’s this ambiguity that makes the scene — and Perry’s ongoing descent into full-blown monstrosity — that much more affecting. –A.S.
Nicole Kidman in a gritty sex scene with on-screen husband Alexander Skarsgard in 'Big Little Lies'. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn
Issa’s ho-tation on Insecure season two
After breaking up with her long-term boyfriend Lawrence, Issa spent about five seconds mourning and then decided boldly initiate a hook up with her hot, sleepy-eyed neighbor. She went over to his place with a flimsy excuse (lost phone charger? please), took control of her sex life, learned to feel herself, and started having fun … for a while, at least. Issa sort of lost control of her ho-tation (and sparked a battle of the sexes), but her first conquest is still an inspiration. —APD
Chris and Sylvère fantasise about Dick in I Love Dick
I Love Dick is all about the psychology of female desire — how sexual arousal takes place in the mind just as much as it does the body. In episode two, we see how Chris’s (Kathryn Hahn) relationship with her husband Sylvère (Griffin Dunne) is reanimated by her attraction to another man (the titular Dick, played by Kevin Bacon). As Chris and Sylvère have sex, Chris imagines Dick sitting in a chair, directing them, watching them, even telling Chris when to come. As Chris sublimates her desire for Dick, Sylvère gets turned on by his wife’s desire for another man. It’s one of the best depictions I’ve seen of how couples integrate fantasy into their sex lives, and it’s shot entirely from a woman’s POV. –A.S.
Kristen Stewart’s high-fashion solo sex in Personal Shopper
Maureen (Stewart), a professional shopper to the rich and famous, spends much of Olivier Assayas sumptuous erotic thriller sexting with a ghost — so it’s fitting that the film’s only sex scene would be between Maureen and nobody. Maybe it’s because of all that pent-up sexual energy that comes from exchanging charged texts with a stranger, maybe it’s the transgression of trying on her bosses clothes, or maybe it’s because she looks so damn good in the sheer dress, leather harness, and five-inch Louboutins she slips into, but Maureen finds herself so turned on she ends up masturbating right in the high-thread count sheets of her employers bed one night. It’s a nice acknowledgement that sometimes we put on fuck-me heels just because we want to fuck ourselves. —APD
Kristen Stewart in 'Personal Shopper'. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn
Kat and Adena’s airport tryst in The Bold Type
From its very first episode, the love story between Kat (Aisha Dee) and Adena (Nikohl Boosheri) on The Bold Type was shipping fodder — after all, how often is it that you see a mixed-race lesbian love story on prime-time TV (not to mention one featuring a Muslim woman who wears a hijab)? In episode nine, when Adena gets held at customs and is threatened with deportation, Kat makes the ultimate romantic gesture, shelling out $11,000 to spend a night with Adena in the first-class airport lounge. What follows is a gorgeous evening of talking, smooching, and sexing in a lush pillow fort — one that handily delivered on a season’s worth of high-stakes tension. –A.S.
Charlize Theron and Sofia Boutella in Atomic Blonde
Typically in action films, your Tom Cruises or Daniel Craigs end up sleeping with their damsels in distress. It’s boring. Atomic Blonde, Theron’s Soviet-era spy movie, proves that action movies really don’t need men at all: not for the brutal extended fight sequences, and especially not when it comes to sex. There was no scene more satisfying than watching two beautiful women, Theron and Sofia Boutella, have hot sex after a day spent destroying lunkhead bad guys and outwitting their whiny enemies (looking at you, James McAvoy). Bonus: The lingerie choices were impeccable. —APD
Charlize Theron and Sofia Boutella. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn
Sally Hawkins and a Fish-Man have surprisingly moving sex in The Shape of Water
Sex with vampires: Over it. Banging a werewolf: C’mon. Everyone knows the new hot species is a half-man, half-fish. Who knew sex with a Merman could be so tender? Guillermo del Toro, I suppose. —APD
The Square’s condom fight
Come for the lengthy sex scene between Elisabeth Moss and hunky Danish Jon Hamm–alike Claes Bang (yes, his real name); stay for the condom tug-of-war at the end, when the pair tussle vigorously over some semen remnants (he thinks she’s going to use it to impregnate herself because he’s such a hotshot; she is rightfully appalled at the suggestion). It’s one of The Square’s most delightfully absurd comic set pieces — and that’s before you factor in the random chimpanzee chilling the next room. –A.S.
The threesome in Blade Runner 2049
If Tinder is any indication, Blade Runner’s vision of future relationships — healthy, loving partnerships with bespoke artificially intelligent holograms — is probably a best-case scenario. At least Denis Villeneuve’s vision of the sex we’ll have with our computer lovers has been upgraded from Spike Jonze’s 2013 Her. In Blade Runner, Mariette (MacKenzie Davis) acts as a surrogate for K’s (Ryan Gosling) holo-girlfriend Joi, who projects her digital form over Mariette’s human form. It’s a feat of visual effects and by far the weirdest, most original sex scene of 2017. And sometimes, weirdest is best. –APD
The only triumphant sex scene in The Handmaid’s Tale
Honestly, the sex in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale was mostly harrowing: a parade of nonconsensual, mechanical acts that reminded viewers over and over how easy it is for women to lose control of their bodies. But there was a single, shining moment in episode five when sex was shown in a different light — when June, in a moment of resistance and rebellion, has sex with Nick, her Commander’s driver for the second time. While the first was orchestrated as an attempt to get her pregnant, this time was purely about June’s desire. It was consensual, filled with want and power and life, and June totally got on top. In 2017, is there any sex hotter than sex that’s a tool against the patriarchy?
This article originally appeared on The Cut - "The Best Sex Scenes in Movies and Television of 2017"
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Dodgers and Kenley Jansen debut the intentional…
Dodgers and Kenley Jansen debut the intentional balk
Thanks to bench coach Bob Geren, the closer purposely balked a runner to third so he couldn't read the catcher's signs or location
Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, after purposely balking a runner to third base, celebrates after the Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 5-3 in a baseball game in Los Angeles, Friday, June 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
By Bill Plunkett | bplunkett@scng.com | Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — Baseball has had intentional walks for decades – why not intentional balks?
“Me and Bob have been talking about it for awhile, but I kept forgetting about doing it,” Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said, crediting bench coach Bob Geren for the idea. “We’ve been talking about it since spring training. I just finally said yesterday, ‘Let’s try it. This is a good time to try it.’ It worked out pretty well.”
With Jason Heyward at second base and Jansen trying to protect a two-run lead over the Chicago Cubs in the ninth inning Friday night, he struck out David Bote for the second out of the inning. Jansen turned toward second base and told umpire D.J. Reyburn, “I’m gonna balk” – clearly enough to be caught on the telecast and lip-read by anyone who cared to try.
Then he did it, moving his right foot on the rubber before delivering his first pitch to the next batter. Heyward – whose run was unimportant in a two-run game – was waved to third base and Jansen struck out Victor Caratini to end the game.
The strategy was aimed at preventing the runner at second base from reading catcher Russell Martin’s signs and relaying that information or the anticipated location of the next pitch to the batter. Like every team, the Dodgers change the catcher’s signs when a runner is on second base with a clear view into home plate. The intentional balk took that a step farther, moving the runner along so he couldn’t read the catcher’s setup to relay location to the batter either.
“Not accusing anybody. Not saying anybody’s stealing signs,” Jansen said. “But you want to be also extra cautious. You never know in this game. The way how advanced this game is now, I just feel better for him to go to third.
“It didn’t have anything to do with Heyward or nobody. Just being a little extra cautious with the tying run at home. You never know. You don’t want to give away location or anything. I just felt like it was a good idea.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he knew about the conversations Geren had started but was surprised to see Jansen use the strategy. Jansen said he thought he surprised Martin and everyone else by choosing to use it Friday.
“It caught a lot of people by surprise yesterday,” Jansen said Saturday. “Even the fans, you could feel them going, ‘What??’ Hey, I knew what I was doing.”
Geren knows the rulebook as thoroughly as anyone and Roberts joked that he has “a couple tricks up his sleeve” beyond the intentional balk “but I can’t divulge that.”
“Bob has a lot of tricks,” Jansen said. “You never know. He was so excited about it yesterday.”
RYU MONSTER
Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will take the lowest ERA (1.36) and WHIP (0.80) to the mound Sunday, trying to become the first 10-game winner in the National League this season.
As the Dodgers rotation is currently lined up, Ryu would also start the final game before the All-Star break (July 7 against the Padres), making him ineligible to start the All-Star Game for the NL manager – who could adjust the Dodgers’ rotation in the coming weeks to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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“Right now, that’s the way it kind of lines up but things can change,” Roberts said. “Honestly, I don’t have an answer for that. But I expect to see him in Cleveland. Any more than that, I don’t know.”
Outfielder A.J. Pollock had the PICC line removed from his left arm Thursday and began a throwing program Friday, another step in his return from right elbow surgery. Pollock could begin swinging a bat soon, Roberts said. …
Left-hander Scott Alexander was scheduled to play catch Saturday, his first time throwing since going on the Injured List with forearm soreness earlier this week. He is eligible to come off the IL on Sunday.
Cubs (LHP Jose Quintana, 4-6, 3.89 ERA) at Dodgers (LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu, 9-1, 1.36 ERA), 4 p.m., ESPN, AM 570
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Bill Plunkett
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How does dyslexia impact on the writing process?
It is often commented that the characteristics of dyslexic students’ written work might equally be found in the work of a non-dyslexic student. The problems with composition that students with dyslexia experience may be accompanied by difficulty with spelling and handwriting. Students may try to choose words they can spell rather than those they want to use. Those with short-term memory problems may have difficulty transcribing a mentally composed sentence, thus much backtracking is required which disrupts the flow of thought. When this is coupled with reading difficulties, it is easy to see why written tasks are laborious. The techniques of editing and refining demand extra stamina and time, and need to be done in separate stages. To be effective, this requires good pre-planning and time management. Paradoxically these may be the very skills that students with dyslexia may find particularly challenging.
Those students who are familiar with their own problems and are used to academic study are often highly disciplined to the task and start work on assignments as soon as they receive them. Others will need some explicit help in pacing themselves and in the understanding of the separate stages of the writing process. It is also worth noting that many of the errors will not be picked up by a standard spell checker or, in some cases, by the student’s proof reading.
In any event, it is likely that the final outcome of the work presented may not reflect the time and effort that has gone into its preparation.
When giving feedbacks to students, it may be useful to bear the following points in mind:
students need to understand why they have gained or lost marks and if spelling, punctuation and grammar are considered an essential part of the brief, it is important to let them know this in advance;
prompt, legible and detailed feedback is especially helpful. Dyslexic students need encouragement on what they have achieved and explicit information about how they can improve their work;
feedback about exam performance is as important as feedback after coursework submission; it helps tutors and students to ascertain the reasons for possible low marks or failure. It is important for all students with a SpLD to realise the extent to which low marks are due to a lack of detailed knowledge or to an inability to reflect their knowledge adequately in writing;
it is helpful to identify the type (what kinds) of errors that have been made in the work, particularly if these can be pointed out in detail in a small section. Providing correct spellings of subject specific words is very useful;
in addition a common perception is that dyslexic students have fluency in oral language but difficulty with written language. However some dyslexic students also experience spoken language difficulties, such as word finding, hesitations, mispronunciations and incomplete sentences. This should be taken into account when assessing oral presentations.
Variations in processing difficulties and the effects of secondary factors, such as environment and self-esteem, contribute significantly to the individual profile. Many students may have developed excellent ‘compensation’ strategies.
Emphasis is usually given to problems with written work. However, writing is only one aspect of the range of difficulties reported by students. These can include some or all of the following:
listening and taking notes in a lecture; this is why many students are provided with digital recorders and microphones so that they can concentrate on listening and understanding rather than writing. In some cases students may also have a note-taker;
limitations in working memory, resulting in the need to go over texts many times to remember and understand them; this is one of the reasons why extra time is given in examinations;
handwriting which may be extremely slow, lacking automaticity, which contributes to spelling errors and/or word omissions;
pronunciation of polysyllabic and/or unfamiliar words;
slow speed of reading; word omissions, problems making sense of print without substantial re-reading; this is another reason why extra time may be given in exams;
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tendency to misinterpret or miscopy complex written or spoken instructions;
word recall difficulties (spoken and written); often giving the appearance of immature language in relation to complexity of ideas;
estimating time, both in managing deadlines and for daily routines;
left/right confusion, leading to orientation difficulties, e.g. in the library;
fatigue as a result of the extra concentration and energy needed to meet both the literacy and non-literacy requirements of the HE environment;
difficulties with basic maths and statistics; this particularly affects students who encounter mathematical content within a non-mathematical discipline.
Dyslexia is the most common specific learning difficulty in HE but you may meet students who are dyspraxic, dyscalculic or who also have a pervasive developmental disorder such as Asperger syndrome or autism. Additionally, some students will have a combination of these difficulties and disabilities.
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Decrepit Birth – …And Time Begins Review
Old Guard on October 24, 2003
Originally written by Dan Staige.
Enter a complete desecration of music as you know it. Enter the total obliteration of traditional music and the supreme rebuild of what death metal is about to become. Enter…..Decrepit Birth. The ideas of the masterminds behind this band are simple: Insult, degrade, humiliate, and ultimately annihilate anything that can be understood, comprehended, or whistled along to. Holy shit is this ever some powerful fucking music we have here. First I have to mention that Matt Sotelo is the epitome of a fret-master. 90% of this album is palm muted but the sounds he achieves from these odd-chords and note combos really gives this music an eerie feel that most death metal should have as it’s standard. Yeah and it’s Tim Yeung on drums people. Have you heard this advanced being yet? If not, go fire an M-16 for 15 minutes non-stop and try counting the exact number of bullets that have been discharged. Prod is very impressive, especially for a debut of a band trying to capture smooth presentation of such rippling power at the speed it’s delivered. Some people are going to piss’n’moan about the bass drum sounding too triggered. Truth is, this album just wouldn’t sound the same w/ any alterations to the sound of Yeung. He is so precise in his patterns and fluent in speed that it sounds like a machine at times. The technikillity on this record implodes my fucking brain. Just when I was beginning to be able to follow a great deal of Disgorge’s material, along comes DB and smashes all progress I’ve made. There has got to be a completely different level of existence in order to be able to assemble songs like this and have other musicians understand, follow, and complement it. It’s like an exclusive club that secretly bores deeper into the earth and keeps it’s discoveries to itself for sole purpose of personal gain. “And Time Begins” presents only the leanest, meanest, heaviest, and most confusing songs possible. The blistering takes a short breather w/ the masterful instrumental “…Of Genocide”, which berths monster grinding chords at crawl pace over Yeung’s pulping double kick. The riff pattern throbs intensely and escalates over sub-demonic grumbles and sub-surface volcanic blasts. The disc is short, just under 30 minutes. But the message itself is loud and clear from the beginning: You are listening to something that will take an eternity to fully understand. And if that understanding is ever met, it will be on Decrepit Birth’s own terms. Brutal, dark, fast and unbelievably technical. What the fuck more do you need? Support this band and get this album now. This is what it’s all about.
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Clark, Aubrey
A first installment in a new spin-off story arc finds Cassie relocating to New Salem, pursuing a romance with Adam, and assuming joint leadership over an elite coven of witches whose loyalty is tested as Cassie prepares to confront a latest evil force.
Publisher: New York : HarperTeen, c2012.
Characteristics: 292 p. ; 22 cm.
Additional Contributors: Smith, L. J. (Lisa J.)
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JessicaGMei Jul 13, 2012
Boyfriend. The notion still made [Cassie] giddy, even after all these weeks. She watched the way the setting sun brought out the multicolored highlights in Adam’s tangled hair—shades of burgundy and orange—and the crystalline sparkle in his blue eyes.
He leaned in and softly kissed that spot on the side of Cassie’s neck just below her ear. “Fine,” she said. “Three more minutes.”
Their first kiss as a couple had changed everything for Cassie. It meant something. Adam’s lips on hers felt deliberate and momentous, like an agreement, and Cassie’s whole body became aware of that fact. This was love, she’d realized.
Amelia: He won all of us over, but we're just the two idiots who slept with him.
Adam: Things will get better, I promise.
Melissa: When? I thought having magic was supposed to be magical.
Cassie: My father didn't love her. He just used her.
Diana: He used all of our parents. And now he's using us.
Cassie: For what?
Faye: I knew I should have brought demon chasing shoes!
Faye: Why is it always squeaky old dirty places? Why can't he hide in a mall or a nice hotel?
Melissa: The six of us together couldn't stop Samuel and he only had one demon in him, Eben has six!
Charles: We have to get our powers back and help the circle and there is only one person who can make that happen.
Adam: It was me. I felt it. I have my solo magic back.
Faye: Oh I am so back.
JewelMcLatchy Aug 21, 2013
Apparently I'm a snob when it comes to spin-off series' not written by the original author. I enjoyed the original Secret Circle trilogy (and yes, was sad when the TV show was cancelled after just one season), but I really didn't find anything to get excited about in this book. I'll finish the spin-off trilogy just to see how it ends (and since it's at least 5 times better than the Wicked series), but my expectations are low.
This is seriously a good read and I like the introduction of Cassie's evil half-sister.
good to read!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For the first time since moving to New Salem, Cassie Blake feels normal. She's dating her soul mate Adam and making new friends in town. But between the secret coven of witches she belongs to and the incredible power she holds within her, Cassie is leading a far from ordinary life. When tragedy strikes the Circle, Cassie realizes being extraordinary can be a curse.
The Circle is being hunted by an unknown enemy—and anyone could be the next victim. As they struggle to protect themselves, alliances are formed and relationships are tested. No one knows who to trust or who to fear. Will Cassie be able to save the Circle . . . and herself? Or will her choices break it apart forever?
Following the death of her mother, Cassie Blake moves to Chance Harbor, Washington to live with her grandmother. Her attempts to adjust to the new town are crushed when five of her classmates, Adam Conant , Diana Meade , Faye Chamberlain , Melissa Glaser , and Nick Armstrong reveal to Cassie that she comes from a long line of witches and is the final member of their coven; with her they are able to unlock the full extent of their powers. Initially Cassie refuses to believe that she is a witch, even after Adam helps her to unlock her powers. It is only after she discovers an old leather-bound book of spells left to her by her late mother, Amelia, that Cassie begins to accept her power. Inside the book is a message to Cassie explaining that she kept their real family history and her powers a secret in order to keep her safe; as the circle soon finds out, their powers attract dark and dangerous attention that constantly puts them in harm's way.
JessicaGMei thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 13 and 20
Sexual Content: Cassie and Adam made out in the car :)
Witches — Juvenile Fiction.
Paranormal Romance Stories.
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All-Time Yankee Flops
Posted in Yankee Players, Yankees Humor, Yankees Memories, Yankees Transactions, tagged AJ Burnett, Bad Trades, Brian Cashman, Carl Pavano, Dave Collins, Dave Winfield, Doyle Alexander, Fred McGriff, Jeff Weaver, Kenny Rogers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Raul Mondesi, Roy Smalley, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Steve Kemp, Tim Leary, Toronto Blue Jays on February 17, 2012| 2 Comments »
AJ Burnett‘s time in pinstripes seems to be approaching its end, and the cost to jettison the enigmatic righty looks to be around $13 million. While AJ failed to deliver on his $82.5 million contract, his biggest problem was never attitude or talent: it simply is that AJ remains as inconsistent today as when he first broke into the big leagues. While he certainly can’t be a signing that Brian Cashman considers a success, AJ is far from a total flop. After all, he did actually contribute to a World Championship, and his stand-up attitude and shaving cream pies were welcome additions to the clubhouse. No, the Yankees have made their share of horribly awful deals over the years and I thought it might be fun to remember some of them. Here are the five most miserable transactions, and excuses for baseball players, in Yankee history – at least during the Steinbrenner Era.
#1: Tim Leary (RHP, 1990-92). 18-35 record, 5.12 ERA. The skinny: Originally acquired in a trade from Cincinnati for Hal Morris, nobody expected Leary to be the staff ace. Nobody expected him to lead the league with 19 losses, either. The mystifying part is why, after that, the Yankees signed him to a 3 year, $5.95 million deal. He was so terrible that midway through the ’91 season, he was sent to the bullpen – and the boos were so loud at Yankee Stadium that he ceased pitching at home. Before the ’92 season was over, the “Six Million Dollar Man” was exiled to Seattle. In return, the Yankees received the utterly forgettable Sean Twitty, who never made an appearance in the majors. Morris, however, went on to a 13 year career in which he hit .304, won Rookie of the Year and was a key member of the Reds 1990 Championship team. Oops.
#2: Steve Kemp (OF/DH, 1983-84). .264 BA, 19 HR, 90 RBI. The skinny: Steve Kemp is the poster child for why guaranteed contracts aren’t necessarily a good thing. A two-time All-Star who averaged 21 HR and 98 RBI from 1979-82, Kemp was supposed to bring a left-handed power bat to Yankee Stadium. After two seasons in which Kemp seemed happier striking out than hitting home runs, the Yanks sent him packing to Pittsburgh for Dale Berra and Jay Buhner (yes, that Jay Buhner). Of course, Kemp’s 5 year, $5.45 million deal was guaranteed, so for the next three seasons the Bombers paid him to ride the bench in Pittsburgh, San Diego and Texas. I realize that in today’s baseball economy, middle relievers make more than a million bucks a season, so the money may not sound outrageous. But this was in 1983 – Kemp’s deal was worth more annually than Dave Winfield’s.
#3: Dave Collins (1B/OF, 1982). .253 BA, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 13 SB. The skinny: remember the Go-Go Yankees? Signed to a 3 year, $2.5M contract, Collins was supposed to team up with Rickey Henderson and Ken Griffey at the top of the line-up and let the Yanks steal a WS title. After stealing 79 bases in 1980 for Cincinnati, Collins only ran 21 times for the Yanks (and got caught 8 times, a miserable 61% success rate). He was traded prior to the 1983 season to Toronto and the Blue Jays demanded Fred McGriff as ransom. George’s attempts at recasting the 1982 Yankees as the 1959 White Sox cost the team more than a lost year and $800,000. It also wound up costing 493 career home runs. And it led to the Yanks signing Steve Kemp.
#4: Kenny Rogers (RHP, 1996-97) 18-15 record, 5.11 ERA. A classic example of a guy who simply couldn’t handle Broadway’s bright lights. When he pitched in small markets, Rogers was a four-time All Star, 5 time Gold Glover and a fixture in the postseason. For the Bombers, the Gambler just couldn’t get the job done, and he and his 3 year, $15M contract were shipped off to Oakland after only two years for the infamous Player to be Named Later. At least the PTBNL turned into Scott Brosius, who was anything but a dud for the Yanks.
#5: Carl Pavano (RHP, 2005-08) 9-8 record, 5.00 ERA. When Pavano hit free agency after the 2004 season, teams were lining up for his services. The Yankees outbid everyone and landed the former Marlin for 4 years and $38 million. We all know how that turned out. Pavano only made 26 starts over those four seasons as a myriad of strange injuries kept him off the pitching rubber (including the now infamous bruised butt). He probably would be more fondly remembered if he had done anything memorable in those starts, but he spent most of his time getting his ego as bruised as his tailbone. Like Rogers, once he left for smaller pastures he became a decent pitcher again, averaging 13 wins and 214 innings over the last three years for the Twins and Indians.
There are some notable honorable mentions who didn’t make the cut; guys like Raul Mondesi, Doyle Alexander, Jeff Weaver and Roy Smalley. AJ Burnett will undoubtedly join this list as a player who failed to live up to expectations, but he is a long way from being considered a flop on this scale.
So, what do you think? Are there any glaring omissions – or would you include AJ in the top 5? Let us know in the comments below. Fire Away!
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Yale Earns 2-2 Draw With No. 4 Michigan State In Thriller At Reese
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Michigan St. (5-0-2) 0 2 0 0 2
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The Bulldogs celebrate Nicky Downs' tying goal. (Steve Musco photo)
1st - 24:26 - Emerson, Will (Yale)
2nd - 69:21 - Giuseppe Barone (Michigan St.)
2nd - 84:11 - Patrick Nielsen (Michigan St.)
2nd - 87:56 - Downs, Nicky (Yale)
A: Giuseppe Barone - 1
Sh: Giuseppe Barone - 4
Sv: Jimmy Hague - 2
G: 2 Players (#14, #15) - 1
A: Paolo Carroll - 2
Sh: Ryan Matteo - 3
Sv: Tom Wallenstein - 5
Downs Scores Tying Goal Late In Second Half
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The first men's soccer game with the new turf at Reese Stadium won't soon be forgotten. Nicky Downs' goal at 87:56 earned Yale a 2-2 tie with No. 4 ranked and perennial national power Michigan State before a big crowd that was treated to a highly entertaining game.
"It's great to be back playing at Reese, and I'm extra happy to open the new field with such an exciting college soccer game," said Kylie Stannard, The 5K Corral Head Coach of the Bulldogs. "They don't get much better than that.
"I've never been more proud as a coach as I am tonight. I'm incredibly happy for our players and program to get a very good result against a top 10 program. These guys have been working so hard for so long and nobody deserves such a quality result like this more than they do. This should only build more confidence in our guys that they can play with anyone in the country if they have the type of spirit and belief they had tonight."
Downs' goal came just 3:45 after Patrick Nielsen had given the Spartans a 2-1 lead.
Justin Lobe started the play when he sent a long ball forward. Paolo Carroll deflected it to Downs, who fired a shot into the top corner from 25 yards out, setting off a celebration in the stands and on the Yale side.
The Bulldogs nearly won it in the first overtime after Michigan State was whistled for a hand ball in the box. MSU goalkeeper Jimmy Hague, though, made an outstanding, diving save to deny Miguel Yuste's penalty kick.
Yale outshot the Spartans 6-4 in the two, 10-minute overtime periods.
Michigan State, though, did have one high-quality chance, but Yale goalkeeper Tom Wallenstein made a terrific kick save to rob DeJuan Jones, who had gotten behind the defense.
The Spartans (5-0-2) finished with a 16-10 edge in shots, but Yale's defense limited the number of dangerous opportunities.
Early on, it looked like the Bulldogs were poised for an upset. Yale had the better of the play and was rewarded when Will Emerson scored at 24:26. Ryan Matteo started the play when he tapped a ball back to Yuste, who sent the ball toward goal. Hague got his hands on it but couldn't control it, and Emerson was there to knock it home.
The Bulldogs kept the lead until midway through the second half. Giuseppe Barone neatly curved a free kick from just outside the box past the Yale wall, off the post and in at 69:21 to tie the score at 1-1.
Another free kick put the Spartans ahead at 84:11. This time Barone sent a ball to the far post where Neilsen was waiting to tap it in.
The game was a matchup between Stannard and one of his mentors, Michigan State head coach Damon Rensing. Stannard spent six years at MSU as a member of Rensing's staff and helped the Spartans to five NCAA Tournament appearances during his tenure.
The two teams had met in East Lansing in 2016, a 2-0 Spartan victory in Stannard's second season at Yale.
Michigan State was the highest ranked team to play at Reese since UConn visited with a No. 2 national ranking in 2012.
"Michigan State is a top program with a great coaching staff and fantastic players," Stannard said. "I will be excited to watch them the rest of the year."
The Bulldogs (1-2-1) are back in action on Tuesday when they play at Bryant. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m.
Tom Wallenstein with a terrific save late in the first OT period. Yale and No. 4 Michigan State tied 2-2 after OT No. 1. Watch the second overtime on ESPN+ https://t.co/t4a2ak6Vim pic.twitter.com/nDzzhMBLnq
— Yale Soccer (@YaleSoccer) September 15, 2018
Here's Nicky Downs with the tying goal. What a shot! Yale and No. 4 Michigan State tied 2-2 after regulation. Watch the overtime on ESPN+ https://t.co/t4a2ak6Vim pic.twitter.com/da1bJaseP4
YALE GOAL. Will Emerson finishes in front and the Bulldogs have an early lead on No. 4 Michigan State. Watch on ESPN+ https://t.co/t4a2ak6Vim pic.twitter.com/vwmcND5q9H
Report filed by Tim Bennett (timothy.bennett@yale.edu), Yale Sports Publicity
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Miley Cyrus shuts down pregnancy rumors in 'egg-celent' way: 'Can everyone leave me alone'
Miley Cyrus has a message for the world: She is not pregnant.
Miley Cyrus shuts down pregnancy rumors in 'egg-celent' way: 'Can everyone leave me alone' Miley Cyrus has a message for the world: She is not pregnant. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/01/16/miley-cyrus-shuts-down-rumors-shes-pregnant-leave-me-alone/2600645002/
Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY Published 11:56 p.m. ET Jan. 16, 2019 | Updated 9:59 a.m. ET Jan. 17, 2019
Is Miley Cyrus engaged? The pop star posted a selfie on Instagram, showing off a large rock on her ring finger. USA TODAY
The "Wrecking Ball" singer, 26, took to Twitter Wednesday to set the record straight after rumors started swirling that she is expecting her first child with husband Liam Hemsworth, 29.
"I’m not 'Egg-xpecting' but it’s 'Egg-celent' to hear everyone is so 'Happy For Us,'" Cyrus wrote in a playful tweet. She cleverly transformed a picture the U.K.'s Daily Mail ran of her into a meme in tribute of the most liked Instagram picture that dethroned Kylie Jenner.
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I’m not “ Egg-xpecting” but it’s “Egg-celent” to hear everyone is so “ Happy For Us” .... we’re happy for us too! “Egg-cited” for this next chapter in our lives.... Now , can everyone leave me alone and go back to staring at an egg. pic.twitter.com/uPya87cDSz
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) January 17, 2019
'We’re happy for us too! 'Egg-cited' for this next chapter in our lives.... Now , can everyone leave me alone and go back to staring at an egg," Cyrus continued.
Cyrus and Hemsworth tied the knot at their Tennessee home in December, following nearly a decade of on-and-off dating after meeting on the set of the 2010 film "The Last Song."
Related: Miley Cyrus wore $9K Vivienne Westwood dress for wedding to Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus has a message for the world: She is not pregnant. (Photo: Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images)
Earlier this week, the former Disney star gushed about the many things she loves about Hemsworth in honor of his birthday Sunday.
"I love how you let ME be ME," she wrote in a four-page love letter on Instagram. "Thank you for giving me the happiest days of my life."
Related: Miley Cyrus posts the sweetest love letter to husband Liam Hemsworth for his birthday
Miley Cyrus through the years
Miley Cyrus has emerged as a voice of her generation: part singer, part provocateur, part philanthropist and all pop star. Look back at her through the years, including this shot of her at the 2018 Grammy Awards in January. Dan MacMedan, Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK
In 2006, Disney Channel introduced the braces set to "Hannah Montana" – ordinary schoolgirl Miley Stewart by day... Disney Channel
...to famous pop star Hannah Montana by night. Disney Channel
Back in 2007, Cyrus was living the best of both worlds – a daddy's girl to pop Billy Ray Cyrus on and off screen. Todd Plitt, USA TODAY
Cyrus flashed the peace sign on the Golden Globes red carpet in 2009. Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Cyrus looked every bit the Disney princess at the 2009 Oscars. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
And again in 2010. Cyrus would say goodbye to her Disney alter ego the following year. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
Cyrus met on-again, off-again boyfriend Liam Hemsworth on the set of their 2010 movie "The Last Song." Jason Merritt, Getty Images
By mid-2010, a sexier, booty-shorted Cyrus was taking center stage. Armando Franca, AP
By March 2010, Cyrus' long mane got a significant chop. Chris Pizzello, AP
In August 2012, she chopped off her strands for a blond pixie cut. Miley Cyrus via Twitter
And who could forget this look from May 2013 at the Met Gala? Larry Busacca, Getty Images
By 2013, Cyrus became known for sticking her tongue out in photos and onstage. Boris Roessler, AFP/Getty Images
Cyrus rocked a furry bear leotard to the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Kevin Mazur, WireImage for MTV
Pop culture hasn't been the same since Cyrus and Robin Thicke brought their version of twerking to the VMAs stage. Andrew H. Walker, WireImage
In October 2013, Cyrus poked fun at Twerkgate with her "old me," Vanessa Bayer, on "Saturday Night Live." NBC.com
Cyrus lit a joint onstage in Amsterdam at the MTV EMAs in November 2013. Kevin Mazur, WireImage
New year, new icon: Madonna seemed to pass pop's mischief mantle over to Cyrus on Jan. 28, 2014, when mentor and mentee performed as a pair in Hollywood for "Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged." Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic for MTV
Cyrus poked fun at her tongue antics by sliding down a massive tongue slide during her "Bangerz Tour" in February 2014. Chelsea Lauren, WireImage
Cyrus showed off her flexibility onstage during her tour in May 2014. MARIUS BECKER, AFP/Getty Images
Cyrus accepts an award during the World Music Awards in May 2014. Claude Paris, AP
Cyrus brought My Friend's Place representative Jesse up onstage while she accepted her award for Video of the Year for "Wrecking Ball" at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2014. ROBYN BECK, AFP/Getty Images
Cyrus snuck a kiss with Patrick Schwarzenegger, who she dated following her breakup with Hemsworth, during the game between the California Golden Bears and the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in November 2014. Harry How, Getty Images
Cyrus opted for a black cutout dress at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in February 2015. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
Cyrus looked peppy in printed pants at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in February of that year. Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Madame Tussauds debuts their Miley Cyrus wax figure atop a wrecking ball at The Venetian Las Vegas in March 2015. Isaac Brekken, Getty Images for Madame Tussauds
Joan Jett poses with Cyrus at the 30th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in April 2015. Kevin Mazur, (Credit too long, see caption)
Silver hair and cutouts defined Cyrus' look at 2015 Met Gala, celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass." Charles Sykes, Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Cyrus poses with parents Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus at the 2015 amfAR Inspiration Gala in June 2015. Neilson Barnard, Getty Images
Cyrus returned to the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards as host, wearing a skimpy silver getup with silver thigh-high boots. Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Cyrus opted for a pink two-piece set during her performance at the ONE Campaign and (RED) concert to mark World AIDS Day in December 2015. Dave Kotinsky, (Credit too long, see caption)
Cyrus rocked out with Billy Idol at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in September 2016. Ethan Miller, WireImage
Miley Cyrus poses with student Mimi Abusaif in a dorm room while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in October 2016. Molly Riley, AP
Cyrus marched with Jane Fonda during the Los Angeles sector of the Women's March in January 2017. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
Cyrus showed off a more mellow look on stage during NBC's Today show in May 2017. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images
Cyrus joined Ariana Grande for a performance at the One Love Manchester benefit concert in June 2017. Getty Images, Dave Hogan for One Love Manchest
Cyrus donned colorful makeup and a bright T-shirt during her performance at the 2017 Capital Pride Concert Washington, DC, in June 2017. John Lamparski, WireImage
Cyrus teamed up with Jimmy Falllon to go undercover in a New York subway station in June 2017. Andrew Lipovsky, NBC
Cyrus returned to the MTV VMAs stage in August 2017 to perform "Younger Now." Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Hemsworth and Cyrus were all smiles at the premiere of "Thor: Ragnarok" in October 2017. Rich Polk, Getty Images for Disney
Cyrus hit the Grammys red carpet in a black ensemble with a white rose in solidarity with the #MeToo movement. Dan MacMedan, Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK
Cyrus performed a rendition of "Tiny Dancer" alongside Elton John during the 60th annual Grammy Awards in January. Robert Deutsch, Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY NETWORK
Cyrus and Hemsworth channeled a bit of old Hollywood glam at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March. Jon Kopaloff, WireImage
Cyrus performed "The Climb" during the anti-gun March for Our Lives rally organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in March in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Cyrus flaunted her heavenly body with a low cut black gown in May at the 2018 Met Gala, the theme of which was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination." Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images
2018 proved to be a bittersweet year for Cyrus, who lost her home and several prized possessions in the California wildfires. In a December interview with Howard Stern, she praised Hemsworth for saving her pets. "I call him my survival partner now, and he thinks it's not romantic, but I learned that it is," she said. The couple ended 2018 with a wedding. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for EJAF
Though she may have appeared to be out of place among the grunge gods at the Jan. 16 tribute to late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, Cyrus held her own while covering two of his songs. Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY
On Jan. 26, Hemsworth thanked his "beautiful wife" while accepting an award at the G'Day USA gala. John Sciulli/Getty Images for G'Day USA
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Beehive Pre-School Playgroup
Pre-School Playgroup in Fishergate, York
We have a limited number of spaces available for afternoon sessions. Please contact us for further information. Core sessions are 9am-12noon or 1-4pm or full day 9am-4pm. Extra hours are available to wrap around these session times (from 8-9am, 12-1pm and 4-5.30pm). £3.85 for the lunch club (12noon-1pm). Holiday playscheme runs in the Easter and Summer holidays on selected dates - subject to demand.
Closed over the Christmas holidays and during half term.
Located in Fulford, York. We are a friendly group offering a happy and stimulating environment where children's individual abilities are recognised. We believe every child deserves the best possible start in life to fulfil their full potential. Qualified and very experienced staff .
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Early UFO Mysteries Challenging Project Blue Book
Posted by Doc Vega on June 25, 2019 at 6:00pm
By 1947 shortly after World War II the world as we know it took on a completely different complexion with the rise of the Security State and the US Air Force cover-up at Roswell New Mexico. With thousands of sightings being reported from all over the country and even former combat pilots now Airline Captains filing their odd experiences in the skies over US air space a new agency had to be established fast in order to quell the growing hysteria that gripped the nation.
Initial efforts
Project Grudge was first enacted by the US Air Force. The approach taken by the US Air Force at that time was heavy handed and angered many qualified observers such as police, armed services veterans, and pilots among civilians who were left in the aftermath of bizarre observations they could not explain. By 1949 the ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Command) had handled more than 11,000 reports from all over the US from all sorts of people with varying backgrounds. When at least 23% of these sightings were deemed unknown top ranking officers within the USAF began to privately agree that not only were UFO’s were real but were extraterrestrial in origin! Yet, General Hoyt Vandenberg refused to accept that conclusion and ordered reports headed for the President’s office to be re-evaluated again.
Dangerous mission
In the wake of all the attempted intercepts by seasoned WWII pilots who ended up disappearing or crashing under questionable circumstances the USAF top brass recommissioned a new program to study the flying saucer phenomenon. It would be labeled “Project Sign” in 1949. The directive of the new project would not be to suppress the opinions of witnesses but to be more open minded about gathering data on what pilots and ground observers were actually seeing. Doctor J. Allen Hynek, Astro physicist, would be appointed, along with veteran B-17 machine gunner, Captain Ruppelt along with Major Dewey Fournet this would round out the key personnel who would run the new agency.
Sorting out best prospects
Overwhelmed with reports to make field investigations over Project Blue Book first eliminated the most likely causes of some of the reports such as weather conditions, misidentifications due to aircraft present in the area at the time, or known astronomical conditions as meteor showers, comets, or eclipses. This helped to lighten the load for officers tasked with making contact with witnesses which required Blue Book personnel making flights all over the country to gather firsthand accounts from stunned observers. The files became quickly loaded with reports that were astonishing!
On one occasion during a UFO sighting over a USAF radar facility the operator had to step out of his installation and watched the unknown object pass right overhead as this proved what he was watching on his screen, upon which time he yelled, “They’re bigger than all of us!” These types of incidents became common place.
However, as the battle for evidence and whether or not the US military should consider UFO’s a threat to national security, the Blue Book investigators were running into bizarre situations that did not add up! At times 2 USAF officers would attend several interviews in a small town or region where the same sighting had been witnessed by a number of people. Their per diem allowed them to get motels in the area when necessary. Reports of the Blue Book investigators getting strange phone calls and hearing recorded playbacks of conversations they had with witnesses began to reveal that they were under a secret surveillance of some sort. Whoever was conducting this strange monitoring of the Project Blue Book team seemed to possess a technology that far exceeded anything the armed servicemen were acquainted with.
Impenetrable enigma
John A. Keel reported this in his book UFO’s Project Trojan Horse. The veteran paranormal researcher had also received strange phone calls from a voice that when analyzed on a recording was beyond the capability of the human vocal chords. Explanation: It was electronic in nature not coming from a human source. During field interviews made with witnesses by Captain Ed Ruppelt’s junior officers the Men in Black were encountered, they were tailed, and traced but the USAF was always unsuccessful in finding out much even pursuing a Black Cadillac into an alley with no way out only to have the vehicle disappear when it should have been trapped. This was happening prior to 1952 as tensions mounted.
Stressed out
Some of the investigators began getting extreme anxiety. Even with the Korean War raging Edward Ruppelt’s personnel seemed not only fixated on their bizarre assignment but increasingly suspect that something big was big to happen! That a major “Flap” a massive volume of reports in a short period of time, dangled just ahead of them in the ether of the unknown. In his book, “The Report on UFO’s” published in 1956 Captain Ruppelt described the exact atmosphere of mystified hopelessness that exists even today, but at the height of the “Cold War” UFO’s were now being considered as a dangerous distraction that might cause confusion in the event of a Soviet first strike!
Attempting to improve
As Captain Ruppelt refined procedures, report forms, and a fluid communications network, Project Blue Book was gaining prestige among the armed forces and acceptance by those men in harm’s way who were encountering the unknown. All the while though unseen forces were moving against a legitimate project that was uncovering important data, and the desire of the Security State to bury the evidence under classified red tape.
Mark of the unknown
The Men in Black made their disturbing appearance often harassing UFO witnesses and threatening them not to talk. These incidents prompted the USAF to issue bulletins warning that men dress in black were impersonating US Air Force personnel and that any contact with these mysterious beings should be reported at once to the authorities or the US Air Force itself. Project Blue Book officers felt as though the pressure they were under had just been kicked up another notch as Captain Ruppelt, Major Dewey Fournet, and Dr. Hynek attempted to hold the operation together.
Deadly proposition
Just as in the 1948 “Maury Island Mystery” when a bizarre report made by a local fisherman and his friend of five unknown objects revolving around a central UFO that exploded prior to this it dropped a molten slag over the boat that burned their dog to death, injured the son of one of the seamen, and created havoc on the small island population, strange counter surveillance of the US Airmen seemed to be taking place. With the incident ending in the fatal crash of a B-25 carrying 2 USAF intelligence officers and the unknown substance recovered from the scene of the aerial encounter headed for McCord Air Base, even more questions emerged. There were suspicions that even the AEC (Atomic Energy Commission) might have been secretly involved! Especially when telephone tapping of Air Force personnel had been detected. At that time Project Grudge had still been in operation.
There but not there!
With the Washington National Sightings in 1952 along with the biggest known flap of flying saucer sightings in history as US Air Force F-86’s and F-94C’s were scrambled off flight lines headed for an interception attempt of the unknown a foreboding feeling was weighing heavily over an overwhelmed and exhausted US Air Force project that needed more funding and more resources to keep up with a growing storm of unidentified sightings, interceptor chases, and lost air crews along with their aircraft! It seemed that Captain Ruppelt and his Project Blue Book operation were being attacked from all sides-USAF high command, the Men in Black, unknown surveillance, and a phenomenon that defied definition.
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Prim's MST Algorithm
Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming
课程 3（共 4 门，算法 专项课程）
The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: greedy algorithms (scheduling, minimum spanning trees, clustering, Huffman codes) and dynamic programming (knapsack, sequence alignment, optimal search trees).
Spanning Tree, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithm
Great learning experience!!!\n\nI love dynamic p the most.\n\nAssignment 4 is so challenging that it takes me a week to finish the program and debug it!!!
I love Tim's excitement for algorithms. He really stands out as a quality teacher in his selection of content, explanations and enthusiasm.
