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Valley County Pioneer Museum
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Glasgow 59230,Northeast Montana
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In Valley County, Montana, a person is still able to find the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures, tipi rings, buffalo jumps and artifacts of past Indian cultures in the hills and prairie lands where only a century ago huge buffalo herds roamed. Cattle, sheep and homestead shacks can still be seen.
Steamboats and forts once graced the banks of the Missouri River. Fur traders, buffalo hunters, woodhawks, and Indian agents have called this “home.” Sheepherders and cowboys still ply their trades today. Golden fields of grain and vast stretches of grazing land inhabit the hills, prairie lands, and river bottoms.
Small rural towns conveniently situated to accommodate their benefactors-the farmers and ranchers-have prospered to the present.
You can see evidence of the past and present at the Valley County Pioneer Museum.
Specimens of Fossils. Many fossils of the numerous species of prehistoric animals that roamed present Valley County 100 million years ago are found every year. A 30-foot vertebra of the Plesiosaur is on display.
Naming Milk River. Lewis and Clark, the first white men in present Valley County, named the largest northern tributary of the Missouri “Milk River,” noting that its water had “the colour of a cup of tea with the admixture of a tablespoonful of milk.” A diorama of this event is displayed here.
Indian Artifacts. When the first white men arrived in present Valley County, the land was the hunting grounds of the nomadic Assiniboine Indians. The Wetsit Collection includes fabulous Indian artifacts and the Wetsit tipi made from 23 elk hides.
The Last Hunt. Shortly after white man’s horse was introduced to the plains Indians, the men of the hunting tribes became skilled horsemen as depicted in Georgia Montfort’s action-packed “Last Hunt” diorama.
Old Fort Peck. A number of “forts” were erected along the southern border of Valley County during the fur trade days. Old Fort Peck was established in the mid-1860s and served as a trading post and Indian agency until 1877. A diorama of Old Fort Peck is featured here.
The Buffalo Bone Trade. Present Valley County abounded in buffalo before the final slaughter in the 1880s. The abandoned carcasses left on the prairies to rot produced thousands of tons of bones that were later gathered for commercial use.
The Cattlemen. Thousands of cattle were trailed into present Valley County in the 1880s to graze on the rich grasses of the late buffalo herds. The chuck wagon and stone cart on exhibit made the trip up the Texas Trail.
The Sheepmen. Close on the heels of the cattlemen came the sheep ranchers. In the spring of 1906, there were more than 250,000 sheep sheared in the Valley County area. The sheep wagon displayed in the museum served its purpose for 70 years on the prairies.
Early Day Businesses. At first, Glasgow was no more than clusters of tents along the railroad track which began to grow into the present day town. Businesses and professions developed. Opheim General Store, Hinsdale Doctor’s Office, Lustre Post Office, and the Frazer Barber Shop are displayed.
The Homesteaders. Squatters came into the area immediately following the arrival of the railroad. Homestead acts were approved, and between 1900 and 1917, 80,000 persons came into eastern Montana to file homestead claims. A diorama by Georgia Montfort depicts the Homesteaders way of life.
Jim Hill’s Railroad. In the 1850s, a survey was made to determine a practicable rail route from St. Paul to Puget Sound. The approved route cut across present Valley County. It was not until the 1880s that the railroad was finally laid. Exhibits depict this era.
The Unprecedented Fort Peck Dam. During the Depression of the 1930s, the Public Works Administration approved an unprecedented engineering project which provided employment for an estimated 50,000 workers and created the world’s largest earth filled dam. The entire Fort Peck Dam Project is featured in miniature form.
The History of Local Aviation. Valley County’s history of aviation began with “barnstorming” in 1913. With the advent of war and the need for military operations came the construction of the World War II bomber base, the Opheim Radar Base and the Glasgow Air Force Base. Valley County’s T.G. Kirkland hurled Valley County and the rest of the world into the space age with his design of the fuel cell for the Gemini V Space Craft.
Nationally Recognized Sculptor. Some years ago “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” column featured the world’s tiniest workable violin. The violin, created by the late Frank Lafournaise, as well as his tools and other samples of his masterful woodcarvings are on display.
In addition to all of this, you’ll see the fantastic exhibit of wildlife mountings, artifacts, saddles, horns, antlers and furs from the Stan Kalinski Collection. The collection is handsomely displayed in a specially designed 30 x 70-foot room for maximum viewing.
You’ll see the beautifully ornate and historical Buffalo Bill Cody bar which still sports a bullet hole and lead slug reminiscent of the wild west; the mounted head of the buffalo butchered for a celebration honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his visit here in the 1930s; the albino mule deer, the white fox, the extinct Audubon sheep, 20-foot snake skins, record size elk, and many more varieties of birds, mammals, and reptiles.
The museum is located on Hwy.. 2 in Glasgow and is open from Memorial Day to Labor. Admission is free. Reprinted from museum brochure.
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Apple Watch Series 5: What we know so far about Apple’s next smartwatch
The Apple Watch Series 4 has been around for a while now, so naturally it’s time to turn our attention to the Series 5, which is being finalised somewhere deep in the halls of Apple’s spaceship campus, and rumored to be appearing at Apple’s 10 September event.
The Series 4 was a big jump forward for Apple, bringing aboard a medical-grade ECG sensor and transitioning its smartwatch into a serious health wearable.
Read this: Best Apple Watch apps
But what could the Apple Watch 5 have in store? We’ve taken a look at the latest rumblings and also picked out the big features we hope to see.
Apple Watch Series 5: Design
With the Series 4, Apple made the most dramatic designs changes to the Apple Watch since it launched. Both models jumped up in size, so another major design revamp with the Series 5 seems unlikely from our point of view. Those dreams of a round Apple Watch are long gone.
This is supported by the most recent leak surrounding the next Apple Watch, which seemingly shows an image of a new version. It must be said that the image, put up on Instagram by a French user, looks an awful lot like the Series 4.
The key new information is on the screen, mainly its model number, A2157, which is one of a series included in official Apple documentation filed with the Eurasian Economic Commission recently. That makes it look a like a new model of some sort, as easy as it is to doctor images nowadays. In light of this, it looks for now like we’re right to not expect much of design update.
However, another recent leak suggests that Apple is at least working on some new casings for an Apple Watch (though we don’t know for sure whether they’ll be new Series 4 options or for the Series 5). The ceramic finish available for Series 2 and 3 is returning, along with a brand-new titanium case option.
Read this: Apple Watch – everything you need to know in one place
Titanium would mark an entirely new material if it were available for the Series 5, and shows that Apple isn’t sitting still after the success of the Series 4 redesign.
Another significant design update that could be coming down the pike for the Series 5 is an entirely new display. Rumors are flying that Apple is working on a MicroLED display for its watches, which could see an upgrade in fidelity over OLED, the current benchmark. MicroLED displays use much less power, and are brighter, with better contrast ratios. Finally, they’re also thinner, which could mean thinner Apple Watches – an enticing thought.
The rumors have this display update pinned for 2020, but don’t be surprised if it comes more quickly. Could we see a MicroLED screen on the Series 5? After all, Apple apparently had a prototype working as far back as 2017.
Apple Watch Series 5: Potential new features
The Series 5 could be an iteration that’s all about refinements, notably in the software department. Those improvements usually come courtesy of watchOS, Apple’s smartwatch operating platform. And we finally know what that latest instalment of watchOS will bring.
Apple officially unveiled watchOS 6 at its WWDC developer conference in June, giving us a run down of features that are likely to appear on any new Watch it could decide to show off later this year.
Those features include the addition of an on-device App Store, making it easier to download apps, especially for LTE Apple Watch owners who will be able to do it over a data connection.
Other features include new apps brought over from the iPhone like Voice Memos, women’s health features, new watch faces, an improved Activity app and a whole lot more on top of that.