Two motivating applications; selected review; introduction to greedy algorithms; a scheduling application; Prim's MST algorithm.
MST Problem Definition11:16
Prim's MST Algorithm7:32
Correctness Proof I15:29
Correctness Proof II8:09
Proof of Cut Property [Advanced - Optional]11:53
Fast Implementation I14:49
Fast Implementation II9:50
Tim Roughgarden
选择语言爱沙尼亚语英语（English）
Okay, so it's time to discuss our first minimum spanning tree algorithm namely
Prim's algorithm. Definitely a candidate for the greatest
hits compilation. And again remember even though it's
called Prim's algorithm, it was actually discovered earlier by Jarnik.
So how's it work? Well before showing you any pseudo code,
let's first illustrate it on an example. As we go through the example, I hope that
the similarities to Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm will be evident.
I'm going to work with the same example graph from the previous video with four
vertices and five edges. The plan is to grow a tree one edge at a
time. And we're going to keep growing this tree
like a mold. We're going to start from just a seed
vertex. And then we're going to suck up one new
vertex with each iteration of the algorithm.
So, this is similar to Dijkstra's Algorithm.
In Dijkstra's Algorithm, it was clear where we should grow the initial mold
from, because we were given a source vertex, that they're trying to compute
the shortest paths out of. We have no source vertex in the minimum
spanning tree problem, but it turns out that we can just pick an arbitrary vertex
to start. Doesn't matter which one, which is cool.
So the plan is in E generation we're going to add one edge and span one new
vertex adjacent to the ones we're already spanning.
Now as a greedy algorithm Prim is simply going to select the cheapest edge that
allows it to span one additional new vertex.
Now the start of the algorithm here we're not really spamming anything.
We are sort of thinking of ourselves as growing from and currently spanning the
vertex in the upper right. So what are the edges in which we can
span an adjacent vertex? Well, there is two inches.
There is the top inch that costs one then we'll span an addition in the upper left
vertex or the is the edge with cost two on the right.
If we include that, we'll be able to span the vertex in the bottom right.
So we're not going to be greedy, we're just going to choose the cheaper edge,
the edge of cost one. Now, the vertices that our tree thus far
spans are the top two vertices. So, in the next iteration, we want to add
one more edge [COUGH] to span one additional new vertex.
And now we see that there are three edges sticking out of what we're spanning thus
far that will allow us to span a new edge.
There's the edges that have cost two, three, and four.
The two and the three will allow us to span the vertex in the bottom right.
If we pick the four, that will allow us to span the vertex in the bottom left.
Yeah, and we're going to be greedy, so of these three candid edges, we're going to
pick the cheapest one which is the edge of cost two.
So now the mold that we've been growing is in effect, covers all of the verticies
except for the one in the bottom left. So now in the final iteration we want to
include one more edge so that we span that final remaining vertex.
The one in the bottom left. Note that there's there was this edge of
cause three that we never added. But it got sucked up into the tree that
we grew anyways. So we're going to go ahead and ignore
that. Adding the three wouldn't allow us to
span any more vertices. In fact, it would create a loop which we
don't want. So we're going to say, okay.
We'll have the two edges that would allow us to span an extra vertex.
There's the four and there's the five. We're going to be greedy,
we're going to pick the four. And once we have the edges of the cost
one and two and three and four we have a spanning tree there's no loops there's a
path from any vertex to any other vertex along the pink edges, the cost is seven
you might recall from the previous video this is indeed the minimum cost spanning
tree of this graph. Of course, the fact that we have this
simple procedure that works correctly in this toy example, which is four vertices
and five edges, really means nothing. I mean you shouldn't draw any immediate
conclusions that this is a good algorithm in general even though that is going to
be the case. So let's next go and actually define the
algorithm generally. So if you have a general graph, what does
it mean to start somewhere and grow a mold, span one more vertex each
iteration, always proceeding greedily until you are done.
So lets spell out the pseudo code on the next slide.
So here is Prim's minimum spanning tree algorithm.
We're going to start with just two lines of initialization.
We're going to maintain a set of vertices, capital X.
This is meant to the be the vertices that we span so far.
Again, we need some seed vertex from which to start the process.
It doesn't matter where, which one we pick.
We're going to get the same tree no matter what, so just call it little s.
That's an arbitrary vertex from which we start growth.
The other thing we're maintaining is, of course, the tree.
So that's initially going to be empty. We're going to add one edge to it in each
iteration. An invarient that we are going to
maintain throughout the algorithm is that the edges that currently reside in the
set capital T span the verticies that currently reside in the set capital X.
Then we're going to have our main while loop.
this is the workhorse of the algorithm. And it's very similar to the one in
Dijkstra's algorithm. Namely, each iteration is responsible for
picking one edge crossing the current frontier.
advancing to include one new vertex. And again, it's going to be greed.
The criterion's going to be different, in fact, simpler, than with Dijkstra's
Algorithm instead of looking at links. We're just going to say, what's the
cheapest edge that allows us to span a new vertex?
So the loop's going to keep going, as long as there are vertices that we don't
yet span. And then what we do is we search to the
edges that allow us to span a new vertex. So which edges are those?
Well we want there to be one endpoint in the set X of vertices we already have our
tree spanning and we want the other end point to be non-redundant, so we want it
to be outside of X. So if we have an edge that crosses the
frontier in this sense, one endpoint in X, in endpoint outside that's how we
increase the number of spanned vertices by one in an iteration.
So if E is the cheapest edge amongst all of those that cross the front here with
one end point on either side, that's the one we're going to add to our tree so far
capital T in this iteration, it's end point that's not already in capital X,
that's going to be the very text that we add to X in this iteration.
And again the semantics of an iteration is that we're trying to increase the
number of spanned vertices while paying as little as possible, that's the sense
in which a prim's algorithm is a greedy algorithm.
So as usual with a greedy algorithm, this seems natural enough, but it's not at all
clear that it's correct, that it always computes in minimum spanning tree.
In fact, if you think about it's not even obvious, it actually computes a spannin
tree at all, minimum or otherwise, but it is correct.
Let's make that statement precise on the next slide.
So the key claim is that Prim's Algorithm is correct.
Given any connected input graph, it is guaranteed to output a spanning tree with
minimum possible cost. So before we delve into any details, let
me just finish this video by telling you about the proof plan.
We're going to prove this theorem in two parts.
First, we're going to establish that it outputs some spanning tree.
Maybe, maybe not minimum. Even that's non trivial.
Then we'll worry about arguing that the spanning tree output actually is one of
minimum cost. Both parts of the proof are interesting.
For part one to argue that we output some spanning tree, we're going to review some
preliminaries about graphs and about cuts and about spanning trees and graphs.
For part two to argue optimality, we're going to rely on a very neat property of
spanning trees, minimum spanning trees called the cut property.
I'm happy to report so that the work that we do here and in both parts will bear
further fruit later we're going to reuse these ingredients when we prove the
correctness of another MST algorithm named McCrustgrals algorithm.
For those of you who would much rather talk about running time than correctness
don't worry your time will come after we wrap up this correctness proof I'll
address how do you implement prim's algorithm quickly in particular using
heaps we'll get the running time down to the near linear bound of O of M log n.
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乳制品生产和管理
宾夕法尼亚州立大学
With the world's first MOOOOO-C, you will gain a broad and comprehensive understanding of all aspects of dairy management such as genetics, nutrition, reproduction, animal health, farm economics, and sustainability of dairy production systems. There's something here for everyone whether you are just looking for the basics or have years of experience in the dairy industry. This is an eight-week course. Each week consists of four to nine video lectures, additional reading materials, and a multiple-choice questions quiz. Estimated study time is between three and five hours per week. Learners have the option to purchase a Course Certificate for 49.00 USD. The certificate can be purchased at any time, but you must verify your identify before taking the course quizzes in order to be eligible. For those who cannot afford the certificate fee, financial aid is available through Coursera. Why is producing milk efficiently and sustainably so important? Milk provides humans with over 16 essential nutrients, such as: Energy, Protein and Essential Amino acids, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, several B vitamins, including B12, Pantothenic and Folic acids, and essential minerals such as Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, as well as other minerals. Did you know that one glass of milk provides a 5-year old child with 21% of his/her daily protein requirements and 8% of their energy needs? Most milk in the world, about 85%, is produced from cattle. However, water buffaloes, goats, sheep, and camel are also dairy animals. The United States, India, the European Union, Brazil, and New Zealand are among the largest dairy producers in the world. Yet among these dairy-producing countries there are varied methods to generate milk with highly variable productivity and efficiency. Dairy production is vital for the survival of billions of people. Globally, around 150 million small-scale dairy households, equivalent to 750 million people, are engaged in milk production. The number and size of dairy farms varies among countries, but in India alone, there are estimated 78 million dairy farms! In the United States, one of the leading milk-producing countries in the world, total milk production has been steadily increasing in the last decades, reaching over 205 billion pounds (93 billion kilograms) in 2014. This was accompanied by a steady increase in average milk yield per cow, reaching 22,260 lb (over 10,100 kg) per lactation in 2014. How has this efficiency been achieved? What methods are necessary to ensure production of high quality milk? How do we balance milk production efficiency with animal health and environmental protection? This course will provide the student with information to better understand dairy production systems and their role in feeding the world population. In this MOOOOO-C, you will learn about the dairy enterprise from internationally recognized dairy science professors who have delivered highly regarded dairy education programs within the United States and internationally. Course lectures are translated into Portuguese and Chinese; PDF files of these translations can be found under each course week. The Dairy MOOC team thanks Dr. Antonio Branco (Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil) and Ms. Yuanyuan Zhang (Pennsylvania State University) for translating the lecture materials. Course Sponsors This course was supported by the generous contributions of Innovation Center for US Dairy at Silver Level and Pancosma North America, RP Nutrients, Inc. and Arm and Hammer, which provided funding support at a Bronze Level. The Pennsylvania State University has final responsibility for the academic content of this course.
Disease Control, Animal, Nutrition, Genetics
Un curso muy completo y que permite comprender a fondo todos los conceptos y temas que corresponden a la producción del ganado de leche.
This coure is very good. It helps me to improve my knowledges for dairy cow, especially to practice English for my speciallize major.
Farm Economics and Environment
In Week 8 of the course, you will learn about the basics of dairy farm management and identify some key aspects of farm level economics that impact farm productivity and profitability. From crops to cows to cash, the dairy farm is an economic engine that has positive impacts on local communities. The second part of this series expands on dairy’s local impact to provide a global view of dairy markets around the world. From price volatility to seasonal milk supplies, the world marketplace for dairy products is complex. In the last lectures of this course we will discuss the environmental implications of dairy production and strategies for decreasing nitrogen, phosphorus, and greenhouse gas emissions from dairy operations. Those of you, who would like to get more engaged in discussions and are interested in completing the Course Certificate requirements, can participate in discussion forums and take the weekly quiz. Enjoy this week's material and the entire course!
Dairy Farm Management7:01
Dairy Farm Economics6:12
Dairy Markets8:11
Milk Marketing7:20
Alexander N. Hristov
Professor of Dairy Nutrition
Troy L. Ott
Professor of Reproductive Biology and Associate Director
Bhushan Jayarao
Greg Roth
Professor of Agronomy
Gabriella A. Varga
Distinguished Professor of Animal Science
Chad Dechow
Associate Professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics
Robert Van Saun
Professor of Veterinary Science and Extension Veterinarian
Kathy Soder
Research Animal Scientist
Lisa A. Holden
Associate Professor of Dairy Science
My name is Jim Dunn, I'm a Professor of Agricultural Economics at
Penn State University and my specialization is Dairy Economics.
Dairy markets are marked by time legs and perishability issues.
For drinking milk in particular, and all dairy products to a lesser extent,
people are not induced to buy more if the price is less.
If drinking milk is on sale, the consumers are unlikely do buy twice as much
since milk is not very storable as it must be refrigerated and takes up a lot of
space in the refrigerator even refrigerated milk can spoil.
Most dairy products are considered necessities,
this is especially true of drinking milk, many parents will buy the milk for
their children regardless of cost.
This lack of price sensitivity is called inelastic demand.
On the farm, milk has an inelastic supply, that is,
the farmer cannot adjust milk production quickly if the milk price changes.
Dairy cows stay in production for many years, in addition,
it takes a long time for a cow to start producing milk.
A calf is bred, once she's one year old and has her first calf a year later.
So, you get no milk until the animal is two years old when her first calf is born.
This lack of adjustment by both consumers and producers creates a lot of price
volatility, we see in this slide the enormous amount of price volatility
for the class three or the price of milk to make cheese, until 1985
we had a stabilization program where the government bought up all the surpluses,
but the price was too high and we were buying up 15% of milk production and
in the process of lowering the support price to a level where it no
longer provides support, we have now very great price volatility for milk.
The shelf life of milk depends on farm refrigeration.
Generally, very small farms with one or
two cows do not have a refrigerated milk tank,
while some of the biggest farms quick chill the milk to just above freezing.
Immediately, after it comes from the cow and pump it straight into the milk truck,
that carries it to the factory that processes it.
This reduction of temperature, reduces bacterial growth and spoilage.
Other dairy products such as cheese, butter and powdered milk are much more
storable and can last for several months or even years before it being consumed.
Farm milk used to produce these products often receives a lower price.
Since, there's no urgency for finding a customer for the product.
The productivity in an average dairy cow grows by about 1 percent a year
in the United States and other modern dairy countries,
while in developed countries the population usually grows more slowly.
This means the dairy industry depends, that if the dairy industry depends only on
the domestic market, it will need fewer cows every year.
Since, the number of cows per farm also grows,
this means the number of dairy farms falls over time.
Between 1990 and 2010,
the number of dairy farms in the United States has dropped by 70%.
The ability to export dairy products can partially offset this natural shrinkage,
if the industry can effectively compete in world markets.
To export dairy products, the nation must have prices and
production costs below the world average and
be able to produce products the rest of the world wants to buy.
In the past decade, the United States exported much more dairy products,
which has allowed the industry to grow and to benefit from increase in prosperity and
other parts of the world.
Especially, China and Latin America.
The North American Free Trade Agreement provided market access to Mexico and
Canada, that was not their previously and
now Mexico is the biggest US dairy customer.
What do different dairy customers want?
For each customer the answer will vary.
For example, Mexico imports American cheese for Resorts and
exports Mexican cheese to South Mexican immigrants living in the United States.
One challenge in an international trade is the issue of the regional appellations.
Europe in particular has many limits on standards of identity according to origin.
For example parmesan cheese must come from parma, in Italy.
This is a continuing stumbling block in European Union, US trade talks
since American Parmesan cheese is used to make pizza in the United States.
American processors have developed this market over the years
would not want to sacrifice it to Italian processors at this point.
Historically, before trade in dairy products was widespread,
many governments instituted polices to stabilize milk prices.
Generally, these policies involved a system of production quotas and
support prices, where the government would buy excess production and
pre-established prices, and then dispose of these government
inventories in various ways including selling them at a loss overseas or
providing famine relief for distressed countries.
Invariably, the political pressure led to raising government support prices
faster than production cost grew and very large government stockpiles accumulated.
The farmers didn't want the stocks distributed in their home country,
and farmers in the receiving country didn't like having to compete with
subsidized imports.
These policies are now ending with New Zealand leading the way in the 1990s, now,
the U.S. government has offered subsidized margin insurance to help farmers in a year
of low prices, but is largely out of the commodity storage business.
In April 2015, the European Union ended its dairy production quotas and
farmers can expand or relocate as they see fit.
And general,
artificially high farm prices are not sustainable in the world of free trade.
With the last 20 years,we've seen the growth of
dairy exports in the United States
grow from about 5% of milk production to up to 17% of milk production.
As we've gotten rid of our dairy price supports and
brought our prices in line with world markets, and now we are the third largest
dairy exporter in the world after New Zealand and the European Union.
A further complication in dairy markets is seasonal demand,
when the students return to school in the autumn, milk consumption rises.
During the winter holidays in Europe and America, more baking and
entertaining increases butter consumption.
These cycles do not coincide with the production cycles of the cows so
storage is required to equalize seasonal supply and demand.
Milk production is uneven throughout the year.
Production depends on weather, quality feed,
when the cow has a calf, and other factors.
So, what we see in this slide is that milk production is most in May.
In the spring, when you have good, new grass and it falls as the year goes on and
is generally at it's lowest, just before Christmas.
And at that point the cows are consuming stored feed and
that feed isn't necessarily as good as the fresh stuff coming out of the field.
The seasonality in the United States is much decreased because most
of our cows are in confinement, but in some countries, like New Zealand,
the seasonal high is 20 times the seasonal low,
and so for example, in the middle of their winter they're basically producing
just enough milk for the domestic milk drinking population.
Historically, in temperate climates, the highest milk production is in the spring.
As the temperatures rise,the quality of the grass decreases and
milk production falls.
In extremely hot climates such as south Australia.
Dairy farmers often dry off their herd and take a break in the summer.
In winter, places where there are mostly grass fed dairy herd
suspend production and wait for spring.
The examples are Ireland and New Zealand.
These extreme fluctuations in milk production did not match well with
the fluctuations in milk consumption.
And create a lot of seasonal variation in prices and income.
Farmers must plan ahead for the lean months,
and consumers may find prices vary considerably throughout the year.
All of this makes planning a challenge.
It also means farmers must plan for periods of poor profitability.
It occur but periodically.
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Category Archives: Turkey
Arab Politics, GCC, Human Rights, MENA, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy
L’Affaire Khashoggi: a Saudi Pulp Fiction and Murder on Fifth Avenue…….
October 9, 2018 Mohammed Haider Ghuloum
Donald Trump screamed during the 2016 presidential campaign that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.
Enter the current Saudi strongman Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the failed conqueror of Yemen. A new chapter of the history of the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, and Persian Gulf is being written now.
The Khashoggi Mystery, L’Affaire Khashoggi, on Twitter this past week:
“He claims here that kidnapped exiled journalist #Khashoggi is already in #Saudi captivity (not at Ritz-Carlton). That they managed to get him out of #Istanbul, that Turkey is applying pressure to get him back.
#RogueState “
“Some #Turkish sources have told media that 15 Saudis flew as one or two groups into #Istanbul the day before #Khashoggi to show up at the consulate… Not very subtle, these friends of Trump and #Pompeo…..
If he left the consulate, it was probably in pieces..
#RogueRegime “
“Going to the #Saudi consulate was not smart of #Khashoggi. Not at all. Even little me, when I go to the Middle East I carefully avoid all flights that would stop even briefly at airports in Saudi (or Bahrain). The others seem to be safe, for now… “
“Shocking? #Turkey concludes Saudi journalist #Khashoggi killed by ‘murder’ team sent from Riyadh, sources say……”
“So what will #Erdogan do? Foreign killers commit murder in his country, almost openly a d defiantly.
#Turkey “
“I expect Benyamin Netanyahu to go public (with charts), accuse Iranian Ayatollah operatives of sneaking into the Saudi consulate in #Istanbul & killing #Khashoggi.
Trump will consult #FDD lobbyists, Pompeo will consult Kushner first, #Bolton will consult MEK cultists….. “
“We were told #Saddam Hussein was dead….
I have been saying for 3 years that now there is a new one… there is, and he will not end up any better than the old one…
#Gulf”
“No, it will not affect US-#Saudi relations. This is not the old America. As long as the dark prince keeps the oil money coming, Trump and #Pompeo could not care less who gets murdered where… even if it is on Fifth Ave..”
“I am (was) no fan of Mr. #Khashoggi and his royalist ideology. But nobody deserves to be kidnapped, likely killed, possibly his body cut to pieces…. for expressing his/her opinion, or for any other reason….
#Istanbul “
“No doubt the #Saudi regime is banking on Trump and #Pompeo (who care for oil cash more than anything else) to limit any fallout from the #Khashoggi Affair”
“”It is Like Pulp Fiction”… Turkish Officials Say Khashoggi Was Killed on Order of Saudi Leadership….”—–> New York Times (10/10/2018)
L’affaire Khashoggi, Where it stands now?
Saudis utilizing bots, called paid electronic flies in the Middle East, and their hired Arab media journalists to refute.
But video shows him entering the Consulate in Istanbul but never coming out. Suspicious vehicles, including a dark van, emerged soon after and vanished, carrying fifteen Saudi men and possibly Mr. Khashoggi or his corpse, or pieces of it.
Turkey knows Khashoggi is either dead or kidnapped, and says so. Which is a no-brainer.
Saudis are stonewalling Turkish official demands.
Trump & Pompeo are clueless. Trump is worried about the dollar cost of any action or comment.
Iranian Ayatollahs are fine letting the stupid Saudi Crown Prince shoot himself in the foot again and again. While his country is being bled in Yemen.
Bin SalmanKhashoggiL'Affaire KhashoggiSaudi ArabiaTurkey
Anthropology, Education, Islam, Science, Turkey
Turkish Islamists and American Outlier Republicans vs. Darwin……
“When children in Turkey head back to school this fall, something will be missing from their textbooks: any mention of evolution. The Turkish government is phasing in what it calls a values-based curriculum. Critics accuse Turkey’s president of pushing a more conservative, religious ideology — at the expense of young people’s education……… At a news conference last month, Turkey’s education minister announced that new textbooks will be introduced in all primary and secondary schools, starting with grades 1, 5 and 9 this fall, and the rest next year. They will stop teaching evolution………..”
Years ago, when I was a school kid, we were taught about Charles Darwin and the evolution (and creationism of course). That was on the Gulf, the Persian-American Gulf. That was in our small corner on the northern coast, almost certainly not in the whole Gulf region. We considered ourselves more ‘advanced’ than the others, at least in education (and we were in those days).
Now Turkey, formerly thought of as the realm of Kemal Ataturk-ism but now a Muslim Brotherhood bastion, is going backward, even beyond what we had in my simple corner of the Gulf years ago.
Things are going backward in some ways, and not only in parts of the United States. More than 90 years after the Scopes Trial of Tennessee (that God-fearing state apparently still teaches mostly creationism in public schools). It is a losing battle, but some states and regions still fight (or try to) the teaching of evolution. Fortunately, many of these regions they can’t afford to publish their own science textbooks.
That is in Mr. Erdogan’s realm. It is tempting to wonder what Mr. Trump believes about this. But I’ll leave that for another time: need to hike before the predicted showers start, and out here they threaten to start any time now.
CreationismDarwinEducationPersian GulfScopes TrialTurkey
Arab Revolutions, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy
Old Slogan, New Slogan: Assad Hasn’t Gone Yet, but Erdogan Must Go…….
Remember when the common slogan in Turkey (and in Washington and among Wahhabi potentates) was: Assad must go?
It has been revived with a lot of Saudi money given to Donald Trump. A few weeks ago Trump discarded the old Assad slogan, but that was before he discovered the joys of Saudi money.
Maybe Assad will go, eventually. Everybody does, something which gives the American people some hope.
But there is a new maniac roaming the Middle East now, repressing his own people, stifling freedom in Turkey. A better slogan now would be: Erdogan Must Go.
AssadErdoganSyriaTurkey
Jihadis, MENA, Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey
Erdogan as a New Caliph: Ein Volk, Ein Führer, Ein…….Turkey?….
I tweeted last Sunday that: The ‘alleged’ attempted coup d’état last year was the Burning of the Reichstag for Erdogan. Ein Volk, Ein Führer….
I also presciently added: I’ll be shocked if Erdogan loses his referendum today. The victory will make him the first Caliph of Turkey & all Arab Muslim Brothers. The first anointed Caliph since the fall of the Ottoman Caliphate. More of a Caliph than the other ISIS thug in Raqqa who also claims the title.
Ironically, Mr. Erdogan was probably more responsible than anyone else for the rise of ISS/DAESH. He allowed Wahhabi money, weapons, and Arab/European Salafist Jihadis to cross through Turkey into Syria (possibly into Iraq). Associates and relatives of Erdogan were reported to have played a crucial role in ISIS selling stolen Syrian oil through the Erdogan Trail in Turkey. As I have posted in the past on all this here:
Turkish Coup: of Erdogan the Enabler of Jihadis and his Arab Salafi Tribal Admirers……
Caliphate of Erdogan: How Turkey and her Wahhabi Arab Allies Screwed up Syria…
Joe Biden on the Erdogan and Wahhabi Trails: With Allies Like These………
ISIS Oil: About the Erdogan Trail……
The Turks are Coming: Erdogan as a Softer Gentler Ahmadinejad?……
Now Turkey is in a similar position as Germany was in 1933. I know, I know, the comparison is too cute. But it is more valid than you think. The Turks have just killed their democracy, or more likely the ruling party just rigged the election and killed Turkish democracy for the foreseeable future.
Next step? Ein Volk, Ein Führer, Ein…….Turkey?….
ErdoganFuhrerIslamic RuleRefeerndumTurkey
Middle East, Salafi, Turkey
Political Psychology: This Irrational Urge to Punch Erdogan, Slap Salafis…….
Strange. These days, whenever I see Turkish leader Caliph Recip Erdogan, I get this unreasonable but overwhelming desire to punch him in the face. Actually in the mouth and nose area specifically.
Why do you suppose I feel like punching him in the face? Odd: I am a cheerful and peaceful and un-punching-in-face type of person. With one exception. I have always been that way, until now. Could it be because he reminds me of someone who did not get punched in the face until it was too late, some 75 years ago in Germany?
(That is mostly the case: although actually there are a few people, all male and mostly from my Persian Gulf region, whom I sometimes get the strong urge to slap in the face. But they tend to be Gulf Salafis and a slap to the face is not the same as a punch, is it? Besides, I imagine many rational people feel like slapping a Salafi as soon as he opens his mouth)
All a new phenomenon of recent time, so unlike me: I always get along with others, except for rude people. Maybe it has to do with all the “stuff” back in the Middle East. But I’ll sort it out. One way or another, probably without having to go to Turkey.
Cheers (if possible)
ErdoganSalafiTurkey
Jihadis, MENA, Salafi, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy
Turkish Coup: of Erdogan the Enabler of Jihadis and his Arab Salafi Tribal Admirers……..
So, what is happening in Turkey now?
Since 2011, President Erdogan of Turkey managed to gather the support of Salafi Wahhabi Jihadists across the Arab lands. He was the most popular Muslim leader among them, after the Caliph of Raqqa and the Saudi king.
He also managed to gather the support of self-styled liberals across the Arab world (what I would call Wahhabo-Liberals, unabashed fans of the absolute kings and princes). They supported him because of his involvement in Syria in support of the Saudi-inspired Salafi Jihadists. Some of the more diehard looked at him as a substitute to the long-awaited Caliph of Islam, perhaps doubting the the ISIS substitute in Raqqa can survive.
Arab Salafi, pro-Jihdist, pro-Daesh, pro-Saudi social media accounts were among the loudest supporters of Erdogan before the coup attempt in Turkey. They were praying all over the media during the coup attempt for Erdogan to prevail. Some of them even claimed that they were doing it for “a democracy they don’t believe in”, most did not even bother with that fig-leaf.
Most of these Arab Salafis, Muslim Brothers, and Persian Gulf Wahhabi-liberals, came up (only in Arabic-language posts) with convoluted theory about an American/Western-Zionist-Persian plot to subvert Turkey away from the true Islamic path toward the Caliphate (WTF that be). Many of them still carry the silly new flag that is supposed to represent some mythical moderate Syrian”rebels”, even as in their hearts they owe allegiance to the black ISIS version of the green Saudi flag.
They all know, of course, that without Erdogan’s support, the Jihadist terrorists of ISIS and Al Nusra and Ahrar Al Sham and Army of Islam and others would not have been able to receive their weapons and volunteers and Persian Gulf tribal money to enable the mass murders in Syria and Iraq and across the world.
The same tribal Salafis who openly called for donations to support Jihad in Syria and Iraq and across the world also yesterday slaughtered sheep across my Gulf in celebration of the failure of the military coup against their best enabler, Erdogan.
Turkish officials, their Arab Salafist supporters, started talking loudly of a plot hatched in America against Erdogan. Such loud charges and threats by Erdogan surrogates worked against European governments, especially Germany. It is unlikely they will work against Washington.
Interestingly, Erdogan had started before the coup attempt to bury the hatchet with Syria. His ministers had started to change tack and show less hostility to Assad. Just days before the coup attempt. That was a wise decision.
Other countries: Israel, Iran, Europe, whose governments and peoples have little liking or respect for Mr. Erdogan, made the correct noises after the coup failed. Washington, as usual, was caught in a bind: damned if it did, damned if it did not. That is the fate of the only superpower.
Mr. Erdogan now feels free to make a grab for absolute power, to make sure his regime, his Islamist party, remains in power. Thousands are already rounded up and in prison. That should sound familiar to Germans who survived from the 1930s, if there are any.
Expect more fireworks in Turkey soon…..
CaliphateErdoganJihadistsMENASalafisSyriaTurkey
Al-Qaeda, Arab Revolutions, Caliphate, Jihadis, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
Mediocrity in Syria: the Turkish-Saudi Camel Gives Birth to a Mouse………
تمخض الجمل فولد فأرا
“The camel went into labor and gave birth to a mouse” An excellent Arab saying.
The Saudi king and officials met this week with the new Caliph of Turkey, the Sultan Erdogan. They met in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and came up with a very unoriginal outcome. They called the outcome a “Strategic Cooperation Council”, not a good start. Not an original title at all, and hence not promising at all for the future of this arrangement. Most likely a product of the mediocre mind of Mr. Addle Al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister. As Arabs have wisely said for centuries: this camel went into labor and gave birth to a mouse. Unsatisfying to all.
The Saudis (and Qataris as well) face a couple of dilemmas, in Syria and Yemen. Syria is safely far away from their borders, so any mischief would not spill over the border. They may think they are “playing with the house chips“, in Las Vegas gambling parlance. If they win in Syria they would have struck a hard blow at their Iranian rivals; if they lose, well, nothing has changed since before 2011. They, their proxies, are not winning in Syria now. All the early predictions that Al Assad would be out of Damascus within weeks or months are coming back to haunt Western governments (and some Arab regimes). Even I started to believe and expect it in those late months of 2011.
But that prediction was mostly Arab propaganda created by Salafists and Wahhabis on the Persian Gulf and accepted by Western media as the truth. It was sold to the Obama administration by some Gulf princes and potentates and some Western “intellectuals” like Bernard-Henri Levy and and non-intellectuals John McCain and Joe Lieberman. They all, from Clinton to Cameron waited for the announcement of the scheduled departure of Assad and his cronies. It worked in Libya, or so they thought, so why not in Syria?
They have failed, but their money and weapons and Salafist volunteers also created and enabled the violent Caliphate of ISIS or DAESH. With active Turkish help and connivance. But like their other creation Al Qaeda, ISIS is also now threatening to bite them.
Erdogan will not solve the Saudi/Qatari dilemma in Syria. There are hints that it may be spilling over his own border.
He certainly will not solve their Yemeni problem, but that is a topic for another posting. Perhaps the next one.
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From Persian-American Gulf to Gulf of Mercenaries and the New Ottomans…….
It is a problem, this faraway little Gulf of ours. A few years ago I modified its name, I started to call it the Persian-American Gulf, but it is getting harder. The population is shifting. The princes and potentates in their little kingdoms have now imported a majority of the non-Arabic and non-Persian speaking population from South and Southeast Asia and claim it should be called, no, not the Gulf of Bengal……….. Could it be the Gulf of Mercenaries, as I suggested a year or two ago? Gulf of Wahhabis, heaven forbid? How about the Gulf of Salaf? Gulf of Foreign Military Bases? Gulf of Tribal Sectarianism?
For example, the little oppressed repressed robbed sectarian island of Bahrain is now nearly sinking under foreign bases:
U.S Naval Base Gulf HQ – Saudi Military Base post the Spring of 2011 invasion – Even the old British colonial masters have not stopped helping the ruling gangs in their robbery and repression. They are starting a new military base – Add to all that assorted imported mercenaries/interrogators and torturers from Jordan, Pakistan, Syria (former security), Iraq (former Baathists), among other foreign places. With an occasional obscure idle English prince and princess or two paying visits to shore up the kleptocratic autocratic outpost.
Little rich Wahhabi power Qatar where 90% of the population is temporary foreign laborers (mainly South Asian housemaids raising the kids and keeping house):
U.S. Central Command has its regional headquarters at the Al-‘Adeed base – It is now also the Muslim Brotherhood HQ (outside Turkey) – Now reports say that Turkey, under its new Ottoman Caliph Sultan Recep Erdogan, will also establish a military base in Qatar. So, the Ottomans are coming back, with a new sultan. Which might indicate that the on-again-off-again sisterly relations with the fellow Saudi Wahhabis may be heading up the proverbial ‘unsanitary creek’.
United Arab Emirates (UAE, where some 90% of the population is composed of imported foreign laborers and housemaids), ruled by a Band of Brothers who own Abu Dhabi (lock, stock and barrel). I think it has:
British base – French base – Canadian base (sorry, it was closed over a commercial dispute) – Colombian mercenary military base (no, not FARC) – (Former) Blackwater mercenary force: mainly South American, South African, Australian, etc- Actually I have lost track: for all I know even Monaco or Vanuatu may have military bases in Abu Dhabi by now.
But I don’t have anything against friendly military bases. They can be a protective measure that started with Saddam’s Baathist brutal invasion of Kuwait in 1990. But I suspect they are not only aimed against Iraqi dangers anymore, and not only aimed against the mullahs in Iran, but probably also needed not-so-secretly to keep the sisterly Wahhabi princes next door at home. The princes are only a few tanks’ drive away, as the unhappy people of Bahrain discovered in the Spring of 2011.
As well as the dangers that may emerge from the troubles in Iraq/Jordan/Syria. Dangers that were largely created and financed by wayward Persian Gulf Islamist groups and some princes. As well as some unsettled tribal issues and risks that Gulf GCC states have experienced (attempted Saudi-backed coup in Qatar in 1998) and others may be experiencing.
Still, a Turkish military base in Qatar? But why not? After all there is a Saudi Wahhabi base in Bahrain. The Muslim Brotherhood Turkish base in Qatar could balance that.
But there is still the same nagging question that won’t go away for me: whoever the hell heard of a country welcoming a Turkish military base?
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The Strange Turkish Russian Iranian Syrian Oil and Pistachio Deals with DAESH…….
When news seeped out about ISIS/DAESH selling and exporting oil over a year ago, I suspected a Turkish connection, even though Western and Saudi/Qatari media claimed there were deals between ISIS and the Assad regime. After all, the weapons, volunteers, and possibly much of the money for the Jihadis in Syria flowed through the long Turkish border. And ISIS/DAESH controls areas along the border. And there have been credible reports of cooperation between Turkish military and intelligence and the Jihadists in Syria. These days, when a terrorist or accomplices escape from a European country, they head for Turkey: that is the trailhead to lands controlled by ISIS.
Now the Russians have come out and said it openly, with claims of documentation. Iranian media have also carried and seemed to support the Russia claim.
The Turks could not be original, so what did they do? A day or two later they made their own claim of Russian-ISIS oil deals. I didn’t know Russian needed Syrian or Iraqi oil.
Wait, there is more. To make matters more entertaining, there are now reports on the social media of Turkish claims that Iranians also made oil deals with ISIS/DAESH. Tit-for-tat, since the Iranians seemed to support the earlier Russian claims. I didn’t know that the Iranians also needed Syrian or Iraqi oil. I had thought they spent the past few years trying to sell more of their own oil, not buy foreign oil from their Wahhabi enemies.
What next? Turkish claims of Iranian deals to buy Aleppo pistachios from ISIS? Iranian claims of Saudi oil deals with ISIS? Qatari claims that the Bahrain regime imports some of its nasty interrogators from ISIS? Oh, wait……….
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Category Archives: West Bank
Elections, Israel, Palestine, West Bank
Netanyahu King of Israel: the Arab Dilemma of Theodor Herzl……..
Netanyahu won by throwing under the bus the remnants of the anemic and failed ‘Peace Process’. No two-state solution now, unless he backtracks again. So, no Palestinian State means One State for Jews and Arabs? At least not for the next two to four years. In doing so, he may have thrown part of Israel under the bus as well. Few world leader take him seriously or believe him now, outside the US Congress and the Republican Party. The “wolf” warning could have been a little bit more credible if the boy doing the crying had been a different one.
That leaves two eventual options:
(1) A democratic option: everybody votes, which is the case in Israel now. Which also means the Palestinians in the West Bank get their first truly free vote. The Israeli right does not like this, the idea of Arabs voting “in droves” as Netanyahu complained on election day. The Israeli Arabs were given the vote at a time when the center-left (Labor) dominated Israeli politics, with what they could salvage from the ruins of their old European ideals. Had the Likud and the extreme right-wing been in power in 1948, the Arabs probably would not have gotten the vote. Even now the right (Lieberman) has tried to keep them away from the Knesset (an Israeli version of the claimed voter suppression in some American states). To be fair, Arabs don’t also get to vote in most Arab countries, but then the princes and potentates and generals don’t claim to be democratic, not convincingly. When they do, nobody believes them anyway.
(2) a moderate version of the untenable South African option, pre-Mandela. Which means Arab townships surrounded by concrete walls. We already see the beginnings of that now. Two unequal states in one country: unless they get the vote. The Israeli right wants to keep the West Bank but keep its voters away from the polls, and the Israeli center-left would probably want universal voting rights. If they get the vote, and in such large numbers, what would that do to the original Zionist visionary idea of Theodor Herzl?
There are other options which some hard-nosed Israelis might prefer. A Jordanian option, back to pre-1967 state when Amman ruled the West Bank and Egypt ruled Gaza (forget Gaza for now, it is a different entity). But Likud does not win elections by uprooting Jewish settlements and displacing settlers and new immigrants, its reliable political base.
So, a dilemma. Best left for some future date to resolve. Easier politically for now.
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Israeli Settlers Greet New Year with Stones and Uprooted Olive Trees……
“On Friday, American security personnel accompanying staff from the United States Consulate in Jerusalem drew their weapons on violent Israeli settlers who attacked a two vehicle U.S. convoy outside the Palestinian town of Turmusaya in the West Bank. Consulate staff were investigating a incident which took place on private Palestinian land on the first night of 2015 when six thousand recently planted olive saplings were uprooted, and dozens of old olive trees were destroyed by violent Jewish settlers from an illegal outpost the Adei Ad near Turmusaya. Officials from Turmusaya notified the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem and requested an investigation because some of the owners of the land are Palestinian-Americans. When the U.S. delegation arrived in the area to investigate settlers started hurling stones at the convoy…………..”
The U.S. Congress, most of its Adelson-ized members, in a brave fit of loyal patriotism, would probably blame the incident on the American diplomats. Not on their foreign soul brothers from among the extreme right-wing Israeli colonists who resort to terrorist tactics and get away with it.
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Altar of Destiny Goddess Tyche with Demosthenes Epigram Inscription Found in Ancient Roman City Nicopolis ad Istrum in Bulgaria
September 15, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity
An altar dedicated to ancient goddess Tyche, a deity of city fortune and destiny, with an inscription in Ancient Greek which is a modified epigram by Demosthenes, has been discovered by archaeologists in the huge Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis…
Gladiator Fight Relief Discovered in Ancient Roman City of Nicopolis ad Istrum near Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo
September 6, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity
An ancient stone relief from the 2nd – 3rd century AD depicting a gladiator fight has been discovered by archaeologists in the huge Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum, whose ruins are located near the city of Veliko Tarnovo…
Bulgaria’s Nikyup Set to Hold 3rd Antiquity Festival of Ancient Roman City Nicopolis ad Istrum
August 10, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism
The town of Nikyup near the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria is going to hold the 3rd edition of the annual Antiquity Festival dedicated to the heritage of the huge Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum,…
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient ‘Revenue Office’ in Roman City Nicopolis ad Istrum near Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo
August 12, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages
A public building which was an office exerting control over trade, also dubbed a “tax collection” or “revenue” office by the archaeologists, has been unearthed in the huge Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum whose ruins are located near…
Bulgaria’s Nikyup Set to Hold First Festival of Ancient Roman Nicopolis ad Istrum
August 7, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism
The town of Nikyup near the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria is going to hold its first ever festival dedicated to the heritage of the huge Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum, whose ruins are located…
Medieval Clothing in Second Bulgarian Empire Unveiled by Artist in Book Based on Archaeological Research
July 17, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages
Detailed reconstructions of medieval clothing from Bulgaria in the High and Late Middle Ages which are based on profound archaeological research have been unveiled in a book by Bulgarian artist and designer Kalina Atanasova.
Bulgaria’s Razgrad Holds Antiquity Festival at Ancient Thracian, Roman City Abritus
June 26, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism
An Antiquity Festival has been held by the northeastern Bulgarian city of Razgrad celebrating the archaeological, historical, and cultural heritage of the Ancient Roman city of Abritus with a wide range of events.
Bulgaria’s Nikyup to Organize Ancient Roman Festival at Nicopolis ad Istrum
March 20, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism
The once glorious Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum situated near the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria is going to have its own festival with historical reenactments.
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Akro-Mils Product Donation Benefits Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
March 2013, Akron, Ohio — A recent donation of $7,500 in products from Akro-Mils, a North American leader in storage, organization and transport products, is aiding the educational mission of the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI) in Schnecksville, Pa.
Akro-Mils’ donation to LCTI’s Material Handling Logistics Technology program included plastic storage bins and containers, platform trucks, steel carts, dollies, shelving units and louvered hanging systems. The donated products were sent to LCTI from Akro-Mils’ booth at the 2013 ProMat Show in Chicago.
LCTI’s Material Handling Logistics Technology program features a live management system in a functioning warehouse to teach students what it is like to work in a real-world facility — preparing them for a career within the supply chain. The program also teaches special needs students through a learning station where they can learn and practice specific tasks before they work in the live, real-time warehouse serving LCTI’s nine participating school districts.
“We want to thank Akro-Mils for this generous donation,” says Sandra J. Himes, LCTI Executive Director. “We at LCTI pride ourselves in providing our students with real-world experiences so they will understand the expectations of the job. By utilizing the materials donated by Akro-Mils, our students will be learning with materials they will see and use in the job market. We are very appreciative of the support of our program.”
Founded in 1971, Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is the largest career and technical school in Pennsylvania, offering more than 50 areas of skills training. LCTI provides workforce and industry-relevant educational programs and industry credentials to high school students, adults, incumbent workers and business/industry. A fully blended learning approach integrates theory and extensive hands-on practical experience in state-of-the-art labs. For more information on LCTI visit www.lcti.org .
Akro-Mils, a Myers Industries, Inc. company (NYSE: MYE), is a leading manufacturer of plastic and metal storage, organization, transport and material handling products for use in industrial, healthcare, commercial and consumer markets. For more information or to request a catalog, contact Akro-Mils at 800-253-2467, fax 330-761-6348, or visit the company’s award-winning new website at www.akro-mils.com .
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AKVIS Coloriage 8: One-Click Image Colorization. Play With Colors!
September 13, 2011 — AKVIS is happy to announce an update of AKVIS Coloriage to Version 8.
AKVIS Coloriage is a cutting edge tool for coloring black-and-white photos, but it can do so much more. It is the ideal solution for color correction and enhancement. With automated operation and class-leading usability, even inexperienced users can achieve genuinely realistic results.
Version 8.0 adds support for GPU (graphical processing unit) acceleration has been added, which significantly speeds up image processing. Also, working with the plugin version is even easier, thanks to the new ability to transfer selections made in a graphics editor to the plugin. AKVIS Coloriage is available for Windows and Mac as a Photoshop plug-in and a stand-alone edition.