More recently, a rumor has surfaced that Apple could be adding a ‘School mode’ to its smartwatch line, to encourage parents that their kids could use the Apple Watch without getting distracted all the time. The mode would turn off all complications and app access on the watch until the end of school, making it just a timepiece for the user until they’re on their way home. This is a feature that’s much appreciated on various trackers and smartwatches aimed specifically at kids, so is a sensible addition if Apple is indeed developing it.
Could the Apple Watch finally get native sleep tracking? We certainly hope so. While we’d hoped it would land for the Series 3 after Apple’s acquisition of sleep tracking company Beddit, it never materialised.
A new report from earlier this year fills us with optimism that maybe (maybe) Apple is ready to give us that feature, which has been present on rival smartwatches and fitness trackers for some time now.
Read this: How Apple could beat Fitbit to building the ultimate sleep wearable
That report suggested built-in sleep tracking features for the Watch are incoming, and Apple is already testing out the feature before it rolls it out to its smartwatch. If all goes well with testing, the features will apparently roll out in 2020.
While there are Apple Watch sleep tracker apps available, the Cupertino company is clearly playing catch-up with its rivals in offering native sleep tracking. Here’s hoping that if it does land, it’ll be well worth the wait.
Health monitoring gets accuracy boost
Patents can often give us an insight into what Apple is thinking about its smartwatch. Some can seem outlandish and feel like they are years away, others can seem more feasible. A recent patent published by the US Patent & Trademark Office, related to Apple smartening up its Watch straps, doesn’t feel impossible.
It suggests that Apple is exploring ways it can monitor health data more reliably from the wrist. It could do that through what is described as a watch band that features a tightness sensor. When coupled with a processing unit, it could provide a strain gauge that is able to indicate the tightness of the band.
The idea is that if the band is not tight enough to take a biometric reading from the skin, the user will be prompted to adjust the band until a reliable reading can be taken. That strain gauge would be positioned in between where the band attaches to the casing and would be able to measure that strain in multiple directions.
The patent doesn’t indicate what health data the patent would be most beneficial for, but we do know that taking heart rate data from an optical heart rate monitor can encounter some accuracy problems. We know health tracking is a big deal for Apple and no doubt it’ll be on the agenda when it’s ready to unveil its next-generation smartwatch.
Apple Watch Series 5: Price and release date
So here’s the thing. While Apple has in recent years mixed up its big reveals for other hardware, it’s operated like clockwork for new Apple Watch reveals. From Series 1 to Series 4, they’ve all been announced in September with a launch rollout following soon after. We fully expect the same for the Series 5 coupled with the launch of its next watchOS software update. Apple has confirmed that it’s holding a major event on 10 September, so we’re expecting to learn more about the Series 5 at that demonstration.
In terms of pricing we can once again look back at how the cost of the Apple Watch has changed over the years. The cheapest Series 4 sat at £399 with the LTE model hitting the £529 mark. If you want the priciest, you can pay £1499 for a Series 4. It’s fair to assume they’re not going to get cheaper and there’s probably a strong chance things will get pricier. Hopefully though, it won’t be too far off what the Series 4 is right now.
The fact that a Series 5 is on the way isn’t the biggest leap, but is made all the more convincing by leaks like Hermès accidentally listing some Apple Watch Series 5 bands on its website for a while recently. It might not be concrete confirmation that the smartwatch is coming, but it sure paints a picture that it might be.
Apple Watch Series 5: What we want to see
So we’ve dealt with the most recent speculation about Apple’s new Watch, but what do we want to see unveiled? We’ve compiled a collection of features we hope Apple is working on that should make it the smartwatch to beat once again.
A new health sensor
The Apple Watch’s ECG sensor was, and still is, a huge deal; by turning the Watch into an FDA-cleared AFib detector, Apple leaped ahead in the race for health wearables. Now it needs to keep leaping. With the Series 5, we’d like to see more health sensors added.
An SpO2 sensor would make sense for its next play, allowing users to track their blood oxygen levels. This can be particularly helpful for sleep – it’s why Fitbit is currently getting the tech cleared for its own wearables – but that’s not an area the Apple Watch is strong on, due to its short battery life. But what if…
We touched on smart bands earlier, but this is something that has been rumored for a long, long time, and they’ve been backed up with patent after patent. The latest suggests Apple could pack a camera into one. It’s only a matter of waiting until they arrive, and 2019 feels like the optimal time.
These Smart Bands could be used to add features to the Apple Watch, such as a band that could read blood pressure (like the Omron HeartGuide) or something that can register your glucose level. They could even add non-health features.
As for how it would work, you only need to look at the iPad’s Smart Connector, which can provide power to accessories while also syncing small amounts of data. It’s entirely possible that Apple has learned how to shrink that tech, sticking it in the Apple Watch where bands fit in – in fact, some recently-filed patents suggest the Cupertino geniuses are working on such bands right now.
The patents show designs for a few Apple Watch bands. One houses a sleek notification indicator, while another has a self-tightening mechanism to determine the band’s fit. The most interesting contains a biometric scanner that could unlock your watch or Apple devices by scanning the skin patterns and hair density on your wrist as authentication.
Naturally, Smart Bands would connect to the Smart Connector and draw power and transfer data – no need for extra charging, battery replacing or Bluetooth (as on the ECG-reading KardiaBand).
Longer battery life
Look, we say this every year and we probably won’t stop saying it for a long time to come, but if Apple can get that battery life to the 2-3 day mark, the Watch could become a viable sleep tracker. Apple is definitely interested in sleep tech, but it knows its meagre battery life is keeping it on the back foot.
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Improving the battery life could mean sleep tracking, which could mean making use of new health sensors and finally taking on Fitbit in the land of nod. Reports indicate that Apple is testing out the feature, with an aim to launch by 2020. So if it doesn’t make it this round, maybe Series 6.
One way to achieve better battery life could be Micro LED, which is a display technology that’s more power efficient than the OLED display Apple currently uses in the Apple Watch. Good news is Apple has been interested in Micro LED tech.
In the meantime, it looks like Apple may let you charge the Series 5 with your iPhone or other smartwatch. Now that AirPower is officially dead, Apple may open up the Apple Watch to better work with other Qi-powered charging mats, which could include the iPhone or other smartphones that have the option of reversible wireless charging.
New health features aside, the battery life on the Apple Watch is behind all the major rivals bar Wear OS. Apple could even sell a battery-extending smart band accessory that gives the Watch a boost.
More uses for NFC
The Apple Watch has NFC, but it’s only used for Apple Pay and GymKit. Compare that to an iPhone, which gained the ability to use NFC for much more in iOS 12, like opening up your hotel room, using transit tickets and more.
It’s called Background Tag Reading, and on a technical level it just means you only need to unlock your phone to use NFC. No need to open up separate apps. Why not extend this to the Apple Watch?
The Apple Watch doesn’t exactly lend itself to opening apps up all the time, so NFC that was a little more instant and easier to use would be extremely helpful. A quick tap of your wrist could get you into your hotel room, onto your train and more.
More purchasing partnerships
Healthcare providers and insurance companies are super into wearables because they can keep customers healthier, which is a win-win for everyone. A lot of them, like John Hancock, have even started programs where you can get a subsidised Apple Watch (or Fitbit, or other wearable) if you maintain your fitness goals.
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It’s a great idea, but it’s one that Apple needs to actively court. Imagine if Apple struck deals with healthcare providers like Kaiser Permanente or gyms like 24-Hour Fitness, where members got subsidised Apple Watches as long as they hit their goals?
Apple would sell a buttload of Apple Watches, and it would be easier than ever to get one. Apple is already talking to Medicare providers to bring Apple Watch to at-risk seniors, so why not go big for everyone? The company is increasingly focusing on Apple Watch’s health features, and this would be the next big step.
Even a year ago this might have sounded absurd, but hear us out: What if Apple let its smartwatch work with Android phones? The last few months have seen Cupertino open its walled garden more than ever: Apple Music on Amazon Echo speakers, AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on third-party smart TVs; even iTunes has found its way onto Samsung TVs. And Apple already gives Android users access to Apple Music through an app. What if it did the same for the Apple Watch?
There are some obstacles here, iMessage being a big one, Siri being another. It would probably mean a cut-down experience for Android phone users, but it would be a small price to pay for access to one of the best smartwatches, and might even encourage Google to push harder on Wear OS.
All we’re saying is, think about it.
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Columbia County seeks lawyer to handle indigent defense
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By JEREMY BURNHAM of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Jeremy Burnham
Jul 29, 2020 Updated Jul 29, 2020
The Columbia County board of commissioners is seeking an attorney to handle half of the county’s indigent defense work for the remainder of 2020.
County Prosecutor C. Dale Slack was in attendance at the board’s Monday meeting to discuss the need for a contract with a new lawyer.
The lawyer would pick up defense work for defendants who cannot afford an attorney. The work is much like that of a public defender.
“Most small counties can’t afford to fund an entire office of public defense through the county, so we contract with private attorneys to fill the role of public defender,” Slack said in an email after the meeting.
Columbia County splits the work between two lawyers. Half is handled by Walla Walla attorney Rachel Cortez. Waitsburg attorney Julie Karl handled the other half, but decided to end her contract early.
Slack told the board if someone isn’t hired in the next few weeks, the contract should be examined for ways to make it more attractive.
District Court Judge Scott Marinella, a candidate for Columbia County Superior Court judge, said the board has to be aware of the scope of the indigent defense position in a small county.
“We need to look at the fact that our defense attorneys don’t just deal with court,” Marinella said. “They deal with social workers, they deal with the Department of Licensing a lot on behalf of their clients, which is above and beyond what a contracted attorney would typically do. They also deal with treatment. They do a lot.”
Slack agreed.
“Since we are in a smaller community with fewer social services — and we all see this, Scott sees it, I see it, the police see it and the defense attorneys see it — we all have to fill a lot of the gaps that we don’t have specific services for,” Slack said.
The board agreed the position should be advertised for the next three weeks. In this time, Slack said he can reach out to people to find ways to make the contract more attractive if needed. The board will meet again on this issue if someone is not found in the next three weeks.
Jeremy Burnham can be reached at jeremyburnham@wwub.com or 509-551-8896.
Jeremy Burnham covers education and Columbia County for the Union-Bulletin. He is a recent graduate of Eastern Washington University, where he studied journalism, and is an Eastern Eagle fanatic.
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Is It Good to Be Weird? A New Book Says Yes.
We met up with the author, who seemed . . . surprisingly normal.
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| Published on April 30, 2020
Photograph courtesy of Khazan.
Olga Khazan is sipping a perfectly ordinary chai latte, dressed in a regular old T-shirt and sweater. She smiles a pleasant smile, then says hello and shakes hands in a manner that’s entirely conventional. She seems, to all outward appearances, normal.
When this fact is pointed out to her, Khazan lets out a loud laugh. The DC author could be hearing that a lot now that she’s promoting her new book, Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World. “Being weird is more like an internal feeling that I carried over from childhood,” she explains. Khazan grew up a Russian Jewish immigrant in West Texas and spent most of her free time alone. She joined the high-school newspaper as a way to be more connected. “A lot of people who struggle with social interaction are drawn to journalism. Interviewing people gives you a constant way to practice.” Khazan moved to Washington to attend American University. Now she’s a staff writer for the Atlantic, where, she insists, “I’m still not cool.”
Weird is a work of reported nonfiction with a dash of self-help. Khazan writes about her own history and explores the stories of other people who make the most out of not fitting in: a Mormon missionary in Bulgaria, a trans woman who was mayor of a Texas town, a liberal professor in a conservative county, and so forth. She peppers each narrative with expert research on how to combat social anxiety. In some ways, the book was a way “to report my way out of my problems,” she says with a laugh.
At its core, Weird is an argument for nonconformity—for embracing the things that make you different rather than trying to stifle them. “It’s good to be weird,” Khazan says. “Your weirdness probably helps you a lot more than you realize. It’s never too late for weirdos.”
That’s certainly true for Khazan, who, over the course of reporting the book, came to reconsider some of her own notions about herself. “It made me think maybe I’m not so different from everyone,” she says. After all, if most people think they’re a little odd, then that makes being strange . . . normal.
This article appears in the April 2020 issue of Washingtonian.
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Allan Gerlat | Nov 12, 2013
Geo-Tech Polymers has opened a plastics recycling facility in Waverly, Ohio.
The Westerville, Ohio-based Geo-Tech said in a news release that the facility will specialize in decorated plastics recycling for the retail packaging industry.
The company removes coatings such as screen printing and labels from plastic substrate materials with detergents. The approach transforms decorated plastic scrap into recycled resin that can be certified back to its original prime specifications.
The facility is Geo-Tech’s second recycling facility in Ohio. The company said it has 100,000 square feet of space and can process 20 million to 30 million pounds of recycled plastics per year.
Geo-Tech is a division of Wastren Advantage Inc., a waste management and recycling services company that provides solutions for managing hazardous and radioactive materials.
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Gutherson takes advice from Eels legends on rare honour at 'new home'
By Adam Pengilly
April 21, 2019 — 1.02pm
Eels captain Clint Gutherson has sought advice from some of the club's former legends on how to handle the honour of leading Parramatta out onto their new home ground for the first time.
Gutherson, whose talks with Parramatta management over a contract extension remain one of the NRL's burning issues, is preparing to lead Brad Arthur's men in their first game at Bankwest Stadium on Monday.
Honour: Eels captain Clint Gutherson. Credit:AAP
The skipper took it upon himself to speak to a number of Eels greats about the experience, one which he insists is not daunting as 30,000 people prepare to flood Sydney's new $360 million stadium for its grand opening.
"I've spoken to a few past captains about running out and trying to enjoy and embrace the occasion," Gutherson said. "I'm just really excited and looking forward to it.
"It was exciting running out there with 10,000 people turning up [on Wednesday night for an open training session]. It's going to be a big moment and I'm super proud to get out there on Monday in front of a full crowd. I'll just enjoy the whole day.
"It's in the middle of Parramatta and it is our home – and now we've got to make it our home."
It's in the middle of Parramatta and it is our home - and now we've got to make it our home
Clint Gutherson
Gutherson and Eels halfback Mitchell Moses head a long list of names unsigned at Parramatta beyond this season as Parramatta follow a meticulous recruitment and retention strategy.
It's likely to be the furthest things from the players' minds though when they take on the Tigers on Monday, almost 1000 days since they played their last home game at the old Parramatta Stadium.
The Eels have already trained on Bankwest Stadium several times – including under lights in front of fans last week – and are sweating on the fitness of recruit Blake Ferguson who is nursing a rib complaint.
"He's going alright," Arthur said. "We’ll see how he gets through [Sunday] and we'll see what happens for him [on Monday].
"He hasn't done much [training]. It's a pain tolerance injury. You can’t make it any worse, but it is what it is."
Several Eels players have been frank in their assessment of their temporary home at ANZ Stadium for the last two years, in particular to their failure to turn it into a fortress.
But Arthur wants those days to be nothing but a distant memory.
"It's nice to have our own stadium and a ground that we can call home," he said. "So that's great, moving forward. But it's just not going to happen for us either.
"We’ve got to turn up with the right attitude and we've got to make sure that we can maximise any advantage that we might get playing at the stadium. It has been a while since the boys have had to play in front of 30,000 people and be nice and close to the action."