Have you ever looked at a photo of a loved one and thought that its colors just don't match how you remembered them? Would you like to have control over how the colors of a scene are depicted, to not only bring them closer to reality, but create something more imaginative? AKVIS Coloriage is the ideal solution for not only adding color to black and white photos, but for correcting and enhancing color images.
Using AKVIS Coloriage to colorize a photo is as easy as handling a coloring book. In fact, "coloriage" means a coloring book in French.
Simply grab the pencil, select a color from the palette, draw a rough outline within the area to be colorized and Coloriage will do the rest. The program recognizes the borders and paints in the new color automatically, keeping the original tone transitions and enhancing them with colors. Using Coloriage requires no manipulation with layers and no manual painting whatsoever. It adds color based on the given lighting, the play of shadows, or folds of clothing to produce a shiny new picture with genuine colors and natural tones.
With AKVIS Coloriage, a perfect gift for a loved one is just a few clicks away. Your parents and grandparents will be thrilled to see their favorite black and white photos brought to live in vivid color. For example, one user, Robert, used Coloriage to make the perfect Mother’s Day Gift.
AKVIS Coloriage not only adds color to black and white photos and sketch drawings, it can also correct the colors in an image, create a sepia effect, and even remove "red eye". It also offers selective desaturation and selective colorization. The software lets you experiment with the color of your clothes or a car. You can play around with the interior design of your living room or try out new colors for your eyes and hair. Let Coloriage recolor your world.
Version 8.0 makes a superb program even better with these improvements:
Due to added support for GPU (graphical processing unit) acceleration, images can be processed significantly more quickly. This new option (in the program's Preferences) is only active if a computer has an appropriate video card. The image processing speed depends directly on a video card.
Working with the plugin version of AKVIS Coloriage is now even easier. A selection made in the graphics editor will be transferred to the plugin and displayed as the outline made with the Keep Color Pencil.
Also new to Version 8.0 is improved support for Mac OS X Lion, the addition of the list of Recent Files which is visible by right mouse clicking on the Open Image button, and the new OS File dialog for loading and saving files.
AKVIS Coloriage is available for both Mac and Windows platforms, and comes packaged as a Photoshop plug-in or as a stand-alone application. A fully featured 10-day trial of AKVIS Coloriage is available for free from the company Web site. The product costs from $75 to $246 depending on the license type. Registered users can upgrade to Version 8.0 for free.
AKVIS Coloriage is also available in the AKVIS Alchemy Bundle which includes the full line of AKVIS programs at a discounted price: 60% Off.
Also, AKVIS Coloriage comes bundled with AKVIS MultiBrush and AKVIS Retoucher in AKVIS Restoration Bundle which sells with a 40% discount.
AKVIS specializes in development of image processing software and scientific research. The company was founded in 2004 by IT professionals having considerable experience in programming and software development. Since then the company has released 17 successful programs.
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Worth the Drive: Red’s Little Schoolhouse
Red’s fried cornbread is a customer favorite.
Today’s lesson: Southern cooking at Red’s Little Schoolhouse
It’s time to go to school. Yes, it’s summer. Sure, you completed your courses and graduated already. But, when it comes to good ol’ Southern cooking, we all have a thing or two we could stand to learn, and the tasty classics at Red’s Little Schoolhouse in Grady will teach you all you need to know.
You’ll do your culinary classwork in a rustic, red, early 1900s building (originally a one-room school) that sits at the crossing of two county roads in rural Central Alabama. The day’s lesson is written on a large chalkboard, where you can read the variety of dishes that are on the ever-changing buffet and prepare for what your studies will include.
Your teacher is owner Debbie Deese, and she’s got the qualifications. She received her instruction from the most prestigious institutions — her mother’s and her grandmother’s kitchens. Oh, and she was an actual schoolteacher, too.
“I grew up out here, and when this building came for sale, my dad bought it and encouraged me turn it into a furniture store,” she said.
“I told him I wanted to open a restaurant, but he didn’t think it was a good idea since we’re kinda in the middle of nowhere,” she said.
Red Deese helps out every day and enjoys reading Alabama Living.
It’s a fact. Red’s isn’t really near anywhere else you probably need to go, but Debbie stuck to her guns, doing a trial run by offering up the land around the building to area folks for Saturday yard sales. “I put up signs saying people could come and set up stuff to sell for free, and then I made some batches of camp stew and asked my dad to make some barbecue to sell to the crowds,” she said.
Her plan was a success. After just a few weekends, Debbie was running out of her food. “We knew it would work then,” she said.
Red’s Little Schoolhouse opened in May 1985, named for her dad Red and as a reference to space’s previous purpose. That June, a food critic from The Montgomery Advertiser gave the place a visit and liked what he ate. His glowing review let others know Red’s was an A+ place to dine, and it’s stayed packed ever since.
Throngs hungry for the way things used to be daily descend on Red’s and rarely leave disappointed. You can order items like hamburger steak and sandwiches off a menu, but most line up on both sides of a long buffet and load their plates with things like fried chicken, watermelon, lima beans, dressing, pulled pork slow cooked in a pit out back, squash casserole, fixins for green salads and house-made dressings. The options are always different, but with its abundant assortment of busting-out-of-the-serving-pan-seams Southern staples, the spread calls to mind the tables of plenty found at church dinner-on-the-grounds gatherings and family reunions.
Everything is scratch-made; often veggies were picked by Debbie’s own hands as late as the morning before they end up on the chalkboard menu list. If she didn’t harvest them, they came from a nearby farm.
While Debbie admits the restaurant business can be tough — long days and hard work are her routine — she stays at it because, “I love cooking and love people,” she said. And it’s always been a family labor built on that love. “We lost my mom 10 years ago, but she cooked for us; most of the casseroles we still serve are her recipes,” Debbie said. Her dad comes every morning and helps out.
Ask a sampling of guests what they like most, and you’ll get a range of answers as wide as the available selections, but the one item Red’s devotees cannot do without is the fried cornbread. Warm and waiting for you at the end of the buffet, the little rusty colored, oval discs are simple pleasures, just cornmeal and buttermilk seasoned with a dash of salt and quick pan-fried in a giant cast iron skillet.
“It’s really our customers’ favorite thing, and mine too,” Debbie said. “We now cater a good bit, and we fry it up onsite so it’s hot. If we ever showed up and didn’t have it, we’d for sure get sent back to get it.”
Jennifer Kornegay is the author of a new children’s book, “The Alabama Adventures of Walter and Wimbly: Two Marmalade Cats on a Mission.” She travels to an out-of-the way restaurant destination in Alabama every month. She may be reached for comment at j_kornegay@charter.net.
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20 Gardner Rd
Grady, AL 36036
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Microsoft was involved in a corruption scandal
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Us authorities are investigating against Microsoft in connection with possible bribes and corruption in the supply of software to Hungary.
The U.S. officials have the authority to investigate payments to governments and officials in other countries, American firms in accordance with the Law on combating corruption abroad 1977 (FCPA). The law prohibits bribery and allows you to prosecute for corruption, wherever it occurs, reports citing informed sources The Wall Street Journal.
American authorities believe that Microsoft sold its applications, such as Word and Excel, to intermediaries in Hungary with huge discounts. These partners of the Corporation then supplied to state organizations in 2013 and 2014 at prices close to the official ones. Part of this difference was then paid to government officials.
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A Microsoft spokesperson said that in 2014 it became aware of ” possible violations ” in the work of the Hungarian subsidiary, and that the company quickly conducted an internal investigation. “We fired four employees and stopped our business with four partners, and we are protecting ourselves from legal claims that they later filed,” the representative said.
The publication reports that among the dismissed was Istvan Papp, account Manager at Microsoft Hungary. Papp told the publication that he “received only positive feedback from management” and declined to comment further.
A Microsoft spokesperson said that in 2014, the company revised how it handles discounts, and discloses more information about them to government customers. “This requires partners to transfer discounts to these customers and guarantees official confirmation from the customer that they know about the discount,” the company said. The firm also stated that it provides for compliance in contracts with both U.S. and local law, and it has added AI-based technology to help identify compliance risks.
In recent years, Microsoft has faced sales challenges in several countries. In 2013, US authorities investigated corruption deals in China , Italy and Romania, as well as in Pakistan and Russia for bribery. It is not yet clear whether any of these investigations are ongoing.
In 2012, President Donald Trump told CNBC that “this country is absolutely crazy” to pursue bribery in other countries; that he puts American firms at a disadvantage; and that the law is “terrible” and needs to be changed. The Trump organization, its commercial company that manages the Trump name licensing and property management, is allegedly engaged in a practice that could negatively impact the FCPA.
Meanwhile, in April 2017, attorney General Jeff Sessions stressed that the U.S. Department of justice will continue to actively enforce FCPA and other anti-corruption laws . The largest investigation in the framework of FPCA was launched in September 2017 in connection with the payments of 965 million dollars to the Swedish telecommunications company Telia and its subsidiary in Uzbekistan to officials of this country.
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Taylor Swift Appears Totally Nude In Sneak Peek Of Ready For it Music Video
By Teekay October 24, 2017
Taylor Swift has shocked fans after a sneak peek of her new video appears to show her in the nude.
The 27-year-old Grammy winner seems to be taking a few new risk these days.
In a sneak peek for her new music video for …Ready For It? she
appears totally naked as she plays the part of a sexy nude robot.
J-Lo Flaunts Her famous Derriere In New Snaps
By Teekay October 24, 2017 October 24, 2017
The body on this woman though.
Singer and mom of two, J-LO, showed off her famous curves in a series of photos posted on her Instagram.
The 48-year old sure does look amazing.
Demi Rose Flaunts Boobs As She Join Online Dating
Rapper Tyga’s rumoured ex Demi Rose Mawby has revealed she is using popular dating app Huggle, to find a new man.
The curvy model took to Instagram on Sunday, to share a screenshot of her profile photo on the app – which displayed her eye-popping cleavage for all to see – to confirm to fans her account is genuine.
It won’t take too long to find a man now, will it?
Chris Brown Declares Love For Jennifer Lopez – VIDEO
He described how his palms went sweaty when he met her, how he deeply admires her.
Chris Brown is out here confessing true love for the ageless singer, Jennifer Lopez, and he is ready to give her his all. All she has to do, according to him, is ask.
Speaking with Angie Martinez of Power 105.1 Fm where he went to talk about himself and his new work, the male artiste who had previously worked with the 48-year-old singer, brought up his affection for Jlo which grew after he starred her in one of his songs. He described how his palms went sweaty when he met her, how he deeply admires her.
“J.Lo bad man,” said Chris of the legendary singer, and then he went on to address Jlo (who of co
Kendu Isaacs Wants More Spousal Support From Mary J Blige, Claims Her ‘Divorce Songs’ Hurt His Job Search
Mary J. Blige’s estranged husband Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs says that Mary used their divorce to make new music and bring in cash — and he wants a cut.
According to documents obtained by The Blast, Isaacs says he has been unemployed since the divorce case was filed, and claims Blige is trashing him in the press, hindering his ability to get a job.
He points out the singer has released two songs, “Love Yourself” and “Set Me Free” which he says are now known as her “divorce songs.” He says Blige has seen a surge in success as a result of the breakup.
Meanwhile, Isaacs says since leaving the $8 million he shared with Blige, he’s shacking up
5 Hilarious Things Nigerians Who Loan Friends Money Can Relate With
By Teekay August 1, 2017
It is very easy to borrow money. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The problem is just to pay back. Many people will tell you that you should only give out the amount you can forego. Regardless, even trusted and reliable friends will refuse to pay back.
Meanwhile, for those who borrow them this money, there are certain things that happen that they can relate with.
I do not have money to pay
Some of them can be ruthless and tell you point blank, that they do not have money to pay you. What will you do? You have two options- you have to forgo the money or be patient as patient as a dog.
Nigeria is eve
Black Excellence: Checkout Diddy’s New Short Film featuring JAY-Z
By Teekay July 17, 2017 July 18, 2017
Diddy and JAY-Z are two men who have built impressive empires for themselves while forging a remarkable friendship along the way.
Diddy just unveiled a short film titled “Black Excellence: What’s Better Than Two Billionaires? Two” which shined a light on their relationship. The clip primarily serves as a B.T.S of the Roc Nation brunch held on Grammy Weekend as well as Diddy’s official after-Grammy party.
The star-studded visual features shots of the likes of French Montana, Jaden Smith, 2 Chainz, and DJ Khaled, and is set to the backdrop of JAY-Z’s “Legacy,” Notorious B.I.G.‘s “Hustler’s Story,” and Cheryl Lynn‘s “Got To Be Real.”
https://youtu.be/OCbqYR0xg8U
8 Guides For A Successful Visa Interview
A visit to the different embassies in Lagos and Abuja will give you a fair idea of the number of Nigerians who want to jet out of the country.
Getting the visa for some is like a lifeline. It is either they get it or nothing else. Rejection for them is unacceptable.
1. Forget about all the stories of rejection you have heard
There are lots of stories about the mean consular officers at the embassies and their knack for rejecting visa applications. Do not allow these stories to get to you. Have a positive mental attitude and you will be
5 Compulsory Tech Accessories For Young Travelers
Being comfortable on your business or leisure travel is essential even though it may not be 100%. A way to guarantee some degree of comfort is the use of tech accessories. The fact is forgetting these travel tech accessories can ruin your trip.
So, these tech accessories are kind of compulsory, especially for young travelers.
External battery chargers or power banks have become popular. Your power bank comes handy when your phone is out of battery. Remember, there are so many fake external battery chargers out there. Do well to buy the original one. Preferably,, the one that has two USB ports.
5 Small Items In Your Bag That May Likely Save Your Day
Most people will have mobile phones, identity cards, debit card and makeup box in their bags.
These are important items that you use daily. However, there are some small items that you should have in your bag if you don’t want to have a very frustrating and exasperating day. There is a tendency that you may ignore these items.
But when you are in an impossible or emergency situations, you would wish you had these things. Before you find yourself in such a situation, round up the small items you should have in your bag that is likely to save your day.
#1 Ball point pen
A pen will always come handy a
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DVD Release Announced For “Teeth & Blood”
Al Franklin and Pamela J. Richardson’s vampire flick “Teeth & Blood” finally has a DVD release date set. The film will hit shelves on March 10th, 2015. “Teeth & Blood” stars Danielle Vega, Glenn Plummer, King Kedar, Michelle Van Der Water, and Sean Christopher. Check out the 2012 trailer below.
A beautiful diva is murdered on the set of horror director Vincent Augustines latest film Chapel Blood. Somewhere between the crime scene and the coroners van, the body mysteriously disappears. Meanwhile, the citys supply of donated blood is being dangerously depleted. Suspecting a connection between the events, detectives Mike Hung and Sasha Colfax go undercover at the studio to investigate. Their attempt to crack the case quickly turns into a desperate battle for survival when they uncover an age-old war between rival vampire covens that threatens to consume humanity in a final, grisly assault of Teeth & Blood!
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Big Brother 15 Spoilers: Week 1 Nominations — Who’s Up For Eviction?
By: L. A. Vess on June 27, 2013
The Big Brother 2013 season is already moving at race car speed! After the premiere on Wednesday night, events were quickly rushed along from naming the first Head of Household for the season to the first Big Brother 15 nominations late last night.
Just a note on Big Brother spoilers and how they work here at BigBrotherAccess.com before we proceed. If something has already happened and been featured on the CBS Big Brother show, we don’t consider that a spoiler as long as it is past the west coast airing time.
So be warned, if CBS Big Brother has played on the west coast already, it is no longer a spoiler to us and we will talk about it openly. Like the fact that McCrae Olson won the first Head of Household competition and gets to choose two of the eviction nominees this week. (The third will be named by the new Big Brother MVP.)
However, if we know something that has not yet aired on the CBS Big Brother show on the west coast, we will label it as a spoilers (except for our live recaps, which should be obvious). Thus, anything that happens on the Big Brother Live Feeds is automatically consider a spoiler until it airs on the CBS show on the west coast. Such as, for example, the week 1 nominations we’ve already found out from the feeds and we’re about to dish out to you now.
So who are the first Big Brother 2013 cast members in danger of being evicted from the house this week? Well, we kind of expected one of them but were a bit surprised by the second choice. If you’re read for the Big Brother 15 spoilers about the week 1 nominations, just click on the plus sign below the SPOILER ALERT below to unveil the names of the nominees!
[spoiler name=”Spoiler Alert: Week 8 Eviction Nominations”]
Candice (we kind of expected this one, she just seemed expendable)
We’re feeling that Candice could end up going home since she doesn’t even seem to be fighting very hard to stay yet. Of course, a lot depends on who the MVP will nominated for the third spot and who wins the Power of Veto.
Plus, there are also a lot of convoluted plots already going around. Kaitlin told Jessie that McCrae isn’t targeting her at all and may be after Elissa instead with the hopes of getting her put on the block after the POV as a replacement nomination.
The HouseGuests appear to believe that the Power of Veto Competition will take place tomorrow, which would be a change from last year, when it usually happened on Friday or Saturday. We’ll keep you up to date on all the latest Big Brother spoilers as soon as we have them!
What do you think about the nominations this week? Do you think McCrae made the right choices for who to put up for eviction?
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CUP: Gaughan Gets First 43rd In Cup Return At Phoenix; Nemechek Claims 2nd LASTCAR Title After #87, #46 Fail To Qualify
Brendan Gaughan picked up the 1st last-place finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway when his #71 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet was involved in a single-car accident on Lap 2 of the 312-lap race. The finish came in Gaughan’s 37th series start.
It’s been a difficult 2010 season for TRG Motorsports. Bad luck and only sporatic sponsorship from TaxSlayer.com culminated in 2000 Cup Champion Bobby Labonte leaving the team at mid-season with only a handful of one-off appearances by the Texan since then. With drivers Mike Bliss, Andy Lally, and Landon Cassill aboard, the team was forced to park its #71 Chevrolets early in nearly a dozen races, most recently at Fontana last month, where Lally came home 36th.
As the team sank to 35th in Owner Points, however, the team has attracted just enough sponsorship to run these final races with returning drivers like Hermie Sadler and Chad McCumbee taking the controls. With the 36th-ranked Front Row Motorsports #38 team falling from Top 35 contention in recent weeks, TRG brought on Brendan Gaughan for Sunday’s Phoenix race with his family’s casino business footing the bill for another full-race run.
Locked-into the field on points, Gaughan did not have to worry about his struggles in qualifying and placed the #71 back in 41st spot at a speed of 132.197 mph. The race would be Gaughan’s first Sprint Cup start since the 2004 Ford 400 at Homestead, where he concluded his rookie season, and his first time in a Cup machine at all since he relieved Mike Bliss in the 2005 Pocono 500. Unfortunately, Gaughan would not be able to discover what his #71 could do.
Just after the first lap of Sunday’s race was completed, Gaughan’s right-front tire exploded entering turn one, sending the #71 hard into the outside wall. The Truck Series veteran was unhurt, but the car was wounded so badly that it could not negotiate the Phoenix track’s doglegged backstretch and had to drive through the dirt instead. Repairs proved impossible for the TRG team and the group was forced to call it a day. 42nd-place Brad Keselowski faced a similar fate less than 60 laps later when his right-front tire also failed in turn one, ending his day.
CUP STATS AND FACTS
*Although this was Gaughan’s first last-place finish in Cup competition, he has three other last-place runs in his 162-race Camping World Truck Series career: an early crash in the 2005 O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline MaxLife at Bristol, an engine failure in the 2006 racetickets.com 200 at Fontana, and another crash after the opening lap of the 2007 AAA Insurance 200. All three of these finishes came while driving his family-owned #77 Dodge.
*Gaughan is also the third driver to finish last in a Cup race at Phoenix after completing just the opening lap: Kenny Wallace, in Team III Racing’s unsponsored #24 Pontiac, had steering problems in his Cup debut at the 1991 Pyroil 500K. The next year, Rick Carelli quit the 1992 Pyroil 500K, parking his unsponsored #37 Marshall Chesrown Chevrolet following injuries sustained in a grinding Southwest Tour Series crash the previous day.
*No Cup driver has finished last after completing just the opening lap since 2007, when J.J. Yeley’s #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car accident in the 2007 Samsung 500 at Texas.
*The #71 and Kevin Buckler’s Cup team scored their most recent last-place finish in 2009, when Bobby Labonte was involved in a multi-car accident six laps into the 2009 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas.
*The #71 had never before finished last in a Cup race at Phoenix.
43) #71-Brendan Gaughan / 1 lap / crash
42) #12-Brad Keselowski / 58 laps / crash
41) #81-Terry Labonte / 190 laps / electrical
40) #64-Landon Cassill / 191 laps / rear gear
39) #55-Mike Bliss / 193 laps / overheating
2010 LASTCAR SPRINT CUP DRIVER’S CHAMPION: JOE NEMECHEK
Joe Nemechek clinched his second career LASTCAR Sprint Cup Driver’s Championship at Phoenix. Ironically, but he did so without even starting Sunday’s race. As reported last week, Nemechek needed one more bottom-five finish to clinch the Driver’s Championship as he had just two more bottom-five finishes than second-ranked Michael McDowell. Both drivers attempted to qualify for the Phoenix race last Friday with Nemechek in his self-owned #87 England’s Stove Works Toyota and McDowell in Dusty Whitney’s #46 Super Pawn Chevrolet.
However, both drivers failed to qualify for the race as two of the three teams that missed the show. McDowell turned in the slowest lap time of all and was the first car knocked-out of the field. With two cars left to qualify, Nemechek was on the bubble behind Jason Leffler in PRISM Motorsports’ #66. This allowed J.J. Yeley, in Latitude 43 Motorsports’ #26, to bump Nemechek out of the race, and Casey Mears’ #13 GEICO Toyota bumped-out Leffler.
Thus, with one race remaining in the season, McDowell is now mathematically unable to tie Nemechek for the most last-place finishes in 2010, giving Nemechek the title. Nemechek’s previous LASTCAR title run came in 2008, when he scored three last-place finishes in his final season driving Furniture Row Racing’s #78. The Florida driver clinched that championship on a “bottom-five” tiebreaker, besting A.J. Allmendinger’s 6 with his season total of 9.
LASTCAR CUP SERIES DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) Joe Nemechek (7)
2nd) Dave Blaney, Michael McDowell (5)
3rd) Max Papis (4)
4th) Aric Almirola, Jason Leffler (2)
5th) Landon Cassill, Jeff Fuller, Robby Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Brendan Gaughan, Bobby Labonte, Johnny Sauter, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, J.J. Yeley (1)
LASTCAR CUP SERIES OWNER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) #87-NEMCO Motorsports (7)
2nd) #66-PRISM Motorsports (5)
3rd) #13-Germain Racing, #55-PRISM Motorsports (4)
4th) #36-Tommy Baldwin Racing, #09-Phoenix Racing (3)
5th) #32-Braun Racing (2)
6th) #7-Robby Gordon Motorsports, #11-Joe Gibbs Racing, #46-Whitney Motorsports, #64-Gunselman Motorsports, #71-TRG Motorsports, #82-Team Red Bull, #97-NEMCO Motorsports (1)
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Embarrassed My Kids.... Again! Ha!
HomeTown Buffet, San Marcos, CA
Yesterday, I took Kat to a new neurologist. Her previous neuro had moved to Hawaii without telling us, but that's another story. Wait, no it's not. He moved to Hawaii. He didn't notify many of his patients, including us. We found out when Kat called his office to make an appointment one day. The end. Ha ha, not really much of a story there after all, eh? Anyway, her Primary Care Physician -- or PCP -- worked hard to get us a referral to a new one asap and we got to meet said new one yesterday.
We really like this new doctor so far! For starters, he believed Kat when she told him about her symptoms. That is HUGE. He treated her like a person and not some paycheck. That is huge, too! After doing his tests and asking his questions, he determined that she should earnestly consider shunt surgery because he is concerned about her eyesight loss and stubbornly elevated head pain despite her current meds. Now, it's not that she would have to go under the knife immediately, but "the talk should begin now" as he put it. So he put in a referral to a neurosurgeon and told us to let him know what the ophthalmologist says after Kat sees him as well.
Kat and I agree that this visit was a successful one indeed. We got a plan of action, and that's what we had hoped for. Yay!
So to celebrate the successful visit, and because I was absolutely famished, I decided to take Kat and her brother to lunch. We used to go to HomeTown Buffet a lot when they were little, so I guess that's why I gravitated there this time. We hadn't been there in years -- at least two or three. I figured it would be nice to go again.
Oh my goodness, when we walked in the restaurant I was floored! Gone was the institutional, cafeteria-style decor/ambience! In its place was a market-style display that looked so fresh and colorful! I couldn't help myself. I started gushing and ooh-ing and aah-ing all over the place. And we were just standing at the register, ha ha! The manager and the cashier were staring awkwardly at me, Ricky and Kat were shifting uncomfortably as they backed as far away from me as they could, and I just kept going about how cool the decor was. Oh, me!
I finally noticed everyone's reactions (as oblivious as I am most of the time), so I told the kids they could go sit down while I paid for lunch. They practically ran across the restaurant to get away. Of course, as I looked for the booth they had chosen, I looked around some more. Fresh fruits, Farmer's Market signage, separate "shop fronts" for Asian food and Italian food and American food, and an Icee bar! When I went to fill my plate, I marveled even more (and loudly) at all of the awesomeness that was before me. My poor kids!
I'm told that I wear my heart on my sleeve. I guess it's true. But really, who can blame me? I mean, even their plates were fun, different colors! As a firm believer that a meal is more enjoyable when eaten in a welcoming atmosphere, I give the new HomeTown Buffet a double thumbs up. And maybe the next time we go, I will no longer be so effusive and my kids will not have to deny any knowledge of me. But I make no promises. ;)
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Strange, macabre, wonderful!
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During this holiday season, more than ever, there’s been so much talking about trees.
It seems that the latest fad is positioning Christmas trees upside down. I have my doubts about the “medieval origins” of this “tradition” (as some suggested), but upside down trees definitely have a bizarre and surreal element which I do not dislike.
But here in Italy, and especially in Rome, we’ve been also talking about “Mangy” Christmas trees that fell short of everybody’s expectations.
Leaving all political issues aside, I would like to take these “deviant” trees as a pretext to wish you all a weird, nonconventional, offbeat Christmas.
And to do this, there’s nothing better that this funny little story, narrated by Tom Waits during one of his gigs.
Once upon a time in a forest, there were two trees: there was the crooked tree, and there was the straight tree. And all day long the straight tree would look over at the crooked tree, saying “Look at you, you’re crooked! You’re crooked — look at your branches, they’re crooked too! Even your leaves, they’re crooked! You’re probably crooked underground as well… but look at me. I’m tall. I’m straight. But you’re crooked!”
So one day… the lumberjacks came into the forest.
And they took a look around. And one of them said “Bob, cut off the straight trees.”
And that crooked tree is still there to this day, growing stronger, and stranger, every day.
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“Rachel”: Between Fairy Tales and Anatomy
The last time I wrote about my friend and mentor Stefano Bessoni was four years ago, when his book and short film Gallows Songs came out. Many things have happened since then. Stefano has been teaching in countless stop motion workshops in Italy and abroad, and he published some handbooks on the subject (an introductory book, together with first and second level animation textbooks); but he also continued to explore children’s literature by reinterpreting some classics such as Alice, Pinocchio, the Wizard of Oz and the traditional figure of Mr. Punch / Pulcinella.
Bessoni’s last effort is called Rachel, a thrilling work for several reasons.
First of all, this is the reincarnation of a project Stefano has been working on for decades: when I first met him – eons ago – he was already raising funds for a movie entitled The Land of Inexact Sciences, to this day one of the most genuinely original scripts I have ever read.
Set during the Great War in a faraway village lost on the ocean shores, it told the story of a seeker of wonders in a fantastic world; eccentric characters roamed this land, obsessed with anomalous and pataphysical sciences, amongst ravenous wunderkammern, giant squid hunters, mad anatomists, taverns built inside beached whales, apocriphal zoology shops, ventriloquists, ghosts and homunculi.
A true compendium of Bessoni’s poetics, stemming from his love for dark fairy tales, for the aesthetics of cabinets of curiosities, for 18th Century natural philosophy and Nick Cave’s macabre ballads.
Today Stefano is bringing this very peculiar universe back to life, and Rachel is only one piece of the puzzle. It is in fact the first volume of the Inexact Sciences tetralogy, which will be published every six months and will include three more titles dedicated to the other protagonists of the story: Rebecca, Giona and Theophilus.
Rachel is a sort of prequel, or backstory, for the actual plot: it’s the story of a strange and melancholic little girl, who lives alone in a house on a cliff, in the company of some unlikely imaginary friends. But a terrible revelation awaits…
Although reimagined, the main character is based on the real historical figure of Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750), daughter of famous Dutch anatomist Frederik Ruysch (about whom I’ve written before).
As Bessoni writes:
It is said that Rachel helped her father with his preparations, and that she was actually very good at it. A proof of this unusual childhood activity is her presence in a famous painting by Jan van Neck where, dressed as a little boy, she assists her father during an anatomy lesson on a dissected newborn baby. Rachel’s job was to dress with lace and decorate with flowers the anatomical creations, preserved in a fluid Ruysch had named liquor balsamicus, an extraordinary mixture which could fix in time the ephemeral beauty of dead things; many of these specimens, now on display in museum, still maintain their original skin complexion and the softness of a live body.
But Rachel’s fate was different from what I imagined in my story. She abandoned medicine and anatomy, and grew up to be a very good artist specializing in still life paintings and portraits, one of the very few female artists of her time that we know of. Some of her works are now on display at the Uffizi and at the Palatine Gallery in Florence.
Rachel Ruysch, Still Life with Basket Full of Flowers and Herbs With Insects, 1711
At this point, I feel I should make a confession: Bessoni’s books have always been like a special compass to me. Each time I can’t focus or remember my direction anymore, I only need to take one of his books from the shelf and all of a sudden his illustrations show me what is really essential: because Stefano’s work reflects such a complete devotion to the side of himself that is able to be amazed. And such a purity is precious.
You only need to look at the love with which, in Rachel, he pays homage to Ruysch’s fabulous lost dioramas; behind the talking anatomical dolls, the chimeras, the little children preserved in formaline, or his trademark crocodile skulls, there is no trace of adulteration, no such thing as the mannerism of a recognized artist. There’s only an enthusiastic, childish gaze, still able to be moved by enchantment, still filled with onirical visions of rare beauty — for instance the Zeppelin fleets hovering in the sky over the cliff where little Rachel lives.
This is why knowing that his most ambitious and personal project has come back to light fills me with joy.
And then there’s one more reason.
After so many years, and taking off from these very books, The Inexact Sciences is about to turn into a stop motion feature film, and this time for real. Currently in development, the movie will be a France-Italy co-production, and has alreay been recognized a “film of national interest” by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiBACT).
And who wouldn’t want these characters, and this macabre, funny world, to come alive on the screen?
Rachel by Stefano Bessoni is available (in Italian) here.
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Links, Curiosities & Mixed Wonders – 11
As the old saying goes, “Never read Bizzarro Bazar while preparing dinner”.
A virtual version of the Library of Babel imagined by Borges has been online for some time now. Wandering around the hexagones and going through random books is a dizzying experience — there are volumes which contain your name, but also everything you’ve done today or you will do tomorrow; but to fully grasp the immense scope of the project, this analysis by Virio Guido Stipa is absolutely excellent [Italian language only].
F.A.Q.: what is one of the most disgusting things that could happen during decomposition? If you have to ask, you probably don’t know adipocere. Keep up with this Atlas Obscura article.
Did we need H. R. Giger to design the Alien egg? No, it would have been enough to look at this nice little mushroom called Clathrus archeri.
Remember my Museum of Failure? Here’s a recent addition: Caproni’s Transaereo. Featuring eight engines and three sets of triple wings, for a total of nine wings, it was designed to transport up to 100 passengers over the Atlantic ocean. It flew only two times, on February 12 and March 4 1921, taking off from Lake Maggiore. It plummeted into the water at the end of the second flight, suffering serious damages and thus ending the ambitious tests.
New Year’s resolution: finding a patron who will hire me as a decorative garden hermit. I’ve already got the beard.
Italian newspaper Repubblica published a nice video on the Neapolitan tradition of femminielli — an incredible popular strategy to elaborate and accept diversity by making it “theatrical”. But then again, as Orson Welles put it, “Italy is the home of 50 million actors, and the only bad ones are on the stage“.
In 1671, Dutch writer Arnoldus Montanus wrote a book entitled “The New and Unknown World: or Description of America and the Southland, Containing the Origin of the Americans and South-landers, remarkable voyages thither, Quality of the Shores, Islands, Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, Sources, Rivers, Houses, the nature of Beasts, Trees, Plants and foreign Crops, Religion and Manners, Miraculous Occurrences, Old and New Wars: Adorned with Illustrations drawn from the life in America, and described by Arnoldus Montanus”.
The printed title was so long that, clearly, no space was left for a small caveat: the fact that good old Arnoldus had never actually left Europe his entire life. And, to be fair, the illustrations kind of gave it away:
A moment of absolute wonder:
The Multiverse, parallel dimensions, alternative realities — all these concepts might still sound a bit sci-fi, but in fact they were discussed even in the Middle Ages, following a theological dispute.
If I had to pick my absolute favorite page on Wikipedia, I would have no doubts. It’s the one about the surgical removal of King Louis XIV’s anal fistula. It’s an unbelievable story, someone really should translate it in English ASAP.
Years ago I wrote about Phineas Gage, the man who survived after his brain was pierced from side to side by an iron bar. Today we have a contemporary equivalent: the scientist who accidentally stuck his head in a working particle accelerator.
The cave in the above picture is not a natural cave. It was bored using a beam of pressurized water. For what purpose?
Welcome to the world of illegal mammoth hunters.
Mentalfloss published an article that would have been perfect in my series of posts called “A Love that Would Not Die” (here, here and, in English, this last one): the story of a Missouri widow who installed a small window on her husband’s grave so she could keep watching his face.
In Varanasi the smoke of cremations never ceases; tourists take pictures, enraptured by this deep spiritual experience. But someone has a different view on things: Gagan Chaudhary, one of the “untouchables” who are in charge of the funeral pires. Alcohol and ganja, to which he’s been addicted since he was thirteen, allow him not to faint from the smell; his legs are devastated with wounds and scars; his life was spent amidst abuse, violence and horrible visions. He recounts his experience in a touching article on LiveMint: “I’ve seen bodies where the skin has been ripped apart; I’ve seen bodies with tongues hanging out and blood flowing from orifices. […] I’ve seen bodies cut up and stitched back to a whole. I’ve seen headless corpses; I’ve seen bodies covered with scars. And I’ve burnt them all.“
Balthus is back in the news, on the account of an online petition to remove (or at least contextualize, as it was subsequently declared, to adjust the tone) one of his works exhibited at New York MET. Once again the shadow of pedophilia haunts his paintings: an occasion to reflect on the role of art (is it pure signifier, or should we evaluate it from an ethical perspective?); and to reread the article I devoted to this thorny issue a couple of years ago.
WoodSwimmer is an incredible stop-motion video. Brett Foxwell produced it by cutting logs and pieces of wood in thin slices, and progressively scanning these sections. In his words, “a straightforward technique but one which is brutally tedious to complete“.
The tool in the following picture is a head clamp. In Victorian times it was used to secure the back of the neck of a subject in photographic sessions, during long exposure times.
You already figured out where we’re going: in post mortem pictures this was used to fix bodies into natural poses, as if they were still alive, right?
Well, not quite. Time for a bit of debunking on post mortem photography.
This image comes from an article entitled The Truth About Post Mortem Photography. Never write anything beginning with “The Truth About”.
During the last 59 years, Jim “Antlerman” Phillips has been scouring the hills of Montana looking for elk, deer or antelope antlers. He now has a collection of more than 16.000 pieces. (Thanks, Riccardo!)
That’s all for now: I shall leave you with a festive bone GIF, and remind you that if you run out of ideas for Christmas presents, maybe a little colorful book about the quirky side of Paris could do the trick.
Philipp Wiechern, Boneflacke Collection, 2012.
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Pestilence, Sacred Trees And A Glass of Tonic Water
I have a soft spot for tonic water. Maybe because it’s the only soda beverage with a taste I never fully understood, impossible to describe: an ambiguous aroma, a strange contrast between that pinch of sugar and a sour vein that makes your palate dry.
Every now and then, during summer evenings, I happen to take a sip on my balcony while I watch the Alban Hills, where the Roman Castles cling to a long-dead volcano. And as I bring the glass to my lips, I can’t help thinking about how strange history of mankind can be.
Kings, wars, crusades, invasions, revolutions and so on. What is the most powerful cause for change? What agent produced the most dramatic long-term modification of human society?
The answer is: epidemics.
According to some historians, no other element has had such a profound impact on our culture, so much so that without the Plague, social and scientific progress as we know it might not have been possible (I wrote about this some time ago). With each stroke of epidemic, the survivors were left less numerous and much richer, so the arts and sciences could develop and flourish; but the plague also changed the history of medicine and its methods.
“Plague” is actually a very generic word, just like “disease”: it was used throughout history to define different kinds of epidemic. Among these, one of the most ancient and probably the worst that ever hit mankind, was malaria.
It is believed that malaria killed more people than all other causes of death put together throughout the entire human history.
In spite of an impressive reduction of the disease burden in the last decade, the World Health Organization estimates that as many as 300 million people are infected by the disease every year. That’s about the size of the entire US population. Of those who fall sick, more than 400,000 die every year, mostly children: malaria claims the life of one child every two minutes.
Malaria takes its name from the Italian words “mala aria”, the bad air one could breathe in the marshes and swamps that surrounded the city of Rome. It was believed that the filthy, smelly air was the cause of the ague. (Giovanni Maria Lancisi suggested in 1712 that mosquitoes might have something to do with the epidemic, but only at the end of the Nineteenth century Sir Ronald Ross, an English Nobel-awarded gentleman, proved that malaria is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.)
Back in Medieval Rome, every summer brought back the scourge, and people died by the hundreds. The plague hit indistinctively: it killed aristocrats, warriors, peasants, cardinals, even Popes. As Goffredo da Viterbo wrote in 1167, “When unable to defend herself by the sword, Rome could defend herself by means of the fever”.
Malaria was widespread throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Yet, no one knew exactly what it was, nor did they know how to treat it. There was no cure, no remedy.
Well, this is the part that really blows my mind. I cannot shake the feeling that someone was playing a bad joke on us humans. Because, actually, there was a remedy. But the mocking Gods had placed it in a land which had never been attained by malaria. Worse: it was in a land that no one had discovered yet.
As Europe continued to be ravaged by the terrible marsh fevers, the solution was lying hidden in the jungles of Peru.
Enter the Jesuits.
Their first mission in Peru was founded in 1609. Jesuits could not perform medicine: the instructions left by the founder of the order, St Ignatius of Loyola, forbade his followers to become doctors, for they should only focus on the souls of men. Despite being expressly forbidden to practice medicine, Jesuit priests often turned their attention to the study of herbs and plants. Father Agustino Salumbrino was a Jesuit, and a pharmacist. He was among the firsts missionaries in Peru, and he lived in the College of San Pablo in Lima, putting his knowledge of pharmacy to good use as he built what would become the best and biggest pharmacy in the whole New World. Jesuits wanted to convert the natives to Catholicism, but understood that it couldn’t be done by means of force: first they needed to understand the indios and their culture. The native healers, of course, knew all sorts of plant remedies, and the priests took good notice of all this knowledge, picking never-before-seen plants and herbs, recording and detailing their effects.
That’s when they noted that the Indians who lived in the Andes sometimes drank infusions of a particular bark to stop from shivering. The Jesuits made the connection: maybe that bark could be effective in the treatment of marsh fevers.
By the early 1630s Father Salumbrino (possibly with the help of another Jesuit, Bernabé Cobo) decided to send a small bundle of this dried bark back to Rome, to see if it could help with malaria.
In Rome, at the time, there was another extraordinary character: Cardinal Juan De Lugo, director of the pharmacy of the Hospital Santo Spirito. He was the one responsible for turning the pharmacy from an artisan studio to something approaching an industrial production line: under his direction, the apothecary resembled nothing that had gone before it, either in scale or vision. Thousands of jars and bottles. shelves filled with recipes for preparations of medicines, prescriptions for their use and descriptions of illnesses and symptoms. De Lugo would cure the poor, distributing free medicine. When the Peruvian bark arrived in Rome, De Lugo understood its potential and decided to publicize the medicine as much as he could: this was the first remedy that actually worked against the fever.
Peru handing Science a cinchona branch (XVII C. etching).
The bark of the cinchona tree contains 4 different alkaloids that act against the malaria parasite, the most important of which is quinine. Quinine’s secret is that it calms the fever and shivering but also kills the parasite that causes malaria, so it can be used both as a cure and a preventive treatment.
But not everyone was happy with the arrival of this new, miraculous bark powder.
First of all, it had been discovered by Jesuits. Therefore, all Protestants immediately refused to take the medicine. They just could not accept that the cure for the most ancient and deadly of diseases came from their religious rivals. So, in Holland, Germany and England pretty much everybody rejected the cure.
Secondly, the bark was awfully bitter. “We knew it, those Jesuits are trying to poison us!”
But maybe the most violent refusal came from the world of medicine itself.
This might not come as a surprise, once you know how doctors treated malaria before quinine. Many medieval cures involved transferring the disease onto animals or objects: a sheep was brought into the bedroom of a fever patient, and holy chants were recited to displace the ailment from the human to the beast. One cure that was still popular in the seventeenth century involved a sweet apple and an incantation to the three kings who followed the star to Bethlehem: “Cut the apple into three parts. In the first part, write the words Ave Gaspari. In the second write Ave Balthasar, in the third Ave Melchior. Then eat each segment early on three consecutive mornings, and recite three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys”.
Even after the Middle Ages, the medical orthodoxy still blindly believed in Galen‘s teachings. Traditionalists who wanted to preserve the ancient doctrine of Galenic medicine at any cost felt the cinchona bark would overturn their view of the human body – and it was actually going to. According to Galen, fever was a bile-caused disorder: it was not a symptom but a disease in itself. A patient with a high fever was said to be suffering from “fermentation” of the blood. When fermented, blood behaved a little like boiling milk, producing a thick residue that to be got rid of before the patient could recover. For this reason the preferred treatments for fever were bleeding, purging, or both.
But Peruvian bark seemed to be curing the fever without producing any residue. How could it be possible?
The years passed, and the success of the cure came from those who tried it: no one knew why, but it worked. In time, cinchona bark would change the way doctors approached diseases: it would provide one of decisive blows against Galen’s doctrine, and open the door to modern medicine.
A big breakthrough for the acceptance of Jesuits Bark came from a guy named Robert Tabor. Talbor was not a doctor: he had no proper training, he was just a quack. But he managed to become quite famous and fashionable, and when summoned to cure Charles II of England of malaria, he used a secret remedy which he had been experimenting with. It worked, and of course it turned out to be the Jesuits powder, mixed with wine. Charles appointed Talbor as his personal physician much to the fury of the English medical establishment and sent him over to France where he proceeded to cure the King’s son too. Without really realizing it, Talbor had discovered the right way to administrate cinchona bark: the most potent mixtures were made by dissolving the powder into wine — not water — as the cinchona alkaloids were highly soluble in alcohol.
By the end of the 18th century, nearly three hundred ships were arriving in Spanish ports from the Americas every year — almost one each day. One out of three came from Peru, none of which ever failed to carry cinchona bark.
Caventou & Pelletier.
And in 1820, quinine was officially born: two scientists, Pelletier and Caventou, succeeded in isolating the chemical quinine and worked out how to extract the alkaloid from the wood. They named their drug from the original Inca word for the cinchona tree bark, quina or quina-quina, which means “bark of barks” or “holy bark”.