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Adam Pengilly is a Sports reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Secretary of State's Office reminding voters of absentee ballot deadlines
Updated: 10:57 AM CDT Oct 29, 2020
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding voters of the upcoming absentee ballot deadlines.The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. Friday. Requests can be made online by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov and selecting "Request Absentee Ballot,” or in person at the parish registrar of voters office. Voters who have requested but not yet received an absentee ballot may check their absentee ballot status by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov, entering the appropriate voter information and selecting "Check Absentee Ballot Status." The deadline to return a completed ballot is 4:30 p.m. Monday. This instructional video shows step-by-step how to properly fill out and return an absentee ballot. Completed ballots can be returned to the parish registrar of voters by mail, in person by the voter or by a voter’s immediate family member. Should a voter be unable to meet an absentee ballot deadline, they can still vote in person on election day.Polling locations can also be found on voterportal.sos.la.gov or on the free GeauxVote mobile app.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding voters of the upcoming absentee ballot deadlines.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Requests can be made online by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov and selecting "Request Absentee Ballot,” or in person at the parish registrar of voters office.
Voters who have requested but not yet received an absentee ballot may check their absentee ballot status by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov, entering the appropriate voter information and selecting "Check Absentee Ballot Status."
The deadline to return a completed ballot is 4:30 p.m. Monday.
This instructional video shows step-by-step how to properly fill out and return an absentee ballot.
Completed ballots can be returned to the parish registrar of voters by mail, in person by the voter or by a voter’s immediate family member.
Should a voter be unable to meet an absentee ballot deadline, they can still vote in person on election day.
Polling locations can also be found on voterportal.sos.la.gov or on the free GeauxVote mobile app.
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Cruise news / Celebrity Eclipse to return to Southampton in 2017
Celebrity Eclipse to return to Southampton in 2017
Celebrity Cruises has announced that Celebrity Eclipse will return to Southampton in April 2017 for its seventh consecutive season of Mediterranean and Northern Europe cruises. The ship first sailed from Southampton in 2010 and Celebrity Cruises has continued to return the vessel to the city each year to sail during the late spring, summer and
Celebrity Cruises has announced that Celebrity Eclipse will return to Southampton in April 2017 for its seventh consecutive season of Mediterranean and Northern Europe cruises.
The ship first sailed from Southampton in 2010 and Celebrity Cruises has continued to return the vessel to the city each year to sail during the late spring, summer and autumn months.
Highlights of the 2017 season include a Signature Event Sailing featuring the Roland-Garros French Open tennis tournament, more overnight stays in more destinations, and new ports of call.
In 2017 Celebrity Eclipse will sail to Scandinavia and Russia, and will call at the walled Danish city of Frederica. Cruises to Iceland will include an overnight stay in Reykjavik. The ship will also sail to destinations in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and the Mediterranean.
The itineraries in the 2017 European programme feature more overnight stays in destinations than in previous years. Celebrity Eclipse shall remain in port overnight in destinations including St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Reykjavik, Lisbon, Portugal and Funchal, Madeira, allowing guests to experience the local night-life.
A 10-night Spain and Canaries cruise departing Southampton, with an overnight stay in Funchal, Madeira and calls to Tenerife and La Coruna, Spain, starts from £1,799 per person based on two sharing a Concierge Class cabin.
Celebrity Eclipse was refurbished this year where new bars and restaurants were added. The Luminae restaurant was added exclusively for guests staying in Suite Class accommodation. The ship boasts a Canyon Ranch spa; a real grass lawn on the top deck for picnics, concerts and more; private balconies on 85 percent of staterooms, boutiques from designer brands such as Michael Kors; an iLounge with Apple Specialists at Sea and more.
As of January 2016 the benefits of booking a suite on Celebrity Cruises’ ships will be enhanced, with top suite residents receiving a bottle of Perrier-Jouët champagne on embarkation day.
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Page Three of Five
The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian by Lawrence Block
Dutton, Dec., 1998..
ISBN: 052594382X.
Antiquarian book dealer Bernie Rhodenbarr (who occasionally morphs into a gentleman burglar at night) agrees to appraise the private library of Gordon Onderdonk, a millionaire who lives in the exclusive highrise, The Charlemagne, in Manhattan. After doing the appraisal, Bernie stays on for a little after-hours burglaring. But when he returns to Onderdonk's apartment to relieve him of the valuable Mondrian painting (in order to ransom his best friend's kinapped feline), he finds an attractive live female and a dead body. The plot gets considerably more complicated after that as Bernie tries to rescue Carolyn's cat, clear himself of a murder charge and sort out a number of Mondrians -- some of which must be fakes.
This is a hardcover reprint of the popular fifth entry in the "burglar" series starring gentleman burglar and bookstore owner Bernie Rhodenbarr. What makes this series so appealing are the characters: the witty, urbane Rhodenbarr who has his own code of morality, his lesbian best friend Carolyn, who is always teetering on the edge of a full-blown neurosis, and Ray, the cop who's always trying to catch Bernie in another crime. Block is an expert at farce, and never goes over the edge. The repartée is witty and the humor is sharp in this fast-paced charmer. Another gem for Rhodenbarr fans.
Dark Justice by William Bernhardt
Ballantine Books, Jan., 1999.
Lawyer and novelist Ben Kincaid is on a book tour in the Pacific Northwest. He stops for a signing in Magic Valley, a small logging community. Hardly anyone attends his book signing, but he does encounter an opportunity for a new client after he is thrown in jail for trying to rescue a cat. In the jail cell next to his Kincaid meets George Zakin, a member of Green Rage, an environmental activist group (known as "eco-terrorists" by the local loggers), who has been accused of the murder of a lumberjack who was shot and burned to death. Maureen Williamson, also in the jail cell and an attractive member of the Green Rage group almost convinces Kincaid to take the case, but Kincaid is reluctant because of the illegal nature of some of the group's activities, which includes blowing up logging equipment. However, he ultimately changes his mind when some loggers attack him and the two activists outside the police station. Kincaid soon finds he is in for more than he bargained for in a town that is extremely pro-logging and boasts a judge that prefers to see things the prosecution's way. The prosecutor, a vixen named Rebecca Adams, is in tight with the Judge and has her mind set on slamming the door on Kincaid's client no matter what it takes.
In this latest entry from William Bernhardt, the characters are appealing and the mystery stays well-hidden until the end. The skirmishes between loggers and the eco-terrorists are intriguing -- and somewhat alarming -- as are the insights into how the logging industry manages to thwart the government and cut down trees anyway despite fines and penalties. Another excellent legal thriller from Bernhardt. Highly recommended.
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Master Scientist
Comics Other Universes Halcyon
What happens when the never-ending battle for truth and justice ends?
Halcyon is a deconstructionist 2010 Image Comics super-hero series. It is set in an original war where crime and violent conflict all but vanish within months, making heroes largely pointless.
This profile has major S P O I L E R S.
Group Affiliation: Halcyon.
Base Of Operations: Halcyon Underwater Headquarters.
Height: 6‘5” Weight: 375 lbs.
Eyes: Brown Hair: None
Enos was once a chimpanzee who was cybernetically enhanced in order to study the effects of space-flight in zero to low gravity environments.
Upon return to Earth, Enos continued to be genetically enhanced, transforming into a super-intelligent gorilla.
In the final battle, Enos displays an animal like rage while fighting Sabre, reverting to standing on all fours instead of upright, and baring his teeth.
Enos is described as the first cybernetically enhanced space chimp. In 1962 Enos was the first chimpanzee launched into Earth orbit.
While it was reported that he died on November 4, 1962, the truth is further genetic alterations were made to him.
Enos joins the Halcyon team meeting via hologram when Zenith calls the team together after being alerted to the anti-violence trend affecting the Earth’s population. He notes that his research indicates this was not a sudden event, but one that has been growing exponentially.
While teammates Null and Triumph attempt to explain to Enos that with no more violent crime being committed, they no longer have a purpose; Enos counters that their mission, to make the world a better place, is finally fulfilled, and that it doesn’t matter how it was accomplished, or by whom.
Later, in Washington, D.C. at Heroes Plaza, Enos, along with Triumph, Null and several other unnamed superheroes, announce that Enos’ research confirms that the past 30 days has seen a miracle. All man-made aggression have ceased all over the world.