Many other battles were fought for quinine, lives were risked and lost. In the 1840s and 1850s British soldiers and colonials in India were using more than 700 tons of bark every year, but the Spanish had the monopoly on quinine. English and Dutch explorers began to smuggle seeds, and it was the Dutch who finally succeded in establishing plantations in Java, soon controlling the world’s supplies.
During WWII the Japanese occupied Java, and once more men wnt to war over tree bark extract; but fortunately this time a synthetic version of quinine was developed, and for the first time pharmaceutical companies were able to produce the drugs without the need for big plantations.
Troops based in the Colonies all consumed anti-fever, quinine-based pharmaceuticals, like for instance Warburg’s Tincture. This led to the creation, through the addition of soda, of several QuinineTonic Waters; in 1870 Schweppe’s “Indian Tonic Water” was commercialized, based on the famous carbonated mineral water invented around 1790 by Swiss watchmaker Jacob Schweppe. Indian Tonic Water was specifically aimed at British colonials who started each day with a strong dose of bitter quinine sulphate. It contained citric acid, to dissolve the quinine, and a touch of sugar.
So here I am, now, looking at the Alban Hills. The place where I live is precisely where the dreaded ancient swamps once began; the deadly “bad air” originated from these very lands.
Of course, malaria was eradicated in the 1950s throughout the Italian peninsula. Yet every time I pour myself a glass of tonic water, and taste its bitter quinine flavor, I can’t help thinking about the strange history of mankind — in which a holy tree from across the ocean might prove more valuable than all the kings, wars and crusades in the world.
Most of the info in this post are taken from Fiammetta Rocco, The Miraculous Fever-Tree. Malaria, medicine and the cure that changed the world (2003 Harper-Collins).
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Timothy Reckart is an animator and filmmaker, now in cinemas with his first feature film The Star. His short film Head Over Heels (2012), was developed as graduation work at London National Film and Television School: screened at Cannes Film Festival, it won over thirty international awards and was nominated as Best Animated Short at the 2013 Academy Awards.
At first glance, this stop-motion short film seems to follow a well-known pattern: it takes off from a surreal premise, then proceeds to explore all of its possible implications. But there’s more.
What really makes for an engaging experience is its stunning character development, which cleverly avoids the traps of mainstream romanticism. The elderly couple depicted in the movie is facing a daily routine made of mutual intolerance and little, rude acts of spite, at a time when any affection seems to be lost; with striking sensitivity, Reckart weaves a small parable on the glaciations every love story may inevitably go through.
Yet every crisis has two faces, being both destructive and fertile, and it can turn out to be a chance to start over.
In the director’s own words,
when two people are in love, it’s not this perfect machinery that you see in a Hollywood film, the moments don’t fall into place, you continuously have to make an effort and adjust […]. They’re different people and they constantly have to renew the effort to stay together. And actually it’s the differences and the difficulties that provide them opportunities to show love for each other.
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An Odd Interview
If you read Bizzarro Bazar, you might know that I have long been following with admiration the work of Ayzad, who is an expert in alternative sexualities.
A great deal of intelligence, and a perfect lucidity are essential in order to tackle such sensible topics with a reliable yet light approach.
It’s not by chance that Ayzad’s website has been recently nominated by Kinkly fourth-best sex blog written by a male worldwide, and in the 27th overall position (among approximately 500 candidates).
His books and his blog are not just a treasure trove of scrupulous information, which is bound to surprise even those who fancy being experts in BDSM or extreme eros: Ayzad also willingly pursues a taste for the weird, in a constant balance between the fascination for our sexuality’s strangest incarnations, and a liberating laugh — because love among the Homo sapiens, let’s admit it, can sometimes be frankly comical.
Therefore, when he asked me if I would answer some questions for his website, I did not hesitate. What came out of it is not an interview, on the account of the intelligence I mentioned before, but rather an exchange of experiences between two seekers of oddities: one of the best discussions I had recently, where, perfectly at ease with each other, we even delved into some quite personal details (and avoided a quarrel, albeit a friendly one, by a narrow margin).
But I don’t want to spoil your read: here is a chat between an explorer of the Uncanny and a specialist of extreme sex.
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Grotta Gino: In The Lair of The Stone People
Article by guestbloggers Alessia Cagnotto and Martina Huni
It is a fine October day, the sky is clear and the sun warms us as if we were still at the beginning of September. We are in Moncalieri, in front of a building that seems to have been meticulously saved from the ravagings of time. The facade is uniformly illuminated; the decors and windows cast very soft shadows, and the Irish-green signs stand out against the salmon pink brick walls, as do the white letters reading “Ristorante La Grotta Gino“.
The entrance shows nothing strange, but we do not let ourselves be deceived by this normality: we know what awaits us inside is far from ordinary.
Upon entering the small bar, we are greeted by a smiling girl who shows us the way to the fairy-tale restaurant.
On our left we see a few set tables, surrounded by ancient pots and pans hanging from the walls, old tools and photographs: our gaze follows these objects unto the opening of the lair that will take us inside another world.
Here we see standing two dark red caryatids, guarding the entrance of the path, and beyond them, the reassuring plaster gives way to a dark grey stone vault, as our eyes wander inside the tunnel lit only by a few spotlights stuck to the ceiling.
Once past the caryatids of the Real World, in order to proceed inside the cave — as in all good adventures — we see a moored boat awaiting to set sail; we soon find ourselves floating on a path of uncertain waters, aboard our personal ferry. Feeling at ease in Jim Hawkins‘ shoes, we decide to enjoy the trip and focus on the statues lined up on both sides of the canal.
Behind a slight bend along the way (more or less 50 meters on a stream of spring water), we meet the first group of stone characters, among which is standing the builder of the cave himself, Mr. Lorenzo Gino, together with the Gentleman King and a chubby cupid holding an inscription dedicated to King Victor Emmanuel.
The story of the Grotta is incredible: over a span of thirty years, from 1855 to 1885, Lorenzo Gino excavated this place all by himself, on the pretext of expanding his carpenter shop. The construction works encountered many difficulties, as he proceeded without following any blueprint or architectural plan, but were nonetheless completed with this amazing result.
In 1902 his son Giovanni dedicated a bust, the one we just passed by, to his father and his efforts; many journalists attended the inauguration of this statue, and a couple of books were published to advertise the astounding Grotta Gino.
Back in the days, the public already looked with wonder at these improvised tunnels where Gino placed depictions of real characters, well-known at the time.
The light coming from above further sculpts the lineaments of the statues, making their eyes look deeper, and from those shady orbits these personified stones fiercely return our curious gaze.
Proceeding along the miniature canal, we eventually dock at a small circular widening. A bit sorry that the ride is already over, we get off the boat and take a look inside the dark niche opening before us: two mustached men emerge from darkness, accompanied by a loyal hunting dog holding a hare in her mouth.
We realize with amazement that we’ve just begun a new adventurous path; we climb a few steps and stumble upon another group of statues standing in circle: they happily dance under a skylight drilled in the vaulted ceiling, which lets some natural sunlight enter this dark space. These rays are so unexpected they seem almost magical.
New burrows branch off from here. On our right there’s a straight tunnel, where calm waters run, reflecting wine bottles and strange little petrified creatures nestled in the walls. The half-busts, some gentlemen as high as their top hats, and an elegant melancholic dame all lean out over the stream, where a bratty little kid is playfully splashing around.
We smile perhaps, feeling in the belly of a whale. Our estrangement is intensified by the eerie lighting: very colorful neons turn the stone red, blue, purple, so we observe the surroundings like a child watches the world through a colored candy paper. The only thing that could bring us back to the reality of the 21st Century would be the sound coming from the radio, but its discrete volume is not enough to break the spell, to shake the feeling that those creatures are looking at us, amused by our astonishment.
We make our way through the tunnels as if searching for a magic treasure chest, hypnotized by the smallest detail; everywhere wine bottles lie covered in dust, while human figures carved in stone seem to point us towards the right way. We enter a semi-circular lair, filled with a number of bottles; we observe them, label after label, as they tower over us arranged on several levels: the bottles decorate a series of recesses inhabited by little, bizarre smiling creatures leaning over towards us. In the middle of this sort of miniature porch, stands a young man of white stone, even more joyful than his roommates, forever bound to celebrate the wine around him.
We keep moving in order to reach a new group of statues: this time there are more characters, once again arranged in a circle — gentlemen sporting a big moustache and high top hats stand beside a playful young fellow and a well-dressed lady with her bulky outfit; the shadows of the fabric match the mistress’ hairstyle. In the dim light, these statues suggest a slight melancholy: we can recognize mankind’s everlasting attempt to sculpt Time itself, to carve in stone a particular instant, a vision that we wouldn’t want to be lost and consumed; a mission that is unfortunately bound to fail because, as the saying goes, “the memory of happiness is not happiness”.
Four a couple of minutes, though, we actually manage to join this Feast of Stone, we walk around the partygoers, following the whirl suggested by their frozen movements.
We eventually leave, in silence, like unwanted guests, without having understood the reason for this celebration.
The burrows take us towards a slight rise, the moist path turns into a stairway. We climb the stairs, accustomed by now to the impressive half-busts keeping us company through the last part of our adventure.
A narrow wrought-iron spiral staircase, green as the signs we met on the outside, leads us back to our current era. Its very presence contrasts with one last, small statue hanging on the opposite wall: a white, fleshy but run-down cupid remains motionless under a little window, sunlight brushing against him. From his niche, he is destined to imagine the world without ever knowing it.
Our trip eventually reaches its end as we enter a big circular dining room, under a high dome. This is the place where receptions and events are usually held.
The way back, which we reluctantly follow, gifts us with one last magical sight before getting our feet back on the ground: seen from our boat, the light coming from outisde, past the red caryatids, appears excessively bright and reverberates on the water creating a weird, oblong reflection, reminding us of depictions in ancient books of legends and fables.
Upon exiting this enchanted lair, and coming back to the Real World, we find the October day still tastes like the beginning of Spetember.
With a smile we silently thank Mr. Lorenzo Gino for digging his little fairy tale inside reality, and for giving substance, by means of stone, to a desire we all harbor: the chance of playing and dreaming again, for a while, just like when we were kids.
When we could turn the world into something magic, by looking at it through a sticky and colorful candy paper.
“La Grotta Gino” is in Piazza Amedeo Ferdinando 2, Moncalieri (TO). Here is its official website and FB page.
On the blog of the speleological association Egeria Centro Ricerche Sotterranee there is an article (in Italian) mentioning the mystery of a second Grotta Gino near Milan.
Take a look at the beautiful photographs taken by the authors of this post: Alessia Cagnotto and Martina Huni.
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A Computer In A Skirt
(This article originally appeared on #ILLUSTRATI n. 46: #HEROES)
Credits: NASA/Sean Smith
Next year this beautiful lady, Katherine Johnson, will turn one hundred. When she was a little girl, her father Joshua used to repeat to her: “You are as good as anybody in this town, but you’re no better”.
It was hard to believe you were as good as anybody else for a coloured little girl who had grown up in White Sulphur Springs, where education ended compulsorily with the eighth grade for anybody who was not white.
Katherine’s father, Joshua, worked as a farmer and handyman for the Greenbrier Hotel, the thermal resort where the wealthiest squires of all Virginia used to spend their holidays; it was perhaps for this reason that he wanted his daughter to follow her own path without hesitation, in spite of the segregationist barriers. If she wasn’t allowed to study in the small town where they lived, he was going to bring her to Institute, 130 miles further west.
Katherine, for her part, sped up the process: at the age of 14 she had already finished high school, at the age of 18 she earned a degree with honours in mathematics. In 1938 the Supreme Court established that “white-only” universities should admit coloured students, therefore in 1939 Katherine became the first African-American woman to attend the graduate school at the West Virginia University in Morgantown.
After completing her studies, however, a career was far from being guaranteed. Katherine wished she could take up research, but once again she had to cope with two disadvantages: she was a woman, and on top of that African-American.
She taught mathematics for more than ten years, waiting for a good chance which eventually presented itself in 1952. NASA (called NACA at the time) had started to employ both white and African-American mathematics, and offered her a job. Therefore in 1953 Katherine Johnson joined the very first team of the space agency.
She started working in the “computer in skirts” section, a pool of women whose job was to read the data from the black boxes of planes and carry out other mathematical tasks. One day Katherine was assigned to an all-male flight research team; she was supposed to work with them for a limited time, but Katherine’s knowledge of analytic geometry made her bosses “forget” to return her to her old position.
But she couldn’t escape segregation. Katherine was required to work, eat, and use restrooms in areas separated from those of her white peers. Regardless of whoever had carried out the work, reports were signed only by the men of the pool.
But Katherine had kept in mind her father’s words, and her strategy was to ignore what she was expected to do. She used to participate in the all-male engineering meetings, she signed reports in place of her male superiors, and in spite of any objection. Because she had never thought she was inferior – nor superior – to anybody.
That was a pioneering era and participating in the first Space Task Force in history meant venturing in completely new operations and facing unknown issues. With her competence and talent for geometry, Katherine was one of the most brilliant “human computers”. She calculated the trajectory of the first American space flight, the one of Alan Shepard in 1961.
Then at some point NASA decided to move on to electronic computers, dismantling the team of “human calculators”; the first flight programmed using the machines was that of John Glenn, who orbited around the Earth. But the astronaut himself refused to leave unless Katherine manually verified all the calculations made by the computers. She was the only one he trusted.
Later Katherine helped to calculate the trajectory of Apollo 11, launched in 1969. Seeing Neil Armstrong taking the first step on the Moon moved her, but only to a certain point: for somebody who had been working on that mission for years, this certainly came as no surprise.
For a long time, little was known about the work carried out by Katherine (and her colleagues): overlooked for decades by a society that was always reluctant to acknowledge her real value, today her name is studied at school and her story has been recently narrated by the film Hidden figures (2016, directed by Theodore Melfi). The contribution offered by Katherine to the space race is now regarded as essential – although the ones who became heroes were those astronauts who could have never left the Earth soil without her precise calculations.
Smiling, about to turn one hundred, Katherine Johnson continues to repeat: “I’m as good as anybody, but no better”.
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Here’s another plate of fresh links and random weirdness to swallow in one bite, like the above frog did with a little snake.
In Madagascar there is a kind of double burial called famadihana: somewhat similar to the more famous Sulawesi tradition, famadihana consists in exhuming the bodies of the departed, equipping them with a new and clean shroud, and then burying them again. But not before having enjoyed one last, happy dance with the dead relative.
Whining about your writer’s block? Francis van Helmont, alchemist and close friend of famed philosopher Leibniz, was imprisoned by the Inquisition and wrote a book in between torture sessions. Besides obviously being a tough guy, he also had quite original ideas: according to his theory, ancient Hebrew letters were actually diagrams showing how lips and mouth should be positioned in order to pronounce the same letters. God, in other words, might have “printed” the Hebrew alphabet inside our very anatomy.
Reason #4178 to love Japan: giant rice straw sculptures.
At the beginning of the last century, it was legal to send babies through the mail in the US. (Do we have a picture? Of course we do.)
In France, on the other hand, around the year 1657 children were eager to play a nice little game called Fart-In-The-Face (“Back in my day, we had one toy, and it was our…“).
If you think waax museums are a bit creepy, here’s the story of Madame Tussaud, a woman who made her fortune thanks to the guillotine.
Ok, time to grab your tissue: a female chimp, about to die of old age, recognizes an old friend who came to bid her farewell.
Speaking of primates: in an Italian natural park a female macaque held her dead baby for 25 days, cradling and hugging it. When the little body was unrecognizable, she ate the remains (warning: heartbreaking photos).
Wood carver artist Caspicara, who lived in Ecuador in the 1700s, is believed to be the autghor of this spectacular work which represents Death, Paradise, Purgatory and Hell. I don’t know about you, but the one on the right looks like Keith Richards to me.
What was it like to go to the doctor in 1600? Spoiler: more or less like having your horoscope done by an astrologist.
The latest issue of the wonderful Godfrey’s Almanack is entirely dedicated to Naples, be sure not to miss it.
“Hey, still got some spare food coloring down at the shop? Yes, it’s for my transparents ants again.”
A woman walks alone in a cemetery: a sexually transgressive act? Friend Romany Reagan explores the idea in a post I find incredibly fertile and thought-provoking.
Scientists have reconstructed the face of Mary Magdalene in 3D. All very impressive, except it’s probably not her face.
A quick recap for death nerds:
James Ballard was passionate for what he called “invisible literature”: sales recepits, grocery lists, autopsy reports, assembly instructions, and so on. I find a similar thrill in seeking 19th-century embalming handbooks: such technical, professional publications, if read today, always have a certain surreal je ne sais quoi. And sometimes they also come with exceptional photographs, like these taken from a 1897 book.
In closing, I would like to remind you of two forthcoming appointments: on October 29, at 7pm, I will be in Rome at Giufà Libreria Caffe’ to present Tabula Esmeraldina, the latest visionary work by my Chilean friend Claudio Romo.
On November 3-5, you will find me at Lucca Comics & Games, stand NAP201, signing copies of Paris Mirabilia and chatting with readers of Bizzarro Bazar. See you there!
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Children of the Grave
They give birth astride of a grave,
the light gleams an instant,
then it’s night once more.
(S. Beckett, Aspettando Godot)
An Italian Horror Story
Castel del Giudice, Italy.
On the 5th of August 1875, a pregnant woman, indicated in the documents with the initials F. D’A., died during labor, before being able to give birth to her child.
On the following day, without respecting the required minimum waiting time before interment, her body was lowered into the cemetery’s fossa carnaria. This was a kind of collective burial for the poorest classes, still common at the time in hundreds of Italian communes: it consisted in a sealed underground space, a room or a pit, where the corpses were stacked and left to rot (some inside coffins, others wrapped in simple shrouds).
For the body of F. D’A., things began to get ugly right from the start:
She had to be lowered in the pit, so the corpse was secured with a rope, but the rope broke and D’A.’s poor body fell from a certain height, her head bumping into a casket. Some people climbed down, they took D’A. and arranged her on her back upon a nearby coffin, where she laid down with a deathly pale face, her hands tied together and resting on her abdomen, her legs joined by stitched stockings. Thus, and not otherwise, D’A. was left by the participants who buried her.
But when, a couple of days later, the pit was opened again in order to bury another deceased girl, a terrible vision awaited the bystanders:
F. D’A.’s sister hurried to give a last goodbye to her dead relative, but as soon as she looked down to the place where her sister was laid to rest, she had to observe the miserable spectacle of her sister placed in a very different position from the one she had been left in; between her legs was the fetus she had given birth to, inside the grave, and together with whom she had miserably died. […] Officers immediately arrived, and found D’A.’s body lying on her left side, her face intensely strained; her hands, still tied by a white cotton ribbon, formed an arch with her arms and rested on her forehead, while pieces of white ribbon were found between her teeth […]. At the mother’s feet stood a male newborn child with his umbilical cord, showing well-proportioned and developed limbs.
Imagine the horror of the poor woman, waking up in the dark in the grip of labor pains; with her last remaining energy she had succeeded in giving birth to her child, only to die shortly after, “besieged by corpses, lacking air, assistance or food, and exhausted by the blood loss suffered during delivery“.
One could hardly picture a more dreadful fate.
The case had a huge resonance all across Italy; a trial took place at the Court of Isernia, and the town physician, the mayor and the undertaker were found guilty of two involuntary murders “aggravated by gross negligence“, sentenced to six months in jail and fined (51 liras) – but the punishment was later cut by half by the Court of Appeal of Naples in November 1877.
This unprecedented reduction of penalty was harshly criticized by the Times correspondant in Italy, who observed that “the circumstances of the case, if well analyzed, show the slight value which is attached to human life in this country“; the news also appeared in the New York Times as well as in other British and American newspapers.
This story, however scary – because it is so scary – should be taken with a pinch of salt.
There’s more than one reason to be careful.
Buried Alive?
First of all, the theme of a pregnant woman believed dead and giving birth in a grave was already a recurring motif in the Nineteeth Century, as taphophobia (the fear of being buried alive) reached its peak.
Folklorist Paul Barber in his Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality (1988) argues that the number of people actually buried alive was highly exaggerated in the chronicles; a stance also shared by Jan Bondeson, who in one of the most complete books on the subject, Buried Alive, shows how the large majority of nineteenth-century premature burial accounts are not reliable.
For the most part it would seem to be a romantic, decadent literary topos, albeit inspired by a danger that was certainly real in the past centuries: interpreting the signs of death was a complex and often approximate procedure, so much so that by the 1700s some treatises (the most famous one being Winslow‘s) introduced a series of measures to verify with greater accuracy the passing of a patient.
A superficial knowledge of decomposition processes could also lead to misunderstandings.
When bodies were exhumed, it was not uncommon to find their position had changed; this was due to the cadaver’s natural tendency to move during decomposition, and to be sometimes subjected to small “explosions” caused by putrefaction gasses – explosions that are powerful enough to rotate the body’s upper limbs. Likewise, the marks left by rodents or other scavengers (loose dirt, scratches, bite marks, torn clothes, fallen hair) could be mistaken for the deceased person’s desperate attempts at getting out.
Yet, as we’ve said, there was a part of truth, and some unfortunate people surely ended up alive inside a coffin. Even with all our modern diagnostic tools, every now and then someone wakes up in a morgue. But these events are, today like yesterday, extremely rare, and these stories speak more about a cultural fear rather than a concrete risk.
Coffin Birth
If being buried alive was already an exceptional fact, then the chances of a pregnant woman actually giving birth inside a grave look even slimmer. But this idea – so charged with pathos it could only fascinate the Victorian sensibility – might as well have come from real observations. Opening a woman’s grave and finding a stillborn child must have looked like a definitive proof of her premature burial.
What wasn’t known at the time is that the fetus can, in rare circumstances, be expelled postmortem.
Anaerobic microorganisms, which start the cadaver’s putrefactive phase, release several gasses during their metabolic activity. During this emphysematous stage, internal tissues stretch and tighten; the torso, abdomen and legs swell; the internal pressure caused by the accumulation of gas can lead, within the body of a woman in the late stages of pregnancy, to a separation of amniotic membranes, a prolapse of the uterus and a subsequent total or partial extrusion of the fetus.
This event appears to be more likely if the dead woman has been pregnant before, on the account of a more elastic cervix.
This strange phenomenon is called Sarggeburt (coffin birth) in early German forensic literature.
The first case of postmortem delivery dates back to 1551, when a woman hanged on the gallows released, four hours after her execution, the bodies of two twins, both dead. (A very similar episode happened in 2007 in India, when a woman killed herself during labor; in that instance, the baby was found alive and healthy.)
In Brussels, in 1633, a woman died of convulsions and three days later a fetus was spontaneously expelled. The same thing happened in Weißenfels, Saxony, in 1861. Other cases are mentioned in the first medical book to address this strange event, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, published in 1896, but for the most part these accidents occurred when the body of the mother had yet to be buried.
It was John Whitridge Williams who, in his fortunate Obstetrics: a text-book for the use of students and practitioners (1904), pointed to the possibility of postmortem delivery taking place after burial.
Fetal extrusion after the mother’s death has also been observed in recent times.
A 2005 case involved a woman who died in her apartment from acute heroine intoxication: upon finding her body, it was noted that the fetus head was protruding from the mother’s underwear; but later on, during the autopsy, the upper part of the baby’s torso was also visible – a sign that gasses had continued to build in the abdominal region, increasing interior pressure.
In 2008 a 38 year-old, 7 months pregnant woman was found murdered in a field in advanced state of decomposition, accelerated by tropical climate. During the autopsy a fetus was found inside the woman’s slips, the umbilical cord still attached to the placenta (here is the forensic case study – WARNING: graphic).
Life In Death
So, going back to that unfortunate lady from Castel del Giudice, what really happened to her?
Sure, the autopsy report filed at the time and quoted in the trial papers mentioned the presence of air in the baby’s lungs, a proof that the child was born alive. And it’s possible that this was the case.
But on one hand this story fits all too perfectly within a specific popular narrative of its time, whose actual statistical incidence has been doubted by scholars; on the other, the possibility of postmortem fetal extrusion is well-documented, so much so that even archeologists sometimes struggle to interpret ancient skeletal findings showing fetuses still partially enclosed within the pelvic bone.
The only certain thing is that these stories – whether they’re authentic or made up – have an almost archetypal quality; birth and death entwined in a single place and time.
Maybe they’re so enthralling because, on a symbolic level, they remind us of a peculiar truth, one expressed in a famous verse from Manilius‘ Astronomica:
Nascentes morimur, finisque ab origine pendet.
“As we are born we die, our end commences with our beginning.”
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Salman Rushdie is a significant figure in modern writing, and I recently read his Joseph Anton: A Memoir (my review). In it he mentions the conception and the development of Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Amazon affiliate link), and how it related to the very real issues in his life at the time he wrote it.
As an English teacher I focused heavily on young adult literature, and Haroun and the Sea of Stories is aimed at younger audiences than I typically worked with, but that doesn’t mean that it is devoid of merit.
Where Rushdie gets things right is in having an ironclad story concept and premise. This is a book you can read to kids, because the surface-level action is top-notch and flows smoothly, the wordplay introduces new vocabulary while also adding comic twists on characters, and the deeper subtext is great for discussion and bears deeper themes.
To describe this book in one word, I would say that it is mythological.
It’s set in a world inspired by Rushdie’s Indian Muslim heritage, with a strong helping of literary references beyond that. It’s exotic without being needlessly so, and that helps contribute to an overall spirit of whimsy and discovery.
There are some darker themes and elements: there’s allusions to Rushdie’s life hiding from a fatwa calling for his assassination, but only in a very veiled and indirect form as part of Rashid’s troubles with his storytelling. A central conflict between light and darkness, which is resolved by both sides coming together in harmony, could be thematically scary. The protagonist’s mother leaves his father for another man at the start of the story.
With this said, none of the content in the book is gratuitous. It all takes place in a larger narrative, and its goal is to raise and answer questions, not just expose children to ideas without giving them the foundation from which to deal with a complex world.
Of course, as someone familiar with Rushdie, it’s clear that these are all taken from events in his own life. He handles them respectfully, without claiming to have perfect knowledge. The bond between Rashid and Haroun that develops over the course of the story is touching, and delves deep into the nature of fatherhood. Rushdie’s life as a condemned writer shows through the cracks as well.
It’s worth noting that the epic battle between good and evil is presented in a way that is very deliberately pro-freedom. Rushdie doesn’t condemn his opponents as single-faceted villains, and they’re given as much complexity as is possible in such a work, but he makes clear why they’re the villains and why it is necessary that people have the freedom to speak and to tell stories.
Reading the book as someone interested in Rushdie’s life and evaluating it for its use in the classroom or teaching, I found it quite enjoyable nonetheless on entertainment merits. Rushdie has a very clear and compelling style, and while he dresses it up in a fanciful, almost Seussian, manner for the sake of being amusing, he does so with a lyricism and authenticity that is infectious.
There were quite a few points where I had to just stop and guffaw at something that had been said. Rushdie makes sure that there aren’t obtuse things that only make sense to adults (and the book is free of crass double meanings), but there are definitely parts that are absurdly humorous or deeply profound that only more mature readers can fully appreciate.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantastic book, and one I look forward to reading with children. It’s tremendous for its storytelling, sublime in its language, lofty in its message, and meaningful to its core. There’s a few positively excellent bedtime stories in here, and beneath them lie deep depths of wisdom and artistic expression.
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A Cambridge History of Distinction
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The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature. Cambridge University Press
Reviewed by Claire Omhovère
This new addition to the Cambridge History series is the result of a transatlantic collaboration between two leading scholars—Coral Ann Howells, best known for her extensive publications on contemporary Canadian women writers, and Eva-Marie Kröller, editor of the journal Canadian Literature between 1995 and 2003 and The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature in 2004. With the contributions of thirty-two specialists in Canadian studies from Canada and abroad, Howells and Kröller have produced a dense and compact study that will allow readers to take good measure of the cultural factors at work in the development of Canadian writing in English as well as in French, and its evolution from the early days of contact to the present. A detailed chronology of historical and cultural events, a bibliography of selected critical works, and a capacious index complete the volume’s scholarly apparatus.
The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature identifies five chronological phases in the development of a national literature in conjunction with decisive historical and aesthetic mutations. Part 1 is devoted to the colonial period. The second part observes the characteristics of Canadian writing after Confederation. The models of modernity which emerged in the aftermath of World War I are discussed in a third part. The penultimate part focuses on the aesthetic experiments that began with the Centennial decade, testifying to a formal inventiveness which remains a hallmark of contemporary multicultural writing. Part 5 presents a detailed overview of poetry, drama, and fiction written in French. Each part comprises chapters addressing the intersection of formal and cultural concerns in their study of the generic or thematic questions specific to the context under consideration. Individual chapters do not, however, maintain a mutually-exclusive focus. Major authors, canonical works and evolving genres have their imports assessed and re-addressed from the contributors’ various perspectives. The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature consequently achieves a highly satisfying polyvocal quality. Writing in French, for instance, receives exclusive attention in the concluding section but references to its seminal authors and works intersperse the rest of the volume, pointing out the divergences and convergences through which the francophone tradition has constituted itself as distinct from, yet in relation to the rest of the national production.
Documents dating back to the colonial period are the object of fresh appraisal, particularly the correspondence of women with an insider’s knowledge of the fur trade society, or newly edited and published journals evincing “the importance of books, letters and literate exchange” in the Northwest interior. Read in retrospect, Victorian naturalists display subtle national sentiments in records that extol the magnificence of the local. Their guides and handbooks played a prominent role in the nineteenth-century formation of a Canadian sensibility, belying the “colonialist myopia” which allegedly affected the period. Genres often neglected as minor are also given prominence in chapters pondering the importance of lifewriting and of the essay in the formation of a Canadian canon. The comics and bande dessinée have their own history retraced in a chapter bristling with data about the inception of the genre and its growing popularity at home as well as abroad. The contributors are mindful of the screen adaptations, opera versions, radio broadcasts, and prizes that also commend literary works to posterity. The pivotal chapter devoted to cultural change after World War II considers the recipients of the Governor General’s Award in the 1940s and 1950s along with the many “outriders” who did not receive any public accolade at the time. Rising from the margins of region, gender and race, their plural voices heralded the advent of a vibrant multicultural literature in the following decades.
The Cambridge History is also concerned with the strong currents of permanence underlying change. Aboriginal expression receives sustained attention from the inaugural chapter that analyses in minute detail the “range of semiotic modes practiced by Indigenous cultures” before their contact with literacy to the substantial chapters dealing with the emergence of a literature “that is not synonymous with Canadian literature, although it has developed side by side with other contemporary Canadian writing.” Satire and irony have their importance showcased in early classics by Frances Brooke and Thomas Haliburton bearing witness to the slow process of cultural differentiation. A century later, Leacock’s humorous stories are felt to resonate with a “distinctively Canadian ironic voice expressive of the diversity that collectively was settling into a middle way philosophically, politically, and culturally.” Textual experimentation constitutes a third constant in the history of Canadian literature, as evinced in the many genres women writers actively invested in and transformed in the years following Confederation. Among many others, postmodern writers Leonard Cohen, Daphne Marlatt, Michael Ondaatje, and Robertson Davies have also experimented with the elasticity of genre in creative crossovers between poetry and fiction or fiction and drama.
The Cambridge History introduces a judicious distinction between the formal innovations of Canadian postmodernism and the historiographic metafiction with which it has long been amalgamated. Postmodern writing is redefined as “embrac[ing] the pairing of formal and cultural hybridity,” whereas the various modes adopted in revisions of Canadian official history—i.e., realism, myth and postmodernism—are analyzed in a separate chapter. The “well-kept secret” of Canadian modernism is also the object of a welcome reassessment, emphasizing its essential differences from the metropolitan versions that developed abroad. This leads to a reappraisal of writers who have traditionally been categorized as realists, or naturalists, including the romantic but decidedly modern Lucy Maud Montgomery. To conclude, the editors of The Cambridge History have been successful in the goals they set themselves, namely complicating reductive readings of Canada’s two linguistic traditions and allowing space for formerly marginalized voices or suppressed histories. The volume maps out fascinating literary ground, both in the near present and the remote past, but it also charts continuities in the ongoing transformations of the national literature. Finally, it proceeds to a number of reassessments which testify to the vitality of critical debate in Canadian letters.
This review “A Cambridge History of Distinction” originally appeared in Canadian Literature 206 (Autumn 2010): 144-146.
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Parishes should use audio visual equipment to teach Catechism (CN03/06, Feb 05)
Letter from Peter Andrew (Published in an edited form in CN03/06, Feb 05)
I am wondering if the churches are contemplating upgrading their present methods of teaching Catechism.
I see that we are still using textbooks that are cumbersome and expensive. Further, these books are frequently being revised after which they cannot be recycled. We have to do away with this concept as it also frightens children and make than less enthusiastic in attending Sunday classes, as it reminds them of school.
I am sad to note that in terms of using the multimedia and high technology to the benefit of teaching, some churches are rather backwards. By now we should be equipping all Catechism classrooms with audiovisual equipment. It is about time that we do away with textbooks and teach using sights and sounds.
There seems to be a lack of effort in pushing for this change. Although these equipments could be costly can the churches canvas together and make purchases in bulk order thus reducing the cost. It would be a worthwhile investment. However, the catechists must be trained and are willing to learn. Hope that this could be implemented and the children can come to Sunday classes "hands-free". By the way I am very impressed with the Catholic News website. Keep it up, Father Johnson and team.
Peter Andrew
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Mercury and Argus
Xavery, Theodore
Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery
Sculpture Collection
Netherlands (made)
Xavery, Theodore (maker)
Ivory relief framed in a gold rim with ring at top
A.17-1964
Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery, case DR7
This ivory relief was perhaps made by T (Theodore?) Xavery in the Netherlands in ca. 1775.
The monochrome colouring of material meant that ivories such as this could ape in miniature the ancient marbles much valued by connoisseurs and collectors of the time. In the story from classical mythology, the all-seeing giant Argus was murdered by Mercury at the instruction of Jupiter. He had been sent by Juno to watch over Io, whom Jupiter wished to seduce.
The ivory is worked very finely, so that if held up to the light, the figures in high relief stand out against the flat translucent background.
Mercury seated under a tree on the left, wearing his winged helmet, is shown playing his pipe, the caduceus lying on the ground beside him, lulling the all-seeing giant Argus to sleep in a wooded landscape his head supported on his left hand; his right hand rests on his staff. From behind a tree on the right emerges Io in the form of a heifer.
Height: 9 cm horizontal, whole, Height: 7.5 cm vertical, ivory alone
Bought from Cyril Humphris, Ltd., for £30, in 1964.
Relief, ivory, Mercury and Argus, perhaps by Theodore Xavery, Netherlands, ca. 1775
Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 112
Subjects depicted
Tree; Caduceus; Cow; Staff
Sculpture; Reliefs; Myths & Legends; Medallions; Jewellery
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Season of the Witch DVD
Available on DVD and Blu-ray from 27 June 2011
From the distributor that brought you the box-office-breaking The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo comes this supernatural action adventure starring Nicolas Cage as the knight charged with fighting the greatest evil known to man.
From one danger zone to another, a returning knight (Nicolas Cage) and his comrade (Ron Perlman) are thrust on a perilous and action-filled journey that will push them to their limits. As they uncover the dark secret of a cursed girl (Clare Foy) and engage in battle with a mighty and sinister force, the fate of the world rests in their hands.
EVIL LURKS CLOSE TO HOME
After years of brutal warfare in God’s name, a heroic knight (Nicolas Cage) and his closest aide (Ron Perlman) return from the Crusades drained of their taste for bloodshed and disillusioned by the Church. The knight arrives to find his homeland shattered by the Black Death, and having returned from fighting prematurely, both men are apprehended and forced to embark upon a dangerous mission to avoid prison for desertion. The knight is instructed to take a prisoner of the church, an accused witch thought to be responsible for the Plague, to a monastery where she will undergo a ritual to free their lands of her curse. Fearing her to be a scapegoat, the knight agrees to accompany her. But their route is treacherous, taking them across sheer-walled gorges and into the punishing depths of wolf-infested forests, and as the knights fellow travellers begin to succumb, one-by-one, to misfortune, it becomes apparent that his most terrifying enemy yet is much closer to home.
Oscar®-winner Nicolas Cage (Gone in 60 Seconds, Drive Angry 3D) fronts a distinguished cast in this supernatural action adventure, with Ron Perlman (Hellboy) as his worthy co-star and Claire Foy (The Promise), who gives an outstanding performance as the troubled girl Anna. Joining them are Robert Sheehan, Ulrich Thomsen, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Stephen Graham as Cage and Perlman’s fellow travellers, and Christopher Lee as Cardinal D’Ambroise.
The release includes a behind the scenes ‘Making Of’ feature and will be packaged in a premium eye-catching 3d lenticular O-card
RELEASE DATE: 27 JUNE CERTIFICATE: 15
Season of the Witch - Trailer
Season of the Witch - Clip: 'Deserters'
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Birmingham blood cancer charity, Cure Leukaemia, has announced a ground-breaking partnership with IT solutions specialist, Worcestershire-based OGL, to deliver an innovative data project that aims to transform outcomes for leukaemia patients.
The project, one of the first of its kind in the study of leukaemia, will create a bespoke platform to enable the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, to collate samples from leukaemia patients undergoing clinical trials. When referenced against a patient’s own DNA, blood-type and other individual markers, the fully searchable database will enable analysts to identify trends in patients’ responses to drugs, to support the Centre in identifying the most effective treatments for new patients.
The Centre for Clinical Haematology, supported by Cure Leukaemia, was established in 2003 and has treated over 4,000 patients, leveraging over £20 million of free drugs for clinical trials.
Professor Charlie Craddock, co-founder of Cure Leukaemia, said:
“There is a compelling need to identify new treatments for patients with leukaemia across Birmingham and the West Midlands. At the same time, this region has the most diverse population in Europe, which makes it very attractive for pharmaceutical companies looking to trial new, potentially life-saving treatments.
“Cure Leukaemia has been able to leverage this advantage through our growing network of research nurses and patient trials across the West Midlands. What’s exciting for Greater Birmingham is that few other city regions have access to such a diverse patient group, or the structure in place to deliver a project of this nature.
“The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership has identified digital technology and life sciences as two of the major engines for job creation, and this project exemplifies the opportunities that are available when you bring the two together.
“Combining these strengths will allow Birmingham to lead the way internationally in developing personalised medicine. In other words, to identify factors within an individual’s DNA code which determine their likelihood of responding to new treatment. Nowhere is this transformational new strategy of designing and selecting the best drugs more vital than in treating patients with blood cancers.
“Building on the previous work of Cure Leukaemia and partnering with OGL, the medical team at the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth hospital are launching a new research initiative aimed at defining predictors of response to standard chemotherapy and the new drugs that our Birmingham team are trialling.
“This is a huge and complex piece of work, and we are incredibly grateful to OGL for partnering with the Centre for Clinical Haematology to deliver a potentially life-changing piece of technology.”
Paul Colwell, at OGL said:
“As a business we have made huge investment in recent years into cloud computing to enable our commercial clients to benefit from cutting edge new technologies. When we were introduced to Cure Leukaemia last year, I was immediately interested to see what we could do to support the ambitions of the charity, and how cloud technology combined with cutting edge clinical trials could improve outcomes for leukaemia patients.
“The first stage is to bring the thousands of datasets, many of which are kept in disparate locations, together for the first time. Emerging technology now means that it is possible to take that large volume of data and query it – something that wouldn’t have been possible even a couple of years ago.
“We are working closely with Professor Craddock, Dr Ram Malladi at the Centre for Clinical Haematology and partners across the NHS and Innovation Birmingham Campus to deliver this project, which we believe has the potential to change the face of leukaemia treatment and make a significant impact on the lives of patients.”
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posted by Lady Bunny at Monday, February 28, 2011 0 comments
INAYA DAY LIVE AND FREE THIS WEDNESDAY!
Inaya Day is one of dance music's most powerful and distinctive voices. You've heard her on i'nal smashes like Horny, Keep Pushin' On and Movin' Up. She also sings classic funk and soul with a kickass band which is performing for free this week. I caught this act and it is major! Not to be missed and the price is right!
Inaya "JIFFIE" Day with the Village Underground Band thi...s Wednesday at 9:30p. 130 W. 3rd Street off 6th ave.
Make your own reservation at:
www.thevillageunderground.com
DUCK SAUCE YOURSELF!
Don't let Barbra Streisand have all the fun!
GOBARBRA.COM
posted by Lady Bunny at Sunday, February 27, 2011 0 comments
MAMI VAN DOREN'S NEW MUSIC VIDEO
VINTAGE MEXPLOITATION!
BARBRA: RE-TAHT-ED!
Barbra is ultra glam here, but her accent is almost english. I don't recall her being this grand. But she is bewitching.
MY SALUTE TO BURLESQUE!
posted by Lady Bunny at Saturday, February 26, 2011 0 comments
AMEN TO THIS!
Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Starkville Daily in Starkville, MS. and bought a mule for $100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Curtis &Leroy replied, "Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Curtis said, "We gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Leroy said, "We shore can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Curtis &Leroy at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store and asked.
"What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said, "We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do.."
Leroy said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898."
The farmer said, "My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Curtis said, "Well, the feller who won got upset. So we gave him his two dollars back."
Curtis and Leroy now work for the government.
They're overseeing the Bailout Program.
(sounds like the decendants of Bernie Madoff)
THE REAL TOOTH FAIRY
(blackmediaSCOOP) This is proof, drag queens can be dirty! 24 year old Christopher Harding was arrested after he attacked his disabled mom. Houston cops say Chris’ mom accidentally threw his fake tooth away and that’s when he lost it!
MORE: BLACKMEDIASCOOP
TOO MUCH!
SHE SAYS PATTERUN AS PATTERN! But I love her authoritative tone.
posted by Lady Bunny at Friday, February 25, 2011 0 comments
BABY GAGA ICE CREAM?
MORE LIKE BABY GAG GAG! LONDON ICE CREAM SHOPPE SELLS OUT OF BREAST MILK ICE CREAM!
MORE: NPR
AND IF THAT DOESN'T HAVE YOU DROOLING, HOW ABOUT A HORSE SEMEN MILKSHAKE?
Is Horse Semen the New Milkshake? by Kim Conte
Consuming horse meat is one thing. But horse semen? Well, that's quite another.
Yet, some culinary enthusiasts in New Zealand are determined to bring this delicacy to the masses. They'll be serving up shots of horse semen washed down with an energy drink chaser at the annual Wildfoods Festival next month -- wild foods indeed!
The draw of such a product is probably obvious to everyone. But just in case it's not, here's one of the racehorse breeders explaining the concept:
The idea is you'll have as much zizz as a stallion for a week afterwards.
A dream come true! (And yes, folks, he said "zizz.")
So what does horse baby gravy taste like?
MORE: CAFEMOM
NOW THAT'S CREATIVE ADVERTISING!
DOES LIMBAUGH HAVE A MIRROR?
Obese pig Limbaugh has the nerve to claim that Michelle is fat? I'm sorry, but Michelle looks in shape to me. But she does have a some bootay, which black women tend to have more of than white ones. Since Michelle is in shape but just a different shape, might this be yet another way of implying that a black person--like her muslim, Kenyan, socialist, communist, fascist husband--doesn't belong in the White House?
And who cares if Michelle may have eaten ribs or even put on a little weight? She's trying to say that we're too fat because of bad diets. Maybe the problem affects her a little too--it's how we are programmed. But there's nothing wrong with trying to stop it. But oooh! that's big government! Interfering with our diet. Maybe health insurance wouldn't be such a big deal if many of us--myself included--aren't eating ourselves sick with huge portions and processed food full of empty carbs.
MORE: HUFFPO
BP ONLY COVERING PORTION OF SPILL DAMAGE TO CLEANERS
BUT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY FOR FEEL GOOD ADS ON TV. When my Ballad Of Sarah Palin video became popular, theirs were always the most prominently placed ads.
FROM HOUMATODAY.COM:
Matherne said he believes the study may be too little, too late for him. He said he was diagnosed with benzene poisoning after he worked skimming oil on the Gulf in May and has since suffered increasingly severe health effects.
“They found out my lungs almost completely shut down,” he said. “I cough up chunks of meat. Black stuff comes out of my nose and ears. I’ve lost half my eyesight.”
He also has neurological problems, he said, including seizures. Due to his illness, Matherne said he can no longer work, and medical bills and household expenses consumed small legal settlement he received. He and his wife, who care for their two grandchildren have lost their house and depend on help from charity organizations to survive. Matherne said he can’t afford some of the medicines and care doctors have recommended.
“We need medical help,” said his wife, Becky. “We need financial help.”
MORE: HOUMATODAY
I LOVE HER BUT SHE'S CRAZY!
NOW HERE'S A USEFUL APP!
PHOTOSHOP SORES ONTO YOUR FRIENDS AND EXES FACES!
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"I'LL WALK ON THAT PICKET LINE WITH YOU"
He's made statements on supporting rioting Egyptians and and on freedom for Libyans. But where is Obama's support of the protesters in Wisconsin? Again, president Obama is not the man he was as candidate Obama. In this pre-election video he promises strong support for unions. That changed after they helped elect him.
MSNBC'S Cenk Ugyaur broke down what collective bargaining is: (paraphrasing) If you ask your boss for a raise because of your long employment, good work record and the rise in cost of living, he can tell an individual no. If you complain, he can simply fire you. Collective bargaining gives workers strength in #s. Of course, the GOP wants to give power to corporations big enough to line their pockets.
In a recession, we are lucky to have jobs. And republican losers want to strip away the rights of those who do so that we can be forced into crappy work positions with no recourse? If you don't like it, we can replace you. The governor in W...isconsin has already gotten concessions from the workers but they won't and should not budge on this. The governor is claiming that they need this to balance the state budget, but the budget is already balanced--thanks in part to workers concessions. I don't mean to talk down to anyone by explaining the situation in my limited understanding of it. But American workers who ares struggling understand this and are mostly against it.
Here are a few quotes from on collective bargaining which republicans--not just in Wisconsin--want to take away: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining The right to collectively bargain is recognized through internat...ional human rights conventions. Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.[3] Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.[4]
Here are a few quotes from wikipedia on collective bargaining which republicans--not just in Wisconsin--want to take away. The right to collectively bargain is recognized through internat...ional human rights conventions. Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.[3] Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.[4]
The right to bargain collectively with an employer enhances the human dignity, liberty and autonomy of workers by giving them the opportunity to influence the establishment of workplace rules and thereby gain some control over a major aspec...t of their lives, namely their work... Collective bargaining is not simply an instrument for pursuing external ends…rather [it] is intrinsically valuable as an experience in self-government... Collective bargaining permits workers to achieve a form of workplace democracy and to ensure the rule of law in the workplace. Workers gain a voice to influence the establishment of rules that control a major aspect of their lives.[5]
GLOZELL IS BACK!
I LOVE THIS NUT! She needs to open for Lady Gaga!
posted by Lady Bunny at Thursday, February 24, 2011 0 comments
TIPS FOR WOMEN WHO SUSPECT THEIR HUBBY'S GAY
THESE ARE HILARIOUS! FROM CHRISTWIRE.COM:
11) Sassy, sarcastic and ironic around his friends
A man who is secretly engaged in homosexual activity with others may exhibit feminine qualities when they get together in a group. In a sense, he has “let his hair down” and this will be seen in excessive back talk and speaking with one’s... hands.
MORE TIPS: CHRISTWIRE.COM
THE DIM VIEW
THE NERVE! Former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld was on The View and all of the proceeds of his book are going to injured/fallen soldiers. How about not lying about the WMD to get us into the war? He declined an apology. I think the families would rather have the soldiers alive and not know that 4,400 DID die in vain. Sadly, 20 times more Iraqis died without attacking anyone. Rummy is still claiming Iraq is a better place because we attacked.
The View's clueless studio audience applauded when Baba Wawa announced that the proceeds of the book go to the maimed and the dead soldiers. Clapping for the guy who helped create the disaster which maimed and killed them!
$1 FOR MINK?
GAYS! AREN'T YOU PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS?
FROM ROLLINGSTONE.COM: Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators
The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators.
A FEW CHOICE QUOTES:
"My job in psy-ops is to play with people’s heads, to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to behave," says Lt. Colonel Michael Holmes, the leader of the IO unit, who received an official reprimand after bucking orders. "I’m prohibited from doing that to our own people. When you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressman, you’re crossing a line."
The incident offers an indication of just how desperate the U.S. command in Afghanistan is to spin American civilian leaders into supporting an increasingly unpopular war. According to the Defense Department’s own definition, psy-ops – the ...use of propaganda and psychological tactics to influence emotions and behaviors – are supposed to be used exclusively on "hostile foreign groups." Federal law forbids the military from practicing psy-ops on Americans, and each defense authorization bill comes with a "propaganda rider" that also prohibits such manipulation. "Everyone in the psy-ops, intel, and IO community knows you’re not supposed to target Americans," says a veteran member of another psy-ops team who has run operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. "It’s what you learn on day one."
At a minimum, the use of the IO team against U.S. senators was a misue of vital resources designed to combat the enemy; it cost American taxpayers roughly $6 million to deploy Holmes and his team in Afghanistan for a year. But Caldwell seemed more eager to advance his own career than to defeat the Taliban. "We called it Operation Fourth Star," says Holmes. "Caldwell seemed far more focused on the Americans and the funding stream than he was on the Afghans.
Instead of fighting the Taliban, Holmes and his team were now responsible for using their training to win the hearts and minds of John McCain and Al Franken.
Holmes believed that using his team to target American civilians violated the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, which was passed by Congress to prevent the State Department from using Soviet-style propaganda techniques on U.S. citizens. But when Holmes brought his concerns to Col. Gregory Breazile, the spokesperson for the Afghan training mission run by Caldwell, the discussion ended in a screaming match. "It’s not illegal if I say it isn’t!" Holmes recalls Breazile shouting.
BUNNY NOTE: I am not anti-military and would surely treasure men and women who were protecting the US against attacks. But that has not been going on for the last decade and it's shameful. And what's in this article isn't even war--it's brainwashing of Americans. Cuckoo! And the Pentagon gets all of the budget $ to do this when we can't afford teachers and cops and fireman? We always have plenty to brainwash people?
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO WIN THESE WARS/OCCUPATIONS! War is practically our only export. War and paper boxes we send to China so they can fill them up and ship them back to us full of stuff we used to manufacture.
MORE: ROLLINGSTONE.COM
YOU KNOW THE PARTY'S ON WHEN IT ENDS ON A STRETCHER
THE BEATLES: SMACK MY BITCH UP
posted by Lady Bunny at Wednesday, February 23, 2011 0 comments
SHOCKER FROM GA STATE REP
FROM MOTHERJONES.COM:
BOBBY FRANKLIN
"Under Rep. Franklin's bill, HB 1, women who miscarry could become felons if they cannot prove that there was "no human involvement whatsoever in the causation" of their miscarriage. There is no clarification of what "human involvement" means, and this is hugely problematic as medical doctors do not know exactly what causes miscarriages."
BUNNY NOTE: So a woman could trip and fall, and miscarry. In addition to the enormous grief and health issues she's experiencing, this Georgia state rep wants her to be investigated at as a felon. This is low even for republicans. To paraphrase Randi Rhodes, the GOP is all about human rights for the fetus. But once we're actually born, they want to take away all of the services we enjoy and use us as vessels for murder in illegal wars. But protect the fetus at all costs. As long as it isn't a muslim fetus.
MORE: MOTHERJONES.COM
BUNION HITS ALLENTOWN, PA THURSDAY NIGHT!
I'M SO EXCITED--DROOLING, ACTUALLY--TO BE WORKING WITH THE SIZEABLE TALENTS OF INTERNET PORN SENSATION GUNNER USEA OF GUNNERWORLD.COM. I hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew!
GUNNER IN THE FLESH!
CHARO NYC CITY APPEARANCE ON FRIDAY
I WILL BE SPINNING AT ROCKIT THAT NIGHT, BUT I WORSHIP THIS WOMAN!
Night of 1001 Charos! + That Kid Kennedy Carter!!
Mark Nelson & Michael Formika Jones F Word present
February 25: Night of 1001 Charo's !!
The legend herself: CHARO performs 'Sexy Sexy' + more
This will be taped for her new video!
MORE: CHARO.COM
CHARO'S FULL NAME!
PLEASE SIGN IF YOU AGREE!
Even Republican military honcho under Bush claims that de-funding public programs like NPR is crazy when our whopping defense budget needs to be curtailed. We have to hold on to what little impartial journalism we have! Please sign if you agree.
Tell Congress: Don't pull the plug on NPR and PBS!
In a budget proposal made public on Wednesday, House Republicans announced plans to zero out all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the nonprofit responsible for funding public media including NPR, PBS, Pacifica and more.
If the Republicans are successful, it would be a tremendous blow to the entire public interest media sector.
We cannot allow Republicans to destroy public media.
I just signed a petition telling Congress to fully fund NPR and defend public service media. You should too. Click below to take action.
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A NEW TAKE ON BORN THIS WAY
EGYPTIAN GIRL NAMED FACEBOOK
IN HONOR OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK'S ROLE IN SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THE REVOLUTION.
CONDOMS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY SEXY!
SAGAT habille le bas!
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posted by Lady Bunny at Tuesday, February 22, 2011 0 comments
THESE BITCHES CAN DANCE!
SO EVIL!
THIS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL SANE!
POOR BETTY!
LYPSINKA IN BLACK SWAN
FROM THE DAILY BEAST:
John Epperson, known as the fabulous drag performer Lypsinka, played the “Jaded Piano Player” in Black Swan. He writes of the freezing set and being told, “You’re hot!” by Darren Aronofsky.
The New York Times has written at least three critics’ pieces about Black Swan. And there has been still no mention of the Jaded Piano Player.
That is how my role in Black Swan is, unfortunately, described in the film’s final credits. I had nailed this job at an audition for Darren Aronofsky, the film’s director. Suspecting he didn’t know what I had achieved professionally, I plopped down in front of him the full page spread that New York magazine had run of “The Personification of Pizzazz,” as Lypsinka insists on being called. It was part of a portfolio of actors the magazine had culled with the utmost care for its 40th Anniversary issue. I then flipped the magazine shut and pointed toward the flap on the bottom of its cover that heralded the stars inside: “Streep! DeNiro! (And Lypsinka).”
“You’re hot!” exclaimed Aronofsky as he leered at the photo.
Intrigued by The Aronofsky Mystique, but all business, I said, “That will have to wait.”
MORE: DAILYBEAST
A VITAL OPPORTUNITY MISSED
It's very commendable that Lady Gaga is dressing as a condom to promote safe sex. I'm sorry that Good Morning America is not concerned enough to discuss this in depth--they'd rather talk about the Grammy egg. The fact is, rubbers don't protect without water-based lubricant. And I was recently shocked by a gay my age who didn't know that lambskin condoms do not protect against HIV transmission. Getting some of these facts out there are more important than an outfit. But lubricant, even though it could help end an epidemic, is too edgy for our news. Sad.
ROBIN THICKE AND ESTELLE: ROLLACOASTA
Nice song. I like Robin and hope he gets his due. Lost Withiut U was pretty and Majic with Mary J. was dynamite. I even liked his first one where he sampled A Fifth Of Beethoven from Saturday Night Fever. To me, he has everything Justin Timberlake has.
MY 1ST TIME IN A BAR
LOVE DOLLY'S HAIRSTYLES OVER THE YEARS!
But the lyrics of this song really bug me. I can't stand those Christian lyrics which claim that we are pitiful losers without "him". Since he doesn't exist, we all must be very pitiful!
MORE SICKNESS FROM DEVEN GREEN
)She performs the insane voiceovers for Brenda Dickson.)
FREAKY!
BUNNY HITS ALLENTOWN THIS THURSDAY!
PGN: Are there any hip-hop artists in particular that you draw inspiration from for your new act?
LB: Absolutely none. I don’t care for rap. I think it has a lot of negativity toward women and gays. The imagery is very violent. It glamorizes gangsters and thuggery. I don’t care for it. I like rap that makes me laugh and I do like vulgar material. Lil’ Kim has been up front like “I’m a slut” with her raps. If you’re going to be a slut, be a proud slut and wear it out there for everyone to see without shame. If there was a rapper that I liked, it would be her. And my rap is certainly rather risqué.
(I'm making my rap debut with a new parody of Like A G6!)
FULL INTERVIEW: EPGN
DON'T LET THE GOP TURN BACK THE CLOCK ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FROM CREDOACTION.COM:
Tell pro-choice senators to filibuster the House's all-out attack on women
If you think we have a solid pro-choice majority in the Senate, think again.
It's up to the Senate to stop the attacks on women now that the House has passed legislation to defund family planning services -- shamefully wiping out federal funding for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion health care for women, and pushing a bill that would allow hospitals to let pregnant women die rather than perform life-saving abortions.
But we cannot take for granted our ability to stop these bills in the Senate. Anti-choice forces in the Senate now out number pro-choice senators 46-40, and we need 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of the anti-woman, anti-choice bills coming out of the House.
I just signed a petition asking pro-choice senators to Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women.
Add your signature and encourage the Senate to stop the all-out attack on women:
MORE FROM CREDOACTION ON THIS:
It's up to the Senate to stop the attacks on women now that the House has passed a budget bill to defund family planning services — shamefully wiping out federal funding for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion health care for women. And not only that but the redefinition of rape is still on the table and anti-choice Republicans are pushing a legislation that would allow hospitals to let pregnant women die rather than perform life-saving abortions.
We cannot take for granted our ability to stop these bills in the Senate. Anti-choice forces in the Senate now out number pro-choice senators 46-40.1 We need 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of the anti-woman, anti-choice bills coming out of the House. And what's more, we need 41 pro-choice senators who are willing to go toe-to-toe with the extreme, hard right majority. At the end of this fight one side will have to blink.
Tell pro-choice senators: Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically add your name to the petition.
What's more, there will be enormous pressure on pro-choice members of the Senate to pass the Continuing Resolution on the Budget without stripping provisions to defund Planned Parenthood. In the health care reform fight, this is exactly how the Stupak Amendment was able to pass the House — women were thrown under the bus in order to get a majority vote for what was considered a "must pass" bill. Back then, conservatives in the Senate prevailed practically without a fight. And now, post-election, we are left with a shrinking pro-choice caucus in the Senate and facing a much bigger threat to women's health and the right to choose. It's scary.
If recent history is our guide, it will most likely be the rightwing, anti-choice forces in the Senate who at the defining moment will refuse to back down. But it doesn't have to be that way. If there is a massive show of support we can help pro-choice senators draw a line in the sand and stop the attacks on women.
Now is the time for pro-choice senators to use hardball tactics to stop Republicans and anti-choice Democrats from making the House's extremist attack on women into the law of the land. We failed to stop Republicans along with conservative Democrats in the House from advancing radical bills to dramatically restrict women's access to abortion and other forms of reproductive healthcare. The Senate can be our firewall. But we need at least 41 pro-choice senators to refuse to cave, and filibuster.
Tell pro-choice senators: Draw a line in the stand and do whatever it takes to block any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically add your name to the petition.
Here are the three extremist bills that the pro-choice senators must be prepared to filibuster.
Defund Planned Parenthood: The FY11 Continuing Resolution and the Pence Amendment
The House just passed the Pence Amendment that would specifically prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving Title X family planning funding. Perhaps even more dangerous is the attack on Planned Parenthood in the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution that will allow government funding to continue while the Congress argues over the budget. Both the Pence Amendment and the Continuing Resolution take away the Title X funding that currently enables millions of women to obtain birth control, cancer screenings, HIV tests, and other lifesaving care. Planned Parenthood serves over one third of all Title X patients — and this bill effectively defunds the operation of Planned Parenthood's non-abortion reproductive health care services for women.
Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions Act: H.R. 3
H.R. 3, the "Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions Act," in its current form still contains language that would redefine rape and block some women who have been drugged then raped, date raped or were victims of statutory rape from gaining access to reproductive health care that includes abortion. Not only that, but the bill's most devastating provision would still sharply reduce access to safe, legal abortions for women in this country by virtually eliminating private insurance coverage for abortions. The bill accomplishes this by essentially levying a massive tax increase on employers who offer private health care plans that cover abortion as a part of women's reproductive health care.
Protect Life Act: H.R. 358
H.R. 358 or the "Protect Life Act," would allow hospitals to let women die instead of providing a life-saving abortion. If this bill, introduced by Rep. Pitts is passed, hospitals that accept federal funding will have Congress' blessing to turn away a woman who needs an emergency termination of a pregnancy in order to save her life.
We can't let women get thrown under the bus again. And we cannot settle for pro-choice senators who filibuster the stand-alone anti-choice bills but allow a vote on the Continuing Resolution that defunds Planned Parenthood. The most important vote on each of these three bills will not be a "no" vote on passage. It will be the decision to support a filibuster blocking an up-or-down vote on the floor of the Senate where anti-choice forces are sure to secure the votes necessary to ratify this extreme assault on women's rights.
Tell pro-choice senators: Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
The Senate is our firewall. Lines must be drawn. The time is now to take urgent action and stop the attacks on women.
Becky Bond, Political Director
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INSANE!
Republicans won back the House promising jobs. Since they were elected jobs have gone down and they've offered no jobs bills yet. They HAVE offered several bills on abortion. Now this--birth control for horses, not women. If they think killing a human fetus is murder, what is killing a horse fetus? Figure out which corp birth control for horses benefits and you'll know why the GOP is pushing this and not jobs.
FROM BLOGFORCHOICE.COM:
Which of these two would get birth control if the anti-choice leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives gets its way?
Politico and RH Reality Check are reporting that anti-choice Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana has introduced an amendment to a spending bill that would promote contraception--for wild horses.
This comes at the same time as the anti-choice House leadership is pushing to eliminate all funding for Title X, the nation's only domestic family-planning program for humans.
Ted Miller, communications director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, said the move would be ridiculous if the stakes weren't so high:
House members fighting to preserve a horse's right to birth control would be laughable, if they weren't trying to block women from accessing contraception at the exact same time. What's next? An amendment that would allow veterinarians to refuse to provide birth control to a horse if the vet is personally opposed to contraception?
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HICCUP!
Maybe it started with Amy's Rehab, but from Pink's Raise Your Glass to LMFAO's Shots, every other pop song mentions booze now. Ke$ha's whole shtick is Jack Daniels and every rap song gets paid for liquor product placement. From Trey Songz' Bottoms Up to Like A G6, this is reminding me of those 1950's movies when everyone had a shot glass. Am I imagining this trend or is recession driving us to drink?
Not to mention Jersey Shore, all of the Housewives franchise and other reality shows who are constantly guzzling. In fact, the producers offer the "actors" booze to enhance their performances--ie: since they aren't actors, the producers hope that the booze will make them more evil and thereby provide drama since they are too cheap to pay scriptwriters anymore.
PROFILES IN NO COURAGE
How could these clowns NOT denounce no gun access for the mentally ill? These are our "leaders"! Still denying global warming because they would kill the atmosphere before forcing their corporate backers to spend a dime to force them to go greener. Democrats are guilty of that, too. I don't know about you, but we only have one earth.
ALARMING CLIPS:
1 MORE NIGHT AT THE RRAZZ ROOM
Loving your job is a blessing. Nowadays, just having a job is a blessing! Now if I could just get the audience to enjoy it... Performed at the Rrazz Room in San Fran and was delighted to look out in the crowd and spot Chi Chi La Rue, Sister Roma, Mike Finn, Matthew Martin and these two immaculately made up gals from the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence flanking Bebe Sweetbriar. They told me they were boys back at Boybar with a knowing look. Did I sleep with nuns?
ONE MORE NIGHT THERE TONIGHT IN SAN FRAN!
GOOD NEWS AND BAD
BAD: OUR ENEMIES ARE VIOLENT AND THEY ARE MANY.
GOOD NEWS: THEY ARE VERY, VERY STUPID!
FROM BUZZFEED.COM:
Man Tattoos Leviticus 18:22 That Forbids Homosexuality On His Arm, But Leviticus 19:28 Forbids Tattoos
I don't want the laughs to overshadow this tragic beating. But please also note how idiotic it is for the beaters to try and take the high road and claim that it wasn't a hate crime--yet they one of the yobs took the $10 out of his victim's ...wallet and bought drinks. So he is violent, a thief, too pitiful to buy his own drinks cuz he uses the first $10 he can find for alcohol. What a winner.
I also don't believe that the victim blew kisses at anyone. I have no idea if he came on to the guys or not. But no one blows kisses anymore unless they're imitating european film stars of the 1960s. Does blowing kisses sound like the way any gay would come on to someone in 2011? It sounds more like what a clueless straight would dream up when trying to place the blame elsewhere. Maybe a passage in the scriptures can be interpreted as an instruction guide on framing your beating victims.
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Remember that color code for the threat levels? Bush would raise or lower it but it stayed around orange, which was close to the highest level red. How could they do away with this and still keep us safe? Maybe because that system never served any purpose except to scare us into backing wars we should never have started.
MARIAH CAREY: IT'S A WRAP
Artists seem so much more authentic when they sing about things they know about and have lived. Mariah Carey's new song is about Spanks. I like the song and Mariah looks great--just kidding!
OK, THIS IS ADORABLE!
While jaded queens like myself notice the similarities between this song and Express Yourself and Waterfalls, this gal wasn't alive when those songs were out and if the words inspire self-confidence in her then I love it.
SEX CHANGES OF TOMORROW!
CARL BEAN: BORN THIS WAY
Years ago, I interviewed Rev. Carl Bean at his church in LA for Genre magazine. He sang a gay anthem I WAS BORN THIS WAY, which has renewed interest because of Lady Gaga's current gay anthem with a similar name. He was an out artist on Motown in the '70's--very groundbreaking.
I've been on my knees in front of many older black men, but usually not in a church environment. However, the soul-shaking singing voice of Carl Bean has brought entire dancefloors to their knees.
MORE: CARL BEAN
AND HERE'S AN INTERVIEW:
NEW ULTRA NATE: TURN IT UP
2 ALTERNATE BORN THIS WAYS
COMPLETELY NUTS!
DEDICATION, INCUBATION OR BOTH?
LADY GAGA SPENT 72 HOURS IN THE EGG SHE ENTERED THE STAGE AT THE GRAMMYS IN! TOO MUCH!
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FREE INTERNET PORN!
GEORGE BUSH HAS A NEW JOB!
(That's one of the comments for this video.)
AND WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF MONKIES...
HE'S ACTUALLY LESS CLUELESS THAN BRIT'S AVERAGE FAN
CUM AND GET IT!
This image is from luriddigs.com, a website which posts pics from online personals and then reads the decor. While I doubt that my own home would pass their inspection, the subject of this ad is surely more lurid than it's surroundings!
OFFICER, ARREST ME!
HAD TO RE-POST!
WHAT A TRIO!
This is not my fav kind of music but I do love caftans. And Pearl just seems like the most fun person who ever lived!
And in the same vein:
ART WITH A LITTLE TRASH THROWN IN!
BAM PRESENTS DIARY OF A MADMAN
Don't miss this play! The story chronicles a clerk's descent into madness in 19th century Russia. Because he's a nobody who fancies his wealthy boss's daughter, his fantasies get grander and grander until he's convinced he's the king of Spain and the daughter's poodle is conspiring against him. Hilarious, trippy and beautifully written. It's a 1 man show so I assume the lead is a powerhouse or they wouldn't mount a production of this. If you aren't a big fan of old theater, this is an excellent intro.
The Diary of a Madman
Part of the 2011 Spring Season
Feb 11—Mar 12, 2011: Tue—Sat at 7:30pm*; Sat at 2pm; Sun at 3pm
*BAM Theater Gala: Thu, Mar 10. For more info, click here
US Premiere
By Nikolai Gogol
Adapted by David Holman with Neil Armfield & Geoffrey Rush Belvoir
Directed by Neil Armfield
“Geoffrey Rush is in exuberant form” —Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on Geoffrey Rush
“A knockout: superbly realized, utterly mesmerizing and ultimately heartbreaking.” –ABC Arts (Australia)
“Yael Stone is superb” —The Australian (Australia)
MORE INFO: BAM.ORG
GENITALS HAVE OFTEN MOVED ME TO SONG
BUT NEVER QUITE SO ELOQUENTLY AS THIS!
BUNNY GIVES LAP DANCE
AND I THOUGHT I WAS BIG!
TRANSVESTITE MODEL TAKES OVER NY FASHION WEEK!
HE'S SO GORGEOUS THAT I WAS GLAD TO SEE HE HAS A ZIT!
WATCH: SPIEGEL
SERENE: THE INEVITABLE REMIX
JESSICA SIMPSON STOLE MY LOOK!
ACCORDING TO DLISTED, ANYWAY.
"With her head on Lady Gaga's body, and Lady Bunny's wig on her head, Jessica Simpson poses for New York Magazine and talks about her $1 billion dollar fashion empire (“I never thought I’d be some fashion mogul!") and her gold digging fiance ("He has so many books. Like, just books and books and books and books."). But I'm focusing more on the tumbleweed of Barbie ponytails on her head. If that isn't a FUCK YOU to Ken Paves disguised as an obese wig, then I don't what is. Jessica stopped fluttering around Ken's fruit bowl when she picked up a gold digger and now she does this to him?"
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XAVIER INTERVIEWED BY NY TIMES BLOG
MY PAL AND SINGER XAVIER ON A VARIETY OF THINGS--ALSO CHECK OUT HIS MUSIC!
Artists as diverse as Ashford and Simpson, Lena Horne, Del Marquis of the Scissor Sisters and Bread and Puppet Theater have all had the pleasure of being sung to, backed by or collaborating with Xavier Smith, a dreadlocked, extremely tall (6’6″) fixture on the downtown Manhattan performance circuit. For the past several years, Smith — who grew up in New York, has a gently soulful voice and prefers to be called simply “Xavier” (“with a hard X,” he notes, “like Ex-ayvier”) — has produced a Valentine’s song as a love letter to his friends, fans and whomever he might have been in love with that year. It started in 2004 with a cover of the Beatles’ “In My Life,” and this year’s offering is a heartbreaking rendition of Curtis Mayfield’s “The Makings of You” set to a small orchestral arrangement. From Bushwick, Brooklyn, where Xavier lives with Dima, his once-vicious but now sweet Himalayan blue-eyed cat, Xavier told T why he does the yearly Valentine’s song.
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CHER AND THE POINTER SISTERS SALUTE ELTON JOHN
LADY BUNNY AT SAN FRAN'S RRAZZ ROOM 2/18-19
To publicize my appearance at San Fran's Rrazz Room this Friday and Saturday, I had to endure an interview with my long-standing San Francisco rival Shreklina via Bebe Sweetbriar.
JUNGLE RED from Edge.com:
Have you ever wondered what it is was like being the referee at the Ali Vs. Frazier fight back in the day?
Well, I got a little taste of what that might have been like when I spoke with Drag legends Heklina (Trannyshack) and Lady Bunny (Wigstock) about their competing shows in San Francisco which happen to be occurring during the same President’s Day Weekend period.
These two dragsters have known each other for years, and with that, know the cheapest punches to throw to get each other pumped up. With Heklina’s Trannyshack Stevie Nicks Tribute occurring at DNA Lounge on February 18, and Lady Bunny bringing her That Ain’t No Lady show to the Rrazz Room February 18 and 19, there’s definitely gonna be some low blows for the all mighty drag dollar that weekend.
I did a conference call with the rival drag stars and let me tell you, being in the middle of that discussion was no reverse Oreo cookie for me!
BB: If you had to compare one another to one thing that irritates you, what would it be and why?
Heklina: Well, the obvious answer would be a cockroach, because Bunny just won’t die. But the honest answer is that she’s also like a case of anal warts, irritating and always getting in the way of a good time.
Lady Bunny: Hek, don’t pretend that anal warts scare you away. There are too many of those warts on your tongue and lips for that. And I guess that explains your breath, too.
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SUZANNE SOMERS' NEW FACE
I have no doubt that Suzanne dispenses some insightful advice for aging women. BUT, if you buy this woman's book Sexy Forever and don't realize that she is surgerized out of her mind, you're an idiot. Why are they all getting the Madonna cheekbones? So off looking! And hers have already fallen like a hillbilly sex change!
WATCH INTERVIEW: MARILYN.CA
AWFUL SONG BUT FUN VIDEO
SO WRONG IT'S RIGHT!
I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING!
They removed one link so here's another link.
HAPPY VD DAY!
GRAMMY GOSSIP
Nothing against Lady Antebellum--they're cute and have some nice harmonies. But just because they had a non-soul song called Hey, Soul Sister doesn't qualify them to pay a tribute to Teddy Pendergrass and then sing a tiny bit of 1 of his song and then a few of theirs which don't mix well. Teddy deserved better.
Love Cee-Lo's son F#ck You. Hated his outfit, but I guess it's better than boring? And while Gwyneth sounded ok, let the man sing his own song. These pairings are so dumb. And they didn't even put a light on Gwyneth when she walked down the stairs--pitiful.
No they did not cut over to a shot of Nichole Kidman with a face full of botox and fillers mouthing "Teenage Dream" with her trout pout mouth! She's having one!
JUST IN TIME FOR FASHION WEEK!
BUNNY, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (AND DESSERT!)
PERFORMING TONIGHT IN PALM SPRINGS, CA!
I AM FASCINATED BY THIS PERSON!
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HMMMMM...
The Egyptians were freed today from 3 decades of tyranny. Of course, Americans understand the value of freedom and rejoice with them. But why did we send the tyrant millions for each of those 30 years to keep him in power if we truly value freedom? Another example of how we abuse our power all over the world and then act surprised when terrorists from those regions attack us.
TALK ABOUT A HOT HAIRDO!
Even though she was a staunch republican!
CHLOE SEVIGNY RESPONDS TO HER DRAG IMPERSONATOR
AND IS QUITE COOL ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH DREW DOEGE DOES A MEAN IMPERSONATION OF CHLOE AS A HIGH END ARTSY WANNABE. CASY SPOONER TURNS HER ONTO THE CLIPS.
I've posted Drew's fun videos before and they are a riot. Here's a repost for those who missed it:
SEPARATED AT DEATH?
Am I the only one waiting for it to be revealed that Egypt's #2 leader is actually Peter Sellers in his wackiest and most convincing role ever?
ANGIE STONE: I AIN'T HEARIN' U
This video is not going to win any awards but Angie's voice is like an old friend.
SIMON DOONAN BIDS TURA SATANA FAREWELL
Goodbye, Pussycat A farewell to Tura Satana, unsung fashion avatar.
By Simon Doonan
Tura Satana in "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"Tura Satana in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Grab a black armband, girls! Last week a great style icon popped her clogs. I'm talking about Tura Satana, the toughest B-movie bitch of all time. If you have never watched her ignite the screen in Russ Meyer's black-and-white 1965 masterpiece Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, then you are in for a serious sexploitation treat.
This shocking and improbably beautiful movie features the nihilistic antics of three inexplicably pissed-off go-go dancers: Billie, Rosie and their leader, the wicked Varla, played by Satana. Spewing venom and sarcasm at every turn, this karate-chopping avenger makes Pussy Galore look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: "I never try anything. I just do it. I don't beat clocks. Just people. Wanna try me?"
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LYPSINKA IN CONCERT!
Lypsinka Has A Glamour Fit from John Epperson on Vimeo.
ON THE TOWN WITH BUNION TONIGHT!
FASHION Week storms into town. A preview of the must-attend parties and openings for the week ahead. Stay tuned for party photos this week at nytimes.com/fashionweek.
LOSE THE FUR
Don’t expect Anna Wintour to show. PETA hosts a party for “animal-friendly fashionistas” at STELLA MCCARTNEY’S boutique in the meatpacking district. The party is hosted by Olivia Munn and Tim Gunn, with music by Lady Bunny. Actress Taraji P. Henson bares all in a new anti-fur campaign.
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QUENTIN CRISP IN 1980
PG TIPS AD
I HAVE NEVER HEARD A WOMAN SPEAK LIKE THIS!
IT STARTS WITH SMOKING SALVIA..
AND THEN YOUR FAN BASE JUST GOES NUTS!
100% UNSPOOKABLE!
LADY BUNNY AS "SCARE" FROM BURLESQUE SPOOF
I have not been blogging much lately. I've been slaving over a new video--a spoof of the Cher/Christina Aguilera vehicle BURLESQUE. I'm editing it now but here's a sneak peak at me with my co-stars David Ilku (in the Stanley Tucci role) and Greg Scarnici as Xtina. Both were insane and I'm sooooooooo excited about this project!
MAN HIDES CRACK IN HIS FORESKIN
I'm trying to stay "with it." Now I've heard about this salvia stuff cuz Miley Cyrus smoked it, but when did liquid codeine become a popular recreational drug? Please help me regain my street cred!
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OK, I'M OBSESSED WITH HER!
WACKY SONG!
BUNNY HOT SAN FRAN'S RRAZZ ROOM ON 2/18-19
Lady Bunny in That Ain't No Lady!
Friday, February 18 2011 • 10:30pm
Saturday, February 19 2011 • 10:30pm $25
With her glitzy outfits, sky-high wigs and false eyelashes longer than Tammy Faye Bakker’s, multi-talented drag artiste Lady Bunny would turn heads even if looking glamorous was her only talent. But “she” isn’t just another man in a dress: Bunny is also a successful comedienne, singer/songwriter, actress and most famously, the founder, organizer and emcee of Wigstock, the outrageous festival of drag and music that delighted New Yorkers every Labor day for 20 years beginning in 1984.
Bunny tours constantly, bringing down the house from Tampa to Tel Aviv with her mix of potty-mouthed humor, Southern charm, zany “Laugh-In” style joke routines and hilarious pop song parodies. Bunny has shared stages with Bea Arthur, Elvira, Grace Jones, Debbie Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Moby, the B-52’s, K.D. Lang, Margaret Cho and Patti Labelle, just to name a few.
She’s made the leap to television and the movies with roles on HBO’s “Sex and the City”, Britney Spears MTV special “In The Zone and Up All Night”, and as a roaster on “The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson”. Bunny has also appeared in the feature films “Dragtime”, “Party Girl”, “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar”. And you don’t want to miss this whore at her craziest in “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild” and RuPaul’s “Starrbooty.” Bunny also DJ’s at fashion and club events around the globe. As an in-house dj for Visionaire/V magazine, Bunny has spun such in glamorous locations as the Eiffel Tower, Harvey Nichols in London, The Fendi showroom in Milan and Le Paquebot in Paris for Lacoste’s 75th anniversary party. “I never set out to become a dj,” says Bunny, “but the job seemed to find me.”
The secret for her popularity is simple: whether spinning hip-hop for NYC teens at an H & M Valentines Day bash or disco classics for the annual Hamptons Tea Dance benefiting Empire State Pride Agenda, “I play what the crowd wants,” claims Bunny., who feels that many dj’s have an ego problem which prevents them from varying their sets to fit the events for which they’re hired. A party girl herself, the crowd goes nuts when Bunny joins them on the dance floor. “Basically, I’m giving them a clown and dj for the price of one,” she jokes.
Bunny keeps a high national profile in print media with her weekly role as fashion commentator for Star magazine’s popular Worst of the Week column, as well as contributing to Visionaire,, Paper, Interview and Odyssey magazines. She also maintains an award-winning blog on www.LadyBunny.net, which combines humor and surprisingly incisive political commentary. Also keep an eye out for V magazine’s September issue in which Bunion was photographed by celebrity shutterbug Mario Testino for a round-up of iconic New Yorkers including Lady Gaga and Marc Jacobs.
Talented, glamorous, and funny as hell, Lady Bunny is a glittering comet hurtling towards planet Show Biz. Brace yourself for impact.
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LOCO MAMA IS BACK!
I WORSHIP GERALDINE!
KERMIT FROG GETS POLITICAL!
LADY BUNNY AS SCARE FROM BURLESQUE
BURLESQUE SPOOF VISITING SOON! I'M PICTURED FROM YESTERDAY'S SHOOWITH DAVID ILKU (IN THE STANLEY TUCCIE ROLE AND GREG SCARNICI AS XTINA HAGUILERA.
MISS NIGERIA IS BACK WITH A SONG FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
GAYS DID NOT CELEBRATE REAGAN'S 100TH BDAY
HERE'S WHY!
LONG? IT'SA BOB!
GLAD ThIS WAS CLEARED UP!
VA-VA-VA-VOOM!
GORGEOUS GAL AND A GORGEOUS SONG!
GIRL!
AND THE COMPANION PIECE:
FINALLY I'M ON THE SAME PAGE AS THE PRESIDENT!
MR. HANDS PART 2
"CHLOE" IS BACK!
THE LATEST SEGMENT IN THESE INSANE CHLOE SEVIGNY IMPERSONATIONS. BRILLIANT!
BEST ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE I'VE HEARD!
WHAT A WONDERFUL, WELL-SPOKEN GUY. I have to tendency to run down the youger genration for a variety of reasons. This young man shut me down for at least a month.
TWO OF MY FAVS!
NOW THAT'S TALENT!
PLEASE READ AND SIGN IF YOU AGREE!
A million people took to the streets of Egypt on Tuesday to protest the Mubarak regime and call for democratic reform. The Egyptian government responded, again, by cutting off Internet access and plunging the nation into digital darkness.
Such drastic action is a new way for governments to smother popular movements worldwide... just as more and more people are turning to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube and using cell phones to speak out against authoritarian regimes.
We also have cause for concern at home: Plans are afoot that could give the U.S president the authority to flip the "kill switch" on our Internet.
Tell Your Senators: Say 'No' to the Internet Kill Switch
SIGN: ACT2FREEPRESS.NET
Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Thomas Carper (D-Dela.) introduced legislation in the last Congress that would give the executive branch vague and unchecked authority to cut off “critical infrastructure” in times of crisis.
The "Protect Cyberspace as a National Asset Act" wasn't passed in 2010. But, according to a recent report in Wired, Sen. Collins plans to reintroduce the bill in the new Congress.1
We need to be dead certain that no bill gives government the authority to cut off Internet access. Such power, in the hands of the nation's top executive, poses a drastic threat to our First Amendment right to free speech.
Please send this letter to your senators telling them to vote "NO" on any legislation that gives government the unchecked authority to black out the Internet.
The events in Egypt show the power of the Internet in fostering free speech and reform worldwide. Both progressive and conservative activists in the United States have relied on the Web to rally supporters and build popular movements.
We must guard against any effort to curtail our access to the open Internet.
BRAZILIAN CABBIE POSSESSED LIKE JACKO!
I VAGUELY REMEMBER THIS ONE
JANICE IAN WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HER HEART-WRENCHING ODE TO AWKWARD, LONELY TEEN YEARS. But she also had a dance hit from the movie Little Foxes. I never could get with the disco secretary hair.
THE LATEST FROM APPLE!
A LIKELY STORY!
A French father-of-two is to take GlaxoSmithKline to court on Tuesday, alleging the British firm's drug to treat Parkinson's disease turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict.
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THIS IS A MAN!?!
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OUT OF THE CLOSET AND OUT OF HIS DRAWERS!
RICKY MARTIN NUDE! I'D BE LICKIN' HIS PINGA LOCA!
THE MAN WHO GOT MY VOTE FOR PRES
DENNIS KUCINICH: "It is time for the United States government to stand with the people of Egypt as well by ending its long-standing support of the corrupt and repressive Mubarak regime. Absent such a statement, our calls for democracy in the region ring hollow. This is the time to practice what we preach."
PAT FIELD'S VD BASH!
Pat Field's VD Bash on 2/11 at Capitale. Pat always has a fun, cute crowd but $100 is pretty steep admission. But it is all you can drink and with drink prices nowadays, this is a bargain for drunks. A friend visited NYC and went to Provacateur, which she heard was the hot spot. $5,000 for a table and a few bottles and it was empty. She said that after 30 minutes of the same song, she asked the dj to change the music and said it was totally overrated. So maybe $100 admission ain't bad by comparison.
THINKING AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR'S XMAS CARD
X-RATED DISNEY!
YOU'VE HEARD OF FUCK ME PUMPS?
WELL HERE'S FUCK YOU PUMPS--WHICH ARE ACTUALLY BOOTS. And you definitely get fucked by the price of them.
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AKA TOTAL BROWN OUT!
REMOVE DILDOS BEFORE SHOWING YOU'RE HOUSE!
THIS PLACE COMES WITH A FEW EXTRAS!
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BUN-BUN HITS ALBANY THIS SATURDAY!
I ALWAYS KNEW SHE WAS POSSESSED!
BUT NOT USUALLY BY CHRIST.
If you don't know this Cuban diva, her version of Peggy Lee's FEVER is a drag queen lip-synch classic.
LA LUPE LIVE:
THAT'S ESTERTAINMENT!
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The DC Statehood Congressional Delegation continues the tradition of honoring organizations and individuals that have helped move us closer to DC Statehood. Please join Representative Franklin Garcia, Senator Paul Strauss, and Senator Michael Brown as they honor these distinguish organizations and individuals on Saturday, December 15th, 2018:
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) (Jeanny Ho) – The CCBA of Washington DC was founded in the 1940s and formally registered in 1952; it is comprised of 30 prestigious groups. The CCBA helps put together a number of events in the DC Metro Area, including the Chinese New Year Parade. We honor Jeanny Ho from the Parade Committee for her inclusion and outreach to the DC Statehood Congressional Delegation and other local elected officials.
DCTV – DCTV is Washington, DC’s only television station devoted entirely to local programming created by and for DC and metropolitan area communities. DCTV allows all of Washington DC, and beyond, to be educated on the issue of DC Statehood, through its programing, and the airing of the DC Statehood Today Show. The staff at the station has been supportive and encouraging.
Students for DC Statehood (Noah Wills) – This organization has branched to nearly every college campus in DC, and there is an aggressive strategy to continue expanding to other states. Noah Wills, a recent graduate of American University, has done extensive DC Statehood work, including recruiting other students, and hosting DC Statehood panels on campus, while heading the chapter at AU.
Mike Arnold – A young professional, has contributed countless volunteer hours at the DC Statehood Office. His devotion to the cause has made him commit many more hours than he probably can afford, but he understands the seriousness of the issue. Everyone at the office is very appreciative, and we want to show our gratitude so we decided to start with this thank you recognition.
Johnny Barnes – Known as the people’s attorney in DC, attorney Barnes, is one of the leading voices of the DC Statehood fight. Mr. Barnes has held key positions in Congress, worked as the Executive Director for the DC Chapter of the ACLU, and is now in private practice.
Frank Barr – With deep roots, and born in DC, Frank Barr is an artist that is passionate about DC Statehood. You will find Frank employing his video and music talent in every opportunity he finds to promote DC Statehood; and is always proud to hear a DC Flag pin with any attire.