He declares that without evidence to the contrary, this is a natural occurrence, despite the high improbability of that occurring. He announces that the mission of superheroes, the never-ending battle for Truth and Justice, has ended, and that he and the other heroes with him announce their retirement.
Enos is later invited to Frontier Concepts HQ, one of 28 legitimate organizations attempting to discover the cause of the ’Global Humanitarian Phenomena‘ called “Project Utopia?” (the question mark being deliberate).
They called Enos because their findings are…strange. They are plagued by setbacks. Procrastination at first, then if the researches pressed on, physical symptoms occurred such as migraines and nosebleeds.
During the autopsy of teammate Triumph, Enos notes the G.H.P. doesn’t prevent violence to one’s self, and notes that whatever the G.H.P. is, it seems to prevent anyone from wanting to find out what is causing it.
After Sabre and Zenith investigate some leads as to what is causing the G.H.P., Sabre vows to put an end to it. Zenith returns to Halcyon Underwater HQ and calls a meeting. They realize that if Sabre discovers the source of the G.H.P., and it is a mechanical one, that he might be able to destroy it.
Fiendish plot
Enos gathers with the heroes (and some villains) to defend Oculus’ lair, where the mechanism that is causing the ’GHP‘ is stored. Enos and Transom enter and stand guard at the mechanism itself, while Zenith and the others stay outside to defend the perimeter.
Sabre arrives, however he has not come alone and has gathered heroes and villains together who want to see the mechanism destroyed and return the world to its ’natural‘ state.
Both groups discover that close proximity to the machine negates the ’GHP‘ and they are able to fight once more. Sabre sneaks past the outside defenders and finds Enos and Transom waiting for him. Sabre finds himself in front of one of Oculus’ many armories which opens for him.
He dons one of Oculus’s suits of powered armor, and dispatches a group of defenders before returning to Enos and the device.
Enos has become enraged, Sabre mentions having always wondered what it would take to bring out Enos’s animal side, to which Enos responds “Yes, your attempted destruction of the world…” The two struggle and crash through a large window, falling many stories. Sabre, thanks to the armor, survives.
Enos’s last words are “Don’t do it. Let the world be…”
Enos is an almost 7 foot tall hairless gorilla that stands erect as a human.
He has several connection ports that protrude from his head that presumably allow computer access to his brain from when he was still an experimental space chimp.
Enos is calm and rational, to the point of having almost no empathy for others, or himself. He sees everything as something to be studied and learned from, in order to advance knowledge.
While he acts as a superhero, it is not to uphold some idealistic crusade or cause, but rather ’to make the world a better place.‘ If that means allowing the villain’s plan to succeed, he sees no morality in it. Only the outcome matters.
“Why do what we do ? Why are we heroes ? I mean after you strip away the adrenaline rushes and feelings of inadequacy we’re driven by… To make the world a better place. That’s our never-ending mission, isn’t it ?”
“Natural or not, it’s left the world’s so-called ’costumed adventurers’ — its ’Super-Heroes’, if you will — it’s left almost all of them without a purpose. To put it another way… our never-ending battle for Truth and Justice has, it would appear, finally found an end. And that is why the heroes standing here today have decided to join me… in retiring.”
Sabre: “I always wondered what it would take to bring out your animal side…”
Enos: “Yes, your attempted destruction of the world…”
Dex: 07 Str: 06 Bod: 06 Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Int: 08 Wil: 06 Min: 07 Occupation: Scientist
Growth: 01, Split: 08
Growth is always on (FC-1).
Split is Computational only FC-2, no loss of APs for the splits. (See WoRG write up). BC 100, FC +3.
Acrobatics (Climbing): 03, Gadgetry: 08, Medicine (Forensics): 06, Scientist: 10
Ambidextrous, Scholar (Bio-chemistry, Medicine, Pharmacology), Genius, Headquarters (expansive) Halcyon Underwater Headquarters, Prehensile Feet.
Connection Halcyon (High), Scientific Community (Low).
Distinct Appearance, Exile (from the chimpanzee family he originally comes from), MIA to a daily cocktail of gene therapy and pharmaceuticals that include some minor anti-depressants, Public Identity, Rage (Minor).
Mock Real.
In the character design notes from Mark Guggenheim to Ryan Bose in the back of the Halcyon TP, Mark notes that this character is based on the first chimpanzee shot into space, Enos .
They also decided that they wanted a character like X-Men’s Beast, or Spider-Man in agility, although he doesn’t display these abilities during the story. Ryan ended up drawing a hairless gorilla that stood up-right.
So I started with a basic gorilla from the animals section, and increased his stats based on the design notes.
In the story, Enos says “Part of my daily cocktail of gene therapy and pharmaceuticals includes minor antidepressants.” This perhaps accounts for why he is a nearly 7 foot tall hairless gorilla, instead of a chimpanzee.
“You’re probably running ten different scientific experiments as we speak”
“Only eight”
Again, from the dialogue, it would appear that Enos is very intelligent. Perhaps super-intelligent. So I have him Split to account for his ability to run multiple experiments simultaneously.
By Joseph McKeon.
Source of Character: Halcyon Image comics.
Writeup completed on the 21st of September, 2014.
Collected Halcyon
Jarhead Twilight
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This Portfolio (kaycee.beth)
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An alternative creation story
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When Footsteps Falter: Chapter One
by Kaycee-Beth
Rated: 13+ · Fiction · Supernatural · #1620541
When you move to a new place you hardly expect to meet supernatural beings along the way..
Created: November 22nd, 2009 at 12:04pm
Modified: November 28th, 2009 at 1:47am
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Genres: Supernatural, Occult, Fantasy
Chicago's O'Hara Airport never ceased to be crowded. Not that Elisabet knew a lot about the airport. She had only been there two times prior. Both were to go on vacation, this trip was quite different. Instead of heading to some beach house in Florida Elisabet was simply going south. Mount Vernon, Illinois to be exact. Her cousin was located there, as well as her new home.
Lately her parents had become annoyed by their daughter's presence. Whether it be because of her attitude, personality, or beliefs. She simply was not good enough. Therefore, Elisabet was being shipped off to her emancipated cousin, who was apparently the perfect child in her parent's eyes. Not that Elisabet envied her, she in fact had always enjoyed her favorite and only cousin, Schuyler.
Schuyler wasn't as perfect as everyone believed she was. Elisabet's cousin was simply an amazing actress, and also clever. The perfect partner in crime; that was Elisabet's opinion.
"Well, good bye." Said her father in his oh-so-usual stern yet nearly unemotional voice. "Be good." Her mother, Caroline, added. Elisabet nodded and muttered a soft good bye. There were no hugs or 'I love you's. There never had been.
Without looking back, one thing she was good at, Elisabet boarded the plane. It was only then, when she took her first class seat, that Elisbet smiled in relief. Freedom at last.
The flight to Mount Vernon wasn't at all long. Perhaps boring, but that boredom lasted only a few hours or so. Just as quickly as Elisabet was on the plane she was off and making a B-line for her cousin.
Schuyler was not legally emancipated, but she had practically lived on her own for the past four years. Her parents were both high executives in a computer company a hour away in Fairview Heights. Because of this they had little time for Elisabet's cousin. Not that Schuyler minded. Since her grades didn't fall and she stayed out of trouble she could do whatever the Hell she wanted.
Schuyler wasn't anything like Elisabet when it came to appearance. While her hair was a sandy blonde color and she had a light tan Elisabet's hair was a lush ebony and her skin that of ivory. And while Elisabet's eyes were blue like the sky Schuyler's resembled the color of spring grass. But they were both unbelievably beautiful, and both only sixteen.
"Elisabet!" Schuyler exclaimed as she embraced her cousin. She was always an optimistic girl. Incredibly perky, too.
"Hey, Sky." Elisabet returned the hug and smiled happily at her cousin. "It's been to long."
"Way long!" Schuyler was practically jumping with joy. "C'mon, let's get your bags and go home." 'Home..' Elisabet thought to herself. A home without wardens, otherwise known as her parents, meant little to no restrictions. That simple thought spanned into an entire fantasy of what she could do her Junior year. Break curfew, not that the wardens would know, Elisabet could date freely, or go to parties. All the fun things that freedom brought. Elisabet could even drink if she wanted, not that she did, but now she was allowed the option. Just thinking of all the choices made her heart swell and made her feel just a little bit giddy.
"You'll love the loft, Elisabet. It is above the bookshop. Y'know, the one I told you about over the phone? I cannot believe mom and dad left me to run it!" Schuyler was always talkative, not that Elisabet cared. "Anyway, the loft is two floors. Our rooms are on the top floor. Jeez, you'll love it!" Again, she was almost jumping with joy. Elisabet could only nod and laugh at her cousin. Schuyler was so odd.
Elisabet and Schuyler heaved the heavy bags into the SUV. She really had no need for all this, which was mostly clothes, but her parents seemed to think otherwise. Four bags of designer clothes, one of hair products and cosmetics, and one other of books and random objects Elisabet found comfort in. Schuyler did not seem to mind the heavy luggage. She herself probably had twice this much.
After pushing the bags into the huge SUV Schuyler and Elisabet took their seats, Elisabet in the passenger seat, Schuyler driving. There wasn't much conversation, but what little was said was mostly from Schuyler. Unlike the flight it seemed the drive was taking forever. Whether it be because of the light drizzle that had started falling over Mount Vernon or Broadway, the street that ran through Mount Vernon, was simply far away. Whatever the reason may be, it felt like forever before the pulled into the drive of Schuyler's parents new bookshop. The building itself looked antique. The base was rust red brick while the floors above were paneled in thin wood. The front yard wasn't much of a yard, it was more of a large patch of grass surrounded by shrubs. In an odd way, the building was somewhat eerie to Elisabet.
"Yo, Elisabet? Did you hear me?" Schuyler's voice broke through Elisabet's thoughts. She jumped slightly, but quickly regained her composure and turned to her cousin.
"Hmm?"
"I said 'Help me with your bags'." Schuyler rolled her eyes at Elisabet and smiled before turning to grab two of the larger black backpacks. Elisabet quickly left her seat to help Schuyler with her belongings.
Within minutes the bags were out of the car and in the cozy warmth of the small shop. There was a musty smell, mixed with dampness. But that was the only indication that this was an old building. Its inside appearance contradicted its age, however. The books were all new and the shelves were aswell. The walls were recently painted a peach color and it appeared the wall paper was recently replaced. What was once probably wood flooring was now soft, pale blue carpet. The desk at the back appeared antique but was in pristine condition. On that desk was a stack of papers and a cash register, also antique. Everything was bright and the warmth in the room intense. Elisabet was so intent on viewing all the rooms delightful features that she almost missed the door that was settled to the left back corner. She could only presume behind it was the stairs, for there was none to be seen. However, as she made her way to the door, carrying three of the six bags on her shoulders, she discovered it did not contained stairs, but what appeared to be a lounge. Within this room was a large sitting room, fireplace intact. There were several couches and a small table near the door with two chairs beside it. Only then did she spot the staircase, which spiraled to the ceiling on the right wall.
"Hurry, Elisabet, my arms are cramping up carrying the weights." Schuylers voice came from behind her.
"Oh, sorry." Elisabet swept across the room and made her way to the stairs, eager to see what would greet her.
After Schuyler left Elisabet in her new room she instantly began to organize her belongings. Halfway through finishing that task she and Schuyler had dinner in the lounge downstairs. It consisted of rice, salmon, and broccoli, very delicious. It was when Elisabet began to head for the stairs that she heard the bell to the shop ring. A clear signal that someone had entered. Elisabet was beginning to ask Schuyler who it was when a man, well, more of a boy, walked into the lounge. He had shoulder length brown hair tied back and dark, blue eyes. He was a skinny kid and perhaps a few years older that Elisabet herself. The guy was kind of cute, in a creepy way. He had on very dark attire, including black slacks, boots, and a button-up vest over a black, long-sleeve shirt. In appearance he did not belong in this time, and though he appeared young his eyes were so old. Immediately Elisabet felt uneasy around him.
"Hey, Marrow." Schuyler said casually as she finished the last of her meal. "I will be out there in a few." She said as she went up the stairs. Elisabet saw the guy's dark eyes flickered to her before he left the room and went back into the shop. "Creepy guy." Elisabet muttered to herself more than to her cousin.
"Nah, Marrow is harmless. Perhaps a little antisocial, but a nice guy." Schuyler replied as they put their plates in the dishwasher.
"Who is he?" Elisabet asked curiously.
"Marrow Peretti. He goes to our school, helps me with Algebra few times a week. About that," Schuyler turned to Elisabet, suddenly serious. "Try not to disturb us, please? I kind of like him." She said softly. She smiled, but it looked a little forced. Weird, Elisabet thought. Of course she would not say that openly.
"No problem. I am busy anyway." Elisabet said, smiling back. Her cousin looked very relieved.
"Your the best!" Schuyler exclaimed as she hugged her cousin then ran down stairs. Elisabet couldn't help but notice that she took no Algebra book, calculator, or paper and pencil along with her.
Pushing that fact to the back of her mind Elisabeth ascended another set of stairs and entered a rather large livingroom that overlooked Broadway. She loved the scenic view of this place, even if all it showed was a large highway and several fast foods places.
After gazing out the ginormic window for several seconds she headed down a narrow hallway and entered the room on the left. It was mostly bare, with only a pile of disheveled clothes on the bed to indicate anyone lived in this room. She had gotten little done beside putting the clothes on hangers and into the closet and taking her hair products and cosmetics to her very own bathroom. So much more left, so little energy. Therefore, even when her body screamed to lay down and sleep Elisabet forced herself to finish this task. She was a known procrastinator and knew it would sit here forever if she didn't get over it that night. Fortunately, she left a lot at home, and it wasn't nearly as bad as she had expected. Within the hour Elisabet had her shelves and closet filled with odds-and-ends. She crawled into bed, exhausted. Tomorrow she would begin school. She would have new friends, new teachers, new classes. It would be an entirely new life, one where freedom was allowed. Elisabet smiled contently then drifted to sleep, knowing she would not be woken by her mother's constant nagging or her father's angry shouts.
© Copyright 2009 Kaycee-Beth (kaycee.beth at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
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Purple Moon Finds a Partner In a Rather Unexpected Place
By Jason Fry and Timothy HanrahanThe Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
March 19, 1999 4:34 pm ET
PURPLE MOONcame into the world with a good pedigree, plenty of backing, and a noble purpose: to make software that appealed to girls, that emphasized cooperative play and building relationships over blazing graphics and blood and guts.
That was what girls wanted, Purple Moon co-founder Brenda Laurel found during four years of research at Interval Research Corp., a think tank backed by Paul Allen. Yet that was what they couldn't get in a gaming world dominated by offerings aimed at boys.
Ms. Laurel and Nancy Deyo sought to change that with Purple Moon, a Silicon Valley software company that never lacked for publicity or sympathetic ears. The company's first titles were released in the fall of 1997, and one of them in particular -- "Rockett's New School" -- became a hit. In "Rockett's New School," Players helped Rockett Movado -- one of the more-rounded characters created for the gaming world -- navigate treacherous waters as a new kid at Whistling Pines Junior High.
But the rest of Purple Moon's story proved first sad, then ironic.
First, the sad part: With a reported $30 million in losses, Purple Moon went looking -- in vain -- for partners for more financing. It was hurt by a drop in game prices, and came up short in a brutal battle for retail shelf space.