Jesse Garcia, LULAC Lambda – with the mission to mobilize and strengthen the LGBTQI and Latino Communities of Washington, DC through community and civic engagement, LULAC Lambda is part of The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the US. We honor Jesse Garcia, who is with us in this fight, and who has been instrumental in exposing our fight for DC Statehood to all communities.
Janice Haynes Davis – Janice co-chairs the DC Statehood Committee on the DC Democratic State Committee. She uses a national platform to push for DC Statehood on the DNC and engages women throughout the nation on conversations related to DC Statehood.
Royal Height – known as the Music Ambassador, Mr. Height is a musician that lends his talent to the cause. He is the author of a number of hit songs for many social causes, including the DC Statehood song, played at many parades.
Barbara Helmick – For Barbara the fight for DC Statehood never stops. She is currently the Director of Programs at DCVote, the leading non-profit organization in DC that works to fight for equality for the disenfranchised residents of the District of Columbia.
Rev. Dr. George E. Holmes – Reverend Holmes understands that action and praying go hand in hand. His many prayers have lifted our spirits when the path to continuing our fight was not very clear. Rev. Holmes leads many efforts in the city and nationally. We are blessed he is with us in this fight.
Anise Jenkins – Ms. Jenkins is the only repeat on this year’s list of awardees. We honored her the last time the awards were given in 2016. This is a testament to the contributions of Ms. Jenkins for DC Statehood. Ms. Jenkins is creative and tries every route she can think of to promote our fight and get us more local and national attention. She is the Executive Director of FreeDC – Statehood Now!
Dr. Silvia Martinez – Dr. Martinez is currently the President of the DC Latino Caucus, and was recently elected National Committee Women of DC for the Democratic Party. She ensures that Latinos in the city understand what is at stake for the Latino community as it relates to DC Statehood.
Sandra L Morgan –You can find activist Sandra, or Mama Sandy, as her Facebook fans know her, with the folks of FreeDC –Statehood Now, everywhere. She has made DC Statehood a main dish in her plate, and we are pleased and encouraged every time we see her.
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Entertainment Value and Finding Your Shtick with David Malek
cardmagic, entertainment, performance
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In episode 47 we sit down with David Malek…THE KING. He’s not just the King at entertainment, but he’s also one of the most skilled card man alive today. This episode is all about maximizing your entertainment and exactly how to do that.
If you know who this man it’s no surprise that David’s interest in magic stemming from gambling. It’s hard to birth card shark like this who wasn’t enthralled by gambling. The day that made it all change was when Darwin Ortiz performed at his college. That helped spike his interest in things like riffle stacking and the Zarro shuffle; moves that would inspire his work as a technician.
David however is not your classic card magician. He’s not well known for his hours of book reading, or constant back and forth posts on the Magic Café, but for his wildly entertaining performances that send laypeople and magicians howling of laughter.
I once watched him WHIP UP a room full of magicians. The audience that many of us consider to be the most difficult of audiences to stir up with material made for laypeople. Not only was everyone baffled by his magic, but you’ve never seen a room of people (so old) laugh and cheer soo hard!
That’s exactly what we try to break down in this episode. He walks us through exactly what it takes to be a wildly entertaining performer. Think of the big names: Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, Prince. People that are worth even more than their paid.
That’s exactly what it takes to be a top level magician as well. You need to give 200% to the stage. As prince said,” the show has it to be better than the album, is just has to”. In magic it’s the same. If video lives up to your life performance you need to become a better performer. You should be able to whip up the audience LIVE!
The other tip that David gave us is to perform the same tricks over and over and over again. Why? Because it’s through repetition that you’re able to isolate the important moments, gather lines that are given to you from the crowd, and allow yourself to interact with the people around you.
That’s what Copperfield does. That’s what Lance Burton does. It’s what the greats do, and there’s no way around it, so you should too!
For me it’s simple. As soon as you can perform without thinking about what your next move is going to be, or what your next line is going to be, that’s when you are truly performing. Anything before that you’re still learning.
If we take that mentality and apply it we could have the best 15 minute act in the world. If America’s got talent or Penn and Teller Fool uUs has taught us anything it’s that 15 amazing minutes of magic is more than all you need to be successful. (Google Steven Brundage)
We also touch on the idea of what makes an exciting card effect. One of the things that David brought up was how little the effect matters compared to the personality and character of the performer.
His examples of walking through how exciting his effects are: cutting cards, spelling tricks and counting packets. Tricks are said to be some of the most boring in magic. But I swear, if you watch David perform them you will agree that the entertainment value pushes his performance over the edge.
His breakdown and analysis of how to be entertaining is exactly why he’s considered one of the greats. With skill matched by no one, a shtick which nobody could copy, and wisdom from years and years of time on stage.
I heard incredible quote the other day “Only take advice from people who you would switch places with”. Well, I think David’s advice is priceless. Which probably tells you a lot about who I look up to as top of the line performers.
If you want to get in contact with David you can head to either of these websites or what I recommend is following him on Instagram. Between the photos of people reacting, and the photos of people laughing David’s Instagram page is a great thing to see on your feed every day
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Berwyn Autumn Lodge Closure
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Honourable Ms . Margaret McQuaig-Boyd disappointed Autumn Lodge offer rejected.
The MLA for Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley says she is disappointed an offer to postpone the closure of Autumn Lodge in Berwyn has been rejected.
In a Facebook post from yesterday, Marg McCuaig-Boyd says the North Peace Housing Foundation has turned down what she calls “the government’s offer of support” that would see the Lodge stay open until December 2019.
She adds, it looks like Autumn Lodge will close April 30 this year, as was previously decided.
McCuaig-Boyd also calls the rejection “truly upsetting ” and encourages anyone with questions to contact her.
Why would the North Peace Housing Foundation choose to cause further anguish to Autumn Lodge residents when in fact a remedy has been offered by government which would allow the Lodge to remain open until 2019?
North Peace Housing Foundation, Autumn Lodge closure.
Letter to Minister Sigurdson,
“I would like to explain to you what really happened on July 7, 2017 when Mr. Richard Walisser came into the Lodge and tore our lives apart”
A former resident of the Berwyn Autumn Lodge
I am a former Resident of the Autumn Lodge in Berwyn Alberta that has been slated for closure by the North Peace Housing Board.
First of all July 7, 2017. Mr. Walisser finally came out to talk to us he started talking deficits and renovations and what horrible shape the Lodge was in, and that our home would be taken away from us by September 30, 2017 and we would have to choose a facility by July 24, 2017 or we may not get a room.
Needless to say we were sad and confused and under a lot of stress from that point on and the thing I do not understand is why none of our Family were notified of this closure so they could be with us.
On Tuesday of the next week we were asked where we wanted to move and if you said the name of Lodge that is where you were taken that week to choose a room.
No care or compassion was given to us as we were herded like a bunch of animals and then the bullying, coercing and intimidation started to hurry up and choose where we wanted to move.
I was having a hard time to decide and had thought I might move to Manning but the Recreation Coordinator from Berwyn talked to my Family and told them to not let me go to Manning that it was a horrible place, the food was not good and the people were horrible.
Then the next thing we knew North Peace Housing had not notified the Ministers Office of the closure and had not provided proper eviction notice to us the Residents so the date changed again and we would have to vacate by Nov. 30 but we had to choose a room by October 15 or there may not be a place for us.
This constant turmoil took a heavy toll on me and by August I was in trouble mentally and had contemplated suicide, so that I would not have to face being evicted from my home and moved away from all my Lodge Family. My Daughter talked to the Lodge staff about how I was feeling and she was told there was nowhere they could get any help for me or any of the Residents but they could talk to the Lodge Manager or a Lady from Peace River if we need to talk.
Then they went around asked the Residents if they wanted to talk to a Councillor some of us were asked in front of other Residents and of course we said no, first of all that is embarrassing and second why would we talk to the same people that were destroying our lives. My Family was able to bring in a Councillor for me which helped and I was put on suicide watch at the Lodge.
Good thing for my Family because I was shunned and while I was sitting in my room thinking about taking my life the Lodge Manager was clomping up and down my hallway whistling and jiggling her keys. This was the type of intimidation that North Peace Housing used to make us move faster and even after there was an attempted suicide in our Lodge Home, North Peace Housing did not bring in someone for us to talk to, this only added to the mental and emotional trauma we were dealing with already. Thank Goodness someone was able to get PACE to come in and talk to the ones of us that wanted to talk..
Many of the Residents were starting to move before our eviction date because they could not stand the stress. I spoke out and said that the level of care was not the same anymore and somehow that caused a huge traumatic experience for me, the Homecare staff came to my room and bawled me out and when I spoke up one of them started yelling at me to apologize to them and I was told that if they heard or saw us do anything wrong it was their place to correct us.
We are not children or animals and should not have been treated this way.
After this the Lodge Staff must have been advised to get me out of there because my quality of life changed drastically. The staff ignored me and some of them were heard at the staff table calling me filthy names and hoping that I moved out soon. My Family decided that I had to leave there and the only place that would work for me was Manning, the very place I was told not to go to because it was so bad.
I would ask that the Minister look into the way this closure was handled and the mental and emotional abuse we were forced to endure at the hands of the North Peace Housing CEO, the Board and the Staff. How can it be allowed for Seniors Citizens to be treated this way with no thought given to the impact a very poorly thought out decision on the part of the CEO and Board would have on us. I will not live long enough for the Mental and Emotional scars to heal. If this is not a case of Elder Abuse then there is something very wrong with our system.
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Junkie XXL, JXL
Dutch 'super group' centred around producer and remixer Tom Holkenborg. Junkie XL is the most important Dutch representative of the triphop or big beats genre. Reduced to a solo artist he scored a global smash hit remixing Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation, released under the Elvis vs. JXL ...
Tom Holkenborg producer, toetsinstrumenten
Frankie D draaitafels
René van der Zee gitaar
Patrick Tilon rap
Henk Gubbels gitaar
Marc Baronner elektronica
Rudi de Graaff percussie
Baz Mattie drums
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1981 Jaydee
1989 Moonlizards
1992 Dandruff!!
1993 Deinum
1993 .nuClarity
1994 Weekend at Waikiki
1996 Nerve
1997 Mimezine
1997 Urban Dance Squad
1998 Chris Hinze
1998 Cooper
1998 Eboman
1998 Headfirst
1998 Technohead
2000 Arling & Cameron
2000 Bong-Ra
2000 Eton Crop
2000 Leona Philippo
2000 Nits
2001 Armin van Buuren
2002 DJ Tiësto
2002 Ro & Paradise Funk
2002 Sander Kleinenberg
2003 Anouk
2003 Rudi de Graaff
2003 Thé Lau
2006 Henny Vrienten
2008 Fedde le Grand
2009 Moke
2013 Bingo Players
2014 Gwyneth Wentink
Biography Junkie XL
Dutch 'super group' centred around producer and remixer Tom Holkenborg. Junkie XL is the most important Dutch representative of the triphop or big beats genre. Reduced to a solo artist he scored a global smash hit remixing Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation, released under the Elvis vs. JXL tag in the summer of 2002.
After four years Tom Holkenborg breaks up with Phil Mills with who he formed Nerve. During his Nerve years Holkenborg already made a name for himself as producer for bands like Weekend At Waikiki, Kong, Cooper, Deinum, Dandruff!! and the Gathering. After the split with Mills Holkenborg continues working as a producer and remixer (Fear Factory). With flutist Chris Hinze he records under the name A Forest Called Mulu an ambient/triphop CD. Holkenborg wins the Grand Prix Of The Netherlands Talent Show in the category House Producer.
A Forest Called Mulu Chris Hinze Cooper Dandruff!! Deinum Kong Nerve The Gathering Weekend at Waikiki
At the age of 29 Holkenborg suffers a mild heart attack. On the advice of his doctor he has to take things slower. All this comes at the exact moment Tom's new project Junkie XL, with Urban Dance Squad rapper Rudeboy, gets off to a flying start. Junkie XL's new album, that guest stars Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, gets very positive reviews from the international music press. Junkie XL supports The Prodigy on their new tour and the band also wins a Heineken Crossover Award. The single Billy Club and the album Saturday Teenage Kick are very successful both in The Netherlands and abroad.
Urban Dance Squad
Holkenborg's ambient project A Forest Called Mulu receives an Edison Music Award. In March Junkie XL goes to the US for the first time. The band's successful gig at South By Southwest attracts the attention of the press and even leads to a front-page article in one of Holland's leading newspapers. Due to personal differences of opinion, Holkenborg fires DJ Frankie D. Junkie XL receives a Zilveren ('Silver') Harp music award for most promising new act.
A Forest Called Mulu
Junkie XL is awarded the Popprijs ('Pop Prize'). Guitarist Van Der Zee is replaced by Henk Gubbels from Weekend At Waikiki. Holkenborg and Rudeboy work on a new Junkie XL album. Holkenborg performs at the Lowlands festival under the name Junkie XXL. In October the album Big Sounds Of The Drags comes out. The album is slightly mellow and is influenced by both French techno and '60s music from the Byrds, the Beatles and Pink Floyd. The single Zerotinine is a minor hit.
Weekend at Waikiki
Rudeboy announces that he has left Junkie XL. The rapper says that things within the band have been going wrong for quite a while. Especially the fact that Holkenborg was planning to do the gigs alone, without the rest of the band, has set bad blood. Then Rudeboy was asked to join him anyway and finally all shows were cancelled. After that Rudeboy was told that of all major festivals (Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Pinkpop and Glastonbury) he would only be playing Pinkpop. Holkenborg, however, announces on his website that Rudeboy was of the opinion that Junkie XL was going too much into the direction of dance music. He also announces he will be working with guest vocalists. The band goes on tour in Japan with other Dutch acts Nits and Arling & Cameron. The track On The Edge is used for a Nike commercial during the Olympic Games in Australia. With Sander Kleinenberg he works on the song Venus And Mars, which will end up on the 12" Four Seasons (part 2). Vocalist on Venus and Mars is the singer of UK band Fluke. In November Junkie XL supports Underworld on three of their UK shows.
Arling & Cameron Nits
Holkenborg remixes the track Vogue by Japanese Ayumidi Hamasaki. He also works with DJ Tiësto on a song for Tiësto's new album and co-produces Mimezine's debut album and mixes the album Conjure 1, a project by Canadian Rhys Fulber (Delerium). Besides that he also records a track with DJ Sasha. In the meantime he is also one of the candidates for the soundtrack of the US film Bully by Larry Clark. The track Action Radius features in the horror film Ginger Snaps. Junkie XL plays at the South By South West festival in the US and the Gatecrasher festival in the UK. In May Junkie XL receive the Lucky Strike Dance Award for Best Live Act. The 12" Red Heat is scheduled for release in September.
DJ Tiësto Mimezine
Holkenborg remixes the Elvis Presley song A Little Less Conversation for a Nike television campaign. It's the first time in history that somebody gets the permission of the Presley estate to remix one of the King's tracks. As not to associate the name of the King with that of drugs, the song is released under the name JXL. Supported by the Nike campaign during the World Cup Football in South Korea and Japan, it is broadcast worldwide and becomes a global smash hit. A Little Less Conversation reaches the number one spot in countries such as Canada, Estonia, Norway, Sweden and Portugal and Holkenborg makes appearances in BBC's Top Of The Pops and the David Letterman Show. In July a new Junkie XL 12" is released. The band also plays at various international festivals. Holkenborg makes a 10-minute long remix of Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia's new single Beauty On Fire. Junkie XL's new album, originally scheduled for release in September, is postponed until early 2003 because his record company wants a simultaneous release worldwide. The Elvis remix is nominated for a dance award by UK Muzik Magazine. In November a large part of Junkie XL's equipment is stolen from Holkenborg's studio. Because of this several gigs have to be cancelled, including his live appearance at the Dutch Dimension house party at the Heineken Music Hall.
DJ Tiësto
In February V2 Records releases the DVD Op Weg Naar Stadskanaal. This DVD contains films that have been shot in 2001 for an online magazine called 3Voor12 broadcast by pubcaster VPRO. The Junkie XL DVD is released as a limited edition and can only be purchased via VPRO because the release does not fit in with the promotional activities surrounding Junkie XL's new album. On June 2 Junkie XL's long awaited third album is released worldwide. Radio JXL - A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin consists of two CD's and its theme is 'radio.' The first CD is called 3pm and consists of a mixture of dance and pop. The second CD, 3am, is more like a DJ set. Guest musicians on the album include the late great Peter Tosh, Gary Numan, Chuck D from Public Enemy, Solomon Burke (on the single Catch Up To My Step), Terry Hall (ex-Specials), Anouk, Grant Nicholas (Feeder), Sasha, Robert Smith (The Cure) and Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode). Junkie XL makes a remix of the track Red Pill, Blue Pill for the film Matrix Reloaded and the Animatrix Soundtrack. The track contains samples from the Matrix film ('take the red pill, take the blue pill') and is released as a very limited edition on 12" vinyl to promote the film. As a promotional stunt Junkie XL plays an illegal, thirty-minute, set on the Noordermarkt in Amsterdam on May31. Prior to his gig on the Pinkpop festival Junkie XL plays a try out gig on June 5 in the Oosterpoort in the city of Groningen. His band includes Baz Mattie and Marc Baronner from Mimezine and Rudi de Graaff from OLaBOLA.
Anouk Mimezine OLaBOLA Thé Lau
A Little Less Conversation is nominated by The Dance Music Academy for a USA Dancestar Award in the category Best Use Of Music In A TV Show. The Elvis adaptation was used in the US TV-series Las Vegas. Holkenborg moves to the US where he starts producing music for commercials for various companies. A few of the artists who are remixed by Junkie XL this year include US/Japanese duo Ryukyu Underground, songstress Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer Michael Bublé plus pop star Britney Spears (her single Outrageous). Junkie XL composes and produces the music for the trailer along martial arts film Hero (by China's Zhang Yimou). Also, he is responsible for about a quarter of the theme music to box office hit Catwoman (featuring Halle Berry and Sharon Stone).
Along with Weezer, Cocteau Twins, Chemical Brothers, Keane, Nine Inch Nails, New Order and the Prodigy, Junkie XL performs live at LA's Coachella festival. In May computer game Forza Motorsport by Microsoft is launched, featuring music by Junkie XL. Junkie XL remixes And Then We Kiss by Britney Spears. The track can be found on Britney's album Remixed that is released on November 8 in the US. Junkie XL's music is also used in the promotion campaign for Britney's new Elizabeth Arden perfume Fantasy. Junkie XL is asked by British rock act Coldplay to remix their single Talk. The producer also contributes to the motion pictures Domino and Kingdom of Heaven.
Today is the title of Junkie XL's new single and new album. Vocals on the title track are sung by the unknown American singer Nathan Mader. At the Musicians Day on May 27 at Amsterdam's Melkweg, Junkie XL wins a Devil (musicians to musicians) Award (established by the Dutch Rock & Pop Institute) in the category Best DJ/Producer. In conjunction with Henny Vrienten Junkie XL writes the campaign song for Labour in the elections. Furthermore he provides a remix of the Scissor Sisters single Land Of A Thousand Words, which is released in the UK in December.
Henny Vrienten
Junkie XL writes the score for the (romantic) film Blind (February), the debut by director Tamar van den Dop. It marks the first time that he composes and arranges his music synchronously with the images of the film. Junkie XL also provides tracks for popular EA-games Madden NFL 07 and Need For Speed: Carbon. He is the first artist who signs with US record company Artwerk, a joint venture between games manufacturer Electronic Arts (EA) and record label Nettwerk.
Booming Back At You, Junkie XL's fifth studio album, comes out in March on Artwerk Music, a collaboration between Electronic Arts and Nettwerk Music Group. First single More (with vocals by Lauren Rocket) is the most prominent track with the computer game Need For Speed Pro Street. Other guests on the album include Tommy Vext, Dino Cazares, Nicole Morier (Electrocute), Gus Seyffert and Steve Aoki. The second track Cities In Dust is a cover of a Siouxsie & The Banshees song. Junkie XL does a remix for Madonna's single 4 Minutes To Save The World. His remix of the track Don't Speak by The Eagles Of Death Metal is used for a commercial by Nike which is directed by Guy Ritchie, husband of Madonna, and can be seen in June during the European football championships.
Junkie XL and Moke feature in a commercial for beer brewery Grolsch. In July both acts perform on top of a building in the city centre of Amsterdam. Junkie XL mixes the symphonic version of the album Elect The Dead by Serj Tankian, the Arminian-American vocalist of metal band System Of A Down.
The Fairlight EP is released in March as a download. Opening track Made For Each Other is a collaboration with Tsjech composer Jan Hammer, known for his score for the American series Miami Vice in the eighties. Junkie XL is one of the main artists during the annual festivals on the 5th of May commemorating the end of World War II in The Netherlands. During the day he is the official Ambassador Of Peace travelling by bus across the country for performances in the cities of Utrecht, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Leeuwarden and Zwolle. The composer writes the title song for De Gelukkige Huisvrouw (The Happy Housewife), a Dutch motion picture with actress Carice van Houten. He composes the score for Johan Primero, a comic movie made in Barcelona by Dutch director Johan Kramer about an obsessive football fan, arranging music for animation film Megamind and writing music for New Kids Turbo, a smash hit comedy in Holland and Germany. The single In The Name Of Holy Music, a disco track with a voice sample of actor Vincent Price, is a collaboration with dance producer Joost van Bellen.
Belgian stage director Ivo Van Hove invites Junkie XL to write music for the six hour long play De Russen! (The Russians!) by Toneelgroep Amsterdam. The play opens June 19 during the Holland Festival, the annual international theatre festival in Amsterdam. Junkie XL composes the soundtrack for the movie De Heineken Ontvoering (The Kidnapping Of Heineken) and Bringing Up Bobby, the directorial debut of Dutch actress Famke Janssen. The producer teams up again with Joost van Bellen to record an album.
Film composer Hans Zimmer asks Junkie XL to join him in the studio during the recordings for the Batman movie Dark Knight Rises, this year’s summer block buster. For the movie Junkie XL records electronic pieces en composes complete scenes for orchestra. In October the producer visits Holland for an exclusive show during the Amsterdam Dance Event festival to promote his sixth album Synthesized.
Discography Junkie XL
Albums | Singles | Compilations | Other | Guestperformance
Saturday Teenage Kick
Act Junkie XL
Type and year CD, 1997
Label Medcom, RR 8792-9
Chart position 24-01-1998, Albumlijst, 23 weeks, number 41
Big Sounds Of The Drags
Label Medcom, 8633-2
gastmuzikant Klaas ten Holt
engineer Sander van der Heide
engineer Dirk de Vries
engineer Peter Riebeek
engineer Mithat Dogan
Chart position 23-10-1999, Albumlijst, 5 weeks, number 40
05-02-2000, Albumlijst, 2 weeks, number 94
Radio JXL - A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin
Type and year 2CD, 2003
Label Roadrunner
gastmuzikant Anouk
gastmuzikant Nathan Mader
15-07-2006, Albumlijst, 1 week, number 43
Booming Back At You
Label Artwerk Music
Synthesized
Label JXL Recordings, JKX12001
Type and year Album, 2015
Label Sony Classical
Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Billy Club
Type and year CDS, 1997
Label Medcom, RR2263
Def Beat
Label Medcom, ESU1968
Label Medcom, RR 2245
B-side 100/No Remorse/Saturday Teenage Kick
Love Like Razorblade
remixer Orlando Voorn
remixer DJ DNA
Chart position 29-01-2000, Top 40, 2 weeks, number 39
Zerotonine
Label Medcom, 2139
B-side Disco 2000/Check Your Basic Groove
Label Manifesto, Fesx 77
B-side Reprise Big Slacks
Dance Valley 2000
Label Mostiko, MO 2071-2
B Y Whop To The Y
Type and year 12", 2001
B-side Siyncho
A Little Less Conversation
Label RCA
gastmuzikant Leona Philippo
Chart position 22-06-2002, Top 40, 15 weeks, number 2
Beauty Never Fades
Label CNR, RR 20216
B-side Breezer
Between These Walls
Catch Up To My Step
Label Roadrunner, RR 2020-3
Chart position 03-05-2003, Top 40, Tip
Don't wake up policeman
Red Pill, Blue Pill
Label Warner
Fairlight EP
Label Unknown
Molly's E
Label Nettwerk, N000908DIG
remixer Nicky Romero
Label JXL Recordings
Op Weg Naar Stadskanaal
Type and year DVD, 2003
Label V2
In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.
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Produceren
Dance op het podium
Elvis vs JXL
Junkie XL feat Isis Salam...
More (Junk o Rock remix)
Junkie XL - Today
Junkie XL - Zerotonine
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First Round of Projects selected for support under the RAN Innovation Acceleration Program
RAN sources and supports Resilience Innovations at each of the 4 RILabs following a dual track program: 1) The Open Innovation Ideation and Incubation program (aka ‘Design Thinking Co-creation Approach’) targeting new emerging ideas is RAN’s main approach to sourcing resilience innovations. This approach systematically weaves through a systems analysis to identify change levers and priority intervention pathways leading to projects with the highest transformative potential. Ideas are sourced from international competitions that are widely publicized. 2) The Innovation Acceleration program (aka ‘Crowd Sourcing Approach’) RAN’s alternative source of innovations targets existing projects with a potential to impact on resilience. Projects are sourced within the partner universities in Africa through innovation exhibitions, inventory of existing innovations, etc. focusing on knowledge about the RILabs general thematic issues.
Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab innovation exhibition
Following the crowd sourcing approach, the Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (EA RILab) conducted an innovation exhibition on Friday the 14th of March 2014 at the auditorium of the main administration building of Makerere University. It was preceded by a call-for-exhibitors that was publicized throughout all academic units in Makerere University and to specific academic units in Gulu University which is one of the Network Plus University partners for the EA RILab.
Of the 90 teams that applied to participate in the exhibition, 33 teams were selected as eligible to participate in the actual exhibition. In order to be eligible for the exhibition, an idea should have been developed to the minimum of ‘Level II’ in RAN’s innovation pipeline (a plausible concept or simple prototype that is ready for development into a refined testable prototype or concept). Projects could also be at Level III (ready for piloting and testing) or level IV (ready for scale). The exhibition attracted over 300 people and was hosted by the RAN Chief-of-Party and officiated by the Deputy Vice Chancellor in-charge of Finance of Makerere University as the chief guest.
The exhibitors underwent three rounds of judging: Initial judgment followed two criteria 1) Potential to impact on one or more of 5 priority resilience dimensions and 2) technical plausibility giving rise to a selection of 13 ideas; the second round of judging included field inspection of the exhibitors prototypes and 7 out 13 ideas were selected; the final round of judging had the exhibitors pitch their innovation ideas and this resulted in 5 out of 7 ideas selected for RAN support.
Description of the ideas selected for Round 1 support in the Eastern Africa RILab
1. Matibabu: A non-invasive technology with the potential to revolutionalize malaria diagnosis and management in resource poor settings
Team Leader: Brian Gitta (Student); Other team members: Joshua Businge (Student), Josiah Kavuma (Student); Email: gittabrian@gmail.com; Tel: +256704319257
Malaria is endemic in 130 countries of the world, and is responsible for an estimated 300-600 million cases and 1-2 million deaths per year. The diagnosis of malaria remains a major challenge in low income countries. In general, the lack of low cost diagnostics for malaria results in late diagnosis of the disease contributing to high morbidity and mortality from severe forms of malaria, and over-treatment of malaria where syndromic management is used due to lack of point-of-care diagnostics (contributing to wastage of money on treatment of non-malarial illness especially since the new recommended Artemisinin-based therapies are expensive). The Matibabu is a pocket-sized hardware device that uses a beam of red-light to detect malaria parasites in tissues. The technology is simple to use, non-invasive, low cost and does not require blood drawing devices making it viable in primary care settings in hard-to-reach areas where the microscope is not accessible in many such contexts.
2. Root IO: A community radio technology with the potential to revolutionalize last-mile communication in hard-to-reach areas, using a mobile phone for broad-casting
Team Leader: Jude Mukundane (Student); Other team members: Chris Csikzentmihalyi (Non-student), Pete Tritish (Non-student); Email: robotic@gmail.com; judemukundane@gmail.com; Tel: +256718451574
Radio is one of the most accessible platforms for communication world-wide. In Uganda, 67% of the population use the radio regularly as a means of receiving information. On the other hand, there has been a substantial increase in mobile telephone coverage worldwide over the last decade, more so in sub-Saharan Africa. Root IO is a technology that combines the power of radio technology and the reach of mobile phone coverage to transmit radio-signals in almost any community with mobile phone coverage. The mobile phone handset can quickly become a radio transmitter when attached to a portable hardware set implying that a radio station can be set up in any community, and the same station can be re-deployed to different communities in a short period of time. This is a robust tool that can be used by community leaders to address development challenges in the communities. A prototype of this technology has been tested and optimised in a low income community. With carefully selected and prepared content, the technology has the potential to transform the way communications are conducted in various communities.
3. Unearthing the potential of earthworms: Use of biomass to massively breed earth-worms as an alternative to small fish as a source of protein in chicken feed
Fred Kabi (Faculty); Other team members: John Okiror (Faculty); fred.kabi@gmail.com; Tel: +256772657155
In many low income countries, the traditional source of protein for enhancement of nutritional content of poultry feed is the small silver fish (Rastrineobola argentea). The increased demand has driven up the price of silver fish dramatically, meaning that poultry have to compete with human beings for nutritious fish-based feeds. A team of agriculturalists from Makerere University think that the reliance of feed-processing companies on silver fish can change if an alternative like earthworm farming is embraced. The team is to develop a prototype for a unit process that can rapidly produce earth worms in agricultural communities using bio-waste as the substrate. Communities will also use local technology to process the earthworms into a form that can be mixed with chicken feed. Local out-growers will then be linked to commercial poultry feed manufacturers. It is hoped that the volume of earthworms produced by different out-growers in optimised unit-processes will have a substantial impact on reducing the poultry feed industry’s reliance on silver fish. It is also hoped that earthworm farming will contribute to livelihoods diversification among the youth. Other possible effects of this project could include awakening the awareness among the communities on the possibilities of exploration of other potential sources of animal feed protein including from nuisance insects.
4. Low cost irrigation pumps: Optimizing a very-low-cost environmentally friendly solar powered irrigation pump that can transform agriculture in semi-arid sun-rich areas
Etunganan Jacob (Student); Other members on the team: Ojara Peter (Student); Prof. Byaruhanga Joseph (Faculty); jacobetunganan@yahoo.com; Tel: +256712675730
To the semi-arid regions of Eastern Africa, water is one of the most powerful resources. In areas where surface water aquifers exist, one of the biggest challenges is the access to low cost technology to transfer water from where it is located to where it is needed. The costs of irrigation pumps currently on the market are prohibitive while the cheap pumps often powered by kerosene pause environmental and noise pollution. A team of engineers from Makerere University have developed a prototype for a very-low-cost solar powered irrigation pump that is cast from local scrap materials. The engine is under-going optimisation for efficiency. This pump has the potential to substantially increase access to low cost solutions for local irrigation and water transfer for other purposes. The team could also test mechanisms for longer distance delivery systems to transmit water over longer distances through serial reservoirs. The roll out of this technology will transform the social attitudes and perceptions about irrigation as a means to increased crop yield and livelihoods diversification in marginal communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
5. Improved Pull and Push: An innovative approach to inter-cropping that dually suppresses nuisance weeds and pests in high prevalence areas to increase agricultural yield
Wanyama Oduori Kenneth (Faculty); Other members on the team: Mugondi Kapel Jerome (Faculty); Email: wanyama.kenneth8@gmail.com; Tel: +256774091761
The yield from maize, a staple food for many communities in Eastern Africa is affected by two main nuisances: a weed called ‘Striga’ and a weevil (the Maize stock-borer). Both the weed and the weevil are highly prevalent in the low lying maize producing areas of Eastern Africa, especially where the soils are fertile. Mechanical methods of fighting the weed are labour intensive while chemical methods of fighting the stock-borer are expensive and are not echo-friendly. Evidence has shown that certain inter-cropping patterns can suppress the nuisance weed, while other inter-cropping patterns can suppress the weevil, even without chemical or manual methods (Push-and-pull systems). A team of researchers at Makerere University would like to pilot a dual strategy for inter-cropping that achieves optimum control of the Striga weed and the Maize borer in a near natural ecosystem (Improved push-and-pull). This approach to cropping can then be extended to larger holdings, helping to increase crop yield without additional expenditure on chemicals and the excess labour needs of weeding.
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Nine to Five (1980)
“Let’s face it — we’re in a pink-collar ghetto!”
Three female co-workers (Jane Fonda, Lili Tomlin, and Dolly Parton) seek revenge on their sexist male boss (Dabney Coleman).
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This groundbreaking comedy about sexual discrimination in the workplace has held up surprisingly well, thanks in no small part to the lead performances: Parton (in her acting debut) sparkles, Tomlin has rarely been funnier, and Dabney Coleman’s turn as a sexist pig is priceless. While the script is unnecessarily clumsy (the entire slapstick hospital sequence seems gratuitous, for instance), there are enough genuinely humorous moments to hold interest. Ultimately, while the focus on Nine to Five may be specifically female, the desire to seek revenge against one’s boss remains universal — one can’t help feeling vicarious satisfaction upon seeing Coleman held hostage for weeks on end while the three women turn things around in the office. Who knew that a film about sexual harassment and gender politics could be such a feel-good experience?
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The hilarious revenge fantasy sequences
A groundbreaking look at sexual harassment in the workplace
Parton’s infectious title song
Yes. Though uneven, this classic workplace comedy remains must-see viewing. It would make a great double-bill with the modern cult hit Office Space (1999).
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Rather in agreement here – it is a must if you somehow never got around to catching it; but, even though it has held up better than one might expect thirty years on, I wouldn’t call it one of the all-time great comedies. It’s charming, has some terrific one-liners – it’s one of those movies that’s quite entertaining while you’re watching it but not a film that keeps on giving during repeat viewings. (That hospital section midway sure does slow things up some, it’s true.)
An important film of its time, however.
Director Colin Higgins coaxed vibrant performances from just about everybody here, and there are many recognizable ‘types’ on display. The leads are fine and work comfortably well as a trio. Coleman is a great a-hole. I do have a special fondness for some of the talented character actresses on the periphery: Elizabeth Wilson as the efficiency spy, Marian Mercer as Coleman’s clueless wife, and Peggy Pope as the office alkie. Sterling Hayden’s sudden appearance in the last ten minutes is a delight.
And, dang, Parton’s title song will probably always remain catchy!
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Phffft (1954)
“I’m no longer interested in beds.”
A recently divorced husband (Jack Lemmon) and wife (Judy Holliday) navigate the tricky world of dating while gradually recognizing that they’re still in love with one another.
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Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon are perfectly paired in this sprightly romantic comedy (directed by Mark Robson, and scripted by George Axelrod) about a recently divorced couple who are clearly meant to end up right back in one another’s arms; with this understanding fully in mind, one watches the couple’s quibbling and travails with a sense of bemusement rather than discomfort. The film isn’t entirely successful, with some scenes working better than others: for instance, Holliday’s first post-divorce date — with the narcissistic star (Donald Curtis) of her hit radio show — is played much too broadly; but her scenes with the inimitable Jack Carson (as Lemmon’s playboy roommate) go in unexpected directions, and Lemmon’s dalliance with a sexy young student (Kim Novak, having fun channeling Marilyn Monroe) is an interesting foreshadowing of his scenes as traumatized Oscar Madison interacting with the Pigeon sisters in The Odd Couple (1968).
My favorite scenario, however, is a wordless one in which Holliday and Lemmon meet each other unexpectedly on the dance floor, flaunting their new moves (they’ve both taken dance lessons) while doing the mambo; one wonders how long it took them to coordinate their physical timing, and to learn to dance so perfectly awkwardly. (All of this is made doubly impressive knowing that Holliday was sick as a dog throughout most of the shooting, and reported feeling like she was sleep-walking through many of her scenes.) Another fun scene has mustachoied Lemmon — cautiously exercising his newly single muscles while driving a sporty car — attempting to flirt with a sexy woman on the sidewalk, only to have her turn around and reveal she’s Holliday. Silly? Yes. Unrealistic? Sure. But Holliday and Lemmon are such gifted comedians that we can’t help enjoying their work together throughout this light-hearted romp. If only all divorces were so easily remedied.
Judy Holliday as Nina
Jack Carson as Charlie
Lemmon and Holliday’s hilarious dancing scene
No, though it’s definitely recommended simply for the performances.
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First viewing.
A once-must, for Axelrod’s clever script and for Holliday’s performance.
For me, it’s safe to say that FFs should not miss any of Holliday’s screen performances. She made too few films and watching her is like witnessing consistent master classes in comedic subtext. She remains one of cinema’s most engaging comics, who is also a marvelous entertainer capable of deep pathos. A very rare actor. I don’t think it’s just that I’m personally partial to her – I believe she gives any film she’s in a genuine lift in overall quality.
‘Phffft’ may not have the best script ever but it has a genuinely witty one, and Holliday clearly takes it to another level. She’s remarkably nuanced. Of course, all actors need good scripts to work from but Axelrod affords Holliday a strong base, from which she blossoms through her own ethereal know-how. Witness her deftness in her delivery with a line like, “I’ve never been to another man’s apartment…except for my husband’s. But I lived there too, so it was ok.”
You just can’t control your urge to hug her.
I think this film is very pleasing and satisfying and I can’t find any major fault with it. I don’t think the film has real ups and downs – it’s just not all that ambitious: it’s a mild story, with a simple aim, and it’s served up by all involved with delightful results. The cast performs admirably, but this is vintage Holliday all the way.
…And she was sick all through shooting the picture? You’d never know it for a nanosecond.
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Louie Vega - Starring... XXVIII
Louie Vega is one of dance music's most important figures. Together with Kenny Dope as Masters At Work, he defined the house sound of the '90s, taking the genre to a global audience. Key to MAW's success was their superhuman output. Through much of the '90s, they were in the studio 18 hours per day, seven days a week, only leaving to play DJ gigs. If anyone could rest on former glories it would be Vega, but his new album, a 28-track soulful-house opus, shows he's as industrious as ever.
Starring...XXVIII sees Vega directing a huge cast of musicians, vocalists and songwriters. The sheer number of tracks and artists involved gives the album an extraordinary sense of ambition. Vega has long coordinated these kinds of projects. His Nuyorican Soul album, widely considered a creative high point for house music, featured more than 70 artists. This collaborative approach delivers fantastic results on Starring...'s best track, "You Are Everything." Here, Jocelyn Brown harmonises with former Blaze frontman Josh Milan and disco mainstay James "D-Train" Williams.
Throw in bass player Gene Perez, who anchored much of MAW's best work, and you have a soulful house super-group. "You Are Everything" is unadulterated gospel house, but secular listeners should not be put off—this track has an instantly loveable energy. It's as good as devotional dance music gets, and it's not an exaggeration to say it holds up to Vega's very best records.
Vega's remix of Funkadelic's "Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You" is another highlight. The mix surpasses George Clinton's original by upping the energy levels and focussing on easy-to-overlook hooks. Vega has a history flipping records this way. His knack for transforming pop songs into New York club anthems was almost peerless. His biggest Masters At Work hit, "To Be In Love," was in fact a rework of a little known Tito Puente song.
There are plenty of other great moments. "I Deserve To Breath," "Gift Of Love" and "Angels Are Watching Me" are all fine examples of Vega's style. Still, getting through all 28 tracks in one sitting can be a struggle. None of the tracks are bad, but three hours of non-stop vocal house just isn't everyone's cup of tea. And some tracks feel like missed opportunities. On "Dance," Vega collaborates with 3 Winans Brothers & The Clark Sisters, some of the most loved voices in American gospel music. Strangely, we get the "Louie Vega Remix" instead of the far superior "Dance Ritual Mix," which appeared on last year's single. Likewise, the three tracks with Josh Milan on vocals feel weak compared to 2012's "Thinking About Your Body," for my money one of the best soulful house cuts of the last ten years. I would also liked to have seen Vega's "Sunset Ritual Mix" of "Never Stop" included here. Vega's been playing that killer track in DJ sets, but has never given it an official release. The covers of Roy Ayers, James Mason and Rufus & Chaka Khan are enjoyable, but fail to reach the lofty heights of the originals. Better is the track with Leroy Burgess that puts a house spin on Convertion's boogie classic, "Let's Do It."
Vega said in a recent interview that he hoped Starring...XXVIII would "inspire other producers in our genre to record songs." There's certainly a lot here to inspire house producers, but in truth, the album mostly preaches to the converted. Starring... is primarily aimed at existing Vega fans, and, on those terms, it delivers. At his best, Vega's still the boss of soulful house.
Tracklist /
01. Funkadelic - Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You? (Louie Vega Remix)
02. 3 Winans Brothers & The Clark Sisters - Dance (Louie Vega Remix)
03. Louie Vega - Elevator (Going Up) feat. Monique Bingham
04. Louie Vega - Angels Are Watching Me feat. Bucie
05. Louie Vega - A New Day feat. Caron Wheeler
06. Louie Vega - Magical Ride (Wave of Love) feat. N'Dea Davenport
07. Louie Vega - Gift of Love feat. Tony Momrelle
08. Louie Vega - Heaven Knows feat. Anané Vega
09. Louie Vega - Can We Keep This Going feat. Kaylow
10. Louie Vega - Gimme Some Love feat. Vikter Duplaix
11. Louie Vega - Just The Way I Like It feat. Cassio Ware
12. Louie Vega - See Some Light feat. Nick Monaco & Soul Clap
13. Louie Vega - I Deserve to Breath feat. Adeva
14. Louie Vega - Let's Do It (Dance Ritual Mix) feat. Convertion & Leroy Burgess
01. Louie Vega - You Are Everything feat. Jocelyn Brown
02. Louie Vega - Together We Can feat. Kenny Bobien
03. Louie Vega - Joy Inside My Tears feat. Josh Milan
04. Louie Vega - Because We Love It feat. Zara McFarlane
05. Louie Vega - Turned Onto You feat. Lisa Fischer & Anané Vega
06. Louie Vega - Do What You Gotta Do feat. Lisa Fischer
07. Louie Vega - Stop On By feat. Lisa Fischer & Cindy Mizelle
08. Louie Vega - Slick City feat. Cindy Mizelle & Lisa Fischer
09. Louie Vega - You've Got It Bad Girl feat. Josh Milan
10. Louie Vega - In The Morning feat. Adeva
11. Louie Vega - Been Such A Long Time Gone feat. Josh Milan
12. Louie Vega - Es Vedra feat. Luis Salinas
13. Louie Vega - Everlasting Love feat. Diviniti
14. Louie Vega - Ain't No Stoppin' Love feat. Byron Stingily
Source: Resident Advisor
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Harry Mills - News and Events
Sharon Fox runs the Wycombe Half Marathon for Harry – July 2008
On Sunday 20th July, Sharon Fox, one of the team of John Hampden Grammar School cleaners, ran the Wycombe Half Marathon to raise funds for Meningitis Research. She said she was determined to do it for Harry and was delighted with her time of 2hrs 20mins. Her support was particularly poignant as she herself lost her 13 year old son, Daniel, in an accident in 2006
See Sharon in the Bucks Free Press
The following are a number of events and activities that have taken or are taking place in Harry's name. A number of upcoming events are also highlighted on the home page. Click on the pictures to view a full size version.