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Watch Short Movies Online
There was a time, many years ago, when moviegoers would be treated to a short film or two that filled the space between trailers for upcoming releases and the beginning of the feature presentation. In the earliest days of commercial cinema, the pre-feature shorts were often serialized adventure stories, but eventually the typical short was a brief animated comedy that featured popular characters such as Woody Woodpecker, Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. Shorts are rarely seen on the big screen any more, but those early shorts established a genre that is now extremely diverse.
Disney's 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" reintroduced audiences to the concept of the pre-feature short by beginning the film with a short starring the feature's main character, Roger Rabbit. When Pixar helped to reinvigorate the market for animated films in the 1990s, the studio also helped to bring back the tradition by tacking an unrelated animated short to the front end of each of its new releases.
Animated traditions aside, shorts are rarely included in theatrical showings these days, but the rise of the internet as a medium for filming viewing has allowed the short film to establish itself as a legitimate stand-alone genre. Viewers can now more easily find bite-sized films, and shorts don't have to rely on distribution with feature films in order to reach a wide audience.
BET+
The Roku Channel Free
FX Networks
FlixFling VOD
Microsoft Movies & TV
Monsters and Nightmares
Warriors and Gangsters
CinePride
NatureVision TV
Kids Flix
CultFlix
YouTube VOD
Art House & International
2020 & Newer
1959 & Older
90 or Higher
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Shygirl - ALIAS EP Music Album Reviews
Wanni Arachchige Udara Madusanka Perera Wednesday, December 02, 2020 Electronic , Music Album Reviews
The South East London singer’s latest EP is a glittering portal into the future that offers up brief glimpses into a glamorously dirty life.
In the remarkably unsexy year of 2020, you wouldn’t expect an artist to evoke the glowing grime of a club so exactly, but Shygirl manages to do it with her latest EP, ALIAS. Similar to 2018’s Cruel Practice, ALIAS finds Shygirl spitting vulgarities like they’re her typical weekend plans, aided by oily bass lines from producers like longtime collaborator Sega Bodega. This time, though, Shygirl’s voice carries a bit more over the muck; the production is bolder and more focused, like throwing a sharpened knife at a wall rather than a smattering of darts.
In general, this EP is about fucking. Shygirl playfully contemplates her parents’ failures in her upbringing as she wonders if you “like what you see,” offers her freakiness “on the bed/on the floor,” and name-drops “your daddy,” who’s calling her on the phone right now. It all might come across as gaudy if it wasn’t so fun. Shygirl’s delivery has a dark-horse quality to it; her voice is buttery soft, but she handles lyrics with venomous precision, knowing when to bite and when to soften.
“Bawdy” is a good example of this skill—Shygirl begins with sharp commands—“grind it right/arch back/hand to thigh”—then practically sighs through the chorus, telling you to “come and get it” while a bursting synth line that sounds like a much hotter “Party Up (Up in Here)” loops. She tends to favor murmuring bass and glimmering synth lines, reminiscent of Amnesia Scanner or the bubblegum bass of Slayyyter.
But Shygirl’s music skews darker, heavier, and oozes a very specific kind of sexuality, the kind that usually gets scared out of women by seventh-grade health classes and angry men on the internet. It’s self-indulgent, and it revolves around Shygirl—her body, how nasty she is, what she wants you to do—not any particular lover, and least of all, romance. She offers up brief glimpses into a glamorously dirty life, detailing nights spent “arse up, titty out” and riding in a “fast car/past all the city lights.” There’s an understated line in “Slime,” a song that lives up to its name, slippery with a taunting trap loop running through it, that encapsulates the way that Shygirl so perfectly evokes party culture.
The 808 bass speeds up, preparing the listener for the moment it drops, and as soon as it does, Shygirl says matter-of-factly from her gut, “She came to fuck.” The line nearly made me laugh the first time I heard it, it’s so blunt yet so vague. We are never given any information as to who “she” is other than the suggestion that she’s “a baddie,” but with Shygirl’s delivery and the track’s grumbling, slithering production, you can’t help but feel like you know exactly what she means. She’s talking about your first night out after a breakup, or when you got dressed up to find a suitable enough ex-frat bro at your local bar, or when you’re in the middle of a sweaty room, you’re dancing with all your friends, and you think you’ll never feel sad again.
“She came to fuck” energy defies gender or context—it’s the concept of having a single goal and the gall to believe that you’ll either achieve it or be completely unfazed if you don’t. It contains the driving forces behind a good party: shamelessness and debauchery. In a year of no touching, these euphoric party moments feel far away, but Shygirl’s endearing hedonism brings that sweaty room a bit closer. ALIAS is a glittering light, a portal into the future and everything you might do.
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Shygirl - ALIAS EP Music Album Reviews Reviewed by Wanni Arachchige Udara Madusanka Perera on Wednesday, December 02, 2020 Rating: 5
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Winter Haven High Wins Inaugural Academic Team Champions Trophy
Which PCPS high school has the best athletics program? Clearly it’ not for us to debate. But when it comes to student-athletes excelling in the classroom, one school is the valedictorian of 2018-19: Winter Haven High. The Blue Devils are the inaugural winners of the PCPS Academic Team Champions trophy. The honor is presented to the school with the highest student-athlete GPA among all sports. Congratulations to WHHS, and kudos to every PCPS high school athletics program — all of which had an unweighted GPA above 3.0 this year.
See the full “report card” below.
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Bristol Palin slams media for Starbucks' coverage
'Attempt by left to make Christians look stupid'
Published November 11, 2015 at 10:42am
The Starbucks' cup controversy goes on.
Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, took to her blog to slam the press for its coverage of the Starbucks' cup controversy, saying the furor over the company's replacement of Christmas themes for the color red is little more than media-generated hype aimed at casting critical eyes on Christians.
Palin first pointed to the fact that only one person had called for the boycott of Starbucks for its cup replacements, an obvious reference to Donald Trump. Trump, as previously reported by WND, was asked about the controversy during a recent campaign stop and said in a somewhat off-hand way that perhaps coffee-drinkers should boycott Starbucks if they weren't happy with the new cups.
And from that, Palin wrote, "the media RAN with it. They used one small group's opinion about the cups and began attributing it to the greater Christian community."
She went on, Raw Story reported: "The mainstream media and the left love their outrage machine where they claim the world is ending because any number of tiny people have expressed hurt feelings on social media. So now, they're taking a tiny fraction of people's response and attributing it to all conservative Christians."
Palin wrapped by warning readers not to be fooled.
"Do not buy in to the media hype surrounding this story!! It is just another attempt by the LEFT," she wrote, "to make Christians look stupid."
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Princess Charlotte Will Make History When the New Royal Baby Is Born
By Julia Birkinbine April 11, 2018
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As if Princess Charlotte wasn’t already adorable enough! When Prince William and Kate Middleton welcome their third royal baby sometime this month, their two-year-old daughter will make history. She’ll officially be the first female member of the British monarchy to retain her place in the line of succession regardless of the gender of her younger sibling.
Before the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013 was passed a few years back, male members of the royal family would automatically usurp an older female member in the line of succession simply because of their gender. So, it doesn’t really matter if Kate, 36, and William, 35, welcome a baby boy or a baby girl next— Charlotte will remain fourth in line to take over the crown.
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However, when the new royal baby is born, his or her uncle, Prince Harry, will be bumped down in the line of succession. Harry is currently fifth in line to be king, but once his latest niece of nephew joins the royal family, he’ll move down to sixth in line. And, if Kate and William decide to have more kids, he’ll get bumped again.
As mentioned previously, before the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013 came into effect, male members of the monarchy bumped female members regardless of their birth order. Such was the case when Prince Charles and Princess Anne’s younger brothers, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, were born. Before Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed their third and fourth children into the family, Anne was second in line to the throne, but her two younger brothers bumped her to fourth in line.
Today, Princess Anne is 12th in line to take over the monarchy behind her eldest brother Prince Charles, his son Prince William, and his grandchildren, Prince George and Charlotte. Because the line of succession follows Charles‘ direct lineage, Kate and William’s newest baby (and any others they may have in the future) force other members of the monarch to be continuously moved down the line. Fascinating, right?
This article originally appeared on our sister site, Closer Weekly.
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Heroic Dog Reportedly Saves Elderly Woman's Life After Charging iPad Catches Fire
By Laura Stewart
Published October 3, 2019 at 8:44am
When Laverne Dillon, an elderly woman living in Holiday, Florida, went to bed one night, she couldn’t have imagined what would happen while she was asleep.
The Florida resident, who told WFLA that she suffers from a lung disease that requires her to use oxygen tanks to breathe, lives alone with her boxer, Bubba.
One of the pair’s favorite pastimes, according to Dillon, is watching her iPad together. That evening, Dillon left the device in an outlet in the kitchen to charge overnight.
Only a few hours later, the iPad somehow caught fire, sending smoke pouring through Dillon’s house.
While she slept peacefully, Bubba woke up and knew something was wrong. Making his way through the smoke-filled home, the dog raced to Dillon’s bedroom and nipped her hand to wake her.
“He scared me,” Dillon told WFLA. “He came through that door like he was a gorilla. He knew I was in trouble.”
Dillon woke up and immediately began trying to put out the flames. But the fire was too much for her, and she and Bubba fled the house.
“Bubba was snorting, trying to breathe, but couldn’t. I opened all the windows and got us out of there as we waited for the fire department,” she said.
Firefighters soon arrived on the scene and discovered the danger that waited inside — potentially explosive oxygen tanks.
The responders told Dillon exactly what a hero Bubba was. If he hadn’t woken her up when he did, the oxygen tanks used to treat her illness very easily could have exploded, killing Dillon and possibly her neighbors as well.
“They said the chemicals alone would have filled the house, and if I had not woken up, I probably would have died in bed, and the tanks could have exploded,” she said.
Thankful to be alive, Dillon says she will do what it takes to pick up the pieces.
“Obviously I’d love a new iPad,” she said. “Bubba and I used to watch the iPad together, so I guess we can’t anymore. But, we’ll be just fine.”
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One Twitter user saw Dillon’s story online and reached out to Apple, asking that the company send the elderly woman and Bubba a new iPad.
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But Dillon is just grateful for what she has, saying that she still has what is most important to her: life, companionship and beautiful surroundings.
“Look how beautiful it is outside, look where we live. Life is good. I may not know how long I have, but I am here with my dog and happy. I love him, and he loves me. He saved my life.”
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MEDIA RELEASE: Conservation Group Fights Massive Juniper Cutting Project in Idaho
Scott Lake, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 429-1679
BOISE, Idaho – Western Watersheds Project (WWP) filed an administrative appeal today opposing a major juniper cutting project proposed for public lands in Southwestern Idaho. The Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat project, or BOSH, would remove western juniper from 617,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) public land over a period of 15 years. WWP says it must appeal the project to stop irreversible damage to important sage-grouse habitat.
WWP’s appeal discusses the impacts of livestock grazing, as well as the likelihood that BLM’s massive juniper cutting project will spread invasive weeds like cheatgrass and medusahead. When native vegetation like juniper is removed, it disturbs the soil and opens up spaces for non-native invasive species to colonize and spread.
“Sage-grouse in Idaho are in trouble, but it’s not because of juniper, it’s because of decades of inappropriate livestock grazing,” said Scott Lake, Idaho Director of Western Watersheds Project. “Cutting juniper won’t help recover sage-grouse, and will most likely make matters worse by spreading cheatgrass and other invasive grasses.”
The project would affect the West Owyhee Conservation Area in Owyhee County, Idaho, which contains some of the most important sage-grouse habitat in the region. Sage-grouse populations in the area have recently declined due to habitat loss. The area is also heavily grazed by domestic cattle and sheep, which threaten sage-grouse by spreading invasive grasses, removing critical nesting cover, and damaging the streamside habitats the birds depend on for brood-rearing. According to WWP’s estimates, approximately three-quarters of grazing allotments in the area were failing the Idaho Standards of Rangeland Health as of 2012, and many of these failures were because of livestock impacts to sage-grouse habitat.
BLM’s planning process for BOSH largely ignored livestock grazing, as well as other related threats such as invasive grasses and wildfire. BLM also ignored the considerable scientific controversy surrounding juniper removal projects.
“Zinke’s Interior Department claims juniper is ‘encroaching,’ into sagebrush habitats, but in many cases, juniper woodlands are simply recovering.” Lake said. He added that BLM has been cutting juniper on public lands for decades, but the reasons have changed over time. “At first, federal agencies cut juniper to increase forage for livestock. Now BLM claims the same practices will benefit sage-grouse and prevent wildfires. But there’s actually very little evidence that this will work the way BLM says.”
Studies have suggested that western juniper—a native species and natural component of Idaho’s sagebrush and bunchgrass habitats—has expanded and retreated several times over thousands of years in response to climactic conditions. Researchers have also observed a close correlation between juniper expansion and livestock grazing. While the precise mechanisms behind these changes are not yet known, scientific evidence has demonstrated that juniper is not a factor in the “cheatgrass-wildfire cycle” that currently threatens sage-grouse.
Lake hopes WWP’s appeal will prompt BLM to take a more holistic view of sage-grouse conservation and stop scapegoating a native species.
“BLM and other federal agencies have focused almost obsessively on juniper because it’s a politically expedient target,” he said. “But the fact remains that even if BLM cuts down all of the juniper on federal lands, it won’t save the sage-grouse. BLM has a blind spot for the damage caused by livestock, and until it addresses that threat, sage-grouse will remain imperiled.”
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Chinese importers looking at buying more US farm goods
by: JOE McDONALD, Associated Press
Posted: Jul 25, 2019 / 05:55 AM EDT / Updated: Jul 25, 2019 / 06:49 AM EDT
In this May 8, 2019, photo, people walk by a display boards featuring the U.S. and Chinese flags in a special trade zone in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province. A government spokesman says Chinese companies have expressed willingness to import U.S. farm goods as envoys prepare to meet next week for talks aimed at ending a tariff war. (Chinatopix via AP)
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese companies are willing to import more U.S. farm goods, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday, as envoys prepared to meet in Shanghai next week for talks aimed at ending a tariff war.
The announcement appeared to be aimed at defusing President Donald Trump’s criticism that Beijing was backsliding on a promise to narrow its trade surplus with the United States by purchasing more American farm products.
A ministry spokesman, Gao Feng, confirmed that trade envoys Tuesday will hold their first face-to-face talks on Tuesday since Trump and President Xi Jinping agreed in June to resume negotiations on the conflict that has battered exporters and rattled financial markets.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said earlier in Washington that he and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer would meet Chinese officials.
Gao said Chinese importers will negotiate with U.S. suppliers of farm goods, though he said there was “no direct relationship” with next week’s talks.
“Chinese companies have the willingness to continue importing some agricultural products from the United States,” Gao said at a news conference. “They have already inquired and will negotiate contracts with US suppliers.”
Beijing blocked imports of U.S. soybeans and raised tariffs on other farm products in response to Trump’s duty increases on Chinese goods in response to complaints about China’s technology development plans.
China agreed last year to buy more American agricultural goods, natural gas and other exports but scrapped that after one of Trump’s tariff hikes.
The Chinese government said in June that any purchases must be at a reasonable level, suggesting Beijing was becoming more cautious about making commitments before it sees what Washington offers in exchange. Trump recently accused Beijing of backsliding, saying on Twitter that “China is letting us down.”
Asked whether Washington must lift curbs on technology sales to Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei for talks to make progress, Gao said Beijing wants the United States to “stop using erroneous government measures to suppress Chinese enterprises.” He gave no details.
Trump imposed curbs last month on exports of U.S. components and technology to Huawei Technologies Ltd., China’s first global tech brand. The company has warned its sales of smartphones and network equipment will be badly hurt.
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