Events for Harry in 2007
Events and Photographs
Lots of events & activities are being planned in Harry's memory - please do send in any details that you have. If you have photographs of any of the events please send them in as well. Please forward anything for inclusion to Richard, Harry's Dad at: richardm@flexit-resources.co.uk
Newspaper Coverage
If you’d like newspaper coverage, contacts are listed below:
Bucks Free Press: - Ann Marie Canavan
email amcanavan@london.newsquest.co.uk
Maidenhead Advertiser: - Richard Catton
email richardc@maidenads.co.uk
Donations and Gift Aid – Ways to Donate
Donations or sponsorship for any of these events can be made through Harry’s website. Please indicate in the “comments” column on the donation page the event that you have supported. Any other donations that are made to events direct can be sent with a “Gift Aid” form that enables the tax (if you are a UK taxpayer) to be reclaimed (28 pence in the £). You can download a standard form by clicking here.
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The Fortress of Karlsborg: The Hunt for the Missing Gold Reserve
Client: Karlsborgs kommun / Högskolan i Skövde
Responsibilities: Ambience, Dialog, Foley, Sound design
This was our first major project.
We collaborated with the University of Skövde and Karlsborg Tourism to create a game that could be played on site at the new tour of The Fortress of Karlsborg. For this unique gaming environment, we had to create sounds that worked in 14 separate speakers mounted in J -Dome stations.
The work consisted primarily of recording, editing , and implementation of sound and dialogue into the game engine Unity. The music was created by Jacob Lincke but we had the responsibility of cutting the music so it fit perfectly into the game events . Beside all the dialogues for the game , we were also responsible for other dialogues that would be played in other parts of the tour. The speakers playing the dialogues are positioned in the room of Baltzar von Platen’s room and in Bulta-Maja’s tavern at The Fortress of Karlsborg.
When the new tour launched we also worked as technicians at The Fortress of Karlsborg to ensure that the game worked as it should . The new tour was a success and transformed The Fortress of Karlsborg to an exciting adventure for the whole family. We are proud to be part of that success.
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Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University,
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Ouyang, D., J. Bartholic and J. Selegean. (2005). Assessing Sediment Loading from Agricultural Croplands in the Great Lakes Basin. Journal of American Science, 1(2): 14-21.
Arsyad, M. and S. Yusuf. (2008). Assessing the Impact of Oil Prices and Interest Rates Policies: the case of Indonesian Cocoa. Ryukoku Journal of Economic Studies, 48(1):65-92.
A Book:
Durbin, R., S.R. Eddy, A. Krogh and G. Mitchison. (1999). Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Cambridge University Press.
A Chapter in a Book:
Leach, J. (1993). Impacts of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on Water Quality and Fish Spawning Reefs of Western Lake Erie. In Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts and Control, Eds., Nalepa, T. and D. Schloesser. Ann Arbor, MI: Lewis Publishers, pp: 381-397.
A Report:
Makarewicz, J.C., T. Lewis and P. Bertram. (1995). Epilimnetic Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Biomass and Species Composition in Lake Michigan, 1983-1992. U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program, Chicago, IL. EPA 905-R-95-009.
Stock, A. (2004). Signal Transduction in Bacteria. In the Proceedings of the 2004 Markey Scholars Conference, pp: 80-89.
A Thesis:
Arsyad, M. (2010). The Dynamics of Cocoa Smallholders in Indonesia: An Application of Path Analysis for Poverty Reduction. Ph.D. Thesis, Ryukoku University, Kyoto.
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Cory Booker on Abortion
Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator
Claimed to support post-viability exceptions, but voted no
BROKEN PROMISE: : While running for Senate, an opposition ad claimed that Booker condoned abortion at any stage of pregnancy and without restrictions. Booker's campaign responded that Booker does support restrictions: "Mayor Booker does not oppose restrictions on post-viability abortions if exceptions are made for the health and the life of the mother." Booker attempted to appear more moderate on abortion by parsing meaningless differences in policy: we call that "legalism."
ANALYSIS: Booker was pressed for specifics during the campaign and said he accepted "post-viability exceptions." But then he co-sponsored a bill that banned post-viability exceptions. Booker might say, "Well, SOME post-viability exceptions are ok, but not THOSE post-viability exceptions." But THOSE post-viability exceptions are the currently controversial ones, which come up on pro-life bills for votes in the Senate. Source: Cory Booker 'Promises Broken,' by Jesse Gordon, p. 82 , Apr 1, 2017
Fix Hobby Lobby: it's not about religious freedom
Cory Booker urged Congress today to pass a law to fight the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial ruling allowing some religious-leaning companies to refuse paying for insurance coverage for contraception under ObamaCare. Booker vowed to work with fellow Democrats in Congress to draft legislation that would "fix" the ruling.
The nation's highest court voted 5-4 on Monday that companies with religious objections can dodge the requirement to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under Obama's Affordable Care Act, saying it violates a federal law protecting religious freedom. The ruling favored art-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby, among about 50 companies to sue over the ObamaCare requirement.
Booker is running for re-election this year against Republican challenger Jeff Bell, who--like other GOP leaders--praised Monday's ruling. Source: Newark Star-Ledger on 2014 New Jersey Senate race , Jul 1, 2014
Vigorously defend women's access to affordable birth control
My priorities for affordable, high-quality health care include:
Working to have our nation better invest in prenatal and early childhood health initiatives;
Helping our nation develop strategies for wellness and preventative health. This is truly the best way to reduce health care cost and elevate the quality of life;
Vigorously defending women's access to health care, affordable birth control, and protecting every woman's right to make decisions about her reproductive health;
Source: 2013-2014 New Jersey Senate campaign web CoryBooker.com , Nov 3, 2013
OpEd: In mainstream of NJ, supporting abortion rights
Booker and Lonegan each attacked the other with starkly different views on health care, gay marriage, abortion, education and job creation.
Lonegan was asked about his affiliation with the tea party, his support for the government shutdown and his opposition to abortion and gay marriage.
Booker's campaign is banking on the fact that Lonegan's views are far to the right of those of a majority of New Jersey residents, who support abortion and gay marriage and voted to return Pres. Obama to office. Source: Newark Star-Ledger coverage of 2013 N.J. Senate debate , Oct 5, 2013
No restrictions before viability; exceptions after viability
Cory Booker supports a woman's right to choose, according to his campaign website. But to hear a conservative group's ad tell it, Booker supports much more than choice.
The American Commitment Action Fund, a conservative PAC behind the BookerFAIL website, funded a new ad that claims Booker condones abortion at any stage of pregnancy and without restrictions. "He supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations," the ad states.
We checked with the Booker campaign. "We can all agree that we want to prevent unintended pregnancies, and therefore the need for abortion," a spokesman said. "Mayor Booker supports Roe v Wade, which allows women the right to choose up to the point of viability."
As for late-term and partial-birth abortions? "Cory Booker does not oppose restrictions on post-viability abortions if exceptions are made for the health and the life of the mother," the spokesman said. Source: Politifact.com FactCheck on 2014 New Jersey Senate race , Sep 1, 2013
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services.
Booker co-sponsored Women's Health Protection Act
Congressional summary:: Women's Health Protection Act: makes the following limitations concerning abortion services unlawful and prohibits their imposition or application by any government:
a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests, unless generally required in the case of medically comparable procedures;
a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to delegate tasks;
a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs based on her or his good-faith medical judgment;
a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements;
a requirement that, prior to obtaining an abortion, a woman make medically unnecessary visits to the provider of abortion services or to any individual or entity that does not provide such services;
a prohibition or ban prior to fetal viability
Opponent's argument against (Live Action News): This is Roe v. Wade on steroids. The bill is problematic from the very beginning. Its first finding addresses "women's ability to participate equally"; many have rejected this claim that women need abortion in order to be equal to men, or that they need to be like men at all. The sponsors of this pro-abortion bill also seem to feel that pro-life bills have had their time in this country, and that we must now turn back to abortion. The bill also demonstrates that its proponents have likely not even bothered attempting to understand the laws they are seeking to undo, considering that such laws are in place to regulate abortion in order to make it safer. Those who feel that abortion is best left up for the states to decide will also find this bill problematic with its overreach. Sadly, the bill also uses the Fourteenth Amendment to justify abortion, as the Supreme Court did, even though in actuality it would make much more sense to protect the lives of unborn Americans. Source: H.R.3471 & S.1696 14-S1696 on Nov 13, 2013
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions.
Booker co-sponsored S.217 & H.R.448
Congressional Summary: Congress finds the following:
Access to safe, legal abortion services has been hindered in various ways, including blockades of health care facilities; restrictions on insurance coverage; restrictions on minors' ability to obtain services; and requirements that single out abortion providers.
These restrictions harm women's health by reducing access to the other essential health care services offered by the providers targeted by the restrictions, including contraceptive services.
The cumulative effect of these numerous restrictions has been that a woman's ability to exercise her constitutional rights is dependent on the State in which she lives.
It is the purpose of this Act to protect women's health by ensuring that abortion services will continue to be available and that abortion providers are not singled out for medically unwarranted restrictions
Opponents reasons for voting NAY:(National Review, July 17, 2014): During hearings on S. 1696, Senators heard many myths from abortion proponents about the "need" for the bill's evisceration of all life-affirming legislation.
Myth: Life-affirming laws are enacted "under the false pretext of health and safety."
Fact: Induced abortion is associated with significant risks and potential harms to women.
Myth: "Where abortion services are restricted and unavailable, abortions still occur and are mostly unsafe."
Fact: Where abortion is restricted, maternal mortality rates have decreased.
Myth: Admitting privileges laws are "not medically justified."
Fact: Women with abortion complications are told to go to an emergency department. This would constitute malpractice in any other scenario.
Myth: Ultrasounds and their descriptions are "cruel and inhumane."
Fact: Allowing women the opportunity to view their ultrasounds serves an important role in providing informed consent, enabling women to exercise true choice.
Source: Women's Health Protection Act 15_S217 on Jan 21, 2015
Keep federal funding for family planning clinics.
Booker signed keeping federal funding for family planning clinics
Excerpts from Letter to the Senate Majority Leader from 46 Senators: The recent vote in the House to overturn rules protecting Title X health centers would deny women access to care. In 2015, Title X provided basic primary and preventive health care services such as pap tests, breast exams, and HIV testing to more than four million low-income women and men at over 4,000 health centers. In large part due to this work, the US unintended pregnancy rate is at a 30-year low, and rates of teenage pregnancy are the lowest in our nation's history. The success of the program is dependent on funding. Family planning services, like those provided at Planned Parenthood and other family planning centers, should be available to all women, no matter where they live or how much money they make.
Opposing argument: (Heritage Foundation, "Disentangling the Data"): Planned Parenthood received approximately $60 million of taxpayer money under Title X, and $390 million through Medicaid. To ensure that taxpayers are not forced to subsidize America's number one abortion provider, Congress should make Planned Parenthood affiliates ineligible to receive either Medicaid reimbursements or Title X grants if they continue to perform abortions. Taxpayer money from these programs should instead be redirected to the more than 9,000 federally qualified health center sites that provide comprehensive primary health care for those in need without entanglement in abortion.
Supporting argument: (ACLU, "Urging Title X"): Title X services help women & men to plan the number and timing of their pregnancies, thereby helping to prevent approximately one million unintended pregnancies, nearly half of which would end in abortion. However, current funding is inadequate. Had Title X funding kept up with inflation it would now be funded at nearly $700 million. We ask that Title X be funded at $375 million, which is $92 million above its current funding level. Source: Letter to the Senate Majority Leader from 46 Senators 17LTR-TITX on Mar 1, 2017
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Sulfuric Acid Leak In Mexico’s Sea Of Cortez A ‘Wake-Up Call’
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WNCC blanked by Phoenix College
BY WNCC Sports Information | March 16, 2019
(Photo courtesy of WNCC)
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team is still seeking its first win of this week’s spring break road trip after dropping a 5-0 decision to Phoenix College on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona.
WNCC is now 0-5 on the swing. The Cougars, who are now 6-13 overall, will close out the trip on Saturday against Mesa Community College.
Against Phoenix College, the Cougars finished with just six hits. Luis Alcantara led the way by going 3-for-4. Also finishing with a hit for WNCC were Matt Womack, John Betsch and Ty McAninch.
Mitch Osborne drew a pair of walks and Brevin Owen had a stolen base for the Cougars.
Phoenix plated two runs in the bottom of the second inning and added three more in the third to account for the game’s scoring.
Zach Berg took the loss on the mound for WNCC. He allowed just two earned runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out three in six innings of work. Mitch Mullen tossed two scoreless innings of relief. He allowed just one hit and fanned two.
WNCC is scheduled to open its home season on Wednesday at Cleveland Field in Scottsbluff. The Cougars will host Northeastern Junior College in a doubleheader beginning at noon.
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Judges OKs end to 20-year-old lawsuit over TN developmental centers
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has accepted the state’s proposal to close Tennessee’s last large facility housing mentally disabled people by the end of next June.
Media report that Judge Kevin Sharpe issued his ruling on Thursday, about a week after hearing arguments in Nashville for and against the closure of the Greene Valley Developmental Center in Greenville, which has nearly 100 residents and about 600 workers.
State officials recommended closing the facility to end a long-running lawsuit over care of the mentally disabled. They plan to move the residents into more community-like settings as part of a larger movement to improve services and get people out of large institutions.
The judge ruled the state’s proposal “benefits the public interest.”
“The court concludes that the exit plan presented by the parties is ‘fair, reasonable and adequate’ and provides the next iteration of improvement to the lives of those with disabilities in Tennessee. It will test political will and legislative leadership to continue that progress and to determine how best to care for those often left in the shadows,” he wrote.
He ruled that the families who tried to intervene to keep the center open did not file their motion in a timely manner and meet other requirements.
He did acknowledge their concerns, but said others have been moved out of institutions into alternative care facilities with favorable outcomes.
Note: Press release below.
News release from Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities:
NASHVILLE—A federal judge issued an order on Thursday approving an Exit Plan that ultimately will lead to the end of a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit stemming from conditions at three current and former state developmental centers for persons with intellectual disabilities.
The order was issued by U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp and approves the Exit Plan in the long-standing Clover Bottom lawsuit. The Exit Plan was agreed to and executed by all of the parties to the lawsuit: the State, the U.S. Department of Justice, People First of Tennessee and the Parent Guardian Associations of Clover Bottom Developmental Center and Greene Valley Developmental Center.
The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD), the Bureau of TennCare and the Attorney General’s office participated in court-ordered mediation for six months to reach the Exit Plan. The order entered by Judge Sharp calls for a two-phase dismissal of the lawsuit based on the state completing obligations set forth in the Exit Plan.
The first phase is comprised of eight responsibilities DIDD and TennCare must complete by December 31, 2015 in order for the lawsuit to be partially dismissed. These responsibilities include:
• Developing behavior respite services in East and Middle Tennessee
• Revising support plan templates for persons supported and requiring training for support coordinators
• Developing training for licensed physicians on the use of psychotropic medications for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Enhancing training for law enforcement who may come into contact with persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
The second phase requires the closure of Greene Valley Developmental Center in Greeneville by June 30, 2016. Upon closure, the lawsuit would be fully and finally dismissed.
“Coming to this exit plan required us to make some tough decisions, and we have a lot of work ahead of us,” DIDD Commissioner Debra Payne said. “However, we believe the Exit Plan as a whole will benefit not only the members of the lawsuit class but also every person who receives DIDD services now and in the future.”
The lawsuit was brought by People First of Tennessee and the U.S. Department of Justice in 1995 over conditions at Clover Bottom Developmental Center, Greene Valley Developmental Center and the now-closed Nat T. Winston Developmental Center. Clover Bottom Developmental Center is scheduled to close this summer.
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Organized Labor v. Free Association
Here is the latest effort in our attempt to wake up both unions and employers to their responsibilities to the individual good of workers, and to the common good as a whole. As usual, please feel free to take what you need for your own attempt, or even post a comment on this blog.
Thomas Frank's "The Tilting Yard" column on 09/03/08 ("Happy Labor Day. Drop Dead" WSJ, A21) while no doubt well-intentioned, misses the point. He argues that employers exert pressure on employees to reject unionization, that the secret ballot is a farce, and implies that allowing unions to strong-arm workers in turn is somehow in the American tradition of fair play. He claims that real workplace democracy would allow workers to vote on such things as employer health care costs and movement of jobs overseas.
When workers have no defined private property stake in the company that employs them, however, the only right they have left (however ephemeral) is the natural right of free association. This is most often exhibited as the right to organize — or not organize, as they wish. Without direct ownership in the form of fully participating, voting shares of company stock, workers do not have the right to vote on the issues that Mr. Frank claims constitute workplace democracy.
The secret ballot, whether or not Mr. Frank can find authorities who regard it as a travesty of democracy, is the only thing the workers have left to protect them against both union and employer power. The secret ballot gives workers a small (a very small) degree of control over their own lives which would otherwise be completely at the mercy of organized labor or organized capital, treating workers as pawns of both union and corporate interests.
If Mr. Frank is genuinely concerned about the plight of the workers (as opposed to the plight of the unions) — as I assume he is — then he should refrain from ridiculing the secret ballot and attempting to abolish it. He should, instead, start lobbying for meaningful worker ownership, whether through ESOPs that pass through the vote and distribute dividends, or more direct ownership through the implementation of the innovative Capital Homesteading proposal.
Mr. Frank can best support and promote the union cause by advocating their transformation from labor unions, trapped in the conflict model of industrial relations, to "ownership unions" that would secure workers' rights as co-owners of the companies that employ them. Workers as owners have a natural right to a voice in corporate governance, to profit sharing, and to the fate of the company. Workers as independent contractors have only whatever statutory or contractual rights they can persuade their unions to support.
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Blue Curtain Steps Outside Comfort Zone with “Leading Ladies”
November 1, 2018 Katy Nelson 222 Views
Blue Curtain started the fall season with their latest play, “Leading Ladies”. The play featured not only a unique cast of characters, but also a wonderfully fun story as well that performed from October 25th through the 27th.
The Leading Ladies play featured a pair of down in their luck actors, played by Danny Bass and Ryan Long in their adventure to gain an old woman’s fortune in a particularly surprising way that’ll leave the audience roaring with laughter.
“So, these two actors, they’re really bad and they have no money, and they really need money so they see in the paper that this woman is giving away her inheritance to her nieces but she can’t find them,” said Bass. “And so, when Leo and Jack see this, they’re like ‘let’s dress up as her nieces so we can get the money!’”
The biggest thing to most who’ve heard of the play had to be the cross-dressing between the two leads in order to get away with their scheme, and while to some it may seem odd, it fosters most of the humor as the two try to hide their secret from the rest of the cast.
“When I first heard that I was going to be cross-dressing I was reluctant,” said Ryan Long. “But when we got my wigs and my dresses it really helped me settle into my character and it’s been such a cool experience.”
It starts off the year big and loud, with something far from the mainstream’s idea of theatre. It’s bright, bombastic and provides something for everyone to enjoy.
“It’s super fun,” Said Bass. “I don’t really get embarrassed too easily so I just love doing stupid things on stage. So, when me and Ryan get into our whole drag makeup and stuff it’s just such a fun dynamic.”
Alongside the two colorful main characters, there’s also a whole variety of others, including Meg Snider played by Danielle Broyles.
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“Mr. Holcomb is incredible. When Mr. Steck left, I didn’t know if anyone could come so close as to how amazing he was, but he directs really well and he’s kind, he’s hilarious, and he’s willing to work with you.” said Long.
For many who managed to come, Leading Ladies was both a remarkably bright kickoff to the new year, and a promising introduction of what’s to come.
“I feel like sometimes when you go to a play you expect it to be this super confusing, ‘you got to think super deep’ kind of thing but Leading Ladies is an easy show to follow and it’s super funny,” said Bass. “It’s a really good show for anyone who’s not really used to going to theatre.”
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Freedom and authority : a study of English thought in the early seventeenth century, by Gerald R. Cragg
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Cragg, Gerald R., (Gerald Robertson)
Philadelphia, Westminster Press, 1975
The intellectual background of the age.
Bacon and the new science.
Political thought: the authority of the prince and the liberties of the people.
Hooker, Andrewes and the school of laud.
The Puritans: the authority of the word.
The authority of Rome and the claims of Canterbury.
The English Catholics and the problem of authority.
"After the straitest sect": the Separatists.
The Liberals: the claims of freedom and the limitations of authority.
Premonitions of crisis: the strident voices of dissent
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The intellectual background of the age. -- Bacon and the new science. -- Political thought: the authority of the prince and the liberties of the people. -- Hooker, Andrewes and the school of laud. -- The Puritans: the authority of the word. -- The authority of Rome and the claims of Canterbury. -- The English Catholics and the problem of authority. -- "After the straitest sect": the Separatists. -- The Liberals: the claims of freedom and the limitations of authority. -- Premonitions of crisis: the strident voices of dissent
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13th South Pacific United States Air Corps : my life in the United States Air Force during World War II
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Alex's Teaching Tidbits, Cyberspace Sociology, Linkfest
December 3, 2014 alex Leave a comment
In part because of this EdTechTeam badge (and because we’ve been working on badges), I’m encouraged to write something about my involvement in using “game principals” to motivate learners positively. This despite the fact that I’ve been quite critical (on the record, on more than one occasion) about gamification, especially in education. (In this context, “Serious Games” are a separate issue.)
So here’s what I did last night, which does relate to game mechanics, in some ways, and did sound like it was quite motivating…
Prepping for the final exam, students in Cyberspace Sociology course http://learn.enkerli.com/category/coursenotes–2/cyberspace-sociology/ had to create lists of threads and themes from the semester. Nothing gamified about this, though (as with every activity in this class) learners were posting their lists to a peer-rated forum.
Made a scattered map out of all of these items, to serve as a master list of sorts. As per my own policy, exam questions may only come from these items.
So… here’s the playful and game-like part: I allowed students to take off some items, but they had to team up and select only two items per team, for elimination.
After teams debated list items for a while, we went through all the teams and tallied the “votes” for those items which should be avoided on the exam. One item had the largest number of team votes, so I deleted it right away (after discussing it). Three items had the same number of team votes so we did a quick raised hand poll and noticed that one of the terms could stay (only a few hands went up to eliminate it). Chatting with the class, we eventually decided to eliminate both of the two remaining terms.
Here are the other terms which had at least one team vote:
Cyberasociality
Centrality
Recursive Public
Onground
How does this qualifying as using game mechanics, if individual students didn’t receive extrinsic motivators, individually? That’s where it becomes somewhat subtle. I did use a type of “Carrot & Stick” approach, in that they had to go through the classroom activity or get stuck with things they didn’t want to have on the exam. But the real effect of the activity is that students were discussing most of the items in the list, explaining things to one another. Sneakily getting students to do a bit of peer instruction isn’t something I’m ashamed of.
One effect of the activity was similar to gamification effects. Members of a team who had been the only one to vote for “centrality” to be eliminated were experiencing the small frustration of having “lost”. Given my empathy levels, it didn’t feel extremely good at first. But after a quick explanation of the concept, the teammates sounded relieved.
The major effect, in my observation, was that the atmosphere became remarkably playful. To me, playfulness in the classroom brings a lot to the rapport established between people involved. As with rapport, it has to do with mutual respect. And I really care about playful living.
To me, playfulness (open play) is the mirror image to gamification (game mechanics). I’d go as far as to say that gamification is “gaming without playfulness”.
After that very informal “team vote” activity, students had to discuss items which still weren’t clear, identifying some things which were obscure to everyone in their team. We then discussed those items with the whole class, getting people to provide explanations.
Something to note about that “team vote” activity is that in no way does it ensure appropriate representation of diverse voices. In other words, it wasn’t really meant to be “democratic”. But it did allow for diverse forms of participation. Some learners involved did a lot more peer-teaching than they had ever done during the semester. The extrinsic motivation (to show off, to get a good grade…) is already there, so I didn’t need to add much of an incentive.
The resulting list is the basis of a collaborative study guide, to which students are contributing in diverse ways. And it helps me prepare an exam which many might consider fair.
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Coursenotes, Cyberspace Sociology
SOCI221 – Sociology of Cyberspace
Meeting 12: December 1, 2014
Posthumanism to Facebook
Facebook Man, by Maxo CC-BY–3.0
Class meeting tomorrow (same time and place)
Exam in one week: Monday, December 16, 7–10p
H–1011 AL—HAF
H–820 HOR—ZAF
Exam prep together
Is the human condition a problem to be solved?
Activity: Project Plan
What interests class members? Any pattern?
What would be outcomes of research on online groups?
Required Texts
Chapters 1–2 in Human No More: Digital Subjectivities, Un-Human Subjects, and the End of Anthropology, edited by Neil L. Whitehead and Michael Wesch. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2012. doi:10.5876/9781607321705
Cool, Jennifer. “The Mutual Co-Construction of Online and Onground in Cyborganic: Making an Ethnography of Networked Social Media Speak to Challenges of the Posthuman.”
Tufekci, Zeynep. “We Were Always Human.”
Cool, Jennifer. “The Mutual Co-Construction of Online and Onground in Cyborganic: Making an Ethnography of Networked Social Media Speak to Challenges of the Posthuman” in Human No More: Digital Subjectivities, Un-Human Subjects, and the End of Anthropology, edited by Neil L. Whitehead and Michael Wesch, 11–32. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2012. doi:10.5876/9781607321705
Post-/Transhumanists
Phatic communion
Liberal subject
Tufekci
Tufekci, Zeynep. “We Were Always Human” in Human No More: Digital Subjectivities, Un-Human Subjects, and the End of Anthropology, edited by Neil L. Whitehead and Michael Wesch, 33–47. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2012. doi:10.5876/9781607321705
Identity formation, online
Third digital divide
Digital Natives?
What can sociology learn from online social networks?
Activity: Themes and Threads
To help everyone prepare for the final exam, list some themes and threads for the semester as a whole.
Lim, Sun Sun, Shobha Vadrevu, Yoke Hian Chan, and Iccha Basnyat. “Facework on Facebook: The Online Publicness of Juvenile Delinquents and Youths-at-Risk.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 56, no. 3 (July 2012): 346–361. doi:10.1080/08838151.2012.705198.
Madge, Clare, Julia Meek, Jane Wellens, and Tristram Hooley. “Facebook , Social Integration and Informal Learning at University: ‘It Is More for Socialising and Talking to Friends About Work Than for Actually Doing Work’.” Learning, Media and Technology 34, no. 2 (June 2009): 141–155. doi:10.1080/17439880902923606.
Lim et al.
Singapore at-risk or delinquent youth
Link to social work, criminology…
Face work
Facebook diversity
Madge et al.
British (pre-)undergraduates
Link to education
Tracing links
Descriptive approach to cultural diversity. – Alex
Establishing rapport
Insider and outsider
Participant-observation
Cultural translation (making exotic familiar and familiar exotic)
Surveillance & Society, Foucault Issue http://lar.me/2zj
Sousveillance
Surveillance, sousveillance and PRISM – an op-ed for Die Zeit | … My heart’s in Accra http://lar.me/2zk
Let’s Write a Digital Bill of Rights http://lar.me/2zl
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C.O.A.L.1: a dynamic model for the analysis of United States energy policy.
Energy policy -- United States -- Mathematical models.
A dynamically refocusable sampling infrastructure for 802.11 networks.
Telecommunication -- Traffic -- Measurement -- Statistical methods. IEEE 802.11 (Standard). Universities and colleges -- Computer networks -- New Hampshire -- Hanover -- Case studies.
The edge of the Internet is increasingly wireless. Enterprises large and small, homeowners, and even whole cities have deployed Wi-Fi networks for their users, and many users never need to--or never bother to--use the wired network. With the advent...
Environmental and climatic controls on glaciochemistry of near-surface snow in Greenland / by Gifford J Wong
Arctic temperature and precipitation have been rising over recent decades, with implications for Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) mass balance, sea level rise, and thermohaline circulation via Arctic Ocean freshening. However, meteorological station data...
Satake parameters of Siegel modular forms.
Siegel domains. Modular groups. Hecke algebras. Forms
In the 1960s Satake proved the existence of an isomorphism between the local Hecke algebra and the ring of polynomials invariant under the action of the signed permutation group W n (the Weyl group associated to Sp n over a local field)....
Near-infrared spectroscopy of supernovae.
Supernovae -- Spectra. ; Infrared spectra.
Assisting human motion-tasks with minimal, real-time feedback.
Human locomotion -- Computer-assisted instruction. ; Real-time data processing. ; Human-computer interaction.
Teaching physical motions such as riding, exercising, swimming, etc. to human beings is hard. Coaches face difficulties in communicating their feedback verbally and cannot correct the student mid-action; teaching videos are two dimensional and...
Radical methodologies with indole and synthetic strategies towards the indole alkaloids, echitamine and prenostodione.
Indole alkaloids -- Synthesis. Ring formation (Chemistry). Radicals (Chemistry).
A novel radical cyclization of 2-bromoindoles was examined, generating a series of hexahydropyrrolo[3,4- b ]indoles in fair yield. This process involved the generation of a variety of indole-3-carboxamides followed by the introduction of bromine at...
Osmium geochemistry of natural waters.
Osmium -- Isotopes. Hydrogeology. Water chemistry.
Interspecific interactions and population dynamics of the Southern pine beetle.
Southern pine beetle -- Ecology. Mutualism (Biology). Commensalism.
A challenge for ecologists is to identify and understand the mechanisms that produce population behaviors in nature. This is particularly difficult in complex communities that comprise of tightly linked multivoltine organisms that are...
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BHP’s trail of disasters
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Post-extractivism presentation
AIM mining companies and human rights
PhoneCycle game
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==========Effects of Divorce on Children's Education========== =====1. Diminished Learning Capacity===== ====1.1 Outcomes and Achievement==== Divorce and separation correlate positively((A positive correlation exists when, as one variable decreases, the other variable also decreases, and vice versa.)) with diminished school achievement and performance.((Milling Kinard and Helen Reinherz, “Effects of Marital Disruption on Children’s School Aptitude and Achievement,” //Journal of Marriage and Family// 48, (1986): 289-290. \\ D. Potter, "Psychosocial Well-Being and the Relationship Between Divorce and Children's Academic Achievement," //Journal of Marriage and Family// 72, (2010): 933, 940-941. \\ Paul R. Amato, “Children of Divorce in the 1990s: An Update of the Amato and Keith (1991) Meta-Analysis,” //Journal of Family Psychology// 15, (2001): 355-370.)) Daniel Potter of the University of Virginia found that elementary school children who experience parental divorce immediately begin performing worse academically than their peers from intact families. This gap persists through elementary school.((Daniel Potter, “Psychosocial Well-Being and the Relationship between Divorce and Children’s Academic Achievement,” //Journal of Marriage and the Family// 72, no.4 (2010): 941.)) Children exposed to unilateral divorce are less educated by adulthood.((Jonathan Gruber, “Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children? The Long-Run Implications of Unilateral Divorce,” //Journal of Labor Economics// 22, no. 4 (2004): 830.)) Children have lower educational aspirations and test scores during the process of their parents’ marital disruption.((Yongmin Sun and Yuanzhang Li, “Children’s Well-being During Parents’ Marital Disruption Process: A Pooled Time-Series Analysis,” //Journal of Marriage and Family// 64, (2002): 479.)) Children of divorced parents are also more likely to be held back a grade and have lower grade point averages (GPAs).((William H. Jeynes, “The Effects of Several of the Most Common Family Structures on the Academic Achievement of Eighth Graders,” //Marriage and Family Review// 30, (2000): 88.)) High school students in intact families have GPAs 11 percent higher than those from divorced families,((Barry D. Ham, “The Effects of Divorce on the Academic Achievement of High School Seniors,” //Journal of Divorce and Remarriage// 38, no. 3 (2003): 176.)) and children in [[effects.of.marriage.on.children.s.education|intact married families]] have the highest combined English and math GPAs.((Patrick F. Fagan, “Family Structure and School Performance of U.S. High School Students.” Available at [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-1-3-149.pdf]]. Accessed 29 August 2011.)) One study (controlling for parental education, parental occupation, family size, etc.), found that children whose parents divorce get about seven-tenths of a year less education than children from intact families.((M.D.R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, and Richard A. Wanner, “Educational Attainment of the Children of Divorce: Australia, 1940–1990,” //Journal of Sociology// 37, no. 3 (2001): 285.)) Kindergarteners with divorced parents have an average math and reading score about three points lower than kindergarteners with nondivorced parents.((D. Potter, "Psychosocial Well-Being and the Relationship Between Divorce and Children's Academic Achievement," //Journal of Marriage and Family// 72, (2010): 940-941.)) Children whose mothers divorced and remained divorced did worse over time on Peabody Individual Achievement Test reading recognition tests (which gauge children’s ability to recognize and pronounce words) than children from [[effects_of_family_structure_on_children_s_education|intact married families]].((Kimberly Anne Shaff, Nicholas H. Wolfinger, Lori Kowaleski-Jones, and Ken R. Smith, “Family Structure Transitions and Child Achievement,” //Sociological Spectrum// 28, no. 6 (2008): 691-694.)) By age 13, there is an average difference of half a year in reading ability between children of divorced parents and children from intact families.((Jim Stevenson and Glenda Fredman, “The Social Environmental Correlates of Reading Ability,” //Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry// 31, no.5 (1990): 689-690.)) On the CAT (Common Admissions Test) Math/Verbal Percentile Scores children from married, always-intact families scored in the 58th percentile, followed by children from married stepfamilies and divorced single-parent families (48th percentile).((Patrick F. Fagan and Scott Talkington, "'CAT (Common Admissions Test) Math/Verbal Percentile Scores' by Current Religious Attendance and Structure of Family of Origin," Mapping America Project. Available at [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-108.pdf]])) In the Kent State University Impact of Divorce Project, which used a national sample study of 699 elementary students, children from divorced homes performed worse in reading, spelling, and math and repeated a grade more frequently than did children in intact two-parent families. The project’s findings led the researchers to conclude that children and young adolescents suffered [[long_term_effects_of_divorce|long-term negative effects following divorce]].((John Guidubaldi, Joseph D. Perry, and Bonnie K. Nastasi, “Growing Up in a Divorced Family: Initial and Long-Term perspectives on Children’s Adjustment,” //Applied Social Psychology Annual// 7, (1987): 202-237. \\ Jeynes, William H., "Does Parental Involvement Eliminate the Effects of Parental Divorce on the Academic Achievement of Adolescents?," //Journal Of Divorce & Remarriage// 37, no. 1/2 (2002): 109,111-112.)) Teenagers who experience parental divorce score lower than their counterparts from intact families on math, science, and history tests.((Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano and Daniela Vuri, “Parental Divorce and Students' Performance: Evidence from Longitudinal Data,” //Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics// 69, no. 3 (2007): 327.)) Some studies show that the correlation between adolescent family disruption and educational attainment is weaker after controlling for the family’s socioeconomic status. This finding likely reflects the influence of income on each.((Patrick Fagan, //Marriage and Economic Well-Being: The Economy of the Family Rises or Falls with Marriage// (Washington, D.C.: Marriage and Religion Research Institute, 2011). Available at [[http://marri.us/research/research-papers/marriage-and-economic-well-being-the-economy-of-the-family-rises-or-falls-with-marriage/]].)) One of divorce’s attendant problems is the [[effects.of.divorce.on.financial.stability|financial instability]] it inflicts on those who experience it. Lack of family transitions after divorce does not eliminate the effect of the divorce on student academic performance, but it does provide their performance in math and social studies a certain degree of protection, compared to students who live in unstable families with multiple family transitions.((Yongmin Sun and Yuanzhang Li, “Postdivorce Family Stability and Changes in Adolescents' Academic Performance: A Growth-Curve Model,” //Journal of Family Issues// 30, no. 11 (2009): 1546-1547.)) ====1.2 Age at Divorce==== Norwegian research found that children who experience divorce early in life are likely to have lower educational outcomes, finding that the effect of divorce on education is strongest when the child is young.((Fiona Steele, Wendy Sigle-Rushton, and Øystein Kravdal, “Consequences of Family Disruption on Children's Educational Outcomes in Norway,” //Demography// 46, no. 3 (2009): 565.)) An American study, by contrast, found that those who had experienced a late divorce (between grades six and 10) were more likely to get low grades than children who experienced an early divorce (between kindergarten and grade five).((Jennifer E. Lansford, “Trajectories of Internalizing, Externalizing, and Grades for Children Who Have and Have Not Experienced their Parents' Divorce or Separation,” //Journal of Family Psychology// 20, no. 2 (2006): 296.)) ====1.3 Consequences of Moving==== Residential mobility accounts for 29 percent of the academic performance gap between children living in stepfamilies and children living with both biological parents.((Nan Marie Astone and Sara S. McLanahan, “Family Structure, Residential Mobility, and School Dropout: A Research Note,” //Demography// 31, (1994): 582.)) Moving tends to increase behavioral, emotional, and academic problems for adolescents.((John P. Hoffman and Robert A. Johnson, “A National Portrait of Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use,” //Journal of Marriage and Family// 60, (1998): 635. \\ Edward Scanlon, and Kevin Devine, "Residential Mobility and Youth Well-Being: Research, Policy, and Practice Issues," //Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare// 28, no. 1 (2001): 134. \\ Dana L. Haynie, and Scott J. South, "Residential Mobility and Adolescent Violence," //Social Forces// 84, no. 1 (2005): 363, 373.)) This happens more often for adolescents with divorced or separated parents, and can contribute to lower GPAs.((Scott J. South, Dana L. Haynie, and Sunita Bose, "Residential Mobility and the Onset of Adolescent Sexual Activity," //Journal of Marriage and Family// (2005): 499, 508.)) Overall, the less instability of any sort in the child’s life following divorce, the less the impact on the child. ====1.4 Related American Demographics==== According to the National Survey of Children’s Health, children who live with both biological parents or two [[effects_of_adoption_on_the_child_s_education|adoptive parents]] are only one third as likely to have ever repeated a grade in school as those who living with their mother only, with one biological parent and a stepparent, or in other family configurations, such as with their father only or with foster parents.((This chart draws on data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics in the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) in 2003. The data sample consisted of parents of 102,353 children and teens in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 68,996 of these children and teens were between six and 17 years old, the age group that was the focus of the study. The survey sample in this age range represented a population of nearly 49 million young people nationwide. \\ Nicholas Zill, "Repeating a Grade and Family Structure," Mapping America Project. Available at [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-40-42-162.pdf]])) (See [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-40-42-162.pdf|Chart]] Below) [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-40-42-162.pdf|{{ :children_who_repeated_a_grade_by_family_structure.jpg?500 |Repeating a Grade by Family Structure}}]] Based on the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a greater fraction of children from intact married families earn mostly A’s in school. About 28 percent of students who grew up in an intact married family received mostly A’s, followed by students from intact cohabiting families (21 percent), single divorced parent families (18 percent), married stepfamilies (15 percent), cohabiting stepfamilies (11 percent), and always single parent families (9 percent). ((Patrick F. Fagan and Scott Talkington, “‘Likely to Receive Mostly A's’ by Structure of Family of Origin and by Current Religious Attendance.” Available at [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-100.pdf]]. Accessed 13 September 2011.)) (See [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-100.pdf| Chart]] Below) [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-100.pdf|{{ :received_mostly_as.jpg?500 |"Students Who Received Mostly A's at School"}}]] =====2. Parental Involvement===== The [[effects_of_family_structure_on_children_s_education|intact biological family]] facilitates parental involvement in adolescent children’s education.((Sabry M. Abd-EI-Fattah, “Effects of Family Background and Parental Involvement on Egyptian Adoles-cents’ Academic Achievement and School Disengagement: A Structural Equation Modelling Analysis,” //Social Psychology of Education// 9, (2006): 153.)) Adolescents in intact biological families reported that their parents participated more in school, that they discussed school more with their parents, and that they knew more of their friends’ parents than those in single-parent families and stepfamilies.((Suet-Ling Pong, “Family Structure, School Context, and Student Achievement,” //Journal of Marriage and the Family// 59, no. 3 (1997): 741.)) In divorced families, parental involvement cannot make up for the detriment to their children’s education.((William H. Jeynes, "Does Parental Involvement Eliminate the Effects of Parental Divorce on the Academic Achievement of Adolescents?," //Journal Of Divorce & Remarriage// 37, no. 1/2 (February 2002): 109, 111-112.)) Fathers in always-intact married families are more involved in their children’s homework than are stepfathers.((Alan C. Acock and David H. Demo, //Family diversity and well-being// (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994). As cited in Sandra J. Balli, David H. Demo, John F. Wedman, “Family Involvement with Children's Homework: An Intervention in the Middle Grades,” //Family Relations// 47, no. 2 (1998): 150.)) =====3. Behavior at School===== ====3.1 Psychosocial Outcomes==== One study found that children in pre-disrupted families (whose parents’ relationship would later dissolve) exhibit more academic, psychological, behavioral, and drug-related problems than children whose families remained intact.((Yongmin Sun, “Family Environment and Adolescents’ Well-Being Before and After Parents’ Marital Disruption: A Longitudinal Analysis,” //Journal of Marriage and the Family// 63, (2001): 699, 704, 709.)) First grade students born to married mothers are less likely to behave disruptively (i.e. disobey a teacher, be aggressive with other children) than those born to [[effects_of_out-of-wedlock_births_on_children|single or cohabiting mothers]].((Shannon E. Cavanagh and Aletha C. Houston, “Family Instability and Children’s Early Problem Behavior,” //Social Forces// 85, no. 1 (2006): 551-581.)) Daniel Potter also found that the deleterious effect of divorce on children’s psychosocial well-being is an important factor in poor math and reading scores.((Daniel Potter, “Psychosocial Well-Being and the Relationship Between Divorce and Children's Academic Achievement,” //Journal of Marriage and the Family// 72, no. 4 (2010): 944.)) ====3.2 Engagement==== Children and adolescents in [[effects.of.marriage.on.children.s.education|intact married families]] are more likely to [[effects.of.divorce.on.children.s.behavior|care about doing well]] in school, to do schoolwork without being forced, to do more than “just enough to get by,” and to do their homework.((Susan L. Brown, “Family Structure and Child Well-Being: The Significance of Parental Cohabitation,” //Journal of Marriage and the Family// 66, no. 2 (2004): 362.)) Adolescents who live in blended families and stepfamilies are less positively engaged in school than are adolescents from intact biological families.((Sarah Halpern-Meekin and Laura Tach, “Heterogenity in Two-Parent Families and Adolescent Well-Being,” //Journal of Marriage and the Family// 70, no. 2 (2008): 445.)) ====3.3 Absence==== One study found that children whose parents divorced skipped nearly 60 percent more class periods than children from intact families. Girls appeared to be more affected than boys.((Barry D. Ham, “The Effects of Divorce on the Academic Achievement of High School Seniors,” //Journal of Divorce and Remarriage// 38, no. 3 (2003): 180.)) ====3.4 Dropout, Suspension, or Expulsion==== Children who experienced their parents’ divorce or separation are less likely to complete high school.((Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. and Julien O. Teitler, “Reconsidering the Effects of Marital Disruption: What Happens to Children of Divorce in Early Adulthood?” //Journal of Family Issues// 15, no. 2 (1994): 179. \\ M.D.R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, and Richard A. Wanner, "Consequences of Divorce for Childhood Education: Australia, Canada, and the USA, 1940–1990," //Comparative Sociology// 8, no. 1 (2009): 134-135.)) An Australian study found that children of divorced families are 26 percent more likely to drop out of secondary school than children raised in intact families, and found that remarriage did not alleviate the effects of divorce on children’s educational attainment.((M. D. R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley and Richard A. Wanner, “Educational Attainment of The Children of Divorce: Australia, 1940-90,” //Journal of Sociology// 37, (2001): 287.)) Eighty-five percent of adolescents in intact biological families graduate from high school, compared to 67.2 percent in single-parent families, 65.4 percent in stepfamilies, and 51.9 percent who live with no parents.((Gary D. Sandefur, Sara McLanahan, and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz, “The Effects of Parental Marital Status during Adolescence on High School Graduation,” //Social Forces// 71, no. 1 (1992): 112.)) =====4. College Attainment===== Children whose parents((Catherine E. Ross and John Mirowsky, “Parental Divorce, Life-Course Disruption, and Adult Depression,” //Journal of Marriage and Family// 61, (1999): 1040. \\ M.D.R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, and Richard A. Wanner, "Consequences of Divorce for Childhood Education: Australia, Canada, and the USA, 1940–1990," //Comparative Sociology// 8, no. 1 (2009): 129.)) or grandparents((Paul R. Amato and Jacob Cheadle, “The Long Reach of Divorce: Divorce and Child Well-being Across Three Generations,” //Journal of Marriage and Family// 67, (2005): 202.)) divorce tend to have fewer years of education. Divorce and separation reduces children’s likelihood of attending college.((Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. and Julien O. Teitler, “Reconsidering the Effects of Marital Disruption: What Happens to Children of Divorce in Early Adulthood?” //Journal of Family Issues// 15, no. 2 (1994): 179. \\ M.D.R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, and Richard A. Wanner, "Consequences of Divorce for Childhood Education: Australia, Canada, and the USA, 1940–1990," //Comparative Sociology// 8, no. 1 (2009): 135.)) Furthermore, 33 percent of students who have already completed secondary school but who have experienced their parents’ divorce graduate from college, compared to 40 percent among their peers from intact families. Over 57 percent of children who live in intact biological families enter college, compared to 32.5 percent of children in stepfamilies, 47.5 percent of children in single-parent families, and 31.8 percent of children who live in families without either parent present.((Gary D. Sandefur, Sara McLanahan, and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz, “The Effects of Parental Marital Status during Adolescence on High School Graduation,” //Social Forces// 71, no. 1 (1992): 112.)) However, it seems that parental divorce has a greater impact on likelihood to complete secondary school than college.((M. D. R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, and Richard A. Wanner, “Educational Attainment of the Children of Divorce: Australia, 1940–1990,” //Journal of Sociology// 37, no. 3 (2001): 287.)) Children from intact married families have the highest high school graduation rate,((Patrick F. Fagan and Scott Talkington, “‘Ever Received a High School Degree’ by Structure of Family of Origin and Current Religious Attendance.” Available at [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-99.pdf]]. Accessed 30 August 2011.)) and are more likely to gain more education after graduating from high school than those from other family structures.((Jan O. Jonsson and Michael Gahler, “Family Dissolution, Family Reconstitution, and Children's Educational Careers: Recent Evidence for Sweden,” //Demography// 34, no. 2 (1997): 285. \\ M.D.R. Evans, Jonathan Kelley, and Richard A. Wanner, "Consequences of Divorce for Childhood Education: Australia, Canada, and the USA, 1940–1990," //Comparative Sociology// 8, no. 1 (February 2009): 135.)) ====4.1 College Expectations==== Youth living in married stepfamilies and cohabiting stepfamilies (i.e., with the mother’s live-in boyfriend/partner) and single-parent families after a divorce or separation have lower college expectations than youth who have always lived in intact families.((Kathryn Harker Tillman, “Family Structure Pathways and Academic Disadvantage among Adolescents in Stepfamilies,” //Sociological Inquiry// 77, no. 3 (2007): 408.)) Sixty percent of mothers in intact married families expected their child to graduate college, compared to 40 percent of mothers in co-habiting stepfamilies and 36 percent of always-single mothers.((Kelly R. Raley, Michelle L. Frisco, and Elizabeth Wildsmith, “Maternal Cohabitation and Educational Success,” //Sociology of Education// 78, no. 2 (2005): 151.)) Correspondingly, 69 percent of children from intact biological families applied to college, according to one study, compared to only 60 percent of students who were not from intact families.((Dean Lillard and Jennifer Gerner, “Getting to the Ivy League: How Family Composition Affects College Choice,” //The Journal of Higher Education// 70, no. 6 (1999): 714-715.)) About 40 percent of sons and 44.7 percent of daughters from intact biological families aim to get more education after obtaining their undergraduate degree, compared to 30.7 percent of sons and 35.3 percent of daughters from single-parent families.((Rashmi Garg, Stella Melanson, and Elizabeth Levin, “Educational Aspirations of Male and Female Adolescents from Single-Parent and Two Biological Parent Families: A Comparison of Influential Factors,” //Journal of Youth and Adolescence// 36, no. 8 (2007): 1017.)) ====4.2 Related American Demographics==== According to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 91 percent of individuals who grew up with married biological parents received a high school degree. They are followed by those who grew up in a married stepfamily (80 percent), those who grew up with a single, divorced parent (76 percent), those who grew up in a cohabiting stepfamily (68 percent), those who grew up with an always-single parent (63 percent), and those who grew up in an intact cohabiting family (60 percent).((Patrick F. Fagan and Scott Talkington, "'Ever Received a High School Degree' by Structure of Family of Origin and by Current Religious Attendance," Mapping America Project. Available at [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-99.pdf]] \\ \\ \\ This entry draws heavily from [[http://marri.us/research/research-papers/the-effects-of-divorce-on-children/|The Effects of Divorce on Children]] and [[http://marri.us/research/research-papers/marriage-family-structure-and-childrens-educational-attainment/|Marriage, Family Structure, and Children’s Educational Attainment]])) (See [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-99.pdf| Chart]] Below) [[http://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/MA-99.pdf|{{ :received_high_school_degree_by_family_structure.jpg?500 |"Ever Received a High School Degree"}}]]
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Nintendo 3DS imports guide: what you should know
By Graham Russell // 11.8.17 11.8.17
As the 3DS moves into its retirement years, it’s an intriguing time to jump into the world of its imports, as it’s clearer than ever to see which games will never see Western release. Sadly, it’s not region-free, but if you take the plunge on the hardware (or explore other options), there are a lot of compelling Japan-only experiences to try, even if you don’t know the language!
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PlayStation 4 imports guide: what you need to know
By Graham Russell // 10.30.17 10.30.17
The PlayStation 4 is finally hitting its stride in Japan, which means one thing for you: there are some enticing imports to check out. And unlike the 3DS and Vita, the platform actually makes it rather painless! Here’s a look at your best options for games you can’t get in the West.
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Wii U imports guide: what you need to know
Listen: probably don’t import a Wii U. Unlike most consoles we cover, there’s not a huge depth of Japan-only titles to explore, and it looks like its days of getting releases in general are over. Still, we’re the crazy people who import one anyway, and if you’re like us, you might as well check out our sage advice. Onward!
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Nintendo GameCube imports guide: the best Japan-only games to play
The GameCube is a lovable little system, and with good reason: it’s loaded with fun games that hold up well after years of more technically advanced releases! Its import scene is equally endearing, with silly entries that focus on simple fun. Let’s check out the best of the bunch!
By Graham Russell // 12.12.16 1.25.17
The PlayStation 4 took a bit to get settled in Japan, but now that it has, its predecessor is getting its chance to ride into the sunset. Of course, that’s a really great time to import some of its games for cheap! Read on for our guide to the best titles to grab for the platform.
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Vol. 14 No. 1, 2019
Anatomical Variations of the Lumbrical Muscles Causing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Vol. 14 No. 1 : 2019
Benny E, Parminder GS, Nur Azuatul AK, Tan JA, Ahmad Suparno B, Jamari S, Shalimar A
Pelbagai jenis variasi anatomi terdapat di sekeliling terowong karpal namun variasi yang menyebabkan sindrom terowong karpal jarang berlaku. Tambahan pula, pembedahan terowong karpal sering dilakukan oleh pakar bedah yang muda yang seringkali tidak sedar akan variasi anatomi menyebabkan pembedahan yang kurang memuaskan. Kami ingin memberi fokus kepada kes otot lumbrikal penyebab sindrom terowong karpal. Seorang lelaki berumur 73 tahun mempunyai simptom kebas dan sakit di kedua-dua belah tangan bersama dengan bengkak di kawasan pergelangan tangan. Pada mulanya hanya tangan kanannya yang kebas, namun setahun kemudian, tangan kirinya pula kebas. Pemeriksaan fizikal semua positif untuk pemeriksaan Durkan, Phalen dan Tinel di terowong karpal. MRI menunjukkan otot-otot yang tidak normal di dalam terowong karpal. Semasa pembedahan terowong karpal, didapati otot lumbrikal mempunyai asal yang agak proksimal di dalam lengan (forearm) dan bukan di dalam tangan seperti kebiasaannya. Juga, di sebelah kiri, ada tumbesaran otot lumbrikal yang lebih besar dari kebiasaan. Kedua faktor ini menyebabkan tiada cukup ruang di dalam terowong karpal. Selepas pembedahan, pesakit sembuh dengan baik tanpa sakit dan kebas yang berkurangan. Variasi anatomi di terowong karpal tidak jarang dan boleh menyebabkan sindrom terowong karpal. Juga, pembedahan terowong karpal tidak boleh diambil senang dan pakar bedah hendaklah mengetahui tentang kemungkinan variasi begini berlaku.
Kata kunci: anatomi, lumbrikal, median, otot, sindrom terowong karpal, tumbesaran, urat saraf variasi
Many anatomical variations exist in and around the carpal tunnel. However, symptomatic anomalies causing carpal tunnel syndrome is rare. Additionally, carpal tunnel surgery is considered a simple operation commonly done by junior surgeons who are usually unaware of variations resulting in unfavorable surgical outcomes. We highlight a case of lumbrical muscle variation causing carpal tunnel syndrome. A 73-year-old male presented with numbness and pain of both hands associated with abnormal fullness over both wrists and distal forearms. Initially the right hand was numb and subsequently a year later, the left hand became numb. Physical examination was positive for Durkan, Phalen and Tinel signs at the carpal tunnel. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) showed abnormal muscle tissues in the carpal tunnel. During the carpal tunnel release and exploratory surgery, we noted an abnormally proximal origin of the lumbrical muscles in the forearm rather than the typical palmar origin. He also had lumbrical muscle hypertrophy in the left side. These two factors resulted in overcrowding within the carpal tunnel. Post-operatively the patient recovered well with pain relief and gradual improvement of his numbness. Variations in the anatomy of the lumbrical muscles is not uncommon and may result in carpal tunnel syndrome. Hence, carpal tunnel release surgeries may not be as straight forward as expected and surgeons should be aware of this possibility.
Keywords: anatomical, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertrophy, lumbrical, median nerve, muscle, variations
The occurrence of anomalous muscles in the region of the wrist is not uncommon but they are seldom associated with compression neuropathy. Anomalous proximal muscle origins or hypertrophy of the lumbrical muscles may limit space available for the median nerve within the carpal tunnel causing compressive neuropathy (Ragoonwansi et al. 2002).
Aberrant muscles in relation to the carpal tunnel have been previously described, some of which were directly implicated in median nerve compression resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome (Cartwright et al. 2014). The majority of the muscle aberrations are from the first or second lumbricals, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum superficialis of the index finger and atypically, palmaris profundus muscles (Redondo et al. 2011).
The lumbrical muscles typically originate from the flexor tendons in the palm and insert into the extensor expansions. Variations are not uncommon and the present study depicts a case where the lumbricals originate much more proximally in the forearm. We report a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of both hands resulting from an abnormal origin of the lumbrical muscles proximal to the carpal tunnel in the forearm arising from both flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and superficialis (FDS) tendons. Additionally on the left side, there was hypertrophy of the lumbricals to the left ring finger.
A 73-year-old retired army veteran presented with numbness, pain, night pain and clumsiness on his right hand for past one year. There was thenar muscle atrophy and numbness over the median nerve area, together with soft tissue fullness proximal to the wrist crease. Numbness was aggravated by active flexion of his fingers. Tinel sign over the carpal tunnel area and Phalen test were positive.
Open carpal tunnel release was performed under general anesthesia in anticipation of exploratory surgery. Intraoperatively, the transverse carpal ligament had no overlying mass or fibrotic thickening. After incising the transverse carpal ligament, a hypertrophic muscle was found compressing on the median nerve. A gentle pull of this muscle confirmed its origin from the first and second lumbricals extending into the carpal tunnel attaching to the transverse carpal ligament as well as the FDP. Additionally, the second lumbrical was hypertrophic causing overcrowding in the carpal tunnel (Figure 1). Other structures in the carpal tunnel were normal. This anomalous muscle was later excised to reduce the compression to the median nerve. Symptoms were relived post-operatively.
One year later, the patient presented with similar complaints and physical findings over his left hand. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed abnormal muscle tissue within the carpal tunnel. The median nerve was compressed between the transverse carpal ligament and the anomalous muscle. An open carpal tunnel release was performed under general anesthesia. Hypertrophied lumbrical muscles were noted inside the carpal tunnel overcrowding the carpal tunnel (Figure 2), with an abnormal origin from the tendons of both FDP and FDS of ring finger, proximal to the wrist (Figure 3). No median nerve abnormality was noted. The abnormal lumbrical muscle belly was excised (Figure 3).
Post-operatively the patient was satisfied as his pain was relieved. On follow-up, he underwent physiotherapy and his symptoms of numbness gradually improved.
The median nerve course and its surrounding anatomical structures are vital while discussing on median nerve compression. The median nerve arises from the C5-T1 roots and enters the arm lateral to the brachial artery between biceps brachii and brachialis. It then crosses the artery descending medial to it before entering the cubital fossa. Once in the cubital fossa, it is medial to the brachial artery and enters between the two heads of pronator teres, deep to the bicipital aponeurosis but superficial to the brachialis. Proximal median nerve compression can be due to pronator teres, lacertus fibrosus and tendinous origin of flexor digitorum superficialis. An anomalous third head of biceps brachii has been reported in a cadaveric dissection tightly encasing the median nerve and brachial artery restricting motion of the two structures (Zar Chi et al. 2017).
The median nerve then continues in the forearm passing between the flexor digitorum superficialis and and flexor digitorum profundus muscles before emerging between the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor carpi radialis muscle just about 5cm proximal to the carpal tunnel. In the carpal tunnel, the median nerve shares an enclosed space with nine other structures namely the four FDS, four FDP and one flexor pollicis longus tendon. Hence, it is commonly compressed resulting in CTS.
There are four groups of median nerve variations i.e. I-the course of the thenar branches, II-accessory branches at the distal carpal tunnel, III-high division of the nerve including bifid median nerve and IV-accessory branches proximal to the carpal tunnel (Lanz 1977). In a bifid median nerve, an accessory muscle or a median artery may run in-between the division. The accessory muscles reported include the first lumbrical, palmaris longus, FDS muscle (Park et al. 2017; Atoni et al. 2017) and palmaris profundus. Presence of these anatomical variations are frequently associated with median nerve compression (Al-Qattan et al. 2009).
Lumbrical muscles are important for finger movements and is part of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. They are different from other muscles as they connect muscle to muscle forming a connection from the digit flexors to the extensors. Usually, they originate from the FDP tendon, distal to the carpal tunnel, and the muscle belly moves proximally on finger flexion. It is common to encounter variations in lumbrical attachment. Few variations include originating from a metacarpal, from the forearm or from a superficial flexor tendon (instead of FDP). Additionally, the third and fourth lumbricals normally originate from two tendons but may originate from a single tendon (Mehta et al. 1961).
An additional muscle belly for the lumbrical muscle of the left ring finger was seen in our case where the hypertrophic muscle belly compressed the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. CTS can be caused by median nerve compression by anomalous and additional lumbrical muscles (Chaudruc et al. 2000). A similar observation was seen in a study showing a bipennate origin of the first lumbrical, extending from the distal part of forearm with a split insertion (Singh et al. 2001). Several other authors also reported that lumbrical muscle intrusion is a potential cause of CTS (Jabaley 1978; Joshi et al. 2005).
In our case, the lumbrical muscle of the left ring finger had a proximal origin in the carpal tunnel as well as in the forearm. Siegel et al. reported that those patients with idiopathic CTS had lumbrical muscle origins located significantly more proximally in the carpal tunnel. Additionally, the lumbrical muscles were larger and had more proximal origins in those with jobs requiring repetitive hand motions (Siegel et al. 1995).
Other than the abnormal attachments, those with repetitive hand movements and those with CTS were reported to have significantly larger and hypertrophied lumbricals (Joshi et al. 2005). Shimizu et al. reported a case of CTS caused by a hypertrophied lumbrical muscle with flexor synovitis (Shimizu et al. 2015). Such hypertrophied muscle belly can cause overcrowding of the carpal tunnel as they glide proximally along with the flexor tendon during flexion of the fingers or when making a fist. Some reports suggest that it is not the existence of an anomalous muscle per se producing symptoms but hypertrophy due to manual work (Redondo et al. 2011; Ragoonwansi et al. 2002).
Operative treatment is preferred for CTS associated with lumbrical muscle anomaly rather than conservative management. Carpal tunnel release is usually performed, as well as resection of the abnormal muscle belly. It is preferably done under general anesthesia due to the larger surgical exposure. The prognosis is good after operative treatment once the abnormal muscle is resected as this prevents overcrowding of the carpal tunnel. It is best performed at an early stage before irreversible pathological changes occur on the median nerve.
Variations in the anatomy of the lumbrical muscles may produce CTS. Surgeons performing carpal tunnel surgeries should have a sound knowledge of carpal tunnel anatomy and not consider them as simple straight forward operations.
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It’s Now Possible to Have a Cheaper iPhone, Apple Promises
Business March 23, 2018
Modern technology has drastically changed the way we live our everyday lives. Ever since the late Apple founder Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone, we can now connect with our friends online and do some office work whenever or wherever we are in an impressive, yet efficient way. We can now perform simultaneous tasks at the palm of our hands. That’s why these innovative Smartphones became our next closest buddy.
Apple hails as the leading provider for high-end smartphone products
Not only it offers convenience in our work, but we can also stay updated on the latest news and trends. Unfortunately, most high-quality products come with a high price. That’s why most customers tend to go with Android because they can’t afford an iPhone. However, it seems Apple will break this price barrier because they state that their phone successors are 10% cheaper than their latest unit!
Apple received reports of iPhone X infected with a chip security flaw named meltdown
iPhone X Issues
The latest phone model enticed the customers due to its stunning features such as Face ID, Animoji, and gorgeous OLED screens. However, just a few weeks after the release, it created a backlash due to two major reasons. First, the customers worldwide hesitated on spending $999 to buy the product. While we understand their pricing since they spent more than $400 to manufacture the said product, most customers can’t afford to spend that much for a single phone.
The second reason was the slow performance on its devices due to security bugs. The company then released a Spectre security patch update on all its iOS devices to counter the meltdown. They also offered battery replacements for free or at a discounted rate to remedy the issue. If you are experiencing a slow performance in your iPhone, we encourage you to visit the nearest Apple store and replace your battery for free.
Affordable iPhone
Although Apple remedied the issues quickly, we can’t deny that these incidents affected their sales. That’s why, the company vowed to improve their next phone units with upgraded performance parameters and features. They promised to launch three new units with a 5.8-inch OLED, 6.1-inch LCD model, and 6.5-inch OLED unit by the second half of this year and according to Apple, these new phone successors cost less than the iPhone X!
Cheaper iPhone Screens?
Apple broke the agreement with Samsung as the primary provider for its OLED screens
Apple stated that they could reduce the cost by revamping the components used to build the units. Apple will replace its signature OLED screens with LED to cut down its cost. The latter screens seem to have cheaper rates than availing OLED.
However, Apple will retain the flagship features like aluminum edges and glass back to match with its previous units. Customers might also expect a slight downgrade performance on these successor phones because of the replaced components. For example, the RAM storage may suffer due to the lowered specifications. Reliable sources reported that the next iPhones would have LPDDR memory instead. Apple is yet to confirm whether this information is true or not.
Is it really Affordable?
Apple estimated that their new models would fall between the $650-$850 price range. This is relatively cheaper compared to the $999 price unit. However, there’s no guarantee whether the customers can save from the said cost.
For one, most Smartphone users enter a two-year contract provision with ISP providers that offer subscriptions for high-end phones. Customers not only get to pay for the phone’s price itself but also for the subscription fees, premium services, and pay for apps from the Apple store.
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Post by Hemingway » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:04 am
Well, I have been around long enough now to see the game is constantly in a state of flux and change, as noted by Kaz's continuous upgrades 2.9x. I also see a shrinking community. Lastly, I see that new players seem more turned off by what they find due to either lack of game experience and/or that somehow the "simplicity" has more game "science" and is far more complex than most want to admit. With that said, I am running the poll to see what is our favorite aspect of the game. Then I am looking for any suggestions that you think would draw in more players and retain the ones we have. Yes, I am expecting age old comments to reappear, but if there is a chance for drawing new blood or getting fresh ideas out there, I am open for discussion and eager to see it.
Thanks, and looking forward to your collective thoughts.
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Re: What makes this game worth it to you?
Post by Kaz » Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:26 pm
It'll be interesting to see the results of the vote, but if I'm honest, I wouldn't expect to get much in the way of New Player attraction / retention solutions, or at least new ones.
The simple fact that I am beginning to realise, is that the only `new player` opinions that are really worth a damn, are the ones from actual new players, who probably wont look at these boards at all. Online gaming has changed over the years, and message boards are no longer the first place a player goes. Most expect everything they need for a game, to be easily available from in the game itself.
Historically, when I've made threads like these, Veteran players have tended to come up with the same sort of ideas, which are generally about attraction of New Players (Facebook integration, ideas for advertising campaigns, my miniatures idea etc). These ideas are very good, and we still have several that are implementable and might just bring in a host of more players to try out the game. But if we can't retain them, then it's a waste of time, effort and money. This site gets enough unique hits in order to grow, and new accounts are registered on a regular basis, our primary problem is retention.
With that being said, if you guys really want to help me understand the complexities of what's going on, there's a simple thing that can be done.
Instead of asking friends to play the game, we should instead be asking friends to provide feedback on the new player experience. Experience ought to tell us that most of our friends we try to get playing with us, try the game out, but don't stick around. So instead of saying "come play this game with me, promise me you'll play", we should be saying "come test out this game, and then post about your initial impressions and experience, promise me you'll post".
I have a couple of friends who tried the game out, got confused instantly, and then came to me for advise. Previously when this happened, I started to explain the basics of how the game works, this keeps people playing for a little while, but doesn't resolve the issue for players who don't have a veteran player to ask advice from.
However, this time instead of teaching them how to play 'manually', I asked them what they thought they were supposed to do (they were totally wrong), what they should build first (again totally wrong) and what else was confusing them. I then suggested that they stop playing until I've had a chance to make some changes.
The primary issue as I currently understand it, is that the game 'seems' very complicated. That's very different from the game 'actually' being very complicated, after all there are only 5 screens that actually get used to spend turns, and another 4 or 5 screens that make changes to your kingdom. The rest is pretty much just information.
But to a new player, there is no real way of knowing what buildings to make, how many they should make, how big a kingdom they should be aiming for, how many troops to buy, when to buy them etc etc. These start-up questions are really quite simple to answer, and once answered the new player can move on quite easily, but the game itself doesn't answer them. The new player needs to find these boards, and dig through the NPA forum hoping to find the answers, and the best they are likely to find is a building guide that shows them the 'steps' but doesn't really answer 'why' they are following this order. Essentially, if a new player can't reach a point initially where they know enough to want to return to the game to play more turns, then we've lost them.
What we need, is an integrated help system that actually helps new players understand the various game functions, rather than long and complicated 'elite' training posts on a connected message board. Ideally I need to finish the NPA Game Screen Help Files sub-forum that I started, but I simply don't have enough time in the day to get it done along with all the other bits that need to be done. This would be another place where you guys could help out, simply by helping me write the content for those threads.
The next issue, is that even if a new player manages to work out the basics of how to build, they tend to get smashed pretty quickly. That's down to you guys largely, but then there's no way for you to tell that the kingdom you're about to feed from is a new player or not. To be honest there isn't really a game format that's a suitable place for a new player to gain enough mastery to actually survive long out of NPP. However I do have a few ideas for game formats that might work to fill this role, but they require more work before they are possible.
I know that many of you have previously asked friends to check out the game, and I'm sure that you got some kind of feedback from them, so in addition to answering Hemingway's poll about what keeps you playing, I'd love to see some posts detailing the feedback that you got from your friends, regardless of how negative it might be.
Some of you have previously asked, what'd the point of trying to improve the new player experience, when there are no new players to experience it. I just did a couple of queries against the database, and even now, with a low population of players and zero advertising, we're getting enough new players that if they could be retained, it would slowly start to snowball into a more competitive environment.
Over the last 30 days, we've had 11 new registrations, of which 7 have made kingdoms
Over the last 60 days, We've had 26 new registrations, of which 18 have made kingdoms
We have a pretty good conversion rate of registration to kingdom creation. Our problem is the conversion from kingdom creation to returning player.
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Post by Tara » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:12 pm
I chose "other" because I wanted to select all options and could not =) so yea, all of the above for me. I never got into games in general, not online anyway (I love some board games with the fam though!) Except for this one because I came over with RP friends and it was fun to fight their pixels "for real" lol and I was hooked instantly.
I'ma reserve the space ta edit in more response when I have time in a bit and after we see what de boss said =)
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Post by Fireslash » Fri Nov 21, 2014 7:27 pm
Pretty much like it all, otherwise would have given up a long time ago.
Granted, it's easy as fuck now, but when I first started playing it was really ridiculous. I know it sounds stupid but maybe put a generalized easy build strategy/training strategy under building or troops type.
Slave Markets
how many you have
box to type in amount to build
+ Income(Most players averaged 10 percent of total land last age)
Cherufes
Best Value Def Troop
2nd Best Value Def Troop
Granted would take some paying attention still, but they wouldn't have to click extra buttons to figure shit out, its right there on the page they are on
~Fire
Post by Tara » Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:36 am
It was always the community, wasn't it? I miss all of you sofuckinmuch!!!
Eakle
Newbling
Post by Eakle » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:34 pm
I always wanted to try to build the Perfect Realm, but now I'd like to experience some other aspects of the game, including the community. Still love the game!
Post by Kaz » Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:27 pm
Eakle wrote: I always wanted to try to build the Perfect Realm, but now I'd like to experience some other aspects of the game, including the community. Still love the game!
I wish that you could experience the community aspect too.
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Ramos and Murphy
The Nats have been carried most of the year by two bats. Daniel "MVP" Murphy and Wilson "MVP" Ramos. (Yes - let them split it). They both rank in the Top 10 of OPS and wRC+ and haven't seemed to slow down a bit. However, there are still 50 games to go and that's like 30% of the season. Is there any chance these guys will stop hitting?
For Murphy, I'd say it's unlikely. Murphy hits. That's what he does. His lowest batting average since 2011 is .281. He has hit at least .280 in something like 21 out of 27 (over 75%) months of playing. His BABIP (.346) is high, but not strangely so, and it's not that out of line with BABIPs past (.345 .329 .315 .322) He could slump, anyone can, but a profound one is unlikely. Instead the question with Murphy is one of power.
Murphy has hit 21 home runs this year, already well over his career high of 14. True he's hitting more fly balls (over 43% when his previous post 2011 high was around 36%) but the real driving force is a change in his HR/FB rate. It is up around 13.3% when it had previously peaked last year at 8.3%. But that last year peak is part of the reason to feel optimistic about the power staying. Last year he started to pull the ball more in August and September and he started to hit more flyballs. In short, he started to go for the home runs. His HR/FB rate went over 10% and he hit 8 homers in two months after hitting 6 in the previous 3+. It looked like he fundamentally changed as a hitter.
He didn't quite pick up right where he left off when the season started. His April numbers were more average and doubles driven, and he ended the month and went into May on a 19 game homerless streak. But in early May he turned the homer power back on and it's mostly been on since then. He had a dip of 1 homer in 17 games in mid June (he hit 5 doubles and a triple during that time) He bounced back from that just fine.
So is there any cause for worry? Well if you are that type he may be on a similar snide right now (1 homer in 11 games) and while I'd expect a bounce back there's no guarantee that it has to be in the next week. This could drag on longer than the previous streaks especially with the built up fatigue of a season in place. The other thing that might cause a slight worry is there's been a minor drop in "hard" hit balls and increase in "soft" hit balls. These numbers (33.3% and 18.5%) are the lowest and highest of the season for him, respectively. At the same time in those months at the end of last year he "beat" both those low marks and he ended up with months that were perfectly fine.
If I had to guess I'd put money on Murphy's power slowing down a little bit. Along with the soft percentage steadily going up, there's a drop in his ability to get hits off high pitches. Small sample yes yes. But I'm just riffing here. I think he's getting a little tired. It's a long season and he's on pace to play 154 games, more than either of the past two years (143 and 130). He may still hit over .300 these past two months, but I think with perhaps with a little less power, maybe similar to how he ended last year (which was very good!)..
Ramos is trickier. He doesn't have Murphy's same history of hitting and his current average (.336) would best his previous major league high by over 60 points. You'd have to go back to his minor league days to find a time where he hit for average. But that in itself might be telling because the question with Ramos is how much LASIK helped him. If he could see better when younger, a pretty fair assumption, then him being a high average hitter in the minors might be linked to how he should do now, with presumably clear vision. But that's a LOT of speculation. For Ramos we really have to look at this year and see what we see.
One of Ramos' biggest issues is he's slow. Super slow. If the GB doesn't go exactly where it should then it's an out. This year the GBs are going exactly where he needs them to. Generally GBs are base hits at about a .230 clip. For Ramos this year it's happening at a .255 rate well above the .160 and .170 of previous years. Could something else be driving those low BABIPs? Well in the past two years he hit grounders very slowly. Only 12% of his grounders were hit hard. The softer they are hit the more that are gotten to and for Ramos the more outs that are made. This year it's up over 20%. So voila? Not quite. In 2012 and 2013 he hit GBs even harder, and had far fewer softly hit balls. In the two years combined (it's Ramos here - full seasons are rare) his BABIP was around .214. So it really feels like for GBs things should be more like those years and that we're looking for a drop in average.
Of course if he's hitting more liners and homeruns this year that would soften that fall. Well we get half that - he is hitting more line drives this year. While his average there is also a little high - he is crushing the liners and his leg speed matters a lot less here. I'm not going to knock him here like I did for the GBs. However, he isn't hitting more homers, or at least his HR/FB rate isn't any higher. So that isn't going to help the average stay up.
What will though is the decrease in strikeouts. Ramos' K rate had climbed to 20% last year. his swinging strike rate rose to 12.1%, his contact rate down to 77.5% all career worst. This year those numbers are much improved surpassing the numbers he put up in the 2012-13 years.
Looking at this data - there is clearly a Ramos that existed pre 2014 and one that existed in 2014-2015. The one that existed previous to 2014 hit the ball hard and hit a lot of homers (16 in 287 at bats in 2013, better pace than this year). There was some bad luck involved, especially in 2013 that kept how well he was actually hitting from being immediately apparent. The 2014-15 Ramos didn't hit the ball hard, and struck out a lot. There was probably a little good luck involved to make 2014 look ok, but it all came to a head last year. What is 2016? It feels like the natural progression from 2012-2013. He's hitting the ball so much like he did in those years, it makes you feel like 2014-5 were anomalies. I'd say he is player who is healthy, learning to ID pitches better and make better contact, not necessarily hitting the ball differently but becoming a better hitter around the edges.
I don't think Ramos will be the hitter he was in 2015. I don't think that's possible from the player I see today. But I do think he'll probably hit in the .280 range from here on out. That just fits the data better than the .335+ he's hitting now. But with Ramos because he's so slow, I can see the opportunity for a deeper slump. He's not going to luck into swinging bunts and legged out hits that might help a Murphy in the midst of a run of bad luck. So he could hit something like .240 pretty easy, it's just one or two hits breaking the wrong way.
In either case though I don't see any reason to believe these guys have lucked into being productive offensive players. I think Murphy is a changed man, finally figuring out how to turn his innate ability to make good contact into one that generates power. He might tire a bit down the stretch costing him some homers but that's the worst I see. Ramos is a player finally completely 100% ready, with a healthy body and, we assume, sharp eyes. He is back to hitting as he had before and even better continuing the progression that a hitter can take as they get used to playing in the majors. He might stop lucking into grounders going where they ain't and maybe even have that luck turn but he's not going to shut off like a faucet, not if he keeps hitting the ball as he is now.
These two can and should keep hitting. Obviously you never know but that's how I see it. Now - if Murphy slows down the pop and Ramos' average drops well then they become less likely as a pair to carry the team. Two very good hitters are not enough. So the offense still needs more, but it doesn't need to worry about these guys.
Kevin Rusch said...
I'm a little worried about the lack of talk of extending Ramos. He's going to make a lot of money on the open market (I don't know if I want to commit to him for 7 years or anything) and while I'm pleased in general with the catching talent in the system, a catcher with his ability doesn't come along that often.
Both Murphy's current and previous managers have spoken about the need for him to rest his legs. Right now, with no Harper and no Zim (and not even a Stephen Drew), Murphy basically can't come out of the lineup. Dusty has been pretty good about mixing in off days for the every day players... clearly tougher to do when your thinned out by injury.
Severino has barely played, but what we've seen has been pretty good. Kinda makes you wonder why they would keep Lobaton when he comes back.
Gr8day4Bsbll said...
Well done, Harper. This kind of incredibly well-supported analysis exists noplace else on the intertubes or in any other baseball publication. On behalf of all Nats fans (or at least all the Nats fans in my house), thank you for this blog...
As for Ramos, one other thing besides Lasik to which he's attributed his turnaround season this year is the fact that he was able, with the help of the Nats' front office staff, to finally move his family from Venezuela to the DC area. That has apparently really allowed him to be more relaxed and to focus on baseball rather than having to worry about his family being (a) so far away during the season, and (b) in a volatile part of the world where anything might happen (given his kidnapping experience a few years ago, can we blame him?). So while the physical issue of having better eyesight can explain some of his improved performance, we shouldn't lose sight of the undoubted improvement in his personal life that has led to an improvement in his mental/emotional health as well. And since baseball is 90% mental and only the other half is physical (thanks, Yogi), I'd think that accounts for some of Wilson's improved performance this year.
KO said...
Harper, what do you think the odds the nats resign Wilson are right now? Are the comparative contracts too rich for the nats?
KO - if Wilson wants a standard contract... like paid the year its due ... I don't know. There's an assumption (by me) that they don't want payroll to go up as far as it has been. The "topped out" comment. They'll probably have 134 mill on the books or so to start without Gio. They'll need to fill a rotation spot (Gio), closer (Melancon/Papelbon), another BP arm (Belisle), possibly CF (they may cut Revere - but that would save the team like 7M), couple bench spots (Drew, Heisey)
Lets say they do that though - cut Revere - that gives then roughly 23 million for a sort of starting OF, starting C, starter (possibly), and hopefully a lights out reliever, along with three other spots. That's tough. If they sign Ramos that's basically half the money for one position. I suppose if you like Lopez and think Espy can hang on for one more year you can do it because you can put that money to the pen and bench. But that's a bit too far for me. Plus it could really come back to bit you given Ramos' health history.
I'm rambling but really I don't have a good handle on it because I have no idea of what Ramos would accept. If he buys into the pay later deals like Max and Murphy or some sort of crazy ratchet up (like 6 mill next year, 12 then 18 for last 2) then it could be done. If he doesn't want that then I wouldn't give the Nats good odds.
I will GUARANTEE the Nats don't come with the most money paid out over playing time of contract. Whether that matters I don't know.
If you sign Ramos (let's say 4/50) that's probably about it for signings.
Bryce not in the lineup again. Ugh.
sirc said...
When I read Verducci's claim I felt relief. It isn't good news, but it is an explanation.
http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/08/12/bryce-harper-washington-nationals-injury?xid=si_social
I say relief, because it means that there's a good reason for the regression.
Can you imagine what Ramos' numbers would be IF he were a step faster?
After last night's abortion of a game, some good news.
THE DC STRANGLER HAS ASKED FOR HIS RELEASE!!!!
Mike Rizzo could find pictures of himself fornicating with goats on the front page of the Post and it wouldn't be as bad a mistake as his decision to get Papelbon last season, or the decision to not release him after he choked Harper. Turn the page on this blemish on Nationals history and let his name never be spoken again.
The problem with releasing Papelbon is that it leaves the bullpen a little light again. Papelbon pitching every three days or so and in some high leverage inningd which arent the ninth could be very valuable.
This means Dusty has to rely on Kelley who has an extensive injury issues. But that has to be weighed to clubhouse dynamics which we as fans have no idea about...
I would hope there would be a corresponding RP pickup if Papelbon is released.
PotomacFan said...
Papelbon was and is a cancer. And a lousy relief pitcher. Releasing him will be all positives for the Nationals. On September 1, Nats expand the roster to 40 players. They can have try-outs for a relief pitcher to replace Paps. It won't be hard to find a decent replacement.
DezoPenguin said...
Well, Papelbon has been released outright, not even DFA'd. He's looked half-cooked much of the year and genuinely bad recently, so it's not likely anyone takes a flyer on him. Maybe the Yankees, just to screw with the Red Sox.
In the irony of relief pitching sample sizes, meanwhile, Papelbon has exactly one blown save more than Miller or Chapman. @_@ So, farewell D.C. Strangler; you didn't hurt us as much as you could have, and apparently only tried to beat up on grown men who can defend themselves.
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Tear your mind into pieces with VCTMS newest single – “Bitter // Relief”
February 17, 2017 Jordan Swickard Off All Posts, Bands, Blog News, Emerging From The Shadows, Genre,
Formed in 2013 the Nu-metal/Groove outfit VCTMS has been turning heads since their birth. The group is from Streamwood, Illinois and has put out one previous ep in 2015 titled “Sickness Vol. 1″. Today they’re back at it again with their new song, “Bitter // Relief”, which you can take a listen below. I can’t stop bobbing my head to it. This is the second single off of their upcoming full length, “Vol. II: Inside The Mind”. The record is set to release March 17th, 2017 through the one and only, Chugcore Promotions. The band is planning a summer tour so keep your little peepers out for that. I was able to talk to their drummer, Meredith, and when I asked them how writing processed differed from their previous work, she had this to say:
“The writing process was very different this time around, we started writing this album in 2015 and didn’t have a set direction. We didn’t want to stray away too much from our original sound, but we didn’t want to hold ourselves back by any means. We wrote 1/4 of the album in early 2015 & wrote the 3/4’s in mid 2016, at first the motivation to finish a record wasn’t there as we originally planned for another 7-8 track EP, but when we started to get back into writing in 2016 we ended up demoing out 15 songs total and nine of those songs ended up on the album.”
We didn’t stop there, I was curious on their influences for the new record, when asked Meredith replied:
“We all have our separate influences as musicians, but me personally I wouldn’t say there was a direct artist influence on this record. I draw influence from a lot of artists / different things, when writing the lyrics for “Vol. II Inside The Mind” I was listening to a lot of Thrice, Citizen, Mat Kerekes, Pvris, Daphne Loves Derby, & Coldplay then if you know me i’m super intrigued in Horror films & sadistic characters such as The Joker or Dexter so I drew a lot of influence from those things as well, I have a strong appreciation for dark backstories. The guitar work differs in this album from the last, it’s more intricate, weird, and unexpected. The whole vibe of this album is personal, it comes from an emotional place that can be relatable to almost anyone.”
I also asked about the transition of vocals, as the band has switched frontman.
“When it comes to the vocalist situation we all wanted John to make the switch. He was nervous and skeptical at first which is understandable because going from bass to vocals which is a major adjustment. Eventually we convinced him and it was the best decision we could of made for this band. John really killed it on the new record, his vocals are aggressive, unique, and just downright in your face. He really captured what we were going for on this upcoming release. “Subdued” was our first single release from the record and that got immensely positive feedback which we were very grateful for. If you enjoyed anything we’ve released in the past then you will definitely enjoy our sophomore release “Vol. II Inside The Mind” thanks for listening!”
We’re super glad you could talk with us! Keep your eye out for Vol. II: Inside The Mind! What are you waiting for, spin that track!
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Say Hello To Nailwound And Their New Track – “Dog Eat Dog” – Exclusively through Chugcore
Nailwound, the newcomers to the Hardcore / Beatdown world, have made an lasting impression with their new track, "Dog Eat Dog"! Premiering exclusively through Chugcore...
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New Jersey based Hard Rock Band AURIN has released the official music video for their emotionally charged, new single, "Pause Rewind Repeat," off of their upcoming third...
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Shevchenko: We needed to pull out this victory
Andrey Shevchenko has commented on a victorious match of the national team of Ukraine over team of the Czech Republic. The head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andrey Shevchenko has explained replacements, has told about structure and has shared emotions from a debut match in the League of Nations. "Today the national team has got good result and has shown a qualitative game. If and we continue to play, then we on the right track. Czechs in the second half have changed system a game, it was necessary to prompt to football players and to do replacements. In general we are happy with a game. Yaremchuk? The most important that he worked. He moves in the right direction, and goals will come. The forward has to be able to suffer. We have changed structure, an interesting game more in a midfield and the average line has turned out. It is very good that we have such players who allow to vary the game scheme. Zinchenko's exit? Football players have got a bit tired, we have two matches in a row therefore I have made replacements. At us is whom to strengthen a game. The players who have come for replacement have well entered a game. We have a little lifted Zinchenko's position and became better to put pressure. We needed to pull out this victory. I am happy with a game. I want to give a compliment to the Czech Republic. At the end the open soccer, the attack to the attack has gone. Both teams were wanted to be won, but we were closer", - Shevchenko on air of the Soccer TV channel 1 has told. We will remind, the national team of Ukraine has beaten the Czech Republic on departure with the score 2:1. Watch video of the heads of a match of the League of Nations the Czech Republic - Ukraine. Earlier the author of the first goal of Ukraine Evgeny Konoplyanka admitted that the winning goal of Zinchenko has pleased him more, than the. Do you wish to learn the latest sports news the first? Subscribe for our canal in Telegram!
URL: http://newswell.info/articles/shevchenko_we_needed_to_pull_out_this_victory
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POLICE arrested lawyer Coltart and charged him with Participating in gathering with intent to promote public violence, breaches of the peace or bigotry.
BULAWAYO MAYOR MGUNI says he wasn’t on leave last week when town clerk Dube was suspended by his deputy, Tinashe Kambarami.
“Met Uebert Angel, a televangelist and businessman, who is founder of Spirit Embassy in the UK and Bro” President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Twitter.
‘KAMBARAMI’S NOMINATION in Bulawayo is null and void as he was convicted for theft from an electrician’-1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement Trust,.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police on Sunday arrested Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyer Douglas Coltart and charged him with Participating in gathering with intent to promote public violence, breaches of the peace or bigotry.
Announcing on a video posted on social media on Sunday Coltart said, “I have been called for questioning at Harare Central Police this morning in connection with the meeting yesterday from which 4 teachers were abducted and beaten by CIO and later handed over to the police. Would appreciate your prayers.”
The Code says that the crime of participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, a breach of the peace or bigotry is committed whether the action constituting it is spontaneous or planned in advance, and whether the place or meeting where it occurred is public or private.
The human rights lawyer was however released together with the four teachers after the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights dispatched a team of legal representatives to assist in the matter.
“I’ve been released after being charged with section 37 of the Criminal Code along with Roboh, Precious, Munya and Jess.” Coltart later said in an update. “Thank you ZLHR for the excellent legal representation from Denford Halimani and Tino Shoko. Aluta Continua!” Source – Byo24News
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WOMAN (38) was arrested at Beitbridge Border post with 200 explosives by members of the ZRP and immigration officers on Sunday morning.
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